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      among the workpeople in the _mannlactnring districts . When 1 was in the north of _Fusland , attending the West Riding election , 1 tame in contact witli ar ? . bodies of the _worKing population , and they instructed me to bring their case before this bouse ; and they said that their battle was the baule of labour against capital , and that so far from an extension of trade in this country being of the slightest benefit to them , it had been the bitterest curse . They produced statements ot the greatest importance to prove to me that this was the fact ; which statement . 1 have to thank my hon . friend tne member for East Cornwall for having , at his expense , published to the world ; and let me tell this iiouse , that it would be well if hon . members would purchase

      the book , and in a few pages read the history oi a "working man in the manufacturing districts of the north of England during the last few years ; it _» ¦ written by a working man , but one who has shown abilitv far above his order . He traces all the sufferings which the working classes have endured , not to a restrictive policv in vour manufac tures ana commerce , but to overtrading , and * h-s _* _<* tt _** _* _S « _™ markets . ( Hear , hear . ) He proves in thesepage * , that the more your manufactured goods have _ucrcased , the more dreadful have been the _suffeungs _« r _^™ l . -in _ r _noDuiation : and with the permission

      , of the house I should jus t like to read htteen or twenty lines . He says , that in 1 . ___ . , » . W 8000 lb of cotton were used in the manufactories ot the cotton dr-triefc-of England , and that the mean increase rom I 7 SI to 1 S 41 was fiom that quantity to 52 S . OOlt . tiO 0 lb . —the trade increased 101 times , or in other words , where we manufactured lib . of cotton in 17-1 we manufactured 101 ib . in 1841 . This working man goes on to say , ** we presume the Corn Law repealers could not expect & more rapid increase of trade than has here taken place during the last sixty years , supposing that all restrictions were removed from our commerce : and surely if there were

      a _j-badow of truth in the statements that ' increased trade would give increased prosperity to the working classes , ' they ought indeed to be supremely lianpy . " Now hear the effect upon the wages" During the periods included in the above table , it wiil be seen , however , that the hand-loom weaver was reduced from 33 s . 3 d . for weaving 20 yards of a < 50 _re-d , down to 3 s . * Jd . for " 24 yards . Now , if the hand-lonm weaver of ISil was paid for weaving 21 yards at the same rate as the weaver of 17-0 for weaving 20 yards , he should receive 39 s . I 0 id ., instead of which he only received Ss . 9 d . ; that is , he received Is . where he used to receive 10 s . " Sneh is the effect of your increased manufactures npon ' the hand-loam weavers in the cotton

      districts . ( Hear , hear . ) Can anything be more frightful than the sufferings which increased trade has brought npon those poor people ? ( Hear , hear . ) But this working man goes on and shows the price of calico , and , speaking of the amount of money expended for clothes , he says : " In 1 S 15 , when the weaver was paid 2 Ss . for the same work which he now performs for 5 s ., he had to pay ls . per yard for calico ; in 18-3 , he might purchase it for -Id . ; and he shows that this , and the cheapening of silk , linen , and woollen , give liim a total _-av-iug of £ 5 in the year ; but then the loss in his wastes amounts to -oS 10 s . " ( Ueir . ) But the power-loom weavers lave even suffered more extensively in ashorter time , than 'has been the lot of the hand-loom weavers .

      He says that in 1 . 23 the power-loom weavers of Sideb jttom ' s mill , Waterside , had for weaving twentyfoar yards , twenty-one picks to the quarter-inch , 2 s . ; they now receive ls . for the same length , with one pick more to the quarter , which ougnt to be Id . extra . Another master paid 2 s . Sd . in 1 S 25 for twenty-four yards , and in 1 S 30 only ls . 2 d ., and the wages have fa'Ien still lower since . ( llear , hear . ) I could quote Many otlier statements equally startling from tbis book ; and , late as it is , there is one statement made by Mr . Muggeridge , the _commissioner for inquiring into the state of the manufacturing population inthe midland counties , which I must not overlook . It shows tliat what brought £ 2 3 s . in 1 S 29 , broughtonly 10 s . in 1839 , while the trade of Rochdale had

      doubled . ' A weaver of Bolton , who was examined before the select _coiumittee of tie house , being asked whether he would be as well off if ihe Corn Laws were repealed , replied that he would not if he got all his food for nothing ; and when further asked , why he _thought so , his auswer was , ' because a reduction had taken place in his wages amounting to more than the price of all the food he needed and tbe clothes he wore . The same volume also contained evidence of a startling character , as to the effects which the introduction of machinery to so large an extent iu manufactures , had produced on the _condition of the labouring classes . The other evening I was accused by the hon . member for Stroud of being opposed to all machinery . That charge is

      totally unfounded . lam in favour of machinery , so long as it is subservient to manual labour , but the moment it supersedes manual labour , I think , with the late Sir R . Peel , that it becomes the bitterest curse of this country . After showing that the inevitable tendency ot machinery and open competition with f--. uni . rs was to reduce tbe wages of labour , the hon , member next took up the exportation of labourers from the agricultural districts , for the purpose of competing with the manufacturing operatives , and thereby lowcrin- their wages . He brought forward thc celebrated correspondence between Ashworth , of Preston , and Gregg , both Leaguers , and Chadwiek , the secretory to the Poor Law Commission , praying for the < e labourers : showed how

      tliey were inveigled from their homes : and then showed the treatment they received from their new mnstei .. Two years ago 1 moved for certain returns , wiiich were to prove that the agricultural population had been worked to death in the manufacturing _districts ; the house ordered the Poor Law Commissioner- to account for the tens of thousands of labourers who had been induced to leave their homes , aud go to Yorkshire and Lancashire , but the only return tii . it could be made was of about 8 , 000 who had so migrated ; they could account for their leaving the South of England , but they could not account for their return . 1 cm prove that they have been worked to death —( bear , hear );—but before I do that I must state that extra ordinary _-. _CYnnciits connected

      ¦ w _' nh tlic Poor Law Commissioners and their assistants have come into my hands within the last few dav-. The country will now begin to know what has ljc . li going on in Somerset-house for the last few years , nnd li iw the commissioners have been playing into the hands of the Anti-Corn Law League . ( Hear , hear . I hare received a letter from Mr . 11 . Gibbons , Bledlow _llidge , West Wycombe , Bucks , inclosing au account forwarded from . Messrs . Ashworth to that parish for charges for persons belonging to it who iwil been tempted to migrate to Egerton mills in 1 S 35 at the instigation of the Poor Law Commissioner , —( Sillier-, Esq ., and Messrs . Ashworth and Greg * . ' . The ebaiges were for medical attendance and allowances to different families , and amounted

      to £ _ol VK -id . A part of this was paid , and a prompt order sent that no farther advances would be made by tne union . The consequence of this was that Messrs . Ashworth wrote to the guardians , stating thai , " after the service they bad rendered to the parish of Bledlow , they considered this as a very unworthy return" ( hear , hear ); and pressing for tiie repayment of money thoy had advanced in sums of _4-i . 6 ( * . a-week to a widow named Avery . What will _ti < e house think ofthis ? The Poor Law £ -itimissi'wrs have paid to Messrs . A _* diworth the siim of £ 47 13 s . Id . in aid of wages—paid it to a firm whicli pr <> po--d tliat labourers should be sent to tlieir district in order t » reduce the rate of wages ! ( The lion . " j _ _entlt _* mar _ jilso read the items of the account

      for medic . il _attendance above referred to , aud aiistof the number of the family , Avery , who wereseut back to their i _ . ri . li in a state quite unfit for ; i __ ri-ukunil pursuits . ) This is a pretty exposure . Mr . Charles Trimmer , a factory in . pector , engaged iii 1837 , 1-3-. and 1839 the hree succeeding years to tlie removal of the agricultural lalmurers , reported that in that time 310 cases of accident liad been wk . n to the infirmary at Stockport , out of which thirty-six were _owiuii to the parties being caught by tbe _.-achinery whilst cleaning it in a moving state . Out € _. f these 340 cases lie states that he only knows of mo in which the iii ; inti ! ' _ ietuicis lmv _> made any _reparation or compensation to the _ii-jtired parties _, ( llear , hear . ) Thus it appears that 240 poor

      labourers have been torn limb from limb in three years by the machinery of the free trade manufacturers , and carried into the Stockport infirmary , and jet only two have received the slightest compensation . ( Hear , hear . ) I _challenge lion , memliers opposite who profess Anti-Corn Law _League doctrines , to produce one case in this country of an Engiish country gentlemanhaving a labourer lamed in bis employment , without having instantly provided for his family . ( Hear , hear . ) I _challenge them to send their paid lecturers convicted bla . « pheine .., and discharged soldiers , with the stripes of the cat-o ' -ninetails on their backs , to inquire and to produce one instance of cruelty on the part of the country gentlemen , similar to what I have just described .

      Having thus exposed the cruelty of the League to tlieir work-people , Mr . Ferrand next tool , up the selfishness of its members . He brought forward the conduct of Mr . Geoige Wilson , its chairman , with reference to the proposal of Sir Robert Peel to take the duty off starch , in which he is a dealer . In consequence of his influence , a deputation waited upon the Premier , and the consequence was that starch was one of the two things that obtained mercy in the tariff , lobsters beingthe other . ( Laughter . ) He then referred to the charge he had made against Mr . Cobden for practising truck at Chorlev , and read ' extracts from the report of the committee , of which

      Lord Ashley was chairman , and Messrs . Cobden and Brightmembers , toshoivthathisstatementswerefulIy borne out , and concluded a long speech by saying—I appeal to the gentlemanl y feeling of this house for my justification . It is late in doing so , I admit ; but my conscience has always acquitted me ; and I was unwilling to rake up an unpleasant discussion . I knew I was speaking thc truth , and I now call upon the house to decide which of the two members it was , the hon . member for Stockport or myself , who made a statement without a shadow offoundation . ( Hear . ) J am prepared to meet that hon . member on his own ground or on mine . He may go down to Knaresborough , andspend his £ 1 , 500 , but I have far too high

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      an opinion of my constituents to believe _MN » . be successful , or that the association _w-uclihe _^ epresent , would be countenanced . . I thank the _houb _^ for the indulgence with which , this evening , I havebeen heard . Ihave felt it my duty to redeem every pledge I g ive to my constituen ts , lam prepared to go before them ; I challenge Jou to do the same . ( Loud CU the motion of Dr . Bowring , the debate was then adjourned till Thursday and after the other orders of the day were disposed of , the house rose at a quarter to one o ' clock . HOUSE OF COMMONS-Wednesday , Feb . 25 . The house met at twelve o ' clock .

      TEN HOURS' BILL . Petitions in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill were presented by Mr . T . Duncombe , from Glasgow , Paisley , and other places ; by Sir R . H . Inglis , from a place in the county of Lincoln , * and by Mr . W . Patten , from several places in Lancashire . FROST WILLIAMS , AND JONES . Mr . S . Ckawford presented three petitions agreed to at public meetings held at Rochdale , praying for a remission of the sentences on Frost , Williams , and Jones .

      FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL . Mr . T . Di' . ncomhe moved the second reading of this bill . Its object was to correct an error which had crept into the wording of tbe act , and to remove certain doubts as to the meaning of one clause , which had been declared by Mr . Justice Wightman to exclude friendly societies from its operation . The case in which the decision was given was this : —A man named John Scott was a member of the South Shields Provident and Loan Society , and being in arrear with the society , was sued by thc body . To evade payment he availed himself of this flaw ; and the judge held that the objection was fatal to the action . To remedy this defect the bill was brought in . The following was an extract Irom the opinion of Mr .

      Justice nightman on that case , as reported in the Legal Observer of January 15 : — "I am of opinion that this society is not a friendly society , and that the words , * or any other purpose not illegal , ' in the second section of 4 and 5 William IV ., e . 40 , must be construed so as to bear some relation to the declared object of the act , namely , for thc mutual relief and maintenance of all and every the members thereof , their wives , children , _<_ _.., in sickness , infancy , advanced age , widowhood , or any other natural state or contingency , whereof the occurrence is susceptible of calculation by way of average . If these words were to receive a more extended construction , they would then include societies wbich it is not contended fall within the act , namely ,

      for insurances on lives , and numerous others . The concluding sentence of Ids decision , if the words referred to were to receive a more exteudedscuse , would include societies for insurances on liv _ s , and showed he was not very familiar with the facts of the case ; seeing that there were at that very momentno fewer than 5 , 000 friendly societies enrolled and their rules certified , for the purpose of providing relief in the event of the death of the members , with incomes varying from £ 5 , 000 to £ 7 , 000 a-year each . Now , if the construction of Mr . Justice Wightman were correct , what would be the consequence to those socie ties , in the case ofa dispute arising between a member and the trustees ? . The consequence would be , that the magistrate would refuse to interfere , the case would go before the Court of Queen ' s Bench , and the society would be ruined . Or a trustee might

      go off with the whole funds , and mischief and roguery ef every kind might ensue , if Mr . Justice _Wightuian _' - construction of the Act of Parliament were the correct one . It was not for him to say that Mr . Justice Wightman was wrong ; but he might mention that the Attorney-Geueral was decidedly of opinion that societies . like the one in question ought to be enrolled under the Friendly Societies Act ; and surely , if Mr . Justice Wightman had known that Mr . Tidd Pratt had enrolled some thousands of these societies , hc would have hesitated before he gave such a decision as he had given . As it was , Mr . Tidd Pratt was obliged to hold his hands ; applications were every day made to him to certify the rules of similar societies , and he could not do it . ( Hear . ) He ( Mr . Duncombe ) assured the house that the introduction of this bill was no

      crotchet of his ; he had not only been requested to introduce it by many friendly societies , but he had the full concurrence of Mr . Tidd Pratt himself , who hadseen the bill , and approved of it . ( Hear , hear . ) The object ofthe bill was very simple . The present Act , as he had stated , contained the words " or any other purpose not illegal . " Mr . Justice Wightman had decided that to come within the meaning ofthis Act , the objects of the societies must be ejusdem generis , as the relief and maintenance of the members , their wives and children , in sickness , advanced age , & c . Now , the object of the bill which he introduced was to give a more extended effect to the Act ; and he , therefore , proposed to introduce , after " any other _purpose not illegal , " thc words " whether ofthe same description as heretofore mentioned or otherwise . "

      Sir J , Graham was most friendly to such societies , and desirous ot " seeing their advantages extended . Though he did not mean to oppose the second reading , he wished to have an interview with Mr . Tidd Pratt before he could give his entire support to the bill . On looking into the bill he found that the only difference between it and the . present act lay in the enacting words " or otherwise . " Now , he confessed that he did not approve of the introduction of those words . - The objects of the societies ought , in his opinion , to be ejusdem generis jas those specified in the act , namely , the relief of members and tlieir families during sickness , advanced age , and the like ; whereas , if the words " or otherwise " were introduced , it would enlarge the operations of the friendlv

      societies to all objects of whatever kind , provided only that they were not illegal . ( Hear , hear . ) Now , he hi gged the house to observe the effect of this . There might be many tlangs not illegal tvltichit might not be tlic policy of tlie State to encourage . Friendly societies , under the operations of the present act , had many advantages . They might -tie and be sued by tueir officers , they might make bye-laws , which were enforced by summary and stringent laws . He would candidly state to the house the apprehensions he entertained in regard to this bill . lie wasnot prepared to say tliat if masters should continue to reduce theratc of wages it tvas illegal , or even inexpedient , that _tuorkmen should combine to obtain a rise of wages . Such was the effect of the law as it now stood since the

      passing ot the measure introduced by the hon . member for Montrose . But if workmen were to enter into a mutual assurance for tlie purpose of maintaining each , otlier during strikes , although that might not be illegal , yet he had great doubts whether it ivould b » politic on the part of tlic state to extend all tiic advantages of the Friendly Societies' Act to such societies . ( Hear , hear . ) Nino the introduction of tlie words " or otiicrwise" would have that effect . He thought it , therefore , most desirable to pause before going into committee on this bill . Ue did not see why political objects mig ht not distinctly come under tlic operation of this bill , if passed . Now , although not illegal , it did not follow that it mould bc tlie policy of tlte state to encouranc tlu . se . ( Hear , hear . )

      Mr . Hen-let was also afraid that the great advantages possessed by friendly societies , under the act , might be perverted to improper purposes . Tliere was one matter , however , which he wished speedily to mention with reference to these societies . He meant the power of cany ing actions against friendly societies into the Court of Chancery , which he feared might become a great abuse . He ( Mr . Henley ) did not know whether any means could be adopted to improve the law in this respect , but he thought thc point well worthy of consideration . ( Hear . ) Mr . Dukcoube . assured the house , that , as the object of the 4 th and 5 th William IV . was understood to extend the operations of friendly societies to all purposes not illegal , and as a construction had

      been put upon that act at variance with this object , he only wished , by the present measure , to carry out the intentions of the original trainers of that measure . The right hon . baronet' ( Sir J . Graham ) had expressed his fears of political objects coming under the operation ofthis measure . He could only say that lie had introduced the measure for no political purpose whatever ; but , after all , political societies were not illegal , and he did not see any harm would be done even if tliey wert to come under its operation . Since he bad brought in this bill he had been overwhelmed with letters complaining of its defects , and asking

      lum to introduce all sorts of amendments , but which he had declined to do , because it would require a new Act of Parliament to meet the wishes of all . the people wbo had addressed him . He intended merel y io confine himself to extending the operations 0 * 1 friendly societies to the objects ori ginally intended by thc last alteration of the law . Hc hoped thc right hon . baronet would take an early opportunity of seeing Mr . Tidd Pratt , who would explain the matter much better than he ( Mr . Duncombe ) could do , and who could assure him that there was no such danger to be apprehended from the measure as he seemed to think .

      After a few words from Mr . J . S . Wortley and Mr . Hawes , Sir . J . Gr _ uiau said , that if the _hoa . member ( Mr . Duncombe ) would put the bill for committee on Wednesday next , he ( Sir J . Graham ) would take the _opportunity before that time of seeing Mr . Tidd Pratt , of conferring with the law officers ofthe Crown , anil considering the effect of Mr . Justice Wightman _ jud gment . He would also confer with the hon . member himself before Wednesday , and point out what alterations he wished in the bill . The bill was read a second time , and ordered to be committed on Wednesday next . The Roman Catholic Relief Bill was read a second time . Some railway bills were forwarded a stage , and the house adjourned .

      IIOUSE OF _LORDS—TunnsDAY , F _ _n . 26 . The Duke of _Richmoab presented fifty-four petitions in favour of protection to agriculture , also a petition from a town in the county of Warwick against the government measure . The petitioner _^ were engaged in the ribbon manufacture , and " viewed the measures of the government with _great alarm .

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      The case of Brian Seery again occupied the attention of thehouse for a short time , but nothing new was elicited . The County Works Presentments ( Ireland ) Bill was read a second time . The Public Works ( Ireland ) Bill was read a third time . Their lordships then adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS-Thursday , Feb . 26 .

      LABOURERS IN FACTORIES . Mr . Duncombe presented a petition in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill . He also presented a petition from six faetory girls , in the employ of Messrs . Baxter and Brothers , manufacturers , of Dundee . The petitioners complained of ill-treatment at the hands of their employers , and prayed the house to make some inquiry upon the subject . He ( Mr . Duncombe ) believed that the circumstances of the case were these . The Messrs . Baxters had , it appeared , increased the wages of some of their workers , - and these girls made a demand for a similar increase , which was refused them . They did not in consequence attend their work one afternoon , and wlien tbey returned on the following morning , the six of

      them ( the youngest being only thirteen years of age ) were locked up for six hours and then taken before a magistrate ( but previously he might state that they had been compelled to sign a paper making certain admissions ) , when they were sentenced to ten days ' imprisonment , with hard labour . They , therefore , prayed the house to make inquiry into the matter , with a view to remedy this grievance . Dr . _Bowniso presented five petitions from Bolton in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill . Mr . S . Crawford presented a petition , signed by upwards of nine thousand of tbe inhabitants of Rochdale , in favour of the Ten Hours' Factory Bill . A number of petitions were presented ibr and against the government measure .

      FROST , WILLIAMS , AND JONES . Captain F _ . cui . il presented a petition , signed by seven hundred of the inhabitants of Brighton , praying for a free pardon for Frost , Williams , and Jones . The hon . and gallant member said he had to inform the house tbat the parties signing tbe petition were mostrespeetnble , and had affixed their places of residenco to their names . A . new writ was ordered for thc borough of Bridport , in the room of Mr . Baillie Cochrane , who since the Election had _accented the office of her-Majcsty ' s Chiltern Hundreds .

      ADJOURNED DEBATE . Mr . Ross opened the debate , and expressed his intention to vote for the government measure . Mr . li . Denison contradicted the statement wliich had been made by Mr . Ferrand , on Tuesday night , that ; he ( Mr . Denison ) had been deluded by Sir Robert Peel into seconding the Address , under a false representation ofthe purposes of government with respect to the Corn Laws . He had undertaken that duty , approving Sir R . Peel's tariff of 1 S 42 , and conjecturing from its success that it was the intention of government to construct the present measure . upon the same principles , but he had not been prepared to expect that Sir R . Peol would propose a total abolition ofthe Corn Laws after a period of three years , during which we were to have a diminished sliding

      scale , accompanied by certain _compulsatory propositions . In propounding such a scheme , SirR . Peelhad committed a mistake , which many now regretted , and which he hoped that Sir R . Peel would never live to . regret himself . Though he sliould oppose to the uttermost that scheme , he hoped that , if it were made law , it would promote the public interests in the way which Sir R . Peel expected . He had been returned to Parliament upon Protectionist principles ' , and he should act in accordance with those principles by voting for the amendment . In conclusion , he warned Lord Morpeth against believing that his return for the West Riding was a proof that the opinions of the electors of that district werechauge'd on the subject bf the Corn Laws ; and , by advertising him , that , at the next general election , the extent of the change would probably be brought to a

      test . Mr , _BitoTUEKTO-i supported the goycrnment measure . Mr . Ciihisiofiier expressed his intention to resist the measure of the government , and to give his cordial support to the amendment of Mr . Miles . The hon . gentleman ' s speech was merely a repetition of the usual" protectionist" arguments . Mr . Ca _ i _\ ye __ supported the measure . Mr . Finch opposed the measure . He ridiculed the " conversions" on the Ministerial benches as partly miraculous and partly ludicrous . He entered into a general defence of the existing Corn Laws , and into a violent denunciation of the proposed alteration in them , concluding both with an impassioned appeal to the house not to assent to the monstrous injustice of sweeping away at once all protection from agriculture .

      Mr . _Seymeu ( one ofthe newly-elected members for Dorsetshire ) observed , that , some members elected five years ago , seemed to have forgotten the sentiments of tlieir constituents ; but it was impossible for him , who was only elected on Thursday last , to display such a failure of memory . He undertook to say , that in Dorsetshire the farmers were to a man strong Protectionists , and hc believed that ninetenths of the farmers in other counties of England were so too . Mr . Villiers commented upon the speech of the previous speaker . The debate had been proceeding at a tardy pace , protracted beyond all endurable limits , affording too clear a proof of the importance attached to any legislative measure involving thc

      interests of thc rich . He admitted that the present measure was not complete , but it went a great way in the right direction ; and the declaration of the Protectionists assured its further efficiency , if tlie present proposition was affirmed . They had allowed eleven nights of the debate to pass without giving any reply to what liad been alleged as the results of a Corn Law—want , immorality , and increased mortality . Mr . V . then commented on several of the speeches made by the Protectionists in that house and elsewhere , and more particularly on a speech made by Lord Stanley some years ago in Lancashire , when he admitted that thc Corn Laws raised rents , and raised thc price of food , but did not raise the

      rate of wages . Such was the system for which the landowners of England were fighting ; and that was the system which rendered the prosperous farmer " so rare a bird that he was to be stuffed and sent a . a curiosity to the British Museum , " and the labourer so demoralised that his wretched condition had passed into a by-word . Yes ; the complaint of the agriculturists was low prices , and their object in supporting the Com Laws was high prices In bringing forward this measure the govemmenPwas protecting the agriculturists from themselves , and he hoped that they would have good sense enough to see that , and to consent to the abolition of a law which was an evidence of their past selfishness and present shame . On the motion of Mr . Baskes , the debate waa adjourned .

      Lord J . Russell hoped that to-morrow night this debate would be brought to a close . Several voices cried out" No , no . Col . _Sihtuori-e called attention to the circumstance that several members of the government were unprovided with . eats in the liouse to the detriment of thc publie interests . Mr . Spoo . _vek hoped that the debate would terminate to-morrow night , but would not consent to such a proposal unless every member had an opportunity of delivering his opinion . The other orders having been disposed of , the house adjourned .

      HOUSE OF LORDS-Friday , Feb . 27 . The report of the _Drainag _. ( Irelsuid ) Bill was brought up , to some ofthe provisions of wliich Lords Monteagle and Cottcnham objected . After some discussion the report was postponed . The Fisheries , Harbours , and Piers ( Ireland ) Bill was read a third time and passed , and the house adjourned at a little before six o ' clock . HOUSE OF _COMMONS-Fkiday , Fed . 27 . Mr . Ferrakd presented a petition from Knaresborough , praying for the release of Frost , Williams , and Jones . Mr . T . Duncombr moved that the petition which he presented yesterday , from William Scott _* the chairman of a public meeting of the inhabitants of Dundee , complaining of the illegal treatment and imprisonment of six factoiy girls , be printed with the votes .

      PUBLIC WORKS ( IRELAND ) BILL , No . 2 . The house then went into committee on this bill _, fhe report was received , and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday .

      THE MILITIA BILL . In answer to a question-Mr . S . Herder , said , though it was impossible , owing to the protracted discussion now pending before tho house , to say at what moment hc should be able to introduce the Militia Bill , he would give as early a notice of his intention to do so as he was able .

      THE SEATLESS MINISTERS . . Colonel SiBTHOitr renewed the inquiry which he had the previous evening made respecting the vacancies in the Administration , complaining of the inconveniences the public interests sustained by the absence from Parliament of Lord Lincoln , Mr . Gladstone , and the law oflieers for Ireland . Sir _P-obert Peel reminded Col . Sibthorp that the gallant member was himself in some respects responsible , by the part he'had taken at the South Notts election , for the temporary exclusion of Lord Lincoln from the house , itwas a mistake to suppose that there were any vacancies in thc _administralion , except in the instance of the Chief Commissioner-hip of Woods and Forests , wliich office would soon be filled up . The confidence he felt in the recent measures of government made bim less solicitous than he would otherwise have been for the aid afforded by the presence ofall his colleagues in that house .

      MR . FERRAND AND / HIS ASSAILANTS . The speech of Mr . Ferrand on Tuesday evening _brought down upon him the ire of Messrs . Roebuck , Bri _. ht , Bowring , and O'Connell , who severally , attacked him on Thursday night . Mr . Ferrand this

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      evening replied to theso gentlemen , which brought rejoinders from them , and called up Sir Robert Peel _ who retracted his celebrated , " asfeassination" speech of tliree years ago—Mr . D'Israeli , Mr . Cobden , Mr . Fielden , and others , but the crowded state of our columns prevents us from doing more than alluding to it this week ; in our next we shall endeavour to give an outline ofthis " spicy bit" of Parliamentary news . ADJOURNED DEBATE .-The twelfth night of thc adjourned debate * » yas commenced by Mr . G . Bankes . He objected to Sir Robert Peel ' s having declared his intended line ot Parliamentary conduct to the Queen at tbe time oi

      the late Cabinet interregnum : the tendency of that intimation having been unduly to bias her Majesty s choice , and to produce a coalition prejudicial to the public interests . The general feeling , of the constituencies was known to be in favour of Protection principles , of which the defeat of Lord Lincoln in Nottinghamshire was a striking illustration . He discerned too striking a resemblance between bir Robert Feel ' s present measures and those financial operations of M . Necker , wiiich immediately preceded the French Revolution . lie concluded by threatening the opposition of the House of Lords , and expressing his intention to vote in favour of the amendment .

      Mr . B . Escon considered thatthe inquiry whether the measure before the house could be postponed was essential to the present discussion . He denied that that postponement was possible . Those who were surprised at the present measures of government must have been inattentive observers of passing events—to them the tariff of 1812 had no meaning , and the significant _declarationsof governmentduring the last four years gave no instruction . What could be more inconsistent than the present attachment of the Protectionist party to a Corn Law , which twelve months ago they had vehemently denounced ? The Protectionist party had very much injured their cause , by their injudicious choice of leaders . The Duke of Richmond was no match for Mr . Cobden and the constituency ofthe kingdom . The condition of the people imperatively called for this measure , and he should give it his hearty support .

      Captain Gladstone bore testimony to the distress existing in Ireland , but denied . the sufficiency of the present measure to procure its diminution . He should be ready to support some portion of the present measure , but , objecting to the part relating to the Corn Laws , he should vote for the amendment . Mr . Cobden commenced by referring to the extraneous topics which bad been introduced into the present debate . It bad been so in past times ; whenever tho Protectionist party sought to evade tlio main question , they had vituperated the Whigs or the Anti-Corn Law League . They were contributing by , this course most effectually to the popularity of the Ministry . They spoke of desiring a dissolution , and threatened it through the House of Lords ; but what would be the result ? His knowledge of the

      franchise enabled him to state confidently that they would be in a minority . Every one of the large towns was in favour of free trade principles , and the whole political power of the landlords rested on 150 , 000 tenants-at-will . A consequence of this anomalous competition between small and large constituencies , if persisted in , must be a further change of the elective franchise . They might allege that petitions were no certain test of the state of public opinion upon this question , but what did theysay tothe meetings which had been held in all parts of the country ? If they referred to the declarations of the coerced constituencies , he would remind them that measures were on foot for purifying those depositaries of public authority , and enabling them to give an unbiassed verdict upon matters submitted to their judgment . Fallacies of

      the oldest fashion _had'been revived in this debate to the amusement and amazement of the people out of doors . A dreadful depreciation in the value of land had been predicted as a consequence of free trade measures ; he knew on ample authority , that farms were letting at higher rents than ever , How" impotent had heen their efforts to raise by Act of Parliament the wealth of the _county ! Those resources could only be augmented by the intelligence and industry of our people . It behoves the rising generation of British statesmen to study well the great questions which were now developing themselves , and which promised the dawn of a new and improved era in the world . Mr . Spooner spoke in favour of a fixed duty and ( . gainst the present measure . Mr . P . Borthwick expressed his intention to vote for the amendment .

      Lord Cr . Bentinck offered some hostile comments upon the mode in which the measure had been introduced to Parliament , and condemned il as having been constructed upon too narrow an induction . He was altogether opposed to the measure , and should vote for the amendment . The division then took place ,

      For the Motion 337 For the Amendment 240 Majority in favour of Ministers — -97 The announcement was received with loud cheers . The other orders were then disposed of , and the house adjourned at half-past three o ' clock .

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      MANSION-IIOUSE . The _TUimANL- Police . —On Monday , Mr . Charles Watson and Mr . Parker , " respectable tradesmen , " were brought up , charged with a misdemeanor in having assisttd in the escape of a person from the custody of a policeman . The case occasioned no small degree of interest . Policeman Jeremiah _Maher ( 513 ) stated that between tliree and four o ' clock on Sunday afternoon he had a prisoner in custody on London Bridge for selling nuts , the footway having been completely blocked up . The defendant , Mr . Watson , walked up and got between witness and bis prisoner , and Mr . Parker began to abuse witness , and said to him , "if it were not for the law , I would twist your neck off . " The latter defendant , in other words , encouraged the former to Interfere with the

      policeman's duty . The crowd , alwaj s ready _tojtake part against the police , became extremely noisy and turbulent , and the prisoners escaped . Mr . Watson declared that there never had occurred , in thc public streets , a more gross outrage , lie and his wife , child , and sister-in-law , werc walking over the bridge , when his wife pointed to policeman Maher , who was knocking about two poor boys who were _selliug nuts in a most cruel manner . She requested him to speak to the policeman , not to treat the boys so roughly , and he accordingly tapped the policeman on the shoulder , nnd repeated bis wife ' s request , but the moment he spoke the word , Maher seized him by the collar and dragged hira away from bis family to the station-house , as if he had committed some robb _. ry . Mr . Parker said that the utmost Mr . Watson had done was mildly to request Maher not to ill-use the boys , who were crying bitterly , and whose heads Maher was knocking together , after having tumbled their nuts about several times . Charles Lord , of No . 37 , _Redcross . street , tailor , said that

      he and his wife and three children , were passing when the disturbance took plaee . He saw Maher following the boys and throwing their nuts about , pulling them , and then seining Mr , W atson and dragging him to the stationhouse . Miss Parkes , sister to Mr . Watson ' s wife , was the first who noticed Maher knocking the heads of the boys together . Maher , the moment Mr . Watson expostulated , seized him , and insisted upon dragging him along to the station-house , telling bim at the same time that he had a fine coat on , and that it would soon be taken off . The policeman tumbled the nuts about three times , and would not let the boyi go over the bridge ; witness spoke to liim , and he threatened to take her into custody , although she bad her sister ' s child asleep in her arms . Other evidence to the like _. eftcct was giv « n , and the Lord Mayor dismissed tlie defendants , and said that he should send a copy of the depositions to the Commissioner of Police , who would be able to decide whether policeman Maher acted according to the instructions issued to the force ,

      GUILDHALL . ; Tue late Stabbing Case . —Committal for Mu _ - ___ , —On Monday morning John Tracy was brought up before . Aldermen Copeland , Farebrother , and Hunter , charged with the murder of a man named Thomas Martin . The facts of the case appeared in last Saturday ' s Star . It appears that the unfortunate man , after being removed to St . Bartholomew's Hospital , expired oa Saturday evening . After evidence of thesefacts had been produced , the prisoner was fully committed to Newgate to take his trial for the murder .

      WORSHIP-STItEET . Charge of Rape . —On Wednesday . William _Cliallis , a tobacconist in the Hackney-road , was placed at the bar before Mr . _llroughton charged with havisg criminally assaul ted Jane Wilson , a child twelve years of age . The comp lainant stated , that as she was proceeding home at nine o clock on the preceding evening , the defendant , who was standing at the door of his shop smoking a cigar , stopped her , and induced her to enter the house , under the pretence of sending her upon an errand . He next led her into a room at the back of the shop , instantly threw her down , and , in spite of her resistance , succeeded in perpetrating the offence imputed to him . The defendant then promised her 5 s . if she would not mention his conduct towards her , and placed Is . Gd . in her hand , but she indignantly flung it upon the ground , aud a customer having fortunately entered the shop at the moment , she availed herself of this interruption to escape into the

      street , where she informed the first woman she met of the treatment she had sustained , and _requested to be led home to her parents . Elizabeth Blake , the woman just referred to , proved that the girl , upon leaving the defenditii _. shouso , accosted her ina state of great distress and alarm , and having informed her ofthe circumstances , she conveyed her to the house of her aunt , who returned with her to the defendant , and gave him into custody . Mrs . Esther Bostock , a lodger of the defendant , deposed that at the time of the alleged assault she heard the cries and sobs of a child in the room beneath her ; and the const- hie who apprehended him stated , that on reaching the liouse he found a crowd of several hundred persons assembled in front ofit , amongst whom were numerous women , who threatened to tear the defendant to pieces , and altogether expressed such exasperation against him , that the witness was compelled to procure ' a cab and the assistance of several other officers to enable him to convey

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      Challis in _safity to the police station . The prisoner was committed for trial . _,-.

      _CLERKEiJWELL . :: Attempted Suicide , —Crime and ' Wretchedness . — On Tbursdny , Mary Ann Francis , a well-looking _gW , aged about 20 , was charged with having attempted to drown herself . Police constable 116 N , deposed that having been on duty on Paul's-terrace bridge between twelve and one in the morning , he heard a splash in the water , and looking over the battlements , saw bythe light of a lamp , a woman who had just risen to the surface ; he dashed in and took her out with some difficulty ; she was quite _imsensible for some time after , and when she recovered , talked incoherently and wildly . The

      magistrate inquired if-she had given any reason for her conduct . ' Police serjeant 23 N said , he had known the girl for some years ; she had upon a former occasion attempted to destroy herself . She bad been seduced by a relative , since which she was very miserable , She _sometimesg-t drunk , and was subject to fits . When the prisoner was brought before this Court for a similar offence ( attempted suicide ) , about twelve months-go , tha _magistrate .. nt for the _step-futher , but he refused to come forward . The prisoner , when asked for her defence , said she was very miscrableat home . She was sent to the workhouse .

      SOUTHWARK . Extbaobdinaby Chabge . — On Tuesday George Thompson was charged on the police sheet with feloniously and knowingly urging Bridget Edgar , of . Dyerstreet , Gravel-lane , Southwark , to take poison , of which she died . The investigation into the eircumstances excited a considerable degree of interest , during wliich the court was crowded with persons anxious to hear the result ofthe case . Mr . ltobinson ( solicitor ) briefly stated the case ; from which it appeared that a female named Edgar , a widow in the above street , & aid that for some time past she had been cohabiting with theprisonvr , who formed an acquaintance with her . That of late they lived very unhappily , the prisoner being in the habit of treating her in a very cruel manner . On Saturday night ,

      the llth inst ., they had a disagreement , the result of which was that the prisoner turned her out and shut the door against ber . Shortly after , a policeman on finding her in the street , and she having disclosed to him the cenduct of her assailant , insisted on her admission , and she was accordingly permitted by him to enter the houseagain . The following day ( Sunday ) the parties again had high words , in tbe midst of which the deceased drew from her pocket a paper containing a white powder , and emptying it into a tea cup , poured water upon it , and exclaimed that she should poison herself . Upon hearing the threat the prisoner did not attempt to , prevent the unfortunate woman from carrying it iuto execution , but gaveutterance to words calculated to urge her into the _commisrion of the act . The moment he used the expression , she put

      the cup to her lips , and swallowed off the contents . This was between two and tliree o ' clock in theafternoon , and although the prisoner must have been aware ofthe deadly nature of the dose , yet he made no attempt to counteract its effects , and permitted the unfortunate creature to remain writhing in agony until between five and six o ' clock , when a Mrs / Seager entered the house and found her lying on her back in one of the rooms evidentl y in great pain . ¦ The _prisoner was presentat the time , and in reply tothe question of Mrs . Seager , the deceased said that she had taken arsenic , and calling the prisoner to her she held out her hand and ejaculated , "George , I would not hare taken it , but for you ; you ought to have prevented it , but 1 forgive you . " un that occasion the prisoner said — "I saw her take a white powder , but I was not aware

      it was poison . " Now , he ( Mr . Robinson ) contended that the prisoner musthave been perfectly cognizant that she had . taken a powder of a deleterious nature , for it appeared she had commenced vomiting very _seon afterwards , and also complained of great pain and heat internally . Soon after Mrs . Seager ' s visit the deceased was conveyed to the hospital , where she lingered until Tuesday , and . then expired .. . Mr ., Cottingham said that the conduct of thc prisoner , to say the least of it , throughout the affair , was of a most extraordinarynature . The circumstance of his being present when the unfortunate woman had the folly to swallow the poison , and ho attempt on his part to prevent it , and afterwards allowing her to remain for nearly two hours

      writhing In pain , without calling in the aid of a medical man , exemplified , in an extraordinary degree , his utter want of the common feetings of humanity , and he ( the magistrate ) must say of the necessity of the present investigation . It was , as he before said , a most grave charge , and one , if proved , that would affect the life of the accused ; and , in order that a full and fair inquiry should be instituted into the whole of the circumstances , as well on the part of deceased ' s friends as on behalf of the accused , he should therefore remand him until Tuesday next , but would accept of bail , himself in £ 200 , - and two sureties of £ 100 each , to appear on that day . The prisoner , not being provided with the requisite sureties , Was committed .

      Chaboe of Rape . —On Thursday , Joseph Taylor , a powerful-looking young man , in the employ of a town carman at Bankside , was placed nt the bar charged with committing j \ rape on Ann Banner , the wife ofa painter and glazier in Green-street , _Slackfriars-road . The complainant , a ' tall respectable-looking woman , stated that on Tuesday night , _be _^ _jveen ten and eleven o ' clock , she left home to call upon a woman whom shek-ew , and for whom she was making a . bonnet . As she ( complainant ) was walking towards Bankside from Holland-street , the prisoner spoke to htr , and after a little conversation he invited her to take some coffee , and said they could go to the shop where they sold it . She , being rather thir . ty at the time , accepted the invitation , and they proceeded forward together until thav arriv « d at a door wkich was

      open . When they got there the prisoner pushed her in , saying that was the way to the coffee-room ; and when be got inside he closed the door , and , thc plaee being in darkness , he urged hor forward into a stable amongst a number of , 'horses , and there left her . She remained in this place _. ' afraid to move , for three or four _kours , when he returned , and , ' throwing her down npon some straw , succeeded in violating her , in spite of her exertions to prevent him . He then left her , asd as well as she was able she crawled to the door , and finding it open went out , and told the first policeman she met of the outrage that had been committed upon her . Shortly afterwards ,

      while in the company of the policeman , she saw the prisoner going in the direction ofthe stables , and gav * him into custody . In her cross-examination b y Mr . Roberts , she said that she did call out while in the staVle , but it being down a turning no one _htnrd her ; that she had not been drinking previously with the prisoner . The reason she didnotmake an effort to leave the stable inthe interval from the time he first left her until his return was , that being amongst the horses , she was afraid to move , lest they should kick or trample upon her . She left her husband in bed at the time she left home , and should not have gone out at the hour she did had it not _beentn business . Th * prisoner was remanded .

      THAMES . -0 _ cea-1 _ g the _Buvth or A _Cui-i»—On Tuesday , Elizabeth Gard , aged 22 , was charged with concealing the birth of her illegitimate child . The prisoner was in a very weak state , and was allowed a feat during the examination . Mr . Broderip inquired if au inquest had been held on the child ! The answer was in the affirmative , and that the jury had relieved the prisoner of the heavy charge of murdering the child , by returning an open verdict . The prisoner was committed for trial for concealing the birth .

      LAMBETH . Commitment op a Husband for Cutting his Wife ' s Throat . —On Wednesday , Frederick Munton , a master tailor , residing at No . 3 , Ualford-terrace , Penton-place , Walworth , who has been in custody for several weeks on the charge of cutting the throat of his wife , was placed at the bar before Mr , Henry , for final examination . There are several circumstances attending this case , wbich render it one of a very peculiar character . . In the first place , the mother-in-law of the prisoner , who was a most important witness , has beou found dead in her bed since the prisoner ' s apprehension and her examination in this court . In . the next place . the . evidence agaiust the accused appeared so conclusive ,, that nearly every individual who heard it felt almost conscious of his guilt ;

      but the wife herself lias come forward—declares her husband perfectly innocent of the cliarge , and asserts that her own was the hand with which the wound on her throat was'inflicted . The circumstance took place on the morning o . Sunday , the 25 th of last month , when the prisoner and his wife wero heard by the mother and brother of the latter to be quarrelling below stairs some moments after the seiiffling censed , and the prisoner was heard to cry " murder , " or " mother ; " and his mother-iu-law hastened down to see what was tho matter . On reaching the bottom _« f the stairs she found the prisoner standing'there in a state of nudity , with his person covered with spots of blood , and , upon-looking into the front-parlour , the old lady saw her daughter lying on the floor , with a wound in front of her thrOat , from which

      her blood was copiously flowing . She exclaimed , " Who has done it ? " and the prisoner ' s wife , pointing to the prisoner , replied , " He has done it . " Besides this , it was proved that tho prisoner and his wife had lived on most unhappy terms , and he was inthe habit of ill-using her , and threatening her life ; and further , a female , named Cox , who lived servant next door , deposed that on the morning in question , about eight o ' clock , she was in the parlour of her master ' s house , and heard a man say , in- the passage of the prisoner ' s liouse , "You'll halloo murder ; I'll give you something to halloo murder for , you faggot . " After this thero was a scuffle , and a gurgling noise , and then the parties seemed to go into the front parlour , and she ( witness ) heard a woman's voice say , " What have you done ? " and " Oh ! you villain , you ' ve done it at last ! " and then she heard something heavy fall on the ground . With respect to the medical evidence , there appears a consid « rable ditl ' ereuce

      in thc opinion given by the two surgeons who have been examined . Mr . Otway , the gentleman who was first called in , and under whose treatment the prisoner ' s wife has nearly recovered , expresses it to be his decided opinion that Mrs . Munton had inflicted the wound herself , and speaks of tho situation of the wound itself being in front of the throat , as in agreat measure confirmatory of that opinion . Mr . Howitt , a surgeon , who had been called in by the police , gave a differCHt and opposite opinion . The latter gentleman thought that if Mrs . Munton hud attempted to cut herself , she would have commenced . the wound further back on the leftside A person cutting at the throat of another who is resisting ivould have greater difficulty in getting at any olbcr part than the _wind-pi _pe . Witness had seen many cases wherein suicide had been committed by cutting the throat , and in all those which bad come under his notice tlie wouud was generally inflicted on the left side of the

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      throat , and not in the centre as the present wound ' ' if r Howitt said that ongoing to the Station-house ho re quested the prisonerto strip . On his right arm ware tw __ scratches , as if by finger nails , and fresh done _iust below the thick part ofthe arm . He also found tartS _. _Sback part of the right arm , and a bruise and SS , _^ _theelbowofthesame arm . Both shoulders _^ f _^ brmsed a 71 d discoloured , and the . bruises extended from shoulder to shoulder . On the . left arm there werc tm scratches and a slight cut below the elbow . Three fingers of the left hand were cut across apparently by the cut ofa broad-pointed sharp instrument . There were no _othsr marks about him , but he was much discoloured with blood all over , especiall y his feet . His shirt , both 5 _n-E _L < _* eTe 8 ' 7 ™ 8 atttrated _with Wood—Mrs . _S _. tm ' _* , P " _J 1 _* _fe- « _'a <* next examined . She is a tall middle aged female , vm -ery pale , and seemed

      very weak from the excessive loss of blood , and the effect * of the wound , which , it appears , is nearly healed . Upon being sworn , she in a low tone deposed that she had beta married to the prisoner for about three years , and with the exception of a few words about business , but wliich they soon made up again , they lived happily together . She was subject to an immual flow of blood to her head , and tliis disturbed her mind a good deal . On the morning of Sunday the 25 th of last month she got out of bed from her husband for > he purpose of lighting the fire , and while she went along the passage her mind became so distressed tint she could not tell what her feelings were . There w » s something came before her and excited her very much , and said " You must do the rash act ! " She then went into the kitchen and got the razor . . She was at that time in a dreadful state of madness , and gave one cut in the passage and the other in the room . She declared that her husband was innocent ahd tbat she had inflicted the

      wound herself . The sister of Mrs . Munton , a respectable married female , contradicted a part et her sister ' s evi . dence , declared that the prisoner was frequently inthe habit of ill-using her , that her sister-had on many occasions complained of his ill-treatment , and being black aud blue from his violence , and she actually saw the prisoner ill-use her herself . This was confirmed by Arthur Vesey , the illegitimate son of Mrs . Munton . Mr . Henry remarked that taking the whole of the evidence into con . sidcration , hc should send the _cqpe before a jury * , and leave it to them to say whether they believed the statement of Mrs . Munton , or whether she was not giving a false colouring to the case in order to screen her husband from the charge .

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      London. National Victim Committee This B...

      LONDON . National Victim Committee This body met on Sunday evening , February 22 nd , at the Hall , ] , Turnagain-lane—Mr . Shaw in the chair . Letters were read from Mr . John ' Richards , acknowled ging thc receipt of £ 2 , voted at the last meeting ; and from Mr . Robert Brook , of Todmorden , making an appeal for assistance on behalf of Mr . James Meoney ; of Millwood , Todmorden . Mr . Milne moved , " That the sum of £ 2 be awarded to Mr . James Mooney , " which was seconded 6 y Mr . G . H . Tucker , and carried .

      City _Cmartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane . — Mr . Christopher Doyle delivered an able , interesting , and eloquent lecture , on the Irish Rebellion , at this institution , on Sunday _tvening , February the 22 nd . At the conclusion , a unanimous vote of thanks was given to the lecturer . Mr . A . Hirst afterwards eloquently addressed the meeting . Westminster . —Mr . Stallwood delivered an able address , on the character of Thomas Paine and his political and theological works . He was listened to throughout with breathless attention , and at the conclusion was greeted with loud applause . A discussion then ensued , and in conclusion a rote of thanks was passed by acclamation to Mr . Stallwood , and the meeting dissolved .

      STOCKPORT . . Mr . _Danovan , of Manchester , lectured in the Chartist Room , Bombers-brow , on Sunday evening last . The lecturer gave univerBal satisfaction . A lecture will be delivered in the above room on Sunday eveaing next , at six o ' clock precisely .

      Meetings In Behalf Of The Chartist Exile...

      MEETINGS IN BEHALF OF THE CHARTIST EXILES . [ Continued from our Third Page . ] MEETING AT DALKEITH . A public meeting was held in the Masons'Hall , to petition the House of Commons to memorialise her Majesty to extend her mercy to John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones . At the time appointed , Mr . Daniel Potter was called to the chair , who opened the business of the meeting by a few appropriate remarks . The resolutions ( three iu number ) were moved , seconded , and supported by the following gentlemen : —Messrs . William Taylor , Samuel Clark , James M'Pherson , James Mann , Alexander Munroe , James Taylor , and Steel . A petition , siped by the chairman , was agreed to , and sent to _Sharman Crawford , M . P ., for presentation .

      Hammersmith . — Frost , Williams , axd Jokes . — The friends of the above martyrs are . _nformei t that petitions on their behalf lie for signature ai Mr . Cullingham ' s , builder , King-street , Hammersn * ith . ; Mr . Newell , boot and shoemaker , 5 , Providi _nceplace , Brook Green-lane ; and at Mr . E . Stallwo-d ' s , 2 , Little _Vale-place , Hammersmith-road . Friends of humanity , attach your names immediately , as the _petition must shortly be forwarded to the members for the county for presentation . Hawick , February 23 . —The petitions for the liberation of Frost , William , Janes , and Ellis , wkich were agreed to at the public meeting held in the Town Hall , on the second instant , were on Saturday last sent to Mr . Ewart for presentation , with 7-10 signatures each .

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      FROST , WILLIAMS , AND _JOxXES . INTENDED MOTION OF T . S . DUSCOMBE , M . P . Thc Albany , Feb . * - _' 2 , 18 tS . Dea _ Sir , —I thought it was universally understood that I should not bring on my motion for , at least , a fortnight or three weeks , and you are quite right in saying that it was so arranged when I last had the pleasure of seeing you . In about a fortnight or three weeks I hope that this com question will be so far advanced , that I shall then bs able to bring it forward , and in the mean time , I hope you will have everything in preparation , at least aa far as petitions can avail . I remain , dear sir , yours faithfully , Thos . S . Doscohbe . Mr . Thomas Clark .

      Tiie Penrith Riots. At The Spring Assize...

      TIIE PENRITH RIOTS . At the spring assizes at Carlisle , on Wednesday , John Hobday , charged with cutting and wounding Dennis Salmon , was found guilty and sentenced to be transported for fifteen years . Mr . J ustice Patteson , in passing sentence , said a more cowardly and dastardly act than that of which they hadbeen guilty , in attacking to the number of some 2 , 000 a house in which ten er twelve of their fellow-subjects had taken shelter , and beating them in the inhuman manner they had done , liad hardly ever come before a court of justice . Even if there had been a fight

      between parties more equally matched , and sucii outrages had been committed in the courso of it , it would be necessary to repress such conduct by very severe examples ; still more so when a numerous mob attack a few who can make no resistance , pull them out of the house , beat them till they are insensible , and actually continue to beat them while lying insensible on the ground . Two men named Stead and Andi _. _tvs were found guilty on a similar charge ; the former was sentenced to eighteen , and the latter to twelve months' imprisonment . Several other parties who were indicted for riot pleaded " Guilty , " and were discharged on their recognizances to keep the peace ,

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      BANKllbTTS . [ From the _Gaxtte of Friday , _Febmtry ' 21 th . ] Edward Williams , 9 , _Bishopsgate-strcet , _linon-drnpe _. —Lewis Reis _, James Power , and Gustavus Koenig , Fenchurch-street , soap and candle manufacturers—George Eutler Earp , London , ship-broker and emigration agent — John _Saudaver , Kenton-street , _Brunswick-square , cabinet-maker—ltichard Ckilds , Queen Anne-street ; _Cavendish-square , tailor—William White , Aylesbury , tailor aud draper—William Bull Harvey , late of Cornwall , but now of ncrbert-street , New North-road , mercer and

      draper—John Shirt , Broad-street , Lambeth-butts , grocer and cheesemonger—Abraham France and William Pullon Lawton , Leeds , sharebrokers—Abraham France , Leeds , sharebroker—John Wri ght , Tamworth , banker—Issachar Boberts , Mold , Flintshire , _grocer-Henry John Barker , Flixton , Lancashire , miller—Thomas Parnell , Manchester , laceman—Georgo Pcrrj _* _. Stroud , Gloucestershire , coach builder—Joseph Metford , Bath , wino merchant-John Godfrey , Shepton Mallett , Somersetshire , linen-draper—Samuel Evans , Wigan , Lancashire , cotton spinner—John Brock , Chester , innkeeper—James Corrall _, Boston , shipowner aud coal merchant .

      Theatbe Royal, Jia11ylebone. We Recently...

      THEATBE ROYAL JIA 11 YLEBONE . We recently visited this elegant place of amusement , and were much gratified with the _repressntation of the "Minute Guu ut Sea ; " it wns a first-rate performance . The acting of Messrs . Douglass and Rayner , as Tom Tough and Lausdoien , was really good . Douglass is by far the best "Sailor" now on the stage . Mrs . Campbell ' s performaiico of _Rwhel _-taiisdcioii elicited the frequent plaudits of the audience , and T . Lee , as Jerry , drew roars of laughter . Professor Ilemmings aud sous continue to gratify the audience by tlieir graceful fcats of gvmnasia .

      Printed B Y Hodcal-Rg-Owan, Ofltf, Great Windmillstveet, Unymarket, In The Citv Of Westminster , At The

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      Omce , iu tlio sumo Street and Parish , for tlie I ' ro . prietor _, FEARGUS O _' _-. A'A'OR , _i ' so ,., and published by William Hewitt , ol ' . _N ' o . 18 , Charles-street , _Mran don-street , Walworth , in the Parish of St . Mary , New ington , in the County of Surrey , at the Office , No . l _( . _j Great Windmill-street , _llaynuu-ket _, in tin . City of Westminster .. . Saturday , February 28 , IS . 6

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 28, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_28021846/page/8/