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      ^ pm ^ Bim w ^^ jJ ^ mj ^ Bjj ^ pE ^ iW ^ B ^ WWBSHBHffSBMHI ^^ P ** ^^^^ si&E&gr MEETING AT DUKESFIELI ) . me ainmalmeetrngp f fi ^ ler-TOj « s . «« 1 ieU . on 3 Rsd * y week , inthe ^ nkmfi ^^ dajScliooi , for -aa ^ arpose ef passing the pterseers ^ accpunts . for ^ fe ^ ffjnst end ed , and also to dect suitable persons SsSll the office of overseers fortne presentyear . The ssae&ng vas cbacened For one o ' clock , put did not csttmenee imtfl two , at -which time * fhe cBair was & £ » by / J » fcn Cheetnam , Esq . .-. xte jChaiwiax opened the Business of the meeting W reading the placard , and stating the objects fer which it was convened . \ : - Jfe . Stephkss rose-for the purpose of moving an aSjaornment . He objected to the meeting being « erseaedatatimfi \ fiie 5 i amajority of the rate-payers xKese engaged in their daily avocations . ' _ _ One o ' clock iBTts ^ a . most xmsnitable and inconvenient time at

      « 3 efc . to call a convocation of the people , for the gaorpese -of discussing their parochial affairs . " He « oaad * ssnre-them that the people considered meetaags « f this description , called at such 3 time , a mere awefeery—as an insult to them . Either they were caSssas or not—ley-payers or . not—freerbom Englishmen or not ; if they were , not , they should tell £ &an . so at once , aad tell them the Act of Parliament Sfatt disqualified them . The .. C p astitatioB . had « £ saa 3 y given the people vested rights , and they ^ Bgela not allow them to be bartered or "flittered « acsy bv any individuals whatever . The people ^« e beginning to say—** What use is it to call meet-^* yf , when ¦ vce cannot aitsnd . them ? " He would , £ fcexefoce , move- thai the meeting do adjourn until « Jirifat o ' clock at night , to allotr the people an opporiixjjjlj

      3 fe . CB 0 BGE Woollev moved , as an amendment , sistihe meeting proceed with the business of the « 6 acy , which was seconded by .. . . . . Jit RoBEssoir . He remarked that Sir . Stephens Sad iasinuated that there was a design on the gssi « f the persona calling &e meeting , to cheat s&e people < mt of their , rights . . Now , he con-¦ feaded that dne notice had been . given ; that the ¦ sacs was lie same , as in previous years , and sSjejslnce of meeting the same . _ He felt confident tftziao mill-owner in the township would refuse any << 2 ss work-people , who were rate-payers , the privilege af attending these meetings , provided tliey made ^ as ^ e < Sftil application , for-toere to do so . « t , Stefhess , in reply , stated that Mr . Robinstef * answer was no answer at all . His " ( Mr . iSietshganFs ) arguments ¦ went to show . that the lime

      Tsa . 5 aaunsuitable time ; and that the room could 2 * t ield the ley-payers of Dukiafield . Mr . Robin-« K £ - ± eSs us that the town ' s business has been traniSB ^ ci ia the same roam and at the same time for 3 c * sg years previously . "Why ,- that only provud that s&e Abuses nad been allowed to continue too long . "X&e < oe 5 tion was , whether or not the annnal meetsags * iou ] d be held at such time and place as would isaewiie people an opportunity of attending . Mr . £ &s * iason had said that he did not believe there was a-iis ^ I * mill-owner who would refuse to permit any < £ ids wort-people , who were rate-payers , from atfeiicSBg that meeting . AB that he could say , in sssly , was , that if they mutt judge of the future from S 2 k experience of thepait , lieinew one mill-owner se ieast , - who would not only do so , but had afeetiy discharged a family of virtuous females for ^ aStea&Bff fiie chapel , nnd jeining in the mode of TOSKbsjjping God the most agreeable to their

      con-~ £ jssoes . "Site CaxrsjiA-x here interposed , ana begged Mr rSis ^ ihens to confine his ob . < errations to the interests ififee rate-payers , an < l the best way of promoting x& « a . ¦ Ut . Stephens- —Sir , it has been said that no mill--e ¥ Easriuthii district woild prevent his work-people ^ ta -attending these meetings ; and that , too ^ bv a jSSEfeleiBJxa who not only has the hardihood , - but rsSixaSy does interfere , and discharge ids jwork--g&xgilefitr exercising tlieirju 3 gment , _ and acring in stasardEuce with "die dictates of thdr consciences C £ « o 3 cheers . ) -

      T " sgCHirRMAX agaia interposed , and stated that Ix iWuslit -a . room could not ba found capable of a .-X 3 S 3 sioda . iiag the yrli . ne of the rate-payers , and s £ s 5 that he conceived tiie business of the meeting «? aM be done as eSicieoitly where they were as at isjaiSfir place . He also remarked that every rate-^ wc riad a right to examine the accoTtnts , ^ and see sis&ttbey were correct . Noperson would be allowed t » -ie&te or take any part in the proceedings , unless Ss < xzffi-e was in tlie rate-b ook ; and lie should order asg- ^ sison into custody who dared to contravene Ms -& 3 sla £ . At » Act had been passed which emggat- ^ gd the landlords to pay the rates instead of » &e » r tenants : but everv tenant had a right to have

      Ms XSB 32 S placed in the rate-boot , and thereby be e ^ Sad to vote ; and if he neglected-to do so , it ^ sssM be his own fault if he were refused the priviiej 2 i cf Toting . The Caairman , after some further T ^ ESjais , put the amendment to the meeting , and * s 3 ed . for a show of bauds . " -upon which there were J % jks « r fixty nands held up for it ; the original 3 SE * S « a was then put , wien taere was an overwfiefcn-Ss ^ ss ^ ority in its favour . A poll was then demanded ig-Sie proposer of the amendment , which was ordered ¦ sb &Si ? place immediately and continue open until * ss > e- - ©" clock . On Thursday , finding themselves ^ i s-ced in a dilemma , they colleagued together , and ^ Esecaalid upon the Chairman , in contravention of his c-, kjb decasionj io conrert the poll into -a scrutruy . * 5 X * s . © 65 cers then retked to a room below stairs , for S 2 K WE ^ cse of examining' the claims of the parties

      ; & £ i « iieir right of voting ; but never before , even at zt-ico / iZesled election ^ did we witness such disgraceful ^ sgaeadings . Indeed , tongne or pen t » nnot adei : « -saeiy describe the blackgarding , brow-beating Syr-rfapg j badgering , violent , intimidatnig , and isras ^ K- outrageous conduct of some of the geiUlemen \ ri «^ sir 8 nnded the officers , particularly the conduct < £ v . UleraL , enlightened , intelligent , gentlemanly ssSjS ^ &&creet , and learned gentleman oi Staley gsisge . In fact , their behaviour was so iat ^ sjressffily disgraceful and intolerable , that the Ilissman , who is a magistrate , had to accompany ^ -Ft . SVTh «« down stairs to protect the people from - . essit : ^ i £ l 3 ice and assault . After two or three as !^ £ - ? jifciiiin the farce of a scmtiny , the chairman xGS 2 sed , and declared the amendment was carried , ¦^ : * t » i > eing 63 for it , aud only 13 for the original ¦

      ssesiJGa . - - m 3 a . Ste&uksb rose to protest against the return , si * Jk gronnd , firstly , of its abstract illegality ss <^ sdly ,-en -the ground of parties being _ brought in sf ^ s £ e who w ere not present at the division , and erasing to take names of persons who were in £ c : « ar . of an adjournment ; thirdly , that Mr . Win , HcSey hsui . exercised the grossest intimidation , . -fcg » inside the officers and threatening every ^< s = sex -xho came to tender his vote , that if ~ ins 2 EEBi * TEereBOt found upon the rate-book , he would ~ he saxsmoned for a trespass upon the premises , and

      ? 2 ts& hs had taken down several names for that ^ s ^ ase ; fonrthlr , that the constables treik ordered ijt xBjjrehend men wbo had committed no breach of Sb ? pSaee , andwho had not said any thing having jSEcVii iendency ; fifthly , on the ground that con-» -2 = S £ is were placed at the door to prevent the ingress igflie people . Tl » s Chairman requested Mr . Stephens to Serjjish Mm with a written protest , which Mr . Sace ^ bijiis declared bis readiness to do , on condition ^ lat'Le was allowed to write it whilst other persons " 3 *^ si « l lo ^ r £ d to state their objections to the legality of sbr reuirn .

      "S . 15 e being peremptorily remsed by the Chairman , ! 5 fe- Stephexs moved an adjournment of the 23 . * yilng uatD be had time to prepare his protest "XSit Qiainoan refused to put it , and called upon the ecsgjasers to read their accotmts , npon which a scene itf 2 = describable confusion took place , fome calling . - >« sS ^ ar the accounts to be read , and others demand-Is ^ ^ Mr . St ephens be heard . The clamour and aussef Sntinued for a considerable time , but order 3 st ? sEg 3 t -length restored , the accounts" were read-Sce £ ^ -discussion ensued upon some of the items , «^ . v ?<^ By one in reference to the payment of men 3 Hs ^ £ S 2 on juries . Itappearsihe constable has been st riis iaLit of charging the township three sniffings psr aaa for every person serving on a jury , ~ but that xz ^ ezfie iastances he has only given -jurymen one sMISEg , and in some cases none at all . A comicciiir wes appointed , consisting of Messrs . SeeL

      € »« £ , and "Woolley , to inquire into -the matter . JUc . Seel inquired whether any of the money had ?< -i * a applied either directly or indirectl y for the j-. i > : ies of the New Poor Law ? Which was ' s : i-TTi-red in the negative . The" accounts were then ts-2 e * d ^ Haajiimously . Saane discussion tixen took place respecting the ^ irxzzitment of Guardiacs , from which we learned ^ t ai -Eiessrs . Bailey , Gee , and Woolley , had been isassLaated Guardians for the Dukmfietd section of 2 £ e rft ^ hton Union ; that although the Act of Par-Sasiea * reQuired that notice of the election of

      < ksL 2 r £ ans should be given to the late-payers fiSrr ^ tgli -die medium of the newspaper which ha * jSss ingest circolation in the place wiiere they : are a ? he . " elftcted , no notice was given- except in the JSasr ^ ester' Guardian , a paper that is never even ia'si&iatj much less read , > y the people . That Mr . ik&s -declared ie would not serve as a : Guardian , ns 5 £ as > siJih Hie express . sanction of a majority oi tStfsaie-payers . _»¦» . ¦ * « -l-Jfe . JStepbess eiquired -of Mr . Robinson , the < 3 ba = B 2 & of the * jfcsht » n Board of Guardians , ^ wfe * i « he had received any information from the WxiGt 3 i 9 & 4 kmms £ oiiEi % i 8 * to ^ rhefeer there would

      ifcft jss ^ saBcratiA in ^ tb ^' -law ^ dnrinff uie ensuing _ j « s ^ ^ aT % eidd materiall y affi ^ ct-Sie office" and dteoae « f ^ i £ WSrseers ? , - ¦ - -i . _ - " = ¦' - ¦ ~ >^ - _ ¦ - - Jg&jBasssoK iepliedthathehadnot . - - . - _ .- •"~ . K 6 r . ^ Tkp ' gEMa . BMd tliis was &u jinipsrjsiit point . He ^^ i w > ' - ^ onbt Jia re were many- gentifimen jKaso ^ i -w ] joiw . QBld wiffingly accept die ^ office of ^ ft -n » »^ lf ^ hgpJaiew whose sefyantg ~ flffiy were to S ^^ i ^ ppl ^^ TOitwag l ^ hj ^ aec ^ ga ^ : 1 feBt : ibej ftc 3 f ^ - ^ oor Law was ^ u ^ io ^ iced , the : bverseenB toe

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      Assistant Tramping Poor Law Commissioner , who wasth _ e ^ pittdu 5 § crant o | jfli « L < Ai « e , Commissioners at Hxmdb « , who were ih& . Agent * of . the Devil . ( Loud cheers ^) .- . .-.. The CaAiBMAN called Mr , Stephens to order , and said he conld not listen to such language . - Mr . ^ Stephens was pro ceeding to address the meeting , when a person said that Air . Robinson had called Mr . Stephens a liar . ; Mr . RoBrasoN , in explanation , stated that his feelings b ^ ad been irritated by Mr . Stephens' langaag « , and by being designated the servant of men who were the agents of the Devil . - . Whilst nnder the excitement he said that Mr . Stephens was ' uttering falsehoods . He regretted that he had been 11 11 I ¦¦ . i ^ i . An » U 4 >* Wa nrrt ^ mtV - nt \\ is ' £ r > al £ v « sva + n

      ^ - UCMAJVU , ' UJUt / UgU irXVS ITWiUUl VI UU ICGlVUgOj « A / make-use- of the expression , though inadvertently , and begged to apologise for flaring done so , Mr . Stephens expressed his perfect satisfaction with . the ' apology of Mr .. Robinson , and begged to assure Kitt 1 that the remark which he had made was not intended to apply to him personally but to the office which he fiDed , and that no man who wished to stand well with Ms poorer neighboura or his God , either could or would accept so degrading an office . Messrs . Ashtoo and \ V'ilde w « re re-elected overseers for the present year—the assistant overseer to find security to the amount of £ 250 . Mr . Bardsleywas re-elected assistant surveyor of the highways at a salary of - £ 50 per anriwyn . The constables ' onSrvnTk ^ a «? &Ta THinnAifaA . ATlA mnaMiriBntiv nnfifr + / v

      lay before the meeting , which caused some dissatis faction . It was agreed that they should be examined b y the select vestry . A new vestry was then appointed , of which Messrs . Stephens , Sael Robinson , and Durham were chosen members . The surveyors' accounts were then read and passed , and a fresh board of surveyors elected . . Thanks were then voted to the chairman , and the meeting separated , after lasting from one to half-past seven o ' clock . This was . one of the most extraordinary meetings we wereeverprasentat , and is unparalleled in the annals of parish affairs . There were ' not more th ^ n two hundred persons present during any part of the proceedings ; yet some person took upon himself the responsibility of calling the whole constabnlary force of Staler-bridge and Dukinfield .

      and quartering them at a neighbourng public house , so as to be prepared should their services be necessary . The object of the MaJthusian party was to create disturbance , for which purpose they engaged an ignorant , ill-bred , vulgar fellow , who is a cotton master , to be their Jack Rackett . They foolishly supposed that the foul-mouthed language and beastly insolence of this contemptible thing wonld pnt Mr . Stephens off his guard , and cause him to use expressions that might lead to a riot , and then they , would Lave au opportunity pf apprehending him . They were completely foiled , in their designs , for Mr . Stephens was quite cool , calm , and collected , whilst they were foaming with rage at their defeatj and the great sap who undertook to abuse Mr . Stephens at their bidding is the laughing stock of the children in the streets .

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      PARISH OF ST . BRIDE .-REJECTION OF THE POOR LAW AMENDMENT ACT , Yesterday -week a public vestry of this parish was held to fix the sum of money necessary for the poor fromlast Lady-day to next lMidsamini r . Notice ha-J Lee ^ i given thut threemotions would be submitted to the meeting , to the effect of emancipating the parish from the Poor Law Amendment Act . Placards had been distributed announcing the vestry , and at the time of meeting the room was crowded to excess . So large an assemblage had not met since the parish me ^ tiujr In favour of the Reform Bill Mr . Churchwardeii Cooke took the chair . Mr . IViluamSj of Ludgate-Mll , snid he sa- ^ persoiiS in tlie room who wvre not entitled to vote , and he trusted thwy would ' either -. vithdraw or not take any parcintbe proceedings . ( Cries of" witlidravr . " ) The Chairman . —That was not necessary : they could remain , but only as sp ^ ctztors ..

      Mr . Bigxox ( clerk to tie overseers ) J = aid , it had been usual to lay estimates before the vestry for tlie sums demanded " ; but at present that could not be done . The matter was taken out of their bands , and they were called upon to pay a certain sum . It was £ 7 a& ^ and , with certain debts due , they must make it £ 1000 . Mr . Pemeller moved that £ 1000 be declared

      necessary . Mr . Pickerel ! .. —Will Mr . Bigaon tell us what the £ l , 000 isfor ? Mr . Bigxox said he conld uot . Mr . PirKERELU—That is . very strange . The rates have been raised from 1 Is . to J Us . Mr . Bignox . —They were ordered to make three payments , and strange to s ; ty the first was to be on Sunday , the 1 st of April . ( Laughter . ) At first the order for payment ou that day was taken to be a hoax . and was scribbled oa and not heeded ; butit turned out no joke , and they were to-pay the money . A 7 d . rate would be required . It was agreed that the settlement of the Tate should remain over until the motions on the paper were discussed . Mr . Bacon said they were about to take a jump of more than 33 per cent , on the rate . :

      Mr . Williams ( Ludgate-biB ) asked if Mr . Bacon had paid Ms rate ? ( Laughter . ) He had resisted the payment of it . ( Bear . ) The CHAliur-orsaid those liable to rates could take apart in the vestry . Dr . Pboctoh wished that no party feeling should be allowed to operate , and thatthey should deliberate solely with a view to the benefit of the poor . [ Considerable laughter was here caused by a letter being received by tbe Chairman , asking the patronage of the vestry for an hotel celebrated for its white-bait dinners . " It was said that the letter was intended for the Poor Law Commissioners at Somerset-house .

      Mr . Bacox rose to move the first resolution , which was—" That the inhabitants of this parish are capable of managing the whole of their parochial aftairs , without the aid or control of any other _ persons / ' He had been objected to as not being a rate-payer ,-whilst only two person * in the parish paid more than he did , and be paid three times as Tnuch as the gentleman from whom the objection came . He ( Mr . Bacon ) was with Ministers when they were right , but against them when they were wrong . He was against the Poor Law Act , because of its great and sweeping powers . It was merciless and arbitrary . By section 15 , the Poor Law Commissioners conld ' make rules for parishes as they pleased , and alter them when they pleased . Under

      the 22 st section , they could attend all local , boards and vestries . The 25 th section empowered them to build , alter , and enlarge workhouses , without the consent of the parishes . By the 26 th section , and the 32 d , they could unite parishes , and dissolve or lessen the union , without consulting the parishes . Under section 46 they could order the guardians to appoint officers , whose duties acd salaries they could fix . They could dismiss all paid officers , ana when once so dismissed , no officer could again fill any situation . They could stop relief to all able-bodied paupers or"their families out of the workhouse , and af the guardians gave relief , they could refuse to allow it . Section 54 . —Any person guilty of any

      contempt of the high and mighty commissioners was to be fined £ 5 for the first offence , £ 20 for the second , and for the third he could be imprisoned and put to hard labour . ( Hear , hear . ) Section 98 . — Any man too poor to pay the first fine could be impriBoneJ for tliree months . These were facts , and he might harrow up their feelings by alluding to their other powers—such , for example , as the bastardy clause , the separating of man and wife , and other cruelties . It was of no use to say that these powers were not used . They existed , and if it was not for the joppoation of Whig , Tory , and Radical to the commissoners , they would soon find the weight -of their clntchej . .

      Mr . Obbarv here interrupted the speaker , and said the question after all was , whether the commisskfnere exercised those powers ? Mr . Bacos said that was immaterial . He had shown by the act that such powers were given to them . [ Mr . Wood , "No , no . " ] He defied them to contradict it ; and if ever they got the country quiet , they would find that the commissioners would not fail to exercise them . ( Hear , hear . ) He ( Mr . Bacon ) would seriously ask , were they read y to put their money into the hands of men with such arbitrary powers ? He would give them an instance of their conduct . In the parish of St . Pancras , when the Poor Law was first introduced , the parish authorities got hold of a diet-table which was

      circulated amongst the parishioners . The Poor Law CommissiDners wrote to say that that diet-table had not emanated from them . . Shortly after , the very day on which the Guardians of St . Paacras first met to choose their chairman , a packet arrived . from Somerset-house , wluct they opened ,, expecting they itad some Pjjze or other . What did the vestry think it was ? Wny ,-the Tery identical diet-table which the commissioners Vhad before declared they " had nothing at all to do with ;—( hear , hear , )—and the whole was subsequently discovered by the messenger returning nearly out of breath , and stating that ne

      nad left the wrung parcel . ( Laugnter , ana cries of "Hear . " ) It was said that the 2 ? ew Poor Law was introduced to remedy th

      -lJJt JP ^ S& rose to second the resolution . He s pwjsea ^ b the New Poor Law , because he con-^ er j ^ ' ^ ' tuineceteary . HeKad no doubt iEiii tte JEAniseeofj ^ oldlaw . were great , and if itliadcontiiraed ) tlfe * woulS soon havebeen iio rich to pay tbe

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      poor . The evils of the present layr wertj how ^ W } much greater . "Was itnecesgary fliat men whom he would call foreigaers ahotlld ^ colne into a parish and take ( he managementof ( the afjfair » put , of the hand * of thoseifbq ¦ were"Ee % t ttdqiiMftlM w ^ tb . jind ' mpst , deeply inte ^ sted in xliem , " tfar ^ colajrly waenthoKe foreigners * ete irrespdnable ? ; ( He ^ , hear . )^ ^ fle waihd politicfian , but he prot ^ 8 tedr s ^ gaimst any - Government ^^ ^ whatever niight belts prmcipI ^ Mnd ^ ing their commission-spiesinto every pariaH . ' ( Hear . ) They were told that the ! - ] p > 6 r were * tiigrateful .: Long experieoceih 18 " parishes with which ' i h ¦ earfy ; life he had been , connected coniinced hM that they werenotso . ( Cheers . ) Meii became demoralized and drunken when 'they were neglected . ' ( Hear . )

      Would they believe it , that under tins ; New Poor Law many medical men were employed' - nt £ 100 a year to attend-8 , 000 persons +.- ^ Hear ;) - It : wa « imfossible iChatthey couldattendthem well ^ and they ad this salary whilst the relieving overseer had £ 70 or ^ £ 80 . ( Hear , -hear *} . How conlitiie apothecary afford to give-them good drugs ' ont of- such a paltry payment ? Andthen ' agairi a fewlively leeches were sometimes required , but perhaps the expense of those had not been provided foi , because it was considered that the cpminissidnerK . would , sufficiently " perform the' sucking ! operation . ( LaujgKter . );; ' Lord Radnor had told them that the poorvwerelaBburirig under dyspepsia , ' arising from ; b verTe ' eding . ¦ (> V Oty oh" ana laaghter . ) , If such were ( Jifi ; « age ' with the

      poor , he should like to know what . must be the -con-, dition . of the aldermen and cbmmissiooers ? fRoars of laughter . ) They must iupport th ^ poor welL if they ment to have work well done , aiidie need not tellthem how much of the wealth and greatBess of the country depend upon the labour of the poor ; ( Hear . ) _ If they wereifed- itpon ' thfe ^ cijeap and ! nasty" diet , whichwasnot fit for a ' pointer puppj ; ( hear ) , how could they be expected to be able to work ? Lord - Brougham who were so treated iii peace be asked to fight their battles in war ? ( Hear ,-hear . ) Lord Brougham when -Henry Brougham ' professed to be the poor man's friend ^ aiidyet hVwas the author of thiscruel bill , which seemed uitended to drive the poor from the laud . LordBrbuehkm ' geemed ;

      to thuik that no man ought to be poon He ( Dr . Proctor ) would say that no man , whatever might be his talents or circunLstances , was secure frona poverty . Many of those whom he then addressed might be reduced from a state of compawtive afflneiice even by the non-payment of their bills by those whom they trusted . ( Hear . ) In cpnclusiou ,. he wiriied to see the parish independent , and if rfter the trial they found they could not , as heretofore , do without the interference of the commissioners , he would vote for putting themselves under them , but he would not blindly and without cause snbmit to be the victims of the arhitrary powers with which the commissioners were vested , and which they might exerr cise whenever they pleased . ( Loud cheers ;) Mr . R . Taylor \ said , even under the old system

      parishes were subject to control . Was it not control to have their accounti passed before a magistrate ? Was it not control to have the refusal of relief by the overseers set asidn by the order of the magistrates ? He knew well that no measure of human legislation could be perfect . There were imperfections in the old Poor Law , and in the present one , bat upon comparison , he contended that the imperfections of the old law were greater than -those ; of the new . Mr . Taylor then went into n long statement of the abuses of the old law , alluding particularly to the promiscuous huddling together of persons in workhouse ? , and the cruelties practised towards women , often when iulabonr , to prevent the gaining of a settlement . He should give the resolution his determined opposition .

      Mr . Baco . v said it was scarcely necessaiy to notice jtlr . Taylor ' s special pleading about control . They were all—even the Queen—tbe Lords and Commons were subject . ' to control ; but what he pro& l st > _ 'd against was , that parishes should become mere lackies to the commissioners . ( Hear , hear . ) He wanted merely to assert , and he would maintain , that they were fully competent to raise and spend their owii money . ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution was then put , and carried by an immense inajority ,. there being only a few hands held up a « rainstit « r ojficio . The result was received with loud huzzas . A parishioner then ro . >; e to second the resolutioa , but :

      Mr . Williams CofLudgate-hill ) again objected . He said he was sorry to do so , but the gentlenian was not in a position to occupy the attention , of the vestry . . ' : ¦ ' . " It turned out that the rate-payer had had time given him to pay his rates , but those who objected to him said that he had been altogether excused . ¦ Mr . Bigxon asked who were re . illy qualined to vote ' : ¦ ' ¦¦ . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ .. - ¦ ¦ . ' .- ; . ' . ' ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ' . - The Vestry Clebk said , that no person who owed more than two quarters' taxea couid vote . The Chairman' was bound to say that he-could not hear the parishioner unless he could prove thaihe was not within the except ion . . Mr . Bacon said , that soouer than the Question

      should be lost by such liberal conduct on tliy part of its opponents , he would move the resolution . ( Cheers . ) He proposed , in a brief speech , the follpwiiig : — " That the resolution of the public ye * try , pn the 1 r . tli of p ' ebvuaryj 1837 , in these words— ' Thut it is the opinion of this vestry , that the introduction of the New Poor Law Bill into the city of- . -London , and the formation of the whole city into one union , will not only benefit the rate-payers , but improve the condition of the poor , and provide greater comfort for the aged and infirm ; aud , therefore , this parish desires to participate in thft benefits . to be derived from the union , be now rescinded .- ' Mr . He . v ley seconded the motion .

      Mr . Bmxox was altogether opposed to the present proceedings . He defended the expenditure of the parish as economical , and-, contended , that , under the powers given by the ] Sew Poor Law , the rates were more satisfactorily collected . He could riot yield to vliat bad been said in respect to salaries by Dr . Proctor ; he wished that gentleman would give them facts . A deal of economy and saving had been effected throughout the country by tlie working ot tha Poor Law Bill . Under the old system many thousands of parishes with not more thau 50 to 300 paupers had all the expensive machinery of parish government . That was not the case at present . A great saving had been made b y putting the management into fewer hands , and the saving thus effected was far greater than the amount paid in salaries to the commissioners and others under them . ( Oh , oh ? ' ) Many , he was aware , had come to that ;

      vestry not to hear , but to vote . ( " Oh , oh ! " ) It had beeii said , that the New Poor Law was not required for London . To show that it was as muchrequired here iis in the agricnltnral district * , he would -oiily say that the cost of a pauper in London was as 20 s . to 7 a . in well-regulated countrj' parishes . Mr . Lowe , as a guardian , must say , that the poor in St . Bride ' s had 12 ounce * more solid food per week than they had under the old law . They had also tea aud sugar given to the old . As to what had been said with regard to the medical attendants , he could only say that many highly respectable surgeons were anxious to get the employment , aud when Dr . Proctor spoke of the number of persons whom a parish doctor had to attend , he should remember that alltke parishioners were not paupers , and that they were not all sick . ( Laughter and cheers . ) . ¦ ! , !

      Dr . Proctor contended , that ; two-thirds of the agricultural population were poor . It waa true that there were overseers , < fcc , iu small parishes uuJer the old act , but they were not expensive . They , however , lived in the district ^ and were under the influence of their own measures , whilst the commissioners under the present act were safe in Somerset House from the consequences of any directions they Tnightgive . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Byrse ( Chairman of the Board of Guardians ) said , the commissioners had never attempted to interfere with the board of Gnardiaus , either ia the election of officers or the mode of giving lelief .

      Mr . Obbard moved as an amendment " the previous question . " They were not competent to rescind the resolutions . They had deliberately passed it . ( A voice , " Yes , by a majority of howmany ? " Another voice , "Whyiustfpur . " Laughter . ) After they had passed it they hod acted upon it . . They had sold their property under it , and it was not possible for them now to set it aside . They had heard . a great deal about the arbitrary character of the bill , put it had not been stated to them what they could scarcely forget , that the guardians being subject to annual election were completely under the control of public opinion . ¦ » , Mr . West seconded the resolution . ¦ Mil Wood ( president of the "Cogers" ) agreed with Lord Brougham ( much laughter ) as to the character of this act . Its operation showed that it

      waa daily - elevatmg the moral character of the poer , and teaching &em to " depend on themselves . ( ' 0 h ! oh ! " and daughter . ) The : money saved by the ! New Poor Law was not taken from the poor , but obtained by a reduction in law expenses . He thought that the best illustration he could give was , that the parish of St . Dunstan , which w ! as . not under , the Poor Law , was one of the worst governed parishes in the kingdom , while St . Bride ' s , v--hich was under the Poor Law , was one of the best { Oh ! oh !) ' Mr . - Devey said , in accepting the office of guardian , his sole motive waa the improvement of we condition of the poor . He admitted thepowere given . " to r the commissioners were great , but public opinion : was much stronger . " Mr . R . TayIok opposed , the rescinding of the reiblntipnt , as : no practical good , but much practical

      evn + migM result from Jt . The act hadbeencarried by tiie Radicals . ' . ji A' Parkhioser inquired whether the resolution could be legdlj rescinded ? . ' ¦ ¦ - ¦ ! The Vestbt Clerk said thaVit could . . Several parishioners expreesed their opinion , that if ^ tiiey rescinded the resolution the parish would be inwhed in litigation . : ¦;"•¦ , Mr . ^ I'Locghuh said » that nobody « otild judge p £ tKefw $ ing P ? , the Poor Law except those who iM ? eeait in prsctice . He never heard of such ob-

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      surditie 5 as hM that njgfot beettnt ^ red . ; cry raisea ^ mast the ^ Popr L ^ w ^ pgiaussipn ^ rs led him to anticipate' ftat ; their yemifamea would become a nuwer / bugbear . : ( Loud . laujgjiteri )> . ; ! : : ; . Mri Bacow replied at ; considerable length . He would not . reciprpcate the ^ term " absurdityi" and otherlquatiy \ courteous ' epithete , . ^ hjch had beeii applied to the objects pf' the . inavers / of the resolutions . To prove what he liad sajd ailiput the raising of the rate , it was only necessary to remind them that the rate had been i - fonrpeiiny rate ^; and they were now called ubph ! fdr ; a sevehpenny rate .- Mr . WoodhaclcalledSt . Dunstaiithemost corrupt , aad St . Bride's the most pure parish , and to Btrike a balance between them he ( Mr . Wood ) wiBhed to tuck them ^ up together . ^( A laugh . ) Talkof absurdity , what absurdity could be greater khan this ,

      except that of gentlemen coming ; to ask the vestry to grant them £ l , ( K ) 0 or £ l , 100 vwiaioui being able to inform them what one single penny of it was for ? ( Laughter and ! cheers ^) In the conversation as to tiie legaUty of resciriding the resolution , a decision of ^ the Lord Chancellor : was referred to ; - they mnst remember that it was not to the Chancellor , but } to ! the ^ Queen ' s Bench , they would have to appeal i &nd- as he-had said . before , and ^ * he defied contradiction , all the decisions of that court in cases where a local act existed had gone against the Commissioners . ( Cheers . ) = ' . , ! : The ainendmexit was then put , fpllowed by the resolution , and the chairman declared the latter to be carriea . The majority for ^ the resolution ^ was very great . !; ; ;"; ' -: / - ;! ; : - " : '' ' ! : ¦ - ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦'¦ ¦ ' - - : . ' ~ ' - " ' ' ¦' . ¦¦ ' . ' ¦ ' ¦" . - ¦ = Mr .: Wood demanded a divi » ion aruidst much confusion . - ; ¦¦'¦ . ¦; -: ¦> - - ¦' . ' ¦ - ¦ ¦¦; ¦" . ¦ : ¦ . -. - . ¦ . ¦ ,

      v S ^ yeral gentleineri , supporters of the Poor Law , thpught a division unnecessary . A division , however , waar persisted in , and took place , but the majprity ! was so utterly beyond dispute thait tlie iiunibers were liotcpunted , though the opponent * of the resolution were clampfous for the numbers being takenj-but - , / . ' ¦';¦ : ¦ , X , ^ : - ' \ , " : r : ¦; - ; "¦ : ¦ '¦' . - . . - :-. ; - The Chairman , after considerable confusion , said he declared the resolution / carried . A ^ poll of tlie whale ^ parish ^^ was then demanded by Mr . Williams and Mr ; M'Lpughiini but it was discovered that their demand in writing was not pertinent , therefore atiothef demand , signed by Mr . ! Williams and Mh George Proctor was handed in . •" : . . - ¦¦[¦ ' :. ¦ . . ;¦ ¦¦ , ' ... ¦ ¦' . ¦ ¦' ¦ "¦; . ; . ..- ¦' - ; .. ¦ . ; ;; .. ; ¦ ¦ ¦ -. The ChAiKMAN then appointed the poll to commence at ten o ' clock on Monday last , and to close at three ^ •¦ - " . . ' ! .. " ¦ ¦¦ ¦'¦' .. '¦ ¦ . " ¦ ¦¦ . ¦ ... ' •" ¦ ¦ . ¦"¦' . ''' . - - .

      Mr ^ SvvAi-M ( who had . beert very active with the opponents of the ; New Bastile Law ) said of course the pojl wbuld be taken by ballot , as was the custom of the parish . ; ' , The Chairman said yes , certainly . Dr . Proctor thtiii inovedj and Mr . Swain seconded , the following resolution , which was also passed ^ by a great majority ; — " That no ihoney which is now , or shall in future'be , raised for the relief and support of the poor of this parish , shall be expended by any persons other than the trusteei and overseers apijoihted by pviblic vestry . "

      A poll was ; uso demanvied upon this resolution . A sma of £ 1 , 100 was thun proposed to b

      Mr . Swain said that : could only raise the rate to Md . and a iractiou , but not by any means to 7 d . iVtir . Bacon suggested that this vote should be now acceded to , and it' hereafter they found toy trickery had been practised upoii tlieiuj they coula ( having passed the resolutions of thut evening ) reduce the gnmtiiext time . ; ; ., -v ¦ : : The i vote . accordingly passed , aiid the vestrj- then broke up , after a - .. vote ofthanks to the Chairman .

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      DO KJ . VGS OR NOBLES CARE FOR US ? ( From Tail's' Magazine . ) AVlwn you behold a , kibgenthronfid , Or toiling -to a fpblisU feast , ' Or queens in liixury enzonefli . . And . treated like tipmsi heavenly guest—Restriiin ybriKeif , keep on your hat , Make hot th « least degrading fuss ; For , wheti thetruth is sjwken , what Do kingaoxiiublescareforus ? . When you behold , with rakish lords , A poiiipousbishoptuke . shisplace , Aiid Inrtrk his empty , measured words , Aud simpering nothingness of face—Restriiiiryourself , keep on jour hat , ! ^ Mukf . udt the least de grading fuss ; , For , when the truth is spoken , what Do lords or bishops care for us ?

      When you behold a reckless lord , Great liv las gr ; uidtather ' n deserts , Walk bofdly to the council board , And frown us if nuian of parts—• Keritrninyfiufself , keep on your hat , ; Muke . not tU « \ v . \ nl degrading . fua . s ; Tor , if the troth were spoken , what Does any Lordling cave foT « s ? When at the hustirigs called to vote , And having passed the taxman's shrift , Ytm stand xinBliaved , in thread-bare coat , To send Agentlenmn to thrift , — . : Restr . iin yinirself , keep on your hat , Your povs-erwshurt , and think of this : 'Tweresuatiie to cheer an empty flat j Or helpa si-oundrel-toaplace .

      When pensioned peers or dowagers , With tbous . inds by ( lifmontb . or year , , Pretend to open up their piu-se , That they ihayin the prints appear—Is ' tnol as ocban should givej ) ack A wave , while fifty thousand streams ' ( Makebnrreninvim-a " beauteous track To till her ?—whence , tHeu , your acclaims ? The working MAN should have one thought—To be for ever iree to t oil ; Andkeep the wealth so dearl y bought ,.. Tornake his own . hearthstone tosipile * . Sohie toil in this , aud some in thiit ; Buto ' er . the greatyou . makeno fuss ' : ¦' . ¦ Their toils lnay . soon ' be told—and what Does any great man care for us ¦?• ¦' .-

      The right divine to govern wrong Is now an old insanity : ' . And lordl y beegars will erelong Be—what . all beggars ptignt to be ; To suca , allsuch , keep onyonrhat ; . Despise ^ eir coldness or theiT fuss ; Despise them—ivere itevenAat . They should affect to cafe for us . ' , PHILu-BERANGKR .

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      A PATRIOTS SECOND IJETTEE to tlie British people on the present state of the country , ; &e ., &e ., with : a letter to the operatiyesj and another to the ; Queen . A O-utlEliMo B * London : Saunders and Otley , Cohduit-Sh'eet . This is a very spirited and energetic iittle work , from the pen , we suspectj pf one who appertaihs to that " order- ' which may be least of all suspected of any sympathy / H'ifch the people , but who like a . white birditiaflock of crows , stands proiriinently . forth conspicuous only for his approximation to purity . We subjoin the following extracts from the letter to . the ; C 6 tton JJpinnersV ! ; ; ! . . ! . ¦ ¦! ' ¦' /¦ : ¦ .. ' ¦ - ¦;¦ •' :..

      "When I perused the iucomplete and garbled statements of the press on the tnal at Edinburgh , of your uufortuuate and persecuted fellbw-wbrkmeh , I was inclined to believe that , ' if not giiilt ; y , thby were Tnuch to blciine ; but in attendiug the meeting which was held at the ; Mechanics' Institution , - on the 1 st inst . i and paving particular atteiitipn to the statements ot the delegates front Glasgow , I then felt satisfied , that your cpinpanipjis were innocent . The extraordinary conduct of the goyerrinient , ! in arresting yoiir fellow-wprkraeri » at an unusual hour on a Saturday iiight , thrpwiijg them into a dungeon , without even a mattrass to lie upon , detaining them ih prison seven : months , dragnne them repeatedly

      from GlaagpV' to Ediuburgh , cpmpellinjg Ihena to coh \ "ey and support a large , ntimber of witnesses at their 6 wn chargesj and obliging- them to incur for their defence , the disgracefully jarge expeiise o ] f ^ ^ three thousand pounds , presents alddebus picture of ' arbi ^ UdrymeanMess and cruelty . !• ? ; " Daniel O'Coimell is against you , and it is rather fortunate ! thau otherwise that the demagogue haa shown himself ^ in his true colours , ! After the ppera ^ tives of Dublin have helped for some years { last , by their contributions , to nil his hat with alms , iri the hour of their difficulty and distress , he lays crimes to their chdi ^ ge , which the poor men never dreamed of committing , and like a true ! mountebanls ; , in the face of his coiistant calls upohthemtoi agitate , agitate j he jumps round and tenders Ma support to the government ! to ^ cru sh thein . Hei objects ; als o to a law for Irelandhe woul

      poor ; d continne to leave his starving countrymen , to the . generosity of their landlords and absentees , which has already made them a byword for misery and ! . wretchiedness ,, in ! every kingdom in Europe . How truly correct is . the assertion of the wiseman , in regard to such condnct , when he says , " the . tender mercies of the wicked areIsraeli" The Irish people were ^' evermor . e grossly miHtaken than in the character of Mr . ' G' ^ 6 nnell ;! he has never proved himseli to bea true ^ patriot , he has always shown himself the mere party man j and . hould they continue to eucpur ^ e him , ! by the BUDsjcriptionof a large annual inebme , in hiscourse of wjoree than uselejssnessi it is notiinprqbable , that he may be the means of yet driyuig the wheels of despotism across their n ^ cks . "; v ' !; The letter ! to the Queen is « hafacterwed by good sense and . honest jdroplicity ^ throughout ) raredualitieB

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      in the privilege 'iorders ^ select ^; howevery the following single ! Bentebee . ias the one we most highly ! and entirely apjlaus ^ ? - -v ^ i" Thesecond is , that' your Mafes ^ of your gePdr ness and mercy , may be gracionriy pleased to grant a free and unconditional pardon to the uafortunate Cotton ! 5 pinners of Glasgow ; '' v !

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      : V-: .. ' ' ! ; - ^^ THE ^ AGAZINES . ! - ; ! . ; v ¦ ¦ :: ' . TheOTW MONTHLY of the prese ^ moiith r . contains " , Gurney Papers /' No . 1 ( 5 , aprosy uhin-!; tere 8 ting continuation of former papers , evincipg neither tact nor talent . " Old Madeline" is a simpJeaffeeting story well told , - by Mrs . C . S . . HitL ; interwoven with which are some Tery sprightly descriptions of French manners and scenery in the neighbourbpod , pf Havre and ! B ; pnfleur . We recommend ; the following sentefice ! ; from it to universal attention . >; i i ?• •' ¦ " ! l should have menlioned another advantage which Havre possesses over Liverpool , and , indeed , over all bur English towns * - Inever saw either men or women intoxicated . Labouring under the scorch * ing ' . ' sun , bratidy so cheap , that even anEnglishman might intoxicate himself to his heart ' s content for

      three-halfpence , they gP 8 Pberlyr if not Quietly ,: to their beds , satisfied with their salad , supper or their bup of coffee ; ¦ ; ! . ! ' - ^ - - ; - : ; !¦! - " !¦¦ ¦¦'¦ 'Have you Temperance Societies here ? "No , " said the-French , lady of whom I enquired , ' we do not need them * . ! "I thought of the , disgusting scenes produced by English drunkenness , and was ashamed for , my country . '' ! ' ' ¦ ' ; ' ; . : . ¦ - . - ' . ¦¦ '' . ¦ . ¦ ¦¦ - ¦ ¦ ^ :: "' ' ¦'¦ : /¦ ' ¦ ' . - . ' ¦ ' The next is u The Bomance of a Keyhole , " by IJouGLAS JEBBoiiD , is an exceedihgly spirited and huinurous description of various seenea and circumstances arising out of a night ' s drunken revelry by a , Birazier ^^^ named Jetetny Dunbrdwn ; !; there are seven chapters in the stpiy .- We dve the first , which , though very good , is not equal in point either of interest or humour to the succeed-. ' . ' ing ones .. . ¦ ''' . '¦¦ . ; ' ' . ;¦ -. . " ; ; ¦ . , ' . ¦ ¦ - ¦ - ¦ ¦' ¦ '' .

      " Pitt twelve oclock ! " failed an old watch man as he crawled along Bishopgate Within ; the gusty wind and pattering rain drowning the modest cry of the Senei-ableiguard . ^ Past twelve o ' clock !" he mpaned ; and the wind rising , and the shower thiclcening , the watchman paused , ; gathered up his rheumatic joints , now lowered his lantern to the pavement , now raised it towards the mud-black skyj and finding all things safe , turned himself round and hobbled to hisvbox . In sooth , it was to pay a high , an undesefved compliment * , to the prowess pf any knovh burglar , to suppose that on !

      such anight he would leave msdovfn , goose-feather , flock , or straw , to force a dopr or pick a lock . The most prejudiced thief , peeping from bis casement on such a night , might , without shame or remorse , with not a blush upon his cheek , have resolved to go to bed * In such a night , sure we are that virtne and wealth might safely sleep with the door ori the latch ; nevertheless , the folks of Bishopsgate \ Vithin , from tbe mere force of habit , drew their bolts and turned their locks . It had been well for Jeremy Dunbrown hail his ! door been barred—better still , hiid it not been locked . -.

      " The watchtnan was ensconcedm his box , asleep aud happy . Blessed Morpheus ! Thou whose ample cloak wraps the beggar and the king , the slave and the tyrant ^ , —rthpa who dost stand between the fierce wrath of man arid manj—tlipu who ; at night c . illest off the pack of worrj'ing cares from the hunted wretch , and comest to him with hope among the straw , —thou didst visit Barnaby Argus ; watch * nianof Bishopsgate , in his deal-board castle , makiijg him , in soft delicious dreams , no less a potentate thau beadle pf the ward ! The coat of squalid drab hud ripened into regal purple—the greasy hat was bound- with gold , ! and jutted boldly pujc at three corners , tlie old crab-stick had shot up to a staff , surniounted by the silver kiibb of bigh authority—and , walking at . the head of fiity boys , and girls , Barnaby Argus , watclunaii , heard not . the wind , felt not the rain ,- ^ -sb weather-proof did dreaming fancy make him * The beadle strutted and exulted—but the watchman remained a cuput morltmm in the box *

      "Past twelve o ' clock , and— -oh ! shame to the ripe manhood of fifty- —Jeremy Duubrpwn , his senses muffled in strong drinks sought his home . Let the truth be said ^ though the shame fall upon Jeremy Dunbrown was drunk ; yea , so drunk , thatunassisted he had not that night approached his hoHsehold gods , at the hour we write pf ^ fast asleepr—fpr Jeremy , having tlie street-door key in his pocket , kept not ! the ( ares pitting ; up . Duiibrown was abacheloi ' : hence , it was his peculiar bPast at the club , that he kept nobody waiting for him save the fleasi •' ¦ ¦** We have inferred that Jeremy wound not his \\ &y down Bi . shppsgate alone . No ; : great is the beneficence pf Bacchus ^ who numbers in his train thousands of little lacqueys , to sober eyesinvisible , whose duty it is to lead the votaries of their purple master safelv home . The water-drinker could not

      see the jolly little satyr with- its small kid hoofs clatteringjalong the stones of Bishopsgate , keeping Jeremy JOunbrown from posts and gutters ,- —now steadying his right leg , now the left- —novr , flinging & vine or hop-plant over him , pulling him back lest he fall upon his nose-- ^ Jeremy all the whilp smiling , and uttering half-words from the corner of his mouth , in acknowledgment of the benevolence . These bacchanal fairies , thonsahds though there be— for were they ; not , hpw would frail mortalsvfind the door ?^ - are not distinguishable by the profane sober : nor are they to be seen by the small drinker , by the petty rascal who simpers over a gill and thinks himself Silenus . No , no ; a man must labour in many vintages to be worthy of such a bpdy-giiard . Happy are we to assure the world that Jeremy Dunbrown -was . that-man ! : . ' ¦ -. ' - '' ¦ " .

      . "Jeremy , nided by his gpod 'genius , shuffled down the ^ empty street , the wind blowing , and the rain falling . At lentfth Jeremy reached the iron rail that skirted his . / ancient home . ' All ' s right ! ' said Jeremy ; and , as lie ^ spoke , the vinous fairy quitted its charge ( leavingit in order to se ! e safely to his dpor the KeverendTDoctbr Maguum , at that moment jnucli debilitated by a recent argument atAldermari Bung ' s on Hebrew foots ) . , ¦ ¦; . . > ! ! " All ' s right ! " repeated Jeremy , and he laid his flattened palm against that consecrated piece of wood , his own house-door .: * All ' s / right !' -and Jeremy , with a smile sent from his very heart , a smile flickering in his spddened face , drew from his breeches pocket the street-dpor key . Ten minutes mprej and Jeremy would be stretched between his

      household sheets ! '¦ . ; - . ! ;' "Jeremy , with the key in his hand , sought to turn the lock : it was very odd—very strange—rather annoyingi but Jeremy could not find the key-hole ; Jeremy smiled , growled with fixed teeth , scratched with the key all over the door , stiu- ^ where was the key-hole ? Then Jeremy stood as upright as circumstances would penfut ^—coiighed—and grasping the key anew ? made a reckless dash at the door , as if—trusting to the guidance of his ! good genius , he hoped tpi find the aperture ; when , the key , struck by the violence from his hand , rang upon the

      doorstep , and Jeremyv muttering objectionable oathe , dropped upon his knees and groped about the wet mud for his lost treasure . 'It ' s all right ! ' said Jeremy , when , having searched for \ ten minutes , h& again rose upon his legs with the recovered key , which—so great was his presence of . mind- ^ -he carefully cleaned with : the / t&il of hiB coat 'Mud may clog the wards // said Jeremy , with , all things considered , superhuman / sagacity . 'Now ; , thenvery drpll-rvery odd , '—and Jeremy continued to scrape the key , as he thought ^ over every inch of the door : —^ exceeding odd—never knew such thing in Tmrn rlavs—rp + narlrRlilp——straiiff * In n Upm-oo—itnil

      ha ! capital joke--capit— -damn ithe key !' " , Sucn was the : broken spliloquy of Dunbrown , as lie stood perspiring at his own door . Again he paused frpm histoil—^ -looked up the street , down it , and again resolved by one Vigorous effort to turn the lock . Again iu silence did he run the key met the door ; breatMessl y he searched for the desired opening- ; then his hand fell to his side , and on a sudden he stood convinced for once aad for ever . "I see ii , '' --H 3 ried Jeremy 7 > unbrdwnj-- rseeit -T-the dishonesty oi the times!—some damned thief has stolen the key rhole ! ' ¦ ¦¦ • ¦' . '" .. ' . "' . - ; ' ¦ . / ;/ ¦* VAs Jeremy said this , his legs slid from under him , and he cameras his good luck would have itsoftly down upon the dobr-step . : He was scarcely wijll dpwn ere his eyes were closed ^ and , snoring hard , with the unappropriated key grasped in ! his right band , Jeremy JJunbrbwii sat in ^^ the shadow of his own double-locked dopr ^ -sat and slept .- ' .

      The remaining cpritents are " Jtemale Portrait Gallery ^'; fr 6 m Sir Walter Scott / L . E ; L ; ' - « My First Visit to Brussels ^ T . ! G >; Grattan : ; "Wedding Tacticsj" " Manager ' s Note-Book v" and several Union Pieces ; besides the Cpnversazioiie ifl . which several new works are ? noticed ; * '; " ¦ ¦¦ : .. ' : ¦

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      NICJIOLAS NICKIiEBy ; •!? ' ; . ' /! ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ . : /¦ ¦¦ . " / .. ; FiRT T ^ S-T ^' :: ,. !;¦/ ' , / ' - ^ !*; . /¦ : ¦ - ¦ : -Edited sjBoz . !¦ "" !; ; " , ' : > . ¦'¦ / . '¦ ¦ K This work promises , sp far as we can judge from the flample of it now produced , amply to sustain the ^ creditpf its ! Author . The s ^ le if boldyiree , and graphic ; there ir nor prosing---no unnecessary applicatibn ; every word teller . The only character as yet dpveloped js that : " -of Ralph Nickleby , a gold bbund of the highest breed , whose ; every affection

      had become transmitted to the precious metal 3 ,: and whose ^ ense of feeling : -iB ' : ^^ in ! the breeches ppctel ; There 4 $ ^' - . also an impprtant personage intrbduced of the . nam e' VfackforA' Sfiteersf : a knavish - tormentor of ujfehins ^ in the shape of an ignorant Yorkshire . 5 phppBaa 8 ter , ; at whpsS ^ *' aeademy , Dnthehpys pal ) , at thedelightfnlyiHage of Bpthebbysi / 3 neaii ( Jreta B ^ dge i ittYorfcshite . Youth ^ eb ^ ard ^ clotted ^ boAked , fornished with po ^ pt ^ phey , ftoyidtei mth all ne © es 8 arieB , ; 1 n 8 tructed iif all languages , liyiiig and' desfl , m ^ hematici , prthogtapyj gebmetrj ; .

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      astronomy , tngonoraetry ^ xa ^ vm ^ c ^ Si ^ oM algebra , ^^ single stickj , ( if ^ requjVed ) , writing , arift ' metic , fortincatipn ^ and « svery . / pthejr ; branch ^ f classical literateeV- Terms , ' . tyren ^ guineas ter annum . No . extras , ! no vacatipna , and : diet an " pa ] felleled . " The follpwiri ^^ reader an idea of one , at least , of Mr . Squeera' qUa i ; . ficat . iona : — - _ : ¦ ' ¦ ''¦ - ¦ ¦ ' : ¦• '¦ ¦ /¦ ¦ ¦; " - ; ' /¦ ' , - . ¦ ¦ . ;; - ' ¦ ¦¦' ¦/¦¦! - . : ' / " " Mr . Squeera ' s appearance vrn $ not prepossesBn » He had but one eye , and lie popular pre / udice rnni in favour of two . The eye he' had yea . unqne sann . ably useful , but decidedly , iibt ornamental , being of a greenish grey , and in shape resembBipg the fen light of a street door . The blank side of his face

      vras much wrinkled and puckeiied up ,. which gare him avery sinister appearance , especially when he smiled , at which times his expresaon bordered clojsely on the villanous .. His h ^ ir was Very flat and ji hinyj aare at the ends , where it was brushed stifihr up from / a loir p ^ truding forehead , % hich assorted well with his harsh voice and ^^ coarse manner . He waa about two ' or three and Shy , aad a trifle below theiniddle size j be "wore a white neckerchief wiQi loug eUds ^ and a suit of scholastic black , but oU coat sleeves being a great dey : too lbug , and mt trousers a greatdeal too short , he appeared ili a * ease in his clothes */ and as if he were iu a pen > etn » j

      st ^ te , pi astonishment ot hnding himself so respectable . ;!/¦!' -: ' . / : . ' : ; .- ' / . / : .: ! ' ¦ . ¦ - ¦ . ; .- ; ; ; : ; - ;' , / -- . ; .-v " Mr . Squeers wasstandiDgiuaboxbyone of fi ^ coffee-roomfirt-places , ^ tted ; with one such table as ia usually seen in coffee-roonisjand two of extras ordinary shapes and . dimensiops made to suit the angles of the partition . In a / corner ! of a seat was a very small deal trimky tied round with a scantv piece of cord : f * ntl Pn thertrunk was ^ erched--Iu 8 lace-up half-boots and corduroy trowsets danwlina iu the air—a diminutive boy , / with hifl shoulder drawn up to his ears ; and his hands planted oh hia knees , who glanced timidly at the schoolmaster fronrtime to time with evident dread and appre « ' " ' ¦ - ¦¦ ¦

      hensipn . ; , . . ' . :,- / .. „ . . . - ; - - ;¦ : . ¦ :- .. , . ¦ ' : ¦" . ¦ " Half-past three , " muttered Mr . Squeers , turning from the ; window , and lPoking sulkily at the coffee-room clock . " There will be nobody here to-day . "' . :: ! .. - : . // ¦ ' ;; ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' . ¦¦ -.. "" ¦ ¦ : ,:: ¦! . ¦;• ¦ ' ¦ . ' : ' ¦ -. - ' ¦ ... " Much vexed by this reflection , Mr . Squeers looked at the little boy to see whether he was doing anytbing'he cpuld beat him for : as he / happened not to be doing anything at all , he merely boxed his ears , and told him not ^ to dp ji again . ; /> ! " At Midsummer , " muttered ^ Mr . Squeers , resunv ing his complaiut , "I took down tea boys : tea twentys—two hundred pound . I go back at eight o ' clock to-morrow morning , and have bnly threerthree oughts aja ought—three twos six^— -sixty pound What ' s come of all the boys ? what ' s parents got into their heads ? what does it all mean f " Here ( the little boy on the top of the trunk ^ gav e a violent sneeze .

      "Halloa , Sir I" growled the schoolmaster , turri > inground . " What's that , Sir ? " ;; ' ^ ' " Nothing , please , Sir , " replied the little boy . "Nothing , Sir J" exclaimed Mr . Sqrieers . " * lease , Sir , I sneezed , " rejoined theboy , trembling till the little trunk shook under him . "Oh ! sneezed , did you ? " retorted Mr . Sqaeers " ITien what did you say ' nothing' for , Sir ?" In default of a better answer : to this question , the little boy screwed a couple of knuckles into eaca of bis-eyes a » d began to ' cry wherefore Mr ; Squeera knocked him oft" the trunk" with a blow pn one side of Ms face , and knocked him on again with a blow bntheotheT . ¦ . . ' ¦ ¦ , '¦ ¦ " ! . ' ¦//¦ : "" " ! ' ! "; V / . V ' - : /;;/ - : ' / - / ; " Wait till i get you down into" Yorkshire , my young- gentleman , '' said Mr . Squeers , " and thea i'll give you the rest . Willyou hold ; that noise Siri .-. "' . ... - - .- •¦ ¦ •¦ '" - ¦ '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' - , ¦' : ¦ - ¦ . ' ¦ - / -, ; ' ¦ ¦ ¦ • ¦ ' ¦'¦¦¦¦

      " i e—ye—yes , " sobbed the little boy . rubbing his . face very hard with the Beggar ' s Petition in printed calico . /¦ . , ; ; . . / / "Then do so at once , Sir , " said Squeers ; . ' ^ i ) o you hear ? " ¦ .. '• . ' .. •¦ .-,, ; -: . > :. / - ¦/¦; ¦; : ;/; :- - As this admonition was accompanied with a threatening gesture , and uttered with a savage aspect , the little boy rubbed his face harder , as if to keepthe tears back ; " ar id , ^ beyond alternately smffing ; and choking , gave vna further vent to his eniptions . . , . / . , ' /¦ : . ¦¦ •/ "/¦ ¦/¦¦" . / . .. ¦; .- ' / ¦ :. . " ¦ .- ' "Mr . Sqneers , " said the waiter , looking in at this juncture ; " here ' s a gentleman asldng . for you at thobar . ¦ . "¦' -- ¦" " . - . - • ¦//¦ ¦ : ; ,. ' - . -: /• ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . - . ¦

      ? ' Show the gentleman in , Richard , " replied Mr . Squeers , in a soft voice . "Put your handkerchief in your pocket , ybii little . scoundrel , or I'll murder yoii when the gentleman goes . " The schbplmaster had scarcely uttered these words in a fierce whisper , when the stranger entered . Aflecting not to see himj Mr . Squeers feigned to be intent upon mending a pen ^ and offering benevolent advice to his youthful pupil . "My dear child , " said Mr . Squeers , " all people have their trials . , This early ' . trial of yours that is fit to make your little heart burst , and your very eyes

      come ; out of : your head with crying , what is it ? Nothing ; less than nothing . You are leaving your frierids , but you will haye a father in me , my dear , and a mother iu Mrs . Squeers . At the delightful village of Dpthebpys , near Greta Bridge , in Yorkshire , / where youth are boarded ^ clothed , booked , washed , furnished with pocket money , provided with all necessaries— " > ¦ "It is the gentleman , " observed the stranger , stopping the schoolmaster in the rehearsal of his advertisement . / "Mr . Squeers , I believe , Sir ?" ^ Th-e ; same , Sir , ^ ' said Mr . Squeers , with an assumption of extreme surprise . "

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      TAIT'S MAGAZINE . The first is a well written article on Che Negro Slavery Abplition Question ^ in which the eloqtient speeches recently delivered on this important subject , by Lord Brougham , / are largely quoted so aa to place it before the reader under the most spiritstirringaspect . Then comes one of Ebenezer Elliots Ballads . " The storming of Badajoz . ^ ' ! Besides which , we have in the ! poetical line " a Hynin for the / Students of Gottirigen , '' " The Day Storm tif Thunder , and a piece of excellent advice whieli we have transferred to our Poet ' s corner under the title of >¦ ' Do Kings or ^ Cobles care for tw . " Of the other original contributions , the " autobid

      graphy « an English ; Opium Eater . Itecollection 3 of Charles Lamb , " is a long tiresome effort at magnifyipg a few personal anecdotes and supposed traits of character into a book . A whole mortal colvimn is devoted to a descriptipn of the manner in which the « aid Cha , ? les Lamb rises , or rather comes down from his stool : tP receive the opium eater /; then foUbws a grave recital of the opiuin eater ' s reasons why he presented ; his hand to the said Charles Xamb instead of adhering to "the English Custom ( a wise one ) of bovniig in frigid silence . " The wholfe paper is an excessiyely laboured turgid mess of puerilities . " The London peripatetic" is amusing . There is also a letter on the Corn ! Laws from

      EiiMOT . iBesides lengthy and valaable extracts from Mr . 'Bulwer ' a last novel , Miss Martinsau ' s " Retrospect of Westein Travels , " and Miss Lawrence ' s Historical Memoirs -of the Queens of Englaudi" with critieal remarks on their works .

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      ;; . ! /^ v / F ^ ASER ' & ^ MAGAZINE .--: /! : ; ; . : ;¦; ! . The first article in Eraser this mpnth , is an admirable piece of special pleading , entitled " \ J : Hundred ; Mo ? it / is ofLiberalism > "in which the writer prove . ? most Jesuitically that all ^^ the ills and inischiefs the state is heir & , have arisen from ; tte passing of ^^ the Cat \ ibli 6 : Emancipation ' Bill , in 1829 . Hfealsp proves by a process of reasoning peculiarif his OWB , ( that / is tosay dogged asseftipn without any ^ reason a . t all ) that . ^ LiberalismSis infidelity , " He / is very apgry with / the ! lrish Ecclesiastical Commissioners , becausl-the \ T exertions have been terminated too spouystnd / yery angry ! with the Scotch ; Ecclesiastical Commissioners , because theirs have been protracted too long . He is angry with Lords , itassell and Melbournefor * treating the DissenteiS

      , with a decent , shew of civility . He is angry with every body ywhp thmka it an : unjust thing to make political distinetions between one man and another , on account , of hi 3 religious creed . And all / this i « very natural . ' , Wei never yet knew a dog loob ' ng aniipusl yata bonefrpin which he had previously torn . large slices of delicious meat , but which be badbeen ^ prevented fron ^ pickirig periectly cleati , that w ! as not angry at every , thingj and every body , who contributed to- keep it from hini . The amusing p ^ t of the matter ia ' . the simplicity of ther : poor man m deljading : himself into / the-opinion , that because the people havtB ^ manifested in the cleAresVpossible tiraj ' that they are > ick ! of- ^ hig trickery and dishonesW , they are , therefore , necessarily ^ anxious to hail the returnjof ^ oryJDommatibri . v ; , 11

      t . ^ ^ - preseiit Lgpvemora would readily do ^ thc bidding of their masfe ^ W and Papists of the empire ; but thfere is an hindrance in the way * : ; Andrwhat is that hindrances ? It i »>¦* ?* .. growing f epugnaiice of the people to all such schemes . Just in p roportipn aathe renews 8 nd- ° b ) ec& ° l the leading Liberals haye . beebme apparent , , m * feeling of dislikfe ^ rfea ^' amdrie the ^ well infbmea classes / of our ^^ ppulafi < in . = Henc ^ '& is ^ ^ we / see thein barided together ! $ thouiahas and tens of thpusanfl ' j in Conseryatire aSsociatirins ; - '' And hence it m ; . t ? ?

      we beey ! % the > finrt ; titriem B ^ ti ^ Kstbfyv a ^ parija- , ment summoned in the ^^ midst of the loyal expitanpn attendant on the atcflssion of a youthful qu 6 en ; ana yefc , ' in tb §^ . mid 5 ti 0 fallthig exultation , an <) pP oSinoa cori&istuig of 318 members returned to the Hon » V-1 Co ^ mbn ^^^ : "Hifepeople ^ begin to under 3 tand . somer thrtg of the reatnatuie aiyR 6 sig ^ 3 , pf ^ iat JUb ^ ; ism ^ widcK now " swa ^ tbF ^ pprdori ^ to- ih ^ ' itf&ebSW"Su ^ M- w tog !^ y thelrdisgusisaidalatttt . ^ TJnder-ihef'prqvWcnceJ ? God , thisfeeiingconstitutesnov our ichfi * P ^ ti 6 n . ";/ v ¦ : ¦ - ; : ¦ ¦ ^ . ' / " / , V- / . ! ¦ : ' -: > ! ^ ^ . ^ r :: ' r

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 7, 1838, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct345/page/6/