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      THE CHABTIST BOLD A SOXG . T ** c—" Finn sj Oak . " OH firm as oak and iree from fear The Chartist bold should be ; EU am ia forhu country dear , To achieve her liberty . Cease veal come woe , gall on ire go , Oar Charter to attain ; Oar cause is jnst , la Gji 3 we tres--^" e soon ahall see our country free . We soon fihali see our country free .

      Oar Charter ire know will lay tyranny low And union from discord flow ; Then unite , unite , unite , j-fce Cbarfcer to attain . TJnite , unite , lie Charter to attiin . UiDExh tyranny ' s despotic band Have chained * ut patriots brave ; Tconiih persecution ' s iron hind Hath brought them to the grave ; Come ¦ weal , come"woe , Still on we go , Om Charter to attain ; Out cause is just , In God -we trust , \ Ce soon shall see onr country free . Vf e soon shall see our country free .

      Our Charter we know , Trill lay tyranny low , And union from discord flaw ; Thai unite , unite , unite , Tbe Charter to attain . Unite , unite , Xbe Charter to attain . THOSAS M . " Wheeler , Kensington

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      ^ TOR O'CONNOR'S RELEASE . Hurrah , hurrah , behold he comes , Our champion eo » is free ; Th = n s ? . un ( l your tmrapet 3 , beat your drams And shout hurrah for liberty . He ccnies to plerd the labourer ' s cause , And breai tie tyra-jt ' s cba ; n ; Sot equal riibts and equal lairs , 2 \ o mire hell plead in Tain . He craes lo ttll hia foes once more , Oar rights they shall not barter ; And to proclaim from siiore to shore , Onr birthright and our Charter . He comes ; o dig the despot's grave , To bury the tyrants there ; And waft across the oeean ' s wave , The exiled orphans' prayer .

      He comes to taie the Chartist reins ; The oppressor ' s threats hs'il spam ; AeJ sever the exiles' rankling chains , And welcome their return . He comes to seal ¦ with unsparicg hand , TLe fete of cur ftl ! foes ; Who ' ve dealt destruction thro * the land , And spum'd the labourers' woes . He conus , tho' eertle in his guise , Kenew'd in strength 2 Eil bravery ; The sue -will now soon erase to rise , On tyrants ami on slavery .

      Hurrah , hurrah , behold he comes , Asain ecr cltampion" 3 free ; Come , sound the trumpets , beat the drums , And shout hurrah for liberty . J . W . C

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      EXIGMA .

      Fecs heaTea 1 fall , thou gh from earth I begin , >* o kdy alive can show such a skin ; I ' m briht as an argel , and light as a feather , Bat hairy and dark when you sqn ? eE 3 me together ; Tcoarh candour and trath i- j my aspect I bear , Yet many poor creatures I help to ensnare ; ThotLsh . so mcch of heaTen appears ia my mike , The foulest impression I easily tike ; Sly parent and 1 prouu&s one anther , The mother the daughter , the daughter the metier . W . C

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      i ^ SILK WORilS AND SILK WEAVERS . While ye reel the silk , begin Isan-mon , * to grieve , — That—which pamper'd silkworms spin , Starring mortals weive : Cainess maid . ' thy livin ? gem , Food and warmth receives , Had the weaver been a worm He had te- ± on ) e = Tas . ' Soon his thread of life w » s ston , Fanuce , toil , s . ud cue "Werc ' his portion ' nesth the sun , Breithing noi 3 onie sir ! While ye reel the silk , &c

      ii ! Phafena-monf nlest ! To 3 for man , —ami then—Has from JjFiiie and be at rest . — Happier far than men . ' Chinese miid!—silk-wearers ne ' er—Periiliins could be—If thry gaLa'd int half the cits Suivrorms win from the * . While ye reel the silk , kc ITlcsr'd Sesh , do logger firm ! Cbiil'd—tbe : r 3 ctfring brectii . 'WcaTers perish '—eo : a worn : —

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      E ' er is starr'd to death , While iiese martyrs of the loom , — > Ver to liK-nr loth , — Fasiine sid d ' * seas * consrans ! Crush'd befcre the rcoth ! A . Boq . n . Chartist .. PIvzncTiih .

      • 2 L o ; b « r o r the wcnr . s ( : n the Chinese tcngue 1 whose « £ : e : t k to keep tieai wina and well fed . f The mulberry-moth .

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      vTe h : * Te been faTOured with No . 31 , of this daj ' s ¦ d ate , from which we give the following extract : — " It was a icistaie in the true knowledge of the people wLici c ^ st the Whi gs their characters asii -pover , and -will df-prire them of tbeir places . It shah " tmt bs ity fialt if the ConserratiTes ail imo the same Eire . " Perhaps I stall Etagrer j on and many of my readers with whtt I am about to say . At all risks . 1 will ipsak the truth—truth which , as I before sain , i haTe not leameu from boeka , but from txperiencf , for which I am now , at your bidding , paying Ter ; daarv .

      " l hare studied the workisg petple in their homes—In tt = ir woTk * bcps—is the factories -i > ay , I hnve follcre-3 tLeci in their waiideriDgs , to the hcspiuili , in-£ rm 3 ries , ak-boases , workhc-ures , zzd pri 3 ocs . I haTe ffiarked thtir rsistries and their poTtrty—poverty , neglect , and wji , t , in a Christian conrtry , -Bhich is the re-R ^ rd of txcetsire industry : —and 1 hiT 3 beta asto-Biihed at tfceir patience and forbearance , un ^ er oppres-* io 2 wHeh T 7 cnki cTta driTE sise men and ! " 1 Can bc £ T tesiiaonv to their ^ gWction fur their ¦ Wi res and ehiU-ren—tLt-ir kind regard , and manly , fearless , sicrifkes for their neighbours , \ rho are in froier want than themselves—tbeir derottd attschfflent to those who rank higher than ttu-y do , and who

      Show them ar . y kindness—their considtnwtt and touching beneToicEc « to such , when reduced to porertytheir regard tud tfiWction to their employers who are } u * t , EEd kind , and sympathising—and their forbear-* Me to there who most cruelly oppress anu thamefnlly ^ sfraud thtm—their Iotb of tieir cative spot , ' the place where they first drew their first breath , and wnere they hope to draw their lasi "—their attachment to the church round whicli tho athes of their fathers * iUffibtT—ard , wktre tbe clergyman 5 s foucd at his P « : a fsiiMd -B-zl 6 hrr . r . T , ct Israel , their dcT&tion and W ^ Kcce towards him . la a word , tbeir love of peace snd order—their dislike cf eenf ^ ion and changetbeir fcncECEs for old local limits , a :. d tLeir enmitj M all iEnovati « r . s . Their attichmtEt ts the toil and

      nrral plsaaneg , are nisnifcst even in tL ^ ir cellars and Hrrtts ,- there you c £ ; eu Szd birds and plants—nay , ^ Tpn is the factories I luive seen flo-s-er-pots containing "H-Baliie plaEts tnd splesdid sptcinierjt of cucsnibers ! "J ? = ch , Sir , are aKon ^ st the ru'ir g Tirtnes of the worticg classes of Ec ^' . ^ nd , who are , in fact , as a " ^ yi a religious , afiVcucnate , Latest , indastrious . Pi ^ ictic , a = dloyajr = ce : But , ' Eay their errmics , ' they are ignorant ! toleeG : Is B : b ! e knowltdge igcoranc ^ ? Is the kDOTltd ge cf the human heart ignorance ? 13 common *" e ignoratce ' : —Sir , the men who charge the wcikt&S classes of England with ignorance , ntTer mixini * ah them—never knew them . If they had done so , «* ey wculd tot piore their own ignorance by asserting n ' -ifcllT .

      "I Once thought tlat tte Wcrkiug people were H ^ crant ; but , Sir , tince then , 1 hare sat under tbeir tatjoa , and I zzj tie wiser for their lessons . I would « Te their accusers to do the same , and , in tb « school « the labourtrj and operatives of EDgland , to leaic wisdom . " I tm not a flatterer , neither em I afraid of the Citr rof pride , conceit , unl ignoratee . Upon thesub-** t on wtich I am now writing , I can make no mistake , ^ ta tt « : I write only the resuit of experience . 1 record ^ Ksj Kth hsTfc < xme undtr cay notice , with respect to c c _ it is inp ^ Siibie tLat 1 can err ; rut the truth is ® Tay iar fr-. ia iLe ceuiicc-Eiy rectivid ccti ^ n , that 1 I'TtJAltu to ii . £ Lt the doubts of jcbhj sincere and ^^ S . fcitt ^ fcu . 1 ifc > pect those setup ' ts ; t « i knowing ^' « £ e y are erront-oia , I am the mere reio ' . Ttd , at this ^ aJul epoch , to sp &s right out "

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      BAKNSIiEV . —SekiocsAccident—On Saturday last , as Edward Bates tt&s oiling a portion of the machinery at Messrs . Courdsay ' s Bleach Crofts , be got entangled therein , and his arm was torn ont of the socket . Tbe poorfe ) lovr is suffering in extreme agony , and it is thought by many he will not recover . CABXISLE .-Late Election " Rows . "—An appeal wa 3 made in the Star of the 17 th instant , in behalf of two men who have been charged with the murder of a policeman named Jardine . From all we caii learn , the policeman was Tery indiscreet in striking in all directions , paying no regard to age nor sex ; having knocked down two little boys who

      could not get out of the way ; and also felled down a poor woman , and Etruck another with a child in herarm 3 . We question the right of Mr . Grahame , superintendent of the police force , to give his men orders to draw their staves and charge the people ; ror thongh a few etones were thrown , bo particular damage tvas done ; and if the crowd had been let alone they would have speedily dispersed . Compared with former election ? , we can say , without fear of contradiction , that it was a very peaceable one . We regret extremely that the policeman should have have been killed ; but we are confirmed in our opinion that the unfortunate circumstance arose out indiscretion h

      of bis . own forwardness and . Tis nnhappy result has , we have eo doubt , been partially the means of causing several other 3 to be arrested for breaking windows and interfering with the police , when in discharge of their duty . I \ o less than seven or eight persons have been commjUed on the above charges . In some cases tbe persons thus committed by the Borough Magistrates were prepared to prove an alibi , but the magistrates said they were determined to commit ihem , so that it was-not material for them to do so . We were grieved to see this predetermination on the part of the magistrates , for we always considered them as minor judges , placed on tbe bench to

      administer justice to all parties , according to the evidence . It must be considered a great hardship , when an innocent individual is committed to gaol even for a dar , vihcu he is prepared to clear himself by evidence of the most indisputable kind . The greatest praise is dne to Mr . O'Connor , for his promptness in giving advice , and otherwise assisting the committee that has been formed , for the purpose of providing a good lesal defence for theee men charged with the murder of the policeman ; to whom stc

      ibey could have no personal gr . icge , that we aware of ; indeed we beliere they FcarceiV knew him at all . The thanks of the committee are likewise due U > Mr . George JvAiaii HaTaey , who has so ganerciiily respori'itd 10 ihfJr apppeaJ through tbe co . amns cf the Xortheryi S ' ar , in his address to the democrat ? ef " . he West Rvihr ? of Ycrkvhire . Tne as ? : z : 3 vrili commence ca the 4 : h of August , > o ihat subscriptions au ^ lit , : o be sent in to Mr . James Anhur ,-bocksdier , as ? petdi 3 y as possible .

      ASHTCN-UNIDEK-LYin ? . - Tho inhabitants of this town have : rO tar resisted the levy of a church rate , as to cause a < k-a < l silence to come over the tower of tbe Parish Church . The clock has not moved a quarter of an hour , neither has there been oas s-jngle pesl rurg on the bells for more than two moiit ^ wh . 'ch has beea the cause if one ot the inhabitants composing the following satire • — A . COXVEBSAiTON BEfWEEM ASI 1 TON CHURCH CLOCK

      A >" D ONE OF THE BELLS . One dart stormy night , as in pitiful plight , Through the uhurcbyurd of Asiiton J pais ^ d ; I shelttr'd awhile , in & nook of the pile , From the rain which fell heavy and fast . Ami while 1 stood there , a no-se I did hear , Which nii'jt' me look ruund me with dread ; But I very sooa found , that this wonderful Eound , Did proceed from tee steeple o ' crhead . >' ow you'll think thit I He , but I don't , co , not I , For as sure as there ' s water ia wells , A discourse I did hear , which took place I declare , Twixt the church dock and one of the bells . " Oh good lack a day ' . " the clock it did say , " . My hear : is both hs . avy and sad ; To tbii-k 1 ihouid be , thus ill used , do ye see , Its encash to Elite any closk inad .

      ¦• You know tiat from youth , I ' ve always told truth , And it brings bitter tears in my eyes , Thus idly to stand , witbi-ut m < j > ing mf baud , And tell people nothing but lies . " For to each that ccnirs by , an . 1 lif'j up hia eye , Esquiring tie time o . lie day ; Bts it morning or noon ., late at evening ct soon , 'i qsirt&r past n ? e' 1 ttili sa ; . " " Thus thonjh I ' m not to blade , I havo lost my gootJ n ^ ius , To redeem it I never can hope ! So now in despair , 1 wid swing , 1 declare , If you'll qniy just lend me your rope . " " My rope ! Mrs . Clock , how my feelings j-au shock ! Djnt you know , that the very same cay That your ticking was siopp'd , my bell-rope was crepp'd , And taken completely away . '

      " Bat , thongh sines that time I ' ve not uttered a chime Don't iiEEsine I ' m clown in the maw ; Xo , I'll let " people ste , if they j-ut upen me , Tiut I do ziot care for thriu a straw . " "And it grieves me to hear , you -alking so queer , Ab . ot hanging yourself ; Oh dear me ! Djn't yourself make away ; but have patience I pray W'hj , they'd bring it in felo-de-se !" " what if you do tell a story or two , And thus leare folks sadly j' 111 " Jurch ; Why sbvuld not tbe people be gull'cl from the steeple , As "sfcil as be gulled in the chuich ' : " " 6 . v . ' s all Tt ^ y well fjr yon , Mr . Bell , Who the ways of the vrorltl do not eee ; And wLo cfcver once iouk , from your dark dismal nook To talk absut patience to me .

      ¦• But could you descry ail the folks that pass by , Aud tear ail tt , eir jibes and their sneers ; Your fine p- ;; &i ; i-s wuulH go very quickiy I know , Anvi jfc -i , dwibb you cuuid liEj—all their tars . " ' ¦ ' Well , well , my dear friend , I don't wish to offend , S : ; id the bell , in a kind , soothing toco ; ' ¦ Ua : cibi * gcd i * halj be , if you'll teii unto me , "SVLy uut of eiDployniint we're tLro' ^ n . " " \ Vhy , yc" see , Sir , ' tis here ; \ he peoyie I ftar , .-. re getting too wise for the CLurth ; For pl 2 » : 3 y they £ ay , eo more churth-rates they'll pay Aud thus we are left in the lurch . " " For th-= chcrch beirsg poor , as it is to be sure , It Mr . » .. t afl ' or < ' for to pay—~ Fot ' jiinaicg Uie up , asd for pulling your rope , Oa holidays merry atd gav . '

      Says the bell , " but egad , it looks rather too bad T i-r . t the church Ehculd neglect its friends thus ; If such fcuins it cia rpare , its ovrn front to repair , " VV'Ly tot tpare a uifle for us ?" " Yes , " ths clock did reply , " and I'd like to know wl : y , Such expense has been squandered away , In curving the shapes , of those curs'U ugly apes , "WLich the front of the church dolh « isp ; ay . " ' There s one I can spy , cpp-iars winking Lis eye , On a church such thirds should net appear ;) He si ems for to ssy , to zM passmz this way , ' Tiiere is nothing but gainmon in hera' "

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      these tai /; ss I ' m vex'd , and sorely perplex'd , JCiy . I ' m almost o ' ertrhelnrd with my grifcf ; Ami i . ut « vten- } Gu and roe , there ' s but one way I see , lu which wj can hope for relief . " " "TIj hera , afcculd the Whigs , who hare Ion t : n their rigs , By the Tories be cu ted , why tten The churcb-f'jlks wouid be so well pleas'd dc ye ; ee , The ) wou ' . d set us a jjgging again . Says tbe bell , " then I'll pray , tha * Sir Ro' ert Peel n ; ay Tery so ' .-n" —here I happen'd to con | h—CrUs the cLx ; k , " I much fear , that a listener is near , " Acd thus the dh course was broke off

      Now fte wind and the rain , had abated again , Arc . S 3 hottewaids I turn'd me away , I dtitiiiiinn to tell what the clock and the bell While conversing together did say . Mei > 3 Cal Institution . —Tbe half-yearly meeting of ihli society was held in the Large Room of the DIspc ! .-srv , on Monday evening last , at eight o'clock , when Mr . G . S p ith , the President , was called to the chair , who , in his opening address , enumerated the niauv difficulties they bad had to encounter

      durirg ; he eighteen months tho Board had been in existence . He also grated his detire of resigning ids office as President . He then called upon the Secretary to read the accomus for the half year , from which it sppe&ra the society is indebted to the Treasurer-to the amount of £ 4 Us . The number of patients - whs have been attended to for the half year stands thus : — Ont Patients ..... 1493 HtiQe do 387 Labours 33

      Total .. ~ 1938 Twelve deaths have occurred in the half year . Jlr . Gartside spoke to the character of Mr . Ross , the House ScgeoD , as beirjg a steadv , diligent , and wen qualified person . Mr . Matthew Charleaworth was appointed President , and Mr . Smith and Mr . Ltigh Treasurers , for the next half year . Mr . Ross was re-elect- , d Surgeon . A -rote of " thanks was then k . ven to ilissr ? . G . Smith , W . Lei ^ b , and Dr . Hoss , r- ^ r their past services , aud the meeting broke up . Thi » society his felt the effects of illusion , that is , there arc low three Boards instr ad of one , the inhabit £ nta have yet to learn that union is strength .

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      GLASGOW . —Great Procession of Teetotalkks—A very large procession of persons aeting on the principle of total abstinence , took place here on the 17 th inst ., the Saturday of Glasgow Fair week . Delegates having previously arrived from the various societies connected with the Western Union which we believe takes in the whole of the We 8 t of Scotland , for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements . The various bodies began to arrive by ten oclock a . m ., in Glasgow Green , taking up their stations according to the numbera previously drawn by their respective delegates . The Irish Catholic ? , a very powerful body fell in in the rear of the Western Union . After the necessary

      arrangements had been completed , the Western Union began to leave the Green about half-past twelve o'clock , passing oa through Bridgeton , Calton , and down the Gallowgate , Glasgow , where at a t'jven point it took the "Wtstern Union , the Rechabites , and the Catholics thirty-eight minutes to pass ; they were arranged from three to six deep ; they were well supplied with bands of music , bagpipes , &c while their splendid fl 3 gs and other insignias glittered m the sun . It was generally calculated that thero could not be less than six or seven thousand in the line of procession ; upon the whole it wa 3 a splendid moral display .- [ This arrived last week after our Scotch papers had been worked off J

      HA WORTH . —On Saturday morning last , about eleven o ' clock , a man , professing to be a traveller for the firm of Messrs . Thomas Prickett and Son , Manchester , wa 3 driving in a gig from Keighley to Hebden Bridge , and while on his way between the Lees and Ha worth Brow Side Bars , close to the residence of Mr . John Townend , he began ( to evade paying the toll , it is supposed ) to whip his horse very unmercifully , by winch he broke the whip-scock and caused the btaten creature to gallop at a most furious rate . The wife of the toll-collector , whose name is Jonathan Speak , seeing the horse gallop at her

      an unusual speed , ran out of the house to save child from harm ai > d to take tbo tall . However , she had scarcely got oat of the door before thehorse and gig were upon her , by which tha was severely wounded . Fortunately , the child escaped without injury . The man was thrown out of the gig a distance of six or seven vards , but did not receive much harm . The gig was broken by being dashed against one of the bar-posts , and tho post itself was almost torn up . After some slight repairs tho man drove off without giving anything as a recompense to the injured party ; we hear , however , that it is likoly he will be proceeded against .

      BEADFOED .- The last few weeks have been eventful one ? in Bradford . The defeat of the Whigs a ; the late election will ba of important advantage to tlw progress of popular freedom . The v « ry m . n who urged the magistrates to prosecnte the Chartists , and iniiiccd liule " Finality" to establish a barracks in this peaceable district , have placarded the town , advising the people to resibt tho law by refWir . ii to pay church rates . It is gratifying ta see the treacherous and de ^ pot ) c actions of the Whig 1 > ction recoil on their own heads .

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      An Excellent Advertisement . —The Presbytery of Niagara , New Yoik , have pa ^ ed a formal resolution , declaring that Byron ' s works aud Buhver's novels , " are books of an infidel and licentious character . " There will be an immediate run for both . The Tory Spitakeh . — A correspondent of the Standaid stales that Sir Eardley Wilmot is to be the Speaker or the Tories . Colonel Stbthorp and Mr . Peter Borthwick are also talked of , and it is hard to say whether the Colonel ' s manners or the Peter's character will render the o » o or the other the more eligible , and worthy to represent the dignity of the Tory House of Common ? .

      . Plough Deep and Dri . vk Shallow . —The President of the 2 s ' orthamproi ; 6 hire Farming and Giaz ' ng Society , on presenting a prize cup to a young man , thus addressed him : " Now , young man , take this cup , and remember always to plough deep ; md drink shallow . " An Old Soldi eh . —Some time ago , I informed you that an oM man-of-wars-man had been brutally used by one of the Kural Police , dragged before the miniens of tyranny , for whom , in other days , he had shed liis bl-ud , ai ; d by them ' was , ¦ w ithout law or reason , thrown into a vile unhealthy ^ a . jl , for sixty days . I havo now to tell you oi' au old soldier named James WiL-cn , who is a relative of the glorious old patriot , Wilson , of Glasgow , who was hanged like a

      dog ior having carried a fisg at Borjiiynitiir , bearing tho v . ords— ' Scotland free or a desert . " James is now three score years of age ; be served eighteen ycari ? , received seven wounds in sepa ate wholesale murder engagements , and , as tbe last of these wounds rendered him a cripple for life , ho was graciously discharged u- ' ufuAil a pension , as another of " unworn out tools which Urar . ts cast away 1 " This old mac svas in Bristol at ( he fime of a recent event : n Wales , —that country which neither foreign nor British foes could subdue until it humbugged itself by selling its freedom and ifR glory for the contemptible mockery cf havipe : the King ' s son , God hdp it , called Prince of Wales . When Wilson heard that tbe standard of freedom waa again to

      wave on the » elsn mountains , he resolved to join it , and , sotting ou' , he declared that ho had fought too Jong for tyraDuy , and would strike for liberty , and , fat lea ^ t , : f be could not fight , ho would " shoulder his cratch" and ceacb . Rapid events , howtvur , protracted his purpose , and he returned to Scotland , where be wanders about like a good an ^ el , fanning the sacred spark of liberty in the rural districts , aud sub .-isting on that charity which the industrious poor kindly give , but which the idle rich unfeelingly refuse . This old reteran and sterling patriot , while limping along the parish road of Kirkiniehael , with his old wife , was rudely seized by a Rnral Policeman . WiliOi ! told what ho had been and wbat he had suffered . " I don ' t ca'e a d n , " ? aid the ruffian , "you must go the Justice of Peace . ' Wilson

      submitted , and on they marched , the old woman , on a = ignal , leadirg ; he van , the rural in tho centre , and the old soldier bri ^ ir . g up the rear ; and on coming to the centre of a foot bridge , " halt ! " " wheel !" cried tbe veteran to his advanced guard , and , aa a soldier ' s wife doe ? , and as evtrygood wife should do , rhe obeyed , and , on the ins ; ant , the old hero gave the pampered , fat rural a lurch , which sent him over , head fort most , into a pool , six feet deep , from which , like a half drowned rat , he got ont , and , after bawling lor help , those who bad privately £ eeo , and others , at length came ; but as he was laughed at instead of receiving aid , he beat a retreat , leaving the old soldier and his wife in possession of the field , and he mir ~ t have felt that the people , while they pity , sr . idii , and support an old soldier , do mortaliy abhor a Iiuraj PoJiceman .- Correspondent .

      Alleged Denial op Relief to a Starving Man . —Un Friday an inquiry was gone into before Mr . Carter , at the John Bull , Tyers-street , Lambeth , respecting the death of Robert Simpson Reynolds , aged forty-three , whose death , as currently reported , was caused , or at least accelerated , by the conduct of one of the pariah officers . M . W . Green , ' 29 L , said he had known the deceased , and had often relieved him out of hi 3 own pocket , because be knew he wanted food . On Monday ciorning , about half-past eleven o ' clock he saw tho deceased in Granby-streer , Waterloo road , and at the requ . st of Mr . Barrett , the landlord of the Royal Oak , he went after him , and a ? kcd how it was he Jid do : appiy for admission to tbe workhouse . He

      said he iiau been ret ' uEtd by Telher , one of the relieving officers . Witne .-s csked him to go with him to the house , but ho said he had b&cn refused lour times , and he w > u ] d eooner die in the streets than apply again . Witness took him to Mr . Watchhorn jn a cab , because he was ill , and that gentlercan having supplied him with refreshment , an order was obtained for his admission to the workhouse , where wine and other nourishment was jjiven him till Mr , Duke , the surgeon , arrived . Mr . Duke , the surgeon , said he attended the deceased immediately , and found him in a dying state . He was very much attenuated . Ho appeared to be labouring under consumption , and every thing he desired was ordered to be supplied him . The jury here consulted

      and said there must be a post-mortem examination oirhe body , but several of them objected to its being performed by Air . Duke , as he was the parish surgeon . Mr . Watchborn paid that the parish offictr 3 had the greatest confidence in his ability . Mr , Duke said , he had given his evidence upon his oath , and he did not ste , without some better reason beics ; stated , that he should not make the examination —he had no wish to screen any one . A juror said , that proper medical attention had not been paid . Mr . Duke rose , and was evidently affected almost to tears . " I have , " said he , ' done all I can for tho poor , and I think to charge me in this manner ia most ungrateful . " Sarah Reynolds , the wife of the deceased , said , she was in service , and had not lived with her husband for eight months , as he was unable to support her . He had no regular lodging , but u ? ed to sleep at a house in the Mintin the Borough .

      , She Faw him on Saturday , and gave him one shilling , as he said he was hungry . She asked him why he did not go to the house , and he S 3 id he had been eix or seven times , and Tether told him to go about his busines ? . She gave hfm about three shillings a week . He had been ill for some time and ppat blood . By the Jury—Thought he wanted food a long while . He used to pay fourpence a night for his lodging . Other witnesses were then examined , who proved the state of destitution tbe man bad been in , and that he told them that on Tuesday week he had applied at the workhouse , when Tether bullied him , and he would not go again . He was then very much agitated . Tether said , that so far from having refused relief to tho deceased , be met him some time ago , and , understanding that be lived in St . George ' s parish , told him to get a friendly order for Lambeth , and he wonld at once be admitted . The room was

      cleared , and ultimately the following verdict was retun-ed : — " That the deceased died of disease of the isngF , but at the same time we are of opinion his death arose in a great measure from destitution , and believe application was made for parochial relief by the deceased himself , although we have no legal er > < 1 c prove the faet .

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      North Riding 0 * Yorkshire . —There is a vaooncy in the North Riding , occasioned by the death of Lord Feversham , whose eldest son , the Hon . William Duncombe , represented that division of the county in the last Parliament , and was re-elected a few days since ; he is now , consequently , Lord Foversham . The Parliament . —It is supposed that Parliament will only sit for about a week after the mooting-on the 19 th of August , during which the resignation of the present Ministers will be tendered , and < an . adjournment of about three weeks will follow to admit of their successors being re-elected ; this latter circumstance will ciuse a stir , as , doubtless , some of tho boroughs will be contested . ^

      Singular Case ( very I ) . — A correspondent at Rusland sends us the following remarkable statement : — " A girl , aged fourteen years , living in the village of Rusland , of the name of Margaret Leece , lost a small gooseberry in at her ear . For a few days she complained of great pain in that ear ; but afterwards her parents heard no more of it until Monday morning last , when at breakfast she laughed heartily , and the berry came down at her nose . It was turned red , as if ripe . The writer can prove this by several witnesses who were there at the time . "—Kendai Mercury .

      A Fair Convert . — " Well , " said her Majesty to the handsome Viscountess Jocelyn , " I wonder , my dear , you could ever venture to marry a Tory , as your uncle Melbourne usod to fell mo they were a horrible set of creatures V " I vow , " said the ci-devant bed-ohambor lady , " that I had a horror of Tories until I married Jocelyn , and now I am so well satisfied with him that I would not part with him for a score of Whigs . " " D ' ye hear that V said the sweet little lady , turning to Lady Elliot , the intended bride of Lord J ;> hn Russell ; " I do begin to think , myself , that a young Tory must bo preferable any day to an old Whig . " Lord Palmerston turned on his hcol , quite petrified .

      The Ship William Brown . —Some of tho circum tauct ; s connected with the wreck of the ship William Brown have already been laid before the English public . Tho additional detaila now supplied are from tho New 1 ' ork Evening Post of the ' 29 th ult . One John Messer , a seaman on board of the WiUiara Brown at tho time of her wreck , gives this account of the incidents in the small boat : — " Before leaving ua the captain addressed the boat ' s crew accordingly , desiring us to keep our hearts up , not to quarrel or fi ^ ht among ourselves , but to be advised by the mate , and do what ho should desiro ua . He then bid 113 Rood bye , and in fifteon minutes or ao ho was ont of sight . During the whole day the weather was extremely cold , and the eea very rough-. We

      rigt , ei a crag with our oar ? , in order to keep the boat ' s hewd to sea , and to break tho force of the waves . TowarJd nightfall tho mate consulted , in a ! ow voice , with several of the crew about lightening the boat . 1 was aft at tho time , with my back again . ' -t tho stern . At last ho said to me and anoiherman who wa 3 near me , * Well , I suppose you have no objection to lend us a hand to lighten the boat ? ' I enquired how ho intended to do so , and , while I was speaking , I heard a splash alongside , and the whole boat was in an uproar—tho work of death had commenced . Tho other man and myself both remonstrated against such cold-blooded proceedings , and said , ' If we are to dio , let us dies fair —let us cast lofs . ' ' Very well , ' said the mate .

      ' they will throw you overboard next . ' I theu drew my sheath-knife , aud swore- that whoever should lay a hand on me should share my fate . Tho mate then called a tall negro , one of tho crew , aft , to toss me overboard , but when he saw my knife he went forward again , and lent the others a hand . My companion stuck close toineduriug this heart-rending scene , determined to defend himself to the last . One old man , a native of Ireland , when about to bo seized , fell upon his knees and entreated them to spare his life , and he would give theu all he had . Ho then drew from his purse a number of sovereigns and offered them to tho crew , but they were thrown aside , and himself pa-. sed overboard . A lad , about oi '' hteen years of a ^ o , requested time to say his

      prayers , which was granted , und when ho concluded , ho said , * I am now prepared . I 1 I 0 not wish you to throw mo overboard—I will go myself ; ' and I 19 stepped off tho gunwale into tho sea Of all who were thrown overboard , noi cue , lo my knowledge , succeeded in gottiug on board again . There were no hands cut off , nor any blood spilt ; neither did any Oiic , except the young mm already mentioned , jump overboard voluntarily . The unfortunate passengers oiftred no resistance ; prayers and entreaties were all they used . ' Oh , spar < i me ! spare me !' several of them cried , even while they wcro half overboard . I will not attempt a description of this awful scene—it would molt a heart of stone . I

      believe there were sixteen thrown overboard . The boat was baled out after she had been lightened jfho then rode very well , and made but little water . The folldwiug morning 1 discovered a sail , and communicated the fact to the mate , who said , By GoJ , Jack , you ' re a lucky fellow ; you have saved your life . ' The ship that picked us un , as is already known , was the Crescent . So strong was my in < i » gnati-jn against the negro , that , upon reaching the Crescent's deck , I seized a heaver and threw it at his head . All of the crew in the boat , excepting the mato and another man , were- foreigners , or , as sailors say , Dutchmen , that is , belonging to the continent of Europe . "

      Murder near Wvmondjiam , Norfolk . —The town of W ' ymondham has been thrown imo tha greatest excitement by the discovery of a murder , committed und ^ r circumstances of revolting barbarity , on Saturday last , by a young man named John ^ ei ?' , aged twenty , oh a young girl only fifteen years of ago . The girl , named Jemima Siitnpson , had been for some time previously persecuted by Self , and on Saturday last had been weeding corn in a field near Wymondham . Not returning homo asu ^ nal for the night , her parents and the whole neighbourhood became alarmed . A search was immediately made , and in , the next field to that in which tho girl had been at work , a placo where a scuffle had appareiuly occurred was discovered , and

      a trace across tho corn to a pit in which the body of tho deceased was found immiersed " . When taken out , and removed to tho Windmill public-house , her / ace was found dreadfully cut . There was an unsightly gash across Ler chin and eyos . Her throat was cut , and her nose nearly severed from her face , besides various bruises en tho head , inflicted by somo blunt weapon . John Self , who had previously borne a good character , wa 3 immediately apprehended on suspicion , and underwent an examination be ! ore Isaac Jeremy , and W . It . Cann , Etqrs ., at the House of Correction , who committed h . m for trial . A Coroner ' s Inquest on view of the body oi the deceased , was held on Monday last , before JEdward Press , Esq ., of Hingham , at the Windmill public-house , Wymondham , and au examination of a number of persons took place , from whoso evidence

      it appeared that deceased had sent a lad to ascertain the hour on Saturday afternoon , who returned with the information thac it was four o ' clock , the Ia 3 t time deceased was seen alive . Prisonar was seen going towards tbe field at that time . After he had been apprehended , a penknife etained with blood was found on his person , and which was tho property of the deceased . A ppade was also found belonging to prisoner , stained with blood ; his clothes were also etained , besides Other circumstances , which lef * . little doubt of his guilt . The inquest was adjourned until Tuesday , but in couscqutuco of the prisoner having been removed to the Castle at Norwich , the Jury did not como to a verdict , not having had the prisoner before them . Tho magistrates have refused to send tho prisoner back to Wymondham , and tho inquest is thereiore adjourned to the Castle of Norwich .

      Functions of Royalty . —King Ernest Augustus , ( the"Cumberland" of this country ) , whom Heaven in its inscrutable wisdom permits to wield the sceptre of Hanover , doubtless in punishment of the sins of a past generation , has issued tho following royal decree , regulating the manner in which the Prince Royal ( his blind son and the pro ? pective king ) is to sign public documents when hia thricerenowned Sire is " gathered to hia fathers . "— " We , Ernest Augustus , by the grace of God , Kinjr of Hanover , &c , moved by our high royal wisdom , and with the aesont of our well-beloved son , his Royal Highness , the Prince Royal , George Fredorick Alexander Charles , in case the latter shall bo called to the Throne by right of

      primogeniture , before it shall have pleased Providence to restore him his sight , we have ordained as follows : — 1 . The reigning prince alone decides upon the acts ho ought to sanction with his august signature ; except the act of his accession to the throne , which holds its force from the constitution of the country . 2 . The royal signature shall he affixed to the minute and the original of each act , in the presence and with the countersign of one of the several Ministers . 3 . As long as the unfortunate circumstances by which his Royal Highness the Prince Royal , our well-beloved son , ia afflicted shall continue , there -hall be present at the moment of signature , besides the Ministers , two persons taken from among twelve , who shall be chosen for this express purpose . 4 . The rojal signature ahall not be affixed until after the act which it is to be invested shall havo been read

      with a loud and distinct voice , by one of the aboyemcntioned two persons . 5 . The royal signature shall be immediately followed , and , at the same si ttinff , by the mixaster&l countersign . 6 . A epeeial act , signed by the two persons attending , and de daring that all had passed in their presence , and in conformity with these our provisions , Bhall be drawn up and deposited in the archives . 7 . None but acts signed by the King , according to the formalities above described , shall havo any binding power . Given at Hanover , tbiB 3 rd July , 1841 , the fifth year of our reign . Ernest Augustas . ( Countersigned ) Do Schele . To this ia annexed the following declaration : —We , Prince Roysl , George Frederick Alexander Charles Ernest Augustus ,- having taken cognisance of tho provisions taken in onr regard by the King , our well-beloved father , do declare that we entirely accede to them .. In faith of which , we affix our seal and signature * George . "

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      Supposed Wreck of the President . —The latest aocounts from America bring intelligence of a steamboat wreck on tha coast . T / ie brig Augusta , ori her passage , when about niacty miles south of Cape Hatteras , at five a . m ., on the 24 th inst ., saw what proved to be the wreck of a steam-boar , the miaale part of the hull only was visible as u rose with the swell of the sea ; could clearly discover some part of the heavy machinery , such as crank , shaft , &c ; part of the frame of one wheel and the timber of her guards , were out of water , and appeared as if a

      boiler had been thrown off ; could see no white streaks , and she had very much the appearance of having been on fire ; taw no person , and therefore did not think it necessary to board the wreck , The citizens of Philadelphia and New York seem to think that this must ; be the wreck of tho President , which must have been burnt at sea . The Dusseldorf Gazette , under the date of Wesel , the 16 th instant , announces that the wreck of a large vessel , believed to be the President , had been driven ashore on the coast of Norway .

      United States . —The Philadelphia packet-ship , which sailed from New York on the 2 ad July , has arrived . The intelligence brought by her adds but little to that by the previous vessel . Mr . Clay ' a Bank BUI was being keenly debated in Senate , and so many amendments made , and so many more promised , that its original shape was almost wholly lost , and great doubt existed if it would ultimately pass . Another scheme for a national bank had been brought into the House of Representatives , and ordered to be printed . The price of wheat bad risen tp-such a height , that were it not for the duty considerable importations would take place . The crop was reported to be short , and 211 the western counties particularly the prospects were very unpromising . The Siock Market was in a dull and depressad state .

      Thk Poors' Rate . —Sample op Assistant Over-SKEits' Practice . —A person named Ready has been endeavouring to do as much mischitf as his official character will allow among tha humbler portion of the inhabitants of the parish of Heston . Desirou 3 of accomplishing some deed that should procure him a reputation for zsal and activity , this worthy employed himself in getting no Ies 3 than sixty pummohses for poor-rates served upon , and amongst , the most necessitous of the inhabitants . Some of the parties he had never before applied to for the rate ; others had tendered him half tho amount demanded , being all their poverty could afford , and he refused it ! Several were paupers , actually receiving alms to the extent of Is . 6 d . a week from tho parish , and

      a loaf of bread . Many of these persons were nearly eighty years of age , and one poer old man , turned of seventy , upon his appearance before the Bench , prpducert to the Magistrates a medal ho had received from an Agricultural Society in the neighbourhood , for having worked on one farm forty years , and having brought up a lar ^ e family without any parochial assistance : the wife of this poor fellow had offered Mr . AssistaHt-overscer 3 s ., onehalf of the rate , in part , which he refused to take . To tha credit of humanity and common sense , the presiding magistrates , Dr . Walme . sley and Mr .

      Armstrong , excused more than two-thirds of tho parties summoned , and in ovory instance forgave the co 3 ts ! By this oppressive nvinceuvre of Mr . Assistant-Overseer , tho parish has been saddled with a chargo of £ 7 lor the costs of the summonses and service ; which , if the parishioners do their duty , will ba deducted from the £ 40 a year allowed Mr . Ready for his readiness to grind tho faces of the poor . Never wag one so acting moro completely beaten , and in addition to the mortification of defeat , he carried away with him tho heartfelt curses of tho poor he would have oppressed—no enviable acquisition , one would imagine , even for an orerseer .

      A Brute . —Thomas Kitt , of Lemon-street , Guildford-street , a man who ia in the habit of pr ? i' . dur ! £ in the open air , was charged , at Union Hall Police Office , on Saturday last , with assaulting his own daughter , a girl of fourteen years of age , under tho following circumstances .: —A policeman of tho M division stated that between nine and ten o ' clock on the previous night , his attention was attracted on seeing tha prisoner and a your . ggirl sitting in one of the alcovea of the Southward Bridge , tho man appareni ) y with his hands under her clothes . Oa perceiving that he was watched , tho prisoner went off the bridge , followed by the girl , and they went dowa the steps leading to haukside , and up a court through , which these was uo thoroughfare , and hore

      the same policeman distinctly observed tho prisoner in a most indecent situation with the girl , whereupon lie to . uk them both into- custody , and when taken to the Station-house , tho male prisoner said that the # irl wa 3 his own daughter , which turned out to be the fact , on bubsequcni inquiries at his house . The girl , when at the Sfation-house , appeared to bo evidently under the influenos ofkquor , and when questioned ehe got into such violent hysterics , that it ira . 3 found necessary to send for a medical gentleman to attend her . W hen brought before tho magistrate , the girl was perfectly collected , and having stated that tho prisoner was her father , * ho said that she hud been for some timo past in a situation , and that fhe returned home a few days ago . On the

      preceding evening , her father told her that he would take her to a missionary meeting , and accordingly they left henic together ; bn& ins ' r -ad of taking her there , he took her into a public-house , and m&ue her drink ale until she became giddy , and he then took her to the Southwark Bridge . The girl here exhibited a strong disinolinaMou to toll what happened to her there ; but , upon being urged to teli the truth , she then described the gross and infamous behaviour of the prisoner ( her father ) towards her , which fully bore out tho accuracy of the policeman ' s acoount of the transaction . The prisoner , a decentlooking man , declared that he only took her on the bridge for tho sake of the air , as she complained of being unwell . Mr . Cottinghaoi— " What have you to say to taking her to the public-house , and making her drink , instead of to the missionary meeting ?"

      The prisoner hesitated , and gave a vague reply , sayinn that he admitted that he acted with great Jolly , aiid that ho drank some ale which disagreed with him . lie-added , that ho had uo remembrance whatever of having conductod himself towards his daughter in the way attributed to him , and that there must have been some mistake . Mr . Cottinghani said that the policeman and his daughter had sworn to tho facts , and a more infamous case could scarcely come under tho cognizance of a magistrate . The magistrate said , that owing to the prejudicial tffoct on society at largo the trial of suuh charges were calculated to have , he should , on that account , not commit the prisoner , but should hold him to bail to be of good behaviour , and to give twenty-four hours' notice of its ssfficiency . The prisoner was locked up .

      A PomiCAL Shaver . —William Nicholson , a barber , living in Globe-lano , Mile end , was charged at the Court of Excise , on Saturday , with , selling gin and beer without a license . Mr . Boltou , tho officer , Slated that on Sunday morning , during the hours of divine service , he was passing defendant ' s shop by mero chance , when he entered to get shaved , and , to his utter astonishment , ho found it crammed with coal-heavers , du&tnic « , and other .- ! , all of whom were drinking and smoking . The defendant was seated on a table , reading aloud from a newspaper , but upon catching a glimpse at witness , he stopped , and addressing hia , said— " Welcome , brother politician , what is your business V Witness having told him , the defendant immediately

      operated on his chin , and afterwards informed him that his charge for it was threepence , and he was at liberty , if he chose , to have a pipe of tobacco and a glass of gin , or a pint of porter , free of oxponco , at the same time inviting him to be seated . Witness availed himself of the offer , aud while there he drank and smoked , and paid a publio-houso price . He saw , at tho lowest calculation , a gallon of gin consumed , and at least a barrel of beer . Defendant — "You gay you were charged a public-house price ! " Witness— " 1 was . " Defendant—" How can you say that—I only charged you for shaving ?" Witness— " You first brought mo a pint of beer and a pipe of tobacco , and took 31 ., saying , 'Mind , this money has nothing to do with the ' cloud' and the

      ' heavy . ' I give you these , ' and when you brought me a glass of gin , and received of me 2 d ., you said , 4 Why , I am liko a lather to you . This tape ( gin ) J give you , and your shaving now anwnntB to 5 d . »" ( Roars of laughter ) Defendant ( delighted and profoundly)— " That , Gentlemen of thia Honourable Court , was as it occurred , and now tho willan wants to make it cut that I sold him tho things . This , Gentlemen of the Jury , will make me more cautious of my good nature in future , I assure you . " ( Much laughter . ) Mr . Mayow— " There can bo no doubt of your gnilt . " Defendant— " I am not guilty , upon my honour I" ( Laying his hand on hia loft aide . ) ( Loud laughter . ) Mr . Mayow— " Upon my honour , yon will have much difficulty in persuading the

      Court tf' your innocence . If you think you are to get a niob into your house , and supply them with txciseable liquors , and charge for them under the head * shaving , ' you aro very much mistaken , " Defendant ( angrily)— "A mob , do you say ! A mob , indeed ! How dare yon , Sir I My company is reepcctable . We went to consider the best means of relieving our brother sufferers from taxation . Where , Sir , I would ask , dees the £ 150 , 000 . come from that Sir Robert Peel has given as a dowager to hia daughter ? " ( The bursts ot laughter here were deafening . ) Mr . Mayow— " We want none of your polities here . Have you got any witnesses to

      disprove what the witness bas- ' stated ! " Defendant"Witnesses ! no . He has only proved that I charged him 5 d . for shavinsr , and that lie got every good accommodation . Do you wish t » -fine me for that ¥ ' Mr . Mayow— " Your cunning , won ' t do . The Court will Una you , and in the penalty of £ 100 , if you < Jon ' t urge something in mitigation . '' Defondaut—" Then all I can say is , that there 13-neither law nor . justice here . " Tho defendant ' s luyjlord here stepped forward , and having satisfied : tho Bench that the defendant was not able to p ^ a heavy suni ^ iae Court adjudged him to pay £ 2 & . l&efendant (« aalking oat of Court , — " if 1 pay twaaitl' in d—d . "

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      Comparative Taxation of England and otijbb CouKTkiES . ——Takes upoa land in Etfgtatad , £ 1531 , 615 . Taxes upon land in Prussia £ 3 , 999 ^ 80 ^ Taxes upon land in Austria , # } , 700 , 00 () ., Taxes upon land in i ' rance , £ 53 , 186 760 . Taxfcj . on the people in Englaud . £ 59 , 69 B , 0 U 1 Taxes on the people in Prusaia , £ 3 , 761 , 500 . Taxes on tne peo ^ e in Austria , £ 7 , 1 CO , 000 . Taxes on the people m France , £ 17 \ 533 , 240 .- ~ Liverpool Times . Universal Soffrage , —Aa elector of Salford , named Stork , residing in No . 5 District , adopted > rather novel expedient in order to ascertain the sense of the non-electors residing in his neighbourhood ,

      for whom he considered that he held hw vote in trust , at the late election . Ho placed a board in his window , on which was the following' inscription :- — "All persons residing in this street and the neighbouring courts , who'have no votes , are requested to call and tell me whether I must vote for Garnettor Brotherton at tho coming election . " This notice brought a number of persons to his shop , all of whom , if bona jide non- ? lectofs of the streets and courts adjacent , were requested to sign their names , and to write opposite to them the name of the candidate of their choice . This " poll" was kept open until ten . o ' clock on Thursday Bight , when the worthy elector put forth the following " state of tho poll : "—

      In favour of my voting for Brotherton ... 57 In favour of my voting for Garnett ...... 23 Majority in favour of Brotherton 34 Consequently 1 shall poll for Brotherton to morrow morning . Excounteii with a Boa-Constrictor . —In the Surrey Zoological Gardens are several serpents , amongst which is an enormous boa , measuring upwards of twenty feet in length , ' and-weighing more than two hundred weight . Their food is put into

      the cage by asliding panel , which ono of ths keepers , named Blackburn , was in the act of doing , when the enormous boa sprung at him aud seized him by the arm . Theman leapt backwards , and drew the serpent partly out of the cage , which immediately spun him round like a windlass , and made one coil . Had he effected another , Blackburn would have b « en iuevitably killed . By pressing the throat of the powerful creature , aud by more than usual strength , he was preserved . On beiug taken home he was found to be very much discoloured from th ? powerful pressureof his terrific antagonist .

      The Censu 9 . —Manchester Township . —Tho folio tving returns of tho census for the town of Mstfichaster include the townships of Chorltou-on-Medlock , " Hulmo , Aruwick , &c . ; and when it i .- considered that in some districts whole rows of houses have been pulled down , and their sites occupied by railways , &o ., the increase , it will be seen , has beea very great . Tho following account , however , must be taken only as . au approximation , the ncurest at present to bo obtained , to the census or this township : —Males , 78 , 083 ; females , 84 , 4 ti 4 : ; total , 163 , 447 . The classinVation of the above returus . 'is obtained from the five registrars' districts , whioh

      comprise the older , aud better known fourteen police districts of the township . By referring to the official . returns , of the census of 1821 , and that of 1831 , taking thenco tho populations at those periods of the several police district , included in the above return , in one registrar's district , we obtain the following result : —1821 , 108 , 016 ; 1831 , 142 , 02 o \; 1811 , iC 3 , 447 . Thus it will be seen that the total increase of the population of the township , during the ten years ending in 1831 , was 34 , 010 , or about 31 ^ per cent . The increase duiinij the last ten veur =, ending last month , was 21 , 421 , or little more than 15 per cent .

      Childbirth on Board a Gravesend Steamer . — On Wednesday , at two o ' elock , a curious scene occurred on board the Star . A young man was seen leading his young wife to the ladies' cabin , and in a few minutes afterwards she was delivered of su daughter , Thi ? unexpected event created much , sympathy for the poor woniaB , especially ( La . tjidre * was no medical man . on board . Mr . Stephens . Civil Engineer , Mr . Northouse , and several other gentlemen , who were encaged in a successful experiment

      to test the great superiority of Dr . Albert ' s steam fuel over the best coal , quitted tho engine-room , to commence a subscription to obtain aid for tho mother and her child , when , several sovereigns were , in a fcrf minutes , contributed , aud ihey had tho satisfaction of hearing that both v / ero " as well as could be expected . " T 110 father , whose name is Potts , is a ropemakei " , of Chatham , and was for some time incoiiLoVable , fearing the loss of his wife and child , from the prouiaturo and unprepared accouchement .

      Ireland . —A reward of £ 100 has been offered by the Lord Lieutenant for the apprehension of the persons who assaulted Mr , VanCeleur on the lOsh instant , when he was on his way jo the Court House of Eiinis , in the capacity of a candidate for the county Clare . A reward of £ Si ) ha 3 also bcea offered fur the apprehension and conviction of the persons concerned in tho attack on the Rev . Mr . Hallum , Curate of Mulrankin , in Wexford , on the night of tht same day . Mr . Hallam was in company with two ladies at the time , the wife and daughter of the Rev . Mr . Hickey , who woro also injured by their cowardly assailants . Mr . Vandelenr has been in the habit of acting njunificsjitly towards his Roman Cathoii ^ neighBourV , and Mr . Hickey has laboured hard with" his pen to aradiorato tho condition of the Romish peasantry .

      Death of a GiUl who was Pibed cpo . v at the Liverpool Election . —On Friday , an inquest was held before P . i \ Curry , Esq ., coroner , on view of tho body of Ellen Boyd , a girl of seventeen years of age , one of the individual * who was wounded on the eyeilfjl ^ Of Wednesday fortnight , by the firing of * pistol from the home of Mr . Casement , apublicaD , Salthouso Dock , Liverpool . Mr . M'Clelland , tha surgeon who Jiad " attended the deceased , gave tne following testimony : — The deceased had received a small punctured wound on the right side , and the other on the inside of the Jeft ankle . I did not probe them . I heard they were gunshot wounds . I attended the deceased until her death . Everything

      was doue for her ; but sho died of tetanus on Thursday . I made a post mortem examination , in the eab ^ ancc of tho maer left ankle i ; ound a small leaden body , which I take to be a shot ( now produced ) . On examining the wound on the right side , 1 discovered that some hard substance had passed between the ninth . and tenth ribs , through the liver , causing an extravasation into tho omentuiB . The case was adjourned . On Monday , the inquiry was resumed , wt . on , after the examination of several witnesses , tho jury returned a verdict of " Justifiable Homicide . " Tho coroner said he fully concurred in tho propriety of the ' verdict , as well as in the view which tho jury had taken of the case . —Liverpool Mercury ,

      Algiehs . —The following preciou 3 piec < 3 of military cXultation for wholesale legalised murder is contained in a letter from the General Commanding the division of Algiers , and is published in the Moniteur Aigerin , of the 18 th inst .: — " From the Camp of-Bilda . ' Soldiers , —1 owe to your zoal , courage , and devotion , that 1 have fulfilled tbe Governor ' s mission .. You havo worthily answered the expectations of France . You have destroyed the military establishments of the enemy . You have crrried off his wives , his " children , and his cattle . You have burned his dwellings and his crops . You have carried the sword every where ; and nowhere haa he dared seriously to combat . Accept my thanks for the confidence you have placed in me . The autumn campaign will enable jou to give similar proof ' s of your worth , ' & <> . ( Signcc ) Baraouet D'Hn . LiERs . "

      Toulouse . —Some riots havo taken place at Toulouso , but the City is . again tranquil . The following is given as an official account of the proceedings : — " On Monday the 12 th , in fcho afternooD , a great number ot workmen quitted work and forced thoir comrades to imitate them . They went in a body to the Porte St . Etienne , and there seized in private houses pieces of wood and other materials for a barricade . Whilst tho barricades were forming , some went to the Veterinary School , to get the students to join them . The latter refused ; and one of the rioters being sent to wurn the authorities , was obliged to turn back , under penalty of being thrown into the canal . Ten barricades were made , and towards half-past iour the rioters marched to the Prefecture . They were repulsed ; and seeing the numbers of troops , fell back behind the

      barricade . The rioters then got upon the roofs of the square , in which' the Prefecture is , and flung the tiles on the soldiers below . The General ( Saint Michel ) was struck by a stone on tbe thigh . Another General had his horse wounded . Stones and tiles raiued on the soldiers . One of the mob , called Charvadcs , was bayoneted and died . Wailo the riot on the 12 th was going on , the Provisional Municipality , accompanied by officers of the National Guard , went to the Prefect and requested him to call out the National Guard . The Prefect ( M . Mahul ) thought himself bound to give his consent . At nighUail the National Guard assembled on the Piaco du Capitole , occupied that post , and joined 1 he troops of the Line iu protecting the Prefecture . The noters then demanded the release of the prisoners who had beea arrested on the preoed ing day ? . Tbe detachment of the National Gaardsstationed at

      the prison was foroed , the door was attempted to be broken open , and one of the panels had given way , when the Provisional Mayor promised to release the prisoners on the following day under bail . On the 13 th , assemblages more threatening than before invaded the streets at an early hour . Fresh barricades were raised , and the teiegrapbs of Toulouse andBlagnao were pulled down . Then it was that the Prefect decided upon leaving the town , and took hie departure in a can-iage prepared for him by the Provieional Municipality . On the same day , a band of r . oteis twioo forced their way into the house of the Procurer du 1 ltoi , whom they sought with the intention ' of murdering him ; buc who , both time * , happened to be from homo . The post of the National Guards , stationed at the house , maae no endewours to-prm-ntthw . ^ Thepensous who bad been arrested were set at Ijbcr ^

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 31, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct390/page/3/