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othcr towns, the state of things was quite as
bad. In little Bolton 300 houses have been
visited containing in all 500 beds and occu-
pied as follows: % persons without beds
AZ persons slept in one bed /; IS slep, 6
in bed; 1876 slept in bed &c. Their
incomes were, 1925 averaged below Is. Cd. per
week 800 more under 2s.: los below Is. 3D.
and the rest above %. 6.-The rate of fac
Tory wages was decreasing. In Leicester
people were seen actually eating from the
swlll tubs OF their pigs At Thirnham far
mcr's COW which had died and been buried
was disnterred by some starving females
and served for food for twenty families who
had not tasted meat before for months. At
Manchester no fewer than fourthousand per-
sons were subssting upon 134d. per week,
Similar details from Ireland are too horrible
to be repeated. Human beings were there
subsistlng upon a diet which in England
wouldscarcely be given to the hogs. Else
where even the swine live luxuriously and
horses and dogs fare like princes compared
with these poor wretches. TO the agrcul-
tural laborers England even, beef or
mutton, as articles of food are almost unkn-
own pork is the only kind of animal food
they get-and generally but little of that
for the high price of bread takes up tho
whole of their miserable pittance. This class
ofpersons numbers nearly 100000.
Comparing his own condition with that Of
these wretched persons-of whom there are
hundreds ofthousands in the old world, tho
poorest laborer in america, be he slave or
free, may count his lot fortunate and happy
py in the highest degree. After reading these
details of terrible misery, | imagine your YER
mont freeman will complain of hard times
and grinding poverty in extremely faint
whispers And yet all these things happen
in the territory and beneath the rule Of the
Greatest, most peaceful and most glorious
nation on the Earth.--Her Indian possessions,
her ships on every sea, her flags on every
continent, and the footprints, Of her sons on
every shorc--maic her a great, and wealthy
and mighty Power q: but what are all these,
when thousands of her children are starving
in every town Talk to these poor wretch
es of the value of their colonies, the splendor
Of the Court, the magnitude Of their armies
the wide spread conguests of their commerce.
1t is lesson that England has ye, to learn
well being OF those who live beneath their
SWAY.
ehavc had very pleasant weather in this
city for the past week, and business has re-
vised under its Influence. Still, as the season
is becoming somewhat advanced, less is done
than in the early par Of the spring and prob
ably it will dwndle away still more every
month. NJ. WATERMAN, the distinguished
Frenchman who has been far more than
year in this country cndeavorug to awaken
the attention Of the public to his Plan ef
National Exchange sailed for France on
Tuesday last. His plan is calculated to he
eminently beneficial and would extend great
~ the influence of Literature and science
throughout the country. 1t is extremely
simple and her already received the decided
sanction of Congress and the appreciation
ofthe most distinguished men in this country
or in Europe.
The Correspondence between Mcs.rs.
Fox and Webster on the case of Mcleod
has been received here as everywhere
throughout the United States, by men of all
parties, with the warmest and most enthusi-
astic appreciation. Every one recognizes
the high indisputible ground on which We
stand on this question and the eloquent,
patriotic appeals -four Secretary Of State in
behalf of the dignity of his country and in
vindicatlon ofhe just rights are such as must
inspire every one with renewed respect for
this distinguished public officer and with
higher confidence in the issue of all questions
otintcrnational differences. In such hands
as Mr.. WEBSTER our interests both Foreign
and domestic are emnently safe. His COM
municatlon to the Preslden on the usbjeet
of our commerce in the Baltic and Of our
relations, commercial and other, with the
Several States OF the Germanic Association
also displays an enlightened and most ear
nest zeal in behalf of all our greet interests
Not the least among the benefits 10 the
United States resulting from the great Demo-
cratic Victory, Of last autumn is the placing
so eminent and capable man as DANIEL
WEBSTER, at the helm of State. The coun-
try will hereafter rejoice more than she does
no at this most fortunate act.
The doines of Congress and its extraor-
binary session, form the subject Of general
speculation in the city. The SENATE has
set SPLENDID example of Promptness and
despatch to all future deibcrative assem-
bles. Instead oiwasting time and the Peo-
pies money and patience IN long windy
speaches, that body has proceeded at once