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      PILGRIM OF CHARTISJT . SOKG III . A spectre "who stays in tie MaiieV-place cross'd me , Ai thoughtful and proud by the Guildhall I prest ; Tbe knavish man held up his staff to accost me , And proffered the station & fli place to rest Ah , nay , eourt-e-ous fawner , right onward fer me ; No rest till the Charter doth make us all free . Yet tarry , raid he , UH the mob by as passes ; And into the station for safety be led ! Jor the Magi ' s , last night , did swear o ' er their glasses lbs fidd -where ye meet should be sfcrew'd with your dead . Ah , nay , eonrt-e-ous fawner , right onward for me ; 2 * o lert tin the Charter doth mafce us all free . -S . J , Bristol .

      Written at Bath , May , 1839 , upon the following occasion : —The Chartists held a district demonstration according to announcement . The Reform Corporation and Magistrates , to their lasting infamy , paraded the police xtader arms in th . e Maxket-placa , the pensioners in thfi Sraen-maritt , the ye » manry ia other parts of the town , awaiting the sHghtest pretext to attack the people , bat none occurred .

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      THE PEOPLES CHARTER . BY DATID -STRIGBT , ABBS-DEES . How long will millions bend the knee , And bow before the " powers that be , " "Whs starre the sons ef industry , And hate the Charter ? How long will millions sweat and toil , While tyrants plunder and beguile The people of the common soil , And hate the Charter ? How long will Britons starve and die , While tyrants proudly pass them by In mockery , and then belie The People ' s Charter ? How long win pensioned lordlings scorn The noble , though thB humb \ e , bom ! How long will injured millions mourn

      For Freedom ' s Charter ? Till eTery sane and honest man Above the age of twenty-one ftfrnii recognisa the noble plan And claim tte Charter . ' Oh 1 when will peace and plenty reign Through Britain's injured land again ? When , oh ! when shall we obtain The People ' s Charter ? Oh ! when "will freedom ' s banner waTe Triumphant o ' er oppression's grave , £ And Britain's children , free and brave , Renounce the tyrant and the slave , And claim tie Charter ?

      When 'will the the prison doors unfold , And heavy chains renounce their hold , And Chartist victims , true and bold , The light of day again beheld And claim the Charter ? Oh ! when win we regain the lost , The noble Williams , Jones , and Frost ? Oh ! when will they and millions boast Of Freedom ' s Charter ? When , united heart and hand , Freedom ' s sons throughout the land Beaolve to conquer , and demand The People ' s Charter ! Then , Britons , who would now dissemble ? Rouse ! and let the brave assemble I XTnite J and while the tyrants tremble We demand the Charter .

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      SCR iPS FOB RADICALS . BT I , T . CLASET . > "O . XIV . Elegiac Lists on the deaSi of Samuel Holberry , vho died a Martyr io Democracy , June 21 tf , 18 i 2 , aged 27 , Peace to thy shade 1 immortal youth , Our Chartert martyr , rest ! Thy spirifs gone , but , like the sun ' s Diurnal in the West , Thy name Bhall long illume the lani ; And when the sky—the sea , Are vengeful on this world of ours , Then will I think on thee .

      Peace to thy shade 2 immortal youth , Deeply thy thane I sing ; If or kme , in this repulsive world , Signs to thy stoine I bring ; The rose-bud weeps ; the lily pines ; Each flower and every tree Converges from the tyrant's grasp , And bids me think on thee . Peace to thy shade ! immortal youth J They ' ve chosen for thee a grave ; And every tongue that woishipp'd there Hath cslTd thee true and brave ; Per thy pure soul disdain'd the boon Of dastard tyranny , Whose cold and callous heart ne ' er knew Twas earn'd from heaven by thee .

      Peace to thy shade ! immortal youth . ' And whilst thy mem ' ry dear EbaD hononr'd be , by loftier strains . Will mine be less sincere Because the bumble bard that breathes This unfeigned elegy Presumes to struggle for the cause Long battled in by thee ?

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      THE STAR . Tune— " The brave old Oak . " " Will some cue write a BODg for the Star f * F . O'Cosyos . " Xes , O'Connor , I will , and dedicate it to yon . " E . P . Mead . A song for the Siar ! the brave XcrOxm Siar ! Which stands in its pride alone ! There ' s none in the land doth so nobly stand , Kor such bright renown has won ! The millions all know tis the tyrant's foe And the champion of the free ! Then , brave patriots , hurra for the bright NorihernSlar And the Charter of Liberty !

      In fiie days of old when the Barons bold Assembled on Runny Mead , Magna Charta to claim , in blest Freedom ' s name , They could neither write nor read ; But the millions now , of the loom and plough , Far more enligbten'd are , For a febzing brand spreads through the land'Tis our watch-fire the Northern Starl Though the the factions unite to dim its light By their dark and misty lies , It still shall shine o ' er plough , loom , and mine , Till bright Freedom ' s sun arise . Then iurra for the Siar , the brave North Star , That stands in its pride alone ! And still shall it be the pride of the free , When itB foes are all perifih'd and gone .

      Ye Democrats brave ! ev"ry poor white slave ! United , one and all , - Must "walk in its light , 'tis a beaeon bright , Which defies each factious £ quaIL No swords we draw ; peace , order , and law Are our weapons of moral war ; Tien brave Feargus and HSl are our pUota itlD , Arid our compass the Northern Star . Then , here ' s to the Star / may it near aad fas Shed forth its Jaeid rays . ' Till our Charter is law , 'twill keep tyrants in awe , And shine on their evil ways . Tis a glorious light on the dark midnight That priestcraft has spread around ! Th * n here's May the Siar , the bright Northern Siar , With victory stni be crown ed .

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      KETTEBlNOr . —A new conrt of Ancient ToresteK was opened in Kettering , at the house of brother Thomas Gibson , the Swan Inn , when the brethren of Onndale , Roihwell , and Middleton attended in their splendid regalia . After the court was opened , there was a procession thronga the town , -which , was much admired by the people , at the close of which the brethren sat down to an excellent dinner provided by the landlord . LEEDS . —JtYonLB Dibobderltv-On Monday last , a very little girl , named Elizabeth Chad wick , whose age was stated to be 15 , was charged before the magistrates atthe Court House , with having been found drunk in Kirkgute , on Sunday afternoon , and behaving in a very disorderly manner . Tie officers Stated that her companions -were girls of the town

      ef the lowest stamp ; that sbe had no mother , and in consequence of her conduct her father had determined to have nothing to do with her . She was convicted of felony at the last borougk sessions , and has only been a short time out of the House of Correction . The magistrates expressed themselves in strong terms at her depravity , and beiBg wishful , before adjudicating upon the case , te see her father , they remanded her until Tuesday , when she was again brought up , and , her father _ being then in attendance , after seme conversation with the Beach , he agreed to receive the girl back again , and the "was consequently discharged after a ndtable admonitiuL

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      Robbery bt a Servaot . —On Monday last , a young woman , named Charlotte Keane , who has been for some time in the service of Mr , GilstOU , woollen draper , was bronght before the magistrates at the Court House , on a charge of having stolen various articles of wearing apparel belonging to Mrs . Gilston . A black lace veil and other property was produced , and , when called upon , Mr . G . stated to the bench that , from the girl ' s previous good character , asd at the intercession of friends , who had undertaken to pay her passage home to Ireland , he did not wish to press the charge against her . Mr . Luptou remarked upon the effect which such leniency had upon others , and said that robberies by female servants were more numerous than most people were at all aware off , while , in a great number of cases the prosecutions against them were abandoned . To secure her being sent away by her friends , she was kept in custody , until Tuesday , and then given up to them .

      Stealing Shoes . —On Monday last , two young men named Robert Holmes and Joseph-Batty , were charged at the Court-House , with having on Saturday night stolen two shoes , from a stall in Briggate , the property of Mr . James Whiteley . The shoes were prodaced by a watchman , who apprehended the prisoners , while runniBg along Call-lane , in consequence of a cry of ** stop thief ; " at which time Holmes dropped them from under his jacket . A person who witnessed the transaction deposed that he saw ihe two prisoners together ; who tried several stalls without success . They then turned into Boarlane , and watching an opportunity , walked quickly past Whiteley ' s stall , Holmes seizing the Bhoes as he passed . The prosecutor identified them as his property , they being two odd ones , and the fellows being still in his hands . They were committed for trial .

      Hekeoost Robbert . —During the night of Sunday last , the henroost of the Miss rawsons , of Seacreft , near Leeds , was broken into , and about thirty head of poultry were stolen . Information aoaikst a Waggoner . —On Tuesday last a young man named Charles Brown Farrer , of Harrogate , appeared by summons at Leeds Court House , to answer to a complaint preferred against him by Mr . Joseph Henry Oates , of Meanwood , for havine , on the 30 th ult . absented himself from his team , in Chapeltown-lane , so for that he could not

      have the management or guidance of his horses . Mr . Oates said his attention was first attracted by seeing the defendant and another man ( whom he afterwards found to be his brother , ) straggling together on the road , and though , this comprised no part of the complaint , he must fay that he never in his life saw more brutal treatment of one brother at the hands of another . The defendant , on being called upon , denied that he was so far behind his horses-an had been Etated . The magistrates convicted him in the penalty of forty shillings and costs .

      A Soldier ' s Frolic . —On Tuesday last a private in the 65 th Foot appeared at the Leeds Court House to prefer a charge of robbery against two men named Joseph Stead and Joseph Wainwright . The complainant stated that he had come from Boroughbridge with a recruit , and on his return , on Monday , he called at the Chained Bull , at Moortown , where he found the two prisoners , who wanted to enlist . He laid a shilling on the table , if either of them chose to take it . Wainwright took it up and ordered a half gallon of ale , which was drunk , and then they asked if he had any more shillings . He laid

      another on the table , which was spent , after which he laid his head on the table , as if he were asleep , when he distinctly felt a man ' s hand in his pocket , and on getting up , saw Stead withdraw his ; he had aboat 10 s . 6 d . in his pocket , the whole of which was taken . On investigating the case , it turned out that the soldier was exceedingly drunk , having been at the Chained Bull nearly all the day , and there being no one present who could distinctly bring the robbery home , they were remanded tifl Wednesday , for the attendance of Mr . Johnson . The other witnesses were told they need not attend on Wednesday .

      Garden Robberies . —On Monday last , a young man named James Xneether , was charged at the Court House , wish having stolen a quantity of peas , beans , onions . &c , from the garden of Mr . Benjamin Saxton , of Pontefract-lane . The prosecutor stated that he went to his garden , which is over the Leeds and Selby railway tunnel , at six o ' clock that morning , and found the prisoner very busy at work ; he had got-a quantity of peas and beans in a handkerchief , and was just commencing at the onion bed . He seized him , and kept him until he could get an officer . He had suffered to a great extent by similar depredatious . The prisoner , on being called on , said he had been driven to it by want—a statement which his appearance certainly did not bear out .

      Mr . Lupton said the offence was getting very oommon , and must be put a stop to . He was committed to Wakefield for six months , with hard labour . The next ca 3 e called was sgainst an old man named Wm . Ambler , who was charged with "being found at two o ' clock on Sunday morning , in Mr . Dawson ' s garden , at Cavalier Hill , helping himself to the cabbages , potatoes , &c . A watchman was the witness in this case ; he was going his rounds , and hearing a noise in the garden , looked in and found the prisoner at work . Theold man declared he had not eaten anything for four or five da je , that he had a wife and child who were in the same condition , and that he had been driven to the crime

      by hunger . The magistrates inquired where he belonged to , but this he could not distinctly answer ; he thought to Tadcaster ; but they said he did not . He had been to Mr . Naylor ' s office , and Mr . Naylor wrote a letter to the Tadcaster overseers , giving him two shillings to take it . It also came out that he had received money from Mr . Naylor to fetch his uncle over from Church Fenton , who could prove his settlement , but that he had spent the money , and had not been to Mr . Naylor ' s afterwards . The magistrates told him he had acted very wroDg ; and much as they might commiserate his distress , it was clear he had brought part of it on himself . They should make a difference in bis case , and send him to Wakefield for three months .

      Assaelts on thb Police . —On Monday last , a ferocious fellow , named Franc iB Kenney , was charged with having , on Sunday forenoon , commenced a violent assault upon Police Sergeant Wade . It is only a few months since the prisoner was taken into custody by Wade and another officer , for another offence , for which he was punished , and since that time he has repeatedly " vowed vengeance . " On Sunday forenoon , aprostitutenamed Ann Preston , residing in Back George-street , and with whom Kenney lives , being drunk , persisted in sitting outside of her house ,-and it being nearly twelve o ' clock , Wade ordered her in . Whilst he was talking to her , Kenney came np , and made a stroke at her with a stick , which missed her , upon which she ran in , and

      ivesney followed , and struck her several time ? . On . hearing her Ecreams , Sergeant Wade forced his way into the house after them , when Kenney who seems to have been driven nearly mad by liquor , rushed at him , and besides striking him , kicked and bit him in the most savage manner . Several persons who were present assisted the officer , and one or two were struck by the prisoner ; Mr . Robert Wrighl , shoemaker , was one of these , and he corroborated the officer ' s statement in every particular , as did other witnesses . It was shown also that the female obstructed the officer in the execution of his duty , asd attempted to rescue Kenney when he bad got him secured . For this she was afterwards taken , and appeared in custody . Kenney attempted to deny the . offi . cer ' s statement , and went into a rambling account to show that he was " more Binned

      against than sinning . " This , however , only made his case worse , for it was shown that every statement he made was false . The magistrates , after some consultation , committed the woman for a month to Wakefield , as a Jewd and dLsorderJy character . Kenney was fined £ 5 , or two months' imprisonment , for the assault on Wade ; twenty shillings and costs , or one month , for that on Mr . Wright ; and in addition , at the end of these two terms of imprisonment , to fiad sureties , himself in £ 20 and two bondsmen in £ 10 each , to keep th ? peace towards Wade and all ojher persons for twelve months ; in default of this to be imprisoned for that time . —Benjamin Gelder , was at the same time fined 203 . and costs , or a month ' s imprisonment , for having assanlted , one of the nightry watch , in EUerby-lane , at two o ' clock on Sunday morning .

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      Jx 1827 Sir James Graham , the present Secretary of State for the Home Department , in tis book upon "Corn and Currency , " wrote thus : — " Whenever thi | -. country presents the spectacle of millions supplicating for bread , then will the people sweep away titles , pensions , and honours . " A Poseb fbcm a Child . —Aboy asked one of his father's guests who is next door neighbour was , and when he heard his name , asked him if the gentleman was not a fool . " Ko , my little friend , " said the guest , "he is no fool , but a very sensible man ; bnt why do you ask the question V " Why , " said thelittle-boy , " my mother said , the other day , you were next door to a fool , and I wanted to know who lived next door to you . "

      The Ek'nis Massacre . —Thirty-nine indictments for wilful murder have been framed by the Crown in the police case for the Ennis Assizes , in which each- man of the thirty eight committed , is severally charged as a principal , the rest aiding and abetting' . The Litsbpool and Glasgow Steam Ship Admikal . —This favourite vessel arrived here on Friday , after a remarkably short passage from Greenock . It ia with pleasure jre observe her

      resume her place between Liverpool and Glasgow , for , without disparagement to others , the Admiral is , to our taste , as fine a first-class steamer as is to be met with in this country . She is of the same clasB and description as the Achilles , and , from what we can learn , is of gre&ter length of keel than the famed Boston and Halifax steam-ships . Although the speed , elegance , and comfort , of the Admiral are so well known to travellers , we recommend every person who can ap > reciate a fine steam-ship to go Io view the Adairal . —Liverpool Albion .

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      Dublin , June 30 . —The clerks in the Post-offise of Dublin , whose Balaries exceed £ 150 per annum , hava received notice that they are subject to the demands of the income tax , though resident in Ireland . This announcement has caused much surprise and chagrin among these functionaries . Lancaster Sands . —On the eyening of Monday week two men lost their lives in attempting to cross Lancaster S&nds . The unfortunate psrsons were strangers . They were about thirty years of age , of middle stature , respectably attired , and had the appearance of journeymen engaged in trade . One had on a black coat , and the other a brown one .

      Extraordinary Case . —On Saturday , an investigation was entered into before Mr . Wakley and a respectable jury , at the Volunteer Tavern , Upper Baker-street . Portman-squ are , on view of the body of Mr . E . Farrell , aged 60 , a gentleman of independent fortnne , who died from the effects of starvation , under the very extraordinary and peculiar circumstances subjoined . From the evidence adduced it appeared that the deceased had resided for some momh 3 past at No . 31 , Upper Baker-street , and possessed extensive landed property in the south of Ireland . He was a gentleman of the most eccentric habits , and for the last two months had persisted ia diminishing gradually the quantity of his food until it was wholly insufficient to sustain life . He became dreadfully low aud ill in consequence , but refused at the same time to receive any medical advice . Ultimately be refused to take even

      the smallest quantity of nourishment , and on Monday locked himself in his room , where he remained , and refused admission to any one for upwards of twenty-four hours , when the door was forced open . Dr . Walsh , of George-street , Portman-square , was immediately sent for , and found the deceased lyiDg on the floor , in a state of frightful emaciation and exhaustion . Dr . Quain was subsequently sent for , and in conjunction with Dr . Walsh used every means to restore t im . Under their treatment he rallied , and was enabled to give an account of his connexions and affairs . He subsequently , however , had a relapse , and died on Wednesday , at twelve o ' clock . Upwards of £ 100 in cash was found in the deceased ' s apartment . The coroner having remarked on the very extraordinary nature of tho case , the jury ultimately returned a verdict , " that the deceased died from want of food . "

      Two Men Scalded to Death . A dreadful accident occurred at Dowlais iron works , on Wednesday last . Two men , named Edward Burke and Frank Smith , were cleaning a culvert under one of the blast engines . The engine tender , in ignorance of any persons being in the culvert , tapped a boiler , the hot water aud steam from which descended into it ; the poor fellows , frightened at the noise of the steam , made a rush towards a ladder , by which they might ascend from the culyert . The ladder was fixed in a winch , about fifteen feet deep , by the side of the engine-house ; it was through this passage that tlie water and steam from the boiler descended to the culvert . At the foot of the ladder they were

      met by a stream of scalding water which continued to pour over them during their ascent . Burke ' s appearance was pitiable in the extreme , nearly all the skin having peeled off his body . Smith was not so much scalded , he being the second in getting up the ladder . Mr . Russell , surgeon , was immediately in attendance , aud did all that skill could suggest to ease their pain . Burke liDgered in the greatest agony until Friday evening , when death put a period to his sufferings . Smith survived him until Sunday morning , when death relieved him of all his paiii ; he was a single man , about twenty-two years of age . Had they proceeded a few yards further into tho culvert , instead of running to the ladder , this sad event would not have happened .

      A wise Choice . —Highlanders have a great dislike to bo hanged upon a fir tree—at least , they were wont to have . Whether they still retain cbis unworthy and illiberal prejudice we don ' t know . It happened upon an occasion when Tonal was condemned to be banged , either for some notorious breach of the law , or for disobliging "ta Chief , " that " she" was allowed to chose " her" tree . Tonal looked about and selected a very diminutive gooseberry buBb , whereupon "she might be > justified " The finisher ol the law exclaimed with great indignation , " Tat tree wadna be lang enough for fifty years to hang her ; " Tonal , however , was ready for the objection—'' she was ia nao hurry , Cot bleas her—she wad just wait till ta tree grow . "— Scotch paper .

      Curious Manuscript . —Besides the valuable receipt from which Parr ' s Pills are now compounded , there are Beveral MSS . pieces , written in his old quaint Btyle , on the value of health ; bis opinions , though somewhat differently expressed , were , that the varieties of clime and modes of living made but little difference to our period of existence ; that the laws of nature are simple and easily understood , but they require perfect obedience . He deservedly denounced the silly mysteries assumed by the medical profession , being fully convinced of the power of his discovery , to thoroughly eradicate disease and to prolong life .

      Ireland . —Another Conflict With the police . —The Limerick Chronicle of Monday reports the following desperate outrage . It will be observed with regret , that this hitherto peacable county has latterly been disgraced by the too frequent recurrence of those acts of violence which has given to Tipperary so memorable a notoriety : — Ab Headconstable Saanderson and five of the police stationed at Cappapore were patrolling on Sunday night last , they suddenly came upon and surprised several armed men , with their faces blackened , who a few minutes before had entered the house of a wealthy farmer , named Coffey , living on the estate of Sir John Ribton , and within a quarter of a mile of Castleguard , the residence of the Hon . Waller O'Grady , in

      this county . Head-constable Saunderson , with that zeal and intrepidity for which he is distinguished , first rushed into the house , though a loaded gun was opposed to his entrance . A desperate conflict continued for several minutes in the dark , the ruffians having put out the light on the entrance of the police , during which the life of the Head-constable was providentiall y saved , one of the miscreants , who acted as sentinel , having presented and snapped a gun close to his person , which fortunately missed fire , but which , had it taken effect , must " have been followed by instant death , as it was heavily loaded with swan shot . Constable Rourke also received a severe wound on the head , which

      rendered him insensible ; and Coffey , the proprietor of the house , a deep and painful injury from a bayonet , which passed through hi 3 arm close to the elbow . Four of the fellows were made prisoners , the rest having escaped in the darkness , and were yesterday transmitted to our county gaol , after a prolonged investigation , by Mesers . Tracy and F . W . Holland . The prisoners were followed through the country , on their way to gaol , by some hundreds , aud presented a frightful appearance , which no doubt will have a salutarj effect , as they were sent in as they were taken , injiagrante delicto with their faces blackened , together with the captured arms , consisting of two guns and a brace of cavalry pistols . "

      Distress . —The unemployed still increase in Glasgow . Upwards of 1 , 000 "wrecks of men" wander about in want of employment ; besides these , 2 , 000 are daily fed from charity . In allusion to the dreadful distress that prevails in Ireland , the Archbishop of Tuam has addressed the following letter to Sir R . Peel : — " Sir , —It would be criminal to delay any longer to call the attention of the Prime Minister to the fctarving condition of a large portion of her Majesty ' s people . I have made myself conversant with the details of misery , and though even a sense of duty would excuse my absence at this season , I

      have thought it a more imperative duty to stay at home , even to encounter all the importunities of distress , aud to soothe those pangs of suffering which it is impossible to appease . There is no deception . It is not on the awful tale which the tongue may sometimes frame to deceive , that 1 rest the evidence of this unexampled destitution . No , it is on the tottering steps of groups of creatures returning from the fields wbere they have been plucking unwholesome vegetables—their jaundiced and livid looks bearing testimony to the scanty and poisonous nutriment by which they are necessitated to sustain their wretched existence . Amidst this

      heart-sickening misery the poor are denied the negative comfort of the poor houses , notwithstanding that the public fuudB have been so profusely expended on their erection . They are to be opened , it seems , after the pressure of this hard season shall have passed over . Have the enormous salaries of the Poor Law Commissioners , with all the accumulated perquisites of travelling , &c , been also adjourned to the same period ? If we can rely upon the published accounts of the disbursements , it seems that some Eixty or seventy thousand pounds have been already expended on those functionaries , and that other subordinate officers are entitled to pay , whilst , inmany instances , not one particle of chwitable relief has reached the poor of some of the most distressed localities . Express , therefore , no surprise at the deep- * eated anxiety of the Irish people for an Irish Parliament under an undivided sway of an Imperial Crown . In their anomalous condition it

      would be more surprising if they did not steadily persevere in asserting their tight to their only protection against ever-recurring scarcity in despite of every discouragement . No honest politician can wish the country to be doomed to perpetual beggary . Were it blessed with ten times its present produce , and all the discoveries of chemistry already pplied to agriculture to be exhausted on its cultivation , its only effect would be by increasing our exports to increase the number of our absentees , who , by coping ia luxury with tbe prond patricians of EDgJand , are rendered so needy that no increase of rents or price of produce can satisfy their rapacious demand ; and thust while the dishonest financier would be deducting from the exports of Ireland proofs of its prosperity , the looker-en might , alasl at thisinement , in many parts of this district , have to weep in silent pity over the slow but certain starvation of the people . "

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      e 2 ™? ° ? ? New Tom , —The handsome ftm ? l ^ t - w ' been ^^ received from New York , through Mr . Hugh AuchinQlosa , being the amount of a subscription , inthafetty in behalf of the suffering poor ^ of eertain towns in Scotland . The money , which was remitted under charge , to the Hon . Sir James . Campbell , Lord Provost and Mr . A . Thomson , American Consul in , this city , has been paid over to the chief magistrates of the respective towns , in accordance with the instructions received from Now Yotk . - GlasgowChronicle . -V ^ V

      On Monday last ; at the Southampton Sessions , during a trial of fourteen men tor ft riot , dne of the Jurymen commencedsmoking a cigar . The Recorder , Mr . Sergeant Cockburn . was bo indignant that he stoppedthe proceedings of the Court , gave the puffing Juryman a severe lecture , declaring that his conduct was one of the grossest insults ever offered m an English Court of Justice , and fined him £ 10 . On the assembling of the Court th < 5 following morning , the Juryman made an apology to the Court , and was excused paying the fine ,

      Reprieve oe Francis the Convict . —On Saturday afternoon , a messenger was sent down from the Home-Office to her Majesty's gaol of Newgate , with a reprieve for the oonvict John Francis , who lay under sentence of death for bis recoht attempt upon the life Of the Queen * Through the clemency of her Majesty , whose benevolent wishes were consulted by the privy council , by whom the fate of the wretched man was decided , his life has been spared , and Ms sentence is now commuted to transportation for life to the most penal . settlement' of Tasmania , the prisoner received the tidings of mercy in a manner which became his situation . He had become very anxious and desponding as the day fixed for the execution of himself and Cooper approached .

      The following particulars of a most murderous outrage and robbery , committed a few nights ago upon Mr . and Mrs . Webb , of Tormauton , Gloucesterehire , were inserted iu the Government Police (? a * e // e of Saturday . It appears that as the personB alluded to were returning home from Chipping Sodbury , in a light spring cart , they were stopped by five men , armed with formidable bludgeons , when one of them struck Mr ; Webb a violent blow on the head , which stunned him . On recovering he found himself lyiug in the middle of the road , and several

      of the party holding him and rifling his pockets , from one of which they stole a purse , containing about five pounds in gold and silver . They also dragged Mrs . Webb from the cart , and robbed her of 18 ;} ., and other property . The fellows then got into the cart and drove off , and the horse and vehicle were subsequentl y found within half a mile of the spot where the atrocious outrages were perpetrated . A reward has- been offered for the apprehension of the villains , of two of whom a correct description has been given . ,

      St . Rollox ' Chimney . —This great undertaking was finished on Wednesday , being that day , twelve months from the time when the first brick was laiqV and the British ensign was , in honour of the event , unfurled from its summit . The greatest anxiety waa manifested by a a umerous body of the citizens to get to the top of the building , as , indeed , has been the case for some days past , and through the kindness of Mr . M'Intire , the contractor , the wish was very liberally gratified , Mr . M'Intyre himself accompanying almost every bucket-load of visitors . Some hundreds have been hoisted to the top , and , dangerous aB the enterprise may appear , all who have braved it acknowledge thpittae- risk was amply repaid by the magnificence of the prospect spread out below them . The chimney , as before stated , rises 450 feot from the ground , and at least 600 feet above the more densely peopled portions of the city and the bed of

      the nyen In relative height , independent of the elevation of its base , it is little inferior to theiloftiest superstructures in the world ; in absolute height it towers into the air incomparably higher . The great pyramid Cheops rises 498 feet , but this includes a base of 150 . Strasburgh Cathedral is 47 * ; St . Peter ' s , in Rome , from ground to pinnacle , 450 , being exactly the altitude of the monslre chimney ¦¦; St . Paul ' s , in London , 370 . The base of the chimney underground -is 46 feet in diameter ; at the ground , 40 : at the top , 13 , feet G inches . During all the time this prodigious mass of brick-work has been erecting , not the slightest accident has occurred , which is very much owing to the extreme caution and attention of the excellent engineer and his able coadjutor , Mr . M'Intyre , the contractor , who have thus raised a monument to their professional reputation the loftiest in the world . —Glasgow Chronicle .

      Aristocratic AMOSEMENts . —It was but the other day her Majesty , surrounded by a orowd of her aristocratic parasites , enjoyed the pleasure of reviewing a portion of the Household Troops at Wormwood Scrubs , and , in all propability , while so occupied , little thought of the abject condition of the fine fellows mano » vring before her—little imagined that among the gorgeous host there- was scarcely one who , by ' . the brutal regulations of her service , was not liable to be called out from the ranks , tied like a rabid dog , and whi ped till the colour of his lacerated back should rival the hue of his coat ! and yet , such is the fact , and such is the insulting and dangerous position in which the Sovereign is placed with reference to the Military and Naval service of

      the country . It is said that discipline cannot be preserved without tho lash —then let the cat-o-ninetails bocome at once the acknowledged symbol of the British service—be borii © on its colours , and emblazoned on its appointments . If we must continue to SLof i men like vicious brutes , let it be done vopenly and manfully , in the sight of the indignant people , by whom the ranks of the army are filled . If there be no sin in the act , there should be no shame in the performance , and the test of its propriety would be speedily found in the expression of public opiniou so elicited . On Friday se ' imight a private of the 2 nd battalion of Fusileer Guards was condemned to this most degrading torture , and in one of the 6 ecret

      recesses of the Portman-street Barracks , received 150 lashes , or 1 , 350 lacerations , for some petty offence to his superiors , who , as the world goes , seem to have , in our service ^ no better way of showing their superiority than by occasionally condemning their fellow-creatures to this degradation . Again and again we have said , if flogging is so absolutely ncoessary for the soldier , why is it not had recourse to for delinquent officers ? or are the . latter aot to be considered soldiers t Surely the discipline of the service should be equalised , as well aa the danger , and if only one or two of the simpering Martinets that strut about the parks , was exposed to the infliction by way of example to their fellow fops , we should soon have the cat driven from our service .

      Singular Phenomenon . —Wednesday forenoon , a phenomenon of most rare and extraordinary character was observed in the immediate neighbourhood of Cupar . About aalfrpast tweive o ' clock , whilst the sky was clear , and the air , as it had been throughout the morning , perfectly calm , a girl employed in tramping clothes in a tub , on the piece of ground above the town , called the common , heard a loud and sharp report over head , succeeded by a gust of wind of most extraordinary vehemence , and of only a few 'moments' duration ! On looking round she observed the whole of the clothes , sheets , &o , lying within a line of a certain breadth , stretching across the the green , driven aimost perpendicularly into the air . Some heavy wet sheets , blankets , and other articles of a like nature , after being carried to a great height , fell , some in the adjoining gardens , and some on the high road , at several hundred yards' distance ; another portion

      of the articles , however , consisting of a quantity of curtains , and a number of smaller articles , were carried upwards to an immense height , eo as to be almost lost to the eye , and gradually disappeared altogether from sight in a south-eastern direction , and have not yet been heard of . At the moment of the report which preceded the wind , the cattlei iu the neighbouring meadow were observed running about in an affrighted state , and for some time afterwards they continued cowering together in evident terror . The violence of the wind was such that a woman , who at the time was holding a blanket , found herself unable to retain her hold , and relinquished it in the fear of being carried up along with it 1 It is remarkable that , while even the heaviest articles were stripped off a belt , as it were , running across the green , and while the loops of several sheets which were pinned down were snapped , light articles lyiDg loose on both sides of the belt were never moved from their position .---Fi / e Herald .

      Texas and England . —The ratifications of the long-pending treaties between Great Britain and Texas were exchanged at two o ' clock on Tuesday , the 28 th iust . yby the Earl of Aberdeen j plenipotentiary of Great Britain , and the Hon . Ashbell Smith , plenipotentiary of the republip of Texas .: These treaties are three in number ;—a treaty of amity , navigation , and commerce , —^ a trtaty undertaking mediationby Great Britain between the republics of Mexico ana Texas , —and a treaty granting reciprocal right of Search for the suppfessibn of the African slave trade . They were negotiated in 1840 , and concluded in November of that year ; by Viscount Palmerston and General James Hamilton ; The powers to ratify the two first have been a considerable time in England , but their completion has been very properly delayed until the ratifications of the

      treaty granting the right of search could be simnlr taneonsly exchanged . By the treaty relative to Mexico , Great Britain offers her mediation between Mexico and Texas , on . the following condition : — Texas to as 6 ume one million sterling of the pablio debt of Mexico , provided that state recognises the independence of the new republic , and agrees to a satisfactory adjustment of the boundary line betweeD the two countries . The proffered mediation of Great Britain between Mexico and Texas will , it is tobehoped , be productive of immediate peace between those countries , and of an early exchange of amicable relations . The prosperity of either is seriously retarded by the hostile position they have again assumed towards each Other , and the interruption of trading facilities between Europe and Mexico can only be prolonged at the cost of English aterests . " ' : "" ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ ' ¦ •' . ' '

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      Horrible Case . — -Violation of a Chilp bt its OWnFather . —William Simmonde , a labouring man , was oil Saturday broBght before T . Twining , Esq . , at Twickenham Police Court , charged with having violated his own child , only twelve years of age . Jane Simmonds , a pretty looking and iHtelligent child , detailed the full particulars of her Tatber ^ e incestuous proceedings , in a manner whictt left ho dOHbt of the truth of her horrible tale ; It also appeared that he had acted in a similar manner to her some weeks before , which / she bad not divulged

      at the time from fear of his threatened . beating . — Sergeant Allaway deposed that on . ascertaihg the truth of the offence haying been committed , he fetched ; in a surgeon to examine the child , and he took the prisoner into custody . —Dr . Litchfield , of Twickenham , felt confident , from the examinution he had made , that the capital offence had been com pleted . He had found considerable inflammation , although , from the appearances , he was of opinion that it was not the first time the child bad been so treated . — -The prisoner , who denied the charge , was fully committed to Newgate to take his trial .

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      ' .. India and China— . Overland Mail . —The French telegraph conveys the following news brought by the Indian , mail , which left Malta tho 26 th ; and reached Marseilles tho 29 ih . On the 16 thy General Pollock joined Sir R . Sale at Jellalabad , re establishing on bis inarch the authority of Taorabaz Khan Sullpoora . He was to march on Cabul as soon as he was joined by Colouei Boulton . General England : had re united troups , forced the passes , and joined General Nbtt at Kandahar . Captain M'Kenzie had arrived at Jellalabad , with offers from Akbar-Khan to release his prisoners on conditions . The answer was not known . Elphinstotie died on the 23 rd of April . China news is of the I 9 th . On

      the . IQth of March the Chinese , 10 , 000 or 12 , 000 strong , tried to retake Ningpo , while another force attacked Chinghae . In both instances they were repulsed with corisiderapio loss . — General Pollocks arrival at JeHaJabad ( an event rendered , probable by tha intelligence by the last arrival ) is now placed beyond doubt . The Gallant General will moat likely " advance upon Cabul , which is not in a state to offer resistance to his approach . The movement seeiaa to be anticipated by Ahbar Khan ; who , it is reported , is desirous to treat for the release of his prisoners , and has made overtures to this effect through Captain Mackenzie , who had reached Jellalabad with his proposals . General England ' s having effected a junction of his forces

      with those under General Nott , is well received here , as on the successful accomplishment of his attempt depended the extrication of both Commannders from positions of immense peril . Their combined force will enable them not merely to maintain their position , but to prosecute offensive operations with effeot , and thus co-operate in the general objects of the war . The war will , doubtless , be prosecuted with vigour . The lessons taught by the reverse of the past winter will not , be lost upon those who are especially bound to regulate their course by experience . Our troops may storm forts , capture towns , and take possession of provinoes , while the season favours enterprises of daring valour : but a northern winter , to the comparatively

      effeminate natives of tho more southern climes , is a fearful test J ¦¦ to' which , if privation of necessary supplies hnd exposure to the inclemency of the season in forced marches be Buperadded , their powers of endurance may prove unequal . We should be well satisfied to know that the past had induced a determination on the part of the British Government to refrain from risking the consequences of an attempt to retain possession of Affghanistan . The war in China progresses in the way in whioh an expedition , undertaken against a nation so populous , and yet so feeble ( because bo ignorant of and unacquainted with any means of encountering and resisting the powers of European warfare ) must

      progress . It is really painful to contemplate the slaughter which arcillery , directed by the science of British engineers , must cause when directed against dense bodies of inexperienced and apparently unconscious people , who appear paralyzed by tho effeets of oar engines Of war , of which they know nothing until they find themselves placed within their range , without the power of resistance , and without the means of escape . This appears to have been the case at Ningpp , to retake which from the British , a force of 10 , 000 or 12 , 000 Chinese was employed , most of whom , it would seem , were destroyed by our guns , or drowned by the swamping of their warjunoks .

      An Extraordinary Express from Paris , dated Monday , states that a Commercial Treaty is almost ready for signature between the French and Belgian Governments . The Belgians reduce the duties on French wines , silks , and salt . The French admit Belgian thread and linen . The Belgians still hold oat for some concessions on iron ; but the Treaty will probably be Bigned this week . The Madrid Gazette publishes a circular of the Minister of Marine to his subordinates , in which he promises to place the military navy ot' Spain on a respectable footing , which would enable it to afford an cfiioacious protection to her transatlantic

      possessions . . ¦ . ,. ; . ; ¦ . . - . . .., .. . . ; . . ¦ The Barcelona ^ Constitutional of the 27 th ult . states , that five- Carlo-Christino bandits having been captured by the National Guard of Escala , three who had been taken with arms in their hands , were immediately shot , and the two others were transferred to the competent autbori , ie 8 . Thb Letpsiq Gazette pHblishes a private letter from the frontiers of Italy , stating that arrests had been made lately at Pisa , in tbe kingdom of Naples , and in the Pontifical States . Although numerous bodies of troops are quartered throughout the Peninsula , symptoms of serious disturbances manifest themselves on all ; points . The Swiss troops at Naples inspire no fear .

      Oxjr Accovnts from Beyrout are of the 10 th ult . An apprehensjoa was entertained that a general rising would shortly take place in the mountain . On the 8 th Emir Abdalla , with his two ; sons , sought refuge on board an English frigate . On the 9 th the Seraskier Mastapha and Izzet Pasha waited in person on CeloHel Rose , to demand the surrender of the Emir , The Colonel returned a formal refusal . The Pacha said that they would carry him off by force . The Colonel replied , \ pointing , at the frigate , ' * He is there ; take him if you can : " On the tenth , twelve Sheiks retired on board the same frigate , having been informed that they would be arrested in the course of the day . Several others who did hot avail themselves of the caution were actually apprehended . The Turks had arranged a plot for seizing by a coup de main the Catholic patriarch of Lebanon .

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      IBELAND . Special Commission in Tipperaby . —Clonmel , June 28 —Tne special commission was Opened here this morning , before Chief Justice Pennefather and Chief Justice Doberty . The town was Very much crowded by tbe gentry and peasantry of the county , the crown having summoned as jurors upwards of 600 gentlemen , oompriaing all the magistracy and landed proprietors of Tipperary , and large bodies of the country people having come to witness the trials of their friends and relatives . The case which excited most interest was that of William Kent , a comfortable farmer , charged with having conspired , with two other persons , to murder the late Mr . Hall , one of whom , Patrick Byrnes , waa this day arraigned as principal . The Hon .

      Francis Aldboro Prittie , and twenty-two other gentlemen of eminence in the county , were sworn in aa the Grand Jury . The Chief Justice charged them at considerable length , in ah able and eloquent address , ia tbe course of which he said they bad met upon a very solemn , a very important occasion—to endeavour to tranquillise this unhappy country , by giving protection to the well-diBposed , by putting down disorder and guilt , and bringing to coadign punishment those men upon whom the desert of their , guilt ought to falL It waa a notorious fact , that a very great portion of this fine country—the north district of It—was in a lamen table state of disorganisation and iusubeidination to the laws . It was shocking to humanity to be informed of the outrages that almost daily occurred in

      that part of the country , in which neither life not property were secure ; no man could consider his life safe nor his property Wb own while assassination pervaded the land in open day , and when the murderer bard ly sought the advantage of concealment from the darkness of night Property was as insecure as life ; no man could be said to be master of his own property ; a man could not choose his tenants or his servants except at the peril of his own life and the lives of those whom he might think proper to employ . All that part of the country seemed to combine in one universal system of outrage , for the purpose of beating down all law , and achieving some ends which could not be defined . It was a heartrending fact that neither rank ; nor station , nor chaiacterj nor property , nor aex , ner age , Were any protection ; whatever agalnBt the lawless violence that existed . Tlie ties of society were dissevered , the benefits conferred were forgotten , and every thing was thrown aside or not thought of ,

      except the lawless edicts that came ^ from midnight legislators or unlawfoi Aasoraationa . His Lordship read the calendar , ; whleh' shevced an aggregate ;'« f 125-cases of violence , committed within the three months ending tbe 10 th of May last . AS tbiB violent system covered a diatrict of three baronies , it was conclusive that it could not proceed from , nor did it originate with , the conduct of an individual landlord ; it was too general for that . This state of things must be stopped by the strong arm of the law , and the perpetrators should be taught by practical experiencei that the laws of God and nian were not to be violated with impunity . William Kent wad Patrick Byrnes were placed at the bar , the first charged with conspiring to murder the late Mr . Hall ; and the second with being a principal in the murder of that gentleman . Several other prisoners were Arraigned , and the Court adjourned for the day without entering on any ' , trial .: At ten o ' clock on Wednesday morning , Chief Justices Pennefather and Dohetty tools . their seats on tbe bench , and the Jury

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      ( ten of whonl ^ rp » : mtglitratesy b * tip& ? b < m sworn , the trial commenced , the prisoners pleading " Not ¦ ' Guilty . " ThelAttornev-General stated the case for the prosecution ,, and : ' proceeded ; tomi " ttie wi ^^ S ^ , Hne principal one being T | m : HogiS ^ tbe appfoirer , ^ rfio swore'to lie fact of : Mr ; Ke ^ two '" othea ;^ bonrers to murder : lifR'Hallj- and to havinrf seen-Byrnes fibobt that gentleman . ¦ After the examlka * tion of a number of witnesses , the Court adjourned till Thursday , when , the case for the . Crown having be ^ concluded , Mr . Hassard addressed the ^ ury "' onbenalf of Byrnes , and Mr . James Pyer for Kent , both gentlemen centending that this was a conspiracy got up for the purpose of obtaining the large reward offered At five o ' clook the Lord Chief Justice commenced to eharge the Jury , and finished about eight The Jury found Bjtnes Gallty ; Kent Not Gnllty . Sentence was not passed . ; :. ' ; . ' .- ; . ¦ \ ' .. ' : / : : ¦ - ¦¦" : " ' ' '" ., '

      Murder . —Timotby Woods , alias Quilty , wm placed at the bar , charged with having wilfully and maliciously miirdered one Patrick Laffan en the 18 th of May last , by shooting him with a pistol , and inflicting a wound on the neck of which he died . A second count charged a person unkoown with having inflicted two -wounds with a stone on the deceased , and tbe pi-isoner with aiding and psisting , &c . The Attorney General , in stetirg the case for the prosecntloni Said that the Bhort narrative of the murler now about to be investigated was , that on the 19 th of May last , about the heur of six o ' clock in the morning , two assassini dragged the deceased man from the house of a person , Patrick Cummins ; one of them fired a pistol-shot .

      which they supposed to have caused his death , but thd unfortunate man bad strength enough , though , mortally wounded , to run a short distance after he ^ Was fired at . The two assassins first ; thought their victim wai actually dead , but , perceiving he ¦ was able to move , after they discharged the . ' pistol /; ' they pursued him alougthe road for the distance of 250 yards ; they overtook him ; " they made a second attack on him , fractured his skullbf blows * safficfent of tbemMlfee'to cause his death , and fled immediately after the unfortunate man fell on a dunghill , where he wa 3 found , and where he remained for several hours witheut the common oflices of humanity . These statements were corroborated by ; evidence , ¦ : " aDd the . prisener having been found guilty , was sentenced to be executed on the 16 th

      instant . -., ¦ ,-. '¦ ¦ , . ¦ . . ' . . . . .- . . . - - , : : . ¦'• . .. " : •'¦ ¦'¦ . CorneliusFlynn and Patrick ; ijwyer weie ^ . next indicted , the former for having ou the 29 fch of May last , at CarrJgagonn ; in * thia county , ' assaulted : Gfeeige M'Bonnell , by drawing the trigger of a loaded pistol , with intent to disable him , and the latter for ajdiog and assisting . There -was a Becond count , in "which both prisoners were charged : with an assault , with intent to do him some grievous bodily barm . The prisoners pleaded " Not guHty . " The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners .

      John Pound was indicted for having on tke sight of the 15 th April , at Coole , in this county , discharged a loaded gun at Bridget and Pat ick Connack , with intent to disable them . There were other counts cfiarging him with intent to do grievous bodily harm , for maliciously injuring the dwelling-house of Patrick Cormack , and ; for appearing armed by night . The prisoner pleaded " Notguilty . " Mr . Hassard addressed the jury on behalf of : . the prisoner , and produced witnesses for the purpose of proving an alibi . Chief Justice Doherty charged the jury , who brought in a verdict of Guilty without leaving the box .

      Daniel Kelly was given in charge for having , on tha 30 th of May '; at Garryglass , in this ' county , demanded firearms from Rebecca Hodgens , and feloniously struok her with a stick with intent to disable her . An attempt was niade in this case also to set up an alibi for the prisoner ^ The jury found the prisoner guilty . The Lord Chief Justice , in passing sentence , said that the thirst for firearms among persons of his class was one of the foundations of the disturbances in the country . What could persons in the class of which the prisoner was a member want with firearms , except to carry out unlawful purposes , and perpetrate those crimes by which the country -was overrun ? His Lordship then sentenced the prisoner to two years' imprU sonment , to be kept in solitary confinement for the first and last months of that term , and be kept to hard liDour each alternate month .

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      THE GOLD PANIC 1 A " panic" has come again—a golden panic ! Tbe people are rushing in crowds to the bankers and moneychangers to get rid of tholr gold for paper ; tradesmen make it a favour to receive sovereigns , and postmasters Will not take them at all , if they be too light by a feather ' s weight . ' . ' ,: ;; .. '; ' ^ " . ¦" ' > ¦ - ¦ ¦ . ""¦ •; v- ' ' ..: ' .-- ¦ : It may well be asked , what can all this " pother " about sovereigns mean ? The history of it seems to be this : — , ,, - ' ¦ ¦ . '¦ ' ¦ ' " ¦¦ ' ¦• . ; '¦ ' . '¦ '' . " , "' ¦ - . ' . ' . "¦¦ ; "¦ ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ¦ . " : ' .. ¦''" . ' . A number -of sovernigns of the reigns of Geo . III . and Wiliiam IV . have become lighter from wear , and the Government having in its wisdom discovered the fact > sent forth a proclamation explanatory of the law , and

      stating that- light sovereigns ; will sot be received in payments at the public offices . The consternation this occasioned . was indescribable . Scales for Weighing the coin were iniusUut requisition in every part of London ; tradesmen wete afraid to receive , the Queen ' s coin , and on Saturday night the confusion was increased by the mechanics and others , who had been paid in gold , finding greatdjfliculty to get their sovereigns changed . . In some places shopkeepers would net take them at all , whilst in very many instances the humbler classes were shamefully robbed by persons telling them that a sovereign waa worth from only fifteen shillings to eighteen shillings , for which amount , being anxious to provide food for their families , these poor people consented t « part with them . ¦ ,. . - ;¦ ¦ ¦ .. ¦'¦¦ ¦•¦'• .: " :- : '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ . '• • "' . /¦ :

      The London papers differ as to the extent of tbe loss which has taken place on the gold coinage , some mag nifying it to a large amount , Borne regarding it a * trifling ; but whether the loss on the sovereigns arising from legitimate " wear and iear" be much ot little , it ought not to have been thrown on individuals who honestly received the money ia the regular course of business . ¦' . ¦• . . ' , '¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ . . . '¦ ' '¦ ; . ¦ ¦ ¦ . •" : ; : ;" . - .. - ¦'' .: , - ; ' . ¦;; ' ;¦¦ . . '¦ ¦] . It is the prerogative of the Crown , as the trustee of the nation , to iasne coin of proper weight and fineness , and it is stamped in order that the people maybe certain that the piece of gold bearing the impress of Majesty is not only genuine , but that it is of the proper weight and fineneas . Gold , like every thing else in circulation , 'will wear onfc—it will become " light ;" but it is the proper business of the Government to take

      cars , when light money comes into ita hands , —and it is calculated that all , or very nearly all , the circulating medium : passes through the Government tfiices at least once a year , — -that it is not re-issued , and to direct eyery " light" sovereign to be thrown into the meltingpot , and new ones toued ia their stead . It will bo said that this would be attended with loss . To be sure it would ; but what would that matter ? It would not be to a considerable amount ; and , whether it be greater or less , it is . a . loss which every country must and ought to sustain . But our very wise Government neglected to do this ; they re-issued "light" sovereigns as fast as they received them ; and , when an ontcry was raised against them , they increased the fuss by sending out a proclamation , tha only good tendency of which is , to cause some thousands , of persons to be shamefully robbed . " ' ' " ' " " / •¦¦ ' : ' : - : " ' ¦ ¦ . " . ' . ' ¦¦ . ; : ¦;

      The Morning Herald talks about sovereigns being " sweated , " and we have heard of their being " plugged " also ! but we never yet met with a person who had seen one " plugged , " nor do we feelleye any such practice ' hag ever existed . If they be " plugged , " it cannot be very difficult to detect them , but we have heard of no such detection . A sovereign , we believe , ia worth about 19 s . iod . —that is , in order to prevent their being melted dbwn , their intrinsic worth is rather below the value at which they circulate as coin ; Now , to " plug" a sovereign so as to obtain a profit on the operation is no very easy matter . The sovereign muat be jfixed ina vice ^ -a very fine drill must be very carefully used ; and when sixpenny woitb . or a shilling ' B worth of cold dust is drilled out , the hole most . ba

      " pIuRged" again with some inferior metal , and ; the aperture in the edge be very carefully concealed . In all this there Is care , and trouble , and risk ; for a eoverejgn may be entirely spoiled in the operation , and ^ he plngger , Instead of getting a profit , may . have , tqjpop the sovereign into the melting pot , and sell it aa bullion tori less than it would pass for as coin . Besides , he may chance to get detected , and then , instead of reaping wealthfrom pluggery , he would , in all probability , make a trip to the Antipodes . We have little belief , therefore , in the stories about plugging , and not much more in the " sweating" business . What is understood by sweating is this : —A number of sovereigns being put into a sack , the sweaters each take hold of one end .

      and shake the sack to and fro ; and it is supposed that the sovereigns coming into collision , wear , off some grains of gold . After the sweating operation , which must affect the sweaters as well as the sovereigns ,-the sack , worth 5 s . or 6 s . —for it must be a good strong one —is burnt , and the gold-dust is then scraped away from the ashes . We doubt very much if sufficient gold could be obtained in this way to pay for the sweating of the sweaters and the sack . If it be done , we believe It is to a very trifling extent No j the lightness of the sovereigns comes from their wear and tear , and this Is proved by the date of the sovereigns . All , or nearly all , the "lighte "' are twenty years old , whilst those of a more recent date are of the proper weight

      Why , then , all this "hubbub" has been raised , w » know not Is there a scheme on foot for establlahing one bank of Lsflue ? to issue small notes again ? To prepare the public fer this , was it deemed neeeBsary to raise an outcry against gold , and to bring it into diacredit ? Or do the Government expect a war , and , in owlet to provide gold to earry it on with "vigour /*— - to use the flash terai of 1810 , —have they not ofily induced the Bank to hoard some aeves or eight mil « liona in her cellar * , but are now determined to drive

      the sovereigns out of circulation , thereby to decrease the circulating medium , and tender distress more univeisal , in order that the publio may be induced to demand another Bank restriction , and , a free cirenlatien of small notes from one bank , of iaBue ? All these things are spoken of ; but , though it ia diflicalt to tell what object the Government has in view , of this we feel certain , that all this fuss about "light" sovenlgns , which are refused at the post-office , and received by private bahfcera , has not been made without a motive , and that motive we shall s ^ e revealed before many weeks have passed over our heads . —i ? rM& * Htreii .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 9, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct438/page/3/