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      PEABGUS O'CONNOP-, E 5 Q , IN BATH . ' In accordance -with bills issued bj the Committee of the BsSoinl Charter Association of this citj to the citizens of Bath , announcing that a public meeting to take into consideration the present distressed state of tho country , -would be held at iir . Salisbury ' s Large Boom , KlEgsmead-sgakre , on Monday evening , July 24 . & jramber of the working classes , -with a fair sprinkling of the middle order an « Ede 4 at She time specified—seven o ' clock , though , so small , -when considering that that unfiinchmg advocate and noble champion of the people ' s cause , Feargus O'Connor , was to address the meeting , as evinced Jfce general apathy so constantly shown in ih 3 s ^ 5 ty npon all subjects . As the

      evening advanced , however , ibe nnmbers increased until we wei « gratified at seeing rhe room , which is capable of holding between 1 , 000 and 2 , 000 , pretty well filled to give a hearty reception to the glorious vindicator of the rights of man . Mr . CHisPiose amidst continued -cheers and dap-¦ pingof hands , and said , presnming that yon are not hers to listen to me , in * for the purpose of hearing iha gentleman on my left ( Mr . O'Connor ) 1 shall oeenoy ini a short portion , of yonr luce . The bill I hold in my hand announcing this meeting , is headed " Qfizsns of Batb j " and proceeds , "A pubBo meeting to take into consideration the present distressed state of the conntry . will be * held at Mr . Salisbury ' s Large Hoozn . 7 , Kineomead-saQare , on

      Monday evening , Jnly 24 , the chair to betaken at seven o ' clock . Wifli a hill like this , announcing a meeting for the purpose of-taking into consideration the present distressed state of the countryjhe theme of ^ jcirrersation in eTery part ' of ths land— the subject of discussion * in Parliament , so fleep-xooted that « ven the great Peel was not able to deal ^ yfta it ; Tib shotild . have thonght that instead-of the scanty appearance of that room , they would lave found it insufficient to contain the people who Tronld have come there , and that crowds would have congregated ia the square oaiside . He Bhonld laTe thonght that the sympathy of which fiieyTrerecsn&maDy hearing so much would have shown itself upon such an occasion a 3 this . Where

      .-srasfliesympathy ^ F the rich , of the clergy , « f the middle vclass , which was ever being proclaimed ! 32 iey saw little of it there that night . And thev would see little of it until the ead of the present system was come—until it was crumbled in the dust , and their teeth "began to crackle , and their knees to knock together with fear —( cheers ) . Then "Would appear their sympathy , when they were pinched themselves , and not till then . They showed their sympathy at present by taunting the people wish the cry that they were not educated , whilst they oppressed , bore down , and robbed them of the Sieans of education —( bear , hear ) . And if the people dared to tMnk of altering their condition , or « peak seafnBt their oppressors , the sword and the

      cajonei was brought against them . Man ' s history "was war . " Every page of history was a record of the rich opposed to the labourer , of the aristocracy against the working classes , the opulent and the industrious , the greedy monopoliser ' s destroying influence npon all that was useful in society—{ cheers ) . Be should hare thought that a meeting for taking into consideration the present distress needed only to be mentioned to have called forth the energies of every one to the question of the unfortunate dflprom * . so fast ' approaching—( hear , hear ) . Look lo Ireland —( cheers > The condition of that country showed "what men could do when they were banded together —( hear , hear ) . There was an individual in that country who possessed the affections of the

      united people ; and those affections enabled him to stand -against the Government—a Government that "would cnt him down , would persecute him , would baslSeMm , -would nan him , if they conld—ihear ) . let this state of things continue for a short time , sad they would see oppression and tyranny falling i > efore a people who not only willed freedom , but ¦ were determined to possess i *—( cheers ) . The people of Ireland desired a share in the Government of their country . They were banded together for the purpose of obtaining what they desired . There "was a mutual sympathy with them on this point ; and lie wished the people of Eagland to unite for the same purpose . Bui there were a great number of people in tais conntry who had . not yet felt the bitter

      sting of poverty and wank When they began to feel privation then they "would begin to unite . He had hope ^ for England , which had been the cradle of freedom , was not going to be Its grave—< cheers ) At no period had there ever been anything like the present stirring movement . If they looked to Wales , what was the causa . of the present disturbances there 1 It was distress 1 They complained of the oppressive nature of the tolls . And if there was anything tnimii « Bl to the interests of any class of the people , a "virtuous Government -would remedy 5 i . JBni-wliat-was the remedy of the present Administrafion 1 Their remedy was to send down barrels of gunpowder , bayonets , pMols , and soldiery—( hear , and cheers ) . Mi . C then reverted to the

      state of the Qmrtfh in Scotland ; and contended , that for the last ten years the present distress iad been progressing , and yet no one could be found to tell them how to get rid of it . We should oftenex consult together on this point . The present system of distress destroys both foreign and domestic trade ; for the great majority have not -wherewith to purchase . The land has got inw few baBds , and no means haTe been taken to relieve the consequent want of employment , distress , and misery . If the Government had conspired for the purpose of seeing how bad they could govern the country , they could not have brought about a worse state of tjnngs- ^ thear ) . They wasted a jm > t and equitable Chartist Bouse of Commons—( cheers )

      Did thej thiWtr they eonld be -worse eff under such thannnder the present ! No Government eonld be worse . When they came into office lhey were allpowerful—they had the power to remove grievances ; but now the evils were twenty times more than ever . Instead of looking into asd alleviating the distress of ths people , the Bouse of Commons had been night after might dBcnssing—( a Toice- ^ aonsense ^—trifles , aye nonsense , excepting the physical force bill tor Ireland . BnttyConnell did jurt want physical force . He had a higher class of amunition in store than guns and swords , and bayonets ; he eonld meet the Go-• nxnmbTit with no tithes , no tsxe 3 , no poor rates—( cheers ) . The people of Ireland would not meet them with ilints , percussion caps , or gunpowder , but

      ¦ frith pockets buttoned up —( loud cheers ) . Imagine such a thing as a farmer having his cattle or stock brought ont to be sold by action , for refusing to paj any vf those rents , or tidies , or taxes , and the auctioneer , surrounded by 100 , 000 men , saying , "Bear gentlemen , is a fine ox , or anything else , what do yon « ffer , gentlemen V What wcnid the reply be think yon 3—( A "voice , "Nothing" ; and eheer ?) " What necessity ihen was there for physical force ? —( chsers ) . Just half nothing . Mr . O'Connor cafl travelled up and down the country , and had seen much cf the diEtrsss prevailing ; -could hsxrow np their feelings with many instances of misery a&d wretchedness which nad come under his own obsr-r-¦ vat ion ,- and it was mmecetsary that he { Mr . Cn ? p ) sbooldrrecite particular rnyranoes when distress ira ?

      «> _ general . 53 iis coon try , like « very other goae past dee !« i £ ion , exhibited the extremes of poverty and wealth , luxnry and waul . It had been sain fhattnose whom God designs to ruin he first strikes w&h madness ; and he verily believed our rul * rs ¦ were mad . All classes were desiring a change ; and a change -would take place , and it tronld come with & Tengeanca too—( cheers ) . "W * had no extpriial lesourees , and we were devoid of internal ones . We had nothing to meet the present distress ! Conid it be done by taxes and fresh burdens ? No . Tut mischief had been done , and it was now too lat « to mend- Trne , a parliament elecied by the ppople might do something ; and such a parliament they jDUrt ha ^ e—one representing not a class bnt the people—( loud and long-eononued cheers ) .

      Mr . Bonrsii then rose and spoke as follows : — Mr . Chairman and respected fellow citizens , 1 te *» l that 1 nev *» r appeared bctore you with greater diffidence than on the present occasion . 1 say ii is vmh d-ffidence , because I ha ^ e oniy to carry my mind back a lest days to rembember lboamul of one individual in onr city ano the number of persone . a large number of whom wtre of the working clasps , dre s > -d in their best cloihes , wtre then a > BembJtd to irelebm * him ; trhikt npou the present occasion where a subject so Tae * . in importance as that for our consideration this evening is io be diseas-ed , bo few , comparatively speaking , are to be iound , who take an iuierest in it . ( Hear , hear . ) I presame , boweTQ-, from the maimer in which yt ^ u received the sentKueziLs b

      expressed y lj * Chairnmn , that jon believe the distress to be generaL 1 do aot txpeei this would OB admiUed tiiher by her M » j ^» y or Prince Aiben . "When they pass iflrmnch the coun try fliey see only the bright sine of the question . Ho doubt his Royal Hi « hne 33 went back to her Majte : y last week and told her that the appearance * t the people bsspoke happiness , contentment , and pro ^ penvy . ( H tax , hear . ) Bnt , O i in thiB fashionable tai& there = were ^ ihen many motbers wlio , when ihcir children cried for food , ikd no iread to ^ ire th- m . iBtar . ) Such casesarejaot solitary 3 and n was our dniy t » Sttil and sympathise with the disire ^ ed . ( Cheers . J They were met for the purpose of taking into consideration lhe distressed state of the conntry . Befeit it was unnecessary he should cite instances of distress , for there was not one in that room , be

      felt assured , who were not acquainted with cases which had come under their individual nonce , where the chillinj ? blast of poverty had worked its desolating effects . { Hear . > Were there none in that room wno worked "without * fair remuneration for their labour ? Be feared there were many . 'He felt he had a duty to perform , besides considering the distress—it was to snJEgest a remedy . ( Hear , hear . ) Some would say they "wanted time to understand ; others would philosophise ; bat they must meei the present difficulties openly , and for themselves ; for if they left it to lhe Government , that Government ironld deceive them . ( € heer& ) What , then , is the remedy for the present distress ! There ar * several © lasses -of politicians suggesting their remedies Urst came the High C £ nrahT « rty , and ibsj suggested theirs ; bat lie would Imve ue people depend npon it that tl » support ol the Chnicn was a mere bread and

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      chsese qnestion . But what was the remedy proposed by this party ! It was to build more cburcb . es—( laughter ) . Be was not disposed to believe in the efficacy of this remedy . Then came the manufacturers , and the ! remedy they propose iB the Repeal of the Corn | iaws . O , we shall then roll in richest-daughter )! I do not believe the Repeal of the Corn Lawswould produce that state of ^ things so desired , and therefore I donot think it my duty to agitate jihat question . The Whigs , too , bring their remedy ; and they give ns for the removal of distress a new Poor Lawa bastile—( laughter ) . Thus they make people poor , and then punish them for being so . ; Thev have also another remedy—taxing the taxes ; neither of which

      remedies meet my approval—( cheers ) . There is another class who have made war with turnpikegates . Every one to his fancy ; they have theirs—I have mine . But I do not intend adopting their remedy either . I have another ; and } the remedy I suggest , and I suggest it in seriousness , and if you agree with me when 1 propose it , If demand your co-operation to assist in carrying iti out . I desire your assistance to destroy class legislation . This is the evil under which the ^ working and mercantile classes Buffer ; and until destroyed , misery , wretchedness , crime , and starvation would be the inhabitants of onr conntry—( bear ) . He would not occupy their time longer , as they were anxious to hear that noble friend of the poor man whom they "would have

      the pleasure of hearing that evening . Be hoped they would appreciate what they heard , and come to the determination to unite in carrying out the principles expressed , and in establishing a purely representative government ; Be would read the resolution he had lo propose , which fully embodied his sentiments , and if it met their approval he hoped ( 0 meet them at the rooms of their Association , where they met every evening for conversation and reading , and social and intellectual improvement . Be was sure there was not a man present but -would desire England to become in reality , what she

      was now falsely called , •* The glory of surrounding nations , and the admiration of tho world . " Mr . B . baring read the resolution , which was as follows , sat down amidBl loud cheering : — " That exclusive class legislation is the basis I and origin of bad Government , and the real cause of the present distressed state of tradesmen and working men , and all who live by their labour . That ; in the opinion of this meeting , no House of Commons will ever do justice to the people until that Bouse is elected under the provisions of the People ' s Charter , and thus made fairly , fully , and cqnally to represent all classes of society . "

      Mr . Phillips seconded the resolution , and the Chairman introduced ¦ Feaegus 0 * com * ok , Esq ., who , on coming to the front of the platform was received by tremendous cheering , and bums of acclamation . When the cheering had subsided , Mr . O'Connor said—Mr . Chairman , and Working Men of Bath , I might naturally suppose that a resolution such as that you have just heard read by Mr . Bolwell would be proposed at any meeting which 1 was to address . Although your chairman has lamented that this meeting is not more numerously attended , yet I am not astonished to see so few here . He has spoken of the sympathy of the middle and higher classes , and of their absence to-night . But lam not disappointed

      at that respecting which he has expressed his astonishment . If there were any sectional question touching their own interests to have been brought forward that night , they would have been here numerous enough ; but when any good for the working classes was to be the subject they were generally not to be found . They knew that he battled against desolation and poverty , of which their chairman so justly complained , and against the sjBtem which caused it . They knew he exposed their selfishness , and advocated the cause of the working man ; and , therefore , no wonder they were absent , for they kiew the greatest compliment they could pay him was to stay away —( cheers , and laughter ) . But it would be no use to talk of

      sectional distress , for distress was general . It was admitted to be general by not one Whigi or one Tory ; but the majority of the Whigs admitted it , and tne strong Government admitted it—( hear , hear ) . Be "was not astonished either at the many who went to see the pauper Prince , whom they had to support , or the manntr in which he was received—( hear , hear , hear ) . Be was not astonished that numbers of the working classes were there clad in their Sunday clothes ; for he was a kind of pageant for them to gazB at . He was not astonished that they should wish to have a peep at the bauble they paid for , —it was all they received for what they paid so exceedingly dear . ( Cheers . ^ In proportion as the night advanced so would the . popular

      strength be manifested in that room ! Before they separated he thought they would see it crammed . Trne there were more persons to see : Prince Albert than iheie were to see Feargus O ' Connor ; but it did not necessaril y follow that there were more who held the principles of Prince Albert tnan there were who held the principles the advocated . ( Cheers . ) If the principles of himself and tho principle of the Prince were set in opposition , and the working men had to poll , he thought his would have the largest support . ^ Cheers . ) It did not follow that because they gave their presence they gave ifeemselves , or their principles . ' ( Hear , hear . ) On the contrary he had seen that the real democratic principle had found its way even-into the

      aristocratic city ol Bath , and tne ; working men know what principles to adopt . ( Cheers . ) Their worthy chairman had referred to Ireland and the union of the Irish- ( Hear . ) Be had given the advantage to the working men of Ireland over the working men of England as regarded their nnion . Let them analyse the causes which gave them the advantage—( hear ) . The nearer men were placed to rely on those who employ them , the greater was the difficulty they had to act for themselves—the greater was the influence of those ! above them—( cheers ) . This great cirenmstance arose from the fact which their chairman had touched on , but did not enter into ; namely , the non-distribution of the land . The working men in Ireland had their larders

      s ' -ored for seven , eight , or nine months m the -year ; and supposing it was but poor , that it was devoid of luxury , yet , if they were satisfied to life upon it until they obtain their object , was it not something so arm them to the fight ! They bad amunition for £ i £ ht or- nine months , vrhilst the working men in England had only from Saturday } to Mouday—¦ chet-rs ) . They , the workmen of England had only three rounds of ball cartridge E « rved them ; whilst tneir fellows in Ireland had ammunition for nine months . Which then were able to stand the fight vritn oppression ? Although the feod in the larders ot his countrymen was lamentable as a means of rub-ns'tenee , yet if it was to lead to the regeneration of his country , he rejoiced that Paddylived upon potatoes to achieve so great a triumph . Secular wars are now carried on against various abuses at the siae time . Popular opinion carried the

      Emancipation Act ; popular opinion carried the Reform Bill , bni it was not so popular then as it is now . Popular opinion is more powerful against the Government now than ever it was . But why did not popular opinion succeed now as then , you will say 1 It is bfccan > e the factions knew that the Emancipation Ac and the Reform Bifl were mere shadows . They did no : r < -sistEmancipaiion , andwhy ! Because they knew tiM-y could stop it at their own doors . They could mane , the cathocic tenantry pay the tithes , and the j-y-tem would stand as before Tho jWhig franchise as based on the reform bill , they knew would benefit the people notning ; they knew that by it they could resist the peopii * , having got all the power into their own hands , This was why they did not oppose popular opmi .-n then ; but now the people were seeking something for themselves , and that was why they were opposed now—( cheers . ) The field of labour on which all livpd was the best ] battle field on

      which to deftnd their rights—( loud cheers ) . He n joiced to see the perpetual fire which had been kept np against tb * Govtrnn . ent—( cheers ) - When P »* J came into office he had the great Duke of Wellington on his right , and the great Duke of Buckrujiham on his left ; and did he not nmke it his boast ot having the military at his back . ! But this great and powerful Peel has since fallen ; in repute . Be is contemned in Ireland ; he is un-Christian in Scotland ; bis arm has been paralyzed by a "Woman in Wa . « - ( chtsers- ) . He had been asked what the Ciiartists had done amongst all this ? They had but , it was true , made any direct assault . But he a ; uiched great importance to the Chartist agitation in tfce present state of things . Be did not say what -svas ihe exact point they had accompliebed . Tf . ey « t rr lucking for a more general achievement . They

      hac bten silent , quiescent , and tranquil . Tho peopl <\ me gr * at power , had been looking on whilst the licnims were quarrelling ; and lhey wonltf be pre-Hir * -d to take advantage of any opportunity which snouid present iwdf of bettering their own connut » n . Peel bad done nothing . He had had bartrm « s and howlinjjs at Him from all quarters of ttg House —( hear)—and yet he was content to remain Inlled by a few friends in the House of ( © mmon > . Be who was all-powerful is powerless . Ire ; sud hates him with contempt—no , that is nvt th » word ; fearing him * no ; defying him , no ; ib , re 33 no word 1 can use to , ehowiirelaBd ' s treatnu uv of him . Ireland snaps hex fingers at him—Ounii and long-continued cheering ) . Every different section of society was complaining and discontented . The commercial and i manufacturing

      interests , tne agriculturists , the shopkeepers , the Church of Scotland , Ireland , and "Wales —( cheers ) Disinterested men , calm and considerate men , reasoning and thoughtful men , 1 would ask you how can a Government bold together when interests so opposite are all opposed to it 1 Mr . Bolwell had spoken of the remedies proposed . There were Vwt > pet remedies of men at present , i On © wss the K . pt-al of the Corn Laws , and the other a kind of ir&usporiation . One will teil you , you must depend ** * i « foreigner for trade and sustenance . The oider , Uffre is sorplas population , you must emigrate . ± Jui are you content to remain at home to compete wjtb , sad be trampled npon by artificial power ; ana at length , when machinery had' done its work in depriving , them of the me * as of subsistence , to be

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      sold to go to America , to Canada , to New Zealand , to Australia , to New Brunswick , to Prince Edward Island , or to the devil if you like . They care not , so yon are frem their sight . —( cheers ) . The Chartists had kept themselves from assisting either party in carryiBg ; their crotchets . The ) Vhigs containing some of allitheBecrotohity patties ; the Whigs , one of the most ; treacherous body of men that ever existed , came forward with , their fine professions ; but the . Chartists would have nothing to do with them . When Ireland Wanted justice , it was found that coercion was frequired first of all to calm the publio mind , and prepare them for the reception of it . The domiciliary system was adopted in all its tyranny and blackness ; villainous policemen had been

      allowed to enter the houseB of the people , and the naked mother , springing from her bed of straw * was obliged to answer their questions- But the nakedness of such women was virtue . They would prefer their strawjbed and their nakedness to crawling to , and begging of , those who ' placed them in their miserable condition . Would vou refuse the hook , when they ! tickle you on the " baokt They have stopped the popular voice . They have proposed an Axma ^ BilTiaow for Ireland ; they may take from the Bishop and give to the lower dignitaries ; they may make alterations ; but the people want substantial changes . -Yon must awake . If the present distress is allowed to destroy one portion , it will soon with one fell swoop destroy the whole .

      Machinery may not yet have crossed your hills and exerted its direful influence in your town ; but yet you feel its effects now , and yoa will feel it more . Men will be driven from the manufacturing districts , and they will come and settle amongst you , and consequently more labourers will be in the market , and the effect will be felt by you . Do not think Bathjwill be the one fair spot in the bosom of the country , for it will come evea to the beautiful city of Bathr , its desolation will be universal—( hear , hear ) . But you are moving . Something has been done . We have not toiled in vain . A few years ago , if I had come among you , you would have met me with " Hurroo , Pat , what brouuh ^ you here ? '' So ; opposed was the feeling of Englishmen

      to Irishmen . But the case was altered now ; and Englishmen were as willing to listen to an Irishman as to one born under their own nose . Do we owe nothing to this change of feeling ! I hold now as good a position as any man in the country . I have eradicated the feeling of enmity , and established a mutual feeling in its pla . ee between the two countries . Was this nothing to achieve ! They heard of Repeal . I What did it mean ? It meant a free Parliament : Not one to interest itself in roads , bills , or railroads for England , or English finances , but to look to the grievances of the people of Ireland . Repeal would bo a benefit to Ireland and to England . England had a Tight to demand the Repeal upon English principle , as much as Ireland had to

      demand Repeal upon Irish principle . And why ? Because Ireland at present was a burden upon tne English p 2 ople—because the time of their own Bouse of Commons which ought to be looking to their interests , was all taken up by Ireland ; yes , it occupied their attention sis nights in the week , and they only sat five , and sometimes counted out the House—( laughter ) . Yes , this appeared funny , but it was the case . They only sat five nights a week , and it took them six nights to look to the affairs of Ireland . Was it not then the interest of the English people to demand the Repeal of the Union ! Mr . O'C . then referred to the taunts of their enemies that when the Irish had a Parliament they did not derive any benefit from it , and showed that tho Irish

      people never had a Parliament to represent their interests , but that it was confined and restricted , and at length when the English Minister poured his gold iHto it , and they betrayed their country , it could not be said the people , or the people ' s parliament did it . The charge he had to make against it was , that the Catholics could not seud Catholic members to Parliament . That seven-tenths of the people had no voice or power in it —( loud cheers ) . He was glad to see the progress of intelligence amongst them , intelligence was now on every pausing breeze . The people now felt intelligence to be of more value than gold , and sought it before Inxury or ease . ( Hear , hear . ) There was not time to tell of all the injustice which had bf en

      exorcised towards Ireland . He would ask them however , which } was most guilty , the . ignorant man who committed inurder , or the rich ruffian who would tempt him to do it ? Be should say the villain who tampered with , and excited the man ' s wicked appetites and passions , and hurried him to the deed . So it ; was with their Parliament . It was the English Ministry who bad wrought all the injury towards Ireland . It was said again but England is your right arm , would you sever yourself from her ! True , England was the right arm ; but then Ireland was the belly . Ireland was the body . ( Hear , hear , and cneers . ) England was only the arm—a member . The Irish were told of their commerce with lEngland , and of their dependence upon

      her in that respect . He should like to see the commerce . All the benefit Ireland derived from it was , that she gave England pigs and they gave her parsons ; and who would not sooner have one cart load of pigs than a legion of partons i ( Cheers and laughter . ) He did not wish to excite their laughter . Be desired to arrest their attention . He -wished to convince them that this question was of equal interest to them as Ireland . It was said . Coo , that Ireland could not remain an independent state by herself . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) So it was said of Belgium , when Holland was accustomed to make her a draw-farm for h- r kings and tor her aristocracy to enrich themselves upon . But when Belgium awoke , and drew up the Charter of her

      liberties , and set herself tree from her connexion with H' llftnd , from that time she increased in wealth , and has become as she ought to be—a free and independent state , occupying a place amongst tho nations . So aow tfaeir tyrants may declare toe funds steady , but they may be assured they were not very steady whilst Ireland was in its present state . It was a sturdy assertion of the Irish Duke of Wellington that he would prevent the Repeal of the Union . But they must atways read suob assertions wiriiaprational dictionary , and the qualification he would attach to this was—if the Irish people would allow him —( Cheers . ) The Irish people had different laws forced on them to what the English bad . Tboy had been treated as brutes rather than

      human beings . They had been designated aliens in Language and in blood —( Cheers . ) The Repeal of the Union would not be objected to by the working classes of this country ; it was the aristocracy who would be its opposers . He could imagine them losing an epaulette from their arm , or a knee-tie or a shoe-bnokle by the Repeal , and he knew how warmly they would object to this . He fancied them on the Continent being taunted that they had nos been aolc to govern Ireland , that they had allowed her to proclaim her independence . He could tancy ibeir downcast looks to see in them opposition to lhe rights of the Irish people—( cheers ) . What had been tho result of the agitation against the Factory Bill and all the other measures brought

      forward by . Government ? Why , that they were all jodb to the tomb of the Capuleis . This bad been the result of popular opinion ; and now the great question of insh liberty was before them , would they not cry hurrah for Ireland!—( loud cheers ) . When this great question came before the public , they shewed the real principles of Chartism by remaining ioactive—they did not float their ship by the t-ice of Repeal , but had allowed her to ride openly and en ^ rops alone the public mind . They had done so because their principles were wrapt up with Repeal . Repeal would not benefit Ireland ol itself ; he would not have it without an extensive and ^ truthful representation for the people . This was the great foundation of the people ' s political

      rights—a mil , fair , and free representation —( cheers ) . The English people were not to be hd astray by abstract questions . Their mind had been fixed upon thia great question , and who would di » re t << stand against the rushing stream of such a public opinion as that ot united Englishmen and - Irishmen upon this question I Or who should be tound to sh < w the exact point of measurement where this public opinion should stop in i ; s > mutual sympathy i What had it done already ? How had it nut paral : zed the strong arm 0 ! the Government ? In what a position had it not placed the military Duke , with bis won ' t grant Repeal ; or the great Peel , witn his military at his back ; or Lord John Russell , with his final

      Relorms ; or Lord Palmerston , with his •* hour not yet arrival" ? Weal grievances had they to dispel , heart-burnings toailay . The landlords were watching ih ? m , and felt aifconiemed , Rebecca was in arras ssianiai Hie turnpike gaits . Tfleu there was ttio ^ rt at question between landlord and tenant ot fixity ot tenur .-. Then there was the Church . Th « laudloms were the trusteed of the State Church . It was the : Churcti that was rhe bone ol contention in lrelaMt—tcheers ) . Mr . O'Connor then entered into a warm-description of the depopulating system carried -on by the landlords in Ireland , and contended that the Chartist franchise was the oiiiV means which would enable the working classes effectually to grapple with their oppressors . He then went through the various interests ot society , showing ihe tffecLS of the present distress upoq eaon , and the results to each when labour was high or low . He ; then showed the evils of the present

      system of government , and the necessity of uniting to bring about a change . It was for the purpose of uniting them that he had come among them . He had been for the last ten months only a prisoner at largo . And h was to the cleverness end ingenuity of his fritnd and their friend , Mr . Roberts , that he was then at liberty . When he saw the power opposed to us , he must my tbai Bath had reason to be proud thatj it owned the first solicitor that was ever able to battle against the strong powers of Government and come off bearing the palm of victory . And now that h ; e-was once more set at liberty from the fangs of the Government , he was determined to heal , if possible ' , any aiffertnci-a that might have crept in amongst them . To bring all into a state of concord and union ' . There - were sore burdens pressiDg all around , and many were the difficulties and much the opposition tboy had to contend against * Bnt he was resolved to brave them all—( cheers . )

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      Their Organization had been much neglected , and they had lost ; many opportunities on this account . Bui ; ho was determined tore-organise the movement and ] that was the purpose of his present tour . Many were the contentions around them between the various factions , but he hoped the Chartists would stand still with folded aims and let them fight their own battles—( hear , hear ) . He hoped also when their Plan of Organization Btaould be perfected , they would start from the point at ; which their agitation was Btopped—not going backward but progressing from thai point—and that they would once again take the lead in the battle front of oppression . He was ready to take his position . He had suffered 16 months solitary confinement in a felon ' s cell—( sbame , ehame ) .

      Hisi constitution had ( been weighed down and broken in upon , but he was not yet crushed He waslithere after all their efforts to put him down , to dare the Government to its face , and tell them thai Feargus O'Connor was again their open opponent—( loud cheers ) . They had been taunted as being unwashed ; but he would rather spend an evening with them—with those with blistered hands , fustian jackets , and unshorn china , than with those who ; . taunted them , with , all their whiskey-punch , champagne , or claret . He placed more confidence in the honesty of . the working classes , than in that of those who were called ; their belters . He believed

      that in Ireland there would not a blow be struck ; but he also believed that if the slightest opportunity was given the Government , they would be ready to let ' slip the dogs of war upon the people . He believed the people were prepared to defend themselves . Hisicauntrymen were qnick at resenting injuries , and : woe be to that Government or those rulers who should now attempt to destroy the energies of the working classes . He believed Peel was as sick at thai moment as any sailor that ever went to the Bay ) of Biscay . The Duke of Wellington too , who told ; the people he would not let them have Repeal , wasjnot very comfortable he presumed . He would say to

      him—[ Look round , unruly boy , Your battle conies enrolled , , Feeble -wrath , a war ef waters Raifl'd against the head and front Of necessity and the people . —( Cheers . ) The Duke ' s were the doting words of a doting old man ; they would , therefore , take no notice of him . Mr . O'Connor theu expressed his willingness and determination to oast all differences to the wind which existed between him and other parties , directly they had come forth in the people ' s cause in a fair manner ; and now that the people ' s money , industry , and confidence was likely to be used in a fair f manner , he gave his ; cordial co-operation . Mr . O'Gi then referred to his own advocacy <> f the cause

      for the last twenty years , and his sufferings since that period , which excited feelings of just indignation against his oppressors in the minds of all present . He then showed the manner in which the Government had deceived the people of Ireland . He also spoke of their own agitation , and said there were three parts to an agitation : —1 . To collect publio opinion : —2 . To organize that opinion : — -and 3 . Todireot the opinion . The two first have been brought about ; and it was now for the people to decide who should load -and direct that organized opinion . They had stood much during the course of their agitation , they had gone through the fire of persecution , and come out unseasoned—( cheers ) . There was the delusive cry of " high wages , plenty

      to do , and cheap bread . " Mr . O'C , in a most sarcastic manner , referred to the meeting of the Dissenting ministers on the . subject of the Corn Laws . But the people had not been deluded by their humbug , and why ? for the same reason that the burnt child dreads the fir 0 . ( Cheers ) The wounds were still | green on the backs of men , and they were ready to battle , againpt both parties , Whig as well as Tory . The people had become enlightened , and where was , tho power who would now resist the might of democracy ! ( Cheers . ) Mr . O'C . then vindicated the course pursued by the Chartist leaders in directing their agitation , and ably and wittily defended the people from the charge of being advocates of physical force and revolution ,

      distributors of property ceo ., and turned the charges , settling them in beauiit'ul style upon those whojwere their accusers . He could not help congratulating the working classes upon the great improvement which had been wrought in a few years . Judgment bad taken the place of passion , and he could with confidence appeal to their reason and common sense . " Knowledge is power , " and ignorance the best title to power . They had learnt to stand still and see ; their enemies fight like Kilkenny c ? ts—( hear , and laughter )—and they would wait until they hud destroyed each other , and then they would come in at tho death , and carry off the warment —( cheers , and laughter ) . If they did not receive his words as words of knowledge , he hoped what he bad said would arrest their judgment , and lead to healthful conclusions . It was the working classes that supported the shopkeepers . Milsom-street was not t-upporied by Mr . Beokford

      or any other individual , but by the produotivo classes . Mr . O'Connor then referred with bitter rarcasm 1 to the windy profession- of some parties , and showed how the burden of the taxes eventually fell upon the shoulders of the working classes , and that it ¦ was ; the intention of i he . other classes to keep them in subjection . That some should live in the extreme of luxury and ease , whilst others were starving , was not the will of dispensing Providence . They ( . th ' e working classes ) were denounced by those above them as cowards , if they would not fight witti them ; and ruffians if they did . Now , in future they would fight , and they would not fight—they would fight when they liked ; and when they did not , ' they would not fight ; and when their opponents wished them to fight , they could send them a note , and they would determine whether they would fighjt or not Mr . O'C . then referred to the noble exertions of Father Mathuw . He was an able occulist . Ireland drunk had become Ireland sober .

      The : film had been removed from the eyes ot the people and they had seen that they had been robbed whilst they were drunk ;; but now they were sober they had begun to take care they were robbed no more . Mr . O'Connor passed the highest eulogium upon the exertions of Father Mathew , and urged the cause of temperance upon his hearers with much warmth , shewing the advantage morally , intellectually , and poliucaUy , to be derived from , teoiperaac 6 by the working classes , and how far it would lead to the destruction of the influence of the aristocracy . He wou'd refer them to that part of the resolution which denounced class legislation . The Government of this country had been carried on by classes without the people . They had been the

      trustees ) of the people ; but they bad not fulfilled their trusts ; they had broken their contract , and therefore the people desired that they would hand over the tniHt into their own keeping . ( Cheers . ) When their Organization was completed , he hoped to see them in a position to demand this right , and that they would be able te accomplish a lair a ad fuiy representation cf the whole people . For tblsi purpose his whole energies would be exerted in reorganising their forces , and collecting public opinion— ( oheers ) He was asked what his motives and what his principles were . His motive was to lead the working man to work out his own salvation . His principles were those of extreme democracy . He would not abate one iota of the

      principle of the Charter . If one principle was uiv .-n up , then he should be asked to give up another * and ; so on , until he had given up all , and then wnat should he get tor it ? Why he would be laughed at for hia weakne > s , and so he ought . He wished to concentrate Mich a publio opinion in favour of Chartism as would make it dangerous for any Government to oppose it . He trusted ho had arrested their thought that evening , and that none would go away uninstructed . He ' would tell them there was no Hope from the Government . The House of Commons was filled wi' . h men who would come to them at an election time aiid epout all kinds of fine promises

      until he got them to assist him into Parliament , and then he would vote against them and their interests —( hear , hear ) . He had endured the taunts , the jeurs , the scoffs , the scorn of all parties , ior his advocacy of the People ' s cause . But be had done bis duty , he would do his duty , and he hoped they wou * d do . theirs . It' they were prepared to do so , as he was , the time would not bs far distant when he should see them in possession of those rights they bo much desired . And the labour they bestowed in obtaining them he hoped would make them prize the possession more , and they would not be like him l who

      The beautiful toy so fondly sought . And found th ^ beaqty « one bjr being caught . Mr . O'Connor fat down amidst loud , long continued , and enthusiastic cheers . The thanks of the meeting having been given to the' Chairman , the meeting separated .

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      not soon be forgotten , he promised to visit them again in six weeks ; at the conclusion of which three cbeera were given for him by the meeting . Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Roberts then left the rooms amidst the warm congratulations of their friends , ' and the evening was afterwards spent in the most social manner , several excellent songs and sentiments having bees song and given in the coarse ot tne evening .

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      SUBSIDIARY COURT , Tuesday , Jolt 25 th . ( Before lhe Hon . J . Si Wortley , Q . C . J PETUBRY AT HULL . Wm . Wrigglesvoorth , who had been out on ball , was chatted with having committed wilfal and corrupt perjury , at the borough of Kingston-npon-HulL Mr . Abchbold and Mr . Bain were for the prosecution ; Mr . Aspinall for the defence . The offence with which the prisoner was charged originated in certain proceedings in the Police Court at Hull , to which place Wriggles worth , who acted at a common informer , had summoned several publicans , who bad been fined , on his information , 2 a . 6 d . each . The fines were paid by Mr . Jones , the draper , in Hull , who , on one occasion , when the defendant was leaving the Courtsaid to him"I

      , . would recommend you to go home , to read good books , and attend church on a Sunday" . A crowd was collected , and some hooting , and other expressions of popular disapprobation were manifested , and tne day following , Wrigglesworth , before the magistrates at Hull , swore that a Mr . Jones , a draper , had offered a sovereign or a guinea , he did not know which , to any four persons , who would give him , Wriggjesworth , a "d—d good hiding . " On this information , sworn betae a magistrate at Hull , asummonwas granted against Mr . Jones , and at the hearing of the cose , Mr . Janes was discharged , and Wrigglesworth was ordered to find sureties to appear at the ass i zes to answer to a charge of perjury . Mr . Jones refused now to appear to prosecute the case , and a verdict of Not Guilty was recorded .

      UTTERING A FORGED ORDER AT TH 0 SNE . Abraham Egarr , 23 , was indicted for having on the 23 d of May last , at Tborne , in the WestBiaing , uttered , disposed of , and put off a certain forged warrant , order , or request , fer the delivery of a watch , witb intent to defraud Thomas Kellitt , well knowing the same to be forged . Mr . Warren conducted the prosecution ; the prf « soner was defended by Mr . Aspinal . The prisoner was in the service of Mr . Lee , a farmer , at Thorne , and he was charged with having forged Mr . Lee ' s name to an order for a watch , which he obtained of the prosecutor . The Jury found the prisoner Guilty . To be imprisoned until tbc close of present Ass zsa .

      HOUSEBREAKIKG AT LEEDS . William Hewitt , 22 , Henry raleniine , 20 , and John Briggs , 26 , were indicted for having , on the 8 th of June last , at the Borough of Leeds , feloniously broken and entered the dwelling house of Mr . Joshua Bower , and stolen therefrom one thermometer , two metal teapots , three silver tea-spoons , two silver tablespoons , and several other articles , bis property * Mr . Hall and Mr . Middleton were toe counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkins appeared for the prisoner Brigcs . The other two had no counsel .

      The prosecutor , Mr . Joshua Bower , resides at Hunslefc , near Leeds . On the 7 th of June last , prosecutor and bis wife left borne , leaving the bouse in the care of the servants ; and it was made perfectly secure that night . On the following morning , about balf-past five , the groom got up , and discovered that the house had been broken into . The front door had been forced open , and alBO that which leads to the cellar . Search being made : it was found that a secretaire had been broken open , and the contents extracted . Several other articles were missing , and amongst them those which are mentioned in the indictment . Mr . Bower was Written to ,

      informing mm of wnat had eccurred , and hb immediately returned borne . Two ooteB were produced , which the prisoners had contrived to get changed , both of which were identified by Mr . Bower as having been in hia secretaire , at the time it wss broken open . They were belonging banks which bad stopped payment during the late w irs . The prisoners were seen togethsr on the night of the robbery , and also at the Green Man Inn , on the Dewtebury road , early on the morning after the burglary had been committed . No part of the property except the forged notes was produced , nor bad it been recovered . The only question for the jury was their satisfaction of the identity of the notes .

      The jury retired to consider their verdiet , and en their return pronounced all the prisoners Guilty .

      SACRILEGE AT EAST ARDSLEY . William Drake and Samuel Alack was charged with having , on the 1 st of April , at East Ardsiey , broken and entered the Pariah Church there situate , and stolen therefrom a quantity of silk velvet and other articles , the property of the parishioners ; and Hannah Bannister was charged with having received some of the property , knowing it to have been stolen . . Mr . Wilkiks conduoted the prosecution ; Mr . Bliss was for the defence . The facts are simply these : —On Saturday evening , the lac of April , the sexton of the church left that placa as be expected perfectly safe , and on going there the fallowing morning , he found that an entrance had been effected through one of the windows , and that a quantity of velvet and other articles bad been taken away . Information was given of the robbery , and some of the property was found in the possession of the prisoners , who were accordingly apprehended .

      The jury retired for about three quarters of an hour , and returned into court with a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners . Hannah Bannister and Samuel Alack , had been previously convicted of felony . Th » v were sentenced to be transported for seven years . William Drake to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for 13 calendar months . The court then brake up . WEDNESDAY , July 26 . CBefore Mr . Justice Cresswell . ) The Learned Judge took his seat on the benoh this morning at ten o ' clock , for the purpose of passing een euces which had been left over , and which concluded the Gaol Delivery , and terminated the business of the Crown Court . The following sentenct-8 were passed : —

      William Barker and William Binns who had pleaded Guilty 10 a charge ot sacrilege , in the parish of Halifax , after a previous conviction for felony , tO be transported for fourteen year . ? , William Thornton , Andrew Forbes ^ Samuel Haigh t Joseph Plaits , Henry Platts , and Frederick Foster , tor a burglary in the house of Mr . John Barff , at Wakefield . Thornton and Joseph Platts pleaded Guilty , and against Thornton , Forbesf . and Hainh , previous convictions for felony were proved ; these wrre sentenced to be transported for life , and the other three to be transported for ten years each . Mark Heioitt % Wm Milner , and John M « 7 ner , convicted of highway robbery , with violence , to t > e transported for fifteen years . Patrick Burke , for highway robbery at Bradford , to ho tranxponed for t < an years .

      Wm . Blewitt , and Wm . Lighifoot , convicted of an 9 ga . ra . v 9 , u ; d assault , whilst night poaohing , to bo impri-omd eighteen ralendar months with hard l » b"ur . Thos Graham , for stabbing , with intent to do sjrievou-i bodily narm , to be imprisoned for eighteen c ^ fcudar mou'iis to hard labour . John Hanson * convicted of sheep stealing , to be imprisoned ) vi nine calendar months to hard labour

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      Leeds Woollen Market . —There was an average amount of business transacted in our Cloth Halls , on Saturday , bin scarcely so much on Tuesday . Tne goods disptwd of were principally of the coarser kinds , at prices that cannot be remunerating . There has been a . ' air business done in the warehouses during the week , but nothing to effect any change in prices . LeeD 3 Corn Market , Tuesday , July 25 . —The arrival of Wheat to this dv '« •» ° - ° J-J" ^ £ Z ? »* pt wo-fa o \ . cire was a fair demand for good fresa wheat this morning , and 3 a per qr . higher , the chamber'd samples 2 s per qr . higher ^ but the market closed rather heavy . Oats and Beans have made more money . The weather has been much colder , and part rain has fallen .

      Richmond Corn Market Saturday July 22 . — We only nati a thin supply of Grain in our market to-day , and Wheat advanced about 6 s per qr . on last week ' s prices . Wheat sold from f $ - fid to 8 < 6 d . Oats 2 < 10 ci to 3-: 9 i . Barley 3 s 9 d ^ 4 s . Beaus 43 3 U to 4- 6 d per bushel . : ?** York Corn Market , Saturday Juiy 22 . —Owing to the continued advance in other markets , and the unfavourable weather , w © have" an excited trade today . For Wheat , an advance of nearly Is per bushel is generally asked , bat our millers are unwilling to give more than 2 a to 3 s per qr . above las * weck ' n rates . Oats are £ d per stone ; Beans Is per qr . ; and Fiour 4 s per sack dearer . The supply ol Grain is certainly larger than for some time past ; and , with Sue weather , we cannot think thai present prices will be supported .

      Leeds :~Pnnted For The Proprietor, Fearaus O'Connor, Esq. Of Hammersmith, County

      Leeds : ~ Pnnted for the Proprietor , FEARaUS O'CONNOR , Esq . of Hammersmith , County

      Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at his J * uu > ing Offices , Nos . 12 and 13 , Market-street , Briggate j and Published by the said Joshua Hobson , ( for tha said Feargus O'Connor , ) at his Dwelling-house , No . 6 , Market-street , Briggate ; an internal Cemmnnication existing between the said No . 5 , Market-street , and the said Nob . 12 and 13 , Market-street , Briggate , thus constituting the whole of the said Printing and Publishing O&ce one Premises . All Communications must be addressed , Post-paid , to Mr . HOBSON , Northern Siar QMc Oi I * ed * ( Saturday , July 20 , I 84 S .

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      THE TEA MEETING . Qn Tuesday evening , another of those assemblies so calculated to produce that iuuch-to-be-desirecl object , ' Union . " was holden at the rooms of the National Chattel Association , Galloway ' s Buildings . It having been announced in the bills that F . O'Connor , Esq . would attend , as might ; be expected with such an attraction , all tbe tickets issued for the occasion were soon disposed of , and the result was a goodly meeting in appearance and numbers . The rooms were decorated with laurel , and the portraits of several of tbe leading men of the Chartist cauae were bung around the walla , together with several banners and flags with appropriate mottoes . Duty having teen performed upon tboae substantiate so essential to form one of these pleasing and useful meetings ,

      Mr . Bolwell was voted to the chair , and announced that Mr . O'Connor , together with Mr . Roberts , would leave them at an early hour , having to address a meeting j of their fellow-CbaiUsts in Frome that evening . He 1 would , therefore , CjllonMr . O'Connor to address theta , as they were , he knew , vety anxious to hear him . St O'Connor then , in a most eloquent and instructive address , explained the reason of bimself and Mr . Roberts having to leave them so early ; and after giving such advice and encouragement to tbe ^ CharUsts as will

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      YORKSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES . CROWN COURT—MONDAY , JULY 24 . ( Befote Mr , Jicstice Crcssusell . ) SENTENCES ; Thomas Beaumont and Joseph Walker , convicted of stealing woollen clptb , at Huddersfield . To be imprisoned and kept to hard labour , for twelve calendar months . Charles Gothard , George Mason , and Samuel Kay , convicted of stealing to the amount of more than £ b , in a dwelling house at Ecolesfield , were sentenced to be transported flfteenfyeara . James Lin ' ey and Joseph Butterjield , convicted of a burglary is the dwelling house of Mr . John Wilkinson , at Leeds . To be transport for fifteen years . William Smith , [ convicted of robbing Henry Woolf , at Leeds . To be transported for fifteen years .

      SHEEP STEALING AT BAKNINGHA 9 I . Thomas Shaw and John Shaw , father aud son , who had been out onj bail , were placed at the bar , the former ( the son ) charged with having , on the 17 th of June , stolen two gimmer sheep , tbe property of GFWo . Crafton , of Barningham , near t > reta Bridge , and the latter with having ' received the same , knowing them to have been stolen , j Sir G . Lewin and Mr . Grainger , conducted the prosecution : Mr . Bliss was counsel for Thomas Shaw , and Mr . Wilkins ] for John Sbaw . The prisoners were highly respectable fanners ; and the case occupied ' several hours . The prisoners were found not guilty . 1

      SACRILEGE AT HALIFAX . William Barker ] 27 , and William Binns , 27 , pieaded Guilty to an indictment which charged them witb breaking into the parochial chapel at Illingworth , in the parish of Halifax , in the month of May last . The prisoner Barker pleaded Guilt ? to having been previously convicted of felony!—Sentence was deferred .

      BURGLARY AT ADDINGHAM . Thomas Cooper . \ 25 . Willwm Keighley , 35 , and John BakeweU , 45 , were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Mr . James Cockshott * of AdcUnghara . in tbe West-Riding , I and stealing therefrom five hats , twenty yards of flannel , and twenty pairs of worsted stockings , bis property . Mr . Wasney and Mr . Hardy were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Bliss defended the prisoner Cooper . Keighley and Bakeweil had been previously sentenced at the present Assizes ; to ten years' transportation . The house of the prosecutor , Mr . Cockahott , who is a draper and grocer at Addingham , « aa entered by thieves

      during tne night off the 23 rd of May , and the property mentioned was stolen . On the house of Cooper being searched , three bats were found , which tke prosecutor identified ; and on tbe other two prisoners being apprehended , the other two hats were found on their beads , and they were all traced to have been in the neighbourhood of the prosecutor ' s house on the night ot the robbery . j There was no evidence to prove that the house in which the property ! was found was Cooper ' s , and therefore against him the Judge said there was no case , and by his direction the Jury returned a verdict of- Not Guilty as to him ; and as the other two had already been prosecuted to conviction , no further evidence was offered . \

      Tuesday , July 25 . ( "Before Mr , Justice Cresswell , ) HIGHWAY ROBBERT AT BRADFORD . Thomas Butterjield , 26 , and Patrick Burke , 26 , were indicted for having , on the 10 th of July instant , at Bradford , assaulted Robert Turner , and stolen from hia person a bank of England note ( or £ 100 , and thirtyfive notes , of £ 5 each , of the Yorkshire Banking Company . j Mr . Wilkins and Mr . Pickering were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Bliss defended the prisoners . The prosecutor is a staff manufacturer , residing at Horton , near Bradford . On Saturday , the 8 th of the present month he went to Djncaster , from whence he returned on Sunday , the &tb . Wh-n he reached Bradford he stopped there some hours , and set off to Horton alone , about one o ] clock on Monday morning ; he bad scarcely got clear of the houses at Bradford , when he

      was Beized by three men , who after knocking him down , robbed aim of his pocket-book , containing cash , to the amount of about £ 300 , including a Batik of England note for jfiioo , unity-five Yorkshire Banking Company ' s notes , and other money . On Tuesday , the nth , about four o | clock in the afternoon , the two prisoners were at the shop of Mr . Peter Galley , general dealer , Kirkgate , Leeds , where they selected a quantity of goods , in payment of which Burke tendered- a Bank of England j £ 100 note , for which he wished change . Mr . Galluy , under pretence of getting change , went out , and gave information to Mr . Read , Chief Constable , whe went and found Burke only in the shop , the other prisoner jbaving , ia the meantime , gone out . Mr . Read inqu red of Burke if he knew the value of the note , to which ! he replied that he did ; and said h « had got it in London on tho Saturday previous ; it was his own . for he bad found it in the street . He wan

      then taken into custody , and the other prisoner was apprehended the sinie night at Bradford . None of the small notes wers ( recovered , bat the identity of the large one was complete . Mr . Bliss made an able defence , and the Jury , without leaving the box , found a verdict cf Guilty against Burke for the highway robbery , acquitting ButWrfleld of that : charge . Tne latter was ordered lo be detained for another charge to be preferred against him at tha nexi assizes .

      CHARGE OF FORGING A WILL . Anne Peacock ] an elderly lady of great respec tabnity , was charged with having forged a will , purporting to be the last will and tebtament of Abigail Mittord . 1 Mr . Pashley , Mr . Ovekend , and Mr . Johnston were counsel lor ihe prosecution \ and Mr . VViLkins aud Mr Bliss appeared for the defence . A mas > 8 of evidence was adduced , but it so completely broke down , that the counsel for the prosecution abandoned . the case . After the Judge had offered some strong observations on the conduct ol the prosecutor . | ' Tne foreman of the jury said , —My Lord , we are unanimous in our opinion that this is one of the most flagrant caees ever brought into a court of

      justice . 1 A verdict of Not Guilty was then recorded against the venerable old I lady , who was absisted from tbo dock by several p f her relatives , who had been m attendance upon her during the proceedings . CUTTING ANDjWCUNDlKG AT HUDDHISPIELB . Rowland Broadbent was ohargoa with haviug , on the 12 th of Juiy iiisi ., at Huaderpfielu , feloniously cut aud wounded Wm . Bradley , wuh intent to do him some grievious bo ' dily hftim ; and ThomasHeiisBroadbent John Thornton , aud Ellen , his wife , were charged with aiding and abeinug in the commUsiou of the said offence . Mr . Wilkins a ' nd Mr . Pickering were counsel for the prosecution ; land Mr . Buss and Mr . Pashley defended tbe prisoners .

      It appeared that on the 12 th inst ., two warrants wore placed in ih ' e hands ol Mr . Woodson , a bail if , ; uthohsing him to seizu the goods of Jfrllen Breaabent , ( mother to all the prisoners , excepting Thornton , who married her daughter ) , for a sum ot £ 17 3 s . 2 d ., and after watching th ~ manoeuvres ot the family for some time , they obtained an entrance into the house , njhen they found the prisoners there Who 6 eemed lncllUtil to offer res > i » tauce to the officers , and the baihffd were turned out of possession . A general row ensued , aud in attempting to regain admi&sion , the prosecutor was struck with a most formidable instrument under the left eye , whiob-uau

      nearly deprived jhim of vhat organ . The weapon with which tho injury was inflicted was a stick * at the end ot which' a Jarge hook waa inserted . The wheieof the prisoners wure sworn to as having used Very violent expressions towards the oailiffa , and j us * before the offence in question was perpetrated , tne prisoner Rowland waatetin making very particular observation o ' i' the party at the door . For tne defence several witnesses were called to prove thai the injury "as mflioied by a person named " Beesom Jack , " who ] had abscoudod , and that none ot the prisoners were a party in the transaction . Not Guiltv , I

      Bl / BGLAHY AT WAKbFlELD . Wm . Thornton , 24 , Joseph Platts , 23 , Henry Platts , 24 , Andruw Forbes , 18 , Samuel Haigh , 2 l , and Frederick Foster , 22 , were charged with having , on the 4 th inst ., M Wakcneia , burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Joliu Baiff , and stolen therefrom one coat , two writing desks , two pounds weight of eugar , and two silver spoons . The two former prisoners pleaded guilty . Air . WiiKiNSJaiid Mr . Pickering were counsel for the prosecution ; the prisoners wero undefended . Tbe pro ecutor resides at St . John's Place , in Wakefield , and on the fn ight of the robbery he was from homo , having left the house to the care of two servants . When they retired to rest , the doors , &e .,

      were properly secured , and it appeared that the house was entered between the hoars of one and two in the morning , for on one of the watchmen passing the house about one o ' clock he tried tho door , and found all right , but on again viaitipe the place , he discovered that the front door had been forced open . His suspicions were in consequence excited , ! and he closed the door , rang the house bell , and sprang his rattle . Assistance immediately came up , when the patty entered the house , the former of whom was instantly knocked down by Thornton . The prisoner , Joseph Platts , was taken upon the premises , he having attempted to make his escape from one of the windows , when he was thrown to tbe ground with finch violence as

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      to render his removal to a surgeon necessary . The watchmen , however , had an opportunity of seeing the thieves , and indentified the prisoners as the party , and they were soon afterwards apprehended . The Jurt found all the prisoners Guilty . Sentence deferred . The Court rose at half-past seven o ' clock .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 29, 1843, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1223/page/8/