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      zini , is . continued in this number ; which alsoco - ^ l . 2 UDfc of tho Icarians-the followers of M . Cabet whose arrest we recently announced . We shoald add that the Icarian chief was almost immediately liberated ;

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      An Addrm delivered to the Electors end Non-Electon of Greenwich , on the Nomination Lav TAurJlZ . My 29 th , 1847 . By Mr Samuel K $ d PriSd Deptfo r 5 ° ° 5 eph Mo ^ . BQtcheMow , For its strenj common sense , and sound p ractical tone , this speech deserves the applaU 5 e ef the friends of Democracy . It is well worthy u > I * proved aad we trust will meet with an extenrivt X-eWiaH m that district which would be honouS byXS tion of Mr Kjdd as its representative

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      The Reformers' Almanac for the year 1848 . The Reformers Companion to the Almanac . LoHdon Chapman , 142 , Strand . - ^ " > uuu f J he ? , ennj T BQbl' « tions-the work oftheindofahgtble ReT . Joseph Barker—deserve an immense circulatwn . The Almanac cqnta « samassof inforaatian and advice that the millions should be in possession of Wo lately noticed the Companion for January ; this month ' s is equally geod , with the exception of a paragraph on tho Land Plan , which , howevar , w « csh afford to let pass without further notice . We give the following extracts : —

      KtLLIZKJ ITKAKTS . It is not ntar bo bad . for oppr « si » 4 and plnnderei man to ehoot their tjrsnti , bi It is for tyrants to oppress and plunder tha poor . Yet tna newspapers generally make tea times more to do aboat z tjraat thief and murderer being shot &y famishing and desperate men , than they do ( boat thonssndi end scores of thousands being roh&eil of thai ? all by thoia tyrants , and driven by them into their grates , or into foreign Iande . Whenever an Iriihiandlord if shot , the newspapers labour to make the impreigion that be was one ef the kindest and best of men ; on : of the most liberal and generous oflaBdlordi ; yet it generally napping that tbe tame paper furnishes infonntiloa tending to show , that tboia murdered landlords were selfish , grasping , cruel , inhuman , —that they were men who cared for nothing but their own pleasure and profit , and who would sacrifice the lives of hundreds of thousands to attain their

      selfish objects . I hate the nanspaper prees of this eountry . The newspapers are , in general , the engines of oppression and tyranny . Their object and endeavour Is to uphold tbe wrong against the right , There are two or three exceptions , but the general run of newspapers are about anything btit what they ought to be , I em serry myg » lf that the Irish shoet their tyrants . There is , inmyjudgment , alietter way of dealing with them . But I confess that I am less troubled when I near of e tyrant being shot , than I am when I bear of a hundred or a thousand poor families - being forced Jrom the eBtate where their forefathers lived , where their ancestors lie buried , and where they themselves , by their own hard labour , have made the bog or the wilderness into s

      fruitful field . I shosld be lass troubled to hear that tbe earth had opened and twallowtd up all the selfish landlords and plundering aristocrats in tbe kingdom than I am to hear of such multitudes bting driven from their country toseeihoaes amongst the wildernesses of America , or what is still worse , reduced to such absolute poverty as to be forced to stay at home and endure starvation . I do not wish ill to any land-menopolist or aristocratic tyrant upon t&e face of the earth , bat I da wish ,. and that most devoutly , that their power were broken , that their property wera brought into the publie market , and that tba government of this country were taken out of their hands , aad placed in the bands of inora enlightened and more honourable men .

      FBEXCH INVASION . The Duke of Wellington has written a long letter , to warn tbe people , against an invasion , and to urge them to expand vast sans of money in fonifying the coast of tbe kingdom . The Duke ib foelish . He is doting , er something weree . Have the Freacb nothing to do but to come to invade England t What could the ; get by iavading- England ? Besides , tbs first step to be taken by tb ^ government , in order toprotoct England agafast foreign invasion , would be for the goverameut to do justice to the people , and thus secure the people ' s respect . Lit the government give the poople their rights ; let the government reform abuses ; let them do away witb sinecures and undeserved pensions : let them redeca the salaries of all

      government officers to a fair and retsonaDlo standard ; let them adopt measures for securing to tbe people of this country a regular supply of labour and' decent wages in return for labour ; let them establish Free Trade in land , and remove the taxes from the labouring poor , to laadedproperty ' ; in short , let them begin to do justly , to treat their country men like brothers , and they will find in tbe hearts of grateful and happy Englishmen the rurert defence against invasios from abroad , Bat let the government go on as they hare dons ; let them make use of their power for BelSsh objects ; let th « m sacrifice the interests of tH 9 people to their own aggrandisement ; let them plunder the country till the people ars rednced

      to starvation ; let them refuse to tbe people their rights , and insult them when they ask far them ; and they may build as many forts , and cast as many cannos , and prepare as much ammunition as they please , nothing will bo able securely to prstect the " country from invasion . The hearts of the people will be alienaUd from their governors for ever , and they will rf joice in the approach of either French or Russian armies , to bumble their proud and inhuman tyrants . If the country is to be robbed by a set of uneoBicionable aristocrats ; if the peaple are to be tortured and destroyed fey cruel laws and nanstural monopolies , what de « s it matter whether tbay are plundered , and tortured , and destroyed by English monsters , er by FrencA or Russian monsters !

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      FEARGUS O'CONNOU , M . P . FOR NOTTINGHAM . In Fbazbr ' s MagazI 52 for this month , the author of ' Contemporary Orators' has taken in hand some of the naw members returned to the ^ New Parliament , and dashes off the portraits of Mr J . Walter . Mr F . O'Connor , and Mr G . C . Lewis . We give the following extracts from the sketch of Mr O'Connor : — ' Mr Feargus O'Connor , then , whatever maybe big intellectual deficiencies , has eongtituted himself as leader of tbe Chartists , the English demagogue . He has shown strong symptoms of a desire to wield the Repeal sceptre , though at present he has not suaceeded . Bat the Irish are a strangepeople . Mr O'Cosnor has the old Milesian blood in his veins . He is the very model of one ' s imaginary conception of those traditionary heroes—all tatters and barbaric gold . Could Mr O'Connor have succeeded in his attempt to purchase the Cork Southern Reporter , that would at once hare revived old memories in the

      people . From thia , the step to again representing the county would not hare been difficult ; from the county to Conciliation or Confederation Hall would have been the natural sequence . Nor is the idea a chimerical one ; for , though Mr O'Connor lacks the higher qualities of the mind , and is onlyamob orator , yet he has immense energy and determination of purpose , which are wanting to the miserable shadows , of the departed giant i ? Dublin ; and he has also tact and practical qualities , for which we look in vain to the Young Ireland party , with all their brilliant talents . The chief difficulty in the way nf this scheme would be , that Mr O'Connor would have to serve two masters , whose interests msoht sometimes clash , and to reeoncile mutual animositiea which lave been fostere d to serve the basest purposes . Still , the fact of an Irishman being the trusted leader of the English Chartists shows what may be done to break dowri prejudice . ,

      Mr Feargus O'Connor is formidable in the absence of men of higher calibre . He is the pioneer of secial revolution . The minds of the working classes of England , and their power , when united , are both underrated . We speak advisedly when we say that they are still enided by the instincts of citizenship . At present both they and their leader are ; without , not the power merely , but the will , to do much p ischief . But the future is big with gloomy possibilities , and it is not well that any latent power should ba left without a legitimate channel . Mr Feargus O'Connor might be an angry malignant in politics , and yet one could not much blame him . Without saying that he has been oppressed , we may gay that the law has been strained to fetter hi 3 movements ,

      if Hot to crush him . Sedition , in a country of free institutions , and , still more free opinions , is an offence difficult of definition . Imprisonment 'for any cause short of an acknowledged crime isavery bitter penalty . We consider it to be honourable to Mr Feargus O'Connor that his spirit does not appear to hive been embittered because extreme measures have been resorted to . Although he has beunpinked ineapier practice , he is as good-tempered as if he had only fenced with foil 3 . Tru « to the oharacter of an adventuter , he seems to think such matters as bat the chances of the game . He rubi his hands , laugks , and thinks when his adversaries have done their ntmo 3 t they must stop , and then all will Btart on equal terms . In this respect he has taken a leaf from O'Connell ' s book .

      A ' burly demagogue' - is a stereotyped phrase . Mr O'Connor is a demagogue of the original tjpo . It is an old remark that the masse * always worship a fine physical model . This was the basis of O'Con « nor ' s power over the sympathies of the Irish , though upon it he built a finer superstructure by bis humour and kis command owr the poetical elements eftae natiopal character . Mr O'Connor hw&Gne physique ; there is quantity , at least , if not quality . In point of hetehf ., Dulk , and muscle , he might have been the model for a Phoenician Hercules . Large , massive , mmdsnonldered , with a bold , confident carriage , and an air of command , he would attract attention and

      inspire an indefinite fear under any circumstances . But in his open countenance you trace neither the canning nor the ferocity usually ascrifeed to dcroagfgucs . The want of an intellectual expression is supplied by a pervading evidence of mental and moral power , as though the will mere than the feelings or the reason had been the ruler . His countenance betrays the traces of many a fierce struggle in pestiferous , crowded rooms , with sturdy , hard-headed multitudes . The original Milesian type remains in the massive round head , fair hair and eyebrows , large protruding eyes , and capacious mouth . But tbe mobility and gaity which must have been the

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      natur aUttributesof the face have long-since given way to sterner traits . Years of toil and treuble have traced deep Iine 3 on the pale , almost cadaverous countenance . Yet , withal , the whole expression is pleabing and encouraging . Rarely , if ever , do you detect an angry feeling in the face , never a malignant one ; and even in the height of mob-exciteraeut , when dangerous malcontents , perhaps , have to be crashed , in order to save the general principles from being compromised , you will always see on that large , giant-like face , an arch , good-natured expression , as if in assurance that all should be done in gooii humour and fair play , and in good old English fashion . Although immeasurably behind Mr O'Connell as a popular leader , Mr O'Connor is

      nevertheless a formidable deraagogue . He could never have sapplanted O'Connell , but he might fill his place : O'Connell could never have bean a favourite leader of the English masBea . They never could understand his feints and solemn deceptions . Mr O'Connor , by acting upon clearly defined principles , and never calling on his followers to stultify themselves , is a much more suitable leader for the plain sailing English working men . We are not quite SHre that the time haa not come when the Irish people also look for sach a leader—some one who will appropriate the victory which was in the grasp of O'Connell when he died . ' The Young Ireland gentlemen have the best chance of aueeess , but that they are such inveterate Therraopylsa seekers .

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      NOTES OF A JOURNEY FROM O'OONNORYILLE TO THE CHARTIST ESTATES OF MINSTER L 0 YEL , L 0 WBANDS , MOAT , AND SNIG'S END . { Continuedjrom the Stab of February 5 . ) After a week ' s relapse , I reBume the account of my journey , and bidding adieu to Minster Lovel with its reminiscences of olden times , and ita glorious heralding of the future , a type both of the world past and the world to come , I wended my way across the Wiadrngh through a wild plantation to Field Town , a village distant about oh 9 mile from the nearest portion of the estate , and bordering on Whiohwood Forest , where the allottees of Minster haye the right of cemmonage . Near this village the celebrated Forc 3 t Fair is held . I had been there In my ' prentice days , aad well recollect having spent' a tight of wild glee in the gipsies ' tent ; ' and to a lover of the picturesque , no scene could

      be more pregnant with pleasurable associations . From hence I crossed the forest towards Chipping Norton , it being roy intention to visit some relatives living at Lang Comptoa , a village on tho confines of Oxfordshire and Warwiokehire , noted for its Druidical remains , about which innumerable are the local and national traditions still extant , though fast fading away before the * din and bustle of the iron age in which we how dwell . This village had to me peculiar charms ; it appears to have been the birth place of innumerable families of my iname , nowscattered through the land . In the days of my childhood it was divided into many email farms , each being the freehold of the occupier , Outimprovemenfc . as it is termed , hasbeenrife even here—the small farms and the freeholds have

      vanished together . Sir George Philips , a retired cotton spinner , and the Marquis of Northampton , have purchased the land in the neighbourhood , the small farms are thrown into large ones , and the result here is as elsewhere , there are afew large farmers flourishing , whilst the bulk of the population is deteriorated in every respect . I found in this district , as in others I visited , that the only present effect of the Repeal of the Corn L&ws has been the sowing of a greater breadth of wheatthan has heretofore been sown ; in this village there is a quantity of land let out in allotments of one or two chains—that is thirfcytwo or sixty-four poles—the inhabitants are very eager to seonre them . and the crops which they raise form a matter of wonder to the farmers in the neighbourhood . From

      Long Compton I proceeded towards the small town of Morton , and on the road I passed by the house of a man of the name of Skillet ; About twenty years ago this person was allowed to enclose about half an acre of waste ground by the roadside ; since that period he has been allowed at various timea to enclose about three acres more . For the original half au acre he paid no rent , but pays a moderate rent for . the remainder . By the profit from this ground he Las been enabled io bnild himself a house , barn , < to . lie has three cows , three sheep , pigs , poultry , &c , and has Brought up seven children , giving them a good education . He lives in a village called Chaslington , at a lone house , far remote from any market . This is a striking proof of whet may be done with a small

      quantify of land , even under unfavourable cirenmstaace ? . In the same parish about forty acres have since been let out in allotments , varying from one to four acres . They are occupied by parties living at Morton , Woolford , Chaslington , and Little Compton , and though distant two miles andhalf from the nearest of these places , the possaasion of them is matter of great competition . From Morton I proceeded through Bourton-on-the-Hillto the 'pleasant country town of Broadway , with its beautiful stream of water running down both sides of th e street , and so arranged that each house is plentifully supplied with water ever fresh from the spring . Our only drawback at O'Connorville being a difficulty in procuring water , and a similar difficulty existing at Minster , 1 looked

      upon these gushing streams with a degree of pleasure which I never before experienced from the sight of water . I have seen the ocean in its calmness and in its grandeur , and have had joy in its magnificence . I have watched with delight the Thames and the Severn , the Humbsi and the Dee , glide oaward towards their parent Ocean , bearing with them the merchant ' s treasures and the seaman's cares , and truly it is a pleasant sight , but I gazed on these rivulets with far different sensations—there was a feeling of home sacredness pbout them—a seme of pleasure such as I cpuld imagine an Arab to feel on discovering a new spring in the parching desert . From Broadway-hill you have a splendid view of the surrounding country—the whole vale of Evesbam lies

      extended at your feet—the Cotswold hills rise magnificently on the right—whilst far , far in the distance , look the giant Malvern , like dim shadows of the mighty past enveloped in cloud and mystery . From " Broadway toTewkcsbury is fifteen miles . We reached it at nightfall , and were pleased to hear all we ' eanversed with , speak very favourably of the Lowbands and Snig's . End Estates . Tewkesbury is a g 6 nd market town—distant about eight miles from Lowbands and efx from Snig ' s End . Poultry and vegetables command a high price . It was the scene of many conflicts during the wars of the Roses , that desolating civil strife whieh' half depopulated this country , inflicting woes innumerable upon the poor peasant , but adding power and stability to the then rising burgher class who now ride dominant , in ibis country . From ihence we crossed the Severn at the Lower Lode Ferry , and passing through the beauteous country ; thickly studded with villages ,, speedily

      arrived at the location of Lowbands . And here I could not kelp remarking the extreme abundance of the i' misletoes '; scarce an orchard did we pass , but the parasite plant was seen clinging to the . / Id appletrees ; its white berries and verdant boughs strangely contrasting with their sombre and decayed appearance ; it feemed like hope , ever green and flourishing , clinging to the human heart , when all within waB dark and ruined , or like sunny childhood laughing in the arras of age . O'Connerville is the . country of the holly supplying nearly the whole of the London market ; it is in berry during the greater portion of the year , but at this seasou it is peculiarly beautiful . Lowbands and O'Connorville—the mUletoe and the holly—like them , may be green and flourishing amidst the decay and rottenness by which they are surrounded—like them may they , not only in Christmas season , but in every season , throw a gleam of joy and mirth around , and reciprocally unite and twine with each other . Lowbands is situated in a beautiful

      valley , and needs but cultivation to render it a very Paradise . The estate lies nearly in the form of a circle ; the school-house , a fine building , being : near the centre . Enclosed within this circle , lies Fortygreen , a small hamlet , consisting of about eight houses , each having an acre or more of ground attached , and being ,, generally speaking , the freehold of the persons occupying them ; from the situation of these cottages , ( were it not from their more rustic appearance , ) a stranger would believe they formed part of the location—a public road runs throueh ? orty-green , and consequently through a portion of tbe estate , but the property of the allottees is fenced off by a neat rustic feace , each garden being also provided with a pair of green gates . The houses , I need

      hot describe , it being well known that they are models of elegant simplicity , and the domestic arraBgements of the most perfect construction ; each cottage is alko abundantly supplied with water from a pump in the hack kitcben . Tie Malvern hills are about seven miles from the estate , and form a most delightful proepect . In pursuance of a boyish fancy , I once passed a night upon those hills , and dreamed of what will hot boys dream ; but never in either sleeping or waking dreams did a vision present itself to me , so bright as the reality which yet will present itself in this lovely spot- I found all the allottees in high hopes and spirits—difficulties of course were many , but experience had proved to them that they baniehed when manfully combatted ; they were busily occupied in draining , the Company furnishing them with tiles for that purpose . Their crops , especially the wheat and tares , looked very promising , being superior to any I iad seen in the neighbourhood , and forwarder than

      oursjat O'Connorville . I spent two plensant days at Lowbands among my old friends—the Petits , Renhams . iOlarks , Tanners , Sowters , Mosses , and othersand their company was to me like sweet voicessinging the songs of olden time , and truly even thia _ accompaniment of the festive hour was not wanting . Difficulties have not disheartened them ; they are raiBing a band , and once a week have a ball and concert in the school-room . May every happiness be theirs , and when they visit us at O'Connorville , may they find that' happiness is born a twin . ' and that their elder brethren possess also their due share . Fram Lowbands to the Moat Eatate is about one mile , and about two to Snig ' s End ; when I arrived thero , I found all was ; life and activity . Splendid moveable stables were erected for the accommodation of forty-four horses—these stables formed a quadrangle , twenty on each side , and four at the end , the centre forming a court-yard used as a fold

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      SLWf'ft Were h ! so about eree { ' «? andther carnlntl f ' T in exfcent w ^ & > former , ^ 5 > ^ blacksmith * shops were springhJ& hL M I ma ^ . aU the timber on the estates ni&S ' ' ^ ^ formln drains were in EnfhrnirO | gr 0 - U ^ Plan was everywhere l aid out , £ s S t P 0 S 'l \ nihe necessary eligible situatarns , and yet , when I arrived , they had only been a dZ tZT ° U- CuI ] i "W having but that WW S ° i | n 8 ter L <^' . ™ d Mr O'Connor \ Ct La * " l , ft i 0 lv da * Previously . The Moat and Slug ' s End Estates are contknan . to « , h

      bnr / riad tK W ^ * ™ the LedthJru ' ) e SnjJ ? s End has a double frontage to the Woucester-road ; these frontageB are beine laid out in crescents , and will have a most beautiful ef . feet , the land of both farms i » most excellent and th h i "f studded with pear and apple reos which will be preserved and valued to the occupiers at fare wood price ; this will be far superior to cutting them down . As a whole these estates are in my opinion decidedly the most eligible the Company has / ° f « ! i they are situated between m and a half and eight miles from Gloucester , which as a h £ j foU enor \ ° in the kingdom . Tewkes ™ 7 ltS . i V ? Newent ' are sti 11 more ad Jacen * . Mnfo ^! ^ 'ffrnceis by excellent tnrnpike roads Materials for building of every description are ab , un dant and cheap ; bnckg , which at O'Connorvilleare two guineas per thousand , can there be procured for

      iweniy-eignt shillings , and the quality far superior ; water 18 also abundant , each house , as at Lowbands , being furnished with a pump . ; Brick buildings re . quiring less labour than stone ; materials of every description being easily procured at Gloucester , and increased experience having developed the ideas of those engaged in the contracts for building the cottagea ; will enablo tho allottees ot this location , to take possession nearly as soon as at Minster Lovel ; thus proving the fallacy of the argument that because that it has taken a given time to locate ninety persons , it will take a proportionate time to locate the whole members ; much , however , depends upon the members themselveH ; in compliance with their instructions , selling or mortgaging the Company's aban

      property was doned , and the reproductive principle was entered in the Bank . I do not believe that sufficient exertions have yet been made by the Company generally to place our Banking establishment upon that pre-eminent situation , which its importance and their own interest demands , every pound placed in that Bank , forwarding the period when each member will be located . Every member who has paid up his share should commence paying into the Bank ; from experience I can assure him thai if on taking possession he had tive or ten pounds to draw from the Bank , it would be worth fifteen or thirty pounds ^ to him a year hence ; bat for the first year or two H will be uphl . l workinf , but a little ready cash of hi 9 owe would ensure him success ,

      with the money given by the National Land Company , he may , if things be favourable manage to succeed , provided he is frngal and industrious . At O'Connorville wo have had mach to contend with , owing to the extreme poverty of many of us ; when we took possession , some of us were burdened with debts and difficulties , t * nd if we failed , the fault would lay more with our unfortunate circumstances , than with the arrangements of the Company . I would , therefore , entreat ovary person who can in any way afford it , not to depend solely upon the aid money of the Company , but endeavow by means of the Bank , to secure a something of his own ; it will save him many a weary hour in his after progress . I speak strongly upon the circumstance ,

      because it is of the utmost consequence not only to the success of the individuals located , but to tho welfare of the Company ; several that have sold here have done it with feelings of heartfelt regret ( not-» ithstand » ag the little fortunes they have , received ) , the sole reason being the want of a few poundB of their own to assist them in the commencement , for ever ) thing was very dear when we took possession . I am thus digressing because I am daily receiving letters upon the subject ( the writers always neglecting to enclose & stamp for reply ) , and must therefore hasten to a conclusion . I left the , Worcestershire estates with mingled feelings of joy and regret ; joy that many of labour ' s sons would soon be placed in a position to achieve their own independence ; and regret , thai vile laws and elass prejudices should con *

      tiaue to keep the bulk of the nation in ignorance and poverty ; my journey home was pleasant ; I travelled by easy stages to O'Connorville ^—dear O'Connorville—thrice dear to me since by the generosity of Mr O'Connor I am enabled to call my allotment ' mine own , ' my freehold property , from which naught but folly of mine can dispossess me . What pride and independence these feelings give to man ! Would that all could participate in them , the faculties of mankind would then have fair play ! Human nature would be relieved ] of poverty and the fear of poverty , that curse that embitters our every joy . Let us then strive , heart and soul , 'to bring about a systamlwhich will give ua the power to achieve this and every other blessing . Thomas Mamin Wheeler . O'Connorville .

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      GREAT METROPOLITAN MEETING IN HONOUR OF THE MEMORI AND WRITINGS OF THOMAS PAINE . A tea party and public meeting was held at the Literary and Scientific Institution , John . ? treet , Tottenham Court-road , on Sunday evening , ' . February the 6 th . The spacious bnilding was crewded with persons of both sexes . The tablea having been cleared , Mr Henry Hetherington took the chair , and the proceedings commenced with the ' Marseillaise hymn , ' given by the choir of the Institution . The Chairman said , they had assembled to commemorate the birthday of Thomas Paine , and if the births of such men were celebrated more generally , it would afford us many an opportunity of passing many asocial and useful hour'together . ( Hear , hear . )

      Thomas Paine was a working man . He took his stand on first principles , and , in justice and truth , demanded tho' Rights of Man / but he did not atop at this , for he gave us the glorious ' Age of Reason ' —( loud cheers)—in which work he aimed a deadly blow at priestcraft and superstition . ( Hear , hear . ) This work clearly showed that the priests stultified the minds of the people , and made them the deluded victims of kingcraft . ( Rear , hear . ) To those who wished to become acquainted with the principles of Thomas Paine , he would refer them to his works , and they would be amply repaid by a perusal , and then there would be no danger of their being deluded by either kingcraft or priestcraft . Paine ' s works abeunded with benevolence and philanthropy . ( Loud

      cheers . ) Thirty years ago he had read Paine ' s works , and be advised every young man to give them an attentive perusal . Paine aaid , in his ' Rights of Man , '' remove ignorance , give knowledge , and ignorance never can return . ' ( Cheers . ) The 'Rights of Man' and ' Age of Reason , ' were Paine ' s chief works , but , after a perusal of the ' First Principles of Government , ' no man would wish to monopolise the political rights of others , except , indeed , he had a desire to dip his hands into the pockets of his fellows . ( Cheers . ) Then there was that very beautiful work ' Agrarian Justice . ' Paine laid down a plan by which a man , at starting into life , would have £ 15 ; and , of course , his wife would also hare 415—which wonld be thirty pounds to start a yexmz

      couple with . And when a man arrived at fifty years , ho would be e ntitled to ten pounds per annum , which would keep him out of the union baatilea . ( Hear , hear . ) Did not this show his great philanthropy ? ( Loudoheeva . ) Like Mr Cobden . he was an advocate of Free Trade , and an opponenUf war—but , unlike Mr Cobden , he did not keep as silent as death' on the subject of the equality of politioal rights but boldly , ably , and fearlessly , demanded them for all—( loud cheers )—and added thereto agrarian and social rights . ( Continued cheers . ) His ( Mr Paine ' s ) works abounded with brilliant thoughts and eloquent expressions . [ Mr Hetherington gave several quotations illustrative of his argument , which were greeted with great applause . !

      Shortly after the battle of Waterloo , he ( Mr Hetherington ) , went to Ghent , and whilst there , being at that time exceedingly green —( laughter )—on hearing that the Duke of Wellington had receired a million of money for winning tho battle of Waterloo , he ex « claimed , in the hearing of a Dutchman , 'There's a country for you . ' _ The Dutchman , with an unutterable and indescribable shrug of his shoulders , said : ' Ay , it Is very well for the Duke , but a d—d bad one for the people . ' ( Laughter anu ^ loud cheers . ) The priesthood kept up the delusion in favour of war and national animosities ; and , no doubt , it was

      all very well for those 20 , 000 locusts who were feeding on the national cabbage . ( Roars of laughter and applause . ) Yes , these 20 , 000 locusts told tho people it was the will of God that tboy should endure misery and oppression , and then the people turned up their eyes , and said , 'Oh , tken , it can't be helped . ' ( Laughter . ) Bat Paine had tausht us better . [ Mr Hetherington deecribed , with great felicity , the forcible arguments contained in tbe 'Age of Reason , ' and concluded his address by invoking the people to continue their struggle until they had firmly established political and social rights . ] ( Great applause . ) Chorus , ' Freemen , rejoice , ' by the choir .

      Mr Cramp rose and gave the following toast , forwarded by Madame D'Arusmoat ( formerly MiBS Frances Wright ) , ' The Universal People of the Civilised World—one in nature , one in interest , and one in destiny . ' ( Great applause . ) Thorewns a curious similitude here , as both Mr Pnino and Madame II'Ai'usmont were both British-born subjects , and both citizens of France ; the ono a member of her A ° serably , the other , one of nature ' s most distinguished nobles . Who were the people ? AH , save and except the aristocracy , the kings , and tho priests , and these , in the language of that excellent poet , Shelley he would class as tho mob . ( Loud cheers . ) He hoped ere long to see the people realise the great Drincipka propounded by Thomas Paine , whose memory they had met to honour . ( Loud cheers . ) Mrs Martin said shohad greatpleasiirein ^ peak . in g to thesontiment , as it was Thomas Paine a mmd that first spoke to her mind . ( Hear , hear . ) She had

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      the ' Age of Reason' lent her with something like a taunt . She read it , and the result was , theunlearning of all she had been taught—that reading had indeed made her look upon mankind , in tho words of the sentiment , as' one in nature , one in interest , and one in destiny . ' They had heard of ' Universal Churches , ' but this sentiment taught that' all mankind are brethren , ' and to look forward to the time whe n they would be an Universal People . ( Loud cheers . ) Could tho people but bring themselves to see that they were , ' ono in nature' then they would have no more Waterloo ? , no hired assassins . ( Grea ' j applause ) Priests had incited women to work banners of war , and in the town of Halifax archbishops had been found base enough to consecrate those emblems of blood . Women had been badly taughtthey had been made the toys , the playthings of men —and hence their love of the shows aad gewgaws of

      the military . Self liked self , and from soldiers being engaged in the work of destruction , it gave to them the appearance of strength , and woman being weak clung to that which appeared strong for protection . ( Hear , hear . ) Th » Duke of Wellington had written a letter respecting the National Defences . She , too , thought they should be increased . Mr Cobden thought there was nothing like cotton for the purpose . She ( Mrs Martin ; admitted cotton to be a good thing , but thought that education in the- principles of ' Fraternity' would be a better thing . ( Loud cheers . ) ' . One in destiny , ' said our sentiment . Ay , oonld we but admit this great truth , the days of kings and priests would be numbered , and every man would Bit beneath his own vine ( not other people ' s ) , none daring to make hiic afraid—all living in happiness and fraternity . [ Mrs Martin resumed her seat greatly applauded . ] * The Chartist Chaunt' by tbe choir .

      Mr EiiiB rose to give the following sentiment : ' The immortal Thomas Paine , the eloquent defender of the rights of man—may his works be universally studied , till the political and religious institutions of society are reformed , and based on Truth , Justice , and Liberty . ' Mr Ellia said : We arc unaccustomed to use the word immortal' in this light , it oonveyed another meaning in bygone days . Who was Thomas Paine—was he the son of a God or a king ? No ! but a humble working-man . [ Mr Ellis here entered into a concise yet eloquent narration of tho birth and parentago of Thomas Paiae ; his exalted writings—political , theological , and social ; his proceedings in America and France ; concluding with a fervent aspiration , that the beautiful theories of Thomas Paine

      might Boon be reduced to practica throughout the world . ] ( Much applause ) . Mr James Watson said , when assembled to do honour to the memory of Me Paine and admire his writings , one must not forget those engintb by which they had been made known to the world , and one name especially ooglifc never to be forgotten , Richard Carlile—( much applause )—through whose heroic and intrepid conduct those works were given to the world—( hoar , hear , )—neither must they forget that eleven persons who had volunteered their services on principle alone , were taken out of Mr Carlile's shep in one week , for publishing the principles and works of that great man , Thomas Paine . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Carlile had endured six years of

      imprisonment in Dorchester gaol , and when offered his liberty on condition that he paid a fine , indignantly refused , —and then the government offered him liberty upon condition that he found securities to keep the peace ; but his heroic answer was . — ' I have never broken the peace , I have no intention of doing bo _ , and , therefore , will not enter into sureties for keeping it , '— ( loud cheers)—and at length they were glad to get rid ef Mr Carlilo without any security at all . ( Great applause . ) A newspaper called the Bakseb , had very recently Bprung into existence , professing liberal principles , it was edited by Dr Campbell ; in speaking of Chartism it had attacked the Northern Star , for what think you ? for advertising the works of Thomae Paine ; but sure he ( Mr Watson ) was that Buck intolerance would never

      be countenanced —( great applause , )—and some of the correspondents had improved on their leader—for they loudly call for an enactment to put down and suppress all public speaking and lecturing oa the Sunday ; but he ( MrWatson ) thought they were reckoning without their host if they thought they could reduce us to a set of monkish ascetics—they might depend on if ) , such an attempt would ba resisted to the death ; many would rather bear the dungeon ' s gloom than submit to such a piece of intolerance , bigotry , and despotism as that . ( Immense applause . ) He trusted the day was drawing near when all would be as well acquainted with the princi . pies of Thomas Paine as the company assembled . ( Muchapplause . ) ' Miriam ' s Song' by the ehoir .

      Mr G . Valb , the American editor of the ' Life of Thomas Paine , ' rose , warmly greeted , to speak to the following sentiment : — ' The Press , may its giant power be exerted in removing every impediment to the social progress and happiness of mankind . ' Benjamin Franklin had acknowledged the genius of Thomas Paine , by asking him to go to America , aud , at the same time , placing documents into his hands , setting forth the cause of quarrel between the mother country and her colonies . Home Tooke , too , had paid a tribute to his brilliant genius , by delivering a speech , and when it was received with great eclat , hoHestly declaring it was not his , bat Thomas Paine's . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr Paine's little

      work , ' Common Sense , 'had brought about a declaration of independence —( applause )—and if there was anything wrong in America it was not her constitution , bat her people , and , as Thomas Paine said , — ' It was only necessary to let them be sufficiently wrong and they would right themselves—( Laughter )—and by their constitution they had that power . ( Loud laughter . ) But , remember , had it not been for the press , America never would have obtained . ' Common Sense . ' ( Loud cheers . ) Thus you see the pen outweighed the words , and tho only mistake the Americans had made was to pUce the civil crewa on the head of the warrior instead of the man whose pea had made the warrior and created

      the victo ' ry > that man was Thomas Paine . ( Great cheering . ) Mr Alexander Campbell said a few words illustrative of Paine ' s famous fraternal declaration , of 1 The world ' s my country , to do good is my religion . ' Mr Campbell paid a well-merited compliment to Robert Owen , who has recently visited Ireland on an ' agrarian' mission , the result of which was , the Nation newspaper was calling out loudly for ' Home ColonisatioE . ' ( Loud cheers . ) Alluding to

      the Press , he w « 3 most happy to see the reporter of that journal to which they all owed so much , present , he meant the Northern Star . ( Great applause . ) And he had no doubt that gentleman would do as he and the journal for whieh he was engaged invariably did , his duty—( renewed cheers)—and that through the columns of that great light , the world would become acquainted with this important night ' s proceedings , and thus would they owe an additional obligation to that mighty engine , the Press . ( Great applause . )

      Mr Walter Cooper in giving the following sentiment , ' The champions and martyrs of Liberty inall ages—may their heroic deeds be held in honourable remembrance by those whom they laboured to emancipate from ignorance and superstition , ' briefly and eloquently named and reviewed the conduct of champions and martjrs of Liberty from the earliest history down to the most modern period , and concluded a masterly oration amidst rapturous apphuse . A vote of thanks was awarded , on the motion of Messrs R . Moore and Vale , to the chairman , who briefly acknowledged the compliment .

      The choir gave' The Tramp Chorus , ' and ^ th& meeting broke up , the audience evidently highly elated with their evening's instruction and amuse , ment . Too much praise cannot be awarded to the leader and the ehoir of this Institution , for the excellent manner in . which they gave the patriotio pieces between the several sentiments . The tea , too , was served up in excellent style , in a word the tout ensemble was admirable , and went off with eclat .

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      Suicide of an Innkeeper . —Mr R . Weakley , proprietor of the hotel known as Weakley ' s Hotel , Devonpert , committed suicide on Sunday morning last , by hanging himself to his bedpost . An inquest was held on Monday , and a verdict of 'Temporary insanity' I ' etuvacd .. The deceased had been in . a very low state of mind for some months past . , Fire-Damp Explosion at West Beomwich . —Birmikgham , Wedsesdat night , —A fearful explosion of fire-damp is stated to have occurred in the neighbourhood of West Bromwlch this morning , by which the lives of several men and horses were sacrificed . At the present time it is impossible to ascertain the cause and extent of the calamity . If smoking continues to increase , it will ultimately destroy the energy and thoroughly practical character of the nation , and induce tho dreamy , speculative , unpractical , and inert character of the German mind . —Scottish Temperance Record .

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      TO THE EDIT . ^ K OS THB NORTHERN STAR . DeAB Sir—I left Easton-sqnare station at seven , A , u , on Sunday , tho 30 th of January . I arrived at Watford in due time , and proceeded direot to O'Connorville , where I found my old friend , Thom » 8 Martin Wheelsr , busily engaged feeding pigs and poultry , er > j « jiag excel-Ifnthonlth , on ^ nevrr havo I seen him and his family apparently so wd ! in henlth or so k * wy . Mr Williams , —the ftentioman who at the Mftrylebonn Section nominated Mr Onm and one or two other friends , came down to Mr "Wheeler ' s in tho erenitig ' , and we gossiped away tb * titno about mm nnd things generally , the principal topic boiBg tbs ability of the working classes to improve their condition . My principal reason for visiting b'Oounorrille vrns to learn from the lips of some of tho allottees' their real condlti on , aad to bear

      from them how they fared and what were their hopes of the future , and on the Monday I kad the pleasure of meeting four of them together , being then on my way to Watford ., intoning to proceed p » r rail to Northampton , The O'Connorrille allottess « ntd they bad had difficulties to contend ^ ith , but tljey had no reaaen to complainthey entertained m-H-founded hopes of future nuccesa , and at present bad a reof to shelter them from tbe g torm and a fair supply of th » nQMBsarlei of life . Judg . fng fr « m what I saw , I should say that the majority of . them havo lire pigs outside th » ir diallings and dead pigs inside—very eomfortabls commodities in cold weather . Tb 6 O'Connorville allottfes are sure to be prospsrous ; th » y ar » Industrious and peraevtrin ? ; ana to mon situated us they are , industry must bring its renard , f-r to him who has th » raw material on whicli to labour , Industry Is but another name for success .

      Tho meeting at Korthampton was held in the Tempe . ranee Hall « tbe subject of my l « ctur « ' Claan Legislation . ' Tho hall was filUa "; I should say there were at least 1100 prestnt , among : whom were many ef the middling ; classes . Tbe audience wars remarkably attentive . At the conclusion of my leeture the R « t . Mr Phil ' . ips , in b speech replcts with compliments to your humble ftMvant . moTod & tote of thsnki to the lecturer . The rev , gentleman oppressed his regret that I was not the advocate of unconditional peact , declaring war to be wrong in principle ; aggressive war to he wrong—repulsive war to be wrong—and tbat two wrongs never make a right . Thfi fs not the place to discuss the peace question , but is seetss to me that to restrain evil is to do good ; and M to repel aggression be to restrain ovil , then is repuhion to evil to do ( rood—asd as that which is good must be junt , tbat which Is juet must ba right , and as right is tho opposite of Tsrony . Th ( t question of psaco or war is not

      to be so easily settled as Mr Phillips and those who think with him suppose . It is not the sslf . ovident proposition , —that two wrengs cannot make a right ; but the equally plain proposition , —is it right to repel wrong % Mr Lowfry , of the Nqtlonnl Alllanoe , lectured In the same hall on a late eocoslon , and I was informed by a party who attended his lectures , that his audience ranged from twenty . Bk to thirty each night . I do not mention this fact out of foellngs of oelf-gr&iuiation or to institate an odious comparison , but to show to tboia who really are the friends of the people the necessity of joining with us , and merging their sympathies in the common stream of democracy , for the Chartists are at this hour the only party who can command ail audience in England , and their advocates tho only men who have the ear of tbe paople-. no small consolation after iuff « ring eo muob from tba persecutions of the capitalists , hireling writers and orators , ignorant and persecuting legislators .

      On Tuesday evening I l « ctured in the Town Hall of Derby . The spacious building wob filled . Several raportero present . This is a str » agbold of Democracy , and I think it quite probable that at th » next general election Mr M'Grath will ba elected to sit ia parliament for this borough , On Wednesday I arrived at Leicester ; alas , poor Leicester ! your e J is ° * ** " * PaBt > The Btr 8 et « filled with idls rasn houasi and shops to let in dozens ; thirteen thousand on the pauper roll ; the poor relieved at an annual cost of not lags than fifteen thousand pounds ; the pensioners waitlDff outside the publie buildings , to be supplied with fira-arms to cosree tbs p « ople , if they demand money for relief . This ie England , the glory of the world . I lectured on ' tbe Poor Rates , &c- Town . Hall and anti room crowded . I wish I could haveleetured

      that we had no poor , and needed no rates , I next proceeded to Nottingham , the very seat of Democracy , and before I aay a word of the meeting , I must make a note of outside appearances , The people are just one shade better off than at Leicester ; Tbe very heart of tbe stocking trade—and myriads of operatives of all agea , patrolling tho utreets , without a stocking on their feet ; their legB raggedly covered witb the remnant of what once was stockings . As Mr Cobden has just Crashed his Continental tour , Tisiting ministers , ambassadors , and

      monarohs ; feasting at banquets , and looked up to as the deliverer of his country , I wish he wonld mako a tour of England—viiithermanufacturingtowns—seeherpaupera and gaols—workhouBeB and grave-yards—and { hen let him spoak and write as tbe saviour of a nation , not yet saved . The Whigs of this towo are crest fallen and vexed at Mr O'Connor ' s election . Nottingham bears all the marks even now of an extraordinary straggle ; speak to tbe people about the return of Mr O'Connsr , and they launch forth in a hurst of enthusiasm , telling what they did , and swearing , if need be , what they will do .

      I lectured to a crowded and atteative audience m the Tewn Hall iu the evening , and havo no hesitation in assuring you tbat tbe movement for tho Charter is rapidly in the ascendant ; tbo embers of a powerful agitation wait to be lighted up in the heartof England . The people are unceasing in their demands for social and political reform , and increasing in that knowledge tbat will one day maks these demands law and property , Yours truly , S . Ktdd . Sheffield , Februry 6 , 1 S 48 .

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      TO THE CHARTISTS OF ENGLAND . BireTHnEH , —As our principles aro sacred , aad our cause is the cause , of justice , I can therefore appeal to you on behalf of a long tried friend of humanity , who proved bis friendsUp in the hour of peril aBd great need , by advancing monies and rendering ether efficient services for aHd ' . on behalf of the Charti 9 t cause . The particulars relative to the case is point , are as follows : ~ In 1839 the Whig government arrested most of our frionds and advocates under tbo pretext of ( sedition and conspiracy . Hundreds ef individuals were suddenly thrust into dungeotB . At this critical moneeat our Chartist funds were nearly exhausted , ) consequently our means of bailing and releasing our Chartiit friends were very limited , At this perilous crisis , Mr -Thomas Barrow came forward as an honourable friend of the people , aud as a liberal prelector ef the peoplu ' a friends and the cauao in procuring for them bail , and * advanced sums amounting to £ 83 . 6 a . . The particulars will be furnished to the secretaries of those localities who may take an interest iu this matter . Since that time Mr Barrow has had to contend with innumerable disasters , which have reduoad him to a deplorable state of adversity , which circumstances have led him to request a rcinbursement of tho monies he so benevolently lent tbe Chartist Association , and which had been lost sight of by our friends . At a meeting of delegates hold at Biuckstone Edge , July 11 th , 1817 , the claims of Mr Barrow wero considered , and a resolution passed that every

      district be requested to contribute towards discharging his debt . Since that timo the following iumB have been recaived , and handed over by Mr G , H , Smith : — £ s . d . Chartists of Hey wood , per Mr J . Buttcrworth 0 5 0 Bo Rochdale , per Mr Donovan .,. 0 5 CJ Do Manchester Council ... 6 19 0 Do Flathoad , near Rippenden ... 0 10 0 Do London , per Mr C . Doyle ... 0 10 3 Do Minster Lovel 12 6 Do Do 1 10 9 At the last delegate meeting held at Whittaker ' s Tern , perancs Hotel , December 12 th , 1847 , it appeared evident that no prograss was making towards liquidating the

      above debt , the delegates therefore handed over ths case to tho Observation Committee , in order to obtain a speedy Bsttleaent . Baing one of that body , 1 nm officially authorised to make tbis general appeal . It is sincerely heped that our Chartist brethren , in tbo various districts of England , will now make , a simultaneous effsrt , as our object is to pay Mr Barrow the whole of bib demand , which would enablo him to embark in some way of business . All communications nud remittances to be addressed to Tours faithfully in the cauco , Tbmias Rankib . Fortuae-place , Livessy . stract . Oldham . road , Manchester .

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      The Toim o * a Nevtspafbr . —Newspaper htorature is a link in the great miracles which prove the greatness of England , and every support should be gbon to nevrapapere . The editors of these papers must hava a most enormous task . It is not tbe writing of the leading article itself , but tho obligation to write that article * every week , whether incliaed or not , in sickness or in health , in affliction , disease of mind , winter and summer , year after year , tied dewn to tha ta ; 4 , R emaining in one

      spot . It is like the walking of a 1000 miles in 1000 hours . I have a follow-feeling , for I know hpw a periodical will wear down one ' s cxistance . In itself it appears nothing . The labouria not manifest , nor is it the labour ; itis the continual attention whichis requires . Tour life becomes , as it were , the publication . One week ia no sooner corrected and printed , than on comes another . It is the stoEO of Sisyphus , an endlesB repetition of toil , a constant weight upon the mind , a continual wearmg upon the intellectaad spirits , demanding all tho exertionof your faculties , at the same timo that you are compelled to do the severest drudgery . To write fora paper is very well , but to edit one 13 to condemn vouraelfto slavery . —Martatt Z . ^ Aml

      ^ M ^^ B t S SJK& ^ r S ^ Trt tt tsss ^ f&r&ttZ faUofRobesp iewe . The'CrATESHBAD Objehver 9 tate 3 thftfc nsawy all the cases tried at the winter assizes at York had their origin in Btrong drink .

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      STEEET COHPANIOSTS . ( From * Tows Ltkics eaa osbbr Joans , ' by Cisrles Mtckay . ) "VTheae ' er through Q raj ' s Ien perch I stray , I meet a tffelt by ths wty ; He wanders witk ae tS . slose , Aad talks witk Be us tmSec-tone , v ^ The reowd is busy setting gold , It cannot Be * wh »* I behoM ; I and tbe tpbfe pats along Unknowm , unnoticsi , in tbe tkroeg . ¦ While on tke grass th * children run , And maids go loitering in tke Bmn , I roam beacttb the ancient trees , And talk with his of mysteries . Th * dull irick feonsts ol th » iquare , Tks bustla of the thoroughfare , The j Bunds , th * sights , the crash of men . Are prwent , knt forgotten then . I se « them , but I keed tktm not , I hear , bat silence clothes the spot ; All TtictE He upaa my brain Except tbat spirit ' s in the I&ae . He breathes to me his burning thought , He utUrs words with wisiom fraught , Hs tells me truly what I an—I walk with mighty Tcrulsm ,

      He goes with m * thrsngh . crowded ways , A friend , and mentor in the maze , Through Ck » nc&rj-lane to Lmcolft ' i-Inn , To Fl « tt-str « et , through the noil sad din . Imeet anotfc . tr spirit thero , A blind old q « q with , forehead fair , Who ever vralfcs the right band side , Towards the fouateU of-St Bride , Amid the pe « I of jangling bells , Or people ' s rosx tbat falls and swells , The whirl of wheels and tramp of steeds . He talks w ce ef nob !* ittis . I hear bis voice above tbe crucb , As to end fro the ps « p ! e ruth ; Benign aad coin , coon his ffi * 6 Site mtlicchely , robed in grace He bath n * need of eoniaen eyes , He eme tbs fields of F&r&iiee ; He sees aad pictures utto sice A gorgsons vision , most divine . He tells tbe story of the Fall , He names the fiends in battle-call , And shows my soul , in wondsr dumb , HeayeB , Eartb , rod Pandemonium . He tolls of Lycifl&s ae good , And th * sweet lady in th * woad , And teaches wisdom , high and holy , In mirth aed hetvsnly Delascholy . Ana oftentimes , witii courage high . He raises freedom's rallying cry ; And , sacient leider of the Tan , Asserts the dignity of raan—Asserts the rights vdth trumpet tongue , That Jnstic * frm Oppression wraag , And poet , patriot , statesman , sage , Guides by his owm t future age . IHih sneh companions at my ride I fleat en London ' s host&c tide ; As atom on its billows thrown , Bat lonely never , nor alone .

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      tOCIS PHILIPPE'S VALENTINE TO THE QUEEN 10 OF SPAIN . jgng bare I mused , ere I these lines indite ! , \ 7 h » t best might emblem my paternal artf—& Hymen mourning o'er his torch tmlfghted ? A lovt ~ knot tingled with two bleeding hearts f Jbe Gallic Cock over tbe Lion crowing ? A portrait of myself cut out of flint ?—Bat , all these thrown eiidt , I ' m merely going Jo off * r my dear niece a gentle hini , Xou ve learnt that royalrob * has stcfedoth lining ; You ' re learat tbat royal crown has thorny rim ; You ve learnt that royal hearts msy eft be pining ; And royal ej 6 s with teari of anguish dim . And for this mostinvalaablelessoB , As for the other blessings ysu enjoy , You have to thank m * and the Iat . Count BBrtfox ; Hear , now , how jon tha lesson should employ . The happinsti unknown to roytl station , A private life is likely to secure ; So I would jast suggest your abdication—A plan your dear aamma approves , I ' m sure . And any trouhla from this step ensuing , Hosipzksiek , I am sure , would not decline ; So abdicate , or— tktre it mUthUflrewing—You'd best not trifl * with your Yalentine . Punch .

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      Swift ' s Journal . Part XIII . London : W . Loteti , 171 , Strand . Tie best article in this Part ' Our National Defences—The Rats in the Stack / by W . Howitt , has already been transferred to this jonrnal . The other contents are of tbe usual character . We extract the following : — . A FRENCH SOLDIER IN SIBERIA . Br Wiluah Kbksedt . I eEce had a name—now tbat name Is forgotten — Hard is the digging is SiberU ' s mine ! Ko ene Trill speak of it when I so rotten—Lend me , pale neighbour , t&at pick-axe of thine—Brother , I'd make a grave Por & heart-broken slave , "Whom , ia this black kingdom , they call Sighty Siae !* Sweet was the home-spot among our own people-Hard is tbe digging in Siberie'a mine ! Dear little village , I see thy old steeple Among the broad chesnuts , in Maj . showers , shine—Piipe Tint-yard—fresh river—Seefeim Trill ye never , " rvhr . ni , in this black kingdom , tiey call Eighty Kne !

      "We fought a long fight—[ deep in snow were we Ijing , Thinking of home o ' er the far-away Rhine—The CosERck came en—how we envied ths dying !—Hard is the du-ging ia Siberie ' s mine ! Barbarous conqueror , He had an Emperor TVhsm , injeur black kingdom , they call Eighty Mse ! Soldiers in France , my lost partners In glory , Hard is the digging in Slberie ' * mine ! I oftentimeB wish you could heer my sad story—TFoald yefergetit brave lads ef the Line !—Brothers , I mak * & grave For a heart-broken slave , "Whom , terfs and their Haster now call Eighty Xit «! Noble companions , your baUU-trump ' s sonsding!—Cursed be the digging in S 5 eT « ry ' s mine!—Its echoes all cold-blooded tyrants confounding , llockers o : H » aven by titles divine !—Centle-ionled ofeivilry , Onward for Liberty ! He once was j « r comrade , tkey caU Eighty Kma I

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      - < s » SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . THE mXSTHEr . BOS ' . El THOHAS KOOXI . The minstrel boy to the war is gone , In the ranks of death you'll find hia ; His father ' s swot * ho has girded en , And bis wild harp tlnig bebindkim . ' Land ef song ! ' said thi warrior-bard , ' Though all the world betrayB thee , * Ose swarf , at lease , thy rights shall gn&rd , ' Our faithful harp shall praise thee !' Ifee minstrel fell;—bmt the foeman's chain Conld not bring that proud soul under : Tbe harp he loved ne'er spoka again , For ha tore its chords asunder ; And said , 'So chains shall sully thee , * TeoueouI of love and bravery—* Thy eongs were made for the pure and free , They ehall never sound in slavery . '

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      77 : e Republican . No . IY " . London : James "R ' ateon , Queen ' s Hex

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      The Herald of Co-optration . W . Eobinson , Douglas , Lie of i- ? an . The defence of . Communism , in reply to Mr Maz-

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      T ? . c JiPmcrt' Advocate . February . W . Danielle , Douglas , Isle of Alan . This number contains an excdlenfc article on 'Society vemw the Working Man ; ' besides several other matters of considerable interest to that class tbe Advocate specially address itself to .

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      * The Eubsiituttc-n of a n&mber for the name of the captive , Lae been one of ths devices resorted to far the £ o ; : al annihilation cf exiles to Siberia .

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      "iii ^ m iM " BUUIH .- M . ACEB IN EOTPT THB PRODUCERS OF Plaghb . —In ancient Egypt the plasiue was unknown . Although densely populated , the health of the inhabitanta was preserved by strict attention to sanitary regulations . But with time came on change , and that change waB in man . The serene climate , the enriohingriver , the fruitful soil remained ; but when the experience of 2 , 000 years was set at nought ; when the precautions previously adopted for preserving the soil from accumulated impurities were neglected ; when tnp sepultural rites ^ of civilised Egyptwere exchanged for the modern , butb 3 rbarous praoticesof interment ; when thB land of mummies beenme , as ifc now ifl , one vasV charnel-house , the seed which was sown brought forth ita bitter fruit , and from dangerous innovations came the most deadly pewtilence . The plague first appeared . in Egypt in the year 542 , two hundred years after the change had been madefrom the ancient to the modem mode of sepulture ; and every one at all acquainted with the actual condition of Egypt will at once recognise in the soil more than sufficient to aceount fer the dreadful malady which constantly afflicts the people . — From Mr G- A . Walker ' s Fourth Lecture on the Metrovolitan Grape-Yards .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 12, 1848, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1457/page/3/