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      ,_ V To Tiie Working Classes. ^ Mr F-Aie...

      , _ TO TIIE WORKING CLASSES . _^ _Mr _F-aiEsjisi—I _s . m now about to lay before you the result ofa few days' experience oa the _sutgeet ' _of the Land . *• On Monday week I addressed the _people of Sheffield , iu a very large building , the Circus . The whole house , with the exception of a portion of the place , where the horses perform , was crammed . Oar steady old friend Briggs officiated as chairman ; and after ! had spoken at considerable length , some questions were asked , which I answered to the satisfaction of all ; and some , who had tried experiments , Teluntecrt'd to assert that _^ my statements fell far short of what might he realised . A -entleman from Belgium waited upon me at ray hotel , lie was ac comnanicd by his father , lie had intended to start

      for Belgium in the morning , but hearing of my visit , he remained to hear my lecture , and the following is the statement which he authorised me to make to the meeting . The small farm , or allotment system ; prevails generally throughout Belgium . Labourers hold from half an acre to two acres , usually at a rent of £ 7 , £ 8 , and £ 9 the acre . In the majority of cases , these parties , iu a very few years , purchase their holdings fob ever , with the __ profits derived , after Uvhig well , and supporting their families . The man who supplies him with milk got " agoodcltance " of two aud a half acres for nine guineas a year , and he very soon bought it " out and out for ever . " lie made " a tour through sixty miles ofthe country last year , to show it to his father ; and the old gentleman

      assured mc that the whole scene was a perfect paradise . The land is cultivated up to the very road side . Both highly approved ofthe Laud scheme , and arc of opinion that the most greedy person would find two acres ample . The meeting was variously composed nf all classes . A vote of thanks to , and -entire confidence in me , and approval of thc Land Sl an , was unanimously and enthusiastically passed _, _disposed of one half the rules that 1 had for thirteen nights' stock , and all appeared anxious to join . * On Tuesday morning I visited some _alfotmcnts-Amongst others that of Charles Leeslcy , who holds ¦ the sixteenth " part .. " of . an acre , for which ho pays * £ 1 Ids ., or at the rate of £ 24 per acre . _Lees-• _ley is by trade a stonemason , lie has alr . ady sold

      fifty-two shillings' worth of gooseberries , aud his bashes are _stifl weighed down . lie gave me a _-samale to take to Barnsley . They were as large as pullets * eggs . lie also gave me a sample of peas , which he requested me te name , as they were new ones in this country . I named them the .. " . _CUartitt Morrow-fat . " He has a plot of wheat , such as 1 -never saw . lie sowed at the rate of less than one -peck of seed to the acre , which is but one-fourth ol what fanners generally sow ; many sow twelve pecks , or three hushels . _Leesley _' a is rather too thick ; though he has saved 9 s . in every 10 s . in hisseed . lie dibbled it , according to my plan ; and his crop averages FORIT stalks from each grain of seed ; and each ear of the forty , he says , will average fifty grains .

      Thus yon will see that , startling as it may appear , he expects to reap two _iHonsixo-rou _)! That is , if each grain of seed gives forty stalks , and if each ear to each stalk gives fifty grains , he will have just two thousand grains for every grain he sowed . That fa , if he sowed a peek , he would reap two thousand pocks . . Now , four pecks make one _^ bushel ; and eight bushels make one quarter : thatis , thirty-two pecks make one quarter ; and if the produce estimated in this case be realised , it will amount to the astounding produce of something more than Bixtytwo quarter *] to the acre ! while the average prodace of England is three and a half Quarters , or not so much This mode of increasing produce would be the most expeditious mode of repealing the Corn

      Laws , in my opinion . However enormous this estimate of produce may appear , it is asserted in a very celebrated work on Agriculture that ihe writer produced , near Hull , eighty-four quarters from an acre . Bear in mind , that 1 state what all men may see with -iheir own eyes . At least twenty other persons were present when I was , and heard and saw what I did . Suppose that * , instead of sixty-two , Leeslcy can produce twelve quarters from < me-twetfth of the usual quantity of seed : could not the land under wheat in England be made to produce fonr -times as much as it now does 1 _Leesley told us all -that he would not take £ 15 for his interest in the land ; and that he would not take £ 10 for the " stuff " . now on it . That is , he would not take at thc rate

      of £ 160 au acre for the " stuff ; " for he hsa only the sixteenth part of an acre . He only works at it "a bit noiv and then , " on an " odd Sunday" or so ; and he says that , if he had two acres , he never again would " work an hour at his trade , whatever wages he ciuld get . It is impossible to describe the appearance of his crops . Many old farmers come a dozen miles to see them . They " are all getting the Land mania in Sheffield as fast as they can . Two young men , the one aspring-Madegrinder , and the other an umbrella * handle maker , accompanied me to Barnsley , aad from thence to Leeds . _Thehumbrella-handleinakcr held the one-eighth of an acre , for which , with a garden house of two bed rooms , he paid 2 s . Hd . a

      week ; or at the rate of £ 4 A an acre . He said that he made the ground himself ; and that but for the liouse being too had to live in he wonld never give it up . This young man told me that from what he had himself done , he was satisfied that with two acres he could support his family well , and at the end of the year have saved mono than he now earns at his trade —a guinea a week . That is , that after living well , and paying his way , he could save fifty-two guineas a year from the cultivation of two acres , lie sold -one head of cabbage for old . ; and he sold , in three parts , one head ef celeiy for 8 d . It weighed Gifts . ; and when I mentioned the fact in his presence at Barnsley , a man stated that a neighbour of his had grown one 1312 a .

      _BAEXSLET , GLORIOUS _BARSSLEX . __ _OnTaesdaylarrivedatJiani 3 ley , withmytwowork ing men companions , who came in the same carriage with me . It poured in torrents all day ; and yet the streets were full of people to meet me . At four we sat down to an excellent dinner : and how I did long for the time when every working man in England would sit down every day to as good a one . I ' eter Hoey was in the chair . After dinner we had some chat and a few speeches . At seven the doors were thrown open ; and the large Odd Fellows' Hall soon became crowded . Peter was again placed in the chair ; when Frank Mirfield proposed , and the meeting seconded , a very flattering address to me , declaring _eatireconfidencc in mc . What most delighted me at the dinner was , that English and Irish were interspersed , and sat in happy anion . I spoke at -considerable length , and answered several questions

      that were pat to me . I disposed of all the rules I had . Ashton did not male his appearance . There is a very strong association at Barnsley . It is increasing eveiy week . On Wednesday morning I went to visit several allotments near the town . Thomas Adam holds the seventh part of an acre , for which he pays £ 7 , or at the rate of £ 8 an acre . He lias a crop ot" wheat which is estimated to produce at the rate of more than eight quarters ; and all his crops are equally good . I visited several other allotments , for which the occupants pay at the rate of £ 10 an acre for miserable , wet , swampy , bad land : and yet not one would part with his plot . Icannotsaymuch for their condition : for , with the exception of one ¦ man ' s plot ,. they are shamefully neglected . Peter Hoey works his own at spare hours ; and his is second best , hut by no means as good as it ought to be . But y _« t they are all very profitable .

      LEEDS . On Wednesday I attended a meeting in the great Bazaar at Leeds , audit was _inconvenienfrjcrammed . 1 made a long speech upon the Land and Charter questions ; and , after I had answered some questions , a deserter of the name of Baron tried to disturb the meeting ; hut was , after hearing what he had to say , hooteddown _. ashevery richly deserved . Poor "Jim Mosley" did not make his appearance ; but he wrote a letter of apology for his absence to the chairman , and abusing me ; which said letter was received with a hearty laugh ; . The Chartists of Leeds are the most practical body m Lngland , and the most united , notwithstanding the many _attemnts to sow the seeds of dissension

      _amaug tliem . Last _mghs _nrored to me that all _sacb attempts will signally fell * There are two remarkable facts vrhich I must mention . 7 firefly , the best Uiartists are the men who have joined the Land _R elation "• _» H secondly , all the huge farmers in « ie sereral districts where myplan has been tried on we allotments , are beginning to follow it , and to adart its superiority over ths old svstem . JhT _?™ * thatlnever _» w sueh a spirit of enthusiasm amongst the working classes as there is , III . _ff nt tm I _nwerhadsuch meetings , and rif _^ t _^ I 'he Leeds men passed ? t , i i e rdal thanks to mc - anii ° f confidence in _SthSdi _? Te ; and _p"d _^ _28-0 flIied 6 btduc

      _HODD-BBSPIEID . a SS _^ I Tisited Hudd ersfield , and addressed _ZtTZ . ' -T _& _» ntmierous , _andiespeetable audience . . J _^ oeiable length , upon the social and political _» the working classes . All that Ihave done _SwftF ° _•** = * _^ Land f « nd , aud _disefcw- - S _?« n _^? aue i 0 A" * Executive , will _appear _SJS * u s . Star < 7 Kima to _-kffldon . Hud-S _^ _lvb _5 S its fair sliare - 0 a Friday mora-Ww _Mf * Thornton ' s allotment , of which 1 S 3 iJota _&^ r _-L ctteis - _-YwAP _meiswW-i _^ accompanied me , and thefollow-So _^ _Kf _* _~* _k _TW < m naysJer _iOs . a _CL n ? " _^ _a H acre of moor land , without any

      _Bavs that it - lt m _vork for five years , and Produce _pressesShS for _"T . time _: P the _simmtion " tW _*^! _° P ° their powers of _conwKS _atftHJS _^ ¦ hB ¦ ' < _% _* _¦& get another _* fcnS £ « S _~^ been obliged to mm aeon _« fc _^^^^ _artificiallrassforhay ; Now S _«* rter _^ _^ f _!& _^? ont ihe assertion that a _* fc Tli _^ fi _? 18 ca ? , be ln _? to support acow well . _l _^ _emanK _^? _^^ _oflanl . This _HS _^ -f _^ _ff _^ _a _^ _atfour acres more * T ? . _«^ _i laa told , moat _wtonwhingcropiupoa

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      it . At lluddcrsfie'd I came iu contact with a very _intcllyent agricultural labourer , who _ib inthe habit of doing " iob work" for _gentlemen , lie told Yne that be had dibbled a good deal of wheat lor parties this year upon myplan ; and in no instance had he sown asmuch as a peck per acre . He sowed two acres for one gentleman ; and all that he has sown is , out of all comparison , better than the crops around sown in tho usual way . He charges sixteen shillings an acre for dibbling , and saves eleven pecks of seed , twelve pecks being the quantity usually sown bv farmers ' .

      _BHinFOBD . On Friday I addressed the men of Bradford . Scores were obliged to go away . No admittance . George White wa 3 called to "the chair , amid great applause from his townsmen . I spoke at great _length , and was in very good spirits . They tell me 1 spoke well . After .. I had ' concluded , one ofthe fine old breed ofhandloom weavers , with grey hair , got up and said that about twelve of the Chartists of Stanningley had taken twenty-seven _jacrcs of land , at two guineas per acre , . about , two " years ago , and ivould not now take £ ob (> for their Interest in it .

      Whenever a master discharged a man for being a Chartist , __ thcy employed him at fifteen shillings a week , which made the masters very cautious on the question of " bagging" their men , as they became " saucy" and "independent" when they found out their real value . Several others followed , giving glowing accounts of what they had done with one acre , two acres , and threo acres of land ; and all agreeing that I had undemwed its value . One poor fustian jacket , who had "tried a bit , " threw down his £ 2 12 s ., saying , " I'll be my own master as soon as I honestly can . " We had a splendid night of it ; and Bradford did itsfull share for thc _Executive .

      HALIFAX . On Saturday I addre 3 sedjthe people of Halifax" Old Ben Rushton" inthe chair . Wehad _aglorious meeting , though the spacious Odd . Fellows' Hall was not quite full , but very nearly so . Here , as in most other places , many questions were asked me , which 1 answered _satisfactorily , and a large subscription was made for the Executive . Mr . Alderson _, secretary for the Bradford district , made a most admirable speech after me , in which was this remarkable

      sentence : ' My friends , you must bear in mind that Mr . O'Connor values only six or eight hours of your labour during summer ; but you must ask yourselves what the value of your labour would be , if you were to apply the same number of hours every day in tlie year to the laud that you are now obliged to apply to the productions of competing machinery . " It would be impossible to describe the effect of this very trite and pithy sentence , lt had a kind of magical effeet . They are the " words of wisdom , " which give me so great an advantage over all my own class .

      _MAXCHESTSK . On Sunday I spoke at Manchester , in thc Carpenters' Hall . It was literally crammed , at twopence per head ; a regular overflow . Every one of the Executive spoke ; and I made a long speech , and one that gave general satisfaction . _1-nrolment , selling rules , and subscribing for the Executive , went on to a very Jatc hour ; and , as usual , Manchester was it « eJf once more . We had indeed a glorious night of it . Tliere were peoplo from all the neighbouring towns aud counties .

      BLACKBURN . On Tuesday I addressed the people of Blackburn in an immense building , capable of holding several thousand . We had a very tine muster , hut the im mense place was not full . However , the numbers present would have fil ! ed _ a largo building . The audience was most attentive and respectable ; and the subject being new , I spoke for nearly threehouw , and gave very general satisfaction . So much , my friends , for my tour—so far as I have gone ; and now for a few general observations . One great objection to the plan , namely , the impossibility of those accustomed to artificial labour being turned into farmers , is triumphantly refuted . During the whole of-Ufe we have been taught to look upon

      landlords , farmers , and agricultural labourers , as the most ignorant portion of the nation ; while _ work upon work has been written on the science of agriculture . A ow mark this most remarkable fact : instead of the shoemakers , tailors , and ooeratives , who never handled a spade till within these two or three yeara , looking to the old farmers for example and instruction , we have the admission , that wher ever there are allotments or small farms , the old hands come ten and twenty miles to get a lesson from those who commence " the science _aecordingito the most recent discoveries . It is much easier to br ing up a child to virtuous habits from infancy , than to correct bad habits and reclaim that child : so it is much easier to teach , the uninitiated according to the most approved plan , than to reclaim those steeped in prejudice from their bad habits . Do not lose sight of that fact . Having thus given you an account ofthe most satisfactory tour that 1 have ever

      made , I will give you , in briet terms , the conclusions I have come to . There never were so many Chartists iu England as at the present moment . There never was so safe a mind in England as there now is . fhere never was so much wisdom among the working classes as at present . And so surely as itis now pouring down rain upon tlie harvest , sosurely will that mind and wisdom be speedily brought into action . I could not describe to the men of London the enthusiasm , marked kindness , and confidence with which I have been everywhere received ; and this enthusiasm and confidence has been tenfold increased by the insane attempts of the O'Briens , the Carpenters , the Hills , and the Watkins , to damage me in public estimation . I take this opportunity of thanking the working classes of every town that 1 have been in for their kindness aud marked attention ; and of assuring them that the unbounded confidence reposed in me shall never be abused , forfeited , ov

      betrayed _, f shall now say one word about the

      HARVEST . As to the hay , the farmers in many instances have already been at the expense of making their hay three and four times over . In many cases , where the hay was fit to be drawn , the rain has fallen and rendered it necessary lor the farmer to go through the process of making it over again -, and when made a second , and even a third time , he has _bsen again caught ; and in numerous instances it is rotting upon the ground , after having been made as often as four times . Those who believe in the old Irish adage , "Sow when you will , you will reap in harvest , " lost sight of the fact , that "harvest" may never come . Ihave at this time travelled through many counties of England , and I have conversed with

      intelligent men who have travelled in counties iii which I have not been ; and the conclusion to which I come is , that the grain generaUy is now in the state in which , of an average year , the crogs ought to he about the last weeK of June , or the first week of July . The perpetual rains are keeping the corn green and growing . Much is laid ; and the weeds , when hot weather comes , if it should ever come , will grow through it , and thus render it very difficult to save . Th _\ 3 , in ordinary years , would be what is called "the busy week" in harvest ; and let the weather be what it may , you cannot have _thatfcwji week this year till the second week of September , the period when the equinoctial gales usually come in ; so that the best weather for ripening will throw the

      harvest back to the short days , cold- nights , and doubtful season ! . Still , men will only talk of "the harvest being late" The great fear is , that the harvettwill not come this year . One great calamity that this season has brought is this : thousands of poor Irishmen have come over ftom the south and west of Ireland , and have come , at least , six weeks before their time . This has oecurredfrom the fact ofhands being scarce last harvest , as it came in , or ripened altogether ; and the Irish labourers , not being monopolists , told their friends that there was work for more hands , and more have already come over , and here they must remain for six weeks without earning anything . Now , if the harvest fails , we shall have onr whole battle to fight over again with the League . I am before them in the field . 1 offer land at _liome

      They offer the chance from abroad . I oiler what will make all independent of bad harvests . They offer what will increase the calamity of failure . There . is too much reason to fear that wheat will speedily rise to an _nnnatural price . Bread is now getting up , flour having risen as much as a shilling a stone in many of the northern districts , and labour will be reduced . Then , according to our prudence and courage will depend the success of our principles . The weather is now more dark and unsettled than ever . I have only seen two partially fine days since Monday , the 4 th ' of August . I am , my friends , Your faithful friend and servant , Fbirous 0 'Co . v . vob . Monday . August 13 , l & to .

      And National Trades' Journal.

      AND NATIONAL TRADES' JOURNAL .

      Vol. Viii. No. 405. London, " Saturday,T...

      VOL . VIII . NO . 405 . LONDON , " SATURDAY , _TijJGUST 16 , 1845 . _» . _¦ _SSIL'ESSS _£ — — jfr ——— = — - _^ _= rr _^~*

      To The Chartists Of Lancashire. Mv Bekr ...

      TO THE CHARTISTS OF LANCASHIRE . Mv bekr Fbibsds ,- —After a lorg slumber , we are now called upon to awake—arise » and be no longer apathetic . 1 have felt the Chartist pulse of Yorkshire : it beats healthy and vigorously . Nopower can put us down . The season calls upon you _andme to be ready for what may arise , lamready . On Sunday next we are to have a camp-meeting at / Middleton . The Executive will be there ; " and aU within a day ' s , march should fcfi . there . I shall be at _wij _; jpf _^ _'tb . give an _^ _ooaht of my tour my inten # « as _^ and . mjr . hopes .. Again I am resii « fid

      To The Chartists Of Lancashire. Mv Bekr ...

      after " a three years' slumber , to make you rally around the only straight and uncontainiliateil stand nrd ' . —the standard of freedom—ot \ mr own Charter For three years I have worked without yoii . _'jriow come and work with me . Your country ' calls you from your sleep ! Yonr families tell you to awakeyour interest tells you to arouse ! I am fresher than when I left London , and ready to take my old part in thc _coin _' msr * struggle . On Monday I shall address the people of Macclesfield . Up , Chartists , to your own work ! Yourselves alono can do it ; none others will serve you . Thc next change should give you your " share . " Your faithful friend , 7 Feaiigus O'Coxxoii .

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      • FRANCE . Tim _Comblvatiox of JoimsKYui * - * : C . _* . nrENTEns . — _Nineteen journeymen carpenters have been ordered by tiie council chamber ofthe Civil Tribtinal bf the Seine to bo brought to trial for illegal combination againBt their masters . — Qalignani , of Monday . SPAIN . " '• ¦ ' _TEttnoRtsM . —MonE Coxspiracies axd AiinE 3 Ts . — The Commcrcio of'the 3 rd , describes the state of Malaga to be a complete reign of terror . It is only necessary for any fellow to denounce the most honourable or respectable man to place him and his property in danger . The ' Castellano publishes the following account of a conspiracy , which is said to have'bccii discovered in that capital . The arrests we have

      already mentioned : — "The conspirators succeeded , by offering money and promotions , in seducing a ssiall number of thc oflicers and Serjeants of the army . The plot was to explode in thc course of the 31 st ult ., but a month ago the military _autltoritks were made acquaintedp-uithall their machinations , and had faitltful agents who informed them of all that passed among the confederates . On the 31 st the commandant of the guard at the barracks called Del Sohlado , in wliich were two battalions of _thcregimentot'Galicia , was a Captain Don Sebastiano Castro , who was believed to be in colleague with the conspirators , and a serjeant of Chasseurs , named ltamou Cabezudo , also admitted into the plot , which he had communicated to Geneva ! Cordova , was part of the guard ofthe

      last battalion oi the same regiment in the barracks of San Mateo , so that the conspirators relied upon executing their plans by first obtaining possession of these two barracks , and the arms they contained . A commandant , who , as it is believed , was at the head of the conspiracy , was arrested by the serjeant , who had pretended to be one of the confederates . At the roll-call , General Cordova appeared , harangued the regiment of Galicia , and , addressing himself tothe captain who commanded thc post , told him that he was unworthy of being at the head of faithful soldiers , arrested him on the ground , and placed him under the guard of two file of men . It is believed that the arrest of General Crespo is connected with this newly-planned revolt . "

      The Gazette of the 4 th contains a royal ordonnance , dated Saragossa , July 23 th , dissolving the Senate . There is a second article to the effect that " the Council of Ministers shall proceed immediately to propose the names of persons who , conformably to the Constitution , shall compose the new Senate . " The Council of War at Malaga has closed its deliberations by condemning to death two Serjeants , and to various degrees of punishment several inhabitants of Malaga more or less compromised in the lato conspiracy _, i

      TnE Espcctador of the 'Out inst . announces that General Alcala has been sent to Segovia , Brigadier Monteroto Guadalaxara , Commandant Sarraieuto to Alcarzas do San Juan , and Captain Sarabia to Almaden . According to the correspondence of the llerdldo . from Malaga , several of the inhabitants of that city , _nofedffor their revolutionary opinions , have been arrested , and arms and ammunition- fouud in their houses seized . Thesame journal states . that M . Corradi and M . Calvo , editors ofthe Clamor Publico , who were confined in Fort Saint Catherine , at Cadiz , have been released .. . -

      GERMANY . The Tricolour Proscribed . —The Chancellory of the Duchy of Schlesvvic Holstein _Lauenburg has just published the following rescript : — "It has come to our knowledge that the singing societies of Schlcswie and Holstein have adopted a tricoloured flag ; which they carry in their _processions and display at tlieir festivals , with or without the armorial bearings of _Schleswic and Holstein . This , flag being considered as the symbol of a political party , and as it may occasion disorders , we forbid that it be henceforth iispd" _¦* • _-. ¦ - _* . ¦ ¦ - ¦ . * - - - .

      KEVOI . 1 JTIOXJU _1 T _SrMPTOMS I . Y PRUSSIA . — The Steele publishes aletterfrom Konigshcrg , stating that , notwithstanding the measures adopted by the police , 4 , 000 inhabitants of that city had held a meeting at which several violent speeches had been delivered . The members ofthe municipality , who had tendered their resignations to the King , and thought proper to recall it , under those circumstances , to watch over the peace of the city . . _^ President Ileinrseh , however , persisted in his resolution . A numerous deputation of the citizens waited upon him to compliment him on his conduct , and his successor was hooted by the inhabitants . Disturbances had likewise taken place at Pescn , towards the close of July , and the country people actually gained possession of the town . The acts of 1 _^ 98 and 1835 , against popular tumults , were proclaimed , and on the 30 th tranquillity appeared to be re-established . The troops , nevertheless , were still confined to their barracks .

      SWITZERLAND . The Dc & afs of Monday contains an important communication from Zurich , stating that a renewal of civil war in Switzerland is all bnt inevitable . Since the defeat of the Free corps before Lucerne the Radical party have been in active preparation for a recommencement of hostilities upon a wide scale . Under the guidance of their chiefs , particularly of Snell , a popular confederation lias been formed , of which Berne is the centre , and which may be called a self-constituted national guard . So soon as tlie authorities of Berne , either in compliance with the call of other cantons , or prompted by their own sense of duty , attempt to interfere with this confederation , it is calculated that a revolution , like that lately

      effected at Lausanne , will take place , and thc government being in the hands of these armed Radicals , war will be declared against Lucerne . According to the Debate correspondent , the Jesuit question is a mere pretext , the object of Sncll being to fMJft > united undivided republic of all the _Swiss cantons . Upon the other hand " , tbe little mountain cantons arc preparing for resistance . So great is their enthusiasm , thatthe women ofUripvactice daily firing at a target , that they may defend the mountain passes , while their husbands and brothers are fighting beside the Lucernese . The belief is general , it would _appcav , thatthe month of September has been settled upon by the Bernese for the struggle . The letter from which we abstract this information is printed inthe

      form of a leading article . We sincerely hope that its statements may prove to be unfounded ; civil war in Switzerland can only rcsuit in _jcapordising and probably destroying the independence of the cantons . __ It maybe that the object of the Radicals , a united Republic , " oneand indivisible , " would , ifjudieimisly accomplished , be a good , which therefore the Radicals are justified in seeking , but they cannot be justified in flinging thc country into civil war for the purpose of coercing the mountain states . It will be a sad day for Helvetia , and forthe world at large , when brother against brother shall engage _^ in deadly conflict ; wc pray it may never come . Itis to be hoped that the statements of the Debuts' correspondent will prove to be distorted exaggerations . The following is the

      conclusion of the proceedings in the Diet on the 4 th inst ., on the Jesuit question : — M . FiUNBcra ( Tessino ) said that the instructions of Jiis state , which was altogether Catholic , and invariably attached to the Holy See , laid down the principle that the question under discussion had become a federal one . The state of Tessino felt neither leaning nor _adversion to the Jesuits , but it could not shut its eyes to the historical fact , that wherever that body succeeded in obtaining a firm footing , they never failed to exercise their dominion over the people , clergy , and government . The lion , deputy here alluded to the eulogiums always bestowed on the Jesuits by the deputy of Friburgh , and contrasted with such praise the reprobation which they had met with in so many states in Europe . Ho compared the wretched position of the states ofltalv . where they

      were tolerated , with the great prosperity enjoyed by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany , which no longer permitted Jesuits to remain there . Articles 1 and 8 of the Federal Fact gave the federal authorities power to take such measures as might be requisite for the common safety . Tbe present question was of that nature , and he trusted _thatfthe Diet would come to " some decisive resolution on the point , and not again give the world an example of its impuissance . M . _Bbu-me ( Vaud ) considered the subject to have been- already abundantly discussed , and that further remarks would not change the opinion of any one . The events that had passed : since the Extraordinary DieChad only confiimed _^ the _ijanioii which he . represented in the bp _' wion , that a decision against the _Josuits ' could _aloneh , rcstcre peace and union to the republic * fie _o _^ stled . by . _odling on the . piei to

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      act with decision and vigour , and exuel the body in question . _--. ' . 'M . 'Du CounTE . v ( Valais ) denied the _cmnv _^ hscyoi the ' Diet . to _intenfci-oii * r"tno ' _Jeaiiit question , 'lhe only _pe & ons that- . ' could be injured by the present _oro * ccedinjjjs were the authors of the present attack , fhe reception and maintenance of a religious order was purely cantonal , arid the Catholics would never submit to . the expulsion of the Jesuits , without admitting as a _consequence that the Protestant cantons possessed a right to interfere in the choice of the ministers of the Catholic religion . He had , in the name of his state , to protest against the interference of the Diet in the Question .

      ; _J Sjitog op Avdv 3 T 5 . —The second day's proceedings lasted six hours , and were even more animated than the preceding ones . 7 Mr . BnocHBit ( Geneva ) , without attempting to deny the inconveniences arising from the presence ofthe Jesuits / declared himself of opinion that the Diet _ouijht not to interfere against them . He did not ' question the competence ofthe Diet , and proposed that , if Lucerne persisted in maintaining the Jesuits , there should be attached to her , during the period of lier being Yorort , a council of representatives , as

      allowed by Art 9 of the Federal Fact . M . Furkeii ( Zurich ) , President of the Diet , concluded the . general discussion by summing up the _argiime ' nt »( brou _» ht forward on both sides . ; , - ? _. After . _tlnsaddi'ess , the- free discussion was opened by . a brilliant speech from the Avoyer Xeuliaus , of Berne , in refutation ofthe arguments ofthe Ultramontane party , aiid strongly in favour of the immediate expulsion of the Jesuits . The deputies of Friburg , _Schwitz , . Uri , and Unterwald , replied at great length to this speech .

      As to tho general result ; of the votes , the order of the day remained in a small minority , which leaves the question . hi . statu quo , not permitting it to be brought forward before next session . The following , is the manner in which the votes were given : — -. [ 1 . Not to enter at present on the question , or , in other words , the order of the day : —Uri , Unterwald , Zug , Valai 3 _, Nenfchate ) , Appenzell' ( Inner ) , _Bdlc city , Friburg , Schwitz , Lucerne ( eight whole states and two half ones ) . 2 . To consider the affair as federal : —Berne .

      Soleure , Schaffhausen , Argau , Tessino , Vmid , Tliurgau , Grisoiis , Appenzell ( Outer ) , Billc country , _GlariB , Zurich ( ten ¦ . whole states and two half ones ) . 3 . To call on Lucerne amicably , looking at its directorial position , not to proceed with its invitation to the Jesuits : —Geneva , Tessino ( twostates ) , Grisoiis not _votiug for or against it . . 74 . To calloii the _states harbouring the Jesuits ( Friburg , Valais , and Schwitz ) to send them awav : — Tliurgau , ' - Grisons , Appenzell ( Outer )~( two whole states and a half oue ) , ' Zurich , Scliaffbauscu , Hans , and Tessino . not voting either way .

      5 . . / fo . summon Lucerne to renounce calling m thc Jesuits : —Berne , Tessino , Tliurgau , Grisons , Appenzell ( Outer ) , _GJaiis , Zurich ( six whole states and one half one ) , Vaud , Schaffhausen , Soleure , and Argau uot voting cither way . - , 0 . Expulsion of the Jesuits from tho whole of _Switzerland . The same tcii states and two half ones , named above , declare tho question to bo federal . 7 . Expulsion of the Jesuits byievery means : — Berne , Soleure , SchafFiiausen , Argau , Tliurgau , Grisons , Appenzell ( Outer ) , Bale country ( six wholestates and two half ones ) ,-Zurich and Glaris not voting citherway . 8 . To interdict for the future the introduction of the Jesuitsinto a Swiss canton ; the same ten states and two half ones which considered the question as federal .

      A letter from Zurich , of the ? th inst ., _sajrs : — " The Diet was engaged to-day in the discussion of the question of the convents of Argau , but it did not present any lively interest . This subject has occupied tho press too long for me to enter into any detailed _reportofvtho sitting . ; At tho _beginning of January ,-1841 ; the government of Argau secularised several convents established in the canton ; or rather , in other terms , had driven out the monks , and declared that' their property belonged to the state . This property amounted ; in value to 10 , 000 , 000 f . or 12 , 000 , 000 f . The Catholic cantons considered this measure to bo ayiolation of Article 12 of the federal compact ,- but has never found a majority in the Diet willing to 'declare'this ..: On the contrary , in 1843 ,

      the question was adjourned till after the recess by a majority of twelve , which was , in fact / declaring that tlie Diet would not . _vcntevtainit . To-day only seven cantons . voted for thb re-establishment of tho convents , and this is all tliat is necessary for me to tell you , although the . debate was long and animated , and excited adcalof irritation . " iMroRTAXT News—London , Satuiuhy , August 10 . —The Debats publishes the _fellowing important comi _muniealion from a correspondent at Zurich , dated 10 th inst .: — " Yesterday the Berne deputies left Zurich precipitately . The cause ofthis abrupt . departure is a secret . This day the district committees

      of the famous popular league are to meet at Berne , an event of a nature to excite alarm in the government of this canton . While the popular leagueis deliberating at Berne , that is at this moment , while I am writing , the committee of the free corps-is sitting at _Zoflingen , a small town ofthe canton of Argau , on the frontier of Lucerne , which ' was * their head-quarters , whence the expedition started . - M . Steiger and M . Boschetstein are at Zoffingen . This is the day also on which the canton of Vaud is called upon to vote for the new constitution , devised by the lucubrations of M . _Druey and his colleagues . Thus one-half of Switzerland is on foot ( sur pied ) at the same moment . "

      TURKEY , -j " - ;;'*' IystffiRECTio . v in * Alhasu . —By . letters from Belgrade of the 20 th ult ., Sve learn that the whole of Upper Albania _. vasina state . of insurrection . The Seraskier , who had entered the country witha considerable body of troops , had been unexpectedly attacked at Fisrcn , on his march to Jakouo . In revenge he burnt twenty-fivo 7 Albanian villages . After this terrible examplo the Seraskier assembled the principal Albanian chiefs at Jakouo , and insisted upon their laying down their arms , submitting , like all the otlier provinces of the empire , to recruitment for the army , and giving hostages for their fidelity _. The chiefs refused compliance , and called out all the warlike population of the mountains , One of those

      traits ot that indomitable courage and resolution which is inspired by the blind fanaticism of the Mussulmans was exhibited on this occasion . Daoud Polosca , a chief of Jakouo , came alone into the Turkish camp , and reached the tcntof the Seraskier ; but the two sentinels at the entrance , suspecting some evil design , repelled him with the points of their bayonets . Polosca took his pistols , and / firing them with unerring aim , killed both themen . On hearing the reports of these arms the guard at the tent turned out , and made a general discharge of their muskets on Polosca , who , however , was _unhutt , and , mounting his horse , fled _thvouah the camp , reloadinc and _fii-inc

      his pistols at all who attempted to bar his passage . He had got through the barrier of the camp , but closely pressed by a detachment of cavalry sent in pursuit of liim , aiid being no longer able to use his pistols , ho drew his yatagan , and struck right and left at both men and horses , killing eight men and wounding twenty . Being at length captured and brought before tho Seraskier , and openly avowing that it had been his intent to assassinate him , the bold Albanian was immediately executed before the Turkish general . Thc Seraskier intends to make attacks upon the Albanians at scveralpoints , having brought 3000 men from Scodra , and being joined by a corps of Catholic Mirditcs .

      AMERICA . DECUUATION OP Witt BT MEXICO . Liverpool , Monday , Fouro _' clockp . m . —Thepacket ship Fidelia , Captain Hackstaff , has arrived in the Mersey , having left New York on the 16 th ult ., and completed her first voyage across the Atlantic in a little less than twenty-six days . Don Manuel Rincon , General of Division and Constitutional Governor of tho department of Mexico , has published the following proclamation : — The Minister of Foreign Affairs has communicated to me the following decree : — >\ Jose Joa quia de Herrear , General of Division anil President ad interim of the Moxican Republic , to the citi-. ions thereof . . "Be it known , that the General Congress has decreed , and the "Executive sanctioned the following : — - " . " The National Congress of the Mexican Republic , consiflerine , — j ' _; - \

      "Thatthc Congress of the United States ofthe North has , by a decree , which its Executive has sanctioned , resolved to incorporate the territory of Texas with the American Union : ' That this maimer of appropriating to itself _torritories upon which other nations have rights , introduces a monstrous novelty , endangering tbe peace of the irorid _, and violating the sovereignty of nations : ' " That this usurpation , now consummated to the prejudice of Mexico , has been in insidious preparation for a long time ; at the _Bame time , that the most cordial friendship was proclaimed , arid -. hat , on . . part of this Republic , tbo existing ' : treaties between it and those States were respected scrupulously and legally-.

      . " . That the said annexation of Texas t _» thV United States tramples on tlie coriser ' viitive principles of society ; attacks all therights that Mexico has to that territory , is an _inault to her dignity a « 7 a : sovereign '' -nation , and threatens her independence and political existence :

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      " That thc lmv of the , United _Stntoo , v \ v _& _rci' . _zi to the _annpvatiiriUi ' iCX'ns to the United States , does in no wise destroy the rights' that Mexico has , and will enforce upon thatdepavttutsnf . . . ' ... ' _,-.. " That the United States having trampled on the principles which served as a basis to tho treaties of friendship , commerce , and navigation , and more especially to those of boundaries fixed with precision , even previous tolS 32 , they are considered as violated by that nation ;' . ¦'¦ . " And , finally , that the unjust spoliation of which they wi & h to malic the Mexican nation the victim , gives her the clear right to use all her resources and power to resist , to tbe last moment , said annexation : " It is

      decreed" 1 , The Mexican nation calls npon all her children to the defence of her national independence , threatened hy tlic usurpation of Texas , which is intended to be realised hy tho decree of annexation passed by the Congress , and auctioned by the _president of the United States of the north . ' - " 2 . In consequence , the Government will call to arms all the _fovces of the army , according to the authority granted it hy the existing laws ; and , for the preservation of public order , for the support of her institutions , and , in case of necessity , to serve as a reserve to the army , the Government , accordiug to the powers given to it on the 9 th of December , 1811 , will raise the corps specified by said decree , under the name of ' Defenders of the Independence nnd of the Laws . '

      "Misuei , _Artistan , President of the Deputies . " _Fbikcisco Calderon , _resident of the Senate , " Approved , and ordered to he printed nnd published , "Jose Joaquin be _Debeeba . "a . d . _x . ms g . coevas , " Palace of the National Government , city of 3 fcxico . Junc 4 . "

      UNITED STATES . _Gue-vt Fwg rs New York . — Liverpool , Fmdav Evexixo . — 'f he Britannia steamer has arrived , bringing us the full fortnightly files of American and other news . There is no politica- intelligence of importance . The "Mexican declaration of war" ( given above ) which appeared in the Times of-. Tuesday , is not confirmed by this arrival . Tne Britannia brings the most distressing details of a great fire which occurred in the city of New York on thc morning of

      the loth ult . 1 he whole area between Broad-street , Exchange-place , Beaver-strcct , and Broadway , has been consumed , and many buildings in adjacent streets . New-street has been entirely destroyed . The fire commenced at about half-past three , i > . ji ., of the 19 th , and was not subdued until noon of the following day . [ The loss of property in merchandise and buildings is variously estimated by some as high as six millions . It cannot , as yet , be precisel y ascertained , but it is probably somewhere in the vicinity of five millions of dollars .

      PORTUGAL . Lisbon , Aug . 9 . —The . election for clcctoi' 3 who are to choose the deputies tor tho next Cortes , took place on the 3 d instant throughout the whole country , and terminated almost everywhere in an overwhelming majority on the Government side . This result was to be expected after the barefaced corruption and intimidation had recourse to by the Government to procure the election of their adherents and tools ; it can only , however , hasten the day of revolution _. At Porto de Moz , where the opposition seemed to hare a large majority , a row took place between the military and the people , in which two of the latter lost their lives , and several others were wounded .

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      Mn. Roberts' Visit To South Staffordshir...

      Mn . Roberts' Visit to South Staffordshire . — On Monday , August 18 fch , W . P . Roberts , Esq ., will arrive at the Wolverhampton Station , by the halfpast twelve o ' clock train , when it is requested that the Miners of this _di-stvict will attend and move in procession from , the Station to Bilston . A public meeting will be held iu the evening , at six o ' clock , which will be addressed by Mr . Roberts , and two of the agents of the Miners' Association . * _;; . . .:.. 7 . TttADES OrOANISATIOS . '—TllE _WoOlCOMBEliS OF Bkadford , three thousand in number , held a general meeting on Monday , August llth , and unanimously expressed their approval of the measures of the recent Conference , and transmitted their levy , in support of the funds , to the general secretary .

      The _Natlmakers of liEUER , Derbyshire , also held _, a general meeting of their trade , and expressed their approval of the labours ofthe Conference , and transmitted their portion of the sinews of war to the TradesOffice . . . ' ¦ . _' _.- . ¦ , ¦ _Another Triumph for Labour . —The strike of the men at the _Ardsley Main Colliery has terminated . Labour has achieved another triumph . The employer , after advertising for workmen , has been forced to yield . -. It is very often remarked , and perhaps justly , that the great amount of money spent in strikes might be turned to better _advantage , but it ought to bo remembered that workmen have no other alternative . For instance , had these

      Colliers quietly submitted to have had their wages reduced , all tho other Colliers in this neighbourhood would liave shared the same fate ; the men knew this , and therefore supported those on strike . A rumour lias ; reached the ears of the _^ incn Trade ' s Committee , that Geklerh ? at his dirty tricks again ; he has been : very brisk with a fabric called checked holland . They are now done , and there is a slackness in the trade , and he fancies this is another opportunity of pilfering the men ' s wagCB . The committee of the Linen trade are determined to have this rumour sifted to the bottom , and if Gelder cannot live with paying the established list price , he may give over and go to his bacon shop .

      The _KxARKsnoROuan : Weavers . —This ill used body of workmen are still on strike . The masters are still obstinate , and the men as determined as ever . Our employers are trying to defeat us by setting all kinds of evil reports about . Sometimes , that thc men arc all turning in ; and at others , that we shall not have money to pay the families with : but all this will not do , for all those reports are untrue . Mr . John Dooker visited the Woolcombers of Bradford last Monday night ; he was well received by them , and they came to a

      unanimous vote to render us all the support in their power ; so that we do hope to prolong the contest until wc compel our oppressors to yield to our just demands . As soon as our employers see that wc are receiving efficient support , they will give in . Their only hopo at present is that we shall be obliged to succumb for want of money ; they will be disappointed . Wc return our hearty thanks to all friends who have assisted us , particularly to the Tailors of York , and our own trade , in Barnsley Leeds , York , and Doneaster .

      A New Musket.—A Letter From Soleure (Swi...

      A New Musket . —A letter from Soleure ( Switzerland ) states that M . Loetzchli , a gunniakerofth . lt town , has invented a new musket of such apower that , although no larger nor heavier than an ordinary musket , and requiring no greater charge , will carry a ball through an oak plank , four inches thick , at the distance of 500 feet . Another ball , fired at the distance of 2000 feet , pierced a board two inches thick , struck a rock behind it , and rebounded a considerable distance . M . Loetzchli keeps his invention secret , and affirms that he is able to make guns of the same size having a much greater range . —Galigmni of Tuesday . Fatal Conflict betwebs a Husband and Wife .

      —On Thursday night last considerable excitement was caused in the neighbourhood of Tower-street by the universal prevalence of a report that a man by the name of Joseph William Bean had murdered his wife , at his residence , 9 , Priest-alley , Tower-street , City . It appears that between eight and nine o ' clock the lodgers in the upper floor were alarmed by a violent wrangling between the parties , who , at the time , were in their apartments on the ground floor . Shortly afterwards blows were lieard , and a noise as if a heavy weighthadfallenuponthefloor . Theassistaneeofthe police having been obtained , Serjeant Miller , of Towerstreet division , entered the apartment , aud ftndine the

      woman lying on the floor , he demanded the cause ol the occurrence , when he was informed that the woman had beeu accusing her husband of ill-treating the family , and that he had subsequently struck her , immediately after which she fell backwards upon the ground , the heel of her boot having _caught in a hole in the floor , in consequence of which it had been torn off from the upper leather . She then ap peared in the agonies of death . Medical aid was instantly procured , but life was ebbing fast—her neck was broken , and in a few minutes afterwards she expired . The acting inspector , Mr . _Teague , immediately took Bean into custody .

      Sadler's Wells. . Theplayof The Stranger...

      SADLER'S WELLS . . Theplayof the Stranger was acted in this theatre , on Tuesday last , with complete success , Mr . Phelps taking the part of the _Stronger , which be personated to the satisfaction of a crowded and highly respectable audience . Mrs Warner , as Mrs . Bailer , _succeeded equally well . Her acting throughout was faultless , particularly the affecting scene in wMeh she _^ _pvessesher penitenceand contrition . The character of Baron Stetyort was by Mr . II . Marston , and that of Solomon , the pompous old steward , was amusincly performed by Mr . A . _Vounge . There is no theatre in the metronolis more worthy of public support than Sadler ' Well ' s , and it affords us much pleasure to chronicle the continued success of the present manage * ment .

      Mm Maim Saturday's News, Police, Legal And General. -

      mm maim SATURDAY'S NEWS , POLICE , LEGAL AND GENERAL . -

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      3 _IANSION HOUSE . _SATUUDAT .-KomiERT AT _MeSSBS . MOSES ASD _bONS . — John William Purday , a respectably-dressed young man , was brought btfoie ihe Lord Jlayor by policeman _ojs , who deposed that last night he saw him coming down a passage in which is a pawnbroker ' s shop , in _Iloundsditeh . Hu perceived something hanging from the prisoner ' s hat , and stopped hiin . On asking him what he had there , prisoner said ** a waistcoat , " nnd produced a black satin one , whith lie said lie liad bought at Leicester six months told pri

      ago , aud given tifteen shillings for it . He then - ! soncr that he must take liim tothe station-house , and if I he could satisfy ihe inspector ail xrould be well . On their arrival at the station the vtisoner repeated his story , ; _and ou searching him another waistcoat , a black velvet one , was discovered . The prisoner having stated that he lodged at if 0 . 7 , Jewry-street , _Aldgate , ho ( the policeman ) proceeded" there with the prisoner , and ascertained that he was in the employ of Messrs , Hoses and Son , the celebrated tailors and drapers , of Aldgatc . On telling

      prisoner tbat they must proceed to that establishment , prisoner positively refused to go ; but , on being told that he must , he ultimately did go , and the waistcoats wero claimed as the property of Messrs Moses and Son , John Willis , in tlic sew * - * v > i Messrs . Moses nnd So » , identified tho two . waistcoats as the property of his employers . Prisoner , in his defence , said he purchased the satin waistcoat of a man named Kirk , at Leicester , six months ago , and to had worn it frequently . " He admitted , however , that the velvet one was the property of Messrs . Moscsand Son . The ' prisoner , having signed his statement , was fully committed for trial at the ensuing sessions . _MAULBOIIOUGII _SlUEE-i :.

      Saturdav . _—llEASTtt Offesce . —James Smith , aged _, sixty-eight years , who is in _independent circumstances , aud resides at No . 20 , _Green-street , Bayswntor-road , was Charged with indecently assaulting a child , named Lucy Loughurst , aged eight years . The offence was clearly proved , and he was sentenced to pay a fine of £ 5 , or two msnths' imprisonment . The prisoner not having the money in his possesswu was placed in the loeU-up cell . " Under the Protection or a Distinguished Nobleman , "—Who ' s He 1—An elegantly-dressed and reniarknbly _gooQ-lodldng young female , xrho gave lhe name of Mary Dillon , and who it appears resides at No . 28 , Dukestreet , St . James ' s , under thc protection of a distinguished nobleman , was charged with having been drunk and incapable of taking care of herself , at two o ' clock this morning , under the Quadrant , _ltegent-strect . —l _' _olice-consta-. ble No . 6-2-of thc C division , stated tliat , on passing

      through the Quadrant , he saw the defendant sitting on the step of a door , apparently asleep . As he was approaching her she fell on the ground , and on raising her up he found that she was perfectly insensible . With the assistance of a gentleman - who was passing by he conveyed her to . the station-house , and tliere found in her possession a £ 10 Bank of England note , and some gold and silver ina purse . She had also about her a gold watch , chain , and neck chain , superb gold bracelet , diamond and other valuable rings . —Mr . llnrdivick- ( to the defendant ) : Do you wish to say anything 1 The defendtint _niiule no _ansirer . Inspector Plume , of the C dirision , said thatsbewas dumb , _hutnot deaf . —Mr . Hardwick lias she been so from her birth 1—Inspector : I do not kuow , sir . The defendant was ordered to he discharged _.

      WORSHIP ST 11 EET . Saturday , —Two young men named Carr and Holmes were brought up on the following charge : —From the statement of the constables 25 and 220 N , it appeared that whilst on duty that morning , in the _Ilacliney-rond , they saw tlie tliree prisoners , all under the influence of drlul ., coming along the road . They were quite quiet , untilihey reached a shop where ilie sun-Wind Imd been left out , against whieh ouo of them struck his hat , upon which Can- _deliberately stopped , and taking

      it _tronv the posts _thirt" supported lt , throw it into the road . They went up and remonstrated with liim , and wished them to put it up again * , this they refused to do , when they tool ; him , after some resistance , to the station . On looking about the place they found that a number of other shops had been served in a similar way , and tbe shutter holts thrown into the road . In theiv defence the prisoners called one of their companions , who , on being recognised as one of the pavty , was immediately transfcrred to the dock . Carr _^ who had kicked the constable , was sent to prison fora week , the others were discharged .

      MAHYLEUOIN . E . Saturdav . —A Brute . —An old man named William Simmons , was charged with cruelly beating his donkey . Ho wasfound _, in High-street , thrashing the poor beast most unmercifully . The donkey was yoked to a cart shamefully loaded with vegetables , and he attributed tho kicking to the fact that the animal could notmoye , which was next to impossible , from the heavy load ; and . besides , the poor beast liad several sores on Ills _sllOUldlil'S , caused by the friction of the collar . He kicked the poor creature several times . The prisoner was fined twenty shillings , which he paid . . BOW STREET . Saturda * _c—Wantisg a Muzzle . —a man named John Wright , was charged wilh being drunk and creating a disturbance amongst the cabmen _st . iiioned in lted Liocstrcet . One of . the cabmen slated , that the whole of the previous night the * prisoner was challenging all thc cabmen on the rank U » fight , and once or twice threatened to smadi theni if they did not allow him to drive all tlie cabs iu turn up aud dowa Holborn . None of the cabmen , however , appeared willing to gratify his whim , and jumping upon the' complainant ' s cab he took his revenge upon . Iho complainant by biting him most severely in the thigh . The prisoner was lined five shillings , m- to be imprisoned for a . ' week . A young woman named Mary Smith Was also charged with biting a young man against whom she had some spite . Slie was ordered to pay a" fine of live shillings or be imprisoned for fourteen days .

      The Surroseo Murder At "Reading.—Iieamko...

      The SurrosEO Murder at "Reading . —IIeamko , Friday Evening . —The Deputy Coroner and jury reassembled this afternoon at two o ' clock , and proceeded to examine several witnesses . At the conclusion the room was cleared , and after the lapse ofa few minutes , the jury returned as their _ivevdict — "That Elizabeth Spicer was wilfully murdered by her husband , William Spicer . Tlte warrant of committal was then made out . The prisoner will take his trial at thc ensuing Lent assizes . Representation of Southwahk . — Mr . Whittle Harvey . has declined coming forward on thc present occasion . Sir W , Molesworth ' s friends hold meetings daily , in his favour .

      Latest Foreign News . —We regret to announce a destructive fil'C at St , John ' s , New Brunswick , which has destroyed property to thc amount of £ 00 , 000 . From New York we learn that the principals in the late anti-vent riots in New York State have been liberated on bail for one thousand dollars _eac-h _^ The Annexation Question was finally agreed upon in the Texan Convention on the 4 th ult ., and Texas now lies under thc protection and government of tho " Star and Stripes . " Several companies of United States troops liave left forthe frontiers of the " New State , " partly to repel the encroachments of the Indians , and partly to act as a stay against any operations the Mexicans might commence .

      Bankrupts.

      BANKRUPTS .

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      ( From Friday ' s _Gazette , August 15 , ISIS J Joseph Lazarus , Marylebone-lane , _clothes-dealer—Williiim Parsons , Wood-street , Lambeth , eorn-dea ! er--David Davies , _iermyn-struet , St . James '*) , dealer in regimental and court dresses—John Temple Taylor , and Thomas Pun try Watkinson , Tork-tcrrace , ltcgent ' _s-park , and Watling-street , _plumbers—Geoi-ge Frederick Kersehner , Holloway , victualler—Jolm Marsh , _Brcirood , Staffordshire , grocer—John _g _adogan , jnn ., llreeon , hat-warehouseman —Jacob ltichard Owen , Manchester , stoek-broker .

      Skrkws Accident.—The Directors Of Tho Wo...

      Skrkws Accident . —The directors of tho Woolwich Packet Company held their annual excursion down the river on Tuesday , but the pleasures of the day wero considerably interrupted by an accident , which occurred to the stoker when below Gravesend on the passage toShecrncss . It appears ho had been sitting at dinner at his usual place in the engine-room , when , without rising , he endeavoured to reach a small jar containing his beer , wliich was upon the _lloor , and , losing his balance , fell forward under the Bmall piece of iron designated a key in engines on thc direct action principle , and having lost his presence of mind to push himself back , the downward action ofthe key cut his thigh very severely . The engines were promptly stopped , and

      the poor suherer extrieatep ; out a surgeon being fortunately on board , his assistance was immediately obtained , and thc wound closed and the bleeding stopped in the best manner under the circumstances of the case . The directors then resolved to proceed with ail despatch to Shccvncss , in thc hope of having the stoker taken on board the Ocean guard-ship , but thc commander , after consulting with the surgeon , said he considered there would be more danger in taking the injured party on board his _vrssci , and then transferring him to Chatham , than there would be in conveying him to the place where he would have to

      remain . It was , theretore , resolved to return at once and place him on board the Dreadnought hospitalship at Greenwich , and tho party unanimously agreed to this resolution of the directors , to -lo all in their power to alleviate the Bufferings of tho _stekcr , who is a married man , named Charles _Albirt , and tha father of several children . Tho company not only relinquished their anticipated day ' s pleasure , but also subscribed a purse for the poor man , and about £ - xva 3 collected . The stoker was immediately taken on hoard the Dreadnought , he has had every attention paid to his case , and is going _onaa well as could be expected .

      Representation of SoumwAnK . — V 7 e regret to have to announce the death of Benjamin Wood Esq M . P . lor Southwarki _, after a protracted illness . ' Mr ! Jeremiah Pilcher , late Sheriff of London and Middlesex , has offered himself as a candidate to succeed the late , hon . gentleman in the representation of this borough . It is understood _thatSir W . _Molcsworthis also & candidate .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 16, 1845, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_16081845/page/1/