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      PEARGCS 0-GOSUOIL , ISQ , 1 $ BATH . in accordance vriifc . bills issued by the Committee fS lie UatJoasl Charter Association of this city io i'ie cafizsnsof Bath , announcing that a public meeting to take into eonsdersaon the present dis-Messed siaie of the eonatry . -would be held at Mr , Jkii 5 bnrj * s Large Boom , SingBmead-square , on ??*» ndsy evening , Jaly ^ 4 . a somber of the working classes , frith a fair sprinkling of the middle erderattencedatthe tiase specified—seren o ' clock , though so small , -when considering that that nnjfuiehlng advocate and coble champion of tie people's cause , Feargns O'Connor , was to address the meeting , as evinced the general . apathy so coafianfly shown in this ; city upon all snbjeets . As the

      e ^ f u ing advaaced , however , the numbers increased isst 51 "" wa" « eie grs . tifkfd aV seemg the room , "which is capable of holding between 1 $ W and" 2 , OG 0 , j * mty well filled to give a hearty reception to the j ^ orions vinaieator * £ thoughts of man . Me Cbssp rose amidst continued cheers and dappiag of hands , and said , presuming that yon are not 2 j £ T 8 to listen to me , bat for the purpose of hearing xhe ^ entTeoutn on my lefV ^ Mr . O'Connor ) I shall ccenpy but a short portion of yonr iime . The bill X hold is my hand announcing this meeting , is isade < l" Citizens « f Bathj" and proceeds , "A public

      meeting io take into consideration the present distressed siate of ihe conntry , Trill be held * t Mr Saasbnry ' g Large Room , 7 , Eicgsmead-square , on Monday evening , July 2 k , she chair to be taken at seren o ^ clsek . " "With a bill Bke this , announcing = b meeting for tie purpose of taking into consideritionihB present distressed state of Ihe conniryihe theme ol conversation in * very part of tho iand—the subject of discussion in Parliament , «> 4 eep-Tooted that even the ^ reat "Peel was not able to -deal with it ^ he tiocld hare thought that instead of the scanty-appearance of that room , they ivonld hare found it insaMment to contain the

      people Trhe -would hare come zhere , and thai crowds TFtmld have congregated ia the square © atside . He £ ionld have thought that the sympathy of which iSey -werednfemaUyhearing so much ironld hare shown itself upon such an occasion as this . Where teas the sympathy of the rich , of the clergy , of the middle class , which wa 3 erer being proclaimed 1 h * y saw liitle of it there thai night . And £ hey -should see little of it until the sad of the present system was come—antil it was erambled in the dnst , and their teeth began to crackle , and their iaees to knock together with fear —{ cheers } . Then ¦ would appear iheir sympathy , when they were pinched themselves , and not tii ! then . They showed iheir sympathy at present by taunting the people

      » nth tine cry that they were not edncated , whilst iaey oppresse d , bore down , and nobbed them of the zseans of edneanon- —( hear , hear ) . And if the people dared to inmkof altering their condition , or speak against their oppressors , the sword and the bayonet was brought against-theni . Man ' -sTiistory was war . Every page of history was a record of she rich opposed to the labourer , of the aiistocracv against the working classes , the opulent and the indnstnou 5 , the greedy monopoliser ' s 'destroying azsfioenee upon all that was useful in society—( cheers ) . Be should have thought that a meeting for is king into consideration the present distress needed only to be mentioned to have called forth the energies of every one to the question of the unfortunate

      dilemma so fast approaching—Ihear , hear ) . Xiook io Ireland—( dieeis ) - ! Efae condition of thai country Slowed "wim men could do when they ware banded together—( hear , hear ) . There was an individual in that country who possessed the affections of the united people ; and those affections enabled him to sand against the Government—a Government that TFonld imt him down , wcnld persecute him , would JJiisnle iim , wonld rain him . if they conld—( hear ) . . Let this stale of things continue for a f corl time , aad they vreuld , see oppression and tyranny falling before a people who not only willed freedom , bnt were determined so possess it—( cheers' ) . The people ef Ireland desired a share in the Government of iheir country . They were banded together for the

      parpose of obtaining wiat they desired . There pras a mutual sympathy with them on this point ; iad he wished the people of Esgland to unite for the Esme purpose . 3 u > there irere a great number of peopleia llus coantry who had not yefc felt the birter sting of poveriy and want . When they began to f £ * H privation then they would begin to unite . He had hope j for Esgiand , "which had been the cradle cf ^ free < iom , was noj going to be its grave-- { eheers ) . At no period had there ever been anything like the presenJ sdrriiig movement . If they looked to Wales , what was the cans © of the present ^ distprbiaces there 1 It was distress ! They complained cr&s oppressive nature of the tolls . And if there vras sBjlhlsg inimical to theintere ^ s of any class

      c-f the people , a virtuous Government would remedy i iu But whit was the remedy of the present Ad-1 Siinistraiion ! Their reiuedy was to send down bar-. rds of gunpowder , bayonets , pistols , and soldiery— ! ( bear , znd cheer ?) . Mr- C then reverted to the j state ~ of ihe Church in Scotland ; and contended , that fsr the last ten years the present distress iiad been progressing , and yet ho on 8 coclo be foniui to teli them how to set rid of it We -boiild oltc ^ cr tonsuli together on this point . The present STKem cf distress destfoyeboih foreign and \ 4 isme £ iic * iTade ; for the £ , reat majority have not . s-herewuh to pnrchase . The land has got into few iands , a ^ d no meansiave been taken to relieve the ' conseqasnl want of employment , distress , and j oi 3 erv . If the Governaienl had conspired for the

      aarpooeofseoDg how had they could goTera u . e . kj , ow what prilicipie 8 to adopt . ( Cheers . ) Their c * anjrj , they conld not have brought aopm a wok * worthy chairman had referred to : Ireland and the sate of things-Oie ») . They -wanted a just and ; nnion of the IriBD , ^ Hear . ) He ! had given the tqaitrfiie Chartist House of Commons- ( cneers ) . j adTantage to the working men of Ireland over the Did they think they comd be worse eff under suea Wurbing men of England as regarded their union , aianunder the present ! Ao Goyernmeni conld be Let lfcem aj ^ iyge tne caUses which gave them —orse . When they samfrinto office ibey were all- tQe adTanxage—( hear ) . The nearer ; men were placed ffcwerful—they had the power toiemove grievances ; ' t 0 raly on tiwse wllo employ themj the greater was but uowifae evils were twenty times more than eTer . j the ^ ffioolljr they had to act for themselves-the ^ st ead of looking mtoafidalleTiatinK the cistre ^ s , ter ^^ jjjflaence of ^ 0 ^ ab themthe oi had been eai

      of ihe people , House Commons n ^ ht ( cheer 3 ) This ^ circnmstanc ^ ^ ose iTnm lhe slvex mghtdisenssjug— ( a voice—nonsense ) -tnfls 4 j fsc . whiclj their chairman had toached on , but aid aye nonsense , excepting the physical force bill lor , not : enter int 0 ; namely , the non-distribution of the IrelsDd . But CCsnneU did not want pr . ysical force , j l ( md The working men in Ireland had their larders HshadahighCTc ^ of amunmon-in storetnan guns slored for geyen , eight , or nine months in the year ; ind swords , and bayonets ; he conld meet the t » o- . snppoaagij was but poor , thai it was devoid of - ^ nim&iii with no tithes , no taxes , no poor rates—! Jasin . _ Jet if they were satisfied to live upon ii tcLeers ) . The people of Ireland would not meet j MtU £ h fctain ^^ ^ ^ ^^ no 4 sometMnR ? aem . 5 rith flinty percussion cap ? , or gnnpowder , but . to arm them to the fight ? Th had amunilion ior ^ iibpocktts buttoned up- ( l ou d cheers ) Imagine | e : ht flr J ^ mon ths , whilst the ' working men in ^ ch athingasalarmer having h , s cattl * , or s ^ ck . E hnd ^ f * om SatBrd 4 to Mondaj _ oni to be sold by actionJFor « fu to Khe £ ish tbe woj ^ en England

      r- ^ Dght , mg pay ^^ of had only ^ yofthoBe « nte , OT tiaes ,-or taxes , and the auc- j ihin IQnnis of baI 1 ^^^ ^^^ lhsm . whilst rioaeer , surrounded by 100 , 000 men , saving , i * ear . their fellow 3 m Ireland bad ammunition , for nine gentlemen , is a fine jox , or anything eke , what co j months > Winch then were able to stand the fi ^ ht ? ou offer , gentlemen V Wha ^ weu . d the reply be ¦ opprgggioi , | Although the food in the larders think yon ? - < A race , -JSoflimg- 5 aid cheers ) iofMs ^ nutrymen wa s lamentable as means of Xihat necessity thai was there for physical , oice j snosistenes yetif it was to lead to theTexeneraiion - ( cheers ) . Jnst half nothing . Mr . O Unnor nad i of Q iscountTy ;> ^ e lejoiced thatPad > lv liv « d upon puttravelled up and down the conntry , and had seen \ atoes ^ ac ^ eTe g © gr ^ t a trinmph . Secular wars Hjcch cf the distress prevailing ; could harrow up ! aTe now 0 ^^ on against Tanous abu-es at the ii .-ir feelings with many instances of misery and 1 s&m 6 time _ popu ] ar opinion carried ih « Emancirrretchedners wMch-liad come under his own obszT- \ paUOn Act ; popular opinion carried the R-form Bill , VH .: ion , and it was nnneceesary that he (> ir . Un ? p ) : bm jt wa 3 not ^ popniar then as it is dow . Popnsnt * aldi « sie particniar instances when dis ? cre £ s was } ar Qpin ^ n iB more powerful against the Oovernso jjeneraL This csountry , Sks every otheT ecne ; am , now tnan eT € T n was Bul whj oid not popn . •• ait "declension , eshibited Jhe estrtiues of jAferty . opiniongacceed now as then , you wiil say ? It is &ud wealth , luxury and want . It had been said ; because thefactions knewtbat tbe Emancipation Aci

      tha ^ those whem God designs to ruin he first strikes ; *?\ -h -madness ; and he verily believed our rulers ' were mad . All classes were desiring a change ; and ] £ fibange would take place , and it would come with b vengeanee tOD—( ckeers ) . We had no external rs ^ ources , and we were devoid of internal ones . We had nothing to meet the present distress . Conld i u b « done by taxes and fresh bnrdens i Xo . Tbe aisehief had been done , and it was now too late to I spud- Tree , a parliament elected by the people , s ^ g ht do something ; and such a parliament they ) sa > t ha -Fe—one representing not a class but the ceople—( loudand long-continned cheers ) .

      Mr . Bonrgii then rose and spoke as follows ' . — ilr . Chairman and respected felio ^ citizens , I feel fhat 1 never appeared before yoc wiih greater dim-1 csree than on the present occasion . 1 say it is with 1 dffidenc ^ fercaase I ha ^ e only , to carry my mind ; Laek a few days to rembember tha arrival of one . hidrndual in our dty and ths number of persons , a . iij ^ e nnmbt-r of whom were of the working classes , = ?* -8 :-d in their bess doihts , were then assembled , » waccms -: im ; Tvhilst npen the present occasion . 'ibere a subject so vast in importance a 3 that ' toi our ccns . ceraiion thi = evening is to he discussed , so few , comparaSvely spvakiiy ; , are to be found , who take as h ^ tiest in iu ( Hesr , hear . ) I presume , ] hoa « Ter , from ihe jnanEer in trbjch y « n received the BesifimeEts expr ^ sed by the Chairman , that you

      believe tbe disiress to bu gentral . 1 do not expect tius weld be admitted either by her Majesty or , Prinre Alom . When they pags throngh the country they see «» nly the bright ade of the question . Ko Qonbt his BoyalHijihiiess wealback t © ter M&j ^ ty last week and told her that the appearance ef tbe ' people bsspoke happiness , contentment , and pros-1 l-ersry . ( H ^ ar , hear . ) But , O i in this fashionable city there were then msny mothers who , when their J children cried for food , had no bread to give them . 1 { Hear . ) Such cases are not solitary 5 aid : it was our , iuty to feel and sympathise -with the distressed ,-iCheers . ) They -reere met for the purpose of taking into consideration the distressed state of the eonntry . 1 Heielt it was unnecessary he should « ite instances of fcistresa , lor theie -was not one in thai room , he ot tastresa , 101 mere -was not one in thai room , he

      fell assured , who were sot acquainted with cases ' which ha . d come under their individual notice , where ihe chiilirig blast of pover ^ had worked its deso- laiing effects . ( Hear . ) Were there none in ithat i room who worked -without a fair remnneration forijieir labour ¦ ¦? He feared there "were many . He felt { he bad acctj to perform , l > e £ ades considering the » distress—it -was to suggest a , leniedy . ^ Hear , bear . ) j Some wonM say they ^ wanted ttneto understand ;! athers would philosophise ; but they must meet the ! present difficulties openly , and for themselves 5 for if ! they left it to ihe Government , that Government would deceive them . ( Cheers . ) What ,-then , is the ; remedy ior the present distress 1 There ar *> several classes of politicians suggesting their remedies . JSrstcame tboBighChnrch paxty , and they suggested ' theirs ; but lie -would hare the people depend upon it that ihe support of the Church was a mere bread and

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      cheese gnesiion . Bat what was the remedy proposed by this party ? It wa 8 to build more churches—( laughter ) . He was fnot disposed to believe in the efficacy of this iTemedy . Then came tbe manufacturers , and the remedy they propose is the Repeal of the Cora Laws . O , we shall then roll in riches—( laughter ) 1 I do not believe the Repeal of the Corn Law would produce that state of things so . desired , { and therefore I donot think it my duty to agitate that question . The Whigs , too , bring their remedy ; and they give us for the removal of distress a new Poor Lawa bastile—( laughter ) . Thus they inake people poor , and then punish them for being so | They have also another remedy—taxine the taxes ; neither of which

      remedies meet mj approval—( cheers ) . There is another class Tvho have made war with turnpikt-S&teB . Every one to bis fancy ; they have theirs—I have mine . But I do not intend adopting their remedy either . I have another ; and the remedy I suggest , and I Suggest it in seriousness , and if you agree with me when 1 propose it , l I demand your co-operation to assist in carrying it ont . I desire your assistance to destroy class legislation . This is fhe evil under which the working and mercantile classes suffer ; and until destroyed ; misery , wretchedness , crime , and starvation would be the inhabitants ot our country—( hear ) . He would not occupy their time longer , as they were anxious to hear that noble friend of the poor man whom ; they would have

      the pleasure of hearing that evening . He hoped they would appreciate what they heard , and come to the determination to unite in earryMjg out tbe principles expressed , and in establishing a pnrely representative government . He would read theresolution he had to propose , which fully embodied his sentiments , and if it met their approval he hoped to meet them at the rooms of their Association , where they met every evening for conversatioB and reading , and i social and intellectual improvement . He was sure there was not a man present bnt , would desire England to become in reality , what she

      was now falsely called , The glory of surrounding nations , and the admiration of the world . " Mr . B . having read the resolution , which was as follows , sat down amidst loud cheering : — " That exclusive class legislation is the basis and origin of bad Government , and tbe real cause of the present distressed stare of tradesmen and working men , and all who live by their labour . That , in the opinion of this meeting , no House of Commons will ever do justice to the people until that House is elected under the provisions of the People's Charter , and thus made fairly , fully , and equally to represent all classes of society . "

      Mr . Phiijjjs seconded the resolution , and the Chairman introduced Feausds O'Lokkob , Esq ., who , on coming to the front of the platform was received by tremendous cheering , and bnrsts of acclamation- When the cheering had Bnbsdded , Mr . O'Connor said—Mr . Chairman , and Working Men of Bath , I might naturally suppose that a resolution jsuoh as that you have jost heard read by Mx . Bolwell would be proposed at any meeting which I was to address . Although your chairman has lamented that this meeting i 3 not more numerously attended , yet I am not astonished to see so few here . He has spoken of thesympaihy of the middle and higher classes , and of their absence to-night . But 1 am not disappointed

      at that respecting which he has expressed his astonishment . If there were any sectional question tocching their own interests to have been brought forward that nijdit , they would have been here numerous enough ; but when any good for the working classes was to be the subject they were generally not to be found . They knew that he battled sstamst desolation and poverty , of which their chairman so jnstly complained , and -against the system which caused it . They knew he exposed their selfishness , and advocated the cause of the working man ; and , therefore , no wonder they were absent , for they kiew thB greatest compliment they could pay him was to stay away —( cheers , and laughter ) . But it would be . no use to talk of

      sectional distress , for distress was general . It was admitted to be general by not one Whig , or one Tory ; bnt the majority of the Wii « s admitted it , and t&e strong Government admitted it—( hear , hear ) . He was not aitonished either at tbe many who went to see the pauper Prince , whom they'had to support , or the manner in which he was J received —( hear , hear , hear ) . He was not astonished that iromb ? T 3 of the working classes were there clad in their Snnday clothes ; for he was a : kind of pageant for ibem to gaze at . He was not : astonished that they should wish to have a peep at ! tbe bauble they paid for , —it was all they received for what they paid so exceedingly dear . ( Cheers . ) In proportion as the night advanced so would the popular

      strength be manifested in that room . Before they separated he thought they would see it crammed . True there were more persons to see Prince Albert than theiewere to see Teargus O'Connor ; bui it did not necessarily follow that there were more who held the principles of Prince Albert tnan there were wbo held the principles he advocated . ( Cheers . ) If the principles of jhiinsflf and the principle of ihe Priiice were set ix \ opposition , and ths vrcrking men had to poll , lie thought bis would hare the largest support . vCheers . ) It did not follow that because they gave their presence they save themselves , or their principles . ( Hear , bear . ) On the contrary he had Been that the real democratic principle had found its way even into the aristocratic city of Bath , and tb « working men

      and the Reform Bill were mere shadows . Thi-y did noi resist Emancipation , and why 1 Because they knew they conld stop it at their own doors . Tbey could make the cathocic tenantry pay tne tithes , and the system would siand as before . The Whig franchi-e as based on the reform bill , they inew wonld benefit the people nothing : they knew that by it : hey could resist the people , having got t-. ll 'he power into their own hands , This was why they d ; o not oppose popular opinion then ; but bow the people were seeking something for themselves , a » d iJiat was why they were opposed now —( cheer * . ) The field oi labour on which all livsd was the best battle field on which to defend their right *—( iuud cheers ) , He rejoiced to see the perpeinai fire wbich had been

      kept up against the Govsrnncnt-p ( che « r £ ) - When Pt ^ l came into office he had the great Doke of Wellington on his right , and the great Duk « of Buckingham on his left ; and did he not matte it his boast ot having the military at his back . But this gTeat and powerful Peel has s-ince fallen in repute . He is contemned in Ireland ; he is un-Christian in Scotland ; his arm has been paralyzed by a Woman in Wales —( cheers ) . He had been a--krd whai the ChartistB had done amongst , ail this 1 They had not , it was trne , made any direct a-- > saulf . But be attached great imporrance 10 the Chartist agitation in ike present staie of things . He d » o not ? ay what was the exact point they had ar-complishtd . They

      were looking for a more general achievement- Thty had been silent , quiescent , and tranquil . The people , the great power , had been looking on whilst the factions were quarrelling ; and fhey woul < l b « prepared to take advantage 01 any ; oppoitanity which should present itself of bettering' iheir owu con * 1-tion . Peel had done nothing . He had had barkings and howlings at him from all quarters of the House—( hear)—and yet be was consent to remain lulled by a few friendsj in ihe Heuse of Commons . He who was all-powerful is powerless . Ireland hates him with contempi ^ no , that is not the word ; fearing him , no ; detyiug him , no there is no word I can nse to show lrelacd ' t treatment of him . Ireland snaps hex fingers at

      him—! ! ( loud and long-continned cheering ) . Every different section of society was complaining and discontented . The commercial and manufacturing interests , the agriculturists , the shopkeepers , the Church of Scotland , Ireland , and Waits —( cheers ) . Disinterested men , calm and considerate men , reasoning and thoughtful men , I would ask joa bow can a Government hold together when interests so opposite are all opposed to it 1 Mr . Bnlwcil had spoken of the remedies proposed . There wtre two pet remedies of men at present . One was the Repeal of the Corn Laws , and the oumr a kind of transportation . One will tell you , you must depend on tbe foreigner for trade and sustenance . The other , there is surplus popnlation , * you must emigrate . But are you content to remaiu at home 10 compete with , and be trampled npon by artificial power ; and at length , when machinery had done its work 1 m depriving them of the means of tnbsistenee , to be

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      sold to go to America , to Canada , to New Zealand , to Australia , to New Brunswick , to Prince Edward Island ,- or to the devil if you like . They care not , so yon are fram their sight . —( cheers ); The ChartistB haaieptt themselves from a 8 Bi 8 tin « j either party in carrying ! their crotchets ; The Whiga containing some of all these orotehity parties ; the Whigg , one of the most treacherous body of men that ever existed , i » mei forward with their fine professions but the Chartists wpnld have nothing- to do with them . When Ireland wanted justice , it was found that coercion was required first of all to calm" the pnblio mind , and prepare them for the reception of it . The aomiciliary system was adopted in all its tyranny and blackness ; villainous policemen had been

      allowed tor enter tho houses of the people , and the naked mother , springinKfrom htx bed of straw , was obliged to answer their quee { ions > But the nakedness of snob , women was virtue , They would prefer their straw bed and their nakednees to crawling to , and begging of , those who placed them in their miserable condition . Would vou refuse the hook , when they tickle you on the ' baokf They have stopped the popular voice . They nave proposed an Arms'Bill now for Ireland j they may take from the BiBhQpand give to the lower dignitaries ; they may make alterations rbut the people want substantial changes . You must awake . If the present distress is allowed to destroy one portion , it will soon with one fell swoop destroy the whole . Machinery may not yet have crossed your hills and

      exerted Us direful influence in your town ; but yet you fee } its « ffects vow , and yoa will feel it more . Men will be driven from the manufacturing districts , and they will come and Bettle amongst you , and consequently more labourers will be in the market-, and the effect will be felt by you . Do not think Bath will be tho one fair spot in the bosom of the country , for it will come even to the beautiful city of Bath ; its desolation will be universal—( hear , hear ) . Bat you are moving . Something has been done We have not toiled in vain . A few years ago , if I had come among you , you would have met me -with " Hurroo , Pat , what brought you herei" So opposed was the feeling , of Englishmen to Irishmen . But the case was altered now ; and Englishmen were as willing to listen to an Irishman as to one born under their own nose . Do we owe

      nothing to this change of feeling ! I hold now as good a position as any man in the country . I have eradicated tho feeling of enmity , and established a mutual feeling in its place between the two countries . Was this nothing to aobieve ? They heard of Repeal . What did it mean ? It meant a free Parliament . Not one to interest itself in roads , bills , or railroads for England , or English finauoes , but to look to the grievances of the people of Ireland . Repeal' would bo a benefit to Ireland and to England . England had a right to demand tbe Repeal upon English principle , as much as Ireland had to demand Repeal upon Irish principle . And why ? Because Ireland at present was a burden upon tbe English psople— begause the time of their own

      House of Commons which ought to be looking to their interests , was all taken up by Ireland ; yes , it occupied their attention six nights in the week , and they only Bat five , and sometimes counted out the House-r ( lauguter ) . Yes , this appeared funny , bat it was the case . They only sat five nights a week , and it took them six nights to look to the affairs of Ireland . Was it not then the interest of the English people to demand the Repeal of tbe Union ! Mr . O'C . then referred to the taunts of their enemies that when the Irish had a Parliament they did not derive any benefit from it , and showed that the Irish people never had a Parliament to represent their interests , but that it was confined and restricted , and at length when the English Minister poured his

      gold into : it , and they betrayed their country , it could not be said tho people , or the people ' s parliament did it . The charge he had to make against it was , that , the Catholics could not send Catholic members to Parliament . That seven-tenths of the people had no voice or power in it —( loud cheers ) . He was glad to see the progress of intelligence amongst them , intelligence was now on every passing breeze . The people now felt intelligence to be of more value than gold , and sought it before ' usury or ease . ( Hear , hear . ) There was not time to tell of all the injustice which had bien exorcised towards Ireland . He would ask them however , which was most guilty , the ignorant man who eommitted murder , or the rich ruffian who « euld

      tempt him to do it ? He should say the villain who tampered- with , and excited the man ' s wicked appetites and passions , and hurried him to the deed . Sojii yraB with their Parliament . It was the English Ministry who bad wrought all the injury towards Ireland . It was said again but England is your right arm , would you sever yourself from her 1 True , England was the right arm ; but then Ireland was the belly . Ireland was the body . ( Hear , hear , and cheers . ) England was only the arm—a member . The Irish were toJd of their commerce with England , and of their dependence upon her in that respect . He should like to see the commerce . All the benefit Ireland derived from it was , that she gave England pigs and they gave

      her parsons ; and who would not sooner have one cart load ; of pit ; s than a legion of parsons t ( CheeTB and laughter . ) He did not wish to excito their laughter . ; He desired to arrest their attention . He wished to convince them that this question was of eqnal interest to them as Ireland , li was said , too , that Ireland could not remain an independent state by -herself . ( Hear , hear , hear . ) So it was said of Belgium , when Holland was accustomed to make her a draw-farm for h- r kings and for her aristocracy to enrich themselves upon . But when Btlgium awoke , and drew up the Charter of her liberties , and set herself free from her connexion with Holland , from that time she increased in wealth , and has become as she ought to be—a free

      and independent state , occupying a place amongst the nations . So now their tyrants may declare the funds steady , but they may be assured they were not very steady whilss Ireland was in its present state . It was a sturdy assertion of the Irish Duke of Wellington that he would prevent the Repeal of the Union . But they must always read such assertions with a rational dictionary , and the qualification he would attach to this was—if the Irish people would allow him —( Cheers . ) The Irish people had different laws forced on them to what the English had . They had been treated &b brutes rather than human beings . They had been designated aliens in language-and in bluod —( Cheers . ) The Repeal of the Union would not be objected to by the working

      classes of this country ; it was the aristocracy who would be its opposers . He could imagine them losing an epaulette from their arm , or a knee-tie or a shoe-buckle by the Repeal , and he knew how warmly tbey would object to this . He fancied them on the Continent being taunted that they had not been able to govern Ireland , that they had allowed her to proclaim her independence . He could fancy their downcast looks to see in them opposition to the rights of the Irish people —( cheers ) . ' What had been the result , of the agitation against the Factory Bill and all tho other measures brought forward by Government ? Why , that they were all gone to the tomb of the Capulets . This had been the result of popular opinion : and now the groat

      question of Irish liberty was before them , would they not cry hurrah for Ireland 1—( loud cheers ) . When this great question came before the public , they shewed the real principles of Chartism by remaining inactive—they did not float their ship by the side of Repeal , but had allowed her to ride openly and engross alone the public mind . They had done so because their principles were wrapt up with Repeal . Repeal would not benefit Ireland ot itself ; he would not have it without an extensive and ( truthful representation for the people . This was thegreat foundation of the people's political rights—a full , fair , &nd free representation —( cheers ) . The English people were not to be led astray by abstract : questions . Their mind bad been fixed upon this great question , and who would d ? ro to stand against the rushing strain of

      such a public opinion as that of united Englishmen and Irishmen npon this question ? Or who should be tound to show the txact point of measurement where this public opinion should stop in its mutual sympathy i What had it done alreadv ? How had it not paralized tbe stroa ^ arm of the Government ? In what a poMtioii had it not placed the military Duke , with his won ' t grant Repeal ; or the great Peel , with his military at his back ; or Lord John Russell , with his final P . etormn ; or Lord PalmerstOD , wiih his " iiour not yei arrived" I What grievances had they to dispel , heart-burnings to allay . The landlords were watchiisg them , and felt discontented , Rebecca was in arms against the turnpike gates . Then there was the « real question between landlord and tenant of fixity of tenure . Then there was the Cfcurch . The landlords were the trustees of the Stale Church .

      It was the Church that was the bone of contention in Ireland—( cheerB ) . Mr . O'Connor then entered into a warm description of the depopulating system carried , on by the landlords in Ireland , and contended that the Chartist franchise was the only means which would enable the working classes effectually to grapple with their oppressors . He then went through the various interests of Bociety , showing the effects of the present distress upon each , and the results to each when labour was high or low . He then showed the evils of the present system of government , and the necessity of uniting to bring about a change . It was for the purpose of uniting them that he had come among them . He had been for the last ten months only a prisoner at

      large : And it was to the cleverness and ingenuity of his friend and their friend , Mr . Roberts , that he was then «* liberty . When be saw the power opposed to us , he must B&y that Bath had reason to be proud that it owned the first solicitor that was ever able to battle against the strong powerB of Government and come off bearing the palm of viotory . And now that he was once more set at liberty from the fangs of the Government , he was determined to heal , if possible , any differences that might have crept in amongst them . To bring all into a state of concord and union . There were sore burdens pressing all around , and many were the difficulties Bind much the opposition they had to contend against . But bet was resolved to brave them all —( cheers . )

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      Their Organization had been much neglected , and they had lost many opportunities on this account . But ho was determined to re-organise the movement and that was the purpose of his present tour . Many were the contentions around them between the variotis factions , but he hoped the Chartists would stand still with folded arms and let them fight their own battles—( hear , hear ) . He hoped also When their Plan of Organization Bhould ' . be perfected , they would start from the point at which their agitation was stopped—not going backward bat progressing from that point—and that they wonld once again take the lead in the battle front of oppression . He was ready to take his position . He had suffered 16 months solitary confinement in ajfelon ' a cell—( shame , ehame ) .

      His constitution had been weighed down and broken in upon , but he was not yet crashed He Was there after all their efforts to put him down , to dare the Government to its face , and tell them that Feargus O'Connor was again their open opponent—( loud cheers ) . They bad been , taunted as being unwashed ; but he would rather spend an evening with them—with those with blistered bands , fustian jackets , and unshorn chins , than with those who taunted them , with all their whiskey-punch , champagne , or claret . ' : He placed more confidence in the honesty of the working classes , than in that of those who Were called their betters . He believed

      that in Ireland there would not a blow be struck ; but he also believed that if the slightest opportunity was given the Government , they would be ready to let Slip the dogs of war upon the people . He believed the people were prepared to defend themselves , His countrymen were quick at resenting injuries , abd woe be to that Government or those rulers who should now attempt to destroy the energies of the Working classes . He believed Peel was as sick at that moment as any sailor that ever went to the Bay of Biscay . The Duke of Wellington too , who told the people he would not let them have Repeal , was not very comfortable he presumed . He would say to hinv— ¦ , . ¦

      ' Look round , unruly boy , Your battle conies enrolled , ' Feeble wrath , a war ef waters Rais'd against this bead and front ! lOf necessity and the people . —( Cheers . ) The Duke's were the doting words of a doting old man ; they would , therefore , take no notice of him . Mr . O'Connor then expressed his Willingness and determination to oast' all differences to the wind which existed between him and other parties , directly they bad come ; forth in the : people ' s cause in a fair manner ; and now that the people ' s money , industry , and confidence was likely to be used in a fair manner , he . gaw his cordial co-oppration . Mr . O'C . then referred to his own advocacy «> f the cause

      for the last twenty years , and his sufferings since that period , which excited feelings of just indignation against his oppressors in the minds of all present . He then showed the manner in which the Government had deceived the people of Ireland . He also spoke of their own agitation , and said there weTe three parts to an agitation : —1 . To collect public opinion : —2 . To organizo that opinion : —and 3 .- To direct the opinion . The two first have been brought about ; and it was now for the people to decide who should load and direct that organized opinion . They had stood much during the course of their agitation , they had gone through the fire of persecution , and come out unscatched —( cheers ) . There was tho delusive cry of " high Wages , plenty

      to do , and cheap bread . Mr . O u , in a most sarcastic manner , referred to the meeting of the Dissenting ministers on the subject of the Corn Laws . Bill the people had not been deluded by their humbug , and why 1 for the same reason that the burnt child dreads the fire . ( Cheers . ) The wouuds were still green ou tho backs of men , and they were ready to battle against both parties , Whig as well as Tory . The people had become enlightened , and where was the power who would now resist the might of democracy ? ( Cheers . ) Mr . O'C . then vindicated the course pursued by the Chartist leaders in directing their agitation , and ably and wittily defended the people from the charge of being advocates of physical force and revolution ,

      distributors of property &o , and turned the charges , settling them in beautiful gtyle upon those who were their accusers . He could not help congratulating the working classes upon the great im * provement which had been wrought in a few years . Judgment had taken the place of passion , and he could with confidence appeal to their reason and common sense . " Knowledge is power , " and ignorance the best title to power . They had learnt to stand still and see their enemies fight like Kilkenny c ? ts—( bear , and laughter)—and they would wait until they had destroyed each other , and then they wonld come in at the death , and carry off the warment—( cheers , and laughter ) . If they did not receive his words , as words of knowledge , he

      hoped what he had said would arrest their judgment , and lead to healthful conclusions . It was the working classes that supported the shopkeepers . Milsom-street was not supported by Mr . Beckford or any other individual , but by the productive classes . Mr . O ' Connor then referred with bitter sarcasm to the windy profession- of some parties , and showed hbW the burden of the taxes eventually fell upon tHe shoulders of the Working classes , and that it was the intention of Iho other classes to keep them in subjection . That acme should live in the extreme of luxury and ease , whilst others were starving , was not the will of dispensing Providence . They ( the working classes ) wero denounced by those above them as cowards , if they would not fight

      with them ; and ruffians if they did . Now , in future they would fight , and they would not fight—they would fight when they liked ; and when they did not , they would not fight ; and when their opponents wished them to fight , they Could send them a note , and they would determinawhether they would fight or not . Mr . O'C . then referred to tho noble exertions of Father MatfaGW . Ho wa ? au able occulist . Ireland drunk had become Ireland sober . The film had been removed from the eyes ot the people and they had seen that they had been robbed whilst they were drunk ; but now they were sober they had begun to take care they were robbed no more . Mr . O'Connor passed the highest eulogium upon the exertionB of Father Mathew , and urged

      tbe cause of temperance upon his hearers with much warmth , shewing the ' advantage morally , intellectually , and politically , to be derived from temperance by the working classes , and how far it would lead to the destruction of the influence of the aristocracy . He would refer them to that part of thu resolution which denounced class legislation . The Government of this country had been carried on by classes without the people . They had been the trustees of tho people ; but they had not fulfilled their trusts ; they had broken their contract , and therefore the people desired ' that , they would hand owi the trust into their own keeping . ( Cheers . ) When their Organisation Was completed , he hoped to see them in a position to demand this right , and that

      they would be able t « accomplish a lair and full representation cf the whole people . For tbis purpose his whole energies would be exerted in reorganising their forces , and collecting public opinion—( oheers ) . He was a&ked what hU motives and what his principles wero . His motive was to lead the working mau to work oui his own s&Wation . His principles were those of cxireum democracy . He would not abate one iota of tht principles of the Charter . If one principle wat . given up , then he should be asked to give up another , and so ou , until he had given up all , and then wiia ' should he get for it ? Why he would be laughed at for his weakness , and so he ought . He wished to concentrate > uch a public opinion in favour of Chartism as would make it dangerou-i for any Government to oppose it . He trusted he had arrest' d

      their thought that evening , and that 110110 would go away uninsiructed . Ho would tell them thi re vva , ^ no hope from the Government , The House ot Commons was filled with men who would conif . to iheru at an election time and spout all Hinds of fine promises until be fcOt them to assist him into I ' arliauienv , and fchen he would vote against them and their intereft > i- ( hear , hear ) . He had endured the taunts , the jeers , the scoffs , the acorn of all parties , for his advocacy of the People ' s cause . But he had done his duty , he would do his / duty , and he hoped they would { io theirs . If they Were prepared to do so , as he was , the time would not In far distant when he should see them in possession of those rights thej So much desired . And the labour they bestowed in obtaining them he hoped would make them pnzt ihe possession more , and they would nut be like him who ' .

      The beautiful toy so fondly sought , And found the beauty gone by being caught . Mr . O'Connor sat down aoiiUst loud , long continued , and enthusiastic oheers . , The thanks of the meeting having been given tc the Chairman , the meottng separated .

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      not soon be forgotten , be promised to visit tbem again in six weeks ; at the conclusion of which three cheerB were given for him b * y tbe meeting . ' Mr . O'Connor and Mr . Roberta then left tbe rooms amidst the warm congratulations of their friends , and the evening was afterwards spent in tbe moat social manner , several excellent songs and s entiments having been sung and given In tbe course of the evening .

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      to render his removal to a surgeon necessary . The watchmen , however , had an opportunity of seeing the thieveSj and indentified the prisoners as the party , and tbey were soon afterwards apprehended . The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty . Sentence deferred . The Court rose at half-past seven o ' clock .

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      SUBSIDIARY COURT , TUESDAY , JULY 25 TH . ( Be / ore ihe Hon . J . S . Woriley , Q . C . J PEBJURY AT HULL JFm . Wrigglesworth , who bad been out on ball , was charged with having committed wilful and corrupt per jury , at the borough of Kingston-upon-HuU . Mr . ARCHBOLD and Mr . Bain wan for the prosecution ; Mr . ASPlNALt for the defence . Tbe offence with which the prisoner waa charged originated in certain proceedings in the Police Court at Hull , to which place Wriggleawortfl , who acted as a common informer , had summoned several publicans , who had been fined , on hia information , 2 « . 6 d . each . The fines were paid by Mr . Jones , the drapei . in Hull , woo , on one occasion , when the

      defendant Was leaving the Court , said to him , "I would recommend you to go home , to read good books , and attend church on a Sunday * A crowd was collected , and some hooting , and other expressions of popular disapprobation were manifested , and tne day followlngr ,. Wfigglesworfli , before the magistrates at Hull , swore that a Mr . Jones , a draper , bad offered a sovereign or a guinea , be did not know which , to any four persons , who would give him , Wrigglesworth , a d—d good hiding . " On this information , sworn before a magistrate at Hull , a summonv * as granted against Mr . Jones , and at the bearing of the case , Mr . Jones was discharged , and Wrigglesworth was ordered to find sureties to appear at the ass'zes to answer to a charge of perjury . Mr . Jonea refused now to appear to proaecute tie case , and a verdict of Not Guilty was recorded .

      UTTERING A FORGED ORDER . AT THONKB . Abraham Egarr , 23 , was indicted for having on the 23 d of May last , at Thome , to the West Riding , uttered , disposed of , and put off a certain forged warranty order , or request , for tbe delivery of a watch , with intent to defraud Thomas Kellitt , well knowing the same to be forged . ' Mr . Warren conducted the prosecution ; tbe piisoner was defended by Mr . Aspxnal . The prisoner was in the service of Mr . Lee , a farmer , at Thorne , and he was charged with having forged Mr . Lea's name to an order for a watch , which he obtained of the prosecutor . Tbe Jury found the prisoner Guilty . To be imprisoned until the close of present Assfzss .

      HOUSEBR . EAKIKG AT LEEDS . William Hewitt , 22 , Henry ralmtine , 20 , and John Briggs , 26 , were indicted for having , on the 8 th of June last , al tbe Borough of Leeds , feloniously broken and entered the dwelling bouse of Mr . Joshua Bower , and stolen therefrom one thermometer , two metal teapots , three silver tea-spoons , two silver table spoons , and several other articles , his property . Mr . Hall and Mr . Middleton were tbe counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkins appeared for the prisoner Briggs . The other two had no counsel .

      The prosecutor , Mr . Joahua Bower , resides at Hunslet , near Leeds . On the 7 th of June last , prosecutor and his wife left home , leaving the house in the care of ths servants ; -and it was made perfectly secure that night . On tbe following morning , about half-past fire , tbe groom got up , and discovered that the house had been broken into . Tbe front door had been forced open , and also that which leads to the cellar . Search being made , it was found that a secretaire had been broken open , and' tbe contents extracted . Several other articles were missing , and amongst tbem those wbich axe mentioned in the indictment . Mr . Bower was written to ,

      informrag him of what had © centred , and he immediately returned home . Tws notes were produced , which the priBoncia had contrived to get changed , both of which were identified by Mr . Bower as having been in his secretaire , at the Lime it was broken open . They -were belonging banks wbich had stopped payment during the late Wars . The prisoners were seen together on the night of the robbery , and also at the Green Man Inn , on the Dawsbury road , early on the morning after the burglary had been committed . No part of tbe property except tbe forged notes was produced , nor had it been recovered . The only question for tbe jury was their satisfaction of the identity of the notes .

      The jury retired to consider their verdict , and on their return pronounced all tbe prisoners Guilty .

      SACRILEGE AT EAST ARDSLEY . William Drake and Samuel Ataek was charged with having , on the 1 st of April , at East Ardsley , broken and entered the Parish Church there situate , and stolen therefrom a quantity of silk velvet and other articles , tbe property of the parishioners ; and Hannah Bannister was charged with having received some of the property , knowing it to have been stolen . Mr . Wilkins conducted the prosecution ; Mr . Bliss was for tke defence . The facts are simply these : —On Saturday evening , the 1 st o ! April , tbe sexton of the church left that place as he expected perfectly safe , and on going there the f > Howing morning , be found that an entrance had been effected through one of the windows , and that a quantity of velvet and other articles bad been taken away . Information was given of the robbery , and some of tho property was found in the possession of the prisoners , who were accordingly apprehended .

      The jury retired for about three quarters of an hour , and returned into court with a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners . Hannah Bannister and Samuel Alack , had been previously convicted of felony . Th « v were sentenced to be transported for seven years . William Drake to be imprisoned and kepi to hard labour for 18 calendar months . Tbe court then broke up .

      WEDNESDAY , Jitly 26 . f Before Air . Justice Cresswell- ) The Learned Judge took his sent on the bench this morning at ten o ' clock , for the purpose of passing sentences which had been left over , and which concluded the Gaol Delivery , and terminated the business of the Crown Court . The following sentencrs wore passed : — William Barker and William Binns , who had pleaded Guilty to a charge of sacrilege , in the parish of Halifax , after a previous conviction for felony , to be transported for fourteen year ? .

      William Thornton , Andrew Forbes ^ Samuel Haigh , Joseph Platts , Henry Platts , and Frederick Foster , for a burglary in the house of Mr . John Barff , at Wakefield . Thornton and Joseph Platts pleaded Guilty , and against Thornton , Forbes , and Hai ^ h , previous convictions for felony were proved ; these were sentenced to be transported for life , and the other three to be transported for ten years each . Mark Hewitt , Wm Milner , and John MUner , convicted of highway robbery , with violence , to be transported for fifteen years . Patrick Burke , for highway robbery at Bradford , to bo transported for ten years . Wm . Blewitl , and Wm . Lightfoot , convicted of an aggravated assault , whilst night poaching , to be imprisoned eighteen calendar months with hard labour .

      'TAos . Graham , for stabbing , with intent to do grievous bodily harm , to bo imprisoned / or eighteen c * i < ndar mourns to hard labour . John Hanson , convicted of sheep stealing , to be imprisoned lor nine calendar months to hard labour

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      Leeds Woollen Market . —There was an average amount of business transacted in our Cloth H < iil ? . on Saturday , but scarcely so much on Tuesday . Tae goods disposed of were principally of the co-. irser kinds , at prices that cannot be r ^ muncr-. inng . There has been a fair business dene in the war-houses during the week , but nothing to effect any change in pnees . Leeds Corn Market , Tuesday , July 25—The arrival of Wheat to this day ' s market is larger than last week . There was a fair demand for good fresh I Wheat this morning , and 3 s per qr . higher , the ' ohamber'd Ramp'lea 2 a per qr . higher , but the market ; closed rather heavy . Oats and Beans have mads ., more money . The weather has been much colder , and part rain has fallen .

      Richmond Coen Market Saturdat July 22 . — We only had a thin supply of Grain in our market I to-day , and Wheat advanced about 6 s per qr . on last { week's prices . Wheat sold from 7 s 6 * ii to 8- 6 d . Oats 2 s lOd to as 9 d . Barley 3 d 9 d to 4 ^ Beans 43 3 i to 4 6 d per bushel . Yobk Corn Market , Saturday July 22 . —Owing v to the continued advance in other markets , and th * I unfavourable weather , we have an excited trade to- ; day . For Wheat , an advance of nearly Is pe * < bushel is generally asked , but our millers are unwil- ^ ling to give more than 2 * to 3 s per qr . above last g week's rates . Oats are Ad per stone ; Beans Is per s qr . ; and Flour 4 a per " sack dearer . The supply of | Grain ia certainly larger than for sometime pastry and , with Sue weather , we cannot thiufc thai predenf | prices will be supported . M

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      O'CONNOR , Esq . of Hammersmith , Count ]| g Middlesex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at bis PrintS ing Offices , Nos . 12 and 13 , Market-street , Br iggate ; j and Published by the said Joshua HobsO «> ( for t&a said Feahgus O'Conitok , ) atnis Dwd-Ji ling-bouse , No . 5 , Market-street , Briggate ; »";| j internal Cemmunication existing between tbe s # 3 No . 5 , Market-street , and the said Nos . 12 w | | 13 , Market-streeS , Briggate , thus constituting ti 1 whole of the said Printing and Publishing O ® : ' one Premises . % All Communications must be addressed , Post-paid , ' % Mr . HOBSON , Northern Star Office , Leeds . ff i ( Saturday , July 2 » . I 8 i& \

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      THE TEA MEETING . On Tuesday evening , another of those assemblies so calculated to produce that mucb-to-be-desired object , V ' Union . " waa holclen at the rooms of the National Charter Association , Galloway ' s Buildings . It having been . announced in the bills that F . O'Connor , Esq . would attend , as might be expected with such an attraction , all the tickets issued for the occasion were soon disposed of , and the result was a goodly meeting in

      appearance and numbers . I Tne rooms were decorated with laurel , and the portraits of several of tbe leading men of the Chartist cause were bong around the wails , together with several banners and fiagB with appropriate mottoes . Duty having been performed upon those substantial bo essential to form one of these pleasing and useful ' meetings , : > Mr . Bo £ well was voted to the chair , and announced { that Mr . O'Connor , together with Mr . Roberts , would leave them at an early hour , having to address a meetiing of their fellow-Chartists in Frome that evening . ! He would , therefore , call ou Mr . O'Connor to addrtes ithem , as they were , he knew , very anxious to hear him .

      ; Mr . O'Conhor then , in a most eloquent and instruc-, tive address , explained the reason of himself and Mr . Roberta having to leave them so early ; and after giving such advice and encouragement to tbelCnartiats as will

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      YORKSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES . CROWN COURT—Monday , Jult 24 , ( Before Mr . Justice CresswelL ) SENTENCES , : Thomas Beaumont and Joseph Walker , convicted of stealing woollen cloth , at Huddersfleld . To be imprisoned and kept to hard labour , for twelve calendar months . Charles Gothard , George itason , and Samuei Kay , convicted of stealing to the amount of more than £ b , in a dwelling house at Ecclesfield , were sentenced to be transported fifteen yeara James Unity and Joseph Bulterfidd , convicted ol a burglary in the dwelling house of Mr . John Wilkinson , at Leeds . To be transport for fifteen years . William Smith , convicted of robbing Henry Woolf , at Leeds . To be transported for fifteen years . '

      SHEEP STEAJJNG AT BAENJN OH AM . Thomas Shaw and John Shaw , father and son , who had been ont on bail , were placed at the bar , the former ( the son | charged with having , on the 17 th of June , stolen twp ginimer sheep , tbe property of Geo . Crafton , of Barningham , near ttreta Bridge ; aad the latter with having received tbe same , knowing them to have been stolen . Sir < £ . Lew in- and Mr . Grain oeb , conducted the prosecution : Mr . BLISS was counsel for Thomas Shaw , and Mr . Wilkins for John Shaw . The prisoners were highly respectable farmers ; and the case occupied several hours . The prisoners were found not guilty . SACRILEGE Al HALIFAX .

      William Barker , 27 , and William Binns , 27 , pleaded Guilty to an indictment which charged them with breaking into tee parochial chapel at Illiogworth , in the parish of Halifax , in the month of May last The prisoner Barker pleaded Guilty to having been previously convicted of felony . —Sentence was deferred . BuklGtABS AT ADDJNGHAM . Thomas Cooper , 25 , William Keighley , 35 , and John Bakewell , 45 , were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Mr . James Cockahott , of Addingbam , in tbe West-Riding , and stealing therefrom five * hats , twenty yards of j flannel , and twenty- pairs of worsted stockings , his property . Mr . WASNEvjand Mr . Haudt were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Bliss defended the prisoner Cooper . Keighley and Bakewell had been previously sentenced at the present Assizes to ten years' transportation .

      The he-uae of ihe prosecutor , Mr . Cockshott , who is a draper and grocer at Addingbam , waa entered by thieves during tbe night ; of the 23 rd of May , and the" property mentioned was stolen . Ou tbe bouse of Cooper being searched , three hats were found , which the prosecutor identified ; and on the other two prisoners being apprehended , the other two bats were found on their heads , and they were all traced to have been in the neighbourhood of the prosecutor's house on the night or the

      robbery . There was no evidence to prove that the bouse in which tbe property was found was Cooper's , and therefore against him the Judge said there was no case , and by bis direction tbe Jury returned a verdict of Nob Guilty as to him ; and as the other two bad already been prosecuted to conviction , no futther evidence was offered . j Tuesday , July 25 . ( Before Mr . Justice Cresswell . J

      HIGHWjAY K 0 BBER 1 AT BRADFORD . Thomas Butterjkld , 26 , and Patrick Burke , 26 . were indicted for baying , on the 10 th of July instant , at Bradford , assaulted Robert Turner , and stolen from his person a bank of England note for £ 100 , and thirtyfive notes , of £ 5 each , of the Yorkshire Bauting Company . * Mr . Wilkins and Mr . Pickering were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr . Bliss defended the prisoners . I The prosecutor is a stuff manufacturer , residing at Horton , near Bradford . On Saturday , the 8 th of the present month he went to Doncaster , from whence be returned on Sunday , the Sch . Wh- n he reached Bradford he stopped khere Borne hours , acd set off to Horton

      alone , about one o ' clock on Monday morning ; he had scarcely got clear of the houses at Bradford , when he waB seized by three men , who after knocking him down , robbed hiin cf his pocket-book , containing cash to the amount of ! about £ 300 , including a Bank - of England note for 4100 , thirty-five Yorkshire'Banking Company ' s notes , and other money . On Tuesday , the lltb , about fourj o ' clock in the afternoon , the two prisoners were at the shop of Mr . Peter Galley , general dealer , Kirkgate , Leeds , where they selected a quantity of goods , in payment of wbich Burke tendered a Bank of England £ 100 note , for which he wished

      change . Mr . Gllfoy , un'der pretence of getting change , went out , and [ gave information to Mr . Read , Chief Constable , wha jwent aud found Burke only in the shop , tbe other prisoner having , in the meantime , gone out . Mr . Head irqu red of Burke if he knew the value of the note , to which he replied that be did ; and said be had got it in London on the Saturday previous ; it waa his own , for he ! had found it in the street He'was then taken into custody , and the otber prisoner was apprehended tho same night at Bradford . None of tbe small npteB wers recovered , but the identity of the large one vras complete .

      Mr . Bliss made an a le defence , acd tbe Jury , without leaving tbe box , found a verdict of Guilty against Burke ( for the highway robbery , acquiring Butt-rfleld of that charge . Tbe latter was ordered to be detained for another charge to be preferred against hiiu at the i ; ex 5 assizes .

      CHARGE OF FORCING A WILL . A nne Peacock , an elderly laoy of great respeo tabiiity , was charged with having forged a will , purporting to be the last will and testament , ol' Abigail Mittord . J Mr . Pashley , Mr . Overend , and Mr . Jounston were counsel foV the prosecution ; and Mr . Wilkins and Mr Bliss appeared for ihe defence . A mats of evidence was adduced , but it so completely broko down , that the counsellor the prosecution abandoned the case . After the Judge had (¦ ft ' ered some strong observations on the conduct of the prosecutorJ Tne foreman of the jury said ,-r-My Lord , we are unanimous in our opiiiiou tba , t th ) .- ) is one of thi - mobt flagrant catses ever brougni into a court of

      jusuce . A verdict of Not Guilty was thou recorded against the venerable eld lady , who was a ^ iaied J rom the dock by several of h *; r relatives , who had oten m attendance upon her during the proceedings .

      CUTTING AND WOUNDING AX HVPDt . BSFIt . lD . Rowland Broadbent was char ^^ a with having , on the 12 i . li t-i July iusi ., at HudderoScid , feloniously cut aud wounded Win . Bnuilr . y , wuh m \ eut io do him tiomegneviousjbodUy harm ; a .. d ThomasHelisBroadbent , John Thornton , ami Ellen ., Ijh wile , Were charged with aiding and abctiiug in thu commission of tho said off-Jnce . Mr . Wii . kins and Mr . P . ckering were ccuu « el for the prosecution ; aud Mr . buss and Mr . Pashlev defended tne prisoners . It appeared ( that on tne 12 ih in = t ., two warrants were placed in' uu hands ot Mr . Woodson , a bailiff , : uthorisine hiin to snizi ihe K ' - » ods of blleu

      Breaabeni , ( moiner to all tne prisoners , excepting Thornton , wh |) married tier daughter ) , for a sum of £ 17 3 s . 2 d ., and after watching th- mano » avres of iue family for l : ome time , they obtained an entrance into tho house , whe ; i they found the prisoners there who seemed in , cliucd loofivr resi&tancc to the officers , and the bailiffs , wero turned out of possession . A general row ensued , auci in attempting to regain admission , rho prosecutor was struck with a most formidable inltrument uuder the left eye , which had nearly deprived him of that organ . The weapon

      with which lye injury was lijflicteu was a stick , at the end of which a ' ar ^ e hook was inserted . The wheleof the prisoners wtre sworn to as haritig used very viol .-nt expressions towards the Dailjfis , »« d just before tho vffenco in question was perpetrated , the prisoner Rowland waspetn making very particular observation of the party at the door . For the defeoee several wi ; tuii-ses were called to prore that the injury was inflicted by a person named " Beesom Jack , " who ha , d abscouded , and that none of the prison , rs were a parly in tho transaction . Not Guiltv .

      BUKGLAKY AX WAK . EFIEI . D , Wm . Thoriilon , 24 , Joseph Platts , 23 , Henry Platlx , 24-, Andrew Forbes , 18 , Samuel Haigh , 2 l , and Frederick Foster , 22 , were charged with having , on tho 4 th ins ' t ., at Wakefield , burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Johu Batff , and stolen therefrom one coat ' , two writing decks , two pounds weight of sugar , and two silver spoons . The two former prisoners pleaded guilty . Mr . Wuiibis and Mr . Pickebino were counsel for the prosecution ; the prisoners were undefended . The prosecutor resides at St . John ' s Place , in Wakefield , and on ( he night of the robbery be was from home , having ! left the house to the card of two

      servants . When they retired to rest * the doors , &c , were properly secured , and it appeared , that the house was entered between the hours of one and two in tbe morning , for on one of the watchmen passing the house about one o ' clock he tried tho door , and found all right , but on again visiting the place , he discovered that the front door had been forced open ] His suspicions were in . consequence excited , and be closed the door ' , rang the houso bell , and sprang his rattle . Assistance immediately oame np , when tbe party entered tho house , the former of whom was instantly knocked down by Thornton . Tho prisoner , Joseph Platts , was taken upon the premises , he having attempted to make his escape from one of the windows , when he was thrown to the ground with each violence ss

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 29, 1843, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct492/page/8/