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      ^ CTwHcTlS 2 T 0 T WITH ITS IS AGAIXST ' ** US . " fCOKCLTJDED . } SlMaDent Beems to operate a change in the minds ^^ Qjartfets ; they go into prison like lead into £ ' l 0 a »! keni 5 si '» tonsaC 8 " ^ °° Ottt trM 1 Bmnt i * ^^ tfined metaL Tie troth is , after draining all import possible from the -wctking-clsBses , they take ^ 4 a £ iclp ? e 8 to a hig her market and find purchasers ^ middle classes- They are then -used as decoys . *? L * ittfrsb > 13 Le *** p 001 blrd * Tised by fo" » leI * ' ^ Sfli a loll knowledge of & «* foBl purposes , for , ^^ Tfox . having lost their own tails , they would ^ ^^ e otheiB to reduce ttxemseivra to the liie ^ Ykni j n aitat ) iis coalition . How disgusting and P ^ f ^ nc js this ; but they -are paid for it Some , ^ rerisjckfiD at the task assigned to them , feel re-^ or like ihe prodigal son , on finding their new *^ fgUjnaie nothing bots-srineherds of them and feed * ^ jiiixothing bnt brais , they repent and return ^ -ffe receive them again ; but neTer let them & * -jj ujey csu be valned as they once were , or ^ tvey-caa enjoy equal confidence -with those Trho aJ * sj s teen -trith ns and kept tme in spite of all ITLs ana changes . There are the prodigal son Charsts " *" ~^ ~* r \ to x'ftT w I'I'H TTS IS ASAI 5 TST

      7 Z . and ttere are peatanng . or prosn . nEe , onarn , iT , nsrT- < at Ch&rtists . By the latter , I mean those 2 ? talk about eancaiion and getting the franchise for ^ naT Better let the men gain it , and then giro it to 3 *^ n . " Tht . soiind of Cha-rtists , -who are so finB ~ H a fsuaM , remind as « f those peopJe irho trtll not ' ^ L jjowiuBg men because cast e forbids tbetn , and ^ Sflooi fnthborror on the hmnane , -who , jegardle&s ! Tji « fflH 3 er * tions ' rash * & ^ o * tbei * lives BTe tbEii fdlow-CTfstores , irlthont asking whether Lt be edncsted or not . It « as the praise of the TThigs , and something more , fl ^ aa ; OCr 35 ed the . » ' * ew Movers to set their mo-re ^ f »_ -but after the first step it -would go no farther

      ^ ft yuahobby horse -which only rocked backwards . janrard * , ' * & & ^ * &ers , Tritb . all their -whipping S jpnrriBg ana gaEopping conld not make it advance PT xjjjy-jrere too proud to dismount , and there * bey ^^ jf < jtiixoie , all ready , if only they conld proceed—^ lindniif Kock of the bystanders . They remind outs d \ toJ ^ i " Dr' Jobnso : n ' 8 taleoIKasselas—Iqb man fL , vote himself -wicgs bnt conld only fly off the land X the wfa , and floundered there enable to gtt out T ^ L . lie Icsms , the sun of Ghartism melted thiir S ^ rrai project , and like Piston , they could not ^ j 6 ibe steed ihey presumptuously bought to Sauifclfeto vfirtingfate , _

      FindiM 0 ** & ® 1 new moTe coal ( J Dot S ° » J ^ 7 next , bfil £ : e jr ^ esLQ-Rxation endeavoured te spoil the S 3 me , fcy essSni ; &irs upon it and afiecting 10 doubt iisleg&& 5- 5 y feH , bj allniEmenis , by-any jmeaas , the ! K »? bi to ** *^ ^ " ^ c * 1113 sain »«»» save jgicse C ^ J *" ^ ^ wers discontented on perfi ^ rjl paSD Oiu j = ci 3 e casngelings and poor discontents . " jjjg 5 e » J ^ ore became a sewer , a common sewer , to jus ssi csnj eff drfgs , and so far it "Was useful to cet bail- 1 * became , and now is , a re / age for the j ^ ijjjge—siind of Botany Bay to -which tre transport . jr ^ Tiet Cfearfists .

      5 s contraband goods for us—n » smngglera—no gang j £ 8 EM 3 to coin false principles for us . Let " us have jjj Sir acd abore board , bo that the sub may shine on j 3 Bi ¦ Droeeedings . The press in the hands of the 5 e » M oras -would have been a sham press—rrorked by ^¦ fcjj jo dls . They mixed a little pure metal -with their jHajtBiasie it pass , but it -was soon detected and cried &rro , lar it -was short -weight , clipped round the edges , EtdSanot ring true . Moreover it bore upon its sur-* S 2 { he image and superscription , not of Ghartrsm bnt i 2 TFlcsery- Boir cotM i * P ^ ss current except -with bjs _ iKitthey had knaves to utter it

      1 -iDtildTish yen to "b e aware of anything these men j sifi ^ -rl -would -warn you against taking it in—for if joe do . it win take in you . The Sturgeites fled and l * ft S-hteshSb behind them—these men have taken it np Ba ne 2 mbi& > us of forming a third party—as if two to not one too much . They hang like Mahomet " s s 2 o—pen « nlum CJhartisti—they are trimmers that do jot so before the -wind -with a . flowing sheet as they jsi&i to -do—but sail as near it as possible , in order to it ' rady to tack about the first opportunity—they swib—thsy temporize—they are . hollow—they are tiBbc | s . Tceyssni out little papers at first like Esk bo&ts to swim near the shore , but eb seen as they

      * ad T&terenongh they will launch forth in larger i £ 5 j , ted if they can prevail npon us to « mbark « ntb than , -we diall mske shipwreck of the esat , Im thty "will steer directly upon the rock tf Tflaaerj , though we have a lighthouse to warn us off lad the yorftwR Star to guide us in a safer course . It iuBowj tlatlbey want , and they want to j ? et it irithj et » orkai | teit . They know that the middle-cIasEes sr fetta aKe to psy them than the working classes , i ^ d , therefore , thty take their stale consciences like snifti ; ith to than for sale . Let them sell them-^ te s ; bat let them not think to sell us , let ns have sb slCTMBsrlfct for Chartists— -no -wolves in sheep ' s cioiiEDiI'orts .

      He that it not -with ns is against us—these men are m& Tri £ h us , thsrfare , they are against tis—there is no msdfam>—310 Budfie-path can be taken in duly , it must ie doee r Hb liat comes among ns prelending to be t « i us if most against ns , for he is like 3 traitor inside icaBe ,- » li 0 £ 2 j ] iefc the enemy in by a secret door , or teay us by some new-move sallyport , -when our sos pssiB are lulled asleep by his mesmeric hypocrisy , BTHEjnre-faiming ; and thus a fortress that has

      vrithsoft ererj outward assault is lost by the treachery of Saw TShin . How can the recusants have tiie impnfe ^ tea sk us to join them ; if we were to apostatize tsionld deserve like them to be anathematized . Our Meds&m was the first , it has a prior claim—it is also Satefi , the great majority are for it , only a miseri& smority are against it . Let the moles 'lisa ^ rork in Hie dark throw . np their felf dot hms which are like waris compared to our $ sa , They are the acts— -wear * the bees .

      Those -who cannot make np their minds to be entirely ¦» iSa us , - * e may expect vrill make up their minds to ietpssAss . They halt between two opinions and » e a kino" of stepping atones over the muddy way that adito Whkgery—tbeir new louse is a kind of half-* J 7 home far the Whigs to can at , who else might perapt hare esme over to us at once . But the new house pT 8 them hopes of setting up their finality staff te » een ; hoferine tempoifers are they -who wstsli but Bcpportanity to betray the cause . At the Battle of ff ** orta , Lord Stanley , -who seemed to be -with King *™ ard , but in reality -was against Mm , posted th » wja under Ma command half-way between both = Bk » ao that he could turn the scale whichever way he »» victory incline—he watched Mb timB and went

      TO to Bichmond . Bichard deserved to be conquered » ha tjaimy , bnt notby treachery , aad Stanley proved gw 3 y Jmtme lo Ms new master , for he who can be stales to one master , though a bad ene , is not to be parted , no loore than the new movers , by anotherg a turgfe—fsiseJiooa must be in their nature . And if 21 * treason to betray even a tad master or a bad ons , sraca moresois U to betray a good ^ na J cjHed tfiese egniTocatoiB , traitors , assassiss , and S ^ ^ yrete zaffies * " ° mild—too angary « r mem . Wnsn we considei the Bacredness of our anse , those who attempt to betray it can be called Wtahetter

      « - than blasphemers-asd when -we eonei--a ^ huiBanitj-irhst woe s and want and suffering - « eK to relieve aad what emelty oppression and Sf ^ T * * ° J 1 " ^* can Ve call the ^ a to it bai demoES ? To prove ourselves sincere « m eanest we mmttake a decisive part—wehave ^ ae caae jt heart unless -we advocate it zealously . t ^^ J ° ? bTlt tlle I'onwV- 'not the "half-faced or ^ ' ^ ad Jannses that loot both way s—thst want WT ^ 0 tb P 0 **^ of totn parties . Let « r ! . -wx * eai *** J £ tooll ! - ^ y aretbe v **™ a » t beahSlS ! most—morfifled members tha ^ must « aajaated to preserve life . for

      fflSlIf ** ' ™ d « MB- ~ loi life Ja short and ai ^ -T ^ on do a good cause is little enough—we *« a ao too much and shall we do nothing I—shall - ^ TO *> tf » cause ? God forbid 3—Por what i ^^ 1 ~ li U the caBBe of t ™ 1 * * mothers , ^^ - « parents , brethren , frienes , —he who is ^ T ™* eause is against himBelf—iB against his a tow *^ M ^—against his country . He who Sjtf" **™ cause is for the oppressor , the S 3 Jbt ruf 16 mi ! ldereT 5 te is for famine , wax , and te 4 ^^ againrt his own hearth , his ownliome , tjj tta > , 5 ™ " Se ""iw i » » ot with us is against ^ iittLTv meaDBCaa'SfBmore t ^ y P roTe ' « a ? tfi + Z ** aief « tbecausa than by denonnc ^ h tqL w ^ ^ i with us ; all vho only seem to be Ts a ^ o ^ T ? ? « ality are most against ns ? If these * UnTn ?^ ^ catt 8 e « 1 » * nre they -would injure ^— -uuaaj- . If tbeV -WOnld ViBl-ra-o m * mnso >« . « rr « .

      d 5 s&a ^^ 8 y iaindiTidllallT - We -want norecen-« 4 bec £ tZT * > for " »} at fellowEhip bath lightinth a boref . l to dxiTe tiEH 1 &om among us , even & ; ssd T ^ Lflt SeUsra lrere driven onfc of thetem-^ lai n ^ ^ goneb ""e ^ ball get hosts in ^ " e-fronlal a 7 ^ ^ " * e ^^ c * ** diBsenuon , ! & Sm cBr » T . Z . . ending those who cause It—by $ * s *> ihll ? f *' ihat <*> S ° ss ^ crooked sticks ^* nar w ^ Etn ^ 2 u * ^ 2 » i col say ? this 156 <* ^ a ^^ T "" ^^ " 18111 * ot its deaa ^ low ^ ^^ aeU ^ jjjjjj T ^ j ° « = ence , and Smrgiam in its own ^^ aosa s ^ ^^^^ e beat on their own ground , Xo tfta ^ ? , they ^ "raiD-glorionsly challenged . ^ snts ^ re ^ , telrnPtion caused by these traitors , 5 ** 64 vir ^^ rid o £ toen * l « = t us go on with KVhns o ^ fja . oar just and "benevolent designs . Bl iett ^« ^^ MDOn S ' sndlike aHeicules , ^•_?^^^ AB S ^ «^ ie ° * the Govern-116

      ^ r Ian ffie ^ V ^ ^ "With ^ sound one . We «» nmTErf . ^ T * , " * ai "work!—Where -were the 8 % «^ flecbon- ^ hat good did they i * B ntte ] , wnS ^ <* branch a » sociafions?—JS ^ iaa heeX , ^ * ort « s . If the - new /** " »« aa ^ »* a of moring in the light direetion J ^^ m-woto ^^ trades-to come out—that is & £ . * ¦*¦ Tbei ? 10 *** ^ bnt aeT ^ fe aot moved C ^ " » iule the * *** WOTk to *» done * y etter tfS ^^ Jh ^ Jf 681468 me ^ g » hatched in an v ? * t ^^ ^ nay thwart the honest efforts 5 ^ ** * & ¦ iS ^ ^^ ^ ibhl ^ int 0 8 ° ) lite ¦ P « aiT *»^^ , i « rBonal-Drr . fit tu ^ *„ , „„» » v .. t

      S ^^^ raJdhf ^ v 1511 ^ - 6311 ^ ' ^ d can be m ^^ tt fe . outw ^^ their tndeavour to get a UU 3 J M ^ soon 68 TOsable—iaEtead of

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      densing plans of endless agitation . We ask for the Charter , and tkey give us a reading-made-easy . Out npon them . Thty would tax ns more than the present extravagant Gevernment taxes us . How many more winters and summers would they -wish as to spend in slavery and misery | Whig winters , in -which famine pinches us more than the frosts of Nova Zsmbla—Tory summers , in -whieh we experience a drought of all things good , only equalled by that of the deserta of Sahara . But " man ' s extremity is God " B opportunity . " *• Jt is a long Jane that never has a turning " When -wa are at the worst , we must mend , or time must end . The Chartist tide may now seem to ebb low ; but the lower the ebb the higher will be the flood , and the next flood-tide will bear us to fortune . The itars are fighting for us in their courses . Never devisin g tVIstib r . f cniilwn «> i ^ Hnn Ttr « « . v * . .

      was known such stagnation of trade , bo many bankruptcies , so little employment . Famine has begun its work . Piague will not be long behind . Suicides were never 30 frequent . All these svUfl— more deplorable as they are—are -working together for our good . The devil-duke declared that every industrious man may find -work and make money : a moat atrocious lie . ' a lie that has cut more throats than ever his sword did . Yes , the tongue that told that spoke daggers , and- -was sharper than a two-edged swordmore venomous than the forked adder . Such lies arc readily believed by those who wish them true ; -who want bnt an excuse for their hard-hearted neglect of the poor . The Dako iB decidedly against w ; but we are not for the Doke , and ao we are even . God and ourselves 1 and down -with aU those who are not with us , ¦ who are not for us , who are against us J J . WaTKIKS . Batttrsea .

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      MANWORSHIP . —cosclvsiov . And U Chartism refuse to touch faction lest it be defiled by—if it repudiate manworahip , lest it be enervated by ifc—it will also reject filthy lucre , lest it be dishonoured by it When we hear of Chartist blacking , ef Chartist beverage , of Chartist pills , and bo on % do we not almost feel ashamed of Chartism ? Would it not be better never to hear of Chartism , except in connexion with something great , something noble , as Ctiartist honour , Chaiti&t humanity , Chartist honesty , &c . But when vt are further told that the expence of

      carrying on the organisation , or of supporting the Exeenxive-is defrayed by the sale of blacking—that consequently our Executive may be called a " blacking Executive "—what axe our feelings ? I know not ; but I know that , for my part , I do not like to hear of Chartist balls and concerts ; for it is like playing-with GbKtism , maSng a Merry-Andrew of it Let ns have nothing flagitious , nothing frivolous , nothing mercenary . Tbat cause must possess great merits that can stand in spite of all these detracting inflae&ces . We want no halfpenny , or farthing , or half-farthing Chartism . It is not money so much as men that is wanted .

      There is another being scarce Ibbs fata ! than the man- ^ od—I mean the proSt-iiionger . He who takes advantage of a virtuoua enthusiasm raised by otherB to turn it to his own account . The money-grubbers are a kind of vermin that crept into the cause while yet it was young ; like the fly to the tender turnip while yet it had not strength to resist them ; but now it has grown powerful and its tas ; e should prove too pungent for their p-ilates ; Chartism ahould be poison to ail snob vile things . We want voluntary and gratuitous advocates ; men who , like St Paul , werk at-their own callings , that by the labour of tSeir hands they may render themselves free of the cause anduot burthen it , or deteriorate it , or become chargeable -to it , as to a parish . Are we to azitate

      mtrely to put pelf into the pockets of those who make a trade of Chartism—who make it a part of their stockin-trade along with other isms ; who , like fowlers , lay ont lime-twig publications ? Many men will not join for fuch ends—for such an issue to their exertions , to have their labours for the public diverted into dirty channels of private interest—into the pockets of peculators—of those who are constantly flinging their sprats to catch mackarel withal . Chartism , instead of a fruitful river , fertuizing all in its free course , would turn into a sewer , a mere sink . We want to do away with monopoly and injasVce in the community , and we must first do away with it in our own body . Our iiobie cause should never be made the means of ignoble ends . We are not agitating for self but for the public ; bo faT

      from agitating for self , our agitation is at the expenses of self—it cesta a great deal ot time and much trouble—it exposes us to much persecution and ill will—but all this -we endure—we endure it cheerfully tot the sake of the cause—counting ourselves well repaid , if only we can serre the cause by suffering or by sacrifice . We agitate not for self , and shall we agitate for selfish men—for men nnworthy of the cause—for men who sought to betray the cause ^—for those who are the Arnolds , the Reynolds , the Olivers of Chartism ? The men of the North struck not for self—not for wages , bnt for

      liberty—and shall -we for whom they died be so forgeliui of their memories , and of the canse for which they bled—shall -we be ungrateful to the martyred dead;—so neglectful of the heroic living— so unjust to ourselves , and the cause—bo indiscruninating as to suffer cor agitation to be tsken advantage ot by the mean , tikB mercenary ; by political pedlars , and Chartist cosUr-mongezs ? Shall it be said , that we have voluntarily encountered starvation , and disinterestedly dared death for the sake of the cause , while others -were-suffered to make a living of it , yea to boast of making a fortune out of it ? Jt were enough to make a Shell , a Clayton , and a Holberry turn in their

      graves . In conclusion , as we have been diligent to denounce and expel from our body all unsound memberslike rotten sheep that would taint and infect the rest—to prune all superfluous * lips that prevent the -bearing branches—to lop off all unsightly excrescences —so should -we , so must -we , to be consistent , remove and put far from ourselves all that may impair—that may impede us in our golden race for the Charter , especially the sins that are most likely to beset us—Mammon , or -man -woiaMp—for those sins have prevented , many a' good cause from being gained , and loBt many others after they were gained . Let us remember that -when we take up Chartism we take upon ourselves an office , a mission scarcely less holy—scarcely less

      responsible than Christianity itself ; for if by Christianity -we work out the salvation of our souls , so by Chartism we work ont the redemption of our bodies ; and 1 trow the salvation of the soul depends very much upon first having the body freed—freed from a slavery scarcely less infernal than the bondage of sin to Satan . We take up Chartism , not fer our ewn sakes onJy , but for th&sake of all men : not for the present generation , but for all future generations : not for one man , for one man is as good as another ; at least , too good to be sacrificed or made subservient to another . We are at present under a despotie Government ; and if we were to have a despotism in Chartism , we should be doubly tnslaved ; and I very much mistake if the latter slavery would not prove ten times more galling , more grinding ffrun the tonaex . ¦ Horrible proscription would ensuta reign of terror , But , thank God , there is virtue enousb amongst us to save ourselves from this : virtue

      enough , I trust , to save our country . There are men in the Chartist ranks who have sacrificed themselves to the cause , as Gate- did—who have sacrificed their brethrtn , as Timothy did—their parents , aa the " good Queen Anne" did—their children , as Junius Brutus did , all for the sake of freedom ; and can such men ever be found sacrificing the cause at the shrine of Mammon , or for a man-god ? No 2 they will rise and overthrow the Dagon 3 where they are erected . Like Brutus , they would strike down Csesar himself were CS 3 ar to set himself up as a god to be -wdrsnippeii . Manifest virtue like this , and we eaunoi he put down . We shall laugh at the threats of the " strong Government , " and say , as Cromwell did wheB he saw the royal army moving down from their advantageous heights to attack him on equal ground— "The Lord hath delivered them into our hands . ' " Baitersea . J- W .

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      THE CUBBENCY AND TAXATION . TO THE EDITOfi OF THE HOBTHEBJS STAR . Sik , —The currency system has at all times been considered of the greatest importance to those who have understood it , not only in relation to trading transactions , but as affecting the happiness of a people in proportion to its improper application . Erery man ' s experience tells us this is true . War , an Act of Parliament , or even the rumour of a stock-jobber , will effect a panic—so frail is the tenement of trade ; but it is trade the poor man lives upon ; then upon what ground rests the security of his livelihood , if the means are so vary liable to fluctuate ? This must be worth a thought , and if tie wise and influential would only use their abilities properly , the resources of the nation might be made conducive to general benefit . But they have not only neglected to do it , but they have done every thing they could do to divert "the people and their friends from its consideration .

      1 wiil therefore show the working classes , if possible , how it is they are injured by our financial institutions and anangements , and how they must fee if no alteration takes place in them . 1 will first commence with its effects upon- wages , that have been said , by all onr political economists , to depend npon " demand and supply ; " an assertion that is both false and inconsiderate . Now , suppose -we take the wages of a workman , in any branch of trade , at the commencement of the banking system in 1693 . We will not be particular as to the precise amount of wages , bnt we will take any amount— -say £ 1 per -week , in the above-mentioned year , and out of that £ l was paid Is per -week is taxes , te support an annual revenne of j £ 4 , 000 , 000 which may be a little more than it really -was . will tbe will

      In this year , 1843 ,: we -say revenue be £ 60 , eeo , 000 : even supposing the workman to labour no longer , and to have as much cf it , he weuld have to pay , at the same rate of taxation , fifteen shillings out of his pou . ua a wTeek , to support an increased revenue of sixty millions . I call this a fair -way of calculating . We have hsre a rednctaon in wages to the amount of fourteen shilln . 'gs per -week , independent of demand or supply . It is onite trne , that if a great demand for produce is created that a great supply is needed ; bnt it does not folk ** that an increase in wages ia the confieonence for tL"e last few years prove the contrary —in which -years , demand and supply have been greater , and a greater reductionof wages in all tradS 3 Lzs taken place .

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      Perhaps it may be said , that it ia not tbe demand that has decreased wages , but the facility ef supply in multiplication of machinery , resulting also in a surplus number cf labourers , that has produced it It matters not which , for if the Bupply had not been so plentiful , the demand would not have been so great—and if the demand had not been bo restrained , competition could not have been compelled to reduce the worth of supplies : and thus supply and demand acts each upon the other ; and both depend for their healthy action upon tbe state « f the currency and taxation . » . _ .. . .... .. _ ...

      As the redastion in wages has been considerably less injurious than the increase of taxation , is it not therefore our first duty to remove the evil ? Nay , farther , as taxation increases the price of articles , and diminishes the net income of all trades and professions , it must necessarily diminish the ability to purchase ; and ultimately become the very cause of reduction in wages , by eompeUing the manufacturer to reduce the value of his articles and to cheapen labour . I remain , youre respectfully , S . A . Manchester , February 1 st , 1843 .

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      TO THE MEMBERS OF THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND . Irishmen , —In my letter of the 17 th inst , addressed to you . amongst other things I stated , that tbe party professing to lead you in tbe safest , sorest , and speediest way to your desired object , namely , the union , should be a patriot . Let us now see how your leaders how conducted themselves towards the people' whom they profess to teach sound principles of political knowledge , and call on to rally round the standard of repeal . Let us examine how far Bincerity and true patriotism exist , as it regards the question of the Union .

      1 have before stated , I have only to do with the political acte of therepeal leaders , and with tbat I feel a right to be critical . The political acts of political men are public property , and , therefore , free to be commented upon at pleasure . This of itself is not of little value to society , for public men being amenable to tbe opinions , and their acts subject to the scrutiny alike of friends and foes , is , in many respects , tbe surest and best gnarantee for their fidelity . It is only when public men become callous , or insensible , and perhaps re .-kless to the voice of public opinion , that they ever dream of swerving from their principles , anil this is always certain to be the case when men withdraw from the advocacy of the suffering millions , and join the ranks of their , oppressors . There are many ouch renepades now a-dajBj "Who from ambition , avarice , or perhaps more

      base passions have steeled their hearts and closed their ears to the expiring and agonizing cries of suffering humanity , and who even affect to be religious , whilst the very life-bleod of their victims is crying to heaven for vengeance on their guilty heads . I cannot , 'tis true , charge the leaders of the repeal movement with directly placing themselves in conjunction with the enemies of the Irish people , namely , the Tories ; but I reeret to say if they have not joined the Tories they allied themselves to the Whigs , ami I only ask you to reflect for a moment on the political characters of tbe two parties , and say if you con , were they justified as friends of freedom and leaders of the people in do'ng so ? The Tories yon have ever known to be your avowwl and insatiate enemies , and I need only refer you to recent acts of the Whig Ministry to remind you of their friendship and love to Ireland .

      I will now suppose you to have examined tbe linaments of their political faces , and mayhap fingered tbe bumps of destmctiveness on their aristocratic cranlums , and that you have impartially weighed their vices and their virtues (? , ) and are about to pronounce your decision on the relative merits of both parties ; but allow me to anticipate you . If justice to Ireland be the object of your souls , you must in the name of liberty pronounce them both guilty of high crimes and misdemeanours , nay , of conspiracy , treason , and even murder itself against your country ; deny it who may , precisely such a verdict your duty commands you to return . They are both guilty alike , and tbe punishment awarded for one party wonid be equally deserved by the other .

      This is a point to which I particularly wish to draw your attention . It is the basis of all your Borrows and sufferings , 'tis the fruitful source of wrongs te Ireland , and what ia vastly more lamentable it is for want of a proper understanding on this point , the fatal rock upon which you are shipwrecked . Remember , a wolf in sheep ' s clothing is a dangerous companion . There is scarcely a child of ten years old , in Ireland , who has not heard the story of Little Red Riding Hood , and shuddered at the awful declaration , that" grandmamma had a great set of teeth , to eat her up in a bit . " But in sober seriousness , let mo ask you , bow many grandmamma's with great teeth had you in Ireland during the late Whig administration ? Oh , let tbe dreadful tale unfold itse ' . f ! Let the orphans" blood , the

      widows' tears , the parsons' faggot , and the mercenary bayonets of the military , answer to the question . Let them answer , for they can ; nor deny that the acts of tyrants exist , even after their dtmise . Who Bhed tbe blood of Skibbereen ? Was it the Tories ? No ; it waa tbe wolves with the teeth who erected bastiles—not to fatten , but starve taeir victimB , and it is upon their headB the blood of the unfortunate sufferers should falL If Irishmen would only seriously and individually reflect on those facts , and reason for themselves instead of passively submitting to be influenced by tbe wily and artful doctrines of others , they would very Boon see the necessity for adopting some better

      remedy for their grievances than they now pursue ; and -we should not have to hear the silly and childish arguments which Repealers , generally speaking , bring forward in defence of their previous system of agitation . Ask any man in Ireland who acknowledges O Connell as bis political guide , why he pursues tfae present plan ? and what will be his answer ? Why , he can scarcely tell you . And question him as you will , you learn little more of his reasons , than that O'Connell recommends it Nay , if yon pnsh him closely on the subject he will most likely fly into a rage , and denounce you as a traitor to Ireland , or a '' Sasenaeh , " or a spy , or perhaps use some more vile epithet

      Now , I ask you , is this not true ? I also challenge any man of the Repeal Association , be he a leader , member , or associate—I challenge 0 'Connell himself to dispreve this assertion . This is however a vain request , for they dare not meet the question publicly ; they well know that their manner of proceeding merits tbe severest censure , and can be ( to say the most of it ) of little benefit to Ireland . But why do not tbe people know their political position ? Are they to be only the tools in the hands of the movers , to be handled and used as individual policy may deem expedient ? Are they not to know what may be tbe probable result of their co-operation , aad to be kept blindfolded from tbe truth ? They know not , even when they shout for R'jpeal , anythipg moie of its nature , than that it is to

      get the Parliament restored to College Green 1 . That is all they dream about But why are they not told what may possibly take place , namely , that a Repeal of tbe Union might be an evil instead of a good ? Why are they not tiught to look upon the Repeal , not as an end . but only as a means to an end ? Why are they not made acquainted with the future plans of their leaders { if they have any ) for rendering the Union a blessing instead of a curie ? I am at a loss to ; imagine , unless it be , as the people are only tools they cannot be expected to know as much as the tradesmen Who use tbem . If this were not the case , the Irish would never have been duped by the Whigs ; if they bad been honestly dealt with , they would not so long have helped to rivet iheir own chains , or lent their assistance to prop up their

      enemies . They would have known that class legislation places tbe Whig on a level with the Tory , and crushes tbe people beneath its weight They would have known that tbe barefaced Tory , who unblushingly boasts of his enmity to Ireland , and tbe interests of the poor is , if possible , the he-nest * st tyrant of the two—( inasmuch as he wears no false colours to deceive , that he may destroy . ) They would have hailed with indignation the broken promises , which followed their instalment into office . But you do not , you cannot , forget those . You asked for bread , but , in the language of Scripture , " They gave you a stone . " They promised yoa everything , but they gave you nothing bnt aggravated miseries . They promised to make your country happy ; bnt they

      despoiled the face of nature ; and , in their hypocritcal malignity , stained even the very hearth-Btones of your families with the blood of your brethers 1 O ! harrowing reflection , to know and to feel all this ; and yet to be compelled to listen to Irishmen—to Repealers who boast of being patriotic , defending , snd not only defending , but supporting and strengthening the hands of their bitter and treacherous enemies . If you ask Repealers , I mean O'ConneU ' s Repeaters , or to speak more trnJy , fltebjob measuke hen , to become Chartists , they will tell you , ( if they are not too much offended to answer ) that the Chartists go too far ; and are very dangerous and disorderly people , and will not hesitate to teJl yon O Connell orders them to hold no correspondence with a " known Chartist . " Here we see a melancholy proof Mb influence ! So blinded are the Irish to their ows interests , they commit themselves to bis individual keeping ; but they ought to

      know tbat the man who commands them to keep aloof from the Chartists was one of the principal parties to draw up the document ef the Charter . No -wonder , then , that Repeal does not progress when the people know not -what they seek , save by name ; but this is not tbe case with the ( wicked ) ChaitiBts , they all know what they seek for , and what is better , they do the work themselves ; they da not , like the Isi&U , ignobly resign their right of thinking or acting into tbe bands of any leader whatever , except whilst such leaders deserve their obedience . The leaders of the Chartist party are only respected so long as they do their duty to the people . Nor akould the Irish act otherwise . Every man to whom merit is due should receive Ms reward in the gratitude and affections of those whom he labours for ; but those who-do not practice what they teach , or otherwise neglect to perform the duty , required of them , should meet the severest cenfiure , and be dismissed tbe people ' s service .

      I know not -which to be disgusted at , the tame , crouching , sycophantic pusillanimity , which voluntarily resigns its noblest prerogativeof " reason and free will , " or the aspiring and haughty despotism which not only accepts , ; but insolently demandB the tribute . No wonder you are moulded in your own fashion . He iB a Whig—he has been one . And you are Whigs because you have noi courage to be otherwise ; deny it if you can . O'Connell is your guide ; and although he

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      is not individually or politically blind , he has nevertheless acted the part of a blind guide to you who have followed him , with every ditch the Whigs chose to d !« fcr your reception . But you t ° ll us the Whigs are better than the Tories , and that they are advocates for Reform . True , they talk loud enongh about reform W , ° « ° ? f J but ^ d 0 th ° y ° Bt on the principle when in office ? If so , where are the proofs ? In What are you better than you were eleven years ago » Are your burthenB lighter , or do you feel more comfortable ? Have you mow to eat or to drink , or better clothes to wear , or what 1 It you have , they will be evidences m favour of a Whig administration ; if not , then my position must be correct . Oh , yes , reform sounds well —it tickles the fancy , and is a capital bait to catch poor hungry fish ; it has , however , too long filled their nets , and it u fitting they should , as they will henceforth have to do , » Toi 2 all night and catch nothing . "

      If the Whigs had the will , they had also the power , to serve you ; bnt we find that you hadscarcely helped them into office ere they forgot you In their eagerness to help themselves and when yon dared to be dissatisfied wjth their conduct , they uaed the very power you gave them sgtunt yeutselvea . Ingratitude is said to be , and undoubtedly Is , the basest of Crimea , but it would appear that Irishmen have no conception of such a thing , or else they would at once shake off such dangerous acquaintances . And , mark ; me ! you will have to do so ; in fact , no man thinks of associating with his nearest or deareat friend after he departs out of this life , and thus it must be ; as regards the Whigs j they are politically dead , as a faction , for ever , and consequently will very soon be forsaken by their old acquaintances and dependants . Indeed there are visibte signs of such a result , for even dConnell himself is , from the force of circumstances , compelled to shape a different course , although , if we may judge by appearances , he is reluctant enough to " part company" with his old associates ; but change he must , and you along with him , vr else you will have to change , and then you may depend upon it he will follow you , and , what is better , the Whiga will follow you into the bargain . Veritas .

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      HOUSE OF LORDS—Monday , Feb . 6 . * Their Lordships met at the usual hour ; Bat a short time ; had some talk ; and aujourned in time for an early dinner . Tuesday , FjjBRiMRr 7 . Their Lordships met this afternoon at fonr o'clock . Lord Mosteagle intimated his intention of taking an early opportunity of asking a question relative to the Bank of England . Lord Bbodgham explained his observations relative to tbe objections of America to any treaty containing a clause recognising the right af search , hia object being to remove misapprehensions entertained by the Attorney-General of France . Lord Den man ' s Law of Evidence bill was read a second time , after some observations in its favour from Lords Campbell and Brougham . Their Lordships then adjourned .

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      Tuesday , Feb . 7 . The House met at four o ' clock , and after some routine business , several questions were aaked by different members . j Sir George StaUNTON enquired whether or not it was the intention of the Government to provide , by legislation , for tho due administration ; of justice at Hong Kong . ] Sir Robert Peel said the Government were waiting for the opinion of Sir Henry Pottinger on certain points which had been referred to him . ; He paid a high compliment to Sir Henry Pottinger ,: enlog ^ aing his ability , energy , and prudence . Sir Robert Peel also , in reply to Mri T . Dancombe , said he had no intention of bringing in ] a measure on the the subject of Chnrch Rites , bat in so saving he did not preclude himself from legislating ea it .

      Mr . Ferrand gave notice , tbat on the 16 th instant . he should submit to the honse the following motion : — " That there be laid on the table of this House a copy of any correspondence which baa taken place between the Poor Law Commissioners , the board of guardians of the Skipton Union , and a firm of cotton-spinnera carrying on business at the Low Mil } , Addingbnm . ia the West Riding of Yorkshire , and trading u der the firm of Seed and Co ., respecting the sale of a Dumber of poor persons confined in the Skipton Unbn Workhouse to the said firm , for tbe purpose of being worked in their

      factory ; also a statement of the amount of . money agreed upon between the said parties , the number of cripples among the poor persons handed over to ' the said firm , the manner in which they were conveyed to the said factory , and the reasons for their being so conveyed ; also , copy of the conviction of the said firm of cottonspinners upon tbe information of Mr . R Baker , Inspector of Factories , for having worked their mill hands on Friday , Saturday , and Sunday , the 23 rd , 2 V . h , and 25 ch days of December last , in violation of ptxe Factories ' Act . " I

      Mr . Wallace , in pursuance of notice , moved foi a Select Committee to inquire into the treatment , since May , 1841 , rf the distressed inhabitants of Pcisley , not being parochial poor . He meant to bring no charge against the Government , and he proposed te confine the inquiry to the particular parties whom he had specified . j Sir J . GRAHAM , considering the long continuance of the distress , tbe patience with which it had been borne , the limited terms of the motion , and the temperate tone taken by tbe mover , would not , on the part of tbe Government , refuse the inquiry . He only wished , in expressing bis assent , to guard the Government against being supposed to recognisa the suf&rers as having any claim upon the public purse . Mr . F . French desired leave to introduce a bill for

      extending and regulating Medical Charities in Ireland . He catered at great length into the detaila of many evils appearing to require some remedy , and proposed to controul those evila by unpaid commissioners , to be chiefly members of the medical profession . Lord Eliot said , it waa much easier to discern the evil than to discover the remedy . He had himself , on the patt of the Imh Government , caused a measure to be prepared , which he had hoped would bring some redress ; but he had met with too much opposition from medical and other gentlemen connected with the subjeet to proceed with that measure . He would not oppose the present motion ; but he did not think that medical men in any considerable practice would give their time as unpaid eommiaaionera . Leave was then given to introduce the bill . Mr . HUME moved for papers connected ; with a commission of inquiry held in October , 1886 , at Sat tar a , in the Eaat Indies .

      Mr . Bingham Baring , on behalf of the Government , acceded to the production of the papers . Mr . Roebuck moved an address to the -Crown , playing the pardon of all political offenders transported from either of the Canadas to our penal colonies . They had not been transported in the common course of proceeding , but by the sentence of an extraordinary tribunal , constituted in consequence of the second outbreak in Canada ; and thus an intercession in their behalf would not be opeu to the objection of being an interference with the regular administration of tbe law . Their impression , right or wrong , had been , that the Government were resolved to swamp , or , as it was called , to Anglic z >) the present population ef Lower Canada , by abrogating their language , their institutions , and their very religion . The CiUmdiaua were

      distinguished from tae other American races by their Buperior civilization and polish , and would be found , since the adoption of the late judicious policy , to be the main stay of England in that part of the world . The recent change of policy had caused great rejoicing , which , however , had been quite unmixed ) with any insulting triumph over the opposite party . | The restoration of those for whom be now pleaded could be productive of no danger . They wt-re few with reference to tbe entire population , tkongb numerous ; as regarded their ova immediate connexions . The old severity ought not to be kept up against the poor and ignorant followers of tbe party , now that its leaders had been admitted into the councils of their Sovereign . What he now asked was , tbat the key-stone should be added to the arch .

      Mr . Ewart secoBded the motion , taking this opportunity to express his approbation of Sir Charles Bigot ' s policy . i Lord Stanley , though he felt it painful to interpose against any exercise of the prerogative olj m « rcy , was obliged to resist the present motion . Under any circumstances it was constitutionally inexpedient that the House of Commons should iuterfere with that prerogative ; but in this case there were also special reasons against such an interference . In the tranquil and contented state in which the Canadian population were now admitted to be , it was peculiarly undesirable to revive the subjects of past dissension . The recent policy and appointments of Sir C . Bagot ,: which has discarded all distinctions of orisin , had been in full

      unison with the views of the Government at home . Whatever difficulty bad existed under the separate constitutions of the Cauadaa waa removed by their union . There was now an end of tbe danger lest the English Canadians should be overwhelmed hy the French race . It would be an injustice to the French Canadians to suppose that they considered the termination of past discords aa involving impunity to such a crime oa treason . If those who had committed that high offence were now at once to obtain a full amnesty for their acts , the loyal , who bad bravely made so many sacrifices , would have reason to complain of s Government which should thus confound its faithful subjects with the disturbers of the public peace . He then stated the circumstances under which the insurgents hud been taken , and explained tbe lenity with which they bad been treated . The learned gentleman , indeed , had made it an argument that the trials had been under military law , and not by the

      ordinary tribunals . But there was no other possible mode of bringing offenders to justice in the then state of the country . In both the Canadas the whole number of exeeutions had been but twenty-nine ; the remainder , to the number of one hundred and thirty-six , had been subjected only to transportation , —no very severe penalty for men who , throughout a Canadian winter had agitated a country with a murderous , predatory , and bucanit ring insurgency . The Hon . Mover did not even distinguish between tbe different degrees in the guilt of these transported culprits . Directions had long since been given to Sir C . Bagot to consider , with clemency , those cases in which there might be circumstances of alleviation ; but the Government could not consent to this indiscriminate restoration ; they could not consent to connect the boon lately bestowed on the respectable classes of the French Canadians with a sweeping re-introduction into the colony of the seditious , the disaffected , and the disorderly .

      Mr . Hume urged the Government to carry out their own policy by completing it with this act of mercy . He would not , however , advise the mover to i press the matter to a division against the obvious wish of tbe house , and after the liberal declarations which had been elicited by the Colonial Secretary . Mr . C- Buller regretted this motion , asjone by no means calculated to advance the objects most desirable for Canada . He disliked the interference of { the House of Commons with the prerogative of mercy ; and he also disliked , except under extreme necessity , [ the interference of tbe Imperial Parliament with the colonial Administration . He eulogized the policy of Sir C- Bagot , and the subsequent appointment of Sir cJ Metcalfe , both of which he regarded aa guarantees for the good Government of Canada . He thought it inexpedient to fetter the Administration of Sir C- Metcalfe , whom there waa no ground for distrusting , and ! he recommended it to Mr . Roebuok to withdraw bis motion .

      Mr . Roebuck , in reply , denied that t he Houae committed any interference with Her Majesty ' s prerogative of mercy by merely soliciting her to exercise it . He concluded , however , by asking leav ^ to withdraw hia motion . ¦ Mr . M . Sutton obtained leave to introduce a bill for making some amendments in the law affecting transported convicts . ¦ ¦ The House then went into committee of supply , and passed the usual vote , " that a supply be granted to Her Majesty , " and then adjourned .

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      Scene is Selkirk Court . —On January the 3 lst , two nuo ud

      that the two prisoners were convicted in fail penalties with expences , which not being forthcoming Adam was sentenced to two , and John to four months' imprisonment . Upon this they both declared thai ail tho officers of Selkirk should not take them to gaol ; and it was only after a desperate struggle between them and the officer *) that they wwe placed in a cell m the Council-house , where they immediately commenced breaking the windows and furniture . John Dry den waa soon after dragged by the police towards the gaol , the officers being followed by some hundreds , a great pars of whom seemed determined on his rescue ; but he was as length securely lodged . in that strong hold . The superintendent of police then called out an additional force , and having bjund the other prisoner hand and foot , carried him also to the gaol . —Caladonian Mercury .

      Loss op the Ship Geobgb M'Leod . —Intelligence was in the course of Friday received by the underwriters at Lloyd ' s of the destruction of another Indiaman named the George M'Leod , witha valuable cargo of rum and 3 , 700 bags of sugar on board , by running upon a hard sandbank on the coast of Scotland , in the Sol way Frith , within a few miles northward of Southernuess , on Sunday se ' nnigbt . She was , like the ill-fated Reliance , Conqueror , and Jessie Logan , homeward bound . All the wrecks occurred within a > very few hours' 6 ail of the place of destination . The George M'Leod was commanded by Captain W . Murdoch , and a crew of sixteen , besides officers and mates . She was of about 600 tons burden in measurement , being tha property of

      Messrs . Leisham and Huniley , merchants , residing at Glasgow , and Bailed from the Mauritius in the uarly part of November last for the Clyde . She appeara to have had a favourable voyage until the moment sho struck upan the sandbank , and that arose entirely from mistaking a newly-erec : ed lighthouse on the Little Ross for the one at the entrance of the Clyde . At the time , ( three o'clock in the morning ) the wind was blowing almost a gale from the north west . They bad all sail shortened , and hopes were manifested that the vessel would reach the Clyde by twelve o ' clock that day ; the light was perceptible , and the utmost hilarity prevailed amongst tbe crew ; but suddenly she struck , and it was discovered , " that instead of the Clyde they had

      been steering for , they had run the vessel upon one of the most dangerous sands along the coast of Scotland ; and the light they supposed to be the 3 afety beacon at the entrance of the Clyde was one to denote danger . The yards were instntly backed , in the hopes of her floating off , bnt finding that ineffectual other means were adopted , but all in vain ; for as the tide advanced , every wave threw the ship higher upon the bank , and her situation became more and more perilous . Captain Murdoch unfortunately was confined to his bed , and had been during the greater part of the passage ; consequently , the chief mate had charge of the' vessel . He and the crew exerted themselves to save her , and , as a last resource , the mast and rigi'ing were cut away . Tnis was useless ;

      she rapidly filled , and waa laid upon her beam ends , with the whole of her broadside under water . The boats were lowered , and preparations were made for abandoning her , for the gale was increasing , with foggy weather . Accordingly , at seven o ' clock the crew lowered Captain Murdoch over the ship's side into the boas , aud having got in themselves * , they pushed off for the shore . At that time the sea waa making a clear sweep over the ship . Tne crew labour d har < i at the oars until ten o ' clock in the forenoon , when they came in sight of Southernesa Lighthouse , which they succeeded in reaching in a short time . All of them suffered dreadfully from the cold , but particularly Captain Murdoch , who lay in tbe bottom of the bpat ' apparenlly dead . Upon being

      taken ashore every possible assistance was rendered by the inhabitants of the town , and several medical gentlemen were m attendance upon the unfortunate captain . He shortly afterwards rallied , but onlv a little , and his dissolution is hourly expected . Tne crew having recruited their strength , ia the afternoon proceeded in a boat with a party of pilots down to the wreck . Upon arriving at ihe sands not a vestige of the ship or cargo was to be found . She had goue to pieces . Tio spot where she had struck was opposite Drumduff , between balcarry Bay and Southeraness- On Tuesday last portion * of tbe wrecfe , namely a head-board with the name " George M'Leod" painted on it , and the top of the round house were picked up by a sailing smack betwea Port Carlisle and Skenburness .

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      London Corn Exchange , Monday , Feb . 6 th . — The stands this morning exhibited a small show of samples of Wheat of . home produce , and the demand for the best descriptions was brisk , their quotations were quite 2 s per qr . above those noted on Monday last , while the other sorts were Is higher . In Foreign Wheats the currencies rose Is per qr . Good malting Barley found a steady sale on quite as good terms as of late . We can note no alteration in the value of Malt . In some instances Oats wer « taken at a rise of 6 d per qr . Beans and Peas tolerably steady . In Flour very little was doing .

      London Smithfiblb Market , Monday , Feb . 6 . —Tne supply of beasts , brougnt forward in our markeiofto-day , being , the time of year considered , moderate , the attendance of buyers were more numerous than on Several previous occasions , and the weather favourable to slaughtering , the beet trade was comparatively steady , and the prices advanced , upon those noted on this day se ' nnigbt , about 2 d per 8 lb : the very primest Scots producing , without difficulty , 4 s 4 d per 8 ibs . We had a few lambs and some sheep offering , but they commanded little attention . In calves , rather lower currencies . Prime small porkers were quite as dear ; but large hogs were a mere drug . No importations of live stock have taken place from abroad , either in Laudon , or at the outports , during the past week .

      BoHousH Hop Market . —For the very brst yearlings we have still a steady inquiry , at price equal to those noted on this day se ' anight ; but ia all other descriptions , though we can notice no material alteration in fignres very little is passing . Potatoe Markets . —The supplies on offer not being by aay means exteasive , tbe demand has become much more active than of late , and prices have au upward tendency . Wool Markets . — "No . public sales are yet announceti , ; still the private coutract demand is ia a very sluggish state .

      Tallow . —The price of Tallow is still on the declue , but while the quotation is 45 . - 6 d , some parties are getting 46 s for really fine Y . C . The prices prospectively are also heavy . For March and April we hear something has been done under 45 s , ana for new Tallow , the last three months , 44 ^ i » the nominal figure , i separate mouths , from Sept . to Deo . inclusive , 45 i ; Town Tallow , 47 s to 47 d 6 d net cash . Liverpool Cattle Market . —Monday , Feb . 6 . — We have had a much smaller supply of Cattle at market to day than of late ; any thing good eagerly sought after , " and sold at a , little advance in price . Beef 5 ii . to 6 d ., Mutton bhl ., to 9 } d ., perlb .

      Cotton Market . —Monda y , Feb . 6 . —There is less desire on the part of holders to press their Cotton for sale , consequently the market is more steady to-day . The sales amount , to 6000 bags , including 860 American on speculation . —Un Saturday 5000 bags were sold . Manchester Corn Market , Saturday Feb . 4 . — There has bean a steady consumptive demand for both Flour and Oatmeal throughout the week , bat ho improvement ia prices can be noted , the purchases having been confined chiefly to quantities suitable for the present use only . The imports at

      Liverpool and Rancorn , irom Ireland , of Oats , Oatmeal , and Fiour ,, are to a fair extent ; and onr supplies of the latter article , from the interior , have of late been rather more liberal . A degree of firmness has b .-eu imparted to the trade by tne declaration of Government to oppose aay alteration in the Corn Laws at present ; and at our market this moraing there was no disposition to press the sale of any article at prices below the previous currency . A very limited business , however , was done , the dealers supplying themselves sparingly , aad we repeat the quotations of this day se ' nnight .

      Liverpool Corn Market , Monday , Feb . 6 . — During ihe past week we have bad moderate arrivals of Wheat , Oats , Flour , and Oatmeal , from Ireland ; from other quarters , the imports are of trifling amount . Tne business in any article of tha trade has , at the same time , been in a very limited scale , no material change occurring in prices . At io-day ' g market , a parcel of fine Irish Wheat sold at 6 s . 8-J . per 70 lbs ., and the best mealing Oats ( though all descriptions were much neglected ) could uot be bought under 2 a . 5 d . pur 70 lbs . Both

      Fiour and Oatmeal have moved very slowly ; the former at 27 s . to 283 . per barrel for Canadian and Uni ' . ed States , and 37 a . to 39 a . per sack for Irish manufacture : 21 s . to 21 s . 6 d . per load &re-the quotations lor Oatmeal . English malting Barley , which is fctiil scarce , maintains our previous rates j gr ' nuiog parcels almost without inquiry , aud Di * y be bought on rather easier terms . Bcaus and Peas ar « held without change af to value , but meet only a slow rciail demand .

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      The roads between the South and North are completely blocked up with snow ; and a ssviBre storm blew the whole night from the South-West , rendering the journey between Dublin aad Belfast very difiioult . —Belfast Whig . 1 Valuable Relic—A valuable gold ringv supposed to have belonged to Queen Mary , has lately fallen into the hands of a travelling Jew , named Solomans , residing in Barnardcastle , who appears : to have reoeived it , with fourpence ** to boot , " in jexchange for some trifling article , from an old housekesper , who had found it some time ago , and , ignorant , of its value , parted with it as above stated , j The Jew perceiving some Latin inscription in the ] inside of the riog , took it to one of She clevgymen of jthe town , to learn the meaning of it , who told him ho had rea" son to believe it was the ring spoken of in history as presented by Queen Elizabeth tonJJhe Earl of Essex , and whieh had been lost . The f « veren < I gentleman undertook to forward it to the Antiquarian Society of London , who returned it With an intimation that it was not the ring supposed , but they believed it had belonged to Queen Mary , and that the value was somewhere abmit 250 guineas . It is rumoured that Solomans has since parted with it to the above society for 350 guineas , but we cannot vouch for the fact . — -Newcastle Chronicle .

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      MARKET INTELLIGENCE .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , Feb . 3 . Lord Eliot , in reply to a question from Mr . H . Grattan , a&ated that it w&b not the mteution of Government to introduce any measure tbia Session to change tbe mode of assessment for Poor Rates in Ireland . With respect however to some of the minor provisions of the Irish Poor Law Act inquiries were being made , and when the Government was in possession of the necessary information , they would state what alterations were contemplated . Several notices of motion were given . Mr , Tilliers gave notice tbat . en an early day , he would submit a motion to tbe House on the mbject of the Corn Laws , with a view to their total repeal . Oa the bringing up of the report on tbe Address ,

      Mr . Walter addressed tbe House at considerable length upon the state of the country and the Corn Laws , and expressed a determination , whenever the question of a fixed or variable duty carao fairly before the House , to vote for the former . Mr . Ward also addressed the House on the same subject . The Right Hon . Baronet at the head of the Government could not , he said , rest his fame aa a commercial reformer on what be bad already done ; he must go further . He ( Mr . Ward ) would caution tbe landowners , tbat if some employment were not found for the population by the expansion of trade , there would , before long , be no security for property . Mi . Liddell was not disposed to take a desponding view of public affairs , but circumstances showed only too plainly the unfortunate condition of the working classes . He was not , however , in favour of any alteration in tbe Corn Laws .

      Sir Robert Pbel in reply to a question from Mr . Villiers , stated that he did not contemplate at present any alteration in tbe Corn Bill as agreed to last Session . He did not think that sufficient time had elapsed to give that bill a fair trial . On tbe motion of Captain Polhill an addrecsto the Crown for the production of copies of the correspondence that has taken place bat wean the Secretary of State and the magistrates at Dover respecting Mr , Fitzjames was agreed to . Mr . Edward Ellice moved for a copy of the instructions given to the Commission appointed to inquire into Hie Scottish Poor Law system .

      Borne discussion ensued , in which Sir Robert Peel Mr . Fox Manle , Mr . Campbell , Mr . Wallace , Lord John Russell , Sir James Grahara > and other membars , took part Ultimately , on the suggestion of the latter , the motion wait amended for the production of the warrant of the Commission , and in tbat form agreed to . Mr . Hawes gave notice that when the motion for issuing a new writ for Sudbury came on , he should move that the writ be suspended for six weeks . The House then adjourned .

      Mouday , Feb . 6 . The House met at four o ' clock , and sat till nearly seven . Colonel Kushbrookb withdrew the motion of which be had given notice , that a new writ should issue for Sudbury , whose franchise has been for some time suspended on account ef the bribery prevalent there . Mr . Tufnell moved that no writ should issue , for Sudbury until the 20 th of March , urging that the evidence already before the house of corruption in that borough made it neeeasary to take time for inquiry . This suspension having been ordered , Mr . Tufnell moved for leave to bring in ( a bill which should permanently exclude Sudbury from sending burgesses to Parliament I

      Mr . Blackstone opposed this motion , on the ground tbat the bribery proved to have taken place at Sudbury had not been shown to be of an extent so general as would warrant a diefranchisement of the whole town . A borough ought not to be disfranchised solely because it had got a bad name . He would therefore propose , as an amendment , a select committee to inquire into the facts . Mr . T . DUNCOMBE thought : that the strong report of the committee which tried the late election was quite ground enough to warrant the proposed bUL A . similar measure , founded on that very report , had passed that House last session , and had filled in tbe other simply from the lateness ot the season . The election committee had taken its evidence on oath , whereas the select committee now proposed by Mr . Blackstone would have no power to swear the witnesses . He did not btlieve Sudbury to be worse than other boroughs ; but he wished to take every fit opportunity of making : an example on this subjtct .

      Sir Robert Peel saw no reason to question the soundness of the ground taken by the House in the last Session , and would therefore support the motion for leave to bring in a bill of diafranctisement Mr . WyndhaJU expressed a similar opinion ; after which The gallery was cleared for a division , but the opponents of the motion gave way and the bill was read a first time . Mr . Ewart proposed a series of resolutions far the regulation af select committees and committees on private bills . The object of these resolutions was to limit the nnmber of members on each such committee to seven , and to provide against the appointment of members interested in the subjects referred to the committee , or wanting leisure to attend to them .

      Sir Q . Cxerk , considering the reforms made not long since in tbe constitution and practice of these committees , and the satisfactory way in which those reforms had worked during the last Session , was indisposed to concur in the alterations now suggested . It was not desirable to exclude all those persons who , having a local and direct connexion with the subject , would be the best informed upon it and tbe most willing to give their attendance . Dr . Bow ring supported the limitation of number , being of opinion that to increase the responsibility of each member was the best secutity to the public . Mr . Qovlbv&n did not think it desirable to invest a private bill committee with a judicial character . If the interests now represented in the committee should be excluded from it , the discussions which now go on there would be transferred to the H « use itself , with do Bmall disorder , and an interminable delay to public business . '

      Mr . Bernal thought , that on each Committee there should be some one presiding in the character of a judge , whose duty it should be to see carried ont such regulations as the House ought to provide , He was sorry he could not support the present motion . Mr . Hpme , in advocating the motion , insisted on the advantage which bad resulted from the reduction of numbeTB on the committees of the Bouse of Lords . He was of opinion , tbat every member of every committee ought to be present throughout . Mr . Ewart shortly replied , contending that the probability of protracted debates on third readings mnst be rather diminished than increased by any measure which should produce impartiality in the previous committees . The House then divided , rejecting Mr . Ewait ' s suggestions .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 11, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct468/page/7/