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    • ¦ ^ SONNET TO KNOWLBDGB. Knowledge, thoogh btesa'd -with tbo keen eye of sense, ABd mental vrings of swift untiring flight, That outstrips birds of prey ia fleetest plight, Oft faib in the purenit of wisdom. Hence, To k now is not to act; or to evince Oar wish, to scatter or engender light! Bow oftea do we see the nndeataAding bright, ^nOi reason's glow, yet wanting excellence, Or prndenee, without which tbe grasping mind fiss fallen from off bis high imperial Jeat, ^nA u a. giftat that so power could bind, Saak nerrele«a aoieiy from his on defect yirtae alone umohle* hamsn kind, Without it knowiedfe is a loose unsafe retreat J. V. Souttmolton, Octobti 9,184L
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      ^ Arsmrsv ^*^™ - - - FEABGJJS 0-CONNOB , AT KIRKAJLDY . The « nn roU'fl in -iplenddw msjefetfc asd dear , A » tt » «« e « a * i » fooadd 4 « jv&t * and birth , wodaad « tt » MttretrfJm » e » did appear , AM -winter abone fortb . in the heyday of . youth . Tbe peal of the bogle HUH » n « id-with the hrte , Tba approach of the b » o and lore * of man , And the shouts of tbe despot yere tflenced and . mntfi As tbe grate , eratbe reign of tie despot begin-He came , and the Ann » mfiat echoed the peal , From myriads of bosoms akin to bis own , O'Connor and liberty , forward and feel , TOai mind now mn * t triumph o ' er tyranny ' s throne .

      He « poke . and the cheek of the mighty was fldihed , A . v d aJJent * 8 death -was the month of hi > foes , _ jj ) d the faetkau of hetl ware crest-fallen and eraih'd , As the plaudits of thoasaads alternately rose . . Be ended , and then , as a champion , hrav'd A foe to appear and nnriret his plan , Bat right B 0 « shall stand , and no longer be alat'd , yrbtie heaven looks and smfles ob the birthright of yrr ^ w . Kow fare-well O'Connor , bnt we hope not for eTer , -Return asd receive oar embraces again , jjjr tyranny ' s altar eternally ahiver , Asd ioetiee' and equity Sooriab amain .

      ¦ ^ Sonnet To Knowlbdgb. Knowledge, Thoogh Btesa'd -With Tbo Keen Eye Of Sense, Abd Mental Vrings Of Swift Untiring Flight, That Outstrips Birds Of Prey Ia Fleetest Plight, Oft Faib In The Purenit Of Wisdom. Hence, To K Now Is Not To Act; Or To Evince Oar Wish, To Scatter Or Engender Light! Bow Oftea Do We See The Nndeataading Bright, ^Noi Reason's Glow, Yet Wanting Excellence, Or Prndenee, Without Which Tbe Grasping Mind Fiss Fallen From Off Bis High Imperial Jeat, ^Na U A. Giftat That So Power Could Bind, Saak Nerrele«A Aoieiy From His On Defect Yirtae Alone Umohle* Hamsn Kind, Without It Knowiedfe Is A Loose Unsafe Retreat J. V. Souttmolton, Octobti 9,184l

      ¦ ^ SONNET TO KNOWLBDGB . Knowledge , thoogh btesa'd -with tbo keen eye of sense , ABd mental vrings of swift untiring flight , That outstrips birds of prey ia fleetest plight , Oft faib in the purenit of wisdom . Hence , To k now is not to act ; or to evince Oar wish , to scatter or engender light ! Bow oftea do we see the nndeataAding bright , ^ nOi reason's glow , yet wanting excellence , Or prndenee , without which tbe grasping mind fiss fallen from off bis high imperial Jeat , ^ nA u a . giftat that so power could bind , Saak nerrele « a aoieiy from his on defect yirtae alone umohle * hamsn kind , Without it knowiedfe is a loose unsafe retreat J . V . Souttmolton , Octobti 9 , 184 L

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      SOKXBT TO WISDOM . ( Jjea * are thy deeds , e ' en when thy words are few ; Jor t&on art oft in thinking poweis untkilld , To know is not thy forte , or yet to build Ere thou cost eount the cost . Those who pursue jbtse ; and prejudge thee B « t perfection ' s clue , . Are all deceived ; for aU thy golden field 1 » but t » put in practice what ' s instill'd 37 stinted reason . Wisdom cannot do Tfioi human understanding fails to know . Wisdom , like her twin sister knowledge , is Pjrest of an anntoBber'd race , wbo show Tariety in age , and sire , and phiz . Tbtt wisdom supersedes , which bears the flow Of truth—and leadeth but to happiness , J . "V Soathmolton . October 9 , 18 * 1 .

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      SHE LOTE GIFT FOR 1842 . London , George Bel \ , 186 , Fleet-Street . A beautiful book for the Boudoir . Not faultless by Mj means ; bui Tery pretty : containirg some choice geoa of poetry bath original and select . THE POOR MAN'S COMPANION : a Political Almanack for 1842 , showing tbe Amoant and Application of the Taxes raised from the Industry of ihe prodHeiBg Classes ; and containing a great Amoant of Valuable and Statistical Information .

      Compiled from Parliamentary and other Documents , by Joshua Hobsos . Leeds : J . Hobson . London : J . Cleave . Manchester : Abel Hejirood . Glasgow : Paton and Lore . This is verily a Poor Man ' s vade mecum . the dieapest and best book of general rtference for almost all feubjectB is which the people ' s interests ire immediately involved that we have ever seen . In addition to all tbe nsual information of an Almanack , it contains a mass of statistical information crammed into the smallest possible space upon iie following most important subjects : —

      Hibi table surface and population of the earth , asd population of each country in Europe ; quantity of land is Esgland eultrrated and uncultivated ; resources of fea t Britain ; capabilities of the soil of England ; iwome of productive and nnprodnetive classes ; nutritious matter in food ; value of the British coinage ; snOTrat of ttte crime of onsrfiei io 1825-30-3 S-40-. Bmaory of both Houses of Parliament ; amoant afpoor-Biez in 1858-39-40 ; the religions denominations of the Wjrid ; imports rod exports of England for 1839-40-41 ; ¦ fi » census for 1811 : population of America ; amonct of

      American trade for 1 S 3 S-39-40 ; number of bank notes i& drmlatioB ; Dumber of births , deaths , and marriage * lepjtered in 1841 ; comparative duration of life ; amoant of f" ** raised and expended during 1838-39-4 S asd 41 ; cost of royalty ; amount and annual cost of Jfitional Dsbt ; cost of Queen ' s Ministers ; cost of ten-, cost of rtaadiug army ; cost ef a&vy , and cost of police ; cost of crime ; cast of education , and cost of oprsm war ; cost of church ; cost of spyisra ; cost of poor 1 st commission ; cost of the public tffiees ; the black list of state paupers ; and the condition of the people who pay the taxes .

      Tee last article on the Condition of the People , " ii too Taluable to be passed over silently . We gire from it the following ex . iacs : — Tbe condition of the people , frem whose labour the flMrmous rams of money , detailed in the foregoing pages , is wrung , forms a horrible contrast with the ttamtfol expenditure of the means thus raised . In * £ aag forth tk » t condition we shall endeaTour to pie- lot tbe reader with a number of facts , culled from fee ipeeebss of Ministers and Legislators in Parliament , sad from the speeches and writings of those ont of toon , who cannot be taxed with a too-friendly disposition towards the poor ; consequently their statements j wiD sot be liable to the charge of exaggeration or mis- representation . ! 1 lord Uormanby , when Secretary of State for the Ho&e Department , in a speech delivered is the House tf Lords , on the 12 th of February , 1841 , on moTing

      tbe second reading of the " Drainage of Buildings ! EH , " aid : — ] " Dr . Duncan estimates tbe workins ; population of 1 Iircrpool to amount to 170 000 , or 175 . 000 ; of trhich Ss OM Ivot i » ceUan . ' Of the ** celSars there are , ia j * &&& BUmbers , 8 , 000 j and rh * inhakiianta in each i sraage somethisg under fiTe heads . The mortality ¦ . asKmgjt ^ e inhabitan ts of these cellars is 35 per cent \ Snaitr than that in other parts of tbe town J Of the raniiaing Eumber of the working population of Iirer- ; Pool , 86 , 400 liTe in dose courts , h&Tiug no underground toinaffa . Tbe crowded and filthy condition of those i *» rt » is graphically described by Dr . Daccan , as well : ¦» tie density et their population . He has wen four ¦ bailies kud&ed together in o * e room ten feet * pan"' . Hii Lordship also said : — ;

      " Of the state of the dwellings and health of the PccKi pop&iation of Dublin , Dr . M&unsel giTt * a pain-« 1 ieseri p ^ on ; from which ii appears that an iroroeiise Proportion of the case * of fe-rer admitted int « the ftTtr napiuis come from the dense , ill-buiit , ill-Tcniilated , and filth y eourts and alleys occupied by the poorer da&es . * * _ " In Msnchester , of ertry 1 , 000 deaths . 496 are of ttiidren tadtr three years of age ! -vrbereas in the agri-^ eal oistrieu , as ' Nortbnmberlarid and the North-Ji « iiag orTorkahire , only 253 or 282 out of every 1 . 000 Q& tiii , & « nnder tnree years of age . In Manchester ttuy S 3 oot of erery 1 , 006 persoES lire to be 70 years j * i ; - » kj ie ia a » > 'orth-RidJDg of Yorkshire 202 of **^™ b er pass that sge ; In Korthmaberlan d 210 : ~®^ ° re the chances of life are fovr times greater in ** agricultural communities . " Ssiseqnently , wben speaking of the condition of the I ** of Glasgow , his Lordship quoted from fcueeridence v-fx . SymoEs , who thus fexpresses himself : —

      ' I baTe seen human degradation in some of its -werst * fa » e » both in England and abroad ; but I can ad-^ e&y ssy that I did not belieTe , until I -risited the * 7 » d 8 of Glasgow , that so large aa amount of filth . . « ae , Biisery , and disease , existed in one spot in anj «^ ifcd couatry r And again : — " In the lower lodg-^¦ houses , ten , fwelTe , and soinetiinea twenty persons , wti eexe * tai ill ages . iJeep promUeaoasly on the Bi > or > in <^ fereDt degrees of riakedufisa . These places ¦* generally , u rtgards dirt , damp , aad decay , such ** ° o person of common humanity t « a "'" ^* would tob te hii horse ini-On s motion hi the late House of Commons by Mr . wuoleaela , of BirminEbam , for an Inquiry iato the A « i « ai DistressMrT . DuDeombe said : —

      , , " - ^ Jew days ago , Mr . ililler , the reliering officer of ™ west London Union , stated to the magistrates at »» Mansion House that he was frequently obliged to ** « his escape the back way in order to aroid the r ^ of the poor wanting employm ent ; it was im-P ° » Me . fox the present state of things to contiime . f * on a « Bbssquent day be said the destitute objects aw becoiae ao exasperated and so reckless of life Z ** ** tow afraid they vtmld ctmtmii natrder . On the JP * dsy , Mr . Thwaites , the rtHeriBg ofBoer of tie ^ y of Lond en -Caion . stated that he had relieTed

      * j W > e oeBtitEte peaocjince Jannarylast , and that i t wu impossible to gite an Idea of themisery and distress ^^^ Wt-bo died and working men , irho came to him ^ t oaireda , tad irho tcere aduelly famishing . In Bethy * vireHilh *» fc *« & man Bsnwa Jobn Bildywd , with ?•« cfcildHa , liTiEg ia one small room , taking notbtog ^ t s traw to sletp on , the only furniture being tkree old r ^ - "n'il ^ am Slater ard William Field were equally «* tituteard miserable . He wouid now direct the r ^ Jcii of the Bouse to the state of Uarylebcne—a t » 'r 2 ^ J&inill « the teat of splendour Dnd fashion . In s ^ ty-dj houxes , aTtsagirg nine rooms each , the num-

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      ber of inhabitants was eight hundred and elghty-twe , consisting of one hundred and sixty-two married copp'es "with three handred and forty-five children . Sixty-six widowers with ninety-six childrea , twenty-one single men a&d thirty single womeu ; altogether two bpadred and twenty families , Tbe average ab » of the rooms was eJeren feet eight inches by ten feet six iaeses . In one bondred asd fifty-six of these families the parents and children slept in the same room , and ia one , handled and thirty-two families the children of both sexes slept together . This * was not a solitary Instance in that portion of the metropolis . " ¦ - - j

      " A few days ago he ( Mr . Doneombe ) reoeired » letter from a gentleman of Burton-upon-Trentstating that the large manufactories , worked by the Messrs . Peel , had stopped work ; and that nearly five hundred people had been thrown out ef employment without the most distant chance of their again obtaining work—that this had arisen from the general decline of profits in -the great branch of business , notwithstanding the rate of wages being materially lower than in the Lancashire district purely this was a >* gn of the times which called for a speedy remedy ! ( Hear , hear . ] Erery gentleman who had read the report of the hand-loom ¦ wearers' committee , was perfectly aware of the distress which exists amongst that class of tbe community , sad would find , in many instamons , that flwaUie * trcre living per head ai lea Vkim a pomy a day . At Loughborough , in Leicestershire , the stockinjers were frequently oat of work ; and when at half-work , they were charged the fall essences far their frames , so that

      frequently th « y could earn flittte , beyond . those expences The people were in a state of desperation . About a fortnight ago , a poor mas , -whose wife was dying , ha-ring had his relief redncsd iron in . 6 d . s week , hnog himself in despair . He could go on with these instanoes , but his heart sickened ; and the hearing of such things was sufficient to make a wise man mad . ( Hear , hear . ) A letter had been reoeired from Looghboroagh by a committee now sitting in London , whose object was to ende&Your , if possible , to benefit the condition of tbe working classes . In that letter a number of indWidaj >\» were mentioned , whose earnings Tarted from is . to 7 s . per week , their families aTeragiog from . fiTe to seven children . These individuals , who toiied from seven ia the morning till ten at night , went home to sleep on straw ; and they stated that the pale cheeks of their wives , and tbe twisted limb * of their offspring , showed them to be deprived of every comfort which God had ordained for wan . "

      Mr . XhmeoEibe also stated that : — " He knew of two instances occurring in one week of persons who preferred death rather than imprisonment in the workhouses . They declared they had rather die than be separated from their children in the manner proposed by the New Poor Law ; and they did die , rather than go into the workhouse . ' " * Lord John Rusa » ll , when speaking on the question of the Sugar Duties in last Parliament , entered into d&-tail respecting the situation of the population of the manufacturing districts : and speaking of the people of Bolton and Manchester , after having contrasted their condition with that of Uie manumitted West Indian slaves , he emphatically declared that the poor , f amiabed , and misery-stricken slaves at home would be glad to change positions with their black brethren in servitude !

      This was the statement to Parliament of a Minister , who held for years the office of Secretary to the Home Department ; of the Parliamentary leader of a party , whose advent to power was hailed as the harbinger of better and brighter days than had ever shone upon England . At the conclusion of eleven years of office , such was the confession made by this distinguished authority , as to the result of their government : Eleven pears \ how much might wisdom and benevolence have « t ! ect « d in eleven years , when backed by the power and inexhaustible resources of this mighty empire ! Yet , see the miserable eoaeequences of igneraBce , selfishness , and party squabbles ! these resources wasted ; the condition of the people deteriorated and deteriorating ; trade declining ; wages redused ; bankruptcy among capitalists ; starvation among operatives : such is the legacy bequeathed by " Liberals" and modern political economists to this country as the fruits of eleven years po-wer !

      The statistical matter of the Lacds Enumeration Committee is then introduced , exhibiting the awful fact of 20 , 000 persons living in this town atone upon Hid . per week , aad concludes thns : — This , then , is the condition of Eocland ! The report just quote * proves that in one of our largest manufacturing towns , -where the distress has been less fel t than in other places , 5 575 persons , out of 19 936 whose circumstances have bten investigated into , have no visible uiccuu of existence . ' . ' and that the average total ¦ weekly income of tbe whole of the 19 . 936 is only 11 ^ : 1 . her head !! being less than ljd . per head ptr i ! ay ! : l and yet the Qut-en has for her own private use the sum of j £ 164 7 s . 16 d . per day ! Prince Albert has for " pocket money" £ 104 per day ! Is this right ? Is this as it should be ? Ought this state of things to bo continued J Should thesa horrible disparities be alS owed longer to exist ? Should there , or can there , be either peace or content is the land , till tbe condition of the people is improved f

      Ttiess are questions which must now be considered . No further staving off will do . Misery and destitution has cpread so wide , so deep ; has become so general and so intense , that the " condition of England" question much boic be entertained . A full aad complete inqairy into the condition of tbe people ; into the muses of their past and present distress ; into tha operations of machinery , both upon the operatives immediately dependent upon i :, and those displaced by it , as well as upon society in general ; into the operation and effect of the present mode of occupying and working the soil , both upon the landlord , the farmer \ and the labouker : an inquiry by diligent practical men , embracing al these points and every other one needful for a full investigation into the condition of the people mvsl now be instituted , with a view to discovering and applying a plain , simple , efficient , and practical remedy . The of

      aBom ^ ly having over-production and destitution coexistent must be removed . We have within ourselves the means of producing -wealth fully equal tu the wants of the entire population of the globe ; and we haTe comparatively a small population to provide for . We must now endetTour to discover the means of so ordering things , that " the labourer that produceth , shall be first partaker of the fruits . " If th « present application of machinery prevents tliis , vre must alter it . If the present occupation of the soil ( in large unwieldy farms ) prevents this , we must alter it . If we hare been misdirecting the energies of our people , by engaging too many of them in Manu factures and too few in Agriculture , we must alter it In fine , «* must now probe the matter to the bottom . We muat ascertain the canse of the evil , and apply a souad and efficient remedy . The first step towards this is a careful acd complete inquiry into the present and past condition of the people .

      Ab inquiry of this nature baa never yet been instituted . We have sufftrfed to grow up amongst us a mighty produciag power , equal to the labour of upwards of 000 , 000 , 000 of "hands ; " we have suffured this immense power to be wielded and applied as the caprice or interest of a very few capitalists have dictated ; we Wrc Euifcrtd this to go on unmoie&tcd , uuregui&tid , producing good and bentfit where it might happenproducing harm and mischief where it listed : this system has , in its operation , compltttly revolutioniasd the manufacturing processes ; introduced new habits , new domestic arrangements ; it has reversed the order of dependence in families , placing the weak at the head ,

      and making the strong powerless ; it has crowded vast unmbin of population into heaps , using them as long as it needed , and then remorselessly dispensing vrith them as so much lumber ; it has demoralised tbe young , and consigned the old to want ; it has heaped up immense piles of -wealth for a few , and scattered misery ari destitution abroad amongst the many ; until , at last , the slate of thir . ga abo 76 depicted i » the result And jet , notwithstanding tbe great changes -which this ijEtem has been » perating , no iEquiry into its tffects and bearings has ever jet betn made ! Now , however . it caccot be longer delayed . Note the question most be fairly met , aDd boldly grappled with .

      These extracts show , to some extent , the na ' and object of the work . We have before characterized it as the cheapest and best book of general reference vre ever saw ; and we feel persuaded that there ib not % working-man in the kingdom , who will be vrithoat his " Companion" if he can possibly procure one . The typs , thon ^ h small , is bcaatifully clear , acd the printing very neatly executed .

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      THE EXECUTION OF BLAKESLEY . On Monday morning Blakesky was executed in tho Old Bailey . From the moment be told those who had charge of him in his cell that the farce was over , and that he would Beriousiy prepare for his departure from this -world , his conduct was marked by singular propriety . He paid the most strict attention to the advice and observatioag of the Rev . Mr . Carver , the Ordinary , who represented to him tbe absurdity of fftigniDg a malady whifh everybody knew had nothing of reality about it , and he declared that he felt so completely satisfied with the approach of death , as not to cherish the least wish or bope of respite . The tone in which be anatrered

      the Ordinary encouraged a minute inquiry into the circumstances of the event for which be was condenmed to die . He assured the Ordinary that there was a misrepresentation in the public rumeurg as to the position of Mx . Burden when the How was giTeo . and also is the sLakment that the untortan&u : Tictlin was asleep-when stiuck with the knife . He was , he * aid , greatly attached to hie wife , and he apprehended , trom the course pursued by Mr . and . Mrs . Burdon in countenancing tbe separation btfrreec them , that they were about to take hex from him for ever . He therefore molved to destroy her , and he entered the house with that detensinatkro , and aimed the blow at her which bo teaslj aecom-

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      plished his object . Ai that moment he perceived Burdpn , who had pnt a handkerchief upon his head , rise from the chair , and , supposing that it was the iritentton « f the poor man ' to oppose him , be" need the knife with a more certain aim . He knew at tbe moment he contemplated the & » ardffl » et hit wife that he Bhonld not escape , but he denied la the most positive manner that he bad erer' n > edit » ffed selfdestruction , or that he had ever expected » or » than ft temporary remission ' of the punishmeatlie deawved . ** Why , " said Mr . Carver , » did von then ooantptfeit madness ! " " Because , " replied Btake * leyi ! * Tcould hot endnre the thought of being the object of public observation in the chapel . That was , I assure von , the only motive I had for pretending to be out of my

      mmd . " "Then yon had no idea / ' observed Mr . Carver , •* of a reprieve on the ground of insanity 1 " " Not the B ? i « jitest , " said Blakesley ; "T knew perfectly -well ail along that I BhoaM be hanged , and I gate myself np ia theltope of no © toer fate . " The delinquent' repeated this statement several times to the Sheriffs ( Alderman Magnay andltfr . Rogers , ) to Sir James Duke , the Visiting Magistrate « f the prison ,. and to the ¦ Governor . It IB , however , ib * opinion of the majority of those who heard this aeoonnt of tire motive that it was tjy no means a corrects One . Blakesley knew perfectly well thai efforts would be made to save his life , and he no doubt considered it advisable to favour the impression attempted" to be made upon the Government by shammiDRiasanity in the prison ; hethori « htf

      too , that his chances would be increased by the appearance of suffering under one of the most violent forms of madness , and accordingly he howled like a dog , and , as we stated apon a former occasion , assaulted the wardsman who sat up with him to prevent hka from doing injury to himself ; but it is pretty evident that whatever disposition he might have bad ( o do farther mischief to others , he manifested no design against his own life . He played for a greater stake than the avoidance of the public gazs ; indeed , either of the sheriffs would most readily have excused his attendance at the chapel if he had only signified his wish , as they are both men who are desirous not to add unnecessarily to the pain wbioh a wretched ^ ellow-creatnre must undergo surrounded by * o many frightful circumstances .

      Blakesley wrote a leiter to his father , and another to his wife , on Sunday night , aad he expressed an aaxious desire Co hear from the latter a short time before his execution . Both letters contained words expressive of penitence ; indeed his conversation with Mr . Carver , ever since he threw off tbe disguiBe which he had 80 awkwardly and ineffectively adopted , waa pr incipally directed to that theme . Blakealey appeared te the Ordinary to be a person of peculiarly sensitive fe&lings , so much se , that with a single word the tears were brought in abundance irom bis eyes . The sentiment with which the Rev . Gentleman regarded tke culprit within the last few hoars of his lite was infinitely more favourable than that with whioh Blakesley ' a previous conduct

      affected him . Blakesley slept at intervals during Sunday Bight , and felt refreshed in the morning , most of which was spent in prayer with the Ordinary . He talked to the Sheriffs and Sir James Duke in a firm tone of voice , and declared that he was perfectly prepared and disposed to die . There were but few persons within the prison during the preparations , and the number of spectators outside was by p . o means great in comparison with the crowds which witnessed the execution of Courvoisier for the murder of Lord William Russell , or that of Greenacre for the murder of Mrs . Brown . When the wardsmen were pinioning him he begged to Fay one word to the Sheriffs . It was to entreat that they would grant

      him one favour , as he was goJng into the other world . The Sheriffs replied " that they would williB ^ ly do anything practicable for him . " " It is , " said ho , " Mia ; you will both allow me to shake hands with you on the scaffold . " The Sherins at once assured him that they would do as he requested , and he expressed himself deeply obliged . The moment he appeared on the scaffold there was » yell from the multitude , but he took no notioe of it . All hia anxiety seemed to be confined to the performance of the promise made by the Sheriffs , and when those gentlemen followed him up the ladder , and shook hauds with him , he was quite satisfied , mattered a few words in prayer , and was launched into eternity .

      For the first couple of minutes the wretched man struggled very much , and some persons in the crowd expressed gratification at the pain which it was supposed he suffered ; but the contortions of th « body 8 uon ceated , and tho body bung without motion tilt uine o ' clock , when it was cut down and deposited in a shell , in which it was buried last night in tbe narrow passage over the bodies of Thistlewood and the other murderers who have since the execution of that individual expiated their crimes on the same scaffold .

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      BIRMINGHAM . BLOODTHIRSTY AND BRUTAL CONDUCT OF THB WHIG ANTI-CORN LAW FACTION , AND THEIR TOTAL DEFEAT . One of the most uproarious and outrageous scenes of cool-blooded villany ever exhibited uuder any pretence was witnessed in lha Town Hall of Birmingham , on . Monday evening last , which stamps the Whig anti-Cvrn Law party with eternal infamy , and p ? ove » that they are capaule of committing any crime for the purpose of gaining the ascendancy which their base conduct has justly deprived them oi . Thanks 10 the indomitable courage of the brave Chartiits , but for whom the crime of cold-blooded murder would have been added to the long catalogue of Uieir basoaesa , and the hand that now writes this report would be cold in death . It is cow quite clear that on all future occasions the public must be prepared to defend themselves against the lttacka of tho £ 9 murderous ruffians .

      Daring tbe week , large placards were potted through tbe town , announcing that a lecture would be delivered in the Town Hall , by Mr . Curtis , of Ohio , to give the public infurii- ' ation respecting the Corn Laws . Mr . Cobden , of Stcpbenson-equare notoriety , and Mr . Villiers , M . P . fur Wolverhampton , were also announced to take part in the proceedings . It vr&a nUttd , at the bottom of the placard , that no discussion 'was anticipated , and Chat no expression of opinion would be called for . The members of the National Charter Association knowing the basenesa of the Anti Corn Lzw party , ¦ svere determined that they should not blindfold the people with their pretended lecture , which was in

      reality a sort cf demonstration of their strength , and therefore took the necessary steps fur allowing the public to hear both sides of the question . In accordance with this resolution , intimation was ^ ivtn to the variout eectionai meetings , and a deputation from each body met at the Ship Inn , Sk-elhuuse-Jane , when it -eras resolved that a proper chairman should be nominated on behalf of the meeting , -who -would allow each party a fair hearing , after the conclusion of M . r . Cuttis ' s lecture . A long declaration was also drawn up and unanimously agreed to , and Mr . George White was appointed to move a chairman on behalf t > f tbe nreetiug , and a deputation consisting ef Mr . Benjamin Hill and Mr . Geoige Styles was appointed to procure tickets for the hustings .

      At five o ' clock on Monday evening the hall was op&nbti , wlita the " Respectables" began to pour in by t » 03 and threes ; every person that could be dragged together by the influence of the " Plague" were mustered in good time , and at aix o ' cluck , tbe time iixeU for commMicing business , there was not above Uve hundred in the body of the hall , the chief portion of whom were Chartists . According to a regulation cf the getters up of the meeting , the * ide galleries were reserved for females who had tickets , which were distributed by the Anti-Corn Law Association , and when

      the working men saw that their wives and sisUrs Weru obiijitd to stana in the body of the hail , tkey immediately took them to the front galUry and commenced hanuiug them into the aide galleri ** The cheers and coafasion that followed this first ma . t-oeuvre of the sovereign people made the Plague gentry on the hustings Wok unutterable things , and caused them to ¦ whisper rather loud that the aspect of affairs -was not qnUe as good a& they anticipated . They accordingly made a merit of necessity , and ordered that all females should be admitted to the side galleries .

      At a quarter-past six Messrs . Curtis , Cobden , Scholeficid , jun ., and their friends , made their appearance in the organ gallery , when thtir partisans endeavoured to get up a cbeer , which was immediately swallowed up by the torrent 0 / groans and yelJs whicfc sainted those enlightenera of the public . " Well not hear bloodthirsty Cobden , the Stephenson Square butcher "" You are not in the midst of the bludgeon-men now , " " We want the Charter , and no humbug , " with a Tariety Of Other CXclamntioni , burnt from all quarters , asd was continued for aome time . When tbe virtuous indignation of the people at the base conduct ef Cobden and Co . hud somewhat subsided , Mr . Scholefleld , jun , walked to the chair , and took his seat .

      Mr . George White immediately rose and said that as they were called together for the purpose of receiving information on tbe evil * created by the existing Corn Liwb , he thought that they could only arrive ataproper conclusion on the matter by hearing both sides of the question , which he thought could not be doneexcepfe by discussion . The public , therefore , had a right to require that a proper person abonld be placed in the chair , who would give a fair and impartial hearing to all parties . He therefore thonght Mr . Scholefield an improper person to take that office , as he waa an interested party , being president of the anti-Coin Law Association . There waa also another objection to Mr . Scholefield . He was the individual wbo introduced the London police Into Birmingham for the purpose of trampling ott the right t f meeting to discuss grievances . He therefore thought £ Utsh » base character not fit to preside OT 6 I any meeti ; . g , and -would propose that Mr . Follows , of Monmouthfittest , take tUe chair .

      Tbe scene that followed this proposition is indescribable . A number of well-d » essed blackguards , placed in front of the organ gallery , commenced yelling sad no » tiEg like aav-ages , and were answered by the cheers ot the working men , who now began to fisw in at a rapid rate . Sevtral persons con-

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      1 -, » A . ! I . 4 . ^ — - — nected with the Anti-Corn Law A . « ooisAteB ,- « fidea Toured to speak , but were . booted down amidst , shonto : ° l ^ t ^ e ^« tti « , SJ ^ -iVe « -WT /^ tfS ^ ' < i « "" " W « - J 1 inot > fta 1 « B * DkaftId / the Ball , Bteg bBUher , " * a ^ AfitX ^ tAtpm J » M -omdwhafc tpvot , » lonjrand angry !« Hcua $ on took place between Mj& White and the leading : memoers of tb ^ 1 piagne . 'ln wljle . ti J > e Wa » dwoune ^ ta « utoWattg « iaf « and fifth * terms us are ; not ; -n > to b * oopled la the SUn '* r- « Xon bloody y xti ^ i £ 'X ^\ p *^ '' to * yr * ' toQmtt <<' V * A « py .. —• ' * Tory fool , " — "Murder the ^ ilalnl '' & »; ' those _

      expttMoM and hundreds of others were yelled forth ty » bo dy : irfaaaBni « jtamv « Jw « mit » , and gentlemen of Jl ^ BPWandri *^ . ;¦ ¦ _ , , , ,. -. . : _ .. t . ; . ¦ . , ,, V Mr . JosEPd Stubgb then addressed the meeting , and waa loudly cfaeereA Ha JridTfllMW preaont meeting was called for the purpose of hee *^ Information concerning the Gorn , Lava ., They did mob intend to take tbq sense of the meeting ; nofc even to move a ? pte of thanks te the chairman . He therefore hoped the ^ wonld allow the lecturer ' to proceed . He then iqtroduotd Mn Cwtis from Ohio ; to . deliver a leetars-io the meeting . , , .... ^^^^^^ —t— ^ ~ r ' ' ^ T -- * t .-,- »* " ^ 1 - . } £ \

      - ' * ^ ' Mr . Ctifrrii stood forward and wa » receivedf with Wad grosBs afid hlssea , kecompanied by shouts of ** Pat a working man Ib tl ? B bhair , ?* ^ . ' * We wut it IMe dis-^ uw ion / W' You are a pack of impostors . - . Mr . Curtis ^ n ^ Jo « ay © ne ientence requesting them to hear Mm rat a " mimite , bn . 1 ! 'twas no use , he was obliged to retire .. ¦ .- . ¦ . . ' ;• ¦ ' ' . . ; -- - , .. ,, ¦ ., ¦ , ' .. . Mr . T . S . Salt then mounted the rostrom , and went throngh some amusing antics . He quavered hia arms in all directions , and moved his lips , but not a single word could be heard . He wad highly excited , and had to sit down exhausted-Mr . Edwin Thomson then commenced a tirade of abuse against tbe Chartists , and wished them to hear the lecturer . He put a motion to that effect , and called for a shew of hands , which was responded to by about a tenth part of the meeting .

      Mr . George White then called upon those who considered Mr . Scholefleld an improper person * to preside over the meeting , to hold up their hands , when a large number of hands were exhibited . Mr . Whita then declared that the majority were against Mr . Scholefleld presiding over the meeting , and waved his hat in token of their triumph , which was followed by loud cheers from the meeting . This demonstration of strength and determination on the part of the Chartists , set the Anti-Corn Law party Into an ungovernable rage . They had been mustering the whole of their forces for the last month , and have had Murray , from Manchester , parading tbe beer-hooses for three months , and made sure of carrying all before them . When they found that their case was hopeless ,

      a well-drilled posse in front of the hustings commenced nourishing their stieka and umbrellas , shouting " Throw White oyer the gallery . " " By God we'll murder him . " " Throw White pver , he is acting as fugleman . " Their friends who had possession of the organ gallery Immediately commenced a rush , and were only hindered frem carrying their murderous intention into practice by tbe intervention of Mr . Joseph Starge , asd a few others . It should be here stated , that the working men were entirely excluded from the organ gallery , and that not more than a dozan tickets could be procured by the Chartist deputation , although the gallery is capable of containing over three hundred . Several persona then endeavoured to address the meeting , but such was the uproar and confusion that it was

      impossible to hear a sentence . The hall was crowded at this stage of the proceedings , and exhibited the most awful scene ever witnessed in Birmingham , all parties yelling , hooting , cheering , groaning , and clapping as suited their feelings ; the whole force of the Anti Corn Law party being directed to that part of the organ gallery , occupied by Mepgrs White , Mason , Wilkinson , Follows , and Davies . In the midst of this confusion worse confounded , a female in the side- gallery wished to hand over an apple to Mr . White , but such were the splenetic feelings of the rabid faction , that they would not allow it to be forwarded , ttw apple was therefore thrown and laid hold of by Mr . White ; who immediately turned towards the big loaf in on sod bit the apj >! e with an aii of dvfiaucw , which caiittd forth the laughter ot the meeting at the pitiful crew .

      Mr Joseph Sturge again addressed them , and endeavoured to procure a hearing for the lecturer . He said th-t he was prepared to fulfil the promise he made Wo years ago , and would pay for the use of the Town Hall for the working men if tney thonght proper to hold a meeting for the extension of the Franchise . Mr . Curtis again endeavoured to obtain a hearing , but could not sneeeed . The working men reiterating their determination not to allow Scholefield to preside ovor the meeting . A long discussion then took place between Mr . White and the other parties on the front of the hustings . They wished to know what the Chartists required , and thought it unfair that they should not be allowed to do as th « y thought proper , as they had paid for the use of the Hall , and used the most scurrilous aod abusive language .

      Mr . WHITE informed them that the Chartists bad no intention of interrupting the proceedings ; they only required that the public should have an opportunity of hearing the reasons why the Chartists refused to sanction the agitation which the Com Law repealers were endeavouring to get np . They required that a proper Chairman should be chosen , and that , at the conclusion of Mr . Curtis ' s lecture , equal time should be allowed to the Chartist speakers as that which was ) occupied by tha Corn Law repealers . If they wouid consent to that arrangement , Mr . Curtis would be allowed to proceed , and himself and Mr . Mason wou'd afterwards discuss the question with Messra Curtis and Cobden . The anti-Corn Law party refused to agree to the proposition , vrheu

      ilr . White told them that if Messrs . Cobden and Curtis would agree to discuss the matter on the following evening , they would allow the lecture to be proceeded with . This was also refused . Mr . Edwin Thompson again commenced a blastering harangue , anti could n ^ t ebtain a hearing ; ho was denounced as a traitor and renegade by the meeting . Mr . Thomas Clutton Salt , then endeavoured to get a hearing , and made a fresh addition te hia claim for tomfoolery and lnountebankisin . He w » 3 heartily kughed at for his grotesque gestures , and retired , amidst groans and hisses . Mr . Stuuge theu intimated to the meeting that if they were determined not to allow the lecturer to be beard the meeting would be dissolved . This announcement was received with cheers and shouts of " down

      with the Bull Ring and Manchester butchers , " " you shan't humbug us , " and after aa abundance of yelling and hooting from the Anti-Corn Law party , who again threatened to take White ' s life , Mr . Sturge declared the meeting to be dissolved . Mr . White then proposed three cheers for the Charter , which was responded to In first-rate style , and whilst he was whirling bis hat round , some of the respectable shopocrata behind him struck it from his hand into the body of the meeting . The hat happened to fail amongst some of the Anti-Co-u Law party , in

      front of the hustings , who were yelling like tigers with madness , and nourishing their sticks at Mr . Whita They immediately seized it , tore it into atomi , and jumped and trampled on it with the malignity of demyns , shouting that they wished it was the bloody b b head . A blue silk handkerchief , which was in it , waa , of course , quietly transferred to the pocket of some honest Corn Law repeater . The handkerchief had been presented to Mr . White by the female Chartists of Ndwburgh , who will not , of course , feel sorry that it was lost by standing up for the principles for which it was presented .

      A uiost awful scene now commenced ; the anti-Corn Law party openly avowed tueir intention of murdering ALr . White . Tha moral-force denouncers of Chattist violence swore horrible oaths , and declared that he should not leave the Town Hail alive . The party under the organ gallery again called to their friends on the hustings to throw him over . Mr . White was immediately surrounded by a crowd of well-dressed savages , vowing vengeance . One ef them told him to his face that &ia life was not worth five minutes purchase . Mr . White said that he would make the first man that touched him repent his temerity , A person who came to the meeting in the company of Mr . Curtis said that they ought to send for the police , and give Waits into

      custody . Mr . White dared them to Introduce one at their peril ; and turned to the Chartists ( who now formed a majority of the meeting ) , telling them to stand Ozm—the well-drilled and bloodthirsty Corn Law repealer * in front using all their exertions to drown his voice , so thftt they might bo able to carry out tkeir designs , without the knowledge of the- Chartists . Another rush was then made at Mr . White by the Anti-Corn Law party who had complete possession of the organ gallery . They again swore they would murder him , and cursed the lying Northern Stor and Feargus O Connor . Mr . Mason seized one of tbe party , and asked tUem 'Whether they intended to comiait mutaer . He said they would kill the bloody rascal .

      One of the leading members of the Corn Law party then commenced a tirade of abase ; and told him that if he did not get served out in the gallery , he would find Bomebody . waiting for him down stain . The gas was then shortened with the evident Intention of allowing the well-dressed scoundrels an opportunity of accomplishing their murderous purpose in the dark , and the parties immediately surrounded their intended victim , Mr . Szuboe and others of the Anti-Corn Law party then prepared to go , v ? be * Mr . White told them that he would hold Mr . Starge responsible for any injury that might be inflicted on him . Mr . Starge then proffered his arm to Mr . White ; and said he-wooM do what , he could to protect him from tbe vengeance of the respectable assassin * . Messrs . Mason . Barratt

      Wilkinson , jFolloirsyiMd Paris then surrounded Mr . White , and began- mounting over the seats . The aatl . Gpro Law party drew np on both aides and brandished their sticks and umbrella , shooting Now then , coxae on , rws'u aettle bim . " The small but determined knot of Chartists pushed on , wfteo a rush was made by the blood thirsty riijalns . Mr . White was tumbled over the seats , but fltill SPrrounded by tbe trusty-band of patriots ; onr awiTin-g at the top of the organ gallery near the narrow staircase another rush was made . The anti-Corn Law- party placed thtmselves at the top and swore they would kick his b ' oody brains out ; Mr . Thomas Wbyta , wholesale hardware merchant of Moore-street , tt . ca rushed forward and declared his deteruiinAtwa -of hindering any injury

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      beingdone-to Mr . White , and immediately placed himself bt ^ ide hi m , the otter persona exerted themselves to ' nladqi t&Q parties at , the sjajr head , ; from doing any iBJury . ' * - j ifjfcer whjoh Mr . ' White got safely to the next Jaafflbg ; jfWreW ^ a » inert pyanother horde cf ruffians , shooting : «* . - . MM film , " "Tear him limb from limb . " ' Bfl ^ rist '^ fcal of exertion , - ' the " . ' little band-at length arrivwd ' sit thef street door of the organ gallery ) and were -taformed that a namber of the anti-Corn Law party '^ irt ^ tfagfokareVengeance : ' ¦' u '" -- / - " ¦ - ¦ ' > : :: Mr < > Ba ^ i '> Tno . '> Bad ' 'been * i ^' i ^ ifi ^^; itfd t&at theetteet was eKr . w * 4 with Charttsfe , ^ pon which tie door w » ordered to * 5 ft opened , and Mr . vVblte flccom - panHd by Messrs . 'Mason-, Stutge , Whyfef ; and Barrett , emerged into fee street , where through Ignorance of the real atata of Hm ease , a tremendous woffle ensued . ;

      Th » crowd tensisted wholly of Mr . White ' s friends , who leftthebody of the hall when tbeywitnessed the affray in the gallery ; on arriving at th « door they found it guarded by a parcel of Com Law repeater * , who w « r « rowing YeageaooK against White , and swearing the ; ' Vtmldjnorder his . . ¦ . . ' ' . < ¦ •* : ¦ . - s .- ¦ . ¦ : ¦; st't :: ¦ - ¦! Xhe i Chartist * . made them fly In all dJmtfcBS , Md were ¦ on tbe' polat of forcing the doors , whett Mr . White and bJs friends . made their appearasee . ' The crowd imagined that the parties by whom he was snrrounded , were his enemies , and such -was the excited

      state of their feelings , that they struck at each therin the dark . They were at length nndecefved , and told them to open oat , and allow him to pass on ; a * soon as bis bare head was seen in the middle of the street , ' Is he hart r was the general shont ; and whe » the words fall right ** were beard , a tremendotu / burst of cheering from the Chartist troops was given ; about a dossn hats were doffed , each seeking to cover Mr . 'Whi te * head * They then proceeded through Iha streets to the Association Room , In Freeman-street , cheering enthusiastically .

      The handful of Anti-Corn Law men that remained , retired to the Committee-room , where Cobden and Curtis addressed them . The body of the Hall still remained crowded . Mr . EDWIN THOMSON again endeavoured to act tbe buffoon for the Whigs , bat was hooted down . Mr . J . Wilkinson then jumped on the table and proposed three cheers for the Charter , which was unanimoHsljr responded to . Three hearty cheers were given for Feargus O Connor , and three dismal groans for the base aad murderous Whigs and pretended Corn Law Repeaters . Tbe Hall being now in total darkness , the meeting separated . > ' ¦

      Thus has one of the most cowardly and blood-thirsty of all plots against the right ot trte discussion been blown to the -winds by the enorgyof the brave Chartists of Birmingham . Several of the persons who wera waiting for Mr . White in order to assassinate him exhibited cane swords and other deadly weapons , and abundant proof can bfr given of individuals having declared their determination to commit murder . Never were men so completely possessed of most hellish and inhuwaa passions as were these maligners of the working classes . But it can bardly be wondered at . when it is known

      that they had been preparing for a long time to steal a march on the Chartists , and bad made themselves sure of tbe most complete success , having boasted lustily that the Chartists dared not offer any opposition . They have not only opposed them but driven them to the necessity ef creeping into their Committee room , and will not only oppose them should they again attempt to gull the public' but will be prepared to defend themselves from the eane swords of Whig assassins . Hurrah , then , for the Charter ! No surrender !

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      EAST AND NORTH RIDING LECTURER . Market Weiohton . — -Mr . Stallwood lectured oa the Market Hill , on Wednesday Nov . 1-Oih , on the etato of the the representation ; he was listened to with attention , several farmers exclaiming "' thou art right lad . " In tfie ovenirift at tbe Black Horse , a pubJio meeting was held , Mr . M'Kenry , ia the chair , At the Black Hohw , tha National Petition was adopted and signatures obtained . It was unanimously agreed thai a meeting be held every Sunday evening , at the same place for reading the Star , Sen . A committee was appointed to attend to the petition . . PockuNQTON .- ^ On Tharsday , Nov . llth thebellman was sent round to announce that Mr . Staltwood , from Iwndon , would address the inhabitants on the principles of the People ' s Charter . At the time announced , seven o ' clock , nearly nine hundred per&ops had assembled . Mr . Stallwood addressed

      them for about an hour and a half ; they listened with breathless attention , occasionally applauding tic sentiments of tbe speaker . A balf-druJiken fellow caused some little interraption , which highly bffendbd the Chartist and teetotal morality of the good dea »« otJfr * f Poeklingtoa . They very peaceably and epeadilf took him up and conveyed him oat , of the meeting . At tbe conclaeiou , a person from amongst the people . proposed thret ) cheers for the Charter , three for Feargas O'Connor , and three for the lecturer , which were heartily responded to . An aujaurament then took place to the Charter Association Eootn , CbapeJ Gate , when Mr . Siddell y ? as unanimously called to ; the chair . The room was craremed . Several new members joined . ' Messrs . Jdilnqr , Green , Arnott , Walkinxton , and Stallwood addr » Bsed t ^ e meeting . One hundred heads of the

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      - SSSSSSSXSSSSSSSSSSSSBIteSBmmm ^ iLm ^ petition" was ordtved , and a" Comnaittee appointed to fr < i to the neighboDTtnjrTiy « j ? e 8 'to obtain signatures , Sec . The room wore ordered to be thrown open ererj Saturday evening sit dSanday afternoon * fot daenasion , reading , See . , ..: ¦ ¦ HowbEir ^ aiatat *>»¦ ifedi issued [ announcmg that Mr . Sfailwob'd wo slAlectard on the principles of thrPedpieffl Charter tfomjhe ^ ket Cross , w Widay - e ^ iri ^ ' ^ eiiib « !* % f : ****^ " ^ aU pwties tfere respeC « Cul , . ' T n V i } % gff a % ^ the time appointed . astrong "WrST of Wn » R 8 , Tpn «* , Radicalsi ^ Chartists ^ wer-: ' ?? eseut ' . ; th _ ey late ^ d

      ; most attentirely to thespcake r . The petition sheets are . in oouTEe of signature ; nmch good iB «* - Cipated . '" ¦ . ' . : ; " ' . ' .,. ' ,. ' , ' . ' . , .-, > CipwoH . ~ On Saturday night , If 0 ^ 13 , A ? i \ b * b trioaa inhabitants of this little k ^ nculturaUiD »« were surprised by 4 he bellmaa ann onncing a Chartet Je « tore to be de ^ vered at . Igr . W \ «• Heads , at Bine O ' clock . At- the time appointed , ; ' •«! «¦ . room w * «*» wded to Bf&oqttiiin * Mr . Pearce , coDStable , t « s called to the chair . Mr . Stallwood addressed tha nunMP 8 J 3 aseenjblage in ^ forcible , plet wmg , andmoet impressive manner , producing the . ' J possiblo effect . . The Natjonal Petition was adok 1 fce « v s ¦ , ¦

      • SKLBr . * -rMr ; Stallwood addressed th « « o ° <* ¦ ^« - nizons of Selby ^ in the Charter Assooiati f iwiWi on Siinday erenin ^ j last , on the necessity ol a ehAnge-The audience were highly delighted , and expresBed their approbation by passing a unanimous . ^ vote of thanks to the Lecturer for his able addre . vs . The petition has already obtained upwards of li W ) dgr natures in this small tows . Yobk . —A requisition having been presen W t& the Mayor , requesting him to convene a meeti Iff ** the Guildhall , to congratnlste her Majesty , P tiace Albert , and the Duchess of Kent , on the birth 0 f ¦*» heir to the throne , and Monday being appointed 'for that purpose , the Chartists attended in large rjn tubers , for the purpose of moving an amendaei ^ »

      a That the meeting adjourn until the evening , . but owing to the numerous attendance thisA vrala not- deemed rieqaisioe . It Was therefore determined among the leaders that the address coblgratnlating the Queen , and at the same time clausing the restoration , of the exiles , tke release of tho Chartist victims , and the adoption of our principles , should be substituted for theirs ; but this not befog sufBciently understood by the meeting , whea the resolution was proposed , that an address of congratulation bo presented to- her Majesty , a show of hands was taken thereupon , when a majority of three to one appeared averse to the address ; Uk > Mayor appeared astounded , said it must be amistake , and put it again with the same result •? he

      nevertheless declared it carried . An address to Albert was then proposed . Shouts of a German pauper—what address a beggar ! It was put m dumb show , an < i there was a maj'jrify of four to one against it . A resolution to the same effect wjw proposed to the Duchess of Kent ; this was proposed by a stuttering parson ; he wa ? met with loud cries of more pigs and Ies 3 parson ;? . A lawyer then ventured to expostulate with the citizens " on their want of loyalty . Immense shouts Of—can a starviDgpeyple be loyal . A stentorian voice exclaiming , amid loud cheers—let us have a republic . Tr . is resolution , shared the same fate as the others , yet tha Mayor dsciared it carried . They then brought forth thoir * 4-dress , crammed with the usual fulsome stuff . Mr .

      Demaine now stepped forward to move his address as an amendment . He was greeted with loud cheers . The Mayor asked him what it contained . He said it contained a congratulation to her Majesty , a petition for mercy , &c . &c . The Mayor stated be could not receive it , but that he would readily grant the use of the Hall to the working classes upon requisition . The original address was then put . amid tremendous confusion . Cries of " no paupers , " ** pal the amendment , " " give us a republic . " The Mayor declared it carried , although everyone els © that spoka on the matter declared that it was lost by the increased majority of fivo to one . Mr . Cooper then proposed a vote of censure on th « Mayor , roar Y > ) 9 dipgracetu ) conduct In the chair , which was

      seconded and carried unanimously , amid thu » d « ra © f applause . A person from the body of the meeting then stood up , and exclaimed " May all the gilded crowns of Enrope be melted into type , and the rights of man be printed therewith . " Enthusiastic d « noatrations ' of applause , waving of hats , & <\ &c . Tbrm cheers were then given for the Charter , Frost , Williams , and Jones , Feargos O'Connor , &c , Butno soonf . r ha < i the people gained the street , than aory was raised of to Fossgate , to Fossgate , and thither marched ' the triumphant Chartists . Mr . Inglis was called to the chair . Mr . Burley drew up a requisition to the mayor , which was seconded by Mr . DemJvine , and carried unanimously , asking the use of the Guild Hall , for the same evening . It was signed on the spot by . numbers of householders , aad Messrs . Inglis , Burley , and Demainn , appointed 3 depotatksi to wait on his Lordship with the same ; they soon returned with the answer that his Lordship coold not grant it for a night meeting , but that lie would for a day meeting . The people determined not to be outdone , and resolved to bring it before the meeting at the evening lecture . Mr . Stallwood being in town , the bellman was applied to , but refused to cry tha evening meeting . A bell was borrowed of a Beighbcuring ironmocger , Mr . Scalhvood acted as crier . A numerous meeting was the result . Mr . Stallwocd addressed them in his usual happy , instructive and argumentative manner . A vote of thanks \ sa 3 pa 3 sed by acclamation to the lecturer . Several members enrolled , and a great number of siguaturo 3 got to the petition . A requisition was then unanimously agreed to be sent to the Mayor , demanding the Guild Hall for Thuisday , at twelve o ' clock—a deputation appointed ; the inceeting will therefore ho held en Thursday . Mr . Stall wood was retained to take part » .

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      ^ MANSFIELD-AWFUL DISTRESS . It has been said , until the rerrark has grown trito , but not the less true , that " coming events cast their shadows before ; " and , if the past afford us any data upon which to form correct conclusions in reference to the future , we may venture to prepare ourselves for a winter of woe and suffering , such as we will take leave to say has never been paralleled . We have been led into these reflections by a view of the general state of the country , and of the distress of . our own locality in particular . The majority of the framework-knitters in this town have been for months either entirely destitute , or but casually employed , when , last Thursday week , an immense additional number wero thrown out of work . Tney struegled until last Thursday , hoping that the panic might not last . But the disease being confirmed , they called a meeting of the unemployed , which took place in the Unitarian School-room .

      A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Guardians , who stated that there were upwards of four hundred men out of employment , the majority of whom were h « ads of families—that , at the most moderate calculation , at least ono thousand people tf all ages aad both sexes , were cast off from all resources , and left destitute—and that when in full work , ( that is to say , working about sixteen hours a-day , ) they can but just subsist . The Guardians , after some discussion , ordewd that the distressed should be relieved at the basrile , and resolved to call a special meeting of the Board , to take place on tho following ' Saturday . The 1 people assembled in the Market Place , and went in a body ( those who were married taking their wives and children with them ) to receive their raezls at the bastile from Thursday night until Saturrfaj

      at noon . The board met on Saturday according to appointment . The depatation attended , and were informed that , " no more relief could be allowed except npon the following degrading conditions , namely , that single men and married man , without families , should JJO into the heuse , and that married men with children should be there from seven in the morning until seven in the evening . " The cool insolence displayed in these insulting conditions aroused the indignation of the workies , who had previously assembled in the Chartist room , in order to hear the report of the depntation ; and it was resolved that they woold starve on until Monday morning , when a pabh ' e

      meeting should be held in the market-place , at Dine o ' clock . The people assembled accordingly , and adjourned to the before mentioned school-room , where a deputation was appointed to wait upon the wealthy portion of the inhabitants ; and the men walfced in procession through the principal streets . One thing was observable among the parties visited , after alluding in forcible terms to tba breaking of banks , and thfc utter -want of confidence among ' mercantile ? men , they expressed tbeir conviction of the absolute necessity of an organic change in the constitution of the country ; ( have we one Roman ?) In short , Chartism is spreading as fast as distress , and bankruptcy

      and imn . The dissenting ministers , together with a few other leading middleclass-men , met in the above-named school-room , and they decided upon calling a preliminary meeting of the Vicar and other * , preparatory to a general one , to tate placa on Wednesday evening , for the purpose of devising seme means of affording relief to the distressed and insulted curatives . „ , ,. Such is the case as it now stand ? . Wehvonpo * the very edge of a forest some miles in extent , and the greater part of it wild . Now if * uy sympathising government would but juat be aa feeling as the Batch government , and . authorise the establishment of home colonies upon the waste lands , the capitalists

      would , ¦ doubtless , be glad to iattst their money is bo profitable an undertaking . We would just a& whftt tfce gaunt and BOjiaM figures wbo parade our Bireota would say to . the right of those who ' . lioid all that the world and their labour produce ? ? They have begun to ask , were tha wide spread plains , the towering hills , and tha urighty streams made for a few ? When the " nuntberleEs , whpm oppressions and ruSan-gluttony drlres from the feast of life , " begin , as they have begun , to look into the causes of these things , the days of their existence are numbered , and we would aaviaetb . oBB who can do so to allow society to be changed peace ably , or it assuredly will be ohanged Tiolentlj . ' ., / , ' :

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      Explosion of a Firewock Manufactory . —Loss op Lifk . —Shortly before ten o ' clock on Monday morning , another serious calamity , ' and which produced the most intense exoitement amongst the inhabitants of the oonh-eastern portion of the metropolis , took place in the Curtain Road , Shoreditch , by the oxplosion of a large quantity of fireworks , and other combnstible materials , at the fire-WOrk manufactory ot' Mr . Price , situate in Charlea-street , and which not only resulted in the destruction of the building , but in the loas of one life , and the dreadful injury of three other persons The manufactory , as it was called , consisted of a pmall dwelling-house , two floors high , on the . north side of

      Charles-street , the basement portion of which was used as workshops for the manufacture of fireworks , and the upper portion was occupied by Mr . Pries and his family aa their dwelling . It appears that at nine o ' clock Mr . Price , a man named William Shaw , and two youths , named John Hutt , aged fourteen , and John Marshall , about fifteen years of age , were in tha workshops , all of them busily employed in " finishing" a quantity of small fireworks . About a quarter before ten the inhabitants were much alarmed by hearing a loud explosion proceed from the premises , accompanied by violent screams and groans . On the instant a much louder explosion ot combustible materials succeeded , and the windows and street-door were blown into the Street , aad

      completely shattered . At the fame moment two men and a boy , dreadf « Uy disfigured , rushed from the passage of the house into the street , the whole of them with their clothes on fire , and burning fiercely above their heads . These persons proved to be Mr . Price , his man , Win . Shaw , who is 27 years of ajje , and the boy Hutt . Almost simultaneously two females threw themselves out of the first floor window , and , falling on the stone paving , were very seriously injured : they were Mrs . Price and her sister-in-law , the former being in an advanced state of pregnancy , and within a day or two of her confinement . Their clothes , it is stated were also on fire , and were with some difficulty extinguished , as were also those of the three male persons . Mrs . Price wis picked up

      in a state of insensibility , and conveyed to a neighbouring house , and the fright and injuries she sustained are stated to have uccasiosed premature labour . The boy Marshall not having made his appearance , and his screams attracting attention , some humane persons who had assembled , notwithstanding another explosion was anticipated , rushed into tho premises , and dragged him out ' of the flames , with which he appeared to be struggling , and his shrieks were truly heart-rending . He presented an appalling spectacle , and conveyances being procured , Price , Sh&w , and Hutt were conveyed to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , and the poor lad , Marshall , to the London Hospital , where he shortly after expired . The building itself had now become ignited ,

      and the flames burst forth from the windows , and the repeated explosions and variegated colours of the fireworks had a very singular appearance , and added greatly to the excitement . Information haying been conveyed to the station-house of the H division , a strong body of police was soon upon the spot , and endeavoured to quell the excitement which provailed , and to detect some of the Jew vagabonds whe had assembled in gangs from the rookeries of Shoreditch , and who in open day were committing depredations on the terrified inhabitants . Within a very short epace of time several engines also arrived . Those from tho Brigade stations in Whitecross-street and Jeffery ' s-tquare were in active

      operation , but , although several others were in attendance their services were not required . By the skiliul operations of the firemen the fire was prevented from communicating to the adjoining houses , but the house in which the explosion occurred was entirely destroyed . The adjoining house sustained damage , but not to any serious extent . On instituting inquiries as to the cause of the explosion it was ascertained that at the time of the occurrence the two boys , Hutt and Marshall , were employed at the further extremity of the workshop , behind a kind of counter , filling aud ramming composition into the firework cases of vertical wheels . Mr . Price and Marshall were in the front

      part , making Borne " flower-pots . " The composition employed in the manufacture of thesa devices was lying in heaps , exposed on the benches . There was also in the place a considerable quantity of powder , saltpetre , &c , in boxes , stowed under the counter and on shelves . A fire was alight in the grate situate immediately behind the counter exposed , and the unfortunate workman , Shaw , attributes the occurrence to a spark flying out of the grate and catching the exposed composition , which communicated to the fireworks , powder , &c ., and caused the explosion before they had any means of stopping it , although they used every endeavour to do so . On inquiry last night , at ( he hospital , it was ascertained that Mr . Price , Shaw , and Hutt , are . in a very dangerous state , being very severely burnt . Neither the house nor the property is insured .

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      MANN'S YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE HISTORICAL ALMANACK for 1843 . Leeds , Alice Mans . A we l l printed compilation containing , in addition to the calendar , prognostications of the wes-ther , &c , a diary of general and local cveuts , a neither table , li = t of the ministry , and of tbe London bankers , stajcp dnfcies , astronomical tables and calculation ? , and other valuable information .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 20, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct405/page/3/