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      ,: nisi pmus court .-friday , jplt 2 o . BALEMO V . KAY 5 ER . { Before Mr . Baron Aliersm . ) "Messrs . Alexander and Wortleyv were for the -g > l&mtiS , & jeweller , in Halifax ; Messrs . Cresswell -andMT . WlBHtMAj * for the defendant , s staff piece marnrf&etarer . The action was brought to recover ¦ ' ¦ £ ] % damage sustained through the negligence of 1 be defendant ' s servant man . On die 16 th of Feb-Tnary , as % cart belonging to Mr . Rayner was going aJong Nortb-rate , yriui another cart before it , having in it grains , "the driver , a man named Smith * struck Mr . Jtsyne ?' * horse over its nose , as he vas putting it into the first cart . The horse being a spirited animal suddenly p lunged round , and backed the -cartinto the plaintiff ' s shop window , breaking several -Sonarst Of PUisS- Mid TfmAenne nnsalparilp a . numKor

      TStORBMBXBB SUMB 1 EB ASSIZES . ( Condaded from oitr last . ) CROWN COURT , Friday , July 20 . Mr . Jnstice Williams sat this morning at nine ^ clock , and heard the following road case ; THE fiUEES V . THE ISHABITAKTS OF ARTJgLEY . This was an indictment against the township of ^ rdsley for the non-repair of a road , It ^ ing up to a sniD , near that place . Mr . Knowles and Mr . Cnrrie ¦ were for the prosecution ; and Mr . Baines for the -defendants . The sole question -was whether this was -a psbHc or private road , and the Jury being of the latter opinion , returned a verdict ef " Not Guilty . " Jiis Lordship left the Castle at * 12 o'clock .

      of&ntrr articles . The driver of Rayner ' s cart was taken into the shop , and gave Ins master ' s name ; Mr . Gledhill , who was in the defendant ' s service , sent a joiner to repair the frame work , bnt not a glazier , and the plaintiff therefore employed one himself . Shortly afterwards , Mr . BaJemo applied to Mr . Rayner for compensation ; bnt he was then -advised that his man was not to blame , but Saiith , and that Ms master ought to pay the damage sustained . The question involved in the case was , whether Buckley was within a reasonable distance , so to have a full control over Ms horse . The Jury , -after shortly conferring together , returned a verdict ior the plaintiff—damages £ 12 .

      ATKEiSOX » . tOTTTHEB ASH OTHERSMr . Alexander , Mr . Wightman , and Mr . Bliss , appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr . Cress well and Mr . Tomlinson for the defendants ,. . The action was brought to recover damages for a trespass committed in removing a weighing machine , which was placed in Wade-street , Halifax , by the authority of a Board of Commissioners nnder -z . local act for paving , lighting , and watching that town . While Sir . Alexander was stating the case , his Lordship intimated that this was a question -which ought to be referred . It would occnpy" the Court all day , and no satisfactory termination would be come to .

      On tins a conversation took place , which ended in a TenHct being taken for the plaintiff , subject to the award of Mr . Armstrong , to whom all matters in dispute were referred . 5 EWT 0 X A 5 D W 1 TB V . HARLAXD AXD BAILEY . Some interest was excited by this case , from the -circumstance of Mr . Warrex , anthor of " The Diary of a late Physician , " being retained for the plainrinv , and making his maiden speech on this - < arcuit . Mr . Alexander , Mr . Cresswell , and Mr . Tqmuxsox wpre for the defendants . The case Itself was not of much importance . The declaration charged the defendants with having -unlawfully assaulted Mrs . Newton ; to which they pleaded first , the general issne , and next , that the plaintiffs held

      illegal possession of part of a house , refusing to go out . It appeared that Mr . Newton , who is a barrister , rented some rooms of Mr . Harland , a respectable fanner at Sjodlev , near Ripon , and received ^ notice to quit si x months previous to tbi 1 st . March ; she refnsed to leave the house , or pay the rent , and in consequence of some suspicions circumstances , a distress was entered on the following day . Towards evening , the defendants desired Mrs . Jsewton to leave the liouse , which she refused to do j Mr . Harland then took hold of her by the warn and arm , and put her out . Jt "was a cold , dark night , and Mrs . Newton , her children , and two sen-ants had to go to Ripon , a distance of a mile and a half .

      Mr . Cressttell put in evidence a written agreement , which expired on the 1 st March , 1837 , arguing that Mrs . Newton was , at the time in question , in ^ unlawful possession of the house , that she rented ^ attempts to eject her quietly , andtbat , therefore , the landlord was justified in putting her out oi hii rooms , -using no more "force than was necessary for that purpose . The learned Counsel also called two witnesses , -who proved that Mr . Harlaiid offered to send , at his own expense , to Ripon , Tot a po . « t-tfiaise for Mis-Newton , bat that she refused it ; and al ? o that he lent the servants umbrellas for the children , the lady herself refusing to have one .

      The Learned 13 a no x directed the Jury to return a rerdict for the plaintiff on the fir > t is > -ue , and th * defendants on the second , justilving the assault ; but lest he might be wrong ' on the latter point he wished them to consider the amount of damages in case his direction were over-ruled . The Juryibnnd accordingly , assessing the damages at £ 100 . ( During the proceedings , Mr . Newton himself attt-mpted to speak ; but his Lordship said he would not hear him at all ; he appeared by his counsel ; and if he interrupted the proceedings , he would commit him for contempt of Court . ) CLARXSOX V . LA MARCHE .

      Messrs , Alexander and Wightjiax were for the plaintiff ; Messrs . Cressyvell and Martin for the defendant . The action was brought to recover . £ 19 lls ; lOd . for refreshments furnished to polling--clerks , rnnners , and messengers , in Col , Thompson ' s interest , as the Hall election oflS 35 ; the defendant ¦ was sued as the gallant Colonel ' s chairman . When the first witness was called , he failed ia proving anv direct authority given to Mr . La Marche to supply the proviasns and liquor ; arid consequently the Judge directed a verdict to be given ibr the defendant . CLASKSOX T . HARDY .

      Messrs . Alexander and Wightman appeared for the plaintiff ; Messrs . Cress well and Watson for the defendant . - The plaintiff sought by this action to recover £ 24 for wages due to him , as foreman of a saw and bone mill ; to which the defendant pleaded a set off . As this was a matter of account , the Learned Baron suggested that it should be referred , and Mr . Baines , the barrister , was ultimately appointed referee . " FID AXD AXOTHER C ROADHOUSE .

      Messrs . Cresswell and Watson appeared for the plaintiff- administrators to Richard Heeles , late a coach-maker at Sheffield ; Messrs . Alexander and Baiiies for the defendants , who let ont hackneycoaches for hire in that in that town . The action - * as brought to recover £ 49 . 15 s . for work and labour done , and materials furnished in 1832 and 1833 . The defence was , tbat the money had been paid " some years since by Mr . Roadhouse , sen ., who had gone out of the business ; but there being no plea

      of payment on the record , law tr iumphed over justice . The jury gave a verdict for the plamtiff , with -only nominal damages .

      DAY 1 S 0 X V . EtSLET . Mr . Alexander and Mr . Watson were for the plamtiff ; Mr . Cresswell and Mr . Wightman for the defendant . The action was brought to recover damages for a trespass , committed in January , 1836 , over four fields in . the occupation ol the plaintiff , near Mount St . John ' s , ihe residence of C . H . Elsley , . Esq . It appeared that Mr . EAsley having conceived that Tie

      had a right oi road from his plantation to the highway , claimed and exercised it on this occasion ; But finding afterwards that he was wrong , desisted . Two years ago from the time an action was commenced . He paid £ 1 into court , which he pleaded was sufficient compensation . _ The Learned Barox made some strong observations on the plaintiff ' s attorney bringing sucli an action into court , and the jury returned a verdict for tbe defendant .

      TROCT 0 R r . ROBERTS . Mr . Alexander and Mr . Watson were for the plaintiff ; Mr . Cresswell and Mr . Dundas for the defendant . The action was brought by the plamtiff , an agent for a brewery at . Sheffield , against the defendant an ivory merchant , in that town , to recover damages for scandalous and false emresaon * n * e < l by ^ Tdefendant , to which he pleaded the genpral i&me ^ Ir . . Alexaxder stated the case , and called the following witnesses : — John Hiris , constable , was present in ihe Jnstice Room , on 14 th March , 1837 ; . the plaintiff and defendant were there , and Mr . Bagshaw , a-maeLstratf While here , Mr . Roberts said , « I ieKev 7 le ( Mi Proctor ) steals my coals , for he cannot produce L '

      thing of this sart flaying some coal-tickets on the table . ) He said Proctor went to his house and -attempted to break-in ; he did not go as a gentleman . -He had a ladder which he thought he used to get into his premises . The magMtrate inquired if Koberts believed Proctor did steal Ms coals ; he re-? t ? \ T-Xf ^ for 1 have burnt more coals this year than ! did last . " ( Laughter . ) He believed Roberts ^ -. fifftW ? hoase J &e woman he lived WiJ ^ w 3 ^ £ "> * & * ^ hat the servant * were he did not know . He * also said— " Who is this man wISt ^^*^ * * *** principal in S ^ Jter ^ « f ^ tiemen . # 'T ow ^™ M ™ .- W ™| before the manstrate the ' ^ S ^ f ^ fc ^ S ^ P ^^ W > , > MgBaffi £ & £ 'J ! X-J 2 ¦ < &&&GgBEmmee £ Sence in , corroboration .

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      Mr . Cressweu , addressed the Jury for the defendant . He urged that the slanders , whether true or fake , yasTittered in answer to a magistrate in Mb official capacity , ' in order that he might judge of the character of the defendant wMch made it a privileged communication , and wan an answer to the action . But if they were directed that tMs was no justification , than he trusted they would give but trifling damages to a man accused of filthy conduct before a magistrate , and who above a year afterwards brought an action for slander , after having , in the first instance , skulked with his name into Lancashire , amongst strangers . The Jjjdge summed up , leaving the question for the Jury whether the words spoken were relevant to the issue tried before the magistrates . The Jury retired , and after an absence of ten minutes , returned * verdict for the plaintiff—Damages one shilling . : This was the last cause , and the Court rose at twelve o ' clock at night . The learned Judge waited to conclude the business in order that the Jurymen might all arrive home before Sunday .

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      MB . O'CONNOR AT KILBTJRCHAN . ( From our Glasgow Correspondent . ) On Saturday the 14 th ixst , in spite of rain and wind , the men of Barrhead turned out with banners and bands of music , to meet this tried friend of the people , and escorted Mm to the Relief church , amid continued and repeated cheering . We are necessarily precluded from doing more than merely intimating that every honour was shown to him , and we pass at once to a very meagre report of the proceedings . Mr . Archibald Houstom having been unanimously called to the chair , Mk Feabgub O'Connor on being introduced , rose and said , Men of Kilburchan , it gratifies me beyond measure to witness this meeting , because it betrays a spirit , which , although I knew it not to be dead

      or dormant in Scotland , too seldom manifests itself . You have had but little time to prepare , and yet the whole population of your village seems congregated around me , while I am confident that , were justice done and fair play allowed by those whom fortuitous circumstances have made your masters , many more would have been now present . Yet I blame them not for their absence , for I know human nature well , and it cannot be expected' that all should have courage to sacrifice worldly interests , and bid defiance to masters . In a cause like ours , it is mnch to see that so many of you dare to do what yon have this day done ; and , I feel confident , from " your

      reception of me to-day , that when the time arrives , you will be prepared to do even more . Talk not to me of your pretended sympathy with fornieu slaves ; the agitation of the question is a dap-trap to take eff attention frem yourselves and your o « n concerns , and fix it upon a point dim and distant m th » horizon , lest your eagle glance should bn directed to the ulcerating sore at home . Why , the slaves in the West Indies are better off than you are ; their masters have an interest in keeping them in health and strength , for they are bound to maintain them when nee steals on them ; for their own interest , therefore , they clothe , feed , and house them well :

      but , how different is your case ! No such provision is made for you , and when you cease to be competent for work , the sooner you die the better . Uur country is in a false position , and the origin of the evil it is easy to explain . At the peace of 1815 , everv inten ? , -t was represented in Parliament , with the exception of the rights of labour : the corn laws weie made for the lfnid-owner , the currency bills for the fundholder , while the poor , who had none to speak ( much less to think ) for them , being unrepresented and undefended , were made to pav fur all . I do not

      think that your apathy has proceeded from cowardice , bnt I say to you ,-as 1 have said to my own countrvmen , that , in my opinion , you are ' to blame lor having too long and too tamely submitted to tyranny . ( Cheers . ) Your enemies have rang the changes upon the word revolution as something dreadful , aow , I am an advocate or revolution ; but W that 1 do not mean scenes of riot aud bloodshed , —I mean by revolution such a legitimate change as the circumstances ot the conntry demands . Jt has long been an axiom of statesmen that

      tavanon and representation should go hand in baud , but as yet we have never seen any of them putting the doctrine into practice . If > uch were really the case , we should have the ] oaf of bread at two prices , say threepence and sixpence ; and when the customer came , theshopman would ask him whether ornot he was a voter , ana , according to his reply , he would be charged higher or lower . ( Cheers ) They attempt to put me down , because , undoubtedly , both Whigs and Tories are annoyed at seeing any one from the ranks of the aristocracy mixing with" the people , to instruct , direct , or defend them ; but the attempt i < idle . I defy them all . ( Great cheering . ) Wait , say the Whigs , wait yet a little longer , until we get yon properly instructed , aud then you shall have all to

      yon demand . 1 ^ ay you instruct yourselves "bv all means , but arm yourselVes with Universal Suffrage , so as to be able to turn instruction to advantage ! If educa'ion were a thing they ould tax , you would immediately see a mighty change in the language of your rulers ; nnd my little countryman , Spring Rice . instead of abu .-ing yon as ignorant , would be coming down to the House , declaring you the wisest people people in the world , in order to make up his deficiency , and rect ifying his own blunders by taxing your intelligence . Ifyou really were ignorant , vour rulers woul . i not fear you , for the ignorance of the people is the tyrant ' s best title to power ; but they lear yon , because they know you to possess exactly that kind of knowledge most dangerous to them .

      ( Hear , hear , and loud cheers . ) It is natural that the aristocracy should hate all who preach to yon the doctrines of Radicalism : there is one man now beside me whom they would hang as high as Haman ^—one whom you know , and who has ever been fir .- > t in defence of you , —who has sacrificed everything in your cause , aud who is still in front of the battle , when , after the sacrificr of Mends and fortune , be has -nothing but his example and his life to offer you . I allude to Dr . John Taylor , the worst-used man in Scotland . ( Great cheering . ) It may be difficult to say to what point endurance should be carried : there is undoubtedly a point beyond which it cannot go , and 1 . for one , am free to declare that rather than see the working classes wronged , after trying all

      moral powers in vain , I would say to them that it was better te die freemen than live slaves , and I would rfiise my hand to support my judgment . ( Tremendous cheers . ) France is held up as an example of the evils of snch aline of conduct ; but you must not be led astray by ihis , for recollect that the people only produced the revolution , and that heir enemies , taking advantage of the excitement of the moment , produced the changes which injured the people . Until you get Universal Suffrage , every arrangement you can make , will be turned to your disadvantage x > y those who have an interest in oppressing yon : it was so in tie case of the philanthropist , Owen ; it will be so in every other ; and , as a proof that native enerary will never have fair Dlav . I

      may observe , that no sooner was it found that tobacco ( that almost only luxury of the poor ) could be grown in Ireland , than its cultivation was prohibited . The moment you make your arrangements , Government will make theirs , ana what you intended for good will be turned to evil ; therefore , I say again , first get "Universal Suffrage , and don ' t be putting the cart continually before the horse , thtm when the reins aTe in your own hands , you will be enabled to guioe the chariot of the Slate in peace and snfety . You have no qualifications in Scotland , but you do not take advantage « f the boon , or you would shortly work out the freedom of England and Ireland ; but you Scotch are an aristocratic crew , and would sooner bow to a tyrant , than advance one of

      your selves . If jt were the case , as it might be—as it should be—as it shall be , if I can effect it , that one of yenr lordly aristocrats were opposed at an election , to a bare-legged weaver , strong only in bis integrity and knowledge , 1 shoula like to know on which -side your votes would go : brawlers for freedom , as you are now , I know that the rich tyrant would be worshipped , and the poor man treated with scorn and derision . ( Here a dead silence pervaded the meeting , and men looked at each other as if taken by surprise , till at length one universal " True , true , echoed through the church , and Mr . O'Connor proceeded . ) Wipe off this foul stain ; you can do it , if you like : return an operative to Parliament , and we will accompany him to the House with five

      hundred thousand working men of England : depend upon it , this would open the « yes of the couutry . Till we have U niversal Suffrage , we will have no Ballot ; we are for no scabbard without a sword—no rat-traps to play with-no system which would allow you to bellow O Connor , while you slyly popped in Honston . Above all properties , that of labour should have teen bes t protected , as the most valuable . For my own part , 1 have three kinds of property : I have land , I have a profession , and 1 have my talents and labour ; and were 1 asked which of them I would sooner retain , I would say take my land , which is only mine by chance , or my profession , wMch is only necessary to unravel your bad laws ' and leave me my talents and my labour , which is the free gift © f my God . ( Great cheering . ) After a lengthened speech , Mr . O'Connor sat

      down amid repeated cheering , when the following resolution was proposed bv a member of the meeting and seconded by Mr . Allan , one of the oldest and most consistent Radicals in Scotland , spoken to by Dr . Taylor , and unanimously carried : — *• Resolved—That as the Reform Bill has proved a gross deception , in so far as the working classes are concerned , we de « n it to be our duty to come forward and demand the compiite restoration of our ngnts _; and that for this purpose we hereby agree to unite with the great Northern Union and the men of iiirmingham , for the attainment of Universal Suffrage . . . - .. - After a vote of thanks to Mr . O'Connor , the meeting dispersed , and the honoured visitor was escerted out of town with tends and Danners , as he had entered at , and after having made an impression that will not soon be forgotten by the men of Kilburchan ,

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      - ?¦ HOUSE OF COMMONS . — Thursday , July 19 . As soon as the Speaker had taken the chair , Colonel RUSHBKOOKE obtained leave for the Maiostone Election Committee to sit till five o ' clock . J the course of the evening the chairman of the cunimittee reported that Mr . Fector was duly elected , and tuat the petition against his return was irivolous and vexatious . Mr . MACKINNON gave notice , that on the next night of supply he will put a question to Lord Pulmereto respecting the blockade of Vera Cruz . Dr . N 1 CHOLL moved the order of the day for going into committee on the Vestries in Churches

      B . ll . Mr . H I'M E moved as an amendment , that'the bill be comuiitted v that day thrive months . " j Ou a div-. siun , the amendment was carried by 78 to 7 o \ and the bill is consequently lost . Dr . N 1 CHOLL observed , that although the whole influence of _ tlie Government had been exerted against this bill , he saw no reason to despair that a measure of the same character will be carried next session . The House liaving gone into committee on the Tithes ( Ireland ) Issue of Exchequer-bills Bill , Lord John Russell moved a resolution to the ' . effect that a sum not exceeding i . ' 3 C 0 , 0 l ) u . the residue of the ill , 000 , 000 originally advanced as a loan to the clergy of Irebnd , 5 » huuld be issued in Exchtque . rbills , and in -payment of the arrears Of tithe . '

      . Mr . HUME moved as an amendment , that the proposed grautof £ 040 , 000 , which hud been aivancvd lrom the Treasury of the United K . ii ) jutou ) " # s' : iL > . in to the cltij-j- 'y oi the Established Church and the lay proprietors oi tithes in Ireland , nltio the additional grants ol £ 100 , 000 , and of £ 260 , 000 now proposed to be m : ule for the church of Ireland , making tiie whole £ l , 000 , 0 i ) 0 sterling , will be highly unjust to the people of England and Scotland , and subversive ol tho ^ e pr inciples on which good government and tfu . ual justice can alone be inaiutaiued . " Lord JOHN RUSSELL ' s resolution was carried by a majority of 109 , —the numbers being 170 aud ( II .

      On the motion of Mr . P . THOMSON , the resolution authorizing the imposition of a toll on vessels passing the Straits of Gibraltar , for the purpose of erecting a lighthouse at that fortress , was further considered aud agreed to . The Registration of Electors Bill and the Fines and Uecognizances ( Ireland ) Bill were reported . The Ira-ding Companies Bill was read a third t ime and passed . The third reading of the County of Clare Advance Bill was negatived by O'l to 57 , but Lord Alorpeih announced ins determination of moving the third reading again on Friday . The oluer orders ol the day having ^ een dispused of , the House adjourned at a quarter to one o ' clock .

      Fridutj , July 20 . _ Sir E . WILMOT presented a petition , signed by 27 out of 30 of the guardians . of the poor of the union of Perchard , complaining of an order of the Poor Law Cuiinnissioners in London , by which they were prevented from allowing the labourers in the workhouse to attend divine service in the parish . church on Sundays . Mr . FiELDEN presented several petitions from places in the North of England , praying tor a Ten Hours' Factory Bill . The first that the Hon . Member presented was from 2 G master manufacturers of Lancashire , who collectively work up not less than three per cent , of all the cotton consumed in England

      , mid whose petition stated that irotu their owu observation they could bear tes iiuony to the truth of the assertions of Mr . Richards , that the present state of the labourers in the mills is a " state ut thraldom ;" and justice to them requires an Act to be passed , prohibit ing labour in factories beyond ten hours per day . Another from 1 , 228 inhabitants of Stockport , complaining of the long hours of work , and praying lor a Ten Hours' Bill . These petitioners , however , express their want of confidence in the Parliament , seeing that it had often turned a deaf ear to-their complaints respecting English- children , while the ' lull grown and athletic blacks , at many thousand miles distance , can find more favour at the bands of a reformed Parliament than the children of your petitioners , amongst whom many Members of your Honourable Hou * e reside , and not a few of whom have increased their wealth by the toil of the

      children ot your petitioners . " ( Hear . ) From the town of Iluddersfield , in public meeting assembled , signed by the Chairman , a petition praying that the education clanses of the present Factory Act may be retained , and an unilonn Ten Hours' Bill : pa ^ A ; from a public meeting at Hyde , a petition praying for a Ten Hours' Bill , signed by the Chaimum ; from th <^ inhabitants oi Ellund , Yorkshire , concluding with the same prayer , and praying also that the Bill may be extended to silk and lace factories ; a petition signed by four individuals , on behalf ot the handloom -weavers of Manchester , praying for a Ten Hours' Bill ; from Ashton-under-Lyue , praying for tbe same , and that it may extend to silk and lace mills ; from Todmorden , assembled in public meeting , a petition signed by the Chairman , praying lor the same . °

      The Prison Bill was read a third time and passed In answer tou questionput by Sir J . ' GbauAv , Sir C . GRLV said , that the East India Labourers ' Bill , as it came from the Lords , was in its details open to objections . In some cases , certainly , ithe Bill would act as a prohibition , but in others it would amount to a legal sanct ion , sind on the whole it would not effect the purpose for which it -was intended : he therefore proposed to discharge the order , on the undeistanding that the Indiau Government would prevent the emigration of labourers to the West Indies until there should be time for a full investigation of all circumstances .

      Sir R . P EEL desired to know whether the Governor in Council did possess authority to prohibit the emigration of natives of the East Indies . If a person calling himself an agent was about to send 100 Or 150 of them to the West Indies , could the Governor prevent that ? * Si u G-GREY observed , that the bill oh the table ot the House was confined to emigration under contracts—that was the subject-matter en which the bill would operate . With regard to the powers possessed by tiie Governor-General , it was a matter to which his Right Hon . Friend the President of the Board of Control had turned his attention , and when calleduponhewould give the House any information that might be required . J "uuviiia .

      Sir R . PEEL observed * that if the East India Labourers' Bill were dropped , it would W ^ cS sary . to have security given that for two years enu > gration should be prohibited . He should be content with twa years , as that would give time for mature consideration as to whether prohibition ought to be made permanent . What he wished to impress on the House was , that they should not con .

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      sent to drop the bill without the certainty that the Governor in Council did possess tie power to prohibit emigration . Sir G . GREY agreed v ? ith the Right Hon . Baronet that if any doubt existed it ought to be removed all he wisheato do was to avoid pledging himself at present . : , t- / - ' . , '" : '¦ -- .. ' : ¦ :. -i- ' ' . " - ' . ' ¦ .. Lord ASHLEY moved as an amendment to the Order of he Day for going into a Committee of Supply , to ^ he efiect that the Act for Regulating labour -in Factories . ; having been found inefficient , the House deeply deplored that it had been suffered to contintte so lont without amendment In support of ; this motion , Lord ASHLEY went into a long stateinent of cases in which the Factory Act had been evaded ; He animadverted with much seventy qh the conduct of Mr . Homer , the Chief Inspector ; and of the millbwneTs ; * niriA nf ' triinm . ^ ^ j ^_^ . . __^_^ i _ j ^_^^______; i ^_^_ . , _ . :

      he described as merciless , griping ruffians , through Others , he admitted , were humane and honourable men ; ^ He laid much stress On the inadequacy Of the penalties , and-the disposition of magistrates , especially in Lancashire , to deal leniently with oH ' enders . Cangequentlyvit was found more profitable to violate than to obey . tue law ; and in one instance , Mr . Homer had himself directly authorisefd a breach of the Factory Act , for be had pennitted children under thirteen , it the lnspecting-surgeon considered that they . possessed the strength usual at that age , to be employed twelve hours a day , although the law expressly stated that no child under thirteen should be worked for twelve hours a day . The : conduct of Government had been very blameaple in allowing the session to pass away without attempting a remedy for evils which were undeniable and noto-¦¦

      rious . .. ¦;¦' ; . ' .-.. . -. . ... . . / : ... The speakers who supported Lord Ashley , were Sir Walter James , Sir RoWt Bateson , Mr . Brotherton , Mr . Aglibhby , and Mr . Fielden . Mr . BRaTHEftTON described the present system as oppressive and injurious to all classes . It ¦ was clear to him , that taxation must be lessened , machinery improved , and the Corn Laws repealed , to enable British manufacturers to stand against foreign competition . ( Mr , FOX MAULE defended ministers from the imputation of neglect , or a desire to shield oppressive mill-owners . They admitted the defects of the Factory Act ; and accident had only prevented them from bringing in a measure to improve it during the present session . Next session , a Bill would certainly be introduced , and passed through Parliament with all despatch .

      Mr . G . WOOD entered into a long defence of the conduct of the Lancashire magistrates ; and stated , that Lord Ashley , when in Manchester , refused to be introduced to Mr . Homer , and would not examine the mills into which Mr . Wood offered to [ gain him admission . Lord ASHLEY declared that this statement was at variance with fact ; as he had visited all the mills which were open to him , and one in company with Mr .. Wood himself . He also spent hi * evenings in visiting the poor workpeople at their own houses . He had declined an invitation to meet Mr . Horner a j Mr . Wood ' s table , becanse he could not consider himself free to act with that gentleman .

      Mr . O'CONNELL disapproved of legislation for adults on this question , though he would protect infants . lie called upon Lord Ashley , if he really wished to serve the labouring classes ^ to repeal the Corn Laws . It was easy to talk good-natured nonsense on the subject bviore the House , and to combine exceedingly fine feeling with exceedingly absurd political economy . Lord J . RUSSELL remarked on the extreme difficulty of legislating oji this subject , when so great a variety of opinions prevailed in the House respecting it , and when it was now for the first time made a party question . However , Government would do all it could next session . Mr . HUME represented the high price of corn as the real cause of the over-working of children .

      Mr . M . PHILLIPS declared , that the mill-owners would aid in protecting the children , but the cupidity of the parents rendered the execution of the Factorj Act very difficult . Ou a division , the numbers were—For going into committee 121 For Lord Ashley ' s amendment 10 G Ministerial majoity ^ 15 The Public Records Bill , the Fisheries ( Ireland ) Bill , and two others , were read a third time and passed . ( Jn the motion of Mr . S . . RICE , a resolution for a grant of £ 54 , 000 for the expenses of the New Poor Law Commission was agreed to . It seems tbat if the paupers suffer , the pinch-paupers at least thrive .

      Mr . E . TENNENT obtained leave to bring in a bill to continue the suspension of so much of ' an act passed in the -sixth / and seventh years of the reign of his late Majesty King William IV . as toprohibit the holding of licenses ibr the sale of spirits by retail by grocers in Ireland . The Prison Bill was read a third time and passed . —Adjourned .

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      The Editors of « ' The Northern Star" trish to he distinctl y understood t / iat in affording a vehicle for , the discussion nj greai Public Questions , they are not to Ue iileiitijied with the ' bttttinients or the Lariyuuge of their several Correspondents .

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      TO THE EDITORS OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Gentlemen , — -As you will not have room in your next Saturday ' s paper for my long letter to . die ^ People of England , " may I request that you will insert my letters :. to ' -the editor of the Times , and to Earl FrrzwiLUAM ; which were caused by that monstrously iqdrue declaration , which 'his Lordship whs bold enough to make , in the House of Lords , relative to tlic inhabitants of the / Fed Hidinn . It is but fair that your readers should know how grossly they are misrupra ^ uuted by the Noble Earl . It is evident that the source from , which his Lordship derives his informationis of which

      , one he is himself ashamed ; else he would have been courteous enough to have noticed my observations ; of which I had the honour to hand him a copy . It were much to be wished , that his Lordshi p might have the courage to Net himself right with the house and the country , when he finds that he has been made the ' -dnp ? of some interested official , on whose information he hus been induced to libel so many hundred thousands of his former constituents . You will find the ^ letters alluded to in the Times of Thursdays June 28 , page 6 . ARE THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND IN FAVOUR OF THE POOR LAW AMENDMENT ACT V

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      and , if you are trtuj Hifonned , the qwatiop will l > e yonra as well . ¦'¦ ' . " ¦¦ •^¦ . . " ¦'¦ ¦ . - . '¦ , ' !¦'¦ ' ; ' . . ' .: . . . ¦ Hoping that your Lords trip will pardon the liberty I have taken , . : ¦ - - ¦ ¦ . '¦ ' ' ' '¦''¦' I have the honour to remain , My Lord , : Your Lordships most obedient servant , RICHARD OASTLER . Fixby Hall , near HuaaersfieW , Jnne 18 , 1838 . P . S . —I perceive that many Noble Lord * assert " that the people in their districts are in favour of . the law . " - Let them be . * ¦ tested "^ -let every Lord Lieutenant be requested to call a count / meeting , and let the people of England give their own opinion . I : havenodoubt , my . Lord , that if the people of England were fairly , polled on this question , the odds in favour of total repeal would be 1 , 000 to 1 . , ' ' . ' .

      I am not mnch acquainted with Canadian politics , nor do I give myself much interest about them . Yesterday , I received a letter from a friend in 0 pper Canada , on whose veracity I can rely—he-resides not many miles from Navy Island . Heis tin English emigrant , who left this country a few years ago , and I am sure bin statements are truth ; as they may interest some Of your renders , I will eipy a few of his remarks . The date of the letter is 22 nd Jniie . He 8 ajT 8 : — " This country has been in a queer state ; there is a party here , who would delight in a war ivith the United States . Abundance of half-pay officers who are expecting such an event or wishing it . There has been another of our steamers , the Sir Robert Pe ? U . boarded and set fire to $ by a party of

      men with painted face ! . The passenpers were put on an island ; no lives were lost . It was quickly laid to the charge of the United States ¦; :. the robbers turn out » however , to be Canadians . There were 15 , 000 dollars on hoard . There are those who do . not doubt of its being a manoeuvre to provoke the feeling for war ; and it is not doubted by some that the Mackenzie affair was a planned thing to get rid of some of the cleverest men in tlie provinde , who were anximisto reform abuses , but had no wish toseparate from the mother country . From all I can learn , there are two or three families , who ride every thing here , according to their own private interesis , keeping all the good things to themselves . The'Tories are the completest ** ultras" you can imagine ; a"Reformer

      , in their estimation , is nothing less than a " rebel . " There was a most ridiculous pfrfotmance kept up at Guelph for two months or morev keeping guard , every night , over a poor little place where nrms were kept , and patrolling to a miserable little log bridge , with a little brook under it : little ^^ captains strutting with military importance : little misdemeanors mngnified into great crimes . It was altogether the greatest burlesque you can imagine . Whether they will bring it to a war or not , I cannot give an opinion . I think the United States are like the % doff in the stable , they are above taking notice of the barkings and snarlings of the little dog ; but ii the little dog will not be quiet—wha't then ? Canada was poorenoughbefore , u 7 m ^ o ;// 5 /* eie « OM ;? Touonto i

      am toicns aau loi saken . Fine cleared farms , with houses , &c , &c ., are to be bought for a were trifle . Me Nabs ' gallant victory , ' is all humbug He never saw or met the ' rebels , ' as they ^ ere ° called , m any number worth naming : and he fought no battle ; altIt as been an immense expence to England brought on by Sir F . HE . vu ' sWGovenimenthnd his bad advisers , rhefuiuily-compacl were at Toronto . JJ-issuiisJacUon . has increased and Tories do not increase . The people here were dissatisfied with t / . is Government and not with the English—the Mamihea take law into their own hands , and bias the Govermnent . Me Nab and his troops behaved very ill in the west . They killed all the" poultry

      , pigs , and every thing that came in their-way , that they did not eat ; and they , broke and stole things troia those they called ' rebels , ' who had left their houses . There is-here a set of mad , money and place hunting huff pay officers , who do not care what- they' do , so long as they can get money . " It seems , gentlemen , that our deluded countrymen who fly to Canada , to avoid the gripe of the money grubbers , find the wilds of thai country already infested with these cormorants —ready to wallow jn ( h eir blood—aild to dissipate the fruits -ai their industry . How true is it , that ' the love of money is the root of all evil (! ' '

      I am , gentlemen , Yours . faithfully , RICHARD OASTLEll . Fixby Hall , Huddersfield , July 23 rd , 1 S 38 . P . S . I wonder if the Scropes and the Elmces , are amongst the " two or three families , who rule everything there , according to their own interests ?" If so—poor England had better at once have bought up all their wilds and bogs—than have paid- more than one hundred times their value , in sending out an . army , and a navy , and an embassy , to accompany Mr . Lllice , Jun ., to look after his papa ' s Canadian property ! Truly , poor John- Dull makes some bad speculations now-a-duys !

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      TO THE EDITORS OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Preston , loth of July , 1838 . Dkaii Sirs , —May I request that you will insert in your very useful paper , the following most important proceedings of the Preston Socialists' Society , this evening , at the close of their usual Sunday evening lecture , in their institution , North Road , Preston . John Finch in the chair . The priesthood of the sectarian religions of our country , having acknowledged , in the book they have lately published , called Mammon , or Covetousness , the sin of the Christian Church , that all the systems of religion they forso many centuries have been leaching , have miserably failed in producing a beneficial moral change in the

      conduct « vun of the professors of these systems , whilst the reports of their home missions prove , that the great mass of our population have been suffered to remain in a state of the grossest ignorance , lice , and misery , and believing that no other system of religion and morals taught on earth , except that taught by the great founder of Socialism , can reform the world . By the love they have for their fellow men , and by that charity which is the glory of their system , we call upon our sister and brother socialists , to come forward , and by forming branches of this great National Reform A ssociation , in every place , to assist us in the God-like design of banishing-intemperance and vice from the world .

      I am , " On behalf of the Preston Primitive Christian Teetotal Society , dear Sirs , A member of that society , and your friend

      JOHN FINCH . NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXTIRPATION OF INTEMPERANCE AND VICE , OR GENUINE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIAN ( COMMONLY CALLED INFIDEL )

      TEETOTAL SOCIETY . PREAMBLE TO LAWS AND REGULATIONS . Convince © that the drinking of intoxicating drinks is one of the greatest barriers to the progress of knowledge , virtue , human improvement , and human happiness—that it produces a very large proportion of the physical , intellectual , and moral evils , that affect society in Great Britain , Ireland , and many other countries , —convinced , also , that total abstinence from every article that can intoxicate , is the only effectual remedy for these ' evils , and sincerely and heartily rejoicing in the great good that has already been done by the teetotal societies , we are extremely desirous that these benefits should be extended to the whole population of the world ,

      without the least regard to sect , party , opinions , class , sex , country , colour , or to the former character or conduct of any individual . But from the constitution and laws of the present teetotal societies—from the intolerant and bigoted Conduct of many of their leading members and committees—from the perniciousinnuence now exercised over them all by a lordly and lazy priesthood , that have hitherto been , their greatest and inost iiisiduous enemies , from the fact that they have succeeded in splitting up the society into twenty different sectarian factions r all standing aloof from each other , and preventing ageneral union for the fall accomplishment of their great object—from the fact , that a large majority ot' people belong to none of these sects , ' as is

      evident irom their own statistical missionary report * —from the fact , that freedom of discussion , the only way of arriving at truth , is strictly forbidden in them all , none being allowed to speak at their meetings but those friendly to teetotalism , and even these being prevented from speaking their sentiments fn-ely , from the fact , that many of their best , most consistent , and ' most efficient members have besjii persecuted and silenced by them , solely on account of difference of opinion on subjects totally unconnected with temperance , —and lastly , from the fact , that the annual general conference of these teetotal societies , held a few days since , in Birmingham ,, at the instigation . of priests and bigots , passed a

      resolution , requiring a test of faith from every individual that takes an active part in any society belonging to their mock National Union ; to which test , even Unitarians and other Christian sects cannot conscientiously subscribe . . ' ¦ ; ' ¦ ¦'•' ¦ ''" From all these facts and circumstances * it must be quite evident to every rational snind , that the present teetotal societies can never effect the great objects we have in view , and whieh they profess ' --a wish to accomplish ^ namely , the entire destruction of intemperance and vice ; and it must be equally f dain , that no association can possibly succeed ,, uness it be entirely withdrawn from the chilling influenceof . priestcraft , and the blighting blasts of sectarianism . .

      We , whose names are affixed to this document , have therefore , at a meeting held this day , in , the Social Institution , North JRoad , in this town ,. glorious in the annals of teetbtalism , the town of Proud Preston , unanimously determined , in pursuance of these great objects , immediately to commence a National Association , assuming a title which we apprehend no individual will be disposed to contend for or to envy , and in which we shall glory ; the term of reproach affixed by priests and ^ priest-ridden bigots , to every man that dares to : think freely for himself , viz , the Infidel Teetotal Society , and have resolved that the following shall be the * LAWS OF TBE SOCIETY .

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      . -1 st . This society shall coittfeitf of Chri ^^ g ^; - Maaidinetaiw , HiDdoon , Pagai % Cannibal iS » Atheisfer , Soeialisttv of auiS ^ rofeSJ ^ ploymeMsr ; of both wies , and o £ all charaS quauticftUons ^ and cirenmstances , apd ol , rfTnZ lineal and religious opimoiw . This so » fety jniS into its ranks thieyes , mprderers , fldulteefg . MforS cators , . prqstitotes , backbiteTs , slandered $ „ , cheats , hypocrites , miscreante ^ wretcheg , dnmfcard «! moderate drinker * , teetotallers , usurers , taisp rinfton ^ reveUeri ^ MitstiaUstsr , ' the ' wrathfuL lSS tnl , mahcions , envious , discontented ;^ seditzote , tttiL . torous , ambitious , proud ^ ignorant , prejaoicen ^ witches , conjurers ,, gamblefts horee racerB . snort- !

      men , bnu-baiters , coci-hghterSj rognes , Wns iM vagabond ^ and paupers , of all sorted both m W out of prisoni * and workbonses . Th . e laniniaee ^ the Infidel Teetotal Society to all 8 nchl ? r ^ Thfa sopiety jg formed to seek and save- those that w «» lost . " ; "Goand sin no more / ' "T > re is mdreW among us over one sinner , tl » t' repents , than over nuiety and nine that need no ^ repentauce . " Coma unto ns , therefore , ally 6 iliat wtlweary ^ of a l ^ eS intemperance aid vice , and heavy laden witn 8 m ! sorrow , and suffering , and we will give you- W ' Take pnr yoke 6 f temperance and wtne uporiw and learn of us , and yon shall find peace of inirid ! for the yoke of teetotalism is easy , and ' thebDrdennr virtueislight" V ; - ¦; : ^ nd , ^ There shaU be two -classes in &is societvi probationers , and fall membew . Any person , W ft or female ^ may become a probational member , o ^ loow

      ° W ™ S ^ " «» gPledge . "I voluntaril y proriiig ; that I will abstain altogether from the U g eofaW porter , cider , Vrine , spirituous liquors , and all oSw intoxicating articled . That I wiU neither eiv ^ W offer them toothers . Will discbuntenaiice ^ lS canses aud practices , of intemperance ; and w ^ neither blame nor reproach any of my fellow menv bers , either for their character or their conduct nre ' - vious to their joining this society ; " No subscription or contnbution , shall be required as a coridition of membership ; all contributions to the fund shall be voluntary ; and siibscribiijg probationers shall have the same rights and privileges as full members . The only object of this class is reform from intemperance ; and these members are not required to iointhe class of full members unless they wish to do so 3 rd

      . The object of the second , or full member class , is a complete moral reform . After having been three months in the society , probationers maY become full members on signing the following declaration . "I am sincerely desirous that my life and conduct should be conformable to the followine principles and facts . ; : ; ¦ 1 st . That the character of every Hhman being is formed for him or her , by his or her original organization at birth , and by the influence of external circumstances acting upon tkat organization through 2 nd . That no human being has any natural right , to require another to do that for him or her , that he or she ought , or would , refuse to do for that individual , or in other words , thai : all mankind are bv natnre equal . J

      3 rd . That I oui-ht to live in the unceasing practice of promoting , to the utmost extent of my power , the happiness of every nian , woman , and chiH , without the least regard to sect , party , class , sex , character , country , or colour . From these facts and principles I leant—1 st . That since the character of every being was formed for him or her , and not by themselves , that it is in the highest degree irrational for me to exhibit anger , hatred , revenge , envy , malice , to engage in contentions , brawls , railings , strifes , or to indulge anv vindictive passion . 2 nd . That I ought to feel neither pride , nor self complacency , either on account of my wealth , rank , intellectual or moral attairimpnf ?

      nor to despise , praise , or blame others , either for the possession or the want of them . 3 rd . That I ought to have the greatest chanty towards every human beingy both as to their opinions , feelings , and conduct . 4 tu . lnat 1 ought to consider and treat injurious persons , and those labouring under vicious habits , as I would persons labouring under insanity , fever or other bodily diseases , I should restrain them from doing mischief , or spreading the complaint . At the same time pity them , treat them with the greatest kindness , remove every temptation or other circumstance from them thathas a tene ' ency , either to relapse or retard their cure , and to place them under the care of good , humane , moral physicians , that thev might

      De restored to society as soon as possible . morallT souud and healthy , with the infliction of as little pain as possible on the sufferer . 5 th . Since man is the creature of circumstances , that I ought to ertdev vour to give my children the best education possible , physical , intellectual , and moral , and to surround them , myself , and all my fellow men , with those circumstances only that Will have a tendency to inake them wise , virtuous , and happy . 6 th . That I ought to use my interest and influence , to procure situations and employment , for all those unfortunate reformed characters * male or female , who have lost them by their former habits of vice and intemperance . Lastly since all men ai-e by nature equal , that I oaght to be wilhiigto relinquish , as soon as society is prepared for the change , all the art . ficial distinctions and xclusive

      e privileges , my rank and wealth have procured , and to make use of iny property , talents , and powers , for the formation of communities ^ and for promoting the greatest happiness of all my fellow men . Probational , or full members v on violatinjr their pledges , are self expelled , fend on such viplatioa being satisfacrorily proved before the committee at their regular weekly meetiug , their expulsion mar be recorded in the register of the society , they are then at liberty , on again signing the pledge , to enter the society as probationers . ' 4 th . This society shall be governed by a president , secretary , treasurer , and committee of nuie members , these three officers to be members of the committee exqfficio , and either of them may be chairman at public meetings , or meetings of the committee . 5 th . One half penny per week , or more , shall constitute- a yubscribing member .

      _ 6 th . The committee to hold a weekly meeting , for the purpose of appointing collectors , arid visitors , receiving the subscriptions , and the collectors and visitors' weekly reports of the progress of the cause , and _ the conduct of the members , for examining and auditing the accounts , and for devising means of extending the benefits of theinstitutioni opening ne * branches , &c . 7 th _ . All meetings of the committee shall be open meetings , and the books and accounts of the society shaU always be open for the inspection of every subscribing member ; every member of the society shaB be allowed , to speak at all meetings r but none to vote but subscribing members , a majority always to decide . :

      8 th . There shall be a quarterly meeting of tie society for choosing the committee , and an annual meeting for choosing officers . The officers and committee . are the official organs , and are to manage the internal affairs , and outward routine of the business of the society . Any one of the officers ,-or any three of the committee , may call a special meetirJg of the committee , and that any two of the officers , three members of the committee , or ten subscribinj membera , may call an extra meeting ot the socierj 9 th The president , secretary , and treasurer tfr remain in office twelve months , any vacancy duriuj that time to be filled up by the committee ; Three out of the other nine members of the committee , to go out of office every three months , in rotation , tfc whole eligible for re-electionand to be chosen bf

      , ballot b y a majority of the subscribine members . 10 th . The society shall hold a public meeting at least once every week , for ' ¦ the diffusion Of its principles . At all these meetings ^ every individual friend or foe" to temperance , shall b& allowed freely to express his or her opinions for or against the principles of this association , and to enforce thembywerj argument , scieniific political , religiousv sectariaBr social or moral , prouded they give notice to tfe chairman , in writing , Bigned ; with their names , of their intention to speak , before the meeting cammences , sit in . the place appointed for speakers , address themselves to the chairman , keep to the subject of temperance , confine themselves to the time allowed , use decent and moral language , and avoid anger and personalities ..

      llth . Public meetings , whin practicable ^ shall open and close with such music and singing as can give no reasonable offence to the religious moral * or political opinions or feelings of any nidividual , an * every means shall be ; adopted by the society , to provide rational amuiements , recreation , instrucW n i festivals and pleasures for the people , in conforDUtr with this principle , and as frequent asit is cpnvenieat . And we again call upon every person , of every ; class * in every place , friendly to civil and religious nber | y and to the moial and intellectual improvement * their fellow man , to come forward and assist us ^ b forming branches of this association io every citf » town , and \ illage in the kingdom . ' .. Names of the members of No . lv or the . Prestoa branch of the National Association for the extirpatio a

      of Intemperance and Vicej and Genuine frin 11 : tive Christian ( commonly called Infidel ) Teetotal Society ' , commenced on Sunday evening , 15 th Jniy * 1838 , at the Social iQstitution , North Road , Preston . John Finch , King of the Teetotallers of Irelan ^ Scotland , Cumberland and Liver | iool , Defenoer oi Teetotalism , Chairman . , Thomas Swindlehnrst , King of the Reformed Prun ** ards of England . r ^ Thomas Drunimond , Edward Wilson , John Wo < m Dacan Robertson , Willianl Matthews , . ! ohn Tayio 1 * Elizabeth Woods , Jos . Williams , Thos . Thorn » a » Henry Blackhurst , John Stagg , William w ' alker , Robert Blacow , Thomas Sedgwick , Rachel Stagg » Robert Goodier , William Rhodes , Edward Heye ^ Jervis Weaver .. ' . '_

      . , The first meeting of the society will be &eld \ oa Thursday evening next , at eight o ' clock , ? - ? L Social Institution , North Road , and the weew meetings at the samehonraiid p lace every succeeaws Thursday . The weekly meetings of the commit ^ will be held every Wednesday evening , same bone andplace . - / ' «•« . N . B . The above are of course at present' fH ! . /* £ bational members according to the first pledge , —** Law 2 nd .

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      HOUSE OF LORDS . —Thursday , J «/ yl 9 . Lord LANDSDOWNE moved the second jeading of the International Copyright Bill , bat afterward * postponed it until Tuesday , in order to take into consideration the adoption of amendments suggested by Lord Elfenborough . Several bills were brought from the Commons and read aiirsttime . Lord ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition from the Presidency of Bombay graying the House to repeal that part of the last Charter Act which took away from the Governments of Bombay and Madras the power of local legislation , which thost-Governmeutu had previoBuly possessed . Lord

      ulenelg declared himself opposed to granting the prayer o $ the jKitition . . ' 'Ihe County Treasurers ( Ireland ) Bill was read a second tune , and the Qualification of Members Bill was read a third time and passed . The Bishop of CHICHESTER presented a petition lroma-parish in . Sussex . iuwhicn the petitioners complaiiied that the entire business of providing for their spiritual wants depended upon the will of a lay rector , who wtts totally exempt from episcopal jurisdiction . The lay impropriator had not for two ^ or three years past made any provision for the discharge

      ol ministerial duties in the parish ; aud the sick , U visited at all , were visited by clergy from the adjoiuiug parishes . The entire sum expended during that period for spiritual purposes by the individual to whom be relerred was only A" 30 , although he WUS in the receipt ot nearly £ o ~ uo a year froui tithes . The Prisons ( Scotland ) Bill was read a second time , and orderea to be committed on Thursday . Ihe report of the Entails ( Scotland ) Bill was received , and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-day .

      LordDENMAN moved the third readipgoftbe Aflinnation Bill , but alter a short discussion the measure was thrown out by a majority of 32 to 10 " . Lurd Wicklow presented a petition on the same subject , which was read a first Unie . ' 1 i ) i Prisons ( Westludies ) Bill and the Slave Vessels Captured bill , were read a second time and oruered u > be committed . 1 he Church Discipline Bill , the South Australian Act Amendment Bill , ihe Vagrant Act Amendment bill , and the Administration of Justice ( New South U ale .- ) Bill went through committed . 'Llw Judges' Jurisaiction Extension Bill v ? as read ¦ a ih . rd ume and passed . Tne House adjourned at a quarter past eight o ' clock .

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      TO THE EDITOR OK THE TIMES . 1 SIR , —Having percpived in trie reports of trie debates in the I 1 ouh « of i . ords , thnt some Noble Lords have been so far impoaed upon aa to'believe that the people in some districts iire very much attached to the New i ' oor Law Act , and being myself fully assured , that that act is universall y dutestedby the people , I am exceedingly anxious that the feelings and wishes of the pe . vple should be fairly V'teslfd" on that iiupottant question . It is not livir , it is uot honest , that the Commissioners and their tools should any'longer be allowed to delude and betray the noblea , und thus induce them to misrepresent the mind of the people on a question of such vital

      interest . If the opinion of the people is to be considered of any weight , Jet them state at public meetings what their opinion is . No honest man , no noble peer , none bnt a commissioner or his tool , can object to this p . rpposal . VVith this view I have written the i ' ollowinjt letter ; if you approve of it , may 1 request tho favour of its insertion in your valuable paper ? 1 have the honour to remain , sir , Your obliged servant , UICHARD OASTLER .

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      TO THE RIGHT HON . EARL KITZW 1 LLIAM . MV Lord , —1 perceive that your Lordship in reported to have Buid last Tliursday in the House ol Lurds , ' that the eyes of the people of 'the manufacturing ; Oistncw were now open ; and they uud that , instead of the Poor Law Amendment Act being oppressive aud cruel , it ia literally advantageous . " Now , my Lord , lam aure that you would be the last person wilfully to misrepresent the opinion of the people ol the VV eat lUliiug on any subject . Vbii have stated their opinion , mow that " their eyes are . open , " to be in favour of the Poor iLaw Amendment Act . That you betteve what you have informed their Lordships to be the truth , 1 have uot a shadow of a doubt- It ia , however , of very great importance to the people of . the VYest-Kiding that their opinion should , if mentioned , at all , be correctly stated , else they will be betrayed vrili be deceived

      , and their Lordships . J mink that 1 have had good opportunities oi . learning what the people in these districts think about the Poor Law Amendment Act . 1 have met hundreds ' of thousands of theni to discuss the question . 1 know that hundreds of thousands of them have petitioned Parliament fox its iiuniediatp . and total repeal , but 1 have hot heard . that one single individual in all the VY est-Uiiimg has yet petitioned to nave it introduced aud enforced . 1 have only met ^ witb . one peraou who has told me that he approved of it , and the reason he gave was , " that it enabled him , without much risk , to run wanton amongst the poor defenceless girls . " l . haye met with . many persons who object to any resistansc " to its inttoductiua , because they fancy that its haying passed the Legislatre gives it all the force of law ; quite forgetting that the Legislature may sometimes " do tilings whicb . v . io pretty odu , " aadpass acts " which are in themselves void , " being none other tlian " wild new-fangled treasons . " But even these persons , iny Lord ( many to whom I now allude are your Lordship ' s friends , ) although they will not resist its introduction , have petitioned lbrTts

      total repeal . But your Lordship says " their eyes are now open .. " It may be so . 1 have not heard of one single conversion from a repealer to a supporter . 1 may be wrong—your Lord : ship may be right . It is , however , only fair that th . e people should speak forthemselves . If they uave changed their minds , they will not be ashamed to say so . Let the question , then be fyirly-. " tested •';' ¦ ' let ihe people of the West-Riding once more ansA'er for themselves . Your Lordship was not wont to decline meeting "the clothiers / ' I therefore most numbly suggest that a requisition to the Lord Lieutenant , with your Lprdshipa ' a sanction , shall be drawn up , tugned , and presented to the Karl of Uarewuod , ddsirinK him to call an eatly public meeting ol ' the inhabitants ot the West-Riding , to determine whether they wish ; to have i % e Poor Law Amendment act introduced anaenforced , or totally repealed . If they decide in favour of the lawj lhaye been deceived ; if otherwise , your liordshi p has been mistaken , and has deceived the House of Lords . Your Lordship has great influence in the West-Riding from your rank , ; your character , your party , and your immense property : Iain onl y » poor discarded servant . Out of the question , the oddawill be all on your Lordship ' s side ,

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      Afterieavmg KiluurcUauyM r . y'tjuuuorproceeued to Paisley , where an ijnmense meeting was congregated to welcome him m the Law Church , where he electrified them for an hour and a half . We deeply regret that the illness of ^ he reporter prevented him from attending , and consequHntly ' we can give no other account of the speeches of Mr . O'Connor and Dr . Taylor , than that they gave universal satisfaction and were received with loud acclamations . ' . " -. '

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 28, 1838, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1016/page/6/