This is a pretty dish of non-People that want stockings go sense from begining to end. Im-without new ones, if they have mediately afterwards he says, that not money to buy them. They the Leicestershire Hosiers evaded have so much which they could the agreement, by getting their lay out in stockings; but, that work done at low prices in Not- not being enough, they must tinghamshire and Derbyshire! have their old ones mended. They "This," says he, "shows the buy cheap ones instead of dear necessity of union." No: it ones. This is the way the thing shows the inutility of all such works. It works in silence, and agreements; it shows that they the nation do not send delegates cannot be made binding on the down into the stocking counties parties; it shows that labour to complain of the price of stockmust be left to the demand for it;ings. And, as to the high price

and it shows the folly of your pretended Advocate.

"The difference to the public," says he, "was a trifle." He seems to suppose that the public live upon nothing but stockings. The difference was a triflle; aye, but this difference was only upon one

article of the many articles that the public want. A great many trifles amount to a great deal; and they must be attended to, because the want of the means of purchase compels this attention.

of stockings being no burden on the public, why, was it not? Because people were not compelled to purchase; they avoided the burden by not purchasing at so high a price; and, the consequence was, the price came down to a level with people's powers of purchase.

Absurd as all this is, what follows is still more absurd. It goes upon the supposition, that all the stockings are consumed out of the three counties, and "The public," says he, that all the benefits of the high "never complained." Com-wages are to be felt by those plained! Who was the public to counties only; and, that, therecomplain to? What organ is there, through which the publie is to complain about the price of stockings? What insufferable nonsense is this! Do the public ever complain in such a case? a high price for stockings purely

fore, the public, (that is the three counties) were benefited by the high wages. But, what a foolish view of the matter is this! Just as if the whole nation were to pay

to ben fit those counties.

Oh, the taxes, which take from those

no! The market is much too true who labour, and give to those

a regulator to suffer such partiality as this. The whole nation has so much, and no more, to expend in stockings, and it can expend to that extent and no farther.

who do not labour. Every man bears a share of this burden in proportion to his consumption compared with his income; and, as the working man consumes all his income, and in necessaries of life too, he is oppressed more than any other class by the operation This is the real cause

Viewing the thing in this its true light, what is the nation, and particularly the " landed proprie"to" to gain by an additional of taxes. sum being given to you in wages? of your sufferings. There is no I wish you had an additional doubt that your masters might sam. It is horrid to think of so pay you higher wages, neverthemany human beings living half-less; but, as they must be losing starved. But, what is he to gain while they did this, they could de by a million of money being paid it only for a short time. Each to stocking-weavers in wages, man might do it, 'til he was more than is now paid to them?ruined; but, at last, and that last Is there not a million less to be would soon come, your sufferings laid out by somebody else? If must return; and remain they the labourer pay a crown a year must, until the taxes be dimimore for his stockings, has he not nished.

choice, the Members for Leicester and Nottingham, did not forewariy you, I did. If you did not read that which I wrote in Long Island,

a crown less to lay out in bread But, this state of things cannot and beer? If, indeed, the addi-have come upon yeu unawares; tional million, expended by you, for, though those men of your were to be expended by you, or flung into the sea; or, if the ad ditional million were to drop down into your hands from the clouds; in either of those cases, there the fault was yours, and not might be some sense in HUMA-mine. Before the passing of NUS's argument: as the thing is, Peel's Bill, and long before, I all he says is nonsense.

The cause, the real cause of your distress, is the same as that of the distress of other people:

clearly stated what would be the effect of any such measure; soon as the Bill' was passed, I pointed out all the consequences

of it; and now you are beginning suppose an agreement made. (for it is only beginning) to taste Who is, without a positive law, of those consequences. If you to enforce its observance? Supdid not read, it was your own pose wheat fall to four shillings a fault; if you did, you ought not bushel, and your delicious hogto be surprised at what has hap-food, potatoes, to sixpence a pened. You now hear of speeches bushel. Will the masters be able and resolutions about the repeal to pay you the statement price of this Bill; but these come too then? Will the farmer have as late; the parliament now knows much money to lay out in stocknot what to do. It reels and ings as he had when wheat was. staggers backward and forward, 15s. a bushel, or, as he has now, and knows not what is to become when it is 6s.? And if he have of us, or of it. What will hapless money to lay out, can he lay pen, in the end, no man can say; out as much? Of course he canbut, we know that nothing can not, and, one of two things must happen to make our lot worse happen: he must have his stockthan it is. It is at its wit's endings cheaper, or go without stockThe war, the war that I, long ago, ings, which, you will please to predicted, between the land and observe, are not absolutely neces-the funds, is brewing. Our only sary to man's existence; for, there hope is in the effect of this war; are many people in the world who and, let HUMANUS, and other do not wear stockings, and yet. fools and impostors, say what who have plenty to eat and to they will about funds and combi-drink. I have seen very pretty nations and subscriptions, a re- women in my life-time, and gaily moval of the cause of all our suf-dressed too, in other respects, and ferings, by a Reform of the Par- with silk shoes upon their feet, liament, is the only remedy.

but without stockings. About Let us now take a look at the ten years of my life I have disremedy that has been pointed out pensed with stockings, winter as to you. It is this:-to remain in well as summer. So that, stockthe turn-out, until the masters ings are amongst the last of those will enter into an agreement to things which are indispensable. pay you the wages demanded. Do you imagine, then, that, if Of your support in the meanwhile the farmer sell his wheat for four I will speak bye-and-bye; but, shillings a bushel, he will expend

on stockings as much money as ther year with the attempt; and, he does now? You cannot ima- if they do, wheat will be four shilgine this; and, therefore, any lings a bushel, and stockings will agreement that your masters may be at about half their present price. make with you must depend, for Now, is it possible for your masits continuance in force, on cir-ters to pay you even what they cumstances with regard to which now pay, if the wheat come down neither they nor you can have to four shillings and the stockings any controul. to half their price? What, then, in such a state of things, is the use of agreements? What securities can they give; and what foundation of hope have you in them?

But, suppose, on the contrary, wheat to rise again to 15s. a bushel! Would you, in that case, stand to your agreement? No: for if you did, you must actually starve at once. And, Yet, in order to force the masmind, this may happen. I do not ters, to come to such an agreethink it will, and I hope it will ment, an appeal is made to the not. But, who can form an opi- Nobility and Gentlemen to come nion of what is to happen; who forward to support the turn-out can have a foundation for hope; fund; and this fund is to support when the thing depends upon you while out of work. Whewhat may, or may not, be done ther the Nobility and Gentlemen by the Honourable Honourable, will do this I know not; but, thrice Honourable House! Know-this I know, that I wish they may; ing that that House has the abso- for it is much pleasanter for you, lute power of raising and of low- and more for your health to have ering prices, no man can possibly a month or two of roaming about foresee what prices may be even than to be nailed down to your at the distance of six weeks. Ac-looms. I wish they may yield, cording to present appearances in this way, what cannot be got the prices will continue to come from them in any other way. I down. The Ministers say (and wish they may give out of spite I do hope they will stand to their that which they do not give from word) that they are firmly re- any other motive. However, "solved" to carry Peel's Bil. this resource will soon fail you ; into execution. They will not do and, before it be long, the " agrithat; but, they may go on ano- "culturists" as you call them,

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will show you their sabres, I am as another's; out of that which afraid! It is quite useless for God gave to us all; out of the you to declare, that you liarbour LAND. This is what the law "no political discontent;" they says, though Parson Malthus will not believe you; and, you and his follower Parson Copplewill see, that, at last, you will be stone (I have just found this man!) called rioters, if not rebels, in wish the law to be altered. Every spite of all your quiescent decla- human being, in every country, rations. The Magistrates of Not- has, if he duly perform his duties. tingham have already warned you in society, a right to support from of the tenor of the Six-Acts, the land, in case of need; in case which forbid men to meet to dis-such support be necessary to his cuss matters of trade; and, it existence without pain from hunwill not be long before the brave ger. The law of nature says Gomanry Gavalry will make their this. appearance. Do not, therefore, and this command has been reindulge the nation, that the No- cognized by the laws of England. bility and Gentlemen will support | When the lands became private you for any length of time; and, property, they carried this charge I beseech you to think of other along with them. The lands means of support. Lelong to the owners; but, they are charged with tithes and with the share of the poor. What a furious out-cry the Parsons would

This is a command of God;

But, are you to have no redres, then? Are you to starve in short? No: no man, woman, or child is to starve. The law says this. make, if their tithes were withAnd, rely upon the law. A held! They tell us, that their weaver works constantly; he is right is as good as that of the sober; he wastes nothing; he Landlord; and so it is. But, is earns all he can; his master can it any better than the right of the or will give him no more; and poor? It is not so good: it is with what he gets he is starving not so ancient: it has no foundawith his family. Now, what says tion in nature: and, if they go the law? Why, that he shall beck and lay the foundation of be relieved; that he shall be their right in the laws of Moses, assisted that he shall share out they will find the rights of the of the common stock; out of what poor still more clearly founded in was originally one man's as much those laws. Moses and Christ