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      • KmnsGBAJf . —J ' efin MttcheU one George Bodgera \ r 77 te * on behalf of the Committee , to inform the CherHsts of Nottingham , thai they have comvoiced the agency of the Northern and Evening Stars , and other publications , —the profits io go io ihe Assodatien in Not&nghsm . Oi ^ iB K ehflay . —If her statement be true ihe is basely used : but rce are sorry that she labours under a great mistake in supposing that we hare any power io assist her in obtaining payment for her song ' s labour , rwgijs Potskb . —We do not know him . pgjgs Sbcerrocss , the treasurer to the late Victim ^^ Jxad , begs « s io inform . Peter Foden ihat he nav be addressed , Peter Shorrocks , care of Mr . ^^ === ^_

      j&hcrd Jffiddl'ion , Med lAon inn , J ^ ee-street , 0 dhaa Hood , Manchester ; " but that neither he he ncr ihe committee have had any funds in { heir hands for the last six or eight ihxmihs , and tft-j t there is another commiitee acting in London , of trhych they know nothing . -UjgES Sibpsos , of Sanies , in ihe Potteries , writes io us thatlhe ** Iads ° theeeare raising funds for a ball of their own . That is the may ; go on . He requests also , that all ihose persons who hold tvUecfmg btioks for ihe late trials , will bring them to J . Tales' Cfffee Howe , by Monday evenjno next , whae Ihe committee sitto receive them . j ^ j 5 ~ GOt .-D' 5 Fi 5 . —Set them of Lawson by subscribing « s -weeks for each .

      G E iWi 5 G " ~ . H * 5 letter is received , T ^ crcx rE Yote 5 0 ? Coxfidesce . —We hear that a creai stir is being mpde by these gentlemen and their friends , about some reports of confidence passed fog the Chartists of several Unrns , having teen refused insertion in the Star . All we know c the matter is , ihat an address came here , vhxh , if inserted icith its accompanying ' reporf vnvld hBve occupied tiro -columns of the paper , cnd tJiat U teemed with misrepresentation and false hood , the reply io which would probably hvrt occupied three columns more . Tais address vas agreed io by nine persons , and was sent to us cs ihe address of the Chartists of Bath . ' J Of came ve did not give it . A resolution was also

      gfsi from York , passed end agreed to by eight peispm there , who remained in the room with J&r , Bsintow after his lecture . This was sent jb -as s the resolution of the Chartists of TorkJ Out readers will give what credit they please is ihe outcry about the suppression of voles ofcon-¦ fistencE thus manufactured . In reference to Newport , Me rf WiguU u * have received the fohotring : —" Sir—Atcur usual weekly meeting , held last night , ihe following resolution was V 3 ian \ faoii ± h ) passed—Tl-. at this meeting is surprised at the statement made by Mr . Leach , at the Birmingham Delegate meeting , on the 28 * A of Dec , ' that a resolution in favour of the Executtvcfnm the Chartistsof Newport , Isle of Wight , had l-een excluded from ihe Northern Ssar by

      the Editor , ' no such resolution having ever been agreed io at any meeting of the Chartist members ef this locality ; on the contrary , we always approved , and do so nov , of ihe conduct of Mr . BiUxfor his unflinching exposure of every departure from the pure principles of Chartism . By inserting the above , yon will oblige the Chartists of Newport . J am , Sir , yours , T . Self , sub-Secretary of the National Charter Association , and Secretary to ihe locality . " ¦^ TheB are we to hear from the xixecutrve in substantiation of theii ** challenge" vsuntiugs ? When do LsiCH and M * DoiiAix mean to publish the ' plotting and conspiracy" letters ? J , C . Geact writes us thus , in reference to ihe letter of our Scotch friend , which had been returned to

      jam . — "I assure yon , Sir , and the ' Genuine Scotch Chartist , * -that ifwas not "what he ascribed it to "which causbd lasandtme-or two other letters to be returned . Jio : it ¦ was , as I suppose , a little spleen -which caused it 1 had occasion to leave home for a tame ; and I directed the postmaster of French Park ( a really janesi and unprejudiced man ) to send my papers to another sddrtsa . He did so ; and they were not four days in this office until the Postmaster returned fhPTTi , although lie "was a-srare that there ra s -pm . Ti In town to receive them for me , and a jnrm -who received them oft&D lor me : but , as snpposed , a little spleen caused iV ~

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      ^^^^ COTT 05 , UrExrsGHAiL—Wm . Csrrnlh , bookseller , 49 , 12 ng-stt * t , 351 ni 2 inock . I ? xsi op oxrs . SnscfiTBESS -who receive their Papers direct from ihB OSes have not g ^ t their Plstes , they bad better say bow they are to be lersrar&ed -when they send the balance of their Ascennts . The two last can be posted to any of them for 63 . postage ; but "where there is a chance of having them in any booiseEert London parcel , Jfasy Trill get them cheaper . T 9 AGE 5 T 5 . — -Those Agents ¦ who have not sent in their accounts mil not receive any Papers after this date . ¦ C JLLB&IS 05 , JtOSTBAMTios , "trill be attended to flie first qpportnnilv .

      Laneriras To Ine Tt Siockpobi.—On Snnday Evening Last, The Large Room, Hfugate. Vras Crammed To Snfibcation. 3ir.

      laneriras to ine tt Siockpobi . —On Snnday evening last , the large room , HfUgate . vras crammed to snfibcation . 3 ir .

      TOB THB X&HOXU . DEFS 5 CE FIWD . £ . a- a . Stan J-T ¥ -Solton , SiTBna . „ ... 0 0 1 J _ the Ousebum ChaitiEt 3 0 10 0 _ LxsBn , "Walworth ... o 1 0 _ the Chartist Democrats of Aihbnrton 0 6 0 , _ Xe'wport , per SLr . Borner , collected by B . BroTO 0 3 6 _ Dndlfey , being proceeds of a affls 44 th s&bserlpticn > 15 6 P 0 B . JA 3 EE 5 BEIi , HKTTV 00 D . Jrom the Somera * Town Tictim Committee 0 5 0 TOR SilTCKL PASKES , SHEFFIELD . Jicmthe SomETs * ! To"srn Victim Committee 0 5 0

      nnanunonaiy cauea cnaar , uo , after a few brief remarks , introduced the Rev . W . 7 . Jackson , of Manchester , wio deEvered an elo-5 sem and irgnmentative sermon , for -wiicb he TscHTsd an unanimous vote of thanks . Stt shillingB sad seven-pence was collected .

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      ~ ~ ' " * " * " ¦ """"'" i ' l « ' «^ »«^ i -i- - -ir-Li-ii i _ r ^ - _ - jjl 3 JA 5-TT 0 HSHIP—P-iBI 2 . fSwrSym has stood many trials—has "withstood ffiKsy temptations—ias always liitbsrto come oat of the isrj fomacB tzimnphantly . There traa the secession of ssret&l of the members of first convention "who shrank from tarrying out the nlterior measures and cooseqnentJj made them fail ores—but Chartism god rid of them i » d joV better of that Then followed a sncces > Jionof bmabngs . There Tras the currency bumbugth * foragn policy humbug—the Pree Trade and Exten-• ionel tks Sofeage hum ^ njg—tb&jEdncation hnmbng—« ad 1 ms , bni not least , the complete b . nmbug—all bave been blnwa like so many bubbles to draw the people's fsK from the Charter bnt all bave bunt—all these

      ssstronuvere devised , by the people * most dangerous demies , I man pmfuaed friends , while all the -while Guremment ttm * a&o . % bs bj means of spies and Twliee , u tt Birmingham , at Newport , at Bradford , at Bbtfficld , and othtr prices where spy ontbreaks occurred — -ros to mention the continuous cannonade and rocket-* kff » e -tom the social army of the system—from all " * io are interested in things as they are . Chartism has bsmtall this—all has been endured by the Chartists ; *»« JnseQ to become mere ensues for the repeal of the Pwh Ljvj aaa tbe Cora Latrs , or for the regulation of TBiant labour in mines and mills—all needful to be done—snd aH via be done ; bat "we must havt > the Chartat to do -aith than -with . Chmtiim stood ont Whig

      persecBtjon ana it -srill stand ont Tory peneeaQon . CfcsrSisn proved itself invincible to tend as "well as force -srhtn the New Jfew ^ ove fiedivivnB hoisted its false Hghts to deceive , anflaot mthont suxess , some of oni foremost asd » WBBt advocales , Trio afterwards sought by -craft to betray as crecnlouaiate the hands of those insidions , nnlmg , treacherous friends , the middle classes , -who are tte common enemies of their tonntry and of mankind . t * amsn has passed t&rongh all those orfiealB as inno-^ ocepassbd overlh-2 burning ploughshares unscathed , ^ fcart-as the kdj -srhxse beauty wnld have pro-TDSeflaieres sooner than gold" passed through Ire-™ Q—t > nt a ffloreperilons trial a-waitsiis novr— -we have area cnrselvei ^ roin oaers— -we must be saved from

      TOraerreE—from becomirg iEan-Trorshippers . Kno-wing fl \ v 'B ? jaTe P 32 * 6 * tEiough aH previous trials , 1 ?*< & > aot a trimaphant isgue from this—perhaps Qitre ^^^ ced of canton ; but there can be no barm in it , r ?" ^ as -sre are by enemies from -without , and saving int that poor -sr-ak ^ friend "within , the human tirart . ^ ojfiie purpose of being more clearly nndeiBtood , 1 ^ Mvide the remainder of this discourse under three l » t- ~ What is msiKsrbri-liip ? 2 oa 3 y— -Trhat sre the e-rils tlisireEnit fram it 1

      ^ w lastl y—Wiat remedies may be applied to it ? San-- * enhi p tahortly to define it } is paying that re-^? siee to peraons ^ bich is due only te pnnciplfi . We * "J ° * s virtue , -we aUpact after an ideal excellence , ** Jben we think "we see it re-li * 3 d , -whether Jn our-^ o « r in others , -we are apt to beesme tgotista or " ^ -yorsbippers , jast as the case may be ; but "we ^ 7 deceive earaelves or be deceived by otbera . Yes , * b * Q love virtue—even the aaost Ticious ^ who l ^ ajot or wai not practice jt love it , and must do so , S j ™ ^^ S » e Iotb of Tirtne is inherent in our ~~^> it belongs to oar being—it is psrt cf our ^ on-^ nh&n . But virtne is an abstract principle , and the *® a ^^« f men xtqaire it to coma before them in a ™ g «> -efonn—to be made palpable to 4 ieir outward * P *^ - Accordingly -when a f eltow-being personifies a " ^? t ~ " ^ rhen . JD 2 S- attracts tha notice of bia fello-w-^ fi » oysopoioT bravery , benevolence , patienctj , genefP ^ v * JUEtice , and so on . { for ail these thinea are

      ditf-™« species of virtue , and each may erist -wiihont tiie «^ i , bat more especially -when all these are com-™ « in the patriot ; then w regard that man " £ a a Kjamce smHar to that -with -which "we regard ^ W itstif ; jv ^ j ^ cnl joye ^ aifl adxEiraticn of him r * 6 £ igber thsE it -would for a mere spbatual abstracia L- ? ^ ^ ws * virtoe , not passive or dormant , **? la action , lw > ciiiiag a » j us ^ suffering for "as , Borxe'W-

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      ing for us . JSo "wondar that -we love virtue , for virtue is not only , good in itself , bnt ifc does good to ns ; ' we have interest in it ; -wb mnst love it if ire trnly lore ourselves . No -wonder , therefore , that virtue is revered , nor i 8 any barm done if -we revere the virtnous man ; vre are all the more likely to practise his precepts , to follo-w his example , to be friends to ourselves as he is to ns . Jesus Christ used to say , if ye love Jns , ye - » ai keep my commandments ; and a good Chartist -will say , if ye love me , ye -will help me to carry ont our Plan ef Organ i zation . " -Christ pennittted Ma disciples to "worship him that he might obtain all the more ir-finecce over them for their own good . Jnst as Captain Godk permitted the Sonth Sea IsUnders to make a God of him , that he might have the power to do them godlike benefits . . Nor did he misuse or abuse their confidence .

      But again there are cases of particular emergency ca l culated greatly to heighten or increase our ordinary , love for virtue or the virtuous man . As for instance , ¦ when a people groaning in slavery see a deliverer , —a people doomed to destruction , sea a saviour—or , "when Tobbed of onr rights and oppressed by our robbers , -we see a powerful intercessor , mediator , or advocate , step forward , powerful in knowledge , powerful in talent , powerful in spirit- Onr gratitude in such a case ia proportioned to our need , and is apt to repay tenfold the benefits -we may have received ; to pay for promises as for performances ; to anticipate success . We do not < jnestioD the motives , we do not nicely scan the character of him "who pleads cur cause , the ' cause of the poor snd the oppressed ; his virtue may not be real , may be assumed for " a purpose ; bnt so long as he exerts himself in oat behalf , so long as we find the benefit of his exertions , we give him credit for the best of motives , for the purest disinterestedneBS .

      Who are those whom the people delight to honour ? Not those -whom a king delighteth to henonr—base metal , aDoy , —which however gilded over by rank , however . stamped by tiile , can never pass current with the people . The man whom a king delighVeth to bonour is generally such a ons as the people have good reason- to detest Bnt the men "whom the people delight to honour are those who love liberty , who are faithful and true , consistent ; fucb , theugh dishonoured by tings , are always ^ cnoTired by the people ; and if men of a contrary character obtain honour , respect , or confidence , it is by assuming those virtnes , hj , imposing on the people ; this may do for a time , bnt they are sure to be fonnd ont at last , and then they find it would have been better to hive been in reality what they only seemed to be .

      There are many tests of the sincerity of an advocate . Does he brave persecution in onr service ? has he sacrifice ^ for cs friends , fortune , health , personal liberty ? has he renounced caste , privilege , and voluntarily descended into oar ranks ? is he a gratuitous advocate ? does he fight with ub when fighting for us ? has he no reservations ? is he identified with us ? There are also many tests of the insincerity of an advocate . It is hardly ntcessary to repeat them , as they consist chiefly of negationsof the former ; bnt I believe it will be fonnd that an advocate from the upper classes , is generally more true to the cause than one from the working classes themselves . In the first place an advocate from the upper classes already possesses all those advantages which the working man pants for , and yet he renounces all for his sake ; he reverses bis position—be leaves peace for Btrife , ease for labour , and plenty fcr privation ; the working-man advocate , on the contrary , keeps bettering

      himgfilf" To be woTst , The lowest and roost dpjecled thing of fortune Stands still in espersnee , lives not in fear , — The lamentable change is from the best . " The upper-class man must take cp the cause from principle : thsj-workiDs ; man may take np the cause frtra principle ; but he bus likewise an interest in it . The working man -will feel more nattered—will be more in danger of being corrupted by the favours of the . aristocracy or of the middle classes than the man who once possessed these favours , but renounced , rejected , despised them for the sake of principle : and thus it has happened that the trailers to the Chartist cause " have been almost without exception from the working classes .

      I do the working classes wrong when I say that the tedtois . belonged to their class : they had ceased to be genuine -Baiting men , and had become a kind of middle-class -working men , —a character the most Bfclfish , vain , despotic , and unprincipled . I need not name thesa—your own recollection will supply you ¦ with their names . Give me , then , the honest aristocrat , or the honest democrat . —for txtremes meet , — and let them ahnt ont—let them make excision of the go-between middle classes . The bona fide advocates from the npper class are indeed but few ; but there are more of them than we imagine . Christianity found bnt few adherents at first from the npper class ; bat Hie few that it did find -were fonnd faithful . Judas betrayed hiB master ; Peter denied him ; and the rest of his disciples fled from him . It was Joseph of Arimethea , a rich man , who took up his forsaken corpse and buried it

      The aristocrat who joins the cause , joins from honour—from a love of justice—from an el&vated sense of patriotism or principle . He may not join so much for the sake of the cause ; for he will be apt to consider the people as unworthy , bat be knows that the cause -Kill render them worthy . If he be not a bona fide advocate he will affect popularity for the sake of revengethe middle-class man for avarice . The former will be actuated by pride ; the latter by profit . In this case they will soon discover themselves—they will be easily detected . Do they speak to ikfiame passion or to pnff trade ? Ara they patriots or demagogaes ? I conld draw the portrait of a dem&gogne ; but I am afraid I should make bnt an ugly picture of it : and I would rather imitate the elder Cato in thinking of good men than of the bad . I will , therefore , attempt to draw the portrait of a patriot . ( To be continued , )

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      MEETING IN HONOUR OF THE NORTHERN STAR , AND THE REV . WM . HILL . ( Concluded from our first page . ) prison ' s gloom , or one -word of tender condolence for the entombed and exiled victims of faction . It is a larcestable fact marking every where the blood-stained pages of the -werldi history , that "the unjust have almost always prevailed against the npright ; . Hie innocent and the virtuous have been crushed by usurping tyrants , and the- best of mankind have been made the victims of the ambitions and the mighty . " Fiom the death of thetrsi Abel to the bloody slaughter of -Zacharias—th&nce to the crucifixion of Christ—thence to the burning of Latimer , Ridley and their contemporaneous fellow martyrs—thence to the

      present hour , persecution has ever bsen the lot of the faithful and unflinching Advocates of troth and justiceand so long as wickedness shall be enthroned , asd shall direct tba councils of cabinets , and shall guide the deliberations and fix the decrees of Parliaments , and shall bias tha minds of magistrates and judges against the weak , and for the strong—so long may every good man , -who -wishes to do good in his day , and tries to leave the world better than he found it , pnt down to his own reckoning , as most certain , in the world he shall have tribulation . The more active , the more determined , the more earnest in doing the good thing which his hand findeth him te do , and sharper will be the whip to saovrge him ; and hotter will be the fire heated to scorch him—( hesx . 1—

      Every man , worthy the name of man , in this Christian country , professes sympathy for the suffering Christians of the first Christian ages ' , and , I venture to affirm , that the " legal proceedings" against our friends and leaders have been Equally unreasonable and unjust , and render them fit objects of the tenderest sensibilities of our nature . For what have they been prosecuted ? for crime against society ? No ; but because they were men possessed of the virtuous -wish and the righteous determination to amend society ; to improve the condition « f the poor and needy ; and to defend the causa of the widow snd the fatherless , and those ready to perish : therefore it is that their -wives havB been widowed and tbeir children left fatherless . Let ns take a retrospect at the time when the Whigs , rampant

      in power , made their fearfnl onslaught upon our Tanks . With what savagentfia was the progress of that onslaught frightfully impressed . Blood-thirsty , hireling policemen were sent at the dead hour of midnight , when the intended victim was enjoying Ihe refreshing influences of sleep by the side of a beloved and anxious wife . He was suddenly aroused ; Mb family mercilessly thrown into the most fearful dirguietnde of mind ; himself dragged off -without ceremony to prison , as if he had been guilty of some foulest act of felony , and had merited even capital punishment- The magistrates before -whom tha examinations were taken were generally feund to have come t # the bench with minds predetermined to " commit for trial" In those cases in which the benefit of bail previous to trial could be claimed ,

      the most excessive bail was demanded , altogether diapropoTtionfcd to the circumstances of the supposed offenders . Th * parties constituting the courts of tribnnal before whom onr friends were arraigned , had a direct intereEtin securing con-rietioss . Judges and lawyersfdt that their craft was in danger ; that unless those wicked Charti ; ts were stopped in their criminal career , the con options which fattened them would be all swept away . Ths jurors "were interested yeomen , fanners , and money-mongers , alarmed for the safety of their ill-gotten plunder—the witnesses were for the most j > art pujured mercenaries—men prepared to swear black is white to please their employers . Eence the biassed and coloured charges of the Judges ; the craft ? pleadings ol the Councillors ; the reckless

      swearing cf the -witnesses ; the readiness , the shameless j hastices * , of the verdicts ; aad | the ernel Tindiefiveness j . of the sentences In the case of Frost and his fellow martyrs -was there ever anything more cruel and unjust ? Suppose we admit that they were really guilty of all -with which they "were charged—that they were really rebels in arms against the Qneen—that they songhV the subversion of all law and order ia society—that they intended first the destruction of property , and then the division of the remainder , t V ^ l they had a right to is . reckoned innocent until proved to be guilty . All the fbnss of law ought to havo been strictly conformed with , otherwise counsellors ' , had no right to ple&d—tiis witness cad eo right to r-vrezrtheinrorshad . no right to convict , and tfe judges had

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      no right to condemn . So soon as it ] was found that the proceedings were informal—that ttie forms of law had been departed from—the fortha * progress of the case should have been instantly stopped as illegal , and a verdict of acquittal recorded by the direction of the court But the prisoners "were offenders of that class whose doom it ii to be prejndged always , and whose ckanee , therefore , of obtaining justice under the present state of things is so miserable that even " law " cannot be had for them . But , } maugre all this , still clinging to the anchorage of righteousness , we , holcP ^ on our course with heart of hope , Despite thVrancorons hate of " plain" John , and th * malignant war of persecution waged against ns under the iron rule of " the base , the bloody , and the brutals , "

      GhartiEm . TPheenix like , arose onb of her own ashes witfe ^ fresh life and vigour , and in a few short months exhibited a strength and an energy which astonished even her most virulent enemies . Peel and Pollock may try their hands at the old game of coercion , but their efforts to pnt out the live lamp of truth will prove utterly ; futile . While at Birmingham , I had the melancholy pleasnre of accidentally meeting with the wife of Ellis . Here the speaker gave a touching account of the interview , and -wound np a most eloquent and effective speech by calling on the people to let the sufferings of their fellow patriots serve them as so many stimulants to new and constantly increased activity . Mr . Arran . whose speech had been listened to with almost breathless attention , notwithstanding the late hour , sat down amidst load cheers , and ilc Garner again presented himself to sing , in character ,

      the comic channt , " Happy Land . " We have seldom seen a more marked effect produced upon an audience than that of this apt little extravaganza * which bo admirably followed the thrilling speech of Mr . Arran . The dress of the performer being v / uc simile of one of the most wretched of Poor Ireland ' s wretched peasantry , and the words a setting forth of manifold blessings resulting from class rule . The cbaunt was encored , and when the effect of . the mingled mirthful and grave emotions it gave rise to bad subsided , another glee was sung , after which the Chairman announced that it was now within a few minutes » f the witcbiDg time ef night , the proceedings of the evening would conclude with the Marseilles Air , which he requested the band forthwith to play . TMb done , thanks were voted to the Chairman , who in brief phrase acknowledged the compliment

      Three cheers , and better health , were then proposed and given for F&argus O'Connor , £ eq- ; most heartily followed by three cheers for the victims , Frost , Williams , Jones , and Kllis , three cheers for the Northern Star , three cheers , and one cheer more , for the Rev . Mr . HilL The Chairman and the speakers then left the hall , and the major portion of the company separated in high spirits , and with delightful feelings ; a part , however , of the younger end were inclined to pnt in practice the burden of the old song , " We won't go home till morning , " and having requested the band to stay and oblige them still longer , had . prepared themselves to "trip it" for an hoar or two upon the " light fantastic toe . " This , however , was prevented by the chairman of the committee , who , ascending the platform , informed them that it could by no means be allowed , as Mr .

      Firth , the occupant of the room , . from- whom it had been taken for the { occasion , had refused to let it , otherwise than on the expressed condition that there should be no dancing . This announcement caused some suiprisa , as many of the company had se < jn announcements of a ball to be held is the room on the next night but one , with which announcements the walls of the town ¦ wer e then placarded . Many and qneerwere the "blessings" -which Mr . Firth received for his consistency and liberality . However , the young folks were determined not to be disappointed , and Bince they must not dance , sundry songs and recitations occupied another hour , and at a few minntes after one o ' clock , the Hall was cleared . As a -whole , the effect of this meeting will be long felt in HnlL It has given an impetus to the lagging spirits of the good men and true , which will , we trust impel them forward with increased energy in the good fight of freedom .

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      HAWICK . —On Monday week , in Mr . Muuro ' s Chapel the Rev . Patrick Brewster , according to announcement , gave ) an account of the proceedings of the Conference . His address lasted about two boars , and be to < k op mosi of that time in attempting to jnsrify himself for the part he had acted at the Conference , and laboured bard to make it appear that the delegates were bound by the terms of the invitation to give the preference to any document which the Council pleased to lay before them . He declared himself a Chartist , be gloried in the name of Chartist , &c , bat still be felt that he was bound to act with the Complete Suffrage party . '

      ZJ 5 THAM . —At the weekly meeting of the PoliticaPUnion , held on the 7 th instant , Mr . Jobn Tytler in the chair , the Account of the Birmingham Con * ferecce being read , unanimous votes of thanks were given to Feargus O'Connor , Esq . and Mr . William Lovett , for tbeir praiseworthy conduct in defence of the People ' s Charter . GZiAS&OW . —A public meeting to hear the report of the delegates to the Birmingham Conference was held in the Church on Monday evening , Mr . J . Proudfoot in the chair . Mr . Adams gave a very minute detail of the proceedings , which appeared to meet with general approbation , except when be ,

      in his usual plain , straightforward style , stated the conduct of Mr . Joseph Sturge and bis friends . Mr . Moir spoke at considerable length in bis usual sarcastic siyle , commenting very pertinently on the conduct of the minority , and convulsing the audience at the idea of ninety-three setting themselves up against one hundred and ninety-five . Messrs . Anco £ t and Colquhoun also addressed the meeting ; after which some discussion ensued , and a vote of thanks was carried with acclamation to the delegates and to the chairman , and the meeting broke up about ten o ' clock . —fWe received a long report of this meeting , but had not room for it-1

      COZiNS . —Mr . Dickinson , the Manchester packer , delivered two lectures in the Chartist News Room , Windy-bank , on Friday and Saturday night last . A resolution to the following effect was passed unanimously , " That as the Lecturer , Mr . Dickinson , is about to retire into private life , the Chartist cause will lose a powerful advocate ; but that it is the opinion of this meeting that the worthy lecturer do continue his services in the good cause until the oppressed people of this unhappy kingdom receive the fall tide-of liberty and freedom which is sure to flow plentifully by the enactment of the People ' s Charter . " After a vote of thanks to the Lecturer and another to the Chairmen , the meeting separated highly satisfied .

      OtPHAM . —On Sunday last Mr . Clark , of Stockport , delivered a very instructive lecture in the afternoon . He very feeliagly recommended the Chartists to burj in oblivion all previous animosity and bad feeling , and to unite as brethren , with a firm and determined perseverance te obtain the one thing neecfal—the Charter ; and also to encourage friendly dealing with eaoh other . After the lecture 6 =. 3 £ d . was collected for the wife and family of Mr . Win . Williams , of Lees , who is now incarcerated in Kirkdale gaol , awaiting his trial at the next assizes . In the evening , a sermon was preached by

      Mr . Clisset , of Mill Bridge ; both services were well attended , and the speakers gave general satisfaction . At the weekly meeting of the members , the following list of five persons were moved by Mr . Lawless , and seconded by Mr . Brierly , , as fit and proper persons to form the Committee to examine the books and documents now in the hands of the Executive Committee , or Mr . J . Campbell , the late Secretary , namely , Mr . J . G . Dron , Lambeth ; Mr . Ruffy Ridley , City ; Mr . Philip M'Grath , Tower Hamlets ; Mr . Wm . Cufiay , Strand ; Mr . T . M . Wheeler , Strand .

      NEWCASTLE . —At the usual pnblic meeting , in the Chartist Hall , on Sunday evening , Mr . Fleming in the chair , Mr . Sinclair gave an account of the proceedings in the Conference , Bhovring his reasons for every vote he gave when in that assembly , which was highly satisfactory to all the Chartists present-The following resolution was moved by Mr . Dees , seconded , and carried unanimously : — "That this meeting are perfectly satisfied with the account now given of our representative in the Conference , Mr . Sinclair , and do tender him our sincere thank ? for his straightforward conduct on that ocpap ' . on . " Moved by Mr . Frankland , seconded by Mr . Young : — " That the thanks of the Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead be respectively tendered to Feargu 3

      O Connor , Esq , of Hammersmith , Alfred Fussell , of Birmingham , and Mr . "William HopKms , of Birmingham—( the remaining representa ^' iyes of Newcastle and Gateshead)—for their T nonest , manly , and straightforward advocacy of the People ' s Charter in the Birmingham Conference . A vote of thanks was likewise agreed to to Mr . John M'Shane , for the firm manner , in which he withstood ihe intimidation of the * * Sucking Pig" Chartists of this locality to dec \ are the division of the public meeting in the Turkf- ' Head in their favour , contrary to his own conviction , or that of any other honest person present . Mr . S . read the appeal to the Chartistc , of the United Kingdom , in behalf of the Eveni ng Star , and a determination was expressed to adopt means to enhance its circulation in 'this locality , after whioh Mr . Jobling

      gave a lecture * , n the principles of universal liberty . The Cruet djts of Newcastle and Gateshead , held their weekly meeting ou Thursday evening as usual . Mx . John Young in the chair . The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed , the secretary read Mr . Cooper ' s Plan of Organization from the N . orthern Star , when Mr . Sinclair gave notice tha > . the plan now read be duly considered and discrissed , clause by clause , next meeting night , prior to expressing our public opinion on the subject . Mr . Knox then moved and Mr . Andrew Elliott seconded , * That the thanks of the Chartists of this locality be respectfully tendered to each of the 193 whole ho ? delegates who voted for the People ' s Charter at the Conference in Birminghanj . " Carried unanimously . After disposing of some local business ike meeting adjourned .

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      BRISTOL—Mr . Balrstow having beon bai-Jed oat of the stone jug , lectured in the DemoonAtic Chapel , Bear-lane , on Monday ev . ning , declaring his firm adherence to the Charter , and that persecution conld never swerve him from his principles . He made some observations upoa the treatment he had received . After he had concluded . Miss M . Walker made a few observations upon the neceststy of union ; the great wrong and evil of private quarrels and private slander , the sure promoters of discord and divisions , and therefore the destroyers of unioa . After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , and to M » . Spencer , of Northampton , one of Mr . B . ' s bail , for having come to Bristol for that service , the meeting separated . Mr . Olivers , of Brisic ^ was the other hail .

      \_ WARWICK . —At the usual weekly meeting at Spa Saracen ' s Head , a long discussion took place on tha principles of Socialism and Chartiraa , by Messrs . Hob ^ on , Graves , Price , Stanley , Plumby and Shepherd . Mr . Joseph Green will lecture on Sunday nigh * next , at seven o ' clock , at the Prinee of Wales , Leamington . NOTT 3 KHGHAW . —A meeting of delegates , from the vanoualocalitiea in Nottingham , took place in the Democratic chapel , on Sunday morning-, Mr . C , Robert * in the chair . The following resolutious were carried : — ' That *»> report of the nuraber of paying aad non-paying members in each . locality be delivered to the chairman of the delegate meeting , in the Dfemocrajio Chapel , on the first Sunday in month

      every . " > " That the People ' s Charter contains the principles of pure representation in an eminent degree over all other documents that have appeared before the public , and that it is endeared to us by the noble principles it contains ; it is further endeared to us by the sufferings of those noble patriots who have fallen a sacrifice ; we therefore are determined to agitate for nothing else , nor by any other name than that given to it by its authors , and sanctioned by the great body of the people belonging to the working classes of this country . " " That as Mr . Sturge and the members of the Complete Suffrage Union abrnptly retired from the Conference rather than enter into a discussion Hpoa the Charter , this meeting is compelled thus publicly to declare their surprise at , and disapprobation ot , the anti-democratic conduct of the Complete Suffrage

      body , and are determined never to give their support to any man , or body of men , who does not recognise the People ' s Charter as the basis of their claim to the support of the people . ' " That the f hanks of this meeting be given to Mr . Wm . Lovett , Feargas O'Connor , Esq ., and all those delegates who voted with them &pon the question of making the People's Charter the basis of discussion , and this meeting pledge themselves to co-operate with them in any legal and peaceable agitation which shall appear most advisable for the attainment of our just cause . " The Chartists also met at the aforementioned place , on Monday evening , Mr . John Wright in the chair , when a general council were elected , and the following were nominated as competent persons to examine the accounts of Mr . Campbell , nam 6 ly , Messrs . T . M . Wheeler , Ruffy Ridley , J . G . Dron , Wm . BolweH . and Jobu Watkius .

      BRADFORD . —On Monday evening the members of the Council met in their room , Butterworth ' sbuildings , when two resolutions condemnatory of the conduct of the Complete Suffrage party , were ordered to be sent to sach locality , in order that they mighi report thereon at the next Monday evening meeting ; a resolution was also adopted for getting up a teaparty at the time of the liberation of Peddie and Brnok , and a committee of thirteen persons were appointed to carry out the necessary arrangements ; it was also resolved , that each council-man should use his exertions to raise funds in their several localities towards defraying the debt incurred by thoexpence of the delegates to the Birmingham Conference . A committee of five persona were appointed to get up instructive amusements at a low charge for the Chartists of Bradford and district .

      MANCHESTER . —The South Lancashire Delegate Meeting was held in the Chartist room , Brownstreet , on Sunday last , Mr . Thomas Railton was called to the chair . The following sums were paid in by the delegates : —For ,, the Irish Fund , Rochdale , 4 " . 3 J . ; ditto from RatcIiflVbridge , 7 d . ; ditto , from the Carpenters' Hall , Id . ; ditto , for tho Defence Fund , from two friends , by J . Ishorwood , Is . 64 . In the last report of the delegate meeting for South Lancashire , there appeared tor Rochdale to the Executive , 2 s . 6 d ., and for tho Irish Fund , SI . which ought to have been Hollinwood . Mr . Nuttall brought forward the following motion : — " That , in order to carry out the principle of equal representation , each locality be allowed one representative to

      si tin the South Lanoa-hire Council for every fifty paying members , and that these localities that have not that number of tneaibera be allowed one representative . " Mr . Ishersvood moved an amendment . M That the resolution of Mr . Nuttall stand over until the next delegate meeting . " The amendment was carried by a majority of one . Mr . Davies thought that it would be advisable to have another delegate meeting in a fortnight as the trials were near at hand , and it was very likely that many of the best men would be i imprisoned , and in his opinion it would be advisable to get out , if possible , a county lecturer in order to keep up the agitation ; and also it was necessary to endeavour to get up funds for the defence of ihe victims and the support of their families . Mr . Nuttall moved , and Mr . Kershaw seconded , " That the next delegate meeting be held on the 22 nd inst , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . " Carried unanimously . Mr . K < y

      moved , and Mr . Nuttall seconded the following motion , — " That we , the delegates of South Lancashire'in delegate meeting assembled , do recommend to the country the five geDtlemen hereafter mentioned , residing in London , as fit and proper persons to form a comnnttre to examine the books of the Executive Council , namely , Mr . Dron , Mr . Maynard , Mr . Wheeler , Mr . Lucas , and Mr . R . Ridley . Carried unanimously . Mr . Isherwood then read the plan of Organisation which appeared in the Northern Star of Saturday last , when it was moved and seconded , That we have taken the new Plan of Organisation into consideration , and we hope that the delegates will come to the next meeting with the instructions of their constituents thereon . " Carried . The meeting was then adjourned until that day fortnight . The thanks of the meetiag having been given to the ^ Chairman , the delegates separated to their respective localities .

      2 » AKCHESTER . —Carpewters' Hall . —On Sunday last the Chartists of this locality were addressed in the afternoon , by Mrs . Fields , and in the evening by Mr . Wm . Dixoa . 6 RSENOCK . —A public meeting was held on Friday evening ; Mr . Japes Boyd in the chair ; when Mr . Roberton , delegate to the Conference , gave an account of the proceedings which took place therein . He also gave an account of his own conduot in the Conference , whioh was satisfactory to those who sent him . Mr . Duncan also delivered a short address on the proceedings of tho Conference and concluded by introducing Mr .. Tattersall from England , who came forward and delivered a most eloquent and argumentative address , in wbjoh he shewed off the fallacy of agitating for anything short of the Charter . A vote of thanks to , and also of confidence in , George Roberton was unanimously passed , and the meeting broke up .

      LEICESTER . —The Shaksperoans have mustered but seldom since the Conference . Mr . Cooper has been ill , and misunderstandings which originated in that evil occurrence commonly called " the strike , " and during Mr . C . ' s absence and imprisonment , have lately broken out into very bad feeling . It is hoped ) however , that these unlucky phenomena will soon cease to manifest themselves , and that things will speedily revert to their old and prosperous course . Mr . Cooper was able to deliver a brief address last Sunday night , and the veteran Jobn Richards , of the Potteries ( who haa been Btaying with his fellow prisoners for three weeks ) gave us his farewell address on Monday night . * ' Hamlet " i » to come off by our dramatic section , next Monday night . i

      cab lisle . —The WoRjtiNa Mens' Mental Improvement Society . —The members of this society assemb'ed at their room , No . 6 , John-street , Caldewgate , on Sunday evening , Mr . John Hutchinson iu the chair . The , minutes of last meeting were read over , after which the Secretary handed over to tho Chairman two volumes , entitled— " Reports on tho S-inatory Condition of the Working Classes in England , Scotiaud , aud Wales , " which were presented to the Society by P , H . Howard , Esq ., M . P . for Carlisle . Mr . Armstrong then resumed the debate , on the question— "Have the poetical works

      of Robert Burus , the Scottish poet , tended to destroy eupcrbtition , promote morality , aud forward the cause of pubiio liberty 1 " Several other speakers took a part in the debate , after which Mr . Bowman replied , and the discussion closed . An animated conversation took place on the proceedings at Birmingham , and respecting the conduct of the Executive . Tho following important question was then proposed for next Sunday evening— " What hopes are there of a speedy and cordial Hnion between the middle and working olaases of this country , from tho results of the Birmingham Conference !"

      PRESTON . —At a meeting of the Chartists of Preston , on Saturday night last , the following resolution was unanimously adopted : — ° That we give onr unqualified opposition ; to Mr . Cooper ' s plan of organisation . We approve of a paid secretary and committee , as recommended in the Star . And we would be glad to see the attention of the people more particularly called to this matter , as we consider it of the greatest importance . " PETERBOROUGH . —At the weekly meeting of the ChartiBts of this place ,: the conduot of Mr , Philp was laid before the meeting , after Which a vote of censure was moved by Mr . Auckland , and seconded by Mr . Marklin . A vote of thanks was given , to Mr . Pierce , the Quaker , for disclaiming the doctrine of Messrs . Sturge and Spencer , that the minority was the Conference , aud likewise to Mr . Lovett , fox bis honest and manly support of the People ' s Charter . ,

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      ** ~ ' " — - - ^ LONDON . —Wobkjng Man ' s Hau . Mayrlebqnb . i—Mr . Wheeler lectured here on Sunday evening to a large audience ; the chair was occupied by Mr . Traeman ; a deputation attended from the ? hirehokters of the New Central Hall , and other brainess of lecal import was transacted . j Clock-Kouse , Castle-Stbeet , Lei ' pesteb- Square . —ilr . Skolton lectured here to a crowded audienes , and ga ? e great satisfaction . j The Metbopomtaw Dzleqatk Meetikg was held on Sunday afternoon , Mr . Dron in the chair ; after the usual routine of business , and credentia ' s having been received &om Mr . Grew of the Chartist Hall , Grey Eagle-sfoeet , and from Mr . Overlon for the city of London , the addresses j ordered to be

      printed wererdibtributed among thejdelo ^ ates . 3 g . was received from the Camberwell locality , and 4 i . from Bloomsfctary . Messrs . Rogers and Beck were atfowed to take their seats for the ctiy shoemakers , aed present proper credentials on the ensuing : meeting , Mr . Maynard brought forwardi Mr . Cooper ' 9 plaa of organization , but te wai ultimately defeTred , and a notice of motion given upon the subject .. Mr . Knight moved the following 1 resolution : — " ! Fnat whilst we remain-unaltered tu our opinions respecting she Anti-Corn Law paitjs we conceive it to : be imp > Hric and unwise to oppo 3 s them & * , tho pressnt whilst we are endeavouring to unite ail grades © f Reformers . "—Seconded by Mr . Tuelon . Considera ' - ble discussion arose about the reception of the motion ,

      it having been negatived with ane dissentient on 9 previous occasion . It- was ultimately withdrawn , and Mr . Maynard propoaed , and Mr . Tuelon seconded , the following resolution : — " Tnat , whilst vre remain unaltered in our opinions respecting ! the anti-Corn Law Party , we conceive it to be impolitic and unwise , a 3 Chartists , in- factiouely opposing them in their present struggle for the total repeal of the obnoxious Corn Laws . " Mr . Roee j proposed an amendment , asserting the right of Chartists tcattend and enforce , by argument , their views alt every public opportunity ; but anbsequentlv withdrew it : and Mr , CuiBiy moved , and Mr . Humphreys seconded , " The previous question , " which was carried with four dissentients . Mr . Maynard gave notice of a

      motion regarding the impropriety of ( Chartists opposing public meetings called by any parties professing to have the same object in view ; Mr . Pearce , of Limehouse , presented the delegate meeting wiib a tortoiseshsll silver ornamented rcadingritlasB , to- be disposed of for the benefit of Dr . M"Dbua ) l and bis family ; the present was accepted , and a vote of thanks given to the donor . Messrs . Wheeler , Salmon , Shackieton , Rose , and Page , were appointed a committee to carry the object iciof t&sa ' .. Mr . Knight brought forward the subject of the Central Chartist Hall , and earnestly pressed the delegates to induce the localities to urge forward the undertaking . Several other delegates ably advocated the samo subject . Mr . Rose brought forward the case

      of Mr . W ilde , of Mottram , late an active member of the Bexmondsey locality , now an icapjrkoned victim , and pressed upon the delegates tho propriety of raising a subscription in their several ! localities to assist his wife and family . Messrs . Maynard and Wheeler apoko highly of the conduct and abilities of Mr . Wilde , and trusted the subject would be attended to . Mr . Simpson moved that the sain of twelve ahillings be paid towards defraying the ] rent of the Hail—carried . He altio pressed upon tho&e who were indebted to himself and Mr . Wheeler for cards of tho Association , imnudiately to discharge

      their debts , that the money might bo paid into the hands of the General Treasurer . Mr . Simpson moved , and Mr . Rose seoonded , the following resolution , * ' That we approve of the plan laid down by tho delegates assembled at Birmingham , recommending the appointment of a committee of five persons to investigate the accounts , < 5 lc , of the Executive . " Carried unanimonsly . A flight discussion arose as to the propriety of nominating ! individuals , but on a suggestion of Mr . Wheeler it was unanimously agreed to leave the nomination entirely in the hands of our prorincial ^ brethreu . The meeting then adjourned .

      Stab Coffee Hoose , Golden Lane . —Mr . Bolwell attended , and opened the debate upon thai question— " Had the Birmingham Conference produced any beneficial result ! " Ho contended it had , inasmuch as it had proved to the working classes the insincerity of the Sturge party , alid had produced a reconciliation between Messrsi Lovett a&d O'Connor . He was supported by Mtessru . Mills , Caatle , Langwith , Searle , aud Sewail . Mr . Clark , in reply , said that admitting all that wasj said by the supporters of the C ) nf < -rcnc 8 to lw correct , still th& calling together of so many delegates jat f . o great an expence , could not be justified at a time like this , ' when so many of the advocat € 3 af the Charter were j pining in tho dungeons of the tyrants . j or banished ' from their native land , their wives and children ' starving ; and that if those who urged the people to take part in ending delegates had exerted fcheir talents and influence with the same jearnestaeas ,

      nearly as much could have bean raised fpr a General Victim Fund—a proceeding -which would bave reflected greater credit upon tha Chartist body ; but he was afraid that the Chartist leaders wero influenced by other motives than the advaneement of the people ' s cause that they wished for healthful recreation at the people ' s expence . He then showed that the system of Trades' Unions could besuesssfully carried on without these Conferences , and asserted that they were superior to chartist Associations ; and , much as he' priced himself on being a Chartist , he considered it a greater honour to be a Trades' | Uuioaisti , for the man . who belonged to jfcbe Chartist body , but held aloof from- his trade society , did not act with consistency or principle . | Mes 3 rs . C . M'Carthy and King supported this view of the question ; and , after a vote of thanks to the Chair- - man , it was resolved that , we recommendithe country to elect a committee to examine tho accounts of the Executive . "

      OUSEBURN . —The Chartists of this locality assembled as usual on Sunday moraing , in their room , Ehst-end of Railway Bridge . Mr . Cooper ' s plan of Organization was rend from th ' e Northern Star , when an interesting discussion- ensued , which was adjourned until next week . Erery jone present condemned the enormous salaries proposed by tha 14 th article , it being about sir times I as much as most of the working men are reaeiving , and every one has a right to sacrifice a little . It is particularly requested that the members belonging to this locality will meet in their room an Sunday morning , as business of importance will be brought before them .

      GLASGOW . —The Directors of the Chariar Association met in their Hall , College Open , on Friday evening , Mr . T . Ancett in th-e chair . The oainutes of the previous meeting being read and ponf&med , a discussion ensued on the subject of calling a pubiio meetiDg , to hear the report of the Delegates jo the Birmingham Conference . Some were fpr deferring the calling of the meeting until copies of tha amended Charter were procured , ia order that tho alterations suggested by the Conferesce should bo submitted to the meeting when the dekgates gave in bheir report ; others were for holding , the meeting i&medi . t « ly ultimately it was agreed to hold tho meeting ou Monday evening , the Piii instant . It wasialso agreed to call a meeting of tha Association as . soon as copies

      of th » Charter ( . as amended ) can , be ) had . Mr . Walker said he had a letter from Edinburgh , stating that J , Duncan ' s trial was to come o& on Monday , ths lfith , and soliciting what ever aid the committee might be able to give ; four pounds was then voted towards Mr . Duaean ' s defence . Mr . , Colqhuoun said , when at Bit&nngham he hs / 1 seen the bereaved wife of the exiled Ellis ; he understood she was left destitute ; he rests told she was threatened with the horrible alternative of being sent into one of those modern bastiles—a xnion workhouse . He hoped the committee would not overlook her case , j A director said he had lately been told that Mrs . Peddie was in very poor circumstances . Mr . Greig corroborated this statement . One pound was then voted to Mrs .

      Ellis , and one peund to 14 * 3 . Peddie , M ^ r . Chisholsa said , 6 ome 200 Pioneers % price twopence each , a periodical got up by Hobart Lowery of ^ Edinburgh , had beon sent to Mr . Q . Ross on account of the Association , he wished to know whether the direoiors would undertake to- sell them . It was ! moved and unanimously agreed , that they should not entertain the subject . After s vote of thanks toMri Ancott for his uniform urbanity in the chair , tha meeting broke up . As everything connected with tha ] movements of the respective parties going and professing to go for the Charter , must at present be looked to with suoh interest , to record . the following incident may not be altogether out of place . The Copaplete Suffrage Committee , whioh ooiapose almost the entire of

      their Association , resolved to give & grand soiree in the Teetotal Hall , Nelson-street , on Thursday the 5 ih inst . in honour of , aad to hear ths report of some their delegates ( not the Glasgow ones ) po the late Conference ; our walls were posted with bills annonncing this grand treat , no doubt anticipating the glorious triumph of their friends at Birmingham ; but , alas ! in both eases they were woefully doomed to disappointment . The ungrateful " wights , " to whom they were wont to look for support and patronage , finding the dodge did not suit to gull the riotous , violent , aad intolerant Chartists , would not buy a ticket to " the Grand Soiree . " Thursday eveaing came , but the parties who were to attend the grand banquet to celebrate tho triumph of the Complete

      dodge forgot where Nelson-street was . j No street guide , no city porter could be found capable of leading them to this feast of reason and flow of soul ; when the hour arrived when tea was announced to be on the table , all was darkness . The charming words of Complete Suffrage which were to have supplanted the nasty , greasy , vulgar , and supported only by the "ignorant" rag-tag and bobtail Charter , failed to bring a single imp to tho grand treat . ! Truly the hand writing on the wall haa gone forth . ] Thy glory is departed O Dodge . Contrast this with that got up by the good men of Gorbala , where numbers had to go away who could not gain admittance , and fifteen who had nevur done anything in the cause before , had ordered Association tickets . So muo ' a for the good old barque . !

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      —¦ _ . . ¦ i . — . — - ¦ ¦ i - ^ LEEDS . —Extensive Felony . —We last week stattd that a clerk in the t mploy of Me ; srs . Ward and Son , Lolicitors , had absconded , with a considerable sum of money in his poSi e ? 3 ion . He was apnrehendtd at Bristol on Wednesday last , by Mr . xtead , chief-constabb of th *' s borcugh , with two hundred toyereigD < 3 , two £ 20 Bank of England notti , two £ 5 notes , and a large cmantit ? of valuable jew ellery in his possessioa . l » e hau * Ieo a lady with him , whom he Ihad takea from She ffield ; he denial that he has b ~ m married to her . HV wr i brought before the magistrates at the Conrt-bvOu ^ e on Friiay ( yesterday } a&d the principal part of the depositions were taken against him , but in consequence o * the absence of two material witness " he wm remanded uniil Wednesday next . The -mtoeaxs examined were bound over to pro / ^ mte at York , Tha prisone ? h ?« a wife and two children , Trhom fae > had left in Lseds . The amount he * ' bolted" with ;

      was £ 575 17 tv 3 a . Stealing a Watch , —On Friday ( ynterday ) a private soldier in the 32 nd , name a James Porter , was brought before the magistrate ? at the Court Houc . e , on a er-azge . of having stole * a sibrar watch , the property of Mr . Sowrey , pawnbroker , Commercial-strc a * . The prisoner vrent into Mr . Sowrey ' ff shop on Thursday evening , and asked to look at a watch , which ho sai i he wanted to purchase . A hunting watca was shown to him , for which be wca asked £ 2 ' 10 s . ; he offered £ 2 , and on its being refused , h «? darted © at of the shop srad took the watch with him . He had a comrade named JoneS who was standing looking into Mr . Green's shop , and to whom he called out when he ran away . Tney were both taken into custody , but Jones was discharged ; Perter was committed for trial , his identity behg distinctly : sworn t& by . tbro wit-Be ? se 3 .

      Supposed C $ * r , d Murder . —Undar this head ,, ia » . r last , we stated that . a child had been taken out of a mill dam , in Camp-road . Tae adjourned iaouest vrr-i held ou Tftnrsday ev 3 ning . whea no additional evidence could be adduced , tne police having made * every enquiry after the mother without sucgcts . The jury there&re returned a verdic * * leaving the cause open lor adjudication by the magistrate . " ? ,, should any evidence at a futore period be produced to criminate any patty . Ball . —On TJiaraday evening last , a ball ws ^ giveu iu the Music-Hall , Alt ^ oa-atreet , by the Leeds * Squadron of Yorkshire Hn&ssra , Ic wa ? attended * by Lieutenant-Colonel Beckett , M . P ., tha officers or the 17 th Lancers and the 3 £ nd Foot , and a large * and fashionable assembly , including General Brotherton , Sir Clifford and Lady C ) nstabi 3 , &c . &c . The baud was ably led by Mr . George Spsacer , aud galopades , quadrilles ,- waltzes ; and conVrs- dances were kept up until six o ' clock next morning .

      Death by Burning . —On Thursday last , an . inquest was held a : the Coui-i House , before John Blackburn , Esq . * ou the bodj ^ of Mary Aun Vesty , aged six years , who e parents reside at Brain ley . The deceased , on Tu ' enday afternoon , was left in tha bouse by herself snd whilst playing with the fire , sether clothes on a blazs , by whioh she wr-. so much burnt as to caii 3 e her death ia the Infirmary , ( t »> which place rthe wa ? removed immediately , ) ou Wednesday . Verdict , " Accidents' Dcash . " Stealing Silver Plate . —On Monday last , & bone-grubber , named James Giiffia , vvri committed for trial at the next borough te sions , lor having ** walked off " with a small silver waiter and a p ? F of t '; ugar nippers , from the hou _ e of Mr . Fenton , hosier , m York-piace , Tace bone-grubbers are the greatest nuisance" ) that infest the town ; there is nothing ., except it is either too kot or too heavy , that they will not ' * baz . "

      Suspicious Chasacters . —On Monday last , two men who gave their names Wm . Butter field ard Robert Hardesfcy , who were apprehended at an early hour on Saturday morning with a number- of dead fowls , some keys , and a " jemmy" in their possession , were sent to Wakefield Houte of Correction for tbrr 3 months each * a <> rogues aud vagabonds , no owner having been found for the fowls , which are suspected to have been stolen . Stealing Cioth . —On Tuesday laqt , Patrick Morgan and Samuel Batty were tuliy committed for trial at tha next borough sessions , on a charge of haying stolen a pk

      Thimble Ricgebs . —On Tuesday last , five-men named Michael Russell , John Holdsworth , William Caliaghan , John Smith , andCornf lias Mallan , wero brought before A . Titley , and G . Wright , Esqis ., at the Court Houte , bv Mr . Joshua Naylov , constable of Chapeltown , for having been found in the highway in hi 3 neighbourhood * , exercising the art of thimble rigging . They had defrauded a young " green horn , " named Henry Nicholson , oat of a sum of money , but he did not think proper to make a public exhibition of himself . The constabla and a witness , however , were able to prove the caee , and being old hands , aud well knowu to the Leeds police , they were sent to WakeSeld for throe moratha , to perform on the treadmill , instead of . with thimbles and peas .

      Stealing fhoh Emp £ Qters . —Thrca mea are in custody , and are remanded for further examination * on a charge of having robbed to a serious extent * Messrs Stead and Simpsons , curriers and shoemakers , Kirkgate , in whose employ they . have been since April last . Uheir names are John Pearce , Wcj . Sebridge , and W . Hastings ; they are all from Northampton , and were engaged by a foreman th&re , in Meisrs . Stead aud Simpsons' employ , against whom a warrant has been issued , on a charge of being concerned in the theft . The Value of the property at present recovered is from £ 25 to i 630 , and consists of all descriptions of leather , cloth for anen ' s aud womea ' a boots , linings , & . $ . The gross amount missing is very considerable . Pearce resided iu Burinantofts , and the other , two prisoners lodged with him . Hastings confessed that he had a suit of clothes u . ade from cloth stolen from the prosecutors .

      Death from ; Excessive Drinkinq . —On Monday an inquest was held at the Court-House , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body / of John Sharp a miller , twenty-nine years old , who resided at the bottom of Kirkgate . The deceased , on Friday last , was drinking at the house of M * . Terry , the Britannia Inn ^ Wellington-street , and when he left there he was in such a state of intoxication as not to be able to stand , and on leaving the house , he fell down some steps in . to the street . Two men afterwards took him home , and on the road he became so bad that they were obliged to get a coach . The man never spoke after he go * home . The jury returned a verdict to the effect , that the man died from congestion of the brain , produced by intoxication .

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      Drbadpul Accident on she North Midland RAiitWAtV . —We regret to bttve to record the occurrence of a very dreadful accident upon the North Midland Railway , which took place oa-Taursday morniog last ; and which csoasioned the destruction of property of considerable value , and , what was of infinitely more imoortanca , sacrificed the life of a human being . Tae cireamstancea under which this calamity occurred ware as follows : —On Tnursday last , a passenger tr ^ ' n from Leeds to- Derby left the station in this town as usual , at five o ' clock in the morning . There were oaly three passenger carriages , a first , eecond , aud third class connected with it , and ia front of these , betwixt them and-the tender , were placed some waggons loaded with goods . Mr . Carey

      the leader of the band- of the 32 ad regiment of foot , now Btationed in Leads , and the un&rtunate gentleman whose life haa been sacrificed , Mr . Harvey , a commercial traveller for the haase of Findiay . Maclean and Co ., of Glasgow , were the only two passengers in the irain . On arriang at iSormanton , it was found thai a luggage train , which ought , ia due oourse , to have left that station at four o ' clock in the morning , was still remaining there , in consequence , a 3 we aaderstand , of &omo temporary defect in the engine |; and as it was . still not ready to proceed , the passenger train weat on and left it behind . It stopped at the Bamsley Station to take in water , and whilst there , Mr . Qarey , having . just before got out of the train , and tho eugine-drivera

      being als * busied outaide ia makjag arrange * , ments , the luggage-train cams in Bight , and , notwithstanding that two men , with signal lamps , took thejr station at tie u&ual and proper time , to warn the driver of the presence of the other train , the luggage train held on and dicL . not stop until it came violently in contact with the passenger train , and shattered int-taataneously ihawhold of the three passenger carriages to absolute splinters . Mr Hasvey , who waa the only man in the eanjage , had the upper part of his head completely taken ofi * from beneath the forehead , as . was supposed by some projecting pa $ t of . the engiae , and his . brains

      scattered in all directions , but the rest of his body escaped without a bruise . Of course he was instantly dead . The stok&r of the luggage-engine had auo bis hand fractured , and ii ia probable , will be obliged to have it amputated . % he enfiine ^ dnye * himself escaped uninjured . The name of the driver of the . luggage engine is Jenkins ; who states , that he did not Bee the signal lamps displayed ; bat that they were diepJay&d seems to be beyond doubt , and it appears difficult to ascribe the accident to any other cause than his eaxelessaess . We axe told that the Juggage train was proceeding at a velocity of nearly thirty miles an hoar . An inquest was 60 be held yesterday afternoon .

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      On Tuesday last , aged 67 , Henry Hindley , of BradsQaw-gate , Leigh . The deceased , was , awben : Hvip . g , one of the oldest and most sealons Chartisti in Leigh , He was respected and beloved by the whole of the Chartist body , aad his death is muon lamented , not only by his afflioted family , but by Ul who knew him .

      Deaths

      DEATHS

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      — THE NORTHERN STA R . \ 5

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 14, 1843, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1195/page/5/