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      nrxE < 's MAMaACR . —The eelebrAtkm ef the wen ' s marriage on Monday last , was anything bet fdiT of merriment and rejoicing- to the majority of he mh > bitan » . The first indication -which ; wag I ?® of the occasion was tk « ringing of the ehnreh £ > 1 U . ^ iich oommenced about noon . In the after-^ T ? > distribution of meal and potatoes amongst Ivj nec ^ sitons poor was made in the Market Plaee , r ~ nz ' tie result of a public subscription for that L ^ Stse . The articles were distributed by ticket ; ua © any of the poor received to the amount of 40 : pd 50 fts of meal and half a peck of potatoes . T ^ . most other cases of the kind , the distribution ^

      ly fer from gmng general , borne com-Ztf&i that it was partial } asd others that the LjaSoes were so bad that there should by all means u 7 been some beef given along with them to help rigs off . About eight o'clock in the evening , an guciiinment of some kind was got up in the Me-AjEics' Institution , to which the middle classes fat * dmnved by tickets of 5 s . each . We underpaid the entertainment consisted in drinking tea iad earing pandwiches . Th « aopearance of things n » 11 other respects was more than usually gloomy ; nd ktt for the splendid public meetiag on behalf ' of Mr . Frost and hk companions , which was accompiided by a lively band of muac , " her Majesty's Ceding day would hare been a very gloomy affair .

      Hftl . WAX . Txi Dsi - VKnfG—Blub Coat School Room . —On Monday , Mr . Robert Baldrey gave a treat to 37 \ dis ^ , whose united ages amounted to 4 , 629 , being iB » Tera 2 e of 71 years each , on whom , in honour of her Majesty ' s nuptials , be regaled them with tea , pimcii , and excellent plumb cake at his own expense . There were present seven widows above'Sd years o'd ; jf « en above 75 twelve above 70 ; twelve above 65 ; e ^ it aboTe 60 ; and three above 55 , all heartily airing the treat . Compare this , ye gentlemen of the Did Cock , who forgot the poor ou the Queen's jrediiBg day , and ask yourselves where your jibenliiy was along with your loyalty , when your Tory brother has so far outstripped you by making ihe widows' heart sine for joy .

      CiiDEB Dale Brewert . —Charles Priestley Es ^ the respectable proorietor of this brewery , at Soreby Bridge , near Halifax , gave a dinner to his jaea , at ihe Navigation Inn , on Tuesday , the 11 th nisant , in honour of the event which took place the £ jy previous , as a remembrancer of the union which took p lace betwixt the illustrious pair , Prince Albert ad ihe Qneen of these realms . Awful Catastb . ophs . —On Sunday morning , about b ^ past two o ' clock , the body of Mr . John Sugden

      is of Air . D . Sugden , of the Talbot Inn , in this ism , was found a lifeless corpse , in front of his frier ' s dwelling , by the watchman . It appeared a his return home , finding the family was gone to lei , he had tried the door , and the evening being » s at the former part of it , but at that time frosty , brag ascended the steps in front of it , it is supposed his foot mast have slipped , and got entangled ntbe railing , on the side of the steps , which threw iaQ on his back , and by the fall , his scull was broken , Triich caused hi 3 death .

      Queen ' s Masriagk—On Monday , the day on which fte reyal pair became united , was observed by a bige number of the shops being closed , and the Kiendants at the b&ck oi the counter keeping an koliday , but no other event of importance was ob-En-able . A number ef gentlemen met at the Old Cock Inn . of the Whig school , for the purpose of oreling away evil sorrow and dining together , in commemoration of the ev « nt at which loyal toasts and speeches made up the entertainment for the CiT .

      SHEy FIELD . Tctquble Di > ser Partt . —Yesterday , we had the pleasure of witnessing a sp l endid treat given to treaty-fire poor old men and twenty-five old women , ti the house of Mr . Waddington , sign of the Black BaD , Ho ' ilis Croft , in honour of the marriage of our radons Queen Victoria and Prince Albert . Mr . Hatts , a respectable old pensioner , and wife , took fee chau-3 . The dinner , which consisted of roast beef of Old England and rieh plumb pnddings , with a plentiful supply of vegetables , & . « . was provided at the expense of our generous and spirited iotrasman , Mr . X . Wiley , and we have no doubt will be long remembered by the delighted guests . The dij ' s enjoyment was greatly enhanced by a numbeT of original songs being snng by the well-known local poet , John knott . After the cloth was drawn , a doien of good old port wine , to drink the following

      toasts , were brought oh the table . The Chairman then gave : — "The Queen Victoria , God bless her , may she live long and die happy" —three times three , " His Royal Highness , Prince Albert , may his union to our gracious Queen prove a blessing to the country which has adopted him "—three limes three . " Our considerate Benefactor , and may poverty be a 'long daj ' s maarch' behind him" — three tirres ihrf e . After which it was " Liberty Hall ; " pipes and tobacco were introduced , and e * ch man a tankard of Sir John Barleycorn , and the women a glass of negus or anything else more congenial to " their tastes . The toast aid song went round , and previous to the party breaking up , the Id men were each presented with a quarter of a pound of lebaeco , ana the old ladies with a qnarter of a pound of tea each . The following is a list of the Tenerable company : —

      lyAmotir , Matthias 92 1 SoieliSe , Martha 82 Yosie , Matthew 87 Wall , Mary 81 HjchardsoB , George ... 86 Bramhall , Mary 80 Chambers . Joseph ... 85 Richardson , Ann 7 B Bishop , John 84 j Wood , Elizabeth 73 Aeeonam , Edward ... 80 Sheldon , Betty .. „ 77 Tnrosr , Thomas 80 South , Ann 77 Comity , George 73 j Machin , Sarah 77 kjjB . Sunnel ....:.... 79 I Becket , Esther .. 76 BalLJoaathaa 78 j Bowling , Sarah 76 gt og , Joseph 78 | Milner , Mary 7 i Marshall , Jehn 77 { Rodgers . Ann 75 77

      ^ George | White , Jane 75 Woollen , Thomas ... 73 j Walsham , Sarah 74 « eTenson , Th = mas ... 76 Allen , Ann . 74 Bnadon , Richard .. „ ,. 75 Stacy , Mary 74 fe ps ^ John 75 Faris , Esther ......... 73 Owen . Thomas 74 I Wibon , Hannah 72 J > easy , Matthias 74 j Slinn , Alice 72 Gra , William , 74 Rovill , Ann 72 i > yson , \\ illiam 73 Woodcock , Ann 71 ** s gaen , Samuel 71 Ashborne , Sarah 70 TiL-antiGewge 70 j Hill , Mary 70 Mion . John € 3 j BuEh ^ Mary 69 Kc-, George 67 | Crawshaw , Cassy .... 68

      ^ 5 men , total ages 1 S 35 , 23 women , total ages 1867 United ages , 3 , 803 years ! » HTJDDERSrXELD . Qfee-Vs IIaesugb . —On Saturday , our loyal WKnimen got up a req-oiskion w the Constable , to ~ pnbjc meeting , but so tardy were their pro-» = aaig =, that it was near dark before it was pre-* x&A , and it wa 3 kept such a profound secret that wae oat the reqmsiwustt knew any thbg about it . ine Unstable called the meeting for half past seven « tiock , and not a placard had appeared until after j * J past six . At the time of meeting only one of w * reqrur . uoaisis attended , and he uraa so diminu-« % ne could hardly be seen at the back of others go were there as spectators . After the lapse of ¦ w An hour the few that were there went to work , ek > - J w ^ k * ! constable , was called to the ^ r . a nd Mr . WiJlan 3 just dropt in in time , or the « eUDg would have dissolved . He mo-rad . " That

      • « Uanable aim * unce that Monday next b # kept jaitral holiday , and that the shopkeepers close ~*^ fflops . " The resolution was put , and the jKepg tnocght if closing the shops was to be ail ~ eio \ a !; y , they could do without it , so the motion * a « lost . All was then at a stand , till Mr . S . Binns « 0 Ted " That the meeting adjourn to Monday , at * » elTe o ' clock , to memorialise the Qneen in favour « irost , Williams , and Jones . " The Chairman * oald not put it , » nd , gueh was the state of the «* ra , s , nothing could be done . The motion was ¦ we to dissolre . A Mr . Swan , auctioneer , ro # e to fxre an amendment , * ' That a subseriDtion be en-4

      « re into to treat the widows and widowers " and " the suggesjion of a labouring man , he added " the wpnaEs / but he could get no seconder , so the r ^ . g , charitable Beacon of Ramsden-stre « t chapel * n-ea sgalD « That the Constable be requested to jo unce a holiday . " The aeeting then got larger j wie « nigs sending round to the revisionists ; and aeiJ the Chairman called for a show of hands , he JW not decide . At thii time the meeting was a liat , C 0 nfuil 0 D . » ca one claiming the victory . I g meeting w « then ordered to diride , which they ~ £ At last the Chairman said the meeting might r » ed , so Willans got a motion , that the shop-^ ers and those who pleased were to have a holi-J , tad the matters be recommended to pay the ** their So ended another of thfwhi

      wages . * £ ?»« . Oa Moaday nearly all the thopkeepe ^ gJohnDjson ' s aen , who was first in the requi-Joer oVi l ? Ji ^ are i ^ ona ^ . "were at work from Ste l ^ t ^ tiie morning to late in the veniag . i nioSt $ ? ?*** " * findin S fault with roch ^^ y . The day appeared more like a day of ^™ j a « than of joy . There was notbiag but ead-»* u the morning ; and in the afternoon a baad gj ^ tn e Btreeto with a few children after feem . ^ ^ iTate ball * w « re held , and the most loyal * to fr a uywn ^ *^« Cattolie , who had high p ** ^ * tea party .

      St'oZteS *^ ^ *** - —The rate-payers of all posSf ^^ Ps m tbis Union hare resolred ( if * 5 owL next election of Guaroiaas , toeleet fe teriTnf X * 5 M toe rate-payers are oompiainiBg Bje J . r " * enonnous expenses in salaries , « fec . ^ laSw , " ! ^ *» W « th « * mount they were ^ des ^ P 001 ? ut ** more inconveniences , « e ^ £ ; & " *> we " Provided for . The relieving *» int « I «» i ! ld ? r sfield are sending the destitnte ^ S ^ 881 ^ ^ e vagabonds a * dthieve * tbtt ^ t i « w ^^ : t » v u & *** £ > » ° proTidifig well * Hniwl'Jr . v » me time there is a good house " *¦ Whtrt thej can U well anendwfto .

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      LbkDS fcrDEPBHDEXT ORDER OP IHK ASK . —On Monday 4 the Evening Star Lodge of the Leeds Independent Order of the Ark , No . 108 , was opened at the house of Mr . Josesph Ward , the Forester ' s Arms , MoW Green , in the Hnddersfield District , when a considerable number were initiated into the Order and the evening was spent in harmony . ' ter n ; 2 ™™ £ » " * ( £ f ?» ?**? £ A RK-On

      BRADFORD . QrEEx ' s Marrugb . —The celebration of the marriage of her Majesty was observed here by the principal shops being dosed , the ringing of bells , and several private tea parties , &c . We have not heard of any of the wealthier classes giving a treat to their poor neighbours on this joyful occasion . Arrest of more Chartists . —On Wednesday , two persons of . the names of Holdsworth , brothers , residing in Nelson Court , were arrested , in consequence of evidence which came out at the examinations at York ; on Monday and Tuesday last . They were this morning ( Thursday ) removed to York for further examination . l £ is feared that those infernal Epie 3 who have kept company with those deluded men will yet implicate others .

      ASHTOH-UNDER-LYNE . Paike ' s Birthdat . —A large number of the ad mirers of the principles of Thomas Paine sat down to an excellent supper at the house of Mr . John Clayton , Charlestown , near Ashton . M 1 BWB 5 TON . Fri-its of DROKE . NXESS . — Early on Snnday morning last , as Tbemae Tetlow , of Tonge-lane , was going home in rather an intoxicated state , he met number of drunken , foolish , and vicioua young men near the Lark-hill , who barbarously treated him He was unable to get home by himself , so that Bome humane persons had to carry him to his residence and send for a surgeon immediately . He has been lying in a very dasgerous state ever since , and his surgeon expresses very little hop * of hia recovery However , the villains , who have committed thiB hor rible deed , are all known according to thi rumours afloat .

      ROCHDALE . State op Trade . —The condition of the woollen weavers and spinners of this town and neighbourhood has been truly deplorable for a long time ; but every week of late has added to their distresses for numbers are without employment , and those in work are being reduced in their already scanty wages : in many instances 2 g . out of 12 s . have been taken from the poor weaver , and in like proportion from the spinner . It is a fact that there are weavers in this town weaving flannels for umder 26 b ., which , a very few years ago wcr . ld have been £ 2 10 s . One manufacturer , id FipiiD Icjlast , gave £ 1 18 s . for making a piece 0 ¦ n < quality and la * t week he only paid £ 1 10 s . for the game work . Not only are the weavers suffering , but mostly all other branches are beginning to fall . Hundreds are up and down in search of employment , but unable to get any .

      Serjjcw . —On Sunday last , the Rev . Dr . Molesworth , Yicar of Ro « hdale , preached a sermon ( by the Queen ' s authority ) in St . Mary ' s Church , in this town , after which a collection was made in aid of the funds for the extension of churches belonging to the Establishment . Suttdat School Serhoxs . —On Sunday last , in the Association Chapel , Baillie-street , the R « v . Mr Mackey , of Belfast , and the Rev . Mr . Molvneux , of Liverpool , preached sermons ; when ollect ' ons were made , amounting to £ 50 12 s . lid ., in support of the Sunday School . By the report the school contains about _ 900 scholars , and was in debt £ 46 before the collection , which leaves a balance of about £ 4 in itB favour .

      Narrow Escape prom Death . —On Sunday night last , as an old man named Holt , whoBe wife lay sick in bed , was looking und » r it with a lighted caudle , the bedding took fire , and was not discovered until the poor woman began to feel her legs burn , when to her utter amazement she found the ted on fire , and a considerable part of the bedding entirely consumed . Providentially help was at nand , and the fire was extinguished with no other loss than part of tht poor man ' s bed .

      STOCKPORT . Thb Qukek ' s Maeriagk . —The Gala Day . — The affiance of her Majesty with Prince Albert of Saxe Wtha , instead of being the scene of happiness and exultation in thii town on Monday , has been celebrated in- as melancholy and sombre a manner as eaji be well imagined . The examples of neighbouring towns—that of charity to the suffering families , have bad no effect ipon the executive of Stockport—so that , instead of congratulation by the people , " the scarce of all power , " the affair has been ushered with lamentations , since it only serves to remind them that they have more taxes to pay , although they protest they have nothing to pay with . National joy is an anomaly where that nation is

      nearly bankrupt . The G&xette but too truly testifies , amidst the abundant population out » f work , in what a state England is ! Crowds of the working classes congregated in the more public places , in the hope , that some temporary relief , in the shape of food or meney , wouia be distributed with a liberal hand for their starring families , by the members of the corporation , who , with the Town ^ Clerk and his £ 500 a-year , profess , as their representative * , to consult their wants and wishes . But although the poor families wandered about disappointed and dispirited , the hand of benevolence was closed against the calls of hunger ; so that in the midst of this auspicunu event ( pray God that it may be so ) , whilst some looked gay , they , poor creatures , could only look

      grave . Yet , idle vanity was not silent . Old nags and banners were waving in the air , and nothing new or novel was to be seen . Not a single device upon the marriage , or in honour of her Majesty ' s consort ( the " half sovereign ") was to be seen . Dirty rags and shattered fiags ^ alone marked the event . So filthy was the union jacks , that they were not inaptly teamed * ' smoke jacks . " The bells rung , cerrainly , during the day , and ihe firing of temporary cannons and small guns sent forth their startling reports . Indeed , it appears that a tolerable Whig and Tory fund was subscribed for the purchase of gunpowder ; and thus was lavishly blown into the air that which would have afforded food for hundreds of perishing children . The town did not in any other way wear

      an aspect which , in bye-gone-days , it would have done , something to be thankful for , either in assisting the needy , comforting the afflicted , or render happy many a cheerless fire side . But charity from our local rulers is like expectirjg fag trees from thistles—they have neither the inclination nor the ability to give to anybody but themselves . There was no public rejoicing , nor anything in which the inhabitants generally were called for to participate ; nor was any ofahe cotton mills stopped for tne occasion . Stockport stands disgraced- by the executive , the town council , who are the dominant party here , and therefore have been looked up to f » r some act , some example of benevolence , at which the people could rejoice and ebout "long live the royal pair . "

      But all was silent upon this head , and , wit * the exceptions already stated , the town , for some of the drapers' shops being closed , had the appearance of an universal bereavement , wanting only the muf&ing of the bells to complete the picture . The major , who is a drunkard-maker and a drunkard-fiuer , announced that the Queen ' s marriage would be celebrated by apublie dinner at one of the principal inns , usually ocenpied by the Tories . Hu object was to procure as large an attendance as possible ; and , therefore , in his endeavours te save the towa fr « m the charge ? fdifloyaltjand disgrace , offered a truce to the Tories if they gttld dine with them , viz ., that no political toast liuttWbe introduced ob the occasion . The Tories beinr thnB driven out of their usual

      rendezvous , could not dine any where , and the active members calculated that , by securing the Tory house , to coerce them into a junction with the Whig ? , in which trick , as it , has been called , three of the Tery council , Howard , Bradshaw , and Swindells , took a v ??* l k * 11 * " * tneir party to take tickets , whilst the mayor and the liberal town clerk , by very , pressing invitations on the last day , to every member of the Corporation , of which number there are 56 , were confident of swelling the numerical strength ot f " 3 J'S ( soulfl 0 Ter ^ franoi * worship was to preside . The dinner , too , turned out a failure , the attendance being between twenty and thirty , ( the 5 ? , a ff , Tori -gy < " * of * Population « f nearly / 0 , 000 souls . WhatloyaltiXAid the proceedings were of the-flattest chara 4 « bat ever wer « heard of , the exclusion of polUietJtlnng left the speeches aa meagre and as inspid as " -cabbage twice boiled . " Of

      course nothing was «* id about the deolining revenue , the taxes , the increasing debt , the amount of national distress and misery , and the grant of £ 30 , 0 W a-year for the maintenance of a German pauper for the Queen ' s husband , nor the rtill more wicked , extravagant , and detestable allowanee ef £ 70 , 008 for the building of royal stables ! This Humeroui party , this compliment to royalty , through the may » r , broke © ff late at night , and returned to their homes blown out whh turbot , and reeking with wine , thoughtlew and regardless of the wants , necessities , and sufferings of the labouring classes , which allows them at every step they take in the streets » f the borough . So much for the oelebratioa of the Queen ' s wedding-day in Stockport , and the benevolence aid the consistency of the Town Clerk and his Corporation , the professed f riwids of the people . , _

      CHORLTON-UPON-MEDLOCK . DiaxER . —On Saturday evening , Feb . 8 th , at the Neptune Inn , Temple-street , Cnorlton-upon-Medlock , the workmen in the employ of Messrs . Whitworth and Co ., along with a few friends , sat down to an excellent supper , given by them to Mr . John . Booth , on his leaving that establishment , on which occasion they presented him with a handsome writing-desk , and round robin , as a token of their esteem and respect for his generous and upright behaviour , and for the mild and unassuming manner with which he conducted himself both to employers and employed , whilst foreman in the said establish ment , for Beven years and five months .

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      A Fobeigner , calling himself Sienor Ghidigliani , an Italian merchant , travelling for Tub pleasure , ana residing for the present at No . l . rneda Helder / went the day before yesterday to tne branch depot of the Mont de PieXe * , in the rue Neure dee Petits Champs , and presented 118 antique medals , which he estimated at 20 . 000 f , requiring the Bmall loan upon them of only 250 f ! As at these establishments nothing but the intrinsic Take of the metal is taken into-consideration , the director , believing them to be silver , put them into the scale , and , finding the weight sufficient , advanced the money . As the A Fobeigner , calling himselfSignor Ghidigliani ,

      worthy merchant was Tery strenuous in his recommendations that the utmost care should be taken of his precious coinS j they were the next day sent to the principal depot . Here some suspicion arose as to their purity ; an assay was made , which at once proved that , instead of Being of silver , they were of a factitious material , not worth twenty sous . It is needless to add , that no signor was to be found at No . 1 , rue du Helder . —Galignanx . Paris , Feb . 7 . —The Ministerial Journal publishes this evening the following news of the expedition to Khiva , which it nas received from Odessa : —

      - a "This expedition takes the route between the Caspian and Lake Ural : it consists of 4 , 000 infan-1 try , a small park of light artillery , and some corps 1 of regular cavalry , the force of which is not mentioned , and has with it 11 , 060 camels to carry the ammunition , provisions , and doubtless also fuel , which is not mentioned . General Perowski writes F j that , on the 4 tU of December , that is to say , sixteen s days after his departure from Orenburg , he had a accomplished the fifth part of his march . If he con-1

      ! . - , tmues to proceed at the same rate , the expedition 1 . will have no less than eighty days' march before it e can reach its destination . General Perowski says 5 , that the cold is thirty degrees ( probably by the n Lentegrade thermometer ) , and that even in his s own tent , notwithstanding the fire that he kept up , u he cannot obtain less than sixteen degrees ; nothing ' - is said of the losses of men or cattle that the expe's dition has sustained , or of the hardships which the poor soldiers must certainly endure . "—Le Commerce , February 8 .

      iEMALEl > TREPiDiTr . —A young girl , of Fraquendag , near Sarrebourg , in France , has just given a very remarkable proof of intrepidity . On the 22 nd of January , her master being out on business , some thieves thought it an excellent "opportunity for robbing the house , which is in a very solitary situation , aa no one but the young person alluded to could be at home to oppose their design . In the middle of the night she was awoke by the crash of a broken window , and instantly flew to her master ' s room , where she knew there was a gun loaded , with which she hastened to the spot whence the noise proceeded , fired at the miscreants , killed one of them , wounded another severely in the shoulder , and forced the others to make off as fast as they e * uld .

      Most Extraordisart Case of Fasting . —An instance of very uncommon fasting has excited a great deal of iuterrst in this vicinity for some weeks past , and we have taken pains to ascertain from a very intelligent medical friend , conversant with all the circumstances , a correct account of the matter . It appears that Calvin Morgan , of Porterstille , in Groton , a member of the Methodist Church , and a man remarkable for his probity , piety , and veracity , has been for ten years oue of the nearest neighbours of our informant . He has been for some time past in the habit of fasting for one or two dayB in the week . On the 28 th day of November last , he oommenoed a fast of forty days from all food , taking nothing but a little cold water—say half a pint in every twenty-four hours for the whole time . During the latter part of his abstinence he was visited by

      the physician of the place almost every day . He was able to go about , and continued to do so even in the very cold days of last week . In twenty-one days of his abstinence , nxUlam sed unam eyacuationem habuit , his pulse varied from forty to fifty in a minute , and very feeble ; and there was nothing but once to indicate any activity of the bowels . Ou Tuesday of the present month , with his mind tranquil and pleasant , he commenced eating , and this afternoon ( the 10 th instant ) I called to visit him , but found him absent on a visit to his father , who resides about three miles from this place . It appears that Mr . Morgan has been actuated by some religious motive in the above line of eonduct , and has depended upon faith for his support in all his troubles . If he has had no other sustenance , surely the days of miracles are not passed . —New Ytrk Paper .

      The Mo . vume . nt Example . —On Sunday , about twelve , a young woman , decently dressed , applied to the concierge at the Arc de Triomphe , to be allowed to go to the top . As she was alone , and he was unwilling to go up with her , he refused her admission ; but she at length prevailed upon him by stating that she had come all the way from Vincenues , and must return immediately . When they got to the top , the infatuated girl eluded the watchfulness of her attendant , and threw herself off ; but , instead of reaching the ground , fell upon the upper cornice of the edifice . She was taken down with her back broken , and carried ' to the Hospital Beaujon , where she died in a short time . Stie had with her a bag containing a long rope , with which she , no doubt , intonded to hang herself , had she not been suffered to ascend the Arc de Triomphe . We have not learnt who she was nor the cause of her desperation . —Port * Paper .

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      Ixcekdiary Fire . —On Sunday evening last , about six o ' clock , three stacks were discovered to be on fire , in the stack-yard belonging to Mr . J *« el : Smith , at Little Smeaton , near NortEallerton . An alarm was immediately « iven , and an express tent to Northallerton for the fire engines ; Dut before they arrived considerable damage was done . Three large wheat stacks , one hay ditto , and part of another , and a straw stack , were completely consumed . There were several other stacks , and the dwelling house and outbuildings close adjoining , which were

      providentially saved by removing an oat stack , and by the great fxertions of thctce who managed the engines . To those who assU ted every praise is duejbnt we are informed that many stood by and retaiMk although offered to be liberally rewarded for i 33 ji r Bervices . They were principally excavators ' On the railroad . Such conduct cannot be too severely condemned . The damage is estimated at about £ 200 , which is not covered by any insurance . It is strongly supposed to have been the act of an incendiary , and a reward of £ 46 has been offered for the discovery of the offender . —Durham Chronicle .

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      IMPORTANT FROM INDIA .

      ( . From ihe Bombay Times Extra , December 4 . ) Captain Outram has brought despatches from General WUlshere , whose camp before Khelat he left on the night of the 15 th alk , announcing the capture of that place on the 13 th ditto , and the death in the conflict of Mohrab Khaw . the chief , all of whose principal Sirdars were killed or taken , and hundreds of other prisoners . This was accomplished by a weak brigade of

      Infantry ( her Majesty's 17 th and 2 nd Foot , and Bohgal 31 st Regiment ) , and six light guns , at mid-day , by storming the place in the teeth of 2 , 000 Beloochees , the elite of the nation , after a previous march and assault of some heights commanding the approach , on which the enemy had six guns ia position . Our loss was severe , 140 killed and woundedabout one-fifth of the number actually engaged , one officer , Lieutenant Gravat , of the Bueen's , among the former ; and six or seven officers among the latter , but none severely .

      Captain Outram made his way through Beeloochistan in disguise , from Khelat to Somneana , by a different route to that travelled by Pottinger in 1809—a distance of upwards of 350 miles , which he accomplished in "I days , but has since had an unfortunately tedious passage by sea .

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      ur ^ - * ^ u •^ m ** r **^^*^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ » ^ w » ^^ yw- *^^^ ** >^^ rO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —The Committee for the Defence of Frost met last night to wind up the affairs , when it was found that the following Boois are still out , viz . —Numbers 1 , 2 , 3 , -t , 5 , 7 , 8 , 8 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 25 , 28 , 31 , 41 , 43 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 50 , 53 , 54 , 60 . Potsom holding these books are requested to hand them , with what money they hate collected , to Mr . Onest , Steelhoase Lane , or Mr . Jay ' s Coffee Hbusv , on Tuesday evening next , and take receipts for the same . Thowas Mattt ii also requested to hand over the £ 2 11 b . he received from Mr . Danis , of Wednesbury , in December last ; and also Mr . Brown is requested to pay aver the sum collected at the dinner . By Order of the Committee , WSI . 8 MALLW 00 D , See . Birmingham , Feb . 12 , 1840 .

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      Thursday Evening , February 13 fA , Quarter to Seven , p . m . City and Commercial Affairs . —Only two or three weeks ago , no person conversant with general business would have believed that so sudden a transition could occur in the value of money , as has now taken plaoe . In the open market nobody thinks of asking more than Four per Cent , for the current run . of commercials bills , and large parcels have been dsBcounted at 3 | , and in some instances as low as 3 per cent . ' The banking houses are generally charging 5 per cent , the rate fixed by the Bank of England , to their regular customers , but their balances are rapidly accumulating , in consequence of all persbns not tied down to particular houses , obtaining accommodation from the discount bankers

      on lower terms . On the Stock Exchange to-day money was freely offered on short loans or securities , as low as two per cent , and some even on these terms could not find employment . Contrasted with the exorbitant rates of interest charged only a few weeks ago , this picture may appear , to persons at a distance , to be too highly coloured , but we can confidently vouch for its being accurate to the letter . The moving cause of this altered state of affairs is distinctly traceable to the manufacturers and interohangera having no stimulus held out to enter into prospective operations , from the low rate of profit in all oases , and iu many instances , indeed , from its total annihilation , and has been observed in some of my former articles to the Northern Star .

      The Tea Trade . —The news from China has had a considerable effect in " lightening" the terms of sales , which have been effected to a considerable extent ; and parties hare turned their attention to a species of East India tea , from our own territories in Assam , which , it is stated , cap bo obtained in great supply , and will go far to make up any deficiency in thiB important article of domestic consumption , that may arise from a Chinese war . Free trade Conjious have advanced from 3 a . to 3 s . 4 d ., and Twankay 3 e . 3 d . to 3 s . 5 d . per lb . The Company's have fluctuated , and are now quoted 3 s . 3 d . money , and 3 s . 7 id . credit . Closing prices of Stocks . —Bank Stock , 179 $ ; India- Stock , 249 ; Do . Bonds , € ; Three per Cent .

      Consols , dig ; Three per Cent . Reduced , 92 ; Exchequer Bills , 18 ; Long Annuities , 144 . The dissolution of Parliament-continues to be spoken of as confidently as ever : and it is supposed that the" Monteagle" job ., which has been pulled to pieces in the Commons by Sir R . Peel , will in many cases aid the Tories upon the hustings ; at least those who are well acquainted with the tactics of tbe respective factions opine a small Tory Majority , if a general election were to take place . . All ihe drunkards , at all the police offices , on Monday , were let off scot free , on account of the Queen ' s marriage . We have net heard of any political amnesty of tbis kind , ey « n to the small fry of offenders .

      FROST , WILLIAMS , AND JONES . Last night , one of the largest in-door meetings ever convened in London , was held in the great room of the White Conduit House . I never witnessed so strong a feeling upon any public queBtfon . Mr . George Rogers was in the chair , and very ably performed his duty . Messrs . Savage , Thomas , O ' Connor , Waft pn , Dr . Wade , Wilkinson , Moore , and ethers addressed the meeting ia favour of the resolutions , upon whfch the enclosed address was founded . When Mr . O'Counor presented himself , and throughout the whole of his address , the applause was

      astounding . Never did I witness so strong an expression of public regard and attachment . Sonle tnfllne difference exists , but only ai to time , I am informed , between Mr . O'Connor and the London Committee with respect to Mrs . FrostVbeing accompanied by an immense procession to the Home Offioe , on her way to-tile Queen . All agree as to the propriety of the step , but communications bare been made that the London trades trill not join , and say that Frost , Williams , and Jones were not tvrking men , and therefore it is not their butines * . Let the country trades who support the London trades , instantly inquire into this feul slander . Any well-

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      judging person gives it as his opinion that a omwi sion of half-a-million of people aocompany i ^ Hpt Frost and her daughters would insure the liberation of the prisoners while Mr . O'Connor contends that many who work anxiously for their liberation , would not purchase it by an exhibition of popular strength , as they only wish for the act of grace , but not that the people of themselves should gain it . Mr . g&onnor appears resolute in his determination , and flat failing , he has mentioned his intention of iud * in * «««« ri ™ it » bfennfn !™ tw . ^ « - ^

      making a last appeal to the working classes , to hold simultaneous torch light meetings in every district of the three kingdoms . This step , he considers necessary , as again the masters have refused their men an opportunity of expressing their sympathy for Frost and his fellow prisoners . A report is very prevalent , and still gains ground , that the miners of Cornwall had risen , and at Paidstow attacked the steamer in which the prisoners were being conveyed to Portsmouth .

      The Members of the House of Commons , on all Bides , have expressed their determination not to have a division JUST NOW , upon any account ; and , in fact , not one single man in either House will move a hand to assist the

      people" A pox on both their Houses 1 " Meetings are announced to be held in the present and the ensuing week all over London ; and the people ore determinedly resolved to speak ent , and , if possible , to save the prisoners . Let the country trades inquire into the fact above stated , as the dandy trades of London lire upon thce of Glasgow , Newcastle , Manchester , and other places and the country trades are good and sound , and look upon the prisoners as right good working men . Something very secret is going on , both in the Cabinet and in both Houses , aud a dissolution seems at hand .

      ADDRESS . CASE OF FROST , WILLIAMS , AND JONES . To Englishmen of all Parties and of ail Opinions . —The case of these persons demands the attention of every man and woman in society , let their politics be what they may : for every member of society haa a common interest in upholding the pure and equal admininistation of the law : if once its integrity be violated , all security is loBt ; the fate of the Chartist to-day may be the fate of the Tory to-morrow , and that of the Whig on the third day : therefore , it is that every person of every grade of opinion has a common interest in giving attention to this case .

      It is stated , and we believe it to be incont-eatibly true , that when , on the trial of Frost , a legal objection was taken , namely , that the provisions of an Act of Parliament had not been complied with , the presiding Judges , after consultation , declared it to bo a most weighty objection , saying , however , that they could not stop the trial , but would reserve the point for future consideration ; but , said the counsel for the defence , how will the prisoner be situated in

      tho event of a verdict of guilty I In that oase , said Lord Chief Justice Tindal , " he will have the full benefit of the objection , for if , upon consideration , wo find the objection to be good , then the Court will apply to the Queen for aparJon . " The prisoners were found guilty , as some think , contrary to the evidence , and as others think , in conformity with it ; but tho question now is : Has the objection been fairly dealt with 1 and if not , is it not full time , that the prisoner 3 should receive the benefit of it .

      Two out of the three Judges who presided at the trial have declared the objection to be good and duly urged . But where is the promised pardon ? In the case of Sheen , and in numberless other cases of the utmost atrocity , persons more than suspected of guilt in its most horrid shape , have been immediately released and lot loose upon society , rather than the sacred forms of law should be dispensed with ; for it was felt that if the guilty were deprived of the benefit of the forms of law to-day , a similar fate might befal the innocent to-morrow .

      Why , then , are not Frost , Williams , and Jones to have the benefit of the well-established and merciful provisions of English laws ! Is it because theirs is a political oifenco ? and that their politics are opposed to the ruling powers ? Is it that they were tho declared opponents of the Whigs , that tho Whigs see no justice in maintaining the promise of the law pledged to them at the trial ? Is it that Mr . Fbort haj had a public political contest with a Cabinet Minister ; that he standB pledged to oppose him at his election for a seat in Parliament at the approaching dissolution , that the law is to be wrenched from its customary equilibrium , to bo made the instrument © f vengeance on a political opponent .

      Whether or not these factious , low-minded , and unjust motives havo actuated the governing powers , is uncortain ; but certain it is that the people of England have but ono interest in upholding tho integrity and equality of the law , regardless of the view 3 and passions of party factions , in power or out of power . Let us , then , all unite and demand , with ono unanimous voice , the promised pardon of John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones—the law ia pledged to place them in the same position , as if the objection had been allowed at Monmouth—and in that position they cannot be placed , until they arc relieved from all tho consequences of their illegal conviction .

      To the country , then , we appeal ; to every city , every town , every village , every man and every woman , we appeal for help to secure the vindication of the law . Let petitions to the Queen , and to both Houses of Parliament , be immediately prepared , praying for pardon—let them be signed by every man , and let the address be appended to every signature in those from the large towns . Let the petitions be forwarded to London for presentation ; and the voice of a determined and unanimous people must prevail .

      INCENDIARY FIRES IN SHEFFIELD . ( Frm the Sun . ) We learn from a Second Edition of tho Sheffield Patriot , published at noon on Tuesday , that flvo stacks were set on fire in the neighbourhood of Sheffield on Monday night and Tuesday morning . Attack of hay , belonging to Mr . Vickura , was discovered to bo in a blaze at midnight on Monday . So deliberately had tho diabolical work been done , that the very boles on which the stack rested were found burning . Near the spot a piece of paper used to ignite luciier matches was found . A lariiG stack of wheat , the i > roDcrtv of an old

      maidenly lady , who farms Skinneitliorpe , was seeu blaziug about the same time . An extinguished portion of a fire-ball , apparently about four inches in diame ' er , made of hards , steeped in rosin , was discovered in the barn . Bj the mercy of Proudencc it had been prevented from performing the intended object . On Tuesday morning , about half-past nine , at a farm called Norwood , tenanted by Mr . FernaUv , two stacks of oate and ono of wheat were discovered to be in flames . In less than an hour two engines arrived , but , most unfortunately , there was not water sufficient to be had . Tho stacks , about half-past eleven , were one awful mass of roaring and At ^/ tlrlinflr II . ma

      wav >« ug UOIUU . Each of the farms , where the stacks have been fired , is distant from the other about a quarter of mile . The Patriot stateB that as the firemen were deacending the hill to Skinnerthorpe , a gun or pistol was fired at them . Tho ball passed through the hat of one of the firemen , named Turton . Had the shot taken effect , a wife and six children would have thus been deprived of their support . Thero can be very little doubt but the shot came from some one connected with the incendiary party , and that the design was to prevent the arrival of the engine in time to be of any use . No clue has yet been got to the pt rpetrators of any of the above crimes .

      Wakefield Corn Market. (Bt Express.)

      WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET . ( bt express . )

      Fkbroabt 14 . —Our arrivals of Grain are enly moderate . There is only % thin attendance of buyers of Wheat , bat the rates of this day so ' r night are fully realised . The finest descriptions of Barley are scarce , slid readily bring Is . per quarter more money ; second sorts unaltered . Oats and Shelling as before . Beans are more inquired for , and Is . per qnarter higher . .. e-, t —ii- ^ f * -r * 'M-. -M-i ^^^^ fc » - « -n-i i-i i-n- « -n-V- »* -j

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      THB BSE 8 ON THE LATB TRIALS AT aW . MONMOTJTH . P ( trnnikeTory Times . ) f 4 - l _*» ' L Newport , Saturday . MTeraTStt . " ? *** * " * ^ * fortnight shxc 9 Setritoi ^ Wan **** ° ^ tf ™^ ^ » sato » « fot ! r « , * 1 Monmouto « anw down to Newport and stated , that in consequence of the dreadful threata ] aUl outt o them they were afraid io ' reSS 3 K 0 " « ? S ^! ! ^! ^ *« Kr protect £ thb Witne —* _„_ _ .. _ . __ . _

      « but several gentlemen desired them to go to their a-c-Vts ! and they should have immediate and coolant * wS- j £ their collieries . Anns were also given to the men ^ th which to defend themselves , and they returned to the hills determined-to do the best they could . These men have agam come down here , and from their statonw nt . which ia confirmed by the report of the agents , it appears that as soon as they went into the levels to wi-. rk all the other men instantly turned out , and decl-red t&eir determination Tiot to work in the eoxao Uvels v / itk the witnesses . Every reinonjstrance was used , bui in vain ; nothing would induce them to alter their

      determination ; and of such impor tance is it to the proprietors to keep their collieries at work , that they have been obliged to submit to this unwarrantable conduct , ami the result is , that these witnesses , through whose evidence the traitors w « t « convicted , are drivon from thoir homes , and will be obliged to leave that pa-s of the country . The accounts from Merthyr aro very bad ; the men there are represented to be ready for anything .

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      THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS . ( Easter Term , 2 Jac II ., in B . R . ) THE KINO V . WILLIAMS . " Proceedings on an information against Wiliuras , speaker of the House of Commons , for publishing ' Wangerfield ' sNarrative , ' reportedin second vol ti me Reports . Sir Baulkam Shower . Case Na 429 page 471 . Sir Herbert , Knt . chief justice . " Information for publishing an infamous libel , called 4 Dangerfield ' B Narrative . '" " The defendant pleads that , by tho law and customs ef England , the speakers of the House of Commons have signed and published the acts of tne House , &c . " Mr . Attorney general demurs . ' Mr . Jones was beginning to argue , and took some exceptions ; as , that he does not aver the libel m the information and that in the plea to be the same .

      " Lord Chief Justice—We will not in such » case debate the formality of such an idle insignificant plea . Let ns hear what they have to say for it . " Mr . Pollixfen began—The Court of Parliament , Ac . " Lord Chief Justice—Court , do you call itf Can the order of the House of Commons justify the acsi > dalous , infamous , and flagitious lib « l ? Mr . Pollixfen then said , ' I have no mow U say , ' &c " Lord Chief JusTiCE-L « t judgment be entered for the King .

      " And afterwards Mr . Williams was fined £ io , i 00 j and upon payment of £ 8 , 000 of it , satisfaction waa ac knowledged upon record . " This judgment never was reversed . "

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      MILITARY TORTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . A few days sin « e , a poor soldier , named Thomas Green , aged about twenty-four , of the 20 th regiment stationed in Stockport , was tried by a court-martial on a charge of stealing a pair of shoes ! This offence would probably have been punished at common law by seven days' imprisonment , but the sentence of a court-martial mostly partakes of the cruelty of the war system , and sets at defiance that good old axiom of the laws of England , that " No freeman shall bo in anywise hurt or injured unless by the legal judgment of hia peers , or by tho law of the land . " And Judge Blackstone says . " Military law is no law at all ; " so says 8 ir Matthew Kale .

      Now what do enr readers think was the punishment awarded by this military court , held in Stockport barracks , for stealing a pair of shoes ? Why , tbe prisoner was adjudged to receive 150 lashes with the eat-o ' -nine tails on his naked body ! and this inhuman sentence was actually inflicted as far as 100 lashes , when the young man was nnable to endure furthtr torture , and his life being in danger , he waa taken down , and n » w continues very ill . ' Surely the public will , in good earnest , lend thoir aid to abolish these barbarities , so entirely unsuited to the age in which we live , and opposed to the best feelings of our nature . Flogging has been abolished in the West Indies , and is n « w only to be found in the army and navy .

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      GENERAL DEFENCE FUND . TO THE EDITOR OF THK NORTHERN STAB . Sir , —Perhaps it will be presumptuous in me to suggest a plan whereby a fund can easily be raised as a Oeneral Defence Fund for all Chartist prisoners in Great untain and Ireland . The plan is simply this . —If every Chartist fa Great Britain and Ireland would deposit twopence in the hands of your respective news agento , and your agents to transmit the money received by them forthwith to the General Treasurer of the Defence Fund , by this means an ample fund can be raised , and a good defence provided for all the Chartist prisoners in England , ScoW land , and Wales . HiT , —It is to be lamented that when our friends are made captives in prison that we have not get a disposable fund to be applied to their defence .

      For this grievance I wruid submit that every Chartist would subscribe one penny a-week for three months , that your agents receive the same , and transmit the sums so received by them to the General Treasurer . I appeal to my countrymen , the Irish , to come forward on this trying occasion . If we be but unanimous , we ean accomplish the thing ourselves . Daniel O'Conncll could not have carried the Emancipation BUI but by means of tho Catholic rent ; if the Irish in Liverpool and Manchester would subscribe two-pence each that will do .

      No doubt we may be told by the enemies of the people that our leaders arc extracting our pennies and twopences for their own use . Tell them that shillings aro extorted from us in tl * shape of taxes to support German beggars . ' . j Hsb- ' * If you think the ^ rag $ fi | fia worth insertion in tlie people 8 paper , be bo good as to give them a place in your next journal , with a few comments of yeur own , and you will much oblige your humble servant , A Poor Operative Irishman . P . S . —Vincent ' s Defence Fund is etill going on , ani tho books are opon at Mr . Parry ' s . Bridgend , Pontypool . Such friends as have not yet subscribed , will b « so good as to come forward . Pontypool , Feb . 10 th , 1840 . : , ' 'if

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      West Rioino Pauper Lunatic Asylum . — -The twenty-first annual report of this institution has just been published , from which it appears that the number of patients admited in 1839 were 159 ; of these 20 are stated to have becomo insane from intemperance , 46 suicidal , and 7 idiots ; 60 have died , 79 have boen discharged cured , and 15 removed by order of the magistrates , and at the request of their friends . In the course of the year the establishment haa been inspected by upwards of 700 visitors ; amongst these are many ioreiKnern , medical men , and persons of rank , many of whom have recorded in the Visitor ' s book their entire approbation of the state of the An-himi and its , Bystem of management . By an ordpr of tho Visiting Justices the chargo for each patient is continued at six shillings weekly .

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      PORTRAIT OP OABT&ER . TO THE INHABITANTS OF STOCKPORT AND ITS VICINITY . THE Period being now ftxed for the delivery of Oastlsr ' * Portrait , all Persens who wish to secure it , would < 1 « well to hasten and enrol their XNtmesat ROGER RILEY'S , NEWSPAPER DEPOT , No . 39 , CHESTERGATE . f ei ! l ? 5 t Lo 5 ? Newspapers « ot to Order , and forwarded to , Partm directly after arrival . r N . B . An assortment of Frames , suitable to the Northern Stmr and other Portraits , constantly on Sale at the lowest possible Prices . . The Manchester Papers early every Saturday

      Usbbb Borough Sfimsions.

      USBBB BOROUGH SfiMSIONS .

      N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , That the next GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS of the Peace for the Borough of Leeds , in the County of York , will be holden before Thomas Flowbr Eixk * the Younger , Eequjro , Recorder of the said Borough , at the Court Hottse , in Leeds , on Mordat , the Sbcokd Day of March , 1840 , at Nine o Clock in the Forenoon , at which time and place , all Jurors . Constables , Police Officers , Prosecutors , Witnessee Persona bound by Recognizances , and others having Business at the " said Sessions , are required to attend .

      And Notice Is hereby also Given , ' ' ThaVall Appeals wUl be ^ heard immediately on the Opening of the Court , and that all Proceedinga nnder the Highway Act will be taken on the F 1 »» Day of the Sessions . By Order , JAMES RICHARDSON , Qttk of the PeaWftr tnetoM BornA Leofc , l « fc FAmry , 1849 .

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      Wednesday Evening , Feb . 12 / ft , 1840 , Half-past Si * . The W pDiNo . ~ Tho august ceremony of « thb ' wedding , being with the inhabitants of Cockneyland the all-absorbing topic of the week , it demands , at least , a notice in my present communication . As much from actual curiosity as from business , I attended the congregation of fools" on Monday last : and , certainly , every individual of the assembled thousands must be thoroughly disgusted with the effrontery -of the daily papers in characterising the conOMfcyrf tho Police , on that occasion . » s

      " forbearinflttd excellent ; " the real factbeing , that the Guards , who were appointed originally to keep the course clear , were perfectly temperate , and cautious in backing their horses ; and the general manner in which they discharged their duty in keeping back the populace was universally applauded : in a few minutes afterwards , however , the " raw lobster force" was brought to bear , and they immediately made a regular charge at the front ranks of the people , striking with their batons indiscriminately , and in many cases inflicting very serious injuries , on females as well as the foola of the other sex . Now , seeing that the people in front were irresistibl impelled forward by the pressure from behind , ' it is a leetle too bjid of the daily prints to say , that blow

      a " or two'from a baton here and there , " as the Chronicle says , —but which , in plain English was tremendous cudgelling with policemen ' s bludgeons , —was an "excellent and forbearing performance" of duty ; the apprehensions of a tumult with the " force" wore very general , at two o ' clock , on account of their brutal behaviour ; while the conduct of the soldier 3 was rewarded by cheers . Many thousands wore attracted thither in the expectation ( originating in a report published by a daily paper ) that Mrs . Frost and her family would attend the procession , in deep mourning : this was by many construed literally , instead of figuratively ; and the inquiries on the subject showed that public interest was , at least , as great in the case of Mrs . FrosUas in that of the Queen . The children of the various

      Sunday Schools , tn connection with the Established Church , throughout the metropolis ( but not those of any other persuasion , and only those who had actually attended Bchool and church on the day previous ^ were regaled on Monday with old English fare , at the expense of the Dowager Queen Adelaide : it was mortifying , however , to see some of the poor little things , with their eyes streaming , and their hearts almost ready to break , at the sight of iherr schoolfellow ' s merriment and goed cheer , from which they were debarred by a capricious proviso that takes away altogether any little merit there might be in the original intention . So much or the wedding : next for the expenses . Query—What will the Whigd haVe to turn their atteution to next 1—Taxation .

      Neesom and his companions , alias the Bethnal Green Conspirators . " as the daily press would wish to have them called , who were charged with Deing present at an illegal meeting , at the Trades' Hall , Aobey-street , Bethnal-Green , have attracted a degree of attention in the public ' mind scarcely inferior to that evinced in the case of the Welsh martyrs . Hundreds of persona have been in daily attendance during the whole of the present sittings of tho Central Criminal Court , in the expectation that their trials would come on ; numbers kept continually coming and going , only half satisfied with the information that the trial was momentarily expected to come on ; and , on Thursday last , the reporter for this paper , waiting anxiously among the assembled

      multitude , in full expectation that the trials would soon commence , missed the post-hour by a few minutes , which , thanks to the Whigs , who never open one door without shutting two , ia now fixed an hour earlier than usual . Tho curiosity to know whato « r " exemplary" and " vindicating" Governm - nt meant to do with Neesom and his companions did not abate until it waa found that the trials would not oome on during the present sitting , the prosecutors discovering that it would be a difficult matter to persuade even an Old Bailey Jury that the arms found at the meeting were taken there by persons connected with the prisoners , when the Whigs have stablished for themselves the damnifying character of being the best" getters up" of plots and seditions

      , by means of the police , that this country has celebrated for many years . Apropos of the latter subjeet 5 the reader of the Star will pardon the following matter , purely personal . It is not always pleasant to have a lobster in disguise at one ' s heels ; nor a Whig spy of the third grade acting as yout shadow . Ever since , however , the attendance of the correspondent of thiB paper at the Convention and similar meetings ( being an aid offender iu that way ) he has been dogged , in all his movements- and perambulations , by a little skulking scamp , who a few years since was publicly denounced in the National

      uuionof the Working Classes , as one who " run with the hare , and held with the hounds . " Nor is this a solitary instance ; for one of these gentry intruded himself the other evening into respectable company at the City Arms , near London Wail , Bishopsgate , and was " sounding" the customers ' opinions pretty successfully—doubtless , to be registered in our centralising gend ' armerio's books—when a worthy old fellow , who has been beadle of a City Company , «• bowled him out , " and publicly announced his employment , when the fellow took the hint of the well-bred dog , and vanished in the precise nick or time .

      Commercial , trading , and general news must bo deferred till my to-morrow ' s communication ; there b « ing nothing that imperatively calls for separate notice .

      From Oub Lqtfbojt. Correspondent. Punif Attd T Mvrnrnir Naiinm

      FROM OUB LQtfBOJt . CORRESPONDENT . punif ATTD T mvrnrnir nAiinM

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      FROST , WILLIAMS , AND JOXES . TO THK EDITOR OF THB KOBTHKRN STAR . Sis , —I feel it my duty , as one of the Delegates who lately assembled in Manchester to state the cause of no public denaonstntHh taking place in SalfonL I communicated the result of the meeting to my constituents , and , after a long debate , it waa agreed that , as Monday was an holiday , it would be a bad day for the meeting . I waa instructed to apply for the Town Hall for an indoor meeting , but the roem being engaged for different purposes during the week , on account of the Queen ' s Marriage , &c , Thursday night was tho first night we could obtain the * e of the Hall ; therefore , the meeting will take place on that evening . I shall send the Memorial off the same night it is agreed to by the meeting . The proceeding will be too late for this week's Star . I have thought it best , under tho circumstances , to request you to give insertion to these few lines . I am , Sir ,

      Yvai most obedient Servant , JABfcZ BABK . 0 WCL 0 CGB . Balford , Feh . 13 , 1840 .

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      Removal of Mr . Stockdalb to Nbwgate . —On Saturday morning , a little after eight o'clock , John Joseph Sto ( jWale was removed from tbe prison of the House of Commons , by the officer at the Sergeaht-at-Arms , to the gaol of Newgate , upon the peaker ' s ' warrant . The prisoner appeared to feel grateful that he was removed from the miserable apartment in which he had been , confined to a far bettor domicile .

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      • THE NORTHERN STAR . ^ '

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 15, 1840, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2671/page/5/