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      T . EICE 5 XE 2 SHERE . —Mr . Babstotr visited and addressed the friends at "Wigrton ssd -Coanfeaaiorpe , ^ steei , and preached in the Shakspewaa Boom , T ^ cester , last Sunday . The Shakspereana haTe had festive dances , ic . three evenings of the present -week . On Tuesday last , Mr . Bairrtew visited Hinckley , and fleBTKtd fsro addresses to the friends there ; on Wednesday mght > fce xe-iTisited Wixston . CtlTHEBOB . —Hi . Marsden , of Preston , lectured __

      Ijgre on Toils ? t o an attentive oat-door audience . He «« stri tingly ponrtrayed the workings of the present intern , upon the collective industry and tail of the Unjjiijs ; classes , sad also the rapid march of machinery , sad conclnded an excellent lecture by exporting them r ^ j Buitea and become enrolled , and take an active jnd OTcrgetie part In the National Charter Association , j t ^ as Dy t-very man < iolng hia own irork that would jecnre the adoption of the Pespls ' a Charter . A -vote of jhn&s "Wis pasaefcd to him for his excellent lecture .

      SAWNEY , SE ± B CLITHEBOE . —Mi . Bd . Marsden wjnrea * here on Sunday forenoon , in the Chartiat Bacon , -which TPas ewwfied to snffocation . At the close ofth 6 le * » * h e following resolutions -were earried fUjjiimrasly : —" That in the opinion of this meeting ttB satsSon for the Charter la just and reasonable , therefore " « re pledge ourselves not to cease in our exer-Hoia t 31 it itall become enrollBdin the statute book of thas realms . " "That Bering the . great , praiseworthy , IjwTpaizioSc disinterestedness of Feargus O'Connor , Sn ^ ^ d the unflinching ^ persevera nce -which he has js jp&yed ; tfeat the best and most unfeigned thanks of jwjiijecfiiig are ji ^ 11 to ^^ 5 also to Ms brother « cGHspasts > rs" lor their defence and maintenance of oni jfcbteonB i mmutable principles in tie Court House , at lanester *

      la ' r" ^^* A Biscrssios tooi place in the evening on the com-Tgatrre mtrJM of getting on the land by a system of I ? ZnBaiaaa , and thfl agitation ior the Charter xmder Zfcz L cjicttmstsncft . Both aides were very ably r ^ ta ^ ed by Hessra . Maraden Drrrer , SmaUeyand tfxsn , atd confined oats a late hour . No divinon took place npon the * nt > je «* .

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      SH 1 IDESI » ANI > . —On Monday evening the ¦ mi . nil > PTs and friends of the Mechanic ' s Institute , Kfp ^ Ie * e » partj in the Catholic School Room , Bridse-sireei . IIb attendance was large * nd ihe J ^ rtainmenis of the evening such as to £ ive the nWhest satisfaction to all present . The splendid Carnetio Banfl , originated bj ihe Mechanic ' s Institute , perfonnsd several fine pieces of music in fine ctr £ . Several excellent Bongs and recitaiions wera »] i > given by Jlessrs . Chappie , GrajjDobam , Thompson Cooper , Cairns , Potts , and others . Mr . Williams fieliTEredan address in explanation of the object and « msdtation of ths Mechanics Institute , which was frarmlj received .

      05 TnyB-iTj a League meeting was called , over wlieh the Mayor presided , and at -which the usual stock speeches were delivered by a Tariety of gentlemen , amongst whom was Mr . James Williamslathe course of she evening , Mr , Kidd ^ ascended the platform amidst mingled cheers and hisses from the congregated parties friendly and unfriendly to the league . The Mayor objected to him ( Mi . Kidd ) on the ground of hi 3 not being an inhabitant of the town , llucn altercarion ensued , resuliing in a challenge from Mr , Kind to Mr . Williams lo discuss the pestion publicly . The challenge was accepted ^ bni on meeting to arrange preliminaries the parties it Beems could not agree on terms . Mr . Kiad euV seanentlT deliTered a lectare in the long room of ibe

      Arcade , nndextakin £ to prore that a repeal of the Com laws conld BDt benefit the working clases without accompanying measures , and challenging Mr . WiDiams or any other gentleman to disussion on that point . A correspondent sends ns the folfewing account of the meeting : — " The large room iras crowded io . suffocation , and I think there conld Bot be less than a Ihonsand people present , and many could not gain admittance , A working man vas called to the chair , and opened , the proceexiings of the meeting by reading the bill , and jnsi when tbe Eame had been read , and the chairman was abont to introduce Mr . Edd , a toics from the body of the jneeJiBg was ieard , saying read Mr . Wiilianas s also . " The Chairman did so , and introduced Mr

      3 Qdd to die meeting , who was received with thunders of applause . Mr . Edd began by referring to iheplacard published by Mr . Williams or his friends in which he was taxed with being ignorant » ud imprudent , and a common disturber . He said I plead . guilty of the charge of being ignorant , but this does by no means prove James Williams to be more intelligent on ihe question of the Corn Laws , and if he or any other gentleman be in this room holding Eimilar opinions , let him come forward to the platform , and this meeting shall judge of the Steals of the question , and tie intelligence of the disputants . Ho one coming forward , Mr . K . proceeded and delivered one of the most logical , eloquent , and masterly lectures we eTex heard . He

      renewed the trade of England from ibe time of Queen . EHzabetfc np to the present time ; and noticed the mxny advantages ihe foreigner nad over ns , and shewed , in the most irrefragable manner , the imposiMlity of -us competing with the foreigner under the present amount of taxation , and shewed also &st tks only remedy for the country was to fall back ob the waste land , and to cultivate it for the benefit ef the community , and not for ihoaggrandizement of a few ; and concluded by along eoiBxaent on theNottru ^ sffl election , in which he proved that Mr . ^ 'Connor was no friend of WMggery or Toryism fiiber , bnt was a pureJoTer of mankind , and was uoi the hireling of any party as it had been said , bat that Ms benevolence had made him the serrant

      m ail , in order to benefit all and pro ^ nce general prosperity ; and Mr . K 3 dd again challenged discussod , and sat down amidst load and long-continued cheers f after which a resoludon stroDgly condsEinatorycf Mr . WilKams ' s -conduct , was moved ij 2 dr . Hesketh Eiley , and seconded by Mr . Andrew Wilkie , and carried with aboat ten or twelve fisentients . H 3 SDS . —Shke ifp ' s Corar . —On Monday -last , -J . H . rM , £ sq ., sheriff' s assessor , held a court at the Court Bouse , Leeds . There were only four

      causes entered for trial , and none of them were of * 2 > y pabEc importance , and only one of them was defended . In I * r 0 etor p Appleyard , a Terdict was feien for iha plaintiff by consent , for £ 2 8 s . / d ., "fi » aan claimed . In Cutler « . Head and another , ^ i acoon for wages from Cleckheaton , a verdict ¦ Jras TBtnrned for *« defendant . In Dixon « jid fiafljEr c . Elam , which w » a undefended , * Terdict " » as Uiea for the sam daimed ,. £ 2 , 363 . The fonrth < a £ e , thst of Horsfield and another v . Garnett and toother , was withdrawn .

      OESKiEcnsG tbs PoutE ^ -On Monday last , a nan nimed John Matteer was fined 205 . and co :-t ? , for interfering with the police , whikt taking into *] pso 3 y a disorderly character named . Edwin Holhaj ; the latter was fined 5 s . and costs , for oeiug drank ; ^ E ^ n snsG CdsbdCT . —On Monday la ^ t , a roan 2 SJaed Peter 5 eruton , residing in Copenhagtn-^ eet , snd Harriet , his wife , were brought np before * fce Xeed 3 magistrates , at the Court House , the ftnaer for an assault , with a felonion 3 intent , on two little girls , of the respective ages of seven and TfelTe years of age ^ and the latter with aidiDg and * 5 eitmg Mm in his beasUy condnet . The details sie anSt for publication . Tne woman wa 3

      disctir ^ ed , the magistrates seeing that she was acring toder ; he inflatnee of her husband . He was fined ~ 3 , Sndn 4 iiig costs , sad , in default of payment , sent to Wakefield for two months . -j ^ - ^ i csG Shois . —On Monday last a man named i ^ wge Sjkes was eharged at the Court House , * f «>« . Messrs Baines and Mnsgrare , with having * K » en a p ^ oj men > ^ jjQgg f a stall in Briggate , «« ped ij Mr . W . Browa , of New -Wortley . The I ^ Berwas seen to take theshoes , on Saturday night , ^ rmg the temporary absence of ihe prosecutor from iassaHjaad when apprehended they were found in f * P ^ &et- He pleaded intoxication , which he said « m ^ prived him of all recollection -of the affidr . jiXE btneh eomnuited hiia for trial at the next ^ ssiims .

      A DisGEEOE s Te ? asi . —On Monday last , a young « &n , who gave his name-John Robinson , residing ™ TuiQfireiood , in Hew Town , was brought befoie r ^ f - Baiues and Mnsgrave , at the Coart-House , I ?* the following cucamstances . On the first of ^ FeMa ; monthj he ob ^ jned from Mr . Craister , ? pBaker , lommercial-ftreet , the key of a house t ^ isg to him , -on Boundhay-road , -which he f * fV& of aB the locks and bells which ie conld « *«• -He took the house of Mr . Craister in Ike name « «> binson , and said he worked at Messra . Law-^^* nt nat-eaHing again , ac he had promised , on ~^> vi aslerjiaat gentleman became £ UEpidoES , and ™^ J »« - 4 » the Messrs . LasreoH , he fonnd that ^ b ^ Person worked at their establishmeBi , bnt fwnaaizaeri tliat inqniry had basn made these only tt *™ * ftae be&re , whether tkere wag a m * a of *^ WBB 4 ) I Taoanson . who bad take n a honae of

      Z ~~ " * f « son asEongst their woricmen , which &ere ^*? ot . Informauonof the sfair was then ecm-^ J « ted to the jwlice , and It vsa found thai a £ r ° ?_ aoswering to the same descri ^ ion as the ooe M ^^ d e&iuaed Mr . Crabter , had Aaken a honse Ta ^ - Bwkazdson , Pjajvidence Buildiegs , Stamford 2 « 0 inndex ihe name of John Thompseo , on Eriday . » / ta instant , and had stripped it of the brass jj ] 2 ?*»* n 4 Jodfes in ihs same w » y . Search was . ^ oaedj ^ the . police , for ihe mbeine articles , and &ttdHttee bells , which were idesSfiedby TtoT ^ ! Eter ' * Bd * cumber ef doorhandles , which j ^ Rectified by Mrs . Hichacdson , were foBfld at » « £ fB"aa d-eD ! ia staBs in < he Ticar ' s Croft , and , ^^^^^ had been also sold 4 » the keepers of of ft J " - * JUia answering exactly the descriptiou ^ W ^ B er , who , h was pio ^ d , had taken the cts&n-- ^ * P ^ rs of thtse stalls g&re sneh a j [ -PJGa <» f ^ as ied tojtlj 3 apprej ] eDsjOTj Tiae offiffii-f ?^ ieirijjg all the cireumstantt * , fuUy ^^ Bfll ' - "epriHrDer for trial at the next Bor ^ asa

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      KtGiMBrrrAi N £ CKSSABiES , ~ On Saturday last , a man named George Annin was charged , at the Court House , before Messrs , Baines and Musgrave , with having purchased two shirts from a private in the 32 nd infantry , named Thompson , the latter person had deserted , taking with him part of his regimental necessaries ; the shirts sold were regularly stamped with the regimental mark , and the man was in undress uniform when they were sold . The wisoner could offer no excuse , and was fined 24 s 6 J ., three times the value of the shirts , and 10 s . and cos ' s , or in default of payment to be committed to Wak « field House of Correction for one month .

      A Disorderly Pauper . —On Monday , a woman named Charlotte Scarf was brought before the magistrates at the Cours-House , charged with being drunk and disorderly , and with begging on Sunday after-Boon . The prisoner , it appears , is an out-pauper belonging the township of Hunslet , from whence she . has received an allowance of 2 s . 6 d . per week ; thiB besides her earnings , was sufficient to have kept her from begging , but her habits being shown to be very intemperate , and her conduct altogether very bad , she was committed to Wakefield House of Correction for one month .

      A DscsKEN Spbke . —On Monday last , Thomas Fearnley , a horse breaker , from Ossett , was brought before theLeedB Magistrates , at the Court House , on a charge of disorderly conduct in the streets , and furious driving , on Saturday evening last . Fearnley had come to Leeds on a young horse , which he was engaged to break in , and whilst here had indulged rather too freely in the juice of John Barleycorn . He so mismanaged hiB horse in riding through the streets that he was thrown off , and great fears were entertained by the market people from his coEduot ; some , indeed , had very narrow escapes . The police ultimately locked him np . He was fined 2 fc . and costs .

      PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FACTORY BILL . On Tuesday last , at noon , a p-ablio meeting was held at the Court Hoose in Leeds , called by the Mayor , on the requisition of a number of the inhabitants , to take into consideration the ecucation clauses in the new factory bill . The Court Honse was not crowded , when the Mayor took the chair . He took it as a matter of course—no opposition being made thereto . " Having read the reqniBition , and announced the purport of the meeting , he proceeded to make some remarks on the bill at present in operation , and was abont to explain the nature of the provisions in the bDl of Sir James Graham , when he was interrupted by

      Mr . Besjahin Ksowies , who advanced to the front of the spectator ' s gallery , immediately over the Mayor ' s seat , and said , —Is this not a public meeting , Mr . Mayor I—( cries of " yes . ") I want to know why I have been denied admittance to the platform —( hear . ) I am a working man , and 1 suppose because I have got a fustian jacket on , I am thrust into the gallery ; while another man who has not a broad doth coat on , is permitted to go on to the bench—( cheers from the body of the Hall . ) If this be a public meeting , I hope the Mayor will remove the police officer ? from the door—( hear , hear . ) The Matob—When the person who has just spoken , says he was denied admission to the meeting , he seems to me at the same time rather to contradict his own words —( hear , hear ) . Mr . B . Kko-vtles—Mr . Mayor , don't let me be misunderstood . When I said I was denier )

      admission I meant it . J was only allowed to go into such part of the meeting , as the policemen chose to let me . I contend that I have a right to go into any part of the meeting , as long as I conduct myself properly—( hear , hear ) . I appeal to the Rev . Mr . Giles , whether I was not refused admission by a polictman . The Rev . J , E . Giles—As I have been appealed to by the speaker . I must say I think there is some ground for complaint . I certainly saw the individual prevented fiota cot&ing into Vtm part of th « meeting , and I don't think it fair —( hear , hear ) .

      The Matob—Nothing conld be further from the wish of myself , or those who have been instrumental in getting up this meeting , that any person shonld be in any manner excluded —( bear , hear ) . What is said to have been done by the police officers , was entirely without our cognizance ; and having made this disclaimer , I think the meeting cannot allow its proceedings to be interrupted any further—( hear , hear ) . The party has a seat ;—he is here , and mere than that we cannot provide for him . Kkottles—I must have these policemen removed from the door —( hear , hear , and order , order . ) I don't want to interrupt the meeting , but I wish to have the policemen removed , and I will not bo satisfied till they are removed—( cheers and shoots of " stick to '« m . "> I will stick to ' em . I pay f » r the support of the police , and I won ' t be insulted by them —( cries of order . )

      TheMiToB—I hope and trust this meeting will rapport me la the discharge of my duties —( loud cries of hoar , hear . ) I should wish that person who has interrupted onr proceedings , to state what he wishes—( shouts of " adjourn . ") Theshentsfor an adjournment here became urgent , it being stated that there were numbers of persona who conld not gain admittance . Mr . Bdwajld Baimes , jun ^ moved the adjonrnroent of the meeting to the Cloth Hall Yard , which wasa&oi&e agreed to , and to the Cloth-Hall Yard the meeting proceeded .

      Nothing particular took place heie ; the various resolutions were passed , after a good deal of talk by various persons , including the Rev . Mr . Hamilton " , Mr . Alderman Goodman . Rev . Mr . Giles , Mr . James Boldforth , Rev . Mr . Harris , Mr . Thomas Fraxer , Mr . Alderman Stansfeld , and Mr . J . A . Payne , a cberchman who , in a brief allusion to the differences which at present exist among churchmen , said he deeply deplored having to state that there were two parties in the church , in Leeds , whom he knew to be as irreconcilable as was light to darkness , as truth was to error , as God was to Satan !

      The resolntions and petitions , which were all ready cut and dried , having been drawn up and passed at a private meeting on the 23 d of March , were agreed to ; many of the parties who attended , however , not voting at all 4 having evidently . gone to see the fun , * and hear " old mother" well abu 3 ed by her illegitimate offshoots ! At the close of the proceedings the thanks of the meeting were accorded to the Mayor , who in repljing thereto candidly told the meeting he had been somewhat deceived by the

      promoters of it , as he had understood they intended to propose some amendment to the Bill , instead of opposing its passing altogether . In this he differed from them , and could not go so far as the meeting by the advice of the speakers had agreed to do . This remark rather pnt the cat among ike pigeons ; there was a regnlar hubbub in the camp , and btr . Edward Baines came forward to allay the fears of the Mayor , who after some explanations , consented to be pacified , and the meeting terminated peaceably at last , at ytiy near three o ' cloek .

      Fi ? tdi 5 g Mo 5 Er . —On Thursday last , a young man named Charles Kay , son of Mrs . Kay , confectioner , Duncan-street , appeared before Griffith Wright and A . Titley , Esqra . at the Court House , under the following circumstances : —On Tuesday last , Mrs . Battye , of Headingley , whilst at Leeds , bad the misfortune to lose her purse , containing a i £ 20 Bsnk of England Note and three sovereigns . She made kcown her loss by means of handbilU the same day ; and the police having heard that a parse containing money had been found in Mrs . Say ' s p hop . Inspector Hainswortb went there , but both Mrs . Kay and her daughter denied all knowledge « f such a circumstance . On Wednesday , however , a . female from Moriev , named Charlotte Smith

      being acquainted with Hainswor tb , went to him and tolc him that she had , on Tuesday , picked op a purse in Mrs . Kay ' s Bhop ,-which contained three sovereigns &nd what she thought was a note , but that it had teen taken from her by Mrs . Kay ' s son , who told her Khe had nothing to do with it . She added that sbe had called at Mrs . Kay ' s on Tuesday evening before going home , to see if any owner had been fooad for the purse , when Bhe was answered in tbe negative . Acting upon this information , Hainswo » fa again went to Mrs . Kay ' a on Wednesday , takisg Mrs . Smith along with him ; but sbe , being in the-background , was not seen until Mrs . Kay and her dan ^ htei had again denied all knowledge of tbe pnrse . But when they saw Mrs . Smith Urs . Kay turned round and acknowledged that her son had taken the purse from her . Search -was then made for

      yosag Kay , and he was found at a public-hou ?* in a state of intoxication . On being asked he said thai fitoct lady had called upon him that morning , aud to her be bad given tbe purse and money . He was takes to the police office , where bail was taken for his appearance before the Bench on Thursday . When lie -came , however , he was nearly drunk ; and , in reply to -questions from the magistrates , he acknowledged having had the £ 28 note and the three sovereigns , bat -said he did not know what had become of them , « zcept that they had passed through his hands . The . Bench , considering his OOBduct most unsatisfactory , ordered him to be locked up till next morning , when he would probably be more Boba * Subsequently the hearing of the case was put offtill Monday , to suit the convenience of all parties . The sum of £ 20 vr&B deposited at the poliee office for the appearance of Ray .

      Discharge ot j . Dbxtoz . jbom Yobk Castle . —On the 5 ih inst-, Miss Moss , who has been in custody as a debtor- in York Castle , twenty-four years and six days , wxs discharged . To show ihe injurious tendency ofs > neblengtbenedimprisonn 3 ente , wemayremarkthat during that time she had been allowed 11 , 2321 b . of the cbunij bread , which at the average of 2 s . 6 d . per stone , amounts to the sum of £ 100 5 s . We understand that the legislature is about to interfere to procore ihe liberation of those debtors whose confinemvnt has been of loag standing . There i « another person who hag been in the castle upwards of twenty sevfcc years .

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      The Watch Committee . —At the usual weekly mealing of this body , on Thursday , it was resolved , on what authority we know not , bat we think the rate-payers have a . right to know , to pay the expenceBof Messrs , James and Hepworth , which they had incurred by the late trials against them at York . The money , it iB said , is to come out of the reward fund . Qiery—Where does the reward fund come from ? Horse STOLrs . —During the night of Thursday last , a brawn mare was stolen from the stable of Mr . Samuel Petty , in Holbeck-lane . The mare has a white star on her forehead , and stands about fifteen handB high . Pleastjhe Trip . —Yesterday , being Good Friday , some extra trains left the railway station in Hunsletlane , for Hull , York , Derby , & <> ., at reduced fares , to favour tbe holiday people . A numerous company availed themselves of the opportunity .

      Bubglabt . —During the night of Tuesday last , the dwelling-house * of Mr . John Atkinson , joiner , in Lady Pit Lane , Hunslet Hall , was broken into by thieves , who obtained admittance by forcing a ctllar grate at the rear of the premises . Whilst they ; were engaged in ransacking the house , Mrs . Atkinson overheard them , and got up , which caused a sudden flight , and some property , which had been packed np for removal was left behind . The thieves obtained several articles of silver plate , principally spoons , most of which were marked with the letters A . I . R ., and some satin and Bilk dresses , handkerchiefs , linen shirts , &o . The amount in valuo is pretty considerable . On Wednesday , the Leeds Police officers received information that a eatin dress had been offered for Bale ai Wakefield , and on proceeding there it was found to be one of those stolen which had been detained , but a woman who offered it made her escape , and hitherto no further trace has been heard of her .

      Phreno Mesmerism —We iatimated in our last , that a number of experiments in this new science , as it is called , were announced to be performed in the large room of the Commercial Buildings , on the evenings of Tuesday , Thursday , and Saturday , of the present week . Two of the exhibitions have already come off ; the third is to-night . On Tuesday evening , after the chief operator , Mr . Sladen , had briefly detailed the leading principles" of the thiories of Mesmerism , Animal Magnetism , and Phreno Mesmerism , or Phreno-Magnetism , he proceeded to operate upon two young men , of ths respective names of Briggs and Walle , the same two who were operated upon in a series of experiments which we detailed on tbe authority of an eye

      witness a fortnight ago . The youths were seated in chairs , with their backs towards eaoh other , « nd a metallic chain having beeu attached to the wrist of each , so as to form a connection between them , Mr . Sladen commenced to look one of th « m stedfastly in the faoe . In a few seconds the youth he was directly operating upon went off into what is called the magnetic sleep ; and within one second the other was asleep alsc . That all idea of collusion might be removed from the minds of the audience , he requested that parties would step upon the platform , and examine for their own satisfaction . This request was complied with by several gentlemen present , who expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with the fact . One of them pinched the back of

      the hand of the youth Walls , so as to have hart him severely , had he been in a state of consciousness , or in the usual Btate of feeling . He also plucked several hairs from his head ; and this too without any , the slightest manifestation of pain , or even feeling . These tests were used as slyly as it was possible . The patient could bare , apparently , no means of knowing that they were to be applied ; the gentleman approaching cautiously from behind , and plucking the hair out quite suddenly , and without any , the slightest , warning . While the youtbB were in the mesmeric sleep , the operator excited at the wish of the audience , many of tbo Phrenological organs . To remove all suspicion as to collusion , & number of slips of paper had been * prepared , in which were

      set down in consecutive order , the names of the several organs . These were handed to gentlemen indifferent parts of the room , who were requested to number the organs in the order in which they wished to gee them excited . When so numbered , they were handed to a gentleman who stood at the end of the raised platform , and who wrote the name of the organ upon a black board , so that the audience might be aware which of the organs were next to be operated on , without it having to be named ; and thus rendering it impossible for the patients to hear , precluding a knowledge of what was required bs that means . The numbering of the organs by parties in the audience , was to remove ail notion of previous arrangement between the operator and

      theoperated-onjin the way of consecution . The mani-Jeslations were such as have before been detailed . When ** veneration" aDd " tune" were exciterf , the patient whistled the" Old Hundred Psalm . " When ** wit" and " tune" were excited , he sung a snatch of comio song about Old Roundlegs . " When " benevolence" was excited , alms-giving was the order of the day , even to the coat and waistcoat from off the back ; but when acquisitiveness " wascalled into play the whole were Bpeedily taken back , and even more than belonged the party . " Conscientiouness , " however , soon brought the wrongly-taken property back , with evident signB of contrition and Borrow . One peculiarity attending these manifestations was , they took place in botb youths at the same time ,

      although the direct excitement wsb only made upon one . In almost all cases was this phenomenon manifest while the two were connected together with the metallic chain . The operator , however , wished to make tbe human body a medium of communication between them ; and for this purpose invited two gentlemen to step upon the platform . The wish was complied with , and the strangers were placed between the two youths , holding & hand of each , and joining their own hands in the middle . In a few moments , however , Walls , shewed signs of irriraiion . He hastily withdrew his hand , and commenced crying as though he was grievously offended . The operator tried to sooth him , and partially succeeded . After the hands

      had been again joined , he retained hold for a moment or two , and * hen a similar manifestation of uneasiness and grief was made . Several parties in the audience hereupon requested tbe operator to demesmerise them both , thev having been in the magnetic sleep for a considerable time . The next person operated upon , was Mr . Longstaff , a tailor in . this town ; one who is well known to hundreds , and deservedly respected for honour , integrity , and uprightness . Everyone who knows him at all , would at once dismiss from the mind all idea that he was capable of practising simulation . He was soon placed in the magnetic Bleep , as it is called ; his passage from consciousness into it , however seemed to be a painful oce . The chest heaved and swelled ;

      and the features were slightly convaUed . A few passes from the operator seemed to remove these unpleasant symptoms . The phrenological manifestations were most marked in this subject . He is a gentleman of some attainments ; and the difference in manner and matter ( when language was employed ) between the uneducated youths and Mr . Lengstaff was manifest and striking . With this subject a new experiment was performed . A few passes were made about the head with an artificial magnet ; and then he followed it all round the stage , though passed from hand to hand , is the most crosswise manner . It was like " hnnting the slipper ; " with thiB difference however , that the patient seemed always to know where the magnet was ; for he

      invariably went to it . When it was laid down upon a chair , he instantly fell down on his knees , and laid his temple close to tbe magnet . He staid there until it was removed , and its infiuence broken by the operator making a few personal passes . He was next laid down with his back upon theplatform , and when the magnet was presented to his arm or foot , it siowlj raised from the &oor , as if following its influence . When the magnet was rendered inoperative by applying to it " the keep , " the limb slowly fell to itfl original position . During a portion of the time the Eubject was laid on the floor , he was in a cateleptic state : and demagnetizing passes had

      to be made before the IJaibs could moFe . When raised from the floor to his feet , the usual means of restoring the patient from the mesmeric sleep were resorted to . He appeared to have Buffered very much from its effects , complaining of head-ache , and of general exhaustion . Tbe experiments with Mr . Loogstaff were , with us , the most conclusive . We know him . We know him to be above deceit . We are therefore bound to receive the evidence of phrenological manifestations , produced by excitation while the patient is asleep , or in the magnetic stupor , as given in his person , a * seal . We know iiim to be incapable of

      simulation . The proceedings of Thursday evening were of a similar nature to those above sketched . Mr Sladen operated on the two youths , producing the usnal manifestations , when the different phrenological organs were excited . It bad been announced , that one of them , who has been often operated on , had exhibited some little susceptibility of the clmirvoyant state ; and that he had played a game or two of M dominoes" when in the magnetic sleep . It was also announced that this experiment would be attempted on this ( Thursday ) evening . The consequence was a very crowded room , and great expectation . Daring the evening , when tbe youth Briggs was , apparently , in the mesmeric Bleep , a box of " dominoes" was produced , aod a request made that a gentleman

      from the audience would step upon the platform to play with the patient . Several responded to tbe request , amoiigst them Mr . John Ayrey , of the Old George Inn . A board waa placed upon two chairs , and Mr . Ayrey and the sleepingyonth assayed toplay . They played , sure enough , two games : and at the end the yonth was examined to ascertain whether he was still asleep or cot . He was certainly , to all appearance , in ajsleeping condition . The pupils were distended ; and the eyea themselves turned upwards , ( but each inclined towards the nose ) in the socket . After Borne further experiments , with the magnet , the youth was demesmerised . It ought to be stated , that while the " games" were being played several of tbe audience called out for his eyes to be bandaged up . This , however , was

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      not done ; it being stated that the patient always resisted an attempt to do this * complaining when he . was restored to oonsoioasness of great pain . At a subsequent part of the evening , when undergoing opreationa with the magnet , an attempt waa made to blind his eyes with a Bite handkerchief , as ho laid on tbe platform ; but the moment it waa placed there , he struck out at the person applying it , and threw it off . In consequence of these things great dissatisfaction was manifested by the assembly ; and an almost general feeling that tnctory was practised was apparent . Tbia feeling ^ « "Ofhua Hobson gave expression to . He stated that hei had : come there to witness the experiments and to judge of the facts brought before him . He

      was not a b-liever in all he heard about what was called Mesmeric Science . " Far he it from him , however , to deny that effects , and effects , too , of an astounding nature could not be produced by pursuing the methods pointed out by mesmerisers . It would be the height of folly to do so : for that very evening they had witnessed things , which it was impossible , in the present Btate of knowledge with respect to them , to account for . He must believe that persons of a peculiar temperament could be placed in a state of apparent sleep , and indeed catalepsy produce ^ , by personal contact , snob , as holding the thumbs , and looking steadfastly into the eye . But whether these effects were produced by a magnetic essence , or fluid , given off by the operatoror the

      , operated-on , as some alledged , did not very plainly appear ; for analogous , indeed , similiar , effects could be produced without personal contact at all . Mr . Baird , of Manchester , had a system , bv which p ersons were sept to Bleep , and catalepsy produced , by merely looking continually and steadfastly upon any object , and concentrating the mind upon oue idea ; while Air . Catlow , of Manchester , had discovered that Bimilar effects could be produced by acting continuously on anyone of the senses ; or indeed by aotiDg upon them all together . But while he CAlr . H . ) did not deny that certain effects could be produced by perhaps these and other means , he must confess that he was sceptical as to most of what he had heard respecting the clairvoyant stages of the

      mesmeric trance . That scepticism could only be removed by the evidence of facts , and it would take stronger facts than those he had witnessed in that room that night to convince him that his scepticism was wrong . He had paid great attention to the appearances and movements of tho patient during the time he was playing the game of " dominoes ;" and he felt constrained to say that his judgment was that the youth was simulating . He had placed himself on the floor just in front of the platform , a position from which he could observe the eyes and features' of the " magnetised" player . Hjs firm conviction was that the youth was not unconscious . He believed that ho was able to see

      what it was that he was coins . He distinctly saw the eyoopen and close , in accordance with the requirments of his playing . This the audience could not observe ; for the player leaned down over the board . Let him , however , not be misunderstood . He did not aver that simulation had been practised . He only gave it as his opinion ; as bis conviction . All might have been right and fair ; but such wts not his impre 86 ion from witnessing the movements of the party . Mr . Sladen begged most distinctly to say that if simulation had beon practised , he was no party to it . He was acting in perfect good faith ; and if any deception had been resorted to , he was one ol the deceived .

      Mr . Hobson instantly acquitted Mr . Sladen of all suoh attempts . He would not for one moment even impute such thing a 8 simulation to him . He believed he was acting in good faith . The audience hereupon rose , baying very generally manifested their accordance with Mr . Hobson ' e objections : at this moment it was intimated to Mr . Sladen that tbe boy Walls had several times played the game of " Dominoes" in private with his friends , with his eyes bandaged up so as to preclude all possibility of seeing by the usual methpd ; and that he expressed a willingness to try the same feat before the audience . On this being announced from the platform , the seats were instantly resumed , and a general buzz of satisfaction was heard , Walls was

      brought forward , and was magnetised . He was examined by several gentlemen on tbe platform to satibfy themselves that be was really and truly asleep . They were Patisfied . A silk-handkerchief was folded up fora bandage . It was applied by Mr . Ayrey . It covered the eyea completely , and a portion of the face ! to the tip of tbe nose . Every one was sure that he could no' see . Tbe " dominoes" were produced , and thrown out of the box . Walls instantly set to work , and turned over all that had their faces uppermost . Seven each were counted . Mr . Ayrey was Wall's competitor . They turned up for the " go iu . " Mr . Ayrey played . Walls

      pointed his fiDger towards t . he dominoe" played , ( he did not touch it , to feel ihe number of pips , ) and be then instantly played to it . This continued through two games . He played rightly . Not a single mistake did he make . It was impossible for htm to see with his eyes the play of Mr . Ayrey . Whether he eaw them with his fingers or not we cannot say At all events pointing with bis finger was the apparent means adopted to ascertain what had been played , and what he had iu his hand to pi ay again with . The experiment was indeed astounding , but satisfactory , as far as it precludes all icea of simulation . When the bandage was removed , he waa again exatr ined ; and the parties examining declared that they were satisfied he was asleep !

      Mr . Hobson was glad that they had witnessed what had jus * taken place . Every one would now go away with quite a different feeling from that which would have possessed thorn , had the last experiment not been witnessed . He was perfectly satisfied that in this case no-simulation had been practised . He ft > lt persuaded that tbe boy ' s eyes were so covered up , that it was impossible for him to see with them : and he would advise those who thought otherwise to take the ohair , have a bandage affixed in the same manner , and try to accomplish tbe tame things—( loud cheers . )

      Mr . Ayrey was also satisfied . Indeed , he was satisfied before . He had watched as closely as he could ; and he was not impressed with the idea that simulation had . been practised . The company then departed , wondering at tbe things they had seen . To night is the last night the experiments are to be given in the Commercial Buildings . We understand that the clairvoyant experiment is to be repeated ; and we would advise the visitors to watch closely for themselves . If there is deception it ought to be exposed . If there is not , of a verity " there are more strange things Than are dreamt of in out Philosophy . "

      The Illecxi Oath . —We are requested to state that the Solicitors who administered Alderman Bateson ' s illegal Oath of security to the youth Thompson , as related in oar report of a trial at York three weeks ago , waa not- 'Mr . Preston , of the firm of Messrs . Snowpon and Pbeston . We regret exceedingly that such a report bhouid have gone forth to the prejudice of a highly respectable gentleman , who teally had no persoaai partnership in the disgraceful transaction . We understand that proceedings are in progress to remove the stain which the profession has received from it .

      Overseers' Accoonts . —On Thursday , a special sessions waa held at the Court . House , for tbe purpose of passing the accounts of the overseers of the poor for tho past year . The Mayor presided , and there vrere present Messrs . Markland , Nell , Baines , and Titley . After come discussion on tbe subject of the watch rate , which was ordered to be brought before tbe Town Council , tbe accounts of tbe Leeds , Headingley , Beeeton , Chapel Allerton , and Hunslet overseers were examined and passed ; and the sessions were adjourned for a fortnight , that is , to tbe 27 th instant . Committal . —On Thursday , a notorious thief , named Francis Daniel , was committed for trial at the next Sessions , for having stolen a silk gown skirt , from a house in York-street , where he had gone under . pretence of purchasing some acid drops . '

      Caption to Landlords . —A practice ia * very prevalent in Leeds at present , of robbing unoccupied bouseB . The plan of the parties is to procure the key , under pxetehce of looking at the house , or ot being in immediate want of the house , and then to take the opportunity of stealing all locks , boltB , brass work , bells , &c , that can be conveniently carried off . Parties will do well to be on their guard against this system . A variety of property of this description is at present in the hands of the police . Embezzlement . —A journeyman bread baker , of the name of Cnarles Stead , was on Monday committed to prison for two months , for having embtzzled money , the property of his employer , Mrs . Penny , of Beestoa . He had gone out with bread to sell , and appropriated the proceeds to his own use , having spent them at a public-house , and sent home the horse and cart by another person .

      Inquest . —On Thursday evening , an inquest was held at tbe Court House , before Mr . Hv > ppa , deputy coroner , to enquire concerning the death of Margaret Walsh , an infant seven weeks old , who was found dead in bed on the day previous . The father of the child is a sergeant in the 59 th Regiment and is in Leeds on the recruiting service , residing in a house in tbe Marquis of Granby Yard . There were no marks of violence , and the probability was that the child had died in a fit . Verdict Accordingly ,

      BRADFORD *—Tithes . —Sixty-nine processes were obtained by ; the lessee of the tithes of the parish of Bradford , Mr . Scholey , of Wakefiold , at the Court House , against parties refusing or neglecting to pay tithe . Tito Court House was crowded on Wednesday by the defendants , who were , many of them , defended by Mr . G . Higharo , of Brighouse , solicitor . No hearing of the cases took place , as by an agreement the matter was adjourned to the 21 st of June , in prder to allow time to hold a meeting of the parties friiered to gee if the matter cannot be amicably settled .

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      Bradford Market , ! Thursday . — Wool . —There has been rather more doing in this article during the week , and the stock of combing sorts is scarcely eo abundant as for some timo past , which is to be attributed to the indifference of the Staplers to purchase fresh stock , seeing no chance of mtliz ing a profit by his transactions . In prices no alteration , bat a greater firmness is mani !\ sstc . l . Yarn . —The demand for | Yaru continues steady , biu no alteration in prices . —Piece , —There has ecarofly been bo good an attendance of merchants to day , or has the business doito been equal to last week , yet a fair quantity of goods has changed hands , and the prices very firm . i

      Reported Death from Starvation . —During this week , a report has been , very generally circulated that a man had died from starvation , somewhere in White Abbey , Bradford . Inquiries into the matter have disclosed the following crcum-Btances . Tne deceased person alluded to , was named James Greenwood , he was a wool-comber , agf-d forty years , and belonged to the ; township of Heaton . He had lodged for near two years with a comber nsmud Hey worth , who resided in ] Boyes' Buildings , Bricklane , aad had been afflicted with a cough and excessive expectoration during the winter , though he bad not given up his work , b ' ut was employed till abo- > t three weeks ago . He had never sought for meiic . U aid , notwithstanding the ropeated warnings of his

      landlady and others that the symptoms of disease he exhibited were such as indicated consumption On the 24 th alt ., having been ] obliged to give up working , not having any money , and not being in aaj benefit society , he applied to Syktss , tbe relieving officer for Heaton , at the ; board of guardians , for relief , and was told by him that be could not be relieved there , but must apply at the pay-room in Heaton , on the following Tuesday . He did so , aad then Sykes told him that he could not relive him , as he was resident in Bradford , and therefore he must apply to Mr . Reaney at the Court-house On Wednesday he went jto the Court-house , and made application to Mr . Reaney , who said he could not relieve him then , he bust wait until Friday ,

      when he would have to appear before the board of guardians . On Thursday , Mrs . Heyworth wont to Mr . Reaney , who at first refused to relieve until Friday , but on hearing her statement of the case , he gave her Is . ] to get over the day , and bid her tell him to attend ! at the board-room next day . He was too ill to comply with this direction , and in consequence , Mrs . Heyworth became his deputy a secoud time , and attended the board on his beh i ! f She stated the case , and an jorder was made for 2 * 31 per week , which was paid on Saturday , and a note for the surgeon was also giveB . 1 Mr . Robinson , in whose district White Abbey stands , received tha note near noon and about one o ' clockh ' eafctendedjon Greenwood , whom he found in tho veriy last stage of

      consumption , and apparently past all hopes of recovery . He attended him on the Saturday and Monday , and called on the Tuesday , but at tnat time he was dead , having expired on Monday ! night while eating part of an orauge . His death was very sudden , for but a minute before he filled a pipe of tobacco and sat up in bed smoking it , and j appeared very cheerful . The assertion as to hi" having died from want , appears to be unfounded , inasmuch as previous to his ceasing to work be had what ho choose as sustenance , and afterwards he was fed with toast , coffee , and other fosd of a similar description , and on the Monday before , his death , he took part of a beef steak which Mrs . Heyworth purchased and cooked for him . :

      Danger of Playing with Edged Tools . —About half-past eight , last Saturday morning , an ostler , named Sellers , employed atjthe Roe Buck Hotel , in Bradford , put his own existence in imminent jeopardy , under the following singular circumstances : —While talking with a party , with whom he waa drinking , on the melancholy ! death of his master , ho very imprudently took up a knife , to shew them how the unhappy man inflicted his own death-wound , and in so doing be made a deep gash across his own throat about two inches long , and just over the carotid artery . Mr . M Michan , surgeoD , was immediately called in , and fata ' , consequences happily prevented . The man is gradually recovering .

      Fire at Eccleshjll—Early on Sunday morning last , a fire waa discovered in the boiler-hou ^ e attached to Messrs . Johnson and Co's scribbling mill , Apperley-lane , Eccleshill . Information was conveyed to the Bradford engine-house , the alarm bell was rung , and in a very short time after both the town ' s engines and also that belonging to the Leeds and Yorkshire Assurance Company arrived at the mill and commenced playing upon the fire , which was partly subdued , the roof of the building having fallen in . The damage was confined entirely to the boiler-house , which will reqaira , perhaps £ 40 to put it in repair again . The . origin of tbe fire is as yet unexplained , but nothing has transpired to favour the supposition than it was other than accidental .

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      OLDHA 1 YI , —On Tuesday evening last , a discussion took place in the Chartist Room , Greave-street , on Mr . Ferrand's AUorment Bill . The speakers gave it as their opinion that the land was the only channel for the labourer to fall back upon whose labour was being superseded by the improvement of machinery . In the course of Ithe evening it wa * suggested that , before going further into the subject a copy of the bill should be procured . Tbe discussion was ultimately adjourned nntil each bill could be obtained . i

      BEYWOOD .-SatuTday last being the expiration of the ternrof William Bell ' s incarceration , the Chartists of Heywood determined to honour him with a public dinner on the ocosjfiioa , and although but a few davs notice was given , upwards of fifty sterhnu Chartists sat down at the house of Mr . John Whithead , Wrigley Brook , Hey » ood . After the SJSJ S& ° A ? t ¥ £ ' <™ sed , and the cloth withdrawn , Mr . John Hampson was called to tne chair , and opened the business of the evenine bv introducing ourTliberatod friend , ) who was ent&usiaaticaHy cheered . He gave a long utline of h . s fcufferings while m K « rkdale Goal , and delivered an excellent Chartist lecture . The veteran Jamea Read also addressed the meeting ,

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      CHARTISM . LEGAL AND OTHER OPINIONS OF CHARTISM . I publicly pledge my professional character to tbe fact , that it is a transportable off , > aca to be a Chartist in Ireland . —Daniel O'Connell , August t It is not a . crime against either the laws of God or mau to be a Chartist anywhere , or to advocate Ch&rtkt principles—I am a Chartist . —Patrick O'Higgins , August , 1841 . Tlie idvocates of ihe People s Charter have a legal right to endeavour , by all peaceable means , toinduce others to join them , in order to make the Charter become the law of the land . —Burot Rolfe , February , 1843 . # A man caauot b 9 tried for Chartism . It is perfectly legal to be a Chartist , and to advocate Chartist principles . —Baron Rolfe , March , 1843 . Let it not be said that a man can be tried for being a Chartist ; it is absurd . —Justice Ersfcine , March , 1843 . Any mau , or body of men , have as good a rij ; ht to be Chartists as other men have to be Whigs or Tories , —Baron Alderson . March . 1843 .

      I do not say that Chartism is unlawful ; on the contrary , I b ? g of you to dismiss from your minds all idea of Chartism being unlawful . When the people demand it , the Charter must become tbo law of the land . —Sir Frederick Pollock , Attorney ' General , Trials ai Lancaster , March , 1843 . The people have a right to meet wb . pn they like and where they like , for the discussion of the Charter —Judge Tindal , March , 1843 . The people of this empire have a right to meet whenever they please , to promote , by fair discussion , the 1 eopl 9 's Charter . —Judge Ertkine ^ March ^ 1843 . Electors of Nottingham , I stand before you now , in April , 1843 , as I did in 1812 , the firm supporter of every principle contained in the Charter . I am a tr . oronsh Chartist . —Lord Ttancl' ffe .

      . Chartism is based upon the immutable principles of Christianity * - Equal rights and privileges to all exceg evil-doers . It follows therefore that , the man who opposes Chartism cannot be a true Christian . — Patrick O'Hit / gins . He who is not a Chartist is either a knave who profits by the evils of misrule , or a fool upon whom facts and reason make ao impression . —Daniel O'ConnelL

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAB . Si a , —The trials at Lancaster being now over , and thirty good men having been fcund guilty of being Chartists , it is the duty of « Very one who values his home and his country , to come forward and assist in carrying out these glorious principles of Chartism , Which appears to me to be the only remedy for all our national grievances . The Corn Law League having set a good example by placiug a packet of tracts in tbe hands of every eiectoi throughout the feingdom , in order , aa they say , to enlighten the electoral body . I now propose that where ever there are two or three Chartists , they may form themselves into a committee , provide themselves with a list of the electors , which tbey may do , by applying to the overseer , and then collect as much money as they can weakly , and send for Stars to supply the electors with , omitting the parties that get the Erst week until ail be supplied .

      Perhaps some of our friends will Bay we are too poor . Where this ia tbe case , they may apply to other parties for old Stars , and distribute them as before mentioned , until every elector throughout the kingdom be supplied with Stor-light By this mode of proceeding , the electoral body will be onlightened , and I have ao doubt but many would come over and join us , in out moral warfare of right against might . We have many instances of men being opposed to our principles , who by reading the Star , have become most zealous supporters of the cause . I am , youra , in tbe cause , Wm . Nicholson . UJver 8 tone , 231 March ,

      1843-P . S . There is about 500 bands at tbe Copper Works , iD Conistofl , without Star-Tight It some et ourtrienda would be pleased to send a few old Stars directed to Mr . John Addison , they may be the means of doing good . If you should think the above worth notice , you are at liberty to make what use of it you think proper . W . N .

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      Brutal Murdeb at Merthyr . —Botween two and three o ' clock on Wednesday afternoon , the inhabitants of Caedraw , ia this town , were thrown into the greatest consternation , it being reported that a man had murdered his wife . Upon inquiry it was fouud that a tinker , named John Hansel ! , Aged 23 , a married man , but having deserted his wife , was cohabiting with a single woman , of the name of Mary Thomas , aged 23 . It appeared that they speut the morning in drinking , and , having some wards between them , a quarrel ensued ; he struck her with his fist uutil she fell to the ground , and then kicked her several times . She groaned twice , and expired almost immediately . He very

      coolly ordered one of the bystanders to go for a doctor ,. and then absconded through the river Taff . No time being lost in giving information of the bloody deed at the police station , Scrgeaut Hume , with four constables , ran to the spot , and ordered a person to go at once for the parish surgeon , Mr . Job James , but it was unfortunately too late to render her any assistance . Three of the constables set off immediately after the murderer , and apprehended him on tho other side of the river , near Ynysfach . not very far from the hiding-place of the matricide , Dick Tamar . Information was given to the Coroner , Mr . William Davis , and a jury was summoned , who viewed the body , and adjourned to the next day . —• Welchman .

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      Baptized in tbe anti-room of the Carpenters' Hall , Manchester , on Sunday last , by the Rev . Wm . Hill , Margaret Ann O'Connor Rankm , infant daughter of Thomas and Mary Rankin . Mary Ann Frost Gill , infant daughter of George and Mary Gil ] . John Feargus Jones , infant son of Robert and Elizabeth Jones . Emma Jones , Jane Jones , and Elizabeth Jones , daughters of Wm . and Martha Jones . James Jones , son of James and Sarah Jones . After tha sacred ordination of baptism had been administered to all these , a young married female ,

      about nineteen years of age , the wife of Samuel Gill , of Manchester , haviig never received the Sacrament of Baptism , made application for i" . Mr . Hill entered into some conversation with her as to her reasons and motives , and also questioned her husband , laying before both of them the weighty obligations of the Sacrament , and entreating them not by any means to trifle with it , still stating , that if on religious grounds he were required to administer , he must do so . The requisition was persisted in by tho husband on behalf of his wife , aud she Was , therefore , solemnly baptizsd by the name of Matilda O'Connor .

      W Anted, A Young Man From Eighteen To Tiventy-T Wo Years Of Age, Aud Whohaa Lime To Aier

      W ANTED , A YOUNG MAN from Eighteen to Tiventy-t wo Years of Age , aud whohaa Lime to aier

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      DEATHS . £ 4 , CM ?» ° r ! Ku , r » jGQJCm On Thursday week , after a severe Hlness , Mary ST l 5 ^ n ^ domjear and six months , thi only child of Con Md Jane Murray , 77 £ r - « Sday ' , * 18 th imt ' * much , xespecfced , aged York and H li etoea 8 Ur * ° the Theatws ^^ On Sunday , the 16 th inst ., at his residence * Chaptor llouse-straet , aged 56 , Mr . Matthew Creaser , of the firm of Wade and Creaser , bnilders , of York . OuDriday . the 14 th mat ., in hi «< Mkh ¦ B ^ y . vr »

      John Halliday , of the Waggon and Horses , Ap ^ perley-lane , Rawden . r Oil Thursday , the 13 thinst ., at his house , ia Parkstreet , London , after a few days iliaess , the Rey uoorge Beckett , rector of Epworth , and vicar of Gainsborough , and brother of Sir John Beckett Bart ., and William Beckett , Es § ., MP . for this Same day , aged 60 , Hannah , relict of Fairfax Rhodes , Esq , of QneeH-square , Leedg ,

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      MOST EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE . COURT OF REQUESTS , CASTLE STREET , Araii . IIih . SHARMAN V . LORD MONTEAGLE , Much surprise was created in this Court to-day by the presence of Lord Moateagle , accompanied by several friends and gentlemen connected with the Treasury and other Government offices . The plaintiff , William Sharman , who , it appears , was formerly a constable in the city police , seated that he claimed the sum of £ 5 , which he had put into the hands of Lord Monteagle for the purpose of procuring him a situation under Government . A . Commissioner . —Are you sure that Lord Monteagle received the money ? j Plaintiff—Yes ; I saw the money in the hands of Lord Monteagle . The Commissioner then called on Lord Monteagle for his answer , when '

      His Lordship stated , that one afternoon in the month of May , 1840 , when ab ; out entering the House of Peers , the plaintiff put a letter into his hands which he did not then stay to open , but broke the seal and examined after entering the House when ho found that it contained an enclosure , which proved to be a Bank of England note for £ 5 . with a request that he would procure for the writer a situation under Government either as a Custom-house officer , or as a letter-carrier in the Post office . Immediately after he ( Lord Monteagle ) returned to the entrance of the House and inquired of the police-constable on duty whether be had seen a person give him a letter ? The officer replied in the affimative , upon which he directed the policeman to endeavour to find the individual and bring him back . The policeman tried for some time , but was unsuccessful in his search . He " ( Lord Aionteagle ) consequently retained possession of tbe note and the letter

      till the plaintiff applied for an answer . Being then desirous to ascertain whether ihe wtitor had offended against tho law in ignorance , he granted him an interview , when , finding that ; his knowledge of such matters was much superior * to that of the low < r orders in general , he referred the plaintiif to the Lords of the Treasury , and sent hie letter and the enclosure to their Lordships ! , who after some con sideratkm determined , although a very bad case , that they would not indict the writer , but resolved on paying the £ 5 note into the Eiank of England , to the credit of the Exchequer , as conscience money , which was accordingl y done on rhe 21 st of December , 1840 . The plaintiff after applying several times to official parties to ascertain the result , was referred to him ( Lord Monteaglf ) , who referred him back to the Lords of the Treasury , and after some time , aa tha plaintiff found he could not obtain either restitution of his money or the appointment be sought , he took out the present summons .

      His Lordship , in confirmation of the statement , produced the Treasury minutes , and various official letters and documents , including the bank receipt for the £ 0 note , and was about to produce Mr . Bulley , 0 + ' tho Treasary , and other witnesses , when The Commissioners intimated that they were satisfied that the plaintiff had no claim on his Lordship , and dismissed the case . ; His Loruship then called the attention of the Court to a clause in the Act of Parliament under which the court was constituted , wherein it wa- < expressly stated , that " no Government officer shall be amenable to that court for any aot performed in his official capacity , " and the reason why he did not claim exemption in this case on the ground of the non-jurisdiction of tbe court was , that he considered it better to go into the merits , as a full explanation was due to the country as well as tu himself .

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      On _ WedneHdayla 8 t , at Westow church , by thd Rev . T . W . Wild , M . A ., view , Mr . Robert Potter farmer of Jenny Milner Grange , to Miss Sarah Laycock . of Eadletborpe , both m that parish n , ? " ^ w 'i ! L h inst ' at tbe Pari 8 h etoH-cb , Otley , Mr . Webb , of the firm of Messrs . Webb and Millington , booksellers , Leeds , to Harriet , youngest daughter of Mr . Thomas Freeman , Gay-lane , Ofley On Monday , the 17 th iast ., at the Registrar ^ office , before Mr . Henry Hilierby , deputy superintendent registrar of the distriot of York . Mr Aaron Marshall , bricklayer , to Miss Hannah r oster . Same day , at Ferry Fryston , Mr . James Dealtry jun ., of Knottinsley , to Miss H . J . Hamilton , of to me tionMr 8

      'FrTsrorH ^ rYairr - - Mius Same day , at St . Mary's church , Scarbro * . Mr Charles Keld , to Mrs . Elizabeth Turner , of the Queen's Head Inn , Scarbro ' . On Saturday , the 15 th inst ., in London . Mr Jama * ^ Vf Walworth , to Harriet , only daughZ of R Williamson , Esq ., of Fmabury Terrace , City Road , andmece to Mr . Williamson , Layering

      Marriages.

      MARRIAGES .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 22, 1843, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1209/page/5/