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      PEOSECUTlOJi OF FEAEGU-S O'CONNOR , The triple-headtd monster of despotism has begun TO be alirmed in earnest . Perceiving hi * days to be cambered , he i * determiEed to m 3 ie the most o ) csfiie Kaich remain ; and for thi * purpose the practice « f tie-sharp shooters of Trafalgar is being imitated ; tks leaders of the people are being selected with saiirderots precision , for destruction ; in cop * that , £ T « i ret , when thtv are gone , the herd mar be aw re easiiy deal : with . The attempt was first mane

      zo immolate Oastler—it succeeded , k > far as hi ** rain was coscerse ^ , bet rendered him , like SiKsex ; s ais dying rtrugt'le . only . « o nmch the mere strong 70 pall do * 3 ; he pillars of the house of ofprersioa about their ears . Stephens wi < c « ct attempted—but here the villains had . cregsly mis-calculated . The power of truth ¦ end eloquence c& ^ ed them to quail with apprehecsiea , as thtj beheld him also in the

      atti-Tade 01 another Samson , with the sates of Gi . zj on ii « back , laughing their psny tff-rts to iieri * ioq . Still deeper is the mordacaiion they are coomed to s-iperience , &g the result of their temerity in provoii ^ f a third rencoenrre . Th * champion with whom trey have new chosen : o grapple is the proprietor of thi .- P ^ per ; and it ¦ will indeed £ 0 hard if he doe ? tot leave them c « u » e biUer ' y to rne the day they meddled wita zim .

      Ice fcllowing law report frcra the Si'n . will ~; ve < nar readers nearly as m-cL infermati 02 . as w e cave about the matter : — CF . Iiil .-ijLL lXrUiULi . !' . " ! :. — TV . Z r-CEES r . j ^' . T . GCS U LoX . VfS . _ The ATT ^ axET-GEXEIUL h :, d been iiwhxcte ^ to mov . . vTiraif U » 1 m « c-iu >« KtiiT a Criminal liil r ; :. aiioa jsioa ' i ;! s < t be £ i » J aptin * : Kru- ' eu * O'Coiin-r , :-r . yrz-ux < ' sir Sertitem So .- ? -n » jaw' , ; or * hi * ' , on the Gu ^ rjiar . ! ,. f the - «* 01 t * e U . iioj o ; War ^ li ^ vrin Wi . is ' uirc . h a ^ p-are ;} tr tar a £ d-ria beV .. thi I t « r > . bny * hai run away fn-m ihr wurkaoas ? , liU ou Vim ir . u-a { b ~« K k ; .-r tij n ^ au ' oi ~ -j . ee , » er * punished tj btv ; g fed up .. u bread anj •^ o . Ti wry jrert it th- nra » , at \ hey w-re at th- p ? e-: * e : monient . in ets-i hea ' . lh , tnd i : f ' rr-. it-d lite ( jrouuJt ^ crx f-r the lib- ! , which st »>? that a wit ; - boy . who ba . ran ^ - . T- -j , B-. i Wn tTiiuec in ca- < : the ' : ;« cf ! LC ¦^•¦ TESu . Cv , icd lit-r-. Uv <> U . Tv-d to fi .-aiL ; li . a : Vl . : •<• h-• disd fee " cad actBailj eaten tvro o ; his hacrm % ul lb * fl - » a ^ v ; -i las arm . Ever ; uat ul tke&r » u . lemeiiU »^ v-tuvcn &rc : i » j . ro'J 3 r—T . kf a rcle .

      " since the above repcr : was receded , we hare re-Cc ; re <} at tbi .-i oS . ee a copy of the n ; ie , from which we learn that the case i * to be proL-reded with en - Wednesday , the Twemy-iDurth day of April -E-tAEt . " \ N e hav- little to say apos thi * rmxipenr c-aire at present , farther tfea . 11 that i : :. couc-hrd in the Vamc ? rrle of lriciery ana cowardice wiica caarac : erisr > £ ai "V \ kig prm » rc 3 tios . < and procreaics * . Why are die * , ; proceeding * dirccurd again * : Mr . O'Conkok ? He was not in Leris at the time » .-. en this aKeced iocl was inserted , a :. d had co meacfi or opportunity cf preventing its iiistraos had he been » o dL < pc > ec . Tie paltry wretches are do doubt aware that the proprietor of a new . * oa-er has seldom anr absolute

      eoa over its cos'ena , ^ . tail evenf , ther mu » t cave known tha :, from the very nature of Mr . 0 Coxmdb ' s labour * - in ail para of the coantrvyn * i < impoi-ible for him to exerc . oe any guch controul . "Why did they not file their information against the editor , or , as i ? r . suai iu prosecutions for libel , against the printer and publisher ? Simply because it would have rendered no e 5 et-are service co tieir totteiiug pile of rottinats * . to immure bv

      perjary and sabsraadon thereof—those whoie j . Iice * cocld be ea-: Sv filled up—while , if by anv process of despcr * tc wickedness they c-ouid procure cfa . e imprisonment » f O'Connor , tb «? y hoped thertV . T lo striie a dan « p oa the ardour of the opprcsitu ftragglers for liberty , which might , for a-ahiie % i i * 2 = t » recard the progre ** af their march . Sfcort-¦ lighted fools ! Should they aceoiKpii / n their ; arpo < e . they bat acceUr&te the doom which in any ti * e is certain !

      "rtat tucy posidvt ly declare every one of the p :. rdeajajx conu . i-ed in th * libel to be false . Ai . d a * i proof taa : they itow them to be false they pro-¦ i ^ ea bv crn : ti ; ial i / i / ormaliun , % rhich denies to the ati-Eied tr . e oppurtuairy of proving that kis aiscrdon . " are trn * . : The public w ; li inow how to es ^ mate ¦ cj . isciovs iiuii , ce : ice ij » e lh ~? . Had lit * - GLiarciais iaowri nat the charges ecataitw 13 the " aragraph , whick they choose to caii iibellous , were false , they would have sought oat the real Accuser , ana cav ^ fcrj-d that accaser to the proof , bat instead

      cf that , iHfeig sworn that the libel it " false and ^ taadaloaj , " they proceed again * : an indkidcal who caey rcctt iave kaowa had cothing 10 do with it icd they proceed agai = it h . m ia « ueh a way zs to preclude him from the right of brinjrin' forward the author * of tne paragraph to prove its truth . ' ! . ' Of cocrre the public are aware that in - onr editorial capacity , we are obliged to appropriate , aad depend apoa the acearacy of , informatir . a derived - . " rcm a great variety of sources , all thrcagh the cojEtry ; ofren without time for making much t-r ; qair \ as to the attaal truta of what i * nent tn n «

      ITsder sack circumstance : ; it would no ; bc surpri > in £ .: , wi ± all the precaatioE wc caa ase , ne Vere : omet : aits deceived into the insertion of mis-.-ti .: eine ! it > - . Thi » is a thing which frequently and unavoidably ooi-urs - « ith all cew ^ papers , and wheaerer any such error has been pointed onr to as , we have never manifested the « sliyhte » t reluctance to ufford aa arErieved party all the redress in our power , by iustantiy publishing any necessary explar : atioK or contradiction , and if it appeared that w * h ^ d been inteBtionaliy misled , we never hesitated to sr . re ud our informant .

      We should not have deviated from this course of proceeding ia the ease of the Warminster Guardians had they chosen , as any hoae * t men would , to apply to C 3 absac the matter . But the Poor l ^ w Coma :: s * ioaers , their myrmidoDS , and their friends , the "Whv Govrrsrapntj are not to be expected to do any thing lie huaes : men ; we fee ! , therefore , no sarprise at their having waited for almost

      half-a-7 £ * r aiur ue puolication of the libel bt-foreiaiing ary aotice . of it—and then proceeding , not by action for aaniajjis against the editor or priHter , butty criminal In / urination against jEiBGCS O'CoNKOB . Some might think it strange that this action should sot have been thooght of until Mr . O'Connor ' s position in the Coaveatioa had rendered him donViy formidable to the Government—to u . < it ipptars a verj natural coastqnence .

      THE T \ YO THIEVES . ' AT the period of our writing this ( Thursday cooa . ) w- have received no information of any result to the trial ef strength between the two robber fictions in the House of Commons . The debate was eonrimed last * ight , aad will , in all probability , be resume to-nighu We hare not thought proper to fill omt column ? , or weary our readers by « . of tie ponderous , long * puD , speeches which the srickerg--to and expector » -of , office and plunder have aiie on the occasion .

      Tfee best is that of Sir Robert Peel ; who , properly remind * the Government that ( inaumachas they rerirted tie motion for aa enqairy into the - -a . dmi » i » tr * uon of Lord Glknelg in Canada Decani * * Tote of censure on one section of the Government cece *« m ] jr implied the censure of the « hole , * sd tfeey woald not deaert their colleague , ) it was ratber too had to apply 0 Be principle to an expre *« on of approTal and another to one of din-&ppr * ral : that the elxp-trap resolution of Little Lord John could not , therefore , be separated from its operation en the whole gorenunent of which _ Ix > rd Nobhanb ? vras ameaaber .

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      TO READESS . & COEKESPONDE . NTS . ! 0 HN EOi'ERTY . MAJiCHESTER . —We are fully aware cl " tie rocuuvri . ittscc 10 wbicli he , and all otir oih « T »^^ j . t » » re sufcj * ctet— - nd » je ufcing rvtry raping % o revueiy ii . But he ii not sr < i ( of OU S inconvpnienoc « . He 8 » v » , '' Sure'y . now at the end of eight or ten wcrJu , we hjv e a rigbt to expect that tho denianc * sh . juld be mci br SDcb an increase of ^ itker mechanical or otluiT power , » ' » the eocrgoncy requires . ' ' If-Mr . D . nflVct * a . moiurEt , t ? ¦ R-iU * t d » c « * e « that " ei ^ Dt nr ten week * "' afford but a y « y limited pericvd fcr the incfeailnp of the ui »^ c > . inic » i power " ' o f * ne «« paj . <> r jiriniing rffic-, « h . eu tkat 14 mcMt . fi ' m ** a . » g , &s jb war c&srrt \ be eutir ** suVsMtntion rvf NE % v luaccmery for old . ] t w * i hiipGxeible for n .- , u . Set 1 micbine that would au *« -er our pnrpo » e without b . iv ' mg a n ? x one built . Ttto * e wb , o have been like cirpumstknreii . know lcU wrll that they mn » t teexir ^ tuelv lucky if ih > y ea . i pet a lpt niacbine . the * in-- we require , in le » a iemi thn-e ; niinU > . Ta ^ n the prciuUes xe bad kere incnfiiV . aut fur uur incr > -a > ed vttr . ! s—znj we have had topnrcii » s teaai » " . n out cf the styjinmR premUe * , • nd aUef ih-ai i > r our iur ;» ' <« . Kur the lasi

      tt-. Tim we haw had tb > - p ' &ee filled with l > rxkla \ frs , joiners , jiliu-t ^ -reri , & . z < tr ., ^ r . 'paring tlia L'liice lur the Tfc- ; r ; on rf the New Marhirn ; and , a : n ; . ! st aJ ! thr ? ( Vith ai . d u ' . rt , wiiii htTy , cftbA' -qurDl » b Uorir ojwralijnn , we have kaj to pet t-Kt th- ' Slur , yTintitiji uior *' . vrerkiv , tLan w-re tver s ^ iit out <> 1 * a }> ap » r our i-ize , fruu t single p ; uii . ip m ^ cliu . * -, in th- world . The wr . nder and iiury r-Ue-viiib c » is . that we h :. ve ben pr .:--Med to snrijlv th- demand a- we .: sj we have . If Mr . Dohertv wai in innxin at ti . e , i \ ce for a sliifci-- Keek , and itee furLimse ' . l th * « -X " rtion « ceci- » sary t- > be niade—tbe more than hor » c-» nrk iLat thf ne : i have In p . Tf . jrm—and the nther di--al > aor ; . 2- ' » we , a "UT nndrr , hi » surprise would be on the o : u > -r xi'V . In some iu > -U > acn < the meri ciniifc . ed w :: h tiie ;' -in : ir . i o : the yn-fV iarc had to w > . rk ' mt furi \ - elcht hnu ' s c-ntiaiiuiisly . A Aeek or two , however , ; . oi-, wil ; set \ ia ail right ; r . liii * re *;< ct . WE ; . \> ERT : hi aJdrr ** r . f Mr . 0 "Cr . nnoi to the Elector * ani Nnt-KlerMm ut Ajrsliire . srhiie at the * jme tiuir-¦ » c k » ve niji » ui ) . tn : t lor » : * f . ng thzt , deeiHf : hU friend . IliUir Crii ji . in -.,-e t \ - \ , h- r .-v .-es , ind wi » hts the Ea . V ; -. s-ecclss in Lwvirt-jcus 1 : 0 Jeriakiiiit .

      Mr . J- c mp ' : i . a ofh : s p- ;> r-r * bving stopped- We Cfimp ' ain 0 ! tie KUtpiiM b ^ mz » i . p' ^ d . Hv' mn * t in ' . a : ur .- p ^ y in advar . ee , aA , o : jcj deceived , « e never tvhtije agiin . OLD HvjIDhL'll is too much ola Hunairun ; fortw . " * * SilEETuJt ias oestcis a ceart-renoin ^ ca » e of i ' oor Law cru ^ itj . Caii he refer us to ai . v t ** . ' ^ -- ? L » b ** ^^ r . ie ^ wi . . wir . c ' sfi-ni ibe tru ' -h ul " hi- > t .. r \ ? ll ' » . ' . it » Li " : it- ' f-. rt :, tothe r ti- — but - « -t- r ,.-vrT yuViii ' u liiytt ' . nn " iliioul i « -Lnj well a-. iin-J ( , f it , tr > .: h . Gud hn " i > iu > : ; " m d ; d ' The > -0 T ikiiJ . G ^ ' ^ rta » ed w oy _ d si ^ ri U o : uUc tv' lack uur adve-cacy . "JL ' . 'tj jja ' c in hoiit-stT , anl c . » -ed ir . truth , " w ? d ^ y ths D . ' \ -i :. and all hu is . " , Crui : ui >» ioner-, Gua : i ;; iii > , J'r ^> -cu : ur 3 . sn-i aii . A . W . > :. -. ( ULAN :. ex : Aeek . J . G ; LL < jTT —7 i . ink a marhsur . ca ' . i-i * f _ . r Sle ^ iheL * ' * Plates , liaiU'br . rii ' s h ^ v ^ bj ; \^ i berii M-ut . MR . jRtLAXD . —He h : Uj . ; a :: ct-I » it : c !! t to the iu > lrucUui : * ci-. vn .

      A M ' Wiiir . EK—Tr . e 5 ut ? tance of ihe coaioianiration tu * 'liic : i li-rrkTs , rei . uve 1-. uie i'hi ; amhro | ii » Ls LeJge , *< < in -i ..- ; i » i . 1 : 11 a . i i . j » icti iiuer-. ed Sie uti-k i" . w ^» » .. t . ;! : ; hi . a b- . ; . r'Leivru m liaie . Qo ? . i . tiiucat :-11 ^ il : * iat kiii ! &a .. u ' .-i Kt-ver be . lel ^ ved L " - \ - > ni ; 1 Kcid » y , ^ r itic > » ic » ure to be curtailed , and prrlupa " :: L , ; etuer u ^ .: f . ed . J . H .-W ? Jl ; ui-t r > -c » " . ve hit ref . or : . f the fr . iivitie * ff tb .-I ' Ltyai . ! . •¦ ¦ y-uiet . l ( . ' riler •_! Ai . ci' -at ^ i-j . hrrde * .- ^ , " i ^ ri ^ uu li . ^* of ^ l . Hist ., M . I t .-o i- * te 1-. r uur i ** i uu . uber , si- ! it i ? fcjrr y ' . _ , t' u . C aa- ^ taie 10 be r . uw rr ^ arj » .-d * . » ^ -irx . OC . H La . Ni . ; Mi ; SE A I . E . NT > » L ; revive their Kjieciuii-iKi i . t the 1 ' vi . v , iiii' -n : ro ^ i Mr . A . iir » wooO- t ' iL !; E ^ . iRL , : : ¦ ,-.. . \ .-i ll . t . k . —\ V . rcctriir-d h : < letter on tie i ' lh 0 ' -U _ TC ! . « -: tb t-r-Jrr i II t !) r- >"¦ - «• . Cilice f . r l-i » 3 d . lJ- » p 2 j .--r » hav ,- t ^ eu vnt !> , < m thu . flire rc ^ i * . Ar ; ; : tiiTM i . c \ .- iio [ > . en TeceiveU , t * e ijiUa ; ti . -U i ^ : Vtc Guii-rii t ' uaVV U-i : ^ ' '

      lHH P . ' -r --. K t » . Vr . hf . c :., N-. r- . -r ' . Is ' e ol W ^ Vj , «• -,,., orj » -ie- ; tu > c Mf ^ t lur =. ii » .:- » . uiiiv , u . Jt ;»» luUUi-r order * . A RcL ^ bE-R . — HU yoetical " Aidreiu to hex ilaj-stv" doe . « cj ; » u :: uj » . A Cil _ iKT ;* T . — v \ k , } .- Tic . t s . aVe > uch ftatrB . ent 8 a » are cuauiiue-. ! ; u ha l-iier in aiioii _\ uji-u . anthorilv . HARRY i-i ; . \ TO >' . : iii : K . mi ^ LY b ( V , » ii ; m > t ( -nit nr . r C' .. a : i ; n » . 'be > ulj-Lt aj .-d ; h- » ei . lmic :. ; are gou ^ , tui lis- puet . 'T' i » "uuiuw ; 4 at u .-i ; irreijt . MS . " i " . vv !; v " s A « 2 ire «« u , the 1 ' n ' . e ncii week . jAilSsWi'lTiliEAlJ ilci . NLiV . —Welin : n .. tu , » l . rtiOi > s ' ietterK on j « ri-a » : . 'i .-tj m * Tbe J ^ ci .- wl ::.-i . he w , ' » :, i-s to m . kr pubiw are , u > al h-r i »> , » iA i : u ,, a sitk ^ u ! , for

      T !* iiT : _ T 1 ; -Ij year * , and thai , without 1 i » vi : jj ; inlriujj-d ii . y I-Q " , he h »» uwn exauced , because ihiMiioT * ci .. .. or tu ai .-ee tniX h ^ . la ^ -1 ja _ ru « i t wa « U-udcred or . i ul tuu;—li"j ^ b in e ro-nr > Ma * oJi . _ -rvrf at thr club k-. i . * . ? ,. n ih . yri'Ver day , aJiil ^^ eWe ibe > u . iii e »» of tu .- club vta « conciuled . rie thiui , it a \^ id ci ^ se ; ?<> do we ; but a . i l defK-nJj-ip ^ n whtther the ruie ^ of the dul » p # cii \ an \ } . in : cu 5 ar in . ar after wh : c " n n ^ j . m-n ts l \ . *\\ b .- In ' jiieif * .., xni J . VT . was a / ier thatti . T . c , the o ^ c ^ rs are right t .. eo .-. TCir ihe Juki . . M . . XY VF Ol'U AGt . M . v g-nt tLeir Lite r * of credit payable — da _\» tittr > utit ; they canu't i > e aware of tiie if . c < . n-TfUi-:: te . V ~ i . Ws iU < i ^ r . — . this mtrlhcc e ! wiidina th-: r : non-y rai : ^> s . We « haU in future tharce them ¦ K- ^ th the experse .

      STLPHESS'S DEKESCK KUND . Fa ^ br ^ tlier ' s i aiTuf L ' . fe , kin : imuutt of C avha . ii j > ibscriptiu « ^ , '• 10 0 J' hn Clocpti V > uri !»\ i ij § A foraier Rcbtcriptinii ni IT * . jCd . haij ^ fi i :. by the >» . "i : f partv . aiid acunnwi .-djfd iut iroM } . C . h ' artiey , * b-m d u » f V . — ii J . C . Wcrt ' irv . Fr ..:: i L--n . hl > .-r-Jt . j ; h ' . 4 JT ]? KruDi Si . ^ t ^ Lead ] o 0 * > n > m Uu . Lern ] i 2 3 i >/ ..-: « L t ^ ' . Vhuum v i u f , )"" ri in Ca » . '!« OvjiiiiB K ti . a 0 i 0 H " ' . r- yd . Ku ::-ury d < n T"i .-ni »» Ii-rd , do 0 0 9 *>' .-oiii Cru « - ; e . » fi : "f koriir-, ; + r ^ , ^ and Staiiton , W ^ ite bear lut ,, Done = * -er 0 1-i 0 By s-jiue acciiect ih ; f jtbi-i fiotice b ( llii » um w « O ^ lltLrJ .

      To AGENTS . —If ocr Agents wculc wnd in their order-, for aiiv F-. ' -tra-. u thrj iua > « ar , t . ¦ « coolii wraa tieuj m the p »* ce " . wi : h tb- y : ute- -1 •;¦ .- v " .,:, T > i , t : or .. JOHN ^' ' > s . — ' . "> e c * :. uut pullinh tjc ^ ntc . uteaienu acaingt ' . aC ' . v . ' uli . & A I ;} sGRAr > . rn . Crime .-W ^ cann-. t ia « € rt the f > ar-aim . ph Irrn : Hr < Hnjoncwik- tbu- i .-uO ' -J . - THE Al-r . Kt .-S of the Step ^ -r ,- CmmiUeo to the Clrrgv of a 1 Dt-ni ; u :: i < iii"ijs r * ext » ecx . WE H . WE BEES r ,-, ; u ^ H t .. «< j lh » t Mr . Charle . C .. Blif . r . d-.-gate 10 A-htc : i- ! ihc » r-L \ n .- ir . m Leed > . wi ' . lbe ha ' . in " to »~ i tt ^ e R » . Vij , f :. iai : chc-teT , nt their meeiial ; rcM . n :, on 1 cr * iiv cvtnir . g iieic

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      Wednesday , April 17 . R 0 BBCBY . II ' alter PaJgetvzs indicted for having stolen a large quantity of stuik , print ? , calicoe * , ludinna frood * , aud otner articles , the property of his master , John Aveii 8 . There wag a second count charging him with stealiug the goodt , without stating hiin to be th * servant of the prosecutor . Mr . Hill and Mr . Ikuhau -were counsel for the prowrcution ; aud Sir Ghegoiit Lewin and Mr . Hall defended tbe prisoner . Mr . Hill briefly slsaed th * ca « e ; and the witnesses were ordered out of court . The following eviuence were exdniiued : — John Avens . —I am a stuff merchant , and carried

      on busmen , wholemleand retail , in Camp-road and Upperhead Row ; I was assisted by my wife e . nd Miss Reeves ; the prisoner was my s '^ op-bov four or fiv ed a quantity of pnnts , muslin . * , staff * , wo ' r . sted ladings , and other

      tnirgs ; some of this property I have since seen at a shop in Lady-lane , occupied bv WiUtcr Ptvdget : Child and Thompson , pulice-oiiicers . were then then ; 1 never sold the pri .-wntr any ^ uod « . Cross-examined bj Sir tiin . uuiiY Lnvi . s . —1 have ptrhapt served hall a . dozeu umes at tk ^ sliop in Civmp Field during the last iwelve months ; we took .-to-konce r year , sometimes oftener ; 1 have not the book containing the stock as tnkeu in JantiHry last ; 1 believe there is an account , but I cannot : produce it ; 1 never took stock iny ^ l in Camp Head , but 1 ha . d seen five pieces .. ( Fer > i ins in the "hop about two mouths ago , cud 1 inn not aware I th ; :: auy of them had been sold ; I never sold any . I i have also . « een some six-nuarier merino th ^ r .-. but

      I do a ^ knov . " Kmvj mnch , r . ur do 1 know how much ha .-Deen sold sine- ; I manage thi ' warehouse in L ' pperViead Row ; [ never was a bankrupt , but m ; wle an assignment iu lbJo " . 1 owed ut thnt timu to tin ? Vork » U » re District Bank i . ' 1-l . OiX ); on which they haw been p ; aa 10 s . in the pouna ; there bus not been n dhidena p ; dd to the geliernl Ci'editcrs . Thnt is the bus . ness ot my trustees not rniLe . j hare uot . since iu . ide an agre . 'iiiei . t , but gave a bill of sale to Mr . linker ; 1 u ^ ver sent any goads , or anything cl > e to F . i-siit-r , the whole of which wiu » . 't-tu ' rued . I had bo : ro * rd some mont-v of him , and gave him a bill

      ol s : iie as s . cuiity . The bill « . >! sn ; e w ;» . < made in December la > t , f .. r £ ln ) ; 1 was-in the cause list at the last a . « -iz-- > , but was unsuccessful ; the ^ ood > referred to iu the bill of sale were commitl > -d to the cu .-t <> dy n ( Mr . AJawson , who held the bill of >; ile purt o ; the lime : Walter Paiiget ii--ld the bill of saie i-art of the time , aud had con ' -ruul over the go < . ds ; uut only the goods in the s .: op , bu ; ihe hoiisuiiold luruitiit- ; my dwelling- house ; -. nd shep juin together in Ca : np-roa . J . Ihe nume oi Jonn C-jckcroft , jun .. is on thewjr ^ houss in I ' pperhead-row ; J carry on | bu-siu-ss there lor him aul for my .-eif a . iM > ; 1 can Eive no reason whv my name is nut on the warn

      iiuii .-e ; I havt * not had it there : ur many years ; I might owe £ 200 or £ &JJ at ihe time the bill of saltwas made ; 1 will swear 1 did not owu jtfiO'j ; 1 cannot say how much was owing to . ue in America ; 1 had nothing to do wnb sending any p r < on t ' . ere to collect the debts ouiug to me Vlier .- ; 1 cannol say ho-s much there •* as owiiig—it Miigl . t be t . r , O'JO or t > . ( Xti ) ; 1 do not ilonk tl 5 eirusti-e > : ire anything uut "I pocket by > ei ; ii '; iig to Aintricn ; the bill of sale was settled in January , and w ;» s mace in December ; Tovii . H < lv ; the bil : vras made t _> Fiesher ; who « uvc

      i : to Mawsou , a b ^ ilin , aud htijook . p >* . srfsik » a nnder it , in January ; after Mawiton had taken possension , Walter Padget became tie depoxitory of she iiill ot fale until it wns settled ; the payment to Fie > her w , 'is made by bills , so t ! mi ibe » -ho ! r of the £ \ bO hiis not yet been puid ; > oine of the bills which were to sinail amoULts . have been taken up ; I have only given him one bill for £ 50 , » Lien i » MiU runniUfi " , the co ^ . ^ ¦ . able took p « i ;>» . '?> io : ; of the bill o [ . » : » le when he apprehended U ' tiiter 1 ' ndjjet ; 1 w ; ts a dealer iu damage . ! g-. odr , but nu ' . to a iar ^ e a : uuciit ; I had ; i prosecution here about three years ago , but I wo ? not present .

      A ' oag exaimnii ' . ion ensued , as to the m&nneT of tills Mr . Aveus had drawn , the questions in u'hich he ( ieclined to answer ; as well as to the time and the reAsou R-hy bis name was taken from the prei :.:.-ev in Uppirhead Row . He afterwards admitted that his name was taken dowu two or three months as ; o ; he had cea » ed to deal in camlots for months ago , but the sijrn to that eSect vr&g uot removed then ; it was about the time he gave the . bill of sale to F . esher . Tbe housekeeping expenses are

      pro-\ icied lor by ? .-. le . s at the shop in Camp Ruad , hn > : byno other means ; no goods have ever , to my knowludjie , been sent out of that shop to raitse money . 1 kept no account of housekeeping expi-n- 'es , but my wile kept an account ot ^• rtles in the * hop . There were spirits used in my house , but not to a large amount . 1 did not vse much mv » ell . I do not kuow that any person fetcLed these spirits ; perhaps Walter 1 ' ft . dget might have been sent sometimes , 1 cannot say itiat J'adget was put in poj ^ vmou because I objected to have a bnihll'in the buns .-.

      Re-examined by Mr . Hill . —1 I , ad nothing to do witi : the dividend to the g ^ neraJ crcditi-r .- ' . in l ^( i ; thnt rested with my trustees . Thoiiias \ SawfUQ to > jk pt . ss-ssioii of the property under the bill of sile ; he i » abisLiiff ; he h : td no assistant ; he diiiej at my house , but slept at home . My balance sheet was mar ; e out by Mr . Yonng ; he w ,-. s en ^ asre-j b y the trustees . Ihe bill of sale was not mentioned in tbe examination belore the Mngi » tnvte ^; it was iu tbe possession of Child , the constable ; other papers were produced iu court , bui not the uill of sale . Jobii P *< i ^ et , father ot tbf . uristmer . I am a

      earcei ^ er , and re .-ided in the be *; ii ; iiiug cf this year at j Liule London ; Walter resiitu vnth me ; I left i Little Louden and went to Lady Lane , on the j Tueaday before Good Friday ; my wife took the , house ; there was a written agreement ; tLerc was [ a shop atmclied to the house which was occupied by i Waller ; he sold prints , merinos , stuff .- - , cottony , and other things ; 1 had nothing to do witk that » lmp ; ' 1 remember Child and Thompson corning on Good tridny ; they took a hnckney ccach full of goods ; j away , part ol which came trom MaLchesWr , and '' part wure purchased from Mrs . Avenn and Mis * , llecveg ; i did not see the purchase , but my sou

      to : a me so . Cro > examined by Sir G . Lewix . —They also tcok some papers away ; ihe account of goods booght ( rum Mr . « . Avei , * and Miss Reeves" \» ns ajDoijgst tbe > « paper * . a > Veil as the iu voice from Maucbester ; 1 first saw the invoice from Sin . A vens wrien they broke his box open and t <> ok them away . In consequence of the death of the la ' . e Tbriin-ts Kirby , my suns came into possession ol a legucy ot £ S each in February ; we received £ bii , and Walter took £ 4 U to Manchester , to purchase goods . The goods in the shop , as well those from Manchester , as tk . o * o purchased from Mr > . A vens , were

      exposed in the window and at the door ; there was to concealment in « nv part . Part of the goods had been exposed in Little London before we left there . I had lent Walter £ 20 at different times previously , and his brother George had also lent him £ 20 . " j advauced him £ 4 to pay tUe valuation of the fixtures in the sbep ; during the time he was with Mr . A vens he paid hLs wages to his mother ; I have ha 1 iiim \ miiei my eye all his life , an > i he has always been a very K °° < i lad . He was , brought Up to tlii * bujsiue * s by Air . Avens , B y Mr . Hjll . —1 never saw a parcel of goods in j the neu-roos : a . t Little L > ndon . !

      By tl <; Colkt . —1 was nut charged by Mr . Aveus i for this robbtrry ; they wanted to bring me ill for tke I house , but could not . James Child . —I am a policeman . I searched . ' ndget's hou « e in Litdy Lane , on Good Friday ; j Tnomp « on was with me . We found tbe old man , ' Jobn Padget , there ; I after * urd *; ojind VVaJteKAnrf NViiliam tiiere . On-searching , I f ; und goods in j the shop , on the uruund floor , which , wert : claimed j by Mr . Aveus , 1 took tb . « n away , and have them in my possession . 1 found no goods np stairs . I broke open a box , and took away some books and papers ; the paper * now produced were found there . 1 gave up tbe possession of ibe papers to Pickering . I asked Walter it he b ;; d an invoice of the property

      in the sru > p , and what we had taken away ; he s- id he had , and produced fro ; a a jacket-pocket up stairs some Manchester invoices ; he s .-iid these were not invoices of the whole ol tbe goods , for hehad bonght of Mrs . Avens , and that invoice we had got b-fore . He caul no one wa > present but themselves when he bought goods of Mrs . Avens , and he had nothing to shew except the paper which I had got , and which was in his owa handwriting . 1 told him 1 bad found aboat £ 10 in his box , and he said there < hould be more thau that , but perhaps hi * father had got it . [ The two Manchester invoice * were produced , and were to the amount of £ 29 6 . ' . 6 d . They were made out to John Padget , in consequence of his living at Lifafte Loudon . ]

      Crosjwxaniined by Sir Gregory Lewis . —I never saw the bill of sale produced till this day . I handed out the paper * to Avens ' s man , Pickering , who opened them and looked at them . I never saw the paper opened ; I never saw it till this day ; 1 do not know that it was prodnced before the magi . * . ^ tTates . When before the magistrates , PTek « riDlf wte dtavad to produce all the papers % & , hid received from me , and so far as I know he did . I searched several house * , and brought away mch goods as were claimed by Mr . A Venn . I never nrnde use of any bad language to any of the family . One of Padget ' s daughters had a gown on which wa * claimed by Mr . A vens , and it is here covr . I was not reprimanded by the magis trate * for allowing the witnesses to go together to examine the goods . 1 went to Walter Padget , after all was carried to gaol , to ask him a question ; I went at the request of Mr . Rawsou ' s clerk j 1 wag told by Mr . Head thai I had done vrroDir ,

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      SirGHFGORY Lewi * : How long hare you been a constable ? Child : Seventeen or eighteen years . Sir Giusgojry Leu'in : Due * not your experience during that rime tsach yoa , that you had gone farther titan you had any right to do i Child : 1 believe both you and me go farther than we have any right to do sometime *—and all for the ends of justice . ( Laughter . ) Charles Thompson , a policeman , deposed to the same facts an Child had done ; adding , tli . it Walter told him he had bought goods frequently of Mrs . Avens : on one occasion , he had bought to the vaiae of £ [) , Jor £ 4 ; he said ho had taken tbe goods home ; he had removed them both night and day . This witness produced several children ' s books , and a pair of gloves , which had been taken from Walter ' s box . The goods were then brought into Court for identity .

      A discussion took place between the Learned Counsel on both sides , SirGntuonv Lewix contending that the prosecutor ought to make a selection of the piece * on which he intended to proceed . Mr . Hill , on the contrary , argned that they wiTe not so bound , which was concurred in bv the

      Re-, i Dinah Reeye * . —I have been employed by Mr . Avens , as assistant in his shop . I nave examined the good- * now produced , and identify a piece ol Indiana , which was ticketed by myself , a ; Mr . A vens ' s request , about Christinas . On alter wards wanting th : tt piece fana customer , I asked th . ; prisoner what had become of it , aud ho saiu he haa said it . We always take ott' tUe ticket when we sell gooiis . There is . a piece of worsted cheque , wtijth wjw also ticketed by me , a piece of blacx lasting , and a piece ol black Saxony . I had seen the black goods in the siiop after Christmas . L never s-o'ld thir prisoner any goads excepc once , about two years ago , to the amount of 3 i . 4 d .

      Crois-exHtniued by Sir G . Lkwix . —Those ar * the things which I identified be . ' ure tae magistrates ; 1 will not swear that 1 did uot ^ ay- before the magi * - uales 1 had uot seen t ' -e goods for twelve mouths . Mr . Avsns deals iu damaged good * . 1 h : tvf known Walwr employed toamke purchases ; ataong otuer things ( soine spirits ; these wcre tor Mr . Avens , 1 suppo s e ; ! no uot know how many tinic-i ; he has not been employed to sell ; he never had to my knosvledge any authority to carry ^ oods out of trushop , except what wer « sold to customers , which he lias done frequently , sometimes in tbe night ; he ims been in the habit of selling ' in the . shop . When belore thrt magistrates , 1 saw a woman named Helli-* eil ; 1 remember the bill of sale , and saw Mawsou iu possession ; I was not present when it was given

      Co \\ ultsr . 1 believe I have seen the bill of sale ^ nce this matter has been under ¦ enquiry ; I never saw it in Padget ' s hands , but I have seen it m Pickering ' s hands ; I saw Pickering on the day the prisoner w » s apprehended ; but 1 can't s iy that I Si \ v the bill ol sule on that liny ; . 1 may have seen it since . I was present in January when the stock * a * taken ; Mr . Mawson took tiie stock ; he took an aciount of all there wa <; 1 swore to tins piece » : Indiana , when before tue magistrates , as merino , md I now swear to it as India :. a . Mr . Avens is a large dealer ia damaged goods ; they arw equally well to be identified as the others . Myself and bin . Av-ns went together to call upon Mrs . llelliwell ;

      it was last Thursday ; I Iwlievo *; ie was b ; -f . ro the ' . nagistMtes as a wuue-s for Wnltor ; we went in con-sequence of . soiuotnug we h . il lizard she had said ot Mrs . Avens . Wn ' tall h ^ : ii she was not i-itreful of wh :, t she s . u . l M ^ r . Av-u * would buve ^ oint- redress . Mrs . Avens and ? : iys uf exaraiued t ) ie good .- alter we had beeu before ' . C- magi » traU-s ; we were taken i . y either Child or Thompson ; Child was 'here some part of the time ; we weht at Mr . Awns :. request ; Mr . Avnis did . aot go wiili us ; he and Mr . Cuili came into the rjoai wi . ile we were th-re . Mrs . Helliwell Irid said something which was very wise about Mis . A \ eu > ; she charged Mrs . Avens with diunkenne .-s .

      E 1 . Z 4 A \ -. u * . —lam Hit ) \ Mi «> ol John Aivu ; I attend tn th > - ah . ip in Cam ; i Knad . I i-lvntily s .. m ^ ptecen of ^ ri Hii aiii rmiMoD in . ' .-n .. j , as well a- vj : jf Ii () iU ,. r colours , now \> r » - ducej , a » tbe prop « rty ol Mr . Avfiti ; tt . tfy woic ncki-teti hv njy ^ cll ; wo tske thn tickets wKl-ji . vr svll ih-m . 1 uad Mrve ' r * ilj the i > ruoiit > r any good .- *; the pa ; H-: ji liuvr produced are 11 . hi ^ haud wriiiiijf . fr ( . « . i-r'x : uu : aed by Sir GRK (; oRv Lkvti . v . —Walter and Miss K-evr . urrrsd princip all y in tUo ; > hi -. ( i ; I was Ullly there i ! C < a . * loiiull > . whHii there « er >! rnuru cimtoiuera tll » i thi'V omld »» rvi- ; thin was frequently in . ' cue ; we huld a fiofi ' l many pi . xen ol Indiana , Mierirm , nnd other go « ii : s , iu tt . c course of ay . iar ; it wan our invariat . li > practice to tnk « ihe tickits . 11 » old good *; 1 kuuA- th > -i »> ( food * by the ticki !!» b > 'inj 5 on . «•«« . they ofl' I « hould not know ttiem ; I believe Vi ali ^ r kin- ays took the tickets ( . fl ' wouj when he » oM them ;

      taereis iiuthuiif but thu pi-ice « n th . v titkrtu ; I never sold any ( joo . 1 . 4 , exept in the shop ; 1 nt'ver received orders to senil £ oo ( l « out ; I Lave never been pressed lor minify , liavmn uttru }* lmd u < uiucU aJ I ue * od . 1 : uu not required lo Irll )'"" wnerrt 1 uot it . \ got ii by n . > ilir « tr-ioOs in cne shop , and in mi other way . We li . ive hoiui > iiiu-i > dst-UangKd gwuda lur tht-r fi >} . U ; w * mM otiu ; rthii > Knbt > 8 iJe- <|> rinu » iid uiKrino-. ; ali th < : Krtic !«» wo *>\ d in tut- » i » ip wi ; have been in the habit " I exrhat . jjinrf tor other f < o <> ds ; I will » w .- » r 1 n < ver exchanged jjo .. Jn fur brandy ; 1 alnajs Kot th .- lull value for the gco'js we exchanged ; Nlio R «*« n n » vi : r went out with K " o >! . to i nhang-, » lie had uo iiteil . I never sent the |> ri « , ii , 'r out to seil or fxchanije fee' •» . I went tn Mrs . Hel liwell , betau ^ 1 heard she Laii atfackeil my cluiraeti" ; she charged Aim lleeven ami myself v . i : h dr . ii ; k , ! i , uess ; 1 did uot li .-ar Klie cb . arg .-d me with hkhiUu , ; vVmu-r in jxchangf ^ ,. o ; in J"rli ( juor ; h .- ha * gone for hiiuor ul Juier .-nt tiiu . sbut not

      , for me ; , nl , M « j Hr-eves . Mr . Avens k :-.. ¦ . not at home , only at meal hour . " and at night ; I vein if-u .-r ; t !' . y duwii MvUn iu the evening . I rem-uiber ^ n-i : ^ VVult . r c !> . ili to mike u » -, i ; stc .. at and a o » ir of troii-vri , ,, n u ,,. Sjturiiay Wkre hleif ; 1 hud given him notnu near iw i y \ xn a / 0 . I wasu . ii jit . iii-iit when the bill of nale wa . t •¦ x << c " iit <;>! bv my husband , iwawiclirtt in the beginnin >{ i > l January , ai ' . d 1 may have heen it in the han 4 s of Mick' -nng , aite ' r the p risoner wan api'relinnded . I remnmher Mmv-t . jn bi- 'iug on trie premueH ; there was an inventory taken m that turn : ., 1 a . 1 the thiug . it 111 * •*«" . h"U- < - and sbiip . I don ' t :. n ,. w u . at th- bill ot sale was jiivHii t , i Walter 1 'a . dcet , in . > rdv'T th » t Mjtvtmni miglii l'o away . 1 never heard that ! t »; ih ; u the ! . ri , ( in .. r ' s p , is *'«» . ; , n av all , till I heard it »» luin . ii m h ;< bt , x . i , i () , , t xn .. » t what Mj » wu di J v » itii ii , bin In .- uujiht . ijv ,. ym it in iUe Je * k in the -hop ; the desk jvu * nM lutk-d , and we all had * c Cr * 1 ti > it .

      Ky . Mr . Hll . L . —Thtve was ao truth in the charge ot diunkewneiw . Kiuanuel Mawii . m . —F urn a btitn-baihrT . I took ( toHwstion under a hill ol Hale , of Mr . Av . im ' m-1 i . i ; i jn . ) preniim-j ; 1 took « tock with the at » inUH < e nf Walter paiix-i ; I wet . l in at the request-I Mr . i'ickering , who wan b . » ikkei > per to . Mr . Avi-iih I put ticket * , on some ol thu g iu js , pa . t ot thude now produced are ihe tickets I go put . m . Cross examined —1 had p . —tension about ten dnvH I in not know who was to have p 0 " * - ' *" " 'h" liiil <¦) sale ; 1 did nv >! ,, 'ive it to him . I was ordered to h : ; ne by i ' lck . irui ^ ; 1 do n . < t kno-. v by what aii'hurity !>¦• > nWndi .: e to lake ( om , > .--iun : I lin : illy gav « tip [ io < h . svi' ; ii in tlm sec ad Wiek in Janunrv The bi : l of -tai ' - «•»« ^ iven by Mr . Av . ns to . Mr . Kl . » h . f ; during my al . sentx . iviiiieltmrx Wiiit . 'r and 49 in > -iirui-K 1 'ickeiing and Mi-M Keeves had th .- bill > , \ i .. ie . Whatever 1 . ' id was under i'icVering ' s directions ; 1 do not know who Mr . Kl-sh . 'r ii .

      ThiH beii <« the case for the pro-. ecutioh , Sir CRL'tioiiv LKWl . Naddr . ssed Uie jury lor the prisoner , aud called witiifsxes to character . I he jii'v , niter con ^ nltinf togpth ^ r f . ir a quarter of a « hn-UT , returned a verdict of " Not Uniity . " II liinm fiitlgpt was then indicted tor receiving , with a gu : ltvknortiedge , a quantity < . i printed , cuitiin * . tLe property of John Aveni . No evidence w » a uUL-red , aud he was tUeii ; - fare acquitted . An application was imbs-. > quently runde to the Courr , by Mr . Bond , tiie ^ ulicicor tor th * defence , through the Cleric of the I ' e ^ ce , tor au or ier lor the pood * seized to be given up t . ) Padget ; together wicb the money which Mr . Child Imd iu hi * }> osye . iMon . The Court refused to make nny order us to thi good * , but decided that the money should be paid , mh 1 it wn . s accordingly handed to Mr , lioud . The following xencences wer uii .-. sed : —

      Jl ' raimported } w Set'en Ynun . —ja . utm-1 Wilkiniou , 27 . for stealing > ui ; ar . the property ul George Dixoli . lil . 'Zabeth P ; ittison . 4 (> . ( or s ;« ul n «; < i . Viii . s . coat . the property of John iiuliah : ihe prisoner had been thnce before convicted . Frnnces Mucdonald , 22 . and Jano Atkin »<» D , 27 , for stealing money , the property of George Aoty ; be . « ide . > a previous conviction in each case , the prisoner him been in cufto-ly twenty-live times , and the latter t *« nty-niiw " limes . Aub Dixon , ' 24 . for Meulintr money , from Thomas Hnrdy : thiit prisoner , biwid ^ s a previous conviction , hpd been impri ^ oi ' . eA ou Uunv-i »> o occasions before : * Transported for Ten Years . —Joseph Clapham , 21 , for stealing money and a drawer , the property oi Sarah Smith .

      Imprisoned Twelve Months . —James Metcalfe , 28 , and Thomas Metculie , ;; i » . ior steiiiing merino . stuffs from the waggon of Mes-sr * . Pearson and Co ., tbe property of Alessrs . I .-jccock . stuif merchant !< , of Leeds . Maria Eyre * , 69 . tor euttinsr and wounding Hannah TeAford , wiih intent to her some grievons bo .: ily harm—the liwt munih solitary . Imprisoned & . r Months . Aaron Giles , 19 , for stealing two casks , the property of James Appleyard . John Smitu , lor stealing juoney , the property of W . Lambert . Patrick Welsh . I ' X , for stealing forty-eight dozen of combs , tins property of Thomas Fotherg ' ill . Young Ward , 2 'J , for slew ling iron and a steam valr *» , the propt-rty of James Leather . John G allagher . 48 , for a misdemeanour in uttering counterfeit coin .

      Imprisoned Three Months . —iieorge Craven . 16 , for stealing wearing apparel , the property of \ V . Mosey . William Wilson . 17 , and John Field , 18 . for stealing 281 b » weight of ham , the property of Jlobert 1 ' enistone . George Clark , 17 , s \ nd Wiiiiaiu iniaau , 14 , for stealing money , the- property of John Andrew . Era » mu * Pilling . 30 , for a mi . ^ demea . novsr , in obtaining , by false pretense , * ix pairs of stockings , aad otner * rticle 8 , with intend to defraud VV . Snieetoa iijid abotbpr . Mary Wise , 34 , for stealing mwino strrtf , Hie property of Georg <» Sampson . Imprisoned Two Mw . ths . —Mary Snowdon , 25

      rad Sarah Fowler , 20 , for stealing one huuaiedyards of ribbon , and seven silk handkerchiefs , th » property of Mr . G . C . Hutcou , draper , Kirkgate . George Walker , ' 26 , for ^ ealiug brnnw , the property of John Foster and another . Elizabeth , uotaeviagton . 19 , for stealing ear-rings , and other-articles , th , * property of Abu Cairws , and another . Jo * tj > h Atkins , 27 , for stealing ; no blankets , a piliuw , two sheeU , aud two irons , the property of Thomas Kelly . Jaho Gaffcey , 18 , for stealing a clock , the property oi Elizabeth Fletcher . Joan Colliiispn , 27 , for uteaW a kowe collar , ib . e ptopv-. r ^ of Geoiae Eddison . ^^

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      Imprisoned One Month . ~ J ( mph Cropland , 37 , for . ateabng a deal board , the property of James Maude aad another . Edward Giles , IS , for stealing / noney , tbe property of John Jackson . William Holmes , 30 , for stealing a stew pan lid , the property of William Dawaon . Henry Moorhouge . ] £ fo ' r Hlealug » glass , the Dtoperty of Henry Hord . Alary Ann Gallagher , 9 , and Ro (« aana Farral , 10 , for stealing two kettles , the property of Benjamin Brayahaw . J * Imprisoned Seven Days . —John Johnson , 35 , for steahug horse-harness , the property of Thomas 1 urnboll .

      Acquitted . —John Hargreaves , charged with stealing a puri » e , and £ 43 iu money , ihe property of John Burton . John Morris , 65 , charged with mealing a Wellington shoe , the property of Thomas ( Jruudy . Mary Metcalfe , 33 , and Elizabeth Metcalfe , l ! 0 , against whom no evidence was offered , for being concerned with their husbands in stealing stuff p ieces from the waggon of Messw . Pearson and Co . Nicholas Marr , 14 , charg « d with stealing towls , the property of Zacharkh ( Jarbutt . John Calloghaii , II , and Richard Kelvy , 13 charged wjthstealing combs , the property olTuoa . FotiiergilL Walter Padget , 17 , charged witb . stealing , and Win . P : idj ; et , 19 , with receiving , one hundred yards of printed cotton and other articles , the property of . iohn Avens . Ann Darley , charged with stealing wearing apparel , tbe property of Mrs . Lister .

      . \ o Bill . —Martha Jessop , 19 , charged with steal inn b . watch and other article * , the property ol Tuonans Flock ton .

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      Hbbden Bbibsb . —Seeioub Fisf ^ -Oa Hoa . day evening last , a fiie broke oat in the mill befe ** ing to Mr . Jonathan Gill , at the above place near Halifax , which for ¦ length of time raged mm furiously , and before it could be got uuder , razed the mill completel y to tie grwmd . The fire-engine were seat for from tmV tours , and one of the boraes was killed on the road , b y the exertions made ia order to reach the place as qoiek as yotobU . Tte inbabitahts rendered erery a ^ s ' muoce tbej eonld to stop the ravages of tbe destructive element ; bat all was in vain , a » ibe progresw of destruction was far greater than the power set against it to stop ito i * ftaence . The damage it stated to be of Mriou « import , amountiiig to £ 39 , 000 .

      Ellakd . — Mr . B . Bachton , of Oresdes , near Halifax , preached two sermons on Sunday last , in the Unitarian Chapel at tnis place , on tne behalf of the Rev . J . E . Stephens . The liberality of the Her . Mr . Stewart , minister of the chapel , cannot be too strongly commended in thus allowing the Btt of his own place of worship on a SuDday , for tbJ » bene volent undertaking , and de » erv « s well to-W 000-tra ^ ted with that illiberal line of policy panned by certam membereof th « New Connexion of Melhi disw in the Halifax Circuit , who beW a delegate meeting tbe other day in Hanover Street Chapel in that town , being the quarterl y meeting of tbe Society , and pasved a resolution condemnatory of certain proeeediDga of a similar kind which had been allowed to take place in Amblertborne Chapel . for the same benevolent purpose .

      The Rkv . J .-E . Stephens . —A small eentage . m the shape of an afcetionate regard towards taw gentleman , for bis past services in tbe defence ef the factory child , was * hewn by a small contribution sent from Row Royda Mill , Little Bradley , of £ 1 1 « . 3 ^ j d ., which i « for tiie Defence Fund . A short tjme ago the sum of 14 » ., from tb « nme mill , wad given towards tbe Conventional Rent , and included , in the Elland subscription ; which ig now mentioned that every mili may " go aad do likewise . "

      Accident . —Oh Saturday afternoon la » t , asoBeof the horje soldiers who are quartered in this town was pacing on Siuthgate , towards the Corn Market , the steed on which he was mounted set off , and being unable to hold him within doe bounds , the animal made into Mr . Rawnsley ' s shop-window , in Crown Street , and caused considerable damage by breaking the window-frame , and all before it . The rider got a cut on the cheek , and likewise some other part of tke body , and a woman had but a very narrow escape from being killed .

      ¦ VYe ? leyan Missions . The twenty-sixth Anniversary of thtsw mis-ions belonging to this town , was bt-ld on Sunday last , when the following reverend gentlemen preached at the South Parade Chapel , Church-lane ; and at "Wesley Chapel , Broad-street , in the morning , afternoon , and evening of that day : —viz . The Rev . R . Wood , W . Horton , < t . Steward , and Mr . James Everett . A public meeting was held on Monday evening last , m the South parade Chapel , when " the above Rev . gentlemen and several others addressed the meetiBg on the utility of missions , and en Tuesday morning , a puld-c breakfast was held in the School-room of the said-chapel .

      BSASFOBD . Stkpheks ' s Defence Fund . —The friends of thin persecuted Christian minister , in Clayton , have forwarded to the treasurer of that fund in Bradford , the sum of £ 1 I 2 s . to be forwarded to the general treasurer . * , Messrs . Fielden and Fletcher , in aid of tbe Defence Fund . h (> U kJT . —On Monday last , an inquest was held at Mr . Sudden ' s the Bull ' s Head Inn , Bradford , b * fore G . Dyson , Esq ., and a respectable jary , on view of the body of Elizabeth Skackletoo , a child about seventeen month ? old , who came to her death by injuries received in falling from tbe back of a little girl who occasionally nursed her . Verdict" Accidental death . "

      Fustic Meeting . — On Monday last , a public meeting was held at the White Cross Inn , Pud * ey , for the purpose of adopting the Petition and Charter . Mtss . 's . ; Thornton and Whitney , from Bradford , addressed the meeting at considerable length , ani were listened to with the most profound attention . Tnis town , if properly agitated / will no doubt become one of great importance in the rauku of Radicalism :

      bociALisw . —Mr . Green , of Liverpool , on Monday and Tuesday evenings , delivered two lectures in the Social Institution , ( trie Odd Fellows' Hall was being painted and cleaned . ) The one on Monday ereniug ; yVan 00 the "Production and" distribution of wealth , ' on which be endeavoured te show that these might be bo regulated as to givetotha working classes , the full advantages of mechanical and scientific impiovemeats . Oa Tuesday eveiiing he exerted ^ himself iKwnuougly to convict religion " it is , " of uuinberkss errors , extravagancies , and absurdities . The room was comfortabl y full each evening , and tbe amiience appeared to be perfectly satisfied with the views of the lecturer .

      Accii > £ XT . —On Thursday week ,, a man , named W . Hall , employed in the erection of tbe Gin Palace , at the top of Ivegate , in this town , fell from a part er the building , whilst in a state of intoxication , througa the effects of grog drinking , and was severely injured . Hopes- are entertained ' ot bin reooverv . Kova Mbtsod of Traihvuq . —The yodng rrieu in the neighbourhood of Lidget Green , near Bradford , frequently upend their dianer hour in imitating »> idiers at the drill , having a large hedg « 8 takein place 0 / a musket , aud in this manner go tferougb . the various movements with great decision .

      PKTiTioNS . —We beg to remind the out district * in the neighbourhood of Bradford , that the petition sheet * must be sent in to tbe Committe * of the Bradford Northern Uaiojj , on or before Wednesday next , in order that they may be forwarded to th proper uuarter ia due time .

      BABNSLEV . Noutk ^ u-s Uni on . —The msmbers of the Northern Union held their weekly meeting as usual at ^ I r . Hoey ' s . The same ardour prevailed , and a Kill greater number of new disciples were enrolled . The- spirit of O'Connor seems to be hovering around , us , and guing u 8 a new impuW every day . We could wi > li that others of the sarae influential caste ,. would now aad theD , like acriel si > irits , pay u « a vuiu . Mr . John Borland being called to the chair , several . very spirited resolutions were Oiwried , each having tor its object the expansion of our Union , and ite permanent stability . After ousrown local busine * -

      wa * transacted , the following resolution respectinfe the Rev . Mr . Stephens , was aarried unanimous ^ Resolved , " That the Won . br » ' Common Northeri Lnion be requested to send a-delegate to Ashtonr under-Lyne , to confer with the other delegates afts-embled , with power to act in &e name of the Banj « - ley Uinon al . « o . The wohs « b of . Bamsley hare wtabhsbed a Female Union , ; unite with us and eo-operatejn brinxiug about our redemption from slavery . Considerable nurabvr * have already be « a enrolled , and . we have no dwabt ere long we shall haj-cv some thousands registered on the books ,-who will teach the . shopocrat * that are inimical to ow caw »» , that they do not know their shops or then fje . ves . The following iraraw were received from * the Radicals of Cawthorne -10 » . for the Stephens Fund , and lps . for the National Rent .

      AitasLKY . ;—fArdsk y Northern Unioa held its mating on . the llth , Mr . George Hep worth . in Ae criaa-r , who opened the uroeeedings in a wj somted address , which made-a great impression on thoee pr ^ vnt , and condaded by calling on two , Barasley ipwHds who were prewiHt to addre * tiam . The nemben 1 present expressed their determination to support the pre * ext movement by every teaal means vn their power . The Corn !* . * LBCTURKB . -The-towahaving heeu placarded with bills , announcing , an anti-Corn ntr ^ * ' - ^ , * S ' t 0 ta WJ *«» d in tbe Oddfellows Hall ^ at half-past aevoa oa Tuesday « veni 8 g , th « spacious room was . wanjmed to suffocanon hj th * ^ « e of meenng . Tie audience waited in aost uncomfortable anii » ty till ei- * ht ^! ° ^ , ^ ^ itcwr 5 T mdkiag bis appearance MrWilli * ¦ aid

      , . **** . *! % * * £ ? %££ present , egpaoaU , he who sullied tke uLcur would note tbemaaner inwbMh-thameeUnehS been howei aad disappointed . Mr . A . then adainutered a setere 8 astigati « o , to the Mercrjial repartBr ^ for ai » malignant aotiee of Ae mesrting held tWe « the flth iarti Tl » meeting nwked theiT aypiobation of the repioof , by complimenting the wporter with three guana ? Mr . Crabtaee was afterwards called to the « J » air , when after address . trom the Chainnan , Mr . Patkw , a Corn Law repealer , Messrs . Yallarwo and OaaUw , thafoUowiug resolauon was adopted * - " That this metrting pledge itself not to ; agitate las the repeal of the Corn Law , or any other particular law , until Universal Suf . ittge ^ becomes ta » law of the land , and that ? i ^ opinion of this meeting , the present Anti-Lom-Law agitators are not * ineen » in their

      agitaUon for the interest of the working clasjes . " Ihe meeting th « n gave three cke *» for Mr . U Lonnor , three ckeew for StepheD * . three timw three for the Convention , and three for Mr . Ashwn . A vote of thank * was given to the Chairman , and the meetingTquietl y separated .

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      Lekds Northern Union . —There was a very unimattd aiscus > ioti at the Association Room , York Street , on Monday evening last : the subject" Radicalism or Socialism ; which of them are calculated to ameliorate the condition of mankind the soonest ? " Mr . West supported the Socialist side : and Messrr . Connor , Wnite , Atkiason , and Mr . David Black that of Radicalism . The discussion was adjourned to next Monday evening . Mr . Charles Connor was appointed delegate to Asbton , > o render every possible assistance to the Rev . J . R . Stephens ; as it is understood that every town throughout Yorkshire , Lanca . bire , and Cheshire intend to senu one each .

      Kirkstali . Nouthern Ukiox . —This Association jiromisen well : thev met on Monday evening . Several new members were enrolled . The meeting whs addressed by Mr . F . Phillips and Mr . Joshua Rawu-ley . Leeds . Xor . thf . rn Union . —The committee of the above union met on Thursday eveuhig , when it was agreed to invite Air . Thornton of Bradford , to preach two sermons at the Union Room , Yorkstreet , in behalf ol tiie Kev . J . R . Stephens , on next Sunday week . On the following night , Messrs . Thornton and Cliff will deliver a lecture on tke physical , moral , and social tfLcts of mercury upon inas .

      Assault . —Ou Wednesday last , James Marsden , of Anility , a notorious character , wa . * bro'jghl up at the Court House , by wurraut , chargea witn aa assault , on Saturday eveLintr , ob the persou ot Jo * haa Muruatroyd , ot' the same place . The assault was committed in M ^ ur ^ atro ^ d ' s house , who . ic will be recollected , had been employed by lu-ptctor Child in the character of a m , se , by which , it wouid seem , lie hits readtrei hiraself ibnoxious 10 characters of a certain class . The prisoner nan orderrd to find bail , himself in £ 20 , and two sun lies fn £ 10 each , for his good behaviour for six mouths .

      - Ma . Robert Dibb , the Whahfdale Poet . — We have received a letter from tbi . " gentlemen iu r * -ply to the adveniseiaent from Mr . Willan oi Dewsbury , in our ln ? t . It is altogether out of our practice tw permit the debate of personal matters in our column- !; but as the advertisement was a direct attack upon Mr . Dibb , and calculated seriously to injure inm , we think it only light to afford him the opportunity of explaining the circu ! U 3 ta . uces to which it refers . His lecter shall appear next week .

      rsoBTHERN LNION . —We understand a number of friends tu the Radical cause , mtend to iaeet « .-n Wednesday next , at tiie Wnite Hor <* e Inn , in Meadow-lane , for tbe purpose of formiug a society , to be culled the Leeds Soathend Northern Union , wlieu there will be a baad of music in nttendaace , aud a few friend * ftora the other branches to addres * he / arty assembled . Working mew , remember the old adage , ' Our strength is ia oar union . " Cock-Fighting . —We bear that a disgusting exhibition of t&is brutal sport is to be made oa Tuesday , iu ike neighbourhood of New Milte . V * e hope the authorities will do their duty in suppressing it .

      York Road Northern Union . —On Wednesday eveuiug , a number of friends met at the house of Mr . Newell , York Tavern , York road , to establish a Northern Union . A few members trom the Leeds Northern Uuion beiug in attendance , Mr . Janie * Illingworth was called to the chair , and the meeting was addressed by Messrs . Charles Connor , Bottouiiey , and Fairclough . A number of individuals enrolled their names as members of the Lwds Yerk-roud Northern Union , and a secretary and treasurer were chosen . In compliance with the reuuiriitionists of Meadow-lane , a strong deputation will attend at the White Hor .-e , on Thursday Dight next , at eight o ' clock , for the purpose of forming a utnou , viheu u is expected that a numerous meeting will be got wp .

      DASUITOTOK . Political Lecture . —Mr . Binns , ofSunderland , lectured here las : week , to a numerous and attentive meeting of the working classes . His style of oratory was eloquent , energetic , aad impressive , and his remarks were most apt , particularly in reference to the clergy of all dmommatio&a . He depicted , in forcible language , the apathy , neglect , or opposition evinced on all occasions by ' tbe » e whind sepu ' n-hrts , to tbe true welfare oi the working classes . His lecture was received vrith repeated plaudits , and the meeting dispsrsed highly gratified with his able advocacy of their rights . Mr . Gre'g , a Corn L ; i « - Delegate , lectured here oa the 12 th sir ^ d 15 th instant .

      N £ WCASTXi £ -UPOKVrS" : N 13 . Femalk Political Union . —At a meeting of the above Union , held in the Working Men ' s Association Ivooms , the following resoluion was propnj . HU by Mrs . May , and seconded by Mr .-.. Holmes , and carried unanimously : — " That the Female Political Union of JSewcastle-upon-T yne have the most unbounded tonndencein the political honesty of Mr . George Juli an Harney , and pledge themselves to support him by every means in their power . "

      SHEFFIELD . Odd Fellows' Hall . —At a Delegate meeting of Odd Fellows , held at the house of Mr . Eli Hoyte , in Tenter-rtreet , on the 4 th instant , to take into consideration tho propriety of erecting an Odd Fellows' Hall , it » m unanimously raaolved , —" That a capital of jCU . ooo be rai .-ed insharts of 20 ^ . each , payable by instalment * of not h * s than sixpenc-J per share every fortnight , ind that on all shares taken A deposit of not Itss thau one shilling per -riant shall be immediately paid as a first deposit . " Mr . E . Burrows , surgeon , wa * appoint * d treasurer ;

      a great number of shares were taken ; aud the meeting separated with a prospect of the project being speedily carried into etfect . Id many of our largest towns tbe Odd Fellows' Hall rears its august head proudly among the first of the public builditigs which wealth or commerce hag placed in their streets . In fact , odd-tV-llowsbip is now assuming an aspect among the . institutions of this country tbe mast striking aud commanding ; at present " tbe Manchester Unity , wbi .-h is only one division of the brotherhood ,, numbers above one hundred thousand members having an income of £ L 2 ti , 000 annually in thi . ' Kingdom , above £ 10 ^ 000 . of whi c h , ia di ^ U i Wutt d in the various branches of tbe order ; £ . 4 , 000 is expended in the relief of travelling brothew . HALIFAX . Attempted Roaaisity . —On Thursday morning week , about faux o ' clock , an attwnpt wus » ade by a cumber of . sUiaiiK , to braak iato the houi < e of Mr . George Jennings ,, at New Pelloa ,. near Halifax . Thty succeeded in extracting fourf ^ uarta out of the front windows , » ut still finding the sash would not give way , they cut the window frames als ^ on the hearing of wbieb caused Mr . Jennings w > rise and dupense the nilkias . He saw them going away but the morning being dark prevented aim distinguishing who they were . RoBBEire .. —Ob Friday marning week , some viluias entered tb » premises belonging to JJLr . Patter-* w of Bwlty Hall , H « lifax , and stole from out of the fljekoustt from forty to fifty stuff nieoes .

      Sion Chapel . -The Rev . Mr . Hill , from Mancheater , preached in tins chapel , on Sunday last , at Halifax , for the benefit of the Sunday School conueeted with that town . RADicAjJisM .--La 8 t Saturday evening , at the Black Lum Inn , Bull Green , a meeting of delegates of the out « townshipa Asaoeiatious , took place for the purpose of carrying out the objects connected with calling a West Riding meeting , to be held on Peep Green , » n Whit Tuesday . They came to a unanimous decision of giving it aU the ' svpport that lay in their power to make it worthy <» f the occasion for which it is called .

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      LE £ BS . LEEDS BOROUGH SESSIONS . { Cf / nii / iued from our seventh } -age . ) Tuesday , April 16 . _ Gnrsr Clarke . \" . and IJ ' Ulinm lnmitn . 14 , were cnuxtec -vrith Mealing money , the propum of Jo - ! , Anirnw . m ; lier . York-Street , i hf pri ? onersplead-d miity . 1 lit- Cm- ' for tiic pro .-ecuuon hauig been vtat-J . M _ r . Marshall * aid h ^ had received a brief and a ip-- lor jlie deft-LCe of Ciarke , and on wist . inj ; to con-< uit with tbe attorney in ihe caxe , he lound there «• & . " no name to it .

      iir . * . Cluri » a . « then called on , and , after being * wor : ; . ? &id she had employed an attorney to conduct the defence oi her > on , be fthe aitoniey ) Lfuiojc - > xpres . * ed to her the imniinent danger in which Ler son -o- ould b-i placed if lie had not a c ; : un . 'el to plead for him . He told her also tb : it Mr . Andrew tad * ai .. he would throw the whole pn ; . i . < hment upon her son . On beirg asked his name . ? he sa . id it wa .-Francis Thompson . [ I : -was stated that ti * re was no attorney in Lpeds of that name , but that the person *> representing hun * elf wu * in auctioneer and bailiff . ] ^ The itLcoRUEii in . juired "if there -was a Law Society in Leedi . He dion ^ at it wjis a fair ca ^ e for its coruizance .

      _ Mrs . GarV ; proceeded to say that the fir . « t time urne > h . r ku--w i'Loui ^^ on wii * « i > ce her . ^ on ' * committHi , » ken he sent her a . l"tu-r , and signed hi ^ n 2 iue »« an attorney , applying to her for a small debt , -which * he owed tu another person . She went t »> p : iy iu and they il . eu goiintu cor . ver&Btion . He told htr > he mnft raise two gainey * to fee coini ^ el . smd h . e nDdertook to draw np th ? dpfence . or her * on would be pUce-i in a bad situation ; but that if yhe could procure the money hf weuld so manage it a « to throw ths whole weight of the owe udou

      m «? other pr isom-r , Iiimsn . and g ? t her » on cIprt . She saw h " . m ag ^ ir ., and tol d him .-he could not raise the money vaihout > elliLg i . er b .-d , which . it length she did . and gave Tbc > mr . « on the inoney nn Sarurday . She wm prepared to certify this statt-ment cpnn oath at any time . The Rrci'KHKii expres . * fd himsvlf .-ati-iied that Thompsori had , by holdin ? out false hopes , or exciting the fesrs of th » party , obtained the money , and rfndered tLrn > t _ -lt" liable to nncishment ; he hoped the profe ? .-ion would take the uitrter np .

      ilr . Andrew * , jun ., and other persons , were then called to character , and thi- prisoners were each . entenced to be " Imprisoned for Three Months . ' " > Ir . Andrew * drtned that eithf r he or hi- ' father had &aiA they wonU throw the bkme upon dark . Mr . " arsiiu . ll imrnediaiely handed over the fee he bad received to Mrs . Clark , remarking that it was given to him the previon * evening , by a pereon in oae of tke avenues to the Court , why . irom the description he had heard , he belwved to be Thompson .

      Jof ^ n Hargreacts , who had been out on bail , was charged with stealing a purse and £ 43 in money , the property of John Burton . This was the ease of nnrhnf _ alluded to by the Recorder in hi * charge . air Gregory Lewi * , for the prosecution , elated toe circnmxtanceii very briefly , describing tbe manner in which the money was lost , and the w » yit was traced to the prison ** , adding , that Ue had no evidence to « how that at the time the money came uito the possession of the prisoner , there was any direction upon it , to > how to whom it belonged . ODarr these circumstasceg , he thonght it unnecessary to trouble the jury with the evidence , and would consent to a verdict oi acquittal . The prisoner was therefore discharged , after an admonition from the Bench , in which he was told v : v WRS a dur 5 " P ^^ make restitution of the whole of the money he had . appropriated to his own u * e . rf t

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 20, 1839, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1053/page/4/