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      -q iBB HEiTBZRS OF THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION , IRELAKD . j « Hereditary bondsmen , inow yenot , && > wouia bs free himself must xirike the Mow . " jsiSHacES . —So -writes the poet , ana so repeats the jjji ^ il l the Bspe&l siovemenL A better text for a _ g 3 Jcal sermon Users cannot be ; It contains all that ia ggssrytoreniind ^ on © f your positien and stimulate T 00 to individual exertion . That men a quotation ^ oald baon tiia lips-ofaleader of a Buffering people is ^ $ o wondered 3 t , taS that the party using it should jrs while repealing the -words , have neither the -win U , conform himself K > its precept , or admit his followers j 5 tsieit in its literal and plainest sense , iB not a little

      jjtaaishiEg-« "ffbo would be free , himself must strike the blow , " Bji the poet , ana bo says CTConnelL Now 'when a iaf ftpr of any doctrine lECommends any given prinppleto the notice of his audience it is tantamount to IB irjunction to adopt it as a measure . The injunction j £ , *> be free , " fiependB npon yourselves , therefore the jgft difficulty to be solved is , how are you to strike tie Now , snd what that blow should be ? You are , j presume , satisfied wiihlha doctrine here taught lor jgreral reasons—Ost—Because tks-wo £ kiiiS 3 of natareia your bosoma penp t yon to be fres . Sad . —Brcsnse it is the lanznage of inspiration and Jbefestof yonro"H \ X leafier , and finally because it iz joi the doctrine of any "mad or thick-headed Oartiet "

      UitTe is an old adage which says , " Dont do as I do bsi do ss 1 ssy . " Tnis although true in a particular aase in the eas 9 in point , is net exactly the case srith yen . Tou are told , "Ton must strike the blow yenrjeTres : " if so , your teachers ought to set you the exsmp }? - But alihoczh yen are bound to do as he sayB , ^ 31 it is irial he does you are constrainc-d to follow ? The tetter way jo explain this will be to examine what yon have inuifitinany and collectively done to * arda tinkixsg that css-ntial blow , which the poet and O'Conndl hold to be necessary , and which Jon , a ? da "bondsmen" should be anxions lo JtrlSe . By a reference to my former tetters , you win find that an alliance was

      formed by your leader and the Whies , and , cocsegueBEy , it will not be necessary to remind you that the blow cocld never be struck with success in that gasrler . 2 » o , no ; the men who so often struck terror and dismay into your hearts , are not the men to strike tie chains off yc = ur necks . Therefore , I hold i : a an incantroverdble opinion , that every act of a lader of iha pt * ple , -which had for its ostensible object the EtnHns of a blow for liberty , and which , through , tie inflaei . ee or designs of that leader , rested on , an d soug ht for assistance from the enemies of the people , was , to say the Itast of fc , sn act of base hypocrisy and treachery to the causs . This will be by jainy . called strong language , but it is not more strong than true .

      T ^ U > . mgTi fcaTa en long Ticiumsed , snd every evil TMch could posibly befall a nation , save annihiiailon fcelf , has been visited npoa their country . Thus persecuted , driTen to despair , and goaded almost to iuad-EES 3 , they intrssted themselves to the guidance of what -they supposed , a wise , generous , brave , and invincible g » Tip >» . i ; they placed implicit faith in ail his promises , and , ccaSdent in Ms integrity , anticipated the most . successful results . Teais have , however , rolled past , and thousands of

      sngamsry hopes have been extinguished by protracted disppointmsnts . Jfambers haTe sunk into their grsres , who laoied forward in acxicus expectation for the prom ^ e 4 day cf liberty . Millions are Etui awaiting the dsy of p = ace . but as liiely to perish with their topes , aa their brethren wh 9 sunk oppressed and disappointed before them . And why ? Because the general whoerjoyed the confidence , and , if . I might add , sported wish the miseries and Htss of his people , iss not proTed himself worthy the confidence reposed in ) nm

      ItiBnot mfi "way to win ahaill * . to hald eammnnitsfion with the enemy , to expose the plan of action , and lay tare the secrets of a council of war , much lass is it liiely Trictory -sronld crown the efforts of the most courageous and highly disciplined army , did its general expose its weak points to the enemy , and render him assstasce in the strife . Ifow , this is exactly how Ireland has been treated ; she opposed her political strength against that of her enemies ^ she opposed right against might j and butting te > the nsfiinching patriotism of a chosen leader , anticipated speedy and successful trinmpha . But with mare enterprise than judj ^ nent were those dispositions taken . The enemy , way , artful , and ever on the alert , changed ther position , effired terms of cipitulation ,

      snd ultimately succeeded in drawing ovei not only the leader but also bis followers to their ranks ; and when he had fairly ca&ght them in the snare , punished them for their credulity and weakness . If your leader had exsreised nis reason , or profited by the experience of Iii 3 connixy * s -wrongs , is would not baTe made the diadow of a compromise ¦ with any party whatever ; hs would not haTe listened to proposals , or betrayed Ms followers into the toils of the enemy . He was chosen upon the belief thai ce would be all that was required of him ; npon that understandinz did he accept leadership ; and upon his good faith to his engagements yuu hare a righfto hold him responsible . Let no man sucpose this is intended as ft personal attack ; H is m = jely political , snd simply intended to awaken yon to a sense

      of your ^ proper postion , snd , if possible , induce yen to adopt tScient remedies far the remoTal of your grieTances .. Thus iai it is certain your individual and « oHectiTe eneiyies haTe ne » yet been able to strike that " blow" so earnestly recommended . I haTe endeavoured to explain the most glaring cause of defeat , and I am confident if you calmly rtflrct on what I have advanced you will admit its truth . Although I did intend to particularise £ he various acts of 'weakness , folly , or tnsacberj- -widch recorded your xnoremeBts , I will , for fiasskecf harmony spare yonr feelings for the prese t , and content myself by stating that your eTery act since the Sxst moment of pgitauon Las been directed for the rapport of the Whi gs , snd coEErquvinlly-opposed to yonr own and country ^ interests . If I mistake net .

      tie ldvice xeesired from Mr . O'Connell previous to the hie election , mattriaHy proves mj statement Toe were advis&d by tha « gentleman to get , vs you could , ( mark the it ?) " Radicals" as parliamentary candidates , H they couldnot be found , yon were to get" Reformers ;** asd if you could not get Beformers you were to get " ffhigi ; any OEfl but a Tory . 2 fow the writer of that Nfrice well tnew there could not be found in Ireland , "R * ffiVal candidates gnaBfied to become members , and knew equally as well that the Reformers , ss-called , were to a man Whigs , and no wristakw . Then why , you win ask , did he use the distinction ? Simply to blind you to the real object of his wishes , and . to cover Ms actives with the semblance of patriotism . His mate recent sppeal in behalf of -Morpeth fttrfier confirms

      m » fxei , and establishes beyond a doubt Ma alliance » hh one section , and that the worst , of your enemies . But you will doubtless say , we have an insuperable objection to the Tories , and unless we get Whigs to represent us we cannot be represented at all : true , you might under the present system of property ^ ualiSca-&m find U d-fficnit to get o ' lhers to take their place * : but ni good earnest I assure yon , yya might b « much better tS without any representatives s . t iJl ; for those who OTgttto represent the people forget their duty and represent thtmselTes . Ton have , however , a simple ransdy for the evil , and if yon only apply it , yon will won see its tfiteacy . And bfcie I would remind you of Sb words ol my text , which says , "H yon would be fee , yon inust strike the blow yourselves . "

      Nothing ean be more plain ; you are to take the ^ laUer entirely into yonr own bands , and set upon year own judgments . The document of the People ' s Charter centiin 3 the remedy ; it is a sovereign balsim for all tne ills whicb . EfLct you , and the only safe , sue , and speedy method wnereby yon « a effect your PoJiSeal regesieratioo . All yon have to do is to adopt Ita principles and o .-ry them vigorously into practice j by doing bo yon " 31 at once and for ever strike down class legislation tod with it the evils of misrule , aad the sufferings of yon country . If you adopt those principles yon will have the "VEhigs pledging themselves to vote for the barter , as they cannot politically exist without yoni

      Ton have had rrany opportunities of learning the prindpias contained in the Charter , and you may de-¦ peaa on their legality , as O'Connell was one of the femers of that documsiL But many of the Repealers » y , " We are Chartists , we agree with your principles , kat ire are not O'Connor Chartists , who would overfctrn file censfitntion and advocate physical force . " To Bliss I -sronld answer , snch remida sre fesy simple and aitogttha nnf onnded . It is wen known that when Mi . trconnelltook the ofEce of Chief iiagistrate of the city etDnblin , he was challenged through the S t ar to subfentiate his previous assertions that Chartists were toch men as his lordship described ; and it is equally k&e , that ssTeralmonthsafiezirardshe was told through &s same source that" Etfcex there were no such

      danttrous characters in Dablin , or that his Lordship had ken guilty of a neglect of duty , because as Chief Mafetraie ie did not bring thfin to justice . " Kow as ^ Stetfetb uiifigg t > mfc period asveral izan&reds ot Oiar-Ssis wiQnnhisgnrisdictiQn contannally holding meetings ssji augmeEtisg their nnmbers , it proves that they mast ^ f * e been in possession of better characters and pr in-** ples than bis Lordship admitted ; indeed the fact 3 * aks loudly for itself . There is , however , a qnesfem stai to be solves , and to which 1 would like b hear an answer . I mean an honesj , straight-forward ^* et . Where is the aiftereaee , is point ? f princip le , ^ e * 1 rixfc an oxjonnen Chartistamlan O"Connor Cflartist , ? ierwixt -a Starze Chartist or any other Chartist ?

      ~ w ? I ama Chartist from thB farce of conviction , it ** & % , as 1 finely believe , and am able to prove , the ? 5 * rpanaoea for present and future evils , arid the most Sfelyiaodeof repea ^ ng the Union . Yon may -ae « 3-^^ ethem l » y any usmesyon think fit , bnt It is certain "M ill ^ claaKs ©! Chartists proclaim the necessity of * aUniversal or Completa Extension of the Suffrage ; « r » far ttiey are sincere remains to be proved . To my ej ople mind these caxsot bb two distisct ^ L ^ sses op OS 2 osxessible BODT . A man who * $% he is a Chartist khonld show by cis acts that he is * ° e in realiry . Jia , rnsn ssiA he was a Catholic , would ^ ° t expect to tee him at your Chapels ? and if he I ~ Bo » attend those places , w-uld you notbe justified in ^^ pnUng his assgrtion , or ela j pronounce him to be a

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      lukewarm member cl your body » But what think you of abody of men calling themselves Catholics , and professing to have the interest * of religion at heart , to refuse admission to their Chapel of a-man who was known to bea good and practical follower of theb creed , and to exclude him for the especial reason that h » was a good Caiholic ? Wbj , if you tbooght as rational men yon would protest against such hypocritical interference and suspect the sincerity of the parties so acting . Now this is precisely the case with the ulterior measure Chartists of Ireland . They profess to subscribe to the Six Points of the Charter , and yet & man who is known to bea professor , and who may have suffered for his adhesion to those principles isdenied admission to their meetings because he is—what ? A Mows Chaktist . ' ! "Verily this n one proof of consistency in professors , and well worthy the party who broached it as a resolution .

      J caiifesa I am sironJy inclined to suspect the sincerity of any man or set of men who act so inconsistently with their professions ; and not only am I suspicious on account of this particular fact , but from a series of observations all tending to throw a deeper glow over the patriotic intentions of snch nnderhand tricksters in political jugglery . This is nos the way to " Strike the blow" whicti is to restore yon to political equality , for iT yon aw told that taziojiMs strength , a n d t hat a greai moral vovxr is

      necessary , where can you fi d better friendB than those who practice what yourselves profess to be essential ? Would yon , as Catholics , ask the assistance of the " Orangemen of the North '* to build or beautify your chapels ? 2 * o ; but if you required assistance you would first look at home ; and if yon are Chartists in reality , why refuse connexion with known CMriis ! s ? Of a certainty neither Whigs or Tories will help you to build up yoor political temple ; they would , like the Orangemen , sooner pall it down and bnry you in the ruins .

      Irishmen—I call upon you by your country's wrongs to *• Strike the blew" which will emancipate you from slavery . I call upon you in the name of the watchword of yonr fathers , " Liberty , " to strike down the citadel of corruption , and by your moral energies hurl the monster , Class l * 5 isl 3 Uon , from ita throne , iet the Cbwtei be your rallying cry , victory your object , and peacfcfnl bnt firm agitation your weapon , and with the assistance of Him who strengthens the hands of the weak , you will assuredly conquer . Teritas .

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      HARMONY HALL . LETIEB 111 . TO THE EDITOR OP THE KOBTHERJi STAR . Sib , —In my last letter to you I sffinned that a renitdy for the disiress which now pervades all ranks and classes of society is at hand ; and that provided the attention of your readers could be aroused to an examination of the subject in all its details , that I had no feai bnt they would be prepared to join in a course which would soon place them in a position to be heard , and listened to attentively , by the Government , respecting the introduction of such remedy on a national scale . The remedy I wsuld propose is a sound , practical education for every individual in the empire , and permanent beneficial employment for all who require it ; and since my former letter was written the Government have shewn their willingness to make a considerable step in this direction by introducing a national plan of what th&y term education .

      This progress ,, as far as it goes , is in a right direction , and the measure must not in any way be repudiated or contemned for any imperfection of detail it may contain ; for it is only in proportion as sound information can be diffused through the public mind on any subject that the Government will be enabled to advance ; and on the ether hand sound practical information cannot long be given to the people , withont ita effects being manifested in every division of society . Whilst , however , I would nrge the reception of the present measure as an assisting means for enabling our TulerBsnd the public generally , to take a more

      extensive new of what i 3 required , nothing can be more widely different than the e Jucation likely to be afforded by the measure to be brought forward by Sir James Graham , and that which would be introduced by the Founder of the Rational System of Society . Education , properly , so called , 1 b a full developement of all the powers of the beiDg educated , whether physical , mental , moral , " or practical , and it can only be rightly given in connection " with other arrangements than any which now exist , such in fact as shall procure , for every individual , all things that are necessary for his permanent well-being and happiness .

      This education must be accompanied by permanent beneficial employment for all who require it ; for unless the means of supplying the physical wants of the present generation be provided , it will be folly to talk of training the children of such a population as now generally £ 11 b this country , in any correct or moral habits . The elements rf quired for giving a good , sound , practical education , and permanent beneficial employment to the whole of this country , exiat in great abundance around us ; and the proper combination of these elements in their due proportions , will afford every thing that is required to repay the cost that must be incurred , and ev ^ ry additional burthen that the parties so engaged may have imposed on them .

      Land , labour , Ekm , and capital , are the four great elements fiom which every ttnng necessary for human happiness must be derived ; and the nature of each of these individually will be enhanced in proportion as it is scientifically combined and united with the ethers . If we look-at the Btate of this country as it regards each of these elements separately , we shall find that they are to be found in gre&t excess , and are comparatively valueless , by the want of combination , to the f ulliBt extent with the others . Take for instance , land ; we have millions of acres unappropriated to any useful purpsse , and of that in cultivation it xsnst be apparent to every reflecting

      mind , that the produce may be increased many fold ; for even * am&ng the best farmers , the individualized system in which their affairs are now conducted , prevents their taking advantage of numberless resources to be derived from a supply of skilful labour , welldirected , and sustained whilst it shall be required by an adequate supply of capital Respecting labour , the destitution t& which it is now reduced and its comparative nothingness in value , by its separation from land and capital , cries aloud f ^ r an alteration ; and this cry must soon be listened to , or a state of anarchy and confusion will arise such as no period of history has ever witnessed .

      The present position of British society differs from every thing which has ever preceded it , in the immense addition that has been nude to human labour by machinery . Within toe last century , the machine power of this country has been advanced from about that of fifteen millions of men , to a power exceeding six hundred . millions , whilst the rapidity with which this power is increasing , was most forcibly shown by the valuable article on that subject , inserted in your paper a law weeks-since . With regard to skill , it is equally evident that an abundance of the most valuable talents capable of assisting in well developing the other resources we possess , is now being wasted in idleness , or mischievously employed in furnishing the means of coercing and restraining those unfortunate individuals who are made the victims of a skate of society which all appear so earnestly to deplore , but which few have sufficiently contemplated to ascertain the means of remedying .

      That capital abounds in the greatest superfluity is evident wherever we look . The amount of gold now in the coffers of the Bank of England is about eleven millions . Consols , notwithstanding a very deficient re-renna , are xapidly advancing , through the general stagnation of trade ; and the opportunity of aeenring a moderate interest , on a good security , will be eagerly sought after by those who possess it . The introduction of a rational system of society will secure the combination of these four elements on a scientific basis , and on an extended scale , and will also take care that they are so combined for the benefit of every individual who shall be placed within their operatisn , as all will be provided with everything calculated to ensure their permanent happiness .

      Tee extent to which this combinatien has already been effected in this experiment appears large to many persons , bnt it bears not the slightest comparison te what may immediately be done , without any extraordinary exertion , provided the main body of the working classes " > " be induced to look to their own interests ^ The more we contemplate the subject , the m o r e clearly will the fact appear to us that the general interest of humanity , is , the permanent interest of every individual ; and that , if we once begin society on a true basis , and take the four great divisions , namely , the production of wealth ; the distribution of wealth when it h" » been produced ; education , or training of the rising generation ; and governing for the benefit ef all , in their proper order ; we shall no longer have occasion to feir , but , that the wants and comforts of all may readily be provided for .

      The great oVject of the Rational system will be to provide for every hnman being as a member of one great family ; and although some may be inclined to say , let us show the system to answer on a small scale first , yet when they come to practical measures they will find that the shortest , the most speedy , and the most dirtet mode of accomplishing the object will be by always preserving the universality of the principles ; for wherever this has been lost alghtof , hitherto , failure has followed , and like causes will again produce similar results .

      The efforts that the Rational Society are making here for the accomplishment of the object they have in view , have progressed in exactly the Bame proportion as the knowledge of the principles of the society have been scquiied by its members ; and thiB knowledge has been acquired by a daily experience in a new system of socitty , which , the more prominently it can be brought before the public eye , tb « more rapidly will it absorb all individual and competitive interests . W « are now in actual possession ef about 800 acres of land , whilst arrangements have been made for securing , at the earliest possible period , two ether ncIghbr-uring estates ; and it would be a matter of the greatest economy and profit , immediately to locate a

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      person to each acre of land , and thereby form a powerful nucleus for the further development of the system , and the osly reasons why this haa riot hitherto been done , has been that the provision of such superior circumstances , as should draw forth their higher and better qualities , have not been at the command of the sod&ty ; and until these ean be procured it will be useless to associate together a number of individuals , who hBve no clear conception of what they are called on to perform . The progress already made is , however , a guarantee for the future : there is now associated in this establishment a number of individuals further advanced in the science of society upon true first principles than have ever been associated together on any former occasion ; these parties are daUy correcting their ideas by practica , and are acquiring an intelligence on the subject they are engaged in , that will make them fit instruments to exhibit to the world the difference between truth and error .

      On some future Oceanian I intend to give the outline of an r / anisation , whereby the necessary impulse may be created that shall move the government to adopt this system on its full scale ; but , in the meantime , I will proceed in my next letter more immediately to the detail of what has been done here up to this period , that our Chartist friends may see that although they very far outweigh ns in numbeiB ; visionary as they have hitherto considered the attempt to gain the land to be , withont first securing political power , yet considering the obstinate prejo dices with which they have bad to contend , the principles of the rational system so far as they have been tried , have done more than all other efforts together to lay the foundation for the future regeneration of man . I am . Sir , Your obedient servant , William Galpin . Harmony Hall . Hants , March 18 , 1813 .

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      TO FEARGDS O'CONNOR , ESQ . Iowa City , Iowa Territory . U . S . January 20 th , 1843 . Sib , —A communication from this remote part of the world , especially from one altogether unknewn to you , may create a iittle surprise ; but . Sir , although I am unknown to you , you are politically known to me : for even in this remote part , I am a periodical reader of your valuable paptr in the cause of liberty and philanthropy . I therefore make free to communicate to you a few thonghts that feave suggested themselves to me in view of thB cause of freedom and independence , of which you are the strenuous advocate .

      In the first pl aoe , I deem it necessary to let you know something of myself , and my feeliugs upon the great cause of which you are thB advocate . I am a native of Banffshire in Scotland , and was in business as a merchant taiior in Huntiy , Aberdeenshire , for twelve years , during which time I became a great professional favourite with the aristocracy in that neighbourhood , until it became known t * them that I was a Chartist and Teetotaller ; and notwithstanding that neither my talents nor circumstances enabled me to do much for either cause , tbey became alarmed , and many of the most influential not only withdrew their own support , bnt used their influence against me . Among the many I may mention one of whom you , no doubt , know

      something—the Duchess of Gordon , who from her character ami professions one would think would have been above taking nctice of so insignificant an individual as me . But not so . Tile religien of the rich is not commonly of that kind to subdue that worst of human passions that enslave man , because of his dependence , and yon will not be lurprised when I say that even ministers of the Gospel were my most rancorous enemies . Howevs-r , I thank God that , by prudence and care , I had accumulated a little oat of my small profits to render me independent of their hellish rancour , and thought proper to ! ay that out in providing a home for my family in a country I considered more free from the devastating influence of Toryism and blasting British Whizgery .

      I accordingly sailed for the United Slates on the 26 th of May , 1841 , and located myself in this territory on the ll ' . b August of the same year . I might here say something on the working of democratic representation here ; but as that is apart from the subject , I shall defer , farther than to say , that such privileges are not valued by the working class as they deserve . Here , as in Great Britain , money has too much influence , and I deeply deplore the ease by which unprincipled stifiah and devilish demagogues mislead the people . Since I came to this part I have followed my former trade of merchant-tailor with good success , and am thankful , although sometimes I feel the want of a proper circulating medium , for prices both for British goods and workmanship are enormous ; so much so , that many sre unable to get decent clothes—we being unable to sell for anything but cash , as nothing else will renew our stock . Many , therefore , are literally in raga . h ile they have plenty of produce , which they would with pleasure give in exchange .

      Oh , Sir , when reading your paper and others from the country upon the condition of my suffering countrymen and women , J have often thed tears to think that with you they are dying for want , while here is a market for their labour , and abundance of food to exchange ; and glad would this people be to accept of the boon . These considerations brought me to the formation of a plan in my mind which I think would greatly effect the welfare of the poorer classes of both countries , and which I take the liberty to lay before you , in hopes that should you Bee it as I do , yon will use your influence in having its practicability tested .

      In the manufacturing districts , as you very well know , the poorer classes of the manufacturers are entirely at the mercy , and under the conlrol of the monopolists , in consequence of their inability to export their goods ; and many of the workmen are compelled to sell their labour at a miserable price , which is rendered much more miserable by having to purchase the chief commodity of life from monopolists of another kind . I therefore , think the following , if carried out , would tend to obviate both evils . Let the small manufacturers unite . Rent a store , or depot ; appoint a committee of : management , whose duty it would be to take in their deposits , and see them

      regulated in price according to the home market * Tbey could alse communicate with , and appoint agents in , any of the United States , or territories of this country , or appoint from among themselves , and send out ( but I think it would be most prudent to get some one resident in this country , as the expense would be less until they could test the practicability of snch an undertaking ; to sell their goods , and take wheat , Indian corn , oats , fee . &o ., in exchange , which could be sent home at a small expense , and thereby receive the full value for their labour , and also avoid the gross impositions practised by bankers , &c , which they indiiectiy pay .

      I know that the extreme poverty of some of them will scarce enable them te be ont of the pr ice of a single piece of cloth until tbey could get a return ; but I think that the more fortunate could advance part of the price , when the goods are deposited in the general store , so that the very poorest could have the benefit I am aware that considerable capital would be required to carry on an extensive business under the present tariffs of both countries ; bnt , as I have before stated , it could be tried on a small scale , and if any see fit to give the thing a trial , I shall be glad to take the first consignment to this territory , where I am sure goods to any amount could be disposed of at a reaaonablp price for the very best of wheat , &c in exchange , and fully as cheap as in any State of the "Union .

      I think Illinois , Wisconsin , and Michigan , are also favourably situated ; as advantage aright be taken of an Act of the Canada Legislature , whereby United States wheat will be admitted into Canada at a low duty , and after being milled , the flour will be admitted into Britain at the same rate as Canadian . I may state that the above is no new formed idea , for ever since I came to this country , and saw the destitution for clothes , and thought of the sufferings of my countrymen and women , I have been trying to form a scheme whereby they might obtain relitf , seeing the folly of trusting to Governments for immeaiate relief to the peer man , even when thn Suffrage is universal ; and I have only made up my mind , upon the above , after consulting many in all the places I have named , none of which expressed the least doubt , but on the contrary , appeared to think such an undertaking would be of immense benefit to all .

      I have more particularly directed my attention to cloth manufacture , but I fully beiitve that any kind of British manufacture would sell equally well , unless cotton cloths . I see nothing of this country manufacture that will compete with Britain . All kinds of hardware would sell well , and should any person incline to communicate with me , I Bhall give thtni every information with regard to any branch , and should they incline to send out a stock of goods to me , I can ^ ive them a reference to some of the largest wholesale houses in Yorkshire or London , any person in Huntley , the whole teetotal society there , and some of the leading Chartists in Aberdeen . I leave ths matter with you , having no doubt of

      your willingness to do all you can for the poor working man , and I am glad you have also the ability . G » on , my dear Sir , and prosper in the glorious cause . Truth must prevail , and the day will soon arrive when your success shall enable yon to crush all that oppose under your feet , where thev shall wither before the beaming rays of the sun of righteousness and may the God of all grace and consolation bear you up above all your trials , is the prayer of yeur strange friend , George Andrews , Mercha n t Tailo r , Iowa City . P . S . —I beg you will excuse the incorrectness of my letter , as I have come off along journey of 1300 miles , and having to send it by steamer on the 4 th February .

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      HOUSE OF LORDS-Fbidat , March 17 . The only matter or special Importance , in addition to some rotttine business , was the raovipg , by the Marquis of Lansdowne , for the production of the correspondence between the British merchants at Canton and Sir H . Pottinger , and in so doing he pointed out the importance of a British judicial tribunal being erected in China . : The Earl of Aberdeen had no objection to the production of the correspondence . The possession of Houg Kong removed many of the difficulties which existed ss to jurisdiction , but the Government were waiting for additional information from Sir Henry Pottinger in order to guide them .

      Monday , Mauch 20 . Lord Denman called the attention of their Lordships to the following extract of a speech , as reported in the Morning Chronicle , purporting to have been delivered by Sir T . Wilde during the late debates on the Privilege question : " Look at some of Lord Dinman ' s opinions j remember that which he expressed , that it mattered little whether or not licentious bookB might bo read by the inmates of a priBon , old and young persons , placed there with a view to their reformation and amendment . What in the world , he asked , had that to do with the case ? If they had got into his own fanvly , he would have seen in a moment what tbey had to do with domestic government . That any man should be found to say that liolentwus and profligate writings and their use by prisoners had nothing , to do with prison discipline , I own has astonished me . "

      It was imputed that these opinions had been propnunded by him in the judgment he had delivered in the celebrated case of ?• Stockdale v . Hansard ; " ' . but he warmly denied that any portion of that judgment would bear such a construction , and proceeded at considerable length to vindicate tbe course he and his learned colleagues on the bench had teken on tn& subject . He had thought it neceasary to meet the charge by tbe most decided contradictor . Lord Brougham produced a tetter from Sir Thomas Wilde , in which he distinctly disclaimed the eXpressions attributed to him in the report ; but he declined to e ; iter upon tbe general question which the judgment delivered by Lord Denman involved , except by reiterating his cordial acquiescence and approval .

      Lord Campbell rejoiced in the disavowal by Sir T . Wildo » f the charge against Lord Denman which the report had imputed to him , but agreed entirely in the opinion that tbe judgment which , had oscaeioiied so much controversy rested on a foundation wholly erroneous and contrary to law . It had been condemned by the most eminent lawyers on both sides ; and , for himself , be gloried in having been a Member of the House of Commons during tbe struggle in support of its privileges . Lord AuiNGER thought that the unanimity of opinion among lawyers which Lord Campbell bad claimed had been in accordance with , rather than in opposition to , Lord Denman ' s judgment , and bad so far coincided with the general feeling of the country . Lord Den man expressed his extreme satisfaction at Sir T . Wilde ' s explanation ; and after some further observations from Lord Brougham , the Duke of Wellington , and Lord Campbell , the subject dropped . In reply to Lord Rosebety , fc

      The Duke of Wellington defended the composition of the commission . appointed to inquire into the operation of the Poor Law in Scotland . Their Lordships then acjeurned .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS .-Friday , March 17 . In reply to Mr . Sharman Crawford , Sir Robert Peel denied being any party to counting out the House on the previous evening , in order , as alleged , to avoid Mr . Crawford's motion for leave to bring in- a bill to secure the effectual representation of the people . The motion was fixed for the 30 th . The first ordsr of the day which was taken , was the resumption of the Committee on tbe Registration of Voters Bill , whicb occupied the entire evening . The discussion was of a general and desultory nature ; but , after all ths claused of the Bill had been gone through , Mr . Cow per moved a olause for restricting the duration of the poll , at county contested elections , to one day .

      Sir James Graham was convinced that , practically , there was great convenience in the two days allowed . Farmers were net likely to sacrifice their market day , should it happen also to be tbe polling day ; and it was , therefore , desirable that there should be a choice of more than one day , in order to enable them to attend an election . A discussion followed , shared in by various county members , urging the advantages and disadvantages of a two ( Jays' poll , which ended in a division , when the motion was rejected by 113 to 60 . Mr . Hardy proposed a clause to prevent fictitious value bciug pat upon premises by arrangements between landlord and tenant as to the rent paid . Sir James Graham and the Attorney General o b jected , and the clause was withdrawn .

      Sir James Graham then proposed a series of clauses , having for their object to prevent and punish personation of voters , which were added to t h e bill , and the labours of the committee terminated . Tbe House then resumed , tbe other orders of the day were disposed of , and the House adjourned .

      Monday , March 20 . The House met at four o ' clock . A great number of petitions on various subjects were presented . Mr . T . Duacombe said that it would be recollected that , on a recent motion repecting tbe conduct of a Noble and Learned Judge , he had referred to certain transactions in Knutsford House of Correction . A few days afterwards the Hon . Member for North Cheshire had given the most unqualified contradiction to his ( Mr . T . Duncombe ' s ) statement . To this statement , after making ii . qairies of certain p . rties , he bad adhered , notwithstanding the contradiction of the Hon . Member , and the Right Hon . Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department had consented to institute an inquiry into the conflicting accounts . In fulfilment of

      this promise he bad sent Capt Williams , the inspector of prisons , to Knutsford , and he arrived there on the 2 ud instant ; and this morning he ( Mr . T . Duncombej had received a letter from the Rev . Mr . Brown , the chaplain of Knutsford House of Correction , askin g hi m to lay bis sta einent before tbe House of Commons , justly considering that the investigation instituted by the Right Hon . Baronet , besides being an inquiry by Government , partook also of the nature of a Parliamentary inquiry . It appeared that the Rev . Mr . Brown had been summoned before the prison inspector , and had subsequently found considerable reason to complain of the conduct of tbe magistrates . The statement of the chaplain was contained in the following letter , which , with the leave of tbe House , he ( Mr . T . Duncombe ) would read : —

      " Knutsford , March 18 , 1843 . •< Sir—As you were the member who brought forw < urd in the House of Commons the conduct of the gaoler of the House of Correction , Knutsford , and obtained from tbe Secretary of State au inquiry into the state of that prison , I have to beg you will bring forward in the House of Commons the conduct of tbe magistrates towards me , the chaplain , for having spoken the truth to the inspector of prisons when I was on eath . " On the arrival of the Inspector at Knutsford , on Thursday , tbe 2 nd of March , he sent for me to the George Hotel , where he was staying , and asked me

      several questions with respect to the Chartist prisoners and the general state of the gaol , which I answered in sincerity and truth . The magistrates met on Friday last , the 17 th instant , and asked me several questions on the subject of my private interview with Captain Williams . I at first refused to divulge a private conversation . They then said , ' If you do not tell us what passed during the two hours you were with him , we shall consider it as a refusal to answer the questions ef tbe magistrates , and shall deal with you accordingly . ' They then asked if I did not tell the inspector in private that the gaoler bad used these words , ' D—n these Chartists , I will give them a bellyful before I have done with them . '

      " My reply was , that the inspector had asked me if I had ever heard the gaoler use violent language about them , I then stated to him the above language , which the keeper or gaoler had made use of to me when he had seen some of the Chartist prisoners who hud complained of their food . " Mr . Traffdrd , fcho chairman of the Quarter Sessions , said , why did not you report these words to tlie magistrates ftt tbe time they occurreu 1 I answered , because you , sir , in April , 1830 , in consequence of some misunderstanding having taken p ! aoe between uie end I he gaoler , told me not to interfere in the discipline of the gaol , but confine myself solely to my spiritual duties , which I considered a prohibition to report that or any p . uch language , or anything relating to the gaoler . After

      that order I made a note in my private diary on the day it was given . The letter addressed to me on the 3 rd of February , 1843 , by the gaol committee , desiring me not to put anything on my public journal with respect to the gaol discipline until I bad first laid it before tbe gaol committee , which letter is in Capt . WUllams's possession , will show that my construction of Mr . Trafford ' s order was correct . After sitting for some time in deliberation the magistrates sent for me , and Mr . Trafford told me that they had come to ( he determination of recommending to tbe quarter sessions to be held at Chester , on Monday , the 27 ih last , to remove me 1 asked what charges were against me i The answer was , none . No unfaithfulness in the discbarge of my

      duties , no immoral conduct , nothing whatever ; only that I had sfated to tbe Inspector of prison ? what I ought to have stated to the magistrates . I again repeated I considered myself under restraint from the order given me by Mr . Trafford to confine myself to my spirt tual duties . Tbe masistrates replied it was absurd to consider such an order a prohibition . Mr . Trafford and Mr Lloyd shortly afterwards observed to me , We find it impossible for you and tbe governor to go on together j we cannot part with him , but with you . ' Mr . Lloyd added , ' If you were to remain , it would soon be no gaol at all . ' This remark had reference to tbe Inspector having had all rcetsmint removed , and liberty given to me to report to the nearest visiting justice any

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      improper ? conduct of the gaoler or any other officer ; both Mr . Trafford and Mr . Lloyd added , ' There is no imputation on your character , and no charge for yonr neglect of your duties . ' I replied , I will write to ths Secretary of State . ' Wiih that wo hive notkiug to do . ' " When the magistrates met on the 24 th of February " ast , and took the depositions of some of the Chartist prisoners , which they forwarded to Mr . Tatton Ejt-rtou , as the ground of his statement in the House of C > mmons , they never called me ; if they bad ; doau so I would have stated to the magistrates the words I stated to ^ aptain Williams . Why they did not call me is beat known to themselves . ! " I have been thirty years in the church ^ and some time officiated as chaplain to a garrison .

      " By the next post I will forward to you testimonials from the magistrates , from the surge * n , and the gaoler in my favour , when I was candidate ( or the Pentonville Prison chaplaincy . ; " Tour obedient servant , " W . Browne . " Chaplain , Knutsford House of Correction . " He ( Mr . Duncerabe ) now called upon the Right Hon . Baronet , the Secretary of State for the Hqme Department , to say whether the chaplain of a « apl , who had been for thirty yeara a member of the ! established church , against whose cbaractar there was not the slightest complaint , who , according to the maRtstrates ' own account , had faithfully discharged his duty , and

      who , in ebedience of that duty , had given { information to the Inspector of Prisons sent down by the Government , ought to be visited by the displeasure of the magistrates , and , at a court of Quarter Sessions to be held on the 27 th instant , should b e r e m ve d ? It w as clear , however , that by this falling out between the gaoler , magistrates , and chaplain , the publje would get at the truth ; and , if b . 3 had heard correctly ; , the magistrates would have reason to regret that tbisfinquiry bad been instituted , and that the statements he ( Mr . Duncombe ) had originally made would be mainly borne out The Right Hon . Baronut , the Secretary of State , who hRd charge of the prisons , was bound in duty to preserve this chaplain from the anger of tbe-mugiatratea , and see that he was not displaced . -

      Mr . TaTton Egerton said that the magistrates were quite as anxious as the Honourable Mombjer that the truth should be known . They had intimated to theii Chaplain their disapproval of his conduct , becausa , being the officer of the gaol , he had not communist id to them what had passed in the gaol , which they looked upon as a violation of the confldencb that ought to subsist between them and their officers . It appeared t ha t du r i n g t he last two or three y e ars the Chapl a in had been in the habit of keeping private } memoranda of what passed in the gaol— ( opposition cheers ) . He should think that the House would expect such to be communicated to the magistrates— iheari hear ); for unless it were made it would be impossiblo for the visiting magistrates to have accurate evidence of what passed in the gaol . Mr . T . S . Duncombe—The magistrates prohibited him from making communications .

      Mr . Tatton Egerton could not conceive that any officer of the gaol could think that it was ! his duty to withhold such communications . The moment after Captain Williams had left they made the icquiry ; they were only anxi us that the truth should be known ; he understood that the inspector ' s report had beun lectivtii at the Home Office tbat morning . \ Sir James Graham thought the coraplaiat of the Honourable Member somewhat premature , jlmmediately afttr the Honourable Member's statement ; on a former evening , an inspector of prisons had proceeded to Ki utaford . The inspector did institute it searching inquiry , but his report had not yet been seen by him ( Sir James Graham ) . It had been left at the Homeoffice , but on the request of Captain Williams , it had been forwarded to him for revision . He was not ,

      therefore , in possession of the report , and ke thought that the complaint of the chaplain was prematu . e , inasmuch as it was hiB intention to lay the repert upon the table of tbe House . It was also , he conceived , premature , because ttie power to deprive him ; of offliw was not vested in the justices or in the visiting justices , but in the Court of Quarter Sessions , which ) had not yet met . They were , therefore , only discussing the apprehensions of an officer , which might be more or less well-founded , but still they were only apprehensions ; it rested with tbe majority of magistrates at quarter sessions te say whether tbe removal should tike place or not The Honouiable Member had supposed , erroneously , tbat he ( Sir James Graham ) bad a control over the election or removal of an officer .: The power was absolutely vested by law in the Court of Quarter Sessions . Till he had come into the House he did not

      know of tbe complaint ef tho chaplain . . Mr . T . S . Duncombe said that the meeting of magistrates on Friday was a separate transaction from tbe complaint on which was to be founded Captain Williauis ' 8 report . Sir James Graham said , that at the request of Cop tain Williams , tha report had been returned to him . The House then resolved itself into Committee of Supply , avid a vote was taken for £ 18 000 800 t » meet Exchequer-bills—not without some admonitions from Messrs . Hume , Bowritig , and Williams , ] that the interest on such sscurities ought no longer to exceed 1 . 3 t . per day . i

      On the commissariat estimate Mr . Hume was strenuous in counselling an abatement of our colonial expenses . So long as the present large military establith . nent should be kept up in the colonies , tbeBe estimates were perhaps incapable of rertuetion ; but his oivd coavictlon was , that those establishments were jexcessl'V and evtravagant , and ought to bb reduced in 1 favour of tbo people at home , who were wanting food . He would reoommend a Finance Committee . ) J Sir B Peel said , that even if the people w&re in the most prosperous condition , he should or ject to any needless establishment in the colonies ;! but tbat , oh tbe other band , a necessary establishment ! was not t- fee

      reduced because the revenue at borne was not m a flourishing state . A finance Committee was not so competent to judge of colonial necessities as the responsible Ministry , which had the aid , information , and advice of the colenial governors and authorities . It was not wise to break down the strength of our troops by curtailing the necessary relief to regiments which had been for many years ou foreign service ; nor could forces be always withdrawn as soon as the country occupied by them appeared to be pacified . The last news from China would illustrate tbat subject : Mr . Hume admitted that a force was requisite in China , and likewise at the Gape : bat what did Eng . land want with 10 . 000 men in the Canadas , 2 , 000 in Nova Scotia , and 350 in Newfoundland ? Every colony ought to be ita own protector . j Mr . F . Baring argued that it was sound economy to keep the commissariat establishment always in an efficient state . '

      After a few words from Mr . Goulbnrn and I « ord John Russell , ; Mr . Hume complained of the amount of half-pay , and objected to some other particular items in this estimate . Mr . WrLLiAMS thought that those who voted for such estimates as these could have no sympathy with the suffering people . Mr . Bernal vindicated himself , and those who thought with him , from tbe imputation of wanting sympathy with the people . If gentlemen could see the returns of sickness and casuality on foreign service , they would uofc think the reliefs too large .

      Mr . Hume desired to havo the inequality of taxation between the rich aud the poor redressed . In the present state of things , the chief taxation was on the consumption of the poor . The landlords / who had been living so expensively , must come down , so must the receivers of official salaries . The Commissariat votes having been taken , Sic G . Clerk brought wn the Civil Contingencies ; but ; Mr . Hume , as these accounts had not jbeen delivered to members till Friday last , desired farther time to consider them . He adverted particularly to the expenses incurred in fitting up St George's Chapel for the Christening of the Prince of Wales . Sir R . Peel justified this expense ; bat acceded to the request for postponement . ;

      Mr . Williams believed that the estimates of this session had been brought on more rapidly than usual . SirB . Feel answered , that the reasoniof the rapidity with which these estimates had come on was the rapidity with which the prior votes had been granted , which he supposed had been owing to the surprise and satisfaction felt by the House at the extensive reductions effected by Government Mr . Hume protested that his own forbearance had not arisen from any surprise or satisfaction of that sort , but from the persuasion that as most of the members of Opposition absented themselves upon those estimates , he should have had little or no chance of succeeding in a resistance to any vote . ' Sir R . Peel hoped the Honourable jMember meant to adhere to this good rule of not offering opposition when he found himself in a very small minority .

      In the committee on the Coast ot Africa Bill , Mt . Hume urged the expediency of having a-Colonial budget —and , indeed , an Indian budget also . 1 Lord Stanley was inclined to think that a colonial budget , that is , a series of details relating to ato . it forty different colonies , would be exhibited to empty benches ; probably , indeed , it would be a tetea-tete between bim-Belf and Mr . Home . ) Mr . W . S . O'Brien was understood to press Mr . Hume's suggestion ; as did also Mr . hwart and Dr . Bowring . j lierd Stanley was smre that those colonies whicb have assemblies of their own would view such an interference with great difisatiefaction . i

      Mr . Hume said tbe country ought certainly to know tbe financial circumstances of any colony which did not defray its own expences . j After the other orders of the day had been disposed of , Mr . Hume moved for seine returns respecting Sir Alexander Grunt ' s appointment to the ; Board of Au »? it One of these related to tbe age of Sir Alexander , whom Mr . Hume was pleased to consider as too far advanced in life to be fitly placed in such a situation ; bnt Sir R . Peel thought Mr . Hume should be aware that a man might be about the age of sixty , and yet have a tarn for figures . \ The returns , except ns to the age , were erdered . Mr . Hume moved for an account of the emoluments received by certain officers of the Mint , including the

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      gains of business done by them duri .-- . if the hours in which tbey are not employed f jr the public £ » this Mr Gladstone objected , aid Mr . Hume , on a division , was defeated .

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      A WARNING TO BACHELORS WAKDERINQ IN SCOTLAND . Tho following is from the Fi-eeman ' s Journal . We recommend it to the serious perusal of snch of oar bachelor friends as may have occasion to visit Seotla » d ; — " Married or not Married ?—The Evening Post of Tats lay night contains a curious correspondence . It may trTord a lesson to gentlemen travelling for the first tima in Scotland , and we shall , tfcerpfore , Rive ita purport . A ssenttetnan rfj ^ icing in the name of Sydenham Snow was travelling in Scotland , inthe mouth of December la-. fc , and was eujoying the aninsemente of the good city of Glasgow . A gentleman in the search of pleasure , he admired the fair-haired daughters of the

      north , with flixe . n locks and sparkling eyes of blue . But among them a " , she who fixc 4 his meditations waa a maid whose after life must mix strangely with his . Jolly in name , joli in spirit , she arrested the steps of the wanderer , melting him by the warm ir / flu ^ nces of beauty on tho impulses of our nature . Ha loved merriment , and ha loved Jolly , and wish both , iu happiness , he passed the hours . Mr . Snow , as his name would lead us to suppose , is frae the North . ' He dates in ' bill , bond , quittance , or obligation , ' from Oraagh , in the county or Tyrone . Bnt Glasgow is still' firther north , " and Miss Jolly , though shs smiled so morrily , appears not to have bevn at all a degenerate slip of the northern pine . In a moment of—we know not what—Mr . Snow jnav , perhaps , remember—Miss Mary Jolly and Mr . Syilenham Snow mutually acknowledged each

      other ' be ' ore two witnesses' aa husband and wife . Poor Mr . Snow J he appears not to have known what he did . He forgot that tbe law of marriage in Scotland is somewhat different from that of this country , a ad even now seems quite persuaded that he is ' free as air . Not thus Mary Jolly—alaa , to him no longer so ! She inuintd upon the law , and she bas , it would appear , taken steps to enforce whatever rights this contract gave her . Mr . Snow insists that' he was never married . " Mary ' s agents say the marriage is a ' valid one , ' and fius their quarrel runs . T ' ie story is not a fiction and may be useful to gentlemen visiting the Scottish lakes , or coursing on the Scottif h heather for the first time . When they are attracted by the JoUy-tg of tbe hill-side ma * riens , let th ° m not forget tbe freezing gravity which Mr . Snow wears now . "

      That t ' ., e Snow was melted by tbe fires of love , is a matter , fioubtleas , to be regretted . That the maiden wus not frigid , mast be equally mourned . Bat the circurnstanus , although melancholy enough , afford another proof of . the simple truth , so long established , yot so frequently forgotten , that honesty is the best policy . Poor Mr . Snow 1 His life must henceforth be a sad one , for his Jollytie , like the jollity of many otbe / 8 , with whom " smiles form the channel of a future tear , " has been the source of bitter sorrow .

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      WORCESTERriHIE ASSiZES . AN IRISH BURGLARY AND AN IRISH DEFENCE . Henry ( John ) , aged 61 , mualin weaver , a merrylooking " son of the sod , " was placed at tho bar , charged with having , at Tenbury , on the 16 * . h of August , feloniously broken and entered the dwellinghwuse of Francis Thomas , with intent to commit a felony . Paddy , for Bach he really ia , although his godfathers thought proper to " christen him out of his name" ( just as the veritable Joseph Miller hath it , to mnki' people believe he was " born out of his native ccu'itry ") , was , by some curious freak of fortune , transplanted from the Emerald Isle to the town of Tenbury , and while there , on the 16 th of August last , a Mrs . Downey saw him , about eleven o ' clock at night , sailing along the street , and coma to a dead halt opposite ths door of prosecutor ' s house , which was then locked up , he having gone out of town a few days previously . After brii fly reconnoiterirs , Henry raised the latch , but

      couli not open the door ; he took another survey of the house and tbe street , and then , placing bis brawny ah' uliters to the door , away flew ketch , and latch , and loc k , and away flew Paddy too , for the ease with whieb the fastenings gave way tilted him forwards , and the last seou » t him at that time was his head going into the house at a tremendous pr . ee , with his heels doing their best—though that was bad enough—at following after Mrs . Downey , who bad watched bis movements from her window , waited about a quarter of an hoar for prisoner ' s return ; but , as the door had closed after him , and nothing was seen or heard , she called her son , who went to the house , and found Henry standing sentry , stiff as a poker , and speechless as a mute , ia the centre of the kitchen . He cellared him , bore him away to the station house , he was committed for trial , and now" stood at the bar on bis deliverance . " Paddy , when Mis . Downe y stopped in her evidence , ex-Claimed—

      -Wtli , Mr ? . Downey , have ye done ? Case if ye have , I'll throuble ye to bty ? in again . Mrs . Downey , is it ? Ye ' re " downey" enough , that ' s thrue for ye ; but p'raps yer not " downey" enough for to get me thransported , anyhow . Now attind ; wasn't I ss dhrunk as I couldn ' t see a hole through a lather ( ladder ) ? \ V i ' . ness—I can't say , indeed . Paddy—Dirthy water on ye , but ye do though . Wasn't I dhraufc enough to mistake a dirty baste fox a respectable woman ?

      Wiouss—L'kely enough . Pu-. id ;—That ' s thrue for ye . I took you tbat night for : i cketnt budy , likely to do a . gintlenian in distress a good turn . Now , wasn't I dhrunk ? ¦ Witness—I really cannot say . Piicidy—Can a man rofra house convaynently , if he Ciui't see at all ? Witness—I should think not ; but you were not Win . ' . ? Paddy—There ye ' re wrong 11 was " Wind dbrunlt . ** Can a man see in the dark ?

      WitDess—Certainly not Paddy—Wasn't I in the dark ? W it ness— Yes » Paddy—Thin till me , Misthress very Downey , i ? a man can't rob a house if he can't see , and a man cant se « in the dark , and I was in the dark , how could I intiud to rob this house ? Witness—I don't know anything about that . Paddy . Faith , Misthress very Downey , yespalpeen , nor nobody else . Now , if yell jiafc be kind enough to pick up yer trotters , and carry yerself off , I'll be obliged to ye , ' case I want to spake to them giattemin o' the Jury . Ye'll understand me , Lord Judge , and

      Misthers , gintlemin o' the Jury , as I ' m a respectable man ; that ' s true , ye'll find . Well , thin , I had been selling some books—I'm a bookseller , yer honoursthat is , I'd been thrying to sell seme tracts as gintleman had give me when they could find any coppers in theiz trousors . I met with some friends , and in course wd had a " dhrop ef the crater , " and I could ' t see a hole ia a lather , so I starts home all alone by mesetf , and wid no body wid me . I thought what a blessing a a potheen of the rale stuff was , and then I wanted some frind to tread on the tail of my coat , for love , money , or whbkcy ; but I was oblegcd for to be afther g « ing homo widout a bit of a fire , singing

      " Siint Pttimck was a gintleman , And dme o' dacent payple ; He built a church in Dublin town , And on it put & slayple whin all at onst I oomes aginat a bouse , or a house cornea igainat me , which is all the same ye'll say ; and I looked at it says , " Ocb , here ' s luck and Mother Grffiihs ' a . " Wid that I tries the door , and finds it fastened against a gentleman . Wid that , I says , " Misthrcss GnflUhs , ye'll perticlarly obleege me by taking iff yer night cap , and opening the door ; " faith , but she didn't « ome , and I tried to make meself happj wh i le " She lay fast asleep , snag in bed and snoring , While r . 'und the house I crept , her hard heart imp lo ri ng . " " Misthress Griffiths , asihore , but won't ye let me ia Och , riirtny butter to ye ; and ye'll keep me htie ia starvation , will ye ? " says I—

      ' Ocb , I find I waste my breath , and rcay thd a ^ afl Vvkn ye , — . Suro I will catch my death—the divil fcimself can't wake ye . " Asrt so . yer Honour's glory , I j ^ st let the few potheens of whiskey put me shoulder to the door , and in it wint , and so did I . It closed , yer Honour , and , by St . Patbrick , I was all alone In the dark , without a living soul to spake to but tables and chairs . I thought it was all ov < r wid me , and was a giving up the ghost when that ugly sinner , Mastber Downey , toak me away for to be put in the hole . " That ' s all I have to say , and , perhaps , ye'll think it enough too , " quoth Paddy , concluding bis address with a profound saUm to the Jury , with a ditto to his Lordship .

      The Laarned Judge re-called Mrs . Dt » wney , and ascer tained that prisoner had taken lodgings at a Mrs . Griffitbs ' s . two doors from the house entered ; and , ttibrea <> on , directed a verdict of Not Quilt ; , which was at once returned . Upon leaving the bar , Paddy again went through his bowing and scraping—saying to bis Lurdsbip , " I wish heaven" may blow a favour on yer Lordship when ye die . "

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      Yeomanry . —A parliamentary return , published yesterday morning , of the number and expenses of the effective yeomanry of Great Britain , in the year 1842 , states the nnmber of troops to have been 247 , containing 831 officers , and 13 , 358 mea , the total expense connected with whose maiatenanee was £ 101 831 8 s lid . Tho amdunt voted by Parliament £ 82 , 458 , thus showine the exceaa of expenditure btyond the vote of Parliament to have been about £ 19 , i 73 . The reason of the excess arise from ua < oreseeu charges on account of corps oalled ous in aid of the civil power . Six yeomanry corps , containing six troops aad 472 men , now serving gratuitously , are to be pkced upon the permanent ; establishment from the 1 st ot nexi , month ; and soven additional corps , to consist of 16 troops and 933 man , ace expected to bo raised fur the year 1843 .

      3emp*Rial |9arltamem.

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      Heboes of thb America ?? Involution . —There ars in the United State * just one hundred soldiers of the Revolution on the pea&ioa list over one hundred years oi age . The oldest man on the list iB Michael Bale , of "Onion County , Pensylvania , who is in his 115 th jeai . —NeiD York Paper . Hanoveb , Masch 9 . —We hear that several of the Orders of Knighthood , medals , and honorary insignia ( given on the occasion of the marriage of the Crown Princ ) hare been sent back to the Government .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 25, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct643/page/7/