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    • THE EDITUR OF THE "NORTHERN STAR" TO HIS READERS.
    • 2To dfreatoevg ant* Com^owirtfntjai.
    • THE FUNERAL OF JAMES SHARROCK, A VENDOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR.
    • T O BE LET WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, an Oid and well-accustomed BEHR-
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      BLINDNESS . MR . BAXTER has left Liverpool , and may be consulted Daily at his Residence , Bridgeman Place , Cockerill Spring , Bolton , ( personally , or by Letter , pre-paid . ) upon all Cases of Ophthalmia , or Inflammatious . SpeckSj&c , Amauroais or Dimness of Sight , cured without-Surgical Operation , or any restraint of Diet or Business . N . B . Mr . B . may be consulted at the White Horse , inSouthgate , Halifax , Yorkshire , on Monday and Tuesday , the 10 , th and 11 th of May . TESTIMONIALS . No . 12 , Union-place , Clayton-st ., Liverpool . Sir , —I rake the opportunity to write to you , te inform you how my brother ' s eyes are getting on , Alexander Frazer , ( that was blind through inflammation and thick films ; and was declared incurable at Glasgow , ) that called upon you at Bolton . He can new see to read the smallest print , tor which I feel truly grateful to you Sir , for my brother ' s progress in sight , as well as many more friends in Glasgow . Given in my handwriting , this 2 nd day of August , 1840 , JoBli FflAZEB , No . 98 , Gallowgate , Glasgow , Scotland . Sir , —For the good of the public , and , especially unto those who are labouring under the-distressing malady of blindness , I here insert that my daughter , Mary Leech , 15 years of age , waB blind , through a violent inflammation , and films , and was in the Staffordshire Infirmary for a length of time , where she was severely blistered , leeched , &c , until her eyes were sunk in her head ; and , after that , golde « ointment was applied to her eyes with care , but all to no service . But , hearing of your ability as an oculist , and the cures you had performed , I wrot * for one pound ' s worth of your eye medicines , giving every particular of « her case , on the 1 st of April , 1840 ; and , thank God , in one month , she could see to read the smallest print , and has remained perfect ever since . And , Sir , my yeungest daughter Emma had very bad eyes at the time , and they are perfcetly cured by your medicines . Given in my handwriting , this 14 th day of January , 1 B 41 , William Leech , Amicable-street , Tunstall , Staffordshire Potteries . 1 & * Mr . Newbrooks , in High-street , Tunstall , desires to state that he is perfectly restored to sight , and is happy that ho had tbe chance of meeting with your valuable medicines . Sir , —Being blind ( Amanrosis ) of the right ey « and very deficient of sight of the other , it being gradually failing for years , and in my 70 th year , I had given up all hopes of ever being restored to sight again ; but , hearing of the cures you were performing in Liverpool , induced me , Siry to plac * myself under your care , and I can with pleasure inform the public that , after being under your treatment for one month , I cin now see to read tolerabla sized print , without , the aid of glasses . Given in my handwriting , this 28 th day of January , 1841 , Frederick Hamilton , No . 39 , Charlotte-street , Liverpool . Mr 3 . Price , Dance Street , Copperas Hill , Liverpool , 53 Years of Age , blind ( Amanrosis ) for Tore * Years , and in such A state of Debility , that eh « could not rise from her chair without help , but after patiently persevering in Mr . B . ' s mild treatment for Five Months , she is restored to sight so as to distinguish any object : moreover , she can walk about and perform pare of her domestic duties , and keeps still improving both in Sight and Health , and will be glad to answer all inquiries on the same . Sanotioned to be inserted , " for the good of others , on Thursday , 18 th of March , 1841 , as she cannot write herself . .. N . B . Every satisfaction will be given from the above patients by a personal visit ; but , as they have been both at expence and trouble through numerous letters , it is necessary that those who wish to obtain more information , should inclose one shilling when they write to them .

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      HOUSE known by the Sign of "The Diana , " Manohester-road , BraUftJfd . The present Occupier of the Premises having made another engagement , the incoming tenant will be treated . with on liberal Terms . The Stock , Fixtures , and-Brewing Utensils to be taken at a fair Valuation . For further Particulars , apply on the Premises .

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      NEW CHARTIST PEIUODICAL . rTVHE MIDLAND COUNTIES' ILLUM 1 NA .-¦ Jf . TOR , Price Three-halfpence , iB Published e ^ etTSanrftfiy Mrj * fifirfefl > rMr . Seal , of Leicester , and may be had of Mr . Cleave , Shoe-lane , London of Messrs . Sweet , ( Nottingham , ) Skevington and Eveleigh , ( Loughborough , ) Neal , ( Derby , ) Vickers , ( Helper , ) Burgess , ( Hinckley , ) and all Bookseller ia the Kingdom , by application to Mr . Cleave , London , or to the Publisher , Leicester . " The Illuminator we hesitate not to pronounce infinitely superior in style , matter , and composition , to most , if not any , of the high-priced periodicali , written by and for educated men . "— Northern Star . No . 12 , ( Published Saturday Morning , May 1 st , ) contains " Lives of the Commoowealtbsmen : John Pym , " continued . '' The Nottingham Election i Chartist Policy defended . " Colonel Thompson's reply to " John Smith . " " Thinker's Note-Book f &c- &c . Copies of Nos . 1 , 2 , 8 , 4 , & , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 19 , and J ] , may be had on application .

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      == ^^ Ta 5 D of derby . jjre Terj great pleasure ia directing alienf ffh « ^ ca ^^ e retr&et&tion of Yiscent ^ ' ° « - eW More , " while , in defence of the men of fc 0 ^ * ffe dsUght in the noble sentiment declared in ? Trtfolaiion , » the effect that they would throw ^ -rsO ' CoJf-voB himself overboard , if he had ^^' p&ny u > " ^ ° * * WDiteTer pretensions WvC" » _ A __ . Hvtn 1 «> w "P « wAn » m s 3 cm Tvwrvwt k to 111 faT 0 d 0 ^^^ ___ — —" " ~ . 1-x-, rrrrr" \ XVK CiV HPPRV

      r ^ r err m » J » POP" Qr * ° ^ PP ^ j , „ limit them to be great , many , and con-*? - * jet must he rejoice to find , that if they ^ isj-fold more numerous , they would not justify **! 1 n » y , the most minute departure from those % S ^ n ] £ i which he has laboured so hard to incul-^ m d tfhkh hare cost him so much to dissemi-C ud ^' ici he has ^ isse " * ^ ™ & 8 ncl 1 K * A ^ is to render ihem proof against all attempts , ^ 5 aBination or subversion . tesitatio 11 a * t ready

      ¦ % t i * n 0 ^ ^ J ^ S * we , V added , and unanimous manner in which the S « rS Here , " has been met , will hare the effect of ^^ g oar enemies , of strengthening our ranks , jfftf eemearinf more strongly than ever the aBBfl benrun iU real Chartists . It *?? aars tnat Yi * cett ' s notion as to the lmprac-A j ^ ij of carrying out the plan , was in precise ., ^ omoe wi ; h our own Tiewa ; and indeed , the f * rf ^ s beh £ necessary to lieense a publican , as i Jf the establishment of Odd Fellows' Halls ,

      TV ^ gjeh a tremendous expense , and the fact of V ¦ - »«« refusing to licence those publicans , in d ^ j iiU allow public meetings to be held in the ^ j jsbuildings ( Tvitnes 3 Bradford and Barnsley ) ! T « ee proT 65 ^ U vbe V *' 9 ' 1 * bad P 10 ** 5 ^' - w ^ tras likely to be converted into a mean 3 of om the Charter , the middle classes would get la A Parliament , either to rob them of the ^ opdj , or to ™ flM ( i » from ^ Cha *** * P" - «»* . Triich . would be just tb « same .

      ] , eoad osion , we rejoice , most heartily , at tbe -yih exp laaaiien given by Yiscstfr , in reply to the p , ^ jB = n of Derby , who should command his -specs for their true following of his preaching , and 1 ^ yasb for th e opportunity they afforded him of jEfc-sj limself right . -ff . hue a letier from ilr . Sasdt , of Brighton , ad several others , which we are obliged to keep ore ufl next week .

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      THE BEBISKE TG OF THE END , AAT ) THE £ > T > OF THE BEGINNING . fa cEtrence between English and Irish agitato * is jnsi the above . We are in the beginning of sa end ; Das is at the end of the beginning . Lac just have a word ; his faded honour is not treri more , although that warm-faced patriot ^ Hisa Thojus Skele , would make a God of the ftiin MfeL Let us have & word upon poor Dx . «' s litter end .

      Fia we last noticed the settlement of a Corn £ xffimge account , it was to express our indignacci k lbs Association ordering the Treasurer to p » T ia sum on hand , at the disruption of the Proawirs , ay £ 1000 , to Di . Vs Banker , and to Dui credit , and which we have never heard of HMe ; usd shall therefore charitably make it a " bought forward" in the account settled last wed . Hew , thai , " ye pillaged Englisk Chartists , " wii f ire bo largely for political agitation ; hear , we a » j Jon , the last settlement of a two years ' attest . Dum . O'Cossell , Esq ., MJ ., Treasurer , in account viih the Royal Loval Kepeal Association of h&aL DiJltl DB . I DiSIEL CB . i lii £ a . d-Tos » entt » n » - To Humbug S 072 18 1 ferrecfrom Pre- B&Iaace due to : essaatoaedR Daniel ... 72 18 o d&maMlion 1000 0 0 7 oBgeertso . ee ! ? eali bd , as Catedper-sretilywDiat TOO * 0 0 Siiajitoitls ' ulaeEMBe «« ld « I , of £ S 0 » D D 0 ^<^ gWOO- . O 0 Itdhsd and found correct , by ^ H ^ R : J ^ ter ^ snwd tajbrs , Com E * dm « e paJ ^ iifb ^ ^ Wjire have ho hesitatron in saying , that the £ p * H » a . David Pigoi should prosecute these TJ ^ iboadi , QiaHoa , we beg pardon of our Trowfcd § e friad&J gentlemen , from thus robbing the poor = j& , and' getting aooey under ( Use pretences , iws , toe aftconnt is now settled j and with it is s » ad Repeal" for the pbjskst ; which , in Irish " ncaeal" *• diplomaiic " Corn Exchange

      phrase-Gs £ , hobs , that that pap of the ould cow is dry , > k i » M her udder must be rubbed and softened a h iefere Ehe can be expected to give any more sa _ k ; That ' s the fun of the thing ? Why , that EJ £ exact proportion in which the Liberator fedie » 5 ca ! , ( we again beg pardon , ) in the exact ^ propor tion do ihe other rascals ( again ! well , * txsst call a spade a spade , ) shout hurrah for ocfide .

      •^ 27 Irlihrnaa in England must now tern to our PSri * is ; o ± e fare of Repeal . "It is not to « eoaght forward this Session , - " Eor at all , until ^ c . 0 'Corrrr ^ £ , ^ p ^ d Liberator , and «* -gov £ naBeM defender , has £ 200 , 000 in his ps ^ J . * ad then , hurrah for Repeal I and hurrah toia - ^ X ^ eEay ! * 3 ? eth , as we predicted , also has raised his

      wj ^ Tion works ia Ireland , and finds that they g " ? " «? hi poanders instead of nre pounders ; \ a tweke potmds franchise instead of a * pcoids ten shillings ; and now Da * will rat ^ ^ 0 £ ? rrH and the Whigs , and , for the ~?* s * a his life , he will most reluctantly be com-^ J his duty to his ' client , ' poor Ireland , to wfe pari ^ jj of our "beautiful , dear , darling ,

      belj Co 5 ? ioa ' i Pro ? her : c letter to O'Malley ^ rf *^ " ^ s week publish , and also a ^ - &WB the World which we subjoin , and then suf ^ t " lec : > el discreti 0 D of Irishmen , and ^^ long toU wor 5 iljp thi 3 gO iden calf ? j ^ " giTen ^ p ; and now , " Hurrah for Irish » * . ' ^ f ^ " " no money to buy them ! Down Oj jf ^ ° ^« ds , and down with the Whigs . ij . £ tff 3 ^ « o ! d you that Ireland had only I in - ^ ^ i > rare s ^ to rely upon , and was 1 reJo r ( C " fleer * J ° nd and long , and "You jor ^^ ^ * a 1 - way 3 are ; for , be my sowl , " ^ jn have The ri ght end of the purse . ' ") lit .. ' . ^^ Da-mel . Damxl ! vour fall is at

      a »^ ? * ^^ J one it will be . You have many & > ^ ^ tie . and not one siDgle set-off against I > uC ° demai : ds n P ° n your promissory uotes . Y ^; ' " troa , We we ^ return good for evil . jo ^ " ~* ins ^* d 5 of more oppression , that th ' ^ n ! rom rea abundant harvest ; but , eT t = T 3 * y ° Mlra i we Promise you that iher ' -j ' . , ^ " aaI ! D " oppress Ireland , nor shall Wv ^" ^ segth , lay a finger upon you . Thus ?* ^^ 02 r P ° by Pr ° t «« ing even you from tt | ! k ce wHcl 1 ? ou have been so long bring-Uj j yoar devoted head . No , V * y ; they shan't ^» i ^ on jou , or else [ We here lay Oia ^^ ' anQ significantly place our finger on v , £ ?*« cEL (! F ^ wh&t tb e J ^ Te t 0 ^ Peel he

      K ^ S ? Lps of SIr - O'Connell that until t *** ^ i « f 1 y be subscribed , and two mil-£ * ¦ a l t e " oUtd ' tie measure for which they S&ftai Th- forced BP ° n the attention of tf ^»« m * tlnn 1 S " r ; aiDl y * Dorel mode of proot > S « ' ^ y-for we live in an age W ^ iee rr ~ ° l emi 2 ently successful . Bo it a * v ind ^ l ¦ ,, Progress of events , and ^ fflothW * * reP ° « progress . But we aT « fe « ndt !^ ¦ m oureelTes that many of our S ^ rreTL * v ° * " *> becaiise &e J feel that ^ crariro .. . . "ffould desire to have our opinion

      . rtV ^ fo ^ f - e i ^^ ncing Repeal , and we * J 3 J ^ stWl ^ ' ^ "fritb 0 H £ hesiution , give % s a « -- !! J % J : o : ^ P ^> and think it j flit' / r ^^ oie lailure . pt » Vie li ? , ^ l d tha . Pe ° PIe * " e ^ e ig eoB t ^ 0 I 1 ~ tiia : 1 UDe years ^ o 7 "ald ^ ce to various persons who

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      pledged themselves a 3 devoted to the measuresome of whom are so lukewarm now as to announce that thej will not mention it in Parliament until two millions of names and shillings are forthcoming ' Ia this the manner in which any other great national question is advanced ? What would have been the language used at the Corn Exchange had brattan or Plunket refused to provoke a discussion upon the Catholic claims until their arguments in support of religious freedom were sustained by two mulions of shilling emancipationists \ Should aot our popular representatives be contented with the thousands who , not loig ago , congregated at Repeal meetings , and whose ardour did not cool till they imagined that the agitation for a Parliament in College Green was solely intended to keep the Whigs in office ? _ , . .. . .

      But the money ; well , why iB so much money required ! Counties , towns , and parishes can petition at a very small cost , mad , thank God , our trusty representatives do not need to be paid for their speeches . There is still another item of expenditure—the returning of Repeal members . Funds would undoubtedly be necessary for this purpose did we not know that monied men can be easily found to start , and that when they do , they will assuredly be made pay .

      " But to be brief , will the Repeal Association , to insure the public confidence , and leave no excuse for national apathy , withdraw its countenance from the Melbourne Cabinet , which has rowed eternal enmity to Repeal » No—who is insane enough to think it will ? The unfortunate people who have , heretofore , sacrificed blood , money , and liberty , are expected to do everything , while the place-giving and jobbing Whigs have nothing to do except now and then remove the ' old hat from the window , ' and put it round for public pelf . "

      Da > -, the World , you see , has found you out ; and we now conclude by wishing you joy of your chum , the Member for Nottingham , John Waltee , Esq ., proprietor of the "bloody old Times" and nominee of Daniel O'Co . nnelLj Esq .

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      THE BRUMMAGEM SHALLOWS AND GEORGE WHITE , Bt our report of the Birmingham proceedings , in the Town Hall , i ^ will be seen that the tyrants of that Whig-ridden spot have early availed themselves of the excellent advice of " Anglo Saxon , " the p « t of the Sun , by arresting and actually dragfc ^ giby brute force , from a meeting of rate-payers , one of those very ratepayers , and even before he had moved any resolution or amendment . Now , we ask our Trowbridge friends to find us a soft name for those murdering rascals , whom , for the present , w « shall thus mildly characterise . We regTet that White was not able , as he would have been

      justified in knocking the four ruffians down , who dragged him from the platform . Now , then , we say more emphatically than ever , Chartista take satisfaction ; allow not a meeting to pass over without moving the R&insley amendment to any and every resolution proposed by the factions . These are the men , the ruffians , whom Mr . Lovett would conciliate , forsooth ! The business shan ' t stop here . No , no . We know O'Co . n . nok too well to suppose that he will tamely submit to such an insult being offered to bis representative at Birmingham .

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      THE GOVERNMENT , THE DODGER , AND THE MINORITY . The principle of the Irish Fortification Bill has been wholly demolished by a majority of 21 . Of the debate , however , we have not now time to say a word l int judging charitably of the ignorance of the House andthe ^ -ptess upon all Irish and most other matters , we can afford to give our cotemporaries a full week's odds , and smooth the question after their eight daj s' mangling in our next . For thepresent we need only observe that the artful dodger denies , by anticipation , the propriety of resigning upon

      such a trumpery question . In faith , Chron . is right . The whole , the sole , the only duty of our protectors is to ensure the supplies , and bayonets to collect them . They will not play the part of the well-bred dog , and walk down stairs before they are kicked down . * However , it appears that a dissolution is spoken of , and therefore let the balance of power he prepared with all constitutional means , ae our struggles must be fierce and resolute . In fact , it will be our trial day ; and let maudlin politicians

      ceugure us as they please for our mild and courteous destouUifia ^ f high affea — a ^ « w teH tbesrfor whom we'fight , that from the enemies' fears alone have they anything to expect . Therefore , let them dissolve , and we will publish our paper twice a week , when our motto shall be " have-at-em , " and our demand give us our prisoners and our Charter . " In no single instance will the Northern Star attempt to conciliate the enemy , so that let those who feel inclined to censure , take warning . " Onward and we conquer , backward and we fall . " No MORE HCMBVG . DEATH OE LIBERTY J AS LIFE WITHOUT IT IS : tOT WORTH THE KEEPING .

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      Friends , —The dastardly animosity of the sneaking wretches who u live on lies and fatten on detraction , '' and who gloat over every opportunity of punishing as the most odious of all criminals by any process or through any medium , the advocates of your rights , have made it necessary for me to say a word or two to you on personal matters . The sanctity of domestic and private matters being disregarded by the " educated" and polished panderers to the vicious system of misrule , the affairs of my private household have been dragged before the public in such a manner as to compel me to claim a minute or two of your time for explanition . In the Leeds Mercury of last Saturday , appears an infamous paragraph headed " Practical effects of

      Socialist Principle * , " in which I am certainly depicted inmost unenviable colours . 1 cannot suppose that this mat : er was inserted in the Leeds Mercury with the knowledge or consent of its Editors ; 1 know enough of newspaper business to be aware that it mi . tj-ht creep in clandestinely , and I will bdieve , until compelled to think otherwise , that it was so in this instance . However , their paper of to-day will convince me . A copy of the following letter , to which I muit request the attention of my readers , has , I believe , been sent to the Leeds Mercury for insertion , and I can have no doubt of its finding , not merely insertion , but Editorial notice , as I am sure any such matter ha 3 always done with me , and always shall while I have the columns of & newspaper at command . THE "liEVEREXD" MR . HILL AND HIS "SWEDENBURGIAN SOCIALIST CHAPIL . " to the editors of the leeds 1 ieecurt . Geatlemex , As historians and moralists , the position of influential , journalists , in the present state of society , is an important and responsible one ; the tone of the public mind being in a great measure taken from their statements of and comments upon alleged matters of fact . It is , therefore , very necessary for the public good and safety that such persons should be men of sound mind and discriminating judgment , sot liable to be imposed upon by exparte statements , or false colourings ; it h still more necessary that they should be men of high principle , and strict moral integrity , who will not , nnder any circumstances , sacrifice truth to personal pique , or poliu cal . animosity . It is clearly a contravention of

      all the principles of Tight that currency should be given to imputations upon personal character , unless absolutely necessary for the public good : even then , no journalist acts justly or honestly who publishes snch imputations , otherwise than when sustained by such evidence as may be reasonably trusted . I am perfectiy aware , that in the exposed situation which a journalist does occupy , he is liable to be often "deceived by the false information which from bad and malicious persons may be sent to him ; and that he may thus sometimes inflict injury unwittingly . In every such case a good man feels pleasure in affording all the reparat-on in his power . Hence , I f eel J&e greater confidence that in askiDg you as religious and good men for the insertion of ! thi 3 letter I shall , in fact , be conferring upou you & very pleasurable feeling .

      In your last publication , a statement appears which I must suppose to have originated in false information conveyed to you ; it is calculated very seriously to injure the private character , the public reputation , and the usefulness and respectability , cot of one only , but of many individuals ; and I , therefore , as one who i 3 affected by it , ask of you the justice w allow me to place facts before the public in reply to it .

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      The statement to which I allude is headed "Practical EFFECTS OF SOCIALIST PRINCIPLES , " and PUT " norts to be a record of an application to the Leeds Workhouse Board , aad of other matters indirectly connected therewith . It states , among other things , that Mr . Hill , Editor of the Northern Star , is the Minister of a Swedenborgian Socialist Chapel , at Hull , ' that his wife was " some months since deserted by him , " and that he " vindicated his conduct to his congregation atHullon the principles of Robert Owen , " and it is also said that the Swedenbor-| ian congregation at Hull have nearly all deserted nail , and their place is now supplied by Socialists and Ohartists . " Now , Sirs , as a member and an

      office-bearer of the church , worshipping under the pastoral care of the Reverend William Hill , I have means of knowing that every one of these assert'ons is entirely false . The church ever which Mr . Hill presides as minister—and of all whese honest and consistent members I believe him to enjoy the fulkBt confidence and the most perfect esteem—is not a" Swedenborgian-Socialist" ohnrch . We have no connection , nor have we ever had any connection , with the Socialists at all . And as the prejudices of society have been made to run so strongly that the bare word " Socialist , " applied to any person or persons , is accounted opprobrious , I cannot but fear that the application of this term to the members of Mr . Hill ' s church is a malicious as well as a ui / ful slander .

      I will not follow the heartless example of the person whom you have permitted to drag , through your columns , the domestic afflictions of Mr . Hill before the public gaze , gratuitously ; but I must make some reference to them in order to be . understood . Mr . Hill was unhappily circumstanced ; and , finding himself forced into a position , of which it seemed to him right that he should uive some explanation , he acted in that manly and straightforward manner which has characterized all his dealings amongst us ever since we have known him . Without waiting to be called to an account by others , he summoned , by special circular , the members of the church together , and vindicated his conduct , " but not on the principles of Robert Owen , " as your informant

      maliciously and falsely tsserts . Mr . Hill made no allusion or reference to " the principles of Robert Owen" at all . As a Christian minister he addressed his own people on Christian and scriptural principles ; and he appealed not to " the principles of Robert Owen , " but to the doctrines of the church and the truths of Revelation . Mr . Hill ' s " vindication" was heard by the meeting 5 Mrs . Hill was present , and her statements were heard also . Many of her statements were contradicted instantly by respectable members of the church then present Other statements she avowed herself capable of proving , if time should be allowed her for the production of evidence . Time was allowed . With Mr . Hill ' s full concurrence , the meeting was adjourned

      that she might havo time . The adjourned meeting was holden , and Mrs . Hill , who had had written notice of it specially Bent to her , failed to appear or to adduce any additional evidence , or to tarnish , any satisfactory reason why she did not do so . Mr . Hill , on the contrary , produced letters from various persons , besides oral testimony , disproving effectually various atTocioms charges made against him by Mrs . Hill , at the former meeting , and which , having had no notice of them , he was then unprepared to meet , otherwise than by counter assertion . With Mr . Hill ' s full concurrence , and at his suggestion , the meeeting was again adjourned for a week , and Mrs . Hill was written to by a gentleman who had warmly interested himself on her behalf , informing her of the adjournment , and requiring her , in the name of the Church , to substantiate her statements by the

      production of the evidence , which at the first meeting she had declared herself to be ia possession of . The adjourned meeting was again holden , and Mrs . Hill again ( ailed either to appear—to authorise any other person to adduce the alleged evidence on her behalf—or to assign any satisfactory reason why she did not do so . The discussion had now extended over the full space of four weeks , and of course it had occupied , during the intervals of the meetings , a large share of the attention of the members , all of whom were deeply interested in it ; and amongst whom , therefore , the whole subject , in all its bearings , was fully canvassed . The Sunday afternoon following , April 18 : h inst ., was the regular meeting of the Church for discipline : at that meeting , therefore , the subject was resumed , and the following resolutions were adopted by the Church : —

      " Tnat taking into its most serious consideration the menU which have recently transpired , and the etateevents made by Mrs . Hill , impugning the moral character of our beloved and esteemed minister , the Rev . William Hill , and also impngning the moral character of several members of this church , which statements Mrs . Hill declared herself in » condition to prove by the production of certain letters , which she stated were in her possession , bat incapable of being produced , tml * s * r ? umcient time for their production was granted , Uiqr * fting then at Leeds ; and taking also into consideration that , in compliance with this apparently reasonable , demand , the meeting at which these sUtemeoU T < re made was adjourned for a fortnight , in oxdar to rive time for the forthcoming of the said

      letters , and' which adjournment was with the perfect aad stpolicited sanction and concurrence of otu etUt'iuf tT-pMtor r « d furtfaer ,-U \ tt ffeiHtu ' egraita 6 rattori the fact that at the said adjourned meeting of the church , Mrs . Hill not only failed to appear , baft in a letter addressed to Mrs . Adam , stated reasons for her non-appearance , which , npon Investigation , turned out to be utterly groundless , failing also to send the alleged letters to lay before the Church , which , ha 4 any such letters been in her possession , she cleatly had thesamemeans of sending as of communicating with Sirs . Adam ; and considering , finally , that the Church gave imperative orders to Mrs . Hill , through Mr . Firth , her friend and advocate , to produce the said letters , sending them to the said Mr . Firth by return of post , with ¦ which order of the Church Mr . Firth promptly

      complied , but which has received no manner of notice from the said Mrs Hill , except in a private letter to Mr . Firth , in which a reason f * r the non-production of the haters is assigned , which it appears to this meeting is ntterly destitute of truth , and only prepared as an evasion to suit the purposes of the moment , and to effect , if possible , a breach between our respected minister and the flock committed to his charge ; this Church resolves that it is its most deliberate and decided conviction that the several charges and allegatiocB made by the said Mrs . Hill against the said Bev . William Hill , and various members of the Church , are entirely false , and without the least foundation .

      And while the Church thus solemnly recordsits judgment before the Lord and before men , it also desires to express to the said Rev . William Hill , its venerated minister , its nndiminished confidence , affection , and esteem ; expressing at the same time its deep sympathy with him as a man , a Christian , and a minister , under these most distressing circumstances , and tendering to him its warmest thanks for the assiduity , care , aad pastoral diligence with which , at a most serious sacrifice of time , health , and pecuniary means , be has watched over its interests , and has endeavoured to promote and secure its prosperity , for a peried of more than four years . "

      " That Mrs . Hannah Hill , now a membeT of this church , has conducted herself , during several months past , in a manner utterly at variance with the truth and sincerity of the Chri&tian character ; and that she is especially guilty of a breach of moral ordvr in the following particulars : —First , in that she has made chargts against the moral character of the esteemed pastor of this Church , which she has in every instance failed to prove , although ample time and opportunity have been afforded her to do so ; Second , in that she has used her utmost endeavours to wound the peace , stab the reputatation , and destroy the character of several members of the church ; against any and all of whom she has made , directly or indirectly , the most serious charges of moral delinquency , failing at the same time to adduce a single shadow of evidence against them ; and third , in that she has , by thus doingall in her power

      to blast the reputation of the minister and members , sought the overthrow of the peace , credit , and prosperity ol tne cnurch , and been guttty of ljing , slandering , and malignant persecution to a most alarming extent . UndertbesecircumstancestheChurchdeemsitan imperative duty to demand from the said Hannah Hill , a full and ample recantation in writing , of all the infamous and unfounded allegations recently made by her , in reference to the above-named persons and things ; the form of such recantation , with an apology to the parties aggrieved , to be drawn up by the Kev . William Hill and signed by the said Hannah Hill , on or before the 28 th day of this present month of April , UUie presence of the said Rev . William Hill and three attesting witnesses ; the document when signed , to be placed in the hands of the Church on the 2 nd day of May now next ensuing , to be printed or otherwise disposed of as the society shall determine . "

      An amendment was moved on these resolutions , to the effect that the further consideration of the subject be adjourned for another fortnight , to give Mrs . Hill more time ; but , so satisfied were the church that ample time had been given , that on the question being put , only one person , besides the mover and Btsconder , voted ior the amendment , and thai one wis one of ihe persons against whom Mrs . Hill ' s slanderous averments had been directed . These statements have probably prepared you to expect a contradiction to the assertion of your informant about the " congregation having nearly all

      deserted Hill . " Gentlemen , my official situation in the church enables me to know that this is false . This painful business has been thoroughly canvassed among the members , but not one single name has been withdrawn from the church roll , and , so far as I know , not one single person has been absented from the congregation through it ; on tbe contrary , many members now attend the meetings of the church who did not attend them previously , and there have been placed on the nominatiop book of the church , ( during and since tbe conclusion of this unhappy investigation , ) no fewer than twenty-two candidates lor admission to its fellowship and com

      -. The ? e facts I submit to you , and to the public , as an ample reply to the charges made through your columns , both against ! our esteemed though calum-

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      niated minister / and the church committed to his ohargo ; these facts I submit to your consideration as gentlemen , as Christiana , and as public instructor ^ who are bound to judge fairly what comes under their notioe—to judge not only fairly bat charitably m all personal matters where they have only an opportunity of hearing the statements of one party ; these facts I hope yon will allow not only to exonerate the church froa the charge of " Socialism , " but also to evinca the confidence whioh its members still repose in the man who has watched over their spiritnal interests for more than four years—who has done eo not only without gain , but at a most

      serious sacrifice « health , and time , and money—and under whose ministerial care the numbers of the church have fteen more than trebled , exclusive of those now on the proposition roll . In my own name , then , and in that of the church of which I am a member and office bearer , I claim from you as honest and conscientious men the insertion in jour next paper of this statement of facts , as a correction of the false and scandalous imputations of your last , to which it makes reference ; and I further claim as an act of justice , the name of the person who furnished the information contained in that scandalous paragraph .

      Trusting that your own sense of honour and honesty will enforce my demand , I am , Gentlemen , Yours , &c , James Bolingbroke , Senior Deacon of the Christian Church , worshipping under the pastoral care of the Rev . William Hill , at Hull . No . SO , Chariot-street , Hull , April 28 th , 1841 ,

      Sopposiog , now , that my readers have read Mr . Bolingbroke'a letter , I have only to add thereto that into the unhappy differences betwixt me and my wife , I presume they will not expect me to go more particularly here . I wish not to triumph over the defenceless , nor to insult the fallen . I shall , therefore , forbear to go into particulars , unless dragged into them . Suffice it that I have not without good reason , after seventeen years' endurance , placed myself in a position so painful as that which I now occupy .

      In explanation of the fact of my wife seeking relief at the Workhouse Board , so malignantly paraded by the Mercury , I give the following letter , sent in accordance with its date to the proper officer : — northern Slar Office , Leeds , Saturday morning , March 27 , 18 * 1 . Sir , —1 regret exceedingly to be compelled to trouble you upon a most unpleasant subject—unpleasant at all events t » me . —I have the misfortune to have a wife , whose conduct baa been , lor aotne time , auchna to preclude the possibility of my living with her . In consequence of which I have , for the last six or seven weeks , absented msyelf from her ; placing my two

      children at boarding school , with Mr . and Mrs . Rhodes , of Armley , where they now are ; leaving her quietly in possession of a good house—No . 26 , Templar ' 8-stteet , well aod handsomely furnished , and supplying her regularly for her own support with sums ef money varying from ten to twenty shillings weekly . Latterly , however , she has been so outrageous that I thought it ntoessaryto notify to her brother in writing , on the 16 th inst , that in case of her continuing to annoy and molest me in the way she bad systematically done , till then , I should be reluctantly compelled to withhold

      further supplies of money which was only used for my annoyance and injury ; and leave her to seek her remedy by application to yon . Her conduct since then has apparently left me no alternative , but to abide by the terms of that notice , However , I have this moraing again applied to her brother offering to enter into mutual articles of maintenance and peaoe / ulnats . If tW »> be declined , it is probable that she will apply to 70 s- ; and if she do , I authoristi you to relieve her to any amount not more than seven shillings weekly , and I will reimburse you , and secure it In any way which to you ma ; be most convenient .

      I am not desirous to hare the matter made more disagreeably public than can be avoided . Sincerely regretting tittat I should be obliged thus to trouble yon . I am , Sir , yonrs , &c . Wm . Hill . To Mr . Mason , Relieving Officer , Leeds . P . S ^ f I have not addressed tbe proper officer , you will probably be so obliging as to hand this to tbe proper party . My address—5 , Market-street , Leeds . The result was that she did apply at the Board , as stated by the Morourffi and thai 0 x 1 caelr informing me thereof , I immediately arranged with them to pay ten shillings weekly to her brother , besides supporting my children , who remain at school .

      I presume that I have now said at least enough to convince you that the atrocious paragraph which has rendered this explanation necessary ought never to hav ^ been published . It is a violation of fljaqs , prTneiplfrof JeccnolTsnpP ^ r ^^ fs "" statements to have beea true . butwhen thus fraught with falsehood , aad involving not my reputation only , but that of many other parties , it is infamous , and might well justify an appeal to the protectiou of the lawwhioh , bad as it is , does furnish a remedy for outrages like these , when it can be found to be administered honestly . This reaouroe I shall take to vary leluetantry ; bat if , which I cannot suppose ,

      the Messrs . Baines refuse to insert Mr . Bolinj ; bloke s letter , I shall certainly have recourse to it . One dirty villain has eked out his version of this unhappy affair with a much larger share of malignant invention than even the Mercury . Him , as " fit food for sharks" alone , I havo handed over to my attorney who will deal with him a 3 his tender mercy may dictate . Like proceedings I shall institute against the proprietor and publisher of every paper into which the libellous paragraphs may be copied , or which may insert similar ones after this date ; or which having copied it previously to this date refuses now to insert the contradiction and explanation .

      Doubtless , the rascally tools of faction think this fine pie ; but I can tell them that if they dip their fingers too deeply into it , they will find it rather high-seasoned . 1 ask no favourable construction of my conduct from any one . I ask only for myself as for the people , justice ; and , asking not more , I hope that I have no disposition in any capacity , public or private , to offer lees , or to take less . Let me , then , be as rightly understood by my political friends and followers as by my religious ones . I have submitted my wholo conduct to the investigation and censure of my Church , who have had the best opportunities of knowing and

      estimating me : their sentence is Been in the resolutions contained iu Mr . Bolingbroke ' s letter , and they have the means and opportunity of personally knowing the truth of the whole matter , much more accurately than any etcparte or written statements from me could give it . I offer their satisfactory exculpation as the ground of my demand that this private and family affair ef mjne shall not be made a pretext on which to injure O'Connor and the Star . ¦• Claiming for myself , what I am ready to accord to all others , the full measure of right , I am an unalterable advocate of Univeksal Suffrage , - , And the People ' s ready servant , WILLIAM HILL . Northern Star Office , Leeds , Thursday , April 29 th , 1841 .

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      POST-OFFICE ORDERS . —All persons sending money to this Office by Post-office Order , are especially requested to make tbelr orders payable to Kr . John Ardlll , as , by a recent alteration In the Post-office arrangements , any neglect of this would cause n « a great amount of trouble and annoyance . Infamous attempt of Messrs . Whytk rnd Salter to stop an ancient right of wav across nottikg valb , by employing the rural Police to " stop whom they please . "" Mr . Editor , —I sent you a full account of the abovenamed atrocious proceedings for insertion . You have given a very Imperfect summary of the whole in "Answers to Correspondents . " Perhaps you

      will allow me to moke it more plain by inserting the present , which I have made as brief as I possibly can . You say 1 call upon the working men of London to aid me in breaking through the attempt of Messrs . Salter and others to stop tbe TiRbt ( A road lit sbouid have "been path ) which the public have always had across what is now called the ' Victoria Park (?) , in Notting Vale ; though yeu do not state where Notting Vale is , or in what part the path in question lies . When I state that the Vale is adjoining the Paddington side of the Hippodreme , it ' will bo a sufficient guide ; and as for the path—the free and ancient footpath—it ever has and ever inuBt form a continuation to that nut-brown line of rural liberty , ' running from Paddington , through Jackson ' s and part of Wise ' s

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      fields , and leads , aslant , to a stile Bituated within a field ' s length of Notting Barn Farm , SalUjr " s residence , and from thence to Wormholt Common , &c . I therefore call upon every person within , at least five miles of the spot , to preserve this highly necessary thoroughfare , by not giving it up . Never mind the police : your business is te defend your rights ; their ' s—and I have it on their own authority— 'to insalt whom they please . * Again , exhorting you to assert your independence as men , and not submit like slaves , " I remain , yonr ' s respectfully , " Henby Griffiths , "No . 3 , Philpot-terrace , Etigware-road , "

      Any Chartist Frifjjds who have the Northern Star of December 19 , 1840 , and will cut out the Ate mortal of Birmingham , in behalf of Frost , Williams , and Jones , inclose the same , per post , by the 8 th of Mat / , directed to Mr . James Guest , Steelhouse-lane , will be rendering great service to the cause of the committee . —T . P . Green . Mas . Clapton . —The 12 s . from Leicester , last week , per Mr . Cooper , should have been , " Leicester 6 s ., and Ansty 6 s . " G . J . Habney . —The Chartists of York would feel obliged if that gentleman would forward a note , addressed to W . Cordeux , 26 , Micklegate , stating when he will be in York , and where they may write to find him . Mr . H . Hktherington . —fly Thursday ' s morning post , we received a long letter from Mr .

      Hethertnglon , which should have been inserted this week had we received it a day sooner j but as it is impossible for us to prepare a reply to its statements and assertions at jhis ' l ate period of the week , and as we certainly shall not s uffe r it to appear in our pages unaccompanied by such reply , its insertion is deferred till our next . If Mr . Black , or any other Chartist lecturer of the right sort , could make it convenient to favour Monmouth with a lecture , they have an excellent room , which will hold upwards of 400 persons , and would feel grateful to hear him . Samuel Kilburn , of Desborough , Northamptonshire , wishes his name to be inserted as a Teetotal Chartist . John Samuel Gee . — Yes : Mr . Hill has published a Grammar , which may be obtained from Mr . Hobson , and ail booksellers .

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      R . F ., Salop . —His letter has been forwarded to Mr . Cleave , London . Abel Goodhall , Ff eckmondwike , will receive the plates of F . O'Connor , for Mr . Chadwick ' s subscribers , in time to deliver with his papers on May Uth . Muir ' s , of Kilmarnock , plates were sent to Paton and Love , Glasgow , on the 6 th . H . C , Bristol , will be entitled to the forthcoming plates if he continues ; but cannot say for the last , as he does not say when he commenced . G . Whitb . — The 10 * . was noticed . W . Haynes , Tewksbury . —Write to John Cleave , J , Shoe-lane , London : he supplies Mr . Clark . Several of our Agents complain of not having their papers according to order . If they will not order in time , they must take the consequences . POLITICAL PRISONERS' AND CHARTER CONVENTION

      FUND . £ s . d . From Bridlington , per Mr . Tate 0 3 „ Tillicoultry , per D . Gray 6 6 0 „ a mental slave at Chepstow 0 1 1 „ Stowe , of Leeds 0 0 3 _ two friends to the cause at Cullam ... 0 1 0 „ . T . C . Spencer , Devizes 0 0 fl „ Desborough , per Samuel Kilburn ... 0 1 6 „ Middleabro' National Charter Association , per J . Hollinshead 0 15-0 ^ New Pell en , near Halifax 0 6 0 ^ Horbury , near Wakefleld 0 10 7 „ Pontypool , per T . Parry 0 10 „ Merthyr Tydvil . per B . Williams ... 1 0 6 „ Norwich , per S . Goat ... 0 16 0 „ the Doura Chartist Association ,

      Ayrshire ... 0 6 6 „ Preston Chartista 10 © „ a few friends at Oldlands Common , per T . W . Simeon , Bristol 0 1 6 _ Hawick , per J . Hogg ., 0 19 0 „ the Birmingham National Charter Association , per G . White 1 0 0 Hyde per J . Bather H 2 « „ Mr . Dale , blacksmith , Bretton , near Westbury 0 2 6 FOB THE WIVES AND FAMILIES OF THE INCARCERATED CHARTISTS . From the Association , Liversedge 0 9 5 _ D . Hipgood ^ Howde , near Devizes ... 006 „ Desborough , per Samuel Kilburn ... 0 1 6 „ J . T . Mills , Clerkenwell , London ... 0 1 6 „ tbe Chartists of Preston 0 10 0-~ Win . Drysdale , Dunfermline 0 f 4

      FOR MRS . CLAYTON . From TilHeoultey , per D . Gray 5 # ^ - ^« K «?* iS 8 Sf t » « J ® E ^ P 5 W W&eelet , the s-.. proceeds of ' sermons , less expenees 19 0 „ Southampton Temperance Association , per J Russell 0 10 9 „ Hoxbury , nsax Wakefield 9 16

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      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR , Sir , —Allow me , through tke medium of your paper , to pay a sincere tribute of respect to the memory of James Sharrock , of Wigan , one of the vendors of the Northern Star , who departed this life deeply and deservedly lamented by * large circle of friends and acquaintances , on the night of the 19 th instant , after lingering tor some years with declining health . As a firm and consistent Republican , he stood one of the foremost of the present age . He was also a man of extensive information , had a superior knowledge of the aristocracy , and the abuses under which the

      industrious classes of the three unhappy kingdoms have long suffered , and of the direful effects of servile oppression and misrule . His mind was patriotic , generous , and humane '; and he has undergone much hardship iu aiding and assisting the lovers of republicanism to expose tke errors of a corrupt system of administration , and in circulating nseful publications , calculated to free the working classes generally from that thraldom and miserable state of existence which he had long been the victim of . He was a kind father , an inoffensive and obliging neighbour , and a good husband ; and , perhaps , a sounder and more zealous politician and advocate of the rights of man never breathed the vital air .

      Such , Mr . Editor , was the individual of whom I write . If , therefore , pure merit ever deserved a place in your valuable journal—if the tear of heartfelt sorrow and sincere esteem ever fell from the eye of gratitmie for a worthy character , the deceased , James Sha-rroclt , of this borough , deserved that tear ; and " as he has been an honest vendor of the Northern Star for years , through good and evil report , it will only be an act of justice and humanity in you to give this humble tribute to his memory a plac « in this week ' s paper . His funeral was numerously attended , on Sunday , by the ' industrious classes , ibe most useful and most respectable poition of the human race ; and a general feeling of sorrow and respect was manifested while the venerable remains slowly moved to the spot where he is interred , in St . John ' s Chapel Yatd , In Wigan . There let him rest , in undisturbed repose , While o ' er bis grave the soft bretza gently blows ; Whilst his kiud spirit , free from toil and pain , With seraphs dwells , and wo our rights maintain . J . B Til . Hill Cottage , near Wigan Lane , Wiean , April 20 , 2841 .

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      TODWIORDEN . —Ten Hours' Bill . —On Tuesday , the 20 th instant , a meeting was held at Messrs . Fielden ' s school-room , Todmorden , for restricting the hours of labour in factories , Mr . Joseph Hirst in the chair ; the following resolutions were passed unanimously : —1 st . " That in the opinion of this meeting , petitions bo got up from the factories and villages in this neighbourhood , praying the Legislature to pa « 3 a bill to limit the labour of all persons who work in factories , and who are above thirteen years of age , to ten hours per day for five days in the week , audeight hours on Saturdays . " 2 nd . "That this meeting pledges i : self to use its utmost exertions iu forwarding the above object by causing petitions to be sent from tho villages and

      factories in this district . " 3 rd . " That our best thanks is due and are hereby given to John Fielden , Esq ., M . P . for his unwearied exertions in the cause of the factory workers , aud that the petitions be entrusted to that gentleman for presentation . " 4 th . " That a vote of thanks be hereby given to tho Northern Star , for its able advocacy of the cause of humanity . " 5 th . " That a vote of thanks be given to the Chairman , for his able and impartial conduct . " Mr . Mark Crabtree , of London , attended the meeting , and was warmly greeted by the audience for his unflinching advocacy of the cause . Several impressive addressee were delivered , and the mooting broke up at a late hour . Several hundred names were then attached to the petitions .

      Corn Law League . —The Corn Law League have had a hole-and-corner meeting ; it was held afc the house of Mr . James Sutcliffe , Crosston ; instead of making it known to as many as possible , they have kept it as quiet as they could , for I believe there are not forty persons that know of it . Thoy have engaged a smooth-faced town's lickspittle to go round with a petition , and he takes a good plan to get it filled with signatures ; he has been noticed stopping boys that he thought could write their names , so that it will not be short of names . The same person called upon an old stanch Radical , 01 thirty years standing , and be got such a terrible drubbing that he will not forget yet .

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      MITCHELL'S NARRATIVE . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . My Dear Sir , —I write at the Governor ' s request , to desire that no more of Mitchell ' s narrative shall be published for the present , as its publication may frustrate the ends of justice . I beg also to correct a mit ~ take which appeared in the Leeds Mercury at last week and which , being an unusual occurrence with that paper , did not a little surprise me . For the Mercury ' s satisfaction . 1 beg to inform h !» readers , that the confession was made to the magistrates ; that the facts were to ! d by Mitchell to his companions while in the condemned cell , and when Mitchell

      had no hope of any commutation of punishment ; thai he , Mitchell , subsequently to hia pardon , being in trie yard with Livesey , one of his companions in the oondemned cell , requested Livesey to take down his narrative in writing with o view to its publication , as the only reparation he could make to society for bis past life , and with the hope that his confession weuld break op the gangs to which he belonged . Livesey did write it down aad read- it over to Mitchell , who also read ifc himself , and signed his nam » to it . Livesey then threw it over to my yard , and I gave it Mr . Hobson at Liveaef and Mitchell ' s request ; and now , what aaya Mr . Baine to his friends ?

      Mitchell ' s father came te York , when he saw it announced that his son had confessed to being eoacerned in a thousand robberies , and Mitchell on being questioned made some excuse ; I heard that he denied it ; and when the Governor next visited my cell , I requested of him to put the question to Mitchell , which he did , and Mitchell repeated the confession , and said that he did say and still said that he was at a thousand robberies and more . Now , Sir , he said bo in my presence ; and when he said so , Livesey Baid , " nay , John , not n thousand . lad , that ' s ten hundred . " " | Well , 1 know , " replied Mitchell , and / was atmorei since I have been always at it . " Sir , Mitchell ' s father knows that he writes lte ^ . when he says that his son was not absent with the gipsies , because he knows that he advertised him in tbe Leeds Mercury aad Sheffield papers .

      And now , Sir , 1 repeat that Mitchell ' s life has beea the most extraordinary race of profligacy ever yet published to the world ,.. and I desire that all the rest shall be suppressed until justice shall have taken its course The many names contained in the sequel of the narrative , must not just now be published . Yours , rarthfuHy , F . O'CONNOE . York Castle , 28 th 12 th month . P . S . I am at a loss to know what has produced Mr . Bainea ' s strong sympathy for Mitchell .

      The Editur Of The "Northern Star" To His Readers.

      THE EDITUR OF THE "NORTHERN STAR " TO HIS READERS .

      2to Dfreatoevg Ant* Com^Owirtfntjai.

      2 To dfreatoevg ant * Com ^ owirtfntjai .

      The Funeral Of James Sharrock, A Vendor Of The Northern Star.

      THE FUNERAL OF JAMES SHARROCK , A VENDOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR .

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      Nottingham Election , Tuesday . —We hate fought the battle and won the victory , and oar French opponent has taken French leave of the electors . He resigned at two o ' clock , when the numbers were , for Walter ... ' 2 , 018 Larpent 1 . 722 Majority for Walter 29 S It is a glorious victory , won against all the fa » flwence , intimidation , ana coercion of the Treasury . The people are in the best humour , and nothing like disorder has tieen witnessed during the day . On Mr . Walter ' s return to his inn , the immense crowd

      who accompanied him in , grand and peaceful procession were addressed in appropriate speeches by Mr . Roworth , Mr . Eagle , and several other of his friends . About half-past one o ' clock , Mr . Larpent retired from the hustings , and , as he proceeded to the Exchange Rooms , was most vehemently groaned by the mob . It so happened , that as soun as the assembled multitude had despatched the unhappy candidate , Lord Ranclitfe ( his friend and proposer ontered the town , and on his passage through the streets to the White Lion Hotel , the Whig quarterB , was treated with similar marks of popular indignation . —Times Correspondent .

      Liverpool , Tuesday . —Shocking Murder . —At an early hour this morning , a report of fire-arms was heard in the house of a respectable cotton broker in Portland-place , Ever ton , and upon an alarm being given , and the bed-room of the master of the house entered , j ^ was found that he had shot his wife and child ( an infant . ) Surgical assistance was immediately called in , but the lady died immediately . The child is living . Misfortunes ia trade are said to have caused this dreadful act .

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      the men ^ THE NORTHERN STAR . 5 I i i ' - . ¦ ¦ ¦ - "¦ . - ¦ ^ r — . ' ¦ ¦ —

      T O Be Let With Immediate Possession, An Oid And Well-Accustomed Behr-

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 1, 1841, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1107/page/5/