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      " je-andLrad John " dedined" it , making aMEm ^^ then eondnet to eover file infamy of lis other cpy t ransactions . ¦ tfe h ave deemed it necessary to give this explanation of the matter here , knowing that much surmise ! L been indulged in , as to utho the party could be Tin had made such " offer . " Sereral parties hare teen named : but the facts are as above narrated . _ her came to our knowledge at the time , and were . ^ inserted in the Star . Lord Jofflr Russell intimates in the above exjjgj ^ th at there is no choice between letter-openzgff and ihe employment of SPIES . He seems to ° vc ravst have either the one or the other . Under « j GoTenunentwehadBOTH ! under an honest one „» should hare neither .

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      'T ~" Ta oHAS CoOHSK AS » Mb . O'Cokxob . —In relation to fte stawwent made "by Jin O'Connor at Manchester , affecting 3 Ir- Cooper , we have received the following ftpnj Mr . O'Connor : —Ever anxious to make atonement ^ ge I hare committed error , [ even under justifiable pejiension , I lose not a moment in testifying my ^ jjotrat having done an injustice to Mr . Cooper—an justice arising from error , and not from any desire to eire him even a moment ' s pain . When I stated the —mtscmce of aletter { written by Cooper to Mason ) , to ~ the Manchester Council , I vras not tften aware of the f& that Cooper ' s hostility to me was based upon misrepresentations made to him from without ; and that 2 u 5 flcsire to "destroy my influence" arose from the

      &ctof his tangled to , believe that , but for me , Sharjnaa Crawford ' s motion , to stop the . supplied would lave received universal support , which would liave erentnated in the success of the people ' s Charter . These , and many such representations , very naturally cre ated a hostility in Cooper ' s mind , which I am now more than willing to ascribe to a sincere devotion to jainciple , rather than personal hostility . Iknow the ingoings of a mind , firm in principle , while subjected xothe agonies of incarceration . I acknowledge the perfcel right and jnsaee , nay , £ be absolute necessity , of UEine c-veiy endeavour to "destroy my influence , " if an opinion is entertained that that exercise has been es ^ J Injur iously to the democratic principle : and I ran only say , that so far Hor n now entertaining any ,

      xne slightest , illv . ill towards Jlr . Cooper , I feel for him an increased aflecnon and attachment ; and , « c «« r < lins » tlie good old Catholic custom of paying ^ cj ti-utiou to the injured , I beg to put my name down for £ 1 towards the Cooper Testimonial ; and further to stale , that I shall have great pleasure in meeting him at tae < 5-yjr v : his -prison upon the day of liberation , Ifcere to snake a personal apology , and to ask pardon lor asypain that 1 have caused him . I trust that he nil ! receive this apology with moreiileasure , as it has 30 tV-- * u sought for l > y any party , but has l > een induced jn- cireamstances communicated to me , of which Mr . ( V ^ eris not cognisant Peabgcs O'Coxxob . jfg " i ' . Kuss , ila . Joes "Watkiss , asd the " Jajs . pi ji" Mas of Zfowfs ir « % Newspaper . —The

      following letter in relation to the gross personal attacks weekly made by the malignant and venomous John ¦ Ration ? , mas addressed to the Editor of Ztoyd ' s Weekly Jfecspsper , hy Mr . David Ross of Leeds . Its publication was declined , on the ground that " the cohnsns of tha t paper were never intended to be made the vehicle of mere personal controversy ! nor could the Editor permit them to become such" !! Mr . Boss has since sent the letter to us , with a request that it mav be published in the Star . That request we cheerfully comply with ; thanking Mr . Hoss for his bold and plain out-spokenness : —To the Editor of Uoyd ' s ffteSty Paper . —Sir , since you have so abundantly proved your "liberality / ' by publishing theletters and addresses which have from time to time emanated from a party calline themselves "the Independent Chartists , lam led tobopeyou win , in justice

      to all parties concerned , allowme to expressmy opinions on certain subjects , to which the said letters and addresses refer . I may preface my observations by declaring myself a Chartist ; one in whom the love of principle is stronger than the pleadings of party . Up to this period I have suppressed every painful emotion which the perusal of those letters has awakened within me ; out believing that their author is in reality a foe to Chartism—forwfcotiatliasreaaiiisTin < £ cti veepistIes can doubt it I—I am anxious to let the public knowsome-¦ Kt at more of "Iacxos , " whose diatribes have so often figured in your columns . This omnipotent dictator , when stripped ofhis disguise , is none other than " plain John Catkins , ' betterlniown as « . Pious John WaSdns . " At one time he professed to be the devoted friend of Teargus O'Connor : now he is his vengeful and vindictive foe . Ho man save himself could invent such

      ungentlemanly epithets as he from time to time applies to that gentleman . Such is the refinement of his vocabulary , that thief and-swixdiee are the terms lie most frequently makes use o £ He must either have associated with very low company , or hare very little respect for good breeding ; or he would not thus wBHngly degrade himself in the eyes of an unpreyiEceQpublic . Truly he i 6 an extraordinary character ; and thus may , therefor ^ merit some little consideration . I am not about tobecomeMr . O'Connor ' s spolocist Thosewhoknowhimbestwilljudgerightiy

      between him and the huge calumniator : but I mean to put the Chartist public in possession of certain facts which Mr . "IHaor" may digest ifhe can , or deny at his leisure- In ihe £ rsiplace I mean to take iiiis Hercules by the beard , by telling him that the whole of his political career has been remarkably absurd and ridiculous . I kaow that he ought not to be censured for this— 'tis bis nature , or infirmity . His mind is so corrosive , that he might have been fed during childhood on sops steeped in vinegar . Minds so constituted are ever known to '

      — " Wither at another ' s joy , And hate that excellence they cannot reach . " This will account for many of his remarkable inconsistencies , to a few of which Inow invite the attention of jour readers . "Bichard , Duke of Gloster , " must have been the model which " Xfctor" has copied through life . Iikehisprototype , he affected to bemost austere ; and actually undertook a pilgrimage to Yorfs Yenerable city . Doubtless yon expect he went to visit some of the saints ; but , in truth , bis visit was one of condo lence to O'Connor 22 Thus commenced the first act of Mb political life . Those who have read his rhapsodies published at that time , will remember how extravagant Were the praises he lavished on tlie "JJon of Chartism ; " praises lavished amply because he had an object

      in view . When it was said that Mr . O'Gonner was rn « v « i g jickes ont of the Star , Watkins undertook to defend him , denying on his own knowledge that such was the fact . These things are matters of history ; and cannot be doubted now . At that time he literally wor&ipped the man whose destruction he has since panted for , and straggled so earnestly to obtain . In 1811 , this specious dissembler -was fearful that be was about to die . Nothing was heard of then but sympathy for the Chartist saint . He was so grateful to those he now calls the O'Connorite Chartists , that lie wrote six sermons , which he bequeathed as a " legacy to fisjwopfe . " Had he died then , many woold have believed in his political integrity , who have since been compelled toconsflernHnadisappointedadvenrurer . In

      his sermons he spoke hugely of brotherly love and Christian charity ; both of which virtues he has since practised aboutnsmuch as his prototype "Dick , " whose policy he seems to have adopted to the letter . Amongst Other things , he has accused Mr . O'Connor of wanting to sen the Chartist prisoners of Lancaster . I was one Of the aftv-nine tried there ; and I hare the gratitude to thank Mr . O'Connor for the extraordinary exertions that he then made to save the movement on the one land , and rescue the prisoners on the other . Doubtless Mr . "actor" would have dramatised tbe thing , had Some twenty followed the "Welsh patriots , ont of whose sufferings he managed to wring a penny or two , "bj dramatising their sufferings . Is he disappointed that he could sot make merchandise of our connections *

      "ZSctoiv" has never told the public what first induced him to assail 3 Ir . O'Connor . 3 ay , more , he has no * ish to tell it However , Til tell it for him . Sometime inrebrnary , 1843 , whilst the Lancaster trials were pending , Mr . watkins wrote a scurrilous letter against * &e Executive . The following week Mr . O'Connor announced that no more of TTatkins's phflbpics should be published in the Star ; and from that moment Watkins has been distilling his tcn / Woodin venom in order to injure O'Connor . Erior to * 1 nu there was never a more fi" « -Hrriny , cO TtanpfiHe sycophant , than this "ffatldnB , » connection with the cause of Chartism . I do not wonder at bis urgency in wanting to get rid of O'Connor . " He may well" impeach him , and bid Sim be yw . because O'Connor ' s very presence must be a

      conumislf eproach ioliim . Be knows hoiv much he lias striven to injure him ; and to know that the object of * is envy , and the Star , are fixed in London now , chafes bimtoj < jadne « . - He has forgot his canting and praying sow , and his whole existence is spent in seeking to gratify malicious revenge . He a Chartist 3—he would ann nulate it to-day , if he could by so doing destroy the &ar and O'Connor . A word in conclusion to the "In-^ epenaent Charfistsr * Think not that I am oppoied «• you , or y <» ur opinions . If your desire be , as you say , ^ putdowninconsistencyjfagruity " putting clown " yowr < teu Jauei-fascd orade . If yon love Chartism , do not * Uow TV ' atldiis any longer to defile it . He is no Char-** Et . Xatwe never made him one . It were much ^ er to make a parson of him than a patriot The

      * ter must be possessed of a generous heart and a "rtnons mind : your leader is devoid of both these panties . jj e aot eTen j ^ jpjj igjg honourable . f * ^ aid banish O'Connor , simply because lie is an kishman . h . ow Tery recenfly he has called to mind *<* drcumstance . TiOio is he , however , that he ^ onH fcomsfc any one ? j ^ nia rather any evil befell « -hattUm than that I should be compelled to consort T"ia such a man ; for had he bnt tie power he pants 10 possess , he would , like bis prototjpe " Richard , " I *» y the tyrant -with a vengeance . Even ' now he is jo 'ateiul , that his diatribes have to appear under sin Earned name . "Who then would crown the vanily of «« & an egotist by dubbing Mm "XBJjyss . V Let him munch Ms menylmt ; till his gums ache ! and wfcen he

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      is tired , let him repent of his past offences , if heaven can bequeath so much grace to such anunaeexrantaMe sinner . —I am yours , David Ross . The Members or the Gbsebai , Copscii . Resident in Mancdesteb — To the Chartists of Great Britain and Irdmd . —Brethren , —Having seen in the iWffiern Star of Saturday last several resolutions agreed to at various meetings of Chartists , thanking us for the part we took in the late investigation of the charges preferred against Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., by Dr . P . ' M . il'Donall , we hereby cordially acknowledge the same , receiving them , not so much as tokens of gratitude for any service rendered by us , as an expression of your opinion , in unison with our own , on the facts and statements laid , through us , before you on that unpleasant occasion ; but

      although we do not consider any thanks due to us for doing only what duty and a strict sense of justice &emantled , yet we do feel ourselves encouraged and stimulated by your recorded opinions to a still more ardent perseverance hi our pursuit of justice and liberty for all ; notwithstanding vre may , in our course , in addition to the sufferings iuflicted by our oppressors , have our feelings wounded by the necessity imposed on us of unmasking and denouncing the pretended or apostate friend , whom we had perhaps too long looked upon , loved , and cherished as one of our chosen champions in the life-and-death struggle of the oppressed against Ihe oppressor . Brethren , hoping that the petty Obstructions which ever and anon rise up in our line of march , will only have the effect of increasing our energy and determination to move onwards till we attain the

      goal of freedom , we remain , yours , in . the cause of true democracy , The ifemlers of ihe General Council of tht National Charier Association , residing in iheloeality of Mmdiesttr . Thomas Rankis , Chairman . "William Smith / Sub-Secretary . Council-room , Carpenters' Hall , Manchester , February 24 , 1845 . Mb . Haxeb , Oidbah . — 'We cannot haveiany orders sent to the office , by any persons , except they also pay to the omce ; those who pay to Mr . Heywood , must order then- papers of him . If any of his agents order

      additional papers , which are seut , their letters are invariably forwarded to Mr . Heywood , after they are attended to , and such a mode of doing business is not very convenient . John Siuowat , Rouen , Fbaxce . —A letter has been sent by post , answering all his questions . James Mokteith , Tilwcodxtrt . —The addressee will see has been mainly anticipated hy the letter of . Air . Melville , hut it shall appear next week . Keighiet . 'Wooi . cosibeks . —Next week . Peteb Sxhathebu , Dcxdee . —The address shall appear

      next week , John Stakkie , Maxchesteb . —We will notice your communication next week . James Haiaiweli ,, Hepposstall . —What is the nature of the vicar ' s rate 3 How is it laid ? On whom is it assessed ? Who has collected it before ? and how has such collector been appointed ? We need information on all these points , before we can advise on the matter submitted . 3 Ik . Peplow will see that the publication of his note is - rendered unnecessary . James White , Poutsea , should correspond with Mr . W . Hamer , Heslop ' s Temperance Coffee-house , Oldham , and learn from him the particulars as to the mode of erecting a Hall for Chartist purposes .

      Emma , Derby . —If the house was taken yearly , and no special agreement as to notice entered into , six months ' notice is required , to end on the last day of the year of tenancy . Wootes-dndek-Edge . —The husband of the deceased is entitled to the legacy . Ms . O'Cojtnoe -will attend the Tea-party at Carpenters ' Hall on Good Friday ; and will address the people of Salfora on Saturday , the following evening . Jtai . M'Clemest . —The claim of the parties on whose behalf he seeks advice is lost by the Statute of Limitation . Gibtas . —The whole of the Truck Act has been published in the Northern Star—the system « f paying in " truck" instead of in money is illegal ; and all monies

      that have been thus withheld maybe recovered from the employer . ¦ Samuel Clegq , Rochdale . —We cannot comply with his request . Tbe " copy" in such cases is not preserved . -Most likely the reports he speaks of have been rewritten at the office^—they not being fit for insertion when sent . Wjl Hameb , OmHAM , and S . TaYloh , Rotstos . — Once for all we state , that in remarking on the published strictures of Messrs . Bell and Hirst on the Executive , we did not say anything that could , by the most perverse and ingenious mind , be tortured into an attack on their " character f and we cannot but think that the attempt to misrepresent us , so industriously made by somebodyj bespeaks anything but a . fair

      intention , The "HeadPicmcA'Km !"— Beattiieb o * Tom Steeie . —We take thefollowingfromtheDuWui Monitor of Monday last : — " Our readers may be aware that' O'Connell's Head Tacificator of all Ireland / the renowned Tom Steele , has been for some months- on a mission of pacification through some of the districts in Ireland where Ribbonism is most prevalent , and where murders and outrages are of rather too frequent occurrence . ; Were such a mission likely to be productive of beneficial results , we should most sincerely rejoice in it ^ and most heartily commend it . But the very contrary appears to be the effect of the Head Pacificator's presence in the various localities . We do not say that the object of Ms mission is not to nacificatfr—but we do say

      that the language he employs—that bis personal bearing and general conduct , has a far greater tendency to increase crime than to repress it . To make good our assertion , and illustrate our meaning , we beg to make one extract from a speech , reported in the Tipptrary Vindicator by Tom Steele himself , as spoken by him at a public meeting on the Hill of Portrne , on Sunday week last : — " There is , you all know , an unsanctified vagabond in Nenagh , called Kempston , the editor of the Ninagh Guardian , a journal stupid , vapid , and wicked , for as far as its puny efforts could attempt it , it tried to throw ridicule upon the exertions of my friend , Mr . Lenihan of the Vindicate * , and inyself , for the restoration of peace and order , and the securing- human life and private

      property in the county of Tipperary . Hine groans for Kempston , and for Lordde Grey , the late Lord . Lieutenant , and the other signers of the projected Clontarf massacre proclamation , and for Ogle , and Brophy , and Parker , of Shinrone , ( Continued groanings and hoot , ings . ) And now , my friends , I have news for you—if is , of course ( as you all know ) quite certain that Kempston , of the Guardian , can have m chanoe of sdhxdion , hit there is no possible danger of Ids eternal ptrditien , and for this reason : when he dies , his soul is in such a state of noisome , carrion putrefaction , thai 1 he very moment ft shall jirsl hiss&iihe fre of the place to tehieh it must Ae * eenSJ the smeU of it will he so loathsomely inodorous ( I use the word for the sake of euphony , instead of having recourse to a coarse word of one syllable , } Oat the ZfeeO , feeling

      remorse for the first time , *« H not aggravate the tortures of the dwellers m Ms torrid , kingdom , out vM take a pitchfork and fling Kempston 's sod , out of the fire , and stuff it into a dunghill , Us resting place for eternity , during secufa swulorum , " ( Tremendous shouts of laughter . ) Sow , not being on such intimate terms with the Sovereign of the "Torrid Kingdom" as Mr . Steele professes to be , we shall not question his information about the ultimate destination of "Kempton ' s soul ;" . buti having some little knowledge of human nature , we , in all sober earnestness , ask Mr . O * Conneli ; is it with ' his sanction that Steele is perambulating the disturbed districts of Tipperary , and nsinginhis harangues to the people such language as this ? Talk of " restoring peace and order , " indeed J—talk of " securing human

      life and private property , " when an incendiary of this sort is permitted to range at large , using language the direct tendency of which is to mark men as prey for the midnight assassin . More atrocious language we never read . * Weput it to Mr . O'Connell—does he sanction it f Steele is the paid official of the Repeal Association , and really that body should exercise some control over his actions , and seek to beep him within the bounds of common deceney . As for Steele ' s mission having any beneficial effect in " securing life and property" in Tipperary , it is utterly absurd to imagine such a thing , when wo find him inciting the peasantry by the use of such diabolical language . Security , indeed—we would just as soon expect to promote " security" by sending a bomb-shell into a powder-magazine .

      Colonial Iotobhation . —Thomas Wilson . —For tbe information you require , we must refer you to the office of Messrs . Simmonds and Clowes , 18 , Cornhill , London —an office intended , and established for the purpose of concentrating the commission and agency business for the Colonies ; giving extended publicity to business announcements ; procuring and communicating authentic information in regard to the sale and purchase of lands and merchandise , home and colonial ; feeilltatbjj * ihe departure of passengers and the transmission oi small parcels ; providing outfits , effecting marine and life assnrances ; and furnishing to the next of kin , from intestate estates , administration of the real and personal property of such deceased persons , together with other business , which is transacted on a moderate commis . sion to all parties interested in , or proceeding to , the British Colonies and'foreign possessions beyond the seas . We doubt not but that at the above office our

      correspondent may be furnished with explicit and satisfactory answers to bis queries . A Cobbetxite , Pbeston , asks—* 'Is the Thomas Preston , the author of the plan for renovating puulicpros perity / &c , the same man who , in the terrible days of Sidmouth and Castlereagh , was known by the name of ' Preston , the cobbler V—Yes . If Joshua Stoweli ., who lived in Ashton-under-Lyne , in August , 1842 , who was one of the six delegates , and removed to Carlisle , from thence to Wigton , and who is now supposed to be hi the neighbourhood of

      Newcastie-upon-Tyne , will correspond with James Heaton , pawnbroker , Clitheroe , he will hear of something to his advantage . Mb . Tattebsall's Testimonial Committee respectfully acknowledge the following sums received from various localities : —A few friends from Sew Ground Topj Is . 7 d . ; Oswaldtwistle , per P . Rigby , 10 s . ; Haslingden , per J . Holt and Henry Taylor , 5 s . 6 d . ; Millwood , near Todmorden , per Enoch Horsfall , 10 s . Cd . ; Haggate , per Daniel Redinan , 10 s . OJd . ; Mr . Buchanan , Carlisle , 4 s . Robeet Bdbkell—We have no room this week , E . Flood , Romfobp , —Jforoom .

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      MONIES RECEIVED BY MR . O'CONNOR . , FOB Tlhi ' lSXECCriVE . . ' ' £ S . d . From Mr , James Moir , Glasgow . .. . .. 0 10 0 From Tale of level , by a sixpenny levy upon the members .. - .. .. .. ., ... ., 1 0 0 t , -r „ . „ . DEFENCE FOND . From _ J . Gillies , Rutherglen .. 0 0 C _ , " 7 "'" , BCSCOMBE TESTIMONIAl , From Lnndy , Hull .. .. .. „ - .. ,. 0 110 } RECEIPTS PER GENERAL SECRETARY . SUBSCRIPTIONS . S . d . S . d . Southampton .. 030 Mossloy .. .. 000 EmmettUrigade .. 0 . 3 0 WaterheadMill .. 0 2 6 Sheffield .. .. 012 e Tavistock .. .. 058 Manchester .. .. 1 15 8 Hull .. .. .. 050 Rochdale .. .. 090 Truro .. .. .. 010 Oldham .. .. 077 ' ACCOUNT B 00 K 8 , &C . Chelsea and PimlicoO 4 0 Macclesfield .. 0 4 0 Longtou .. .. 040 Truro , cards .. 0 1 C Hanley .. .. 0 4 0 _ VICTIM FCHD . Wadsworth-row .. .. .. .. „ ., 076 MRS . ELMS . v Southampton „ „ „ „ 0 2 0 THOMAS MARTIN WHEELER . The Sub-secretaries of tbe different localities ave requested to observe , that all nominations for the Executive committee must he sent to the General Seeretavy pvevioue to the nth of March ; and that the election of delegates to the ensuing Convention must take place between the 29 fh of March and the lfith of April .

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      The Murder at Hampstead , ( continued from page 6 . )—Adjourned Ikqijest . — Mr . Wakley , Coroner for Middlesex , Mr . G . J . Mils , Deputy Coroner , and the jury empanelled to inquire into the circumstances connected with the late murder near Primrose-hill , re-assembled on Thursday morning at the Yorkshire Grey Tavern , Hampstead . The first witness examined was Mr . Perry , the surgeon , and liis evidence having been read over , lie added the results of the post mortem examination . He found various bruises of the scalp and other smaller injuries . On examining the under surface of the scalp , he found it much bruised and blackened from repeated blows .: The left temporal muscle was much softened and exceediagly Wwk , and on removing the skull cap , the braia was found to be auite healthv .

      and no effusion of any kind upon it , and there was no fracture of the skull . There was no extravasation of blood ; in fact , as' he had already said , the brain was quite healthy . He ascribed the death to concussion of the brain , from repeated blows . The other parts of the . body were not opened . They were not such injuries as could have been inflicted by a fall ;—Mr : Perry requested that he mi g ht be allowed to correct a mistake he had fallen into in the course of the last examination . He had stated then that the injuries were inflicted by a blunt cutting instrument ; lie wjis now of opinion , from closer examination , that they were inflicted by a heavy weapon , as a stick or crowbar . —Edward Scottney , 21 I , then examined upon oath : 1 belong to the Hammersmith station of police . I took

      Thomas Henry Ilocher into custody on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of the late James Dekrue . Ihe witness proceeded to detail the circumstances of the . prisoner's arrest ( which will be found in another part of this paper ); but the coroner stopped the proceedings , objecting to receive evidence touching an absent man ; and it appeared . there were some difficulties in the way of producing the prisoner , who is at present in Clerkenwell gaol . The coroner commented at some length on the alleged obstacles put , in the way of the execution of his duties , which ' he intimated ' would be made subject of discussion in ., a higher Quarter ; and after a consultation with the jury the inquest was again adjourned to Saturday morning , at half past nine . . ...

      . Faix oka Cliff . —Cbomer , Feb . 20 . —Early on Sunday morning last an extensive fall of the cliff took place at the signal station-hill , near the light-house , spreading itseff far and wide upon the beach , and covering an area of at least five or six acres . The cliff at this spot attains an elevation ef about 250 feet , and is composed of unstratified white and yellow sand , resting upon clay . Hundreds of persons have been attracted to the spot to . witness its huge , intermingled masses rent into lofty pinnacles and deep ravines by the overwhelming pressure ef the subterraueaawateTS collected in the caverns of the cliff , and presenting the idea of an earthquake ,: but happily without , its concomitant horrors . —Norfolk Chronicle . ' - . '

      Escape from Poison . —In calling the attention of our readers to the many and melancholy instances of unsuccessful escape from poison , it necessarily rejoices our hearts to be able to make mention ' of the escape of a 'Whole family and their friends from tbe deleterious results of systematically administered arsenic in soup and coffee . The party were all seized the next morning with severe illness , and some kept their beds for three days . This happened about a week ago in Cbnnaught-terrace , and the rector of St . "Mary ' s ( the

      Rev . Dr . Dibdinjhad nearly ; been in tHe number of the victims . The amiable host and hostess may be said to have very narrowly escaped from , the ^^' pouon inserted in the coffee . The next morning the papers told the tale of a gentleman and his lady , of the name of Montagu , having been poisoned by tea . We can make little doubt but death'walks abroad in this shape ( poison , bjr some means or other ) in a variety of undiscovered instances . The chain'of evidence is difficultof unravelling . Meantime some means should be adopted by the legislature to regulate the sale of poisons by chemists .

      DllEADJFuX FrflE IN CHEAPBIDEi — NARROW ESCAPE of afwhole Family .. —On Thursday morning ; shortly after one o ' clock , the immediate vicinity of Cheapside was thrown into a state of the greatest alarm and excitement in consequence of the sudden outbreak of a most serious fire upon the extensive range of premises belonging to Mobsvs . Courtould and Taylor , crape-manufacturers , situate at No . 42 , Gutter-lane . The first discovery was made by policeconstable Gormon , who succeeded in arousing Mr . Taylor , his wife , and three other females / who all made their appearance at the second-floor front .

      The fire by that time had obtained such a firm hold , and the smoke was ascending in such dense bodies up the staircase , that none of the inmates were able to descend by the usual means . The police having opened the jumping-sheet of the . London Fire Establishment , three females precipitated themselves from the second floor , and were received ; in safety below . Mrs . Tayloi ? and another female . effected their escape by sliding down tlje ladder . The fireinen were unable to extinguish the conflagration until past two o ' clock / and not before the flames had reached almost every portion of the three lower floors of the building .

      Robbery at Ekw Church . —On Sunday morning last , Kew Church ( which stands in the centre of Kew Green ) was entered by ; some thieves , " who carried away a box which contained the parish registers , and a book , in which was entered a list of charitable bequests belonging to the parish . / The : object of the robbers was probably the communion plate ; but that is in safer keeping . There is at present no clue to the offenders ; the police , however , are duly on the alert . " , ¦• ; ' , / ; ¦ ¦¦ . ; " "' . •¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . . - . ' . . ' . Capture of a Smuoousq Vessel at Liverpool : —Police Court . - — . Tuesday . — William Pascoe , captain of the Ardent , from Flushing ; William Short , mate ; John Drain , John Bathgate , and Griffith Parry , seamen belonging to her , were placed

      at the bar of the-court , charged with smuggling tobacco . The case , from its novelty and importance , excited great interest . Mr . Brook , solicitor , attended on behalf of the Customs . Lieut : L . C . ¦ F .-Walker , R . N ., inspectorof the River : Mersey , said , that in the course of his duty on Monday last ,: the 24 th Feb ., be boarded-the'Ardent , as she lay at the Sloyne , having arrived the same day . He pulled up alongside of her , and hailed' her , < and . was answered by William Short , the mate . Witness asked where she was from , whether coastwise ' or foreign , and the mate replied from SJigo , with a cargo of oats . Witness inquired when she left Sligo , and the mate answered , "Last Saturday week ; " upon which the witness observed that it was a long time to be occupied by a voyage from Sligo . He then went on board , and he ordered the main hatch to be taken off , and ,

      whilst his boatmen were so employed , the mate said , " She is a prize , and a good one . " . Upon the hateh " being removed , there was a strong smell of tobacco , and many hundred half bales of foreign manufactured leaf , tobacco were discovered , ' made up in Canvas of about sixty-two pounds each , such as were called in Kent , " smugglers ' packages . " The bales were about two feet in length . Mr . Brook produced the vessel ' s register , with Captain Pascoe ' s . name regularly endorsed as master , and the magistrates ordered all the prisoners to be remanded until Saturday next . Mr . Brook , inreply to a question from the magistrates , stated , that there had only been two other instances during the last twenty-three yeavs , where seizures had been made at Liverpool , at all to be compared in point of magnitude with the present . . .

      Hydrophobia bt ihe Bite ¦ op a Healthy Horse . —A strong hostler , aged thirty , sever bitten by a dog , but three yeurs ago a healthy hor ^ e , to which he was giving fodder , bit him on tne left fore-arm , but the wound healed by itself without any nerceptible scar . Now , after a restless night , the patient was found labouring under all the symptons of hydrophobia . He did not complain of particular pains , but of inexpressible anguish , by which he was forced to throw himself about constantly , to move the limbs violently , and to scream out incessantly . - His consciousness

      was unaffected , he showed no tendency to bite , and could controul himself sufficiently . The conjuctiva washighly congested ; the pupils contracted ; respiration accelerated and difficult ; the skin moderately warm and moist . The patient spat frequently , and expectorated a tough scanty mucus , the pituitous membrane of the mouth being very , red and dry . During the whole disease neither stool nor urine was discharged . The pulse was small and irregular , and a bright light increased the patient ' s anguish considerably . He waadeadinninehours ' afterthecommeucementi of the attack . —Medical Tims .

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      , " . £ , _ ¦ - — ¦ - ... ¦ :. . ¦ :- ; : * -v ; . ^ - «^> - > . w-, » . m ^ . _ ,..,.. , 1 HE JtATAL POACHIXO AFFRAY AT CrOOME . —WORCESTER , MoNDAY .- ^ -On Saturday the seven men who havealready undergone private examinations before the WorcesterSure magistrates oh the charge of the murder of the gamekeeper , Thomas Staite , were again examined . Their names , it will be recollected , are Joseph Farney , Samuel Turvey , William Bloomfield , George Brant , William Freeman , John Cooke , and Irancis Fern ' s ; and the whole ( with the exception of the two last-named , who have been discharged from custody ) were again remanded for further examination to Wednesday . Three others have been apprehended , and these were also examined on Saturday , and remanded with the rest . Their names sirs

      George Lippitt , Thomas Hooper , and Thomas Collins . The examinations are all conducted with the strictest privacy . Including the three men already committed for the murder of the ill-fated Thomas Staite ( two under the coroner ' s warrant , and one by the magistrates since ) , there are no less than ton prisoners now in the Worcester county gaol , charged with being concerned in the above shocking transaction . The wives and families of several of the accused have gone to the union . Namiow Escape . —Five Lives Saved . —On Tuesday afternoon , about three o'clock , as a waterman , named White , Was Conveying six passengers in his boat by the Old Swan Pier , near London-bridge , the Waterman steamer No . 3 ,- being about to embark passengers upon the pier , took White ' s boat in the starboard quarter with her larboard sponson , and immediately the wholeof White ' s passengers , one of them being a woman with a , child in her armswere immersed in

      , the river and struggling for life . The excitement on the shore was . indescribable , as one of the male passengers svranv to land , 'whilst the other five alternately sunk and rose in the water , the woman with the child clasping her infant in-her bosom , holding it above the eddy with all a mother ' s instinct . Thos . Norcott , si waterman belonging to the Lower Tunnel Pier , Wapping , \ yith great self-possession , though at a considerable risk , shoved his boat astern of the steamer , and by great and praiseworthy exertion succeeded in rescuing the whole party from impending death . He first turned his attention to the woman with her child , whom , together with another , he placed safely in the head of liis boat ; but , whilst picking up _ the others , he narrowly escaped swamping , as the water several times flowed over tlie gunwale Great credit Is . due to JNorcoifc for the bold manner in which , at his great personal hazard , lie rescued five fellow-creatures from a watery grave .

      Thaxsfobxaiios of the Coxvict Dalmas foe Life . —Our readers may remember that we some time back gave the full particulars of the respite of the above convict , who was found guilty of the dreadful murder of . a female on fiattersea-bridgc , with wfiom he was on terim of the greatest intimacy . While under sentence of death at Horscinowgcr-lane Gaol , Dalmas was reprieved during her Majesty ' s pleasure , but was afterwards removed to the . Millbank prison , previous to his transportation for life . Orders were given to scrutinise the prisoner ' s conduct , and he was to remain for a month in the prison , under medical surveillance . It now appears that the convict is not

      altogether to escape punishment , for since his admission into the hospital of Bethlehem , tlie medical gentlemen of that institution have doubted his insanity ; in fact , they have stated that since liis residence in that establishment , now about eight qv nine months ago , he has exhibited no symptoms of insanity . This extraordinary circumstance has been duly reported to the Secretary of State , and the consequence is that Sir James Graham has issued an order for his removal from Bethlehem to his old quarters at Millbank prison , previous to his commuted sentence being carried into execution . The prisoner will now , consequently , be transported for life to one of the penal settlements . -.. ¦ - '

      Fire at Newixcton . —Shortly after twelve o'clock on Sunday morning , ' a ; fire broke out upon the premises belonging to . Mr ^ 'Rawbone , oil aridltalian warehouseman , Frances-street ; facing St . Maj 7 ' s Church , Newirigton . The engines of' the parish , London Brigade , and West of England Office promptly attended , ' but by the time they arrived the flames were bursting forth through the' windows and ' doorway . The' Lambetli water works furnished an instant and abundant supply of water , from which the engines were worked with full vigour , but the firemen were unable to subdue tlie conflagration before halfpast one o ' clock , and not before- property to the amount of several hundred pounds was consumed .

      A Eohtunate Recovery . — On Saturday afternoon , ' Mr . Hawkins , clerk to Messrs Mills , Thorne , and Sons , brewers , Nine Elms , stepped , by mistake , on board the Putney steamer , at Nine Elms , arid on discovering his error , attempted to regain the pier , though the boat was under weigh , but lie stepped short , fell into the river , and was saved with some difficulty , having narrowly escaped getting under the paddle-wheels . When , taken out of the -water , Mr . Hawkins's first exclamation was , ' . ' Where" is ray bag ? " When he ! feU '; into the river he had in ' his hand a bag containing £ 900 in gold , silver , banknotes , and cheques ; , and this bag had / gone to the bottom ! A rewarS of . £ 20 had the effect of setting

      to work a good many persons , consisting of wherry men , Thames policemen , and others ' . ¦ ' The watermen , acted in concert , having agreed that all should share alike whoever ^ might be the individual finder . The search was continued all the afternoon and during the night , with'drags , ' boat-hooks , &c , and even by diving , and the lucky bag was at last fished up , at ten o ' clock ' on Sunday morning ; - by a man named Maynard . 13 » ji £ 2 < i . weice pai < k aiid - ¦ honourably divided . Had < the . losttreasure ' biaeiicarriedou ¥ to sea by tbe' : caQ ^^ r ^^ "fi&'wI ^ % r ' pro $ cia , mieiit would have been ; moat- painful in more senses than one , as he might'have Been subjected to an unjust imputation that the money had been otherwise . disposed of .

      Melancholy Event . —A melancholy land fatal event tookplace in the . village of , R 6 d © ret . in Piedmont , last month , by which the Revi Daniel . BufFa , the clergyman ' . of that plaee / andhis 1 family lost ' their lives . During the night . an avalahche fell lipoh his residence , situated on : ah alpine steep "; his parishioners , alarmed at the heavy noiseof the fall , " has- ; tened to the " relief of their beloved young pastor ; several hundred men were engaged for five hours before a passage could be cleared through the snow , and when they had obtained . an entrance into the house , a most distressing scene presented itself . The clergyman , aged 29 , his wife , aged 20 , and their infant son , were discovered quite dead . . A servant shared the samefate . A favourite dog alone survived . This sad catastrophe has occasioned a mournful sensation throughout the Protestant valleys . The funeral of the devoted family took place on the 20 th ult ., and was atterided-by nearly all the inhabitants and many of the ' ministers of Piedmont .

      Daring Hiohway , Robbert near Leeds . —One of the most daring highway robberies that lms happened in this neighbourhood for a number of years past , was perpetrated on Saturday night last , on the Leeds and Wetherby turnpike road . A man named Robert White , who , resides M a yard in Briggate , Leeds , is in custody . He was ! brought up before the West Riding magistrates on Tuesday last , at the Courthouse , when the following evidence was adduced : — Thos . Richardson stated . ; I am a . grocer , and lite in Leeds with my father-in-law , Mr . John Kaye , whose servant I am . On Saturday night last , I . was returning ina gig from a journey of business , and when I was getting towards Shadwell , on the other side of the Wellington Inn , I saw the prisoner walking

      towards Leeds . I was driving rather slowly at the time , and when I got opposite-to-him , he came off the footpath and took hold of the horse ' s head . I said , " Hollo , what do you want ? " He replied , "Your money or your life ; "and running his narid along the reins , came "to the gig where I was seated , and again demanded my money . Some parleying ensued , ' during which the witness offered inm a few shillings , . which the prisoner refused to take , and getting upon the second step of the gig , he presented a pistol at the prosecutor ' ahead , saying , "Your purse or your life instantly . "—Witness : I told

      him the purse was not mine , and before I would part with it Iwould fiart with my life . Prisoner replied , "As the purse-is not yours , if you'll give me two sovereigns and your watch , I'll let you go . " I told him ihadho watch , but I would give him one sovereign if he . would go . away quietly . Prisoner declared , " 1 'Ueither have two , or -I'll blow your kains out instantly . "' The witness gave him two sovereigns , and he got off the gig , when prosecutor set off at a gallop . The prisoner then-went-towards Wetherby . —The witness spoke positively- as to the identity of tlie prisoner , both from Ms appearance and the tone of his voice . The prisoner was remanded .

      " SiraLii Mob . "—Serious Robbert at Leeds .- — On Tuesday morning last ; 'four individuals ( two men and two women ) , having the appeararico of what is vulgarly denominated " reglar swells , " were brought up at the Court-house , the women charged with robbing Mrs . Clarksoh , green-gro ' eer , in Briggate , of the sum . of £ 2610 s . > and the men with being accomplices , The men , who Live been known as "black-legs" and constant attendants at fairs and races for a period of from ten to fifteen years past , are each possessed of a horse and gig , with which it appears they and their " ladies" travel from . place to place in the exercise of their vocation , the nature of which may be easily opined . The names given in by the parties are—Win . Bireh , horse clipper , Edgewaye , Middlesex ; Robert Hughes , horse clipper , Oxford ; Hannah

      Humphrey , from Lincolnshire ; and Phoebe Keatley , Northampton . About fouro ' clock on Saturday afternoon last , the female prisoners went to the shop of Mrs . Olarkson , and bought some oranges and another trifling article . While they were In the shop Mi's . C . had occasion to stoop down , and whilst in the bending posture she felt a rubbing against her person ; she immediately turned and looked at the prisoners , but saw nothing to excite her suspicion . On resuming her former position , she experienced a similar sensation ; but deceived by the respectable appearance of the parties , she thought they must have come against her . accidently . Soon after the women rather hurriedly , left the shop ! and turned round the corner leading to ^ he shambles—along which they » rpceeded at such a rapid pace as to attract attention , Mrs , Clarkson , not long after their de-

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      p _ aiHture , "discovered that a purse Kail been " abstracted from her pocket , containing twenty-six ¦ ¦ sovereigns , one half sovereign , a spade guinea ;; a'French coin , and a shilling of old date . Information was given of the robbery at the , police-office , , when police-officers Stubbs , Cordukes , and KelL went in search of the prisonere , and aftermuch trouble andperseveranee , found that the parties had been lodging at the Junction Inn , New Road End , from Thursday until Saturday moming , when the landlady , not being satisfied with the manner in which they conducted themselves , refused to entertain them any longer . From the Junction it was found they had gone to the Black Bull , in Hunslct-lane , which place they left on Saturday night . FronV information obtained , the

      chief-constable ( Mr . Read ) ordered the above named officers to proceed on the road-to Wakefield , and on doing bo soon discovered they were in ; the right direction . On Sunday , ' they learnt that . the prisoners had slept at New MUler x ) ani , about three miles from Wakefield , on the road to Barnsley . From New Miller Dam , it was found they had gone by a cross road to Doncaster , at which place they were apprehended . They were found at a public-house called the Marquis of Granby . On the person of Humphrey was found £ 10 Us ; on Keatley £ 8 lls . ld ; one Birch two halfsovereigns and 6 s . 0 < J « in silver ; and on Hughes lls . and a French coin , which Mrs . Clarkson can identify , as well as two marked sovereigns found upon the person of Hannah Humphrey . The prisoners were remanded .

      ConoxERS Inquest . —Dreadful Death ojp a Youxe Woman . — On Friday afternoon week Mr . Higgs held an inquest at the Prince ' s Head . Princesstreet . flRTestminster , on the body of Harriet Selina Scholhuycaged If years , of No . 0 , Rams-Mews . From the evidence it appeared , that on Wednesday last the deceased was -. engaged cooking some fish , when her apron . became ignited , and'before the fire could be extinguished the poorcreature was enveloped in flames / : Her mother was present at the time , but on accouut of her being a cripple she was unable to render any assistance . Several persons who were in the street ran . to the aid of the unfortunate deceased , and after much trouble at length succeeded in extinguishing : the flames ., but . not before she was frightfully burned about the face , neck , arms , and chest .-She was removed to Westminster Hospital , where she expired in the course of nine hours from the effects of the burns . Verdict—Accidental Death .

      Fatal Wagoojt Accident . — On Fuday week , Mr . Higgs held an inquest at the Prince ' s Head , Stovey's-gate , Westminster , on the body of-William Rogers , aged 31 , of No . 13 , Tash-strect , Crray ' s-innkne , a horse-dealer and clipper . The deceased , it appeared , on Wednesday Jast , was in the act of-climbing on to tlie shafts of a waggon , in order that he might p ass toll free orcr -Waterloo-bridge . Jn so doing liis foot caught the near wheel of the vehicle , and he was pulled down , and before the animals could be stopped , the fore-wheel passed over his right leg , and fractured his thigh . He wns taken to "Wos minster Hospital , where lie died in the course of four hours . Verdict—Accidental death , ¦ wit h a nomi decdand of Is . on the horses ami vehicle .

      Lamentable Suicide of Mr . Lajux BLANCHARn . — Coroner ' s Ixq , uest . —On Monday week Mr . Carter and a Jiiglily respectable jury assembled at the Spread Eagle Tavern , Canterbury-road , Lambeth , to inquire into the cause which led the late Mr . Laman Blanchavd , the well-known contributor to the metropolitan periodicals , to commit suicide . The jury , on being sworn , proceeded to the late residence of the deceased , No . 11 , Union-place , Canterbury-road , to view the body , which was lying in the bedroom . On the re-assembling of the jury , the Coroner stated , that what they had to inquire into would be the state of the deceased's mmd at the time lie committed tlie act of self-destruction , and upon the evidence adduced they would find'their verdict accordingly . —

      From the statement of the nurse , it appeared that about twelve months since the wife of Mr . Blanchard was attacked-with illness , which , - in the end , terminated in insanity . At different periods Mrs . Blanchard ' s disease became more confirmed , when , about two months since , while sitting in the drawing-room , she exclaimed to the deceased that she was afraid she was-attacked again , and shortly afterwards her intellect disappeared . On that occasion Mr . Blanchard carried his wife up to her bed , from which she never rose . From the period of the death of Mrs . jBlanchard up to last triday evening ; the deceased had been observed to labour nnder a great depression of Spirits , and that to-such-an extent thai he was afraid to be left alone of a night , so that when the

      nurse departed , his youngest child ; a boy aboutelcven years of age , slept with liim . The result of the loss of Mrs , Blanchard , acting upon the susceptibility of the mind of the deceased , created a disorganisation , whieh ended in the prostration of the nervous system , and Mr . Blanchard became subjected to fits . In the course of last Friday he sustained two attacks , from both of which he recovered , and at the usual hour , which was between nine and ten o ' clock , he retired to his bed-room , accompanied by his son , and attended by the nurse . -The deceased , as was his usual custom , performed his devotions , which he concluded by , tlie Lord ' s Prayer , and at thai time he appeared to be in the full enjoyment of . his intellects . The nurse , on the termination of the evening prayers , left the room , and in three minutes afterwards the deceased committed suicide . The hoy , on seeing the blood gush from the throat of his parent , spranc towards

      him , and catching hold of his hand , exclaimed , " Oh , father ! " when the deceased fell , and in all probability , 'died . Medical aid was called in , but the deceased had ceased . to exist . It was further stated , that since the death of Mrs . ' Blancbavd'tlie deceased had been : most desponding , and , although- giving existence to jthose charming pieces which pleased- all- who read them , he was sinking under a most painful state of niind . ^ -The coroner , at this stage of the proceedings , remarked that the son o £ the deceased , who , it appeared , had sleptwr % his father since the death of Mrs . Blanchard , was in attendance ; but from what had come to > his knowledge , ' he felt satisfied that no additional information could bo arrived at . The Jury said they were perfectly satisfied , and returned a verdict—That the deceased destroyed himself while labouring under temporary insanity . It is to be regretted that the deceased has left four children to ament his untimely loss .

      Fihe , near _ the Custom House . — On Tuesday week the neighbourhood of Lower Thames-street was alarmed by the outbreak of a fire upon the premises belonging to Mr . Robert Femyick , bottle merchant , No . 74 , in the above thoroughfare , nearly facing the Custom House . The flames originated in the cellar , amongst a quantity of straw and packages . Owing to the combustible nature of the same the fire soon obtained a strong hold . Engines belonging to the Custom House and parish , and four belonging to the brigade , promptly attended , but the smoke was so overpowering . that none of the firemen could for some time enter the place . Mr . Braidwood gave orders to one of the men to put on the patent smoke-proof dress , the invention of Lieut . Pauun . . This ' was done , and after two . hours ' . hard working the fire was extinguished , tbe damage being confined , to the destruction of baskets , straw , wood , arid bottleB .

      Cium . Con . —It is understood that the suit instituted by Lieutenant Hill against Lieutenant Magan , for the seduction of his wife , has been compromised , and , therefore , that the public ear will be spared the disclosure of some very disgusting particulars . It is said that the defendant cancels a bond for £ 1 , 200 which no holds against Mr . Hill , and that an additional balsam will be applied to the injured husband ' s wounds , by a bonus of £ 600 . Mr . Magan is the gentleman who was sometime ago accused as having > een concerned in the roasting io death o £ an unfortunate idiot named Flanagan . —DmWz ' m World .

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      ¦ City of London . —The adjourned , discussion . will be resumed at the Hall , J . Turnagain-lane , on Sunday morning next , March 2 nd , at halt-past , ten . The Metropolitan District Council will meet in the afternoon at three o ' clock . , ' ^\ . Camberwem , and Wamvobth . —A meeting will be held at the Montpclier-taveni , Walworth , on Monday evening next , March . 3 rd , at eight o'clock . i Emmett Brigade . —A meeting will be held at the Rock-tavern , ; Lisson-grove , Marylebone , on Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock . ¦• : ¦¦ - ¦' ' Westminster . — A meeting' -will' be held-at the Clock-house , on Sunday evening next , at half-past seven precisely . ' \

      • Somers Tows . —Mr J . F . Xinder will lecture at the Bricklayers ' -Arms , Tonbridge-street , Cromersti'Get , on Sunday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock precisely . .. i St . Pan-cras . —A meeting will beheld at the Feathers ' -tavern , Warren-street , Tottenham-courtroad , on Monday evening next , to consider the propriety of forming a . Benevolent , CW tist Harmonic Society ; chair to bo taken at eight o ' clock . I Coslmercial-road . —The District Committee , formerly meeting at the Marquis of Granby , Ratcliffecross , are requested to meet on Thursday , March 6 th , at the Gloucester-Arms , Gloucester-street , Commercial-road , at eight o ' clock , p . m . ;

      i Chelsea . —Post-office Espionage . —A meeting of the Chartists of Chelsea , Pimlico , and Brompton , will be held on Sunday evening next , at eight o'clock , at the Cheshire-Cheese , Grosvehor-row , to take into consideration the recent debates in the House of Commons on the Post-ofh ' ce spy system . Mr . Julian Harney is expected to attend . Bradford . —A lecture will be delivered in the Chartist Room , Butterworth-buildings , by Mr . Isaac Blisset , of Millbridge , on Sunday , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , 'and at half-past six inthe ' evening . Mr . E . Hurley will lecture in Stanningly , on Sunday , at two o ' clock in - the . afternoon , and at six in the bvening . A special meeting of the Shoemakers ' Society will bo held on Monday evening , at seven o ' clock , in the Boy and Barrel Inn , AVcstgate .

      Nottingham . —The committee for the erection of an operative Hall will meet on Sunday afternoon next , at five o ' clock , at tlie Queen Adelaide " , New Sncinton . —Mr . Sweet will deliver an address on Sunday evening , in the Chape ) , llicc-place , at six o ' clock . —TLc members of the Byron Ward locality will meet- at Mr . J . Sweet ' s , on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock . . . . OiDifAjr . —On Sunday ,. Mr . W . V . Jackson will lecture in tlie Chartist-voqm , Greaves-street , at six o'cTo ' ck in the evening . Djswsbcry . —The next Dewstmry district meeting will be held on Sunday , the 2 nd day of March , at two o ' clock in the afternoon , in tlie Chartist-room , Dewsbury . Manciiestei ? . —Carpenters' Hall . —Mr ' . West , of Macclesfield , will lecture in the above Hall on Sunday evening next , at half-past six .

      Mapley . —Mr . D 1 xonw . 1 ll lecture m tlie Associationrooin , Tirook Bottom , on Tuesday evening next , at eight o ' clock . . . Mr . Thos . Clark ' s second fortnight ' s route , through North Lancashire : —Bacup . March 10 th ; Haslingden , 11 th Oswaldtwistle , 12 th ; Preston , J 3 th ; . Blackbum , ; Hth ; - Olitheroc , loth ; Bavnoldswick , 17 th ; Colne ,- 18 th ; Barrowford , 19 th ; -Marsden , 20 th ; Haggate , 21 st ; Burnley , 22 nd and 23 rd . West' Riding Delegate Meeting . —This meeting wDl be held on Sunday , March 9 th , in the large room , Bullclose-lane , Halifax . Chair to be taken at eleven ' o ' clock in theforenoon . TnE Halifax - District Delegate Meetino will be held at Lower Wavlcy , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at two o ' clock in the afternoon .

      Mr . Doyle will lecture at . the . fullowing p laces ;—Lower Warley , Monday ; Helera . Sowevby , Tuesday ; Hebden-bridge , Wednesday ; Brighouse , Thursday ; > and Q , ueen ' s-Head , Friday . Halifax . —Mi * . Doyle will lecture in the Working man ' s Hall , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at half-past two in the afternoon , and- half-past six in the evening . Rochdale . —Mr . F . Taylor is expected to deliver Wo lectures on Sunday next , at tiro and six o'clock , in the Association-room , Mill-street . ' Macclesfield . —A public lecture will be delivered by Mr . John' West on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , in . the Chartist-rown , Stanley-street , at half-past six o ' clock in the evening .

      Birmingham . — A lecture will be delivered in the Democratic Chapel , Thorp-street , on Sunday evening , March 2 nd , to commence at half-past six o ' clock .

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      ¦ ? London . —Progress of the Trades' Movement . —The . general committee for malting the necessary preparations for the sitting of Conference at Easter , leld then * weekly meeting at the Bell Inn , Old Bailey , on Wednesday evening , February 26 th , Mr . Cox , Silk Hatter , in the chair , when the secretary reported that he was in communication with forty-three trades in Lancashire , who were all favourable to the Conference . He had also received communications from Ncwcastle-on-Tyne on behalf of the Miners of Durham and Northumberland ; from the Iron Moulders and Tailors of London ; and from the Society of Bricklayers , who had undertaken to correspond with their various sections throughout the country on the subject .

      Suk Weavers . — k public meeting of the Silk Weavers of Middlcton and its vicinity was held at six o ' clock on Monday evening , Feb . 24 tn , in the schoolroom belonging to St . Stephen ' s Chapel , for the butpose of considering the propriety of petitioning both Houses of Parliament . for the protection , ef labour ; Mr . Simon Kent , an old veteran , in the cause , was called onto preside . The chairman opened the business in his usual argumentative stylo , and concluded by calling on the secretary to read theletters received from Mr . Sherrard , of Spitalfields . This being done , the foUowingresolutions were adopted unanimously : — Moved by James Hunt , and seconded by Thomas Wholstencroft , " Tha , t we , the Silk Weavers of Middleton and its vicinity , do reaoirc to co-operate with the Silk Weavers of Spitalfields , Norwich , Macclesfield , Leigh , and other places , in getting up petitions to both Houses of Parliament , praying them to grant

      protection to our labour . " Moved by Thomas Wild , and seconded by John Wintevbottom , " That in order to carry out the foregoing resolution , and send a delegate or delegates to the Central Delegate Meeting about to assemble in London , the sum of one penny per member be levied , towards paying the expenses of the same . " Moved by Samuel Ileywoqd , and seconded by James Barlow , " That the petition to the House of Lords be presented by Lord Lilford , and that to tlie House ' of Commons by W . B . Fewand Esq . " Tlie next business was the consideration oi an advance of wages ; and it was agreed to by a : majority that two persons should be deputed to wait , on the employers , to state the wishes ^ of the men . Mr . John Smithes and Mr . George Wlntaker were elected . The meeting was adjourned till Monday j March 3 rd , to give time for the districts to bring in theiv subscviptions . . . .. " -- . ' '

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 1, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1304/page/5/