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      UXE 5 T 0 WILLIAMS AND BIXXS , OX THErK RETXRN FROM PRISON . VTelcome , ye patriots ! ye gems of creation rn-aantcd and free . ^^ P ^ son ' s lone cell ! Te £ ho have fougbt for the rights of a nation ADd ^ P * tte t 3 le that OPP 18551011 dotfa teU ! tv tvrants shall tnow that the gloom of a prisonite chain , - neash whose weight atrengthlbendeUi its tv c ^ eo those patriot who for justice have risen ., Enthrall * not those bouIs who loTe to be free . that now spring at your coming in gladness , ^ J ] impcaTl the bright lturels your mem'rie 3 shall ^ ' ijt no more can sink millions in sadness , > - " -r-risiiV threaten the brave -with , its chain .

      T . ^ trones shall totter th' verge of oblivion * i vJT . Tra s& mankind , but as things that have beenr v j jarsh asain ' neath the smiling of Heaven , j ^' d " fictd from injustice , a paradise seem . *! ,, o-mrJ : - — : the tyrants jraWuiJ ^ . 1 ' , ^ - .. j . pr ^ -aiais "the people are free — T- " * L * - "" -or 2 uptrtiiivn shJi rnk into ruia , . ' iT "* - % - " - * *< ¦ e ' -s-vis no longer shall be . „ ..-, . v ., si -srho Save toiled until life ' s day is closing , V ^ re r n a bas : iie their misery bewail ; TP 1 i-v - — b * ed r -cei , amtt plenty reposiog , Xo ial > r- can r ~ o-- £ freedom ' . our right- wilb . a smoL TV . A . TBOMI ' 305 . Tj ^ v ^ -vrearKOtth , Jasmrv , 15-41 .

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      A FRAGMENT . J 3 O 5 £ are not always of the lowest racks fr" a ; -c wbuui uirc misihacce assails , or binds

      "Wi-i v-JT ^ nys . cji ;^ = ^ >« : > j-us . -p , - aL ; ;\ . ; a tinie enthralls , but canrct mar Or sl-a tte t > rizL . tntsa of th' ennobled mini j ' jads . such as these , arw but external ones ; . j , i ; i . j . whi > nj pjverty fifikts in mind , j ^ i ^ jz ^ h arriiye-i with praud mi ^ nificenM , AsIshieHtri fr . a the rankling shafts of lani . iod r » Ie-face 1 p-nury ; those ocly feel Xte uit-r \ r * ULt uf bvpsltss povtrty . AU oi ' . ^ i-ii v- ^ ts , if in their fiercest mood &z \ ' . onit ?; day , must yield to time , an-I close TVitli ire ; i-t when the m : nd is shackled with fount ; V .:-rr , it wears the unblotted mark 0 : ij ^ viih 1- ^ r . si ihroagh-u : eternity . J . Teh . no ;> Santh M- 'I : or ., 11 th Jascarv , 3 « -il .

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      A 5 > EC 0 > T ) LETTER TO THE RIGHT HON . iOPJ ) JuHN RUSSELL , on the Plan of the *« iety for the Civilization of Africa . By Sir teorge Stephen . London ; Sacnders and Otley . i ^ i 3 . lids very able and "well written pamphlet is in -plj to " Remarks by an anonymous writer , " who , ^ s&etas , is no ^ inimical to the object 3 of the African p « ety but dissents from the plans proposed by Sir £ oweli Buxton and the Committee . To shew the *^ y of the author of the " Remarks , " Sir George ° * Phen , one of the Committee , has given to the

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      world , the publication before us , not as official , but as his own views on the designs of the African Society , and of Sir Fowell Buxton , with whom it originated . We think Sir George hag at leas ; the merit of placing before them a statement which every body who will may understand , and as we aro confident that we owe an immense debt , to Ai ' rici , w § shall present our readers with a short statement of the objects of this Society , and advise all who take an . interest in the question to buy the book . The generous exertions , and the costly sacrifices which this country has ^ made for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade , are well known ; but we , in common with all right thinking men , mas : regret that to a vast extent this generous effort of

      British benevolence has proved in vain . Sir Fowell Buxton , impressed with this fact , some time tince published a book , calling the attention of those who had the power to move in the affair to the subject , and the response to which was the formation of a Society embracing men of all political parties aid j religious crei = d ? , under the name of the Society ior f the civi ' iizition of Africa . To this Society lome j zealous parties have opposed themselves ; frrst , on the I ground that the first step to be taken , was the ii ; troi duc ; i < tn of Christianity ; and second , that the plan ? J of the Society are not clearly defined . To both j the ^ e objections S ; r George has , in this letier , ( . undertaken to reply . He shews that from thu i nature of the enterprise much expenco must be in-; curred , and that a union of purpose and action va-=

      ; iudi-pensabie to the insurance of success , and that from the conscientious difference- which exist , on the ; subject of religion , such a union was altogether pmpoFsiblt , that to have made the introduction of i Christianity a leading object of the Society would ' have destroyed it altogether . Un the other su > ' . jeet he shews that it would have beeu imprui dent in the Committee to have laid down definite i plans of action b-fore they had ascertained exactly i the positions they might be able to occupy , y-.-t ! thai their general object v .-as well defined , and likcJy j to succeed . He also shews that the Cjnaniuee h : id ! no intention of being either a missionary or a com-: mercial body , but that , by their effort ? , they shoul ¦! , ' , without question , prepare the way ior all who iV 1 ' & \>\ & ~ zd to employ th « vr e ; , crg ift » on the African soil . : ' Is it nothing ? " he

      asks" Is itnr . th . iag to siir . plify the acquisition of lar . gnage ? — -to obtain for it a -srritttn character , and thus facilitate the circulation of the ^ criptur * s ' : Is it nothing to ^ i ^ cuver new means of eisy coainiunicstion witii countries , to which tven tba uii .-sijnary h . a not as ytt found access ? Is it nothing to promote the health , as well as extend the migrations of those excellent men , srho , fjr the lure of Gcul , expose themselves to the pestilence of the undralned s warn j s and the nncleared janlle , tireless of climate , and defying danger , where a soul can be found in darkness ? or to provide the easy £ nd sure supply of those i-uro ^ ean necessaries that n . ay secure their c > nifurt , and sustain tl . eir streugth in prusecutLng their arduous labours within the Uopics ? And above all , is it nothing to propitiate tte unwiiling car , by drawing the Africun to us in grateful ^ ffrction . 3 js the icstruuicnts of bis reiease frum boudnge ar . d the * lav j trade , and of hi 3 intraduction to the intellectual as -K-eu as the physical advantages of civilised life 1 '""

      That the civilisation of Africa , injured as her sods hu . * c been , i =-a . ' . i object tint oujjhi to be dear to every BriU--h heart , there can be no qu ^ tion ; and we cord ; a'iy wi ? u the African Society success . At the sauie time , we be £ to tell them that a sincere and hoae-t eiforc to extinguiiU ail kinds of slave trade , in professedly Christian E ^ hnJ , would be the most 5 i ; re and iffocrual way tu secure cordial support to ti . tir benevolent endeavours ior the civilisation of . Virica , or of any other p ^ rtiou of the globe .

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      " As head of the Churdi , I further propose that the property of all chapters and cathedrals , all incomes of deans , canons , and prebends , and of all livings , the excesa above £ 300 a-year , be devoted to the same great object ; and as it is one of the first * lessons which the instructors of youth should instil into their minds to ' o we no man anything , ' and as that precept is equally true of men in their collective as in their individual capacity , I would suggest to the masters , tutors , and fellows of all colleges and endowed schools , to surrender one half of the estates of such colleges and schools .

      " The property of the Lords Temporal , an « . of all wealthy Commoners , I propose to set free from all entail , and , by an act of iho legislature , to abolish the law of primogeniture ; and I recommend that your Lordships vie with each other in the extent of proptrty that you will dedicate to this great object ; and let it henceforth be deemed a crime against the state for a wealthy man to leave property to those who are already wealthy , instead of bequeathing it to provide for the reasonable expenditure of the country to which lie owes his birth , his many privileges , and the protection of hi 3 property .

      " I am credibly informed that the less respectable portion of the aristocracy are in the habit of violating the laws , and committing breaches of the peace , by wrenching off knockers , breaking windows , and assaulting the police , for which the punishment which the laws prov : de Is utterly inadequate ; I therefore propose tliat a flnc of £ 1 , 000 for each offence be paid tuwarrts the liquidation of the National I » ebt ; and if the offence be that of endeavouring , by bribery or iatimidati' . n , t » influence an elector in the exercise of his franchise , t ' -: at the tine in such case be the forfeiture of one half of ' . ho estate to the same purpose ; and if the pers m so ofiVn > Hng bi ? in his minority , or not come into possession of his ( state , one hull ot the estate of his father , who h : is brought up a Eon in principles and practices ro disfconoaraWe . "

      We regret that the Tlev . Author of this little work should be so indefinite as to the extension of the juffra ^ e ; his heart is evidently in the riajtit place , and we thiak when next h ; dreams lie will see the propriety of r ^ cora weeding Universal Suffrage as the only * ono likely to s ^ ciro a fair representation of the wiiols people . Tjio various effects supposed to be prMneeii by tne del-wry of this address are so graphically drawn , thac we cannot withhold them from r . v . i- rc-adir . * , to whom we cordially ttjcotcrn'rhii an attentive perusal of the work .

      " This speech vas delivered from the throne amidst the consternation of tlit- selfish and the delight of the patriotic : its contents were spread with railway spe « d throughout the kingdom ; the hearts of the people were brought back to their Quton as the heart of one man . Thr ) Chartist lieclared that he -would wait for the Queen ' s p . \> ni : s- 'd Charter ; the Socialist that he would wait for the new order of things ; the Republican declared that even if { here were a republic he would vo"e for Victoria us President ; but that w : th such principles , he should be qiito reconciled to the Monarchy : the p . vud priest-s uud prelates fruwroil ; but the words of . S . ri [) turii , as in letters of tire , co : ido : v : ned them fur their ^ re « liii " . ss of fiilhy lucre ; all faithful p . ' .--t < jr . s an-t tlivir llj . 'ks ri-jjici .-cl ; Kn ^ hitul Liugbe . l in cvtry v : iiley ami on ctvry ) nii ; eY \ : ry town was ilhin . bint-. d , and in the j . T . dst of the shouts ui ' G >' . ' i-ave ' . he ( jiutr : ! , ' ' Long h ? e tiie Queen , ' 1 awoke and beboi 1 it was a v . rva : ii : "

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      ( The fulh . ir ' . ng «¦ - re n ,-t f-ir our paper last week but 0 'itillidfor irniit dj roun . J i HULIto—Holy Catholic Guild . —The members and friend 3 of this imponaut and flourishing institution celebrated their first anniversary by a public tea party aud meeting , in the spacious Music Hali , j Jarratt-btreet , on Wednesday evening , the 13 th [ j nst ., the Ii-v . J . Kinder , chaplain to Die Guild , iu I the chair . The Rev . J . Conaty presided as vicei chairman . The room was decorated with various rich and beautiful banners belonging to the society ; and when lighted up , and filled with company , a j large proportion of whom consisted of elegantlyi dressed females , the scene presented to the eye of the spectator was one of the most briliiant aud fa-cinatiiig that can bo conct- ; ved . The

      entertainment was provided under the superintendence of Mr . Bishop , of the public rooms , and gave , truth cumpeli us to say , general dissatisfaction . Though we haTe , had many opportunities of attending tea parties , we never met withlone , thy arrangements of which were so defective ; the tea and its appendages ( except the beef and ham . which were excellent ) were of the commonest quality ; ajjd the quantity provided w&s not more than sufficient for 4 W persons , and had to be shared amoiigst upwards of uOO . We think a £ ood substantial tea on ^ fo-t to have been furnished at Is . 31 . per head , which was the * um paid to Mr . B ., exclusive of the hire of the Hall ; but , doubtless , the ruling motive was & tood one . The meeting was to be of an

      intellectual character , and tho provider uoubtlebs has fo . itid out that an overloaded stomach is unfavourable to mental enjoyment . We heard many persons remark , that the tea was a- perfect contrast to that provided by Messrs . Glover a : id Curtis , at the Victoria Rooms , on the previous anniversary . After the repast , the National Anthem was givtn in c-xrdlent btyle , by a most efficient orchestra , Mr . S : gtneiit presiding at the organ . Durau tne evening the company were entertained with a ehuice selection of music , both vocal and instrumental , Mr . Philips , and the S : ijnors Valentine , having , in ( he

      most handsome manner , volunteered their gratuitous services on the occ . is . oii . No intoxicating drinks marred the pleasure of the evening , but as a substitute for toans , the Ruv . Chairman , after an introductory address , breathing the purest spirit of Christian benevolence , gave several appropriate sentiments , which were respouded to by the Itov , J . Conaty , the Rev . P . M . Kayo , of Bradford , the ltev . H . ISewsham , of Hedon , and Mr . T . 13 . Smith . Altogether the evening was one of the rno . ° t delightful v » e ever spent in a public assembly ; all seemed de < : rous o ! cjntribuiing to the happiness ot the- rest . —From a Correspondent ,

      SUITDERLilrrD . — Sp £ C / me . v of Magisterial JfSTic ; :. —A Jew weeks ago , a boy , while pasaiug aloiiK one of the back streets in Sunderland , on an errand on which he had been sent by his master , was as-iauked by a dog , belonging to Mr . G . Lootli , one of the aldermen of the borough , and so severely bitten , as to be unable to work , and to be under medical treatment for a week . The father of the boy having in ra . in sought for redress from the owuer of ihe dog , applied at length to the magistrates for a summons to bring Booth before the bench . On the application being made , Kidson , the clerk to the magistrates , who it appears is a relation of Booth ' s , requested the business to be It ft in his hands , and unuertook to effect such an arrangement

      as would give full sat ' sfaction to tne complainant . To tins proposal compiaiuant readily acceded ; but heari . vg nothing , eiuter from Booth or Kidson , called upon the latter , a fow days afterwards , to ascertain if he had performed his promise , when he was received with a ionent of abuse , and told by K ' idson , that he ha-1 something else to do than seek re Jrcss ; or such petty grievances . Next day complainaut again appeared in the court , and renewed hi * application tor a summon ? , when he was called upon to swear that lie saw the dog bite the boy . He replied that he did not see tho occurrence himself ; that all he wanted on that occasion wa 3 a sumniMs to bring the owner of the dog before tho court , and that he would then be prepared , with competent

      Witnesses , to depose to the fact . Tne magistrates stiil appearing disinclined to grant tho summons , complainant observed , that he apprehended the case would have been very different , had it been the reverse of what it was ; if the uog had belonged to himself , and the boy to Booth ; upon which he was called a druiiken , dissipated vagabond , and ordered to be immediately put out of tho court . By this mean , arbitrary and illegal conduct , the magistrates , no doubt , imagined that they had quashed the complaint . Complainant , however , was not a man to bear tamely the indignity he had suffered . On the following day , he appeared at the Mayor ' s chamber , accompanied by a young wonjau who had witnessed the occurrence , and the

      master of the boy , who stated that his boys had repeatedly been bitten by the same dog . Mr . Baokhouse , one of the magistrates , who had not been present when complainant was put out of the court on the preceding day , stated that ho had known the complainant for a period of twenty-one years , aud that he was a sober , industrious , and peaceable man , the very reverse of what had been stated from the Bench on the day predous . The Mayor , R . Wh : te , Esq ., also observed , that he had learnt something of the complainant ; that he HnderBtood he was one of the leading Chartists in the town , and that , no doubt , when he behaved himself so

      rudely in th « court on the preceding day , he had thought himself in one of the Chartis 6 meetings . Mr . Backhouse indignantly replied , that they were not there to inquire into complainant ' s political principles , but to grant him justice . After some altercation between Mr . Backhouse and the rest of the Bench , a warrant was granted for the approhension of Booth . On Monday , the case came before the magistrates , when the facts being proved , Booth was fined 2 s . 6 d . and costs ; the complainant giving notice of bis intention to commence proceedings against the magistrates for illegal ejectment from the court .

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      BISHOP AUCKLAND . —No Protection for Property . —At Bishop-Auckland , some time ago , a person of the name of Wheatley Morgan , had an ass stolen from him . The other day he found it in the possession of a man at South Hetton . of the name of Richard Walker ; Morgan not befog able to obtain any satisfaction frem Walker , took out a summons , and had him before the Bench . Morgan was able to prove that the ass was his , by marks which were to be found on the animal . Walker could not teU of whom ho bought the aes ; neither could he tell when he had bought it , and the magistrates very properly decided that Morgan should have the ass . But this was only conditional . This Walker not being able ( we presume ) to pay the expenses of the summons , &c . Morgan was

      told that he must pay the expanses , amounting to thirteen shillings aud BixpeDco ! Now , supposing that Walker ( which is very improbable ) had bought the ass of " he didn't know who ; " is it not clear that his negligence prevents all clue boing obtained to the real thief ? Why , then , ought he in > t to have been made to pay the expenses arising from his negligence , instead of the man from whom the ass w . » s stolen ? But why , we ask , was this suspicious Walker allowed to walk off unmolested , without beiftg not only made to pay , but also to take his trial ? Wheu a , thief is cm ^ ht with stolen property on him , how often ( Joes he tell us

      he bought the goods of" lie didn't know who ! " Wlnt will the people of property think iu this neighbourhood ? Suppose a shop to be broken open—and gutted by thieves ; suppose a suspicious character like this Walker , were caught with the stolen property in his possession , aud , on being brought befoie t > he Btiiuh . was liberated , becauso lie said he bought tho goods of he " didn't know who , " and tho ho . jest tradesman left to pay all tho expenses ; what would they thiiik ' Verily , this decision of thfi Bor . ch , smacks of honour amongst thieves . They may have a bead full of conceit , but they kuow very little of law . Can any one tell us the difference between an asb ami a Just-ass ?

      OLD BAM . —Fire at Oldh . vm . —On Monday night , the 13 ih mat ., a tow ininuwis before eight o ' clock , a iiro was discovered iu the Commercial Mills , Rails' Gate , OWhaai . The firo engines were brought Immediately on the spot , from the fireengine Ftation , and with «)" eat <> xei lions on the part ot tho work pe <> p \ o in the neighbourhood , tho fire was got out without domg nuich damage to the premises ; though it was ili ^ 0 {> u ; iutt of every one preseut , that the whole of them would have boen burnt down , when ft ' vst discovered . Tne workp . opld received the thanka ot the owners of the premises , Messrs . CuHinge and Lancashire , for tiieir exertions . ' How tho fire originated is not known . — ( Correspondent . J

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      Dn . J . Bouthwick liii . cuuisT died at Paris on the 8 th , at an advanced a ^ e . The Rov . il Staxdakd Theatre , from a licensed theatre , has become a duly registered Baptist Chapel . Jt js said that Mr- Macready received for his servici :: * , ( luring the past sea . soh , at the Upmarket Theatre , tho sum oi' four thousand three hundred pounds . The next meeting of the We .-leyan Conference will bo held m Miindiet-ter next July , and it is generally expected th . it the ii .: v . James Dixon , of Manchester , will be eluded 10 till the office of president . During the past year thn Woplcyan Methodists h . f-o erected no luwer iaa . ii 13 ' ) i iiapels , at a cost of ¦ t |} U , ( KH ) , and being a , larger iiwstii' ; r than iu any other year curji ;^ their existence as a , bviy .

      J / t'UiNG -he liitc f ' rosf ,, iliu Haiti on the Hull and Soldy railway wu * on one occasion two houra in running two link ; , ! Fatal Accid .. nt . J'lVo poor men ware kiUe * i last week , as i ' aiiiiiiigtuu , by the t ^ tliiig-in ot : he roof oJ an oven upon them . The oven had been built during ih « i Jrooty vvuaiher , > uu liwrvt ' ore insufficiently c-tfuiouied . " Upwards of £ -10 , 000 Jus been made in St . Ices this yt-ar i'V th" piiouard ikiii . 'ry , the . ii h selling at Ironi A' 4 to £ i lls . per hogshead . Asti-Tketotalism at iHE 1 'aLace . —During her Maji .-My ' s residence at Buckingham Palace , the Lirgj quantity of 140 hogsheads of strong beer is liiu . iU . i ) ior i vaiued iiuiu ciiuiou a ux'vwtiv , at xJurbajie . —Devizes Gazette .

      Admiral Sir Robert Stopfohd has accepted the Governorship of Greenwich Hospital . Admiral Stopforu is a member of one of the most Tory of the Irish noble families—the Courtowus . lie is expected in England about March . Is fiw P . EN . VY Pieces—^ Specimens of new coins have just been issued from tho Mint , consisting of penny pieces . M . Zkllar , director of tho Agricultural Society of Darmstadt , in 1839 , planted two plots of ground , of the same size , with potatoes . When the plants had flowered , the blossoms were removed from those in one plot , whilst those of tho oili « r were left untouchfd . The former produced 47 ( i : bs . ; the latter only 3701 bs .

      Mr . Eliija BuRRiTT , of Worcester , Massachusetts , a blacksmith , has rn&de himself perfect master of more than fifty languages , ilo is not yet thirty years old ; but id thought to kuow as much of the languages ot the earth as any other man . Murder ok Mr . Westwood . —It ha ^; been ascertained that the story told by Robert * , the convict sentenced to transportation from the iluil ScsAoas , is a fabrication , having tho double object of saving himself from transportation , and revenging himself on his paramo'ir , who had been instrumental in procuring his conviction . Adusite Language . —On Fridy , Robert Rood , a master blacksmith , was fined in the mitigated penalty of twenty shillings , at tha Lambeth-stroet office , under tho New Police Act , for using abusive language a gentleman named Fishor . The defendant seemed quiie astonished , and declared that the uew Police Act was a bad law . >

      Railwat partly Destroyed . —A part of the rails , on tho Midland Counties line , near to Loughboroiigb , was washed away last week by the flood . The station was also injured . Fatal Effects of Drunkenness . —A woman named Mary Ann Stonos , drank herself to death , on Sun-lay week . The Jury , on the Coroner ' s inquusi , returned the absurd , and impious verdict ot ' ¦ Died by the visitation of God . " Liauiiitt of Cabmen . —Uu Thursday , in last week , a cabman , named Tlioicas , was fined 40 a . by Mr . Gre ' . nwood , at the Hatton Garden Police-office , foi * refusing to convey a fare , and using abusive language .

      Female Smuggler . —A "lady , " dressed in the first-rate style , has been apprehended by the authorities in Loudon , i with a large bundle , containing black siik , and thread laceoi French manufacture , to tho amount of £ 251 ) , for which no duty had been paid . Tho suspicion of the oilers was excited from seeing her in company with a known smuggler . Total Loss of the Philf . sthus . —Tho Philestrus , of Grcenock , from Now Orleans , with a valuable cargo of cotton , and with a crew of nineteen men and three boys ' , has been wrecked in Dundrum Bay , on the Irish coast . The vessel was a perfect wreck . All perished save tho second mate and two boys , who were washed ashore on a spar , to which they had lashed themselves .

      Fatal Accident . —On Saturday , a poor fellow driving a cart , iu the neighbourhood of Ltmehouse , coining in contact with a steam-boiier , drawn on a truck , was jammed in between his own cart and the wall , and killed . It is said that tho Portuguese Government have concluded a contract for 2 , 0 ' . > 0 sets of saddlery , 12 , 000 sets of accoutrements , and o ' . her military stores ; and that the English Government has agreed to give them on credit a largo quantity of muskets , pidto ' 8 and other arms . —Loudon paper . The Truth . — At Sheffield , the Chartists have both btreugsh and organization sufficient to impede the proceedings of any public meeting , in which they choose to take part . — Weekly Chronicle .

      English Taxation . —We are told by Bulwer , in his work on Engiand , that the taxes iu that country amount to just about one-third of the earnings of labour . A skilful mechanic , who earns £ 60 sterling a-year , or nearly 300 dollars , pays to the government £ 20 , nearly 100 dollars . —American paper . Remarkable Occurrence . —During the pa 3 t ten days two or three whales have been seen in the channel , ono of which , described as being sixty feet in length , was so near Plymouth , that a trawler was in great danger of losing her nets by the huge mags becoming entangled in them . —London paper . Suicide of Mn . A . Grant . —Mr . Alexander Grant , of Carnousie , the Ministerial candidate for the Elgin burghs , committed suicide on Monday last , the 18 i , h instant . Deep speculations in tea axe said to have turned out unfavourabte , and to have prompted the unfortunate gentleman to this rash act .

      Buying the Cinders—We hear that certain contractors have sent in , to the vestry of Marylebonc , tenders ( which have beea accepted ) , to the amount of £ 4 , 150 , for permission to cart away the cinders ( breeze ) of the inhabitants . News prom China . —It is asserted that the Government is in possession of important and favourable news from China , which is kept back either for announcement in the speech fiom the throne , or to give effect to Bome explanation or statement from one of the Ministers . —Hampshire Telegraph .

      Mr . John O'Connell at Liverpool . —On Saturday evening the repealers of Liverpool invited Mr . John O'Cennellto a public dinner , at the Queen's Theatre , in that town . It was a poor affair , arid as regards numbers aad respectability a wretched failure . The company broke up at midnight . Corpse pound in * he Thames . -On Saturday morning last , a corpse was found floating in the Thames , near the Tower , which ia supposed to have been that of a murdered seaman , from the puts and injuries apparent on the bodfy . Various other articles were found upon him , and the boots , with cloth tops , were marked , "CaptainCollins , Leith . "

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      Cruelty to the Poor . —The poor of the parish Of Combe , in the county of Hants , had the right of cutting wood upon the common of the said parish for upwards of sixty years . The Provost and fellows of King ' s College , Cambridge , to -whom the parish bjlongs , tried the said Tight with the poor , and were beaten . The College theu gave five families notice to quit their homes . The notice having expired , they got a notice from the magistrates under the Tenement Act . On Monday , the 4 th of January , 1041 , these five families were turned into the road , aud their neighbours took them in , or they must have perished from the cold during this inclement season . One woman ha 3 been in fits ever since , and is not expected to recover . A great deal of their furniture was on Sunday , the 10 th inst ., still in the road , anil nearly buried in the snow .

      Increasing Distress among the Poor . —At the Marylebone Board of Guardians , on Fridty , the master of tho workhouse stated that 10 , 471 Ib 3 . of bread had been given to the out-door poor during the preceding six days , and that ihe total quantity of bread given to both out-door and indoor poor , during the above period , was 1 GG cwt . 3 qrs . 8 'b ., or nearly 5 . 000 four-pound loaves . It would , it is apprehended , be somewhat difficult to carry out , tinder these circumstances , the New Poor Law tent of poverty—namely , no relief except within the . walls of the workhouso . Besides , there are , at this moment , nearly two thousand persons in . the workhouse . " Physical Force" Arrangements — We are happy to hear that our army is to bo increased to the oxtent of 10 , 000 men . There is also a rumour ( how true we know not ) that an additioa is to be made to the Marines . —Iiridilon Gazette .

      Shipwrecks . —We learn from Bilboa that , on the 5 th inst ., tho steorsman of the English ship , Jemima , ladau with cloth , wishing to get over the bar , ami misunderstanding or disregarding the signal of the port pilot , struck upon it ., and was lost . On the same day , a schooner , calkd Le Jeuno R :: ffin , was wrecked on the shore ueur Guecho , and the captain and one sailor were drowned . A fetnate pa ^ eit ^ cr gjt to the inain-topmasf , and there clung . Two young men of Algarta determined . to sav ; - her , anil succeeded , although they had no other means than by swimming to ilie ship at the imminent risk of th « ir own lives . She is naid to be the \ vi !' e of a soldier quartered at St . Ander , whom she came to join . — London Paper .

      Effects of Cold . —The cfi ' ict of cold on life in poverty and want is thus exemplified ,: —In the week ending November the 28 . h , the total number of deaths from all causes was eight hundred and sixtytwo . Just at this lime the tampurituro . fell to thirty degrees , at the Royal Society ' s apartments ; and the immediate eff-ct of its descent below thu freezing point was au increase in the weekly Dumber of deaths from eight huuarcd and sixty-two to one thousand and eighty-seven , being the greatest amount registered this year . The noxt week presentoil a bimilar result , the total of deaths being one thou-aud and fifty-nine . [ Think of t-hia , ye who have sjft bods , warm fires , aad food enough 1—Alias .

      A Live Sxow Ball . ' —On Sabbath evening last , while going through one of the squares here ( Glasgow ) our attention was arronted by an immense snovv-ball . We at first thought-it to be the hawhwork of boys , but , on a doser view , we were trniy astonished to Bee a man's head peeping out from the centre of the ball ! We could scarcely credit thu evidence of our senses . It certainly was an outlandish sort of a crea'uro we had stumbled upon . After a very cautiou-s scrutiny , we , with some assistance , and with a &r <; at < i (;; il of difficulty , not tho young gentleman divested of his snowy --heil , ; uid jo far recovered as to learn i ' ronj him where ho resided . He was immediately conveyed li «> nu , and

      every moans used to prevent any fatal cff ' : « ts that might arise from his lying in his snowy mantle . It appears that a number of young men had been enjoying themselves , and partook of mor ^ Gionlivet thaa they could well carry . For a "lark" they ha < l thrown down one of the party , covered him up with mow , which stuck to his clothes , and then proceeded to roll him round the square , till tho immense mass which had aVrae ' ed our observation nccumiiliteii . iu nils miserable plight , they left him , unable to do anything for his own preservation , and but for our timely notice , he must inevitably have perished . We are h : tppy to learn that he is nearly recovered , and blesses our curiosity as the means of extricating him from his coffin of snow . —Glasqow Paper .

      Dipgust / . yg Treatment of a Child in a Union Workhouse . —Tne cruelties rocontly perpetrated in tho Hoo Union , by Miles , tho Governor , and the rascally treatment of a female pauper iu the Eaton Union Bastile , were sufficient to excite in the breast of every humane man , a thrill of horror . But via have met with a parallel case ; and that the miscreant involved in the business may not escape exposure , we lay the particulars before tho public . It would appear that some time since , a fcliow , named Thomas Totmau , ( to call him a man would be a degraiion of the title ) , was appointed to superintend the education of the children in Warwick workhouse ; and this scoundrel was on Monday taken before K . Green way a : i < i Richard Hiorus , Esquires

      at tho Court-houso , charged with misconduct , in ill-treating a poor , friendless child , named Thomas Hewins , aged about two years and a half , tho son of a widow at Budbrooke . We are not so squeamish about things as to prevent us describing the nature of the offence , for so gross au instance of inhumanity oui , ht not to bo concealed from any false doiicacy towards Totmau , whose own delicacy may be estimated by his ayiioua towards a poor , helpless , and unoffending infant . The child in question was a temporary inmate of the Bastile ; and , unfortunately , was placed under the care of the monster Totman . The child was in the habit of "dirtying itself , " most probably its bowels being affected by a change of diet , or from natural cau . sos ; and for this , what does

      the reader suppose was tho remedy inflicted on the poor innocent by this infamous scoundrel . ' It is with utter disgust that we describe it ; the child , an infant tsvo years and a half old , was punished , by having its own excrement forced into its mouth The beastly act was made known to the master of tne workhouse , who communicated the affair to the Guardians , and the schoolmaster was dismissed from the office he had . thus disgraced , aud tho Board ordered him to be taken before tho magistrates above-named sitting in petty session , " to be dealt with according to law , " pursuant to tho 93 rd clause of the New I ' oor Law Act . When Totman was ushered into the presence of the Justices , he held down his head , and Jooked as sheepish as a

      convicted felon ; and when the charge was read , he , in humiliating tones , at once admitted his guilt . Oi course , the magistrates visited a sin of such vast magnitude with severe punishment—of course , they hold tho filthy blackguard to bail , to take his trial for the offence ! No , they did no such thing ; they treated the case with leniency ; they made the crime an affair of the breeches pocket . Instead of obliging him to pay the penalty for so detestable an ofl ' onco in person , Totman was fined 10 s ., with 10 s . costs ; and being tluia set at liberty , he may get appointed to some other Union , and repeat his nasty practices , seeing that persons without character are now elected to the control of those places . — Weekly Dispatch .

      Thief Hunting . —An oeeurrenco of rathor a ludicrous character taok place at Watford on Monday , Two fellows , strangers to the town , watched an opportunity , when no one was iu the place , to go int-o the shop of Mr . Fuiwood , a corn-chaudler at Watford , and they were in the act of rummaging the till when the servant accidently came in , and asked them what thoy wanted . They made some evasive reply , aud attempted to get out of the shop , and , when the servant endeavoured to stop them , they forced their way past her , and ran off . An alarm was immediately given , and West , the constable of Watford , soon came up , and , having ascertained that the two men had gone down the town in the direction of Rickmausworth , he set off after them , accompanied by about forty or fifty men and boys , dogs , &c . The fugitives took to the fields at the back of the town , and ran , for two miles , like deer ; they then began to flag , and , hearing the pursuers close in

      their track , they doubled back again , and endeavoured to conceal themselves under a hedge . Their followers , however , were too keen for them ' , —they were quickly driven out , of course , and they again started towards the Hempstead-road , and when they came to the fencing round Cashiobury , the Earl of Essex ' s seat , they sprung over and teok to the wood , hoping that they should be able to conceal themselves iu it . The constable , however , was close upon their heels , and when they had got some distance in the wood , they took separate paths , and the officer followed the one nearest to him , and just as he wa , 3 in the act of climbing up a tree , he caught him by the legs , and pulled him down , and secured him , in a nearly exhausted state , and he was escorted back to Watford , and safely lodged in the cage . The prisoner waa subsequently taken before the Rev . Mr . Capel , a magistrate for the county of Herts , when he gave his name , William Dawkins , and said that he came from Windsor to look for

      work . The charge of felony was clearly made out against him , and the magistrate committed him to St . Alban ' s gaol for trial . The fellow ' s compauion succeded in getting away from his pursuers . Worth Knowing . —On Friday a gentleman named Walker , a solicitor in LincolnVinn , appeared before the Excise Court to solicit the return of £ 11 133 , being Auction Duty on some property sold under the following circumstances . —Mr . Schenberg , a foreigner , died a short time ago , leaving a number

      of leasehold houses , which he directed should be sold , and the money arising from such sale to be equally divided between certain relatives . The property was Bold by public auction , and fetched a very large sum ; but the purchaser refused to complete his bargain , by advice of Counsel , on the ground that the deceased had not been naturalized , and consequently could not bequeath property of the description specified . The Court held tne objection of the purchaser ' s Counsel to be good , and the Com missioners returned the duty .

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      Canterbury . — Novel Plan for Detecting Theft . —A person not far from here , being much annoyed by frequent depredations of his fences , and , unable fo . discover the offenders , resorted to a novel expedient to * satisfy himFe'f . He had some large hedge-stakes perforated with an augur , and theholr * filled with ' = gunpowder . Like many before , the stakes wore stolen , by an old offender , we suppose , and a little time brought intelligence that a certain person ' s chimney-piece had been blown out , and the furniture disarranged , much to the alarm of the inmates of the house . Inquiry convinced the owner of tho stakes who had stolen them , nor was the fright produced to the offender on the occasion of his mantel-p'iec . e ornaments dancing about the room without effoct .

      The Catholic Church , — Contrast between the salaries or s > jms now paid to the dignitaries of the Catholic Chinch in ^ France , and those paid to the archbishops and bishops' of the Church of England : —The Cardinal Archbishop of France has i ? . " , 0 OO francs , or- £ 1 , 041 ' 13 s . 4 < i . a year to live upon ! The Archbishop oi \ Canterbury has annually to live upon £ 15 , 000 ! A French Catholic arckbi .-hop has annually to live upon 15 / 00 francs , or £ 625 . The Archbishop of York . has . annually to live upon £ 10 , 0 < ¦(/ . ' A French Catholic bi .-hop has annually to live nuon 10 , 000 francs , or £ 410 ' 13 s . id . An -English Protestant bishop has annually to live upon £ 5 . 00 ul—True Scotsman .

      The Ice turned Bird-catcher . —The inhabitants of Saint Just Antoigne , and other communes along tho Canal de la Dive , in the Maine et Loivo , are accustomed , at this timti of year , to catch an immense number of-iarks on the plains , but had been deprived of their sport ., by the fall of snow . The J ' recuneur de FOuest f of Augers , r . lates that a slight thaw coining on soino evenings back , tho spori-Mceu went ou " . the following mormug , assured of finding plenty of their sniall game . To their utter astonishment not a feather was to be Beeu—not the sow ! of a wing , not a chirp was to be ' heard . Spreading about

      to ascertain , if possible , what had become of their intended victims , the mystery was solved by another still more surprising , and altogether without a precedent . They found hmnireds of birds safely enraged under their feet by a net-work of ice , sufficiently strong to retain the little fliitterers , but not to resist the force-of t'heir own hands , and thpy were able to take a 3 many of them as they pleased without using any of their usual arts . The fact wa ^ , that , while the poor birds were busiiy employed in seeking their food through the snow , a cold breeze caine on and froze them into the small cavities they had made in order t 6 reach the ground .

      A Law Suit for a Penny . —At the Sheriff Court , Edinburgh , 'the following c » = > e came on for trial , before Shariff i'ait ;—A farmer's wife and daughter had lately occasion to come to Edinburgh , which they did in one of their own carts . The carter , to proreet the clothes of the ladies , took the precaution of strewiiig the bottom of the vehicle with two iinall bags of " straw , for which , on entering the city , Messrs . Boyd and Latta . thetackimen , insisted upon charging ono penny in i : amo of custom , which was paid . The farmer , however , beiag persuaded of the illegality of the , charge , brought an action before the

      bma-11 Debt ' Sheriff Court for the recovery ot th © penny . The cise was argued on both sides at great k-ngih . On the one hand , the ta < . ksinen coni « nded tint straw was an article subj ..-ctto custom , however small the quantity ; that even a straw seat-, or a chaff" bcd , ' vva ! s liable ; in support of which they h ; i- » d _ f * J up the new Act oK Parliament , which the Sheriff careful )) 7 examined . The pursuer , on the other hand , maintained that straw was only subject t- > custom , if brought to ths market for sale . Ihe She-riff was clearly of the sumo opinion , and adjudicated for the recovery of the penny , with expenses —Scotsman .

      Puison H * jiANrTY . — A mariied woman was ? eni up on the Uth from the Now Prison , ClerkenwoU , to the Thames Po ! ice-office , to be examined on a charge of receiving _ stolen property , fourteen days after her confiacmentl- The poor woman be < rgcd tube allowed another week ,, saying she was very ill ; the matron of the prison also interceded with the doctor , but the fellow was inexorable . The matron stated that '' unng an experience of eighteen years shf haa never bef ' ire known such a case . The " doctor ' s naino IB Wakefield .

      A Washing-tub Rebellion . — Monday week being the washing-day at the Chesterfield union workhouse , seven female inmates be ^ an to wash at the usual hour , and continued their work until about eleven o'clock in the forenoon , when the governor sent them a small allowance of bread and cheese , ready cut and . weighed . Monday was a soup day , and tho women not being satisfied with their fare , refused fchebread ^ nd cheese , and instantly " struck * , the consequence was that they were all of them locked up by the governor , all reeking from . the wash-tub as ^ hey were , in the refractory hole , whore they continued , till about seven o ' clock in the evening , when they were released on several of them promising not to offend again . There are nearly 250 paupers in tho house . '

      Mr . H . Vincent . —The -Marquis of Normanby signified , on , Friday , to Mr . Serjeant Talfourd , ihat he had advised her Majesty to remit the remaining term of impvisonmenv of Mr . ii . Vincrnt , " on condition of his finding securitj-, himself in £ 10 ' ? , and two securities in £ 50 each , for his g *? od behaviour for the period required by his sentence . " It wiii be recollected that Mr . Vincent is now in Oakliam jjaol , and the report is , that Judges' warrant- -from the Wiltshire magistrates are lodged there against him . Will these now retain him \ We ahull see !—London p'ipen .

      Inquest on a Mother and her Child . —An inquest was held , a few day ? ago , m London , on tha bodies of a , woman and her ' child . The following evidence was elicited . The woman was a -widow , and had been seduced by a milkman , resident ia Noel-street . She had lived about five months with tho landlord of the Horsoiy Down , as housekeeper ; and nothing was known of her pregnancy , though she had had for a few days before her death , medical attendance , for a sore throat , of which she complained . The body of the child was discovered ia her box after her death . The surgeon stated that ho had made a post mortem examination of the body , and was of opinion that overexuitement havipg produced conjestion of the heart , was ihe cau .-e of death . He believed the child had never brained . Verdict as to both , " Natural deaih . "

      A Church Struck by Lightning—On the i : ' . » -b instant the church of Prayseas , in the Lot et Garonno , was struck by lightning . The covering of the steeple was almost entirely torn off , and immense bloeks of stone were throtvn dovrji into the body of the church . The electric fluid , after damaging the clock and its'tower , descended into the nave , nearly destroyed the high altar , aud then , returning to the tower , made-its way out by the aperture which bad been covered by the dial . The commotion wa * so violent that not only all the windows of the ch'iwh , but those of many , surrounding houses , were shattered into fragments .

      Joseph Ady and tub Pcst-ofi-ice . —Sir P . ter Laurie and .. the press hare nearly put au end to Mr . Ady ' ti beneyolent intentions of informing persons of " something to their advantage , " for f-lie trifling fee of a sovereign . Like some other public benefactors , his name had become somewhat uotorious , and of- lato nearly all his obliging lettora have been returned . The Post-office authorities , finding a great accumulation in tho returned letter department , directed their solicitor to take the necessary steps for compelling Mr . Ady to take back his letters , and pay the double postage owing thereon , which was found to amount to . £ 230 . Several

      applications wef'e made without success , and Mr . Peacoek , the solicitor , probably conceiving that legal process would be equally unavailing , the suit has not been pressed , and the Post-office abandoned the claim , upon Mr . Ady ' s promise to prepay all ilia future correspondence , thus insuring to the department a considerable increase of revenue , and relieving the public from future annoyance . Ad y complains bitterly of Sir Peter Laurie for having impounded his books , owing to which circumstance he asserts that he- has already lost between £ 2 , 000 and £ 3 , 000 , whilst , many other individuals have lost the opportunity of succeeding to handsome fortunes .

      Wholesale Plunder , — Abscondmejjt of a Whole Boahd of Directors , with £ 20 O , 0 do . — At the Mansi 6 n-House on Wednesday , Sir Poter Laurie read a letter which had been sent to him by the editor of the Scotch Reformers' Gazette , at Glasgow , respecting the ab-scondment of the " West Middlesex Assurance Company , " with £ 200 , < W 0 , which they had obtained from various persons who had purchased annuities and insured their lives at the Company ' s office , and are now ruined . Tho offices were in Biker-street , Portman Square ; and it seems curious that tho announcement of tho night of tho Directors should come via Scotland to the Mansion-house .. It appears , however , that tha Scotch paper , having some knowledge of the parties , had previously exposed them : when actions for libel were brought to vindicate their characters The proprietors of the Reformers' Gazette had 3 enl

      au agent from' Glasgow to London to institute the closest enquiry ; and it had been ascertained that all the Directors had absconded , taking away with them upwards of £ 98 , 0 Q 0 of annuities , cash paid to them * exclusive altogether of the amounts pai'd for policies for Bre and life assurance , the whole amounting to not less than £ 158 , 000 . Alderman Pirie said , he understood the Directors of . the Company had lived in handsome houses and kept up splendid establishments . Sir Peter Laurie regretted that he had not the opportunity of punishing them , but he hoped this exposure would at least serve as a warning to the public . * There , are , he said , severalf *« tKeT *» W **»»•» lishments in London at the present tim ^ -3 rt > taiftlB g' * RR largo sums of money fraudulen 5 ly . yOfHiB ? 1 l ^ wTy <^ v Middlesex Assuranoo Company" pmeri * e $ 3 ^| jkw ^\;> /\ been established in the year 1696 , fffl ^ JH&ra ^ V * v- \ / V £ 1 , 000 , 000 , having really existed nW «^»* W ^ , V- ! I J ears , during which period it wa 3 'toaSmSmMm ^^ f'f ^ i ering the public—Spectator . Y ^ VviiSr'V- ^^ j ^^/ hvxs MH 3 HAH 0 N

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      THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR . Published Monthly Heywood , Manchester . This is a new candidate for public favour , aud , a ^ fkr as we can judge by a single uunib ^ r , is calculated to do con .-iderabJe service ia giving a right direction to the minds of those s ' or whose especiai benefit H is intended . Ii contains " Lit lie Willy , " " The wrong step , ' "' " What is death 1 " Poetry aid the Scrap Bojk , containing various articles . The work is for the most part of a practical tendency , and is free irom that sectarian bias by which similar publications are faquenuy oisfi ^ ured . We ieam _ l ' roia a no ; e by the paoh c h- - -r , taat 3 , 0 < . ' > J copies are in circu-Ia :. O 3 . The work i ± printed on a gooJ paper , and with a clsar type . Wa wish ii all the tncctss it mems . '

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      THE CHARTIST WARBLER . By Thomas ii . Mii , Kn-. To ^ , Penh . Printed at th ' ,- Chrouicle UJice . 1841 . This i ? a •* r >! i ; etion of patriotic song ? , recitations , 6 lc , by a Jv > uh CL . irti-t , who is di-siruiis that jus .-tu- j ahu ii .: ii should !>• > univc-rsa ' Ky diffused . Wu ho ;»; tin .- priS-ii" i ' . mr . iuon - . v ; li liarn to discard tac fuuiijh ni :: ir > ui .: ch kiive hisiicrto been the appeuda » e of ' . hs :. hretry an . ' the < v < jrk > h"p , & <; d substitute for t ' . ^ -m the effusions of nii-: i who write and live to proaiott' ' . heir i : o . ; utiyVgi-cd .

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      THE DOOM OF TOIL ; a Po ? m , by an Ambassador iu . bonds . Sunderlanc : YViliiims and Binns . This is £ n fff ; rt of the imprisoned muse of one of ihe i > -Si htar .-ii Chartists vi whom we know any : ' -, in _' . A rnn :: uriy whj iia . s largo claims upon th ' gr ^ i-tu-je of lv . s countrymen , having persevered in ¦ j . c-j-. ine of { . a'rit / tisia ag ;< . itirt upp > osi ; ion , through cjucn per ^ ecur . uii and at the co ^ -t oi much suli ' er . ug and !*>; -. i - ;> oe ; ic nirri ;? are nui on ih-. '" . vi : ok- t-qu ^ l , we mmk , to nun-. ' shorter pieces , which we have se--ii from ihe : > auie peH , aiiutouie ot wmcai . avo appeareu in Vhe S ' orihern Star ; yet are ths seutiments such as become a patriot , audit has many passages which would sadiy shame many of the " educated" and " higher" class of poetasters . Iu re .: er * nce to the cur » ed Factory System , he exclaims : — ilv curse upon the mercenary soul

      That climbs to wealth , regardless of the means ; May heaven's thnader o ' er aim wniiiiful roll ; 'And dash to dust his base ambitious dreams . There ' s not & child , however ragg M * nd bare , Whose early years are spent in yonder mill , But ' g dearer than the wealth that s gatherd there ; Though ev ' ry brick werejjoU , und ev ' rv wheel . The tear that falls in silent sorrow ttere Is register ed by Gud ' s unerring eye ; The poores ; slave ' s despised , neglected , prayer "Will some day seal the doom of tyrar . ny . Ye mnrd ' rir . g Cains . ' ye avaricious few , Who tlourish o'er your wretched country ' s grave , A cay of fearful vtn ^ tance louxs for you , " From which no tyrant ' s arm norswor . i can save . Tnece is a joss estimate of circumstances , as well as the expression of a nature ! preference , ia the following lines - — Is there no 9 owret on the mountain brow

      s As sweet as grows npcn forbiddc-n ground ? ' Is . there no maiden ia the callage row "With charms as winsome ao in palace found ? ~ £ p& ' . there is onewbo ic ^ li within this brej ^ l , Whose SDWiEgrinricts I delight to curl , W > 03 e ruby lips 1 oft have fetidly prest , "li ' iihoui a crown , she is a qusenly girl . Let raudy gems aronnd a monarch bloom , Give me mat luvelv eye ' s enchaining hue J -We think it the duty of tbe p ; ople to support talent in their own " order" under any circumiiaaces ; asd if so , the circnai-iauces we hare stared ^ ve ihe author of " The Iborn of Toil" a . double x-laim upon them , which we doubt not they will readuv acknowledge .

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      THE CORN LAWS , AND THE NATIONAL DEBT ; or ihe Parson ' s Dream , aud thtQieen ' s ¦ Speech . By a Somebsltshire Clergyman . L-odon • Joan Green , 121 , jSew ^ ate-Street . io-i 1 . This is a well written and sensible little pamphlet . The worthy di \ inehis evidently thought mucii upon ihe subject , upon vr ' nieh he treats , aud has not been induced , Jike too inauy of his surphc-jd brethren , to discard the precepts of the Bible tor the infamous doctrines of modern expediency . The author states

      that his attention bad been especially directed to the subject of the iDJusiice of the Corn Laws , by reading an extract from our old friend Tuit , and that ' thai , in connection with other matters , gave rise to a viy ; d dream , in which ne imagined he sent a statement relative to tho mischievous operation of those law-, to the Qaeen , aud that , in reply , he received thefjlknvin ^ communication irom VVinusor C& = ile . We sincerely wish tha : her Majesty would be as attentive xo the real appeals of . her » uDjee : s , as ihe parson ' s fancy represented her to be .

      " Windsor , January Ii , 3841 . " Rev . Sir , —I thank you for the extract from Tait . I was not previously aware of the injustice practised up m my people . I laid it before the Privy Council , bus 1117 Lirds dee ' ere that in consequence of the NationalfDebt , domestic agriculture cannot compete with foreign agriculture without tbe protection of the Conr Laws . My Lords tell me tiiat the empire over irhich I reign is a mortgaged estat * ; ar . rt that high prices and high rents are necessary in order to enable them to pay the interest ef the mortgage . 1 will direct my attention to the subject of Free Trade ; in the mean time I will impose a ta&k upon you : —Write for my inspection the speech which you would desire me to deliver from the throne , on the opening of the pnsninc Spjwion of Parliament .

      " \ ICTOIUA /' I In obedience to this royal request , the Rev . Gen-! tleman transmitted to the abode of royalty a speech j such as he conceived it would be her Majesty's duty j to deliver from the throne , and which certainly does i-credit b ' oih to the head and heart of the writer . In it there breathes a spirit of pure benevolence and genuine patriotism , such as we fear will not , for some time , be found either in Toyal speeches or in royal hearts . Palaces , revenue , aud the trappings of royal foolery will , we opine , be long preferred

      before the comfort , happiness , and prosperity of the people ; and if the so-cilled National Debt be never liquidated till tho mean 3 recommended in this visionary Epeech be adopted voluntarily by the Qat-en r her illustrious pensioned lelaiives , and the ijnushroom nobility , who faUen upon public plunder , we believe the time for the removal of this incubus from our 'shoulders is very far distant indeed . We -should indeed rejoice if our costly chief magistrate would be thus careful to secure the nation ' s interest , and shall be glad to see the day when the following royal recommendation shall be carried into full and practical effect ;—

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      THE NORTHERN STAR . 3

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      THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN : esh : b :: in . ? her J \ a-. -. - u . " .. C-. v . ' :, an 1 Po ; i' : cal C- 'a ' mstoa Share iu ! > ,. L-jr . ^ - » .: Te aad Exr-curivs .- Puwer of the S : \ te . Bv iU J . il . - -. ir ^ -cu , Au : h- r o : i :: e Iiia ^ k B- - --jk , RL :.:- > - : " E ^ = > haa :.-: i , i .-. < Xc . Edinburgh Jo :.:: l ) jr ..-2 a , I i 4 , Huh-s : rev : ; Johj C ' mre , L-j---- : rk-yvcou , Mu _ easier . T :. is :- a mo * i a ; -le publication . The various risu : tfj ^ o-s i-a : uiai , c ; vn . ± ud -acreJ , on trhish fo ^ -..-: ¦ • " ! )¦ -i * . ' ¦ — ¦ - u _ :.: - . ¦ j iji-. riero in political iii rs jre \ ii : ~ s .: i ' -j-it , wi'h a ! uc : i : ; y s .-id c : _ ar-Ef 55 wr .: ;" i -.. ¦ a I . ' - . uz b ::: the r : o-=: Ce ! ersih ; -: d c-bsrnsc' - '¦ : ¦ : blinded rvriiUaues-s w . il Dc at > i .-: o TL-.-i .-t . Tii v .:,.. T . ' . ;; . i ; ^ v ;; I ' . tc . ' j :- ijj-iUiicr , tills ba < -k epos : " .= b : r- ' .-, c :-i pr-jre-s mm tuat unernii ^ ttan : a : a ci' lru . b . ; r . ~ - r . iiuril . q . j ! :: y of _ nuEa : i . ara - ¦ : ¦ ' i ^ ~ ^ -n ^ . lh r . zir . i-j a co .-Jjuj ru ; e tti :: i min . jv ; r : he i . ivuz ^ o : the drni . lie snows tai : £ hei ^ ::-.:, by - - D ^ ms : ^> : i ; u : ; . r , pac .-a p ; : dt : r Zoz .-s . j- 3 ~ a -rsvEii :, I u : o :-. ! v is i ' iVi ; V , asi ::. a : hz : .. i l ii . - . ei a--: r— . hiavrs ^ e .-tab : i < h = i her cki =: > iv > eoui .:: y ir ^ -u : ; .: e d . v : ns ij w , :. e s ' -rei ^ -heLS his p-:.::- ^ ov ii . ap ^ -. a . : o :.. : ¦ c : vu ia . w , auj dv jTfcU » ¦ -:: 's wn : vh , K'r cl _' -:- ¦ "> 3-d u-ree , i-iu :: o ; o-. - = arpa-- -rd . Hr aa-wcrs . n- qne ^ iiou * ' ( J-J ^ h : w ,. ap n . to ie :- ~' -re 1 ^ 1 i 3 s D-jliticii atii-rs c ; ; iti e-oiiu ; r \ I in

      ihs iu 3 iu " . ; Te , ' or r : e : < - < : Giv .:: i rt-a--j ^ s ' Flrs ^ U ; OiJ . > e = a = iias a iu . iir-ii right . " $ ? cond . Becaass ibr has a civil T-gLt

      " Tnird . Because she has a political right . " F ' . uixa- Because it is a duty imperative upon her .. ' Fu ' th . Because it i = derogatory to the diTinfc will to neglect so imperative a duty . "

      All of which he ably supports . \> e invite tne especial ane ^ iion of oar readers to the Sve propositions by wine & : h . e third reason is supported , ana which we here itibj » : n : — " 1 st . BrcaTise , by the ancient laws of tie Eng ' . isa coEStiVuusn , sac is admissible to every executive oli » in ihi kingdom , from the monarch upjn the throve to the pariih cvers-scr , the village sextos , or the re-EpoLsible office of pjst mistress , which is sill common in saiaH town .-. "isJ . B =-eause , by the present law of tenures , of power ? , of etz ' -rs-czs . of barja : ES and sale , of iaheri :-saec-, of wills , aid evf-ry orber n 3 t : er or tiling toaching the rgh's of property and transfer , woman except in fmu . t OsTtrtj ;~ c - ^ i : ided to be , and , therefore , is aimisiible , is a c-. niracusg party , save during her niaorln- or a wird in ciaacery , tisen her afoirs ar- _ - m ¦>¦¦" . f-g- ^ -i bT tms

      " Si Because , woman is respoosible in her own peibs fu ? iaj brcaci o . * c-jzlztzcz , for ary officce agaias : the pas * and laws of iLe lani Jn tie cburch , by the penalties of in : pr ; sjnrnent . excommuaication , and pre-Eniire ; in the itite , by fne , imprisonment , banishicsLt , and death . " i-i- BeCi ^ ise , she is taxel in the s-arae derree with otasrs for th = mjintrcaace of tixe state and its arpend-& { ej End = r & 11 cirunnistauces . " 5 th , and ia ; t-y , be ^ auie , tha contribntes dirsctiy K 3 a in j lrsstly zo lie wc ^ : h and rcsouress of the us .-&m by hrr labour an i skiiL "

      In ths latter par ; of tbi- pamphlet we have a most appalling de-tail of tbe ii ^ rc ' &ers ot femaJes who are Employed in van ju- a ^ rL-:: ' .: ura ! , mining , acd maaufaiinr ^ g emil . 'j tLeHt-, n ; a :: y of which are of a nanire so utterly un ? u : ted to the nature of " love ' y woman , - * with all her fine aud tender sensibilities , a ? , if we were not a nation of apostate Christians , bowiiiij down at th ; sriruie of iiiEunon , would not be " . ilented for a moment . We £ ive the statement of the eaploy ^ ent of i ^ males In mi . ' . ing departments ia fdi , as weappreaeud tbe ; ac « arevcry ] ittieknown toaicaj . 'nty of car re-niers . Ua a future occ ^ sioa Tre w ; Ii return to this imp ^ rcan : subject : —

      " Lit us eximin * the raii . ias popniatioa , i . e thc-s ¦^ n . ' produce , bj their lab ^ ar eat oi the bewels of the esr ± , all tte ir » , ka-J , c-jpper , tin , ar . d other meta ' . s , bsiies c-3 o ! s , sal :, slate , stone , & ; . lucre are fewer Itsijlri eiapiuTrd in this d-.-pirtra-. -nt than either of the o ' -hris , becaase of the greater stre ^^ th of body " and Eird rejaLrtd to undergo the fatigas and danger of mining ; b-t I may fair . y say , that uce third of tb'jse e = ? -5 T ed ia mines are wonirn , more e ^ necially in the Kal ^ aiats , which are tht most numironi of ^ ay other . Ia V-t oiii mines of StaffjrdaLdre , l ^ tnca ^ hire , Darbim , ^ 21 ^" 'jrthuaiic-ri&DQ , wom = n are coastiitiy employed \ -= ^^ ^ s the men , tar ^ iag from iVdr t » tw-.-ive Ki . a : rj per w ~ t It is no uncommon thing to see thrE suspended by a rope in the act of being lowered KTtr 3 hMdred ft ~ t below the lice of the eanh into t _ i nuis , where they drair wi-yjon } indzii ici : h cu-il to

      «~ r >^ : t- _ s : i thr shaft ready to be raiie-i up , and sJss y * - ^* ' f- ^ 1 ivix . Qjwb on their knees , r . nd sometimes ia z -iif-rrcLo-jjg position , for the purpose oi Lcwirg J ~ . '> z a s ^ al ] tick , six ur eight pouni weight , the c . _ ui ^^ — - « i ^ i . Ia many iustancc » the » eaiu < jt strafiin c cj _ , br ^ 5 uoly fuurteen , sixt-. fci :, fci ^ tfcen , twenty , 01 —ty-frnr lichee thick , and in this narrow spice , wee-cn , lie fair&st aad tendtrest of G-od ' s creitares , ir f- - --til with a solitary candle , or Divy-iaiiip , Kr- . t ^ i-. dut t ^ in ^ v . » th , hewing oat tbe caal , ana tLis , " ' ? ' ' ~ ~ A"lt " ^^ S : : « they are paid for by weight , <¦¦ -cicri ; , where it is so diiSsult Xo get , It si will bi 1 ^ -- Io see them at meal tinirs rising from the mauth J ~ iLishzIt , more "like cemons from theiowrTdetrps , " ^^ t ^ -Jis asgeiic creatures , our poets call women ,. is a Eght tail w ^' uld ' barrow hd thp sumls of men . " if

      £ -7 Vjs ± z . Zx& tbe freliag-s of hcioanitj ' , and crtate a - ^—^ g ' - ' ¦ disiuit ivi the isitituuons that con allow _ ¦ RjOi sa , lovely voman , " to be forced , by poverty and . f-f- ^ , from her domestic dnties down these Leli n "" " f * ^ 15 aiin rs . And yst , snch is the apathy , such , * t" ' - - ¦ > *^ - £ ih icJ : Sercnc * of the women of "these 2 a ; is , t }^ ; v _ wiil sit by ^ gjj . 2 , sart ] I 3 f enjoy the &- — ixt of that fire m ^ de from coals dug out of the ?¦ r * of ^ eani ^ 7 ^^ P ° " - ; r courtrrwomeD , ami 7 * : Dreath * nc ; sigh of piiy , spaai no word of sorrow , ic | r iik of their hasbands and fathers why are these P * j- Ciuirr women tins abiised , degraded , and enslaved *? icL- cjantrvs laws ?

      " ^ eo will say the poor women , who , at the hrzird ? pJe ^ r ^ Tes contribute to our comfort when the icy Kfflils of winter , and the cold bitin ? blast of December

      " ^ P ^ f ts to sefci refuge from the cold in the artificial « K srlsing frum coal got by her hands , fcave no right * » Tote in the legislative powers of the country ? ^ °° * not ev cn tbe savage ; bat . saould one be found *« -win jiare t 0 deny or withhold that right , he is less •^ man , Le is ei nothJBg . " W e sincerely hope that this unpretending little P ^ s phk ; may find its way into every cottage , « iadle class residence , and palace in the land ; and * e rec ommend all those who sincerely wish to £ ***« the truth of God , rather than the fancies of " » , to take h with them into the pulpit , and for **<* teek to edify their flocks , by making them acv ^ Wd -with its important contents .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 30, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct364/page/3/