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      THE SHEFFIELD TAILORS . TO IHE EDITO& OE THB JfOfclHXEK STAB . giE—A * the Mend and advocate of the-working jjasses , ¦ we , tha jonrneyaen tailors of Sheffield ,-would ^ isn through the eohrmns of you journal , to lay jetore the public a statement of facts , in connexion-with 8 psrtvil strike now existing in this town . It has Jon ; been an evS » f which the working Vassal haTe hid to complain that capital is -ns 8 d . in opposition to theii interests , and lew hare felt its baneful influences mare than the journeymen tailors of Sheffield . r

      TTe hare an employer in HowMd-steeefc ^ Mt . W . H . gate , -whose men have been ont olejaploymest for the bat fora -week * , fox tSe paltry tm of sixpence per garment , -while the operatives have had to contribute about twenty pounds for their maintenance , and 2 rfr . GIbbt , rather than jiTe to the men their jut claim * , has s&bjected himself to nearly the sane amount of loss , and h&i been obliged to have Us work done by individuals incompetent to ihe work . Whiltsuob a system ii tolerated and encouraged by the public generally , ean it T > 3 matter of surprise that men , -women , and the younger branches of their families , are reduced to a state of misery and wretchedness appalling to the feelings of humanity >

      We nave made no unreasonble claims -span Mr . Glbbs , bat simply requested him to pay the amount for fcis work agreed to be paid by him and the other employers in Sheffield ; and while he has attempted to rednce us is our wages , he has at the sani * time , to the injury of other employers , been soliciting work * suchas gentlemen * servants'liveries , and other articles m ; our trade , at prices far below what they ean be -made -up at by the respectable employers either in this town or the Tillages adjacent to Sheffield . Sir . Gibbs has been in London since this strmggle ecamiecoed ; and through the repre » entat 3 ona made by him tojibe society there , induced them to send five men to Sheffield to work for him , but so disgusted were the men with his conduct , that when they heard the plain statement of faefcrithey refused to so to work for him .

      We nave made reductions ia our work for the aecomodation of this ma » overand otst again , until we haTe found that if we continued this -course , even the poor wretches employed by Moses In London ., would be far better paid for thair labour than the men in Sheffield . We hsTB , therefore rssiBted , confldimg in the justJee of our cause fer success ia our righteous struggle for the protection of our labonx . —Winxui OiD , Secretary .

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      cheaper than any retailer , to the extent of the wholesale manufacturers' prolts , which amounts to , at least , fifteen per cent . The company state that the reason they united together for the tale of their labour was , because their employers kept taking undue advantage of them by reducing their wages , and at the same time the reductions did not benefit the public any , because it was only to the extent of about one penny per hat , and a customer could not feel tkat amount ; but as the men could make three dozen weakly , it affected their wage * to the extent of three shillings per week ; and as it was the policy of their employers to unite together to force them to accept their terms , they were , in self-defence , compelled to adopt the course ef serving the public without them and their capital . The company assure the public that they Mil tbeirgeods lower

      than any private establishment , however extensive it may be . can afford to do , as their object is to find work for their own members , without the necessity of appealing to men , who have done all in their power to take from the labourer his due , and whose conduct hitherto has been to reduce the condition of 4 he workmen as low as possible , by taking from them the " means whereby they live . '' The Company farther say that they have received & very liberal support from the public during the last two-years-and-a-balf , and are happy in saying that those persons who hive purchased from them have been well satkEed with their goods , and have continued customers . The establishments of the Company srt : —Manufactory at Benton—Retail shops , Manchester , fiyde , Ashtonunder-IiTse , Halifax , and Duckinfltld .

      The Trades op Sheffield . —The various trades in Sheffield continue to increase their numbers in their different unions . The masters are at their wits end . Several cases of rattening" having of late occurred without detection , it is currently reported that a number of sjies have been sent dowa by the Government ilen of Sheffield , beware of instigators . ' A few designing villains may by their acts render null and "Void all your exertions . The Colliers in the neighbourhood have commenced their eijbt hours work . The Coal Kings have threatened all that belug to the union , but without effect Now the report is that they have given their men notice that if they don't work more than eight days they shall not work at alL Well done Coal Kings , Uohth-Stjlfjoudshisb . —The following docnme » t has been widely distributed among the coal-owners of this part We trust it will meet with the attention it so well deserves : —

      Gesixekkji , —We , your humble servants , are desirous of offering to your notice some plan whereby our condition may be bettered , and likewise calculated te assist you in obtaining such a return for jour capital , as will enable you to give a sufficient remuneration to the workman . Wa think that hitherto an unnatural system of competition has prevented that reciprocity of feeling and interest betwetn the master and servant , which is s » essential to the welfare of both . We are also of opinion that if a proper understanding did exist between the employer and employed , various means might be adopted to bring about an amicable adjustment of all our differences . If our employers would confer together to consider the means resorted to by somB of the coal-proprietors to fill the

      market , they would discover that some kave been selling as much as SO cwt to the ton , and offering premiums for purckasers . The tendency of this practice has been that tnsse masters who sell by the regular weight , have suffered in the market But one of the most prolific evils that his befallen masters and servants , is the long hours we bare had to work , forced upon us , we opine , by the competition engendered by those masters who have been determined to force a trade . We are likewise of opinion that snch a system in practice produces the tffect of deteriorating the principle of fair and honest trading , glutting the market * , and , in consequence , to reduce the price of labour , the supply being greater than the demand . We desire to put before you a proposition which we , consider would

      more ef usiize tha labour market , and bring it down to a more natural level , by ™» v * "e the supply equal to the demand . Such a desideratum , we believe , would not only grre an increased interest to your capital , but render you capable of giving a . better price for our labour ; the masters being in a position to demand a more reasonable price for the coal from the consumer . We propose that the hours of labour shall be eight , instead often , twelve , 4 c ,, as hitherto . The tendency of this would be to make the sapply equal to the demand , and thus destroy the ruinous course adopted of competing with each other in the market , and givisg to the public that which belongs to master and man . As a class , we only desire to live by our labour ; and it is our opinion that , from the laborious nature of

      our employment and the dangers we are constantly exposed to , it is but reasonable that our hours should be lessened . By the paucity of our income w # bave been deprived of means for mental cultivation . Our degradation has been a bye-word to other classes . Bat by having more time at our command , and & better price for our labour , we hope to instruct ourselves and our families , mentally , morally , and physically ; thereby enabling vi to perform the domestic and social duties ot life more efficiently , and hope to be a blessing to you and the community at large . To conclude ; we entreat yon to bestow on thin , our earnest and sincere request , jour careful and best consideration , —and if you should be pleased to agree with us as respects the principle on which it is founded , it will be alike credible to your judgmentland to your interest

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      Cost of Sdferstition . —Swindling Missionam Societijes—The Wectiy Dispatch has exposed the monstrous fraud perpetrated upon English liberality by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge—a Society which , under the mask ht spreading the Christian religion , xoba the starving "" poo * of this ceuntry of , £ 50 , 000 a-ye&r for one solitary colonywhich large amount of money , instead of being applied to the relieving of the physical or spiritual wants of the inhabitants of that foreign colony , is sponged up by the Clergy . Next to this Society in the holy sponging system stand * the Church Missionary Society . When we see a Society whose hona-fide object Is either the physical , moral , or spiritual amelioration of ourfellow-beings wefeel ourselves bound to give that Society every

      support in our power by prpmotinf , by every possible means , the sublime and humane views of that Society . But when we Bee a number of men assuming the mask of philanthropy and religion , that they may be enabled to fin their own pockets , and amass wealth for their sons and daughters , we cannot find language sufficiently strong to denounce such men , snch hypocrisy , and such base , mean calculations . In looking over ( which we have aone with great care ) the proceedings of the Church Missionary Society , we are compelled to denounce it as a Society formed to fleece the credulous public , and to rob our ows starving poor for the sole aggrandisement of the dependants and hangerson of tke founders and members of that Society . In fact , the inpositions practised " by the Society for

      Promoting Christian Knowledge sinks imto insignincance compared with those of the Church Missionary Sooiety . This Society hat , by hook or crook , contrived to squeeze out of the pockets of the publio during the la » t year no less a sum than £ 111 , 875 11 s . 3 d . ; and we all know what a year of suffering , misery , insolvency , and wretchedness the last year has proved . Oar readers Will be astonished wmen they read that in the accounts famished by this Society thsre is found no less a sum than £ 53 , 272 2 s . Id . from wretched Ireland , thousands of whose inhabitants are living upon sea-weeds and a species ef potatoes called lumpers—food not fit for pigs . The canny Scotch were not so easily cajoled as Paddy ; for we lad that their contributions have only figured £ 9 , 137 12 s . 8 d . How has this Society disposed of the enormous sum of £ 111 , 875 lla . 3 d . ? Their disposition of that princely Income , which mmst disgust our readers .

      was as follows : — £ s . d . West Africa Messiah Mission 6 . 252 17 11 Malta Mission „ 732 18 0 Greece Mission 1 , 369 10 6 Asia Miaor Mission 8 , 724 7 9 Egypt Missien 1 , 611 1 G 8 East Afric&MiMion 1 . 176 16 6 Calcutta and North India Mission 10 , 970 2 4 Madras and loath India Mission 13 , 734 3 2 Bombay and Western India Mission 4 , 24117 6 Ceylon Mission 5 . 74 * 12 8 New Zsaland Mission 9 , 840 3 8 British < 3 uian » Mission 2 , 455 17 4 Trinidad Mission ,. 5 , 971 0 8 North West America Mission ... 1 , 059 7 9 Expense of the Machinery of the Society including the support of Missionaries , their wives , clerks , printing , 4 c 24 , 158 12 6

      Total £ 92 , 440 1 9 In addition to the above outlay , £ 6000 was re-paid to Messrs . Deacon , Williams , and Co ., for money borrowed to enable the Society to carry ont their scheme ; arid other sums were paid under * the head ot "Tradesmen ' s Bills , * still leaving the { money-grasping Society considerably in debt When we turn over the files of the journal * for the past year and see the thousands upon thousands of onr own countrymen who have died from downright starvation , we cannot , In mild or temperate language , speak of the selfish hard-hearUdness of those foreign sympathisers , who have Mt their own fifth and blood to die from the want of the commonest necess * ries of life , while they spent abroad upon themselves , their wives , sons , and daughters , the means that would

      have relieved- and supplied their own countrymen . The old principle , " eharity begins it home , " is acknow ledged and insisted upon beta by the human and divine law . Why , then , should Pharisees , with long faces and deceitfulJiearts , be allowed to transgress and trample upon ao general a law ? The Society pretend * that its object is the spread « f the Gospel , while their acts are the very opposite ; for we find ia the report of the Ceylon Mission the following statement : — " We look upon this institution as important also to provide suitable wives fox young men who have received a Christian education . " A pretty admission this ; so that instead of spreading the Gospel the object of this Society Is to form matches for wUte-neckcloth gentlesaen , and to provide annuities for their offspring . And who are the young

      ladies that are to be the fair partners of the he-saints ? Why nene other bntheathen womeni At least , to snya the report This is rather a novel mode of spreading Christianity . Certainly the bringing into the world of some hundreds of young male and female heathens ia aught but calculi ted to put down heathenism or idolatry . But nothing so characteristically delineates the real mercenary speculations of this so-called . Missionary Society" &i the subjoined extract from the letter of a Mr . Berman , one of its apostles in the West Indies—" Many , " says he , "brought money for the good of the mission . Others brought their ornaments to be fold for the benefit of the funds . " What a cold-hearted robbery of the poor naked Indians ! Another missionary in Jamaica , sighing after " the

      flab pots of Egypt , exclaims " May God raise up such a spirit of liberality that w » may be able to { carry on the work . " So it appears that , instead of the Gospel , the cry of these ravenous wolves in cheeps' clothing , is money ! money ! money I If they are to be tried by their works ( which we are told they are to be ) they will be found to be base hireling Pharisees , and low carnal Jews , not men who "leave all to follow Christ , and preach him crucified . " We . bust that enough has been said to caution the English publio from being humbugged out of their money by transatlantic swindling religio-compauies . John Bull is by three-fourths too gullible and too ductile an animal for the saints and cinnars of these days , who drive , worry , and exhaust him as long and in what manner they please . — Weekly Dispatch .

      State Chubches—We make the following extract from a work entitled , " the Book of the Poor Man ' s Church : "— " Other countries are either putting national churches down altogether , or else reforming and reducing them so as to be no longer e > burden , The English State Church ia still the same , and her Bishops say it shall remain the same . Tims will prove this . State Churches have produced revolutions in other countries ; it ia neither impossible nor yet improbable that the State Church may produce a revolution in England also , and that at no very distant period , if she be not greatly reformed , and speedily , too . That the revenues of the Church are the property of the State few now deny ; as snch it baa been dealt with by other nations . In Rome the Church property has been sold to liquidate the national debt This is making Church

      property State property , the most ancient State Church on earth , la Italy the tithes are greatly reduced , and now only ^ average a fortieth , and are taken in kind . Ia the Netherlands the ecclesiastical revenues are reduced to a mere trifle . In Spain seventy-four per cent go to support the clergy ; four to repair the churches ; and church-rates are abolished ; makiig a total of 100 . In Franse the State Church is entirely abolished , and tithes for ever extinguished . The consequence is , their manufacturing and agricultural interests are flourishing , while those of England are declining . Christianity is extending more rapidly than it did for centuries when they had a State Church .. In Portugal the State Church is abolished , and the tithes and revenues applied to the service of ; the State , to relieve the burdens of the people . " Here let us rest awhile ; and ruminate , and inwardly digest

      CLASS LEGISLATION . The Qoi Tam Actions . —There was an Act of Parliament passed in the reign of Qieen Anne , enacting that any person , who , on one occasion , should gamble to the exieat of £ 10 , should be liable to ft very heavy penalty , half of which should , go to the Government , and the other half to the informer . This * Act has long been considered obsolete ; indeed , its very existence has been , comparatively , unknown , until within the last few months . At length , certain astute ana canning lawyers , having " an eye to the main chance , and determining to make the " pleasant vices of the great" the means wherewith to sceurge them , have instituted legal proceedings against certain aristocratic and wealthy personages , under the above Act ; and as the penalties

      multiply according to the amount and frequency of their offences against that old statute , the trims' to be recovered from many of them under such circumstances would be enormous . Had the aforesaid lawyers assailed any operative or humble citizen who staked bis money , Parliament might bave been petitioned to all eternity , and no redress would have been obtained . But those legal gentlemen aimed at higher game , and boldly assailed the Dons of the Turf , amongst whom are Lord George Bentlncfe and his brother , and Colonel Peel , the near relative of the Prime Minister . The consequence was , that the moment Parliament assembled , up jumps " tk Noble Duke" in one House , and an " Hon . Member" in the other , and Bills are introduced to ¦ repeal the statute , thereby releasing the aristocrats attacked from any farther fears or responsibilities-upon the subject How wonderfully speedy—bow marvellously rapid , in this system of redress when applied to

      the circttmBtaneet of men of rank sad wealth ; bat bow show , how miserably , shamefully , disgracefully tardy is the plan of-amelioration when the masses are concerned . »¦ Sessionafter session is allowed to pass away without even the proposal of measures calculated / to , benefit the people ; but public business is set aside ; ind important debates interrupted ; to enable the ligature to adopt measures to benefit the biigaifchy . NeVer wa £ daEs-legulation more- -apparent - than on the present occasions The wliole proceeding is' one which innat ' tend more film ' any other , for a Jong time experienced ; , to convince the couatry howjutterly worthless ia . the House of Lords , and " how Hnjastly constitmted is the House of Commons" . As it is , the object of the framsrs of the Bill is not altogether gained ; for a compromue has beea effected with its epponents , and tke old sta ute is not Tcpealed , it is omly sUBpeaded until a ConjniUt ^ e of Inqairy BhaH have reported upon the laws of

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      SSSPhS ?*^" : "te& 9 Hjfr . l » t « rfW » was only t o thus tiwrbumbler-diwa wh (» laid-their b » ts upon » match of cricket , which Is equally harmless , and far more manly , v ^ dh ^ rtinam ^ iUble tbprc ^ o ? - ¦? xi £ L ! i . ?< en < mn <® ' Mvb feeling" of indignation and diBfcust ^ thU syrtem of dass-legislaUon ; again do towarStn ^ op ^ 11011 < ° * **** ? ^^ No * MMHTON THlf HCMM .-On looklnfoTer SffiKW " ' ^ ' * ** «* northern ^ **^ 2 , Wd « ** lJmc * 9 hire , we observe the cw of an individual who Had been impritoned firtinifars , having bbnmmmittif c 6 nvlcte 4 before two

      taagistrates , for » bavlng neglected tb attend divine service on a Sunday , without reasonable excuse , and adjudfefd to pay a fine of one shilling , and fourteen cnJlfingi costsj or In default to be Imprisoned f No * is this anisolated case ,--for the same report mentions other parties wto find been incarcertttd for the came erim , ^ 6 m for 63 ; another for 61 , another II , another 12 , another 17 , another 2 , another 10 , another 26 , another 9 , another 27 , and another 3 days I And this Is our twisted •¦ liberty of conscience ] " Will our sapient legislators hasten to repeal this statute ? The display of even half the rapidity with which they ar » repealing the betting statutes , would insute them ; In this particular , the gratitude of the country . —NtUinoham Review .

      The Blessedness op British Lavst—Two men were convicted at Aylesbury last week , before a Bench of Magistrates , of an aggravated and in some respects an atrocious assault upon » n agricultural labonrer and his wife . The complainant had interfered for the protection of ' another man in a beer-shop affray ; the result was , that the defendants jointly attacked him , beat and kicked him while lying on the ground , and twice knocked dbwnihlc wife in ; her attempts to assist him . On this charge they were convicted and sentenced , eaoh of them to a fine of 10 s . and the costs . . The defendants preferred going to prison to paying the coate and fine . In consequence of this refusal the complaisant , who Is himself only a labourer at 14 s . a week , was obliged to pay the following charge , amounting to

      £ 2 5 s . 6 d . Ner is this all in order to obtain a redress the complaisant had , in the first instance , to apply to the nearest Magistrate , residing at a distance of four miles from his own house ; the Magistrate was absent , and he was then obliged to go to another miding nine miles froin . his hpnse . This gentleman considered the ease too ' Serious for a single Magistrate to entertain , and therefore referred him to the Bench of Magistrates , aad to obtain the necessary summons he was compelled to proceed here a further distance ; of four miles . A day was appointed for the hearing , and this made a farther journey necessary , for the complainant , his Wife , and their witness , of twelve miles from their home . Thus , in going and returning , the complainant had to travel not less than fifty-eight miles ; and , after convicting the

      accused parties , to pay for bis success , besides his travelling expences , £ 2 6 u 6 d , under a system of gratuitous administration of tho pelice law of the country . We have no complaint to make of the Magistrates . Bat we do complain bitterly of the extreme hardship of a system that 'holds out so little encouragement to the poor to appeal to legal protection , that an honest and generous fellow ia fined £ 2 5 s < 5 d , besides a journey of fifty-eight miles and travelling expenses , for convicting two ruffians of a brutal assault upon himself and his wife . Here is the bill : — £ s d Feb . 24 , 1844—Justices * Clerks' fees-on complaint of William Bass v . John Paralow and another ... 0 Id & The like v . Lev ! Patslow and another . Assault ' on Eliza Bass ... ... 0 19 9

      £ 1 19 6 Constable on each case , Sa . 0 6 0

      £ 2 5 6 Received on date , of William Bsss the Bum of £ 2 5 s 6 d , for M . A Tindal—Edward Robert , Baynes . Wobkikg OF iue Pooa Law . —Of the last tables in the return moved for by Sir James Graham we shall say but a few words . A comparison between the expenditure under the new and the old laws is impossible . The old law , ; under the name of peor-r&te , Included the work of Christian charity ; it also , in many instances , included the Chureh-rat * , with other parochial expenses , and , what is more , a great portion of the wages of agricultural labour . The new law partly excludes the first item , and wholly the two latter . It docs not occupy the same place , or sapply the same seeds . To on a vulgar expression , the two lawa are aa " different as chalk and cheese , " which indeed are no unsuitable types of the cold and colourless insipidity of the new system , and the comparative

      savour and kindness of the old one . , Confining ourselves to the operation of the present law , we find , that from the year 1837 to 1843 the sum total expended on the poor , but much more the sum total of all the parochial rates , has Increased gradually and considerably —the former from £ 4 . 0 * 4 , 741 to £ 5 , 207 . 457 , the latter from £ 5 , 412 . 838 to ( £ 7 , 033 , 731 . The latter disproportionate increase is owing to the couuty rate having actually more than doubled during those seven yearsthat is , having risen from £ 604 . 203 to £ 1 . 294 . 774 . For this we are indebted chiefly to that moat unsatisfactory , even thoagh necessary , concomitant of the ! New Poor Law , the New Bnral Police . In fact , the new system , viewed as a whole , reminds one of the financial expose of a certain mendicity society , from which it appeared , that while the sum ef £ 200 had been spent in the rent of an office and lock-np , and in paying half a dozen beadles and coastablcs to bnlly vagrants , about one half quarter of that sum had gone for meat and drink for the * poof creatures .

      We regret that we have not left ourselves , space to notice , as we should have wished , the return moved for by Mr . Ferbnd . It folly bears out all we bave said respecting the fact and tile grievance of separating husband and wife , parent and child . The only indulgences are , that the former ,

      " interview , at some one time in each clay , " between parent and child . The return contains a good deal ef argument about the necessity of classification by ages and sexes . Of course—wko denies it , if the union workhouse Is to be considered a prison , and the inmates all criminals ? Classification to any extent is quite proper in a gaol . Bui a well conducted gaol beats the nnion workhouse for tills very reason—that it confesses itself to be a gaol—a moral discipline—and therefore classifies its inmates , | not { merely by age and sex , but also with respect to moral and legal differences . It divides the suspected from the convicted , and the more ttom the less depraved , which is not done in the mnion workhouse . —Times .

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      HOUSE OF LORDS—FMDiy . MABCH 1 . Lord Bbougham moved for copies of the correspondence whioh had taken place between the English missionaries in the South Sea Islands and the Government , relative to the affairs of Otahcite . ; TheEariof Abebbien had no objection to produce the papers , and at the same time ' assured Lord Brougham that he need be under no apprehension as to the manner in which the missionaries would be

      treated by the French authorities . He thought it right to state also thai the resolution eone to by the Frcnoh Government , disowning the act of Admiral Dupetit Thouars , wia purely spontaneous , and that not one word' of remonstrance had , either by the British Ambassador , or by official communication , been made to France on the subject . The war parties in both countries were making much noise about this affair , but fortunately they were little regarded . . i

      Lord Brougham expressed his satisfaction at the answer given by Lord Aberdeen , ' and the returns were ordered . i Monday , Mahch 4 . Lord BboCgham laid en the table a Bill for improving the Judicial Committee of the Privy Couaeil . He then called the attention of the House to the decision of the Criminal Court of Louisiana , by which a man had been condemned to death for aiding in the escape of a slave . He believed such was the law of that State , but at the same time trusted that advantage would be taken of the interval between the sentence and { the day fixed for execution ( the 26 th of April ) for the sacred purpose of extending mercy to the I unfortunate individual .

      Tuesday , March ! . At four o ' clock the royal assent was given by commisiion to the Horse Racing Penalties' Bill , the Offences at Sea Bill , the Metropolitan Improvement Bill , and Sang's Naturalisation Bill . The subject and scope of Lord Devon ' s Commission were once more the subject of discussion , and in answer to the Marquia of Clanrioartle , the Noble Lord entered into an . explanation of its objects , and the mode in which the enquiry was being conducted . I Their Lordships then adjonrned .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS— Friday , March 1 . On the motion for going into Committee of Sup-Mr . Thohas Duncombe moved for various returns of expenses connected with tho Irish State Trials , particularly the amounts paid to Mr . Bond Hughes , Mr . Charles Ross , Mr . John Jackson , and the proprietors of the Standard and the \ Morning Herald . He said , that in resisting the motion before the House , upon the subject of which he had given notitte , he begged to state that he did not do so in furtherance of the movement of the Hon . Member for Rochdale , but that he did sejin the exercise of the undoubted right which he , in common with every member of the House , possessed , of calling on Government , before voting additional supplies , to

      account as to the manner in which it . had applied any sums of money which might be at its disposal for the public eervico—nay , more , it was the duty of the House to call for an explanation when it had good reason to believe that sums which had been voted by it had not been used by the Government ia a manner ! either creditable or honourable to those who had so applied it . The Hon . Gentleman complimented Mr . B . Hughes , who , as a witness for the Crown , jhad behaved with fairnesB and discretion ; but MrJ C . Robs , who had gone to Ireland under the guise of a newspaper reporter ., had avowed that ke was hired by a "high personage . " He was anxious to discover who this

      ' high personage" was that bad ! employed Mr . C , Ross to do the dirty work of the Cabinet . Mr . John Jaukson , the Irish correspondent of the Morning Herald , had disavowed all participation in the handing over of his documents to the Governmentan act of the proprietors , for which he was not responsible . The Dublin reporters had strongly censured the conduct , both of the Government and of the proprietors of the Morning . Herald , in thus attempting to interfere with the independence and the impartiality of the press . If the information he now asked for were refused , the country would form itsovrn opinion , ou the motives and conduct of the Government . ¦ . Mr . Wallace seconded the motion .

      Sir James Graham would have | but a melancholy prospect for the fature prospecto of Ireland , if a majority of the House oonourred in the sentiments which had been expressed by Mr . T . Duncombe . The Hon . Member for Finsbury had been attending a meeting of his constituents , the object of which was to give instructions for stopping the supplies , but at which much confusion and ] great contrariety prevailed ; and now Mr . T . Duncombe , who was advertised to preside at dinner to be given to Mr . O'Connell , was seated on those ! front opposition benches usually occupied by Lord Johu Russell aud his friends—he wished thena joy \ of the " compact alliance" they had now formed . He ( Sir J . Graham ) was individually responsible for the

      employment of Mr . Bond Hughes , who was selected by Mr . Gurney at his request ; and he was quite willing to permit a return of the sums , which that gentleman had received , from which it would appear that he bad not received anything beyond the usual remuneration . With respect to Mr . Charles , Ross , having known him for many years , he sent aim to Ireland , denying at the same time in tho most solemn and positive manner that he had employed him as a " spy , " or was in any way a party to his having concealed the nature of his commission . After entering iuto some other details , he admitted that a communication had been made to the proprietors of the Morning Herald and the Standard for their assistance in procuring information !; but he denied

      emphatically that any moneys had been paid to them oq this account . It was no easy task , in these limes , to bring great offenders to [ justice ; and those who did so must be content to incur much obloquy . He was willing to consent to that portion of the motion which required a statement of the legal expences incurred , and the remuneration paid to the short-hand writers employed , with reference to the state trials ; but not to that portion which inferred that monies had been corruptly paid to the Standard and Morning Herald newspapers , as it wai an impeachment of the nice sense of hoaour which actuated those connected with the press ; and though he saw a stong array against him on the opposition benches , hia confidence was in a majority oi" the Hoase . Lord John Russeu , would , in a tune of great

      public exoitement , have probably I adopted a similar course to the one adopted by Sir j James Grahamihat of sending short-hand writers , in whom confidence could bo placed , to meetings at v / hich seditious or treasonable language was likely to be used . But the great danger of employing persons acting covertly , or aa " spies , " was ihat it might be their interest to aggravate and exaggerate the treason or the sedition they were employed "' to report upon . The- value , therefore , of the defence of Sir James Graham , in the employment of Mr . Charles Ross , would depend upon in what degree he had observed

      the instructionsigitfeu to him * « l dpeniv avowing the nature of the commission he ' was ; employed on . Sir James Graham had reproached him with forming a " compact alliance" with Mr . O'fkmnell . He was well aware of the effect wliieh similar unfounded charges had had upon the late Government ; but no amount of obloquy would deter him from avowing that Mr . O'Conuell , who so long and so aWy had served his country , had not received a fair trial ; or , if he had been tried in England , that | the charge of ^ the Chief Justice would have been ! paralleled . Nor would ho be content until he had secured for Ireland all those privileges of which Englishmen are so justly

      proud . i . , ,. ,. Mr . Thokas Duncombb replied ; with much liveliness and point , to the remarks of Sir James Graham . He denied , with reference to the meeting of his constituents last evening , that this i motion . > had been brought forward with the view of ; stopping the _ supfiliea . Notwithstanding all the taunts of the Right Hon . Baronet , who had not come clear out of this affair , he would continue to discharge what he felt to be his public duty , whether ( with reference to judge . Jury , or the accused , eyen if the Right Lion . BaroHet himself wore the oppressor—( cheers ) . He should , therefore , divide on ! the whole or his motion . 1 After a few words from Mr . Bellbw , The House divided , whenthe numbers were—Against the motion 144 For the aotioa i « 3 Majority against the motion 71

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      STOPPING THE SUPPLIES , The next proposition was made by Mr . Sharman Cawford , who , on the motion that the Speaker leave the chair to go into Committee of Supply , moved an amendment , "That the several petitions which have been received and laid on the tab ' s of this House since the commencement of this session , complaining that this House is not a true representation of the people , be referred to a select committee to inquire into tbe said allegation ; and that the further consideration of . the estimates be postponed till such committee shall report thereon . " Mr . Blewixt seconded the amendment ; and on a division , it was rejected by 91 to 15 . The House then went into Committee of Supply , proceeding with the remaining navy estimates ; and the evening was spenfe-ia discussing the items of the various votes proposed . The following snms were voted : —

      £$ 44 , 960 , for the victualling of 30 , 000 men , including 4 ^ 00 marines . £ 12 b * , 826 , to defray the salaries of officers , and contingent expenses of the Admiralty offices . £ 2 , 980 was voted for the salaries of officers , and for the contingent expenses of the registry offices foe merchant seamen , The next vote was for ^ 3 o , 076 t for the salaries of officers , and for contingent exptneos of the scientific departments connected with the nary . The next vote , "for Her Majesty ' s establishments at home , " £ 5 , 103 for the expenses of Deptford dockyard . The next vote was for the sum of £ 22 , 406 , to defray the salaries of officers , and the whole of Her Majesty's naval expenses abroad . The next vote waa £ 645 , 104 , to { defray the expense of wages of artificers , labourers , and others eneagfd in Her Majesty's naval service at homo .

      £ 42 . 080 for wage 3 to artificers and others employed in naval establishments abroad . £ 1 , 053 , 965 for naval stores , and for the purchase aud repair of steam machinery . £ 298 , 366 for new works and repairs in the naval yards . The next vote , £ 20 , 165 , for defraying the charge of medicines and medical stores for the naval service till the 1 st of March , 1845 , was agreed to without observation . The next vote , of * G 1 , 630 , to defray the charge for divers miscellaneous naval services till the 1 st of March , UL 15 , was ^ agreed to , after a few observations fronrCaptain Pecholl , recommending a more liberal allowance to captors of slave vessels . The nexfetvote was £ 742 , 296 for defraying tha charges of naif-pay to navy officers of the Koyal Marines .

      The next vote was £ 4 Si $ 26 for military pensions and allowances . The next vote was £ 162 % 959 f for civil pensions and allowances . The next vote was £ 160 , 890 for freight , &c . on account of the army ' and ordnance departments . A sum not exceeding £ 96 , 327 was then voted for conveying convicts to New South Wales and Van . Dieman ' s Land . £ 432 , 541 for the post-office packet service was then voted . The House adjourned at one o'clock . Monday , Mabch 4 . Mr . Bobthwick complained of the delay in carrying forward the Poor Law Amendment Bill , and censured the general neglect evinced of the interests of the labouring classes .

      Sir J . Graham was aware of the importance of the subject , but thought that the best course to be pursued with respect to the interests of the labouring classes was first to carry the Factories Bill , and then be would urge forward the Poor Law Amendment Bill ; for both of which he hoped there would be ample time .

      ABHT ESTIMATES . On the motion for going into a committee of supply , in order to consider the Army aud Ordnance estimates , Mr . Williams commented on the general amounfc of these estimates , complaining that ia _ reckoning the police and the embodied pensioners , in addUion to the regular mUitary force , we had a standing army of no less ihan 163 , 488 men , which was upward j of 33 , 000 more than on an average of the last twenty-four years . He commented generally on . the constitution of the army , and asked if we kept up so large a military force , how could Sir R . Peel fulfil his pledge of taking off the Income-tax in three years . . ... _ .

      To this Sir Robebt Peel exclaimed— " I made no such promise •!" Mr . Sb ; abman Crawford then moved— "That the large amount of the standing army now kept up for the public service is contrary to constitutional liberty and dangerous to the rights of the people . " Dr . BowaiNG secopded the resolution , which was supported by Mr . Fielden . On a division , the motion was negatived by a majority of 79 . Sir H . Habdi ^ ge then broH ght forward the army estimates , and moved that 100 , 295 men should be fixed as the standing army for ^ his year . Mr . WiiiiAMS moved . that the number should be reduced by 20 , 000 . On a division , the original motion was carried by a majority of 102 . The sum of £ 3 , 431 , 764 was then voted to defray the charge of Her Majesty ' s land forces at home and abroad . .

      Mr * WiixiAMS said there was an item of £ 82 , 000 for beer money . This was no small bear , and therefore he presumed ii was for strong beer ( a langh ) . Last year the amount was £ 71 , 000 , and in 1836 it was £ 61 , 000 , He wished to know what Was the reason of the inorease . Sir H . Habdingb said the inorease was owing to the increased number of men entitled to tho

      allowance . Mr . Williajb then inquired the meaning of the item £ 42 500 for captains of companies f » Sir H . Hakdinoe said ihe allowance was to captains of companies , for the repair of arms and other charges for which they were responsible . Mr . Williams then inquired respecting £ 27 , 000 for agency , &c . . Sir H . Hardinge said it . was the usual allowance to agents for making up the regimental accounts .

      Tuesday , Mabch 5 , The first regular publio business was a motion by Mr . WiLLiiJts , for the purpose of establishing a rule that no opposed business or motion ehalj be brought on and . discussed in the House after midnight . He complained of the long hours—the after midnight legislation—the habit of members coming down from theatres , balls , routs , parties , and giving their votes in-moments of hilarity on questions of which they knew little , and had . heard less—and of the strong temptation to pass bills containing legislative jobs and blunders , when brought on for discusaion at" unseasonable hours . Mr . Brohjerton seconded , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer opposed the motion .

      Oa a division , the motion ve&s supported by 15 , and opposed by 146 . , - . , Mr . Tufnell then proceeded with a motion for a select committee to enquire in , to the cost of the Metropolitan . Police force , and the manner in whioh the sums levied as police rate are assessed ou the different parishes within the Metropolitan Police district . , Mr . Manners Suiton , on the part of the Government , opposed the motion , After a few observations from M . . Brotherton , Mr . Tufnell did not think himself justified jo pressing the matter to a division , and it was , thereforenegatived without one ..

      , . . Lord AsHiBr said , the House were spared the intuition of a long aud painful statement by the assent of Her Majesty's Government to the proposition of which he had given notice : —that a select committee be appointed to inquire into the mo _ de of administering relief to the , sick poor under , the provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act , and to report the evidence taken before them with their opinions to the House . . The Hoise rose at ten minutes to seven 0 clock . ( i / wv > vuv s *^ + * * f + ^^^^^^ ^ i's ¦ # " * ¦ ¦** ¦ * - * ¦ S **^*>** + *****

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      IHE 1 OBDS OF THE COMMITTEE OF PR 1 TT COTTNG 1 I . FOR TRADE , AND THE HAND 1 OOM THEATERS OF CARLISLE . It "will be remembered that a few weeks ago a memorial of the above named body was adopted at the Town Hall , Carlisle , when a large public meeting was held forthe purpose of memorializing the above committee , hy permission , of the mayor , Robert Bendle , Esq . Tha memorial iras fbrwaried to tie Right Hon . 17 . E . Gladstone , and vras couched in very Tespectfol terms ; at the time it pointed ont in pretty strong language the miserable condition to which tho numerous body of men hav * , -within the last twenty years , been reduced . It also shewed , fzam mo » t eonelusive evidence , that except labour be protected , there is no hope of any improvement t **^ "g place In tie wretched condition of fheiroddng man . A few days ago ihe following very feeling and courteous , though Enatisfictory replj , was received : —

      Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade , "Whitehall , Feb . 26 th , 2844 . Sib , —I am dinete * by the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Coastal ha Trade , to state to y # u , with reference to the memorial of the hand-ls > om weavers of the borough of Carlisle , and its vicinity , transmitted by yon in jonr letter of the 31 st nit , that my Lords have fivta to the memorial tae attentive consideration to which its grave and painful Importance , and its very props toBe , bo justly eatftlfl it My Lords entertain no donbt that the distressed condition of the hand-loom waaveis at <^ rlitl » is only too correctly represented ; and it is with the most ynftngntxi regret that they ^^ wn that the «<* n ^ T » jg » © fthoae engaged in this hraceh- of labour have been reduced to an * "mnT > t far below "what is necessary for Ibar proper support

      My Lords , novever , are well aware that the ' eviis of which ths memorialists so feelingly and temperately complain , are quite beyond the reach of legislative remedy ; and that any attexspt to fix eitker & minimum a uniform rate of wages , or to prevent competition , would only tend to flaWixratfl t rather ft" * " improve , their present condition . My Lords , therefore , conceive that it ironld be a siost serious breach of their public duty , if , from a feel ing of sympathy -with the memorialists , my Lords should be induced to institute enquiries which , although anting temporary hopes , "wonld inevitably end ia disappointment , and thnj aggravate tkut distress which my Lords iroold most earnestly desire , were it possible , to remove . I am , Sir , your obedient servant , Joss 6 . Shatt Lkpetrx . To Mr . Jimes Me Ketzle , EuUherg&te , Carlisle .

      So it appears that labour cannot be regulated , -without prodncing still more disastrous results * hnrt we have already -witne « sedlrom reckless competition an dine unrestricted ns « of machinery . Away -with snch coldblooded Malthnsian doetnse ! A government who cannot regulate the affairs of a great country like England , -whose resources of producing "wealth an inexhaustible , asfl-the industry aad Ingenuity of whose sans are unparellelei in the history of nations , hai batter retire from cf&ce , and ^ leave ttie management of public affairs te abler hands .

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      COMMON SENSE IN CUMBERLAND . IHK RIGHTS OF LA . BOBE . versus FKEE 7 B . ADB . In reply to observations ( as reported in the Whilehaven Herald ) made by some of the speakers at the late Free Trade meeting , in the Temperance Hall , -Wbitebaven , Mr . Ainsworth said , — " He beld in his hand a placard -which had been calculated in the tows in the course of the day , which advised working men not to be misled by the cry of Free Trade , as it only meant more machinery . He suspected , however , that that -was a meaning -which the party who write it would have some difficulty in rinding in Johnson ' s Dictionary . "

      Yes—but it can be found at Cleator and Penny-briuge Mills ! Is Mr . A . prepared to prove that there is not one-third less of hecklers employed at those mills , since the machinery -was increased , than was employed previously , although the business done is perhaps fourfold whst itjwas ? and that there are not more females and children employed tfr * n men ? And is not such the case also , at Mr . Harris ' s mill , of Cockermouth . It is not Johnson ' s Dictionary that is the question , —it it manual labour , machinery , low wages , and Free Trade ! and W . Mr . A . keep to the question , and avoid qnibbline .

      " Mr . Ainrsrortk continued—He would ask those who -walked through the streets of that large town { Manchester ) if they had seen no men going to , or coming from the factories . . And -we -would ask them , if they did not see more -women and children than men—either at Manchester , Cleator , or Penny-bridge ? The following is tha substance of Mr . Hawkes ' s strictures on Free Trade—Mr . Hawkes said , " It was by these means ( Free Trade ) that the value of the land around Birmingham and Glasgow had been raised to such and enermous extent . Many years ago , an industrious tradesman bavins acquired a competency in

      London , and wishing to do something for his native village , gave , as an endowment to a school at Rugby , a piece of land , then producing a rental of £ & . This was a larger sum then than it 18 sow . But considerable as it -was , none of them could conceive what the rental was now . It now produced £ 16 , 000 a-year / It -was en * tirely built over , covered by the buildings of those who , likeithe endower , were engaged in bade and commerce and enjoying -wealth . " This is Mr . Hawkea ' a Free-Trade -way of benefiting the poor ! The Landowner is getting £ IQ , OQO a-year ! What are the poor getting ?—low wages I

      Mr . Gordon said , — " If the Corn Laws -were repealed , more factories would be built , moid [ men employed , more wages paid , there-would be a greater demand for agricultural produce , and the farmer could pBy his rent" If this be the case , . how is it that now , when there ar » more FacUries than there were formerly , farmers are [ leu able to pay their teats ? Why , because more machinery makes less manual labour , and lower -wages . The poer have not money to buy the fanner ' s produce . Air . Gordon spoke of batter at id . a pound—does be mean to jay , that if batter was 4 d a peund , -wages -would not be reduced ?

      Mr . Ralph Forster spoke ( in connection with the duty on timber ) of oar " ships manned with boys . " Most true . They are . But in what trade is this preeminently the ease ? Why , in the coal trade . And the coal trade is a free trade , Mark this , sailors . It is the competition in a free trade that causes the snips to be manned by boja , as Mr . Forster says ; and , remember , -we have now machinery en sea , as -well as on land . Working men 2 bave the Free Trade advocates proved that Free Trade would not increase machinery , ? Have they proved , ( either by Johnson ' s Dictionary or other"wise ) that machinery does not displace mammy labour ? that men in Lancashire are not performing the duties of the * house , "while their wives and children are slaving in the factories ? Have they . provedtbat cheap provisions ¦ will not bring low wages ? Have they proved that in advocating Frte Trade they will allow free discussion ,

      and not put -working men ont of their meetings ? Have they proved that the com monopolists would inot still trade in corn , even under a free-trade system ? . H ave they proved , if the Corn Laws were repealed to-morrow , that there-would not be a " redundancy of unemployed labourers in every trade or branea of production , and that that redundanc ) -would not enable the manufacturer to purchase th » lowest labour in the market , and that men would not compete with each . other to save . themselves from starvation ? Have they proved that machinery wonid not , in a very limited period , -ccmpLeldy glut any marid thstmight bo opened to as in any part of the world ? It is the glutting of our tnarketa by machinery that we are now suffering from ., Free Trade ^ will never benefit the working man whilst competition « dsts or labour is unprotected , and .-whilst any sane man , unconvicted of crime , " is " denied bia right of baying a voice In the making of the Xa vs . by . which he ia to be governed .

      Woikisg Men I , the destiny of the nation is in your handS j ^ Be sober , ^ be vigilant , be wise .

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      THE LEICESTER GL 0 TER 3 verstu MESSRS . BAILEY AND SON . ** Man ' s inhumanity to """ y » y » countless thousands mourn . " "Wokeisg Classes , —Tour fate is sealed for ever * unless yeu come to the rescue of your suffering brethren and arm yourselves with that moral power ¦ which is requisite to annihilate the inrmman practices that are so frequently imposed upon you by such ftPTny miserymakers as [ Jilassrs . Bailey , and Son , who are in the habit of imposing en their half-famished and defenceless workmen . For a series of years a number of the glove Lands working for the above firm have been subjected to the most relentless and basest of alltyr&n

      As it would not be just to make assertions without proof , and as Mr . Biiley , serx , has already threatened to prosecute the officers of toe bade , "who waited upon aim to answer to a letter , signed by the secretary , addressed to him on the question of wages , and Ms threats towards his bands of expulsion , if they did not concede to his prices ; and as ilr . Bailey , sen ., dared us to the proof , and told us in a most menacing manner , ** to beware what we inserted in -han ^ hnin , concerning the charges preferred against him , " —we hereby now lay the case before the public for them to judge , whe-&er the practices of the above firm are in accordance with justice and reason . One charge we preferred against Hm -was that of stopping full rent from eight shillings worth of work Per week , which ilr . Bailey unequivocally denied . JTosr for ths proof : —

      The gross earnings of his hands now on strike , for six fncceasire weeks , are as follows , in proportion for one fcmd ;—Total gross earnings for sir weeks £ 2 12 s . 3 ££ ; bom -which the following has to be deducted : — b . d . s . d . FrameSsni ... ... 9 9 Needles ... . „ 1 O " House Rent . „ 5 3 Candles ... ... 1 6 Sewing ... ... 6 9 ¦ Rinding 3 0 Total deductions ... £ 17 3 leaving only the sum of 4 i Sid . per week to purchase all the nec&sssries of life .

      Again , he / tjnipa tgVtng fuIL rent when the fiamss Vere not employed the whola week ; while one of bis hinds positively asserts , ihat when be had no work delivered to him before Thursday , which was again delivered into the warehouse on Saturday , be was charged &e full amount of rent ; and when remonstrated . with , Hi . John said , " he could not take anything off the reit" Another hand says , "If any one divulges any ihing concerning the prices , Mr . B . will give them no "Sort , until such time as they go and work at the reduction he offers , and promises not to mention it" Ia idditiou to \ h % abovB , he staiiurtaer determines not to five the same price as other manufactures on twentyfour cusge gloves .

      To Tpaintjun the same prices as given by Messrs Biggs , Thorpe , Chamberlain , Deacon , Mills , Warner , Hewitt , and others , the trs . de have determined , for the protection of all persons who may fall a sacrifice to the malicious designs of any party who may thrust them from their employment , in consequence of withstandmg such reduction , to allow them half members Is ., aod full members 2 s . per week , in addition to the regular benefit of the society ; until such time as they cm procure employment at the full price in their own brxQch .

      How Mr . Bailey can reconcile the extremes of ehrisfisaity and barbarism we know not : but we do know 1 Mb , that he does Towel down and pray on Hi * Sabbalhfor Vupoor and against oppression—thaX on the other six * sya of the weeK lie is grinding Hie faees of the poor , I 7 rsducing their wages . , giving them half work—makbg them stand in the cold for honra together—chargbg full rent for his frames when only partly employed , * ad intimidating them by expulsion if they will not * bey his behests .

      Signed , on behalf of the trade , Thohas Wisibbs , Secretary tommittee Room . Feb . 22 , 184 * .

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      ? Concerning the item House Bent , there are two in Jfiehoasa , jso it is divided ; otherwise it would have « ea iOs . 61 . ?

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      y ? xx to co to Wokx . —There ib in iancasbire i ^ pwy , caBed the United . Jonmeymen Baiters ' ^ = 1 * 07 , which consists of 150 working - men , who f * ' * salted togetiier and raised a fund , which enables ?** to Kil their labourj to the public without the I ?** nation cf tia wholesale icsnufactnrer ; and by ta -aaiE 3 can tffjrd to serve Xht public with goods

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      A-WiDDjjG-took place at Gortbleok , in Inyerness-shire , on Tuesday , the 13 ± . nit . IUhe bridegroom , Donald Fra « £ r * or £ uic , was aged Beventy-£ iXj and -the biide sixty-six , Thirty children and grandchildren of the happy pair atkn led the ceremony .

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      Horrors op thb System in Scoxi . AND .- ^ Afew days ago a most affecting instance of increasing destitution was brought under the notice of the court of justices at Pollokshaws , at the instance of Mr . Hector , the public prosecutor foi the district . The case was that of two young lads , about eighteen or nineteen years of age , who had been detected stealing potatoes frtm a pit in that locality , and who , when caufihtin the act , in place of running off , or endeavouring to elude justice , readily gave themselves tip , and begged to be put in prison , because destitution and the inability to obtain eithar food or lodging waa the cause of their offense . After having been committed ( or trial , a strict inquiry was instituted into their character , when it was foand that , thongb belonging to Glasgow , no charge tor

      theft had ever beea made against either of them at any of the police-affices in the city . They had been in the habit of sleeping about the brick kilns for some time , and while they were resolved not to steal , even for satisfying the cravings of nature , on one occasion they had brokea a lamp in Gorbals , for the purpose of being taken Into custody , that they might obtain food . It was after having been liberated for this offence that they went to the pit In question , and took about seven pounds of potatoes , that they might be again taken into cutpdy . When the case of these hapless youths wan brought before the court , the justices on the bench commiserated tiwir sufferings to { the utmost in their power . By our present defective law the magistrates bad it not in tkeir powor t » order then sustenance frem any

      parish funds , but in the inttrim they committed them to Paisley prison for thirty days , and instructed Mr . Hector to use his exertions for rinding them work as soon as possible . As instructed , we learn tbat Mr . Hector applied , and soon gob work for them ; but when be went to prison to have them relieved , he was again met by the law , which had no provision for their liberation , and accordingly for no fault bat being poor , and because we have no law to relieve able-bodied men when poor , these two unfortunate youths have been subjected for the whole term specified to the same rigorous treatment as the worst criminal in the country . What , will Sir James ; Graham think of this feature in our beloved constitution , which he is so anxious to maintain inviolate ?—Paisley Paper ,

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      MONIES RECEIVED BY MR . O'CONNOR . VICTIM FOND . £ S . d . From Hndders&eld , collected at Mr . West's leetarea 0 14 2 SUBSCRIPTIONS . From Hebden Bridge ... 0 18 9 NATIWUV * BIBUXB . From Hebden Bridge ... 0 1 S A few Friends at the Woodman , Waterloo Town , iLtmdon , per . Mr . T . Spencer . ; . ; j ..., ; e 8 S piltson , nearBainfltaple ; - rjDeVony per Mr . Win , . <" KniilJ ,..:.. UL <* J .... ; .. 0 6 / 0 REClETEI * BY ; MRT CLE 1 VB . , ii ' - ^ OR EXKCOX 1 VB TRIBUXR . Mr . Mill's book 0 2 0 T ) A \ 6 . i ...................... 0 10 Mr . 'Bnng ' a book ...... ; .. 0 2 0 Ditto ...:.................... 0 10 A GrjBTtist journeyman Matter •;¦ 0 10 Greenwich & LewLsbsm 0 5 0

      FOR MDOUALL . Mr . Goldsmith ,. 0 10 Mr . Warren , Wellingborougb 0 2 A few Flint shoemakers , Birmingham . 0 5 0 RECEIPTS BY GENERAL SECRBTARY . SDBSckirriONS . Plymouth . 7 6 Mertfajr Tydvil 0 1 « 0 Halifax ......... .... »• 0 S 0 Sower by Longroyd ,,.... 0 110 ilrtwer , Wariey .. to ... i .... # 16 - ' Gveaden . .................. 9 0 8 Siddalr ... 0 0 10 . Golden Ltov 0 2 « Lockwood .. ' ......,.... 0 7 0 ¦ Burnley .. 0 12 8 Iattletowu , near L-seds 0 3 9 Bmraett Brigade 0 3 9 ^ Carlisle 0 6 0 L . > ng : ( jjvan ............... 0 14 Northampton 9 6 0

      Bamfi-iea 0 9 4 Leamington ,. f 1 8 NATIONAL TR 1 BUTB . Ilkeston 0 3 3 Mr . Clark Bscecutive Committee portion of expences , Giipenter ' s Hall , Manchester ...... 3 C A Friend , Bra 4 snaw '« '' Temperance Hotel , Burnley , perr Mr . W . Dixori ..... w ....... . * . ' 1 ° Golden Lion , London ... 3 0 " ¦ . . C ^ RDS ., ' '" ., Long Bickby 0 9 IP . Per Mri Wm . BixoH . Caoiley .......... [ ........... ° ¦ 1 - * Pfgs ' ton .........,., ' ., . . ••«••¦" . ® ° Haslendea © * ' * Bs « i » p * * PddiflSm ...... j .... •••¦••• • 1 * Colae i .... * . ? Barnoldawick I .... 6 * € SaWeu .. „ . „ ,.,..,..,.,... 4

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      ^ arlmnwntarg SnttWizence .

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      Inundajions in ?» ance . —We receive from different parts of-the countrv . accounts of innndTationai and accidents resulting from them . A letter front Bar states that in consequence-of the continued rain and snow of last week , the Ornain had overflowed its banks , and done much damage . The valley between Bar arid Bossy is nothing but a vast lake , and the river roea so high on Mpnday night , that all the ground on the right bank of the river was covered with water , which carried off everythingr and occasioned a great loas . Parts of the wall of tha manufactory of M . M , Coaquin were overturaad . ; . Tie market gardener ^ near Bar have Buffered eonsiderably . A letter from t « rdun states thai a bridge between Dan and'Sfenay was carried o £ F , ud that

      there was Boarcely a house iuthe t » wn whwh had not been oyeiflowed , The horseg of the cafaJ « T regiment were obliced , to be removed to a hiRhet position . A washing-boat was carried awajrwith Ae iron gate to whiel itwas attacned . The Meusj ) was full ot beams , planks , and trees From Twaacon , Feb 25 th , welearn that to suapenBiqj ^ bndg * ovei £ he Rhone , near that town ^ had . been iwajrle to , withstand the impetuosity of the wrrenfe , and ; had been carried off . Three , r ^ rBons ^ o . Bt , theiiJivMon theoccaaibn ,. beingin tne-actof ; pa ^ ng © vet when ; the bridge gaT © way . The Rhone vfas no longer : navteable .: ATeiter ^ firom Bourg BtateS that the mass

      of enow in . the Jura ' ' ^ d : ; th ^ . D 6 ) ipr : wu ^ iu « iiij ; great , and tbA ^ apprehenBiona - were entertaiired that when it should meltHW VaTXeys Wi ^ d b ^ inandatedft From . Germany ,, tOso <** lflW ^ tS : ? &ti& ~ » 0 Wr taina h » ve bee ^ and m tte ^ TjioI seVeral lives'Jhive befl ^ lost W avaianohe ^ Klai-Bacfen , W ^^ 'mP ^ ^^ overflowed their basts fromihe mUijUfW . toft snow on the mountains . Tiie SsVneM $ ft $ f ! mM *? F * & part of the C 8 « atry ; beSweea Si . ; Clo ; ud and ^ Saresnw la one place the water appears like » vast lake , and covers . ' aa Mteat of three-a carters of a Ieag «?< - Gvligaani ' s Messenger . ^ ;

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      Masch 9 , 1844 . _ Tj [ j NORTHERN STAR- 7

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 9, 1844, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1255/page/7/