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London, England, 1849-01-05 00:00:00

help, what protection, they bestow,on, their sick labour-
•is"4-- lug people when profits are falling?" -
14 • This paragraph might be left to be answered by its
own irrelevance and absurdity, were it not that there
may be possibly somebody to read it as ignorant of the
questions involved in it as its writer seems to be. There-
••-•"' fore it shall be answered.
1. " Such is the system established for the protection
of the'soldier=-[Protection against whom?]--who has
'fist • also the guarantee, no, slight one in the British army, of
his officer's honour."
The Financial Reform Association made no reflection
,41T,j._ ;on the honour of. the regipaental officers. The elaborate
exPlanation of " that system7.which.protects the soldier
from them doekrefteet on_their honour.
2. " Will those persons who have so wantonly and so
recklessly assailed that system," &c.
The system of protecting the soldier was not assailed.
It was the system of voting money in Parliament, in
name of providing clothing for the army, part of which
money is afterwards divided as emoluments among gene-
-1 officers, some of whom sit in Parliament and vote
these very sums (714 Z 4s. of which is Sir William Na-
pier's share, besides his other pay), which was assailed.
3. " Will they publish a true detailed account of their
truck system?"
They have no truck system; nor does payment by
truck exist in Liverpool in the business of commerce
or manufactures. If it exists at all, now that laws
have been enacted to suppress it, it i$ when " tailing"
wheat is given to labourers as wags at the rate of 121. a
load, while good wheat sells at 101. a !oar!, as explained
in the Times of Dec. 30, as are certain properties about
Kilkenny and Tipperary, probab:y not unknown to
William Napier, where the field labourer is paid by let-
ting con-acres to plant potatoes at 81., 101., 12/, or I t/.
per acre, or in paying the daily wages in two meals of
potatoes and buttermilk, and one of yellow meal.
4. " Will they state what care, what money, whs.'
help, what protection, they bestow on their sick labouring
people when profits are falling?"
Yes, they not only support at all times and under ail
circurn,tances, their public hospitals for the sick poor,
but (as well as their labouring men, women, and chil-
dren) are taxed to pay for the medical establishment fcr
the sick military officer; they pay for the regimental
hospitals and all their expenses, except the', portion o!
them paid by the stoppages on the pay of the private
soldier patients, whose officers pay nothing.
The prominence you have given to Sir William F. P.
Napier's letter, charging the Financial Rcfortia Associn-
ti,,n with pnbli,hing falsehoods, and charging them with
Ether sins, which are here reple-d to, lead them to expect
the same favour to this corninunicatior.7-1- am, Sze.,
ROBERTSON GLADSTONE,
President of the Financial Reform Association.
Liverpool, Jan. 4, 1849.

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THEATRE' ROY AL, 1)11 UR Y-. 14 A NE.
CIRr),UE NATIONAL DE PARIS.
On FRIDAY, and SATURDAY, January 5, and G.
CHANGE OF PERFORNIANC E.
Mathilde, Amaglia, Duces, Seigneurie, Lambert, Mr. New-
some, &c.—La lutte des Voltigeurs.—Jocko (second time).—Grant
Chlvalr.c :',Tancenvres on Twelve Horses (second time).
Doors open at Half past Seven, commence at Eight.
MORNING PERFORMANCE
During the Christmas Holidays,
ivory MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY.
First Price as usual. No Second Price.
Commence at Two
PP.ICFS OP ADMISSION.
Dress Circle, 4s. Dress BONCS, Upper Boxes, 2s.
•Plt, Arena, and Promenade, Is. tid. lower Gallery, ls. Upper Do.
SECOND PRICE.
Drees Greiff. 2s. lid. Dr; ss Boxes, 2s. Upper Boxes, Is. Gd.
Fit, Arena, and Promenade, Is. Lower Gallery, Gd.
Second Pilce at Half-pitst Nine o'clock.
Tickets to be had at the Box-otTice, front Ten till Five ; and at
Jullien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street.

SJAMES'S THEATRE
LAST NIGHT OF DUMBOLTON'S SERENADERS.

This popula- Troupe will give their final performance at the St,
James's Theatre THIS EVENING, Friday, Jan. 5, being most
positively their Last Appearance, in consequence of the 'Theatre
being required for the usual season of French Plays.

it6xea,Stalls, and Ti:kots may he s,cured at Mr. Mitchell's Itoya!
Llbrarr, 33, Old Rond-street ; and at the Box-office.

:11EATI:E itol AL, HA i'MARK
Mr. E. Webster, Sole Lessee and )inner. Old lirompton.
The public is respectfully informed that this Theatre has, during
the recess, undergone very extensive repairs and alterations and the
whole re-decorated.