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      CHARTIST SONU BT K . MEADjt . vb— Msrea to the Battle Reid . oyfc ! tis the trumpet call Of liberty ia pealing , „ Bouse Britons , one and all , Your majesty revealing ; gease from your leaden sleep , * De&& u ^ y 0117 sltua ^ er > Sije lite the mighty deep , lu billows load outnumber .

      CHoars . « - « round the gtanoard , press , ^ I ' er for lucre barter , «• « TnTes sod children ' s happiness , Sand firm < or f «*< l ° m ' ' C&arter . ¦ pjggs round our standard true , Aesin , behold , tis flaunting , Tfe ^ jjce to the despot few , And all their idle Taunting ; ¦^ tig and Tory wrath "we'll braTe , And boldiJ bi ( i defiance , To cosrJy fcol and priestly knave , Oa heaven ' s onr sole reliance .

      CHDBUS . P- ^ roTaia tis standard , press , ^¦ cTTour free rights barter , Unreal bappines . ' . li is our g lorious Charter 1 > - Aa ; tt but freemen ' s rights we claim , ' All mra ' s rights respeciing , l ^^ rxj- thy M . cred name ! jtr ' .-hrins alone projecting ; STesi i > J freedom's holy name , " By ber to stand or fail man , Scurn a coward T&ssal ' s chain , ""' i 031 watchword one and all man . cHOiirs . pr 6 SSrrUE' 3 the stsE : lsrd , press , \ ia svx iree ri ^ his barter ,

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      ODE TO FREEDOM . r *^ 22 . 1 Trccid not thy banner stain _ THih ' ace s ' 2 £ ie drop from a human vein , T- ^ sJ'i Lri fe bt c : a 4 eui to gain , " Berto TTET , her kingdoms three ; Or cVr car tncired miliions reign , If is 2-tii life the price -would be , V -rspbits I want frsa the battle field , xj bJsod boarlit triumphs war can yield , " s& 3 > * """c- ' -d not soil : hy shield """ jf ji breath of ayrng warrior ' s sigh ; tsTcald 1 &J ^ f 011 ? bulwarks build jlida siiow ' s ttirs , or orphan's cry .

      TSToaid I'd dared the deadly strife , is ! fc that str ^ gle last a lifu , ^ jact Tfita woe and horr .-r rife , " j - fcB : -i * i = ' - ^ - s w lie > 5 ; Vri of E ; fnrE'ls an I iV . - . bful "wife , "~ C-sdes ^' -i to silent slavery . tijiiit q ' '» -. no loTe of gain , V " cis-s ^ 7 CEscience ere did stain , 2 s = 2 ii traitors c : 1 a Tictim rain in me , by ceeus of inaTery ; Japatii" shace will brand their name , "ST'th acts u £ foulest usacbery .

      S trns I Britain ' s freedom socjht , iai iittdom ' s moral battle foujLt . 5 s tat I soasht to mend the lot Of scfiwin ? haraanitj " , 122 oriTr oppression from the Cv-t , Of Islxrar , toil , s ^ d hoctsty . Sxttsh , my n < as . 5 , come clip your -wing , JsiTeathy sditots ye dare nat sing , 5 s cjcressi-.-a ei ^ e to ib ~ * v ; xr 3 that "wring Tij breast with anguish and irith grief , 2 xj £ vsiet to thy sorrows might bring ji thj « aferii ! s 3 relief . Istlsogats of tha slave are no longer free , tj sustefs man ' . ate troclJ reach even th . ee * ! bs Jpari of immortality ; Thsseh free as the white sea foam , iid 3 naat by thy Maker eternally

      TiriBgb his boundless woris to roam . T 3333 , pr ^ od man . wouJ : i tra : nTnsl thee , Ssasusl of lc-Te , life , and liberty , Thstri . fhari tide or wind more free , &iproof of tie power of God ; TJa&Ai thought ] -c-bo would trammel thee , Mij -drtad the Almigktj ' s rvd . JsEorelorir . e Scotland ' s woods will ring , Vii j : t a-riked by the T-.-ice L > f spring , fc tb ; liTerc < i swrei in the welkin sing , Bis s :: irt-i icy breast to im > re , i ^ tieh ftatcerM "warbler his tribute bring Of ij-g ts frtt-dom sjid love . ii uea to me Scotland thy mossy riDs , TzjeIs .: sirsa- ^ s—thy hratfefry hills , — liy iiit areau moors—thy stonoy fells ,

      Bscad whose ronimit the wild » -irs soars , lis drasis of which yet rev bosom fills , Wlrh lore tu : iy rough n . 'gg'd shores . BS dssrer by fir than thy rug-ged strand , -W oh ! how c-ear is that mountain land , iaa tis mea-.-ry blest of her patriot band , Ihit dried e '^ n the pswtr of pro ud Rome , j taifreti-. na-te hear :, and fmile so bland , Tra : vus mine is my hunible iuae . ^! _ 3 sre for rce the beauteous Tay , "id Tisd h * r wild asd rumour-c way , ' * iarr eft I cive passed the les-Iang day , Ea Trild wuDiiiacd banks among ; & : 2 stc'd e ^ raj . tarrCl the TU 3 Ti 5 "s lay , Or ths cheerful laTeroct ' g sane .

      > 5 Bonin that pure mountain wave 5 . * rortrre liahs "srith slee I'll lave , * iih bEiiyaut breast her biiluws braTe , Which hsr yielding waters part , ias : I sa cow that thin 2—a t . ' jre 1 TTith a wofol and breaking heart ^ i gaiet Ey soa ! , n-r dare reTjine , ; Sr « is joy beyond ths bocr , rl = of time , -apuriovs &odhe still is tibiae , Thy hiding place , thy g- ^ aru . and shield , *^> his for thee happiness uirine , ? irnore thin tzrh can -rjeld .

      ^ » permit ? the st ^ nu to rsve , a ri ! J iE ocean ' s -wildest w =- , Giiatpire thy suferirg btait to brave . Ea tync : *« vengeful pcw .. r ; : 5 rii Almighty aria is str ..-: ^ u save , Ii MrrsVs iLurtts : taurl ~ . -oaih frsrdoa ' j opening dsys o ' ercast , ~ f = ? S -erce the storm and U , u < i the blast , y « tifbt of sorrow will nut last , tra acw ihrre ' j a glorious niorn Tp ^ ctjss , trhoss brigbfracg will radiance cas' Tzizgh the slcrom of the di = mal storm .

      ¦^ ^ geai ^ s f ^^^ stands , pr ^ -rsTe oa her patriot banJs , - ° JH vjl L-ce Ler favour e d land , ^ . ¦^> ai tyrant ' s chains and slavery , 11 Jttd-. a ' j , bloodless victory . ^ taaght of home mj bosom rhseiB , r ^^ i t ^ 6 mist of tedious years , if * ; "proicliiEg day appears , - , ^ i 2 ? '< i for day , still distant far ; - awfls , and itenns , and douba , » nd fears , l ~' - pisasast prospect often mar . "T ^ ftiloaahops in my bos om burns , f a rf joy diat - tj returns , u « krrsra csf ^ -fo 2 d hc art mourns

      y ; ^ . f ^* -h = hcsbanl she vainly toils to save , irnf ^ s ' , heart acd fust wasting form , njJ suiter sucn in tLe friendly grave . ' ^ . ^ ^ ecreas I ' ll slad obev , ^^ cff tbe ^ rialclaT / «* HfBl -B-icg ffiT . ; iling vay ; , w ¦ ^^ < - —Uy rfc ^ m « f nigb-t . ' J ? » th ^ cnereafed ray w Ahnighry ' g living light ' ^ P at irviiibie is =-n i » S ' nreet that seenK the S" ^ f ^ a yon ttirry sLefca . -. p ^ : > e £ T 6 h of btaTen > -a * eorrcj . ttd powers I ween , iwx

      ~ ' a so mnca with sinful leaven , * £ fcH tte great P"P * M : df power , 44 , J * F ^ afets roll , or thunders iw , rrTT . ^ ^ -ch beanttous flowes , issiT ; , ! tuon ; s ' ^ e bill and the zw&en glen , Bt . n v ^ a ( i £ G \ rledged that unseen power « l bat blinded sinful men . & ?* generated ton ! , ^ Tb- ^ pafis 5 on ' s bUnd control , r-lt * ^ S" oe *» tless roll , ' ** Z £ ? i "stating flight , Of ^ ° ' " * ia engruss the whole « i ioui- desirfcs with fresh delight WS 2 L !^ « ti « dall s « m , * K ^ 2 ^ ^ inarvelious pfen , 5 d ^? . 1 > rOT * ht to sinful man , s iWT ^ ha ^' * hoid >_ . ¦ u - Uod m tVo ft ^ o ^* iv . i _ nv

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      AMERICA . "We hare received a oopy of the New Tor ); Sun , dated the 10 th nit ., from which we present ourf readers with the following : — J THE FlTNERAL OP THB LATE AlIBBICAN PltE- ' siDESi at Washikgtos . —The mortal remains of the I late President were interred with appropriate ' hoaoure oq Wednesday . The funeral was conducted 1 with great propriety—with pomp and solemnity . A vast multitude attended . Uniform companies from the cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia , united . with those of the District , and these , added to several ' bodies orUnited States troops drawn in from the neighbouring posts , made a Tery imposing military i display . Several bands of Bae music led different j sections of the military array , and , wiih melancholy I

      strains blended the sympathies of the people . The whole procession , including a large coneonrse of citizens from the neighbonriDg Slates , filled the Pennsylvania Avenue to a very great extent . The houses immediately on the Avenue were for the most part bung with black drapery , and the windows were crowded -with fair faces . The day was soft and beautiful , enabling the immense throng ( . & treat many of whom were on foot ) to attend the remains they honoured to the place of sepulture , some two -or three milea from the President ' s mansion . There , the last riles being paid , and the booy deposited in the tomb , the scene was closed by the firing of cannon and volleys of small arms . Throughont the day minute guns were fired ; and during the procession the bells of the city tolled .

      Veto on the Bank Bill . —The Hanisburg correspondent of the Peansylvanian , under the date of April 8 th , writes— " The Governor has just sent in his "V eto of the Bank Bill . It is an admirable document , and elicits the approbation of friends and foes . Messrs . Reed and ' bpackmaa , of the Senate , have spoken of it in term * of warm commendation .. " Vsited Staits Bank . —There was a tremendous meeting of the stockholders on Thursday . Resolutions were passed in favour of cb . a . ugsp . g the name of the institution , and reducing the capital to fourteen millions of dollars . A very extensive change was made among the officers of the bauk , and it has passed almost entirely into new hands . Suspension op Specie Payments , —The hanks at Richmond formally suspended specie payments on the 6 th April .

      Business of Locisyille betivixg . —For the last ten days our streets have assumed an aspect of business and bustle , such as has Hot been known here for the last three years . We are told by our merchants , that warehouses , which for that time have stood entirely empty , are now nearly all filled . It is thought that the spricg stock of goods brought out by our mirchants will fall considerably short of the demand . ROBBEHT- AND EXCITEME ^ . —The Vickiburgh Setiiine ! states that therecsui fraud praciiseu in the "Union Bank by Dr . Morgan , the president , and Mr . Kearney , one o ? the directors , in abducting s Treasury warraui of twenty thousand dollars , s . ud apply in it to the use of Kearney , without the authority of the board , has produced much excitement in that city . The Sentinel fays , iLere * is a strong disposition among oar citizeus to unite and go to G . imon to compel the swindlers to return the warrant , or give them a taste of Judge Lynch ' s code . "

      FIVE DAT 3 LATER FROM SEW TORK . Liverpool , Sunday evening , Seven o'Clock . The royal mail steam-ship , -Acadia , has just arrived , by which we have received papers from Xew York to the J " ta ult . The Acadia sailed from Boston on the 37 : h , and from Halifax on the 30 th , at noon , performing the voyage in twelve days . She brings seventy-five passengers . Up to the time of the Acadia ' a tailing nothing had been heard of the President steamer . The intelligence contained in these papers is not of great importance .

      In Canada the elections for the united provinces , which " are the only subject of public interest mentioned . in these papers , appear to be going iu favour of the Government or Constiiniiuual party . In Lower Canada me French party ha- a rrajjrky of six , but iu the United Legislature they are in a minority of- twelve . The whole number oi' members returned is eighty-four .

      FRANCE . ( From ( he Correspondent of the Examiner . ) The Legitimist party has never recovered the fatal blow dealt it in 1830 . All its hopes and attempts , at home and abroad , have failed . ¦ The Duchess of Berrv ' s campaign ended ludicrously for her and for . her friend 3 . Fore gn powers fell off , one by one , from their attachment to the fallen dynasty , and even Russia adopted a branch of the- Bonaparies , instead of the grs . nd . son of Carries the Tenth . The clergy for . some years remained true to the memory and Teffirne of the elder Bourbons ; but by degrees the oldprelxtes have died away . New men and a new political spirit have got possession of the Gallican church , and evea Rome ha 3 become completely reconciled to Louis Philippe , nay , created three cardinals of his choice . One of these is M . de Ronald , so renowned under Louis the Eighteenth for'hia philosophical writings , in which he sought

      to overthrow revolutionary creeds by sacercoial opes , and the sovereignty of the people by divine right . M . de Rouaid has come round to acknowledge the' divine right of the dynasty of July . Another religious writer in the time of the elder Bourbons was De Lamcnnais , who thundered at the revolutionary Fr ^ cch for their indifference in religious matters . De Lamennais has come round , no ; merely to Louis Philippe , but to the farthest point of the revolutionary compass , aud whatever he preaches , ; he at least preaches eo restoration . All rhc- eminent civilians , too , whom one might expect to find attached to Carlisni , have either openly or covertly deserted it . Lamartine and Montalembert have completely rallied to the house of Orleans ; and if Berrycr has not done so to the dynasty , he has at least accepted the cr-nseqn « nces of the revolution of July . He supports Thiers , and may be considered the political ally of the minister , must hostile to the policy of the elder Bourbons .

      In this general decline and diminu'ion of the Carlist party in France , it still , however , contains some rancorous spirits , whose object is not so much to restore the fallen as to avenge it , by pouring all the obloquy possible on Louis Philippe . Hence the letters , which have been attributed to him , and which have been published . The first batch , written when the Duke of Orleans was in the Mediterranean to the Count d'Entraigiue . % have all the appearance of truth . The other ? , said to have been purloined from the cabinet of Prince Tiilieyrand , appear from the tenor to be false . The first were puolished in the Gazette de France , and were allowed to tass unquestioned . But when the second

      appeared , the Prccurenr General ordered them to be seized , as well as the editOTS of \ he papers , againsi whom he commt-nred an action of forgery . Oh this charge he was able to keep them in prison for a mouth , but not being able to sustain k , be let them loo ? e . But stiil the prosecution was carried on -for Lbel on the King . . Now the only libel or r-ffense " lay in the forgery , the proof of which was abandoned ; but still the Procureur General went to the jury . The consequence was of course an acquittal , a" considerable scandale , and the great triumph of the Carlists . The Court organ of Paris threw the blame on the j'iry , but the Prccureur General was alone to blame .

      This functionary will but ill repair his fault by committing the grosser one of a crusade against the press . The execrable September laws permit editors of journals to be judged , in two or three cases , by the judge ? ,, . not by the jury . Thus , if a partial report is * given of a trial , the ' presidicg judge has the power to summon , fine , and imprison the editors . This plan is now followed with iha Gazette de France , and is a bad sample of the rigour of the Persil school . The National is to be brought before the Gonrt of Correctional Police on some similar pretext . In short , that Fie&chi code , which M . Thiers and M . Barret wrongly tolerated , can at any time crush the press , by depriving it of the guarantee of a jury .

      The Carlist party has shown its activity in another vray . It has published a manifesto by the Count de Yiliele , tee oid finance Minister of the Restoration , accusing the Government , "wiiicb arose in July , 1830 , and which has continued since , of tremendous prodigality . These reproaches have , unfortunately , some foundation in fact ; since the French annual expenditure , which was under forty millions s ; erlirg during . the Restoration , has rUen to well nigh sixty millions . There are excuses for thi ? surplm exptnditure ; but there i 3 eenainly not enough to fhow in ihe way of gain to the French contribuable for the enormous ir . crease in his burdens . Seeing these lavish results , this disorder in the finances , the ex-minister of Charles the Tenth exclaims thai the French are not equal to the task of

      eelf-goYernment , and- that the more the people meddle in that task , the worse will it be performed . The Count is somewhat right , if his remarks be eoefined to late events . But France is still young in political experience , and the experience of the Ia 6 t year will not be lost upon her . If M . Vsilele pleads that despotism is a cheaper and better government , the Louis Philippist will point out to him the results of Louis the Fourteenth's and Napo ] eon ' s reigns . M . de Tillele would remedy all by universal suffrage , that i 3 , by the peasantry electing the landholders for electors , and these electors choosing deputieB . Ho thinks , with some reascn , that this double mode of election would do away with the Eonsense of parliamentary government , and restore Henry the Fifth's .

      The Court k much chagrined at the issue of the trial of La France , but Louis Philippe himself has shaken off the annoyance : he has been visiting the fortifications , laying the first stones of a variety of bastions , and has been welcomed by the loud acclamations of the masons and their men , and by the

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      troops employed , who , of eourw , get an exlr » portion of drink on the occasion . The sound of popularity was new to Louis Philippe , and delightful to him , and he hai drawn the happiest presages for himself , his policy , and his fortifij » t " onB , » lthongh m reality the applause was that of maeons for the most liberal employer ot masons that ever reigned . M . Guizot , through Prince Metternioh , is hammering the Eastern question into some frhape , and the Divan is about to confer upon Mehemet Ali the same dominions , power , and conditions which it had agreed to give , and he to accept , at the commencement of 1839 . Thus , after three years' fqtiabbling , and negotiating , and fighting , the Levant question

      come 3 back preoisely to the same point at which it was before the untoward affair of Nezib . Previous to that , as we learn from the volume ' of State Papers just published , the Porto bad agreed to offer to the Pacha the hereditary government of Egypt , provided he would give up Syria . France , England , Anstria , and Russia approved of the terms , and Mehemet would have accepted them , when the affair of Nezib occurred . The affaire of Acre and Kalat Meidan have undone Nezib , and that is all . France with all her outcry , is no worse off in the Levant thau she was in 1139 , and England with all her triumph ? , is no better . The Pachahas had a check and fright , but in reality he ought to be very well contended , for , I repeat , he will get all that he could have hoped in March , 1839 .

      <» Lord Bbocgham left Rome for Naples on the 15 th ult . Worse and "Worse . — It is said that the new census will cust the country about , £ 300 , 000 . It is not many years ago that the salary of the Chief Baron was £ 3 , 500 only—it is now £ 7 , 00 d . An Island has been discovered between the Cape of Good Hope and Australia , in which there are valuable coal mines . Ths Earl Percy , loading at Maranham , for Liverpool , took fire on the I 4 : h of March , burnt to ; he water ' s edge , and sank . Executions . —In the year 1821 there were 114 executions in England and Wales . In 1828 the number was reduced to 58 , in 1836 " to 17 , and in 1138 it was only six .

      The Glasffotc Herald quotes from the Edinburgh Post a report of the disappearance of a government official , a defaulter to the amount of £ 10 , 000 . His income was £ 2 , 000 a year . A Monument to Lord Collingwood is about to be erected at Tynemouth . It will stand on a pedestal forty feet high , and the top of the figure will be seventy feet from the ground . An insolvent , whose discharge on Tuesday was not opposed , had been lying fourteen months in Whitecross-street prison , being too poor to pay the expenses of the application to be discharged . Steia is now finally evacuated by the Egyptian aray , the last division , under Menekli Pacha , having embarked for Alexandria at Gaza , on board a Turkish frigate , on the 27 th of February .

      Jesuits . —It has been calculated that the Jesuits , before the suppression of their order , pos ? essbd in various parts of the world a revenue of t : 73 , 000 , 0 u 0 f . The- society comprised 22 . 5 . " 9 individuals . The Execution eh Anticipated . —Edward Chubb > upon whom sentence of death was passed at the last Ruthiu ass " . z-. s , for the murder of Evan Evans , a garni keeper , has expired in gaol . Death of Mr . Luke Hansard , p rinter to the House op Commons . — -This geiitiema / i breathed his last on Wedtit : ? -day evening week , at about a quarter after seven o ' clock , a " , his country residence . M . r . Hansard was in his 6 ) st year . The retuhns of the averat ; o aggregate amount of notes in circulation in E'lgland and Wales , by private banks and by joint-stocks , from the' 26 th December , 1840 , to the -J 7 th March , 1841 , are— Private banks , £ u \ 322 . 579 : Joint-stock banks , 3 , 644 , 258 .

      Prince Albebt is said to have given manifestations of the nor undoubted symptoms of consumption . He has -pit blood repratcily , and is under strict regulations as to diet and exercise . Govkr . vme . nt have it in contemplation to repeal the PawnbroaAng Act , and in every locality in Ireland to s : b < :: tute loan funds , by which the poor will be accommodated whh sums from 2 s . ( 3 d . upwards . —Limerick Chronicle . The New Pook Law is London . —A statement of the number of admissions for one week to the Refuge of the West London Union Workhouse : — 1 above GO years of age ; 6 above 40 ; 14 about 30 ; 47 above 2 >) ; 241 under 20 . Total , 300 .

      Custom of the Ccuxtby . — In a recent trial at Carnarvonshire assize ; , for loss of services , &c , the " custom of the country" in favour of courting in bed , was admitted to rebut tha father ' s apparent want of caution . " It was uot proved , " said Justice " Williams , " that the father had not shown that care and caution in the custody of his child , which Welshmen of his condition should take . " Just in Time . —A few days ago the wife of a man employed at the Lyceum of Mauliiirn , having , as it was believed , expired , and her death been duly certified by a surgeon , who at the same time practises a 3 a barbtr , was ordered to be buried ; but at the moment of screwing down the ctffi i she opened her eyes and buiileJ ! She has since remained in a weak state , but is gradually getting better .

      Something New . —A Dr . Beck flatters himself vriih having discovering a method oi" propelliug Ehips up and down the most rapid rivers without the aid of wind , steam , or towage . According to the plau the ships are moved by the power of the water alone with a regniar degree of rapidity which may be increased or diminished at pleasure . Fiat s , London . —On Friday night week , the inhabitants of Albemarie street were alarmed by the cries of fire , at the same time the numerous persons who were residing at Stewart ' s Hole ! were rushing out . This splendid establishment , which consisted of two of the largest-sized houses , and close to the Earl of Mansfield's , was in one body of flame . It was totally destroyed . A fire was discovered on Friday morning week to have broken out in the Carltou Club-house , Pall Mall . It was soon extinguished .

      Comparative Value of Life . —A letter from Akshehr states that a Turkish soldier having killed an Armenian , in a quarrel , was prosecuted by the family of the victim , before tha Shoura , or city Council , by which he was absolved under the p ' " that a Mussulman must kill two Ray as before ha can be convicted . "—An affray took place at Smyrna on the evening of the 7 th , between some Greek and Englifh seamen . One of the latter having been s ! aobed with a knife , the police interfered , arrested several of the rioters , and closed the Coffee-house in which the dispute arose .

      Sheep and Lambs' Wool —By a return movea for by Mr . Baincs , M . P ., we find that tho total quantity of sheep and lambs ' -wo « l imported into the United Kingdom in the year 1840 , was 49 , 448 , 1141 bs ( . including the Isle of Man ) , of which 21 , 8 i 2 , 099 was imported from Germany . The total quantity ot British sheep and lambs' wool exported from the United Kingdom in the year 1840 , was 4 , 810 , 387 ib ., and the total quantity of woolleu and worsted yarn , 3 , 796 , 644 ' ib . The declared value of British woollen manufactures exported from the United Kingdom in 1846 is stated by ihe above return to be £ 5 , 327 , 853 .

      Cost of Legislation to the Country . —The expenses to be paid by the public , for the executive of the Houses of Parliament ^ amount to £ 118 . 935 . As about one hundred and twenty acts pass each sessioD , it would appear that the average cost of each is nearly £ 1 , 000 . If to this be added the innumerable expences to which individuals are subjected in promoting and opposing bills daring their progress , it will show that the process of legislation is even more expensive than is generally supposed . On Wednesday , the 28 rh ult ., the Reverend Mark Waters was tried before three clergymen , as

      Commissioners appointed by the Bishop of Norwich , at Southtown , for attempting the chastity of Ann Laws , the wife of a sailmaker . The case excited much interest in the place , and the town was crowded by the gentry and clergy of tho neighbourhood . It was stated in evidence , that Mr . Water had caused a note to be dropped into Mrs . Laws's baBket at market ; and that she kept the appointment , while her husband wat-ched . There was somo contradiction between ih « witnesses ; and the Commis-Eioners decided , that although Mr . Waters ' s conduct had been highly objectionable , yet there was not evidence to warrant lurthes proceedings .

      American Presidents . —The federal Government , up to the 4 tJi of March , 1841 , has been in operation fifty-two years . During that period there have been eight Presidents of the United States , of which number three are still living , viz ., Mestrs . Adams , Jackson , and Van Burcn . The following is the order in which they served , and the duration of their service , viz .: —General Washington , of Virginia , eight years ; John Adams , of Massachuf setts , four years ; Thomas Jtfferson , of Virginia , eight years ; James Madison , of Virginia , eight years ; James Munro , of Virginia , eight years ; John Q , Adams , of Massachusetts , four years j Andrew Jackson , of Tennessee , eight years ; Martin Van Baren , of New York , four years . To these is to be added , since the 4 th of March , General Harrison aud Mr . Tyler .

      No EvKRY-DiY Things . —At a shop window m Fleet-street , a handsomely-framed placard informs us that " the proprietor" keeps " a depoJ for sharps , " and to be obtained within " a medicine , " which is warranted to cure all disorders incident to the human frame . A few dcors from the above-mentioned place , the window of a fishing-tackle warehouse exhibits the perfect " anatomy" of a mouse , which was starved to death and found in a cane beloDging to a fishing rod J At the shop window of a gas-fitter in the immediate neighbourhood iB the skeleton oi a rat , found in a small box in the ruins of the Royal Exchange . On the box is affixed » placard , of which the following is a literal copy ;—" This raw was discovd mong the ruaee , aud ta a ourosity—Only 10 BhilliBges . "

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      Sundat Railway Tbavbixiwo . —The opinions of Mr . Hume and those of Mr . Plumptre regarding railway travelling , verge to opposite points of the * compasa . Mr , Plumptre would atop all the steamengines on Sundays , and make the entire population BtatiouaYy on that day , for the purpose of mainiainiuK the sanctity of tho Sabbath . Mr . Hume , on the other hand , would have a clause introduced in every Railway Bill , making it compulsory oh the direotors of all railways to carry tho mails on Suuday , as well as other days , and , of course , to carry passengers also . A clause like this wouid ^ of course .

      defeat the views of any particularly pious district , in whioh . it might be determined to forbid the trains from progressing on that day , on the Jack Rag principle of nothing being " moving" but " stagnation" ou the Sabbath . So much mischief would result from the power to prevent railway travelling on Sunday—the convenience of the many would be so completely sacrificed to the scruples of the few that it would be infinitely better to make the directors " go ahead" on that day , than force the people to stay at home for the lack of public conveyances ? —Satirist .

      Interesting Statistics . —During the debate in the Chamber of Peers one day lately , on the Cus- ' tom 8 Duties' Bill , the Minister of Commerce and Agriculture , M . Cunin Gridaine , stated some remarkable , facts relative to the consumption of butchers meat iu Great Britaia and France , which may not bo uninteresting . »• In England one-half of the land is devoted to pasture , or to producing food for cattle intended for consumption . In France one fifth only of the soil is allocated for that purpose . In England the individual consumption of batchers' meat is 1341 b . ; in France it is only 28 ib ..

      to which may be added 18 ib . of pork . In 1789 the individual consumption of moat iu Paris was 1381 b . and now that the population is nearly doubled , the aggregate consumption is diminished . In England each ox brought to market averages 8001 b . ; in France not more than from 400 ib . to 6001 b . In the production of cattle for consumption France is inferior , and means ought to be adopted to remedy this evil . It is the duty of the Governineut to submit the legislative measures which it considers necessary for that purpose to the Chambers , and it will fulfil that duty with zeal aud earnestness . "

      The Rights of the Poor . —Lammas Land . — John Stanton , a costermoiiKer , residing at Walhamgreen , was summoned to Kensington ' Police-office , on Saturday , bet ' oro Mr . T . Paynter , the sitting magistrate , on the singular charge of having fed a horse in a Jane leading from Fulham to Walhamgreen . The summons , which was granted under the new police act ( 1 st and 2 i Victoria , cap . 47 , sec . 55 , ) set forth tha , t he " did on the-22 J of April last , in a certain thoroughfare in the parish of Fultiatn , unlawfully feed a certain horse to the annoyance of the inhabitants then being in the said thoroughfare , " whereby he had incurred a penalty of not exceeding 403 . Tho complainant , ( Mr . Wai . Gcaler , market gardener , of Fulham-fielda , ) deposed that while in

      his own grounds between six and seven o ' clock in tiie evening of the day in -question , he saw the defendant iu the lane adjoining , with a liorae , which he held by a halter . Tho horse was feeding , not from a nose bag , but by cropping the grass at the side of the lane . He was there with it for upwards of two hor . se , and the same horso had been there with a bag in the afternoon , when it had damaged the fence . In answer to questions by the magistrate , the complainant acknowledged that the kne was not his property , neither had he the few simple . The defendant did not deny having fed the horso there . There were , he said , * no inhabitants there to be annoyed . It was a parish road , where he had himself been in

      the habit of feeding hjs horses for the last twenty years , without molestation . It had been the custom to do so from time immemorial , it being Lammas land . He had for years known the grouud thrown open to the poor every Lammas-day , and ho had even seen the ^ ateforcod off by teams of horses . He therefore only claimed a right which he , as well as other poor persons in the pari > h , were entitled to . Mr . Payuter said he eould not make up hia mind to convict under the act in such a case , especially as the complainant had pet up no claim , of right . If , however , he avowed his horse to injure the fences , he would bo liable for the wilful damage . The bummons was accordingly dismissed .

      TiiYiNo the Patience of Job — ' I tell yer agin I won ' t siltle it , but means to take it into court . " — " You had better though , for I means to swear that I ' ve fourteen ' kids to keep , and then they arc safe to put mo down for 6 J . a week . " —"' You ' re willain enough to bwear anythink , but I'll cironmwent you , young cockalorum . —The above confab took place at the London Borough Court of Requests , on Saturday , in the rear of the court , between a knockkneed little man and a faded " swell" in a ventilating " four-aad-nine" and dirty white " ducks . " Shortly afterwards the crier culled the names of " Small against Griggs , " which drew the two individuals alluded to up in front of the bench . "Who is the plaintiff in this case , " asked the Commissioner . "I am , Sir , " replied the little man , who

      was small by name aud small by nature . Job Small , tho plaintiff , stated his case , from whence it appeared that he followed the profession of St . Crispin in that salubrious region of tan-pits , Bermondsey . Now , as Job's family consisted only of himself , his old lady , aud a torn cat , he let out a portion of his house to Jodger ? , amoiigst whom was the defendant , who occupied his "first floor down the chimney " ( tho two garrets ) at the weekly rent of 3 j . id . He had left a month in arrear , to recover which the present proceedings were instituted . Commissioner—Did he pay his rent punctually on former occasions ? Plaintiff—Oh yes , Sir , he only does this oud of epite , ' cause I wouldn ' t let him stop in my house . Commissioner—What made you wish to get ridofhim ?

      Plaintiff—Why , he never came homo before two o'clock iu the morning , and then I had to jump out of bed to let him in . In that cold weather it was enough to aggrawuto the devil and freeze a red-hot poker . Commissioner—Or , more properly speaking , to try the patience of Job . ( Laughter . ) Plaintiff— 1 cotch'd tho influenza through it , aud my old ' oman , arter oney jist touching mo when I'd bin to let him in one frosty morning , tuck ill with a fit of the shivers , and I ' m blow'd if it didn ' t shake two of her teeth one . ( Laughter . )—Defendant ( lifting up his eyes in astonishment)—My eyes , what a " crammer . " Commissioner—Did you ever find Mrs . Small ' s two teeth that were shaken out ! Plaintiff—Never , your vorship ; I think she must ha' swallowed ' em .

      Commissioner—Very likely . Then it was because the defendant kept bad hours that you wished him to leave . Plaintiff—Yes , and then he was fafo to be drunk , and used to kick up sich a precious shindy , singing and hollering , that nobody could sleep for him . The Commissioner inquired of tho defendant what he had to say ? Job Small ' s ei devant lodger informed the court that He was a lawyer ' s clerk , and further that he had made a very fair offer to the said Job . The Commissioner asked what that offer was 1 Defendant—Why , Sir , I told him I'd pay him at sixpence a week . Commissioner—^ Oh , that won ' t do at all , you must pay two shillings per week at least ,

      remember the inconvenience you put him to iu letting you in at such unseasonable hours , besides thero ia the loss of Mrs . Small ' s two teeth . ( Laughter . ) Defendant—To tell the truth , Sir , I don ' t believe that Mrs . Small has had a singlo tooth in her head for Fonie time past . " You ' re a good for nothing scandalizing wagabono ! " exclaimed an elderly female on a large scale , who turned out to be Mrs . Small . Commissioner—It is < juiie ! clear that you owe the money . 1 shall , therefore , order you to pay it at 2 s . per week . Defendant—Woll , if it must be so—it must ; but as I am hard np just now , I shall require the assistance of an individual who occasionally lakes an interest in my

      affuirs" Who cheers the heart with ' money lent , ' When friends are cold ami all is spent , Receiving only cent per cent—My Uncle . " Commissioner—I advise you to keep better hours in future , and don't again " try the patience of Job . " The pariies then left the court , Mr . Small abusing the defendant lustily in consequence of his insinuating that she had no teeth . Revolting Charge . —At Hatton Garden Police Office , oa Saturday Jast , William Davis , who described himself-as a gentleman , living at -No . il , Cloadesley-street , CipuUesley-square , Islington , was

      charged with decoying children , under circumstances of a most revolting nature . Police-constable Bray , of the N division of police , said that on Friday night , about ten o ' clock , he was stopped by a very respectabie woman , who informed him that a man wax going about insulting females , and the prisoner coming in bight almost immediately , she pointed him our , i-ayiDff , " That ' a the wretch . " Witness then watched him , aud saw him go up to a little girl , of about ihe age of eight , aud talk to her , and eventually he took her by the hand and led her to a bye-spot behind some timber , close against the buck of White Conduit-houso . In tha course of a few

      minutes , witness went quietly to tho spot , and saw the prisoner in a state which left no doubt of his intention . Witness immediately collared the' accused , who made a desperate resistance , but hookerpowered hiin , and led him off to tlw station-house . Whilo they were struggling , the child rau away crying , and he had not been able to find her out . Defendant— " I will swear that what the officer has said is altogether false . " Mr . Combe ( indignantlj ) — " I have no doubt you would . You would not have the slightest objec Jon to add perjury to your other infamy , I am sure . " Pr isoner— " I thought the child was distressed , and I merely offered her 1

      some money . " Mr . Combe—* Don't talk to me in that manner . Wretched , ' . horrible , fellows like you , deserve the severest punishment ; but , unluckily , in this instance you will escape it for the want of further evidence . Why did you assault theeonstable »" Prisoner— " I thought he had no right to touch me . " Mr . Combe— " If I fine you £ 5 you would readily pay it ; but that is no punishment at all ; and it will not do for me . The law , I am happy to say , enables me to punish for an assault to the extent of » month without fine , and this is my decision — that you bo imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House ot Correction for one month . " The judgment of the worthy Magistrate was much applauded .

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      Jim along Josst—This fe the new ' crack ' comic song of the day , and it will bo found , both words ( eight verses ) and music , in that nopular and cheap work " The Fmjtonicon " for May , No . 90 . See advertisement in another part of our paper . A Giant is T&ouBtE . —At Barnard Castle Easter fair , on Wednesday , there was a caravan which contained Borne xati s of the human species , but it had sustained a great loss , owing to an untoward circumstance in this world of change . It appears that on Tuesday the said caravan was journeying

      from Darlington to Barnard Castle , when George Malh ' son , ' of Yorkshire , one of the " great ones of the earth , " espied some linen drying in a field near tho road , and not properly distinguishing the laws ofmeum ' . and tuum , " he just selected a change of linen therefrom ; but a person residing near saw the transaction , and went and informed the police officer at Piersbridge , who followed the culprit and apprehended him with the linen iu his possession The result has been that the said giant is committed to Durham House of Correction for three months hard labour , as a rogue and a vagabond . —Galeshead Observer .

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      THE " NEW MOVE . " TO THE GPITOK OF TUE NORTHERN STAR . " Here point your thunders—here exhaust your rage !" Pope . Dear Sir , —The name of John Cleave has been so frequently adverted to in your Journal of late , in connection with what you are pleased to designate tho " New Move" that in justice to hjs character , to tho motives influencing , and to the right glorious cause advocated by him , he cannot longer remain silent under ( he begs leave to assert ) unmerited reproach ; nor permit grievous misrepresentation to pass unnoticed . He appeals to your impartiality , —nay , demaads as a Radical that " fair play" ba shown him—and as a man claims ; the right of being heard before a verdict either of acquittal or condemnation be pronounced ! How runs the indictment acaiust him .

      1 . lhat he has attached hid signature to a certain " Address to the Political and Social Reformers ot tho United Queehdom , " calling upon them to discuss the propriety of establishing a "National Association for promoting tho Political and Social Improvement , of the Peopio , " in unison with a plan therein submitted for their consideration . 2 . That to this he ha 3 been influenced by , and held communion with that great political apostate , Daniel UConnell , and others of the like "kidney . " And furthermore , that he seeks to destroy a previously existing Charti . st Association , < &c . What is th « conclusion thereupon hastened to by some with " a hop , step , and jump V Why , that the aforesaid John Cleave is unworthy of further confidence , and he bo denounced as a " political humbug , " " iia-r , " " damnation , '' and " traitor to freedom , " &o . &c .

      Wiiat is the sentence generousl y proposed to bo pronounced against him ? 1 . —That his reputation be for ever destroyed . 2 . —That every means bo resorted to , that may hereafter embitter his existence . 3 . —That his business , ' * the very means wheroby he lives , " be as far as possible ) doomed to certain destruction . A most terrible "B ' . ll of Pains and Penalties " this , iu ail conscience ! But , Sir , notwithstanding all thi ? , give me leave

      to aver most solemnly . that I am ignorant of iiaviug done aught that can justify such serious allegation * , or call for such fearful denunciations . True is it , that in the exercise of that n ' ght of private judgment , and freedom of opinion for which I have ever contended , —cheerfully made many sacrifices , —endured persecution , injpriswinieiit , aud fine after fine ; and for which I am even at this present time in heavy bonds to our " Sovereign Lady the Queen , " I have signed the Address referred to .

      " The head and front of my offending hath this extent—no more . " Having done so , I will not shrink from the responsibility of the act .: ; I did so from a sincere desire to advance and not to retard the cause of" Equal rights , and equal laws . " I am not , however , so stupidly vain as to arrogate to myself infallibility of judgment . It may be that herein I have been mistaken , but at any rate I claim tho merit of smcerity . If my head lias deceived me—my heart is untainted . I am no political Craimier , to sign a document today—abjectly disavow it ou the morrow , but again to relapsf , aud at the last childishly slobber forth " Oh , this wicked hand—this wicked hand . " No , no , if I believe myself in the right , I will abide by it : —if I am to be condemned to the stake , let my wholo body be consumed . I will the rather glory in , than cowardly denounce tho haud that signing but obeyed the dictates of its master heart .

      Setting aside for awhile all controversy as to tho policy or impropriety of promulgating the address , let us see whether or no tho spirit pervading it , be such , as to warrant tho application of tho term " traitor" to all tho 3 e who have thought proper to si&ii that address . What says it ? " Tracing most of our secial grievances to class legislation , we have proposed a political reform upon the principles of the People ' s Charter ; we h . ive niado Jt tho polar-star of our agitation , aud have resolved by all just and peaceful means ta cause it to become tue law of our country . " Does this denote the fli ^ htest departure fro m the principles of the Charter ? No , it declares the " Charter , the whole Charter , and nothing less than the Charter , " as the " polar-star of our agitation . " Why ? Because " we believe it to have truth for its basis , and the happiness of all for its end !"

      There is no shuffling , no cunningly devised sophistry , no humbug in this . It is a plain spoken , and not-to-bemistaken declaration of principle . Again , it does not insult the people by calling upon them to abate one jot of their just demands , or to slacken the agitation by and for themselves . So far from this , they are earnestly entreated to become more energetic and determined in the resolve to work out their own salvation from the atrocious bondage to which they are now subjected . It bids them rely upon themselves alone , and cautions them against beiog made the dupes of any other body of men . Just read the following confirmation of this : —

      " If , therefore , you will escape your present social and political bondage , and benefit your race , y < . u must bSstir yourselves , and make every sacrifice to build up THE SACRED TEMPLE OF VOUK OWN LJ BEJiTJES , or by your neglect and apatuy bequeath to your aft ' jpriug an increase of degradation and wrong . You cannot suppose thai those u-ho revel in the spoils of labour , and live by the tcrelchtdncss they have created , will be instrumental in promoting the political and social improvement of the people . They may talk of liberty while they are forging your fetters , may pTofess sympathy while they are adding insult to wrong , and may talk of instructing you , while they are devising the most efHeient means for moulding you into passive slaves ; but they will contemptuously spurn every proposal for establishing equality of political rights and social obligations —the enduring basis of liberty , prosperity , aud happiness . "

      But , O I I have been " influenced by , and held communion with , O'ConneH , " &c ! I hardly know how sufficiently to express the disgust—the very loathing of soul with which I contemplate such an accusation . u Held communion with O'Connell ! " Psha—the assertion is false , aye , " as i ' also as he&ven itself is true . " Yes , if any iaan deliberately asserts that to my knowledge and belief , U'Conncll had ought to do with the document inquestion , I hereby brand him as a most foul calumniator—as a cowardly liar . I will not la this retract a siiigJo epttflet . I repeat , that the man who , unswayed by passion , especially after this declaration , deliberately f . ffinns that I have held correspondence , either direcily or indirectly , with P'Cbnnell or any of his clique , ia & coldblooded villain ! '

      Let me not . be mistaken . Mark , I do not apply this to any honest democrat , that dissenting from , is angry at , the course pursued by me . I mourn over that difference of opinion . I pray that when animosities engendered by misconception s . hall h ; ivc subsided ; when passion shall have spent its fury , something like a good understanding will spring up , and we shall exclaim one to another , " Come , let us reason together . " O . ' how I paut for this . How I long to behold Radicals combined in tho brotherly fraternity of democracy . ConTincemeby fair and honourable argtnent that I am wrong , and frankly acknowledging it I will endeavour to walk in a better path . Let others , however , display a liko disposition . . When that wished fur moment arrives , I > am sure that whether now right or wrong , it nil ! still be proclaimed that

      " John Cjusavji is » o tbaitob ! " ' For tho present , let it suffica that I remain fervently devoted to the principles of the Charter , and something more . I have never sought to . exalt myself above my fellows . I will not run over the hiitory of the persccutioBS and losses endured by aiev My past life , with all its merits or demeritsite Bufferings or successes , I thought was by this iimp . ir . nownto . all . It forgotten , I will not resuscitate the remembrance of them . I 4 apfre not to leadership , but . an welt content to serve in the ranks—to stand by " my order , " tho orueUy oppressed " workies" of Great Britain .

      Bat I must briefly advert to a misconception that appear * to have taken possession of the minds of many honeet and true-hearted men—namely , that tho " new move" ( as you torn it , although / first published as far back as the release of Lovett and Collins from Warwick Castle ) is intended to supplant and destroy the combination based upon the 6 Manchester plan" of organisation . Now , I really do Mt txiieve mj such intention is contemplated i

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      at any rate , I disclaim it and if there be one among the signers of the disputed address thus actuated , ho is not known to me—ho is no friend of mine . The very- last paragraph of the address appears to me to prove the erroneousness of such a conception . It ranis thns ;—" With no disposition to oppose the associations already formed , but -with an anxious desire to see ail those interested in the social and political improvement of theii fellow-men united in one general body to effect it , we propose that such an association be established . "

      Apprehensive of having already occupied too much space , 1 will hasten to a conclusion , omitting much that I would otherwise fain add . That I have honestly dissented from the Manchester Plan" is undoubtedly true ; but if / that eon-8 titues me " a traitor to liberty , " I know not whal democracy is . Paine , Cobbett , and other master minds—nay , even the Editor of the Northern Star himself—have taught me fakely . I have , then , fqi years pursued a " Will-o ' -fBe-wisp , " and called it the " right of free opinion . "

      I certainly thought that the basis of the Manchester Plan was not such as to ensure stability , nor its mode of action effective . I also thought that it was not so legal as I could have wished to see it . Tha recent adoption of an amended plan but confirms this . I have not , however , been influenced by cowardice or faction . I was anxious only to act up to the roaxim which'teaches us how to " make use of the law to destroy the law that injures us . " So far from raetiotiS ' y opposing the p ? an , I believe more than one of my London friends , who are associated in accordance with that plan , can bear testimony to my having always willingly rendered them snch co-operation and aid as my circumstances would permit . It will perhaps be said

      that to talk about " making use of the law to defeat the law" sounds strangely from one of those who fought the battla of a free and unstamped press , in open defiance of all law . Now , a second or two's reflection will evidence that there is no inconsistency in this . In warring against the " Gagging Laws , * I acted as John Cleave only , and not as the number of an Association . No other main could be . persecuted for my action . Those who then gallantly fonght with me , did so upon the same individual principle . I am not a whit more enamoured of those iniquitous laws in the making of which I have no voice , thau I was at that tima . Show to me how an individual act of , mine can accelerate the triumph of Chartism , and I am prepared again to break through .

      and laugh the law to scorn . I am . not , however , prepared to endanger the safety of others . While I will net tremble at the consequence to myself , I have yet somehow got it into my " noddle" that the advocates of tho . good cause will better serve it by their active exertions out of door 3 , than by being cooped up and languishing by hundreds in Castle dungeons , and Whig erected " model prisons . " In conclusion ,, ! sincerely regret the existence of sa much acrimonious fe ' elhig , misrepresentation , and delusion . Tiiis is not the way to obtain , but to retard the Charter , of which it will ever be my proudest boa ^ t to have been one of the concoctors . For my part I would cry out lustily " Peace , Peace , among the friends of freedom , but War , Wai * , to tho enemies o raan J" I indignantly repudiate the titles of " thief , " " liar , " " rogue , " " apoPtat . e , "

      and " traitor ; ' but , at the same time , set my face against ' low recrimination and abuse . -1 will , not denounce a man as a " humbug , " merely because he differs with me . I believe that / am right , but , after all , the judgment of others ma-y prove superior to my own . " Be it so—be it so ; but tbr heaven ' s sake let us have done with disgraceful vituperation . Let us hear no more of this man ' s dishonesty , nor , on the other hand , of that nvan ' fl arrogance . Let us have no yauutings about " drawing the sword , and casting away tho scabbard . " . If we differ as to the mode , let us at least a ^ ree to pursue the end all profes 3 to hold dear . L ^ t us not unnaturally slaughter one another ; but let each man , following the dictates of his heart , uplift \ m arm for- the strife ; and point the sword at tho powerful , because organised phalanx of despots , and not against his brother slave .

      Whatever be my fate , I am content to feel , that I now live , and , with the blessing of God , will die , a Democrat—one that will not tremble at danger , nor disown the name of . John Cleave

      The Inorthern Star. Saturday, May 8, 1841.

      THE iNORTHERN STAR . SATURDAY , MAY 8 , 1841 .

      EMIGRATION . The following paragraph is " going the round" of tho " Establishment" : — " While so many families and individuals are at present leaving this for America with t , he view of Wing employed in the maimfacturing eitablishftieiifs , we conceive it our duty to remind them that "in , America commercial affuirs are at present i ' ully worse than even at home , and they have been in this state for some months pa « i > . The following f eutence is extracted from a letter received from a townsman in Lowell this week . It

      states—There is no s'gif of auy betterness with ihe carpet weavers as yet , out there is some hope that it will be better this summer . ' In a previous letter , received from tke same individual a short time back , he mentions the naraa of a native of Paisley , who has been for some years m America , and who had arrived at Lowell in quest of work , after a journey of 400 miles from the manufacturing establishment he had been previously employed at . People should think seriously before they throw away their weans to have themselves transported to a foreign country to suffer such privations . "—Glasgow Chronic e .

      What ! and does not " Emigration , " do now ? The working people , when they complained of their sever * aud unbearable privations—when it had been proved by evidence , - taken by a Select Committee of the House of Commons , that a million of hand-loom weavers were on the very verge of absolute starvation—that hundreds of thousands of them wero living on less than 2 £ d . per head per day ; and when they asked for relief , —were insolently told by " the House ' that no relief but " Emigration" could be affjrded them . " '* Emigration , " in fact , has been held up as the great panacea for all our evils ; and scheme after scheme has been devised and

      entertained to get the working people to " emigrate ;* some of the plans actually proposing to mortgage the poor ' s rates , to enable the parish officers to transport the labourers to some distant clime at the public cost ! But , now , it seems , when the working people are in reality " emigrating , " " Emigration " will not do ! How . is this ? How ie it thai it is now deemed a portion of " our duty * to caution the emigrants , that " in America , commtpcial affairs are even worse than at home V IIoW

      is it that " people should" be reminded to " think sarioasly before they throw away their means to have themselves transported to a foreign country" ! How is it that this should be the tone of those who have continually * preached up " Emigration" ? What ' s in the wind , now ? O . ' wo see ! It is only to the " many families and individuals who . are at present leaving this for AMERICA" that the caution is addressed ! It ia only those who are going to tht > United States who are called upon to " think seriously before they

      throw away their means ; ' Not a word to thoBO who are going to Australia , Swan Riveb , New ZealajTOj or to tha Canadas I Not % word of contion to those who are going to increase the value of the estates ef tho Ellices , the Moles-worths , the Thompsons , the Wakbpiexds , and the other holders of' ? property" in " our colonies' ! " Not a word of caution to those who are willing to be " -trans-parted " ' toanyof thesesinksof corruption and death ! It is only to those whoare ' V ^ atwi ^ THis / orAiiEnicA" that these cautions cm be afforded . ' The reason of this is

      obvious . The working man , when once safely landed and settled in America , ia beyond the reach of our suck-bloods . He is out of their clutches ! They lose by him . But if he will only go to any of " ovu Colonies" we can "have it out of him , " if he either work or eat at all ! If he work , our estates are improvod ; and if hee , at , hia food helps the taxes , and we eat them ! O , no I working moa J don ' t go to America J go to New South Wales , or to Botamy Bat , or to Hell , —it we can only make a

      bargain with the devil for the f 3 t that fries out of you : but don't go to America 1 Don't go there ! There ws have done with you . There wa can make * no more of you . There you are out of our . . fingers . Pray " think seriously hofore you throw awayyour means to have vourselves transported to a foreign clime" I Don't the working people see through this ! Don't they see that , if they , are to " emigrate / ' America ia the place to go to I And don ' t they see the reason whyf

      . . The working man vho intends to " emigrate' and has the " means" tb do so , is a fool if he stirs ono inch towards any place but the Uwtbu States of Ameeica ; and he vfiil also beet consult his own comfort and iuterett by goirg out in on America ihip .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 8, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct705/page/3/