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    FeA ? S ? Obt , Makch 27- —The Emperor of AostHa has again refrsed to go to Toplitz , and meet tie Moamhs of Prussia and Russia , which the latter proposed * The Czar kmost anxious to have a kind of Congress or meeting of Sovereigns , hut Austria -will not listen to anything of the kind . In consequence , the Efflf&ror Nicholas seeing to hare eiren up the idea . He has just sent his aide-decamp , -Prince Labanois de Bostof , to Stutgard , to beg the King of Wirtemberg andliis daughters , that are nieces of Nicholas , to meet him at Berlin . It is thought from tins that the Czar will not come at all into South Germany .

    Brussels , Mabch 22 . —Belgium mil he worthilv xepresented at the coronation ef Queen Victoria , lake the Dukes of Devonshire and IS orthumberland , the Prince de Ligne undertakes- the honourable mission at his own expense . —Coumer Bei ge . Bbitssels , Mabch 2 S . —Mr . Willocks , the Cabinet messenger , is gone ( as has been stated ) to London with important dispatches . It is asserted that they relate to the clauses of fhe twenty-four articles in which our Government requires changes to be made . These clauses are those relative to the debt , to the territory ceded , and to the free navigation of the Scheldt . "With respect to the territory

    ceded hy the twenty-four articles , it is objected that the King of Holland having taken seven years to decide on accepting the terms to which he now offers to acc ^ k , it wonld not be equitable to place in his hands the fate of the population ^ which lias taken more » r less part in the revolution and its © onseqBences , ny the acceptance of public offices , by the exercise of political rights in different elections , and fay submission to the Belgian laws relative to tases and the militia . The town of Yiriloo is the guhject of a distinct claim for the arrears of theinterest of the debt charged upon Belgium ; it is demandedthat they shall be balanced hy the expense of the state of war in which Holland has compelled us to remain

    since the powers who signed the treaty of London have guaranteed the neutrality of Belgium . The exact tenoor of the projKJsed modifications is not known , but they are in substance snch as we have stated ; and we are permitted to add that they have been drawn np according to the opinions of the Cabinets of Paris and London , brought by the last couriers from those capitals . They have been prepared by the Ministers , and eommunica . ted to influential persons . Supported by the two Powers which are really our allies , the Ministry will perhaps have safficient energy to persist in demands which obtain the assent of the country ; but if it is unhappily abandoned to itself , it is certain that it will give way . —Commerce Belg .

    BurssELS , MiECH 30 . —The Haxdehliad contains the following article : —" New negociations are not thought of . The King has merely declared that he is ready to accede "to tbe treaty of the twentv-fonr articles . His Majesty has resolved on this step after all other attempts to settle the differences with Belgium or to open fresh negotiations had failed , and been rejected by several of the great Powers , especially , as it is said , by Austria , and Prussia . These two Powers are reported to have positively declared that they abided by the treaty of the twenty-four articles , and to have advised the King to accede to it . They are stated to have expressed their fears that if new negotiations were

    opened , new and greater difficulties might arise . The wise resolution taken by the King soon after the receipt of these resolutions is now known . His Majesty , out of loTe for his faithful people , has resolved to listen to the wish expressed as well in this erafltry as abroad . The King has Tesolved to show that he is reaiy to make this sacrifice for the consolidation of the general peace . This resolution has beennotified to the Conference . As all the members of that assembly were not in London , Lord Palmerston accepted the declaration , ad memorandum , to communicate it immediately to the members of the Conference , So the matter stands at present , and ererr body is impatient to learn , what will be the resnit . "

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    Effects of a Little Drop . —John Shields was found asleep in Whitefnargate , and on being awoke by the police , was found to be drunk and ifluapable of taking care ofiunBelf . He aaid he was going to America in a steamer , and had gone " to take a little drop with his brother before parting , but he got over much , and could get no further ,. and the ship had sailed without him . The Mayor said under these circumstances he should . discharge him , as he thought the loss of his ship was a punishment sufficient , and he hoped that it wonld be a warning to him to keep himself sober in future . —Discharged . Charge of Stealing . — —Andrew Banter , a

    young man , was charged by Mr . Joseph Bmsdle with having committed a felony under the following extraordinary circumstances : —Mr , Blundle stated that on Monday last the bellman , W . Levitt , came to tbeir office , and inquired if they hadjost a parcel of "bronze , about three , months since , as a lad had brought some to him to cry , saying that he had fonnd it In WiJeomlee , when the snow , was on " the ground . Mr . Warten , their principal clerk , made inquiries , and found that about ten days previous they had sent a parcel which corresponded in appearance and quality with that produced by the bellman , to Mr . Wall , of Barnsley . Subsequently the / prisoner went with the bellman , and told the

    same story as at first to Mr . H . Blundle ; when , however , the " wood between which the bronze was packed was indentified as that which was sent from Mr . B . 's warehouse , he changed his tale , and said that he got it from a lad called James Smithson , who had been working on board the sloop . Mr . "Warten had written to Barnsley , and had received an answer , stating that the bronze and two other articles mentioned in the invoice had not arrived . It also appeared that prisoner had offered to sell the browe to Mr . Brooks , carver and gilder , and was told by a son ef Mr . B . that he must get it cried , as no one would "buy it without . This advice being acted upon , ultimately led to the detection of the robbery . The value of the brOnze was £ 2 . Prisoner said be

    found the packet , as he had stated . He was fully committed for trial . Loss of the Elvira Indiamak . — "We regret to state that this fine vessel , for Calcutta , wJuch left this port on Friday last , in tow of a steamboat , having on board a cargo estimated , we believe at £ 80 , X ) 00 , struck on the outward bar in the new channel . The captain and pilot then determined to return to Liverpool , but not having water to come back the way they went out , they bore up for the" Horse Channel , and the passengers then returned to Liverpool on board the steamer which had towed out the Elvira . Notwithstanding every

    exertion to bring the vessel into port again , the water gained rapidly upon them , and at half-past five she was telegraphed in great distress near Spencer's Gut Buoy . About this time she was seen by the Messrs . Atherton , of New Brighton , with a signal of distress flying , and sinking ; and they proceeded , we understand , in their steam-boat with as little delay as possible , to endeavour to find the Tessel and save the crew . After some difficulty , owing to the darkness of the night , they fell in with the wreck on the

    v \ est Wharf , the y » oop and masts only being above water . As it would have been dangerous , in consequence of the heavy swell , to have laid the steamboat alongside of the wreck , the Post-office mail boxes , ship ' s letter bags , seamen's hammocks , some luggage and stores were transhipped in boats without damage . Shortly afterwards , however , the water rose breast high in the poop and cabin , and all hands then left the vessel and took refuge on board the steamer , and were safely landed next morning at Liverpool . —Liverpool Standard .

    Medical Belief to the Poor . —At the meeting of the newly-erected Board of Guardians of the DriSield Union , Assistant Commissioner Kevans in the cfcair , Mr . Harrison , the medical officer of the Union , stated his inability to continue the arduous duties of his office at the present inadequate salary . He stated to the Board that he bad to attend to the sick poor of 46 parishes , extending over 16 miles from his house . On the day of the meedegof the guardians he had to remain at the board during the sitting , and to supply all the

    medicines , for which he received £ 120 a-year ; in tbe medicines alone he was a loser by the contract , without taking into account the keep and salarv of an assistant , and the expenses of an extra horse . Afrer a long discussion , the guardians informed Mr . Harrison that they highly approved of his services , and wished their continuance , but they could not increase his salary ; on hearing this determination he immediately resigned , and the Board ordered that tenders to supply the poor with medicine should be advertised for . —Hull Paper .

    Accounts . —Thehabitof keeping prirate accounts shows the importance of small sums . The practice of comparing our means with the expenditure is one of xne surest sources of prudence , caution ^ and circumspection in other affairs of life . Being a good accountant is not only useful in itself , but gives the mind" a habit of accuracy in other matters . Nor does this apply only to the rich , but those who have no idea of the advantage of keeping an extra account of a very small income . A half-penny or a penny is a mere trifle , but it will surprise many to see how soon they will amount to shillings and pounds . "We are apt to think very little of small expenses , but these are more ruinous in the end than such expenses as are large enough to waken our attention . —Cot Visitor .

    Explosion of a Powder Mill . —Last week one of tho ^ e frightful occurrences , against which no hnrnsn foresight can guard , and which seem , as if expressly intended to mock the devices of human prudence , took place at Stobo 3 Powder-Mills , belonging to Mr . Caldwell , a few miles from Edinburgh . About half-past six o ' clock on the morning of "Wednesday , half an hour after the workmen had assembled at the mills , they were alarmed by a loud explosion on the premises , the fearful import

    of which they too well knew . It was found to have proceeded from one of the corning houses , where the powder undergoes the process of being separated into particles or " eorns" as they are termed in Scotland , which is nearly the finishing process ^ in the manufacture . In this house there were about twelve bjarrels of gunpowder , each containing lOOlbs ., and two men were engaged in the manufacture . The body of one was found at some distance from the house , the other within the house .

    Dbsadfxjl Accident . —Last night an inquest was held before Mr . Payne , the city coroner , atthe Anchor and Hope , in Lower Thames-street , on the remains of a young man , named Richard Stamford , who was killed by being drawn into the machinery of the YorkMreman steam-packet , on her passage from Hull to London . It appeared in evi denee that the deceased was a passenger , and was coming up to London previous to seeking employment on the Great "Western Ttailway . During the voyage on Friday afternoon he was upon deck with other passengers , and made several attempts to get into the engine room , but was repulsed by the

    engineer and- stokers , who requested him to keep on deck . Afterwards he placed his legs over theopening leading into the engine room , and he was several times in great danger of being injured by the machinery He was repeatedly cautioned by two other passengers , named Powell and Reams , not to persist in his condnct , but in spite of their warnings , he actually attempted to descend into the engine room for the pnrpose of warming himself among the machinery while the wheels were going round at the rate of 25 revolutions per minnfce . He got upon the iron bar or stay , which is placed "between the two engines ; and in stooping to descend lower , the tail of his coat was caught in the cog-wheeland in an instant

    , he was drawn among the machinery and his body was reduced-to atoms . The engineer was called to , who stopped the engines immediately , and the mangled remains of the rash and unfortunate man were collected from" various parts of the engine-room arid placed in a case . On the arrival of the steamer at the Hull Steam-packet "Wharf ; the mutilated fragments of the deceased ' s body were . removed to the Church of- Allhallowg Barking , in . Tower-street The accident , occurred off the Hazeborough Light , about two o ' clock p . m . on Friday .- There was no one -in attendance to speak to the identity ; of the deceased ,, but a parcel directed to-Mr . Edward

    Stamford , Falcon Inn , Minster-street , Heading was in his possession whin he took his passage , and was . produced , for tbe inspection of the jury . The passengers who saw the dreadful occurrence said the person , to whom the . parcel was ; directed , they believed , was the brother of the deceased , and declared that no blame , could be justly attached , to the engineers , who had . warned the . deeeased to keep away from the engines .:. It was found that the opening where-the deceased attempted to descend to the engine-room was not the proper passage , but : that flta * i » orfiT »/> \ iqA $ \ Aan totron aAP tnonmtf -oi *> <« vu 9 1 w »)* a kMVU VMl

    U 19 Kl ( VUUK UOU * - ^/ fcl * --~ IW OWIMIH * ± li UUU UCIIb into the place below , and fat tb&jrarpose of oiling various parts of the machinery . The Coroner said it was impossible to identify the mangled remains of the deceased . A more horrible and heart-Bickening spectacle he had never ¦ witnessed . Tb&tthe deceased came to his untimely end by hi * awn imprudence there could be-no doubt , bat on thesrhple he thought it would be as well tojwstpone ibeuiqnest , nnfil fbjk relatives of ihe ¦ unfortunate mail were cqmmunicatw with * The Jury ' acceded to the Coroner's * ugge « - tian /^ nd adjourned the inquiry until Taeeday next *—G-lobe of Saturday . ' . . "

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    Poob L > w AssatJl / r . —On Monday wreelr , the master of the onion workhouse , belonging to the Newton Abbott Union , ntcafe at Chudleigb , was summoned before the magistrates for . the following afeattlt on a young woman , an Inmate of that house . The pauoer had given some offence to the master , who hadjher seizedj and a strait waiatcoat put upon her , in . wTiieh she was confined for a considerable time . jThe magistrates , Mr . A . Chichester , and Mr . C . H : Monro , after a most patient hearing , adjourned the case to the following day , in order to

    consider the right claimed by the master of a workhouse to inflict such a degree of punishment upon its inmates . The defendant admitted the offence , and asserted , that he was justified in what he did , as he acted by order of the board of guardians . The magistrates did not give their judgment until last Saturday , when they declared that neither the defendant nor the board of guardians had any power , underthe ,, Poor Law Amendment Act , to punish paupers at their discretion , and fined him £ bf the highest penalty the law allows . —Western

    Luminary .. Fike . — -On Sunday morning , about four o ' clock the extensive premises of Mr . Halles , engineer , in Page ' 8-walk , Grange-road , Bermondsey , \? ere totally destroyed by . fire . When discovered the flames were confined to a small portion of the . premises , but on the doors being opened they extended to and destroyed the whole of the building . Mr . Halles is insured in the Sun-office , but the amount of his insurance coold not be ascertained . The cause of the fire is also unknown .

    The Dorchester Labourers . —A dinner is to be given to the Dorchester labourers , on Easter Monday next , at White Conduit House , the proprietor of which has received orders to provide for 2 , 000 . There will be a grand procession of the Trades' Unionists on the occasion . Strange Accident at a Wedding . —" Marriage , like the marriage eeremony , " said Byron , in one of his cynical moods , "begins with ' dearly beloved , ' and ends with ' amazement . ' " This was verified to the letter in Braunstone Church , on Sunday morning , at the wedding of a young couple , who were married by the Rev . Mr . Fry . ; After the knot was tiedthe bridegroom marched his " dearly

    , beloved" along the aisle ; and the Eev . gentleman walked in the rear of the wedding party . Suddenly , the ears of the "foremost were stunned by a loud crash ; and turning round , they saw , to their " amazement , " that the family vault of the Winstanleys , over which they had just passed in safety , had fallen in with the clergyman , who was almost buried in the tomb , and severely injured by the pavement which had accompanied him in his unexpected and alarming descent . He was relieved from his awkward situation , wounded and bleeding , and Ms injuries were so serious , that the services ol the day , at Braunstone and Kirby TVIuxloe , were , of necessity , set aside . —Leicester Chronicle .

    Annoyance of a Lunatic , —On Saturday , at the Kensington Petty Sessions , Dr . Glenn , of Brompton-row , accompanied by Mr . Gray , a solicitor , applied to the sitting magistrates for their advice . Dr . Glenn stated , that some time since he was called in to attend a gentleman named Nelson , of College-street , Chelsea , whom : he found to be decidedly insane , and be accordingly recommended he should be placed under restraint . From that period Mr . Nelson had taken every opportunity of

    annoying him ; and during the late severe frost had exhibited , while skating in Hyde-park and in Kensington-gardens , large placards , on his person , denouncing him ( Dr . Glenn ) as a murderer , perjurer , &c , and during the last two days be had employed h mself in parading up and down Brompton-row with a large placard , cautioning persons not to go to Dr . Glenn for advice , or they would be poisoned . The bench said , they did not see how they could interfere in the case . It was matter for a civil

    action , unless some breach of tbe peace took place in consequence , and all they could do would be to send one of the police sergeants to Mr . Nelson , to induce him to refrain . Suspected Murders . —A circumstance , occurred at * Coleshilljph Saturday last , which has occasioned consideraKe excitement in that town arid neighbourhood . A boy was set to dig up some waste ground at the back of a house , for the purpose of sowing carrots , when he turned up two skulls and several other bones of a human body . Mr . Barker , the surgeon , was immediately sent for , who pronouneed them to be those of a woman and-child .

    From recollection of the circumstance , suspicion instantly fell on a man who had formerly lived on the premises , and who had Temoved ; about eight years ago to Leamington , with his wife and child , but of whom nothing had since been heard , except that the husband had married again . Inquiry wan promptly made , and he was . traced to this town , in employment atthe station of the London aud Birmingham Hailway Company , as a journeyman carpenter . He was on Monday last taken into custody , and removed to Coleshill , to await the result of the coroner ' s inquest , which was to be held last night at the Swan ; but the result of the inquiry we have not been able to ascertain . —Coventry Herald .

    Extensive Fire at Cheltenham . —Friday morning week , a fire was discovered on the premises of _ Mr . Marshall , an ironmonger in extensive business , in Clarence-street , Cheltenham ; and on the alarm being communicated numerous persons hastened to the spot , and the two town engines and the Protector engine were brought to the scene of conflagration . . The latter engine was very effective , but the two former , we regret to say , from the piping having become old and impaired , were comparatively useless . The fire continued to rage with awful violence , and at a quarter-past fire an express was sent to this city for the Protector engine stationed here

    under the care of Mr . Marsh ; and as a proof of the promptitude displayed we may mention that this engine , which we understand did most essential service , was in full play upon the flames by half-past six . Daring the progress of thedevastation , we are told that a female , a sj 3 ter of Mrs . Marshall , escaped from theHrarning edifice over the roof of an adjoining house , which she entered by means of a sky-light ; she then retraced her steps , and with much courage and presence of mind succeeded in rescuing and carrying in safety by the same route the children of Mr . Marshall ' s family . Happily , no lives were lost ; but the destruction of property has been very great :

    though there was a good supply of water , and the engines were plied with much vigour , it was impossible to prevent the flames spreading to an adjoining house , occupied by Mr . Streatber , grocer , which was greatly injured and much property in it destroyed . The premises belonging to the Eight Bells were frequently in imminent danger , but were fortunately and by dint of great exertions preserved without much damage . The residence of Mr . Yates , chinaman , was also in a great measure preserved from taking fire , but sustained a good deal of damage to the windows , &c . from the playiog of the engines

    and the other preventive means which were resorted to . By about elevea the fire was completely subdued , but the wreck of property which presented itself was most melancholy to contemplate . Various reports are in circulation as to the cause of the fire , which no doubt was accidental , and as to tbe amount of loss sustained ; we have heard the latter estimated at from 20 to £ 30 , 000 ; but no accurate calculatisn has as yet been formed . It is satisfactory , however , to add , that a great part , if not all , is likely to be covered by insurance in various offices , principally in the Norwich Un % n . .

    : New Poor Law . —Cirencbster Uniou . — Our ' readers are aware , that the Cirencester Board of Guardians are distinguished for having out-Heroded Herod by the allowance of a dietary to the inmates of their . Workhouse more meagre than any of the number submitted to them for selection b y the Commissioners ; these worth y Guardians are of opinion , and in that opinion the Commissioners concur , that for an able-bodied man , who ioils from morn to night , five ounces of bacon per week afford ample animal sustenance . Employers of labourers , we are told by the Commons ' Committee of last session , have " an immediate

    pecuniary interest in avoiding the expense of maintaining whole families in the Workhouse , '' and the following : « ase , extracted from the Gloceslershire Chronicle of Saturday , will satisfy the public that their treatment of the out-door poor is admirably calculated to serve the same interest : — : " An inquest was lately held oh the body of Mary Hancox , at Ampney Crucis . The deceased vrzs a poor womari , aged 56 years , the wife of James Hancox , a poor old cripple . Being destitute , the deceased ^ applied to the . jCirencester . Beard ; of GuardiWns .-on the Monday , ( distant from Ampney about three miles )

    The . day was piercingly cold , and , after waiting at the Board a long time without getting jelief , she reto ' rhedhijmeIn a rery weak and shivering state , and went to ; bed . iU . On the Tuesday , application was made for medical assistance , ' and medicine was senton the "Weduesday , On Friday ,. &hj » was . again attended , and Ead more medicine , and on Saturday morning shit ^ disd .. " After a long , and patient invajtigatjon , . the jury returned a Terdict—r ' That'thi ? dec ^ aa ^ , oied > y fte Ti « itat 5 on of God , and ' thather dea ^ i wa » accelerated ° y the intensity of ' th » cold fo wHca the was exposed in attending the Board of Cr ^ arfiaM on fl » preceding Monday . '"\

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    The Capital Con victs at STAFFpR |>» --Wi stated , in our last , ; that Anni Wycherley ; iiow-ly . in £ under sentence of deatMa our ! county prison ,: j b > the wilful murder of her cle > ti , aged upwardB of three years , was respited until tbe 6 th of May , in orderto ascertain whether' dr not eher is in a state of pregi nancy . Thewretched woman pereists ^^ indeclaring that she is ih that state ; and if ihiit should ^ rove the case , and a few vreeks m \ ist detemJB& the point beyonij all doubt , a further ^ respi ^ jmrtil : after her delivery , will of . Course he granted ^ yfe beUeye , there is riot the ^ least hope , in heir case , / otifllemitigatiofl of the heaviest penalty of ^ the law > In conseguence of representations which natte beeit Haade

    to Mr . Baron Gurney , respectitlg the case of Hannah Heath , convicted of poisoning her grandchiH , a respite until the 5 th of May was received for her from iis Lordship-at Hereford , on Vtednesflay / last ; Whether this extension of thne will be followed by a ^ remission " of the capital punishment will depend altogether , we believe , on the result of the inquiry which will be made into all the circumstances of her case , ^ With regdrd to- AUdnag ^ ' convicted of rape and incest , there were serious doubWin tfie mind * of many persona as i ^ j ^ e extent 0 f jhis gui it > We believe the Learned Judge recei ved communications from va ^ nous quarters , and amo ^ applications on behalfof the miserable man . was a

    personal one from Captain Mainwafirig , of Whitmore Hal ] , who was pfl : the granct jury . Certain parts ^ of the evidence on . his trial , ^ on mature consideration , appear so perfectly ihcongruous air necessarily to give rise tp doubt aa to : the degree of his guilt . This was felt by the gehtlemeu , who interested themselves on the ; part of Alldridge , abd also on the part of the Learned Judge , from whom a reprieve for him was received ^ niFriday last The tinhanpy man was expecting 'to suffer " - the ipext morning . We are told that te was in a stateof mind becoming his ^ ayyfnl situ ' atioh , though he declared that he had been / unjustly convicted . Nothing could exceed his thankfulness to God , On the

    tidings being communicated to him thit his life was spared . His father-in-iayir and brother-in-law had came to take a final leave of him at the time the news arrived ; and the scene at their interview afterwards was truly affecting . ¦; . AUdridge is a miner ; and we believe has led a very debauched life ; he is extremely ignorant , though he has attended diligently to the instfuctiofls of the Chaplain since his conviction ^ and expressea great gratitude for the pains that they hftyetaken to | enlighten bis mind . . Ii is probable that he will be transported for life . In expectation of the execution this morning ( Saturday ) of both Heath ai ^ d AUdridge , Or one of them , a great iittmber of ^ persons entered Staflbrd last night : as many aa one ; hundred and

    fifty came by the ^ railway ; from ^ Westbroomwich and the neighhourhooa .-- ^ S /^ r ^;^ t ;

    and his spirits were entirely broken . His young wife attended on him unceasingly , and , on Thursday he had himself removed to the Fleets The moment he entered the prison , it was quite evident his days were numbered . With difficulty he wag conveyed to his room , and on Saturday , about three , his wife having left the rqOm a few moments , on her return found him a Corpse , This is thfr second victim within eight days . This unfortunate man ' s fate 'has produced a great sensation , and many of the prisoners in the Fleet exclaim , if two deaths in eight days do

    not stimulate the legislature to the passing of the bill for the abolition of arrest , ^ all hopes of relief from that measure vanish . The expenses of getting emancipated under theinsolvent act are so great , that many pine in prison for the want of means to do so , independent of the imprisonment for two months , during which they are exposed to association with persons who remain in prison in defiance of their creditors , and consequently they leave the prison with a far less moral feelim ? than ; when they entered it . 7

    Fatal Accident ., —On Monday mbmingj about two o'clock , the chief engineer of'the .. Topaz Graveserid steamer , belonging to the Diamond Steam Boat Company , and whose name is William Standford , was unfortunately drowned off Fresh Wharf London Bridge ., It appears that the ill-fated individual was in the act of stepping from the wharf into the Topaz , which was moored alongside , when his foot slipped and he fell headlong into the river . The alarm was instantly given , and in the course of ten minutes his body was got out and conveyed on board the Topaz , where every / exertion was made by Mr . Fox , the / captain ^ and the crew / to restore animation , but without success * He has left a wife and one child to deplore his loss .

    Respectable Ruffiaxs . ——At Marylebone . Office . —On Tuesday Mr . Francis Sanders , Mr . Arthur Barclay , ; Mr ; / Henry ; Greenv ; ancl Mr Edward Richards , appeared before the sitting ; magistrates , Messrs . Kawlinson nnd Shutt and Lord Montford , the first-named defendant charged with having in the most unmanly , infamous , and indecent manner attacked two unprotected feinalesv naiaed Mar ia Rose a well-dressed woman , wife of VVjiliam Rose , a respectabie lnechanic , rfesiaing at Sudbury , near Harrow ; and her aged mother-ih-lttw , Hustley Rose , a widow . They were also jointly . ajnd severally charged with baying assaulted the patrol in the execution of their duty . The two first-named

    defendant * described themselves as splicuors , re ^ siding at 14 , Gray's-inn-square ; and the third as a merchant generall y residing at 'Twickenham , but whose place of business wa 9 ; . at ^ j ' Chancery-laiiei The residence of Mr . Richards did not transpire . The case excited a considerable degree of iuterest , and prior to its being calledAdri the defendant Sandera presented toMr . S ^ ders on the card of a Mr . Stuart , . to . whpm . he ( the i ^ ag i 8 trate ) was known , with the view , as v ? as afiersMda ! adinvttied , of haying , if nogsible , the case iheard in the private room ; but Mrv Rawlinsoh j who p all times very properly objects to lend , himself to the stifling ^ of matters in which the public are particularly

    interested , and as a matter of course deniaiiding the fullest inquiry , gave back the card , ; and expressed his intention of going into- the particulars in ; no other way than in tlve public office . Maria Rose , the female first alluded . to , said- ^ Last : ¦ nighty about nine o ' clock , niy motner-in-law called at our house , and after faking supper with us , t vent a ' little way with her towards her home at Harrow . ; We had not got far before we xbef , the three ; defendants Green , Richards ^ and Barclay , who said something which Sounded like ; " you dear ' darlings , ' - ' , ' and passed on ; we presently afterwards met Sanders and another , who is not , here , when b 6 th of them laid hold of my clothes and pulled them over

    my head , at the same time using langnage pf a most obscene arid aboinihable descriptibn , and ill-using me in / a most shameful manner . Mr . Rawlinsdn- r-Did they appenr- ? drnnk ? C'Sfiai plainant , —I can't say that they ¦ : were drunk / but they had certaiul y been drinVirig . Mt ^¦ Rawlinsdn . —Mow ] ono did' they useilManguage to you before they .. . raised your clothes ? , '; . Complainant , —rThey pulled up niy clothes at the " stoe iitom&nt they uttered the infamous words . Their : conduct : aljtogether was so violent , that riot only -my gowii , . but all my under-clothing v ^ as tdrn ^ and my person much injured . Althongh some distance , from say house , I called but for niy husband , " thiiikiiig : to

    frighten them , but they said , '' D—n your husband , ' we don't care for bim ^;^ yotl m ^ you like . " They continued to ill-treat me ^ indecently for some time , and on . their-makins" their iway off , 1 and my mother made tbe be ' s , t ;; . of , ; pur- ;' . ' w ; ayhome . On reaching the house I fell down exhausted with fright and the ill-us'agft I had experiencf d , ~ aiid as'soon as I was- able , innde known the particulars to ^ my husband . -T ^ ep y with the affair , and the defeudant ^ In answer to Mr ' . 'i Rawlirison , the vcomplainani said that the defendants were ;* all / together \ isrhei » C the pabol came up , and thaf ; the ,., other { pere ^ she was " so bntraeeoiislv attacked taSmaue off in a

    gif . Coniplaihrtnt wa > fiirther ^^^ pr 0 qse Mature pf the" att ^ tiad sttffer ^ d-much pertonaVinjury ; frpn \ tne ^ uiirage . EJusiley R 6 s ^ ftbe" motn ^ ifl 4 aw ) y ?^ whoi ^ etKea' tb | be abbntseven ^ y ^ ark ola ^ e , and vas > very feeble ^ said-1—The first three 1 gentlemen , a /» we ^ ere ^ oing 1 , along , did / not molest us at all , but we soaa ^ : ift er inet that p , ersoii ( pointing to ; S , aiders ) and aoipther , whois not her , e . v Oiie of ; th ¦ e ^^ a |(^<^ 9 ^; i »^ 8 ^ tld ; piffle ^ in ^^ l ^^ iandjtbeythfin- ^ ^^ . ^^ gited ^ u ; i h % * ham # a ^ ay ^ slto 3 ^ described . "The other three- defendants m \ is | have hejard ns ball ' otlti for they Mwiere ^ w&fjix ^ b'ft . - 'The rest of thelexaininatiotii' whfeli ^^ ^ a ^ v « iy ^ ilg ^ % etiitr

    toym"est » Wishm « Kt ' of the ^ identiiy ^^ teweytfc bitily" of the pxisbners , ^^ tc ^ iher ^ th ^« circtttiii stances ^ of theirscaptare v t » iid ] q . 6 t 5 ^ ty&e , fBtStUa 4 hdtise , bedting off the officers , [ andothWvioaarJcs-yQf respectability , of / cliaracter . . The , c 6 bc 1 u ^» - ? s ?« s ; fol 3 ows : >^ Hry : ; Rawlins 3 iv Ub : / ^^^ i ^ P ^" cajehas ^ Qccapi ^;^ donsideraqle ti ^ ip , Jafld ;^ e , ; b ; aV ? taken great pa&siiy order tKat yreimfhi c ' pifte to / : \ proper concln ^ ioni . Our jndinieiit is ,: that : Sapife r *' BhWlpay £ 5 lor % e assanli ^ the ^ om ^ M&na RdsijfandWiyrthe a « satilt 6 n tWcdiisiidWe . iTBari clsly will pay i £ 2 .: 10 a . for tesiititig' W ^ constaBle ; an ^ Grejanv ^ , for the assault on ; th ^ inspector . Ricb ^ rd * i 3 ii ^ cbtarged . Th » fines amounting to £ if . 10 s ^ were' instantly paid , and th » parties then left the office .

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    SATUEDAY , APEIL 7 , 1836 " . THE DISCONTENTS OF THE WORDING ¦¦ ; . ¦ ;¦ / ; . . ; ¦¦ ¦ " ? ' \; '' etAssi : s ^; ; ^ : . v ' - r \ : r / j :- ¦ ¦ A lengthy article , . bearing this tit % in JBlack urpod ' s Magazine oi " file present month , seems to require some , little passing / observation . We have a ^ native . English love of : cajrfour ; and frankness , even though it .. be- of a disagreeable kind . We hate the Cant of hyppcrisy , under whatsoever form it may be manifested ;^ and hence we have been accustomied botb ; to thiak arid to say ol the rival sections ; of the rohber-factibo , that of lie two

    . thieves the Tory was the more henest because he a usually candid enough to avow his Teal purposes , while the Whig ; invariably labours to mislead and toj . cbnceal selfish , narrovf policy under the d oak of big words and feigned phUanthropy . "Vfith . the antipathy towards every thing of good which is natural to the domination of evil principles , the Tories are now getting rid of this single redeeming feature in their ^ hidebua character . Seeing how their aiitagonlatf , the : Whigs , have profited by practising upon the confidence of a generous people , they are

    endeavouring to tura round and stem the torrent of adyersity , by seizing the arms of their enemy , and using them as weapons , offensive and defeHsiye ^ at the same time ., Thia ia an extremely difficult game to , piay ; and so the Tories ^ find it ., Tvfo tWngs are necessary to be done to ensure success ' ~ fifstj to show the peoplethat the Whigs have proved false .- / to ' . . ; all their : promises of amelioration ' and popular adyantage ; and secondl y , to induce the people to submit , after having their eyes thus opened , to a ; repetition of the same treatment by

    their newly discovered '¦ ' * friends , " ( I ; For the accomplishment of both these objects , the : Tory is under the ; , necessity of sustaining frequent changes of character , vaccillating between the stern uncompromiging hardihoood of yillany natural to his character , and the insidious cajolery which id the essential characteristic of Whiggery . Henee in the last Election the Tories attempted to play the Whig game , by affecting to be at least desirous of

    sb ; far aiding the accoinplishmenfr of public right as might bedpne by the destruction of the New Poor Law . Steeped to the lips in pledges to tear this blotted page from our statute book , many Tory members were returned through the influence of the masses , solely on account of those pledges , the people rightly judging that where there was no real difference as to matters of essential principle , the best policy w as to support the best men on mattera of detail . Mr . FiEliDEN ' s motion shewed the value

    of these pledges . Out of 318 Tories not more than about a dozen voted for the repeal of the Poor Jiaw . The party purpose haying been gained by flattering the hopes and exciting the expectations of . the people , they proceed like old veterans to make the best of the advantage thus obtained -by stratagem ; and while Fraser points to the 318 Tories in the House us the evidence of a call on the part of the le for the Conservative Leaders to

    peop " reassume the reins of Government , " Blackwood cooll y aita down and , as the representative of his party , again lifts up the vizor , exhibita the usual rigidity of Tory feature , ascribes a large portion of the social evils now existing to the mischievous Whig doctrine of the people's hiving any right to the least option in the management of their own affaire , and asserts at once that I-

    —¦;' . " Power , lodeed iri the : great mass of society will fe exercised in . fplly and converted to injustice . Aaattempt nuiat be made to place it in hands where it will be employed more accprding id the rules of reason and-less under the influence of recklessness or passion . " ; After having laid it dovrn as a rule that the poor niust he a great deal more vicious than the rich , he goes on :- ^ "We speak not here of moral accountability but of external

    conduct ; : not of occasional exceptions but of general rules . And in : these points : of view it cannot be . bid that among the very poor we jbinsit . expedt to find those violations of law , and thonfl irregularities of teeling and conduct , that are moat dangerous , to the fabric of society . ^ Poverty as it is exhibited in our . great ; towhs , when amounting to actual want and pinching destitution , mast in volre active , elements of vice and disorder . Vice , in many cases , will produce poverty ; poverty in many cases will produce vice , and either way they must go , too generally , Band in hand . "; . :

    The more closely we eiamine the characters of the Whig and Tory factions , the more strongly we become convinced that " they twain are indeed . one iftesh . " Notwithstanding the apparent straightforward Toryism of this paragraph , theTe is in it a great deal of Whig trickery ^^ and finesge , ^ How . carefully does : the Avriter , while he exhibits ; the connection which , he says ; rhn ^ f subsist between ^^ poverty ^ and vice as a reason for withholding political power from poverty , keep out of sight the least hint of an inquiry into the why and the wherefore such poverty exiits .

    ' ¦ ' amounting to actual want and pinching destitution , " Not a single word of an inquiry whether this very IVactual want and pinching destitution" be : not itself a consequence of the aon-possesaibu of political and legislative power ; . No word of intimation that this very state of thinj ^^^^^^ to generate crime and to tender unfit for , the exercise ofpower , ¦ '¦ h ' as been ^ superinducedi by the ^ ihteryentibn of those '' hands" into which that powfer has ^ been placed , between the aggregate , wealth of the cbuntiy ,

    asit is being continually produced , and the aggregate population of the country , to whom it legitimately belongs ., Nota single word ; does ; Blachivood' > sayof the means by which thisrobljiery is effected , and this " actual want and ; pinching ¦ destitation" produced ; which ^ irieahs consist only in ^ tiie single " power" of iavf-making ^ for . jvhich he is so anxious to prove the incapacity of poyerty from its association with crime . And then the modesty of t ^ at' vice , arid poyerty must ^ go hand in hand K . ' How immaculately virtuous must all the " better "

    classes of society he ! > We- date swear . that such a thing as vice and immorality is ^ unknowii / among them . They are qtute : ajnoth / er sort of thing . The selfish passions form no . portion of their natwrei If they j'keep back : the hire of the laborer by fraud" of b y the ! strong . arm of '' po ^ r ^^ wi ^ ^ t even ; the Cqvjer of afraud ^ it w pa ^ 1 ^

    into ; . < ' habits of Jnteniperance i" ^ which might ityure his morals . Seriously , there is np man > not a born idjot , who does , not know tKat vice and crime of eyery description is . far more : rife among the f better " tbin among ; -. the . pojore ^ o in ; no rank bi * Bo ' ciety ia the standard of morality so ; Jiigh w& among t ^ e pbor ^ -in none ^ so lovf , in jreifefehce to some sorts of crime as among the middle , jrefe / ejace t <> some aortsfcrime aa wiong the middle ,

    ^ a ^ d i ^ reference to ^ the : higher jind b ^ he > t ' grades of ^^ 9 ^^^ T ^ ere is . nofpi ^ a ^ ntAi a ; born , Jdiot , _ yfhb does not kijowr ^^^ nevex ^ e ^ be ^ er ^ clas ^ eai ; bf socie ^ c ^ make ; the ; i ^ HJr ^ the { ^ rppe ^ ^ ft ^ i ^ ns , ^ e snffen ^ i * , or ^ the % <» ^ t ^;^^ pxderB (^ ' su bder ^ vie&t ' "to iheirr ieyeral ^ luiitingg ;^ after wealth ;" and

    Briiinal enjbyinenti they ; . will . i ^ jiesa themj > rob % b ^ Ay pluiai ? fr | bem >; tortere i&em ^ or ¦ m ^ ir ^ er t ^ m bt ^ w ^ ie ^^^^ fte ^ greatest pflsatWftcoolnessiaiid ja 4 ^^ n »^ 1 : ^^ t ^ S ) be ^ e , i ^ . detestable must be ! tne ^ Bypqcrjte vrhji catt vrbine oat ; ^ icbial w ^ n * and pinching destitiition must involve active elemente o ^ , ^ c ^ ^ d ;; idi » ardjr , ''; assigniji ft ; that ; : . as ¦ ; a reason why ihs ^ power : ' ¦' of la ^ -jnakinjf , « hould J » e jlaced fin hand * where it will he employed more

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    Ii III ii ^ according ft ? « b © >^ s otreasbn ; d J ^ g unaer fluinfluence of reeifesanfec ? and passion ; " and if it be pot true ^ when «? arose the ff actual want : and pinching destitution ?' . : ; ^ : V It is very hard for a inafi # itO sets out on a faW arid bad principle to be cbnsistenfr In the verynext sentence we have this w ^ tCTV horror of : ihe" elements of vice and disorder" involved ill ih * ^ actual want-and pinching destitution''' of the po « r , - converted ; all at once , without the alignment ofe

    any reason into a burst of empty wonder at their moral , Orderly , arid peaceful demeancrar > " ttbder circumstances of severe aggravation . '¦ ' ? ' •' "When we look aronndus andsee how much suferiaa i » endured . ; how many violent impulses are . ragmg amonjrtSo » masaes of men who *? collective physical fo 5 e would bVstSfi ? dent to overpower all that is pro ^ iops and settled in aodeS ; w& must tremble at the mysterious machinery- by which i £ <» niany and the strong are hdd in objection to the few and the weaS , ' and . oWnwitn reverence and humility taat oar social like onr bodily frame , ia , indeed , fearfully and wondeSSr made . " ' ; - .. ' . - '¦'¦' ¦¦ - : ¦ ¦ . : ¦• } - ¦ ' ' ... ¦ .: .- ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ :. ¦ •*•

    What is the : ff mysterious machinery " wntca exbites-the" fearful ? ' and ^ reverent" vfonderof to none but those who / like Blackwood , seek a Blackwood ? That " machinery '' is " mysterious " pretext or an apology fer the robbing prbpensitfes and practices of the "better " classes . The " rriachiriery "is simply the high state of moralfeefingiri the masses ,, who have not yet become thoroughly " debased by the ; operation of Whig and Tory doctrines Of exclusiveness ; and their superior intelli- ; gence , Induced by an active acquaintance

    withithereal business of life . Their moral feelings -teach , them rather to suffer wrong than to commit wrong 5 their intelligence shows them that the principles of eternal justice are mighty enough to work their owri way , and tbaty by the very nature and constitution of society ^ they hold within : their gTasp , a ; mpral force infinitely greateir than ail ; the physical violence that could be resortetl to . This , arid this- only , i » the ^' machinery" by which the masses are- now holderi : in peaceful siob--jection to the laws . And does the , gaping driveller dare ; to insinuate that the same sense of moral

    feelirig , and the same intelligence whidi holds them now in sabjection to laws whieh they cannot respect , because they have emanated from * dominant "faction , would be leS 3 effectual -for that purpose irheri their operation had reference to laws which they must respect , because emanating frbni themselvesII Blacfavood laments pitifully the imprude » ce of the opposing ; faction , in having ^ a » he supposes , awaked the people out of a sound political nap . He seems , to think the people vfoult neverhave dreariied of haying any business in ther matter , if : the Whig leaders had not been spiteful enough , for the sake of plaguing the Tory leadert , to Conjure up the ghost of liberty , in the shape of the-Eeform Act , and he bitterly bemoans the ill-fortune of the people in being able to : guess eggs when they saw shells . ¦ .. - . "¦ ' ¦'¦ - ¦ ¦ : . - ¦ ' - ~ ' : --: ~ - - ^ : - ' .. . . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ;¦ . ¦'•¦ ' ¦ ¦ '•¦ : ¦

    : The vy nigs succeedeQ in disseminating feelings pf iissiitisfoctiou ani opposition to established things , among mfltfohs t ° - whom they could not convey the limitations of . meaning , or of practical yiews which accom- ; panied the : same feelings in their own minds . Their " language was . assented to-by those who attached verse different -ideasV to- the woros employed , and who / hau . very different ; notiong 6 f the remedies to be resorted :, tov The Whig declaimed generally against the grievances ? entailed upon the country b y the policy of Tory wars ani-Tory profusion : : The labovmng and starving' classes applied to taeir own severe , but inevitable , hardships the reasoning which their betters made use of as to grievances of an

    infinitely lighter kind . : T-h ' e feeling has been propagatedia eyeay , corner ^ and' modified in each class' by the circumstances oC their situation , and the character of their minds . ' The . Whfgj ' Tailed at the-predominance'of an exclusive oligarchy , whichu themechanic ariderstands as embracing every " powejr . of irestTaiht which : ' may be vested in the minority of Society ; over the majority . , 'The Whig denounced aa an intolerable oppression thejrionopoly enjoyed by : a . few persons in possession ; of Parliamentary influence . ; ' and the poor man eehoes the same cryinthe sense that every , system : of representation which . ' excludes his own class , is monopolizing and unjust . The Whig held out vairue . and undefined benefits to the country as the

    sure result of ni 3 own political system ; and all who suffer in any fomx have been -led . to dwell upon this illusive prospect , and to look for a system of government under whicb . their own miaerie 8 are to be Telievedl The effect of aUthia ia to produce in each class that has occasion to be discontented with their . lot , a "habit of lepining ; at existbg institutions * and of longing for political ameliorations , instead of making tha best- Of ^ iieir condition , whether by industry or by fy- ? signatioii ; a hamt of connecting all : ¦ evils with political causes , and a corresponding opinion that iio polittcal system hasreachel its acme of improvement , or is entitled to popular respect , under which any socials Whatever continue to be endured , by thepeople . " . '• • / . :: >

    NoWj , in every single word of this we coneor "We are as well aware asi } lackivoodjka . t the WM gs ^ when they jriveigh agaihst grievances , always mean those only which affect themselves . We differ , from him however , in the opinion that ... "Those agitatbrd-werenot aware of the meaning or manner ; in which their doctrines were to be received and acted upon . They foolishly dreamed that , they woiild be taken up , nearly in thesame sense by others in waich they were understood by themselves ^" .,:.. ' .:. ' . ¦ ¦¦ . " ¦ - ; ' ;> .., - ¦ -. ¦ ¦ ' '¦ ¦ <¦ - ¦'¦ ¦¦ : . '¦¦ " ¦'¦ : ¦"¦ ¦ ¦

    Did they really ?! What a riinneyhammer-tbi ' Same Blackwood's must be ,, or vrhjit ninney- » . hammers he must suppose the Whigs to haye been ! For what purpose did the Whig Agitators appeal to the people ? To get the help of the people against the Tories , to be sure . And why should thej expect the people to help them unless they had some interest in doing so . Had they expected the people to understand their ; talk of' * Eeform" as thiey themselves understood it— -they never cbuldhave expected- —and , therefore , neyer would have asked , the people to help them , to get it . No , no . The Whigs r ^ ere not such ninnies . They intended their doctrines to be , understood as they vftie understood . They intended the people to

    suppose them sincere in seeking to restore the principle of self-government ; just as the Tories intended the people to think them sincere | n seeking the repeal of the New Poor Law . / The people knew the doctrines to betrue , and , therefore , they received them , gladly , even though preached by Whigs ; just as they knew ^ that the New Poor-Xiajr ought to be repealed , and , therefore } they gladly received a . promise for its repeal , even from the Tories . They now know them both to be the two legs of the same compass ^ stretching , itmay be , ' 'wdeiy ; apaVt'at ; 6 mes ' ^ iQ'te \ e ' r forking upon or revolving round the same pivot They yet ; stick to their own reading of the Whig doctrines , arid for the especial comfort of Black-: w 00 D's , we beg to assure him that " thi ? generation shall not pas 8 till all these things be fulfiHed . "

    ' " " j Speaking ; of thie argamerjits used for the carrying ; pf the B

    eiteniion of Xfo franchise . H Qie : ten-poima >) useholdetaad the righti how . cpuUi'it be denied to the nine poraid , or Beren , or sit w one pound occupant ' . when ne came to' demand it 7 Why ' should any ^ : man be excluded , from : such a right , who was to live under " the laws , or to contribute to ihe re venues of the country ? iBxpefliency admits of adjustment . Expediencyof one kind is balanced by expediency of another . B 9 * rM ( f , acknowledged ry / U , admits of no compromise , nor is any nian bound to sacrifice if , for any consideration but las own choice . "; ;' ;" ; ' ' , _ : : ¦ " ? WU , t - \_" . . ¦ _ ¦ ¦ : . "; . . ' : - ~^; " -: y / That " no class pf persons have a right to'demand th « franchise , except by proving that their exclusion

    from it is irijuriou 3 , '' jve at once admit ;; s and the bare mention ; 'pf , ^' actiial want and pinching destitution , " a 4 existing . among tliosei ! who , haye riot the franchise ^ , w | hil ^ no BTQeli thing ^ is known among those who have 1 % : is a ^ -pro of ihat \ 'fiheir exclusibn from it is injia-^ n s ^^ ^ nd ^^ ibr their Roving ^ tat L ^ their posses ^ iri ^ alw ^ fi « safe ;^ s ^ atary ^ to redresij . inju ^ ^ it ia ah ^ ya ^ "<* safei ^ ad ^ salu ^ " ^ ° J ^^* ?^ % ^

    ;« p 6 li : J 3 i |*^ ^ tii ^; p iStL ^ S ^ t e--of ^' - ^^ rlV !^ ?^^^^* : -vHar ^ e : ? affering ; ^ actual ^ rat ^ an ^ piiepigi-fes&r tu ^ iqh ? V and ^ *? ¥ § . P ^^^ S ^^^ lMj ^ i ^ > . * & £$ iij ^ a ° y ^^^ ^^ tJ ii ^^ M ^^! s ^ pi tcAie , nor is i any rtari bqond to ^ acrifice it for ;'« bj . other consideratipn ,,, ilian 'his ^ . pwn jehoice y' «>; Mre ai ^ re ^ im jjthat ;^ e ^ e ^ I ^^ t ^ intentioa either to compromise or , Bsicrjfice their KiOHT . / : 'i- ' -.. ¦ - .:- . ¦" ¦ ¦ ^ . ¦ : ;; ' -, ¥ :. ¦ ¦' :: ¦ : " : : V

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    Htjxl Police , Mosdat .- — -A Pbeciotts Tbeastjbe . —^ Ann Gibbon , a middle aged female , was placed at the bar this . morning , charged with h&ng drunk and disorderly in that most respectable psrt of the town , Mill-street , on Sunday . She said sh ? Tra 3 very sorry , but that she had met with a fnend , -who gate her two glasses of liquor , and she wonld never do so again . Inspector Ludworth said * ie was a well known character . She was married to a very respectable man , an engineer , on board one of the large steam packets , but that when he went from home she sold her apparel and goods , and went to ahwise of ill feme in Mill-street . Mr . Parker

    gave her a severe reprimand , and said he was sorry is find that a decent man was plagiled with so had a wife . The Mayor told her he had little hopes of ner but that he would try her this time , and he trcsted she would amend her ways . —Discharged . Dkobderv ? Apprentice . Alfred Witly , apprenriee to Mr , Holderness , who haB heen two or tsree times before the Magistrates , * was brought up charged by his master , with having -again left his ship . Prisons admitted the charge , but said he did

    so in consequence of ili usage . The Magistrates told him that he had no right to take the law into Ms own hand , that if he had cause of complaint , he should have gone to them , and they would have protected him . They had the power to send him to hard labour for three months , "but as he appeared to he _ sorry for his offence , they would mitigate the sentence to one month , -which ' he would have to serve after his apprenticeship was expired ;—Committed for one month . "

    Effects op Dbisk . —WaKam Onley , was charged b y the police with hating been drunk , and committing a violent assault upon his wife . Mrs . Onley , who appeared to lahour under severe illness , was desired by the Magistrates to at down ; and 03 been sworn said she had no desire to press the charge . She had received a series of ill-treatment from ^ him during the last thirteen years , but she hoped that he would behave better in foture . Onley , ** o Jraog down his head ,: said he was . really

    saamed of himself , and sorry for bis conduct , but ° nntwas the occasion of it , and he hoped he should BgTff do the like again . Mr . Parker told him he ° 2 pt to be . most grateful to ; his wife , and endea-T < rar to repay her by his future good conduct for hia ? pt ai-treatment of her . \ Jnley thanked the Ma-PSrate for M 3 advice and the parties left , the court , "eaavisethe tee-totallers . to look after this man , aa try to reclaim him from his habits " of intempeasce .

    As Honest Coxpession . —George Western , ^ temnrje son of the ocean was charg ed with being crank in the Market-place . On being asked what £ e iad to say in his defence , the honest tar leaning spra the bar and looking at the Mayor -with the ^ ° 3 perfect indifference , said ,. " Why , sir , I was «•» to a certainty . " Xhad met witha few friends ? snre kad a drop too much , thafs all I have ' to say , |™ w I was fresh . " Mr . Parker ohserved that he jjw acted like an honest fellow , and he hoped that ci ready confession of his fault would have some 5 &et upon the Mayor . His worship said , indeed , ^ » irald . He should discharge Jam this time , hut « he V 33 brought np again he should be bound to rWnshLhim .

    ^ swhox ^ sot ^ Meat , —On Monday last , a l ^ aanty of butcher ' s meat having been seized by ^ anthorities of HuD was consumed at the . Gas rf ^ ^ or 4 er of ^ Magistrates . . The freouency ™ _ ™ s _ abominahle offence against pnblic safety , ^^ es some much more vigorous . effort forits sap-P ^ op flian has yet been made ose-et / . ^ No pnnisb-^^ -caa be too severe , . ^ or " . any rejoghension-too ^^^ and public , for the . shameful disregard if-life flT 1 *^ m * Bifested by the mercenary wretches who h ^ Jl , to maie a ^^ e dishonesigaitf br fte sufferdeath

    g * M , it maj he , of hondred * orthonsands of ^ Mtoirinea . We havenowie ^ inany ^ mSeessive ^ Kceived accounts . of a similar nature to . the ft 3 *» * is really high iimethe practiee iras jut !*? ££ : It seems that magisterial power « riot S ^ eIfeetiTe for the purpose , for-ndtwith-^™ g eongant fines and forfeitures , thVbf&nee ^ yfn *< , Jr ^ ^ eontsptmdeni , on ihe afairs ^ K ^ SuS * f £ we % ht haket , ohBerred-that ^^ feS ^^ LCT ^? ibroaght : to- hear , «» HaDfiSSSi *^ ite objeet , ; T We think

    ** aa "tw . J ^ ' - ^ Stafford , an-old •^ aal ' tS ^^ y ^ 1505 a ? > ^ ° ^ ^ en J * V ^ S ^! - ? 3 ^ ^ ' ? lae ^ . ^' findI ^ f !^ »^ hfeing _ drnnk > and having ** ^^ ° clock ' *** moTning , Ann 5 ^ > mW ^ f ^ - ^ «»« y > fcfeed , but she H w { R ^ * ° « me . t % r «; again- The * *» i » T « 5 — ^ " ^^ grace to'ier . ; and SllJilS ^ ^ ^ i ^ Police 1 % , " ^ ™| *^ te a which she jyas Ibaf mern-•*«»^^ W * ^* « & 6 ut t » nsulfeig hsc *«« tte n * ! - Smrtner ,-he wooH triTier onee * m S '" **• fcrcragfet before him again he - •¦ wa her to prison , ¦ - i- .

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• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 7, 1838, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct345/page/3/