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      Bankrupts. Joseph Miller " , Whllllebury...

      _Ifattinuedfrom _theFirstPage _^ __ and pretensions of the unprotected poor . ( Loud cheers . ) Such was the description to which the r : ght hon . gentleman gjive hia hearty " conenrnn _^ c . I recollect that the right hon . gentleman was interrupted by the hon . member for M " . utrose , and what was liis language then ; ( Loud cbeeriug . ) "You sat for the likeness , " ( ex-Claimed thu rignt hon . baronet on that occasion , _apost-ophisHig the member for Middlesex ) " you present the faithful resemblance of a harsh , coldblooded , p Jirie ; il _econoniist I" — ( Loud cries of ** Hear , " and laughter . )— " of one whose only object and exclusive aim is the developement of his . owu peculiar system—( bear )—of one who , wedded to hia own theory , would rejoice , if through its practical carrving eut , the produce of the fertile foreign soils ,

      and still more wretched peasantry , should displace in our own markets , the pro ju" _* ts of _ottr agriculture _, ( llear , bear . ) Sir , if the member for Middlesex , then " presented the faithful _remembrance , then " sat for the portrait" of " a harsh , cold-blooded _politii-al cconomist" - ( lauBhtcr , and " hear , near ) —I want to know whether wc mig ht not now hud a no less striking " _resemblance , " an equally iaithful "portrait" of the same character , in the person of an eminent teacher of Political Economy , at this moment seated on the Treasury Bench . ( Loud cheers aud laughter . ) His lordship then . proceeded to _ar-me that the measure would materially injure Ireland , and concluded by lecturing Sir R . Peel for his inconsistency . It _i _^ _g ht _bs very well for women and children to change their opinions , but it was disgraceful in a statesman , who for thirty years had takeu _p-irt in the counc _ils and government of tho

      Sir W . IL Bakuw spoke ag \ m 3 t the motion . The Chancellor of the Exchequer said the effect of L _*> rd G . _Beutisck ' smotion wouldbe _. thatafter the 1 st of February , 1 S 19 , oats would lw admitted without any duty at all . The Axtobsbt _Gbseeal likewise stated that such wonld be the construction put on the clause should the word " oats" be omitted . Lord G . Bektixck withdrew his amendment , and on the question that the clause should stand , moved the omission of the entire clause . After a sbort discussion tbe gallery was cleared for a division , but none took place , and the clause was agreed to . The other clauses were likewise agreed to , and the report was ordered to be brought up on Friday .

      The Customs'Duties' Bill also passed through committee—Lord Cr , Besuxck having declined to take a dUcussion iu that stage . Tbe report was ordered to be received on Friday . The Putting Places' ( Ireland ) Bill was read a third -time and passed , and the bouse adjourned at nine _o ' _ehx-k _. _HOTJSE OF _COMMONS—Weoxksdat , Mas 6 .

      ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL . Petitions in favour ofthe Bill for removing the _disabilitk-s ofltoni : in Catholics were presented by Mr . P . Howard , SirC . Napier , Lord J . Manners , and Sir William Somerville ; and against the Bill by Mr . Golquboun . On the order ofthe day being read for the bouse to « o into committee on the Roman Catholic Relief

      Bill . Mr . Colquhouh mcved , is an amendment , that the house should _jio into committee on the bill that day six months . The boa . member said tbe measure _contemplated n » t merely the rcptal of the Act of Supremacy , and the statute prohibitiug the introduction of papal bulls aad writings , bat also the repeal of those clauses in the Roman Catholic Relief Act of IS 37 , which had been introduced as necessary securities b } ' bir R . Peel himself . To _batk these distinct portions ofthe Bill , Mr . _Colquhonn said he was deter _, minei'ly opposed ; and he appealed to the head of the government to _assist in preventing sack a bill from proceeding further . He objected to it especially on the ground that it would encourage the Jesuits in this country .

      Sir J . _GiauMJiwasanxiou 3 that the hon . member -who bad charge of this bill would postpone it till the bill which was now before the other bouse of parliament was before them ,. Upon that bill several suggestions had been madein the othei house , and those suggestions were . now under the consideration ofthe servants of tbe Crown . On these accounts he trusted the hon . member would postpone the consideration of Ms bill till a future period . Air . Waxsox could not accede to tbe suggestion of Sir J . Graham , inasmuch as the bill introduced into the Ilouse of Lords was essentially different from that then before the House of Commons .

      The Earl of _Asckdel and _Suunur defended the Jesuits from the remarks of Mr . Colquhoun . Sir IL Pekl regretted that Mr . Watson had not thought fit to accede to the reasonable aid just appeal of Sir J . Graham , and was compelled to vote against the further progress of the present measure , in order to record his dissent from Mr . Watson ' s course ef proceeding . " Lord J . _RkseU . Observed tkat the present measure consisted of two parts , one having reference to obsolete penalties against Roman Catholics , and the other to living penalties enacted in 1 S 20 . Mr . Watson proposed to repeal b « th ; but thc bill of tbe House of . Lords only repealed tbe former . "Now , if g _*> - ¦ vermuent had made up its mind not to repeal the latter , and was prepared to say that the law oi 1829 ou « ht to be the permanent law of the land , it justified the course of Mr . Watson in cailini npon the house at once for a decision on that

      subject . Sir J . _GiiAEAM then recommeided Air . Watson to divide tbis bill into i wo parts and to raise the discussion on the iatter part only , which weat to repeal certain provisions of ihe act of 1529 , which he still deemed to be wise and salutary . Mr . Watsox had no objection to take the course suggested . j The SrE & KER informed the house , that if the l » il were to be divider ! iuto two parts , an instruction must be moved to that effect ; and before that cou'd be done Mr . Colquhoun must withdraw his

      amendment . . _" : : ; v Mr . Colqchoux declined to adopt that course . Mr . _O'Cosxell eulogised the Jesuits . He said , Mr . _Cotqahoun had _suggested tbat we should imitate the _exnmple of France in religious matters . ( Mr . Co _' quhouB . — " So , I did not . " ) He quoted the French , aud a French statesman , ss an authority , and would have ns follow his example . There was some novelty in recommending the example of France on matters of religion . ( Hear , hear . ) Tke hon . member had cited - \ i . Thiers as an example , and bad called him a great statesman . He ( Mr . O'Conuell ) could not quite a _^ ree in that description of Ai . Thiers . Had he not endeavoured to stimulate the

      anti-Anglican feeling iu France , in order to raise himself _, to power ? Could he be a good man or a great statesman who _condescended to minister to the bad prejudices of his fellow countrymen ? ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Finch placed in _opposition to the eulogy of Jdr _. O'Connell the severe condemnation _pivssedon the Jesuits by Oleraent XIV . in bis bull ior the _repre- « ion of that order . _L-ird lt . Grusvesok did not rise to make any observations either in attack upon or defence of the order of Jesuits ; but to notice some expressions that liad fallen from Air . O'Connell . That hon . and learned gentleman had denied to M . Thiers the character of a statesman , and even ofa goad man ,

      because be had availed himself of the anti-Anglican prejudices of his countrymen to excite feelings of Lostiiity between this country and Ms own . ( Hear , Lear . ) He ( Lord . 11 . _Groavenor ) trusted ho might , without , offence , tell that he hoped he ( Mr . O'Connell ) would not _forget thc accusation he had so justly made against M . _Thiers ( hear , hear ); but that tbe words be had used would at all times and under all circumstances ba indelibly engraven on the memory of the hon . and learned gentleman himself . ( Cheers . ) After further discussion on the comparative merits and demerits ofthe Jesuits , and another discussion on the mode of effecting a division in the bill , the li < -tise divided on Mr . Colquhoun ' s amendment which was negatived by a majority of 110 over 67

      voices . The house then went into committee i and on the motion of Air . Watson al ! the clauses , except those which repealed certain provisions of the Emancipation act of 1829 , were struck out of the hill . Air . Watson then _moTt-d that the chairman report progress , and ask leave to sit _again , in order to have the bill reprinted , and the registration clauses added . This motion was eventually carried , but not until a smart skirmish had taken place between Sir Robert Peel , Mr , Law , and Mr . _JS _' _e-viicgatc , who exchanged seme sharp recrimination with one another . The Corresponding Societies' Biil was read a second time . The administration of Criminal Justice Bili passed through committee . The Elective Returns' Rill was also committed , and the bouse adjourned at five o ' clock .

      HOUSE OF LORDS—Thtjbsdat , Mat 7 On the motion of Lord _Ltttbi . tok , the Western Australian Bill was read a second time . On the motion of Lord Mosieagle _, the Railway Deposits Bill was read a third time and passed . The Deodand ' s Abolition Bill , and the Death by . Accidents Compensation Bill were read a third time and passed . Their Lordships then adjourned . HOUSE OF _COMMONS—Thubsdat , Mat 1 . Mr . _Watsoit moved for a select committee to inquire into the nature and extent of the taxation of _EUltors by the collection of fees in the Courts of Law and Eqaity , and the application of such fees & - _- . After a lengthy discussion the motion was negatived . The other notices on the paper were postponed , and after some unimportant Bills were advanced a stage _, the Houseadjourned before eleven o ' clock .

      HOUSE OF LORDS , _Fbtdat , Mat 8 . The Burgh { Scotiasd ) Bill was read a third time and . _pass-ccL The Western Australia Bill -went turougk committee .

      Bankrupts. Joseph Miller " , Whllllebury...

      Several Railway Bills werejBrwarded _, a _^ itheu ; Lordships _adjourned to Monday . HOUSE OF COMMONS _^ bto _^ ' Mat 8 . ' , CORN IMPORTATION BILL . _> Theneportof _^ f _^^^ S _^ T tion Bill was brought up , on . the motion _tt tne _Crrx _^ _rElA-OR of the ExCnKQrEU .. , OHAKCEI . 1 . 0 B oi •»¦ bs received , Sir Charles B _^^ _S' 5 > : - _* - _'N . * i ' - « m _VM- «» seconded the amendment . A lone debate followed , iii which the argumentson hoik shies , which have already been repeated a _thousand timos , were again reiterated . . _Thedullness of most * f the speeches was , however , relieved by a " set to" between the honourable members for Bath and Shrewsbury , of which the following is an

      outlitis _*~™ Mr . Roebuck insisted that the , real principle at work _throuahout the whole discussion was self-interest ; all the patriotic talk , he maintained , resolved itself into the fears of reduction of rents . Tae honourable and learned member then made ' an attack upon Mr . Disraeli , whom he accused of having once come into liis ( Mr . Roebuck ' s ) camp and afterwards deserted to the Tory side ofthe house . Mr . Roebuck bepraiscd the Minister as' one who had _saenfieu party feelings , and old friendships , and Jong-professed principles , to the public good , and who , therefore , could treat with scorn the " impotent insolence of his late followers . _ . .

      Mr . D'Isiueu replied that the hon . and learned member knew nothing of the subject upon whicli he spoke , but that he had heard some stones which were without foundation , and which had nothing to do with tke question beforo the house , and that he eould not resist the temptation of repeating them in " an arranged impromptu . " I never have been , said Mr . D'lsraeli , a follower of any of the two great aristocratic parties in this House ; I have no hereditary opinions , my sympathies are and ever have been with the people from "whom I am sprung , and I have joined that party with which I thought the sympathies of tbe people went . As to the Honourable and Learned Member ' s camp—I never heardbf _^ _wcamp ;

      this solitary sentinel to talk of his camp ! who sympathises with him ? He , the leader of a party J But I have ever found that there is no greater opponent to democracy than " your" modern liberalism ; and as to popular principles , I believe , they are never more in danger than when _then ars professed by political economists . ( Loud Cheers . ) . Three months' meditation of an attack on ray political consistency—five days' concoction of an assaultupon my literary criticism ! Could any conception be . greater —could any conclusion be more barren ? Never was a senator stricken Trith more remarkable paralysisnever was a _' more malignant charge—never was there a more futile result . The hon . member was vehemently cheered throughout his terrible retort upon

      his assailant . . Eventually the amendment was withdrawn , the report reeeived , and the bill ordered to ba read a third time on Monday next . # _. Sir James Gkaham moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to arson . Leave having been given to bring in the bill , the House adjourned .

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      The Charter And No Surrender

      THE CHARTER AND NO SURRENDER

      Signal Defeat Of O'Brien. Bairstow, Anu ...

      SIGNAL DEFEAT OF O'BRIEN . BAIRSTOW , ANU THE OTHER " TORY TOOLS" AT MANCHESTER AND SHEFFIELD . MANCHESTER . ' For some time past , something more than a suspicion has existed , that Mr . O'Brien was in the pay ofthe protectionists , and was endeavouring to effect a diversion in their favour . Besides the general spirit of the National Reformer , and the elaborate republication of Lord George Bentinck ' s speeches in its columns , the editor , Mi * . O'Brien , has been labouring to induce the Working Classes to oppose Sir Robert Peel ' s Tariff and Corn Law Repeal Bills . For this purpose , he has announcedhis willingness to attend public meetings , hire buildings , placard and advertise , & c _, at Msovm expense (?) and having ridiculously failed at Barnsley , the tables being comp letely turned upon hini , andnothing , as the lawyers say , taken by his motion , but the pleasure of paying the expenses ( a collection being refused ) , he reserved

      his strength for a grand coup de main at Manchester . Accordingly , he has for some time fixed his headquarters in the metropolis of manufactures ; where he has been feeling the pulses of the Chartists , in order to induce some of their old leaders to join his movement . In this object , with one exception , he failed . It was first resolved to hold a meeting in Stevenson ' s Square on Saturday last—but a placardissued by the Chartist Council , to the effect that the Chartists of Manchester would have no connexion with Mr . O'Brien and the Protectionists , and would agitate for no object but the obtaining of the Charter , whole and entire , eriktcd tenor in ' tkecampof the Conspiratorf , who abandoning the project of an open-air meeting , called a meeting for Sunday evening in the Socialists ' Hall . Of this meeting we have received not less thai : three accounts , all three substantially the same . Wcfirst give an account of the usual weekly Chartist meeting , also holden on Sunday evening .

      _CARPENIEBB ' HALI ,. On Sunday , our meeting commenced by reading Mr . O'Connor ' s letter to the audience , after which , our placard was read declaring to the people of Manchester that we bad nothing to do with James B . O'Brien and the Protectionists . Another placard was read which ' O ' Brien had issued , containing his name , and those of James Leach , Jonathan _Bairstow , and John West . A resolution was moved that we go to the Hall of Science , it was opposed on the ground of the members" meeting deciding tbat wc treat them with contempt and _go on with our own meeting . The chairman called on Mr . T . Clark ti address themeeting , he did so in eloquent strains for nearly an hour , handling his subjects in a masterly style . Mr . Donovan next addressed the _routing , and said , " Friends I bave a placard in my hand which 1 will read . " He did so , and after reading it , said * j * * 1 am sorry to see Mr . James Leach's name appearing

      between two rogues , ' for I believe that Mr . Leach has not received any Tory gold yet , but I know positively that J . B . O'Brien and J . "Bairstow have ; aa for Mr . J . West ' s name appearing ; on the bill , that I cannot account for ; I had a discussion this day with Jonathan Bairstow , and he told me he was in the pay of the Tories , and that he received one guinea a day ; whether he was joking or not , I cannot sar ; butl took it for earnest . I then said to him , It ' 8 not ' tu _-e first time you have received Tory money ; for I know you have , and the people will have nothing to do with you . ' ' Wont they , ' he replied ; 'but we have his m ajesty the mob with us , and we'll conquer . ' I replied , ' You'll be deceived . ' That , friends , is the true statement of bur discourse , and I am fully persuaded- he is in the pay of the Tories , to agitate the protection principle , and should they call a publio meeting , not a paid meet- ' ing like that tonight , if no other will oppose them , I will . : _' - ¦

      Mr . J . Nuttall said—I am no great orator , but would advise you to abide by your former decision to stand a distinct pariy , not assisting either the Tories or the Whigs , advocating nothing short oi the People ' s Charter . I will attend , if they call a public meeting , and back Mr . Donovan , or he shall back me . . , Mr . Rankin said—Friends , this sliowa the necessity of paying attention to the-advice of your council , sticking stedfast with them , and never diverging from the right path with any leader or leaders . If

      they call a public meeting , come prepared , and not be taken by surprise . A vote of thanks having been given to the various speakers the meeting was dissolved . —The hall was about three parts full .. While the above meeting was going on , O'Brien and bis gang were holding forth , at the Hall of Science , and getting beautifully threshed by mere boys as we shall now proceed to show . Thore was a charge for admission to the meeting of one penny , and two pence .

      MEETING AT THE HALL OF _SCIENCE . At the time specified in the bills , Mr . Thomas Eames was called to the Chair , and briefly introduced Mr . O'Brien , who for more than an howlaboured to convince the meeting that he was not in the pay of the Tories , and that Peel ' s tariff would be productive of infinite injury to the various trades , and in particular to the shoemakers , silkweavers , hoisers _, glovers , hatters , curriers , and watchmakers . He concluded by reading a resolution which Mr . J . Leach rose to propose . |

      Mr . Leach commented in bitter terms on the conduct Of the deputation sent to him by the Chartist council of the Carpenters' Hall , who , he said , had falsely and basely misrepresented him to the council . He utterly denied being in the pay of any other than the working classes , or that he was then advocating any ther' opinions than those he had always contended for . He concluded by moving the resolution , which was seconded by some one in the body of the hall . The Chairman was about to put it , when Mr . J . Hargreaves rose to move an amendment , the substance of which was , that nothing short ofa truly democratic government would remove the burthens of tho people ,

      orgive protection to labour . "Hesaid-Mr . O'Brien and his companions might be very honest in their advocacy of protection to labour , but it looked very suspicious for Air . O'Brien ( who said in a former meeting held in the Carpenters Hall , that lie waa as poor as any man present ) , to go about the country and call public meetings at his own _expense ; he ( Mr . O'Brien ) must recollect that he told a man named Smith , to get out " Slashing" Bills , and that Tory gold would pay for it . Mr . * Bairstow had also told Mr . Donovan that he 2 vfr . B . had received Tory money . Here a seana _eusued whieh it is easier to imagine than describe . Mr . O'Brien raising both arms above his head , and exclaiming , " It ' s a lie , a d d lie , so help me God , it ' s a lie . " Mr . Bairstow jumped to

      Signal Defeat Of O'Brien. Bairstow, Anu ...

      the front ofthe platform , and there 8 < anding _ ih . an attitude quite as classical as that of Dan Tucker or Jim Crow , shaking his head and roaring atthe ' top of bis voice , "I'll tell you when I received Tory gold , I received it at the Nottingham Election , ' aiid at Stockport . " He then went on to justify his conduct , butwasmet with hissing and yelling , and cries ; of "Pay Cooper , " "Give Jones his clothes , " and ' * You ' re a traitor . " Mr . Nixon then rose , and in a

      clear and forcible manner seconded the amendment . Mr . Bairstow then moved that the resolution and amendment should go together , and form one resolution . The Chairman on putting it to the meeting , was stopped by a person moving that the meeting adjourn or dissolve ; this was negatived , as was also Mr . _Bairstow's amendment . The amendment by Mr . Hargreaves was then put , and was almost unanimously adopted . Mr . O'Brien has promised another meeting , but when , he did not Bay .

      [ From another Correspondent . ) ::: On Sunday last . May 3 , the walls of this town were placarded with large bills , containing the announcement that James Bronterre O'Brien would address the inhabitants in the Hall of Science , Camp Field , ' on Sir Robert Peel ' s measures—The Ten Hours' Bill—The Poor Law—Coercion Bill and the Charter—Admission , body one penny , gallery two-pence . At the hour announced tor business , Mr . O'Brien ' s party nominated Mr . Thomas Eames as chairman , no opposition was offered , and he took possession ofthe chair , and opened the meeting by reading the placard which called the meeting . He then introduced Mr . O'Brien , who began in the most whining and supplicating manner to

      _hoUJ forth , putting himself in spaniel-like attitudes , and cutting very ludicrous figures , which excited roars of laughter . He then stated Peel ' s tariff would interfere with native industry ,, and therefore should be opposed unless accompanied by measures of protection .. Mr . J . Leach came forward and began with a very shrewd and argumentative speech on protection and statistical evidence of foreign manufactures , giving . a description of the coarse bread which Russians lived upon , stating , if Peel ' s measure was allowed to pass , Englishmen would have to be content with the same kind of food . He then alluded to the placard ef tbe Chartist Body and repudiated the idea of . his having received Tory money or of his being in the pay of Tories .

      Mr . J . Bairstow acknowledged he hail received Tory money on two former occasions , asserted thata man is perfectly justified in receiving it , provided he was not hindered from advocating his own principles . The meeting reeeiyed these confessions with the highest degree of disapprobation . Mr . O'Brien proposed , Mr . Leach seconded , and Mr . Bairstow supported , the following resolution : — " Resolved—That we oppose the Coercion Bill , support the Ten Hours' Bill , ask for a better Poor Law , and advocate the immediate enactment of the People ' s Charter , and that we oppose Peel ' s present Bill , and support Native Industry . " ; Mr . J . Hargreaves moved , Mr . Wm . Nixon seconded , and Mr . W . Nuttall supported , ( three youths

      not 20 years of age any one of them ) the following Resolution— ' * That in the opinion of this meeting all Monopolies existing in any country are an evil ; but the Monopoly of the Franchise being the primary cause of all the evils which we complain of , we are determined not to take part with any agitation that has not for its object the establishment of a free , sound , and Democratic Government . " J ., Hargreaves , not 20 years of age , made an excellent speech , which told well on the audience , mahing O'Brien and Bairstow writhe in the chairs which they sat on . Young Nixon , about 18 , followed with his speech . Young Nuttall , about 18 , wound up in a masterly style . All expressed their surprise to see Mr . J . Leach connected with Mr . O'Brien ; he

      ( Leach ) knowing full well that 0 Brien was in the pay ofthe Tories . .,.,.. O'Brien ' s party wanted to dissolve the meeting without trying the motion or amendment ; but it would not do ; however , they moved the adjournment , but last it . Mr . Bairstow moved that both motion and amendment be amalgamated , which , was negatived . Then the motion and amendment being put , the amendment was carried by a large majority . O'Brien and Brairstow , after the young men replied , got up and appeared move like demons and maniacs by their speeches , grimaces , and attitudes , than men having their faculties . ,. ; _TN . B . Mr . J . West was not at the meeting ,

      although his name appeared on the placard . *] Dr . " Hully proposed , arid . many others seconded , that three groans be given to O'Brien and Bairstow , which was responded to in right earnest . Dr . Hully then proposed , seconded by nearly , the whole of the audience , three , hearty cheers for Feargus O'Connor , Esq . which were given , and their stentorian voices , clapping and stamping , made the building ring . Thus _jended O'Brien's humbug in Manchester . Ho or any ether may rest satisfied they cannot decoy the Manchester people . The youthful victors went of their , own accord ; the Chartists holding their usual meeting at the Carpenters' Hall at the same

      time . { Front another Correspondent . ) After describing the proceedings of the meeting , much the same as above given , the writer concludes & s follows : —¦ " The amendment having been carried by acclamation , three groans were called fer , and most heartily given for O'Brien _,., the same compliment was then paid with , at least , equal liberality to incorruptible and modest Bairstow , and the meeting separated . The impression on a looker-on was ludicrous in the extreme , and the effect , was aptly illustrated by one of the retiring . auditors who said , " Wasn'tit a lark to see these Grand Goliahs baited by these little Davids ? " The effect of the course taken by' the Chartists is decidedly favourable to their cause . It is evident that they have a simply defined and honest object—namely , the Charter—anu that they will neither be cajoled by flattery nor bought by money .

      THE SHEFFIELD MEETING . { Fromow Sheffield Correspondent ) I beg to give you an outline of a Public Meeting held here on Monday evening-, May 4 tb , called by the Protectionists . Large placards were posted on the walls , headed " A Grkat Public Mgeiino to petition Parliament against Sir Robert Peel ' s measures as now proposed . _ Themeeting was called for half-past fivei in Paradise . Square , and was very thinly attended . About halt-past six the gentlemen made their appearance . Amidst a dead silence , Mr . O'Brien commenced by telling the meetin gthat as

      , nobody could read the resolution so well as himself , he had better read it . Having done so , he spoke for about half an-hour , when a person proposed the _relutioa , which was seconded " . by some other person . Mr . Leach was called on to support it . At the close of his remarks , Mr . Evinson _moveo . an amendment , saying that he . understood that the meeting was to be a " Great Meeting , " , but he should call it a "little Gammon Meeting . " After some further remarks , he concluded by reading the . amendment in favour of the People ' s Charter .

      Mr . Briggs came forward and said he could not comprehend the meeting , he had read in the bills " great meeting " but he thought they had christened their ehild before it was born .., After a few more observations he said he cordially seconded the amendment . The Protectionists , anticipating defeat , agreed to throw their resolution overboard , the chairman put Mr . -. Kvinson ' s amendment to the vote , which was all but unanimously adopted , only about half a dozen hands being held up against it . The meeting broke up without giving thanks to the chairman aa is usually done , and not a word was , said about the petition . .

      Annual' Conference Of The Boot And Shoem...

      ANNUAL' CONFERENCE OF THE BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS' NATIONAL MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION . , , " , On Monday , May the 4 th , instant , one ofthe most important Annual Conferences which has yet assembled of the aboveTrade , commenced its sittings at the King and Queen Inn , Foley Street , Marylebone . On Menday morning , at 10 o ' clock , the following Gentlemen took their seats as the Representatives of the undersigned towns and districts : — . ¦ ¦ : West End Mens' Men . Mr . Thos . Williams . '" , "'" ' Jho . Harrap , _g" ' Jas . Devlin . _o " , '•' Jno . Smith . § m _l-o in , , _, r _Thos Holmes . ? West-End _Womens' Men . Jno . Walkerdine . City Mens Men . - Ch _' as . M'Carthy . "S trong Trade F . Crump . Birmingham J . Mason . Manchester ... P . Blockly

      . Leeds ... "W . Stewart . Sheffield - ... Danl . _Sulliran Bury ... Allen . Birkenhead ... Sefton . Chatham ... G . West . Cheltenham— ... A . Sharland . Carlisle— ... Conkey . Newcastle— ... ' R . Can . Cork _. _IrelanaV } . _;;; .. _^ _^ Clonmel— ... Mard .

      Londonderry— ... J . West . Waterford— ... J . Daley . Newry— ... C . Hector . Leicester— ... J . Good . Wolverhampton— ... J . Birch . ' Nottingham— ... J . Jackson . Oxford— ... A . Me Intyre Stafford— - ... Jarrington . Winchester— ... Boll . Preston ... W . Liddell . Belfast- ... Ward . Bridgewater— ... J . Harding ,

      Mr . Blockley , of Manchester , moved , seconded by Mr . Steward , of Leeds , that Mr . John Mason , of Birmingham , be appointed Chairman of tlie Conference . Both speakers warmly _eulogisod Mr . Mason . The motion was unanimously agreed to . The Chairman returned thanks for the honour con-

      Annual' Conference Of The Boot And Shoem...

      7- — . | _, ¦; ' . t > -. ' _.. l . \ r -1-5 . _» . * t . ' . 1 . ferred , and _addi-essedthe delegates at some length on the position of the trade , the duties of the conference , and the necessity of union , industry and perseve : ranee on the part of the delegates to bring their labours to a successful issue . The Chairman ' s address was much applauded . - - _•¦¦ ( : i ' The credentials of the respective delegates were then handed in , after which tbe Chairman announced that the cases of disputed election were the delegates for the West end of London Men ' s Men , and the Strong Trade of London . After some deliberation it was resolved to appoint a committee to investigate all the circumstances connected with the two cases , and report thereon td the conference . _ The following gentlemen were then appointed to form the _committees-Messrs . M'Carthy , Seftbn _, D . and J . Sulivan , Good , Hector , Horsford , Sharland , Dayley , Jackson , and Holmes . The committee subsequently reported : —

      That having given the most careful consideration to the claims of both parties for the "West End , we consider that Mr . Thomas Williams and Mr . John Harris are the legally . .. elected delegates to _Conferanca ; Mr . Hobbj ' i section having respected the authority of tbe annual district delegate meeting ascreated by the general lain , while the other sections refused to comply with the law as acted upon throughout the country ,. and as confirmed after mature deliberation by the judgment ' of the committee . , ' In the case ofthe "Strong Trade , " the committee reported—That the election of Mr . F . Cramp from the Strong Trade is null and void , they having unconstitutionally deprived their fifth section of a voice in the said election , and we strongly recommend the utility of calling a general meeting of their district , to elect in a legal manner a delegate to conference , their fifth section to have a voice in electing such delegate .

      The report ofthe committee was received , and the resolution confirmed by a majority of _twenty-six against two . Subsequently the * "strong trade " having complied with the recommendation of Conference , Mr . Cramp was received , and took his seat with the other delegates .

      TUESDAY . After a considerable amount of preliminary business had been disposed of ,, several resolutions . were adopted . Mr . Blockey , of Manchester , having _giyen in a . protest on the part ofa member of Conference it was resolved : — That this Conference is not authorised by any general law to question the validity of the Delegate ' * right to . as a Delegate in the Conference . ., _- . That a committee he appointed to enquire into , and decide on the Winchester case . The committee's decision to be final , The members of the committee to be five , namely , Messrs . Daley , Sefton , Stewart , M'Carthy , andHarro p . _^ After dinner , it was resolved to retain Mr . Smithies on Conference as long as his services might be required , and remunerate him accordingly , commencing from Wednesday morning . \

      A letter from Bath wasread from the chair , stating they had appointed a special committee to offer some suggestions to Conference , instead of sending a delegate , and giving the said suggestions . An application having been received from the Association of Trades , for leave to send a deputation to this Conference , it was agreed unanimously to receive the same to-morrow ( Thursday ) morning * . In the Winchester case , the committee recommended that the delegate should be permitted to sit in Conference , to give his opinions , but not to be allowed to vote , not haying been legally elected , through the improper conduct of the Southampton district .

      WEDNESDAY , AND THURSDAY MORNING . The Conference was resolved into committee , to receive the official report and accounts of the general secretary , and this special business precluded both strangers and our reporter from being present .

      _AFTERNOOST SITTING ( THURSDAY ) . The Conference having resolved itself out of committee , the Chairman said that . if any of the members had a motion which they considered _necessary to submit at that stage ofthe proceedings , they were now at liberty to do so . There appears from the statements of various delegates , ( he continued , ) to be many . evils that have arisen during tha past year , either fronra want'of strict conformity to the law by the district officers , or from some imperfection in the law itself ; evils which could only be corrected by special motions , as they would have to apply te what had occurred , and which would most probably come under immediate consideration . ( Hear , bear . )

      Mr . Good then rose and said , that the motion'he rose to make was ofa general nature , and he believed would meet with the unanimous vote of the conference . . It was —" That this conference , upon mature deliberation , considers it would be unjust to require the districts to pay for the defalcation ofthe levies of any section ; and any district hy giving proper notice of any such defalcations to the general secretary shall be exonerated from that liability . " Ur . Sharland seconded'the-motion , and said that if the Conference adopted this most judicious andnecessary resolution , he felt confident that it would not only meet

      with the approval of every honourable member of the association , but it would be the means of strengthening every district ; while , should it not be adopted , the good members would have to pay for the bad , and thus the greatest dissatisfaction would be produced . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Steward said that his district had always paid , and considered themselves liable for the sections as returned by the district secretary and he considered that they had already a law to correct the evil , provided it was strictly adhered to—namely , that which gave the power to the district committee to suspend any . section wliich did not respond to the call of the general secretary .

      Mr . Allan proposed an amendment , that the district be liable for the arrears of the sections-Mr , Liddle seconded it . , Mr . Sefton fully concurred in the motion . There w . _is not only an injustice in making the good section ' s accountable for the bad ; but in many ' district * it was posi tively impracticable . ' ' Mr . Horseford was of opinion that the motioh would produce thc most beneficial results . _' - His own experience had fully convinced hiin of its importance , and he would therefore give it his warmest support . Mr . Holmes , Mr . Hector , Mr . Bleckley , vice-chairman , and numerous others , gave their decided support to the

      motion . The debate , which lasted a considerable time , was at last terminated with Mr . Allan rising and intimating' to the Chairman that , from tho reasons which had been adduced , be did not feel justified in persisting in his amendment , ' ¦ _•' " _"" , Mr . Liddle concurred in its withdrawal . The Chairman then put the motion , which was carried without a _diisentent . ' '»' A discussion then ensued respecting the delegate from Bridgewater . It appeared that no district delegate meeting had elected the gentleman who sat in Conference , it being but a section of Bridgewater , Bath having rcBolved against sending a delegate in consequence ofthe expence , but had . communicated their opinions agreed to in special committee . ' : J - ¦ '

      After some discussion , the delegate said that he had resolved to return so soon as he had given his report , haviug full confidence that the Association would be so improved by the Conference , as to give general satisfaction to _. the country ; - The order of tho day was then proceeded with , by the Chairman rising to explain the situation of the Binningham District , and to make an application for the credit in the general balance sheet , of money which had been expended by tliat district for the interests and objects of the association , but which through the informality of their district secretary , the general secretary hud not insetted to . the credit of Birmingham in the document referred to . ¦ '•'• ''

      Jit . Walkerdine moved , that asthe Chairman could not represent his district with justice in the chair , that he be allowed to vacate that office until the "Birmingham caee waB disposed of . Mr , Mason thanked Mr , Walkerdine , and said the hour had arrived for adjournment , and he would therefore state his case on the following morning .

      FRIDAY . Mr . Blockley submitted a claim on behalf of the Manchester district , to bo allowed the expenses incurred in supporting a shopmate who had fell a victim by his resistance to a reduction of wages . After an interesting discussion in which many mem bers took part , it waa resolved on the motion of MeBsrs . Allen and Jackson , " That this Conference cannot admit the claim under the rules of the Mutual Association . ' . ' . The President ( Mr . Mason ) gave an elaborate detail oi * tho peculiar circumstances affecting his district ( Birmingham ) , and claimed relief from thc amount of eight weeks' levy _. ' in consequence of an unavoidable strike they had been compelled to support . A . lengthy . and exciting discussion , ensued in wliich nearly the whole ofthe members took part . Ultimately the claim was disallowed by the vote of a majority on the ground that the men who struck were not qualified according to the rules .

      A deputation from the West End (< Jd body ) applied to have thc approbation of the Conference , that two delegates from each section be deputed to meet the delegates of the old trade , to devise such means as shall be deemed advisable for the interests of the trade . . The several delegates then proceeded with their reports , commencing with the London Representatives , who showed the encroachments of capital on labour and the slackness of trade during the lato winter in the metropolis . One of the delegates shewed that they had discovered a means of manufacturing that placed the English operative , above the fears of French Aggressien on their trade . Another delegate said the French could still underwork thcin .

      Mr . Crump , of the londou Strong Men ' s Men , saidtheir body had been most unwillingly engaged in a strike rgainst Mr . Kendall ; they had uone cverytliiug ' ihey could to prevent it , but Mr . Kendall had forced upon them a document , ! which > ey could not comply with , calling upon them , as u at ] , to repudiate all trade _scrictios . This strike occurring in the midst of winter , bud cost thom a very considerable _sam " of money ; however , he was happy to say they had now established a mutual employment

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      ohopatNo . 151 , Drury . lane ; -he should say that , this ; wa _§ done under the auspicies and with the capital of the _KatioualJAssoclation of United Trades for the employment of labour . ' With that shop they' had every prospect of » ncce « s . ' { Load cheers . } - The"Chairman said , rbefore ' the conference closed it would' be the duty of the delegates to " mark their approbation of the prompt arid mauly support rendered by the National Association . ( Much applause . ) ' 'Mr . Arthur Ward ; Belfast , sbowed that the « ' trade" in Ireland . was infinitely worse rewarded for their labour than in England , and that they were anxious for an early opportunity of improving their social condition . ' The Chairman next . entered into a lengthened and graphic description of the oppressions inflicted by the capitalists of the Birmingham district , and the gallant resistance of the women who had to a considerable exten t proved successful . His constituents were desirous of altering the tramping and levying laws , and for the aboli- j tien of the office of district , secretary .

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      THK CUAK / ilST UU-Urx _- iKAXIVEi LA ! Ni > SOCIETY . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members and transacting other business connected therewit are held . every week on the following days an places : —i § " . ' . ' . . ' SUNDAY EVBOTNO . South London Chartist HaU , 115 , Blackfmrs-road at half-past six o ' clock . —City Cliartist Hall , 1 , Turn again-lane : at six o ' clock . — Westminster : ai th Parthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St ., Martin ' s-lane-a half-past seven . —Somers . Town : at' Mr , Duddrege ' s Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road , a half-past seven . — Tower Hamltu : at the _Whittingtoi and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , at , six o _clocl precisely . —Emmett ' s Brigade : at the Rock Tavern Lisson-grove , at eight o ' clock precisely . —Marylebone at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at halfpast seven .

      MOSDiX EVBKING . CamlenueU : at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , at eight o ' clock precisely .

      _TUJSSDAiyEVENING . . __ - ' Greenwich : at . Mr .. Paris ' s , Cold Bath , at eight : o'clock . ' f , . "" ,. ' . y Newcattle-upon-Tyne : This branch , of the Chartist Co-operative Land . Society meet in the bouse of Martin-Jude , Sun Inn , Side , every Monday evening , irom seven until nine o ' clock , for the purpose of receiving subscriptions and enrolling members . . Leieesur : The members and committee of the Co « operative Land Society , meet at 87 , Church-gate , every Sunday night , at six o ' clock . Armley : The members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet atthehouseof Mr . William Oates , boot and shoemaker , Armley Town-gale , every Monday evening , at eight o ' elock . , _WEDNESDAY EVENING . _Hammertmith , at the Temperance Hall , Bridge Road , at eight o ' clock precisely . _raOVIKCUL MEETINGS OF THE CHABIIST _CO-OrEBATIYS

      _tANO _SOCIETV . Leicester , every Monday evening , at No . 17 , Archdeden Lane , at seven o clock . Loughboro ' , _overy Monday evening at the Talbot _Innj Mill Street , at eight o ' clock . Chepstow , every Monday evening , fib the Temperance , Hotel , Bank Avenue , at eight o clock . Aberdeen . The office-bearers meet every Wednesday evening at half-past seven , at No . 1 , Flour Mill Lane Hall .

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      Chartist Hall , 1 Turnagain Lane , Farringdon Street . The public discussion will be resumed at half-past ten o ' clock en Sunday Morning next , May the 10 th . In the evening , at . seven , when Mr . Worseldine will deliver a lecture , subject , "The Three Tragic'Poets of Greece . " ' _; _i ' owek Hamlets . —A special general meeting of I be member ' s . of the . Land Society , aBd . members ol the various Chartist localities in the Hamlets , will be held at the Whittington and Cat , _Chureh-road , Bethnal-green , on , Sunday evening , May the 10 th , 1846 , at eight o ' clock " . The'friends of Co-operation are informed that a . Boot and Shoe club will forthwith commence to assist tbe . Working . Man ' s Own Shop , under the guidande . of the National Trades ' Association for the employment of labour . ,

      The ' Cooper Soiree . —The Committee are requested to meet at Mr . J . Straughan ' s , the . Old George , George Passage , Snow-hill , City , on Tuesday evening next , at eight o ' clock precisely , and to produce all unsold tickets and monies received , that the surplus may be immediately paid to the Veteran Patriots ' , Exiles ' . Widows' and Children ' s Funds . All-persons having claims _, upon the committee are desired to make application without fail on the above-named evening , as the . committee desire on that occasion to settle all accounts . WnmiNGTON and Cat . —Mr . Doyle will lecture at the above place , on Sunday next , May 10 th . Lecture to commence at ' eight o ' clock in the evening—Subject ; " Irish Coercion Bill . " , „

      The Democratic _Comjhtibe tor _Potash s Regeneration- will meet on Tuesday evening next , at eight , o ' clock , at No . 20 , Great Windmill-street , Haymarket , to forward the arrangements for the forthcoming meeting at the National Hall , in support of the Polish cause . . j . Soo th London Ohabtist ' _. _Haix / , _—OnJSunday evening next , Mr . Knight , the delegate to the late Land Conference , will deliver a lecture on the progress and prospects ofthe Chartist Co-operative Land Society . The members of this branch meet for business at six

      o ' clock . An adjourned meeting of the shareholders will take place in the above hall , on Monday evening next . - ¦ The Committee for raising the late Theatrical Benefit are particularly requested to meet also , on Monday evening , in the hall , when all presons holding tickets or cash are requested to attend . South London Chartist Hall . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . Skelton delivered a highly instructive lecture ; the subject was "The Philosophy of Society . " _-.-. .. ..... „ .

      Somers Town . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . Joseph Marriot ( late of Bristol ) delivered an able and interesting , lecture . at the Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road , on " Theliterature , politics , and immense utility ofthe Northern Star . " The lecturer descanted on , and eloquently eulogised the several features , of the Star , reading extracts in support of his views . . His discourse was warmly applauded . Mr . John Harris- occupied the chair . An . unanimous vote of thanks was awarded to Mr . Marriott , and after passing the following resolution , the meeting separated : — " That we , the Somers Town Locality ; recommend to . the Executive to call the Convention on the earliest possible day at LEEDS _, being of opinion that no event bas as yet transpired to induce tho Executive to depart from the Rules of the Association ; and we also express our disapprobation of the . heading to . the . report of the election of the delegate for Marylebone , inserted in last Saturday ' s-Star . ' ? , ; . . _- _'•" . _., ¦ . •¦ _,, . , _., _; -. " ,:

      Limehouse . —Mr : O'Connor will address the working meirof Limehouse on Monday evening next , at 8 o ' clock precisely , at the Brunswick Hall , Ropemakers Fields . ; ' -

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      auout nan-past two o ciocK two men were driving a Greenwich fly over _Waterloo-bridge towards the Strand , when the ; horse' started and threw both the driver and a man riding on the box with him to the ground ; The driver was not hurt , but his companion was obliged to be taken to King ' s College Hospital , with no hope of recovery ; The horse than darted towards Lancaster-plaee , where , with the shafts only attached to him he dashed against a lamp-post , where it was left in a dying state .

      Railway Accident . —A serious accident occurred , on Sunday evening to the Dover down-mail train which leaves London bridge at'half-past 8 o ' clock , and which , when going at the rate of about 15 miles on hour , ran into an engine which was on its way to the New-cross station from London-bridge . This engine had become disabled , and was at a stand still , and the proper signals were given in consequence to stop the mail train which followed it . As far as can now be ascertained these signals were not observed by the engine-driver ofthe mail train . He was so surrounded by steam , which he was blowing eff , that he did not see the first signal that was' made . The

      engine driver of thc _disabled engine seeing -that the signals were disregarded , ran forward with a light to stop . the mail train , arid tin ' s was of some use , and the speed was slackened . The place of collision was between the junction of the Greenwich and _Briclilayers ' , Arms Railways with the Ci-oydon . The stoker of the mair _. train engine had one of his legs fearfully crushed . between tho engine and tender The engine-driver fortunately ' escaped . ' Several oi the passengers were severel y bruised ; thev ' were re : moved to the Bridge-house Hotel , under the care o Mr . Castles , of the London-bridge station , andeverv attention was paid to them that the painful circum stances demanded . ' ¦ "

      Serious Accident on the Greenwich Railwat - On Monday afternoon an accident ofa mosShess ing nature occurred on the line of tKreenS Railway , to aman named lleubin Ma Un _« S _° S years , residing in the _Sni-mnX j" lll ;"> age < l ao tin _wasin tlio _wrvicl , of tl * V em _^ . Afar " _wnimrl nf thi » _-Jk „ i ? i . ? P . ,, ° . _reived a _irightlul wound of the scalp _abouujr 7 '"'

      - . , , envpvo , _' _nliii . v . _t ,. ii ii . Sl ! c "'clics in length , and ZHw _" Sku 11 ' _^ _ethev with several con-TheT _;* _nwi ] _T _i ° _- ¦ vari 0 ' «< - Part * ° f I'M b _^ y . me nam _waBimmedmtniw o * i i n when he was fourSto bo 1 _^ >\ i Ue _TiT- _' in * ennimmlr _ivZ . 1 quito '" sensible , and blecu-K _nSSf I , ? , L _' _^ V 0 UluI * 1 Ia was carried to v ( " roSSuch ai _^ fir , C l " uries he had sustaincd he lies in a very _piA _^' _^« w . " _™

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      BOW STREET * The ii ate attempted Ass _asbin atiok _inThobt . l . am . « Saturday heing tlie day appointed for the _reexamination of Thomas Graham , the young man _wlio stands charged with firing a loaded pistol at Thomas _Ulewittt in Drury . lane , ou the night of Saturday . week , the Court was crowded with many persons who were anxious to . obtain a , sight of the prisoner , aiid who expected that- some important additional evidence would be adduced on the occasion ; but in this respect they were doomed to be disappointed . Shortly after one o'clock' the _pi-isoiier-w » s placed in the dock . Mr . Humphreys , the solicitor , appeared on his behalf . The prisoner aimeare ' d firm an *

      collected , and altogether indifferent to the-situation in winch ho was placed . The only witness examined was- _^ - Mr . J . Duncan : who stated , that he was house-surgeon to .-the King ' s College Hospital , and that he had attended Blewitt from the evening of his admission there to the present time . He had now recovered from . the shook caused by tho wound he had received . —Mr . Henry : Do jou consider that he is now froe from danger ?—Mr . Duncan said , that he could not undertake to say at pre . sent that he was altogether out of danger , " although h « had hopes of his recovery . —Mr . Henry sxid that , under these circumstances , he felt it his duty to remand tbe prisoner for further examination until Saturday next .

      A . Teekible Tailor ' . —On Monday James Cuthheth a journey mail tailor , was charged with drunken and _tfis _* orderly conduct opposite the official residence of Sir R . Peel , in Whitehall Gardens , on Saturday' afternoon last Nothing could be less terrifying than the appearance of the defendant , who , having indulged too freely in an ale house , where the imprisonment of Mr . S . _O'llrien had been warmly discussed by a little assemblage of liis fellowcountrymen , reeled to \» ardB _WMtehall-gavdeus , made a great noise , and told the police and by-passers that ha meant to shoot the right hon . baronet ( applying to Sir _Bobei-t , however , a more unpolished epithet ) as soon as he made his appearance outside of the door . —Ho was taken to tbe police-station and searched , but he had no pockets , and the only weapons he had'about him where a couple

      of needles and a thimble , being a portion of his stock-intrade . —The defendant said , that so far from having any intention or desire to shoot the Premier , ho had been all along arguing that lie was " the first man of the day , " " the true friend of the people , " & c . ; and , moreover , h « had actually got tipsy in drinking the health of Sir Hobert , contrary to the wishes of the company present . He was totally at a loss to account for his conduct ir * Whitehall-gardens , and fancied it must be all a _mistake entirely . It having been found , upon inquiry , that the defendant was really a very , harmless and respectable man ( although rather given to the . sin of driuking . _>^ -Mr . Henry simply required bim to find a couple of sureties * and to _enttv into his own recognizances to keep the peace for three mouths .

      WESTMINSTER . The _Bi-tTEBsieA-BiinoE _TuAOEnr .--On Monday , oi Mr . Burrell enter . ng the court , police-sergoaat " _ao V immediately . ascended the private platform , and _advancing within a foot of the mngutvate , informed him that the coroser ( Mr , Wakleyj'had sent his complimehtsj and dew sired that tho magistrate would send Eliza _Cla-. k , the unfortunate woman who stands charged with the murder of her children by throwing them into the Thames from Balw tersea-bridge , before him at the inquest . —Mr . _iluwell who spoke iu a very low tone of . voice ; aud part of whose observations were consequently lost , replied , " You can . give my compliments to tlie coroner , and say that I cannot comply with his request . " After another remark which was inaudible , Mr . Burrell added , "Ishould b _& glad to render Mr . Wakley any assistance I legall y could , * Immediately after this , rJames Clark , the husband ofthe

      unfortunate woman above alluded to , was charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself _^ . Audrew'Mackarstie , ' , a sergeant of the V division , said that about two o ' clock on Sunday , morning the defendant ani his stepmother , with a " man , came to the police-station in Milmau ' _s-row , Chelsea ; ' and inquired about the decease ! children . At a quarter-past two they all left together accompanied by a police-constable ; but on going alow ? the Kine ' s-road the defendant suddenly left the party . Ia a few minutes afterwards witness was going down _Jloaufort-street . When ha observed defendant muttering some incoherent language with respect to his children . As he was proceeding hurriedly towards the Thames , and evidently in a state of great excitement , witness considered that he was neglecting his duty if he did uot _seeui-e him .

      —Defendant denied that he was drunk ; but said that ho was very much . excited . He did not hear of tlio melancholy intelligence of his wire destroying the children until between eight ' and ' nine o ' clock on Saturday night , when he was first apprised of it bya man named Bartholomew , who met liim in . Hoy al . Hospital-row . —Mr ... Burrell recalled the sergeant , who declared that the defendant had been driuUuu ? very _ft'eely _. ianii smelt of liquor .- —Mr . Burrell lined him Ss ,, which was immediatel y paid . —Ihe defendant ' s stepmother , wlio ' held the surviving child in her arms , a fine girl , apparently about three years and a half old , entreated with tears , in her eyes , that she niMitbe permitted to keep it . She would undertake to brim ? it ud and' take care of it .--Mr . Burrell , after a private conversation with Mr . _, \ y . l aylor _, the chief clerk , directed her to keep it lor the present .

      SOUTHWARK . Atmempted SmciDES-On Tuesday Elizabeth Davis , at _respectabie-iooking _, _well-di-essed , married woman , - and Martha _Pai-i-y , another married woman , were brought before Mr . Cotmigham _, charged with attemptiui ; to _destroy themselves . In the case of Dans , the name inserted in the police sheet , it appeared that between four and five o ' clock that morning , as policeman 17 » L was on _dutv in Upper Grpund . street , Blackfriars , his attention was par . ticularly called to the . defendant , whom lie observed loi . tering about a passage wliich led down to the Thames After watching her movements for some time , he at _lcnsta _" observed her proceed down the turning i « adin _* to the river , into which she was about to precipitate herself at the moment he seized her , andprevented _herfrom accomplishing the act . With , much difficulty he _bi-QU"ht her away from the spot , and , on the way to the _Station-hOUSfl she made several

      attempts to obtain her release , and also frequently ejaculated that she was determined to nut an . end to her existence . When taken before the iuspectw at the station-house , she refused to give thcleast information as to who or what she was , merely saving that she was in excessive trouble , and that she had no desire to live . The iiispector . _finding that she was in a very excited state of mind , instead of putting herinto a cell by herself , placed her iu one where there were two other female nri . sonera'for security . She , however , had not been long locked up when screams were heard _issuiug from" the cell , and on a policeman repaiiing there , the defendant was fouudm _^ the act of strangling herself mth a handkerchief , and would have effected her object , had it not been foe tbe alarm raised by the two other inmates of thc cell . In order to prevent a _repetition of the attempt upon her life itwas fouud necessary to have hor strictly watched until she was broughtup to this court .- When - ' tlie _ilntonrtnnt

      was questioned by Mr . Cottingham , she still refused to give her name or address , ordercribe the cause of her having attempted to deprive herself of life , although the magistrate in the most kind and _bewevolent manner as . sured her , that instead of his wishing to send her to gaol he-only wanted to befriend her , and to send for some 65 her relatives or . friends , who would enter into suretie that she would not repeat tlie attempt upon her life S entreaties , however , had any effect , * and the _defendant was therefore ordered to . find two sureties of £ 20 eaeh She , however , had not been long locked up , when she be- * came more calm in her mind , and when subsequently questioned by-Mr . ¦ Edwin- the cliief clerk , " she then informed him that hei-husband wasa nianaginjr clerk in a mercantile houseun the city ; that on Monday he dined at the London _layom , returned borne late , commenced abusing ber , aud Ins conduct was so bad towards her that she rose _fi-oin her bed and in a state of mind bordering on distraction quitted the house determined uev _? r to return , and wandered from her home to the spot where she was found by the policeman , as above _delcribed She however , would not . be persuaded by Mr . Edwin to irfr _2 real

      ner name or the abode of her husband , and was KS ! ° ff mm _** ¦' Mt * P ' _^^ to gaol at With respect to the other women , Parry , who is _' the wife of a porter Lmincoln _' s-inu-tields , it _Jpn _' earOd that about half-past ten o ' clock that moraine aS _^™ S Thomas Maekbeth , in passing _oTKSS « _l tlve defendant throw herself off _tlwTsteus _7 n the Surrey side into the river , He immediately rushed _dowZ . thesteps , andjumping iuto the water ' seized 1 _IkT _^ hair of the bead jut at she war _^ _iiSffi-SrdSinVand with the help of a-private in the _SSSS _^ _gtptHSl covered bj three o clock to . be enabled to be _hrbu-ht ur , to this court . On being placed ' arthe bar _. she _anpmrtaJo a letter of admission into the hospital . The husband however , was compelled to allow that his unfo _.-tunate wuVwas given to . a propensity for liquor , which . 22 !

      rateu me disease uuder which she laboured . He and bis friends , however , would undertake that she should be immediately placed in the hospital if the magistrate discharged her . ' ilr . Cottingham assented to the application on the required sureties being produced , and , at the same time ; he iu energetic terms applauded the conduct of tbe man Macbeth , to whom tbe . defendant was entirely indebted for the . saving of her life , He at the same dme regretted Unit there was no fund at this court for the purpose of rewarding persons who saved the lives of t- eir fellow-creatures , " otherwise the man already named would be fully entitled to its benefit . However , he would advise that person to appl y to the _ltoyal Humane Society , and lie ( the magistrate ) would most willingly give a certificate of the praiseworthy conduct exhibited by him on the occasion . . ¦¦ -..-- ¦

      .-..,. _.: GREENWICH . The Murder of PoiicEsu ' _sr _Hastie at _Deptfokd . — On Wednesday Sullivan , ' Br ' ogan , alias O'Keefe , Collins , and M ' Carthy , the four men charged with tlie murder of police-constable James Ilastio , 334 It , were brought from . Uovsemongev-lane gaol , and placed in the felons'dock , beforeMr . Traill , ou liinil examination . —Mr . Traill said he hud-very carefully and minutely examined all the evidence , and although there were very strong suspicious as . , to the guilt of the prisoners , there was not sullicimtto ) send them for trial . The evidence taken altogether , botll iit this court and before the coroner , only amounted too . case of strong suspicion . Under these circumstances he felt himself bound to discharge the prisoners . . As to tlio coroner ' s jury , be bad no doubt that tliey had acted from very conscientious motives , and with a view of furthering the ends of justice , There had been so many persons mixed iip in this dreadful affiiu _* , that ho had no doubt tho guilty party would ultimately be brought to justice . —Mr . Hay ward , Treasury solicitor , said he was instructed .

      not to press for tho execution of tho coroner ' s warrant agaiust the prist ncrs , the ' evidence given at thu inquisition not being so fiilf as that taken by the magistrate ' s clerk The prisoners then bowed to the court and retired _^ ami on passing the gate of the police CO ; it they were cheered by a parcel of women iu thc street _waving ' _handkei-chirtft in ' token of victory . Mueh astonishment was expressed by persons present us to the result , _piivticulavly at the withdrawal ofthe coroner ' s warrant .

      Street Printed By Dolgal M'Gowan, Of Hi. Great *Xim'ni *Ll

      street Printed by _DOLGAL _M'GOWAN , of Hi . Great * Xim _' ni _* ll

      • , -Maymarket , In The City Of Westmius...

      • , -Maymarket , in the City of Westmiust . * _ittUe _Ollice , in the same Street and Parish , for _tli- _; _Pw-, _in-iutor , _1-EARGUS _O'OOXSOU , Esq ., and iml . _'islieI by _Vili-iam Hi : v _.-itt , of-No . 18 , Charles-street , Bran _duu-strtct , W alworth , in the I ' amh of St . . _Marv , Kew ingtoii , in the County of Surrcv , at the Ollice , Xo . hi , Great ' _WmdmitLstr- _'ot , _Iluyuim-ket , in the City " of ¦ We * ttniiister . " Saturday , May 9 , IS _16 . ¦'

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 9, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_09051846/page/8/