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      70 ? . M . MiKMTAiL . SiE , —^ Whatever inidil hare bepn the odinin attached to me on the suspicions rai > eil fay your first letter , I should haye endeavoured to have borne them tmt 3 an opportanity presented itself el" meeting yon face to face oefore the Comiuirtee- appointed in ^ fanchesier , inhere tie matters which hare called forth these lerters can be fuBv inrestizazed : but in some passages of your last letter there is so mneh of cunning Ttn&iraudnleM ingratitude , that I cannot , desirous as I am to protect a character at least as honest as tout crvni , refrain from replying to them previous to our meeting . You say , " Mr . James Leach , of Manchester , considers theVhole of my letter to apply to him . " Sir , jihzi letter applied to every one u \ at had . had . any money transactions -with you ; and as my name and do other ¦ was especially mentioned , I think 1 had a light to consider myself as one of the individuals

      alluded to . Men "who engage under covert motives to effect a lad purpose , should "have good memo ries . " Do you not "know that I possess a letter of touts , - which clearly proves that 1 was one of the persons alluded to . You say , "if the mention of facts which Ought never to have been concealed , can be construed into a base attack ; and if any man chooses to fit the Cap on his own head , it is his fault , not mine . " Further on you say : " 3 Ir . Leach places my statement that I only received £ S . against a jweipt for £ 19 , thereby endeaTourinc to leave an impression on the mind of the reader that he did actually pay me £ ] $ . Again you say : "Some persons may naturally enquire the reason why 1 cave him a receipt for £ 1 $ , when I only received £ 8 . I did so- after repeated conversations with Boyle , Clark , and Leach himsell " . 3 did it to save the character of the very man who "would now make the act of friendship I " " "as pitiJ&i of , a weapon wherewith to shield him-eh * , and cast a doubt upon my word . "

      Sir , your cap does not fit me . It is made of had materials , trwehery , falsehood , and mnratitvAi ¦ . 1 will xbt wear one made of such > tutf , whether the manufacturer of it be a professed friend or an open foe . It shall remain suspended in the hands of the committee until we meet , when 1 have no doubt those gentlemen will a-rcard it to those whose conduct best merits the distinction of wearing it . I did place your receipt for £ 1 £ against your statement of only having received £ S . You > ay "that Mr , Leach does not , lie dare not , declare that lie paid me £ 13 . " I have do desire . Sir , to " dare" anything but that which is honourable and fair betwixt man and Tna-n ; bat It "Kill yet be proved that von have re-WIYCd COllMderablvmore than £ 1- *? . Your memorv seem ?

      to be much more retentive on the ir . romc side of your account than on that of the out joins : ' or you would have remembered the letter you sent me whilst in your voluntary crili , authorising me to print a letter of which you sent the manuscript , an-l for which 1 lvattopav cut of the fttndf that 1 htli mi vm-rraccount ; 2 nd for which I did pay four pounds fifteen shillings . Tou , gir , was to hay ? ihe whol ^ of the pro mts arising ¦ from the sale oi those letters . The people , Som some cause or other , did not think proper to purchase them ; and therefore thej ^ ren ? left on hand , and Hey were pointed out to you in my shop -when you ^ rere to Manchester . This seems entirely to have slipped your memory - . which it surely oucht not to laveo ' one , seeinc that vourmemorv was so fresh on the

      vuier part of the account . There are" several other items too of expenditure that I have borne for you , jrhieh shall be laid before the committee . So , you gave me the " receipt" after repeated eon-Tersatioiis with Doyle , Clark , and mvself ; and " that to save the character of the very man wBo would now make the act of friendship you were guilty of a weapon " wherewith to shield himself and cast a doubt -upon your word . " How could you , for sheer shame , ¦ pen such a sentence 1—a sentence evidently intended to tnatp the people believe that the conversation we had was a sort of begging andj'myiiw , that you would Screen my delinquencies and defalcations as you are pleased to make them out . Had you given that con-Tersation , the people who have read your letter -would

      have drawn very di&erent conclusions than those you intended them to draw ; bat tint did not suit your pUTPOSe . AH must Come OUl Bow , however . Tie people must know what are the real characters of the mea in whom they place their confidence . 1 must confess that I was for some time at a loss to know -trhat was your object in proceeding as you ' have done ; ~ bnt from circumstances which have lately come to my kso-wled ^ e , there is now no doubt upon my mind as to your ultimate intentions , and the unscrupulous means by -which you intended carrying them out . Too have formed a very different opinion it appears of me than von used to bold ; and , in an insolent letter you have sent me , you speak of " my bad conduct towards you whilst you were in France . " In ; reply , I have only to say , that while I desire to have the good opinion of all good men , 1 care very little what ' opinion the bad may have of m e . I worked very hard for . Ton whilst von -were in France : I defended von everv-

      where , -whenever you were assailed In my presence ; and 1 -svas the means , by travelling at considerable expense considering my very limited mean * . ' of getting iunds for your support . This is known to thousands , and I am repaid by insolence and ingratitude—the reward , I know , but too generally accorded to those who toil to feed and clothe others who are too proud to work and too poor to live without it . Yon make a bounce about the papers that most be forthcoming ; all I have connected -with this subject are ready any moment . And now let me demand of you , as a matter of fair play , that you bring with you every document you may have from me , that may assist the Committee in their investigation ; and also to request that you will not let any subterfuge or evasion prevent your attendance on the day appointed by the Committee . Until then , I aia / Sir , James Lzach . Manchester . Nov . 27 , IS-H .

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      reasonable to attribute to our goverment ^ , forms the grievous events of which our country ma ^ sometimes be the theatre . Nevertheless we yet insist t > at the more strongly on the necessity there is of not yepresenting , as some of our cantonal papers do , Switzerland divided and subdivided into innumerable parties , always ready to devour each other . We will particularly continue to repel the error which is committed by those who do not re-attach themselves to that only great party , which , in our opinion , is composed of democratic-Conservatives—that is to say , of all the citizens attached to the truly radical institutions which we possess , and beyond which there will be but confusion , servitude , and rain .

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      POLK—PRESIDENT OF AMERICA . GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF CHARTISM . While our sympathising cotemporaries are busy in denouncing grievances upon which they live and fatten , and would not therefore mitigate or correct , we turn with no ordinary gratification to the consideration of the greatest triumph the popular voice lias achieved for the List ceniary . Of course we refer to the ail-but certain election of President Mr . James Polk—a king with Christian and surname ; and ail will join in his triumph over the Tory tool , Mr . Kite Clat . Just at this moment , when

      the wonarchs of Europe had fondly flattered themselves with a prospect that the principle of centralization had been established , and the details for its enforcement ratified and agreed to—after a sufficient amount <> f Rt < ya ! visit ? , fulsome exchange of Royal compliments , and exchange of Royal presents made at the expense of their starving people—the Tory press , ever ready to offer a payinjr and LarmJe . es defence in behalf of the ' • rights of Labour , " and as harmless an opposition to the aggressions of Capital , is horrified , and stands aghast , at the news of this , the greatest of Labour's triumphs .

      we have given a copious report of the proceedings which preceded the struggle , as well as of the tricks re sorted to by the monopolists to secure the election of their ptipcr-moiify uoniinei . It is not wonderful , because it is characteristic of Toryism , that the crest-fallen faction should seek consolation after defeat in the hope that thei recent struggle in America may bring the princip les o democracy into odium , toutempt , and distrust . If . how .

      ever , there is not to be one law for the rich and another for the poor—one practice for the enfranchised wealthy and another for the enfranchised pauper—we have but to direct attention , not to cows with long horns afar off but to our own domestic golden-headed calve ? , whose value at a contested election is estimated by the amount of treachery , bribery , and corruption , —not stopping a perjury , of which they can boast .

      The , great value of the American triumph will be found in the fact that the superior wealth of Folk ' s opponents was not able to purchase the sweet voices of his pauper supporters ; a fact to which we opine the Tories attach the most significant importance , lest the day may arrive when the popular voice of England will be found virtuGUS and strong enough to resist the oppressor ' s gold . As it is a truth not to be denied , that in our present complicated commercial jeopardy our institutions but stand upon the whim of legitimacy ; and as America , above ill other nations , has the least reason to dread its fall ts well as the least interest in upholding its ascendancy , we have thegreatest reason to rejoice in the triumph of her Chartist President .

      Although the policy of the tyrant of Russia , the French , despot , and that of Sir Robert Peel , may ciffer on minor points , there can be but little doubt that the return o , t Mr . Cut ivouia liav ,- either confined those li : tle differences within safe limits , or might perhaps have rendered them still less noxious : but the return of I ' OLK , and a pursuance of that policy to which he stands pledged , will go far to increase thos-t- differem-i- =, and to destroy tli « " " -nuggcry" of kings . Those who rely on our want oi union , arid on the amount of money , of' physical force , and all the unholy appliances thai can be brought to bear against us at the command of legitimacy , should bear in mind that England is but a link in the chain of nations . The tvrant Geoboe

      was compelled to receive , as AmbassaiU * ir <> m Court "f free America , the man whoso unholy presence he would not tolerate as a delegate from her struggling people . ' Let them remember that the French Revolution of 179 'i i «* l to the Irish Insurrection of liyb ! Let them bear in mind that the three glorious days of 1 M 0 in Paris , though profitless to a disunited people , extracted the Reform Bill from a reluctant English Oligarchy , separated Bel . giuni from Holland , revolutionized the Germanic States and drove petty tyrant princes from their capi-, tal hy torchlight : and . above all , let them ponde *

      well upon the fact that faction can no longer balk democrarv of its fair share in any future change because our people are united upon a principle , and we shall have no disastrous interregnum , a time for the evil passions to marshal , between the going out of the old light of legitimacy and the substitution oi the new light of knowledge M ' e will have no more shedding of blood to gratify the sanguinary appetite of princes ; no more disunion to gladden the hearts of uiunej -mongers ; DO more Strife to weaken the hands of democracy . We bide our time ; and with eager eye shall watch for the arrival of the first fruitm of the triumph of Mr . James Polk , the first magistrate of

      the people , —who made him their chief for his virtues , and can unmake him should he violate his pledge * . , Hurrah ; then for the Chartist , Polk , and for the democrats oi America ; and may the value they attach to their triumph inspire thoM- for > v ] imi / i we write ivith the laudable < k'si » -e of proving the superiority of democratic institutions over the follies of legitimacy and priestcraft . This is the first great Wow at the centralization of monarchical power ; and may it be speedily followed up by the restoration of ou ,. own people to their natural and legitimate rights and pvivik-ge- > , uncontrolled by the jxiwcr of capital or the will of despotism . -V'ain " -V JIf »» iH fub Polk , '

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      made surplus , should sit down idle , or lie down and sleep , and be supported by the 750 who are at work , than they should constitute an idle competitive / eserve for the masters to fall back upon ; thereby compelling all to submit to a larger reduction in the wages of each . i Now the Independent , in reasoning the question of bad trade , has fallen into the error of acquiescing in the '' prescriptive viglit" of the masters to make all the profits they can in times of prosperous trade , conferring upon them also the right and privilege of holding their own , abstaining from ) loss ,, and of being satisfied with ordinary profits in times of depression . Now , it is to this

      unjust mode of book-keeping that we have always objected . It it against this one-sided manner of bestowing sympathy that we have set our face . The system enables the masters to make enormous profits during the periods of brisk ; trade ; and if Capital as well as Land has its ' ¦ dutUs" as well as its " rights , " what we demand is afair debuiv and cruvlituy account , instead of the masters taking their stand upon the highest pinnacle of profit , and considering- that every ftirthing abstracted from that is so much unjustly jituudered from them . There clearly ought to be a fa - ir calculation and a balancing between the masters' profits and the profits of their hands for a given period .

      The hulepewlent has seized the admissions made by several of the speakers as to the improved course now to be pursued by tlje Trades in prosecution of their object ; and very naturally asserts that a combination of all those moral elements , now- to be enlisfjed in the Trades' Move , ment should make it irresistible . We admit it . They ihoidd be irresistible ;; but then we confidently assert that while violent language and daring atrocities may furnish the masters with a pretext for resisting the demands of the Trades , the most moral—the most irreproachable , inoffensive , and persuasive means , will , under the presen *

      system , as signally fail to rescue Labour ' s neck from Capital ' s tread . If the Trades are violent , resistance is thought valorous and' patriotic . If the Trades are cool , calm , and argumentative , the masterss ee no more danger in them than Lord HowtcK did in that antipathy to the Poor Law Amendment Act that was not manifested in the blazing rick or burning mansion . The more we consider this all-important subject , the more stron gly an- we confirmed in the impression that Trades , t ; j be protected , must be united ; and that their union must be national and nut sectional .

      The letter i > f Mr . IHncombe is ominous andpfirtuitous-It bespeaks the will of tin- Minister , whieh will (»• aided by all the powers atthe command of Capital - . and those powers can be only met by the powers of the people ' s union . What we propose then—and let our remonstrance not pass by unheeded—is , that each Trade shall -juickly , and [ with O .--S of time , " put its own house in order ;" aud that a Conference of Trades' Delegates , constituting a fair representation of the whole bcxiy , shall be leeted and ready , on the introduction of any measure threatening further danger to Labour , to assemble , in Lyndon to aid . Mr . Duneombe in that manly resistance which he

      pledges himself to offer to any such measure that Sir James ' " ii-aham shall propose . This plan is safe and inexpensive ; and if required to be | iut into < "fit-ration , must be protective . There can be no harm in being prepared with the machinery ; for although we were enabled to rallv u hurried opposition against the Masters and Servants Hill of last session , we will not venture to rely on such scattered elements to resist the will of the " strong Oovcrnmtni , " enforced , as it will be , Upon timid inurlloruV and griping capitalists , by the most despotic and callous Minister that ever held office in the British Cabinet . Parliament meets on th « 4 th of February for the "d « j » ifcA of business ; " no time , therefore , is to be lost . The cvU poeeions are summoned to war against unprotected

      Labour . Let the same heruld rouse the sleeping from their slumber , let them unite , marshal , decide , and rallv round their own standard . Let them remember that Sidmoi'th was an angel , Castlereagh was a fool , and Fouche was [ a . sucking dove , compared to the present Secretary of State for the Home Department , Like " Alp the Renegade , " he would justify apostaey by heaping odium upon his old associates . We mvst drive him fbom officebecause there is no secmy in correspondence : no security in the prison ; no tenderness in mercy ; no justice in tin law ; no comfurt in the cottage ; no clemency in the bas tile ; no protection for the life , the liberty , or the property of the poor man , so long as all remain under his guardian ship and control .

      Uf this , the country has had but too much rtason tu be convinced : and if the " eoneorH . ms" < . i' the recess are allowed to become the rcaUtiis of file session , evi-ry Trade i'i its collective capacity , aii < l ever ) labourer as au individual , will have bitter cause to regret that the warning vote of Duncombe whs unheeded , and the protective power of Labour ' s Parliament unsought for . Let , therefore , the Trades of England look to it . Let them read with attention the doings of their brethren at Sheffield ; aild let thl'in rnilfit' to eiu-rsretic aiuun nlule the day is , and while , by proper exertion , the day m < n / remain , their own . Their fate is in their own hands .

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      If this 0 KiERToav was all the emolument that the Church sought for its support , and if the donations were illustrative of the estimation in which the flock held their shepherd , \ Ve should have no objection to the practice ; but when it is presented to us as a fresh pimple upon a body already ulcerated all over , we the more object to it It is fortunate , perhaps , that the disease has gone so tar as to render these trifling fresh eruptions insignificant . We have written briefly on the subject , that our readers may attach ; to it its proper importance , and no more ; hoping that ; it may stimulate them to demand the overthrow of a system which requires counter-irritants to preserve even the semblance erf life in the putrid patient .

      This offektoev Bow is out of the . grounds on which the dreadful battles hereafter to be fought between " Old England "' i'useyisia and •¦ Young England " /*» wyism is to come off . | As yet the skirmish between the respective outposts tell well for Young England . If we . were allowed to pun upon so strious a subject , we should say the term " i ' usejjism , " was a compound of P £ VV and SCHISM ( Peiv-schisjjj ) . When will OUl Mother Church cease to be a propagator < jf hcr'iwn dishonour aud of the nation ' s folly ? When the fashiuti of prejudice shall have passed away ; and when man , seeing with his own eyes , hearing with his own ears , and reasoning with his own judgment , shall not bt afraid to speak his own thoughts with his own tongue .

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      A CARD . The unwashed prvscnt their compliments to the dirty dub ; r and while they highly appreciate the value of cleanliness , their principle is , ; . Every Man his own Washerwoman . Signed on behalf of the unwashed . Waters . Soap Scrub ¦ : Secretary .

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      TO READERS ASD UOKRESl'ONDEXTS . Ekrata . —In . the Report of the Manchester Aggregate Trades' iliitjting , inserted last week , the statement in Mr . M'Ghee ' s speech , that " the painters worked from day-light in the morning : till seven at night , " should have been ' worked from light in the morning till dark at night . " : In the list of subscriptions for the Oldham Tailors , the uts . from Uolton should have been £ 1 lUs . ; and t ' rxim Manchester , for James Clark , £ 5 . 1 NQ . U 1 REU . — TJie Poor Man ' s Companion for . 1 M 3 will be published . ; The major portion of it is in type ; and , but for the demand on Mr . Hobsou ' s time , consequent oil the preparations for the removiil of the £ tar to London , would hau' been published ere this . In a fortnight , or so , ive expect to have it ready . It will be found tu be the most important number \ et published

      continuing ; , as it will , a full e .. rpose of the faster-money syst ' Ht , and . show its tremendous effects , f or ceil , on the producing millions . Joseph Habtlev , Hiiadford . —We cannot afford room for the address to . Mr . Etzler . Pretty fair if we give short notices of meetings of the Tropical Emigration ¦ Society , those from liiugley shall have attention . Soeib £ . — We ; "fear the members he speaks of have no reineily against the holder of their funds , as the society is not . nrolK-cl , and consequently not under the protectiuli of the . law . i To denounce him as a " swindler" is all they can do ; and if tJn-y do this , they mu-t be prepared to take thelegal consequences . John Smith , Kenningto . v . — We will try what can be . done for him next week . The "fact- " he narrates , if

      authentic , will . surely make the tailors , as a'trade- , siii- j a'id place ; themselves in a position to defeat the "sweaters , ! Thomas Laco , Dodwortu . —We should apprehend that a minor could attest the signature to a will as well a .- > one who had attained hi < majority , if he be of age and knowledge ; to understa 7 id the nature and obligation of an oath , soi as to b > - eligible as a witness in a court of justiee . Mn . . 1 . swktT ; ok Nottingham , begs to acknowledge the receipt of ' 2 s . till , from Southwell , per C , Merchaut , for the Dunvuinbe Testimonial Fund .

      ANN HARRISON , NUKFFIELD . —Her communication' does more honour to her heart than her head . It w » uld be liu service to her to print it . It would only expose her to the scoff ; and scorn of the jeering and Unfeeling . SttuiaK Actv , Ubadfobd . —His communication is hardly of general interest enough to justify us in inserting it . Never mind Mr . O . vley , nor the Bradford Obiereer either . They cannot , of themselves , procure the " incorporation" of Bradford . Before that is done , the Bradford folks will ha \ e to give consent ; and before such consent is given , we fancy they will go to Leeds and see tlii ; nature , ^ constitution , and working of the disgraceful tiling there , if they art H'ise , they will' say , " I'll

      none " n , - . Mabv M ' jli / s , one of the r . vsTAMPEO Victims . —We are desiredj . to announce that a meeting of the friends of this poor woman , who was one who boldly took part in the struggle for " cheap knowledge / ' and who is now an inmate of St . Luke ' s Workhouse , in a very precarious state of health , will take place at the Butchers' Arms , lYar-tree-c 6 urt , Clerkumvell , ovt Wednesday evening , UeC . 4 til , wllell SWIle articles will be disposed ot ' -i ' or her benefit . The poor old creature , who has attained her "jiii year , feels a horror of a " workhouse funeral , " and she earnestly calls

      " During the year lbHH , 1 was Treasurer to the Northern Political I'liioii . Various debts were , contracted , and monies collected and distributed in accordance with the resolutions of the Council . Ultimately a balance of nearly C-JO was claimed by the Proprietor of the Sorthtm Liberator m-wspaptr , who fame to me begging that I . as Treasurer , would give him an acceptance for the amount ^ promising that before it was due he would himself meet the bill , leaving me , as before , irresponsible » fany ! individ \ v . il liability . Previously to the bill becoming tlUe , he stated his inability to take it up , and got from me . another acceptance in order to obtain cash to meet the first . This course was Repeated several times , till ultimately he left the town , and the bill was left in the hands of a London banker , who sued

      tin- the debt-and costs , amounting to £ 40 17 s t ; d , which I was compelled to p / iy . My credulity in this transaction arose from my entire confidence in the integrity of the person , Mr . Uobevt Hlakey , who promised to hold me harmless ; and as such debt was alleged to be due from the Union , by a person who had received general credit for veracity , I felt less hesitation in affording him this accommodation . My object ill addressing this statement of facts to you , IS to prevail upon you to use your influence towards gaining for me the aid of . the members of the said Northern Political Unionj that they , by their contributions , however small , J may liquidate a portion of the sum I was compelled to advance for them . Subscriptions

      will be received at the following places—Mr . Thomas Horn ' s , Market , and Mr . David Francis , Butcher Hu- 'k . "' The Members of the Union have now the ease before them ; THev know the facts connected with itlet them act ; as justice dictates . Tjioma . « HacKNCI ' , MAsnitsitB . —We ; ne unaware of the nature ami « cope of the Act he mentions . It would Ini best for him t , > procure : ' . copy from the Queen ' s I'vinter . This can -lie dune through-a > i \ bookseller . A Friend to Tin . Trade . — We cannot insert Micll a cuiiiniiiiiii .-ati . iii , ; .. s he hu . S scllt , ( III filHHI . V 1 IIOUS authority , ll the fact a at ' e true , and their publication ili-sired . they should at lejast be authenticated b \ O . u : Mgii . Uures t >; the otricirs of the soeietv .

      Sthox <; bow— J ) vsdi : e . — We have seen wurse " poetry . " but yet our friend ' s eiiusioii not r < . ichiug our standard is respectfully declined . The Ylomanjiy Cavalry . — A wm" r .-i '< n-in ^ t .. tiio ( loins ; 1 - <> f these worthies in ix-io i * . > ut of date . Jenksn Moroan . — Mi-. Cleave has received 17 s ' , being tin-proceeds ( per Mr . Farn-r ) of a concert for the be . netit of JenH'm Morgan , held at the Feather' * , ' Warren-street , i . Thomas Batty , WakefiMd , shall not be forgotten . Robert Ividd ; Dundee , sends us particulars of a iuom painful ease , uhji . li we trust will excite the sympathy and exertions of tii'jse to whom it is adcli'c-sic < l—Che Chartists of Fife and Fort ' arshire . Mr . Kidii says , It is iwell knoun that at the last strike Join :

      Duncan uas apprehended atid cited to answer fur a long list of ( rimes which he never committed . I need not go into : detail .-. SurK . ce it to say , that lie was harassed , arid his mind kept in a state of suspense ¦ onceruing hisi trial fur a considerable time . The trial was ultimately abandoned ; but the persecutors have accuiuplisluid their end , —poor John Duncan ' s destruction . His itiiiul gaw ictty under his trials , aud he is now , I am ] svrry to say , in a condition which leaves little to h . ipy for . Mrs . Duncan , his amiable wife , is , with R . nuan courage and virtue , struggling to " maintain herself ' ami children without a murmur ; but every - one may knrnv the difficulties she has to contend with , with a shop-rent of £ V 2 , besides taxes , and all to be inside from the needle and the sale of a few pamphlets . I lure saj liothing of the heartfelt misery , that must arise from having a beloved hu--bniiu in a state , of living UAjatil ; fur Duii' -an does not even know his own wife

      when she goes to call upon him , I need say no more to awaken jyour sympathy . Who that knows-John Duncan ( the honest John Duncan , as our champion Keargus oUonnor used to call him ) would refuse to contribute a mite to aid his wife and Little balies , and to add one comfort to her desolate , and widowed ht-.-irth ? Of his \ irtues 1 need not , * pe ; ik . Ilis was a heart in which the triiik of human kindness Howed , » hu felt for all mankind . Those who knew him best cau best appreciate his virtues , and bewail his loss . My dear friends , had you seen the look of Airs . Duncan when she told me that -sin- had not had even an inquiry after his welfare from a single , locality except Dundee , you would have ; blushed for Chartism , to say ' nothing of humanity . ] She did not even ask for any help ! 1 believe hers is- a spirit that could not brook that , but it is our duty to [ come forward and endeavour to give her that assistance which , a :- the wife , of John Duncan , she

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      . 1 n — so well deserves , I trust , my friends , I need say no more to arouse you to a sense of your duty ; but thai you will speedily meet in your various localities , more especially those which Mr . Duncan visited , and where his worth was known , —and collect a email sum each , and send it either to Mrs . Duncan ;—( her address is , " Duncan and Drummond , Catherine-street , Edinburgh , " } Or to me . I am . Brother Democrates , jour ' s truly , Robeet Kidd , No . 7 , Wellgate . Dundee . "

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      MritnER at Munich . —A letter from Munich , of the 15 th , says : — " A dreadful crime was committed here yesterday . While Captain N was attending Iiis duties at the Ministry of War , his wife only twenty years of age , and the female servant of the house in which she resided , were murdered . A razor , with which the crime was perpetrated , -was found near them , and all the closets and drawers had been plundered of their most valuable contents . The man servant of Captain N , who is suspected

      of beinsr the murderer , bas fled . " Aoriitltviul DisTEESiS . —Since Thursday last not less than seventy-seven persons have been admitted into the workhouse of the Banbury Union ; and we believe we are not mistaken when we state that an equal number are ready to present themselves for a like purpose , Of the seventy-seven , forty-one are from the parish of Bloxhain , and they entered topether on Friday last , passing . through our town in melancholy procession .

      Sudden" Death op an Eccentric Character . — Wednesday evening , Mr . Payne held an inquest atthe Crown , Westminster-road , on the body of Richard James , aged o 2 , a shoemaker , of 8 , Duke-street , Westminster-road . The deceased , it appeared , had for many years been afflicted with fits of epilepsy , having as many as three in the day , and was of very eccentric habits , never allowing Ms window to be shut , . summer or winter , always sleeping with it open . On Sunday night he was found lying with his head on the floor aud his legs on the bed , quite dead . Mr . Newcome , surgeon , said the deceased died from apoplexy . Verdict— " Natural Death , "

      Accident from tue Iscvctious Lse op Fibe-Arms . —Wednesday after a dreadful accident occurred on board a h ' shing-smaek lying off Billingsgate , to a lad named John Carrier , aged 16 , belonging to the vessel . The poor fellow , it appears , had been cleaning a fowling-piece , . and had Woken a piece of wood which he used for the purpose in the barrel , in order to move which he poured some powder into the gun , and then foolishly dropped on to it a hot cinder . The explosion which took place shattered his right hand to pieces , and dreadfully lacerated the arm : He was conveyed to Guy ' s Hospital , and was immediately attended by Mr . h'dward Cock , who performed amputation at the wri « t joint . The lad is in a fair way of recovery .

      Accident to Lokd Nigent . —Lord Nugent met with a serious accident , whilst riding from Twickenham , on Saturday last . His lordship was cantering along tin- road , and riding loose at the same time , when his horse fell , and rolled completely over him . His lordship , although much shaken by his fall , remounted his horse , and rode on to town , On arriving at Hat ! iway ' s hotel , Mr . Travei-s was sent for , and he at once discovered that his lordship had sustained some internal injury , and had fractured three of his ribs . We are happy to find that the noble lord is rapidly recovering . ' ExTR , iO ! U > l . vAJlY SfPDE . v DEATHS OF THE EDITORS

      6 P Ike " Norfolk Chronicle axd " Norwich Mercurv . "—In the obituary of the last week ' s papers in . Norwich the death of Mr . David Irwiu was announced . This gentleman had for upwards of forty years tilled a confidential situation in the office of the Conservative newspaper , the Norfolk Chronicle . Hi » death was peculiarly sudden , . aid , from his high character , was the theme of general conversation fbr several days . On Sunday last , only five days after his death , great was the astonishment , and deep was the

      regret , at the announcement of the equally sudden death of Jonathan Matchett , Esq ., the senior partner and editor of the same paper , which capacity that gentleman had filled upwards of half a century . On Wednesday morning still greater was the astonishment , and deeper the regret , at another awful visitation in the nearly as sudden death of R . M . Bacon , Esq ., the senior partner and editor of the Liberal paper the -Norwich Mercury , who had been unwell for the last few weeks , but not to such an extent as to cause anv alarm to his family .

      Fatal Railway Accidest . —On ihursday night , the 21 st inst ., a tireman , named May wood , was killed , within four miles of Birmingham , ou the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway . The train -was passing under Cleeve-bridge , and the unfortunate man not being sufficiently ou his guard , his head came in contact with one of the iron pillars which support the bridge , and he was instantly killed . DnE-iDFix and Fatal Railway Arn ^ E . Yr . —^ Oa Thursdsiy afternoon , the 21 st inst ., , i collision , attended with fatal and appalling consequences , took place on tliu Midland Counties Railway . In coasequence of a tender having got off the rails , the Derby train , which should have left Nottingham at three

      o ' clock , was delayed , and was at length compelled to proceed along the down line , instead of the propec line ; a messenger having been despatched to stop an expected down train at Beeston , about three miles off , for fear of collision . The messenger either did not arrive at Beeston in time for the train , or he did not deliver his message properly . However , to whatever cause it may be ascribed , the train to jottingham had left the Beeston station 'before the train to Nottingham had arrived ; and the engineer either not knowing or not regarding the message that had " been fonvaraed , drove the train at its usual rapid pace , and a tremendous collision took place . In consequence of the down train being driven at a much more rapid

      pace than the train from Nottingham , and being mucfl heavier , and having a powerful and very heavy engine , the up-train from Nottingham sustained the principal part of the damage . The up-train consisted of an engine and tender , a second-class carriage , containing parcels , but no passengers ; then two second-class carriages , with passengers ; followed by a first-class carriage , with passengers ; and then a third-class carriage . So great was the force with which the down-train met the up-train , that the engine of the latter was actually driven from its position downwards , and tlie boiler was elevated to the height of many feet above it , the tender of the engine was driven through the parcel-carriage , and the two passenger second-class conveyances were as

      completely smashed to pieces as a nutshell when trodden under foot . The unfortunate passengers in the two carriages were dreadfully crushed and mutilated . Considering the number of passengers , and the terrific ibrce of the concussion , it appears miraculous that nomore persons were injured , and that only two individuals met with their deaths . Those persons are Mr . Dean , commission agent , Hound ' sgate , Nottingham , who died in a few minutes after the accident , in a field by the side of the railway ; and Mr . Varnill , Derwent Bank , Derby . Mr . Varnill was taken to Lenton in a cart , and implored Mr . Godfrey

      of the White Hart Inn , to take him into his house , exclaiming , " For God's sake , take me in , or I shaD burst . " to the disgrace of Mr . Godfrey , he refused to admit the dying man . Mr . Lee , the liorist , immediately had the sufferer conveyed into his own house , where Mr . Yarnilldiedan two or three minutes . He had a leg completely smashed ; but the immediate cause of his death was severe internal injuries . No less than twenty persons are named who were raoreor joss injured , some of them having been severely crushed : sonic had their limbs fractured , whilcothers have o » t \ -j ; ied with slight bruises .

      I'Yrtiikr Particulars . —List op Killed an # ; Wovsheh . —Mr . Dean , Hound ' s-gate , dead . Mr . . 'o hii Neep , of middle a >; e , of K <» ttbrd , liesat j the < i ' nc ! -al Hospital , but hopes are entcrtainecgoi bis recovery . The extent of injury cannot at present : be ascertained , as , besides being sadly bruised , it ifl feared some of his ribs arc-broken . ; George Hurley , about thirty veal's of age , stoker , seriously scalded and burnt , the fire and boiling watej having fallen upon him from the engine , when -forced I upwards by the collision . ! Mr . Jolin Bowlestridge , landlord of the Three Ilorse SiioeiyDerbv-roatl , and Miss Ann Gretton , ot ! DOVO Cliff . Staffordshire , much bruised . 1 Mi : ( . rctton , Burton-on-Trent , severely crushed . Mr . 1-lradley , . Southwell , fanner , leg broken . Mr . \ arnill , formerly butler at Colwiek-hnIL dead . Mr . Arnold , medical instrument-maker , seriouBiy

      hurt . Mr . ( iiuratt , surgeon , of London , extensively injured . ,. , , Robot Thornhill , lace-manufacturer , shgWj crushed . David Fox , employed at Mr . Gill ' s silk-mill , »*» broken . ' . „ Mint's Ann and Maria Lewis , of Sncinton , seriously hurt , owing to the violence o ( the concussion , v » ew thrown out of the carnage , and their dresses beconuBo entangled , they were nearly stripped . One of tbeltt had actually the sole of her shoe torn off . .

      . , W .- regret to say that the conduct of the inhabitants of " the village was characterised by anytnui rather than humanity ; the Misses Lewis , wlio Tre ^ close to the unfortunate Mr . Dean in the ra" ^ carriage , were permitted to remain in abiiost a sta of nudity In a field t ' ov upwards of an hour before tnej were removed . At length they wore taken m * baker ' s cart to Mr . Hammond ' s , ' to whom they were paying ; i visit , and were afterwards conveyed to tneu home . Mr . Dean was also treated with sinuii *

      neglect . , . , Mr . Robinson , traveller—very much bruised . Mr . Thistlevood , of Lincoln—ditto . Mr . Nixon—ditto , and tooth broken out . Mr . George Baker—slightly bruised . Mr . John Wildey—bruised . Mr . Tutin , sen . —bruised . - ^ Mi > s . Surplice , of Beeston , escaped injury by leapu * out of the carriage . j ? ini-Mrs . Dean , sister-in-law to the deceased , and m ^ lady of the Castle and Falcon , Nottingham , -w « « j little daughter , was also severely bruised aud cms "

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      DR . M * TX ) UALL AXD MR . JAMES LEACH . { As a matter of iair-play , we give insertion to the subjoined letter , judging it as necessary to follow tie one from Dr . M ^ DoualL in our last number , even pending the inquiry determined on . But here the correspondence must stop . " "We cannot allow it to go further , or we shall be again accused of encouraging "denunciation . " This vre shall carefully guard asainst . Indeed , had the parties to This correspondence been any others than they Trere , in all probability not a line oi * It would have appeared . 1

      TOTEEXDIIOROrTHE XORTHiUN STAK . Thnr Sib , —I am sorry to nave again to trouble you on the subject of M"I > ouall " i letters , as there is a committee formed Ln Mancliesier , tvho have nxed upon nest Monday week as ihe day on which the in-Tesngation into the matters alluded to in those lerters shall take place . But , the false' and scandalous nature of APDonalTs last letter renders it impossible for nie to allow that time to pass over "without a reply . Ton "svfll , by inserting the iolWing , irreaily oblige , Yours truly . ' James Lea < n .

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      Esbatcsl—The asterisk , in tbe previous article , referred to ihv word Proletaibe , not ProUctairp , as misprinteJ . — a mats without property . "

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      SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED BY MR . O'CONNOR roa fatheb mattexw . £ » . ri . Hr . W . Hulbtn-k , Leeds . . - 0 0 6 DrscoMBX tzstimosial . Edward Lake , Sutton-strect . ¦ 0 5 0 fOB EXEcrTlVXA few Chartists , East Ward , Leeds . . 0 5 0 Hollx-ck Ivxraliry 0 4 6 Frvrn tbe Seveji Stars li ^ caliTj , Nottingham , per Jamt- > weet . 976

      victims . From the Seven ^ tars locality . Nottingham , per James Sweet . . . . . . 0 2 ti KECEIPTS 1 'EK GENERAL SECRETARY . Bristol , C . C . 0 2 6 Bristol . W . Berrj- Oil Bristol W . llill " oil Bristol , R . U . Williams . . . . 0 2 6 Bristol , Mr . Bouched 0 0 1 Bvron Ward , Nottingham . . - . 070 Crayford 0 2 « Marylebone 0 3 0 Cambwwll 0 1 G Lou ? Backby 0 5 0 l ^ amWrlifeail Grfen . . . ¦ . 0 5 0

      Manchester Painters . . . . . 0 o 0 Manchester , Carpenters' Hall . . . 2 5 0 Sallbrd 0 10 0 "Walerhead Mill 0 5 0 Hossley 0 2 6 Hayle , ComivalJ 0 - ' 0 sunderland ( Clark ' s passag-e ) . . . 0 5 0 EU ^ Jie 0 3 0 Johnstuiie 0 1 9 Girvan .. . -, - 0 ' - 0 Kiimarr . ock . . - . 0 * 3 Cumnock 0 ' - 3 Maybole 0 3 3 CiuuWrne 0 13

      M 1 SS 1 OSAXT FCJiD . R . : > . B .. London . . - . . 0 0 fi Carjx-uter :. ' Hall , Manchester . . . 0 5 u THOXAS ii . WUEELti .

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      PARTIES AXD POLITICS LX SWITZERLAND . flHIKD ARUCiE . ) S " R" 1 S . S CUNFEDERAT 1 ON . Geneva , >' r , i . 1 . livH . TTJiatever > operb disdain the high bar . 'ii * of ihr Snropean monarchical pn ~> may rifc-ci for "ur iittlc-S-witzerlajid , it is ^ ftrli kno-srn that their att ^ nri'm i * Dot the less ' nied upon her , in order to tnize upon the defects and Texatiou > oonPt- ^ uenees that her democratic recime XB 3 T offer . Tin ? , let us remark in -svhat manner , on the iie- « i of the least conflict benwen the canton . ? , w we dn ¦ &ot « av at the leai = t commotion , the ; quickly taieup thpir pen and ascribe the event to the "rices of the republican system . They do not consider thai strus ^ lt-- more jrrai * - ¦ taie place , and frequently enough , in province ? or in town ? 'dependent Uj ^ in absolutism , and t ' nut if anarchy and the hdTxor > of civil war do not st ? dn the * j > i 1 with

      human i . lotxi . it i « > ojely owras to the exi * teiir » <• : u jwrmanent arav . unA to the < Ii ? j > lay of considerable fare- * at the least evidence of nuamoaoD , nbethfT provincial <* r 3 oeai . They f .. nr--r especially , the ?? d-.-rraclors of "Ur ¦ Atrmoarsiic ixtFtiration ? , that Ru ^ ia . Austria . Italj . Prussia , England , and even France ht-r > rif . tv / . uld l > e in a continT . nl stale of internal war if . the ijav . vnets of the soldiery , composed a ? it i > i . j the irs-Tutit and Irrutnl . did not come to the aid of the 'ioveniinf-nts a ^ aii ;> t fhediscontente-d populations Even the fore :: m l > rnjofratic pr ^>~ iiianirV > t > omc tendency to render «> ar fcdrr ; j 3 •¦; v £ !; izatV «> Ti rt- * t « jn <; b ] f for onr intestine aunrr * U .

      Ifw&STrifh the greatest sun . ri-t- lV ^ tw * r «> . i : . r .- ^ otnSl , lA CfnSf > lT At L > JOK for vhoja vthemirr Kf prr ^ eis much este ^ ni , these sininiiaT Tvnrds—¦¦ ¦ ' --what pa > se in Siritzerland . -where fe . 3 rrali ? ini > in-full iVjimr - . has that country made the least advancrmeiit f .. r many Inns ¦ veaxs ltTis-es its strensrth in -narro-re yrrisVs : it to * im serious influence without—it cannor havr : i : iy . and . ijot-Trithstandin ? its republican instinioons . Jt-i = tiiti > i ! i a ^ irat ^ s it aad holds ^ in cbeei . ^ Assured by it trill not be difficult toprovetotbe Cer * eur that Stritzerisud Jia . « for tlie la .-t fifteen years made a prosress . yet de = iped and hoj ^ df .. r in France that she has not ceased to march onward . ¦ whilst other countries , at first regenerated as she was .

      have done nothinc , and still do nothing but retrograde * . — and , as to the little influence that she eiercises without . -we m \ sht observe that -when a monarchy of " 35 millions of tOTJte i ? , according to the assertions of the opposition themselves , but a feeble weiffht in the great European q-ae ? tv > n > . -we need not be astonish « l that it js thus -with a country of two mllHoir ? < -, f inhabitants . But let us limit < yai « -lv t == nour , Vt objecting to tlie critique of the Ccmcxir that France is also asitattrd and held in check bv the Jtsnits—and t » saeh an ert-nl that tmin-nt ^ vriters and orators do not dL-daia to combat thtni . Eve--i the d ^ scrr himsdf , in each .. f hi ~ es )^ . breaks a \ aisr-.- a 2 sir , >' . thein .

      Indeed , to -what end an ?< Jerui'i . sCT ) aim in France , il jt j 5 jjot tie same that i ; has attainwl in Lucern * —rhc ^ nonopoly of inStrnctinn ? There i- then no differen ce ? in this dotible straggle ; and it is uot v-i-n ^ in . if -n »• beli ev e in numerous symptoms , that in Trance , as at Lucerne , the Tietort floes " not defcntivclT remainwthnhe -clira-montain partv . Jthasbeen our wish , in esaininrnir thr condac : of the forden press -with regard to our republics , to rp-tr ^ tahU-h j iheTeriJyof thefects , and to demonstrate that it is not

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      TO OUR FRIENDS . In a "bran , spanking new dress"' we present ourselves t « oui- friends on this our introduction to the Metropolis , after servini : a full apprenticeship in the provinces under circumstances tnat have <; iv <* n us no little insighi into the " art and mystery " of newspaper making : and we trust that our new appearance , whether in locale or form , will not be displeasing to ihose "who have long known us in our " other" garb , nor distastefal to those who for tlie first Time may veiirure to " take a peep , " even if the determination to do so arises from a strong cu-Jw .

      . - - - - ~ rio ^ ity io see one "who has already niadc " tome noise" in his day and generation . Though far from deeming any apology necessary , either for matter or for appearance , yet we must say that it was utterly impossible for us , in the first week , to make the paper all that we desire it to be . Removals of steam-engines , printing-machines , types and presses ; travelling by day and by night ; coming into new offices , % rith new ' hands ;' getting new material into working order ; "setling / ' the paper up in one place , and " printing" it

      In another—( our " own" maebine being on its way from Leeds to London >; all these things arc not the very best in the world to engage the attention , of an ^ Editor , nor calculated to aid him in his pecu liar duties . These things we have to engage in and be engaged with : and when we are rid of the trouble , and turmoil , and bustle : and when we Lecj-. me fajr ) y seated in our new saddle ; fairly > ettled-in , and assimilated to , our new position , we shall endeavour to "' carry-out" many notions that we have of what a newspaper ought to be , and which , we trust , soon to see the Star become .

      Seven years airo we were engaged in bringing out the first number of the " Journal for the "Workin . tr Clares . " Though then full of hope and animated by a sincere wish to do all that the powers within us were capable of . we had no idea of tlie importance and responsibility that soon attached to tlie conductors of the first siiccwful Democratic newspaper : an importance arising from the fact that the > tor soon became the ''leading" provincial " Journal of the Empire ; " and a refponsibilitu arising from it * becoming the recognised organ and teacher of the toiling millions . When looking l ^ u-k on those times , and when calling to mind the

      many difficulties that have had to be contended with ; the " envy , hatred , and all uncharitableness " of those i :-ho had not sticceeded ; the schemes and devices of the enemy to " get rid" of one who ¦ was constantly digging in tyranny ' s flank ; the efforts of Government to " put down" what , by such efforts , was proclaimed to be a formidable opponent : when passing all these things in hasty review before the mind ' s eye our past career becomes matterof wonder arid surprise , even to ourselves , and we feel gratefal that we have been blessed with an amount of energy and an elasticity of mind that has enabled us to meet every ' emergency , surmount every difficulty , and place Labour ' s organ at an advantage in

      every encounter . With the experience thus gained , ' . we made our < 1 ? l > ut in a new and more extended sphere . It is not without confidence that we so appear ; a confidence arising from the eminent success of our former labours in the democratic cause . It shall be our business to show that that confidence is not without foundation . It k almost , net-dies ^ xo * ay , that Though in dre . vs we . ore diSerejjt , and though our locale is changed , ye : in heart and head we remain the same . In

      London , as in Leeds the Northern Stir shall ever be ready to do battle in the cau .-e of the oppressed . At our hands the " oppressor of the poor , "— -whether lie be landlord Or Capitalist ; foreman or factory ma > ter ; overseer or overlooker ; " guardian " or sriiider ; prayerful or prayerle * s , —shall receive no ijuartcr . For the trafficking politician , the : si > ostati ? in ? renegade , the unjust judge , the partial

      magistrate , the overreaching landlord , the " screwing " employer , and the hard-hearted task-master , we have a - whip of ;? corpions , " which shall be unceasingly and vigorously applied . In us , neither struggling humanity nor helpless innocence shall ever want an advocate . K . vowjng the people ; being nf the people , labouring V < r the people , we know what the people want : and their claims shall never lack enforcement while the band tliat now

      writes can hold a pen or the tongue can wag . In entering on our new lease of existence as a . Journalist , we throw ourselves thus entirely and ¦ unrp spiTpdly on tlie people . Thet have given us power to be of use in our old position : it is they who can make us be felt and feared now . Labour ' s organ with the labourers at its back can organize Labour against the organization of Capitol : labour s organ without the people would be a scoff and a scorn . The people wtr ha < ¦ •> .- the organization wt will have ; for out of it only can the " Kmantipatio . n or Industri" come . To that end shall our efforts be constantly directed ; to that end shall we as constantlv endeavour to direct the efforts of

      ethers . With a heart full of hope—with aspirations as pure and as holy as ever animated the breast of a conductor of the press—with determination never yet unwonhily subdued—and with every confidence in the success of the cause oi Uwvxrsai Progression , we commence anew our career . May it be all that we desire it to be , for Labour ' s Sake '

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      TRADES UNIONS AND THE APOSTATE MINISTER . There is bu greater inducement to the public instructor to persevere in His course than the reward that public opitlion bestow * upon his exertions . From the first appearance of the Sorthcrn i < tar , to the present day , we have seized every practical opportunity of rousing the Trades of England to a knowledge of their power , a sense of their duty , and a feeling of their degradation . The assaults of faction on the unprotected Dorchester labourers , onjthe Glasgow Cotton Spinners , and on the Dublin Trades , through Mr . O'Connell , as well as tlie several

      side-blows aimed at Trades' Unions generally , furnish the bod y with a sample of the will of tlie Capitalists , could they only discover the way of giving it effact . Recently we have observed a growing and a general disposition in the Trades to revive their old institutions on reformed principles ; and in consequence we have aided their endeavours b y such suggestions as we considered necessarj as vteil for their protection a .- for the accomplishment w their objt'Jt . The connnu ) iiruli" ] JS that we continue to receive from

      almost t-verj u ;> trict in England gi . e us iresh nerve and courap ? in tht- assurance that our luboUV lias not been lv >? i . and , us a yroul , we beg to ^ direct especial attention to the report of the proceedings nf the Trades' Delegate Meeting recently held in Slieiheld ; the most important feature in the proceedings being the communication made b \ Mr . DuDcvwbe , in his letter to Mr . Drury , and the reception of Mr . Drury ' s assertion , that ' location on tin-JiUld shOUltl constitute One grand feature in tl : eir tn-o ¦ •<• - ineiit . '

      The irresistible us-e made by Mr . Uuneombe in the House of Connnuns ot the system of restriction resorted to by the Trades of . Sheffield was one of the strongest arguments that was ur could be adduced in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill , and a principle which , from its justice aud efficiency , has been partially adopted , and is about to bb universally enforced , by the- Colliers and Other Trades » and to the objections—to the strained objections—adduced by the Sheffield Independent to the wholesome principle , we would offer a few observations . The Shejfi < A / l Ind < peudcnt has done all that we could require , and more than we could have expected , to place the questions of controversy between the Trades and their masters in a fair , impartial , and honorable light before

      the country ; and , therefore , our comments upon a very able and extremely well-written article Upon the meeting to which we refer , shall be characterised by a similar amicable spirit . The Independent acknowledges the principle of restriction , but would fritter it away in degree by making it only applicable to times of prosperous trade . He holds that it is not only inapplicable , but injurious ID tiniCS of slackness . Here we differ in toto from our contemporary , believing that the principle of restriction is merely protective when trade is prosperous , and

      becomes indispensable when trade is bad . If political truths ripen by repetition , we cannot too often repeat tlie maiim that has been laid down for the regulation of demand and supply ^ in the Labour murket . Take an illustration : if 1000 hands were the required number to perioam all the-svork to ' be done in Sheffield , —or any other district , it matters not ; and if those thousand hands were kept in full employment , they would receive full wages ; but if a depression in the trade in which they are employed should reduce the masters' requirement to 7-50 , it would be more to the advant-j ^ e of aU that Jthe 250

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      THE OFFERTORY . YOfNli ESfiLAXb PrSRYlSM !' . OU > EN fi LAND T 1 SEY 1 SM . No One will deny that the Church has ever been the most impudent bc ( , ff « -ir , attd the mo * t daring - rubber ; anil , just now , when the public mind is bent upon the belief that Mother Church has become contemptible by the neglect of her most important duties , the Old Dame seeks to shelter hrr . e » 0 f from well-merited national reproach by the revival of one of her most obnoxious practices . In olden times , when each parish was a kind of common pasturage for its own rlock , and the homely Catholic priest Was the SINGLE shepherd of the Hock , the custom of collecting alms

      from those who could spare to relieve those who were in want , existed , and the responsibility of distribution was cheerfully vested in the shepherd . On the enactment ot the 4 Mrd of Elizabeth , the necessity for the system of pewbegging ceased : and since then the practice of begging alms in the church for the relief of the poor has fallen into disuse . Young England has hit on the expedient of reviving the poor man ' s ' ¦ stake in the hedge , " b y means ot allotments of land ; iiu ' d Old England , that is , the State Church hierahcuv , thinks of reviving Ms " stake' on tlie platNt ; and a great war consequently rages between the Titiwt , as the representative of ¦ Voi'NO England I ' ustyisrn . " and the Bishop of London , as the representative of " Old England Pu / ryhm . " hi this dispute the

      inut ' . i lias ii-it-iria . stercd its nppuncut at fearful < . < l < lt . : while , if anything was wanting to complete the victory over tile [{ ii ; ht H < 'vevvVul Father in f » i > d , a Utter in the I'iiiWt of Wednesday , under the > -i ^ iutturc of" SILVESTER , " ) . as cleiu-licd the business . " iMLVKSTER'Vvrn properly , withou : perplexing himself much about ' the period at which the system uf pew-begging existed , Or whether it ever existed or not , comes to the rational conclusion that the < ifi < 'ring cannot lie . voluntary , but must be compulsory . He . «) io « -, h < . < w all the feelings of slinnir , sensibility , cjstcntation ,, ami even dread , are calculated to extract what furh . 'ips prudence would otherwise have withheld . ami the writer further adds , that e \ en if the revival of the sWeni was necessary , be doubts tlie fitness of State-Church parsons to give it effect .

      Tde beggar in ail Bias solicited alms with a gun in one hand and a plate in the other ; while , with less boldness , but not less threat to the ii » -ii-v .-oiitrU > utor , the Right Rev . Prelate would make Iiis appeal with damnation in one hand and the platter in the other . If this offebtort has again become necessary , the best way to destroy the necessity for its revival is to restore the 4 : 1 ( 1 of Elizabeth , bj which the minister of the gospel was spared the humiliation of begging . We very much doubt that the poor in any one parish would be one iota benen ' tfed fry ( he success of "Old England ' s " new project .

      " lien the Church'is in danger ' the noble army of Martyrs'' are ever ready to appear as warriors in arms , or jugglers with pea andthimble ; either to preserve a pious ascendancy through blood , or to allay rising discontent by a timely juggle . < iud knows the rich Church has gone ftir to exclude naked pauperism from the sanctuary , without further endeavouring tn thin its audience by manifest poverty or reluctance to contribute to tlie relief of others when the donors themselves may stand in need of alms , or at least be unable to diminish' their little store without personal

      inconvenience . Our defence of the wiirking classes , against the charge of" infidelity . " and tHemm-observance of their religious duties iu 1 S-W , when , a . s Coningsbt would say , the Tories " wanted a good cry , ' was their nakeUn . •* - ' , and the shame , —some , when religion is in question , may eall it false pride , —of placing industry in rags in contrast with idleness and splendour . The impoverished state of the working classes at that period led to thin congregations ; and now that that odious distinction has been in part removed , "Old England" would introduce a comparison between copper and silver .

      The Northern Star. Satcrdav. November 30, 1«4.

      THE NORTHERN STAR . SATCRDAV . NOVEMBER 30 , 1 « 4 .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 30, 1844, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct962/page/4/