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      FRANCE . The effects of the late events in the United States ate beginning to become more manifest in France . The Journal des Debals publishes' on this subject the following extract of a Setter , dated— " Ltoss , J * ov . 14 . —Business , after having been very active thaing some days , has suddenly stopped . " The news brought from the United States by the Liverpool steamer has occasioned that suspension in the sUk transactions . - .-r ,

      SPAIN . ThetEnuauipalion of Toulouse , of the 14 th , contems ttie follamng paragraph : — " On the 1 st of November as the Count d'Espagne was wandering over the mountains he was recognised and betrayed , and , attempting to escape the pursuit of- some companies irom JSep del Oil . he was soon overtaken and bound , *^? fFF 3 ? stal ) bed . and thrown from the heights ofUoll de xnargo , between the hamlets of Orianaand Orgaaa . His body has been since found s . t the bottom of the precipice . "

      UNITED STATES . By the New York packet ship Garrick , arrived at -Liverpool , we have intelligence from : % w York of , , " 25 li > and from Baltimore and Boston of the -4 th October . The money maTkct in New York has not improved since the sailing of ihe Liverpool . The pressure , on the contrary , seems to increase daily , being now said to be worth four per cent , per month , Kad scarcely to be had at any price . A meeting of the principal merchants had been held in the City Ijxael , on the -22 nd ult ., to consider the posture of affairs , and resolutions were passed pointing out that

      toe time was approaching when the abundant crops of cotton , tobacco , and bread stuff would be brought to market , and calling upon the banks in the meantime to extend their discounts . A sub-committee ¦ waited upon the banks npon the subject , by whose report it appears that the banks had given all the relief they could ; and it was then resolved that , " in tie opinion of this meeting , there is no alternative ; if the banks do not afford assistance there must be an almost universal bankruptcv . " The meeting then adjourned to the 26 th of Optober ,- and a committee was appointed again to wait upon the banks with the view of inducing them to grant such relief as was required"by the exigencies of the crisis .

      . CHINA . The news received from Canton is by no means satisfactory , and a broil between some British seamen and the natives , in which a Chinaman was Killed , may render our affairs with the Celestial Empire still more difficult to settle . The Imperial Commissioner had issued a fresh ediet , "whieh he had sent to Captain Elliot , in order that it might be forwarded to Queen Victoria , in which her Majesty is addressed by the usual epithet of " Barbarian , ' and calls upon her to show her " re-rpeci and submission , " by preventing her subjects from engaging in any ophim transactions .. The document was drawn up in such arrogant language , that it was returned by the superintendent . There were no

      British men-of-war to protect them , but the English merchantmen were prepared to repel any attack thai might be made npon them . An edict had appeared , dated 23 rd Jnne , ordering all foreign vessels to be measured , and their depth of water ascertained by proper officers , before entering the '" . Inner Seas , " and again to be measured and their draught of water taken on their arrival at Whampoa . Should the draught of water not correspond , the discrepancy is ordered to be reported , that the affair might be investigated ; as the diminution in the . draught , of Trater is held to show that smuggling had been going on during their passage np . " The trade continued entirely stopped , and a numerous Sect of merchant , vessels were colleciirg at Hong Kong Bay waiting orders for discharging their cargoes .

      CANADA . Qtebec , Oct . 19—This diy , at a little after one the steam-boat British A merica ^ having on board his Excellency Sir John Colborne , was announced from the telegraph , and a . guard of honour immediately marched to the Qaeea's-wharf , to receive his excellency on landing . At two o ' clock all preparations ; being made , his eseeHencj came oa shore , under a salute from the citadel , and was received by the guard of honours / with / the compliments due to Mb rank .. ; he then mounted hU korse , and proceeded to Payne ' s Hotel , where apartments have been prepa-ed for his reception during his "; stay at Qaebec . Sir John -was attended . by a ' numerous standby the , heads of the military departments from Montreal , and bv the field officers of the garrison

      "with the officers of staff and departments here . Hi * Excellency was londiy cheered on landing , and fe " - peatedly daring hi 3 passage through -the streets , to 5 the hotel , and again on his way to the castle . At ' three o ' ulockhis Eic 8 llency , 4 ihe Right Hon . C , Pou * lett Thomsondisembarkfid _ fwii the Pjque , the yards of the ship being manned , amfsalutes fired from the ship and citadel . He was accompanied by the commander of the forces , Sir Biehard Jackson , a » d attended by the ~ officers of his suite arid those of the general ' s personal Ftaff ; carriages -were " hi waiting , ^ in which the -whole party proceeded to the castle , and Sir John Colborne having shortly arrived , the ceremony " of Swearing in the new governor took place , the commissions being read as nsual . So far as we could ascertain they are essentia'ly the same as those held by the Earl of Durham , but the room was so crowded that it wa 3 not an easv matter to

      catch the exact tenor of each sentence . After the ceremony was over the magisfates waited npon his excellency with their addresses of welcome on his arrival ! . They were received with great courtesy , and the answer was in all respects satisfactory The magistrates were then , at his- excellency ' s request , severally introduced to him . The governorgeneral after the ceremony proceeded to Schlenp's Hotel , in Saint Lewis-street , where his excellency remains to-night , and in the evening will entertain his excellency Sir John Colborne and a large party at dinner . —Quebec Mercury .

      AUSTRALIA . The blacks are mustering in large bodies about the Goulbnrn , they are for the most part armed , and evince every sign * of hostility ; th- ? shepherds at the different stations are obliged to be extremely watchfull and go well prepared against any attacks , fonr bushrangers ,-of a desperate gang , who have been committing outrages in the northern district of Sydney , have been " captured ; it also appears that many more bushrangers are out in that direction . - Tan Diemek ' s iaxb . —The Lieuienant-Governor opened the present Session of the . Legislative Council oa the 3 d in = t ., and the address delivered on the occasion was little more than a detail of the various measures intended to be proposed to the Council for adoption , and a general expression of congratulation on the spirit of improvement which continues to pervade the colony .

      Sw ^ s Riveb . —The settlers complain very much of the present system of Colonial policy , as tending ¦ ve ry materially to cramp their exertions . Instead of being encouraged the settlers are eacumbered with diinculties from local causes , beyond the probability of his control . His lands could not be marked out , or indeed pointed out to him for a considerable time , owing to the absence of a saificient survey department ; and now he is harrassed and threatened with the spoliation of two-thirds of his possessions , if certain conditions are not fulfilled- The repeated Government notices which have issued from the Colonial Office upon this subject since the arrival of Governor Hntt appears to have . very much disturbed the minds of the colonists . A steam mill , the first erected in the colony , was nearly completed at Perth . Cows had been seding at £ ' 27 to £ 28 and £ 30 : steers at £ . - £ ) : and ewes at £ 2 17 s . per head .

      HOME . Tithe ComnrrATios Act . —A return made to the House of Commons , on the motion of Mr . Eaton , M . P . for Cambridgeshire , of the persons appointed under the Tithe Commntation Act , -with . the dates of their appointments , amount of salaries , & . c has jnst been printed . This return contains the names of 121 per sons who have been engaged in working the machinery of that act , at an expence to the country , during a period of less than two years aad a half , of £ 42 , 453 . The following statement exhibits the various grades of officers , and the salaries and allowances received by them : —3 Commissioner ? , at annual salaries of £ 1 , 500 ; 1 Secretary , at £ 800 a year ; 1 Assistant-secretary , at £ 400 a -year ; 1

      Assistant-commissioner , at £ 800 a year ; 12 Assistantcommissioners , at £ 3 a day when employed , with £ 1 Is . a day for personal expenses , and from Dd . to Is a mile for travelling expenses ; 33 Clerks , at salaries of £ 225 , £ 1507 £ 125 , £ 110 , £ 95 , and £ 80 respectively ; 1 Office-keeper , 1 Housekeeper , £ 200 a year , inclndine an allowance for three servants j 4 Messengers , at £ 15 s . a ^ r eek ; 7 Assistant-cominissioners , for special purposes , -who have the same pay as the other assistant-commissioners , and the same daily allowances , with Is . a mile for travelling expenses ; * 2 I /> car&gents , who have £ 5 5 s . for each parish ^ ewe ^ n ^ repfir ted npon ; 17 Extra clerks , at 5 s ^ a dsr 18 Persons in the surveying department , at Tari ^ SlarieTof whi ch the highest is 10 s . a day .

      Total 121 . - FilAI . OcCTmB ^^ -THE GOLDSMITHS'XOMPAXT . to the Goldsciths' Company , has been for a long time in a most rainons state . Sej ^ ^ Tw amusing themselves in the ruins , and it seems ( that they were polling out some rotten wood when toe mass of bricks fell into the street . O * 9 Vooz )> 07 -whose name is Thomas Jenkins , ^ . | ^ J £ , Y > e spot , and two others were removed ta St . iiartnoiomew ' s Hospital , where they linger from severe injuries , This is the sixth occurrence of falling down of houses on the same estate , and oeax the same spot , within trro years .

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      Lohd Rector . —Sir James Graham ( Tor \ " ) has beenre-elected Lord Rector of the University of chSwhi yfmajority of 47 ' over Sir John - ers " » 6 " / - * " . m ! ? °° " —We . vhare frequently been fiiamed for having not alone nnwisely , but premeditatedly , irritated the feelings of the lower orders against the provisions—literally , in many respectsof the New Poor Laws , and having been proportionately abused and vituperated , have been told that our descriptions of the bastiles have been overcharged , that the dietary was excellent , and that , above all , our histories oi the separation of wive 3 from their husbands were imaginary tales , &c . We beg to call the attention of the ratepayers of England to the ^^ R ^ y-ar ^ James Graham ( Tory ) ha 3 S ^ kI lx ? : ?* 1 ?* of the University of ^ ^ e J ^ byamaionty of 47- over Sir John Hers-

      following plain fact , anthentfeated by the inyestigatien and verdict of aCoroner ' s Jury . We need no other reply to the attacks made upon ourselves , nor any stronger evidence to the justice of our fervent opposition to the system , the iniquities of which it so clearly develops . We quote from the Hereford Journal : —On Thursday , Gwenlian Thomas and her husband , both very old people , considerably upwards of seventy jears each , were removed to the Brecon New Poorhouse , where they were separated , the man being out in one part of the building , and the woman in the other . The poor old creature was almost crazy at "being separated , for the first time for more than half a centnry , from her -partner , and uttered the most agoniziug cries . As night

      approached she became perfectly frantic , and , seeing a window open , she threw herself from it to the ground , and was killed on the spot . On Friday a Coroner's inqnest was-held on the body , when " the Jury brought in a verdict of" Insanity , produced by the cruelty exercised in separating " the deceased from her husband ; ' and they further expressed their abhorrence of that part of the Poor Law Amendment Act sanctioning the separation of man and wife , and requested the Coroner to convey to the Guardians of the Union their sentiments upon the occasion . L pon this statement alone , were there not thousands of equal atrocity adducable , we should be content to rest our opinion of the Whig-Radical humanity system . "— John Bull .

      Stamford Bull RrNxrxc—Notwithstanding the precautionary measures adopted by the localmagistracy , under the directions of the Secretary of State , the introduction of military and a London police force , the appointment of special constables , and the establishment of mounted scouts to perambulate the open fields , the Stamford builards on Wednesdav contrived to introduce a bull into the town , though only for a very short time . Captain Bell , withforiytrreeof the 5 th Dragoon Guards from Nottingham , and Inspector Pearce , with twenty of the London police force , arrived in Stamford on Monday . On Tuesdav , Francis Butt , Esq ., ( the mayor , ) with W Hunt , J . Radeu , and R . Hunt . Ksqrs ., " borough magistrates , swore in ninety special constablesand

      , adopted every arrangement calculated to carry into effect the commands of Lord Normauby for the suppression of the bull-running . In the evening , the metropolitan and the borough police tdok charge of the bulls of Mr . Smith , of Scotgate , and Mr . Roberts of the Horns , and whilst they were conveying the animals down Ironmonger-street , they were assailed by a mob with pavimj stones-- the promptitude of the police force , however , suppressed the riot at the expense of a few broken pates from their staves , and the bulls were locked up in a stable at the hotel . Between six and seven o ' clock on Wednesday morning , fonrteen men ou horseback commenced patrolling the outskirts of the town ; at eight o ' clock the magistrates assembled at the Town-ball , "where t continued

      hey until nine at night ; the ninety special constables were divided into parties , and directed to take up positions at eleven ditferent points in the town ; the borongh police perambulated the streets ; and the metropolitan police were stationed at the Town-hall , ready to be dispatched wherever their services might be most needed . The morningpassed quietly ; but between one and two o ' clock the cry of * the bull' was raised , and it was found that , in spite of trecautions adopted , a voung bull , belonging toMr . huon , of the . Frith F " arm , which had ' strayed ' his premises , but which , it is said , had a uirectied on it "fdr Stamford / ' had been brought into the town from the "field north of Scotgate , was " run" across that street , np to Rutland-terrace , thence down Weli

      -lane , and along Bath-row , to tile Lamb ' s-bridge , where the "water was very much out . _ To the negligence , it is said , of some of the special constables , none of whom communicated to the-magistrates , as they had been directed to do , is owing the circumstance of a bull's having enteredthe town . The animal remained for some minutes about Lamb ' s-bridge ^ lmt as soon as the magistrates be-C&me acquainted . wit > the fact , Air . Reed , chief constable , and the borough police , with Snperintendani- Pearee and ten- of the metropolitan , £ 6 rce , proceeded = % o rescue the bull from its "tormentors . jHie animal and the mob , pursued by thk-police , ran back h jl . the ^ ie route , and across tbe fields , to Tolthorpe , ' wSCTe . the police came upwitVthem , got possesslon ^ of the-bull , and leturriea towards

      Stamfor 4 . vBy fins « n » -a . mob'ofnea « Vy 4 , 000 had-congrgga ^ ed , aud sff threatening was their aspect , that notw ^ thstandiue' the ~ otioer ten metropo < itan police fcafi * previo * usry ^ een sent fer , messengers were despatched to the magistrates requiring the assistance of the military , who until about this time had remained in quarters . The Mayor accordingly accompanied the military towards Tolthorpe , and at the junction of the Little Castcrton and the North roads came up with the mob just in time to prevent the bull being forced from the custody o- ' the police . " The military then formed in two jolnmus

      with the policemen and the bull Ltiivwn them , and about half-past three o'clock re- « ntered the town , and the animal was safely conveyed to the Hotel yard , followed by a vast and noisy mob . The lock upon the stable in which two bulls had been placed the previous evening was found to have been broken opeo , and the civii and military' power were only just in time to prevent another section of the builards from getting possession of a new victim to their " sport . " No capture of bullards , we believe , has been made , nor did any violent skirmishes occur , and the remainder of the day passed without further disturbance .

      Mela > tholy Suicide of o . \ e ok tiie Bank of England Clerks . —At nine o ' clock on Friday moming Mr . Wak > ey inquired into the circumstances attending the afflicting death of James Slack , Esq ., of > "o . 5 , St . Paul's-terrace , Islington , who had been near forty years one of the principal clerks in the Bank of England . It appeared in evidence that about four months ago the deceased ' s health began to decline , and leave of absence vras given him by the Governors of the Bank in hopes that he would recover . He , however , gradually became worse , and , as his strength decreased , his mind became weaker . On Monday last he was very desponding , and fears-were then entertained that he wished to riu himsell of life , which sufpicion was strengthened '

      the evening by his endeavouring to obtain the possession of a pistol . About ten ^ o'clock on the same night he became calm , and retired to rest . He slept soundly all night , and his afflicted wife nattered herself that a change for the better was about to take place . She was doomed , however , to a sad disappointment , for after having absented herself for an hour from hi 3 bedroom , after seven o ' clock on Tuesday morning , she , on her return , found him hanging by a rope secured to the tester of the bedstead . He vras instantly eut down , a surgeon was sent for , who by opening the temporal arteries and artificial respiration , respiration restored pulsation , and he breathed freely for thirty-six hours , but never spoke or became sensible , and he died on Wednesday night . Verdict " Temporary insanity . "

      Most Houiuele Murder . —One of the most savage murders which it has ever been our lot to record was perpetrated in the suburbs of our city on Friday last , on the person of a mulatto woman of ill-fame , namedMaria Simmons , who has for a time been the reputed wife of a man named Cue , who is now in the State Prison . The girl boarded at the house of the father of the above-named Coe , in the south-western parts of the city , known as the Oyster Point region , aud she occupied a room in another house not far distant . She was found three quarters of a mile from her residence , near the banks of the West River , on Saturday morning , by those who went in quest of her . She was . dead and . horribly mutilated , her clothing nearly all stripped from her

      body , her jaw broken , and one or two of her teeth lying upon the ground , a gash in her right breast , her bowels protruding through three long wounds extending from the abdomen to the ribs , wounds made apparently with the utmost deliberation . In addition to these , her legs from the knees upwards were laid open to the bone by similar wounds . Her throat a ! so exhibited marks of extrime violence . The verdict of the jury is , that she came to her death by some person or persons unknown . The affair is yet almost wholly shrouded in myBtery , and it is not therefore either necessary or proper to relate the contradictory stories afloat concerning it . A white man who was in company with her the evening previoas , and not far from the time of the murder , has been arrested , and will to-morrow or next day undergo a more special examination / He claims to have

      betn knocked down by two negroes , to have fled , and to have heard the-cries of murder soon afterwards ; which story may or may not be true in all its parts . The cries of murder were , however , heard in that quarter on Friday night between ten and eleven o ' clock . That the . girl was walking with the white man from her house in the direction of the scene of blood is not denied , but no stain of blood was found about him ; and there was indeed but little about the body of the murdered woman , it having rained on the night of the murder . She wore a gilt or gold chain about her neck , and a variety of r ings npon her fingers , also a pair of spectacles—all of which were found on or near her person . The affair , as may well may be supposed , has created considerable excitement in our community . The -whole deed , and all concerned in it , will undoubtedly eoon be brought to light . —Wgvsharen Evening Palladium .

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      Singular Death . —Died , at his residence , Charlton , on the 5 th instaut , Richard Andrews , aged 63 , formerly a watchmaker and jeweller at / Dover ; The following particulars respecting this eccentric individual have been collected by our reporter with great care .- About twenty-two years since the deceased ^ thinkbg he had seen enough of the pains an 4 pleasures of this vaiu world , eupeavoured to rid himself , of it- by cutting his throat ; arid which wpu ] d no doubt have proved effectual , had not his servant ascertained the circumstauce , and called in a person named Smith , by whose aid life was preserved . . Smith afterwards received a present of a new watch for his exertions on that occasion . The deceased , after his retirement from business SiNQUL ^ PKATH ^ Died at his : residence , Charl- ton , on the 5 th instant , Richard Andrews , aW 63 , formerly a watch m afenr n « H i »*» ii , > f t irt ^ r

      having amassed considerable wealth , always' went to bed about four o'clock ia the afternoon , both , in winter and summer . He used generally to take his meals at a cook-shop , except Ins tea , which he always took at home , the water for which he used to ; get from the pumpj after belabouring at that engine for about an hour . The reason assigned for this extravagant waste of labour and water was , that he wished to obtain that which was in its real and pure state . He is said to have died worth upwards of £ l 4 , 000 ,. the greater part of which ho has left to his executors ; the remainder is left' in legacies to variou 3 wealthy individuals ; but his poor relations have been cut off without a single shilling . ' His wife died about fifteen years since : but the deceased

      expressed a desire just before his death hot to be ' buried in the same vault with her . This long continued feeling of resentment arose from his wife having left the greater part of her own private property to her own relations . This so offended the old gentleman at the time , that lie withheld the , -copper plate which he had previous ' y had eugraved for the purpose of placing ou her coffin—neither woul . l he follow her to the ^ rave , but held open the front gate while the corpse passed through , and , after closing it , went back into his house aguiii . Ever since that time he has lived entirely by himself . Ho would never allow a female to enter his dwelling to do any work , but always scoured out hiarooms , made his bed , and performed the household et ceieraiin a

      very workmanlike manner . He always slept in his wearing apparel . He lay ill about six weeks previous to his death , when ho called in the aid of his next door neighbour , with whom lie had scarcely ever before exchanged a word . He was very patient and sensible during his illness , and appeared very thankful for every thing that Was dor . e tor him . Ou his death bed he desired that the brass plate on which he had himself engraved "Richard Andrews , Esq ., ehould be placed ou his coffin , observing that it would not moulder away so soon as lead , or pewter . He also requested to be buried with his lour very valuable rings on his fingers , and a now

      pair of buckskm breeches to be placed under his head , a velvet cap in his right hand , a new shirt studded with silver buttons for a shroud , and to be carefully wrapped up in his grandmother ' s wedding sheet . After his death , there was found in a closet adjoining his bed-room an iron chest , which report says is filled with old gold and silver plate , gold rings , and old coins to a great amount . He had preserved all the tools which he useil in his trade , and kept them in good condition . He was buried at Charlton cliurch , Dover , on Tues day last j followed b y his two executors , and Mi Vonden ,. mason , to whom the deceased has left part of his property . —Greenwich Gazelle .

      Dreadfvl Murder ov a Wife by her Hrsuand . —Monday evening the eastern district of the metropolis was in a state of great commotion ,-in consequence of a dreadful murder committed in the house , No . 1 , Lower Chapman-street , St . George ' s in the East .- The unfortunate victim is -a young woman , named Lees , the . wife of a hair-dresser , who has carried on the busiriesa in the above house for above twelve months . The parties have been on bad terms for some time , and have frequently quarrelled . Between the hours , of three and four o ' clock , William Lees , the murderer , closed his shop , and proceeded to the house of some relations at Islington . He seemed in a very perturbed state , and communicated to his relations that he had

      murdered his wife by nearly Revering her head from her body with a razor . They were' horror-struck at this intimation , and for sometime disbelieved what he said ; but he repeated the dreadful tale so often , and : hip manner appeared so strange , that they WCTO induced to accompany him to his house , where they found his story to be too true . On entering , ' the shop they found the young woman lying stretched on the ground , wbieh was covered with blood . There wero several gashes on her facey and a deep wound in the throat separating the jugular Vein . There was also a bruise on the right eyebYow , which appeared to have been inflicted by some blunt inr strument . The relations of the unfort&ri ate deceased

      immediately secured Lees , and sect off to the ^ Denmark-street station-house for assistance . ; .: The . divisional surgeon of police sobn afterwards attended , who said the woman had been dead more than two hours . The murderer was taken to tho stationhouse , in Denmark-street , Ratcliff-hijchway . His deportment wast most extraordinary . Ue appeared verv unconcerned , and did not express any regret at having committed the horrid deed . ; On being searched a rope was found upon the prisoner , and on being asked what ho intended to do witfeiiihis reply was that he meant to hang himself Wthfr , but afterwards altered hia intot » tion . Tho deceased was about thirty years of age , and her husband five years older . . ^ ,,,, ^ „—^ ¦

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      anecdote , which lie xleliyers in a ttyle not to lose its effect on the minds | 6 f the light and gay of this worlds whilstrit : affords to vthe minds " of the serious and , moral » , degree ; of lively eucourffgement . Mr .. Kobortl-oi ^ h . seedsnmn . ; a staunch supporter of this society , ablyfilled th « ^ a ! r on both oc ^ a ^ signs , j Among the respectablo ^ nd crowded audience , we ^ woro projid ^ tpVpbserve ChristopherRichardsoni Esq ., the senior magistrate of Whitby , a person of liberal mind and sound principles , who appeared highly gratified with the able leciurer , At the close of thfe loctute oh- thesecond eyenirif a liberal collectioh was made towarua dofrayinc the expenses . ¦ : ' ¦¦ ' ¦ ' I ' -. ' : . ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ .-: : ' ' '¦ : fa anec ^ dte , which" lie -delivers in * stvle not to 1 ^ if effect : on ^ SS&f S ?^ ^^\ a ^ - ^ u »^^ ISL ^ : ^^ ^ . ^ J-: 9 L v ^

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      ^ H pr Majesty has conferred the honour of Knighthood on J . Phillips , Esq ; . the late Mayor of Newport , who behavecl bo wellat the late insurrection . — . The Weather . —The great quantity of rain which has recently fallen has caused the low lands in the neighbourhood of Howden to bo overiioWedto a considerable extent .

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      ¦ ¦ '¦¦ ¦ :: .. ; - - ¦ . * nrp . B . , .. ' . ¦ - - - . ¦ ; ¦ ¦ ,, - R * niPAi ... Assbcixtip . NiT-At the . geneTal meeting of the Hydo Radical Association , held in the Working Men s Institution , on November l « ili , Mr .: John Dawson m the chair , after the usual business had been transacted , Mr , Johii Rather was called on to Teaa trom the C'A « j // pio ; movvspapoi-the dastavdly attack xif tho Editor of that paper upon the public career of that noble patriot , Fcavgus -O'Connor , winch , drew forth the severe , animadversions of all present .: : ' » .

      Tho following resolutions wero unanimously agreed to : — ' - ' Moved by Mr . J . Cook , and soconded by J . Rather , "That this meeting views with contempt and disgust the base aud dastardly conduct of the Editor or the Champioti , in the abuse heaped on ' our noble patriot and friend Mr . Feargus O'Connor , during his absenco in Irolandj , and that this meeting is of opinion , that the objeci of the nntalentcd humbug , and- ¦ 4 , I \ 'tty Maid , ' is to oversKadow the bright Star of liberty ; aM t-aiso the Champion oh its ruins . "

      . Moved by Mr . Win , Lancaster , and seconded by C- Whifelicad , "That tliis meeting is of opinion that the resolutions passed at a delegate tuoeting at BiillweU , in Nottirigliaihshiro , are not the gehtiments of the Radicals of that great connty , but of afew aesigning individuals conspiring together to put down the Northern 'Star . " : : ¦ ¦¦ ¦'¦' ¦¦ . Al pyed by John Rather , seconded by James H 6 nldc . ii— " That this meeting views the charge against Mr , Feargus O'Connor of being the first td turjs round upon Mr . Frost , and accuse him of high treason , as a wanton and ' outrageous calumny on the part ot tho Editor , of / tho Ghanipion , , and that this mcetiiig urges on all true ; Radicals of the United KlU ^ dom to rally round that uhcouiproniiiiiiig cjiainpion of liberty , Mr . Foargils O'Cbniior . "

      Moved by W . Lancastor , and seconded by Charles Whitchcad - " That we , tho Radicals of Hyde arc determined to give ^ the Northern Star- all tho support in ovu- power , as the only true Radical paper for tho people , in spito of all the scurrilous abuso of the' Petty Maid \ of the Champion . " r , , V e « M , y M 1 " - John Rather , and seconded by Jas . Cook , ' - " 1 hat a copy of these resolutions be sent to tliO Aorthern 6 Var aud Cluiminon newspapers for insertion . " At the conclusion the Chairman said , ho had watched Mr . O'Connor for a long time , and always found him tp adyocato tho ; eause of tho fatherless and tho stranger , and helping those that stood in need .

      STOCKPORT . COURT HOUSE . ^ -MoNbAY , Before the Mayar ^ Mr . linker , ) and W . B . Worlhington , Esq . . BRUTAL AND 13 LOOUY CONDUCT . OK A POLICEMAN . Thomas Ford , a steady and respectable resident of liazle Crove , who had boon bailed out , was charged with assaulting John Walters , a police officer , of Stocknbrf . , ¦ : : . . . The complainant stated that on Monday night , between eleven uiidtvrclYO o ' clock , ho was going up the Higher ToUgate , a ^ d ho heard some shontiiig and singing in the streets ; and , on goi ^ g forward , lie found that it was Ford and three others , who were on their way towards lla ? le Grove . Ho told theui to desist , bocauso it was disturbing the

      inhabitants , but they did not , and asked whether ho wanted a ^ o b . He tlien seized hold of one of them by the collar , and got his name , They then Ceased singing , but after tliey had proceeded a short distance , they began again . He ~ then pursued them , and intimated to one of them , and who lie again laid hold of , that ^ I ® i ^^™ fflo ^ ' 1 ; e ? a ; - ' up ,- jf-they ' did ' not . desist . Ine defendant then struck him arid ran away The officer afterwards hoard tho party making use " of in--timidatitrg language , ^ nch aa threatening to make His head bigger , Ao ; He then continued tho chase , for the p . urp 9 s « of apprehending Ford , who , had assauitod him in \

      the execution of his duty ; and , on reaching the toll-bar , leading into Hazlc Grovo , he fonntf a number of carters , and the toll-bar keeper , i T m } , e chal « ea in tho Queen ' s name to assist vim . Thoy , however , on the whole , did not reader him any effectual help ; in conScqiieiieo Of which ; a severe strugglo took place between him and Ford in the course of w ] iich he ( the officer ) was frequently > S iV coiild not apprehend hiin without great difficulty ; nor conld he convey him to tho New liailoy ni the ordinary way ; ho was , therefore , obliged to faston him to oiie of tho carts , and thus secured him . .

      f Cro ^ a ' n' «« d \ l Mr . W . Vaughan , on the part of the dcfondant-Savv Ford nexr the Shakspeare public-houso ; he was then singing : this waa the second time . Whilo I was collaring one pi" hia party , Ford struck mo oil tho , jaiw . and then ran awa , y ; nor did I see him again until I reached the toll-bar , 1 his place is-out of tho borough . There told him he was the man I wan tod ; and after the scuffle the toll-bar keeper said , " It ' s T » m Ford " He recoivcil the wounds and bruises , which appeai-ed upou lug head , from my staff and liandcutfs . Did not kick him ; struck him on the back of the heal they then rolled in the ditch togethsr . Did not strike hmrovor the loins , nor on tho elbow . Four carters and the gate-keeper came ub .: but none of the

      m assisted me " gradcly . " Afterwards got Ford behind one of their carts , and tying tho drag-chain round him , Jastencu him to the cud of tho cart . ¦ l . ho-haiKlcuff * . wore in my pocket , but could not get thorn - ou . - Oho . of the carters at length assisted me to chain Ford to , the cart ; charged liiui to do so . We thon broujrht him to the Goorgo Inn , Wclliugtou Road . He was dragged , Isuppose , ; about two miles . Do not recollect lord begging to stop at tho Blossoms Inn , saying that ho would walk . Ho did say onco that if I would release him from the cart , he would go quictlv with mo auywhere ; but I did not tlimk it

      fiafo to . < lo so . When we got to tho George Inn , he walked quietly to the New Bailey ; Did not think it necessary to take tho cart up to the New Bailey because 1 know that I could manage to take him myself , several watchmen , Bucktrout and other ? , being upon their boats , about Heaton-latie . Ford asked to bo allowed to remain all night at Hazlegroye , his place of residence , promising that he would , appear the next day at . tho Court House btoekporyto answer any complaiiit that could be preferred . Said ho had done nothing wrong ; and would not go to tho New Bailey . Durst not tvust him af ter he had behaved in tho liianiier he had .

      . Mark Sullivan said ho was standing at the end of Hempshaw-lanp , about tvfelve o'clock , aud heard loud talking and singing . Walter * -went up to thorn and told them to be quiet ' . ; but they afterwards began again , and a wrestle ensued between the ofheer and one of them , Did not see anything improper done by the policeman . Mr . W . Vauglian , before calliug the witnessos for the defence , said a few words ; and contended that from tho evidence already given it was clear ¦ " that the p arties Ought to- change places , and that Walters , tho officer , ; ought m truth to be tho dofendant , He had yetto learn that an officer in this borough had auy right to apprehend a man for singing a line or two , providing there was nothing improper in the ¦ fe ^ iffi ^ . ^ ^ . ^ ch of the peace had been eominittedBesides

      . , the commbn procedure , even if such vyere proved , was to summons the party up , aud disp 6 sing of it as a simplo case of breach of tho peace , or drukennness , which was visited with a nneot 5 s . ; though m the present case it was not shown that Ford was in liquor at all , but he was prepared to prove that he was quite sober , He was a . vory respoctablo man , his father : was worth his # 100 and t-200 a-year , and he himself was married aiid . had a family at Hazle Grove . The facts were that Ford and three others wore returninghome from otockport , where they had been transacting- some business respecting , a friendly society , and , hiving sucteeded m tlie mission , they in the" exuberanco of # ^ J ? ' - ' ? Ievat ^ their voices to aiiextent th at offended , tho ^ tenacious r ears of Mr . Walters , and perhaps burst ; outin a verse or a song , which happened to be repugnant to the unmusical ears of this high and mighty policeman . And besides , if

      the otheerhadhot intcrferod , tho party would , in / a short distance , hayo been out of tho : reach of any houses . Jx > f&r from any contemplated breach of the P eaee » . ? or ? , . P ^ ty wero as , four to one ; , and indeed lord himself , who was a big man , could , had he been inclined , have thrashed the policeman most soundly , although he was also somewhat tall in stature . Ford denied striking the officer j aiid he thought tho officer had constrijed a mere push into a blow .- Ford : positively says that the officer : first struck him with his staff , and then the handcuffs And . then « ame tho climax ; and he could not think . that Waltera * as inljissenses at- tho time . He attacks four men , single handed , and yet procures the assistance of four carters to apprehend ot * hem * . Aftw beating Ford ' s head m the moat unmercitul manner , the blood : flowing around them , he : gets a 4 ra ^ -chain , fastens it found his waist , binds him bleeding to thoend of the cart ; and drags him all the way to the George Inn , Hoaton Norris

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      a distance" 6 f tyro miles , in the midst of a wet night , without taking him direct throu ^ hStockport ! A more cruel and barbarous proccefling ho nover hear , d' of— -H was beyond all bounds ; ani ho was cbn ^ fident that the Bench wouldj after the evideiice had been gono through , dismiss the case without the slightest hesitation . ? ; Tho Bench observed that Ford at first refused to givo his name . TheCIerksaid that after a constable has been assaulted , he had a right to pursue and take the man into custody wherever ho could be found .. It was for tho defendant to show that no ¦ assault had been committed . ^ , - g . m v V - a . ^ tance mdes , in the midst of a wet night , without taking : direct throuii b StockDort ! A

      _ Walters said tliatFord just gave his name' John Radcliffe . He afterwards struck him ( Walters ) and then made his escape . : Mr > W . Vaughan . —The defendant denies striking mm . Ho submitted that Walters must have been insane at the time , and his subsequent cou'duct of tyiug the man to the cart hi the brutal manner ho did almost provesjt . For tho defence — =- Whitworthwas called and said . I keep the Stockport Moor bar . Between twelve and one o'clock of the night in question , Walters knocked at my door ^ and charged iny assistance , telling me to bring some heavy weapons with mo , such as . crew b . a-r 3 j i ? qkors , and tho liko . I said I had nothing but' a l which used for cart

      arge prop , I weighing , and 1 brought it to the door , being then partly undressed . I did not like to leave the bar , and staid waiti'ig for some carters .. There were five of them , and Walters also . charged them . apart .. Four men soimi after madetheir appearance from the Bramalj side . Therewere seven of us . Walters took hold of ' Ford ' s breast , saying , " You shall K <> back with mo to btockport . " Ford replied that he wo uld not go that night ; and made an efforttoproceed homeward ; but the policeman pulled out 'his' truncheon and struck him over the head several times , and ¦ ¦ made tho blood flow ^ famously . ' Ford never offered to strike a , single blow . ¦ ¦ Wcthought this was hard treatment , and did not like to see the officer so abuse Ford : aud so wo stood by . Ford _ asked us ¦ ¦ whether he whs to ho killed for that

      ; he had done nothing . Walters said he should go with him and ho would lot him know What ho had been doing . Every time Ford made an ettortior himself , he was struck upon tho head with this truncheon , Ford had lipld of the ofliyer wtth the right hand . Ho told the policeman that it was a groat shame to use such brutal conduct ; and he replied " it isi nothing to ; yoii , " and again charged our assistance . The policeman struck tlip first blow ; and Ford bled shamefully . Ford kept telling liini that he would appear to a summons any tiino at tho Court House ; but -refused to go to the Now Baiioy . Tho Clerk said the officer was not bound to siiminon him ; nor must ho over allow himself to bo overcome ; but must take his prisoner at all hazards If tho policeman had . ' .. not u .- ; ed such violence , we should . all have assisted him in taking Ford quietly ; but ho never cave , iis time to holb him befftrfl

      ho began his brutal treatment ; nor would he tell us what Ford had done . but struck away , \ yithout giving iw any reason and therefore wo told h'fuvwd would have nothing to do with it . Wo could not bear to . see it . At length we prevailed i ; pon Ford to go back quietly , or . else he . would certaiuly be . killed , aU though he kept replying he had nothing to go for . ' rle told the officer frcqueiitiy whero he lived , in rlazle Gi-oyo / Wo helped tho , officer at last , or else he could not of himself have t ' astcuod him " to the cart We were obli ged to dp it . B ^ the Com plainarit—Did not sco Ford ' s hand round your neck . Did ; . n . dt . Bea . him make aiiy attempt 1 O ;>* ihrottle" you . Do not belieyo any such a thing happened . ¦ ¦ By Mr . W . Vaughan ~ Tho struggle took place on the Brammall side , which is out of the boroii"h Ford was chained to tho back of the cart ; the horse was driven , and ho was dragged bleeding all the way to Stockport .

      Thomas Normansell—I am a weigher at the machine near the toll-bar . Tlic first ihiiig I saw was Ford ; ou hisback , and tho officer striking him on the head , and asking himif he wouldgo . -He said he vyould not ; but would appear attho Stockport Court Iloom next morning at two o ' clock . Tho officer called me to assist , and I asked what the man had dpno . Ford said " nothing ; " bnt tho . other said he would let him know . One hand was in his pocket , and presently he pulled something out , and boffari to

      Strike him . on the forehead . Believes they were a pair of hantlcuffs . Asked me tohelp him to put them on -Ford ' a hands . I said , " for God ' s sake do not strike liim again ; he is a very quiet man ; for I havo known him frpin a child , it ' s . Tiiomas Ford . '' Offered to help ; to ' but tho handcuffii on ; and we could havjai eucceeded if the officer had ' framed . ' He put thetnv in liiB pocket .. Ford then lay back in the hedge bleeding shockingly ; he did neither kick nor strike : the officer . Wo then got hini to the cart ond ; and he was chained to it .

      By Mr , 'W > Vaughan—Have known Ford a lori " time , and is a peaceable , quiet , sober , and industrious man , and of very deceut pqopie . Ho is marriedand has five children . Saw the policeman strike him in tho face Ayith the ( handcuffs ; a , ud blood poured out immediately . , ~ By tho : Complainant— -Did not sed Ford ' s hand upon your throat . If such : had becii the case , I Should have seen it . - . Some allusions having been made against tho witness for not assisting the officer , the Clerk stated that no such charge could bo substantiated ;' because it took place out of tho borough ; tho present charge was for tho assault , which occurred at tho Hil-Gate . ¦ ¦ . - ..-. ¦¦ . - - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦¦ - , ; ' ¦

      John Frith , of Chapel-eii-le-Frith , said—I oame with my cart to Hazje Grove , with four others , and ¦ wo . wore stopped a . t the toll-bar by Walters ^ for tho purpose of hejpiiig him to take a , man into custody who was coming up . On the man making his appearance , Walters weut up to him and struck him on the . forehead two oi ; - three times with his staff . Ho asked me , before this , whether ' I had any crowbars about my cart . When tho policeman struck the third blow , Fovd began to struggle : and Ford ' s three companions walked off , ¦ Mr . Thomas Smith , attenued to givo Ford an excellent character .

      Mr . Thomas Goulden , surgeon , in describing the injuries upon the defendant , said that , one of the wounds at the back -of tho head was three inches long ; there was . another ou the forehead ; and tho skull was injured in different places . His arm vvas so much hurt that he could not use it . ; and several bruises . and contusions appeared in different parts of the body . Ford was then under , him . Tho Instructions for the Police of Stockport " having been referred to , it was shown that the policeman had exceeded his duty to a considerable extent . . ¦ ¦ '• . - ¦ . . . ; ¦ - \ . : ' : - - ¦ Tho Mayor said that tho assult upon Waiters had beou clearly proved ; but in couseqwenoe of tho severe usage , the defendant had received , from-the indiscreet couduct of that oillecr , tho caso was dismissed ! -

      Another Victim op lN : Tr . MPEiiANCE . --About halfpast seven o ' clock on Saturday morning , a roller Qoverer , named John Baamall , in tho employ of Messrs . -Scole , Lingard ,. and Co ., cotton mauufactiirers , of Chcstergato , committed self-destruction by cutting his throat in a very shocking manner It appeared that he had lattoriy been addicted to habits of intoxication , particulply during the last three . weeks , to such an excess that the rhanagerof the mill had more than once contemplated his discharge ; but as ho , on that account , did not neglect lus work , he was severely reprimanded , and cautioned aa to his future . couduct . The admonition had -no effect—tho tide of dissipation still rail on , until its victim was . overtaken bya mental affection- .- - Oh the abo . ve _ morning , just before breakfast time , he asked

      one of the overlookers , and as lie passed through the lodge , to cut : his head off , and asked another "to describe the sensations of cutting the throat . Both these individuals treated his cohversaiioa ¦ with contempt . In a few rriinutes they returned into tho u - ¦ i' / i On re- P a ? s 5 l ? g , through thelodgp , discovered his lifeless bod y ^ he having cut hia throat from ear to ear , a . ad separated , tho jugular vein , with fho knife which he used ia his ^ employment . The place was almost deluged with blood ; and his death , from the very nature , of the wounds , must have beehnearly . instantaneous . An iuquisitiou was taken on ^ ° ,. , ? ° ° dy on Monday afternoon , and a verdiet ^ of vremporary . derangement" wa-j recorded -by the Coroner s jury ; The iinfortunato suicide has left a family to lament His untimely end .

      The C 6 PPOCKITE& are FLopkED . —On Monday last , a spirited contest took place / for the office of iown touncillor for the Portwood Ward The candidates wero . Mr . Wmterhottom , solicitor , the late . Town ; Clerk , aiid Mr . Woolley , corn-Uealer of the Markot-placo ; and this being made a political struggle on the . part of Wooiley , who had been put forward by the friends of the Corporation the hired canvassers , being in tho interest of Mr Codpock , ( the present Town Clerk ) * . corresponding effort was made on behalf of . Mr . Winterbottom ( who was opposed to the present Town Glerk ) he ' yHi eieccea ior

      uu , g , uoea the lieaton Norris Ward but had beenrejectedh y ^ r . Coppock on the grouh ([ of some informality in five of tho voting-S It . was generally understood that sPinetE W WkH be 61 ii USCd ta oust M ?" - WinteSmi md i ! *? the Present contest partook ^ f l ^ W , ^ - ° : 8 ymPathy on behalf of that gentleman , ln consequence of which verv great excitement prevailed . The Chartists fwho are more numerous in this ward ' . ' than in" any ^ ' ^ O seemed to hav e been divided on this question ^ SS ^^ r ^ favour of . the Kople ^ Chdrter , Seyeral ;/ racas . to 6 k place between tho different parties ; but nothing more than scars ap ^ peared to have resulted therefrom ; At tho close of w i ? tne numbers wero—Winterbbttom , 344 ; Woolley , 147 ; majority . 197 . Tho result ma * h «

      considered as an expression of this ward disapprbving ; ofvthe present system . - . pfrlocal tois-Governnient under the regime of the Whig coi-poi-ation ; and a vote of censure upon Mr . Coppock , the Town

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      A Teetotaj-leu Expecta > t . —Ampngs . tho nontemperanceitea who appeared before their Worships , at the Polico Office , on Monday , to receive . . sentence '' for breaches of the . " Swiping Act , " was a lad who gave his namo as James Mine : —Alderman Perry—Was this gentleman very drunk ? Sub-constable 92—He was , your Worship , and gave us a great deal of trouble to commit him . Alderman—Did he oppose you in the discharge of your duty ? Sub-constable-- ^ He was very drunk and riotous , on tho Grand Parade , on Sunday ; and when we arrested him ho ^ ave us a great deal of trouble and abuse . Alderman—Prisouer , where are you from ? Mine—Waters ford , your honour ; I came here last week to i ' nin

      lather Mathew ' s society , and { acknowledge I took ' a little too much , but then 1 intend taking tho pledge to-day . Alderman—Every one must admit that Mr . Mathew is -working miracles in tho reformation of depraved characters ; but I think , for mauy reasons , it would be well he appointed persons in different towns in Ireland to receive tho pledges on his part . Constable Porter—Nothing would have the effect of a ¦ journey to Mr , Mathew : I fear deputations to other persons would be unavailing . Alderman—I certainly shall Bhow this gentleman that his Waterford license to abuse constables will not bo tolerated in Cork . Let him be fined 53 i or get forty-eight hours imprisonmout . —^ Cork Constitution . .

      We understand that Lord Brougham has become a subscriber to tho Cumberland Teetotal Society . We have not heard that his Lordship has signed tho Teetotal pledge . —Carlisle Journal . Tee-totallebs . —A party , consisting of upwards of three hundred of the friends and members of the Nottingham Tee-total Society , took tea together at the Exchange Rooms , on Tuesday afternoon last ; Mr . C . H . Clarke ( as chairman ) , Air . lligginbottom , Mr . Alderman Frearson , Mr . Gcorgo Gill , Rov H Hunter , Rev . T . Keyworth , Mr . James Teare , and others , wctc upon the platform . Tho latter person was the chief speaker on the occasion ; aud he gave long accounts of the success of tee-totalism in Cornwall , in which county ho . said , there were iiot less ln , ^ ° . ° , who . had . signed the pledge . In Liverpool 50 , 0 U 0 ; and throughout tho country 1 , 000 , 000 . A Decrease of £ 94 , 000 in the revenue has occurred by the abstinence of the Teetotallers , owing tp the Rev . Mr . Mathews ' s influeuco . —Belfast Chronicle .

      Ox Monday evening , the Total Abstinence Society at Govan Colliery , held their first Soiree , in the large School Rooni j belonging to the work , when upwards of 350 individuals sat down to tea . The chair was most efficiently occupied by Mr . Kelly from Glasgow , and in thd course of the evening appriate addresses were delivered by M essrs William and John Reid , on the evils of drunkenness and the utter hopelessness of checking its progress except by the adopting of the total abstinence sysiem . The amusements of the evening wero admirably sustained by the singing and recitations of Mr .

      Gallacuer , assisted by Mr . . Lewis , and the performances of the instrumental band of the Blind Asylum—Two songs sung by Mr . Brownlie , a blind genUeman and a member of the band , were rapturously received . The refreshments were furnished by Mr . Wood , Temperance Coffee Houses Candlerigcrs The tea and its accompaniments , as well as tho confections and fruits , were of the very best quality , and served up by the stewards , who for the moet part were workmen belonging to ^ the Colliery , under the directions of Air . and Mrs . Wood , with excellent taste . ;

      ^^ Teetotalism at Whitbt . —On the eveniDg of Monday aad Tuesday lait , the teetotallers and other inhabitants of the borough of Whitby , en ioyina a nchtoeat by way of lectures from Mr . Ji Hockines , the 'Birmingham blacksmith , ' on the subject oi total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors . The lectures were delivered in Silver-street Chapel , kind . y lent for the occasion by the Independents , ^ and the far-famed talents of the lecturer brought crowds to the chapel that could not gain admission , the place being crowded almost to

      suflbcation . Mr . J . Hockings , in his first lecture , drew proofs in favour of the cause he stood there to advocate , from various books of holy writ ; ? nd his second from personal experience and jbservation . His lectures were couched in language free from abuse and coarseness of styla , which has been too frequently indulged ir by lecturers who have preceded him on this subject in Whitby , and is in our opinion more calculated to promote and benefit the cause than any thing that has yet been done here , He is a personage of considerable ability in his way , being replete with interesting andamuBirig

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      TO THE PEOPLE ,: tIPON THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF IMMEDIATEL Y APPOINTING A NEW CONVENtlON . ^ Mv gooi > : PRjENDS i-Whilo ybn talk of ^ peed and evince tho most sanguine desire to press puward s I am gonerally in advance of you . It is / iTow isom © time since Igaveit as my ^ opinion thatwitlioutsonio directing , responsible , body , the scrviccs - oftlic bSatintentipned and most irifluential individuals would fail to produce any ; bonencial efiect . TJio answer to my first application was » that : its intehtiph waa merely to raise the circulation of the NortkeniStar , If I have not before met this objection subs : taiitial ! y ^ I shall now do sot ; m - TO THE -PEOPLE , UPON THE ABSOTTTTP mp ^ m , ^ ^ t , ^ Vi-t ^ t AP ^ OLUTE

      So material do I consider tho existence of a Convontjon at tKc present moment , that I would proter placing theStar in commission , and devoting tliewholo proceeds to the success of the movement to heihg without : a Conycntion . ; No man who has lived before me-no ¦ man who may come after mehas-been , or over will be , exempt : fr 6 m ^ tho assaults of slander .: Tho persons who : in general assail the best men of the day , aro fellows who hold a little distinction upon a , crotchet , and whoso narrow views of politics go not beyond the agitation , of their favourito measure . I sliall now givo you my reasons why a Convention ought to be appointed *

      I havo always been ppposed to locaV , sectiohalj and sectarian agitation ; because , ; in all these tho currents may run in opposite directions . J esta ^ blished tho Star to brin ^ them a ! l into ono general reservoir of public opinion . : Wo profess an insurmountablo horror of a monopoly of roproiiC'iitatiOn Monopoly of representation isbad . onoiigh ; but a monopoly of eiccUtiYo power ampUnts to a still worso description of despotism . Tajke , % instance , any locality at ; the present moment wherein : we must atlmit that a siucero love for freedom exists , and let us examine the capabilit y ; of that locality

      to eiiect its object , ; Some -are moral fbrco men , some are physical force meny : > om 0 Vc for \ vithdrawing money from the banks , some , are-for tce-totalism , some are for exclusive dealing , Wjiile some aro for further petitioning . Admitting the existence of these several nieans for effecting the same end , should it not be the object of every wise man to endeavour to produce out of all ithese opinions some effective moans by which the general , good may bo promoted ? I am opposed to despotism of every kind ; and amongst a section of the people , where all aro not thoroughly united , as great tyranny niay

      exist as is at present to be found in our representative system . The want ' of a recognised body lays tho people open h | o tho cunning and caprico of interested persons . Its absence leads to the creation : of secret socleliesy which are alwaysi bad and tyrannical ; to clubs ; or to the establishment of a perfect dictatorship . Some men say that- the time ; for talking is over , and that tho time " for nptinij has commenced ; To theso men . my answer is , if tomorrow , either by moral or physical dhmjis , the Charter Was established as the law bf th « - land . then wonld be the time for acting' ih order that its

      intentions and objects should not be .-frustrated as thoso of i Reform were , in . cohspquence " of ' the people not having either : press or directiDg body to - lead them . : While : events were fresh , and tho public mind feverish ^ froni excitement ; the people , ; were induced by . the the representations of tho press , ; and tho declaration of their : rulers , % hope great things from the Reform : Bill . . / As J ^ io , passedon , ; Jiowever , slavery progressively creptiu uponthemr-the pres 3 has become more illiberal--and their rnlers more tyrannical . Had the Star and a Convention existed

      during the agitation for Reform , Universal Suffrage would have grown out of that agitation : ; but ; as it wasy the measure , to the people , '' -wa ^ unprofitable ^ . There is , now , a certain force an the ^ country- who > will organise it j-rwho can Organise : it V If the attempt is made in oha locality , it is frustrated-by the , counter-views of loadera in-: another ? localityl ; Well ; say thaU general outburst of an indignant people sweeps all before , it : ; what then V \\ Vhy , instead of a kingdom nnitedtp : aniaui and regenerated upon first principles , you have sections like molehills springing up , and showing deformity instead of . equality ih . the / land . Lot us for a moment

      test tho fiitureby thepast . When the first Cpnvention met , we had many of the wealthy ; middle classes amongst iis ; they deserted ; us ; and , consequent upon the unipnereated by that ConTOntiob , waarehowmorQ powerful without them than we were before with them . Again : let us consider vrhat lli ^ pQ ^ ition of Radicalism was antecedesit ; to the Couv ^ vtian , and what it is how . - Radicalism , : aiUo ^ leuv toS tlio Convention , was a priiiciDie only . spnk ,. n of with derision : it wasbut the : budding ; of public opmiphi while , now , it has blown forth with a ^ vasiness and beauty before wliich both Whj ggory and [ : Toryisca fade into utter ; insignificance . Partial failures and

      errors of judgment , \ ylion . comaiittfHl . " by- a partyi aro canvassed leniently , and vkwed hy ' the publib / as mere faults which luay be correojiji !; - ' . while the falso step , of auiivdwidual , with ; tho Vck iuteutions ^ is considered as a crime . It has been unjustly charged upon me that ; : in my last proposal fora Convention ,: I aim ^ d at a personal despotism , I repel tho accusation with ihdigtiauce . I wish not to trammel you as tothe ; mode or . tbrni of your elections ; but surely , I liad as much right to offer an opinion as any other man , and surely I had also a great right to eviuco my sincerity by offering to sacrifice my money . ; ; .

      Let Us , however , but have a Convention , and I care not whether its members are elected on my plan or on some other ; nor do I care whether I bo a member of it or : not , ; if -jf be . ^ lectedy I will stand by the people , and do ^ duty io them to the la , st : if I bo not elected ^ 1 Will still stand hy the peoplo , anddo ; my duty to them : to the last , ^ out of the Convention . All I say is , that under present circumstances , it is essential to tho public good that a Convention should be sitting .

      The again pressing this matter is not more in accordance- with my own views thaa m compliance with the ardent , : and pressing suggestions of others . The- people : of Nottmgham in public meeting assembled , together with the people of several other districts , Jieep urgiug npoiime the necessity of immediatel y : forming anptlier Convention . Hewho shrinks from ; tho performairce of a public duty from the appMension that his motives though honest , may ; bo assailed ,: deserves not ^ the nameof man . Letnio calmly askyou haw public opinion can be so thoroughly brganiseil as throu « h a represehtativebody before : whoso general pow-r all sectional and sectarian : differencesinust cease " and m obedience to whose just ; command the hation ' must

      rally as a jnari rpiittd thatprinci ple whieh alt prb ^ ^ ss to adore . If your devotion . to principle be ^ ot sufficientl ystrpngtftinduce vou ^ obey tue summ an yoarefuse . wheixl tell you , that it is tho only practicable means ; b ywhich ; toucan ensure the salvation of Faosx , ourfriend and : brothor : patriot ? If ^ he onus of hi ; defence ^ Mowti u »> oii me , I will flot shrink from the ; task ; but it caimot he so perfectly aceomplished as if undertaken by- an united ( Jirectin ^ body . To infe it is perfectly indifferent vyhat your numbers are ^ whether twenty , thirty , or iorty . but : pf this ; I feelpericctl y : conyiheed , that your ^ non-comph ' attce ^ will turn . iuta labour that which your ; co-operation : would rond ^ r easy of accomplishiEent . : i : : ' .- - ' - "V

      It is fbryou , therefbre ; undei' all the ^ circumstances to consider whetiheritis right , juat ; -, or . honourable " to leaye . that crow to their ; fete , Which ^ vyou 1 i * y © launched upon the troubled ; watersi of agitation witlioutpiiot or ruddeivor whether it would not be more ^ dignified and noble , once ; more toiiian : th « vessel , and ; steer Jier to harbon ^ ' 6 r sink , with the ¦ wreck !; : -V '¦ . * " :- y ' \ : ¦ ' - ' ^ . i .-: ¦ ¦[¦ ; ¦¦ - / : ' ; ; - : - .. ¦ - ;; : ¦ Iain , / % - V ' ' ' '" . V . " -C' ^^" - ; : ; - ; ¦ :. ' " ¦ . ; Your fUthfuI ftiendj : ; . ;•; ' . . . '¦ : •' ; -:: ; ; V ::- ; P ^ RGus ; o ; coN ^ OR ; -: Le « dsi NoTembcr ISth , 1839 . : ; ' : /

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 23, 1839, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1084/page/3/