The Cutler's Company of Sheffield held their annual feast on
Thursday, with the uaual convivial success but with less than the customary politi- ; The Cutler's Company of Sheffield held their annual feast on Thursday, with the uaual convivial success but with less than the customary politi-
cal éclat. Mr. Samuel Scott Deakin is the Master Cutler for the year ; and ho was supported in the chair by the Earl of Effingham Lord Edward Howard, M.P., and Mr. G. B. Denison, M.P. Lord Effingham congratu- lated the town on the information given him that its trade is in a healthy and thriving condition. Lord Edward Howard expressed his happiness that at the same time there is an increased consideration shown by the masters for their workmen, and a greater care to promote generally the prosperity and wellbeing of the humbler orders of society. Mr. Denison confirmed with statistical details the general statement of Sheffield's ad- vance in prosperity within the last few years, and reminded the citizens of the increased reasons for aiding education by all thew means— "If the people of wealth in this kingdom expect their property to be pre- served from convulsions and revolutions, such as have been seen elsewhere, they must perform their duty—I say it advisedly, their duty to those who are placed below them in the world. If the children of the working classes cannot obtain from their parents the education to enable them to go steadily and quietly through life, it is yorirduty. and interest to educate those who are the supporters of your wealth, your privileges, and all your comforts. I do say advisedly, there is no object in which the wealthy people of this country would act more wisely to themselves than to subscribe liberally for the educa- tion of the children of the working classes ; and if the wealthy parts of this country and other parts would but subscribe a tithe of what they bestow on indulgences for themselves, on their pet animals, their cattle, their horses, and their own luxuries—I say, but a tithe of what they so spend would m- deed afford to those willing to give education to the people the means and the power to make a very rapid advanoo in that direction.'
Mr. Feargus O'Connor went through his yearly form of tendering his Parliamentary resignation to the electors of his party, at Nottingham, on Monday. He told them again, "as he had often told them before," that he had spent 100,000/. of his own money upon them, and had never eaten a meal or travelled a mile at their expense. The Chartists are to blame for turning round on themselves. The man who earns twenty shillings looks with seorn on the man who earns only ten shillings, and the man who earns ten shillings with scorn on the pauper : by his plan, all would earn not twenty nor ten shillings, but three pounds a week each ! After this, the meeting of course passed a resolution of confidence in Mr. O'Con- nor's patriotism.
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