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    • THE KOETHERN STAR. SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1842.
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      TIPPEEARY SPECIAL COMMISSION . CLONMZX , SCKDAI , JCLT 3 . CLOSE OF THB PBOCEEDISGS . The spedal commission terminated semewhat unexpectedly at a late hour last nigkt Their LordshipB ilt ' unftl five minutes to twelve o ' clock , and disposed of allths eases selected lor trial . The result has been , Hat all ¦ fiie prisoners arraigned , with , one exception , tarre beeareonvicted of the crimes with which they were charged . Since the announcement of the determination of Government to issue a special commission , there has been a complete abstinence from ontrage in those portions of the county where crimes were previously of daily occurrence . The following cases were disposed of after the date of those In another column : —

      ATTEMPTS TO ASSASSINATE . Mirfrarf Hayea was indicted for having , on the 2 nd of lay , at Rihercoger , in this county , fired at John Ryan ; Jknke ) , with intent to kill him . John Ryan ( Lute ) deposed , that he was driver to the Hon . Mr . O'Grady , and previously to the 2 nd of Hay last had served notices of ejectment en several of the tenants . On that day he was going over to the lands to settle the matter with them in company with Michael ^ pnna Mr . Bradshaw ' s driver , and when they were passing Raherncgcr on horseback a shot was fixed at him , and seven sings were lodged in his horse ' s body , wnich filed in half an hour afterwards . When ¦ Witness heard the shot he tamed 1 b its direction , and saw the prisoner , who was about eight feet Irons him , and was leaning on a ditch , with a short gun in his hand . He was positive that the prisoner was the man be saw . Just as wircfisa turned to loot at him he

      clipped down from tee ditch , and ca'led to another ; mamrho was along with him to " fire again : " Thej man fired , fcnfc tiie shot did not take effect Kcnna and i witness then made eff as quickly aa they - could . The circumstances occurred at -nice o ' clock in the xnomznfE * Michael TvanTm , the person who was with" the last j witness at the time of the attack , corroborated his evi-1 denoe as to the attack , and the manner of it , but could j not Identify the prisoner . j For the defence , several witnesses , rektives of the j prisoner , were examined , who swore thai the prisoner i was at the fail of Silvfcrmines during the day , and at the time of the attack . . ' The Jury , after some deliberation , returned a verdict of Gmlty .

      Thomas Stapleton and Thomas Gieeson were respectively indicted for having , on the 27 th of April , at LissatanBy , in tMs county , fired a loaded gun at one Patrick Gleeson , with intent to mnrder him , or to disatle , or disfigure him . Patrick G ' . eeson sworn and examined . —I lire &l

      Ussitanny in this county , and am a tenant of Mr . Stafford O'Brien . That gentleman seme time sicce made some changes in the quantity of land held by the tenants , in order to square the farms . No one wa 3 dispossessed altogether . I 1 oe& about five acres and gained two . The two acres that I got were previously held fey men named James &leeson sad MirHn Nowlan On the 27 th of April , a little after seven o ' clock in the evening , I was returning from ray work , and as I was passing near a grove of trees , I - met three men on the road , oeb of whom was armed with , a gun , another "with a pistol , and the third had a stick . They put me on my knees , and whea they did so , I asked them why they were going to

      shoot me , and hew I had deserved it ? They replied , for HIHng Nowlan ' s land . The prisoner Stapleton held the pistol , and Qleeson the gnn . They went behind me in the road , and Sfapletcn snapped ths pistol twice at me , hut it missed fire , and would not go ofL Gieeson then handed Simpleton ths gun , who fired a shot at me , which broke mj arm Eear the elbow . ( The witness ' s arm was banda « ed up , and he appeared to bs in a very bad state cf health ) He was quite close to me ^ rbsn lie fired , and my clothes "werti burned . Th& men were not disguised in any way , and I am positlTe th at , the prisoners were two of the men who attacked me . I have not recovered tfee usa of my ana since , and have bten under the care of Dr . Dempster op to the prea = nt time .

      Dr . Dempster deposed that he was the surgical attendant of CHeeson , and that it was ccly within a few days he had a hope tf being able to save the poor man ' s arm from amputation . He was also present "when the prosecutor , in the fullest manner , i&entified the two prisoners , and singled them out from a number of men of nimiiM appearance and dress . Mr . Joseph Tabatean , stipendiary magistrate , also proved the identification of the prisoners by Gieeson in his presence . -The case for the Crown having closed , Several witnesses for the defence swore to an alibi for both prisoners . The Chief Justice then charged the Jury , who found both prisoners Guilty .

      SSSTE 5 CES . The several prisoners ccDvicted of transportable oSences—nasitly , John Pound , Michael Hayes , Cornelius Flynn , Patrick Dsryer , Thomas Stapkton , and James Gieeson , having been placed at the bar , The Right Honourable the Attorney-Genertl haviDg applied for the juaement of the Court , upon thesa

      prisoners , The Lord Chief Justice , after addressing the priEeners , pronounced sentence of transportation for life against all the prisoners , ai ; a t ' je commission closed . The prisoner Wi 31 iam Kent , who wa 3 acquitted cf the offence with which ha stood chargednamely , being an accessory before the fact in the murder of the lite Mr . Robert Hall , was discharged from custody .

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      BOUSE OF LORDS , Tuesday , Jvlt 5 . The 3 f aw Tariff Bui came on fcr second reading , which , was moved by TaeEirloF Ripsn , who contended that this revision of our Customs' Duties was essential to the welfare of the country , and that it would benefit the community Without iujriting individual interests . Hs dwelt on various portions of ths new tariff , especially on the removal of ths prohibition on the importation cf foreign cattle , which , he contended , could nc-t , by ary pessibility , iejure tne home grszier . Earl Stanhope opposed the Bill , attacking ths tariff both in its principles and its details , and moviag that the Bill be rtad that day -six months

      The Duke of Richmond tapp-jited the amendment . Be expressed his fears for the tracts of the Bill , in leading to the abstraction of capital from agricultural pursuits . If the G / rercment had consulted the welfare of the agriculturalist ; liey would have permitted th " e importation of cattle by weight instead of by head . For his own part hs was noi prepared to go bo far in following up the principles of free trade ; for the English agriculturalist , with his present load of taxation , could net cjmpita with the foreigner . He ¦ was also fearful that tha Bill weald lead to farther changes . The Marquis of ClaSBKMUDE expressed his hope that the Bili -woTiid lead to further and greater changes T&e greatest defect cf the present Bill consisted in the fact ttl&t it not only maintained fcxlsting but created Tiew differential duties . The Eail of H 0 txiCi . SH . EL expressed his regret that measures formerly opposed by Nubte Lords on his side of the Heuse shonlcVnow be Buiroc-rted by them .

      Lord . MO'tsagle supported the Bill , though the speech of the Earl of Ripon wns ca ' . culated to lead to the belief that little or ao benefit would result from it He considered that Sir Robert Petl had laid down the principles of free Sra-ie ia tha broadest manner in bringing ^ orwar -I thiE measure ; and expressed a hope that these principles would be applied more extensively than by the present B JL He expressed doabta as to the policy of the duty on the exportation of coal , which would rot tend tu conciliate foreign countries , or induce them to adopt a more liberal policy with this country . After some observations from Lord Colchester and from the Earl of Ripo > ' in reply , the House divided , when there appearedyorEarl Stanhope " a amendment ... 4 Ag&iust it ,,, ... 59 Tae Bill was then read a second time .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS , Tuesday , July 5 . 8 ir " HE ? TRT Habdinge , in answer to LordWoraley , intimated that CoL Kenry Dundas was dismissed from biff official appointment , and from the command of the SSrdT-eginxent , and is to retire on half-pay , for having nsed disrespectful ternm in speakiag of her Majesty . Sir J . Gsaham intimated that a bill is to be brcught in this Session authorising her Majesty to grant new charters to the Colleges ; of Physicians and of Surgeons . The business which had been dropped in consequence of there having been no House on the previous evening , was either disposed of or arranged for f Qtnre consideration . It was intimated by Sir JameB Graham that Government meant to press forward the Poor lawBilL

      On tha motion for tha further consideration of the ; report on the Dean Forest Ecclesiastical Districts ¦ Bill , i Mr . Hrxz moved eight resolutions , each of Bome ! length , condemnatory of the principle of augmenting \ ehowii livings out of the public revenue , especially j considering the present condition of the country , and \ affirming that the property of the church , managed in ' * proper murmur , was quite sufficient for all such pur- j poaea of new endowments or augmentations . j Sir John Easthope seconded the motion . j The Bar ! of Likcolx criticised the resolutions , and j defended the bilL I

      After acme observations from Mr . wulianiB , the j House divided , -wbea the resolatioos were rejected by j 177 to 44 . j This matter being disposed of , the House went into ) omaittee to affirm resolutions on which to found a bill j for the better government of the colony of South \ Australia . Lord Stanley , who proposed the resolutions , stated ' what was intended permanently to rectify the confusion : into which the finance * of the colony have fallen , and to j give the cclonUta the advantage of an improved system i of ** Buni £ tratiozu I Some cosrersatbc followed , and tbea tins resolutions j * «( agreed to . j

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      • Lord Ashlet moved the further proceeding on the third reading of the Mines and Collieries BilL Mr . Aisswob . t . 11 presented petitions against the bill , aadargned that the measure would have the effect of seriously injuring the working classes concerned , many of whom would be driven to the workhouse The commissioners who had inquired into the matter had made , at least in many cases , a one-sidefl report , and had drawn a very exaggerated picture of the existing state of things . . Mr . Benett strongly supported the bilL Mr . Tilmbbs vindicated tha motives of those who objected to the Bill , and who were anxious that one evil sheuld not be cemmitted in correcting another . Mr . Matthias Attwood expressed somewhat similar se : tireents .

      Mr . Staxsfield also was of opinion that the Bill was a hasty measure , interfering with the rights of labour , on the faith of a report containing certainly statements of a careless , if not of a questionable , nature . After sime observations from Mr . Hawkes , Lord Ashlet defended tho Bill , and Lord Palmekston expressed a hope that the Bill would speedily pasB into a law unaltered , which it would be if the Government cordially supported it in the House of Lords . The Bill then passed its final stage . Some ctber business vras disposed of , aad the House adjoumed .

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      EXECUTIVE ROOMS , MANCHESTER . INCOME , F . EOM JCLY 3 RD TO JULY ClH , INCLUSIVE . £ s . d . Todmorden ... ... 0 8 4 Notts ., Thatcher ... 0 10 0 Daventry ... ... 0 5 0 Salford , Yoatha ... 0 2 0 New Miils 0 10 10 Srockport ... ... 0 10 0 Ledbury ... ... 0 11 Fevrport , Isle of Wight 0 3 6 Northampton ... ... 0 8 4 Anon . ... ... 0 5 0 Bristol , Yontbs ... 0 8 6 HooleyHill 0 2 0 £ 3 14 7 Jons Campbell , Sec . P . S . —The receipts for the Executive will be published weekly for the future , in order that all parties may be satisfied as to who subscribe , and who do not .

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      GENERAL SUMMARY , The news of the week is , as usual , of a character fitted to engender feelings of satisfaction only in Satanic minds . War , havoc , and confusion ; distress , bitter and hopeless ; injustice , reckless and rampant ; c&Uous-heartedness and contempt of all snffering but their own , as manifested alike by Government , Parliament , Aristocracy , and Middleocraevj are the chief themes of contemplation prominent in all matters of newspaper and conversa tional debate .

      The arrival of the overland mail has brought intelligence of the affairs in China , down to the 4 th of April , and in India to the 2 iih of May . The work of slaughter still progresses in China . We continue io exhibit to the '' celestials" our superior proficiency in the civilised " Christian" arts of throatcutting and robbery . Though we have not subdued China , we have destroyed as well by the sword as by poison , a great number cf the peaceful inhabitants of that country , and that is something to our Christian credit . The villanous Chinese had tho

      audacity to attempt the retaking of a city of theirs which we had done them the honour to take possession of ; they were of course taught how very dangerous a thing it is to dispute the right of " Cnriatians" to retain possession of their plunder . We slaughtered two hundred and fifty of their men , while the report states that the civilized Christian British Buccaneers lost not a raan . What a matter of thankfulness to Divine Providence is here ! We make an aggressive -wax on a proverbially peaceful people , because t ^ ey expressed some reluctance at beingpoisoned so fast as we wish ; we rob their treasury , plunder their territory , sfize upon their cltie 3 ,

      desiroy their trade , and spread ruin and desolation among their inhabitants ; and , when they appear before us with " an armed remonstrance , " we forthwith knock them on the head with all Christian and philanthropic zeal . Two hundred and fifty fellow human beings are destroyed in the attempt to uphold villanous injustice , not only without remorse , but this sacrifice of human lifethis laceration of human bonds among all the parties by whom these two hundred and fifty were known and loved—is hailed by our most Christian guides of public sentiment as intelligence of a highly satisfactory character ! How strangely do the demoniac doctrines of faction change and stultify

      all the fine feelings of the human mind . A contemporary puts the case well , that if a railway should occasion such mortality as that of two hundred and fifty persons at one time , tbs whole country would be rising up against railway enterprise , and would attempt to put it down . Every one ' s mouth would be filled with sympathy and condolence with and for the / unhappy sufferers and their relicts ; and yet such an event would be nothing more than an accident . But , when oar own countrymen , at our own expense , destroy life to a much greater extent than this , to humour a particular line of policy , and that policy an unjust and villanous one , we take no note of the event , and eoolly inquire , Is that all ?"

      The Morning Chronicle tells U 3 that "the news from China is highly satisfactory , " and the brutal Manches ' . CT Guardian actually mates fun of the slaughter , and says" An attempt made by a large force of Chinese to recover Ningpo had a termination which savours of the ludicrous . The assailants were quicrly permitted to enter the city , and to penetrate to a considerable distance within its walls . Being then suddenly attacked , they were compelled to fly with the greatest precipitancy ; and we dare say they will not very soon repeat the attempt to capture Kingpo . "

      In India we are said to be rubbing off a portion of onr disgraceful mishaps . That is , by dint of hiring bauds of naiive robbers and murderers , who openly avow themselves to be such—by the bribery and corruption of tho petty chieftains with whom we can oommxmicate , and by keeping carefully alive the jealoasies , hatreds , and animosities which we have so long cherished with such diabolical success in that unhappy country , onr officers there have done something towards again concentrating our miserable scattered forces .

      General Pollock had succeeded in relieving Sale and his garrison at Jellalabad . Colonel Bolton ' s brigade had reached Ali Musjib oa it 3 way to join General Pollock . Nott had , it was believed , been joined by General England at Candahar ; and Major Reid had reached Daduir , with a valuable convoy of treasure and 4 , 000 camels . Our wretched king-tool Shah Sow ah had been murdered ; and another struggle was going on for the succession ; Akhbab Khan still retains bis prisoners , though he offers to release them on ransom , and has permitted one of them , Captain Mackenzie , to go on parole and endeavour to make arrangements for their liberation , a lenity which we greatly donbt wonld be shewn to him , by bJ 3 civilized Christian

      aggressive enemies . In Parliament there has been , as usual , nothing but " talk , " and even of that a scarcely ordinary quantum . On Friday eveniog , on the motion for going into a committee of supply , Mr . Wallace , Member for Greenock , moved as an amendment a series of resolutions , of which the following is the last and moat important : — ' That ,- therefore , a humble address

      be presented to her Majesty , praying lhat her Majesty will be graciously pleased to refuse her consent to the prorogation of Parliament until a diligent snd searching inquiry shall be instituted into the causes of the unprecedented distress existing at present all over the kingdom ; and therefore until her Majesty and this Housg shall have been assured by her Ministers , that effectual means are secured to provide sustenance to the unemployed and their

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      destitute families , until their sufferings shall be terminated by s demand for the industry and wageB for their labour . '" - Thiffwas just the thing that "Hon . Gentlemen " on both Bides the " House" did not want , and therefore , after some flourishing " talk" during that evening , the debate 'was adjourned to Monday , when there was of course " no House , " and so the distreas of the country was disposed of ; there being , when the Speaker took the chair , twenty-three members present .

      The Anti Corn law League are having another gathering of the wise men of Gotham , in the Metropolis . The usual cuckoo notes are croaked out with great violence . And the several speakers are quite of opinion that " the corn laws must go , " and "•* our fereign trade must be extended . "

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      ANOTHER "POP" AT THE QUEEN'S CARRIAGE . So ] the Q : ieen-shooters are not yet satisfied Another Jool—a humpbacked fool this time—must try his hand at regicide , and fail ! Why , what bungling dogs these Queen-shooters are I One would think they all belonged to tho jackas 3 racing club at Norwich , at whose trials of speed the last ass always

      wins . To what agenoy shall we ascribe the safe keeping of her Majesty , amidst bo many diabolical attempts ? Is it that royalty itself is an impenetrable yEgi ' s , through which the assassin ' s ball cannot penetrate 1 or is it that the quasi Queen shooters , having no purpose to effect her death , always take care to reserve their fire till the sacred person iB in safety 1 The very general opinion seems to be that Francis

      never meant to hit tho Queen ; while the present poor wretcli did not even succeed in making his pop-gun speak . Seriously , we should be glad to know how much this hump-backed boy has been premised for his job , and who employed him . We should be glad to know what connection these Queen-shooting experiments have with the visit of Mr . ' * Head Paoificator , " Steelk to Bow-street , an 4 his cock-and-bull story of a temperance orator , who is afterwards discovered to be a Chartist orator

      We give the following from the Times Police Report of Monday , and we entreat cur readers ' to ponder it well over : — " Bow-street . —After the night charges had been disposed of yesterday morning , Mr . T . Steele , accompanied by some members of the London Repeal Association , waited on Mr . Jardine , the sitting magistrate , fcr the purpose of communicating a circumstance which came to his knowledge while presiding at a meeting held last night in the Bloomsbury district .

      "He said , he considered it his imperative and solemn duty not to lose a moment in puttiag the Court in possession of information he had received at a recent meeting of Repealers whose loyalty was unshaken and in every particular opposed to violence . When tho proceedings were about to terminate a member rose , and said he had just left another meeting which was held for a very different purposet where he heard a person make use of language of a most inflammatory nature . The expressions u ? od were , that her Majesty ehould be nisido away with . He immediately dissolved the meeting , and in consequence of what took place in St . JamesV park , which every loyal subject must feel indiguact at , he , as Chairman , considered it his duty to lay the matter before the constituted authorities .

      " Mr . Jardine inquired if the person was in attendance who gave the intelligence at the Repeal meeting ? " Mr . Steele replied , that although he repeatedly so'icited him \ o attend , he refused unless compelled by magisterial authority . u Mr . Jardine—In that case I am at a loss how to act , for the subject come 3 to my knowledge second hand . " Mr . Steele said , f he individual alluded to was a tailor named Crow , and he assigned as a reason for not attending , that he was engaged in finishing a coat which should be delivered at a certain time or he would disobliee his employer .

      A mtmber of the meeting said Crow resided at 11 , Great Chapel-street , Soho , and a message sent from the Court would , noUoubt , cause him to attend . The language was used at an abstinence meeting held in Ship Yard , Temple Bar , and was to the effect that the Qaecn , the Bishops , and tho aristocracy should be made away with . On hearing of the circumstance from Crow he related it to Mr . Steele , and could further satisfy himself upou the subject on Tnursday next , when another meeting will beheld .

      "Mr . Steele said he should consider it a dereliction of his duty , if lie neglected to lay the factB of the case before tho Court , and for this purpose cams on Sunday , but finding it closed , went away . " Mr . Jardine was willing to give him every credit for the prompt manner in which ho had taken up . the subject , and every attention should be paid to the iniormation he had given . ' Mr . Steele—I am a warden of the London Repealers , and my object and that of every member of the body to which I belong , is to assist by every means in my power to preserve the peace not only here , but also in my native country . "Mr . Jardina _ directed Inspector Medlicott , who was present during the conversation ; to send a constable to Crow , and let him know his attendance was immediately reqnired .

      " Mr . Steele and his friends then thanked t ' ao magistrate , and withdrew . " In the course of the day Crow entered the court , and being taken into a private room , Mr . Jardino had a short conversation with him . Ha repeated the . account given by Mr . Stselo , and said the Ian-, guage was made use of at a Chartist meeting , but he considered it merely such a tirade aa is usually made use of at their meetings , aad that nothing of a threatening nature was intended against Her Majesty or any other person . He then &ave his address , and promised , should he be required at any future time , to pay every attention to tho orders of tho Court . "

      Now this Mr . Thomas Steele is Mr . Daniel O'Consell ' s " head pacificator" for Ireland . What in the same of pacification is he doiug in England now ? Why is he not in Eunis , seeking to protect the people agains ; wholesale murder and buichery I Are there no " pacific" relations to be established in Galway ? Is all Ireland so very tranquil—is there so perfect an absence of all cause for comi > iaint in " the Green Isle" that the ¦ " Head pacificator" of that unhappy land has no call to his posti Or has tho " pacificator" raised in his patron ' s behalf so strong a commotion at home that he iB glad to escape in the smoke , and Bneak over here ont of harm ' s Way , while the dupes of his " pacificating" exertions as being shot , starved , and traveled on in his own country ?

      In any case it is a coincidence worthy of explanation that Mr . " Head Pacificator" Steele should be in England just at this juncture , when his services are so eminently necessary in Ireland ; that he should be in London on that precise day , when the third attempt , or mockery of an attempt , at Queen shooting was made ; that he should , on that very evening , Sunday evening , be holding a Repeat meeting in London ; and that he should break up his R ' poal meeting , and scamper off to Bow-street , with tha ridiculous story we have just quoted—as evident a concoction as was ever " got up , " but quite

      a sufficient" peg , " whan taken in connection with the " regicidal" attempt of the morning , wherein to hang a list of grate fears of factious " respectability , " from ragged Chartism and temperance , an * i consequent" strong measurea" for the " putting down" of those dangerous associations * The whole thing is to us quite sufficiently clear ; but we have no doubt that if it suited their convenience , Mr . Dakiel O'Cosnell and a few more of the " Royal Loyal" Liberals could strip off all the seeming mystery which , hangs about it , and tell ng simply what it ^ all means .

      How singular , too , that this absurdly base and malevolent attack upon the Chartists and the Abstinence Societies should come now from Mr . Thos . Sieelb , a prominent member of the Complete Suffrage Union , " and "head pacificator" of Mr . Daniel O'Conxjell , the right-hand man and legal adviser of the Sturge men ' s council , whose digest of the laws bearing upon political societies , cut so conspicuous a figure in the very last numbers

      of the papers devoted to the Complete Suffrage interest . This directing of public attention , and consequently of tho attention of public functionaries , to the laws against Political Associations , coupled with Master Dan's recent denunciation of the Rechabite and Temperance Societies as illegal , with the vagary of his head pacificator" ju 3 t related , and with the evidently forced connection of this K move" with the late Queen-shooting experiments *

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      are-to us sufficient indications of a purpose on tho part of the two faotiona unitedly to make another grand effort for the ' overthrow of that Wide-spreading system of religious and political investigation which they perceive must , if suffered to go on , eventually overthrow them . Whenever the struggle may come , depend upon it the liberals , the educationists- —the " new movers" of all grades will be found the

      people ' s direst and bitterest enemies . We shall then know how to estimate the sincerity , and find out the ultimate object , of the middle class tools , who , while bawling for union have ao adroitly contrived to disunite us—at least as far as their power went . V / e shall then fina out the real object of the Storge Conference , and ; the Complete Suffrage Union , and all the other means made use of to break up the people ' s ranks ; :

      As a further evidence of the systematic efforts of the middle class liberals to excite the suspicion , and draw the attention , of Government towards the Chartist body ^ wo give the following clumBy fabrication from the last number of the Weekly Chronicle , the paper of the Honourable Member for Sheffield : — A Plot Discovered . —Wa give tho following letter verb , ei lit . as it has reached us , and without a word of comment : —

      " To the Editor ef the Weekly Chronicle . —Sir :: . You wii . 1 Besuipriest when you read tbifl But it is trouth . Ther is a society formeng throught the Kingdom for the Purpus of Murdren all the Nobelmen lii one Night for the Pnrpeas of Gating new govrment and Batter Lam they Ndumberd 102748 the Lats qur . thay think Be Radoy By Cresmea 3 thear plan is to Divid in 30 to 50 and atack evr gentlmen pleace Both town and Cuutray and kill bouth young and ould the way thay forem a man befor hes mad mast sware that he will revale no sekret to none they " go the feald to mark evray man they never more 5 to Be thegether at

      time the way thay begine ask sume qustens at the Parson about the times and see what he thinks then thay tals him that tkar is a socitely format to do away with tfee govrment But be must give his outh that he will not tall to non thay will not taek a man that Drinka for fear that he will tall on theam ther is a number of them that has email are pintles about 8 inchs Long and sume . Corabostel tbat thay Lod it with and if it Brack tne skin it is Dath D

      you know of it thay shot a Dog the outher Niaht with the are Pistol and it Did in the morng very swald as I am no ekolear I coldnot writ no Parson that I kuovre as I Bound ounder outh not to tal to non there is Dalekets from Difrents Parts of Englent hear now and thin and tals ho we ther gaten on ther Is 2400 in London Xivrpull 1370 Manchester 1924 Glasguw 882 Aberdeen 10 Q Dandee 158 Ednburgh 5205 Lnth 65 I Dont remember aney mor at Present So do With , this as you think Best—I remoau your And Steal—Dandee th 22 June . "

      If any Chartist can road these two extracts , and fail to find in them evidence of a ceaspiracyto fasten traitorous designs and schemes upon the Chartist body , wo pity the obtusoness of his understanding . Let our friends , then , beware . Let the organization of our National Charter Association be rigorously adhered to ; let no deviation from its rules be Buffered to creep in , in any part Of the kingdom ; let all foolish and violent language be carefully excluded from all our meetings , and from all our speeches ; let us have no empty threatenings ; give no encouragement to big talkers ; and , above all , boware of strangers . We have good reason to know that this is nefeeasary . Spies are

      now actively engaged , travelling from place to place , insinuating themselves at Chartist meetings , when they can get a hearing , and labourihg to excite the passions of the people , that they may be able to go and report to their masters that " their treasonable speeches aro eagerly applauded . " Beware , we say , Wo know that men of this description are out . Let no lecturer be employed anywhere who does not produce his card of membership , and his credontials from tho proper officers of the locality from Which he comes . Let all public speakers be carefully attended to , and let the people repress at once every tendency to ifabid violence . Tkere arc fools is well as knaves

      abroad . There are men who , with the best feeling , and the greatest amount of sincerity , havo an utter want of discretion ; and who will hazard any sort of language to procure applause . These men , however big may be their talk , are always the first to flinch when danger comes . Let the people bo steady . Our cause stands well ; let us not mar it . Straightforward adherence to principle , without violence , will lead us certaiuly into a position which shall defy the ingenuity of faction , and ensure success .

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      BeajiaN , the brutal constable , was the principal witnesa for the prosecution . He admittedvon crossexamination , that the meeting ^ as peaceable until he pulled the beneh , on whioh Mason stood to Bpeak , from under him ; thatho dii not ask : Mason to come down , nor did he attempt to arrest him beforeibe tilted him off the bench ; proving therefore that hb created the ri 6 t . Ho said also that he would arrest any one again that attempted to hold another meeting in Sedgeley , ba it LEGAL v Or ILLEGAL . When all the evidenoe had been given , and the oases were concluded , the Chairman left the court AND WAS FOLLOWED BY TWO OF THE jtlRYMEN and he and onb op

      THE JURYMEN BETUBNED INTO THB COUBT TOGETHER again I !! The Chairman then commenced ? summing up" the evidence , and the Jury having retired for a few moments , returned a verdiot of "Guilty " against John Mason for holding an unlawful ^ meeting , and against the others for attending an unlawful meeting and riot . The Chairman , previous to passing sentence on the prisoners , oomplimented Bbaman , and told him

      he shouW be " rewarded . " He then sentenced them as follows : —John Mason to six months in the common gaol , " as h » was the ringleader ; he should make an example of him , as they were determined to put down the holding of sach meetiugs . ' *!!! Job Smith , four months ; John Jones , four months { EpwARD RicHAnDS , and Samuel Hansom , three months ; Thos . Caswbli ,, Wm . Moeeis , and Wm . Caswell , for two months each ! : ! - ! : ¦ ¦ .. . ¦ ' , '¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ T ,:: " . ^ .. ' - - - < - ¦ , ' ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ '¦ -

      The prisoners are allowed to find their own provisions , and as yet have been allowed visitors , and pens , inkj and paper . By this prosecution , there are twenty-seven persons cast upon the public for support , or left to starve ; namely , eight prisoners , fourteen children , four wives , and an aged widow , mother of one of the prisoners . When , the liberty of speech , the only remaining privilege we have , ia menaced , will the people be apathetic ? When violence , without a canse , is done to our heralds , while proclaiming the principles of

      universal politioal equality , dare they to be listless ? We know too well that poverty , like the king of terrors , is making fearful havoc , and that we are unable to meet all the appeals that are at present being made . But this subject must be taken into consideration . If wo make no provision for the victims or their families , then have the enemies of our liberties achieved an easy , but not the less complete triumph . To make provision for the victims of the present reign of terror , who are or may be sufferers in the

      cause , we respectfully submit the following mode of meeting every emergency , viz .: —That as there are about four hundred and sixty local bodies of Chartists , each locality pay sixpence weekly , which would amount to the sum of ^ 11 10 s . and that the family of each victim reoeiva the sum of , say ten shillings per week , or in accordance with the number and Other circumstances of the families respectively . Some may of course pay more , but we

      would suggest that no locality pay less . This mode will require no new machinery to make it operate , as there is a Victim Fund Committee existing in Manchester , appointed by the Chartists at large , whose sterling honesty and assiduous attention to their onerous duties have fully justified the confidence reposed in them . The money may be forwarded monthly by districts of associations in the same order .

      This would be a mode , if adopted , of effectually stemming the coming torrent of persecution , as well as affording a guarantee to those who have the moral courage to advocate oar cause , through good and bad report , that their families Will not literally starve ; although they themselves , may languish in dungeonB—martyra to the sacred cause of liberty . There has been a local committee appointed for

      this case , of which Mr . Samuel Cook , draper High-street , Dudley , is Treasurer , to whom the South Staffordshire delegates direct that all monies intended for the relief of these victims should be sent . Ours is merely a more general suggestion . It is for the people to say what precise plan they will adopt , but somehow we do hope that provision will be made , and at qnce .

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      The Committee appointed by a public meetihg of tha Chartists of Brompton and Northallerton appeal to their brethren throughout the kingdom on behalf of this honest and good man . The once strong and healthy Brook is becoming fast emaciated , and must shortly be- the victim of a prison , unless rescued from it by the votaries of the cause for which ho suffers . The Committee cannot think this will be permitted . He has the privilege of maintaining himself ; but that privilege is useless to him without the means . Let it be remembered that a Clayton arid a Hplberry have been already sacrificed , and let not Brook be added to the number for the paltry trifle that may be required to fiiid him food .

      The Committee will publish a monthly balance sheet for the' satisfaction of Bubspribers . They request ^ that all monies may be Bent to Mr . Isaac Wilson , weaverj Brompton , near Nbrthallerton * They thus leave the case in the hands of ¦ ¦ : their Chartist brethren , and trust that their appeal will not be fruitless .

      The Koethern Star. Saturday, July 9, 1842.

      THE KOETHERN STAR . SATURDAY , JULY 9 , 1842 .

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      THE STAFFORD VICTIMS . The bloodhounds nave been again laid upon the scent , and have again seized upon their quarrie . The arrows of Toryism , ' yet pointed a la Casllcreagh and Sidmouih sgainst tho heralds of true principle and righteous policy , havo stricken down one of our most talented and virtuou 3 champions . There are shafts for ail who will dare to plead pur cau ^ e , if we do not immediately paralyze the arm that directs the weapons .

      Mason , tho talented , patriotic Mason , is doomed to six months' imprisonment for addressing a meeting ; not for sedition—not for iMamma'dry language ; these were not even alleged against him . Though he was committed for riot , he was convicted of the new-fangled constructive offence of " holding an unlawful meeting , " and with him seven other poor follows , for the crime of attending the said unlawful meeting . They-are soverally sentenced to imprisonment in Stafford Gaol ; Mason for six months , two of the others for four -months , two for three , and three for two months each . .

      The facts of thia case are fresh iu tho rocollection of our readers . Some time ago Mr . Mason , in his capacity of Chartist lecturer , was instructed by a delegate mo-ting to visit Sqdgley , a little Tory-ridden village , the petty authorities of which bad insolently and illegally threatened to arresS the first Chartist who should dare to visit that town . On learning this , Mason , like a brave and honest fellow , replied at onpe that if he had no other inducement , the fnlmination of this illegal threat v ? as quite sufficient to fetch him to Sedgley , To Sedgley ,

      therefore , he went , and a goodly number of poor people assembled to hear the truths of Chartism explained and proved . Therewas neither riot nor disturbance , till a ruffian , constable broke the peaoe by assaulting Mason , and dragging away the bonoh on whioh he etood from under him . Maso . v remained on the ground a considerable time after * wards , to allow the constables an opportunity of arresting him if they thoaghfe fit . They did not think fit to do so . Mason brought up the consiablo for the assault ; aud the magistrates , by

      way of evincing their regard for the constituUonai liberty of the subject , comDiitted htm and seven others for riot , of which the issue is ai we have above stated . Our informant tells us that on Thursday , the 30 th a pereon in the capacity of a spy was sent to sound Mason about his giving up his defence and employing counsel instead ; to which Mason replied , when informed by the person that he was employed for the purposo 6 f ascertairtitig whether he would do so or not , " That he would sooner rot in a dungeon than abandon conducting his own defence . " :

      Oa Fr iday eyening , after beini ? kept in anxious suspense all day expecting their trial to be brpught on , a preposition was sent to them , to the effect , that the prosecutors were willing to abandon the case against the seven men da their entferiug into their own recognizances ts keep the peace , leaving Mason to answer for the Minor Offence , at the . same time not mentioning Whatthis " minor offence" WAS . Oh this communication being fecoived , steps were taken to assemble the men

      together , to ascertain what Was to be done . On the question being put to themj the foHowing magnanimous reply was agreed to : — " That they would accept the proposed terms if Mason was included with ihem , but if the prosecutors would not agree to Mason's being includedj they would all go to trial and sink or swim together . " The prpsecutOtS WOllld not agxeeto this , and tho trial came on the next morning ; Mr . Mason defending himself , and Mr . Allen and a Junior Counsel defending the other prisoners

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      N . C , Sheffield . —There is no distinction o / prin--ciple between thef Chartists uoho meet at tha Political Institute and those who meetatFigtteelane ; just as there is no difference as teprinci pU between the Chartists who live tit Sheffield and . those who live in London . Many things may ' UndtomakeitcrmvenientiC ^ e ^ en necessary ^/ or them to have two meeting rooms . Their number mag be too greatV for one ¦ r oom ; proximity of residence may have something to do with it ; and it may be * and in fact we fear : is , the ease , that personal dithkes may also have something to do withU . The fact of a manVbeing a Chartist dees not ridhim of the , infirmities of human nature : there are many persons who hold the same public principles ^ but yet dislike each , other , and cannot meet ' comfortably together . We regret to see this spirit manifested amony'Chartists . but ' seenomeans

      of preventing it s occasionally appearing , as well ¦ in that as in all other puhlic bodies . IftheChartisis of Figtree'larie and those of the PoMcat Institute cannotagreeto . meet together \ orfindit incenvenient to meet together , there can ie no ' reason why they should not meet in separate rooms . We cangiveN . C . no advice about which of these two bodies to associate witfi . Me must make his own choice ; and probably the reasons we have given above why it may be necessary for them to have different rooms will be quite suffi * cient to direct him in that choice . Gkoss BRUTALiTY .- ^ JVie following statement has been handed is our Sheffield correspondent by a iery worthy and respectable member of the Asso * cialion , brother to the deceased , whose barbarous treatment forms the subject of complaint therein It places the ruthless character of the parties wi-• -plicatedina light too strong for comment : —

      "A . circumstance , marked with atrocity that has seldom been equalled in this neighbourhood , occurred a few weeks ago . A young man , nineteen years of age , apprentice to a file-cutter , near \ Sheffield , after serving his master for six years , during which time he experienced muchI ungenerous treatment , —albeifc he was a well-conducted and orderly lad , —was at length seized with an illness , which terminated in death 6 n Friday , May 27 th . Tee body , after a post mortem examination , was removed thence to bis master ' s house , for interment . On Sunday morning , the bereaved father and two bro « there of the deceased went to sea the corpse , and to make the necessary arrangements for its interment , When the master refused them , —and Wei ]

      he might , as the sequel will show , —and on their persisting , they found the body in a coarse shell , much inferior to our parish coffins , and -which the first handful of day would have split .- ^ not in his master ' s house , as it should have been , but on the floor of ah empty house hard by » - ^ -not decently arranged for its long repose , but in a complete state 4 > f nudity , boxed up like a very brute by bis unfeeling , heard-hearted master . Picture the anguish of the father and two brothers at this har-^ MTing sight ! They were led to expect foul play , fToni the man ' s previous conduct to the lad , but were not prepared for bo ruthless an exposure . The body would csrt ^ iDly have been consigned to the dust in this unnatural stite bad it not been for their timely and justifiable interference . No

      palliation can be urged for this trebly inhuman conduct ; as from being himself a father , and in competent circumstances , the dictates of humanity should have prescribisd the performance of the customary rites due to the remains of a fellow human being . It calls for the utmost reprehension of every humane person . " r r ; Spectator writes to assureus of ' his confidence , end sayS i lhal in the village where he resides , to such a passihave things come , that they don ' t evendafe to meet , butgel out into thefields , and'theretalk with each other on the glorious truths and Jiopeful

      aspect of Chartism . Our correspondent says that he is so closriy watched as to be under the necessity of travelling Siveral miles io post his letter , lest its passing through the post-house of his own village might betray him to the hounds of faction . Godhelp the country J what will it come : ' - toll ¦ ¦ ¦ . . ' ¦ ¦ : ¦ . - .. ¦ . ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ " ' ¦¦ ¦ . - . ¦ ... ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ , .. . V "' ¦ '• ¦ ¦ : ¦ - Todmorden . —We have not space for the report of the , retiring council . The practice once begun , we should have like reports from every local council through the kingdom , which it would be utterly impossible to insert "Addbess to the Starving Millions" shall ap '

      . . pear . ¦ ¦¦ - ¦ ¦¦ ¦• . ¦ . ¦ ¦ . . . ¦ - ¦ .-..- ¦ - - ¦¦ "' :. •¦• W . W * . Newport , FiFESHiJftB . —We advise him by all me ( tns , ifhe has not a fancy for throat cutting , to keep away from Buenos Ayres . \ We believe the war still rages . We do not think the climate at all likely for a Scotchman ^ We think there is little work at anything but throat . : ¦ cutting . ' ¦ - ¦ " . ' : , V- - ¦ V ¦;/ '¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦' : ' - ' ¦ : -: - ' Gheltenhaji O'Gonnor DEMONSTBATibsr . shall appear ; but we must have the whole before we can publish any of it . ^ ? William Cbabteee , Stalybhidge . —We cannot answer his question satisfactorily : we believe that there isno general law upon the subject , and the usage varies in different places . ; : ; -. ¦ .

      A Pupil . —Our lithe is now otherwise occupied than in solving grammatical difficulties . ' , CflAHLES Logan , ABZODEE . K r — -Thiinks to our warm ' hearted kind friend : we trust always to deserve and havemany such . . ¦ - ¦ . ¦¦ . ' . -v V-. ' .-Hugh Fishee ; Nobth Molton . —We don't know . James Young . — The Lines to the Council on both sides of the Wear have been received ; ; Shaep , Blacksmith . —^ A'b . All Communications for the Chartisls of Lancaster must be addressed Henry Fallows , No . 2 Z , Brewery yardi Lancaster . \ More Middle class Sympathy fob the Ppotu- — We give the following revolting detail just as it reached us ;— : '

      " Mb . Editob , —I am desirous , through the medium " of the Star , t » draw the attention of the public to a most revolting affair , " which , was transacted in the town of Willenhall , near BUston , on Wednesday last . A man , by name Joseph Farmer , a day labourer , died , after being afflicted with the dropsy . A coffia was procured from the Ualon baatile ; but to get the poor fellow ' s last remains within the coffla , his neck was broken , and some part of his body was bursted- so that in carrying him along , the end of the coffin gave way , and his head hung down ; the sides also gave way in the street , and they were obliged to get a cord to tie up the coffin until they . could get . to the church-yard ,

      thinking to bury him in that way ; but the Rev . Mr . Fisher dispatched a letter to the official , and insisted upon another coffin being made , and the poor fellow was interred at nine o ' clpii that night . The same evening , a poor man get a coffin from the same place to bury his child ; bat , after Eq . ueezing the face and other parts of the child , to get tha lid down , it also was obliged to be taken to have a rim put around it before the child could be interred . These are facts , and deserve a lash frem . you . Ltaney , the lecturer , and myself , went on purpose to get the truth . v ;; "John Jones . Bilston , July 4 , 1842 . **

      S . Holmes . —The price of the Scottish Chartist Circular is a halfpenny . We believe it may be had from most of the Chartist news-agents in England . ; ' : : . . - ¦ . ¦" . / . ¦' . '¦' . ' ¦ •¦¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ "• ¦'¦ . " ; ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . ' . ¦ ; ' . EDI ^• BURGH . —We have received a letter j bearing the names of six persons who dissent from our commentin lastweek ' s ; Star'uponthemeeting of shopkeepers at Lpeds . We regret that there should be any difference of opinion between us andp , ny of our readers ; but as we think it probable that differences of opinion always will . exist , the only thing we can do is to accord perfect freedom to our , six friends to hold their opinion without molestation , and to claim from them a like indulgence in return . Will Mr . John Watkins forward his address to Edward Burley , of ! 19 , Bilion-street , Lay or r thorpe , York , 'as he has a letter for him with the Nottingham post-mark on . '

      Middle-class Honesty and SYMPATHr .- ^—The rogueries of those who live upon the robbery of labour are so multifarious that it is almost a hopeless task to detect half of them . A Coa-1 BESPONDEKT wpd HAS BUFFERED Writes this week to inform us of a system pftiuckery carried ott at a printworks near Blackburn , in which it seems that the foreman , a few years since , com-- menced " badgering" thai'is , keeping a > huokster ' s shop . The meii are not " compelled" to purchase their provisions at this shop ; but as manyasomit todoso are ' dulypunished byI being kept at inferior kinds of work , and but insufficiently supplied , frequently having to " went" for days , and sometimes for weeks together , while those of the workmen ^ who are " up to if' take care to . be . always in arrears at the shop , and thus to insure for themselves a full supply of the best paying jobs . - : ^ ' :

      Mb . Ruffet HivLET . -r-The following has . teen handed to uS i icith a request for its insertion : — " PubUo Nptlw to Ch ^ Ridley by the Executive . —The bearer , Buffy Ridley from his long standing in the ranks of democracy , and UEflinching political integrity , is deemed a fit and proper person to extend the National Charter Association ta places where it does not exist , and to add to its uumbars where it does . ^ ¦ - V Johncampbeli ,, Gen . Sec , " The FniBNDS of the Cau ^ e who wish , and have not been able to procure , the Star , in Vie Eastern Division

      pf Surr ey * are informed that Mr . F . Pqvey ,: news agent , of London-areet , Kin 0 stonuponThamesyMt undertake to Supply them at their own residences in Kingston , Esher , Dillon , Ham ; Cobham , Epsom , Molsey . Hampton , and the surroundivg villages . Thomas Hillieb , Calverton , willgreatly , oblige us , and secure more attention to his communications - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - \^ hgwUiatte ^ 'tQ ' -6 uf . qft-repeai ^ 4 regttesi-rt 9 write on one Bide of his paper only . A * G , A . — -We have no room , Bewjard JA'Cakcnet . —Received too late for * M * : - week . ¦ ¦ : ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . :. ' . ¦ ' ¦ - : . -- ' - ' ' »• ••¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦¦ -

      Mo 2&E3toev0 An* €(#Ve&^Ent04 ^ .^

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      HORRIBLE SUFFERINGS OF THE EXILED PATRIOT , JOHN FROST . The following extract from a letter we have had handed to us , addressed to a person residing in Shefiiold , from a relative at present in Van Dieman's Land . The letter is dated Port Arthur , December 14 th , 1841 . We omit the names of the persons sending and receiving the letter for prudential

      reasons : —> . — - — " Frost , Williams , and Jones are in this settlement . Frost ha 3 been sent to Hobart Town , to stand a trial respecting some letters he sent to England j which were published in the newspapers , and got to the ears of the Government , so he has been sent to this settlement to hard labour . He has done a great deal of harm to himself , as he was very well off before , being employed as a clerk in the Commissariat ' s o ffice , but now he will be at hard labour for some time to come , and every one that is

      oonvioted here of any offence , must do ms probationlhat is , go to hard labour in chains for at least two years- ^ They may gat a ticket of leave , but if they leave themselves , they are sent back again to Poit Arthur in chains , it may be for seven or fourteen years , or oven for life . Thus a man may be transported for seven years from England , but he may have to serve throe sevens more before he has done

      if he does not behave himself . There are a great many runaways , but they are all brought back ; and if they steal anything they are suro to be hanged . There is about eighteen hundred convicts here , and they are kept so much under that one man may take them one by one and flog every man of them . There are some of the greatest villains here that eyer England produced , but here they are as tame as sheep . "

      We have another letter from Hyde , Isle of Wight , confirming the statement . Englishmen ! what think you of this ? What think you of the Welch patriots , doomed to exiat for the remainder of their lives amongst ' the greatefit vniains that ever England produced" ? What think you of the virtubus John Fbost working in chains ? Do not your veins run fire , your breagis heave , and your hearts swell with indignation , as you picture to yourselves his unmerited sufferings ! But what will you do ! Petition ?

      Memorialize ? No ! No ! Yoa may petition till the crack of doom ere you will restore these martyra to their home 8 . What should you do then ! Get the Charter ! Only when your Charter is law can you hope for the restoration of the exiles . Rally , then ^ round the banner of the Rational Charter Assooiation ; put yourselves in a position to wrest from your oppressors your rights , Which haviag won , you may then ( but ne ^ er till then ) obtain tho return of the patriots upon Whose limbs are now clanking the fetters of bondage and the clams ; qf slavery .

      Brook, The Northallerton Victim.

      BROOK , THE NORTHALLERTON VICTIM .

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      4 THE NOB THE RN STAR . . - y . - : - ¦ , " . ' ' . ¦ ¦ ... - ; ¦ . ; ; ' V \ -V . "

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 9, 1842, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct438/page/4/