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    • THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1841.
    • YOKSHIKE SPRING ASSIZES
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      The Jaxes Watt Steaxeb , w navre , -Suited bj decree of the Court of Rouen , and ^ returned to London . iVvvj Ths Klxg of Hanovei has just established flfcKg ^ M" army ' * ° ** 3 ised the P ** * 106 of The Russia * Abkt is so admirably organised that Hftufbe ready to-take the field in a shorter time J 2 » yother ^ SKf » a » Ga **//« . Br a lais deciaion ot the Court of Chancery , Upland , » broken bask , is compelled to receive in £ « nent of debts dne to her , her own depreciated gSaDd certified checks . [ Why not !] Withis the last twenty years , the value of the u » J mine 3 of the United States has risen , from nortjag to one and a half millions of dollars per

      an-Tss Espexcb of pirri 5 G up and furnishing the tr ^ ase of Lords for the trial of the Earl of Cardigan , * appears from a return to Parliament , was f < 0 )' 2 s . ig Old Maide * Ladt died at Islington the other ^ from taking an ordinary dose of Batley ' s Saliva solution , containing opium and syrup of Jpaphor . It was taken medicinally . Pr ? xnSM . —Lord John George Beresford , Lord * rebi > iiop of Armagh , and Primate of all Ireland Zihe spiritual head of the Church as by law estab-Eshed in Ireland—has become a Pnsejite . —Dublin Eceni ng Post . X Letter fkom the Hague announces the entire « 9 Bip ! euon , in ten days only , of the immense work of / jotting a channel in the sea from Nieuwedeep to ^ msterdam , in spite ef all the difficulties of the affication .

      The Ehpebob Nicholas has fonnded a bishopric rf the Greek Church for the Russo-American colo-Ses . The uile given to the new prelate is ** Bishop if Kamrschatka and the Kurile and Aleutian * Is lands . " SEDtxnoN . —At Oxford Assizts , a case of seduction was iried , the plaintiff being a Miss Sarah SLfford Emor—the defendant a person named gjjris—both parties being persons of property . Irerdirt was found for the plaintiff—damages £ 50 . A . Rash Wages . — " A few days since . " says the Journal de la Meuse , " an inhabitant at Yoild , playw& » t billiards , staked the hand of Mb only daughter , rtindsozie « W of eighteen , against his adversary . « ie imprudent father lost . "

      Ukiovhaix . —On Friday , Edward « fibs , a medijil student , was brought before Mr . Trail , for final e xjffikarioD , charged with breaking open the writ- , fcg de ? k ct William Lambert , a fellow student , and jtttiiD ^ for j-four sovereigns . He was committed Jar trial . The PLAors is dying away at Alexandria . A Jdtter says— * We have not had more than four cases iaene ' diy , and these of Egyptian sailors ; to-day , < ch one czss , and from two to six days we have not lad " a single one . Should it continue so , we may say tk fcave tad no plague this year . " Tex TVo Wallaces -B-ere found guilty , at the &J B& \ ler , on Saturday last , of causing the ship Dmdtobe cast away , with inteut to defraud the underwriters , and sentenced to transportation for life . A ptint of law i 3 reserved in favour of the prisoner ? , which will be heard next term .

      Loan Societies . —A person has been summoned to & London poiice-ofice , to pay £ 5 12 s . to the City of London Loan Society , on behalf of a person named Samson , for whom he was bound . The Secretary of the Society agreed to take eight shillings a week feom the borrower , until the debt was paid . Lv the Rfpoet of the Commissioners on the condition of the Hand-loom Weavers , the population of the British Islands is estimated at twenty-five mil-Eons ; aad of this number the Hand-loom Weavers , including their families , are * aid to form about eight btmdred thousand-It appzass from a statistical table laid before the Balgka Chambers by the Minister of Public W orks , tiiii ihe number of communes widen tave no school booses is 1 , 040 . There are about 2 , 500 communes in Belgium , so that it appears : hat two-fifths of these bare do school houses .

      PopnA"iO 5 q ? the Umted States . —There are not far from j 7 , W > O , - 'O 0 inhabitants in this country . In twenty-eight states and territories there are 15 , 755 , & 43 . Kentucky and Florida to hear from . In 1830 , the population of Kentucky was 687 J 17 . It will bow be above a million . A xa 5 . vailed Tatloh ha 3 been sentenced to death « Salisbury Assizes , for murdering bis wife , at Toekenham , in July last . The prisoner suspected bis wife of cohabiting with a man , named ink , icd he , ifcerefore , took down his guc , and shot her ; and , when he had done this , attempted to cut his own throat . The jary recommended him to aerev .

      Ovraj . Gr it a Theatre . —A man named J acteon Ins been eommittfid for trial at Birmingham , for hiving throvrn three tissne paper ba § s full of iiour f rom tie gallery into the pit of the theatre . The bags bnrst , and led the people in the gallery to think ihe roof was falling in . The circumstance caused jrea ; confusion , ana injury to one person , a female , who was knocked down in the rush made to escape from the house . Desperate Robbebies . —At Marylebone policeoffice , 02 Friday , Joseph Porter was committed for trial , for sKaliisg a bag from a lady named Story . It appeared the prisoner and his confederates matched the bag from the prosecutrix , aud felled her to tie ground by a blow on the back . Similar robberies have been " committed in the same neighbourhood ( Edgeware Read ) lately .

      Avn . TE 2 jLTios of Tea . —A very great number of -cases are to be entered into , in which some large wholesale firms at the west end of London are implicated . An active ofiicer has made some extensive teiznres of leafy rubbish , so cleverly manufactured as to resemble the best of tea , and by a slight admixture of the genuine Chinese leif the deception , to ordinary observers , is altogether beyond detection . The Spamsh Rege ^ ct has ordered a statistical account of Spain to be drawn up . The report , by the Miaister of the Home Department , on which the decree fer this purpose is founded , commences by declaring that statistical knowledge is tbe cornerstone of ever ? paternal and just Administration , and that without it the material improvements which a cottnrr } - may require cannot be realised .

      A shoxt tixe ago , a person digging in a garden at Beepisg St . Jame 3 , turned up with bis spade a parcel containing 375 sovereigns , 11 guineas , and £ 43 inaiver . This treasure , ii has since been ascertained , was secreted about nine months ago , by a female of penurious disposition , named Farrow , re-Cdrcg at that place , and who on searching for it shortly afterwards , and being unable to find it , lost her wits from vexation and disappointment . The gold , rre understand , is now restored to its owner , and iris hoped her intellects also will be recovered .

      Alarming Fibes , —On Saturday afternoon , about three o cl < - > ck , a fire broke oat at ihe honse of Henry ¦ K night , Esq ., > , " o , 1 , Canoiibury-square , Islington . The whole of the valuable furniture , painting ? , Sec , were consumed . The floors were entirely burnt through , and the building has sustained very considerable damage . Mr . Knignt is insured in the Guardian . It i 3 not known how the fire originated . On the same day , about one o ' clock , a Sre broke out on the prenisesof Mr . Wood , envelope-maker & bookbinder , 54 , Castie-street , Leicester-square , London , which was fortunately , by the speedy arrival of tbe -engines , got under , but not before considerable damage was done to the stock , building , &c . Mr . Wood is insured in tbe Benevolent Insurance office . The loss is said to be aboui £ 150 .

      Pooa Law . —Pcblic Opimos . —It appears , by the printed returns o £ the House of Commons , that up to tbe 2-Jth of February there had been presented 115 petitions for the repeal or alteration of the 2 sew Poor Law , and these signed by 35 , 063 individuals ; wiiie , on the other hand , there had been presented in favour of this obnoxious law tiro petitions , signed by tuo persons . I . remains to be seen whether the Whigs will continue to set public opinion at defiance by persisting in a measure so opposed . At all ¦ em us , -sve trust its Conservative supporters will » ee their error , and no longer play tbe game of their opponents , and at the same time seriously damage themselves in public estimation . —Morning Herald .

      SpuEiors Tea . —As a proof that the pnblie are pretty well cheated in tbe article of tea , it is sufficient to refer to the discovery which has been recently made of a manufacture at West Ham , Ksspx . At the Court of Escise , on Saturday , a person , named GloTer , of the place jnst named , was prosecuted for having on his premises of 2 , 0001 bs . weight of fabri-<» t « d " tea . " It appeared , from the evidence of the excise officer , that he found in the defendant ' s prelaises eight casks of this rubbish , composed principally of blackthorn , hawthorn , aud fern-leaves ; which the Court , on inspection , said that purchasers in general could not detect . The ofiicer made infusions of tea , with and without rubbish , and tbe appearance was bo good , that anybody was liable to be taken in by it . This stuff was said to have

      iiad a great sale among tea dealers , but the defendant told the ofiicer that he could not carry on so fcigh a game with it now as formerly , and that , &t present , Ireland was the best market for it . He had aid also that some of the leaves he made into * moeha farina . " Mr . Bird ( the officer ) was asked fcow ; he stuff was sold to tbe grocers and tea-¦ dealers 1 He said at the rate of Is . 6 d . per lb ., and &ey retailed it at 43 . and 4 s . 6 < L per lb . The Court , * fser consulting , ordered the defendant to pay a Peaaliy of £ 200 . The penalties were laid at £ 1 , 000 . * A warrant was issued for the burning of tbe leaves , yid another for the recovery of the penalty . In de-« ult of payment , the defendant will suffer imprisonment , with hard labour , for the space of twelve ttomlis . |

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      On Saturday , tbe Commission of Assize for this eoxmxj -was opened . 2 » lr . Justice Maule did not arrive until eleven o ' clock , when , of course , the High Sheriffs usual procession waa wanting ; and Mr . Baron Rolfe did not arriTe until four o ' clock on Sunday afternoon , having bsen detained until late on Saturday night , at Durhani-On , Sunday forenoon , Mr . Justice Macle attended divine serrice a . t the C&tkedral , where the sermon "was preach « d by the Rev . Mr . Morton , of Dodsworth , near Bamsley , the High Sheriffs chaplain .

      On Monday morning , a Grand Jnry was impanelled at the Guildhall , and the Learned Judge ( Baron Rolfs . i addressed a short charge to them . His Lordship then breakfasted with the Lord Mayor and a Belect party in the Mansion House . The Court was adjourned . There is auiy one prisoner for trial in the city , James Kilvington , a postman , charged with stealing the contents of some letters ; and his trial , it is expected , will not come on for some days .

      YORK CASTLE . Mr . Baron Rolfe arrived at the Castle at twelve o ' cloct . After tbe magistrates aad coroners had been called otct , the following gentlemen were empanelled on THE GRAXD JURY . The Hon . John Stuart Wort' . ey , of Wortley , Foreman . The Hon . Beilby Richard Lawley , of Escrick Park . Sir Win . Bryan Cooke , of Wheatley , Bart Sir Joseph R * dcliffe , of Rodding Park , Bart . Sir G « orge Armytage , of Kirklees , Bart . John Agar , of Haale Bush , Esq . We Beckett , of Kirkstail Grange , Esq .

      John Staniforth Beckett , of Bamsley , Esq . Thos . Davison Blind , of Kippax Park , E-q . Charles John Brandling , of Middlfcton Lodge , Esq Joshua Samuel Crompton , o Sion Hill , Esq . Thos . Haworth , of Hull Bank , Esq . Henry Wiekham Hird , of Low Moor House , Esq . Tiaothy Hulton , of Clifton Castle , Esq . Wm . Markham , of Becca Hall , Esq . Henry Preston , of Moreby , Esq . Philip Saltmarshe , of Saltmarshe , Esq . Joshua Scott , of Badsworth , E ? q . John Swann , of Hntton Hall , Esq . Godfrey Wentworth , of Woolley , Esq . Henry "Willonghby , o Birdsall , Esq .

      Tne Learned Bas . ox said it was a matter of deep regret to him to have to observe that on that occasion their duties would be of a very onerous nature , and embrace a great extent of crime . In the calendar there were 138 cases , many of them of a most serious description , and he had been given to understand that tiere were other persons out on bail whose cases would have to be brought before them . His late arrival in York , in cocseqnenee of the press of business at Durham , prevented him from making himself master of the cases -which would be brought before them . In those cases into which he looked he did not find there was any point which would give them any difficulty . There were tTO case 3 of murder , and other cases in the calendar of the felonious taking away of life . There frere also several cases of cutting and stabbing , to which he "would refer , as some erroneous opinions had crept into tbe law on the subject The law , as at present ,

      was only a modification ot Lord EUenborongh ' a Act . At present it was this : if a person wilfully and maliciously ccts , wounds , or maims another , with , the intention of committing murder / he is guilty of the capital offence , but if his intention were to do some grievous bodily harm , to disable or disfigure , he was guilty of felony , but not of the capital offence . They ( the Grand Jury ; could return a bill on all or any of these counts . His Lordship then made some comments on a case for a criminal assault , in which the young woman was of weak intellect If she was called before them , they would take into account the weakness of her mind ; if she ytsa not brought btfore tLem , it would cause them ^ reat embarrassment , inasmuch as that they must be Batisned the crime was committed , and it was a crime , the commission of which was generally proved by the- party herself . After some general remarks on their duties , the Grand Jnry retired .

      On their retiring , Mr . Pearson , coroner of Selby , stited that at an inquest held on the body of Sarah Coussins , who who was tilled on tbe Yorfc and North Midland Railway , the jury were unable to come to a verdict , and were bound over to appear at the Assizes . The Jury then went into the box , and the Learned Judge discharged them without giving a verdict Their dispute was as to the amount of deodand .

      HIGHWAY ROBBERY . Alfred Green , 20 , was charged with haying feloniously assaulted John Robinson , of Sheffield , on the Queen ' s Mghway , and robbed him of his watch and other property . A second count charged th « defendant with having wounded the plaintiff on the head with a bludgeon ^ Mr . PaSHLET was for the prosecution . The prosecutor is a farmer living at Hanorer-street , Sheffield , and on the 1 st of December he wa » proceeding home , when a tn « . n iwho ha tnew to be the prisoner ) seised bim by the throat , Whilst other two men rifled his pockets of a watch and some property . They then inflict » d on his head a blow with a bludgeon , and left him laid . The prisoner was found GtJLTT—To be transported f or fifteen years . William Greenicood , 24 , was charged with having , on the 39 th of June , at Otley , stolen a herse , the property of John Uaylor .

      Mr . Asekobe was for the prosecution ; the prisoner I was undefended . The case presented the usual fea- j tares of a horse-stealing case , and the jury returned j averdict of Guilty . —Sentence was deferred . Wvu Longcesi , 20 , and George Harrison , 19 , were charged irith Maying , on the tth of July , burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Charles Xesfield , at Staxton , in ths North-Riding , and stolen therefrom a box containing wearing apparel . I Mr . Blakshabd and Mr . Pulleise appeared for ! tlie prosecution ; Sir G . Lewin and Mr . Wilkin s defended the prisoners . They were acquitted on ' the I charge of burglary , but convicted of the robbery , the stolen good * having bees found ia tbeir por ^ eseiou

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      immediate )/ afterwarda . Longcest was sentenced to be traoiportevi for seven years , and Harriaen to be imprisoned and . kept to hard labour one year . TUESDAY , March 9 . ( Before Mr . Baron Hotfe . J Wm . Marshall , 2 « , wjw indicted for haying , on the 2 * th July , at the pariah . of StviBfield , Btolen a calf , belonging to Win . Dawsoj :- The Jnry found the prisoner Guilty , and he was sentenced to be imprisoned for one year . Immediatel / afterwards . Longcest was sentenced to

      CATTLE STEALING AT BBVBHLBY . Wm . Ruddock , 17 , waa indicted for hating , on the oth of August , stolen from the common . pastures of Weatwood and Urn , at Beverley , a cow , the property of Hannah Scott . Mr . Ahch » olo conducted the prosecution ; Mr . Wukius defended the prisoner . The prisoner had told a- person of the same of Bradley that he bought the cows at Hesale , near Hull , and afterwards stated that he purchased them about a mile and a half from Hessle , and subsequently he said that he had bought them at Beverley . In defence he stated that he was induced to steal them by other parlies whilst in a state of intoxication . Guilty—to be imprisoned one year . There were three other indictments against the prisoner of the same nature , which were not proceeded with .

      HORSE STEALTHS AT BIRDSALL . George Jones , 36 , was indicted for having on the 26 th ot September , at Birdsall , in the North Riding , stolen a ci . esnut mare , the property of Mr . John William Watson . Messrs , Blanshard and Travis were fot the prosecution ; Sir Gregory Lewin defended tbe prisoner . It appeared that the prosecutor is a farmer , and on the 26 th of September , his son-in-law turned out nine horses , amongst which was the chesnut mare mentioned in the indictment . On the following Monday , when tbe horses were brought up , the mare was missing . Inquiries were made , and it ¦ was ascertained that a man had been taken at York with a mare in his possession .

      The mauner in which he was taken into custody , was as follows : —On the night of the 26 th of September , Kay , one of the York police , was going over MonV Bridte , when he met the prisoner riding on a mare , who asked him where he could obtain lodgingp . The prisoner , on being questioned , appeared greatly confused ; and gave contradictory answers to the questions put to him . Kay suspected he had stolen the mare , and accordingly took the man to the Unicorn Inn , and called in Serjeant Bellerby , who , after some further qvieations , took him to the Station House . Next morning , the prisoner appeared very sorrowful , and said if he had not been in liquor he should not have stolen the

      mare . Two witnesses were called who gave the prisoner a previous good character . —The Jury found him Guilty , with a recommendation to mercy . The prisoner was further charged with having stolen a saddle and bridle , the property of Mr . John Topham , of Grindalythe . Mr . Blanshard said he should not offer any evidence in the case . The Learned Judge then sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned one year .

      STEALING OF A PO . VT NEAR CONISBRO . Anthony Percival , 42 , was indicted for having , on the Uth of August , stolen a pony , belonging to Luke Howard . Mr . Wasnet appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Sir Gregory Lewin . The facts of the case were these : —The pony was in the prosecutor ' s field , near Conisbro ' , ou the night in question ; next morning it wa 3 missing , and it was found that it had been taken by the prisoner to Halifax , where it was 6 old to Mr . Demon , a farmer and innkeeper at Southowram , who took it to the Red Lion , Skipton , where it wa 3 found and challenged by the prosecutor's son . The prisoner was traced to Appleby Gaol , and he was identified by Mr . Denton , a 3 the person who sold him the pony . There was no substantial defence . The Jury found the prisoner Guilty , and he was sentenced tv > one year ' s imprisonment .

      STEALING A PONY AT BIHSTAL . George Leuthley , 19 , was indicted for having , on the lltn of October , stolen a pony , belonging to Mr . Joseph Hirst . Sir . Hill conducted the prosecution ; Sir G . Lewin defended the prisoner . The prosecutor is a green grocer , and kept a pony for assisting him in his business . About eleven o ' clock on the night in question , ho took it to a field near his own house , and fastened the gate leading into the field . On the following morning , the prosecutor found that the pony was missing . He did not see the pony again until he went to Leeds on the Tuesday , where he saw the prisoner at his father's house . The prosecutor said to him he heard that be had got a galloway , to which the prisoner replied yes , and he bought , it on tne previous Saturday at Alirfield , of a man named Parkinson , for 30 s . Soon afterwards , the prosecutor saw bis pony ,- which bad been cropped in its mane and tail , yoked to the prisoner's cart .

      Inspector James , of the Leeds police , said that when he apprehended the prisoner , he told him that Walker aud himself saw the pony in the field , and they took it ; one of them was as bad as the other , and that if they got off with twelve months , they would do very well . The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty . To be imprisoned one year .

      HORSE STEALING NEAR RRinc ^ Tm Wm . Greenicood , 2 i , who vrfLS couvfeted on the preceding day of horse stealing , was again charged with having . on the 10 th June , stolen a horse belonging to Mr . Thomas Ackrojd , farmer , Daisy Hill , near Bradford . The horse was distinctly Bworn to and traced into the possession of the prisoner , who exchanged it with a person for a foal , and received £ ' 2 for the bargain . From the evidence of the prosecutor ' s son and Mr . Atkinson , it appeared that the animal waa a mare , whereas it was described in the indictment as being a gelding . The J nry accordingly under the direction of the Learned Judge , returned a verdict of Not Guilty .

      HIGHWAY ROBBERY . NEAR HALIFAX . George Daictrey , 23 , Joseph SavMe , 27 , and Alexander Mackay , 22 , were indicted for having , on the 5 th September last , at Northowram , feloniously assaulted James Farrar , and robbed him of a purse , containing six sovereigns and twenty shillings in silver . The Hon . Jas . S . Wortley and Mr . Raines Appeared for the prosecution ; Mr . Wiluns defended Saville and Dawtrey . From the evidence adduced , it appeared that on the day mentioned iu the indictment , the prosecutor , who resides at Northowram , had been at Halifax market , aud he had intended to remain all night at the Coach and Horse 3 public-house ; but meeting

      with some neighbours , amongst others a man named Rawnsley and his wile , he went with them on his road home . After the prosecutor had gone some distance , and whilst a few yards behind his companions , he was attacked by three of them . One of them , whom he identified as Saville , threw him down , aud placed his hands over his mouth and eyes whilst the others robbed him , so that he could not see them , nor call out for assistance . The other prisoners were , however , seen near the place at the time , aud tnere was this additional fact with respect to Dawtrey ; the prosecutor had a kniie in hi 3 possession , and when he was attacked he made use of it , and was certain that he had marked some of them . When Feather , the constable , went in search of Saville , be found him near Dawtrey ' s door , and Dawtrey was dressing kimself in the house . Feather asked him where the

      trousers were that he had worn on the previous Saturday night . He replied that he had them on . Feather , not being satisfied with this answer , searched the house , and found a pair of trousers concealed in one of the beds . These trousers , it was ascertained , the prisoner had worn on the Saturday , and they were stained with blood ; there was also a cut in them . Dawtrey had also a cut on his right thigh , which corresponded with the cut in the trousers , and when the constable inquired of Dawtrey how it had been done , he replied , that it was his ( Dawtrey ' s ) business , and not Feather ' s . Mr . Wilkiss addressed the Jury for the prisoners . He argued that from the confusion into which the prosecutor was thrown , it wa 3 exceedingly probable that he was mistaken as to the identity of Saville * He called upon the Jury to give the prisoners the benefit of any doubt they might have , and

      acquit them . „ , ., e ... The Learned Counsel then called Mary Saville and Harriet Saville , the sisters of the prisoner Saville , who positively swore that , at the time when the robbery was alleged to have been committed , he was in bed at their bouse . Mr . Wortley having replied , the Learned Jvoas summed up at considerable length , and the Jury retired . After an absence of ten minutes , they returned a vsrdict of Guilty against all the

      prisoners . ... Mr . WmtiNS applied for a respite of judgment on behalf of Saville : his Lordship did not allow the application , but sentenced tbe prisoners severally to be transported fo r fifteen years . On leaving tb e dock , Saville said , " Well , I am going innocent—that is one good job . "

      F . ORSE STEALING AT TEADOM . Fin . Greenwood , 24 , who was arraigned before on other charges , was indicted for having , on the 2 nd July , stolen a horse , the property of Cornelius Appleya rd , of Yeadon . When apprehended , he confessed to the constable that he bad committed the robbery . ^ Guilty—To be transported for ten yearj . HIGHWAY ROBBEBY AT LONG PRESTON . John Thackwray , 20 , and Richard Hartley , 28 , f . ere charged with having , on the 12 th November , at long Preston , feloniously assaulted Richard Ellison , and stolen from his person four shillings , some copper , and tobacco , his property . Thackwray pleaded guilty , and Hartley was found guilty . They were severally sentenced to be transported fifteen . years .

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      HIGHWAY aOBBEKY NEAB HALIFAX . uiKfc ^ rW 21 » ^ <* " « 8 d with having , on ssss ^ sa ** a iuabrella ' zToth ° * . w&Js ^ ssst prosec tttion ; the onH , e « W 1 iH *? Mtuniin S fron > Huddersfield «» the ] 3 th July , about eleven o ' clock at night ; Sai h ed at Shaw H ^ . near Halifax , £££ h ^ iSfJ firo men , one of whom held a pistol to him , called upon him to deliver , and finally robbed m ? jL * A ? K - ^ knife ' and the other artiolM meat oned m the indictment . On th « following h «

      fn ^ T ^ tV * th 5 F iBOn <* ' 8 house , and thew uJ ?*^ ' tovf 0 ' key were found , which were identified by the prosecutor aa having been Btolen from him on the night of the robbery . This recent possession of tne stolen property was urged as evidence that he was one of the five men concerned in the robbery of the previous night . Guilty—To be imprisoned six months . The prisoner was farther charged with having oa the 29 th of June , at Halifax , feloniously assaulted Thomas Spencer , and stolen from his person a silver , watch and other articles , his property . In this case , it was proved that the prisoner presented a pistol to tbe prosecutor , and also beat him over the head with it .

      He -was found gnilty , and sentenced to fifteen years' transportation . The Court rose about soven o ' clock .

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      NISI PBIUS COURT . —Monday , March 8 . Mr . Justice Maule arrived-at the Castle at the same hour as his Learned Colleague , and to « k his seat on tbe Nisi Priua Bench . Some undefended causes in the West Riding list ( which , at these Assiaes , is taken first ) were then disposed of , but they were unimportant and uninteresting . The Court then rose , it being about five minutes past six o'clock . TUESDAY , March 8 . Mr . Justice Maule took his seat this morning at nine o'clock . The following undefended actions were first token : — LATGINS V . ' CLEGO . Mr . Ellis was for the plaintiff , who is a rag merchant at Hamburgh ; Mr . Clegg resides at Leeds . The action was on a bill of exchange for £ 144 , which together with interest , amounted to £ 148 14 s . 6 d ., for which sum 5 verdict was rutnrned .

      BLACKBURN V . BlNSS , AND ANOTHER . Mr . Addison was for tbe plaintiff , who is an attorney at Leeda , to recover the amount of a pill due from the defendants , Mr . Binns and Mr . Ellison . The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff , £ 24 14 s . s » d .

      LEARY v . WAINWR 1 GHT . Messrs . Cresswell and Hugh Hill were for tbe plaintiff ; Mr . Alexander was for the defendant Tbe plaintiff , who is a widow , kept a slop-shop in Wakefleld , and the action was brought to recover damages for forcibly expelling her from a wooden shop which she occupied , under the Small Tenement ' s Act , ¦ W ithout giving the notice required by the statute . The defendant , who is a whiting manufacturer at Thomea , near Wakefleld , bad purchased the premises in question , of Mr . Bennett . The only points in the case were , whether a legal notice bad been given , and whether any unnecessary damage had been occasioned by the removal of the goods of the plaintiff into the yard of the Aire and Calder Navigation Company . After the case had proceeded as far as the reply , a conversation arose amongst the counsel and attorneys on both sides , and a juror was withdrawn , which of course leaves the parties to pay their own cost * .

      WOOEHEAD V . ASQUITIf . Mr . Cresswell ( with whom was Mr . Watson ) said he was glad to find this case was not defended . It was an action brought by Mr . Woodhead , fathar of the defendant ' s wife , to recover the cost of her maintenance , from Christmas , 1839 , to the end of 1840 . Tne defendant is a grocer at Leeds , in which town he possesses considerable property . In 1832 be married tbe plaintiffs daughter , but his temper -was so morose , and his conduct bo violent , that she could not

      live with him , and in April , 1839 , shu was under the necessity of applying to the magistraterfor protection , and be was bound over to keep the peace . When she returned home , she wa * prohibited from entering the doors , aud accordingly she went to her father's , who maintained her and her two children . Mrs . Fox and another witness described the conduct of tbe defendant as brutal . The sum sought to be recovered was £ 108 for board , clotkes , &e ., and the education of the children . Tiie Jury returned a , verdict for the plaintiff —damages £ 100 .

      After the disposal of BeveTal other cases of minor importance to our readers , the Court rose shortly after seven o ' clock . It is the intention of the Judges to sit late every night , in order that they may , if possible , complete the business of the Assizes .

      The Northern Star Saturday, March 13, 1841.

      THE NORTHERN STAR SATURDAY , MARCH 13 , 1841 .

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      THE QUESTION OF INSTALMENTS OF POLITICAL DBDTO . It is not wonderful , in a country where intellect has been debased by a large quantity of fictitious money , that England in her present state should require a money standard to be applied to her political dealings . Mr . O'Con . vell , who has found a large sale and ready market for political opinions and principles ; has been a heavy dealer in political debeutures , and , if his balance sheet is correct , Ireland has , since 1835 , received much more than 20 s . in every pound then claimed , and interest into the bargain . The appropriation clause was 10 s . in the pound ; the Tithe Bill was 6 s . 8 d . in the pound ; the

      Corporation Bill was » s . in the pound , which , of themselves make Twenty-one shillings and eightpence , together with a large amount of shillings , halfcrowns , and lesser sums as interest , not to mention JudgeB , placemen , assistant barristers , policemen . and sopped off patriots of all sorts ; but we should be glad to know what parties have been gainers , who were the assignees to the bankrupt's estate , and who the bankrupts , and who the recipients ; because we doubt tbe capacity of any party in the state to pay twenty shillings in the pound , and interest , upon all demands ; while we also doubt the fact of any portion of the debt due to Ireland being paid . So much for the Rothschild of the political market ; l « t us now deal with one of the stockjobbers in this fund .

      In our last , we gave a very calm and fair roport of all tbe speeches delivered at the Hull expediency meeting ; we had not time vr space , at liberty , for a single word of comment . Our readers have since digested the matter , and , no doubt , they have been struck with the introduction of the instalment question into their political account . Let us analyse Mr . Burks' phraseology . He says that Mr . Hume ' s plan of Household Suffrage is calculated to give us eighteen shillings in the pound .

      Firstly , then , how many shillings constitute this undefined coin 1 We must , till the fraternity of stock-jobbers furnish us with a correct table , set the number down at twenty shillings—that is , one pound , to be divided among all , the higher , middle , and working classes . Of this general debenture , Mr . Burns says Huhb and party are ready to give us 18 s . We-say , " No ; we look for the Charter , to get our rights , and no more ; and we will take

      nothing less . " Well , nine-tenths of the whole , or 18 b . in the pound , is more than our right ; we demand no more than one-third , or 6 s . 8 d . in the pound , as our share . " Well , but , " says Mr . Buhns , " there are three pounds—the aristocrat's pound , the middle man ' s pound , and the working man ' s pound . " Then we answer , " What right have either to withhold one-tenth—2 s . in the pound , or the minutest part of a fraotion of our just debt }"

      However , as the stock-jobbers have fafled to furnish us with a pound , shillings , and pen ' je table , by which we are expected to calculate p / jlitioal questions , let ub try our hand at the work . We will suppose , then , that the political pound is equivalent to forty shillings of o » r present debased coin , of which the present aristocr acy have # ontrived to get twenty shillings , and the mill masters , bankers , merchants , &c , twe aty shillings more .

      The proposition to ub , then , by the middle classes is just thiB . ' * The landlord , with our assistance , have starved and robbed you ; aud we , with their assistance , are beggarin g ourselves , having first robbed and starved you , to make you satisfied with fraud and starvation . The landlords took your land from you , and we f ; ave them a rural police , and mushroom magistra tes , and Poor Law Commissioners , and many pliant dependants to stop your Complaints ; bat t j& went too far , the landlords have

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      kept their twenty ahillingB in the pound , bat we have lost five Bbillings of our twenty ahiUin / ja , by badring them ; we thought that the additional tax would fall upon you , the working men , and that you wonld be compelled to pay for the stripes which all inflicted , but we were' wrong we now find that we have killed the goose with the golden egg , and as the landlords will have their share , we must lay golden eggs instead of the goose ; therefore , what we now require of the working classes is , just to lend them " selv « s to us for a bit to frighten our own five shillings in the pound , and as much more as our effective

      insurrection oan extract , from the " apprehension " of the lords of the soil . In fact , we want , if we can , to get abont eighteen shillings out of the landlords ' pound , and we want yonr assistance in framing such a House of Commons as will aid in this honest settlement , and then when we get our thirty-eight sbillingfl in the pound , only see what a glorious position we shall be in to make you a voluntary gift of . your , share , when , by your peaceful demeanour , obedience , and increased knowledge , we consider you " reasonably deemed" fit for the enjoyment of those good things of which our Reformed House must of course be the best judge . "

      Now that we take to be a fair money view of the question ; and we will next make a fair sum of the political six points of the Charter . Suppose , then , that each point represents 33 . 4 d ., which is the sixth of a pound , and suppose the three parties to have an equal claim upon the State , which is bankrupt , we Bay we want no more than our rights ; there is 6 s . 8 d . in the pound for each , take you Annual Parliaments and Vote-by-Ballot ,

      landlords , or let it alone . Take you equalisation of electoral districts and payment of representatives , middle-men , or let it alone ; and leave to ua Universal Suffrage and No Property Qualification for Members , as our share , and then , all starting fair , and upon a perfeot equality , we will see if the industry of the people does not very soon establish the whole principle for the whole community , and with good , sound , and well secured interest into the bargain .

      Now what does Mr . Burns thirk of such a table for casting up political accounts ? Mr . Burns very forcibly reminds us of the lucky man who found a flint , and said , now , all I require to make me a sportsman , ia a gun , some powder and shot , and a dog ; and we really believe that the lucky finder had found a larger proportion of requisites for constituting a sportsman , than the Chartists will find in the words of Mr . HUME and the middle classes , for constituting » fair representation .

      Does not Mr . Buens know , and know full well , that all that is now required by the middle classes , is , a House of Commons suited to their knucklei and their increasing speculation on profits upon reduced labour ; in fact , a cheap bread and cheaper labour House . But , of this , we have spoken elsewhere . We cannot too forcibly condemn the introduction of thebuggaboo of physioal force in every Chartist meeting , and that to by the most violent of the whole

      Chartist party . We have been disgusted with the manner in whioh very many have endeavoured to purge themselves from a charge of physical force , by throwing their own burdens on other and honester men , while the very mention of the subject but tends to remind us of their delinquencies . We had forgotten , aud were williug to forgive , Mr . Bukns ' scelebrated threat of" Moscowing England ;" but we have been reminded of it by many who express themselves perfectly disgusted withMr . BuBAs ' s conduct . What was his motto !

      " Then onward , the red banner raising , Go light every torch for the tilt ; On our side is England a blazing , No matter by whom sh »' s rebuilt " But now , alas I how changed—how dulcet , sweet , and soft ; the loud roar of the devouring element , lost in the lisping tonss of the " sucking dove . " We no longer recognise the bluster of our famed fire-eater , Sir Lucius O'Trigger , whose valour has been replaced by the discretion of the prudent Bob Acres , and now the standard-bearer of the torch

      men He ' s modest as ony , He ' s blythe as he ' s bonny , Is moral young Jamie , The tlow ' r o ( Dundee . As our " visits are tew and far between , " and as we cannot , therefore , after the custom of our daily contemporaries , k « ep up a continuous old maid ' s chatter upon the same subject , we must , as is our custom , settle this question of instalments of principle at once , as we have settled all other questions of expediency and humbug . The jobbers in political stock having then failed to furnish us with any table of calculation , we beg to submit the following for the guidance of all whom it may concern .

      ABC represent the three classes ; A the upper , B the middle , and C the industrious . A and B entered into partnership , and for many years traded with C , to whom the firm became indebted in an amount beyond their means of discharging : C therefore applies for a commission of bankruptcy ( it should be lunacy ) , and says , " Although we , the creditors , have been losers , we ask not to ruin you altogether ; you are incapable of paying 20 d . in the pound , therefore we will allow what is past to stand over , merely using it as a guide for our future transactions and security . " What we propose , then ,

      is , that wo all join in the appointment of assignee ? j not to administer the estate of the bankrupts , but to guard against a recurrence of the evil which your want of knowledge has brought upon us all ; and , in the election of the said assignees , we who furnish all , merely require an equal voice with the firm of A and B , giving them two votes to our one—that is , allowing olass A , and class B , and class C an equal share , the assignees to be called Members of Parliament ; and , as we have been fools , and you have been rogues , long enough , our eyes have at length become opened to the fact

      that" Doubtless the pleasure is as great , Of being cheated as to cheat . " But we are no * longer in a condition to pay for the pleasure of being cheated , and of being laughed at into the bargain . Therefore the flrm of A and B have now received the only proposition which the creditors feel disposed to make , aa the terms upon which they will forego past claims and admit the partnership to stand ; namely , that A B and C shall in future W fully , fairly , and equally represented by the joint assignees of the farm , whose afairs shall be eonducted by persona appointed for that purpose * and the said firm to be entitled **¦ The House o ! Commons . "

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      EQUAL JUSTICE . THE EARL OF CARDIGAN AND MR . FROST . The iniquitous expeuce and disgusting mummery of the trial of Lord Cardigan present so many phases of injustice and partiality in the administration of the law , that they are almost inexhaustible . His Lordship was acquitted , "' pon honour , " because of an informality in the proceedings—a flaw in the indictment—a leelle omission of the Attorney-General . Some people say that tbe hole vw left purposely for the Lord to creep through . Of this we know nothing : it may , or may not , have been bo . We know that " plain John ' s" leetle omissions— -his ignorance of , or want of attention to , the duties of

      his office—have , before now , caused ** informalities , " where neither he nor his masters were at all suspected of any intention to permit tbe accused to escape , if they could help it . There was an informality in the proceedings on the trial of Fbost , Willums , and Jones—an acknowledged informality—fatal , in the opinion of two Judges out of the three who tried them , to the whole proceedings . It is our d « ctrine , as it is that of the British constitution , that the Btrict letter of the law should in all cases of alleged criminality be rigorously adhered to , and that it is at all times better to permit a culprit to escape than to convict him upon constructive evidenee . Hence , therefore , apart from the con-

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      sideration of whether the Attorney-General actually contrived this flaw in the indictment that Cardigan might not be hung or transported for life , we are contented to receive the fact , that there waa a flaw , and to admit that , that being so , the Lords had no alternative , but were npon honour" bound to acquit the alleged culprit ; and we maintain , that , by the same rule , as guardians of the public rights , they are "' pov honour" bound insianter , and en masse , to demand of her Majesty's Government the instani recal of Fbost , Williams , and Jones , from the illegal and unconstitutional sentence of expatriation which they are now fulfilling . We have waited , hitherto , in confident expectation , that their own sense . of ' right would cause them

      spontaneously to take up this question . We did not imagine that the elite of British blood—the nobles of old England—the inheritors of wisdom , of justice , and Of patriotism , and of every honoarable feeling from their ancestors—would wait to be reminded ot so plain and evident a portion of their highfunotions and important duties . It seems , however , that affairs of state , have pressed so heavily upon their Lordships , that this leetle matter has been driven past their present and immediate attention . We regret this , for the credit ot the noble guardians of British rights . It is wrong that their hereditary strength of mind should have thus suffered the anxiety of many circumstances to overcome them . The people are , however , well aware of how great things have demanded their attention—how their

      time must have been occupied in preparing for payment by the public , the list of the expences attendant upon the exhibition , the preparations therefor , and the paraphernalia thereof , together with other like matters " too numerous to mention . " They will , of course , remember that their Lordships , though Lords , are yet men , and may need a respectful reminiscence of their duty . This , we trust , will be immediately afforded to them by the people from all quarters , in the shape of petitions , briefly , but pithily expressed , and poured in like hail . We suggest the following , as something like the form which might be adopted : — To the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal , ' The humble petition of

      Sheweth , — -That your petitioners have heard that yonr Lordships , in august state , did lately sit in judgment on one John Thomas , Earl of Cardigan , accused of felony , and that your Lordships , finding an informality iu the proceedings , though no answer was given to the facts alleged against the prisoner , did acquit the said John Themas , Earl of Cardigan . Your petitioners beg to remind yout Honourable House that , on the trial of John Frost , ZephaBlah Williams , and William Jones , there was an informality in the proceedings , admitted by two of the three Judges -who tried them , and by six of her Majesty ' s fifteen Judges , to have been fatal to

      the whole proceedings , and that yet the said John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones , were sentenced by her Majesty's Government to be transported for life , and are now fulfilling that sentence . Your petitioners held that this is an unfair and aa un-English mode of administering the law ; and your petitioners , therefore , call upon your Honourable House immediately to address her Majesty , and to call upon the Government for a free pardon to be instantly granted to the ssud John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones . And your petitioners will ever pray , &c .

      Petitions of . this kind , poured in from all quarters of the country , from every public meeting , called for whatever purpose , from clubs and associations , from workshops , from families , from streets , and from individuals , would at least bother , if not the brains , the wigs , of their Lordships , and cause them to open their hereditary eyes ; while , at the same time , the House of Commons might be blockaded in like manner with petitions , setting forth , in plain language , the people's sense of the atrocities perpetrated upon Feargus O'Connor , upon Robert Peddie , upon William Ashton , Peter Hoey , and all other Chartist prisoners . Let the people do it , and do it in right earnest . A petition may be written upon a piece of paper , which may be purchased fox

      a farthing , of a quality quite good enough for the place it is to go to . A Chartist schoolmaster , who has twenty or thirty little boys , who can write just legibly , might turn out dozenB of copies , with little or no sacrifice of his own time , besides furnishing ; an improving exercise to the young urchins . Nothing can be more stupid than the notion , that ii is necessary for petitions to Parliament to be written like copper-plate . It is necessary they should be written very plainly , especially for the hereditary sTiop ; or , ten to one , if tne" collective" © r "hereditary" would be able to read them ; but if jthey are written very plain , that ' s all that's wanted , and little boys commonly do write very plain , if not very well . .

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      A CHARTIST OF THE RIGHT SORT . We have great pleasure in placing before our readers the following soul-stirring and spirited extract from a speech recently delivered in Glasgow by Mr . Moir . It was prepared for our last week ' s publication , but such sentiments as it contains are never stale : — Hence , I say , * ' Hurra for the triumph of Chartism " ( renewed cheering ) . The man who is not a Chartist la either a knave or a fool , and he can hang himself up on either hern of the dilemma he pleases ( laughter ) . If be be a knave , that is the more reason why we should look sharply after bim-=- ( renewed laughter )—and , on the other hand , if he be a fool , that is a good

      reason why we ought to pay no deference to him at alL ( cheersl . Again , I rejoice that there is no appearance of wearying or becoming faint . The cause is worth struggling for—one half of every day ' s earning is in the contest Everything proves that the position which we took up two years ago , is the only tenable one ; and , if proof be wanted , we need only refer to the late Leeds meeting , which was called to propose resolutions in favour of Household Suffrage . Well might the Editor of the Leeds Mercury remark , where were tha advocates of Household Suffrage ?—aye , where were they ? ( Laughter . ) Not one of them dared to open their mouth at the meeting , and why ? beeause the Chartista were next door—( laughter )—ready to blow

      their flimsy sophisms to the winds ; and looking upon discretion as the better part of valour , they wisely said nothing . ( Laughter . ) He would , indeed , be a bold feHow who would propose Household Suffrage to the people . I believe we ahall scarcely find a man courageous enough to tell the people he looked on them as fools ; yet this h « must do who would propose Household Suffrage to the people . It would be easily settling such a fellow . The system waa too monstrous for anr person to attempt its justification And I will tell you my frienrts , how I would treat a man who would attempt to justify the enormous corruptions which prevail . If I had got no rotten eggs in my pockets to throw at his bead , I would go inquest of them as

      quietly as possible , and if he did not get his head cracked in the interi » , he at least deserved it ( Laughter and applause . ) I will never op « n my mouth for an extension of the Suffrage short of that defined in the Charter . ( Cheers . ) I know that stremimis efforts have been made , and will be made yet , to make the people believe that they might , with propriety and advantage , begin an agitation for something else . ( Cries of " we never will . " ) I hope not ( Cheers . ) Nothing but the Charter . The Whigs are just giving their last kick . ( Laughter . ) They are just about to kick the bucket—( cheers );—and I am quite certain , when they die , the Chartists will shed very few tears at their funeral . ( Laughter . ) I Baid long ago that no good-would be done till the Whigs were out . I for one will never open my mouth for anything else than Universal

      Suffrage ; because , to consult the people regarding anythin * else , is but fooling them , and I will never be a party to such a course- We must never truckle to those who have persecuted and abused us . You will all recollect that O'ConneU thanked his countrymen for refusing to give Lowery a hearing ; ¦« " * «» r ™ impudent , unblushing , Prefaced scoun ^ el telks about ^ to ^^ rpt /^^ rio ^ rs as S « S b « K will be . m deaf to hk caU as the IrilS oh theQuestion of Universal Sufirafe . There wMiTfellow named Barrett roaring through Ireland , ^ d declaring 'Sat '« Stanleys Bill was passed , the cry ; &dS £ 8 a ' *¦ France ^ jto gy totf Ireland / Wad anv rerson , unsupported by Dan ana nu tau , Stered s ucbTsentimen tr O . Attoruey-General would soon have laid hold of him .

      Let all temporiaers read that and blush , and let it be borne in mind , that this dignified and uncompromising Chartist has ten times more stake and interest in the well-being and good regulation of society , than one half of the middle-class-operativa yelpers for concession . And yet he baa no objection to venture his capital and life upon the issue of the Charter . He is , in truth , an honour tofcs . Bold and consistent as a delegate to the late Convention , straightforward and unyielding in his adhesion to the causa ever since , he is what we call a Chartist © tb © right sort .

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      Police Odtjugk . —Thb Blub Bottles . —The following outrage , committed on the person of Mrs , Clayton , wife of Mr . Clayton , a furniture dealer residing at No . 41 , Penny-fields , Poplar , evinces the ' ruffianly disposition of the police force , while it exhibits , is a strong light , the nature , absurdity and cruelty of station-house JMtice . It appeal th » t on Friday evening , Mrs . Clayton , in the absence of her husband , bought & washing-tub of a person who offered it to her for sale . On the following dav the tub was publicly exposed , and a person passimr not only recognised it as her property , but demanded its immediate restoration . During the disnute Police-constable Chapman , 134 K . passed , and the ' woman , calling him by name , said , " you have known here is Police Ovtssgz . —Thb Blub Bottles . —The

      me many years ; my washing-tub , which was stolen from me last night , " and claimed his inter ference . Mrs . Clayton refused to restore the property , unless the womui would satisfy her that she had a lawful « laim to it , and that It had been stolen . Chapman , however , would listen to no terms , and said he had a great mind to take Mrs Clayton into eustody for felony , and having handed the tub to the claimant , under a protest from Mrs . Clayton , walked off . In less than half an hour the polxceman returned , and desired Mrs . Clayton ' s appearanee at the st » tion-house ; adding thai Mr May had gtven him orders that if she would not comply , he ( the policeman ) was to take her there bg foul means . We can hardly credit that Mr . May

      whoever he may be , is so great a fool . Mrs . Clayton refused to go , and retiring to the rear of the premises , the blue devil followed her , and seizing her person violently , dragged her by main force into the shop . All this time Mrs . Clayton was unprotected , her husband being absent at the time on business . Two constables , who happened to bo passing , were summoned to render assistance , and when Mrs . Clayton had provided herself with a bonnet , she was marched off to the station-house , guarded as strongly as any deserter . Mrs . C . was ushered into the august presence of Serjeant Holmes , in order to be questioned about the possession of the tub , and the mock examination having been noted down in due form , she was suffered to depart , on a to •¦

      promise send her husband . " When Mr . Clayton reached home , he found his wife exceading ill and having ascertained the cause , forthwith proceeded to tne station-house , to demand an explanation . He was met by Holmes , who , after talkiDg in a "mighty magnificent strain for some time , intimated that Mr . Clayton might think himself well off that his wife was restored to bim , intimating that be could have locked her op if he had liked . " May was present , and called Mr . ClaytoD , when he made . an observation about his wife , " a very clever fellow ; '' and inquired whether the tub would be given up . Mr . Clayton replied that he would give an answer to the question in two hours , and on his return home discovered that the article had been

      taken possession of by the policemen I The above is the substance of a letter addressed to the Police Commissioners , in the hope that an inquiry will be made into the circumstances , and redress afforded the female upon whom this outrage waa committed . We almost despair of any interference in the matter ; and it is only to draw public attention to the manner in which policemen are allowed to violate the law with impunity , that we allude to the subject at all .. If justice were done in the matter , it strikes us , that May , Holmes , and Chapman , ought at once to be dismissed from the Force . The law says , if a has been

      pany robbed of an article , and can satisfy a Magistrate of that fact by oath , the Magistrate may direct the restoration of the property , either on payment of the sum which aay have been paid for it or not , as he sees fit . But it is superlatively audacious tkat a mere Inspector should assume the authority delegated only to a Magistrate , and make illegal orders for the restitution of stolen goods without receiving any testimony upon oath , and without the power of advising the payment of the sum given for the article , -which illegal order the Inspector enforces by an abuse of the office entrusted to him . — Weekly Despatch .

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      THE NORTHERN STAR . I ~~ " ~~ ¦—¦

      Detainee Rx ^T^R'S Hospital. -At A Meeting Of Almoners, _I Rmust's Hoshtal. -Ai A Meeting Of Almoners, » Eri£J» Se Earl Of Cardigan Was Admitted » Aoternor Nem. Con. ...... „.__

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 13, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct540/page/3/