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    • THE NORTHERS STAR. SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1839. -
    • who weland WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
    • TO READERS & CORRESPONDENTS.
    • LEEDS AND WEST RIDING NEWS.
    • TO THK KUHORS OK THE NORTHRRN STAR.
    • BRADFORD.
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      PUBLIC NOTICE . TTIHE Manchester Political Council cave agreed X that a delegate meeting « ball take place on th ° £ : a Jar of May in * t , at the Mitre Tavern , Oid Church Yard , Manchester , a . t Eleven o ' clock precisely , from all the towH « of Ycrk » bi : e , Cheshire , and Lancashire , on business of the greatest importance . ~ " By order of the Council , C . DEAN ,. Secretary .

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      AMERICA AND CANADA . Bt tae Pacie : Ship , Independence , which arriird at Liverpool on Monday , American paper * were received , from which we learn the gratifying " jEielligeEee that the '' bounce" of the New Efnn * - vricktr * has evaporated , and the border warfare i <

      3 . 1 an end ; Major General Scott , of the United Slates army , having imcef-eded in procuring pacific pledges from each of the hostile Governor of New Brunswick and Maine . The troops on each side arc withdraws , and a civil force appointed by-mutual consent , to prevent the timber from being carried c-ff anal the dispute about the boundary be settled bv the two Governments .

      la Canada , the reign ef terror , and the trampling of the iron hoof , are producing their naroral results . The people , ^ nabW longer to continue the unequal contest with armed and trained force . * , are bt-taking themselves to a warfare upon property : the mad nre of-vengeance lights the torch of the incendiary , and scarce a nigat elap * es in which the lurid-fiin . es i . f stack ? , barns , and dwellings in cocftagrapon do rot affriiiht the eve . The wretches who have

      crcogat about this » : a : e of things are now atFrighUd at their own handiwork , and are beginning to in-. qsnre very wL'tfnlly how it can be ' -stnppti ?" That may not perhaps be so easy , though nothing could have been more ea * y than to prevent it . Had justice not been refused to the Canadian * , the torch of the ineeDdiarr had never been lighted : it e&s I 3 ovr be uaeccbed only by doing that which : he fccnoEi have never yet done , but when compeiltdjustice .

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      THE CONVENTION ; THE PETITION . AND THE PEOPLE . Ova readers vriU perceive iha . t the motion of Mr . O'Connor for removing the sitting ? of the Con-Tentien f > the provinces , was lost by a small maiorirr . We are sorrv ior this , because wt are' convisctd ihat the proceeding recommtnde / i by that raotion would " aave been productive of much good . Immeeiately upon Mr . OBriex ' s amendtneut being carried 22-ain-r Mr . O"Coknoh ' s resolution , he cave notice that upon the following day , he would move the aiionrnment tJ Birmingham after the s multaneou * meeting * . Tee attendance of Delegates has never been sin numerous as daring the pa ^ t week , and we have itacb pleasure in directing attention to the spirited

      j roeevdings of teat cooy . The time for presenting the National Petition has now nearly arrived , and the anxious inquiry of - ;; i ; - "Wha : will the Convention do . and what are the pjople to do , after it fca « been rej-cte-i ? We have this day ( Thursday ) received a letter from the -neiBlfDouxiiDod of Uascheiter , in whieh the writer * a . y < — " The fact is , the people in all the Tillages about

      here are ranting mad about ft iiring en the sixth ot May . " Now we cannot think that any large portion of the people are so infatuated — though we doubt not ihat the > -pv svstem his been largely acted upon , and that the ba * e creatures of the li blooly " . "Whigs iare done their best to a .-ge on the simplest of the people to Lremnture vioirnce .

      Wa bid taem ,- however , emphatica ll y , to beware . To spurn from them—za a snre traitor—the man , weaver he may be , that wenld urge them to deeds of iggres-ive vioitEce . The rime has not yet come . The p ople are not yet ready . They axe net yet iXL araed » They aTe not yet isle even to offer successful resistance to the violence which may be organised against them by their enemies ; ao 3 thw is the only purple for which they seed to have arms . For this purpose we say , Itt tvery ese who La * not arms procure them—let him keep them bright and clean , asd ready far c * e when wanted— BCT LET HIM REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE TO BE UsED ONLY FOF . DEFENCT . IS CA 6 E HE BE ATTACKED .

      No true lover of the Charter contemplates ^ for j cse moment , the assuming of an offensive p ~» .-. ion . \ ' Peace , Law , and Order' is their motto . By thi « motto they will abide to the last . Let them go en peaceably , bat steadily , to exercise their moral } pc-wer ia the ma-ay irresi-tible wiu which are ; cp = n to them -in tbfc display of tieir numbers—in j s . g-neml cessation of labonr , or in aa uliversa : ! ? ystem of isclasive dealing ] but let them be-all : thi * time preparing for the physical attack , wk-en- e ^ er it mar come . Their adversaries—the enemies ! ,

      of rig ht—will soon be compelled either to succumb , j or to attempt the sustentation ef their power by j physical Tiolence ; and thea , when tbe attack is ' made , the people being ALL well armed , the question of '" ph \ M 2 al farce" will speedily be decided . It will come like the shock of an earthqoakej and ; the issue will be—liberty ; or , to many—death ; and to the r < : « t—et ernal slavery . Again we * ay , ] Beware I Tee man who now counsels aggressive violer-ee is a traitor and a villain ' . Treat him as soch . Aroid him , ail honest men , as a scorpion in the path ! In the meantime we beg to recommend t » the * eri » c * attention of the Convention the following remarks of * n operative correspondent of the Brighton Patr ' ot : —

      *• To furtiierpetition die House of Commons , zt ti presett cons-. irnte ., in Uie event of iU refuniisjt to TfteWe our petirinn , -or its aegieeUDS to pau immediately afterrard * the Charter jnto » ixw , w- > uld be yerbaps worse \ hafi neint , in conitqc-nc * « f « o mas ; tho 4 < aLd penK > m baring decWed th « t they will never again » ddre » s tlieQutelTe * to Uiat bous * . Bat were ro » , g ^ ud'aeB , te more an address , or pa « a regulation , e » Ktng e » th « ChtrtiiH to menin their ruiec * districuthnrnglion ii » cuamry , us a crrtain a » y aaU aceruin hottr , to adopt . a Nitionxl Adirci to Heriltjtity , requesting het to izutae-=. Jiatelj-dkmii * herpreseni Hint * - *« , asd to sppoiat other * iiledsrol to the pnndplri Bf tte Charter ; aad « i * aeh « ii » ti 1 .

      . taaeou * meeting * tore » R » iat the premi IX-lega U * , or select others , toiUtuid to the pnaentatioa ot the sa& Nution » l Aidres *; aad that tie people , in order at tbe same time to « bow their wjwt to kerMiJesty , and to the * t » ciplrt ittej kare ma * pted , aktmld » t rach m « ti « g « pledge dammAres to a general hali&ajr Uro « gh « iBt tk « euaiitry o » tbe day of preseSUtWQ . Thia wasU , ! am coMiaced , gire o , tfct greatest jooral i » wer UxaX erer aru jet wielded or concentrated io thj « or any ntbe * eonatty i « wt -aily Weald it follT derelope tb * mighi f « iil at Ott nation , Ht it : vrniU at the nme time spread agrnrral een&ieuee an *© ag the people , coIUcOt ^ It - *« d indiri&ulljf . " ,

      The above ! ¦ from & letter in tbe column * of our ¦ excelkEt contemporary , addreued 4 a th * " Eepre-» enu £ T * s of tbe Iadostrious Cl&s > es is General Con ten don assembled , " and tbe intelligent wriUr also ttrongly recommends- the e * t » blishmcnt of a honest D * ilj Paper . ^

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      from the Times ; also , abstracts of tbe Three Indictments . The general understanding seems to have been , that Stephens would be / r / Won Friday in the Court of Queen ' s Bench ; but this was a mistake . The only oWject of the wretches" in dr . igging him there was , tD increase the expences of his defence , and to gain dine for the cooling bf public s \ mpatby . , The first object they have attained ; bat in the latter one thej are wofuily disappointed : for the longer the case of virtuous honesty and patriotism against maudlin

      tyranny and avarice remains before the public , the more deeply do they sympathise with the victim of cowardly and ruffianly pertecutioH : and we have no doubt that the feeiing thus created will annihilate the advantage they sapposed themselves to have gained in the other respect ; for with increased sympathy will come increased exertion ; and thus the people will show the tyrants , that their power to work mischief is limked , though their will be not . In reference to the indictment ' , we copy the following remarks from the Timrs ;—

      " It is . clear from the pt-rusai of these indictment * , that the Government has abandoned their original intention to prosecute Mr . Stephens for a conspiracy to resist the operation of the Poor Law Amendment Act ; this great con « titutional question is studinuMy evaded . Two of the indictments contain no mention at all of the Poor Law or tbe Commi&sinnei !'; the third merely includes ' the Poor Law Commissioners' in a catalogue of sundries in the loosest and mo ? t general terms . It is evident that the law officers of the Cruwn have dissuaded the Hoaie Secretary from the hazardous atttmpt to bring this matt * r into a court ef law . The expressions positively sworn to by the witnes > e , » from Leigh , in reference to Pocr Law Guardians , Sec , are all omitted in the incx-tment . It will be

      recollected tfcat previous to . Mr . Stephens ' s committal at the close of the [ ffcond examination , Mr . Brandt , on behalf of the pro-eeuror :, distinctly > titi-d li that it was their intention to indict the defendant for conspiracy , along with others , for resisting the la *? , especially tfcofe relating to tte Poor Law Araenemtnt Act . " As it is well known that Mr . Stepbexs ' s agitation has been confined to an opposition tu that measure , to the abuses of the fittnry system , and ssimiiai social grievance * to which the people » re « irj « cu . d , independent of all

      reference to , cr eyenexion with , any quest-leas of forms of government QTpam ; rK > Iitia * , ii will scarcely « erve thetuTn'of the i ' eorXaM * Comrnisvlouers and tbeir Home Secretary .,, to ev ^ ce toe oalj r aaitej . at issue bttween tbemsrivej . end Mr .- SttPtiBxs , by the paltry ' fnariEb > re " tUry "have played off in thi < mcch-talked-of prosecution . Mr . Stephens bas said strong things He has reeosiwer . 'ied the people to resist , ' asd ' adyised them to arm . He has declared it to be therigitaDQ the duty 01 thepeopie to possess arm . * , andunfler certain eireumstanees . and on certain

      condition ? , to u ^ e . tbe arms tbu-y * o possess . Bur thej » e conditions andcircumstaucesail have reference in Mr , Si ^ epj ^ eXS ' s argiiuiects to the ptiac-i ^ Ie and practices ^ o £ -the Poor Law _ A mecdnicnt Acr . He ntaT'be- ' wrtr ^ g-Hj& Tnajr be guilry ; and if guilty he o-aght tp ^ e j > p * i >^ e 4 » B / uttbe question of his efror and ^ gaSt- bas-to fee- prored . It i « a grave and «» . lemn o ^ iiesdda- ^ Qpt ' n ^ erery ' tQ tts " defendant Haiseif , but te the country at larae . The public were led to

      txpecc tfce di * cu * sjon and legal settlement of thfs question Dy mtans of thestate prosecuiioa entered intoagain > t Mr . Stephens , f ne attempt now to evade it altogether will fill the public mind with unqualified disgust and contempt . To call a torchlight meeting illegal which wr . « held before the Home Secretary ' * letter to the magistrates , and before the Royai proclamation ag . iinitt i » ucn meet > icg-i was issued , which wa-i peaceably conducted , and which terminated without unv indication of riot

      or disturbance , is worse than triti . ng . Men of all parties will unite to c 3 ndemn such a procedure , and will conspire to denounce the con duct of a Government ? o persecuting and malignant in its spirit . To mate Mr . Stephens talk .. of arms in connexion with the object ? of the «> -caW « I 'National Convention , * is cowardly as weli ' a&iiai'e . Of all the exhibitions , and tiny are- nDt . few , -of their imbecility , meanues * , and eoVarSiep-j- ' -fhw in tbe very worst . To coiiTirt 3 Tr . SxEJUE ^ 'S'jipoa such charge ? , sustained-by- ^ sueh ^ eviderrte r would damage tbem and their * CoH ^ r . iY 55 i cinerB *'; it ) 'flhrte 1 j Kiore than his acquittal iu a U > na . Jitie .- pio&Wii < ra

      upon the original charge . We < ire much iuclisedto think that it would be better for Mr . STiPHZNS , when brought to trial , to ei : tec- a tolfcmn proteat against the whole proceedings , to refuse to enter upon any defence , from whieh Indeed he is virtually debarred by the framing of the indictments , and at oy . ee buldly dare the Governrnect ta pursue their own course , leaving Parliarnect and the country to say whether such a procedure can be tolerated in a free state ; if it c-an , there is an end of public liberty ; the scljett i' ieft without protection as to personal freedom , o : life itself , and lie * at tbe mercy of an uac-onsriruiioaal Board of Commissioners- , backed b \ the G . ivercmeiit of the dav .

      It oight not to be overlooked in this prosecution that all the witnesses to ihe Hyde and Ashton indictments , with scarcely an exception , arc miliowDers aud others , whjse conduct Mr . Stephens hag fn q 2 * -ntly had occasion to bring before tbe public in his addresses upon the abases of the factory system . "

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      \ VM . BEEVERS—The rpj . ort of lh ? rn-tbp at Shipley to pas * Lhaiehw » ri 3 er , »' aicuiits rn tlie ' ib . ti Apnl , in l « o old to pi * s fur ne * - »; it should have be- u sent tf ^ . 'livr . MaBK Dkaxsfield . —Hi « i » aca » e in -which we cannot interteie . tf bit work wan imjiropeilv p ' . aui » ed , ha shoald have ol j-rctrd to it » heu lir ^ t wken uui . \ HVS Maui SI . EY AND irrrifeRS . —If lire 3 Ierc > ry refuse , it ahall ipptar i « -x . < fo : l . Convention Sent . — Krtrn a WorkiDs Man , Xs . STEPilENS ' S Kr . VD From a Working ilao . U . ii . P * rk-L » De , \« . 61 . B . CRAIG . —We received the a-. nfiuiit ^ 3 . ii . rd . (» t StejjhHiis ' . iWrnee Kuud t n April ihc Dth , but il wus loo lale to be net : ced . TEPHESS ' 8 Defk . nce Fl \\ D . —From Robert HtMBefuia , bifV » eller , Hrnton-Norru , uear Stockwrt , thti » um ol jtl U . 6 jd . Mr . ELACKSBAW . —The 4 ~ Oh . annotinc ^ d last week wu in error , it saould have been teven shillipgs it previously stated .

      CONVENTION FrXD . —Rnbin ^ on ' s Merino printers 5 s . 5 d . Th . ii" mm nsakrs £ \ it . "d . pjii bv the abov * j ^ r . y to the Convention . JAJIES 'WALKER — Vt afore 2 s . M . to the Defenee Kan ^ , by a irienA . un March the 7 th , but it whs not * miouuce ' d for »» nt of the name , exc-pt in the accouiit eent to Mr . Kit-Wen . T . IRELAND —We h » ve not had an opportunitj of forwarding bii specimen . DBTEXCE FfXD . —R . Sharp ; Derby , per Neale , Js . Od . J . DARKEN—VTe hare not received the letlei « onUiuing j t \ . ii . Cd . tbe nitu mentioned u being » ent ky pantaiu Klowir . ¦ ¦ . ¦ rr ....

      Wm . ROBGEM . —Th « letter from tKw ( rentleman »»»» t " nt to tbe . Committee of the Northvra-Union , i * i they hire reftued eithef to receire the letter or refund u the po » ttge- . . . . " G . RlCBAKTJfiON . —The f » nlt ii with the Ajtentwrf not with ex , hi * beat plaa trill be to stsni a rworhtlRfe-br pb « uffiee order . We will then « mpWil » in tetwtftoai the omre . . . .. . . .. BIKM 1 XGHAM TJS 1 YE&SAL gUrMAQE- AKOCJATION ^ . Their mddrew nrxi « ei k . U » Dox FEMALE DE > IOCBAT »^ -Th « tt ! » iiitm » - next verk . .

      The Stephens rosijUTTEB . -Tieir addrew to the » f rico t ir » ll » ho , rert next weelr . M . M ' t—Hwletur . came too late ferlMt « ek , * nd wmt tai . week nml . id until too l » te » p . in . U wore important matter io mot shut it oat , it » hail appear in our * rxt-The Rev . Dh . Wade asd the Sottixgkam w . II . A . W e can hare n « more of thi » « n » bblin « . The matter has gone hy and ha uow no puhlic intweit THE v"I ?* I Mr > GreRTe * . Le « i , dated April 50 th , m charged 8 d . pohUgp . r- —» THE STAE OF FBtEUOM cannot ahine in out tolnmns . WlGTOX .-The addrr ., to ib . O'Conuor wag received too late , it ihaJ appear next week .

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      THE PLATE

      "or the NATIONAL CONVENTION " WILL BE PRISCNTED 10 ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSCRIBED FOR THE NORTHERN STAR , 31 NCE THE SIXTEENTH OF FEB . LAST , as under : — In XtAJTCASHCBE , on SATURDAY , the 25 th of May . r < YORKSHIRE , BIRMINGHAM , and the Midland Counties on Saturday , June 1 st .. In NEWCASTLE , CARLISLE , SCOTLAND , LONDON and the Southern Counties , on Saturday ^ June 6 th . "W e intended to give them to all our Subscribers in one week , but find that our Engraver cannot get jff the requisite number .

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      LE £ DS . Stealing Money . —On Monday , at tbe Court House , Elizabeth Vause , ( remanded " irom Sacurday ) was piaced at the bar , charged with having stolen £ 13 iu money , from Air . George Buye * , landlord ot tbe Hall ' s Arms ' , in Marsh-laue , and rlugh Dowa , an Irishman , was charged with hiving received the same . The circumstance * are these ' : — Mr . B . nes is iu the habit of ki epingr his money up > tain » , and the feuiile prUoner had lived , with him > ome time as

      servant , m which cupaciry che had , ot ' eourue , access to all par ^ of the house . A short time previous to thu robbery , Mr . B <> ye » had coutitvd and put in bis drawer i' 46 , and on Friday last , he missed £ 11 in < ilver , and two soverei gn * , wbic-h he directly char ^ etl the siirl with having takm ; she renied the charge in the strongest manner ; but Mr . Boyes not feeling satK-fifd , called in policeman Baker , to whom , after some hesitation , the girl confessed to have taken the money , aud said > li « bad givea it to a womau called " Mary" who resided nt-nr the railway ^ ide . This woman was won found , and in the presence of the girl asserted her entire innocence . Tiie prisoner then changed her story , cleared the wnnwp ., and » aid she had given it to one Hugh , an Irishman .

      who had promised to take her to Manchester and marry her . She was then taken to the ullice , and a description baung been obtained of the m-. n , he wag apprehended on Saturday alvmoon b y Serjeant Wade ; he al » o d-clared be had never bad any coremunicatioa with the girl , ind had no knowled ge whau-s-er of the money ; however , be was locked up till Monday , and when p laced 1-efore the . Magistrates , tbe girl , by her own Confusion , completelr cleared bira , hy saying she had tbe mon-y in her ]>«> ckeT , the string of which broke , and she List it , « r . h its conttnts , iu the street . Doad was con-. « equently di-cbargtd , and Vauue committed for trial ; gbts is only aboat ¦ fifteen years of age , and exhiiiita trace ? of extraordinary - depravity in her character . ' . '¦ ¦

      Honsli-t . — On Sunday . 1 bt ' . }* . the afternoon iind evening , two exctli « Rt Wrin , « w ' were preached in tbts Baptint ehtprl , Hon » ltty in btlmll' of the Sunday . s .-boois corfnfel Urd '' vritli ' . T ^ ati' ^) tice by Mr . ChaxU ? New , froui i h « s . ' JEJ 4 ptij > Vw >» ' ?> ' >« V * t Hortou . The collections amountedi to abouc- £ / . ! - >¦ Stealing Poultrv . ' — , ' Ori' M . yii ^' y , a , youjig man namtd Thomas . Marena . iviis (¦ ominuuii lor trial at the se . « .-ion < , on a charge of ha . in >; ucoleB & hen , the property of Mr . Tbos . Dunderdile , Shaunon--treet , . Marbb-lane . Tbe prisoner sold the hen for Is . 3 d . to a . dealer in poultry , ai . d though only stolen uu Wednesday vva » exposed for sale in the market ou Saturday .

      Leeds School of Medicine . —The Winter Session of the LeeOs fccliool of Medicine having recently terminated , the Uctu : er > met she students at breakfast , on Tuesday morning last , at Scarborough ' s Hotel , for the purpose of awarding prizes , and certificatea ' . of houoLX to the . suceegxful competitors in the . annual- * otaruinations . The honour * were di « Tifrut « d in tb ^ foijo " rrn ^ ' or <^ er :--A ' naT 6 mvmedaJ , Joh ^ u ' . Hiidsiih : ; : tsr ' . ioQate , J . B . NevinV Surgery-H ^ ed *! , J 4 , 13 . ^ eieifl *; cwtifi caie , J . D Heato . i . Maiciia Medicd-medal , J . B . Kevins : cercih ' cafe , R . jd . \ riiddlt-sftoTi . e ; tbriiuib'trr-medal , J . D . Heaton ,:, terufi ^ attt , VYh , Glover Joy . Princip les , mid Prteuce-of Piytib-medal , J .- D . Heaton ; rertirkatej-W . W . Wood * 'Alidwifery-medal , W . H . HaideastU ; Cfcrufieaie ,- "W . W . Wood . Clinical Sur « ery-sertifieaU 5 of iwnour to J . B . Nevins .

      Stealing BCtier . —On Monday , a man CMn . ed . Jo » t'pb Fieldhoute , was charged before tbe siuiBg xiuifiiitratw with having utoleu , on Saturday night , alump of butter from the shop of Mr . Newall , in Mtadow-lane . The piisoner entered tiie eba ^ . to purebwe a trifling article and while the inmaten were engaged he eec-reted the butter in hi . - * hat , where it was afterwards found . Mrs . NewhU having i-uffexeJ bersrlf to be persuaded by tbfe mau ' s f . ienda to take pay for tbe butter , tbe cas * fell through , and he was di .-charged with a reprimand .

      Meeting at Bramlky . —On Wedne » dar la « , Mtcsrs . Dlingworth and Conner arrived at ihi " large and populous village a ? missioi ariea from the Leeds Agitation Comtnitree , when tbe bellmau wan sent round w announce tbe meeting , which wan held at the house of Mr . North , Union lun ; and although the men . of Bramley had oaly a few minutes notice of the meeting , tbe large and commodious lod ge room , capable of holding upwards of 300 persons , was crammed to suffocation . Mr . Wise was ciiled Uj-on to preside , who opened the meeting by a few r > .-ief remarks , ami then called upon Mr . James lUmgwortb , of Leeds , who addressed the meeting at tfreat length ou the principles , of the Ptoule ' *

      Charter , aud made a strong appeal to the men of Bramky to come- forward at this momentous crisis , and unite with their fellow-countrymen for the purpo .-e of carryiug out the princi ples of tbe Cnarter , and concluded by proposing ihe following resolution : —Resolved , " That it Is the opinion of this meeting that there shall be ' a union form-d here to be called tbe Drtunley Northern Union , and then Pat down amid-t great cheering . The Rev . William DawsoDj of Bramley , then presented htroseif to move au amendment , that it was the opinion of this meeting that it should be jirijourned to this dav twelve months , which was seconded by some base Whig in _ the room . Mr . Charles Cenner- ol Leed * , then rose to second the first resolution , and delivered

      a long fcnd spirited addret * , giving an account ol poverty wbicli prevailed aaiongsx the working classt-s of England , Ireland , and Scotland , and concluded amidst loud cheering . The chairman then put thtm from the chair , when the first resolution was catiitd by a sweeping majority , as tie VYbigs could only master about a dozen " band ? for their amendment . A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman , and to Megsr * . Illingworth and Conner , for tbeir attendance , aud the ' andloid for tbt use of the room . A great many persons enrolled their names aa members , and the meeting dispersed highly gratified with the proceedings . Tbe next meeting will take place ou Thursday tvening , at fcigbt o ' clock .

      A Sooty Affair . -On Wednesday morning , a person named Marshall , a dealer in potatoes , was robbed of £ 41 , in wlver , b y a ebimney-swer p named SUck , wbo has been apprehended on the charge , and the money , with " the exception of a few ^ billing * , found in his house . Marshall i « lept * t -the White Hwt , Call'Lane , Ltedu , and had deposited fais treasure under Ibe fire-grate , For ifafetj * te left his room at ieren o ' clock ia the morning , * ad did not then know that " seoty" was aboet to exercise avocation there . ; On his return at '" tihie , the '' ittxmej - was " gone . " -Slack was on Tfeaftiflay committed to take W « trial for tbe offence .

      Abmx-ey . —The . foundatiou stone , of a , new cV * peU fcr . A « use of tbe Wesjeyan Association MctiodAs t * , was \ miii in the Village o £ A , rm \ ey . on Wedntaisy last . There was a respectable Attendance of spectators , and ministers of different denomihatlofijs were engaged is the services . Agitation Fond . —The committee of the Leeds Northern Union have agreed that a general subscription shall be eBtered into for tbe purpose ol effectually agitating Leeds and its vioinityj ^ to b « called tbe Agitauoa Fund . The following has been received : — Elsworth's woolcombers , Kirk stall 8 s . } iy , d . ; collected at the Union Rooct , Yorkstreet , 3 * . 3 d .

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      Mercvuial Falsehoods and Misrepresentations . ——The niiliciou ? , poisoaouH , lying Mercury , no very much accustomed to propagating falsehoods and slander against poor working men in general , and particularly those whom , he ea ^ l * Charti sts , has fallen into another mess . He says that , last Thursday night , the Radicals employed the bellman to announce that Mr . O'Connor would address the men of Armley j and that it wa- " a hoax —that Mr . O'Connor never made his appearance . A ' e know that as well as him ; we never staid Mr . O'Connor would make his appearance—the bellman never said 8 »; he naid , Mr , Conner , from . Leeds , would address the people of Armley . Mr . Conner did address them : and his upeeoh being in some parta rather keen upon the Wbi * they grinned and

      g , gnashed thtir ; teeth , from behind , bat-durst not say tnufiv There are two or three more assertions in the Merc > . ry , ( as well as the Tory Timts ) which look very much like . whataomeptople call white lief . He says that Mr . Charles Conner was some stranger we bad picked up and sent to Artnley . The fuctls , he is not a stranger ; he has long been a resident in die town , and went to Aimley on his own account . The honest Mercttry presumes , alap , " to find great fault with the poor working men of Armley , for having the daring presumption to smoke their pipes when there were present , in the same room , Wbig

      gentlemen . Mcrcitr ^ spies " , and informers : and that the fumes of toCacco was most insufferable from ( what they are pleased tocall ) the swinish multitude ; whose business it is to work and toil hard in a kind of prison from morning to night , with scarce safficient to ke ^ p soul and body together , while those idle drones who do nothing are to enjoy the fruits of the poor man ' a labour . The fact is ( though Baines says there was onl y about a hundred men present ) any honest man who was present will allow there were at least two hundred ; and , out of that number , there wore not more than six or seven pipes in t > . e room . —Currvxiinndcnt .

      Kirk ^> tall Northern Union . —Tbe usual weekly meeting of this body took place at the Woodman Inn , Kirkatall , when Messrs . Illingworth snd Conner arrived , as missionaries from the Leeds Agitation Coramitee , and addressed the meeting at great length , on the present important movement of the working classes for the attainment of their political salvation . We understand the men of this district are making active preparations for the glorious display on Peep Green . The women are not behind tbeir oppressed brethren in this great -trjggle for lioerty ; they are straining every nerve , bycoutributiousamontfsttbem-elves to make banners to accompany the men iu procession to our West Riding meeting on Whitson wtek .

      A Blint . Guide . —Tbe other day , a man who is a residcut at the Bank , in Li-i-d . s , ami who has for the last twenty-eight years , heeu blind , under t ook to drive a party of ladies in a jamring car from Leeds toClcckheaton . and back ; and though he had never been the road before , and the horse which he had wus an entire stranger , he accomplished hi . , liiffieult tusk without the slightest accident , and to the . satisfaction of all parties . Military . —On Tuesday last , th .- head quarters of the " th Dragoon Guards , inarcoed into ' Leeds barracks from Edinburgh .

      Caution Ito Pudlicans .- There have lately been > evetal cas < .-s before tha M * , uWtr : ites at the Court-house , in which it has come out that parties uave been in public-houses at untimely hours ; this though passed over at present , is kfpt as a record i » be produced against disorderly hoti > t . ' » at a future day . The West Riding Meeting . —A committee meeting of delegate * of the . Radical Associations in the Wt-st Kiding of the county of York , was held an Monday last , Apt il 29 th , 18 / 9 , at the Black Hull Inn , Mill Bridge , in Liverstdge , for the purpose >> f earn ing out the Great West Kiding meeting , to be held at H . irtshead Moor , on Whit-Tuesday

      1 S . TJ , ( tor particulars Ste adverti .-ement in another part of this day ' s Star , ) Mr . Jo . « tph Jones , ot Leeds , in the chair . The following persons who wtre appointed for the committee , were , in attendance : —Mr . Morrilt Matthews , ( Treasurer for the Weit Riding National Rent , ) from Liversed ge ; Mr ! Thomas Vevers , of Hcdder .-iield , delegate Irom Ueptoa and Kirkheaton ; 5 Jr . ( George Hall , from DewsbiiryV Mr . J . imei Sbickleton , frem Bradford ; Mr . Benjamin Pearson , fp'iu Mirfield ; Mr . John Haigh , from Osiett ; Mr . William Wiluy . of

      Dewsburv , deltj-rate trom bpiukwell , I ?; tt ' i-v , aud Butlrv Carr ; Mr . Joseph Jones , Iroin Lci-iis ; Mr . Robert Tftley , fifim Halifax ; Mr . William Fox , from Birstal ; Mr . William Dunker . « l »* y , from Almon'lburj ; Mr . James Smethurat , from Honlev ; and Mr . Joseph Atkinson , from Heekmondwike . 'Ihe following sU j ins were handed in lor National Rent ; — From the , Chickeuley Radicul Association , per John Bentley , sen ., £ 1 ; received through the medium of the Northern Star , per Joseph Jones , £ H 11 * . 2-J . The folio * iim resoiutiona were thi-n

      agreed upon : —Movtd b y Mr . Joliii Iliti gh , seconded by Mr . ' William Fox , " That a com mil tee from the Liversedge and Heekmondwike Radical Association be appointed and empowered to arrange for the construction and erection of hustings ior tb . e ensuing West Riding Meeting . " Carried unanimousl y . — Moved by Mr . Gtsorge Hall , seconded by Mr . Joseph Atkiusan , " That every individual who shall stand upon the Dustings at tht- next West Riding meeting , shall pay for h ' n admission thereon , one chining . '" Carried unanimou .- -l y . — Moved bv Mr . Robert T , etley , seconded by Mr . Thomas Vevers , " That a letter containing the following resolution be traustniited to the National Convention . " "; That we , a * a . committec of che delegates of the Radical , A . . «» oc ' iatipn 8 in the West Riding of tbe Cpun . ty of York , in meeting assembled , this 2 !) ih

      day of April , 1839 , at the Black Bull Inn , in Liversedge accept at the hands of Mr . William Rider his resignation as our representative , as delivered by him to the National Convention . " Carried unanimou-ily . Moved by Mr . J (» tin Haigh , seconded b y Mr . William Fox— " That the sum of i , ' 3 O be re ' mitttd to Mr . Bussey for the wa « s of the We .-t Riding delegates . " Carried ucuiiiii > uu * ly . Moved by Mr . Them as Vevers , . seconded by Mr . Juhn Hai gh— " That a meeting of this committee of delegates be held on Monday the l . 'idi duy of May next , for the purpose of settling other necessary business rt-lating to the West Riding Meeting . " Curried unanimously . After other business of minor importance had been transacted , and a -vote of thanks to the Chairman had been aiveu , th < meeting > eparnted .

      Samuel Healhv , Secretary . Woodhodse Nurthehn Tmon . —At a meet ing of this body , holden on-Tuesday evening , at the Sw « n with Tvio Ntek » ' Inn , ' the . numbers « f tbe Society were trebled in amount , and the following resolutions were uuunimnusly curried : —1 st . 41 That as all laws are made , or ought to be made , for the benefit of the people , it is expedient that the people should be consulted who should be their repre » e ] itativp . « ; therefore , this meeting consider that that object can ne < er nt jb ' . mued

      without Usiversal Suffrage . " 2 cJ . " That to protect the electors in ihe exercise of the political franchise , it is ts ^ entiaUy neces-ary ihat Vote by Ballot become the law of the land . ' 3 rd . " That we consider one year long enough to be troubled with a bad Member of Parliament ; and that no one who ha * acted in aceordnnee with the wishes of his consdtuents will tie afraid of tnttting them at the etid Of twelve months ; therefore , this meeting- 'considers that 'Arfriual Pn ' rliamiTifs' are essentially necessary tb ' tl ^ e earning out of a Govertim ' ent . " * '

      Eas-t-end NftRTHEftN' tlNiox . — -A' very antmat * d outdoor 'nieeting was held ' at'the Bank , ' which was called together bv the members of the aboTe-rnentionedl union , waiting in procession to ilicbmoui-hill , attended by a band aud banner *; Mr . T'homas JSl | is wascalted to the chair , who intruduced George ^ bitc ,, of } her Leeds Jvor ^ bern Uuion to the meeting . He addrtssed the a *** mblage a , t gre » t length , ^ olapatp . ry of the object 1 * and principles of the . Pepple . ' s C Barter . The audience was-ijaost attVnti \ e , and , there w every hope that thi » BOCJpty wili ! foriaar , « U » ng arijunct to the other unions of Leeds , \ ftlr . fThomas Ellis afterwardi addreajed . the ; meetipg ; : which separated in good order .. . . ., .:.- , : . ¦ - ' : ¦

      STisPiagNS ' s ¦; Tund ; ' — -We perceive from an-Eouncements on tbewatis that two f « ermon « are to be preached in tbe NpWheira Union . Room , York-street , iormarcoyff ' . by tie JRev . Wm . ThorntoD , from Hcadford . . ; ' . . ., .. ' . ' , '' > . \; : ' ¦ : r . ¦ - ¦ ¦ i Summons ro » Waoesi—On Tuesday , Mr . Jonathan Webster , of Worried « foth maker , wan « umnoti « d tothe Court WowSe fey 'Maria Itobitison , t ^ ans >»* er the complaint' o'f herself arirVtfiTfee other yfltonsf women , whb hid bfee 1 i . eniiilbve ' d Whim a *

      "burVera . " The gvrlai ' cla ? me 4 ; ^ . ' 3 d \ eacfe fpr tttro dajsan 4 a half ' , w ^ r ^ , an" ^ |^^ \ V € ^) 8 ^/ A' , icpiitendiog that they had , pot finish ' ^ jtheijr ' wwk as it ought to have been , pjfcre ' 4 , tbeni ' » ft&UOng . ampngat them ! The magistrate ? , alter a long jjfearing , deemed that he should pay the 1 % , . mdj 5 >; 6 d . expense ? . To this the defendant dnuurred , but on . being told there was no appeal , and . that the next application would be in a vn ^ ir rf objection abl e form , he . iDaid the monev .

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      Conviction undeb the Improvement Act .-On Tuesday , Mr . John "Willans , the » wner of some propirt / which has been recently rebuilt in Boar-lane , v as summoned to the Court Hotile oti an information charging him with neglecting to ptli tbe footpath in a proper state of repair . Mr , Gaunt , solicitor , appeared for Mr . Willans , and endeayoured to show that as goon as a com plaint had been madfa attention was paid to it , aud the defect remedied . Mr . Clapham said this was not the case , and from personalobservation he con-tidered Mr . Willang , or those actiug for him , guilty of culpable neglect . He waH therefore fined 20 s . aud expenses .

      Leeds Gunfral iNFiRMaRy . —On Sunday last , two sermons were preached in aid of the fund ' s of the General Infirmary , in the morning at St . John ' s , by the Rev . the Vicar , and in tbe evening at St . Mary ' s , by the Rev . W . Sinclair . The collections amounted to absut £ 48 . Headingley . —On Sunday afternoon , thu Rev . Dr . Hook preached a sermon in tbe village church of Headingley , in behalf of the exhausted funds of the Leeds House of Recovery , after which a collection Was made amounting to £ 31 16 > .

      Foot Race . — On Saturday afternoon last , a foot race , for £ 10 a-side , came off » n Ha ' gh Mt » or , on the Pontefraet road , between Kirk and lbbetson , who ran a dead heat together on Good Friday . The di-tance was 100 yards , and both partiea now claimed tbe victory ; the referee , however , decided that it was another dead heat . The race Wa » run in twelve seconds . Leeds Northern Union . —Whit Tuesday will shew the immense progress which haa been made by this Society . On that day there will not be a village in this district without its Union . A marshalman has been appointed to regulate the procession , and will attend on horseback , at all tbe Unions

      in Leeds and its vicinity , so that our friends in other parts of the West Riding will see that Leeds will ) et do its duty . Subscriptions arqgoing forward at all the Union . " , and through the several workshops and factories , towards effectually agitating t > ie town and neighbourhood . The Committee have appointed men to attend meetings at all the outtownships , and the districts in Leeds , and will leave no means untried to mike a grand display on Peep Green . The Union weekly meeting was held at their large room , near St .. James ' s Church , on Monday evening last , which was well attended by an attentive and enthusiastic auditory . Mr . Charles Connor delivered a very animated address , in which

      he explained his mission to A * hton , and gave a tUtteriug description of the organisation and determination of . the brave men of Lancashire . Mr . G . White a \ so addressed the meeting at great length , in which he described , the glorious position which the working classes now . occupy , and the necessity of every goid mm leading heart and band to the present struggle ^ \ Mr , Stariafield of Wortley , a veteran in thu cause of freedom , d ' elivered a most imp revive ad . fresa , and was loudly cheered throughout . Mr . p . iVid Black next : addressed the meeting , and proposed the following resolution , which was seconded by five or six members , and carried by tV . e most enthusiastic cheering , and clapping of hands : — " Th : tt this meeting views with feelings of abhorrenee and indignation the wicked and diabolical attempt cow being made bv the

      mercenary Whig Government to crush that devoted aml ^ unswerving fritnd of the prople ., Fearjiua O ' Connor , Esq ., and along with him that scourge of tyranny and oppression , the Northern Slur . \ YV ln ? r « . 'by record uur determination to support the Slur aud iis Proprietor in the hou ' rof persecution , a * wellasin the tinu ; ofpros < peri ? y , andthar . the . >/«/• shall only cease to exist with the reign of plunder and monopoly . " Mr . Ellis next addressed tiie meeting , aud proposed the following resolution , which Was seconded by Mr . Hancock , in a short speech , and carried unanimously ;— " That this meeting appoint * George White news agent tothe Leeds Northern Uuion , and requests all members and friends to support him , , « o long m he support ? the People's Charter . The meeting tbeu seoarated . All good R tdicals are requested to subscribe . to the agitation fund .

      Compulsory Piety . —A correspondent writes us that at a certain church , (< not three miles frum Coley , " last Sunday afternoon , a young man from Halifax , passing the church on his way , during service , was seized by the churchwarden , dragged through tbe churchyard into the . church , and tljru ^ t iuco a pew , notwithstanding hi * remonstrances and resistauce ; and that this worth y partisan of the church , in perpetrating this act of outrage , inflicted Home marks of violence on the person of him whom he thus assailed .

      Warehouse Robbery .- Last week the warehouse of Messrs . Pennistone and White , in Mill Garth , Leeds , was entered by thieves , and about fi . 'u-en yards of blue cloth were stolen . By the exertions of th « police , part of the property , which can be identified , has been recovered , and two young men , named Samuel Longbottom and Edward Towuenii , have been apprehended on suspicion . In consequence of the illness of iacpector Child , they were on Thursday remanded for examination , this dav .

      Lamu . y Broils . — Mr . David Asquith , shop , keeper , Lady-lane , appeared at the Court House ye-tenlay , to answer the charge of neglecting his wife and family . The overseers of the poor had advanced to Mrs . Asquith the sum of 4 s ., which , with tbe costs , J-. Gd ., he was ordered to repay . A charge of a . s < ault was then made against him by Mrs . Asquhh , and be was bound over to keep the peate for twelve months , himself in £ 50 , and two sureties in £ 25 each .

      . Assault with Intent , &c .-Mr . Thomas Har ^ rtaves , of Biunswick Street , Holbeck , who style * himself an attorney , is in custody on a charge of attempting to commit a rape on the person of a Hule girl twelve years of age , named I .-abella Handle ) , whi resides in Baines ' s Street , and works at Dorringtous factory . The offence was committed on Monday evening la * t , and two examinations hate taken place before Messrs . Benyon and Goudiiia .:. The adjudication of the case takes place this morning .

      Payne , the Policeman . —In our U * t we detailed tbe circumstances of an assault on a policeman ; we regrft to say that he still lies in a very precarious state . The two Williamson ' s were admitted to bail on Saturday last . Albion Chapel .-On Sunday afternoon ' , this place of worship , af er having been , with the exception of a short interval , closed for three years was re-opened by the Iiev . W . Hamilton , . its former pastor . It is intended to have divine worship every succeeding Sunday afternoon , by the ministers of the Independent denominations belonging tbe various chapels .

      Dou Fighting . —On Monday , at the ' Court Hou * e , a man named William Snwery was placed At the l . ar , having been apprehended by Greenwood , u watchman , about twelve o ' clock the preceding night , in Burmantofts , where , with a number of other * , he was engaged in the disgraceful practiceof righting dogs , by which the inhabitants were greatly annoyed and disturbed . The party had four dog * with them , one of which , with its neck rauch lacerated , was brought into court . The prisoner denied that he bad anything whatever to do with the dogs the magistrates thought otherwise , and convicted him in the penalty of 40 s . and costs ; or in default af payment to be committed for fourteen days to Wake-Held House of Correction .

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      GENTLEMEN , —Be sosoodas to ingert in your valuable jwwiwiiper , the recei pt of rf-1 0 * 6 | d from a f * V r riena \» at Camberwetl and WaMworth , beinf f collected by John PaiweU > Tirkl » yer , in aid of the Rev . Joseph R . Stephens ' * defence Alto 3 * 2 d from L yons floor cloth manufactory , Jauieastreet , \ ork-strret , Wallworth , in aid of th « same . PKTER HARVEY .

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      Mr . Jos . Ibbetson , Bbadford . —A panu graph appeared in our last number , staun / that Mr . lbbetson had tendered his Tesiguatioa as coou mittee man of the Northern Union .- He desirejuw to say that he took this step , not from any disagreement with the principles of the Union , nrir from any disinclination to do all in his power tti forward thoae principles—but from reawaa of ii private nature which it would be folly to make public . ¦ ' '• ! - " "" Meeting op Chartists . —On Mondsr ^ ing , at a meeting of the Bradford Nortkem / uaioo ^ Pitt-lane , the following resolutions were « arriea ' unanimously -.-Reaolvfed 1 st . "That this mtumk rum * with contempt the triple-headed monit&rl who are attempting to put down the Northern $ ta £ h *« * >« that real friend of the wbrkin * ftttuJtf

      Ireargn 8 Q'Ponner , E-q , » 2 nd . ' < Th ^ M * K $ l" ? , ^ ^ termuied , to support the : jfort / i * m ¦ & $ and . thal ; w « witl . not suppart our ettemi ^ ,- but wt wilt support . ^ h ero that support us ; thersfore ^ w , ftkdge purselTeanpt to deal with , » ny » h « pk * ber > or , any , others , whether they tell meat <* drink \ * h , ey : we . our kaosrn ,. enemies . " 3 rd . That thi meeting pledges itself to support th » General CoW vention of the Industrious classes with our taone ^ and- ^ y every legal means , and , if that fails , by oui nght armu , if necessary . " '

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      Northern Union . At a mating of ^ ( ftue . n » be * d Northern Union , a few days « * . J ? ipilowiflg resolutions were brought before thTm * ing , and carried unanimously : —Resolved lT '' That L Te "nequivocal | v expresi . our opinion ' of th , despicable , destructive , and daicniag Whig facin in prosecuting cur noble Champion , Fearc . o-p : Hir , & £ [ 2 aJ . "That ^ e congJuUe ^ General bonvention upon the tribute paid to tw honesty , stra ghtf <» rwardHess of action , and m rtinching determination to carry oh thu w « . l 1 ** 11 " ¦ " i ' " ** ri o political salvation in the secession of Messrs C vl t ) ett , Wade , Hadiey , Salt , and that arch-traitor Douglas , in particular , whose sole object was believe , to play into the hands of the WhiK fae * and O'Counell , their head in all things , and to bW the present movement for Universal Suffrage ' 3 rd . " That we award our . sincere thanks to ]) Taylor , Feargus O'Connor , and Peier Bussev fo , ¦ cuairiug iinmeaiat

      eiy co tne theatre of difficult for giving tbe working men their best advice rais ing their utmost exertions to influence th ' emtc unity , and their heroism in sacrificing personal con sideration to the general advantage of the workin classes of Birmingham . " 4 th . " That the thanks ot 4 his meeting are due and hereby given to tb * members of the Ambler Thorn Methodist N «» Connexion Chapel , for the independent manner h which they have met the uncharitable and nnchrfe tian resoiudon of the Halifax quarterl y me-tinz " ' Lies of the Observer , Mercury and Co -r-The Leeds Mercury , Bradford Observer , and other papers of the same clique , inserted in l « i week s papers a paragraph , headed » Radical Dig

      appointment . " We beg to state that the whole o the paragraph is a complete falsehood ( with the trifling exception of the bellman going round ) and instead of being a failure , the school room in Which they meet , capable of hilding 8 ix hundred persons , was crammed to suffocation . The meetint was ably and eloquently addressed b y the pergoni appointed , Messrs . Barker and Bairstow , the formei troih bhelf , the latter from Queenshead . The ad . dresses alluded to occupied upwards of three houri in the delivery , and yet they , the above-namec papers , have tbe sudaeity to state that very few attended , and the promised speakers never came al all . The title given to ' one of the above-named ii highly appropriate .

      Female Radicals . —On Tuesday last , tit females favourable to the People ' s Charter , in tht Wapping branch of the Bradford Northern Unien termed . a female Radical Associatiou , to be called the VVappiiig Female Radical Association , to bt held at the liou * e of Mrs . Lydia Hardaktr . Up . wards of forty enrolled tbemsielvws aa members de . termined to support their husbands aud sweetheart ! in carrying out the great princi ples of the People ' t Charter , and universal liberty . This society ii likely to become very numerous , and we hope tha other parts of the district will follow the ex . ample .

      Chabtists versus Whigs . —Some firms in this town have actually given their workmen notice t ( quit their employment , on account of tbeir politica opinions not being ia conformity with their employers . Should this actually be pnt in operation , we shall be able , next week , to give the names o the parties , Northern Union . — -W e understand that a public meeting of the memHerg and friends of the Bradford Northern Union will take place , on Monday evening next , in the large room of the Odd Fellows' H « H . Mr . Clarkson has kindl y consented to take the ohair on lib occasion . Several friends to the cau * 8 ia « expected to address the meeting After which business concerning the approaching Great West Riding Demonstration will ' be brought forward . °

      ; > HUDDEKSFIELD . Rjrmjjp'FioN of Wages .- We are sorry tc bear that the JJ ^ tsars . Tolson have reduced the wages of thtir fancy weavers on some sorts , at leapt , one . pecny per yard . SiKvPHENS ' s Fund . —The following sums have bee » vreceived by Air . Leech , the treasurer for the district : — From , Skelmanthorp , after a sermon preached in a small cottage . 0 18 0 From Newsome , after a sermon preached by Joseph Newsorae , April 28 th 1 18 9 ^ Stephens ' s Fund . —We are ha ppy to inform the friends of Mr . Stephens that Mr . A . Swan , ol Lees , near Manchester , has kindly offered hig

      serpreaeh in aid of the Defence Fund , on Sunday , the 12 th of May . We shall again notice it . next week . Placards will also be issued to the surrounding neighbourhood . New Poor La . w . —The inhabitants of Lepton appear not to be satisfied to be compelled to act under the New Law . The magistrates have this day issued a summons and warrant to complete the delivery or the town ' s book * , and officers wen ; dispatched to bring up thft person who had thtm in

      possession with a horpe and gig ; they being'deliverfed up , and the officers returning , tbe inhabitants assembled in large numbers and rescued the boots , took , them , and totally destroyed the greatest partj and the other has been taken to a wood , and no one can teil what has become of them . If the Three Devil Kings intend to put their law in forte in the Huddersfield Union ; it miist be done on the same principle as the . Irish tithes-at the point ol the musket ; -for it appears the officers will always have to go with an armed force to protect them

      Almondbury . —Agreeably to public notice a number of the ratepayers of the township ol Almoddbury met in tbe Vestry of their Parish Church , on lhursday , the 25 th instaut , for the purpose of nominating , a Select Vestry for managing the concerns of their poor , as heretofore , George Haigh , Esq ., Churchwarden , in ' the chair . The Chairman opened the proceeding * by reading the notice by which the meeting had been convened , an adjournment then toJk place into the churchyard Mr . J . Thornton , the Overseer , and a number of others who had been instrumental in

      c-alang tbe meeting , did not attend , nor was there by far so good an attendance of ratepayers as had been previously antici pated . A rather lengthy digenenon anwe upon the propriety of electing a Select Vestry ; the Chairman , Messrs . D . Armitage , b . Midgley , ex-Guardian , S . Dickinson , and G . lieaumcnt , took part in tbe discussion . It was finally agreed that tht number of ratepayers then present- would be sufficient to carry out the object of the meeting , consequently no Vestry was elected , nor any resolutions passed . Thanks were voted to the Chairman , and the meeting dissolved

      Committal .-On Saturday , John Cooper , lately a runner of this town , was committed to Wakefield , to take bis trial at the next quarter sessions , tor steahng from Mr . Walker , commission agent whom he had been in the habit of assisting , a quantity of wool , indigo , and other articles , which he had sold , and appropriated the money . Matrimonial BLiss .-tDn Tuesday ^ Abraham Wood was brought up before the Magistrates , to l . ! * . " « . ^ " 8 ^ against him by his wife , far ault on theSaturd

      an a ^ - ay evening previous It appears ihat they both were in a state of intoxication , and he being a few weeks since bound over to keep the peace towards all her Majesty's subjects , especiall y his spouse , she thought to take advantage of it , and commenced throwing turnips , oraDge * , potatoes , &c , at his head , from a neighbour's stall which ^ 80 exasperated tbe man of spice , that he swore he wou . d be master , so knocked her down , and claimed the victory ; but no sooner was she np , than she ca Ud the police , and they took him to the

      iocK , up , and he aid not get liberated till Monday SyiWM ^ ' ^ 'V ^ t 'honiiJ , ard they both were aUavitSgW' ^ . 58 'S % loves him better after a with a recommendafion to join the teetotal society . FooT-KaoBi ^ Qn Jtt onday , the footrace betweeu J .- mm \ f >! h tB ^ dford , , anri Sparrow , the Lancashire man , came off e ^ the Wakefield and Huddersrield Road , 120 yards , for jE 50 a side , which * as won M Ruslr ^ beariBg his opponent about Weft < riiu «« j . <; Xbft ^ he . Mi ; before tbe race were in fftvpufj o ^ SparjflWf . j . ^ bapkere betting two to ene . * flBQ * &'SteaL < 4 fflBney ; **** sported , and the Lanca-^ y ^ iaWpri e « ep « r i | om € .. ebop-fallen , with empty B ^ K e ^ ijr ( Iitv «| iiJ ! j ' « d : jVu « h will : ran any man in hneland .

      Vote op Confjpp ^ ck to Mb . O'Connor . - ^ uMftfid » J ^ ^ tb-:: Ml t ., at a -meeting of tbe *< Wtift # ftl ^ 'O ^ ftni ^ r , , « t the Dog Inn , it ' m un awjnWj ^^ v ^ i—f' ^ hat a Delegate meetiDg s | ^ 1 ? fe *^ fe * ft o W . * UiJJis » .: Grounding village * , * MHwteMT .. $ * rer *\ fhJ ) og inn eD Thursday ^ ' ^ P > . iU « n « X ^^ * ) B ak §; : arraBgement 8 for a public mmmj )* n < lj 6 ypt * an address ,-.. and confidence , in JW . 3 Vh&H&ft&Tthw pagjt service-, and coudoleace ?> m * Hi ; fWI * nt di ^ Hitie * . "— « ' i ' aat Mr . Veveis , ^ M ^ th ^^ mafl , 8 . Bintw , j , Fitton , and J . Leech , J . | WreMU ^ ; tp , ttten ( J ; , a 8 ip « legate 8 for Huddew-^ W ^' thst thetfollowing places be reaue . ted to ¦ ¦ f * y $ m *! g ?~ Alnmndbury , Kirkheaton , Lepton , « erry . Brow j Dalton , Slaithwaite , Linthwaite , Hew 'Treen , Honley , Holmfirth , and CowdifiV ' -It , A _ V BttgRwtBd that Saturday , the 11 th of May , vould be the most proper time , and &U 39 »« nends should be invited to attend .

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      ^ YOUNG MAN writes l swiftly , ZX . " and sptll * well . He must al * o have gome tnowledg ? of tbe principles of composition . To an ) tal-iited yo ^ ng men ibis U a desirable opportunity Apply , post-paid , stating age smd previous occupa-¦ doo , to Box , 191 , Port Office , Leeds .

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      THE NORTHERS STAR . SATURDAY , MAY 4 , 1839 . -

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      THE REV . MB . STEPHENS . " CoBS ^ derable anxiety has been manifested by many « cur readers to kaow the result of tbe " appearnte" of the Rev . J . R . Stephens in the Court * f Queen's Bench , on Friday : we give it elsewhere

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      STETHEXS S DEFENCE > 'DND . ¦ A few friend * » t SlocktoB-on-Tee * .. 1 3 Mrs . P do 0 3 A frwnd .,..,.... ; ,. do 0 3 Mr . J . G ............ do 0 6 Mr . J . bug *?? ..... Ho . I ... 0 6 Mr . Nash ..... v .... do 10 G . N » . - .. do . 0 3 From a few friends at Longton , Staffordshire .. 0 10 0 From Granlham per Mr . Stanley 0 13 9 From Hn-Iderafield , near Maccleiititfld per C . S-oitt ,,,,, 500 » Krom lUdicala » t Kihuarnoclc , on April 5 th .. 3 5 7 The letter etintaimog thi * » monnt came too late for notice en the 6 th , a » d * vw negltcWd the w « ek following .

      Who Weland Wanted Immediately,

      who weland WANTED IMMEDIATELY ,

      To Readers & Correspondents.

      TO READERS & CORRESPONDENTS .

      Leeds And West Riding News.

      LEEDS AND WEST RIDING NEWS .

      To Thk Kuhors Ok The Northrrn Star.

      TO THK KUHORS OK THE NORTHRRN STAR .

      Bradford.

      BRADFORD .

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