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      "VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , . That tkr _ Li Justices of the Peace for the Borough of Lees ? . " will hold their GENEBAL AUNUAi . MEETING for the Licencing of Persons keeping , or about " to keep InD ? , Alehouses , and Victualling Hoa . » ey . within the said Borough , at the Court Hou * f , zn Leeds , on Monday , the 2 nd Day of Sepfemir * ne . tt , at Ten o'Clock in tbe Forenoen , when and where all such Ptr * onsare required to atten ^ .

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      BREWERY AND MALTIKGS ,. NEAB . X . ONBON . MR . MASON is instructed by the Proprietors retiring from Businegs to sell by Private Trea ^ j , an old established and highly respectable Brew « ry vwith Mailings , Residence , and a number of w * selecled confined Houses , averaging a trad * upwards of 14 , 000 Barrels of Strong Beer jv » Annum . The Premises are in very Complete asfl Substantial Repair , and held on Lease for a Iojw ; term at a trifling Ground Rent . The Plant a : * i > Utecsila are upon the most Improved Principle , with numerous Store Vats , Refrigerator , SteasDEngine , and Machinery , equal to Wetting of F'dvy Quarters , and otherwise possessing capacity for . e " very enlarged Trade .

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      i s « ousiness of these Awitei commenced on Monday mornin * last , at Chester Castle , before Mr . r rtisan in the Nis Prins Court , and Mr . Baron Gumey in the Crown Court . The calendar contained in all 42 prisoners * of whom 18 wwe charged -with noting . The Learned Judge entered the Cocrt about eleven o ' clock , -when the attendance of spectators was wry considerable . Afasr the asaal preSminariw " •«» gone through ths Gnad Juiy -were sworo , of wbam Sir Richard Brt > & » , of Norton Priory , waa-jfcreaan . George WDbnhsi ^ Esq ., M . P . for Soafit Cheshire , was SBmatcaied a « aiaioe , bnfc- * rai iirw 4 — . the pica c * f ^»™ i « J > ariiMKBnt » fTdatie « to « teend to . C * pt Clark * , magistrate of Hyde , was aWsnnunaoed , &nd was likewise excused , the Learned Judge ratuif fiiat be knew he had important % usineS 8 to detain hrm » Lio » tiAre . .

      The Learned Jccor ' in charymg the 6 rand Jury said—I tsa happy to we » nMBerom an attendance of gentlemen to serve as G * and Jnrymen in this rConrt . It is always desirable that gentlemen , in Vcnr situation of life , sbos ) d be prompt and ready to assist in the administration of justice , more particularly at the present moment , it was indispensably s ? ce ** &ry . The labours of the magistrates in petty Session * hare considerably reduced As number of prisoners , who would otherwise hava appeared before this court for triaL The Calendar is much tea-rier than usual , but in it there are but two da > . * e ? of cases that will require a single observance Oce description which comprehends three distinct and different case * , i « that of felonious violence to

      female * . ( In reference to this charge the Learned J ndee stated tkat it was more than etvr necessary that , if ike evidence warranted it , a bill should be iouai for the whole offence , because if that w * re co ; ¦ prordd , tha Court by a recent act of Parliament , hai ize power of punishing for that , he then ad-T ? r : ? d to a case of forgery in which two of the names ¦ wer ? real signatures , but the third was a forgerr , and the crime w&s as great is it wonld have bren even if the forged name hadnotbeen associated with the two real rames . Referring to the case of the rioters the Leimed Jcdge continu&d—It is with great pain I iu . Te to address yon on a class of cases of a very different description . There are nearly twenty persona contained in the caiendsj forhavingriotousiV

      asa ? mblea . but the depositions which hare been returned to iae . carry tfce case * much further lb . ll tio * e of ordinary case * of riots . Tiiei disclose the laborious aaciinatioas of evil mindedmen to infruie discontent into the mindj of the ma ** of the op-ratines , and indeed of the labouring cl&sjesin g ? cpraJ . b * teaching them that the higher and middling classes are their tyrants and oppressors , that tier ( the working people , } are mi-eTa . ble , abject , degraded slares , in a rtate of wretchedness and of misery ; that it was not intended by the proridsnee of God that wealth should be so unequally distributed as it is , and that if thpy will exert themselves ail this will be at an end . The seans they propose to do thii is to p'orids themselves with arm * , under the pretence of defending them « elvf s ; to abstain from labour

      aunng a given time ; - to take frem the neb rha : which " they had aeqaired by fair means , and at last to assemble a National Conresdon . It i * lamentable that men should be founa so wicked as to attempt F 2 . ch dfricrlons , and it is no lfc * s lamentable to s e men so credulous as to believe them . What poor man . in thia country , suffers oppression ? What rich man , if he had the wiU , has the power to inilict it : If any case of individual wrong occurs , the warts of justice are open , and _ the poorest man in the land ¦ will readily fiad awistancs to coma inro conn , and never are the ears ehterof a Jufge ' or Jury deaf to tie claims of the poorest man for jcrtiee . Tbat property shonTB ta nneqrf&lly di ** tributed is absolutely necessa-rv . if all meu ' were

      equal to-day , they wocld be unequal to-morrow , and men of indo-try and frugality -would loo * e all they had ersr possessed by the f- 'lly and extraragance oi others . If : he wealth of the in ? st opulent manafactcrers of this country were to be equalised and divided , and the humblest man in the land put upon aa equality with the richp-t , manufactures mu *! stop , and the stream which fives support to hundred * of thousands , must cease to fiow . No manufacture , no commerce , can be carried on ¦ without capital . I have reison to believe from the deposition * , which 1 have read , that bills of indictment will be prefeiTe ^ to you , charging some with riotously a ? - * emblin £ . some "with nsing nedirion < words , as a oihe . 's "sriia an unlawful conepiracv . To constitute

      a riotous assemblage , you must have three persons . The depositions sute that those assemblies have taken place at Ecseasonable hours , and under cirromsTaisc * 6 which woTild necessarily produce terror among the peaceable and well-disposed part of the community . The depositions also state the lanjrs&je to be of the most seiitious descripdos , reviling the Government and the laws , of which all men . if they speak in public at all , ought to speak with rvspect ; advising che proenremenfof arms under the pretence of self-defence , bat clearly for carrying these designs into execution , aad proposing the formation of a National Convention . n hen sorb meetings are proT&d , such language employed , * ad roeh arms proenred in consequence , all thii ii

      eridenee of con » piracy . In a , conspiracy , as you well know , it is not necessary , nor is it even possible that ail the parties should do one and the same thing . A conspiracy is carried into execution by different persons , in different place * , doing different tkingy , all conducing to the accoajpJishmeEt of the design in which they are engaged . Same wonld call meetings ; others w ' ould preside ; other ? . « peik , instruct , and inflame "; others wonlQ go about privately to stir up ; others distribute publications explanatory of the objects to be obtained , and the means to procure them ; others would manufacture arm * , and others obtain their disposal . For the purpose of making a conspiracy , it is not neceasarr that they should all have known of it ; but if , by means of thtRft xupeches and trablicarions , they are indnced

      to act . though at a distance from each other , in the execsdon of the same plan , they are still conspirators ; the act of one is the act of all ; an act done in this comity for the furtherance of the common design is an tict for which they are all answerable , even thoegh the parties should never have designed it ; and though they should reside in snorter conntry , they may be properly charged in one and the saine indictment . The arrest and p rosection of those persons in this stage of the proceedings is an act of mercy to them .. It is but too apparent that if allowed u > go on unchecked , they wiS be undoubtedly involved in a charge of treason ; but to prevent these practices , it is necessary that the strongest arm of the law shonld interfere . The aiders and abettors of such acts will find the law too

      strong for them , and the most rigorous punishment will b ' e inflicted on those tha : are found guilty . 1 know we may confidently rely upon the good sense and peaceable disposition of the great mass of th ? popnlarion . They oof ht tv have the full enj ayment of their pritilegei . while no connt * n ^ nc « onght -to f ? given to these malicious designers . Gentlemen , il is our daty to protect tb * m in the enjoyment ol ti » blessing * with which their indestry has been crowned ; to protect , as far as we can , ' tbe institutions of onr conntry by a temperate and jnst admisfadon of law ; to give dne consi deration to every ca * e which may be bronght before us , and to teach all that , in a court of pesdes , the guilty , and the r-iltv onlv . will be punished . Th ' s jury ' then retired , and having returned some bills , bniines * was proceeded with .

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      * m BIBMINCxHAM . —SU- N'DAY . ( From the Sun . ) The deepest interest has been excited amongst all classes of our fellow-tewnsmen in tee fate of the tcrw aahtppr men , Eovrell , Bobertf . ^ d Jones , who row lie inder sentence of deata m >> annck gaoJ , for their alleged pardcipioon is the late nots aad incendiarism ia rhi » town . Tnis feeling i « consderabiy heightened by » report which is generally circulated and believed , that a project is on foot . or carrying the extreme peBakv of the law into e&ct

      ra the Boil Sing or ilarket- ' plac *; ^ . scene of , . lit «> disgraceful riots—a recommendation which h teid to have origisated with certain military and oSicial personages ; bat for the sake of hamanity , Mi for the honour of the British army , we trust that steb a statersent has no foundation in troth . The raaosr L « , however , in eircolition , a-nd generaiiy Reliev ed in Birmingaam . The dreadfcl sentence pz * icd vpon the prisoaers seeaw tc h * ve been altogether csexpected here , and by none more so than i £ r icdKiats friends of the prisoners , and other * who toiia b&ve given sirwg eridence in their favour .

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      As a proof of this , I may mention that Roberta's master , a lespeetaWe iren-merchant of the town , refrained from going to Warwick during tho trials to speak t « the general character of the prisoner , under the conviction that the unfortunate nun would have been acquitted , having understood from his friends that he did not take the slightest p * rt in the transactions of the nigat of the Itlh of July , for which he hat WttJ coBd > mn . rd to die . From the tame feeling other witnesses ne-gtecttd to attend and f ire evidence ia » v * ar of Bob «*» awl the other men ; butin order ta Remedy , * a fa M hmua ftma * e % fi fe , the fatal error rf wkfoo they Btre hem gnilty , thMe partta * are , I understand , eagmged in . collecting * « trong body of evidence , which will ha transmitted to the Secretary of St& * , and I have no doubt , from itt nature , and the circQinstances of the offence with which the prisaner . * are charged , ( not a single life having been lost ) that it will be taken into favoarable cennideranon . It may b « supposed hy many , that if any evidence had existed & ? to the innocence of the prisoners , that it would have been brought forward in their favour . Upon tiijs I would merely remark taat , in the first place , no one anticipated

      that ^ they would have been found guilty , still less was it expected that they would have be » n sentenced : o die . I would , \ % ODnnectioa with this subject , refer to an ob-ervation made by M . D . Hill , Esq ., the Recoraer for t ' o « Borough , in his charge to the jary on the occasion of opening the first Court of Qcarter Ses .-ions in Birmingham , in the beginning o / the last month . Oa that occasion he remarked , !> It seeir . s necessary , in order to respave all ob stacles to the course of justice , that the seat of justice should be nigh at hand to the injured parties . Nor wa * this the less nece » . « arr for the due

      administratioa o : ju-nc « a < regarded the accused , for it had ofn-n fallen to his lot to hear a pri « oner on his trial & > ked by the Court if he haJ asy wirne . 'st-s to produce , and his ear had been painfully struck by the answer too frequently given —sometimes , perbap ? , eo : with truth , but oftenrimes , it cou :. 1 not be Jonbred , founded oa truth—• I have witr . e * ses who could speak in my behalf , bur I hare not ike means of bringing them before you ; ' at a when thty tvonsidered tnat the greater number of prisoners were from the labouring classes of society , c ? ihiug was more probable than that sometime * there was a failure of justice from the circumstance , that the labouring man had not the

      power of paving tb * especse * of his witne «* e * , they being fixed to tr . e * pot by the same poverty , which prevented him briDg in * thera into Court . " I deeply regret to » ay that the observations here quoted were borne our u-iti melancholy truth in the ca * e of at ivastoBe of the unfortunate men —Howel ) , I believe , whose brothers west to Warwick vrith tae view of giving important testimony in kU bfbalf but beiD ^ poor men , afttr regaining two Aajs at the attsiz-s , in the hope that the trial would have come on , finding that their rDPBES of support were exhausted

      and r > eicg wirfaout money or friend . - * , they were obliged to reiura to Birmiogbam , and leave the ubfortooate man t »> bi * iiie . A memorial , extensively s : gned , has already D « en forwarded U the Secretary of State , prayiog for a commutation of the dreai / ui ^ Dtence , a : the tead of which are , I understand , the names of most , if cot all , pf the individuals wno have suffered most in the loss of property by the late riot * , praying tb . it the disgraceful jiroceec ' - inps aaay cot be rendered still more abhorreot to pnbJfc feeling and the growing ; opinion of ff e country , by th < - iheddiae of blood .

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      Di ? riAi ! ox from thb Fkesto ^ Char-T 1 STS To Hit Ma \ OB t , y THAT BoKOUOH . — On Friday ia ^ r , af : er the bu-iinesa was o ^ er at the Town H ? . ii , t * o res-pfcctabie person * , Jubn Biickbo .-B iEd Jamr . " Dsckwcrtb , u-aited on the MayoT , on ifle par : or the Chartist Association , te present aTequisitinn , de- < : ring bim to convene a public meetin ? for Monday next , to take into consideration the propriety of memorializins the QoeeD , prating her to d : ? mi >< i' her present Ministers , and to call sucb mm to her Co-jncil . ^ as would support and roiiDtain 'be cau <« of Univer * al Saffrare , the Ballot , &c . The two representative * of the rt-quNitionists bad a lot ? ict ^ rr : ew with the Mayor and G . Jackson ,

      L « q . Tfcry » ta ' ed in the sir-pge ^ t termv of a ** uraBce , that the idea of a Sacred Mon' . b was at aa end ; and that the advocacy of 7 : olence , lawlcxsnesj , and exrreme mea ^ Dre . * , was coufinrd to a verv few of their body , and by no raean ji with their general « ympa ! by or ? accrion . They solemnly disclaimed any intention or wigh to break the law ? , protected tbat all their objects were directed to improve the-law ? , ani not to violate them ; t .-. at if a breach of the laws » heald be attempted , under any circumstance " , thtv , ? k > far from countenancing soch an attempt , would most readily and zealotuly offer their rr « i *! a . nee to it . The Mayor intimated , tbat he should not fee ) himself jusrified in acceding to the request embodied in the requisition .

      Friday Mor / iim :, A'lguit Ibl / i . This morning ' s post ha- brought us a fnll report of the trial and conviction of ( ieorge Thompson , James Mitchell . Charles l > avies . and Timothy Higgin » . for roysriRAcr , st the Chester .. ¦ Visiz ?* , on Wedneadaj . Th ? crowded «« te of our columns , prevents us from doing more now than merely announcing the fart—in our next the cass shall appear a * it ha < teen sent to us ; and the public may then jndge what chance any one ha * of obtaining . / w . j-i / w in any of onr courts of " Liw . " if he be accused of Cfiurtism .

      BOLT ON . APPREHENSION AND COMMITTAL OF ANOTHER DELEGATE . At ? ix o ' clock en Monday morniag , the 12 ' . h Aey of August , the Chartists t = iembled in the New Market P . ace ; and , having been addressed by George Lloyd , one of their leaders , proceeded through the town about six abreast ; and , on tk-eir return " t « the lS ! ew Market Place , after a few observations frem one of their speakers , agreed to meet at half-past ten o ' clock at the game place . They accordingly met ; and a man named Gille ^ pie , another of the leader * , briefly addressed them , ob-< ervinz taat the time for speaking vra » gone past .

      He then advi * ed them to bare " anetber grand moral demonstration , " and vralk through the town four abrea ? t , Th ? j proceeded , according to advice , through the principal streets . On tfleir return they agreed to meet at four o ' clock , at which time they appeared to have gained considerably in numbers , Lloyd again addressed them , and " advi ? fcd them to taie a walk as far as Astley Bridge . They did si ; and on their return , John Warden , toe ' delegate to the Convention , aivi * ed them to Tetire peaceably to their home" , and to muster again on the following morning at fire o ' clock , regardless of lhe supercilious sneers of

      those in authority . The ero ^ d , which had now become immense , obeyed his injunction — so far -as retiring from the meeting went—and dispersed into umail bodie * , waiting up and down the street ? , which presented an unusual appearance from the vast nnmbers of persons of both sexes perambulating them ; 8 nd tQe shops were clo .-ei , ba « ine « s ttsen being ( half-past six o'clock ) completely at an end . The borough ja ^ rict" ? bad taken the precaution to i «? ue placards , requiring all paWlio-bousrs to be closed at seven o ' clock ; and , in order tbat the injanctian might be obeyed , the Mayor , aeuropanied bv a police-officer , went roned at the stated

      rime to carry the order into effect . In the early part of the morning , a troop of the 6 th Carbineers arrived from Manchester , and remained in readiness during the wfeole of the dsy , as also did the detachment of the 96 : h , under the command of Lieutenant Cairncross , now stationed there ; but their serriees were not required . A great EHffibpr of special constables had been sworn in last week ; and thev met on Monday morning to a ' . ride themselves into xeenocs , aod appoint cap--aics and fergeants ; but hating no weapons of defence , and being of various grades of opinion ngarding the present local management of the town , they were of little er no we .

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      Toksday . — Ofl Tuesday morBJng , about fi »« o ' clock , the new police force wu despatched to tbc Market Place , for the purpose of arresting the thre » principal leaders , John Warden , { delegate to the ConTenuon ) , George Lloyd , and Gille « pie Brad-• haw . A new officer went up to Lloyd and Warden , in Old Hall-street ; and having told them his erraid , they proceede 4 quietly « kwg with the police , uatil they arrived at Back Acret , when the erowd which had followed , attempted a w « cue , and at length succeeded in bearing their Iprnden t * $ k again for a . bart . jWiaeij but ^ dth « t afficet * - tun * « p , sni " . tM pria « t » 7 « were r »« ttlten . The . crtwd , on anivtng aeta the police

      otfloe , Mailed tl » cqwtablea with a volley of siene * , t « v « ral of them kitting , but sot so as to do any very great damage . The two prisoner * were lodged in the office ; and , in cerijequence of the tumultuous proceedings goiig forward outside , the mayor read the Rioc Act , and the military were called out . This had the effect of keepisg the Chartists quiet ; and , at half- pa * t nine o ' clock , the prisoners were brought up for examination . John Taylor , E « q ., the borough ooroner , appeared for the prosecution The prisoners defended themselves . The magiiitrates upon the bench were the Mayor , and Mews . H * yweod , E . A « hworth , A . Knowles , T . Cullen , and E . WaL-h .

      Mr . Taylor stated the case . The prisoners were charged with having endeavovired to persuade a great number of other per * on » , to the amount of 2 , 000 or more , to assemble and gather , in order to make great noise , riot-, scd disturbacoe . This offence wag indictable at common law , and would clearly come under the statute , that , " if three or more meet to mutually assist each other in opposing , &c , to the manifrMt terror of the people , and although they afterwards depart nithout doing any thing , stiil the offence is the same . " He would gbow by evidence tbat tha conduct of the crowd wrr roch as to come within the . true meaning of the etatue ; and they ( the prisoner *) appearing among « t them as leaders , it was for the Bench to gay whether » r not they were ciearly indictable .

      Mr . V » arden—Before any witness is examined , I hive t « Ttquegt that the others will leave the cnurt . The Major « aid it wa « very proper it should be » o , and ordered th « m out ef court . Hiram Simpton wm then examined . — I am superintendrnt of police On tbe 12 ch Auguot iust ., about live o ' clock in the morning , I went int » the New Market Place , and perceived a great crowd . At tbat time , I met with two soldiers who were eekine billets . I directed them towards the

      Policeoffice ; and as we passed along , the crowd hooted them , some calling out , " You have got them there very soon . " I do not recollpct having seen the pri-. 'oners there at tbat time . I saw Lloyd repeatedly there yesterday , and beard him address tbe mob in tbe Market Place , advi « ing them to be peaceable and orderly , and to behavs themselves . Some of tbe people hurrabed and cheered . I heard bim jpeakine a' ten , four , and six o ' clock . . The pri-« oner Lloyd told th « m , if interfered with , to resist peaceably .

      Lloyd —I don ' t understand that ; it is a contradiction in ternw . Jd " r . Simpton—I could not understand it mywlf . Lloyd—I said they mmt conduct themselves peaceably . To talk of resistance and peace would be nocsense . Mr . Simpton—It seemed Ktra . Bfr , e to roe . There itemed & disposition amonget tbe crowd to riot . Tb&y formed a procession , and proceeded in order through the stree ' . " . f heard Lloyd speak » b » ut six o ' clock in ibe atornwu ; i > at , beinjr

      at the outside of' the crowd , I cou ' . d net tell what he said . At the meeting at ten o ' clock , Lloyd was also there . There were four or five hundred , or from that to a . thousand persons present then . About fo \ st o ' clock xbey assembled again in "till greater number *; and 1 could Dot then hear Lloyd addressing them , in consequence of the crowd . After tbat tbey perambulated the streets , and thu town wjw in an excited state , the shops being clo « ed , and the streets crowded . After the procession returned , Gillespie ( who i * not in custody , ) addressed them : and "Warden atinearpd to bf . aadressed them ; and Warden appeared to be

      prompting him , Gillespie desired they would meet again . "Warden alao spoke , and said be hoped they would be there to a man at five o ' clock in thw morning . Gillespie said that he hoped no one would interfere with them ic their right to meet ; but , it tbey did , be would be the first to break the peace . I consider tbat the language uced had a tendency to excite the crowd . I think tbat the people hail occasion to b « alarmed . They were closing the shops in all directions . The witness was cross-examined very closely by Lloyd , but without eliciting anything of consequence . John Bradskaw , a Police Officer , « r < ve timilar

      ny . In defence , Mr . Naisby wtr called , and < -tated tbat be had seen all tbe procesnion" , and heard most of the * peakers . He had lived in the New Market Place sixteen jtari-, and did nor , oa this occasion , feel the least alarm ; as be had , on several occasions , seea meetings twice atd three times as large , and more exciting . They did not evinc * anything like riotous disposition . He saw the last meeting when di ? per « ing , and the people left peaceably . He went through tbe street about nine o'clock , and he could n » t recollect ever haviag seen it qjieter on the market day . Hig decided opinion wa « , that there was no disposition to create a riot .

      Warden , in defence , adverted to the disadvantage he laboured under iu not having a professional advis-r . He then adverted to the witnesses , who , he said , must be prejudiced ; a » it was natural for a police officer to worm him « e \ f into the good graces of hi « employers ; a ? . d again , he depended entirely for his ctlebrity ob the number of convictions tkat be could make . Wh y were not men brought who were living in the neighbourhood of the Market Place ? There were plenty in court . But no ; it was sufficient to have tbe testimony of police officers , which he thought they

      ought to receive with cannon . He wonld submit that Mr . Taylor bad failed to make out a ca ^ e against tbem ; and if they were committed , tbey were committed simply for the advocacy anddemaiid of those legal right * the gentlemen on the bench were compelled to admit the jusiice of . He would at * ure them , that , although they might imprison bim , they could not put down tbe rising spirit of the people . It had originated with the persons in power ; and although they might arrest and bludgeon them—although they might meet the people with the bayonet , still all would fa . il . Lloyd made a similar defence .

      The magistrates retired , and , having consulted together for about half an hour , commited both pnsoaers to take their trial at the Assies at Liverpool . Immediately after their committal , tbey were removed in a post chaise , escorted by the troop of the old Carbineers stationed there , to Liverpool . As they left the town , the soldiers were assailed hy tbe mob with stones , a number of which struck them ; bat they rode on at a rattling pace , and in a very short time were out of sight Immediately

      afterwards , the police office was attacked , and a number of windows broken . The crowd then proceeded to a . number ef the different workshops and mills , and caused the hands to eea ? e their employment , where they had had the good seme to return to their work . A number of windows were broken at different places ; all the shops remained closed ; and ultimately , towards night , the soldiers and constables commenced clearing tbe streete , whicb tbey effected fn a few minute ? . The epeeial constables , finding tbat tbe peace of the town was at stake , rendered every assistance in their pf > we * r .

      Sevjsv o'Clock . —The streets appear pretty clear , and no fun her disturbance k expected . — Manchester Guardian ,

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      SEIZURE OP .-ARMS . Chester , Tuesday Evening This morning , in consequence of information , tho High Constable of the Hundred of Wirral seized 273 chest * , containing 5 . -16 Q stand of arms , at the warehouse of the Chester and Elmsmere Canal Company ; which had been directed to be left at the warehouse till further orders . The chests had been forwarded by a person named Scott from B r minssham , and from the circumstance that thegans were somewhat similar in appearance to those recantly seized from Mr . Thomson , of Birmingham , many people foolishly set out a report that the arm « were intended for the use of the Chartists . Tho arm * were , by order of tho Magistrates , lodged in the armoury of the Castle .

      A WORD AGAINST JUDICIAL MURDER . To the Editor of the Sun . SIR , —I beg to submit , through tbe medium of your Journal , eight reuoii * lwby the three unfartunate men , now under » ent < mce of death in Warwick prt . ton , ought not to bo exe cuted : — 1 . Because it was not proved , at the trial , that they actually tosk part in the destruction of the projxrtr at Birminghtm . 2 . Because , by an oversight of thoso who , » few years ago , r « vued and tmiiaated the horrible English penal code , thft ofl'rtBce of " demolishing , or beginning to demolish" a building , remained capita ) , alihough much grayer crimes were excefted from the extreme penalty ot the law . 3 . Because tho punishment ( f Death , except for murder , is MpugnaRt to the opinions and feelings oi thegreat majority of the nation . 4 . Because those whi Bent blnj geon-nsen to violently disperse a peaceable meeting at Birmingham wore the originators of the popular exasperation that eventually manifested itself by incendiarism , aad destruction of prop « rty .

      5 . Bec »«» e , by Banging theio men , the dfBtroycl pro pert r would net be reaturnd ; and socie ty would lone three persona , who ( napposing , for an instant , that they are incen i ! iaric » j might be reformed , and be rendered useful and peaceable citizens of the State . 6 . Hecau * e , if th . iw victims of political injusticft arn executed , there U every reason to apprehend , considering the excited atate of the locality , fresh tumulta and greater destruction of property , in upito of the presence of the soldiery and police . 7 . Because too much blood has already recently boew shed in support of bad iustitntions , in those parts of the British dominion * called Canada .

      tt . Because the Government of Louis Philippe , although notoriously bloodthirsty , did nut execute one of the insurgents of the 12 th of May ; and , although the Whigs are awlully unpopular , tbey ought not , for their own sak ? 8 , to exhibit the Government of their " lovely maiden Queen " as morn vindictive and 8 » , ngu \ n » Ty tnau that of le Hoi drs milrail'adet , 5 foar obedient Servant , JA 3 . H . LORYMER . Angust 13 , 1839 .

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      NOTTINGHAM . [ From a Correspondent of the Sun , ] Wednesday Evening . The military were most actively engaged throughout yesterday r in dispersing the Chartists who had assembled from the villages in the neighbourhood ot this town in great ctrength . One of the Magistrates , in the evening , was severely pelted with atones . At night all was tranquil . This morning ( Wednesday ) , Woodhouse , the Delegate , was arrested , and is just going to be examined . Wednesday , Evening .

      I this morning sent you a short account bv the Brilliant of the arrest of Mr . Woodbouse , the t ) elegate , and hasten to lay the particular * since Monday evening before you . On Tuesday morning the people again assrmbled in great numbers , and paraded round tbe town , afterwards proceeding to the Forest , where several thousands were present , but no speaking took place , on account of the military all being ready at a short distance to disperse Mich meeting if it was held . After staying for about an hoar , an adjournment was made to a large

      piece of land in the lower part of the towD , called Lees ' s Close , where a vast crowd again met . The Mayor , hearing of this , followed them on horseback , and read the Riot Act , accompanied by about fifty of thft police force , which was afterwards reinforced by almost a hundred more , aad another Magistrate . The crowds , both at this place and others , were afterwards dispersed by the coestableg and military , wi hont resistance , and during tbe evening the Riflemen and Dragoons p&rad < d the streets . At two o ' clock , Woodbou 9 e , the delegate , was brought before the Magistrates oa a charge of tumultuously and riotously assembling witb

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      others , &c . He made a long speech ^ justifying his conduct , and , after gome consultation among tbe Magistrates , he was remanded till Tuewfay . The three days' holiday conclude * th » evening ; group « of j . eoplo ar < congregated » t thia moment , but aa the coach starts at halt-past e ght , nod it w now that time , I cannot say more . Too much ptaue cannot be given to all parties , in their endeavours to quell the disturbance—caused , we are led to believe , not by hard-working , industrious men , bat by low , idle scoundrels , who iojare erery cause tbey undertake . Wttethw we view tie conduct of thamagia-^^ 3 ^ h . ^^ A ^^^^ f e ~ l ' ^ C ^ Ri _^^^ k ¦^¦ I ^ V ^^ d ^^^^^ h ^ h ^^^ S 2 & ^^ jA ^^ l ^^^^ b jt * wih ^^ t ^^ L ^ M ^ A ^^^^^ is '^ K ^^ RJS ^^^^ ft ^ Li Pjf MTOWy . n atfBMiyTfffBWfmWfTflf ^ Wtrwt ' ?» # ' * P . S . ^ A * Macclpsfo ^ tigts have been arrested . Th 6 Dnke of Rutland wa . « one of the Magistrates who heard tbeir case ^ They are all remanded . A petition is being numerously signed in Nottingham to the Qaeen in favour of the Chartists convicted at Warwick .

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      RIOT AT BOLTON . Manchester , Wednesday Morning . A desperate riot has taken place during the night , and an attempt has be ? n made to fire the town . The military have been called out , the Riot Act read , and tho streets , after an attempt to clear them at the point of tho bayonet , have been the scene of a desperate straggle between the soldiers and the people . It is reported here that two men were killed and a number wounded . The shops of Little Bo ] too , J bdiere , were first attacked by the popnlace , and some of them are said to be gutted . A special railway train arrived here about three this morniag , bringing with it two magistrates and sixteen of the rioterg . The latter underwent an examination before the Magistrates at the New

      Buley immediately on thrir arrival , and have all been sent to Liverpool by the half-past seven o'clock tpin this morning , to take their trial at the pending ajsAxes . I hare not been able yet to ascertain their names , but whall take an early opportunity of forwarding you information ol" the whole particulars . A great number of other rioters have been taken into custody . A man was caught in the Council Chamber of the Town-hall , Little lioltou , during the riot , by special constable Wallworth , with a torch in his hand , attempting to tire it . The cor stable xprang at him , and knocked him senseless , but whether the fellow had accomplished his object first , I am not yet able to state . It is said , however , that the Hall has been nearly destroyed . —Correspondent of the Times .

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      —__^ pai ALMONDBURY . The Chartists . —Tbe Chartists of this place commenced their three days holiday by assembling very numerously at the top of Alraondbury Bank , early on the morning of thtj 12 th , inat , from thence they adjourned their meetiqg to four o ' clock iu the afternoon , when another meeting more numerously attended was held in Upper Fold , which ia nearly in the centre of the village . Mr . W . Sjkts , fancy weaver , was uaauimously called to the chair . The chairman opened tbe business of tbe meeting bj reqneeting at ! present to be peaceable , and give every speaker an impartial hearing , the request wa § promptly obeyed throughout the proceedings . Mr .

      G . Beaumont , moved , Mr . S . Tbwaite , and Mr . S . Dickinson , supported the following resolution " Tbat we tbe Chart / art of tbe Tillage of Almond bury in public meeting assembled , this 12 th day of August , 1839 , do pledge ourcelves , by a show of hands , not to use any threat * , intimidations , or even coaxing , for the purpose of causing any individual , er individuals , to cease labour . Tbat we the Chartista ef the aforesaid village do further pledge ourselves , not to insult , or aaaault , byword or deed , any individual , or individuals , rich or poor , who may differ from us the Chartista of this place in their political tenets . " The Resolution , wan put from the chair and unanimously carried . Mr . J . Moss , moved , Mr . J . Crossley seconded , and Mr . J . Eckeraley , supported the second resolution .

      ' ¦ That it is the opinion of this meeting , that , in order to peaceably work out our political regeneration , it i « absolutely necessary , that all indivitiu i ! s belonging to the productive classed , as well as Friendly Societies , having monies in the Saving- ' Bank or other Banks , do immediately withdraw such monies from those Banks , and also abstain as much as pofsible from all exciseable articles . " . This resolution was also put ard carried unanimousl y . It was ascertained , through a fair and honest inspection , that not more than one loom out of every tet \ in thia village was at work . Thanks were voted to the Chairman for his conduct in the chair , and the people separated peaceably and in good humour . Throughout the evening thia populous . village was more than usually quiet .

      DBWSBURY . TO THB EUITORS OF THB NORTHERN STAR . Gentlemen , —The Chartists of Dewsbury assembled this morning ( Sunday ) , to proceed to the Church , and . such rvas the number of people gathered together , that it completely astonished the opponents of the people's cause . They proceeded to Church with the great st order and decorum . The Vicar preached from St . Mark , chap . viii . v , 36 .

      Monday , August 12 . This being th « day when it was expeeted by the Ceuncil of the General Convention that the working people would ceate from labour , in accordance with that request the people of Dewsbury and iu vicinity obeyed their orders . Early in the morning the cap of liberty was planted on the weathercock at the top of the Market Cross ; and as early as five o ' clock bands of music paraded the different villages and at nine o ' clock the various processions began to arrive in Dewsbury . After the prooes-ions had

      arrived , they were addressed by Messrs . Moorhouse , Hollingswortb , and "Wilby , and exhorted to " peace , law , and order . " The dense mass of people then began to mov « onward to Batley , in regular order ; and then to Birstal , Gomersal , Liversedge , Heckmondwike , and back to Dew ^ bury . At each place they were addressed by Messrs . Wilby , HolHngsworth , Moorhouse , and Bairstow , who exhorted the masses to disperse to their respective homes , which they did with the greatest propriety and good order . The shops and public-houses were shut , and thus much drunkenness and dissipation prevented .

      Tuesday , August 13 . This mornisg the Chartists assembled in thouoand « , headed by three bands of music , and at eleven o ' clock tbe multitude moved off to Earlsheaton , Chickenley , Ossett , Horbury , Middltstown , Thornhill , and then back to Dewsbury , where they met in the Market Place . The oldest inhabitants of the town do not remember anything equal to it ; indeed , when Harry Brougham was first in Dewsbury , the number of people was estimated by tbe Whig or Reform . press at 20 , 000 ; and it is acknowledged by all parties tbat this day ' s meeting was by far the largest ever seen in Dewsbury , indeed it was truly imposing .

      WEDNESDAY , AUOUST 14 , This day , at one o ' clock , the Chartists of Dewsbury and surrounding districts began to move . The Hanging Heaton band arrived , next came Batley Carr Band , next came Chickenley band , Bext came Ht > ckmondwike band , then the whole processien moved to Vicar ' s Croft , where a large and imposing meeting was held . Mr . Samuel Allatt was called to the chair , and opened the meeting in a very able manner , after which Mr . ¦ William Wilby , of Dewsbury , proposed the first resolution , which was seconded by Mr . Abraham Hollingsworth , of Grawthorpe , and supported in a very able manner by Mr . Bairstow , of Queenshead .

      Mr . Francis Law , of Dewabury , moved an Address to her Majesty , praying the royal elemeBcy towards the sentenoed prisoners at Warwick , which was seconded b y Mr . Benjamin Bromley , of Batley ind supported by Mr . John Arran , of Bradford , in a most able and manly speech .

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      It was tben moved and seconded that Earl Stanhope be requested to present the address to he ? Majesty . The following are tbe resolutions ;—let . That it iftthe opinion ef thi * meeting that the present struggle for the politioal emaoeipatitw of the di » tr « s * ed aillions ot tb >* eonntry has been greatly retarded by the hostility engendered betwixt the middle and lower classes ; we , therefore ,, do most cordial )/ implore tbe assistance , ef tbemiddle cla » e » in this fflipf ^ k important struggle for freedom . * : ¦ ' : "; : : ¦ ¦ ¦¦ . '¦'¦ . " - ¦ — ' ¦¦ Mored 1 » y Mr . Yf ^ 'WxtBr ^ MA tf&n&ti bjr Mfe ^^ BtociiittwwjijiiTs ^ r , - . ¦ : J - - ¦ ¦;¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ _ ¦ ^ mc $ ^**^ # **^^ m ^ diatdyttattamitte ^ ^ J tation' to her Maj « t £ ; oB : flie « trlie « t otieWonl "'

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      MASCiiESTEIL CHARTIST PROCEEDINGS . -WHIG PERSECUTION . Oa Wednesday , at tho Borough Court , Jam r * Leech ) fFm . Harvey , and . JoAn Fletcher ^ were remanded again UBtil the next day , lor having thre ? guns in their possession . The two last named prisoners came . from Bury , and Leech is a resident of Manchester . —On the same day Richard Ball wa » placed at tbe bar of the New Bailey . A Policeman said , that on searching the prisoner's house , in Salford , he fonnd 49 bullet" , n quantity of powder and ball cartridge . Ia the next house he found a gun which belonged to tbe prisoner . Mr . MaBde-r'Do yon connect the prisoner witlr any meetings ? Witness—No , but I can identify the gun . Prisoner—How can yon identify it ?

      Witness—I saw it in your house a fortnigfc £ since , when I went to distrain for rent . Prisonerr-Can you swear to it ? Witness— Yes , by the lock ! Prisoner—That is w ' nsfnlar . Mr . Maude—What have you to say ? Prisoner—Nothing- more than , yesterday , I hadt the gun to shoot at a t ?» rget . Mr . Maude—Then you must find two sureties to keep the p « ace . Prisoner— Tbat I can ' t do . Mr . Maude—Then we must commit you to prison Prisoner—Yen might as w : 11 have done so at firer . He was then committed for three months . Oa Thursday , at tbe Bjrough Court , Leech , Harvey , and Fletcher , Wfra again examined . The In-door Superintendent said , that he hid sent to Bury , and could not obtain any evidennr against the prisoner !" .

      This was very clear , for it afterwards appeared that the evidence which had been obtained way decidedly in their favour . John Taylor , Esq ., the leading attorney in tbtr Court , ably defended Harvey and Fletcher , bot iaV solid and cogent arguments had little effect on tbe > Whig magistracy , who appeared to have made op thtir minds either to imprison or banish from the laud of their fathers , all the Chartists they can lay hold vf at " one fell swoop . " They were all committed to Kirkdale Gaol , and bail was rtfused , although th * father of Harvey \ an old man xcith silvery locks , w 4 s > said that he / ought for his country , with tears in hi eyes imploretl the magistrates to take bail !!

      At the New Bailey , on tht < same day , a mai » named Bojlh was charged with intimidating thtr workmen at the Ardwick Spinning Works . . Tbt > r « p was evidence to prove that he bore an irreproachable * character , and was earning 35 * . a week . Mr Maude said that nearly all the Chartists that had been brought vp were men of excellent character dpari from their political errors . He was committed to the * John Bartleit was charged with having a loar '« £ pistol , and some bullet-, in his possession . A maw named Owen came forward , and nwore that th « prisoner bad said tbat he was casting bullet * a& Sunday night , and that ho would fire at tbe tirsi pe ^ liceman that insulted him . A policeman stated that he had seen him at several Chartist merticg » where violent language was used . Witnesses provedi that the prisoner bore an excellent character , and was a good workman . He was committed tb tsUie his trial .

      John Threadwall was next examined . He was charged with having a dagger and some powder iro hi « possession on Monday night . Mr . Maude—What account do yon give of the dagger ? Prisoner—I had it to protect myself . Mr . Maude—Why , who do you think was going to hurt you r Prisoner—I do not know ; bnt the town was in ae unsettled state on Monday . He was ordered to find SGreties to keep the peace ,, or be imprisoned for three months . A man named Ed < ard Pollock was charged wifis having a gun in his pojsessior , in Ancoats ' -gtwet . on Monday night , which he stated he wa » taki » g te be prepared . A witness was called to give him 8-good character , and be was discharged .

      OldhaM . -On Friday evening , the Chartists ot Oldham held' a meeting in the Socialists' Roonz GrroKvenor-streetj " for the purpose of taking proceedings to organise the working classes , in order re secure a Radical representation of the people . " Mr Richard Haslam , an operative , was chairman . Mr-James Mills , delegate for Oldfaam , to the Nation * Conventian , and Mr . Benjamin Haigh , Eews-vender ^ addressed ihe meeting in terms of disapproval of tbtr projectof " a National Htliday . " They commented on the propriety ef peaceable agitation , as the m& * t rational means of securing what they deemed tfeeri ghts » f the people . Resolutions , declaring th * National Holiday unnecegnary , and pledging ii »* - operatives of Oldham not to ebserve it , were pa » j **«? without opposition .

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      FURTHER ARRESTS OF CHARTISTS . Early on Saturday morning , August 3 , Henry Lacy » Dd Joseph Witts , of Wottton Underedee , w . re arrested by a special warrant , and conveyed to Duraley , and nnderwent a private examination before a full Bench of Magistrates , the witnesses having" previously undergone a private examination , ana the depositions taken down in writing . Altogether it wai an unfair proceeding , ai the crossexamination was not allowed to be taken down , aiid if any one of the witnesses faltered in hisstatempnts , the Magistrates assisted bis memory by reading to kim his written depositions which he had previously sworn to . Tbe young men , together with Vincent , who was included in the indictment , were charged with uttfiriDg seditions language , and exciting the people to discontent and disaffection towards her Majesty and her Government , and with inciting thelowe ' r orders against the higher . Tbey were bailed out to

      appear at Gloucester Assizes on the ensuing Tuesday , to take their trial , when the Grand Jury found a true bill against Henry Vincen * , Henry LacT , and Jooeph Witt « , for conspiracy and sedition . By the advice of their attorney , Mr . Roberts , of Bath , the partien traversed the Court , and were bound over to appear at the ncx , t M arch Assizes , themselves in ODe hundred pound * each , and two sureties for each in rifty poundc apiece . The greatest excitement prevailed during the whole of Saturday , and the authorities , previous to the arreat , had ordered two companies of soldiers to be in attendance , who remained under arms during tb « whole ef the day . The best spirit has been ehown here by the people , for by Monday enough suhscriptians were raised to cover the expense of traversing , and they are now subscribing toward * the trial . "We have al *> received

      snbscrTptions from Strond , Cirencester , and Stanley , with a promise of more . The authorities thought , by tbe arrest ot these two younu men , to stop the progress © f Chartism , but the effect produced has been qeit « the contrary . I will only add , that tho special * , who were sworn in great numbers on the Saturday afternoon , were kept in a state of half intoxication , and remained drinking to a lste hour , not going bom * till midnight , long after the Chartints were wrapped in the arms of Somnus .

      Brews1ek Sb Siows.

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      ;;• ¦ ' TO MR . O'CONNOR . ¦\ fft give the following letter as the readiest mode of cewncskatinx its contents to Mr . O'Connor , whow exact address we don't happen to have . — JEw-L ; "W ^ , tke acting Committee of Mansfield , Nottinghamshire , are under tho most , tyrannical ayatein that ever befell man—that is , respecting tbe Holiday . On Monday last , we held a meeting in Minified , and Sctton-in-Ashfield joined us in prose **| on , when the Magistrates called out the militaqamd police , aad proceeded directly to arrest a larf ^ number of our me mber * , withoatwulic * ' . ihe Riot Act ; butriiort particularly Henri DtfCoBltiy of Mansfield , and W&sa , of Sutton-ih-AchneM . and others Connected with the prosecution for training and drilling , at Woodhouse—the casa yon eonducted . v -., ;

      "Our meeting was held at tha Black Swim , and we passed the address to her Majesty . We then proceeded to meet our Sutton friends , as above , when the transaction above-mentioned took place . Sir , the system that tbe magistrates are acting under is a violation of all law , for they are trying theee men as being in military order , which thf y were not ; for they were in three * and fours , and fives ; and a more peaceable processioa we never * avr . As it is the mogt earnest wish of Mr . Henry De Courcy that if yon possibly can coma to conduct this case ; if not , fhey are all sacrificed , for they will not allow any one to go into Court but their own party ; they are now remanded till next Saturday , if you can come , or send some one to our assistance , as there is no one here to defend us , you will much oblige yours , 6 ic . " The Committee of Mansfield and Sltton . Mansfield , Au « r . 14 , 1839 . "

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      VfVt TT "Wo no touea ^ oaapjQKCs HAifjpjBWNir YUii . ii . jo . 92 . SATURDAY , AUGUST 17 , 1839 . ^ . ^ V ^ .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 17, 1839, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct357/page/1/