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      H 0 T 3 SE OP COMMONS . —Fan *? , 3 vsb 9 . 32 x , BEESii reported from -ihelSotSnghain Election jvgjmattee , *• Tbst Thomas € Ksbotne , jtnL , Esq , wag ajjy elected . " The Hon . Member moved that the -riaaice should 1 » printed . He sud the ground of hia mnSlon iras . tlttt ^ araimBiaacEs had been disclosed ^ fc * , Jed the Committee to think that a *» nisehsd vgsrpiasnefl ly de partfes for His purpose of precnrjnrfiwdence -which "was very orgecHonable . ^ QiE evidence-was ordoedto be printed . ^ petition "was presented *? lord J . Busskll from fgjtsJi electors of Xtarhsm , complaining of bribery nfl cOBBPtlon at the late election .

      jls , jeehe s »» e molice that on Tuesday sext , or on gje ^ esiBesS possible day after , he should prepose a jgsojniion to the effect that the payment of a pension joan lMepenflent ioragn aoierei gjk irom ihe tsxes of ge Enitea Kingdom was a -waste rf-public aoney and jd injasSee to the people of Qua country , and that g ^ Kicre thfi pension of £ 21 , 000 a year granted to the ^ js-rf C nn fpe rt and < raght to be discontinued TrMle he jojajned Eng of Hanover . ( Gheers . ) Ithavjpg been Tnmonred that a message fcanthe ^ o-btb teaching the state of Ireland was to bedeUvered . gje -ntmost sEcety prevailed amongttlhe member * and ggjgSB preSHlt .

      giR Psel appeared at the bar , and announced jjjjseJf sb the bearer o ? a message Iromtbe Queen . On . $ & the expectation was intense , ana each man held ! jjs iresUi for fear of losonga Trord . The message -was jjggeing the marriage of lie Princess Augusts . jjje disappointment of those -who expected another jjhj a ci&reni tind of message "was sufficiently ludiffga . Her Majesty ' s message , -which -was received -fSh ^ sezs , -was ordered to beiaken into consideration ^ aSoBday . In reply to questions , Lord Eliot explained the jaait . riots at Dnngannon , and aaid that a atipengayaagistrate had been sent down to investigate the jgjir . ¦ ysi Jocelts asked if Government were tsMng ^ jps So tore parfies arrested who committed ass ^ a on possess assembled to * petition ParJisment « just the Bepeal of the Union—the ease at

      DonixaS Eliot , answered , that Hie Government Trodd , i ttsas&j hat they had no infbrnaSian at present on ^ ndi to do so . lard 2 riOT explained , that the movement of troops ifc 3 y sea from Dublin to "Waterfowl , and immejEsielTsSersards ordered back again to Dublin , -was £ i coEsegne = ee of Informatioa reedved by the Comjnauaer-ia-CSnef , "wKdi Xorc Eliot declined to state . 33 s House wait into committEe on She Gansda ¦ fflieatana Flour BUI , after a protest from Mr . G . 2 £ asr against it , as a measure the most mischievocs to British interests , and a notice from Colonel Sibfisorp to divide the House on it upon the third jading . SeTasl clanses were agreed to , and progress rejoted . 26 e House went into committee on the Poor Law inenament < Irelsnd } B 3 L

      3 Ir . SEDI 5 GTOX moved that the bin be referred to a select committee , Irafc 'Withdrew it , after a disfp ^ jpnr ^ - Causes one , two , and -Qiree , were , after one division , ^ reea to , and progress reported . ° 33 ie Hoase afijonmed at a qnarter past twelve .

      MOSDAT , JVXZ 12 . ^ nrsBsnt to an order of the House , a « opy of Ore nidence taken "before the Nottingham Election ComsiUsa was presented at de bar and laid on the taBa . Hr . Gisbobse presented a peSfion from certain fieetora of ivottLujrham , in which they took notice of fte proceedings of the late election for NotUnEham . Iber stated , thai after the election certain pers-ns Vnowere named in the petition had ccenpled themjelresfoT a long period < rf timftin sending round their snissaries 2 nd distribnting money for the purpose of jeSiEg np Enbomed eviSence against the return z they ^ ited fliat sach eorrnpt pracfices wera calculated , m > Tea exposed and punisbecl , to bring ± he proceedinss

      lefcre elecgon « ommitSees into contempt , and in thek ^ imon were a gross breach of the privileges of tMs Bsmss . 3 Sey prayed ibe House to insfitote sn earnest sod strict inquiry into the allegations made by them , z&d they stated that they were in a situation to procure tnfienee to snbstandate them in the fullest manner ; iiey prayed that a committee might be appointed to ingnire into the isets alleged in the petition , before -iftdeh feey were wflang to jive evidence on oath relsfire ta all the proceedings in which they were engaged 4 ning the late election ; and farther , they prayed for » eh mSef , it He moved that the petition be printed » ith the votes , as it was hu intention to call the at < teation of the House to it on s future day . Ordered .

      33 ib Hon . Slenber then moved ttat the proceefihg 3 before the late Nottingham Election Committee ie printed . IheEsrl cf lascois *—May I ask the Hon . Member ¦ Etetherit is his intenSon to bring the petition under &s eensider&tKJB of the House ? aSr- ^ jiSBracEE—IJndonbtealy , I have given a notice to thtitffect . ITin the KoHe Lord allow me to ask a gnsilon of him in" letnrn ? Had the Koble Lord any BBa&don with the proceedings before the committee iMch lately inanired Into ths allegaticns made ^ vt >« $ -Qie return ias Nottingham on t ^*** late occanm ?

      IheEarJ of LIXC 0 L 5—Sir , I am aware that I should ie fnDy justiSad , and should , perhaps , better fulfil my tty as a Member of this House , if I declined to be a&Bdnsed by the Hon . Member —( cheers }—and declined toMirsrer a question that must be considered extraerffinajyana nnnsnal —( cketrsj . Sir , I am not only not x&amed , but I am fully prepared to defend the part 'Jpfijdni iava taken in any election , not only at 2 t&tfighaim but in any one in which I have been concerned 3 MheI » n . GsaUenianis indised tsgo tkrongh a series tffBesCDiis , and will -concede to me the same privilege —fbesr , hear]—and will promise me that he win give llsir jmd impartial ssstrer to every question I pro-Tocni to him , as far as I am concerned , I am -pei

      wy prepared to go through fhe ordeal—Houd feet 5 i . Ths Hon . Crsntleman has given notice of his 3 &s £ ihi to move Tor a committee ; if that is granted lam , sad 2 bb fh ^^ fc ^ X have ta ^ yp any steps in any ^ ecSm which were incompatible with my duty as a fimbet of this House , or the condnct of a gentleman , hewlllhne an opportunity of raHrng ~ a& , and I proniS 9 Mm fiaZ I will give as full answers to every ^ psSon put to me as I did before the committee » 0 T £ d farby ths Hon . Member fcr Bati ( Mr . Boebact ) —H&aEH . ) Sr , I am fully sensible ihat my duty iasld lead me to leave the question as it stands , k 4 as my refusal to answer the Son . Oentletoamighi leave an enoneona impresEion on the Bje 2 j of Hon . Members , I trust the House wiD excuse

      aefor 4 eparBng from what I ftfil is my du ^ , and Sfcnrme to answer tht ; qnestion which has been put fe as—( Hear , heat ) Sir , I will state at once that the fesenative electors of 2 fottingham did call upon me fe advice after the termination of the last election . ^* b lace 1 entered upon public life , they have dona ** the honour to place great re lance upon my opinion , * i iave frequeBtly been guided by my advice . After ^» 3 s& election they solicited my advice , and having 18 P * E * eated to me that the election had feeen obtained ^ m ^ awful mesns , I did advise them to present a XStkn against ihe Hon . Gsnflemani return , and to ^¦ ttBte it before lie House—^ and farther , it was upon ^ aflvice that the leial EEsistauce was retained . Qnibe question being again put from the chair ,

      * t Gisbokse sai 4 that the 2 foble Lord jthe I ^ rl rf liocGhu had misunderstood the motive with which |* had pet the question to him . It was gensrally ''^ wd . Tjy a krge body of ths electors of Kotlingham ** the Sable Lord was connected with the patty HUBEi which corrupt jw ^ Hw" iad been-chained . ; bnt * fe dx . Gisborne ) had iefore lecdtediach an answer •* " 9 at now given by thB Uohle Lordi , he wonld have " ^^ fitlEctors of Ifottingham , wilh -sKhomhewas Baaeeied , te dirmicR from thtir jninds any notion that ** 2 Tdbls Lord was in any way a party to the practices 'ssjSzined of ; and he ipped the Soble Lord would ** Sank fiat le had departed from Parliamentary * 8 | Bin having pat the -Question . Earl of

      ^ s Lisrors repeated , that ie had advised " |* pasties who had consulted him to petition against ** Ben . Member ' s return ; but with any corrupt prac ^ ^« , S any such ever existed , he need hardly « ay he ~^ no connsxion . Indeed , from all he learaed , he ^^ ay the corrupt practices existed on the oaer t ** s and it was in that conviction he had advised * the ^•^ "K iK ) « mEnlted fti ™ to petition against the late «* m . 5 a moSiHi was then agreed to . - ^ i S . Chawjokd said , he bad "been inlmsted with JsSfion sgnefl bj 2 , 000 inhabitants of the borough * JteSajhsm . Ihey compleihed of cormpt practices *** Jate as wdl asst fsrmer elections by lix . Waiter , ^* j 2 iia , and oifcers , and the petitioners prayed the i * j * wjo iEstitute a stdct inqxiiiy into the whole of ^ ffKiapt practices . Js ^ Petition ( as we nuderstood } was ordered to be

      , ^? 2 arl Liscoijs said , that he had to present s ^® fenn 3 aesEra . < Jiarke , Fysmore , and Pladgate , . ^^* % fte ageEts for the petitioners against the late ] 2 ? st * ar Nottingham . lieytomplaiEed of a conspi' igviy uiea&s -of "which -the ends of justice had been ^^ iia the lats proceedings before a committee of ^*^~ ttR , and also the petidon withdrawn ; and they ^^ wfeer an irooiry inio the wiola of these proceed-^^^ h the v . aw of having justice done to the parties ^^^ dj xn ^ alsoofiunishtiis the rarties -enssxed in Ihe also

      ^ f ^ swsions . petitioners complained , that j sr ^« SBd privileges oi that Hfensehad beenviolated by |!^~ j * IJTHjg felse ctiGence before one of its committees , jjg ^ Capering with other wircesses in onler to jj Sj ** fcsa to give falbe evidence . The petitioners 3 ^ . - ^ Soble Ies ) Dide Tazsy * th £ T sllegstaons ( j ^^ -syisaid ttey wjje reidy to prove , and they jgjfji ^ d by again playing ttat the wiple of tae matters 5 ^^^ in the petiiitn " mlgbi be duly inqnired into ^ ftf * * ^^ cldEItfl i ° fe printed . j ^ r ^^ Trrsvanor-ce , thit en the next sfegeof tbe 2 g ^ " T * ' ? B ^ l , is -FOTiid move the apjx > ii- ineEt o ' ^^ « S 5 to insaire irLe ^ er t ^ s long dwatioB oi

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      S ^^ SSaS S 5 ? SS 5 SSS 1 SSriMtou * "Bi wMch > iS . ' '" ? «"" notics &at t othecomi mateeof the Arms { Ireland ) BiH he would move aclausa Sff ^ 000501 ^ t 0 *«»» > ose arms should be branded for any loss they might sustain by that

      THE PBIXCSSS AVGVSTi . Of CAMBEJDGE . ^ ^ PEEL ^ SBtA ^ t ttie mea ? age from Her Majesty on Friday last be read . + v « Sl-. ' esty ^ » sss 3 ge was then read by the cleik at the table , as follows .- — " ViCTOKiA Begik A—Her Majesty thinks it right to acqnaini the House of Commons that she has given her consent tea marriage between h «* Roya \ Highness the Princess Augusta Caroline , eldest daughter of his Boyal aighness tfee Duke of Cambridge , and his Boyal High , ness . Frederick , Hereditary Grand Dake of Heckle * burgh Strelitz . : "The many proofs which the House of Commons has afforded of thrir affectionate attachment to Her Ma ^ Jrfitys person ana family leavs her Majesty no doubt o » their readiness to enable her Majesty to mike a suitable provision for her Boyal Highness on this occasaon .

      Sir R . ? eei then rose and said—Before I move that the House resolve itself into i Committee of the whole Hon « e , to take into consideration her Majesty ' s most gracious message , it will be right to move a formal address , thanking her Majesty for the communication which shB has been graciously pleased to make to the House . Of course to that formal reply to her Majesty ' s message I cannot anticipate the slightest objection . I am sure that the Hous 6 feels obliged to her Majesty for her gracious communication , and will be glad to hear that a princess , of that illustrious house of which her yajesty is tfce head , is about to ally herself in mar . ziage with a princa whose high character and amiable personal conduct have endeared him to every one who has had fhe honour of being acquainted with him . He is" already connected by more than cne tie with the

      throne of this country , and , so far as circumstances caa form any guarantee for the happiness of an union of this xnSure , there is ev * ry guarantee for the happiness of thiB ; aad I cannot forbear to express every wish that eveiy happiness may atieDd tbe ilJuairious prin ^ cess aad her consort in the union they are about to contract—{ cheeis > . I move tbatahnmble address be presented to her Majesty , offering tbe thanks of this House to her Majesty ' s mostgracious infonnatien of the intended marriage between her Boyal Highness the Princess Augusta Caroline and bis Bcyal Hij ± nesS Frederick , Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenbureh Streli * z , and assuring her Majesty that this House will immediately take into consideration her Majesty * most gracious message . The question having been put ,

      Mr . Hithe said , that no one could wish happiness to the illustrious Princess more . than he did , but at the same time le must say that the Bight Hon . Baronet seemed to have omitted what was very important He did not object to one word that was in the proposed address , he only wished to add two or three lines with referecee to what it was the duty of the House on some occasions to attend ta He thonghtthe Bight Hon . Bxrenet ctmld not expect that the House should ro into Committee before he had pven notice of bis motion to that effect . He presumed that the Right Bon . Baronet ought to state on this occasion that on a future day he would name the precise sum which ie should ask the house to vote by way of income for the Princess . On the Sd af May , 1797 , a message came

      down from the Crown announcing tbe intended marriage of xho Princess Boyal , when the House only voted the Address , and did not go into committee . He believed there were other precedents to the same effect ; bnt , whether there were precedents or not , tbe House was in a condition to make precedents for themselves , and they ought not to go into Committee immediately . He objected to a part of what had been stated by her Slsjesty . iA laugh . ) He wished to add to the words of the address two lines , which he thought it was the duty cf tfce House to insert , and to which he presumed the "Right Hon . B » ronet could not hare any objection . His amendment went to pledge the House to consider Her Majesty ' s message with refers ence to a due consideration of the condition of th $ nuances" and the diminished receipt from the ordinary sources of revenue , and to the state of many of Her Majasty ^ s subjects , and the depression of trade , and sspeciaDy to that suffering and destitution - "Men had so

      long prevailed , which her Majesty ' s gracious speech from the thione delivered by the Commissioners on the 2 nd of February had so deeply deplored . He wished her Msje > ty to take these subjects into her consideration ; he wished it because he believed that her Majesty \ fimld not wish that any step should be taken in " this mstier without due consideration of the circum : stances which bad "been stated from tbe throne in February last—ihear , hear ) . He wished , therefore , to propose these words in addition to the address , tnd he could not conceive that the Bight Hon . Baronet could have objection ta them—( cries of hear , hear ) . He could sot conceive it . He could not think that the Sight Hon . Birenet would consider it proper to take any steps in tbe matter without taking into consideration fee state of the finances , which tbe Bight Hon . Baronet hiiBself had stated were in a very nnsatitfao tory condition . All he wished was to add to the ad ? dress th-it to which he could not eoBceivs there could

      be any objection—Icrics of hear , hear ) . When that motion was disposed of . he should propose that the Bight Hon . Baronet should state in the House , and "before going into committee , what sum be meant to propose . Mr . Wiiiuss was not surprised at the manifestation of feeling on tbe other side of the House . He did not doubt th- readiness of Hon . Gentlemen opposite to tote away the public money without , as he believed ; any knowledge of the state of tSe country , or the ability of the people to pay The taxes . ( Hear , bear jj He rose , therefore , to second the motion of the Hon .

      Member for Moutrose , and if Hon . Members would listen he wonld give them some information to which , Jhey ought to attecd . Within nine ye * rs they had . added by their votes £ 42 , 800 , 000 sterling to the permanent dtbt of the eonntry . Within three years they had added by their votes £ S 000 , 000 sterling to tlie taxation of tbe country . He would like to know ¦ whither they were going to drive the country ? If they fandfcd-Lhfcy would not have some day or other to answer for this they were miKaken . Upon the question and amendment ,

      Sir R . JPeel said , —1 hope the two Hon . Gentlemen will allow the House to go into committee to enable me to state what is the proposal I have to make . I have acted not only in conformity with strict precedent , but in correspondence wilh those rules which are dictated by common sense and reason , without reference to precedent ( Hear , hear . ) The proposal I hpve now to make commits no one to approve of what I may state in committee . ( Hear , hear . ) The proposal is only at assurance to her Majesty that we tbank her for her most cradons communication , and consent to th ~

      consideration of the message—nothing more—it is not the soeption of the message f Hear , hear . ) If ow , snrely , in Gummirtee of the whole House there will be a much belter opportunity of my explaining to the house what is the nature of my proposal ; and though I cannot accede to the Hon . Gentleman's -wish that I should state it now , yet I cannot help conSdently hoping that the proposal 1 have to make will be one that will show that the Government have not disregarded the various considerations that , in the present state of the country , euzht to be duly considered .

      Mr . Agxiosbi felt much in favour of the proposition of his Hon . Friend the Member for Montrose , and at a fitting period he should support il ; but he would suggest that that was not the proper time for it—( hear , bezx ) . The best time would Ve in the next stage of the question . Mr . BtntE—I cannot do that . Mr . a « i . ioisbt—If that were sOj then he should vote with his Hod . Friend , though he felt unwilling to d"so now . Sir . T . Dcxcombe asked whether the B ght H « n . Barcnet intended to take the vote that evening ?

      SirB- Peel—I hope the proposal 1 have to make will meet with general acquiescence , because , it must be remembered that there must be a bill to carry the vote into effect ; it is founded on the assumption that there wSl be a marriage^—( hear , hear . ) Loid * HOWiCK pressed on Sir Robert Peal the propriety of not "fcin * : tfce House to agree to a grant of money withont giving time for consideration , thereby following the precedent adopted in ths case of Prince Albert . Sir B . Peel was noi disposed to resist postponement , if it were the general feeling of the House ; but still thought thatiis statement , if suffered to be made , would prove satisfactory . Lord J . BrssEU . considered that it would be more respectful to the Crown to go into eemmittee , in order to hear the proposal of ihe Government

      Mr . Httme said he should not withdraw his amendment . He wished her Majesty to know the truth , as far , at any rate , as he was concerned . The House then

      divided—For ths motion S 7 S For Mr . Hume's amendment .- 52 Majority 224 - Mr . HrMS called on Sir Robert Peel to make his statement before going into committee ; but after a few words from Sir Robert Peel , he withdrew his opposition . - TJie House then went into committee , and Si ? B . Peel rose and said , he would now state to the committee the precise nature of the proposal he was authorised te submit to them . In the first place , he might state that he did not mean to call on the comthat would effect

      mitt&E to affirm any proposition an imnjfcdiate addition to the burdens of the people . In nropoEiag a provision for her Boyal HighneBsthe Princess Ancusta he did not intend to call for an immeiiate vote of money—( hear . ) The general rale wife regard io fee provision for princesses , whether the dsuciters of tha rekning Sovereign or ef members of the Byjal house , he kund to have been , that the parents of Etch priocesses bad undertaken the piov .-£ 0- la ihem during tfceir lifetime , ether out of thi civD 11-+ in tie cas czSB ' or ° " -t of tae P 10 " ^ 011 T&ied irom tfce consolidated fund bj Parliament in the

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      other . To that piinciple he proposed strictly to adhere on the present occasion , and he therefore did not mean to propose any absolute vote of annuity , but one contangent on the death of " his Boyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge . In fact bis proposal amounted to the ¦ evoting of a portion of the annuity , now received by his Royal Hiphness to tfce use of the princess in toe event of bis Royal HigneEs ' sdeath— ( cbefirs ! . He was not going to enter into all the . cases in which provisions of this kind had been votedJar princesses of the blood Royal —it would be sufficient for ! him to refer to one or two instances , in order to guide ; the Houss in coming to ft decision in the present case . The principle to which he had referred whs adopted in tbe year 1778 , when his Majesty George III . -waa enabled to allot £ 30 , 000

      -year , as provision for five princesses ; and it was acain recognised in the case of her Boyal Highness the Princess Sophia of Gl&cester , on whose behalf a provision was made , which was to take effect on the death of her father . It was in iBtrict accordance with the practice adopted on the latter occasion , and with the principle thai regulated the other case he had referred to , that he should now propose the vote for h « r Royal Highness the Princess Augusta ; and , notwithstanding the course whieti the Hon . Member for Montrose and those who acted with him had , from a sense of their public duty , taken , he ( Sir R Peel ) confidently felt that they did cordiaLy participate with him in wishing every possible happiness to 5 iex Royai Highntss and the DaJce of Meckienburgh Streliiz . The amount he proposed for her Royal Highness -was one which he hoped wonld satisfy the House that every consideration that

      oucht to be borne in mind in making arrangements of this kind had been attended to . He proposed that , in tee event of the proposed marriage taking ple . ee < a c- ' ause necessary as a matter of form ) , the sum of £ 3 , 000 per annnni should be settled on her Boyal HUhness . to be paid in the event of the death of his Boyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge —( hear , hear ) . He did not desire to draw rany contrast between this proposal and that which had been made on a fonrer occasion ; but at the same time he might observe that it would be found to be less . He hoped the House would bear in mind that no . money waa immediately to be voted , that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge would still provide for the princess during his life , and that it was only in the event of bis death that the public woald become chargeable with the proposed annuity of £ 3 , 000 —( bear ) . Ihe motion having been put ,

      Mr . M-ACKi-NJiOJi proposed an amendment , that the annuity should be reduced to £ 2 , 000 , to be granted from the day of the marriage . He entered into some calculations to p-ove the superiority of Ms proposition to that of the Government , but he was greatly interrupted by the impatience of the Jlouse . Sit Robert Peel said that the amendment , though ostensibly a reduction , was really a proposition for an increased grunt , inasmuch as it was to take effect from the day of the marriaga He , therefore , submitted that thb Committee could not entertain the proposition . After Eome discussion on the point of form , Mr . Mackinnon withdrew his amendment .

      Mr . Williams wiBhed that the Right Hon . Baronet , instead of referring to precedents established in this country , bad followed tie practice adopted in the case of those numerous German princes and princesses Who had from time to time formed alliances with the Boyal Family . He wonld have found Very little difficulty in discovering that no member of tbe Royal Family in this country had ever , in forming alliances with those German princes or princesses , received ene farthing of fortune . He shonld like to know what pretence there

      was in the present state of tbe country for adopting a different rule in favour of German princes or princesses saeking alliances with the Royal Family from that which was pursued towards the Reyal Family itself ? Tbe Duke of Cambridge had ample allowances of the public money io enable hiss to provide for his own children . His Royal Highness was now in the receipt of £ 27 , 000 of tbe public money per annum . He was colonel of two regiments , each having two battalions , and be had recently been created head ranger of two of the parks .

      Sir B . Peel—His Boyal Highness derives no emolument from that situation—( bear , hear ) . Mr . Williams—That was perfectly marvellous—fa laugh ) . He ? u uncommonly delighted to hear that his Boyal Highness had undertaken a duty without emolument In that Tespect he had shown a noble example , worthy ef being followed ; but hewaB afraid his followers would be " few an 3 far between" —( a laugh , and a cry of " The Dnke of Sussex held the same office" ) . He thought it must be admitted , looking to the immense amount of pnblic money which his Boyal Highness the Dnke of Cambridge had received , that tbe exercise of proper prudence and care would have enabled him to make ample provision for his children . His Boyal Highness had peculiar opportunities of doing so , having

      for a considerable number of years been Viceroy of Hanover , when the emoluments of tbe office must have been stfficient to meet his expenditure ; and , if common report spoke truly , his Royal Highness had , inconsequence of the numerous appointments and emoluments he held , been enabled to amass a very laTge fortune . On what grotmd then could they justify any allowance out of the public weney to the children of persona in his axalted station , who bad ample means of providing for them ; wh ^ n in the New Poor Law , thty haa laid down tbe principle that these poor wretched beings v / ho received 7 s . 8 s . or 10 b . a week , were in duty bound , nay , were forced , to provide for -their families , however numerous they might be ? That law made the property of a father , nay , of a grandfather , liable to provide for

      children and grandchildren unable to provide for themselves , if they became chargeable on the public . Why not apply the same same just rule in cases like tbat now before tbe House ? There was one very remarkable circumhtance . connected with the present case , —a Bake « r Prince of MecfcJenburgh , as he was called , some relation of the Prince whowasabont to marry Pricess Augusta of Cambridge —he presumed either his father or grandfather , had been in the receipt of £ 2 > 000 a year out of the pnblic money of this country ever since 1798 . That family , therefore , had already received eums which , "with iEterest , amounted to £ 300 . i 000 out of tbe hard-earned monies of this country . Was it not enough , then , that the father ehonld be a pensioner , without placing the

      son on the pension list too ? The amount ef public money now allowed to German princes and princesses , who had formed alliances with the royal family , was £ 200 , 000 a year . Surely , in all conEcirnce , that was enough , without the addition n * w called for . On what pretence was this new demand made ? The Right Hon . Baronet haa offered no txplanation , and he could only conjecture the reason to be the relationship subsisting between Princess Augusta of Cambridge and her Majesty . If that were the -ground , and ho could imagine no other , they must , in . consfsteccy , provide for all relations of equal nearness to biT Mnjesty . They

      would then have a long list of them . There were some even nearer in blood to her Majesty , and was the principle to be laid down that all these Ehould bo provided fur ? There would then be no end to the taxation of the country for the maintenance of those German princes and princesses who found it bo very profitable a thing to form alliances with the royal family . Looking to tbe state of the country , thu buffering Bud distress which so extensively prevail ; d , the grievous complaints tl : ey had heard of : oppressive taxation , and looking especially to the state of tbe revenue , he must on public grounds—en principle , and without any disrespect to tbe Duke of Cambridge , oppose the motion .

      Sir H . Docglas contended that after the grandfather of her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta bad surrendered tbe hereditary revenues of the Crown , the immense patrimony which thei Kings of England formerly held , a great moral and political obligation rested upon the House to make tbe provision now required . The Hon . Meniber for Coventry was mistaken in supposing that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge derived emeluments from two regiments ; his Royal Highness derived none whatever from tbe 60 th . Mr . HtSE pressed on Sir R . Peel the propriety of postponing the consideration of the subject . Sir R . Peel could not now think of doing so , seeing that discussion had been raised . Xord BoWiCK thought he ought to do so , in conformity with former precedent

      Lord John Russell , en vhe contrary , was of opinion that as discussion had begun , it ought to go on . Sir R Peel , however , yielded , on condition of the committee being resumed the ntxt day , provided Loid John Russell would give way with his motion on the Com Laws , which stands for Tuesday . Lord John Russell was reluctant to lose his only opportunity of discussing so important a subject After some further- conversation it was settled that the diBcussion should be adjourned uutil Wednesday . Col . Rcshbrooke then moved the issue of a new writ for the borough of Sudbury .

      Mr . Tvfnkll moved as an amendment , that leave be given to bring in a bill for an effectual inquiry into bribery and corrupt practices alleged to exist in the borongh of Sudbuiy . He contended that the inquiry before the House of Lords , on the bill which had Deen rigected , was totally inadequate , and argued that the House of Commons could not now agree to the issue of the writ , after having - unaniaiousij- agreed to the disfranchisement of the borough . He proposed , by this bill , to empower two commissioners of inquiry to go down to Sudbuiy , in order thoroughly to investigate into the nature of the inveterate corruption of the borough ; and affirmed that the motive which actuated him w < & solely a desire to- uphold tbe character and dignity of the House , affected as it was by such practices as had been bo amply pio ? ed to exist in Sndbury .

      ' : Mr . Wins commented on the failure of the case { before the House of Lords , -winch would seem to jub-• tify a suspicion of collusion on the part of those who had its management Tbe House would scarcely do its duty , without appointing : a committee , in order to inquire into the causes of tbat failure , which led to iha j * jestion of the Sudbuiy iJisfranchieement BilL . ' Mr . f uffx £ LL withdrew his amendmsut in order to . enable Mr . Wynn to propose an amendment fur a comniittee tf inquiry . Coloual Bcshbhooke , not considering that the evidence tifscUjd too entire constituency of Sudbury , declared fcis inttniion of dividing oa his me ' -ion .

      Sir R . Peel feit , that af ^ rth * unanimous csjrt < jnv at of tbe Hvn&s of C micoDS on thb Budburs DiELauchi ^ anni Bill , sume i&loriii&uon was neiied as

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      to too cause why such impsrfect evidence h : id been adduced to the Housa * of Lords . This information might justify the necessity of the Bill proposed by Mr . Tuffp ell , and the inquiry might , therefore , suitably precedo its introduction . Lord John Russell concurred , bnt was sure that in dealing with corrupt boroughs they coul ( i not go on in the old system of ( sending up Bills to the Lords , and failing there through some cause or other . A more satisfactory system should be adopted . Mr . Thesigeb advised Colonel Rttsbbrooke to withdraw his motion , jwhich was done , and Mr . Wynns motion for a cdmmittee was agreed to . Mr . Tufnell then moved that the issue of the writ for Sudbury be suspended for a month , which was also agreed to .

      ? 1 T motloa ft ? « ° * n 8 into a committee of Ways and Means , In order to grant the annual sugar duties , Lord Howick ( after the presentation tef some petitions on tha subject ) moved , as afl amendment , for a committee ef the whole House , on so much of the act 5 and 6 Vic . c 47 } as relates to the imposition of a duty on the exportation of coals . He avowed that his object was to obtain the repeal of the duty imposed last year as a portion of the financial measures of the Government . Passing over the arguments as to the necessity for husbanding our Btores of coal , seeing that competent authority had estimated that the Northumberland coal field jwould last for seventeen bundled for two

      years , and that of W ^ les thonsaud , he addressed himself to the considerations which had been adduced by Sir Robert Peel as vindicating the imposition of the duty . The anticipations of the Prime Minister had . not been realised ; [ the tax bad already operated disastrously on thej trade , in proof of which he adduced documentary evidence , showing that our exports had fallea off one-half with France , while the Dutch trade was nearly lost altogether , and that in the short space of [ nine or ten months . We w « r «

      only beginning to feel the results of this pernicious duty . In Spain , Germany , France , Belgium , and other continental eountriea , capital was now investing in the expensive operations necessary for the production of coal , and when once fairly Invested it could not and would not be withdrawn , and thus a cljiss of competitors was raising jup against us , depriving us of a trade which it was vaia to expect tbat we coulu regain by retracing our steps . The example of the sulphur trade was a sigiml warning . The Neapolitan Government fancied—as did all tho world—that it had a

      complete monopoly of the sulphur trade , and it imposed a heavy duty on the exportation of sulphur to this country . Bnt the ingenuity of our chemists had discovered tbe means of manufacturing , sulphur in this country , which maintained its ground against the Sicilian sulphur , though the Neapolitan Government had retraced its steps . Tbe effect of the coal duty was apparent , not only in tbe stagnation of the trade , but in the condition of the working population ^ deprived as they were of employment ; the shipping interest was also suffering , for freights were now lower than they bad ever been ; wherever the trade was retained , the tax was paid , not by the foreigner , but by the British shipowner . It operated disastrously on British industry in other ways ; tbe Transatlantic Steam Company , which used to bave a depot of British

      coal at New Yoflt , was compelled , aince the imposition of the duty , to let [ the Great Western steam-ship perform out with American coaL Sir R . Peel defended the tax ob revenue grounds alone , and be had calculated on receiving from it £ 140 . 000 annually . But the actual produce had been only £ 100 , 000 , and as the old duties had produced £ 12 , 000 , the amount received was only £ 88 , 000 , which had still further to be diminished by the expense of collection , as well as the indirect diminution of revenue caused by the tax itself . In fact , were a balance struck , it would be found that the Treasury was rather a loser than a gainer by tbe tax . Tbe budget of Sir Robert Peel bad proved a more signal failure than any ; the least ef its evil remits had been its disastrous operation on various departments of British industry .

      Mr . GLADSTONE did not see the necessity for an elaborate working out ot auoh dicta , as tbat it was much more difficult'to regain a lost trade than to create it The tax had unquestionably not been proposed with the assent of the coal trade j its repeal ought not to depend on its dissent Tho state of the revenue was an all-important consideration ; he did not defend tho tax as abstractly good ; but he was sure that if they listened to the claims of tbe coal trade for the repeal of the duty ; they would be bound , in reason and equity , to entertain the claims , of other interests for smilar concessions . Nine months was not sufficient to enable , them to judge of the effects of the imposition of the tax . He did not deny that it was an impost on tbe trade , but he denied tbat the

      depression of tbe trade ) was to be attributed to it . Lord Howick's estimate : of the produce of the tax was drawn from imperfect data ; the actual annual amount would be about £ 112 , 000 or £ 114 000 . This was Dot a large sum , when considered witb reference to the fact , that in this country we have to raise from forty-eight t « fifty , millions of revenue . But there were certain states of the public Treasury , when such An apparently small sum could not be conveniently parted with . Returns showed that there was an actual small increase In the amount of exportation—an increase which would have' been larger , bat for the unnatural stimulus of two years ago , which was followed by a corresponding lnngoiir during last year . The testimony of the English Consul at Brest was against the allegation of the diminution of our txports into France in consequence of the duty ; and , though there might

      possibly be a dimumtion of the exports to Holland—a fact still in uncertainty—even that dimunition , if it did exist , could be traced to other causes , such as the general depression ! of trade . The picture , drawn by Lord Howick of the effects of tbe duty on our boaie trade was mnch exonerated ; the duty had fallen mninly on a class of middle-men , intermediate between the coal-owner and the foreigner ; end though he was far from wishing that tha profits of these middle-men ahculd he diminished , still their cose was very different from tbat of a general state of distress in the coal trade . Nor was the pressure on the shipping interest to be attributed to this tax , inasmuch as the general depression of trade was a main cause of it . Oa tbe whole he did not think tbat a case bad been made out for the interposition of the House , 01 that a sufficient time had elapsed for the purpose of enabling them to judge of the effects of the tax . "

      Mr . Hodgson Hinde was glad tbat Mr . Gladstone had abandoned the high ground on which the tax had been originally defended . The depression in the coal trade was unquestionably not to be traced to tbe duty ; but it could not be denied that it had produced much mischief . In fact , no answer had been given to tbe case made out by Lord Howick against the tax . Lord H . Vane said that in France there were no less than sixty-ouo coal mines open , though not worked . The effectiof the tax would be , that English capitalists would go over to work them . It was uot wise policy in this country to maintain Anything whose tendency was to check native industry , and stimulate foreign rivalry . Mr . Bell did not consider the motion of Lord Hovrick to be well timed , but as it has been brought forward he would support it .

      Sir George Clebk pointed out , that . in the four months which elapsed between the time when Sir Robert Peel made his financial statement , on tho 11 th of March , of last year , and the final passing of the Custom Acts , there had been an exraordinary activity in the coal trade , Which accounted for the depression which followed . But the trade was reviving , as was Fhown by returns , though the trade of Surjderland was affected by local causes , notj connected with ehe imposition of the duty . ; Mr . Labocchere felt himself perfectly justified in supporting Lord Howick ' s motion , after the evidence they had of the utter failure of Sir Robert Peel ' s anticipations , whether it were the distress caused by the coal duty , or the moral mischief produced by the spirit duty in Ireland . He recapitulated some of the facts adduced against tbe coal doty , the operation of ¦ which he ccntencied "waB pernicious , and not worth maintaining for tbe sake of the small revenue which it produced .

      Sir Robert Peel reminded the House of the financial condition of the country , which was still in a state of deficiency , In spite of the income Tax . Our diminished exports to tho United States were adduced as an evidence of tbe effect of the duty . But tbe United States imposed a duty of 8 a . on the importation nf British coal , which must be taken into account . Looking to financial considerations , he boperi the House would support the Government in resisting the powerful combination which ' sought to repral tho duty , and thereby to inflict a bkiw on public credit . Every other itrteiest , as tlie advocates of the repeal of the duty on wool , would be rer-dy to mg « arguments similar to tho £ 8 by which the repeal of the coal duty was solicited . Mr . Liddell , though feeling that Lord Howick'a motion was ill-timed ' , wou'd nevertheless- give it his supjjort . On a division there appeared—For Lor 4 Howick's motion ... 124 Against it ... ... ... 187 Majority 63

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      . « j > THE NATIONAL BENEFIT SOCIETY . ITS PRACTICABILITY , ITS FGtMJATION , ITS PRINCIPLE , "' TBE BIGHTS OF MAN . "

      TO THE CHARTIST PUBLIC . Brotufrs in Hope , —Acsain , the political horison shyweth sipns of apj-ToachiDg day ; the bright rays of th > . > sun of liberty illuminating the borders of onr dormant scene , proclaims " tbe ni ^ ht is far spent , the day ia at hand . ' T&e new cr ^ s is gradually tbvngh . cer > Uv . nl . v approaching ; th * i ! e ; e § at > 3 0 / North an . i South I . arcJshire bAVti issued their macifsstoes ; Wales is answering the- cail . These tigus , i « ke ifc «> tints of early dp . 'wn , note surely that the bright ! refulgence of noon will come . ' We shull awake with rr ' e ^ ec ! v ^ four to the labour of love and hope , with the increased strength that a day of rest is wrmt to give t » the mind and body , with tbe increased confidence in each other that years of companionship in toils snd troubles is wont to bring ; with the undying energy that years of active zeal in a righteous cause is wont to ( ff ct - and ' neath the influence of these holy feelingg . oy our united moral atreng' . h , ¦ who can Bay but we shall be invirmihle ?

      Tho Congress of the Rational Society hive addressed us . tbTOBgh last wefVB Star ; allow mu to draw your attention to that address . Let me induce- you to r ^ ad it again and again ; it is full of Rood truth respecting tha present state of things , and contains good ndvice upon the remedy of the evils under which we la > our , and howerer so-much some of you iaay differ wi ' . L the doctrines of Socialism , I trust we shall cons of us be so foolishly stubborn as to reject good artvice , and truths , come from whatever quarter they may , tb > ugh it were from an " infernal den , " as some of their halls havd beeu named by the professedly pious . I particularly wish to draw thfi attention of the South ard North

      Lancashire delegates , at their next meeting , to that aclrires ^ especially the two last paragraphs , with a view to their devising some plan whereby we couW start a society , ia -c .-. naeetiou with our Charter association , for the purpose of relieving , to some degree , the poverty of our feilo' / rs , and drawing from the -labour-market some of tho surplus hands , giving beneficial einp' . o } mnat to that surplus ; In a word , se z : ng the wealth tkat ia within cur united exertions , by bringing together the idle labour and stagnant ruuturiais fcr the benefit of all .

      Tbe prnctibility of such a society is the first purpose of my present letter . An outline of a plan snitahfe td such a oociety hath already been drawn up by delegates of the people , that is , the plan of the National Charter Association . That plan only requires a few alterations to render it perfect . It was not to be expected that any plan could be sent forth from any body of men perfect . It may be based upon a true principle ; but it would reqnire to be fcri ? d in ordtr to prove whether it bad faults or not . On the discovery of those faults , they should immediately be remedied . One fault in our present plan appears to be , that the people have net sufficient knowledge of the candidates for the executive offices . To obviate this , I propose that every candidate shall have testimonials from the locality in

      which be resides or has teen a member , stating how long he has been a member , what offices he has filled , and his general qualifications for < ffice , puMishert in the Star , wi'h his nomination . Auotber fault in the localities is , , that the members do not pay sufficient attention to the manner in which their officers perform the duties assigned them , not to their general behaviour te tbe members , and consequently are ill served ; this the members ni 8 y immediately xema < Vy , as it ia in themselves . Again , they are often very bacfeward in using their common 'tiscernraent in elecWns ; their local officers . These thi-. ^ s they must remedy before all will go on well ; in this they do not do their duty . The members are tbe best judges of

      the fitness of any of their brother mtmbera for office , and roust use that judgment in common juptfre to the association . Tbe plan of conducting a nation * ' association by a general council and executive committee with its numerous ' secretaries , treasurers , &c is a < 4 O 0 i conception , it forms a cord to bind all therotrabtre and officers together ; and has an influence on eveiy member , \ tiior . or Jess ) whereby he feels himself part cf a great winJe , and as the plan continues it will begi-t a sLonger U , flu £ i ' . ce , ¦ w hetfc'oy the individual vrill feel be has-thousands of brother members who have a claim upon his actions ; that tb . ene expect he will do his duty . That the plan requires many additions and alterations I feel co ^ fiJeut , but the ground'soik of the plan I would not hive altered .

      In commencing otir new campaign , I would recommend thai a dblt-jiatd meeting be convened from all the ! ooalitie 3 that can make it convenient to send , whose business it shall be to revise and amend t ) ie present plc-ins of organisation , consider tbe plan or p ! an 3 for 8 urttional b-outfit society , and adopt , or < ivaw up one suitable to the present depressed and varied circumstances of the people , having for its objects the relieving of their present wants , either by giving them employment for . the society , or a weekly « tipcud in accordance with their subscriptions ; the ultimate locating them ou the land , or in the societies , worksbaps , and warehouses ; the defence cf ali members who sbail be arrt , sl < id far peiforming any strviioa that the society exacts , or has deputed them to , aud to engraft th <* buihb into the National Charter organisation as part and parcel thereof .

      Let me iatiuco you , by the poverty that surround * U 9 , in which we shall surely be all overwhelmed , unless by such a society we provide against its future Tapid fearful strides , the present and future prospects of desolation . Lut me beg of you to turn yi-ur attention to this subject . I am assured tbat Mr . Hill is prepared in a shoj t time to submit a plan to yon or your delegates tbat will embrace all the desired objects . In the mban time , brothers , bestir yourselves ; consider and discuss this i . t all your meetings , until you bave deckled upon giving your delegates instructions ta act thereon , and to the best of their abilities frame such a plan that will meet our numerous wants . We possess in our body all tee requisites to such a society . We hive plenty of tried , honest , energetic , talented , businesslike men in our localities ; we have , bb the Socialist ' s address seta forth , that power which calls wealth ints existence in abundance , viz ., labour and knowledge . There

      is an abundance of raw material waiting for the labourers magic arm to' cuiii it into Wualth . Let us unite out penc ; to put chase it—let us no longer stay like gaping idiots or paraliz ^ d mortals , gazing on this unholy , uDjust , unnatural divorce of labour and land , or its springing , ripening , and ripe comforts . If we possess already associated such abundant Hiean 3 to acquires sufficiency of food and rainifrut , wherefore should we louder remain in this slough of poverty ; if w « possess in our association , the requisites for such a benefit society that I have named , wherefore should we suffer it any longtr to lay dormant ; aud if such 11 society is so much needed Jn our present distressed condition , what will the ' world think of us if we do not attempt to establish it ? Other countries will say of us , v ) u , even the upper classes of our own will excuse tteif want of feeling with the stinging accusation of " th&y might ha * e bettered their c ndition , but wontd not "

      Come , b ' rothers , 1 st us prevent their having even the shadow of a pretext for such a taunt ; let us by forming such a happy combination of Ull our powers , aveii oursalves of all the advantages 'within the reach of such a union , and thereby maintain our character for intelligence , industry , aud ingenuity . In conclusion , brothers , Jer me asfe of you to read my letters on the subject of this National Benefit Society through once more , and calmly consider whsther I have not osUb istied the necessity for such a society , and its practicability : and if you think I ha vo done this , the rest is for you te do , by instructing your delegates to t&e next National Delegate Meeting to frame tar plan , and then work like men to carry it out . I have herein shown how it should be carried forward on the democratic principle .

      I should have proceeded further with that argument in continuation of my last two letters ; but thought , — Beeing you ate so weflded to the above principle , —that that subject may stand over awhile , and that the question of practicability was to yon of more Immediate coustq .= ii ac- : ' seei ( r . ton , that it is more than probable tiiat a . N uiimai Doleg vte Meeting will shortly be convened by common coiaent , when I hope tb : 3 subject will occuvy their attention , and that they will produce un efficient plan embracing all our want * . I remain , Yours in Truth , Gracchus .

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      From thirty to five aud thirty thousand workmen are now employed ia the re-building of the citj of Hamburgh . A Fugitive slave undergoing an examination at Northampton , Connecticut , when asked ifhia master was a Christian , replied , " No , Sar , he ' s a member of Congress . "

      Prevention better than Cure . — It is a fact beyond dispute that most of the diseases with which the human race are afflicted are the result of a disordered state of the blood . To remedy this , the occasional us © of Parr ' s Life Pills should be had recourse to , and sickness prevented as well as cured . A Foou—A drunken shoemaker at Saerton made a firm resolution on Monday night last to drown himself ; and in the pre ^ nca of a number of spectators plunged into the nver Lune , but , not being out of his depth , he suddenly bethought himself that his temporal affairs were no- piv . jxrly arranged , aud deliberately walked . ou ' , of ih .. watery fjravt ; ; o heqa ; athi hia old coat to a broiker olbler , when fus trrnds dragged hia home , to t > . e no small amuiviaeat oi ' . he spectators . —Lancaster Guz . tte .

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      HARMONY HA'LL . LETTER XlVi TO TBE EDITOR OF THB KOKTHERN STAR . Sir , —Before proceeding to the subject of my letter for this -weefe , I must make one or two coimfnts oa thafc of Gracchus , which appears in ! this day ' s SUv-Your correspondent appears to ) attach more importance than I do to who may be the persons to first lead such a movement as I desire to seelin action . I rely on tbe principles I have laid down ; on the ease with which their practicability may be I demonstrated whenever unity is obtained ^ jrad on the universal happiness to be gained by thji ^ pobption ; as the weapons that shall overpower aU opposition andjlead men forward to undertake and accomplish tbe taskithat I propose .

      With rogard to Mr O'Onnell or any other leader giving an explanation of his conduct , I believe that whenever or wherever this can be done , it is highly serviceable ; but my remark only went to shew tbe objection to compelling a leader to ] debate , discnos , and txplain at a period when prompt action may bo absolutely necessary . J Respecting tae excitement produced by the Chartist agitation in 1839 . I am well aware ] of the fact , but I hope a similar txcittuieiit will uevtr again be rrq'iired to be produced . If the objects to ] be gained had been shewn to be beneficial to all ; the ] means of obtaining them made clear and distinct ; and the movement carried forward in entire unity , under sound practical

      leaders , these objects could have been readily obtained , and a much higher position might ere this haxe been gained for the general body of the peeple . To stick a thorn in the side of any Government or of any individual of my fellow men is no wish or purpose of mine . It is true , that whilst wo are so irrational and so ignorant of what contri ' uii ' . es t" our own happiness ; whilst we are surrounded byjeircmnstances which compel us to seek our cwa individual interests at the expoiice of others ; or are obliged to associate with those whose minds cannot be expanded to anything resembling universal principles ; ] we must both RV » e paiu to others , and be ourselves pained by their conduct towards us . But I seek another and a far different

      destiny for every child of man ; my purpose is to show that the means for human happiness abundantly exist around us , and tbat all may be provided for as readily as true desires can be created without an injury being committed to any . j Gracchus snys that numbers bszarded their liberties and may-be tkeir lives in the struggle , and have been sacrificed as scapegoa's ; and he claims this as an evidence of a proud position in the political world . It is frontAisueh a position that I desire to remove every human being , to whatever c ! ass , j sect , sex , party , or country he may belong . I hope we shall never be afraid of the loss of liberty , life , or anything else , however dearly prized , except truth aad justice ; but I do also hope that the minds of all 'w | ill become so far enlightened , tbat they will see an easier and a better mode ef accomplishing what all must [ of necessity desire , than by making sacrifices of any kind longer necessary .

      With regard to the theory laid down by Robespiere as being in accordance with the democratic principle , namely , that tho rights of every man are bound by we lights of others , and . if we pass our ownbounflaTy we invade the rights of others ; it is quite inapplicable to the universal and eternal truth ' s on which alune I propose tbat we should form this association . The rights , the interests , the dutlea ofj man , are all universal , and it is only in proportion as we can embrace this idea tbat we shall be enabled to progress ) to that higher and better destiny , which I believe is now ready fot us , as soon as we can be sufficiently united to receive it ]

      I have , in my former letters , given an outline of a new society which I propose should be formed for removing the present distress , Which every where exists , and introducing such changes as shall secure to all ranks and classes a higher and better state of existence than they have hitherto obtained . I have stated the prineiples on which such a society should be based , and some of the chief objects to which ] it should devote its Attention . I have spoken of tbe election of the Central President and his Council , and of the kind of manifesto

      or Charter they should put forth . I bave , at some length , explained my reasons for desiring a unity of proceeding , and the views I entertain of tbe most practical mode by which this unity can be I secured , and 1 have also at some length given the details of an organization simple of construction , and easy to be worked , which if it be established bj- men of comprehensive minds , will , I tbink , be sufficiently powerful for the great object required , namely to procure an enlightened public opinion that shall combine and direct all the energies we possess to promote the universal happiness

      of man . I stated , at the conclusion of my last letter , that I should iii this , point out further { practical steps tLat will require to be taken , which after this lengthy digression I will now proceed to do . j In my letter No . 8 , 1 stated tbat tbe Central President and bfs Council should , if pessibto , bo isnmediate'iy located on tho land , and call to their assistance the best minds that they can procure to carry on the agricultural ami gardening operations | n the most superior manner tbat the present knowledge acquired in these sciences will admitand that they should employ on the

      , land the greatest quantity of manual labour that the means afforded them would allow , j These remarks form part of a ; suDject whtch now very much engnges the public mind , namely , that of thy occupation of tbe land ; and , as it is one on which I have had some practical experience , and one to which the Society I bave been spe / sking | of will have to pay great attention , I shall place it as the next practical step on which I am to speak . j

      In the occupation of land , as in every other proceeding , entered into by a society based ; on the three great truths which I have placed before your readers in former letters , entire unity of purpose and action should be observed . However large or j small the business may be which the society undertakes , it must be one and entire , and under the chief supointendaice of on <* directing mind . This principle dpes not prevent , or interfere with , a variety of modes [ of occupation ; but . on the contrary , will allow of these being suited or adapted to all existing circumstances .

      My opinion , as before stated , is , that in the first place every effort should be made to locate on the bod tho Central President and his Council , assisted by the best minds with which he can be associated ; and that all the parties so placed should eveiy day do something towards the procuring of their own food . After these are provided fcr in such a { manner ; ia to give them ease and calmness of mind , and a due appreciation of the great butineas they will have to perform , and tbe necessary expecces attendant on' the missionary and other exertions connected wilh the diffusion of

      tinprinciples and orjects of the society are liquidated , I should propose that ali tbe money raised by the ecutiibutions of the members , both centrally and through out the branches and classes , should be appropriated in tbe next place to the purchase of freehold lands , in tbe names of the tiustees of tbe society . These lands should be selected in tho best localities , and with the greatest natural advantages that cap be secured . They Should , as far as possible , be contiguous to each other , and the better the soil is at present , the more advantageously may they bo brought into immediate Liijb cultivation and profit Much has been Baid about waste and inferior lands , but it Jwill be found that under sound arrangements and wise direction , it will be most economical in tbe tlrst instance te select the best lands that can be obtained , J and to cultivate , however small the quantity , to the highest point of perfection .

      With regard to the mode of opcupation—I would always distinctly keep in view Mr . Owen ' s largest combined arrangements , as laid down in a work published by the Home Colonization Society ; entitled " A D velopement of the Principles and Plans on which to form self-supporting Home Colonies , " aud as rapidly as tbe mirids of those who associate could be brought to see or comprehend the advantages of such a combination , I would endeavour to cairy them put to their fullest extent But in the meantime I slnll not neglect tbe simplest form of occupation , namely ! the Allotment System . I would ( proceed from this to other and higher orders of occupation and association , in

      proportion as the nipmbers of tbe J society , or other fitting pars > ns , offered themselves on terms advantageous to tbe society , but I would not force prematurely together minds sot trained to affjrjfl pleasurable company to each other . I kt ow it tnay j be urged tbat the superior minds tfiH naturally attracjt and draw up the inferior , and to some extent thifiia eprrect ; but I have seen and knovtrn by the strongest personal experience that the warmest and moat devoted feelings and actions for the benefit of othera , are often , abd even generally , misconstrued in such conduct ; and rendered dangerous to the individuals who possess them , and such persons suffer to an extent not to be calculated on by those who are differently organised .

      I shall have again « nore than once to revert to tha subject of the Land , and to speak mbre in detail , but 1 would here again urge more especially , as it involves the whole of existence to all who associate ; whatever may be tbe extsst of the combination let no parties ever think of commencing except on a tjasis of unity , with the strongest power placed In the hands of the governor , and that governor in some manner selected by themselves . All external interference with the internal regulations , whe'ber by an individual , a society , a monied proprietory , or any other body of persons , who are not equally advanced in associated arrangements , is false in principle , and cannot fail to lead to disastrous results tn practice . j The highest combination , or association , under the name of united interests ever yet firmed , is that of the establishment from which tbis tatter ia written , and

      nothing could more powerfully demonstrate tbe truth of the principles of the formation of character , than the practical experience daily gained hbre . In proportion as these have been understood and . acted upon , the most satisfactory and harmonious results have been obtained , and those who hive betu enabled truly to comprehend them , bave had a foretaste of an order of existence , highir aad more i . obio tiiau uioa can geuerally anticipate . j There ha ? 3 , however , been errorsj nude here aa in all othir new undertakings , uaA in soaio vt my future letters I may hav « to allude to bouie ] oi ilv-se ; bus iu the meantime I irust revert at Luigai to tume points

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      of the Preliminary Ch .-tri _ r . as- ! m .- w " . : r rr ' -. tive importance -when compT'e- * ^ ith o ' -hev objects of agitation , which now eng . iire the public mind . I am . Sir , Y ur obecHect servant , ^' ILLIAM GALPTN . Harmony Hall , Hunts , JunelO , 1 SJ 3 .

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      At a . Match which to « k place on the Thames oa Thur . v . iay , between five yachts , three of which were iron , tvas shewn the superiority of iron vessels over wooden ones for speed . The thTee iron boats made tkfi dis anoe in shorter time than ever was kuown before , aud beat all their wooden competitors . No Accounting fob Taste . —A morning paper assure * us ihai everybody , high and low , at Kew , loves and admires the King of Hanover . The Berw \ n range of hills , in Mouteomerygnjre , were on Wednesday morning last , fch& 7 i ; fa oi June , enveloped in snow . Last wv . ek , two vessels sailed from G ? eenock to Quobi-c aad Montreal , taking with them no less than 5 9 " piasnn ^ ers , princ ipally agriculturists , and very resitctable in their appearance .

      The Act for the aWtition of slavery in India passtd itu Supr-nae Council oa thvjta 0 ; April , aad became ! a , iv . Henceforth , there is no sliTtry in Iuda , suv . ; . that which is perfectly voluntary . i ' T Pb . TF-a 3 BuRGH , V . ay 16 .-Yesterday was oar LoDtfchamps , bat all ice and snow . All vegetation id dod--1 , aud tho tharcioiricier ou tho fretz ug point even at , l . oon . Tho ukt ^ iftha , V > vant 3 do not . Ter . i ; -mber a-. sinn :-r .-j 3---i ; aud m < re a-u * ui . shiri £ 6 MU , si-. iiitir a .- i . a . t s uu . < w from T . ftv ; , ue Nap « s of oui empire .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 17, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1217/page/7/