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      353 TBS . XDITSB OP THB BOBTHERM STAi-, —Ob lh « * & ° * Jal 7 ' *** foUowi » f rfanaM ¦ a * <» *** M " ™ *^ ? 76 » ** Nw To * . n 000 Sunday Kbool etuldrea : bj & insertion in itenlaaWe journal yo * will oblige ft Teetotaller—Lg ] re m onths a Chartist and Republican . WALSIKGH 11 C MAXTI 5 . " Ja theB , look bp arid see that flag , fiow jneefully it files ; Thc * e pretty Btripea , th * y seem to be A rainbow in the afeieft . It ii our country ' s tag , my aon , ^_ proudly rfrintrw ths tight 0 ^ ocean * wave in foreign dims * , X nx&bol of oni might

      Fiiber , "what f earfal aoiae a tint , lite thundering of the eloadi ? ^ Tjt do the people wive their hat * Aad rttsh along in erowd » ? It ii the voice of cananry , The glad shout * of the free ; Sii i » the day to memory dear , Tis freedom ' a jubilee . I * iah that I to now a man , I'd fire my cannon too , ijjd cheer a » loudly u the Teat , Bat , father , why don't yon ? pa getting eld and weak , bat itiU My heart ii big wit * joy ; Ptb tritnesied many a day like this , Shout ye , aloud , my boy .

      Hnaa , fox freedom ^ juBilee I Ood ble » ear native land ; And may I lite to hold the «» ord Of freedom is ay hand . Well done , my boy , grow up and low The Und that gave yon birth ; A home -where freedom Iowa to dwell It paradise os earth . . ¦ » SO > 'GS FOR THE MILLIONS .

      gj inline ride * rampant o ' er * n Q » land , isoae but the dronei can bia power withrtand ; jjdutrious beee that prodnee the wealth fail Tietinu alone asd ae kills by stealth ; Use Toofidi which be makes they never bleed , g » -waited form , when the tool & dead , i lie tale that it died for want of bread . Oh , gracious God , that goTenu all , Thy attributes are wixe aad good Arise , aad make the txra&ti fall ,

      That rob the poor of life and food . i ) ord ii the fate of the suffering poor , rf toil , and privation , and pain they endnre ; ; wt tbey are patient , forbearing , and kind , qi , tbe drones of the earth axe against them eambin'd ; gpAtj shudders with grief and despair ; m it *) p" >« and reflects on their woes and their ¦ n ; I toe heart of the patriot brans with desire , jftedsyi of their thraldom may quietly expire . On , gracious Qod , tost foTaroi all , Thy attribatet an wise and good : Arise , afid make the tyrants fall , That rob the poor of lite and food .

      Bpdist * , detpets , asd tyrants are strong , y leap on the poor oppression and wrong , l aatob from the hnnger'd the fruits of the sod , i noaar abortive the blessings of God . ifesae on the priest that would cast and would

      F » y > panade the sad millions to yield to their sway ; oraed be the traitor whose tonjrseoan beguile , lanplnBder and rob and betray with » « mile . Oh , gracious God , that governs all , Thy attributa an wise and good : Arise , and make the tyrants fall , That rob the poor of lile and f » od . teamp be poured en the patriot ' s head , t » fire to see tyranny prectr&te and dead ; &a heart wfll exalt with a godlike delight ,

      mjotiee scan conquer tbe power of might ; nmds of mankind who are atxiou to see toy of redemption when all shall be free ; Iked y » ar aamstaaee , chained liberty erisa ; m , asd the spirit of tyranny dies . Oh , gracious God , that goYerss all . Thy attributes are wise and go « d : Arise , and make the tyrants fall , Thai rob the poor of life and food . BESJAXIS 8 TOIT w-steeet , Manchester .

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      iCE PERMANENT AND UNIVERSAL : is Practicability , Value , asd Coi sisteacy with Drrine Revelation ; a Prize Essay , by H . T . J . Hicsuuii , London ; Saundeis and Otley , Cadait-Etreet , 1841 . us is one of the most eloquent and powerful fi ipon the subject on which it professes to twnich has erer issued from the British press , v composed in coneeqnence of a circalar pnb > si by the Com » ittee of ** Tbe Society for ihe mini of Perauuiefit « ad UMversal Pe * ee , 3 af a prize of one hundred guineas for the best T , azra twenty guineas for the Becond best , on Kkrwiag subjects : — Km—To show that war under all cirenmsianees

      KetsiBtent with the precepts of the Gospel and ? nt of the Chrisuin dispensation . Swsnd—To point out the duties of magistrates poee officers in cases of tarn nits , insurrections , inisioag . with the most effectual method of aSnf such calamities . Sard—To shew the best means of settling all * et betweea natioas without recoarse to arms . " is jsaes were to be * djadged by the Rer . J . Pye * , dke Bei . T . Thomas Pvne , and the Re * . John oi , aad the first prize was awarded t « the essay Bu . In aeoordance wiik the plan laid down se Society ' s circalar , the work is di rided into * parts , ; he first consisting of t « i chapters , emasg the following subjects of consideraiion : — & * pter Is ;—Causes of insensibility to the horrors

      kipier 2 nd—Cause of a want of actiye exertion ss war . 4 ipter 3 rd—EtiIs of war . Qa pter 4 th—Answer to objections from the Old aaat . Qapter 5 th—Prophecies and e-rents prerioBBto * Bing of Jesns ia farour of peace . Qapter 6 th—Spirit of the Christian Religion in * i of peace . Q » pter 7 Ui—Letter of the Christian Religion * s effeasire war . « apter 8 th—The Christian Religion forbids dean » ir . ^ J ter 9 rh—Opinionfi and practice of the Primi-^ isJiaos for tbe first three centuries . >** I > UJ 10 th—Summary asd review , and effects & present condue ; of professing ChristianB on ? niieion . "

      E i 2 shese subjects the author has addnced much -nieuaeD ^ e-nncicg , at the same time , acute'ofo bserT&rion coupledwitkbrilliancy of coIouttsa ttach refinemeni in taste and expression . j « s first and second chapters he has fearfli and with a becoming determination , l the several causes which operate to Jroaction and continnanee of the giant erils * i ! fiendish desecration of human activity ¦ ° » gy . TMs is followed by a lncid exposi-1 ths evil effects of war , both physical _*« il , in which its enormities , aad the fearful f ^ wa of e-sery good and Tirtaons principle v mvn in its train are depicted with a

      startfed trathfol fidelity . *^ f onrth chapter , the anthor has been pe-J ^ J fdieitous in showing that the cases ot [**¦ irarfare and the wars cow practised are ¦ a which no parallel exists . The Jewish " ** j ® oa the subject haring been expressly ^ a by the Dirine Founder ol our holy re-!*• We are next presented with a simple , •**** & g&i , and -copieus array of prophetic an-^ K > ns , aEd hiitorical events , deliTeredand oc-^ . previous to tbe first advent of the Lordseaomg to establish the fact , that that great

      « ttflold be the precursor of general and nni-¦ " P « ace , Tte three next chapters exhibit a ^ e but comprehensive view of the peaceful *~« r of Christianity , both as to its general rP ^ i . special precepts , and those political « of mudj aad e xalted virtues , which it iacul-* aad approves ; and which are in the succeedtaapter exhibited practieally to obt view 1 reference w the sentiments , lives , ; condu et of Christians during the earliest ' pwest ages of the « hnrch . We have hesitation in recommending the sixth , seventh , *?» and ninth « btmt * r « nf this Bart of

      J ^* y > to the most careful aad anprejndioed * t-** « f » H who bear tie Christian na « e . The ¦*« rt 8 are plain , cogent , ud cpmTincing—the ^ P ire interested , while the jadgment is in-F * * nd he who tax rise from the perusal « o-t breathing a solera tow thenceforth , to ™ e a terald and a votary of peace , must either * e a Terr obmse cndemandiDg , or » very Ticious ?* * eeond pirt is divided intD three chapters , ^^^ s , the following tepics : — ^» pter 1 . —The prevention of » va * 5 on by the ^ aDTUice of interaatioii » i war .

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      u Chapter 2 »—The prevention of tumults and riots and " Chapter 3—The duties of magistrates in cases of invasion aad rebellion . " la tola part , the author fa&s shown thai the object en joined by Christianity and contemplated by the Peace Society , is not one of enthusiastic theory , bat of practicability ; aa example of which is afforded by an interesting narration of the proceedings of the venerable William Penn , in his ever-memorable treaty with the Indiaaa of Pensylvania . The work before « 5 proposes to accomplish the great work of universal P «*« e . First—By the discontinuance of internatioaal war ; Second—By a national religious education ;

      Third—By improvement of the people ' s physical condition ; and Fourtll—Bj » ppointment of conserrators of the peace . All these means are treated of with precision and clearness , asd enforced by correct reasoning and convincing argument . Those who may feel disposed to doubt the efficiency ef conciliatory measures ia quelling popular tumults , will probably find their 4 oabta removed bj a careful and candid examination of the eases cited from Roman , British , French , and Irish history , in the third chapter , which we especially recommend to tbe attention of the gOTenuae&t aad magistracy of this country at the present tine . The third part of the work professes to point out the best means of carrying the aforesaid objects into effect . It consists ef eight chapters on tbe followiag subjects : —

      * ' Chapter 1 . —A congress and a court ef nations . rt Chapter 2 . —The oongress , organization , and duties . ** Chapter 3 . —The court . * Chapter -t—The executive power , w Chapter 5 . —Tbe possibility of effecting our plan . - " Chapter 6 . —The preference due to our plan . " Chapter 7 . —Prospects of success . " Chapter 8 . —Appeal to all Christians . " All tlrese ssbjeets are treated in a rhetorical and eoBTincing manner , and the powers , legislative , judicial , aad executive , necessary to be exercised by the proposed congress and court of nations are clearly pointed out . The arguments in Chapter fifth , will produce various effects on different minds ; some wih be sanguine , others will remain doubtful , to these latter we resommend a most

      careful attention ta the contents of chapter six , the facts and reasonings of which are at once calculated to interest , instruct , and please . The advocates of peace will be glad to find themselves in the company of some of tbe best and wisest men of bygone days , and they wiH be cheered with the delightfull prospects of SHceess everywhere opening upon them . Let them , however , remember that hitherto scarcely anything has beea done ; they are but jast girding oa the harness fer the mighty and tbe holy conflict —a conflict of light against darkness , ef good against evil , of tbe spirit of the gospel ef love and peace against the spirit of worldly ambition selfishness and war . Bnt , though fearful the contest and formidable the foe , yet to the faithful persevering ChristiaB combatant , the victory is certain as the succession of day and night .

      Tbe concluding chapter is an energetic , powerful , aad well managed appeal to the Christian public , on the importance of the subject uader consideration , and the elaisia of the Peace Society to increased sanction and support . And truly sueh an appeal is eminently necessary at a time when eur temples , decorated with tfee trophies of war , appear more like the shrines of Mars than the sanctuaries of the Lord Jesus ; and when tbe ministers of religion supplicate toe God of Peace to smile with approbation upon the field of blood . Truly the Christian Church needs a t rum bet-call to awaken her from her worse than death-like slumber . When a society devoted to the promulgation of the doctrines of universal peace can only collect from all her various sections less than £ 1 , 000 anHaaUy for the accomplishment of its godlike design .

      We nost cordially recommend the work before us to tbe deep and serious consideration of every friend of man .

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      COST OF " CRIME . " [ We extract the followfa *; < r&phic picture of « ne of onr " glorious imtitutioM , " from the Poor Man ' s Companion for 1842 , a work which we are glad to learn has been appreciated as it deserved by those for whose use and service it has been compiled ] Transportation of convicts ( Ireland ) £ 14 , 190 Freight of ships to convey convicts to Van Pieman ' s Laod and New South Wales 45 , 000 Grataities , && to surgeons , masters , 4 c of convict ships 5 , 000 Fitting convict ships 4 , 000 Bedding , aad other stores , for convict service ... 7 , 060 Provisions , medicine . < fcc on the voyage .... 30 , 000 Conrict * ' expenditure , New South Wales and

      Van Dieniaa ' a Land ,. 265 , 000 Convicts at home and Bermuda 78 . 860 Charges hitherto paid ont of thfr county rates ... 173 , 000 Sheriffs ' expences , Great Britain 13 , 450 Criminal prosecutions , and ether law charges ... 88 , 090 Mint prosecutions ... 46 , 405 Printing proclamation * aad statute * ... , 4 . 159 Jastieee in sJ « e eoJonlea 58 , 70 » Inspectors of prisoners ( England ) ,. 6 , 200 Inspectors of prisons ( Ireland ) 1 . 071 Penitentiary , Milbank „ 22 , 221 Prison boildini , Isle of Wight ( second f ^ ant ) ... 6 , 185 Model prson ( third grant ) 30 , 000 General prison at Perth . 5 , ooo Criminal lanatics .,. „ ..,.. 8 , 390 906 , 7 « 2 Add county rates , tie „ .,. 147 , 080

      Total cost of crime ..,..,.., j £ l , t 53 , 762 What evidence of stupendous folly ! We pursn # a system which make * xhe people poor —then vicious . ** Crime" is tbe result : then we screw more money out-of the poor to keep the " criminals" in idleness in large expensive establishments , called Prisons and Hulks , where the old hands have every opportunity ofje&ching the young ones to become adepts in tbe art and mystery of thieving ! Then we lt punish" them by sending them out of the country at an enormous cost , and have to keep them abroad at an annual expense of £ 265 , 000 ! Verily , wt are a wise people ! One-half of the annual sum expended in keeping " crime" in the l and , would , if judiciously applied , Bpeecily extirpate it . —But if

      that were done , what would become of the Jadges , Sberife , Criers , Barristers , Lawyers , Hangmen , Gaolers , Turnkeyg . Policemen , Constables , Prisons , Jails , Convict Establishments , and all the other machinery relating to crime ? What could the officials do \ The new machinery would supersede them ! TLey would have to take their stand with the handlaom weavers . And O ! think of the ornaments of the bench coming to such a pass 1 Think too of what would become of those saintly men , the prison chaplains , who so assiduously attend upon the poor wretches whose crimes'' have been such as to preclude all hope of mercy from their erring fellow-men , and who , therefore , are taDght to look for and

      expect mercy from Him who has promised to " forgive us our trespasses as we forgive thek that trespass against us : " think what would become of the Parsons thua employed , if " crime" were extirpated They would be out of work—and would have to work . ' No , no ; we cannot do wi ; hoat crime . ' " It is an essential to our admirable system . The poor may think it very expensive ; but it may be some consolation for them to reflect that it finds " good work" and comfortable livings for a vast number of individuals , who would otherwise have to handle a rpade or attend upon the loom . Judges and parsoDj ! . lawyers aDd hangmen , cannot do withont " crime !"—Poor Man ' s Almanack .

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      XiQNDON . —Tradbs' Delegate Meeting . —On Wednesday , Dec . 1 st , a meeting was held at the Craven's Head , Mr . Wartnaby in the chair . The minnfces were read asd cenfirmed . £ 2 . was handed in from the Souihwark Society of Carpenters ; from foor guB 5 mhh 8 , Is 10 s ; a few men in Mr . Lindsay ' s employ , 8 s ; a few engineers , per Mr . Potts , j £ 1 3 s 3 d ; a few jewellers , 63 ; tailors , Red Lion-street , 9 a ; a few frieads , Carpenter ' s Arms , CathariHestreet , Pimlico , £ 2 2 s . ; London and Westminster Society of CarpeBters , £ 5 ; painters and glaziers , Crown and Sceptre , BromptOD , £ 3 ; Phoenix Society of Painters , £ 2 17 s ; United Society of Plumbers , £ 30 ; Mr . Hatten , 8 s ; a few friends at Que-en Victoria-43 ; a few friends , per Mr . Wale , 19 s 6 d ;

      , tailors , King ' s Head , £ 2 8 s ; saddlers , per Mr . King , £ 1 12 a ; Mr . J . Campbell , Secretary of the National Charter Association , 3 s ; carpenters , Blackman-street , Borough , £ 2 ; a few friends at Deptford , 18 j 9 d . Mr . Wilson reported , that tbe deputation appointed to wait on the London M . P . s , had written to them to appoint a time for an . interview , but had not received an answer . Mr . Dunning reported that he had waited on the surgeon at the WestminBier Hospital , and that on examining tbe books it was ascertained that Hickey was admitted on the 25 th of February , and left the Hospital on the 30 ta of March , but tk-at be was a considerable time

      • o out-door patient , bat bow leng BO reeOTd was kept ; tee Secretary said it was impossible tbe above could unite in the time specified in Allen's letter in tke Advertiser ; they had also waited on the Editor of ihe Morning Advertiser , and he utterly disclaimed be'lng against the working classes , and would have inserted any statements , Of they had feeeo Bent direct to him . Mr , Short gave them an account of the vaiious meetings in the country # n behalf of the m&Bont : they had held a large meeting on Monday , at Cheltenham ; Mr . Glenisterwas to have lectured that eTewDg for the Chartists , but kintly postponed it . Mi . Walton stated that he had written to the

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      quarry men , wishing to know if they thought their striking would benefit the masons ! He received for answer that it would greatly benefit them ; and the quarry , men bad , in consequence , Struck ; they were almost immediately set to work again at a different description of stone , but bo more would be quarried for Grissel and Peto , until the strike was over . It was his opinion that the strike would be a protracted one . Messrs . Grissell and Peto , thinking that the trades would relax in their support during the winter season , were endeavouring to starve them out , thinking thus to get the pick of the men , but he was convinced that the liberal support tbey bad met with , and the support they should receive after ChriBtmas was over , would show to Messrs . Grissell and Peto , that winter would not last for ever . Since

      their last report tbey had received £ 50 from Edinburgh . Mr . Wilson detailed tbe manner in . which they had entrapped a man from Derbyshire . Allen wished him to write to twenty-four men that were working at tbe same job with him in Derbyshire , requesting then to come to London , as most of his men were of but little use . Tbej bad since paid the passage of this man back to Hull . Mr . Wilson also stated that although they had fifty-one aen at work at Nelson ' s monument , in place of the thirty-two that turned out , yet they bad only set up one stone . ( Laughter . ) A delegate suggested that one of tbe minor theatres should be takes for a benefit for the masons ; the bricklayers cleared last season £ 4 $ by a similar entertainment . This was ultimately agreed to , and & committee of twelve persons appointed to carry it out . The meeting then adjourned .

      CABJJSLE . —Pdblic Breakfast . —On Monday , the 6 th instant , a pablio breakfast was given to John Dixon , Esq ., late Mayor of the borough of Carlisle , in the Coffeehouse Assembly-room , in consequence of bis services aa obief magistrate for tbe last two years . Abeut eighty gentlemen sat down to a most sumptuous repast ; after which , the Chairman , G . G . Monnsey , Esq ., Mayor , gave several loyal toasts , which were warmly responded to . He then gave "John Dixon , Esq ., late Mayor ef Carlisle , " which was received with the most flattering tokens of respect by the company . Mr . Dixon returned thanks in a neat and appropriate address . Several other toasts were given , after which the company broke up .

      Awn-Coas Law League , Carlisle . — This ailbut defunct body have been honoured during the past week with a visit from a Mr . Curtis , of Ohio , United States of America . On Friday , the 3 rd instant , it was announced by the following handbill that Mr . Curtis would lecture on the Corn Laws . "American bread in exchange for British labour . John Cur tis , Esquire , of Ohio , U n ited States , will deliver a lecture , at eight o ' clock , in the Tabernacle , Lowther-street , on Friday evening , the 3 rd instant , on tbe Great Capacity of America for supplying food , in exchange for British manufactures , and the advaatageB to be derived therefrom if the Com Laws were repealed . Admission , Twopence . " Before proceeding te make any remarks on the lecture , we

      cannot but notioe tbe T « ry anomalous conduct of the committee of the Tabernacle in granting the use of that place for a political lecture , which , but for the charge , would in all probability bave led to discussion , and perhaps dissension , more especially when we recall to oar remembrance the refusal of tbe eame body to allow the use of the Tabernacle to the Rev . Mr . Forsyth , one of their own body , to preach a charity sermon on behalf of tbe Rev . Joseph Rayner Stephens . Such conduct on the part of the committee is , to say the least of it , utterly disgraceful , and likely to lead to considerable dissention among the members . In regard to the leoture of Mr . Curtis , we intend to say little . If Mr . Curtis is paid by the Anti-oora Law League ,

      they have made a very bad choice ; for Mr . Curtis is one of the most feeble and unimpressive speakers we ever listened to , as a public lecturer . The charge of two-pence for admission , was evidently made to keep out the Chartists , so that the League might have things all their own way ; and so far it proved effectual , for there would not be more than about three hundred persons present . Mr . Curtis does not even possess tbe advantage of baing a good deelaimer ; a qualification which many of the league lecturers possess to a great extent ; and of which tbey make a most unbounded use . Mr . Curtis assumed a great mass of false data , from which be reasoned , and finally arrived at moat unwarrantable conclusions . For instance , be stated that " tbe

      Americans would take all tbe manufactured goods we would seBd—providing we would take their corn in return . " Now , we would ask , is this at all likely , seeing that the Americans have a strong desire to be independent ef other countries for their clothing , and are at present engaged in a sort of rivalry with Britain ; and it is certain that tbey are fast overtaking it , both in tbe excellence and cheapness of their products . Let as for a moment look at the facts , and we will then readily discover that it is not at all likely that America will either neglect er give up her present system of manufactures . The cotton manufacture was introduced so bite as 1790 , and in 1832 , the n&mber of mills in twelve states was 795 ; of spindles , 1 . 246 , 503 ; power looms ,

      38 , 506 ; persons employed , 57 , 466 ; amount of capital employed , £ 9 , 375 , 000 Stirling ; being one-feurth of the capital invested in tbe same branch in Britain . They can procure the cotton much cheaper than in England . All improvements in machajiism speedily find their way to this spot . Household manufactures of woollen , linen , and cotton are made to a great extent . It is fcupposed that nearly twothirds of domestic clothing is made in country places . Attempts are making , with great success , to introduce tbe manufacture of silk . The mulberry tree grows spontaneously in the middle States . Under these circumstances , is it not more than pro . babie that America will shortly be able to produce a sufficiency of goods to supply its own wants , so

      that it is not at all likely she will take our manufactured goods to any great extent . Mr . Curtis argued that by taking American corn in exobange for our goods , that wages would rise in this country ; a statement wholly at variance with truth and probability ; for supposing we bad twice the demand for our manufactured goods , is there not pewer of machinery sufficient to produce it , without extending hand labour to any great extent . Moreover , were it even as Mr . Curtis would have it , that America could supply us with a sufficiency of corn , and take the whole of our manufactured goods , would it be prudent so to act I—thus throwing our own land out of cultivation , inundating the manufacturing wttbb with hordes of agricultural labourers ,

      who would have the effect of still further redueing the wages of those engaged in the produce of manufactures—thus causing increased misery and destitution , in addition to tbe frightful extent to which it at present exists . Were the Corn Law repealed to-morrow , and all the benefits anticipated therefrom realised , still we question if the working man would be a gainer , for bis labour is not protected , and the increased power of maohinery , would be more than adequate to the extra demand , and what would become of our farmers and agricultural labourers under such circumstances ! Why , they would be driven into the manufacturing districts , ( already too densely populated , ) to starve , or take up their abodes in the Poor Law Bastiles . The land , in place of being neglected , must be improved—must be made to produce more —a greater number of people must be domici'ed upon it . There is one fact alone , ( says Mr . Hollis ,

      in his admirable lectures on the progress and results of machinery ; , which demonstrates the cause of Swiss prosperity , and that is , that they are not oaly a country of producers , supplying tbe nations of the world with their products , but that they are at the same time consumers , and from the subdivision of the land—there being an intermixture of agricultural and aniiin occupations , and that a great portion of the inhabitants prod ace a portion of their own subsistence . The Swi ? s peasant goes oh his plot of ground , and produces what will secure him from hunger , and returns to his loom to provide the means of other comforts , and some of the luxuries of life . "The loom , " says Mr . Symons , speaking of Switzerland , which in England is an exclusive and starring occupation , "is tnerea pastime of supplementary occupation . " And , speaking of the Poor Laws , he says , " the sums raised for the relief of tbe impotent poor are very trifling . "

      ABERDEEN—Strike . of the London Masons . —A public meeting of the inhabitants ot Aberdeen was held oa Friday evening , Pec . 3 rd , in the Temperance Hall , George ' s-street , for the purpose of laying before the publio the whole of the circumstances connected with the strike of the masons , lately employed at the Houses of Parliament » nd Nelson ' s Monument , London , and Woolwich Dockyard , and then determining whether they deserve the sympathy and support of the operative classes of Aberdeen , for the stand they have taken againft tyranny and oppression . Mr . Maokay , moulder , was unanimously called to the chair . The minutes of a previous meeting of delegates being rtad , the Chairman briefly addressed the meeting , and called

      upon Mr . Carter , a London delegate . He said , however diffident be was in addressing a meeting of such magnitude , a tbing he was not accustomed to do , yet it was a seuroe of gratification to him , to have an opportunity of divesting the public Bind of those false statements , caused by the misrepresentation of tbe London press . It was a duty incumbent on him to lay before that meeting a statement of facts as to the cause » f the strike , and leave them to judge for themselves . He then entered into a detailed account of the charges made against Allen , which appeared in our former numbers . He also showed

      tbe meeting tbe futile atteapts that had been made by Grissell and Peto to-refute those charges , and the manner in which they had shrank from pablio investigation ( which seemed to give grtat satisfaction to the meeting ) , and retired amidst the nost enthusiastic applause . —Mr . Archibald M'Donald , flaxdresser , said be came forward with muck pleasure to address a meeting of this kind , when he knew their cause was just . He reprobated tke conduct of Allen , for he thought he had tseated the men worse than beas . s , as bo oie would refuse his horse a drink of water when he was in need of it , and be hoped it weuld skow tc the work-

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      ing classes generally the neoessity of uniting in the grand struggle , as the only sure means of protecting themselves from the inroads of such tyrannical employers . ( Cheers > He entered mildly and deliberately into the merits of the case before the meeting , and concluded by proposing the following resolution , namely , "That this meeting fully jus-Ufiea tbe proceedings of the masons who lately struck at the two Houses of Parliament against the overbearing and tyrannical conduct of their foreman , and pledges itself to nse every possible exertion in order to secure their triumpa . " . Mr . Dunoan Nicholson , wooloomber , seconded the resolution , and after reading a letter from the Dundee Chronicle , confirming the charges made by the masonsthe

      resolu-, tion was put and carried unanimously , amidst long and loud chosen ,. —Mr . John Legge , mason , then rose . ( Cheers . ) He came forward with much pleasure to pr » pog « * resolution which be held in his hand , beoanse he knew the contents of it were j ™* - He entered i Q a qualified manner into the effects of disorganisation , which was the cause of such meetings as these : was it not for the unprincipled of their own class , they would not be under the necessity of calling for publio sympathy and support , and he was happy to say they had not called in vain ; but he hoped still farther , that it would be a lesson for those who had not yet united , and cause them to come forward , and put their shoulder to the wheel in the common cause .

      ( Cheers . ) After a lengthened an ! able speech , he proposed the following resolution : — * That it is the opinion of this meeting that the conduct of those individuals who have been so unmanly and unprincipled in supplanting those masons who struck from the employ of Messrs . Grissell and Peto , London , against the tyrannical and overbearing conduct of their foreman , George Allen , is highly reprehensible , and trust that at no distant period they will meet with that contempt their base conduot so justly merits . " Mr . W . Donald seconded the resolution , whioh was put and carried unanimously . Mr . Mitchell , bookseller , next rose amidst long and load cheers . He entered in a clever manner into the ease ; he bad sever

      Been a case more clearly made out in his life than that against tbe tyrant Allen . He then in an eloquent and characteristic speech , exposed the truth-perverting , venal disposition of the London press generally , but particularly tbe Times , Weekly Dispatch , and Momiug Advertiser . He said if the Times had Mid annhing in favour of the masons , he should immediately have concluded that the masons were wroBg , for he never knew them to advocate a just cause . As for the Dispatch , it was easily explained , as it generally grappled at the whole market . He would say but little of the Morning Advertiser ; it could not be expected to advocate the cause of so temperate a body of men , it being the property of the Rublicana . He entered warmly into

      the neoessity of supporting a paper that would advocate their interests , or they might always expeet to meet with nmilar treatment to the masons . He then concluded his able and appropriate speech , amidst loud cheers , by proposing the following resolution , viz . " That this meeting reprobate the conduct of a portion of the London papers , viz . the Times , Weekly Dispatch , and Morning Advertiser and pledges itself only to support that portion of the press which advocates the rights of the workiug olasses , and withdraw it from those that acts against them . " Mr . M'PhersoB , comb manufacturer , in ft neat and appropriate speech , seconded the resolution , which was put and carried unanimously . A vote of thanks was given to the chairman , and the meeting separated .

      KHYhEY . —Strike at Rhtnet Ibok Works . —The workmen at tke above irou works have returned to their work , and there was not the slightest breach of the peace . It is now understood that the great cause of complaint arose from the tommy or truck shops being upheld insuoh force ; the _ gooda being sold at the highest possible price , ana of a very inferior quality . The state of the working classes in these districts is truly shocking and lamentable , and from every indication , it is more than probable , we shall b * ve a winter of dreadful suffering .

      CONOLETON— " Babbt" Meeting . —On Thursday week , the Mayor called a public meeting to agree to a congratulatory address to the Queen because she had girea the nation a son . The Chartists attended and proposed an amendment , acquainting her Majesty with the distress of the labouring population . A long discussioB ensued , which ended in the Mayor declining to pat the amendment , and declaring the meeting dissolved . UVSBPOOL .-Corn Laws . —Col . Thompson . —A placard having appeared on the walls of this town , announcing that Colonel Thompson would deliver a lecture oa the Corn Laws , on the 30 th of November , and further , that he would prove that all the evils of soniety were the result of those laws .

      and their operation the immediate cause of our labourers and artizans being without employment . The Chartists were not a little surprised at this public pledge to the people of Liverpool on behalf of Colonel Thompson , they having hitherto entertained an opinion that as he ( the Colonel ) had assisted in drawing up the Charter , and having subsequently avowed his adherence to its principles , that he ascribed the evils of { society to their true source , namely , class legislation , although at the same time he was labouring for a rcpoal of tbe Corn Laws . But the Chartists were soon to be usdeceived , as the sequel will show . A deputation from the Chartists consisting of Messrs , M'Cartney and Laurie , waited on the Colonel previous to the meeting , in a room

      attached to the Qaeeu ' s Theatre , the place where the meeting was about to be held , for the purpose of learning personally from himself whether he was prepared to redeem the pledge which the Cora Law Repealers had given on his behalf . Having with some difficulty gained an interview , the deputation requested to know whether he ( the Colonel ) ascribed the evils of society and the present national distress to the Cora Laws , and whether those laws were the cause in themselves of so many of our operatives wandering the country in a state of destitution and unwilling idleness . To the first question a very evasive answer was returned , the Colonel Baying " that the Corn Laws were tbe grand link in the chain of monopoly . " To the second

      question he replied " that no doubt existed on his mind but that those laws were the immediate cause of so many being out of employment . " The deputation were about to ask if he thought uncontrolled maohinery had nothing to do with the non-employment of oar operatives , when James Harvey , Esq , addressing himself to Charles Holland , Esq ., both of whom bad accompanied the Colonel , said , " Mr . Chairman , it is quite time that the meeting was opened , " and this previously to having entered the place of meeting , mnob less a Chairman proposed . This was evidently done for the purpose of abruptly putting an e&d to the . interview . All parties then retired to the Theatre , when Mr . Holland , having taken the chair , introduced Colonel Thompson to the

      meeting . The Colonel was received with the plaudits of the whole assembly , the Chartists who were present still believing him to be a friend to their cause , and ignorant of tbe result of the interview . The Colonel delivered a true Corn Law address , abounding with the usual fallacies of the benefits resulting to the working olasses from a repeal , and , in the course of his speech , denied that maohinery had been productive of evil to the working olasses . At the conclusion of his speech , the Chairman said that if any person in the meeting had any questions to ask the Gallant Colonel , now was the time to do so . Mr . Barnard M'Cartney , a working man , then came forward , amid loud * cheers , and stated that he was desirous of asking the Colonel a question or two . He said ho

      had not come forward for the purpose of offering anything approaching to the nature of a factious opposition . He had merely risen for the purpose of having certain impressions which he bad imbibed removed , or more fully strengthened . He had understood the Colonel to say , that if our manufacturing trade increased , the wages , and consequently the comforts of the working man must increase in the same ratio . Now , he ( the speaker ) had found that in the year 1797 we manufactured twenty-three million pounds of cotton . The average wages at that period in the cotton department were 26 s . 8 d ., whilst in 1840 , we manufactured 460 million pounds , and the wages in the cotton spinning and weaving department averaged fis . 6 d . Now . he would appeal

      to the experience of those present how far the Colonel had been borne out by facts . Let their comforts and present condition answer the question . The Colonel , in reply , said , that all was owing to tne Corn Laws , but with regard to Mr . M'Cartney ' s observation of thehaudloom weavers he ( Colonel Thomson ) denied that the hand-loom weavers were badly off . This declaration was received with the marked indignation of the meeting . Mr . M'Cartney said that he had another question to atk . The Colonel had stated that machinery had not been productive of injury to the operatives ef this country , and in support of that assertion instanced the printing business in the metropolis . Now he ( Mr . M'Cartney ) wished to know what had caused 1 , 200 connected with , the printing department in London alone , according to the Weekly Dispatch , to be waaderine the streets of

      our va&t metropolis without employment , even when the people at the present tine read beyond . calculation more than at any former period . The Colonel was quite at a stand still , but recapitulated something which he bad previously asserted , amid tbe mingled hisees and cheers of the meeting . Mr . John Ambler , another working man , wished to know if we possessed a power in this country equal to 600 , 000 , 000 human beings , and the world contained but 800 , 000 , 000 inhabitants , where we must obtain a market for all that our machinery was capable of producing even with a Repeal of the Corn Laws ! The Colonel in reply said that Mr . Ambler bad asked a question very difficult to answer , but still that was no reason why tbey should not go on for a Repeal of the Corn La > we . Mr . Ambler then wanted to know , and he hoped the gallant Colonel would be better capable of answering this question , than the former eue , Why we

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      must travel t j tbe uttermost limits of the earth in search of agricultural produce , when eur own country contained 76 , 000 , 000 of acres , only 26 , 000 , 000 of whiota was in a state of ouHiva ion , and our population treading the surface of that rery uncultivated soil , without employment and without food ? The Colonel seemed in aa perplexing a predicament aa before , and denounced the Chartists for their interference , after having been invited by his own chairman to ask questions ; denounced the Char tist leaders in mass , charged them with designs of throwing the country into anarchy and revolution , declared that he had withdrawn himself from them for ever , and regretted having assisted in drawing up the Charter . Daring this delivery he was assailed with etieo of * traitor ' " renegade , " deceiver , " from all parts of the house . A Cot a Law resolution was moved and seconded ; but the Chairman , for obvious reasons , would not put it to the meeting .

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      Unwed States . —The next candidate for the Presidenoy of the United States is already named , and American writers take it for granted that he will be the President . General Scatt is favourably known to the English public , as a man who unites to a reputation for talent in his profession a considerable share of popularity among his fellow-citizens , and a very high nama for blended discretion and courtesy , in the somewhat delicate diplomat ! o duties which have been incidental to his employment as a eommander on the border . The canvassing circular whieh he has issued will not add to his reputation here . It is written in a loose « tyle , meant probably for frank and soldierly familiarity , yet disfigured by

      that di « actio air which is perceivable to a greater degree in the composition of Mr . Tyler and General Harrison . It expounds no new views—gives to none ef its very trite subjects the smallest relief of novelty . It expresses no yery decided opinions . The General , indeed , asserts a positive conviction on one or two points , bnt only in accordance with the popular bent ; while he uses mild and general terms . The impression which his address is calculated to produce is , that with an appearance of soldiery independence , he will prove as accommodating a politician as General Harrison ; and there is nothing to b&ow fer it that he will not display as much want of purpose as Mr . Tyler .

      Distress im the CotrNTity . —The iron-masters of Scotland have resolved to blow out for six months one-fourth of their furnaces . This 1 . ? a resolution of dire neoessity on the part of tbe masters , and will , of course , be felt with great severity by the numerous body ef operatives in connexion with this br . > nch of industry in the west of Scotland . Again , the early severity of the winter throws completely idle , considerably before the usual period , that industrious body the masoaB , and other out-door workers in connexion with them . The calico-printing business is in the most hopeless state , and we are certain we do nat exaggerate when we say that in the west of Scotland one-half of the workers are idle , and that the same aumber of masters would be bankrupt had they not capital to fall back upon . As to the wearing population , they have for so long frequently had occasion to state the helpless state they are come to , that we do not feel inclined to say more about them . —Glasgow Chronicle '

      Mb . S . Crawfokd , the honourable member for Rochdale , has been confined for the last fortnight at his residence , Crawford ' s-burn , by very serious indisposition . The Gospoet branch of the London and Southwestern Railway was opened on Saturday , by the Directors and other gentlemen ; and a grand dinner was given at Goaport in honour of the occasion . The whole line of railway from London to Gosport was opened to the public on Monday . A detachment of troops , pait of the reinforcement destined for China , were conveyed by means of tbe railway to Portsmouth .

      Switzerland . —Switzerland has taken another instalment of revolution . A theologioo-political dispute in the Canton of Argna has given occasion for dissensions in other Cantons ; the Aristocracy of the Protestant provinces siding with the turbulent and oppressed Catholics of Argau , the Democrats with the excessive austerity of the Argovian Anti-papists . In the central legislature , the deputy of tke metropolitan Canton voted for tho Aristoorates and the Catholics , against the suppression of the Argovian convents ; and his conduct has brought about a revolution in Geneva—the expulsion Of the Aristocrats from their little remaining power , and the promise of a thorough change in the constitution .

      Canada . —Mr . Johnson , a Lieutenant in Colonel Dyer ' s Corps , and one of the parties implicated in the Grogan affair , had been tried at Montreal , by cour t-martial . He did not deny having participated in the attack on Grogan , but he addressed the Court in mitigatioa of punishment , lie was cashiered . Some petty quarrels bad occurred on the Northeastern boundary , in consequence of the American ex parte surrey . The American Commissioners had drawn a line of boundary which , as i t affected the righto of private property , was very unpopular . Ia one instance , the observatory temporarily erected was destroyed by British settlers , and the surveyors were assaulted .

      Burglart ass Mubdrb . —An old man , upwards f seventy years of age , named Adams , residing near the Windmill , Walsall , was brutally murdered by a party of burglars , on the night of Tuesday last . The unfortunate deceased derived a email income from several houses ; and it is supposed that the circumstance of his haring collected his rents a day or two before the deed was perpetrated instigated the murderers to their diabolical act . They effected an entrance to his house through the roof of a low brewhou . se ; but the noise they made having disturbed him , he made resistance with a stable fork , the appearance of which indicated that one or more

      Of his assailants were severely gored by its prongs . A woman , living in the adjoining premises , heard the noise and saw the men ( who are said to be four ) , and b y calling eut to them caused them to decamp , leaving their aged victim so deeply injured by their violence that he died on the following day . The ruffians were disappointed of the expected booty ; the deceased having deposited his money , £ 10 , in the bank , oa the previous day . A person named Johns was taken into custody , on suspicion , on Thursday evening , having upon his person , or premises , & pistol corresponding with one which the murderers had left upon the premises of tbe deceased . —Staffordshire Examiner .

      Shocking Accident in a Factory . —On Saturday as inquest was held at Liverpool , before P . T . Cnrrie , Esq . to inquire touching the death ef Mary Mulrey , aged 6 ixteen . It appeared , that the deceased worked in the cotton factory on the canal bank . On Friday afternoon , at half-past ; one o ' clock , she was leaning on a strap which had been thrown out of gear . By some means or other , the strap was caught by tbe machinery , and the poor girl was caught up , feet first , carried over the shaft , and pitched thence a considerable distance , till she alighted behind her own frame . She was taken up insensible , and carried to a room below , when , on examining her , it was found that her leg was completely severed at the knee , and that she had received other shocking mutilations . She was conveyed to the Northern Hospital , where her ease was at once pronounced hopeless . She never rallied , and died at six o ' clock . The jury returned a verdict of accidental death .

      Rival Auctioneers at a Fair . — " Here you are !" cried one genius ; "here ' s a beautiful brass-mounted two-foot box rule , with slide and all completeagoin' for the small sum of one shillin—only one shillin—think of that ! ' Why , it ' s worth the money , if it was taly for the purpose of pawning it for eighteen pence , and selling tbe ticket for two shillings . What ! none of you give a shillin ! Why then I must take ninepenoe , that's ail . Goin' for ainpence . I see a genl ' man afeeling for his money ; out with it , Sir , don ' t be afraid . This here rule ' 11 measure the extent of your sweatheart ' s affection for you—it ' 11 measure the integrity of a Jew , or tbe virtue of a woman—it ' 11 take the breadth and depth of all the professions of friendship that a man makes

      when he wants to borrow money of you ; and ' 11 give yon the square and cube of the promises that a candidate for a seat in Parliament makes to the -voters at a contested election . What , nobody give ninepence t Why then I must take -sixpence , I suppose . Agoin' for sixpence , the smallest coin but one in her Majesty ' s dominions . You'll never miss it out of your purse , Sir . That ' s your sort ! Hand up the browns , if you hav ' nt got silver ; one ' 11 do as well as t ' other . Thankye , Sir ; there's your rule ; do you live by it , and you' ll live wisely . " " Here !" cried his competitor , who now began to make himself heard , "here you have a bran-new watch , chain , and seals , and all for the low sam of 6 s . It keeps time surprisingly , for it never varies ; it ' s just the

      thing for a genl ' man what goes a courting , for whenever he pulls it out , if it ain't quite correct , his sweetheart ' s sure to think it ' s 'the time o' day * at any rate . Look at the seals . Here ' s on onelet me 9 &— TpojoerJiddel . ' That means ' a lass and a fiddle f and on the other , ' Sem per Idem , ' which meanB , " Y « urs , I ' m damned . " If they don't take any girl's heart by storm , why then it must be harder than Belle metal generally is , that ' s all I ' ve got to say . Who'll say 5 a . for the lot \ Look at the chain . It's like ont of Cupid's—eo airy yeu caa hardly feel it , and yet so strong yon can't break away from it any more than a prince can break hifl word , and it ' s proverbial , ae that ' s * tbing

      they never do : oh no , not at all 1 An for the watch , when you ' re all wound up to tbe bidding point , all I can say is , the sooner it goes the better . Don't let me put it back again ; it ' s the cheapest watch that ever west up « n tick . Come , say 4 s . for the lot . Going' —goiQ—gone ! for that youne genlman in the smock freck , and the green ribands in his straw hat . Yen ' re got a dead bargain , Sir , and one that'll censekintly never trouble you with any complaints . Thank ye , Sir ! Hope you ' ve sot plenty of brothers and sisters . Dea ' t forget to wing ' em with you to the fair to-morrow . You ' re a nice family , I'll be borad .

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      Threc Deaths from Eatijto Putrid Greens — Much excitement has been caused during the last few days ia the ordinarily quiet village of Malvera and chu neighbourhood , by the sudden seizure ot a whole famil y ; of the name of Joaep , father , mother , and three children , with violent sickness and purging , ' after partaking of some bacon and boiled greens , on Tuesday se ' nnight . Suspicion immediately arose that poison bad been mixed with the food Of which they had partaken , bat nothing transpired to confirm each a supposition , and the cause of tho malady had therefore to be sought in natural causes . It was at length ascertained that the greens they nad dined off were in a half-frozen state , and were put into warm water before they had properly thawed by

      soaking them in cold water , the consequence was that they became , through decomposition , of a most pernicious and putrid quality . To this fact the illness was traced . Mr . Morison , of Malvern , was the first medical man called in , and Mr . J . N . Gardner , also of Malvern , was afterwards sent for , but in three out of five persons attacked , all their exertions have pi oved fruitless . Two of the children died oa Friday , and the father on Monday . An inquest was holden upon the bodies of the two little girls before W . S P . Hujjhes , Esq ., coroner and a very respectable jury , at the Somers Arms , Leigh Sinton , on Monday , when , after examination of tbe witnesses , the jury returned a verdict , " That the

      deceased died irom exhaustation produced by violent sickness and purging , oaused \ it is supposed , by eating greens . " . An inquest will be held on the body of the unfortunate father , —Jones , this day , Wednesday . M . Pierpoint , Esq ., surgeon of this city , has been employed to make a post mortem examination of the body , and will report the result of it to the jnry . The mother remains exceedingly ill , and is not expected to survive . Great consternation prevails in the neighbourhood on account of the singular Hature of the malady , the unusual cause from which it is inferred to have resulted , and its awful and extensively fatal termination . — Worcester Chronicle .

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      THE IRON DUKE AND THE STARVING PEOPLE . Much has been said and written about the Duke of Wellington , bat there is one remarkable trait in the Duke ' s character which has never been noticed publicly , out of deference , we presume , to his fame ; which trait is , the strong desire of the duke to get possession of as much money as possible , and his equally strong desire not to part with what he L& 3 once got possession of . Much as the country has heard of the Duke receiving , in the way of pablio gra . ts , high pay , liberal pensions and equally liberal sinecures , to use one of his ewn favourite phrases " nobody , " n « body has erer heard of the Duke making himself famous by heading publio subscriptions . We bave an excellent illustration of the character of the Duke of Wellington in this respect

      from the following correspondence which took place between his grace and the deputation lately sent to London from Paisley to solicit subscriptions for the buffering people , whose petitions the Duke turned go deaf an ear to before the late prorogation of Parliament . Almost immediately on the arrival of the deputation in London , the Rev . Dr . Burns and the Rer . Mr , Baird addressed a note to the Duke of Wellington , stating the object of their mission , tbe urgent nature of the Bufferings of the people there , which had induced them to leave their charge for the purpose of soliciting tbe means of keeping them in life . The note , at the same time , most respectfully solicited an interview with his grace , for tho purpose of laying the condition of the people of Paisley before him . To this request the deputation received tbe following laconic reply : —

      " Walmer Castle . Oct . 26 , 1841 . —Field-marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his compliment . " to Dr . Robert Burns . He is much concerned that . being out of town , it is impossible for him to tin * time to receive the deputation . —The Rev . Dr . Burns , 21 , Maschcsler-buildisgs , Westminster , " Two days after receipt of the above note , through the medium of the public papers , as well as from the stir about Apsley- house , the deputation were made aware of the Duke of Wellington having returned to London , when they lost no time in forwarding th « following note to his Grace : — " Tbe members of the deputation from Paisley and

      the neighbouring-places in Renfrewshire , most respectfully solicit , an interview with his Grace the Duke of Wellington , now that he has returned to London , for the purpose of submitting their subscription sheet to his consideration , and for the purpose of affording his tfraee some important information regarding the condition of that unfortunate portien of her Majesty ' s subjects , whom tbe deputation are sorry thus to represent . —21 , Manchester-buildings , October 29 , 1841 . " To the above note the Duke of Wellington forwarded the following curious reply , which , take it all in all , we are sure will be read with astonishment over the whole country : —

      " London , October 30 , 1841 . —Field-marshal the Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to the members ef the deputation from Paisley . It is true that the Duke returned to town the njgbt before last , in order to attend at Backif gham Palace when her Majesty will be confined . The Duke ' s time has been and will be much occupied while he will beta London , and he must again decline to receive the visit of the deputation from Paisley . He pays every at tea . ion it is in his power to give to the distresses at Paisley as well as elsewhere . A meeting to discuss them is not necessary in order to draw his attention to these distresses , and his other occupations render it necessary that he should decline to receive the deputation . He begs tho deputation to observe that be is not in the Queen ' s political service

      —that he doeB not fill any political office , and exercises no power or authority . —The members of the deputation from Paisley . " By the time his grace came to write this singular epistio , he seems to have got rid ef all the " concern " ho had felt when writing ids first note , ai not being able to receive the deputation ; owing to his distance from London . With the same ease , however , as he seems to have got rid of the " concern , " he also managed to get rid of all allusion to the subscription for the relief of the " distress at Paisley , he was giving every attention in his power to I'If the Duke was giving his attention , to the distress , he took special care to give nothing more than his attention . The following letter , next addressed to his grace by the deputation , was not honoured with an

      answer : — " My Lord Duke , —The undersigned members of the deputation from Paisley and Renfrewshire , have to acknowledge the receipt of the card from your Grace , dated tbe 30 tb , in answer to their application for leave to wait upon your Grace with their tubscription-sheet , and for tbe purpose of stating personally to your Grace the wretched condition of many thousands of the sober , industrious , and most ingenious tradesmen in the town of Paisley and neighbourhood , owing to their inability to obtain employment . We regret exceedingly that your Grace should not bave found it convenient to admit of an interview for the purpose referred to . Aa a deputation , we were appointee at a late joint

      meeting of the most influential resident magistrates of the county , with the magistrates of Paisley , and other gentlemen , who take an interest in the relief of the suffering workmen . There were present at tbe said meeting the convener of the ocunty , several of her Majesty ' s deputy-lieutenants , and the Sheriffsubstitute of the district , as well as the magistrates of Paisley ; and the instructions specially given to the deputation by the meeting veto to lay before the heads of her Majesty ' s Government a statement of the condition of the inhabitants , and to solicit their Aid and patronage to a subscription . Having , therefore , been appointed by such authority , and for such a purpose , the deputation , will feel themselves most awkwardly situated if , after travelling front

      four to five hundred miles , they are obliged to return home without being permitted to lay a statement of their case before your Grace personally . Because , whatever may be the nature of the appointment yoor Grace may hold as a member of tbe Government , we , as a deputation , and the whole country , consider your Grace ono of the most influential of her Majesty ' s advisers , and one of the principal heads of the government . We feel justified in entertaining this opinion , from the public declaration lately made by your Grace from your place in the House of Peers , that , 'you would take on yourself the responsibility of advising her Majesty to prorogue Parliament . 'In again soliciting an interview , which we hope

      your Grace will be so kiad as to grant , we hare most respectfully to assure your Grace , that we do so for no-other purpose but to lay before your Grace a true Etatement of the unprecedented and almost incredible destitution of the large manufacturing town we come froia—such as we have seen and can vouch tot personally . We may be permitted to add , that nothing is farther from our intention than to trouble your Grace with any party views whatever , or to propose remedies for the evils complained of . Hoping your Grace will reconsider our application , we are , most respectfully , your obedient servants , Ae « b » Baibd , minister . —John HxNDKBsoM . " 21 , Manehester-baildings , Nev . 1 , It 41 .

      Without much further remark , we leave the correspondence in the hands ' of eur contempraries , perfectly aware that it requires no comment from us to exhibit the Duke of Wellington in a more ridica > loua light than he has done himself , under bis own hand . The country will be astonished to learn tfcai the Groat Duke—the Iron Duke—wko boasted k » would take on himself the whole respoisiblity ef advising the prorogation of Parliament , should , foe the sake of a paltry twenty or twentf-ove pounds fe

      the way of subscription , shrink from Meeting the representatives of those people he had bo heedlessly handed over to four months' starvation in winter The country will also be anxious to know if be does not "fill any political office , " or if he " exercise no power or authority , " what was his buBinees atBuokr iughain-house at the confinement of the Queen . Are we to understand the Duke that it was only in his character of field marshal that be claimed the privilege of being present aa a peeping boy t to watcft thf progress of events behind the scenes I

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      THE NORTHERN STAR •____ 3

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 11, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1139/page/3/