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most Religions (continues the same author) being tainted by the interest of the Clergy, we must examine them accordingly for if a porter should come and tell me, he had brought me a letter from my father, and the first part of the letter should teach obedience to my parents, but the latter part of it should command me to give the said porter half my estate; in this case I should (notwithstanding the testimony of his brother porters) without some further de monstration, believe the letter to be a forgery; as also that the first part of it, which taught obedience, was only to make way for the second and principal abuse, viz. the giving the porter money."

I make this quotation, because it expresses my sentiments better than I could do myself, and because it is extremely to the purpose (which must be set down to my judgment). The Bible teaches us to be very obedient to the commands of God-very good, proceed and that we cannot know those commands, except through the medium of priests, who are there styled the servants of God. Quære. Now is its God's will that these priests should live in idleness at our expense ?—I absolutely do not believe it. Then you are a heretic or an atheist.-Be it so-then I will not be a fool. 1 have trespassed very long upon your patience, Mr. Editor, but I hope you will forgive me as it is my first offence. I am, with every sentiment of respect,

SPARTACUS.

FOOLERY OF LORD ELLENBOROUGH.

Amongst all the 'speeches delivered in either House of Parliament since the commencement of the Session, that of Lord Ellenborough stands couspicuous as the greatest jumble of aristocratical insolence and folly. This Peer of the realm had the audacious assurance to declare in the House of Lords, that the poorer classes of the people had nothing to do with politics, and should not be suffered to read works treating of political matters. In the first place, we would ask his Lordship why a poor man may not be so good a judge of the political state of his country, as a rich man? When a country is mis-governed, it is the poor man who feels the effects of such mis-government, and not the rich-and, consequently, the former is more likely to be a judge of the source from whence the mischief proceeds than the latter, who seldom troubles himself to know anything but what he shall have for dinner. At all events, we most solemnly declare, that we might, in our opinion, search

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all the workhouses in the metropolis, ere we could find ter paupers so stupid as not to be capable of teaching this Peer of the Realm that he knows nothing about politics, and less than nothing of the talent so prominently conspicuous in those classes of society which he seems to think were born but to be slaves, and minister to the luxuries to the nobility. His Lordship thinks it absolutely necessary that a man must be worth a certain quantity of property before he presumes to meddle with politics; nay, before he can have sense to discriminate between right and wrong. A man must be worth £500 a year, before he comes to the year of maturity, or rather that is to be the criterion of the soundness of his judg ment. This must be the drift of his Lordship's discourse, for he expresses no contempt of the speeches of Alderman Expectant Baronet Atkins, because he is a wealthy and con sequently a sensible man, though he was formerly, if our information be correct, waiter at a celebrated Tavern near the metropolis, and consequently an ideot in all respects, ac cording to Lord Ellenborough's criterion, except in serving upa dinner or a supper for wealthier and more sensible folks to partake of. We would advise his Lordship to retire from a House, where if he perséveres in his present career, he can do nothing but mischief to his Country....

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Ir is really astonishing to what perfection the "Radical Breakfast Powder" has been brought already, at No. 10, Middle Row, Holborn, opposite to Epp's Ham and Beef Shop, near Gray's Inn Lane; and we are happy to say that it meets with the patronage of an independent Public, more than equal to the most sanguine expectations of the proprietor. It is generally considered much more grateful to the palate than any three-shilling coffee, and we know that it is more wholesome, as well as more satisfying to the stomach. The Radical Powder" is sure to come into general repute, as the proprietor is resolved to sacrifice a great part of his profits to induce venders to supply the Public in various parts of the Metropolis.

The Radical Powder" prepared at the above Manufactory, is we understand the result of tedious and laborious experiments, which have eventually proved effectual. The Proprietor we understand, pledges himself to spare neither pains uor expence, to render it superior to any thing of the kind, which may be offered to the public. Gain is not his object so much, as giving a severe blow to despotism; which purpose we hope that a Patriotic Public will enable him to effect.

INDEX.

ADDRESS to the Reader

Address to the British Public

A Short Address to the Yeomanry of Manchester
Adjourned Inquest at Oldham

Address to the Independent Inhabitants of Manchester and its
Vicinity

Assault by the Radicals

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Address to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent from the
Meeting in Finsbury Market Place

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Appeal to the People of England in vindication of the Character
of the Editor of The Cap of Liberty from the Aspersions of
Mr. Leigh Hunt, of The Examiner
Apostacy and Tergiversation of Mr. Cobbett

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Conduct which ought to be pursued by the Reformers, particu-
larly in the disuse of Exciseable Articles

Christian Tolerance and Christian Humanity

No. II.

Crisis-an Address to the Catholics of Ireland
Character of the Whigs and Tories at full length

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EMMETT and Erin

Extract from the Speech of the late Right Hon Charles James
Fox, on the Treason and Sedition Bills, Nov. 10, 1795
Execrable conduct of the Grand Jury of Lancashire
Effects likely to arise from "The Search for Arms Bill"

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FOLLY of a Prince suffering himself to be governed by his Mi-
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Further Observations on the Case of Mr. Carlile
Foolery of Lord Ellenborough

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Is Rebellion against the existing Government of a Country,
under any state of things justifiable? and are we arrived to
such a Political Dilemma, as to render it not only justifiable,
but praiseworthy?-

Intended Meeting of the Inhabitants of Belfast and its Neigh-
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Inhuman and brutal Conduct of the Lancashire Authorities
Intended publication of Mirabaud's System of Nature
Important Trial of Mr. Carlile for publishing Paine's Age of
Reason

Infamous Conspiracy against Sir Charles Wolseley
Important Public Meeting in Finsbury Market Place
Irish Catholics

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Impudent anfl Ignorant Assertions at the Mock Loyal Meetings 205

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to Parson Pike and other Reverends who signed the
famous Manchester "Police Declaration ;" or, prelude to the
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IV. to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent
V. to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent
of Mr. Hobhouse to the Electors of Westminster
to Sir Robert Gifford, His Majesty's Attorney-General,
on his persecuting conduct against the various Venders of
The Republican

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from á Young Tory Member to his Friend in the Country 266

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MR. HUNT'S Triumphal Entry into London

Magisterial Wisdom spreading from Lancashire to Scotland

Mr. Dennison, Major Trafford, and the Editor of The Courier
Mr. Carlile and The Deist

Meetings of the Reformers

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of abstaining from the use of Exciseable Articles
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on Mr. Wyvill's Letter to Lord Grantham
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PROCLAMATION from R. G. P. and his Ministers in Council

assembled, to the subjects of their happy Country

Piety of English Parsons

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Puny Observations of some of the Members, on the Libel Bill
Prospectus for a New Daily Paper, entitled Bombasto Egot-
istico's Evening Post

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