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      Tsnich Mr- " F . Thssse so wdl ^ bte the otter jjt as the best place in Which to invest tl ; e labour of " the labourer . Do - '& *• ' / accomplish jA / s ; and you may rest , secure in . ¦ peace , even though lodfer mateEesshonM-be found in every cnp-\ &s& , or growing ready for jasc / imder every hedgeiow . But until-jon do ^ ds , incendiarism i will not gease—the " most frightful and desolating of crimes " ^ no t be " stayed "—the . progress of the " war ag ainst the precious mercies of the Most High" will nOt be arrested : an ^ d wno can Wonder ? You mast therefore , gentlemen of Kent aud Lincolnshire , take lomethlng more into ; your /' oonaderation , " than «< certainty of punishment" and "Itfcifer matches , " if would hare your produce and your homesteads pre served , and enjoy " security for your dwellings , tow property , and your lives . "

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      J . TiLVZIASD JIB . WEST , —The following is the letter nodc ot in our last , as having been received from Mr . 3 . Talvcy , one of the " bought and sold" tgoi . 9 of the labour-depressing League , and which lie has sentus to " correct , " as le savs / one or two trifling inaccuracies in the report of the Botherham Discussion , latel y inserted in the Star , We give it , because -we can afford fair-play to every man—and because .- ( re are wishful to show Mr . Fahrey and his pay-masters , the League , that though Qtey act Tilth shameless injustice U-wards their opponents , hunting them down like wild beasts of the forest , closing on them every avenue of livelihood they can at all command , yet their opponents nill not retaliate in a like spirit , but permit even die . most despicable of the " hired tools " to set himself

      right , when he onl y / ancles himself aggrieved . To this endwegiveHr . I ? al » ev sletter , as follows : — "In your paper of the 4 th instant I noticed vrhat was termed a ' report of a discussion between Mr . West and myself , atRotherham . ' I take it for granted that my opponent sent that report . We differ , however , as to names ; for I term it an enormous febricaiion . To give you as I little trouble as possible , I will only notice a few misstatements , which may be set at rest by unanswerable evidence . It is not true that I was sent for to the south for the occasion . I went home from the south of my own accord , to spend , as is my custom , the Christmas holidays withmy family . It is not true that Mr . Machin 'took * the chair as stated in ' the ' report . ' The chair vras taken by Mr . John Evans . It

      is not true that the chairman charged me with introducing * extraneous matter' into the discussion , as the following letter from that gentleman will Hilly substantiate , aud which , I trust , you will do me the justice of inserting in jour next impression . I would have sent it last week , but it did not come to hand in time . My opponent ' s modesty , delicacy , honour , and honesty , I leaveiuthehandsof those who happened to be present at the meeting . I am , Sir , yours respectfully , J . Palvey . " Thefollowing is theletter alluded to in Mr . Falvey ' siwte . ITe may observe , that it is sent to us in Mr . Falvey ' s landsvriting , with a line at the top to say that it is " a true copy . " This alone is calculated to arouse fnspition . It bespeaks that the sender is conscious

      that he is deemed by somebody or another capable Of falsifying such a document , and he takes the trouble of assuring them that he has not done so in this particular instance . A conscientious , honourable mind trouM liare been content to send the copy , without dialling it UeCtSsSary to parade most ostentatiousl y lhat he had done so " truly . " However such as it is , a ¦ " true' copy or untrue , here is the note : — "Tour letter addressed to Mr . Badger of Botherham , dated the StfiSnst ., Tvas ^ Vacedin any hands yesterday morning just as I was leaving liotherham for town , and have lost no time in replying to it at his request . Mr . West hi ids rtport to the Xortliera Star , you say , has alluded Jo me as chairman charging yon with introducing ' extraneous matter into the discussion' at Jlothcrham .

      3 beg to state , for the information of i ' . r . West and all lvhom it may concern , that the charge is untrue . On the contrary , I expressed myself much pleased at the manner and spirit the discussion had been treated by both jortits- I am , yours truly , Jons Evass , Chairman . " Such , then , are the " corrections" sought to DC made by 3 Ir . Falvcy . Whata "fuss "—fornoUring ! Mr . Falrey was not " sent for "—he happened to drop into Itoiherliiun just "in the nick of time , " all " ofhisown accord . " Xo , co ; not so ; such is only the inference Hr . Falvey wishes to be conveyed : while the real correction is , that he was not sent for from the southbut o / % from "home , " where he had gone ofhisown accord to see his family . The chair was not " taken " Irv Mr . Machin—but was " taken" by 3 Ir . John Evans ! ¦ \ riiat a tremendous error our Beporter made I He

      was handing 3 lr . ilachin down to fame , when tlic right person was 3 Ir . John Evans . The Chairman did not say that 3 Ir . Falvey had introduced " extraneous matter" into the discussion : so says air . Falveyand so says 2 t ! r . Falrcy for Mr . John Evans , Hut neither of them say that " the Chairman did not decide tliat Mr . PaJve ^ was out of " order in attacking the Xortbern Star , j $ n& in indulging in gross personalities against . Mr . West Mr . Palveyhas learned the art of " sailing near the wind " : bnt folks may sail too near , and thus defeat their own purpose . The " modesty , delicacy , honour , and honesty" of Mr . West may safely be left in the hands of the Botherham audiences ; ithile the readers of the Northern Star will have some CgportouitT of judging of Mr . Falvey ' s peculiar I characteristics from the at-OTe " taste of his quality . ''

      ¦ The "Statute of limitations" interposes to prevent the IB recovery of a debt after the lapse of six years , unless the party owing it has acknowledged it , in soine manssr or other , during the time . Our correspondent had better get the note Tenewed ; and if this be objected to , sue for the amount , . if you have proof that the debt I has been acknowledged within the prescribed period . ¦ The Teams of Sheffield am > Mb . W 4 BD . —A corres-II pendent at Sheffield writes us as follows : — " The correspondencethathasbeen going on between the Trades ' I Delegates and our M . P ., Mr . Ward , has at length come I to an issue . The preliminaries are nearly completed I for a discussion on 'The merite aud demerits of I Trades' Combinations and Short Time . ' The masters I were first challenged , bnt they declined . Of couise

      I they have no objection to their pet Member having a I finst with the men . The discussion is to take place in I the Cutlers' Hall , on Wednesday , January 29 th . Dr . I Bolland is proposed to take the chair , on the part of I the delegates . Should that gentleman decline , the I Corn Law Rhymer , Mr . Elliot , is to be in reserve . I There is to be an equal number of tickets on both I ades . The delegates hare selected twenty of their I ablest men to do their wort ; but it is rumoured that I 31 their next meeting they will reduce them down to I about seven . "—Of this arrangement we are glad to I hear . It cannot fail to be of service to the cause of I labour , if the Trades delegates are judicious in their I choice of disputants . They have a " practised de-I later" to deal with—one that nas seen a good number

      I of " dodges" tried , and successfully , when fair-sailing I wrald not answer . The men ought to hare advocates I iibo can detect and expose anything of that sort , I should it be attempted ; men who , like John West for I instance , nave met the Malthuslan Philosophers in ue-I ktc befuretimes , and have learned to distinguish I between plausibility and sound argument Mr . Ward I fe a rigid Malthnsian . Bis whole battery of " arguments" are derived from that school ; and it will require some one-who ha 3 deeply studied both sides of tLe question to follow hhn thoroughly , and show where his philosophy faUs . This is an important Point ; one that we trust will not be overlooked . If it is not , the discussion will do immense good ; if it is , it bad hetter have been let alone , TVe caution the Trades' delegates tobs mindful and watchful .

      HE HoS . J . TOUEXACBE AND IiASD AltOXMESXS . I It is with sincere pleasure that we publish the fallowing unsought for testimony to the kind dis Il-osition ana right feeling of the Hon . 2 Sr . Tollemache , 'Chose interference with the unwarrantable pro-I feedings of his steward to defeat his own intentions | Rgardn » g the allotments of land to the labourers I in and around Mottram , we lately made public , laad -whose further interference we specially initial , to prevent an act of gross injustice being done ¦ Vthe said steward to Robert Wild , in preventing bun ¦ from having " a bit of land" because he had been most ¦ active in bringing the conduct of the steward under the police of his master . We lave notsinca heard how l ^ Mottram aflair nas been settled ; hut , notwith-¦« anaing . We give the following , which redounds much ¦^ aeiionour of thehon . genfieman ; and we trust to ¦ ^ shorU j enabled to report favourably of Ms

      con-K , ^ 5 atne ^ <> ttramcase . Our correspondent says : — M ^ T' 9 «* in writing is to give you facts , at I know ¦ r ^ « f th e Hon . J . Tollemache , who I am sorry K * ' ^ cording t 0 a letter - m fa& star of Jan . Uth , ¦^ ffl daggers drawn with his steward about letting ¦ ^ « aMotmente to the operatives on an e 6 tate of WLj- ^ ottram . The same gentleman holds an estate Kf C 8 at Io JPswich ; and I can vouch for his being in K& ^ i ^ ^ " ^ eats ; To prove this , I know that to E , > ' ^ bacrcrnpon this estate he has let half an acre ; ¦ j ^ V ' - 'at is more , where cottages ¦ were wanted on the K ~ l ^ « baSlt them at his own expense . Grumbling

      K ^ 'p ttaungs have been rife amongst the farmers ¦ j , ^ * ; but b y taking . an independent course , the M ^ e !! tJe nian has secured a home a nd a " stake in K ^^ to aUMslabourers . This is not all . The Hetig ' . Hemacne , although there is not an estate ¦ bir ^ UdJIlcd to preserve game in Suffott , will not ¦ Dax to , aor ie gamekeepers to shoot men who Kt " ^ of that which God has sent for alL -And B ^ ect ' ^ rm w not alone , or the only one , in this W -la rT * are otne » s of high birth who are setting ¦ t « efjr 2 ? fi fc : all tending to a higher and better Bo ** j ^^^ ae hmnan race : " R ® aBsi il >« - ' GiSBrJtCTO } f . —Institute ah action ^ fefliff , " ^ Hiff —5 f ?! , „ ~« . om . « nti me . lpvil'll llV Ms

      p t rr £ ^ -al seizure ^ Le . ; ifour correspouclent ^^ Jaiiae ^ ** S ^ were his . Thelsouse being ff aerX thet Sot sufficient K the goods were his m ^^ iaaet C 0 Dld ? ° taken in eiecufion ; andif he J'SftTs 3 a ^ * " * circumstanees , it was an assault on t ^ p 3 tcuUon of aeir duty . K ° *« bv *? S 0 CKA * HEfc— ¦ We will try to gratify Mm P ^ ons ' i ^ B i ! , Jasmi <» n of his song . His other sug-I ^ maaeinown tothepartiesiiamed .

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      A . Keadeb , Lowee DiuwEs . —we ^ erer « aflvise" about emigration . We cannot conscientiousl y do sol- Our idea is , that there is room and opportunity for us all at home , were we only wise enough to ' employthem ' as Common Sense would dictate . ' : StilV ' a-man lias ' aright ( if he likes ) to leave the land of bis Mrthyanu adopt another country ; but if he does so , it shallfbe his own act , as far as we are concerned . - Nothing that we can either say or do shall influence him to such step ; and then if disappointment follows ,- no portion of blame attaches to us for leading him astray . The " prospects . of success" and the " preferable colony , " our correspon dent must judge of for himself . If we possessed his means we should stay at home , and vroBE to ¦ ¦• ¦ - "Mak ' this warldbetter yet . " ¦ ¦ _ "" '

      The Natojlai , and Ikeyitable Wab of the 'Poor and the Kich . —We commend the following ^ received from a correspondent at Hey wood , to the gentlemen of the WesMy Chronide ; particularly Mr . Cotton Twist ; and that other- sensitive gentleman , who , a few weeks' ago , WES bawling out for the " revered suid ruptured " ghost of Canning to come and help him to "put down " Jacobinism and theAor fftern Star . —ffeyicood . —Capital versus Labour . —Kt a tihie when there is such a struggle going on betweeu Labour and Capita ^ \ te think it onr du ^ ' to inform ou r friends of the dohigs of the . employers and employed of this , a purely manufacturing town . We havebeen often told by the members of the league , by their lecturers , and particularly in the letters of Cotton 1 \ oist , that good trade invariably

      brings Mgh wages . But whether there be good trade or bad , we find from experience that the labourers can at best only maintain their rate of wages , or obtain an advance by turn-outs , strikes , Ac ., which often throw them into debt , and brings an amount of misery about their homes which takes months , and in too many instances years , to clear themselves of . Jfor is this allreductions of wages , even in times of " good trade , " are much more common than advances . To prove this , we have only to state , that in this town , when trade is as brisk as it was ever known to be ; an attempt has been made , on the part of J . H . Kay and Sons , to reduce the prices paid to their weavcrsj by-putting four additional picks to the inch , without giving a corresponding advance in the price . In consequence

      of this , the weavers in their employ , on the 23 rd of December last , turned out for an advance of five farthings per cut , wMch , on an average , would make about one shilling per week difference in their wages ; - This turn-out still continues without any prospect of its present termination . The weavers of the various mills in the neighbourhood , and the public in general , have supported the turn-outs up to the present time ; though a great deal of intimidation has been used to prevent the working people subscribing , particularly in the tiiin of Mr . W . Hartley , where the manager demanded the money that had been collected , and threatened to diacharge theparties who had it in their keeping , if they did not comply with his ' request This led to a turn-out , which lasted upwards of a week .

      Mr . H . haviug found that there were a few independentminded men in his employ , who dared to express their opinion upon the unjust proceedings of his manager , has thought proper to discharge them . It is a fact , too notorious , that if they find they have a man in their employ who dares to hold an opinion ' , and express it , he immediately becomes a " marked man ; " is thrown out of employment ; and . in too many instances reduced to beggary . Tho manufacturers here , finding Mr . Kay ' s weavers did not evince any disposition to return to their employment , except on the conditions they at first demanded , called a meeting of their body on Friday evening last , which was held at the Queeii Ann Inn , Heywootl , at which certain resolutions were passed , the purport Of Which appeared in the following placard ,

      winch was posted in their lodges and in the various mills on the following day : —( Copy )— " To the work-people tii our employ . —At a meeting of the millowuers of JTeywood , and tlie ^ neighbourhood , lield at the Queeu Ann Inn , this Any , to take into consideration the nature of the turn-out at Messrs . John Hilton Kay and Son ' s mill , we unanimously resolved that a deputation , which was then agreed upon , should go over to Ashton and Staleybridge , for the purpose of ascertaining the prices paid by the millowners there , embarked in branches of business similar to Messrs . Kay and Sons , as well as if the amount of wages paid by John Hilton Kay and Son were less than those paid at such places , they be recommended immediately to raise their wages to the amount there paid for the same kind of work ; but if the deputation should find that Messrs . Kay and Son ' s wages already equal in amount those at Ashton

      aud Staleybndgej that Messrs . Kay and Son ' s weavers should be apprised of the fact on being acquainted with which , should they stUl refuse to resume their work on similar terms , we will slop our toeaws « tu < J spinners from working , until the resumption of work by the turn-out weavers of Messrs . Kay and Son ' s . Witness our hands , this 17 th day of January , 1845 . " Here follows the names of twenty-two millowners , being the whole , with the exception of three , that there are in the town and neighbourhood . From the above the weavers may see that it is the determination of the manufacturers that there shall not beany advance in wages , and that if those who are now out , persist in their demands of jive farthings per cut , the whole of the nulls are to stop . ' Should this scheme of the mill , owners lead to are-enacting of the scenes of 1842 , the country will have evidence sufficient in their printed bill , signed by themselves , as to who the parties are

      who cause it . - - - - > J . Fbank , Kewtost Moob . —We cannot decide the mode to be pursued in the case he speaks of , but would recommend a letter of inquiry to the Secretary of the "War-office . Let the letter simply ask for instructions how to proceed . W . Bell , Het . wood , and Ambrose Hirst , OLnnAM . — Their letter has been handed over to the Executive , who win no doubt give the reasoning it contains all due attention . Hasiet as » Shsltox Wosking-Mes's Haxtj . —We have received an address from the Committee appointed to devise means for , and superintend the erection of . a public hall , for the use of the working men of Hanley and Shtlton ( Potteries ) . The following is the pith of the address : —'' We have resolved to erect a suitable

      and commoaious building , in which the workmen of these districts may meet from time to time , to discuss their grievances , whether social or political . It is , therefore , intended , that the hall shall be used for general purposes . It is also intended that , as soon as practicable , there shall be connected with the said hall an elementary day school ; also a useful library- and reading rooms : also to have lectures on science , history , and politics , and discussions on all questions that affect the interest of those classes who are called upon to bear an unequal share of the burdens of the state , who are at all times affected by any change that may occur in the progress of society . Such discussions to be conducted on the most liberal principles consistent with order and decorum . The lectures , school , and all appertaining thereto , to be under the ' direction and control . of a committee , to . be elected from the body of the shareholders , in agreement with

      the rules for the government of the institution . In furtherance of the fore-named objects , we , the Hall Committee , being shareholders , have purchased a plot of freehold land in the township of Hanley , the site being an eligible one , to the front of Market-street , and a deposit has been paid on the purchase ; on which site we Intend erecting , a commodious and comfortable building , to be denominated a Working-Man's Hall . The methods jyhich we propose to employ for the . purpose of raising tKe necessary funds , are the taking out shares of five shillings each ; each shareholder to pay threepence per week , per each share , until his share , or shares , be paid ; each shareholder to have a card whereon to enter his contributions . It is also proposed to raise funds by voluntary contributions , donations , and other means the Committee may think proper to adopt Joseph Heath , Secretary , Committee-room , Temperance Hotel , Miles-bank , Shelton , January 10 th , 1845 . "

      The iKf-HocHs ' -BiLi . Agitation , —On this subject we have received a small pamphlet , written by Mr . John Doherty , and which may De had at Grantfs , X , Pallmall , Manchester , urging the revival of the TenHouVS ' agitation , and the necessity of petitioning Parliament in support of the Bill , in the approaching session . With the general tenor of the pamphlet we fully agree , though we must be permitted to dissent strongly against the doctrine put forth at page 9 , that the factory-workers , when soliciting the assistance of the clergy and the medical profession , should let those classes know tttatCieydonotobjeatoVidr childben woekixg—that in consequence of the " primeval curse" labour is the condition of existence for cliMrm as well as their parents , and that all that is asked for is protection against too long hours of labour . Such doctrine as this , we say , we protest against . The Ten Hours' Bill is good as farasit goes but it is only " astepin the right

      direction . We pbotest agaisst all isfast labourand deny the justice of it , whether based upon fabled curses , or any other ground . Even the sentence— " In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread , " , cannot be strained into meaning the sweat of children . What it does mean is evident , without any straining—ty labour all shall earn the means of existence ;—not a class , or a section of the human family , but oil , without distinc tion . If Mr . Doherty would proclaim this doctrine , he would be doing more to advance the . truth and the rights than by putting slavish apologies into the mouths of parents for the working of their little ones . With the following advice we cordially concur : — " It may be objected , If the House of Commons pay so little regard to thepetitions of the people , why petition them at all V To this I answer , we do not petition from any hope that the decisions-of the members will be

      materially influenced by those petitions , but for the purpose of dep riving bur opponents of a pretence against us . Por example , if you do not petition at all , the null party in the house will get up and declare , with the most cool assurance possible , that you do , not want a Ten Hours' Bill , ' and that the proof is supplied by the fact , thatfewor . no petitions have been presented in favour of " it . They will then pretend to . aefeni you against what they are pleased to call the mistakes of yonr friends . But pom- in your petitions upontliem , short and decisive , but numerous , and you compel them to seek other grounds for their opposition than 'pure love for you and your , children / and you save our noble , able , disinterested / and virtuous championfrom the additional labour of defending himself , after having combattedibr you . 2 fot only , then , should there be a petition from every separate mill , but there should be one from every separate room . The more

      i petitions the better , rib matter for either the lengtli * " of ¦ the . P ^ ti 0 B > or the number of signatures' to each . jV T . -fr liis sbng . for the United Trades will not do . ! ,,.. HcpN . —A master cannot '' discharge" an apprentice , j elther . on a week ' s notice , or , fori any other notice , on : the ground thathe is not strong enough for the . trade , s Nay , if the boy is constantly 31 , his" master cannot ' so ! easily . " get rid' ? of him . . When a , master signs an ' : indenture , he covenants to do such ' ahd ' such things j and he ( jannot be released from his coveuant as Jong ; as the document is in existence . Before the document . can be destroyed , all the parties to it must be willing ,-i and give consent , or tie magistrates must order . i ^ . : on proper and sufficient cause being shown by either , the master , tlie boy , or the parent or guardian . In the

      : case referred to , let our correspondent insist ou the master taking back the apprentice ; and if " he refuses , I summon him before the magistrates . They will soon " order * 'him to receive him ; for even they have not ! the power to Cause the indentures to be broken on such a plea ' as that urged by the master in this case . If the : boy betiaves himself , and shows a willingness to do all he can to learn his trade , he is not to be turned away because his master thinks he has made a bad bargain . The iate Izsman Iksdbhection . —The following letter from the noble exile , Joseph Mazziki , appeared in the Times of Friday - . —Sir , —The enclosed is a literal translation of a letter written to . a friend at Corfu ¦ by Anacarsi Nardi , a lawyer of Modena ; one of the exiles who landed in Calabria with the brothers Bandiera , : and died at Cosenzn on the 25 th July , . 1844 . Nardi

      wrote it in the condemned cell , twelve hours before his death ; and it breathes through . every word such , a calm , such a holiness of feeling , that I have no doubt you will gladly record it in your valuable paper . To me it seems that a cause for which such men as Kavdi ; . ' : fly to death as to a happy dream must . be a sacred one , -and endowed with more chances of success than a superficial glance at the present may suggest ; but , whateverthe opinions may ba that you entertain on the subject , martyrdom . will allow of no , party feelings : and a honest unspotted man , * who can live earnestly and die calmly for what he believes to be the true and right , is in all times , and especially in ours , when ; theory and practice seem to be at perpetuat ; variance , a sight for all striving men to strengthen their hearts with . The letter passed through' tho hand 3 of the

      Neapolitan and Austrian' Governments , and was transmitted by the latter to its Consul-Gcneral in Corfu , in order to have it handed over to Dr . Savelli , who received it on the evening of the Uth of December , 1844 , four months and seventeen days after it was written . Exoria ( a Greek word , signifying exile ) is the name of the house erected by the exiled Dr . Savelli , in the district of Covacchiana , and where Nardi too was living . Dante is ahoy , the first born of Dr . Savelli , to wliomNardi was godfather . The man who was In the habit of going on horseback to the Exoria is Pietro Bouheciampi , who landed with the twenty exiles for the purpose Of betraying them into the hands of the . Neapolitan Government . He was born , from a Greek ' mother and from a Corsican father . I art , sir , respectfully yours , Joseph MazziSI . —To Signor Tito Savelli , Mxoria ,

      in Corfu . Dear Friend , —I write to you for the last time ; within twelve hours I shall bo no more . My - companions in misfortune are the two brothers Ban diera , Iticciotti , Jloro , Vcncrucci , Rocca , Lupatelli , and : Berti . Tour hvothcr-iu-kw is exempted from this fate , nor do I know to how many years he will be Sentenced . Bemember me to your family , and all friends , as often as possible . If it be granted me , I will , before ascending to the Eternal , revisit the Exoria ; Kiss for me my Dante and all your children . When J'OU think proper you inay make known this my fate at Modena and to my brother . Receive the affectionate remembrances of all my companions . I embrace you , and am yours Naedi . From the condemned cell at Cosenza ,-24 th of thu 7 th month , 1 S 44 . —P . S . —I write with liandcuffs , and therefore my writing will appear as if written with a trembling hand : but I am

      tranquil , because I die in my own country and for a sacred cause . The friend who used to come on horseback was our ruin .- Once more , farewell . M . G . CowtET . —We have seen worse poetry than his lines on the " Merry Days of Old •/ ' but though they contain something of truth , they contain more of error . The " warning Curfew" is not one of those associations of the past best calculated to cause us to regret the departure of the " merry days of old . " The lines might better suit a second edition of Lord Johu Manners ' s poetical effusions . ... Edwaeu Uarbeb . —Received ; but we can make no use of it at this period of the week . . "' . , "" Thomas Fislat , Edisbough . —We have no recollection of having received the document ; if we did , we know not what has become , of it . .-. ' TnoMAS Pjckabd . Coventbt . —We cannot aid him in the

      inqinry he is making . Addbessing Communications . —Again we have to remind our friends of the mode of addressing communications . Several have this week again sent ' , their orders addressed to Mr . llobson ; and some correspondents iuclose orders in then-packets of news . ¦ This is as it ought not to be . Orders so : sent run : great risk of not being attended to . Mr . llobson desires to have nothing to do with those departments which do not belong , to him . He wishes merely that letters and communications for the paper should be addressed to

      him . Several parties make their Post-office orders payable at the General Post-office , instead of the Office , 180 , Strand . By remedying this they will oblige . They have only to . say that they desire their orders to be made payable as above , and to Mr . O'Connor , and their desires must be complied with . . G . A . —Yes . ; " Mr . Myles ' s amendment" would have admitted sugar "cheaper" than SirKobert Peel ' s Bill : and the League M . P . ' s , in supporting Sir' K . Peel , not only voted for excluding " cheap" sugar , ^ but also for "keepmgthe raurt « in" !! " Vile tools ! " " Paid by the Duke of Buckingham . " . ;

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      Fatal Accident at Astlets Amphitheatre . — On Monday evening last a fatal accident occurred on the stage of this theatre to one of the supernumeraries named William Blake , aged 38 years . Ihe pantomime of Johnny Gityin was in tho course of ierformanee , and in one of its scenes , representing a Jew ' s old clothes shop , a number of supernumeraries , deceased being one , were to be seen making purchases within . As each came out a trick was played unon him bv the Clown ( Barrv ) and the Pantaloon

      ( Bradbury ) holding a rope , which crossed the door , and which tripped up each purchaser at his exit . The deceased did not make his calculation for an easy fall , and in consequence tumbled violently over , and fell Hat with great force on the stage . The fall forcedthemetallic part of a truss that he wore into the lower part of the abdomen , causing internal injuries , of which deceased died on Weduesday moraing at his residence , Pleasant-place , High-street , Lambeth , leaving a widow and seren ybimg children unprovided for .. ^

      Child Muedeu . —On ¦ Wednesday forenoon Mtv . W . Cai-ter held an inquest at the Cottage of Content , Lock's-fieWs , AYalworth , on the body ot a newlyrborn female cliild . Tvhicli was found dead in Penton-jilaco , Walworth . Frederick Gibbs , of 14 , lle ^ ent-strcet , Brixtoh , stated that on Sunday morning , last whilst proceeding across the fields iii Penton place , , he saW : « ij aarcel-lying in the . area of an unfinished .- house . Witness with considerable difficulty . got it up , andpn opening it lie discovered the . dead uody of a female Bhilil . . Policerconstjiblc " 203 P came to the spot , and

      subsequently conveyed the body to the station-house . There were several marks of violence about the head . Mr . W . II . I ) ry , surgeon , said that ^ he saw the chad soon after it wt ^ s found . It appeareu of recent birth . There were several contusions of the scalp andlelt forehead , and another bruise on the back , ; winch injuries , He had no doubt , were the result of viol ent Wowb inflicted by'some blunt insh-oment ,: which had caused the deceased ' s deatb'sopn 'after . birth .: LM i ' urv returned the following verdict - —That the deceased was born alive , and that she was wilfully murdered by some person or persons unknown .

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      ^~~^ = —r—i—— ~ ^^^^*^^^^^ mm Al ' abms « j' ' . 'Expiosfosi ;; -. and ' , DEsrKvbfivE ^ FinE . ^ - " On 1 'hureaiay ; niovning ; . an , explosion of " a ' iearful character , and which resulted in a great destruction ofpropertyi . tooK . place"Iii tlie ' oil and colour stores in the occupation of Mi'w BaylKs ,, ; colounuan , No . 149 , Wliitechapel-rpad , immediately 'facing , ! 'the London Hospital . : From iriquiries ' Jiuade ^ uppn , the spot , it ' appeaira . that . tjvp ' . liids in ; the . entploy of Mr . Baylis ' a were engaged / between . : eight > n'd ; . ninte :. ' o ' clock . 'in" drawing ^ off a quantity ofIha ' ptlia . from , aihurn-shaped vessel . ' Whilst they were so employed the liglit they held communicated with the' inflammable fluidV ' , In an instant , ' and ahnosfc before the lads could esca ^) e | the body > fnaptha took firearid tho house from tlie

      , bottom to the top was one njuss of blaze .. TBy the exertions of Afr ; ' Braidwood , and ' his men the flames were confined to the . building in' whi 61 i- tliey originated , but the work of extinguishing the fire was one of np . ordih { iru difficulty , ' the limbs arid lives of the firemen being in pohstan ' ' jeopardy from , the ttequent explosionsSvliich took' place amorig the ruins , supposed to arise lrom ; a quantity of guiipowder ' among tlie stock ., ' , Copious supplies . of water being furnished to tM ^ ngincs at work , tlic ruins were cooled by halfpast ' , ten ^ o ' clock , but every , particle of property is destroyed , and the house , which is completel y burned through , ' and in a very tottering state , must be taken down . ' One of the lads was rather severely burned abont the hands and face .

      ' Extensive Fibe .. in- H « ngekford-m . \ rket . — On Thursday morning s between ithreo arid four o ' clock , an alarming , fire was . discovered among tho loads of hay and straw in Hungeribrd-mavket , near the company ' s office . Information was fonyarded to the Chandos ; Street fire station by the watclunan on duty , and " . . . speedy : assistance was procured thevefrorii , as well as from other stations , ' but fipui . the progress the fire had made previous to its ; discovery . tha firemen were not able to subdue it tUl a considerable portion of hay and straw ' had been consumed . . .

      Supposed Suicide prom . Destitution . —On "Wednesday Mr . Baker held an inquest at the Red Cross , Upper East Smithfield , on the bodv of a man unknown , about twenty years of age . v James Hill , a waterman , said that about nine o'clock the same morning : he was in a boat off Alderman-stairs , East Snuthfield ,. \ vUen he saw the hody ; ashore . Deceased was dressed in a pair of fustian trousers and waistcoat , arid a blue striped shirt , with laced boots . The summoning officer said that the appearance of the deccased , ; sh ( Hved that lie was in a state of gpeat destitution , as his clothes were threadbare , and his shoes worn out . Thejury found a verdict of " Found drowned . "

      Coroner ' s Inquest at Bays water . —On Friday week mi inquest \ yas held at the Coach arid Horses , Nottinglill , Bayswatcr , before Mr . 'VfaWey , M . P ., on the bod y of 4 woman named Elizabeth Syrnons . It appeared , in the course of the evidence , that tlie deceased and her husband lived together on bad terms . ' The deceased was ' a ' most industrious woman , while her husband was a drunkard , and was well known to bein the habit of ill-treating his wife . On the 26 th of December last soiiie words took place between them , and the deceased left the room . The husband went to the door , but the landlady , " who was present at the time , was unable to say whether he pushed-the deceased down , stairs . She fell down while tlie husband was a 6 the door of the room . On her being taken up ' shc was conveyed into the landlady ' s room , when Mr : Barnes , a surceon . he

      was sent for .. Mr . ' Barnes stated tlui ^ was called in to examine deceased on the 26 th of December . He found that she had fractured tlie'clavicle , and had also received two severe scalp wounds . She was . then unable to speak . The next morning lie visited her , and found hejv much better , TllC people near her were all exclaiming against the brutality of Iici husband in throwing-hcr down stairs .- Deceased heard them say so , and did not attempt to contradict what was said . ; . She . died on the 14 th insfc . Witness made a post mortem examination . The . injuries she had received were healed . ' .. There was : no disease or injury on the . brain or chest . There was disease of the kidneys ,: which was of very long standing , and which was the cause of death . The injuries received were in no way the cause of her decease .. ; On hearing this : evidence the - ' jury - returned averdict that tlie deceased died from natural causes .

      Fatal Coal-pit Accident . —At the Quarry House Pit , Nofthowram , near Halifax , on Saturday week , a young man , named Benjamin Kindle , was killed by the . falling of a stone . He was only married at Christmas , and has left a young wife to mourn his loss . He bore an excellent character , and was a staunch member of the Miners' Association . Fatal Exjpi , osi 6 jr of Fire Dajip . — -On Friday morning week / about eight o ' clock , an explosion of fire damp took place at the colliery of / Messrs . King and Co ., Ince , neiir Wigahy by which two persons , working colliers , ' ¦ were 'Very seriously hurried ; one of them , named William ' - . Priestlyj so ni ' ucli so that'he * died at one o ' clock on Saturday lnovnihg . After , the explosion he-weft brought to Ms residence ' iriWigan , where he remained until his death . An inquest was held on ¦ Monday :. evening , at the Fox Tavern , before Mr . Rogerson , . coroner , when a verdict of ' . ' Accidental death" was returned . . : ' ; . .

      Plymouth . —Death by Drow . vixo . —Ou Thursday week Mr .-Jones , the 'head keeper of the Breakwater lighthouse , was unfortunately ivashcd off that structure by an immense wave \ yhieh cariie . in from the southward , and' he sank immediately . A signal of distress was instantly hoisted ; but without effect . ¦• •'¦ : ¦• " . ' '; ; '! : * "; " : . " ' - ' : ' : TlIE SHAPTTICfe MunDEKS . — AxOTHEn'VEnDICT OF Wilful Murder ! — On Friday week : the coroner ' s jury assembled at Shapwick , to ascertain'the cause of the death of James Dimond . ' ari illegitimate child , aged seven years , of Sarah Freeman , wlib died in No vfiinber , 1843 ; The body was exhumed on Saturday last , and a portion of the contents of the atoinach was subjected to analyticar tests by MivHerapath , who pronounced it as l \ ia opmipn that the child had been poisoned by ' arsenic . Evidence ' ;' was' given which inculpated'Sarah ^ Freeman in '; administering the poison , and a verdict ' of Wilful Mui'dev against her was returned . Five other sudden deaths ' of children

      have , it is said , lately taken place in one family iii this parish which- Sarah Freeman was in the habit of visiting ; arid it is expected that further exlmmationsarid inquiries will in consequence ' take place . " Fire ' ijt ^ JVIauylbboke . —On Saturday morning last , between two and three o' clock , a fire broke out in the premises of Mr . Rusherbrook , a . tailor , carrying on business at No . 19 ,, High-street ,, Marylebone , nearly opposite the entrance to tlie police-office .- It appeared that ,, ' about / two o ' clock , a pplieemari , on duty in High-street ; obsen-ed' a' l ) rigUt light ,: apparently in thebackpfthepreniiscsi Shprtly . afterwards smoke issued from the * crevices . in the , 'ddor , when he gave an alarm , and the inmates f had scarcely time to . put on portions ' of clothing arid ; proceed into the street , . when . 'the . flariies burst forth withVcorisidci'able fury , and soon ascentled to / tlie fii-st floori In a few minutes five eagines , wcre , ori . the spot , arid a plentifulsupply of water being at hand ,, the fu-e ' was got under shprtly after three o'clock . . ¦' .. ' . '*"( .

      -Deatji feom ScALriiiVG . —An . inquest was held at Stalybridge , before Mr . Hudson , coroner , on Monday week . on the body of John Lawton , aged li months . The deceased accidentally pulled over on to himself a breakfast can containing boiling tea ' , on Tuesday ^* the tth ; andr was very much scalded about the face and arms . A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned .:, ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦ f - : ; - ¦ ¦' ¦ /¦ ¦ - ; : ' - ¦ - ¦ ¦ ' ** : Suicide ' . —On ' ' Monday week a coroner ' s inquest , adjourned from Thursday ; was resumed and concluded before Mr . Higgs , the deputy-coroner for Wesminster , attlie Lowndes-anns , Lyall ' s-place , Eaton-square , on the body of Benjamin Payne ; aged 40 , late butler to Sir Henry Pottinger , who committed suicide at the residence of Sir Henry , No . SO , Eaton-place , on Thursday mprnirift last , by cutting . his throat . Verdict—Temporary ; Insanity . .

      * IuquEst . —Suicide is thb Serpestine , Hyde-PARK .-iQn Friday evening Mr . Higgs held an inquest at the Barley Mow , Mount-street , Grosvcnor-square , onthe body of Richard Giles , aged fifty-two , a bedstead-maker , of 35 , Wells-street . —Mr . William Hart , of 20 , Brjanstone-strect , said that on Wednesday last , about a quarter past twelve o ' clock , he was walking along-the path on the north side of the Serpentine . When near the bridge witness heard a loud scream , and , upon Iookinground , he saw the deceased run offthe path and plunge into the river ; he then floated under the arch of the bridge . Witness , thinking he was an impostor , who had thrown himself in merely to excite the sympathy of the . public , went and gave information to the park-keeper and the Royal Humane Society ' s men . On his return the deceased had sunk . —George Petei-s , one of the Royal _ Humane boatmen , said he was on duty at the receiving-house on the day in question . From iri ^ formation he received ; he put off in a boatand after

      , a lapse of twenty-fivemiriutes , he succeeded in getting deceased out . He was immediately taken to the receiving hoiise , placedfiri a wann bath , and had everything done for him that the nature of the case would permit ofi'but without pi-oduclrig any effect , life being entirely extinct . ' Joseph' Meares , - ' of Sussex-street , London Uniyereity , said deceased- haa worked with him for some time past , at Mr . Darley ' s , in ¦ Wellsstreet ^ Oxt ' ord . stre 6 t ; but about i 6 ii- weeks since he was discharged /' ' on 'account of business being bad . Since that period ; he " hiidbeenray low and desponding . " : He . was however taken on again , three Aveeks ji ' gp , but- his : mirid- still ; rcniaihed disordered . On Wednesday last * he suddenly ¦ threw down his tools , ami started oritiof the shop , saying at ; tlie tinie , * lie would lie 'back-iri > the coui-sc of a few minutes ' : "instead of sFdoing 'he went to'the Serpentine , ' arid drowned hihisolf . " lyeMcj ^ T ' ehipomy Insaiiity . ^' .

      i -Tub ; Priesi iand , ; the pAKisnio ^ En .-T ^ CASiLETowK , County of . Cork , Jan-6 . —Much tumult . and disorder was caused in the chapel at Fires on Sunday , December 1 , 6 th , ¦ by a man . named Cornelius Harrington , of Fires , interrupting ^ ^ ith e . i Rev , 7 MiV ' ; Realy , parish p riest , while , add ^ gsing hi 8 . congi'egation , in the course of . which . Mi . 'Ilealy made allusion to the riotous and disorderl y condvwt of Harrington ' s son Jeremiah , on the previous Sunday , at Fires , at which Harrington took offence , and used scveralexciting ex-

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      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^¦^ HBH ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ g ^^^^^^^ g ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ M ^ B ^^^^ H ^^^^^^^^^^^ B pressions to Mr . Ilealy , the consequence of " which wa ' s that Mr . Healy cursed him . atthe . tiraeifrom tlie altar : On Sunday , the 29 th ; -the same Mark O . 'Sullivan' took up his position by . the altar of the chapelfor the purpose ot hearing prayers , but liispresence there being offensive , to ;^ Mr . Healy , when commencing the celebration of aiyine . service , hejdesired that O'SuUivan should leave'the place , arid go to soine other part of the chapel , which : O'SuUivan refused to do , and " was caught hold of by Mr ] Healy arid the Rev . Mr ' Roche , curate , and a scuffle ensued , and it was only by the unanimous call of the corigi-egation- for Mi * . Healy and Mr . Koche to desist , and give them prayers , that they relinquished their' hold ; The -entire of the circumstonces were reported to the Right Reverend - Dr .- Egan , Bishop of the diocese , by Mr . Healy and the Rev . James Fitzsevald . of

      : Castletown , and .. the Bishop's answer directed the latter clergyman , being vicar , to excommunicate the parties , Ee proceeded accordingly to ; Fives fov . tiwt purpose on' the 5 th of January , arid , on' his approaching the chapel , the congregation formed themselves into , a body to prevent him from going up to tlie chapol , and on his attempting to force a passag

      MELAN-cnoLr Death of , Foizb Sinkers , is Duniusi . —Oh Thuraday week , an inquest was held before T . ; C . Maynard , Esq ., coroner for . Easington Ward , Durham , on view of the bodies of James Robson , aged 28 years , Joseph Elsdon , 26 years , CraikHaddick , 38 yeai-s , and John Hunter , $ 3 ' years , sinkers , who . were killed hi the Lud « wth Pit ,. Durham , under the fbllowhig circumstances : —They , had been in company with some others working at , the bottom of the Ludwortli Pit shaft , " arid a shot being about to . be fired lor the purpose- of blasting the stone , tlie deceased got iritp a corf , and were di-awn ripto the five quarter seam , so as to be out of the reach of the explosion . ., ' . Shortly after they were drawi away , the men who remained at the bottom for the purpose of firing the powder , heard something Ming down tho shalt , and immediately afterwards tho corf and the four men fell to the bottom , the whole of them being killed upon the spot . Verdict—Accidental Death , with a deodand on the corf of Is .

      Suicide and Attempted' Murder i . v Behmondsey . —At one o ' clock on Friday week a lengthened inquiry was entered into , at the Royal George Tavern , before Mr . Carter , tlie coroner for Surrey , and a respectable jury , touching the death of John Clement , wool-sorter , \ vho , after attempting to cut his wife ' s throat , was found by the police in a back-room of the house , 34 , in Little George-street , Bennondsey , with his throat severed from car to car . The evidence adduced was substantially the same as the statement of the case published above , with tho exception of that of the man ' s employer , Mr . R . Elkington , wool-Btapler , of-Feudall-stree ^/ wh o further stated that deceased had for some time appeared excoediuclv low

      and melancholy ; and upon . reasoning with him ; in order to arouse him from his lethargic state , " he elicited from him that ever , since thu middle of last year , Avhen he lost his daughter , to whom he was . tenderly attachod , he had suffered severel y from nervous excitement , which quite unfitted him for . labour , and on Saturday last deceased had . actually called at . the counting-house under tliis delusion , and stated to him ( witness ) that he could no longer think of robbing Slim , and tliei-ei ' ore he begged to be discharged . Witness was of opinion that deceased had been of unsound mind since December ; last . The jury decided on the following verdict : —That the deceased met with his death by his own act , being . at the time in a state of unsound mind . . ¦ .,.. ¦

      ¦ A . 'Vessel Run Dow . y is tiie Ciiax . nel , off Es .-mouth . —On the morning . of Friday week , atone o ' clock , the Design was , run-down * by a barque , name at present unknown . The Design , it . appears , was from Terceira , and was beating up the Channel , vlicn . tlic barque bore down upon her with . alarming force ,, cutting her bulwarks down below the ¦ -water ' s , edge , at the same time the barque not stopping for a momciit to ascertain what damage had been clone . Immediately the Design . commenced filling , and the crew , perceiving that it was impossible to save her , toolc'to the boats , but they scarcely had time to get clear of . her before she went down * into , deep water . They luckily , in about an hour afterwards , met with a ; iisliirigboat , which ' picked . ; them up and landed thctii eai ' elv at E . \ mDiith . . '

      Falmouxh , Jan . 17 . —The Cadiz Packet , of Newcastle , arrived at Pernambuco 9 th ulfc ., from Gibraltar , witU the loss of . the master-aud four of the crew , at Fernando Noronha , where the boat was scut ashore n search of guano , and swamped .

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      The Repeal " Stapp . " —The reductions in the clerks and attaches of the Conciliation-hall have , it is believed , been mainly carried into effect at the instance of Mr . "Smith O'Brien , who has proved himself for too expert in financial matters to suit the tastes of some of the disinterested patriots , who have long run riot and grown sleek upon the Repeal funds . The Mail gives the following dctaile of the retrenchments in the expenditure : — ' The cashier reduced to £ 2 2 s . a-wcek the booklcefeper * £ 2 a-wcek the undcr-secretary ,. to £ 100 per annum . The clerks who had £ 2 a-week each are reduced to 30 s . ; those who had 30 s ., reduced to 25 s . ;' and those who had 25 s ., reduced to 20 s . : ; The only offices which have escapjed the . shears are ; those held ; by the' favourite drones ,-of whom , perhaps , ' more " aiion . 'A saying of above ^ 1 , 500 per annum has been' effected , arid the

      work to be . dono no worse than it was—a ' pregnant proof of the -profusion with which tlic people s money was squandered when it ; flowed in freely . " ;• : Reduction of the'Repeal "Staff . " — The - ' first report of the Finance . Coirinuttee was read , to the General'Committee on Tuesday , arid adopted . It recommends the induction of eighteen clerks , including some out-agents , ainpiigst whom Mi . W . J . O'Connell , the London' Head Repeal Warden , and others of miiior note in Dublin .,, Tlie salaries of the officers retained are' to be reduced , with the exception of "My dear Ray , " who . is to be , continued at his allpwarice of £ 400 a-year , besides importaivt sundries . A reduction in the' printing and stationery departments is under consideration !; after which the newspapers iii the pay- of the Association will ; come under the notice of the ' retrenching committee . ., ¦ I

      EtEVATio . y op Sib Charles Metcalfe to the Peerage . —We , have : authority to state that ; the Queen has been graciously pleased to . confer a peerage pri Sir Charles Metcalfe , by the title , of Baron Metcalfe , of Fernrhill .- —MmiingJkrald , Thursday ,- . . ; ¦ ,. ; Associated Trades op Iioxpox—A ' t a special meeting of the above body , hcld at the Bell , Old Bailey , on Thursday evening , ''• January ''' , the ' 16 th ,. it ' . Svas unanhriousily' reHolveai that ' a prelimiriaiy delegate meeting " of the Trades of London , ' and its vicinity , be held previous to summoning the projected National Trades-Conference . The above preliminary meeting wjll be held either on the 4 th or 5 th of the ensuing nipnth ; all communications respecting the same must be . addressed to Mr . T . Barratt , Secretary to the Associated London . Trades , 20 , Greenfield-street , Commercial-road . ¦

      . . . „ ¦" . . FRANCE . The Chamber . —Intrigue and counter-intrigue is the order of the day . Tiio faction fights of Guizot and his opponents , we abstain fvpnv reporting , it just being six of one and half-a-dozen of the . other . Tanta-tan-tara rogues all ! . .

      .. ¦ - ¦" ¦ ¦ SPAIN .- - ' ; " ¦ : .--Madrid , Ja \ . 9 —Tlie Senate this day passed the biU for the abolition of the Blave trade by a majority of seventy-six votes to one ( that of M . Vallejo ) . The bill for granting pensions to the families of the officers killed at Hucsca was likewise passed by the Senate ( unanimously ) . In the . congress of deputies tlie debate was resumed , on the motion of M . Pena Aguayo , relative to a provision for the clergy . A report was prevalent at Madrid ;* that Baron de Meor had been deprived of his command in Catalonia , because the Goyornment had received information of his intention to declare himself independent . He was to be replaced by General Manuel Concha .

      GREECE . Fokeigs Interference . — Correspondence from Athens of the . 31 st ult . announces that the chief subject of conversation in that capitalis a note , said to be communicated by . Austria , to . the other ; great Power , directing their attention ; to Greek .. affairs , and suggesting that the following resolutions should be agreed to between them : — " 1 . That considering the dispositions , obligatory which established the Hellenic kingdom , the 40 th article of the Constitution should . be repressed , which requires that the heir tothe throne should bo of ; the Greek Church . 2 . ; That ; the Powers , being deterniiucd to regard the present boundaries of . Greece as decidedly fixed , disapprove . anyf attempt :. to extend them . . 3 . That desiring : the consolidation of-the x Greek Monarchy , theyshpvildsee withdispleasure . rany . attempttodwturb the tranquillity of the interior . "; .

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      "•¦ Ei 5 ixc trgii- ^ -A' special meeting of the Edinburch Cliartists will * 'be held on Wednesday ^ cveriiKg . 'in the EainfCTs'llall , foot of Cariiibber's-close , High-street ; at lialtpast eight o ' clock . ^ Tlio 'Council will attend hall" an lioui * easier to' ^ oroQ . ; any who may wish-to , join . : * . ' * ' *" - ' r iA " - ^ : ; . ' " . ' . » " „! , ¦ ' , ' . ' - '' - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ "' . ¦¦ ¦ . ' - ' ¦ CiiY of : Lo * Do ^ Cha rtist , Hall , ' .-I ,, Turnagamlaric—The , public discussion ' will .-be resumed on bunday mornin ^ next , at half-past ten . At ^ threc o ' clock of the sanicdayi-at . the saiao place , thc-Metropolitan District Council" will meet for despatch ot business . Mi " . Preston will lecture in the evening . Turnagaix-laxe . —A general special meeting of the members will be held on Tuesday next .

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      . ,: . ;* an hr < j . i u / , /; u \* h a »! . ¦ - ... ! Somers TowN .-r Mr . . SewellwiU : leeture or i Sunday evening , at Mr . uDuddridge ' s , , Tonbridge-street , Sq inerS ; Town . ; - .: . :: ;; " .. ' i . -v *; "' ' . ^* ~ -v-T-. i ';; -y .- ') i V'irv 1 r Southwabr and LAMBEiH .- ^ A-public ' lecture will bedelivei-ed by Mr . W .-Matthews , at ^ he Sti . George ' s Temperance Hall , Blackfriar ' s-road , corner of Webi ber-street , oil Sunday bvehing next , at seven o ' clock , 7 '¦ ¦ GiikeS ^ ch and pEPiForo ^~ Mr . '' . M'Gratti ,. . pi esi-. sideht of the'Executive , will deliver a lpeture . ' atthe George and Dragon , BlackheatWiill , on Tuesday , evening—Subject , " The Land ; the . Chai'ter fand the nieans to obtain theiri . " ' .. . " . " " 1 . ., ' \ ,. ^ > . [¦ ¦¦ .- ¦; r Tower Hamlets . —A discussion . will -. take , place next Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock , at . the Whitei horee , MaiT-street . jVhitechape ' l-rtSubject , 'IWill . a union of Trades benefit tlie woi ^ dng classes ; and , if so , ; what ai-ethe best means to effect it . ?" .: :.. .

      ; Commemoration of the Birth op Thomas Paine . —A » public supper , , in commemoration of the above event , ' will beheld at . Mr . Clark's Coffee-house , No . 114 ; : Edgew . ii'e-road . dn'Wednesday ' evening next . Supper on the tab \ o at eight o ' clock . ¦ . ' GA > iBERWEtLA 5 D ' . WALwoRTn . —A meeting will be held at ; the Montpolier-tavern ; Walworth , on Monday evening next , at eight . o ' clock , ' ' . ' SpiTALFiEtps ' . ^' A ^ public - concert will " bo held at the "S , tahdaril of . Libert jv Brick-laric , on Tuesday evening next- ^ tiie proceeds to be devoted to the benefit of Mra ! Ellis ., To comirienceat eight o ' clock . . IlAMsiERSMtTii . —A meeting will be held at the Dun-cow , Brook-gi-een-lane , on Tuesday evening next . ¦ -. ¦ ¦ ' ' " ''¦' , ¦ :

      • Greex ^ -icii . —A public meeting will be held" in the Assemblv Room of the George end Dragori-tavcrn , Blackheath-hill , on Tuesday evening , January 28 th ; Mr . M'Gratli , and other friends , will attend ; ' chair to be taken at eight o ' clock : . '" ... '' -, . ' , "'"' "Westminister . —A- meeting will be held at the Sun and Thirteen . Cantons ( Clock-house ) , Castlestreot , Leicester-square , on Sunday evening next , at halt-past seven o ' clock . , A . \ - Harmojiic Meeting will be held the at Clockhouse , Castle-stroet , Leicester-square , on Tuesday evening next , January 28 th—the proceeds to be given to Mrs . Ellis ; chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . ; : Aw . Adjoubxed Public Meeting will ¦ be held on Monday evening , at the Peacock , Houghton-street , Clare-market , to take into consideration the plan of Mr . Preston for obtaining the possession of land , . < &c ; chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . ¦ ; Mr . WnEELKn will lecture on Tuesdav evening , at the Temperance Cofiee-house , Stratfbnl , Essex ..

      AnIIarjionic Mketixo will be heldat the Feathers , "Wari'cn-street , Tottenham-court-road , on Monday January 27 th , at eight o ' clock—the proceeds to fee given to Mrs . Ellis . Pestosvilmj . —The friends of the National Charter Association are respectfully . requested to meet . at the Duncombc-arms , Pentonvillc-hill , to form a Pciiton villc locality . The meeting will commence at haltpast . cight . . ; ¦ Emmett Bkigade . —A . members' meeting ]! will be held at the Rock-tavern , Lisson-grovc , on Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock . Maccles'fiei . d . —Dr . M'Douall will lecture in the Chartist Room , Stanley-street , on Tuesday next , at eight o ' clock in the evening—Subject , '' Chambers ' philosophy '' refuted ; or . tlio necessity of . Trades ' Unions . "

      LEicESTER . —On Sunday evening next , MivBairstow will deliver , a public lecture in the room , No . 4 , Pike-street . —Siibject , ' Poverty , pai-sons ^ and profitinoilgGl !! : " , at ' hiilf-pasfc six o'clock . After the lecture the proposition submitted by . the Executive will be taken into consideration . A full attendance of members is . ' requested ,. , . . Bury . —A funeral sermon , ori the occasion of the lamented death of the ' late . John Lomax , 'Minors ' lecturer , who was burnt to death in a" coalfpit , " visited by God , ! ' will be preached in the Gardenstreet lecture-room , ' by Mr . William Dixon , of Manchester , ' on the evening of Sunday , " Jan : . 26 th ; ' at half-past six o ' clock .

      Birmingham . —Mr . Thomas Clark will lecture in the Democratic Chapel , . Thorp-strect , ! to-morrow evening , ' at half . past six . Subject : " . The Factory System . '' On Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock , Mi . Clark will lecture inihe same place , on - " Ireland , her Eights , and her Priesthood . " Atea-party and concert will be held at Thorp-strcct chapel , on AVcdncsday evening next , Jan . 20 th , to . comnieniorate the birth of the ^ immortal Thomas Paine .. 11 e ]> ditcji . —On Monday , evening next , Mr . Clark of the Executive , willleeture on " Trades Unions . " South Lancashire Delegate Meeting . —The next meeting of the South Lancashire delegates will be

      held on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , Jan , 26 , ' 1 S 46 , ill . the Chartist lloom , Garden-street , Buiy , when it ia requested that each locality will have theic representative present , ' by whom they are . to , send their quota for the Executive . Br ^ vdpord . —On Sunday evening , a . lecture ' willbe . delivered in the Council Room , Butterwbrth Buildings / to commence at half-past six o ' clock . —The Chartists of the various localities are " requested to forward the answers to the questions of ' the Executive on Monday , at latest , to the sub-secretaiy , in order to'have them sent to the General Secretary . . Mr . Joseph Alderson , and Mr . Edwards ^ will lecture in Stanningley , on" Sunday evening , at half-past six o ' clock ? ' ' . '¦' ¦'¦ '' ¦

      Nottingham . —Mr . Donnan will lecture in the Democratic .. Chapel , next ! Sunday evening ,, at six o'clock . —The members of the Byron Ward locality are requested- to meet in the . Demoeratic Chapel , on Monday eveiiing " next , at eight o ' clccL .: . - Sheppield . —On Sunday , Mr . It . Otley will lecture intho Large . . Room , Figtree-lane , at naif-past six . Subject : "Trades Unions ; their Necessity , Usefulness , and Dcfensibility . " Persons holding collecting books for the Duncombc Testimonial Fund are particularly requested to .- bring them in to the committee onSuridaymorning , Jan .: 2 C . Oldham . —On Sunday ¦ hextj Mr . F « A . Taylor will lecture in the Chartist Roonii Greaves-street , at

      six o ' clock in tlie evening , when acollecUW Will Do made to defray the expense of the room . MosiSLEt . —A public . meeting of the Chartists of this place will be , held in the Association ' . Room , Broofcbottom , ph Tuesday evening , when business of importance will be brought before themeefing . Leeds . —Dr . M'Douall will deliver two leotureson Sunday , ( to : morrow ) ; ., in the . afternoon , at . half-paat . two , arid in the evening at halt-past , six . ' ... Hali-fax .- —Mr . B . Rushton , of Ovcnderi , will preach in the Chartist Room , Bullclose-lane , on . Sunday , at halt-past . six . in the evening . —On Monday , at eight o ' clock in the evening , the Chartists of-the locality are requested-to attend on business . of importance .

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      Agekts will please to remember that orders received after ThnrsiSiy . evening cannot be attended to" until the following week . We care to receive as few twopenny post stamps in payment of small sums as possible . :. II . Wai , keii , White Lee . —The plates may ne had from the office , 340 , Strand , at the prices advertised .: ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦

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      Those Afflicted wrin a . Short Cotioh are referred to an advertisment in another column , of Dr . Locock ' s Pulmonic Wafers , where they will find it set forth that one-or two will give instant relief .

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      - - •; _ ' * - . ; *'* * " , ? " ' . . , : ' The Polttechkic . —We have once or twice visited this excellent institution , ' and havebeen delighted by the beauty and order evinced in the arrangement of the many splendid works of art . To detail the whole of the amusements would be too much : a notice of . a few , therefore , must suffice . The diver , with his brazen helmet , seems , to have his shave of attentioii ; and if we maj-judge by ' the cash he finds at the bottom of the well , is not without his patrons . The" washing" and the " mangling ' seem to be exceedingly well "done ; " and the " wringing" or drying machine seems calculated to save many fair ladies' aims , and their caps and frills , too , from this terrible process . We expect all these new and improved apparatus will oe prepared for the national " wash-us ; " and would suggest that ' some

      such person as tlie one engaged at the Polytechnic should be employed to teach the learners , or-there is -no' telling how they may " mangle ^ . us in the Beginning .. In the superior magic circle , the prpteoscope seems .- ; to be . well worthy of . attention . This is a mode of showing opague objects upon a disc , by the use of the magic lanthorn . Small plaster casts are magnified and represented as liiigd figures in statuary ; small coloured prints appear as large and beautiful paintings : the effect produced iiT reilly astonishing , ami seems to add a new power to ! those al . n'cady ^ ossesscil by the magic lanthoru . The physioscope is also well worth notice . JJy this instrument the " face divine" becomes magnified into that of a monster . The 'datinar - ' arid' drinldnjr' part of the exhibition proves the

      original of' the ^ representation to be a liraig human face , but the mode of representing it puzzles even old dabblers in magic matters . .. Tho chromatrope- appears to be an imitation , by the magic lauthorn ,. of what is sometimes shown under . the name of Chinese fire-works . The movements ' ai-B / mucKmore . ' cbmplicated , the ' changes are excellent , arid the effect produce < i = is reallypleasing . The lecturcs on chemisti'j- . 'byDr . Ryan , dusdrve osiiecial notice . The manner of the lecturer is pleasing : the lectures highly , amusing ; aud . the . matter of the lectures extremelyinstructive ; . wliicli * is ' more than can be said of chemical lect ' - . res generally . They are usually very dry affairs , fn which'the tedium is only relieved by the finishing howot thelcctuver . ' ; ¦ ; : ;

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      On Wednesday , January' ' 22 nq , ' -at fet . Anns Church , Manchester , Mi-. Edwin Gil ] , late of-Newcastle-on-Tyrie , and- formerly ' of Sheffield ; to Elizabeth'Wrig ! it ; late ofthclatter place ; :- '•¦;¦ * : - - - ¦ ' ^ : ^ T ^ S- v ' ^ j ^ E ^^ Z . :., f V '" ¦; 1 ¦;• Tlic -Earl : of . St . Genuains died on . Sunday raorar ing last , at . his scat , ' Sort Eliot , ' St .. Gonnain ' s , Cornwall , - , in his * seventy-eighth-: y ear , and is : succeeded in the peerage 'bjvhiss eldest son , Lord Eliot , Secretary for Ireland , * whose elevation ¦ causes ¦ * ¦ a vacancy in the representation . of East ¦ Cornwall . The late ; Earl ' . was ,- as a . politioian ^ a Consevviitivey and possesscd : considerable election interest ; in Corawall , having previous to . the .. lielbrm Bill-returned four members to the House of Commons . -He had been British Minister at the Hague and Munich , and also a Lord of the Treasury , .,. ; & * : . : . ' , ' . - * — ^

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      ? . . - •¦ - - . - MONIES RECKIVED BY MR . O'COMOR . BXECOTIVE . £ S . d , Prom a Working Man in Carpenter ' s Hall .. .. ' 0 0 3 SUBSCRIPTION'S . * - ¦ ' . ¦' From Hanley and Shelton ¦' .. " . .. .. . ' . 0 12 6 DUKCOMBB TE 8 TIM 0 NIiL . Collected by arr . A . lonsdale , Manchester .. 3 12 0 From Titus Brooke , Dewsbury .. .. .. 1 0 0 ¦; JEN'KIN MOEOAN . From Titus Brooke , Dewsbury .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 ¦ MBS . ELLIS . From a Friend , E . B . i Stoke .. 026 FroinMr . Yenn ' . .... ... ' . .. .. .. .. o 0 e From a few Friends at the Dog Inn , HuddersfieW , per Bn . Clayton' .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 From the Chartists of Greenwich-and Deptfo ' rd .. 0 4 fl From Mr . Haywood , Norwood 0-10 From Rochdale , per Edward iiitehell . . „ .., ; . 1 . 0 0

      ' . ; "EECBIPTS PER GENERAL SECRETARY-. ' ' . . ' :.. . ' . * ' - SCBSCBirXION . ' : ¦ ' -. ' . ¦ .- ' . ¦¦'¦ :. s . d . '' .. ... . . . s . d . Haslingden .. .. 1 6 . Carlisle .. .. .. 4 0 Ditto , one month in ¦ Cunuhersdale .. - „ 5 0 advance ... ,, 16 Tavistock . .. .. 6 0 ( Standard of Liberty 2 0 Dundee ,.. .. .. so Lamberliead Green .. 3 4 ¦ ; , OABDS AND BOOKS . ' ., ' . ' ' . ' Penzance , cards .. 1 3 Haslingden , haud-1 jooks 0 8 Haslingden : .. .. 0 6 Penzance , ditto - .. 2 S Dundee .. .. .. 5 0 Carlisle , account-book 4 0 Haggate . hand-books 111 Tavistock , ditto .. 4 0 Burnley , ditto .. .. 2 6 DONATIONS . Lambeth , S . B . .. 10 Cummersdale .. .. 26

      VICTIM FOND . Dundee ; . . .. .. '„ •• •¦ 5 -7 The various localities are earnestly requested to pay attention to the instructions contained in the Star of the lltli of January , relative to the holding of a Convention and the election of the , ensuing Executive , and to send thar decision and the number oi the votes to me as speedily as possible . ¦ 1 ¦ ¦ THOMAS MARTIN WHEELER .

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      ; ¦" ¦ ' ' " ^" " . .- ' :.- ; -LONDON / ^ ' ' ' Greeswicu axi > Depifokd . —At the \ isnalweeldy mecting . of the members of tliis locality , Mi . Paris in the chair , the case . of -Mrs . Ellis was vead from the Star , when , a subscription was entered into and the sum of five shillings collected ; .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 25, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1299/page/5/