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      GILEAT MEETING AT DITKINFIELD

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      The awrualmeetingp f the ley-payers was : held on Monday we * , in Ael > nkinneld % und aj School , for * he M of pasang the overseers ^ accocntg for TtLe yeariust ended , and also todectsmfable jK * sons ^ fflthe office of orers ^ rs fof the OT ^ ntyear . The meeting vas convened for one o ' cToek , but id not commence until two , at winch tune the chair was fefenty John Cheeftam , Eso . ^ - . - £ The Chaibmas opened tiiBlwiHiiesg of the meeting hy reading the placard , and statifig ^ lhe . objects for which it-was convened . . - ¦ ' ¦ '¦ ¦ ¦¦ Mr . Stefhexs rose for the purpose of moving an adjournment . He objected to the' meeting being convened at a time when amajority of the rate-payers were engaged intkeirdafly avocations . One o'clock was a most unsuitable and' inconvenient . tame at

      -which to call a convocation of the people , for the purpose of discussing their parochial affairs . He could assure them that the people considered meetings of this description , called at such a time , amere mockery—as an insult to them . Either they were citizens *> r not—ley-payers or not—free-bom Englishmen or not : if they were not * they shonld tell . tihem so at once , and tell them the Act of Parh ' aznent that disqualified them . The Constitution had -dearly given the people vested rights , and they ^ ronld not allow them to be bartered or frittered away br any individuals whatever . The people were beginning to say—* What / use is it to ealTmeetings , wnen ve cannot attend them ? " He would , therefore , more that the meeting do adjourn until eight o ' clock at night , to allow the people an opportunity ; of attending . " - . " - ';' Mr . Dcehxm seconded the motion .

      Mr . George "Woollet moved , as an amendment , ^ hat Che meeting proceed with the business of the 4 ay , which was seconded by Mr . Robissox . He remarked that Mr . Stephens had insinuated that there was a design on the part of the persons caflingthe meeting , to cheat the people out of their rights . Now , lie contended that due notice nad been given ; that the . time was the-same as in previous years , and ^ the place of meeting the same . __ He felt confident that no mlQ-owner in the township would refuse any of Ms work-people , who were rate-payers , the privilege of attending these meetings , provided they made Sir . Stefhess , in reply , stated that Mz . . Robinson's answer was . no answer at all . His ( Mr . Stephen ' s ) arguments went to show that the tune ¦ was an unsuitable time : and that the room coald

      not hold the ley-payers of Dukinneld . Mr . Robin--son tells us that theiown ' s business has been tran--sacted inthe " same room and at the same time for many years previously . Why , that only proved that the abuses had been " allowed to continue too long . The question was , whether or not the annual meetings should be held at such time and place as would allow the people an opportunity of attending . Mr . Robinson had said tbar he did not beliere there was a single mill-owner who would refuse to permit any of his work-people , who were rate-payers , from attending that meeting . ^ AB that he could say , in replv , was , that if they must judge of the future from the experience of thepast , he knew one mill-owner at least , who would not only "do so , but had already dischareed a family of virtuous females for attending the chapel , and joining in the mode of worshipping God the most agreeable to their

      con-. , -.---The Cu&iaaixs here interposed , and Pegged Mr . Stephens to confine Ms observations to the interests of the rate-payers , and the best way of promoting -them . Mr . Stephens— -Sir , it has been said that no millowner in this district would prevent his work-people from attending these meetings ; and that , too , by a gentleman who not only has the hardihood , but actually does interfere , and discharge Ms workpeople for exercising their judgment , and acting in accordance with the dictates of their consciences . ( Loud cheers . )

      The Chairman again interposed * and stated that lie thought a room could not be found capable of accommodating the whole of the rate-payers , and also that he conceived the business of thf ^ meeting could be done as efficiently where they were as at any other place . He also remarked that every rateparer had a right to examine the accounts ' , and see that they were correct . No person would be allowed to vote or take any part in the proceedings , unless his name was in the rate-book ; and he should order any person into custody who dared to contravene his decision . An Act had been passed which empowered the landlords to pay the rates instead of their tenants : but ev « r tenant had a right ' have

      Ids name placed in the rate-book , and thereby be entitled to vote ; and if he neglected to do so , it would be his own fault if be were refused the privilege of voting . The Chairman , after some further remarks , put the amendment to the meeting , and -called for a show of hands , upon which there were Sfty or sixty hands held up for it \ the original motion was then put , when tnere was an overwhelming majorityin its favour . A poll was then demanded by the proposer of the amendment , which was ordered to take pace immediately and continue open until -two o'clock . On Thursday , finding themselves placed in a dilemma , they colleagned together , and prevailid upon the Chairman , in contravention of Ids own decision , to convert the poll into a scrutiny . The officers then retired to a room below stairs , for the "purpose of examining the claims of the parties

      • Z 3 to their right of voting ; but never before , even at a contested election , did we witness snch disgraceful proceedings . Indeed , tongue or pen cannot adequately describe the blackgarding , brow-beating , insulting , badgering , violent , intimidating , and . crossly outrageous conduct of some of the gentlemen who surrounded th « officers , particularly the conduct of a liberal , enlightened , intelligent , geidlemanly , jjiild , discreet , and learned gentleman of Staley-Iridge . In fact * their behaviour was so inexpressibly disgraceful and intolerable , that the ¦ Caairman , who is a magistrate , had to accompany . v r . Stephens down stairs to protect the people from . - rsoisl'iielsace and assault . After two or three -nours spent in the farce of a scrutiny , the chairman returned , and declared the amendment was carried , there "being 63 for it , and only 13 for theoriginal

      motion . - Mr . Stefhess rose to protest against the return , on the ground , firstly , of its _ abstract illegality ; secondly , on the ground of parties being brought in to vote who were not present at the division , and refusing to take names of persons who were in iavourof an adjournment ; thirdly , that Mr . Win . Bailey had exercised the grossest intimidation , sitting beside the officers and threatening every person who came to tender Ms vote , that if Ms Ttamw -were not found upon the rate-book , he would

      be summoned for a trespass upon the premises , and that he had taken down several names for that purpose ; fourthly , that the constables were ordered to apprehend men who had committed no breach of tlie peace , and who had not said any thing having such a tendency ; fifthly , on the ground that constables were placed at the door to prevent the ingress of the people . The Chaib 3 ias requested Mr . Stephens to furnish Mm with a written protest , which Mr . Stephens declared Ms readiness to do , on condition xkaX he was allowed to write it whilst -other persons were allowed to state their objections to the legality of Ae return . - -

      TMs being peremptorily refused ~ j the Chairman , Mr . Stephess moved " an adjournment of the meet ing until he bad time to prepare Ms protest-The Chairman refused to put it , and called upon the overseers to read their accounts , upon wMch a scene of indescribable confusion took place , some calling out for the accounts to be read , and others demanding that Mr . Stephens be heard . The clamour and noise continued for a considerable time , but order being at length restored , the accounts were read . Some discussion ensued upon some of the items , especially one in reference to the payment of men serving on juries . It appears the constable has been in the habit of charging the townsMp three sniffings

      per man for every person serving on a jury , but that in some instances he has only given jurymen one shilling , and in some cases none , at all . A comxnittee was appointed , consisting of Messrs . Seel , Gee . and Woolley , to inquire into the matter . Mr . Seel inquired whether any of the money had been applied either directly or indirectly for the purposes of the New Poor Law f Which was answered in the negative . The accounts were then passed unanimously . . " .- -- " . Some discussion then took place respecting the appointment of Guardians , from wMch we learned < hat Messrs . Bailey , Gee , and "Woolley , had been nominated Guardians for the Bukmfield section of

      the Ashton Union ; that although the Act of Parliament required that notice of the election of Cnardians should , be given to the rate-payers ibrough the medium of the newspaper which has . the largest circulation in the place where they-are Xo be elected , no notice was given except in the Manchester Guardian , a paper that is never even looked at , much less read , fry the people . That Mr . -Gee declared he would not serve as a Guardian , unless with the express sanction of a majority oi ike rate-payers . Mr . Stephexs enquired of Mr . Robinson , the Chairman of the Ashtau Board of Guardians , wiltn ^ K- 'L . V * il aAAMTtA ^ OTltT TT 1 fflVTYl fl 4 " ! f \ Tt ^ jivm + V ~ 1 Aivzn

      ^* IXtTltUcrx llC » l " JCVGJ . G ** auj UUWUM . UWU UtxS Poor Law CoinmissionerSj as to whether there would be any alteration in the . law during the ensuing jjeax * "that would materially afiect the office and -dutiesof the overseers ? Mr . RosntBos replied that he had not . - Mr , Stephens said this was-an impartant point . He had no doubt there were many .-gentlemen present wTarVoula willingly accept tfce ; office , of -opereeerif they knew whose ¦ servants they were to he ; an 4 fljeremrelt wasMghlj necessary that they ^ hoslih&Te sXL&e infonnatian possible ; because if ibe New-Toor Xaw was Introduced , . the overseers would nc longer be fhe servants of the ' parisHonenC bat wobM become the servants" of the Ashton . Board 4 jf Goaxoiaas , which was the agent of Power , tie

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      Assistant Tramping Poor Law Commisaoner , who was the paid servant of the three Commusionen at London * were the Agent * of the Devil . ( Loud cheers . ) ----- - -- -- - The Chairman called Mr , Stephens to order , and said be could not Hsten to such language . Mr . Stephkis was proceeding to address the meeting , when a person said that Mr . Robinson had called Mr . Stephens a liar . Mr . Robinson , in explanation , stated that his feelings had been irritated by Mr . Stephens' langmag « , and jby being designated the servant of men who were . the agents of the Devil .: Whilst under the excitement he said that Mr . Stephens was uttering fialsehoods . He regretted that he had been betrayeaV ' through the warmth of his feelings , to ma&e 01 ioe \ t

      use expresuun , tuougu uuux ; ru : u . u . add begged to apologise for having done so . " Mr . Stkpheks expressed Ms perfect satisfaction widi the ^ apology of Mr . Robinson , and begged to assure him that the remark wMch he had made was not intended to apply to him personally bnt to the office wMchhe fiBed , and that no man who wished to stand well with his poorer neighbours or his God , either could or -would-. accept so degrading ^ an office . Messrs . Ashton and Wilde were re-elected overseers for fhe present year—the " assistantoverseer to find security to the amount of £ 250 . Mr . JBardsley was re-elected assistant surveyor of the highways at a salary of ^ £ 50 per annum . The constables ' accounts were unaudited ,, and consequently unfit to lay before the meeting , wMch caused some

      dissatisfaction . It was agreed that they should be examined by the select vestry . A new vestry was then appointed , of wMch Messrs . Stephens , Sael , Robinson , and Durham were chosen members The surveyors' accounts were then read andpassed , and a fresh board of surveyors elected . Thanks were then voted to the chairman , and the meeting separated , after lasting from one to half-past seven o'clock . This was one of the most ^ extraordinary meetings we were everpresent at , and is unparalleled in the annals of parish affairs . There were not more than two hundred persons present during any part of the proceedings ; yet some person took upon himself the responsibility of calling die whole constabulary force of Staley-bridge and Dukinfield , and quartering them at a neighbour ng public house ,

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

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      PARISH OF ST . BRIDE . —REJECTION OF THE POOR LAW AMENDMENT ACT . Yesterday week a public vestry of this parish was held to fix the sum . of money necessary for the poor from last Lady-day to next Midsummer . Notice bad been given that thVee motions would be submitted to the meeting , to the effect of emancipating the parish from the Poor Law Amendment Act . Placards had been distributed announcing the vestry , and at the time of meeting the room was crowded to excess . So large an assemblage had- not met since the parish meeting in favour of the Reform Bill . Mr . Churchwarden Cooke took the chair . Mr . Williams , of Ludgate-Mll , said he saw persons in the room who vr * re not entitled to vote , and lie trusted they would either withdraw or not take anypartin theproceedhigs . ( Cries of" withdraw . " ) The Chairman . —That was not necessary : they could remain , but only as spectators .

      Mr . Bigxon ( clerk to the overseers ) said , it bad been usual to lay estimates before the vestry for the sums demanded ; but at present that could not be done . The matter was taken out of their hands , and they were called upon to pay a certain sum . It was £ 750 , and , with certain debts due , thev must make it £ 1000 . Mt . Pemeller moved that £ 1000 be declared

      necessary . Mr . Pickerell . —Will Mr . Bignon tell us what the £ 1 , 000 is for ' : Mr . Biasos said he could not . Mr . PickereliL—That is very strange . The rates have been raised from lls . to 16 s . Mr . Bigxox . — : They were ordered to make three payments , and strange to say the first was to be on Sunday , the 1 st of April . ( Laughter . ) At first the order for payment on tuat day was taken to be a hoax , and was scribbled on and not heeded ; but it turned out no joke , and they were to pay the money . A Td . rate would be required . It was agreed that the settlement of the rate should remain over until the motions on the paper were discussed . Mr . Bacox said they were about to take a jump of more than 33 per cent , on the rate .

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

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

      the 21 st section , they could attend all local boards and vestries . The 25 th section empowered them to build , alter , and enlarge workhouses , without the consent of the parishes . By the 26 th section , and the 32 d , they could unite parishes , and dissolve or lessen the union , without consulting the parishes . Under section 46 they could order the guardians to appoint officers , whose duties and salaries they could fix . They could dismiss all paid officers , and when once so dismissed , no officer could again fill any situation . They could stop relief to afl able-bodied paupers or their families out of the workhouse , and if the guardians gave relief , they could refuse to allow it . Section 54 . —Any person guilty of any

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

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

      circulated amongst the parisMoners . The Poor Law Commissioners wrote to say that that diet-table had not emanated from them . Shortly after , the very day on which tie Guardians of St . Pancras first met to choose their chairman , a packet arrived from Somerset-house , which they opened , expecting they had some prize or other . What did the vestry think it was ? Why , the very identical diet-table which the commissioners had before declared they had nothing at all to do with ;—( hear , hear , )—and the wnole was subsequently discovered by the messenger returning nearly out of breath , and stating that he had left the wrong parceL ( Laughter , and cries of " Hear . " ) It was said that the New Poor Law was introduced ; to remedy th » defects of the old ,

      particularly as to the payment of labourers' wages ont of the rates ; but tiley must remember that they were not here in an agricultural district , and they had , moreover , a local act of their own , wMch was amply sufficient . ( Hear , hear . ) He would conclude by saying , that if threatened with the legal consequences which might be apprehsoded from passing this resolution , the decisions in the Queen's Bench , whenevera . question had arisen-betweeacommissioners and parishes which had local acts , had _ invariably been againat the commiflsioners . ( "Hear , " ana cheers . ) He concluded by " moving me resomtiqn . JDr ' . 'PAbcTcm rose to second the resolution . He was opposed fe the l * ew Poor Law , Tjecause he considereait was unnecessary . Hehad no dbnbt that the abosesof theoldlaw were great , and if it had continued , there wonld soon have been no rich to pay the

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      poor . The evila of the present law were , however , much greater . Was itnecessaryjfliatsien yhom h < e would call foreignersshould come-into a parish and take the management of thV affairsi out of the hands of those wiowere bestaoquSated ^ tb :- « Mipiiost deeply intereMed m &em , / pSMi a ^ aiiy ^ ta . 4 ^ 0 ( se foreigners wer ^ irresponabw : ? tV < Hea * f 4 * sar . ) 5 rHe vra § no politician , but "he * rotes <^ : * gainst'toy Government , whatever might oe uto principles , senriv ing theircommission-spiesinto every parishi ( Hear . ) They were told th * t > the . Vpoar ; wejreciun ^ a 4 « fel : Longexperience _ in 18-parishes ? wthgyWckan early life he had been , cciui ^ ted / coftvincea Mjn-. taat they were not so . ( Cheers , ); Men : beeame ; demoralized and drunken owhen they 1 . were neglected ; ; - < Hear . ) Would they believe it , { thatgander ibis ¦ - . New . - Poor Law many medical men were employed ak £ JQ 0 a vear to attend 8 , 000 persons I ( Hear . ) , It wag

      impossible that they ^ cpuld attend them vWell , and they nad this salary , whilst the relieving overseer had £ 70 or j £ 80 . ( Hear , hear . ) ; How could the . apothecary afford' to give them gooi drugs put of such a -paltry payment ? And then , again afew lively leeches were sometimes required , but perhaps the expense of those had not been provided for , because it was considered that the comnussidners would ; sufficiently -perform the ' sucking operation . 1 ( Daughter . ) Lord Radnor had ; told- them that the poor were labouring under dyspepsia , arising from over feeding . ( " Oh , oh" ana laughter . ) If such were the . ; c ^ tf with the poor , he should like to know what must be jthe condition of the aldermen and- commissioners ? ( Hoars of laughter . ) They ' must « nppprt : the-poor well : if

      they ment to have work well done , andneneednot tell them how much of the wealthand' gteahaess of the country depend upon the labour of ; the pobrV ( Hear . ) If they were . fed ; vppn the ?'^ cheApiand nasty" diet , which was not , fit fpr a i ^ Qijuet puppy ( tiear ) , how coul 4 they be expected to . be able to work ? Lord Brougoain who . were « o treated in peace be asked to fight theiibattles in war ? . ( Hear , liear . ) Lord Brougham ; when : Henry Brougham professed to be the poor man , 's friend , andjet he was . the . author of this cruel bill , which seemed , mtended to drive the poor fromtheland , Lord Brondiani seemed to think t&at no man ought to be poor . He ( Dr . Proci tor ) would say that no man , . whatever might be his taleuts or circumstances , was secure- froin . ;» overtv .

      Many of thosewhom he then addressed might be reduced from a slate . of comparative affluence evsu by the non-payment of their billsby those whom , they trusted . ( Hear . ) In conclusion , he , wished to see the paiish independent , and if rfter the trial they found they could not , as heretofore , do without the interference of the commissioners , he would vote for putting themselves under them , but he would not blindly and without cause snbmit to be the victims of the arMtrary powers with wMch the commissioners were vested , and which they might exercise whenever they pleased . ( Loud cheers . ) . Mr . R . Taylor said , even under the old system parishes were subject to control . Was it not control

      to have their accounts passed before a magistrate ? Was it not control to nave the refusal of relief by the overseers set aside by the older of the magistrates ? He knew well that no measure of human legislation could be perfect . There were imperfections in the old Poor Law , and ia the present one , but upon comparison , he contended that the imperfections of the old law were greater than those of the new . Mr . ^ Taylor then went . into a long statflmeht of the abuses of the old law , alluding particalariy to tlie promiscuous huddling together of persons in workhouses , and the cruelties prnctised towards women , often when in labour , to prevent the gaining of a settlement . He should give the resolution his determined opposition .

      Mr . Bacon said it was scarcely neceisary to notice Mr . Taylor ' s special pleading about control . They were all—even the Queen—the Lords and Commons were subject to control ; but what he protested against was , that parishes should become mere lttckies to the commissioners . ( Hear , hear . ) He wanted merely to assert , and he would maintain , that they were fully competent to raise and spend their own money . ( Loud cheers . ) The resolution was then put , aiid carr ied by an immense majority , there being only a few hands held np against it ear qfficio . T 2 ie result was received with loud huzzas . A parisMoner then rose to second the resolution , but . Mr . Williams ( of Ludgare-Mll ) again objected . He said he was sorry to do so , but the gentleman was not in a position to occupy the attention of the vestry . ;

      It turned out that the rate-payer had had time given Mm to pay Ms rates , but those who objected to him said that he had been altogether excused . Mr . Biaxox asked who were really qualified to vote ? The Vpstry Clerk said , that no person who owed more than two quarters' taxes could vote . The Chaibjiax was bound to say that he could not hear the parishioner unless he could prove th : it he was not witMn the exception-Mr . BacoX said , that sooner than the question should be lostby such liberal conduct on the part Of its opponents , he would move the resolution . ( Cheer .- ? . ) He proposed , in a brief speech , the following : —* ' That the resolution of the public vestry ,

      on the 17 th of February , 1837 , in these words—' That it is the opinion of this vestry , that the introduction of the New Poor Law Bill into the city of London , and the formation of the whole city info one union , will not only benefit the rate-payers , but improve the condition of the poor , and provide greater comfort for the aged and infirm ; and , therefore , this parish desires to participate in th « i benefits to be derived from the union , be now rescinded . " Mr . Henley seconded the motion . Mr . Bigxon was altogether opposed to the present proceedings . He defended the expenditure of the parish as economical , and contended that , under the powers given by the New Poor Law , the rates were more satisfactorily collected . He could not

      yield to what had been said in respect to salaries by Dr . Proctor ; he wished that gentleman would give them facts . A deal of economy and . saving had been effected throughout the country by the working of tha Poor Law BilL Under the old system many thousands of parishes with not more than 50 to 300 paupers had all the expensive machinery of parish government . That was not the case at present . A great saving had been made by pntting the management into fewer hands , and the saving thus . effected was far greater than the amount paid in salaries to the commissioners and others under them . ( Oh , oh : " ) Many , he was aware , had come to that vestry not to hear , but to vote . (" . Oh , oh ! " ) It had been said , that the New Poor Law was not required

      for London , lo show that it was as much required here as in the agricultural districts , he would only say that the cost of a panper iii London was as 20 s . to 7 s . ia well-regulated country parishes . Mr . Lowe , as a guardian , must say , that the poor in St . Bride ' s had 12 ounces more solid food per week than they had under the old law . They had also tea and sugar given to the old . As to what had been said with regard to the medical attendants , he could only say that many Mgbiy respectable surgeons were anxious to get the employment , and when Dr . Proctor spoke of the number of persons whom a parish doctor had to attend , he should remember that all tke parisMoners were not paupers , and that they were not all sick . ( Laughter and cheers . )

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

      Mr . Obbard moved as an amendment " the previous question . " They were not competent to rescind the resolutions . They had deliberately passed it . ( A voice , Yes , by a majority of how many ? " Another voice , "Why just four . " Laughter . ) After they had passed it they had acted / upon it . They had sold their property under it , and it was not possible for them now to set it aside . They had heard a great deal about the arbitrary character of the bill , but it had not been stated to them what they could scarcely forget , that the guardians being subject to annual election were completely under the control of public opinion .

      Mr . West seconded the resolution . Mr . Wood ( president of the "Cogers" ) agreed with LoTd Brougham ( much laughter ) as to the character of tMs act . Its operation showed that it was daily elevating the moral character of the poor , and teaching ihem to depend on themselves . (" Oh . ' oh ! " andlaDghter . ) The money saved by the New Poor Law was not taken from the poor , but obtained by a reduction in law exp enses . He thought that the best illustration he could give wasj that the parish of St . Dnnstan , wMch was not under the Poor Law , was one of the worst governed parishes in the kingdom , wMle St . Bride's , which was under the Poor Law , was one of the best . ( Oh ! oh !) ;

      Mr . Devey said , in accepting the omce of guardian , his sole motive was the improvement of the condition of the poor . He admitted the powers given to the commissioners were great , but public opinion was much stronger . Mr . JR . TAYtoR oppo «« d the rescinding of the resolution , as no practical good , bat much practical evil , might result from it . The act had been carried by the Radicals .. . ; A PIribh ^ oker inquired whether the resolution could be legally rescinded ? The Vestry Clehk said that it could . Several parisMonera expressed their opinion , that if they reBcifided the resolution the parish would be involved in litigation . ' ' Mr . M * LotroHLm said , that nobod y could judge of the working of the Poor Law except those wno had seen ifin practice . He never heard of such aK

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      8 urditied as had that night been uttered . The cry jaiaed against the Poor Law Cominissioners led him to anticipate fl ?§ p their very names ? would become aEuareery bugbear . ( Loud laughter , ) . ;; . v , Mr . BJit ; 6 N ' replied at considerable length . He would / not reciprpcate the term' ' " absardity , " ar id other equally ; . ' cburtebus epithets , ' which had been applied to < the 'objects of the movers of the resolntions . To prove what he had said ' about the raising of tike / rate , it was ^ : ohly necessary to remind them that the-rate had been a fourpenny ^ rate , and they were how called upon for a sevenpenny rate . JMtr . Wood had called St . Dunstan the most corrupt , and SU Bride's the most pure parish , and to strike a

      balance between them he ( Mr . Wood ) . wished -to tuck them up together . ( A laughw ) Talk jot absurdity , what absiirdity could be greater than this , except that of gentlemen coming to ask the vestry to grant them £ 1 , 000 or £ 1 , 100 , without being able to inform them what one single penny of it was for ? ( Laughter and cheers . ) In the conversation as to the legality of rescinding the resolntion ; a deeision of the Lord Cbancfillor was referred to ; they must remember that it : was not to the Chancellor , but to the Queen ' s Bench , they-would haye to appeal' ; and as he had said before , and he defied oontradiction , all the decisions of ihat court in bases w . here a local act existed hadgone against the Commissioners . ( CheersJ ¦ - ' ¦¦ [ •¦; . . •' . . ;

      ; The amendment was then putj fbuowed by the resolution , and the chairman declared the latter to ibe carried . rThe majority for the resolution waft very : great ; , ; ' / . ; - *\ r ' : // r : ' ¦ . ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' : v . -y-: ¦¦ : > ' : ¦ . r- ^ ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦' . , Mr . Wood demanded a division amidst much confusion . ; . ¦ . "¦ . ¦'¦ . •' : . ' . ¦' ; V-- ¦¦' /¦¦ ' -: ¦ . ¦¦ ¦¦;; '¦¦ : ¦ - :: ' - ' . '" ' Several gentlemer i , suppof ters of the Poor Law , thought : a division unnecessary . A diviaion , howfver , was persisted in , aud ; : 'tobk ^^ place , but the majertty was so utterly beyond dispute toat tne numbers iW ' ere not counted , though the opponents of the resolution were clamorous for the nombers beiiig ¦ tisken : but ' : ' / :,. ' ; . ;> . ¦* . ¦ . ¦ ¦ . •' . : ' ¦ " ¦ ¦ ¦ : v

      The Chairman , after considerable confusion , said he declared tfe resolution carried . - . A pollof the whole parish was then demanded by Mr . Williams and Mr . M'Loughlin , but it was discovered that their -demand in writing was riot pertinen ^ therefore anotaer demand , signed by Mr . Wilhain 8 arid Mr . George Proctor -was haridedin . ¦ '¦¦ ' ¦ : ' ¦ ' ¦[ ' ¦ ¦ •• . '¦ ' : ' . . " : '¦ ; - ¦ ' . ; - ¦ ' • ¦ : ; " ' ¦ ; . ' ¦ - '¦ The . . Chairman then appointed the poll to commence at ten o ' clock ou Monday last , and to close atthreO . . - ¦ '¦ .. ¦ : •¦ . ¦ .- ¦ : - ' . - '¦" . '¦ ... : '¦ . ' . ' .: ' ~ " ' ;; : \ -- :- . Mr . Swain ( who had been rery active with the opponents of the New Bastile Law ) said of course the poll wpuld be taken by ballot , as" was the custom of the parish . The Chairman said yes , certainly .

      Dr . Proctor then inoved , aud Mr . Swain seconded , the following resolution , which was also passed by a great majority ;^ - ?> That no money which is now , or shall in future be , raised for the relief and support of the poor of this parish , shall be expended Dy any persona other than the trustees and overseers appointed by public vestry . " A poll was also demanded upon this resolution . A sum of £ 1 , 100 was then proposed to ; be raised for the relief of tlie poor for the ensuing quarter-On the question being put , Mr . Sxvain wished to know how it was that they now wanted a sevenpenny rate , while for the last quarter , which was the most severe in the year , a

      fourpenny rate was sufficient ? It was rather an extraprdhiary jump from 4 d . to ? d ., and he should like some explanation : on that point . Mr . Bigxo . v said they must recollect the rental had been reduced lo pefx-ent ; Mr . Swain said that could only raise the rate to 4 { d . and a fraction , but iiot by any means toTd ; - Mr . Bacon suggested that this vote should be now acceded to , and if hereiifter they found any trickery had been practised upon them , they could ( having passed the resolutions of that evening ) reduce the grant next time . : The vote ^ acc ordingly passed , and the vestry then broke up , after a vote of thanks to the Chairman .

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      DO KINGS ORN 9 IILKS CARE FOR US ? ( From Tail ' s Mai juziiie . ) When )* ou behold si kitigenthroned Or toiling to a . foolish ' -ft ' aStj Or queens in luxivf y enzoncd . And treated like some heavenly guestllestr . iih yourself , keep on your hat , Make not thy least Segradiug funs ; For , when the truth is spoken , what , Do kings or nobles care for ius ? When you behold , with radish lords , A pompous bishop takes his place , And mark liis empty , measiired Vfofd » , And siinpering notluiigness of face— - Kestrain yourselfv teep on your hat , ¦ Make not the least degrading fvwii ; For , Svhenthetnith is spoken ,, what i ) o ; lords or bUhops care for ua ?

      When you behold a reckless lord , Greutby hw grandfathers deserts , "Walk boldly to the council board , Arid frown sis if a man of partsrr-Hentrain yourself , keep on your hat , Make not thp . least degrading fuss ; Fory if the truth were spoken , what Does any lordlihs ? care for vis ? When at the hustuigs called to vote , Aui having passed the taxman ' s shrift , Y < iu stand linshaved , in thread-bare coat , To send a - -gentleman to thrift , — Restrain yourself , keep on your hat , Your power is short , andthink of this 'Twere shame to cheer an empty flat , Or help a scoundrel to a iilace .

      When pensioned peers or dowagers , With thousands by the inonth or year , ' Pretend to open ' up their purse , That they may iii the prints appearls t not a * 8 ocean should , give pack A wave , while lifty thousandstreams Slake barren many a beauteous track : To fillher?—whence , thbh , your acclaims ? The WORKING MAN should have one thought- ^ To be for ever free to toil ; Andkeep the wealth ho dearly bought , To make-his own hearthstone to sniile . j Some toil in this ,. and some in that ; But o ' er the great you make no fuss ; Tlu-ir toils may soon be told—and what Does any / great man care for us 7

      The right divine ' . to govern wrong Is now an old . insanity ; And lordly beggars willere long Be—what ¦• ail . beggars ought , to ^ be ; To such , all such , keep on your hat ; ' Despise their coldness or their fusa ; / Despise themVrwere it eveil that They should aiTect to care for us . PHrtO-BERANGER

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      A PATRIOTS SECOND LETTER to the British people on the present state of the : country , &c , &c , with a letter to the ^ operatives , and another to the Queen . A Gulielmo B ¦ : * ¦ London ; Saunders and Otley , Conduit-Street . This is | i very spirited and energetic little vrort from the pen j we suspect , of one who appertains to that " order" which may be least of all suspected of any sj'mpathy with the people , but who like a white bird in a flock of crows , stands prominently forth conspicuous only for his approximation to purity . We subjoin the following extracts front the letter to the Cotton Spinners .

      "When I perusedtheinconiplete and garbled statements of the press oh the trial at Ediiibtirgh , of your unfortunate and persecuted fellow-workmen , I was inclined to believe that , if notguilty , they were much to blame but in attending the meeting which was held at the . Mechanics ' ' Institution , on the 1 st inst . / and paying particular attention to the statementa of the delegates from Glasgow , I then felt satisfied , that your companions were innocent ' The extraordinary ^ conduct of the goyefnment , in arrestmg your fellow-wprkmen , at au Unusual hour on a $ aturday night , throwing them into a dungebb , withotit even a mattrass to lie upon ^ - detaining them inprison seven months , dragging tlienireDeatediv

      from- Glasgow to Edinburgh , compelling them to convey and support a large number of witnesses at their own charges , and obliging them to incur for their defence , the disgracefully _ la , rge exuense of three thousand pounds , presents a nidjeouB picture of arbitiary meauaess and cruelty . • • " JDahiel p-Connell is against you , and-it . is rather fortunate than votherwjse that the demagogue has shown hiniself in his true coldurs . . After the operatives of Dnblin have helped for some j ^ eara past j by their contributions , to nil bis hat with" alma , in the hour ; of their difficulty -and distress , be lays crimes to their charge , ; which the poor men never dreamed of committing *; and like a true mountebank , in the face of his constant callss upon them to agitate , agitate , he jumps round and tenders his support to the government to crush , them . He ^ objects also to a

      poorlaw for Ireland ; he would continue to leave his starving countrymen , to the generosity of their landlordsiand ^ r absenteesj ^^ whi ch ha ^ already made them a . by word for misery and wretcnedness , in every kingdoinin > Earppe ., How truly correct is the assertion of the wiseman , in regard : ' t 0 such conduct , when he iays , " the tender mercies of the wicked are crueL" The Irish people ¦ were never more grossly mistaken than in the character of Mr . O'Connell ; he nas never proved himself to be a true patriot , he has alway 8 shown kimself the mere part y inan } and should they continue to encourage bun , by / the subscription of a large annual income , in bis course of worse than uselessnessi it is not improbable , tbiit he niaybe the nxeans of yet driving , the wheels of despotism acrosstheirneckB . " - . ; v ; ;• . The letter to the , Queen j « characteriaed 1 » y good sense and honest eirnplicity tbroughpnt , rare qualitiea

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      in the privileged " orders , " We select , however , the following sihgle sentence as the one ; we % ost hTghly and entirely applause :-i ^ " ^ -.. Thefiecond ^ tbat ypurl Majes ^ r , pf your gopdness . andhierpyf . may ^ be graciously pleased to grant a free and unconditional pardon to the unfortunate Cotton Spinners of Glasgow . " ' A

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      ' ¦ '¦ - ; - . ;> ¦ ¦ ; . ; \^ E ' / MAGAZINES . ^ : ; : * . ' ¦' ¦ ¦ ; : The NEW MONTHLY of the present month . contains " , CruVney Papers , " No . 16 , ap ' rosyuriinteresting continuation of former papers , ; evincing neither tact : nor talent . " Old Madeline" is a . simpFe affecting story well told , by Mrs . C . S . . HALi ; interwoven with which are some very sprightly descriptions oif . French " mariners and scenery in the neighbourhood of Havre and ! Honfleur . We recommend the following sentence from it to universal attention . ' ¦

      "I should ^ have mentioned another advantage which Havre possesses over Liverpool , and , indeed , over all our English towns . Inever saw ; either men or women intoxicated ; Labouring under fhe scorching sun , brandy so cheap , that even an Englishman might intoxicate himself to his heart ' s content for three-halfpence , ^ they go soberlyj if not quietlyv to theirbede , satisfied with tbeir salad supper or their cup ofcofles . : /; : ;' - ¦ : - ¦ : " : . ' ' ¦' . ; ¦ '¦ ¦ . ' .. ¦ " ¦ ¦ - 'Have yon Temperance Societies here ? t'Npj" said the French lady of whom . I enquired , " we do hot heed them . T ¦ '¦¦' .

      ' ^ 1 thought of the disgusting scenes produced by Ehglisb . druhkennessi and was ashamed for my country . " ' ¦/¦; '" . ; . ¦¦ . •¦ . - . ¦ . - / : . ¦ The next is" The Romance of a ; Keyhple , . by DoiratAS Jerkold , is an exceedingly ^^ spirited arid hunturous descriptiqa of various scenes and cireumstabces arising out of a night ' s drunken revelry by a Brazier , named Jeremy Dunbrown ; thereare seven chapters in the story . 'Weare the firstV which , though very good , is hot equal in point either of interest or humour to the

      succeeding ones . "'¦¦ ,,.., "Fa t twelve o'clock ! " wailed an old watch man as he crawled along Bishopgate Within ; the gusty wind and pattering rain drpwhing the modest cry of the venerable guard . " Past twelve o'clock !" lie moaned ; and the wind- rising , and the shower thickening , the watchman paused ! gathered up his rheumatic joints , now lowered his lantern to the pavement , now raised it towards the mud-black skyi and finding all things safe , turned himself round and hobbled to his Ijox . In sooth , it was to pay a high , an undeseryed compliment , to the

      prowess of any known burglar , to suppose that oh stich anight he would leave his down , goose-feather , flock , or ^ traw , to force a door or pick a lock . The most prejudiced thief , peeping from his casement on such a night , might , without shame or remorse , with not a blush upon his cheekj haye resolved to go to bed . In such a night , sure we are that virtue and wealth might safely sleep with the door on the latch ; nevertheless , the folks of Bishopsgate Within , from the mere force of habit , drew their bolts < aud turned their locks . It had been well for Jeremy l > unbrown had . his door been barred—better still , had it not been locked . "

      " The watchman was ensconced in his box , asleep and happy . Bles ? ed Morpheus ! Thou whose ample " -cloak wraps the beggar and the king , the slave and : the tyrant ,- —thou who dost stand between the fierce wrath of man and man , —; thpu Who at night callest off the pack of worrying cares from the hunted wretch , and comest to him with hope among the . straw , —thou didst visit Barnaby Argu % watch » man of Bishopsgate , in his deaUbpara castle , making him , in soft deUcious dreams , ho less a potentate

      than beadle of the ward 1 The coat of squalid drab had ripened into regal purple— 'the greasy :-hat was bound with gold , and jutted boldly out at three corners , the old crab-srick had shiot up to a staff , surmounted by the silver knob of high authority—and , walking at the head of fifty boys and girls , Barnaby Argus , watchman , heard not the ' . wind , felt riot the rain ,- —so weather-proof did dreaming fancy make him . The beadle strutted and exulted— -but the watchman remained a caput mortuum in the box .

      "Past twelve o ' clock , and—oh ! shame to the ripe mnjihood of fifty—Jeremy Dunbrown , his senses muffled in strong drink , sought bis home . .. ; . Let the truth be said , though the shame fall upon Jeremy : Dunbrownwas drunk ; yea , so dnink , that unassisted he had not that night approached his hoasehold gods , at the hour we write of , fast asleep—for JeVemyj having tb * e street-door key in his pocket , kept not the lares sitting up .. Dunbrown was a bacbfelpr : hence , it was his peculiar boast at the club , that h » kept nobod y waiting for him save the fleas . " We have inferred that Jeremy wound not his way down Biahopsgate alone , . No : great is the beneficence of Bacchus , who numbers in his train thousands of little lacqueys , to sober eyes invisible , whose duty it is tolead the votaries of their purple master safelv home . The water-drinker could not

      see the jolly little satyr with its small : kid hoofs clatteringalpng the stones of Bishopsgate , keeping Jeremy Dnnbrown from posts and gutters , —now Steadyihg his right legj now the left—now , flinging a vine or hop-plant over him , pulliug him back lest he fall upon his nose—rJeremy all the while smiling , and uttering half-words from the corner of his mouth , in acknowledg ? hi ? nt of the benevolence . These bacchanal fairies , thousands though there be—for were they not , how would frail , mortals find the door ?— - are not distinguishable by the profane sober ; nor are they to be seen by the small drinker , by the petty rascal who simpers over a gill and thinks himself Silenus , No , no : a man must labour in many vintages to be worthy of such a body-guard . Happy ure we to assure the world that Jeremy Dunbrowu wasthat man ! ; ¦

      "Jeremy , aided by his good genius , shuffled down the ,: empty street , tpe wind blowing , and the rain falling . At lengtli Jer « my reached theIron rail that skirted his ancient hoine . ' All ' s right ! ' said Jeremy ; and ^ as he spoke , the vinous fairy quitted its charge ( leavingit in order to see safely to his door the Reverend j ) octor Magniihi , at that moment much debiUtated by a recent argument at Alderman Bung ' s on Hebrew roots ); * , . ' * All ' s right ! " repeated Jeremy , and he laid his flattened palm against that consecrated piece , of wood , his own house-door . ^ Au ' sright ! ' and Jeremy , with a smile .: senit from his very Heart , a ^ smile flickering in his sbddened facej drew from his breeches pocket the street-door key . Ten minutes

      more , arid Jeremy would be stretched between his household sheets ! - ; ; " Jeremy , with ; the key in bis hand , soughttp turn the lock : it was very odd- —very strange- —ratber annoying , but Jeremy could not find the k ^ y-hoje Jeremy smiled ^ growled with . fixed teeth , scratched with the key all over the door , stiUWwhere was the key-hole ? Then Jeremy stood as upright as circumstances would penmt--coughed-r-and grasping the key anew , made a reckless dash at tte door , as if— -trusting to the guidance of his good , gbnius , he hoped to find the aperture ; when the key , struck by the violence from his hand , rang upon the ,

      doorstep , and Jeremy , muttering objectionable paths , dropped upon his knees dnd groped about the wet mud for his lost treasure . 'It ' sall right ! ' said Jeremy , when , having searched for ten minutes , he again rose upon his legs with the recovered key , which—so great was his presence of mihd ^ r-he carefully ; cleanedynth . the ' ...-. tail ; of his coak : ' Mud may clog the wards , ' said Jeremy , withj all things considexed ; superhuman sagacity .: * Now thenvery droll—very odd , '—and Jeremy continued to scrape the key , as he thought , over ^ ^ every ^^ incb . of the door— ' exceeding odd—never- - ' . knew ^ such thing ^ in Wirn i 3 avs !—rflTharlfRWp—stranaret fn a Aa < r * naL K- i

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      "" */«*^* l . t ** J VJ * -V ^ UUU 1 U . . bllC' J \ . CV .. . " Such was the . broken : soliloquy of Dunbrown -: as he stodd perspiring at his pwn'door . . Again he paused from his toil— -looked up the street , down it , and again resolved by ^ ^ pne vigorous ^ effort ^ 0 turn the lock . Again in silence did he % un the key over the door ; breatblessly be searched ifor the desired opening ; then his hand fell . to bis side , ar id on a sudden he Stood convinced for once and for ever . : " I see it , "— -cried Jeremy Dunbrown , —r" I " see it - ^ -the dishonesty of the times . '—some damned thief has stolenthe key-bole !' ¦ ¦ V . V "As Jeremy said this , bis legs slid from under bitt ^ and he ca ^ ie—as his good luck would have jt-rsoftly down : upon the door-step . He : was scarcely well down ere his eyes were closed ; and , snoring hard , with ^ the unappropriated key grasped in his ri g ht hand , Jeremy Dunbrown sat in the shadow of his own dpuble-locked door—sat and slept . "

      The remaining contents are " Eemale Portrait Galleryy '' from Sir Walter Scott , L : E . L ; « My First Yisit to Brussels ^^^ T . Gr . Grattan ; « Wedding Tactics ; " f Manager ' s Note-Book ; " and several Unibh Pieces ; besides the Coayefsafcioue in which several new works are noticed . '

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      : . - ' ¦ ¦• ¦ - ; ¦" , : ¦• ¦ ¦ PartL- 0 :- ; v :: - - ,. -. ¦ ¦ ¦ .- . Edited B ^ rBoz , This work promises , so far as we can judge from the sample of it now produced , amply to sustain the credit of its author ;; The : style is bold , free , and graphic ; therew no prosihg— -no unhecessaryapplipatiph ; every word tells . The only character as yet developed ia that of Ralph Nickleby , a gold hound of the highest breed / whose every affection had . become transmitted to the preciQUs metals , arid

      whose sense of feeling is" in the breeches pocket There is . . jb-Is *^ an important ^ personage introduced of the name Wackford' Squeersj a knavish torhie'itor of urchins , in the shape of an ; ignorant Yorkshire schoolmaster , at whose f-academy , Dothebpys Hall , at thedeVigbtfnlviUage' of Potheboys , " % * & . ' Greta Bjgage , in Yorlwhire . T ^ boAked , furnished witHi pbcket > -mohey / pfpTided Wth all . necessaries , instructed in all languages ^ living and dead , mathematics , orttwgrapy , geometry ,

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      astrdriomy ^ trigonometry , , thg' Use' of the globes algebra , single ^ stick ,: ( if required )^ writing ^ - arJtK metic , fortificatipn , and < eyery other branch f classical literature . Terms , twenty guineas tw annum . . No extras , no . yacaitions , and diet In " paralleled . " The following sketch will giTe ^* reader an idea of one , at least of Mr . SqueerH aaalr fications :--- - ^ ' > - \ .: : ' . - ' ' ..- '¦ * --.. - ^ . " M ^ S 4 ueers ^ gappearance wagnpt prepossesginw He had but one . " eye , ; and the popular prejudic e rtn ^ W ® * ? I ? ' , - . Vf-fJ * he had ' " ^ anquesti ^ ablyugefnl , ¦ .. ¦ btit , decidedly not ornamerital ,. being f a greenish grey , and in sh ape resembline the few liglit of a street door . The ; blank sid 6 of hb £

      • was motsh wr&kled and puckered up , which ea v * him avery sinister appeararicej especiall y when W smiled , at which times his expression bordered closely on the villanous . His hair was vewilat and nhiny , gave at the ends , where it-was brushed stu ^ v up from a low protruding forehead , ^ bich as sorteS well with his harsh voice and coarse manner . jS was about two orthree ind fifty and a trifle below the middle , size ; he Wore a whito neckercbief With long ends , and-a suit of scholastici black ; but hk coat sleeVes being a great deal too long , and hS trousers i great deal too short , he appeared ill af ease in his clothes , and as if he were m aperpetnaf state of astonishment at finding- himself so joi '¦ ' ' ''' ¦¦¦ ¦ ; ¦ ¦

      spectable . - - ¦' . ; - : - . .. ... ¦ ; ] : ¦ ¦> ; . -. ; :. , - ;¦ . . " . ; , ' ' ^ Mr . Squeers was standing in a box by one of tia cofiee-room fire-places , fitted with one such table as is usually seen in ppffee-rooms , arid two pfextr a ^ ordinary ^ shapes arid dimensions made to suit Qm angles of ! the partition . Ip a corner of aseat wasa very small deal trunk , tied rbund with a scant * piece of cord : and Pn the trunk was perched—hi lace-up balf-boots and corduroy trowsers danglnii in the air—a diminutive boy , with his snonld ^ drawn up to his ears , and his hands plahted on his knees , who glanced timidly at the s chooImastS from time to time withevident . dread and apprehension . " :- < ' - ., . ' - -. ¦ " ¦ . : .. . > . ? . - ¦ : ; ¦ - : " Half-past three , " muttered Mi . Sqiieer % tarhing from the Ayindow , arid looking sulkily at the

      conee-room ciock . Jiiere wiu pe nobod y heift to-day . " ;; '¦ " ¦/¦ . ¦ . ; " ¦ " ¦ - . i- :: ¦ ¦ - '¦ .- ^ ¦ - ¦ . : - . ^ " Much vexed by this reflection , Mr . Squeersl looked at the little boy to see whether he was doing anything he could beat ¦¦ . him for : as he happened nottpbedoing anything at all , he merely boxedhis earsi and told Mm not to do it again . ; " At Midsuriimer , ' \ muttered Mr . Squeers , resumi ing his complaint , "I took down ten boys ;; tea twentys— two hundred pound . I go back at eight o'clpck to-morrow morning , and have only tjireethree oughts an ought—three twos six ^—sixty ikjund What ' s come of all : the boys ? what ' s parents got into their beads ? what does it all mean f-^ HeretoliMeb oypn the top of the trunk "are a violent sneezifti ; V : > : ° :

      " Halloa , Sir !' growled the schoolmaster , turningrouhd . ^ What ' s that , Sir ? " r "Nothiiig , please , Sir , " replied the little boy . "Nothing , Sir ! " exclaimed Mr . Squeers / "Please , Sir , I sneezed , " rejoined the boy , trembling till the little trunk shook under him . ^ Ohi sneezed , did you ? " retorted Mr . Squeers " Then what did you say' nothing' for , Sir ' : " In default of a better answer to this question the little boy screwed a couple of knuckles in to each ' of his eyes and began to cry , wherefore Mr . Squeerg knocked him off the trunk with a blow on one side of ; his face , and knocked him on again with a blow on the other .

      " Wait ; till I get you down into Yorkshir e , mt young gentleman , " said Mr . Squeers ,. " and thea I'll give you the rest . Willyou hold that noise Sir ? " ¦ ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ . . " . ¦ ¦ ¦ •¦ ' ¦ ' - - , " "• ' ..: ;¦ - . ¦¦•¦ •¦;¦ •; - - -. ¦' "Ye—ye—yes , " sobbed the little boy . rubbW his face very hard with the Beggar ' s Petitibri in printed calico . - . "Then do so at once , Sir , " said Squeers . « D youhear ? " ; As this admonition was accompanied with a threatening gesture , and Uttered with a savage aspect , the little boy rubbed his face harder , asif to keep the tears back ; andV beyond alternatel y snif . fing ^ and choking , gave no further vent to hii emotions . . ; ¦ ;¦ ' , ¦ : ;• ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦' >" ¦ ; •'' . ; , .-. ";¦'¦ ¦ -: ¦ - / :-' \ Mr . Squeers , " said the waiter , ^ looking in at this juncture ; " here's a gentleman asking for you at thfibar . " :

      " Show , the gentleman in , Richard , " replied Mr . Squeers ,: in a soft Voice . u Put your handkerchief in your pocket , you little scoundrel , or I'll murder you Tvhen the gentleman goes . " # The schoolinaster had scarcely uttered these words in : a fierce whisper , wben the stranger entered . Affecting not to see fumyMr . Squeers feigried to be intent upon mending a pen , ahd offering benevolent advice to bin youthful pupil . UM « Jit ^ uikViiJ ) 1 »» IJ Af ^ . C _^_ ¦ 1 et 11 ¦ iTi il / jiii oi lYi

      v . uca . u ,. uu . r . oquewre , all people have their trials . This early trial of yours that is fit to make your little heart burst , and your very ejes come out of yeur head with crying , what ii it ? Nothing ; less than nothing . You are leaving yora friends , but you will have a father in me , niydear , arid a mother in Mrs . Squeers . At the delightful village of Dotheboys , near Greta Bridge , in Yorkshire , where youth are boarded r clothed , booked , washed ; furnished with pocket money , provided with all necessaries— " - . : . . ¦ .

      " It . is the gentleman , " observed the ^^ stranger , stopping the schoolmaster in tie rehearsal of his advertisement . > ' Mr . Squeers , 1 believe , Sir ? " . " The same , Sir / ' said ; Mr . Squeersj with aa assumption of extreme surprise . "

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      TAIT ^ S MAGAZINE . The first is a well written article on the Negro Slavery - Abolition Question ^ in which the : eloquenl speeches recently delivered oh this ^ important subject , by Lord BrOughain , are largely quoted so as tc place it before the reader under the most spirit stirring aspect , ^ hen comes one of Ebenezer Elliots Ballads . > u The storming of Badajoz ; " Beside which , vfe have in the poetical line " ¦ a Hymn fa the Students of Gpttingen , " " The Day Storm of Thunder , and a piece of excellent advice which \ re have transferred to our Poet's corner under tt ( ¦

      title of "Do Kings or Nobles care for us . " : ¦ , '¦ ' ; Of the other original contributions ^ the " autobio graphy of an English Gpiuta Eater . Kecollections of Charles Lamb , '' is along tiresome effort at magnifjring a few personal anecdotes and supposed traits of character into a . boot AJ ^ Whole mortal column is devoted to & description of the manner in which the said Charles Lamp rises , or rather" conies down from bis stool to receive the opium eiter ' , Vthea follows a grave recital of the opium eater ' s reasons

      vrhy he presented his hand to the said Charles Lamb ihstekd of adhering to " the English CtjstoD ( a wise one ) ' of bowing in ftigid silence . " , Tie whole paper is an excessivel y laboured turgid mess of puerilities . " The Loridoh peripatetic ' is amusi § j Thereis also a letter oh the Corn Laws from ELLiOTi Besides lengthy and valuable extracts from Mr . Bulwer ' s last novelj ¦ Miss MartiDsaa's "Referospect of Western Travels , " and Miss Lavrehce ' s Historical Memoirs of the Queens of England , " with critieal remarks '• on their works .

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      FEASER'S MAGAZINE , The first article in 'Eraser this month , M an admirable piece of special pleading , entitled "i Hundred Months of Liberalism , " in which the writer proves most Jesuitically that all the ills and ; bus * chiefs the state , is heir £ o , have arisen from itte passing of the Catholic Emaricipatiori Bill , mi 8 # He also proves by a process of reasoning peculiarly his owb , ( that is to say dogged assertion witioaj any reason at all ) that " Liberalism is infidelity-. He is very ' angry with the Irish Ecclesiastical Commissioners , because their exertions ha ve l ) € eD terminated too soon , arid very angry with the Scotch Ecclesiastical Cbriiririssioners . because theirs hv ®

      been protracted tod long . . He ^^ is iangry witli If ? 11 " Ru 8 sell ; and Melbourne , for treating the Dissenter ? With a ^ decent shew of | ci y jlity . He is angry ww every body who thinks it an unjust thing to ma ^ political distinctions between one ^ air ^^ and aho | befj on accowit of bis religious :: creeds And all this ^ very natural . We nefpr yet knew a dog Iwton ? anxiously at a bone from which he had previbW torn large slice * of delicious meaty but wh ^^" " been prevented from picking p erfectly clean , ; ttaI was riot-angry : ' -. at . ^^ every ' -ibing , ^^ arid every bodj ) ^ contributed to keep it from him . The amufflng p ^ of the mattef- ^ is the snnplicity of the poor man v deluding : himself irito the opiniori . that because tte

      people have manifested in the clearest ' possible "Vthat they are sick of WWg : trickery and disliones ^ they are , therefore , riecessarily- anxious tp ' . h ' ail v » return of Tory Dominatibn ; " ¦ ;; ¦ ¦•' : ' VOur present : gPverribrs would readily ^ . ^ bidomg of their . masters ^ the Infidels , Dissew « Pi and Papiats of the einpire . but there is an hmdra ^ in the way . Arid wharisth . at hindrance ? ^^ % growing repugnance of the people to all such ^^ ji Just in proportion as the real views and objects v the leading Liberals bave become apparent , ^ p *? M ^ m ^ M ^ m > p s ; % ^ MS ciaoses oi

      our popuiauon . tience it is w ? ~ ii < . barided ^ getberj in ^^ thpusiiids andtens bf * on 8 an ^ in Conseryatife associations ; 'Arid hence it '& $ . . we see , for tHefi ^ t ^ tme in BritisK history , « P ^ ment sutnisionied in tb ^ nadsto / ihe lpy aX eXU ' v « id atfendaiiton . thecacc ^ sriWi of a youthful qheetff ; r _ yet , in the midst ofirilthis exultation , anS > Wf ^ { conawtingof 318 memberstetumed ^ or the Hoi ^^ Commons ! Thepeople begin to uriders tandj »?^ V thing o |^ Mmtu ^^ e ^; oW l | ^ isjitt wKcb ? iib % ' sways tlie goverrinieiMi ; and m y , ^ pprtiohto fliefi ^^ increasedIuUb % is the - »« " ¦ £ ¦ # their difl ^ is * aridalaririi I » r vtha imf&il God , this feeling constitutes now our chief VJx----tionJ * : > :-- - : . ' . : ¦ ¦ ' ; - -- : - . ' - . ¦¦ : - . ; ; ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 7, 1838, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct689/page/6/