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      To Professor Holloway . schoo lmaster of this SiB .-Mr Xiofflpson ^ attonat ^^^ of his soa ^ ol b «^ ad ft . rTwee years and a half , and has re-^ JPttaWtert benefit by the use f your pills and C ? £ fPnt Surf » scrofulous constitution ; a pleurisy lmf ? Jh l I ? r 4 collection of matter in the chest and ISfi ventaal&fonacd a passage through the wales of the ^ fcflndTended in three fistulous s ores which dis-SS ^ J large quantities of pus , when he was induced to ^ Snr pills and ointment , at this date newasappa-Stiv in a dviDR condition ; the stomach rejected every-^ U it took * . Yoor pills and ointment had the effect of completeiv curing both tbe cough and stomach affections . Us strength andflesh arealso restored , hxi appetite keen , and digestion good . There i ; every prospect that a little further continuance of your medicines will finish the cure ( Signed ; Robeit Calteet .

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      The ¦* r . o ? c = si 7 LrrESeirepaper , published at Meerut has , on ti ^ T isth October ; iSt 7 . copied an article from £ e bSt ^ TbSmSS , of which the following is an Ex-^ hiptiace of Uaharajah Bissonath Siojr , yho wastem-« H £ 5 i £ Sdlnsat Chittereote . im suddenly taken illmth iSSieColfc and during his illness &s Highness ofteliasked for Holloway ' s Pills and Ointment , as he had heard much of their virtues , but none could be obtained in the neighbourhood , and Professor Holloway , no doubt , unfortunately loses a Certificate which would have graced ^ ienatiw Princes arenow usin Holloway ' s celebrated Pills ana Ointment in preference to every other medicine , theybeins bo wonderfully efficacious in the cureofdiseases in India-

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      CURE OF A BAD LEG OF THIRTY YEARS ' STANDING . « 'I George Bourne , Butcher , of Stoclr ton-npon-Tees , do hereby certify , that my wife had a b ^ d leg for thirtj vea's ty thebnrstin g of a vein , her sufferings weremtense she had beea under the care of most of the eminent medical men in ' the neighbourhood , but to no purpose , and was afterwards perfectly cured in eight weeks by Holloway ' s PiUs and Oinlmeut .- ( Sigaed ) GseEGE Boubne .-June 7 th , ISu . '

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      CURB OF ULCERS WHERE THERE EXISTED Vft DISEASED BOSE . Extract of a Letter from Mr James Wetmore , Hampton , New Brunswick " , dated February 10 th , 1847 . To Messrs Peteks and TitLEr , Gektlemek , —I feel it is but due to Professor Holloway to inform you , as his Agent for this ? ro " oee . of a remarkable enre performed on my son . lie had been af . flicted with Ulcers on his limbs and bady forthree years , from which small pieces of bone had been removed . I tried seieral medical men in St John's , but all to no pur pose . I was then induced to try Hol . Vn-ay ' s Pills and Ointment , which made a complete cure . Several months have since elapsed , but there is sot the slightest appearance of the cure not being the most complete . —{ Signed ) j £ KE 5 WETHOEE ,

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      CURE OF THE PILES . Extract of a . Letter from Joseph Medcalf , Beverley , dated JunelTtb , 1 S 17 . To Professor Hoixowat . Sir ., —For some years I had laboured dreadfully with Keeditig piles , by divins blessinij , together with the use ef yonr pills and ointment , I have been perfectly cured , andniYfcT was there a greater sufferer with piles than mvself . ( Signed ) Joseph Medcaif .

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      T ~ E T STIUOSY OF A PHYSICIAN 15 " THE CURE OF SKIN DISEASES . Copy cf a Letter from W . E . Powell , M . D ., 16 , Blessingtonstreet , Dublin , dated February 9 th , ISt " . To Professor IIollowat . Deas sis , —Having devoted my attention for some real's ta cutaneous or slun diseases , I th nk it but rinM to inform jon tbat I have in various cases recommended theuseofvourpiUsand ointment , and invariably found them to have the most perfect effect in removing those diseases . ( Mimed ) W . E . Poweli , M . D : The pills should be used conjointly with t £ e ointment in most cf the following cases : — Bad Xej 3 Cancers Scalds Bad Breasts Contracted aad Sore Nipples Burns Stiff joints Sore throats Suni-ns Elephantiasis Skin diseases BiteofUosehetos Fistulas Scurvy

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      SCURTY AND IMPURE BLOOD . ASOTKEB MOST EXTEAOEDlSAiT CUBE BT . HEANS OF HALoH' 3 SCORBUTIC DROPS . —The following case ius excited so nauck iet ^ reJt , that the Guardians of the carkh of Brent , Devon , have considered it their duty to sf < -c -iieir names to the accompanying important declarsu ; : i . It is well worthy the notice of the public : — We -he undersigned , solemnly declare , that , before Thomas Rollins ( one of our parishioners ) , commenced taking . HaUe ' s Scorbmdc Drops , he was literally covered witli Hrge running woun ds ( some of them so large that aper ? ..-j might have laid his fist in them ) , that before he had finished the Srst bottle he noticed an improvement , andil : A by continuing them for some time he got completely restored to health after everything else had failed . He bid tried various sorts of medicines before taking Halse ' s Scorbutic Drops , ' and had prescriptions from the most celebrated physicians in this country , tvithout deriving the least beaefit . ! Halse ' s Scorbutic Drops ' have completely cured him , and he is now enabled to attend to his labour as well as any man in our parish . From other cures also made in this part , we strongly recommend' Halse ' s Scorbutic Drops' to the notice of the

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      FRAKCZ ,-Av a meeting of tbe Electoral O . nbef tue district formerly represented b ? M . f hier ? , m the Chamber of Deputies some of tiie ardent friend * of tLa ? gentleman proposed him as a candidate for the " . Natiecal * Assembly , but he was not welcOEed fith so mach favour as was M . Bertyer . Though tha abilities of M . Thier 3 ( vere not questioned , tbe determination of tha meeting was to submit him to a Ig utusi quarantine , and a bone waa sspiessed that fZJl'T : ^^ PaiQful * 6 fca selMove , wenJd ptmtj the Statesman . SStoet ^ o Kc ^ fwtfito cbtonep

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      ON THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PKEFS ON THE HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION 6 F HEMANLIFE . rtiiBSTEiTED wjtb KOMitfeODS OsioMED EHaaiviNOB . Just Published , in a Sealed Envelope , prioe 2 s . 6 d ,, Qt free by post , 3 s . 6 d . riOXTROVL OP THE PASSIONS ? a Papular Essay ly ou the Duties aad Obligations of Married Life , the onhappiaess resulting from physical impediments and defeats , with directions for their treatment ; the abuse of tie pasfions , the premature decline of health , and mental aud bodily vigour ; indulgence in solitary anddelafire habits , precocious exertions « r infection , inducing a lone train « f disorders affecting the principal orgaus ot the body , causing ecus imptioas , mental and nervous debility and indigettioi , with remarks on g *»« rrh « a , fleet , stricture , and syphilis . Illustrated with Coloured ngravines and CakeBT

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      A BERSETHY'S PILL for the JEEVES and UV 3 - £% . CLES . —The Proprietor of these Pills is a medical man . Tbe brether ef a patient of his applied to Mr Aberaethy for advice . He gave him a prescription , and these pills are prepared accurately fromthatprescription . The patient ' s complaint was a nervous erne , aud it was ntterly impossible lor any one to be in a worse condition than he was ; muscular power was -ilso lost in someparts , and his legs fairly tottered under him . Ha had a box ef the pills prepared , and the effects were all but miraculous ; for not only did the nervousness leave him , but muscular power returned to all parts deficient of it . The proprietor has since tried them oa hundreds of his patients , and he caa conscientiously state that their

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      Fii FAX—THfc . SOiDIBBS FeATEBKISIKG WITH THB Peoplb . — On Wednesday week this place was the scene of treit excitement , in consequence of the sudden removal of tbe soldiers oat oi this place to Dublin . Cn Saturday week , the great meeting ? o elect a delegate to sit in the Convention was he'd . When the procession moved paBt the barracks , t' e cheering was answered by the soldiers appealing at the windows , waving their hats , caps , and handkerchiefs ; and clapping their hand ? . This alarmed the author-ties and a removal was tho mult . The people heaiiig of the intended removal , met to the numbtr of 5 , 000 , headed by a large tricoloured banner , and escor : ed the Boldiers to the railway £ ation , cheering all tb . 3 way . On ttie-return a great meeting "was held in tfie market place . George Webber addressed the assemblage in a speech of great length , and the meeting quietly dispersed to their homes .

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      Men of England , Scotland , and Ireland , raavk , read , and learn , by the glorious ¦ victory of liberty gained by the enlightened , bold , and generous people of France , who have set an example worthy of imitation by every nation in the world , by dethroning and releasing themselves from an ungrateful and tyrannical monarch . Every raan of sense—every man of principle—every man who is a well wisher to hi 9 country , cannot but feel deeply indebted to that brave nation , who have conquered all those difficulties which , but a few months back , appeared insurmountable ; not only have they conqueredtheir owjj j tyrant , but have also generously offered a help .

      ing hand to their English , Scotch , and Irish brethren . Who can refuse such a generous offer ? Who cannot wish for Liberty , Equality , and Fraternity ? Who is not disgusted with an aristocratic aud extravagant government ? Who is not tired of an exorbilant and indirect taxation ? Now is the time for every voice to be raised . Now is the time for all to join in one bond of unity , and let all minor differences sink into oblivion , and unite , first , in peace , and demand your rights ; and if they cannot be obtaine d by such measures , then follow the noble example of your French brethren . The man who will not Hstpn and accede to this , is not only a fool , but a knave ; he is blind to his own interest , and encouraging a licentious government to pick the pockets of his fellow

      countrymen-Prepare , every one of you , for a great national change , either by peace or war . Suffer no longer an oligarchy , but lef every clabs have its own representative . " Let every one ne rewarded according to his industry and rneiit . This cannot , this will not be , till the den cf thieves is rooted out , and England is governed by experience , knowledge , and wisdom . Now is the time—agitation has commenced ; letit continue till yonr rights are obtained . You have justice and reason on your side , and steady perseverance will gain you the victory . Royalty and its followers tremble—Royalty and its followers will fall , and great will he that fall . Well may Royalty and its supporters sympathise with ft fallen crown , when they have walked in the same path—arrived at the brink of the same precipice , and will shortly descend with the same rapidity as the base object of their undeserving pity .

      Men of England , Scotland , and Ireland , are you aware of the amount you pay on every article you purchase for the common necessaries of life ? I presume many of you are not . For every £ 1 spent in tea , you paj 10 s . duty ; for every £ 1 spent in sugar , 6 s . duty ; for every £ 1 spent in soap , 5 s . duty ; every £ 1 spent in tobacco , 10 s . duty ; for every £ 1 spent in beer , 4 s . duty ; for every £ \ spent in spirits , 14 s . duty ; far every £ 1 spent in coffee , 8 s . duty , From this brief statement you may easily form an estimate of what you annually pay towards an extravagant government . No doubt you would like to know what becomes of the money , and it is right you should know ; and it affords me great pleasure to give you as much information , on that subject as time and space will allow : — Civil list ... £ 392 , 165

      Prince Albert 30 O 0 O Qaeen Dowager 100 , 000 Duke of Cambridge 36 885 King of Hanover 27 , 205 King of Belgium 80 , 000 Duchess of Kent ' 80 , 000 Duchess of SloHcestar 16 . 000 ' Princess Sophia 16 , 000 But this does not satisfy our grasping Royalty . In the first place , his Royal Highness , Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel , Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha , in addition to his annual stipend of £ 30 , 000 for being husband to the Queen , is 2 . Regent of the kingdom oa demise of the . Queen , during the minority of the Prince of Wales .. 3 . Member ef her Majesty ' s Host Honourable Privy Council . 4 . Field Marshal of the army , for which ho receives an annual stipend of £ 6 20 & .

      5 . Colonol of the Soots Fusilicro Guard , about £ 2 , 009 per annum . G . Colonel of the Royal Artillery Company ; annual emoluments usknown . 7 . Knight of the Most Noble Order of tha Garter . 8 . Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Nubia Order of the Thistle . 9 . Knight ef the Illustrious Order of St Patrick . 10 . Great Master of the Most Noble Order of 4 bo Bath , 11 . Lord Warden of the StaBnaries ; emoluments unknown . 12 . Chief Steward of the Duchy of Cornwall , in Co ? nwall and Devon ; emoluments unknown . ' 13 . Member of the Prince of Walts ' s Council ; emoluments unknown . 14 . Banger and Master Forester of tho Forest of Dartmoor : emoluments unknown .

      15 . Doctor of Philosophy , by diploma , in a tin case , from the University of Bonn . 16 Doctor of Civil Law , from the University of Oxford . 17 . Chancellor of the Uoiveraity of Cambridge . 18 . B ncher of the Honourable Society of Lineoln'e Inn . 19 . Governor of Christ ' s Hospital . 20 . Governor of the Cnnrttr Houao . 2 ) . Livery Man of London . 22 Fellow of the Royal Society . 23 , President of the Ssciety of Arts . 21 Fellow of the Society of An tiqu . inej , 25 . President of the College of Chemistry . 26 . Patron of the British and Foreign Institute . 27 . President of the Fine Arts Commission .

      28 Governor of Windsor Castle ; emoluments unknown . . ¦ *" 29 Constable of Windsor Castlo ; enfi /! ame ' nt 3 unknown ; SO . Hanger of Wlndsof Gteit Park ; emoluments unknonn . I will now return to that very fortunate woman , the widow of the late king , commonly called the Queen Dowager , who , in addition to her annual stipend of £ 100 , 000 , has also other emoluments which are unknown ; as Ranger of Bushy Park , and Mistress of St Catherine ' s Hospital . Thi 3 alone , my friends , is royalty . I will now give you a short account of some of the salaries of the royal supporters : — Three English Secretaries of State 15 , 000 One Irish Ditto Ditto 5 , 500 Seven Under Ditto Ditto 14 , Seven Lords Commissioners of tho

      Treasury 12 200 Their Secretaries 4 , 000 Six Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty ... ... ,.. 10 , 000 Their Secretaries , „ , „ 3 . 500 Post-Master General 5 000 The Secretary 2 , 000 Mr Rowlnna Hill 1200 Tho Solicitor ... , 2 . 500 Chancellor cf the Duchy of Lancaster 5 , 000 He has also a pension as Ex-Chancellor oflrelond , an office he htld for etbout twenty-four houra 3 , 700 Chief Commissioner cf Woods and

      ForestB ... 2 , 000 He is also Commissioner of Green . wich Hospital ... , ( J 1290 Lord President of the Council 4 . 500 He is also one of the Indian Board 1 , 600 Chancellor of the Exchequer ... > 5 , 000 He is also one of the Board of Control ... . „ „ , H | S (> o He also holds other offiaes amount , ing to about ... . „ 4 00 O Master of the Mint 2 000 Paymaster General 4000 He is also one of the Board of

      Control ... ... ' ieoo ' Lord of the Privy S ^ al ... ... 30 QQ Ho isaUo one of tho Board of Control 1 , 500 Brethren of the United Kingdom , the foregoing are only a few to whom you pay immense salaries for doing nothing , set forth just to give you a slight idea of the extravagance of your government . No doubt , you feel anxious now to know how each of these aristocratic leeches spends your hard eavaings . A great part of it is spent in giving splendid banquets , and such like noble entertainments . One of them sometimes will not cost this liberal nation leas than £ 100 , 000 . Who enjoys it ? Royalty and its sap . porters . Who pays for it ? The labourer , the tradesman , the artisan , and the profession—in fact , all claasea of the community except the

      aristocracyexcept men of wealth and property , who do nothing more than lay down one shilling to your shilling * and that shilling is returned to them again ; witb enormous interest , by way of government salaries . And these men are men of immense private property . : Many of them are worth hundreds of thousands per annum . These are the men yau ^ re paying to legislate for your country .- These are the men who share your hard earnings . For' these men you are compelled to pine yourselves , your : wives , and your families ... Arouse , then , I beseech you , from that torpor in which you , your fathers , your grandfathers , and great-grandfathers have slept for fio many generations , and join hand and heart Jn gaining your own just and lawful rights . But delay no time . The stcrm has begun . The wind has blown , whick has made the castle walls to shake , and one blast more will level them with the ground .

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      I must now give you a few words on the present representa tives of the House of Cotnmons-you will t £ see at one glance that , unti youarerepreen ? ed bv a different elm , there will b 6 no chance of justleg hlation . In our present House of Coramons , or , more properly speaking . House of Am . Lats-there are 658 members , to represent the people of the United Kingdom . Out of that number 266 are the sons , heirs presumptive , grandsons , brothers , nephews , cousins , and near connexions by marriage of coroneted members of the House of Lords . Of these 266 , three-fourths have invariably voted as Tories against the people , and for theanstocracy ; and out of the whole number , there are ot more than 150 that stand free to vote as the - I ITi . _ „ , iu ,. « w > « t

      n people wish , and for the people ' s interest . Ought these things to be ? Are these things to continue ? If SO ) * cannot understand the teehngs of mankind . Before concluding the subject of aristocratic government , I must simply ask you , ' Do you think our present Prime Minister , Lord John Russell , a proper person to advocate the cause of a poor raan , a tradesman , or a professional man ? Certainly not—for he has ever lolled in affluencenever kno wn the duties of a profession—the anxiety and losses of trade , or the miseries of a destitute cottage . What then is this great roan fit for ? He is fit to represent the aristocracy—to support their extravagant and licentious propensities—to attend the Royal Banquets—and to pick the pockets of an

      indu strious people . It is not my wish to excite you to physical forcefar from it . I * " not mv w ' sn to prejudice you against those who call themselves your superiorsfar from it ; but it is my wish to show yon that you are now living under a tyrannical government , burdened with vexatious taxes , for the sole support of a licentious , extravagant , and over-reaching aristocracy ; many of you may , perhaps at the present time , be ignorant as to the benefit you would derive from

      a legislative change ; but yon need not remain long in ignorance , you have many very eminent men on your side daily advocating your cause at the . risk and inconvenience of every personal comfort . Attend their demonstrations—converse upon them—reason with your own mind—consult your own principles and the natural sense which Providence has given you , and a few weeks will plainly show that a national change is essentially necessary for your domestic comfort , and the prosperity of your native land .

      Believe me to be , my dear fellow countrymen , Your sincere well-wisher , ¦ A Liberal-minded . Englishman .

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      TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD JOHN RUSSELL , M . P . My Lord , —At this critical period of my life , I cannot rest any longer without addressing a few lines to you , sincerely hoping they may find you in good health and spirits as they leave me . But now to business , as I do not wish to detain you any longer than I can help , knowing you-are Prime Minister of the United Kingdom—an office you have fulfilled much to the dissatisfaction of every sensible person in Her Majesty ' s dominions . I understand you are therefore to be dismissed from that honourable and profitable situation in April next . I must say , I think this is coming rather too hard upon you , considering at that time you must deliver in your accounts , and you have a long and awful set .

      tling with conscience ; how you will balance I can form , no idea , although I am an accountant by profession . For , in the first place , yourself and your predecessors have been robbing millions of people for years , and you have only told us how part of the money has been spent . and that has been divided between your royal mistress , yourself , and your colleagues . Now , my Lord , do be kind enough to tax your memory in the same manner you have done the pecp ' e , and no doubt you will be able to inform me where part of it is gone to . If you do not comply with this request in the next number of the Northern Stab , I shall begin to think you deserve prosecuting for obtaining money under false pretences ; it will also

      lead others to think that their money has been applied to private purposes . ' It is an old saying , ' you should lay by for a rainy day , ' and I fancy your poor old grandmother has taught you that very lesson—and if she did , " she was none too honest , otherwise she would have taught you how to have taken care of your own , and not to have robbed nations . Consider again , my Lord , that millions have sunk into their graves in the prime and vigour of youth , from no other cause than bad legislation . Does not your blood run cold in your veins , when you think of these horrid murders ? Think again , there are thousands of fatherless and motherless children , left unprotected on the wide world , and all

      through that wicked government of which you are the head . Although , my Lord , you cannot deny having literally pined millions to death , you had the audacity , the other night , to stand up in the house , and in reply to an honourable member , respecting the hospitality shown to that execrable tyrant , now christened * King Billy Smith , ' to say that you should always sanction that hospitality and sympathy towards an unfortunate individual for which England had for ever been famed . My Lord , 1 hope you will excuse me dictating to you , but you made a mistake ; it was not Billy ' s misfortune , but misconduct . I should have thought a man of learning , like yourself , would have been able to distinguish the

      difference between those two words , and also the meritand demerit to which they are respectively entitled ;; but however , time is precious to us both , just now , for you are at the head of a government and I expect to be iu a few weeks , for although you have had so much political esperifince you are quite incompetent to govern this empire ; it is a pity J did not take the office of Prime Minister years ago , as it would have been the means of saving millions of poor wretches from starvation , and have been millions of pounds in the pockets of those left behind . Now , my Lord , I shall only dissect one speech of

      yours , which I think will be sufficient to show you , that I am as fit for that honourable office , and even more so than' yourself , This speech you made on the 13 th of March , in reply to the learned and hon . member for the West Riding of York ( Mr Cobden ) , ou the Income Tax question : in the first part , you observed , ' That you had heard the most opposite and strangest reasons urged for the support of an amendment which embodied no principle , but which was a mere amendment for the purposes of embarrassment . ' Pray , my lord , on what principle was your favourite tax first lounded ? On the look-out and

      take-care-ofyourself principle , I presume ; but you have gone rather to far , and you must be either a great fool , or a great rogue—I beg your pardon , my lord , I make a mistake , I mean both ; and for fear you should ask why , I will tell you , to save me the troub ' . e of writing another letter on this subject . Yon were a fool to suppose the people would sit down by such a base imposition , and you were a rogue to desire them . Now this is what I call plain English , and coming out like a man . In the same speech , you ask whether it is possible to make such reductions as to enable the House to dispense with the Income Tax after the present year , and that you thought it necessary for the sake of the credit of the

      country to asK for the tax for three years longer j now , my lord , you have made ar . other great mistake , —it is not the credit of the country—no farther than self interest is concerned—that you care one fig about , therefore do not preach any more of that nonsense to me . I will at once suggest a plan , not only to dispense with the Income tax , hut also to pay off the National Debt , which I shall lay before the new Republican Government as ; soon as things are settled , which I hope will be by the last week in May or the beginning of June . This , my lord , perhaps , will astonish you , but it is tio more odd than true . I shall now state it as brief as possible , merelv to give you an idea of my intentions :-

      —I shall reduce the property of GVevy avistocrat in the United Kingdom down to £ 10 , 000 per annum ; but those who have been the cause of so much destitutioa and misery , the whole of their property should be confiscated to the government , and such provision made . for them as the statute shall enact , not exceeding £ 100 per annum ; and iti case of any at tempt being made to deceive the government by means of transfer of any real or personal estate whatsoever , the party or parties so offending will , upon the discovery "hereof , ba transported for the term of their natural life . Now , my lord , this is only one means I should adopt , and which I am sure

      you cannot think arbitrary , as you will never pine on £ 100 per annum . I can only say , I wish I had it myself , or even half that amount , I shouhThot grumble , nor even wish to change places wjith the most wealthy monarch in the world . My lord , there is another sentence or two in the speech which looks very black against you , and I must say , I do not think , you bear that wise proverb in mind , — ' Alwaya to , think thrice before you speak once , 'otherwise , you would not talk of suppressing the truth , which you say you are determined to do ; but I am inclined to think you will then undertake a task you will not be able to accomplish , for you

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      will have more than one , two , or three to . chastise , if you once begin , for the voice of him to whom you allude is the voice of millions , —this , I think , will almost make you scratch your head where it do « s not itch . If , my lord , you are really ignorant as to the public opinion of your political career , you will know on the 10 th day of April next , for there is at this time a waggon making on purpose to carry it to vour Hon . House ( the House of Commons ) , and nine horseand headed by _ : n i , «« a mn » than one . two . or three to chastise ,

      which will be drawn by , the fathe r of all nations , ( Feargua O'Connor , _ Esq ., Rf . P- ) and many thousands of his dutiful children will follow and precede this wonderful vehicle . Now , my lord , as daddy to your colleagues , I hope you will be in attendance on that memorable day , and yield to public opinion and natural sense , otherwise I am afraid the two families will not very well agree ; in fact , I should not be surprised if your own children disagreed betweeen themselves , and

      remember— Birds in their httlo nest agree , And it 1 b a shameful Bight , When children of one family -. Fall ou ' , and chide and fight . In short , you must not be absent under any circumstances whatever . I am sure you need not take any pills after this , for your disease is a hopeless one if this does not cure you ; your physician feels rather reluctant about disclosing to you what is really the matter , but I am not quite so particular , so I will out with it at once : —it is what is called ' Black Heart , ' and as you are very bad there is no chance of an effectual cure , nevertheless I will give you a little advice : —Do not take a warm bath between now and the 10 th of April , for fear of reducing your strength too much , as I have no doubt the excitement on that day will have the same effect .

      Do not forget to instruct your valet to prepare some clean linen , and to have it well-aired on your return home . I also think it would be advisable for you to go in disguise ; by so doing , perhaps , you may escape a few insults which unruly children are so often apt to indulge in ; but to cut the matter short , if you think you really cannot bear the excitement , or do not feel inclined to come to terms with the National Father , your wisest plan will be to procure some hair dye , a travelling cap , and such like necessary articles , and pack up your traps and start . I am , . A LinnRAr .-Mr . vDED Englishman .

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      AN APPEAL TO HER MAiTESTY QUEEN VICTORIA , THE GOVERNMENT . AND THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND , IN BEHALF OF THOMAS PRESTON . The government , thirty years ago , having most unadvisedly employed Edwards as a spy , and believing his most false and wicked statements , were led to prosecute Thomas Preston for High Treason ; and although lie was honourably acquitted , yet the proceedings subjected him to such expenses , and entailed such losses , as . reduced him and his family to tbo moat abject peverty , from which they have been sufferiner greatly for many years . The writer of this appeal being convinced that the principles of Tfloraae Preston are very similar t » these of Lord John Russell , Sir Robert Peel , and Richard Cobden , Esq ., addressed the annexed letter to them . .

      Now , through the medium of the press , be appeals to Her Majesty Queen Victoria , the Government , and tho People of England , in behalf of Thomas Preston , that his case and circumstances may be fairly and fully considered , and that justice may be done to his principles , to himself , and to his family . LETTEB ADDRESSED AND SENT TO TSE EIGHT HON . Z . OBD JOHN BU 8 SELL , THE RIGHT HON . ' SIB EOBBhl PEEL , BART ., ANJJ BICHABD COBDEN , ESQ . Gentiemew—Siaoe I came to Londoa , my attention has been directed to an individual , eighty years of age , who was better known in the political world thirty years since tbnn at present . He was much earlier in the arena of the Corn-law agitation than yourselves . He had laboured twenty years in the canse before you com .

      menced your work . He was one of those who laid the foundation on which you have since built . Shall I add , that to him in part , porhapg , you msy be indebted for your riae and present high stations ? In the words of Cardinal Wolsey , X may add , Had ho endeavoured to serve God as elncerely aa he has endeavoured to servo man , He would not have bo slighted , neglected , and forsaken him . In his behalf I appeal , cot so much to your benevolence as to your justice . I may even remind you of the debt of gratitude joa may even owo to him , As fiao a spirit , and as vigorous a mind , dirells in this aged man of eighty , as in any of you , so that whenever he may como into your presence , you will do well ' to rise up before the heary head , and honour the face of the old man , and fear tby God . '

      This aged individual , whose cause I have tbe honour and privilege to plead , Thomas Pbeston , who was tried for High Treason , bat after a protracted trial of sine doyB was acquitted , justly and honourably I believe , aB any individual could be that was ever brought into any court of justice . So far from meditating or planning evil against the king or the country , I believe he was , and Still ig , one of the most loyal subjects in the Queen ' s dominions ; and as such the Prime Minister will only be doing an act of justice , by presenting him to the Queen as one of the Fathers of Reform .

      As % Clergyman , I look to one who is even higher than the highest oa earth , even to the King of kings and Lord of lords ; and I believe I am acting In conformity with His will , in thus bringing before you the aged Thomas Preston . I have the honour to remain , Gentlemen , vour faithful humble servant , Hekbebt Smith . 8 , Buckingham street , AdelpM , Zon

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      EQUALITY , LIBERTY , AND FRATERNITY . The following speech , delivered at the French Republican Banquet at Freemasons Hall , on the 2 ? th ult ., was in type last week , but press of matter compelled its withdrawal from the report of the Banquet which appeared in the last number of the Star . Julian HAitNEYalso responded to tho sentiment , ' Le Peuple Anglaise . ' On rising to speak he was received with immense applause . He said : I feel greatly honeured in being permiUd to take part in the proceedings of this glorious festival . I speak to express the sentiment of fraternity which I know is cherished in the hearts of my countrymen towards their brethren , the people of France . ( Applause . ) One feature distinguishes the present Revolution—I will not say French , but European Revolution—( great applause ) , that the people of every nation are of the same mind . From

      the Seine to the Vistula from the Tagus to the Tiber , from the Danube to the Thames , one aspiration arises from the hearts of the long oppressed millions —the aspiration for Equality ; Liberty , Fraternity , ( Great cheering . ) Equality I sublime dogma J At the birth and the death of man nature proclaims the equality of the race . The children of the peer , and the children of the peasant are born equally helpless ; it is surrounding circumstances that make the afterdistinotiona of life . And in death , although , the rich man ' s remains may be born to the grave with all the pomp of artificial grief , followed by mourniBg coaches full of emptiness—the very mockery of woe ; although the soulptor's skill may be employed to make the almost blushing marble proclaim the virtues of the deceased , which while living he showed the uUer wast of ; and , on tho other hand , although the poor man may have a dog ' s funeral ,

      ' Rattle his bone * , Over the stones , lie ' s 6 nly & p&uper whom nobody owns ' , —still at last both are equal in the grave . There 1 the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest ; ' there the mightiest monarch 13 no m » re than the humbl&st slave . ( Loud cheers' . ) But equality is now demanded by the people as a lifelong reality . In tbe , declaration of independence , America proclaimed that ' All men are born free and equal ; ' but it has been reserved for glorious France to show that men are not only born but may live freo and equal . ( Great cheering . ) This Equality is attainable , and without it Liberty and Fraternity & ¥ e not attainable . So long as ra&stevs and SCW&nW

      ex iBfc there can be no real liberty . Theoretically the white working men of America are free , but—to say nothing of the blacks—practically they are slaves . There gold supplies Ihe place of force , and 19 HseH the most grinding of tyranniest ( Loud cheers . ) Without Equality there can be no real Fraternity . So long as one man monopolises superfluities , and his fellow-man is in want of ihe commonest neces-Bariea , . it is impossible there can be a brotherhood of the two . Nations , too , must be equally free , or the free will despise the enslaved . Gould England continue much longer tbe refuge of deatituteroyaltyy the home of kicked-oufc tyrants , the sanotuary of the accursed principle of aristoqracy , the temple of a mammonf gorged Uwgtoisk , the Laud where Labour ' s sons and ' dauEttters shiver , Vvvraeev , and perish in tho

      midst of unparalleled luxury and boundless wealth ; if this disgraceful state of tningsoould last , Frenchmen viMuld naturally and properly despise my countrymen . But , thank God , Englishmen will redeem their character , and will prove themselves worthy to link England ' s name with that of free and glorious France . ( Tremendous cheering . ) The Equality I contend for may ba established through the emancipation au 4 organisation of labour , -without injustice to any man or set of men . If in the future stages ) © f the evolution , violent conflicts of elasaes should take place , you may aasure yourselves that suoh violence will not be the fault of the people . Glory to the men of France , who have again taught the nations how to struggle for Liberty —to die for Liberty—and to wreak from tyrants the rights of

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      man . Glory to the men of Franco , who in tua hoar of anarchy had the wisdom to apnoinf « » ik raent-the ablest and nobleat an the 3 d g r ? " to France , where every man is a citizen , anrf * l citizenasoldler ; and the freedom , Zm , T * tence , and social emancipation of the million * ™« ^ tute the principal cars of the government Glo ? * the Proletarians of France , whoby establishing Ijr publiobased upon Equality , Liberty , FraternifAJi broken the chains or all people ? , and laid the CI * dahon of general happiness . ( The speaker satdZn " amidst a perfect storm of applause . ) l UOffB man , Glorr to the men of Franca . »! , « , ;< .. ^

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      TO SHE EBlTOft OP THE N 6 BTU 2 BJT STAB , Sia , —I think It my duty to state , with reference tn the swindling transaction on the part of Mr Caranhflll manager of the Mechanics' and General Coal Clob Com pany , ( particulars of which appeared In the Stak of la * k week undar the police report of Clerkenwell ) that Hi insertion of the name of thla establijhmeat as bankers for the company In tboir prospect ™ , was qulte unanthn rlsed by me and that no money whatever has been 7 J ™ sited here on behalf of tho said company Mr rw I , i deposed 2 s . Gd . some time since in his private Sff , but describing himself ag 'Manager of a Club 'Thift returned to him as soon as I learnt the na ture Qt ih Z ooncern , and the use ho had made of our name lam , Sir , your obedient Servant T . Pbice , Manaser JTatfonal Land and Labour Bank , 493 , New Oxford-sireet , London , 30 th March , I 8 i 8 .

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      A thunder Btorm passed over Liverpool from the west on Sunday afternoon . It lasted about twa hours , during the greater portien of whiob . time tha electric fluid was very y ivid andalraosf incessant . The wires of tha electric telegraph were so muob disturbed by the electricity in the atmosphere as to prevent temporarily ihd working of the telegraph .

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      THE NATIONAL PLAG . TO THE 1 D 1 T OR OP THE WOETHEEN SIJS , Sib , ~ A 1 ! ow me to set right a eouple of errors m my letter upau this subject in last week ' s Stab . I am made to BBy , that The summit of the Mr may bear the bonnet rooge : ' it oagbt ta have been the ' summit of the itflff , ' The other is not very important , being : merely the Bubatituttou , by yonr compoBitor , of impending for depending , in allusion to tho tassel attached to tbe staff . And , while I am upon the subject , let me add another suggestion , The flag I proposed is one for three combined nations—tho banner of a general government ef

      congress . Bat the Scottish Sag will remain as at pre . sent , —blue ; with tbe addition , in the upper oerner , trexi the pole . ' of the combined tricolour and stars , enclosed in a border of sllrer , and displaying tho lion rampant , and Other national symbols , with its own star on blue ground . The same as regards the English and Irish ones . And 48 you flUggSBt tkat the British and Irish irleoloHr should be carried In procession on tbe I 0 tb . I would further propose that it should be accompanied by the ether three ; for we in Scotland must also have oar own para Moment and establish our nationality , which ig net in . consistent with a closer , — a much closer union , than now obtains between the three kinedomp .

      , As an after thought , how would it do to place in the compartment of the combined flag , under the BtBrs and oh both nidei , the national emblems ? The lion , conchant on the red ground , for England ; the Hob ram . pant on tho blue ground , for Scotland ; both immedU ately upon their appropriate shields ; and a golden harp on tbe green ground , for the land of British sympathy and Irlfh hope , which would just be a tricolour modifi . cation of the present British standard—gorgeous , indeed , yet simple and natural , like a Republic ( excuse the com * parlson ) , and eschewing all the quatterings and humbug of heraldry , And why not , if these hints do not seem the thiag ^ why not call in the assistance of yonr friend , Martin , as the French nation , in s eimilar case , obtained that of the celebrated David , Tbe additional emblems I would also , of course , emblazon en the respective separate national flags . Yours , &o ., J April 2 nd , 1818 , SrciiwiTO . "

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      HOW TO OVERTHROW A BAD GOVERNMENT . TO THE ED 1 TOE OF THE NOUTHEBN BTAE . Sib ,. —In perusing the letter of jour Manchester eor « respondent ( C . Y . Huslam ) on the above subject , I can . not agrea with bis mode of proceeding . Were an attempt to be made by the shopkeepers and other parties to withhold the taxes , as he suggests , it is certain the go . vernment wonld take measures to enforce payment ^ and it would ultimately lead to the very steps he is so anxious to avoid . I cm equally averse to arms , would any other means suffice ; bat depend upon this , sir , the Rights of Man will sever be granted , unless force is used ,

      sad even that mutt be done shortly ; for if tho pnbllo mind is once more allowed to sink into that apathy and Ustleseness in which it has lulled for so maBy years , the Government will take due precaution to prevent any futuro attack being made upon them . There is not a doubt of the people ' s victory if they are but true to theii loaders and their cause . Moral and intellectual poweu has already been tried too long , and has bad no more effect opon them than a bottle of smoke in the wind . Now , or never , is the time for Englishmen to gain their rights . If this opportunity passes by , England will be a slave for ever . Tour obedient Servant , Harch 4 th . John Gilbeetson .

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      HOW TO OVERTHROW A BAD GOVERNMENT . Fbiend Haslbh — I agree with jou that the moBt va « luable information that one man can impart to his fel . low man , is the best and easiest way of overturning a bad government ; and I am proud to say that I hBV 8 laboured for twenty . eight years in that avocation , first with Hunt and Cobbett , then in the unstamped prsss , and since then for the Charter , aDd my plan has always been to do business with Chartists when and wbereevec I could ; and I , with you , recemmend it to be carried out with Chartist bodies , as much a 9 possible ; but , t 6 ads I have another plan to aid yours , a plan more effec . tual and easy to be acted upon ; I havo acted upon that

      plan ever Bince 1 S 39 , and I shall carry it cut HBtil the Charter becomes the law of » he land . My plan is , abstaining from all kinds of drink paying taxes , and also tebacco . Now , I am a working man all these yeara , and am a batter man than when I took them . Now , friend Haalcm and brother Chartists , consider that malt alone gives to the Exchequer more " than four and a half millions , that and strong drink furnishes the Eiche * quer , altogether with more than £ 11 , 000 , 000 . annually , and that tobacco pays more than two millions annually , making between thirteen and fourteen millions paid for riveting the fetters of slavery . Then , friends , at once resolve to abstain from those useless articles ; coma menco on the morning that tho National Petition i 8 presented , and that act will give double weight to tha Petition and secure the Charter . Hull , R . PlNDBE ,

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      A NATIONAL FiAG . Permit me to reply : to your correspondent Sicinius , " with respect to a National Chartist flag—that ' ona was agreed upon by tbe Metropolitan Delegate Com * mittee , in conjunction with the Executive , at s com . mittes meeting , on Thursday week . The flag is as fol . lovrp ; viz ,, a tricolour ; three stripes vertical ; red next the mast ; white in the centre , and green to tho fly ; in the centre cf the white tbe cap of liberty , encircled with , a wreath of laurel aad oak , and the words 'Tho People ' s Charter , in an outer circle . The arrangement for the rosette colours are as follow t—Red In ihe eentre , white second , and green outside all , TruBtinj this ezplanation may be satisfactory , I remain , sir , yours , City of London , Aifbed FsKNEit ,

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      THE NATIONAL CONVENTION . ' ' TO THE EDITOB OF TBE itOBTHEBN STAR , Sib , —An idea has just occurred to me with respect ta this body , which I sm vain enough to suppose might bo usefully carried out . The Convention will be necessarily appointed by the great towns and populous districts ; but Its behests must he obeyed by tbe nation , as it hopes to be free . Now , for the purpose of identifying ihe less densely peopled localities with the people ' s trua parliament , I propose that these be invited at special meetings , to Bind up adbesioBS to the Convention—tha towns , and hamlet 3 , and parishes , of Ireland more parti * culary ; and further , that the people in these localitieu as well aa those who ' actually elect the delegatesBb . Qu . 14

      , appoint from three to Stb men of approved courage , known ability , and ! tried patriotism , to be named Councils of Tribunes ; whose election shall be confirmed by the Goavention , and who shall stand between it and the people—communicate its recommendations to thepublio —and lead the peop ' . o in carrying out its ulterior measures ; to constitute , in fact , a local magistracy for tn . 8 nation , In a former communication I toltl JOU tuero was much excitement among the people in thta < parter . I have just heard , upon undoubted authority , that aa ' alarming' number of the agricultural labourers at our hiring fair , laoi Wednesday , esultingly and oponly avowed their belief aad hope , that in a short time , like tbe men of France , they would have some say in fixing the rate of their own wages , and from other sources

      I learn enough to codvIhco me that this educated , awl intelligent , though terribly enslaved class , aro for tha fiut time ready to movo . Wo time ought to ' be lost iu getting into communication with them , and I do think that this cheering fact ought to be taken as a good omen . And whllo the Convention is sitting , the men of London must'rally round it by frequent deputations , and a guard if necessary . Deputations might also carry tho countenance of the populations of aereral densely peo « pled districts ij the many railiraya , of which tho metro , polls is the focus ; and , above all , if the Convention adopt the flag proposed by Sicinius , or any other , it ought to float in ample foldB , conspicuously , from tho roof of the building in which the hope of three noble nations sita In Council . ¦ Dumfries , April 2 nd , I am yotira &o ., Q oaTH .

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      An Address To The English, Scotch, And Irish.

      AN ADDRESS TO THE ENGLISH , SCOTCH , AND IRISH .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 8, 1848, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1465/page/2/