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      OS THE REMOVAL OF THE " STAR" TO LONDON . jlx . Epitob , —AB < nr me to add my feeble note to $ e merry charns of popular Toices tliat welcome . Lajjoar ' s organ to the metropolis . As a ample unit of giat heteogeneous mass of -which , oar motley popu .-Uuoius composed , my comjmmicationswSl appear but _ i one man ' s opinion . When ~ we consider that jjj ^ es are influenced and led Tsj individual

      concep-£ onSj I desire no more prominency than the ralue of jjv suggestions may aehiere ; Tfhile , if I can turn ^ rror into the eonrse of truth , and aid knowledge in ' jhe accomplishment of its greatest object—the redemption of the worMng classes from the slavery to which ignorance , disunion , and neglect has consigned ^ em—I shall , stimulated by a proper ranity and laudable ambition , struggle for that place in fame ' s record to which my serriees may entitle it .

      The iirsi step towards reclamation is repentance for past offences ; and the greatest protection that can be thrown round a public man is to be able "to discriminate benTen his friends and his foes . Ton hare commenced lbe work of reclamation well , by closing the columns of an organ which should create and represent the harmony and union of its supporters aeainst selfish complaint and interested denunciation ; while , \> y its Temoral to the Capital , you manifest a u ^ ijy disposition of submitting yonr actions to a sxc ^ re -vigilant popular vontrool . To enable you to cistinirnisli between vonr fiiends and jnnr foe ? , « = baj ] be theobjeei of this , hit first eonraiunk-ation .

      Mixing in all societies , I have frequent opportunijie > of learning the sentiments of * aeh . The aristOr craej beliere that the yonJum S ; ar promulgates ' seditioD , " and aims at plunder through anarchy ; while ihes affect to believe that but for its influence over ihe -working classes they would be yet able to resist their . great . * nanj—th « League— -without < letrimeiii to -their own interests . The middle classes < leny the

      taxability of the people to achieve any great political change by their own strength , and therefore de-Bounee the yorOitm Star as a false light—as the herald of hopes and anticipations that cannot be realised - while the dependency of a large portion of The working classes npon the aristocracy and the jnidifie classes induce * the leaders of those sections to cat ** r for an easy livelihood bv subscribing to the donnas and earrving out the plans of their respective

      . in troth , it is curious to see how both the aristoeacv and middle classes are , after all , compelled to seek supporters for their own crotchets from the ranks of the -working classes . And this I take to be the greatest proof that it is not the power of either , or aF both nnitedlv . -within their o-sra Ta .-nVs—lurt the

      power -which thev Henrre- irom the trorhrng class , that constitutes their strength . Hence we may come to the legitimate conclusion that the strength of the aristocracy and the middle class is a consequence , not « the soundness of their plans , or belief in their integrity , bnt of the effect of their money upon the easy eonseienoes of the working-class propounders of their Kfhemes and theories .

      Those two powerful classes are , then , your bitter , jmnring , and irreconcilable enemies : and their enjsnty is augmented and perpetuated by the interest which the working men in their employ have in misrepresenting you , whereby the value of their own services in opposing yon may be enhanced . Tour friend ? ., tout only friends , are those who labour for their daily bread ; and in order to prove the fallacy M those who deny the capability of the working classes to work ont their own salvation , it will now become your greatest duty and most constant care to organise and unite the sons of labour , so as . to make them inaccessible to the threats , the gold , and ihe persuasion uf the seducer .

      The real meaning of the assertiun that the working tlasses of themselves are not able to effect any great political change wiO be found in the determination of the other classes to resist that union by which alone the proposed change can be effected . In iBusiration of my position , allow me to put the question ikus : —suppose the working classes , as a body , were thoroughly united , and suppose the body to havt-Tirtue enough to resist the soft persuasions of the

      other classes , leaving them to their own resources for lecturers , spies , and disturbers ; what possible obstacle could they oSer to the accomplishment of any rational object upon which the national will had deeded i The middle classes who deny the -efficiency of popular combination are prophets with a power of 2 BHHing thr-ir own predictions . Instead of » aying of ihe people , '" you cannot of yourselves work any great tinnge , " they should say . '" y : m shall not—uc will not Hkm von . "

      The reader tuaj trroneoiisly suppose that the wiil of those dafc ^ -s tkn- interposed would offer an irresLSS 2 > le and legitimate barrier in the way of any scheme propounded by themselves ; whereas the power ema-XSUjs from popular rabserviency , and not from the * iil , or the ability of the middle t- ! a « es to resist it . And , although the wealthier orders are incessant an-1 untiring in their promulgation of the error that the vorking classes cannot do without them , their every laove proves the reverse—that thev cannot do

      withwit the working classes . 2 sot only do we see their ¦ Keakness strikingly develoj > ed by as much of union Sa does exisi in the ranks of the people , but we further discover that they see the necessity of sinking all Elinor dmerenees , and of muting zH tbo * e elements o / cisoord whlca would Gtcersvise present themselves , fr-Ca Terr fear of that popular combination , which , E ^ rathera ] and disjointed & ¦> it now is , rejects any and zd the nostrums that the selfish and the sordid oppressor offers to T < overtv as the price of its support .

      1 am fret to admit that the 5 » rt }»~ m Star has to a great extent prevented a union between the middle and the working elasses ; but then , upon the part oi ihote -who are modeitiT asked to surrender ail—to iLoiidon the field . « m « i leave the command to others—I ask , first , -wliat invitation the middle classes , s-s J bf » dy , have ever offered the people , that justh-i-. prEJeut-ej or honour would surest the propriety of att-epiing ? And , secondly , I ask if it is rational , reasonable , or even natural to suppose , that those Tsiio pinndt-r tstD protect , the plundered from the as-» al « and ravages of those who consider themselves iLe Jcgitimate distributors and appropriators of the phoLdered hoarJ '

      While your rpmoval to the Capital wDl be hailed ¦* ith gladness by thousands and tecs of thousands . Jvn must not suppose that faction will leave a sinde Jio&e unturned tliat can be rolled as an obstacle in Joar tray . On the contrary , ai-customed as yon are lo ccajtead against the rising aspirations of the cn-Ticius and jealous ; practised as yon are in subduing i&e . dambur of provincial discontent , you must be prepared for another and a greater struggle . Here a the mocev ; here is the will to spend it : and here

      ibe result of its power will be tried . Your attempt U bold and dimng i and believe me that tout way is feewed with thorns that will rrquire a bold and firm fiep t « tread . Here you will meet capital , interest , * ad power , which never lack agency when their wiU isio be done ; and stout howsoever yon may be , you aust rally your friends round you to meet the as-^ sIt-5 of interested capital , and to protect you from the aasawisV ^ stab of disappointed and interested Tagabonds .

      To this end , as I stated in the outset , it should be your duty and your care to unite yom- friends &t / editions management , whereby the union of labour fc&y , at one and the same time , be enabled to pro fcet its fiiends from the assaults of their enemies , and ^ Bake each triumph a " rung" in Labour ' s ladder . "VTe ^* Te heard of so many flattering and fascinating * &enie 3 ibr creating and preserving a wholesome and Profitable union amongst tie working classes , that 1 i ^ " abstain from entering -into any consideration of * ke subject in my first letter , promising in my next wfleTelope aplansoplain , bo simple , so cheap , and ft-easil y worked out , as at once to decide the question * oshef Chartism is *• to be , or , not to be I " T 0 C 3 tG EXGJLLXD .

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      THE BECHABITES . The following communications have been forwarded to me upon behalf of the Rechahite Association . The letter of < 3 rimsb . aw is admirable , able , and convincing ; but the by& . laws are not . wbat I required as the ground-work of the establishment . 1 wanted the rules and objects of the Society , as an illegal society may hare perfectly legal bye-laws . Prom all I can collect I can come to no other conclusion fha-n that the rules aud objects of the Hechabites , being protective of the interest * of the labouring classes , bas made them aa object of attack by ilr .

      O'Connell , who has never lost an opportunity of striking ^ dastardly blow at Unions , and Societies -of the Working Classes , which were calculated to manifest their strength audio jield them protection . TVbat I now desire is , that the rulesandobjects of this exceUent society may be forthwith transmitted to me , so that if legal , the nervous and timid may be saved from the treachery of the reckless and daring . 1 cannot banish the fact from my mind that every prosecution of the English working classes has been preceded bj an invitation from O'Connell to the Whig Attornej-6 en era ! to strain the law against them . FEAXGC 3

      O'COXXOXT 11 E INDEPENDENT ORDER OF REC 11 AB 1 TES TO DANIEL O'CONNELL , ESQ ., M . P . RlsPrcTED Sis , —Tour letter of the 28 th ultimo , addressed " to £ i « Acting Seerct-irg of the J ^ oi / al Xational Association , " and containing tout opinion , that the Order of Kechabites is an unlawful , vicious , and worthless inrtiruHon , has been received with fear by some , with surprise bv others , but bv far the majority with feelings approaching to coutempt ; believing that your object is to JTevent thai union betneen Irishmen and Englishmen wMcli the llechabitf Association has : i tendency t « create , and which ever \ riirht-tliinkinsr man , instead 01 seeking

      to destroy , would endeavour to promote . I am not , howeit . T , about to imjiugn jour motives , but to show -that tout opinjou is erroneous , aad leave it for jour i-ountrvmen and mine to surmise wheTher you have suffered your judgment to be tvarped by prejudice , or have been misled , or have decided in ignorance , or have been actuated by sinister motives . Tour letter contains four capital charges against the order of Rechabites , which are couched in lilt ? following terms : l--t _ —You # aj it is tour o- pbiion that even individual member of tin- Ret-habitr Society is jmilty <> f a transportable offence .

      - < i—That this order of Reeliabites is calculated to do vrry ^ i-eat ntischie ^ and to introduce a very bad spirit among * the working f lasses . : —That Father ^ Mathew does not approve of the R «* ehabite Ai ^ oeiation . bt ^^ anfie he tet-p > himself clear of any society , tents or orders , save the Temperance : > ociety . -1 th . —That the order of Rechabifes L « a vicious and a worthless Society . Upon the first charge , I presume you to have given your opinion as a lawyer , which opinion I unhesitatingly affirm to be founded in error , and that , therefore ,, the judgment must be reversed , ily opinions are grounded upon the following facts : —The Independent Order of Rechabites . ranks in law with a class of societies , comprising the Odd Fellows , Foresters , Druids , Shepherds , Gardeners , and

      others . Any law , or other thing , which applies to auy one of these orders , afiJects the whole ; and as some of them hare existe-d for more than half a century , and in t inifiS when it vraa Amgcroas to unite together for anv purpose , without being interfered with by Government , lawyer , or common informer , it affords a presumptive proof that they are not of that unlawful character which you appear to believe them to be . There is no law direcily affecting these societies ; and , therefore , to make them unlawful , some law , passed for another purpose , will have to be construed > o as to make it apply to them . Y on believe there is a law that will bear this construction : I differ with you in opinion ; and were I unsupported by any facts , circumstances , or opinions , your assertions would have nu weight with me , as- 1 have no confidence whatever in von as n ronstructivr lamer .

      W hether tho > c orders are consistent with law has nut jet been tried in any conn , bm circuinstazu-e * hare arisen , aud opinions liave been given by an eminent lawyer , Sir John Campbell , which to my mind , and to thousands of others , confirms the lawfulness of such societies . You vn 2 here note , that whatever affects the order of O « M Fellows in law , affects the order i > f Rechabites , thej " ovine analagous in their constitutions ; except so far as the Rcthabites having dispensed v . ith their secret signs anil pass word , they art * much farther removed from ain approximation to ihe unlawful thau the Udd Fellows , nhn stiH retain tv . th .

      On the accession v > f 3 \ i > ! Maje- ; ty George the Fourth , and . ijruin on the accession of his Majesty WUliam the Fourth , aildrrsst-s wtre presented to their Majesties In the Independent Order of l > dd Fellows , and on both o .-oa-^¦ lous the ir JIajcsties wrn- " graeictlv pUiite / t to receive fAsjn't i >} the : / njrf graciout manner . " The first letter , arkn <» wledjr ing the addre > s is - - " ttivI '" " -MT-. uuth . " The second , " Sir Robert Peel . " Now I cannot believe thai these Ministers wnjuld have presented , or their Majesties have received , an address from a society of an unlawful character , every member of which , according to you , is iruiltv of a transjwjj-table offence .

      la January , 1 < > 7 , Sir John Campix-U , then Auorne \ - CJeiitTal , iviis consuJted upoD the lawfulness of th < - onlvr of Odd Fellows , and upon what was necessary to be adopted to render it a iegal societv . His reph was . " $ om < : Util dtyuSA truly he cii ^ ri'ihir'i vHutOier Di ? locittv of Odd F'XUjht - * may not 7 ~ : oynsidtroi < VOinl . iy \ rlthiti th ? letter of the ]/ r- 'jvitiem of thi ^¦ atutti Tt-ipecliTtg ( vpUMoX ioricl ' us : but it awears to ' - < i r-.- « loyil , ir-jraL . useful , and prai&icorihu institution , a ^ d 1 Oun k i } . > rM nJjt rf map continue to rn-it oeeor&iitg to Vie n < Ui of Vu order , < i ! they &ik fo long dorf ' , triJiouf any doug-r qfhthip eoifed in pietthoti for a brftich of tLe lair . "— " 1 l > o xoi si ; e a > v stcrs * iTT for thz

      5 OC 1 ETT BE 15 G XIMODEIXED . You see , sir , from the foregoing , that Sir John Cam \> - bell is of a different npinion it . y . » u ; he does not believe the society needs remodelling , but wliich he most as-SUTirdlv would have done had he detmed the memberiguilty of a transpurtable otfence , Now coined thf question , whosf assertion is must eDtitlc-5 to credit , Daniel O'Connell's or Sir John Canipbell ' - * The latter undoubtedh . for , supported as it is by corroborative circumstance-, it possesses all the force of truth . You are prubablt' not aware , sir , that in the session of

      Parliament of l $ 4 i the Independent Order of Refhabites applied for an Ac : to confer upou their association all the privileges possesst-d by isolated societies under the Act relating to friendly societies . At this time the laws ui the order were before the present Government , and although communications were received from them , the } gave no intimation of the unlawful character of the institution ; and it is my nnn conviction that tliv order would now have been protected by an Act of Parliament of it ? own had not some persons surreptitiously cnrre . pond-d with Government , stating . that the Rechabites v . ere not unanimous in their de « ire for an Act of Parliament .

      Thai the ordt-x of K « rhabitt-s i « not iinder the law , admit , but tliat < l < x ~ not make it an nnluvrml society There are many hundreds of btnefit societies , xrade societies , and others , in a similar position , and jet their acts are perfectly lBfriul . An unlawful society , whose members are liable to be trun > poriL-d for uniting together , cunnot bv any existius Act of Parliament , without biiii ^ r .-modi-Iled . be made a lairnd syfien . Now the order oi" Rechabites can at ani ii : ne when < hey choose have the protection of the law 7 i . > - ^ can ejirol earli tent singly , or each district , or the _\ rouid enrol tlie t-ifcntive council , and thus have the pr ... tet-tion of the 2 a-w for the -whole order , which I take to bt a il-.-nii instratiie proof that the c -oci-etv r £ llechabites i ? Dc : unlawful in its character .

      If it is not a pru' . f of error , it is a reason v . ny your opinion i * of litUt- wcisht , that vou do not seem to haw discovered that . > Y the Jf-cbahile S' ^ letu is wdairtul , tin Rt ' p * a \ AlfOcialif > H if v , l . j . rrfi . i also , ai . d crery TiiCmber ( i f it i ? auS ' t / of a ^ nou 7 *' 'r . "r .- i nf ,-r , c .:. The Repeal AssociaJioii , and the order of RechaMtes are pi-rftctly analogous in thoW cliaiactt-ri ^ tic-s vhich . if anything d ^ es , renders Ihernj unla ^ -rol , and a ^ - % « u have no fears for the mt-i ; ii > ers of the Repeal Assoriatiors , there need be none for tin members of the order of Rechibiti-s . I think the facts and circumstaucfes abo \ e quoted s . rc sufficient to prove that the class of societies to which ihe order of Reehnnites beionc are nol of an -uiilavvfuj character ; and that Sir John Campbell was right , when fc » said tijry might ¦ ' connnue to meet according to tlit i-ule « of the < mler , without any danger of being called in question far a breach of the law . "

      indly . —Yon say "Hi ? order of Rechahiies is cakulat ^ a to' d / 3 vcrygriJj } nJHlifi , and U > inlr&iute a aery b < zJ spir , am / ynq the irorkhyj dassei . Never was assertion more . v variance with truth than this : age has either weakened your perceptive faculties , or you have been grossly misinformed . Rechabitism demands from members ]> erfer . sobriety , and good moral condurt ; it teaches them to b . provident , and to assist each other in times of distress It teax-hes mea of all creeds , and of all political opinions , that they aro brethren , and ought tt , ^ yteHl togt-thtsr >¦ harmony . This , sir , is what is inculcated in the orderf . this is what its members practise ; and could you but ex tend its provision over England , Scotland , and Vi ale < -. then the benignant influence of Re < -habitism would retract \ o \ rr libellous insiuviations , conceived in ignorance ard if a spark of senuine pliilanthrophy burrn- withii tout bosom , yon would call upon your countrymen tt join the RechaHte Association , assured it would do them s-ood .

      3 rdly . —You say "Father MaVioo does r ^ ot aj-prove ofth * Rechubitt Association , because h ? ktty } hlmsdf clear of any tocifty . tents , or order , satt Vie Temperance Society . " There are few schoolboys who would not have detecic'i ! the erroneous logic of this paragraph . Father Mathew does not approve , because he does not join . According to this ,, Daniel O'Connell does not approve of the Temperance movement , because he has not joined . Everybody who has not joined in the Repeal movement disapproves , and no man can approve of the missionary , or anj other cause be has not joined ; which is to assert what is sheer nonsense . . . . _ .

      _ la reference to Father Mathew ' B approval if it had not been asserted , it -would amount to nothing ; though it is well for a good society to have the approval of ail good men . But Pather Mathew bas approved , and has unequivocallv stated his approbation of the principles , effects , and tendencies of the order of Rechabites . In a conversation I had with him , on his first arrival in Manchester , the Rer . Pather stated , " that he had first become acquainted with the order of Rechabites in Glasgow , that he highlj approred of the institution , and he much

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      regretted that . the present Rtate of Ireland precluded hhn from being-instrumental in introducing so noble an institution into his own country ; " and I find , by reports in ihe newspapers , that he reiterated the same sentiment . * at a large public meeting , held in Manchester , in July , 1843 . Thus , it is evident that Daniel O'Connell knows nothing of the opinions of Father Mathew upon this subject , and is not justified in using the Rev . Gentleman ' s name to assist" him in effecting his present purpose . ¦ ithl j —• Tou say " thi order of RecJuibites is a vicious and KbrtHUss society . ' Again , 1 condemn your logic as vpry bad . You speak of " the chiritakU works that constitute a portion of the business of the Rechalitet . '' I cannot suppress a smile , as 1 ask you , did you ever before hear tell of the charitable

      woTks of a vicious and worthless society ? You never did , sir' You never can ! The thing is as impossible as for you to establish your own infallibility . The Rechablte institution ie neither vicious nor worthless . It is valuable to Teetotallers , as it enables them to make invcRtnients for sickness and death , without the temptations incidental to sick societies held in public houses . It is valuable to Teetotallers , because it enables them , when they travel to seek employment , to receive assistance by the way , and to find friends who own them , wherever there is a tent , and should they fall sick in a town at a distance from home , they meet with sympathy , and are provided for with as much care as if they were in the bosom of thfciv own

      family . Rechabitism is invaluable to the Temperance movement , as it keeps bound together a number of mm whose interest it is to push forward the Temperance cause : and to Rechabitism it will be indebted for its permanency . Reehnbitism teaches how men of all countries and persuasions may dwell together in harmony , and how their happiness may be increased by the annihilation of those exclusive feelings uhich make the inhabitants of the four parts of the united kingdom look with jealousy upon each othev . These are ouly u small portion of the beauties , thf benefits , the \ irtuous principles of Reclr . ilritism , but they are -quite sufficient to show that 3 ou have not truly sketched its picture , and that it is neither a vicious nor n worthless institution .

      I am at a loss to conceive why you so repeatedly attack the order of Rechabites . And in the absence of explanation , I cannot but think that you fear « ovne . thing from the progress of its soberizing influence . 1 know that for one of your countrymen who unite with the Rechabites , there are ton ivho joiu other societies similarly organised , but who hold thv ' ir meeting * at public houses , yet < -f tbesu you ure comparatively silent . This is : i parudux which 1 must Leave fur sulutiuu to yourself , ov to those who may be inclined to speculate upon your desires , your views , or jiour objects . The requirements of your letter are derogatory to the character of man , and degrading in the extreme . They prove you a tyrant , in the very worst sense of the word . You will not allow your countrymen , or repealers , to think for themselves , or to act upou their

      own judgment . They must obey your dictates , or their names must be blotted from the list Of Ireland ' s patriots : and it now remains to be seen how many will become your slaves , and obey your jnandatc . For the honour of the intelligence of English , Irish , and Scotch Repealers , 1 hope there will not be many , for if they succumb to you , tlie effect will be most pernicious . Mind will never grow under such discipline ; patriotism will never conquer under a slavish adherence to the views of any leader ; the expansion of intellect , caused by the union of kindred souls in a friendly compact will be arrested , and you , sir , while rou profess to be the friend of jour country and its people , are doing the work of an enemy , by attempting to force a submission , which would be condemned even in the Grand Turic You do wrong , sir , when you bid them leave the order of Hechabizcs , in rriiich they have enjoyed IBIU 1 J

      pleasures , and from which they may derive , many benefits they cannot at present obtain from holy guilds . You do wrong , sir , to bid them le . ave . an order , having a tendency to unite together in one holy bond , Catholics nnd Protestants , Churchmen and Dissenters , with men of all grades or shades of politics , and » Ww to the worid that it is possible for all to meet together and act together in perfect harmonj and peace . . Such an union is a glorious consummation ; it will make men mon- happy , mure intelligent , and better members of society , aud as tho Rechabite association promotes concord and uuity , I sincerely hope the Uvpea ]» -rs will pause , and think , before they give up , or stand aloof from it , seeing that besides being au unobjectioiiable Rtnelit Society , it is so closely identified with the heaven-born Temperance cause . I remain , dear Sir ,

      Yours respet'tfuJlj . Wa . GltlMSHATV , C . >' . Offices of the Order , 2 i » . Dale Street , Manchester , Nov . 12 th , 1844 .

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      * The following scale is recommended a » a guide by which , in the opinion of the district council , a tent may prudently regulate its payments : —When the funds of the tent , after all debts are p ' jiid , amount to .-jEl per member , the sick gift may be ljs . per wi « k ; to 15 s . per member , 9 s . per week ; to 10 s . per membi'r , tis . per week . In no ease ought there to be less than ( is . per week p : ud to the sick , whatever inav be the utiite of the fund .

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      As Inisn lawyer muT so tormented a witness with questions , that he declared lie could answer no more without udritik of water : upon wliirii the judge interpossod , observing to ihe cross-examining lawyer— " I think , sir , you may let the witness down now , y'lU appear to luv \ C pmnped him dry , " A landlord threatened a poor Irishman that he would put a distress into his house , if he didn ' t pay his rent . " l ' ut a distress inio the house , is it ! Yerru , by Jasus , I . it vm had better take the distress that ' s iu out oi' it . " \ tutor , endeavouring t <) malic : i pupil understand the ueuning of a passive verb , said— " A . passive verb is e . \ pr > - sive ot' the nature of receiving an action as , i ' eter is ben ; - > i . Now , what did l ' eter do ' . " The buy replied , sharply— Well , I ' m sure I don ' t know , without he holloM , or trave him u diir in return . "

      A Pafil . vt , ivho thought In ; -lmcl been too long in tile doctor ' hands , began to grumble at l-. is doses , declaring that after all he had taken they didn't touch bi . s complaint , adding— " 1 wish ,- if you know where it is . you would strike the cause at onee ; " whereupon the doctor took up his cane , and smashed a deciliter of whiskey that stood on the table . A STRanGEB who mt-t M ; ic NaM . v , the celebrated mminal lawyer , at a party , was Btvvick with the ugliness of ^ m- o ( the fair sex , and asked Mac Nally who the devil that ujily woman uas . My eldest dattght'i " , fir ; was the replv . No , no , I don't mean her ; the next . My second eldest daughter , sir . fiod bless me , not her , that one ; pointing to the third . My third eldest daughter , sir . And so it went on , tjll th <> stranger ratne to the seventh , when Mac Nally replied—that ugly devil is my wife , and don't you think my honour is safe while I ' m on circuit ?

      An Irishman onee acted as guide for a long day to an English traveller , whom he conducted through the intricacies of the Kerry mountains . Faddy , though accommodating , didn ' t like some of the iutru-sive questions put to him by his companion , and when parting at a cross , from which the road diverged north , south , east , and west , and where the stranger was perfectly bewildered , he said , in taking ] eare of his companion— " tVeiJ , Paddy , now we'll part ; which is the road to KiUarney ? " ' Wisha ! replied Paddy , but upon my sowl you ' re , the quairest jintleman I ever met , But how did you find out my name ? for its Paddy , sure enough . " "Oh , Paddy , sure I guessed it . I'd guess anything , " " Would ye—then upon my sowl you may guess the road now , " taking to liis heels across the country , to the great dismay of the astonished and benighted traveller .

      Mo&al . —Those who are dependent upon others should learn to keep a civil tongue . An English g entleman , wishing to discover the religion of an Irish guide , and not wishing to put the question of faith plump to him , inquired— " Paddy , what ' s your belief ? " To which Pat replied— "Wisha , then , upon my sowl , yer honour , but I am of my landlady ' s bulief . " " What ' s that , Paddy V ' ¦ Wisha , and I'll tell you ; but I owe her five half-years' rent , and she believes that I'll never pay her , and upon my soul but that ' s my belief too . "

      Ibish Politeness . —The lato Lord Norbury , the Irish hanging judge , was about to close the assize at Ennis without passing sentence upon one Michael Doolan , found guilty of sheepstealing , and upon rising the gaoler observed— "My lord , you have forgotten Dooian . " " Ob , oh ! " replied his lordship ; ' 'I am sure I beg his pardon ft thousand times rpui him forward . Doolah , I beg your pardon for having detained you so long ; the sentence of the Gourt is , that you be hanged by the neck until you are dead , and the Lord hare mercy on your soul !"

      A Settleb . - —An old lady who bad been reading the famous moon story very attentively , remarked , with emphasis , that the idea of themoon ' e being Inhabited wa 6 incredible . " f >> r , " says she , " what becomes of the people in the nevr moon , when there is but a little streak leftofit ?"

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      An Ibisii codktrs sacinE , aboiit 50 years ago , made a tour to London , and being atuous to see everything , and being wealthy , to pay for peep , amongst other places of amusement , he visited a celebrated gambling house . Hazard was the game , and the rules of the Society not tolerating the presence of idlers , when the box came to the squire npou which he threw £ 5 into the ring , which was speedily lost , and another as speedily followed . This gave the squire enough , and , upon leaving , the room he discovered that he had lost fifty pounds from liis pocketbook , upon which he returned , and was engaged in looking very anxiously in the place whti-u he sat fur the lost treasure , when a Servant in livery , witnessing his anxiety , stepped up and said , — "Sir , didiyou lose anything I " " Yes , sir , " replied the squire ,, modestly , ' I dropped a £ 00 note . " " Oh , sir , " responded the servant , " then this is > ours ; here it is" ' Thank ] you , sir , thank JOU , sir , " rejoined the squirt ; " how ile-vilish lucky for me that it was not out of the gentlemen that found it "

      A Puzzle . —There were at the railway station on Saturday last , a grandfather , a father , two daughters , and a grandson—two aunts and a nepliew—an old man and a ww man , and yet there were but four persons !! Book-Bobeowino . —Lord Eldonj speaking of persons who borrow books , but do not ri-turn them , observes , " that though backward in ueeouutiug , they seem to be practiced in book-keeping . " ) A Visible Sign . —At a Sunday examination , a few days since , a little girl being asked b ; , her catechizur , ¦ ' What is the outward visible sign , or t ' orm iu baptism ''* innocently replied , " Please sir , the bjibv . " Application ok Techxhal Tbrm . s— "What do you call an impression : " asked a young lady of a t _ Vi ">—¦¦ This , " said be , kissing her , "beautifully registered too . " Then take that as a tohu uf thaiiks , " she replied , slapping him in rlie t ' twc— ¦• lVay r ,. i . " begged poor typo . — " Thtu keep : it locked up , " lv . orted the miss . — Troy Whip ( American paper ) .

      An Ingenious Postmastrr . —It is said that there is a postmaster in Arkansas who cannot read ; and when the mail comes , he is under the necessity of measuring it ' . He sends three pef-ks to Little Hock , two pecks to Batcsville , and dwindles down to a gallon to the out-countries . The Duke of Devonshire , whjn last in Ireland visiting his estates , was struck with the beauty of one of his tenants daughters , about seventeen pears of ape , and upon taking leave of ljtr mother lii . s grace SujrtfesU'il the propriety of sending piM'ttv Ellen to Chntswortli to learn the art of housekeeping . The invitation was accepted , and the period till Ellen ' s departure was made the most of by the mother wh « instructed . { her in good manners , and . as " your honour" is considered the most

      distinguished mode of salutation in Ireland , Elle . i's mother wishing her to observe the rules of etiquette , dinned it into her ears—now Nelly , miud when you speak t <> his honour , always say " your grace . "; Melly was accustomed to say grace before and after dimier , and when she had arrived at Cbatsworth , upon her [ first meeting with his honour , his grace taking Nelly under the chin was about to kiss her , when turning her head round -Aw said , " stop , your honour—God bless us and what ' s provided for us ;" and after the ceremony was performed , wiping her mouth , she exclaimed , " Thank CJ ' pd for what we have received . " And Nelly wrote to her mother and told her that she had said her grace before and after his honour had kissed her . :

      A roRTUNATE Millwright . —U is currently reported at Sleaford , and we believe correctly so , that a wellknown millwright ( a working man ) of that place , by a recent decision iu the High Court of Chancery , immediately conies into the possession : of a large estate near London , of the annual value of £ 13 , 000 , as well as arrears of rent for the same foa ^ he last twenty yea rs , amounting to the sum of £ 260 , d 00 . —Lincolnshire Chronicle . } Instinct of Rats . —An old miin named Turner , living on Cotton ' s Common , while , gripping last week in a piece of land bL-lonjjinjj to Mr . liecve , of Bardelph parish , cut into a rut ' s cave , where he discovered two pecks and a half of beans carefully packed i up . They had been carried , no doubt , one by one , and hoarded up for the winter . He took home hi . s prize ; for his pig . —Stamford Mermiry . \

      " Old Michael Bowev , of Neatii . "—An old man well known at Neath , both byjuigh ami low , under the above designation , diet ! in "the course of the piist week . He wiis latterly employed in pumping water for publicans , going errands , and doing other jobs . He was a remarkably earlv riser to uin very hist illness , boing in the habit of calling up servants at three or four o ' clock in the morning , if requested to do so . Thouph blind from his birth , he could travel to every nook and corner of Neath , while hi « recollection and power oi' discriminating sounds were so good , that he lias been known to recognise the voices of persons whom lie had not met with for fifteen or twentv years .

      A RoTUsrHiU ) in WA .. VT oi-- Six Sols . —The Charivari gives a pleasant anecdote ] oi * M . de Rothschild , which it affirms is founded on fact . The day was very wet . A thick fo «; , dark as a pv ^ jlogue , ovcvspresulthe streets and overshadowed a splendid house at the corner of the Rue Laffitte . Tliq ' n a cloud burst , and down came torreuts of rain , j At this moment a gentleman emerged from the pavement—he w . is a- * wet as Dutch soup , lie looked for a hackney-coach , and saw nothing but gutters . ' The gateways were crowded with persons seeking ) shelter . The gentleman hesitated an instant—saw an omnibus—dashed into it like lightning , and took his seat , bathed like a Triton . Hi-looked less like a man than a duck . The vehicle pursued its course , and the gentleman wrapped

      in a tweed and a pelisse , seemed to dry himself . At length , however , the shower stopped , and the omnibus reached the Rue de Richelieu , opposite the Exchange . The gentleman made a sign to the conductor , rose from his seat , and got out , and was passing away . "And my six sous { " said the conductor . " Your six sous , " replied the gentleman with a German accent , " I forgot . " The gentleman , ¦ thrust his hands into his pockets , tried what was there , and found nothing . "Come , come ; " said the conductor , getting impatient , 'look sharp . " "j ' arblue , " said the gentleman , " . I have got no change . " "You are a / rtiwiir , " said the conductor . " Insolent fellow , " rejoined the gentleman , " I am Monsieur de Rothschild . " - " Never heard of you , " said the man ; " Give me my six sous . " At ihe name of the illustrious banker the passengers , all turned round ,

      whispered , and laughed . " ( io to the d—1 , " said the nanker ; " 1 have important business at the Exchange , and must go . There is my ciird . " " ( live me my six sous , " groaned the conductor . M . de Rothschild became exasperated . The conductor persisted , and there seemed every chance of M . de Rothschild being taken into custody for six soils . " Fury , " said tbe banker , '" 1 shall miss a splendid ' o \ tj > . 1 have only an order for a million . Give nip my change . " Saving this , half laughing , half furi 6 us , the banker drew from his pocket-book a coupon of oU . OOOf . of rr / ifc * of o per cent ., aud prt'Hontod it to tW conduct ov . The conductor stared , and at this' moment an agent de change came by . " Oh , my friend , " said Rothschild , " how lucky . I am a prisoner for debt , Lend me six sous . " The agent turned ; round , and threw a . 'jf .-niece to t . 're conductor . '" The d—1 , " said the

      man . "This must be some one ; " and then , as it < tiuck with remorse , he turned to M . Rothschild , and said , " If you want ten franc's , Sir , I don ' t mind lending them to you . " . ; Seiuovs At . vmENT at Edinbuiwu . —Thursday afternoon , a rather diingoro-us accident occurred at the side of tli <> ( . ' alton-hill , wlik-li is owing bored for the tunnel of tite North British Railway . The charge , which , if not too strong , had ( it all events not been sufficiently covered , on being lived exploded with tremendous force , some of the stones , in many cases weighing several pounds , being carried to a great

      distance in the direction of the North Back of the Cannongate . A crow-bar , which was lying on the biiishwoofl , < ind weighing Ji cwt ., was thrown to the distance of seventy yards , Vrifortunately , two men who were standing in New-street were struck by pieces of the rock . One of them , Alexander Keppy , a brassfomder , had his head , jleft knee , ancle , and hand , all more or less injured , particularly his knee , the bone of which was splintered . The other , Robert Simpson , mason , belonging to Lci ' , was wounded by a stone on fhi * back of the head . The person in charge of the blast was apprehended , and awaits the investigation of the authorities .

      Fire and Loss of Life . — ^ Tuesday , Mr . Baker held an inquest at tbe London Hospital , on view of the body of iVilliam Hopewelj , aged twenty years . It appeared from the evidence , jthat he ( deceased ) had a resin oil factory , situate near the Bridge , Bow Common . On the 13 th September last , deceased , was employed at work in the ! distillation of resin , when having Occasion to walk across to a distant part of the premises , having a lighted candle in his hand , stumbled over something lying ] on the floor , and falling , knocked against n largej barrel containing a quantity of distilled spirits , the bung in the middle of which being unfortunately but ill-secured , it gave way , and the spirit flowing onj the floor , the candle caused its immediate ignition ,- severely burning the deceased and two other persons . The building itself , together with the whole of the contents , was completely destroyed . Verdict " Accidental death . "

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      John Burgess , of Cratfleld , Suffolk , farmer . Nov . 29 , Jan . 3 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London , lir . Belcher , official assignee ; and Messrs . Wilde and Co ., solicitors , College-hill , London , I James Tomlin , of St . Michael ' sialley , Cornhill , City , ship broker , Dec . 4 and Jan . 10 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . William Whitmpre , official assignee , 2 , Basinghall-street ; and Messrs . pesborough and Young , solicitors , Sise-lanc . I Bartholomew Vandcrplank , of Love-lane , City , woollen warehouseman , Dec . 5 and Jan . 13 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . William Whitmore , official assignee , 2 , Basingball-Btreet ; and Mr , W . B . James , Bolicitor , 5 , Baninghall-8 treet , J Robert Watt , of 43 , Lime-street , City , merchant , Dec . 19 and Jan . , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . G . J . Graham , official assignee , 25 , Coleman-itreet ; and Mr . Sharpe , solicitor , Verulam-btiUdings . Charles Henry Hambleton , late of Northampton-fltreet , Bethnal-green , lictuallex , Dec . ; 11 ana Jan . 1 , at th « j

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      Court oi Bankrupt ^ . i . "i uloii . Mr . Edwards , official - » - signee , " ,, Frederick ' s-placv , Old JewTy ; and Messrs . Malton and . Trollop ** , solicit ors , 60 , Carey-street , Lincola ' s-Peter Joseph Meugens , of -i 3 , Duiister-court ; Min '< Snglane , City , broker , Dec ? . 11 and Jan . 7 , at ihe ^ ourt of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . Edward Edwards , official issiguee , 7 , '"' Frederick ' s-place , Old Jewry ^" SrijcT JfeSsrS . Nieolson and Parker , solicitors , 23 , Throgmorton-Streeti John Cooper White , of Canterbury , Kent , draper 1 , 'Dec . 11 and Jan . 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London , Mr . James F . - © room , official assignee , 12 , Abchurch-lane , Lombard-street ; and IT . W . and W . C . Sole , solicitors , fitf , AWermanburv . John Quincy Harris , of WinChester-place , Sout ^ wark , hat-maaufii'turer , Deo . ( i and Jan 8 , at the 'Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . Bell , official assigftes , ' 8 , CoU ' mftn-street-buildings ; and Mr . Thomas Pari ^ eV , solicitor , C , Lincoln ' s-inn-fields . '

      George . Stephen , of i , SkinnerVplace , Sise-Iane , City and 7 , William-street , Knightsbridge , scrivener , Dec . 5 , and Jan . 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . W . Pennell , " official assignee , 31 , Basinghall-street ; and Mr . Oeorge Cox , solicitor , Sise-lane . William' Cox , ot * Crown-street , Soho , general dealer . Dee . , and Jan . 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . Belcher , offici . 'd assignee , •" , King ' s Anns-yard ; and Messrs . Pitin and ITatherly , solicitors , 5 , Great-Marlborough-strt'et , and S 3 , B . isinghall-street . Junies Johnson , of G , Nortli-pliice , Gray ' s-inn-lane , apothecary , Mae . 10 and Jan . S . iit the Court of Bankruptrv , London . Mr . P . Johnson ; official assignee , 20 , Basingliall-wtrt't't ; and Messrs . LiiiiNay and Mason , solicitors . C ; itciUon-strPeT .

      John 1 ' redorick Fijrgc , of 3 , Dunstor-court , Mincinglam-, merchant , Dpc . " i , and Jan . ' J , at the Conrc of Bankruptcy . London . Mr . \ Villia . m Turquand , official assignee , 1 " , Old Juutv-chambers ; and Messrs . Nichol-Pon and Parker , solicitor's , Throgmorton-street . William Clarke , of Sheffield , builder , Dec . 10 , and Jan . 1 C . at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds . Mr . Ucorge Young , official assignee , _ L < eds ; Mr . Moss-, solicitor , Cloak-lam * , London : and Ntr . . lolm Blackburn , solicitor , 'Leeds . John Hutnblp , of Ossrtt , Yorkshire , manufacturing chemist , Pec . 10 itnd Jan . ( i , at the Court of Bankruptcy , L'j « rts .- ilr . Ch . irles Frame , official assignee , 'Leeds ; Messrs . Ort-siivy and Co ., solicitors , Bedford-row , London : Mr . Wavcll , solicitor , Halit ' njc : and Mr . Courtnay , . solicitor , . Leeds .

      Jamcs-Ifasclden , ot Bolton-le-Moors , Lancashire , cotton Kpinnt'i" , Dei ' iinbt-r 7 , and December oft , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Manchester . Mr . John Kraser , official assignee , Manchester : Messrs . Milne , Parry , and Co ., solicitors , Temple , London ; aud Messrs . Winder and Broadhent , solicitors , Bolton . John HaJl , of Wallsend , Sortliuinberland , cowkeeper , December 5 , and January 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Newcastle-upon-Tyne . Mr . James Wakley , official assignee , Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Mr . Robert Wilson , solicitor , Sunderland ; and Messrs . Be ! l , Brodriek , afld Bell , solicitors , Bow Churchyard , London . Eleanor Robinson and William Robinson , of Swinford , Leicestershire , bankers , Dee . 6 , and Jan . 10 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Birmingham . Mr . Richard Valpy , official assignee , Birmingham ; Mr . Mash , solicitor , Lutterworth ; Mr . Smith , solicitor , Bedford-row , London ; and Mr . James Motteram , solicitor , Birmingham .

      Jo 2 iu Brown , of Newcastle-under-Lyne , Staffordshire , painter , Dev . 11 and 31 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Birmingham . Mr . Thomas Bittleston , official assignee , Birmingham ; Messrs . Harrison and Smith , solicitors , Biriningham ; and Mr . Wm , WindnH Jackson , solicitor , 2 , Field-court , Gray ' s-inn , London .

      D 1 V . 1 DENDS DECLARED . John Cecil , Thomas Dennison , James Benson , and Michael Dennison , of Liverpool , merchants , second dividend of 9 d . in the pound , payable at 1 , Liver-court , Liverpool , on Dec . 7 , or any subsequent Saturday . Edtvard Hipkins , of Liverpool , commission agent , first dividend of 4 d . in the pound , payable at 1 , Lrver-ccurt , Liverpool , on Dec * . 7 , or any subsequent Saturday . Richard Dickon Askham , bite of Knottingley , Yorkshire , lime burner , first dividend of 13 s . 4 d . in the pound , payable at 14 , Bishopgate-street , Leeds , on the 25 th inst , and any day after . William Monk , juH ., of Nottingham , currier , i 5 rst dividend of 9 s . 3 d . in the pound , uajable at 7 , Waterloostreet . Birmlnpham , on Nov . "» M , or any subsequent Tuusdav .

      It . D . Spthern , of Kt . Helen's , Lancashire , shipbuilder , second dividend of i J < 1 . in the pound , payable at 12 , Cookstreet , Liverpool , on Suv . 27 , or any subsequent Wednesday . Donwr and Nixey , of Liverpool , woollfn drapers , dividend of 0 s . : ld . on account of first dividend of 6 s . 8 d . in the pound , payable at 12 , Cook-street , Liverpool , on Nov . 27 , or auy subsequent Wednesday . Ueorga Harivood , of Chester , draper , first dividend of 7 s . ( id . iii the pound , payable at 1 , Liver-court , Liverpool , on Nov . , or any subsequent Saturday . Walters , and Llewellyn , of Xeath , timber merchants , second dividend of 3 d . in the pound , payable at 19 , St . Augustine ' s-place , Bristol , on Nov . 27 , or any subsequent Wednesday . Thomas Gregory , of Poulshott , Wiltshire , miller , first and final dividend of 2 s . fid . in the pound , payable at 2 , Nicholas-Street . Brintol , any Wednesday .

      Samual Brothers , of NewctvstW-uttder-LyTie . Staffordshire , currier , first dividend of 5 s . Gd . in the pound ; and on the j'fint estate a first dividend of Is . lOd . in the pound , pu . yu . ble at 13 , Waterloo-street , Birmingham , any Thurs-. Lav . Thomas Williams ami Edward Williams , of Liverpool , linen drapers , first dividend of 20 s . in tin ; pound , payable at Barned ' s-buildings North , Sweeting-street , Castlestreet , Liverpool , any Thursday . Richard Kimmer , of Liverpool , tailor , second dividend of M . in the pound , payable at 24 , Barncd-buildings Xorth , Sweeting-street , Ca . stle-street , Liverpool , any Thursday . .

      PABTNEKSK 1 PS DISSOLVED . Mary Warren and Jlarriette Cardinal , of Hereford , iniHiners-T-Josej > h Hull and James 5 yk . , of Cos-green , near Sunderland , ship builders— . JoTin Perrin and Peter Pull-in , of Liverpool , slaters—Williiin ( ieorj ^ -.- Lavino , Joseph fteorge Lavitio , and James Hervey , of S' alford , sizers ( so far as regards James James Hervey )—Francis Wood Pritchard and Edwin PriMiard , of ITodnet , -Shropshire , drapers—Thomas Moring and William Moves , of 41 , Camomile-street , City , carmeu—John Binus and Francis Binn . s , of Sowerhy-bridge , Halifax , Yorkshire , millwrights—James Cheetham , James Collinga . John Lancashire , and Edward A . Wright , of Moor-hey-mills ,

      Oldham , Lancaslurt , cotton-spinners—John Sharp , Henry Hidleyj and Jane Ridley , of Carlisle , wine merchants—William Lewis Gill and Lewis Foss , of Crewkerne , Somersetshire , linen drapers—Joseph ITaines and James Thomas , of 20 , Wingrove-place , St . John ' s-street-road , wholesale milliners—Thomas Tlansoii and George Purdy , of Leeds , builders—Thomas Todd and Christopher Todd , of Uewsbury , Yorkshire , wine nierehaals—William Sissison , Robert Gould , and Cluirlea Hebble ' . vlute , of Kingston-upon-llull , curriers—Joint Clark and Sarnuet Robert Toms , of 5 , Sise-lanc , City , refined sugar manufacturers—Thomas Bourne Pearson and John Anderson , of Neweastle-upon-T \ tie , ship brokers—George Simpson and Harrison Chilton , of Liverpool , ship brokers .

      DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED . At the Court of Bankruptcy , London . James Nutter , of Cambridge , miller , Dec . 10 , at half past eleven—George Field , of 2 , Bond-court , » Valbrook , City , packer , Dee . iS , at twelve , —Charles Deane , of Southampton , coach builder , Due . 18 , at half-past two—William Frederick Mills , of 1 [ art-street , Mark-lane , City , and 120 , IHl'Ii Hu-lboni , wf-rchaiU , Ike . 17 , at half-past urn .

      IS THE COrSTBY . John Dyson , of Sheffield , scythe manufacturer , Dec . 19 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—John Dixon , of Sheffield . Hneudraper , Dee . 1 % at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—John Prior and Henry Brady , of Kingstonupoii-lfull , brush manufacturers , Dec . 20 , atelc ven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—James Xaylor , junior , of Jviirpston-upon-Hull , boat builder , Dec . 3 « , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—Wm . Hall and Robert Rainbow-, of Tredin ; ft <> n nnd Stratford-upun-Avon , Cora niercfiants , Dec . 1 !) , at half-past twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Birmingham—William Waddell , of Liverpool , merchant , Dec . 20 r at twelve , at the Court of

      Bankru ) itc ' . Liverpool—William Broun , of Liverpool , mill wright , Dee . 20 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy Liverpool—Andrew Leighton , of Liverpool , merchant , Dec 20 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Liverpool—Swanwick Boult and Thomas Addison , of Liverpool , stockbrokers , Dec . 11 ) , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy Liverpool—Richard WaiTtn , of Liverpool , druggist , Dec . 20 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy ' , Liverpool—Thomas Lednvrd , of Cirencester , money scrivener , Dec . 27 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy ,. Bristol—T / imothy Bulrner and Richard Bultner , of Sonth Sliields , rope manufacturers , Bee . 19 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Newrastie-upon-Tyne .

      Cebtificates to bq granted , unless cause be shown to the , contrary on the day of meeting . Henry Charles York , of 12 and 13 , Cheltenham-place , Westminster-road , lodging housekeeper , December 19- — Edward Edwards , of 3 « , City-road , draper , Decenber 17—Edmund Thomas Craufurd , of Boulogne-sur-Mer , France , and of 191 , Piccadilly , wine merchant , December 17—Jobu Pirn , of Clapham-common and Stoke Newington , linen draper . December 17—William Yuill , of 74 , Cornhill , City , tailor , December 19—Thomas Bailey and John Bailey , of King ' s-cliffe , Northamptonshire , toy dealers , December 19—William Robert Read , of 30 ,

      Winchesterstreet , King ' s-eross , builder , December 1 , 9—Edward <} iU Flight , of l , Adam-street , Adelphi , publisher , December 19 George Kossiter ; of Bridgewater , jeweller , December 19—Frederick Henry West , of 107 , High-street , Shoreditch , licensed victualler , December o 91—Nicholas Wanostroi-ht , of Blackheath , hoarding housefkeeper December 23—John Johnson , of Liverpool , merchant December 18—John Goudie , of Liverpool , merchant , December 19 r—John Metcalf , of Maccleafield , siBx mamifacturer , December 19 . Certificates to be granted by the Court of Review , un * less Cause be shown to the contrary on or ' fcefore December 17 .

      Francis'Charles Hopkins , of 11 A , TottenhardTCOUrtroad , commigion agent—Nicholas Roskell , of Liverpool , merchant—Thomas Kemp and Richard Davies , of As ton nigh-Birmingham , Warwickshire , buildet » -- | Horatlo Rodd , of Great Kewport-atreet , Long-acre ^ cominiBsion agent—Ann Tregear and Thomas Crump Lewis , ¦ : , of , 98 t Cheapside , City , pianoforte seller— -Thomas Loramjflordon , of Exeter , cabinet maker— William Al&njt&HT of Brooke , Newca § tl » -upon-Tvn « , quarryman .

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      BYE LAWS . 1 . —That tliis district be constituted an per fihth general law . i . —That the rejiresentatives of tents to the itistrivt couucU be electvd annually uii the lirht tent night of tho rc ^ m .-cti . « teut . * , iu the month of September , and that ukv meet on the last Thursday evening in September , ; a iir- hour uf eight o ' clock , at the house where the district i-o-jncil holds iLs mc-etuigs , to elect their officers for the cii-uing n \ cl ^ e moutlis . U . —That this council meet on the first Thursday in eiich mouth , at eijrbt oV-Joc-k , p . m ., and in no case shall its sittings bt eMundtu bi-jund fclcvwi c '

      clock-4 . —That the appointment ol representative !; to this district council be certified by the officers of the tent , and .-. ealfd with the tent seal , and that the certificate be preseutrd before the elected representative takes his seat . : > . —District officers neglecting to attend at the hour appointed , to be lined one shilling for cachjoffeuce ; representathes sixpence each , unless a satisfactory reason can be assigned in either case . All tines to be charged to the u-ut to which the brother belongs . The fines to be placed to the contingent fund . <; . —That every communication intended for the district eoimciJ shall be placed in the hands of the D . C . It . at least three day 3 before the council meeting , unless it resale to matters of most urgent importance ; and unless it ¦ shall also be shown that it could not by possibility have bix-n so placed in the hands of the district chief ruler .

      7 . —That no motion having for its object the rescinding if a : rj previous resolution of the district , or the alteration , : ' any of its established usages , be entertained , unless i . »! ife of the same shall have been given at the previous . jj . lithly meeting of the council . 8 . —That no member of the council be allowed to speak ... ire thau once on any motion , or occupy more than ten niimtes , except the mover , who may occupy fifteen minute " , to be used as he may think proper , either in his opi uing address or in his reply . : > . —The charge for initiation shall be as follows : — It ; and under 25 years of age £ 050 i- > " 30 . 0 7 G

      ¦ HO " 35 ' 0 10 0 55 ' 30 " 0 12 0 36 " 37 ' 0 14 0 37 - 33 " 0 16 0 3 $ " 39 " 0 18 0 39 " 40 " 10 0 iu " 41 " 13 0 41 " 42 " 16 0 42 " 43 " 19 0 43 " 44 " 1 12 0 44 " 45 " 1 15 0 « " ., 2 15 0 10 . —That the annual registration shilling for wives of members be paid with the June returns .

      11- —That the funeral gift of this district , for all members who have been admitted twelve months , shall be £ 12 ; and all members' -wives who have been duly registered , and on whose account the annual shilling has been paid , the earn of . JE 10 ; and in all cases , where procurable , the books of the tent to Tvhich the deceased party belonged shall be examined by the D . S ., and a certifi-

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      cate of the eoweetaess , or otherwise , of the claim , shall be furnished by him to the 1 ) . C . JR ., who shall not make out an order on the D . T . for the amount claimed , until he have received such certificate from the D . S . 12 . —That the widow of a deceased free brother , shall be entitled to the funeral gift , on the payment of 6 d . per quarter ( payable with the quarterly returns ) , provided she be entered a member of a Total Abstinence Society previous to the brother ' s death , and continue a consistent member afterwards - but should she marry , or break the Abstinence pledge , she shall forfeit her claim . 13 . —No tent shall be entitled to claim on account of the death of the wife of any member admitted into such tent after the date of these laws , unless the wife of such member shall have been examined by a surgeon , -and certified by him to be in a sound state of health at the time of her registration -, and any tent registering the wife a member without such certificate from a surgeon , shall be fined f or every such offence the sum of 20 s .

      14 ~ Tuat the stewards receive the sum of , ' s , for attendance at funerals , provided such funeral take place on a week day . 15 . —That in order to meet the demands of the funeral fund , a le \ y be made on the quarterly returns as followi : — On a return of . ' . 00 members , a levy of & 4 d . each death . COO 4 ( d . 700 " 4 d . 800 " ril ± ! ' 00 " 3 rf . 1000 ' ¦ 2 jd 1100 * jd . 1200 " Jfd . » 1300 ' 2 Jd . 1400 ' 2 d . 1500 " ad . 16 . —That the overplus arising from levies for funerals , with tho usual registrations for members and their wivf * , V > e placed to account of Contingent Fund . i " . —That a contingent fund be established to assist depressed tents ; but no tent shall be entitled to relief which shall be proved to have used its funds hnprovidontly , or which has not lowered its siek gift in proportion as the funds have declined , * IS . —That the half overage-money be placed to account of contingent fund , ; and that the contingent fund accumulate until it amount to £ 100 . 19 . —That the sum of £ rit ) ., when nt all praetieuMe , shall bo kept in the hands of the Treasurer . ' - ' <> . —That all incidental expenses beyond tliosc for burying the dead , be levied for separately , the amount ot levy per member to be determined according to the mode of computation adopted in levying for the funeral fund .

      21 . —That tbe ) , H . shall receive yueh sum per annum for his services ( payable quarterly ) as each district council , at its first sitting , or afterwards , may determine . 2-2 . —That thi-rc shall be a large and small set of distriet account books . The small set to -be kvpt by the 1 ) . S ., who shall transcribe his accounts iiito the large set { which shall be kept in the district bureau ) every quarter ; and that the Secretary ' s accounts shall be so transcribed , and a balance sheet of the accounts presented , with the auditors' signatures attached , every quarter , to the district council . 23 . —That a statement of the receipts and disbursement * of the district during the month be read at each monthly meeting of the council , at any time from half-past nine to ten o ' clock .

      24 . —lhat two auditors be appointed every quarter by each tent in rotation , according to the unity number , who Rhal ! examine tlie district apcounts , and declare as to their correctness or otherwise ; and that the salary of the D . S . be not paid until such declaration b « made . Such auditors not to bo members of the district council . The D . S . shall give due notice to the officers of the tent when it is ( heir turn to provide auditors . 2 f > . —That a statement of the district accounts shall be printed every half year , iu the months of April and October , for oaoh brother in the district . All notices of expulsion which the T > . S . may have received ; all alterations in or additions to the by-laws of this district , ag also the residences of the district officers shull , be inserted in suuh half-yearly statement . ' 26 . —That the D . S . shall not be allowed to hold office in nnv tpnt in thn district

      Ml . —That no person be appointed medical attendant to any tent in this district unless he produce a properly authorised diploma , or a certificate showing him to have been in possession ' : of a diploma . Any tent appointing a medical attendant contrary to this law shall bt fined £ 1 . 28 . —That j the district officers meet foi * tlift receipt and payment of all monies , and for the delivery of goods , on every Friday evening , from half-past eight until ten o'clock , p . m ., at the house wlii-re the district council holds its meetings . 29 . —All tines , for whatever breach of law or order , either by members of the council or by tents ( except for neglecting to pay the quarterly funeral levy ) , shall tfo to the contingent fund , -i Payment of such tines to be according to the provision of 45 th general law .

      TKAMP Fl : NI ) . 30 —That any brother Keehabito coming to Liverpool in distress , or seeking employment , shall , on application , receive one shilling and sixpence aud a bed one night , or two > illillilitfs without a lw > d , if h « - prefer it . Ho must , however , produce a certificate of his having been in the order twelve months . If such brother have been relieved in any branch <> f the order on the day ho makes application ln're . In- shall iu « t be relieved unless He Blop the nvj ^ lit , in which case he shall be relieved the following morning ; and on arriving or stopping on a Sunday , he shall Vie provided with a bed only . 31 . —That no brother be relieved a second time under three months from the date of being last relieved ; and any brother obtaining employment here for oue . month , to refund the amount of relief advanced to him . 32 . —That no brother who shall not have , been in the order twelve monthB . shall receive more than a . bed , or , if he prefer it , tlie stun of sixpence .

      8 S . —That any resident brother desirous uf leaving the town in search of employment , nhtill , on application , receive two shillings and sixpence , with a recommendation from the relieving officer to the brethren of the order , provided'he procure a satisfactory certificate from the officers of his tent . M . —That brother Edward I . ovekuly is duly appointed the relieving olh ' eev of this district .

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      HG , Builingtou-i-trett , Liverpool . Esteested Sib , —1 have no doubt but you have semi Da : i O'Counell ' s malicious representation of the Independent Order of Uei-babites in a letter addressed to the lri > h Repealers in Scotland , « nd also the answer he rereh edfrona Mr . Grimshaw .- the Corresponding Secretary of thv Rechabin- Order , ' 22 , Dale-srr < : et , Manchester , through t } i - medium of the Preston ( ritarUian . And knowing you to Jiai e a thorough knowledge of the law , aud a friend of tht- icorHnp classes , 1 trust yon will uot remain silent while tl ;» - " wolf in sheep ' s clothing" is attempting to make £ uch ravages as might be calculated to destroy Uie harmony which exists among the members of our society , whose object is to promote the well-being of each other , b \ providing , in case of sickness or death , with all due re- ;> ect to everv sect of religious or political opinions .

      i > nr . society is composed of men who diner widely in their religious , also in their political opinions ; yet we do n .. t allow any relisrious or : political opinions to interrupt our meetings . Persons art- receive *! in tlie society t ' roni tht age of sixteen to forty-five , providing tht > y are sound in health and of good moral character , and those who ha-f subscribed their nanus to the Temperance pledge . Our payments are Is . per- fortnight . When a member Jia > been twelve mouths iuihe society , and clear upon the hvnks , he is entitled , in case of sickness , to the sum of Via . per week , with medicine and medical attendance . In case of d ^ ath , his widow , or his nearest relative , receives H > r -um of £ 12 lo bear his funeral expenses . Should a number be married , he shall also receive , at the death of hi * wife , the sum of £ 10 . Members out of employment , stnii who are necessitated to leave tlieir homes in search of work , arc provided with Is . tUl . and a bed tor <> ue night , in every town they enter where there i > a iiechabite So <* iftv .

      The rooile of obtaining admission is by a quarterly tic ket ; and if this makes us an illegal society , the Wcslevan Methodists , and all other societies emanating from tht-Wesleyan body , must be illegal also , and liable to seven \ wars' transportation , according to Dan's letter . The K-ircsters , the Odd Fellows , and the Druids ( some of nhjch have been in existence for the last half century ) are founded on the same principles as ours , only they hav e tlit secret signs and pass-word , and we have not . Sir John Campbell , when applied to in reference to the legality of the Udd Fellow * , gave as his decided opinion that iln-y might continue as tliey are constituted at present , without being considered au illegal society . 1 have uo Q .-ubt , sir , tliat you aiv aware that our rulef and regulations were placed before the House of Commons iu the year J . S 43 , aud it by no means pronounced us to be illegal . J therefore trust that vjb Trill take up your pen and rebut , through the medium of your highly-valued paper , the vile an *! malicious , false and slanderous attack wliich has been made upon this useful institution .

      1 r -main , dear sir , your obedient servant , J . A . BtJiSLTT To Feargus O'Connor , Esq .

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      Noyembeb 30 , 1844 , THE NORTHERN START ~~ - — - - _ . —_ ~—~~ - ~~™ . __^^

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 30, 1844, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct684/page/7/