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      House Of Lorss-Mcvdat , March 3. The Lor...

      Sir J . Graham moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend thc Metropolitan Improvements Act , by ppointing an additional referee . The other orders having been disposed of , the house adjourned . HOUSE OF LORDS—TiratsiuY , March 5 . Their Loidships assembled at five o ' clock to hear her Majesty ' s assent given , by commission , to several bills . Thc _Commissioners were the Lord Chancellar , the Earl of Shaftesbury , and the Earl ot Haddington . The House of Commons having beer , summoned f o the bar , thc royal assent was given to the following Bills - . —The Public Works ( Ireland ) Bill ; the _Drainage ( Inland ) Bill ; and thc Grand Jury ( Ireland ) Presentment Bill . The house shortly after _adj-mrncd . HOUSE OF _COMMONS—TnunsnAr , March 5 .

      ENROLMENT OF THE MILl'lIA . Mr . T . Dcxcombe presented several pe titions trom different places against the enrolment ofthe niUitia . LAW OF SETTLEMENT . In answer to a question from Mr . * . Jjmith , Sir R . Peel said , that before the _conelm-ion of the _debate on the Corn Law question , he-should lay upon the table of the house a bill for . 1 new law of settlement , and a ' _sa a bill for the levyim : of parochial rates . He did not wish , however , to take any discussion upon them until afterwards .

      THE ANDOVER UNION . Mr . Etw . ua then moved , pursuant to notice , for the appointment uf a Select Committee to inquire into thc administration of the Poor Luws iu the Andover Union , am ? into the management of the Union _lVYrfchouse . The hon . member went at considerable length into the details of thc occurrences that took place in the Andover Union , which he considered as highly disgraceful , and called loudly for inquiry . Sir _Jajus Gcaiiam stated that the various grievances rclViredto hid betn subsequently remedied . It was _desira-jle that the house should bs iu possesion of ah the papers relating to these transactions before thc Commiitce was appointed . He should therefore move as anauiendtaeat the production of those d < ic ; imcuis . Mr . Parker had been dismissed on other ground- ; than his conduct on the Andover Inquiry : die Commissioners complained of his having bten guilty of general insubordination towards his

      SUiwrior _* . Mr . Wakley considered that thc proposed investigation would be rendered more compute by the pro-< notion of the papers to which Sir James Graham lad referred . lict _.- \ lr . Wakley ) felt that if ever there _ciuie before the house a subject which demanded from it tl-. e most careful _iuvesth . atiou it was tbeprcsent . ( Hear , hear . ) Since he had been in Parliafficat there had come under his observation no case wiicli more loudly than that under discussion had called for thc scrutiny and strict examination into it of the Legislature , and he felt confident that when tlie _rij-lrT hon . gentleman had maturely reflected upon the attendant circumstance . * - , ami had well weighed the importance , of iho fasts contained in

      tie papers whicli had been moved for , he ( Sir James Graham ) would declare himself of the same opinion . Air . _Chkktie complained that a very insufficient _« ppi > nunity had as yet been afforded to Mr . Parker for the vindication of his conduct . Macdougal , the _disj _lac-d m . _u-ter of the Andover workhouse , also was entitled t" a . further hearing , and it was requisite that the Poor Law Commissioners should themselves be i . criuitted to explain the part they had taken iu these trausactious . Mr . Fekraxd recurred at some length to the proceedings ia the " Mott eve . " lie concluded by _t-ayitig that lie _fiimly helieved the exposure which had taken place t < -night _was _£ the bediming of tie end of the new Poor Law . as well as of the Poor Law _Commission , ai d right heartily would he reioice if

      the end of U ; " s session . Jmuld see the death of that law , and the _-li-w . Jution of the prvent _Minktiy . Ca , tain Pecuuix s , bke in favour of the motion . l _f lir . T . _D'lxC'VBE asked the right hon . ban-net ¦ whe ther he really thought his am .-ndment for ihe production of Mr . Parker ' s report , the evidence with respect to bone < rashing in the Ai dov _.-r Union , & c ., would be _s-iiivfii-ioiy to th «» h < m « c or the country in lieu of the _pr-posed inquiry ? Did the right hon . baronet really suppose that the production of tho e papers would settle the case ? lhey had been told that the conduct of thc I _' onr Law Commissioners -. ould prove to he unimpeachable , and beyond suspicion , when they kuew the _facis of _llie case . Tliey wanted to know the tacts of the case , and how could those facts be arrived at except by a committee .

      lir . Parker appeared to be a must unfortunate person , for he seemed to have given satisfaction to no one . The only mistake tliat gentleman made , was to _resigu his ofiiVe . He ought to have thrown the responsibility of liis dismissal 011 thc Poor Law Commissioners , aud if his statement were correct , he would then have had the public with him . Instead of that , the Pour Liw Commissioners recommended Mr . Parker to resigu . Why he ( Mr . _Dimconibe ) had heard hou . gentlemen in tliat liouse , over and over jtgain . _rcC'iiumcnd the Ministers to resign ; but they did not take that advice . ( Laughter . ) They waited _ti : l a majority turned them out , aud _tlivn they were sometimes replaced by worse . ( Laughter . ) " Mr . Parker asked for an inquiry , and wheu a man courted inquiry , _gcneially speaking , the presumption was iu his favour .

      After speeches fmm Mr . P , Borthwicfc , Mr . Hume , Lord I _' _o'l-nnan , Mr . Jervis , Gen . Johnson , and Mr . . Agliouby , Mr . S . Siuwf Hsu and Mr . Fielding urged upon _governiiii-ii : to concede the inquiry , and Sir J . Graham then withdrew his amendment . Col . _> ir . _TuoKi- _* invehhed against the constitution oi the tW Liw Commissioners . Mr C . _ii : istik t ! . e * . i _m-. v _.-d the addition of further -words to the motion , the effect being to extend the inquiry ititi the conduct of the Poor Law Commissioners and Mi : Parker , relative to thc two invest _igath-ns held at Andover . and into all the circumstances under which the Poor Liw C _immissioncrs Had called up > n Mr . Parker to resign his assistant co'iii : ii _« ioiicrsh : p . The hus _^ c then divided , when the numbers'

      werelor Mr . Christie ' s amendment ( 12 _Agaiu-t it 09 Mabritv for thc amendment — 23

      THE POLISH NUNS . Mr . _Cowrait moved for copies of despatches _« . _C-eivf d hy ihe Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , _vuiiiaiiiie _: ; information relative to the injuries _iuiU-jted u . 0 _: i the _Brazilian Nuns of Minsk . Sir it . Pi : ei . announced tint no _despatches had been ic . eivtd from our _ambassador at Petersburg ¦ _relative to this -uhject , but that the Consul at Warsaw had written to contradict the report . He ( Sir R . l y ci ) altogether discredited Ihe statement in _qucsii-m , or at , least _lK-lievcd it a _«* _, _riiss _exaggeration . Mr . T . _Di'xcuMiiE ami Dr . Bowuixg strongly _delioii _' . iced the alleged barbarities of ihe fi . u _< _siau _go-Teiii'iit-iii . Mr . _Cowrait being satisfied witii Sir R . Peel ' s < _-xplaii « t _!« ii , withdrew his im tion . The oilier enters were then disposed of , and the house _adj-. iut 1 e 1 . i

      H ) Vsb OF LORDS- Friday , March 6 . IRISH _COERCION BILL . Tlie hou . < c _rcs"dved itself into Committee on tiic In .-h Cum imi Biil , sifter thc Earl of St . Germans and explain _, d llie _suu'iuliiieiits intended hy the govcraiueui , . «;« _s . _t . _U'd his opinion of those proposed by ( _iiuvrcnt iioblc lords . Tiia consideration < f the several clauses gave rise to much discussion , in tho course of whicL Earl Grey in acked the Irish _laudic i \ I _> as being thu cau-e of thc state of tue country , ihruugh _liejih Ct of their duties . The landlords were warml y defended by the Earl of Roden aud Lord _I- ' ai nl _. au ..

      When clause lti was read , making it a mi-demeanour , punishable with transportation fur any person in a proclaimed district to lie f . _iUtid out of liis abode hei . «'« -ca one h-. ar _aticr sunset a .-d _,-inirise , Lord _liiiiv inveighed ai length agaiu _> tthc unnecessary scvui y ot the peualty _, and moved as _aiiiiiik-iidineiit one year ' s imprisonment with or without hard labour . This amendment brought on a long debate , in which Lord Campbell . Lord Cottcuhaiu , and Lord _Lsuydaic sided w . th Lord Givy in considering the penalty as quite out of proportion to the ' venial offence" of being out _iil _' _ier d ; _u-k ; while Lord Brougham , the Marquis of Clauiicardt _* . and Lord Mmteagle defended the sevuiiy of the measure as an extraordinary remedy for an ixtniordmary evil . Thcirlordshipsat fast divided ou the amendment , when the numbers were—Content 7

      Nou-conlent _3 S Majority " 1 The remaiuiug clauses were then stgreed to , and it was determined , by an amendment , moved by the Marquis of La . nsdow . ve , that the bill should he in force fur three years from October next . Their lordships then adjourned .

      HOUSE OF COMMONS—Fbiday , _Mahch 6 . After the reading of several railway bills , the presentation of petitions , and other routine _business , the house resolved into cominit . ee on the Corn ana Customs Act , on which it was engaged nearly the whole of the night . Mr . W . 0 . SrASLEr proposed , as an amendment to Sir R . Peel ' s plan , that" iu lieu of the duties now payable on the importation of corn , grain , meal , or flour , tlie product of foreign countries , there shall he paid a fixed duty of 5 s . per quarter upon wheat ; 2 s . 6 d . ui _larley ; aud 2 s . on oats ; meal and flour in proportion . " A _divcussion ensued , in which Colonel Wood , -W . S . O'Brien , Lord G . Bentinck , Lord J . 11 ns ell . Lord Worsley , Sir J . Tyrell , and other members took part , and the amendment was negathed _.

      Mr . M . _MiLSES then moved the omission of all words in the _i-j-solution respecting the importation of corn , refer , ing to the cessation or alteration of dut . iB _: o be paiu in the year 1849 . Wuen one party , _elaicd by victory , ijas calling out "Nocompromise _^' and another _;* arty , undeterred by defeat , was calling eat "Ao surrender , " he did not expect to obtan

      House Of Lorss-Mcvdat , March 3. The Lor...

      much support to his amendment ; but he was so convinced that , by giving up all duties on foreign corn , wc were placing in the hands of foreigners a large amount of revenue which we had hitherto enjoved that he could not refrain from putting Ins opinions ou this subject on record . Tlie amendment produced another discussion , and brou 'lit up among other speakers , Sir R . Pkel , who , m the course of his remarks let lall an important suggestion . He said the law , at present , gave evt ry facility to both tenant and lord to make a voluntary enfranchisement of copyhold estates ; but it would require the utmost deliberation to draw up a 1 lau for making the enfranchisemen compulsory . Tncre was a committee in the Ilouse of Lords now inquiring into the burdens of agriculture , and it would be a great advantage if the committee would consider this point , and also the great expense whicli now attended every purchase and transfer of small portions of land .

      Mr . Miles ultimately withdrew his amendment . Mr . P . llowAiiD made a long speech in favour of an amendment which he had placed on the notice-book , and which proposed the extension of the period of _p- « tectum upon corn until the 1 st day of February , 1851 , but at the conclusion of it refused to press it on the consideration of t' .-. e committee . The ( tlier resolutions , after a gi cat deal of talk , were succ . ss . vely _agreed to . The Chairman reported progress , and the house resumed . Report to be received on Monday next . The house then adjourned .

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      A "Row" In Parliameint. Ever Since Mr. F...

      A "ROW" IN _PARLIAMEiNT . Ever since Mr . Ferrand adopted the very unusual course of saying within the walls of Parliament what everybody else said out of them , it has been the fashion for the party-men of b _> _ith sides , who don't like this sort of plain speaking , to deny his veracity , and to damage his usefulness as a public man , by fixing upon him the stigma of a reckless assertor of _unfoi'iidcd and unjustifiable statements . The venal press , ever ready to take the cue from their _aducrlising customers , have followed up this game , and have sedulously echoed the charges against him , suppressing at the same time his replies to these charges .

      The slashing speech delivered by him during the late debate , brought down upon him on the following evening , in his absence , a repetition of this old "dodge . " Ou Friday night last he repaid this " Roland with an Oliver , " which we are unwilling our readers should miss the enjoyment of , and have , therefore , condensed to suit our crowded pages . Whatever may be theught of Mr . Ferrand _' s discretion , there can be no doubt of his bravery . That miserable little waspish man , thc member for Bath , who led the attack on the previous evening , certainly came off worst upon this occasion . Mr . Fi _* RiuxD defended himself from the attacks which had been made upon him in his absence on the previous evening . Mr . Roebuck , who had commenced the attack , was the last person who ought tu

      have used such language . Mr . Roebuck had once , with language far more violent and indecent than any wliich he had used , flung down the Times newspaper upon thc floor of the house , and recommended its members to horsewhip a gentleman in every way his superior . He believed that the public held Mr . Roebuck in such estimation that they would not give a quarter of a farthing for his opinions ; aud among all his other failures in life , the _knowledge of that tact rankled most deeply in his breast . Adverting to the speeeh of Mr . Bright , he showed that Mr . Bright had put words into his mouth which he had never used . Mr . Bright , however , was not a person entitled to attack him on the score of veracity , for two meetings had been recently held in Lancashire

      10 rebut a statement which he had made iu liis place in Parliament , respecting thc reluctance of the working classes at Preston and at Rochdale to support a Ten Hours' BUI . Dr . Bowring had also put in his mouth words which he had never uttered , for the _impose of damaging him in the estimation of the house and the country . Mr . Ferraud then restated and justified the words which he had actually used respecting Mr . H . Ashworth . Turning next to Lord Morpeth , he asserted that lie had never suid that the petition from Union Mill was not a free and _unbiassed petition . What he had said was , that petitions against the Corn Laws had been in many instances signed by the workmen in the manufacturing districts against their will , and at thc compulsion of their masters .

      _Jlr . BiuoBi said , after all that had fallen from Mr . Ferrand that evening , he was prepared still to say that Mr . Ferrand ' s statement respecting Mr . G . Wilson was unfounded , lie then read a letter from a Mr . Rawsthorne _, declaring that Mr . G . Wilson did not issue the circular convening the meeting of starch manufacturers at Manchester , that he did n « t preside at that meeting , and that no such deputation as that of which Mr . Ferrand had spoken had ever waited on the government . Dr . _BowmxG observed that Mr . Ferrand had accused Mr . 11 . Ashworth of " cold-blooded cruelty " in having caused the dish-ess and misery which existed in his neighbourhood . He appealed to Lord J . Manners , who had visited the _establishment of Mr . Ashworth , whether Mr . Ferrand ' s statemant was correct .

      Mr . _Roeucck had nothing to say , but what he had said last night ; if Mr . Ferrand was not present when he spoke , the fault was Mr . Ferrand ' s , not his . He would not say one word respecting the attempt at sarcasm just made upon him . If he had failed in Ilis career in life , it was his consolation that in ali liis misfortunes it had never been his late to have an unanimous resolution ef the Ilouse of Commons put on record agaiust him , that what he had said was a calumny and a falsehood . He denied that he had ever dealt in personalities , unless , indeed , they called direct accusations personalities .

      Mr . D'Israeli regretted that Mr . Ferrand made these attacks on gentlemen connected with the manufacturing districts . He had often remonstrated with Mr . Ferrand on that sulyect , but in vain , for it was Mr . Ferrand ' s honest conviction that those attacks were necessary and just , and if Mr . Ferrand euterfaiiued that conviction , he had not done anything on this occasion deserving the censure of the house . He did not know Mr . U . Wilton personally , but he did know that he had been for many years an agitator , and was therefore very sorry to find that he was so thin-skinned when his name was mentioned .

      With regard to Mr . Ashworth , he must express his opinion that Mr . Ferrand had substantiated his posi tion , although he muck regretted ihat Mr . Feirmdliad taken it up . Mr . Bright had been very angry with Mr . Ferrand , because he had made some obscure accusation , which lie did not well understand , against two members of the League , as " assassius , " aud had complained that Mr . Ferrand would not give the _league an opportunity of discussing them in a court of justice . Now , the same charge had been brought against the League by Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Graham , aud why did not the League , instead of chasing such small deer as Mr . Ferrand , proceed against the antlered monarchs of the wood ' ( Mr . Roebuck , too , had made too much of the resolution of the house against Mr . Ferrand . He thought that resolution ridiculous . Sir Janus Graham and Sir R . Peel did not wish for it , and were very

      unwilling to have it passed . It originated from thc _> ame source from which all matters , which were disagreeable in tbat house , originated—namely , from Mr . Roebuck himself . lie utterly denied that Mr . Roebuck _nevor dealt in personalities ; on the contrary , he was perpetually offending against the rules ofthe house , and the oidinary rules of gentlemanly decorum—no man more so . Corrupt motives had been attributed to himself by Mr . Roebuck . Will —the tree must bear ite fruit—the crabtree must produce crab apples—and a man of acid mind must , of course , make acid speeches . He held up to wellmerited scorn the melo-dramatic _malignity and the Sadler ' s Wells sarcasm with which Mr . Roebuck looked daggers , though he used none . If such gesticulations came from a person entitled to use them , he should merely say that they wcre ridiculous , but cumin" from Mr . Roebuck , they were not only

      ridiculous but offensive . Mr . Fielden bore testimony to the truth of Mr . Ferrand ' s statement respecting the distress of the haudloom weavers . Mr . Ashworih and Mr . R . Gregg had proposed to the Four Law Commissioners to bring labourers from thc south to the north for tho purpose of equalising wages . Tbe people in the north knew-that equalising their wages meant reducing them to the level of tiie agricultural labourer , and u great sensation was iu consequence produced among them . It was proved before the Poor Law Committees of 1837 or 1 S 3 S , that 10 , 000 families had been sent to the manufacturing districts from the parishes in the south of Emd .-uid . The migration system had been condemned by the Poor Law Committee , and the office established iu Manchester , with Mr . _Muggeridge as its agent , had been given up . Iu conclusion , he maintained that nothing said by Mr . Ferrand respecting the cruelties p . actiscd in factories had been upset by any of his opponents .

      Sir Robert Peel and Air . Cobdex tt ok advantage of the _occasion to make mutual explanations as to thc celebrated " assassin" speech ofthe former three years ago , and having afforded tiie house the edifying spectacle of a reconciliation , the scene closed .

      Gibraltar.—Ihe Iocks Look Tremendous , T...

      Gibraltar . —Ihe iocks look tremendous , tlwt to asccud it , even without the compliment of shells or shot , seems a dreadful task : what would it be when all those mysterious lines of batteries were vomiting fire and brimstone , when all those dark guns that you see poking their grim heads out of every imaginable cleft aud _d _^ tag should salute _yow Villi shut , bttt \\ bot and cold ; and when , after tugging up the hideous perpendicular place , you were to linn _regiments of British grenadiers ready to plunge bayonets into your poor panting btomach , and let out artificiall y the little breath left there f It is a marvel to think that soldiers will mount such placet fora shilling—ensigns for five and ninepence—a day : a cabman would ask double ihe money to go halfway ! One meekly reflects upon the above _Grange truths , leauing over the shin ' s side , and looking up the huge mountain , from thc tower nestled at the foot of it to the flag-staff at the summit , up t _* i which have Icon piled thc most ingenious edifices for murder , Christian science ever adopted . —Notts ofa _Jovrut-y to Grand Cairo . \

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      Tkul Fob Bigamy.—At The Central Criminal...

      Tkul fob Bigamy . —At the Central Criminal Court on Friday , a man named Joseph Gibson was charged with bigamy , iu having married Eliza Mary Miles , his first wife being alive at the time . The case was clearly proved , and tlie Recorder , in awarding three months' imprisonment to thc prisoner , said that the sentence proceeded from a regard , uot to thc first wife or the seeond , but to the interests of societv .

      THE DRURY-LANE MURDER . ( Before Mr . Baron Parke and Mr . Justice _Miiule . ) Thomas William Wicks , nged twenty , was placed at the bar on Saturday , charged with the wilful murder of James Bostock . Mr . Bodkin , with Mr , Baldwin , attended to prosecute ; and Mr . _Ballanline , with Mr . Crouch , were engaged for the prisoner . Br . Bodkin having stated the case , called Samuel Parsons , who lived at No . 4 , Pitt-place . He deposed to hearing the fatal shot fired , and finding the body of the murdered man . The particulars of the case have been so recently detailed , that it is unnecessary to repeat the whole of the evidence .

      — Walcott , gunmaker , Walworth ; James Stone , oil and _colourtnan , Great Wild-street ; and Edward Manners , deposed to the facts of the prisoner purchasing thc pistol , and powder , and shot . Their evidence ' was merely a repetition of what has already appeared in this paper , Joseph Thompson , 02 F , went 10 a _coffeehouse in Great Queen-street , on the evening of Ftbruary 10 . He found theprisoner there ; he was in the public room , taking some coffee . Witness took him into custody for murder . He said , on his way to the 6 tation-liouse , "Is he dt'Ml ? " Witness said "Yes . " He said , "He was a——rogueto me ; I have had satisfaction ; this has been brewing for him a twelvemonth . He had me for my money , and not for my _wotk . " He again said , "Is he really dead ? " Witness said , "Yes . " Hcthtn _sai _'' , " I -diall die happy ; I dare say I'll suffer . "

      William D . Burnahy , chief clerk of the police court , had taken down the deposition of the witnesses , and the deposition enclosed was that of Thompson . The prisoner ' s observation on that evidence when it was read aloud to him was "That it was true enough . " Mr . Ballantine then rose to address the jury . He contended that from an injury received some seven or eight years ago the prisoner ' s brain was _affected to sueh a degree that he ( although apparently sane enough on ordi . nary matters ) had this singular morbid delusion , that every action of his late master's , however kind that might he , was distorted into an act of tyranny , and to lm revenged accordingly . Mrs . Wicks ( mother of the prisoner ) was then called , and stated that her son had received a severe injury by a fall , which had for a short time the effect of _unsettling his understanding . He attempted to commit suicide about two years ago .

      Mr . Harvey , surgeon , proved thatthe prisoner had met with an accident , which had considerably injured his head at the period referred to by tht mother . Mr . Baron Parke then summed up , and the jury retired . The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of Guilty . The learned Judge then addressed the prisoner , and said it was impossible , after tho evidence that had been adduced , that thejury could come to any other conclusion than that he was guilty of the foul and horrible crime of whicli he had been accused , and it appeared to have been committed in the most calm and deliberate manner . Under tliese circumstances it wai impossible to hold out to him any hope of mercy , and he therefore entreated him to make the best use of the short time tliat remained to him in this world , to endeavour to obtain pardon in that which was to come . The learned Judge then passed the sentence of death in the usual form :

      The prisoner , who during the whole trial appeared to be quite unconcerned , did not appear in the least dismayed at the sentence , and as coon as the learned Judge had concluded , begged to bo allowed to say a few words . He then said , " that he wished to thank the gentleman who _defended bim for his exeitions ; he could see , however , it was of no use , but still he wished to thank him . " The prisoner then walked away from the bar with a firm step . Monday . — _Chauge of _Mobder . —John Feacy , aged 48 , type-founder , was indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Martin . Mr . Bodkin prosecuted and Mr . Robin ' son defended the prisoner . The facts of this case have been so recently detailed at longth in the police reports ,

      that it will be unnecessary to give more than a summary ofthe evidence . It appeared that the prisoner had for some time cohabited with a woman named Eniberson , but they had some misunderstanding , and agreed to separate , aud the woman applied to the deceased ; with whom she had been previously acquainted , to assist her in removing her furniture from the house of the prisoner , and while he was so engaged , the prisoner suddenly snatched a knife from a table , and stabbed the deceased in thc side , and was about to repeat the blow , when the knife was snatched from his _hsind . Tbe deceased was taken to the hospital , where he lingered for several days , when he expired from the injury he received . Thejury found the prisonor guilty of manslaughter , and he was sentenced to be transported for life _.

      Cutting and Wounding .. —Frederick Munton was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding his wife Susannah Muuton , with intent to murder her , and , in other counts , his intent was laid to be to maim and disable her , so as to do her some grievous bodily harm . The particulars of this case were fully detailed in our police _K'poi't lust week . On the _tl'ial th * wife again declared her husband's innocence . She said , '' My husband is innocent of the charge . I cut my throat myself , and my husband came into the room after I had done it , and wrenched the razor from d _)^ hand . Mr . Justice Maulc was about to sum up , but the foreman of the jury interrupted him , and said lhey were agreed upon their verdict ; aud they found the prisoner Not Guilty .

      Thc Central Criminal Court stands adjourned to Monday , thc oOth inst . Thc following is a summary ofthe stntences : —Death , William Wicks , for murder . Transportation ; for life , T . Tobin , J . _Ft-acy ; for 20 years , 1 ; for 15 years , 3 ; for 10 years , 12 ; for 7 years , 12 ; imprisonment for various periods , 78 ; acquitted , 33 ; remanded and traversed , 4 ; _judgments respited , 4 ; discharged on recognizances , 2 ; admitted us evidence , ! .

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      Guildhall. The Field-Lane Gang.—On Monda...

      GUILDHALL . The _Field-lane Gang . —On Monday a well-known associate of thieves , named Joseph Taylor , was brought up before Alderman Kelly , charged with loitering in Field-lane , and using most abusive language towards thc officer while in the execution of his duty ; also witli being very disorderly at the station-house . Alderman Kelly sentenced the prisoner to fourteen days in Bridewell on bread and water . —Maria Ellard and John Joiice were then placed at the bar charged with attempting n rescue . Police constable 2211 stated , that while hie brother-officer was waiting outside the court with Taylor , the female came up and used most abusive language towards him . She was desired to be quiet , and interfci e _. _l between the officer and prisoner . Witness went forward to take her into custody , when the male prisoner gave

      him a blow over the left eye . He was takeu into cuBtody . Several officers wcre present end saw the transaction . Alderman Kelly said he was determined to protect thc officers , and he should , thercf ire , send the male _prisom-r 11 Uridewell for one month . On hearing tlio sentence , lie stepped in front of the female and gave the officer a tremendous blow in the eye . Several officers seized him , and a most severe struggle ensued , when , with the exertions of six or seven officers , they were eventually enabled to handcuff him and place him in the cell by himself . Alderman Kelly said , from the exhibition just shown by the male prisoner , he was convinced so desperate were the gang become thatthey would not hesitate to commit murder . He should therefore reverse his decision , and send the case to the sessions , at the same time instructing the city solicitor to prosecute . With regard to the female , he should send her for fourteen days to Bridewell on

      bread and water

      BOW STREET . Delights of London , —On Thursday ) Jane Carr , alius Louise de la Croix , a dark-eyed woman , apparently on the shady side of thirty , attired in a dashing pink satin bonnet , adorned with a long pendant plume of the same delicate colour , and the rest of her attire , in accordance with her head-dress , was placed in the dock of this court , charged on suspicion of having purloined a very valuable watch from the person of Mr . _t _' arry . She was defended by a solicitor . It appeared hy llie answers given by Mr . Parry to the court , that he is resident in St . Ives , and being on a visit to town for a few days , a friend undertook to show him a few ot the deli ghts of London . One of these " delights , " it seems , was in some wine rooms in Covent Gardtn ; and there he sat down by the side of the lady now atthe bar , Madame Louise'dela Croix , alias Jane Carr ; and they conversed for about a quarter of au

      hour , after which Madame Louise dc la Croix suddenly got up and left the rooms , and shortly ho fouud that his gold watch had ltft aho . He then left the rooms himself , watchless and friendless— for the friend who had introduced him to these delights , had left some time previously . He , however , called upon another friend , by whose advice he immediately went back to thc roomi , and _recognising the same lady , he mentioned his loss tolnr , and she indignantly denying all knowledge of it , he gave her iuto thc custody ofthe police . Under cross-examination the prosecutor admitted that he had been spending several " sober hours" in the course of the evening at different taverns , and whether it was twelve , one , or two o ' clock , when he entered the wine rooms he could uot say . The case not being clear against Madame Louise de la Croix she was discharged , and very gaily tripped out of court ,

      Another Golo Watch Lost . —A fellow named Henry Hogan , a resident of Sr . _^ Giles ' s , was charged with having robbed a Mr . Archer of It gold watch . The watch , like the last , was lust in an endeavour to know something of the delights of London , " in search of which Mr . Archer , a literary gentleman , by some meaii 6 or othor , in the middle of the night , found himself in an " exceedingly dark _passage _/' somewhero near the new street recently cut through tlie district of St . Giles '; out of which , by an extraordinary impetus from behind , he was suddenly forced into adarK room , among a crowd of men and women , who wcre all scrambling together in a way he could not at all understand ; but in the midst of it a woman snatched his watch , the guard chain broke , and

      Guildhall. The Field-Lane Gang.—On Monda...

      when hestruggled with "tho lady " to recover In ., watch , there was a loud cry of "Harry , to the rescue I" when the prisoner Henry Hogan came rushing in , and the con . _rufion was very much increased . In the midst of this confusion , Ihe woman with the watch jumped out of the window ; and seeing the prisoner Hogan about to follow her example , "I will confess , " said Mr . Archer , I did sedulously endeavour to expediate his descent , hy pushing him off the window-sill , while ho was hesitating whether to leap or not ; aud how far he fell , or what became of him , lknownot ; butI am exceedingly surprised to see him hei e . " The Court remanded the prisoner for further examination on Monday next .

      WORSHIP STREET . An Iiusn Cousin . — On Monday a shrewd-looking Irishman , named James Moriarty , was p l « ced at the bar before Mr . Broughton , for final _exanuu &' . iou , charged with having practised upon the credulity of many of bis countrymen , and obtained from thera small sums of money by various artful stratagems . Sergeant Mulcaby , of thc B division , stated that he had been made the victim of an imposition by thc prisoner , who accosted him while on duty about a week before Christmas last , and stating himself to be his cousin , said that he had just come over from Watcrlord for the express purpose of seeing kim . Witness told him that he certainly had an uncle

      _livinjr in Waterford , and that lie had two sons , Michael and William , but that lie had not seen them for so many years he had but a very 6 light recollection of them ; on which the prisoner rejoined that he was the very cousin William he was speaking of , and appeared so delighted st the unexpected meeting , and gave such a circumstantial account of his journey over to town , In particular detailing the death of a poor Irishwoman on board tlio packet , onboard of which an affecting inquest had been huld upon her body , that witness became thoroughly convinced of the entire truth of his story and assumed relationship , and invited him home to his liouse , where he gave him the heartiest welcome he could , and treated him in

      every respect like a long lost relative . On rismgto leave , thc prisoner displayed some vexation , aud on witness inquiring the cause of it , he told him that he had intended to present him with a beautiful feather bed , several gallons of choice small-still whiskey , and an "elegant " goose for Christmas-day , but that the expenses of his coming over had unfortunately runout all his money , and the things were detained at thc Custom-house through his inability to liberate them . The witness Immediately handed him what silver he had about him , to enable him to carry out his good intentions , and the prisoner left , appointing to mtct him the following day at the docksan appointment the witness was punctual in keeping , but

      the prisoner wag not there , and ho hud hoard no more of him until he found , by the publication of his first examination in the Times , that he was jn custody at this court . [ Ou the appearance of the witness , the prisoner , who had treated the matter very cavalierly , surveyed him with a broad gvin _, and exclaiming , " What , cousin , have you come against me too ? " joined heartily in the general merriment the sergeant ' s statement occasioned . ] Mr . Broughton hating told him that he considered him as barefaced a rogue as had been placed bofore him for a Jong time , ordered him to be committed to prison upon two of the charges , and to be brought up again next week that an opportunity might be afforded for others being preferred _.

      CLERKENWELL . Fraud , —On Friday John Oakdcn was brought up for final examination , charged with obtaining various sums of money on false and fraudulent pretences , the property of James Smart , a poor labourer living in Green Arbourplnce , _Goswell-strei t ; also with defrauding other person ? . The prisoner was recognised as one of those minions of the law who haunt the purlieus of the Old Bailey , and cidge for small jobs in the legal way . The prisoner is , as has boen stated , a poor man , and exceedingly simple and weak-minded ; so much so , that when placed in tbe witness-box hi could not mention any day or date , or any two circumstances of the same _tritnfa _itiou , His wife , however , a shrowd old woman , gave her

      evidence with unfailing accuracy . It appeared from her statement that , in the commencement of the year 1845 , a woman named Bridget Cooke gave evidence against a relative of the prosecutor ' s which he considered grossly untrue , and resolved to indict Cooke for perjury . The ptisonermetthem soon after , and promised to manage the whole affair . His first d « mand was £ 1 8 s . 7 \& . for filing an indictment at the _fientral Criminal Court , The prisoner subsequently extorted £ 2 5 s . from them on the pretence of feeing Mr . Payne , the barrister . Mr . Payne deposed that he never received a farthing from the prisoner , and had never been engaged in any way in the case of Cooke . Another poor _mechanic , who had been similarly defrauded by the prisoner , came forward _. Committed for trial .

      LAMBETH . Adventures or a Watch . —On Thursday , much of the time of Mr . Norton was occupied in investigating a charge relative to the robbery , from the person , of a gold watch of the value of thirty guineas , From the evidence it appeared that about five weeks ago , ' Mr . Mcdhurst , a hairdresser in _Bridge-street , Lambeth , was out onthe " spree , " as he called it ; and , after treating several women to sundry bottles of wine and glasses of brandy and water , at a night house at the Marsh-gate , took two of them , named Leech and Martin , to a coffee-shop , to give them some breakfast . While in the latter place he went to sleep , and on being awoke by thc landlord , discovered that his gold watch had been cut away from the guard chain . An officer was in consequence sent for , and the two women given into Jeustody , but the watch was gone . Leech and Martin were committed for trial at the last sessions at the Central Criminal Court ; but from what _subseoueatly transpired , their trial was put

      off , and two other persons , named Ann Jones and Edward Smart , were taken into custody . On Thursday the last-mentioned prisoners were placed at the bar for further examination . On a former examination the prisoner Jones admitted that on the night of the apprehension of Leech and Martin , one of them , while in the custody of a policeman , and on her way to the _sta'ior . house , handed her it gold watch . This she subsequently gave to a young man who lived with her , named Ser . brook , to dispose of . _Seabrook afterwards told her that he had offered the watch for sale to Smart , who is a beershop keeper , and that Smart , on getting possession of the property , " stuck" to it , and not only refused to give anything for it , but told Seabrook not to expect it . Smart acknowledged that he had purchased the watch , iu the way of business fiom Seabrook , and had subsequently sold it to Mr . Bate , a baker , in Clare-market , and the case had been remanded for the attendance of Mr . Bate . This last named purchaser was not forthcoming , and the case was again adjourned that ho might be brought up .

      Fatal Accident On The Railroad From St. ...

      FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILROAD FROM ST . ET 1 ENKE TO LYONS . EIGHT PERSONS KILLED , SIXTEEN OR TWENTY PERSONS SEVERELY HURT . We extract the following from the Courrierde Lyons of Tuesday : — A catastrophe , which by its results recalls to us that on the jVersailles line , has occurred on that of St . Etienne to Lyons . Going to the spot at eight clock p . m ., we found the railway blocked up for upwards of 100 yards by waggons , tenders , and locomotives piled ono upon

      another . Ihe waggons crushed and smashed , and most of them overturned and clinging as it were _together in masses showed what a shock had taken place . The passengers had been extricated , some dead , others wounded severely , and some more fortunate , escaping with only slight contusions . The sight which the rail presented at this moment was horrible , and it would be difficult for those who did not witness it to form an adequate idea of the sight it presented . The accident ( by all the information we _ceuld collect ) occurred

      thus—At Vernaison . the locomotive which drew the train which left for Etienne at noon got out of order and could not be repaired in time ; two expresses were , therefore , sent oft—one to Lyons and the other to _Givors , in order to obtain an engine . It was believed that from one or other of these places a locomotive would be sent , and that from Girors arriving first was instantly placed in front of the train , wliich then started , On reaching the Plain d'lvours , a short distance from the tunnel of Pierre Benite , the engine drivel's saw coming towards them at tremendous speed the engine which had been sent for from Lyons , and it seems that either they became confused and terrified , or that the short space between them rendered their efforts to check the engine powerless , for they sprung off the locomotive and escaped with their lives , although one of them is reported to have broken his leg . A second afterwards and a fearful noise was heard , which itis easier to imagine than describe .

      At eleven o clock p . m ., the lulled , who haa been temporarily conveyed to the bouse of one of the policemen , wcre placed in ii special waggon , which was drawn to Lyons by a horse . The wounded were carried to various houses at Pierre Be ntie , where every attention was paid to them , but it is feared that several will not survive the injuries they have undergone . It appears there are ei ght killed and fourteen injured , some very seriously .

      The Cask Of Poisoning At Bromlbt.—The In...

      The Cask of Poisoning at Bromlbt . —The inquiry into the circumstances of this mysterious case , adjourned from the ISth ult ., was resumed at the Swan Invent , Bromley , on Thursday , and again _adjourned .

      ^-" Bankrupts . [From The Gazette Of Fri...

      _^ - " BANKRUPTS . [ From the Gazette of Friday , March 6 ( ft . ] James Shaw , _Knightsbrid ge , licensed victualler-John Hawkins , Holyport , Berks , butcher—Benjamin Louis Meyer Rothschild , Great _Queen-street , Lincohi _' s-iimficlds , diamond merchant—lli chard _Blackiecks , Lydd , Kent , innkeeper-Ann Martin , Sturminster Newton , Dor . setslnre , hnen-draper- Thomas Lupton and William Bmgley Lupton , Leeds , _ffax-spinners-William Boond , lun ., Manchester , stretcher—John M'Gibbon , Liverpool , boot and shoemaker- Thomas Maguire , Birmingham , draper—James Bavid Cripps Wheeler , Torpoint , Cornwall , victuiiller-Samuel Boord , Bristol , woollen draper -John Clough , _Hudderiiield , York , chemist and druggist —Benjamin Clark , Leeds , corn factor—George Williams , Bristol , watchmaker — James Hastings , Monmouth , draper ,

      ^-" Bankrupts . [From The Gazette Of Fri...

      DEMOCRATIC FESTIVAL . SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DUMFRIES AND MAXWELLTOWN WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION . This event was commemorated by a tea-party , in the George Temperance Hotel , Dumfries , on the evening of the 24 th inst . Although the affair was almost ofa private nature , at all events , notpubliely announced , the great room ofthe hotel was filled by the members aud friends of the institution ; an assemblage of youth , beauty , and inanliond , _respectable , not merely in the conventional , but in every othor sense of the word . Mr . Archibald _M'Auslan occupied the chair , and discharged his onerous duties in a manner that won

      for him golden opinions from those whom he managed to keep in such good humour with themselves and all around them , and to imbue with as large a portion of his own social disposition ; while Mr . William Grierson officiated as croupier , or vice , with no small credit to himself . Two musical gentlemen , Messrs . Smith and A . Kirkpatrick , sang several excellent songs exceedingly well ; and one or two fair Chartists ably seconded , if they did not surpass them , in this department ; indeed , all who listened to the silver tones of two of them , while executing a simple duet , were compelled to acknowledge that the expression ofthe author of " Anstcr Fair" was no exaggeration , for they truly sang

      " As if their throats with fiddle-strings were lined . " : After an excellent tea , which pleased the ladies present—and they ought to be judges—toasts and sentiments followed of course . Before recapitulating these , it may be as well to remark , once for all , that eachani allot ' them were responded to most heartily—nay , enthusiastically , The very coffee-cups on the tables ( for they were drunk in the juice ofthe Arabian berry ) seemed , as each round of applause shook the hall , to catch the enthusiasm , as they clattered , and hobbled _, and got into all sorts of attitudes like dementatcd china ; certainly anything but seemly in what they were—the crockery , to wit , of the Dumfries Teetotal Society .

      The Chairman , in rising to propose the first sentiment , said , that it was customary on similar occasions to drink the health of the Queen . With all due deference to her little highness , on the present occasion he thought they might depart from that custom . He gave , instead , '' The Sovereign People . " They had been talking about the sovereign people rather too soon , when that people were as yet only struggling for the sovereignty . They had , however , acknowledged tho , title , and could not , therefore , refuse a hearty response to his next sentiment , "The People ' s Charter , may it soon become the law of the land . " Mr . M ' Auslan then gave in succession , in appropriate and judicious terms , "The Northern Star and the Demociatic press "—acknowledged by Mr . P . Gray ; "The ChartkPlatform , coupled with the health of Mr . A . Wardrop "—replied to by Mr .

      W . in an excellent speech ; "Our exiles , and may they be speedily restored to us ; " and " our martyrs " —received in solemn silence . He then came to the toast of the evening , "Prosperity to the Dumfries and Maxwelltown Working Men ' s Association . " After detailing several of the advantages ot tho association , personal as well as political—among the former of which , the reading-rooni in connexion with it is not the . least—he pointed to the character of the company that had met that evening to celebrate its anniversary as the best token of the respect in which their secretary was held by their townsmen ; remarked that no similar one in Dumfries had lasted half as long , although through varied fortune ; nnd concluded by urging on all , as the best means for increasing its usefulness ard extending its benefits , to do their utmost to add to its numbers .

      After a service of coffee , the Chairman gave " The ladies present . " ' Mr . Samuel Welsh in reply , indicated , in a lucid and eloquent address , the connexion between the extension of liberty and the happiness and comfort of women , and the mighty impetus she had in her power to give to the world ' s cause ; taking occasion , when describing the atrocities of the tyrant Nicholas , to make a fervid and telling allusion to the struggle then believed to be going on in Poland . Mr . Wardrop , in a speech which was warmly applauded , gave— " Mr . Duncombe , and the forty-eight who voted in the House of Commons for the Charter . "

      Mr . P . Gray gave— " Feargus O'Connor , and the English Chartists . " Mr . Wardrop then proposed— "The martyrs of 1819 , " in an address emphatically the speech ofthe evening . In a concise . and admirable manner lie unfolded the motives , the objects , the sufferings of these brave men—the forlorn hope of freedom—exposed the horrible treachery of the government that first entrapped and then sacrificed these victims of law . Mr . R . Kirkpatrick , after a warm and well-merited eulogium on Mr . Ewart , M . P . for the Dumfries Burghs , particularly alluding to the attention which he pays on all occasions to the requests of the nonelectors , and especially to those of the Working Men ' s Association , gave the health of that gentleman , which was very warmly received .

      Mr . S . Welsh , in a gem ofa speech , gave-. " The Founders ofthe Association , " and , without resuming his seat— "The Memory of Deceased Alcmbers . " Chair— " The strangers present . " Mr . It . Kirkpatrick returned thanks , hoping that such meetings as the present would be the reverse of rare , and proposed— " Prosperity to the Chartist body . " The Croupier , in complimentary terms , gave" The Sercetary ofthe Working Men ' s Association . " Mr . Gray acknowledged the compliment . Mr . A . Wardrop here , much to the delight of the

      company , recited "The Packman , " by the author of " Watty and Meg , " who , a poor weaver , flying to America during the reign of terror in the west , ti escape the consequences of his Radicalism , has won for himself a title more honourable than that of conqueror ofthe world , and will be known to the latest posterity as" Wilson , the American Ornithologist . " Various other sentiments were duly honoured . Mr . Wardrop gave- " Patrick O'Higgins and the Irish Clnrtists ; " and as time pressed , appended thereto " The health of the Chairman . " Mr . M'Auslan returned thanks in a humourous

      speech . Mr . G . Lewis gave , " The Croupier . " Mr . Grierson responded . Chair— "Mr . D . Young , our late treasurer , now about to leave us . " Mr . Young replied . The Chair then gave , " Good Ni ght ; " and after Auld _Langsyne" had been sung , the company taking a good grip of the chorus , as they do in Fife , somebody discovered that it was close upon midnight —when the happy party at length reluctantly separated , perhaps the best compliment that could be paid to Mr . MMVisli , tho worthy host , or tliese who had taken part in arranging the preliminaries , was the general wish that such an occasion would speedily occur again . Then let us all sing Tive la Charte _, Long live our hearty conipauie ; When next it meets round festal board

      There also may we be . And if its meeting then is only half as good as thc one we have just outlived , it shall also be chronicled ( with the editor's permission , be it understood ) iu the people ' s Star .

      Meetings In Behalf Of The Chartist Exile...

      MEETINGS IN BEHALF OF THE CHARTIST EXILES . Mr . Duscombe ' s Motion fob the Exiles' Restoration—The following answers have been received since our last report from members of Parliament : — London , Feb . 27 th . Snt , —I have received your letter relative to the address to be moved by Mr . Duncombe , for the liberation of the prisoners convicted at Monmouth , and , in reply , I have to assure you that the subject shall have my best attention . I have the honour to be , Sir , Your very obedient servant , G . II . Pecueii ,.

      9, John-Street, Bcrkeley-Square , Feb. 2...

      9 , John-street , _Bcrkeley-square , Feb . 27 th , 1816 . Sm , —I have received your letter . I will attend to the case when Mr . Duncombe brings it before the Ilouse . My opinion at the time of the trial was , that the prisoners were not well used . I now quite forget how it was that the objection taken Uy the counsel was not decided by tho court which tried them . The extract from Lord Brougham ' s speech does not confirm me on that point , though it alludes to the fact . Perhaps you can give me further information . It is my wish to save the men , if it can be done consistenly with the interests of public justice . Your humble servant , B . Escott . Grosvenor-gate , Park-lane , March 2 nd , 1846 . I have voted for previous motions to the same effect and shall feel a pleasure in repeating that vote . B . _D'lSEAEH .

      Carlton Club , Pall-mall , March 2 nd , 1846 . As mercy has been extended to the Canadian rebels I thiuk Frost , Williams , and Jones , should _receire like clemency . _YT . B . _FsbjumD ,

      Chesliam.Place, March 4th, 1846. Lord Jo...

      _Chesliam . place , March 4 th , 1846 . Lord John Russell presents his compliments to the deputation , and begs to state that ho would » ot blame her Majesty ' s Ministers were they to recommend her Majesty to extend her clemency to the Welsh convicts , but would vote against any address to that effect in the House of Commons , believing that the house have no right to interfere . . Miyart ' _s Hotel , Brook-street , _MariSi 4 th , 1846 . Mr . Newdegate would not stand in flu way of mercy , aud certainly would not vote against i t .

      Linhiiioow -A Petition For The Remission...

      Linhiiioow -A petition for the remission of the mT . _nZrlrt' _"S _™ and Jonesc _^» SJ SL"ffiy * ' A lJT ? ' 1 ° ' Duncorabe ' & SS _Eilio M v r h f ? beeu receWed frora muiam jiaune _, M . P . lor the county , _refusimr tn tKf , V _?? 0 f the Petition , aS _statingfha ? the published letter of Macauley , M . P . fwffi bur h _, embodies Im ( _Bailfe ' s ) _*» _tfoventi .

      Ffommmins Iwertfofl*,

      ffommmins _iWertfofl _* _,

      The Chartist Co-Operative ' Ux\7 Society...

      THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE ' ux \ 7 SOCIETY . U Meetings for the purpose of enrolling member : and transacting other business connected therewith ' are held every week on the following days and places : —

      _SUN'BAT EVK . M . VO . South London Chartist llall , 115 , Blackfriars-road . at half-past six o ' clock . —City Chartin Hall , 1 , _TurnI again-lanc : at six o ' clock . — Westminster : at the Parthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane , & half-past seven . —Somers Town : at Ml * . Duddregc _' s Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New-road , at _half-pastseven . —Tower Hamlets : atthe Whittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , at six o ' clock precisely . —Emmett ' s Brigade : at the Rock Tavern Lisson-grove , at eight o ' clock precisely . —Marylebone at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at halfl past seven .

      MONDAY EVENING . Camknvell : at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , at eight o ' clock precisely .

      TUESDAT EVEXING . _t Greenwich : atthe George and Dragon , Blackhcathhill , at eight o ' clock . Newcastle-upon-T yne : This branch of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet in the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , every Monday evening , from seven until nine o'clock , for the purpose of receiving subscriptions and enrolling members . Leicester : The members and committee of the Cooperative Land Society meet at 87 , Church-gate , every Sunday night , at six o ' clock ,

      Armley : The members of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society meet atthe house of Mr . William Oatcs , boot and shoemaker , Armley Town-gale , every Monday evening , at eight o ' clock .

      City Chartist Iiall, 1, Turnagain-Lane, ...

      City Chartist IIall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , Farringdon-street . —The public discussion wiJl be resumed at half-past ten o ' clock on Sunday morning next . In 'thc evening , at seven o ' cloek precisely , Mr . Joha Skelton will deliver a public lecture . Subject : " Trades' Unions : their past and present condition . " South London Chartist . Hall , 115 , Blackfriar ' sroad . —Mr . P . M'Grath will lecture on Sunday evening next , March the 8 th , to commence at half-past seven precisely . Makylebone . —Mr . T . Clark will lecture at the Coach . Painters' Arms , Circus-street , on Sunday evening next , March the 8 th . Subject : " The Irish Rebellion of 1798 , and the Legislative Union ; " to commence at seven o ' clock .

      Camberwell and Walworth . — A meeting will be held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , March thc Sth , at eight o ' clock precisely . UAMMERSMin _* . —A meeting will beheld at the Dun Cow , Brook Green-lane , on Tuesday evening next , March the 10 th , at eight o'clock precisely . Tower Hamlets . — Mr . Christopher Doyle will deliver a public address in refutation ofthe malignant slanders of T . B . Macauley , Whig M . P . for Edinburgh , at the Brass Founders' Arms ; Wbitcchapel-road , on Sunday evening next , March the 8 th ; to commence at half-past seven precisely .

      Frost , Williams , and Jones . — In consequence ot the hon . member for Finsbury having resolved to bring forward his motion on Tuesday evening next , March the 10 th , the _following localitieB will hold s _. ecial meetings on Sunday evening ( to-morrow ) , for the reception of petition sheets . Citv of London , at the Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , at six o ' clock . Somers Town , atthe Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridgestreet , at seven o ' clock . Marylebone , at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circusstreet , at half-past six o ' clock . Lambeth and Southwark , at the South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blacki ' riar ' _s-road , at half-past six o ' clock . Tower Hamlets , at the Brass Founders' Arms , Whitechapel-road , and the Whittington and Cat , Bethnal Green-road , at seven o ' clock .

      Westminster , at the Parthenium , 72 , St . Martin ' slane , at seven o ' clock . Hammersmith . —A 11 persons holding petition sheets in this district are requested to return them to Mr . Stallwood , at No . 2 , Little Vale-place , _Hammersmithroad , on Sunday evening next ( to-morrow ) . Frost , Williams , and Jones . —A Grand Festival , _^ consisting of tea , concert , and ball , in aid of the funds of the Exiles' Restoration Committee , will be held at the Parthenium , 72 , St . Martin's-lane , on Tuesday evening , March 24 th . Tea on the table at six precisely . T . S . Duncombe , M . P ., will preside . Tickets to be had at the Chartist Halls , at the bar of the Parthenium , and of the secretary , Mr . T . AI . Wheeler .

      All persons having petition sheets for Me » src . Frost , Williams , _Joneo , and Ellis , in the Tower Ham , lets , will please to send them to the Brass Founders ' Arms , or the Standard of Liberty , Brick-lane , by Monday , March the 9 th , as they must be forwarded to Mr . Duncombe by Tuesday morning . Greenwich and Deptford . —At a meeting of tlie Chartists of the above localities , on Tuesday evening , Mr . Paris in the chair , it was unanimously resolved " That we , the Chartists of Greenwich and Deptford , approve of the proposition of Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., with respect to the meeting of delegates in Loiidon , if necessary . "

      _bRiGiiTON . —A democratic supper will be held at the Artichoke Inn , on Wednesday evening next , to commemorate the birthday of the late Air . Wm . Cobbett ; supper to be on the table at eight o ' clcck precisely . Tickets to be had of , Mr . ; Akehurst , Artichoke Inn ; Mr . Davey , 25 , Grosvenor-strect ; Air . Williams , 3 i , King-street ; Mr . Tullett , 11 , Jewstreet ; Mr . Mitchell , 24 , Wood-street ; and Mr . John Page , 14 , Caraelford-strcGt . The committee will meet at their meeting-room , at the Artichoke Inn , on Tuesday evening , Afarch 10 th , at which time and place all persons holding tickets are requested to attend , the committee having decided that all tickets not accounted for the evening previous to the supper shall be inadmissible . _^ Leicester . — A general meeting of the shareholders will be held at 87 , Church-gate , on Sunday evening , at half-past five .

      ' - . > Honuible Case Or Child Murder.—A...

      ' - . > _HonuiBLE Case or Child Murder . —A . n _inqucsit was held at the Bowling Green Inn , in the Marketplace , Ashton , on Tuesday evening , upon the body of a child , found floating on the water in the Ashton Canal , on Sunday morning last . Air . F . Cooke , surgeon , stated that on making an examination of the body , he found that the frontal bone was fractured , apparentl y by a blow . A portion of the frontal bone was driven into the brain . He found a wound under the right arm , which penetrated the chest to the spine . There was also a fracture ofthe arm , between the shoulder and the elbow . There was a wound in the right groin , four inches in length , extendimr

      to the abdomen , through which the bowels protruded . The wound under the right arm had divided the _vertebra , and cut into the heart . He took out the heart nnd lungs , which he then produced . _Otrpifttiiig them into water he found they floated . The wounds appeared to have been made by some sharp instrument . He had no doubt whatever that the child was born alive , and was of opinion that the wound on the front of llie head had been made before death , and was thc cause of death . The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person at present unknown . " The police are sparing no pains to mid out the unnatural mother .

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      THEATUE ItOYAL , MARYLEBOXB . We have again availed ourselves of the pleasure oE visiting this deservedl y popular arena of intrinsic merit and justly appreciated _tultnt , and were glad to find from the erowded state of the house , thut the exertions of the enterprising lessee , and the able abilities of his able corps _drtunatintte , have won a distinction and support which many of their rivals have laboured hard , but fruitlessly , to obtain . We say we are glad to wituess such popular encouragement , because , the lessee being a gentleman of thought and independent mind , hag , in accordance with principle , discarded the old system of entering to the follies of those who exist on popular delusion , and feed and fatten on the product of honest industry . A spirit of democracy-a vein of the richeitmntwul runs through the whole ofthe pieces introduced , and the applause with hich the

      Dcitcmy Died -On The 4th Nit., At Hull, Much And De-

      _DciTcmy Died -On the 4 th nit ., at Hull , much and de-

      Respcciea, Aged 7o Years, Mrs. Jane Stok...

      respcciea , aged 7 o years , Mrs . Jane Stokell , widow of the late Captain James Stokell , of Beverley , and mother of Mrs . Peacock , of Sheffield . Also , on thc 5 th ult ,, Catharine Stokell , _daughter of the above , aged 47 years . They were _botlTinterred in i _? ° I . _? i _'„ at Bevel-le y . on t » e following Sunday . Mrs . _btokcll was aunt to the unfortunate Mr . Mead , who was killed in Mr . Gibson ' s dock-yard at Hull , the previous week .

      street , JUaymarket , in the City of Westminster , at ttie Office , in thc same Street and Parish , for the Proprietor , _fEAHOUS O'GOSHOll , Esq ., and published hy William Hewitt , of . _N ' o . 18 , Clurles _^ treet , l ! r » n _don-street , Walworth , in the Parish of St . Mary , Xew ington , iu the County of Suit *? , at the Office , So . 1 ** , Great Wiiiilmill-strcot _, Ilayinarket _, iiO _« tQ _* iij ot Westminster . Saturday , March 7 , 1846 . *

      L'Rintcd By Doh Gal M'Gowan, Of Lti, Grea T Windmill.

      l ' rintcd by DOh GAL M'GOWAN , of lti , Grea t Windmill .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 7, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_07031846/page/8/