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

help, what protection, they beatow,ontheir sick labour-
ing people when profits are falling?"
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
also the guarantee, no, slight one in the British army, of
his officer's honour."
The Financial Reform Association 'aside no reflection
-an the 14oppur of. the regimental °Mei rs.i The elaborate
explanation of ." that system.;' which protects the soldier
from them does reflect 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 L 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 commerc,
or manufactures. If it exists at all, now that laws
have been enacted to suppress it, it when " tailing"
wheat is given to labourers as wag ,s at the rate of 121. a
load, while good wheat sells at 101. a load, as explained
in the Times of Dec. 30, as are certain properties about
Kilkenny and Tipperary, probab:y not unknown to ;ill.
William Napier, where the fidd labourer is paid by let-
ting con-acres to plant potatoes at 8/., 101,, 121, or 147.
per acre, or in paying the daily wages in two meals of
potatoes and buttermilk, and one of yellow meal.
4. .6 Will they state what care, what money, wh9t
help, what protection, they bestow on their sick labouring
people when profits are falling?"
Yes, they not only support at all times and under all
eircuraNtances, 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 for
the sick military officer; they pay for the regimental
hospitals and all their expenses, except that portion of
thorn 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 Reform Associa-
tion with publishing fAlsehoods, and charging them with
Cher sins, which are here replird to, kad them to expert
the same favour to this communicati,,n.—l am, &e.,
ROBERTSON GLADSTONE,
President of the Financial Reform Association.
Liverpool, Jan. 4, 1849.

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THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
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On FRIDAY, and SATURDAY, January 5, and 0.
CHANGE OF PERFORMANCE.
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some, &c.—La lutte des Voltigetirs.—Jocko (second time).—Gran,l
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MORNING PERFORMANCE
During the Christmas Holidays,
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Commence at Two o'c'o'sk.
PRICES OF ADMISSION.
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JAMES'S THEATRE
LAST NIGHT OF IUMIIOLTON'S SERENADERS.

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