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      v ^ HE CORONATION , . ffiB ^ l : S ^ S £ ^ Bi 8 e and useless pageant 1 loajgpje ' ^ y ^ -fliTao ll ' liaS lieen- df ^ a , aliened * ad exited—a host of gaping idle" have Wen gratified jrftn " s spectacle , while tie madness of the a ^ m ^ Mh ^ en iiapTOTei by thepolitiealbeasts of jrey ' to the strengthening of their fangs and daws . Uow that we n&ve time to breathe , let us enquire " why was this waste made r ° " What single benefit is likely to decree , either to the Queen or to the Cduntry , from this idle shew—this obstruction of public and private mismess—and this palpable waste of-tie national resources , at the precise moment — ' ' - _ ! -

      whra we are up to tae very neck in the mire of national bankruptcy ? Was all this pomp and ceremony necessary to give due importance and solemnity to the compact between the Queen and the People ? Alas ! we - have but to point the attention of our readers to the correspondence of the Court , given in our 6 th page , from Sir Win . Boyd's ¦ pamphlet , to « bew the -utteT want of Conner *" " tiat mnst ever subsist between the Peon' - . i -Qaeen . so long as she is surroun d ' s * ** ™ myrmidons who guard every j . ffl ) . „ t r avenue of approach •¦ rith all the vigilance of r ,, __ -. ^ e ^ » , erbeius , lest haply truth fconldbreakinnpw * - ¦ » - - *{ * of

      . . __ .- . v __ fte — - ^ - » ear Majesty , and shew _ , -on to which a patient people "have ^ ° ^ iQCed oy the machinations © f wicked and Saf-aDteres ' tsa men . " Away-, ¦ die n , with the mockery of solemn eerejnonies , which erery body knows to be insincere , and therefore blasphemous . These are not times for trifling with the people . These are not the tuaes in which the hand-loom Weavers , subsisting

      "Qpou less tha ^ 2 ^ d . a day , ftel much , disposition to pamper Royalty with glittering gewgaw 3 , and spend £ 100 , 000 upon the * ' idle pageant" of a single day . These aTe not the time ? to assume the mask of high solemnity , in making compacts with the people , when the Poor Iaw stands Trarepealed upon thE statute book , by which faith was broken by the Government with the people . Let the Queen inow that the throne is only then secure , when it is Dased on righteousness : and * that if she would

      indeed Teign in the hearts of her people , she must learn to love mercy , and to do justice . She must learn to put away evil counsellors from before her , and to study the interest and welfare of her people . X « et her turn from the fulsome adulation of those ¦ w ho poison her Royal ear with falsehoodj and listen to the wail of thousands of her subjects , who groan under the Tieavy burden of oppression . Let her listen to the subdued whispers issuing from those abodes of death and misery , the Union Bastiles , mingled , as they now are , with the hoarse murmurs

      of tiie discontented peasantry , agricultural as well as manufacturing , and let ber know that the only means of securing a peaceful and happy reign 3 s to " uphold the cause of the afflicted , and the bight of tne poor , ' —and let her know that this is not to be done by fostering in the lap of power the most i mbecile and heartless faction that ever wielded the sceptre of Government . The faction who fir ^ t excited the men of Bristol and Nottingham by the spell of " Reform " and "Downvrith the Tones , " sad then inng and transported them—who passed

      a . coercion bill , to put down the rising spirit of liberty in Ireland , —who raised up the spirit of a dead law , to expatriate the Dorchester Labourers , that the Unions of the people might be broken up , who transported the five Glasgow Cotton Spinners , for the same purpose , —who thank ' ed the Peterloo butchers for their serrices , —who trampled on the citizens of London in Coidbath Fields , when peaceably assembled , —and who ushered in her own reign by labouring with abortive insolenee , to provoke the spirit of the men of Newcastle to a bloody conflict on ~ t& * &w o £ Kcr coronation . -- ¦

      It is not by continuing to uphold in tlieir ascendancy these harpies of the State that Victoria mnst hope to see her Throne established and her Reign peaceful . None can desire more ardently than we do the happiness of the Thmnp ; . 'hat 5 t can only rest securely on the universal happiness of the people . "Where the rights of the people are recognized , their homage to the Sovereign is cheerful and unconstrained .

      " Pure Majesty glows within the ^ Monarch ' s Tjreast , unshrouded by glittering apparel , where nature prompts , and reason rules over a free and happv people , whose stream of affection , unlike the flattering of Courtiers , are the surest safeguard of a Monarch ' s life . " " . But when hordes of public robbers are supported

      * t a Nation ' s cost—when the interests , the property —the rights—the liberties , and tie lives of all , are sacrificed to the nnjust aggrandizement of a paltry iew—distinguished only by imbecility , meanness , or TDlainy , the evil-doings of the worthless factions ihns cherished in the sunshine of Royal favour , will " be attributed by the nndiscrimmating , -to B-oyalty itself , and .

      " -This flaws the hearts of all their lovalties . " TMs makes bold months : ——• ' Tongnes spit their duties out , and cold hearts freeze " Allegiance in them . Their curses now . " live where their prayers did ; and none but - ¦ " Courtiers and fanatic knaves , throw up their caps " And shout God save the Queen . " "Welove the Queen . " We desire not thatberreign « honld be one of anarchy and ruin , and therefore , w-e

      boldly tell to her the truth . The . nation is beggared . The poor are starving . —The people are discontented —Their just complaints become louder * nd louder * very day . —Their long tried patience is fast waning , and nuless justice be done by returning to the first ¦ pri nciples of that constitution which she has sworn to uphold inviolate , and the laws be made By all , for the benefit of all , a mighty whirlwind overiangs tie feie prospects of this empire , whose fearful vengeance no power can avert .

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      INEWCASTLE TEIUMPH OF MORAL FOBCE . THE BLOODY "WHIGS = AND THEIR PHYSICAL FORCE . THE VIRTUOUS PEOPLE AND THEIR MORAL FORBEARANCE . - Notwithstanding that- all the engines of power and machinations of wickedness , were broagbt into

      play to circumTent it , the mest splendid display of the working classes ever witnessed in England , or » ny other country , was exhibited at Newcastle on Thursday . The Priests issued promises of holy consolation to a starving people the fattened money-mongers tempted with roast beef ; and the minions of power threatened with vengeance , but &U in vain . TKp nnmr . . f r : _^^ . _ * . ¦> ¦> all in vain . The f Coronation festivalsand

      pomp o , all the wiles of the faction , could not seduce the people from their allegiance to the principles of £ berty . Thousands came from afar to swell the popular ranks and give effect to the " grand pageani . " The banners ef freemen bearing the mottos of freedom floated before the breeze , and the eye dwelling upon the glorious sight , seemed to forget that it was a meeting of slaves . Some idea of tiie importance of this meeting may be

      gathered from the statement of our reporter that * ' it ia impossible to guess at the numbers present , but that the first flag bad reached the hustings , a distance « f two miles , before the mass was in motion . " So that there seems to have been a space of two miles of a wide road literally jammed with people . A sight which we believe to be wholly unprecedented notwithstanding the Tastness of the assemblage , fte mighty mass was as orderly and as peaceable as a angle family assembled on . its " - own hearth . If ever was there a more splendid manifestation of

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      the peaceful disposition and intellectual character oT Networking elassei of tbiSTkmgdamy and never did the "base , bloody , and ^ brotal Wm ^' idfcrd more unequivocal evidence oftheir Sanguinary spirit and their anxious longing for an opportunity to ease the nation of some portion of ibr " gtrrplus population , " by forming ail " emigration company " of the . readiest , least troublesome , and most effective character . But enough of this' j .

      .. > ns speai plainly . This is not a subjeo ' which to mince matters , or multiply wor * '¦ •' ' , peaceful deliberations of the people - -. "' v _ v in upon at the most interesting mo : , pearance of a " awra / " spectar' ' ffieiit ^ * P * a-days ,-A stron g milit ^ . Jie-not n 0 Tel n ° " About one o'clock , a _ - ... .., ^ _ the 5 th

      goon Guards were ^ dron <* Drapeople , wbicb ' ""^ M . W in to ? ' . ^ tiiegror * ' tfap ^ ed some timid individuals to leave de * - ««*•» In a short time afterwards , a strong ^ vacV ment of the 52 nd foot were marched at the I Tear of the meeting , and olose to the hustings with fixed bayonets . We understand that it is customary on gala days

      to have a review on the Town Moor ; the regular rout being direct from the barracks to the review ground ; Trat on Thursday , by way of doing honour to a virgin Queen on the day of her coronation , the troops were marched more than half a mile out of their way , to interrupt the peaceful proceedings of the working classes . The dragoons were marched threugh the meeting , having their carbines in their hands . In a few minutes afterwards , the infantry returned , cutting off another section of the meeting , which was thus divided by the military into three

      distinct parts . The commander of the district , Captain Fenwick , remained within five or six yards of the hustings for some time after the troops had passed . The people , thus bearded and insulted by the mercenery hireling , whose tinsel uniform and gandy trappings nave been purchased with the labour of their sinews , began to grow outrageous . The " gallant" (!) officer waa saluted with a fearful Tolley of hisses ; and , had it not been for the timely interference of Mr . O'CoTfNOR , it is probable that more substantial proofs of disapprobation

      would have been afforded him , and a dreadful and sanguinary combat have been the result If the fury of the people was restrained , it was because they , whom such Whig and Tory bantlings as this " gallant" ! Captain style the mob , had more prudence and discretion , —more love of order and propriety , —and more attachment to the constitution and the laws , than the contemptible and vjllanous clique to which he appertains . Thank God , however , the blood-hounds were disappointed—the cutthroats were balked of their " amusement "—and ths

      people , to their eternal honour , maintained a perfectly unbroken peacefulne ? s of demeanour . But let Captain Fenwick and his employers take care how they repeat the experiment—it may not have so many harmless points about it next time . The men of Newcastle , and of all England , now know , that in their peaceful deliberations , for the public good , they are liable to be insulted and interrupted by the marching and counter-marching—the threading in and out among them of coward-ruffians wearing swords , at the head of hired cut-throats , with carbines in their hands and

      bayonets fixed . They know this now . They will expect it hereafter , and take care to be provided . Gallant Captains must not imagine that the Peterloo tragedy can be enacted among Englishmen every year . Let them look to Canterbury , and learn the rising spirit of the people—let them consider that the people have now notice of the way in which it-will be necessary to hold all meetings hereafter , and let them mind how they march a gang of red coat butchers amongst honest Englishmen again . ISow , Southern Radicals—O'Connell Radicals , now , throw up yonr caps in transport , and cry " AUta 2 , most gracious Qneenl "

      ^ Working men of England ! you behold in this day ' s doing , the auspicious dawning of the virgin reign of peace and justice . Now , snarlere at the wholesome reservation of the " Great Northern Union . " Look to Manchester in 1819 , with the thanks of Lord Melbourne , to the man-butchers . Look to Newcastle last Thursday , and tell what is

      the wortb , of all your moral suasion without wholesome argument wherewith it may be backed ? We tell you as we have often told you , that a tyrant Government conceeds nothing to any principle , but that of fear ; and that justice will be done the people the moment their oppressors see that they are earnestly determined , with power to enforce their determination , either to have it or take it .

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      TO THE EDITORS OF THE NORTHERN STAR . London , June 27 th , 1838 . My Deab Sirs , —You will see by this morning ' s papers , that a very curious discussion took place last night in the Hous * of Commons , relatiTe to the unfortunate Sir W . Cotjrtenay , alias John Thom . That this discussion , or rather the subject matter of it , was previously concerted and

      arranged between those who took part in it , can hardly be doubted by any one who attentively reads the debate , moie especially if be has bad any previous knowledge of Parliamentary management . For my own part , I am as fully satisfied of the fact , as if I had regular legal evidence te prove it . You have only to glance at the proceedings to discover more internal evidence than

      would suffice for the moral conviction . In the first place , Sir E . Knatchbtjll ' s motion is not the motion which the couatry required . We want no select committee to enquire into the circumstances connected with Cotjrtenay ' s discharge from the Kent Lnnatic Asylum . What we want is a committee to enquire into the cause * , secret and avowed , which led to the horrible butchery of Cotjrtenay and his followers , and into the conduct of the magistrates and military on the day of the butchery It is of no consequence whatever to know the

      particulara of CouRTENAY ' s liberation from the Asylum , but it is of paramount , of crying importance , to ascertain the cause or cause * of what the vfflanous newspaper * call the (( Riots near Canterbury , "—to ascertain the origin and exact nature of Courtekay ' s connexion with "Ms deluded followers , " -to ascertain the yet undivulged causes which obtained for a " maniac" so great an ascendancy over the minds of the men of Kent , tradespeople and fanners as well as labourers , —to ascertain the mysterious reason or reasons why

      Dr . POORE erdered the military to " take Couatknay dead or alive , " and , above all , to ascertain why , in consequence of that order thirty-« dx or forty honest men , guilty of no other apparent crime tLan that of carrying gticka about them ( as country folk generally do in their rural excursions ) , and that of following a man whom they loved and honoured , on account of his kindly feelings generosity , and eloquence , —were spied , tracked , waylaid , and , lutly , circumvented and cruell y

      butchered by armed soldier ? . These , Gentlemen , are the purposes for which the country demand a committee of enquiry ; and it is only for a committee , having such objects in view , that Sir E . Knatchbtj ll would have moved last night , had hi « intentions bten of a pure aid honourable character . The committee which he did move for and obtain , i » a fraud on the public . Its report , or conclusions , whatever they may be , can have no practical consequences ; they can in no way subserve the ends of justice and public safety . Of what con

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      « H * tieneeis " it to ; know whether Xipfji J ^ ohn Rtrs-BEit and Sir H . Vivian" weff , or were ; noC actuated by electioneering motives in the liberation of CoTJETfiNAY P .. "We know ; they would / do worse acts than ihdt to procure a ; : » eat in Parliairient ; InSee ^ their liberation of CuurtenAy , ( no matter ^ lAtthe alleged motive ) is rather creditable ^ to them than otherwise . What an iuipudent larce it is to see fellows who are notorious for bribery and corruption

      of every sort , —fellows who are killing the patiperpoor of England > y hundred * ,-affecting to be magnanimously " wroth . " at the sembVanpe of a' spe < & being pijt upon their "honour" as > if the circum- *; stance of having gained a vote in Cornwall by doing an act of mercy , was the worst andi only imputation which could be put upon them ! But let that pass . Let us , for a moment , lose sight of Whig ' ? honour " and Whig impudence , to attend to ELNAtcHBt ' ' ^ s motion . What is the character of that motion ?

      What is its tendency ? Its character is that of rank hypecrisy ; and its tendency is'to throw the protection of Parliament over the magisterial and military monsters , against whom the blood of f « n murdered Englishmen cries to Heaven for vengeance . In affecting to charge Rusbell , Vivian > and Co ., with " indiscretion , " . &c , in liberating Courtenay , the author of the motion fraudulently assumed that it was Cotjrtenay and his followers , and and not the magistrates and military , that caused tb . eTjuteh . eTy . To conftrm that impression was the drift not only of Knatchbtjll ' s speech , but of all the speeches , pro and con , which his motion elicited ; so that the motion itself was but a ! mere

      contrivance , or peg , upon which to hang a discussion calculated to produce such , effects . If any one doubts this version of the matter , let him only look to the ' , . ' . " debatey" let him compare the speeches of the pros with the speeches of the cons , and he will at once see , that the whole affair was concocted with the view of shifting public attention

      from the real guilt of the magistrates , to the pretended indiscretion of the Government , and that with the still further view of making the whole business terminate innoxiously for the magistrates , " like a spent thunderbolt . " Just" observe how the several parts were distributed , and how admirably each Honourable Performer filled his character . Sir E . Znatchbull " believed most

      conscientiously that if the Noble Lord ( Russell ) had made inquiry in the county of Kent , he would have found that nine out of ten , nay ninety-nine out of one hundred persons , were of opinion that this individual ( Courtenay ) could not be made free and unrestrained i ? i his actions , without endangering , to a serious extent , the peace of the country" ! ! ! There , Gentlemen , is a specimen of an Honourable Member ' s u Conscientious belief ! " You will observe that it is not U the magistrates and military he ascribes this breach of the peace , and its fatal consequences . Oh , no ! He would have the parties perfectly iffree and unrestrained in their actions . " Then look to the

      fellow ' s stupidity and absurdity . If ninety-nine out of every hundred persons thought , asKNATCHBULL pretends , respecting Courtenay , what need was there to call out the military to " take him dead or alive f" And if he was really the madman he is represented to have been , ought the magistrate * to have set spies upon him , to dog his footsteps , to insult and irritate him ,, and finally to attempt an illegal arrest of his person ? And

      ought the Rev . Mr . Handley ( who afterwards so generously read the burial service over bis remains , ) to dog and irritate him in a similar manner , to call him a madman , to impute atrocious motives to him , and finally to tell him , that he " he knew how to flourish or use the sword he carried , " manifestly with the view of enraging the poor fellow ? Howwill Sir E . Knatchbull get over this ?

      Now look to Lord John . This noble Whig "felt that the blood which had been shed was caused by the person whom he had been instrumental in liberaltnjl" With what naivete the noble Secretary makes an admission apparently prejudicial to nimself ! But that is not all . " Unless he had been witness to the events—unless he had himself received the accounts which had been forwarded to him ( why did he not receive them ?) -he never could have believed that people in the County of Kent could have leen so utterly and entirely ignorant as to have given credence to Thom ' s representations and pretences . ( Hear , hear . ) " Do we want any further evidence than this that Knatchbull ' s

      was a preconcerted affair ? If we do , we have it plentifully in the speech of Sir H . Vivian , who came with a parcel of documentary evidence , cut and dry , for the purpose of defending his ? honour " against the imputation of being thought capable of having gained even one vote at his election in an irregular way ! What says Sir Hussey ? " With respect to the mischiefs ( what an innocent word !) which had occurred , the Hon . Gentleman , as Member for Kent , naturally felt and

      said , that the liberation of this person had been the occasion of those calamities . " But how square all these statements with another by Sir Hussey ? viz . 11 It seemed to him passing strange , if this matt , Thom , really was such a dangerous character that there should have been no representation made upon the subject to the Home Department , from the magistrates of Kent . " Let every honest man of sober understanding put those statements together , aud then refuse to believe that Knatchbull ' s Motion is no other than I have

      represented it—a preconcerted affair , got up by all parties concerned in the discussion for the purpose of screening the magisterial delinquents , by throwing the responsibility of the massacre upon the massacred parties . As to the speech of Mr . Turner it will be received with interest by the whole country . It proves to a tittle that all I said in former letters respecting Courtenay ' s moral character , was strictly true in letter and spirit . _ Let the base reporters and editors of the Daily Press now retract

      their infamous calumnies on poor COXJRTENAYand let all to whom Mr . Turner ' s account of that person's real character and conduct may become known , bear in mind that they are the character and conduct of a man , whom the base Daily Press bas represented to be " a swindler , an imp . ster , and a debaucher of the wives and daughters of his followers . " Mr . T . ' s speech , together with the letters read last night , in the House , is a triumphant vindication of Courtekay ' s character . By and by we shall probably discover that be was not mad . ' Yours , &c . BRONTERRE .

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      On Wednesday night Mr . O'Connor addressed abort 10 , 000 of the people of South Shields . J . ne meeting was convened upon a very short notice , and was the largest ever witne $ i'd m the town The great length at which we hate given the Newcastlef meeting ; which we received bv express , we trust , will be a sufficient apology for postponing a full report till Zxtneet . * Our Bradford Correspondent will oblige us bu lettine us have his favours on Thursday evening We have been obliged to omit a large portion % } U this veek , owing to its late arrival . J ~ C will oblige us with his name and address . ¦ Token of Affectionate Regard .-TAe paragraph wee \ c < xmet 0 ° ' « " I * 'hall appear next

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      ¦ I . £ .. ! ¦• % ¦*¦¦ : ¦ - . ' f . t :-, - ¦ : •> :,.. i .. . I .-.-:-... - - ; .. ¦ . . . Coronation Rejoicings .--, ^ 1 number of ffiymunxevi ¦ - ^ tSo ^* - iht ih& ^ s ^ jeci jfom ' M : \ 'teceive& too tate to be attended to * - ' ^ > r ^ ¦ . ' > £ ' :: ¦; t .- ¦ "Pflr ° ' NeWeiistle ' ¦ Friends will receii % their ^ 9 X ^ t » ttofwekalty ^ lta * kiP Aw : gweme rer ^ t jof ihivr jpit $ ed meeting is the reason . ^ - ^ , : : ' -l ^" ^ p $ t $$ Pbnden t * nsi iend < m Mm ^ m ^ f ^ . . —

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      ^ HARQB pt : 5 CBsi » ASS . —On Saturday last , a person nam « i Ja ^ Hardwick , the owner of part of the estate formerly : attached to Armley : Hall ^ a PP * ar , ed before the magistrates to lay a complaint ¦ gainat John Greenwood , John / Sunderland , Samuel R « a « haw , J ^ ames and William Christian , Joseph . Hblleyy . Jonathan Musgravej Samuel Bullock , Samuel Burton , Duke Atkinson , Joseph Spence , and William Atkinson , all of y ? ortley , and all tenante on the Armley Ha , U estate , for having committeda trespass upon his property , ; and filleda pond , also his property , used as a watering place for cattle , with stones , so as to prevent it being used that

      for ^^ purpose . Mr . Naylor conducted the case for , Mr . Hardwick , and Mr . Preston appeared for the defendants . After a great daal of explanation about the pwn « rsWp of the pond , froni which it seemed impossible to ascertain who waa the real owner , the magistrate * dismissed the ease , alleging that it was thtir opiaion that th « pend belonged to thef tenants in common , as a watering placie , and that Mr . Hardynck , in making this complaint , ' had given a false informatioh , inaimuch as the pond was stated in the ^ warrant to be his property . Alderman Holdfprth said , that the pond belonged to himself and other persons , and that all the tenaats on the estate had a right in common to it as a

      watering place . Mr . Hardwick , on the other hand , stated that he had purchased part of the Armley estate ^ and that the p « nd was included iu his purcha 8 ei in support of which he called a Mr . Randal , the person frpm whont he had purchased thfr property . Qn the decision of the magistrate being announced , Mr . Naylor pleaded that even , admitting that the pond belonged to the tenants as a common right , Mr , Hardwick , being in possessibn of part of the estatey had also a commoH right , and that had been hi effect taken away by the damage done by the parties charged . The plea , however , was not admitted , inasmuch as it was not Stated in the

      information . Ybadon . — CoRONATiON .-r-The inhabitants of Yeadon , celebrated the coronation of our young and beauteous Queen , by treating between two and three hundred elderl y females with tea , and hear an hundred old men , with beef , bread , and beer . The treat took place in the open air , opposite to the Robin Hood Inn . It iff not possible to conceive a more exhilirating anddecorous sight than this was

      , many an old furrowed face , with hoary head beamed with delight , and that respect which ought always to be shewn to age was here paid ; they were waited upon by several young men and young women with the greatest attention . A band of music was in attendance , played several national airs , this attracted the juvenile part of thebystanders , ( which were very considerable . ) Peace and comfort appeared to pervade every breast .

      Coronation Procession . —The inhabitants of Leeds manifested their loyalty on Thursday last , by keeping holiday and walking in procession from the Court House to St . John's Church , and thence toHunalet Moor . The principal part of the procession consisted of the Corporation , the Clergy , the Soldiers , the Firemen , the Performers at Batty ' s Royal Circus , the Members of several Societies , a number of inhabitants in gigs , carriages , and on horseDack . The coneourse of people on the Moor was immense ; The Soldier S . re&afeu-de-joie , and performed their exercises . The town was filled with visitors from the neighbouring villages ; and most of the different Societies dined at their respective places of rendevouz . Fire-works and other public amusements crowned the scenes of the day .

      Hand-Loom Weavers , Norwich . —Amongst our original correspondence our readers will find a communication from a deputation of Hand-loom Weavers from the city , well worthy of their most serious attention . ( The Circus .: —Our readers will perceive from his advertisement that Mr . Batty , the talented and spirited proprietor of this elegant place of amusement , takas his benefit on Monday evening . We sincerely hope that he will have a bumper , and

      we have little doubt of it . The talent and respectability of Mr , B . and his -company secure them the good wishes of all parties wheresoever they come . Frpm the public functionaries of inany large towns they have rftceired the most gratifying testimonials of . esteem and approbation . We , ourselves , have seep several including one from the Mayor of Bath , besides the following ,. from the Borqughreeve of Manchester , to which we have great pleasure in referring our readers .

      " This is to certify that Mr . William Batty , of , the Royal Circus , and the respectable company of Equestrians attached to his estabHshment have , by their superior talents , and indefatigable exertions to please , secured the public patronage , as well as having , by their good moral conduct , and highly proper behaviour , gained the bestwishes of the Inhabitants of this town . I have also great pleasure in adding that Mr . Batty , during his stay with up , voluntarily and without any solicitation whatever , very handsomely contributed the whole and entire proceeds of several evening ' s performances to our oharitiea without any deductions whatever . " John Brown , Boroughreeve . " Manchester , June 17 th , 1838 . "

      Juvenile Concert , Music Saloon . —On Tuesday evening a most pleasing and elegant variety of vocal and instrumental mHsic was performed at the Music Saloon , South . Parade . The pieces were selected with milch good taste , combining many of the most choice musical compositions , with words of touching sweetness , or of pleasing and innocent ; vivacity . The . "¦ several performers acquittedi themselves throughput the whole evening to the evident delight of a most respectable audience . From so much of excellence it may seem invidious to select for eulogium , bat we were certainly most of all pleased with the following beautiful duett which was exquisitely sung by Mr . Walton and Miss Fountain .

      When thy bosom heaves the sigh , When the tear o ' erttows thine eye , May sweet hope afford relief , Cheer thy heart and ealm thy grief , So the tender ilow ' r appears , Drooping wet with morning tears , Till tne sun-beam ' s geneialray , , Chase the heavy dew away . Barbarity of a Father . ^ A short time ago , a boy who resides near the Sportsman Inn , Lincoln Inn Field , in this town , ' left school without the knowledge of the master before the proper time . The boy ' s mother was apprised of this ^ and gave the boy a sound floggingi The father when he came home ; was told , and with all the gravity and solemnity » f a judge upon the bench , requested the

      mother to give up all right of punishment to him , which was acceded to , when a poker was put into the fire and made red hot . During this ceremony the lad was imploring and praying for meray in heart-rending accepts , but without the least eflfeet The end of the hot ppker was applied to the palm of his hand , and under that exarutiating pain , he was ordered to close his hand , and the poker was then drawn across the second joints of his fingers !! In ten minutes after , aprayer meeting was held in the house , and the smooth-faced hypocrite drowned the sobs of his suffering child ( who had been put to bed ) in the yociferations of a long prayer , spouted forth at the very top of his voice , to the throne of his Maksr , for that mercy which he refused to show to his own child .

      Mr . Bridgks . —This gentleman was to deliver a general lecture on his favourite science , Phrenology , last night , for the purpose of affording a general opportunity for attack and discussion . This certainly bespeaks great confidence in Mr . B ., both in the truth of the science and in ; bis own perfect knowe ledge of it . We hear that his phrenological classs wilF shortly be opened at the Music Saloon . CORpNATION DINNER . —On , Thursday last , a number of gentlemen sat down to a good dinner at the Globe Inn Quarry Hill , in honour of the Queen Mr . George Smith' presided as chairman , and Mr . Win . John Gregory as vice .

      PROTteSTANTlSM . —Qn Monday evening last , a meeting was held in the Music Saloon , for the purpose of devising means to paysome tribute of respect to the Rev . Mr .: Gregg , for the manner in which he conducted a discussion in publiri with a Rev . gentleman named Maguire , of ] the Catholicpersuasioh There were only three speakers , one of whom , the Bey . Mr . Walker , 8 poke for aboiittwo tours . The only resolution that was passed was , that subscriptions should be entertd into for the purpose , and that a plate should be held at the doors of the Saloon . We understand that very little was collected ;

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      - k ^^ J !?^ UG ^ Ses ^ ions . ^ 'PP , thwisi'ssibns commenced ^^ before Robert Baynes ^ . rmstrbhgj Esq . / Recoriler ;; The followittg g ^ iitleiniBB trere brf the . grand ^ ury ^ Samt ^ l ¦ Clapnam , mefchantjrforeman "; , Joseph Austini "WpoUtapler ; ; te Binns ^; meicbW » t , ^ Marmadpkiei Langdkle ; Nathaniel ; ' . Philip ^^ ime ^ V : '' IW 9 ol ^^ WTi ' ' '' ' Joaep ) i Proper Sandersonywoblstapler ;; William Singjeton , timber merchant ; Thomas ; Tenriant , gentleman ; John WalkjBr ; Thbjhas GledhilL Wardjt mercharif ; Joseph Isherwood Whalley , woolstapler ;) John

      Whitehead ; Wilham Willock , stamp ; diatribntbr * After the usual ¦ ¦ proclamatioa against . vice aud immorality was read , thie Recorder ,, in cnarging the grand juryi said , that the calendar wasmore numerous than was usual at this time of the year ^ but the case 3 were all of a trifiing nature , apd' would n ( t ) t therefore require any remarks from him respecting them . He would not , therefore , detain ; them with any remarks , as these were nnnecessary , but they might proceed at once to business . There were four appiicationft in cases of bastardy , in each of which an allowance was made .. .

      The foilowiug pnsoners were disposed of : — John Firth , for stealing woollen cloth frona Messrs , Hirst , Broinley , and Co . —Imprisoned six months .

      Joseph Edward , convicted on two separate indictments for theft— -Imprisoned 3 months for each . — : Aldo to be i mprisoned 3 mouths , John Renderf stealing waistcoat pieces and Richard Render for receiving the same ; Thornton Garth , for stealing walking sticks ; John Kaine , for stealing pack sheets ; Job Etriggs , for stealing a watch . Patrick Walsh and George Simpson , for Stealing apistol ; the last 14 days to be solitary confinement . Bullock in a Row . —On Wednesday last , an old man , named Thomas Bailey , and his two sons , Thomas and William Bailey , were ehargei before the magistrates , by Bullock , the policemanj with having assaulted him . . He stated that be' was near a beer house , in Mead « w-lane , on the day before , wben the prisoner ^ William Bailey . camfe out of the

      said beer-house in a state of intoxication ; and used verj'abusive language towards him . He ( Bullock ) advised him to gohpme , and not create a disturbaBce there , when the ! prisoner immediately struck hitn on the mouth . A row followed , and Bullock testified that he was most shamefully abused . In their defence the prisoners stated that they had been having a glass « r two of ale together , and that they had no intention of creating any disturbance till iheywere insulted by the policeman . There was no proof that the father and younger eon had used any violence , and they were consequently discharged . " Win . Bailey the elder son , who said he had come from York to see his friends , and was only a little merry making , was fined forty shillings and costs , for . assaulting Bullock . <

      Hindoo Idolatry . —On Monday lastj a meeting was held at the Court House , on this very important su bject . We are ' sorry to state that notwithstanding the publicity which was given to the requisition , the meeting was very thinly attended . At no time would there be more than 150 persons present , and , towards the close of the proceedings , the number , dwindled to about forty , In the absence of the Mayor , Mr . W . Key was called to the chair . The Rev . W . Sinclair , Mr . Edward Baines , jun ,, Rev . Mr . Ely , Mr . John Howard , Reyds . James Fawcett , J . E . Giles , T . Walker , Mr . Alderman

      Goodman , and others , addressed the meetingy all of whom dwelt upon the important fact of British subjects being compelled to do honour to the heathen gods , and to join in the Hindoo idolatry . The objeet of the meeting ^ w as to petition Parliament to take the subject under consideration . The proceedings were very flat , and , generall y , unworthy of being reported at any length . The subject , however , is of the highest importance , and deserves-the attention of every lover of freedom . Petitions are lying in different parts of the town for signature . The resolutions will be found in our advertising columns . They express all that was done and said .

      The Explosion on Board the Victoria Steam Ship . —Another man has fallen a victim to the bursting of the boiler on board the Victoria Hull steumer . On Sunday morning , James Derrington , a young man , aged 19 , a stoker , died in the London H'o-sp'ital , after 11 days of most dreadful suffering , which the poov creature bore with e ^ eat fortitude This youth was the support of a sick mother , a widow . Nine persons , including the first and second engineers , have been killed by the last explosion On board the Victoria , und only one survives , ar man named Barton , who was reported last ni ght to be ia a dying state , and it is believed that in a few . hours he will be numbered with the dead , llie funeral of

      Golville , the second engineer , took place on Sunday ; he was interred in Sliadwell c-hurehyard , near the graves of five-of his unfortunate companions . Cplvilleis a native of Scotland ^ and has left a widow , who h now pregnant , and two young children , to deplore his sad fate . The deceased bore a good character for steadiness , sobriety ^ and intelligence , and was known to be a particularly careful and exexperienced engineer . Qn Tuesay the jury impannelled to inquire iiito the fatal occurrence on board the Victoria ( Hull Steam-packet Company , ) which caused the death of nine persons , met at the Waterman ' s Arms , Shad well , pursuant to adjournment ' ,

      and proceeded to Milwall to view the bod y pf Jaeob Evans , the chief engineer , and afterwards to Philipstreet , St . George ' s-in-the-east , to see the body of James Derrington , who died on Sunday , in the London Hospital . The names of the deceased are Andrew Brown , James Young , Win . M'Kinlay , John M'Donald , G . Clay , Jacob Asher , William Colville , Jacob Evans , and J . Wilcox Derrington . There was a good deal of conversation about proper evidence not being forthcoming . Mr . Napier , the engineer , was in attendance , but the Coroner thought it better not to examine him , as it might turn out that he was himself implicated . The foreman said he had yesterday addressed Lord John Russell

      requesting as a favour , and for the sake of the public safety , that one or more government engineers might be appointed to examine the engines of the Victoria , and give eyideace as to the probable cause ; of the accident . The Coroner directed the beadle to ask if any person from the- Home Office was present . Proclamation was accordingly made , but no person answered . Charles 'Hell , the Captain of the Victoria since she was built , was examined at great Itngth , He described the build and tonnage of the vessel , and the construetipn and position of the machinery , boilers , &c . He stated that at th * time of the accident they were going about teU miles an hour . They had a great want ot steam all the

      way from Hull , which he attributed to some nwe grating bars placed at . the bottom , of the furnaces . Two old ones remain . They drooped at the after-end lower than th « mouth of the furnace in the original construction , and consequentl y gave more draft . The new gratings were made to droop less , not quite horizontal ^ but so as to partly destroy the draft . There was a similar accident happened before . The boiler on the starboard side was collapsed last time ( Thursday week . ) It was broken . The top and bottom of the boiler was broken , from one end to the other at the top , but not quite so at the bottom . The consequence of this wasj the water rushed out of the boilers on to the

      firescaus-, ing the doors to fly open and discharging the steam , fire , and scalding water on the men who were in the engine-rpom . The hot water ran into the bottom of the ship , hut the coalse and ashes lay all around the engine-room . —The Coroner : Now Captain Bell , what was the cause of the accident ? —Captain Bell , after considering awhile said he might uotbe right , but he thought it was from want of water in the boilers . When he went down into the engine-room , a few minutes after the accident , he found the bailers red hot , those on the starboard ' side worst . —Mr . Baker , a passenger , tad heard Captain Bell repeat that they could not gfct steam up to pass the Wilberforce , some of the stokers or

      engineers were laying bets with persons he had seen in the jury-room , that they would arrive before-the Wilberforce , which was about 200 yards astern . There appeared much anxiety on their part that pb » Victoria should be first in . After soine other teQmony not very material . Andrew Murray , . of Greenwich , engineer , was examined : Was a part per in the house of Fairbourn and Co ., engineers Millwall . Had been employed the last seven years in making boilers for steam vessels , and superiatended the repair of the b « iler of the Victoria when it burst in March . The whole internal case was renewed . Had no doubt but the cause of that accident was the same as the present—^ shortness of water in the boiler . Had seen the boiler injured in the

      last accident , and it was affected in like manner , the flue was in a state of collapse . Was of opinion that want of water in the boiler had allowed the plates to get hot and . susceptible of pressure from the steam and water . The plates of the flues are a qu « pter pf an inch thick , and as far as strength goes , I think that more than sufficient for the purpose . Eveiy engineer ought to know . ¦ ' : Therewas nothing particular in the macMnery . 'Some engines afforded means to engineers of lessening the wei ght on the safety Valves , but the Victoria could only be eased on deck . There wias nothing faulty in the engines . They were in perfect , working condition before the ; accident took place . The jury again adjourned .

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      ^^^ ^^ ^ a > trp ^ cb ^ Hbu ^ o ^^ S * &jSF * M Mf * m * r ^ prnin ^ list , r ^ 4 S& W&M&mi&M ** m Wterkiui ^ eaai rxS ^ guiv firsd % *; persOTCnamia : EdwM , ^« S ^>^ ¦ «< *« ^ ed Li 6 ; lBn ; bKM ftfcjf & ^^^ ' ^^ " ^ tltfgp igeons'inttttiwrftMS OB Fnd « jon , ghtwrtk , whe ^ accident hapS Theinquest wasadjourned from ThursdaymorS of 'f Accideatal Death" wa * returned ^ ¦ - ^ ™ 1 ' S THEATltB .- ~ The ^ nager ^ o ^ b ^ i r Theatre » 4 t ^ a spirit jarprthy . of an , actioue : Rpinan ,. seems S mined to gain a galden victory . '¦ In deanite if m fn d Bnatchea the lap ^ el cVowff , wferc - sr- ^' indomitable would sufer a ^ 'inglorvouadetv : ^ " " ^ company equal , if Hot superior , to aav o ? :, ^^ v , - : ?

      cialtheatre m the kingdom--if theniost ' a . ^ ' C - penditure in the getting vupof tbti Yarietv' o V V V ^ s produced ^ uring the present short ses ^ c--V - ' engagement of the ^ irst talent of tie' ^ 4 < -- ^ aided by ^ Morris Barnett ^ , the tiedftic ' i ^ who is universall y acknowledged to be fc f jf - actor , and a gentleman ^ of literary kitainurr ; ; 4 * means accessory to / ensuhj suc ' cessjiMr . iownW ^ ought to be secure of reaping ; a rich harvest . Durml the week an extraordinary draina . has been pf oduceT under the able direction of Mr . Tfates , of the AdS theatre . ; It . w entirted « Valsha , ^; the sS 5 Qr / EEN . " It embodiea the most s&rtling eSe ^ i and though the plot is to us iuvohed in ^ exquisite ¦ mystery , ^ stiU the interestpfthe piece is of so ^ oecV i intense

      wiy a nature , the dresses so gorgeous ^ an * the scenery , processions , and the girls « armed to the teeth m steel" so dazzling , that we deemed ourselves transported as b y some wizard wand , into the enchanted land of Eastern romance . The last scene whicBjs supposed to pass on an immense elevation withite solitary Towerpf Doom—looming out of the aark blue expanse—and the moon making its "darkness visible , " j Sj in flingularitjr of design , and Tividot efiect

      ness ^ , quite unique . Mr . Creswick war excellent ma characteiv out of the pale even of probable fictioD ^ -yet he imparted to it a tnrflj-aii $ Vitality , which prove hinV to possess strong ; powers of poeftc lHiagiriaaon , under the judicioBS controul of a welUexercised judgment . Mr . H . Beyeriey of the Adelpbi , adpeared for the first time on our stage He was warmly received , and in the farce oflhe Dancing Barber , ' kept the house in continued conyulsions of laughter . His mock dancing is inimi . bis

      taDje-styte is a mixture of Liston ' s and the late J ohn Reevej , We hope this piece will be frequentlr acted during this geritleman's stay amongst us . On Ihursday evening , the Coronation day , the theatre we * literally crammed in every part . Aa original sketcVwas ^ added , written for the occasion , caUed the Launch of Victoria . " It i ^ replete with loyal allusions to our young Queen , and what is unusual in pieces of this nature , written with much point and literary ability . There was a camtal Comic Song introduced in a part acted by Herbert , which received an unanimous encore . The piece wound up with a most tastefully arranged Nautical Fete , which exhibited the launch of a ship . It was given out for repetition amid reiterated applauses of the audience .

      we perceive by our theatre advertisement , that dur ? ng the next week , the wonderful dwarf , Sigior ttervio Nano , Mr . Collins , the vocalist ^ and Mr Y ates will appear . We have here both quality and quantity . We hope that the enterprise of our worthy Manager will receive a fair return for his spmted exertions .

      HUDDEKSFIELD . Strange Accident . —Oh Saturday last , a young person , about seventeen nt eighteenr years of age , met with big death at Mr . "Varley's tactorv Slaithwaite , near Huddersfield j ' in the followini ? manner : —The deceased was employed in windinl up some bags of cotton to one of the higher stories of the building , and his part of the business was to attach the end of the rope to the bag intended to be wound up . On one occasion ; after haying fastened the bag , he made a noose of the slack part of the rope , and jokingly called upon one of the byt-- . fcV ^ tlJ ^ i * ju oai unic

      .. „ py ^ «« j av cue uc putung his 0 \ pn ( deceased ' s ) neck through for the purpose of showing him , when the machine was unexpectedly set in motionj and the unfortunate man was in one moment suspended at the top of the building . As soon as the persos above was aware of the circumptanee , he threw the machine out of geering and the cotton and the man fell witivgreat violence upon the ground . The poor man was in a state of insensibility , and died , abouf an hour after .

      •¦; ..- ; , . ' , ,. BAEHSI ^ EY . ¦; v ; ; v . - -- : ;; -: Radicalism . —At a public ineeting in Barnsley onthe 11 th inst ., to receive the Birmingham deputation , ther following resolutions were unanimously carried .: 1 st—It is the opinipn of this meeriDg that the time has arrived when the people shoiild demand their rights , by claiming their right to send members to Parliament , without their being requirea to be in possession of a property qualification } and that every man of twtnty-one years of age , of sane mind , have a voice in the election of the same . is

      2 nd . ^ -It the opinion of this ineeting , that they join the "Northern Unions and the men of Birmingham and Scotland , in carrying iatp effect the foregoing . resolution . 3 rd , —That a committee be formed to obtain signatures to the petition . 4 th . — That this meeting return their thanks to the people of Birniingham , for their spirited conduct in sending a deputation through the United Kingdom , for the purpose of arousing the inhabitants thereof , from their present apparent state of apath y , relative to their political condition ; and that this meeting cordially agree in the sentiments uttered by the said deputation .

      BRADFORD . - . , Coronation . ^—This expensive , useless pageant was celebrated in this town on Thursday ^ The order of the procession was as follows " . '—The Captain a ^ d eight Patrole , A Banner , with the Royal Arm * thereon . The Bradford Old Band . The Sheriff ' s Representatives on Horseback , in Court dresses . HeadU . Chief Constables oa Horseback , with white menno sajhes and rosettes . Beadle . Deputy Conste . bles , on Horseback , with white merino sashes , and rosettes . Sidesmen . Churchwarden ! , « n Horseback , ; Sidesmen . The Clergy , in carriages . Mimsters of otherDenominations , w carriages , or on horseback . : ; fientleriien in carriages , with white merino sashes and rosettes . Gentlemen

      on horseback , four abreast Gentlemen on foot , 6 . abreast Band . Flag . The IndependentOrderof Freemasons , six abreast . Flag , l ^ e Independent Order of Rhecabites . Flag . The Catholic Societies , T& ' i J 5 mgley JJand . The IndependentOrder ¦ ° i ^ Odd Fellows . Flag- The United Ancient Order « f Draids . Band . Rag . The Free and Ancient Vardeners . Flag . The LoyaljOrange Institution . B ^ nd . Flag . The Ancient Order of Foreiten Flag . The Night Police . Flag ; The YouuV Temperance Societies .--The procession formed in Church-streetv near the Infants' School , taking the iu

      ground succession , by way of Harris ' s-street , an < i tne front of the TemperaHce Hall . After forming , ^ pd save the ; Queen" was sung in foil choros 1 he procession then proceeded down Church Bank , alone Vicar Lane- tip George-street , down Goodman s-end , along Bridge-street , np Ivegafe , Westgate , and along John-street , Nortbgate , and turBed a ^ Jfy er Grove , down Manor-row , Cheapside , Kirkgate , ahd along Well-street , the Leeds Branch , to the' Junctiohrlnn ,-thence to Bridge-street , along Market-street ^ up ^^ KirKgate , Dar tcT-atrcet , eni into RawtHwiVplace , where f God sate the Qneen" wa » thea sung , andthe partWB each . retired .

      Sociausts . —Mr ; Ba | me , the Deputy of the Educational Society , London , lectured on Friday evening week f in ine Social Institution , Bradford , on the subject of Infant Education , and also in answer to the qnestion , " When will there be » Community ?! ' There wonld be a Community , Mr B . stated , aajgoon a $ he could find a sufficieat nnmber of men to commence operations . Mr . B . '* object in vidtinit ( the , ' yTeii Riding , is understood to be to select frott among the working classes pera »« adapted to the ibjects of the society .

      Leeds SocuLiSTS . ^ -The lectpre # of Mr . Kigty on Sunday lair , were very numerously attended ) particularly in the evening , which was devoted t ° answering an aritisccialigt lecture delivered a ' Holbecky by tie Bev . Mr . Edwards . Mr . Big&if is to Lecture afainon Sunday next , we believe ^ at the same place ; and we ^ . -arie ^ told liat it is the intention of the Socialists to . open- their room w * Wednesday eveiings for lectures and discussions , &

      orde ? to afford iiose parties who entertain scrnpie * agiinst attendiig on Sundays , an opportuui ^ « hearing and jucging of the opinions and views set forth . The feiival we apokej of last weak / u , W e perceive , fixed for Wednesday , the 11 th of Jolf » TherticketB areat thelow charfee of ; lg . each . The festiyities , afteitheparties attending fiaving arank tea together , cinsist of Bingin ^ and dancing ' of » superior order , htersnersed with short addresses of a moral and intej ^ ctaal charaetei } . ¦¦ ¦¦

      ¦ ¦¦ - '¦ ' ¦ : ; -fe : r H 4 UEAS « ¦"¦'¦ ¦ - ;' : ¦ ¦' '¦ .: ¦ : ¦ . 'J-: ' } : \ - \ ¦ ¦ * : T ^ . ¦ '¦ ¦ ¦• .. ' ? .. ' . ¦ ¦ CoEONATios DAy . ^ Tb . orsday being ^ ' ^ J for celebrating as auspicious eveii ^ brought tw labours of the co imittee appointed for thatpaTpw 6 ' nearly to ai ' oondl ^^ ripn , when it is said the jBubscnp tion to the Piece- tall ; feed , and for otbei disfeorse * ments , amounted to betwixt £ 600 and £ 609 .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 30, 1838, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1012/page/4/