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      Sir , — -Mtb . Sarah Stansfield , of Dale-street , Salford says , after taking two 2 s . Dd . boxes of . Parr ' s . Life Pills , she has received move benefit from their use than from any medical advice or medicine she has been able to procure . She has been afilleted with Sick Head-ache and Bilious Complaints for a period of seven years , and has scarcely passed a day during that time without pain , until taking the above Pills , and now , is happy to say , she is quite recovering . ( Signed ) " Sarah Stansfield . "April 17 , 1841 . "

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      TO THE WORKING MEN OF SCOTLAND . Fzllo-w-Cocntbtmen , —In my last letter , I endea--roured to prove to you that the rejection of the Hatioral Petition was contrary to the principles of Chartism , and that the objections urged ¦ were not sufficiency forcible to induce reasoning men to deny their JSnclisa and Irish brethren an opportunity of expressing thtdt grievances . The common argument that no extraneous matter s&onld be introduced in & petition praying for the People ' s Charter , appears to me Tery futile , after tea lengthened statements made in the last petition concerning the Earl of Gjrdigan , Captain Tuctett , and many other persons , democratic as "well as aristocratic I -would ask , whether our grievances do not deserve a more honourable reward than the names or conduct of b ' nsterifig fools in the House of lords or the House of Commons ?

      That part of the subject may be dismissed , and the leal ground of objection brought prominently forward , and in doing so , I feel satisfied that , unless more powerful reasons remained unstated , the objectors are too acute and sensible to be satisfied themselves -with the "weak position they have chosen . Jealousy and prejudica . are contemptible -weapons amongst Chartists , and their aspirations -will not pass current for solid argument in Scotland . IV appears to me that the more serious objections may t > e disposed of under three heads . First objection , that a repeal of the Irish "Union is mentioned . Secuui objection , that the English Poor Law is denoanced . Third , that a repeal of the Corn laws is not prayed for .

      I am satisfied from my knowledge of the men who object , and also from reports in the public press , that tfeese three heads embrace ail the solid objections worth answering . These objectors , under the first head , act under the idea that because -we introduce the" repeal question , it is playing a game between O'Connor and O'ConnelL To this I reply that the question of Repeal is-a matter for the Irish people to resolve upon , and is a simple question bttween right and wrong not between men . If a majority of the Irish people decide upen Repeal ; ( and that is ail "we say or mean in the petition ) , then they ought to have it , and I shall go with the Irish people , -whether 0 Connell is against them , or O'Connor for them . It is not for Scotland but for Ireland to urge it as an objection that the Repeal question is introduced in the Xstional Petition .

      Ireland approves and Scotland objects , not that Repeal should also extend to Scotland , but that Repeal is mentioned at all for Ireland , -where the Union presses injuriously , and consequently -where separation -would benefit the eomplainers . I repeat again , it is a question Ireland alone has to decide upon , and , as far as I can Judge of men , O'Connor means te have Repeal for Ireland , if Ireland -wants it ; and O'Connell means to speculate on the credulity and contributions of a warm hearted , lor g-confiding , and much-abused people .. I may aiso state once mere , that believing "what I have stated of O'Connel ; to be true , the best service we can do Ireland is to force Don to give her a real boon , or prove himself to be a mere adventurer in politics , and varnish-manufacturer for poor old . Ireland .

      Let it be prccliiised in Ireland that Scotland and Engiand reject her claims for Repeal , and OConEelTs hands are instantly strengthened by your refusal , and his words verified that the " Sassenachs" refuse justice to Ireland . You , my friends , can then imagine the heart-bunnng 3 which would arise—the divisians which ¦ wo uld ensuB—the weakness we -would exhibit ; and your common enemies would once more act upon the old maxim of the aristocracy , " Divide and conquer . " Daniel O'Connell declares that we do not sympathise "with Ireland . . Let us prove it to be false , by compelling Dan on the other hand either to elevate or desert his colours in the cause of Ireland and justice . We need Ireland ' s help , we solicit it ; then let us induce Ireland to co-operats with us by satisfying her that her grievances are to be recorded with ours , and her emancipation sealed on that day when Great Britain shall inscribe smoncit her statutes the People ' s Charter ,

      The second objection arises from a deep-seated con-Tiction in the minds of many Scotchmen , that the principle of the Poor Law Amendment Bill is good , and that conviction springs from a br-lief in the doctrines of Halthcs . The heart of the objection lies in the body of Malthas . I can make considerable allowance for such a belief existing in Scotland , custom and education have contributed to make the Scottish people averse to parish relief , and to consider such aid , evtn in cases of emergency to be a disgrace to a labourer's family . The English people on the other hand have custom and education en the opposite side of the question , and ever sines Vhe reign of Queen Eiizibeth the laws have commanded in-door relief to the aged and infirm , and to those for whom no work could be found .

      Botn nations have a distinct light to relief during sickness , protection during age , and food when ont of ¦ w ork ; and the fund from which relief should come ou ^ ht not to be from casual charity , poor-rates , or soup-kitchens , but from the church lands ; and , if their revenues are not sufficient , from all kinds of . property . The church lands in Scotland were divided amongst the aristocracy at the Revolution , and the clergymen ef the church inculcated it as a religious duty that every man should endeavour to save out of nis earnings a sum suitable to support him and his family , and that he should calculate for every possible emergency The Scottish people , therefore , to serve the aristocratic holders of the lands of the old abbeys and monasteries

      Ithe produce ef which the poor formerly consumed ) did as they were taught , and to the present day conceive that they are performing a moral and sacred duty by living upon indifferent food , -wearing insufficient clothing , and renouncing as disgraceful that aid which , if ever relief was sacred , their ' a must be , because it originally was a church right , for the benefit of the p » or , to hold land in the country . I do not blame my countrymen as much as I lament the injurious results upon Scotland , and my heart bleeds when I see a poor , industrious , and worthy man , conscientiously fasting for the benefit of the landowners , and stinting himself , and his children of food and clothing , that he may save them from a just tax , and the performance of their dut = es to the poor .

      My fellow countrymen , pause before you condemn Englishmen , and in their name I -will not accuse you of following the habits of your fathers , founded , in this respect at least , upon mistaken , and to themselves unjust grounds . The English Church lands , at the revolntion , were Sot ali transferred to the landlords as yours were . A large proportion iras transferred to the Reformed Establishment , -whose income is even now about nine millions a year . Qaeen Elizifeeth and her councillors made a law by -which the people , instead of having relie f at the old abbeys , should have a composition granted to them as part payment , and that was recorded in the 43 rd Act of her reign , wherein work or ¦ wages were to be found for the able-bodied , and indoor , or cottage relief for the aged , * the sick , and infirm .

      Remember , this wa 3 only part of their rights , as the arisiojraey , and particularly Lord John Russell ' s family , had many slices out of the Church lands , thereby diminisliin ? the fund . To this legal and just relief the English people have been accustomed for centuries , and yon cannot demand them to give up their rights . Is ' or can any man condemn men in demanding them unless he is prepared to approve of the aristocracy retaining the land of the poor , and will defraud the present appropriation of tae church income . If you have such men amongst the Chartist ranks who are ready to pursue that line of argument amongst -working men , I am satisfied few just men in Seotland will fellow them ; and to make it impossible for any to do so , I will now inform you what the New Poor hw has dona

      The poor rates in England are levied principally for the middle and working cla « es' ; and to make them as odious as possible , one class of officers after another , ending with the . new police , have been and are paid out ef the poar-ratea . This created dissatisfaction , and the Government instead of Calling back upon the old remedy , viz ., the church lands , ancient and modern , fell upon the poor , and began by refusing all in-door relief to the aged aid infirm , ( except in a Union Bastile ) , and no relief to

      the able-bodied who could and no work , and consequently -were starring . The New Poor L 3 W made the Unien Workhouse as abominable as a prissn for the purpose of forcing ths working classes to adopt youi system , or of "working for . any wafes they con' . d get , rather than enter a poor man's prison , where his diet , dress , and his treatment were those of a felon , and where , to carry out Malthus ' s notions , he was to be separated from his wife , and his wife from his children . I -will not enlarge upon the cruelties of the system , as I -wish only to reason with

      you-You will now perceive thit the 43 rd of Elizabeth "was passed , as your system was adopted , to benefit the holders of national and church lands . The New Poor Xvw Bill was passed to benefit or remove the burdens e ? the rate-p 3 yers or middle class ; therefore , in both casts , ha 3 the labourer been deprived of his rights , and in both has he been sacrificed " to the interests of other classes . I have given yon a rapid historical vie-w of the question , and traced the effaCs , as exhibited in tha custom of both nations . You want no relief because you have been taught to consider the landlord ' s robbery of your poor lands as being jurt , and because your ancestors -were delnded into the idea that the lands of the old abbeys were perversions and trappings of idolatry , -which no true Christian , ought to defile his hands or home with .

      The English people demand relief , not only on Christian grounds , but on others equally reasonable and just , and they leave you to defend your aristocracy , whilst they oppose theirs and their churchmen besides . The English people go much deeper into the question thanyoadoj - fw-whihrtyou conceive it to be morally light to « are out of your present wages , they conceive both their earning * , and yoars to be inadequate for the purpose , and «* ftfr ] i'T > admitting the principle you act npon until they hsve not only a fair wage for their labour , bat also a landed provision for the poor who may be in tbe had .

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      If your national burdens "were removed , and your wages doubled , then yonr saving clause might be introduced ; but whilst the burdens have been increased and wages lessened , they think it an additional wrong that their legal provision should also be taken away when they have become poor by causes over which they are rat permitted to Jiare any conirouL You say it is morally wrong to ask or receive relief ; and you would be right if you had justice done to you and a political power always to enforce it ; and apply your rule only to the able bodied who refuse to work .

      The English people instead of supposing that they are morally wrong to marry and have a family , conceive it to be morally right , and the wrong to be at the door of those who have created a system of oppression under -which a labourer cannot earn enough to support the largest family he could have . The English people also conceive that it is morally wrong to support or submit to- oppression in any form ; and , placing the cause of poverty , and starvatisn , and Poor Laws at the proper door , they demand an efficient and enduring remedy in the Suffraf e . You perceive by this time that habit and education have , in a great measure , produced your separate systems , and -whilst 1 lament an evil habit , I ask without fear of contradiction , which customs have justice on their side , the English with the poor , or the Scotch without them .

      I am , my fellow-countrymen , satisfied that you will reason upon this letter and arrive at & proper conclusion , and whilst I leave the objectors of the National Petition as defenders of aristocratic robbery and pious fraud , I shall conclude by reminding yon that oar Convention acted upon an extraordinary rule of legislation in rejecting one petition before they had drawn up a better . Yours , sincerely , In the cause of justice , P . M . M'Douall . Wisbeach , Cambridge ,

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      LEEDS . —Last Sunday evening , Mr . Stonehouse delivered his second lecture on the history of the Irish peasantry , in the room , Cheapside . A subscription was opened for Mrs . Frost , the Whigmade widow . The subscription was headed by Mr . Joshua Hobson , with the sum of 10 s . NEWCASTI . Z-TJNDBR-I . YNE . —A public meeting of the working classes of this borough , was held on the evening of the 13 th instant . Mr . James French in the chair . The National Petition was read by Mr . George Mart , of Stoke , who moved its adoption . It was seconded by Mr . John Mason , the county lecturer , and unanimously adopted , as was also a memorial to the Queen , on behalf of the exiled patriots , Frost , ( . Williams , and Jones ; after which it was resolved to join the National Charier Association .

      DZPTPCRD . —The Charier Association is progressing steadily and beneficially . We are busily engaged in getting signatures to a requisition for calling a public meeting . NEWIfflliS—The National Petition was adopted iere , at a public meeting , on Saturday evening last . Mr . Mason in the chair . The petition was moved by Messrs Garrett and Bennet and supported by Mr . C . Doyle . After the meeting several persons -enrolled themselves a 3 members . WORCESTER . —The Chartists of this locality are progressing in the mosi satisfactory manner ; the principles are extending far and wide . The petition will receive above doable the nnmber of signatures than the one of last year . They have got a memorial also ready for the restoration of the Welsh patriots .

      STOCKTON -ON-TEES . —Mr . Bronterre O'Brien lectured here last week . The Chartists of this place ergaged the Theatre , which they can now at anv time have for any other lecturer . The National Petition was adopted , and a large number of signatures will be obtained , LONDON . —A meeting was held at the Branch National Charter Association , Red Lioa , Kingstreet , Golden-Equare , on Sunday , Mr . Ackroyd in the chair . The lecturrr being unable to attend , in consequence of ill health , a discussion was entered into upon the benefits likely to accrue to the labourers of England on the repeal of the Corn Laws .

      Lomm > n Delegate Council . —At the meeting , on Sunday last , Mr . Shepherd in the chair , a delegate from the hatters , Swrthwark , took his seat . Several cheering reports was delivered from the various localities . The following resolution was carried : — ' * - That a meeting be convened , by this Council , of the various candidates for the forthcoming convention , ( . London Districts , ) with a view to take means to lessen the number of candidates , and prevent conf iisioa at the public meeting . Three Crowns , "Richmond Street , Soho . —Mr . Ruffy Ridley lectured here on Sunday , on the " Appropriation of the Soil , " with his usual ability .

      Hit or Miss , Globe Fields . —Mr . Stallwood attended here , on Sunday . A most important and animated discussion took place relative to bringing out the weaver trade , in which Messrs . Stallwood , Pickersgill , Palmer , Thorn , and Cooper took part ; after which the following resolution , upon the motion of Messrs . Thorn and Copper , was unanimonsly carried— " That a deputation be appointed to wait on the other Chartist localities to request their aid in bringing out the weavers to hear an address of Feargus O'Connor , and that Mr . Palmer do also request the assistance of the United Board of Silk Weavers . " Messrs . Pickersgill and Cooper was appointed to the Albion , and Messrs . Palmer and Williams to Brick-lane .

      . BOLTON . —Mr . Bairstow gave an highly interesting and thrilling lecture in the large room , HoweL Croft , to a very large meeting , on Wednesday evening . He exposed the present system of class legislation in a masterly manner , and defended the People ' s Charter as the remedy for the wrongs of labour and the millions -Great enthusiasm was manifested , and Mr . Bairstow enrolled ten new members . OLDHAItt—On Friday evening week , a lecture was delivered by Mr . Bairstow , in the Tawn Hall , on the Principles and Prospects of Chartism , to an enthusiastic and attentive audience of upwards of one thousand persons . The speaker wa 3 repeatedly cheered in the progress of his lecture , and at the close a vote of thanks was passed . STOCKPORT . —Mr . Bairstow lectured here on Sunday afternoon and evening .

      HAZSLGROVE , Mr . Doyle lectured here on Sunday . STROTJD . —League Teicks . —A correspondent ¦ writes us -. — "The Corn Law repealers in this part of-the country have hit upon a ratLer novel scheme of carrying ont their agitation . They acknowledge our principles to be just and reasonable ; but , say they , it is so difficult to obtiin ! Wednesday evening last was appointed as the time for explaining the Charter , by one of their most powerful advocates , the K « v , Mr .

      Parsons , « f Ebley , who , after admitting , in the course of his lecture , that the Corn Laws could never be effectually repealed without the Charter , refused , in the most determined manner , to give his signature to the Peopled Petition , and that on the most frivolous pre tences . When called npon to state their objections , and discuss the merits of the question , they { the Repealers ) raised an uproar in the cUapel where the lecture took place , and instead of answering the Chartists by arguments , accused them of being in the pay of the Tories . "

      LEITH . —Leith gets on well . Five months ago , there was no Association , and we now numfeer 250 . Lectures and essays are given weekly , and we trust the month of May "will see a store opened for the benefit of the cause alone , and not for the sole good of the shareholders . BIRMINGHAflt—Whites Defence Fund . — At a meeting held Dec 28 th , en behalf of the exiled patriots , Frost , Williams , and Jones , at the Social Institution , Lawrence-street The sum of £ 1 Oa . 7 d . was collected on behalf of the defence of Mr . G * orge White , which was handed over to Mr . A . Fussell , Bardsley , the treasurer .

      Y £ OVTIr—( Somerset . )—Since the lecture of Mr . C . Clarke , of Bath , the authorities and gentlemen of this place have used every exertion to put down Chartism . Not content with obtaining the dismissal from their employment of two of the most active friends of the ciuse , Messrs . Bainbridge and Stevens , they hav « been successful in preventing them from obtaining any large -room to hold a public meeting in . The consequence was , that the Chartists were obliged to have recourse to their own room , which will not hold more than forty , in order to have a public meeting to adopt the National Petition . The meeting took place on Monday evening last , Mr . G . Wheadon in the chair . The following resolutions were ably supported by Mesars . Woodward , Hewlett , Bainbridge , White-Solly , and Wills . The meeting was one of a highly ,

      spirited nature which proved that the few Chartists that are here are not to be intimidated by the tyranni al proceeding which has been perpetrated : —1 st " That the great distress which at present unhappily prevails in this country , calls most loudly for the active interference of evtry philanthropic mind . " 2 nd . " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the many evils under which we are at present labouring , are caused by class legislation which we believe will never be removed until the franchise is extended to every male rs-ident of mature age and Bound mind . " 3 rd- " That tke principles contained in the People's Charter are the ntareat approach to the rights of every member of a civil community , and thereupon we adopt the Xational Petition to the House of Commons , praying for the same . " The petition was signed by a great number of persons .

      ; wIGAN . —On Thursday evening , Mr . J . Biiistow delivered a powerful and argumentative lecture on the Charter , in the Commercial Hall , to a very numerous : * and enthusiastic meeting . Mr . Hyslop , draper , in the chair . Mr . Dixon brieSy addressed the meeting , and ! after thanks had been voted the lecturer and chairman , 1 Mr . Dixon , was nominated as one of the candidates for , South Lancashire in the next convention .

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      X « IV £ RPOOIfc—On Tuesday evening . Mr . Bairstow delivered a long , argumentative , and eloquent lecture in the Association Room , Preston-street , to a crowded and highly enthusiastic audience . Peddie the Victim . —The following extract from a letter received from Mrs . Peddie , by a friend , shews that the situation of this unfortunate man ia still little better : — " He has no prospect of being relieved of any portion of the term of his sentence , but wishes much that he might by any means be removed to York Castle : To give you some idea of the horrors of a winter ' s evening spent in Beverley House of Correction , I shall make the following extract from his letter : —

      • "I expressed a wish to the inspector who lately visited me , that I might be favoured with a fire in my cell during the dead of winter , where I am locked op at six o ' clock at night , without fire or light Sleepless nights are one of the consequences of my complaint ; indeed it is generally in the . night that I suffer most acutely . The window of my cell fronts the east , the iron frame of which either from its nature , or clumsy construction , does not fit the wall closely , so that it admitB the air very freely ; it is moreover placed

      immediately at the foot of the bed . In a direct line with it , at the top of the bed , ia a large hole in the wall , above a foot Bquare , meant as a ventilation I presume , but which acting upon the window , keeps up during the night a constant draught or current of air upon the face of the sleeper , which , during the late strong east winds became so powerful as on some occasions to move the bed clothes above me ; and I have not once , but often , found tracts or small books left by ine up » n my bedstead at night , str ewed over the floor in the morning by the strength of the breeze . *

      "In addition to this sorry accommodation , my husband has suffered so much from the dietary system of the place on his Btomach , that he bas been frequently under the necessity of starving himself for a few days to get rid of it After much petitioning he has been allowed the great jjjoon of one herring two days in the week . He has alse been allowed an additional blanket , for which he is thankful , and which he considers a real blessing . The only hope in which it appears his friends can serve him is , if possible to get him removed to York Castle . "

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      Extensive Conflagration in Belfast . — - We regret to announce the complete destruction by fire of Mr . Duffield ' s extensive provision stores in James's-street . The fire broke out last ( Thursday ) night , between ten and eleven o ' clock , and at the time we went to press , presented a most alarming aspect , the whole range fronting the street being one mass of flame . Tke fire seems to have commenced in the rear part of the store , and quickly extended over the whole of this extensive and valuable building , notwithstanding the exertions of the different fire-engines , which were speedily brought to the spot . That part of the buildings facing James ' s-street , is about 150 feet in length , and three stories in height ; and , when in full blaze , presented an appearance much resembling , though on a somewhat smaller scale , the dreadful

      fire in the Tower of London . Notwithstanding the torrents of rain which poured down during the whole time thousands of spectators were coll .-cted on the spot , watching with anxiety and wonder the progress of the alarming scsne . We were informed that the store was full of hams and other provisions ; but as to the pecuniary extent of the devastation we have no means of knowing at present . We have not learned whether the property was insured . The manner in which the officers and men of the 29 th Regiment exerted themselves was beyond the highest praise which we could bestow , and the police force , ably directed by Mr . Coulson , deserve similar praise . So much of the property as could be removed from the premises was carried out and thrown into the street , and the greatest precaution used to prevent any of it being carried off . — Belfast News Letter .

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      WITH ENGRAVING OF BALLOT BOX , the SCHEDULES , &c . &c . " Every working man , for the charge of a halfpenny , can now procure for himself and family the above all-important document , and we sincerely hope the masses will now do S 9 . "—Northorn Star . EMMETT ' S SPEECH ! Now publishing , Price Ono Penny , the splendid speech of Robert Emmett , Esq ., who was executed in Dublin , for High Treason , in the twenty-second year of his age .

      EMMETT AND IRELAND ! Just published , price Is ., an interesting Memoir , from authentic sources , of the lamented patriot Robert Emmett ; incidentally detailing the Origin , Progress , and disastrous Termination of the Irish Insurrection , 1803 , &c . Embellished with a splendid steel engraved Portrait . This edition includes the Trial , celebrated Speech , & . c . &c . " This little work is calculated to keep in remembrance the name of one who felt , and felt deeply , his country ' s wrongs ; a man who , in endeavouring to redress them , fell a sacrifice to the schemes of the most blood-thirsty faction that ever governed , or rather misgoverned Ireland . We hope the book may have an extended circulation . "—Weekly Dispatch .

      ASK FOR THE ENGLISH CHARTIST CIRCULAR 1 PBICB ONE HALFPENNY I " This noble , though humble , ally in the glorious cause of the People is , we are happy to perceiva , pursuing its onward march , and , if properly encouraged , cannot fail most efficiently to aid in the cause of right and justice . The number before us ( 25 ) , besides other highly interesting matter contains the * People ' s Charter' entire . Thus every working

      man , for the charge of a single halfpenny , can procure for himself and family an authentic copy of this most—this all-important document ; and we sincerely trust that the whole of the masses will gladly avail themselves of the opportunity . We perceive that the whole of the back numbers aro in print , and can be obtained for ono shilling ] a work at the price , containing so large an amount of really useful information , we are not acquainted with ; and we hope that every Chartist will aid in its circulation . "—Northern Star . The work can be had in Monthly Parts 6 d . each .

      THE LABOURERS' LIBRARY , Containing the Remedy for National Poverty and Impending National Ruin : or the only safe way of Repealing the Corn Law 3 , by enabling each Workng Family in Britain to produce a "CHEAP LOAF" and a " BIG LOAF" for themselves at Home ! By b \ O'CONNOR , Esq ., Barristcr-at-Law , and late Prisoner for Libel in York Castle . Addressed to the Landlords of Ireland .

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      SECOND LETTER FROM MR . OSBORNE . " Gentlemen , —I write to inform you that I have returned on foot from Liverpool , and many of my old friends here are indeed astonished at niy altered appearance and activity . I must also inform you that my brother-in-law , Mr . W- J . Barres , of this town , has , through my wonderful restoration to life and sound health , made use of Parr's Life Pills , and their effects on him have , if possible , been even more miraculous than on myself . He had suffered from a

      most distressing asthma , cough , ^ c ., for above seven years , but , after using one box at 2 s . 9 d ., is quite a new being . The most remarkable part of his case is this—his finger and toe nails , which had become so diseased that they were quite unsightly , have been replaced by new and perfect ones . This has been considered by many who have visited him ' as . a curiosity and wonder ; for my part , I have ceased to wonder at any cure effected by Old Pam I continue to enjoy the best of health and spirits , and am yours very respeotfully ,

      John Osbornb , " Late of her Majesty ' s 52 nd Regiment of Foot , discharged incurable by the Regimental Doctors . " " Hinckley , July 27 , 1841 , Mr . Burgess , Bookseller , Hinckloy , will answor inquiries .

      ANOTHER ACCOUNT PROM THE CITT OF LINCOLN . "To the Proprietors of Parr ' s Life Pills . " Aug . 27 th ,: 1841 . w Gentlemen , —Were I to enumerate all the Cures and Benefits obtained by taking this famous remedy ( and are offered to ine ) , it would require a book as large as a Church Bible to write them in . !" . Not a day passes but some one comes to acknowledge the blessings of a cure—some one being made free in their limbs from pain and rheumatism , some cured of sick head-ache of lone standing , some from violent

      bilious attacks , others cured of the ague , of swelled legs , and sore legs , for curing the palpitation of the heart , and , wonderful to relate ' . old men and women say , since they took Old Parr ' s Pills , they have enjoyed better health , better spirits , better ' appetite , had more nerve and strength than they had experienced for the past twenty years , and that Old Parr is like new life to them , for they feel all those delightful changes in the system . In fact , these wonderful Pills appear to contain all the virtues of the ' pothecaries shop , without having to go through all the regular dose 3 , of draughts and boluses .

      " My sale , instead of decreasing , increases . Since last August , when I received the first supply of Parr ' s Life Pills ( with the four gross you may now send me by first conveyance ) , I have bad 2 , 076 boxes at Is . I £ d ., and 264 of the 2 s . 9 d . size . Some people may not believe this : you can , if you like , shew the entry , and the cash paid for them . " ¦ I am , your obedient servant , "James Drury . " The old-established Patent Medicine Warehouse , 224 , Stone Bow , Lincoln . Since the ^ boye letter was in print , Mr . Drury has forwarded particulars of a few of the persona cured and restored the week past .

      " The following cases have come to my knowledge : — " A Lady whose name I am not allowed to mention , informed me she' had received very great benefit from taking Old Parr ' s Pills , and she believes them to be very valuable as a Family Medicine for most disorders . "A Gentleman Farmer has also informed me he has been much benefitted by taking Old Parr ' s Pills , and . ¦ : ¦ " . ¦; ' .. - '¦'' ,- . ¦ .. - . ¦ ¦ . ¦ .. ¦; . ' ¦¦ ¦ :. "An Old Gentleman ( about 70 )^ oame to buy a box , on the recommendation of an Old Lady , who said they had done her so much ffood , heihad a mind to try them also . : ; i

      " Another Lddy who was recommended to try them , a few weeks since , came to say she had only taken a few of the Pills , but Bhe felt so much better she was certain Old Parr ' s Pills were excellent , and she had no doubt they would be generally used in evert / family . " A young Lady ( twenty years old ) had been subject , for a long time , to much pain in her chest , —it was so bad at times , she could neither sit still , eat , or drink , and the pain increasing to such a degree she was fit to sink under it . Old Parr ' s Pills were recommended : she took one small box of them , according to direclioh , and they appeared to give some trifling ease ; they were , however , persevered in , and a large box completed a . radical cure , and she has found herself better in health ever Bince ,

      •' These cases , with many more similar , I can speak to as being faithful . Persons object to giving their names , otherwise : I could give you plenty of cures from taking Parr ' s Life Pills . " I am , yours , < fec , .-: i ' ¦ ¦ ' Jambs Drdry , The Old Pateut Medicine Warehouse , " 224 , Stone Bow , Lincoln . " August 30 , 1841 . " Observe that each box of the Genuine Medicine has pasted round it the Government Stamp , in which is engraved these words , PARR'S LIFE PILLS , in white letters on a ked ground . No other can be genuine .

      Sold wholesale by appointment of the proprietors , by E . Edwards , 67 , St . Paul ' s , London , in boxes at Is . ljd . » 2 s . 9 d ., and lls . each , with full directions . -. ' ' ¦ ' "¦ - - . ' / .. '¦ - ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' . ¦ '; " ' ¦ . . ' " ¦ . ¦ '¦ : . Wholesale Agents—Mr . Edwards , St . Paul's Church-yard , London ; J . Hobson , Star Office , Market-street , Leeds ; and may be had also of all medicine vendors . Gratis . — " The Life and Times of Thomas Parr " who lived to be 152 years of age , containing Remarks on Disease , Health , and the means of prolonging Life , with Engravings , Anecdotes , Poetry , &c , maybe bad gratis of all Ageuts . U

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      PARR ^ LIFE PILLS . THE amazing Cares performed by this Medicine are truly astonishing . Instances are occurring daily of persons who were almost at death ' s door being restored to sound and vigorous health . "Kie following are selected from hundreds of a similar nature . Forwarded by Mr . Mottersheaid , Chemist , Market-place , Manchester . "To the Proprietors of Parr ' s Lifei Pills . " Gentlemen , —I feel it my duty , for the good of suffering mankind , to send you this true statement of the astonishing effects which Parr's Life Pills have produced upon me , and also upon mv wife and

      daughter . Myself and wife have both been ; strangers to good health for ; nearly twenty years , until we accidentally heard tell of your Pills , which we have taken for several weeks , and their effects upon us havo been almost miraculous , both now feeling young , strong , and in health : my daughter , also , has found them equally , beneficial . . »* You may refer any one to me who at all doubts the truths of this , and you , may make any use you think proper of this testimonial . —I remain , in health , " Your obliged , grateful servant , "James Lescherin ,

      " Grove-place , Ardwiekj " near Man qhester . " " Witness—John Whitworth . ' - " May 18 , 1841 . " ¦

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      i : ¦ Sir , —I am happy to add my evidence as to the efficacy of Parr ' s celebrated Pills , having been lone ailing with a complication of disorders in the Head , Stomach , and Liver , and now , Bince taking two of your boxe 3 of Pills , I am quite restored to a perfect state of health . You may make whatever use of this you please , only I think the good effects ought to be madeDublic .

      i "I am , Sir , yours , obliged , "Chas . Edwd . Hardern . " "Oldham , April 30 , 1841 . "

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      - « ' Stalybridge , April 13 th , 1841 . u , —My brother , William . Carnson , No . 8 , John-Btreet , Butcher-gate , Carlisle , was cured of Gravel by taking two boxes of Parr ' s Life Pills ; Betty Marey . of Stalybridge , has been cured of a Head-ache of many years ' standjng , by ; taking three boxes of Parr ' s Life Pills , after spending many pounds vyith doctors ; John Taylor , a man who fell into the canal i and . afterwards broke out in blotches all over his body , the doctors could do nothing for him ; ' * ' person that had tried the Pills advised him to get some ; he did , and is now perfectly restored , and many others I do not remember . I am much better myself for taking Parr ' s Pills . I wjLU inform you more fully ia a short time of moro cases . " I remain . ' dcar Sir , " Your" obedient servant ,

      " J . Carnson " To Mr . Mottershead , Manchester . "

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 22, 1842, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct738/page/2/