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    • THE NORTHERS STIR. SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1839. -
    • -• ¦L ASTED IMMEDIATELY,
    • THE PLATE or the "NATIONAL CONVENTION 81
    • LEEDS AND WEST RIDING NEWS.
    • TO SEADEHS & CORRESPONDENTS.
    • TO THJi KDUORd OK THE NORTHKRN STAR.
    • BRADFORD.
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      jt YOUNG MAN wbo writes weU andswiWy . A : " and ' - spell * well . He must alto have Mint taowledge of tbe principles of composition . To an > tsl-iited yo-nz men ibi * i * & desirable opportunity Apply , past-paid , st 3 . rinz age and previous oeeapa--doa , to Box , 191 , Port Oaoe , Leeds .

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      PUBLIC NOTICE . TjitJE Manchester Political Council cave agreed X that a delegate meeting "ball take place on th « € in . Jay of May in * t , at the Mitre Tavern , Oid Church Yard , Manchester , a ; Eleven o ' clock precisely , from all tbe towus of Ycrkshle , Cheshire , and Lancashire , on business of the greatest importance . By order of the CouDcir , C . DEAN ,- Secretary .

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      AMERICA AND CANADA . Bt toe Packe : Ship , Independence , which arrived at Liverpool on Monday , American paper * wrre recemd , from which we learn the gratifying intelligence that the bounce" of the New Enm * -

      vrieker * has evaporated , and the border warfare i < at ail end ; Major General Scott , of th * United States army , having imcef-eded in procuring pacific pieces from each of th * hostile Governor * of New Bracswk-t and Maine . The troops on eat-b *;< 3 e arc withdraws , and a civil force n jpo : a : ed by nratsa consent , to prevent the timber from being carried off anal the dispute about the boundary be settled

      by ihe two Governments . ; la Canada , the reign ef terror , and the trampling o . ' the iron hoof , are producing their natural results . The people , -enable longer to continue the unequal contest with arme 5 and trained force * , are fertaking themselves to a warfare upon property : the mad nre of vengeance light * the torch of the incendiary , aad scarce a nigbt elap * es in which the lurid-fUmes

      ci stacx » , barns , asd dwelsiups in conflagration do cot affright the eye . The wretches who have crcngat about this s . a : e of things are now afFrigtaUd al their own handiwork , and are beginning to in-^ Tsire very wL-tiVll y how it can be ' stopped ?" That Bay not perhaps be so easy , though nothing could have been more ea « y than to prevent it . Had justice not been refused to the Canadian * , the torch of the jneeD < l . axy had never be * B lighted t it ens xow be uueccb % 3 only by doing that which the factions hare never yet done , bu : when cornperlcdjsstiee .

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      THE CONVENTION ; THE PETITION . AND THE PEOPLE . Ovb readers nili perceive that the motion of Mr . O'Coxxob , for removing the sitting ? of the Con-Tendeu to the province ? , was lost by a small miorirv . " ^ ar e sorry ior tVi ? , because wt are' conviaetd that the p roceeding recommtnded by that motion would " nave bren productive of much good . ImmecLarely upon Mr . O'Briens amendment being carried against Mr . O'Cossoh ' S resolution , he cave nonce that upon the foilovriuz day , he would move the aiiournment tu Birmingham after the s m-. ilta . Eeo ; :- meeting ? .

      Tne attendance of Delegates has ce ^ tr bee n * n numerous as during the p& « week , and we have reach p leasure in directing attention to the spirited proceedings of that body . The time for presenting the National Petition has now nearly arrived , and tbe anxious inquiry of - . - i ;* -VTha : will the Convention do . and what are the people to do , after it has been rej-ctec ? We have this day ( Tbu : * 3 ay ) received a letter from tie neighborhood of Mascheiter , in wcieb the writer * &y<—" Tee fact i- " , the people is ail the villages aboct here are ranting mad about fiihdng en the sixth o !

      AIiy . No * we cannot think that any large portion of tbe people are so infatuated —though we doubt not ihat the fpy system has been largely acted upon , and that the ba « e crta-. uie * of the li biiK > 1 y " . "Wh ; g- * Lave done their br * t to nree on the simplest of the peop l e to L-remature violence . We bid them , however , empbaticallj , to beware ! To spnrn from them—23 a sure traitor—the man , weaver he may be , that weuld crgethem to deeds of aggres-ive -violence . The rime has not y < -t

      come . The p opie are not yet ready . They axe net yet ai £ araed , They are not yet able even " to offer successful resistance to tbe violence which , may be orgaxii&i against them by their enemies ; ao 3 tkw « tbe only purpose for which they need to have arms- For this purpose we say , let every ene who ha * not arm * procure them—let him keep them bright and clean , asd ready for c * e when wanted-BCT LET HIM REMEMBER THAT THEY ARE TO BE USED ONLY tOU DEFENCT , IN CA 6 E HE HE ATTACKED . No u-se lover of the Charter contemplates ,, for

      cse moment , the assuming of an offensive p-s .-. ion . ' Peace , Law , and Order' is their motto . By thi * motto they will abide to the last . Let them go en peaceably , but steadily , to exercise their moral power ia the many irresi-tible way ? which are cp = n to them -in the display of tbeir number * -in s . general cessation of labour , or in an universal system of inclusive dealing 3 but let them be-all thi * lime prcjarisg for the physical attack , whenever it may come . Their adyer « aries—the enemies of right—will * ooa be compelled either to succumb , or to attempt the « ustentation ef their power by physical vWenee ; and tbea , when tbe attack Is made , the people being all well armed , the question of '' phy V ^ jil farce" will speedily be decided . It will come like the shock of an earthquake , and |

      the issue will be—liberty ; or , to many—death ; and to the rc « t—ettrnal slavery . Again we * ay , Beware ! Tue man who now conns *;!* aggressive violence is a traitor and a riilain ! Treat him as seen . Avoid him , all honest men , as a scorpion in the path ! In the meantime we beg to recommend t * the * eri « o * atten'ion of the Convention the following remarks of an operative correspondent of the Brighton Patr . ' cU : — *• To further petition the House of Commons , zs it preset t coBs ' . irote ., in ilie event of iU iefu « XBg to receive our petition , -or its aefrteeuas to pa *» immffdinely ifanrarf * tK « Charts

      into xVnr , woale be y * rrb » p » worse than t » e <«* , in eonzrqo .-i » c * « f ao mas ; thoiuaud pentom baringdecWed that they will neveT again ifidreas thenuHrlrtr * Uj lLal huttie . Bat were ro * . g'Dtl'caeii , te move an » ddr « & » , or pas * a resulntios , c » Ktug eu the Ctimrtuts to men in their wiso * distncuthnmgliou tbe euomry , un > critaui 3 » y ami » eeruiB boor , to idopi . a Ss . non * i Addrci to Heril *) f * tj , requesting her to imiae-. Jiitely-di-mU * h » r-pre » eiU MvnU ' -er * , » jsd to » ypoint other * . pledged to the prudpl't ef the Charter ; and tt « aeh ilmrri-^ aaeoiu meeting * to re » ppoint thx pre * eni IXJegates , or ( elect others , to * Utyid to the prnestatuun oi the said > * iioo * l tildtem ; ud that the people , ia order » t the aasse time to « how their Texpett to her M » Je » ty , » nd to the * rracip lri they fcsre md'pted , «)) eald st * aeh meetisgt pledge tbnKlnt tu » general haluUjr UTO « gh « Bt th « euuktry oa the ixj o ( preie&utMQ . Thi » w « Bld , JL » mfjjtriBre 4 , gimutW greatest jQonl power that erer ntjet wielded or eoneentrated is thia or u ; other eonntry : ttoi - * a ^ Weald it faU / derelope th ^ ougbty « ill atOtfuxOos , > tu it wonli at tia wiae time * pre * A aertunl csnjiieuoe . mwtig the people , eoUcctiri-l ; - * « d indiriiuiilv . " . Tbe above ii from a letter in . the eolamng of out ¦ excelleotecnteiBpottrj , addrewed -t * the " Sepre-* eaUi 3 T * s of the Indastrious Clwej is Greseral CbBTentJon assembled / ' and the intelligent wriUr also » trongly recflmmendi the establishment of a honest D * ily Paper . ?

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      THE REV . MBL STEPHENS . " CoB ^ derable anxiety has been manifested by many « cur readers to know tbe result of tbe " appear-\ sce" of the Rev . J . E . Stbpheks ia the Conrt - " * f Queen ' * Bench , oa Friday : we give it elsewhere

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      from the Times / also , abstracts of tbe Three Ih 3 : ctmeiits . The general uBder . staDdiDg seems to hare been , thatSTEPHEXS would be ( riedon Friday in the Court of Queen ' s Bench ; but this vr a ? a mistake . The only jWject of the wretches" in dragging him there was , to increase the expences of his defence , and to gain time for the cooling bf public sjmyatfey . , The first object they ha . ve attained ; bat in the latter one they are wofuily disappointed : for the longer the case of virtuous honesty and patriotism against maudlin

      tyranny and avarice remains before the pullic , the more deeply do they sympathise with the victim of cowardly and ruffianly pertecutioH : and we have no doubt that the feeiing thus ? created will annihilate tbe advantage they supposed themselves to have gaiued in the other respect ; for with increased sympathy will come increased exertion ; and thus the people will show the tyrants , that rheir power to work mischief is limited , though their wili be not . In reference to the indictment ' , we copy the following remarks from the Tiiws : —

      " I : is clear from the perusal of these indictment * , that the Government has abandoned their original intention to pro « ecu : e Mr . Stephens for a conspiracy to resist the operation of the Poor Law Amendment Act ; this great constitutional question is stndiauMy evaded . Two of the indictment < cuntain no mention at all of the Poor Law or the Commi ^ ionery ; the third merely includes ' the Poor Law Commissioners" in a catalogue o { sundries in the loosest and mo ? t general terms . It i « evident that the law officers of the Crown have

      dissuaded the Home Secretary from the hazardous atttmpt to bring this matur into a court « f law . The expressions positively sworn to by the witnes > e * from Leigh , in reference to Pocr Law Guardian . * , &c , are all omitted in the inc : ctment . It will be recollected tfcat prev : eus to Mr . Stephen ' s committal at the close nf the sfcond examination , Mr . Brandt , on behalf of the pro-ec .-u :: on , distinctly > ta : i-d that it was their intention to indict tbe defendant for cor . * pir ; tcy , along with others , for resisting the ia * s , e-pec : ; illv those relating to He

      Poor Law AraenemeQt Act . " As it is well known that Mr . Stepbeks ' s agitation ha « been confined to an opposition tu that measure , to the abases of the fictnry s \ stem , and smnaj social grievance * to which the people are fur ;)« ct « . d , independent of nil reference to , cr cocntxion wi : h , any questions of forms of government ° rparty , politic * , ii will scarcely « erve theturn'of the i > eor' £ aM CotnraisMOHera and their Home Sec / e ^ aVj ,. to ev « 'de the only jnaitexat issue bitwfc * 3 ) tf > emsrivej . find Mr .- SxFPilErcs , by ; be p ' altTv ' mariEfc * re " tbVv have played off in thi *

      mcch-talked-of prosecution . -Mr . bTE 5 ? H £ >; s hai * aid strong things He has reeomuier ^ ed the people to resist , atdadyised them to arm . He has declared it to be t&erigitaDQ Use duty ol the people to possess arm . * , andundercertafneiriTJinstances , and on certain eondiiiocs , 10 ut-ethe ajms they n > possts * . Bu : these conditions andcircumstatjcesail have reference in Mr , SlEPi ^ E ^ s ' s arguments to the principle and practice *^ o £ -the Poor Law ^ Amendment Act . He nJ 4 T"be- ' ' wronnfg ; bfe-itiaV be guilty ; and if guilty be ought tp b ^ ej ) piiU ^ e 4 < . ^ uttbe que * tion of his error and «« j } t- bas-to fee- " proved . It i « a grave and > n » - ki

      lemn quwtida- ^ ap ^ erefy ' ' t ^ thV defendant truself , but to tbe « uuniry at large . The public were led tu txpect the discuft-ioh and legal settlersent of this qsef tion by nuaas of thesrate prosecuiioa entered into again > t Mr . Steph ens . f ne attempt now to evade it aKogtther will fill the public mind with unqualified disgust and contempt . To call a torchlight meetinc ille ^ xl which wr . « held before the Home Secretary ' s letter to the magistrates , and before tbe Royai prociatnation ag . iinst such ineetiugs 'wa ? issued , which wa * peaceabU- conducted , jnd which ttrminated without unv indication of riot

      or disturbance , is wor > e thac triti . ng . Men of all parties will unite to CDndemn such a procedure , and wili conspire to denounce the con duct of a Government ? o persecuting and malignant ia its spirit . To mate Mr . Stephens fa . 'k of armi > in consexiDn with the object ? of the Po ~ ceH «! ' National Convention , ' i& covrafdly » s w « Jia » "Ba ? e . Of all the exhibitions , and tiayarenDtr few ,-of their imbtrcility , meanues " , and eoVar 3 ?« y'lT > i * if tbe very worst . To convict 3 Tr . SlEJHE ^ S ' jjpoa sach charges , sastaiaeJ-by ^ Mjeb / ittuderrte ^ woatd damage them and their * Coinr : iTs ? ioriere *'; intijifrel jxiore than bis acquittal in . a Z * ita , J ?< 4 t . prpHfccutjtm

      upon the original charge . We are much iucliHedto think that it would be better "for Mr . ST-EPHJ&ns , when broui-ht to tml , to a : tet a tolfcinti protest against the whole proceeding ? , to refuse tx > enter upon any defence , from which indeed he is virtually debarred by the framing of the indictments , and at oy . ee boldly dare the Governroect to- pursue their own crj .- * e , leaving Parliament aDd the country to say whether such a procjdure can be tolerated in a free state ; if it t-an , there is an end of public liberty ; the sulject \< ieft without protection as to personal freedom , or life itself , and lie * at tbe mercy of an uacoasritudoaal Board of C&minissioners , batied bv the G . irercmeiit of the Jar ,

      It oight not to be orerlooted iu this prosecution ] that all the witnesses to ihe Hyde and Asbton in-; dictments , with scarcely an exception , arc mill-; owners and others , whjse conduct Mr . Stephens has fn qat-ntly had occasion to bring before the pub-; iic in his addresses upon the abases of the factory ; system . "

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      W . V . BEEVER 5—The report of the w-tinp at Shipley to pax * Lh « iehw » ri 3 er . s' aic . unU rn tlie Ifc . h Apni , in luo old to put fur new »; ic aboui-i have t > e- u sent eurJj-. T . MABK Dka . vsfIELD . —Hi « U a caw in which we cannot interleie . if hii work w » b injprtrj > ei ) v p ' aui » e 3 , ha should h » vc olj-ct « d to it » heu lirxi wken out . AMOS Mitl SI . EY AND < THtRS . —If ifae J / ercvn ; refuse , it < Miil appear urx . H'tiuk . CONVENTION SENT . —Krtm a Working M » n , 2 s . STEPHENS ' S KCND . —From a Working ilaa . If . 6 J . Psrk-LaDe . 1 « . 6 J .

      B . CR . A 1 G . —We received ihe a-. nfiuiit X ' i . ii . 7 d . fur Ste-}> h > -us ' . iMrnee Kuud in Ayril ihc iin , but it wus loo lave to be noticed . iTEPHENS " 8 DEFKNCE Fl"ND . —From Robert HaJBefulfi , bifk » eller , He » ton-Norru , uear Stock [ K > rt , the » um o ( jfl 1 » . 6 > d . Mr . EL . ^ CKSH . \ W . —The ^ 7 Os . annonnc <> d la ? t week was an error , it should have been teven shillings ag previously stated . COJU'EJTTIOX FCXD . —Kobinnon ' s Merino printera 3 s . 5 d . Th-ix » sm nsakrs £ \ it . "d . pjii by the al > ov « par ' . y to th ? Convention .

      JaMES WALKER — \ V « have 2 s . W . to the Defence FuoJ , bv a irienA . un March the " tU , but it Has not itnnouureil for want of the name , except io the fcccoo&t gent tu Mr . Kiclden . T . IRELAND — We have not had an opportunity of forvrarding hit specimen . DEFENCE Ft'XD . —R . Sh ' arp ^ Derby , per Neale , Js . Od . PjiRKEN—We hare not received the leHer « onUiuing Jr \ . i * . Od . the guru mentioned u being » ent kj Paptiiu Klowir . . ' . ' . "" \ Tm . ROBGEH * . —The letter from tht * gentleman ir * t t « ot to th * Committee of the N onh * ra- Union , Mia th * yli » Te refo « ed either to receive tie letter or refund ul the po » uge- ¦ ¦ - . .. ¦ G . RlCBAKPBON . —The f » nlt it with the AJreB ^ Mrd not with vl % , hi * beat plaa trill be to smi a waSltauretr / poet uffiee order . We will th « n « uppi / iimiin ( xtiuifroia the dBkb . . . -,- _ . BlBMIXGH / 39 UNIVERSAL SUJTIAQE AKOCJATJOS ^ - Thtrir address nexi » ei k .

      Lo > DOX FEMALE DE > I 0 CBAT »^ -Thm ! » iirtm * - aext we » k . ¦ The Stephens ro >! M ? TTEE . —Tieir * ddreM to the f rico t irall * to ue « . next weeV . M . M- c—Hialetter . earne too rate ferlut VMk , * nd wa » &i « week mi » l » id until too late apiin . If iuqw important matter do mot shut it oat , it » hail » ppe * V in . our arxu The Rev . Db . Wade axd tiie Sottiicgkam w . m . A . " t * have on more of this Kqnabbling . The matter ha * gone bj- «« d hs » how ro public iDUrert . THE Lett £ E from Mr . Grewa * , Lee * , dated April XXh , vu charged 8 d . pn » Ugc . THE STAB OF yutEX / OU cani > ot ahine in oor tolumns . W 1 GT 0 N—Tbe addrr * . to ilr . O'Connor was received too late , it ihall appear next week .

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      STETHCXSS DEFENCE ro SD . A few friend ^ » t StocktoB-on-Teeji .. J 3 Mrs . P ,.. do ........ .. 0 3 A fmnd . " . ;" .. do 0 3 Mr . J . G .... ; ....,.. do 0 6 Mr . j . Bug *? :.:... m . 0 6 Mr . Nash ..... % .... do 1 0 G . K ..... » . - .. i .. ; . do ; .... 0 3 0 4 0 From a few friends at Longton , Staffordshire .. 0 10 0 From Grantham per Mr . Stanley 0 13 9 From Hni >\ eTsfie \ d , Bear Macclpijtitfld per C . S-oith ... 5 0 0 From Radicals at Kiliuarnoek , on April Sth .. 3 5 7 The letter ^ mtaining thi * amonnt csme too late for notice en the 6 th , and n-aa negWctvd the week following .

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      WILL BE PKiailXTED TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSCRIBED FOR THE NORTHERN STAR , SINCE THE SIXTEENTH OF FEB . LAST , as cxder : — ¦ - ¦ . In LANCASHIRE , on SATURDAY , tbe 25 th of May . ^ YORKSHIRE , BIRMINGHAM , and the Midland Counties on Saturday , June 1 st ., In NEWCASTLE , CARLISLE , SCOTLAND ,

      LONDON and the Southern Counties , on Saturday , June 8 th . We intended to give them to all our Subscribers in one week , but find that our Eugraver cannot get off the requisite number .

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      LE £ X > S . Stealing Monev . —On Monday , at the Court House , Elizabeth Vause , ( remanded iroin Saturday ) was piaced at the bar , charged with having stolen i' 13 iu money , from Air . George Buyes , landlord ot tbe Hall ' s Arms , in M * rsk-Uue , and riu ^ b Dowq , an Irishman , was charged with hiving received the same . The circumstance !* are these : —Mr . B . iyes is iu the habit of kteping his money up > tairi « , and the feiuile prisoner had lived , with him s-ome time as servant , in which capacity fhe had , of course , acefss co all parti ; of the house . A short time previous to thu robbery , Mr . Boyes had counted and put in his drawer £ 48 , and on Friday last , be missed jfll in

      ¦ o lver , » nd tiro sovereign ? , wbk-b h * directly charged the siirl with having takm ; fhe renied the charge ia the stroDge ^ t manner ; but Air . Boyes not feeling sati . « fit-d , called in policeman Baker , to whom , after siime hesitation , the girl confessed to have taken the money , aud said > li « had pivea it to a womau called " Mary" who resided ni-nr the railway oide . This woman was > won found , and in the presence of the girl asserted her entire innocence . Tiie pris-mer then changed her story , clearrd the woniac , and » aid she had given it to one Hugh , an Irishman , who had promised to take her to Manchester and marry her . She wa . * then taken to the ollice , auu

      a description having been obtained of the m < n , he wag apurebended on Saturday aftt-rnoon b y Serjeant Wade ; he al * o d-elared be had ter r bad any coremunicatioa with the girl , ind had no knowledge whatever r > f tbe money ; however , he was locked up rilf Monday , and when placed 1-cfore the Magictrates , the girl , by ber own confession , conipletelr oltar % d bita , V » y » avhi ^ she had the inon-y in her ]>* ek «! t , the string of which broke , and she List it , « i : h Us conttnis , iu the street . Doivd was consequently di-cbajjitd , atsd Vau » e committed for tria . 1 ; gfe is only : a * x > nt "fifteen years of age , and exhibits trace ? of extraordinary ' depravity in her character . ' .

      HossfET . —On Sunday ' , Va * i ,, it tbe afternoon und eveiiiug , t » o exct'ii « Bt teipisHt * were pTeached in tbe Baptist chapel , Hanalfct , in bthall of the Sunday . s .-boois corintcurd ' vri tti ) -fh af sp lice , by Mr . Charli ? New , froui ibe . B ^ ptw i . ap » Ut-inj Hur . toa . The collections * amounted to abauc-i ;"/ . ! - -i- ' Stealing Poultrv . — , Un AXyi ^ y , a , youji ^ rcan namtd Thomas Alortoawiis (¦ oniiniittii ior trial at the ses .-ion * , on & charge of ha . injMicolefi a hen , rhe proji ^ rty of Mr . This . Dunderdile , Shaunon--treet . Marsh-lane . The prisoner sold the hen for Is . 3 d . to a . dealer in poultry , ai . d though only stolen ou Viednttu&y was exposed for sale in tbe market ou Saturday .

      Leeds School of Medicine . —The Winter Session of the Leetis School df . \ Jedicine having re-< ently terminated , tbe Ucturer > met the stuJeuts at breakfast , on Tuesday morning last , at Scarborough ' s Hotel , for the purpose of awarding prizes and fertificates " , o / . bouoi . j to ihe ,. successful competitors ia the . annual- * j £ 3 ittinalions . ¦ The honour * were di « Tirnir € < i iu tbt ^ foljofrrt ^ order : ^ ATjar 6 myuieda , ) , Jofyj , HiicU&o : ;; ^ . iSQate , J . B . Ncvins . Sur ^ erj-iQtrii *! , J ^ , B ^ N ^ tjiau *; cwtUicaie , J . D Heato . i . Malena Mt-dica-medal , J . B . N-eyins ; cercirieafe , JL . ' fA . \ fiiddlesftoiie ; LbfiuiiJtry-tnedal , J . D . Heatoa : tertifi ^ iiitt , \ V * Glover Joy . PrinciulesBini Frtctidt-of Pbytifc-med *! , i . & . Heaton ; oerwrkate , -W . W . Wood ' Mid ^ ifery-medal , W . H . Haidcastle ; Cfcrufieaie , W . W . Wood . Clinical Surgery-seriificat * of lioaour to J . B . Nevins .

      Stealing BfTT-ER . — On Monday , a man njimed . Joseph Fieldhou ^ t , was charged before the siiusg ma ^ i » trat * M « witb having stolen , on Saturday night , alump of butter from the shop of Mr . Xetvdll , in Muadow-laue . Tbe piiwQcr encered the elup tu purchase a trifling article and while the inmates w « re engaged he secreted the butter in his" hat , where ic was afterward * found . Mrs . A ' cwhII haviug t-uffcrei Letsrlf to be persuadbd by the . idslu ' s f , iends to take pay for tbe batter , the eas * fell through , and he was di ? charged with a reprimand .

      Meeting at Bramlky . —On Wednesday last , Mti'sr !' . Illiwgworth and Conner arrived at ibi » large and populous village a ? missioi aries from tbe Leeds Agitation Comtnitrve , when the belhnau was sent rouud to aunounee tbe meeting , which was held at the houstfe of Mr . Nottb , Umonlun ; aud ah ' uough tbe men . of Bramtey had ooly a few minutes notice of the me « JtiDg , the large and commodious lodge room , capable of holding upwards of 300 persons , was crammed to suffocation . Mr . Wise was ciiled Uf-on to preside , who opened the meeting by a few fi .-it-f remarks , ami tben called upon Mr . James IlltDgwortb , of Leeds , who addressed the meeting at Kreat length ou the princip les , of the Ptople ' *

      Charter , aud made a strong appeal to the men of Bratnley to come forward at this momentous crisis , and unite witb their feliow-countrymen for the purpose of carryiug out the principles of tbe Cnarter , and concluded by proposing ihe following resolution : —Beiobtd , " That it U the opinion of this meeting that there shall bea union formed here to be called tbe Droinley Northern Union , and then pat down arnid-t great cheering . The Rev . William Dawson , of Bramley , then presented himself to move au amendment , tbat it was the opinion of this meeting tbat it sboold bt ; sojourned to this day twelve month ? , which was seconded by some base Whig in . the room . Mr . Charles dinner , ol Leed * , then rose to second the first resolution , and delivered

      along and spirited addre «« , giving an account ol poverty wLich prevailed aaion ^ st ihe working claiis < -s of England , Ireland , and Scotland , and concluded amidst loud cheering . Tbe chairman ihen put tbtm from thv cbair , wbentbe first resolution was catritd by a sweeping majority , as ti : e VYbigs could only master about a dozen bands for tneir amendment . A vote of thanks was vhen given co the chairman , and , to Messrs . Illiogworth and Conner , for their attendance , aud tbe l andloid for the ufre of the room . A great many persons enrolled their names as members , and the meeting dispersed highly gratified with the proceedings . The next meeting will take place ou Thursday evening , at eight o ' clock .

      A Sooty Affair . — Oa Wednesday morning , a person named Marshall , a dealer in potatoes , was robbed of £ 41 , in silver , b y a chimney-sweep named Skcfc , who has been apprehended on the charge , and the money , with the exception of a few fbiilingrf , found in bis bouse . Marshall slept xt . tbe White Hirt , Call * Lane , Lteds , and had deposited fais treasure under the fire-grate , fur ifaferj * te left his room at » eren o ' clock , in the morning , and did not then know that " seoty" was feboot to ' - > exercise av # catk ) B there . ¦ On his retwrn at '" lirne , the '' itrmej vra . s gone . " Slack w ' w on Tfedttiflay committeri to take his trial for tbe ofi ' enw .

      ARKtEY . —The . foundadou gtooe . of a , new cfripeL tor Ike use of ihe Wesley an Awociation MetbooU ' t * , was laid in the Tillage of A , rmley , ou Wednwday iast . There was a respectable iuejadance of spectators , and mi d is tew of difieceat denomiaatlotu were engaged id the services . Agitation Fond . —The committee of the Leeds Northern Union have agreed that a general subscription shall be eBtered into for tbe purpose of effectually agitating Leeds and its vicinity , to be ealled the ARitatioa Fund . The following has been received : —Elsworth ' s woolcombers , Kirkstall , 8 s . Jll ^ d . ; collected at the Union Rooti , Yorkstreft , 3 s . 3 d .

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      Mercvuial Falsehoods and Misrepresentations . ——The miliciou ? , poisonouH , lying Mercury , so very much accustomed to propagating falsehoods and slander against poor working men in general , and particularly those whom , he call * ChartiUs , has fallen into another mess . He says that , last Thursday night , the Radicals employed the bellmau to announce that Mr . O'Connor would address the men of Armley ; and rhat it wa >> a hoax —that Mr . O'Conaor never made hi * appearance . A ' e know that as well a >< him ; we never said Mr . O'CoDnor would make his appearance—the bellman never paid ?»; he Haid , Mr . Conner , from . Leeds , would address the people of Armley . Mr . Courier did address them : and his speech being in some parts rather keen upon the Whig * they grinned and

      , gnashed their ; teeth , front behind , bat . durst not say muff . Tbere : are two or three more assertions in the Mercury , ( as well as , the Tory Tim > s ) which look very much like . whataomeptople call white lies . He says that Mr . Charles Conner was some arranger we had picked up and sent to Armley . The face ts , he is not a stranger ; he has long been a renident in the town , and went to Aimley on his own account . The honest Mercury presume * , aUo , to find great fault with the poor wurking men of Armley , for having the daring presumption to smoke their pipes when there « vre present , in the same room , Whig

      gentlemen , Mercury spies , and informers : and that the fumes of totaceo wa . a most insufferable from ( what they are pleased tocall ) theswinjsh multitude ; whQse business it is to work and toil bard in a kiud of prison frum morning to night , with scarce sufficient to keep soul and body together , while those idle droneK who do nothing are to enjoy tbe fruits of the poor nun ' a labour . The fact is ( though Baines says there was only about a hundred men present ) any honest man who was present will allow there were at least two hundred ; and , out of that number , there were not more than t \ x or seven pipes in t > . e room . —Cvrrcjiiinintent .

      Kxrk ^ tall Northern Unto . v . —The usual weekly meeting of this body took place at the Woodman Inn , Kirkatall , when Messrs . Illingworth and Conner arrived , m missionaries from the Leeds Agitation Coramitee , and addressed the meeting at great length , on the present important movement of the working classes for the attainment of their political salvati-n . We understand the men of this district are making active preparations for the glorious display on Peep Green . The women are not behind tbeir oppressed brethren in this great -trjgyle for lioerty ; they are straining every nerve , by contributiousamonifst them'reh-es to make banners to accoiBjvany thfe men iu procession to our West Riding meeting on Whitson wtek .

      A Blind Guide . —The other day , a man who is a re . iidt . -ut at tbe Bank , in Lod . w , ami who has for the last twenty-eight years , heeu blind , under t ook to drive h party of ladies in a jauu'ing car from Leeds toCteekheaton . and back ; and though he had never been the road before , and t . ' . e horse which he had wus an entire stranger , he accomplished hi . « difficult tusk without the slightest accident , and to the satisfaction of all parties . Military . —On Tuesday last , the head quarters of the " ih Dragoon Guards , iiiarcaed into Leeds barracks from Edinburgh .

      Caution Ito Puducans . —There have latel y been ? evetal cases before chs Mnt-i ^ tnites at the Coart-house . in which it has come out that parties Uavri been in public-houses at untimely hours ; this , thou ^ ii passed over ; U pre .-ent , is ki ' pt as a record to be produced against disorderly hoti-v . ** at a future day . The " Wept Riding Meeting . —A committee meeting of deiegarc * of the . Radical As'OciatioiiM in the West Kiding of the county of York , was held en Monday last , April 2 ! h : > . IS , 9 , at the Black Moil Inn , Mill Bridge , in Liverstd ^ e , for the purpost of earn ing out the Great West Kiding meeting , to be held at H . irtshead Moor , on-Whit-Tuesday ,

      18 : 59 , ( ibr particulars St-e auveru .-ement in another part of thi * day ' s Slur , ) Mr . Jo . * eph Jone . " , ol Leeds , in the chair . Tbe following persons who wtre appointed for the committK-. were in attendance : —Mr . Mirrilt Matthews , ( Treasurer f : > r the West Rid n ^ National Rent , ) from Liversedge ; Mr ! Thomas Vevers , of Hcdder .-iield , delegate irom Lepton and Kirkheaton ; Hr . (^ eorue Hall , from Dewsbiiry '; ' Mr . James Sh ickleton , frem Bradford ; Mr . Benjamin Pearson , fr < . m Mirfield ; Mr . John Haigh , fn . iii Ostett ; Mr , William Wilby , ol"

      Dews-!> urv , deles-rate from Spiukwell , Biitli-v , aud Batlr y Carr ; Mr . Joseph Joues , Irom Leeds ; Mr . Robert Tftley , frnm Halifax ; Mr . Wiili-, uii Fox , from Bir .-tal ; Air . William Duijker . « l «* y , fr . > m Almon-lbur \ ; Mr . James Smethurat , from Honley ; and Mr . Josep'o Atkinson , from Heckiuondwikp . 'Ihe following yt ^ niJ * were handed in ( or National Rent ; — From tbe Chickeoley Radical Association , per Jonti Bentley , sen ., £ 1 ; received through the medium of the Northern Star , per Joseph Jones , £ ' S 11 * . 2-3 . The folio * ititr resoiutiona were then

      agrfeJupon : —Movtd by Mr . Joliti llaigh , seconded by flifr . William Fox , " Th ; it a co-mniittve from the Liversedge and Heckmondwike R ; iuical Association be appointed and empowered to arrange for the construction and erection of' hu > tings tor tije ensuing West Ruling Meeting . " Carried unanimously . — Moved by Mr . Gttorge Hall , seconded by Mr . Joseph Atkiusjn , " Tbat every individual who shall stand upon the ftustirjgs at the next West Hiding meeting , shall pay lor his admission thereon , one shilling . " Carried unanitnou .-iy . — Moved bv Mr . Robert T , efley , neconded by Mr . Thomas Vevers , " That a letter containing the following resolution be . ^ rausmiited to the National Convention . " l < ; That we , ' as a . committee ot" the delegates of the Radical . Associations in the We > t Riding of the County of York , in meeting assembled , this 29 ih

      day of April , 1839 , at the Black Bull Inn , in Liversedge , accept at the hands of Mr . William Rider hi .-reaignvvtion &b our representative , as delivered by him to the National Convention . " Carried unanimously . Moved by Mr . John Haigh , secmiried by Mr . William Fox— " That the .-urn of il 30 be re ' mittt-d to Mr . Bussey for the * a « s of the We .-t Ridini ? detcKUtes . " Carried un-AimiiOM ^ ly . Moved by Mr . The max Vevers , seconded by Mr . Jnhn tiaigh— " That a rr . eeung of this conuuittee of delegates be held on Monday the l . itli day of May next , for the purpose of scttliufj other nece *« aty business relating to the West liuii-ng Meeting . " Carried unanimously . After other business of minor importance had been tran « acted , and a vote of thanks to the Chairman had been siveti , th < meeting ceparated . Samuki . HEAi-r . v , SecretHrv .

      Woodhodse NottTHKitN Ukios , —At a meet ing of this body , holden an-Tuesday evening , At the dw » n with T * o Necks' Inn ; the numbers « the Society were trebled in amount , and the following resolutions were uuunimously curried : — 1 st . " That as all laws are made , or oujiht to be made , for the benefit of the people , it is expedient that thy people should be consulted who s-houItl be their repreHt-nratJve . i ; therefore , thi .- < meeting c-nnsider tbat that ohject can necer tit jb ' . mued witliout Usiversal Suffrage . " ' 2 rd . " That to

      protect the electors in ihe exercise of the political franchise , it is ts ^ ential'iy tieces-ury that Vote by Ballot become the law « f the land . " 3 rd . " That we consider one year long enough to be troubled with a bad Member of Parliament ; and that no otie vrho ha * atcted in aceordnnee with the wiphetf of his constituents will be afraid of mfetirijf them at the erid of twelve months ; therefore , this meeting eonsMera tbftt ATJBu " a \ ¦ p urliami'tits' are essentially neceasarjr tb 't $ e earning out of a Govertiment . " * '

      East-end N 6 RTaEttN ' tfMn ? f .---A » very animaud outdoor nieetin ^ f was held ' at the Bank , | which was called togeihe * by the hiembera of the uboTe-rnentioned ritiion , walking in procession to Ricbmo'hi-hillj attended by a . band ' , aud , banner ?; Mr . Thbnias JElji ' s was calfed ; to the chair ., who intruduced'George ^ bitc ,, of ) her Leeds . Jvor-tbern Uiiion to the meeting . He addrtssed the awemhlagea , t great length ,, g ^ g lapatqry of the object and pHnciples of the , J ? eople . 's Charier . . The audience VKMJPp&t attentive , and . there is every hope that this floojpty will , fo ' rin a ,, atcong arijupct to ihe other unions of Leeds . "( Mr . [ Thomas Ellin afterwardi addreajjed . the : me ^ tipg ; : which separated in good order .. ; .:. '• ¦ ¦; . : - '

      STBPittSNS ' s ¦; Ft / nd ;— -We perceive from announcemen ^ on the ; w alls that tyro sermonaare to be preached in the N 6 ) "thera Union Room , York-street , toTmQrcpw > by toe . v ' Bev ., ' . Wm . ThorntOD , from Bradford . " . ! ... ; . .., ; ... - . ' , ' . .: . ¦ : ¦ ¦ r . - --' Svumoks fob- Wao « 8 i—On Taesday , Mr . Jonathan Webster , of Wortley , « toth maker , wan Bunmotiedto'the Court tloirte by Maria Itabittson , to-ansirer the complaint- - ' o ?' -bietwlr arirVthr ^ e other ytWing wbmehwhb hid bfeetrrettifiloj' ^ i dV jjj'A a . « !

      , u burlera . " ! The girli clKiiw 4 ;^^ d v ; each Spy two days and a half ^ . r ^^ an ^ ^\ y e b ( i ! t ^ ' ; cpi > - tending that they had , pot fihishe ^ j thejjr wwk as it ought to have been , pffcrp' 4 , them » $ illing , ajnpng « it tbem ! The magistrate ? , aiter a long hfcaring , deemed that he $ honld pay tiie 13 s , . wicb 5 <; 6 d . eipepses . Tothis the defendant drmurred , but on heing told there ivas no ; appeal , and . < bat the next application would be in a raw « objectionable foria , heiDaid the money .

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      Conviction undeb the Impkovement Act . —On Tuesday , Mr . John Willans , the wwner of some propirtj which has been recently rebuilt in Boar-Une , v as summoned to the Court House ot ) an information charging him with neglecting to ptii tbe footpath in a proper state of repair . Mr . Gaunt , solicitor , appeared for Mr . Willane , and endeavoured to show that as soon as a complaint bad been made attention was paid to it , aud the defect remedied . Mr . Clapham « aid this was not tbe c »;< e , and from personal observation be considered Mr . VVillans , or those actiug for him , guilty of culpable neglect-He wan therefore fined 20 s . aud expenses .

      Leeds Gunfral Infirmary . — On Sunday last , two sermons were preached in aid of the funds of the General Infirmary , in the morning at St . John ' s , by the Rev . the Vicar , and in the evening at St . Mary ' s , by the Rev . W . Sinclair . The collection ? amounted to abaut £ 48 . Headihgley . —On Sunday afternoon , the Rev . Dr . Hook preached a sermon in tbe village church of Headinglfy , in behalf of the exhausted funds of the Leeds House of Recovery , after vyhich a collection was made amounting to £ 31 16 ) .

      Foot Race . — On Saturday afternoon last , a foot race , for £ 10 a-side , came off sn Ha gh Moor , oa the Pontefraet road , between Kirk and lbbetson , who ran a dead heat together on Good Friday . The distance was 100 yards , and both parties now claimed tbe victory ; the referee , however , decided that it was another dead heat . The race was run in twelve seconds . Leeds Northern Union . —Whit Tuesday will shew the immense progress which has been made by this Society . On that day there will not bs a village in this district without its Union . A marshalman has been appointed to regulate the procession , and will attend on horseback , at all the Unions

      ih Leeds and its vicinity , so tbat our friends in other parts of the West Riding will see that Leeds will ) et do its duty . Subscriptions arqgoing forward at all the Union * , and through the several workshops and factories , towards effectually agitating t *\ e . town and neighbourhood . The Committee have appointed men to attend meetings at all the outtownship ? , and the districts in Leed » , and will leave no means untried to mike a grand display on Peep Green . The Union weekly meeting was held at their large room , near St .. James ' s Church , on Monday evening last , which was well attended by an attentive and enthusiastic auditory . Mr . Charles Connor delivered a very animated address , in which

      he explained hi * minion to A * hton , and gave a tUtteriug description of the orgamsaUon and determisatioa of the brave men of Lancashire . Mr . G . White also addressed the meeting at great length , in which he described , the glorious position which the working classes now occupy , and the necessity of every goid mm leading heart and hand to thV present struggle . Mr . Starisjjeld of Wortley , a veteran in the cause of freedom , dvlivertid a most impressive address , and was / oudly cheered throughout . Mr . P-tvid Black nextaddcessed the meeting , and proposed the following resolution , which was . seconded by five or six member * , and carried by the most mthusia-ttic cheering , and clapping of hands : — " Th : tt this meeting views with feelings of abhorrenee ani in .-Ji ^ natiun the wicked and ( iiabolical attempt now being made bv the

      mercenary Whig Government tp crush that devoted and unswerving fritnd of the people , Fear ^ u . s O ' Connor , E ^ q ., and along with him that scourge of tyranny and oppression , the Northern Stor . We hereby record uur determination to' support the Star aud iis Proprietor in the hou ' rbf persecution , a < well as in the titiu ; ot ' pros < peri » y , aHdthat the &tar shall only cease to exist with the reign of plunder and monopoly . " Mr . Ellis next addressed tne meetirnj , aud proposed the following resolution , which wias seconded by Mr . Hancock , in a short speech ,. and carried unanimously ;—" That this meeting appoint * George W ' hite news agent to the Leeds Northern Union , and requests all members and friends to support him , . «» loDg an he supports the People ' s * Charter . The meeting theu seoarated . All-good Ridicals are requested to subscribttto the agitation fund . .

      Compulsory Piety . —A correspondent writes us that at a certain church , (< not three miles from Coley , " last Sunday afternoon , a young man from Halifax , passing th « ebureh on his way , during service , was seized by the churchwarden , dragged through the churchyard into the . church , and tijru ^ t into a pew , notwithstanding his remonstrances and resistauce ; and thac this worth y pnrtisan of the church , in perpetrating this act of outrage , inflicted some marks of violence on the person of him whom he thus assailed .

      WarkhousE Robbery .- Last week the warehouse of Messrs . Pennistone and White , in Mill Garth , Leeds , was entered by thieves , and about fi- 'u-en yards of blue cloth were stolen . By the exertions of th « police , part of the property , which can be identified , has been recovered , and two young men , named Samuel Longbottom and Edward Towuenii , have been apprehended on suspicion . In consequence of the illness of iacpector Child , they were on Thursday remanded for examination , this ( lav .

      Fami ' . y Broils . — Mr . Darid Asquith , shopkeeper , Lady-lane , appeared at the Court House ye-terday , to answer the charge of neglecting his wife and family . The overseers of the poor had advanced to Mrs . A . « quith the sum of 4 s , which , with tbe costs , 3 ' . Cd ., he was ordered to repay . A charge of assault was then made against him by Mrs . Asqukh , and be was bound over to keep the peace for twelve months , himself in < £ 50 , ani two sureties in . £ ' 25 each .

      . Assault with I . vtent , &c . —Mr . Thomas Har ^ rtaves , of Biunswick Street , Holbeck , who . styles himself an attorney , is in custody on a charge of attempting to commit a rape on the person of a little girl twelve years of age , named Isabella Handiey , wh ) reside * in Baiues's Street , and works at Dorrinjitoifs factory . The offence was committed on Monday evening la * t , and two examinations hate taken place before Messrs . Benyon and Goudnia .:. The adjudication of the case takes place this morning .

      Payne , the Policeman . —In our U * t we detailed tbe circumstances of an assault on a -policeman ; we regrd to say that he stili lies in 4 very precarious state . The two Williamson ' s were admitted to bail on Saturday last . , Alision ChaP £ L . —Od Sunday afternoon , this place of worship , af er having been , with the exception of a short interval , closed fnr three years , was re-opened by the Iiev . W . Hamilton , its former pa ? tor . It is intended to have divine worship every succeeding Sunday afternoon , by the ministers of the Independent denominations belonging the various chapels .

      Do « Fighting . —On Monday , at the Courr Houve , a man named "William Snwery was placed : it the bar , having been apprehended by Greenwood , si watchman , about twelve o ' clock the preceding nipht , in Burmantofts , where , with a number of "tliers , he was engaged in the disgraceful practiceof righting dogs , by which the inhabitants were greatly anuoyed and disturbed . The party hud four dogs with them , one of which , with its neck much lacerated , was brought into court . The prisoner denied that he had anything whatever to do with the dogs ; the magistrates thought otherwise , and convicted him in the penalty of 40 s . and costs ; or in default of payment to be committed for fourteen days to Waken ' eid House of Correction .

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      GENTLEMEN , — Be so good as to insert in your valuable newapnper , the receipt of ^ l 0 i 6 Jd from a fonr friend * at Camberwell and Wailworth , being collected by John Panwell bricklayer , in aid ot the Rev . Joseph R . Stephens ' * defence fund . Alto 3 a 2 d from Lyotwfloor clotVi manufactory , Jamesstreet , York-street , Wiillworth , in aid of the same . PRTER HARVEY .

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      Mb . Jos . Ibbetson , Bradford . —A para ^ graph appeared in our last number , stating that Mr . Ibbetson had tendered his resignation as com . mittee man of the Northern Union .. He desires uti to say that he took this step , not from any disagreement with the principles of the Union , noV from any disinclination to do all in his power UJ forward those principles—but from reasons ojf a private nature which it would be folly to makt public . ! "' -:

      Meeting of Chartists . —On Monday . e » en > ingj at a meeting of the Bradford Northern Union ; Pitt-lane , the following resolutions were « arfi « unanimously : —Resolved 1 st , " Thst this me ^ tfiii ! views with contempt the triple-headeo * mbnitefl who are attempting to put down the Nortkerti $ tai by attacking that real friend of the working c ' lassfe ? ;^ arfM '' P-ponner , ; E » q . -- 2 nd . ' <^ ThRt' thj > . meet ' i ?;) 1 * dete | -niine , 4 M support the JVipth ^ &a { and .. that ? re iwill . not support our enemien , but w » will support ;; ^> em that support us j thej » f 6 re ^ w » pledge purselrea . not to deal w ith any » hopk « fper > or , anyr others , whether they « ell meat ot drink , i iheyiwe our kaowtti . enemies . " Erd . ¦ •«• That iW meeting pledges itself to suppnrt the General Cofr ventioh of . the Industrious classes with our taonej and--b y every legal means , and , if thac fails , by oui right arm * , if necessary . "

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      t JV 0 BTHERN Uniqn . At a meeting of th . Qjie . enshead Northern Union , a few days ago . th ! ibilonfi « g resolutions were brought before the meet ing , and carried unanimously - . —Resolved ] 8 r 'That we unequivocally express our opinion of thi despicable , destructive , and damning Whi g faction in prosecuting cur noble Champion , Feargus O'Con nir , psq . " 2 dJ . " That . we congratulate thi General Convention upon the tribute paid to theii honesty , stra ghtf » rwardMess of action , and unflinching determination to carry oh the work political i-alvation in the secession of Messrs . Cob nett , Wade , Had ley , Salt , and that arch-traitor

      Uouglas , in particular , whose sole object was w « believe , to play into the hands of the Whig faetioc and O'Counell , their head in all things , and to bW the present movement for Universal Suffrage ' 3 rd . " That we award our . sincere thanks to Dr Taylor , Feargus O'Connor , and Peier Bussev f 0 ) repairing immediately to the theatre of difficulty for giving the wurking men their best advice raj * ing their utmost exertions to influence them ti unity , and their heroism in sacrificing personal consideration to the general advantage of the workint classes of Birmingham . " 4 th . "That the thank * of Ibis meeting are due and hereby given to tat members of the Ambler Thorn Methodist New

      Connexion Chapel , for the independent manner ii which they have met the uncharitable and unchrig . tian reso ! ution of the Halifax quarterly meeting " Lies of the Obsebvbk , Mercury , and Co —The Leeds Mercury , Bradford Observer , and other papers of the same clique , inserted in lasl week ' s papers a paragraph , headed " Radical Dig . appointment . " We beg to state that the whole o the paragraph is a complete falsehood ( with th « trifling exception of the bellman going round ) ; and instead of being a failurethe school room in

      , , which they meet , capable of balding six hundred persons , was crammed to suffocation . The meetint was ably and eloquently addressed by the pergom appointed , Messrs . Barker and Bairstow , the formel from Shelf , the latter from Queeushead . The addresses alluded to occupied upwards of three houn in the delivery , and yet they , the above-namec papers , have the audacity to state that very fen attended , and the promised speakers never came al all . The title given to " one of the above-named ii highly appropriate .

      Female Radicals . —On Tuesday last , tit females favourable to the People ' s Charter , in tht Wapping branch of the Bradford Northern Union , tormeda female Radical Association ., to be called the Wappiug Female Kadical AssociacioD , to b < held at the house of Mrs . Lydia Hardaktr . Up . ward ? of forty enrolled tht-rot > eiv » s as members , de > termined to support their husbands aud sweetheart ! in carrying out the great principles of the People't Charter , and universal liberty . This society i / likely to become very numeroas , and we hope thai other parts of the district will follow tbe example .

      Chartists versus Whigs . —Some firms in this town have actually given their workmen notice t < quit their employment , on account of tbeir politica opinions not being ia conformity with their employers . Should this actually be put in operation , we shall be able , next week , to give the names o ! the parties , Northern Union . — - ^ We understand that a public meeting of the members and friends of tke Bradford iNorthern Union will take place , on Monday evening next , in the large room of the Odd Fellows' H « H . Mr . Clarksbn has kindly consented to take the ohair on the occasion . Several friends to the cau * e ; ar * expected to address the meeting After * hich business concerning the approaching Great West Riding Demonstration will be brought forward .

      ; > HUDDERSFIELD . Rjetdij ' p'pion of Wages .- We are sorry tc beat . that , the JS ^ tssrs . Tolson have reduced the wages of ibtrir fancy weavers on some sorts , at leapt , onepecny per yard . Ste . phENS ' s Fund . —The following sums have been received by Mr . Leech , the treasurer for the district : — « . . s . d . T > orn , Skelmanthorp , after a sermon

      preached in a small cottage . 0 18 0 From Newsome , after a sermon preached by Joseph Newsorae , April £ 8 th 1 18 9 ^ Stephens ' s Fund . —We are happy to inform the fritiiidf ) of Mr . Stephens that Mr . A . Swan , of Lees , near Manchester , has kindly offered his services to preach in aid of tbe Dafenee Fund , on Sunday , th-- 12 th of May . We shall again notice it next week . Placards will also be issued to the surrounding neighbourhood .

      New Poor Law . —The inhabitants of Lepton appe . ar not to be satisfied to be compelled to act under the New Law . The magistrates have this day i ^ ued a summons and warrant to complete the delivery of the town ' s book * , and officers wert dispatched to bring up th « person who had thtm in possession with a hor ^ e and gig ; they being'deliver&d up , and the officers returning , the inhabitants assembled in large numbers and rescued the books , took , them , and totally destroyed the greatest partj and the other has been taken to a wood , and no one can teil what has become of them . If the Three Devil Kings intend to put their law in force in the Huddersfield Unipnj it must be done on the same principle as the Irish tithes—at the point ol the musket ; -for it appears the officers will always have to go with an armed force to protect them .

      Almondbury . —Agreeably to public notice , a number of the ratepayers of the township ol Almoddbury met in the "Vestry of their Parish Church , on Thursday , the 25 th instaut , for the purpose of nominating , a Selecc Vestry for managing the coucerns of their poor , as heretofore , George H »\ gh , Esq ., Churchwarden , in the chair . Tbe Chairman opened the proceedings by reading the notice by which the meeting had been convened , an adjournment then too " k place into the churchyard . Mr . J . Thornton , the Overseer , and a number of others who had been instrumental in

      caldng the meeting , did not attend , nor was there by far so good an attendance of ratepayers as had been previously anticipated . A rather lengthy dkcutsion aro . < e upon the propriety of electing a Select Vestry ; the Chairman , Messrs . D . Armitage , S . Midgley , ex-Guardian , S . Dickinson , and G . Ceaumcnt , took part in tbe discussion . It was finally agreed that the number of ratepayers then present- would be sufficient- to carry out the ohject of the meeting , ' consequently no Vestry was elected , nor any resolutions passed . Thanks were voted to the Chairman , aud the raeetin" dissolved .

      Committal . —On Saturday , Joha Cooper , lately a runner of this town , was committed to Wakefield , to take isis trial at the next quarter sessions , for -stealing from Mr . Walker , eonmission agent , whom he had been in the habit of assisting , a quantity of wool , indigo , and other articles , which he had sold , and appropriated the monev . Matrimonial Bliss . —On Tuesday , Abraham Wood was brought up bt-fore the Magistrates , to answer a charge brought against him by his wife , far an assault on the- > Saturday evening previous . It appears that they both were in a state of intoxication , and he being a few weeks since bound over to

      keep the peace towards all her Majesty's subjects , especially his spouse , she thought to take advantage ot it , and commenced throwing turnips , orange * , potatoes , &c , at his bead , from a neighbour ' s stall , which so exasperated the man of spice , that he swore he wou . d be master , so knocked her down , and claimed the victory ; but no sooner was she op , tbaft » he calUd the police , and they took him to the lockup , and he aid not get liberated till Monday I ?^ . ? T j ! fe ' # HSn B £ Wtthfhorne , ard they both were a i « lnvrng % 8 eSre ^ . aS ; S % loves him better after a * S ^ -Sg ^ fti 3 |? ii ^ 4 j ^^ ibX . piyiDg - expenae » , witn if recommendafbn ' tb join the teetotal society .

      Foot RA © Ri-r « Q . n . Monday : , the foot race between J ¦ K"n * j \ jofe ! $ ?* dford , , an { l Sparrow , the Lancashire mat , came off ^ the \ Vake 8 eld and Huddersrield Road , 120 ' yar d * , ' fo * £ 50 a side , which was won oy R ^^^ jeatiug bis opponent about Wftft ' & } & $ &-¦ ¦¦ % k 9--Met » . i . before the race were in fftypuTs o £ 3 $ parrf > w ,. ; hi 8 l ^ cken » betting two to « ne . £ ! & $ » t ? &ml . J < 4 ffl » Bey < w ^* sported , and the Lanca-T ! u * e i ) fi 8 PP 3 « wept i *« m € .. enop - fallen , with empty W ¥ > Ket ^ liriItv «| jijs » d : jVysb will run any man in England .

      VOTE OF CpNF . f 9 ¥$ Lc& TO Mb . O'COSNOB . — ^ utfAHlNrki 4 fo 1 JHth < : ' | ilt .,, « t a TBeeting of the ¦ W FHAMrf A *?«' O ^ ftBiwr , , « t the Dog Inn , it wan uD . ajt »© W >^ X *«« 4 » Airr . f * ' gChata Delegate meetiDg s ^ lflxW ^ llMftojiiJiiaU , t ^ e wirrounding villages , * wte . 4 $ &H'Mrf * y [ $ ? ej : * 'i | Jog Inn , on Thursday wm » g WkL-J tA a > aV § i : wraBgeiDent 8 for a public « j «« Wri » fl . a «^ * Pt | B Hn . a 4 dr » 8 , and confidence , in ^•> 9 ! A ?« l « a . 1 » r ,. &r . iiiit past ««« rvice , and coudoleHce ^ OfiT ^ w . flteaent ai ^ e witie 8 . " - _ " Inat Mr . Vevers , ?> l «« th ^ ma « , 8 . Bi . Bto , JT , Fitton , and J . Leech , J . fWreq » e ^ Kl , ; tp , « tteDii . a 8 ; . p « legate « for Hudder « - (*» yWiHftnd ' that tbe-following places be requeeted to r * n 4 ^> e }»} gat «»;^ -Almondbury , K rkheaton , Lepton , tierry Brow , Dalton , Slaithwaite , Linthwaite , He * ' Treep , HoBley , Holrafirth , and CoArclifife . "' ' ... *_ V » uggei , ted that Saturday , the 11 th of May , vould-be the most proper time , and tb&c . S «» e riends should be invited'to-attend .

      The Northers Stir. Saturday, May 4, 1839. -

      THE NORTHERS STIR . SATURDAY , MAY 4 , 1839 . -

      -• ¦L Asted Immediately,

      - ¦ L ASTED IMMEDIATELY ,

      The Plate Or The "National Convention 81

      THE PLATE or the " NATIONAL CONVENTION

      Leeds And West Riding News.

      LEEDS AND WEST RIDING NEWS .

      To Seadehs & Correspondents.

      TO SEADEHS & CORRESPONDENTS .

      To Thji Kduord Ok The Northkrn Star.

      TO THJi KDUORd OK THE NORTHKRN STAR .

      Bradford.

      BRADFORD .

      Untitled Article

      4 THENQR TH E R N S T A R . May 4 . 1839 .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 4, 1839, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct356/page/5/