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    • fflE SOUTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, MAY 4.
    • ARMING, IN DEFENCE OF THE QUEEN AND CONSTITUTION.
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      PRO SECUTION OF THE " NOKTRERN STAR . " "We see the three hell-anund Commissioners havc » t last broien ground against ibe 2 \( srt ' ~ , cTn Star , and that a role ha . * * Deen graated to skew c&ase whj s prosecution should rot be entered into againsi T . 0 Connor , E- ~ q ., the proprietor , for a libel on the Ga 3 . n 5 is . os of some L ' nicn or otfcer . The litwsl is contained in a paragraph , which , probably , ~ h \ r . O'Ccnsof never saw , respecting the alleged starvation of * youth in the workhouse . This paragraph appeared some time ago , a . s-. < baring been suffered to p }* ep -p to tki * time , y-rocrediti «; s are no * commerced

      upen it . W e tra * t the friend * of Ruc ' ical Reform will ra'ly round Mr . O'Connor , and thai he will be bsrue triumphantly through this euuSicr , This prweeanoD , though , an -acwelcome one , is a high compliment to Hu O'Connor , arising , « s it does , from the fears of his adversaries . The system people are now terribly alarmed . They will no ; die urithoat laving about them and striking their claws in e ^ ery dirvctien . They have struct at Mr . Stephens ; they bive struck at Mr , O'Connor ; stsd this is sot the end of their strikings . Let them era oa . AH wid not do , and their days are numbered —N' -rJ . tm Liberator .

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      Os « AN . —Mr . "VY . E . Gladstone , M . P . far Kewsrk , has presented a Terr handsome org * . o to Chr > -: Church , recently erected and eiuy » wwl by vohnrfirr subscription in that borosgh . O . xtexary Fcxt . —The amount mm subscxired by the Yfeskyau Methodists to TDe Centeaorr Fund has reached the sum of ££ 00 , 000 . - Watchman . Anniyers&RT Dikxbr . —The twelfth asni-Tersary dinner of Ae Merchant Seamen ' s Orphan A ^ tIuei took place on Thursday weefc , Irish Crises—There have "been £ 7-730 commir . aU in the several counties e-f Ireland for the year 1833 , and 11 , 036 eonvicrioas .

      Death of Mb . Mountain . —We regret to bear that Mr . Jo-eph Mountain , ti * coroner for the Cireu tester district " , was yesterday mori / iDg foiled dead in his bed , at his residence in taat Town . — Gluucef . tr Chrvuclc . Conheesce ix Mij » isteb . s . —An addre . 's to her Majesty , pra \ icg for the dismissal of Ministers , was forwarded from Lincoia on Wednesday last , with 500 sigB&tures attached to \ u—B-js ' oh H-rcUL Eijci 7 oc . il , Testixox't . —Arnone the letter ? p-2 . &h * hei in tavour of a epic ' s medic-ine , is ore iu wfii . h the writer , after ordering so many bortits or ^ boxes , add-, ' •/; * / lire , I vi ill repeat the order . "

      KaETXATisii . —The Boston Pott recommend * this rtm = dy fur the riieciaausm : —" Close all ihr cs : er doors in a four-story noose ) op « E the inoer cn ^ s ; thtn take a ioog switch and cha > e a cat cp stair * and diwn aa : ii she sweats—pussy ' s perspiration i ? an infaliiile cure . " History of the French A * my . —The French Government is about to ordtr a h : * torv of every regiment of the army to be drawn up " « c-iinued from rear to year . Tfccse anna ' : * are to be Qrooiittd in tie a . reki- * -es of the respective corps .

      _ SiNr-ri . AK Accidext . —A * Mr . Duns , bctchrr , of Htytesbury , was slaughtering a Luilock , on Friday mornirg , the an : 3 i ^ i , by scsie meias dUe : -src 3 i : *< if f-oEB the rope lying him down , and , naiirg a run at Mr . Dunn , gored him S 3 farion-iy 12 me caest , that tne bora passed through , hi < ride ara entered ci > heart , killing kim . installtaneoash . — Kilts H to id . Cciis-iTTAL cf a Brtte . —At the Norwich £ - ¦} " 5 cs » icE « , Carter , the man who nied th * woman he iived with , naked by the hair of bt-r head until sns wi * urariy dead , was fsund Guilty , and sentenced to ilftren months' imprisonment and hard laco-r ; n ttc Hoote of Confection . —Bury Post .

      A Lisrasy . —It ? ra « observed of a gentleman , vrp po « e ? t . ed great lesrsing , "but was extremely siirut \ v . coEpacy , that his micd was a litriTy o : ' thenust Tiiaatie informatioD ; « pan which a lively icniaie wit ^ iy remarked , that if it was a library it wis net a circulating one . Ths Cocncil of the administration im Pon ^ etC = ac ?» ee ? ha * jus : decided that tie baii :: cf the F . orida . at Havre , shall be pat b a n : s : ate fur the ir-. T- .-iaZc . } reception of stear ^ cr < of ' ,-j . Tzi diir . tiis ; --2 i , with a s : xty-torce ice : sluice at tie cntr = nce .

      Tee 5 EAS 0 X . — Owing to the htavy rains curing ttr laii ii ; oi ; tb , spring ? o « iE 2 i * remarkably backwarj ,-scarcely aay barley or cats btrinaas ^ ct in the aroscd . The apple bod is s ^ iu tj look * wr ! i . exeepr on thce trees which regtred to > try n ; uch frc-Ei the worn during th ^ iistiusune . -. A Good EsaMPLE . —A law ha-ju- ^ t parsed the Leer ' -tatrire of Alabami proaibitiig the cajryicg of cead > weapons about the person . Asy person rffe * . d : ng agpJsct the previfiens of this Act i * liaM- to a fine of not kss than 50 dollars nor more than 500 dollars , and to be imprisoned for i . : erm not exceeding thr « monti « - . — New Turk Gertie .

      A CoLOsSiX Cabbage Thee * as blown down ia the seKjbbonrhood of Cowes , a fs * days siuctr , tr : Eg wventeen feet in heigh * , with twenty nei . i $ o : cabV 3 jre , averaging 151 ' ds . each . It is -aid to have reached this gigaatic f " : ze in coDsequeEce of hav ; n ? been kept watered with a K > ludon ol sc ^ da . Objection to a Pexst Postage . —Sundry gsnt-emen and 3 Ieiaber * i of Pariiament object to a frertril penny postage , b « raQ 5 e it is ftnher from Lonaon to York than from London to "Ware . Tney are not , probably , aware thitit is a « far from York to London as the other waT ,

      STiTTSTics . —According tn the ia .-t census in Br . ^ icm , the ucmbers of the Catholic clergy were 2 s folkw ? : —In tbe prorince of Antwerp , 703 ; "Bra-Uct , 1 ,-25 S ; Hainanlt , 1 , 076 ; East Flander * , , 43 ?; L ^ ege , 820 ; Limburgh , £ T 5 ; and Luxciuo-rg . 7 o 2 ; making a total ol 6 . 9 S 1 ; batne returns appear fjr West Fiacders or Jiamur . The gross ropulsrion of the nine provinces was returned at 4 ,-246561 . A Full House . —It ksgUted in tie Sund ^ rlaHd Be .-ald that , at tbe benefit of the gtage- manager of thit town , tbe house wan so densely crowded , that tie audience wpre compelled to laitgli perpeiidiculurhi , tbere "being no possible medium for a lateral czchinnatioti . "

      BuDies Focnd . —On Tuesday morning , the to ^; es of two respectably dress * d youajr men were fosnd doatmg between Yauxb&U Bridge and C . - . si-ea College , they ire supposed to be those oi tie yeang men who were lost off Wandsworth Eeidows . " Only a Daop . "— ' < The lean ta « te in life is a great deal too much . "— " OeIv one drop , " is a tear , ration , fatal if unresisted /'—CJiax . bert ' Jjl ' . rna I . Death of the Fatheb . op the Scottish Chcech . —The Rev . "W . L « iie , micistpr of tbe ¦ CE ; : ei pari * hes of St . Andrew's and Lbanbryde , crunty of Moray , died on the 18 ib instant . He was in the 92 nd year of hi * age , and 6 6 ch of his Qbiscrv . —Inverness Courier .

      A 2 n £ w Crim * . —The town-crier of Lndlow lately gave notice , that all little boys £ onii 4 whittling in tie rtreets would in future be apprtheaded by the police , as i » neh practices were a great annoyance to the peaceable and well-disposed inhabitants of tie town ! HailboaDS . — The # e hav * alrtady bo much tfrcted turapike trrutg , that w > me inatanee * are fawa in which mortgages are in the receipt of only £ 40 a year where they t »« d to reoeiTe £ 200 , ssc in many cases notfeing will "be plii . —Chester GastUe . ¦ . ' ¦ ' .

      Gas Explosios . —An alarming erplosion of ? w ttwk plac * on Thursday in "Whiwread , ' * brewery , is Chi ? well- ? trect . The roof of the cooperage and wjaitisg building were ett on fire . The engine * « tae- tir * bri ^ aafc were «»> oa ' the spot , ljur . dje Sases were not gabdued till moeb damage"' * as done . The Caxadiax Pkisoxeks .. —Coutsel .. wer « ieard in the Conrt of Excbjrqaer oh Tiiorss » y , in ti « ca . « ts of the four - Canadian prisoner * , who with ° tier ? , bare b * ea for some time ia tiie custody of the . ^¦ oltr of Newgate . The result a : t ^ e ' eai oftlwdaj . * as an intimation ' on tie part o'f ' ihs Lord Chief ¦ BaroE , that ' •' tb . e Court would take time to CQftaidw

      - ^^ . tiosal Dbbi . —It appears , from-a . financial ^^ irt t k&t has Liely beea laid on the table of the * iiuj { Mif Comajona , that the co- ^ ntry bas incurred ^ 2 aCLiionai dtb : of ibirty-seven millions wkbia ' ' izn tec years . These additions to the debt ivr £ ^ - ^ a from the faaGin g of £ 3 . , 000 Esche' } -- / £ ¦ ¦ ' - in 1 ^ 20 ; from tbe payat-n : of one-I ' r :- c : ' -- c-ajitiii of : be Bank in JfJ-J ; from thr I * -- " - - ' - - . ¦ ..-. : V \" -..-: I ; , d n ] o ^ n i :: ] :- ^ -- , ^ [ ? . ni I *"' -- t- r ^ v .. -. ? ¦ f ? :. t / k : o £ . z . ?*\ r u ^ ;; - _^ e to I -. ¦" .:. - .- ¦• - . - _ , - v .- , _; ¦ „ ^

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      Loiib Mayor ' s Visit . —The prestnt Lori Mayor intend * paying the btate \ i * it to Oxford , cu-sToniuri ' . y paid wer \ fourteen years . Tfc la- ; occa-ion was during " the mayoralty of Alde-m > = n V enables . History ot thk French Ahmy —The Freu < -h government i < about to "rcer a historv n } every re ^ rnent of the army to be drawa up " and continued' from y ? ar to year . These ansuls are ' . o bs depos : ted in the archives of the resptmvt corp =. SriCTDB . —Oa Friday morning we A , betv .- et-ii -ix and seven o ' clock , & yonna mau trnnt-d l . indbsirst . twenty-four year ? of age , gn ^ iu t , Mr . Fryman , a solidror in Licco ! n ' s-inu- ! : « Mi ., put a j , rn » i to sis-existence by ha ^ aint , niisvtlt in hi- i :: a > ter '> stables in Portugal , street .

      Fatal Accidekt . —On Friday morninp week , bttween nine and ten o ' clock , as Mary Pritchard , a little girl seven years of * ge , whose " parents reside in Prisce ' s-jtreet , Westminster , was lifting a teakettle off tbe fire , her -clothes ignited , and burnt " ^ 0 furiously , that before assistance could be rendered she was so dreadfully iiyured that she expired ia less than twesty minutes . Railway Fires . —On Tuesday afternoon , « bean-mk standing «* j the Great Western Railroad

      at Salihiil , was fired by the spark * of the steaoer conveying tie five < Telock train , and entirely consumed ; it was vke property of Mr . Aldrui ^ e , of Cbippenham . About a quarter before « ht in the evening of th * sa * e day , s range of sheds bekwging to the Conptay at Horstneor Green , aboac twe miles hi gher tp the line , were fired in the same manner , aad the principal portka of them destroyed ; and the same evening the coke sh « d > belonging to the Company at Maidenhead were partly consumed , having taken fire from some coke

      tnat was Tr . rown into them in a burning state . — Reading Mercury . Poisoning . —VTe are glad to hear that Mr . and Mrs . Ball , cf Hilton , whose lives were plac-eJ ia great danger by a joaiicious attempt to poson them , as stattrd b _ v as las ^ wee k , are fast recovering their usuai heaitt . The poison appears to have been put i ^ to the water in an earthern vessel , placed at tbe donT for convenience , their pump Wing dry , which was usrd for breakfast . They had used water out of the same ^ vessel over night . Nothing bas tran * - pirtd to l *« d to the detection of the perpetrator oi ich diabolical act . —Derby Reporter .

      Axti Cork Law League . —At their meeting , tbe council of tbe Manchester Anti- C * rn Law A * to--i&tion recommended the appropriation o ! 2 , 000 / a . « thtir proportion of the 5 , 000 / proposed to be raised tor prosecuting the objecte of the Anti-Corn Law League d ^ iug the cext 12 months ; and at a mtetinr of tLe BuWriber ? , on the 2 nd jnst , called for that purpose , the recommendation was confirmed . — Antt-Cvrn Luvc Circu'ur . Lsipsir .-VTe learu r . ] etter frrm tbi | dt that on tee first day that the iron riiirtad from thf-} iaceto Dresden was used for the convt-yanee ol v . *^ . f \ ' tQe Jo urD « T of 3 \ German , about 142 English ffii . es , was performed in less than t-icht hours , deluding ill stoppages : the passengers breakla . * iec a : Drtsten , dined at Lri } . sic , and were back ar -L / fpsfif'Tl f ; n wr , nru >» i- Vii / . V . » - ^ i- < - r > .- « - » - W ^ J ^ ,.. _ -. Dresden to supperwhich icny now be doue

      , even ddy lrAvir . t four tours ai the two estrcinitits to TraL « act » i 2 \ business . Ejtsa . Cedj . sabt F-Ecuxdity . —The list lauibicu sea .-o ^ we noticed the extraordinary Sa . il el lambs of ttven ewes to the cumber of twen'y-two , which wert- all reared by Mr . Philip Col « i ! i , " of Tmcaeott E-tate , tbe piojtny of L . \ Y . Buck , E .-q , M . P . VTe have low the ^ raiincation to » ta : e tnat Mr . Coiwiii has-btt-n still more successful with bi > rloik this st-ascn than the hs :. The last se . \> on , out e * e , i \ e prcp * rty of Mr . CuUiil , brought forward f- > sr iamas , all . strung fi- ^ e ia mbs , and " doing well , ana are to be ^ eabj tnv jje-ntieniaji or ijtr ' iculturiei at Tinnacon Fajm . — Wtttrrn . Times . ts £ CUT 10 K OF A PiLE . — Konia-ki , a Pole * flo _ parudj ; a- cd in ihe Polish insurrection ef ISju

      was recentjy & £ at at » ilna , on which ocea-ios 400 j nsen were put under arm * on the place of execution . Hr had . rtDred to France af .-eT the fdli ol "Warsaw , aaU navtcg » eereuy isturced to Poland without appiyitg for permission , he was > -eized and tried as ¦ oeiDg au eaaiat&ry of the revoiutiocary propaganda . He u . ed with great fortitude , emiled " aud joked on beboiding i _ hc prave which baa been prepared for the re .-ejjUDD of his corpse , and reiustd to 88 V an \ th ' . ng that would comprouiist anv of his countrymen . His- rt-quest teat he might eo : be bliLdfoioeo treparatr-ry to be : ng snot was rri-c : td .

      Gla ?( . k w Cotton Spinners —The bent fir at t . "ie \ : c ; orii Theatre , lor u , e fdn . iiit- of tbe-e pe .- - secu . rd &en , UK . k pla . ee on \ Yfdn » -scaj evtnipj .-we « £ . A loose crowded to tee ceiling rewwrdrc tr : e e * e ; t ojs oi tbe Comrcit ' ee of yi an ? g-mtut , wco dij a : i in rheir po % ver to render tbe au-iienct comfortable . Tbe pieces selic-ted for the oi-ca-ioiwerr spprcp'iate . An address was written ar . u spoken-b ; Mr . Carr , of the Carpenters' Speietv . which eik : tf-d a-, pl :-u > e . Tbceater : 2 inui-. nt did aw corciude until a late hour .

      Resistance to the Nett Poor Laiv AX element Act . — The irdicment pref-rreci ajraiLSt tAtuty-two gentis-irerj , meHiV-ers of the piroc-hiai co . tmi'tte of St . Lute '? , CLe ' . sri , fr , ? Crcritii a forcible entrance in ; o tLe bcard-rooin i . | ihe workr .- ' -use , then in the occupation of some n-. err >> e .- « of tbe bt . ard of gucrdians r . f t > e KcLgiajr <> n T . : ;! rn . has bf-en removed by certicruri itito iht Court of Quets ' s Bench , and the js ^ es have urcercd ;; . e > t-veral Ceftiidiinis to fii . o baii , tbem .-elvc . » v-. £ ! 0 v and two > uretic . s in i . 50 eath . The defendants stiil huld po-st-s-ior , and hate st ? . tionrd two men night and day to ret ^ n the occupam- _\ . The proc-eedirgs have been itnitutrd at the itstance of the board ef guardians of the ^ tff . rr-nsmcd un ob , and under the authority of the Poor La * Comrni ? -

      Clat CriC = s Tunnel . —It is expected that this Herculean department of the North Midland Railway will pre-ent a clear passage from one end to the other in July next . 1500 yard * are completed . Tee portion contracted for by Me .. ° rs . Harding and Cropper i < finished ; and tbe excavation * remaining to Le cemjrfeted , extends somewhere between two and three hundred yards . The erection of tbe northern front ( which is intended to \ e got up in a castellated form ) , has been contracted for by Mr . "Waring .

      Change of Times . —An old farmer , who lives not far Irorn -the Hamp « hire hill ? , observed Jatelv , whe _ n talking cf the extravagance and alteration of the times , that it was tbe lice word * and flattery of men to tbe farmers' wives that had done all the micchief ; " For , " gaid he , " when it was dame and porridge , ' twa * real good times ; when ' tw : LS mistress and broth , 'twas worse a great deal ; but when it came to be ma ' am and soup ' twas very bad !" — Reading Mercury . Melancholy -Accident by Fibe . —Thursday morning week , between nine and ten o ' clock , Mr * . Caithnt m , a lady sixty years of age , residing in York-street , Bryanston square , a < she was sink g at her breakfast , fell in a fit into ihc fue , and « an burnt in so shocking a masner that no topes are entertained of kerrecoxerv .

      Bailboads in France . —Haiiroads ia France are going on with much spirit and alacrity , icter-KCting aimost every part of that country , so that in a short time visiter * will have a cheap and qnirk convevance from every part of the coast to the capital . Mr . James Fullerton , railroad contractor in France ' , has engaged a great number of mason-, joiners , and ethers skilled in railroad making , at very extravagant wages . About J 20 of these sailed within these few days , many ol whom were from Scotland , where Air . Fullerton had been engaging hands and examining several lines ia progress .

      Ikb ? xax Condcct . —It Taj only the other day that we rt&ted joes further particulars regarding tbe poor urchin , now called the " Kirkintilloeh child , " and we suspect that a second edition of that tale is about to be Dnfoldtd in Edinburgh . Yv ' c understand that on Monday la ? t , a woman who had been engrgfd to wa . « h in a family in one of the inferior aireet * of the New Town , had occasion to go down : cto a cellar , where she ua . < a > toni « hei to perceive a movement under what appeared to be a meal sack , or rag of blsnket ; and on lifting it , discovered a boy about mx year * old , lying o * n a rug , Cohered as described , acdinrhe most miserable state

      of fiith astt human wretchedness—with not a ghir : on , * . nd scarcely a covering of rags . On mentioning what she had » een to the mistress of tbe hense , she said it was a dirty brat of a bastard of her husband , ( who bas been , we enderstscd , for some time in the country . ) Through the washerwomin , information of thi * fact was conveyed to the police ; and the wretebfd child was on Tuesday brought to the office , whtre , by tee directions of Csptjuu Stuart , and under the superintendence of Dr . Black , it was waihsi f-. nd dressed , ar ; J in a short time was able to ? tatr , tb-: : t bad been for a ; ong time ( it is believe . i for * evcr ; -. i cisnth .- ) in the ? iiuation in which i : wa . « ui .-c-CTf ; " ! . i : —" -it i : had j ^' y pot brc-d crun ; bs a : ; d v . - . - . r r ;' ¦ ^ -i . -i ^ : Cl . eAC-. p : o :: 5-:: C :: v-, art . it S- - -t i .: " .-. - :.-: ' .. Tf . c or i- ; " -v - .- ;; - ii . \ ti * ' uu . ' . : ' jn - ; :. : r . ' .. , - ::.: i ; .. - -:.- > . - - /_ -- <' . v Li - . i . - .-iinr .

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      A "Dtr- 'iarliATtTM . —Thvre bting no t ' und on ths Great ^^ t .-tern , a « tin re is otj nenrly tvery othc : Toiivvity , for the n-iirf uf labourer * who S . \\ zr aCv . .-.: ei-t-, ninny po ; ir fellows iu that jirtdictuutiu ha \ e httr . Wft destitute , or dei . ^ ndtnc U ' . ion dist-ar . L pari'bes tied the lender mercies of the >* irw Pocr Law . ASTI-HWERV Meetivq . —The AKti-SW-rerj-Deiey ^ te- frotu various parts ot' theV n ^ dom held a iuee : icg i . t Extrer Hall on ihe 18 th inc . ant , and w ; ab ; i .-hed n rew Association , to i « called the ' Brisish aiinl Foreign Anti-Slavery Socieiy , " for the " un '?\ t-r > ftl extinction of slavory and rb ' e slavetrade , 4 Ud ' . r . t protection oi' tht- rights atii iutercsts ol me eEt ' wjch'sei population in ihe Bririfh p « . s session ^ anu o ! ail i-ersons e * ptu : « i as slaves '

      Scicidz . — Mr . Atto , clerk n . Mr . Shepherd , the vuj ; vc ; i < incer , ot New- « q ; iare , Liucft ( n ' s-inn , committed SKicide on ^ eduew ^ v - < . « -v- k , ^ t bisein - pkiyer ' s chambers , by tusprodiug hiinselt by a rope from tbe banister * . A cup was loaad rear the spot , that had contained pru * sic acid . The medical gentleman who wa « ealk * i in , gsve it as his opitiion that the poison must have been taken after the unfortunate man had adjusted the cord around hi « ueek . The deceased had amassed property to the amount of £ 1 , 500 , or £ 1 , 006 , which he had expended in building speculations , some of which , it is understood , have lately involved him in lawsuits and other difficulties .

      A Small Present . — " I wiil give yeu my head , " exclaimed - « peYsou to Sloiitenqu ' ieu , "if every wora of the Ftory I have related be not true . " ' I accept yoKroffer , " said thepre » -ident ; '' presents of small -value jtreugtken the bonds of friendshi p , and should never Le refused . " Bow-Stkeet . —Aristocratic Ruffiisisji . —Yesterday week Mr . Thomas Martin , M . F . for the county of Gaiway , and Captain James Ryder Burton , lt . N ., were brought before Sir F . Roe , charged with righting in the puhlic streets . It appeared , from the statement of John Burchall , a special con > taole , thai he was on duiy taat murning at a quarter before ten o ' cli ek , at tbe cirner of the Strand , opposite the entrance to Northumberland HnB * e , whrru he saw the defendtRts fighting with sticks and lists . He endeavonred to seiurate them

      but tht-y stiil kep : sirikmg eacb other , -And re > i » ted hisintrrfereLve . He then culled for assistance , a ! id with the help of a po ! ice-con ? tab ! e , and some persons » no were px <> ing , he succttded in parting their ., ami , having deprived them of their stick .-, tr ; ev were conveyed 10 ttie Bow-nrtet Station-house . Tbe witness ht : e praducvd tr . e stick « taken from the combatant . * , and it ajipeared that the one used l > v Csptaiu Carton »< fa .- « loadtd ,. t ont end . Sir F . Roe asked the witness if he kuew how the quarrel ori yinaied ? The witness nplit-d that he did not > i . e tie rirst blow struck , hut ne saw Capt . Burtou stride Mr . Martin on the head with ttie stick psoductd two or three times , and Mr . Martin returned the blows , chiefly wi : h l . W rist-. Bvitb gentlemen appeared very m ch txcittd . Char . es Anihonv , and table tahle

      a cjn . > of the A dn i-ic .::. f-nnfirmnH tho anu a Cvn . > ot tee Adni-io :: , confirmed the statement of Burchall , but neither could teil which of tbe gentlemen struck the first blow . Sir F . Roe toiJ the deftDdanis ti : at the cfiarire ajrviust item vas that of { LjhtlDg in the Mrtet « auo Lie wished to knew what answer thev had to >; ive : or such a . breach of the peace . — Caytiiiu Curu-n 1-j . id tV . at on Friday last , he called at the re . vL ' euee of Mr . Mani : , ies-j-t cting a ptcuu ? . ry tia- . m -ri-bg i >«; of a tiar . paciion with that gent ! emiiir > father . He saw Mr . Mfirtin en tLfci occa-iur . ; bat instead of obtain . ng a settit mmf , 1 .. was struck h y him . lie fcai . aut captuiu Vil ^ plocetding to Matectl . fr circi ' n > tft ; cts cf a p : i »; -te

      : nature , v . htu ^ ir F . Roe said he ire n-. nce it a rim ( not to t-Lter into the private afi ; . ir > i-f parties biouj < ht before h : ni , ud ! . s > for a U ^ n ) purpose . C ' jpia . u Burton >? -c Le was iia reiv or . 'i .-i u « to tsplh . h tht cin .-uni > : ar . ie which hd tn the cflrny . Hfc vV . tn said that , baviiij ; heeii first a . « saul : ec t \ Mr . Aiartin , and having aL-o i . id tie tt-rm " bl < tck « , uard" appleu-to , him , h ^ ! e . t tt-J . t „ . « a ^ eutlcmHU knd a gallant man he w ,. s } . b ulc to caii upon Mr . Martin to demand sat : 5 f . K-:: oi :. ; tr . i ! with tnat view h « applied to-fci « friend the Hon . Captain PeTctvai , rf the rOyal

      navy , m a vi for him , atd be accordingly waited-on Major ilaci . an : ara , the friend of . Mr . ilariin , for the purpose cf < -..- F . R ^ < ,. ic . be had lward quue tf . vtth to ptJte ' . Vt that L . >; L parties « ereD iid * -r the ir . S ' jt-Dte of strung personal : etnn £ sgtiost roch other , iDd u » u- hi ; i-uiy , ttieir - . oie . to call upon th . m loy ^ -. u i-urti . tMo kctp : i : t j eace . Captain Buncn ? h : « r . cln : titsircus ; o j ^ iifv his covduct , and Mr . Martin whs -. W , ; , bou : tc Vnter into at ' fx ;; lar . ar » 'i .-. tut Sir F . Roe r-r-i rv » -d that if he aii"Wed the d ;» f ' wS : nn tn : ' : > . -, ¦• -.. .. ! . ! ^^> .... _ .. din . wec > ne a ^ cts : nn to ] ' i-. r . :. :: -ual

      , .-erve no U-efu : pv , n < -e , nT . ii » . t ! ,: x , \ , \\ :. < ivt the tffett of ir . c-ea-ir ,- :-. e ir : itati : ity ui . ivu < -. ' .: en& \ , xirttj . H ,-.- houid , lirrtfrre , call upon bi . l L ' eL-tlcmtii to put in bbii -. o tet p the j . c-rct u-wk-i > « ii . Lei Mnjesrv ' h ' - r . jtc : s a-d j-ar : icular ' iy tvvMi .: i » v < n . h ovfctr , for she licit iv . tivi-uior . tr : ! . , briti a * they both held a rt >; . t-ctahle-: a ; ioi ; in society , tbt f . rt ' ty he requirtd would be . thMi .-t-ivi * in £ 500 t& ;> ., nj . ri two hoosekeepers if ) the cuin of £ io (; ciic-2 . Ttie nec ^ sa ;\ ? ' : ; ct ' j « -s were : f _ i . d ia iht cute vi the day , a : j ' j thr p : irt ; c ? wire d ^ cbarj ; ed lio ;; . cu'ic-uy .

      Kl- ^ ance cf Real Life . On Tbarslay eveiiir .- , ft- IS -n -Jr ., t . p .. hc-tcar ; cf me L division whi . e < . h c _ : y in Sr . Gtorgt t :. ; o ! u : . observed a youiitr fti : !» i-, .. m-rgon tbe s-ejs c . f ' a door-way , crying niu-r j . ic'U'ly . and eviikuil * in » verves . haus ' . ed r'fcie , ai parnrK- a . ^ if KLe bad ju ? t .-come h iong ; r . Lr :. t _ . . He -poke to her . v . nc tiatiing frouj her & .:. swr .- > : n < -. t * U- « as a .--trs .-:-j ; er iu London , aud tr-at ^ he bar . ^ -t -t in \ ei gled fr .. i « . hr coki . uj- by a ^ trau ^ e » l : ; ..-.:., -aLo , no doub " ., -1 uiv aiplated " fct-r ruir ; , he tc . k the uff .-i tunute c ! r ; to the

      Nationhou .-e , in 'i t-. < er-. « rreer , Lan / t . eib . Iispector Fluid , who wa * en duty at the time , p - t . c-ttdrd to question iier a ? to tLe cm .. » e that it d her U ; le in the destitute cwi . / iuo :: in which -he tht ; . a :-ieareu , ami ht-r .-tairuient AK- tu : he fo ! lowi ; ij : ttiect— showing the vile practice- re .-ortid to in order tr , induce youn >; credulous country girls to quit their homes , and come to town , for the worst of pv . rpc « t-s . She said that her name was Baker , ai . fi that she was the danp- = ter of a . * ^ eeiuripht hviug a : SpriugReld , near Cbelrr . sforc , riLd that whe was i ef . veefi fifteen and

      sixteen \ e * r > of a ^ -e ; that her father bad lately procured her a > i : u ; itioijat servicr In ChcLuslord , ¦ and that on "Wtr . Ee . -dav last , about three o ' clock in the afternoon , she was « ent on an trrand \>\ her mistress . A .- she was walking alct . p , an tlderly woman accosted rer , acd , hauDp asktc r , tr some trivia ] quwt-. ous , then proceeded to teli her that a young gentleman of fortune , who lad tttri down on a visit in the neighbourhood of Chelm ^ iord , had accidentally ( seen her ( : he girl Baker ) , t . m : liked her appearance > o much that he w * s mis : anxious to becomt : atfj -j- d ' mted wiih her , but that being obliged to leave the cotntry in baste to come to town , on businew

      urgent , be had deputed Ler ( the woman ) to acquaint her of the cireuin > tance , as well as to intimate to her that his intentie :. - * were perfectly hcncurable - . owarcs ber . Tbe ptc r girl at fiist said that she could not think of leaving her hcine and her friends ; tint upon being informed that it would be- the " m < uiirg of her , " if she came to town , and that instead uf toiling for ber bread , -he would have -vrvants to wait upon her , sbt Et ! ei j :: h contented to accompany the woman who had given her the iuformauo : ; . Upon the streH ^ tb of tLt ^ e reprtsentations the ^ -irl Biker and her in ' ormant proceeded on foot tr . v , ju-ds London , whie"b t-. ey did not reach uDii ! ctxt day , having travelled tit whole night

      without rtrt or refreshment . When thev got into town , the woman took her to tie Saracen ' s Head Aldgaie , atd jeit her at the entrance of the yard ' desiring her to Temain there Brrii « he Teturned ' adding that > he > h « uld fetch en . old centleman , the fath « r of tbe young man who bsc fallen in lore with ber , aud that they would all proctt-t ? together tethe residence of the iattcr , somewhttein ( he neighbourhood of Long-acre . The " ¦ girt Ezker waited about a quarter of an boarnt the Saracen ' s Head , and begisninc , for tb « first'time , to ' reflect upon what she had done , t \ e hastily kft tie rpot , before the arrival of the woman and- the ' old geuUttrvan , and

      bent her steps towards London-bridge , which she crossed , and wandered , sl > e knew , not ubitber , as fur a * St . George ' s-road , wiere , completely overcome from excessive exkhastion , cle s&t onthe step of u door , where flie was . discovered , as already describ ( . d . J > y a priicerr . an of ti . e L . Division . Ia ^ pec-mr Firid , on btaiing the . ycfortuustte girl ' M ts . e , and Laving asccrtaiued . iLt address of a . fAtnily at Chehcfford , to whom she was known inifficdia . ' elv wrote a letter , communicating the above facts ,, and in tbe intervai procured her admi ^ icu into Lambeth wo-. khouse . On Sa'urday last ttv inspector rtceived un hLswer from tbetuirtyto whnm he had writtea

      on tue > uc ; ect , eoDrjrminp tbe statement of the girl iu vvcry partic-iar . > Vbtn ihe father was made acqu ? . i } itea with the whole tf the circumstances , ahhoughhe w ^ < iabouring under serious indisposition , he ba >> :. ; - - ;• to to-. vn , and rreieiaip ? himself at the .-rari-. a-r-f-u .-f \ . bcreki ? aau ^ iiier had btcii taken wbeniua-d r-y the pulic-en . ^ n : ^;"; er her e .-cape from tbe ca :. j ; e .-s \ c ? .: ch . " ¦ u .-Tciaiidec ! hzr , tr . ;? poor ruan es : rt : -t .- :. > ^ : a' :: ; :-it- ti- 'h- -e- - . v ' . o " j . - . i-J . heen tl . e Kfin- (• ' ¦ '¦• - ; - ¦ -- * ' * ' :: ' ¦ : ¦ .. ' .- ir . I . ~ i . . ' - •• - , ; i :. d

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      Nt : w CHUiicr .. —Vijcouut -iu . a Vi * co « ste 8 . « Bedford have given £ 2 i > 0 Uwart ' s encting -a new church , lor the accoinnioaatio-i ot about 5 ih » individuals , at Fvihidn . v near tht . ii seal , Bi ; J > : e . bury Park , Kent . . Fatal Accident in CooKixo . —A woman at Bn . tieaex , a few days 5-ince , iu ' , U (? pari »| Z a poilion of a fi .-h , called ihe ra ^ , Cut cooking , wWdtd her Si : t . er whb . one of thu ^ J ) i !! es . Ht r band and arm immediately became ilrvatifi . iiv swollen , and turned black . Meiih-nl aid ' w . -n called in , hut all ( he remedies , applied were imflVutual , and she dud of mortint-f . iiou ia the course oi the day . — French Paper .

      Hither AXTiiRorHOB-icAL . —Mrs . Marriott , a very genteelly 'dressed elderly lady , was summost-J before ih ? Police Magirttmtes of Buth ^ to answer the . vmplaint of Mrs . Gough , of No ^ ( i , Piior Park-buildings , for an assault , under the foilowiiigcircumstances :-Mw . Marriott had rented drawing-room apartmpnte of the coraplaiBant from January , 1 S : JS , at £ 40 a year , with servant ' s attendance ; but wlVen shs took tlem she wished her rot to let thr parlours to a gentleman . ' * Mrs Go < gh said she must let them to some one , but wouM be cnutious as to whom ; and having been app \ kd to for them b y a Viergyinan , the rector of a parish , she accepted him' an a tenant , and he

      accordingly took possesirfon of lije parlours in February . After thi ^ drea ^ edcaafagbity of a " gentUnian" became fcnbwa-tb ^ lr * p' | a "< irriott , she took occasion to expfejw ^ bwiiivpi'inSb , tp it by certain loud pulsatory ' demonstration * " ou the floor of tbe rnom , by mt « ns of chairs , pokers arm tongs , and other such thumping implements , to the great anuoyance of the inmates of the house . On Mrs . G . going up to remonstrate with her on such an ira 3 cible mfthod of exhibking her repugnance ta this proximity of human nature in the masculine gender , she became greatly excited , and taking up a chair , threatened to knock the cumulaiuant down if she did not leave the rwoni . Complainant soon

      after wrote her a nonce to quit the apartments ; but she gtill continued tbe disagreeable din , unabated ia its grating disionancKj aud amongst otht-r tffec's resulting from iu harsh operation on the auricular organs of Mm . G . ' s dosneativ-s , was the determination of her maid servant to leave her service . On Monday , the Tth of April , Mth . Marriott gave a repetition of her obstreperous experiments , with accompaniments and variation . * , by violently ringing tbe bell , throwing the coals at the complainant ' s bedroom door , and spitting ut her as she passed up and down . On . another day xhe took up tome of the st ; tir- arpet rods , and hurled them down where complainant was standing , with

      » uch violence that one of them penetrated ame depth into tht * floor . Tbe fourth act of the drama took place on Wednesday , and related to tbe garden door , of which Mrs . ftl . had kvpt the kvy irom the complainant , in const-qntnee of which * he was obliged to have the lock removed and a new one put on , and on her refusing to let the defendant have tbe new key , she became very irritable , and to attack the complainant , made a missile of the doer mat . As a tin ile to the performances , tht- complainant alleged , that on Thursday ^ he threw a piece of coal ihiough the : window into the . garden at her . Mr > . Marriott denied , the charge , and oomplaintd that M . s . Gough had . violated * o e . ^ prcs rneit made

      agm-. tvben she , . took the lodgings , of not letting the parlours to a u gc-atle . in in ; " but she bad evaded , the obligation By ; i . b ^ iq-iibbling dis tinctiou of calling her m » ile lodgtr " a mat ^ . ' : Mrs M . under .-tand ng that generic term ' to le comprehended in ber own . q , iihet , gentleinttiiv Xiie ihu-.-equenceof this brench . of her engagement uac 1 luudta great inroad on htr ' tranquillity , from tou auuoyance she experienced by the wuduct of the objectionable lodg £ r ;;!»« d his family , who by day , jtyd at all hours of .:. tX&a&iht , as staled by her , inijde the house re !!«« n < 1 |^^^_ i'oi ? e ; which , she xatfl , she could D 0 ^ lf 6 ^^ P ^ » l ^ s iu sellcRfence > he resorted ; W ^| Sa || c anieans " to dros ^ f it . " Mrs . G ,- , u * & . mffi&gji&i part of the . "^ oi , y " complained !'¦ V ^ mjMffimg * occasioned % the of i ot

      fingers the " 3 lBaflflMDM !}^^ hfpr m .-... i . ; -T nngers me aUMd fb >^» g hter movii . o ; on a piano . Sh « . ' 0 d » m « ti ^^ ( one of ifcft , the > f M * t wk 4- £ W ;^ ta $ ! i ^ to suppufi the charg ; , but '[ Pgmtjft'i tofcp | pved an : « cfual A * sa » Jt . On tbemrt'p ^ SWBuffant , Mis ^ Marnott ^ her dao ^ r ^ . ' >»»> - ^ U % ai ^ witne-. s ---who statt ^ there wa 4 j |[ 'i |^ d » , ii ^ o | l ^|> Hive « p «« .-ed regarding tbe par | S j ^^^^ r moiWhad received much alyt ^ vgiti ^ totgtWja ^ aTi gua ^ froni ihe cmplaiiiaDt . I ^ l ^ ^« % |^ i % , entiof ; ed bv Mr . iSornian , who ? 8 it « lo £ f * rom tbfe beueh , that n a vi ug been called on toattend Mrs . Marriott prot ^ siocall y , he had found she was subject to great nervous irritability ; and her incitement on some

      occasions led to incipient and temporary alibtrration oi mind ; and for ih . it reason sha ou ^ hc not to bn treated with any irritating conduct . For twelve rauuths while she rejidid in the hoiwe , a : i went o : very well , and hart not ber quiet been disturbed *! ie would have continued i ' li a stW of c ' aitiiHess ' Mr . N .-saiJ-he had received aleher' irom her brother ( which he readj uuth . ii ^ iug 'him to pr , 'j- am damn *** and make ectif Mriahgr ' m S ^ he . tiiouiriif aught prove satisTtti'tof y tri thrpartie ^ laWd ' tJie ca ^ having been diMnf . ^ d' by the ma ^ is ' race ' s Wnot proved ,- the coruplainant was reo . Unm ' feniieil tociin . suk wiih Mr . tvonman , with the' view to a uiivat ^

      settlement . The parties accordingl y . retited . Ak Attack * iy the Chown , - Juhn Poajav one of the unwashed . of Avon-street ,-wa . vsummostd to answer the coinp ' . niiit of Daniel 'fcr . avi ' - lcy , of the ? arae 'ieeality , ' for an' assauitl Ihe corcplaiaant — " GeiiWp , ! -a *' . ' I was goinK ' ^ iong Avon-street oh Tuesday , ono of this here chap ' s companions beat my hat double , and seemdh ht » ( the dtfendant ) sicobdcd i the motion . " [ Hert hv exhibited proof « t the vi « , ) tcc # , iu a hat he ' held

      in his hand , having toe crowti nearly .. « tvered frcin the other part . ] I h * d not come much farther before be knocked it ,, ff again . " M . agu ' trtitt— " \\ l , ut d d be ao it for ? " Complainant— "Koihing , nir ; bucI own I called it devilish . " He Was asked jf be had ativ witnesses . Complainaut— •? Witnts-es , sir i here were plenty of wUneswjsa there . " A girl wn < called to prove that some of the defendant ' s friends nad proposed a compromise ,. !^ an cffer . of eith'eenper . ee and the exptneesj which be was accordingly ordered to pay . *¦ J

      I-ihe . —Between the hours of twelve and one o clock on Saturday morning a considerable excitewas created amongst the iuhttbitajit * of the town of Hertford and its vicinity , in consequence of tne > . kv becoming suddenl y Jllumiimted h y rhe n flection of Hbat appeared to'be an extWsne fire in tbb neighbourhood oi Ware , and on the en , ii » ea being instantly despatched with post horses in that direction , they had not proceeded above a mile and a half from tht town before they , discover , d an alarming fire rapinv on ( be premiss of Mr . Thonia * Huirj Smythe , a large and opulent farmer , raiding at Beauuiontgreen , a small village situate between ihe atevt towuB , The engines wire ihiiheJiately . got fntu

      operation , and were scon aftemarrf * jbjutd-b y ' those from "Ware , as well a , ! iht engine iiomtW Ea ^ t India College at Haileybuiy ; but , notwiihistknd " . ing the unrttd exertions of ihe firemen , aided by muny of the townspeople and xi'Iriger'j ' j ' nearly the whole of the large and exteuylve outbuildings ^ cou , necttd with ihe premise * of Mr . S . w » re entireh destroyed , together with a large . quantity of'torming implements and machinery , and it wax with the greatest difficulty that severul valuable draft , hordes were saved from destruction before the fire reached

      tne stabling . Fortunatel y , however , the wind was blowing in a direction which carried the flames from the house and rick yurd , otherwise the whole of the dwelling , and eight or len stacks of eorn atd hay must inevitably kive been consumed ; the latter has iMistaiHfcd but trifliog damage . How the fire originated cannot be accounted for , although it is strongly suspected to have bteu tbe act of ? ome vile incendiary . We are happy to be uole to state that Mr . Siuythe u insured to the fall extent of hi-1 os < j . ¦

      Melanchplv-Occubrbnce . —Anin <} u % 8 t was bfId on Wednesday , the 24 th iuatant , bt-fore-Mr-J . L . Ellis , coroner for "West Suwexy at St . Leohards , near Horsham , the nsidtnee 6 f Majoi Aubrey William B «} avt : lerk ^ oQ .. tbe . body , of- Mrc ; Beauclerk , aged £ 4 j icars , who ? yra * Ubf ^ rtunutely drowned iu a powl jnear themanwftft hou ? ei . ion th * ^ 23 rd inst . Mr . ^ j J . Eu s ^ ll , of -AragUMSjUrretanii , and Croydon , Surfjey—I have- tlKwn . ih « d «« aced four years , and " resided , near hejyat-Ardglag * , t ^' o years . I arrived at St . Leenard ' o Lodgf , on a visit , on the 23 rd of April . I found Mrs . JSeauslerk Jn very good spirits j she made many iRquiries afer all her friends at Ardglass . 1-fta * . vvith her . akme half an hour before Major Beauclerk c ^ me in .-

      Afterluncheon he advised her to take a walk while he accompanied me to his farm . She continued in the Hame good spirits till we left her . I . ou ' ce «* w her at Ardglass t ^ eiztd with a giddiness in her head so sudden , that I am convinced she might h » ve lost her life io consequence had she been at tbe time in a danatnms position . I did rot Jiear the deceased ctmpl . in of a p « in in her head yesterday . Tbe Jury returned the following verdict : — " Found dn ^ nt-J , and the Jary ; re of opinion that the said Ida Beauclerk mi-ht have hten stixtd with giddine .-s , to v , hie ! ., as -. iy . ; . fe-, irs ' by tin .- uxiilt- ^ ct . , Ai-- v . - « m tiims : iici ; -: r . mi-c 5 , and ti . i-rcl . y af .-iJv .-t . ' ..-1 ' iv tV . ltv . ¦'• o ; Lf .- -ii i pji . J , " '

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      FfoiiTicui . TvuAL SfCij . ty . —At the latt rseetiriL- of t ^ e- ; Hor :-ivultur » i Soe'tTv , it v > Ra ^ tatcd ^ v Dr . Lin ley , thm the conveyau ' t «{ ' Uw bv Tail ' - ' ¦ ' ¦ ; i ) s v . a « vtr _ . ric-i : in , tiital to ir froru the coutinual j'Mtir-g that it m < t uitli . It u p . trtii ularly dt * ' - tructi \ e to tbe fiver qualities of frci f . » . Balloon Tuaveliiso . —Tbe C / ielfmltcw Chronic !? tells us that the J-cntn . fic ^ enuemeu who ac-compniiied Mr . Green in the Nas ?;» u hnilcon , » rr now trying an < -xpt-rinient , prtlimiuan to the tstat'l'shiiit u : ( f a line uf Lull'tins Ve vt-en Che ' iteuhnw ar . d Lordon , so as in supcr-e ^ c ( i 1 no .-wble ) everv othir mode of trnvelliiu ? .

      The Favourite . —The follow ing is a programme of i . ord Melh'iUrne ' s . ' niovtmect * at court"' froni Monday last to the evening of yesterday : Oh Monday afternoon his lordship had an Hudience of the Qaepii , and dined with ber Majesty in the evening . On Tuesday hi * lordship had an audiesce of the Queeu in the morning ; but as her Majesty visited the Italian Opera Houseib the evening , Lord Melbourne did iw ((\) dine at rbe palare . On Wednusdsiy Lord Melbourne dined with her Majesty at Lansdowne House . On Thursday , after the drawing room , Lord Melbourne dined with the Queen . On Friday afternoon his lord .-bip had an audience of tbe Queen , and dined with her Majesty in the evening . Who will dare to say , after such a week's " dining out , " that Lord Melbourne ' s influence at court is on the wane?— Windsor and Eton Journal .

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      TO THE MEN OF IRELAND . " Let Erin remember the days of old !" As the son of one of the volunteers of Ireland—of one who assif ted in winning her independence in 1 " 82—who , lisa Member of Parliament , voted for emancipation , forfeiting thereby the expectancy of the Peering « nd the Bench ; and who afterwnrds opposed the Union as not tivingafair representation to Ireland iu the Imperial Parliament , permit me to address to yon a few words at tru » present crit-is . What is the object of t ) . e agitation in which you now engage ? A hi ^ h and honourable ohf—namely , to have your just proportion of ^ lectors , and tb be fnirly ropresf » nted in thb British House of Commons . I wor . ld , however , nsk you . would the plnn proposed by Mr . OConoell effect that object ? He pr > oos .-ps

      to have loO members for Ireland , which ii not a fourth of tha Imperial Parliament , whileh ^ -r pcpulatinn i- ubout one-third of t . at of the British 1 sVj > . Bin plan , while it mifiht giv" ? representation to thou-Kands , would still leave the millions unrepresented . Why not rather adopt tie simple , intelligible , jnst , and effective system of jCniveisal Sufirage , with a repr ? enfation equally distributed according topopi ; - l » t ;> n , which , in a Hous ? of ^ CommoBs uumencally th-. > uauuj . aa t ^ at at pr .-s ht' cuustUute-i , would give to Ireland nboixt 219 njmJj ^ rs , < pr re-Jucing the number 100 forevery ^^ bVingWe-third , vccprdinir to the fair irfWive prdportiou ofltheinhaiitntrts of that islau . 4 . Mv friend * , jwi . Are m « ich ojiitiikeu in supposing that Engliiijbjnen * Soitcb v or . Wtlshmen to

      , are . opjx ^ -d your . ri ^ hti ; , tkM tln > j , hxv . ) no armpn- 'm with ypur . ^ u % ri »»«« f » ,, PK 1 iRM . 4 Wy > chBrish a l ^ cliiig ^ Uniipa i t } ^ t ^ war ^ . yoi }^; coumr ; y ,, In FROof to the . contrary m ' . ay . b ^ e ¦ ; a ' diacj ? 4-. th « i . facqihar . . < o many nieinbers of the Convention hive had their bmh-plnce in IreUnd . I" fcuoje , however , that ouhu ; pilj- for the ca-. se of 'liberty 1 , jalousies Ixave arww ; , ai » d- attempfs Have torti ' maflij to Jnjura the Chartists in yt . ur ey ^ s ; their conduct ha * li ^ eii caluaunated , their lan- ^ uaite has been exaggerated , or misinterpreted , the ir motives have bt enmtiianed , an ) their -objects- inisreprusienited . In btn * W' 1 wowVl i-un ^ ly state tha prdnoiplw of the fcharteiv;—they an- 1 st . I ' niv . rsnl . Sutlrage ;; 2 tid * . Vom > g by B . iliot ; : j , j . Ar-. nuftlp ., rH < uiii . a »* : 4 th . Paid Mem-1 ; 5 th

      * r L ' ' ST 11 " , ^ - F" ^ fpP'itJ Q i # ficatipn ; atui bth . hqunl GoristitDendes . "Of'kil ' ttifese-fwould sty Un ; versal 3 u » Vag , v y ' ihi > iqrtst ' 5 nSortrtnf , in mvolwnjr a right prior ¦ to'alt'Ti ^ TilHSW ; 'W ? njf VtfiineJ . ua ? buiwion whith ' . hlkJWt teyirffetion"shattld rest , Ai to . PHid JMembeM : dfloPafliawiijnt , vou yo . un < e . lve « wjkll rertdily . udroit irthe jostici < of .-iW « pnnc . plp , havir . )? so lor ) jr ; f tJ ,, 8 , people a ^ Ved npon it " * , i ; e !* 'r * ft ,, *?« to Mf . p ^ onReU j jnfittje ^ here , lever . condejui » e . d him or ^ ypi ^ . tor ^ his . ; i * inee ,.. whib -you Viinced your gratitude tp t ; m . forp ^ st services , you Wisely , secured a hold . upoji him ' for thefutiire and I huvft , no hesitation in' sayipg that uiaeU of t ^ e secret' of : O"'CounelV ' s ' power rests iu Warhcriourable remuhgrRttcn which ffives to him

      the entire , riixposill bflhii time , whether in or out ot Parliament ; . B « t ic is * aid thri Chai-. ti . « ts are violent J BEd ill proof , tllS tOTchlj ^ ht m « wing # « rer apjibaUjd to . My friends , a « hav . U 114 . ur * j » id < jct o > er : k . rch , T \ ij ( hl m ^ Btingj ., > u h « vinu been ekctei delegate for iiuiubur h aud Mid-Lo " - tlr . an , at a torch light meeting , permit me simp ' y to suite the fuct . Th se meetings wew held t / y torch-. l ^ lit , because they were meetings of the working clus .-es , who coal . ] n t leave their work curhi * the day , without suffering a diminution uf wa ^ -e--which , with their scanty tannins ihev could ill aitoru . L > ut I can a . , fureyou theie was u ' o atle npt at liiliimdiitiun : iu idea of the Jestructiou if property . True , ihe torch-lulu k-We added to the illect of lue

      - duuiousuaduu , Lu : s ) it does to the sol « miiity ot tho fuueral proce ^ sioiu wheu the vemains ci royalty are carried to the ^ rave . The idea of viojtfuce . wujch is dissjc-iated tn > m the erne , shonl . ] not wanionhvaud vitii ^ u' . proof , be chafed upon l ^) J ? &i JK WWM * ¦ la : i ^ "a ^ e has been ^ P ^ ' f , ^ «^ f y ^ oubt , in" tie vwnuh of thru ieeliux . ^ 'infeu-sufttjriug" under wr-ji ^ . or 'iudi-imai . t . it iUm wiong-iwf . others , have usej the boll lan « uufi ' ft brttons ,-Hijda servile pre- ' -s may have , by their ex ! Tggerati / 3 u . v misinrerpivtntk . iis , atui garbled extracts leJd UD the . speakers to the enndemnation of the tmad , nrthe bas- « attacks of the de « i « u-11 . ? . But *} fl ^ $$$ i * be a rexs m for BtaudTn » otl rum th $ »/|^>*« u < , '| it ; was iiota similar D ' ior nal did not fail

      ns . 'd r ^ i * a § f ( gmftjitipatj ^ Bi it in etleet , hx it w ^ weaK ^ raarneiit Butindi \ i uaU eiig ; iged liPlIi ^ jnbv ^ niebtTiuve been si . eoirllv pom ted out ^ dte % v | H » us to ue ^ sociuied with . No * , I « ou . d nsk ^ wx wJisit evei urged by the friends of the cause cur < ftjtfite » tr «^ le for emancipation , to ca-t overDoitnvKei ^ hvorBruingoolp , Lawless , Sbiel , . ; r O'C liuel ^ oyaccrtuntot tlie iutUmumtle or exciting la-. ifeUHge , which they nnquestionably used ? Had it pressed do ^ u upoa you , would you not have inriiaiiantly refund , mid thrown the Mi is of a people ' s prot . ct . ou ever these cbempions of your rights ? Ihote , however , who recommended * uch a line of conduct to the Chartists , forgot the principle of representation en which the Convention is afsenib ] ee ! .

      iind that therefore 110 member is auiLorised to withdraw from it , on the score o : individual it-eling .-us to the pnst languuge or conduct of ot ' iei . s , any more thun Mr . O Conn . ll could be authorised to refuse to sit in 1 urii ; imciir , becau-se he would meet on the seme tlo r one member whom he designates as truculent , or another whom he brands as a liar 1 would , howt ver , take this opportuu . ty to state , mo * t unt quivocally , th ^ t , as a . body , those persons who have betn honoured with th » conf ; ienoe of the induatnousclaasus in tie Co : iveution , are men actuated by ihe noblest princip l es of pitriotism , and the purest beaevoleuce . Why then , 1 would ask you ' not make common cause with the people of fin * ' l » nd , Scotlund , and Wales . hi the present

      movement ? Associated with them , victory might be considered as certain ; dissocjute . ! . you , are iiable , at any . tiine , to be deserted by tie ' Wiijg ? , or crushed by ihe lories . Do you thiuk the ^ ' people of Kngland cared for the idle -vauiit of & Wgwn of Irish to put them down ? 'J hey m ghr , perhaps , recal to mind the Uintt wlieu a : iika . proiler of aid from Ireland having vainly encouraged unhappy Clip . rles to res ' st the rights oi liis people , ended m ' the subjugation of Jrelaud , after the deluded monarch had laio his head upon the bLck . Remember , that in separating yourselves irom a aovement which generously and fpoutantously offers to Ireland a free and full participation in Jiritisb . rights , and tl : us gives to her more tven than she demands , your motives , too .

      may be questioned , and the objects which your leaders contemplate may be viewed with suspicion . It maybe said , and with au appearauce of probability , tlar they are playing a deep game , aud , that , tuwigh self-interest may blind the Government , their hopes are , by sowing Ihe seeds of dissension among the friends of liberty in Euglacd , to fiud a fr . vouruble opportunity for asserting . the independence of Ireland . With a rebellion in Canada—canses e > f war » ich Amerjca—distrust on th « Continent , they might hope , were evm partial outbreaks fo take 1 plHce . ii . England , that tb- troops being withdrawn from he-laud , with a police ia a great measure at their oyn disposal , to aebjeve the * eparatioit of tho connfrjr . I could well conceivethat being ^ of the

      , aboriginal Irish , of Milesian race , groaning under a . seuae of sevon centuries or subjugation , they might fev-1 . a-glo ^ r within thtir bosoran at the thought of rerttonug Ireland totLe map of Europe iii ^ her indepejide « l .. exJsW « ce tta » distinct kingdom' ; inch hjj slie was . before * tho Saxoil , or rather 'Normnii invasion of lliat country . Were the questioni solely as between England and Ireland , its policy might perhaps adhiit of disccssioa , while its paUioii « m « .-on ! d scarcely be denied , and 1 will admit that whru tlie Irish Parliament asserted jU independence , it ooght to have gone- fnriher , aDd lostead

      of occupymg its time in paltry * quabblv » as to th * commerce between the two country , it ought rather to have asserted the independence of the kingdom , in demandine the ngltt o \ tlie nation to be leprescnted by i : s own ambas .-advrs in the difietvnt conrt 3 of Eurcpp , and to recme the repr « :. ent 2 lives of friendly - powers in Dublin , themet : opolis « i Ireland , thus placin- her on an equality with tbe then Electorate oi Hanover as being united to England solely by the golden link ot the Crown , lhese t ; raes , however , are gone by ; i : ii « i txM . sha repeal of the Union , so as to give a d .-i-R > uc legi » ktiou to Ireland , to be sbare-l on the , ¦ . riiinv ..-- of Iterator , with Scotlarx ' , Wii k * tfce . s ; tm , ami Sui-. th of K- ^ l .-i , . mipht o ^ rha ^ hv : vi , i , r ., <; ,. . ns , y ,-t oth .-r ii : ter .-sts . irivrtlvil . g t ! , e v .-rv liberties ot Europe , are at st . ike , it ra ^ ln b" qnes ' -

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      IMpwrnjioTfynim- w « iiiii i M « sws'icVWH ^ B noi ) ed « lieth « 'r . tlies-e i > laiit 3 *< ,- i > ^ b . ^ evered-uti-i d : < - uiiired in policy , liable n , ; beci me ; k < : id-ij ; es of groundless jealousies , vfcuW present s > o . string ; i barriei ngaitst Jlcssian 8 ^^ rt > --: on . as tlii v would do if tb" ) ' -Coulinuo to be uuiud- ' jui the L ^ ii ds of an lipprtinl -Legislative and jExfculi ' . e . JMr . O'Conrell bim . « -e ! l hns cotst-fafHl to be called a Weft . Briton , and the two iHlar-ds \ y- ce ^ iiowr -to the Hreeks under the grmric dj-ictMhii o ' t ' t ^ e Jirilish / nits . Toyo > irp ; i-rit ) r : sm nuu luvr-ulJibwty ^ heTe . ' ore 1 « i 3 p « -al . '* . loiis tiif t '"! iartist » iu tbi . « ' niovt ' ui ! ur , ;; ud you may d <;!\ W . h'g au-i Tt-ry , the treachery ot the 'lie , or tb- * t \! iti . nv ct the " other .- Th * - shout of

      niyr . ads from th- ' -green fi ^ W .-of Krin will be borne 11 she we >! t iu t ' fite jicrcss the Iri . » h sea , to mingle with tLeecin . es 01 the . inil . ions from the snountiiir . s uuU . the jil- us of- Scotia , and of Wales , uniting with the multitudinous voices raised from the lovely plains and Jei tile vallies of England . The voice of an amted people cannot long be resisted . Be assured . E » g-iftnd Wales , « nrl Scotland , even without you , will achieve it . But to bring forth ail its lnults , we wish it to be a Woodless hs Bellas , « peedy victory . Let Ireland e . \ j . reas her a } nipatby ln this cause , nnd tl . en her i < monstrance ' s against violence may be heard witlout su-picionand

      , listened to with rcsnerr Hoi-itur » ,. x n < l , u > ^ l . ; ,. »» lutened to with respect . Having eo other object in view , but to trnlist your seivice-c as precursors of liberty , 1 am , men of Ireland . .. Very respectfnlly , your serviujt iu the cause of liberty , William S . ViLt ' iEns Sasbl * - .

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      It was our purppse to write an article , on tbta subject , illastrativef ' f . f tbe rijjht and duty of evgry Enylishinau to te ainnd , in tht Kst possible maniier , for the defence of the law acd cf his constitutional rights ; hut we find it so wtll done to our hands by our able contemporary of tbe Surf / to ?/ LiLiroior , that ue make no gpolegy for appropriating the enure , article . " ¦ The Whig and Tory ne wipers , especially the Sfttntt'in , ' , n . re giving a HarLiitp acctnut i > i' a ' noting lielci in . Newport , in support , they say , of the ' Que > r ancl Coiiatitution . It was . nttei . ded by , S ; r Ci . ; irles Salisbury , Thcmus l ' rotheroe , E .-q .. Witliaui Bie > er . E > q ., tlieRev . A . ' /> . Jackeon , and R . A . Koberts . iVlws-rs . Philip . * , Jones , and tijill , witi alarye body ot farmer .- * . Sir Ditbv ' Alack worth , Kut ., wrote to expirss ins Sijrrow at 1 ) emjj .-abr-ent , a ' rd offered tha aid of hfs militarS c " xp * Pri ; ne'e - in case of a corp--being formed . Addre ^ w 7 rer , V : moTt- 'd ' tuid canird co the Queen , and td th / LiftiMiHn ' t of thi > Cotiity , the la .-t offering their-.-errfces as'atftfc ' nneii * edy io defend the constitntieni A ^ reat ninnter ol rtgnatun's v . er- > at pended to both addresses .

      Now , th-. sisgiati ' yiu 2 } tb s is right ; this is welltimed ; this is as it sbould be ; this smacks really ot the " Consiitiuion " . of whicli tbesa ^ eiitlrn : ei » jppear to be to fond . That constitution lays it 1 mpiiiitically down , both as a right and es a dutr , for all Englishmen to be armed for gelt defence , aid for the de ! ence of their rights and liberties aB guaruuteed to them both by statiUeanilAnrWcriptioij . 1 hose gentlemen have , th ' effcjure , set » We ^ ll-nt example . We trtst the Lord-Lieuttnant ? pfi the County , whoever he may be ,, will accept of ih-ir . ervict ? , so properly and spirifedly-ienifeTecl , and that Her Majesty wil ) , at his silggestibii , reward their-loyalty b y commanding them to enrol themselvi-s , a-. id sencing thtin a haudsome pair of colours lor the occasion . . '

      Ihe Rev . R . A . Roberts seems to have made a highly _ constitutional speech en thiscccaM ' on . lie smd , ' they had coroe toward to oppose these who were endeavouring to poison tie minds of the p « bple and ta sxibverl the laws and institutions ot thecountry ! He and they were resolved that tlese laws , the result of ages of wisdom , should ri'mrih inviolate ! They weremet ta drclare that-En ) iIand shpuld not be revolutionized-and- brought down to the level of miserable Ireland . " Bravo ! Jtrealiy warms the cockles of our hear to heart language like this—energetic— -English—truly constitutionalfroni the lips of abeneficeddivineof the established church ! The Rev . Mr . Stephens never marf . i n « o n f

      Wore nervous more dexrded , ior more * truly English terms I This is precisely what we say here , in tbe North of Eiigland . ' We will have no Malthntian "Mcrcus" to poisoa the minds of the people by incitements to cluldmurder ! W ^ will h ave * , o Broughams tmdM . rtiueaus to stigmatize marriage as a crime ; aud chjtrity ns a lolly ! No ; we are for the ancient laws of England . M e join tie Rev . R . A . Roberts We insist upou the old iorty-thud of Eh ' zabeth , that Charter of the poor of England . " We ( like the Rev Gentitmari ) v . ill not * ave English labonrerj re ^ uefdto the Irish , potato and ; sea-wcedltvel ! We stand firm for Universal Suffrage and Animal

      Parliaments as the ; existod up to the unfortunate times of Henry the Sixth i We have madenp onrminds , as Mr . Roberts ha * , to stand by trial by jury as conl miluted bj Alfred the Great ! We escfiew all standing armies , aad love' a . people" to be T » niyeri . allv anneiL ^ and rely upon , the " Poste CwHutusS o " r levy of the county , Bneer command of the Sheriff , whose dntyu is to see Uiat ail the Queen ' s male subject * able to bear arms , hive arms to bear J We hate ^ mnoyation ^ n , inBcli ps ; the meeting at Nwp ^ rt , and ^ wfll iaever s « bmi £ to a Bourbon Police . , wh , lst . rh . eQ Englishnameof ; ConsiaWeU remei ^ cred-, hla alMhe lWMr , Robert detesta ! lion ot these yV-hjeinnovatinnawiV-hrsi-rii * »«« - « - .

      nor cap he hate the Pri * of tlie GMernorv than w do . A ^ . ;" fwjB aie ¦^•^ 'u ^ JSle ^ p ^^» ^^ vS ^ S sopnas thelsevport corp « is enroUed . we hope th « Jynfl and Wear will not be backwwrt in offerifitr w'T'f * >^ ^^ *^ Qneen pud ' CottstitbCoal JS n £ K ** 3 vW-- Wp . ean ; v « ifare > assure the Rev . Mr . Roberti tnatif he wants thirty thbu-« and deterained . fellowa -wen . found ' witb ' tnu « knk . uilea , and pi «« ls , hebasoDly to send northwards , and . they « be forthcomirg . Arm ?! « ims ! ( we say ) the Queen and Constitution for ever ! and no revolutionary innovations ! " . : :

      We , with our excellent contemporary , strongly recommend the example of the Newport Constitutionalists to general invitation . Ltt roeeliigs of a like character be called all through the c / . untry . Let each Lord Lieutenan t . be similarly addressed U M ? ^ - ~ ^ the inhabitants of his county ; and let us try whetLAE £ g 43 Yorkshire , Lancashire , anJ Drroy-hiTe loyalty ywsjcg ^ 7 .-a . \ fi-r the Constitution Le not as deset ' v "wn / 4 ^ fm ^ fl jjairof colors and ra-ii ' tarv equipments asjfe a / $ K ^^ . Newport . ' f ^^ ffli : '\ J&ftft $

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      MINISTERIAL MAJORITY . The Ministry that basdone the following acts : ~ 1 . Suspended the :: free ' CorstitutTbn of Canada , and established in that country a most perfect passpo ) rt system and military de ^ potifni ; 2 . Which has ' determined to de-troy . tht : Constitution of Jamaica in preference to the ' ^ iviug of the blrtcks the power to vote atelec-tiono ; 3 . "Which has refused the Ballot ; 4 . Which bas refused Short Parliarnf&ra ; 5 . Which has refused the Retital ot tne Com Laws ; 6 . W hich after twenty-four yesrs of peace has largely increased the'army and navy ; 7 . Which refuse * . to grant the Penny Postage , though the excellence and feasibility of the plan has been dtmon « trate ( . ';

      8 . Wbiuh decliiii * to ; effect the most important Law Refotms , especially any iu the Court ol Chai :-cery ; 9 . Which has declared that it is supported by the Tories , and not by the Liberal constituencies of the kingdom ; : 10 . Which will do nothing for National Education ;—This Mini-try obtained , b } a ? mall majority of twenty-two votes- ., « n Friday , ihe 19 tb , the approval of its Iiijh policy—its most bentst and honourable supporters , staling tbab it was the only portion of the public policy of the kingdom tba ' t they could support . How great is this fall to a majority of twenty-two , from tho $ e majorities of

      hundreds , by whicn the Ministry of Lord Grey was .-upportf d ! He would not have continued in oflke a day if it had depended , upon elevtn votes to depiivn him of it . He . Hc . uid have said , " 1 ca ; e not for power , without the fulif s * public support , and ' if you , the Tories , have by bribery , debauchery , or corruption , eeprived . me ef it , I will not lose ray honour by ti-luing in favour of the privileges of the people , and for their no'itical and sccidl advancement , with my hands bound , but 1 insist upon occupying , that tit- ! d in which the most glorious victories have betn won—I iusist upon returning to the oppoMtinu bench . If the p . iwitiou I bold is " not that of undoubted triumph , I will not j . eirnit it to be one ofinirlorious defence .. "

      ¦ But what , can he expected from the mary petty and linle minus whiph compose the iiHJotity ' of the present Miuiscry P 'Their very fceblc-utss , i .-, in their ownejes , strength .: Thtir inability to move , appears to , them power ; and the bondage in which they are , is giateful to the timid--spirits which , if free , would fee afraid to move .

      Ffle Southern Star. Saturday, May 4.

      fflE SOUTHERN STAR . SATURDAY , MAY 4 .

      Arming, In Defence Of The Queen And Constitution.

      ARMING , IN DEFENCE OF THE QUEEN AND CONSTITUTION .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 4, 1839, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1055/page/3/