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      05 THE REMOVAL OF THE " STAR" TO - LOMXEf . ] & . Editor , —Allow me to add my feeble note to the merry chorus of populsr-roiees that welcome La-Kbit's organ to the metropolis . As a ample mut of $ ai hetecgeueoos mass of wMcb our motlej popn-Isaon is composed , my comimnncationsTraD appear l > nt ji fine man ' s opinion . "When "we consider that eJasses are influenced and led Ijy indhidual

      eoncep-JioBS , I desire no more prominency than the Talue of jit suggestions may aehiere ; while , if I can turn error into the course of truth , and aid knowledge in gie accomplishment of its greatest object—the regempuon of the working classes from the skrery to Tr&ieh ignorance , disunion , and neglect has consigned ^ em—I shsiR , stimulated by a proper Tanity and Jsudable ambition , struggle for that place in fame's record to "which my services may entitle it .

      The nret step towards reclamation is repentance for past offences ; and the greatest protection that ean pe Vhixnrn round a puttie man is to be able to diseri-Biicate between Ms friends and his foes . Tou have commenced the wort of reclamation well , by closing the columns of an organ wMch should create and represent the harmony and union of its supporters acainst selfish complaint and interested denunciation ; while , By its removal to tie Capital , yon manifest a jaanly disposition of submitting your action ? to a jnore "rigilant popular eontroul . To enable yon to distinguish brtw ^ n your friends and your foes , shall be the object of this , mv first eomnranjnation .

      Mixing m all societies , I hare frequent opportunities of learning the sentiments of each . The aristocracy believe that the Ifortfiern Star promulgates *'> edilion , "' and aims at plunder through anarchy ; while iJie ^ aSect to believe that but for its influence over tie working classes they would be vet able to resist iheir srreat enemy—the Leasrae—without detriment y > their own interests . The middle classes deny the

      £ 3 } aib 2 ity of The people to achieve any great political isange by their own strength , and therefore de-20 tmce the XoriAfni A . tj- as a false light—as the lerald of hopes and anticipations that cannot be realised ; while the dependency of a large portion of 2 ie working classes upon the aristocracy and the jnidffle classes induces the leaders of those sections to ca ter for an easy livelihood by subscribing to the fintnnas and esrrvins out the plans of their respective

      . In truth , it is curious to see how both the aristoeacy and middle classes are , after all , compelled to seek supporters for their own crotchets from the ranks of the working classes . And this I take to be the greatest proof that ix -is not the power of either , or K both tmiiedlv , within their own ranks—but the

      power which they derive from the working class , that tojssticiiies x&eir strength . Hence ~ we may come to ike legitimate conclusion that the strength of the trisoeracy and the middle class is a consequence , not of the soundness of their plans , or belief in their intesriiy , but of the effect of their money upon the easy Kaseienees of the working-class propounders of their lehanes and theories .

      Those two powerful classes are , then , your bitter , untiring , and irreconcilable enemies : and their en-Eiry is augmented and perpeinated by the interest Triich the working men in their employ have in misrepresenting you . whereby the value of their own ierviees in opposing : yon may be enhanced . Toar xriends . your only friends , are those who labour for ieir daily bread : and in order to prove the fallacy H those who deny the capability of the working classes to work out their own salvation , it will now ieeome year * 3 "eaiest duty ami most constant care 10 firssnise imd unite tKp sons of labonr , so as to sake them inaccessible to the threats , the gold , and its x > e ? 5 un > -ioTi of the seducer .

      The real meaning of the assertion that tne working tasses of Themselves are not able to effect any n-esi fclitieal change will be found in ihe determination s lie other classes to resist that union by which iktse the proposed change can be effected . In 21 nstsnon of my position , allow me to put the question Kas : —suppose the working classes , as a body , were Jkroaghly united , and suppose the body to have Tirme -enoush to resist the soft persuasions of the

      eher classes , leaving them to their own resources fur Isnmers , spies , and disturbers ; what possible oWaefe could they offer to the accomplishment of any sxiona ] object upon which the national will had deeded * The middle classes who deny the efficiency c popular combination are prophets with a power o MfSing their own predictions . Instead of saying r »; is j > eople , " yen cannot of yourselves work any great change , " they should say . "' pen shall not—v . e will not llkrtv voc . "

      The reader iuay erroneously suppose that the will s ihose . rlafises ihns interposed would offer an irresissise aaa" lsgitiiriai . e barrier in the way of any scheme pssponnded by themselves ; whereas the power emass . es from popular subserviency , and not from the tzL or the ability of the middle classes to resist it . -iad , although the wealthier orders are incessant and Touring in their promulgation of the error that the "> r Kiiag tlas ^ s cannot do without them , iheir every TSuve proves the rever&e—that thev cannot do

      with-- ~_ tne working classes . Not only do we see their ? esiness strikingly developed by as much of union as dues exist in the rants of the people , but we fur-& = r discover that they see the necessity of sinkins » 2 minor differences , and of uniting all those elements 3 ? 3 is « , rd wliitli would otherwise present themselves , fflsa Ttrr fear of that popular combination , which , ^ athered and disjointed as it now is , rejects auv *» 3 all ine no ^ mnns thai the selfish and the sordid % re » or oners to poTeny as the pr ice of its support .

      1 am free to admit that the S-irtJisrn Star has to s pssr extent prevented a union between the middle & 1 the working classes ; but then , upon the pan o ' - Sase -srho are modesxlv asked to surrender a !]—X *) ^ acdon the fitld . and leave the tomiaand to otliers—- a ^ k , first , wiiat invitation the middle classes , a-J i * " ^ . h ^ ve ever offered the peoplr , that justie .-, ? sd « ice , or honour would suggest the propriety of *^ fcfti ng * And , secondly , I ask if it L > rational , Sasoaahle , or even natural to suppose , that those * io plunder will protect the plundered from the as-^ is and rava s ^ of those who consider themselves »** legitimate distril- ^ tors and appropriators of the piadered noar J \

      Wi 3 e your reajoval lo the Capital will be haileu " r 3 & gladness by tbonsands and tens of thousands , J 5 b must not suppose that faction wiU leave a single ^ Se lintarned that van he rolled as an obstacle In ? ° sr - » r 3 T . On the contrary , accustomed as you are fc ecuiend against the rising aspirations of the en-^ oas and jealous ; practised as you are in subduing te clamour of provincial discontent , you must be spared for another and a greater struggle . Here itii £ money : here is the wID to spend it ; and here &e result oi" its power will be tr ied . Tour attempt ^ U-13 and dsfiTiz : and helievp me that tout wav is

      ^ J ^ sed with thorns that will require a Dold firm * e ? to tread . Here you will meet capital , interest , ^ i xrwer , which never la ^ k agency when their will ^ to be done ; and stout howsoever you may be , you Sln £ t- rally your friends round you to meet the as-^ dts of interested capital , and to protect you from ** aasa . « ir , ' s stab of disappointed and interested Vagabond * . -o tMs end , as I stated in ihe outset , it * should be f ^ r imj and your care to unite your friends by J ^ icjoas management , whereby the union of labour

      p ^ s at one and the same time , be enabled-to pro . * tf ifa friends from the assaults of th " eir * eriemies , and fc&e each triumph a " rung" in Labour'sladder . "We * " £ l ^ j-d of so many flattering and fascinating ^ BMs for creating and preserving a wholesome and ^ sable union amongst the working classes , that I ^ - abstain from entering into any « onaderati on of ^ subject in my first letter , promising in my next ^ oerelope aplansoplain , so simple , soclieap , and * % -sorted out , as at once to decide ' the question fa e&er Charfem is to be , or } not to be !" y- TOCSQ "EJfGLAXD .

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      THE 1 SDEPESDEST ORDER OF RECHABITES TQ DA > " 1 £ L O'COXXELL , ESQ ., M . P , Rispectzd Sib , —Your letter of the 23 th ultimo , aJdressed ' * to the Actirtg Feeretary of Vu Lnyal yaiional Atfociatkm , " and containing jour opinion , that the Order of Jtechabites is an unlawful , lic-ious , and worthless in . Ftirauon , has been recrived with tVar by some , with surprise by others , but by far the majority with feelings approaching to contempt ; believing that your object is to iiri-reni that union between Irishmen and Englishmen which the Rechabite Association has a tendency to create , aiid which ererx ri ^ ht-thiakinjr man , instead of seeking to destroy , would endeavour to promote . 1 am not , how . ev « r , about to impugn jour motives , but to show that joxir opinion is erroneous , and Jeare it for jour countrymen snd mine tn surmise whether t <* u hare su ^ lrred yo ur judgment to be 'warped by prejudice , or hare been misli-d , or hav ^ decided in ignorance , or have been actuated by sinister motives . Tour letter contains four capital tiharjres against the order of Rpchabite ? , whieli are Couched in the following tt-rms : —

      1 st . —Tou S 3 . T i : if your opinion that evt-ry individual member of the Rt-ciuibitt .- Society is jruilty of a transjiortal > le ofifOi-e - < i . —Th ; s : this order of RecUabites is caleulatrd to do v < -ry creat mischief , and to introduce a . very , bad spirit ariiun , the working classes . Sd . —That Father ilathen does not appro * e of t } ie Rechabite Association , because he keeps himself clear of any society , tents or orders , save the Temperance Society . ¦* tfr- —That the order of Rechafutes i < a viviwus and a ivt , rtiiles *; jsofic-rv .

      I pon the first charge , 1 presume you to lia ^ e given your opinion as a lawyer , which opinion 1 unhesitatingly affirm to be founded in error , and that , therefore , the judgment must be reversed . My opinions are grounded upon the following facts : —The Independent Order of Ttechabite . s ranks in law with a class of societies , comprising the Odd fellows , Foresters , Druids , Shepherds , Gardeners , and ¦ others . Any law , or other thing , which applies to any one of these orders , affects the whole ; and as some of them have existed for more than half a century , and in times when it was dangerous to unite together for any

      purpose , witliout beiug interfered witli by Government , lawyer , or common informer , it affords a presumptive proof that they are not of that unlawful character which you appear to believe them to be . There is no law directly affecting these societies ; and , therefore , to make them unlawful , some law , passed for another purpose , will have to be construed so as to make it apply to them . ^ ou belie ve there is a lav * that will bear this construction I differ with joa in opinion ; and vrere 1 unsupported hi . any factj > , circumstances , or opinions , your assertions would have ED weight with me . a « 1 have nu confidence whatever in vou as a constructive lawv .-r .

      w hether tb- > se orders are consistent with law has not > et been tried in any court , but circumstances have arisen , and -opinions have been given by an eminent lawyer , : > ir John Campbell , which to my mind , and to thousands oi others , confirms tlie lawfulness of such societies . You win here note , that whatever affects the order of Odd Zellows in law , affects the order of Rechabites , they being ajialagous in their constitutions ; except so far as the Jiec 2 iabitt"S having dispensed ^ vjth their secret signs and pass word , they are much farther removed from any ap ] 'n » iimution to the unlawful than the Odd Felluws , « h <» srilj reiain Oolh .

      On tie accession of Ids Majesty <« eorgt the x ourtli , and again on the aecx- ? . sion of his Majesty " Uliajn the Fourth , addreSSe * » ere presented !¦> their Majesiji s hi the Independent Order vi > dd Fellow .. and on both oeeu sions their Majesties -pure " grorioiitly leased Uj rc&ici t ) n fame- in Uic most gracious -manner . " The lirst letter , acknowledging the address , is -irv . t-l "" Siil " . iv > ath . " Tht second . " 6 ir Hobert Peel . " ^ iow 1 cannot believe tha : these Ministers ttuuld have presented , or their Majesties have received , an address Irom a society of an unlawful character , every member of which , according to you , i > guiln nf a rrsnsTK . 'rtable offence .

      In January , 1 SS 7 , ^ ir John Campbell , then Attornty . G-eneral . was consulted upon the lani ' uliu-ss of the order of Udd Fellows , and upon what was necessary U > lw adopted to render it a legal society . His reply was , " Somr liOU d ^ vfct uio _! i hi aii * j-ini * tt' 2 icheiher tie society of Odd t ' trUotn may ; ii > t l ^ c- ' / ntidercd < ii roiiJi .. j vlttin On V-tter «; ' Us yr- > - risions of ihe lUituUi ru ) n : < Z ' uiQ aifJjaUJ svriUUi ; hut it aji'io . ra to hi a teru Jo . yii / , moral , useful , and ym ' ueicortJixi insl'tuti' jiL , and J tl . aik U *> _ nv : » Jxrs may rvnttmu ; to ir « t < x /» jrding to the r > il < j of Gte ordtr , at they hare so loivj don < , lHiiioul any tla > ± p * T of t > c-i » p eall « ii in qneilionf&r a hrfitli » j the lair . "— 1 i > o > ot se £ jsi xecessitt fob tbi SOCIETS BEING SEMOltELliU . "

      You see , sir , from the foregoing , that > ir John Camj » - bell is of a different opinion to you ; he does not beiiese the sociery needs remodelling , but wiurii he most as - suredly wv > uld bave done had be deemed the iflemWr-^ uilrv of a transportable offeuce . Now comes the question , whos- assertion is most entitk-d to credit , Daniel 0 " L ' o : inell's or Sir John CainpbsJJ ' -- ? The latter undoubted ;? : for , ' supported as it is by corroborative rircumstaiuv-, h possesses all the force of truth . Yoti art prvbabiy not aware , sir , that in the session of Pariiameut uf 1 S 4-3 the Indepeiidcut Order of Rechabrtes

      a }> plied for an Act to confer upon their association all the priviJejres possessed by isolated societies under the Ac : relating to friecdiy societies . A' tliis time the laws t . l the order were before the prcmn Goveranieni , and although communications wire rt-ccivtd from them , they gave no intimation of the unlawful character of the institution : and it is my Arm conviction that the order woulti now have b ^ en protected by an Act of Parliament uf it » own Lad not Some j-ersous surreptitiously corresponded with Government , stating that tiif Hecnabiu-s Were nut unanimous in their desire for an Act of Parliament .

      That the order of Ilt-chabites is not under the lair . admit , but ihat does not male it an unlawful society . There are many hundreds vf benefit societies . n -ade societies , and others , in a similar position , and yet their acts are perfectly lawf jl . An unlawTui society , whose mcm . bcrs are liable to be rrausjKir ^ eti lor iiniting together , ciiunot by any v \ ist \ ng Act of Parliament , without being reuiod .-lled , l > e made a lawful > ocien . Xun the order - > f Rechabites can at any cixue when they choose have the protection of the law . '! L-t-y can enrol e-ocli tect singly , or each district , or thr ; ii > aJd enrol the executive couiicil , and thus have the pnv Lectiou of the la-. » for the whoie order , which I take to bt a d ^ iiozistratii t- proof thai the society of Recbai'ites is n > j \ unlavrful in it- ; character .

      If ii is not a pro ^ f error , it is a reason why your opinion is of iitiii-v . ^ -i ; rbt , tliat you do not seem to ha---disco . ercd that , if tht / ioviMte - * oci'Jy if urtiTi' / aJ , th-Ji * j- * ' jl Association is -u : il < tui'd also , Uji'I every ^ uin ' oer of ii U guilty of a tratuj-ort-i' ^ r ofeiu > - The Repeal Ay . -ociarion , and thi- order o : "R-.-ch : ii 4 l « -s : ir < . perfectly aiiaii .-gous in tboit- characteristics , r . hich , if anything Joes . r .-ndi-rs them unlawful , and as you have i > o fears for Hie meinbi-rs uf the Repeal Association , thwc need be none for the n » eTubers <>{ the order of Rechabite * . 1 tliini the facts and circumstances aboxe < juot ( -J ar . suSrfent to proif tha : tie class uf « -oiieli-= s u > v-liich tie order of Rechabit .-s belong are noi of an uiilawfu " ' t-haracier ; and that Sir John Campbell was right , whet ; b . « said they might ' continue to meet according to the mJt-s oi the order , without any danger of being called iii oiiestji > n fi > T a hrz&dt of the law . "

      -indly . —Yon say " tiu- order of Itict « x > Me 3 is eato&iUd to do rtrji great mixJatf , and to introdxict a very bad !} -iril among'the working cLaiffj . Never was assertion more a ' variance with truth than this ; age has either wiakeni-d vuur perceptive faculties , or you have been grossi ? misinformed . Rechabitism demands from Jnembers ptrftc sobriety , and good moral conduct ; it teaches tlieni to bi urovident , and Xk > assist each other in times of distress . It teaches men of all creeds , and of all political opinion' -: thai they are brethren , and ought Io dwell IogftbiT i : harmony . This , sir , is what is inculcated in tin- order . ' , this is what Us members practise ; arid could you but es tend its provision over England , Scotland , and 'Wales-. ther . the benignant influence of Rc » -babitism would retract lour libellous insinuations , conceived in ignorance and if a spark of genuine philanthrophy burns withii jour bosom , you would call upon your countrymen ti join the Rechabite Association , assured it would do then : good .

      Srdly . —Too say " Father JlaOtne does not approve of flu EcchabiU AsAjdation , Iteeause he keep ! Ximself dear of a ? . y society , totti . or order , sari ttii Temj < era )\ ce Sivirty . " There are few sciioolbovs who would not have detected the erroneous logic of this paragraph . Father Mathew does not approTe , because he does not join . ^ According to this ,, Daniel O ^ Connell does not approve of the Temperance movement , because he has not joined . Every body who has not joined in the Repeal movement disap-¦ Droves , and no man can approve of the missionary , or any other cause he has not joined ; which is to assert what is sheer nonstnse .

      la reference to Father Mathevr ' s approval , if it had not been asserted , it would amount to nothing -, though it is well for a good society to have the approval of all good men . But Father Mathew has approved , and has unequiroeaHy stated his approbation of the principles , effects , and tendencies of the order of Becbabites . In a conversation I had "with him , xm his first arrival in Manchester , the ReT . Father stated , " that he had first become acquainted with the order of Rechabites in Glasgow , that he-highly approved of the institution , and he much

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      regretted that the present state of Ireland precluded him from being instrumental in introducing so noble an institution into his own country ; " and I find , by reports in the newspapers , that he reiterated the same sentiments at a large public meeting , held in Manchester , in July , 1 S 43 . Thus , it is evident that Daniel O'Connell knows nothing of the opinions of Father Mathew upon this subject , and is not justified in using the Rev . Gentleman's name to assist him iu effecting his present purpose . 4 thlj—Tou say *• tte order of Ttedtatites is a vicious a ) td wrXhltss society . Agaiu , 1 condemn your logic as very bad . You speak of " the duxritable icork 3 tliat constihiXe a portion of fhe business of the 2 Zechalites . "' I cannot suppress a smile , as I ask you , did you ever before hear tell of the charitable

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

      family . Rechabitism is invaluable to the Temperance movement , as it keeps bound together a number of men whose inten-st it is to push forward the Temperance cause : and to Rechabitism it will be indebted for its permanency . Rechabitism teaches how men of all -countries aud persuasions may dwell together in harmony , and how their happiness may be increased by the auuiuilatioil of those exclusive JetJings ivhich main- tlie inhabitants of the four parts of ' vUt united kingdom look , with jealousy upon each other . These are only a small portion of the beautic-s , the benefits , the virtuous principles of Rechabitism , but they are quite sufficient to show that you have uot trulj sketched its picture , and that it is neither a vicious nor a worthless institution .

      I am at a loss to conceive wby you » u repeatedly attack the order of Rechabites . Aud iu tin ; absence of explanation , I cannot but think that you fear something fnun tut .- progress of its soberizing * influence . 1 know that for one of your countrymen who unite with the Rechabites , there are ten who join other societies similarly organised , but who hold their meetings at public houses , yet of these you are comparatively siUmt . This is a paradox which 1 must leave for solution tovoiirself , or to those who may be inclined to speculate upon your di'sires , your views , or your objects . The requirements of your letter are derogatory to the character of man , and degrading in the extreme . They prove you a tyrant , in the very worst sense of the word . You will irot allow \ our countrymen , or repealers , to think for themselves , or to act upon their

      .- > wu judgment . They must obey your dictates , or their names must be blotted from the list of Ireland ' s patriots ; ind it now remains to be seen how many will become your Slaves , and obey your mandate . For the honour 01 the intelligence of English , Irish , and Scotch Repealers , I hope there will not be many , for if they succumb to you , the effect will be most pernicious . Mind will never growunder such discipline ; patriotism will never conquer under a slavish adherence to the views of any leader ; the expansion of intellect , caused by the union of kindred souls in a friendly compact will be arrested , and you , sir , while yon profess to be the friend of-your country aud its people , are doing the work of an enemy , by attempting to force a submission , which w ould be condemned even iu the Grand Turk . You do wrong , sir , when you bid them leave the order of Rechabites , in which thev have enjoyed many

      pleasures , and from which they may derive many benefits they cannot at present obtain from holy guilds . Tou do wrong , sir , to bid them leave an order , having a tendency to unite together in one holy bond , Catholics uud Protestants , Churchmen and Dissenters , with men of all grades or shades of politics , and show to the world that it is possible for all to meet together and act together iu perfect harmony and peace . -Such an union is a glorious consummation ; it will make men more happy , more intelligent , and better members of society , and as the Rechabite association promotes concord and unity , 1 sincerely hope the Repealers will pause , and think , before they give up , or ^ tand aloof from it , seeing that besides being an unobjectionable Benefit Society , it is so closely identified with tlie heaven-born Temperance cause . 1 remain , dear Sir ,

      Yours respectfully , \ YM . GK 1 MSHAW , C . S . Offices of the Order . tJ . Dale Street , Manchester , So \ . 12 th . liyii .

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      cnte of the correctness , 6 r otherwise , of the claim , shall be furnished by him to the 1 ) . C . R ., who shall not make out an order on the D . T . for the amount claimed , until he have received such certificate from the ti . S . 12 . —That the widow of a deceased free brother , shall be entitled to the funeral gift , on the payment of 6 d . per quarter ( payable with the quarterly psturns ) , provided she be entered a member of a Total Abstinence Society previous to the brother ' s death , and continue a consistent member afterwards ; but should she marej- ; or break the Abstinence pledge , she shall forfeit her claim . 13 . —So tent Bhall-bo entitled to claim on account of the death of the wife of any member admitted into such tent after the date of these laws , unless the wife of such member shall havetbeen examined by a surgeon , and certified by him to be in a sound state of health at tlie time of her registration ; and any tent registering the wife a member without such certificate from a surgeon , shall be fined for every such offence the sum of 20 s .

      H . —That the stewards receive the sum of Vs . for attendance at funerals , provided such funeral take place on a week day . : 15 . —That in order to meet the demands of the funeral fund , a levy be made on the quarterly returns as follows : — - Oil a return of . 100 ' members , a lev \ of ,- > Jd . each death 600 " 4 } d . 700 " 4 d . 800 " ;^ . P 00 ¦• 3 d . 1000 2 | d . HOD uiii . 1200 ¦• 2 i < J . 1300 - 2 jd . UOO ¦ id . " " 1500 " vii '

      Iff . —1 ha * the overplus arising from levies fov funerals , with tlie usual registrations for members and their wh ps . be placed to account of Contingent Fund . ' 17 . —That a contingent fund be established to assist depressed tents ; but no tent shall be entitled to relief which shall lit * proved to have used its funds improvidently , or wliich has not low ered its sick gift in proportion as the funds have declined . * IS . —That tlie halt ' overage-money be placed to account of contingent fund , and that the contingent fund accumu late until it amount to £ 100 . Itf . —That the suni of £ 30 ., when at all practicable , shall he kept in thr hands of the Treasurer , " 20 . —That all incidental expenses beyond those for burying tlie dead , lie levied for separately , the amount of levy per member to be determined according to the mode of computation adopted in levying for the funeral fund .

      -1 . —That the I ) . S . shall receive such sum per annum for hi .-: services ( payable quarterly ) as each district council , at its first sitting , or afterwards , may determine . ' 2 ' 2 . —That there shall be a large and small set of district account books . The small set to be kept by tlie D . S ., who shall transcribe his accounts into tlie large set ( which shall lie kept in the district bure ;\ u ) every quarter ; and that the Secretary ' s accounts shall be so transcribed , and a balance sheet of the accounts presented , with the auditors' signatures attached , every quarter , to the district council . 23 . —That a statement of tho receipts and disbursements of the district during the mouth be read at each monthly meeting of the council , at an ; time from half-past nint » to ten o ' clock .

      24 . —That two auditors be appointed every quarter by each tent in rotation , according to the unity number , who shall examine the district accounts , and declare as to their correctness or otherwise ; and that the salary of the D . S . be not paid until such declaration bo made . Such auditors not to be members of the district council . The ]) . 8 . shall give due notice to the officers of the tent when it is their turn to provide auditors . 25 . —That a statement of the district accounts shall be printed every half year , in the mouths of April and October , for each brother in the district . AH notices of expulsion which the D . S . niay have received ; all alterations in or additions t «> the by-laws of this district , as also the residences of the district officers shall , be inserted in sucli half-yearlv statement .

      : ' « . —That the I ) . S . shall not be allowed to hold office in any tent in the district . - ' 7 . —That no person be appointed medical attendant to any tent in this district unless he produce a properly authorised diploma , or a certificate showing him to havu b''en in possession of a diploma . Any tent appointing a medical attendant contrary to this law shall be fined £ 1 . 28 . —That tin- district ofticfi's meet for the receipt and payment of all monies , and for the delivery of goods , on every Friday evening , from half-past eight until ten ¦ ' clock , p . m .. at the house where the district council holds its meetings . 2 fl . —All fine ? , for whatever breach of law or order , cither by numbers of the council or by tents ( except for neglecting to pay the quarterly funeral levy ) , shall go to the contingent fund . Payment of such fines to be accor ling to tht pm \ isiim nf 4 •*> 11 J general law .

      -TRAMP riSV . 30 . —That any brother Rechabite coming to Liverpool in distress , or seeking employment , shall , on application , receive one shilling and sixpence and a bed one night , or two shillings without- ii bed , if he prefer it . He must , however , produce a Certificate of bis having been in the order twelve months . If 3 ucli brother hav « been relieved in any branch of the order un the day he makes application here , In- ^ liall not be relieved unless he stop the night , in which c-as . . he shall 1 bo relieved the following morning ; and on arming or stopping on . a Sunday , he shall be provided with a bed only . : ) 1 . —That no brother be r « -li < - > . <> l a second time under three mouths from tile date .. f beinp la . it relieved ; nnd any brother obtaining employment here for one month , to refund the amount of relief advanced to hiin . - - : i' 2 . —That no brother wlio shall not have been in the order twel \ e mouths shall receive nini-i- than a b « d , or , if he prefer it , tlie sum of sixpence .

      3-i . —That any resident brother desirous of leaving the town in search of employment , ghat ] , on application , receive two shillings and sixpence , with a recommendation from the rdie \ ing officer to the brethren of the order , pro-\ ided he procure a satisfactory certificate from the oliicers of his tent . 34 . —That brother Edward l . ovel . 'i'ly is duly appointed the lilievinn officer of this district . * The following scale is recnnraeinW as a guide by which , in the opiniou of the district council ., a tent may prudently regulate its payments :--When the funds of the tent , after all debts are paid , amount to £ 1 per member , the sick gift may bv l' / s . per wei-b ; tn l "> . per member , 9 s . per week : u > 10 s . per member , ( i s . per week . In no cast ought there to be less than fis . per week paid to the sick , whatever mnv V > e the state of the fund .

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      An Irish lawieu once so tormented a witness with questions , that he declared he could answer no more without a drink of water ; upon which the judge interposed , observing to the cross-examining lawyer— " I think , sir , you may lot the witness down ihj \\ , vuu appear to have pumped him dry . " A landlord threatened a poor Irishman that lie would put a distress into his house , if he didn ' t pay his rent . " . Put a distress into tile liouse , is it ? Yumi , by JilSUS , but you hud better take the distress that ' s in Out of it . " A tdtob , endeavouring to make u pnpil . understand the meaning of a passive verb , said— "A passive verb is expressive of the nature of receiving an action as , I ' eter is beaten . Now , what did Peter do f" Tho boy replied , sharply— ' WeO , I ' m sure 1 don ' t know , without he holloM , or gave him a-dig in return . "

      A pafient , who thought he hitd been too long in the doctor ' s hands , began to grumble at his doses , declaring that after all be bad taken they didn't tuuc . li his complaint , adding— " I wish , if you know where it is , joii would strike the cause at once ; " whereupon thu doctor took vip hi .-, cane and smashed a . decanter of nliiskey that stood on the table . A stjiangeh who met Mac Nall , v , the c elebratcd criminal lawyer , . it a party , was str \ ick with tl : e ugliness of one Of the faiv * ex , nnd asked Mar Sally who tho devil that Ugly woman « as . My eldest daughter , si \ ' was the reply . No , no , 1 don't mean her ; the nuxt . My second eldest daughter , sir . ( Jod bless me , not In r , that oiie ; pointing , to the third . My third eldest daughter , sir . And so it Went on , till the stranger came to the seventh , when Mac Nally replied—that ugly devil is my wife , and don't you tllinji my honour is safe while I ' m on circuit ?

      As InlSHMA . v once acted as guide for a long day to an English traveller , whom he conducted through the intricacies of the Kerry mountains . Paddy , though accommodating , didn ' t like some of the intrusive ijuestioiis put to him by his companion , and when parting at a cross , from which the , road diverged north , south , east , and west , and where the stranger was perfectly bewildered , he said , in takingl eave of his companion— " \ V oil , Paddy , now we'll part ; which is the road to Killarney * " " Wisha ! replied Faddy , but upon my sowl you ' re the quairvSt jilltleniiui I ever met . But how did you find OUt my name . ? for its Paddy , sure enough . " "Oh , Paddy , sure I guessed it . I'd guess anything . " •[ Would ye—then upon my , sowl you may guessithe road now , " taking to his heels across the country , to the great dismay of the astonished and bc ; nighted traveller . . '

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

      Ibish Politeness . —The late Lord Norbufy , the Irish hanging judge , was about to close the assize at Ennis without passing sentence upon one Michael Doolan , found gnilty of sheepgtealing , and upon rising the gaoler observed— "My lord , you have forgotten Doojan . " "Oh , oh ! " replied his lordship ; " I am sure 1 beg his pardon a thousand times : put him forward . Doolan , I beg your pardon for having detained you bo long ; tho Sentence of the Court is , that you be hanged by the neck until you are dead , and the Lord have mercy on your soul I "

      A Setti ^ b . — -An old lady who had been : reading tlie famous moon story yeiy attentively , remarked , with emphasis , that the idea of the moon ' s being inhabited was incredible . " For , " says « he , " what become * of the people in the new moon , when there ifi but a little streak left of it ?"

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      Aw Ibish country squire , about ; 30 years ago , inadt a tour to London , and being auxous to see everything , aud being wealthy , to pay for peep , amongst other places of amusement , he visited a celebrated gambling house . Hazard was the game , and the rules of the Society not tolerating the presence of idlers , when the box eauu to the . squire npon which he threw £ 5 ; into the ring , which was speedily lost , and another as speedily followed . This gave the squire enough , and , upon leaving the room he discovered that he had lost fifty pounds from his pocketbook , upon which he returned , arid was engaged in looking very anxiously iu the place where he sat for the lost treasure , when a servant in livery , witnessing his anxiety , stepped up and said , — " Sir , did . you lose . 'itiythiiig V < ' Yes , sir , " replied the squire , modestly , " I dropped a £ !>» note . " " Oh , sir , " responded the servant , " then this is yours ; here it is . " " Thank you , sir , thank you , sir , "' rejoined the squiru ; " how devilish lucky for me that it was uot one of the gentlemen that found it "

      A Pl'zzLE . —There were at the rsulwsvy station on Saturday last , a grandfather , » father , itwo daughters , and a grandson—two aunts and a nephew—an old man and a wao man , and yet there were but four persons . ' . ' Book-Uobbowi . vo . —Lord Eldoii , ? penking of persons who borrow books , but do not return them , observes , " that though backward in accounting , they seem to be practiced in book-keeping . " A Visible Sign . —At a Sunday : examination , a few days since , a little jjirl being asked by her catcclu ^ y " What is the outward visible sign or f . jrui i , uaptisin V innocently replied , " I'leasc « ir . the t . Vuv . "

      Application of Technical Teems . — * What do jou call an Lmpremoii / '' asked a young lady of a t >/{/ 0—" This , " said he , kissing her , " beautifully reyhitred loo . " Thun take that as a token of thanks , " she replied , slapping him in the face . — ¦ l ' ray don ' t 6 « Mer wy form , " begged poor tyyo . — " Tlitn keep iti lor . keii up , " rc ; ., rted tli- * miss , — Troy Wliig ( American paper ) . An Inuemogs I'ostmabtkr . —It is said that there is a postmaster in Arkansas * vh <» t-annot ; read : and when the lllilil COllieS , lie is under the necessity of measuring it ' He sends three pecks to Little Kocki tuo pecks to Hates , ville , and dwindles down to a gallon to the out-countries ,

      The Duke op Devonsiiiuk . when la ' -t in Ireland visiting his estates , was struck witli theibeautv of one of his tenants daughters , about seieuteen pears of age , and upon taking leave of her mother his grace suggested the ¦ propriety of sending pretty Ellen to JJnntsWorth to learn tlie art of housekeeping . The imitation was accepted , and the period till Ellen ' s departure was made the most of by the mother who instructed her in good manners , and , as " your honour" is considered the most distinguished mode of salutation iu Ireland , Elk' >' s mother wishing her to observe the rules of ; etiquette , dinned it

      into her ears—now Nelly , mind when you speak to his honour , always say " your grace . " Nelly was accustomed to say grace before and after dinncrj and when she had arrived at Chatsworth , upon tier first meeting with his honour , his grace taking Nelly undet the chin was about to kiss her , when turning her head round she said , " stop , your honour—God bless us and what ' s provided for us ;" and after the ceremony was performed , wiping her mouth , she exclaimed , " Thank Godifor what we have received . " And Nelly wrote to her mother and told her that she had said her grace before and after his honour had kissed her .

      A Fobtl ' . vate MillkRiCiHT . —It is currently reported at Sleaford , and we believe correctly so , that ; i Hellknown millwright ( a working man ) of that place , by a recent decision in the High Court : of Chancery , immediately comes into tlie posseasiou of , a Varge estate near London , of tho annual value of £ 13 , 000 , as well as arrears of rent for the same foa || he last twenty years , amounting to the sum of £ 2 « 0 , 000 i—Lincolnshire Chronicle . } Instinct of Hats . —An old man named Turner , living on Cotton ' s Common , while gripping last week in a piece of land belonging to Mr . Reeve , of Bardelj > h parish , rut into a rat ' s cave , where he discovered two peeks and a half of beans carefully packed up . They had been carried , no doubt , one by one , and' [ boarded up for the winter . He took home his prize for his pit f- —Stamford Mertury . \

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      " Old Michael Bowe . v , of Neath . "—An old man well known at Neath , both by liigh and low , under tin * above designation , died in the course of the past week , lie was latterly employed in pumping water for publicans , goinjr errands , and doing other * jobs , lie was a remarkably i-a ' rlv riser to his verv last illness , being in the habit of calling up servants at three or four o ' clock in the morning , if requested to do so . Though Wind from Ihk birth , he could trawl to every nook and corner of Neatli , while his recollection siml power oi' discriminatintr sounds were so good , that he hius been known to recognise the voices of persons whom he had not met { With for fifteen or twenty veal's . [

      A Rothschild j . \ wavt of Six Soi . s . —The Cfun-ivari pves a pleasant anecdote of \ M . de Rothschild , which it affirms is founded on fact . ] The day was very wet . A thick fo «; , dark as a prologue , overspread the street ? and overshadowed a splendid house at tlie corner of tlie Rue Lafhtte . Then a cloud burst , and down came torrents of rain . Ait this moment a gentleman emerged from the pavement—he was as wet as Dutch soup , lie looked for a hackney-coach , and saw nothing hut gutters . The gateways were crowded with persons * eeking shelter . The gentleman hesitated , an i "" t ; irit—saw an omnibus—( l . islied into it like liirhtninjr , and took hiKjseat , bathed like a Triton . 1 Ie looked less like a man than a duck . The vehicle pursued its course , and tlie gentleman wrapped

      in a tweed and a pelisse , seemed to dry himself . At length , however , tho shower stopped , and the ( minibus reached the Rue de Richelieu , opposite the Exchange . The gentleman made a sign to the , eonduetor , rose from his seat , and got out , and was passing away . " And my six sous ' . " said the conductor . * ' Your sis sous , " replied the gentleman with a ( Jennan accent , " 1 forgot . " The gentleman , thrust his hands into his pockets , tried what was there , anti found notiiing . "Come , come , " said the conductor , getting impatient , "look sharp- " " 1 ' arblue , " said the gentleman . "I have ^ ot no , change . " "You arc a farmtr , '' Maid the conductor . "Indolent fellow , " rejoined the gentleman , " 1 am Monsieur de Rothschild . " " Never heard of you , " said the man ; " Give me my six sous . " At the \ name of the illustrious banker tlie passengers all tijmed round , whispered , and laughed . " ( io to the d—1 , " said the wanker : " 1 have important businessat the Exchange ,

      and must . go . There is my card . '' " Give me my six sous , " groaned the conductor , j M . de Rothschild heeaine exasperated . 'Die conductor persisted , and there seemed every ehaneo of M . de Rothschild being taken into custody for six . sous . ; " Fury . " said the hanker , " I shall miss a splendid ( ou }> . I have only an order for a million . ( rive me my change . " Saying this , half laughing , half furious ,: the banker drew from his poeket-lwok a coupon of ~ ) t . ) , W ) Ot ' . of routes of ; > per cent ., and presented it to the conductor . The conductor » tai \; d , and at this moment an ( Hjent ds ehanije came by . " Oh , my friend , ! " said Rothschild , "howiucky . I am a prisoner for debt , Ltmd me sis sous . " " The agent turned roiimi , and thivvv a of .-piece to t ' .: e conductor . "The d—1 , " said the man . "This must be some one ; " and then , as if struck with remorse , he turned to M . Rothschild , and said , " If you want ten franca , Sir , I don ' t mind lending them to von . " , !¦

      Seriocs A . ciBE . at Eoixburgii . —Thursday ; itt < -rnoon , a rather dangerous accident occurred at tho side of the v : alton-hHl , whieii is being bored for the tuuncl of the North British Railway . The charge , which , if not too strong , had at all events not beer sufficiently covered , on l > eijig firjed exploded with tremendous force , some of the stones , in many cases weighing several pounds , being liftrried to a great distance in the direction of the . S ' orth Back of the Civnnongate . A crow-bar , which ; was lying on the

      brushwood , and wt'ij . ' hii )^ H cwt ., was thrown to the distance of seventy yards . Unfortunately , two men who were standing in New-street were struck by pieces of the rock . One of them , -Alexander Kcppy , a ¦ brassfounder ,. had his head , left ! knee , ancle , and hand , all more or less injured , ; particularly his knee , the bone of which was j splintered . The other , Robert Simpson , mason , belonging to Leith , Wits wounded by a stone on the back of the head . The person in charge of the blast jwaa apprehended , and awaits the investigation of thelauthorities .

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

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      John Burge 68 , of Cratfleld , Suffolk , farmer , Nov . 29 , Jan . 3 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . ' ^ Mr . Belcher , o&cial assignee ; and Messrs . "Wilde and Co ., solicitors , College-hill , London . i James Tomlin , of St . Michael's-alley , Cornhill . City , ship broker , Dec . i and Jan . 10 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . William TVhitniore , official assignee , 2 , Basinghall-street ; and Messrs . X > esYx > rough ana Young , solicitors , Sise-lane . Bartholomew Vanderplank , of Love-lane , City , woollen warehouseman , Dec . 5 and Jan . 13 , at ? the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . WUliam Whitmore , official assignee , 2 , Basinghall-Btreet ; and Mr . W . fB . James , solicitor , 6 , Basinghall-street . i Robert Watt , of 48 , Lime-Btreet , City , merchant , Dec . 19 and Jan . 21 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . 6 . J . Graham , official assignee , 25 , CToleman-Btreet ; and Mr . Sharpe , solicitor , Verulam-buildings . Charles Henry Hambleton , late of I * orthainpton- « treet , Betbnal-gre « n , victualler , D « c . 11 and Jan . 7 , at th #

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      Court oi' BaniiruptcT , London . Mr . £ dward . s , officiji- j . — sijenee , 7 , Fretlcrick '? -j >! ace , Old Jewry ; ftnd MeS 3 rs . Malton and Trollope . solifitors , 60 , Carey-street , Lincoln ' sinn . . Peter Joseph Meugens , of 43 , Dunstcr-court , Mincinglane , City , broker , Dec . 11 and Jan . 7 , at the'Ccnatt of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . Edward Edwards , offiei&l ' Assignee , 7 , Fredcrick ' s-place , Old Jewry ; ancT'StesirV . Nicolson and Parker , solicitor . ; , 23 , ThrogmortonVstree ' t . John Cooper White , of Canterbury , Kent , draper , Dec . 11 and Jan . 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . James F . Groom , official assignee , 12 , 'Abchurch-lane , Lombard-street ; and II . W . and W . C . Sole , solicitors , l ! 8 , Aldennaubury . John Quiney IIarri 9 , of Winchfester-place , Southwark , hat-manufacturer , Dec . G and Jan 8 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . Bell , offici . il assignee , ' S , Coleman-street-buildings ; aud Mr . Thom : i ; Parker ; solicitor , (! , Liucoln's-inn-neld 8 .

      George Stephen , of 4 , SkinnerVpIace , Sise-lane , City , and 7 , William-street , Knightsbridge , scrivener , Dec . 5 , and Jan . 7 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . W . Penntll , official assignee , 31 , Basinghall-street ; and Mr . Oeorge Cox , solicitor , Sise-lane . William Cox , of Cvown-street , Soho , general dealer , Dec .-5 iind Jan . 7 , at the Court of Bankniptcy , London . Mr . Belcher ,-official assignee , 3 . Klhg ' s Anns-yard ; and Messrs . Pain and Hat ^ i-Iy , solicitors , 5 , Grent-MarlborouRh-strtct . -- * i « 3 j Basinijhall-street . . Tames John . son , of C , North-place , Gray- ' s-inn-Jane , apothecary , Dec . 10 and Jan . 8 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . V . Johnson , official assignee , 20 , B : isi ! iK ) m ! J-. strct-t : anil Mcsw * . Lindsay and Mason , Solicitor * . ( ii-tealon-ritreet .

      John Frudi'riek Fi ^ 'ge , of ¦ " , Dunster-eourt , Mincinglanc . merchant , Dec . . "> , and Jan . !> , . it the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Mr . William Turquand , oifiefal assignee , li . Old Jewry -chambers ; and Messrs . Nicholson and Parker , solicitors , Throgmorton-street . William Clarke , of Sheffield , builder , Dec . 10 , and Jan . 16 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds . Mr . 0 curgp Young , official assignee , L' -eds ; Mr . Mosk , solicitor , Cioak-laiie , London : and Mr . John Blackburn , solicitor , Leeds . John Humble , of Ossctt , Yorkshire , mamifaeturing chemiiit , Oec . 'lO and . Ia . ii . (! , aftln- Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds . Mr . Charles Fearnc , official assignee , Leed 3 ; Mes .-r . « . Gregory and Co .. solicitors . Bedford-row , London ; Mr . Wavell , solicitor , Halifax : and Mr . Courtnay , solicitor , Leeds .

      James Ilaseldcn , of Boltoii-lc-lfours , Lancashire , cotton spinner , December 7 , aud December 3 " , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Manchester . Air . John l'Vaser , official assignee , Manchester ; Messrs . Milne , Parry , and Co .. solicitors , Temple , London ; and Messrs . Winder and Broadbent , solicitors , Bolton . John Hall , of Wallsend , Northumberland , cowkeeper , December 5 , and January 7 . at the Court of Bankruptcy , Newcastle- ' ujion-Tyne . Mr . James Wakley , official assignee , Neweastle-upmi-Tyne : Mr . Robert Wilson , solicitor , Sunderland ; and Messrs . Bell , Brodriek , and Bell , solicitors , Bow Churchyard , London . Eleanor Robinson and William Robinson , of Swinford , Leicestershire , bankers , Dec . 6 , and Jan . 10 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Birmingham . Mr . Richard Valpy , official nssignee , Birmingham ; Mr . Mash , solicitor , Lutterworth ; Mr . Smith , solicitor , Bedford-row , London ; and Mr . James Motteram , solicitor , Birmingham .

      John Brown , of Newcastle-under-Lyne , Staffordshire , painter , Deo . 11 and 81 , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Birmingham . Mr . Thomas Bittleston , official assignee , Birmingham ; Messrs . Harrison and Smith , solicitors , Birmingham ; and Mr . Wm . Windall Jackson , solicitor , 2 , Field-court , Gray ' s-inn , London .

      DIVIDENDS DECLARED . John Cecil , Thomas Dennison , James Benson , and Michael Dennison , of Liverpool , merchants , second dividend of 9 d . in the pound , payable at 1 , Liver-court , Liverpool , on Dec . 7 , or any subsequent Saturday . Edward Hipkins , of Liverpool , commission agent , first dividend of 4 d . in the pound , payable at 1 , Liver-ceurt , Liverpool , on Dec . 7 , or any subsequent Saturday . Ricliard Dickon Askhum . late of Knottingley , Yorkshire , lime burner , first dividend of 13 s . 4 d . in the pound , payable at 14 , BiRlmpgatc-street , Leeds , on the 25 th inst ., and any day after . William Monk , jun ., of Nottingham , currier , first dividend of Us . 3 d . in the pound , payable at 7 , Wattrloostreet , Birmingham , on Nov . i . 'G . or .-my subsequent Tuesday .

      R . D . Sothern , of r > t . Helen ' s , Lancashire , shipbuilder , second dividend of 41 d . in the pound , payable at 12 , Cookstreet , Liverpool , on Nov . 27 , or any subsequent Wednesday . . [ ^ Dem er and Nixey , of Liverpool , woollen drapers , dividmul of v > s . vid . un account of ftrst dividend of fis . 3 d in the pound , payable at 12 , Cook-street , Liverpool , on Nov . 27 , or any subsequent Wednesday . Ovorgfi Harwood , of Chester , draper .-first dividend of 7 s . Uil . in tlic pound , payable af 1 , Liver-court . Liverpool , on No ^ . * . '" , or any subsequent Saturday . Walters and Llewellyn , of Neath , timber merchants , second dividend of 3 d . in the pound , payable at 19 . St . Aiifcustiue ' s-plaee , Bristol , on Nov . 27 , or any subsequent Wednesday . ; ¦ " Thomas Gregory , of Poulshott , Wiltshire , miller , first and final dmdend of 2 s . lid . in the pound , payable at 2 , Nicholas-street , Bristol , any Wednesday .

      Sainual Brother ? , of Newrastle-uiuter-I . yne , ^ tafforushire , ruiTier , 'first dividend of 5 s . ( id . in the po' -nd ; and on the joint estate a first dividend of Is . lOil . in the pound , pa > ablest 13 , Waterloo-street , Birmingham , any Thursctny . Thomas Wi / liarns and Edward Williams , of Liverpool , linen drapers , first dividend of 20 s . in the pound , payable at Barned's-huildings North , Sweeting-street , Oastlestreet , Liverpool , any Thursday . Richard Uinnner , of Liverpool , tailor , second dividend of . * .

      PAETNEBSIIIP 3 DISSOLVED . . Mary Warren and Harriette Cardinal , of Hereford , milliners—Joseph Hull and James Sykes , of Cox-irreen , near Suuderland , ship builders—John Porvin nnd Peter I'ei-rin , of Liverpool , slaters—Willian Oeorge Lavino , Joseph George Laviiio , and James Hervey , of Salford , sixers ( so far as regards James James Ilervcy )—Francis Wood Pritchard and Edwin Pritchurd , of ITodnet , Shropshire , drapers—Thomas Moring and William Moyes , of 31 , Camomile-street , City , carmen . —John Binns and frauds Binns , of Sowerby-bmlge , Halifax , Yorkshire , millwrights—James Cheetham , James Collings , John Lancashire , and Edward A . Wright , of Moor-hey-mills ,

      Uldham , Lancashire , cotton-spinners—John Sharp , Henry Ridley , and Jane . Ridley , of Carlisle , wine merchants—William Lewis Gill and Lewis Foss , of Crewkerue , Somersetshire , linen drapers—Joseph Haines and James Thomas , of 20 , Wingrove-place , St . John ' s-street-road , wholesale milliners—Thomas Hanson and Oeorge Purdy , of Leeds , builders—Thomas Todd and Chrit . topb . er Todd , of Dewsbuvy _ , Yorkshire , wine merchants—William Sissison , Robert' Gould , and diaries Heb " ble'A . Uite , ol ' Kingston-upon-HulI , curriers—John Clark and Samuel Robert Tows , of H , Aise-him ; City , refined sugar manufacturers—Thomas Bourne Pearson and John Anderson , of Newcastlc-upon-Tync , ship brokers—George Simpson and Harrison ChUton , of Liverpool , ship brokei > .

      DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED . At the Court of Bankruptcy , London . James Nutter , of Cambridge , miller , Dec . li > , at halfpast eleven '—George Field , of 2 , Bond-court , Walbrook , City , packer , Dec . IS , at twelve—Charles Deane , of Southampton , coach builder , Dec . 1 W . at half-past tv , <>— "William Freilerick Mills , of Hart-street , Mark-lane , City , and 120 , Hi ^ li Iloiborj ! , . merchant , Pec . 17 , at half-past one . IS THE rOUVTRV . John Dyson , of Sheffield , scythe manufacturer , Dec . 19 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds . —John D . ixon , of She :: ield . " linendraper . Dec . l ' -h at the Court of Bankrujiicy , Li- , tis—John Prior nnd Henry Brady , of Kimrstonuuoii-flii ! l , brush manufacturers , Dec . 20 , at cloven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—James ' Naylor , junior , of KinKSton-upoii-Hull , boat builder , Dec . 18 . nt eleven , at tile Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—Win * lla . ll and fiobert

      Ruinbow , of Trodjngton aud Ntratford-upoiwV » on , corn merchant * , Dec . \ D , at half-past twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Hirmiugliain—William Wadtk-U , of Liverpool , im reliant ,. Dec . 20 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy . fa > erpool—William Brown , of Liverpool , mill wright , Dec . W , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Liverpool—Andrew Leightoti , of Liverpool , merchant , Dec . 20 , ut twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Liverpool—Swan wick Doult and Thomas Addison , of Liverpool , stockbrokers , Dec . " 19 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Livei-pool—Kicharti Warren , of Liverpool , druggist , Dec . 20 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Liverpool—Thomas Lediard , of Cirencester , money scrivener , Dec . 27 , at eleven , at the Court of Banknrptcy , Bristol—Timothy Buhner and Richard Bulmer , of South Shields , rope manufacturers , Dec . 19 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Nt « castle-upon-Tvne .

      Ci . lLTIPIfi . TES to be granted , unless cause be shown to the contrary on the day of meeting . Henry Charles York , of 12 and 13 , Cheltenham-place , Westminster-road , lodging housekeeper , Decembsr 19—Edward Edwards , of 3 fi , City-road , draper , Decenbet 17—Edmund Thomas Craufurd , of Boulogne-sur-iter , France , and of 101 , Piccadilly , wine merchant , December 17-j-John Pirn , of Clap ham-common and Stoke NcwingtoB , linen draper , December 17—WUliam Yuill , of 74 , CornhiU , City , tailor , December 19—Thomas Bailey and John Bailey , of King ' s-cliffe , Northamptonshire , toy dealers , December 19—William Robert Read , of 30 ,

      Winchesterstreet , King - s-cross , builder , December 19—Edward Gil ] Flig ht , of i , Adam-street , Adeiphi , publisher , 'December 19- ! lGeorge Rossiter , of Bridgewater , jeweller , December 19—Frederick Henry West , of 1 D 7 , High-9 t ? eeti Shoreditch , licensed victualler , December : 91—Nicholas Wanostrocht , of Blackheath , boarding house-keeper December 2 ^—John Johnson , of Liverpool , merchant December 18—John Goudie , of Liverpool , merchant , December 19-r ^ John Metcalf , of Macclesfleld , silk manufec turer , December 19 . ' Certificates to be granted by the Court of Review , unless cause be Shown to the contrary on or before December 17 .

      Francis Charles Hopkins , of 11 A , TottenhanwJoortroad , oommigion agent—Nicholas Roskell , of Liverpool , merchant—Thomas Kemp and Eichard Dana % of A * - ton nigh-Birmingham , Warwickshire , buildera ^ -Horatio Rodd , of Great Newport-street , Long-acre , commission agent—Ann Tregear and Thomas Crump tewis , of W , Cheapside , City , pianoforte seller—Thomas Loram Gordon , of Exeter , cabinet maker—William Ihjunder of Brooks , Newcaitl » -upon-Tyn « , quarryinaii .

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      yoTEMBEB 30 , 1844 , THE NORTHERN STAR ; " ~ ~ ~ ~ " ~~—j ~ . _ . _ . _ .... 7 _

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      THE BECHABITES . Tee following ^ wmmnmcatjons have t > een forwarded to me upon behalf of the Eechabite Association . The letter of Q rimihicw is admirable , able , and convincing ; but the "bye-laws are not whjat I required as the grotmd-work of the establishment . I wanted the rules and objects of tie Societ y , as an aiegal society may have perfectly legal bye-laws . From all I can collect I can come to no other coYielosion than that tlie rules and objects of the RechaKtes , being protective of the interests of the labouring classes , has made them an object of attack by Mt ¦ O'Connell , vrho has never lost an opportunity of striking a

      dastardly blow at Unions , and Societies of the V > orking-Classes , which Yrere calculated to manifest their strength and to yield them protection . "What 1 now desire L « , that the rules and objects of this excellent society may be forthwith transmitted to me , so that if iegaL , the nervous and timid may be . saved from the treachery of the reckless and daring . 1 cannot banish the fact from nry mind that every prosecution of the English working-classes has been preceded by an invitation from O'Connell to the Whig Attorney-General to strain the law against them . Feaegcs { TCossos .

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      Sti , Burlington-street , Liverpool . Estehsttd ^ m , —1 lme no doubt but you have seen i ^ all O'CouDelTs malii-ious representation of the ln < lepvnde-. it Order tn * Ilechnhhes in : i letter addressed to the ] ri-h Ri-pealrrs in ~» cutlaud , and also the answer he rc-«• ¦ ¦!• . til from Mr . < irimshaw , the Corresponding Secretary oi : he R « -ehab : te Order , -- , Dale-street , Manchester , through : i : medium uf the Preston Guardian . And knowing you !«• iiavc a thorough knowledge of the law , and a friend oi ( iit teorttng clarfes , I trust you will not remain silent while £ }• - <• " wolf in sheep ' s clothing " is attempting to make such ravages as might be calculated to destroy the harmony which exists among the members of our society , whose object is to promote the well-being of each other , by providing , in case of sickness or death , with all due rs . " -pect to ct fry sect of religious or political opinions . Uur society is composed of mm who differ widely in their religions , also in their political opinions ; yet we do n « : allow any rtlijrious or political opinions to interrupt .. ur mt-etjnps . Persons are- received in the society from vh « - hjz * of sixteen to furt ^ -five , providing they arc sound ir health and of good moral character , and those who bit subscribed their names to the Temperance pledge . < 'ur payments are l . « . per fortnight . When a member ! i ; is been twelve months in the society , and clear upon the I' > ' > ks , he \ s entitled , in case of sickness , to the sum of 12 s . ¦ , ) .-r iveek , with medicine mid medical attendance . In i- : i--t ; of death , his widow , or h > 3 nearest relative , receives . In sum of £ 12 to bear his funeral expenses . Should a uh-iu ) kt be married , he shaft also receir < : ut the d' -uth of his wife , the sum of £ 10 . Members out of employment , aii'l who are necessitated to leave their homes in search uf work , are provided with Is . f . d . and a bed for one night , in t-vtT \ town lh' -v enter where there is a Kechabite

      The mode , of obtaining mlmissiori in bv a quarterly ticket ; and if this makes us an illegal society , the Wehley-. 111 Methodists , and all other societies emanating from thi-WesMan body , must be illegal also , and liable to seven ic-js' transportation , according to Dan ' f letter . The r « r .-sters , the Odd Fellows , and the Druids ( some of v . liich have been in existence for thela > t half < -entury ) are founded on the same prineipU-s a . 3 ours , only they have the secret sisrns and pass-word , and we ha * " ? not . Sir

      John Tamplfll . when applied to in reference to the legality of the Odd Fellows , gave as his decided opinion that they might continue as they are constituted at present , without Wing considered an illegal society . I have no ii- > ubt , sir , that you are aware that our rules and regulations were placed before tlie House of Commons in the yrar i ! H 3 , and it by no ineaas pronounced us to be iliegid . 1 therefore trust that you will take up your pen and rebut , through the medium of your highly-valued paper , the vile ai : « l malicious , tnlse and slanderous attack which has been nij . de upon this useful institution .

      I remain , dear sir , your obedient servant , J . A . Bennett To Feargus O'Connor , Esq .

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      BIE LAWS . J . —ThM this district be constituted as per Gft ' th general h ; .-. ¦ J . —That the representatives of tenU to the district councU be elected annually oil the first tent night of the respective tents , in the month of September , and that Hi . ; , meet on the last Thursday evening in September , at < i : \ hour « f eight o ' clock , at tlie house where the district council holds its meetings , to elect their officers for tlie tn-uvng twelve months . : j . —That this council meet on the first Thursday in cadi month , ut eight o ' clock , p . m ., and in no cose shall be

      iis ^ irtiriffs extt-ndeti bt .- > pnu eleven c ' clock . 4 . That the appointment oi * representatives to this district council be certified by the officers of the tent , and r--a ! ed with the tent seal , and that the certificate bv presented before the elected representative takes his seat . . "» . —District officers neglecting to attend at the hour uj'j .-oi' . ited , to be lined one shilling for eachjofleuce ; repre--. uUiti-. es sixpence each , unless a satisfactory reason can Uc assigiied in eitbeT cast . All fines to be charged to the « -iit to Which the brother belongs . The fines to be placed jo ihe contingent fund .

      ( i . —That every communication intended for the distinct council shall be placed in the hands of the D . C . K . at n-ast three days before the council meeting , unless it relate to matters of most urgent importance ; and unless it ^ hall also be shown that it could not by possibility have int-n so placed in tbe hands of the district chief ruler . 7 . —That no motion having for its object the rescinding ¦ , i any previous resolution of the district , or the alteration . j . uiiv of its established usages , be entertained , unless . jiice of tbe same shall have been given at the previous .. ninthly meeting of tlie council . of be to

      ^ . Tha t no member the council allowed speak . ore than once on any motion , or occupy more than ten a . iutes , except the mover , who may occupy fifteen oiiutes , to be used as he may think proper , either in his ]« . -cing address or in his reply . f » . The charge for initiation shall be as follows : — Hi and under 25 years of age' £ 0 5 0 J 5 " 30 ' 0 7 6 - . 0 ' 35 ' 0 10 0 : iD " 36 " 0 12 0

      W ' 37 - 0 14 0 37 38 " 0 16 0 G 3 " o 9 " 0 18 0 39 " 40 " 10 0 40 " 41 " 13 0 41 " 4-2 ' 1 6 0 42 " 43 " 19 0 43 " 44 " lli 0 « " 45 " 1 15 0 45 " 2 15 0 10 . —That the annual registration shilling for wives of members be paid -with the June returns .

      lL—That the funeral gift of this district , for all members who have been admitted twelve months , shall be £ V 2 ; and all members' -wives -who have been duly registered , and on "whose account the annual shilling has " been paid , the sum of £ 10 ; and in all cases , where procurable , the books of the tent to which the deceased party belonged shall be examined by theD , 8 ., and a certifi

      Era Asttg.

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      Bankrupts, «Fcc. ;

      BANKRUPTS , « fcc . ;

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 30, 1844, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct835/page/7/