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    • THE NORTHEJ&N STAR. SATOBDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1S38.
    • SPLENDID POKTEAIT
    • EEIATIYE GIBCULATION
    • TO READERS & CORRESPONDENTS.
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      THE NORTHEJ&N STAR . SATOBDAY , SEPTEMBER 29 , 1 S 38 .

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      THE CAUSE . The moral infiaence wMch the impoang gathering of Monday last las had upon the working classes of-8 ns country , is a subject of importance paramount to aa others ;* aa -whae the spectacle , the sentiments expressed , and fee orderly condnct observed , are likely &r some tune to preserve the freshness of astonishment and surprise , it is oar duty to take advantage of the incident , while events are fresh andfeverishjfor the permanent settlement of society , and the final « ctLnetion of social strife and confusion .

      If we-were "bold in oar weakness , it is meet that ve &ouH be nuia in our strength . _ "VYe leave to die scribblers for orders ^ and the-scribes of faction , that opportunity which the short remaining season of monopoly will afford ihem , the fall possession of the muddled fools of -their creation , and allow them , as Dest they can , for yet a Kttle longer ,

      to Bse the -virtues of an insulted people , as a pretext for upholding the views of an imperious Aristoeracy , while oar care shall be to disabuse our friends of the supposition , that in one victory consists a triumph . No , theworkis but commenced , but the bold ¦ commencement will shorten and render easy the remainder of the campaign . The greatest

      disappointment which all factions most experience from the present move , is the fact , that as moral power increases , all notion of physical force becomes etongmshed . It is only when a portion of .. a comnnmitT experiences great suffering , and inow not how to stem the torrent , that men conceive the

      alternative of effecting by force , that which , may be "better accomplished by judgment ; but as union . ana-interchange of opinion ( which are the mainspring of "moral force ) progress , . vialence gives way to deliberation , and the power of the mind places treason and the deliberating faculties of man in the ascendant , and subjugates wrath , and passion , and vengeance to their dominion . Heretofore , sections only of the community were oppressed , and the few , who by law , by chance , or by circum--stances were leas unfortunate than their neighbours .

      -were played against the first victims to oppression and misrule ; but so general has become the whole-system of misgoyernment , and so embracing the grasp of taxation , that by degrees ihe lot has fallen trpon section after section , Tiiitil at length a "fellow-feeling has incorporated into one body the . payers of the wages of idleness against the receivers of those wages . The people are in the daily habit oT witnessing the uprising of _ all speculators in labour , a 3 if by magic , and they ask for a satisfactory reason . They are told that it is the fruits of

      honest industry ; but they know that they work not . They are told that it proceedsfrom competition and speculation ; but they have discovered that competition and speculation mean the extraction , by law , of the poor man's labour for the rich man ' s -gain . They are told that it is commerce ; but they have fcund sat that commerce in raw materials alone , would be like a gift of land with a condition that it should not be cultivated . They are told that it is tradej but they know that trade means the conversion , by labour , of a thing which , without

      labour , would be of no value , but which by the application of labour , becomes of great value ; and they know that the labour is theirs . From all these considera--tions , then , a question , and a great question , has sprang up . "We divide society into three sections ; the speculators in raw material , the speculator in manufactured ~ articlea , and the industrious who produce the change . Under this - division , it will strike every man of common sense , that the two "former classes really possess , as compared to the Jatter class , but so much value in society as the raw

      material bears to the manufactured article , and yet we find that the speculators , by law , and the dread of physical force which tire law commands , have jiaeed themselves in a position to subjugate the reality to the fiction * nd thai real -wealth and Tepresentation hare been ; turned upside down . Thus we dispose of the fanciful argument of the property-representation gentlemen , and go fully with -them ; having clearly shown that the wealth is as 99 -to 100 in the hands of the coHverters of raw material into available property ; the speculation

      apon which constitutes the whole trade of the country . The struggle is whether the whole 100 shall be represented , or whether the 99 in every hnndred pTiaTl be sacrificed to the dictation and speculation of the odd one . This straggle is between nonelective influence and elective power , which , by our jeoent . meetings has been placed more prominently than -ever before the people . Parliaments are of long standing ; the fashion to bow to their ordinances is of long duration . The House of Commons , was looked upon as a kind of fairy palace , where

      magicians sat ; its corruption was kept in the shade , till public meetings brought some of our best men upon the stage , where their efficient adTocacy of popular rights stamped them as "fit and proper law makers , without possessing the power of making good laws , or of even preventing bad ones . In no instance has the venality and stupidity of the House of Commons been more prominentlypourtrayed than by-a comparison , between public opinion and the CraHery-Honse-of-Commons treatment of the Hon . Member for Oldham . He appears upon the platform

      and amid the merry din of anxious thousands his every word is heard ; but when he comes to plead the people ' s cause in a small House , and in the presence of a few , he is inaudible to the hirelings of the press . We do not mean the Beporters , for they have no controul—they are bnt the machines—the engmeers stand behind . "We have more than once informed our readers that commerce is a gambling speculation , at which the largest capitalist . is sure to break tie table . The game has gone on for some time ; the Email banks have failed ; and the large ones have got counters from the groom porter ( the manager of the game . )

      These , counter * appear in various shapes—Exchequer and other bills , which are mere fictions , the interest of which must , however , be paid in real value , which -i « labour j and that labour being the only thing from whence all can draw their support and sustenance , has been left undefended , in order that all may help themselves " it wilL Betail trade in labour has been nearly destroyed utiA a wholesale mart has been opeged , with powei to bay and -sell , according to the 'notions which are formed of the speculation to be embarked in . The labourer has no voice in the undertaking Tha _ laboB ? er has no notion of the use which he

      ( as possessor ^ of janety-nlne exerj hundred parts ) is . teVbeaiade of byi , the fraction of the whole , and Ifcafc . the ^ tepieseala ^ on of the only fiction is srijsmei » n ^ T&t ? fer all The reason of those grievance ? jb ^ glaUflwed to continue will be fonnd is i * iie * peH ^ bW system - upon which the -, ' -, VJ - ; M ' Ol ' . - ¦ . . " ... : . i ' r ' - ' : ' ¦ '

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      advantage of frc-e trade is sought to be established , and which prevails in this' wnntry to an alarm ing extent—we mean the practice of living from hand to mouth ., which completely subjects the best spirits to the / worst dominion . If every man in England had one month ' s provision in the store house , we would cease to meet and clamour and to spend our time at county meetings ; our absence from the mill would speak , far more eloquently than a Fielden , a Stephens , or a Cobbett . The gathering on Kersal Moor will , no doubt , go far

      to rectify the evil ; but justice never - can - be" insured , so long as a man is compelled to sell both his labour and his freedom for the support of his body . It would ill become us to allow those feelings to which we shall presently give vent to destroy the threadVof our present argument , but we cannot here avoid , even though we ahould again repeat it , paying that compliment to the managers of the Lancashire meeting to which they are justly entitled . It will ever be found that public meetings are the result of confidence in leaders .

      There are some who exclaim against leadership and yet assume authority ; / while the men of Manchester have worked by example , and by that stone , than which there cannot be a better title to leadership . The meeting on Kersal Moor was the proudest exhibition upon record : it was a day which , when its results shall be felt , will be held sacred in history , as being the birth-day -of universal liberty . Then did the sun begin to shine upon the cottage—then did tie cloud begin to hover over thrones which are not based upon the people's hearts , as they are supported by the people's hands . "We trust that no impediment

      will be offered to the free will of a free people . We do hope that the middle classes will not prefer politi . cal and eostly distinction to that equality which , while it makes the poor richer , will not diminish the comforts of . the wealthy . "We trust that the more extensive circulation of popular views and opinions , will have dispelled the treason and sedition of a vile Press , and that , in the laws made by all , they will see more security for life and property , than in those bloody edicts which sanction - murder , and robbery , and rapine , and lust , and all uncharitableness , for the purpose of continuing a disparity between man and man , which never was the will of all-dispensing Providence .

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      ^ FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN AND " WOMEN AT KERSAL MOOR . These is no system which has not a fashion , and none more general than that of relying upon the opinions of fashionable fools , when offered in opposition to that of sensible men . The great spirit which is now abroad , and the universal determination to be free , has rendered the mere numbers who may be able or allowed to attend public meetings of comparatively little importance , and , there fore , our present object is rather to expose folly than to cavil about numbers . The Manchester

      Guardian , of "Wednesday , condescends to estimate the meeting of Monday at 30 ^ 000 . "When the scribbler wrote this , he knew it was a lie , and though a base one , we offer it as an apology for the gentleman . But we shall argue the question as though he really meant it , and we shall argue after his own fashion , by mere sound , and b y measurement of ground , and voice , and space , and distance , and position . The Guardian asserts that Mr . O'Connor , by his observation as to eighty acres being covered , estimated the meeting

      at 1 , 936 , 000 ; but yet the Guardian states that Mr . O'Connor said— " Now ^ as I don ' t attempt to calculate the numbers here by looting at their teeth or the colour of their hair , I'll do it by this proposition , and you shall afterwards take my judgment , and see what the aggregate is . When I came down this field , there were over eighty acre * of full-grown men , women , and children . " Mr . O'Connob says the same now ; and if the Guardian , who seems to have taken bis " guess from military men , knew anything of military

      movements , he would have known that much more space is occupidd by a body in motion , than by the same body when closely packed . Perhaps he does not understand" rear-rank , take close order , and rear-rank , take open order , and that the same body of men who will appear to touch -when coTering eighty acres , will pack into twenty acres when joined at a meeting . Bat ire had 30 , 000 ! As the question of numbers has caused frequent disputes of late , we shall . see what our friend ' s arithmetic amounts to . "We shall first test

      the 30 , 000 by the numbers which customary places of meeting are known to hold . The Town Hall of Birmingham is said to hold 12 , 000 , however we shall sink a sixth and take it at 10 , 000 , and he will find according to the Guardian , arithmetic that Monday ' s meeting only occupied as much space as would be required for three such buildings as the Town Hall . The Crown and Anchor large room holds 2 , 500 , again we will sink a fifth and say

      2 , 000 , and we find that only 15 such buildings would find space upon the ground occupied by the meeting . Now as to tound , the Guardian , to protect the "Whigs from a majority of the odium of a verdict against them , asserts that only a minority heard Mr . O'Connob , while we assert that , jituated as the people were , 100 , 000 could have heard Mr . O'Coitnob distinctly ; and yet the Guardian declares that he was not audible to 15 , 000 , which number would find room in half an acre of

      ground . Now , as to military authority , it is the very worst that can be offered in cases of packed numbers , inasmuch as a military man invariably makes a bad guess at the area , and then considers how many armed men , . with knapsacks , could be exercised in the space ; and that space which would contain 50 , 000 men at a meeting , would not be sufficiently spacious for exercising four regiments , or 4 , 0 o 0 , soldiers . So much for the Guardian's arithmetic . And now to lay down some rule by which the curious may be guided . If the large

      room in the Crown and Anchor will contain 2 , 000 persons , we assert without fear of contradiction , that considerably more than 200 rooms of equal size could be built upon the space densely occupied by Monday's Meeting . If the Town Hall of Birmingham will contain 10 , 00 f > persons , we assert with equal confidence that more than forty such rooms , could be built upon the space occupied by the meeting ; and we further assert , that no town in the world , containing a population of 30 , 000 , would hold , in streets and houses , the numbers assembled on Kersal Moor . "When Mr .

      O'Connor said that 80 acres were covered , the whole body was moving , and upon the first sound of the trumpet , the meeting pressed into one-fourth of the ground previously occupied , which space was 20 acres , and which 20 acres would contaia 500 , 000 persons , and which 500 , 000 were upon the moor . "We will go further . The military gentleman gave us 300 , 000 at the Peep Green Meeting , in May , 1837 , and all who witnessed both , admit that the Mondays Meeting was out of all comparison larger .

      Those T ? ho saw the astoundiag Birmingham Demonstration admit , that it was not half the amount , and to prove how marvellously well Mr . O'Connob judged in that case , he said , whe * speaking , " There are eight acres of you , which by the Standard " ante , whichis & foolish rule , would amount to abont 200 , 000 ; " and which was the yerj number which the * London Press allowed for the meeting . Any man of common sense , who has been accustomed to measure land , can judge

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      twenty acres * and we assert , without fear of contra-: diction , that when the chair was taken , twenty a ^ es of ground were densely covered with humaH beingSj ; who , in spite of the Guardian and his twin-brother , the Leeds Mercury , will be free . From Bolton and its neig hbourhood from 20 to 24 , 000 marched to the ground . The Chronicle asks where they came from , and we answer " "What ' s that to him ? " Let Mm mind " Coronations , " and let his friend , the Globe- ) - count the number of rabbits which the Duke of Sussex shoote ; but let neither of them meddle with calculations till they have

      learned to count a House of Commons sitting , with vrands in their hands for the purpose ; of which at present we hold them incapable . Let the Guardian count Poclett Thomson ' s majority at the next election , and the Mercury count Mr . Baines ' s ; that will give them quite enough to do . By the bye , we are marvellously enriouj to learn whether or not the-Whig minstrels will sing in tune , which we cannot learn till we see the Mercury ' s note . Poor things 1 They aTein a sad pucker , and it is only beginning with them .

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      THE THIEF CRY . " REGISTER ' . REGISTER !! REGISTER !!!" In no single instance of their whole career of Government have the " Whigs yet perpetrated one act of common sense or common honesty . Doubledealiiig , juggling , chicanery , and trick , are the essential characteristics of their system . "Wherever they would be thought willing to seek the public benefit , the discriminating eye never fails to perceive that the appearance thereof is but assvuned as a jthin veil for the covering of private and individual advantage ;

      and certainly no more unequivocal proof of the black dishonesty and crawling imbecility of the "Whig faction could have been afforded , than those disfigurements of their pet , and most boasted , measuresi { he Parliamentary and Municipal Revision Courts . "Without even the pretence that these forums of chicanery can by possibility afford the least benefit to the public , the nation is robbed thereby to an amount not much less than £ 100 , 000 annually , that the " reform '' faction may be able to sustain tbftir hungry underlings in mischievous

      idleness , as a compliment for having pretended to bestow the franchise upon the ten pounders , &c . "We say pretended to bestow it , for our "Whig benefactors invariably palter with us in a double sense : keeping the word of promise to the ear , they break it to the hopes . Though a man may suppose himself secure , and legally protected , in the possession of his vote , under the operation of the blessed Whig Reform Bills , Parliamentary and Municipal , he has no certainty whateter , that some low " cozening knave , " bred in the school of

      "Whi ggery , shall not outjockey him . The wilful misspelling of his name by a knavish overseer ; an accidental misdescription as to a'" single yard" of the position of his street door , or twenty other equally beggarly and frivolous circumstances , which chance or trick may bring about , are sufficient to overbalance the intelligence , the integrity , and the patriotism of the man , and to nullify his vote . And even when all these fail , shoals of " objections " are constantly made by both parties to individuals whom they know to have perfectly good votes ,

      upon the forlorn hope that some of them may be prevented by business or other circumstances from attending to defend themselves . We have attended these courts frequently , and in our whole experience of the petty villanies of civilized life , we have certainly found the richest and most amusing specimens to abound in the Whig Reform Bill Registration Courts . Respectable working men are often compelled ; to sacrifice the labour of probably a whole day and sometimes more , lest they should be robbed for want of being on the watch .

      We have known sick voters remaining in Court , hour after hour , until nature was exhausted ( with fatigue and want of food—the cunning and heartless " agents" staving off the cases for the purpose , and exultingly causing them to be brought on the moment the Court was quitted by the unfortunate for the purpose of recruiting exhausted nature . The objected voter , not being present to substantiate his vote , is of courses struck off , and told with a sneer , at his return , perhaps five minutes afterwards , that he

      should have stayed to defend his vote . The papers of the day are filled with the trashy " arguments" of the pettifoggers on each side , and the conflicting " judgments" of the briefless and inexperienced revision-men . We know of few systems which need " revision" more than this ; and " revised" it shall soon be , let but the people persevere in their virtuous determination to establish peaceful honesty in the land , when every man's title to vote shall be the possession of his limbs and faculties .

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      TiEEDS AND WEST ^ RIDING NEWS . ' _ \ : : ' i \ ' / ' ¦ / ^^ XOSEira . \ '' / i : - - ¦ ;; ? v .. Post ^ o 5 ice , Leeds , / September 27 ,: 1838 . ... Post-Qfbig ^ ALTERA . TION S . —On and from Monday , the 11 st ^^ October ,: the following alterations will take place ik the transmission of letters between Leeds and London j also , to and from Birmibgham . and the West of England : ^ The letters for London ate ^ discontinued by Pontefractj and will be sent by Manchester , at 18 minutes past 11 o'clock

      in the morning . The London and foreign letters to be sent by the mail at 9 , p . m ., as usual ; The letters from London will arrive by " the mail from Man-Chester , ait ^ hrs . 18 min ,, p . m ., instead of by Pontefract . The letters from Birmingham and the West of England will also-arrive , fby the mail , ; from Manchester , at 2 hire . 18 mim The mail front York , br inging . . . the Scotch letters , will : arrive at llhrs , ISmin ,, a . m ., and delivery take place at lihrs . 45 mjn ., a . m ., instead of 10 hrs . 15 min ., as at present .: ., ' : ' '¦ . '¦ , ' :.. ¦} ' ¦ . - ¦' ; '¦ ¦ . ' [ ¦ '¦ - ¦ ' ' ¦ , ; . : ¦' :

      Lectures on Sogialisb ? . —The Rev . J . E . Giles , Baptist , Minister of this town , delivered a lecture in his chapel , S « uth Parade , on Sunday evening last , in whiph he undertook to prove , that Socialism , as | a religious theory , is irrational and absurd . The attendance was so numerous that thousands were said to have been unable to get in ; in consequence of which the lecture was announced for repetition on Thursday evening , when the large chapel was again crammed in : every part . The Rev . Lecturer tookhis text from Isaiah xlii . 21—24 . The lecture waslistebifd to throughout with most thrilling interestand

      , we were certainly much surprised , it being accounted apartofreligious , worship , to ^^ hear the reverend preacher several times interrupted by vollies of applause . Of course , we cannot here give any opinion ; of the polemic merits of the lecture , but we ^ may ^ ay that the interest ^ excited by it will cause the remainder to be looked for with great impatience . We hope Mr . G . will continue the week night repetition . ''Subjects so important cannot be too deliberately contemplated , or too publicly discussed . We hear with great pleasure that it is intended to publish the lectures . It is also expected that the Socialists will reply .

      The Theatre . ;—As we supposed , the exchange of melodrame , spectacles , and monkey-mety for Shakspeare and real talent , has proved the good taste of the public of Leeds . The Theatre has hadflowing houses all the week . We had not seen Mr . Kean since bis first coming out , and were preparedby all that we had heard of him to expect g ^ eat things . He certainly has many excellent points as an actor about him , though there are some things in which we think he might , but fear he never will , improve . His stage points are exceedingl y . effective ; and his attitudes , _ many of them , very fine ? . His silent delineation of the passions in the

      working of the countenance is inimitable , especially as manifested in the dying scene of Richard ; in that scene we think him decidedly superior even to his late father .: H' 8 elocution , however , very frequently degenerates into rant—and his reading is almost always decidedly bad . Oa Tuesday , as Othello , be was in the first act insufferable ; in the other four acts , however , Othello became himself , and our painful sensations were relieved by an exhibition of real talent andjudgment . Mr . Creswick ' s Iago was a judicious , and indeed we may say a fine piece of acting . The character was admirably sustained , but we would remind Mr . Creswick that

      Shakspeare s Iago has Hot one particle of passion . He is a cool , deliberative villain throughout . On one or two occasions Mr . Creswick rather erred in this particular . We never saw Cassio so well played as by Mr . Fitzjames . His conception of the character seemed to us to be perfect , and his elocution—^ a thing , wherein most actors err—was throughout beautifully appropr iate and natural . Mrs . Gurner , as Desdemona , was very good . We are glad to see , from the announcement of the present week , that the legitimate drama is to be contipued . We have no doubt that Mr . Downe will find it to answer his purpose . Thursday next , we perceive , is devoted to the benefit of Mrs . Ivers , widow of the person who so very latel y ' met an unfortunate and untimely end at York . We cannot

      doubt that the sympathies of our townsmen , will on this occasion , be made manifest . Northern Union . —We hear that a meeting of the Leeds Northern Union is to be holden on Monday evening ; and that importaat business relative to tht West Riding meeting ; wiU be brought before them . Of course the members will all see the necessity of being in attendance . Leeds Town Council . ^—On Monday last , a meeting of this body was summoned for the transaction of special business , but after waiting for upwards of an hour , there was not a quorum and the meeting was necessarily adjourned till to-morrow afternoon . Such is the attention which these worthies pay to the business of the town . Perhaps , however , they have learned that it is better to stay at home doing nothing than go to the Council to do mischief .

      Woodhouse Feast . —This gay annual festival we perceive , from the bill of fare , promises a high treat to the lbvers of fun and frolic , —as the entertainments will consist of horse , foot , and sack races , with the usual addenda of climbing the pole , hunting the hog , &c . &c . As the ground has recently been completely levelled , and , from the recent rains , being now in the best possible order , we anticipate a brilliant company on Monday next , at two p . m ., to witness the contest for the Woodhouse St . ' lager . Ancient Romans . —On Monday last , this respectable body opened a Senate at the house of Mr . John Ford ,- Roman Senate Inn , Lady-lane . The company remained until the time allowed , in tie utmost conviviality .

      Shop Robbery . -On Monday , Charlotte Harrison , alias Edwards , alias Milwooa , was brought up at the Court House , charged with having entered the shop of Mr . William Caywood , linen-draper , St . Peter ' s Squaire . She was observed to steal a piece of print , but pn being discovered she threw it down and endeavoured to escape , but was apprehended . On being searched , eighteen pawnbrokers' tickets were foundupon her . She had only come to Leeds that day , and had pledged Hearly j £ 3 worth of property . It appealed that she : had been receiving a large amount of money , under similar circumstances , at Halifax and Manchester . She was committed for trial ; but is remanded for a short period , for further examination on two other felonies .

      Shop Bobbin g ;— On Saturday , George Chapel wasbrought up at the Court B ; ouse , charged with having , on the previpus evening , entered the shop of Mrs . Clayton , and stealing from the till 6 s . 4 d . He was observed to commit the felony , and was apprehended , and has since been fully identified . He was committed for trial to Wakefield House of

      Correction . The Organ Performanch . —We understand that a splendid organ has been recently erected in St . Peter ' s ( Methodist ) Chapel , in this town , and was opened on Friday evening se ' nnj ght . The services connected therewith being extended over the Sunday and the Monday , and Tuesday evenings . On these occasions , ( as usual among "Methodists ) silver was required of those who went into the galleries ; but a correspondent informs us that on Monday and Tuesday evenings , the doors of the body of the : Chapel were closed without any public intimation , so tiiat no admittance to the public worship of God could be had without payment , t { and ,-he adds , ¦ " those . who did n 6 t choose to pay

      for their , whistle , were very politely shewn the door , arid if any . disapprobation were expressed , the powersi of a policeman were held over them in terrorem" We can only say that if such were the fact , it was sawnefdl ; but we can scarcely credit it . Bruids'BJENBVoi . ENCB .--On Sohday ^ ^ the Rev . Dr . Hook , vicar of Leeds , delivered a very eloquent and appropr iate sermon to the Ancient Order of Druids , in St . James ' s chapel . From six to seven hundred of the members ^ attended in white gloves ; the place was not sufficiently spacious to contain all the individuals who wished to be admitted ; Afterwardsa collection was made in aid-of the funds of the Eye and Ear Infirmary and Dispensary , amounting to £ 35 15 s ; . Their conduct was much admired for being peaceable , orderly , and appearing so respectable .

      A NpTOBldUS Thibf . —Oh Thursday last , a vagabond named Thomas Ellioe , was brought before the Magistrates charged with an impudent robbery . The prisoner is a notorious impostor , and has frequents been brought up ^^ on similar charges , and once or wrice committed . He makes a practice of going to the houses of persons who take in lodgers , and generally manages to wheedle himself into the good graces of those to whom he applies , so as to be admitted to a considerable share of confidence . He professes to be very religious ^ and by this means

      deceives the unwary . On Tuesday last , he went to the house of a widow named Newsome , resident at l ^ ew Road End . After getting some coffee , he begged to have a needle and some thread , and to be allowed to retire to a bed room , to mend his trowsers . He also borrowed a small handkerchief , in which he said he was going to bring some clothes from town . \ After having got jthe handkerchief , he took a siUt Bhavrl from a box , witii which he absconded , and afterwards pledged it for Is . 6 d . He was committed for trial .

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      Maladies -of i he Engush NoBitiTT ^ It is but too true that , in many noble famil . ' es of this country , disease assumes a fort / aabsolutel y hereditary A complaint , trifling in itself , ( neglected ( more particularly among those who are pampered with luxuries , ) may be ; a source of incalculable mischief . Ring-worm belongs to this ielass , and should be earl y treated * HoUoWay ' a Universal Family Ointment is wonderfully efficacious in all skin diseases , and is a certain cure for the above . The patronage of medical men generally should be given to so valuable a medicament . "

      Duck Stealing . —On Monday , George Austin was charged , at the Court House , with having that morning stolen a duck , the property of Mrs . Ann Tbulson , of Woodhouse . He was apprehended by » watchman , with the duck recently killed and warm . On the prosecutrix being called , she refused to identify the bird , and stated that it was a mercy and a ' pity that he had been apprehended , for she believed it to be hia first offence . The magistrates told the prosecutrix that she was Countenancing crime rather than checking felony . The . prisoner wasi discharged ;

      Extraordinary Case of Abduction . ——At Dubliii police-office , on Saturday , ; a person of unusually mean and vulgar appearance , named Peter Yore , a stable bo ji was brouglit upin custody , charged with having fraudulentl y induced a young lady , the daughter of his mistress , to marry him . Mr . M * Donough , on the part of the prosecution , stated the facts of the case . His client was the widow of Colonel Tucker , and was entitled to upwards of £ 700 a year , reserved under the provisions of a settlement executed before her marriage . Colonel Tucker died in the year 1831 , leaving an only child—a daughter—in whom , by the settlement before mentioned , the property was vested in

      remainder . Mrs . Tucker unfortunately took into her service the person at the bar . He , as he was riding after the young lady , thought proper to make approaches to her , and urged proposals of marriage , threatening that if she would not consent , he would leave the place , andspread rumours injurious to her character . She , in an evil hour , of her own consent , agreed to a stratagem : and a scheme that was well laid , witK the assistance of other "individuals . The prisoner having made some apology about shoeing a horse , went and met the young lady at a public-house kept by a person named Flood ; she then alighted from her horse , and taking off her riding-habit , put on some

      attirejsuited to the celebration of marriage . Here the poor child , for she was little more than seventeen , burst into tears , and a / woman , one of the party , was brought in to comfort her . At length , from shame and inability to draw bawsk , she consented to go into a covered car , and was driven to the house of a person named Schultz , in Cullenswoods . He either was not at hoine , or "fearing that there wag -something wrong in the fatter , would not perform the ceremony ; they then urged her to go to Smithn ' eld , which she did , and a matrimonial ceremony-was performed in a public-house ; she then returned to the other public-house , resumed her riding-habit , and returned home by the Circular-road . On the

      way her attendant got off his horse , soiled his hat , coat , and trowsers , and told her mother that a fall was tbe cause of their delay . It would appear that the young woman had never passed a mgnt out of her mother's bedchamber ! . At length the young girl became shocked at the idea of throwing herself awav upon such a fellow . Something exciting her mother's suspicions , she taxed her with it . The prisoner at once avowed it , took high horse , and asked them would they break the marriage ? The mother was advised to annul , the marriage ^ and accordinly that course was being pnrsued in theEcolesiastical Courtsy After the prisoner was dismissed he was found lurking about the place , with a view

      to carry her off . It therefore became necessary to vindicate the law , that the young lady ' s respectable connections might not be disgraced and herself carried away from her mother . Counsel then referred to the law which was applicable to the case , Mr . Costello then proceeded to reply on the part of the prisoner , and stated that it was not his intention to make the slightest allusion to the young lady ; he would confine himself to the law of the case . It was admitted , and , if not admitted , he was ready to prove that the marriage was with her consent * and even at her solicitation j that she urged the change of dress , the very colour of the clothes , and the story which was told to her mother : it was admitte d , that the marriage was with her consent , and it was a

      general principle of law that the wife cannot be evidence against the husband , or the hLUsband -against the wife , — -Mn Studdert saiel it was enough for them ; , sitting as magistrates , to look if they had gnfficient facts Before them , to justify them in sending the case for trial ; it was their impression that they had : therefore , taken informations , and issued a warrant . The onl y question now was as to bail . Messrs . Flood and loole , publicanS j were then agreed to as bail for the prisoner , each in £ 100 , and Peter Flood , James Flood , Thomas Flood , Mary Median , and Anne Yore were noticed to come in and give their own recognizances to stand their trial for conspiring and aiding Peter Yore to commit a misdemeanour , with which he is charged .

      Anot . hbr Fatal Steam-Boiler Explosion . —Hallitoell , Lancashi ^ t—Another of those violent steam-boiler explosions , ' attended with loss , of life , occurred in this town on Wednesday last , at the factory of Mr . W . G . Taylor , Hill-mill , Halliwell ; and we regret to say that the consequence proved fatal to a young man named Thomas Halliwell , aged nearly nineteen , an engine tender . The deceased had been four years assistant in the engine , house , and was a steady industrious workman . The boiler burst with a loud crash , destroying the engine house in a moment , and burying the deceased amid the ruins . AH hands were soon on the spot , and after removing the bricks and the stones , the body of the unfortunate man was found quite lifeless . He was dreadfully scalded and disfigured , and presented a miserable aspect . Mr . Taylor ' s mill

      being furnished with an excellent water-wheel , steam power , we understand , is only used there occasionally . The boiler was in admirable condition , and the accident can be attributed to- no other cause but an excess of steam , or a deficiency of water . The damage amounts to £ 150 or £ 200 , but the mill , we are informed , will recommence work on Monday next . But there is a providence even in such calamities as these , for the explosion took place during the breakfast half-hour . An inquest was held on the body at the Lamb Inn , Sharpies , on Thursday afternoon , before Mr . W . S . Rutter , and a respectable jury , of which Mr . J . Thwaites was foreman . The jury were of opinion that the accident had been occasioned by over-firing in consequence of the steam being low ; the death of the deceased was quite accidental , and no blame could be attached to any party .

      The Swell Mob and the Thimble-Rig Men on Board a Steamer . —The Isle of Thanet Races , which finished on Thursday afternoon , were attended by a great number of the thimble and pea-rig men , and a numerous intister of the swell mob thieves , who were very successfulm preying on the visitors of Margate and Ramsgate , and easing them of their money and watches ; On Friday morning , soon after the City of London steamer left Ramsgate harbour , it was discovered

      that many of these fellows were on board , and Capt . Corbin , the commander of the vessel , a well-known and experienced commander on the station , not having it in his power to remove them immediatelyj ordered the luggage and carpet bags of the passengers to be covered over with , tarpaulins , and feeured , and at the same time warned the respectable portion of his passengers not to mix with the fellows id the fore-part of the vessel , to which place ' they were confined . He also caused to be affixed to

      conspicuous places about the after-cabins and the deck , a written notice , of which the following is a copy : — " The passengers are : earnestly requested to look after their property and luggage , ( particularly on the arrival of the vessel at London Bridge Wharf , ) as the Captain cancot be answerable for the honesty of those persons in the fore part of the vessel , who have just left the races . " The light-fingered gentry were evidently disconcerted ait these precautions ; they cast many a wistful glance towards the fobs arid pockets of the gentlemen , and Ihe reticules of the ladiegj but the watchful eyes of the Captain and two men were upon them . They could do no ;

      business , and after the whole gang , about forty in number , had muttered curses '' not loud but deep " at Captain Corbin and his crew , they left the deckj declaring that they would never patronise the City of London again . During the remainder of the voyage , the rogues amused themselves in the fore cabin at cards , and a quarrel took place among them near the Nore Light , but a hint having been given that they would be put byer the ship's side into boats on the open sea , if they made the least noise , they became very quiet . On the arrival of ths Steamer at London Bridge Wharf , the ruffians and thieves on board endeavoured to land without

      paying their fares ,. arid swore most vehemently that they had already paid , asd lost their tickets . The Captaini however , kept * beln back until the other Uassengers were landed , when he took them out into the stream , and moored his vessel off the Custom House . This broaght ' the rascals to their senses , and they were riot only compelled to , pay * be fare , but also to engage small boate toi convey ¦ tn ' eipjasnoreV The precautiens adopted by Captain Corbiri _ were rendered absolutely necessary , as a gang of thievesj a ^ fev ? day 8 since , ori ! their / way | fa > Thanet Races in a steamer , committed several daring robberies , and carried off soirie luggage , belorigirig to other passengers , at the period of debarkation .

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      TNQtrEST . —On Tuesday night list , an bn ^ S W 18 held ^ the C ourt Honse ^ on view ^ br t ^ H of Ann Hmton , an old woman , seventy years Z age , resident in Camp Field , Holbeck . It appeaiS that about a week previous , she went to tU Le ^ t Coal Station , for a bag of coals ; when she hidaS neartheOld Church , she ; stopped to rest herg ^? by leaning against a > all . At that time , two W partially intoxicated , came upVaild offered to - puj the bag upon her head { instead of doing ao the » placed the bag upon her back , upon which she fel to the ground , and the men were unable to { lift h «> , up . She was ultimately taken to the Iafirraarr where she died in a few days . Verdict , " Accident ¦¦ death . "; ¦ - "¦ ' ¦ - ¦ v , ' ¦ ¦¦ ¦ : : : - ; - ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . ( --. ¦ .. ¦ ¦¦

      BABJTSLE *' . Radical AssobiATidN .- ^ TIus Assodatlon ffirt at Mr . Hbey ' s on Monday last ^ and afterfan ani mated ducu 8 sion on tte conduct of Mr .: O'CorinelL in advising the Irish not to join the English Radical ? thiy came to the foUowing resolutions r ^ Movedbt P . Hoey , and seconded by William Ashton-i . " That a vote of thanks be given toi I ) illon Brownie ,. Eaq M . P * for Mayo , for his s pirited conduct at tjhe great Radical demonstration in London , on the lj | th inst in identifying himself with the Radicals of England '

      on tbe nve great pojnti of Radicausm , in contradio tion to the assertion of Daniel O'Connelt , Egq ., who has declared , in his third letter to the people of ir& land , that Irish Radicals dp not coincide with the views of the Radicalfl of England . " Moved by p Hoey , seconded by Thomas Lingard— " That \ meeting be called at the return of our delegate to hear the opinions , of the other Radical delegates , and to take iritp consideration the propriety io { branching the Radical Agsociation into different districts of the town and neighbourhood .

      Foot Race .- ^ A foot race came off at Hbyland a village near this town , on Monday last , for £ 5 a-side , between two ineri of the names of Stimmen and Sparrow , wHchwa ^ won by the latter in elevjep seconds , beating his opponent nine yards , the distant being one hundred yards .

      HUDDEBSFXELD . Northern Union . —At a meeting held at th « Social Institiition , on Wednesday evening , for the purpese of forming a Nprtiiern Union and adopting the National Petition and the People's Charter : the following resolutions were agreed toy Mr . S . Bidiu in the chair . Erst : That a society , to be called ¦ " ' . The Huddersfield Northern Union , '' be formed immediately . —Second : That a committee be formed to carry out the object of the Northern Union .--Third : That thefollowirig persons be appointed to form a committee , viz . W . Cook , Esq ., J . Thoratpii J . Hanson , E . Whitwortb , Gr . Barker , S . Dicken . ' son , L . Pitkethley , S . Binns , C . Tinker , J . Leech

      C . Robinson , J . Oldfield , and J Gothardt , with power to add to their number . —Fourth : That the committee meet on Saturday next , at seven o ' cloci in the evening , at the News Room , Pack Hone Yard , to ' enter names , and other business , when all persons favourable to the cause are solicited to attend and enrol themselves . —Fifth : That an erirolment of names be immediately commenced . That Win Cook , Esq ., be treasurer ; John Leech andS . Binns be secretaries . —Sixth : That it is advisable for the committee to call a public meeting , to take into c 6 b . sideration the' National Petition , the People ' s Char , ter , and other important business connected wift the " West Biding Demonstration ;— A vote of thanb was tbeu given to the chairman .

      BRADFORD . Northern UNioN .-T-The Radicals of G-reai Horton , near Bradford , are about to form themselves into a Northern . Union , for which purppse they will meet at the house of Mr . William Bakes , Fleece Inn , next Tuesdayjj October 3 , afr haltrpast seven o ' clock in the evening . This , in all ' pt * bability , will be a very spirited irieeting , as thej will be visited by some of the leading Radicals of Bradford and other places in the neighbourhood .

      Assaulting a Constable . —Bernard El . bride was charged by Alexander Hird , with assaulting him in the discharge of his duty . It appeared that Kilbrideanld another were fighting in tie street when Hird went to chaTge peace , and tiie defendant committed the assault complained of bj nutting , his fist in Hird ' s face ; penalty 10 s . costs 17 , Factory Act . —No less than nine mariufaefa . rera residing in this town and neighbourhood woe summoned for violations of the Factory Act . How . ever , owing to some informality in the informationg , the cases were all dismissed . How those gentlemen would boast of the glorious uncertain ^ r of the law ; well may it be said that one man may steal a horw with as much impunity as another may look over the hedge . ,

      A VAGRANT . ——Elizabeth Day , a young giil about seventeen years , of age , was charged m& begging in the street . It appeared the defendant had been committed on a similar charge , on the 13 th of July last . On that occasion her father appeared , and wished the magistrates to convict , as he said he could not check her propensity for begging , and she was accordingly committed for a month . After her liberation , she got work at a factory , where she continued a fortnight , and then threw up her employment , and resumed her vocation of begging The bench , in consequence of none of her friends appearing on her behalf , felt themselves bound again to convict , and she was again committed for a month .

      Northern Union . —We are informed that the members of this body will hold a public meeting at the Odd Fellows' Hall , in this townj on Monday night next , to enter into arrangements respecting the great Radical Demonstration , which will tale place on Peep Green , the 15 th day of October next We would say to rhe Radicals of this district ^ be iip and doing . South Lancashire nobly did its duty oa Monday last , let every man in the West Riding do his in this instance , and Universal Sui&age is virtually carried . : West Riding Registration . — -The barrister * appointed under this act will visit Bradford on Saturday , the 29 th instant , to revise the list of voters for this district .

      Stealing Poultry . —On the night of Friday last some Villain or villains broke into an outbuilding of Mr . Jagger , of Clayton , and stole all the poultry belonging to that gentleman . Worsted Acts Again . — ^ -Wilttam : Harrison , manufacturer ^ Clayton Heights , was charged with having purchased of a weaver an engine used for weaving figured merinos , the property of his employer , contrary to the provisions of the act . The Inspector Conducted : the information , and Mr . Clarkson appeared for the defence . Wijliani Appleyard depoised that in December last he commissioned Joan " Wood , a weaver in his employ to purchase the article in

      question , who afterwards sold it to the defeDdanl without authority . Mr . C . entered into a long » ni searching cross-examination of Appleyard , to shew that whilst he was incarcerated in York Castle for debt , he had , by Wood ' s assirtance ^; concealed the engine from the messenger under a Fiat in Bank * ruptcy against-him , abd had subsequently gwen direction for : its disposal , but , on his affairs being settled , he now resorted to a far-fetched scheine of endeavouring to regain possession of the article by a forced construction of the worsted acts ; he having

      previously instituted proceedings against Wood , who submitted to the charge . Appleyard admitted that he had f ecerred of Wood five shillings in part pay * inent of the machine , and that . he ( App leyard ) had himself been convicted of embezzlement . John Wood was called but did not answer . Bicharo Shepherd then proved that he was present when the bargain was made , and Wood positively declaw that he had Appleyard ' s authority to sell the engine ' The magistrates consequently dismissed the coinplaint . . : ;;• ¦ ¦' ¦ ¦ . ¦ - ... ; ' . /¦ : ¦ ¦ ; :

      Beer . shqp Information .--John Driver wa » charged by the constable of Tong with an offence under the Beer Act . It appeared from the evidence that there was a fight on Sunday imorning , in a fieW near to defandant ' s house , and tbe constable discovered that the parties had b « en drinking all nignt in Dr iver ' s fiTouse . He visitei the bouse twice on the morning of the same dayi arid found person * in a state of intoxication on both © ccasions . Penaltii £ 2 , costs ^ 14 s ., and the license forfeited .

      : Fe lony . —An Irishman named William Garvey , was brought up charged with stealing a hat belonging to a woolcomber named Wi ^* Parrett , >» appeared that on Saturday riigbt last , Parrott ani another pereon were standing in company at " ^ corner of a street in Silsbridge Lane , when the pri soner came up and struck Parrott ' s hat off , vrhich he picked up and ran off with to his lodgings . H ® was immediately followed- bv the two persons who out

      went after him into the house , but were driven by the prisoner , one of them then kept watch on ^ premises while the other weufefbr a constable . & * Pregg and Andrew then went and desired complainant to point out the prisoner * a descriptioD ^ of nun was given , when he was found in bed . ^ The a » after much search was found iri the cellar secretoa in a comer . The case having been fully proved , tw prisoner was committed to take his trial at the next sessions ;

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      PEEP GREEN . LET EVERY MAN , WOMAN , AND CHILD WITHIN A DAY'S MARCH OF PEEP GREEN , ATTEND THE MEETING OF THE FIFTEENTH OF OCTOBER , FOR THE SALVATION OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR COUNTRY—WE MUST BEAT LANCASHIRE — THE BRAVE MEN OF LANCASHIRE ! We ABE SORRY that the early hour at which the circulation of the " Star" compels us to go to press , prevents us from profiting by the kind hint of Col . Thompson , this iWieTt We also regret tfiat his last week ' s favour did not reach us until too late for use . We shall endeavour , in out next , to avail oureelvesof his present week ' s suggestion . THE NORTHERN Union . The Medals are at Mr . Hevwood ' s , and have teen ordered to tie forwarded to Mr . tobetepn : Bradford . We shall not receive any letters not

      post-WE BEGRET that wecannot nve the astonndiijg speech of Mr . Stephens delivered at the Viverpool dinner this week , but let our friends live in the hope of reading tie most splendid oration that ever fell from the li ps -of mortal run . ¦ ¦; " ¦ - ¦ ' - . -: / .. . ;¦ . - : ¦ " . - , ... ' . - ¦ . - ¦ : It IS ONJjJ necessary to direct attention to Mr . O'Connor ' s movemenU , as ha apology for having left scores of letters nnan 8 were € ; and his engagements must plead his excuse for not accepting as many iuvitationa . We have now before us invitations for the next week fox Dmnfrifes Carlisle , Bristol , Nottingham , and many other places at a great distance lone from the other : and airaincom .

      musion after commission . Onr mends are reaD y unreasonable : but we bear with their good intentions . Would to God that we could attend everyone of their glorious meetings , bnt we cannot Mr . O'Connor has the follow * ing engagement ! for this and next week : Todmorden . Friday ; Macclesfield , Monday ; and Stockport , Tuesday . T . W . BJUDFOBD , Uti the ADDRES 8 OF THK BBI 8 TOL WORKING Men's ASSOCIATION . Both these communications are in type ; but tbe press of matter has obliged us to leave them , out till next week . Advice to the YoimoflEN of England will not do far publication . ' . ¦¦> . >" - ' .

      Observations . WehaTe , aa he may see , no * oom at present ; he shall appearj if possible , ahorUy . r , JOSEPH JONES must take the same answer . A CONSTANT READER . A horse of the name of Ninetv never ran for the St . Leger . , " POETRY . —We have Teceived the lines about Mr . Oastler from Undeibank . They are not calculated te bear public critidam . . ' The Rev . J . Cheadle . —The letter of Mr ; t . to this clerjry . man canot be inserted . It is too personal , If any fault wss committedin the matter of the notice it must have been by the Churchwardens . ' : ;

      DE ^ SBURY . —Our Correspondent's parcel vras received : bnt solate , thatnota word of it could be got in . We must have these parcels on Thursday night . .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 29, 1838, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct355/page/4/