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      FUBTHBX EXPERIMENTS IN THE SCIENCE OP MESMERISM BY DR . ELLIOTSON . On Satarday , Dr . EIliotsoH afforded another opportunity to a select put ? of friend * , consisting of ladies and genilemeB of rank and of scientific acquirement , to witneM xnse experiments in the science of mesmerism , at hi * rendanoe in Conduit-street The patients -who were operated up « n were two in number , and both were females ; the first aged about thirty , the second only g ^ r ^ wt jeaa of age . The disease nnder which they bad tabonred , namely epO # p * y , wa » the same in both i *^*** . but the two patient * were entirely different in their habiU of body , and the effects exhibted by them were quite diicmilar . The elder female , a young woman of respectability rending in the neighbourhood

      , of the Commercial-road , Whitechapel , first arriTed , sod was placed in the operating chair . Previously to her being subjected to the mesmeric infLuenca , she was questioned by those who were present , and she stated that she had be « n for seTenteen years subject to fit * of epilepsy , seTer continuing free from them for more than s week at a time . She was induced to submit herself , aboat three yeais ago , to the treatment of a French physician of celebrity , and in the course of two months she was completely cured of her malady , of which she bad sever since experienced the slightest return . During those two months , it was stated , she had no more py . nn one fit ; bat what was more remarkable , it wu said , was , that until she had been thus relieved , she never experienced the mesmeric influence—that is , she was never put to sleep at alL Subsequently she was

      repeatedly operated upon , and she now expressed her conviction , that this treatment had cured her of her complaint Hating assumed her position in the chair , Dr . Elliotson in less thim one minute threw her into a state of complete torpor . Her hands were clenched , her lips and eyelids tightly compressed , and so rigid was the whole muscular system of the body , that all attempts to alter the position of any member by main foroe were ineffectual Having remained thus a few TBJnTTta * , Dr . Eiliotaon proceeded , by the influence ¦ which he possessed over her , to raise her from her sitting or rather recumbent posture to her feet This was done by bis drawing his hands , his fingers pointed towards the patient , repeatedly in aline , from her face towards himself , retreating gradually

      from her as the operation proceeded . The patient , during the progress of this treatment , became violently agitated ; she writhed with violent muscular exertions to raise hpft *» lf frem the chair , her face became suffused , ind the activity of the muscular system within w . ts perfectly obvious , the rigidity of the limbs being meanwhile retained . From the position in which she lay it was physically impossible that the could raise herself , and she was placed in a posture more nearly approaching Hitting , from which , still influenced by the motions of the operator , she very shortly raised herself on her feet , the process being conducted without the smallest aid from the arms of the chair , but by means solely of her own muscular exertions . Her hands were still -clenched , and her position standing very Dearly approaching to

      thuf . which she had assumed while in a sitting posture She was now subjected to the mesmeric influence in every way , not only by Dr . Elliotson , but by other persons in the room . Her body was drawn to the right and to the left , her arms were raised and lowered , by the process of manipulation , and she was thrown into postures apparently the most painful , in which she continued during the space of several minutes , without her exhibiting the smallest signs of consciousness . Her hands were now unclasped by Dr . Elliotson , who to effeat this object enclosed them within his own , when they fell apart , and for a moment lost their rigidity . The infers were pliable , and the arm could be bent at th * elbow . The same stiffness , however , was soon again observable , and all efforts to alter the position of

      her finywij except by the same means as had been nsed by Dr . Elliotson , were ineffective . The neck was found to be acted upon in the same way , and the head , which was in a drooping attitude , was raised cr moved , the muscles of the neck being first subjected to the application of the hands of a gentleman present . These operations having been cantinued for an hour , or more , during ^ rhich time the patient never once moved her feet , she was replaced in her chair , in order to be awoke . This portion of the operation was performed upon the same principle as that which had been applied to the softening of the muscles of her hand , arm , and neck ; the haads of the operator being now placed on herforehead and head , so as to cover the region of the brain . About ten minutes were coasumed in the process before the

      patient was quite awoke , and , during this period she ' exhibited all the stretching of the arms and other symptoms usually observable in the waking mements of an . ; ordinary sleeper . Several questions were proposed to i her during thin period ef waking , but to all she answered ; ¦ with indistinctness , saying that she was asleep , and it was not until her eyebrows had been briskly rubbed , i and the hands of Dr . Eiliotson had been repeatedly i brushed , as it may be called , against each other , oppo- i ate to her face , that she declared herself " wide ! awake . " She now willingly submitted herself to the questioning of those present . She declared herself to , be utterly ignorant of all that had passed , and although her face and pulse bespoke the body to be still under the influence of strong muscular exertion , she said tint

      so { at from feeling fatigued , she was refreshed by the operation . The second patient was then introduced . She was a young girl of respectable appearance , and possessed of a remarkably pleasing expression of countenance . Having been divested of her bonnet , she wis placed in the chair , and after seven minutes had elapsed , during which the process of putting her to sleep was exercised , which consisted in holding the points of two fingers immediately opposite to her eyes , her eye-lids suddenly dropped , and she fell back in a deep s 2 nmber . A sensation ot pricking was described by Dr . Elliotson te be produced in the eye-lids of this patient , the effects of which speedily presented themselves in the flow of tears over her cheeks . Her eyelids being opened , the eyes were found to be turned

      down , and in what may be called an outward squint , bat in a few moments they were found to have converged inwards towards the nose . The case of this patient differed entirely from that of the young woman who had just retired . In the one , strong muscular poww was developed , while in that now introduced the patient proved to be entirely devoid of such power . By the mesmeric influence her arms and feet were raised , sad even for a few momenta she was placed on hex feet in a standing position , but her physical powers irere insufficient to continue her in the postare in which she was placed , and her limbs refused their office . In another particular her case also . differed . In the case of the first patient , although there was a strong sympathy exhibited

      by her towards Dr . Elliotson , in her turning towards him , wherever he might place himself , whether on the rigkt or the left , she still expressed no dislike to b * operated upon by a stranger , but here the " sympathy , " for that appears to be the proper name for it , was much more strongly developed . Tke approach of a stranger towards the patient instantly produced a frown on her countenance , which was only removed by the withdrawal of the cause of annoyaace , and the same consequences were produced either by Dr . Ellistson quitting the side of the patient , 01 even , while holding her hand , clasping that of a stranger behind her back , although upon the doctor giving his undivided attention to her again , a pleasant smile played upon her lips , exhibiting her satisfaction at the removal of her cause

      of jealousy . The eye-lids , Iip 3 , and eyes , were in turn subjected to the mesmeric inSaerce , being opened or dosed , turned hither or thither , at the -Bill of the operator , although occasionally the sleep of the patient was se deep as to render her insensible to his power , until at length annoyed , as it was said , at the presence of ladies , and the continued trials of her patience , the girl sunk into a fit of epilepsy ; her hands and limbs becoming extended and rigid . Frc-ra this she was speedily relieved by the attention of Dr . Elliotson , but it was not until the patient was turned quite away from the company , and considerable exertions had been used , such as had been employed in the former case , that she was completely awoke . The girl was now also

      subjected to examination , but her answers tallied with tkose of the former patient exactly , great relief being described by her as being afforded to her by the mesmeric influence . We h 3 ve thn 3 endeavoured to give a clear and succinct description of this extraordinary exhibition , and , without expressing any opinion upon the subject , though several eentlemen who were pre-Bent professed themselves to be perfectly convinced , we must draw our report to a close- Dr . Elliotson , it is right to state , urged all those who -were present to question and cross-question each ef the patients imimediately after the operations were completed , which was done ; and he appeared to be perfectly willing to explain any circumstance connected with either of the cases which was not understood .

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      RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BELFAST UNI VERSAL SUFFKAGE ASSOCIATION . Rule 1 st . That this Association be coiled the Belfast Vniversal Suffrage Association , 2 nd . That the objects of this Association be the speedy attainment , by every legal and constitutional means in our power , of Universal Suffrage , Annual Parliaments , Tote by Ballot , Equal Representation , 2 > o Property QaaliScstion , and Payment of Meiabers for the performance of thsir Parliamentary duties . 3 rd . That eyeiy person becoming a member must agree to the objects and conform to the rules of tie Association ; and oa entering shall pay the sum ol twopence , and continue any sum no ; less than one penny weekly to defray expences , 4 th . Taat no religious or sectarian controversy shall be allowed at the meetings of this Association .

      5 th . That this Association be governed by a president , treasurer , secretary , and seven directors , elected eyery three months . 6 th . That it shall fee the duty of the president , or of the r * i * . iynmTi for tile time being , of this Association , to preserra order and regularity in the proceedings thereof and in the event of any member being called to order , that the decision cf the president or chairman thereon shall be final and conclusive . 7 ih . That it r ^ MI be the duty of the tre-isurer . to keep a book , containing an account of all monies received by him of or on account of the Association , and of all disbursements made by him on account of or out of the funds of tha Association ; he shall attend all meetings of the same wlten his presence may be wanted , and submit bis accointa to be audited whenever required to do so .

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      8 th . That it shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a bosk , containing the names of the persons admitted as members of this Association , with the dates of their admission , and he iball also keep a book , containing minutes of the proceedings of this Association . 9 ! h , That all books , papers , and writing ! of or belonging this Association shall at all times be open to the inspection of the authorities , and to every member of the Association , upon giving reasonable notice to the secretary . 10 th . That the funds of this Association shall , after defraying incidental expences , be applied for the purpose of promoting its objects . 11 th . That no member of this Association shall act in the capacity of delegate or representative ; and , if any person shall assume or presume to act in any such capacity , he shall be forthwith expelled from this Association ; and that no person whatever shall be admitted as a delegate from any other Association .

      12 th . That no members in arrears more than three months shall have a voice in the proceedings of the Association ; that it shall rest with the committee how to act with such member * . 13 th . That the books of this Association shall be audited by two members appointed by the Society , and s > balance sheet laid before the members at their quarterly meeting . James Hebblewaite , President Francis JJellos , Secretary . Dokald M'Phebso : * , Treasurer .

      , DIRECTORS . JOH . t M'lXTOSH . Joseph Kerb .. Robert M'Glashax . James Forbes . Thomas Patterson . John Botd . David Blair .

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      __ ADDRESS OF THE YOUTHS OF BROWNSTREET , MANCHESTER , TO THE YOUTHS OF ENGLAND , IRELAND , SCOTLAND , AND WALES . Brothers , —We believe that it is high time for the Youths of the United Kingdom to investigate the cauBe of the sufferings the working classes have to endure . Experience teaches us daily that there is something wrong in the institutions of society . Witness the anxiety of mothers lest the small pittance procured by the partners of their sorrows and the murdering toil of the pledges of their mutual love—lest the scanty earnings of the whole family should not be sufficient to procure tbe commonest food for her charge ; witness the keen but heart-rending glanee of the fond mother when she is compelled to say to her poor , care-worn youth , " I have nothing for you , " when the poor boy

      comes in from his labour on Saturday at noon , but , alas , no dinner awaits for him ; and she who gave him birth , rendered desperate through poverty , adds unkind expressions to the rest . On the other hand , witness the sons of the idle drones of society enjoying all the advantages of a school education for years after we have been dragged tu toil for twelve and fourteen hours a day . Reared in the lap of luxury ; riding their ponies for recreation ; taught to consider themselves a superior sort of beings frem their infancy—are they likely to prove less tyrannical over ns than their fathers are at present when they shall be put in possession of the means of trying their fiendish propensities on a large scale ? No , they are likely to prove Rehoboanis in reality ; for where « ur fathers are beaten with whips , we shall be scourged with scorpions , unless , by the united efforts of the working bees , the stings of the dr * nes are extracted by Universal Suffrage .

      We exhort you to investigate—calmly to investigate these things ; and then at your peril refuse to join in one universal demand for justice to your order . Join the men who have so nobly grappled with the monster , and assist in destroying the hydra-headed monster , class legislation . We call upon you to join in rallying round the standard of freedom—the People ' s Charter of equal rights and equal laws ; whilst the pretended friends of the working classes are , under the hypocritical mask of seeking to give us and our fathers more work , calling upon you to form youths' anti-Corn Law associations , to enable them to extend the most reckless gambling speculations that ever cursed any country under the face of heaven , to secure to themselves the fruits of your labour .

      It is your duty to unite together in one band of brotherhood determined to stand or fall in tbe glorious struggle for freedom with the men who have so nobly dared the Whig dungeons , and all the paraphanalia of an arbitrary , despotic , hypocritical , canting , imbecile Government . Let the youths of every locality form themselves into classes , and unite with fathers and friends in one universal struggle for the People ' s Charter . Let there be a long pull , a strong pull , and a pull all together , until the system of corruption shall be hurled down , and , " Like the baseless fabric of a vision , Leave not a wreck behind . " Happiness and comfort will then be the lot of the sons of toiL ( Signed , on behalf of the Youths of Brown-street , Manchester , ) JOH . N HARGREAVES .

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      BIRMINGHAM . COPY OF MEMORIAL AND CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE HOME SECRETARY AND FROST'S COMMITTEE .

      MEMORIAL . TO THE MOST KOBLB THE HARRIS OF SORMANBT , PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMEJiT . We , the General Committee of Birmingham for the Restoration of John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones , approach your excellency in the cause of humanity and justice , in behalf of the said John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones , praying yonr Lordship to give your most serious consideration in the case of the three unfortunate men above named , as your Lordship is the only source through whom we can apply for pardon , justice , and mercy . This Committee wish to approach your Lordship in the most acceptable manner consistent with the rules of office , and should this Memorial be contrary to such rules , we pray that it may not , on that account , be any injury to tbe cause of the men whose pardon we se * k .

      The cases of John Frost , Zephani&h Williams , aad William Jones , are cases of extreme hardship , and call for the interference of your Lordship at the present moment , on the ground of the change in the House of Commons and therefore of the Administration . Tills Cosimittee pray your Lordship never to leave your high office without recommending the cases of the above named individuals to Her Most Gracious Majesty ' s consideration . We found our hopes on the following facts , as they appear to us , viz .: — 1 st That two of the three Judges , before whom the men were arraigred , decided that there was no law to send them to trial for high treason . 2 nd . That the objection of tbe prisoner ' s counsel was good in law , six of the Judges being of opinion that their triaj was illegal ; in fact , the only doubt was as to the time of objection . 3 rd . That much suffering was caused to the men by the special commission and their hasty removal .

      This Committee feel confident that now prejudice has wasted away and the law been more thim vindicated , the whole trial being injudicable and contrary to law ., that your Lordship will not suffer the wrong that is done , to continue one moment . The facts above named have inducad us , as a Committee , to endeavour to obtain justice , where so much injustice has been done . We wish to call your Lordship ' s attention to the fact , that this Committee have seventy Memorials , most respectfully worded , pissed at public meetings and signed on behalf of the inhabitants . And although , at great expense , this Committee sent a deputation to London , to present the same to the Queen ' s Most Gracious Majesty , which was not allowed , this Committee will hand these Memorials to your Lordship , for presentation to her Majesty , should your Lordship think proper to recommend the prayer of the same . And this Committee doubt not , bnt that a majority of the jury who tried the unfortunate men , weuld again recommend them to mercy .

      This Committee , fully trusting to your Lordship's great experience in your office , and knowing the bittei and virulent feelings of the local authorities of Newport , from the High Sheriff to the Parish Constable , against the exiles , do respectfully press this point , y \ z . that ycur Lordship , by granting us our prayer , will ensure ; o yourself the respect and gratitude of millions of oui countrymen . Should your Lordship grant the boon to this Committee , we shall feel prond , with the rest of cur countrymen , in adding your Lordship ' s name to the list ef the benefactors of our country . And may the administration , which y&ur Lordship is an honour to , never so for forget the interests of the industrious mil , lions , as to refuse their prayer for justice .

      We will then pray , that your Lordship may enjoj health and happiness , and that our country may enjoj the blessings of freedom , from the highest to th < lowest . And we in duty bound will ever pray , tc . fcc By order of the Committee . July 28 th , 1841 . All communications to be addressed to Mr . Guest bookseller , Steelhouse-lane , Birmingham . There being no reply to this received , the followinj letters were sent : — To the most Noble tbe Marquis of Normanby , Secretary of State for the Home Department From the Birmingham Committee for ( he Restoraiio ? of Frost , WiUiams , and Jones .

      Mi Lord Marquis , —I am directed by the abovenamed Committee , to call yoor Lordship ' s attention tc a Memorial , s « nt by this Committee to your Lorsluj . on the 28 th of July , 1841 , praying your Lordship'i most serious consideration of the cases of John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones . And alsc wishing to know , if , in case this Committee sent cer tain Memorials ( on behalf of the persons above-named ) your Lordship would npport the prayer of the same .

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      The Committee deem it strange , that- they haft u yet , received no answer to their Memorial , and respectfully request that yonr Lordship will send a reply to the same . I have the honour to be , Yonr Lordship ' s most obedient , &c John Wilkihson , Corresponding Secretary to the Committee Committee Rooms , 11 th August , 1841 . All communications to be addressed to Mr . James Guest , bookseller , Steelhouse-lane .

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      A MELTING STORY . No other cl : iss of men in any country possess that facetious aptuess of inflicting a good humoured revenge which seems to be innate with a Green Mountain boy . Impose upon or injure a Vermonter , and he will seem the drollest and best natured fellow you ever knew in all your life , until suddenly be pounces upon you with some cunningly devised offset for your duplicity ; and even while he makes his victim smart to tt e cure , there is that manly open-heartedneea about him which infuses balm even while the wound is opening , and renders it quite impossible that you should hate him , however severe may have been the punishment be dealt

      out to you . These boys of the Green Mountains seem to possess a natural faculty of extracting fun from every vicissitude and accident that the changing hoars can bring ; even what are bitter vexations to others , these happy fellows treat in a manner so peculiar as to completely alter their former character and make them seem to us agreeable , or at least enduiable , which was before in the highest degree offensive . Another man wiJl repay an aggravation or an insult by instantly returning injury , cutting the acquaintance , and shutting his heart for ever against the offender ; but a Vermontcr , with a smile upon his face , will amuse himself while obtaining a far keener revenge , cracking a joke in conclusion , and making his former enemy forgive him , and even love him , after chastisement One winter evening , a country store keeper in the Mountain State « &a about ifauiag his doors for tbe

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      night , and while standing in the snow outside putting np his window shutters , he saw through the glass a lounging , worthless fellow within grab a pound of fresh batter from the shelf and hastily conceal it In his hat . ' . hi . V The act was no sooner detected than the revenge was hit upon , and a very few moments found tbe Green Mountain store keeper at once indulging his appetite for fan to the fullest extent , and paying off the thief with a facetious sort of torture for which he might hav « gained a premium , from tbe old inquisition . "I say , Seth ! " said the store keeper , coming in , and closing the door after him , slapping bis hands over bis shoulders , and stamping tbe snow off his shoes . Seth had his hand upon the door , his hat upon bis bead , and the roll of new butter in his bat , anxious to make his exit as soon as possible .

      " I say , Seth , sit down- I reckon , now , on such an eternal night as this , a leetle something warm would ' nt hurt a fellow ; come and sit down . " Seth felt very uncertain : he bad the batter , and was exceedingly anxious to be off , but the temptation of " something warm" sadly interfered with h' 8 resolution to go . This hesitation , however , was soon settled by the right owner of the butter taking Seth by the Buoutders , and planting him in a seat close to tbe stove , where be was in such ft manner cornered in by barrels and boxes , that while the country grocer sat before him , there was no possibility of bis getting out , and right in this very place sure enough the storekeeper sat down . "Seth , we'll have a little warm Santa Cruz , " said tbe Graen Mountain grocer , as he opened the stove door , and stuffed in as many sticks as the space would admit , " Without it you'd freeze going borne such a night as this . "

      Seth already felt the butter settling down closer to bis hair , and on Seth declaring he must go , " Not till you have something warm , Seth ; come , ITe got a story to tell you , Seth ; sit down , now ; and Seth was again pushed into his seat by bis cunning tormentor . " Oh ! it ' s tu darn'd hot here , " said the petty thief , again attempting to rise . * ' Set down—don't be in such a plaguy hurry , " retorted the grocer , pushing him back in bia chair . " Bat I ' ve got the cows ta fodder , and some wood tu split , and I must be agoln , " continued the persecuted chap . " But you musn't tear yourself away , Seth , in this manner . Sit down ; let the e ¥ ka take care of themselves , and keep yourself cool ; you appear to be fidgetty , " said the roguish grocer , with a wicked lear .

      The next thing was tbe production of two smoking glasses of hot rum toddy , the very sight of which , in Setb ' s present situation , would have made the hair stand erect upon bis head , bad it not been well oiled and kept down by tbe butter . " Seth , I'll give you a toast now , and you can butter it yourself , " said tbe grocer , yet with an air of such consummate simplicity , that poor Seth still believed himself unsuspected . "Seth , here ' s—here ' s a Christmas goose , well roasted and basted , eh ? I tell yon , Seth , it's greatest eating in creation . And Seth , don't you use bog ' s fat or common cooking butter to baste a joose with—come , take your butter—I mean , Seth , take your toddy . "

      Poor Seth now began to smoke , as well as to icelt , and his mouth was as hermetically sealed up , as though he bad been born dumb . Streak after streak of the butter came pouring from under his bat , and his handkerchief was already Bonked with tbe greasy overflow . Talking away , as if nothing was the matter , the grocer kept stuffing the wood into the stove , while poor Seth sat bolt upright , with bis back against the counter , and bis knees almost touching tbe red hot furnace before him . •« Darnation cold night , this , " said the grocer . " Why , Setb , you seem to perspire as if you was warm ! Why don't you take your bat off ? Here , let me put your bat away . "

      " No ! " exclaimed poor Setb , at last , with a spasmodic effort to get bis tongue loose , and clapping both hands upon his bat , "No ! I must go—let mo out—I aint well—let me go ! ' A greasy cataract was now pouring down the poor fellow ' s face and neck , and soaking into bis clothes , and trickling down his body into his very boots , so that he Was literally in a perfect bath of oiL " Well , good night , Seth , " said the humorous Vermonter , "if you will go ; " adding , as Seth got out into the road , " neighbour , I reckon the fun I've had out of you is worth a ninepence , so I shan't change you for that pound of butter ! " N . O . Pic ay use . TO THE ORIGINATORS OF THE PLAN FOR THE FORMATION OF A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE .

      Esteemed Fellow Men , —Looking back with grateful remembrance to the many services you have rendered to the cause of Democracy , honouring you for your virtues and moral worth , and sympathizing with the sacrifices you have made on our behalf , we feel that , under the present circumstances , we should be guilty of tbe foulest ingratitude if we did not stand boldly forward and proclaim our entire confidence in your integrity and patriotism , and your devotedness to tbe principles of the People's Charter . Treating with scorn and indignation the calumnies which men , who assume tbe name while they violate tbe principles of Chartism , have levelled against you , — we hereby assure you of our approval of the plan which you have recommended for the attainment of the People ' s Rights , and the improvement of their moral and social condition .

      As men struggling for righteous objects , we desire to obtain them by righteous means . We think they need only to be understood to be appreciated , and that the assent of a united , intelligent people , once obtained in their favour , no power { however mighty ) can prevent their adoption as the law ot the laud . Believing tbe ignorance and moral degradation of the working classes to be the grand barrier to the creation and demonstration of that enlightened public opinion on which alone we rely for their eventual adoption , we accept your plan , as the one best calculated soonest to remove that mighty incubus that at present weighs down the spirit of Reform , and allows faction , violence , and misrepresentation to libel and disfigure tbe fair face of freedom .

      Impressed with these sentiments and views , our ardent longings for the consummation of our principles will permit us no longer to remain in silent inac ion . We call on you—we entreat you—again to take the post of honour , which your character and past services entitle you to . Let us boldly take up our position , and vindicate to the world the spirit and principles of Chartism ! Let us shew , in our organisation , our principles of action , meetings , Bpet-cb . es , and every proceeding , that reason and philosophy , and not tbe impulses of our passions , or the contracted notions engendered by party and factious feelings , are the impelling motives which actuate us to struggle for tbe moral and political elevation of our class .

      Yot the moral and intellectual energy cf man is the mighty lever destined to uproot tbe strongholds of tyrannic assumption , and place the sons of men in that just and equitable relation to each oiher which will usher in the reign of universal peace and geod-will on earth . Earnestly hoping th . it this , our heartfelt appeal , may incline you to the rescue of our glorious cause , We subscribe ourselves , Your brother Democrats ! James Savage , 27 , Mope-street . Charles Henry Neesoni , 08 , Hare-street , Bethnalgreen . James Williams , 58 , Stanhope-street , Clare-market . James Hoppey , 4 , Cleveland-street , Fitzroy-square . John Rogers , 8 , Herford-place . H . B . Marley , 31 , Charles-street , Hampstead-road .

      Joseph Turntr , 42 , Store-street , Bedford-square . William Hodgo , Uemming's-road , Charing-cross . George T . Wood , i , Stepney-green . W . Burton , G , Finsburj-square . E . Mariner , 10 , Hudduck's-buildings , Finsbury . John Halford , 14 , Dugget-couit . Arthur Dyson , Kingslaml-road . William Watson , 1 , Bedford-court It . T . Webb , surgeon , 18 , Wyndbam-street , Bryan ston-square . Charlt's Savage , 4 , Chapel-stieet . W . T . Walker , 1 , Cornwall-row . Joseph Thorkhnm , 1 , Cornwall-rew . JohnElger , 20 , Philip-street , Kingiland-rcad . Thomas Wade . 29 , Red Lion-street , Hoxton . G . Bennet , 4 , Compton-street , Clerkenweil . R . W . Woodward , 9 , Lcck ' s-gardens , Clerkenweil . Robert CubiLt , IS , Cromer-street .

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      Suicide of a Pauper hi a Union Workhouse . —On Friday , Mr . Payne , the City Coroner , and a numerous Jury , >< at in the Board-room of the Wert London Union Workhouse , West-street , SmithSeld , to determine the cause of the suicide of Ed . Wilkinson , aged 64 , an inmate of that workhouse . Several of the guardians of the union were preasnt . Isaac Stephens , a pauper , said he had known deceased for two years , and saw him last alive in the water-closet between three and four o ' clock on Thursday morning Witness spoke to him , and received no answer , and left him in the closet . He saw no more of him until dawn , when deceased was brought up stairs dead Deeaasedwasa very still , quiet man , and would hardly answer when spoken to . Several ether

      inmates of ihe workhouse were examined . They said that latterly deceased appeared " rather queer / ' and was in the habit of walking to and fro silently in the yard , looking very ill . They also proved that , having found the door of the water-closet fastened inside , and hearing within a noise like that made by a person snoring , they burst the door open , and found deceased sitting on the stat of the closet , with his throat cut , and a fork sticking in the wound . He was quite dead , and a kitchen knife , stained with blood , lay by his side . Mr . Mott , master of the workhouse , said deceased had been under his care

      for about twelve years . He was extremely deaf , and on that account was very uncommunicative . There was nothing otherwise particular about him , and witness could not account for the commission of the rash act . Dr . Lynch , surgeon to the workhouse , said the wound in deceased ' s throat was an inch and a half in depth and three inches in length . None of the chief vessels were divided , but several of the lesser were , which produced such a loss of blood as to cause death . Witness knew of nothing that could cause deceased to commit suicide , unless from a feeling of despondency , the effect of frequent illness Verdict , " Temporary insanity . "

      Calamitous Occurrence at the Herring Fishery . —We regret to have to record this week an accident of a peculiarly distressing nature which has taken place on this part of the coast , in addition to others , involving the loss of property to a greater or less extent , caused by the state of the weather , and tending at once to cripple the exertions of those engaged in that important branch of industry , the herring fishing , and to cast around them the gloom of affliction , arising from the loss of relatives and friends : On Friday evening iast , although the sky was overcast , the weather was yet so fine that it was scarcely possible to anticipate the slightest danger to the boats engaged in the fishing , and all of them at the various stations on this part of the coast

      pat out to sea as usual , while some , as in the distressing case more immediately under notice , were encoaraged , by the apparently settled calmness of the night , to risk their floats nearer to the rocks than is their practice . Tbe aspect of the weather continued unchanged till about twelve o ' clock , when a tremendous gale sprang up from tbe north-east , p lacing the lives of the boats' crews in the greatest jeopardy . Most of them hauled their nets , many of which being full of herring , were lost in the hurry and confusion consequent upon the exertions of the fishermen to escape the danger . One of them , however , the Jebus of Eyemouth , had unfortunately taken up a perilous position near the shore at Marshall Meadows , from which the crew were unable to

      extricate themselves , and the consequence was that the whole on board , five in number , perished . The details of the accident have not of course been ascertained ; but it is supposed that while tbe crew were in the act of hauling their nets , and before they could sail , the boat had been caught by the gale , and driven amongst the rocks , after which it had capsized . The crew consisted of Thomas Dougal , the skipper , aged 52 ; John Dougal , his son , aged 15 ; George Dougal , sen ,, and George Dougal , juu ., his nephews , both aged 38 ; and John Grieve , a labouring man , aged 24 . The body of the boy and one of the Douglas , who , it is thought , had attempted to swim ashore , were found on the beach on the following morning , and

      conveyed to Marshall Meadows barn . The body of the othsr George Dougal was recovered during the day , and the other two were found entangled amongst the nets in the water . On Monday morning , an inquest was held by the Coroner on the bodies at Marshall Meadows house . The evidence related entirely to the finding of the bodies by tbe servants at Marshall Meadows . There being no evidence as to the cause of death , the jury , in compliance with the technical requirements of the law , gave verdicts of "Found drowned , " and M Found dead , " according as they were taken out of the water , or picked up on the beach . On the same day , the bodies were put into coffins , and removed by their sorrowing

      relatives , and on Tuesday the remains of John Grieve were interred in Ay ton churchyard , and those of the other four were deposited in Eyemouth buryingground . By this lamentable occurrence three widows and seventeen children have been left in destitute circumstances . Thomas Doagal has left three sons and two daughters , the youngest about five years old ; George Dougal has left a widow and five children , the youngest four months ; the other George Dougal has left a widow at present pregnant , and seven children , the youngest eighteen months old ; and John Grieve has left a widow without children . We are happy to learn that a subscription has been opened for the relief of these destitute families . —Berwick Warder .

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      From the London Gazette of Friday , Sept 10 . BANKRUPTS . . William Walker and John Walker , St John ' s-square , Clerkenweil , manufacturers of apparatus for heating buildings , to surrender Sept . 25 , at one , and Oct . 22 , at eleven , at tbe Court of Bankruptcy , BasinghaUstreet . Solicitor , Mr . Armstrong , Old Jewry ; official assignee , Mr . Alsagar , Birchin-lane , Cembill . Joseph Littleford , High-street , St . Marylebone coach maker , Sept 23 , at two , Oct . 22 , at twelve at the Court of Bankruptcy , Baslnghall-street Solicitor , Air . Geren , South Molton-street ; official assignee , Mr . Groom , Abchurch-lane , Lombard-street .

      Thomas BJayda Molyneux and Percival Witberby Liverpool , merchants , Sept . 28 , and Oct . 22 , at the Clarendon Booms , Liverpool . Solicitors , Messrs . Lbwndes , Robinson , and Bateson , Liverpool ; and Mesara . Sharpe , Field , and Jackson , Bedford-row . Thomas Brown and Benjamin Brown , Wakefleld , Yorkshire , linen drapers , Sept 24 , at twelve , and Oct . 22 , at two , at tbe Commissioners' Kooms , Manchester . Solicitors , Messrs . Sale and Worthington , Manchester ; and Messrs . Baxter , Lincoln ' s Innfields . William Fretwell , Leeds , colonial merchant , Sept . 25 , at nine , and Oct . 22 , at ten , at the Commissioners ' Rooms , Leeds . Solicitors , Messrs . Wiglesworth , Ri- ' sdale , and Craddock , Gray's Inn-square ; and Messrs . Richardson , Leeds .

      John Buckley , Joseph Buckley , and Henry Buckley , Manchefcter , cotUn manufacturers , Sept . 24 , and Oct . 22 , at three , at thoCommissioners' Rooms , Manchester . Solicitors , Messrs . Sale and Worthington , Manchester and Messrs . Baxter , Lincoln's Inn-fields . Robert Hodgson , Leeds , merchant , Sept . 28 , at five , and Oct 22 , at twelve , at the Commissioners' Rooms , Leeds . Solicitors , Messrs . Jaques , Battye , aid Edwards , Ely-place ; and Mr . Eidd , HuddeitfieW . Samuel Rogers Toms , Bow Church-yard , Cheapside , commission agent , Oct C , and 22 , at twelve , at the Commissioners' Rooms , Manchester . Solicitors , Mr . Hadfield , and Messrs . Cooper and Wray , Manchester ; and Messrs . Johnson , San , and WeatneTall , King'sbench-walk , Temple .

      William Pilling , Droylsden , Lancashire , manufacturer of cotton goods , Sept 24 , at eleven , and Oct . 2 : ' , at twelve , at the Commissioner ' s Rooms , Manchester Solicitors , Messrs . Adlington , Gregory , Faulkner , and Follett , Bedford Row ; and Mr . Law , Manchester . Michael Spence , Holbeck , Forkshire , cloth dresaei Sept . 28 , at four , and Oct . 22 , at the Commissioners Rooms , Leeds . Solicitors , Mr . Wilson , Southampton-street , Bloomsbury-square ; and Messrs . Paynfi EJdison , and Ford , Leeds .

      PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . W . Vickers and J . Dougill , Huddersfield , taJIoW cLandlers . E , Bromley , G . Cutler , and J . Cutler , Salford , Lancashire , ironfounders . J . Smith and J . Drummond , Halifax , Yorkshire , dyers . J . Sanderson . G . Sanderson , J . Maden , J . Maden , and J . rVfc « tmougb , Spotland , Lancashire , stone dealers . " Lanjan and F . Clark , Liverpool , slaters . K . Tate and J . Brereton , Manobester , linen diapers .

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      g THE NORTH 1 EN STAR ,

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      To the most Noble , the Marquis of Normanby , Secretary of State for tbe Home Department . From the Frost , Williams , and- Jones Restoration Committee .

      Mr Lord Ma . b q . cis , —I am directed by tbe abovenamed Committee , to write to your Lordship , respecting a Memorial that was sent to tbe Home Office on the 28 th of Jaly , 1841 , which Memorial prayed your Lordship to give your Memorialist * an answer , as to whether your Lordship would ( in ease certain Memorials were given into your bands , ) present them to her most gracious Majesty , Queen Victoria , and support their prayer . This Committee beg leave to assure your Lordship , that they have received no reply to their Memorial , and that they likewise sent a letter to your Lordship on the 11 th of August , in which letter they requested your Lordship to give them an answer to their Memorial , and they have not as yet received any answer . Your Lordship ' s most obedient , Sec .

      John Wilkinson , Corresponding Secretary to the Committee . Committee Rooms , 26 th August , 1841 . All Communications intended for the Committee , to be sent Mr . Guest , Steelhouse-lane .

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      On Wednesday , the 28 th of August , the Committee received the following : Whitehall , 27 th Augusi , 1841 . Sir , —The Marquis of Normanby having carefully considered your application in behalf of John Frost , and others , I am directed to express to you bis Lordship's regret , that there is no sufficient ground to justify him , consistently with his public duty , in advising ber Majesty to comply with the pnyer thereof . I am , Sir , Your most obedient bumble servant , S . M . Phillips . To Mr . John Wilkinson , Birmingham .

      BALANCE-SHEET OF THE BIRMINGHAM FROST ' S RESTORATION COMMITTEE , FROM THE 22 ND OF SEPTEMBER , 1840 , TO JUNE , 1841 . RECEIPTS FROM THE COUNTRT . £ s . d . la Treasurers' baads , belonging to the Defence Fund 3 10 7 J Merthyr , per David , John 14 0 Kettle , per Moyts 0 3 . Kidderminster , per Micklewright 0 5 0 Leicester 0 5 0 Montrose , per Christi 0 5 0 Rochdale 0 5 0 Bath -. 050 Ditto , Mr . Robert ' s Donation 0 ( j 6

      Oldham , per Harmer 10 0 Cardiff , per Williams 0 5 0 Liverpool , per Wagstaff 0 10 0 Nottingham , per Sweet , 1 st subscription ... 0 10 0 Ditto ditto 2 nd ditto ... 0 10 0 Ashton-nnder-Lyne , per Broadbent ... 1 3 10 Wigan , per Dickson ... ... ... 0 5 0 Glasgow , per Dixon ... 1 11 0 London , — Saul , Esq ., Donation 0 10 0 Brighton , per Flower 0 5 0 TrowbrHge , per M » ore ... 0 10 0 Stafford , p « r Peplow 0 5 0 Monmouth , per Buttery 0 12 0

      Ditto , Rev . Wm . Price , Donation ... 19 0 Arbroath , per Zosh 0 2 6 Kinross , per Blackwood 0 6 0 Robotbam 0 10 Star Office , per Ardill 1 6 10 Congleton 0 2 6 Swain Green , near Bradford 0 2 6 A . B . C ., Ireland 0 2 6 Manchester , per Cartledge 1 0 o Leven , per Lumsden ... 0 5 0 Vale of Leven , per Cameron 1 0 9 Leamingten , A . B . Smith 0 5 0 Rugby , per Currie 0 8 0 Aberdeen , per Smart 0 10 0 Preston , per Hatton 0 12 0 Norwich , per Goat 0 10 0 Rartlem 0 10

      Ponty Pool , per Godwin 0 5 0 Stockton-on-Tees , per Hollingshead ... 0 5 0 Worcester , per Tomlinson 0 5 0 Tavistock , per A . mo « ... ... ... 110 Chesterfield , per Martin 0 5 0 Huddersfleld , per Clayton 010 0 Stitton-in-Ashfield , per TomlinsoB ... 050 Frome , per Cook ... 0 2 C Old Swinford , per Chance 0 10 0 Newbridge , per Morgan ' Dublin , Mr . Norton 0 5 6 Atherston , Mr . Wilson 0 3 6 Heyweod , per Smith 6 5 0

      BIRMINGHAM RECEIPTS . No . 1 Book , Mrs . Clewes 0 15 5 — 2 Ditto , — Nlsbett 0 0 lU — 3 Ditto , — Crowton 0 4 3 * — 4 Ditto , — Herbert 1 10 & — 5 Ditto , Miss Green 0 2 6 — 6 Ditto , Mr . Ball 0 5 0 ^ — 7 Ditto , — Rouse 0 19 — 8 Ditto , — Yates 0 19 11 — 9 Ditto , — John Janes 0 0 0

      —10 Ditto , — John Barratt 0 o 0 —11 Ditto , — Lynell 0 11 —12 Ditto , — Lowe 17 7 —13 Ditto , — Pare 0 0 6 — 14 Ditto , Miss Penn 0 8 10 —15 Ditto , Mr . R . Clements 0 0 0 —1 G Ditto , Mrs . Blake 0 10 3 —17 Ditto , Mr . Evans 0 10 7 —18 Ditto , — Smallwood 0 0 0 —ly Ditto , Mrs . Oxford 0 3 8 —2 u Ditto , Mr . Bartleman 0 0 0 —21 Ditto , — Roper 0 0 0 — 22 Ditto , — Shaw 0 1 Hi

      £ 33 14 1 SUBSCRIPTION BOXES . £ . s . d . To Balance brought forward 33 14 l Mr . Guest , Steelhouse-lane 0 8 0 } Mr . Hands 0 7 4 % Mr . Turner 0 1 y . i Mr . PJastans 0 4 loj Mr . Faulkner 0 0 8 i Mr . Chapman 0 0 8 Mr . Kettle 0 0 11 Mr . Guest ' s Smithfield 0 2 4 .-

      Mr . Davenport ~ 0 0 1 Mr . Taylor 0 4 2 i Mr . Coop&r 0 0 6 Mr . Follows 0 3 5 ) Mr . Watts « 8 - * d Mr . White 0 5 11 . Mr . Pritchard 8 7 3 ^ Mr . Jenkinson 0 0 2 Donation 0 2 6 Mr . Lander 0 1 3 ) , Donation 0 10 Mr . Bills 0 6 7 ^ DONATIONS . Mr . Hinton 0 0 6 Mr . Giles 0 0 2 Mr . Penn 0 2 S Mr . Baker 0 10 Mr . It . K . Philp , of Bath 0 10 Mr . Truman 0 0 6 Mr . Cain 0 0 « Mr . Markham 0 0 G Mr . Burnett 0 1 & Three Friends of Brinklow , per Martin ... 0 1 0 A Welsh Chartist 0 10 Rules and Objects e 6 9 Collected in Committee Room 1 8 3 . at Public Meetings 2 4 lOj From the Rodney , Hill-street 0 G 0 Mr . Holoway 0 1 0 Mr . Adams ™ 0 10 Mr . Palmer 0 10 Miss Palmer 0 0 6 Mr . C . Truman 0 10 Mr . Morgan Williams .. 0 7 6 Mr . Seagrave , Saiethwick 0 0 8 42 11 5 Moneys which cannot be traced to any person 0 2 3 42 13 8

      EXPENDITURE . To Book , Paper , Ink , and Sealing Wax ... 0 18 2 To Room Rent and Candles ... 3 10 0 Placards for Public Meetings and Posting ... 3 18 0 Mr . Taylor for Printing 0 2 3 To Printed Circulars 0 11 0 Postage for Memorials and letter unpaid ... S 6 8 To 1000 Adhesive Stickers ' . ' , 0 5 0 To Expenses of Hustings for Public Meetings 0 12 0 To 12 Subscription Boxes 0 10 0 To 1 Box for the Memorials 0 3 0 To Objects and Rules ... 1 16 0 To Writ ' ng the Petition 0 4 0 To Envelopes .. 006 To Petition Sheets and Headings 1 0 8 To Posting Letters , Circulars , Ac . 1 12 5 To Secretary writing 3 Memorials 0 16 To Mr . Butler writing 5 letters 0 0 6 To Mr . Pritchard 0 l To Mr . Martin's expences te London ... 1 5 e To Morgan William ' s expeneet attending to

      the Memorials , Ice . ... 5 7 6 Remitted to Mrs . Frost the ram £ 3 10 s . 7 £ d . belonging to Defence Fund 3 10 7 . J In Treasurer * bands 13 6 ? i Owing to Committeo 0 14 3 42 13 8 We have audited this Balance Sheet and find it correct J . Wilkinson , \ J . Niciiolls , VAuditors . T . Shaw , j

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      THE REPLY OF THE DUNDEE YOUTHS UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION TO THE YOUTHS OF BRISTOL . Youthvwl Brethren , —We have read with pleasure the address of your association to the youths of Great Britain in the National Firidicalor , and we feel it a duty to return to you our most cordial thanks for your attempt to arouse the dormant energies of your youthful brethren , and call into moral energy and intellectual action so powerful an engine to the cause which you have espoused , the liberty , happiness , and peace to the whole ham ^ a family .

      Brethren , it is with pleasure we see the rapid accumulation of materials for a mighty agitation in our sister island . Yes , the cunning of interested agitators can no longer deceive and divide the people of Ireland . ' Already has the sun of liberty risen in their political horizon ; and ho is destined to wend bis way through the fogs of ber clouded atmosphere until the dense mass of darkness burst before the penetrating flash of the meridian light . How pleasing to the aged patriot to behold the fruits of his exertions in the rapidly increasing power and

      omnipotence of the principles , for the establishment of which he has so leng contended . Could a Hampden , or a Hardy , or &n Emmett seethe tyrant trembling on his throne , and the nations of tbe earth setting at defiance the oppressors' power and the proud man's contumely , then would they exclaim " we have laboured not In vain . " No longer does wisdom sit wailing at liberty's grave , for now the stone has been rolled away from her sepulchre ; ahe has risen refreshed from the tomb , and wends ber way to the celestial abode of these heroes to convey to their minds the soothing intelligence of your resolves .

      Brethren , ours was tbe second youthful association in the United Kingdom , and the first im Scotland , formed for the establishment of the principles for which we contend , and although the summer bath twice come and gone since we first launched our little bark upon the stormy ocean of political warfare , ¦ we rejoice that our crew have continued to increase , and are rapidly pressing forward to the haven of political happiness , for which we are all bound . Hoping that the flame which hath animated you in your exertions may be kindled in tbe breast of every youth within the circle of our sea-girt realms , We remain , Your brethren in the bonds of union . Signed on behalf of the Association , J . Mathers , Chairman , A . Shefuerd , Secretary . Dundee , Sept . 12 th , 1841 .

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      JUSTICES' JUSTICE CROWNED . In our last number we remarked on tbe preposterous Insufficiency of the bail required of Mr . W . J . Bankes , charged with an unnameable offence . It has since been alleged that one of the sureties , bearing tbe very appropriate name of Sne » zum , bad passed himself off tot his uncle , with whom he lived as servant , and bad committed deliberate perjury in swearing that he was a housekeeper . The recognizances , taken in tbe name and description of the real Sneezum , were , upon his application , under these circumstances , declared void . Had the uncommon precaution of requiring fortyeight hours' notice of bail been adopted , the deception practised in this case would have been prevented , but the oentteman prisoner would have been inconvenienced by so strict a proceeding .

      Mr . Jardine , upon the discovery of tbe deceit , was at a loss what steps to take . All he knew with any certainty was , that he bad been imposed on by yeung Sneezum , and that young Sneezum bad committed perjury , and , above all , that Mr . Bankes could not be recaptured and compelled te find good bail . Now , as to tbe imposture , it is quite a farce for Mr . Jardine to complain of it . Mr . Jardine , in his way , had played a Sneezum part Justice Sneezuw bad taken bail grossly insufficient , and , so far as the ends of justice are concerned , what mattets it that tbe bail , insufficient for its purpose , turns out to be no bail at all ? The upshot of tbe case is , that bail merely nominal has been put in by a man of straw .

      When Mr . Jardlue toek two sureties for £ 100 , eacb , for the appearance of a man of large fortune to answer a disgusting charge ( for which he bad once before been tried , and narrowly escaped conviction ) , Mr . Jardine must have known full well that be was not taking steps against tbe flight of the accused , which is the object of bail . In saying as be did , that tbe bail be required was proportioned to the condition of the prisoner , the magistrate delivered himself of an assertion , which , imputed perjury excepted , was much of tbe same complexion as the representations of Mr . Sneezum , junior , who must indeed have felt comforted and encouraged by feeling that , if be was really passing himself off for what be was not , tbe magistrate himself was setting tbe example of dealing with tbe prisoner as what be was not—that is , as a man to whose condition sureties amounting altogether to £ 400 were proportioned , whereas as many thousands would have been better suited to his notorious means .

      As to any practical effect , it is obviously quite immaterial whether the accused , bad he felt it unsafe to stay and meet the charge , were called upon to pay £ 300 or £ 40 t , as the price of his impunity and escape to tbe Continent Mr . Jardine was quite ready with his opinion that the accused could not be recaptured . If this be law ( and we nave a great distrust of magistrate's law ) , it is at variance with what common sense would require ; for the object of the law being that the accused should be forthcoming to answer the charge against him , if be succeed by any deceit in putting in bad bail , what reason is there why good bail should not be required of him when the bad is discovered ? But Mr . Jardine himself , we perceive , has since altered bis opinion on this point

      In excuse fer Mr . Jardine , it is said that offences of the nature in question should be shrouded as much as possible from the public view ; but this is a most unfortunate plea on the behalf of Mr . Jardine , for by his method of dealing with the disgusting charge he has contrived to draw the greatest possible share of public attention to it , having raised upon it , as be has done , a question as to the impartial administration of justice . Further , if it could be permitted to Magistrates to judge what laws should be carried into tftect , and what laws should be evaded , it would be incomparably better that the discretion should be arbitrarily and openly

      exercised , than that the farce should be performed of compassing the prisoner ' s escape in the very pretence of exacting the securities for his appearance- In the case of the guilty rich , large and adequate bail can only operate as a pecuniary penalty , and small and inadequate bail as a mockery of justice j but when it comes to the turn of the poor , low as the bail may be , it is stringent , ar . il the contrivance to facilitate tbe evasion of justice fails altogether , and without any pain or distress to the magistracy , for it is observable that justices have no doubt of the policy of laws , no objection on the score of the evil effect of publicity , when tho poor are concerned .

      On tbe following day Mr . Bankes's solicitor waited on Mr . Jardine at Bow-street , and stated that Mr . Bankes was not privy to the trick of the sham surety , and that he was ready to substitute good bail -, and further , that it was his client ' s intention to meet the charge against him . Upon this offer to put in a new surety Mr , Jardine's opinion of the necessity for a new surety appears to have undergone a sudden and complete change , and he become clearly of opinion that another surety should bo substituted . The Magistrate ' s requisitions thus tept exact pace with the propositions © f the accused . The

      day before , Mr . Jardine bad thought that a good surety in lieu of the bad one could not be demanded ; but the day after , what Mr . Bankes waa ready to do Mr . Jardine was ready to require . Mr . Jatdine seized occasion to remark that the nature of the charge bad been misunderstood , and the solicitor for the accused added that it was not of the heinous sort supposed . If the nature of the charge is to be inferred from Mr . Jardine ' s treatment of , and allusions to it , it should bo some mere trifle indeed ; but it is odd that what will not bear publication is regarded by the magistiates as such a bagatelle . —Examiner .

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      11 Jemmy Wood" and the Gloucester Musical Festival . —Tha last time but one that the grand festival hi aid of the distressed widows and orphans of clergymen in the dioceses of Gloucester , Hereford , and Worcester , was held at Gloucester , the renowned Jemmy Wood stood in front of the old bank in Westgate-street , and observed to a friend of ours , in reference to the multitudes pressing towards the cathedra ] , " There the fools go ; I keep my halfcrowns in my pocket I" and , suiting the action to the word , pushed his hands to the very bottom of his capacious waistcoat-pockets , turned over the coins thereiu , and elicited that metallic jingle so grateful to his ears . The rich old banker is gathered to his fathers—the old baitk , instead of wearing the

      business appearance it did in 1835 , is closed—none of the immense wealth of its owner has , as yet , been distributed under his will—but in this short term of six years , more thousands of pounds have been spent in legal proceedings concerning it than would have provided a permanent fund , amply sufficient for the relief of all the distressed widows ana orphans of clergymen in the three dioceses . The numbers thronging to the cathedral were not fools-Jemmy ' s policy of keeping the half-crowns in his pocket was not the peifection of wisdom . Far better would it have been for the fair city had Mr . Wood endowed it with a part of his riches in his lifetime , instead of leaving it , as he did , to the uncertainty of a torn codicil and the tender mercies of the law . —Cheltenham Paptr .

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      From the Gazette of Tuesday , Sept . 14 . BANKRUPIS . John Caspar Mais , merchant , Lime-street , IiOn ^ ®' to surrender Sept 29 , and Oct 26 , at eleven , at toe Court of Bankruptcy . Mr . Alsagar , Bircbin-Ianei official assignee ; Solicitors , Messrs . Ovsrton and Jeftexf ) Old Jewry . John Davies and Frederick Dickerson , iHerchan »> Plymouth , Sept 27 , and Oct 26 , at eleven , at tea Royal Hotel , Plymouth . Solicitors . Mr . Surr , I *»* baTd-street , London ; Messrs . Lockyer and Bulteei > Plymouth-Joseph Poultou , sen ., builder , Sept . 28 , and Oct . 26 , at twelve , at the Waterloo Hotel , Leonm"" ' Solicitors , Mr . Smith , Chancery-lane , London ; Mr-HammondLeominsterHertfordshire .

      , , John Bailey , innkeeper . Burslem , Staffordshi "' Sept 24 , at four , andOtt 26 , at twelve , atthe GeorP Inn , Burslem . Solicitors , Mr . Smith , 48 , Coan « W ' lane ; Mr . Harding , Bnrslem . Richard Davies and Ebsworthy Fapson , shipbr 0 *^' Pillgwenlly , Newport , Monmouthshire , Sept 28 , a ^ Oct 26 , at eleven , at the King's Head Inn , Newp <»* Solicitors , Messrs . Adlington , Gregory , Faulkner , aiw Follett , Bedford-row , London ; Mr . Cross , BristoL John Saunders , James Fanner , and Thomas Ho » e » Saunders , woollen manufacturers , BasingbaU- * " **' Sept . 29 , at half-past eleven , and Oct 26 , at onfe " the Court of Bankruptcy . Mr . Edwards , OldJe * ' ' official assignee ; Soudtor , Mr . Arturrt , C he » pw »

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 18, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct397/page/6/