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      ' To James Hill,

      ' TO JAMES HILL ,

      ,S Iswis Ispepesdest English Chartist, <...

      , s _ISWis _ISPEPESDEST ENGLISH CHARTIST , < di « i iwiLl _< WILLIAM I-WISH-I-MAY-GET-1 T , » ( FOUNDER * Sf _TtyF TO _SATIOSAI DAILY BREAD SOCIETY , _t [ iF Tff'iF TOE ASTl-BREAB TAX SOCIETY , OF THE _* -ATI 0 NATIO >* AL LASH AND _BUILDIXG SOCIETY 1 A _> * D _AjSD _ANOTHER SOCIETY ) , Es _«* k « —c ™ -Xotwithstanding your attempted evasion , " a * _** _oiYco . Wiblc " DOUBLE SHUFFLE , " i * - . rrtcd tttcd to in Lloyd ' s last week ' s panec _, I st 5 JJ deal iith yo ; th yon as tiie author of those articles wliich ap-«« rcd i _* arcd in previous numbers of tliat journal upon the I Chart Chartist- Co-operative Land plan ,. ' * I fix them won y « w » n yon because you had _previo-asly offered the first

      f [ thosf those articles to another _p- * , ner , and the poor _subssfucetrTmie ° _* y ° urse _^ or ¦ _Charter , by which you would _FEpud _^ udbte the letter of an Independent " English ' _j-harti"hartis * i " _&*& not facilitate your escape . It is noihin" _fting to jae _tbsi > ir . O'Brien attributes tbe letter to f _rattifotkins _^ Uiat is , it does not clear yon ofthe anthoi " 1 ; W ; uflt _* - _*** * y-. 5 t _k stroriS circumstantial _^ n » f _jroof tha t Watkins is not the author—because Ciy BriiyBricn is never right , and the disavowal for Watkins t bnt t « bot tends to convict _joo . Yon will pardon the harsh _EBsptcaspresaon , bat you _jusfly merit it , as nothing can il * ml _* more mean or dastardly than to abuse a man

      _nndetender an assumed name . HoweTer , asl have fully ¦ m _swanswercd the two articles in question , and likewise wnrvonr letter , I shall now proceed fo notice youc _snbsertencnent conespondenee . The parfira _fqCwbom I write _&*«&« f _^; p _bCand ; t-herefcre , Xhere 9 _^ h _^ otit _jett-Jetter _aniai tliesi _^ tare of ! _WiffiamI t wi 8 _liJ-mitir get-igci-it , " forihat U your letter . t I cotdd npt repl y _^ _oit hist fast we _& hecsmseI was _' ehsa _^ ed in Lancashire in enli enlightening the public mind upon the trine of the 9 'CO'ConBOr " mxsE ran" and lettlus week ' s sub . _scriscription list answer for my failure . The following _Uir * voch letter : —

      To fhe' Editor of "Boyd ' s Weekly _Newspaper . 4 , sIKj _ l _confessmysclf oueof those unwary persons who _i ' lave been so fer misled by the specious promises held out r j , Ttheftamersofthis society , that I have taken out a J card ana subscribed three shillings and threepence , being ilthe amount of three instalments and tlie entrance fee ; i and I should certainly have gone on contributing , but for ii the light thrown upon the subject , in your papers of the i :-hani _* Mthiust ., cxiK > singthe delusion , for which I beg _> to tender you my hearty thanks . The truth and justice * _t « f your views seem folly admitted , for whereas the « _columns of the Xorthern Star lave been largely oc-- _rsjaed with proceedings and intended proceedings

      _tf the Chartist Co-operative land Society for some weeks past , the last number of the paper it almost silent _. _Tnihesuldect ; aud when we recollect tt . e _-jwaggering tallying tone usually adopted by the conductor * of that \ _^ l _*?™ Jf _* _y _WllOhOLl _^ _Oifcf _& m _tem , _Sibt si-cuiulsueilcO , Unde ¥ hi ' eseiit circumstances , is a j _& ading guilty . I am _jvsilficd , therefore , hi inferring t - _aithesocietyisdcfuncl _i _andlseck to know what redress llfliefortherecoveiyof my money , whicli , small as is tis sum , it is not convenient for me to lose , —and which , tTen if it wero convenient , I should not on principle _jafenUy or quietly submit to have filched from me . Moreover , I have subsequently , thanks to your _rfceom-TEMitfotion , become a member of the _Xational Land and

      EaiHing Association ( of tlw existence ot wmcii 1 was not Eiare until it was pointed out in your valuable paper ) , sad _Inmost deafly , from the constitution of that _as-^ _iatioii , ftatnotonly is there the fullest security for _^ e rvdiilBns 3 _****** _**? Pmlnd invested , the moral _imfasdlolity of Joss , hut the cortainry that I may look forjaii , _irithia a reasonable time , to become that which 1 _^ a ! r _* k' -ng trail , never conceived * t Poss * ble I could betme , a eranty freeholder , and , in addition , that I may Keare for myself the more solid advantage of living rentfew , in my own habitation , in declining life , without the _bwrars ofthe union workhouse stariug me in the face . _¦&&!& that _smbsa _^ advantages are wt a question f £ _rhtmet . or lotterc but moral _eett & hi & es , attainable hy

      naalar or occasional small subscrip tions , winch , if ftom _jS health , or lack of employment , I am unable to continue , ite not forfeited , nor even made the ground for any fine ; suit contrary , should my crdgendes require it , may be nude available ; when I see at how small a cost these ¦ dnablc rights may be obtained , and reflect on the money tqended in getting op agitations for the franchise , tendhr to no results , « r worse than none , or the money which Ik been expended in a variety of ways , in unawuling _eoJcaTours to obtain higher wages , and in numterless _citr fruitless auto-takings , I can but be grateful to ' _you , _si _. _foriMintiagouttotiiewotkmg classes the _National laid ana Building Association , and to be filled with a wll-ri-oinidei confidence that a better order of things is

      _qcii ' mg to us , and that our day of dehverancc is dawning . lft . ju . re , then , my three and threepence to go in aug ujaiation of mysnhscriptionintIieA ationaI Land and Biffins Association . Some of my acquaintance , who , _hsrinilietu with myself misled in entering the Chartist C _** i > ctatjve Society , and Have paid iustalmehts , seek the recovery cf their money . We fear our case is almost _fejidess , but we ask your adrice . ( which please _commuratale _eMua * in 5001- notice to Correspondents , or I > y any _vShfTiaodeLifthereis any hofefor uB ,- » ai , If so , _^ how K are to proceed to obtain om * rights . By pointing _Jhis _ifflljeu nfll add another boon to those numerous : bhes _idpAyouhaveaJreadylieenthemeansofconferrinB ' upbn Hiewerkuig classes , and oblige , sir ; your obedient servant ,

      _TTlttlAM WlSHl-5 Ur- _« £ T-IT . Uaiheili , June IS , _IStS . - " Xcw , sir , that letter is one mass of foolish _falscktl- ; you were emboldened by my silence upon your lreriuus nonsense , and supposed that you might with _ssMypalm anything upon the credulous , rendered _* iwesccptical , if not suspicions , by my desire to have jar whole case before I made you your own execu-Iioaer : as soon as you had got your head into your wn noose I had only to let the drop fail and allow y < m to swing as a public example . That I bate already done most effectually ; and that it should not _letooha-stiWloston society , I _nrast now gibbet you

      vitU " WILLIAM I-WISU _4-5 UY-GET-1 T . You _sy that yon were not aware of the existence of the _'iN ' afional _land and Bnllding Association" _untiljou _icnd _tock _owxarticle in Lloyd ' s . _TrTiat _, are you not the founder of that association ? And more , as John Waikius is himself the Independent Chartist Associa Soa of Great Britain and Ireland , do you not , to _y-ur sorrow , constitute the " _National Land and _i-mMing Association ? " But let that pass : William Mysth . it he has paid an amount of subscription to ilie _"Cliartist Co-opcratire Land Plan" in the Lambeth district , which he is _amrious to have restored to hiia , that he may purchase the chance of a cell in W of your four-room houses for life . I shall pre . _Mutlv insert the rejected reply ofthe Lambeth sccrc

      Urj \ aud in the meantime , to relieve w illiam , and all IW gliaikily circuinstanccd , I have only to say that hy _bringing me au assurance ofhis identity from ¦ the Limbeth secrctaiy , that he shall receive 3 s . Gd . B « r ihe Ss- & L he aiys he lias paid ; and I may as well iWcntioii lie ** that as I am about ftayii . _' _-j a _large sum Io the _treasurer's account , that all who are desirous [ . f withdrawing have but to signify the same to me , pud they shall , one and all , hare their monies relumed _, _^' ow , stupid man 3 how could you thus put _lo-ar head in the lion ' s mouth ? _Xow , I ask for Wil-| _aai—wcmustlurckimorCarpeutcr ; Lloyd ' s editor Biust give liis name , for editors do not publish _anony-Bnocs letters without a knowledge of the names of _B-fir miters . Who , tlich , is William ? Will he _mn-e for his 3 s . 3 d ., and his 3 d . premium ?

      1 L ' cre 1 publish the answer to William , sent to _tfyd ' s by the Lambeth secretary , and that inde v _- uueiit paper instantly refused its insertion . I Presume , because the writer had a name . To dwell it greater length upon William ' s letter would be a _pfidiculous -waste of time . 1 now come to topr notice jfp _""TCspoudents , in the same number of Lloyd ' s : — m _raWKTASt TO W 1 LLUM _WISH-I-HAT-GET-IT . 1 r * th

      u be returaed according t « rule the nineteenth , by i > er' is who are csntinuali y joining and members who are ihns snares te those already in tlieir possession , or if '« iH calS atmr rcsidcucc I wilt purchase his or their i _* " _* -. Sir , 1 cannot but think that had your corresponil .... . ,, e il _* llan _>* _s H'is globe ) have signed himself _« i . l of the _Wis-i" he wou , 'd hare been more to Hie irat , for lie evidentl y is snrh by the fact that no such ' » a * *¦ > £ . 3 d . can he or has been laid in any of the _iL-srscf weekly payments ihat tliat gent , imagines h _« i is _-jMSL-d . _Coraaion honest v , if not common sense , should _iv * tow _vruHam _Wish-I-inay-gct--it first to make the niaud tEdbe refused , before endeavouring to stigmatise lt « jy « men as dishonest And , sir , with respect to aiid the

      Eahty , I workuig men generally have _imphcit iitJim the legal knou ] ed e of Mr . Roberts who is our Etornev , and ootJIr . O'Connor-, _asyou _fciveir . _Atsowith _*!•< - « to lourconesponaentfencvingthat we arc _deadi-cH outnght or yonr leading _Articles , does he , or has _^ attended our weekl y meetings ? I sav . no such tiling , _J v-rwutno such a letter could have been written with inh ; why , your _articles have imrcascdour numbers ,, we ¦ _J'e in iM & _toh alone shares taken out to the amount of " ¦ ft , and we are daily gaining considerable accession , : d cur _iscctlv income averagts £ 5 . Sow , sir , all we _' u : re is ihat you will imbjisli hotii rules , tliose _designed i \ . vg ? . t _farthiiig , aiul t ! s «* s tcimed the gold sovt-: _r . ! , _u- __ ht _v « sr ; _j-isdi . T . = jgj jre for themselves : which ,

      ,S Iswis Ispepesdest English Chartist, <...

      With the insertion of this , will oblige a Chartist , independent of any name but his own . I am , -Sir , yours respectfully , JOHN G . 4 _THABD _, Xambcth District Secretary . 16 , Grango Walk , _Bermondsey-cquare . I am not astonished at the many doubts you create as to the realisation of hope in the O'Connor lottery , from the very many successful delusions that have been practised upon the poor people of this country ; and , lest you should be at a loss for a recent striking illustration , I beg to present you with a letter I have received from Peterborp ' . Ilerc it . is : — . ' - Petcrborb ' , June 25 , 1815 ..

      Mr . Editor , — -I find , in reauing _O'Connor'sletter iii last . reefs . Star , that he : has heieh attacked ' _hyj- _~ - _^~ - , ie _^ _iepecling _; the' laiaA _^ Co _^ pyrs & _0 ' _Society ! -: ' _$ eThnps , you living in l / radon , are not so _' - Tvell _acq-uainted withl'this gentleman ' s " _dhMacfer as we are _ihTeterbofo'i' Ahd _/' as in his letter he has fnsinuated that Feargus O'Connor and Co . _' uitchd robbingi : those whom he succeeds in alluring into his trap , " I will inform yon _lioiv ———¦— and Co . set a similar trap in Feterboro ' and WL-beach , and succeeded in catching about 150 poor devils . He established what he called a United Advancement Society , which was to be for the benefit of the working classes . Each member paid sixpence per week . When there were funds in

      band sufficient , an estate was purchased ; and the snare tliepoorhard-workingfellows that subscribed theirmoney had in it was , to travel twenty miles to look at it ; for he contrived to " smash up just at the time tlie estate was purchased ( as he had done two or three times before ) , and robbed the public to an enormous extent . Sir , I can assure you he is one ofthe most harcfaced villains that ever crawled tlie earth . He saved his bacon hy making his escape , or he would have been torn to pieces by tliose poor fellows whom he swindled out o'f their money . His name is only remembered in Peterboro' to be execrated . _Vours , ic , A Scffeeek .

      P . S . —I hope yon will publish this in your widely circulated paper ; it may prevent him succeeding again . Now , sir , I make no doubt that vou have lieard all about this _"mocse-ibap ; " and no doubt too used _j-our powerful influence In cautioning the peOplc against the scheme of purchasing land with subscriptions of sixpence per week I shall now publish your notice to correspondents ;—O'Coxsor _' s LottEhV roR tBe Lasd . —Some leUsrics are " all prizes and no blanks , "—this is almott , the other way . O'Connor talks of turning the shoemakers of Londen into _fitfmws ; but _thes are still to mrV . at their own trade . And this is to ease the labour market ! Truly , a most Irish _Qro-posal _' . The _worMog-ciasses , Mr . Editor ,

      owe you their th . iHks for cracking O'Connors deal nut , and showing its _hollowness—for pointing out the pitfall , which he hits covered with grass , to make it look like firm land . Palse as his Utopia is , still more precarious are tbe terms by which , even if it could be realised , it is to be holden . Men are to subscribe—the money is to be entrusted to an irresponsible treasurer—lots are to he drawn —but what if the hind , like Duncombe's estate , were to be forestalled by a bill of expenses!—what if the fortunate drawer of a prize found lus little plot of land in the air , or somewhere under the tropics I This getting the land , is _sometliing l & e finding out the longitude , _orliieatiehtt with no soup . We ought to call it tlie " O'Connor sweepstakes . " Is not such a scheme punishable by law ! But

      impostors will never be wanted while there are gulls to _believe them . I -Hill suppose that somefew shoemakers had taken up the spade and mattock , and become cobbliin tanners , after the manner of O'Connor . Would they be freeholders , copyholders , leaseholders , ormere tenantsat wiH t _ Would they get upon bad land or good land ?—Would they be able to keep out their neighbour ' s pigs or poultry ; or , worse than all , could they keep the parson from clapping liis ten tithing claws upon them—the lawyer from ferretting them out like rabbits in a warren—the taxinan from scoring them with the devil ' s broad R , farates and cesses ! Ah , this is blight , and mildew , and failure ! And then their own trustee or landlordwhat warrant have they , that he would not serve them with a notice to Quit , after all their time and trouble onuretenceofbeincdissatisfied with their management ,

      or their want * _3 f due respect for him ; oroecause or some undermining parasite ; or that he thought it wouldbe better to sell , " and-have money instead of land ! And would not _thelucks _five-actefarmevbeaUthewhilennder the present accursed system , like a toad nndarahaiT _*» w ? For ray own part , sooner than buy one of the lottery t ickets , _toraffle-ftrahitoftend / _andholditfthat _^ ifl : _skouldevergetij ) * ii _^ tt . m _* - _* fci _^ _itimoego _^ hd . take . out _^ an _tllotmentjai'iTeA _^ i _^ i _^ _> hnum . _:: _* n _* nd snip . _iwy . 1 » had in the " ne _§ hbqu _ASod _^ ff ; where I reside—when I shouldrealise aU the ' _advantiiges which O'Connor holds out only the chance of obtaining , even if I took his wordfor that , which ( cs _Iknow the man ) lam not disposed to do , and should deserve to be cheated , if I did . If I were to listen to his blarney , I am afraid I should lose my bit of cheese , like the crow when the fox flattered it . for beine a good singer .

      "AS _ISnEPENUEST ESGLISH t'HAETIST . Veiy , very foolish man ! If the shoemakers choose to work at their trade , am I to prevent them ? While having a resource in the laud , which they would not otherwise liave , would they , although is existence , be as likely to submit to masters' reductions , or to compete against those of their trade at work , if reduction was attempted ? MiHeisaa ' _allw-ement * fori . . veil know that , once ] ocatcd .. « D ? n ., 1 ; 1 , e land , not a man of them would ever handle an awl again , except to make shoes in winter for self and family . Bytit is not an allurement for my own gain , as I have ova

      smd over again refused the-shoemakers pressing appeals to become treasurer of their fund . But as to what every man of common sense thinks of the bardship you make of paying rates , tithes , and taxeslet me tell you a story . When the property tax was laid on , the Marquis of Westminster went from the Upper House in a furious passion ; and when he arrived at home he said to his coachman , " John , I am the hardest ' vis *** , _wkhi in England . " " Bear » ' me , my lord , whatever is the matter ? " " Why , I have £ 12 , 000 a year tax to pay on my property . " " Eh . that is hard , indeed , my lord ; but I'll tell you howtoavoidit . " "How , John , how ? " " Why , my

      lord , l _' li CHANGE PLACES WITH _TOC , ASH PAT AL 1 . inr . ixsu" "Pooh , pooh 1 " was of course the only answer tlio very ill-usedlowl couldgive . Now , sir , _xvhethei- do you think It better to-P . _VT poor rates , or to be obliged to LIVE UPON THEM ? Of course , they'll pay poor rates , and tithes , and taxes , and rents iuto the bargain , bnt those having all that to pay ( and happy the man who pays the most } , will have four times as much to spend as they have now , and not one-half the work to _« arn it . As to the attorney , they may employ one if they like ; but I cannot possibly foresee the remotest prospect of such a person finding his way iuto one of our societies . Then , sir . as te the landlord serving them with notice to

      ' quit , in default of proper management , or due re-| sped , or the luidermining parasite . Nonsense , man , | yon are not in your senses ! Tiie landlord would have no more power over them than you wonld—he could not serve them with notice to quit . The land would be theirs for ever and ever , to will , or sell , or leave to whom they pleased , upon the one condition of paying £ 5 per auuum ; and any tenant who desired to purchase the fee—that is , to pay no rent at all , would have , in tiie first instance , the option of doing so ; and in any deed of sale a condition to that effect might be inserted . Having now disposed of your nonsense of the 22 nd , I shall say one word upon the half of your letter that appeared in Lloyd's paper of last , week . That letter is easily

      answered" lieu , till they grow _sagev , Back tlieir opinion with a wager . " I have not got £ 500 to spare , perhaps you have , but 1 will take the minimum proposed , the " one pound , " and bet vou a pound that you cannot prove that you are not the author of the two articles 1 have fathered upon you , and of the letter signed an " Independent English Chartist . " It will not do to say you are not the author of all . \" ou must show who the author is , or Carpenter mustdo it for you , and it shall be by an affidavit . The only sensible passage in your letter is the concluding one , whercyon say , " But , then * , what _SAMECOtXB CARRY SO MCCH WEIGHT AS THAT OF Mil . Feargus O'Coxxor ? " Aye , what name , indeed , or what name ought to carry so much weight as that of Mr . Feargus O'Connor ? What name has been so well tried ? What name has so successfully withstood the shuck of knaves and fools ? Now , sir , allow mc f o

      ask you a few . questions . Why don't you meet me m discussion upon the relative merits o f this _"horscchesnut aud chesnut horse ; " hy the way , you say thai mv horse is srogsy , spavined , and lame i 1 . _< - _'*)

      ,S Iswis Ispepesdest English Chartist, <...

      I can cure every one of those defects , as I am a capital farrier , while your hack has an incurable complaint ; he is r . _noKES-wixnEn , and broken down 15 EFORE . ' Do you twig what before means ; He picked up some SIXPENNY NAILS when Most the shoe you speak of . I can draw the threc-aiidthrcepenny nail out of " William I-wisli-I-may gct-it ' s" footland make "Old Billy" as sound as a trout on his fore feet . But why don't you meet me in discussion , especially when Lloyd ' s paper might THBx be induced to give a bit of public meetings interesting to the working classes . Why do you not

      vary yonr style a wee bit ; instead of showing the one 'dole * self and- selfishness under your different _^ disgu'ises ? i 'Why _^ hai _* - hot one single man come forward Vifi . a . 'riame , to' upholtl your plan or to _deupuMe my pbmt . Why We . _weiii 6 _* fc t . ieweel _* ly _receipfeflf the ¦ _*' lo Assurance Association , ' ¦ with the names of the secretaries , published in Lloyd ' s . Why _doirt ' we hear of some expresst . ii of public opinion to back It ? ' Why are you so sore about the " mousetrap ? " And liave not the necessities of this national plan of yours even ' yet provoked another number of the Common Weal , which _wastoappearwiien tho position oftliesociety demanded it ? WHO IS YOUR TREASURER ? -WHO

      YOUR TRUSTEES ? -, WHO YOUR DIRECTORS ? -lVII 0 YOUR MANAGING COMMITTEE ? -WHO _YOim BANKERS ? -AND WHO IS YOUR ASSOCIATION , OR WHERE IS IT ? or when arc we to have the first specimen of this reteran aychitcctiive exhibited to the longing eye ? WILLIAM , 1 WISH I MAY SEE IT ! Why do you complain that I have written three and a half columns , when you know thftt _nenvly one and a half was devoted to the publication of matter f ™ m the Common Weal , the National Reformer , and the Breadeater ? I only wrote two columns , and y ou have written seven columns . Perhaps there is more in my _t'rfO columns than in your seven—I suspect there _isK Sow I have done with you for the present , and shall devote the i _' t ' iuainder of my space to my dear , _confidiiiR Mends , the members of the Chartist

      CoOperative Association . My beloved friends , it makes my heart bound and rebound with joy to hear and read of the unparalleled success of our _regeneration project . Last week it cost me about £ 15 , to meet and _ovei-come the follies of Mr . James ffill , published In Lloyd ' s Newspaper from time to time . But it was rendered necessary by the fact of the land being a new subject , and the consequent propriety of answering any objection raised by the jealous , the scheming _,, the adventurous , and the needy . Whenever anything is proposed for your advantage , socially or politically , the obstructives step in and propose something better , and always having the fascination of

      practicability about it . They never try to beat 3 * 011 out of a position , but they always try to seduce you from It . Tims , the Stnrgitcs would nol oppose you . O no , but they went considerably further and presented you with the fascinations of ability to carry out what they proposed . So , in 1835-3647-38 , _andlSDD , when wc revived the Charter , one and another stepped upon the heels of each man and proposed something practical . I told you many yeare ago , when the Household Suffrage party sprung up , that as there was no party strong enough to carry that measure , that all they required was our co-operation ; and once having abandoned our position , and

      navmg joined them , that Household Sunrage and Universal Suffrage would , on the following day , bo buried in the same grave . Now , keep that in mind ; they come as near us as they can , and then sell themselves and ns , if we would only allow them . This is just the case with the tinkers , who would patch up sometliing to divert public attention from our present plan of rcgencrationX 7 Bui _, tiiky bhali , _xdrno ' it _^ n _^^^ m iffejflidn yo _^' efe _/ _riia _^ any _^ vjing uiaaV-iiind' so youjougut , for _I- ; JuwfiTpuapi _;»^

      _&*& _'l & TCJMnie- _m-y _/^^ lia _^^ _frilow _^ aiid-liave shy _^ even of individuals . Fiist , then , some complain of the difficulty of selling this surplus produce . Well , thatis a glorious difficulty in imagination . Think of such a difficulty , as working men having more of the produce of their own labour—beef and mutton , and milk , and butter , aud cheese , and poultry , and eggs , and vegetables , and honey , and clothing , and fvuit , and pigs—than they know

      what to do with!—while at present they have but that scanty supply allowed by their masters . And think of all these things being fresh and produced by themselves , and think that a surplus of food is better than a surplus of cotton , or even of gold . But to meet the objection , I wish I may sec the day when it will he difficult to soil a fat pig or a pound of butter in England , because all have too much . Secondly , I lim . asked what a man is to do with a cottage and two acres , if he does not wish to occupy it ? Well , I presume that few such will join this association ; -but in such case I assert ., without fear of refutation , that anv member would receive from a non-member

      thirty , forty _, or fiftypounds as aprenimni tor his holding , the moment begets his lease for _evur . ' And this additional value is given to the lot by co-operation , just as fortunes are made by assurance companies , which arc no more or less than co-operative societies for the wealthy . What is a man to do in sickness ? is another question . What docs he do now ? Suppose a colony ofonchundrcd , and that such a difficulty should present itself ; would they not be in a better condition to form a sick club of themselves , while the wholcsomcncss of their occupation would reduce the chances of sickness ? Men must be sick ; and small faniWl'S , allOVO al classes , would be in the best condition to bear

      the infliction , as most of them would have families . Better be sick in a man ' s bws bko , than in the ILismE . How , if a man could not pay his rent ? Why he should be twised out at once , as the f ailure could only proceed from drunkenness or wilful neglect It is but 3 d . per day ; and one middling pig , or the fourth part of one cow's milk , would pay the rent . How if an occupier died ? Why he may make his will , and make what disposition he pleases of his land for ever . Could a man purchase his cottage

      and two acres for ever , and do away with the rent ? Certainly ; and , from first appearances , I trust wc shall be in a position not to sell a morsel * , and my opinion is , that each holder with moderate prudence might purchase his allotment in ? ive yeahs or less : and 0 ! how that desire would sweeten every hour ' s additional labour—even by moonlight . May God grant me life just to see one colony purchased by the occupants , and my labour shall not be wanting . In fact , my every attention shall be directed to that point . _IIo-v 9 i «> tailors -ind shoemakers to learn the science of

      _agriculture ? Nothing more easy . How < Jid tliey _k-arn imartineal trade ; and , moreover—all bear this in mind—whekk there is a demand there is sure to be a scrriA _* . And you may rest assured that if one colony was planted to-morrow , that , before that day week , they would have just the supply needed of the best practical farmers and best practical gardeners to sell their knowledge . Thus one man would rcmiivc a lesson from either , for a day , or two , or three , at the important seasons of the year , and would be able to pay 5 s . a day for the instruction ; and three or four good masters would live well , and well earn their money . A lesson to one is

      a lesson to all , at agriculture , bnt at nothing else . What can a man do upon two acres ? No man that ever was in England , or in the world , could cultivate two acres to the best advantage ; and what breaks the fanner ' s back , is being obliged to pay rent for more land than he can cultivate to advantage . It is sheer dead loss . The very worst circumstanced two acres is too much for a man to manage well ; too little to make a bankrupt of him . What would the occupiers do without horses ? Just as I do now : hire thein when they require them , instead of keeping one for 365 davs to do 10 days' work , or not so much . £ 30 is too little to build a house : yc * , hit enotirh to make a comfortable cottage , that the

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      ow . ver fob ever may add to at pleasure—better than a room in another man's house , a lodging in a cellar , or a pallet in the Bastile . HOW ABOUT MACHINERY ? It would then be man ' s holiday . 11 ' we had a demand , we should very soon have threshing machines , draining machines , and all sorts of machines , doing for fourpence what , in his individual capacity , it would c ost a man five shillings' worth of labour to perform . Got the demand , and don't yon fear the supply . It would be worth five shillings of a i ' man _' s labour , ' at thVthea . value , to thrash . twenty stone of . wheat ; a _machiriei-beiongingtp another man who * - had no land , ., _woubi- * do _. 'it 7 _^

      wo . ild _& y . e _^ Coold : the _LAsoLonpTioRS him : out ¦?• ¦ 'Fudge- !" nonsense ., :- Noj' _^ no more than he cbuld _^ _icetliim and rob liira % _^ t \| £ , highway , without the danger of being transported . _^ CouLD a- man _stauve ? Yes , cartainly , if ns wibue ' s . V but now he must , whether he likes it or not . ' ! Could the members be prosecuted ? Most assuredly ; but then I wonld give a trifle to see tho indictment framed against men for offering to buy land that was offered for sale , or for subdividing it , or letting it , or tilling it . It would be a gem of an indictment . Is it according to first principles to buy what belongs to you ? Yes , if you cannot otherwise

      g et it . Has the present generation a right to deal with land for ever ? I only deal with circumstances as they present themselves , I allow future generations to correct the blunders we may fall into , just as I would correct these of our ancestors ; but if I live for 1000 years , then l'li be talking to you about that ; as the judges say , " when the case arises , we'll deal with it . " I never create obstacles , I remove them . Are the parties engaged in arranging the prcliminnries _iroxii'J ¦ .. Yes . _> s " the sux Will you fob our cash ? I could " hot if I ' _wiilil . I wowo sot if 1 coi / wi , WU 1 Mr . Roberts ? Yes , certainly , till you I'Cuuireit : but then , on the moment , you will _hayc it ,

      with bank interest , and without the deduction of tns fraction of a farthing . But if he should die ? More would be the pity , but he would leave tour honey for you _avteb him . But he docs not , thank God , look like a dying man . Will you leave the country , Mr . O'Connor ? What is that to you it' 1 < lo-I WOil'i take any of your money with me . Can the society fail ? Can the people be hoaxed or deceived ? _Iml'OSSIBLE , WHOLLY , UTTERLY , ASD ENTIRELY BirOSSI BLE . Are the rules , as thoy now stand , binding ; or can they be altered and & mcnded t so as to give gene ral satisfaction to those for whose advantage the society is established ? The present rules are only

      binding upon the present aianagcra . When the association numbers 2000 members , several queries will be submitted , through- ' the Northern Star , to save expense of printing circulars , and a full and arnplc Opportunity will bo afforded for such alterations , emendations , and corrections as the majority shall think proper to adopt ; when they will also have the power of electing their own treasurer , president , trustees , and committee of management . I . shall propose myself as managing steward , without salary , and iiable to be removed at pleasure , at a minute ' s notice , on payment of so wages , and . no questions asked . William , you wished you might get—now you have cot it ; and how do you like it ?

      ' I remain , my dear friends , Your ever faithful and unpurchaseable servant , _Fearous O'Connor . P . S . —This is a long letter , bnt it is worth _eva-y word that will be iu Lloyd ' s for the next six months . Every man should read my work on Small Farms ; aud when Ttclf you that I sold the copyright , and that I have no interest in its sale , except * thc good it will do , perhaps Mr . Hill may say that it is no harm to buy it , if I get nothing from the sale . —F . O'C . "

      TO WILLIAM . CARPENTER ; * SELECTOR-W A | _TIClEfg _^ R _^ L 6 Yl ) 'S ' NEWSPAPER . . You _MEAS-spmiTED , Sneaking Cun' —Your adoption of anonymous productions and other persons , effusions shall riot altogether screen you from punishment . I shall treat you as . the author of tho following notice to correspondents in Lloyd's paper of Saturday last . You and _ your scheming coadjutors shall have a dose of it now . Here is your notice : — SnAW Asl ) Join * Goth aud . —Two letters with these names attached have been received , the writers of both volunteering , and apparently exceedingly anxious , to liberate " William _Wish-I-may-get-it" from the Chartist

      mouse-trap , and to pay back the amount ot ins subscription . Sonic persons might wonder . it . this unusual benevolence , and inquire how it should occur that tliere was this ex ' rente anxiety manifested on the part of strangers to relieve ilie sufferer . The ease is apparent enough . We told William Wish-I-may-get . it that he had onl y to apply to Mr . _Poai'gus O'Coimor , or to Mr . Thomas Prouting Roberts , at 310 , Strand , who , if they wore to be found , would , as having rendered themselves liable to a _ponaltj under 7 and 8 Vict ., cap 110 , for establishing and promoting a joint stock company without registering it , be too glad to relieve themselves of a troublesome customer . It appears that they have taken the hint , and in order to

      allay the panic , and prevent So . oio , Mranu _, trom being besieged by a troop of hungry applicants from Commerdalroad East , Lambeth , and other districts inhabited bv tlieir dopes , it has been arranged that . he subalterns in the dift ' _ei'ent districts should comeforwavd , and , if possible , prevent such a state of things . Accordingly , both the parties who write these letters present themselves on behalf of their employers , and express a desire to pay the money . It is much more agreeable to pay one person voluntarily , than have to pay one hundred by compulsion : and , then , if the money were publicly returned , many persons would not see through the operation , and their apprehensions would be alia veil . Both these benevolent individuals also

      represent themselves as officials . John Gothardsignsmmself District Secretary , * and J . Sliaiv , Delegate of the Convention at which the rules were drawn up . The Iflttor _ivlsiies to be responsible for a share in the paternity of the rules . This proposal to father the illegitimate bantling by one ofthe subalterns , reminds us of similar cases , where John the footman marries the housemaid , and , by becoming father of the child , relieves the master from a good deal of odium . We know nothing of Mr . Shaw , except as the writer of this letter ; but in the report of the Convention ( contained in the Northern Star ) , when this land plan

      was developed , we find that " Sir . J . Shaw thought tne land plan was an excellent means of obtaining the franchise . " Capital ! Hiring a £ 30 cottage and a potatoe plot , at £ 5 per annum , to give the right of voting Mr . J . Shaw afterwards moved , "That each delegate , on his return to his respective district , use his utmost influence with his constituents to cause them to pay up all arrears , also to cause them to immediately _tufce out new cards , hand-books , Ac ., that the debts of the association may be liquidated , and tie officer ' s pay permanently secured . " Tliis contains a solution ofthe enigima .

      You nasty filthy follow , you say , in speaking of me and Mr . Roberts , " If they were to _nu fou . _vd . " Give me leave to tell you that I am always to be found in mi * ow . v nousE , and never in a brothel , * I never was in one in my life , not even in _Poiiiucal-street . My name is not to lie found in the baskrott mst _, nor is my besidexce to be learned from my schedule and when I am found , I am always sough ; I never was drunk . Now , - then , can you say ditto to al ] these things , or to any one of them . So much for myself , and now one word upon your rascally , mean attempt to pervert the words of Mr . Shaw to tlie injury of a project that you dread . You try to raise np the Chartist Association and the debts due by several districts , with the Chartist Co-operative Land

      plan ; and you say , " this contains a solution of the enigma . " . Aye , so it does , but it is a solution of the lengths that a big blackguard would go , to serve a purpose . You knew full well that the observations of Mr . Shaw were directed to the Chartist Association . Youknew that tliere were no such tilings as hand-books connected with the Land Association ; you knew that no arrears could be due by the land members on the formation of tiie Association , now the matter under discussion ; you knew that it ivas not in existence ; you knew that the Land Association could owe no debts , and that therefore they need not be liquidated ; you knew ihat our sceretary had furnished a list ot the outstanding debts ofthe " Chartist Association , " and that itwas to those ' debts that Mr . Shaw ' s observations had reference . Now then , is " this a _SOU'TiON ! 0 F THE ENIGMA " for JOU ? As to Mr .

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      Shaw and Mr . Gathard—not Gothanl , as you have it—they arc , both the one and the other , much more rospcctablc men than ever you wore or ever will be . But let us have " William I-wish-I-may-gct-it ' s " name ; he , at all events , can have no delicacy in screening Mr , Roberts and me from the legal consequences of being officers of an illegal association . You and your staff may back him ; or you may take out shares , and sue as members ; and I'll nieet you all . My good fellow , you had . better not throw * : any more of _yourjfilth ; for bc . assured you shall get' blow tor blow , and a blow too nniny . " I don't ' chrb ' what you publish , if you _putHhe names'of- the-writcrs ; and as for leading articles * , - you must' do ' as ydu bost can about tliem , as you _neyw _^ uMjvrite one . in your life . Feargus O'Cosnor . -

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      Fit Amis ,. The Chamber of Deputies voted the budget of expenditures ( supplies ) tor 181 l > on Friday week by a majority of 232 to 4 "> . The _Chamberaltcrivards proceeded to discuss the bill relative to the execution of the convention for the repression of the shive-traile . M . Mauguiu alone opposed the grant of the credit demanded for that object . Tho bill passed by 213 against 1 . The sums voted without discussion or division , for the improvement of the coast defences of France , amount to 2 S , 700 , 000 francs . On Monday the Chamber voted a sum of 2 , C _* 5 (? , 000 francs for repairing the cathedral of Paris , by a majority of 26 * 1 to 4 . The session is drawing to a close as evidenced by the wholesale flight of the Deputies to lhe provinces . The strike of the Paris carpenters still continues , their work being done by soldiers . The _lodirinonts in the savins-banks of Paris on the 29 th

      and 30 th ult . amounted to 536 , 120 f ., and tin * rcimburgOinentS to . 1 , 023 , 0001 . These returns show ho » - iietmly the Struggle of the carpenters presses on the operative classes ; for a _goovl deal of the excess of the reimbursements over tiie payment ! ' was . wc are assured , ascribablc to that cause . A statement by the Univers to the efi ' eet that the Papal Government had resolved not to meddle with the Jesuit question , which Baron Rossi , on the part of France , was charged to bring before his Holiness , has called from the Debate a sarcastic article , to the effect that , in compliance with so prudent a determination , supposing it to be true , the laws of the land affecting the Jesuits should lie carried out . The Univers of Thursday says , " Another Council of . Ministers was held yesterday . It is assorted that a decision was come to thatthe Jesuits should be proceeded against ; but no understanding has been come to as to the mode of proceeding . "

      SPAIN . General Narvaez addressedputhe tilth nit ., a . circular to the authorities of the kingdom , reminding them that" Don Carlos and his family were outlaws , banishedfrom Spain , excluded by the constitution ami by special laws from the succession to the throne , and deprived of tlieir rights as Infants , " and commanding them " to pursue to death their partisans who should enter the Spanish territory , and , if already residing therein , to have them tried in the shortest and most summary manner by court-martial , as traitors . ind _ilncinrnd enemies ofthe throne and

      liberties of the nation . Ilus circular was published omciallyin the t 7 i « cttcofthe 23 rd . Tho Espectador has been acquitted by the jury impanelled to try it upon an indictment for liiiviiigpublishedseilitiouslibels against the Ministry . The majority was 10 against 2 , and the verdict ; was received with , loud applause . A report had been spread of disturbances having broken out at Valencia , but tlie rumour was not confirmed . Tlie editors ofthe Clamor Publico are in close confinement at Cadiz . That paper announces that , on the 20 th , several officers belonging to the garrison of Madrid were broke , or put under arrest .

      SWITZERLAND . A Gu . veva Journal states that the instructions given by the different cantons to the deputies for the approaching diet are much more explicit on the question of the Jesuits than tliose for the last diet . It is already known , says this journal , that ten states and two half states will vote for their expulsion by any means necessary to attain that end . St . Gall -will give no instructions on this point , but it is supposed that if Geneva should declare for the expulsion , there would be no doubt of a . majority . The irunicipal elections at'Lucerne havo commenced , and as yet , according to the New Zurich Gazette , bjen so much in favour of the Liberals as to have given great

      alamitotho Government , which has augmented its patrols , and taken other measures to prevent a rising of the Liberal party . The same paper of tho 29 th ult ., says . " The elections of the tribunals of -irrondUsemcnts took place yesterday , when the Liberals gained a fresh triumph , their candidates having been elected by a large majority . There has been much excitement in this city for the last day or two . The Landsturm have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to enter the city at a moment's notice . " The same paper states that the commune of Zurich Ucugg has conferred the freedom of that place on Dr . Steiger and Uis family . The resolution was conic to bv a , majority of 12 G to 5 .

      ( _JltlSliUli . Atiie . vs , Jua * e 20 . Our Chambers arc getting on slowly , the Senate has voted the taxes on bees , honey , Ac ., and some minor things . They have also , voted the Civil List , which had already passed the Lower Chamber ; the King will have thus 1 , 000 , 000 drachms ( nearly £ 31 , 000 ) per annum . They also passed the Budget of expenses for three months , as the whole Budget is not presented yet . Brigandage and murders continue ; even in the capital assassinations are of daily occurrence . This very morning a man was stabbed in the hiah street . The people in authority have lost

      every idea of decency and propriety . People in high stations publicly associate with known brigands , and this very week robbers were arrested by the gendarmerie on the premises of one of our f irst dignitarie ( a right-hand man of Colletti ' s ) , where he had given them an asylum ; In open day a carriage was attacked on tiie road to the _Piricus , and . a mouey changer ( a Seraff ) robbed of 7 , 000 drachms . Bothe and the coachman were severely wounded , anh WCl'e ( lllly Saved from boihg murdered by the upproiicd of other carriages . The robbers are said to bh Government people , perhaps some of the late amc ncstied briaands .

      SYRIA . The Syrian question seems now to be pretty quiet . In the midst ofthe late struggle between thcMavonites and Druses , it is said the American Protestant missionaries acted a noble part . They remained in the villages after they had been burnt and sacked , dressed the wounds of the Maronitcs , and then went and performed the same good offices towards the Druses , being equally beloved and respected by both , and this whilst Catholic priests were put to death by the Dniscs . as nublic nuisances ! Wc loam that

      Vedjchi Pacha had established lus camp at _Zahh , so as to occupy a position which separates the Druses from the Maronitcs , ready to fall upon each other , and who are restrained by his presence alone . It is now evident , beyond all doubt , that the Christians were the provokers and originators of the recent massacres . Stimulated by their infamous priests , they commenced a war of extermination against the Druses . The latter , however , were more than a match for their assailants , and retaliated with fearful vengeance ; hence the slaughter and desolation of winch Europe has Tcccntlv heard so mnch .

      INDIA AND CHINA . —Oveblaxd Mm , Dispatches b y extraordinary express from Mar seilles , in anticipation of the Overland Mail from India , reached London on Tuesday . The dates are Bombay , May 20 th ; Calcutta , 10 th ; Madras , the 10 th ; Scinde , the 10 th ; Lahore , 1 st May ; and China , March 20 . The news by this conveyance , although not destitute of interest , is of little political importance . It is something , however , to know that nothing has occurred to disturb the general tranquillity which has prevailed throughout India for some time past . From Scinde we hear that the Bhoogtccs _, with Bcgar Khan at their head , have been at tlieir old trade again ; but in an attack on tho _Miutccs were not only defeated , but compelled to _disgome their more recently acquired booty . The _affaii's ofthe Puiiiaub had underffone little alteration

      for the better . From Cabool wc learn that Dost Mahomed had become alarmed , and had abandoned his designs upoiiTcshawuv * , and it is not probable that lu ' s son will succeed in inducing the troops at Jcllalabad to advance against the Sikhs . The Sirdars of Ciindaliar are evidentl y in dread of tlie military preparations of Sir Charles Napier , for they have requested the interposition of Dost Mahomed to ¦ prevent him from attacking them . From Central India _wengrct to learn thatthe apprehensions entertained sometime since as to a probable deficiency of water in Malwa , have been sadly realised . Tho sufferings of the people , in consequence of the unusual scarcity , are dc ? eribcd as great . Sir Henry Havdinge . continued at Calcutta . The only news Irani China is of a commercial character . The Chine ?* . ' seem disposed t > earn * out their treaty wiih this country ttith _gODti

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      faith , and with that view our troops are preparing to withdraw from the Chusan Islands . London * , Fmday Morsiso . - Letters were , yestcrdav received from Calcutta down to the 13 th oi May , from whicli we learn that 011 the 9 th a _ilcsti-HCtive lire broke out in the office buildings of Messrs . Macvicar , Smith , and Co ., which , with all they eon tained , were _cntiiitlv _desirnvcil . books , _naiiers _, and all . me faith , and with that view our troops are preparing to

      tire soon seized the premises of Messrs . bewers _anu Co ., adjoining , which quickly shared the . same late ; here , fortunately , a portion of the books , property , ifciv , was saved . ' -M essrs . _Kilbvanil Co ., also were sufferers , but principally in household _furnitmu How the fire originated u * as not known . The loss ot Macviear , Smith , and Co ., is estimated at about _2-V lakhs of rupees . The total loss of all , including the buildings , is estimated at about 5 or li lakhs . Such a lire , it is _be-icved , has not occurred iu Calcutta since it was taken by Suvi ' -oo-dowhili in 1 T 50 .

      A 11 S . X 1 _UU . _Expatriatios of Santa A . nxa . — The Medway West India steam-ship arrived at _Southampton , Thursday midnight . She brings intelligence of tho release of Santa Anna from the Castle of Perotc , after a sort of halt-mock , unmeaning trial . He was sentenced to bo banished from Mexico for life . The Med way shipped him at the river Antigua , about fourteen miles fromVera Cruz , _xyhitherhehadiirrivcd _uiir der an : escort froni the existing g' _-vcrrinieiit . 'De . was _^ ' . 7 afraid of trusting liimself in . Verii , Cruz , _oiyiceoilhtolT . ; .. ' - ' , nopularfeclingyu ' . iningM ' _Su'covding . yTOn ' _dowhto _. of . tkc govevi « nci \ i . g \ TO _^^ by his . wife ,. lier _brothe ' r _^ and stepfittherrncphewlaiid . _V- _' _. v < liaiiglifer _, and -sccincil pretty Sveii at ' ¦ his- case . He ' . exprcs ' scdhimself in the most grateful-terms'to Gap- ,

      tiun Andrews for th . politeness and great attention shown him on board . Wis wife , who is only sixteen years of age , is re-presented as ; i _reinnrktibly pretty and interesting woman , _< in , l si e : n « l to feel the degraded position of her I _usuaud very keenly . The falhn president brought an immense quantity of luggage on boar * , and a' out 20 , 000 dollars iii specie _, lie landed at llavannih , but what his future intentions are , or whither he meant to bend his steps , no one knew . On the departure of the . Medway from Vera Cruz , it was generally known that Mexico had offered to recognise the independence of Texas , on condition of no annexation , or rather of maintaining their _imlepcuticncc so acquired . It is staled that Mexico , for the concession she ha ** made to Texas , is to receive . 20 , 000 , 000 doll _.-irs ; anil tho limits of the latter country arc to be guaranteed by England and _I'Vaneo .

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      With Saturday's News, Police, Legal And ...

      WITH SATURDAY'S NEWS , POLICE , LEGAL AND GENERAL . W- MANSION HOUSE , Satummt . —Attempted Sbicidk . —Jn : c Pilgrim , a pretty married woman , of the youthful age of nineteen _, was brought up before the Lord Mayor in custody of policciiiitu 514 , charged witli attempting self-destruction under the foUowing peculiar circumstances : —Charles Gregory , a waterman at the Steam pier , Skircy side of London Bridge , deposed that he was with his boat al a quarter before nine on Thursday evening , when the prisoner came hurriedly on the pier , pulled oil' her shawl and tliii _' w it down she also _di-oiiticd lier bundle , and had

      laid herself down , and was in the act of rolling * _lierseu into the river , when he providentially seized hold of her and saved her from destruction . She appeared much all ' eeted in mind at the time , and fainted away iu his arms . He ultimately gave her in charge to a policeman . The husbaud , who gave his age as fifty-three , said lie did not know nor could he assign any reason for Uis wife ' s ¦ _iovwlwM . Ilie _uecusttd , in extenuation irfUev conduct , said she had only been married thirteen months , during whieh time she liad been very unlmi _>}> y through till * gt _' OSS _niiSCOtldllGt of lid ! ' liusbm . il—in l ' act , she liad bCin confined within a hospital with a " certain disease " for nineteen weeks of that period ; this had made such an impression on lier mind that she resolved never to

      live with her husband again , and she uiu not Know wnar to do . The prisoner ' s mother , a very respectable _wi-doiVwoman , residing at Cambenvell , in answer to a question from the bench said , in consequence of having a numerous family , she regretted much to s . iy she was not able to provide for lier unfortunate daughter , who bore a very excellent character at the situation she left to get married . ' liis Lordship told the husband he had no longer any claim on June . Pilgrim as a wife—she was not compelled to live with liim _lieneeforth . lie would take charge of her for a few days , in the meantime he would see what could be done for her . His Lordship humanely guve the waterman Ss . for saving the pour creature ' s lift .

      " A Filths Miscreant . — John Green , a _hoary-heauea old monster , who described himself a > - fifty-four years of age , but who looked much more , was brought up , charged with committing an indecent assault . Policeman 8 : H deposed that lie was on duty on London-bridge during tlie vowing match , when he observed him speak 'to and handle indecently several little boys , each of whom repulsed him , until at length he went into a recess , and _committed the assault now complained of . Two other policemen gave similar evidence . Joseph Metealf , an intelligent mulatto boy , about fourteen years of age , deposed that he was hi one of the recesses of London-bridge , looking down at the boats during the progress of the ., match , when the prisoner came up , and commenced an indecent attack 011 his person . The prisoner emphatically denied the charge , and stoutly protested his innocence . His lordship thought the case fully proved , and committed the prisoner for trial , binding over all the witnesses to aunear at the ensuinc sessions .

      QUEEN-SQUARE . SATunDAr . _—Attempted S uicidb . —Elizabeth _Pcarce a very good looking young woman , was charged this morning with attempting to throw herself over Westminster-bridge that morning about two o'clock . Policeconstable 85 , E division , deposed that he ivas walking along Westminster-bridge at the time named , when he saw the defendant attempt to throw herself over the bridge .. She Had got on the _parapet of the bridge , and was llboilt throwing herself dr , when witness and another person who was _nassins at the time seized hold of her , and

      prevented her falling into the river . The sister of the defendant , who was in court , stated that the defendant had been seduced some time ago , and that the gentleman with whom she cohabited having deserted her , in . 1 moment of desperation she had resolved to do the rash act with which she stood charged . She ( the sister of defendant ) , however , was willing to take Iter home and look jitter lier for the future , providing the magistrate would consent to her liberation . Mr . Burrel said that undertlic circumstances he would consent to the course requested by the sister of the defendant , and she was accordingly liberated 011 a promise to make no such rash attempt in future .

      MARLBOROUGH STREET . Satciuh _*** . —Assault os the Police . — Frederick Mansfield , a young spark ofa fellow , was brought before the sitting magistrate to-day , on the charge of asi ' _iin'ting a police-constable , in _Silvcr-street , the previous evening . The defendant had gone into a publicliouse to have something to drink , where , having become rather uprOilriOUS , h ( J began tO illSltlt tll _« landlord , and lo create a regular disturbance . A policeman was culled in , whom the defendant attacked in the most ferocious Manner , clinging round him , and kicking and biting him all the time he was endeavouring to take hiin away . He was subsequently secured , and was now I rought up on tlio charge of the assault , and also with creating a disturbance in the street . The charge was proved by the police Constable , but the landlord not being present the case was adjourned , In order to allow the landlord to be present _, and th _.-ithis eridenee mi / flit he taken .

      GUILDHALL . _Satcudat . — Attempted Child _Mcrdev , — _Elis-. a M'C ' ulIuck was charged this morning with attempting to make away with a little girl of hers , five years of age , the previous evening . The police-constable , who had charge of the case , deposed that the night before , about dusk , ho saw the prisoner on _Blnckfriars-bridge with a crown around her . lie went up to see what was tlie matter , when be lieard that she had been attempting to throw a little girl , which she had with her , over the bridge He _Btioke to her about it , when she denied any such

      intention , and promised to go home with the child . _!*> hc went away , meanwhile he kept an eye on her . She had not gone far , when the witness saw her attempt to place the child under the wheel of a cart that was passing along . TllO WltnGSS ran up Mid immediately _Bei _^ ed the child before any danger ensued . The defendant in , answer to the charge , said she was intoxicated at the time , and did not know what she was doing . She was exceedingly sorry for what had happened , and promised never to do go again . She was sentenced to a week's imprisonment in the House of Correction , and the child was ordered to 1 * 1 . ti _. nt _tr > tbollnion * Woi * khouse .

      SOUTIIWARK . _Satobdav . _—Tue Rival Belles . —This morning , just as Mr . Cottingham had taken his seat on the bench , two ladies from the " . Mint" were ushered into the bar , bearing all the insignia of war about tliwn . The elder , Mrs , _Flannigan , had n couple of black eyes , while the younger , who upheld the tattered remnants of a dirty nightcap in view of the magistrate , deposed , in . 1 very impressive manner , that she " was the most ill-used cratur that ever _Btnd in leather shoes . " With sonic difficulty Miss O'Brien was induced to be silent , and the proceedings were gone into in a somewhat regular manner . The casus belli seamed to bo . that the married lady bciiu ; somewhat

      jealous of the Vestal , was permitted to enter ner n . u . 'inge , where she found her husband ' s nightcap pillow in defendant ' s bcd . room . To see was ceived , and without further explanation / matron pounced upon the _head-gcar of the prit _, and the debris produced in court was he encounter . The husband of Mrs . being present , and the evidence about the being very clear , the magistrate _thought the would be to dismiss the case , and a ' . vised emne to au amicable arrangement . The rival the bar , and we were subsequently info : _ni-.-d was settled in an ndjoinii _g public-house , to lion of ; _iK narli _' _*? _couul-i ned .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 5, 1845, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_05071845/page/1/