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      Foreign Affairs ' Matters Of Too Much In...

      _FOREIGN AFFAIRS ' _MATTERS of too much interest are oeCTpvimj tne attention ef oar friends and reader * at home , to admit of tbeir caring much about Foreign N _*« r *; indeed there is bot litrJe news , nave that all over , and all over alike , tyranny and factions role are either at their wits' end , or are doing , as usual , deeds of darkness , r _.-bbery , and murder . In Spun the peop le are yet crucified between tbe two murderous thieves by whom tbey have been cursed so long , and _. vhese ferocity bids fair _entirely to _denooala' _-e tbe _country .

      The Madrid Gazette _conians a letter Irom _BcriMs of tht 22 nd ult ., announcing that the authorities had _publii-hrd a bando , in virtue of which ail the _Carli-ts who _should fall into t \ e bands of the _QtjEEs ' s troops are to be instantly _s-bot , " in retaliauoa for a recent ac ; of ferocity ef _Balhaseda , who , without any other motive than his sanguinary caprice , had _caused eight _soldics and a national guard of BalUBas to be put to death at _Oooillas . "

      In France tbe Citizen _Sr-oundrei ba « , alter ascertaining that even the middle elass harpies wo _' _-ik not consent U his being sole Governor in his own perron—an _irresponsible Xing without spy _respe-n-« 5 ble Ministry , at last patched up a _Ministry of imbecile * , » enable Via formally to meet Parliament , whom he does not in ten-1 to re _* _ain , and whom nobody _gtr * pect » of being able to stand . The thing is evidently on its last legs . It will fall toon ; ana when it does so , if the French people p ermit it to be again resuscitated , they deserve * K _*> ir f » fp .

      American papers _kare been received since our last , but their contents are unimportant . The Boaudary _Question is ia statu quo ; and there i _* no doubt that if wilful and stupid _obj-fcnacy can provoke a war , we shall have one , unless tbe _neosle prevent it , which they can if they choose .

      The Leeds Mlliumt. The Kn=*Thy Report Of...

      THE LEEDS _MLLIUMt . The kn _= _* thy report of this _splendid meeting , which we give e !* _e-A-bere , wili abundantly speak for itself . It will show that , as Dr . Taylor said . Leeds is in _afusuy kind of _sleep . There are _al-. *> in our present number _several at her _demonstration , all deserving of » tteatiou . We have , _beside . * , reeared reports of Mr . OaftlER _' S agitation iri Mansfield aad _Satron in Ashfi _^ d _, which we » hili give il oar next . Hurrah for tbe _progress of a _^ itition Tbe cause goes bravely on .

      The Physical Iokut Mu. "They Hate Cried ...

      THE PHYSICAL _iOKUt _MU . " they hate cried ' hcbrah tor the tight * ' let tjs cry ' hurrah for the re-SISTANCE . ' "—O'Connell . Ws refer oar readers to an account elsewhere , taken from tbe San , of the blood .-tbir-. ty attack , o : th ; Devi- ' - O _.-aog-fSien upoa the peoplr , in tbr discharge of a Constitntioaal duty . It may be Blatter of boasting , to tbv bloody faction , that ob « - _sp _*> t of r . Jlying ground remain * , even yet , to their _imnoveri * bed duces : bnt let tbem take bred iu

      time , lest the lees favoured localities _shon _' . d eatcb tbe _Consercatioe epidemic , and retaliate upon their foe ? . We have not yet beard the particulars , from any source on which we can rely as autbet t _** _- _; but we are _awaxjtiat we may draw to any am ' . unt of hrutality on the Tories , withont fear of tbr drafts being _di-jbonoareL _"Wc . consider _eurselvrr justifiable , therefore , in a- _<* _suraing that the outrage was «* en . worse _tha-i « is s _;»; ed to hove been . ¦ _W-t } * fc * ilo * _Mt ** _" « ws $ _-ittpoa this nuner , and hear whit the _wferle ' oeoole ** v to it . _

      Notice To Alilms. R^? Jg J Aj Rgftep--Ht...

      NOTICE TO _AliLMS . r _^? Jg J _aj _rgftep--hTrpiMghlg _thai we ean appoint ary ney _£ * _Affng , or supply _aay fresh orders , till .-. our new machinery is perfected , whieh we ex-\ "feet will bis in less _tb-ia -three weeks . After which we * _? bal } procure with tbe least possible delay , and regardless of _expanse , a machine g _eatwVk- of - ' - . _yrinting six thousand per hour , when oar -capabilities for suppl y ing news will -- . « ra _* -pass these of any Provincial Journal in the Xmbire .

      To To Agents.—S<Rreraj Of Onr Aaentihai-...

      TO TO AGENTS . —S _< _rreraJ of onr _Aaentihai-. ne , * t _a-. x _^ mt - ' - timi _^ . or _^ rr _^ d _mort pa p _^ TB on con dinon th » i the > _iantii _2 _WVe ti >» f _« rtrait _rf _Strpbeo * _witri ttx-ro whva . H ivt > x ' iTKB . _o-i-m _-nTOs _. to a » eomplai :. inj [ of their _nr-J _^ _ri 11-1 Ve ' _mjt _^ _rleilJt-d to : _»¦» wi » h h to be _mtierstnoi by thr ; a tkai they may seai ior what _ntrai * _^ . -r _lai-y _plea » _e . in _»& _diu-. BU > ' . _b-ir present _orders ; tut they cannot h » T > - _ra-jre p _., _rtraiu than limy had J » per » oa the 16 . 1 a vi _Vebmxry . _n _Stephen ' s Defence _Fcsp . —From _Lingbow near _Preston , per J . _Bowman , XI "* . J . C _.-330 . _¦ Will J . _R-. Vrts . late of Sei ; _T » et , \ t kind _enocgla to _Lvot _^ ¦ q * * iui tus _aiiirt-sa ? Thb audsess of the Leigh _K . _* . dic . _al Associati . . i _> > in _T > pe ; _bo . 1 we uc oaligei w _l-. l il _sumd o \ tr Uii »• i

      W . R . his sent tu Borne _veTi _»» s T ~ Aa the modest . r « qof ! thai il we do net _chocse to _-snt-isa liiem , we » -. ; i _staitt , _s . _' ur re - _BODR . _Fcrh- p * our _rcis--n » niay not p \ c »* e linn . * t " _t r _fcdTUe htai not to be too _urgt-ot _fsr tieza . The Rettjrned Letter 7 Roji QctE . vsH £ . 4 D . —Mr . H . ) * ii _> r . _^ _crivtai _;« r o letters an ihU _subj _^ t . lt _»? _j-riip ih . t _IkiTi- » r _< ihree J ' _-natben _Bair . _'to _» r " ii in Q 1- _^ ru . _brad . » n 0 that th letter was refined ky two of Uiem , * n . l _a-v _^ r _earrWititiv > bird . It _oirtaiaiy wi _) ihe letter c ? rrirr _"» flDtr . no ' . toWve _anr _person of the _ty >* n _^ _trnt-i _^; » i _lbesatue _tiiie it _irai _laoTiirhtleM _« f Mr . B . koo « ring thi ' tb-r _« _« er * two _othtjj ol tiv ; lame name , not lo scud more exact direction * . JOB PLANT . — *» A » cfe _annrer tnmeth away wrath . ' _"tV ? ejni > . _it _permit in onr columns to a _^ _-rrv a rU » fB _< . lon an id- > leiier u _ealeoUied to _provuke . a _., R-, _XsiLOi , or _Htdk , next _wack . TnE RE _? OaT or THK 0 D £ r »* ti 0 W 5 ' _MEETING at _Marsora * a . wo _late—abali _svtnrar _n--It week .

      W . _LisGaRD ot * tkat cane of the oiker agenU in 5 n-Gi , - 'Jo vre _^ . i snort ou _& s ' . _o _.-Ja / _merniug last tot _hiiKSeX li . bad t _* _-Uir ia _^ _sire . _STtPHL . 'i &' S _i-E ' rEscK _TrND—From » . £ « w _frieni * at L _* _iU , _litai _riliabui _iil _* _, y _~ r _Pa _. itter , 8 * . 7 _Jd . _A '«> j _lbcauiUif 7 _i- from 1 .. nr dr-xi r » , tiie _proceed * of a fty > tinf :. Tt' _\ _tai-. k u _Btsre important u > aid the friend of _Unirrraal _Sai-,-j _trvge- than w _diiak it . Th .-y hope _oUuo * a will _louow _^ _fiMretampl _. * . illRACCLOCS AXD _PBOVIDES _* TUL B > _CAPE OF V , % . iJ * _CoN . \ Oa . _—AtU-Tlhi _incetiu _^ had _ecudud « d at Bir-. nLtgnaai , on Wed- » rad _= r , Mr . _O'Cun-jr _iniunilv _« lei _« ped imo a _earri-se , which w »» in wailing in order to cal . Q ihe train for Mjncb ** _ter , _fro-Ji wbich town he had mJk . _Wd _LhoX _iDurclng . On hi > _departure ouuiVcn mir" - ' _roood _ irn the * t « _rp iiUl tn the oid church , _paXir . g the several T _* lik _:,- » i « tne KTcet . _ striking _agaiuat * jme , and lie carriage _3 / inj : isova side ta « Je . When opp nite tiie jraies of lbs oH _chu-eb , whith were fortunately closed , the _horae _tomMi a _shary aajie , and eame like " a » h « t _agaitut the _eriurch-B > t 4 . _Tneanicul h _^ _nndeihaek to a con _« _dfrabie di » _- lance , _larncd completely ore :, * hi ' . e th « _driver was ¦ _throJrn _fri > m ihe _baot , and the fort _^ carTia < re _smashed to _atuiU _* . Btfji-e the _mr-tien had c _^ _aasd , how _. rrr , . Mr . 0 ' C _« . nnor was at some distance on bis _lejji , acd lLviug _aaeertained that the driver _wn a n hcrt , in _k- «» thin at _qrurier ol a iwinnle a » waa oa hia w _* jin _anotuercarriaee

      Mr , 3 ., Af . ent at _PcntypiKsS , ii tak ' rog our account _rerj _cjx . _IIt Wt we bee to unarm him that if the _a-ra . iun t U- no _trananjiuei ky _reinrm ol _poat , it wiii he _haadedover to » ur » oi ) euar . _KOETHEBJ * _USIOX MED _/ LS . —Having paid _^ 76 6 a . for Ule » e _Joedala a * _l _roceired _^ " 55 to . _vani g _th _^ t iUm . 1 have to rv _^ _uent that _thoae _jvrsona who undertook ike » ie * f th » ti , win iram « - < iaiwy acttie their _aicoont * _athePuhlisher _- iOffiae . 3 * K « _PAPKa » of _ti _f" A | ren *» , _wio 7 » esive their _account _, and do not rtM 4 . it their » si « n »! " _sr re rani of part , wiil he _tiopt wiihont _iigtrnetiiiB _© f _^ m _^ u * . The whole mm fe-• ent , and not a nart .

      _CLAPHiH FUKD , _—Harin-t tai-n lefral advice , ard _hrins _aai-hc-d aa to the _iaiprcbabuity r . f _gaining any _rsdrrsi , for _Brtfjjet _Coaa , for th » i _-jotnee done to ber by Mr . _CUphaa , _unier tks _preaen * aystera , we _bijt _rha _; all tiu »* _)« et » _3 Ba who have _aabsenbeti lo thi * _inai , wi : et > _hfr ap .- ! y at oai ofnee for tbe money , or direct c » u _, what otner purpose it _ahall be _applied . Some _iadiriduaLj , with whom we have cotntnunic » ted , ha » e _vlircctnd ua to bund it orcr to the Stephen * i > efence Fund . _FEA . RG 08 O'CONNOR _W | ra to _aeiniw'edjr * th * r . > c « pt of _^ 1 14 a . fe _* the _atephew _Deieoe _* - Fond , _Oellrered br a liwrjimdl in London , a * ifec _coutnbntisa of % tew jri _« jd » in the South , wa j _ttatad that the / wex _* _sirud to Benuvu _rlftnrrTTirBj- _« < -

      To To Agents.—S<Rreraj Of Onr Aaentihai-...

      Most appalliso Uurber .- _Jt-obtsmooth , Tuesday Evening , April 2 . —The whole ef this nei ghbourhood has been thrown into the _ greatest * tate ot fexciternent and alarm within the " last few lays , by the most _a-troeious and cold-blooded murder which ba * taken p lace , since that of the families of Mars and Wiiliam * , in _Ratcliffe-higbway . These are rte _circainsraHces which have _transpired : —At two o ' clock , a . m ., last Saturday , the 31 st _initanr , William Jones , shoemaker , of _Gcwport , returned borne with his foreman and two apprentices , from < orne gocirty of which tbey were members , "W . Jones _Ufing ven much _intoxicated . His wife imprudently

      ( _considenng the state he was in , ) _npbraided him for ais conduct , nnd _incensed bim t _» such a degTee , tbar be stabbed ber twice or three times in the _abdomen with an awl which was unfortunately within _hi- < reach , she expired this morning from the effects of this _upnatural conduct . His foreman _beariuft the _struggle , rushed into the wife ' s _assistance , when Jont-s , wbo is an immense powerful man , _seized him by the neck and ca-bed his brain * >> ut . His _villanj was not > et finished , _jantly fearing _th-it bis crime would be brought to lignt by means of his apprentices , twins ot abont twelve Tears ot * ig e , _Junea _drn _^ ed both to the back door cf his _oresiises . and _theie _buoit therm .

      QUEBNHYTHK CHARTER ASSOCIATION . —At a meeting atthe _Barley Mow , Upper Thames street , London , the following resolution was unanimously passed , Mr . Cater in the chair : —* _"lie > olved , That this _meeting , hailing with deli ght tbe plan of organization for London , as _proposed b y the General Convention of the industrious classes , hereby resolve to for _. n them * elres into a Charter As-ociation , with a vie * to _gife efficient aid to the Convention , aud p ledge thenu * el _*~ es to do all that lies in tbeir power to support them , to long as they continue to persevere in their _endeavours to cause the People ' s Charter to become the law of tbe

      Leeds An 12 West' Riding News. L££Os. Le...

      LEEDS AN 12 WEST' RIDING NEWS . L ££ OS . Leeds _Nokthebn Union . —On Monday evening l < _t-t , Dr . John Taj tor addressed a v _» ry crowded au . _'ieuce in the _larj . e room in "Y _ork-atreet , the subject _matter of his discourse was , the present _position ol tbe Chartists , and tr . e prospect the people uow have of a spef-dy _i-onsunimauon of their desires . The Docior treated the subject iu bis u < ual masterly _> yle , and the _impression be _mhde upon tbe meeting will not soon be forir' : t . j * . t the termination of his

      excvilrut addres _* , it was _unanimously _agreed that he , aloL _' g with Mr . O'Connor , _beaj _. po _nted delegates troai L _< _-eds to wait Bpon the working men of _Birmingham , and _a-Certain their views with respect 19 thtir _xhum-lliQical leaders , and thtir intended _tu'ide uf . action , in the . present movement . Three -hetr * _, apa one cheer mor _^ . were then given io Wes . sra . liider , _ilarsaen , aud Harney , tor their _lirmuesa aud 2 e » l io the causa of democracy . Tbe uieeU _' _ig then _^ _ep _. _irated _, _highly deligburi with tbe _^ roceedin * ys of tbe _evrrrDir .

      . M _> . _\ at > _At : GUTca at Abmvey . —On Tne « day _evenicji aii _iytiurai . w « v > held . ti the hov . se of _ilr . _Samuel Aru . ili _^ r , the _NYyite Horse lun , Armley , 'belore _^ Ir . _Htippe , _deputy crmier , and a _resectable jury , _, o iuquut c > ucem ng the death ol" I ) HU * . el lloli _* . — . _vvirth . Several _witur- « ses were exammiid from vrrtt _^ e te _= tim-ny _itsre-ri _^ d to Lavebe . n the result _^ _-f oirf tf th' _-se dl-grracriu ) _qnuneJs _» o _co-nmon in _pub-Hc-boHi-es . The evidence < _-f tire landlord of Uie house where it _hnppeiie-. _' , _giws a inir vew of the taxis ; he deposed us _fallows _;—Jose ph Rushwoithu _f am tbe _lan-ilord of the Bull aud Mouth , Armley . 1 t _. av _^ _kno _-rii trie di _' cva .-ed -4 _x or seveu _j _' ea _.-s ; he * » s at my _kou-e on Saturtiay evemug last . he was - ' »' . with another young njaii iu the t . ip-rooni ; there wore *» wral others ibere ; 1 was iu tae _ruuna shortly _^ _linrH t _« s _^ in » o ' _chtck . aud _wi _^ h _e- 1 rhem all to le : ive .

      _i _* _u _wiw umf io _g- > hum' * , vv _\*» iiti _£ . < on wns mere . l _)& - e * W 8 d-a-Kid to Itiiu , - Hilly » ho v h > _ng is it rince _tudo _uaiieJBiHr" He repeated this" ihr .-e or four tjrn &*; W-ilkia » _ori-nevcrspok . e tohiai , _iiiul _Koldswo-rth go * _^ ip _* nd went up . to Wi _+ kiuson , _repewring hi » _Ibrmar-qiiettioa . . _W'Lkins _*^* * u »* _- « e * J ,- >* i- dou ' t know how long irisBuce . dou ' _^ _lioth _^ me . " 1 requested _drceated tosit _dowu and he _q'liffv _HoWswo tn then _s-fid-to- Wilkin son * "Thuu caDnotdo it no _*> _n" 1 d * _diiot bear wb « t \ Vi _kiiiKiu sail in reply , nut dirvctly : floltUwailk . _strwk _Wiikius m in the _f-. ce .. Wilkinson then _rgv \ up , and 1 can ' t _ssy _whHthi 1 ? bv _fclnjek or , _pa _« lied turn , but IloldswortU _immeJiiiel « _- ell . un _hwjluirk . his _kea-i - _cooiine'in

      _vjulrtrt <» _utact-witiiutaB _« our . . _^ Two rcea _Uttt'd run * up ; John _N'icliolsdnibii Joha > -Vudrrion are those : n _«>; he tiid not * i ) eflk , hu _* -. _tb-iry lai _< _J _Imnon -tb--eat . ( then ~ l _*' X the r _^> mn , _& ud iu _afewminutes returne _% wheuv 1 »« bias _^ et up aud walk ont of t ' . e back d _< x-T . " I _^ iu sot think he was sober at tbe tiro *' , but 1 domrt know whit he ha > i to drink , 1 ¦ iid not see - ' . uy more of him . Noue of the company jii _le ; t the roJin wh _? u _ilolds * o : ta went out . N' » ne of the _otht-rg took aj » y part iu tne . quarrel _nvtveen Wiikinscn and _t tbe _c-.-cei *> ed ; 1 Co pot know tnat they bad been _quarreUmg previously . Tl _* f » _Jorr returned a _vamict of ' _Manbfciu _^ hlef *' acairrsf Wilkin < on . ¦• . » .. *• _iv .

      Foot Races . —On _woodnons *? Hoor _^ flp . Frirjay _U * t , ; i race wits run between Ibletpoju _aj" * d „ JK _[ irk , fir £ 10 a-side . _/ Xirk _tooVthe lead at ' _* sUrting ,. but Ibhet _^ on came up with him , and if _dniahed in a dead Beat . It is expected that tht- _coute _.-t will be . renewed for £ 20 a side , Also , on the same day _» and near the « une pUce _, for a * uiairbet ) -. 'Br a . hiiiD a Jew , a celebrated rnuner' fri ' . » _Lant-a"birej and Sheridan , an * ' aspiring young m * ii , " ahrtafirst later , from _Pccklington , Tbo to one were freely bet ou tbe former at the ou - 'et , b ' _-tt _tirelntttr made up in _gallant style , and _catnf- off _victorious , vriurjiiag by the kn > iiu of a th en ' s hr . trl . ' . .

      AKC 1 EXT _bOUtSTF . RS ANNIVER 6 ATRY . —On Monday _ias - , Court Lord Mo petb , -ot' the above order , be ' . d iheir _anniversary at the honst" of Mr . _Ala ' . _thew Giew , tbf Star aijd Garter Inn , Call Lane , L-ed < , when up «" _artls of 6 'J members sat down to a good substantial dinner , wb * eh reftevted the greatest _i-redit on the worth y host and ho-tegs . Th * _evening _* _¦* . * spent in mirth a- _-id harmony , many loyal and _sentirctuta ! toai _^ btiag given , and the company _rieiieraliy retired _ahikit tea o ' clock , highly gratiiiexi wiib ihe entertainment tbey had received , it is not iieEerally kr : _o- « _- n thai the . Leeds Di . strict of the ah . _ive jrder p-iy £ 5 to the House of Recovery and Dis--j _» n . _3 rv _vi _. _wrlv

      Social Tea Pap . ty . —On Monday last a social tea . party _wz * held in _Provideucc _Sch' * ol room , Han » let , on wbich occasion , the Sunday School scholars were regaled and the teachers and tbeir friend * took tea _together BDd _cpent a comfortable evenin _£ . Addrose _^ were , delivered by Mr . Yeadon , tbe _roisister , Mr . Baker , Mr . Carr j Mr . Heaps , and other gentlemen . God Fei lows' Hall . —On Friday week , the foun-¦ i 8 _Li' )» i ston * ot a new OJfl Fellows' Hall , was laid at _Addinghain , near Le _^ _-ds , by the officers of the St . _Michael ' s _IxKljrP , in tiie . Manchester Unity . A _procession , headed by a baud of music , consisting ot toe Suu . iav Schoo ! " scholars , the _m- * mbers of the

      L * U £ e , au " . the Anr . ieiit Forr _rtt r _> , witu Uieirlnends , _purailed the town _prt ? vi'm _< to the ceremony , and _afier the stone had been laid in due form , an excellent _niiii appropriate- _address w _* _s _delivered by Mr Buker . A Jim . er was prouded , of which all partie * _engaged in the _procession partook , aud after which mother a 4 dr . _* TS was _delivered . We _understiud this i _s the Odd _Prillows' Hall that ha * been proposed to be erected on trul y p hilanthropic principle : "; we are iuform « i there will be no public _hous-j connected wi : h it , * bat instead of thii there will be _' _areadiug room , a library of intcresnug and _useful pnb' . _ications , anJ _elates wi _' _ll be f _> rmed for the instruction of tbe members in every branch of education .

      Gas . —Vre have great p leasure in calling tbe attention of our _readers to an _sdvertiseraept of the _Lteds Gas Li ght Company , announcing a reduo _rnn in the price of Gas Irom Ss . to 7 s . 6 d . per 1000 feet . Dr . _Tayloii ' s Drops . Many extraordinary cases of cure from tbe u _* e of this truly valuable ineaicine have been performed in this nei ghbourhood . Frem their _increa .-iu ; sale , ( which is tbe best criterion of their _effijai-y ) we have no doubt of their being verv soon placed at ths bead of all other remedies , for the complaints for which they are recommended . - _<» 0 H _. _lrcrri _^ ernr _^ t .

      Fatal Accident . —Ua iuesday Kornmg , an _Ini-cest was held at tne Co-art Ho * ise , before Mr . Hopps , tbe deputy coroner , on view of tbe body of Mr . vVilliarn Ferguson , a etonema _* on , residing in Wel _. in _^ teu-road , Leeds , wbo , on the preceding Friday , " received such injuries by a fall from a ladder as _caused his death on Monday evening . It appeared . that the unfortunate man was employed ia the masonry _department of » nvw warehouse « r * _cilsg at tbe back of the house occupied b y Mr , Hocbam , below tne bridge , and was _ascending the ladder , with some work _teols in bis apron , and

      having o'hers in his hacd , and when within _afew _stepi of the landing to which he was going , en the third « ory , be fell backwards ta the ground . He was imaj'jdiately removed to the Infirmary , where , on examination , it was found that he had _susratned a severe _fraetare or the sknli , the bone being forced intj the brasn . He _reetived ths best attention which bis case demanded , bat surgical skill wag of no avail , and he lingered in a state of insensibility _uitil Monday evening , when death _ttrminatrd his _suffering * . He wa * S 5 or 36 years of sge , and very highly _resr-ected . Verdict" Accidental Deiti . "

      Leeds An 12 West' Riding News. L££Os. Le...

      Northern Union . —Resolution passed by . the Nortbern Union at their room in Leeds , on tbe first Df April , 1839 . _Unsolved , *« That Pr , John Taylor and Feargus O'Connor be _requested to act as delegates from Leeds to the great -meeting at Birmingham , to be held on Wednesday next , and to inform the men of Birmingham that the men nf Leeds implore them to pnt good working men in tbe place of those middle-clas _* men who have seceded from the Convention . Charles Connor , Chairman .

      Increase of Crime in the County of Sussex . —At the _aspires last week there were nearl y fifty prisoners for trial , though the _sessiens had been beld but three weeks before , and , whilst the judges were actually sitting , fourteen offences were committed in different parts of the county , moat of whioh a few years ago wonld have been visited by the punishment of death . Perhaps Lord RoJen will move for an inquiry into the cause of this _to « reai * e of crime in the caunty of Sussex . By some it _urty be attributed to tbe ignorance of ihe people ; but are they more ignorant now than a hundred or even fifty years ago ? It may be said , again , that it is owing to tbeir depravity ; but why are the people more depraved now than formerl y ? It is , we fvar , mainly attributable to dear food . —Brighton _Heralo [ We have no d # ubt that it is attributable to low wages and the New Poor Law . Eds . _N . SI

      Death by Drowning . —0 b Menday evening ; an inquest was held at the Seven Stars Inn , D "* ckstreet , before Mr . Hopp > _- , deputy coroner on tlew of the bod y of Henry Tbackray , who , between five and . six o ' clock the same morning , was discovered floating in tbe Aire and Cald _^ r basin , by two men passing with a vessel . He was quite dead when taken out . There was no evidence to shew how the deceased hud got into the water ; He was last _xeen alive shortly before ten o ' clock , at wbioh hour

      he left the V . nuse of Mrs . Brunton , the Horse and Jockey , in Hunslet Lane , saying he was going to brew at the Seven Stars in the morning , and wou'd go and look at the boiler fire before he went home . He was a very steady man a brewer b y trade , and was perfectly sober at the time . No' marks of violence appeared on the bod y , nor was it probable tbat he had been robbed , the sum of 15 i . 7 _£ d . being found in his pocket : the Jury , therefore , returned a verdict of ' Found _drownRd . "

      Law p . Justice . —The toll-keeper of Wellington Bridge bar , whose name is Smith , was on Saturday last summoned to the Court House b y Mr Tatham , charged wiih having taken _« f that _gentleman a toll ot forirpence , when he ought legally only to have drm-iuded twopence . Tbe toll was taken for h cab , which had fetched Mr . Tatham from hi < house , and had _passed over the bridge on its way ihrre empty . Smith acknowledged that he was wrong in point of law , as he ought to have taken twopence uf the driver as he weur , but contended _thut in justice his demand was right , the cab having _passed the bridge twice . The _magistrates decided that he had acted wrong , and Mr . Tatham not _v >* i < hiDg for a conviction , be was discharged on p » y-

      Stealixg Glasses . ——On Monday , Henry Moorbouse wa * ooinuiiued to Wakefield House ol Correction , for tri . il at iht * ensuing _b-iroHich _cessions , on a charge of stealing two luuibler- "lasses fiom the bar of Mr . Ilord , the Phtuaix Jun , Kirkgate , on _Saturjahist . Ti : u prisoner was apprehended by policenv-iu L 5 \ . rweli , who _le-irnt where ho hud left , the stoleu property , aud tb »* glass- * were _identified by Mr . Hord , front the circumstance or bis haviug written This nwn narnt _* nn _rVir-m with a ( _iiarnnnrl .

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      Be *? . Jl R . Stephens . —The proceeds of the exertions which have been made in H . _ilifax ami part of its nei ghbourhood , have been received iu the following sums : — £ . 8 . d . Frem 94 Friends who paid at the Labour and Health . 5 11 11 % From a few _Iriends , _haniied iu by Slr / Cuekeruft ......... 0 6 0

      Frorn _Southowrauj , by Mr . Holland 0 6 3 From Balance in Treasu * r « r ' s _hanii " , by coliectioB _* _infavoat of « he _^ _Jtaly-, bridge cottoti _^ _splinritfSj ' _-BOd agreed to be _passed _wtfcU _. _aceoij-ot . ; ..... _Q- 9 6 From anuinberof friends , by J . Ijmith 0 10 7 From Rouiiiibitl collection .. :. 1 111 2 From Lee Bridge spinners . _^ 0 4 4 From Oreuden Moor Side ., ;•• - ' _<> ' 11 9 Pram _Colleftionn at the Social

      Iustirun on •»••••••••••»•*•»••*»•*« tj j 0 From Holdsworth Radical _Association 0 19 ' t ) From Midgley Radical Association .. 2 O tf From lllingw _' orth , by Mr . Wm . Wade 0 11 6 Frrtm a few friends , GreavM _' s Row , - _nearStainland .... _^ ........... 0 5 6 TWmThr ' _etfSiilesVOvenden .... ... 0 7 6 * Frttrh'Ne w _* _Ftllon _Assocfatioa ... . ' . '¦ : 1 13 l A _ftiirtiMytholtnroyd Association ... ; 2 O 0 ' from _Mi-renden _Storifts ; ......,.... 6 16 2 Fr '(! rm Soathbwru » i , _byMr . Boitomley 0 3 10 From _Sbwetby _RaiMcul A *« ociatidn , and _eolleetronsmadeat _Ligbtbazlfs , said tr _>^ iave been sewt to-M * , tholmroyd , in last week ' s Northern Star 10 0 0 Paid for bills printing , fcocial _lostitntion Room , and postages of letters 0 15 10 34 4 5 By Bank order of foorteen days sent to Lbu Treasurer at Manchester . . 2-t 0 0

      Balance in haDd £ 10 4 5 Other contributions are expected to be forwarded in tbe courne of a few days , from some of the _i-ivi gh-Douring places , wbo are making exertion * is , the name cause , and when received will be sent wirh the above balance , £ 10 of which did not reach _Halifax till the day alter tbe order was sent off . All our friends would do well to let us have in their _separate sums as soon as _possible , as delays incur unnecessary expenses and trouble . Election ov Guardians . —On Thursday , the 29 th inst . the following gentlemen were fleeted guardians of the poor for this to _* n without _oppositiun viz .: _Messrs . "Win . Little , _YTaterhouse Street , James Boyne , tobacconist , Crown Sneer , Joseph Keithley , card maker , Broad Street , Joseph Sutcliff- _* , gen . leman , and James Craven , gentleman , for the _ensuing Tear .

      Branch Railway Company . —On Wednesday lasr , at the Magistrates' Office , in this towD , a public m eting was held , convened b y requisition to the _caristables of Halifax , nf the _merchauts , gentlemen , tradesmen , aad others , to take into consideration the propriety of establishing a Branch Railway , commencing from the one now forming from Sowerby Bridge , and which is to be brought forward to this town . A petition to tbe House or Commons was pa . « s * d , and is now in the course oi _sienaturo . in approval of the above subject .

      Radical _Asketiko at & oweiiby Bridge . — Oh Easter Tuesday la « t , an out-door meeting took place in a field o _** po > ite the National School , on which was erefted , a short time ago , a Pavilion , for the purpose of giving a frrd to her Majesty ' s loyal subjects on the dav of the Coronation . It was said , "'b y certain cffVjial gentlemen of the above place , tbat it was _tfce'first public meeting which has been called for the last forty yean , on any political subject ; and tbis may serve to shew how Radical princi ples are progressing , as it is said , in respect to trade , to be oDeof the most _flourishing places in this

      country . A number of the inhabitant householder * agreed to w » it upon the _eonstablf with «* requisition , calliug on him ta convene tbe meeting . He refused to do so . They tben _ventured to call one with . out aim , and upwards of 600 persons were _assemble d tn the _gpit , who listened with great attention tu what each speaker had to say . The resolutions were the same as those passed at tbe Peep Green meeting in October last . The National Petition was adopted . All were unanimousl y carried , not one hand baving been held up against any one of them , thongb called upon to do so b y the Chairman if ibey conscientiously dissented from thtm . '

      HUDDERSFLELD . Bbneyolent Society . —On Monday last , the members of the Benevolent Society of St , Patrick established by the Rev . Thomas Keeley , late CathcK lie Priest of St . Patrick ' s Church , Huddersfield , celebrated their fonrtfa anniversary , on which occasion die _membera were provided with a moat excellent supper by Mr . Tattersall , the landlord of the Plough Inn , _Westgate . They passed the night io _bar-sony and good feeling ; ther * j were several songs sung and toasts _giren , amongst which was the memory of the late Rev . Gentleman , who was the founder of the Society , and which was drank in _solemn sileuc * - ; after which the members separated without the least sign of intoxication or _diesnier .

      Xirkheaton . —Stephens s Defence Fund . —On "Wednesday evening last , a sermon was preached in tht . Kirkheaton Fiel < _j Chapel , b y the Rev . J . Newsome , after which a collection was made amounting to £ 2 5 s . 7 d . A vote of thanks was given to tho trustees of the said chapel for their benevolent kindness to our worth y _asd tried friend Stephen * . Go ve aud do _likewise .

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      ODD' FkJii'd Wjr . _^ . On Good Friday , the members if the Victory Lodge of the _Independent Odd Fellows , Manchester Unityj held tbeir anniversary at the bouse of Mr , George _Greew ,. Ihe White Lien Inn , when upwards of 125 members sat down to : an excellent dinner , which did honour to the host and hostess . After the cloth was drawn , : Mr . James Taylor , N . G ., presided , and the evening wa _# spent m harmony and social friendshi p . Pktty Sessions . —Present ; Messrs . J . Armif , W . W . Battye , Win . BrOok , and J . _Sutcliffe , Esquire ' . On Tuesday , there was a great deal of _buMness , but principally of minor importance . The most interesting _ca-ie , was the Overseer of Lepton , being summoned for not complying with the order ot

      ihe Board of Guardians , for the call of fifteen per cent-, which was ably defended by Mr . Clough , aud jceupied tbe court three hour * and a half , but was eventually decided against the Overseers , by lining him £ 1 , with a _recomrrtendati- * n to the newlyelected Overseers , to pay the money as soon as the amount could be collected . Mr . - Floyd , the Clerk to the Board of _Gu-irdiana , _conducted the ca > e , and siiid , it was probable he should have to bring before their worships some more ' serious cases from that quarter , as he had _information that the inhabi-. taiits were regularl y assembling to prevent the Relieving Officer enteriug on his duties in that district , and was al- * o ef opinion that force would be used to prevent the operation of the new law .

      Poor Law Guardians . —Mr . James Brook , late one of the Poor Law Guardians _forHnddersfUId _, brought up by summons , one of his tenant-- , J im . > thy , Bradley , for the destruction of a number of cradles , which had been exposed for sale , on Tuesday week , before his house , and laid damages at thirty shillings . As it appeared to be only out of malice , Bradley was fined seven shillings , and t-ostB eight shillings . Board of Guardians . —At the meeting of the new Board of Guardians , on Monday , they eleeted Sidney Moorhousechairmanand J . Haigb

      , , , E-q ., vice , pa-wed several resolutions amongst them , was to form the Huddersfield Guardians into iv Committee ; to take another room for the relieving of paupers , with ail other necessaries . The Whi gs Wil l , as they think , be soon at home , as they have a large majority of elected , and what Mr . Floyd has put in for places where they will not elect any . A notice was given for the next meeting , to take away the _advertising , & c from the Northern Slur anil the Leeds Intelligencer , and g ive ir , to their old friend , the Leeds Mercury and the Halifax Exorsss .

      Cuown v . Brook and Others . —The prosecution of the Guardians , at the Idte York Assizes , holds out encouragement for gentlemen , as they itle themselves , to become mnr _* and mo e _oppressors of the poor ; for their services as witnesses , on the part of the Morehouse and Fl « yd party extravagance of the public m'mey , there has been no lack , for each of them has received £ 12 . 16 _j ., which has to be paid but of the rates . Progress of Socialism at Huddersfield . — Ou Tuesday , the 2 nd inst ., the _Socialists ol Huddersfield , according to announcement , proceeded ro lay the foundation stone of their intended new _Ustiiution . They went in _procession to the » pot , with their elegant community _ftag , accompanied b y a band of music . Mr . Joan Dickinson was elected chairman on the occasion , who , after some apology for the absence of certain friends who had been

      invited , called upon Mr . ISicholsam , of Halifax , to move the first resolution , wbich was introdueed b y singing the 74 th Social h ymn . The resolution was as follows : — "That the progress ef the arts and sciences , and of wealth-creating machinery , u at present such as to have had no parallel in ihe history of the world ; and , in consequence , _certsin changes in the constitution of society are indispensabl y necessary , in order to give a ri ght direction to those new _e'ements of power which produce suffering and degradation , instead ef happiness and improvement , ' to the wo . king classes ; and that the _'ystem and principles advocated by the Socialists , offer the most effectual and , at the same time , the . safest panacea

      or those evils which alt deprecate , and lor which , few have any remedy . " The resolution was seconded by a Social friend , and passed with orly one dissentient voice . Mr . J . Hanson moved the second _resalorion , to the effect— " That the _Soei-tlists of Hoddersfield congratulate themselves , and the _working- _olasses itr general , on the present occasion — having for its object the laying ef the first stone of wi institution sacred to Truth , without mystery , invx ' _tireof error , or the fear of man—an institution wherein the principles of a mild and benevolent philosophy shall be exhibited , _calcalated to bring peace on earth and good will towards men—an institution in which free discussion shall banish

      intolerance , and charity chain down the demon of persecution in * hort , an institution in which it shall be shown and felt , that the proper study of mankind is mau , with a view to enhance his Social mmelioration . " The above was seconded by Mr . Loan und pa « sed unanimousl y . The chairman then proceeded to lay the first stone , amid the joyous feelings of the multitude present , whieh done , the business ended by singing the sixth of the Social hymns . There were about 2 , 000 individuals present , although the weather was very cold . The speakers were short and appropriate in their remarks , and the affair passed off extremely well . In the evening ,

      about 150 toon tea , and enjoyed themselves in dancing , singing , and recitations till a little to 12 o ' clock , without the slightest interruption to gmd _feeling and _aocul harmony . P . S . On the Friday previous , about fifty of our Social brethren undertook to dig the ground necessary for the foundation ; and it is with much _pleasure that we have to stite , that they executed their task with great willingness and dispatch , under those feelings which always attend a good deed —more endeared by the consciousness that they were empharieally doing something for themselves . —Correspondent .

      KlRKHBATON , Poor Law . —On Monday last , the newly elected relieving officer , Mr . W . Banks , from Horbury , attended at the Poor House , with the constable , to proceed to relieve the poor in that district , and at about eleven o ' clock commenced giving relief to some of the paupers . He had onl y relieved two or three , and at the same time putting them on more pay , when , the "Id overseer stepped in , and _ask _* d b y what authority he was doing the business ? His answer was , he thought they had s topped long enough , and ought to be discharged . Soon after , the constable was called into another room on _hesiness , and daring bis absence the relieving officer , not finding things very pleasant

      , stepped out , leaving his books and papers behind him , to remoEstrate with the constable for leaving him in such a situation . During hi- ; absence , the people had taken possession of the book and papers , and , when he wanted to return t <» his duty , there was no admittance , as they thought proper to dispense with his services , and try to manage their own affairs—so they drove him from the premises . He took off in the direction of _Daltnn , and was pursued by a _latj _-e number of young men , women and children , pelting him as he proceeded . He made an attempt to take shelter in a cottage , but was soon turned out by the inmates , as thev _tbousht it

      unsafe to have hira in the house . He had sheltered himself close to a window , when down came a quantity of water , as if a cloud bad burst . He started again , was again pursued , and with great difficulty _Teacrhed the Black Horse , _Daltoa . He found very little entertainment there , and was again ( _¦ tarted . with a female to protect him ; and , had it not _bTfeen that he stuck close to her , be would have Been "thrown into the water . The book * and papers Mrere demolished , and a atone put into his bag , Attd sunk . ' He at last escaped , io * _« ad pickle , almost all the clothes being torn from his back , with his female protector , and , when they parted , he promised faithfully not to come again .

      Dbatq bt _Burning . —On hunday morning last , the infant daughter , aged five years , Of Frederiek Webster , draymao to Messrs . Carver . Driver , and Co ., of Hudder > fi « ld , was burnt to death b y her elothes catching tire . The mother bad got up and Kene out early , and left the fire in ; the chi dwent down stairs , and in a few miuutos was envel ped in flames . The father went to her assistance , but she was so dreadfully burnt that she died the same day . An inquest was held before Mr . Dyson , and a verdict af " Accidental death" returned .

      Lbpton . —At a public-meeting-of the rate-payers in the township of Melton , called by public notice , aud held on the 25 th of March , for the election of officers , and all other particular business relating to the poor and highways , it was unanimousl y _xgreed by this meeting , —• ' 1 st . That the poor be relieved as usual , and continue under the old Poor Law . " " 2 nd . It was agreed also for the magistrates to be reqiieated to sign the poor officer a rate recoverable , to be

      collected . ' ? * ' 3 rd . If th » magistrates refuse to si gn the said rate when requested , then the said officvr to ball a special meeting for hia farther proceedings in thi « case . " u 4 th . It was _unanimousl y agreed and _regoWerTthat neither officer nor clerk , or any other person , be allowed to give up any book or books , when demanded to act under toe _iS ' ew Pour Law , except ordered by" a majority of ratM-payers in the said townshi p ; and if any expense should follow through refusing to give up the said books , then the rate-payers airree to be answerable . "

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      Public _Msetino . —On Monday la » jl , a publio meeting was held in this village , at jrjiifb the following resolutions , moved and feconied _] hy M _^ _sira Christopher Shackleton , Robert Barber _^ John Crossland , and _Jonathan Bairstow , ( JosephFirnell , jun . beins ; in the chair . ) were earned « _ith ejichusiasm . Kesolution 1 . "Tnat this meeting views with tinmingled indignation the persecuting spirit and nigoted malignity evinced by the Baptist reli _gionisrs of this village , in witbholdiug from us their School-room for our pnblic meeting , which was granted us _previousl y by an unanimous vote of its managers and- teachers ; and also for refusing ua the use of their chapel , for the purpose of preaching a sermon in it on behalf of the Rev . J . R . Stephens . "

      2 . "That this meeting places unlimited confidence ; in Messrs . Rider , G . J . Harney , and R . Marsden , a worthy trio of the most zealous , disinterested , and experienced friends of the people ; and while we pledge ourselves to defend the General Convention with life , limb , and purse so long as they stand fast to the People ' s Charter , yet we shall regard with strong suspicioa any attempt to expel the above patriots . " 3 . ' -That these resolutions be transmitted for insertion in the _Noi'thern Star . " Alter these resolutions had been _passed , a vote of thanks was given to tbe managers of the Primitive Methodist Chapel , for their kindness in granting us its use , in which to hold our public meetings . A vote of thanks being given to Mr . Farnell , for his ab e and impartial _conduct in tbe chair , the meeting separated , highly gratified with the proceedings .

      _BBASFOB 9 . Public Meeting . —On Monday last , a public meeting of the inhabitants of Bingley , Baildon , Shipley , Idle Heatop , and Cottingley , took place . n Baildon Green , Mr . B . Gill in the chair , who opened the business of tbe meeting in an able and energetic speech , which was heartily responded la ¦ luring the delivery . The meeting was afterwards addressed by _Messrs . Thornton , Cl . ff , Arran , Br . ok , Hodgson , and Hey worth , and the following resolutions were adopted : —1 . u That it is the ooinion of this meeting that class _legislation- is the opinion ot this meeting that class legislation' is the

      great cause of the mig hty evils which ifflict society . 2 . " That the unprinci pled _mfiEoeuVrin ' _^ of the base factions which have hitherto _"ja * 0 _^ _governed and plundered this country , ' has utterlyi _destroyed our confidence in their capacity- and honeKty , to legislate for the interests of tbe nation at large . "—3 . "That wo , therefore , adopt tiie National Petition and People ' s Charter as the only basis of eur ri ghts , and safeguard of onr liberties . " 4 . "That this meeting reposes tbe fullest confidence in the General Convention of the Industrious Classes and that we are determined to support it'by every _leiral and constitutional means "

      "Female _Radical Tea Party . —The females favourable to the People ' s Charter , & c sat down io tea on the evening of Good Friday , in the spacious diuing room of the Odd Fellows Hall . After tea , Mrs . Blaizer was culled to preside , and opened tbe business of the meeting in a very appropriate speech . Mrs . _Townsen d occupied the vice-chair . They w > re then addressed by Messrs . Bussey _, Thornton , Hodgson North , and Arran , after which a Female Radical Association was formed , and upwards oi twenty enrolled their names as members . . The remainder of the evening was spent in mirth and glee , till near twelve o ' _clock , when the party broke up , highl y gratified with the evening ' s proceedings .

      Foot Race . —A foot race for £ 5 a side took place on Good Friday , betwixt Tom Watson , of Bradford , aud a young mas of the hirne of Uutler , from Leeds . The ground _riin over was one mile , ert the Leeds New Road , As is the case in most gambling transactions , Watson had previqusjy ' . ' 8 old the race to a certain Jerry Lord , well _known _ _afl _iit > jig the black legs in tbis neighbourhood . Of _^ oa ' rse Butler was . declared the . * _inner , r—Another fqojt r _^ i je came off on Easter Tuesday _^ for £ aQi-a side . i , / i'he : competitors wero Jack Rush worth , of Bradford , and Bill Sommers _, of Sheffield , the _distance one quarter of a mile , on the-Wakefield Road . _Ruslrworth won _Casy ; beating ' his _hntagonist _ibout twenty yards . ' " ' ' - _'*" ' ' ' ' " : _'"'vrr _.-f .. _;?

      Ancient FoRESTER 8 . — _. OnvM © ndayTast v ; the , members of Court * Iteconciliation . * Wo .. 36 , _zot Anciet- t Foresters , held their annual dinner at Mr . John Lister ' s , the Angel Inn , Bradford- , ' wheo upwards of one hundred sat down .. The _Evening was kept up in the greatest gar _^' ordei , '' s ; mi tne _^ dispersed with the determinatioB to _f'irtW _^' _'thS objects of the institution , namel y , feliowsbip _^ lb yej _, and truth . '' ¦ ""• ' . ' '"" " , f' ,:: ' i ¦¦¦ ' ¦ i' . lj _;' _' - ; J . Radical Association . —Tho Troncliffe Gate Radical Association , held a tea party , on Monday last , at which upwards of two hundred sat down . It was got up in a very splendid style , which did ' h onour to the host and hostess of the _blouse , .. Tf le room was very tastefully decorated _witi evergreens .

      and the portraits of O Connor , Oastler , Stephens ,, and all the remainder which have ceme out with the Northern Star , along with other emblems suitable to the occasion . After the cloth was drawn , the following toasts were drunk and abl y responded to : —Tbe first ' toast—The neople , the legitimate source of all wealth . Responded to by James S pencer . Song , * h y Squire Thorpe . Toast—May the Convention , supported b y the industrious classes , speedil y obtaiu their just and equal rights . Responded ta by Benjamin Wood . Daniel Priestly , Conventional Hymn . Toast—Tbe champions of the rights of the poor , Messrs . O'Connor , Oastler and Stephens . Respondent , George Adams . Songby Richard

      , Hodgsop , " With Feargus we will go , " & c . Toast—To the immortal memory of Thomas Paine , Henry Hunt , Major Cartwright _, William Cobbett , Robert Emmett , and all departed patriots . Drunk with solemn silence . Respondent , 'Squire Thorpe . Suitable song , by Mr . Eiiward R yan . Toast—To the ladies of the British empire , may they never lei their fathers , brothers , husbands , or sweethearts rest , unlil ttey join the Radical cause . Responded to by Mr . William North . Song , by Squire Thorpe , " Adam and Eve . " Toast—Carlisle and the liberty of the Press . Responded to b y Squire Thorpe . A variety of recitations , such as - ' Tell on the

      Mountains , " " _Bratus _' s Speech , " & c ., & c & c . At the close of the meeting , three times three were given to Georgs Julian Harney , with thundering applause , for his open , manly , and energetic manifesto , which appeared in the Northern Star of Saturday last . Three times three were given for the Convention . A vote of thanks was then given to the host and hostess for the splendid manner in v hick the party were got up ; after which , a vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , Mr . William Rouse , for his able conduct in the chair . After which the meeting separated , highly gratified with the proceedings and _couviviality of the evening .

      Meeting of Speakers . —On Tuesday last , a meeting of the speakers whoso names are on tbe Bradford Northern Union Plan was held in the Committee Meeting Room , Mr . Joseph Brook in the chair for the purpose of adopting measures for carrying out the present system of agitation in the district and out-townships . The following resolutions were brought before the meeting , and carried : —1 . " That each and every speaker who may b « called on to attend any meeting , shall receive a stipulated sum : such sum to be raised by the members individually . " 2 . " That these speakers who may be called upon to attend the different places as noticed on the plan , shall receive as a remuneration the

      sum ot 4 d . per mile : this to be paid only one way . " 3 . "That the cjmmittee of the Bradford Northern Union be empowered b y this meeting to send out persons to obtain signatures ( aud Rent if possible ) to the National Petition , and that such persons be remunerated put of the funds subscribed for that purpo-e , and that tbe other localities be request _<* d to follow the example . " 4 . " That Mr . William Thornton be appointed delegate from Bradford ro the West Riding Delegate Meeting , to be h _^ ld at Millsbridge , on Monday , the 8 th day of April . *' 5 . _*¦* That the committee of the Bradford Northern Union , in future , hold their regular weekly meeting on Thursday evening , aud not ou th » Monday as i _,= _r-f ., f _.., _« » " •'

      Sermons . —On Sunday last , two sermons were preached in the Baptist School _Rtobq , ClayUn _, by Mr . W . Thornton , of Bradford , and handsome collections made in behalf of Mr . StephensYDefence Fund . We also-understand that Mr . Thornton will preach two sermons on . 'Sunday next , in the School Room , Bradford Moor , and _ottllecaona made in aid of th « above fond .

      STOCKPOaT . Independent Odd y _* aU . ptra , _~^ e . _TOtti _¥ en * and friends of tbe Loyal Hector Hope Lod g _^ , to the number of _seventy , sat down to a very sabstantial and seasonable dinner , on Good Friday , ax two . o ' clock ; Mr . John _Massey , president , * od / Mr . William Debnata , vice-president . ' : A 'noraber of appropriate toasts aiid songs formed the staple of tbe evening ' s entertainments , - ' which 1 were continued , amidst great hilarity * and enjoyment , onul » late hour , at which the company broke up , evincing an universal wish for the prosperity of the Order , and that its principles , benevolence and charity , may _Mieodily become universally prevalent _.

      Be*?. Jl R. Stephens.—The Proceeds Of Th...

      ' . , / HTOt _,-.. _ODDFatLowa' B ALi . _^^ bn _Wednesda T th 27 th ult ,, at the Public Booms , tbe l _* _jdenettd _*«* Odd _^ _eHows , _Mabohester UAie _/^ _-taai » _^ _TJJJ tea parry , on > _magnitiyent scale , for _Ae benefit rf tbe widows' and orphans' fond . 750 ladies and agotie-sen took tea , alter which dancing was kept to till four in tbe morning—the . v whkifc _evenia _^ _k amusements being condnoted _"irit _^ tbe most perieet good order , and good _aamour . ' _" _-jE _^ pl credit is doe to the stewards . _Tee-totalism . —On _Good Friday , there was a very extensive gathering of tbe advocates , members , and friends of the two Teetotal Societies aad the various Rechabites tents , of this town . In tbe Freemasons' Hall , Mytongate , abont 400 _votariee of Temperance took tea together , after which &

      pumic meeting was bolden . it . Wade , £ s _^„ ia tht chair . The meeting was addressed with great spirit and energy by — Higginbottom Esq . _j _ggr geon , of Nottingham , Mr . John Hockings , the celebrated Birmingham blacksmith , and several other speakers . On the same _erening , abont 600 partook of tea , at the Publio Rooms , Jarrat-street , after which a public meeting was held , Mr . Mcgatroyd in the chair . Addresses were delivered b y several gentlemen connected with tbe Society ; and in the afternoon , the Rechabites had a procession to the Dock Green , where a public meeting was held ; Mr . Wm . Murgatroyd took the ebair , wbo , is a short speech , introduced .. Mr . Jones , / from London , who made a powerful appeal to tbe _s-asemhM

      multitude , in favour of total _abstinence from intoxicating . liquors ; after which Mr . Hockings , 0 f Birminghajn , _Addressed the meeting . A heavy shower ef rain coming on , , the meeting broke , up . _Co-o-fBRATioai _SooiExr . _t-rA large number of the working classes of this town have formed a _Society for ; the sale of Provuioas _^ ia shares ef one pound jeach ; Sand tbey are making great progress in arrabging their plan of operation . The working classes will do well to join this Society , as it will be the means ef bringing the Shopocrats to their senses . Shares nay be had of T . Wilde , news agent , Blanket Row , npon moderate and easy t _+ rm * _... >

      _..-) llp / i ¥ , _y 1 il « _NWy . vPA * lBH . _rr 0 n Monday , aocordiag to . _vannwal _, custom , the _parishioners met ia the- _Vestry ; ta elect Cburchwarden * and Sidesmen , lb * _'jpfesenc Churchwarden , Mr . _Thamas _Miu-hell _, pledging hiniself , on his first election , not to _sanotidnjthe calling « f a meeting to lay : » church rate ; he was elected ' without opposition ; likewise Mr . Forrester was re-app _.-inted by the Vicar ; and tht whole ef the Sidesmen were _re-elected , as all th parties appeared to have given general satisfaction . Police Court . —On Monday last , _George Btll was charged with stealing a silver _sdoob , which he offeree lor sale at Mr . Sbipmant ' _s ; not _beieg able to give a satisfactory account of himself , he was given into custody . The spoon waa marked T . J . M . After a long examination it was founc

      that the prisoner had been commuted before for felony . Remanded for further examination . Ot Tuesday last , Edward Lawley and Richard Robin son were charged by Richard Skelton , Captain of tht sloop CarmtioH , with stealing from bis vessel , ot Monday , March 2 o , one rope , value 20 s ., wkich mat sold to John Jaokson , marine store dealer , Nortl Bock Walls . The charge beiHg clearly proved , botl prisoners . were committed te the sessions . —Carl Arquin was charged with stealing one compass , lamp , axe , and soup ladle , from off . a French vessel , lying inithe Humbcr Dock . Being all forei gner * _, the evidence was gone through by the assistance ot an inWoreter .

      ; Ca-otidM .- —We have heard ef several _instaneei _^ of , theft _bejng committed under the following _cirpum _? _ta * iqes : —A female , having the appearance o adooaestic servant , calls at a house , aud represent ! that a lady , who is an acquaiutaace there , requtstthe * loan of a bonnet or gown , as the case may be . inopder to take a pattern . Any person who maj ¦ have a call of this description , will do well to be on their guard . W _^ rkino Men ' s Association . At th < _Weekly meeting of tbe Working Men ' s Association _% e } d _| n % _heir rooms , _Salchouse-lane , on _Tuesday '' _itykmoft last , Mr . Sheldon in tbe chair , the _secretarj , biving read the minutes of the last meetinga Jette

      , _w-as jead from Mr . Thomas Fielden , acknow _led _ginf _i th ' e . receipt of £ 5 te Stephens ' s Defence Fund ; tb _* _tfea-mrer ' g account for the last quarter was read dud found to . be correct , and passed . Mr . J . Peel _H » ve a particular account of his visit to tbe Genera Convention ,, which gave general , satisfaction . H ' <* 6 aw « ted < _iri » . noisy proceedings of the _Commoni House of-Parliament to the quiet , regular an ui _^ ry pr oceedings of the Convention . Moved b * Mr .. DeheeTj * eeondedb y Mr . _Swannack . " Tbat thi meeting " places the _mtBt unbouBded confidence ii the General Convention , and pledges itself to sup port them so long as tbey continue as faithful to tb people ' s cause , as they hitherto have done . "

      S . ; : _WHITWORTH . ' _Oo » PRi , BoWsHip _^ -The eigbteenth anniversar of the vMiho ' n'Lodge _ofi-tbe- Independent Order < OddfeHow _^ 'Watt -beld' at _* be bouse of Mr . Jame _'Watteoirgli _; Dog aid'P ' aftridgfe , ''Whitwortb , on Goo THday ' _^^< _-tjr _^ r _^ _;^ - ' 0 _fiW . . iraDdred . and thirt members of . that / _wpeclable , order partook of a ver iuhst _| _inoiilvdihner _;^^ _^ _wfecb bad been provided for th occasion by tb _«/* # pr | b y . bpat kpd hostess : There waa _ecef _^ _ranttftn , aad imvtiUloa turkey . _KoasMd- 'and . boiled ' , _Wltil , puS _< luig » _iVlall plenty ; Ve _»» . _plep - riKik » _-j _« I jig * etv SBasonea witn sage ,

      _**"'¦¦' . _& _y T" _>^* 7 _^ * * _» ¦ _f _«*»™(^» , _» " »• . _•»»*•« -wv _*»* 6 t . uj ViU ¦ _KOe Tbe-o _^ _'wee' _^ Bg _; . o . _vv , r _^ e . ' me ' RXbiera adjourned int the Lodge Jiootn to transact the business of the daj which _beieg _^ _sded , the worthy president gave th "Queen , " which was cordially , responded to . j variety of comic and sentimental songs , glees an duets were Bang , and intermingled with amusin recitations , and-appropriate toasts . The enliveniD scene was kept u _£ with spirit and animation nut a late hour . * J _^* "Not one _imraW-iionioos ekord was there ! AU waa gawty aud jay !"

      WALSALL . C _^ d Women . — On Monday last , Lodge No . t of the Wolverhampton Grand Lodge of _Indepeniei Reformed Order of Odd Women , was opened at tfc _nousje of Brother David Stanley , New Inn , Si John-street , Walsall , that caterer of good far under the denomination of the " Good Samaria Sisters in Love , " when , after partaking of a got dinner _,-fifty-seren females , of the first respectabilit _' were duly initiated into the order , and many othe

      were obliged to wait until the next night of _raeetiDj owing to business being adjourned to afford Visitin Sisters ( from Lodge N o . l ) to get home b y daylig ht after which , the members present enjoyed tl remainder ef the eyebiag , nntiteleven o ' clock , t the li ght fantastio toe ; ' . ' _coiav ; viality and grx humour , being the order of tbe evening , . tfll retin to their respective , bpme « . qnjt _^ j » th . fied , with tl great and _vu-t-gotis . object ; . they ' bad undertaken perform towardmeacb other .

      _KSDDEKMIirSTEE . Working Mes ' _s _iseotUTlON . —The mer ben of the Working Men ' s Association of Kidde minster , held their monthl y meeting on Mond ; evening last , at the _Freemasott > Arms Inn . 3 d James Quinn in the cbarr . The meeting wi addressed at considerable length by Mr . Quinn , M Richards , Mr . Charlton , llf . Claike , Mr . Jc Richards , Mr . Arch , and other members of tl _AssocianeB , in a spirited aad _elective manner , ai the uttnoat _nnaninity and determination _ptevailt On the motion of Mr . Jos _^ Richards , seconded I Mr . _^ . _^ _rebjr-ftf . wiui _resolved unanimously , « i Tk the Association highly approves of the general co du _<* of the members composing the National C » _-ventMAj-aitd pledges itself to support them ix i their _kwftil « ttdeav » urs to obtain for the people tht _justJSBdundeniable rights . "

      _••; _'lft » T » WAJL Rent . —The Working Men ' s Ass ciatio « _i ' _oP _t-rnVtow-a-, have recently sent live poun towards- the National _Reat , and hope to have _futther remfttaBoe very soon . _JHANOHESTEa . ¦ _--, ¦ - . _- . NATIONAt RENT . March 28 ; A Friend ........ 0 1 0 James Richardson , © . 3 6 Thomas Boys , 0 6 2 " - ' : N . S . ............ 0 7 8 S . Charberiy . .... 0 3 3 Do . .... 0 2 6 ' Mr . Selb y , ...... 0 0 8 E . _PenaietOB , .... 0 4 1 _» ' Mr . Ni gbtiri gdalebk . 1 8 0 Mr . D . .... ; ,.... 0 1 0 April ! . Mr . Gibson , 0 5 6 _r _''; . ' ¦>' ¦ ; _;< , _- ,.. v _^ 3 13 1 SrBPBENS ' B Fr _ntk—The workmen in Mr . _Gi _ubn'jr emp ?< ry , at Lev _^ _^ ear Dudley , have cont _bMet « s . i by Mr . Greei . _^ _^ _,

      Barnslry Rsqr-Tbbrrr'ttt-Iok.—The *Eei M...

      _Barnslry _rSQR-tBBRrr'tTT-ioK . —The _* eei meeting waa > _olden kt \ Mr . Hoey _' _s , on Hon * Mr . Hpey was _appoiBted to attend the meeting delegate * on Monday , to imnge for the _b " Witt Biding Meeting : _Aje _| ter from Mr . T _^ Fielden , acknowledging ; tbe receipt of i' 20 for Stephens ' s Fund—feeing £ 16-6 s . from O ar ,, _fl £ 3 from Wosbro' Common , aud 16 s . fr ° n In _' _nrlsorune .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 6, 1839, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/nss_06041839/page/4/