The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-13 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

The Forth, royal mail steamer, arrived at Falmouth on
Wednesday morning last from the West Indies. ller dates
of sailing are from Vera Cruz Aug. 7. Tampico 8, Havana
15, Nassau 18, Bermuda 23, and Fayal Sept. 1. She brings
Jamaica dates of August 8 and La Guayra July 28. Pas-
sengers—from Barbadoes, Mr. John M'Chlery and Master
Knowles •, from Berbice, Mr. S. Davison ; from Demerara,
Mr. W. A. Britton, stipendiary magistrate; from La Guayra,
Mr. S. M. Catta and Mr. John Boulton ; from Grenada,
Mrs. Roberts; from Bermuda, Mrs. Tucker; from Madeira,
Mr. R. Davis; from Jamaica Mr. John Clarke, Mr. George
Prince, Mr. Joseph Merrick and wife, and Mrs. Lavinia
Oughton, Baptist missionaries. On freight 135,000 dollars.
400 doubloons, 352 ounces of gold dust, 41 of silver, and 115
serons of cochineal. Capt. Burney, master, and Mr. Brown,
purser, of the late Medina, are come home by the Forth.
After landing the mails she received at. Falmouth a supply of
coals and proceeded up channel at 5 p.m.
The Forth came up direct from Mexico, but brought no
specie thence. The Dee left Havana for the Gulf of Mexico
on the 10th August. The Tay furnished the Jamaica mails,
and will be the next to come to England. The Clyde had
not sustained such severe injuries by going on shore on Pe-
lican Point as was at first anticipated. She left St. Thomas's
on the 10th August for Turk's Island, and on the 12th Sept.
thence for Porto Rico and the other islands, with the Eng-
lish mails furnished by the arrival out of the Medway. The
Solway had taken down the Gulf letters of this steamer.
Her Majesty's' sloop of war Pilot left Havana, for Vera
Cruz, on the 13th August. The Rover was at Sacrificios,
the Thunder at Bermuda. Spanish men of war at Havana—
one faigate with admiral's flag at the fore, one corvette,
three brigs, two schooners, and two steam-vessels. Mexican
men of war at Sacrificios—the City of Dublin, (steamer,)
one brig, and a schooner.
The Mexicans still appear determined to carry on the war
against Texas, and proposed to send 800 men instantly to
capture Campeachy, if they could do so. The sickly season
at Vera Cruz had passed by.
Accounts from Havana represent the extreme unhealthiness
of that port, and that many British seamen and masters of
ships had fallen victims to the direful fever prevalept there.
From Jamaica it is learnt that Lady Elgin was improving
in health. The House of Assembly would not meet earlier
than the accustomed period in November. The immigration
of Krumen from the coast of Africa, if judiciously conducted,
was regarded by the planters of Jamaica as a great advantage
to that colony, and would tend to afford such an impulse to
the labouring population as was calculated to produce the
most salutary effects. It is urged that the government agent,
in obtaining these people, should offer them the advantage of
returning to their native country again in a course of years,
an inducement which few of the better hands would, from
their migratory disposition, refuse. The crops were super-
aburidant in several districts, and some merchants complained
of not having sufficient vessels at hand, near their ports, to
receive the produce. On the whole the affairs of the island
began to assume a better state than had for some time
existed.

We learn from St. Kitts that the crops were low. The
necessity for immigration was urged on all hands at Demerara.
Business very flat. The negroes appeared to be making
strong efforts at this colony to provide, grounds and houses
for themselves, and were generally disposed to work ; the
employment of their earnings in the purchase of lands had
drawn off from the retail dealers much of their custom.
The shares of the banks were at par. Government measures
had not recently met with such opposition as formerly.
The following summary of the intelligence which we take
from the Guiana Times, of the Ist of August, will be inter-
esting to many of our readers :

" This day, the First of August, is the FOURTH ANNIVER-
SARY OF EMANCIPATION.

" In Town, the extremely depressed state of the times
throws dullness and gloom over nearly all classes. The
Merchant finds little sale for his goods, and the Master
Mechanic dismisses his best hands, for the want of something
to employ them with. The Peasantry on the Plantations,
having money at command, will, probably, indulge them-
selves with an additional luxury or two ; but, even in the
rural districts, there does not appear to be any symptom of
general preparation for a high festival.
" In the Summaries which we have already transmitted to
England, have occurred statements of facts, capable, if in-
correct, of contradiction and refutation. If the labours of
the Parliamentary Committee should be attended with no
practical result, the blame will not be attributable to the want
of data to calculate upon, or the absence of credible witnesses
to examine.

" At this time of day, no rational man will allege, that,
for the mere sake of raising large annual crops, one portion
of the human family ought to have been left exposed to the
selfishness or outrageous ill-temper of the other. What the
philanthropist alike, and the lover of his country, will regret
is, that, as yet, no remedy has been effectually applied to the
agricultural and commercial decay, naturally consequent on
the conversion of coerced slaves into voluntary labourers.
The gentlemen of the Anti-Slavery Society profess to think,
that our assertions as to diminished productiveness are got
up for mere party objects. If they lived as we live, on the
spot, they would, know that no man is so dangerous to the
cause of humanity as he who builds fanciful theories, regard-
less of the truth. We blame no peasant for not performing
field-work. Every man is now as free as we are. But, it is
one thing to rejoice over the happiness of eighty thousand
persons, and another to contemplate the miseries entailed,
mainly through the perverseness of the visionary and the
ignorant, on twenty thousand. *
" We cannot doubt that the parliamentary committee will
draw the proper line of distinction between the results of
emancipation, as they relate to the comforts of the vast mass
of human beings, and its results as they relate to colonial
prosperity and national wealth and greatness. Anxiety is
felt by amiable men to convert the young freemen into inde-
pendent proprietors and cultivators. The benevolent object
can never be carried out in this colony, unless drudges be
introduced in large numbers, so needy as to be willing to do
the work, which the others successively lose taste of, as they
rise in the social scale.
" The records of criminal sessions, just over, exhibit an
increas of crimes, in variety, if not in magnitude. The Court
has found it necessary to award many sentences for long
terms of imprisonment. In the parallel stage of society in
the Mother-country, capital executions were of frequent oc-
currence. The most well-grounded hopes of reformation,
are conceived from the operation of the Penal Settlement in
the River Essequebo.
" The Report, (in our number of the 25th ult.,) exhibits
the British Guiana Bank as possessing stability and compara-
tive prosperity amidst general distress. The timely warning
given by several large failures among the Merchants, has had
the most salutary effect upon the Directors. In their sug-
gestations as to the necessity which exists for legislation as
to Debtor and Creditor, every practical man completely coin-
cides. The prudence by which it is essential that capitalists,
under the present state of the law, should be regulated, neces-
sarily cramps bank business. In spite of this disadvantage,
however, the profits reaped by. the Local Bank, and the sur-
plus fund, laid by reflect credit on all parties connected with
t."

" STERLING" WIT.—Tom Hood, writing of the light and
heavy-headed " sovereigns" that perplex the people, says;
They may talk of the plugging and sweating
Of our coinage that's minted of gold.
But to me it produces no fretting
Of its shortness of weight to be told.
All the sov'reigns I'm able to levy,
As to the lightness can never be wrong,
But must surely be some of the heavy,
For I never can carry them long.

THE QUEEN'S PROGRESS NORTH.

(From Wednesday's Edinburgh Eveninq Post.)

The royal cavalcade havinc, struck into the great north
road from Queensferry, reached Kirklands about half-past
one o'clock, and after changing horses, proceeded onwards to
Kinross, where considerable preparations had been made to
welcome the Queen. In various parts of the town► were tri-
umphal arches, banners, devices, &c., appropriate to the
joyous occasion. The royal party entered the town a little
after two o'clock, escorted by a party of dragoons, accompa-
nied by the sheriff and a number of country gentlemen. The
royal party then proceeded onwards by the Bridge of Earn,
where the same enthusiastic reception was given to our be-
loved Sovereign, who appeared highly delighted with the
loyal demonstrations of the people, as well as with the
beautiful and romantic scenery; which she surveyed with
evident emotion.

DER MAJESTY AT DUPPLIN.

Dupplin Castle commands one of the best views of the
valley of the Earn, both to the east and west. Seen from
that spot, this extensive tract of country has the appearance
of a well cultivated garden, fenced in by hills on the north
and south, and diversified with lawns and woods, and culti-
vated fields; while its serpentine river crosses its capacious
course, with many fantastic windings, towards the Tay.
At half-past three o'clock the royal carriage drove up, pre-
ceded and followed by detachments of the Carabineers. Four
carriages succeeded, containing Sir R. Peel, Lord Liver-
pool, Lord Morton, the Duchess of Norfolk, Miss Paget,
and others of her Majesty's suite.
The royal pair were received at the main entrance of the
Castle (the steps of which were covered with crimson cloth)
by the Right Hon. the Earl and Countess of Kenmore. Her
Majesty was led into the library by the earl—the Countess
taking the arm of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The
noble earl was dressed in his uniform as Lord Lieutenant of
the county.
A company of the 42nd Regiment was drawn up on the
lawn in front of the Castle, and received her Majesty with
the usual honours, the band of the 92nd Regiment, who ac-
companied them, striking up the National Anthem.
A deputation, consisting of the Earl of Kinnoul, H. H.
Drummond, Esq., M.P. for the county ; Robert Smythe,
Esq., of Methven, A.M. ; M. Belshes, Esq., of Invermay ;
and Robert Whigham, Esq., sheriff of the county, were ad-
mitted into the presence of her Majesty, in the library.
Her Majesty, with the Prince at her left hand, stood at the
further end of the room, and a little behind them stood Sir
Robert Peel, Lord Liverpool, the Earl of Morton, the
Duchess of Norfolk, &c.
The address from the county to her Majesty was read by
the Earl of Kinnoul.

A similar address was then presented to Prince Albert.
A deputation of the town-council, consisting of the lord
provost, magistrates, and city clerks, was likewise received,
and had the honour of presenting an address to the Queen.
Suitable replies were returned.
At four o'clock, exactly, the royal pair sat down to a
splendid thjeuner, which was laid eut in the dining-room of
the Castle. Covers were laid for thirty. On the side-board
there was a magnificent display of gold plate, formerly the
property of his late Royal Highness the Duke of York, and
presented to him, we understand, upon his marriage, by the
late King of Prussia. The centre pieces were of solid gold
from France. The Earl of Kinnoul sat at the middle of the
table, with the Queen on the right hand and the Prince on
the left. The following is a list of the company invited to
meet her Majesty :—The Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and
Duchess of Buccleuch, Miss Paget, Lord Aberdeen, Lord
Liverpool, Sir R. Peel, Lord Morton, General Wemyss,
Colonel Bouverie, Mr. Anson, Sir James Clark, Earl and
Countess of Mansfield, Lord and Lady and Honourable Miss
Willoughby, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, Lord and Lady
Ruthven, Lord Strathallan, Home Drummond, Esq., Sir
Charles Rowley, Sir George Murray.
Her Majesty remained about an hour and a half at Dupplin.

HER MAJESTY'S ENTRY INTO PERTH.

In accordance with the previous arrangements of the ma-
gistrates, her Majesty returned from Dupplin by the Hill-
town-road to Craigend, and entered Perth by the Edinburgh-
road. The bells commenced ringing immediately on her
Majesty's departure from Dupplin, and as the royal cortege
approached the fair city.
At Moncrieff Hill her Majesty paused for a time to enjoy
the lovely landscape which stretches out before her, and ap-
peared to be highly delighted with the scene. On the right,
the massy and lofty hill of Kinnoul, rising 600 feet above the
level of the sea, attracts the eye ; its western side, studded
with cheerful villas and luxuriant parterres.
The foot of this sublime mountain is paved by the pure
waters of the smooth gliding Tay, a stream which pours
more water into the ocean than any other river in Britain.
Lifting the eye off this delightful scene, and following the
course of the river, the ancient city of Perth arrests the
attention, with its stately bridge, its towering steeples and
spires standing out in bold relief, and still adorning the place
which was once dignified with the name of the metropolis of
Scotland, and which ranks in point of precedence as the
second Scotch burgh.
Descending from this commanding and delightful emi-
nence, the Queen approached her ancient city of Perth
through the splended avenue which intersects the South
Inch, one of the spacious city parks. On the high grounds
in the neighbourhood of the city, and along the line of road,
multitudes of delighted spectators greeted her Majesty as the
royal cortege moved along.
The royal cortege arrived in Perth at six o'clock, with the
usual escort. On reaching the South Port, the Queen was
received by the magistrates and town-council, and the Lord
Provost in elegant court attire presented the keys of the city,
which were graciously received and returned by the Sove-
reign. The gates of the city were now thrown open, and her
Majesty and retinue passed through under a magnificent
triumphal arch which had been erected for the occasion.
The city arms were emblazoned on its capitals, and the
royal standard, surmounting its lofty height, waved in the
gentle breeze. Outside the gate, and close to it on one side,
the Lord Provost, magistrates, and town-council occupied a
platform ; and on the other side, the ministers and elders of
the presbytery of Perth had similar accommodation—the
ministers dressed in their gowns and bands. The magis-
trates and council, in carriages guarded by the high consta-
bles, in a handsome uniform, escorted the Sovereign and
retinue through the city, passing through Prince's-street,
St. John's-street, George's-street, to the bridge. Through-
out the entire line the streets were occupied by various in-
corporations, trades, and professions, in distinguished
uniforms and liveries. The high constables and peace-
officers, aided by a thousand operatives, each bearing a white
rod, preserved admirable order throughout. Every opening
in the streets was fitted up with platforms of every descrip-
tion, and every window crowned with a well-dressed and
joyful population. As her Majesty passed along, the densely
thronged multitudes rent the air with their deafening cheers,
and the waving of handkerchiefs from the casements indi-
cated the universal joy. Her Majesty appeared in excellent
spirits, and received and returned the gratulations with
much condescension and grace. The multitudes which
passed into Perth from all quarters during the night and
throughout the course of the day was beyond all precedent.
Not fewer than from forty to fifty thousand were added to
the population. All was regularity, order and peace, and no
accident occurred. In the evening, 500 gsntlemen sat down
to a sumptuous banquet, in the County-hall, in honour of
'the royal visit, while bonfires and coloured lights illumined
the neighbouring heights. Her Majesty dined and slept at
Scone Palace, the seat of the Earl of Mansfield.

(From Saturday's Edinburgh Post.)
DEPARTURE FOR THE HIGHLANDS.

Wednesday forenoon shortly after eleven o'clock, her Ma-
jesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by a numerous suite
and retinue, set off from Scone Palace to Taymouth by way
of Dunkeld. The day was again beautiful, and the royal
party seemed in high spirits. At the western barrier of the
Bridge they again received the respectful homage of the Lord
Provost, Magistrates, and Conucil in passing ; which, they
courteously returned. The north end of George-street,
Charlotte-street, and along Atholl-street to the Barracks,
were lined with an equally crowded but more exclusively re-
spectable assemblage than the day before; and the spirit of
the people, unwearied by long expectation as on that occasion,
seemed even more buoyant than then. The pace of the car-
riages were moderated to indulge the spectators, who con-
tinued their acclamations till the royal cortege were out of
sight at the Barracks.
The road to Dunkeld was crossed by occasional triumphal
arches, near which the population of the surrounding districts
were congregated from an early hour. The first passed by
the royal party was that erected by the work-people at Lun-
carty Bleachfield ; around which they were arranged in order,
under the eye of the manager, and all in holiday dress. The
next was that of the Stanley company's establishment, em-
bracing nearly one thousand operatives, erected at the junc-
tion of the Stanley and Dunkeld roads. This was perhaps
as tasteful an arch as any in the county, and her Majesty
paid both it and the preceding the compliment to order the
carriage to drive slowly under them. The Stanley work-
people were arranged in order upon the hill to the west, and
from their neat and orderly appearance attracted the royal
notice in a favourable manner. Similar erections occurred
at Bankfoot and onwards towards D'unkeld ; the approach to
the Highlands being indicated by the greater proportion of
tartan dresses in the surrounding groups. •

HER MAJESTY AT MINKELD.
Tuesday, about three o'clock afternoon, two companies of
the Gth Dragoons or Carbineers, who had been billetted here,
marched out to meet the Atholl clans on their way to Dun-
keld, and at seven o'clock evening they entered the town.
The clans, who were in full uniform, led by their respective
chiefs, and commanded by Lord Glenlyon, made a very im-
posing and martial appearance. The men were strong robust
highlanders, and came in somewhat in the following order :
The Hon. Capt. Murray, his lordship's brother led the Gre-
nadier company, the men composing which were six feet
high, and clad in Atholl tartan, with white belts, and knap-
sacks, having the word Atholl on them, and carrying war
axes. Captains Drummond and M`Duff followed with 100
men, similarly dressed, but carrying only swords and targets.
The Duke of Leeds followed with his clan, clothed in Dun-
blane tartan, with jackets the colour of heather. The dresses
and general appearance of the clans commanded the admira-
tion of all present. Next came M'lnroy of Lude's men,
whb wore the Atholl tartan, with black belts. The Kin-
droggan, Dionanean, Fascally, Balnakiellie, Middlehaugh,
Morand, and Polkemet clans, followed in their respective
tartans, led by their chiefs. After the clans, came the te-
nantry in the highland costume. The clans and the highland
tenantry formed a body of upwards of 800 strong. The com-
missary stores with the guards, closed the procession into
Dunkeld. The men all slept in tents in the Athol! home
grounds. The stores contained provisions for 1000 men for
three days.
The pontage gate of the Dunkeld Bridge was, on Wednes-
day, thrown out to the public by the Duchess of Atholl. The
gate was decorated as a Gothic arch, with side pillars, clothed
with heather, and mounted with a crown. On the side of
the left pillar was a mountain eagle, on the right a black cock,
and about the centre stood a deer on each side, thus showing
the produce of the country. Throughout the town there
were crowns and flags, with the words " Welcome to Dun-
keld."
About one o'clock in the forenoon, the Cathedral bells
were rung, and a royal salute announced the arrival of the
royal party. This was followed by the cheers of the many
thousands assembled to obtain a glimpse of her Majesty.
The Grenadier Highlanders, under the com nand of Captain
Drummond, marched out and escorted the Queen to the
Atholl grounds. When crossing the Dunkeld Bridge, the
magnificent scenery seemed greatly to please and astonish
her Majesty and Prince Albert. It is well known that this
view is one of the finest perhaps in the Highlands, combining
both the sublimity of Alpine scenery, with the beauty of a
woodland landscape. On reaching the Royal Park, her Ma-
jesty was received by Lord and Lady Glenlyon, and a salute
was immediately fired from the battery. Her Majesty then
rose in her carriage, and bowed most graciously to all around,
After alighting at the tent, she walked out with Prince Albert,
along the line of the clans, Lord Glenlyon accompanying,
and explaining to her Majesty the different dresses and bodies
assembled. The Masonic and Friendly Societies assembled,
came in for their share of royal attention, the Queen being
much pleased with their appearance. Her Majesty first
walked up in front of the clans, and returned between the
ranks.

At two o'clock, a splendid dejeuner was served in the royal
tent—the table was laid down for thirty-four persons.
At three o'clock her Majesty entered the Royal carriage
and took her departure for Taymouth accompanied as before,
under a royal salute from the battery. A guard of sixty
Highlanders armed with large Lochaber axes, and preceded
by eight pipers, accompanied the Queen. Through the
kindness of Lord Glenyon all the respectable persons were
admitted into the park, and upwards of 5000 availed them-
selves of the opportunity. The scene in the park was grand,
the day being fine, the arrangements judicious, and the
greatest harmony and loyalty prevailed throughout the day.

On entering the town of Dunkeid, her Majesty appeared
rather thoughtful, but on reaching the park, the beauty of
the scene seemed to impart a degree of liveliness to the Queen,
who smiled and bowed in return to the cheers of the assembled
multitude as she passed.
A splendid arch, surmounted by a crown of flowers was
erected at the south of the bridge, with " Welcome to Atholl,"
in large letters across it. Flags and other insignia of loyalty.
adorned the streets as her Majesty passed. The Carpenter's
Society, with their banners, &c. were also drawn up in the
park, as well as both the Mason Lodges, with their ornaments.
Several gentlemen who had seen the ceremonies both in
Edinburgh and Perth, expressed themselves much satisfied
with what they witnessed here. A number of constables
were in attendance, but their services were rendered un-
necessary by the excellent disposition of the people, who
dispersed quietly. •
Her Majesty and Prince Albert on passing Inver village,
the birth-place of Neil Gow, seemed much amused at their
reception there. At the triumphal arch 240 villagers
assembled with a piper—each in their hand had a glass of
whiskey, and just as her Majesty came up, the toast was given,
"The Queen, God bless her," with three times three. Her
Majesty rose and bowed, as also Prince Albert. During the
giving of the honours her Majesty smiled, again bowed to the
villagers, and drove off. Sir Robert Peel was an object of
interest, and was loudly cheered. The Inver villagers when
his carriage passed, reversed the royal salutation. The call
was, three times three for Sir Robert Peel, and a bumper to
him after.

PREPARATIONS AT TAYMOUTH CASTLE.
The most extensive preparations have been going on for
some weeks at this splendid seat of the Marquis of Breadal-
bane, in anticipation of her Majesty's visit to the Highlands.
On the road from Dunkeld, triumphal arches were
erected ; and at Milltown of Kineragie, &c., a mile to the
east of Aberfeldy, a splendid arch was raised, surmounted by
a crown, the whole being constructed with heather ; another
arch of the same national material adorning the entrance of
Aberfeldy. The first approach to Taymouth was also deco-
rated with a heather arch, as well as the bridge at Kenmore
and other places in the vicinity. Marquees were erected in
the neighbourhood of the Castle for the use of the High-
landers assembled. There is a battery on the bill in front of
the Castle. On an adjoining eminence, and to the westward,
near the foot of Loch Tay, others were erected, and flags were
also in readiness on the adjoining hills.to telegraph the ap-
proach of her Majesty.
It was arranged that on her Majesty and Prince Albert
alighting at the grand entrance, the Highlanders, to the .
number of several hundreds, and all equipped in the national
dress should he drawn up, forming part of a large circle
round the entrance, the remainder being complefed by the
company of the 92d Highlanders, stationed at Taymouth as
the guard of honour, under the command of Major Camp-
bell. Upwards of twenty pipers had been collected to play
a welcome to the Queen ; and the band of the 66th had also
been stationed at the Castle. A general parade of the High-
landers-200 in number—took place on Tuesday. The style
in which they went they went through their exercises would
not disgrace any of her Majesty's standing regiments.
•

ILEA MAJESTY AT TAYMOUTH CASTLE. •
Taymouth was a scene of the greatest bustle, animation,
and excitement on Wednesday, the day of her Majesty's
expected arrival. From a very early hour the population
poured in from all quarters. Vehicles of every description
groaning with loads of passengers, and troops of pedestrians,
were wending their way to Taymouth—many from very dis-
tant parts—from Greenock, Dumbarton, Inverary, Oban,
Inverness- snire, Forfarshire, Banff, Aberdeenshire, and from
the metropolis of Perthshire, the fair city, in great numbers.
At half-past twelve o'clock the Breadalbane Highlanders
were marched to the front of the castle, and underwent a
review ; and a finer body of men (about 200) could not well
be selected in any part of Scotland. They were divided into
five companies. The first company, with their swords and
targets, had a very splendid appearance, while the light com-
pany were dressed as foresters, in shepherd tartan dresses,
kilts of course, and had firelocks. This company was also
much admired, as indeed were the whole corps, and especially
the Grenadiers, a giant parcel of men. At half-past two a
body of about sixty men, from the estate of Menzies, ele-
gantly dressed in Menzies uniform, came forward under the
leadership of their chief, Sir Neil Menzies of that Ilk,, Bart.,
and took their stations on the lawn ; and also about thirty
men from Mr. Menzies of Chethill's property. The differ-
ent companies were liberally provided with pipers, flags, &c.
At five o'clock a flag was hoisted on the top of the Crag of
Dule, as a signal that the Queen was approaching. At twenty
minutes to six her Majesty entered the elegant' triumphal
arch at the front of the castle, and, escorted by a party of
the Carbineers, drove slowly along in her open carriage and
four, followed by six other carriages and four, and several
pair of single horse vehicles. The cheering of the many
thousands who lined the road along, rolled on to the vast
multitude who were assembled in the lawn, and who joined
in the universal hurrah—nine times nine—to which the sur-
rounding hills re-echoed. She alighted at the main door of
the princely abode at sixteen minutes to six, when a royal
salute was fired ; and the royal standard—brought from
England for the special purpose—was substituted for the
Breadalbane flag on the top of the castle.
The Breadalbane Highlanders were ranged on the lawn in
front of the Castle, and the marquis stood in front, about
150 yards in advance of his men. As soon as the Queen
approached, the marquis called out, "Highlanders attention !"
and all followed the marquis in giving the grand salute.
When her Majesty entered the castle, she was conducted to
the balcony by the marquis, when the Highlanders gave nine
hearty Highland cheers. Her Majesty and Prince Albert
immediately made their appearance ou the balcony, when
the cheering was again resumed, and graciously acknowledged.
She then retired within, and the vast multitude thereafter
•
dispersed, to assemble again in the evening to witness the
fire-works.

The dinner took place at 8 o'clock, her Majesty and Prince
Albert occupying the centre of the table, the Marquis of Bread-
albane on the left of her Majesty, and the Marchioness on
the right of Prince Albert.

In front of the Castle there were platforms erected, where
Highland dances took place by torch light, and her Majesty
witnessed them from the balcony. On the lawn were the
words " Welcome Victoria and Albert" in transparent
lamps, which had a magnificent effect. The fort on the hill
opposite the Castle was covered with variegated lamps, and
bonfires blazed on every. promontory. Many of the trees
were hung with lamps, which gave the grounds quite the
effect of a fairy land.

PRINCE ALBERT ON THE HILLS.-DEER STALKING.
On Thursday morning the Queen and the Prince break-
fasted alone at eight, and a few minutes past nine Prince
Albert started for the hills. He was mounted on a chesnut
pony, and dressed in a black v'elvet shooting coat, shepherd's
plaid trousers, shoes and gaiters, and attended only by the
Marquis of Breadalbane. He proved himself a good shot,
for he returned to the Castle about three o'clock, after hav-
ing, with his own hand, shot nineteen red deer, besides
hares, rabbits, grouse, black-cock, and capercailzie. It was
pleasing to see " whig and tory all agree" on this grand oc-
casion, and a proof of it was given in Sir Robert Peel and
Fox Maule galloping away to the hills together ; and their
servants being out of the way, Fox Maule held Sir Robert's
horse till he mounted. In the afternoon, her Majesty and
the Royal party took a short drive to Kenmore and round
the marquis' grounds to the Tunnel Bridge road.
The royal visitors sat down at eight o'clock to a most mag-
nificent entertainment, in providing which the noble host
showed the most profuse hospitality, with the most perfect
good taste. Her Majesty and Prince Albert were supported
by the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, and the
rest of the company consisted of the Duchess of Norfolk,tbe
Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Earl of Aberdeen, the
Earl of Liverpool, Sir It. Peel, and the members of the royal
household. The party was very select.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO STIRLING.
We understand that the horses for the conveyance of her
Majesty's carriages, seventy-two in number, have been ap-
pointed to be ready at eight in the morning of Tuesday next,
at Drummond Castle, and as her Majesty's expeditious habits
are well known, it is certain that she will be in Stirling at not
later than ten o'clock a.m. The sheriff' and gentlemen of the
county will receive her Majesty at the Bridge of Allan, and,
along with the members of the late Stirlingshire yeomanry
corps, who, at the request of their colonel, Mr. Murray, of
Polmaise, have agreed to turn out on the occasion, will escort
her to the Bridge of Stirling, where she will be met with the
provost arid magistrates who will there deliver to her the keys
of the burgh. ' Her Majesty, it is expected, will then proceed
along the road leading to the• west end of Cowan-street, up
Bridge-street, St. Mary's-wynd, Broad-street, rind Mar-
place, to the Castle, escorted all the way by the provost and
magistrates. After leaving the Castle, her Majesty will re-
turn down Broad-street, Bow-street, Baker-street, King-
street, and Fort-street. At the end of Port-street, the ma-
gistrates will take their leave of the Queen, who will again
be met by the sheriff, gentlemen of the county and yeomanry
corps, who will continue to escort her along the road to Fal-
kirk. Near the latter town the tenantry of the Earl of Zet-
land, and of Mr. Forbes of Callender, will join the escort,
which will continue to attend her Majesty's progress as far as
Linlithgow-bridge, were the royal party will be met by the
Earl of Hopetoun and the Lieutenant of Linlitbgowshire.
We understand that with the view of preventing her Majesty
being impeded in her progress through the town, it is the in-
tention of the magistrates to erect barricades in St, Mary's••
wynd. the Bow, and the upper part of Baker-street, so as io
exclude all passengers, except such as farm part pf the royal
cortege.—Stirling Observer.

ENIGMA.—What word is that in the English language,
and in common use, which will describe a person or thing as
not to be found in any place, and yet, without any other al-
teration than a separation of the syllables, will correctly de-
scribe him as being present at the same moment I—(Morn-
ing Post.) This has been " running the round" of the
papers for some time : we shall put our fair readers, who
amuse theinselves with such riddles, out of suspense by
giving the answer, which is " nowhere"—" now here."
INDIA RUBBER PAVEMENT.—Who would have thought
of paving our streets, stables, and passages with India rub-
ber? Yet such a thing seems to be expected ; for we find in
the Polytechnic Journal the notice of a plan for so doing.
The price will be about the same as the best asphalt pave.
ment. It is so elastic that it will not fracture with the
heaviest blow, which property prevents its wearing away, It
can he altered, repaired, or relaid, at a small expense, as the
old material can be taken back and reworked, We have tin.
derstood that many persons of high rank have ordered that
their stables be laid down with the caoutchouc pavement; the
advantage of which, to the feet of horses, must immediately
suggest itself.
THE 'APPROACHING CONCERTS.—The arrangements for
the Grand Musical Festival, in this town, are progressing
most satisfactorily, and judging from the proficiency of the
local choristers in their rehearsals, there is no doubt that
their part of the performances will be sustained with efficiency
and credit, and, upon the whole, that the public will have
the opportunity of witnessing such a treat as has rarely been
offerred, and certainly never in this part of the country.
The vocal and instrumental music will be of the highest cha-
racter; indeed, the high caste of the concert, will ba one of
its distinguishing features and strongest recommendations to
the public, and especially the musical part of the community.
For sacred music the parties engaged are the very highest in
the walk, and the plans selected are every wail calculated to
give effect to the performances. It is more than probable as
some of the members of the Royal Family will be in this
neighbourhood that they will honour the town by their
presence on the occasion.—Newcastle Journal.
THE LORD PROVOST'S' APOLOGY.—SOTIIe illllatlired re-
marks having been made about the Lord Provost of Edin-
burgh, on account of his being in bed, and having overslept
himself, on the morning of the Queen's landing, a gentleman
who is presumed to be well acquainted with the Provost's
habits, has undertaken an apologetical palliation of his con-
duct on the occasion, and in a letter to the editor of the
Times, gives. an assurance that no more loyal subject exists,
and that the circumstance was entirely owing to his consti-
tutional'absence of mind, and in proof of the assertion, he
relates the following anecdote ;—When his Lordship's lady,
says he, was about to be confined, her accouchment was ex-
pected about seven o'clock in the evening, anil his Lordship
showed every conjugal and even uxorious care that all in
attendance should be ready at that time, but as the event did
not take place at the expected time, and no symptoms of any
probable distress occurring immediately, his lordship went
to his own bed in a separate room, and slept till eleven
o'clock next morning, being his usual hour of rising. On
coming down to his breakfast, the nurse (who had vainly
tried to wake him in his bed room) wished him joy of a son
but, to her astonishment, he was- violently angry,
in tones of great displeasure, " Why- could not
aanndd heir,
asked,
your mistress wait till I had got up and had my breakfast ?"

(Elie Etbrrpool otanbarb.

TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1842.

When the committee was nominated, on the motion
of Mr. Ferrand, to' inquire into the existence of the
truck system in the manufacturing districts, loud was
the howl of anger, loud the protestations of innocence,
from members of the millocracy, great and small.
Such an evil, as the payment of wages in other than
the current coin of the realm, was, we. were told, a
mere creation of the teeming imagination of " Tory-
Chartists." The committee might meet and summon
before it evidence ; but, except a few isolated cases,
ferreted out for the occasion, it would have nothing to
report upon ; and it would prove only the absolute
Purity of our manufacturing system, from such a
blot as had been attempted to be fastened upon its
character.

We have at length before us a portion of the evidence
taken before the committee in question; and we shall
be able to prove, from that evidence, not only the ex-
istence of the truck system in a few isolated places,
but its prevalence throughout a large proportion of the.
maniffacturing districts. We never contended, and
no man ever believed, that a practice so dishonest and
so tyrannical could exist in our larger manufacturing
towns ;—that it could exist, except in a modified and
mitigated form, in the great seats of manufacturing
industry—in Manchester, in Leeds, in Stockport, and
similar densely populated places. But of its existence
in the villages of Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, and
other northern counties, we never had a doubt ; and
difficult as must always be the task of proving the
existence of a practice carried on in violation of law—
carried on with studied precaution against exposure,
and where the witness incurs the risk of proscription
and ruin for having given his testimony—we contend
that, by the evidence before us, all that we have ever
urged upon this subject is abundantly proved.
We purpose, here, bringing portions of this evidence
before our readers ; and first let us take the evidence
of Mr. Squire Autey, a hosier, residing in Bedford,
'Yorkshire who is examined as to the condition of the
working classes in that town and neighbourhood. Mr.
Autey is asked :-
3. Have you any acquaintance with the system corn-
1110n1Y called the truck system ?—I have.
4. Does it exist te any extent in Bradford and the
Ileighourhood ?—Yes, it does.
" J. How are the wages in that district chiefly paid?—
part in shop goods or eatables, such as flour, meal, malt,
cheese, bacon ; and partly in goods for wearing apparel.
6. In some instances are they paid in worsted stuffs ?
I es, Some instances.
" 7. Have you reason to think that that gives any profit
Over the retail dealer ?—I believe it does in some cases, and
in some cases to a considerable extent.
8. Have you any samples of the worsted stuffs in which
the wages are paid ?—I have (the witness produce 3 two
samples of worsted stuff) ; these have both been paid in the
manner I speak of.
9. Take the first sample you have got in your hand ;
what Price has been paid for that ?—This has been charged
to the man who wrought for it by combing 11d. per yard.
" 10. What is your estimate of the real value of it ?—lt is
'lot Worth above 6d., and the article is not saleable at all at
Present. (!)
" 11. Have you any other sample ?—I have a sample of
cloth I have taken of the person who has had to take it to
get into the master's books ; I cannot give up the man's
mime in consequence of there being no protection. I can
give the master's name.
" 12. What was the charge upon that ?-2s. a yard.
" 13. What do you consider the real value of it ?—I do
not profess to be a judge of the article, and I cannot speak
to the value.
14. Is it worth 2s. per yard ?—lf it is bought in a linen-
draper's shop, it may be charged 25., but when a poor man
has to hawk it about amonc, neighbours, it is quite a different
thing ; he has to get up a'sum'according to the price he has
paid for it.
15. When wages are naid in groceries, what is the cha.
racter of the groceries ?—ln the instances that have come
Under my notice they are charged ss. in the pound above the
real value more than they can be purchased for in the mar-
ket.

" 16. You mean to say that the workpeople would be losers
to the extent of 25 per cent. ?—Yes."
We have here, then, the fact established that, in the
large town of Bradford, not only are wages paid in
Provisions, too dear by 25 per cent., but that even the
unsaleable goods of the manufacturer are forced upon
him to be hawked about for sale at a ruinous sacrifice ?
Surely this is robbery and tyranny of the blackest die!
But let us proceed to shew the mode in which the
present law against truck practices is evaded, as appears
from the following answers :___.
17. now are the wages to the workpeople ?—For in-
stance, the comber or the weaver takes home the work, which
aniounts to so much, 155., or 165., or 18s. ; after that they
have a ticket given to the shop of the master himself, and
they have to take out goods to the amount of the ticket.
18. When you say the shop of the master himself,' do
Yno Wean a shop kept by the master for his own profit ?
s.
19. Do the workpeople make any objection to take those
tickets ?—They complain very much ; they say they cannot
re money of the current coin of the realm to .pay rates, or
taxes, or rent, without some of their family work where
they are paid in the current coin of the realm.
20. What answer do they get from the overlooker on
making those complaints ?—The overlookers are in many
ses the transactors of the business ; they do not say direct-
ly'tf you do not take the goods you will lose your work,'
Ilt it is the understanding that they will do so ; for instance,
the overlooker says to the man, ' It will be better for you,'
and
the workman knows if he does not take it that he will
105 e his work.
" 21. He knows the meaning of the reply ?—Yes.
" 22. Was that answer ever given, to your knowledge, by
Y overlooker ?—lt has been given to the one belonging to
the cloth which I produce. This person was compelled to
take a Piece, measuring 28 yards, not dyed, but in the raw
"'ate that poor person had to take those 28 yards, and 50
cumbers at the same time had to take the same quantity. It
was
some time prior to last Christmas, and I believe only
last Week he got it finished in a dyed state ; and he declared
,0
me at the time he took the goods, himself and his family
1"e1e at the time starving and pining.

* * * * *
"25. At the time these goods were given to the men, it was
not a saleable article ?—No, it is not a saleable article."
Further on the witness states, that the men are
°bilged to go hawking these articles from shop to shop,
the consequence of which is, that they are frequently
filled for hawking without a license. 25 per cent. is
noted to be the profit regularly made by the masterfrom
the " truck." Mr. Autey is asked—
" 54. What profit do you suppose they make upon those
ge"s ?-ss. in the pound is the regular thing, I hear ; I
have instances to prove it.
„" 55. Mr. Villiers.—You stated that upon general report ?
---
ot oPun general report.
" 56. Chairman.—You say that the general report is, that
the difference is 25 per cent. ?—Yes.
" 57. Have you any instances to prove it ?—Yes ; I will
give you the instance of a person living three miles from
Shipley, at Idle; a person informed me the kind of goods
they purchase from the shop of Mr. Denby : she can pur-
chase goods at Idle at Ss. in the pound less than she can at
the shop. When she has to take them out for work, she
Says 4d. to 6d. per stone upon flour, ld. per lb. upon sugar,
24• per lb. upon tea and oatmeal; cheese, bacon, and other
articles in the same ratio."
The effect of the system upon the working man is
described, by the same witness, in the following
answer :
the 7l. What is your observation of the effect produced upon
workin classes by the
payment in goods instead of in
g
tntnteY ?--The working classes,r who are the victims of it,
mble very much ; they declare that they cannot pay either
.bellt Or rates, and that they cannot get clothes to Wear,
:sides having to pay so much wore for their goods than they
-"Id Pay if they had the money to spend in the market."
Need we wonder at the spread of Chartism amongst
a populationw be gladly
so oppressed, or that anarchy and outrage
would
welcomed by them if it only promised
the smallest prospect of a change in their condition ?
Tl
le following answers sliew that the practice is not
confined to small manufacturers—that rich firms are
engaged in it. The witness is asked-
-80, 1)o the large and rich manufacturers in the town of
aßreadford or the neighbourhood practise the system ?—There
large firnis, and I should suppose rich firms, that
Practise it.
r.c"til. But, as a general rule, do you
find that it is the
Wi
eh.er or
the poorer concerns that practise this system ?
have found the most cases oniony the smaller manyiac-
turei.g.

" 82. And not so much in the large towns as in the smaller
districts, such as Shipley and Windhill, and that neighbour-
hood?-Yes, mostly in the villages."
An attempt was made by Mr. Cobden to wring from
Mr. Autey an admission in favour of his own specific

for the cure of "all the ills which flesh is heir to."
Mark the insidious winding of the leaguer, and " the
settler" administered to him by the witness !
" 89. You are aware of the habits of the working class,
and their mode of hiring themselves to their employers; do
you think that a man, if the trade were good, would submit

to a reduction in the price of his groceries and other things

equal to ss. in the pound?—lt appears to me very plainly, as
far as I can see, that the manufacturers have the men under
their own power, and can do what they think proper with
them, whether good or bad 1"

Hear that, Mr. Cobden,—you know that it is true !
"The manufacturers have the men under their own
power, and CAN DO 'WHAT THEY THINK PROPER
WITH THEM !" They can reduce their wages at will;
and, if they are restive, they can—"send them out to
play a week !" But proceed we with Mr. Cobden's
questions :

" 90. If there was employment for the labourers, and
plenty of it, do you think that the labourers would agree to
a reduction of their wages to the extent of ss. in the pound ?
—I do not know that they could prevent it. We have a good
deal of work going on in Bradford, bad as trade is said to
be, and as soon as ever the income lax was mentioned, it re-
duced their wages at once; so soon as ever Sir Robert Peel
introduced the bill the manqfacturers said they would have
it at once out of their wages !"

Excellent, considerate men! You would transfer at
once the burthen of taxation to the shoulders of the
over-tasked and over-toiled drudges who serve you !
Professors of humanity—you who tell us that all your
care—all your political nostrums—are for the exclusive
benefit of the working man,—what would be your
course if, instead of imposing taxes, the government of
Sir Robert Peel had remitted them—if it had con-
ceded to your demands for free trade, cheapened the
price of bread, given you low priced sugar moistened
with the blood of slavery, and reduced to one half the
cost of living ? You would give at once that benefit to
the starving weaver and spinner;—you would raise,
rather than depress, the price of labour? Let us see
what you have done already, as brought before us in the
evidence of the same witness !
" 91. Mr. Duncombe.—How much have the wages been
reduced ?-4s. in the pound.
" 92. It is as great a reduction as that occasioned by the
truck system ?—Yes ; since this income-tax was mentioned,

I know of one person who declared that to a girl who wrought
for him at the time, a weaver ; the conversation ran to this
effect :—` Well, Sir Robert Peel is now going to lay an in-
come-tax on us,' or the tariff,' more properly speaking.

" 93. Mr. Yorke.—There is a material difference between
the two ; which do you mean i—ln this case it was the tariff,
in the other it was the income-tax ; I have two or three
cases that I could mention; this was alluding to the tariff;
he said to this girl, ' Sir Robert Peel is going to make things
cheaper.' She said, Yes, I believe he is.' Well,' he
said, I shall take 6d. a piece off you.' In the second case
the income-tax was the reason ;he said, If Sir Robt. Peel
lays the income-tax on, we will make you pay for it.'

Undoubtedly this would be the course of the very
" liberal " gentlemen of the Anti-Corn-Law League.
Cheapen the loaf, reduce the cost of living, and then—
starving weavers of Lancashire and Yorkshire, victims
of this atrocious truck system !—your very liberal
masters, these professors of excessive consideration for
your welfare, would " take sixpence a piece off you"
—would coolly proclaim to you their determination to
place the whole amount of the advantage, which was for
you, in their own pockets ! Proceed we, however, with
our evidence. Mr. William Jennings, a master mann.-
facturer, at Windhill, near Bradford, 70 years old,
thus testifies :
"597. Is it the practice much in your neighbourhood to
pay the wages of the workpeople in goods ?—lt is sadly too
much, I think.
" 598. Is that practice recent, or has it always prevailed ?

1 think in our small village there are only about three but
who do pay in goods, only three who pay in money; there
might be some small clothmakers that I have not any know-
ledge of that pay in money ; I do not know that there are.
"599. Mr. COIIDEN.—Three out of how many ?—I cannot
say ; there are a few good clothmakers in our town.
" 600. Are there 20 or 30?-1 am sure I cannot say ; they
are only very small manufacturers.
" 601. CHAIRMAN.—Is the practice recent in that district,
or has it always prevailed ?—lt bas been a growing evil;
lately one man has gone on three or four years, and other
persons have seen he has gained property by it, and that has
caused them to follow the same plan.

" 602. What effect does the system of paying in goods pro-
duce upon the manufacturer who pays in money ?--I think
it produces a largeish benefit to the man paying in goods; he
generally sells them a little higher than the shopkeeper.

" 603. He sells the goods to the workmen a little higher
than the shops ?—Yes ; I can tell you an instance that I
recollect. We had a poor woman that was very badly; she
wished the husband to get her a little light bread that comes
from Pudsey; he said he had no means, he had not had
money for a month ; she said, go to such a spot, and he went
to John Firth, and he asked him to let him have a little bit
of light bread ;he went to him and told him his case : I
can bring you candles, or something of that kind.' He said,
That will do for me ;* and lie got a bit of light bread for
his poorly wife for the candles; that he told me just before
I came away here, and that I can credit."

The same witness states that by practising the truck
system, although the wages which he pays amount to
no more than £4680 per annum, he is assured that he
would gain £4OO to £5OO per annum !—four hundred
to five hundred a year wrung from the working man
by this most cruel and wicked fraud !
But come we now to the cotton manufacture; and,
although it occupies more of our space than we can
well spare, we must give the following at length, as
furnishing a complete description of a truck cotton
establishment, owned too—we blush to record the
fact—by a Conservative ! Thomas Montgomery, an
operative, who had been employed at Mr. Dugdale's
establishment, Lower house, near Burnley, was ex-
amined at great length by the committee as to the
extent to which the truck system had been practised
by that firm. He was asked—

" 788. Be so good as to state in what manner the truck
system is carried on ?—I will commence with the rent of the
houses ; the rents are from ls. to ls. 3d. more a week than
the rents of houses belonging to other landlords, and I have
reason for knowing that, from having lived in a house occu-
pied by one of the workers of Mr. Dugdale, and also in a
house that was occupied by a tenant of another landlord. I
had lodged in:each of the houses at different times while with
Mr. Dugdale, and I can state, from experience, that the ac-
commodation was as good for 2s. 3d. as it was for 3s. 5d.,
which was paid for Mr. Dugdale's houses.
" 789. Are the people compelled to reside in those houses ?
—When there are any empty that is the case.
" 790. Those who work for Mr. Dugdale are compelled to
reside in them?—Yes; if there are any empty. The next
thing is as to the shop and premises belonging to himself,
but the licenses are not taken out in his name. A person of
the name of Fleming takes out the license, but the men are
told that they must go to the shop, at least those with fami-
lies. The young people they do not interfere with.

" 791. What are the prices of these groceries at the shop ;
are they the same prices as at other retail grocers ?—The
people have complained to me, but I am not prepared to give
the items, or how much they differ from other shops,—only
these people have frequently complained, and said, if they
bad bad the money they could have purchased the things at
a great deal a lower rate in Burnley than at the shop, for
they said they were forced to take them whether good or
bad, and if they complained or remonstrated, they were dis
charged.

* *

" 797. Now to proceed to the next item ?—The next item
is the butcher : Mr. Dugdale keeps a butcher regularly em_
played, and he kills meat; this meat has a price set upon it
by the master on the Friday morning, and if any of the meat
remains it is sent round on the Saturday.
" 798. If any meat remains unsold ?—lf it happens to be
so, which is frequently die case; but that is only on a Friday
in the month; and I will tell you the reason why it is all
sold then. They have a month's credit, and they carry it
away then without forcing, because of the credit; but at
other times, if they kill a cow they always kill sheep. But
it is not every Friday they kill a cow ; only now and then,
If they happen to kill a cow and some of the meat remains,
the man is obliged to carry it out, and leave it where he
thinks proper, whether the parties like it or not. I have
known instances occur of that kind, which have come under
mY own notice.

" When this meat is served out to the working people, is
there any clerk connected with the establishment standing
by ?—Yes, there is one regularly standing by, and he books
it ; they will take no money for anything if they offered it.
The clerk is not allowed to take money. It is always booked
until the month's pay.
" 801. Are the people obliged to allow the meat to be
booked against them understand in some cases it is left,
and in others they go for it and carry it away ; they are not
compelled to take it, but if any remains, the butcher goes
round and leaves it at any house where there is a large
family, and they must take whatever he pleases to leave
without grumbling. (►)
" 102. And what is the price, generally speaking ?—The
highest price ; the meat is not perhaps so bad ; I have
nothing to say about the meat ; it is generally tolerably good,

and of the highest price, the highest Burnley market price.
The meat is pretty fair.

" 803. Is the price of this meat stopped out of the wages ?
—Yes, always stopped, as well as rent and coals.

" 804. How long has this system prevailed in Mr. Dug-
dale's establishment to your knowledge ?—I will tell you. He
kept a shop up to the time that the Ti tick Act passed ; he
then gave it up. That is now two years ago ; but since then
he has started another shop."

A similar practice prevailed with respect to supplying
the workmen with milk :

"805. Now proceed with your next item ?—The next is
milk, which is a very great grievance to the people, or at least
they seem to be dissatisfied with it.

" 806. What is the character of the factory of Mr. Dug-
dale; what does he manufacture ?—He is a calico printer,
and a general manufacturer. He manufactures through and
through. The milk is a very great grievance. In the win-
ter time they have not enough, and in the summer time they
are obliged to take what is given to them. The man calcu-
lates when the cans are filled for him, and the clerk stands
there to deliver the milk out at 8 o'clock in the morning and
G o'clock in the evening. The milk is delivered, and he cal-
culates how much every person must have, and they must
have the quantity whether they please or no ; I have known
them to be under the necessity of churning the milk; they
have had so much of it they could not use it, and they dare
not refuse to take it. The clerk's orders were, the milk must
be divided, and they must have it. Supposing there is only
one quart, they must take it, or two, or three, if there is so
much, and the people are very much grieved about that, be-
cause, where there are large fatuities they generally give more
in proportion to their families, and there is, sometimes, three
or four times as much milk as they can use."
The witness then proceeded to state that in the
establishment in question there existed a vexatious
system of fining the men, they not being previously
aware in some cases what offences were fineable. After
describing some of these fines, he says—
" I do not wish to say as much as I could upon the sub-
ject of fines. There are many ways that they fine. I have
known as much as ss, and in one instance they fined no less
than 15s, all at one time. Young Mr. James Dugdale came
in and caught four playing at cards in the printing place at
the dinner hour, and two men sate beside getting their dinner;
he fined the four 5s a piece, and also the two for sitting
watching them. I remember another case of an old man, an
engineer; he handed a newspaper over to another old man
working at the machine ; young Mr. Dugdale came in at the
time, and he fined one 2s and the other 2s Gd. Well,' said
the man who received the paper, ' I think this is too hard ; I
have not read the paper, it has only just been handed overto
me.' There was also another case of an apprentice whom he
beat and fined 2s Gd ; the apprentice said, ` I do nut think
that is very gentlemanly ;' he knocked him down and kicked.
him, and fined hint 2s Gd afterwards."

May we not well wonder that in England, free and
enlightened England, a system such as this could
be tolerated for a day ? That the working classes in
this manufacturing Arcadia could submit to have the
wages of their almost ceaseless toil thus measured out
to them in the trashy and highly-charged wares of the
truck-shop ? Well, indeed, we might, could we blind
our eyes to the hopeless dependency of the working
man upon his exacting master ! He must visit the
truck-shop. He must take from it the whole or a
large portion of the amount of his earnings or submit
to be deprived of his employment. If any working
man has not done this, an intelligent witness informs
us, "be has been discharged, and when he has gone
from the employer there has been a note sent to all the
other mamtfacturers in the town, saying, he is a man
that will not pay his shop debts, and he must go about
his business, and the poor fellow is turned ; there
are more of those that get transported than there are of
actual thieves in our neighbourhood ; this is my firm
opinion !"

The labourer who will not submit to the terms of the
truck master, is a proscribed man ! His place is no
longer amongst the friends of his youth or his man-
hood. He must tear himself away from every scene
which he has loved—from the graves, perhaps, of his
parents or of his children—and go forth to struggle in
a land overstocked with labour, amongst strange faces,
too often to sink down in the struggle to the dreaded
doom of pauperism and the union workhouse.
Englishmen, though demoralized, as too often they are
in the heart of manufacturing districts, love and cling
to their homes. This feeling it is which alone enables
them to endure on, with such a system snatching from
their eager and hungry lips the very food for which
they have toiled.

But more upon this subject by and bye. In the
meantime we beg the calm and earnest attention of
our readers to the facts which we have placed before
them.

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In the observations made by us in our paper of the
2nd instant, respecting the election of councillors, in
November next, we are surprised to find that the
remarks upon Mr. Richard Bright have been consi-
dered an imputation upon him. We have no hesita-
tion in stating, that we did not mean to reflect upon
his public or private character, for we have no reason
to believe him anything else than most upright and
respectable.

Our Radical friends have become amazingly touchy
of late. If an humble journalist, like ourselves, has
ventured to hint a fault against the fancied perfection,
the beauty of countenance, the grace of attire even, of
any "liberal " philosopher, we have been pelted, forth-
with, with big words, threatened with long pieces of
parchment, more painful to endure than whip thongs,
and even had ominous intimations conveyed to us of
impending assault and battery, daggers and pistols !
We cannot even indulge ourselves with a glance at
a town-councillor's gaiters without bringing down
upon ourselves a storm of rabid denunciations, to
which the explosion of a fishwoman's indignation is
as a penny pop-gun's report to the thunder of a sixty-
two-pounder; and yet, strange to say, Radical journal-
ism itself can bluster and call names, rail and throw
dirt upon all that comes in its path, with as much
assurance as if it had never professed to write in kid
gloves, use honied sentences, and eschew hard lan-
guage!

As an instance of this strange perversion of " the
fitness of things," we were visited last week .with a
volley of " excellent indignation"--(we could imagine
that it had been bottled up for a twelvemonth !)—by
our excellent neighbour the Albion, because we dis-
turbed the visions of self-importance of some half
dozen gentlemen, who are about to submit themselves
to the judgment of the municipal constituencies of the
borough. Contemplating our especial benefit, our con-
temporary laid aside for the nonce his ordinary slip-
slop style of writing, and ventured upon the use of the
tomahawk. To this moment we have scarcely got
over it. The vision of the editor of the Albion, in his
war paint,
" Grinning most horribly a ghastly smile,"

as he smote right and left, has clung to us even in our
dreams. And now, when the blister, raised upon the
hands of the learned Theban by the unwonted wea-
pon, can scarcely have healed, we are completely struck
aback by the discovery of the very offence in his own
columns, for which we so lately sustained the weight
of his virtuous indignation ! We were personal last
week, and must not be personal again. The Albion
was personal yesterday, and may be personal whenso-
ever it pleases him ! We questioned the grace of Mr.
Yates's short trousers and gaiters, and other small
matters of the kind ; and we were monsters ! The
Albion, or his thinking man, yesterday, and upon every
occasion, indulges, unreproved, in nicknames and per-
sonalities, of an infinitely more aggravated character,
and is a gentleman—a model of propriety and elegance!
If our readers will peruse the lucubrations of the
Albion's " Thinking Man" this week, he will readily
perceive the justice of our remarks. The dauber who
does these pieces of witless impertinence, ought cer-
tainly, in fairness, to be visited by the Albion, in his
war-paint, and frightened into good behaviour. The
thinking man is, however, a Radical—perhaps a Radi-
cal alderman—and he may therefore jest, with impu-
nity, upon the personal infirmities of other men; and
' even enlarge upon his own claim to rank amongst " the
giants" (who be they, good Albion?) of the Radical
faction in the council !

ST. HELEN'S CATTLE SHOW AND FAIR.—The annual
fair and show of cattle, at St. Helen's, took place on Thurs-
day last, at the nzw market place in that town. There was a
very fine show of good horses and cattle of all sorts, but the
day, on account of the wet, was very much against the fair.
Many dealers from distant parts attended, and there was a
good deal of business done. As the present exhibition in-
cluded a prize show as well as fair, many of the neighbouring
farmers brought some fine cattle in order to obtain the prizes.
The judges were, Mr. Webster, spirit merchant, St. Helen's,
Mr. Rocliff, farmer, Windle, and Mr.• J. Unsworth, Den-
ton's-green. The following is a statement of the award of
the prizes :—For the best team of horses, won by Mr. Bellis,
£4; 2d prize, ditto, Mr. Clough, £2. For the best drive of
Milk cows, won by Mr. Ilighley, £3;
nett, £2. For the best drive of heifers, won by Mr. Bttyle,
£l. 2d ditto, by Mr. Ben-