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      M » . Johk _Ciggon , _Clifford , near Tadcaster . — Write to the Registrar , at Lancaster . The expence will depend upon thfc length of the document . Four shilling ! and sixpence per sheet is about the regular charge . M » . "VTk . Robinson , Bolton . — * W « are unacquainted with the conditions . We wiU leave your letter with the person who advertised . _S" * . Feltham . —You receive the latest edition . Bebmondset . —Oar friends in the neighbourhood of'the Borough , " Bermondsey , Horseljdown , Dockhead , & c , are informed that they can be supplied with the -rVbrttfrn Star by Mr . French , news-agent , _Snow--fields , _Bermoadsey-street , -who is also agent for the democratic and cheap publications .

      ^ September 26, 1§46. The Northern Star ...

      _^ September 26 , 1 § 46 . THE _NORTHERN STAR *

      Ireland

      IRELAND

      Reports Of Relief Meetings, Resolutions,...

      Reports of relief meetings , resolutions , and speeches « mtinue to pour in from all corners of the kingdom . The newspapers , are literally swamped with the alll engrossing topic of general distress and the best means for its alleviation . There was a numerous meeting of the magistrates of the county of Limerick , on Saturday last , when a committee was appointed to prepare resolutions . Subsequently Lord Mont--eagle stated that they had unanimously adopted a aeries of resolutions . They were to the effect that the meeting was deeply impressed with the absolute -necessity of providing employment for the poor of 4 he country , and that they were of opinion that the -act already in force was inadequate to that object ; they therefore were of opinion that it was desirable that her Majesty should immediately convene parliament for the purpose of passing such measures as should be best adapted to the relief of the population .

      Similar meetings have been also held in Sligo and Tipperary , ( South Riding . ) At the latter all the loading proprietors ofthe district were present .

      _DEPBTATIOJT TO IORD SOBS B 0 SSELL . The Cork Reporter publishes a lengthened account ofan interview between a deputation from the county of Corb and Lord John Russell : — Tbe deputation _consisttd of Mr . E . D . Freeman , High . . Sheriff of the County of Cork ; Sir James Anderson , Bart . ; _3 fce Yery Kev . B . if . Collins , parish priest of Mallow ; the * Sev , H , Somerville , rector of BoneraUe ; and the Ifiev . C . B . Gibson , Secretary to the Mallow Relief Com . -mittee _. The deputation wai received hy his Lordship and the 'Chancellor of the Exchequer , at Chesham-place , on Tnes .

      -day , the ISth inst . The interview lasted for an hour -and a half , His Lordship and the Chancellor of the Ex--chequer gave patient hearing to each member of the de . putation , and appeared not only disposed snd anxious to ¦ hear their statements respecting the condition of the county , but also to receive any hints they were prepared to offer respecting future and more permanent legislation . In the course of the conversation , ihe Rev . Mr . ¦ Gibsoj . - directed the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the rale of the Lords of the _Trea--aury , requiring that the wages in connexion with relief works shall be 2 d . a day nnder thegeneral wages of the district .

      The Chancellor of the _Exchejjueb defended the role on the princi ples of political economy , and _referred to cases where harvest work had been inter-- & red with , it , and also to the case of men leaving work on the Shannon , where they were receiving Is . 6 d . a-day , for lOd . a-day relief work . The Rev . ilr . _Gffisox denied the truth of snch -statements , and said that farmers and landlords were combining to keep down wages : that this was one -reason for the opposition to public works experienced _atpre'Butment sessions ; that the government did not approve of combination in the labouring men and mechanics to raise wages , and that it should not therefore set the example , by combining with Irish landlords and men of property , to keep down the

      "wages o ? the people ; that he could not look npon the rale of the Treasury respecting wages as anything short of combination to depress them ; that the great evil of the country was the low Tate of _-wagea , and that the _swial condition of the country could never he improved till wages were improved . "Mr . Gibson proposed that wages should in no case be nnder lOd . a-day . The _Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that lOd . was a high rate of wages generall y in Ireland . Mr . Gibso _.-t replied , that if it were the opinion of 'English gentlemen that lOd . was a snffi .-ienfc daily -remuneration for an Irish labonrer , God help the people . The Chascellob—God forbid we should think so , I merely mention lOd as a high rate of wages in the country . 1 think the wages should be improved , and

      the minutes of the Lords of the Treasury _requiring tbat the wages should be 2 d . under the standard of the country is not law , and , if necessary , it may be ¦ -modified . The weekly meeting at Conciliation llall , on Tues--day , wa 3 very thinly attended . Mr . J . O'Connell read a letter from his father , commenting on the present distress , and the various plans proposed for its relief . The letter suggested the appointment of deputations at each presentment meeting to assemble in Dublin , in order to organize the best plans for obtaining Government and local relief , daringthe impending calamities of famine and pestilence , and to - embody , in practical form , their suggestions to Parliament for laws suited to the emergency .

      Mr . O'Connell conceives that "the first duty of ! sneli a meeting would be to address the ministry , ana , if necessary , the Crown itself , to call together , -without delay , the Parliament , and , he thinks , that such a demand , coming from such a body , would be Irresistible . t Mr . Dnxox Bkowse , M-P ., declared his adhesion to the " moral force policy . " Mr . _Lacghsan _* , town councilman , in handing in some money , expressed a hope that ere long he would seeareconeiliatioh between the " Old and Young Ireland party . " ... _,,

      Mr . _O'CossKii . said that they would be most happy to effect a reconciliation , but , as he had often stated More , it hy with the Young Ireland party to make the move , as thev had swerved from the rales ot the association , and could only be again connected with it bv a determination to agitate by moral means alone . { Cheers . ) They haderred _. and they were the parties to repent of their error . The rent wa 3 £ C 1 16 s . 4 d . State of the Couxirt . —The accounts from the -provinces are very diisheartning . The peasantry are starving in thousands in severals districts in the south and west , and although the gentry are doing all . and oerhaos more than their means admit of , a

      considerable period must elapse before the destitute -can be famished * with employment The following are from the _Borrisokase correspondent jf the Evening Packet : — "The combination , now so general amongst the occupiers ofthe land not to pay rent , is most alarming . There were half a dozen or more -seizures for rent in this neighbourhood , and all were -defeated on the days fixed for sale , by large bodies of men , summoned from distant parts ofthe country , to stop the sale . " The Waterford correspondent of the same journal says : —** On Saturday morning last several cats , laden with corn , were stopped on their -way to Waterford and Dungarvan , and obliged to return home . " The Tullamore correspondent . adds : —

      It is but a few days since 1 informed you of the uprise -of the working classes in the Killoughhy and Parsons _, town districts of this county , for whom nothing has yet been done . I harenow to inform you of another uprise in the Ballycuniber district , where large bodies of -wretched-looking beings assembled on the 18 th , being petty sessions day , to mate their heart-rending _situations known , in the hope that some immediate steps -would be taken to relievo tbem and their families from " Starvation . ThB magistrates and gentlemen assembled

      assured them of their wishes to do _everything in their ipower to alleviate their distress , and for that purpose . had already made their wants known to the _Lord-Lieuteaant , by petition through the Earl of Bosse , _Lisntennnt Qf the . _CQuuty * , and . that tbey every day expected a favourable reply . Whereon they all dispersed quietly , but in a downcast , melancholy , gloomy manner ; many of them declaring tbat they had nothing to keep them alive but the diseased potatoes chopped up with cabbage , with salt and pepper to Mil fhe bad smell , and give them a counter flavour .

      Mr . Smith O'Bbiex—It fa reported that the Lord Chancellor ' s Secretary has written , by direction of his _Ixwdship , to Mr . Smith O'Brien , offering to restore him to the commission of the peace for the county of Limerick , and that the Hon . Gentleman lias declined the compliment .

      Mcbder Op A "Wosux By Her Htjsba≫*D.—The Liverpool Courier States That Great Excitement Pre-

      _Mcbder op a "Wosux by her _Htjsba _>* d . —The Liverpool Courier states that great excitement pre-

      Vails In That Town, Inconsequence Of A W...

      vails in that town , inconsequence of a woman , the wife of Thomas Tully , a tailor , hiving been killed by her husband on Monday evening , in a very brutal manner . Tully , on returning home after a long -walk , had some words with his wife , and struck herand then kicked her so violently that her bowels protruded , and she died in a few minutes . Owing to the length of time that elapsed before information was given to the police , the ruffian escaped .

      Testimonial to _Johjc Bright . —A paragraph has appeared in the papers stating tbat the testimonial to Mr . Bri « ht already exceeded £ 10 , 000 . This statement is incorrect ; the sum already subscribed does juot exceed £ 4 , 000 . The Rochdale committee , wiih whom the testimonial originated , expressly state in their circulars that they do not ask or wish for large subscriptions , their object being only to obtain an expression of acknowledgment of the services which ibeir townsman has rendered to the cause of free trade . The £ 4 , 000 already subscribed has been received in answers to circulars sent out , no returns having as yet been received except from Wray , an agricultural village ; they have sent nearly £ 4 , subscribed in shillings and sixpences .

      Disease is the Celebt Plaxis . —The leaves of the celery plants are stated to be withering , and on _dividing the two coats of the diseased leaves , it will be found that there are a number of small green insects between them , wliich are rapidly destroying the inter parts of the leaves .

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      ROYAL MARYLEBONE Th _^ ATRE . _PBOMHETOB , MB . _LOVERinoiW :. - . " LESSEE , MB : JOHN _DOUOLASa . SHOUTS AT " MRS . JANE SHORE !" Complete Success of "Bravo Barber 1 " and the "Old . _ Man ' s Bride . " A new Drama , entitled , " Sarah , the Jewess : er , a Maiden ' s Bream 5 " 0 "HP _^^* ? durin 8 tbo week , to commence with i j ,, „ ' the Jewe »; or a Maiden ' s Dream . * ' Reginam , Mr . Rayner ; Sarah , Mrs . Campbell . —To he followed on _Monday , Tuesday , and Saturdar , by •« Bravo Barber !" _Goghameato _, Mr . T . Lee ; Duchess , Miss _Martiu .-0 n w _ednesday , Thursday , and Friday , to conclude with " Mrs . Jane Shore . " Mrs . Jane Shore , Mr . T . Lee ; Alicia , Miss Martin . To conclude every evening with the " Old Man ' s Bride ; " supported by Messrs . " _** Cowle , J . Rayner , Harrington , Gates , T . Lee , and BiddeU ; Mrs . Campbell , and Miss Martin . Boxes 2 s . ; Pit Is . ; Gallery Cd . Doors open at half . past Six—Commence at Seven . Acting manager , Mr . T . Lee .

      Police Intffltgtitce.

      _police _intffltgtitce _.

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      WORSHIP STREET . _Imfobtaut to Members op _Fwesdlt Societies . — Mr . Caleb Cusack , secretary to the London "United Brothers Total Abstinence Benefit Society , in _AIdersgate-street , appeared before Mr . Bingham to show cause why he had unlawfully excluded an elderly man , named James Sayer , from the benefits of the association . Mr . Vann , who appeared fbr the complainant , stated that the society had been formed in tbe year , 1837 , at which time his client became a member , and punctually continued to pav all his subscriptions until the middle of the year 1841 . when he was compelled to declare npon the sick list , whieh entitled him to 16 s . per week ; but tbat sum , as he appeared

      to be permanently afflicted , was subsequently reduced to the erdinarv superannuation allowance of Ss . After receiving the latter amount for some time , the managing committee thought proper to discontinue it altogether , without assigning any other ground than that the complainant , at the time olhis entrance , was beyond the age prescribed by the roles for the admission of members . Snch an exception , however , he submitted , was untenable , as the committee were perfectly aware of hia age when they entered him on their books . The secretary admited that the facts had been correctly stated by the complainant ' s solicitor , but said that the association felt themselves greatly

      aggrieved , by tbe laxity of proceeding on _, the part of the foundation- committee , who , in opposition to their own positive rules , which limited the maximum entrance age to forty-five , had admitted the complainant at the age of sixty-one , which resulted in a most intolerable burden on the society , the collective amount ofhis superannuation allowance and receipts having been upwar & ot £ 50 , while the gross sum he had contributed to the funds was only £ G 8 s . 4 d . He contended , therefore , that inasmuch as the complainant had been improperly constituted a member in the first instance , the present committee were perfectly justified in recurring to the strict letter of their regulations , and refusing to allow him those benefits , to which legal members were alone

      entitled . Mr . Bingham said thatthe defendant was entirely mistaken in the law of the case , as the acts of the managing committee at the commencement of the society were imperatively binding upon their successors , and the members in general , as long as the association continued in existence . Were that not the case , it would be open to anysociety to rescind its own contracts on the plea of expediency , and thereby escape auliability for its engagements . In this case it was acknowledged that the amount of the complainant ' s contributions aa a _memoer had been regularly received until he claimed the benefit of his subscriptions , and it would therefore be obviously

      contrary to every principle of law forthe society to take advantage of its own wrong , and exclude him on the groun * l ofan illegality in his original admission . He had no hesitation , consequently , in making an order for the man ' s immediate reinstatement in the rights and benefits of which he had been so improperly deprived . , _ _, _i _. _. Tbe secretary intimated that he did not teel satisfied as to the magistrate's jurisdiction , which only embraced such societies as had been formally enrolled under the act ; and although their own minted rules contained a certificate to the effect , he had never seen the enrolment , and after repeated ap . plications to the clerk of the peace , had been unable to procure a copy of it .

      Mr . Bingham , however , said that the _lastobject ' on could soon be determined , as he should send one ot his ofiieers to ascertain tbe fact , and if it turned out to be so , should certainly enforce the decision he had given . An Infamous _ScounDBEt _. —On "Wednesday , Edward Spiller , a middle aged man , of respectable appearance , described as lately a publican , was brought up on a warrant before Mr . Broughton , charged with violently assaulting his wife , Caroline Spiller , and also conspiring with another man , now in custody , named Thomas Byrne , to effect a capital _effenca upon her person .

      The suhstanc of the charge against the last-named prisoner was published about a week since , and it is only necessary now to state that the wife , a _welbdressed modest-looking woman , of SO , deposed , that in consequence of her husband not returning home about a fortnight _kince , sbe went to seek him at the house of one of his relatives , whereshe found him in the company of two prostitutes . This naturally led lo reproaches and un happiness on her part , and threats of personal chastise _, ment from him . At one o ' clock in the morning of Tuesday se ' night her husband returned home , and expressing bis intention to punish ber , struc k ber a violent blow on the month , and another in the side , and then forced her into the street , where she fell senseless , and was picked up by a policeman , who conveyed htr to a surgeon ' s .

      Being _advisad by her brother to seeU the protection of a magistrate for herself and tbree children , she did so , and awaited the arrival at home of her husband , until ten at night , when he returned in a state of intoxication , and told her he understoed she had got a warrant out against him , and would do something that she should get a warrant for , at the same time seizing a knife off the table and threatening to stab her to the heart . The prisoner , however , shortly after went out without carrying his threats into execution , and she being afraid to go to bed , laid down with part of her clothes on and fell asleep . About 4 o ' clock in the morning , however , she was awoke by the other prisoner , Byrne , who was lying beside her , with bis dress unfastened , and pursuing such indelicate conduct as could only indicate an intention to perpetrate the offence

      alleged against him . She instantly called out for the protection of her husband , who was lying Bt the foot of the bed , pretending to be asleep , but the latter , instead of displaying any anger at the other prisoner ' s infamous conduct , merely advised him to escape , and afterwards , when the wife , who was overcome b y her feelings , in . _sisied upon Byrne being taken into custody , denied all knowledge of him , or thathe had let him into the house , and positively refused to press the charge . It was sworn that only the Spill ers lived in the bouse , that the streetdoor was fastened before the husband came home , and was also found to be fastened after the prisoner Byrne had been admitted , and though Bjrne at first persisted in the truth of SpUler ' s assertion , he afterwards , on finding the depositions would be taken against him , voluntarily acknowledged to the second clerk that he realty had been admitted hy the husband himself .

      Notwithstanding this convincing testimony , partly corroborated bv the policeman , and a strong caution from the magistrate not to allow herself te be tampered with during the interval between the two examinations , the wife now , on her husband and Byrne heing brought up for final examination , in an agitated manner expressed her conviction of her husband ' s innocence , admitted that he had promised to be a better husband to her than ever , besought the magistrate to reflect that he wag the father of ber children , forgave him the violent assault he had committed upon herself , and finally expressed a positive and energetic determination not to appear against him , at the same time wavaring _andjaltering her former testimony as to render it almost valueless if she did so . Hr . Heritage having forcibly addressed the magistrate on behalf of his client , Spiller ,

      Mr . Broughton at once ordered Byrne to be fully committed for trial on the charge of a criminal assault , with in tent , ic , upon Mrs . Spiller ; bnt said that with regard to the charge of con-piracy against the husband , it would be utterly useless to send him for trial with Byrne , as it was _impossible to insure a conviction from any jury upon the evidence the woman now gave . It was quite obvious , and he entertained not the slighest doubt ofthe fact , that Byrne had been admitted into the house for the worst of purposes , and he could perceive but very little difference between this case and another

      recorded in the State Trials , in which Lord Audley was _charged with aiding another person in the commission of a rape upon the person ofhis lady , and upon conviction of it was sentenced to execution . He regretted the course he was compelled to pursue exceedingly—that of refraining from sending the husband for trial also ; but there was no other open to him , and he could only therefore , to insure tlie wife ' s future _j . rotection , order the husband to put in good and substantial bail to he answerable for his peaceable behaviour for the next six months .

      [ Well might Byron say " man to man eft unjust , is always so to woman . " Such occurrences as that related above , prove that in spite of our boasted " civilization , the condition of woman is , as to rights , very little removed from the period when the terms " Baron et _feurme , " expressed faithfull y the relations of tbe sexes . Until an immense change takes place in the social position of women generally , they will always be at the mercy of such brutes as this _Stiller . Law is _power ] ess in their case . Institutions which will free them from helpless dependence for the mere necessaries of life , and consequent virtual slavery to all the brutality and caprices of their "lords aud masters , " are the onl y cure for this crying evil . ]

      Desperate Suicidal Attempt . —Ellen Le Beau , a young woman of loose character and faded- personal attractions , and a young man named James Wilson , were charged on Monday , under the _foliowin-j _sirijuaistonceg

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      Policeman Davit said that on Saturday evening he saw the ra de prisoner lying on the grass io Lore-lane , Clapton , and the female prisoner standing over him , both in a state of intoxication . Tha female walked away on seeing witness , and the male prisoner said he was merely taking a rest , being fatigued . The witness then went to the end of his heat , and oa his return found a number of persons standing about a gate , and the female prisoner lying on the ground with her arms stretched out , helpless and Insensible . The maleprisoner said that she was dead , and that she had hung herself to that gate , ahd he banded to the witness a _handksrehief , whieh he said he had cut from her neck . The witness lifted her from the grouud in his arms , and she appeared so stiff and breathless tbat he thought she was really dead . In a short time , however , she revived , and as soon as she saw the male prisoner she began kicking at him . They weie both detained at the station house . Her neck being

      strongly marked by the'ligature the police surgeon was ¦ int for , after which . the prisoners were locked up in separate cells . About an hour afterwards a heavy fall was heard in tha female ' s cell , and the witness found her lying ou her back on the floor , with a piece of bed ticking bound tightly round her neck , the ends of which she was holding with both hands . She appeared nearly dead and the surgeon was again sent for . The male prisoner had foolishly been about with the female drinking , until he had spent his money with her , and , on his leaving h . r , she suspended herself on the gate , as described . The niale prisoner was discharged , and the female remanded for a week , in order that her friends mig ht be enquired after .

      SOUTHWARK . Important to Railwa y Tbavem . ebs . ~ - Saturday , Mr . T . Hobson , a merchant , was charged with refusing to deliver up his ticket at the South-Eastern terminus ; also with assaulting Charles Brown , one of the railway servants . Brown stated that on the arrival ofthe mail train from Dover , at four o ' clock that morning , lie was employed in collecting ticket ! . On opening one of the first class carriages be saw the defendant , and asked for his ticket . He exhibited a _Sccontf-slass ticket , but would not give it up , although he paid 2 s ., the difference of the fare . He told the defendant tbat thc ticket must be given up ,

      and Showed him a Copy of the regulations . On attempting to take him into tustody , tlie defendant committed the assault complainsd of . The defendant contended thathe had been grossrj ill-used by the railway authority , who kne w Mm perfectly well as & pe » on frequently travelling on the line . On the _presentjorcasion he tools a return ticket for Tunbridge Wells , and on the arrival o ) the train at the latter place , bis ticket was taken from him by one of the company ' s _serranW , who went away and did notreturn to _hiai . He made"his complaint at the station , bat they refused to convey km unless he

      paid his fare . The station derk at the same time told Ii 3 m not to give up the ticket a 3 the _London-bridgo terminus , unless he had a receipt , which could be shown to tbe secretary , who would order t & e money _tobe-restored . He thought the company ' s servants to blame in not returning hhn his ticket after presenting is in the usual manner . It wa » admitted that the defendant had made a » imilar statement at the terminus , and the magistrate said the Company ' s servants were not _justified in the cause they had pursued . He dism & sed the charge . The _defetodaant expressed his intention of entering an action for false imprisonment against the above company .

      _WESTSINSTER . A _Kni-HAN . —On Tuesday , John Lynn , a determined * looking powerful fellow , was- charged with a _ssries of ruffianly assaults . It appears that defendant , who is up . wai ds of twenty years of age , is a worthless idle fellow , who , instead of supporting himself by his own industry , insists upon ht » aged parents ' who are poor hard working people , maintaining him , and in return ill treats them . Be returned home at about two on Monday afternoon , and when his mother told bim tbat be ought to endeavour to procure some-employment , as they could ill afford , out of their slender means , to support him , he _abuwd her in the vilest . manner , threw a table down upon his sister ' s foot , and declared he would demolish every article of furniture in the place . His mother interfered to prevent him carrying bis threat into execution , when he struck her about the arms , and seized ber by the throat , and when

      his father came ftomhAsbedto see what was the matter , the defendant assailed him with a torrent of abuse of the most disgraceful character . The mother's screams attracted the attention of the neighbours , and one of them Mrs . Moore , who had an infant in her _arms having said to defendant as he passed her door , " Oh , John , how can you use your poor mother so 1 " the fellow struck her a desperate blow on theleft eye , and upon her husband in . quiring why he did it , the defendant rushed towards him and gave him a severe black eye , and then , entering his house , endeavoured to break open his room doorin order to further ill-treat him . The police , however , fortunately made their appearance at the moment , and defendant , after scrambling over the roofs of several houses in a vain endeavour to escape was secured . At the stationhouse he swore he would serve them ( those who com . plained of his ruffianism ) out , if he suffered six months

      lor it . Defendant , in a sullen tone , said he was sorry , and that he should not have struck Mrs . Moore , but she abused him . Mr . Bond said his conduct was like that of ' a wild animal , and he fined Irian 40 s . or twenty-one days , for the assault on his mother ; 30 s . or twenty-one , for the assault on Mrs . Moore , and a similar penalty for the assault on her husband . Defendant was , in default of payment , committed to prison for nine weeks .

      MANSION HOUSE . Forgebi op Stock in the Bank op England . —On Saturdaj , Joseph Jones waa charged with having forged atransterofa 8 tock , whichwas deposited in the names of George Edwards and his wife . Forrester received the warrant for the apprehension of the prisoner at a quarter past five o'clock , traced him to Greenwich immediately , and placed him at the bar at a quarter hefore seven o'clock . Mr . Henry Freshfield , of the firm of Freshfield and Co ., solicitors to the Bank of England , stated that tbe sum of £ 3 104 . per annum , standing In the Long Annuities in the names of George Edwards and his wife ,

      had been taken out by tbe prisoner , who represented George Edwards , with whose wife he tired , and for that purpose forged the name of Mr . Edwards . Evidence to substantiate these statements having been adduced . Alderman Gibbs asked whether the prisoner wished to account , or the " transfer made in the hooks % " The prisoner " No , it will be all found rig ht . " Alderman Cibbs—And I shall remand you till Friday . The prisoner— " That ' s a long time , It will be all right , 1 know , when it ' s all heard . Will you take bail for my appearance ? " Alderman Gibbs—No . The prisoner— "It will be all right . " Theprisoner was then remanded .

      GUILDHALL , Seduction bi a SritGEON . —On Saturday , Mr . Alderman Hunter and Mr . Alderman Musgrove were for some time engaged iu investigating a case of affiliation , the parties being a young woman named Shepherd , and Mr . Dacent , of 4 , Fall-mall , one of the surgeons ofthe Ophthalmic Hospital . The defendant was not in attendance , though a summons had been left at bis bouse . Mr . Cope stated the complainant's case . About two years since she was afflicted with a diseased eye , which made it necessary that she should apply to the Ophthalmic Hospital . She was placed under defendant's care , and he suggested that she should attend at liis house . Site con . sented , and he then succeeded in seducing his unfortunate patient , who subsequently gave birth to a child . The complainant , wha had left Mr . Daceitt ' _g house

      applied to him for some assistance , and , after the had parted with everything , he gave her £ 26 , and agreed to settle on her £ 20 per annum . He did not fulfil his promise , and on his ( Ur . Cope's ) application , defendant said he could come to no arrangement unless he saw Miss Shepherd who called on him , when his conduct was iu every degree difgraceful . Miss Shepherd was then examined , and ber evidence corroborated the statement of Mr . Cope . Since ber connection with Mr . Dacent he bad married a lady of fortune , Mr . Alderman Hunter said , that as Mr . Dacent had not attended , they must make out an order for 2 s . 6 d . per week on the defendant . Miss Shepherd here said , that when she called on Mr . Dacent relative to the settlement , he wished to continue the intimacy , a ' nd because she refused , he declined to fulfil his engagement . The parties then retired .

      MARYLEBONE . William _Hatherston was charged with having robbed Miss Harriett Lillewhite of a purse containing a £ 5 Bunk of England note and 13 s . in silver . Ou Saturday evening , at a quarter before nine o ' clock , there was a groat hustle on the platform on the arrival ofan express Newcastle train , and while the psissengers were in a hurry to look for their luggage , the prisoner was observed to ba " sounding" tho pockets of several ladies , one of whom was the prosecutrix * , on observing that he was watched by a policeman belonging to the company , he moved gently away , and endeavoured to make off , by going under the pole of an omnibus , but he was stopped on the instant , an 4 giveu into custody . The prisoner , who refused to give his address , on account , as his solicitor said , of the respectability of his connexions , was sent to Newgate for trial .

      A _Coontbv'man's AnvENruEE in London , —On Monday , Mr . Henry Briery , a respectably dressed man , was charged before Mr . Long , by a constable of the S division , who stated that , on the same morning , at an early hour , he found the prisoner lying drunk in Seymourstreet , near the terminus of the North-Western ltailway . He was conveyed to the station house , and he there complained of having sustained a serious loss , viz .. that of his ' greatcoat _, in one of the _poikets of which were notes to the amount of £ 35 , The prisoner , in answer to the charge , said , that after leaving tlie Railway station , he got into a cab , which came in collision with another vehicle , and Le was thrown out ; he was for some time insensible , but he denied that he was the worse lor liquor . He was discharged .

      MARLBOROUGH STREET . Embezzlement . —John James Knight , a lad employed as cash taker in the house of Messrs . Lewis and Allanby , mercers , ltcgent . strect , was brought before Mr . Hardwick , for final examination , charged with having embezzled var wus sums of money amounting to upwards of £ 50 , belonging to his employers . Mr . nardwiek _, understanding that there were a great many eases agaiust the prisoner , requested that three clear cases might be sis . lected , and the evidence on these would render it _unsecessary to go into other charges . It was then craved _, that at three different periods , three separate _pj _$ menl ; s were made by assistants iu the Blum na tha _arjaoaj- * ,

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      Inspector Squire , C division , said , when he apprehended nn ! . ri > on r he % M bad he heen a day later he would _ommittV " * We t 0 take him * The prison 8 r waa RoBBSkY o ? ViitMBHS Books . —On Tuesday John Hudson and John Attwell were charged with having stolen some valuable hooks and prints , the property of _* etruate e _» of Messrs . Evans and Co ., booksellers , Old _Bond-street . A gentleman , who said he was one of Messrs . Evans and Co . 's trustees , stated that Hudson wag employed as porter , and Attwell had formerly been in possessio n of the property in Bond-street on behalf of the trustees . Having received information that some rare books and prints had been offered for sale to a bookseller in _Soho-aqnare , he nent hy appointment to the shop , and on seeing tho property immediatel y recognised it at having formed part of the stock of Messrs . Evans

      and Co ., from whose premises it must have bien stolen . The prisoner Hudson , who left _> he property , called on Monday morning for an answer . The property was given back to him iind he went away . As soon as he was in the street witness _followed and ' accused hira of having stolen the books and pictures . The prisoner at first hesitated , but afterwards acknowledged the charge , " and said he had either been instigated or assisted to commit the robbery by Attwell . The other was then taken into custody . The two books produced were bUck letter copies of an Edward the Sixth ' s Prayer Book and Bible . They were wor th in the trade ahout £ 25 . The prisoner Hudson said the books had been given te him b y Attwell , to take to a bookseller and sell for a stated sum . Attwell denied all knowledge of the affair . Mr . Hardwick remanded tlte prisoners , with an instruction to the police to search their lodgings , to ascertain if any more stolen property was there .

      LAMBETH . Madoeniwo Effects of Drink . —Mr . Daniel Mill «> a baker , residing in Crown-row , Walworth , was charged with violently assaulting and attempting to Strangle hia wife . Mrs . Miller / after detailing the nature of the charge , said , that when her husband kept sober there could not be a more quiet or better conducted man , but when drunk lie was little better than a maniac , snd she feared that some day or other he would carry out his tbreats , and her life be the sacrifice . The prisoner was ordered to find surety for hio good _beharioor for gix months ,

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      CHARTIST GO-OPERATIVE LAND " SOCIETY . SHARES , £ 2 10 s . The first section of the above flourishing Institution , consisting u _) ' 0 , 000 members , is now complete ; the members in it hold , among them , nearly ten thousand shares , npon which tbey have paid £ _is , om . The second section advances rapidly towards completion , it numbers at present four thousand members , who have subscribed upon their shares £ 2 , 000 . Thus , although the society has been but fifteen months in existence , it has enrolled ten _thousand _rucrobers _, and created a capital of £ 15 , 000 .

      The _fbJIwing are the benefits which the society guarantees to its members ; holders of one share , a house , two asres of land , and £ 15 ; holders of a share and a-half , a , house , three acres , and £ 22 JOs , ; holders of two shares , a house , four acres , and £ 30 . leases ibr ever will be granted to the occupants The society affords facilities for enabling members to purchase their allotments , and thus become freeholders .. Tbe rent of the allotments will be moderate , as it will be regulated by a charge of 5 $ cent upon the capital expended upon each . The soeiety having been called into existence for the benefit of the working classes , the rules enable the poorest to avail themselves of its advantages , _a- > the shares may be paid by weekly instalments as Jow as threepence . Meetings for enrolling members are held as follows : —

      SU 8 _DAT ETENINO . South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriars-road : at halt-past six o ' clock . —City Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane : at six o ' clock . — Westminster : at the Parthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane- at halt-past seven . —Somers Town : at Mr . Duddrege ' s Bricklayera' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road , at half-past seven . —Tower Hamlets : at the Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , at six o ' clock precisely . —Emmclt ' s Brigade : at tho Rock Tavern , Lisson-grove , at eight o ' clock precisely . —Marylebone : at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-stieet , at

      halfpast seven . Gray's Inn Road , Mason's Arms , _Britannia-Btreet . —Hammersmith : at No . 2 , Little Valeplace , at ten in the forenoon . —Newcastle-upon-Tyne : at the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , lrom seven till nine . —Leicester : at 87 , Church-gate , at six . — Bradford : Woolcombers' Arms Inn , Hopestreet , at five . Westminster , at tho Assembly Rooms , 83 , Dean Street , Soho , at half-past seven . —Red Gross Street , City , at Carbwright ' s Coffee House , at eight o clock . —Belfast , Ireland , at Mr . Walker ' s , 1 , Bradley Court , Shankle Road , at ten o clock in the forenoon .

      _MOKDAT BYENINO . Rochester : at the Victory Inn , at halt-past seven . —Camberwell : at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth at eight o clock precisely . — Kensington : at eight O'clock , at the Duke of Sussex . —Limehouse : at the Brunswick llall , Ropemaker ' s Fields , at 8 o ' clock . Leicester : at No . 17 , Archdeden-lane , at seven o ' clock . — Chepstow : at tbe Temperance Hotel , Bank Avenue , at eight o ' clocki- ' / lrm _^ . * at the house of Mr . William Oates , boot and shoemaker ,

      Armley Town-gate , at eight o ' clock . —Liverpool : at eight o ' clock , at Mr . Farrell _' s Temperance Hotel , 4 , Cazneau-street . — Belper : at the house of Georgf Wigley , the Dusty Miller , Field-head , from seven till nine . —Bristol : at No . 16 , Horae-fair , at eight o ' clock in the evening . — Darlington : at John Moss ' s , No . 24 , Union-street , at balf-past seven . —Chorley Wood Cotnmon : at Mr . "Barbor ' s at seven o ' clock . — Rickmansworth : at the Cart and Horses , at seven o ' clock . —J / i 7 e End : at the Golden Cross , at seven o ' clock .

      TUESDAY EVENING . Greenwich ; at Mr . Paris ' s , Cold Bath , at eight o ' clock . _—vhelsea : Cheshire Cheese , Grosvenor-row , at eight o ' clock . Whitechapel : Brass Founders ' Arm ** , Tuesday evening at eight o ' clock .

      WEDNESDAY EVENING . Aberdeen : the otKce-bearers meet at half-past seven , at No . 1 , Flour Mill-lane llall . —Brighton : No . 2 , at No . 3 , Charles-street , at eight o ' clock .

      THURSDAY EVENING . Shoreditch : at Chapman ' s Coffee Ilouse , Churchstreet , at eight o ' clock . Old Kent Road , at the Bee-Hive Tavern , Cobourg Road , at eight . Bilston . —A general meeting of the Chartists oi Bilston will be held on Sunday , ( to-morrow ) evening , at half-past ten o ' clock , it is particularly requested that every well-wisher ofthe cause will attend . Bilston . —The members of the Chartist Land Society are requested to meet on Sunday , to-morrow , ) evening . One of the successful members who has visited O'Connorville , has promised to attend , and

      give a description of the Poor Man ' s Paradise . Bradford . —A meeting of the members of the National Charter Association , will bo held in the large room of the Woolcomber ' s Arms , Hope-street , at five o ' clock on Sunday next . A meeting of the members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , at the same time and pface . On Sunday , October 4 th ; a public discussion will take place in the _larj-e room of tho Woolcombers ' Arms Hope-street , Subject . " The benefits wliich the working classes have derived from the repeal of the Corn Laws . " The discussion to commence at 7 o ' clock .

      Barnsley !—A meeting ot thc members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , will be held in Mr . Aeklam ' s large room , on Monday evening , at 7 o ' cloek , respecting the levies , and other important business . The adjourned discussion of the Chartist agitation , will be resumed in the Chartist room , on Sunday ( to morrow , ) at 7 o ' clock in the evening . Nottingham . —The Election Committee will meet at live o clock in thc afternoon , on Sunday next , at the Fox and Hound , Old Basford , and the Land Society , at the same place at 0 o ' clock . The Subsecretaries to the Land and Charter Associations , can be supplied with cards on application to Mr . J . * Sweet .

      South London Chartist Hall . —A Debating Society will meet every Wednesday evening at eight o ' clock , in the above hall , where the friends of free discussion arc requested to attend . The Chortist locality meet evciy Monday evening , at eight o clock . _WiiiTKciiAr-KL . —Mr . _Giithurd will lecture at tbe Brass Founders' Arms Whitcchapcl-road , on Sunday evening , September 27 th . Subject ; " Education , its uses and abuses . " Chair to bo taken at eight o ' cloek . The Metropolitan Committee will meet at the office of the Chiutist Cu-0 | ierative Laud Society , on Sunday afternoon next , September 27 th , at three precisely , all the members are particularly requested to attend to make arrangements for the meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern on the 2 Stli inst . Cemral Reuistuation and Electios _Couurmu . —The nextmeetiiig will be held on Tuesday evening next , September 29 th , at the Assembly Rooms , S 3 , Dean-street , Soho .

      Maiitlebo . nb . —The members of this district of the Liiid Society , will meet at tho distriet ollice , No . 8 , Boston-street , Blandforil-square , on Sunday morning , October -Ith , at eleven o ' clock . South Londox _Ciiaiitist Hall . —The Committee ofthe Lambeth district will meet at the above hall , at half-past ten o ' clock on Sunday morning next , September 27 th . _AssEitt & Y Rooms , S 3 , _Dean-strcct , Soho . —Messrs . id-Wrath and Clarke will lecture here on Sunday evening next , Sept . 27 , at ha ' _-f-past seven precisely . _feoti'su London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blai _.-kfriarsroa _l *~ Dr . M'Douall will deliver a lecture , subject"The Poor Law as it is and as it ought to be , " on Sunday evening next , September 27 , ut half-past saven . precisely .

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      _Lahcasmbb . _Misbbb . —The next general delegato meeting of Lancashire miners will be held at the house of MY . Charles Glover , Lord Nelson Inn , Hindley near Wigan , on Monday , October 5 , chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . A public meeting will also be convened on the same day to be addressed byYf . P . RobertB , Esq ., and other

      gentlemen . Whitechapel . —Mr . John Gathard will deliver a lecture at the Brass Founders Arms , Whitechapelroad , on Sunday evening nest , _Sepiember 27 , al ha | ' _-past seven precisely ; subject—Education . Mr . Daniel _Dbnov & tt , of Manchester , will lecture on Sunday evening next , at six o clock , in the Chartist Association room , Mill-street , Rochdale . _AsHTON-mER-LrHfi . -A meeting ofthe members of the _rational Charter Association will be held in the Chartist room , Bentinck street , on Sunday ( tomorrow ) , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon , when all the members are reguested to attend . A meeting of the shareholders of the above locality will be held in the same room , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) at two o ' clock in the afternoon .

      Mr . Doyle ' s Ro _^ ib . —Monday , Parkhead Tuesday , Rutherglen , * Wednesday , New-mills ; Thursday . Galston ; Friday , _Daivil . Bniojixosi . —A special general meeting of the Chartists of Brighton , will be held at the Artichoke Inn , on Wednesday evening next , September 30 th , when the whtde ofthe members are requested to attend . Brighton . — The members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , No . 1 locality , hold their weekly meetings at the Artichoke Inn , every Wednesday evening , between the hours of 8 and 10 o ' clock .

      _PnOORESS OF TSB CHAOTIST LAND SOCIETY . —EXTENSION to _Ibeiahd . —A district bas recently been opened at Belfast , and is progressing most prosperously its meetings are held every Sunday mornlllg a tbe bouse of JlSr . Walker , 7 , Bradley Court , oil Shankle-voad , every Sunday _morninj ; it ten o ' clock t Great Metropolitan Meeting- to adopt hie National Petition fo . ? , tiie People ' s Charter , will be held at the Cr _. iwn and Anchor Tavern , Strand _, on Monday evening , September 2 & S _11 , chair tn be taken at eight o ' clock precisely , to which wc are informed the following distinguished reformers , are invited , and expected to attend , The . fori of Stunhope , T . S . DunconuV , M . P ., T . _WakWy , M . P .. J .

      T . Leader , M _. P ., J . Fielden , M . P ., General Johnson , M . P ., C . llindley , M . P ,. Dr . Bowring . M . P .,-VV . S . Crawford , M . P ., Colonel Thompson , Fenrgus O'Connor , Esq ., Joseph Sturge , Esq ., George Thompson , Esq ., _La-yrence Ueyworth 7 Esq ., and the Rev . J . Burnett . The following distinguished advocates of the rights of man , will also take part in the proceedings : —Messrs . P . M'Grath . Thomas Clark , T . M . Wheeler , Ernest Jones , Julian ilarney , Dr . M'Douall , Samuel Kydd , and othser advocates well known to public fame . This meeting bids fair to bi one ofthe most numerusly attended , and important , ever held in the metropolis , and which will _doublies _* prove the precursor to meetings of a similar description , in every city , town , village , and hamlet , o : the least importance in the United Kingdom .

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      By extraordinary express letters and papers _liaya been received from Calcutta to the 7 th ultimo bringing news from

      INDIA and China . Anarchy reigns throughout the Punjab . G / io / _ab Singh is evidently meditating the seizure of the sovereignty of Lahore . The several Hill chiefs are in a very discontented state . Letters i ' rom th * north-west state thegeneral belief that a large army will be collected upon the frontier immediately after the rains , and some do not hesitate to express the opinion tbat another march to Lahore will take place next Christmas . A serious _mtkati occurred at Canton , ( China . ) The natives having attacked some of the English and other foreign residents , the latter defended themselves with fire-arms _, and in the conflict several of the natives were killed and wounded . News from ADEN

      to September 1 st , announces the break-up and dispersion of the large force of Arabs , which had invested that place for nearly three weeks . Their leader , a fanatic named Shaik Ismail , is now a prisoner in the hands of one of the neighbouring tribes . Letters and papers to July 12 th , have been received from the

      CAPE OF GOOD HOPE . It appears that tha marauding parties of Caffres , who for the last two or three months have caused so much alarm , and done so much _raigcliiolin the frontier districts , were nearly , if not altogether , expelled _, and that a sufficient number ot men had arrived to prevent their return , if properly distributed and kept on the alert . The colonists were suffering severe !" from dr * « ght , diseases amongst the cattle , and the high price of provisions . As regards European affairs , we have but little to communicate from

      FRANCE . Thc Paris papers are mostly occupied with the Spanish question . Our readers will remember that two or three weeks ago , Guizot unblushingly declared that the beauty of the present institutions ' of France was that perfect free discussion was allowed , in fact France was free , and the government tho legitimate representative . of a free people . Well , last Sunday Reform dinners were to bave taken place at the different _arrondissements of Paris , they were ,

      however , stopped by the Police . Verily France is " free ! " Contrast this unblushing tyranny with thc " _f-rcat fact" of tbe festival of the Fraternal Democrats in London , whicli took place on Mondny last , and an ample report of which will be found in our seventh pnge . It is monstrous that alter twi revolutions , Frenchmen should be denied that liberty in their own country which they exercise in this There is one consolation the yoke of the moneymongers is too galling to be borne much longer lithe French people .

      SPAIN . is by this time , in all probability , the scpne of a bloody convulsion . It is lamentable to think that a whole nation should be given over , to the horrors of _miliary havoc , through the miscreantismof _ruftuuiL ' [ ings and beastly licentious queens . We announced last week the escap of Don Carlos , his son , and the Carlist General Cabrera , from France . The two latter arrived in London aome days ago , and if not by this time on their way to Spain , are no doubt maturing their plans to make another dash at the Spanish throne . The " Pretender" ( _Carlos ' s son ) has published a proclamation , calling upon all Spaniards to rally round his standard . He says , " Let there be an end of hatred , outrage , and all

      evils . Institutions suitable to the times in which wc live , the holy religion of our ancestors , the free course ofjustice , security for property , aud a cordial fu-ion of parties , will guarantee to you the happiness whicli you so ardently si » h for . I will accomplish what 1 promise and offer to you , ami at the moment of triumph nothing will be more agreeable to me than to find that there have been neither conquerors nor vanquished . —Charles Louis . "' This is the usual humbug of princes fishing fbr partisans , but Spain has no faith in the despicable son of the despicable Carlos . A nother '' Pretender" is likely to appear in tho person Of Dun Enrique , whoho . sadare . ssrd to tbe Presidents of both Chambers of tho Legislature a nrotest against the marriage of the Infanta

      Louisa with the Duke de Montpensier . lie has dono so as a member of the Royal Family nf Spain , and as such , interested in tlie question ofthe eventual succession to the Throne , decreed to liis family by the constitution , in cases of the failure of direct issue from the daughters of Ferdinand VII . He protests against the rights about to be acquired , at the expense of the family of the Infant , bis father , by the house of Orleans , in consequence ofthe marriage of the Infanta Maria Louisa with the Duke oi Montpensier . The protest is , it appears , founded on the fundamental laws of Phili p V ., by which the Princes of the House of Orleans , and their descendants , are excluded from thc throne of Spain ; as well as on the 47 th article oi the constitution . The

      deputies to thc Cortes elected under the terrorism o ( that butcher Narvaez , show themselves , with tbe exception ' of a few member ? , the willing slaves of the Afrancesados . Addresses to the Queen against the marriage of her sister with the hated spawn of Louis Philippe have been-Ifsent from Madrid and nearly all the provinces . Every effort is made , however , to prevent then * addresses being signed by the people . The police so iz-j the petitions by force , many of those sent from the country are seized at tho post-office , and persons Mg :-iing them are threatened with vengeance by the Government agents . The Opposition press Is seized regularly erery day ; in fact , the press exists on y " in defiance of the authorities , yet each journal continues undauntedly to proclaim the most furious denunciations against Christina , Louis-Phili ppe , Montpensier , fee . Universal hatred of the French seems the order

      of the day in Spain , a most lamentable state c public feeling , but which has been caused by the infamous intrigues and bare-faced rascality of the precious ' King of the French " French residents are insulted and the French couriers mobbed by the populace . The vilest epithets are applied to the French ambassador , who finds it unsafe to appear in thc streets . This anti-French feeling is rife in the army . The military at Madrid , Jamarilla , and _Badnjnz , have protested against the marri _.-ge ol the Infanta . In an address from the military at Jaiamilla is this remarkable passage . — " Your people feel a repugnance against anything thai comes from France , a repugnance which , without going back into remote periods , is founded upon a conviction ihat it was by this power that the throm of St . Ferdinand _w-is trampled under foot , and that war aud desolation have been spread throughout Spain In fine , Madame , thia _ftYerajoa is 3 upportOil

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      by our still seeing the ruins of thousands of houses destroyed by conflagrations lighted by the hands of descendants of St . Louis , and by our having among us the sons of Spanish mothers wbo were violated by *• reneh soldiers . " The whole countrv is in a . * tate Of Ihe _greatest excitement , and a wide spread insurrection is almost certain . One of tbe London daily papers announces as _|* ,. om authority that the 25 th ( yesterday ) was fixed as the day for the commencement ot a general i isin » . If this report is correct , blood is now flowing once more in unhappv Spain . Woe to tho vile enemies ot nations who have caused this ! From

      . GEH MANY we hen ? that the Diet has agreed to a resolution of compromise , regarding the _Ilolstein-Schleswij affair , to the eftect , that the Diet is confident that the King of Denmark ; will respect the rights of the German confederation ; at the same time , expressing a hope that the several governments of Germany wi )*! take _mea-siires to stop the agitation and excitement which this question lias caused . On this subject we direct the attention of our readers to an important " _Addreus "' in onr seventh page , from the German Democrats in London to the German people . This " Address , " * was sent to the Thi . es , wbich has all along opposed the German nationality _i-iarty , bnt that / ion _« f journal refused its insertion _. The * ' Address" tells tnomany truths for The Times , the very reason why it _is-inserted in ihe Northern Star . The Austrian Government is demanding more severe laws against the German mess , which ; the XWet will

      probably assent to . It is said that the- Diet has adopted a resolution , according to which the Communist association is declared revolutionary , and every one adhering to it is to be _prBScrttfed for high treason ! The late Ministerof the Frussiftfi _Finauos _nlhco has laid down his office , , because- he declared himself incapaWo of defending the financial measures which , by fhe imperious- command of tbe kinc he was obliged tc-adopt during the t- nor of his office . The Minister ( if War , _Goiiwal Mover . 1 » likewise _« b » ut to-lay down bis office . This veteran , thbimh ¦ i man of character and energy , shrinks at the sight f tbe new spirit rising nut only m < the ranks i f " the Prussian militia , bat even anion ! : tlie ofiieers of the regular _,-irmy . Revotu > ionary _tendencies , an «! even connexions with tl « Communists have heen dis' ¦ ou'red among the officers , especially of seme garri-ons of Rhenish Prussia . Intelligence from *

      IT iLT represents tho Pope as feeing engaged in conceetiner sehemes of Educational Reform . It Is also stated ihat the Pontificial Government has resolved to disband the Swiss troops in its service-, and that a _spveial agent had left for Switzerland to negotiate a treaty to that effect wit * ! the Helvetic governments . There are indications from

      ECrTPT of progress in that quarter . Mcl : eraet Ali 1 is- introducing innovations in dress oi a semi-Eurnpean character . Ibrahim Pacha is directing the cultivation of his farms . It is sand that he _pasw-s the ivarmest culogiums on Great Britain , lie lias said ( hat England is far advanced ofthe other Fowers ind is making rapid strides * onwards , whilet the latter are very slow in their progress . The chief Rabbi of the Jews died at Cairo- recently . An intimation of tbis event having been given to the Government , Ibrahim Pacha , mth a degree of toleration and freedom from bigotry which , considering that his Highness is a Mus-iilaian , is deserving of great praise , sent a company of H 80 ' 3 Oidiers and a miliiary band to join the funeral procession and to do honour to the defunct . Important news has been received from tho UNITED STATES AND MEXICO .

      The steamer Arab arrived oft " Vera _Cmzronthe 15 th August witb Santa Anna on board ,. He _ini-mediateh placed himself at the head of the movement in that department . The departments of Pueba- and Mexico have declared lor Santa _A-iinai , and Paredes has been taken prisoner . The revolt at the capital was headed by General Salas . Before Santa Anna left _Havannah _, he took letters from . Gen . Campbell to Com . Connor , and avowed himself in reply to some inquiries as to his intentions , as follows ;— " If the people of my country are for war , then lam with them , but I would prefer peace . " A letter dated at Vera Cruz , August 10 , says tbat advices havd been received by express of the formal annexation of California to the United States—tliat is-, the United States forces have taken possession of California . This news came to the British Consulate at Vera Cruz . From

      THE RIVER PLATE , news has reached us of so recent a da ' G as the 28 th of July . Matters still continued in an unsettled state , and there was little prospect entertained ofa speedy adjustment of differences between the opposing parties who remained in the field without any decisive movement en either aide .

      LATEST FOREIGN NEWS . Noktiiek . y Star _Ofi'ice , Saturday , Septembtr 26 . FRANCE , SPAIN , AMERICA , AND AFRICA . The French Government have arrested several Carlist leaders and conveyed them to prison as , criminals , to prevent them " taking part in the Carlist insurrection which was asserted in Paris , on Thursday , would commence throughout Spain the foliowimi day . The protest of the English g 0 V . crn » meht against tlie Montpeuslon marriage was received on _Wednesday evening ; notwithstanding wbich , it would appear from the tone of the Bcbats of Thursday , that Louis Philippe is detei mined to persevere

      with the marriage . Every courier arriving at Paris from Spain is stopped on the way by The Spanish people , Who eagerly inquire , " Well , what about this French marriage ? " " All is in preparation _f-r it , " is the reply . " It may be so , " rejoin the people , " but it will not take place . " Four packet ships arrived from America . The report above given ofthe seizure of California by the-American forces proves , according to later advices , tO be ilUOrreCt . The foundation for the report was , that some ofthe native inhabitants , aided by a few Americans , had declared the province of California independent of the Mexican Government , and hoisted the United States flag . It will thus be seen that no official aet , by authority of the United States , In . _s yet taken place . The Constitulionnel publishes a letter announcing that hostilities were about to commence between _Abd-el-Kndei- and the Em . eror o £

      Morocco , who has demanded the assistance of France . The French Government has , in consequence , promised to assemble a considerable body of troops at the extreme western frontier- of Algeria , in . order to cut off Abd-el-Kader ' s retreat in the event ofhis being beaten and compelled to retreat to the territory of France . Moreover , _.-upplies of every _de-> cription are to be afforded to tlie Emperor , aud already is a battery of artillery , with its ' ,-aissons , and several expert French gunners , on its way to join the Emperor ' s troops . The _n-3 ult of this will be , in all probability , the overthrow of Abdcrahman , and the array against France of the united Moorish and Arab populations under the invincible leadership of _Abd-el-luider . There is " glory" enough . in store for France witliout heing _engaged , in a war against the Spanish people . ' _Louu-Philippe will have his hands full presently .

      Ckntkal Ckuiixai. Court.—The Grand Jury Having Ignored Tho Bill Against Captain Richardson, Lativ Chairman Ofthe Worcester, Ludlow, And Tettby

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      Naiiw.Iy. Ciiargeil With Having Committe...

      naiiw . iy . ciiargeil with having committed a forgery for £ 5 , 000 on Coutts' Bank , Mr . Bodki . i applied to the C-mrt on Thursday morning , to make an order that the prisoner should he detained until the grand jury wore discharged , in order that the gentlemen for whom lie appeared might have an opportunity of conferring with the shareholders in the undertaking , and deciding whether another bill , in » _liifferent ; form to that whieb had been _ignored bv the grand jury , _s-hould be presented to thein , or what other steps they might consider advisable to ho taken under the circumstances . Mr . -Ba ' rou Piatt _granted the order .

      ' 1 in * Case of _Cap-taix _Richaiidsoit— On Friday Mr . Clarkson applied to the Court for thc lii _^ _-hai-c ol Captain Richardson . He said he had mwived an intimation Irom his Learned Friend ( Mr . i' « lliiu } , thatit was not intended to present any irvsli hii ! against the prisoner at tbis session , and lie i ' _ltrefure applied for his _discharge from cust- 'dy . The _ncu-ssiry oracr was given , and Cuptain Richardson v «; . ' » ..-, Um ! y afterwards set at liberty-Tiik late Fatal Acciden t ox thk Eastk 8 . v C ' ou . _NTiEsJlt ' AiL'VAY —On Friday . Wi luun Claw ,

      _kuan engine-fitter and driver on the Eastern _CouM' . ii _.-s Railway , was put ou his trial ntthu Cciiii _' . ) i _* _Criui . iii . _'ii Court , oil au indictment cluuvimj him liun tie , having the rare , management , " anil _direction of a certain locomotive steaiii-en , „ on the _ftrtilC-ni Counties Railway , unlawfully drove it f t _,-au _^ t _. _s . carriage containing pas _^ _emcers _travil'isi-: mm tho line , and assaulted William " Hind , aud by the _ci-ieussion caused him divers mortal i-juri ; s of which he died , and Unit lis did therebv kill _ni-J * s-lay him . After a length y trial , Uie Jury returned a vcidiil of —Not Guiliv .

      Tub Railway Riotkks at Camdex Tows . —The railway labourers who on Friday pleaded guilty on a _chai- _j _-e of assault at the Gi _iindciwtnwn Railway Station , were un Friday brought up _frr judgment , and Mr . IJarun Piatt sentenced Jioliu Donahue to bo imprisoned for nine liioinhs , _Joircaiiali Donahue and John _Dusseii , for seven mouths ; Joseph Glory , Richard Cumming , John Traccy , Jeremiah Kallaliar , John Brown , James Kennedy , Thomas Keujaee _,-John Cusper , for four months ; Patrick O'Donnell , Timothy Kallahar , Thomas 0 Doiiiiell Etigene Madden , Tobias _llaclcett _, and John l . yijiis , to . _tbvee mon ths' imprisonment and hard labour ; " y - ¦ ' _¦* , _- _- ' _*'* ' - TiiB _^ l _' Amsii _OpKicBKs of _Shoi'cditchmroi ' _qfferinga ' reward of seventeen guineas for the nppfeh _*^^ 6 ji of > as many husbands , who have lately _d- _^ rjte _^ tliefr ' _' wives and fiuniliw , leaving them a _chX'gfo . lta _^ . ' _ehurclnyardeus and overseers . _> . Y § H _szifi

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 26, 1846, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_26091846/page/5/