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      TO iiii rNDEPEXBEXT ELECTORS OF THE BOEorGH OF ROCHDALE . G .: ; rLEMr * , —TVe . the niemters of the Radical Elea-..:- Association , novrproceed to lay before you d cur mon-. t . ry affairs in the most awkvrard anil derated . coiiiiK .-u ; to -srLaiis this to be aurwiud bm nvV E ' -nt- ~ M ' llere ^ " ^ to loc k for a rtmedv toth- - - abjve .:-nses and evils , but in economy , JvtrcEehincnt , aaid ijtii reform .

      We will first state our opinion as to -svhaihas brought - ¦ ns int-- our present condition , and then , to the besf of our abiJIry , stow the remedy . The present state of the coTmrry is in a great me ?^ ure to be attributed to the profusr and lavish , expenditure of the public money in the late unjust mi , against the rising liberties of " the French people , -when hundreds of thousands of human lives-srere sacrificed , and the great bulk of the debt called iia ioaal , Tras contracted , but which debt , in justice , belongs to the old Aristocrat : cal Boroughmongers . At tie end of that -war the ^ people began to ¦ expect their burdens would be lightened ; - instead of iKing so , they -were augmented by the Com Laws , and the Currency Laws , of Peel , which laws had the effect of robbing the labouring people of above one half their earnings .

      Tne people , beginning to feel the wei ght of taxation press more heavily on them , instead of the promised peace and plenty , dared to complain and remonstratethey were met by the dungeon and Gagging Bills , the Six Acts , Suspension of Habtas Corpus , and their -arguments were refuted by the sabrts of a drunken cavalry upon the blood stained plains of Peter . 'oo ! That dsy is a memorable day in the annals of this coun-- try—tbe blood shed on that day called aloud for vengeance , and baa been answered by the irresistible demands of an enslaved people , for an extensive , Befona in our Representation , which demand obtained tbe present £ 10 Elective Franchise .

      We lave now been nearly eight years under the . workings of tbe Reform Bill , a measure which was - hailed as a panacea for all our evils , Has that measure ¦ worked as was expected by the bnlk of the people ? We answer no ! Was it ever supposed , that at the . end of seven yeas after the passpig of that act , wo -should have been in the position we now are , with a revenue of upirards of fifty three millions ; the interest of the Debt greater by a million tiim it was at the time of the Boroughmongering Parliament ; a standing Army of Topwsrds of 100 , 000 men , after twenty-four years of profound peace ; a Queen receiving £ 385 , 000 per year from & starving people ; the whole cost oi ^ ° ffi ^** PW'fa'frrcg Ather branches of tbe Royal family " " * atl , l 7 iJ 3 f 83 yearly , while the President of America

      only receives £ 6 , 000 , being asmuch in one year , as the Presidents will receive in One Hundred and Ninety-six Years ; a Corn Law , which , compels the labourer » f ^ this country to eat high-taxed food , and sell his labour in competition with the untaxed foreigner ; a Parliament , which refuses to enquire into the injustice of paying the Interest of the Debt in Sterling Gold , when "that Debt was borrowed in a Fictious Paper Currency ; -a bloated Priesthood , receiving annually £ 9 , 459 , 565 , a New Poor Law , which denies the rights of the aged and helpless poor to a maintenance in the land of their

      birth ; an armed Bourbon Police , the forerunner of a system of Centralization and Espionage , which threatens to overthrow the dearest xghts and liberties of every Englishman , and placing us in a state of Slavery , instead of being the envy of surrounding nations and the admiration , ef the world ; and numerous other abuses which it is impossible to enumerate in an address of this nature , but we have no hesitation in saying that the Reform Ministry have done more , in the- " same time , to rob the people of their just , legitimate , and constitutional rights and liberties , than any Ministry that ever ruled the destinies of this nation .

      We think , Gentlemen , we have now shewn enough to convince you that the present system of class legislation does not work well for this country , and in form-- lDg ourselves into an Association , we are actuated by no factious motives , but are firmly convinced that no system of class representation will uproot the selfish laws oa our Statute Book , and put an end te the present ¦ wasteful expenditure of the public money , and we have eome to the conclusion that taxation and representation oaght to go hand in hand together . The following we point out as the lever by which to remove the monstrous abuses under which thU country at present labours . —

      " That every man of sane mind , untainted by crime , and arrived at the age of twenty-one years , shall have a voice in the making of the laws by which , he is governed , thereby making him , as every human being ought to be—a free man . That elections for Members to Parliament diall be annual , for we . find that the best public officers are those who have their accounts oftenest examined- That the votes be taken by Ballot , so that every one may vote conscientiously , without fear of consequences . That there shall be no Property Qualifications requisite for a Member of Parliament , so that merit , not wealth , be the standard by which to judge a man ' s abilities . That each Member be paid for his services . "

      We believe a Parliament elected on tbe above principles would enact measures to put an end to all sinecures , pensions , < fcc . except upon a very scrupulous examination the receiver shall be found to merit them ; ' to discharge the standing army , except such part as may ¦ be neeessary to maintain the arsenals at the sea ports , 'in icadineas for war ; to abolish tithes of every deserip-¦ tton ; to abolish Church-mes ; to totally repeal the Poor Law AtnpndTneut Bill ; to repeal the Censtabularr Police Bm , and place the appointment and coatroaHl cwnsta ^ e * S »^ hbfiands of tie people , locally ; to canfe an equitable adjustment of the debt , called National ; -to pass an efficient Factory Bill ; to abolish all internal taxes , whether direct or indirect , and to impose , instead , a Property Tax ; and to cause a most searching and rigorous inquiry to be made into every branch of the public expenditure .

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      ^ ******* POTERTT IS * I > -FAMY ! ( From the Morning Herald . ) . This golden truth is established by the philanthropic wisdom of our rulers , and every day preached from the chair of the magistrate for ignominious destitution trembling at tbe bar . There is no wickedness worse than the atrocity of want ; to be starring is to be liable to the law ; to attempt to earn a meal for fuTmahiTiy Tjrife and children , an offence to be expiated by three months' imprisonment in stone walls ! Such is the wisdom—saeh the beneficence of the law , as

      illustrated on Thursday , in the case of Daniel Wilton , charged at Queen-square police court , with the enormity offering certain wash-leathers for sale . withtiiewickedof intent and purpose of buying food for his wife and offspring . It "Was proved against the offender that he had no hawker ' s licence ; he was not legally authorised to make an effort to feed his miserable family—at the time be Jtaartston his nefarious errand " left without * cnvt "—« adhf was therefore convicted in the penalty of £ 19 , and in 4 tfsult of payment consigned for three months to a-noli

      It "war evident that Mr . Gregorie , the magistrate , TOi mart TurjriBing instrument in the law ; but he t -was teftno tecreteeaary power . The man had " no goods to seize flpoa £ * his only worldly possession was a starring wife aod fiiJples babes , —and the magistrate . ' ^ 'V' •' *?

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      sras compelled to send him to a prison , to meditate for three months on . tbe iniquity of poverty and . the Christian beauty of the statutes . , '" Every feature of the ease proves-tbe wickedness of the present system , the revolting inhumanity of the sentence under whkh a destitute yet industrious and striving man is condemned to the punishment of a fe on . Ocod God ! A man is driven from from an empty room and a eold hearth by the haggard looks , tie . narvir . g cri > s of wife and children ; and answering only to the commonest sympathies of our nature—to whivh were he deaf he would be worse than beast—he ^ compelled ^ ^ a ^ meditate for three mon ^ ° n- tbe iniquity of pov ^ ty ani the

      set-is- by honest means to preserve the wife of his fcoscra u . nd the creatures of his blood , when he is se ze-d ss an evil-doer , taken befnre a magistrate , and condvi ; : nt cl to a taol ! In tlrs in stance , it appears that the ofier .-: w , Wilton , had been in \ ho employ of one master—Mr . Frost , of High-street , Oxford-ttreett'Telve years—no light evidence of the man ' s integrity and in-iunry—and his master having no woric for him truiUd him vrith the siins to sell to keep his family from ab .-o ' . ute starvation . The frcceedinga before the i : uigii ,- . me are , f-. r the poor , ttrriUy instructive : —

      Mr . Gregorie—I cannot give yon leare to go about and it : l ih . se things without a license . DefunCact—I had no idea ttr . t I was committing any ofo-uce . 1 should have thought that my master would n"t hive aiven me the skins to sell if " i was likely to V . c punished for it . >'* r . tiivsrork—You are liable to a fine of £ 10 , which , I mj ] . ' use . can be initiated . \ . r . ildvurds , the cVef ch rk— -Vo . . ?;> . j 7 cannot . i ue t . u- _ ^ iK 1 , and in Ctf ; rait t ' : irco months' iniprisonruer . ; . -Mr . Gregi ! rie— How is the penalty to bs recovered ? Mr . K ' -hvurds—Thvy i ? sue u v . urraut of di .. i . i \ ss aud of o- ' ::.: ; . ia ;; fat Mnteniporr . ntousl ; - -. ? -. r . ( .. rcgorie—Defendant . Lave you no gocKis to £ - o uT-on '; JHfeLvl ..:.: —1 lavunct . I hive r . "wife and two small < :- > ii -rvii v . t Loino . end as 1 stand U-furc Hod 1 did rid " r . \ . ' -. ; . •!• : thai i . e .-E .-. ' of lirc-. d .

      Mr . ( iregorie—I v » v .-t five y-.-v- £ 1 " , or commit you f'T three month ? in d-lmlt of f > -.. yiuer . t . Drf . ndant . vrho vas dreadful y affect cl— fi&od God , >;/;;; huTf I done . ' ? ir . Gri-corL —i c- ^ nnjt Leip it , indeed 1 can't . The ' . iw must take its course . lJr / hid' j ., t teas thin locked up . Let us follow Daniel Wilton to Iris coll . Leaving f"i" a time \ . i& -wife an-1 children , nude , by tbe bentvol : Kce of tbi lavr , tsp-. c : al objects of the tender mereies i > f the \ v ( -rhli : US 3—k * . us fojlovr lLo culpri : to li ' . j gaol , to c--ni .: dt .-r wLat jnty rcas-aatly b-j l . i < reflect " ocs un tli- jujtics of his seiiteiicL- —on the luckless results cf .-: r : v ; r . g industr ; -. Ho-sv crai Lt- separate poverty from cniit : ¦ How . comp . iT : io :: ed vritk crijiiinals , can he

      ft "ic- io auy other conviction tbr . n that t j be poor 13 to be Jif . nnous ? Since pauper hourly is puni-hed alike with vice- since the unlicensed ha-svker , sirivicg for a nv . seKii ie fa . uiiy , is alike imjr ; sonr . ; ent with the tliiff , "why doggedly ptiriuc the path of rectitude ? Why , with a ii-anful heart , struggle daily with the most tryin ; necessities , -when more ready , and , as it would seem , not more ignominious means of advantage tempt him at eveiy step ? Why trudge miles to obtain a few pence , with the fear of an officer at every football—when stalls aie to be robbed and pockets picked on every side ? I s there any one bold enough to assert that such are not the

      reflections forced upon Daniel Wilton by the sentence of the law ? But , it may be said , the respectable tradesman is to be protected ; the man who pays high rent and taxes is to be secured from the unfair competition of houseless traders . We have known an apple-stall demolished under the sanctity of the principle , lest the street trader should undersell the well housed vender of melons and pine-apples . The protection afforded by the state to the shopkeeper in the license required of the hawker is weak indeed ; though , ¦ vre doubt not , quite as efficient as was ever imagined or intended ; revenue , and not protection , being the sole purpose of the tax .

      The case of Daniel Wilton i 3 only another instance of the narrow sympathies of law-makers ; of that selfish , obdurate , and wicked spirit that strives to widen the gap tetween the rich and the poor , making " man's life as cheap as beastV The present age , with all its boasted exterior refinements—with all its cant of wholesale philanthropy—and all its ostentatious sensibilities , is cold , calculating , mercenary ; taking account only of the outside advantages of men , it is deaf and blind to the cries and wants of the great mass of the poor ; feeling nothing in common with them , and dealing with the noblest and holiest sympathies of human nature as though the heart of man was a thin ? of mathematics .

      The sentence passed on Daniel Wilton is a bitter insult to every poor man in the kingdom ; an insult wreaked , in the name 01 justice , on the crying wants , the crushing necessities of hungry thousands . At this moment how many hundreds throughout the metropolis are honestly seeking a bitter morsel of bread for A g nselves and children in the , very teeth of the law Hk has condemned Wilton . '" ^ SH ^ he , then , to remain a solitary victim , or are our gaols to be thronged with wretches not permitted to work ? When the doom was passed that " man should live b / the sweat of his brow , " there was surely no after meaning , " if duly liceTiscd thereto . "

      Poor W llton is imprisoned for hawking some halfdozen skims—some wash-lea ' . hers , from shop to shop . We might point out men—but then they are in high places—who have driven a thrifty trade with something like the same commodity ; not , to be sure , with the skins of buck or doe ^—but th « Bkins , aye , " blood , flesh , and all , " of the helpless poor . There are men —loud-voiced philanthropists !—who have turned many a ten pound by the article ; then , to be sure , they were duly "licensed " —they were hawkers according to Act of Parliament . '

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      ^ ~~ MEETINGS AT GLASGOW . ( From the Scottish Patriot . ) Universal Suffrage Meeting . —On Tuesday evening last , the second weekly meeting of tbe Subcommittee of the Lanarkshire Universal Suffrage Association , along with delegates from trades , shops , and factories , was held in the Hall , College Open , Highstreet—Mr . Malcolm MTarlane in the Chair . After the reading of the minute of the previous meeting by Mr . M-Faydtn , the subject of the " Koss Testimonial " was brought up by a Delegate , who pressed the appointment of a new Treasurer , in the room of Mr . John Camming , that the business might be brought to a close , it was that Mr . Pattison , Convener , should be requested to call tbe Committee together , on an early day , for this purpose .

      A Del-gate from Parkhead , wished to be informed whether there was any likelihood of the people of England joining in the petition movement for Universal Suffrage ? If not , it was his opinion that there was little use in Scotland petitioning alone . A Member of the Gorbals Sub-Committee said , he believed EDgland would be guided by the conduct of tbe men of Scotland . It was their business , however , to do their duty , whatever England might do . Mr . Ross said a letter had been received , by the Secretary of the Central Committee for Scotland , from Norwich , which regretted their foolish resolution not to petition , and showed a disposition to go along with the plan of petitioning , as adopted by the people of Scotland .

      The Chairman said there was a necessity for unity of purpose and of action in this important matter , and he hoped that the delegates present would do their duty , in so far us their Beveral districts , shops , and factories were concerned . Mr . George Chisholm thought that Glasgow was faT behind the other towns in not petitioning for a free pardon for Frost and his companions . There was a necessity , he remarked , that Lord Brougham should be supported in his view on the subject of the objection , touching the relevancy of the proceedings at the trial ; and Mr . Leader ' s exertions in the Commons , should also , be backed by numerous petitions for a free pardon to Frost . Mr . Stewart , Delegate from the Masons , stated that that body had petitioned as an Association , and also as a trade , for that purpose . ( Applause . )

      Mr . M'Fayden thonght it was of importance , that a great number of petitions should be got up for this object He was glad to perceive that the London journals of every party were now beginning to view the movement in Newport in its true light The greater number of the newspapers had now come to the conclusion , that it was an irruption between the operatives and their masters , and had no connexion with any political question . Mr . Walker believed it did not matter whether they petitioned or not , the same result would have followed . The base and bloody Whigs had no mercy for their victims . In his opinion , banishment was infinitely worse than the tAVing away of the lives of these men . Mr . Chisholm moved that a petition be got up , in behalf of these men , to be signed by the Chairman of the meeting in the name of the Delegates present Agre ^ dto .

      It was also agreed that a public meeting of the citizens of Glasgow be got up for the same purpose . Some conversation then took place , relative to the proposal of the Northern Star , of Mrs . Frost endeavouring to get an audience of the Queen , for the purpose ef begging her Majesty's interference on behalf of her husband . Mr . Ross said that he thought there could be little difficulty in that matter , if Mrs . Frost and her family went first to Lord Brougham , or another liberal peer , who could surely procure that favour of her Majesty . A Delegate reminded Mr . Ross that Lord B . was now in Paris .

      Mr . Ross said , as they had heard little or nothing concerning the disposal of the prisoners , for the last few weeks , perhaps it would be as well to communicate with some Member of Parliament , who could give the requisite information . He was of epinion that Field Marshal Albert would be a good door of communication with- her Majesty on this , or upon any other subject : connfeted with the people's grievances . He therefore I suggested the propriety of communicating with Mr . I Albert ( Much laughter . ) The proposal was approved , o' . After the disposal of some routine business , Mr .

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      Ross announced the recejjK < & £ ~ $ ^ &fcdflHKg { xtj $ of the Lanarkshire Universal Suffrage J ^^^ B £ ~[ j £ of which was from ' the Radical Agso clafl ^^ B ^^ Bfcra . A vote of thinks : being tendered ; thefl ^^ HEiiLe meeting broke up . - ' - v - " - v ^* jflWP ||| 7 RoS 8 mo— the rece&t ^ . £ ^^ U ^ gi ^^ of the Lanarkshirerniver ^

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      Public Meeting in- the X 3 rcEmu ^ 9 HHnE a public meeting of the inhabitants of ' tbi 3 # < T ^^ M » in the Lyceum , to consider the propriety « f pJ ^ H » Parliament for a free pardon to John Fro * t > , g ^^ BI Williams , and William Jones . Mr . Ross , J ^^ H pointed to the chair , shor tly stated the offi | H meeting . He then introduced Mr . Hallii |^^^ H editor of the Ayrshire Democrat , who ca ^ o ^ HB amidst the cheers of the meeting . After ma ^ ER for the shor tness of the time allowed him tbWflntil

      preparation for addressing them . Mr . Haltidaf proceeded in an eloquent strain to comment upon the '' evlfi of class legislation . He adverted , in cutting language , to the exclusive , unconstitutional , and unjust system of representation at present in use in tins country ; and after tracing the progress of the movement for the Cliarter from its rise down to the incarceration of Frost and his companions ; and after going over a number of interesting topics connected with the sentence of these men . he concluded a very able address , by proposing the first resolution , which was to the effect

      " That as the citizens of Glasgow , on a former occasion , expressed their belief in the innocence of John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones , whilst undtr f-emence of death for hi gh treason , this meeting feel more confident that a full remission of their sentence should be obtained , not only fiom our ^ WkUef in their innocence , but also in consequeuca of th ^ Sjflnlon of a majority of the Judges , on thoir trialjtfcjng in favour of their acquittal on the point of iawurri&tfnv Sir Frederick Pollock . " ^ f Mr . Malcolm Macfarlane , in seconding the r « Ijrtion , ( UJivered one of those powerful addresses y £ pfo at or . ee tarry co : ivk't-on to the winds of hia hesm&iand tvas cheered t-. ; t- u ^ fxally . [ We regret e ^ ffiairly feat , owing to the lati-ncss of the hour at * fcfiObc iiit-eting broke up , we are uuable to take m ' on ^ flui a passing notice of the proceedings , which Were of aT&eet interesting kind . ] ¦ ' ' - 'I &alp The resolution being put from the chair , wasTcanttl un . iuhuouslv . ' -. ^ 1

      Mr . Matthew Cullen then rose ,. and * in a Very abl © manner move 1 the next resolution , which waa to the following effect : — " That tUis meeting petition the Commons' House of Parliament to address her Majesty to annul the spiitt-nce passed on Frost , Williams , and Jones who were sentenced to death for high treason , and are now in Portsmouth , ou their way to be transported for life . " Seconded by Mr . W . J . Wilson , of Birmingham , and unanimously cnrricii . Mr M'F ' adyrn then read an appropriate address winch was moved by Mr . John Cimeron , seconded by Mr . Ii-. vllid-Ay . and approved ef . It was then moved and agreed that it should be sent to Mr . Leader , for presentation .

      1 hanks being voted to the Chairman , tho meeting broke up . "We had almost forgot to mention that the Hall was crowded to excess .

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      KILRUSH PETTY SESSfQNR , ,. s -, We Sot down , an ' " it took a gallon 0 ' spirits to ex . plain it '—Lover ' s Legends . ' '• ' An Arbitration . —The lower classes of Paddy's * land possess an inherent aversion to transacting matters of business , demanding deliberation , without Having what they call ' adhrop on the head Ov if PoprPat thinks it quickens the perceptions ; and , among many other admirable results , tends to remove all dimness from the detail of matter in hand . Mrs . SpeUisy , the owner and occupier of a neat little snuggery in the flourishing village of Kilmichii , came before their worships to ask advice under the following circumstances : —

      ' spprtin' sort ov a young boy , ' as she termed him , ' Tom OTjoughlin , ' who lived next door to her , 'had taken leave to evince his taste and loyalty by placing the candle in such a manner in her ( Mrs . Spellisy ' g ) shop window , on the auspicious occasion of her-Majesty ' s marriage , and while the said Mrs . SpellisyVas soothing the sick child of a neighbour , that the gaudy litUe window curtain caught fire , the glass was broken , two decanters , three tumblers , and an ample jog shared the same fate , not to mention the ' much-admired disorder' into which the whole establishment was thrown . Magistrate—Why , he ought to have paid yon for the damage . *

      TV hile Mrs . Spellisy was cracking her finger-joints , and preparing to reply , Mr . O'Loughlln ' of the 'lights , ' threw his arms around ; and , after making two or three preparatory flourishes , he broke out with Death an ' nekurs , gintleman . O my ! my ! was ' nt it all the greatest accidins—nothin' else—an * I'll tell ye how was id . A pecthur of Daniel O'Connell ahajrtn" hands wid St Pathrick , that was on the windr shutter , blazed up nnknownst , an' sore 'tis all past airfoneA '' J offered to leave id to the arbitration of two ieaponslble min . ' '

      Mrs . Spellisy ( smiling bitterly )—Oh , ay , arbitration , how wor you ! E'then that was the dear arbitration . See here , my Lord , I own to God , you'd imagine twaa the side ov a bog was in dispute . All I could do , they would ' ntmeetbeday ; Oh no , we'll just settle it tonight at your place , ' was the word ; and then punch to to be sure . Well , the two firat referees wor ten tumbler men ; but , my dear life , they said they couldn't agree , be no means , so they brought in another , a tall spare man , that they could ' nt hould a candle to in the liquor way . ' '—( Laughter . ) Here Tom O'Loughlin' broke in , and winked jocularly at their worships . ' Well , now , ma ' am how on airtu could they the inns an' outs ov a biziness 0 ' that conl ^ iry kind , widout a small dhrop to understand the bearing 0 ' the case , —and moreover , whin , the Queen ov Ingland was houldin a Bportin * jubilee ?'—( A laugh . ) Magistrate—Did they pay for the drink consumed ?

      Conahumin" . to the pay , returned Mrs . Spelling . ' Oh , the never a pay , ' pon my book oath to you . Only comin' in free an ' easy ; an' ' What'll you take , James , ' one cries to the other ; 'E'then I'll take a glass of punch , whatil you take yourself V ' The same , then , to be sure ; what ' s good for the goose is good for the gandther ; ' an' Tom O'Loughlin '—that was" the manes ov bringin' id all about—his err evermore Vas- « 'E 4 0 f one to their fancy ; I'll have a dandy o' wine fiegus '" —( Great laughter . ) - ' You didn't give the dacent people time / Vurged Tom . Mrs . Spellisy—Time eroo ! Why , then , ¦ w hat do you call eight nights ronnin' till one o ' clock-in the morning ? eh ? Tis the practice o' some people to gtve the attorneys a bad name ; I own to God 'twould be a ' niost as cheap to sport a pair or ' em , up or down .

      Tom , —Easy , easy , Moll Spellisy , d'ye hew me ? ' Oh . ' my heavy hatred to id for arbitbrashin work , ' groaned the good dame ; whereupon Mr . O'Loughlin ' , to ' mollify her , ' declared that it was all far the shop's credit he bore a hand , and that none regretted more than he , that representation of a friendly greeting between the Tutelar Saint' and Modem Liberator should have ended in a ' flare up ;* this brought on a sunny smile , which was followed by » 'd ' ye split the difference ? " from a friend , and they -went out to settle the bizness . '

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      PARIS POLICE . A fine handsome woman , with fair hair , and an aspect of mildness personified , by name Madame Chalin , summoned , a few days back , before the Paris police , a gentleman called Beslin , for an assault \ The fair lady stated that M . Beslin was an ^ hprniivioje monster , had treated her most emally , and ^ Jat , JJttQ francs damages would be qut a trifling compen « ptionf < HS the treatment she had met with . It was a-Btatag to behoid the tranquil demeanour of the defendant while the plaintiff was running on in a lamentable strain

      against his atrocious conduct , and she herself was s » affected by the moving picture she drew of how she had been knocked down , trampled ou , and dragged by her hair , that she could not refrain from tears , and » certain degree ef indignation and sympathy prevailed throughout the audience and the junior members of the bar , while the hard hearted Beslin remained unmoved by the touching narrative ; which , so far from drawing forth a tear from his eye , merely excited his risible powers , for which he was reprimanded by the President , who told him that his conduct , if as bad as stated , would be severely punished .

      The defendant , being called on for bis defence , said— - If I had acted in the manner related , I should be deserving o € the severest punishment , for I am a

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      , l § ei $ fu 4 ^ . ^ N Wi » J ! a&jareihow cowardly it is to strike * . **^ ** P * y woman ; . Jb « tJ . t w now my turn to speak , ana I can do ' so boIdV here , which is far more ifoan'I araldWty were I atone * 1 th Madalme Ohailn , for I should be sadly afraid of lasirjg my eyes . - Madame . Chalitr , who wafrsmelling salts to prevent a fainting "fit , was roused by ' thiB attack , and with a harsh voice , which , made a perfect contrast to the music which flowed from . her lips when she first spoke , indignantly exclaimed ,. " You are a liar . ' " The defendant repelled the charge , saying that he / had not yet spoken , and gave the plaiutiff ' s exjpressiori as a proof of the angeiic mildness of her ^ disposition . ; : On hearing this , the enraged Madame Chalin rushed towards tho defendant , exclaiming— " \ Ver < S la manbut , no , my husband is a man—at least he is called soiut . no , he is a mere chicken . Go , and hide yourself , M . Chalin ; I am ashamed of you . " \ ^^ M ^ . ^ d w ^ «^ aS " cowardly it is to rtrik *

      The President , on this , reqnested the plaintiff to be 8 ilont , or ejse he must order her to leave the room . The plaintiff rejoined , " It is impossible to be silent when such atrocious horrors are Said against me . ' " The President here mildly observed that the defendant had not said anything . But this was not the opinion of Mde . Chalin , for she pertly observed " All men protect each other . There is no justice ou earth he is a blackguard—a scoundrel—a villain ! " and then she burst into a flood of tears . One of the officers of the Court was ordered to lead the lady out , but as she seemed inclined to resist , he sent onu of the municipal guards to perform that office , on which the defendant kindly observed that he had better send a dozen , for it * was dangerous work , as he knew to his cost .

      Poor M . Chalin , who saw tbat the nervous initabillity o ? his better half would , most probably , cause her to be nonsuited , then came forward , and contrived to lead his gentle spouse out of Court . The Court being clear , M . Beslin continued his defence . You have now had a specimen of the gentleness of the fair lady , so I will say no more on that subject . It appears that stormy weather has alwaysgreat influence oyer her , imd when she called on me to ask for a debt . of seven and a half francs , there must have been a » Sft deal of electric fluid in the air . She began by ^ fKtURag my politeness , my generosity , my exactnessof

      ti&m ^ tbp very pink tenants , and so on , till the electric fluid began to act , and at length sheenterertinto a most violent rage . I endeavoured , by soft words ' , to recal thei lady to herself , but she flew at my eyes . I endeavoured ' to protect my face , but she clung to me most peitiuaciously , as I attempted to turn her out of the room ; but at length , her strength failing , she fell on tho ground . I left her there , and hastened back to ray room to wash the blood from my face , ami . to . cover with sticking plaster the scratches she had inflicted . The plaintiff' being absent , and no evidence produced to substantiate tho charge , thu defendant , whose tale seemed pretty plausible , obtained the honours of tho day , ami the fair plaintiff was nonsuited , and ordered to pay costs .

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      ' FREDERICK POLLOCK . The following sketch is , with some trifling corrections , abridged from the Moiinioutlishire Merlin , a whigradieal journal — Tho bar of England has produced some of the greatest men that have flourished in her annals , and given to her peerage many of the brightest names that have clustered in the national coronet . The distinguished subject of the present memoir has been long known at the bar for the powerful advocacy of every cause in whkh ho embarks . There is a manly earnestness in whatever he says or does that long since gave him an Important lea < l on the Northern Circuit . His eloquence , itUutsue ,. did . not emulate the boiling surge of the Mexican gulph , to which the overpowering eloquence

      of a Brougham has been likened;—nor did he possess the insinuating conversational note of a Scarlett , which , addressing itself to one juryman , sought to make that juryman both a friend and a partisan . Pollock ' s style is far different ;—his head and his heart seem to go part patl&u ; and his success has been fully equal to any of his early contemporaries . Unlike Lord Mansfield , but like many other great men , both on the bench and at the bar , he has no ancestral honours to boast of nor can he enter any mausoleum , there to gather patrician dust , to fling in the eyes of those who may be the scrutinisers of the actions of his public life . He has sprung from the people;—and he is too wise , as well as too

      honest , to pretend to family distinction . His father belonged to a humble but useful class of Bocicty ; and that Ac was the father of three sons—two of whom are in the very first walks of the English bar , . and . the' other is a major-general in the Indian army—is as high praise as can be bestowed on his memory . Sir Frederick Pollock is & native of London . He was born in 1763 , and educated , at St . Paul ' s School , which he quitted ; for r Cumbridge in 1803 . His college was Trinity ; and although he came to Granta ' s bowers in the words of Southey ,- * , ' Warm with fond hope , and learning ' s sacred flaij | e ' , "—Still more wise than the unfortunate .. object of the laureat ' s praise , he was never found

      "Paid o ' er hia lamp , and in his cell retired . " H * was not destined to be " tho martyred student" who " ^ aded and expired , , " Young Pollock—for young he was—waa muck like other students , and disdained not those festive gatherings tbat show more of what the future Cantab is likely to be , than all the treasured lore of the schools . Pollock was generally " about ; " still he winged hia way to the highest collegiate distinctions , being in the first cla « s at every examination , till bis crowning efforts saw him , in 1806 , senior wrangler , and Smith prizeman . The following year he became fellow of his college , and commissary of the university , which latter office he retained till his late Majesty called him to be his first law adviser . He was then called to the bar in Michaelmas term , 1807—went the Northern

      Circuit—and , after twenty years of incessant , labour , and constantly-increasing reputation , was called within the bar as King ' s Counsel , upon the removal of Mr . Scarlett ( now Lord Abinger ) from the circuit , on which he was universally considered by the profession and tho public , as the only worthy and the successful competitor with the present Lord Brougham . In 1835 , on Sir Robert Peel taking the Premiership , Mr . Pollock and Mr . Follett were named as the Attorney and Solicitor-General , and knighted . Both appointments were most deservedly popular with all parties at the bar . They , of course , resigned when Sir Robert Peel went out , and since then Sir Frederick has frequently spoken in Parliament " His speeches , " says a late ; biographer , " place him upon a moral eminence as distinguished as that which he has reached in his political and

      professional career . " In private hie . Sir Frederick is beloved by his family and friends . He has been twice married ; bis first wife was Frances , daughter of H . Rivets , Esq . ' , of Spring-gardens , London , by whom he had eleven children , now living ; she died in 1827 ; he again married , in 1834 , Sarah , daughter of Captain Langston , by whom he has three children . His ability and zeal on the late trials for high treason , add much to his forensic laurelB . His anxiety on the point raised by him and Mr . Kelly approached to a degree of febrile excitement ; he felt that the lives of men hung upon the threads of his argument ; the sense of a tremendous responsibility deprived nature of her repose ; and it is said that neither he , nor his talented colleague , had more than three hours' repose iu tbe twenty-four during the trial . In politics , we need not add , ( says the Merlin ) that Sir Frederick is a strict Conservative .

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      ABCHITEQTURAL MONUMENT EXTRAORDINARY . Her Majesty's Ministers having judged it expedient to make certain additions to the plan of the new Houses of Parliament now constructing ; architects , engineers , and surveyors are hereby invited to send In designs for the projected improvements without delay . It -Witt be necessary to adhere strictly to the Gothic style of architecture adopted by the present architect , Air . Barry ; but , as the plan of that gentleman is de-Pcfeat in certain pariiculara , addftfenal edifices are required , which . must be inad © to" incorporate and harmonise with tha rest The supplementary buildings will consist of— . .

      1 . A Donjon Keep of extraordinary strength , and provided with numerous cells for the solitary confinement of parliamentary prisoners . The present aspect of the privilege question renders it probable that aecommodaUon may be requiwd for 500 or fiOO prisoners ; and as even" that number may sometimes be exceeded , it is deemed advisable to consult Mr . Brunei upon the practicability of tunnelling communications from this point to Newgate , the Tower , the Penitentiary , and Tothill-fields Prison , for the purpose of drafting off the superabundant captives in safety and in secret A similar mode of communicating with tho courts of law , in Westminster Hall , is indispensable , so that refractory judges and counsellors may be pounced upon and conveyed to confinement without exciting popular clamour , - The keep must be surmounted by a round tower , as usual , containing ample apartments for the sergeant-at arms , and a guard room for hia myrmidons .

      2 . A Hall of Inquisition of dimensions suitable to the reception of seats for six hundred and odd inquisitors , with a separate and elevated seat for the Attorney-General or Grand Inquisitor . In the construction of this building care must betaken that the light of day shall never enter ; and the whole of the decorations must partako of that sombre hue so congenial with the purposes to which the ball will be devoted , ft paintings are introduced in the ceiling or elsewhere , they must be inchiaro ' scuro only , without colour , and the subjects must consist of appropriate allegorical representations ; such as Revenge kicking Justice and Decency to Jericho ; Privilege trampling on Magna Charta , the Bill of Rights , and Habeas Corpus Act ; Legislative Wisdom bidding adieu to shame , 4 c .

      Beneath the floor of this structure numerous subterranean cells must be provided for the temporary reception and torture of prisoners . It is considered unnecessary to give further instructions on this portion of the work beyond referring intelligent architects to the existing descriptions of the inquisitorial prison of Madrid , and the subsequeous dungeons near the Bridge of Sighs at Venice . Designs , with specifications and estimates , to be sant without delay to the Board of Works , where fuither particulars may be obtained , or of Lord John Rusjell and Lord Howick , at their respective offices .

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      HOUSE OF L 0 KDS .- * VWay , February 21 . The Bishop of London presented a Bill for the Amendment of the Church Building Acts , It was read tne nrst time . . ' . . Lord puncannon moved an address for a copy of the commission and inEtructions of Lord J . RusseU to the Australian Land Commission . The motion was agreed to . Lord Ellenborough inquired whether it was the intention of Government to submit any other papers than those already promised relative to China ? . Lord Melbourne answered , that all the papers would be presented as soon as they could be got ready .

      Lord Ellenborough then inquired , first , whether it was tho intention of her Majesty ' s Government to accompany thoso papers with a message from the Crown ? Second , whether the Government had formed any arrangement with the East India Company with respect to fixing on that body a portion of the charge of any expedition which might be undertaken against China ? Lord Melbourne answered , firat , that there was no intention to accompany the papers with a message from the Crown . To the second question his Lordship declared himself unprepared to reply . On tho motion of Lord Melbourne , the thanks of the House , previously moved regarding tho victory at Ghnzncc , were amended so as to include the victory at Kelat .

      Lord Strangford withdrew his notice of niotion relative to tliu state of tbe British trade on the coast of Africa . Ho had since understood that the subject was more extensive than he had imagined ;¦ he should , therefore , hereafter give notice for a future day . Their Lordships then adjourned till Monday .

      Monday , February 24 . The Royal Assent was given , by commission , to the Transfer of Aids Bill . The Marquis of Londonderry instituted further inquiry respecting the French occupation of the " islet " in Port Mahon . The Earl of Clarendon repeated that his attention hadbetn directed to tho subject , and that he thought tho occupation , by U-ase , of the station perfectly innocent . Lord Melbourne was of opinion that there was no ground for jealousy as to " ulterior measures , " on the rart of the French .

      The Marquis of Londonderry moved for returns of all decisions at the YVar-officd respecting pensions-am compensations granted to woun-led officers of the British Legion , and also of the number of all outstanding claims of officers and men , not presented before the passing of the resolution of exclusion by the Commission . The Earl of Clarendon vindicated the conduct of the Spanis-h Government towards the British Legion Tho Marquis of Londonderry , after a desultory discussion , said that , as the papers were denied , he should not press his niotion ; but he gave notice that after Easter ho should move an address on tho subject . Lord Strangford gave notice that on Friday he ^ bould present a petition from merchants interested iist the trade on tho coast of Africa ; and that he should hereafter faund a motion on tho subject

      The Lord Chancellor ( for Lord Denman ) deferred the second reading of the Frivolous Suits Act Amendment Bill , and Rated Inhabitants Evidence Bill , till Thursday next ; after which their Lordships adjourned .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS-Frtrfay , Feb . 21 . After the presentation of many petitions on a great variety of subjects , one was presented by Mr . Labouchere from the common carriers , again praying the adoption of some measure for the correction of the railroad monopolies , which seriously injured their business . It was ordered to be referred to the select committee on railways . . ' Mr . W . Ellia presented ^ a petition from Leicester , praying for a free pardon for Frost , Williams , and Jones . Mr . Wakley presented petitions praying for a free pardon to Frost , Jones , and Williams , from the inhabitants of Finsbury , from the parish of St . Luke ' s , from Bolton in Lancashire , signed by 2 , 000 persons , from the female inhabitants of tbe Borough of Brighton , signed by l , 7 « 0 , and from the inhabitants of Newton-Chards , in Clackniannanshire .

      The Hon . Member also presented a petition from Stephen Sankey , M . A ., praying for the extension of the suffrage to the working classes . Mr . Hume presented petitions praying for a free pardon for Frost , Jones , and William * , from Shuttlestone , in Lanarkshire , signed by 700 persons , from the parish of Whitechapel and St . George ' s in the East , signed by 350 ; from West Chillingdefl , in Sussex ; and one from the female inhabitants of the Tower Hamleta , signed by 430 . The Thames Plate Glass Company Bin -was read the second time . Mr . Ewart gave notice tbat early in March he should bring forward a measure on the policy and justice oi abolishing the punishment of death .

      Mr . Baines , amidst considerable " merriment , " stated that , on an early day , he should again bring forward his motion ( on which the House was " counted out" a few niguts ago , ) regarding first fruits and tenths . Mr . Goulburn moved for a return , which was ordered , of the amount of postage paid by the public departments since the introduction of tbe new plan . ' Mr . Fox Maule moved for a new writ for Perthsjiiie ,-in the room of Lord Stormont , now Earl of Mansfield . This motion led to a long and eurtous discussion j ~ a | t , Goulburn prOpoHing , as an amendment , that the debate be adjourned till Monday , to afford ^ ime to consult precedents . The original motion , however , was even , tually carried , after a division , the numbers of which were , for the motion , 165 ; against it . 136 ; majority , 29 .

      Alderman Sir M . Wood inquired whether , as further proceedings In that case of "Stockdale « . Hansard" which caused Mr . Sheriff Evans ' s present detention , could not , according to the Judge's orders , come on till April 20 , it was the Noble Lord ' s intention to keep the Sheriff in confinement during that time ? Lord John Russell Answered , thafr-tf -the Sheriff had any . communication to make , or any thing to say , it could come before the house in the regular manner . Mr . Gordon , in answer to an inquiry by Mr . Herries , said that there had not been any further notice issued by the Treasury regarding the parties . whose opium had been destroyed at China . Mr . More O'Ferrall , ( the house having resolved into a committee of supply ) brought forward the " navy estimates . "

      It appeared that , as compared with last year , there is an increase in theamount of the estimates to the extent of £ 4 ( 51 , 000 . The statements and the resolutions gave rise to much desultory discussion . Lord Palmerston , however , in reply to complaints regarding his foreign policy , and the arrangement of our naval forces , having boasted that " success" is the best teetjof the policy and arrangements of a Government , Sir R . Peel very forcibly illustrated the " successes , " by showing that Lord Palmerston had not had power

      in Portugal either to get debts paid or slavery abolished , although Portugal had obtained money from this country to abolish the slave-trade ;—nor to secure Protestant worship for British residents in the Havannah ; —nor to keep the French from holding occupation at the " Islet , " in Port Mahon , although that act of occupation was denounced by the Cortes , and made the subject of the Noble . Lord ' s despatch ^ He said . that the quadruple alliance was the Noble Lord ' s boasl —but it had given him , as experience showed , no power . ¦ - The house then adjourned .

      Monday , February 24 < A . After the presentation of many petitioU ^^« Mal notices of motion were given . ^ mR&im , Mr . Lambton gave notice that in the commrftee on the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues BUI , he would move an instruction that the revenues of the cathedral preferments be applied to the religious ministrations of the Established Church , in the first instance . Mr . Goulburn gave notice that on the Inland Warehouseing bill , he should move fora committee to inquire into the expediency of extending to inland ports the privileges of warehousing , and " the regulations advisable for the due security of the revenue , and the protection of the trading interests . " Mr . Denison moved for various returns regarding the ships that had cleared out feom the port of London , in 1838 and 1839 , for the colonies recently established in Swan River , NewZealand , &c .

      Lord Sandon asked whether there was any Intention of making an alteration in the duty on mahogany , as considerable anxiety was at present entertained on the subject . Mr . Labouchere . observed that the subject had been brought under the consideration of the Board oi Trade but what the determination of that board would be he was not prepared to state . Lord Stanley moved for returns , to whleh there was no objection , setting forth a list of the incumbents entitled to arrears of tithes in Ireland , with the sums due * and the amount paid on account thereof to the several incumbents , as composition . ^ Lord J . Russell moveM that the House resolve itself into a committee on the Municipal Corporatioaa ( IreiftDu ) BilL

      Colonel Verner entered his protest against the Bill and maintained that the abolition of the Corporations of Ireland would be infinitely more beneficial to that country than the establishment of corporations on new principles . The House then resolved into Committee . The Bill was gone through , deferring the opposed clauses . To be further considered this day . Tho remaining orders being disposed of , the House adjourned .

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      M 1 SCELLAHEOUS . ^~ 4 Thb MiTb ' x ' ov XiTEBPooi , had an interview with Mr . Labouchexe- « i . jFriday , at the Board of Trade . ~ v «*^ . «» Sib Thomas pHituis , late Mayor of NeWoort has left that town to reside in London , and intenda practising as a barrister . He has already attended three terms . The Lowestoft Navigation , which was put up to auction last week , was bought up at £ 14 000 110 person makiDg an adequate bidding . —Buri Herald . " — ^" -- »< ,. MKWBWAMfiCWS . ^^ , ; ..- ^

      v \ e learn by letters from Jamaica , that afire supposed to have been the work of . negro incendia ' n . ' ^ a ^ 2 ccurre , dj b * which property to theamount 01 £ 15 , 00 © was destroyed . . In the Sheriff ' s CounTy London , the other day , f yB Iu [« twas , ° ^ » ed against Viscount Chetwyna , tor £ 143 8 i ., being the amount of his Lordship ' s bill sssafa . "" 2 dth Aptu - mi - """»"" Currency Deputation . —A . deputation from Manchester , on the subject of the Currency , corisistine of iJ /' T ^' t . , * ? ' > - J > Hibbert > Mr . Franklin , Mr W . R . Wood , and Mr . Macvicar , accompanied bv Mr . Mark Phillips , M . P ., and Mr . R . H . Greg . M P had an interview on Friday with the' Chancellor of the Exchequer , in Downing-street .

      West Buomwich . —Tho unhappy collision between the ironmasters and their men still continues , verv much to the regret and loss of all tradesmen m that district ; scarcely a shopkeeper but feels its effects , and , the poor men themselves are suffering acutely from the loss of their regular resources --Ten Towns Messenger . Madame Car ^ dori Allan , who since her recent journey through the United States had declined all professional engagements , having been honoured with the commands of the Queen Dowager , made her rentree at the ^ oncert given by her Majesty to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert , at Marlborongh House , ou Friday evening . ° ™»

      The floating-bridge at Portsmouth is nearly in * state of completion , and we understand will cross the harbour this day , for the first time ; but will not be prepared to convey passengers to and -from Goaportuutil the beginning of the ensuing week ; s ^ 1 Ji / pDears from the French Navy List that of tfro 1 , 6 ( 6 olncers of all ranks of the French navy only / / 2 are at sea . Of those who are on shore , thercare besides admirals , 56 oapitaines de vaisseau , 9 i capitames do corvette , 240 lieutenants , and IU tnseignes . < ;¦ At the commencement of the week six hunters , for the use of His Royal Highness Prince AlberLani Ins brother Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg , were sent from London to Windsor . They are now standing with the royal hunters at Cumberland Lodge — Windsor JEayress . /

      ^ EWCASTLE AND NORTH SHIELDS RAILWAY . —The fourth annual meeting of this Company took place on Tuesday last . From the report it appeared that during the six months that the railway has been open , upwards of 350 , 000 passengers had been carried , and more than £ 10 , 000 had been taken .-Carlisle Journal . . ' : : Intended New Railway . —It is in contemplation to make a railway for the passage of the mails to j * 1 ? ' P ? 88 ^ through the county of ? Worcester and Mr . Varden , civil engineer , has rwjeived d&eotions to have the plans and specifications of seventy miles deposited in London before the 1 st of Marchv—Hereford Journal .

      Daring Outrage . —Mr . Derry , of Pencarrow Mill , was ^ stopped by three men near the spot where Mr . Norway was murdered on the previowi day , and robbed of £ 100 . The vUlains held a ~ pistol to his head , and swore that if he moved they vrould blow his brains out . —Cornubiah . " " On the Evening of Thursday a fatal accident occurred at Dumbarton . The lighter Lewis -war entering the Leven , wnen a gust of wind caused the boom to jibe , which swept the whole of her hands three in number , overboard , and we regret to state that two of them were drowned ; the third reached the shore in a very exhausted state . The indWu duals who perished have left large families to lament their loss . *"

      The Hampshire Telegraph , a great naval authority , announces that a formidable armament is to be sent from Portsmouth , to take on board 16 , 000 native troops m India ; and that , having " put the city of Canton under contribution , or destroyed it if neW S * x army % sndaenly to ^ despatched northward , to compel the Emperor of ChinaVin big capital of Pekin to give security for rnture ''decencr or behaviour . ' : , Great preparations are making throughout Gefrv many to ^ celebrate the fourth centenary of the discovery of Printing . Leipsic , the centeal point of the SSSSL ^ S ' fei % ** " #° rio » 8 event on the 24 th , 25 th , and 26 % of next Jane , wUlf crtt f " splendour , and Felix MendelBBon Bar ^ oldj is iftw writing anew oratorio for the occasion . —Musical Journal . .

      Indian Swan Killing . —These are , as in all places , very shy ; it is difficult to approach them without cover ; but the Indians have adopted amode ° , . ^ - ™ xem which is very successful ; that of drifting upon the flocks at night , in a canoe , in the bow of which a large fire of pitch pine has been k md - « i u Th i . ? 8 are dazzled * nd apparently Btupified by the bright light , and fall easy vietimsto to craft of the sportsman . ^ L ^ JPFCPy , ^ belonging to the brig Fidelityy of St . John ' s , N . B ., now lying in Troon , were drowned last night , when out in the bay ia » small boat , attempting to recover a sea-mew which their Captain had shot . They lost an oar ^ when the boat drifted amongst the breakers opposite Burnfodt , and capsized . The name of one of the men was Daniel Canning , who belonged to Ballyhcck , Ireland . Their bodies have not yet been found . —Aw Advertiser .

      Melancholy Event at Lesmahagow . Oa Saturday week , two married females left Rigsida for Logan House ; the night being stormy , they are supposed to have wandered in the moors . The Wr of one of the females was found on Tuesday JastrBy a gentleman havincoccasion . to . pMs that way ; and , when it was made known , search was immediately made for the othery who , melancholy t <* relate , was also found dead on Wednesday , forenoon , A few days ago , the bell of the church at Fressonvjlle , in Picardy , was heard to sound at an unusual hour , and in a very extraordinary manner , ine people hastened to make inquiry , and found a man suspended to the clapper . He was immediately cut down , and , after some pains , restored to life . JMo account is given of the motives which led to such a fanciful attempt at suicide . . * ,

      Verona , Feb . 5 . —Prince Charles OdeseaSebi , who two years ago resigned the dignity of cardinal and renounced an immense . fortune , to enter , as a mere novice , the congregation of Jesuits of our city , took the vows as a member of the congregation on the 2 nd , after a novitiate of two years and two months tie is now OTepannK to set out for a country ioha-«*•? b / . infidels , in order to preach to them the Catholic fjpth . , *• * 2 ^? ateub of Tobacco . —The Administration of Finance , as the Paris Commerce states , in

      examining into a proposition made by a lady for rendering , by certain methods , indigenous tobacco equal to th « best foreign article . "This invention , " it adds , which has been strongly recommended by several deputies , has been submitted to the-Ministef and Secretary-General of Finance , who appear difl"fcosad to . purchase the secret of the discovery if it should be proved to be capable of saving large sums of money to the state , as the projector asserts it will . "

      * A few days ago , at the Town Hall , Preston , i little urchin , apparently about nine year * of age . named James Whiteside , was charged with robbing another little boy of two shillings . Mr . Banisttr gjgfed jjtet tho young delinquent was in the habit of £ t « MhMj * uya « f about his own age in the streets , and Forcibly taking from them anything they possessed . The Mayor sent the young rascal to the House of Correction for one month .-Preston Chronicle . Protestantism in Prussia . —The Augsburgh Gazette publishes a letter from London ,. in which it wtf asserted that the King of Prussia has instructed lus ambassador to ask the Bishop of London wo I " * - - " . * " * consent-. to consecrate some Pwte * tent Bishops for the Prussian states , and whether his Lordshipwould apply to thfl Pr ivy Council for le » tf to that effect .

      ByoNAPABTE ' sFAMii . T .-SeveralmeinbersofNapa ' leonsfanulyareat present in London . On Taesdsf £ * $ ^ J ? 18 Napoleon entertained at dinner , i » Carlton Gardens , his two uncles—Joseph Buona * PMte , ex-King of Spain , and Jerome Buonaparte , ex-King of Westphalia ; and his cousin , Prince Lock * Murat , Bon of Murat . ex-King of Naples . The other fie ate -weie several distinguished officers of th » tench army under NapoleonV Ankijitt op the King as-rat Belgians . —It appears from a return made to the House of Commonji that since the 6 th of January , 1816 , up to the 5 th of January , 1840 , the sum of £ 1 , 108 , 620 13 s . 9 jfc pftd been paid to and received by Prince Le opold . now King of the Belgians , of which he has pan into the Exchequer £ 195 , 060 .

      Excellent . —A pnblie meeting has been hdi lately in Woonsacket ( Mass . ) and the following preamble and resolution adopted : —Whereas it . > currently reported that in one of our rieighbounB villages , "a man made during the last year / . l * 53 tf dollars , by minding his own business , and 500 dollars by letting other people ' s alone "—therefore resolved , that we recommend that some of the gow people in our village to try the experiment , not onjj as a source of emolument to themselves , but satisfaction to their neighbours . —American Paper *

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      Meeting in Calton . —There was a meeting of the Calton District of the Lanarkshire Universal Suffrage Association , held in the Infant School , Marlboroughstreet , on Wednescky evening . On the motion of Mr . A Bickson . Mr . Robert M'Isaao was called to the chair . After the bill being read announcing the meeting , and tbe reading of the minutes or the previous meeting , tbe Chairman then introduced .:

      Mr . W . C . Pattison , who came forward antidst / tiemendous cheering from all parts of the . hous » r * Bd *« lel !« vered a most powerful address on bad Governments , and carrying home , in tbe most convincing language , apparently to the convictions of all present , thepressing necessity of firmly nniting to obtain the principles embodied in the People's Charter , and concluded his able address amidst the most enthusiastic buwts of applause . Mr . A . Dickson next came forward , and after making a remark or two , moved a vote of thanks to Mr . Pattison for hia able lecture , which was heartily responded to . '

      Mr . John Howie was then called upon to give a report of the town ' s meeting on the previous evening , which he did , and concluded with a motion to the efiect , that this district petition both Houses of Parliament for a free pardon to the Welsh patriots , wSlch being seconded by Mr . John Pettrfgrew , wae carried unanimously . After a number of tickets being sold , as a great number joined the Association , and their names enrolled in the Secretary's book , the meeting broke up . ¦ _'_ ¦¦ « . —ww-

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      - ¦ JIOST , WILLIAMS , AND JONES . . Poh- sk ) iot -Isb . _ 19 . —Frost , Williams ,- and Jones , ^ re confined in a cell , oh board the York convict ship , apart from ihe-other . ptisoners . Frast complains bitterly of the food supplied him , staling he earner possibly eat the oatmeal and ' vrater whkhis snpr ' . " : d for treakfast , with a proportion of salt Erxcd . They have requested to be allcwed more Bub ?; in : al diet , which Las been refu £ ed ; awoc-dtn bo-Sri _ j spcoiis are given for iheir use ; they are clcihc . i m cocvict apparel , each with a iron ring rour . u me le ? , aud are on account permitted to leave ? :- . eir cell . A Prajer Beck and "Bible are tbe only ks allowed ; bem . They are in bat } sp irit . ^ partiv-iariv Frost , - who is evidently sadly dfjeeieJ . "Riilh :.: * has been leard to say , he tvouU ha % ~ e eooect -en Langed than io linger under Lis preseEt tortur-: : £ mind asd neatinent . It is expected tbat - v . 81 , nji ^ iAidS , AM ) JONES . Poh-mot ^ . Jkb . ^ -Frost , Williams ,- and

      an or- - ' r tv : } 1 arrive to-morrow to transfer them to ills -V . icrin coEvict sb ' p , which arrived last Eigfct , boauJ -. j New Sjuui Wz \ es . — CorTe . * po ; idsnl of Star , ; . d .

      'lr : ~ Ctlletist Co-tic- ? . —The ship Mandarin arr : ¦ ' . here a ferr cays .-Inc-e from tbe river , and ou Thr , r-jjj embarked up-sv . ^ d ? 0 : two hundred coa-Ticts ' - via this port for H- " -tart Tovra , ineiud ::. ^ tvro cfti :- . r- hens tonvic ' . cd cl the great gold dust rubbery . ~ ho oLiy arrived u-. a : inoTning from London . In ?; :-... : Ions are given to trarjn Ort Fro ? t , WilManjs . £ r : d J -cs b tb : s shir , In : ih ^ x vn V . not be removed tili " .: ¦ Miiii . dar ' . n is undi ? vrt v ^ for b ; -r dr-iiii . a : u > ii . Si .-.-v . ";; be ready to jtart tc-iiM-rro- ^ . U : there is fin :- --- -- tbat she will be detained ninil after the issue oi Yit . Durconibe ' s motion in tbe House of Cciii -. ^ 5 en Monday . Dr . M'Koebnie , late of tbe Afu . . ^ car , has charge of tbe ship . —Hampshire Telei - : ph .

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      TO THE NON-ELECTORS . Gextlehes , —We have , in tire above , Md before yon oar principles , and stated the abuses and misgovernmant this country labours under . If the above prinriplee be satisfactory to you , we request that you ¦ will heartily co-operate tritii us In doing your utmost to bring them into practice , James Schoj-efield , Chairman . February 18 th , 1840 .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 29, 1840, page unpage, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2673/page/6/