Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-11 00:00:00

TILE SPECULATORS' SOLILIQUY.

Discount raised to ten per cent !
leionetrous—w:thout prece,t nt
Crashing !ruses, failing banks I
F.esh merchant princes swelling the ranks,
Of stags and bankrupts every 'ay
I fear this sort of thing won't pay
Mach longer, N* the collets", at large,
Whose broad back beaw the awkward charge,
Will wince and call for such change in the law.,
As will make a misfortane a desperate gos.
To do 30 wou'l he ungrateful %IL true, t
For without our enterprise what could sbe do;
This slid country of ours but chske herself,
V. ith th 3 wares that wend rot on her dusty shelf.
The wealth we grasp, the rul we cause,
t times remit from general laws,
That mu t rule the roast in every state,
Which asiires to be commercially great.
rew acts may to') us o' our charter—,
Maks trade a system of primitive barter—
Rest-ain our dea'ings in such a way,
As to give effect to " I prouese to pay."
'Tie all very well for the Lords of the Bank,
To retsin in their coffers, like fish in a tank,
Their ballion; but huw can a private man,
Who le s'retch:nr, h's credit the longest span,
To circulate the goods and wares
Of his country, keep like these milli nacres
A reserve, that acme stupid pragusatiffal taper,
May have gold elnuld he wish it in lieu of ur paper.
IL hat could Manchester de her merchandise
But for us? C mid she sell it at any p ice?
Would her Helots find food until bo iy an] soul
Were spun out on spindles, if once the control
Of these dolts ware establish'd who envy the pacC.
We drive at in ruining the mercantile race.
And ah ! what would be the dire issue to us ?
For our carriage and pair, a law seat in a bus—
For our fair country ho Ise, a grim den in the town—
For the smile of the Uslceman, a w: it-threaening frown.
Farewell to oar champaene and dinners at eight !
Farewell to our fileirle and liveries state !
Farewell I a long farewell, to rank fume 'Change,
IThere with great merchant princes 'twas glorious to range!
And ah! how would Mariam at home hear our fall,
No longer a star at the party or tall!
My daughters' engaged—whence can come their trousseau?
Oh Fate ! wilt thou spare me that desperate blow 1
g•-sp'd, as if stung by a horrible thought,
MI le the dread name of Sedleir et ek In has throat.

ExcluCtely for CLOTHIVGTi from Six to Twenty Tears
LEWIS & CM/PANT. 11,101.94411.3L1ev

We regret to learn of tits death, on t"e sth ins'., at his
home in Strattor-ereet, Pica.tilly, of Sir Robert Price,
Bart., chief steward of the city of Her, f 'rd, many years
member for the coanfy, anti afterwards for the city of
Hereford.

REFORM IN A CottNza.—There is a new Reform Bill. It
was passed, not by the Houses of P.rliament, but on Fri-
day night, at the Goildtal Coffee house. The clauses,
probably, would be popular, but what on earth is the use
of these dark confo'ences ? Is organisati,m in future to
be a mys'ery, and thf! Reformer a Young Freemason ? We
do beg the earnest liberals not to bring suspicion upon
themselves by re'reating into corners and conning over a
political pro,peetw. What weight is carried by a private
and confidential de'therati, n (which practically is never
confidential or private), when the real thing to be done is
to pr,duce a great pepu'ar m ,vement ? The nation is
not a puppet to b 3 puled by wires manipulated in Wood-
street or Gresham-street. There are two cours-s prac-
ticable, either of which we c mid understand—a general
public demonstration, after which the feeli gs and
opinions of the country in favour of an amended Par-
liamentary representation might gravitate to a Central
League; or an unostentatious infoTm 31 consultation, carried
on among all the members of the L beral party, and in no
way biassed by personal jealousies or sympathies. But a
Reform clique is a monstrosity, and will command no
national confidence.—Leader.

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