The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
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union workilonse for a
between. that and the

We have, moreover,

yower upon- th
wor human nature. Th,

coercive

ssantly roaring in the ears, and tread-

of the manufacturing operative ; and
ling hith painfully of his decreasing value in the
stem. Lessen the cost of fuel—give increased
cy to the wheels of the spinning frame or
,m—and you make it incumbent upon the
-ho compel-a with the mere machine, to
less remuneration, for his bread.'
ingenuity constantly' pitted egainst
.ry, dictating the terms upon which it shall be em-
I. (T have, year by year, a less amount of time

drder, and accept of

d labour entering int

tity of roanufactur

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Paris, and sleeps in Switzerland, just according
'as he moves his chair. We must not forget to mention,
that every share has been made to run in the direction of
the fire-place. In this way the flue ingeniously represents
the grvnd central terminus of all the lines in the world.—
ction of a given quan- I Punch.

BAD EFFECTS OF TTIE BC2I,DING TRAru STRIKES.—
Again, it has been seen seen that, in the strike of 1833, a
principal object of the union was to do away with all con-
tract work whatever ; and there is no doubt that the same
-reasonable demand would be made now-a•days, did
-ions from the'masters lead the men to 6 that

they had the power fo enforce it. Gentlemen wet
be deprived of the advantage of knowing exactly the cost

then

e commencement

kir a fact, that inany

rsons, who con-

rilargini their pre-

mt premises, have been detemd •from doing so by the
rike, and otherwise invested their !capital. I believe
lat much loss is being suffered by those who have build-
igs in an unfinished state; the use of which they greatly
,quire. The profits of the shopkeepers, who supply the

with the necessaries of life, are always w-
ally diminished by a lengthened strike; and as the wages
of building operatives, when employed, are sufficiently
high to enable them to lay out a tolerable amount weekly
the comforts as well as the necessaries of life, their
cssation from labour, and consequent want of funds, will
be'severely felt.—Statement of Facts.

CANNING'S COMMERCIAL POLICY.—Mr. Canning's
commercial policy was identical with that of Mr. Hus
kisson. His general principle was this, that commerce
flourished best when wholly unfettered by rest►ictions
But, as modern nations had grown u

p uuder various sys-

tems, and were never secure-from fluctuation, he main-
tained that it was necessary to observe a discriminating
judgment in the application of this principle. The wise
course was always to keep it in sight, and to work to-
wards it as the final aim of legislation. He held the doc.

as unjust. Bounties, monopolies and all special exemp-
tions in favour of particular classes or particular interests,
were consequently the objects against which his commer-
cial system was cautiously, but continually directed. The
Reciprocity Act, brought in by Mr. Robinson in 1823,
was an indication of that system By this act the King in
council was authorised to place the sbilis of foreign states,
importing articles into Great Britain or her colonies, on
the same footing of duties as British ships, provided such

a like equality to British ships
It will be seen at a glance that
f extinguishing restrictions was thus fully
its practical application was carefully re-
cale of safe equivalents.—Bell's Life of

THE MODERN PILGRIM'S. PROGRESS.

THE FRAGMENT OF A DREAM

(From Blackwood's Magazine for May.)
CHAPTER I.
How SCAPEGRACE first became acquainted with SCRIP.

As I walked through the wilderness of 'Change Alley, I
lighted on a certain coffeehouse, where there was a box in
the corner, and, falling asleep therein, I dreamed a dream.
I dreamed, and behold I saw a man bearing a burden on
his brick, walking up and down the alley in a grievous
plight ; and ever and anon be put his hands into his
breeches pockets, as if in search of something, but drew
out nothing. Then he turned his pockets inside out, and
cried—" Wo is me ! what shall I do ?"

And, as he turned his back to me, I saw his burden,
which was large and heavy ; and thereon was writ, in large
characters, the word " Debt :" and drawing near, me-
thought the bag was stuffed quite full of mortgages, bonds,
bills, post-obits, and suchlike, wherewith he appeared to
be weighed down even to the ground.
And, as he made his moan, and strove to unloose his
burden from his back, behold another man came up to
him, who also bare his burden upon his back ; _ but,

wore a smiling countenance, and skipped along as lightly
as if his pack had been filled with feathers; and drawing
near to the first man, be thus accosted him :
" How now, neighbour SCAPEGRACE, wherefore so in
the dumps? Thou seemest to have a sore struggle with
thy load, which, soot!) to say, seems a heavy one. Can I
toe I lend thee a helping band?"

" In good 'fait6, neighbour STAGMAN," answered
Scapegrace, so long as this burden sticks to my back, I
shall have no peace or rest, by night or by day, for I know
not how long I may be left at large ; and men say that,
even now, one Gripeman hath a writ out against me, at
the suit of Mr. Legality, and that I shalt be hauled away
to prison incontinently. Bail, as thou knowest, I can find
ncne ; for Easyman, who stood surety for me aforetime,
ikrupt, and thou, Stegman, hast not a penny in thy
—it' thou wert ever so much inclined to befriend me."

" Nay, not so fast, friend," replied Stagman ; " mat..
ters have gone better with me of late than thou wouldst
suppose ; and perchance. if thou wilt listen to me, I can
put thee on a way to get quit of this thy burden !—or, if
thou wouldst rather do as I do, to fill thy pockets, keep
thy burden still, and yet dance under it as lightly as if it
were no burden at all."

" Of a truth," said Scapegrace, " I long to know how
these things may be."

" Know then.," said Stagrcan, " that of late all the
world have gone crazed after a new fashion of travelling,
or rather flying, discovered by Mr. Irontnan, by means of
h the traveller reacheth his journey's end ere he well
begun it, smoking his pipe, or read.

ong over

" These be pleasant tidings," cried Scapegrace.
" And profitable likewise," answered Stagman, " for
all that are concerned in these new highways ; for ❑ow-a-
days none will take the old roads, which are fast becom-
ing full of ruts and pitfalls, fearful to behold, and all must
soon resort per force to those made by Mr. Irontnan,
who levieth a heavy toll on all passengers at various
wicket-gates which be hath set up along the road. Now,
as Ironman required some friends to assist him with mo-
ney in making his roads, he bath formed various goodly
companies, who lend him their money in the meantime,
and share thereafter in the tolls levied from the pilgrims
that use the road. If thou couldst but be joined to one of
these companies, as I have been, thy burden might soon
be lighter. And even now there is a new road about to
be begun, which I doubt not would make tbee rich in a
brief space, if thou wert bnt a sharer therein."

" Whither goeth this road?" asked Scapegrace.
" From the town Of LIITLE-GO, by HAP-HAZARD, to-
wards CENT-PRA-CENT, and thence to the great city of
ELDORADO," answered Stagman. " Thereafter, if the
traffic answer, we contemplate a branch rail to UTOPIA."
" that road of

,ut metboug.

which thou speakst was full of rocks, and deep pits, and
swamps, and quagmires, and other frightfuls. Ido re-
member me of a certain SLOUGH OF DESPOND, wherein
sundry travellers were bemired to purpose, and some
hardly escaped with their lives."

" The Slough of Despond, quotha!" cried Stagman;
" a certain man, called in the vulgar tongue a Contractor,
s to fill it up, and to lay a double line of rails,
s, across it in a fortnight."

with aid

" Truly, we live in strange times, neighbour," s
Smegrace. " But then the HILL OF DlFsucuvrir?"
" Is no difficulty after all," interrupted Stagman ;