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    • ABERNETHY'S PILE OINTMENT. is desperate
    • St Pancuas asd thb Poor-Law- CoiiMisaiONKSfl.
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      Abernethy's Pile Ointment. Is Desperate

      ABERNETHY'S PILE OINTMENT . is desperate

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      fJThat a vaiuf and noxious d ^ ase ^ J ^^ ffi ?^ >& £ &* %£ !& usoVpoleroIi XM f T b 7 ,., £ Sistetfby theT ^ slon ; i .. Ic-edV strong internal medicine shauld always be avoided fn ^« i ° nf ^^ after years of acute suffering , placed himself in aiica . es of this ^^ ' 2 ' Mr . Aberncthy , was by him restored to perfect health , and has enjoyed am * r the treatment ^ * g *^ , t disordef , „ Ver a period of fif ten years , during ^ which time the same ^ XZ ^^ i ^ XtlT ^^ oU ^^ t avast « umb « of cases , bothtaand out ofthe Abi-rnethianpi ^ cripti on iias recu v l , ad bee under medic .-. 1 care , and some of thorn for a veryconl ^ onnetorNi ci rclM ^^ " ^ e OintoVnt was . ntroduc . U t .. the public by the desiro of manv who had be 7 n perheat ¦ hw W bv Us app lication , and since its introduction the fame of this Ointment has spread far and wide ; oven tte MelcaJ Protesion , alrrays slow a . ! d unwilling to ack . ; ow edged tho virtues of any medicine not prepared by thrives do now freely and [ frankly admit that Abernetl . y ' j ftte Hint" cutis not only a valuable preparation , but . ncvoi-fSingrcnieds- idTevery stage and variety of tbatapi- 'dhng malady . * SninVere will not r ' epent giving the Ointment a trial . Multitudes of cases of its efficacy mi ght be produced , if the n-rtnre ofthe comp laint did not render those who hav * l * en cured unwilling to publish their names . Sold " in covered Pots , at < s . 6 d . or the quantity of thr .-e is . 6 d . lots in one for lis , with full directions for use , by CKiiiir ("—entto the Proprietor , ) Napierstrcet , Iloxton , > ew Town , t , onuon , where also can he jweeutwl emy Patent Mc-dicine cf repute , direct from the original m *» J ? «« ^ 1 ?« i ' ^ t tal - & at a , ime - * * * Ho sure to ask for ' M BE . V ETHV ' PILE OINTMhhT . ' The Public are requested to be on their guard ga iuct 11 jxiuus compositions sold at low prices , " nnd to ohsavve that none can possibly be genuine , unless the name j J King , i * printed on the Government Stamp affixed to each pot , is . 6 d ., which is the lowest price the proprietor ea ahlc-i U sell it at . owins to the groat espsase of t ' . e ingredients .

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      CORNS AND BUNIONS . PAUL'S EVERY MAN'S FRIEND . Patronised by the Royal Family , Nooili ' j , Cterpy , te . It a sure and speedy Cura for those severe annoyances , without causing the least pain or . ' nconvenience . Unlike al ¦ other remedies for Corn " , its operation is such as to render the cutting of Corns altogether unnecessary : indeed , we may 6 * v . the practice of cutting Corns is at all times hig hly dangerous , and has been frequently attended with lamcntable consequences , besides its liability to increase their growth ; it adheres with the most gentle pressure , produces dn instant aud delightful relief ftom torture , and with perseverance iu its application , entirely eradicates the most JBretiT . ite Corns and Bunions . Ti-stimonials have been rccrived fr m upwards of one hund ed Ph ysicians and Surgeons ofthe greatest eminence , as wtli as from many Officers of both Army and Navy , and nearly one thousand private tetters ftom thegentry iu town and ttiuiitry , speaking in hij'h terms of this valuable remedy . Prepared by John ¥ vx , iu boxes at Is ljd , or three small boxes in one for 2 * 9 A , and to be had , with full directions for use , of C . King , JJapjir-street , Iloxton , New Town , London , and all wholesale ani retail medicine vendors in town snd country . Tho genuine lias the name of John Fox on the stump . 2 s sdliox , cures the most obdurate Corns . Ask for "Paul ' r Every Man ' s FrUnd . " Ab j r . ? thy " s Pile Ointment , Paul's Corn Plaster , and Aberuethy's Pile Powders , arc sold by the following respectab ' e Ohtmh ' . s and Dealers in Patent Medicines - . Bar-Hay and Sons , Faningdon-street ; Edwards , 67 , St . Paul ' s Church-yard ; Butter , i , Ciieapside ; Newbcry St Paul '*; SulNn , Bow Churchyard ; Johnson , 16 , G . eek-street , Soho , and 63 , Corrihill ; Sangtr , ISO , Oxford-street WUtous ' iby and Co ., Gl . Bi & Uopsgate street Without ; Owen , 52 , Marchmond-street , Burton-crescent ; Bade , 39 (> os ' well street : Front , 229 , Strand ; llannay and Co ., 63 , Oxford-street ; Hunter and James , Webber-row ; and retail by all respectable chemists and medicine venders in London . ' Cocntbt Agents : —Baines and Newseme ; Mr . Buckton , Times Office ; Ilea ton Smceton , Hall , Reinhardt and Sons J . C . l . r . ; wue , 4 i , Briggatc , Thornton , 35 , Boar Lane , Denton , Garlav . d , Mann , Bean , llarvey Uaigh , late Tarbotrom BoUand av : dKemplay , Land Moxon , C . Hay , IOC , Brisgate , Rhodes , Bell and Brooke Lord , R . C . Hay Medical Hall JJeeds : cooper , Key and Fisher , Bradford ; Hartley , Berry , Suter , Leyland Halifax ; Smith , Eland , Hurst , Cardwell Gell , Smith , Wakefield ; Pybus Barnsley ; Knowles , Thorns , Brooke and Spivey , Huddersheld , Hudson , Keighiey Lofthouse , Reiuhardt ( late Cirlton ) , Kiiton , Alcock , Bajnt * Bvmrel" , Bell , Burton , Healey , Melson , Freeman , Picker big , Gartoo , Williamson , Chapman . Hammond , Wallis , Walker , Broomhead , Noble , Forster , Hariman , Stephenson "Weir . Ryder and Raker , Hull ; Pipes , Rcningham , Johnson , Earle , Cornwall , Robinson , Brigham , Beverley ; Brookes Doncaster ; Matthews , Creaser , Driffiield ; Cass , Goole ; Milner , Pickering .- Stevenson , V / liitbjr ; Bolton . Dlacslmrd and Co , Har g r o ve , Fisher , Otlcy . Linney , York ; Marston , Brigg ; Hurst , Rohson , ArmitaBe , Ingo ' by , Longbottom Louth ; Wainwright , Howden ; Bayner , Smith Burlington ; Hornsby , Wrabgliam , Jefferson , Jfalton , Rhodes , Snaith CbampU-y , Bromtiead , Ireland , Buckall , Scarborough ; Smith . Fu ; by , Bridlington -, Adams , Colton , Pollen , Selby Ombier , Market , Waghton ; Fleck , Marsh , Rotherham , Hattersley , Ball , ( "fficer , liarton , Bronac , Gainsberougii Cledhiil , Old Delph , Priestley . Fox , Pontefact ; Dalby , Wetberhy , Slater , Bedale . JMxon , Northallerton , Ward , Rich raoml ; Ward , Stokesley , Foggit and Thompson , Thirsk , Monkhouse Barnard Castle ; _ Pease , Darlington ; Jeunett Stockton ; and bv ail respectable chemists and medicine renders in everjr market town in England . Wholes ^ Agents—Messrs . Bolton , Blanshard , and Co ., druggists , Mieklegate , York . ? i 1 s ; - I , . . - I !

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      COU G HS , HOARSENESS , AND ALL ASTHMAT ASD PULHOSaRT COMPLAINTS . EFFECTOAU . T CfSED BV KEAT 1 NGS COUGH LOZENGES . Upwards of thirty years experience has proved the in . fellibilitj of these Lozenges iu the cure of Winter Ceugh , , Hoarseness , Shortness of Breath , and other Pulmonary Maladies . The patronage of his Majesty , the King of Prussia , « ad his Majesty the King of Hanover , has been bestowed OB them ; as also that of the Nobility and Clergy of the United Kingdon ; and , above all the Faculty have especially recommended them as a remedy of unfailing efficacy . Testimonials are continually received confirms , tory of the value of these Lozenges , and proving the per- j feet saiety of their use , ( for they contain n » Opium nor j # w / proration 0 / that drop ;) so that they may be given to females ofthe most delicate constitution , and children f ) f the most tenderest years without hesitation . Prepared and sold in Boses , Is . ljd . ; and Tins , 2 s . 9 < 1 , 4 s . 6 d ., audl 0 s . 6 d . each ; by THOMAS KEATING , Che IB St , Ac , No . 79 , St . Paul's Churchyard , Londeu . Sold retail ; by all Druggists aad Patent Medicine Tenders in the Kingdom .

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      © H THE CONCEALED CAUSE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AR ACQUIRED DEBILITIES OP THE GENERATIVE * SYSTEM . Just Published , A new andi mportant Edition of the SOent Friend on Human Frailty . rioe it . Sd ., aad sent free te any part of the United Kingdom on the receipt of a Post Offloe Order for 38 . 6 d . A MEDICAL WORK on the INFIRMITIES ef the GENERATIVE SYSTEM , in both sexes ; being an en quiry into the concealed cause that destroys physicaenergy , aad the ability of manhood , ere vigour has esU ' Wished her empire-. —with Observations on the banefh ; affects of SOLITARY INDULGENCE and LVFECTIONlocalaud coustitutionai WEAKNESS , NERVOUS IREI 1 TAT 10 N . CONSUMPTION , and oa the partial or tota EXTISCTION ofthe REPRODUCTIVE POWERS ; with means of restoration : the destructive effects ef Gonorrhxa , Gleet , Stricture , and Secondary Sy m pto ms are ex p lained In a familiar manner ; the Work is Embellished with Ten fiae oelooredlsagraviugs , representing the deleterious inftueace » f Mercarv on the skin , by eruptioni OH the bead ' ¦ ' - 1 ; . 1 h 1 , I a ,. j

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      , f i face , and body ; with approved mode of cure for both sexes ; foUowed by observations on ths obli gations of JIAR . RIAGE , and healthy perpetuity ; with directions for the removal of certain Disqualification 1 : the whole uointed 1 out to suffering humanity « « "SILENT FRIEND" to j dlnceof ' sulcels . ' MP ° iUre ' ^ " ** aMUred " >& j > R . audi , perry ndCo ., CoKsotrwo Braumn . Published b , the Authors , and may be had at their Re ^ iidence , 19 , Berners-street , Oxford-street , London sold by Strange , 21 , Pateruoster-row HannaV and at m Oxf rd . street Gordon , 146 , LeadenhalX eet' & ff 10 , Westmorland-street , DuMin ; Lindsay , u Elm row i * £ V l- Campben * 136 « ** m « £ 52 S ?; ingham , Market-street , Manchester ; Newton Ch . Li , . treet , LtverpooI ; Guest , BulUtreet , Bi 22 m hUrCh ' OPINIONS or THK PSX 88 '

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      , e ' ? THE GREATEST SALE OF ANY MEDICINES IN THE GLOBE . i uollowIT-s PILLS . A Very Wonderful Cure cf a Disordarcd Liver 5 and Stomach . 1 Extract of a Letter from Mr Charles Wilson , , Prince * S treet , Glasgow , dated February lktt , 18 ' 7 . To Professor Holloway . s Sir , —Having taken your pills to remove a disease of the Stomach and Liver , under which I had long suffered , and having followed vour printed instructions I hate re-; gained that health , which I had thought lost for ever . I - had previously had recourse to several medical men , I who are celebrated for their skill , but instead of curing my Complaint , it increased to a most alarming degree . , Humanly speaking your pills have saved soy life I Many tried to dissuade me from using them , and I doubt not but tbat hundreds are deterred from taking your most excellent medicine , in consequence of the impositions practised by many worthless wretches ; but what a pity it is that . the deceptions used by others , should ho the means of pre-. venting many unhappy persons , under disease , fromre-- gaining health , by the use of your jrills . When I com-I mencedtbe use of vour pills I was in a most wretched condition , and to my great delight , in a few days after . wards , there was a considerable change for the better , 1 and by continuing to use them for some weeks , I have bos-n perfcctlv restored to healthy lo the surprise of all who have witnessed the state to which 1 bad been re-! duccd by the disordered state of tho Liver and Stomach ; would to God that every poor sufferer would avail Win . self of the same astonishing remedy . ( Signed ) Cium . es " XtisoK . 6 # ° The above gentleman lias been a schoolmaster , but is now in a highly respectable House , as Commercial Clerk .

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      ' ' i : " \ . -1 ? IStfPOtt'f ANT TO MANY . EEE 3 ' COMPOUND ESSENCE . OF CU . BBBS . —Tho ' : most speedj « and effectual remedy ever discovered for the cure of . discharges ,, gleets , strictures , weakness , whites , pains iu the loins and kidneys , heat , irritation , and gravel , frequently removing every symptom of ( disease in four days , sem etimes sooner . It-contains in a concentrated state aU the cfacucious' ' par . ts of the Cubub . combiced with the S 3 It of sarsaparilla and other choice alteratives , . whickmaj ; e it invaluable for eradicating all impurities from the blood , preventing secondary symptoms , falling off o !" . tl > e huh-, blotches , & c , and giving ' strength and energy to tt c whole system . It does not contain merciay in any form , and may he taken by the most , delicate or weakry of t ither sex ' with perfect safety , as well as benefit to their general health . Imall cases of debility it lias becu found of the greatest utility . Sold by JailN WILLIJM S WLIXQ , at 86 , UigUstreet , f ^ AifftA jpcl , London , in bottles at Is . Cd ., 10 s . and 2 fis . each ; uud can he had of all tho principal Jodieino Dealers in the Kingdom . Ask for Roes * Essence , and be sure the name of 3 . v »\ Stirling , Wh . Uec * iapal ,, Lundon , is engraved on ti , 0 Govsrnmcnt Stamp outsido tho bottle . — J . W . Stirlit ig will send it with ' directions , securely , packed . to . » . ny part of the kingdom ,, upon receiving a . remittau ^ e . Also ,. • STIRLING'S STOMACH PILLS ,. An effectual remsdy for Bilious , Liver and Stomach Complaints .. . , lnbows-atl 3 | ui , 2 s . 9 d ., and Is . 6 d . cash ; , and can 1 ) 9 had of all : respeetable medicine venders iu tlic kingdom .. The geaMUie has tiie name oa . the stamp ..

      St Pancuas Asd Thb Poor-Law- Coiimisaionksfl.

      St Pancuas asd thb Poor-Law- CoiiMisaiONKSfl .

      —Oa Tuesday, Pursuant To Adjournment, A ...

      —Oa Tuesday , pursuant to adjournment , a meeting of the director and guardians of the poor of the parish c . f St Pancras , was held in the Boardroom , of the workhouse , when the chair was taken by Mr Ho * otth , aeaior churchwarden , for the purpose of recoasi < J . ering a communication , from the Poor-law Ccmioissioaers , dated the 10 th instant , and which h » s a " ready been published . The effect of the cemeiud ication was the same as ugon former oecanions , ' » z ., the veqniring certain returns to be made , and , in fact , a direct interference with the management of the workhouse , against which tho guardians have now , and hitherto ,. evinced their disregard .. A very warm discussion ensued upon the subject between several members of the board , the unanimous feeling

      ofwhieh was toiehut , or contend against ' any proccediags tbattvasht be adopted by the Poor Jaw Corrr ^ missioiiBra-, aral , at the e-nd of a lesgtby conversation , the following resolution was proposed , pot ; and carried nm . con . — "That Mr M'Gabey , the vestry-clerk ,, be instructed to write to the Poor-law Commissioners , and simply acknowledge the receipt of their communication of the 1 Ot h hist . " Discover of Anmeht ToMB ^ .- ^ The excavation . for the Lyons railway have brought to light , not far from the gates of Melun , aiinmberoftornbs ' of'the highest interest to the antiquary . At a depth of no motfi tSian two feet , eighteen" stone sarcophagi have been discovered . The chaste and simple form , and the large dimensions ot these sarcophagi give them a majestic and imposing appearance . , 1 !

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      - - ' - , - FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH . I , Price is tjd per box . I ] THIS excellent Family PILL is a Medicuw of long-tried 1 efficacy for correctiBgaU disorders of the Stomach ! and Bowels , the common symptoms of whkh are Costiveness , Flatulency , Spasms , Loss of Appetite , Sick Headache , Gddiness , Sense of Fulness aftevmeals , Dizziness of the Eyes , Drowsiness and Pains in the Stomach and [ Bowels : Indigestion , producing a Torpid state of the ) Liver , and a eonsi-ouent Inactivity of the Bowels , causing ! » disorganisation of every function of the frame , will , in 1 this most excellent preparation , by a little perseverance , ' he effectually removed . Two or three doses will convince the af & kted of its salutary effect . The stomach will speedily regain its strength ; a healthy action ofthe liver , bowels , and kidneys wiU rapidly take place ; and instead of listlcssncss , heat , pain , and jaundiced appearance , strength , activity , and renewed health , will be the quick result of taking this medicine , according to the directions accompanying each box . These Pills are particularly efficacious for Stomach , Coughs , Colds , Agues , Shortness of Breath , and all Obstructions of the Urinary Passages ; and , if taken atterteo free an indulgence at table , they quickly restore the sys . ' tem to its natural state of repose . - Persons of a FULL HABIT , who are subject to Head-1 ache , Giddiness , Drowsiness , and Singing iu the Ears , ; arising from too great a flow of Blood to the Head , should . never be without them , as many dangerous symptoms will 1 be entirely carried off by their immediate use . For FEMALES , these Puis are most truly excellent , h removing all obstructions , the distressing Head-ache , so 1 , very prevalentwiththesex ; Depression of spirits , Dulness I of Sight , Nervous Affections , Blotches , Pimples , and Sala lowoess ofthe Skin , and give a healthy and juvenile bloom ,. to the complexion , j To MOlHEBg jhey arc conEdcntly recommended a

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      hsbest medhina that can be taken during pregnancy ' tand for children of all ages they are unequalled . As a pleasant , saf e , and easy A p erien t , they unite the recommendation of a mild operation with the mostsuoceisful effect , and require no restraint of diet , or confinement during their use . By regulating the dose , according to the age and strength of the patient , they become suitable for every case , in either sex , that can be required ; and for ELDERLY PEOPLE thoy wi'I bo found to oe the most comfortable medicine hitherto prepared . Sold by T . Prout , 229 , Strand , London , PllCO Is Ijd and 2 s 9 J per box ; and sold by and by the Venders of Medicine * generally throughout the kingdom . Sold by Thomas Prout , 229 , Strand , London : and by his appointment by lleaton , Hay , Alien , Land , Haigb , Smith , Bell , Townand Baines and Newsovne . Smceton , Reinhardt , Tarbottom , and Horner , Leeds ; Brooke , Dewsbury ; Dennis and Son , BurdcUiu , Moxon , Iittle , Havdman , Limwy , and Hargrove , York j Brooke and Co ,, Walker and Co ., Stafford , Faulkner , Doncaster ; Judson , Harrison , Linney , Ripon ; Foggitt , Coates , Thompson , Thirsk ; Wiley , Easingwold ; England , Fell , Spivey , Huddersficld ; Ward Richmond ; Sweeting , Knaresborough ; Tease , Oliver " Darlington , Dixon , Metcalfe , LangdaJe , Northallerton nnodca , Snaith ; Goldthorpe , Tadcaster ; Rogerson Cooper , Newby , Kay , Bradford ; Brice , Priestley , Ponfe freel ; Cordwell Dili , Lawton , Dawson , Smith , Wake ' Held ; Berry , Ronton ; Sutter , LeyJand , Hartley , Parker , Dunn , Halifax ; Booth , Hochdale ; Lambert , Boroughbridge ; Dalby , Wetherby ; Waits , Harrogate ; Mall , Barnsley , Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL ON HEALTH , and observe the name and ad ness of " Thomas Prout , 229 , Strand London , " on the government stamp .

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      Ctbe op a Diseased Akcls op Lono Spanmso by HottoWAv ' s Ointment and- PiLLS .-The wito of Mr Batchelor , a carpenter , residing for twenty years past at HampStead , had been laid up for a considerable . time with a diseased ancle , the pain was often almost maddening ; by bad treatment lumiows settled in her head and other pai ts , causing incessantaod distracting headaches , which had such an effect uyuu her health that there was every symptom of her constitution rapidly breaking up . She had recourse to numerous medical men without obtaining the least benefit , but , notwithstanding , Ilolloway's Ointment and Pills cured her , and made her as well as ever she was in her life .

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      Coiins—There is nothing so distressingly painful as a Corn , and yet nothing which can be so easily remedied . We have ourselves given . a trial to that excellent Corn Plaistcr , known as " P a ul ' s Ev e ry Man ' s Friend , " and are so convinced of its efficacy as to recommend it to the notice of all our readers . Paul's Every Man ' s Friend can be obtained of any respectable Chemist in town or country , in boxes at Is . l $ d ., et the quantity of threesmall boxes in one , for 2 s . 9 d . N apoleoh Boh apabte . —His fate furnishes a remarkable instance of the instability of human greatness , and there is no doubt that his dislike to medicine remotely caused his early dissolution ; for rather than take some simpl e remedy , he allowed disease to gain ascendancy over the constitution , and death was the result . Thus it is that persons cannot be more watchful of their state of he nuh , and being alwnysprovided with a safe and efficient me ( jj ! cine , such as i" :. i 0 . 1 tou ' s Pill of Health , enjoy th B ^ J ! gree » ts » ble « iij' hi world , health anfllongjj &

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      Abominable Oppmok.—At The Lewes Assizes....

      Abominable OpPMOK . —At the Lewes Assizes . John Bowyer , 55 , a person of gentlemanly appearance who has for thirty years practised as a solicitor in the town of Petworth , was indicted as a principal tn feloniously demanding money from Sir C . Burrell und er n threat of accusing his son , Mr Percy Burrell of an aborainabte offence ; and Daniel Steer , 36 , was charged as an accessory in feloniously inciting the other prisoner to make the charge . It appears that Mr Percy Burrell , the eldest son of Sir C . Burrell , of Knepp Casfclo , a mag istrate for the county , and hiehly connected , had been for several years residing noon the continent , and was staying at Paris at the time ofthe present transaction ; and it seemed that the prisoner Steer , whose father had been in the serwho wi

      vice of Colonel wynanam , ana was Known the BnrNll ftmHr . «"» at p " ™ " ' * " December , 1844 , and upon his meeting Mr Percy Burrell accidentally , he made himself known to him a 8 a dependent of the Wyndbam family , and asked him for some pecuniarv assistance to enable him and his wife to return to England . It appeared that Mr Burrell gave him fifteen francs , and thisi was clearly proved to have been the whole extent of the transaction between Mr Borrell and the prisojier although tho subsequent proceedings showed pretty clearly that the journey of Steer to Pans , and his meeting with Mr Burrell were the commencing proceeding of a most atrocious conspiracy to extort money . In the beginnii-g of January , 1845 , the other prisoner , n *<» .. i > first made his appearance in the transaction ,

      and meeting Mr Coppard , one of the solicitors of Colonel Wyndbam , at the Petworth Quarter Sessions , he called him on one side , and he at once dist inc ' tlv made the charge which formed the subject ot the present indictment , and wished Mr Conpord to communicate with Sir C . Burrell or Col Wyndham in order that the matter mighi be hushed up , and that there should bo no exposure . He , at the same time , said that Steer was the person who made the accusation , and that he must have a thousand pounds to hush it up , and he proceed two letters , dated from Paris , and addressed to him by Steer , in which that prisoner detailed the circumstances of the revolting accn > atio . i , and said that Mr Burrell had promised to give him a thousand pounds on iVew Tear ' s dayand if he did not do so he would come to

      , Eneland and expose him . Bowyer also produced n letfer , which he represented * o be in the handwriting of Mr Burrell , signed in the fictitious name of John Smith , dated from St . Martin ' s-lane , and promising to pay the monev on new years day . lie at the same timo suggested that Sir C . Burrell should give him ( Bowyer ) a thousand pounds , and thai he should at once proceed to Paris and propose to Mr Burrell to lend him that sum to stop proceedings , and take hid note of fwmd for theamotrrvt , which he said he would endorser to Sir Charles-upon his return as security for the repayment of the money by fitt son . Upon the circtrrastancc being communieatedtff Sir Charles he at once indignantly spurned all ides of compromising the charge , and declared that ho would not give the tenth part of a farthing to defeat toe

      ends of justice , and upon bis bcinj shown the letter I signed John Smith , he immediately saw that it was i not his son's writing , and from other circumstances ' it became pretty clear that a very deep laid scheme of extortion was in existence . It transpired that a short time before Steer went to Paris , he was seen to drive - one day into- the town of PetwOrth , in a gig wfth a servant iff iWery by his side . . Snch a proceeding on the part of & poor labouri ' mr man , naturally- exciting some surprise , he made very free use or the name of Mr * P * . Burrell , and macfe insinuations-which were , m- doubt , intended to operate in furtherance of the- scheme of ettortirrtf . Steer continued in Paris daring the tfrae of the * negotiation Between Bowrerand the solicitor of tho-Btirrell farnilyyand Bowyer continued to

      produce letter * from him and his wife respecting the cbsnre . and expressing their intention to come to England , accompanied by an Italian , witonr tfrey desijrnafed as 12 '— . Steer ' s wife was represented as beingperfee ' l / aware of the ntrttate , of the pretended connection between her husband and Mr Burrell ' , and tHey asserted that the reasons why he would not * give Steer themoncy ho promised him en New Year ' s Day was ; beeau e hcwtmld not get , as they said , a " divorcement" from His wife , and send her to England , so that he might , remain with MrBurrell . All these proceedings , However , failed iirtheir object through theflrmnessofSiirC ' . Burrell ; but it ' should Restated , that upon a representation being made fo Mr P . Burrell , of 'he charce that was made against him , he explained what- tire real character

      of the transaction was , stating that he was merely induced from a feeling of charity towards one ofthe famiir dependents irrdistress in a foreign country ; to iive Steei'fifteen francs to help li'im Home , and'that the chare * was a most base and tmfonnded one . Finding that all attempts at extorting money had entirely failed , " Steer came to England , and haTrnc committed some offence , he was sent toeaol , anrHf any doubt could have possibly remained as to the falseness of * the charge made by him against Mr Bnrrell , it was entirely vemoved by tits making «¦ voluntary admission to the chaplain thstt'the transaction was exactly asrepre " nonioa hv iVst Gentleman , and that the charge was entirely fake ; and be at the same time-asserted tSat Bowyer had Been theorrginal concoctor of the scheme nfexrortion . and ' that ho was merely ^ Ms instrument in carrying it out .. These facts were proved in evi-; ;

      dence , and Mr P . Burrell , ' upon his Being examined , ' repeated upon his oath the statement'made in his letter , as to what took place between him and theprisoner Steer ; and declared'that , after giving him the-fifteen francs to-help him home ,- , he heard no more «* f him until he received an- intimation of the charge that had Been preferred ^ sainst him * The Lord Chief Justice then went carefully through the material points of the evidence ,, and the jury almost immediately returned a ^ vordiot of guilty against both prisoners . His lordship ordered them to be called up for judement , ard in passing sentence he expressed his entire concurrence-in the verdict that-had been delivered , andadjudgod'them bothito be transported beyond the seaa for ttie terra of their natural lives . Tho prisoner Bowyer-,. who appeared quite astounded at the sentence , was- then , with his companion in crime , removed from tho bar .

      T ' OISO \ 7 iVO .--SE » TKNOB : OP DsATU . —At Bury St . Edmunds , Catherine Foster , 18 , wasarraiancd . charRih £ her with tho wilful murder of her husband , John Poster , bv administering to him arsenic , at Acton , on ^ the 18 th of November last . The-deceased , who was an agricultural labourer , was a native of Aeton , a small village near Sudbury , whsre . also lived the prisoner , for whom , though of no prepossessing appearance , ho early in life conceived a warm . affection They went to school together in early youth , and worked together tHl she went to service , at the ape of sixteen , when his boyish penchant ripened into manly love . During her absence he frequently visited her . and-matters progressed between them in this way till the autumn of last year , when the prisoner , beinc about to pay a visit to her aunt at

      Fakenham , a village on theother Bide-of-Bury ,. an * twenty miles from Acton , the lover became most desirous that the marriage should take place , possibly because , like all lovers , he fancied that every man would fall ih love with the lady of his affections , and he might lose his prize . Be that as it may , according to Mrs Morlcy ' s testimony he earnestly urged the propriety of his being at enco married , and agreed that he would allow his bride to pay her promised visit to her punt ae-soon as she pleased after the-oeremony —• all he wanted was to be married at once ;; and being backed in his suit by the prisoner , the ceremony took place at Aoton church on the 28 th of October , after which the-young couple took their abode in tho house of Mrs Morley , with whom was then lsfring , besides her daughtera son . Thomas , aged three years ,

      , John Foster , having thus gained the long-cherished object of his heart , was as happy in the possession of his youthful wife as man could well be . On the third morning they parted according to his promise . He handed her into tho carrier ' s cart » and bidding adieu to her , nskcd'if " she thought she would stay all a month ?' ' ' To which she replied , " No , John , PI ! be , back before . " At the lapse ef ten days she returned' to her home , and hev husband's eup of happiness seemed filled to overflowing . He waft Jinppy' as the day was long ; worked with zeal , alacrity , andjoyousness in the daily discharge of his " lot in life . " He was then , as he had ever been , according to one of the witnesses , " as strong and blooming ayoung man asever you seed , " though ho had about a fortnight before met with an but that bad

      accident while loading a waggon of hay , only produced a slight headache , a thing which his friend assured him wonid soon pass off—as he " often bad it on Monday , after a day ' s rest . " This remark was fully verified . The deceased soon resumed his wonted cheerfulnass and strength , and on the 17 th of November returned from work to his evening meal with his friend , singing all the way to that house whence he never departed alive . On his arrival ho partook of supper with his wife and her little brother , their homely meal consisting of dumplings , potatoes , and tea . The man had no sooner partaken of his dumpling than . , he was taken violently sick at the stom ich , and obliged to go into the yard . Soon after this his mother-in-law , who had been out all diiy washin ? , came home and found him retching violently in a basin , tho contents of which she threw to which fowls

      into a neig hbouring ditch , near some were in the habit of picking up their scanty subsistence During the whole of the night the poor man omainedin great pain ; at four o ' clock he tried to 8 up , but fell down from great weakness ., and on the following morning his wife went to Melford for a doctor , whom she told her husband had got a " bowel complaint , " and asked to come and sec hira that day . Deeming from her account that his patient was suffering from English cholera , then veiy prevalent the surgeon prescribed accordingly , and the prisoner took away t he m edicine , some of which she save to her husband . On her return she found him worse than when she left him , and he finally died in her arms at four o ' clock , and soon after which hour his mother and the surgeon arrived . On the same day the fowls all died , and a post mortem examination of tho body tf the deceased was made by Mr Jones , of Melford / At that time noauspiqion was engendered .

      Abominable Oppmok.—At The Lewes Assizes....

      and that gentleman gave it as his opinion that the deceased came to his death from English cholera ; but suspicion being afterwards excited by the death of the fowls in a sudden and mysterious way , a furtberand more searching inquiry was deemed necessary by the coroner , and the con ' ents of the stomach of the deceased were taken to Bury , where they were subjected to analysis by Mr Jmag «„ and Mr Ncwhftta , who unhftsitattngly pronounced the presence of arsenic in great quantities , not only in the stomach and its contents , but also in the crop of the fowls , and a pudding bag , in which the prisoner had boiled the dumpling , of which the deceased had eaten on the night before his death . Under these circumstances recourse was had to the familv for furtfi ? r

      information , and it was ascertained that theprisoner had spent the day with the mother of her husoand " very comfortably , " from twelve to four , when she stated that she " must go home , for it was dumpling night . " Her brother was also called before the coroner , when lie stated that his sister had made one dumpling for supper , of which they all partook . Afterwards , however , ho varied his statement , and then , as was stated to-day , deposed to having seen his sister make two dumplings on the night in question , into one of which she had put some powder out of a paper , after which she burned the paper , and put that dumpling into a pudding cloth . He is also represented to have stated that he and his sister supped off a different dumpling of which the

      deceased ate . In addition to this it was shown that after the unfortunate occurrence the prisoner had stated that" she wished she had gone to Bury before she had married , for then she would not have been married at all , and would have got a gnod place . " This she stated on the day after her return from Bury , and also on that after her husband ' s death , when she had pone into a neighbour's house in tears and asked for leave to stay there " while the doctors opened John , " which she could not bear to witness These facts were for the most part proved to-day , but the boy , when examined , though he stated that he had seen his sister make the two dumplings , and boil one for the deceased in a bag , denied that he had seen her put anything into it from

      her pocket , or burn any paper , and persisted in say . ing that both his sister and himself , who had not cxhibitedjany symptoms of illness , had partaken ofthe same dumpling with the deceased . On this subject Mrlraaije and Mr Newham both deposed that if the deceased had taken tho poison in that dumpling , it was impossible that any one else could have tasted it without experiencing great illness and danger to life from it . At the close of the casefor the prosecution , which occupied the entire day , the jury retired for a bent 20 minutes , and after that time returned a verdict of guilty , The learned judge then , in a most impressive and feeling manner , passed the awful sentence of death . The prisoner , who is a good-looking country girl , was then removed , apparently unconcerned .-

      Commission of Lunact . —On Monday a commission de hmatfc » inquirendo was opened at the Coach and Horses adjoining Sion House , at Ialeworth , before Mr Commissioner Winslow and fifteen special jurors , to inquire into the state of mind of the Rev . B . Lewes , rector of Kilrhedfn ,. Carmarthenshire , now at Dr CosteJlo ' s , Wyke House , near Brentford , The ; unfortunate object of the inquiry is 62 years of age . He is a bachelor ,, and possessed of a rectory worth about £ 500 a-year , and of freehold property worth about £ 500 a-j ^ se more . Abou t 14 years since he waa affected wiih , a mental attack , from wnich he recovered , when fie told Capt . Davis , who had tafien outf the commission ^ that should he asain be arffected hewfshed him to take charge of his property . In March . 1840 , he fell from his horse , and was dragged

      some * distance in ffie stirrup , which so shook his nerves ; that on the 31 st of March'he was attaelted while performing tbe-hnrial service at his own chnroh soastb ' bounabletO'go on with it , and from that time hchad laboured under delusions ; showing tbaf he was not able to take care of himself or property .. Captain'Savid Davis , magistrate of Carmarthenshire ,, described' the nature of the reverend gentleman ' s property—Uvs first and ' recent attacft of insanity .-After he Ml from his horse he dressed and came down stairs , seizing hib- gun , with which ho attempted to'shoot himself ? After that delusions of poverty came on ; he turned away his workmen under the impression that'he could not afford to pay them . Herefused to havo'his hay or corn cut , saying he could not afford to pay , and it was necessary tb get it done-by the tenants . He further-imagined that he was dirty in his person , for which there was no foundation . ' The present' proceedings were

      rendered necessary by Mr Evans , a broSJer-in-law , having taken forcible possession of part of the freehold property . The rev . gentleman imagined every pereon he saw was a sherifFs-onfcer , who , he feared , wished to tako'lnm for debt ;; and also tfcnVbe expected to go to Newgate , or die in a workhonse ; W . Williams , Esq ., M . P . for Coventry , gave similar testirhony , which was confirmed by the evidence of Dr . Costello , the proprietor of Wykfe House , Dr Co ' nolly , andSir A . Morrison . The rev . gentleman wasthen introduced to tho Court . He stated that'heknew the object of the-inquiry—he *!< new that h * was not capable of' taking * , care of himself or his property He was in debt and difficulties ; : if he had £ 20 , 000 he could not payhis debts . Ee /' was yery comfortable at BrOOsteihTS—itwassuch aoeautiful place . The unfortunate gentleman ih other-respects bore out the foregoing testimony , - andthejury ; without hesitation , returned a verdict , dating the-unsoundnesa-of mind from Slat March : 1840 .

      : Charob of WiiFBi , Mraorai—W , Peck-and "W ' . Goodwill were indicted at Beaumaris , for the wilful rmvrder >; of a boy , named Martin , by cruelly . beating ard' otherwise maltreating hia » on board the brig Athelstonci of which ship Pack was captain , . and Goodwill first mate * , The crime was alleged to have been committed , oa- tho 4 tl \ ot January last , whilst the vessel was on her vovage from Quebec-to Swansea . Tile , brig left - Quebec in November last , bound for Swansea , andbn the day named in the indictment was in the-English Channel ; aga ' fr of wind bad been raging , but having partially subsided , all hands . were ordered on deck to make sail . In a short time itwas- found that the- deceased had not come on deck with the mate ' fl-watch , to-which

      hebelonged ; the mate went below-for the purpose of sending him up , when he found the boy irt the act of dressing . He took a small line-or piece of yarn , and beat the boy- with it , and then stripping off his clothes except his under-- and fl / trtnel ' shirts , hauled him on deck through the scuttls-holes ; the mate went orer to the lee side , and held the boy in the water , whiohbroke hearily over the vessel , for about-ten minutes ; : on being . released , the deceased went below for the purpose oOputting on his . clothes ; in about a quarter of an hour , . tho captain passed down-to the forecastle , anci'was followed in a few minutes by the mate ; shrieks and criea were heard by the crew on deck , as from aperson i » great agoay , and ' the seconds mate was-an eyewitness of the

      beating inflicted . by the captain . The two officers were down for . about a quarter of an hour ; , at the end of which time the' lad was again forced on deck through the shuttle , hole . At this time there was blood on his face . He was dragged aft , the captain beating lvim along with a piece of rope near an inch thictj , knottsd at the end . During the whole of this time the buy had nothing on but t ' ne two shirts . The captain beat him for four or 8 vc minute & . when on deck , and then ordered'him to ascend the rigging to loose the mainsail . He . afterwards ordenad the second mate to 30 aloft , and thrash tho boy to his duty , as he was . sheltering ftomthe inclemency ofthe weather , on the Ices-ida ofthe mast . The mate , however , did aot strike the boy ,

      but hit tho ropes instead * . On descending the lad was ; again beaten by the captain with , the raaiatopsatV halyards ,, ropes three-inches in , circumference . The captain then took up a boathook , and struck Martin . , on the small of the back with ii , using all his power , and might ; this was repeated five or si . i times , and the boy appeared as-if dying ; , it was between five and . six o ' clock on an intensely cokl winter morning , with , a heavy sea running . The hoy was aext observed ! lying on the chain-cable , amidships , with no clothing on him ; he was stretched on the cold iron , with his legs and feet uncovered , and appeared insensible . Soon after , he wi & carrie < J down to njs hammock by the mate and ono ofthe crow , and , in a short time after , he expired .. The body was covered with . marks all over black and blue * as though it had been . terribly

      beaten ; on the following day it was consigned to the deep , the funeral service being performed by tho captain ; It appeared that the unfortunate boy was rather sickly , of tender constitution , and waa troubled with a flux . He , however , waa capable , when he chose , of taking his share in the working of the vessel . The first port the vessel arrived ab was Holyhead , where' she was discharged and the crew paid off , when one of the men laid the information . The above evidence was sworn So by five ? of the crew , who generally agreed as to the severity ofthe beatings ^ the uncovered state in which the boy was , and the Mows . with the boot-hook , which was 13 or 14 feet long . The jury acquitted Goedwill , and found Peck guilty of manslaughter , with a recammendation to mercy . He was sentenced to two years' hard labour ,

      Thb Si Mabts Mauder .- At the Bodmin Assizes , Mary Treverton , 80 , ' . was indicted for tho wilful murder of Samuel Hockin , at the parish of St . Mabyn , on the 10 th of October . The deceased was a cooper at the village of St Mabyn . Ho was a marriedman , and had before and since his marriage carried on an illicit intercourse with the "prisoner , who lived in the same neighbourhood . They had quarrelled on various occasions previous to tte fatal deed . John Clements , a labourer , stated that on Saturday , the 10 th of October , he was passine alonn

      Donhara-bridge-lane , about a quarter before six o ' clock in the morning , when he found the deceased lying upon his face . There is a house- 011 the spot where tho body was found , and the head was close to that house . The back of his head v * aa severely cut , ; and there was a quantity of blood upon it . The wall was covered with brains . His ceat pocket was pulled down and torn . The coat was also torn up the back . He was not quite dead , but insensible . He found a stone , about five feet six inches from the body , and there was blood upon it . He nfterwarls saw it in tho posjie'fcwa of the constable , Oa the Snnday

      Abominable Oppmok.—At The Lewes Assizes....

      before deceased ' s marriage , witness visited deceased who was then living with the prisoner . Ifo £ t ! Hockin standing with his head bleeding , and » t ! minutes afterwards , the prisoner came in . The wit ness went on to state that on that occasion a quarrM took place between the prisoner and deceased anJ the former threatened to knock his brains out ' Ann Hockin , the widow of Samuel Hockin , said hem . fifty years of age at the time of his death . Theori soner had been living with him before witness «» married to him . After the marriage the deceased stHl continued to visit the prisoner , and he was on fom . occasions absent from witness all night . Three weeks subsequent to the marriage , Mary Treverton and h « went away from the village and were absent abtmfc three vveeks . Erer since the period of his return ths deceased continued to live with witness—but sbe had often seen him at the prisoner ' s house . Deceased wasathon ? eon the evening of Friday , the 9 th « p

      October , and M went out at seven o ' clock . She went to bed at twelve o ' clock , and had never seen him . alive from that timeV She did not know whether ha had any money about h'im on tho night in question He never gave her any m'oney . Cross-examined—] was continually visiting Ma » ' » Treverton down to the time of his death . Witness " had a Ci'ild by the de . ceased . It was seventeen months . old . Jle was quite sober when he left the house on the nigu't of thfl 9 th Oct ., but he had been drinking a little thai dav . Mary Dart said she sat op the whole of the nidi in a kitchen which looked fnto the road I „ Kt course of the night , between one and two o ' clock Z observed a light in tho kitchen window at TrevM . ton s house . It was a moonlight night , and betwee n two and three o ' clock she observed a man pass to £ winuow twice

      , lie was dressed in a light fustiari coat and trowsers . She thought it wV & £$ llock . n . Between five and six that morning ffi teft her home and went into Treverton ' s pawnee Thedoor was not fastened , but Treverton ' s door £ locked or bolted . A few ruiautes afterwards the mi . soner came down and opened the door , she had onta day cap , and her clothes appeared " crammed * £ ^^& ^ V ?« - ¦* . «»« * n ° said . Yes . fhey then heard voices outside , and the prisoner looked out of window . Several people hen came to the door and said , "lie is dead . " Witness's little girl came in afterwards and stated that Saninul Hockin was found dead . The prisoner replied , « rVho could be so cruel ? " Witness asked her why she did not go out ? and she » aid she could not on any account whatever . Witness said « hp

      noughtshesswS . Hockin pass by her window on the preceding sight , and the prisoner made no answer . At thaft time G . Stephens came in and said . In a few minutes . your house will be searched " Whereupon the prisoner went up stairs and did not come down again until the constable arrived . West the constable , said something to the prisonerV motber , who thereupon called her daughter down . She had no shoes on , and she took a pair of slippers from under the stairs and put them on . The constable told her she must go with him , and she said " What doyotimeanby that ? " The constable West produced t he s h oes , andsorae hair cnt from deceased ' ^ head after his death , also the stone , which still presented marks of blood . Mr Siade addressed the inrv

      I for the prisoner , and after commenting upon the whole of She case , contended most emphatically that the evidence was not sufficient ! to warrant them in finding a verdict of guilty . Mr Justice Cresswell having sunmed up the jury deliberated for a few minutes , aadr ? tumed a verdict of Not Guilty . The prisoner clapped her hands for joy , and was immediately conducted out of court . The eseitemenfc caused by this trial was very grea * . It was remarkable that themajority of the spectatorewere females , and Mr Justice Cresswell observed , - that there were many women whose curiosity led them into scenes from which the- better feelings of human nature ought to exclude them . The ladies present appeared folly to understand this rebuke from the learned udge .

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      Wemminsteii Dbbatino- Sociek . —The members of'the Westminster Debating Society held their usual weekly meeting en Saturday evening ,- when Mr Sitohwas elected chairmani-and opened the business of the meeting by announcing the subject for dis « - enssion' , vis .: "TheBest Means of Appropriating the liand totfhe Benefit ? of the Working Classes . " Mr Bowler ,. in a masterly speecfi , contended- that the land ought to be in the hands-of the government , tobe leased out to the people in allotments to such an extent as would ensure each man , by the exertions of his physical powers in its cultivation , an honest and competent livelihood :. Mr B ? next quoted from several authors , showing the great amount ? of evil thopcople were suffering undc-n and attributed the

      greatest portion of that evil to the land being ^ in the possession of the few , instead of ; as it ought to be , in thehands-of the many * The land was man ' s -natural inheritance—his birthright } and never would he be able to exercise his faculties , moral , physical , or intellfectnal . with that ' benefit and satisfaction to himself and to his fellow-man , uatil that which was first given to him by his Creator--was restored ,. and he bpcjiia © onoa mnretho consumer of what his labour produced . ( Cheers . ) ¦> Mir -Cathie replied ,, and said he could not understand what Mr Bowler meant when Iwasserted that they had a " right" tethe land . Norman had any > more particular " right " than another- to tho possession of 1 the soil ; . but he argued that present circumstance demanded that those who held it now should continue to do so .

      Place the English working classes upon the landmake then * an-agricultural pcopJoj'and what . would become of thtra 1 : Wliat condition were the people of Ireland in now ? He need not ask that twice , for he was sure there was not one present but : know what was the position of'the Irishman , and who felt for < his sufferings with that fellow-feeling which is alono proverbial among the poorer classes of any country . He maintained that just what was the condition of-Ireland at the present time would be that of England , werdshe reversed into an agricultural country , in a few years tirae ; . for to no other cause could he attribute the ignorance and . distress existing ia Ireland than to her pastoral and agricultural character . ( Cheers . ) Mr Donelly replied to Mr Cathie in a brief speech ; after which Mr

      Trumble spoke on the same side , denouncing in severe terms Mr Cathie's short-sighted notions , and defended Irishmen and Ireland from what he considered' foul aspersions , He did not consider that the Irish people wera ignorant , nor could he for a moment . attriDute their presentdownfal to the absurd cause Mr C . had dene . He contended that it was tho effects of bad government and foolishdegislatora —men who studied ' aiot the real wants ofthe people . He would say give every ono his piece of land and his vote , and then , and not tilt then , would each and every one enjoy the blessings- intended for him at his birth . ( Cheers ,. ) Mr Walford next spoke , and contended , on tho-outbority of Thomas Paine and

      others * . that every man had a natural right to an equal portion of tho soil ; that no man . could claim the land as his property by . what was tamed " right divlna .-, " and that man would , never be in hi « natural-state until he was placed on what-God intended he should be—the land .. ( Queers . ) Mr Irvine succeeded , and made an excellent speech , in which- he was warmly applauded . Mr Stevens aext rose on tho side , of Mr Catliie . Mr Bowler having rose to-reply , wasmefc with a proposition . of adjoarnment , whtchy however , was negatived , and the chairman dissolved tho meeting , by announcing the subject for next Saturday evening ' s- discussion , vist—' . ' The -Divine Philosophy of Pleasure : " to be opened by Mr Trumble .

      ' Anti-Susbry , Somaa . — On Tuesday evening , a fto-ewcll soiree , given as a mark ofirespeotaadesteetn . to Mr Frederick Douglas , the champion of the cause of slavery abolition ,, previous tolas departure to America , washeldafethe London Tavern ,. Bishopsgate-streot , and was very numerously attended , 100 ladies and ; gentleman being present , amongst whom , we observed the llevs Dr Cumming , Price and Cex W . Howitt , Esq .,, W . H . Ashursi , Esq .. Dr Oxley * Dr Estlin , Deputy Stevens , Joseph Griffiths , Esq . » r > ungo . Bapoxee „ Vakeel of the Rajah , of Sattara , MHare , Esq ., D .. VV . Wi r e , Esq ., and many others of note and talent ., The guests arrived at half-past six ; o ' clock , and were entertaised by vocal music until eight o'clock * when George TJiomp « m ,, Esq ., took the Chair ,, and pxoceeded to address the meeting . The following sentiments we * e proposed and se-s conded by several gentlemen , who spoke at length in their favour , and wheaput to tho meeting were carried by acclamation : — -

      "This assembly heseby expresses its deep abbovrance ofthe system of slavery wbieh dooms to compulsory unmitigated , and uncompensated toil , at te nded wi t h xrau , tteia \> * & cruelties , a large portion of the huaan family , and would especially mark its disapprobation of the American people proclaiming equal and inalienable heirship to liberty as the bivthvigut ot every haman being , and denying the enjoyment thereof to onc-slxth part q < its population for a peiiod of seventy years now past , and would further deprecate the conduct of those bodies of professing Christians who , bj their connection with the system , and apology for it , are at once strengthens and perpetuating it .

      This assembly hereby most earnestly appeals to the supreme Legislature of the United States to exercise its prerogative by abolishing slavery in the district ot Columbia , and the traffic between the states , and to the var i ous leg islatures in the south to emaaclpat « the beadmen In thtir respective territories , a s a means of . securing honour and renown to the white population , ami elevation and happiness to the slave . This asstraWy hereby tenders to Mr P . Douglas their heartfelt congratulations on his attainment of the blessings of freedom ; and havloj witnessed with delight his magnanimous and undaunted course in pQurtra ' jvn ^ so . touchingly the wrongs and sufferings , and advocating SO irresistibly the inalienable rights of 3 , 000 , 00 a ^ hls t « Wow * beings , who are held in chains and slavery in the United States , hereby expresses Us unf »; i gTlc 0 hope that the great Parent of good may spar « b > , invaluable life , to labour on their behalf , until the trp- . mp 0 f luhileo shall sound from the Atlantic to the B ocky UwHUalus , and . from c »»& aa to the Q » U of )& n \ eo

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 3, 1847, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03041847/page/2/