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      j ^ SDS . —HoBiiCBiTpBAX Diselay . — -On Wed-. ^ ky afternoon last , ihBiirst show for the present * j ^ f ibe Le ^ Flora ! and liortiecltaral Society - ~ * place ax the Mnsic Hail , Albion-street , -when rtSre istre some choice specimens of lionlcultsral j ^ daca exhibited . The show of tulips , sad of ^^ joase plants was more meagre than -weiave aSDiffl asms former occasions , hni there were , never-S $£ S , * f the laJter ^ soiae beautiful specimens « shi-S gi ! Ehe tnlips were principally from she gardens 5 ^ . Benjamin Ely , of Rothwell Baigh ; and ^ jsugh the season has been against them there wjga lumber of blooms which attracted exeat ^ ajooa . TheSae ^ pansieswerefroxaiha gardBns j gr . Major sad vS ^ Seaokfield , otXiiostrop . tie

      ftegentleinea s ^ traaaasTrew successful com-^ Btors f « * be prlzss for frmfa jandt iegetables ; Uoasi -whom Mr . ^ rri gardener to 3 &B . Benyon , ^ efBoBadhay , ajjpeared to be the prmeipaL The ^ Usj -ir « : BoJsoainmeroB 3 asiraJjj ^ e seen i at Lg ihere were not so many Dersonsnfsaihe room at f ^ me . The band of the 6 th Dragoons wre in ^ gSJ ! ceJ and delighted all-who heard them bv the f ^ naanoeof an excellentseleeSeB * f mnsie . " The ^ binon closed at five o ' clock , J tBGIS TO 2 i * HCris , PLANT S- AKD TfGKlABtES . Jgx . Jameson , ^ rdener 1 © ^ m . Beckett , Esq ., T ^ fcsfell Grange % Mr . Bayard , gardener to John Tgres , Es-i Cbapeltown ; Mr . Senior , gardener to ^ unasfHapham , Esq ^ Totternewton .

      JrffSS Wfi FLomst Fiowebs . —Messrs . Dsb-^ sptBaBsEio-w , of Leeds , and Mi . Jonas Gannt , f $ ml * JCtsatobs . —Mr . Pyson , "Woodhonse Hill , and jjtSisOB , gardener to Mr . lUder , of Blaekmoor , jjjst Cliss Fuctis . —Gooseberries , Green , 1 st wfo Wm . Clarke , Rodley ^ 2 nd priza , J . Scholar y ^ frostrov ; 3 rd prize , John Kearsley , Wood-^ 233 Bill ; Currants , 1 st Wm . Carr . gardener to 5 , BaiTon , Esq ., Gledhow ; 2 ad FJrjah "Ward , a ^ ener to J . Charleswbrth , Esq ., Lofthonse Hall , jsr Waiefidd ; 3 d Wa Clark , Rodley ; Apples faseri ) , 1 st Wm . Clark , Rodleyi 2 nd John Kears-> r ; 3 rd John Walton , gardener to Mrs . Dealtry 5 BBfi £ e 3 House , near "Wakefield : Apples (

      bak-% & L = t Wm . Clark , Kodley ; 2 nd Wm . Carr , 33 j £ a Walton , gardener to Tboznas Dealtry , Esq ., gsnEgfield Honse , near WakeHeld . Szesxd Class . —Plxsis . —Stove ( best as . In flowe ) la "Win . Can-, 2 nd Wm . Carr , 3 rd L . B . Barker , jESsBCTioW , Smith , Esq ., < Sedhow ; Do . ColL of 3 £ t ., 1 st L . B . Barker ,-2 nd . Barkery Greenhouse si . M ; Wm . € arx , 2 ndThos . Dewsbnry , gardener j , JoJm Purchon , Esq ., Moor-Allerion : Do . ColL r f 3 a > -, l 5 t Mr , Bipley , Cowper Tffla , 2 nd Thomas Jfrtsbsxj , 3 rd L . B . Barker 5 Do . Climber , &s ., 1 st . i . B . B » ker , 2 nd Mr . Whltley , S 3 ccalt ® , 3 rd Jobn ^ B ^ ey ; Snccnlent sa , 1 st L . B . Bxrker , 2 nd John iarsfej ; Erica £ A , 1 st Thus . Bewesbnrv , 2 nd

      Ta ^ tirr , 3 rd Thos . Dewesonry ; Bo . ColL of 3 £ r , 3 s Wm-Carx . 2 nd Mr . Bipley , 3 rd Thomas Bnresbary ; Geranium bs .. 1 ^ . L . B . Barier , 2 nd ifimXeaisIeYjSrdMr . Bipley-Do . ColL of 3 d . T 33 Wm . Ckt , 2 nd Mr . Bipiey , 3 rd Mr . Bipley ; latiaa s s , 1 st J . Schofield , 2 nd T . DeWesbnry , 3 rd J . & 2 a > Md ; 3 > o . iestia ) , Thomas Deiyesbnry s . I > o . Cfl . of 3 d-T ., 1 st John Wiltley , 2 ood John Tbifley , 3 rd John Kearney ; Balsam as . 1 st John Jaidey , 2 nd John Bearsleyj Da 3 ceolari » ss ^ lst l-Kajor , Knostrop , 2 nd H . Major , 3 rd H . Major ; IkCoIL of 3 d . TJ" 1 stH : Major . 2 nd H . Major , 3 rd

      iaba iearsky ; verbena , &s ., 1 st John Hearsley , S 31 . « . Barker , 3 rd 1 . B . BarkerrXollecnon , lr f ITSlMej ,, 2 nd J . Whilleys Petnni ^ iijJ . Whit-^; Berb&eeoEs , hrSjowee , lst L . B . 3 arier , " 2 cd L . SBuier ; Rose , in pot , 1 st H . fiSajor ; 2 nd John fcirslcy , 3 rd John KeariknrjDedgnsin Flowers , toesMorrel , _ gardeBer to W . Watson , Jnxu , Esq ^ CapeSteirn ; BardjBonque ^ John ^ Kearsl ey ; Ten - fe , do ^ L . B . Barker ; Gronp of cnt PtEonies , 1 st TmJ 3 ark , 2 nd H . Major , 3 rd Thomas Peacock Sririsb Plant , L . B . Barier ; SeediinglUiododendron , 3 a Henry Major , 2 nd Thomas Dewesbnry , Azalia &Griosa . :

      Thieb Ciiss . —YrcjEiiBLEs . — Cncnmber , best ioes , 1 st William Carr , 2 nd J . SehqSeld , 3 rd , J . 5 &oSeia ; Freneh Beans , dishj Wm . Carr ; Cabkge { white ) 2 , 1 st John Walton , 2 nd Ceo . Hamiin , p ^ aier to G . Smith , E ? q-, Headingley , 3 rd Wm . iin ; Lettnce , 4 , 1 st T- Peacock , gardener to Mr . hnaby . Ebor Bon = e . Middleton , 2 nd Elijah Ward , Jri . TSjsh Ward j HustrooniH , dish , let , John Jesrslfij , 2 nd Tnos . Peacock ; ParsleT , 1 st Elijah Ta ) d , 2 nd i . B . Barker , 3 rd Eiij . Ward ; Spinach ; fct dai , 1 st L . B . Barker , 2 nd Elijah Ward , 3 rd Iks . Peacock ; Asparsgns , best twenty- £ ve beads

      sEujah Ward , 2 ad Wm . Carr , 3 rd John Walton ; Embarb , two heads , 1 st J . Schofield , 2 nd J . Scbo-Bd , 3 rd W . Carr ; Potatoes < kidneT ) , best twelTe , M Wm . Csrr , 2 nd Wm . Carr , 3 rd Geo . Hamiin ; &pacnm Extra , Win . Carr ; Onions { dried ) , 1 st Jfim Watson , 2 nfi Wm . Carr ; Radishes ( ToYnip ) TmCarr ; Radishes , Wm . Carr ; Turnips ( spring ) ym-Carr ; Horse Radish , Extra , J . Bronghton , lewX&iths ; Onions ( spring ) , 1 st unknown , 2 nd J . HioHfiid , 3 rd J . Sahofield ; Lettnce ( spring ) 1 st ISfiam Carr , 2 nd "William Carr ; Cabbage , M Jrika Walton , 2 nd G . Tt ^^ lTn ^ 3 rd Wm . Carr j inra for Potatoes , open grounds , Thos . Peacock .

      JlJissiEs . —^ Best tray of 24 , Mr . Henry Major , of iMstrop ^ fbr TJral yellow , Hector , Snrprise , " John , Xial of Milan , Prince Albert , Princess RoyaL td ^ am Abbey , Imogene , TriTernon , LoTely l ^ e , Premier , T « try , Miss E . Crossland , Countess i ? = Orkney , Gurion , Desideratam , Bridegroom , Perfefion , Wesfrrood Riral , Olirer Moonshine , Cansantrre , Mrs . Jfewbj , and Princess RoyaL 2 nd . Tb . J . Schofield , Knostrop . For the best tray of itelra Panses , Mr . Henry Major , for Princess Mii , Trrrernon , Maid of Milan , I ^ iogene , Lady Saalfcm , Waltham Abbey , LoTely Bride , Cnrion , iJdtfCiarendon . MissEvCrossland , Terry , and West-* s » aKTaL 2 nd . Mr . J . Schofield . 3 rd . Mr . Kearsley S ^ toyof ax Seedling Pansiest-Mr . J . Schofield . 23 d . mibiOBEH .

      TTurejr a Ciissss—Tt&iherei Bizsrres— 3 , 2 , 3 , B . Bj , for Monsieur , Chas . 10 th , and GondBenrs . Rained Do , —1 , 2 , 3 , B . Ely , for Polyphemns , InwmparAHe Bizarre , and Sir Sidney Smith . Fea § sed BybloBmens—1 , 2 , 3 , B » Ely , for Black Bogus , ! Cran = parent Uoir , and light Boqnet . B « Bed Bjblcemens—1 , 2 , 3 , B . Ely , JBein Fait , bilker ' s Ko . 71 , Emmant . Feathered Rosesl ift Ey , Cerise Pnmo . —2 and 3 , S . Maflinson , ?« Stfle and Land ' s No . 24 . Flamed

      Roses—\ % 3 > B . EjT , forRoi de Cerise , Trinmph Royal , »? Prince Albert . Selfe—1 , % 3 , B . Ely , Min « te ) Golden Hero , Cenatoph . Premier Prize . — « rtbe best pan of seren Talips , B . Ely , for Polygons , Surpasse Catafalque , Qneen " yjctoria , ^ csparent jfoir , Ceres Trinmpnant , Prince Albert , * s ! Golden Bero . The Society ' s Priza for pan of * JB Tulips , Beaj . Ely , for Polyphemns , Albion , *^ ington , Wjdworth , Lord Hill , . larenia , and aJDd'Qrr .

      Coiugebs' Pjslizes . —Leftnce , 1 st . Josh . Barsiow , ^? -J > s . Robln 3 on , 3 rd . James Robinson . Onions , jniter—1 st . Josh . Barstow . Onions , Spring—1 st . ** i Sobinsoo . Cabbage—1 st . Josh . Barstow « goes-ln . Josh . Barstow . Parsley—1 st . Jaa . *» tajson , 2 ad . Jo 3 b . BaKtow , 3 rd . — Jackson saiashes—1 st . — Jackson . Currants—1 st . Jas ** insm , 2 nd . Jas . Robinson . Gooseberry—1 st . ** a-Bassison , 2 d . Jas . Robinson , 3 rd . —Jackson . « akr&-lst . Josh . Barstow . Srsua * G Siltkb PiiiK . —On Wednesday last , s Jfca « woman Bamed Harriet CoDins , the wife of a F ^ in Ibe Royal Ardflery , now stationed ut f * % Bsrracka , wasbroneht before Richard

      Bram-^ -wq ., at the Court Hocse , on a charge of iar-3 ?*» lenfonra ! ver spoons , the property of Ralph i ^ kad ^ q . The prisoner left Mr . Markland ' s «* ce aboTt oght monflis ago , and « n Tuesday last ^? fled there 10 see the housemaid , whom sbc ^®^ to allow her to asast in Cleaning up the ^ TOg-xoom . She did so , and for a few minutes f **« ie prisoner by herself , who , from her know-? J ** of theplaee rherethekey of the plate-chest was ^^« d contriTed in this intenral , to possess herself ^ wspoonsin qneEtion , "which wereBiissed when the ^ flr * s wanted for dinner . The housemaid at S ^ nonnnicaiea the fact to Mrs . Markland , and ¦^"' Baiion -wno « i-po-n -tn * tia -nnlii >« . Mr . James

      £ 3 * S 0 HHied the prisoner at the lodgings of her hus-. S 1 ? ^ "ack-street . The spoons were found jtjr *™ at Mr . Longbottom ' s in Harewood-street , gj ^ oin ibej were Tee&red between eleyen and te ?* 2 » i Tuesday forenoon . The prisoner was p otted for trial at the sessions . 'W ^^ ESSESS iT C 20203- On Monday last , jjS ^^ es , a journeyman compositox , was charged jj ^ txjnrt HourefWith bejug drnnk and disorderly &U . 3 ^ Church , ' on Snnday eTemng . -Mr . ^ " ^ Mhe churchwarden , prored thex > &mcz , and wjj ? " ^ was fined 5 s . and tjosts , or three days ' - ^^ sisonment . v ~™ BroG a THE stptctt—Qn Hondaji before ^^«» . Graceand Wright , a £ iheieedsCoart-hoDsa * wa Bobson and James ieathead were fined Si Jjj J " — " ••*« fl ^ LU -VMUCc JJCAfcUOOU . WT&iO Aiui ' -w **«?•

      he * t \ m - * hw « -daTO imprisonment , for ha-ring : g * iDBnd dnuik and fighting in the street , on San-^ f tonung ai fiYeo'doek . i ^ 1168 *^ Sxnnau Schools . —On Snnday last , j- ^ serffiens were preached in Belgrvre' Chapel , iue » krP AB : Rt ! T- BriVangban , president of the ^^ HEgfc . alManelje ^ er , a&er which , collecxions ^^^ io ^ £ 2914 s . were made on behalf of the * BB 8 m £ < aioois connected with that place of a ^* 02 E 5 , _ o Monday eTeniug , Mr . Knowles ^ aoaer display of fireworis , in the yard of the ^^ u » tfa HaO . The pieces were snperior to ^ g ™*^ previousednbinon , bnt ihs company , ieiia ^ : to ^ J " ^^ e not sufficiently numerous to W ttearfet for his trouble and cost

      . Md ?^* ^—3 "he poor rate of 2 ? . in the pound , Stsm ^ l ?!?** 8 *? 5 ™ lllh of ^^ y * > OB s ^^ tS ^^ Srmed by ihe magistrates in petty £ rr ?^ at fee Leeds Court Hcnse . It will , 1 hae-• 3 t > e no » coajgg pf coilecupu .

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      Tbe WnnsujmoE Holtdats hare been kept up with great spirit here in Wakefitld . Numbers of the . ¦ various Secret Orders have held their Annual Festival , ai Shs sereral Inns , in ^ the town . Good eating and drinking seemed for onceto hare ruled the day . ( At AcWon , a display of rnsttesporls took place , and greit numbers assembled together to en jay the fun . { The neighbourhood of PotOTens held their feast on [ Monday list , and the scene was enlivened by the Temperance Brass Band playing at intervals during ; the day . All care and sorrow waB banished from the countenances of those who attended the feaat .

      • Qjr Wednesday last , the annual festival of the Horbnry Church of England Sunday School took jpiace , and a grand display was made upon the -occasion . The party was headed by nine priests and six choristers dressed in their white surplices . fA sort of High Mass was Iperfbrmcd ; tho Rev . J . iSharp , of Horbury , took thiB principal part . After Jthe performance , the children to about 200 in number , | were plentifully regaled with tea and bans in the [ garden of the Rev . J . Sharp , and seemed highly ^ delighted with the treat . No doubt many of them had not partaken of such a meal since the last festival .

      Exteksive Seizches at Wakefield . —Dnring the _ past week the excise officers have been doing great ¦ things in this town in theway of seizures of scouring liquor . Tnis is an article used only by the poorer classes , to assist in lessening their toil , and contains a small proportion of soap . ! The soap in this manufacture having before paid duty , we are at a loss to know what the excise have to do with it . They : hav « , entered the premises of the principal manufacturers in this town , and seized their stock ; they took about a gallon , belongirg toa widow , a shopkeeper in

      Northgate , and a further ; quantity from a poor man in New-street , who contrived to earn an honest livelihood out of the manufacture of the above liquid . They also took hig tuba with them , besides frightening tbe poor old iman out of his senses . Their disagreeable visits have also been extended to other parties in the neighbourhood ; thus have the stock of the petty shopkeepers been more rapidly exhausted than before . We understand that an officer hes been sent down from London , specially we suppose , to make this great seizure , the whole of which will not pay his railway fare down .

      On Wednesday last , the Wakefield Board of Guardians was attended by Mr . Clements , one of the assistant commissioners , from London , when the previous vote , that two relieving t-ffieers be elected , with £ 50 a year each , was rescinded . Mr . Clement wished for one with £ 100 salary , but was overruled . After a deal of cavilling , the sum of £ 70 was agreed upon for one relieving officer . Os Sunday last three sermous were preached in the Primitive Methodist Chapel , by the Rev . J . Fealheiston , of Swinefleet . After eaoh sermon bberal collections ware made on behalf of the children of the school . On Monday a public tea was provided for the teachers and children in the school room , &nd on Tuesday the children paraded the town under the guidance of their teachers . At various places appropriate pieces were sun ? , in which they acquitted themselves ia a manner which * did great credit to their teachers .

      The Yohkshike Summer Assiaeshave , we understand , been fixed to be heldion Wednesday , the 12 th of July next . BRADFORD—Leeds United Obdeii o » Odd Fkliows . —The members of Solomon ' s Lodge , No . 31 , held at the honse ! of Mr . William Greaves , Manchester-road , Bradford , held their anniversary on Monday , tbe 5 th instant . The members sat down to an excellent dinner provided for the occasion by the worthy host . Public Meeting op the Woolcombeks of Bbadfobd . —On Tuesday a public meeting of the woolcombers was held in front of the Odd Fellows ' Hall , at one o ' clock , to take into consideration the distressed state of the trade . Mr . Marchal was

      called % o the chair . He briefly stated the objects of the meeting , and called on Mr . George Ainly to move the first resolution . ** That this meeting considers the extreme distress to which wo and our families arc reduced , attributable , in a great degree , to the reduction which has taken place in our wages within the last Bix years ; we , therefore , think it necessary that a union of some kind should be formed amongst us for the protection of our industry . " Mr . Pickles seconded the resolution in aa appropriate speech . Mr . Fletcher supported it . The Chairman put it to the meeting , when every hand was held up for it . The second resolution , proposed by Mr . Heaton , seconded by Mr . Croft , and carried unanimon « 3 y , was as follows : — "That we consider the

      principles upon ¦ which trades' unions wera founded erroneous ; for by raising funds out of tho labour of the employed to support the unemployed and families in time of strikes , was an inducement to idleness ; and we believe such funds ought to be employed in finding work for our surplus labourers in productive mduslTy / 'Mi . ClarkepToposedjMr . Butlersecondedthe third resolution , nnd was ; very ably supported by . Mr . Jnde Yeates— " That ihe gieat cause of a rer duction of wages is a surplus of labourers ; we therefore think it necessary to raise a fund for the purchase or rental of land , upon which to locate surplus labourers for the production and enjoyment of wealth ; thereby relieving tbe labour market and raising the price of labour . ? ** That a Committee of

      eleven persons be appointed at this meeting to draw up plans for that purpose . " A committee of eleven persons were chosen according to the resolution ; A vote-of thanks was passed to the Chairman , and the meeting dissolved . —Immediately afterwards , Mr . Clarke was called to tho chair , who stated the objects of this second meeting was to get up a petition , praying for an inquiry into the prison discipline and dietary of Stafford gaol , in the case of Cooper , Capper , and Richards . Mr . Smith addressed the meeting and read a petition similar to what was got up in other places . Mr . Hurley seconded it . The Chairman put it to the meeting and it was carried unanimously . It was proposed and carried that Mr . Duncombe do present the petition in the House of Commons . The Chairman announced there was another subject to which he wouldtdraw their attention—it

      was the Irish Arms Bill , now before the House . He would call on Mr . Hurley to move a resolution on the subject , Mr . Hurley moved , and Mr . Maybrie , seconded , in an eloquent manner , the following resolution : — That , in the opinion of this meeting , the Irish Arms Bill , now before Parliament , is an infringement on the rights of the subject . We therefore , deem it our duty to express our abhorrence at the proceedings of the present Government , in exercising its tyrannical power to put a stop to the spirit of liberty in the Bister couDtry . " Mr . Robert Ross and Mr . Smith supported the resolution . It was resolved that a petition , signed by the Chairman , founded oh the resolution , be sent to Mr . O'Conaoll for presentation , and that Mr . Buncombe be requested to support it . Tnree cheers were then given for the Repeal and the Charter , and the meeting separated .

      Woqlcombees' Meetin ^ s . —On Tuesday morning the woolcombers resident iu Bowling held a meeting in the Chartist Long Room , when the following resolutions were unanimously adopted . Resolved , " That this meeting do form themselves into a society , in order to devise the best means of bettering their condition . " " That tbe members of this society enter into a subscription of one penny per week , until the further proceedings of tbe Bradford woolcombers' committee be made known . " " That the proceedings of this meeting be sent to the Northern Star , with a request that the editor will be bo kind as to publish the same . " The chairman received the thanks of the meeting for his impartiality during the proceedings .

      AiryuL Sudden Death , On Saturday night , about half past ten o ' clock , ' a man of the name of John Me Cormac , dealer in clothes , a native of Ireland , was in the act of selling a waistcoat in the open space of ground fronting the Manor Hall , when he snddenly fell down , exclaiming " I am very poorly , " and expired . Medical aid was immediately procured , but was of no avail ; he was removed to the Talbot Inn , to await the coroner ' s iDquest . On Monday an inquest wa held on the body , when a verdict of Died by the visitation of God , " was returned .

      Factoby Question .- ^ A meeting of delegates from the Short Time Committees of the manufacturing districts of the West Riiiibg of the county of York , established for the purpose of promoting a legia ' ative enactment to prevent young persons under twentyone years of age from being worked in factories more than ten hours per day , or fifty-eight hours per week , was held at the New Ion , Bradford , and by adjournment at St . John ' s School Room , on Wednesday last , Mr . George Rushworth , of Dewsbury , in the chair , when the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — 11 That it is the deliberate opinion of this meeting , that no law for the regulation of mills and factories will ever be efficient for the protection of : factory workers , which

      does not prevent all persons between ten and twenty-one years of age lemployed therein from being worked mote than ten hours p = r day for five days in the week , and eight hoars on Saturday , * and that ten hours per day or fifty-eight hoars per week exclusive of two hours for meals at proper intervals , is the longest period of labour which is consistent with humanity and a due regard to the physical health , the domestic comfort ,- and the moral and religions culture of the factory workers . " " That an uniform and simple Ten Hours' Factory Act would , in the opinion of this meeting , be most

      beneficial to all parties interested , and i 3 required not less by justice than by a-sound commercial policy . " " That a petition founded npon the above resolutions be drawn up , signed by the Chairisan on behalf of this meeting , and forwarded to the Hon . John Stuart Wortlcy , for presentation to the House of Commons , and that E . B . Denison , Esq . be requested lo support its prayer . " That this meeting cannot separate without recording a heaity tributa of gratitude to thu . t unvarying friend and parliamentary advocate of this cause and of the working classes generally , the Bight Honourable Lord Ashley , feeling persuaded

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      1 : that his Lordship ' s views are those which must ultimately be adopted as the means of restoring prosperity to the manufacturing districts of the country . " A vote of thanks wag asrarded . to the Chairman for his ablo ooDduot ia the chair , and fco the other friends who have evinced an intarest in tMs cause , after which the me sting separated . BARN"SLE'S -4 Trade remains in a very depressed state . Not above one half or two-thirds of the looms in . and about the town being employed . This day there has been in order made out before the magistrates for the removal of fifteen families to their parishes , and yet the Leeds Mercury ' of last

      Saturday had the town ofiBarnsjhy improving , and " not a loom but was in full work or partly so . ? A more base or infamous paragraph than this never appeared ¦ even in the big lying Mercury , and iadone for a wretched purpose , the -effect . of' which will be , as usual , to stop the relief of some who are on parsh pay . Perhaps the more ostensible object is to induce tbe hundreds who left the town to return , as there is a good itching on the part of some to reduce wages , and now that there is a strike already in the town . Mr . Fruddj manufacturer , has failed in liabilities to the amount of eight or ten thousand pounds , which has caused much delay . So much for the prosperous state ; of Barnsley .

      Bepeal of the IUnion . —The members of the above Association held their weekly meeting on Sunday evening . Mr . John Leary wa ? Called to the chair ; after which ' the lecture of 'Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., on the Repeal of the Union , was read to the meeting , which was listened to with intense interest ; and , at its conclusion , one universal burst of exultation ran through the room for several minutes . In fact , joy and pleasure seemed to fill every countenance with the conduct of the magnanimous O'Connor , in throwing down thn olive branch of peace , some exclaiming , "Why not ! Is not the Repeal his darling subject , and that which caused Mr . O'Connell and him to differ first . " Alerter was

      read to the meeting from Alderman Hayes , of the City of Cork , which waa received with great pleasure . The foil"wing is an extract : — " Cork , 31 st May , 1843 . —Dear Sir , —On . my Return from England , where II have been for nearly a month past , I found before me your favour of the 13 f -h instant . Tho people of England and Ireland , I am happy to perceive , are now about to join hands in friendship and union for the attainment of political rights ; and , if due { direction be given to that union , nothing under heaven can prevent the accomplishment of tho combined purpose . No man in Ireland professing democratic principles , denies the ri ^ bt of the English'people to the just olaims put forth in the Charter ; and , if now the English democratic party

      will admit the inalienable right of the Irish people to manage their own affairs , we can secure between us such a demonstration of unity of purpose and determination as will secure that no future Parliament of England can refuse or even hesitate to concede all that is beneficial to both countries . " Mr . Eneas Daly moved the following resolution : — " That this meeting returns its ( best thanks to Alderman Hayes for his unceasing deBire to effect a union between the friends of freedom in both countries , and may his exertions be speedily crowned with success . " Tbe speaker in the most . eulogistic manner , spoke of the patriotism of this gentleman . Mr . P . Hoey seconded the resolution , and spoke in warm terms in its support . The meeting ' was adjourned to next night .

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      ORANGE WRECKINGS IN fPYRONE-PRO CLAMATION OF THE GOVERNMENT .

      ( From the Dublin Evening Post . ) In the House of Lords , on ] Thursday , Lord Lorton required the calling out of the Orange Yeomanry , in order to produce' " a great moral effect throughout the country , " and as " the surest and most effectual mode of restoring tranquillity !" Whilst the Orange Lord was making this demand , the Orange Yeomanry were already out , actively employed in producing " a great moral effect , " after their old fashion , in the wrecking and burning of the houses of unoffending and defenceless Catholics , in tho county of Tyrone—in maltreating and robbing poor widows and helpless children , and in regaling themselves in the houses of the " [ Loyalists ; " in the town of Dunpannon , after they had acoomplihsed the glorious work of wrecking , iri a neighbouring village . j

      Those atrocious crimes were committed in the open day , upon Tuesday last , within seventy-six miles of Dublin ; and after the lapse of four days , the organ of Lord de Grey , the Dublin Evening Mail , suppresses all allusion to them , being engaged , like Lord Lorton , in demanding the re-organization of the Orange bloodhounds , whose first demonstration of their capacity to " restore tranquillity" is described in the following communication . This narrative is derived from our correspondent , who confines himself to the plain fa c ets of these most atrocious outrages : — 1 " Dungannon , Friday .

      11 I arrived here this morning , and found the place in a state of extreme excitement , owing to ontrages of a very atrocious nature having taken place on Tuesday last . I fiod , in lost night ' s Evening Packet , the outrage referred ] to , under the following head-r- * Fruits of the Repeal Agitation ' —and then follows an indistinct confusion of facts , such as nsver could have proceeded from any person , except for the purpose of concealment of the truth . Now , there was , on that day , no Repeal meeting of any kind within sixty miles of the place ! ! But there was a gathering of Orangemen from different quarters , with drums and fifes , playing party tunes , without even tho semblance of meeting to petition , or pass resolutions , or even make speeches . What the object of the gathering couIS have been 13 riot

      discoverable , except from its results ; it is supposed the object was to deter petitioners from holding any meeting , even within doors , in tljis town in future . After parading the town in a disorderly manner , without any avowed object , the body left town and proceeded , with drums beating , and a purple flag flying , with the words No Repeaf on one side , and ' the Queen and British fionneclion' on the other . They thus proceeded to a small village called Carland , about two miles north of this , where they net to demolishing , ransacking , breaking and plundering all the houses of the Catholics reaident in that town and its vicinity , to the amount of , I am credibly informed , forty-Jive houses ! passing by each Protestant dwelling without the slightest molestation I !

      "I enclose an accurate account , taken by a respectable individual , who took an inventory of the mischief done . j " Mark this ! the entire havoc was done without the slightest opposition , for the pobr inhabitants fled on the approach of the Orangemen . ** I can hardly bricg _ you to beliieve all this , but it is true ; it was sometime before fl could believe it myself , though described by eye-w ^ f nesses . " The inventory alluded to occupies ten or twelve pages ; but as the details of the work of devastation are generally of the same character as regards all the houses wrecked , we shall , for the present , confiue ourselves to the following epitome : —

      Edward O'Donnell—A bedstead smashed , also two wheels , two chests , a reel , a shelf , throe crocks , a dozen of plates , an iron pot , andjtwo windows . Bernard Dowlin—Broken : Two widows , two tables ,, two spinning wheels , a shelf , au iron pot ,

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      two crocks , ten plates , eight mup ; a silt handkerchief , ra ! ue 2 s . 6 J ., carried away ; a tongs carried away , and fire put into the thatch . Jane Younff—Two windows broken , and fir © put into the thatch . Neal Duff—Door and frame broken , two window and window stools broken ; cart very much da-m . iged ; hat and handkerchief carried away , and the house set on fire . Bartley Corf—Forge and gable houso nearly pulled down , and several tools carried away ; bed clothes , curtains , three pair of blankets , three quilts , three sheets , and two shirts , carried away . [ Poor Corr's inventory of damage done and property stolen is considerable ] Anne O'Neill—All the windows broken , the furniture smashed , the gable-house knocked down , and fire put in the thatch of her dwelling . Pat M'Corry—Fire iput in the thafceh , and hia house robbed .

      Aily Donnelly—Doors broken open , the windows and some of her furniture carried away . Widow Jane M'Mahon—Windows and door broken ; chairs , dresser , and pot broken ; and bed clothes carried away . Mrs . Corr , beaten ; Mary Anna Tierney , beaten severely ; Widow M'Glade robbed . Jawo-i Duff—Doors and windows broken , furniture broken , and £ 3 in cash taken away . Bartley Patten—All his furniture , . , and bedding destroyed . Jane M'Donnell—Her residence wrecked and robbed . The houses of the following persons were also wrecked and robbed : —

      BernhardLanaghan , JohnDevlin , Dani 9 lM'Cr 9 ry , Felix Roger * , Edward Tiinson , J . Dowlin ^ , James Kane , John Tierney , Pat Agnew , John M'D > upc 11 , Peter M'Crory , Michael M'Crory , Ctarlcs M'Gee , Grace Morgan , James Coulton , Pat Ker ( house robbed and ho . sevarely beaten )! Hugh K ^ rr , James Tierney , Pat M'Mahou , John Loufihran , Pat M Gill , P . M'Guirk , John Bradley , John M'Gladigan , and Jawes Kane ; in all , forty-five houses wrecked and entire furniture destroyed . * It is by this means that the faction seek to supply a pretext for coercive measures , in order that tho Orange Yeomanry may again be orgauisadSanri paid * I and the lives and property of the Catholics loft ones I more at their mercy . " In the Newry Examiner we find the following account of the piange wreckings : —

      * ' F-or several days previous , emis-saries wero busy in the nei ^ tibouringdistricts , summoning theO-aogam < m to assemble . The plan was well organised , and a simultaneous invasion from several points having been determined on , several parties entered the town with fifes and drums , playing party tunes ; but one of the detachments , on passing a qaarrv , at a place called Carland , within two miles of Dangannon , stopped to attack several men who were at work . They were resisted , and the drum broken in th © scufflj . No personal injury , however , waa luflrcted and tbe defeated party having made good their passage to the town were there reinforced , and marched back to the scene of action , resolved on vengeance . They were followed by the police , at the head of whom was Mr . Wray , J . P ., agent to the Earl of Ranfurly . On arriving in the neighbourhood of Carlan , the Orange party proceeded to wreck the houses of the Catholics ; they demolished upwards of

      thirty ho . usea , and inflicted Beveral serious injuries , besides plundering whatever property they could lay their hands on . The greater part of this mischief was perpetrated , as we are informed , in presence of th ? police , who remained passive spectators of the scene until it was too late to interfere . The ruffians at length were interrupted , and returned to Dungannon , where , for the rest of the day , yells and shouts and every description of drunken discord , disturbed the peace of the town . The Repealers remained , throughout this irritating scene , perfectly quiet . " The wreckings , according to this statement , took place in presen"e of the police . But , indeed , this is taoitly admitted by the Orange journals of the district , one of which , the Northern Standard , published in the adjoining county of Monaghan , glories in the atrocities , and , in the excitement of gratified vengeance , incites tho Orangemen to murder Mr . O'Connell .

      It is pretended that a detachment of the armed Orangemen , passing through Carland , were attacked by the Catholio inhabitants of the hamlet , who , it is admitted , were without arms . The pretext for the subsequent wreckings and plunder is the fabrfcation that the unarmed Catholics were the aggressors upon an armed party of Orangemen ! It is thus that the Northern Standard reports progress on the work of devastation : — " We learn that in all forty-five houses ware razed to the ground ; but , although we heard this from very excellent authorities before we left Dangannon , we scarcely think it possible that so much mischief oould have been done in so very short a time , as Sub-inspector Irwin and the constabulary force

      under hie command , accompanied by Robert Wray , Esq ., J . P ., left town a few minutes after the procession , and proceeded with the utmost dispatch to the scene of action . It is fortunate that the Repealers cut and run—it is fortunate that they are cowards as well as bullies—otherwise the consequences would have been dreadful—many , very many lives would have been sacrificed , and the crisis which is approaching might have been hastened to an immediate consummation . It is equally fortunate that the wounds inflicted on Morrow were not fatal , for if they were , and that he or one of his party had been sent to their account , O'Connell would have a very short time to triumph in his agitation . —However , having wrecked their vengeance on the

      property of their enemies , the procession returned into town , and paraded through ever ; street , marching ia merry order , td the airs of * The Protestant Boys , 'Croppieslie down , ' &c . About six o'clock they separated for a little time aad partook of refreshmeat , provided for them by Borne of the loyal inhabitants , and again having assembled in the Diamond , they welcomed a company of the 83 d , which arrived from Charlemont , wi h three hearty cheers . This force was brought from their quarter * through a torrent of rain , in consequence of * an affidavit made by 0110 of the Repealers , a shop or public-house

      keeper , or something of that sort , whose name , we believe , is Farrell , that his house was in danger ; and that the leadors ' of the Ropoal party were made to cry peccavi whon they roused the Protebtaut lion . The army were not . however , required . About seven o ' clock the entire body again assembled in the Diamond , and being told off in cornpanics , left tho town in the most peaceable manner , their bands playing before them . " This is tho Orange glorification of the wn ckings . Another Orange organ , the Newry Telegraph , gives the following accouat of the Backers of the village of Carland : —

      " Ihe procession moved on in the direction of Carland ; but as its progress was comparatively slow , a number of the more rash and hot-headed of the assemblage ran forward at full speed towards the village . Arriving there , and finding that the Repealers had taken to their heels , they , exasperated to a pitch of fury at the treatment thoir friends had experienced , commenced , I am sorry to say , the wrecking of the Repealers' dwellings . While the work of destruction was going on , our local magistrate , R . Wray , Esq , arrived at the place with a party of police , and no further damage was done . "

      Tnis is the Orange admission . Mr . Wray , who is , we understand , the agent of Lord Ranfurly , arrived whilst j , he Orangemen were engaged in wrecking and robbing the houses of the Catholics . Why did not Mr . Wray order the arrest of the lawless banditti i He saw them wrecking the houses ^ and maltreating the poor defenceless women . Why , we demand , did he not direct their immediate apprehension ? This is a question which Mr . Wray must answer . ' We would suggest that a copy of his report to Government should at once be moved for in the House of Commons .

      And here a word respecting the Arms Bill . The discretion" is given to the magistrates to allow arms to those they consider qualified . Here we find a mob of armed Orangemen engaged in tho commission of outrage , and instead of apprehending and disarmi ; g them , the Orange organ tells us that justice was sati .- ^ fied , because " no further damage waa done . " Hero 19 an illustration of what wo are to expect under the operation of the Arms Bill . Lord De Groy and his Castle advisers are now off-ring a reward of £ 100 for the apprehension of the Oran ^ o banditti . The following proclamation , appears iu the Gazette of last night : — " Dublin Castle , Jnne 2 , 1843 .

      " Whereas it has been represented to the Lord-Lieutenant , that on the 30 -h ultimo , several houses in the townlands of Lisboy , Carland , Faroy , and Cceeragh , situate in the parish of Donaghmore , and county of Tyrone , were considerably injured by aa assemblage of persons , about 4 , 009 in number . His excellency , for the better apprehending and bringing to justice the perpetrators of this outrage , is hereby pleased to offer a reward of £ 100 to any person or persous [< xcept the persons or persons who actually committed tho same ] , who shall , within six months from the date hereof , give such information as shall lead to the apprehension and conviction of all , and proportionally for one or more of the persons concerned therein . v ¦ w By his Excellency ' s command , * M E . Lcc * s . "

      It is too late , my Lord De Grey . You will never hear of the arrest of one of them . The Orangemen , are swor . n to be true to each other , and they are too well organ iz-. d to break the compact . Your magistrate did not order the arrests at the only time they could 09 made , snd jour proclamation will only be laughed at . Dismissal of E . B . Roche , Esq ., M . P ., From the Deputv-Lieutenancy . —The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland iias directed the Lord Lieutenant of the county , to remove our county ^ member , Mr . Roche , from the deputy lieu'eHancy of the county . Mr , . Roche was deputy lieutenant before tho Earl of Bandon waf appointed lieutenant , and we believe would have reni « n » d " the office of honour , " if he thought it ' . wasoiK ? helu uader thisgoverjamenii . —Cork Reporter ot Thursday .

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      THE LEEDS TOWN COUNCIL AND THE CERTIOHAKI . How times and ciKnmstaneeB " vary , r When Whigs are " -caught" by ** Certaoran f And when their organ "* nj 8— * al 2 / i «^ is The Dictum of tbe Bench of Judges I » Some ** dupes" may this delusion swallow , JJufc ne ' er was WniGG ' sTleft so callow 1 Oppibar . WAKEFIEII ) . —On Monday last tbe teachers took

      and friendB of the Methodist Snnday School , tea in the school room of West-parade Chapel ; after theiea a pnbfio meeting was held , over which the Her . R-Piiter presided . The meeting was addressed by Mr . W . Toft , G . W . Harrison , Esq , Rev . J . Zekson , fwm CariisJe ; Mr . KeUy , Mr Palmer , ^ Halstead , and Mr . Taylor On the Tuesday , the children of the above school were -plentifully regaled withiea and btms , and tfcs smiling countenances that were there exhibited , showed how much they enjoyed , ihette&t .

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      INDIA . Bv the Overland Mail despatches we Icarn that we still keep up our National Character in India frightfully ; plunder and rapine and murder mark our footsteps with diabolical precision . The press is in ecstacies . The Sun says : — "The News from India , brought by the last Overland Mail , is of the most gratifying description . The gallant Napier ^ with his little invincible army , has gained another yiotory—captured , destroyed , or dispersed a second army of 20 , 000 , and taken possession of Meerpoor , and the important [ fortress of Oomercote . It appears that an army of Belochees , twenty thousand strong , tinder the command of Meer Shere Mahomed , had taken up a strong

      position on the river Fullalie , near the spot where the Ameers of Soinde Were so signally defeated ; and Sir C . J . Napier , on ascertaining the fact , resolved to attack thtm forthwith . On tho 24 th of March , he moved from Hyderabad at the head of 5 , 000 men with seventeen guns and howitzers . The battle lasted for three hours , and daring that time occurred many displays of cool and determined valour almost unparalleled in modern warfare . Victory at last declared for the British army ; eleven ' guns , and nineteen standards were taken ; about 1 , 000 of the enemy were killed , and 4 , 000 wounded . Shere Mahomed escaped , ! but was hotly pursued by the Indian Howe , and little doubt remained that he would speedily be captured . "

      The character of this gratifying" victory may bo estimated by any mind possessing an atom of Christian or honest feeling , from the following description given by a Correspondent of the Bombay Courier : — " Thas ended a splendid fight , in which our loss has necessarily been very severe , about 300 killed and wounded , out of Which the gallant 22 ud have lost 145 , including five or six officers . They had to assault the strongest part by far , and they did it right well . I was by Sir Charles' side the whole time until I went with the Poona Horse . He rode in among the 22 nd and waved his hat , calling out at the same time " 22 nd , charge . " We found a ramp in the

      nullahs by which We were enabled to cross on horseback , the BelooheeB'fighting all the time desperately . We then came right shoulders forward and brought a flanking fire on them and slew them in hundreds-I was nearly blown ! up by one of the enemy ' s magazines ; however , I fortunately escaped with a slight burning . Sir Charles is a splendid General , and exposed himself the whole of the fight where the shot were flying thickest . Altogether tho General is justly proud of the result of the battle , but of course much regrets thn loss of the poor unfortunate but gallant 22 nd , who oertainly sustained the brunt of the battle . Not * Belooch was spared : the soldiers shot and bayoneted them in such a manner as is seldom witnessed . "

      O rare , Christian England ! How soon shalt thou evangelize , the world ! Sir C Napier has published a rampant piece of fustian about the matter in tbe form of " an address to the troops ! " ; The fallen rulers of Scinde reached Bombay on the 19 th April , on board of H M . ' s sloop ^ Nimrod : Open carriages Were in attendance , aad an escort of cavalrv accompanied them to their place of residence . Tbe Ameer ' s , being prisoners of state , are retained in strict seclusion . They are described ae broken-hearted and miserable men , —maintaining much of the dignity of fallen greatness , and without any querulous or angry complainings at this unalleviable source of sorrow , refusing to be comforted .

      —the very pictures } of unmingled grief and hopeless despondency . Poor Meer Roostum < of Rhyrpoor , so long our ally , the first Soindian chief who ventured to express his admiration of us , and to desire our friendship—by much the most intelligent and hardly dealt with of them all—recognised Captain Del ' Hoste in a moment , and embraced him . in a paroxysm of the deepest emotion . Captain Del' Hoste had fed with him ; and had lived with him for months , and he now ; looked on him as tbe only friend he had in a land of strangers . One of the chiefs , supposed to have been connected with the murder of Capt . Ennis , has been placed in close confinement ; the others will enjoy as many comforts and as much freedom as is consistent , with their safe custody , till the pleasure of the Governor-general be

      known . ; A disturbance has broken out at KhytuI , in the Delhi district : — "On the recent death of the Rajah of Kytul , the territory lapsed to the Company ; the widow Ranee , it appears , refuses to give up her late husband ' s possessions , and has shut up herself in her fort . Mr . Clerk , Was in consequence , obliged to apply to Gen . Fast for troops and guns , and tho head quarters of the 72 nd Regiment , N . I . received orders to march immediately from Kurnau ; tho throe companies of the same regiment at Umballah are also directed to proceed towards Kytul ; and the two companies'of-the-72 ad N . I ., from this station , which were on treasure export duty in the neighbourhood under Captain McDougall , had been made available for tho same service . The following letters from Kurnaul , dated April 11 , report the latest state of affairs . " 1

      "It waa reported here that the Khytal Ranee was prepared and determined to fight if we did not come to her terms , a . nd that she had 160 villages , who bad agreed to furnish her with 100 men each , thus making 16 , 000 men . The head man of each village had in a Punchayet sworn to preserve her right , and her ryots were willing to fight . ¦ Ic appears that she bad promised to take only one-third of the produce should she prove victorious , and said that she would be assisted by powerful friends who would ultimately enable her to brave any power . This day has given us good proof of what she has been able to 60 , A party ofihsjTSnd Regt , N , I . came in completely disorganised , after a fight , they say , with

      6 , 000 horse and foot . They were at it ail night , and acknowledge to the loss of only thirty men , while the enemy must have lost 600 . Artillery and two t ' roops of H . M . 3 rd Dragoons are sent off to Kiiytul . " Knraaul is in a [ terrible commotion . Tho two companies 72 ad left at KhytuI were attacked and driven out of their position , camp burned , thirty or forty men killed . Whistler killed , and Farre badly wounded . The neWs came in this raorn ' m ? , and two guns H . A . with a troop of dragoons were ordered to marc ' a iinm . ediat . eiy 10 support the conipa . iucs , but since that the two compa : ics , thinking discretion the better part of valour , cr . ndnued their re reat and arrived here about ten o'clock . TI 19 Kiiytul peo-

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      ple , it appears , followed them up | some seven co ?? . This has altered affairs , and now a proper force is ordered out , four companies Hi M . 31 st , Tan ' s horse , battery of nine-pounders ] under Captain Horsford , with Lieutenants Apperley and Abercrombie to do dnty ; Captain Lawrenscn ' s troop , and the remaining companies 7 ' 2 nd N . I . under command of Colonel Parmtr . However , there is no knowing what force will go , as orders and counterorders have been flying about since yesterday afternoon , and report has it that a council of war is now sitting , all the politicals present , j Sissmore ' s troop 19 aii xeuuaisir ills

      uuu nu . u , imviug c&UUttlJgcU guua for nine-pounders here . [ The two companies of the 72 nd have been so mauled that they have retreated into K ^ rnaul ! Lieutenant Farre is badly wounded . A large force is now to be assembled . The detachment of tho horse artillery and dragoons does not march now , as their object no longer exists , via ., to support the two companies . I An outbreak has likewise occurred at Jcypore . During the temporary absence of j the political ageu on especial duty in the district , the disaffected party a * Jeypore endeavoured to raise an insurrection , which was happily put down iu , time , though not before the loss of several lives . !

      From Cabool the little intelligence received represents the star of Akhbar Khan ' s prosperity aa being on the decline . He is stated to have lost much of his popularity , and to have been compelled to give way to the authority of Newab Zeman Khan , who has been placed upon Che throne ; he is represented as having moved to Jellallabad to await the arrival of his father . | The Delhi Gazette learns from an authentic source that the son of Meer Warz < s on the throne of Cabul , and the prospect of the Doit ' s return alone is Raid to keep the people of that city , frjom attacking Mahomed Akhbar , who is stated to have grown so unpopular that another attempt to ] murder him was made at Lughmah . Its news writer from Lahore , on the other hand , reports that two llurkarus had arrived at Lahore from Cabul , with despatches from Akhbar Khan , in which he said that he was about to send 12 , 000 cavalry with 7 , 00 , 0 infantry to Peshawur " to escort his father baok . V

      The fears of the Lahore Court ] regarding a probable invasion from the west are , evidently on the increase . Mahomed Akhbar was at Jellallabad , and much anxiety prevailed as to the result of Do 3 t Mahomed's passage through-the Khyber . At Delhi , the King continues to resent the withdrawal of the Nuzzurs by our Governnienfc , by refusal to hold any communication in Durbar even with bis own nobles . He has declined t 9 receive presents from any one on the occasions on which it is usual to offer them . He has expressed an intention of disposing of the whole of his jewels , audj had sent for jewellers to value them , but the h ^ ir apparent has entered his protest agaiust such a step , ou the plea that they are crown and ( not personal property .

      Disturbances upon a rather large scale havo appeared in the Oude territory . The latter end of March , the Ranee of Huraha , having coHected 6 , 000 men and five guns , attacked Nowroz Ali Khan , the Aumil of that place , on account of some old grudge . Tho fight lasted for three hours , when the lady obtainod a signal victory , and the Aumil retreated with total loss of ammunition stnd baggage . The king and his ministers are greatly grieved at ithese disturbances .

      On the 20 th of March , Nawub Tajooddeen Hossein Khan Chukladar , of Sultanppre , &o ., and well known at Cawnpore for his entertainments to the Sahib-log , was , by his Majesty ' s ] orders , placed in confinement for arrears of revenue . He has been succeeded in his office by Ichan [ Singh , brother of Raja Dursun Singh . j The First Annual Report from the Governors of the Madras University" has appeared . It shews the low state of government education in that presidency . The Madras University jowes its origin to Lord Elphinstone . Its governors are composed of natives and Europeans . In 1841 the Government proposed establishing provincial- high schools at

      Triohinopoly , Masulipatam , Bellary , and Calicut . It resolved also , in accordance with the proposition of Lord Elphinstoue , to promote the spread of education among the higher class of natives , by directing that , iu every practicable instance , the minors who are the wards of the Board of Revenue should be educated at institutions supported by the Government . I The intelligence from China contains nothing remarkable except the death , on the 4 th March , of tho Imperial Commissioner Eiepoo , which is likely co cause considerable delay in tho { settlement of the treaty and the commercial arrangement . The

      Begociatipns necessarily cease till a new Commissioner shall be appointed , and he may j prove a person of different character . Eiepoo has been a constant advocate for peaco from the first , ! and it ia believed that his death may give a preponderance to the wax party . It is surmised that this Commissioner is likely tojbe Keying , and that it is probable all further negotiations will be carried on in the North , whither it was Sir Henry Pcttinger ' s intention to proceed , immediately after the arrival of Major Malcolm with the ratification of the treaty . He was expected at Hong Kong about the middle of March .

      The Canton papers state that Eiepoo , who was an aged man , had been ( or some time in declining health His death occurred after a feast . J Singular stories are afloat among tho Chinese regarding the death of the Commissioner ; according to some he has been poisoned , and others even say that so onerous were to him the duties of hia officethat in a moment of disgust he broke his own head with his ink-stone ( the stone on which the Chinese prepare their ink ) .

      At Canton , the same uneasy , unsettled , and in some instances hostile spirit was exhibited by the populace ; notwithstanding which , however , a fata business was being carried on . j This unfriendly spirit is manifested oaiy at Canton ; elsewhere , the inhabitants shew the most amicable feelings towards their late enemies . j u . We have no intelligence from Australia this month of the slightest interest . 1 _ i

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      Lebds Distbici Const o * Bakkxtjpict . —In this ! T ^ £ Wedaesday last , before Mr , Commissioner Ber * , Mr . Thomas Sau&son , tobacconist , of York made sn application for Mb certificate . He was opposed by Mr . Blackburn , solicitor of Leeds , on fcshalf of the principal credited , the Yorkshire Distort Bank , and Mr . Thompson . Mr . Bond , also of -Leeds , scdicitcr , was engaged for the bankrupt . It appeared from Mr . Blackburn ' s statement , that tbe bankrupt was insolvent in lS 34 , in upwards of £ 2 , 000 ; thathe snbaeqnently opened an account with the Agricultural Bank , and obtained large advances ; tha ; his profits since 1834 , had been about £ 550 a year , and bis expenditure about £ 800 . Daring this 16 *«

      ^ P "fcoJMly hunted , became a councillor of the uty © f York , and kept up a first rate appearance . He was new owing about £ 4 . 800 , and his assets did not exceed £ 550 ; be had also made several false statements relative to some parts of his accounts . Mr . Blackburn argued that as the 39 th sec . of the 5 and 6 Victoria , bad expressly provided that the Court m deciding the question should consider the conduct of tbe bankrupt both before and after his bankruptcy , that the bankrupt was not entitled to his certificate , on the gronnd that f rem 1834 down to the present time , his conduct had been fraudulent , and that he had not given a full statement of his affairs . Mr . Bond contended that there was no fraudulent

      intention on the part of the bankrupt , and attempted to explain omissions in his cash accounts . Afterthe matter had been fairly gone into , the Learned Commissioner delivered judgment , observing tfeat there was a material difference between a bankrupt passing his last examination and obtaining his certificate . He might tell all the trnth , and though unsatisfactory , ihere might be snfiieient rearon i 0 T passing bis examination , but that did not furnish gronnd for granting the certificate . If the last act of parliament had not passed , the bankrupt conld not have obtained Ms cenificate , for the opposing creditors were of an amoantsufiicient toprevent it , and the court must look at the fact of the creditors opposing , and to a

      considerable extent be guided by it . He found , in this case , that the bankrupt , while in a state of hopeless insoirencv , had engaged in pursuits in which he was not jnsnfied j that his whole conduct bad been that of reckless extravagance and inattention to business , making a small profit and f pending largely He found also that during last year the bankrupt had made a return of his income at £ 350 a year ; a course of proceeding which could not be sufficiently deprecated . In short , he found that from the commencement to the present time , the bankrupt had pnrsucd a course of extravagance wholly nyjnstifiable , that his profits fell far short of his expenditure , that upon his examination into his brother ' s acconnts

      he had given most unsatisfactory answers , and made several different statements , first making his brother a debtor & . 9 & ~ then a creditor for £ 85 , find , lastly a debtor for £ 37 ; that he had no ; given a fair and creditable account of his property ; and , therefore , taking all these things into his consideration , and looking at the fact that a large body of creditors opposed his certificate , bis Honor was bound to say that such a person should not be allowed easily to retnrn jto trade , and his judgment was , that the consideration of the certificate should be suspended for two years , and if at that time the bankrupt conld come wiih a better statement of facts , he might do so .

      TtatPEBASCB Festival . —The Leeds Temperance Society celebrated iher annual festival on Tuesday last , at the Botanical Gardens . Fears had been entertained , from the very unsettled state of the weather , that this interesting celebration would have to bt abandoned ; thanks , however , to a kind Providence , the lowering clouds were stayed , and the sun gave forth his exnilaring beams , not in overpowering majesty , but so tempered that the heat was by no mfcans unpleasant , while the day was everything taat could be desired . The note of preparation was sounded soon after noon , and crowds of eager and anxious expectants were even then to be seen making towards HeadiBgley , along every one of

      the roads leading thereto , and long before the hour named for the tea to be on the table , it was placed beyond ^ matter of doubt that snecess wonld attend the enterprise . So great , indeed , was the throng at all the " gates , that the money and ticket takers bad great difficulty in fulfilling their office . The splendid band of the 32 nd Infantry , and the excellent brass band from Bramley , were in attendance , and enlivened the company greatly by their performance . Tea was prepared in the iarge and spacious tent ; and an almost endless round of amnsemetns were participated In by all classes . John Barleycorn was brought to a public trial , and we need not say that , although be was ably defended by counsel , he wasjfrnnd goilty of being the author of every ill to which" flesh is heir , and the miseries of the millions were dearly laid at his door . We did not hear his sentence , which was lost to hs amidst

      tbe applause which bailed the verdict , but we suppose that ntter basiehmeot from society was decreed to be big lot . A party of glcs singers contributed their efforts io please—snd those efforts were crowned with abundant success . Dancing , too , was freely participated in by numerous merry groups ^ to tbe sweet strains or tbe martial music ; and here it is bnt justice to say that the kind and obliging condnct of the leader of the band of the 32-nd , was the theme of general and hearty approval . We cannot , of conrsSj give the exact number of the persons in the gardens ; it must have been very large , probably npw&rds of ^ 000 . The amount of cash received , including the tickets for the tea , wa 3 £ 202 10 s . 2 i , of which the gardens would get £ 110 2 s . 3 d . as their share . It was near ten o'clock before the whole of the company got out of the gardens , and it is cheering to report that no accident , so far as we know , happened to mar the pleasures of the day .

      Assaitlt xsd Robbekt . —On Monday last , two men named Benjamin Thompson and William Bockwltb , of Hunslei , colliers , were charged befor ^ Messrs . Grace and Wright , at the Leeds Court House , with having committed an aggravated assault upon a person , on Sunday morning about three o ' clock , and also with having stolen his cloth cap . The prosecutor said he was returning from Wakefield , and that the prisoners attacked him at Thwaite Gate ; Thompson was the man who assanlted him , the other was only there . The cap not being feund , aud it being of no great value , the magistrates decided upon a summary conviction , and fined Thompson £ 4 . and costs , or two months to Wakefield ; Beckwith was discharged .

      Assawl—On Monday last , a young man named David Holroyd was charged at tbe Leeds Court House with having been drnnk on Saturday night , and with having assaulted Mr . Superintendent James . He was fined 20 s . and costs , or in default of payment , sent a month to Wakefield . Iiciirasi . —On Monday morning , an in inquest wa 3 held at the Cardigan Arms Inn , Bramley , before John Blackburn , Esq ., tjoroner , toinquirecon cerning the death of Henry Bates , a youth fourteen years of age , who resided at Bramley , and who died rather

      snddenly on Saturday . The deceased complained of being ill on Friday , and went 4 o bed ; he was left there on Saturday morning by Mb Bister when she went to work , and on her return , about four o'clock in theafterncen , she fonnd him dead in bed . Mr . Calvert , surgeon , of Bramley , was < iirectiy * ent for ; he made a post-mortem examination by order of the coroner , in consequence of tutqoutb he had heard , and gave it as his opinion that death had been produced by a sadden attack of inflammation of the brain , arising from perfectly natural causes , "Verdict accordingly .

      Suxdat Schoois . —On Monday last , according to armna . 1 custom on Whit-Monday , the scholars attending the various Sunday Schools in Leeds , assembled at different places , and were paraded through the streetBto their respective places of worship , and were regaled besides with bans , and , insome instances , with tea . The Dissenters , or Sunday School Union , as usnal , had the use dnhe Cloth Hall Yard , where althongh there was a goodly number , yet they did not muster so strong sb on former years , probably owing , in a great measure , to the unsettled state of the weather , which prevented the attendance

      of schools from the eountry . Tbe parochial schools attended the parish church , and the national schools St . George ' s ehureh . The Catholic schools were at St . Ann ' s ; the Unitarian at Mill Hill ; the Wesleyans at their several chapels—oiher denominations at iheirs . On the whole , mnch pleasure seemed to arise to all parties connected with the schools , and the children were as happy as children generally are under such circumstances . We believe it had been arranged for some of the schools to visit the Botanical Gardens , an intention which tbe weather had prevented from being carried into effect , in consequence of the very wet state of the ground .

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      KING CHARLES'S MARKET . It is a most diBgnstingtbing , Which shews the feelings of our " Whigs !" That spot , which once escone'd—a Kiw& ! They ' ve made a "Market Place "—for Pigs 2

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      — ___ THE NORTHERN STAR I . >

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 10, 1843, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1216/page/5/