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    • THE PRTHEMSTAR SATUKDAY, MARCU 16, 1S50.
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      NATIONAL BE N Eif IT SOCIETY , EawHed , pursuant to _sUrSuteSthaand 10 th VictorU , c 27 . : ¦ ¦ . ' THE ABOVE _SOCIETST , as amended «* il legalised , was formerly known as the KATIOSAIm CO-OPERATIFE BENEFIT _SOCIE'Kjtlie managers of which have long seen tho necessity of lead protection for the security of -Asimemlrers . In framing 1 the -new rules , care has been taken to equalise the _tipencSnre with the receipts , so that therpennanent success ef tbe- _* s « -: iety should be bevond all doubts . . . " ' . . ' ,. Tha Society is divided into three _eechons , to meet the * i «» _fwMes and requirement * - ofaU classes of meflkanics aija aboarere , from eig _hteen years of age to forty . THE FOHOWISG IS THE SOIL'S OF TEES TO BE WUD it WEEKLT AHOWASCB E * SlC * tl ** SSS . I ESTEANCE : — 8 . A . Age . lstsecfion . 2 adsection . _Sndsectiosi . . First Section .. .. ' 15 0 _s-d . s . d . s . a * . Second Section .. .. 1 ° J " _FxomlSto 24 .... 3 0 . — 2 0 .... 1 0 Third Section .. .. .. « ° _ 24-27 .... 6 0 .... i 0 .... 2 0 _, - ., _„ _, _ 27—30 .... 9 0 .. „ 6 0 .... 3 0 _mexbebs death . wife ' s deatii . _ 30—33 .... 12 0 .... 8 0 .... 4 0 £ s . d . £ _«• _^« — 33—3 G 15 0 .... 10 O .... 5 0 First Section .... 15 0 0 Inn — 30-38 .... 13 0 .... 12 0 .... 6 0 Second Section .. 10 0 0 » J *' — SS—40 .... 21 0 .... 11 0 .... 7 0 Third Section .... 5 0 0 <* ¦ » u MOST * _ai _* OKTEi 8 trrio > s . ¦ . ' „ .. •¦„ < m First Section , 3 s . 6 d . Second Section , -2 s . 40 . Third Section , JS . / a . The Society meets every Monday _evening , at the Two Chairmen , Wardonr-street , Soho , _^ - _*^ - _*^^ h- _^ i !! £ _^ _maHon can _nehad , and members euroUeT Country friends , _w ? iyin for rules , can have th _^ m f- _^ _wai'ded , by enclosing _^ _eES _te _Cooperative Benefit Society , who h » ve _W aU dues and demands up jto _*« j _» _h _-Oecember , 1 S 49 , can _atonce be _transferreU to either section ef the _WationalBenefit Society . * vifl . out any _exg _« w _*^ b _& Agents and _sub-secretaries of tbe late National _Cooperauve _Baiefit Society , are : re _<^ _jested : to _^ _™? " _. _^ General Secretary of the number of members likely to _transfer-to tbe National Beneht ISociety and P " _" _« J _™^ _become agents , or to form brandies of tbe new society , can be _^ fiP hed mth every information , on application to Uie SecretaxT . byenclosh . ga p _« -S ta _^ for _^ n na _^^^^

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      EMIGRATION TO _XORTH AMERICA . WT APSCOTT AND CO ., SHIPPING . and _EmigratiMi Agente , Iiverpool , continue to despatch First Class Ships—To SEW YORK—every Fire Days . To SEW . ORLEANS—erery Ten Days . To BOSTON and PHIL _ADELPHIA—every Fifteen Days . And occasional !** to „„„„„ ,, BALTIMORE , CIIAKLESTON , SAVANNAH , QUEBEC , andStJOHNa , Drafts for any amount at sight , on New York , payable in any part of tlie United States . . _Tai * _cott's " Emigrant's Guide" sent free , on receipt Of Four _Tostage Stamps . tj _^* About twenty-eight thousand persons smled for the 3 few Tforld , in Tapscott ' s line of American Packets , iu 1849 .

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      MP . LEE , Tailor , 19 , Albermarlet street , Clerkenweli , begs to inform thc public—al , though there are so many Jews , and other adventurerscrept into the trade , who never served a moment to it , and who derive their profits from robbing the poor unfortunate creatures they employ—he still adheres to the more -wholesome system to all—namely ; to give a substantial article at a low price , retaining a remunerative profit for himself and workmen . _HST OF PMCEK . DressCoa ts .. .. £ 1 ISs . to £ 2 5 s . OverCoats .. .. 110 .. 2 15 Doeskin Trowsers .. 0 14 .. 1-TweedDitto .. .. 0 9 6 d „ 01 G _TVaistcoatsfrom .. 0 0 fi upwards . Youths clothing , and every article in the trade , equally Cheap . Observe the number—19 .

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      BUPTURES _PERMANENTLY AND EFFECTUALLY CURED WITHOUT A TRUSS 11 A PUBLIC BLESSING ! ' . DR . HENRY GUTHRET'S amazing success in the treatment of all varieties _^ of Single and Double Ruptures , is - without a parallel in the history ot medicine . In every case , ' however bad or long standing , a cure is guaranteed . The remedy is quite easy and perfectly painless in application , causing no inconveaience or confinement whatever , and is equally applicable to both stxes of whatever age . Sent ( post-free ) to any part of the world , with full in-Etrnctions , rendering failure impossible , on receipt of six shillings by post-office-order , or cash , by Dr . Hexbs Got ***** - ?* , 6 , Aiuptoii-street , Gray's-inn-road , London . Hundreds of testimonials and trusses have been left behind by persons cured , as trophies ofthe success of this remedy , which Dr . Gcthret will willingly give to those who require to wear them after a trial of it Post-office orders must lie made payable at the Gray ' s-inn-road Office , Dr . Gctrbev respectftilly requests those persons writing to him to make inquiries relative to the treatment of ruptures , to inclose two postage stamps to pre-pay his reply .

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      _PAISS IN TIIE BACK , GRAVEL , LUMBAGO , HUEUMATISM , STRICTURES , DEBILITY , & c . DE . DE ROOS' COMPOUND RENAL TILLS are the oxlt certain cube for tlie above distressing complaints , as also all diseases of the kidneys and _arinaryorgans generally , whether resulting from imprudence or otherwise , which , if neglected , so frequently end in stone in tlie bladder , and a lingering , agonising death ! It is aa established fact tliat most cases of gout and Rheu . maiism occurring after middle age , are combined with diseased urine , how necessary is it then , that persons so afflicted should at once attend to these important matters . Sy the salutary action of tliese pills , on acidity ofthe stomach , they correct bile and indigestion , purify and promote tlie renal secretions , thereby preventing the formation of calculi , and establishing for life a healthy performance ofthe functions of all these organs . They have never been known to fiul , and may be obtained through most Medicine Vendors . _Tiicels . lid ,, 2 s . 9 d .. and 4 s . _Cd . per box ., or will be sent free , with full instructions for use , on receipt ol the price in postage _stamps , by Dr . DE RODS . A considerable saving effected by purchasing the larger 'boxes .

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      RUPTURES EFFECTUALLY ASD PERMANENTLY CURED WITHOUT A TRUSS !! DK . DE ROOS' astonishing success in the treatment of eTery -variety of RUPTURE is ample proof of the unfailing efficacy of his discovery , which must ere long entirely banish a complaint _hitherto so prevalent . AU persons so afflicted should , without delay , write , or pay a visit to Dr . DE R . who may be consulted daily from 10 till 1 ; and 4 till 8 . —( Sundays excepted . ) This remedy is perfectly free from danger , pain , or inconvenience , may be used without confinement , is applic able to male and female , of any age , and will be sent free , frith full instructions , < _£ _« ., ic , rendering failure impossible , on receipt of Cs . Cd . in cash , or by Post Office orders , avable at the Holborn office , A great number of Trusses have * Deen left behind by persons cured , as trophies of the immense success of this remedy , _vrhich vrillbe readily given to any one reqviring them after one trial of it Letters of inquiry should contain two postage stamps . Address , Walter " De Hour . 1 , _Eiy-place , Holborn-hill , London .

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      USDER _BOTAL _TATBOXAGE . Terfect freedom from Coughs in ten minutes after use , and a rapid Cure of Astlima and Consumption , and all Disorders of the Breath and Lungs , is insured by

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      _JTow Ready , Second Edition , _jprice Is , _EICJSARD OASTLER'S REPLY TO RICHARD _COBDBN'S Speech at Leeds , December 18 th , 1813 . " A _; more complete and logical exposure , could not be _devised-than that which Mr . Oastlers ' s . masterly pamphlet now lying before us , affords of Cobden -and Cobdenism . "Morning Herald . London : John Pavey , 1 . 7 , Holywell-street , Strand .

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      P . ORTRAIT OF MR . ERNEST JOKES . This . Say is published , price One Penny , No . XX . of _EETNOLDS'S POLITICAL INSTRUCTOR . : Edited bt G . W . M . REYNOLDS , Author of-toe First and Second Series of " TnE Mysteries of Loxdox , - " - * Tiie Mtsiebies of the Couetof Losdo ** , ' ' Tus Dais -of Hogarth , ' ' Robebt Macaike , ' Ax ., & c , & c . This number ofthe Instructor contains a portrait of

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      TBE CHEAPEST EDITION EVEE _rDBLISHEB . Price ls . Cd ., A new and elegant edition , with Steel . Plate of tht . " _' _..- . - •¦ _Auther , of PAINE'S POLITICAL WORKS .

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      Now Ready , a New Edition ot Mr . O CONNOR ' S WORK ON SMALL FARMS . Sold bj J . Watson , Qucen ' B nead Passage , Paternoster row , London ; A . Heywood , Oldham-street , Manchester , and Love and Co ., 5 , Nelson-street , Glasgow . And _bi all Booksellers in Town and Country .

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      A WONDERFUL WORK BOX- _^ XX According to an Enigma published in No . 13 of Tue Family Fbiend , for March the 15 th , an ordinary Work-bos is capable of containing a Lion , an Elephant , a Tiger , a Stag , a Dragon , a Peacock , a Goat , and numerous other animals , all alive , aud to each one may be allowed a cage . In addition to this menazerie , there may be exhibited , within thc work-box , a Magic Lantern , by which may be shown a Living Ghost"And as uncommon things make the most common people stare , ( And giants are uncommon ) great Goliath shall be there !"

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      _PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT . A PUBLIC MEET 1 NG , -Li Convened by the Pbovisiosal Committee of the NATIONAL CHARTER ASSOCIATION , will be held at the LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC _INSTITUTE , JOHNSTREET , TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD , on TUESDAY EVENING NEXT , _Mabcu 19 th . 1 S 50 , for the purpose of Reviewing the _Proceedings in Pabmamest during tlie past week . G . Julian Harney , W . J . Vernon , Walter Cooper , Gerald Massey , S . Kydd , and others , are expected to address the meeting . . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . ADMISSION FREB .

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      THE FUND FOR THE - WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF WILLIAMS AND SHARP . A TEA MEETING IN AID OF THE aa . above fund ( and to celebrate the second anniversarj of the memorable 1 Oth of April , 1848 ) , will take place in the NATIONAL nALL , 242 , HIGH HOLBORN , On WEDNESDAY , APRIL 10 th . AfteftheTea A PUBLIC MEETING Will be held ; at which the advocates of democratic and social progress are hereby invited to attend . Tea on the table at Sue , aud the Public Meeting to commence at Eight o ' clock . William Davis in the Chair . Tickets for the Tea , One Shilling each , may bo had at Reynolds ' s Political Lvstructob Office , 7 , Wellingtonstreet North , Strand ; Land Office , 144 , High Holborn ; the several Metropolitan Localities ; of Mr .. Mills , at the National HaU ; of the Members ofthe Committee ; and ofthe Secretary , John J . Ferdinando , 18 , New Tyssen-street , Betlinal-green . Admission to Public Meeting : —Hall , 2 d . Gallery , 3 d .

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      DEAFNESS . — Important Notice . _!_^ MR . FRANCIS , the eminent aurist , who has devoted'his attention solely to DISEASES of the EAR , continues to effect the most astonishing cures in all those inveterate cases which have been long considered hopeless , and of thirty or forty years standing , enabling ' the patient to hear a-whisper , _-wiiliout pain or operation" effeBtuall y' removin " deafness , noises in the head , and all diseases of the ' auvai canal . Mr . T . attends daily from 10 until G , at his consulting rooms , 6 , Beaufort-building . Strand , London . Persons at a distance can state their case by letter . Advice to the poor , Monday , Wednesday , and Friday , from C till 8 in the evening .

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      FOR SALE V . A T O'CONNORVILLE , a FOUR ACRE La- Allotment , situate in the centre of , and _boin-r the best on the Estate . It is a decided bargain , having c « st tlie vendor the sum of £ 5 B . 5 s . He has since sown it with _onequartw acre of wheat , and erected several out-buildings The whole is offered at the unprecedented low charge of £ 40 Th only reason why the advertiser offers it for sale beio-r on account of ill health . . ° _- All communications must be addressed to Mr . William Munday , News Agent , Mayorhold , Northampton .

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      BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH , ¦ Nnw Road , London . FALLACY OF ANATOMY ~ AS REGARDS THE CURE OF _DISEASES-THE BURKING SYSTEM-DOCTORS BUYING DEAD BODIES AVITH THEIR' SHIRTS !!! ¦ ON !! _-: . ' . As persons are continually disappearing no * one knows how , it may not be out or place to consider whether * tlie burtons system is not still carried on to a great extent ; Had it not been for the terrible discoveries made on Burke and flares trial ,, there . can be no doubt that _thousands wonld have been sent into the next world in order to feed doctors with human flesh , so that they ( the doctors ) mfeht fiU their pockets at the expense of suffering humanitv . This dissection , our readers shouldknow , forms one of tiie _verp lucrative emoluments proceeding from ' hospital practise . For instance , the professor of anatomy pays , we will say . eight or ten guineas fora dead body , and then makes fifty or sixty out ofit from the medical students who have

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      * Read the official eonfegaioa of Burke made in the sraol tpbe but of all the _VjgeitaX AfciHi , _Qhl oh ' , tht GuioeB

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      *Sothn««Ak. —Ff. -Sweet Acknowledges'!Th...

      * Sothn _«« ak . —ff . -Sweet acknowledges '! the receipt of the tfijUomng sums _/ sen herewith , vfe . : _ _Fon tbe . ( _XCsnnsi . , _'liun-MHrrr ' EraiD . —Mr , ; . T ., Scotherh , Kirby , Is ; Mr . J . ' ' Allkin , 3 d ; Prom'Xambley _^ 7 s ; A Friend , Is _flCd ' , Mr . _Goulder , 3 dr ; Ur . Sisslirig ,- ls ; Mr . Jacques , As ' , Mr . Caunt , 3 d ; Mr . 'Browh / 3 s ; Mr . _Stanford , 3 d : ; MissiH . J ., l _»; A . Mend , . 3 d . — -Foa Mas . _M'Doutti .. —Mr . Chipindal 9 , _38 6 d . . . _SoTTisonAnc . —J . Skerritt begs to acknowledge ithe receipt of the following sums , for the Indemnitv Kund : —Mr . Lowe ' s Book , 12 s 2 d ; Mr . S . Cutis , Is ; Mr . £ . Holmes , le ; Mr :. J-Smith , Cd ; Mr . ' _Oldknow'sBook , " 36 . 3 d . i . _Bebbv . _—Fouriletter bas been forwarded . UoNESTi Fokb . —Jleceived from the Leeds National Land Company 51 . ;; iFrom the Leeds Chartist Counsel £ 1 ; W . Wilkinson ls . ; W . Gray 4 s . Gd . ; C . _Kaynor ls ; T .. Broker 2 s . ; J . Routh 4 s . Gd . ; J . Dutton 3 s . Cd . ; J . Iarab 2 fl . t 5 a .. - ; . ar . Riley 2 f . 6 d . ; R . Wilson Cd .. ; 11 . Wilson

      is . ; B . Wilson 6 d . ; T . Rouden 3 d . ; T . Besan 3 d . ; M . . Wilson 3 d . ; S . Button Cd . ; E . Dutton Is ., ; S . A . Button 3 d . ; A Friend Gd ; J . Warren ls . ; Collected iat Bazaar 8 s . lOd . 4 W . Stead ls . ; Makwellls . 6 d . ; 11 . 13 s . 10 d . ; Cost of Post-office Orders Is . ; _Aradunt sent 11 . 12 s , 10 d . JULIAN _IliBXEr is Obliged to his Bradford friends for their invitation , wliich he retrrets he cannot at present accept . J . H . will , however , shortly visit Yorkshire , when he will not forgot to pay his respects to his Bradford friends . Dr . M'DouAU ' Family . —Received by Andrew M'Fcp , Liverpool , a _Port-otfce Orderfov 4 s . 8 d _., from John Russell , and George Goodman , Southampton . Mr . WniTEHEAD , Perthshire , wiU Bee that Mr . O'Connor has given notice of his intention of winding up the affairs ofthe Land Company , and his money cannot be applied for tlie present , and therefore , his benevolent intention of applying his paid up share as he desires cannot be complied with .

      Jslun _Hawh-v has received , and forwarded to Mrs . M'Douall , from Mr . Dattram and "friends , Brighton 4 s . ; from York , per C . Ernest , subscribed by thirteen workmen hi Evcrs's workshop 3 s . 6 d . ; twelve workmen in the employ of Messrs . Baynes and _Duffills 3 s . ; and 4 s . from ten other friends . Total from York 10 s . Gd . R . B . P ., Rcdditch , the letter has been forwarded to Mr . Oastler . ' . J . N ., Leicester . —We published last week : a similar account of the person to shorn you allude . Press of matter compels us to omit several communications , ' ' : ' . Ambrose , Belper . —No ; if you ; had a witness . Double rent must be sued for as a private debt . You should not have repaired the premises , ( if tliey were untenable ) on such an agreement . ¦'•• _.-

      "Assassination . " —The Sham-Radical " Nonconformist ' of Wednesday last , contained in its " Reviews" the following " Reflections upon the Past Policy and Future Prospects of the Chartist Party . Abo , a Letter condemnatory of Private Assassination as recommended by Mr . G . J . Harney . " By Thoiias Clauk , " Provisional : Secretary to the National Charter Association . " (! I ) London , Boonham , ' High Holborn . (!!) Tlie "Review , " written we presume by the Rev . '— Miall , better known to the readers of Mr . O'Connor ' s Letters as the knobstick parson Miall '—concludes as follows : — " We take Mr . Clark ' s growing popularity with the working classes (!!) to be an indication of their general intelligence and souud-heartedr . ess , and recommend his pamphlet to the perusal of all Radical Reformers ., ' , . ' ... Potters ville , America!—If the writer will send his name aud address , his letter will be published .

      O'Connor V. Bradshaw. To The Working Cla...

      O'CONNOR v . BRADSHAW . TO THE WORKING CLASSES . ' My Friends ,,., In this week ' s ' * Star ' ,. ' you will read a verbatim report of the admirable and eloquent speech of Mr . Sergeant Wilkins , in the above case , and next week you shall have the report of the Chief Baron ' s speech ; and I wish you not onl y to read , but to preserve both , Your Faithful Friend , Feargus O'Connor .

      Mr. O'Connor's Tour. On Sunday Night, Mr...

      MR . O'CONNOR'S TOUR . On Sunday night , Mr . O'Connor will address the people of Bradford ; " on Monday night , ho will be at Halifax , ; on Tuesday , at Sheffield ; on Wednesday , at Derby . Mr . O'Connor announced his intention of being at Nottingham , on Thursday , in the first edition ofthe * ' Star , '' but having received a letter from Mr . Sweet , announcing that the Exchange was engaged for a ball upon that evening , and the Assembly Rooms for sales by auction for the ensuing week , he is very reluctantly compelled to postpone his . visit to his constituents until after Easter , as , like other members , he must take his holiday during the Easter . week .

      The Prthemstar Satukday, Marcu 16, 1s50.

      THE PRTHEMSTAR SATUKDAY , MARCU 16 , _1 S 50 .

      The People's Movement In Ireland. The Fo...

      THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT IN IRELAND . The formation of an independent Democratic Association iathe sister country , may be taken as the commencement of a new era in the history of Irish public movements . Heretofore , ' ¦ Lawyers and Priests have been the moving powers , and the masses have been made subservient to the advancement of tlieir selfish class-schemes . . and . individual aggrandisement . While the . lato Daniel 0 'Connell retained his ascendancy , anything like the formation of an independent party was impossible . There never was a dictator who ruled more absolutely than the so-called

      " Liberator . " The Press and the Altar—the two great rulers of public opinion in this oountry , were at his command , . and he used them ' most unscrupulously to hunt down every man who dared- to differ from him , It was only towards the close of his life that a party did arise , who took and maintained a footing against him ; but that party have since shown that tliey are as exclusive , and in their way as domineering , as that against which they contended .. Nor have they , so far , shown a superior knowledge of the causes which have reduced Ireland to its present condition , and tbe means by which these causes , may be

      removed . We admit the great abilities of many of the so-called " Young Ireland " party , bnt they appear to us more in the light of doctrinaires and theorists , than practical men . No doubt theory should precede practice , and in proportion as .. the theory is sound so will the results be beneficial . But the speculative thinker 1 ' and the-practical worker are not frequently united- in the same person , In the field bf Political and Social Reform the principle of . division of labonr is as applicable as in manufactures , commerce , or agriculture . Every cobbler should stick to hia last . ' ¦ _¦ ¦¦ .. ¦ _. ¦¦ > -.: ¦ ¦ , < >

      What constituted to our' [ mind the most deplorable aspect of . public opinion in Ireland , was the manner in which it was fettered and gpell-bound by men and names . Princi ples seemed lost sight of , the struggle was not for measures but men . So . ' long as . the people could feel warml y interested iii the very petty question whether ; John 0 'Connell or Gavan Duffy were' the best man to- ' : ¦ ¦ follow , there was " -small hope of their political emancipation . But ' we _re-i jpice to see that they have , at length , awa-Jcened to a sense of their folly in quarrelling

      about such trifling and ridiculous questions . The old spells are broken ; After a vain attempt to' _Resuscitate ' Conciliation Hall , the " son of his father'" ¦ has !' shut it up , and gone to try his fortun e in the provinces ; while Mr . DuFFr ' s movements seem to progress crab-like . Concurrently with these facts , we have the establishment , forthe first time in Ireland , of an association based upon the broad principles of Democracy . To build upon any other foundation is certain to lead to disappointment . ; - As long as rights are held upon sufferance ; they are insecure *

      , they are subject to all the chances ! and changes of . shifting parties and personal caprice . The indispensable guarantee for . the solidity and permanence of all social and political reforms , is to befound alone in the political " enfranchisement of the whole people . We care not about the cant of their ignorance , and their unfitness to exercise the Sufirage . If they are so , their rulers have made them what they are , and must take the responsibilit y of their own handiwork . Nay , their own allegations as to the

      character of that work _; proves their / own unfitness for the task they have assumed , and their own ignorance of the proper discharge of the functions of rulers . If , in the midst of superabundant facilities for ensuring to every child born into society food , clothing , shelter , and education , of a superior kind , in return for his well-directed labour , our ruling and wealthy classes have only _succeeded in producing an ignorant and pauperised people-writ to be truBte 4 eTajwith _tto

      The People's Movement In Ireland. The Fo...

      powfe ' r « f selecting a representative to act fpi them -i »* 4 ( f watch oyer their _iuterests _^ fthen _, we say ., that is ; the heaviest indictment that can beipi _^ ferred against these classes ; ; By their own conffessibn , th _6 y have misused the powers confidedtto them ; and ; 'either from ignorance , or selfishness , or both united _^ 'have produced the very . opposite results to _whatjthey should have dene . It is time that the people ; should no lenger blindly follow such blind ' leaders . They oould scarcely , however ignorant they may foe , anake . a worse job ofit than our State cabinet makers have done . Pauperism ,

      poverty , and crime , is the condition of vast multitudes of the people . The burdens arising from these curses grow annually greater , and the moral and social _diseases they engender , eat like a cancer into the very vitals of society . If an universally enfranchised people failed at the outset to devise efficient and comprehensive remedies for such a state of things , it , would not be much to wonder at ; but that any people , _endowed with the bona fide power of managing thoir own affairs , should' be long in arriving at something like a just ' solution of their difficulties , wo cannot believe .

      Great horror is affected by the ruling classes in this and other countries , at . the idea of a real Government by the people , for the people . All sorts of possible and impossible dangers , are conjured up to frighten timid old ladies , in and out of petticoats . But we have never yet seen anything approaching either to argument or proofj to show that such dangers could possibly occur . To promote anarchy , to destroy property , to produce a feeling of insecurity ,

      and thereby impede the steady flow of industry , and accumulation of capital , would be a suicidal policy on the part of any people . But , in reality , those who give utterance to these malignant and calumnious predictions , know very well that they are untrue . Their desire is to grasp an undue proportion of the wealth produced by the labourer , and to keep him in mental and political vassalage , in order that they may do this with impunity .

      The only effective and radical blow that can be aimed at the gigantic superstructure . of oppression and injustice , which now presses the masses into the dust , is the political enfranchisement of these masses . We rejoice to see , therefore , that to this good work the Irish Reformers are now applying themselves . Their progress may be slow at first , but it will be steady and certain . They havo the universal

      sympathies of humanity to appeal to . Every heart instinctively responds to the declaration that , " all men are born free and equal . " Wherever unjust human laws , and exclusive institutions , render nugatorythis primal law of nature , it becomes the duty of all who love their fellow-men to help to overturn these laws and institutious , and to replace them b y others in accordance with truth and justice .

      Another source of gratulation arising out of the new movement in Ireland , is to be found in the fact , that in future the movement party in both countries will be animated by the same princip les , and struggle for the same objects . This will of itself produce an identity of feeling , and a unity of effort among them , whicli cannot fail to be a fruitful source of strength to both . Mr . O'Connor ' s last two visits to Dublin have , wc trust , laid the foundation of a cordial and lasting union between Radical Reformers on both sides of the Channel .

      Mock Royalty. Mr. .Robert Stephenson Has...

      MOCK ROYALTY . Mr . . Robert Stephenson has finished the Britannia Tubular Bridge over the Menai Straits , and the Lord Lieutenancy , of Ireland is to be abolished . At first sight the classing of the two things together appears to be simply a new edition of the famous story of Tenterden Steeple and Goodwin Sands . It happens , however , that in this case there is a distinct and palpable connexion , and the circumstance may be taken as an example of the maimer in which politicians and statesmen are ruled by influences out of their own sphere of actiou . To the eyes of the world they appear the guides and controllers of the State machine . They are directly occupied in the work

      of legislation and government . Historians , in tracing the events of the past , and contemporary chroniclers of the present , endeavour to find in their opinions and actions , why nations retrogress or move onward . A closer examination , however , proves that they are—in many cases unconsciousl y— but mere puppets and playthings in the hands of higher—and , by _, them , unregarded—powers . The chemist in his laboratory—the thoughtful , but obscure philosopher—the humble , but ingenious inventor and mechanic—effect larger iihd more enduring revolutions in society , than . . . all the statesmen , generals , and diplomatists who ever strutted on the stage of public life , " the observed of all observers . ' '

      Mr . Hume for many years made the maintenance of a Mock Sovereign in Dublin a standing dish in his list of financial grievances , but his efforts for its abolition have , hiherto , shared the fate of a great many other motions of a similar character . The bringing Dublin Muthin a ten or twelve hours journey of the Metropolis , ; has now , however , removed the necessity for governing Ireland any longer as

      a separate Province , or a distant Colony . As far as ' mcre distance is concerned Dublin will , henceforth , be as much aii integral ' parfc ofthe home country as Edinburgh . ; By means of railways , steamers , and land and sub-marine electric telegraphs ; time and distance are—as it were—' annihilated ; and almost magical facilities presented for the prompt , efficient , and economical administration , of public affairs . . '¦ : ¦

      It does not matter what party may be in power for the time being , they must swim with the , current produced by tliese discoveries and inventions . They must adopt . their arrangements tothe altered circumstances they . create . When men in office are clear-sightedi enough to perceive this for themselves , ' and' to take the _initiative , instead of being forced by '' the pressure from without , " it is so ' much the better , , . , ' i

      Singularly enough , for once the Whigs have not waited for that pressure . Their great organ— -without previous -warning—startled the public by ah _macular and '' decisive ; article , which bore the distinct impress of official authority , and proclaimed' the end of the Vice-Regal Court iu Ireland . The announcement has occasioned , some excitement in that country ; but , so far as we can observe , the

      general feeling is in favour ofthe measure . It is in Dublin alone that it will meet with , any very serious objection . ; To a portion of the tradesmen in that city , the withdrawal ofthe custom arising from the inaintainance of ; a petty court at "the castle , " must be a severe deprivation , and unfortunately , at the present moment , Ireland can but ill afford to lose any source of income whatever .

      . " The question should , however , be looked at in a national , and not a class point of view . Those who feel the deepest interest in the social and political regeneration of Ireland , aver that the existence of this institution has been one prolific source of evil to the ' country . ' . It created a crowd of tuft-hunters , place-seekers , and hangers on , who were content to dangle away their time and energies , in the hope that

      a berth would be provided b y the Castle when their ' " party" got into power . It created and kept alive the most rancorous party spirit and gave rise to innumerable intrigues , feuds and jealousies . It converted the Government ofthe country into that of a faction , and kept open a continual , running sore in the body politic . The abolition of such an office cannot but prove both immediatel y and remotely

      be-Of _ course the removal of the Lord Lieutenant will involve many minor changes ; In these the great princi ple of local tt > If : _goTernraeat should _uerer be lost sight of . With all

      Mock Royalty. Mr. .Robert Stephenson Has...

      the facilities we hare :: named for centralising and conducting business ' at . head quarters , there ! are . certain indispensable requisites to good government _^ which , not even these can supply . ; The first of these requisites is a thorough knowledge ofthe resources and the wants of tha country— -an earnest sympathy with the people , and a practical knowledge of the means by which , ' the land atid labour ofthe island may be properly and benefieially developed and applied . A _< Local Administration will still be requisite , but it should be ofa working and not an ornamental , or mere show character . In no country would empty

      tinsel arid tawdry ; finery—and the mock magnificence of a court—be moro out of place than it has been in Ireland . To pay £ 20 , 000 a-year to a man to play the part of deputy-sovereign , while the masses of tho people were perishing by famine and disease—or dying : heart-broken in ditches , after being driven from house and home by exterminating landlords—was indeed a monstrous anomaly , and a bitter satire upon British rule iu Ireland . If the Government , would go a little further , and withdraw along with the Lor'l Lieutenant some fifteen or twenty thousand of the soldiers we maintain there to awe the

      people into a wholesome terror of the landlords , they would add very much to tho obligation . Apart from the financial reduction it would enable them to make , they would compel the landlords to rely upon justice and kindnoss in their dealings with the people , instead of bayonets and muskets . At present we can only look upon the keeping of so large a body of troops iri that country ,-as a bonus paid by the nation to encourage and sustain the laudlords ill that policy which has rendered Ireland a bye-word among nations , and a disgrace to the civilisation of the nineteenth century .

      If we are to spend'money upon Ireland at all , let it be in reproductive labour . , The immense sums lavished upon troops within tlie last-twenty years , might have been made to produce railways and superior means of communication over the whole country . They might have set in motion a vast industrial army every : day , whose exertions would have added to the wealth and the strength of the country . But , instead of this , our state physicians are of the Sangrado school ; they practice on the depletory system , and by means of bleeding and hot water , have reduced their patient to death ' s door .

      Let us hope that the abolition of a useless and expensive office , is but the commencement of a new financial and social policy for Ireland , and that , being brought nearer to this country by means of que of the most extraordinary inventions of modern science , the people of the sister isle may become in reality , what they are in name , and participate to the full in all the advantages and privileges which are open to any other portion of the subjects of Queen Victobia .

      Parliamentary Review. , Financial Keforn...

      PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW . , Financial Keforni has , since our last , occupied the House almost to the exclusion of all other subjects . Apropos of the proposal to go into Committee of Supply on the Army Estimates , Mr . Cobden made a motion , similar in spirit to his previous motions , for a reduction of the expenditure to the standard of 1835 . ; In doing this , he admitted , that since he first asked for a reduction of - £ 10 , 000 , 000 per annum , Government had effected a saving of about £ 4 , 000 , 000 : there was only £ 6 , 000 , 000

      more to bo taken off , and then they came to his standard . Of course , it was easy to showthat in our colonial and home establishments that sum could be saved , and the honourable member for theWostRidingdidnot fail to avail himself of all the points his case presented . The answer of Ministers was , that they were reducing the expenditure as rapidly , and as largely , as was consistent with their notions of public safety and the ; efficiency : of the public service , They ; pointed to the large sum already cut _downi as proof of their ' ear nestness in this work ; and , on the faith of

      that performance , claimed credit for what they would do in the same vvay . in future . On a division , the-House refused to tie itself to go back to the standard of 1835 , by a large majority . Mr . Cobden -was supported by about the same minority as on former occasions . On a subsequent night , -when the number of men was proposed , Mr . Hume moved to reduce the amount by ten thousand . . It is well known that the number of men voted regulates everything else connected with the Army and Navy Estimates ; hence the discussion upon the motion constituted a turning point in the financial question for theiyear . The opposition of the Government was feeble and inconclusive . The

      military ' and naval officers , who swarm in the House of . Commons , and who , however often they may be absent on other occasions , never fail to be present when slices out of the public revenue are to be had—were the real defendants of a large outlay . Their vocation and their living was at istake , and they fought earnestly for the preservation of both . In their opinion ,- the reduction of four thousand men by tbe Government , as compared with last year , was a most dangerous and unwarrantable piece of economy ; and as to Mr . Hume ' s proposition , it was little short of blasphemy . If these gentlemen are to bo believed , we only wear our heads On our shoulders , and sleep iu

      our beds peaceably , because we have , a large number of people dressed in red coats , and drilled to cut throats , and blow out brains , in a scientific and systematic manner . The old bugbears of th © large armies maintained by other countries was brought up , and the raw head and bloody bones of foreign invasion rehashed . "Now , we perfectly agree with Sir Robeut Peel in thinking that these largo armaments , so far , from being a source of strength to these countries , are the greatest cause ot weakness . They press as an intolerable _burden upon the . resources arid industry of tlie people , and they drag down Governments to bankruptcy and ruin .

      ¦ Mr . 'HuME found only fifty members to support his proposition , against two hundred and twenty-three ; and , in a subsequent part of the same evening , he had only nineteen " with him in his attempt to cut down the number of sailors and marines in the Navy Estimates . These defects of Messrs . Cokden and Hume did not , however , daunt , Mr , Dwjmmond , . who , from the Protectionist side of the House repeated , on Tuesday , a motion , which he carried last year , to the effect that

      taxation . operated injuriously to all classes , and especially to the working classes , and , therefore , that adequate measures should be adopted , forthwith ,, to reduce the expenditure of the country . This , it will be seen , was . a very vague and-safe sort of drag-net for catching all sorts offish ,: and it really appoared as though the Government would have again been beaten iipon it , though the motion itself was , to a . great extent , a sham one . By dint of good " whipping , " however , they escaped a second overthrow , by a majority of 34 , in a House Of 246 members .

      The hon . member for West Surrey is a political nondescript , and his speech on the question was an indescribable botch-potch of varied and contradictary notions . Racy ' and p iquant , Mr . Dkummond always is , but consistent never . He , however , told some home truths , with powerful effect , and the resnlt of the discussion as helping to enforce still more strongly the necessity of retrenchment upon the

      Government , is a move in the right direction ; Upon one point Mr . DitUMMOND waB very explicit , namely , the impropriety of keeping up the salaries of Ministers , Judges , and Gorernment Officers , at the high standard to which they were raised during high prices , and a depreciated currency . These same Government Officers coolly , carry _meaeure > by which the prices of produce are reduced ; they

      Parliamentary Review. , Financial Keforn...

      tell the fanners _thatthey _mustmake additioi exertions . to " m ' aintain their footing ducers , and continue to pay high taxati ' _^ ° ' of low prices .,, " But . what , is sauce Sr _^ goose is not sauce for , the gander with th official _gentlemen _|; they resist , strenu ous !? any reduction in their own case n _» beall very well for such vul gar 11 J " * people : as ' farmers and mech anics t ? pulled down in prices and wages , but th cess does not at all apply to the china _* > r ° " _society-of which they are , or presume _lT ° the best : sort . Besides , as Lord Jo » v _^ sell coolly observed , it would only sav _* 7 * thousand a-year ifyou _reducd salaries in * * portion to the fall in prices . But vuJL P- _* saving be small or great , is not the q ™ ?> It is simply whether it i s just that men !?!"' continue to appointofficers with _solars . J . ¦ _*•

      _grautea on tiie iaitti of a state of thlnrrsT- 7 < has long since passed away . We h _^ hesitation in saying , that , owing to the ? _"* ° ciation of the currency , and its ™ C pre chasing power by the operation of the V _*** 1819 , and the recent fall iu price 8 _™ Jj » of upon our Free Trade policy , that _GZ _* m reign of income is equal to two , _pj _,, _** these changes . Yet , in the face ofthe * . > we continue to pay inordinate salaries to . J ? higher officers of the State . " Phir , t ° - C _,,:, irc . ELi » -who is never out of _« L ° " _- _: _s _^ _^^ . _?^« jus _? a _viuci _t

      .. _rr— . vu _- usuce oi _tneuueen ' s iw at a salary of £ 3 , 000 a year , or £ 2 000 m _* _than-the President of the United _& T ernes for governing the vast _Fedm C let we are told that these excessive an , U travagant salaries are absolutel y necess _* _. vf order to secure the best talent and abi i ? Such is the patriotism of our statesmen S kwyers , that unless they are very highly pSl they would neither Undertake _tbeduKfi venimg nor administering the law . We sho ? £ like very much to have a House of Comm

      on elected by the people who would pass a _sween " ing vote of a reduction of one-third on all salaries above £ 200 a year . We have a shrewd suspicion that these statesriien nnd lawyers would cling to office as stroDgly as . they do now . The idea of their _retiring to their country houses and chambers to liv ° e in obscurity , is too palpabl y absurd tobe believed for a moment .

      But the House of Commons shows itsaris . tocratic and class character , by the nature of its retrenchments . It has no objection to cut down a few thousand soldiers , sailors , marines and mechanics , but it will not lay its little finger upon the officers , who constitute the dead weight of the Armv and Navy , nor will it meddle with the snug and high paid berths , which are the prizes of unscrupulous partisan _, ship . _L- _ _i

      Mi'. Berkely'g Motion For The Ballot, Wh...

      Mi ' . BERKELY ' g motion for the Ballot , which , . two-years since , lie carried , was this year re jected ; but by a smaller majority against him than on previous occasions . As part of the Charter— 'or even Mr . Hume ' s "little go "the Ballot is very desirable , but while the cohstituency is so limited , we desire to-keep the voters to the doctrine that they hold the fran .

      chise in trust for those who are excluded from participation in political rights . As trustees , we have a right to know bow they exercise the power entrusted to them , and we are , therefore , not supporters of the Ballot , unless accompanied with an extended franchise . That of itself , is , after all , the best safe ground against either corruption or intimidation .

      Mr . Ewaux ' s Bill to empower local rates to be levied for the formation and support ol Public Libraries , lias passed the second reading . It is a measure that , if carried , would add to the few facilities that exist iu this country for the developement of the mental and moral faculties of the masses . Perhaps the recollection of that fact may ensure its ultimate rejection b y those who wish to keep them in subjection .

      * - ' Mr . O'Connor has g iven notice of his intention to introduce a bill , enabling the affairs ofthe Land Company to be wound up . In the ' preparation of that measure , no pains nor expense" will be spared , and all tliose interested in the matter will , no doubt , have due protection and- justice awarded . them . ' The Select Committee having recommended the House oi

      Commons tcpass such a measure , should it he presented , to them , we hope that no difficulty will-be presented b y the Legislature . The step is , we regret to say , forced upon Mr , 'O'Connor and the Directors , quite as imici by , the conduct of those who ought . to haTe supported him , as by the hostility of hi * opponents .

      . Cmonies Regeived . ' 'For Thk Week -En...

      . _CMONIES REGEIVED . ' 'For thk Week -Ending Thursdat , MARcn 14 , 1850 . THE H 0 NE 1 TY FUID . Received by W . Rideb . —W . _. Ainsivorlh , iH , _Carratistreet , Manchester ls—Ivincaple , X ) . _, Edie ls—Kincaple . D . _Peofile 2 s—Kincaple , W . _Youlle Is—a friend , _Ciiesttriiri ' 5 s—Ifrs . Wuss , _CIiestei'fii'M Gd—thirteen Members ofthe lleac"in {* Hooin _, Chesterfield Ss—Leicester , per Vf . Krafe worth 13 s—a few Admirers of F . O'Connor , _Canipsii ; Ss-AI . llorton , Foleshill ls . CJ—J . Budd , Lincoln _Is—lUi )!> onden , per R ; _Mqorsas 6 d—Llanelly , J . P _Is—Llaiiellv , J . "" - Gd—Llanelly , W . A . _Cd—Addiiigh-mi , per S . Widdopisl'M J . Carmichiile , Dunblane ls—R . Souter , Dun '> lanels- $ . _Clic-ethani and Wife , l _' otton 2 s—J . Wells , Waterloo Town , Bethnal ' Green ls—JaiTow , per J . Mitchell 5 s . 3 d—Sourt Stockton , per T . Walley 10 s—J . Gower , Land Member , ana W . Cropper , ' Democrat , Edinburgh 10 s—J . Donaldson Blairgowrie 10 s . Gd—Stockport , per T . Broadliurst iaa few . Friends , Mannini * liani , near Bradford , per G . """

      bitwell 13 s . ' 3 d—Alo ' ttrain , per J . Campbell ( second _subsenptibii ) 7 s—Wingatc Grange , J . Gray , per W . Norriian ( seconJ subscription ) Is- © . H _,, Manchester , per W . Ains _uoitiiis-Nott ' mghani _, per J . Sweet l ( is .. 9 d—Dunfermline , a Friend , perl ' . Sharp 4 s . 6 d—Dunfermline , a Friend , perl ' . Sharp ( id—Dunfermline Land Members , per F . Sharp 5 s . S « - Chickenley , near Dewsbury . per J . _llentley 10 s . Sd—J . Tnj lor , stour Provost Is—Leeds . perS . Stone £ 7 12 s . 1 WSudbury 6 s . Cd-Jlacclcsfield _, per E . 1 ) . 10 s—Tutbuiy , pet C . Williams 4 s Gd—Bolton , per J . Lord 7 s—Bristol , per I . Clark £ 2 2 s . 6 d—Oxford , a Aliddle-class Friend , pr *; Warner £ 1—Oxford , a few Friends , per It . Warier . ISs . ¦»¦' —a few Bruslimakers , Glasgow , per J . _Jfulujic _Vif-S *• Paris , Greenwich ls—Mr . _Bllgh _. Greenwieli ls-Mr * . 'I ' ' " - ' 11 ' Greenwich Is—E . Todd , West Auckland ls—J- * \ f ! < Waterloo Town , Bethnal Green ls—J . Barrie , Ashford h-W . _'Z . Bowley , _Malmesbury 2 s Received by Jons * ¦* lew Chair

      son-. —Jlr . William Gazeley , St . Vancrns 2 s—a - lists . Darlington , per Edward HaU '_> _* . 9 d- William _C'MWB Darlington , per James Grassby Gd—collected ' at tlie Ujji Iliill , per John Milne 8 s . Gd—Peter Murray , Xc _' _vc-J ' 1 _* upon-Tyne ls—George Hunt ,. Sheffield , per Mr . Reynolds , i-Received at Land _Ofi-icb . —Bath , per Mr . Bolweli ti-C . Nippard ls—3 . Vigurs ls—J . Clond , Monmouth . _!" - •* Uobson ls-J . Dobson ls—W . il . M'Leau Is-J BcrresW _™ Ss-T . M .,. Caxheath ls—Preston , per Liddell Us . X _^ Z Elland _, per D . Mavsden 10 s—G . Shaw , Leeds i'i— " _®*' ( is . 6 _d-MivTomliii Is—Mr . Franklin Gd—a Friend is J * - J . Williams ls . Sd-W . Wilkins , Isle of Wight ls-H . M ' Isle of Wight ls-G . Oliver , Isle of Wight ls-J . _H- ' 1 '"'' Isle of Wight Is—J . Coope , Isle of Wight Is—J . Liiui , is of Wight « d—T . Self , Isle of \ Vislit 6 d—A . Urry . I- ' e'j Wight fid-J . Knott _. _-Isle of Wight fid-E . Worj _, l _* ° Wiyht Gd—H . _At-veil , Isle bf Tight Gd—D . Frost , Is * . Wight 3 s—J . Munday , Isle of Wight ls—a few Cigar M _;* Miuories £ 1

      Received by , W . ' Rider .. -622 ' 6 s . , Gd . : Ditto at Land Office ... CO 8 _..: Total .. . ' .. .. £ 28 ' 7 . 2 FOR MACNAMARA'S ACTION . Received by W . Rider . —Leicester , per W . BraJswO ' ls . 9 d * , W . Bartle , ' Siiritlwy Mill 6 d ; J . Sharp , s _" ' 1 " "' Mill Gd ; a few Laud Members , Bolton 10 s . . . By a'typograpliical error in last week ' s Star the sum ceived . from Long ; Buckby , for Alacnamara's Action , stated _^ bo six pence instead of sis shillings . . V AGITATION FOR THE CHARTER . Received by John A _^ _on-.-Collected at _Publici M «« John-street £ l 4 s ; Thomas Byram 4 d ; Thomas Moo _^ John ! Hemmin , Cheltenham ls ; Aberdeen , _ , pel i le ! Wright , 10 s ; Sheffield , per George Cavil as , w Uttingls . _„^„ DEBT DUE TO MR . NIXON . _^ Received by W . Rideb .-Hawick Chartists , per !>• ¦ *" 6 s . Ud ' : Leicester , per W . Brailsworlh Is . 3 d .

      FOR MR . ERNEST JONES . Received by W . Rideb . —J . Barrie , Ashford Gd FOR MRS- M'DOUALL- _^ . Received by W _.-Rim-R .-Mrs . Mitchell , Jarrow _M _^ Chippendale , Nottingham , per J . Sweet 2 s . 6 d ; '• ''• Stour Provost ls . , _^ 5 FOR WIDOWS OF THE LATE MESSRS . WIL * - " * AND SHARP , . „ Received by Joira _Amott . —A few Chartists , J _>^ ' _* _^ , per Ed . Hall 2 s . 6 d ; Jlr . _Chappel , per George Kou - ' _^ WIVES AND FAMILIES O F V I C ~ _$ llceived by W . _Ridku . —" ur . Paris , Greenwich < Bligh , Greenwicli 6 d ; Mrs . Heath , Greenwich 6 _o \ NATIONAlVvICTIM 'rUN _^ , r doB Received by John Arnott , ¦ Secretary . -Sou « ' |( Jj _* * Hull , George Roberts Gs . lid ; Willian Fenton , ° " UcvDolf Mr . Reynolds Gd ; Mr . Braden , Sheffield , per JU » . - Js ; fid " , _Johathan naU , Sheffield , per Mr . Rep m . Beatsoh / SfieffieW , per " Mr . _Iieynvlds 2 i ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 16, 1850, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_16031850/page/4/