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    Druggists . —A petitionfrom . this respectable body of tradesmen has been sent from this town to £ Protheroe , Esq ., M . P ., for presentation to the House of Commons , in reply to that of the medical and statical profession . There is also another in course of signature , at fi « druggists' shops , being for the public generally to sign , supporting the views of the trade , as to the claims of the profession to exclude the druggists from preparing medicines , even for slight cases , except nnder the prescription of a medical men . -p . «« = _ i- « , fitinn frnm tW « wHmpntaWe

    Election of Pooe Law Gtja&diaks . —The election of guardians for Halifax ^ took place on Thursday last , and as two lists had been given in , a contest necessarily ensned . The first five names in the annexed statement of the poll was proposed by "Mr . John Baldwin , and the last four being the Badical party , was proposed "b y Mr . "William Walker , of Bull Green . At the close -of the poll , only ' 85 rate-payers hairing voted it stood thus : — "W . Little , 671 ; 3 . Abbot , 553 ; J- Hoatson , 547 ; J . Appleyard , 545 ; C . Whiteley , 504 ; W . Smith ; 246 : J . Poster , 242 ; W . Haigb , 212 j and J >

    lngham , 144 . The first five were , of course , elected . In Southowram , Mr . John Baldwin and Mr . Kershaw Lnmb , have been elected without opposition . Mr . John Holland , of Sle&d-house , and Mr . Joshua Bntterworth , of Norwood Green , have "been reeleeted without a contest . In 3 ? orthowram , there has been no contest , and the parties elected are Messrs . G . Beaumont , T . Greenwood , and Joseph Stocks . Mr . Samuel Peel , has been elected for Shelf , without a contest ; and Mr . Wainhouse , of "Washer-lane , has been re-elected for Skircoat , without opposition ;

    Dog Pighting . —Samuel Suteliffe and John Turner , -were charged by the constables with fighting dogs on the Sunday . The former was a young man , and the other a little boy about seven years of age . It appeared that Suteliffe was crossing a field , when he found that a dog was following him , upon wiich iie turned round and began to send it away . The dog ran off towards the place where the little boy was standing , with another dog . The " twa dogs" thus coming together began to growl and fight , and the young man , parted them . At this time the constable arrived , and from this laid the information . The magistrates dismissed the case , saying that "under the circumstances it would be hard to eonvictthem .

    "Wedlock ' s Jots . Samuel Horsfield was charged with threatening the life of his' 'better half , " Mary Horsfield . The parties it appears have not lived together for a number of years , and the husband occasionally pays her a visit , when he breaks the windows of her house and " pummels " her , into tie bargain . The magistrates consulted for a shert time ; during which consultation they were suddenly interrupted by the defendant ( who had also seized the opportunity to whisper to his sponse ) loudly and sharply exclaiming "tba ' rt a liar . " "

    Thatlanguage won t be allowed here , ' bawled an officer , and the conversation again fell to a whisper . However , in a few seconds they waxed warm , and the husband loudly whispered " d—m I'll give it thee for it ;" upon which the lady ' s wrath rose to the boiling point , and she repeated " tha darn ' t , thadani ' t ! " The magistrates put a period to their altercation ^ by telling the husband he must find surety for his future goed behaviour . The woman then left the office , bawling" Oh I I ' m delighted . " The husband was remanded , " being assured that if the surety was not found , he would be committed .

    Fbaseb , the Deputy-Coxstab ; le . —A charge was preferred against this person some short time ago , for Laving taken a man into custody , kept him all night , received a certain sum of money from him in the morning , and liberated him without taking him before the Magistrates . 3 * he case has again bees brought before the Magistrates , when Mr ^ Mitchell appeared for his client , a man of the name of "Woodworth , who , with a few trifling exceptions , confirmed his previous statements as respects the facts with which he charged Eraser . After a good deal of questioning by Praser , in which he strove to invalidate the testimony of the witnesses , by

    endeavouring to prove their previous bad character , taring been taken into custody before . One of them , a . person of the name of Eastwood , shaking bis bead , and looking Praser in the face , apparently mcc-h affected , began to relate that he had been once dragged out of his own door-stead by the watchmen , taken to the lock-up , and he had 16 s . to pay . Praser repeated three times , -with considerable unction , "How many times have tou been locked ip - ? " "When Eastwood came to ' the 16 s ., Praser rejoined , " Ah ¦ you hare been convicted . Ton don ' t belong to the Temperance Society , Eastwood ! What are you ? " •" 'What am I ? " "Why , a shoemaker . '" After some other remarks of a

    simlar kind , arising from cross-questions put bv Praser , the deposition of Eastwood went to show that he saw Woodworth go out of the Boar ' s Head , on the Saturday night in question , and followed T » m to the top of the market , and that he ( Eastwood ) was perfectly sober , and had been getting a pint of ale after having stood out all die day . Mr . Mitchell then examined him to show that his offence had been merely the abuse of John Barleycorn . He * aid that Praser was-a " bad un . " Esther

    East-¦ jrooa Was then examined . She deposed to having seen "Woodworth taken to the Police Office ; she had left Iier husband and gone down tie market-to hny a bit of meat ; seeing a crowd , she went np to it , and saw a person having hold of Woodworth bv the coat collar ; he was being taken to the Police Office ; and in the Lower George Yard Fraser met them , and struct Woodworth on the back ; he struck him again , and his hat fell off ; Tipon which

    "Woodworth attempted to pick it up , bat was again struck forward by Praser , who took the bat up , and went into the Police Office with Woodworth . After the witness testif ying that there was something in the hat , and that something was spoken , but she was not sufficiently near to hear what it was , Fraser attempted to blow it all on one side , by saving that was a charge seriously affecting his character , and uiatithadbeen got up by a party of men who had aired the poor man to further their ends . Praser

    attempted to clear himself by showing that the man had not been in the loek-np for this last twelve months , and that he was then brought up on a charge of felony , hut not committed , on account " of the person not pressing the charge against fr >* n He then went on to show , by a reference to certain respectable witnesses that he had had in the lockup that night , that Woodworth was not in the «* t . up at all on the 3 rd of February . Mr . Mitchell afterwards contrasted the characters of his witnesses with those who were said to hare come from

    toe BOTse of Correction , and expressed an opinion tbat the charge remained unanswered . The Magistates , who evidently manifested a bias towards mser , as a public officer , throughout the whole of »« OjViiry , and one of them having expressed hima * r tiiere were descrepanees in the statements , * Bdy remarked that Fraser might indict Wood toorth for perjury , on which Fraser expressed his germination to do so , aad another of the Magis-H * tes called it a wise determination . " Rare protection mis for the liberty of the ^ ueen ' s subjects .

    Pixbt Took Bates . —On Tuesday , the townwi p of Fixby having refused to contribute its quota to wards the expense of the TTaKfo-r -union wO King ' s Bates ,. ' the clock of the overseer wji ^ seized by the Poor ~ Lsm myrmidons and wme triumphantly -off to Halifax ; the yalor-« 8 " authorities" not daringto offer it for sale at fixhy . - Lew&xess axd "DBiNif . —A middle aged woman W the towa was brought up before the magistrates T 1 ? der the following circumstances- —On Tnesday ** g « , she was in Fox Ginnel , when a man , named

    5 » orew Hartley , who was in liqnor , went np to her . **»* conversation took place , and she asked liim to | ° to her house , which was in Gibbitlane . Hartley , * jonng man , who was standing near , and the " ^ ui j all accoBdingly went together . When they g * *> the house gome ale was sent for ; and , wray . ^ forwards , Hartley found that his watch Z , ^? - He charged her with the robbery STuT ? de ed Ha « fey then went foT a eonsta-• V ^ aving her in the custody of his companion . a ^ ejoung men came into the Jiouse , while Hartley , ^ x ** 5 and after talking with the woman , again Erto iSi 1 ? Te * wnedjriaBawson , whoteok wrtA ^ w ; and when Hartley gothome his ' ^ S ^ « ly «>«» . wS « . The stationing her ™* "iPnmaiidinK the prisoner , and ler . to appear there again , dismissed

    * to 2 £££ * ToPE ** .-On Snnday last , in ^ l * X ? J ^ ™ discovered kfte Tiffin ?««> ' " * ° * ° a ™ , ** Ms back teT } v Ca ^ y ^ comguSm « the re Jfy JUf ^ ' v ' nrae *»»" - ^^ l ^ js £ za&i £ ° * £ *?™' ££ ZF " ?" P P « adage ' . ¦ S ttSf ^? ° « ^« rfi * ng columns , against «» , oX J ° ° 8 e charges a rep ^ lation ^^ te&St ^* - ^ .- - "

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    Pbimitive MrtttODlSTS . ——Anniversary Sermons were preached in the Methodist Chapel , Cabbage Lane , belonging to the above body , on Snnday last . Sunday Frolic . Bichard Kirk was fined twelve shillings including costs ; and William Taylor and William KeUett , eleven shillings each , for being drunk and disorderly at Shelf , on Sunday . StJXDAY Pight .- ——Two young men , named Sampson Clay and John Bawnsley were charged , by the constable of Northowram , with fighting on Sund&y evening .. The parties "met on the North Briige , and one asked the other if he would fight , to which he had no objections , and a set to was the consequence . They were mnlced in the penalty and costs of six shillings each . Pbimitive MrtttODISTS . ——Anniversary Ser-

    Two Emebakders . An Emeralder , named Jd'Donald , was charged with assaulting the landlord of the Turk ' s Head , on Saturday night . He was convicted in penalty and costs one pound ; and , in default of payment , committed for a * month . Ellen Lynch , from - "the green isle of the ocean , " was charged with "bateing" another " lily of the west , " on St . Patrick ' s day . The magistrates dismissed tiie case , it appearing that it arose from their having both drank too deeply in the " poteen , " in honour of their tutelary saint . ' .- _ \

    WAKEFEEUJD . The 2 ^ ew Chtjbch . —We understand that little short of £ 3000 has been collected towards the erection of the projected new church in

    Wakefield . . Wakefield axd Leeds She biff ' s . Court . —Mr . Maude , the Sheriff ' s Assessor has fixed the following days for holding courts for the trial of causes nnder £ 20 , at Wakefield and Leeds : —At Wakefield , on the 14 th April , 18 th June , 10 th September , 26 th November and 29 th December . At Leeds , on the 28 th May , 30 th July , and 29 th October . Wit and Wisdom . —The other day , a person called upon the sexton of the parish church , to order a grave for his deceased child , about six weeks old . It was of course necessary to be known whether it had been christened and named . When the

    questions were put to him , he answered to each—No ! but he was then going to Mr . Wm . Pearson ' s , the registrar , to have Ins child named . The sexton expressed himself with astonishment as follows , " Goi , John , it isn ' t necessary when ' t barn ' s dead , mm ! " ' -

    Ik ' qtjest before Thos . Lee , Jtjjj ., Esq . — March 27 th , at the house of Wm . Wooffenden , tW George and Dragon , Plockton , on view of the body of Joseph Day , ten years of age , hurrier at the coal-mine of Messrs . IStanfield and Briggs , who was suffocated by the falling in of the roof of the pit , on the previons day . —On the 28 th , at the house of Mrs . Jane Boyle , the George Inn , Heckmondwike , on the body of Mary Whitehead , fort > --six years of age , who died very suddenly in a pit , on the morning of last Monday week . —Also at the house of Mr . Charlts Johnson , the Hope and Anchor , Dews-Tmry , on the body of Benjamin Allott , nineteen vears of age , who was -unfortunately drowned whilst endeavouring to get a horse out of the river . Verdicts accordingly .

    Hobbcry . —We are glad to announce , that a public meeting has recently been held in this extensive village to take into consideration the propriety of forming a Working Men ' s Association there ; several individuals from Wakefield attended , who advocated it * utility in appropriate speeches , and it has been thought expedient to publish the following two summary resolutions which were unanimously adopted . 1 st . " That as all men are born equal ,, and are compelled to contribute towards the support of the State , all have an equal ri ght to have a voice in the making of those laws b y which they are to be governed . " 2 nd . "That this meeting is

    of opinion that the best way of carrying the foiegoing resolution into effect would be to form themselves into an Association , on the principle of the London Working Men ' s Association , having for its basis , Universal Suffrage , Vote by Ballot , Short Parliaments , and no-property qualification for members of Parliament" The strictest order characterised- the proceedings , and at the close of the meeting a great number of persons enrolled their names as members . Horbury has long been exemplary for its patriotic and persevering spirit of Kadicalism , and we have no doubt that this Association will go on and prosper .

    Wokkixg Men ' s Association . —That indefatigable friend of freedom , Disney Alexander , Esq M . D ., delivered a very able and impressive lecture to tbe = above Association , last Monday eveniag , in their meeting-room , George and Crown Yard , on " The Rights and Duties of Man- " which ever and anon elicited bursts of applause from the large and respectable assembly present on the occasion , and we must not forget to remark that on entering the room the worthy gentleman was received with the most enthusiastic tokens of welcome . Upon Dr . Alexander ' s distinguished abilities as a lecturer it isneedless here to descant ; they have long been generally known and acknowledged . After

    congratulating his audience on the great improvements recently made in the Association , and the cheering aspect it now presents , he proceeded to set forth , in glowing and forcible language , the importance of civil and reli gious liberty on all occasions—^ the necessity of a reduction of expenditure—a reduction of taxation—intelli gible and impartial laws—cheap and prompt justice—equal rights to every denomination of Christians—a further extension of the elective franchise—the right of vote by ballot—the importance of shortening the duration of Parliaments &c . &c He likewise argued , with great force and perspienity , the duties which man , as a social being , owes to himself in private life , such as sobriety , industry , frugality , strict adherence to jnstice in his dealings with his fellow men ; and emphaticallinsisted

    y upon the importance and imperative necessity of every person exercising his own inalienable right of private judgment alike on all subjects , whether of a political , social , moral , or religious nature- also the incalculable advantages resulting from education , which unfolds to man his rights , and the necessity of cordial and good humoured cooperation for « onsidering the best and most efficient means of obtaining those rights . The venerable gentleman concluded amidst deafening clapping of hands , which having subsided , the compliment of a vote of thanks was unanimously given to him by the delighted assemblage , which soon afterwards separated , eaeh individual . carrying awa y with him the salutary admonitions of Dr . Alexander , to whose praiseworthy exertions in the grand cause of freedom tog high commendation cannot be given .

    BARNSLEY . Babsslet Institute . —Lectures were delivered to the members of this xociety , on Monday week , by Mr . Monlson , on the advantage of the mathematics , and on Tuesday last , by Mr . Thomas Lister , on the customs , institutions , and manners of Soofland . t , " ^ 'V ~ T V ? r was a S rand & * " $ ¦ bal 1 » n ite Odd bellows Hall on Monday nignt ; tickets two sniffings and sixpence each , and a fair sprinkling of company . ^*» # Great Magician has had two very successful nights at Barnsley .

    _ SHAXEFrL Seizube for Chrch-Rates , at Barxsixt . —A seizure was lately made upon the property of Mr . Sedgwick , one of the Society of fnendsjfor Church-Ratea , amounting to £ 2 8 s and constables' expenses 13 s . 5 d ., which deserves more than a passing notice of reprobation for the manner in whichit was conducted by the constables About a month since , these individuals took a horse and cart to G . Sedgwick ' s honse , he being then- in London , and his wife ill in bed . They proceeded in tneir business without reading the warrant , thongh a servant was standing by , and tookeieht hnir . spnto ^

    mahogany chairs , valued at eight guineas , and a Pembroke table , worth £ 2 . 10 a . It appears that tomtnre worth near £ 11 , was taken for £ 2 . 14 s . la Un the sale , however , those parties contributed to turn the £ 11 into £ 3 . 3 s ., for which the goods were disposed of . So much for the honesty of the constables and other individuals concerned Mr . Seogwick was insulted "by Ss . lid . being returned to binvas the difference between the rate and the value of the goods sold . It appears that when the seizure was made , one of the parties engaged in it proposed taking a sofa , but the cart would not hold it , and , therefore , it was left behind ^ -

    HOXJttFIBTH . BASTILE FfeCOKDITY , AT Hoi « MFJBTH . —The soil , of this wild district seems to be admirably calculated for the production of noxious weeds " Chnrn-milk and . thick- 'nns" is rare stuff for making joltpr-heads without hearts . Hence Holmfirth has the unenviable honour of providing so large a ^ majority of candidates for infamous promotion upon the Deril-king ' s staff , in his demense of Huddersfield . The " vice" chairman of the last batch

    of wortbifis , who served his infernal ^ majesty as life guards , " was a chum-calf from this neighbourhood ; the littte-minority-newsmonger-clerk , is another Holmfirth churn-calf ; and we hear that two other churn-calves from the same dairy , are batting their diminutive horns against their nincom-poop canisters , in angry contention about who shall administer the " slops ? , sal to , and rhubarb , " pocketing , of course the * mnnificent fee in such case made and provided bv the rot-gut M , P . 's , the three-headed Devil-king . * -

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    HUDDEBSFIELD . -. The Luddites' Successor . —We hear that Mr . Brooke , the bastile magistrate , is to be started as a candidate for the honour of BucceediHg Mr . awain , as chairman to the Huddefsfield Board of Guardians . We tell the majority of Guardians who have been elected because of their pledges to withstand the bastae system , thatif they permit this they will prove themselves traitors to the people . Let them at leas ' t be consistent . Honley Poor Law Guardians . —A smart struggle took place in the village of Honlev , for tte election of Poor Law Guardians . The * Candidateswere Mr . Henry Littlewood , Radical - Mr . Junes Brooke , Do . Mr . Thomas Brooke , Tory . : Mr . John Robinson , Whig . - ' wirhtiPgaiww ^ . ¦ " ¦ ' . ¦] . ::

    The two first named gentlemen are decided enemies to the Devil ' s-law . Mr . Robinson is a warm advocate for it , and Mr . Thomas Brooke is a kind hearted but weak minded man , who does not much admire it , but would " give it a fair trial . " Every » ort of despicable cavil arid trickery wa ? resorted to by the Whig faction to carry their man . Hopeless of success in the struggle , they tried to carry it by stratagem , and after sundry elosetingB in awful and mysterious conclave , trumped an objection to the Radical candidates , because their proposers were not known : they having been proposed by Mr .

    Thomas Walker , bnteher , than whom no man in Honley is better known , and who is in daily communication with the very parties who resisted this notable objection . . On the votes being taken , a great majority appeared for Messrs . Littlewobd arid James Brooke , on wbich a scrutiny was demanded , an |; the rates searched as far back as 1824 , to reduce the ^ number of small rate-payers , by the forlorn hope of . a ^ fa-ay rate being some time unpaid . The num-|*|| £ jj voters was thus considerably lessened , and at ^§| s $ lose of the scrutiny a difference appeared- in ^ Sfispec live returns of the church warden and the qVersteeis ; the returns standing thus : —

    Churchwarden ' s return . Overseer ' s Retmrn . H . Littlewood .... 292 H . Littlewood .... 292 James Brook ...... 242 Thomas Brooke .. 241 Thomas Brooke .. 241 James Brooke . \ .. 238 John Robinson .... 195 John Robinson . ; .. 195 The question now is , which , or whether either of the Teturns is accurate .

    Huddersfield Poor Law Guardiaks . — Alas for the poor Whigs ! Faded is their glory , and miserably ehopfallen their appearance . Forced to bid farewell to their dear friends the Shear-Breaking Chairman and the Churn-Calf Vice— -with a prospect of rough reckonings and many of ' em , for the neath " ttle minority-Clerk ! How fearful must be his forebodings at the altered , state of affairs ! No more chattering across the table like a magpie with sait on his tail , ever and anon penning tid bits of scurrility for 'Jim Crow' between times . O pen meetings will stop all that , and teach little minoritynews-monger-Clerk to know how to hold his tongue when not spoken to—and we calculate , it ' s precious seldom he'll be spoken to by his new masters . In sooth wejdo pity poor Bolus , the Yellow Doctorand

    , our bowels yearn over the " gentle Shepherd . " It was a pity that so nicely concocted a scheme should fail . Three Whigs and two Tories , all Esqs ., and thenasty Rads to reject them all . How provoking 'Tis very hard upon poor Tom , though , that he should be kicked overboard because his brother has been made a new Skilley Devil-King magistrate . It can ' t be helped—people will judge of the sack by the sample . And then the Halifax Bobbiner ! The folks had not forgot who fetched the soldiers at the election ; and as they had no notion of being cut down for Mr . Bobbiner ' s fancy , they ' rent him and popp'd him along Starkey To * m . The Huddersfield Farmers love their own barn door fowls , and as the Swan ii rather an uncommon bird in those parts they voted Mr . Sc / iwann a foreigner , and auietlv

    advised him , maugre all his gobbling , to go home again , as such birds are least troublesome " on the Maine . " Poor Jacob , —the mongrel Whig-ridden Tory , half Jew , half Christian , with a large slice of the Turk appertaining to each side ; poor Jacob , being totally unfit for any society ' was of course shoved to the bottom ol the poll ' while the Whig-bewheedled , Tory Tom , whiy bv the bye , is no better than t ' other Tom , contrived to wriggle into a majority of three above his former chums , which introduces him to the society of sundry honest men , among whom we hope he may find himself comfortable . We pity the poor men in their defeat , and advise them to be more careful of

    coming into uncomfortable cireum-kances again . We cannot say we have so much commiseration for the Ex-Officios , though , if ever Whigs do feel any thing , they must have felt pretty considerabl y uncomfortable when their imperious master , Mr . Tramping-Pauper-Power , commanded them to camback the key of the bastile office , new water-closet and all , which they had presumed to hire without his leave . Power fancied that splendid ' floor-cloths , and costly furniture , and expensive water-closet : ?; did not square well with the skilleybowl , and , at all events , he knew that / iis Vagrantship ' s leave had not been asked , and so he quietly tramped up to the " . Ex- OJicios , and laying about him

    like . a schoolmaster whose authority has been slighted by a batch of urchins , he soon gave them to understand who ' s who . We'd have given fourpence fora sight of Billy and Joey ' s chops at this juncture . We suppose they must have looked downright cadaverous , especially when brother Jonathan , the Golear guard , refused to let them off , only on condition of their taking the key again on the 2 nd of April . We strongly calculate they will find the 2 nd of April to be the day after A pril fool ' s day . We wonder whether Billy was more astonished at himself when almost kneeling to brother Jonathan , or when the blunder was pointed out to him in the filling of his voting paper , by which he claimed six

    votes and lost them all . Certes Billy is no conjuror . Will little minority-Clerk « ver venture to attend another meeting of Guardians ? We doubt it ; and then what a falling off will there be in sticks for " Jim Crow" to build his nest with '

    ^ Registrar of Births axd Marriages — Wives , maidens , and mothers look to the validity of any certificates of births or marriages that may be made under the direction of Mr . Floyd the clerk to the Huddersfield Poor Law Union , and Superintendent-Registrar , under the New Marriage Act for that Union . It is gravely asserted by many that his appointment was illegal , and if it were , we question whether any act consequent on such an appointment wouid be legal or valid . We advise all the women who have been so married to get married over again as soon as possible .

    Socialism . —On Sunday last , Mr . / Rigby , of Manchester , delivered two lectures in the afternoon arid evening , in the Social Institution , Manchesterstreet The large room of the Institution , on both occasions , was crowded to suffocation , and many were incapable of obtaining admission . The lectures were on the doctrine of the formation of character , and the economical plans and arrangements of the social system ; and from the popular and interesting manner in which the lecturer

    delivered them , they made a deep impression on the minds of the audience presrn t . A number of questions were asked , and received very affable replies . Meeting of Rate-Payers . —On Monday last , a meeting of the rate-payers of the Huddersiield ham Jet wag held at the Pack Horse Inn , at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , for the purpose of examining and passing the accounts of the Board of Surveyors of Highways , Mr . J . Brook in the chair . The different items were read over , and the accounts passed with-¦ ont a single objection .

    ^ App ointment of Overseers or the Poor . —At the Court House , Huddersfield , on Saturday last . -Mr . Tnstram Ridgewav , of Huddersfield , and Mr . lliomas Terry , of Birkley , were appointed Overseers of the Poor for the township of Huddersfield , for the ensuing year . Huddersfield Election of Guardians . —In our last we gave an account of the number of votes each candidate had at the close of the contest on the evening of Thursday , the day of election . On the following day ( Fndav ) the Overseers , however , from some reason , published a different return , declaring F . Schwan , Esq ., a JVhig , elected in place of Stephen DickeiWHi , a Radical , who was in the majority on lhursday night ; upon which the proposer of Mr . Dickenson , after taking professional advice , served a copy of the following notice on the Overseers •—of the of

    M *^ Qreraeere Poor Township ofHudders C ?}^ *^ n ^! If , 5 r ^ P ^ Dicken 8 on 4 i Poor Law Goariaa for Hud&r ^ eH , Ilierebv protert agwnst the return von have publuhed of Guardians elected , aa it is not according to law , nor agreeable to the number of votes as added hp on Aeday of elecbLon , the 29 th of March . And 1 hereb y dZ to nave Stephen Dickenwn ' s name inserted as having been duly elected , m poreuance of the 40 th section of the Poor La 4 Amendment Act , and the instrnctions of the Conunigaionew , whichrtate that the votesAallbeadd . d up on tSeXmoon 1-M >^ J ° f e ^ 5 ° ?» V ^ t ^ * ^ g the majority of votes shall be aedared duly elected , Stephen Dickensk tnen beina ucciarea i lonrtn

    « oe candidate vho wa 8 &n \ y eiected . » From ^ Almondbnry the return was as follows , the two nrst bem g elected : —Hiram HaTling , sbopkeftpjr , » 7 opposed to the law ; John Mello > , fanner , ^ 5 , ditto . Francis Farrand , manufacturer , " 2 , m _ favour of tke pinch-belly system . Joseph Vickennan , merchant , 182 , ditto ; there will be a large majority out of the whole Union that will be foanu opposed to ^ carrying out the order * of the Somerset-House Bashaws .

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    ,-: ; -. y ; :: v :-:-.: :: fla ^ M ( : ' :: ; .: ; - /; v ; ' ; ; ;; , ^ "Ti PN to Wooi SoRTER 8 > - ^ Mpnday 4 Joseph : S j ^ K ^ # arge 4 v at the Court fee , fa Joshua Rbtertehaw , with neglecting to sort some wool , -which had been deliyered out to hun , belonging to Messrs . Rouse . Remanded for further evidence , - '• ; ¦ ¦¦ ' . ¦¦ ; ; .- -. - ; - .. ; A ¦ ¦;•; ; : l- " -- r- ¦ ¦ : ; , M ;' . - ' .:: > . Stealing BirraEB ^ -Jane (^ Uof Bradfordvreeler ; was brought np at the Conrt House , bri Monaay , pn a charge of laying' stolen a pound of hotter , from a . stall in the batter cross , on Saturday night . The . case was clear against her , but on acconht of nerbemg jery far advanced in pregnancy , the magistrateH liberated her . - v

    Stealing aWatch . —VVilliam ; -Green , of Bradford , woolsorter , was charged , at the Court House , on luesday , by his brother , Mr , Henry Green , watch maker , with stealing a watch belonguig to him . The parties were allowed a private hearing , when the ?^ . ^ ne was ^ charged , and the watch given lip to the brother , who did not Wish to prosecnte , : i Al > POiNTMENTy of Ovekseebs , &C ;—On Friday Sfe ^^ Perscnswere appointed by the for the

    g ^ magisteates as ^ verseers ensuing year , viz ., Mr . George ; Haigh , woolstaplerj and Mr . Peter ^^ . sP ^ merchant , for the ^ est End ; arid Mr . WiUiam Walker , woolstapler , and Mr . Richard George Fox ,: of the Swan Inn , loathe East End . Mr . oamuel Broadbent , of the vifriol works , arid ^ I ^^ ardG ^^ V ^ e ; iPP «> inted ; surveyors of thebjghways j and Mr . Thomas Wilson , and Mr . John Ackrqyd , assessors . ^ ; V

    ri $ Z 3 w ^^ Sh ™?**? womiag l « st , a mm named William Wood , a clogger , and residing at ( rreeneate ^ near this town ^ shot himself in Ded with a pistol . Decease ^ had for soine . beforekeptthe toH gate , at the Seven Stars , Greengatesi but to « turned out of his occupation about a fortnight since . He took biafurniture ,. &c . to a neighbour ' s house , and had . since been up and down the country seeking employment , which not being able to obtain he became low spirited . He committed the rash act itv bed , and at the time when tho youngest of his three children ( who are motherless ) was lvirig by the side of him . An inquest was held on his bod y ^ and a verdict of ' ^ Temporary derangement ' ¦ brought in . THEFT .--James Snnderland , engine tender to Messrs . Cousen , of Hortori , was brought before the

    magistrates at . the Court Hoiwe , charged with stealing a pair of children ' s sho ^ s , from a stall in the market . It was stated by the woman who kept the stalJ ^ lmt she observed the ^ prisoner take the shoes , which he had been looking at , and go away with them , and that he had proceeded fifteen yards from the stall before ; he was overtaken ; Sunderland , in his ^ defence , said that havjng ^ looked at the shoes , and thought they would suit him ^ he , was about to take tbeni round to the woman , wlid was on the other side of the stall , and that being jostled by the person who laid hold of him on the charge , was the cause of his getting so far from the stall . The magistrates took this .. new- of the case , and he was discharged , ¦ ¦ - ¦ . ;¦ ¦ ¦¦ : ' - . . : ;" ¦< . ' . ''¦¦" . ' :-y . ¦ ¦ . ¦ ; ¦ ¦¦!

    Assaulting the Watch . —James Murphy , an Irishman , was brought up at the Court House , on luesday , charged with assaultSng the watch oil the preceding night . He had been at thi Bee Hive and potteii tipsey ; and had kicked up a sliine in going home , and on the watch interfering belaboured them in trim style . He was fined i | l and costs 10 s . Short of Mubpeb . —Some five years ago , an old Grpenwich perisioiier , riariied Joseph Hooker , residing at Idle , came to Bradford on the Quarter day to receive his pension , butnever returned . Many were the horrid surmises as to the cause of his bein ^ missing , which were str « ngtheried : by the declarations often made by one Nathan Soothill , ol Idle . clothierthat hknew \ that the

    , e old pensioner had been thrown into a coal pit , near Idle , on , bis way home . Ihese declamations were" so often and incessantly made that the constables felt called upon to npprehend him , and he was on the 24 th ulr . sectired in the Bradford Court House lock-up . An active search was made in thepit which was deep and nearly choked up with water , but without suc ^ cess . A letter was Ayritten to Greenwich Hospital , mid an answer to it was received saying that Hooker was still receiving his pension , and was a pauper at at Hull . A constable was dispatched thither , and fonnd the old fellow , arid Soothill was liberated on Monday night , having enjoyed a treatof ten days imprisonment , tor l ^ is idle stories . It will teach him better how to talk about murder and tho like .

    Election ok GiunniANs ;—The election of guardians under the New Poor Law- for the township of Bradford , took place at the Court House , on Thursday last . There were irpersons proposed , and . the following are the number of votes obtained by each person : 1 hos . Buck , wpolstapler , 550 ; Wm ,: Hardcastle , woolstopler , 615 ; John HilHmalster , 4 ^ 4 ; I ho * Beaumont , surgeon , 395 ; John Atkinson , woolstapler , 356 ; John Crook , iiinkeeper ; 339 : John Milner , manufacturer , 334 : Co wlinir Ackrovd .. 3 i 4 :

    n llliom Hudson , attoruey , ? 80 ; Thomas Cvfe ,: grocer , 2 aO ; 1 homou Wroe , juri . woolstapler , 243 1 Edward Greenwood , farmer , 21 C ; Henry Wilson , drugpst , 149 ; E . H . Barratt , 121 ; ThomasButterVorth , gentleman , 25 i We ; co 4 ild not ascertein the number of voters for John Tordoff , tea-dealerv and Zeclianah Senior , druggist . The first six were of course elected . They were all nominated by Mr . James Gnmett , exceptMr . Crook . Mr . Crook is the friend ot the poor , and will -soften down , as far asm him lies , thts dark features of the law .

    ISEw Church . —It was announced by th 6 Bishop of Ripou when here , that a Church was about to be built in Bradford by a gentleman totally unconnected ; with the place ; : "We do , not Know who this gentleman is , but we understand the site is to be at the junction of Bowling and Hofton lanes ; and that a Church is fibout to be built by subscription , to hold 1 , 200 sittings . Dr . Quthwaite and Mr . John Rarid are activel y ; gathering subscriptions for the purpose of raising it . It is not decided where the site will be . It is said either at the top of Westgate or Bridge-street .

    -. Brutai . Assault . —Last Saturday a joiner , named James Mitchell , in the eiaployment of ; Mr . Lowe Leeds Road , was brought before the magistrates charged by Jessop , ostler at the New Inn ; with violeiitly assaulting him . Jessop stated that Mitchell came into the New Inu on the Thursday before , and inquired for a person from Brighbuse , and not receiving an answer that suited him , he fell on him and pommelled him mostUnmercifull y . Fined i £ 5 : iricludmer costs . ; :

    Isquert . —An inquest was held , at the Market Tavern , on Saturday last , pri view of the body of a child , named Mary Hprn ' $ about four or tiva yeara old , who had beeu burnt to death on the morriing of the Thursday before , during the absence of the mother . Verdict— " Acciden ^ il death . ' - The mother had left the child with some other children . The coroner reprimanded her very : severely for leaving it in such a careless manner . ¦ _ Accident—On ^ Saturday l ast ; a joiner , named JohnShacklet 6 n , feU from the top of the new church now building by Mr . Wood ^ He was seized with a giddiness while at his workj ar id fell ^ from the scaffold a distance of . ten yards .. He was taken up in a state of insensibilty . He has no bones broken , but is much broised internall y . We hear he is in a recovering state . ¦ : . ' :

    New Poor LAw . ^ -TheJ 3 uardians met on Friday , and the first of their acts was to raise the salary of the pnion Clerfc £ 40 a-year . The old Guardians , before they went out of office , drew a cheque ^ on the . OveMeersfor £ 404 i 10 s ., which is the second for the same amount within a very , shor t time We do not know how they engul ph the money we only say , well may' the poor-rate be double this year . . ' ¦¦ ' : - ' . ' . ¦ : ¦ ' < ¦ -. : V ^ ¦ .: ¦ - '¦ ¦ ¦ " ..- , ' ¦ - . ¦

    aiCBMO * rD ; Or > p FELLows .-Ott Moriday the 2 nd inst ., the loyal mdependent order of Odd Fellows , of Richmond iH %£ W ^ ^^ el 4 tneir firkanniversary at Richmond . The members of the society marched in procession , to the parish church , whereamost excellent and appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev . Wmuua Barries , : M . A ^ rector of RicS mond , from the Epistleo f Paul to th e Galatians , cha Jl- " - ' . Y . ^ . 2 .- " Bear ye one another ' s Kifr ^ : '

    ano . so tuihithelaw of , Christ . " After which a co ^ ^^ J ^ T v in&i ^^ fWld 8 ( > ^ national oSated i £ *\ ^ P lace- \ , Theproces 8 ibnthenperam-^! Sk Sg . towni - . - and . .. afterwards sat down , ( in number 120 , ) . tO ; a most excellent dinner , provided by HostHusband , of the Bishop Blaze In ^^ hich Thtfcl \^^ ^^ g ^ ve ' great satisfacS The brassi band , from Bedrtle , was in attendance SS ^ cmd harSy V $ & $ ^ W &&

    . APPoiNTarENT .--The Xbrd Bishop of Durhamhas nSe ? of ^ n P ^ V ^ Heni y W * de , S 3 mat ^ r L ^ - ' DarhDgton g «« nmar school , to be gSc £ ^ ^ grammar sc hool ; i at NortoVnear loS ^ ^ ^ 'CE ^ -Ari infotoation . hiivihi been SS ¦ ¦* ;* && ^ S I S S ? ^^^ mmggsM ^ t l llpipp ^ J ^^^ , "ITift Benevolent Institution ^ of - '¦¦ - :: . " ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦• • . - ¦ ¦¦• - ¦ ¦ . ' . iV'V- - ; . ' . :- ' .:. Vj : l-: ' >; : ji ^ '*; '•}!

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    &S M ?> pVARWAN ^ -Keighley has been thZ K ^ ^^^ . ^^ The 8 ^ myrmidons of the three-headed ; Devilling haVe been etect 6 d . We haveTeceived an account of the fraud and intimidation by ^ which . this was done , but too late for insertion . We shaUgiTe it all next week . : . . Vestry MEETino .- ^ pn Thursday last , a Vestry Meeting was held to pass the : overeeera' accounts , when the following remarkable niotion was passed unammously , remarkable because it is the only one we believe Of the same kind which is in the

    order- ^ ook . Moved by Joseph Vicafa , and seconded by John Lister , " That the thanks of ^ this meeting are due and hereby give to the late overseers , and in particular to D . W . Weatherhead for his praise ^ worthy and unremitting . attention to the duties 6 f his dmce ^ but above all for his consistent arid unwearied exertions in opposing" the introduction of the New Poor Law into this to * n arid parish . " Mr . Weatherhead hanng briefly returned thanks , the meeting which was numerously attended separated .

    : ¦ - ;; . . . ; : ' .: \ SHEFFIKLD . / : ¦/¦¦/ . ; . .. ¦' .. Working RIan ' s Ass 6 ciATibN . ^ --T he usual weekly meetinig of this Associatipn , was holder in the Mechanics' Institute , on Tuesday evening last . The subject for discussion was the advantages resulting from . monarch y , royalty and property ; The meeting was addressed at considerable length arid with great ability ^ by MessrsY ; Ludlain , ; Beale and others , on ; the question before them : ; After which aletter was : read froin the Dorchester Committee

    requesting that a penny . subscription might be got up for the returned tictims . This was ^ agreed to and three members apppirited : to be a . committee to forward thje same , and to wait on the respective Trades Ctoramittes , ^ repommeriding a like course to them . At the conclusion j Mr . Lirgard was directed to write to the Rey . Mr . Stephens , of Ashton , inviting him to deliver : a lecture in the Town Hall , on Wednesday , in Easter week . A great public meeting is to be holden about a fortriight after Easter , of which due riotice will be given . :

    DARLINGTON . Debating Society . —The Darlington Debating Society have lately discussed the question , Whether a Mpnarcbial or Republican form of Government was most conducive to the welfare of society . Mr . T . Watson , Mr , W . Watson ^ ... Mp ; Metcalfe , Mr . S . Bell , and others : handled the : subject with great ability , shewing the evils of Monarchy in all ages , arid the supenority of Republicanism . The Moriarchial side was defended by Messrs . tuck , Peacock who did

    , and C oaly ; their best in support of tyranny ; but so ashamed were they of monarchy , that when the evening for division came , they were desirous of having the question put , ' whether Monarchy as in England , i ' . - . « fec . -&c . onwhich mode of stating the questionthe Republicans refused to vote , not but they were satisfied tliat Republicanishi is superidr even to British Monarchy ^ but refused because the question was altered from what stood in tliebooks . The society were equally divided in number .

    HU 1 A . The LATF , Mb , WAtiwonTH . —On Wednesday afternoon , the earthly remains of that lamented patriot , Jaines Wallwortli , Esq ., Surgeon , of King . storiTupon-Hull , were buried at Drypool near that t 9 wn . Mr . . Wallworth departed this life on the previous Thursday evening , after a lingering illness of more - than two years , which baffled all the most eminpiit medical talent of this country . We have known few men in the large circle of our personal acquaintance whom we more highly esteemed tlian James Wallworthi " He w-a . 1 a jnan , take him for all in all , We snaH not look upon hu like again "

    Surrounded by circumstances of the most adverse character in early life , his own mental energies bore him triumphantly through difficulties under which any mind less vigorously constituted iriust -have sunk . In his profession he was regarded as skilful to an extraordinary degree . In public matters he Was ever active , ever useful , and ever honest—fearlessly advocating the rights and interests of the poor on all occasions , in the very teeth of his own private interests , and oJteii with the probability of suffering thereby very serious personal loss . lie was an eloquent speaker , amnn of irillexible principle , and a stem defender of the great Radical principles of political right . So powerful , . manly , / and so

    sincere an advocate those principles never had in Hull , and certainly in losing him , tne friends of freedom in that town suffer an irreparable loss . In private life his character-was as estimable , as in public life , it was valuable . He was an aftectioriatehusband , a mild and tender parent , a warrii-hearted , frank , free , generous friend . Ever open and unsuspicious , ever candid and ingenuous , he seemed to live only for others , and was a model of guileless simplicity , While at the snine time extensive knowledge of the world gave him a quickness of apprehension : which could hardly be deceived . In religious matters he was a sincere recipient of the doctrine of the New Church , and was a member of the Independent Church assembling for worship , under the pastoral care of the Rev .: ^ . Hill , in Bethel Chapel , PrincestreetHullhis late

    , ; lamented father hanng been minister of that chapel some years ago . The large arid promiscuous assemblage who testified their respect for his character , by folio wing his remains to the grave , bore evidence to the general estimation in \ yhich he had been holden . The hearse was followed by two mourning coaches , containing his immediate relatives and friends ; then came in mournful procession a large nuniber if the medical profession , trades and theiidl y societies ; the meinbera of the religious bod y to wliich he had belonged , ar id the members of the Radical Association , one of whom delivered an address over the grave , after the withdrawal of the iriinister . So closed the curtain of mundane ^ p bservation 6 n James Wallworth , in the pruneof life , and the midst of prosperity , a . pattern of perseverance , virtue , aud zeal .

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    PRESTOK * A BtuNDEuiNG Old Farmer . — -On Thursday last , a stupid-looking old many who stated himself to be a farmer ^ residing near Bolton , and who , in Lancashire dialect , would be described as being " regularlygomeless , " appeared before the magistrates at the Town ; Hall , to tell the following story : —He stated that he had come to Preston to sell a horse and had , the day before , ( Wednesday ) succeeded in disposing of it for about £ 16 or £ 17 , but be could not tell exactly how much \ After drinking a few quarts of ale , he went to bed , in the evening , at the mr i where he stayed , and thought he had put his trousers , containing 1 he money ; under bis pillow ! When , however , he arose in the morning : > , ;< .

    pock ets were : cashless , ? ' and on proceeding to makefurther searchj he found his ^^ purse ^ containing only tvvo pounds , under a bed in the same room , and in which another man slept . He was quite certain he had the money the night before , ; and that he had been robbed of it . The old blockhead having made this statement ,, the landlord of the house , who is a respectable man , said that nobody ; but himself arid tpeielfow-lodger of the farmer , had been , durragtbe riight , into the bedTroom where the latter slept . The person who slept in the same room with the farmer also made a similar statement , arid said it was im ^ possible he could have lost his money , if he had it safe when he went to bed . On this beine statefl m , P

    ot the officers thought it prudent to assist the farmer in searching ¦¦ fcw own pockets , when , singular to relate , in addition to the two soverei gns of which he spoke , ^ £ 10 note was found in the purse , which he had overlooked , and five sovereigns were found in a kind p f waistcoatpocketj which , also- he had neelected ^ o examine . The blurideririg old gentleman seemed both overjoyed and . astoriiAed when this uiseoyery was made , and the following dialogue ensued between htm and : the magistrate , William Ciayton , Esq .::-Magistrate : What have you beeri thinking about to give all this unnecessary " trouble ? Farmer , ( looking ; unutterable things ) : It ' s varrv M ^? V * v : J ^^ ^ « toun > mari ? Magistrates , Yot ; are not fit to come to the fair by y ^ ursejf ^ Farmer : Ye see my wife thout t ' same ^ she sed I was'ntfit to kum , anVshe was bouri to send a young man _ wi ' . me . Magistrate : I ( wonder she did not . come herself , for it is clear you cannot take care of yourself . Farmer r It ' s reet . but I'll tak

    care noo j ^ m goqiri hoam , andim -not loss it no more ^ --Tlie parties then retired ; but frotn the ri , um-^? ° l ^^ suspicious-looking personages who witnessed the above proceedings , it will be well for the Bbltonianiif he reaches his desfinatiori with the cash in his ^ ossession . ^ -Preston Chronicle , ^ PboViriENTiAi , Escape . — -On Saturday lastfour young ; ineri , sailed ori ^ a shooting excursion ffom Preslori , in an open boat , downjthe Kibble . Theysucceeded ; in ; navigatirig the river , as far as Naze Point , when their boat ran . aground on the south ^ east ; side . of the channel . They ^ then castanchpry and , p'ii ' -the ; ebbing ¦ of the tide , crossed the sands to . the ; village of Lbrigton , for , the ' purpose of awaitinir

    i " evemng tide , and in the everiing they left the yinageto ; returnto * theirlittle ^ bo at ^ bound homeward foffjestination : } they ^ were , howeyeW seriously dis ^ appointed ^ for going . ; i » pairs , ^ ^( y who followed Behmd , ( the mght being yery dark arid / fogey ) lost sight of their cprnpariions they therefore Returned to tb ^ dUge , and as ; / their companioiis , who had ^• pc ^^^ fow ^ lthe boat , did tiot also return , fe ? m ** a foxebbdirigs ; : that they would be lost . Thi 9 apprehension did not ; prove to be far from the factj ; for it afterwards appeared that the two absent

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    men proceeded over the sands until they heard the rplljrig tide approaching them , and they then , wiikh all precipitancy ,- betook themselves to an elevated sand bank , where , byithe aid ofiapoley which they accidentally picked up and stuck in the sand , thqr kept themselves in an erect ppsition until the water by slow degrees overflowed their shoulders . The tide then began to recede arid the sands became passable . How to regain the village—the long wished-for village of L ^ ngton—was the next coriside ^ ration ; - for they were in : complete darkness , and t

    jithonany land-mark save the illuminated heavens ovet the ^ town of ^ reston . They however started forJLongton , and at length , by dint ^ of persevlrSce and jnany twishngS , and turnings ^ arrived safe ^ at the hospitable bouse of Mr . Pyl , ^ t proStialdeliverance , for at almost ^^ every foots tep on their penfous journey over the sands , they were liable ^ be engulphed , by : the river Ribble on the one ' J ^ d and the hver Douglas on ; the other , both of which ' nyers nearly meet on the Lorigton marsh , and then singularly wind their way to the opposite coast in almost a parallel line .-r-Presto ? i Chronicle .

    CmrucH-RATEs and Poor-Law Guab-DiANS . - ^ On Tuesday week , the churchwardens of Preston issued a public notice , in pursuance , we understand , of the Poor-Law Commissioners , to tie effect . that persons who had not paid church-rates , were , disqualified for voting for guardians of the poor for the ensuing year ; : ; Poor Law Guabduns . —Nobody are better skilled in- , tbs art of wringing money from the pockets of the people than . the Whigs . The > always remind us strongl y of the American Jew , who riever did nothing for nothing no day for nobody . All their reform boons have special clauses , enacting that they must be paid for . "NoBennv . ™™^^ »

    is the Whig maxim . Last week , when the time for electing Poor Law Guardiansfor Preston came , the the churchwardens . put , forth placards , quietly intimating to the inhabitants , that all who had not paid th « r-church-rates were not entitled to vote , by which nieans ^ ree fourths of ; the voters were disfranchised .. This juggle will , we have no doubt , be extensively resorted to nextyear , for the purpose of reducing the number of voters , and thereby enabling the Devil Kings' friends to cany their own myrmidons as "Guards " of the poor . ;

    v MAWCHESTERi Death ^ R 0 m Priz e FiaHTiNG .--Some few nights back , a dispute occurred in a beer-house ¦ '¦ iri > the neighbourhood Of Portugal-street , between two men named William Barririgton and Richard Davis , working as carders in a ¦ cotton factory ; and urged on by some thoughtless persons who were in coifapany , they agreed to fight a pitched battle for the sum of £ 1 a-side . They met accordingly on Sunday morning , about half-past seven o ' clock , in a field near Bradford , where a ring was formed , and the . contest commenced . It was evident to the bystanders , that Barringtori had no chance with his opponent } but , instead of endeavouring to separate them , the crowd encouraged the fight , which

    continued lor three quarters of an hpur , when Dayies struck Barringtori a blow on the neok , which felled him senseless to the ground . The alarm was immediately given that Barrington was killed ; and Da \ ies , with his seconds arid the other parties in the ring , lost nd time in making their escape . Barrington was conveyed to the horise of Mr . T . Robinson surgeon Bradfordrstreet , who used every exertion to restore animation ) but without effect , and the unfortunate man expired at twenty minutes before twelve o'clock . On Monday evening , an inquest was held on the body , before Mr ; Rutter , at the Steam Engine public house "in Bradford ^^ which owing to sufficient evidence not being iri atteridance , was adjourned until to-morrow ( Thursday ) evening at five o ' clock : ¦ ^ ^'

    Fihe in a Paper : MiLl . —^ About two o ' clock onhunday , a fire broke out in the ^ aste-store of Messrs . Dickinson ' s paper mill ;; opposite the Manchester and Xiferpool Railway station , ^ he engines were promptly on the spot , and the fire was got under abour four o ' clock . The damage , it is supposed , will not exceed £ 100 ; . There have been several other fires in various dwelling-bouses in the town within the last few days ; but they were soon got under / and before any considerable damage was done . -.- ' ^ r .

    WTJPBtETON . . FunerAi , SERMoN . ^ On Tuesday evening , the Wesleyan chapel , Middleton , was crowded to ; excess . ; The Rev . Mr . West , of Manchester , preached a funeral sermon , on the death of Mary the wife pf-the Rjev . P . Hardcastle > who ; had died in ; child-bed on the Sunday previous . The congregation , was much affected .

    . ¦ < .. ;; . ;¦ ¦ .. - . ¦ ; -. oij > ham . ¦ ¦ ; :. .. . . - . - . •¦ •• . Town TREAStRER .- ^ Mr . J ohn Kriight , hasbeen elected Town Treasurer for Oldham by the rate-payers . It would be well if such noble minded straiehtforward . veterans in the cause of liberty ^ were more generally placed in posts of honour and emolument . Great praise is due to the men of Oldham for thus setting sp . praiseworthy an example to the country . When we see the people exercising the local franchise in a proper manner—when we see them as ratepayers riiakingproper appointments arid earryin £ out economy and making good laws in their own towns , it will prove that they understand their rights and arealso determiriedto maintain them- the sluggishness of rate-payers in the exercise of the franchise is both lamentable and disgraceful ; put down local tyranny say we , and a bad goyeimment will easDy be rectified . : ¦ ; - X

    . ¦ . - ; ,. ; . ;¦;; : , ashton . ; . : ;¦ . ¦ . ¦ ¦ •¦;¦¦; : ; : ;¦¦ - Postponement of the Great Radical Meeting and DiNNER .--In consequence of the Dewsbury ar id Ashton dinners happening both at one time the Ashton dinner will be postponed until about three weeks after Easter , and will be holden on a Saturday evening . We understand the arrangements fpr ^ the DewBbury dinner are progressirig and that a splendid meeting is expected . We are glad to see our working friends so spend their holidays ¦ ¦

    ;' - .- ; " . . ; . / . '¦ IWCHDiUtE . - - . / , ' y- ' :-. ... , ;•; .. Electiox of Gcurdians . —Thursday , the 29 th ult ., bemgthe day fixed for the election of eighteen Guardians for the Rochdale Union , the Radical Association were very active in finding ont persons to propose forthe jpflice , who were avowed enemies to the bill . The following will show how far they have been succesHfuT . In Castleto n , four Consewal tives were put in nomination , but the Radicab earned all their candidates , viz .: — '

    Jairies Hey , veterinary surgeon . James Wilkirison , shopkeeper . Samuel Hollaridj butcher . = OUyer Mills , woollen mannfacturer In Spotland Township : — . John Whitaker , dyer . Joseph Layc 6 ck , rarmer . ; ' Thomas Holland , fuller . Joseph Butterworth , broker . AH avowed enemies to the bill .

    In . Wafdleworth v there -was a contest wh ^ h ended in favour of the three Radicals , by a majority of 6 or 700 votes : — "; ¦ Matthew Greerilees , shopkeeper . James Whitworth , do . and manufacturer . Edwin Greenwood , painter and gilder . In Butterworth , two opponents to the bill were elected : ^— . :--:- ¦;; ¦¦ : ¦ ;¦ . ; .. ;; ¦ ¦ - ¦¦ ¦ - . "¦ r ' :. ^ . . ¦ . - ' ; ' ¦ ¦• William Baines , woollen manufacturer . Jonathan Whitworti , fuller . Wuerdale and Wardle did riot appoint their Guardians . We did not hear the names of the other five , put we understand they are opposed to the bill ; ;; Pactorv lNFORMATroNs :--Mr . Webster , the Factory Inspector of this district , preferred twelvia irifonnatipns against EdwafdAinswofth , for various offences

    against the Factory Act—such as over-working tiie children , not sending theiri to a proper school , felse certificates , &c .---tp all of which he pleaded guilty Hehaving ^ on the 4 th June , 1836 , been fined for similar oflerices , the Magistrate , Mr . Royds , fined him in £ 20 and costs , on the first case ; the other eleven were withdrawn , by him paying aJI the ^^ expenses incurred . Messrs . Crossley arid Banott , John Buckley , and Robert Holt , were several ^ il ^^? 2-mitigated penalties for violating the Act Ratcliffe Hanson was also brought before the Ma ^ gistrates , ^ pon the information of Mr . Webster , for ? uowingto 3 boy , toder nine years of age , to work m Mr ; Ainsworth ' s mill , but was discharged bypay *¦*'¦¦ ¦¦ ¦

    mgexpenses . ; , V- .::: 7 i ' V- - ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ ''¦ ¦'¦ ¦ . ¦ < V-, > ¦ GABT DRiyERSi—^ George ^^ Eaiiishaw was fined in ¦ 40 s . and costs ^^^ for being ; at too great a distance from mscartyrh ^ e otftfie road . ~ x . ¦ v V . ; Soci 4 | iigT ^ ---r-The adiriirefs of'the system of inorality , taught by R . Owen , <^ ene 8 fa room , on : . \ i ¦¦ ¦' . ;•; . ; . ; Tuesdayv for the propagation , of their principles— ; i * jtf \» . ¦ When : Mr . G reen . gave a lectare j on ^ Ls ^ gjM ^^ r ^ night , Mr . J .-Rigley gave a lecture ; a > idtMKi ^§ M | &W ^ s «^ v day , Mr . Fleming , the Editor ; of the ^ liiSSPMI ^'' ^ or WVi 3 * alecftre . vThe lecture * bW | @ |^ fe ^^^ well-atterideai- ''; , , ; i \ : y . \ ' - } , ' l ' . r- \; ~ 0 j ^^^^^ fe ^ o ^^ r ^ T ( h < AL ABstiNENCE . —On Tuesday ralH ^ la ^ V ^" - ^ 9 i ^ l Mre . HaMltony the / celebrate ^ TihienoftraP ^ lecture ^ on total abstinences ^ inwe largewj ^ fffitt £ 2 ^> ""P ^' ^^ police station , Sniaith- * treet , to a nMroSsS ^ i ^' c ^ lughjy < respectable audieriw . Sh ^^ convert to the principles on which she waslectuiiSe . iti ^ S ^ - for , last BuiMaeiy while lecturing in Bverpbotil ^ J ^ V" gaveia ^ challenge to . . dispnte the question id / apoWHi audience , which was accepted ^ Wt , oii : leaving flia : plat fpnn ^ sh ^ achij ^ rsighed ihe ^ pledge bf ^ ee- / , totalism , being convinced thai she had entertained \ enoneons ideas on the s . ubiect . ~ r t - '

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• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 7, 1838, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1000/page/5/