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one cause it is as expedient as it is just to remove that cause.
And if we can show that the removal of a similar cause has pro-
' duced beneficial results in another country, it is " expedient"
to make the trial in our own. We are informed that "House-
hold Suffrage would be a more respectable suffrage" than
that which we propose; we think honesty preferable to re-
spectabitity, and believe that all the ignorance, which they say
they fear, would be embodied in Household Suffrage, to the
exclusion of the intelligence of the towns which would be em
bodied in Universal Surage.
But, as a last resource, the opponents to our rights think it
necessary to mislead and misdirect us from our object. They
tell us that " the repeal of the Corn Laws is of much more
importance than the Suffrage," as it would " give cheap
bread, more trade, promote morality, upset the priestheod, and
destroy cant." That the Corn Laws are highly mischievous
we admit, but they are only one of the effects of the great
cause we are seeking to remove; and in justice, we think,
the question of their repeal ought to be argued by the repre-
sentatives of all the people, and not by a faction. If they had
existed so long that people had forgotten the state of things
previous to their enactment, we might be induced to have faith
in all ate blessed promises now made us; but the year 1815
is not of very great antiquity. And when we find the fol-
lowing bit of advice given by these " kindly" disposed persons,
we think it exhibits their hollowness and hypocrisy. " All
those who want to stave off as long as possible the trial of
strength between the proprietary and the working classes,
ought to direct the meeting that is to be held in Palace-yard,
to pass resolutions for the repeal of the Corn-laws," and move
"an amendment to the People's Charter." This is evidently
an attempt to sow divisions and dissensions, in no ways war-
ranted by the disposition of a patient, long-suffering, indus-
trious people ; nor by any supposed interest in opposition to
persons, or to property. But we would caution such advisers
against making such " trials of strength ;" and warn them
also against exciting prejudices it should be their duty to
dispel. In arousing the passions they silence reason, and the
weapon they would enlist in their service, might be fatal to
themselves.

We remain, your fellow countrymtn the Members of the
Working Meu's Association.
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(Signed by the Committee on their behalf)
WM. CUMMING, Silversmith.
JOHN JAFFRAY, Bookbinder.
HENRY VINCENT, Compositor.
THOS. ENGALE, Cabinet-maker.
WM. MOORE, Carver.
ARTHUR MILNER, Shoemaker.
R. JAMESON, Warehouseman.
DANIEL BINYON, Labourer.
E. R. MITCHELL, Carver.
RICHARD CAMERON, Bracemaker.
WILL. SAVAGE. Warehouseman.
JOHN SKELTON, Shoemaker.
HENRY HETHERINGTON, Treasurer.
WM. LOVETT, Secretary, 6, Upper North-place,
Gray's Inn-road.

Sept. 11, 1838.

NEAPOLITAN DECREE AGAINST
DUELLING.

The King of Naples, as we stated the other day, has issued
a decree against duelling. The following is the text of its
provisions :

Every challenge, whether written or verbal, shall be,
punished with imprisonment to the third degree, with inca-
pacity to fill any public function, and with forfeiture of all
pensions from two to fire years after the expiration of the
imprisonment. The same penalties shall be inflicted upon
every one who accepts a challenge. Every one who insults,
strikes, or beats another who refuses to accept a challenge,
shall be punished according to the existing laws, but in this
case the punishment shall be increased one degree. The
pains of banishment or imprisonment in irons shall be at.
tended with loss of pensions. If death ensues, the culprit
shall be punished with death. If two parties meet, and yet
no duel takes place, they shall nevertheless be punished
with banishment and loss of pensions. If a duel takes
place without either of the combatants being wounded,
they shall both receive the punishment of connement in
irons, with loss of penSinns. If wounds are given, the
wounded, if be has not given a wound, shall be punished
with confinement in irons anal loss of pension, and the
party wounding shall be punished according to the maxi-
mum of the existing laws. Death given in a duel shall be
punished as murder. The bodies of those who shall be killed
in a duel, and of those who may be executed in consequence of
having given death in a duel, shall be buried in unconsecrated
ground, without any religious ceremony ; and no monument
shall be erected on the spot. The seconds, bearers of chal-
lenges, and all persons who take part in duels, shall be
punished according to articles 1,3, 4, and 5 of this decree.
Among military men, as duelling is an act of insubordination,
it is punishable by the articles of war, but it shall neverthe-
less be subject to the provisions of this decree, and in this
case the maximum of the penalty applicable shall be raised
in one degree, unless it shall thereby involve the pain of
death. Banishment and imprisonment shall involve loss of
honours and court dignities. All infractions of the laws
against duelling shall be referred to the Grand Criminal Court.
—Galrgnani's Messenger.

The " Animals' Friend Society," of Mark-lane,
last week, caused William and George Webster and Joseph
Payne, to be fined by Mr. Chambers for great cruelty to asses
at Hampstead. Also a drover, 721. and another drover named
Nichols, to be fined for great cruelty to a sheep and an ox in
Smithfield. At Margate the Society has been very active du-
ring the week, but has met with much opposition from the Rev.
Mr. Hodgson, Minister of St. Peter's, Margate, who acts as
solicitor for offenders charged with ill-treating dumb animals,
and is endeavouring to get an officer punished by the Magis-
trates for having demanded and obtained the stick with which
a fellow was belabouring an unfortunate donkey.
STATE OF TRADE.—The demand for twist was
very limited yesterday; the market having been injuriously
affected by the sale, or offer for sale, on the exchange, of a
quantity of yarn which was understood to have been previously
purchased for Russian account. We have reason to believe
that the reports respecting this operation were greatly exag-
gerated, both as to the quantity of yarn offered, and the cir-
cumstances under which it had been purchased. We believe
it had not been bought for the Russian market, but merely as
a speculation. It bad, however, the effect of reducing prices
about id. per pound, for most of the ordinary shipping num-
bers. For cloth, on the contrary, there was a very good de-
mand ; and most kinds of hand-loom cloths were decidedly
scarce. For power-loom calicoes and shirtings the demand was
also good, and the stocks extremely bare, with the slight ex-
ception of heavy domestics, for which the demand was not
quite so active as for most other descriptions of goods —Man-
chester Guardian.

Between one and two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon
four men of genteel appearance entered the Robin Hood pub-
lic house, in Church-street, Deptford, and proceeded to.a
room up stairs, in which they ordered refreshments. They
had not been long in the house before another man on a black
horse stopped at the door and inquired for Mrs. Lee, the land-
lady, who, on going out to him, was detained some time in
answering some frivolous questions which he put to her, and
on her re-entering the house the four men came down stairs
and went away. Shortly afterwards, on Mrs. Lee going to
a bed-room adjoining that in which they had been sitting, she
discovered the door hal been broken open, and on entering
found the drawers had been forced, and a quantity of plate,
consisting of table-spoons and forks, tea-spoons, &c., twelve
of which are marked "G. M. L." a milk-jug, a silver-gilt
watch, with gold seal and key, a gold-framed reading-glass,
seventy-two sovereigns, and some silver, stolen therefrom.
There is no doubt the man on horseback was connected with
the others, and that his calling was a ruse to withdraw Mrs.
Lee from fhe premises.
A " LONG YARN.''
—The longest " yarn" ever
spun is now manufacturing at the ropery of Messrs. Haggie,
at Gateshead. This rope, when finished, will be four thou-
sand eight hundred yards in length, extending to nearly three
miles. An invitation has been given to all those strangers to
inspect it in the course of spinning, " who may have a taste
for long and tough spun yarns."

MURDER AND ROBBERY.—About one o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon the village of Branston was thrown into
great consternation in consequence of the discovery of a most
murderous and fatal attack upon an Irish reaper. From the
reports we have been able to collect, we understand that, be-
tween nine and ten o'clock in the morning of Tuesday, about
half a dozen Irishmen went into the Plough public house,
amongst whom was the author of the bloody deed ; this party
had not been in the house a long time, before they were joined
by four others, with whom was the unfortunate man, whose
life has been sacrificed. It appears from the report in the
Lincoln Gazette that the deceased was inveigled into a dila-
pidated building, and there robbed, and in order to prevent
detection the assailant took a garden hoe, which lay in the
corner of the place, and commenced his deadly attack; in
which act be was observed by a female named Harrison, who had
been attracted to the spot from hearing a noise. With such force
did he strike his victim with this instrument that the shaft broke,
and being determined to finish his work, threw down the broken
hoe, and resumed his horrid attack with a large hedge-stake.
By this time the woman heard groans, she screamed out, and
the murderer walked deliberately away. The man was found
to be not quite dead, but insensible; his head cut in all direc-
tions, and the brain protruding in several places; his inner
waistcoat pocket turned quite out. He languished until the
next night, when death put an end to his sufferings. From
the prisoner, who in the morning had no money, was taken a
half sovereign, three half-crowns, and a penny. All the money
found upon the deceased was Gd. in silver and lid. in copper;
this, with what was spent, would nearly make up the sove-
reign changed.. On Thursd afternoon a Coroner's Jury re-
turned a verdict of wilful murder against Peter Collins, who
is in custody.
Oil Friday week, one of the pivate soldiers of the
15th Hussars, now in Glasgow—a lad much respected in the
regiment--in a fit of temporary insanity shot himself in the
barrack-room with his pistol. ,