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      Huhusom JRoad D 4 APBL . —A splfinaid new organ waa opened in tbi < place of wor » hipon Tuesday lad Wednesday list . ' - ' ' H . 3 . Gaantiett , of London , © pfened tJjp proceedings by playing a series of organ mafic , selected from the works of Seb . Pact , Handel , Sxrik j Maxrt , C . "Wesley , Bomberg , &e . The ch $ r&l music consisted , of a selection from H $ jtb > Creation , * nd a few other choice pieces from . Mozarl , Mendelssohn , Attwood , &c The p riacipal vocal performers were Mrs . Sunderland , J | r . Fr&atis , of the Abbey choir , "Westminster , Mrs . JJooeock , Mr . Ssygden , Mr . Hartley , Mr . Dawtry , and Mr . J . "Womersley , On Wednesday evening , Handel's - oratorio of the Messiah was performed , with . Terr good « 5 ect . ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ " . " - "" . - "" - SLAXXFAXi r

      SsBxtFp ' s Cottbt . —F . Mande , E » q ., the shej iff ' s assessor , held Ms conrt in the Nonhgate Hotel in-thia town , on Thursday last , for the trial of causes pitder £ 30 . - - - ' AccAemt .-As Mr . BraTj of this town ,-was return ing in a gig from Todmorden , on Thursday week , it ttss thrown over * low feficenear the road ride , into afield at HorsfalL Mr . B . was much bruised and the gig broken , but no other injury was sustained . Board or Guakdiaks . —There was no Ex-Officm attended the weekly meeting of this Board , n Friday week , and only botch of the elected Guardians . £ . / WainhouBe , Es « ., &e ¦

      riee-chairjfian , presided , and the clerk read over the minnte-s tf the preceding meeting , and likewise nine notices rf marriage . It was stated that there are one hundred and ons inmates in the workhouse , -riz : — thirty-five men ,, forty-four women , and twenty-two children / A eonTersation . took place relative to medical relief being allowed to out-door " paupers , and a notice giren that the subject should he brought forward at the next meeting . The excavations have * commence ! oa which the stately edifice of a sew hastile is to be erectedj * nd the poor men are labouring hard to raise a . house for themselves to he imprisoned in .

      Sbxiotts Misfortitxe . —On "Friday ,. the 53 rd nit , as a boy = named "Walker was assisting his father on a vessel , in the canal , near Caddy Fields , in this town , he fell overboard into the water , and though assistance was rendered him as soon as possible , from the darkness of the morning , it being then only five o eloek , when he was got out he was quite dead . It is said that he had struck against another vessel Triicb was laying close by ; : Effects of Intoxication . —As a person of file name of "Wood , who had been drinking , was returning from this town , on Saturday evening last , to his own home at Wheadey , on going throngh Shroggs Bottom , lie fell down a steep precipice which is near the road side , and waa found next morning , at the bottom , a liie . le"S eorpse .

      Iasgee o ? Throwing Water into the Street . —As a man named James Clay , of Pellon Lane , -was coming np the street on Monday evening last , his loot flipped , when he fell and broke his leg in two places . Some water had been thrown into tBe street a . short time previous , which had frozen and caused the accident .

      Sowexbt-Bridge . —A very remarkable circumstance was witnessed at the above place , near this town . On Monday morning last , a short rime befure it was daylight , as a waggon loaded with l « gwood was coming along the road , the first horse made " a sudden fctop , and wonld not proceed . On the waggoner approaching to * ee what was the matter ^ he perceived a man laying across the road , in i profound state of sleep ; on waking him , to e » q ^ ire the cause , he found that he was " drunk , and that having got a drop too much , it proved too many for himxbax he not able

      , was to land home with the load . If tbehoreejiad proceeded one step forward , he might hdve 3 > een " crushed to pieces . Sebtotjs . Accident . —A young girl , called Sophia Barker , arid who worked in Mr . Kithol ' s mill , Mitrclough Bottoms , was cau ght in some part of theibachineTy , on Tuesday afternoon last , and hadibec lpg broken , the bone protruding throngh the skiflk She was taken to the Infirmary in a dreadful tmaaattrd state . It is said that her-father -was killed in the same mill some time ago , and that she intended leaving yestercav , November 30 th .

      Convivial Cltjb . —At the monthlv meeting of -this elub , which . was held at the "WhiteLion Inn , in this town , en Friday evening , the 23 rd nit ., they presented their honorary secretary , Mr . Samuel Thwaite , with a handsome silver snuff-box , with a writable-inscription . _ ---- " .- ' Mackintosh ' s Lectub ^ s . This gentleman T conclrided his sixth lecture in this town , on Mondav : evenin g last on the " Electrical Theory of the Universe / ' It appears -from the conclusions to which he has come , that all nature is governed hy two impulses—* attract ion' and ' repulsion ; ' and that they-are the actaating pr inciples which govern all bodies , and even ieep the planetary system in motion , and that no motion whatever can be kept np or maintained without their influence . He

      describes , the gpotswhSeh are seen upon the sun ' s 3 i > k , as the remains of certain worn-out planets Trhic-h hare fallen into the sun , and are there becoming condensed , and may again be shot forth in Bquid matter into the infinity of space to beTeniodelled into new systems . The comets he de-• cribes a 3 gaseous bodies which are now forming and hereafien are to- become planets and inhabited tie same as our earth 5 that Their tails regularly become less every time they re-appear to us , and give every proof that they are becoming more solid . bodies . as their nucleuses increase or become larger . The moon is approaching towards the earth , and

      the planet _ we inhabit is verging towards the * un and will ultimately meet with the same fate aa every other body , and at last come to dissolution , as he * tys everything has a tendency to run out , whilst new existences necessarily arise out of them . He « ays it will take better than two millions of years before the earth reaches its place of destination ; that the present generation need to be in no state of alarm about it . He never once contended that th * -re is no God ; but admits there may be a Governing Power which superintends these things , directing fhtin in their proper channel *; and therefore the charge made against him of athiest is utterly

      ^ Xj _ stbj ? t . 4 BI / b Accident . —On Timwaay morning Jemima Carrodus , a little girl about seven years of age , wa « so severely' burnt by setting her clothes on fire , that she died about three o'clock in tb f afternoon of the same day . She had gone down taireabont six o ' clock in the morning , and ie supposed to have been striking a light with a lucifer ^^ tchjby . which she had Bet her night gown on fire . No person being below at the time , to assist in extinguishing the flames she ran-op stairs to the bed

      , » here her grandfather and grandmother were asleep , and awoke them by screaming and getting on the oed , by which she set the bed clothes on fire also . The grandmother , who was alone ao . e to reader any assistance , succeeded " at _ ast ic extinguishing the names by throwing water and other things -upon her , Irat the old man , who was laid , in bed at the time and unable to move , being in the last stage of an * sthma , bad his disorder so aggravated fey the smoke of toe onrmng and the steam of the water , that he died in about two days afterwards .

      National B . BNT- —The Radicals of this town hive commenced collecting the rent , and to judge from appearances , are likely to raise the whole amount of their share in a short time . To give all an equal chance of sharing in the work , they are making it a rule to apply to all without regard to political opinion . The labouring class will by this means , have an opportunity of knowing who are their friends , and who mo ? t deserving of their kind regards .

      Chtjsch Potbuty , a Paibos is the Dasx . —One night during the present week , the ftaeral of a Tittle boy happened to arrive at the church about the dusk of the evening , and rendered a little candlelight necessary to enable the parson to go through ; with the-service . Throngh the late itftaal of a church rate ^ the sacred edifice was with-° w the trifling accommodation , and its officers were fee poor to be able to procove one . In thi * difficulty * ke parson was compelled to submit to circumstances , *»* candidly told the mourners that as he could not > ee to go through the whole of the service , he wqpld repeat sosie part of it which he remembered , ana he would register the child ' s name next morfcing when he could be bfetsed with a light that would save fine expenee of &-half penny candle .

      - BA ^ KSLE ? . * Wsavebs' PRicEs . --Yre noticed in our last , ir ^ i ^ "" *?* the m ^ ufeeturers on fl « Mat nlt 5 the revolt of widen was , they drew np a list of pnees , with a slight advance , and submitted it to the weavers for thtir consideration Accordingl y , * public meeting of the weavers was called , and held at the house of Mr . Crabtree , the Jereemufs Inn , Benjamin Haigh in the ehair Xne meeting was addressed by llerm . Yallance , ^ rr y , and Hoey ; sfter which the January list and the master ' s new list were carefully examined , when a resolution was xubmhted to the meeting in favour w the former , which was carried unanimously . "We « e iappv to say that a majodty of the masters are * ° w paying by the January list .

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      . ' Aim-MALTHUSiANisM . —On Tuesday last , at Gawber , near Bwnrfey , tbe wife of a poor weaver named Joseph A ? hworth , wa < delivered of three children two boys and one girl , the girl is ^ ince dead ; the two boys and mother are deing w ell . The father was married at the age of 18 years to a former wife-who hadte bini sixteen children , and the . present one has how had fourteen , which make in the whole thirty children . He is uow forty-nine years of age . Dodworth—Public Meeting .-On Tuesday , the 28 th nit ., a public meeting of the inhabitants of Dodworth took place at the house of Mr . Joseph Hoyland 3 . -to establish a Branch of tbe Northern Union . The- following persons from Barnsley attended : —Mr . Joseph Crabtree , Mr . Isaac lABxer ^ Mr . Jamwi Hardcastle , and Mr . Ptter Hoey . On v " Aim-MALTHnsixNisM . —On Tuesday last , at

      the motion of Mr . Charles Broadbent , Mr . WiUiam Uail was unanimously called to the chair . Tbe meeting was addre&sed bj Messrs . Crabtree , Hoey , and others ; after which the following resolutions were unanimously carried . Moved by Mr . George Feara , and seconded by Mr . Charles Broadhead , that we form ourselves into a Branch of the Northern Union , for the purpose of carrying into effect tbe National Petition and the People ' s Charter , and that we call ourselves the Dodworth Northern Union . 2 . Moved by | Mr . John / Worthington , and seconded by Mr . Edward Mashuya , that a Committee be appointed to conduct the bosiness of the Union , and also persons appointed ro collect the National Bent for the support of the people ' s delegates in Xondon , whose duty it is to watch the progress of the National Petition , and the People ' s Charter . r

      DARLINGTON . Scicide . —Ou Thursday last , Captain Wray , of Cleasby , near Darliugton , commuted xaicide , by cutting bis throat with a razor . Verdict—* ' Tenaporary insanity . " He was 53 years ef ag » . FaAuo . ^ -On Monday . last , a woman attempted , and in many instances succeeded , in iraponiig ou the tradesmen of Darlington , by asking Tor two or three small articles , and Ihen saying she had given them a shilling , and wanted change . She went from . shop to shop .

      TODMORDEN . EXTKAOBDIKAR-S PROCEEDINGS . —THE GAUBBBs axd , Geese at work again . —On Thursday week , the ceremony of swearing-in from one to two hundred special constables took place at Todmorden , before an unusually large number of magistrates , who had been summoned , by their Todmorden brethren , on the occasion . A council of war , attended by Colonel "VYemys , tbe commander-inchief of the district , the officers belonging to the various regiments stationed in the neighbourhood , and the > rhole bench of magistrates , occupied tbe most part of Friday . Abeut ten o ' clock on Friday night , all the arrangements for the following day

      being complete , the constables were sent round to summoH the specials to be in attendance at half-psst seven . o ' eloei the foilow-JDj morning . A . posse ol officials , attended by several zealote calling tbemselveagentlemen , and accompanied also by the two noted Halifax ganders led on , as we understand , by a certain head constable and a certain Justice Clerk , proceeded , -onder eov « of the darkness , to the homes of several people , who , they had' betn informed , " worked for Fieldens , " for this was the crime alleged against them when they were dragged out of bed , without being allowed rime to drtss , and hurried off in handcuffs to be placed in charge of the military . In order to be sure that ^ no females

      were taken from their beds by mistake one of the number of this rei = peetable body bad been appointed inquisitor general : this worthy is considered to be a . capital judge in such matters , as be has had full thirty years active experience : his name , we believe , is I ? roiwiwood ( but we should tWni , from bi ^ notorious character touching such affairs , that be cannot be any relation to any of the numerous families of Greenwood , or Eastwood , or any orher Woods , in this neighbourhood : ) this necessary appendage , we understand , did the duties of hisoffietso manfully that not a single female was aj . prehended . On Saturday morning , the trumpets and

      bugles sounded tbe . muster-ca . ll ; the soldiers , horse and foot , to tbe number of about 300 , assembled : there was a full master of specials aod other officers ; and , thus escorted , the whole body of magistrates set out to make an attack upon a cottou miil , at Lumbutts , about a mile and a-half distant from Todmorden , and near 10 ilankiaholes , the -scene of ihe Halifax Gander ' s exploits . Having arrived there , military piequets were sent out , sentries posted , guards stationed , and from the general movements it was apparent that a regular Biege was about to be commenced : all theie necessary preparations being completed , tbe specials ana otber officers in attendance were ordered to enter the mill

      belonging Messrs . Fielden , and sreure every male therein ; ( it being then daylight , and the parties not in bed , the services of the inquisitor were of tourse dispensed with : ) this good service being accomplished , the magistrates gave orders to the manager of the mill to stop the machinery , and then bimswlt , and from thirty to forty of his workmen and boys , were marched vS between advance guards , rear guards , right and left flank guards , and sundry other guards , to the "White Hart Inn , Todmordtn , in order to be sworn to by the two Halitax Ganders

      which ceremony was perlormed in manner following : The two swearers , together , walked round the rojm where the victims were seated , attem . d by » oine < . f the justices : the taller , whose name i * Feather , pointed out sixteen individuals whom be pretended to recognise as having been present at tbe pluckingwhoever Jie thus pointed out was ordered to stand up . When he had completed the round , his companion , whose name is King , and who had gone the round with him , was ordered to go and do likewise ; and of course he would know the individuals who

      were then standing , as pointed out by Feather , all of whom King aUo recognised to have made part ol thepluckers in Maukinholes . Tbe parties bad been thus left standing , by order of our . superiors in judgment ,, no . doubt for tbe purpose of preventing any chance of mistake as to identity . This farce being ended ,, all of them were of course sworn to : amoDgst them was a young man in the employ of the Messrs . Ingham ; he , with tbe rest , was on the point of being "committed , when ilr . John Ingham , who Kail been exolniiH ^ * rnn > thai- win * > v plated rftm * *

      loudly aemandeo aOioitiaoc-r , oui v » as refused byone of the- Todmorden magistrates , who repeatedly called to the soldiers with muskets and fixed bayonets , that kept >> uard both inside and outside of tbe Justice-room , to admit no one on any pretence whatever . Finding remonstrance to be in vain , Mr . Ingham made his way through a pantry , and thence through an aperture in the wall , about half a yard square , and before the magistrates were aware , he was -in their presence , and called boldly for jnstiee . -Mr , Ingham testified that the person in

      their employ had never left bis work in their jnill the whole of the day sworn to by Feather and King ; and after very reluctantly hearing what he had to say , the magistrates considered it expedient to believe him , and acquit the victim . A though many of toe prisoners had a nuinoer of very credie ^ e witnesses to . bring forward , nr > t one was allowed to be heard in tKeir defeDee . There were only two persons brought up on account of tbe disturbances of "W ednesday ; and these were sworn to by only one -witness , as being among tbe crowd at Mr .- W . Helliwell's : one of these had six or seven witnesses

      to testify he was not present , bat he was not allowed to bring them forward , although Mr . HelliweU ' s witness-declared it was jo dark , and the utonesr ew sn thick through the window in the inside of wmch he was stat ioned , that it was with much difficulty he could recognise any one present : but with one of the parties he had long been acquainted , having been continually called Skilly and Bastile by him whenever he passed his house . The prisoners , 14 in number , and principally boys , were sent off immediately under a strong escott of cavalry to "STork , and two to Liverpool , to await their trial at the asgizes . [ The above is from our own correspondent : we give the following from the Manchester

      Guardian of "Wednesday . —Ed . N . S- ] / ' Shortly before the termination of the examinations , Mr . John Fielden entered the room , and demanded to know by what authority the military and the police had entered his mill . Mr . Clement Boyds replied that they had done it under the authority of the magistrates , to apprehend rioiera . ; ! Wben the prisoners were committed , Mr . Fielden offered to give bail for the whole of them ; but the magistrates , after consulting together , refused to receive bail , and the prisoners were shortly afterwards sent off in loaches to their respective destinations , under strong escorts of cavalry . "We understand that the coach containing tbe two who were sent to Kirkdale was

      overturned-at Cheetham Hill , but without any serious damage to the prisoners , or any other parties rand , aa omnibus having been procured , the p risoners were conveyed to tbe Is ' ew Bailey , where they were kept during tie nig ht , and then forwarded to Liverpool . It is understood that the Clerk to the Board of Guardians , the relieving officer , and , indeed , the whole of the stipendiary officers , together with several of the Guardians , have lesigped their offices , in conseqnenee of the threats which have been directed against tbvm , and the want of protection which' they have experienced ; and the remaining Gnardians have addressed a strong representat ion to the Poor Law Commissioners on the subject .

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      ACcaiwaToir . Radical Association . —We learn with great pleasure that in this spirited village a Radical Associat ion has been formed , which now numbers upwards of a hundred members , and bids fair to contiuue a flourishing institution . They hold their meetings on Monday and Saturday evenings . irirignriMmw

      PRESTON . Mtjrde * op Michael Doxaghue Wehave received a lengthy report of the adjourned inquest in tbi < case , for which we sincerely thank the gentleman to whose coortpsy we are indebted , but our Bpace compels us merely to say that James Lackey and Ws-wife have been apprehended—that several witnesses were examined , showing that the deceased had been beatenby them and others , and . *? kis ^ eath followed in consequence of the wounds inflicted . . He was savagely kicked by Lackey after wtJ ^ i **** ' The JUI 7 returned a verd . ct of—Wilful murder againsl James Lackey , Julia Lackey , Michael Lackey , Patrick Lackey , and other persons at present unknown . "

      OLDHdffi . Fi * b at a Cotton Mill . —About a quarter to seven o ' clock on Friday evening , flames were observed to be breaking out of the engine-house of Church Lane Cotton Mill , Oldham , the property of John F . Lees , E * q . The machinery being at work at the time , the hands immediately exerted themselves to suppress the fire ; and , with the aid oF the fire-engines of Messrs . Barker and Taylor , the flames were quickly subdued , and very little * damage don « , except to the engine-house .

      MANCHESTER . Suicide by Hanging . —On Wednesday afternoon last , the inmates of a hooBe in Thomas-Btreet , Manchester , in which a man named John Cum lodged , suspected , from his not having got up , that all was not right , wentinto his apartment , and found him hanging in a corner of the room , in his shirt . He was cut down , and a surgeon sent for , who was of opinion that he had not long been dead . An inquest was held on the bod y on Thursday , when the above circumstances were stated ; and the landlord of the House said , the deceased came home about two o ' clock in tbe morning ; he had formerly been in good circumstanees , but was now poor , which had very much dejected him . The jury returned a verdict of lt Temporary insanity ; " The deceased was forty-five years of age , and has left a wife and three children .

      KOCHDALE . Disastrous Fire , ixd Loss of Lite .- About twe o ' clock on Saturday morning , November 24 th , he extensive and valuable woollen maimlactory ol M essrs . Thomas and Benjamin Buiterwortli , late W . B . and Sons , was discovered to be on tire , which in a few rninntes spread with such velocity , that the ¦ whole building was one sheet of flame , lu twenty minutes Irom the first discovery of the lire the engines were on tbe upot , but not a gleam 01 hope was enierta : ned of preserving any portion ol -ihe property , all the attention of the firemen wa > placed on prevtiiting , if possible , the devouring element from spreading to the ' adjoining proprrty . Althou gh

      turre powerful engines were puunng streams of water out of the canal , it seemed to tuke no effect whatever upon the sweeping flame , which carried its efleets across the canal , and set a number of large poplar trees on fire , which were growingin aroeado ' w on the opposi e side . The premises which were sitLBte in Oldham Road , on the East banks of the Rochdale Canal , were about tiny yards hi length , and thirteen in breadth , one part beiuj ; five , and the other six stories , besidt-s tbe attic , in height . 11 had upwards of 400 hands pmployed ink , which are nil thrown uut ol employ . On the previous day , eight or nine large pipe ^ of oil had been emptied into a cistern , a pile of eighty sheets of wool had been

      mixed , which , no doubt , were some of tlie materials which iir . it caught fire . In less than half an hour irom the commencement ol the fire , the North end of the mill came down in one mass , and buried in its ruins the workshop of George Hemming , brnssmnn ' der , together with £ 300 or £ 400 worth of patterns and other properry ; and it"is supposed that a young man , a stonemason , who resided in the neighbourhood , is buried beneath the ruins , as he has not been heard of since , and he was seen thereabout , the last time , just previous to-the lull . An old servant , named William Clegg , who lodged on the premi > e » - , and officiated as porter or doorkeeper , was lost in the fire : he was seen going to fetch

      something out of a room , but never appeared afterwards . Tbe South endwent down with a crash like thunder , driving witb it R . part of a newly erected warrhouse , four stone * high ; one side fell into tlw canal , and the heat of the bricks ; nd other materials set the water boiling for a great distance . In lrgs than one hour from the fire being discovered , the wiiole of the premises was a total wreck—wall . * , machinery , and all was one heap of red fire . The country for many miles ronnd were so alarmed that at three o ' clock , not less then 20 , 000 people , of all age « , were congregated near the spot . The premises are insured for between £ 15 , 000 and £ 16 , 000 ; but the loss will be considerably more than £ 20 , 000 .

      Sudden Death or ax Eccentric—On Saturday morning , a man named Charles Hill , advanced in years , fell down and expired instantaneously , while following his usual avocation , as a man ol' all work , in a dye-house , atMeanwood . near Rochdale . He was never married ; and all bis mind , for a great number Years , was bent upon sparing and saving moneys be lived in tbe most abstemious mauner , never indulgiug in any luxury , always laying in the

      mill amongst the pieces , to gave the expense of paying for lodgings . On opeuing his box , about eighty sovereigns , cautiously wrapped up , each one bemK separated by a division of paper ; £ 10 in halfcrowns were also lonnd . seenrel y wrapped up ; cheques to the amount of - £ 100 was found ; and promissory note > , _ amounting to upwards of £ 100 , were deposited in the box . Although he never obtained more than 10 s . or 12 s . per week wages he had , by neglecting his own comforts , accumulated the abow

      sum . Steauxg Wool . —On Tuesday , the captain of a vessel on the Rochdale Canal was fined £ 20 , by the Rochdale Bench , for having in his cabin aijout 401 b . of wool , of which he could give no account . The owner of the vessel had received information that he had been offering wool for *»!» . is hsrefors gava information to the police , who went at three n ' clncV i > th * ^ loruiug , when the wool was to be iaKen off board by the pretended purchaser , who paid the fine and forfeited the wool .

      Apprehension of a Person fok Shooting at one of the Bebe 8 fokds . —On Friday last , a coustable attended by another person , arrived in Rochdale , requesting the aid of the police , in apprehending a person of the name of Michael Conney , who siood charged with shooting at the Rev . G . Si . Beresford , in July last , in the county of Cavan , for whose apprehension RTeward had been published in most of the newspapers in the country ; information had been given thathe was working-about Rpchdul eon

      the railway , and describing hia person , and Bentley , one of the beadles recollected seeing such a mau the night previous in a lodging-house , the partiPs went and in a short time succeeded in apprehending himin a railway Tommy snop , at Mnlkscone . The beadle , upon some pretence , got hunt rom his companions , when one of the parties recognized him as tl »« moa ttoy warem punoit of . He WJU forthwith taken on his jonrney to Ireland . Information has since reached here that he has broke from the custody of the officer and made his escape .

      Lectures —<) n Monday night last , Mr . Easby gave a lecture in the Commissioners' Roomi * , ou the principles of the Owenite * . The room was well filled with attentive hearers , who gave proof of their approbation by repeated and tremendous applause during the whole of the lectare . Thejjrice ol admission was threepence each . On Tuesday , he issued cut placards ansouncing his intention oi giving anotheT lecture on Wednesday , in the same place , at which time he challenged any of the Rochdale Socialists to discussion on Owenism . Price ol admission as above .

      BAMSBOTTOBT . Court of Requests . —A public meeting ; of the inhabitants of Ramsbottom * aa held in the Grant ' s Arms Inn , on Thursday evening week , at six o ' clock in the evening . _ Mr . John Killar was called to the chair . The object of the meeting was to agree to the resolutions of the Bury shopkeeper :: , regarding the formation of a Court of Requests in the Bury dis trict . ' The meeting was fir < t addressed on the affirmative side , when it was stated that the old process of law , in regard to small debt « , was both tedious and txpensive—that the Court of Requests would afford shopkeepers a protection in their credit dealiags , by-makiajt ; their debts comparatively sure —that the tmall expense * incurrred would be a * great relieC to botii ^ ebttfr and creduor . Ou the negative idde , it : wn 8 ; said that the difficulties thrown in the

      way of the creditor by the old law were mercifully intended , because the obstacles of the law course do prevent the strong , on the least exense , unnecessarily prosecuting the weak ; whereas , under the new system , tbe whole power was given to the creditors , who , as a body , would be not only electors of the judges , but at the same time , jurymenthat as the Poor Law was framed as if all labouring men were naturally improvident , so b y the Court of Requests , all workmen would be considered habitually dishonest—that the new system , both in regard to time and law expenses , wag worse than the old , because the old law always allows sufficient time to the debtor , without continually retaining a grasp npon his furniture ; whilst the new powers granted to the creditor , would enable him at any time to impri son labour—to throw the hel p less portion of a

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      labourer s family either upon individuals or the country , as long as ^ the source of their ex steuce was with , drawn . Further , every time labour was throWn into prison , wagBg . would also be destroyed : aud when labour was at last set . free , in the most of cases it would be deprived of the task it had been engaged at —of the machine it had worked at—of the shop where it had been , employed . That the Court of Requests would afford no protection to the shopkeepers , as long as tne mutual distrust existing amongst them afforded such au easy opening to th ? dishonest customer ; whilst at the same time it was well known that the intended Court would neither hasten nor retard the payments of the honest man ; whereas , on the other hand , the honest man would consider iu condition to be one of slavery , in aa far as he would , always , when'in debt , perceive the undue power of the shopkeeper over his furniture , hiperson , his wages , aud the comfort of Ms fJiiv .

      because he could be commanded to stop so much oi his wage every week , ^ without consulting the circumstances . of accident , disease , or misfortune . This power is an indirect plan of arresting th « ^ i \ - a f ° ar i- a 4 tbis Power is placea m the hands of creditors [ who are electors and fudges of their own case , as well as witnesses in their own cause . That it shopkeepers are so weak as to risk their goods m the : hands of their customers promiscuously , they ought in reason to abide by their yen ture , be . cau-e the hazard was Voluntary , ltis not tairthat a iractaoiiof any commuuity should be silted with power over all the honest members of society , because that fraction has foolishly truslei iiome rogues . It wnot ' jnst to call upon any legislature to make voluntary speculations , legally-profitable . Nor will it be honest to charge the ready money dealer a per centageourelail goodsonaccountof anestimatAii

      loss when that loss becomes actually an estimated profit under protection of a rogue-rescrictine enactment . That when such a direct remedy exixtsinthe hands _ of alt shopkeepers by refusing to trust any suMiicious character , itisnot wise to restrict , fr ighten , or harass all honest men . If such is to be the case then the poor but honest man must always feel the ' sword of the law to be suspended by a thread over his iurnitur ^ . Wh y are these remedies so loudly wanted at the present time ? Once they were not thought o |^ The system of trade and government having chained labour by artifice , then offered up ^ tor sacrifice legion , after legion of workmen The shopkeeper who alone can flourish when labour , the source of their trade , is free , now begins to feel the effects of those -very , causes which have overthrown so many -of our fellow-men . Therefore , instead of employing quack rymBdies for tbe deep seated ulcers ¦

      ol our system , the shopkeepers should come forward and co-operate ; with the working men in removing the palpable evils of luisgovernment . Englishmen canuot be brought in on » day lroru comfort to brown bread and potatoes , and they will contract debts to until , their spirit is broken down as well as their credit . Tliey appear to be cishonest in many cases in consequence ot th . ir considering good food to be their natural right , That the court of requests and all such court-plasters of lie Whigs will he only a temporary alleviation of effects , bin never of causes . Becnuse tUe turuiture oi the poor will soon be eaten up by the new host of law ' moths , whosp salaries the tnxes of the country can no longer pay .: The labourer will be sent to idleness in a prison , or to

      want in a workhouse ; and when con > uihptio ]) , profit , and credit equally decline , so the shopkeepers will be the first in the street . No man except the basest would be socinelas to purchase open . y the mother ' s bed and the child ' s cradle , even bl tlie : most abandoned debtor . Sympathy would BjnustV the shopkeeper who made labour homeless for a speedy destruction , and he would be bold indeed who brought the mother ' s lamentations , and her babes ' cries around his door . Manufacturers would not tolerate our cry for bread and shelter—would not allow the worst men ' s furniture to be torn from their houses , and see the humble bedstead be carted awny amongst strangers , who know not of the distress leit behiud . Manufacturers could not have their hands dragged from the mills at any moment , and have that noble feeling of Englishmen deytroved—the

      leeling of security , which alone gives safety to property . The workingmeii who could afford it would commence exclusive dealing , and establish provision joint-stock warehouse * . The workiugmen who were in debt v ould com * forward on a given day over the whole kingdom , and offer up without auy law expence the whole oi the humble furniture they possessed , asking at the same lime what other sacrifice was demanded . John Ash worth and James Burrows —workingmen—said , that it was only when Jrade begun to decline they had contracted debts , and their debts were , contracted because they thought it hard to be deprived by th « robbery of system ot those comforts they had been always taught to consider as the right o ! the honest hard-working . man . Mr . John Millar put the resolutions from the chair , when they were rejected by a . great majority .

      IVIIDDLEWICH . Radical Demonstration . —On Monday , the 19 th ult ., the friends of Radical Reform held a public meeting ac Newton Bank , Middlewich , for the purpose ot taking into consideration the propriety of adopting tbe People ' s Charter , and of agreeing to the National Petition in favour of Universal Sufrage , &c , < kc . At eleven o ' cIock , a very numerous and respectable party went from Middlewich on the road towards Wilmslow , Ipreceded b y a large band of select mnsicinris , volunteers in the glorious cause , to meet the Rev . John Williams Morris , minister of Df-an-row Chapel , the w « ll-kn 6 wn Reformer , Teetotaller , and Aim Co-n Law lecturer , whom they met M a short distance from Middlewichand proceeded

      , to the hustings at Newton Bank , whemMr . William Benbow was chosen chairman . Mr . B . opened the the proceedings in a very able and animated speech , and was followed by the Rev . Mr . Morris , who spoke at great length , and read abstracts or ' the Charter , aud the whole of the Petition , and made , comments in vindication of tHe " Five Points of Radical Relorm , " and gave a clear and comprehensive view of the state of the Corn Laws , and of the necessity of revising them ; and was received throughout with loud cheer * aud evident marks ol approbation . The folio wing resolutions were passed unanimously by the largest assembly ever witnessed in Middlewich within the memory of man . Resolved—L-rThat the poverty and the wretchedness 01 the industrious

      people or the United Kingdom are the effects of exclusive and unjust privilHges , grounded upon a corrupt system o ! representation in ParliamHnt . 2 . — That as an effectual remedy for the evils with ' . ' which the people are afflicted , this meeting do adopt the People's Charter and the Nacioua . 1 Petition , as ? grttsd to at Birmingham , and that we pledgtt our selves to sign the same . 3 . —That the thanks of thu , meeting are due , and arehereby given , tot ba Rev . John V \ illiams Morris , and others , tor their zeal and activity in attending tm > meetiiig . 4 . —Mr . Benbow having lelt the chair , Mr . John Church was unanimously chosen cliairman , and thanks were voted to Mr . William Ben bow , for his able and impiirtial conduct in th » chair . The meeting then adionrried

      to the culls Head Inn , where upwards of forty staunch Radicals partook of an excellent dinner . Mr . John Chuch being chairman . The teetotallers enjoyed their cold wnter , and thus set an example of selt-reiorm . Many admirable « peeches were delivered . The first toast was " The . Queen—God bless her , " as it is now well understood that her Majesty is decidedl y in favour of all good measures of Relorm . The next toast wa- - , " The people—the legitimate source of political po . wer . " The meeting broke up at an earl y hour , ' expressly for the purpose o . avoiding the slauders of the enemy , who is always ready with his bad tongue , his worise pen , aud his "internal machine "—the press , to injure the cause . The editor of th « MucctcsjUld Courier haij , it anpears , a cDrre « poiident at . viidaiiwioh , and aeUort account of the meeting , appears in that paper of last Saturday . That accoent will do the proprietor * nu good ; but it will open the eyes of the men ol

      Middlewicb , and enable them to see the kind of rubbish which has been palmed upon them so long tor constitution and truth . Before 1 conclude it is but right that 1 should introduce to your notice " Ambrose Owen Brookes , of Kinderlon , in the Ta j " uu'y- S « ntleman , '' who has served our friend Mr . Benbow with a summons to appear in Saudbach , On Monday , the tenth day of iXtceinber next , at eleven o clock . I , also , in common with hundreds more ,. intend to appear , and I will then let veil know the whole ; aud toe why and the wherefore : and the jusuce _ and the injustice of pulling down our placards from the wall ; and if a Radic . l Reformer , with , the meekness of Moses , wants to know / why people do not let the placards alone—then he is to appear at Srndbach . I am sprry that 1 could cot send _ this sooner : this imnst . be . tne-aplogy . to pur tnends for the apparent want of promptitude , in yonr / fithnslow Correspondent .

      STALYBRlDCrE . NATIONAL CONVENTIQN RJENT . To the People of Staly bridge and tie Neighbourhood You are once more called opon to atiiat in p&tainlna a reform ot the Uoiuiiioas Houw fc » Pitrliaiuent ^ That relonu must bebasfi ^ upun . tJiB principle pi UmverwlviJutlWe , or it will not produce such an auielioratiou ol' tho couditioa ol the industrious m ifliutui as will Secure their habpineiis and Rive permanent secontj' to the iiwtituiiuns of the conntr * Wnuouj Uiuverg » l tiuttrageyoa are slaves-r-you httv « ho voice in the election of MetuBWs ofihe House of Commons-you are compelleu to obey the lava , t . » the enactment of which yon uever cunsenied-to pay taxes , which are dUtributed amongst a favoured an < J privileged artitocracy-you are ^^ r ^? l 1 t ^ ordin ^>'"^ o . lite , ^/ reduced ¦ ¦¦

      rj 11 1 u f uon ana in « wy . Instead ; oT Wink-well fed , weUr . lOthej ; and well housed , you are . starving , baked , and i > ou <* e ^ In all your large towns , institution * hav « been estabUsQed tor the reception ot the wreiched beinas , who arede-Ulu eof food and shelter , anil « Uo would olherwi ^ hiivetolie m ^ the streets , exposed to the cold and inow winters night , lh . msknd .-, of yourlellow-creatrn-s are conipelled toappijr to the suppon er » uf those nkces f « r relieV ; but what a reproach to the Governuwnt and people 01 England , that th-ir exigence should be necessary to siwe the tieopk ' irom d > ingol hunger and cold . V > ith the SiiQraae you ^ ould soon remove this w . etchednesa , and . he necHsJity lor such institutions ; yoa could pas * laws which w . iuld secure to the WorKinan hLs tuUshare of ^ he produce of hi * labour , and permanently unpryve the couditiou of all classes of society .

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      Wuhont the Suffrage , you have been the toiling » lavej o pver-gfoHm and all-devouring caphalisu ; with it , you could procurB a more equitable aistribution of wealth-free tbe labourers from their hateful bondage , anfl elevate them to a 8 t » te of ludepelidence and comparative affluence . Y"U have , lora long time , been petitioning the two parties who have governed you—for justice . One of them has answered your petition , by orderinj ! a drunken and savage yeoman y to slaughter uieOi women , and children , on the I&iood-stained field of Peterloo ; whil « the oiher , more recently , has responded to fopr prayers-by bludgeoning the men ol London , transporting the Dorchester Labunrers and tlie Glasenw Cut-^ .. ^"" j ' T ^ ng . awrBtee , tloody , and brutal" Coercion Bill for unhappy Ireland ; and Wtly , by enacting the inramousPoor Law Amendment Act , I hew are s-me of th « fruiM of being governed by party-and f « , r party purposes . Let us resolve that party shall no longer rule , but that all Deiore the

      men anan oe equal hM , and em « y iha We «\ na » of good government .. What do we expect from reform ? A diminution of the hours of labour—an angiiiePtatiohof our wages—and , consequently , the means ot securuii a laraer share of the substantial enjoyments of life , and increased happinHss and comfort in our homes . Without thus * thinga retorm would not be worrti having , —to gain th « m , where is the man or woman who would not make the greatest sacri ftc' 8 ? 1 he time for meetitigs , speeches , and resolutions has gone by , and the time for determined and persevering action ha ? arrived . Let evei ; y man who yalues his lite , hi » liberty , and hu country's welfare , rally round the standard of constttutional freedom , and never forsake it until he achieves his object . _ Help us , then , to ' arrange the varied interests of society in Buch a manner as to cause peace and nlentv to in

      aoounu the lard . To accomplish thu , tho National Con-Tentiun—composed of the most intelligent and trust-worthy men in the kingdom—chosen by the free voice of the people , will assfiiiible in London during the siting of Piirliameiit , to watch over your interests , and to direct you , to the best of their judgmnnt , how to get Universal Suffrage . Support these menaa treely as you have chosen them . ' "Now ' s the day ami now ' * the hour " To gain your freedom—let vrny man exert himself , as i ( success depehdpd . upoh his own exertions . The Committee have agreed that ench person shall pay sixpence ; ( and as much rflbrp as he is willihg , ) and if unable to pay if at once , it Will be taken bv instalments . Signed on behalf of the StalybriJge Radical Association , JOHN DEBUAN , Secretary .

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      . ^ — AN ADDKESS TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LINTHWaITE . Fellow Men , —The season has arrived , and the hour U High , when , as men of principle , you will be bound to exert yourselves to rescue , irom th ^ hand * of the unprincipled and cruel , Jamei ? Pnrkin , your late faithtul and zealous servant . You are aware , that on the 29 th of March , 1837 , you elected him Poor Law Guardian lor your township ; that as such . Guardian he regularly , during the year , attended to , and faithfully discharged , his duty in that capacity ; that in consequence of bis havipg done s > 6 , he was put in nomination for that office the last year , when opposition was raised

      against him , by that party , which is ever opposed to justice , and ready to oppress , that that opposition- occasioned a poll , at which , your sense or feeling was fairly tested ; that the result of that trial was an almost universality of Totes in his favour ; that , that was a clear , indisputable , and public demonstration of your approbation of his conduct . You are also aware , fellow men , that having that mnjority , he was considered by you again your legal Guardian , and desired by you again to prosecute his duties as before ; that be again became your willing and obedient servanta ^ ain spent his time and money in your service , at Your request ; that , when in the peaceful discharge

      of that duty , he was singled out , with a few others , ( for which , provision will undoubtedl y be made , ) as a prey lor the Whigjgvultures . The characters employed as principals in that unexampled act of Whig righteousness need not be named ; suffice it to say , that one is a jobbing attorney , who , but for hiving been put into a lucrative office under the new law of robhery , oppression , and murder , would probably , in a short time , have been either carried across the Atlantic , or been particularly acquainted with the overseer of the town in which he had a legal settlement ; and the other , a person so well known , and generally esteemed , as to need no eulogy . As to the less principals in that work , it may not be amiss to state the character of one or two

      as samples from which you may form an idea of tbe bulk . One you will find in the list , no stranger in Meltham , who , a short time ago , published himself in the Leeds nt wnpapers a forsworn man , to avoid being prosecuted for perjury—that being the condition of pardon allowed him ; and another a man of natural deformity , ( no stigma this , but descriptive , ) well kno * rn in the neighbourhood of Holmfirth , to be so very tender and flexible in principle as willingly to do anything in his lin « of business for cash—right and wrong being equalized , in bis opinion , by ditfersnee of fee . Now , ftllow men , in the hands of

      ^ ur servant being such characte rs , in consequence of performing your duty , falsely and invidiously charged of haying committed a serious crime , and being under the necessity of defending himself against such miscreants at a hi gh and dis . tant court , at great expense , —it is hoped you will not be found reluctant in contributing according to your respective means , to raise a fund sufficient to justify the necessary expenses of bis defence ; and thereby prove to the world , that you fully concurred with him in his decided opposition to that cruel detestable , and hellish thing called the New Poor Law .

      Signed for the Linthwaite Northern Union , William Cunningham , Chairman John Lumb , Secretary . Richd . Iredale , Treasurer . Linthwaite , Nov . 27 tb , 1838 .

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      NATIONAL EENT . PEACE—LAWORDER . The Address of the Keighley Radical Association to the Inhabitants of ktighley , jiihgley , Harden * H ' ilsdcn , VulliitgwurUi , tiamorth , isteetun , Sutton , Cross / tills , Cononley , Carlton , Kildwick , and Hilsden . Men and Women , The time has at length irrived when England expects every one of her sons * nd daughters to dp their duty . Long , and , alas ! too long have the wealth producers of this tiighly tavoured _ land— this envy of surrounding uatioiis and admiration of the wOrld ^ -been borne down bv ail accumijlation of wrongs too great to be ? nd'ure 4 . ong have you wasted ! he nurrow of / our

      bones with toiling to uphold , in poinp , osary , and idleness ,- a class of beings " who toil not , neither do they spin : " long have you been forced toob » y laws made for the express purpose of plunging you still deeper into the depths of poverty , slavery , and degradation : and , after having endured much , what is your reward ? When disease , poverty , or old age , conies—when surrounded b y a combiimrion ot adverse circumstances over which you have had no controul , you are unable to support your wives and your children , are you allowed to partake ol that fund to -which von have contributed in your days of health and " strength ? No ! But when misfortune comes , should you crave a scanty portion of Me bread which you have made , or ' the- clothing which you have manufacturedyou are sent to a

      , Union Bastile , and , when once immarod in one of tiiose deus of tyranny , ' arewell liberty , farewell domestic happiness ; the husband is driven to one cell , the wile to another , and the children to another , never again to breathe the pure air of heaven—never again tir-prcao tw yoor tkiybbing-hesrts your helylffta children , those sweet pledges of love which God has kindly given you for a comfort and support in old age , and even when death has laid his chill hands upon you , even then , tbe insatiate vengeance of tyrants will not let you sleep in peace , your bodies must be cut up like the carcases of brute beasts . Fellow SuAVrers , look upon this picture , it is not over drawn ! Look on your wives and children and on your Once happy homes , aud say how long shall these things be .

      Fellow Labourers , ve have been accused by our enemies of being Destnictiv s , Levellers , aad Revolutionists , be not deceived , we seek not to injure the wealth of the rich , however acquired ; we want not to shed blood , but we do wan t a fair day ' s wages for a fair day ' s work ; it is our right , and it we are determined to have it . This can only be done by Universal Suffrage , to obtain which , a Convention has been formed , composed of good men and trne— - men who have been w . eighedin the balance and have not been found wanting . The Convention will sitin London during the next Session of Parliament to

      watch the progress of the People ' s Charter ; and , as it is compp ed almost exclusively of working men , the country must support them . _ Fellow Townsmen and Neighbours , how stand ? it with yjou ? Will you assist usin this glorious struggle _ for " freedom ? or will voustand ^ caimly by and reluse to lend an helping hand ? _ The wo ^ k is going bravely on in all parts 01 the nation , and surely yoin who have hitherto been foremost in the good cause , syill not now be behind . Up then and bedding , and let your watchword be- —our wives , our children , and our rights . .

      We remain . Fellow Labourers , your brethren in bondage , but in the hope of freedom ,

      THE MEMBERS OF THE REIGHLEY RADICAL ASSOCIATION . The town and parish will be divided into districts , and collectors will be appointed to wait upon « very individual resident therein . Magistrates , clergy , manufacturer * ' , shopkeepers , working men , rich and poor , all will be expected to join in the battle , as all must share in the fruits of thw victory , the time haWig arrived when the wo : king classes of thi * cous-try must support those alone who support them JOHN VICKERS , Secretary .

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      On Saturday last , at our parish , church , Mr John Byrne , meclian ' c , to Miss Betty Norfolk , bo ' h of this town . : ' ¦ - . ¦ . . Same day , at our parish churchy Mr . John banders , woolcomber , to Miss Ann Tindale , both of this town . ; d Saturday last , "' aft Roundhay church . Mr . Thos . Kothery , ol Hunslet , compositor at the liUelligencer Omce , to Miss Richardson , of Kipon . ivt l " , esday i : * N'at Richmond , by the Rey . R . Meek , Mr . C . Metcalfe , of Newton Picket , near bedale , to Eliza Frances , daughter of Mr . Bowman , of Richmond . . '

      On Sunday week , at the parish church , Huddersheld , by the Rev . Mr . Dover , Mr . JamesCilvert , brush manufacturer , of Leeds , to Sarah , secoad daugUter of the late Mr . James Leech , of Hudderiheld , ciirnfactor . ' ; On Saturday last , at Birstal church . Mr . Georg * Char ] e ; s « orth , card m-. ker , to Miss Jane the tlnKn tM ° f James 1 ti » t ( » r ' E ? q ., both of t ° , ? rv J * ' iday last ' Scarb « rough , by the Rev J . Whiteley , B . A :, Mr . George iuJey , of ^ verlny , ^ 0 Miss M ary Catherine H ^ ard ^ f ' Sc ^ R w M l ^ ^ ? ^ alr near Lee 4 ' ^ ae Rev . \ V . M . Heald , M . A ., vicar , John Steel , tsq , ^ olicuor , to Lydia , fonrtli daughter of the lace Mr Joseph Long , innkeeper , all of Gomersal .

      ., " ™ 2 , * 2 last ' the parish church , Otley , by Tcl R . - - ^ i"s , curate , Mr . JohriDownes , currier of Skipton , to Miss Hudson , of Otley . ^ r mm " ?!?* *** - ^ W afcer a tedians conr ^ ship , Mr . Abraham Hlrst , builder , of that place , to ^ andmillow ^" ' - ° BrOm ^ ^~ A % ftt ^ 5 ^ $ ZZti Dewsbury . The children of the bridegroom hav « watched narrowly to prevent their union , Tor the last s , x months , but they , the parties , at laat escaped their vigilance , and got united . » pcu 1 u , J V y , latit » at Scarborough , by the Rev J . Whnley , B . A ., Mr . John Crake / toMisrsS

      On Sunday last , at St . Michael ' s church , Spurnergate , by the Rev . Joseph SuUon , B . A ., Air H . rstwood , gla . 8 and cWna dealer , SUneJatp " to Mi&j Ann Lister , both of York ™ & ^ »

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      : . - i . . 1 1 1 .. '• ¦ DEATHS . JptZ ^; ^™ ' ™* ' ™^ $%£ & *^ % & gi& oJ ^ J ° l ^^ TnO 0 ^ *«¦ " advanced age of Se ^ to * m" ^ gWtyr ' Gross Fields * > On Sunday , the' 25 th ult ., Elizabeth , wife ofMr ^ & UotnaiD » pf KilnwickrPercy Wold FaS . On Saturday last , at Otley , after along illness , Frances , wife of Mr . James FoBte ^ lace % f JJrat

      M ? iS- l ? , ? l & ^ dden , at the house of llL w w ' lhe R f t 10111 ^ S ^ ptbh , aged 31 , Jane Washington , eldest daughter of fiir ^ illiani tiorner , ot Coniston , in Craven . The deceased was a young Jady of an amiable difroosition , and much rejected by a large circle of friends F Samh * 3 i ' ^ «« W Rectory , Catherine iS VvS ! BuxS ^ ' y ° ^ e ^ daughter of ; the Qa ^ aturaayrai ' ttts tiouse in Camoeriand riw , Newcastle , aged 43 , Mr . George Blyth Butler , wh 6

      ZTfvT -r ^ 11 ™* a awungiiislied performer in ihe theatres , of Newcastle-upbu-Tynej Birminghanu as wella ^ spuother provincial stage ' s , and who aliw g a n I .- - 1 gh Praife for his periojmances' at th « ArJelphi theatre in the metropolik and at some other London theatres . Mr . B . Was particularlr eminent in yorkfhire characters , bo& ^ Housaiid comic ; perhaps comedy was most congeiiiar with hi ? disposition ; but in fyke and similar characters heave r had an equal , excepting tfi ^ celebSSd ch £ ^ fSiuS . ^ ^ P ^ . piri ^ wSfforSuigf- Mr * W * m ^

      SiwP ^ fi n S r ^^ P , - ^ , dances finch was unS « L S ^ ^ l * ^ 'l of Dartmouth ^; by whom he had issue Mteen children ; among whom : IS Ch \ lT w ^ ^ ^ artniontV the Jlon ^ ad ? ¦^^^ l ^ . ^^^^^ : m .. . fhe Vrtt « lt ., ^ deeply regretted , Mary wiknt m ^^^ rX ^^^^^ r Same day , at Crott , near Darlington , Elizfth ** . Killing ton , aged 89 years . - ^ ^ . f ^ W In Kingston , Upper Canada , fte infant ^ fta ^ ki ' of Geurge Augustus Scrivenlr ^^^??«^ ter [ lh h

      ESS !** " " ^ * % K | S ^ On Monday Ia 3 t , Miadenly , M ^ WJfiii ^ 'if # immm ^ ix ^^ mmM

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      THE MOVEMENT . MORAL AND PHYSICAL FORGE . MEETING ; AT CUMNOCE . vi A ^ special meeting of the Cumnock Working Men s Association was held on Mondav , the 2 ftb ^ November , to tate into consideration BdepsrS ; Fraser aud Duncan ' s ^ propoxal of a meeting of de' * gat « ^ om all th , Universal Suffrage A ^ ciatS ia . Gotland on the sub j ^ t of moral and phyiicaliforce MHvT ^ ' / v ^ ° ciation , Mr : HQBEkT M'MiLLan , after briefl y mating the obiect of the niming , callvdupoh the Secretary to read FVaser and Duacan a letter , which being d 0 Iie , - called forth expressions from the me ting anything but - favourable to the sentiments contained in tbe letter

      Mr . j , b . Cbawfobd made a few observation * 011 the impropriety of holding the meeting : it present . He could not see the necessity of it ^ . ' ru . n ; ril after the National Petition is presenttd to Parliameht , aad " rejected . He therefore proposed that the inea ^ ng be protested against . Mr . J . Mll / liEB , in a speech of considerable M ngtb ' the courp « of which he read txa- * ft 8 frora Messrs . Fraser and Duncan's speethes ^ ac thfe Palace Yard meeting ,. to prove that they had no ri ^ ht . now to denounce ar * appeal to physfcal force , if cece « - sary , for they then , by their approval of the conduct ot the English Radicals in general , and Mr . O'Coanor in particular , shewed that they were actuated by the Mame . gen . timents , and that the opinions of Mr . btepheos and Mr . O'Connor were the same to-day as they were at that time . He would theretore oppose the inecting bting held on the ground that no locality had the riKht to dictate to anoth ^

      that the National Convention was the only tHbunal that could fairl y discuss the matter . Mr . J . King defended the course taken by th * men ot the north of England , and maintained the right of every man to possess arms . After _ a few observations fr ^ i |; Mr , M CuAE , and otners " , it was unauimously rfeplved—* ' That it k the opinion of this Association j that a meeting of delegate- on the subject of pby « ical force is boti unnecessary and improper at the present time , as the subject ha . s been taken up , and is likely to be brought to a satisfactory arrangement by the Birrniogham Union ; and more particularly as it fnitht have been better taken up , and more ably discussed by the Convention

      of Delegates , on thtir mefcting in London . That this Awociation is further of opinion that a declaration by Sco . land , either for or a ^ ainKt physicahorte , may have a tendency to injure the general cause ; to declare in favour , may induce the Government , and fumir-h them with a pretext for suppressing ( if- they dare ) the meetings of the people , as beingiliegal , and to declare against , in a pubb ' c manner , may embolden them to treat the moral i-tforts of the people with scorn and contempt ; and no longer deterred by a dread of the physical , behind tbe moral , theV may attack the mas . « s lawfully and constitutionally assembled , aod bludge'da them as at Calthorpe-street , or sabre them as ther did at Peterloo . " .

      Ihe metting- being unanimous , np further hi * T cussion took place on the subject , but heard a report of the National and . Delegate Rent Committee , which was highly favourable , tbe money being all subscribed for , and nearly collected ; after which the meeting unanimously called for the Star that the trial of . Mr . O'Connor at Birrainghatrl might be . read , which was done > and gave general satisfaction , only regretting that the decision . wa * not come to ,. The meeting broke up amid expressions highlr favourable to Mr * O'Connor and the Radicals of England . -- ~ .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 1, 1838, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1034/page/5/