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      J Tiie Coes Lrtrs . -Oa Saturday last , a son of f ™ ™ g ^^ XZ ^ « £ at the Court House : got bd bv th « WW ^^ r j | fps # i i fcst , to attend a meeting of the German Commercial league , as the representative of England , SSSSe the news of his masters on the favourite w £ scheme for the abolition of the Corn S ^ f meeting was entirely unknown except toT" smaU part of a fraction of a fraction , " who mi | htS %$ p ^ & \ IES £ & 22 . g ^«^ g ^ ri ^ il —^ ^ ========= ^ . J Cok * Laws . — On Saturday last a sort of

      thnsiaTeimpressed Dr . Bowring with a sense of the «^*» aonnng , Whu efforts were futile , for at ^ eh-eo c ock scarcely fifty gentlemen were present . Wm . Smith , Esq ., the newly-elected Mayor , was g alled njwn to preside , Eoi in . his official character bvi as a Leeds merchant ; and he Tery appropriately opened the baane ? B by expre&h . g his entile ilnZ ranee ct the question on which they were me * having only lie&Td of it for tfcefir-. time oa the n ™™™

      • reniBgJ Atr . -Baiues , M , V . for the oorough , therefore , nnJertook to supply the- eoamecting lint aod after a short speech introduced his friend Dr Bowiing . The » . onhy Doctor then entered into his explanation , the gh .-t of which was , that bis reception inGermany / had been as kind and as cordial v he limself could haTe uesired ; that m that country , there existed not only a strong respect , a great ¦ Tmpathy , bui * n intense affection for England-* oa * the manufactures of Prussia , Germany , and ' other parts of the continent , had attained to such extent and perfection , that they not only supplied Ifceir own market , but had began to rival the Engksh mtnnfactureri in America ; but- tnat the States oomposmg the commercial league which had been fcteredinto solely ior the purpose of defending Hiemselves against the unjust taritf of Britain , which prevented them giving their product * in exchange f

      oe our manufacture * , were perfectly willing and ready to alter their tariff a « regarded British goods , provided our restrictive laws were done away with ; and , furthermore , that if England ' was not prepared totally to abolish iha Corn Laws , but merely to substitute a fixed dnty , they would meet the Tiews of this country by a corresponding reduction in the tariffs on our goods . Ht stated thai Ministers would ao all that lay in their power to effect this , hut he ^ as sorry say their power was Tery limited . His awn impression was that nothing sbon of entire abolition -would bo re * ] y beneficial , though a small fixed duty -would be a great improvement on the pre-» ent system . At the close of the address , a resolution -was passed expressive of the views of the meetmg in the principles of the statement laid down , aiid ^ sftex I ) r . Bo-wiog and the Mayor had respectively received a -rote of thanks , the " geat . emeu retired to dinne \

      Leeds BouorGH Sessions . —The Recorder of Leeds nas fixed the nest Quarter "Sessions for the Borough , for Saturday , the 38 ih December nest . Felont . —On Monday , a Jew named Isaac Isaacs iRt& , Jones , was placed at the bar at the Court House , on a charge of baring stolen various articles of -wearing apparel , the property of Jlr . James Wwnersley , the Trianyla Beer-honse , in Bridgestreet . The prisoner » ras apprehended in Sheffield , on Sunday ; and it appeared by the evidence thw on tne 1 st of November , he , with another Jew named Levi , decamped from Womersley's , at whose house iiiey had been lodging , . taking with them the property in question , which was afterwards found pledged at Tarions p ! ac < a in the came of the pri-« ooer . He was committed for trial . Levi is in

      • custody at Sheffield on another charge of felony . Disokdebxt . —On Tuesday , a stout able-bodied mm , who gare his name Robert Richardson , and ¦ described himself as a wearer residing iu liarsblane , "was brought up at the Court House , and <* arged by Mr . Hollings , the keeper of the Vagrant Office ,- » itn disorderly conduct on the previous night . Mr . Boltings stated that the prisoner went to the a grant Office , first , about seven o ' clock in the evening , in a state of intoxication , and he was then told that he conld not be allowed to stay all ni ^ ht ; he -went away and returned about eight , when he met with a similar answer . At midnight , he went again , and having had more liquor , he became so abiuave as to render it necessary to place him in cusabuEivHe was fined 5 s . and costs for being drunk .

      Pocket Pickixg . — -On Monday night , a man named Atkinson , foreman to Mr . Sykes , joir . er , had Ms pocket picked , by a female -i » a white straw ionnet ; the sum obtained consisted of forty-niue sovereigns , in a canrass bag . Of coarse no clue has i > een obtained to lead to the recovery of the Snoney .

      TtoHTH East TVasd Radical Dlmjjeb . —On Wednesday , about fifty Of the Radical electors and nonetectors of tie Korth-East Ward dined together at Mr . Rogers ' s , the Sir John FalstaJF Inn , St . Peter ' s-square , -to commemorate the late Radical - struggle for the retain of Mt Gregory , as caadidite for Councillor . The ~« bair was taien by Mr . Bobinson , who was supported -on the light by Mr . Atkinson , sad on the left by FeargU 3 O'Connor , Esq . There were also present Mr . Gregory , tthe late candidate for the Ward , ) Mr . Snriles ( editor of 4 he Leeds Times . ) Mr . C Heaps , Jlr . Geo . Grcig , iSecretary to the Leeds Anti-Corn Law Association , it The -dinner was aervesl up in good style , and gare great satisfaction . The first toast iraa , " Thepeople , the source of all legitimate power ! " —Mr . XewBome- ( reporter for the Mercury ) rose as the toast was about to be drank , and

      put it to the fTntinnflu -whether it was decorous to drink && propeed toast before the health of the Sovereign!—35 ns THmrt nainzaBy created some confusion ; but * fter a fsw words from the . Chairman , the : oast was drunk by the greater part of ihe company , who loudly repressed tT ^ ' fir indignation at thp unusual interruption . —Mt David Black responded to this toast in a very able address , wblcb . waaloodly cheered . The next toast "was—• ' The health of the "Radical candidate for the 2 forth-East Ward , " irhicb . was Bupported by Mr . Heaps . —Mr . Gregory in returning thanks , said be had been , brought forward against bis -wish , and be bad no desire to be brought forward again ; and he trusted that next -election they-would secure the election of a gentleman more capable of . serving him than himself . ( Cries of Ifo . no . } He likewise accused the Leeds Uercury of

      prompting the Whig Couuncillois , who at the first Municipal election were returned by the assifitance of the Radicals , to vote for Tory Aldermen . Thi * Btatement produced a second interruption from Mr . Bainc ^' s reporter , and tae Chairman wa » oblig (? d to interfere before he would allow Mr . Gregory to proceed . The next toast was -. — "The electors andnoc-electora of the ¦ Jforth East Ward , and may their ^ efforts to return ca » - 4 idates pledged to Universal Suffrage be crowned with success » " -srluch -ma Teeponded toby 3 dr . Jones . —TJie Chairman next gave " The Bpeedy convexrion of pnblic - pinion to Universal Suffrage . " —Mr . Atkinson responded . Chairman then called on Mr . Greig to propose a toast spon which that gentleman , * in a forcible and talented -speech , in which he condemned the ot-ojicio persecutions of Mr . O'Connor , aad stated taat-this was the

      fcst occasion upon which Be had publicly avowed hinv oaelf a Radical , proposed " Tie liberty of the press , and may its conductors never prostitute iu powers to fac-¦ jious purposes !* ilr . Smilef having addressed the •? ompany on the subject of the toast , it was drank with -fcrt * times three , and every mart of enthusiasm . The Chairman then called upon Mr . O'Connor to propose a toast , when that gentleman presented ^ himself to the meeting amidst shouts ^ of applause . It wculd be out ¦ of our power in this brief account , to gire even an outli ne o' the manly sad patriotic Ewiire * s « Mch lie ¦ deliTered on this intersellng occaaon ; suiEce it to say , that in ? v ^ ti fling to the ex -ofkio information , lie expressed himself utterly indifferent to any amount ^ Buffering he might endure , bo long as that palladium mt English liberty—the liberty of the . press—was firmly established . This dedaaation was received with tbe most rapturous eheexs . The toast proposed by Mr .

      O'Connor -was , " The Radica ' s of Great Uritain and Ireland , " \ rhich was responded to by ^ Lr- Patter . — 3 Che Chairnian then proposed the last toast on the list : " TheJinisorUil memoryand poiitical . TmTiiB . vs of Pain * , Cartwiight . Franklin , ^ Washington , ' Cobbett , Hunt , Detrosia , and others , trhose namta can never fail to be cherished . "—Here Mr . Baines ' s Reporter thought proper c-nefcrintly to suggest that the name of Mr . frost should be added . This brutal anticipation of the death of a gentleman whois nowa prisonerpnachargeof iigh treason , justly sxonsed the indignation of ilr . F . O'Connor , who , seizing the offender by the collar , iugisted on his making a prompt ap « logy or leaving tlie looin . —iir . Neifsome demurred at first- ; but the Chairy « , n insistiiig on "hii cb . 00 Bing the « lteraative—be quitted the room , and order was restored . The toast -was then drunk . Several oilier gentlemen afterwards addressfcd tlie company , which did not break up till

      -tee o'clock- - Kovel Ccstoker . —On Tuesday evening a heifer , wiich was being driven up Briggate , walked very Bnceremonioosly into the shop of lAx . Lirk , ironmonger , ice . The animal loolJed about her for s few minutes , and thea turned behind the counter , from whence she was very gently ejected , and was got into the street again without having caused the mgbtesi damage- _ Cojmiroos -Yesterday , Jowph Batty , a youth about fifteen years of ag » , and Joan IngJedew , about KYenteea , were committed for trial by our Borough magistrates , the former charged with hav-W stolen t ? o books from the shop of J * fc talker bo 1 » ksellex , Briggate , on Thursday eTenmg ; and fb ^ lancrNrith riffing the pockets of two young men who lodged in the same house with him , at Mrs . iloxon ' s , ia Dake-street , and from vrhom lie obtained 2 . sik handkerchief , a two-penny piece ,

      " ^^^ icKS ^ Tbe . ^ Zg& £ oonnec-. icav . iiaihe a-amversarr of ihc Lwa-McJwdist Missionary Society , have been lic . d v . uria ^ tne ¦ week , and haTe consisted of sermon , public m ^ ings 7 and a splendid breakfaet , serjred-up . m the la ? ge new warehouse of . Idesera . Wilimm Smith and Sols , in Cookridge-streai . Tho collections have amounted to the sum of i'ljOUQ .

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      i AssirLK 05 thk PoucE .-On Wednesday , John Lofth jrase , wheelvmgut , Harper-gtreet , appeared at tne Court House , to answer to a charge of assanlt msrnd against him by Inspector Handley and roliceman Sotheran . Handley stated that on the p receding evening he went to sorve a summons on A . v - ' the showman » ^ which time he , along "mth the defendant and others , was drinking at a public-house in the neighbourhood of the Fre ? Market ; Lofthouse , after making use " -of the most violent and abusive language , struck both him and Sotheran , and he was under the necessity of taking him to the Police Office . He was very drunk at the time . Haadley ' i evidence was corroborated by other witnesses , and the defendant , not being able to deny that he had interfered , and obstructed the officers in the execution of their duty , was fin » d by the ma-A Z '

      gistrates £ 5 , including costs . The money was immediately paid . Edward Parish , ofBilston , travelling showman , was then charged by Mr . Read , with an assault upon Inspector Child , on Monday night . Mr . Read stated that , during hia residence in Leeds he had tmjyct been so abused and insulted by any person as by Parish , and in self-defence , having committed au assault on Child , be had been under the necessity of taking the present proceedings . Parish admitted the charge , and before the Bench , apologised for hia conduct ; he pleaded intoxication , and expressed the greatest regret for what had taken place . The magistrates observed that though he had apologised , they could not pass entirely aver his fault , they Bhould , therefore , fine him £ 3 and costs , or in default of payment send him for two months to-

      'Wakefield . Destbuctivb Fihb . —A fire , more destructive in its consequences , and we ibar more serious in its ultimate results , than any which has occurred in Leeds for a length of time , broke out yesterday morning , shortly before four o ' clock , in the premies of . Messrs . Turner , Ogden . and Co ., the Propdenee Foundry , in Hunslet Lane . Tho fire was first discovered by the watchman , who instantly cave an alarm , and the engines of the Leeds and 1 orkshire , the Norwich , and the Sun offices , were speedily on the spot . The Leeds Town engine is undergoing repair , and consequently waa not taken out . It appear * from what we can gather that the flue * wore first Been in the model

      room , where it is most probable the fire really originated ; tho building is about thirty-nine yards long , and twelve yards wide , and in addition to a heavy stock of models , w ^ g fitted up with planing engines , slide lathes , and slotting machines ; and though not containing so largo a stock of finished 'ork as has been the case on Borne occasions , there was a new and splendid locomotive engine , nearly inished ; of course tho whole of these were submitted to the action of the flamea for some time but they are not so much injured as might have been supposed . The models are all consumed , as wpII a *

      the tools ; indeed the building is gutted , and nothing is left but tbe bare walls . So rapid was the progress of tne flames , from tlie dry and inflammatory nature of the materials , that the roof had fallen in before five o ' clock , and the attention of the firemen and the police force wa 3 directed to prevent the spread of the fire and other buildings , and to keep it from the engine-house . In this , we are h 3 ppy to say they were successful , and about seven o ' clock , it was entirely got under . We regret to say fchnt Messrs . Turner and Ogden , aro not insured ; and perhaps the worst part of the business will be that about seventy hands will be necessarily , for some time , be thrown ont of employment .

      HTJBDERSPIELD . Thh Fictort Bill . —On Tuesday last , the inspector brought up several of the millowners and others in this neighbourhood , for tot complying with the regulations of the act ; amongst them was Mr . Joshua Lockwood , of Huddersfield , who has made kimself bo conspicuous for his liberality in the , building of Methodist Chapels . It appeared that he had employed several children under the age of nine years , but had taken the precaution to have them in an outbuilding to evade the provisions of the law

      There appeared to be no evidence that tho children had not been employed , nor any desire not to-work young children , tHe only desire is to evade what was atended for the protection of children . The mothers of the children were in attendance , and declared that from the Iownes 3 of wages they were receiving , they could not support their families unless their hildren were allowed to help to support themselves . Instead of spending such large sums In Chapels , and reducing the workmen ' s wages to so low a rate , it would be more Christian-like to feel and sympathise with those who would give protection to infants . '¦ :

      Cabd Platisq . —James Conneley , -beer-house keeper , was allowed to pay £ l . and expences , for allow i ng card playing in his house . There was no conviction , it being done as an example to others . The information was laid by the police . Easter Dces . —A number of individuals were brought up for the payment of faster Dues , by the Clerk of Jvirkheatou , Dalton , and Lepton , and convicted , but the money was not paid , the disputants contending that the Clerk has no right to charge the parishioners with any claim of hi 3 own . It is likely to be tried in some of the higher courrs .

      Thk Pook Law TooLs .-rWe understand the Poor Law Guardians have employed a shopkeeper of the uame of "Wright , to hand about to some of the ratepayers a paper for signatures , to sanction the taking of our Poor House Tor a Union bastile . What a set of cowards i Why do they not meet us in a publio meeting , called for the purpose ! But all the self-eleeted Guardians , and their nomine © Clerk , dare not so far infringe upon a township as to take it by force , and against a majority of the inhabitants , and moreover , contrary to the deeds , &c . for which it was loft , and properly insured . We should wish tho rate-payers to be upon the louk-ont , as we are

      sure the cowardly set would rob the poor of it if they can ; but the Bpirit that is prevailing will not let it be done with impunity . Hold possession till another election of Guardians , and no doubt the rate-payers will next time send such as will protect their general interest . —Correspondent . Hol'sebreaki . ng . —On Monday night last , some person or persons entered the house of Mr . George Haigh , the Waggon and Horses Inn , Hillhouse , and Stole a quantity of bacon , two hams , and some porter , -with other articles . After regaling themselves they went off with their booty . This is the seventh public-house that has been robbed in this neighbourhood within these few week 3 .

      HULL . Suddkn Death . —On Monday afternoon last , about four o ' clock , two gentlemen were seen shaking handd together at the corner of Salthouse-laue , Lowgate , when one of them "was Been to stagger , and immediately fell do tto apparently lifeless . Assistance wa 3 procured , and the gentleman was taken to the nearest druggist ' s shop , when every effort to restore animation proved unavailing . We understand his name is Hoxdle , and that he was commercial traveller to Mr . S . Mann , mustard manufacturer , of whom he wns just taking leave to go on his journey .

      Joist Stock Provision Company . —We understand that a number of the secret societies are beginning to think about assisting themselves with their surplus cash , instead of letting it remain in the banks at a very small interest , when they * ill be able to make much . more of it . On Saturday night , one of the lodges of the Odd Fellows in this-to « n passed a resolution to form a joiut stock provision company . They will as a beginning invest w £ 200 in the undertaking , by taking 400 shares at ten shillings each . We hope that this will be the means of inducing the other iodges to do tho same , as they •» ould be able to maintain the store themselves , there being upwards of 2000 members in this town , wiih a surplus stock of cash of upwards of £ 4000 , y . ]> : ch is now laid in the bank of this town , with no profit to themselves .

      BRADFORD . Public Meeting . —On Monday last , a public meeting was held in the Radical Association Room , Butterworth Bailding 3 , for the purpose of taking into consideration tho present state of the country . Mr . Henry Burnett -was jcalled to the chair , who , after opening the business of the meeting , called Mr . H . Hodgson , who spoke at considerable length on the injustice of tho present Whig Government in treating with contempt and ridicule the great petition of the people , and the unjust treatment of Lovett , Collins , M'Douall , Vincent , Powell , and otiiers , who are now suffering on account of their just and manly principles ; aud concluded by moving xhe following resolution : — " That' it is the opinion

      of this meeting that the insurrection iu South Wales has beea broughS on by the injustice and cruelty of Government—first by the insulting and scornful manner in which they rejected the great petition of the people for the Charter ; secondly , by the cruel , unjust , and vindictive treatment of those nobles of nature—Messrs . Vincent , Powell , M'Douall , Lovett , ColliiiS , and others , now suifering incarceration i » various dungeons throughout the empire ; and thirdly , by the desperate resolution of Government to withhold from tho people their just and inalienable Tights —we , therefore , the Chai lists of Bradford , -do . most deeply feel for , and sympathise with , our brethren in Wales , aud Mr . Frost in particular ; and , further , we pledge ourselves io use every exertion to save them . " It was seconded by Mr . Wm . Thornton ,

      who , in one of Msmogt eloquent speeches , depicted the Whig Government in its proper colours . He was repeatedly and loudly cheered . The meeting ¦ svas afterwards addressed by Mr . Flinh and Mr . G . Wilson , the latter " of whoai is the person who -svas incareerau-i along with White of Leeds , and is cow held to bail to appear at tbo next York Assizes . It- ' was . afterwards moved and carried— " That a public-ueeting Lc held in tlie same room on Monday evening nest , for ibe purpose of forwarding a meijtriai " ij h * r Mnj ^ iy on behalf of the insurrecti .-uisi 5 ( af ilicj aro ternicd ) of South Walca . " A conmlitco vi-rlvc pcriuna . -was appointed to prepare thesamc !•> be sabjeotod to the iiex ; meeting . for approval . Tlii- ? elicers -were then given .. for . John j ? rcst . T * i I-, a vote of thanks to the chairman , and the ni ' eeriii ' g broke up .

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      Strangb ( RtfMOTjR . —A rumour has bean abroad for the last few days in this town of the sudden disappearance ef a quantity of mutton , from one of the tab . es at the Browa Cow Inii . Suspicion fell , we aro informed , on those men who came to , keep tho swinish multitude in order , ( a party ; of whom aro quartered at the house)—the landlord thought that it might have gone by forced marches to the . ¦ . ' robin occupied by tliose gentry . He proceeded in seftrch of the deserter , in the direction of the place suspected ; bat before he could mako sure of his prize , it took its flight out of the window , and was Becured by the servant girl , who fortunately happened tole in the back yard at the tim » .

      ^ Ultra Toby Malicr—The village of Horton is blessed yith an ultra-Tory constable , who was sworn m as 8 uch , in preferenco to the choice of the village , by the Court Loot . This black—Cnot blue constable , ) has , it seems , hia creatures of other colours ,: one of these , a orey-blue farmer , whom some of the villagers call Sammy Lumpey . This Lunipey Went to the house of an innkeeper , whsro the Chartists have been in the habit of holding their meetings , and there saw what he had made many a lurking attempt to 8 e © i-that is ^ company iu the house five minutes after the time allowed by law , or rath er ^ by the administrators of tho law : for hnrn the , ma ^ nKtratee

      Change the time from three o ' clock in the ancrnoon , in the summer season , to half-past two in the | winter season , on Sundays . This chaHge afforded tho ultra-Tory harpies an opportunity of pouncing upon the innkeeper , he not having heard that the winter regulation had taken place ; he had four men in his house nearly five minutes after the time , and he of ^ course was summoned before the magistrates , and fined in the penalty of i" 2 and cost « . These ultras , sure onough , exultingly exclaim , whUst they are benotting thomaolTea with wine , " What immaculate patriots are we ! " and when got quite mellow , tho b ack-blue chief , together ' . with the « rey ^ blue informer , will striko up th « tune of black and » grey . ' . . , _ - . ¦' - .. ; - . - ., - . ¦; - : ' - . v .-: .. ¦ ¦ ¦¦ : .

      Statb of TRADB ;~ Trado still coniinues to g « t worse in this neighbourhood . As far as the workmen are concerned , every day rwo may say hour : the number of unemployed is greatly augmented , ind that to an alarming extent . Thousatds » pon thousands of human beings , in : this largo and populous district , knownot when they retire to bed where the morning's > reakftst U to come from . The generality of wooilcombers , many of whom have families , are stinted to earuinot more than from fix

      shillings to eight shillings ptr week , and in a ! great many cases the -employers either cannot or wiH . not fifld work for their meu to earn the sum stated . Reports are in circulation that the unemployed have it in contemplation-. to assemble and walk in a body through tho principal streets , and show those shopocrats , publicans , and btherB , who have been so bitter iu opposing any further Reform , that it is now necessary that something should bo done to alleviate the distress of the people , and that speedily , or great numbers will dio ot want .

      BARNSLEY . Nobthsun Union .-The usual weekly meeting was balden on Monday la » t . The only buMneas transacted was the making of arrangements for a Tea Meetisg and Ball , oh the 20 th , for which upwardi of 400 tickets weie aiHposwJ of . Many more might have been sold , but the commifee were compelled to stop the issue , the room being full . Scholbt v . Cocke-i . —Atfn » Ceurt House , on "Wednesday , this case was resumed . Mr . Shepherd was retained for Scholey . He proved the f » et of the man ' s having been discharged without trie regular no'ice required by Mr . Cocker . Mr . C . attempted to establish a charge of misconduct against the man , bat failed , and was ordered to pay : the man his month ' s wages , and costs . Mr . C . signified his intention to appeal , but was shown by Mr . Shepherd that he had not the power , the decision bring final . Ten days were allowed him by the Court in which to pay the amount .

      HALIFAX . Thk Blessings op the New Pooh Law , —A case great hardship lately occurred in Oyehdeni " ear h is town . A poor man , 67 years of age , driven by want , made application to the place where ho belouKed , viz ., Kirkburtonj in Huddersfield Union , for relief . His occupation , for yearsj has been that of a bobbing winder , by which he made about one flltilling per week , haying no other sort of employment , and , being worn out by thii thread-bare pittance , he at last had recourse to his parish . He made three journies , in order to urge his application for relieftwice to Huddersfield , and once to lurkburton , travelling , backwards and forwards , a distance of sixtysix miles , which ho walked with not one penny inhis pocket . On returning from his ' third journey , he was quite exhausted , and obliged to be put to bed . After all this , he at last received a Hat denial as to any out-door relief .

      ^ Examples of Kisdsess . —A short time ago , Daniel Marsden , of Ellacd , near this town , lost a horse of the value of £ 20 by some accident , and might have thus been ruined had not tho kind hand of charity stepped in to his assistance , being , a member of the Fore 3 ter ' s Lodge , 100 of them subscribed Is . each , and a number of other friends to tho amount of £ i 2 s . Od ., which raised him the sum of £ 9 2 s . 0 d ., to enable him to bear his loss , and for which he feels extremely grateful ; Suicidb .- —A poor man , named Samuel Sponcor , a weaver , huug himself on Sunday last , at Amblerthorne , near this town . Various cross circumstances had afilicted him in big domestic affairs , which is supposed to have led to tho fatal act .

      Shiiious Catastrophe . -Wm . Barker , coachmaker , HudUersifield , left his work on November 3 , 1839 , to return to this place , where his * family , resided , and has since then been missing , but was found drowned in the canal , at Saltbrhebble , on Tuesday last . . . : RELraxdus Tract Society . —Tho annual meetin « of this gociccty was held on Friday evening , tho 15 tn inst ., in the Old Assembly Room , Talbot Inhi 'n this town , whea Jlr . Wm . Jones , from the Parent Society , acd other gentlemen , addressed the rnoeting , after which a collection was made in aid of its funds . ¦ ' - . '¦ . ' . ' - .

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      CAUSES OF THE RIOTS IN WALES . To the Editor of the Sun , Sir , —In all probability there is no portion of the people of Britain so little known as the inhabitants of Wales , though there is one featuro . 'ia' the Welsh character , and that a most prominent one , which has > een madeknowu to the public—the fervid nature of the religion of the \ Velsh . _ With tho exception of this , the rest of the community are almost entirely unacquainted with the couditiou of the inhabitants of a tract of country which could occupy but a small extent of the distance between London and Edinburgh . An evidence of this occurred a : few years Binco in an account of some travela in Ethiopia , by a Mr . Hoskins , who having found a people in that oouutiy ignoraut of money and its use , took occcasion to speak of it as an orieiuat and

      Bingular dise « very . l > fpw ,. there was not much of originality or singularity iu this eveut , for this traveller might , without the danger of his Ethiopian journey , » X the minor expense of two days' excursion into Wales , have met with members of the British nation , so far unsophisticated as to be oh a par with the people of the interior of Africa , iu having no ether mode of buyiug and selling than by-barter . Thi 3 fact will Bay a . great deal on the social state of part of the population of Wales . . Among the characteristics of this people less knowu 13 their patriotism , a characteristic that has been indelibly stamped on the national temperament by their aucient institutions . Tie Triads say / ' there are threo things which a Cymro ( Welshman ) should lovo before all others—tlie nation of the Cymry ; the manners

      and customs of the Cymry ; and the lauguags oftlio Cymry . " It need scarcely bo obsurved tiat the spirit of this Triad exists , at " tho present day , in undiminished force . The treatment the Welsh had to endure from tlici ' r rulers , during tho domination of the Marchers' Courts , has given birth to a proverbial expression , on the hearing of any case of' legal or magisterial oppressiou—• ' O ! dynagyfraithliwdlo . " —( " Oh . ' ; that is Ludlbw law / ' *) This isystem of Government added intensity to the previous hatred of oppression , and sympathy for the oppressed , which existed in the Welsh character , and had bben cherished by the ancient precept— "Uudeb a brawd-, gareh . "—( " Union and brotber-lovo . ") It may appear strange that a people leading the retired and so strously-remarked rolitrioua lives of

      the Welsh , should bo found mixing in poliiical affairs ; but such is the case , aud it . is readily accounted for by the two follbwing causoa : —First , This cause is a decidedly religious one , though porhaps not readily aiipposod . It may ever be ox * pec ted . when religion haa taken the enthusiastic turn : that it haa among the Welsh , whether Go-Vronmehts aro pleased with it or not , that the conT duct , of the powers that bo will be tested by the principles of religion , and when found opposod to them , they will certainly be resisted . Thia cause has been fully brought into operation by the New PoorLawandChurchopprersion . Seooad , Bearing in mind the already inflammable materials of the Welsh character , the course of ' governmentandlegislationhaa

      forced politics ou the Welsh mind . Tho present cause has been operation , in a more or less degree , in the whole period that has elapsed since the extinction of Welsh independence . For instance , hoAv common are acts of magisterial oppression , even in situations -where they aro brought uuder our notice j then how much more common may thuy bo at times and places when and vrhore they aycw entirely uur checked ? In this case supposition caiinot exceed reality . Again , there is tho tax ncaudlea ,. which may bo singled from the other taxes for iUui-ivaiion , which ' ha ^ fully proved to the Welsh , that the fabric of GovernmeiK is mainly supported : by the ¦ prants of the people ; aud ti : i ^ tax , indeed Others also , they , as far as they can , ara coustanily cvadiug . Now , when a' ppoplo " . have to

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      ovade a law ^ the existence of tho law proves that the law-makers and the people have 1 no reciprocity of TediHg . ; aud , ' . it . isA . '' neceBi 3 ary . ' : cbndtisi 9 n ; : ' ^ st'tiib people can have no respect for the makers pf laws , that aro direct instrumentsr of . Oppression . There is another case coining homo as iMoes to thfe firesides ? l \ V ° R > by which tlio people are made to feel tnat the ( jorernmeut is no protection to them . The rise and increase of tho Welsh iron trade and collieries has made the localities iu which they are placed the resorts of men in acarcli ^ f ( Bmployinent from all partsof Wales . For years past there havebebn constantly recurring dispute * : between the masters and workmen in Wales ,: as well as in the other parts of tho island , ou tho subject of Waxes—the masters onueavouring to reduce

      aud tho : men ondeayouriug to maintain the price of labour / Theao contests have sometimes been of tlie most serious nature ; indeed , one which took place at Morthyr , about eight years smco , nearly equalled in importance tho late events at Newport ; aud . in all those cases , inrliether" major or minor iinppit , the workmen invariably found the authorities ; aidi ' ng the masters ; and furthbr , whenever any pnblic demoustfationa were made by the men , the military were ever at ijaud to disperflo them , and , if possible , crush their resistance . Ifow , the Welsh people are a thinking people ; no matter whother : their , thoughts take a right or vrrong dircctionj they do think ; they also inherit i from their ancestors / the moat

      retentive membriesj and these qualities could not fail . ip-. ; p rbduc&-th ^ . ^ pst .. 'fl : ^ ae . n . t' \» nd- « eribuVTo floctions oii the antagonist positions they Were eo often placed in , in relation to their masters and tho governmeDt . The results of these ronectioni , by therottirn bt workmen to their homes , were Boon exteaded through iho principality . There is no people , whose government is MPuarchical , having » more lively sense of individual ^ worthi ; thii ; with the value-bf-labbur contests , made the Welsh people acquainted with the fundamental priuoiplea of Chartism , years before the Charter was thought of . Ihe Charter , therefore ,. fpucd them its ready recipients

      ana entnustasticBupporters . Among them the Chartor agitation lias no uirect conneotiou with distress ; it is really a reliyio-politicalprinciple , which nothing but an ackaowledgmcht or Iti justice will have any effect ; upon . On ; . religioui excitement * —W 8 are . told that the late movement wa « cons nected with the chapels , aiid we may in some measure believb - . itrr-the- making of victimsj we are reminded by experience , only iucreases the Btrength 0 their cause . Mildness andconceision may work wonders oh the Wolsh chara < jUr . 1 'ho opposite course will assuredly change the mouiitaiueera from Dissenters into Puritans .

      An Gomeb London ^ Nov . 18 , 1839 . ' - . *• ¦ Ludlow Castlo -was a Marchers' Court .

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      THE NEWPORT RIOTS . ( From the Times . ) Newport , Wednesday , one o'CIock , a . m . MOST IMPORT ANT EX AMIN ATIONS-COMMITTALS OF ETHERIDGE FOIt HIGH

      TREASON AND DAVID LLEWELLIN FOR SEDITION . THE CHAttTISTS OUT AT HIRWAIN . I have hoard to-day from undoubted authority that tho Chartiataf are in arms at Hirwaio , near ilenhyr . Tho inhabitants of that district are iii a state of great ( ixcitement and cohsternation . The latest news from Merthyr , this evening , coufirma this inteUigeucOi : Magistrates present ^ -The Roy . J . Coles ,

      Chairman ; Messos . 0 . Morgan , S . Homfray , and G . Halt , county magistrates ; the Mayor and Mr . W > Brewer , borough magistratea . Samiiel Ethoridge waa plac » d at the bar , chargesd with high treason and sedition , i / Joseph Ady sworn j and examined by Mr . Phelps . —I live at Piligwelty / On th » loth of November I searched tlie prisoner ' s house . -I found a great number of papers , l indicaiorsj and manuacripta . I showed them to Mr . Birch , and last night I gave them to Mr . Phelps , in tho same « onditionas I found them . :: : ¦ ¦¦¦ : - ¦'' . - ¦ ¦ .: . /¦ ¦ : ¦ " : " ¦/ / : ¦ '¦" : : -- ¦ ¦¦ . ' - ¦" .. ¦ ' -- - ¦ : : '

      W . T . H . Phelps was then sworn , and produced tho papers , cards , &c ., which were as follow : — " Let ; us form into section ? , by choosing a good etauuch indefatigable , brother at- the head of each section , that is to say , each section to be composed of 10 men , who is known to him to be sifacoro , so that the head : of each sectibn will know hismenl Then five sections will compose $ 5 men , with others ; then those 5 officers , such ag corporals , will choose a head officer over them , so that he may give his $ officers notice ; so those 50 men is to be called a by-name ; then those JIQ will compose a Company , and the 3 officers will choose ; a : proner person tc

      command the' 155 in a dompahy , officers and all- ^ sucli as a captain : then the three companies will compose 4 S 5 men aud officers , which oflicer will bo siicli as a BriKade-Gerieral ; so theso brigades will choose a chief , which will bo 1 , 485 men and officers , which chiet" ofllcera is to be in the style of a ConTeational General ; So by these means the signal of War caii be given iii two hours' notice within 7 miiles by the head noticing every officer under lijm \ - till it comes to the deacon or corporals to notico 10 men . Tho officers to have by-names , not a military name , to prevent thb law . " : /

      "Gay Palaco , Monmputh , Jutie 22 , 1839 . . " Citizen and Brother , —Your letter ; arrived safe . We have long expected ¦" a letter from you with general inlbrmation . -We did not reply to your tbtmer ones , because we did not think ypu expected any . We do not-tKiuk of youas our : frierids ( so called ) at Newport think of nsj / viz . but of sight out of mind . '" We thank you for the books sent . Hudibras was taken awiy again by Mr . Dickenson ; hayo yoii had it ! Wo aro iu tolerable health considering our apartments , and trust our foes , Prothero and —— , are in & pickle , / . : " Waiting ypur instant ^ we remain for the fully , ! : '¦ ' ¦ .. ¦/ . ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦' . /• ¦ W . ' ' . W-. ' Tow ; ksend ,. "For VinceEtand Co . "Newspapers are rather scarce '" Thore was also a song . as follpvri . . " The labourer toils and starVea the more , , '' While tvrants are carou&ing ; " But . bark ! I bear the lion ' s roar , ' -The British youare rousing . " The rich are liable ; .. tbpain , " TJie poor can feel the smart , Sir ; 'V But let us break the despot ' s chaiu , 41 shall soon have the Charter , " 1 have seen the poplarg flourish fast , " While humble briars abound them ; " I have seen them torn Hp by the blast " Of biementB around them : . ¦ ¦ ' * The lightning ¦ Hashing thtough tlie sky , " The thuudorloud . roarsafter , " For to acbrch the oppressoisi Why ? " Because they refuse the Charter . " Then rouse , my boys , and fight the f 6 o , " Your arms are truth and reason , . " WeAviU let the Whigs and Tories know" That union isnot treason . . . " Ye lords , oppose u ? if you can , ¦ - ,, " Your own doom you aeek after ; •' With or without you we will stand , " Until we ^ ain tho Charter . '' To Mr . Etlieridge , Newport , Moamouthshire ' ¦; . Stei— -At a meeting of . the council of the . Merthyr

      Tydyill Working Man ' s Asaociatips , held April 25 ,. 1839 , itj was unanimously resolved ; ' That tho Secretary be requested to wrlto to the different associations in Glamorgan and Monmouthshire , requesting ^ heni to send a person to . a . lrieeting to be held at tbe Queen ' s Head ; Sirhowy , on ! the 30 th of' Apriij ior the purpose of making arranxementa for kqldiuga ^ xan d dawionstratiyn in spine central place , then and there to be fixed upon , for the purpose of Bupportiijg tue General Convention of the ; Working classes and other matters . The meeting to take place at twelve in ! tho forenoon .

      By order of the Council , M 0 HGA . N WiLEUMS , Hon . Sec ; T . J . Phillips sworn and examined by Mr . Phelps—He proved the handwriting of the figures on tli « back of tho caTds to be the prisoher'is . Walter Williams was theu sworn , and examined : by Mr . Phdps ^ I am a carrier at Caerleon , I was In jSTewpprt on Monday , the 4 th . I knew the prisoner S . Ettieridga I was at Ilia house that morning , about ualf'past nine o'clock . / C . Rogers vrai with roe ,, he lives at Newport , and Thoniia Qunterpf Caerleon . ; . The prisoner said he had been in tha Weatgate-aquare thac mornMjg , and ; he also said that he thbugat Newport would be all their own in half ^ aahoiuv He pointed tp soni Q raeathat were , lying in . aquarry on . the other side of the river frpm his hpuss . I saw the men he spoke « f . He oulyvsald , thsA I heard , *' There are a number

      of men there . " They were standing , in . groups there . There were from 150 to 200 . it was in a quarry on the Pontypool road - , '¦ ¦¦" : ¦ ¦ / j TUoinas Gunter ^ -I : live at Caerleon . I am an innkbepor . I know . the prisoner S , Etheriugo , I remember Slohdayi the -ith of November . I called oa tlip prisoneratKm hbuse , ' about a rnila out of Newport ; it ia a beer-house . I inquired of him what mischief tho Chartists had doua . : l asked if tUeChartiBts were not beaten , aud ho siuil / "js ' o , Ihty wore not" I hsked him yrhai they were , doing there ( a lot ' .-of peopla iu an : old quarry , or old road , or something of that sort ) . , I . ' Rotated-.-in- tho direction the men were . Ho tbld me they were waiting for anothoa party to come down , for they were . determined ' ' / to put / K « Jwpdrt on fire that night .. He also said / there were a party pf them gone up ip pull dpwiv Mr . Lewis iidwai-ds ' s lipiise . .... Tho prisoner declined jutting any . questipns to eithei of the witnesses .

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      ^ mily Horn—I HTe at the King'a Head , ot-Nowport 1 Jcnow tlie prisoner S : imtiel Etheridge . £ was iu Newport on Slonday , tho 4 tli or Noveniber , in the inoniiug I saw the prisoner that . morniug- hpp « 3 ite ihe King ' * ll He woa pateih ^ flown tpwurds the Westgate , and he returned again / It was botwefcn 9 drid io pclpck , I heard firing ; at that time . I saw some person cross tlie road opposite Mr . VVv-BreWer ' B . and snake naadB with him . He appeared in Very good spirit *—a sort of a Jauglj . The prisoner liv « rat-her more than half a mile fron , ; town . Hb returned almost immediately . I was standing at the window pf : the ICinVs Head ,, nearest Mr . Thonias Jbnes Phi ) irp «'» * ^ John ^ O'Dwyw was then swern-ll life at Newport , I was irt ^ Tewport on arPnday . the 4 th of November 1 hlh kWt ^ f ^ 4 ^ ° ^ «* - » »« Mneffiir » Stow , tall , about u > ne . in the mprning . l know the prisoner Tue the ^ d \ T ^ t I" ° rah 1 ^ ^^ diajyoppl site the end pf Stow-hiH . At the time 1 saw him there

      The prisoner said—3 Iy being in Wn that moroini ? iW cause persons to suppose that I kne * pf tbj cpmmg . I camp to tpwri between » and 8 o ' clock for he purpose of couaulting Mrs . Dickenson aS ' the time « he ^ or her daughter wpuld go to fklonmouth ; Theciowd between Mr . Webber ' s and Mr Lloyd ' s wm so ^ great . I didjiot see / any » f the ChartisW ^ ome do ^ u ™ f" » £ ?>* > ^ Pocked at the door , and she ^ cameitP frort f « - ^^^ WiUl her *^ anhed mobeame in front of the Westgate , aad she asked me > to come / in . I refused , saying that I would go home immediately Before I had left tlie door one iniuute , l 8 ho ™ ldS not a minute , the mob made an « ntry into the Wesi fe ^^^^^^ V ^ nced immediately I passed

      ; an j turned dpwn Skinner-street with M ,. Bowen L tbeu walked slowly towards home I stpod at Naper * a shop perhaps a minute pr perhaps twp ; and sawa man uaring ^^ tlieappeorancePf acarpenterhoiding hiiarrh . from which blood was running ; I then made towards home , vvaat tha ; young lady said was true with regard to somo person coming toahiko Jiands with hie . I cannot tell wtao . it was ; they said they were glad to see I was not amonest thejn . Had I known the mob had been coming , I should not have come to tovrn . I met iny daughter pn thebridge coming tp seek , for mb ; and -going koine , several pe sons passed iiie and said tlie mob was running away ; others said , there wer » more . « oming I went home , and remained at home until th » after .

      noon . The persons who ^ pas ^ pd , my house weVe very much alarmed , and pointed out to rue aud those at our house the persons up . in" the lane abpTe theturnpike . I hate nothing more t , b say with regard to my' being iu town . The next tiling I begin nitlt the papers ihak war © read . The p « ieria not in my hind-writinx aboui sectipiis and so on . , ¦ : ¦ The prisoner here aA'ed if he should prbyp bow h « came possessed of the paper ? The Court answered that he could dp os-he pleased . Prisoner—TJiat paper Svaa put in uiy ppssessibu by ; a person notnovr in Newport There are Pther : papers cpnuectcd with it , that I believe ip have beea taken from me , luthosaiuo hand-writingi giving an . account of the rise of the rebellipn in Ireland in the year

      17 U 8 , and that paper tliat ypU have read , connected with tiio others , ^ ites an account of the rise and progress of the rebell ion in Ireland , which was at one time intended to have been publiahedi 1 have no knoTf-Iedgo of its having anything todP witli the late mbvpmeut whatever I haTre no need ^^ to say anything more ou it . I havp hnd itin my possession these twelve mphtbs before I had anything to do -with the Chartists . Morgan William ' s letter is next The reaaon pf that- letter wasiny being secreta y to an . associatipn in thia town , which I was frpin January down to June , and that accounts for the letter being directed tp me . The cards are not in niy haHdwritiug ; they are filled up for persons that did notreceiye theru . The Bong was sent to me tp get printed , which I did boii do . The petition I to the first

      was employed copy frpm that was in pos ^ session of the association . That was drawn up ty a schoolmaster in Newport , I ilo not ; know who . I was to have been paid for writing it That was -written for Mr . Edwar < l 3 , iirhp , in consequence of uiy upbirafdin ^ him for kis violent language , did not afterwards take is frpm nie . Walter Willianis was a Witness , who stated in his ovidence that I shpuld say the Chartists would have Newport in half an houry / and the Chartists , I was tbld , had tt one away in ail directions . With regard to What GuiittT said , that I pointed up ; to tlie old ruad , and aid that rabre was cpming , I pnly repeated what pthers had shown and told me- That i % all with regard to that evidence , I have adniittbd being secretary for six months , frpin the latter end of . June or tke

      beginning of July . I have not written ^ acted , or dpnp any thing whatever , connected / with the GhartisU- " Since-1 have attended the room , 1 did not hear or see anything that cpuld lead me to think such a mptement " would have been made , and when told of it on Sunday night , 1 treated it as a . hoax . I went home to bed as usual . I called at the turnpike and asked the man whether , ho thought there there , was any cause for alarm . . / About two o ' clock in tho : moruiug I was alarmed by tbe dog , and spbn after a perspn called me by naine ; I . - 'lighted , a candle and came down . On opening the door' ieven men canio intb the house . I asked tliem what they wanted , and they begged to be sheltered from the Storm , and asked if I / bad no fire ^ I bad hc-ne ; . snd . --I lighted a few sticks , and threw / up the cinders ; - they appeared rcry wet and tired ; they sat-down and took

      put bread and cheese and meat , and began / eating ' - - '; ' they asked for half a pint of beer each . Iwaa afraid to ref us » them , My daughter came down and desired fhem to leave the house , observing that if either of themshbuld say that they had beer in our house at that time that she was liable to be fined ; Pno of them inade areply , arid said before that time tprinoiTPw , perhaps aho would be glad to dnw them beer for np&ingl They had two qutirta , and paid for it . They left the house before tlie rain was over . I again went to bed , arid lay there till after daylight . I would not bp aurp , but I think the man that I saw dead In friars ? fields is one of the men ; I am not certain . One of those men came to our house , next morriirig , and was there while ( Junter was there . He is a shoemaker . I ordered : 'hiin , off the preuiisea . I nave nothing more to . say at present . " . '

      The magiBtrates having coisuHedi The Cliairman said--5 aihuel Etheridge , the magistrates have come to the urianimbus deciflipn of cpmmiUing you to Mpturiouth , Gaol , to take your trial at . the next gaol delivery for high treason . Jbliri Roberts , solicitor , of Bath , was theu placed at . the-bar ' ; .: -:- - - " . - ¦¦ : . ' ¦' . - . - ; V - " .- . " / - ' ¦¦ : •" ;• ¦ ' ' : ' ¦ - .,. ' •' ; Mri Phelps stated that the constable who took hiih into custody was still Ptt the hills . The Chairman then told the prisoner he was dis > charged ; ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' ' . -: ¦' . ¦'¦ ¦" . - ' . ii- . ¦ . - /¦" . . . "¦ ¦ ¦ / . . ' .-.- . " ^ The prisoner then asked en what charge he had > een detained ! he

      Thb Chairman tbld him a ^ aia that waa discharged . ' ¦ - . , .. " . ..- . ' -. He then asked if he should be allpwed to have takcu down , what he had to say with regard to his being in Blackwood , where he was taken into custody ! : The magiBtrates said , that as , h « was discharged , they could not allow it-He then ironically said—* Your courtesy ig amazing . ' : '¦ ' ' .. ~ ¦ ' . .: : John Llewellyn was then placed at the bar , charged with high treason and sedition . / John Maggsswprn , and examined by Mr . Phelps —I am alabpurer , and livo at Pontne \* enydd . I kripw the prisoner John Llewellyn . Ihayeattended meetirigB at his house . I belonged to the Working

      Men ' s Association from the first . I have belonged to it more than twelve months . The prisoner was a member ; he was treasurer tP tlib Associatipn . . I have paid him id . night contribution ; I paid 3 d . entrarice . I received a card ; I have not got it . Tho card IB destrpyed ; it was a printed one ; On the card was " Annual Parliaments , " "I < fa Property Qnaliticatiori . " We met bnee a week .: The prisoaer has been present when I have paid my moiiey . Llewellyn has addressod the members : I have heard him . I cannot tell the : words . It tvas about Urnver 8 al Suffrage and that . We wero known by / the name of the Working Men ' s Association . I have heard him say that iwe rauat stick up lor the rights of the Charter . Members werb admitted to the

      Association by ballot . 1 have seen a ; box there . The box now produced is . tho box ; it is . called the ballotr box . We-had a- - fpuf-squar ' e tin given tp us to use it wagTfor the person to come in . The bthoT tin is against the person ; that is a three-square tin . I remembor ' attending a public mooting of Chartists at Johu Lleweilyri ' B house . The meetiiig was adjourned to the Icing's Head ; It was held out of tho house , neaif Llewellyn ' s house .: . It . was not held on . Llewellyn ' s premlBeai It yras held on New Year ' s Day ; ¦ I should thi ^ k there Were 700 or 800 , or more . The prispcer was there , i > lr . Frost was thero . People told me when ho ; was speaking . Mr . Frost waB appointed delegate . The prisoner prPppsed him . ft was to the Convention ,. ;; be was appointed ; fpr

      Pon'ty-pool , Laerleon , and Jsewport ; I heard Carrier address tbe meeting ; he spoke about .:. the Charter ; I canript remember anything ho Baid- After attending the meeting we weat to the King ' s Head , at Poiit-yTpooli . \ - . ;¦'¦ . ¦ ' ¦; - ¦ - ; . /¦ - ¦ ¦ ' : ¦ ¦ . / . / - ¦ r David Jones aworii-r--i kti » w th © prisoner John Llewellyn . I attended a meeting on -the . let of January laat . 1 was indutetl to attend from seeing placards round the town , announcing the meeting to consider the Charter ; : 1 should think there were from 700 to 1 , 000 persons there ; the prisbner John Llewellyn was there . There were a hustings erected that leaned against tha back of the nriBbner ' s house I knpw Frost , Vincent , Jones , ihe watcKmaker , Carrier vand Edwards , the baker . They were at the The ombers of

      meeting . m the : Workiag Men's Asspciatiptt came iuto the town in proceseion about brie o ' clock . They had a band of misib arid baunerff On some of tho banners I saw'ViyniYersalSuffraee *'•' and" Vote byJ ^ allot . " / After they had assembleJl . ^ awards , the baker , was proposed forthe ^ chair . I sa , vv the ¦ prisoner on tho hustiuKs . I heard him proppso Frost-as a , delegate to / tho National Corivention . for Pontypool ., I believe ho said ho had been returned for Newport and Ppritypppl ; v I made a meraorandujji of the meeting -within ah hour of- the . t'ime ' of the meeting . I took part of Frbst ' s speeeh down at the timo ; I had attended a meeting before at Palaceryard , London , aud thought they were daneerous sort of people . ( The witness here read hia memorandum . ) This let of January I

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      attendedaimechpg , convened ; by pHntcd placards . * t Pa « newei . ydd , rt : thi 3 pafisli- held for tho pur ' ^ j £ PF ? n ^** P ™ iiir * and electinga r ^ premtative delegate to the NaUdrial Cpuvention m comnnctipu with Newpprt and Caerleon ; Aftet paradnis the town with a band and : banners , tho speakers and aasociatipn arrived pn the ground at one o'clock . The meeting was held in the open air Ihespeakere were on a tompprary hustings erected for thepu'posA A man of jhe riarae of Edivards waa calloa oato- presidej whp it appealed was ; master , baker at Newport . Atter twp or threo appcchesi Iiad been deliveresL a gentlemaa was jntrpdiiced to She meeting as JoiiwFfbstjEsq ., a magistrate of the borou » h of : lfew }» rt . Frost B ^ id , * The Privy Louucil of about 1 o ^ e hundred and thirt receive

      y more of ypur moiisy in pensiens / and other Vi-ays tiiari the whole i&f the amount of , direct taxes aaid by thp three : " cpUntiei of Morimflnth ^^ n « gan ' ^ CarBi * rthen , and they , receive ^ 03 , 000 a-year between KJft of them ; a' very pretty t ! &" Auotuer time h « vsaid 'HoW , just look at trio yneen ' a household ; she haeaa / HMJome of £ 510 000 annually of your money , tsdides earriages , servanis . and palaces- ^ besides she taa tweiVe Lords , of the Bedchamber ; Now , what wufd a » y of you say , if your wite or sister had twelve-great strapping ^ hapa about their bedchamber ? . I think you would bb ready to discard your sister , orr look © at for another T . ^ V '' -I ' 'kn ' ow ; I-8 hpuld ; - ; . ' £ ac ^ i . of ^ he « e : ' feU 6 w > : rW ceives Pne thousand , pounds a-x « ar ; a » d this is up * all : she ( the Queen ) nas twelve ^ Grpp m * of the Bedchamber

      . ; Now , if any of you hear < rf a gentlemari biri » g a CToom , you know the # mtiema » wants him to clean his horses-r-whatever Shese fellows do for the ^ ftueen I cannot tell ypu . ? ' AUthw w * s received with appl&uwB . Viacent said he *»» ready to the Charter . " M He B » id tbe Henee pf Commpris wag * long rppm , with a chap ap , at one end of it with * bag-w , g pn , « nging out ¦*¦ Order ; with a lot ofvfellpws . sitting rpurid , edme < &uuk , and soinB kftd ? ^ ** v * * J ¦* # ** & ¦«?¦ S twlh . " ' mOnej . « rindet ^ » nd tyrants , arid ¦ SSt * ' " meetin ?¦ «»»•* juin with thft people iq th » nprtb , » nd aend the members about their busirieis * mud . so have anew IJohsp of Commpn » .. The members ot thenew Hpu ^ e of Commons were fools , arid ene ^ miesof the working man : and on » m « « n « mnW , i »« .

      tha ^ people wpuld rise and send the inembers to the right about ; and would not the men of Wales assist ttie men of England in compelling them , to pass the Loarter . riie people in Yor £ shir « , Lancasbirc , Loadop , Bristpl , Hath , Trowbridge , arid Newpert were determiaed to nave the Charter , arid they , wauld crush the tyrants at pne blpw . The spldierrifould tpt fire on the Chartists . If : the ; spldiaru- tjn * o againsi them they wpuld put therworrieri in the frpnt of thein Slid then the soldiers would npt fire on the wbmenl and half of : them , would trirri over to the-ebartists . The working classes produced all wealth , and they ought / to have their share . The people * had been kept down Ibng . enough ;¦/ : The wprkingi men had the shppkeeperg , and they the-iaririerSj . arid they the parsons , a : d they the lawyers , and they the arm jr . and the Government on the army , ! arid pn the Government was a pretty little bauble ; The people of

      England nave all joined' together , and no

      Mfc Phelps then Baid that he shpuld puly preas the minor charge Pf sedition against the prisoner .: Tho magistrates cautioned tho prisoner , and ie then said . ¦ ¦' ¦ ' /; ¦/; / : ¦ - ¦// . ; / ¦ : ~ 'V . v r- . ' ; . " / . - /• . - '; - " > Vith respect to the publio meetings yhich I aia charged with having held at my ; house , arid with myself attending at other places , I do not intend to deny , for they have all been ; public ,, and rip secresy bas been encouraged at theiri , so far as I have understood . If / i had found there : bad beeivatiy : secrecy , I should hive immediately abandoned them .- It appears t » mo tonight that I -was cttiefly blaiued . owing : to th&existence pf these associations . I was-only one single individual . my BeVf , ana ^ with respect tP that irieetuig ;^^ held the 1 st of January , 1839 , it was npt I yFhp called it it was not held on . my preinisca . Emaauel , the turner , hire 1 the

      field where ' -the ; meeting ^ was held ^ ; pf . Jarn ^ s- Bievan 6 t Pontypool , and he came and asked ine if he should prect part of the liustings against iuy wall , which was in the field ; I certainly gave him liberty , , so that rio injury was done to the wall . Bo erected the hustings himseif , so th ^ t 1 ; did not consiser tliafc meetings of ttios « kinds were illegal ; ~ rio . one ever told me that they were . / Besides ^; . npt two months before . Lord John Kris ' sell , the Secretary of State , said , at a public dinner at Liverpool , that public meetings were not only lawful , b . ut : commendable , for public discussion ho thouj / ht was the beat mearia to elicit truth . Tjpoa these <» qsideratipns , I , withmahy ptberisVthPUguttJiese meetr in ^ s per / ectly legal , aud under such © onsjju . orations I thought we were , perfectly right , 'in .. •( tending sucli meetinga . If any one bad told me these irioetiags must

      be stopped or put down , , 1 certainly would . have been the first to ^ stop them . But ^ ^ wi ^ reject t * the lan ^ guage de ^ criped by the witness iera to-night as having b « eh us « id / used "in those nifietirigs , I abhor it , but at the same time I do not believe that one-half of it is correct as statedi ' -by the witness . I have always advocated peaceable iu ^ aaa , lavrfvsUy and constitutionally , arid have always rejectidj despised , or abhorred ; any appearance of violence . I adTocated the cause pf . the Radicals on that subject in , the Charter by means of praying and pctitlpning peaceably : arid lawfully the Legislature , and rip ; step fuitheB whateyer ¦ wpuld l go witb . themjorany man , wany set of men , in . tha world . Np . sr concerning the dfclogjite John Wood , as chosen / delegate for Pontyriobl district ; I was the person appointed to name him ,, and another f b second

      him . Me . Frost was npt chpsen a » delegate for Pbritypool m cpnjunctiori vjfitb . Newport-. and ^ Gaerleon . He was delegated Upm here and Caerleon some months before lie was chosen for ^ PontypooL t dare say chief part of the geritiemen here know c £ that body of mea called . the ConTeritibni We naaied a commiitee 'to . watch the > presentation bf the Natipnal Petition in the . House of Cpmmoria . / Npw , concerning this cpmriiittee , 1 believe , so far ns T cari imdaBtatui , forty-nine in riuniber , it was perfectly legal . / The ; subscriptions that havebeen collects amorigaj the associations has been to pay sp ^ much a week to the meaibers tp sulpprt theta while there , and the associatipa ia thai nelgnboiirhood contributed -for ' . ^ r . Frost ; till theRational Petition was presented . / and I believe theEeihaBbepn / rione since paid

      him , to my knowledge . : Now perbAps I ; -niight say a . few ; words with respect ' ¦ ¦ to . riiy ; sitnation in ? ontypooL I liave had nptice tp ' quifciriyhouse half * 5 ear , and the time is now jusij / up , and ^ llave not beea able tpobta ' n aiiy place tp suit me since 1 had " the iwti ^ I was formed abputthree weeks since ttiat linLilitget aplaoe to suit me at Aberdaie ; so i- ' went . to see if I Cpuldv arid also looked at Merthyr TydviL I could riot obtain one either at Merthyr or Aberdare at the time I- wanted it I went to Hirwain , and stayed three or fpuridays , and wasdn prpspect of having a place therey consequontly , I went on , intending to go to my ownipouritry , my native home , to see if I could get suited there , for 1 had made up my mind tp leave Pontypool . l 8 hall reserve what else l hate to say for my tiiall "

      Mr . Phelp 3 said , if tho magistrateg . considered that -a ; caseof sedition ; had been made put , he would not press that of hightreasori . : i , . ' / : / , ; .. - ; ; Mr . Coles thereupon consulted bis broiherriiagiatratea , and thon said , " Prisoner , you stand committed to take your trial for seditipri . " ..-,., ' .. ' . ' - '" ¦" - . - '' . ' , The prisoner was removed iri custody .

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      Queen's M 4 « RiiLQE . r-Aanck myatefy is any longer observed with respect to the subject for whicb thePrivy ConncilisBummoiied onSaturday , iwe / iriay observe , that it is in coutemplatio n that the marriage of her Majesty shall be celebrated in April next . — Chronicle . . - " -. v - . : . . ' . ¦ ¦ .-. - ... ' ¦ ' - . ¦ , ^ ¦ . ; . ¦; - ' ., " ¦ .- ' ¦ ..-.- ' ' ' . , The Duke ^ of WjBtuMGTOKisbetter . < t ; Arrivai op / . Siu John C 6 lbobne . ~ Pi . ymouth , N <» T - 8- —Her Majesty ' s frigate Pique arrived herd yesterday '; after a paisage . of 25 days , from Quebec , oir John and tadyColbprnp : landed immediately they are apparently in good health , and intend residing m this neighdourhood , having taken Lyneham , the property of Mr . JvcfBnlteeK No intelligence pf consequence had transpired at Quebec between the time of the proclamation . of tho new GovernPr , AJ ;' ¦ v . _ r , Thpmspu , and the- paripd of the departura of the Pique . T ) xe frigate is gone to PortsmPuth .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 23, 1839, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1084/page/5/