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      Parliamentary Review. Insult. To The Pru...

      • T ^ glres . Bat the Governmenf are too ^^ ncken to conoede to such a feir prop * gjB , They s ay they have the feeling of the f ^ e majority of the people with them ag ainst jTje innovations npon civil and social teedom J % y avow their fall conviction that ^ stoppage of the mails will inflict incalculjflel osss inj oT * «»* suffering , npon the bulk rf tlje community ; but , notwith standing th r « TlnV - + r » £ k flftT »/> pim-. ^ r ¦

      j i gsg admi ssions , ey dare not act npon their-0 convictions of duty and justice . " They ^ cnrnb to a small party of canting fana-$ & aud allow them to trample on'the liberty rf nineteen out of every twenty persons in the tfag lom , in order , that under the pressure of ^ convenience , obstruction , and injury , this jjjgjsnre will cause , the c ommunity at ' large jnay be roused to do that -which the Government oug ht now to do for them .

      « fhe influence of the same pernicious sect maDjfesteditself as usual , " on Wednesday , in ifcerejection of a moderate measure for the exfcaswnof the Scottish Parochial School system , to suit the altered circumstances o f the age . There is nothing these bigots dread so much as the enlightenment of the people They want to drive ns back into the barbarism and da rkness ofthe middle ages , in order to restore the supremacy of tbe church and the

      ari stocracy . But , though in consequence of the feebleness and decrepitude of a divided , irresolute , and incompetent Ministry , they may rule the roast for the time being , letthem beware . They hare yet to come into direct collision with the whole people , backed by a Press which , though far below what it ought to he , is yet a very different antagonist than previous Prase God Barebones' have had to grapple with .

      The principle of Mr . Sothesoji » s important BiH for Legalising ; and / Protecting Friendly Societies , hitherto placed without the paleof the Constitution , received a hearty and nearly unanimous assent on Wednesday In its main provisions the measure seems well calculated to promote the object in view ; hut as the hon . member proposes to introduce new clauses , when the Bfll is committed pro forma , we shall reserve any analysis and comment until the amended Bill ia before ns .

      The renewed attempt to include children in the list of those who are precluded from labouring in factories before six in the morning , or after six at night , was defeated by a ma ^ j orityofohly one . The Lords will have little difficulty in dealing with such a vote as that Lord John Maskers' proposition for a real Ten Hours Bill was beaten by 39 , the Noble Lord having been deserted by Lord Ashley , and other waverers , notwithstanding the former Parliamentary leader of the Factory Movement said , after Sir George Grey ' s refusal to include children , that he washed his hands of the compromise into which he entered without authority from his clients 2

      Bat The Governmenf ¦ .;..- ¦ -• ;¦ :Ru •...

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      J80hies Be0eived Fob The "Week Ekdiss Th...

      J 80 HIES BE 0 EIVED Fob the "Week Ekdiss Thubsdav , Jcse 20 ra , 1 S 50 . TIE HOSeTtY FUJDi Received by W . Rider . —KordDghatn , per J . Sweet 11 & 4 d—Leicester , per W . Bradswarth 2 s 4 d—3 . M'Miuan , . Abfrdeen Is . Becdred by Jobs Ajsote . —Chtltenham , per John Ilem-Btin 2 s . £ a . d . Beceh-ed by "W . Hider .. .. 13 8 Received by Jolin Arnott .. 0 2 0

      Total .. .. .. £ 1 5 8 . FOR DR . M ' DOUALL . Beceived by W . Rmis—R . F . IL , Oldham 6 d—Rising Sm , CaUendar-yard , Mooifields , proceeds of Mr . Preston ' s Lectnre 10 s 4 d—J . Harding , Worcester 2 s 6 d—From 1 L P . Dalj—A few Friend , at Lowton 2 s 3 d—Collected by J . Gates , ha ^ i 2 s 7 d—A few Democrats , Leigh 8 » 2 d . —Cheljauain , per Thomas Willej is Cd . Received by Johs Aisam-EoTton ChartBts J , perJ ; B . H 6 rsfiiUies ed- ^ A Kelchman Is—Cheltenham , per J . Hemmin 2 s 5 d—New Sadford . per S . Saunders 5 s 8 d—XX , per Mr . ilarklmll , C 3—John Carter , per J . Grassby Gd ^ Stal s bridge , per . W . filii U ~ HaliiaT , per J . Oulpao , ' jan . il ISs—Lfinghboixmgi ,, per S , Farrow ( as acknowledged in last week ' s Star for . the Ficum Fund , ) 2 s 2 d—Mr . Rider U Is lOd . "

      FOR MRS . FUSSELL . Received by W . Rn > EB . —R . F . ' H . / . Oldham 6 d—Alex . fidds , Aberdeen Bd .-: —Received by 'Johs Aasorr . —Mr . G . W . H . Reynolds 51 ... < : WIVES AND FAMILIES OF VICTIMSReceiredbjVf . Rides . —Covenby .-iTrs . iluUtns , per . T . Rictard Is—Coventry , J . Gilbert , per T . Bickard 2 s—ChelttEham , per T . Willey Is . NATIONAL VICTIM FUND . Receceived by John Assorr , Secretary . —ifi * . Bretti per E . Stall wood Is—Miss Sturgeon is 3 d—Miss Brown Is Sd —Mrs . Xewley Is 3 d—3 Gss Smmonds Is" 5 d—Wbittin ' gton end Cat , per Henry Bloomfield 3 s 6 d—Cheltennam , per J . Eemmm . 2 s 3 d—J . T ., per J £ r . iiarfcaU Is—J . Carter , per J . Grassby 3 d—Mr Rider , as per Star Is . —Total 17 s lOd .

      Loss Op Tx1e Orkmf Steamer. The Orion, A...

      LOSS OP TX 1 E ORKMf STEAMER . The Orion , a regular packet , running between Glasgow and Liverpool , sailed from the latter port on Monday afternoon , and was wrecked on tbe rocks off Portpatrick . The crew numbered between twenty and thirty , - and about seventy-five passengers were booked at tha office of the agents , Messrs . Martin and Co ., but , in addition , a considerable number of cabin-passengers are known to have gone by tbe vessel , " whose names were not recorded at the agents' office , while the names of the steeragepassengers are not entered at alL The impression is that at least 200 souls were on board . We extract tbe following details of the melancholy catastrophe from tbe papers received on Wednesday night : — I ItVAm fha ^ fnuinii . S ^ i . * a < . # .. # . 4 «« . « . 7 1 iivtA & vhi

      . y .: un « juw VUIOUIUUVHUI ' . J The greatest consternation was excited in town on . Tuesday afternoon in consequence of news arriving of the total loss of the Orion Steamer , on her passage from : Liverpool to Glasgow . About two o'clock Mr . Fleming , of Stirling-square , one ofthe survivors , came into the Exchange , and gave the first public tidings of this most melancholy event . It appears from his statement , and what we could otherwise learn , that between one and two o ' clock oa Tuesday morning the Orion struck on a sunken rockoffPortpatriek , and almost immediately went down . The passengers and crew rushed to the boats , two of which , it is stated , at once cafs lwd " , owing to the number that crowded into them , and almost all perished . The number lost is unknown 100

      at present , as the accounts , vary from fifty to , but it is believed that the smaller number is nearer the actual loss . The weather was fine ; but the mate said that a slight fog prevailed at the time , whilst some of the surviving passengers state that it was clear weather . As one-half of the funnel is above water , the depth at the place where she has sunkmay be from five to six fathoms . . - " The only name mentioned as among the drowned is Dr . Burns , Professor of Surgery inthe ^ Bniver-« tj , brother of the Messrs . Burns , the owners ofthe Teasel . . Bis body had been : . washed ashorejbefore the survivors feft the scene of the ratasfcrpp ' he . ; -It is { eared that a number of those who haye ^' met a watery grave belong to this place , and , in consequence , the excitement has been ever since most intense . The number of passengers on board is

      supposed to have been 112 ,- but no authentic list can be procured until the receipt of a telegraphic despatch with the names : of those who . had booked their berths at the Liverpool office . Of those who had taken their places on board no ' accarate record Can be had at present , as the only complete list is lest in the vessel , To attempt to account for the loss of this noble vessel on a fine night , on our own ^ ores , within a short distance of the land ,, where , every stone should be familiarly known to those in charge , is at present impossible ; but we have no doobtjiie most searching investigjation will be made by the owners into a casualty which has eventuated in snob an awful sacrifice , of human life . The rock on which the . Orion struck is some distance from the shore , and passed through the vessel principally in her midship compartment , breaking the engines t ) pieces ; and , within less than ten minutes from the time she struck , the Orion was at the bottom . -

      General Post-Office/ Jhsr, 1850,—On And ...

      General Post-office / Jhsr , 1850 , —On and fnsatheM of July next the following regulations will come into effect : —1 . All . letters : posted at any rural receiving office for . places within the TJntted Kingdom iunst either bejirepaid by stamps . «^ seatifflpjid , as money pre-p » jment for inlaw « Uer * posted at such offices will be abolished . £ . «* postage oi foreign and colonial letters may _ be P ^ d in mosey at all rural receiving officeii . hv ending those where no money prepayment has « £ berto been allowed . 3- The letter , boxes at . the lwal recemng' bouses will in ne case be closed Bottl within-ten minutes ofthe time fixed for the ** P * teaoftijeia » H , ' -: ' ¦' - '"'¦ : * : •¦ . 4 'm-arinkingjBateb : took place . at Seacombe *** week , and the woman who won the prize du * ttfedof nofsierthan ninrfeea cups * , ;; ^ . Misr Esotnur vessels ar # W * carrying tea from S ™?* to AmOT !»^ h * fljtf- # # e t * %$ . of the a »» w » tafc- - :-.-.-y ^ > i & iy-y- - ^

      Blackfruks-Roai). _ —

      BLACKFRUKS-ROAI ) . _ —

      JzF ^?* ** ^ convenednnder fltf auspices of the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , wis held on Monday evening , the 17 th of June . Mr Inward Mills was called to the chair , and said ' it to-time that the people declared boldly and unreservedl y what they required . ( Hear , hear . ) No miserable stinted modicum of middle class reform would Bait them . No they required rights political and social for all . ( Loud cheers . ) Not on the ground of any shuffling expediency , as to peculiar fitness for inteihgence , property , rate paying , or house holding , hut in the right of their manhood . ( Great applause . ) " . . .

      Mr . G . W . M . Reynolds came forward to move the following resolution ;— " This meeting is of opinion that the system of reform advocated by the Paru ' amentary and Financial Reform Association , is based npon unjust principles , and conceived only for thebenefitof a class ; and calls npon the working classes of the United Kingdom neither to aid nor assist them in any of its schemes , but to stand by and upheld those principles which are advocated by the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association : and this meeting also pledges itself to use its best

      endeavours to make the Charter the law of the Land . " He said he was delighted that the initiative had been taken in opposing the miserable modicum ! of reform offered by the Parliamentary and Financial Reformers , and which so-called reform could , at best ^ be only regarded as a beggarly instalment—( hear , hear )—and even this had not heen put forward until several revolutions had swept oyer the continent , like a whirlwind taking away thrones , moharchs , princes , and '' pope ig-fHeir trains ; then fearing the . people , the health producers would take their affairs into their

      own hands , they stepped forward with . thenempty , plausible / delusive bait , which , if carried to-morrow could not ( effect the least good for the working classes ; but , for its purely shopderatical hearing was well calculated to perpetuate the slavery ofthe masses . ( Loud cheers . ) Truly the middle class had as great an interest in keeping flown the working class as had the aristocracy , for did they hot live by the toil and sweat of the masses ? ( Loud cheers . ) Of what use was a mere extension of the suffrage with the ballot , especially as no provision was made for payment of

      members , and , consequently under such arrangements no bona fide working man could become a representative . If they , wanted a specimen of how the other classes represented them they had only to look at the conduct of Lord Ashley—( hear , hear )—who had declared before God , in as solemn manner as it was possible for man to do , that he would stand by the Factory Act , as obtained by the late patriotic and revered JohnFielden—( cheers )—yet had he , at the bidding of Sir G . Grey , given up the Act , and sacrificed the interest of the Factory operatives . ( Shontsof"Hear , hear . " )

      Then , was it not clear , if they wished to ameliorate their condition , their only way was to depend on their own exertions , and , in their own united wisdom and might , obtain the People ' s Charter in its entirety . ( Loud cheers . ) He asked why it was , with all the appliances of wealth and power , that the condition of the wealth producer was not improved ? Why should the people he plunged into such a fearful abyss of destitution and misery ? ( Cheers . ) Surely it was only some powerful lever like the People ' s Charter that could lift them-out of this "Slough of

      Despair , "—( hear , hear)—and the bright hope of social rights was the only medicine that could inspire , the unfortunate with confidence sufficient to induce perseverance to obtain those ennobling . . objects—the . full rights of man . Well , theOijiitmust he clear that the poorest of the poop ^ were those who most required the protection , of the franchise . . ( Hear , hear , ) The Parliamentary and financial Reformers appeared desirous of confining the vote to those who . were housekeepers , or rated to the poor , which led to tho inference that it was their interest so to do ; and that , by so doing ,

      they were-only carrying out their principle , namely—that of " buying labour in the cheapest , and selling it in the dearest market ; " and they afforded a further illustration of this principle whenthey refused that great social reformer , Mr . G . J . Holyoake , admission to the council , notwithstanding his willingness to subscribe the ten guineas qualification ; and their determination to adhere to their pernicious principles was much more fully evinced when , at the Conference , they refused to alter the Crating' * for a " registering" qualification ; yet some of those pseudo-reformers will come

      on Chartist platforms and glibly say— "We are as thorough Chartists as yon are , hut it is not the time to advocate Chartism ; " to which he ( Mr . Reynolds ) replied—no , no , it never would be the time , even should they live for 500 years , if they placed or left their interests in the hands of the middle classes . ( Cheers . ) But only let the working classes show that they are in earnest—he determined that Chartism shall spread in every direction—their influence would then be felt—their interest would predominate , and , being most powerful government would deem it prudent to concede ,

      and the Charter would become the law of the land . ( Great applause . ) He believed that , should another ; Kennington-common meeting take place , that the middle classes , true to their brutal instincts , would again take up the baton , become special constables , and attempt to put down , the working classes . He ( Mr . Reynolds ) had not yet resigned his seat at the Council Board of the Parliaments . Reform Association , hut he should attend its meeting on Thursday next , and ascertain if they still determined to adhere to their stand still policy ; and if they did , then should he

      ( Mr . Reynolds ) there and then , resign his seat , and throw himself into hostility to their policy . Their Chairman had alluded to the recent meeting in St Martin ' s Hall ; he ( Mr . Reynolds ) had conceived that such a meeting afforded a fan * opportunity of the oppressed and ' oppressors meeting face to face , and ^ he ha ^ in conjunction with many of the " worKnf classes , embraced it ; desiring to state , in restful language , to the Premier , the aristocracy , and clergy present , what were the wants ; wishes , and desires ofthe proletarians ; whom thev had met professedly to serve ; but

      immediately he attempted to do so , the pious Lord Ashley—forgot all his hmnility—stalled up , much more like a ferocious animal than a devout and lowly Christian man , and protested against his speaking , on . the ground that he was a non-member , and . at the same time refusing to receive his guinea , and allow him to become a member . What he ( Mr . Reynolds ) wished to have shown was , that the good " The Siociety ' for improving the . Condition of the Labouring Classes" was doing , was only like a drop in the ocean—that the evil was rapidly increasing , and that such measures as

      that society , however good its intentions might he , cqnld'ieyer . stem the tide- —and that such a deep wound required a radical cure , which could only be found in a full measure of political and social rights . ( Loud cheers . ) Whenever the people now attempted to ameliorate their sbciat condition , they were met with the Combination Laws } but these same laws were never enforced against the capitalists ; why ? because - they had a sort of tacit understanding by

      which they managed to regulatethe wagesof labour throughput the kingdom . But it was said , 5 ' oh , the working classes have therightofpublicmeeting and petition ; " to this he demurred , ' for no sooner did meetings become * formidable , than government raked up some act of parliament , and placarded it all overthe town , to put down public meetings by Droclamatioa ; hencaJt was only by sufferance they KKeeS . ( Hear ) ., The Protectionists bad ; mont did nor grant , protection they , would . fight SrS-sW-W to used sucu stron g . language in

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      advocating the rights , of the . people ,- depend , on ; , it , twelve hours wpuld not , elap 8 b . before he was heard pf at Bow ^ treet , yet the . Protectionists were stillat large in all- their boasted respectability . " Why ? Because they were combined by tacit understanding , and possessed yotesand : wealth : secondly , because what they urgeddid . not . materially affect the condition of the masses . . The only legitimate qualification for rights ; was that of citizenship : If ever the people were in possession of peace and " plenty , it wasnoreason why they should be deprived of their just political and . social rights , seeing that the possession of the lattev . was ; the- only sure mode sf securing the former . In the German communities rn

      m t , r ^ W ™ * it had been proved that four and a half hours labour per day was sufficient to produce all the necessaries , comforts , and luxuries of me , and leave a large surplus for exportation , —( cheers ) thus giving ample time for recreation and the instruction of ,, and enjoyment witb , wives families . Government had by their taxeson knowledge andother means , done all it could to keep the people in ignorance Of such matters ; but the mind of man refused to be shackled—it burst its bonds asunder , and pressed onward to the goal of freedom and happiness , and would , despite all . tramels , uJtimately ^ aehieve perfect freedom . ( Applause . ) Under such depressing inferences it was verv

      creditable to the working classes that they , by dint of perseyerence , had achieved such a large amount of mtelligence as that they . now possessed ; and , when any man comes forward and tells them that they were not intelligent enough to exercise the franchise , depend on it that man feels that the people are too intelligent to be used tor the purpose which he wished them to subserve ; . He also knew tfjf . ^ jf derate might be found who would say"Ob , the working classes are beggars , living upon the labour wegive them out of charity : they have no property , and are not entitled to the franchise ;" but . the hig h-spirited working men would' reply"If we are beggars , it was the middle-and upper classes

      wno reduced us to mendicancy ,., and we demand the Sum-age in orderthat we may have the power of adjusting society and giving to every man his full measure of political arid social rights . " ( Cheers . ) It they referred to the first Chapter of Genesis , they would find it therein written— " ^ hat . God had given the land to the whole human race ;"' . ' and he believed that it . would : tend materially to the benefit of society that the . land should again be nationalised , flow , masses of the people were starving in the midst' of plenty , but were the land properly cultivated , and fairly applied tothe benefit < £ All , Peace , plenty , and prosperity would pervade the whole globe ; but before any . such beneficial

      measures had existence , depend on it , they must possess the People ' s Charter . The People ' s Charter was the great lever by which social rights must be obtained , and he looked on the man who opposed the advocacy of social rights as being either actuated by sinister motives or as an ignorant man , in either case totally unfit to be the teacher or leader of the people . It was pleasing to know what an advance the knowledge of social rights had made in France , and that it was powerful enough in that country , and that its progress was so certain as to insure to France a glorious future , and place her in the proud position of standing forth a bright ' and ribnous beacon to other nations . ( Applause . ) He

      appealed to them to perpetuate and extend their public meetings—to persevere iu temperately advocating their principles until the peonle were thoroughly convinced of their truth and justice-the government succumbed—and the Charter was the law of the land . ' ( Cheers . ) , " '" Mr . MfiiuuMiLN- said : He would . rather he had not been called on to second the motion , for , perchance , the counsellor who might be employed to-morrow against him might make an handle of it , and say he wished to turn his little notoriety gained by the St . Martin ' s Hall meeting to profitable account . He perfectly concurred with the resolution when the . Parliamentary Reformers first came out to

      court public favour ; they stated their principles were , progressive ; , he had at the very onset omitted that the property qualification for members of council was opposed to principle , and on making that suggestion he was informed that the matter would be brought before tbe Conference for its consideration , and on this pledge he had renewed his subscription ; but when Mr . Reynolds had submitted his propositions to that body , he was told the Conference had but one object in view—he supposed it was that of raising funds . The working

      classes were charged with intemperance , but , he believed , if they applied to the landlords , Boniface would tell them that the middle , classes were their best customers . ' He exhorted ' them , to persevere , and did not doubt that their , efforts would be crowned with success . . The resolution was then put , and carried unanimously , as was also a vote of thanks to ' the chairman , which was duly acknowledged , and the meeting quietly dispersed . . -is-:, V

      Literary And Scientific Instj-= Tution, ...

      LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTJ-= TUTION , JOHN STREET . - Oil Tuesday evening , June 18 th ' , . another full meeting , convened by the Executive Committee ofthe National Charter Association , was held in this hall ; Mr ; Lewisis-in-th ' e chair , who hriefly introduced Mr .- - ' iji- B . liENO to move the following resolhtion : — " That this meeting .. hails , with delight , the determination of the Excntive

      Committee , of the National Charter Association not to countenance or support any set oi men or measures , that advocate or propound anything short ofthe principles contained in the document known as the ( People ' s Charter . It also expresses its admiration of the truly progressive policy of the Executive Committee' in holdly and emphatically declaring in favour of ' Social Bights , ' viz .: —Nationalisation of Land , Mines , Fisheries , & c , & c . ; the extension of . credit to all , a just and wise system' of enrfency and exchange , together with a sound and comprehensive system of secular education , and a humane pro-¦

      vision for the destitute poor . '—Mr . Leno said the people of England had heeen called an intelligent people , hut he conld not perceive any great amouut of wisdom they might possess , or why should they neeed to pass sneh resolutions ? ( Hear , hear . ) In speaking of " credit and exchange" ignorance was displayed , for things had hitherto been valued , not for the amount of comfort or happiness they might produce , hut from then * scarcity or demand . This said little indeed " for the wisdom of the past . They sometimes had . comparisons instituted between instinct and reason , bat he , himself , thought tbebalancewasmnchinfavour of instinct , for the birds , beasts , and insects

      had provided for themselves and young , whilst the family of man had been neglected . ( Load cheers . ) The resolution spoke , of supporting nothing less than the principles contained in tho . People ' s Charter ; and he could not see why anything less should either meet with countenance or support . ( Hear , hear . ) " In America there was an approximation to Universal Sum-age ; hut the present pernicious system allowed many to he badly off even there ; arid he much feared it would be- ' so everywhere , " until social rights were established , and competition abolished ( Cheers . ) He ( Mr . Lerioj believed that the iCreator gave the land to all—hence , he was in favour of the nationalisation of land . The

      resolution very properly recommended national education and a provision for the destitute poor . He trusted every one , present would do their utmost in spreading the truths contained ih that resolution . For his part , ho would do his utmost , and could also promise , on the part of the Democratic . Propaganda Society—of which he had the honour to he a member—that nothing would be wanting from that body . ( Cheera ) Mr . J . J . Bezer , in ; seconding the motion > said he fully agreed that the Executive Committee-were entitled to great praise for going the " whole hog . " ( Cheers . ) The resolution

      was a most excellent one—it ; spoke plainly out for political and social rights ; and he had no doubt that not only all present , but that every Democrat in the united kingdom , would fully concur in that resolution .. ( Applause . ); Mr . Gy W . Ml Reyijolds , amidst the most rapturous applause , came forward , and said , the resolution had been moved arid seconded by persons who were not members ofthe Executive Committee ; in order that the sense of the meeting might be fairly taken on ; the

      principles laid down for the gwdauce of the Vuartistbbdy . Should that resolution bo passed , it would be an approval of the Executive , and a condemnation of all short-comers . ( Loud , cheers . ) The middle class reformers must be aware that even their modicum of reform would not obtain tho sanction . of . the aristocracy —( hear , hear)—and . if . they , believed ifceirs to be a popular movement , why did they not throw themselves . int 6 the arms of the people ? ( Cheers . ) - He - ' ( Hr , Reynolds )

      Literary And Scientific Instj-= Tution, ...

      noughtiitihi gtetimethat an ^ ehd ^ should b & put to ^ humbug ; and : he knew of ho better plan ^ of-do in g it-than < by the declaratiojd ^ bf principles contained in the . ' admirable resoiu tion ^ before the meeting . ; ( Applause . ) . The speaker then reviewed the proceedings ofthe late Reform Conference , and alluded to ' the courteous and kind . manner the Reformers had invariably been treated by the workingclasses , and said , had they possessed the good sense to have reciprocated the feeling ,: they < would have expanded their little Charter , and made it ; to have-embraced all . ( Cheers . ) Some Pf s - to whoin tb e people had been'in the habit of looking up to as leaders , had said that , were the Chartists to add

      social rights to their programme , it would frighten the timid , and keep others from joining them . He thought they must be timid indeed who would be alarmed at wisdom , humanity , and justice . ( Cheers . ) He'did not like the idea of the majority of the people being kept continually at work to sup : port the lazy and profligate . , ( Hear , hear . ) The d estitute poor , whom circumstances , had rendered unable to work , should , of course , be humanely and properly supported ; but , when he found strong drones like Lord Harrowby— ( cheers)—who was able to give , him a shaking ( by the bye , ' no easy matter ) j ' then he wanted to know why they did riot strip off their coats , go to work , and earn an honest

      existence . ( Much applause . ) He was sure he need not ask that meeting which . they would choose—dpubtlesss , it would stand' by the .. National Charter Association . . ' ( Loud cheers ;) -.-. He trusted . that . they . would , persevere , extending-a knowledge of' . whole ^ . measures-,, until all mockeries were annihilated , aH'thejsqvereignty of justice - had triumphed o ^ , er tyranny and oppression . ( Vehement cheering . ) ' "' 7 . After a few words from Messrs . Arnott and Grassby ,

      . -Mr ... Walter Cooper came forward ,- greeted with much applansej arid said ; 'he had been so subject to abuse . that he had got used to it , and did not . mind being numbered amongst " Atheists and Republicans , ' . ' The late Henry Hetheriugton had . been- pelted with mud ; oh account of his principles , atthdugh they all knew what an excellent , merry ; harmonious fellow he was ; ahdasall g pod and great men who were in . advance ofthe age in which they lived , were subject .: to similar usage , 'he repeated , he regarded it not ^ Loud cheers)—but when he heard an intelligent ,

      working man stigmatised for buying a second hand pair of trowsers ! ; he exclaimed , what , stigmatise a man for his poverty ! Oh shame . He was not ashamed to avow that he had been steeped to the very lips in poverty ; and tliat it had caused him"to possess dire thoughts , and vow , vengeance against the system that oppressed-them . It was their duty to hasten the advent of-that good time when " right not 'might" > should rule the world . Talk not . to him of of Exhibition of / Works of -Art / Man

      himself was the noblest work" in creation , a , nd the time was coming when he would stand erect and , in all his- manliness and intellectuality , enjoy the . existence of his . being . ( Hear , hear . ) He had said at tlieir last meeting , that the man for the time was he who diffused knowledge . ( Hear , hear . )! ' ¦ He believed there was much , work to be- done , and that more good could be effected by love than by force . ( Hear , hear . ) He repeated he did not mind , being called infidel , for he was faithless to all that was rotten ¦

      and corrupt , in the present state of society . Neither ^ did he . mind the taunt . of Socialist and ^ Republican ,.. He . avowed , his Socialism , because' he could hot ; see the difference between aLprd ; , an ( l aman ; he-had been twitted for not Jising the . usual courtesy in : designating ' a ^ rol ^ irng-. who hadr been to their place ! of busmess ^ hutlhe . replied , you must excuse : it aBlje ^ could not see tho difference for •" . ' ' u' \ ' - ' "Jfaturestamps . allmeni ..- -. ¦ ' -. ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' - ¦ T " - 1 ™ ' Koji . alat ' . th ' eir . bi ^ ibt : . . . .. • : ;» : » ; . <> v Virtue alone the difference , .: -: £ -. _ . *; ; .. - ; JfekesoneartK "

      Again , he was a'Socialist because he did hot think ' present ; cii ; cumstances were-the very best ihat could be"'de ' sired . He did not see why * there should be' Belgravia for the one class , with its-spacious squares and crecehts . andiCowCross , with-its dirty lanes and ' alleys , forVanOther class . ( Loud cheers ) He did not like : the idea that fellows like' that lord Mr . Reynolds had called ^ ferocious "—( loud cheers)—should live oh the labour of others much more worthy than themselves . ( Hear , hear . ) Cobbetthad said , that when men . grow wise grass will grow in Regent-street ; but

      Robert' Owen had improved on this , and said , when the people are wise there will be no such streetsas Regent-street .- He conceived that God had created the earth and all that therein is . for all . ( Loud cheers . ) ' And he did think man would awake and find ; yet , earth a paradise . He . knew there were those who said , " Paradise is beyond ' the grave—this is a vale of . tears ; " he should be inclined to put some faith in this doctrine if those who preach it wouldtaketke" tears , '' and leave their " paradise" for the " world to coine ; " but as they did not , he could not help regarding them as the real infidels . ( Cheers . ) He was a Republican because he looked on crowns , mitres , and sceptres as the badges of a nation ' s

      childhood- ^( loud . cheers)—mere glittering' toys that amused the infant mind ; , and when people grow wise . all this gew-gaw would disappear .. - ( Hear , hear . ) - He / thought America not true to her : Republicanism , ¦ " ¦ or ' she would not allow Slavery r to darken her fair fame ; but , nevertheless , he admired her system ofgovernment , because when her people were wise , they had the means of at once being whatthey pleased ; : He also admired Rome , when under the rule of the glorious Mazzini ; but nojsooner had priestly rulo been l ^ e-cstablished ,. > than the dungeons of the inquisition re-openedi and ; they were filled with victims . Again , he said , ' press forward and fear hot , that truth and justice shall prevail ; ' : ( Loud cheers . i ) y > . ¦ ¦ ¦ '¦ ¦ . ' ¦¦¦ : " ¦!' - "'' ! -: " . '' . '""

      > The lresolution-was then put , and cai-ried b y acclamation . ' :. ;;;^ u , ' ¦¦ ¦ '>¦¦ ¦ ' .: . •'• . - •;; . ' .. A-, yote of thanks'was . vgiven to 'the Oliaii ^ man ^ iand the meeting dispersed ^ . - '"

      Strike Of. Pqwer-Loom'weavers. ;. . ¦"--...

      STRIKE OF . PQWER-LOOM ' WEAVERS . ; . . ¦ " -- . , . :.. : n' - ihe ban ds ofMessrs . Barkers ; and . Measrai . St » nsr fields hKVe been on strike for the last six . weeks to prevent i ' reiluction of their wages to the . amoiunt of os , per-week , and to . all appearance thoy ai'o . ., ss far oft from aa agreement as ever . From a Balancesheet ; I ; have in my . hand- it appears- tliat they have raceiyed £ 20 . 1 ? ,-Id ,-,: in allj iftad-paid to 120 weaver ' s 3 s . each ; this does , not speak , v , ery well for their'fellow-wbrkmen : a more , determined . and efficient support ought to be given to them , or else we are . afraid they , will have to succumb to the grasping tyranny of their masters .. : The mastei's

      are free-traders j ^ one . of .. them , Barker , was the chairman of the branch of the Corn Law League held in Todmorden , and used to " say , '' that tree trade would give high wages and plenty . to do . ; " he has forgot . the first part , but ; is ' anxious that the latter part should ; be literally- carried out . The hands appear to be in good , spirits , and , lo ,. ill appearance , are determinedI . to rernain ^ out until , they accomplish , their object . . ' Du . ripg , tbe . last . wipeksix weavers went in at the reductidn . ' hut ' as h 6 "' nioro went ' in | the mill wasclosed ' agaihohFridayi' On Monday the hands went , through the town : in : procession on their way . to , Bacup , . where . * they have been liberally Supported , as £ 8 put . of the , 20 was subscribed there . ' .

      ; . ; . ,. , All the mills in thisheighbourhood , comparatively speaking , are either running short time , or stopping o « casionally , which is the same thing ; Todmorden has suffered , severely .. . .... j . o-l : t ; , R . . B . ,. -

      Corned Bbef Akd Cabbaob.—The Edinburgh R...

      Corned Bbef akd Cabbaob . —The Edinburgh Review says , ^ that , cabbage contains more muscfe-sustainirignutrimenttlian any other vegetable . what ever . Bbiled' eabbage" and corned beef hiakie'fiftytwo as good dinners'in twelve months d ^' a m ' ah ' cari eat . " - ; -- - ¦¦¦¦ ' : •;¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ --- ' ' - ¦ - ¦ ¦ t - » tei *~ w ¦ It is stated that the new- Solicitor-General- will be Mr . ' Cockburn ^ This : will cause a | yacanoy for Southaropion . ""'"" " ' " ; '

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      . S0uthwars;^.Furi6itis Drrvind;L- R. Ha...

      . S 0 UTHWARS ;^ . FuRi 6 itis DRrviNd ; l- R . Hatton , the captain of ^ . vessel lying : orJ Uotherhithe , was chargedwithnd / ng furiousry along the streets on horseback ; -and-ehdangeririg the lives of the ^ passengers , two- of whom he rode over . —a lad named Huwkin * stated , that on Saturday evening last , he was crossing . ' the , Berraqndsey Newrroad , towards the grange-road , when lie saw tho prisoner coming towards him 1 oh ' 'horseback at a furious rate , and urging the animal oh by . whip arid spur , Before witheBB could get out of the way ; the horse knocked him down , and the prisoner , struck him with his whip , and rode away . He got up and pursued him , and saw him knock a man down , when the animal was stopped , and the prisoner wasgiven

      into custody . —An elderly man , with his right arm in ; a sling , stated that he saw the horse coming along at a , frightful rate , and before he could reach the pavement he ; was knocked down , and his right arm trampled iipon by one of the animal ' s fore feet . He got up and laid hold of tho horse , when a policeman came up and took thei prisoner into custody . Tile horse was a . very spirited animal , and seemed much fatigued at the . time . Tbe prisoner was intoxicated . —In defence , the prisoner said he borrowed the . horsefrom a friend , and not being in the habit of riding lie could hot govern the animal properly . He went safely along till he got into Bermondscy , when some lads frightened the horse , arid he ran away with him , and He did all he could

      to . stopthe animal . —The witnesses were recalled , and positively asserted that the prisoner urged the horse onwith his whip , and " made no attempt to stop . —Mr . A'Beckett ' said he should ' fine him 20 s . for furious driving , and ordered him to compensate the parties for the injury inflicted on them . LAMBETH . —Extraordinary . Charge op Bi-GAMr . —Mr . Henry P « ige , a master bricklayer , was placed at the bar , on a charge , of bigamy —Mr . Henry Clarke , ' No . ' 10 J Joiner-street , Lambeth , plasterer , deposed , that he had known the prisoner for the last twenty or twenty-five years , ' arid to within these two years past they had been intimate friends . ! .. ! Within the last' two years' his" ( witness ' s ) wife had been in the'habitof absenting herself from

      her home for a night or two at a'tirne ,- >" and on one occasion as long as three weeks . On . Wednesday week she left her home , ' and he did not see her again until the following Friday , when she returned quite mad , and it was with some difficulty that she could be restrained , and when she became more composed she burst into tears' and said , " You may thank my uncle and Henry Page , for this . " A doctor was called in ; and on'Sunday night , having become a good deal better , she called hira to her bedside , and saidj . " I have got a great , burthen on my mind . 1 was married to 'Page at Poplar Church , oh the 10 th of February , 18 i 8 . "—Mr , Elliott : Do you think that your wife was in a state of sanity when she made thisdisclosureto you ?— "Witness : I : do , your worship , she was quite right in her mind

      at the time .-rr-Donala Brims , l-SO M , said that about ten o'clock on Monday betook the ' prisoner in charge , and went to the doctor who is attending the prosecutor ' s wife , and learned from : that gentleman , that Mrs . Clarke was labouring under the effects of some poisonous substance taken by heiv He subsequently saw Mrs . Clarke , and shetbld . him that she had been married to the prisoner , ' who , she said , had'given . her some poisonous substance" in some tea at a coffee-shop near ' Newirigton Church . She also expressed her -fviHingness . to attend and give evidence against the prisoner , but was in too weak a state to do so . —Tho prisoner , who is-a married man , and whoso wife is living , when asked what he had to say , declared that the whole statement was untrue , and that he had not seen Mrs . Clarke for months . —He was remanded .

      . > BOW-STREET . —Charge of Embezzlemeht . — W . Smart was . charged with embezzling various sums of money , amounting to upwards of £ 156 , the property of Mr . Samuel George Ford , solicitor , of No . 8 , Henrietta-street , Covent-garden . Mr . Ford do-• posed that the prisoner was a clerk in his employ , and was in . the receipt of a good salary . Witness ' s son conducted the business , and he was in the habit of giving the prisoner cheques and other monies ' " for the disburscmcnts ' of the office , that duty having been appropriated to the prisoner , who kept a cash book ol his own for that purpose . 'Witness produced the cash book ; which was in the prisoner ' s handwriting , and read several entries therefrom—on August the 5 th . 1849 , in the suit of Bruce v . Walker , paid for

      brief , £ 2 4 s . 6 d . ; consultation and fee for clerk , £ l' 7 s . August- 6 th , a similar sum was paid in another suit . There were other entries in which the prisoner had set forth that he had paid Mr . Parker , the barrister , various sums as fees'for a motion in the mi of Bruce v . Walker . Witness had madeinquiries and found that none of these fees had been paid . The discovery- ofthe embezzlement had been made by tho examination of the prisoner ' s cash book , and the one belonging to Mr . Ford , jun . Tbe prisoner had paid £ 7 14 s . for folios of writing , and had- entered "the same in his book . The amount had been entered in Mr . Ford's book , and the prisoner bad afterwards-altered thefigure seven to nine / This led to a further examination of the accounts , and it was

      proved , after . a hasty calculation , that"tije prisoner had -appropriated to his own use the sum of . £ 156 . Witness said he sent for the prisoner arid gave him into custody ; and he offered no explanation txTthe charge . He merely said that the difference in the books respecting the folios must have been an error . The prisoner said he was unprepared with his defence , as he was on ' y taken into custody on Monday night . —Mr . Ford said the books had not been thoroughly examined ; and when they were so , he expected to find numerous other > cases against him , — The prisbher'was . remanded for a week "; KoBBKBYsr a Mhmoai , Studest . —Massoy Lloyd Poad , who described himself as a medical student , and the son of a purser in her Majesty's" navy , was brought up on remand before Mr . Jardinej charged with stealing a pistol from the armoury of the United Service Institution ,. WhitehalUgardens , and

      a nautilus life preserver , from a tin case , in the same institution . The pistol was missed on the 4 th inst ., and tho life preserver on the llth . Information of the robbery was forwarded to the police at Scotland-yard , and the property was traced to have been pawned by the prisoner at the shop of Mr . Dickers , Lower Marsh , Lambeth . Tho prisoner was apprehended in the pawnbroker ' s shop , and whentaken into custody he at first denied that ho had stolen ; the 1 articles , but afterwards admitted that he had done so , for the purpose of keeping up his ' appearance . -It was ascertained that the prisoner s family were highly respectable , and that for some time past he had been leading , a most profligate and abandoned life , and that he had stolen considerable property from his lather's residence , — The prisoner , who was represented by a solicitor , was fully committed to take his trial on the charge offelony . '

      MARYLEBONE ;—Railway Robbery . —A man , who gave his name Thomas White ,, was charged with the following . robbery : —On the , 31 st ult . 100 loaves of sugar were sent from Messrs . Shroder and Co ., Christian-street , St . Georges-in : the-East , by Pickford ' s van ,. to be forwarded by the London and North-Westem Railway to Dakin and Co ., Wolvcr . hiiiripton . They were delivered at the Camden station by ithe carrier , but it turned out that only ninety-seven of them reached the parties to whom they were addressed . It was further shown , that oh the night of the 1 st inst ., Carley , 376 S , met the prisoner in Camden-towri , carrying upon his baok something which was evidently weighty , and on stopping bini and asking him what ho had , he

      replied that it was some sugar which he had brought from Hampstead and was going to take to the Granoe-ro ' ad ; The officer expressed his intention of going with hira to ascertain if his story was correct ; when ho offered to give him ( witness ) money . to say : hothing move , about . the matter . .. Ho suddenly throw down'ihiswad . wliich proved to ho one ' of the loaves of sugar'consigned to Dakin and Co ., aha-madb'bff , but ; was , pursued and speedily capttired ;—TJridri the . ' ^ pplication of Mr . Humphreys , the prisonerwas . remanded , and will be brought up next Monday ^ upon which day it was expected that one other charge , if jot more , will bo gone into against him . i ' : ' . ' . ' ' .

      ¦ WE ' STMINSTER— Fkaubs upon the Public—Jfr . Deacbn ; df the firm of Wimbush and Deacon , extensive ¦ ' ^ job-masters , Halkin-street , ' Belgraye . squ'ii-e , waited Upon the magistrate with a view of protecting , tho public against a gross imposition which is . being practised by a person / roing about and frauduleiHly using their names . —Mr . . Deacon said that irr consequence of having learned from a lady residing ih Cumberland-place , and a baronet inBelgrave-squaro , 'tliata person had waited upon thcm . with a petition purporting to have been signed by' Messrs . . Wiihbush and Deacon ; with ' a donation of i & V and having every reason to believe that other suras ;/ upon " faith of tho genuineness of tho signatures , wero being collected . from the kind hearted p ublic , he had , with a view to protect those benevolent individuals who wero always ready to . reliove i-eal disttess , felt it his duty to make the magistrate acquainted with the circumstance , with an earnest

      hope that through the medium of the press a stop might be put to this nefarious proceeding . The ? " etitioh ,-. which purported to be signed by Messrs . / imbush and Deacon , alleged that the bearer , who , in ! one of the instances stated , had represented himself as Mr . John Handscombe , horse dealer , of Oawr bridge , Glamorganshire , and in the other as a person named" Cannon—there being no doubt , from the description ,, that it was the same . individual—had shipped a number of horses from Yorkshire , which were to be exported to Germany , butinconsequence of the vessel beingwrecked the whole of the cargo ; was lost ,- and he was completely beggared . Upon faith of . the name ' attached ; to the petitiorrboing genuine the lady in Cumberland-place gave £ 2 ,. and the . baronet £ 1 r ' and how many others had been imposed upon it would , of course , be difficult to say . The person = going about with the petition was a smarrmiddle-sized nian " , 'with sporting ^ boots and dress , about forty years of age . •" ¦ ' •"" ¦ !

      The ^ Ten :Hbursv:Bill;^Ri|Atixo Of >.; ...

      THE ^ TEN : HbURSv : BILL ;^ ri | aTIXO OF > . ; . . .. .. . .. .. , PiSLEGATES . - V . ; ' ' : A numerous meeting of . the factory delegates was held on , Monday , at the Cotton Tree Tavern , An , codtSi having been convened , by the central cqm ^ mittee , ¦¦ ' . ' To take into consideration the present critical state of the Ten Hours question . ' . '—Mr . Paul Hargreaves took the " chair , ; and . delegates were present from Manchester , Preston , Stockport , Bolton ' , Blackburn , Astley Bridge , Padiham , Staleybridge ,. Droylsden , " Efestfiel . d , Dukinfield , Wigan , Belmont , Gorton ; Hazelfrrove , Pendleton , Salford , Worsley , Heywood , and Enfield ,- while letters had been received from Bradford , Warrington , Hebdenbridge , and Macclesfield . Mr . Grant cave a detailed account of his

      nrocee ! aings in London , whilst performing . the duties which the delegates had imposed upon him at their last meeting , namely , to endeavour toimpress ' upon parliament the claims set forth ' in tho resolutions of that meeting , for a uniform and efficient bill of fifty-eight hours per week , and to take every possible means in his power to obtain the insertion of the " children , " in the limitation of the ' factory day , as proposed by the government . Mr . Grant complained of the want of cordiality which' was displayed towards himself and those who acted with ( Mr . Walker and Mr . Balme , ) bv the delegates in London representing the Lancashire and Yorkshire committee . In the circulars which the latter issued to the . members of parliament , there was , no ^ t one word urcinc them to vote-in favour of children

      being included in the limitation ; and when he and his friends , two or three days before the division , endeavoured to obtain interviews . with these delegates in order that a joint circular might be issued , such interviews were repeatedly refused . If they could only have been united in their efforts he had no doubt at all but that instead of having a majority of one against them they would have haa a large majority in their favour upon this particular point . ( Hear . ) Even after the . division was over on Friday night he suggested to MK Walker that tiiey might hit upon some plan to work harmoniously for a week . or ten days ' , and try toimprove thje measure . They waited upon Mr . Fielden at his hotel on Saturday morning , but he refused to tell them iwhat course he 'intended : torbursue . sayine !

      that he would consult som " e 6 f . fiis friends and meet them again at three in-the , afternoon ; 'He did not do soj however ; arid therefore all hope of effecting a reconciliation for this purpose was now out ofthe question . With regard to the ; introduction of the question into the House of Lords , Mr . Grant stated that they had seen Lord Feyersham , who was anxious to do all he consistently could to meet the wishes' ofthe operatives , but he had told them that to prj ? ss Lord John Manners ' s motion upon the Upper House would be ^ waste of time ; because even if thoy carried it , which he very much doubted , it would again be retecied by ministerial influence

      in the House of Commons ; and , in the scramble , the bill would be lost for the session . His lordship thought , however , that the limitation with regard to children could be easily ; gained in the House of Lords . They had also consulted with the Bishop of Oxford and Lord Wharncliffe , who gave them the same advice . Mr . Grant , in conclusion , advised the operatives , seeing , as ho said , that it would be folly to pursue a course which there was no chance of accomplishing ,- to direct the whole of their attention to the inclusion of the children in the limitation ,, reserving to themselves the right of applying next session for that full measure to which they were undoubtedly entitled .

      . Pbeston Delegate asked Mr , Grant to explain a remark whichhe bad made at the last delegate meeting , to the ; effect that Sir G . Grey had promised Lord Ashley that the word " children" should be inserted in the bill . ' Mr . Grant said his observation was this ; when Lord Ashley came to him in the lobby and ' representcd . that Sir George Grey was unwilling to include the children , he ( Mr . Grant ) stated to his lordship that he for one would go down to Lancashire and endeavour to rouse the hostility of the operatives against it . Lord Ashley again went into the house , and the division took place , Lord Ashley and Sir George voting in the same lobby . On Sir George learning what he ( Mr . Grant ) had said , after a further consultation , said that ho bad no

      disinclination himself to include the children in the limitation of the factory day . He ( Mr . Grant ) had never stated that Sir George made any promise to do so ; but that there was flinching on his part , in taking by surprise and not holding to ah honourably understood agreement , he did not hesitate to declare . His conviction was , however , that iip to the present hour Sir George Grey was in favour of cnildrea being included m the bill , but that he had . found himself hemmed in by his colleagues in such a way that he was compelled to act contrary to his own conviction .-. ' . - ' , ^ Resolutions were then agreed to ; imploring the government and the legislature to . " secure the two limitations of ten hours per day and fifty-eight hours per week , without shifts and relays :

      stigmatising the refusal ofthe House ; of Commons to include children / in "the limitation of the factory day as evidence of an intention to continue the relay system by the aid of children of very tender years ; declaring that the House of Commons bad broken faith with the factory operative , and ' pledging the meeting to petition'the House of Peers to adopt the amendments proposed by Lord John Manners and Lord Ashley ; , and deputing Mr . Grant to proceed to London to make the necessary arrangements with reference to the passage of the bill through the Upper House . Tho last resolution disowned the application for pecuniary assistance made to the National Association for the Protection of Native Industry , by some parties representing themselves as delegates from the factory workers .

      A Suttee (Female Immolation) Has Recentl...

      A suttee ( female immolation ) has recently occurred not far from Bombay ; of whieb ' a correspondent of the Telegraph . writes as follows : — " The suttee occurred at a village about twenty miles from the Cutcherry . The husband was an old man upwards of sixty years , and the unfortunate woman quite young , say twenty-two or twenty-three . The patell of the village came in to the collector to g ive information twit such ari event was to be apprehended , and expressed a wish tohavea guard sent with him to prevent the sacrifice . Tho guard was given to the man at once , who returned immediately and with all despatch , but found on his arrival at the village , that the woman ' s object had been effected in his absence , and all that remained

      was a heap of ashes . All who were known to have been present at the suttee were apprehended and tried by the district judge . Nineteen or twenty wero sentenced to various terms of imprisonment from ten to two years . I heard the whole case , and blame could be attached to no one . The scene of the tragedy is an out-of-the-way place , and tho patell did all in his power to prevent it . No one seems to have advised the woman—it was her own act , dictated and carried through of her own free will . The parties were all of low caste ; the bus . band of the women was a spurious Brahmin , and by no stretch ofthe Hindoo law , or rather traditions , could have been entitled to such a sacrifice oh the part of his widow . ' - '

      Jodqes' Salaries . — According to a return to parliament , the salaries of the fifteen judges in 181 & amounted to £ 02 , 500 , and at the present period the salaries of the twenty judges ' -amount to £ 120 , 000 a-year . ' In 1815 the salary of the Lord Chancellor was £ 5 , 000 , and now it is' £ 10 , 000 , with £ 4 , 000 in addition as Speaker of the House of Lords . Fees and emoluments were considerable in 1815 , but they cannot be ascertained . The salaries of the other judges have been increased since 1815 . The puisne judges have £ 5 , 000 as ' aalary ; their duties have increased-of late years ; and besides an expense of about £ 340 on each of two circuits a year , ' they have , when ill , to pay a fee- ' oF 300 guineas to a aerr geant-: it-law for officiating in their stead . The judges are called upon to contribute towards providing apartments in Sorgeahts-inn for the' transaction of chamber business .- •' ¦ ' ¦ ' '

      The Game Laws . —A short time since Samuel Short , cottager , of Leeds Gate , was'convicted at Hprnoastle of trespassing in pursuit of game , and was fined for tho offence . : He was . then surcharged for not having a certificate , the whole expenses amounting to about £ 8 . Not being able to pay the amount ) the assessor proceeded to levy a distress , broke open his dwelling , and seized and removed all his furniture and farming implements . On the 7 th inst , they were sold by auction at the Castlo Inn , Coningsby ,- leaving the man and his family wholly destitute . , - ' ' The Jiitfum Times describes a-new mode of curing the cholera which has been adopted by the civil surgeon of Howrah , in every instance as yet with complete success ; The treatment consists-in making the patient inhale a certain quantity of oxygen gas About-flfteen European seamen , who had been brought into tho hospital in various stages of the disease , have been perfectly recovered by ¦

      this means . , . ., . ' .,. Interesting CobRkspokdehce . —It may be-remembered that Goethe , in 1827 , had delivered over to' the keeping of the government of Weimar a quantity of his papers , contained in a sealed casketi with an injunction not to open it until 1 S 50 . The 17 th of May being fixed for breaking the seals , the " authorities gave formal notice to the family of Goethe , that they would on that day-deliver up the papers , as directed by the deceased poet . The descendants of the poet Schiller also received an

      intimation that , as the papers concerned their ancestor likewise , they had a right to be present . The casket wits' opened with all due form j and was found : to contain the whole of the correspondence between Goethe and ' - Schiller . -The letters are immediately to be published , according to directionsfound in the casket . — GalignanVs Messenger . ' .. - . .:,... Catlin , the Indian traveller , is , about to proceed to Texas at the head of five hundred emigrants . , : What is the difference between a stubborn hoitt anda postage stamp?—You lick one with . a ^ stlOK » and stick the other with ' a lick . :

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 22, 1850, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22061850/page/5/