The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-08 00:00:00

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t some persons who are envious, like the Whit-
tfacturer referred to by Mr. FERRAND, of the
the Yorks'real-en, attack the shoddy menu-
use it is new. Mr. FERRAND appealed by his
the ignorance of his fluditori, and at least he

- We are not on the whole, however, sorry, that the-
manufacturers have been exposed to his fire, though we
could have wished the attack more judiciously made.
No class of men have in general, we regret to say, la?ezt
more forward to imitate most of the bad habits of the axis-
' teeracy, from whom they have borrowed the vile practice,
; amongst others, of treating their workmen like slaves.
We agree with the Editor of the Leeds Times, who writes
from the midst of them, and expresses the sentiments of
a discerning friend
At the same time, we shall not say that the master manufac-
turers have been without blame as re, pects their relations with
I theirgh t owfomr workmen generally in the
mreen.maehTihneeysinstrumentsemtotmooake money with,
rather than as sentient, ration 11, immortal beings like them-
_ machines—as
s look upon t h
them-
selves. They have mixed too little with thtir workmen ; they
have not cultivated their sympathies and affections ; they
have not taken care enough to promote their well-being and
happiness. Hence the now isolated position of masters and
men, and the sullenness, reserve, and susi•icion, with which
they mutually regard each other, in this country.
The slight and contempt, however, with which the
aristocracy and its writers have of late treated the manu-
facturers, will, we hope, awaken in them a true sense of
the manner in which they degrade themselves by aping
the nobility. Their best friends are their workmen.:
They are the soil in which they take root. Without
them they cannot flourish ; with them they have a com-
mon interest. They are embarked in the same boat,
though one steers, and the others row at different oars ;
and if they pull different ways, how shall the boat go
a-head ? They perform different parts of a common
operation, which grows from the great natural system of
division of labour. They are to. one another what the
two legs or the two hands are to the body ; and if one
be mutilated or destroyed, the other becomes inefficient
or powerless. Let us hope, therefore, that the master
manufacturers, now openly insulted and injured by the
landlords, will turn from them to cultivate friendly relal
tions with their workmen ; so shall.both be strong in
their own natural strength, and great in their own natu-
ral greatness. They belOng to each other, and form
parts of a vast and harmonious system. If they be united,
they may bid defiance to landlords or legislators, and
to every extraneous and foreign power which shall seek
to domineer over them, or lay down laws for the exer-
cise of their useful callings.

We publish only one of several communications which
have been addressed to us, while we know that similar
communications have been made to the total repeal
Members—mcommending them to withdraw from Par-
liament and leave the monopolists to pass their own
enactments unopposed. Without joining in the recom-
mendation, for we have many doubts of its propriety,
the Liberal Members being able .to send advice from

Parliament through the entire country, which they can
do from no other point, we notice it as another illustra-
tion of the fact, that the Parliament is fast sinking into
public and universal contempt. It is branded as the in-
strument of the monopolists, as a contrivance to per-
petrate class wrongs, and only those will continue to
respect it or long obey its decisions in whose favour they
are given.- Such-is the inevitable result of its narrow con-
stitution, and its unjust proceedings. Acts of Parliament
cannot alter the human mind, which has been consti-
tuted to despise and hate injustice. We may look, there-
fore, for a natural and necessary decay of every autho-
rity which persists in perpetrating injustice. The pre-
sent conduct of Parliament, consequently, directs
attention to the probable future fate of society, and ex-
cites some alarm for the continuance of that social order
which is supposed, perhaps erroneously, to depend exclu-
sively on Acts of Parliament.

It must be gratifying to the public to observe, that, as
the respect for the authority of Parliament has dimin-
ished, order has not been disturbed, nor peace violated.
It is now four years nearly since the Chartists first
formed themselves into a distinct body, and the basis of
their union was a declaration against the existing repre-
sentation of the people. It is two years since their Con-
vention met, and during the whole four years the bulk
of the people have been exposed to the severest priva-
tions. What, then, has been their conduct ? In geneal
most peaceful and praiseworthy. The following is Mr.
ROEBUCK'S testimony, given at Bradford, on Friday last,
confirming a similar testimony, given both in and out
of Parliament, at other places :

Those who live by rent have set themselves in opposition to
those who live by labour, and have thought themselves bene-
fited. The labouring classes have been deeply injured by those
who have the monopoly of power. Millions have petitioned
the Legislature to put down the monopoly, and their petitions
have been determinately refused. The working -classes have
said...we will let the middle classes fight Awn battle,
Corti-law was a bad law. But a question of still deeper Im-
portance lay behital it. We will bear the ills of our present
cantliti in,—lhus speak the working classes —we will put
up with poverty anti all its concomitants, rather than
be diverted from our fixed aim, the obtaining of political
power. Their firmness and fortitude had commanded
the admiration and respect of all other classes. Their sufferings
had been great, but their fortitude had been still greater. We
might speak of the great deeds of former ages, but history re-
cords nothing equal to the fortitude and perseverance with
which the working classes of this country have stuck to a great
principle. Want has invaded their houses ; they have seer,
their wives and their children in want of daily bread; but still
they have said, ne will submit to all 'this, but we will not sub.
mit to barter our rights as freemen.—( Cheers.) We will stand
out for these rights, and let the middle classes try themselves.
Their fortitude in bearing suffering, their perseverance in
a good cause, their continued peaceable behaviour, obvi-
ously are not the offspring, of that law or that authority
which they despise, but of their own love of peace and
order. But not only is the law losing its authority, it de-
serves to lose it, because it is in many cases a mere abuse.
It becomes, therefore, of greater importance, perhaps, than
ever to cultivate good dispositions ;11 the people, and by
all possible means to strengthen in them those motives
to good behaviour which must supply the place of de-
caying authority. 4'
If it be true that the bulk of the people proclaim
aloud their contempt for the law and authority which
makes it, the State cannot any longer rely on teaching
obedience to the law as a means of presbrving order and
peace in society. It must address itself to higher mo-
tives. The people must be enjoined and instructed, as
they were by Mr. THOMPSON, in that speech we published
yesterday, to avoid violence, becawe it is in itself hateful;
they must be encouraged, as he encouraged them, to look
to a quiet demeanour and a peaceful development o
moral power for their success ; and they must be as-
sured that they will give a triumph to their enemies if
they pass beyond the bounds of prudence and justice.
If the authority of the Legislature, as now constituted,
fall into disrepute, it will be for society a fearful circum-
stance, if its place be not supplied by increasing know-
ledge and good dispositions in the people.

UNFOUNDED CHARGE OF DEFAULT AT THE TREA-
SURY.—An erroneous paragraph appeared-in the Ob-
server of Sunday,. and was copied into most of tho
morning papers- yesterday, stating that Mr. Hutton
Perkins, one of the cashiers in the Civil Service Pay
Office at the Treasury had disappeared from his post,
being a de:aulter to the amount of 2,0001., which
he had procured in stamps from the Stamp-office. Thu
fact is not as there represented ; Mr. Perkins has not
disappeared. For although he has been absent from
his office for the last three weeks, that absence has
been caused by. serious illneSs, for the truth of
which Doctor James Johnson, of Pall-mall, and
Mr. Brown, of Camberwell, can vouch. It ap-
pears that the Stamp-office department had ne-
glected to call upon Mr. Perkins for a statement cf his
• accounts for nearly four years, and on their being re-
cently made up, the accounts showed a deficiency of
2,0001. ; 1,004 of which has already been paid, and
Mi. Perkins onlTrequires a little time to make good the
whole amount of the apparent deficiency. The accounts
of the gentleman in question had undeniably become
involved from the length of time that they had been
allowed to remain outstanding, but we are informed
that there are no grounds for imputing to Mr. Perkins
anything prejudicial to the character for honour and
uprightness %which he has borne for the long period of
30 years, during which he has held this appointment
under Government.

" :Well WILL GET AfORE."—Mr. Leigh, the Mavor
of Liverpool, who is already reported to be the richest commoner
in England, has, during the last month, received an accession of
fortune under the will of some old lady, who lived somewhere at
the south end of this town.—Liverpool Chronicle. We believe
the lady here alluded to is Miss Bannister, of Upper Parlia.
ment-street, who died very recently.—Liverpool Standard.
Mi s Bannister's brother was a solicitor in extensive practice in
Liverpool, and held the office of Clerk of the West Derby
Court.. The grandfather of Mr. Leigh was a farmer, and held
a farm somewhere in the neighbourhood. His son John, father
to the present Mayor of LiverpoA, was a fine youth, and at-
tracted the notice of Mr. Bannister, who, finding that his father
intended to bring him up to trade, suggested tbat he had better
send him to his office, and he would make a lawyer of him. T Le
suggestion was gladly adopted. Mr. John soon acquired the
contid:nce of his master, en whose death he succeeded to the
•
1 businesv, including the IN tb • 3 connexion, and became a
lima3:e4led ofir
solicitor. By extensive speculations in land at the north end_
• the town, a large district of which belonged to him, he
1 a very large fortune, the bulk of which his
.wurai. nowr
ePiogt
sestes. Miss Pannister continued the connexion witht the ...
the advanced
family commenced by her brother, and,,.dyi g
leftl thea whole of her
age of nearly 90, " without kith or kin,
to house. We
Rpendhis
I tareuesu thattl at et
id,
e Mayor property
~titlil thelon
long
lipresentveto headen iye of
amid to
riches.—Albion. EsQ.—We regret
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FiyNeLzApAvirr'gedyitehsiiisirem.ornsiihrg.F(iii:lrai;
persons. As
frequently before the public, in
ricseashtilse,public principles and eon-
; ~t 1 oasitnagteathloant
gAllirf.e,liii,rwknibaene,nul:i
vlar•iLats
ch.aispa7etiinteles:greae7,odTuoyy
course
regarded by different
-duct have be
Parliament i commercialiamem
ti. nquestions, l
anyo, man held a higher
iPaiiilspiatiui:tgir troiintYbreak up the East India monaonpdolly'iswseillrlvoincegs bein
gratefully remembered by many of his fellow.eitizens.__
G/as.
gow chronicle.