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      THfc&eilD AND THE COTTAGER . The -ease © CjPunter « . Grantley has once more eeaxebefee labile in all its emd detalMirf E ^^ fe ^ n ^ C ^^^ SSsaa& ft » fifs ? a « g SdSJpS *" . * ? ^^ / omi paapem , ^ iron his Snse * «» d obtained damages . It seems tfa * f ° r **** eentmy the cottage snd BwofSSt " ef ground had been In the « f » P ? ted . Sccopation of Poster ' s family ; n « was tbar right | soto holdlt eversa-Ileu m question till it attracted 1 the notice of the . present Lord , wbo , « oYetons of this j poor NafeothV-vfeeyard , ectemined xm titang pos- 1 fession . Willing , as in that memorable Scripture j

      • who could so treat the poor was still allowed . to hold the Queen's commission ? Such moBt MEurealy ought Wj , to be the case . He -would say , and he said it fearlasriy , be cared not whether he pleased « r ofientled , that hble « 8 my Lord tJrantley eould that day refute the c ! i » rge which was made against him , tbe minister , be ha -who he might , who allowed hiB Lordship's name to remain in the commission of the peace , was a traitor to hi * country ? it was not fitting tba . t btc& » man £ iw * ld be allowed to administer the law to tbe poor . " " Secoadly , we woold « sraesUy -entreat tkose who have influence in the legi slature to keep the . facts which w « e proTed upon this trial in view , before tfcey lend themselves again to any ^ ropasal lor conferring santmsry jurisdiction upon tlie country magistsicy . It is

      gtorv , to precede such actus . 1 possession oy an ap- ) parent title to'ft , tie Lord began by endeavouring to ' get up &TegBJ'Ciaim to the cottage asd quarter of an : tsxt attached . He beg&a ca-auonsly : he cut down ¦ 9 S . & carried- awav a fir tree which stood "' ia Punter ' s garden , vrtfle the marr himself ana out " at work . Tbe "Lard ' s Tight to do so was ' not dispaied ; tra « , the poor cottager had ; looked ft Ikhat solitary tree Us Richer men oftea do to tbe cutting of tkaber on their estates ) to meet an TiBBsoaJ expense ; * neighbour asked him now tie xseast ta defray thcoost of an owa whichbe desired j io add tb the tumble comforts ef h s home , sal he io add tb tnehuBiBie « omlons ex nrs nome , an * ue

      | \ evi < r « nt that the persons -who cowpose that body carrot bo trusted , even with tbe etetnte book open before Qjcm , to perceive the limits of their new Jurisdiction , ^ however clearly defined . Th ^ mean -well , no deubt ; but they do not understand * be first principles of legal interpretation . The only safe way is to give them no power at all which tB liable to any serio « s abuse . " We are gi&d te see that the Times has corns to the conclusion at which we -arrived keg ago , that a magistracy appeinted without regawi to any qualification tat that of station , must , for the mott part , be unpossessed of the intellect asd knowledge necessary tnr » v « niimriittiinn * tiH annlnation of tho laws . \ fothe interpcetaiion and application of tho laws .

      aaswere 3 , amply -eeoagh , that lie should pay for it *» with tbe fir-tree wfeich stood « n his garden . ' , But the greaTXord « ntader&tcly- » REhed to prove ta him , ; -that the garden "was not fc « -gwden , so be began by i dwwiair-him t » at the fir-tree was not his " ar-rree . i Tbere is-notiuog ^ e poor tmderstand so lit tle , or « fre * d so nmeb , as unemoH . The man felt he vas vrwwi , bat be feared ( as we trust kis case TWiil iea <* poor *» en not t « fear ) thai he should not fee righted * - fie took no steps in consequence of kis fc-tree kavkig teen stolen from him— " the simple fwidnnfAeyior" do rot enablaos tc state wfaei&jrse everrcinained in conseqaeaoefrecnbuiicing fisoren , or rashly pereisted in tfee ootlay , whieh the cuttiflg-down of his timber could oo Jonger ffleei —irat-iw- ^ epared , in -Ms own way ^ ta resist what ke ooBskiwed oppresEion ; and when the cirttiBg down of tbe fir-tree - » ras followed -spby a decaand fiir reat , £ tt boldjy aed blnntly refused to pay a farftW , « Be ^ Bg » as was true , that he was no tenant

      | ! \ r ! A blockhead with a-gocd estate becomesas a matter of co « rse , a justice of the peace . ; Th « magistrates -wCio issued the nummary process i of ejectment in Pueter ' s case bare signally shown i that thoy-iid not fcaow their duty , * nd could not ' und « stand the statute whose powers they eo grossly ! misapplied . Tbeir fault was cot wilful , but it indii csUes a-degree of jocompetence agaiast the errors « f wkioh tke publichaTe a right to k-s protected by tbe ¦ Tetaoval of the incompetent ptreoas from the coBi-; ttisskm of the peace . i Tpea still stroaser grounds the-dismissal of L * rd ' Grantiy is to be demanded , and-we agree with Mr . 1 Serjeant Shf a , -that the MiD »? ter who allows Lcrd i Grantly to remain oa the Bench , after the case i proved against him , fails to perform one of his most I sacred duties . i 'W-e lo » ked-ia vain , in the summing-up of the Jodge i ( Chief Jusiice Tindal ) for » ny remark on the cha-! racter of theconduct before fcimHad a mobwith ¦ ti ¦ »•

      © f Lwd -Grantley ' s , nor had eia ather Been a -iaant , cor had rent-eTer been paid or demanded : Bo 4 h * t Naboth ' s raejard rearaised in Naboth ' s 2 iajide fora time . Bat the great iLord betbowjbt him of another » ean 8 to quell the-cottager ' s spirit . Ponter worked ftw Saoire SnarkTS . and Squire'Sparkes had

      em-. , lAotvl \ J I Liiv wvuuuvv ** w «**»^» * - *»> — ^» — — — j ¦ soae mistaken notion of right , pulled down a noblei aian ' s mansion , what edifying censures the Judge j would iave thought it hi 3 -duty to deliver on their j terutality , even though the -noble family deprived of ; the sheher of their roof h * d not been constrained to ! -eetk a lodging under a hedge . —Euaminer .

      ployed . him steadily for ten rears ; what a crushing blow must it be , if Squire Sparkes should suddenly discharge Punter ! Here iudeed was a XBMWr-stroke of superior policy ! Here was an advxnoe on " the ^ Fir-tree Me ** re I" None of your lnxttriesiniquesuonnow : noaa-of your OTens , wiih * fcei r expected bakings of hot ^ potatoes and coarse pies ; ao , nj >; your daily bretc , Punter ; the bread yoa have worked for , under one master , for ten years , it ai tazard : g iye it up , ox give up your obstinate determination to resist , acknowledging ydureelf his Lordship ' s " tenant « t-will ? ' go and see Xord Graatley , or work no nzrre fer Squire Sparkes ; for the Squire has promised the Lord to discharge lia labourer , not because he 4 s not" worthy of his tire , " bat because he holds kis own .

      The honest labourer of ten years' standing was ac- \ eordingly discharged : bu ; r ( doubtless to the Lord ' s ; surprise ) eren this did no . qaench the Tillage Hampden ' sspirit , « r make him a whit less determined to . iriftstaid u the petty -tyract of his fields . " They might' ^ ra iiis home from him by force , but by no MeA&s-eouW he be bronchi to admit that it was a ; towe If © hii no right to . Eves , when a formidable , jhil&DX , * onBistiBg ol Lord-Siaatley ' s steward , d , og-: ieederVeSffpentef , tBRl laboarers , headed byCrjeeBvi ibe oenstable , came . boldly to seize the cottage in | , _ Punte ? i « bEeace , no one being within but the mother , ' daught « r , and three children the last gasp of resist- ; * nee w * 5 made » and the door was bolted against the intruders . It wasj however , broken epen ; and when Punter r « iurned that day , " ' alovt dinner time , " he

      found his wife aid children , and the iurnitureand effects ijelonging to him , in-fee lane , where they after-TrardsrenuuBed , without shelter , three days and ivx nights . Panter brought his action for assault as ¦ well as iiespass—but the assault was not allowed to be proyed , " isittosk place af ^ r the execution oi tbe warrant . " It was , howeTer , admitted that he * tried to get into the cottage , but was prerented ;" xhmt can we snppose tbe man who made so steady a Tesstaaee was likely to bo " pTevented" re-enterics Jushomej » nd then seized . and dragged before Lcrd Gxaniiey , without-coasiderable Tiolence aad excites meat—circumstances especially injuriouato him , afee was « uSiring from s ' -raBgulaied hernia , and accordingly he was "•»// / or £ xz weeks" the surgeon , ilr . F . a atcs , " for some iime apprehending great danger , " though he eycntuaily recoTered .

      If the case had been Teyersed , and the Lord had beea ill , what different treatment the disease would h » Te recewed ! The piciure of a rupiured labourer , wearily returning aboat dinner time" to see his iouse palled about hi 3 ears , and be dragged away and locked ap for tryiag-to eater it , forms a striking contrast to the picture of an invalided Lord . What air ccshioci , and down cushions , and German spring mattresses , to recline tpon : what hashings of Toioes , aad felting-of doors ; whet ' careless denials to those who had claims on his time , on the plea that hi a

      lardship was "too ill to attend to business ; would kite -seemed fit , natural , and indeed inevitable to iord Grantler , i f he Jiimsdf iad been goffering under any of the " ills that iiesh is heir to . " See the difference with Planter ! "Did you ever know leinia produced by a man lying in a lane 1 " asks counsel . ** Why didn ' t y&a go immediately to the workhouse ! " questions the magistrate ; ' " they tad had ' relations and friends' in the workhouse ; 4 h . ey couldn't object . " Like the Kkinned eels , they were " used to it , " and therefore there was no infcum&Eiky in the case !

      Bat the poor man s right , and the earnest advocacy of Mr . Serjeant Shea , prevailed ; and Lord Grantley , though defended by some of the cleveres : conassl at the Bar , wa 3 defended in vain . Like a famous Italian poet , who forsook the legal profession , because , as he said , his abilities were perpetually paralyzed by having to sell " parxAe auzimensogne " tbe eloquence of Mr . Thesiger . sank under the leadea weight of a bad cause . The result of the trial was creditable io our English jurisprudence ; for a little right , but a great question w ^ s tried that day , and

      in Punter ' s claiai to his freehold cottage was involved the immunity of the rich to oppress the ¦ poor , A special jury " was summoned . ; a jury com-£ s sed of men , each having , in his degree and according to his property ., a like power-with Lord Grantley : be eammoned nojury of poor men , who Blight hire judged the c * se wiih an involuntary prejadaa | of class-. be summoned his equals ( in all but iis trae )—to . give a verdict as to his exercise of power , and they proved themselves hi 3 superiors in all but his title , Jby the verdict taej . gave against

      There is nothingjEore absolutely necessary Sot the peace and prosperity of a country ihan that the poor should . be Uugbt tp look up to ibe rich as friends , instead of shrinking from them a < foes . One half ice bitterness felt iespectiag the NeirPDor Law baa resulted , not so much from its proviswns as from tie 4 * lse imprassioD whichias ohts . ined among those « rho need reliefi thai , % haterer be tiieir suffering , ihere is no possible appeal , and that tiose who ire appointed to superintend the exercise « f the law , . are appointed simplj to . u . ph « 3 d i { , and uotio interfere and prevent its abuse . & > long as -the rights

      * no liberties of the lower classes are defended by those above them ; so long as decisions » re given vhieh tend to show the English peasant tbat the ficeof an individual is not tie rice of a class , nor the faalt of an aristocrat the fault of the aristocracy ; BO long as tho labourer ' s cottage is held as sacred as ibe rich man ' s castle , there . may be in this coHBtry Biuch movement , some change , but &o convulsion ; for the jealonsy of class is a . ihiBg subordinate to ^ he conscioasaess of ireedonj , and toea never j-et struggled for equality who liad not first to rise against oppression .

      ^ The Time * , in an article oa this subject , re-* ' We uejoice ,- as ^ Englishmen , that sueh ac oatrage as this did sot pass with kDpncity . The jnia thus trampled upon sought redress from tbe law ; and a jury of Jtii ooontrrflien g&re him a verdict far damages to the ^ t *"""* ° ^ £ . 250 . It happened , however—unioituBiiel / , as it seemed at the time , but fortunately , si it Bas proved in tLe result—thai the proceedings upon *>>« , the £ rst trial , were vitiated by some frrh n foi flaw , under cover of whieh a elood of « ojjhisfaieB were raised by tbe friends of tlie' noble culprit If Lord < xraatley n « J quietly pocketed his discomfltoeAnd pud the £ 250 , there would not have * Jwea wanting people ready to represent him as an illused m& » , a vktim of the anU-arutocratical prejudices < A an onedaeaXed petty jury .

      " By a happy infatuation , the peer and hi * wi « e ad-» i » er Save set the whole matter stnught " again . They tare h * d a new trial , ud s special jury to try it—a jury of . enTjghteaed gentlemen , whose prepossessions , if tiey had any , might fairly be supposed to lean te the Tintocratical coa . Wa&i has been the result ? An inres % ation . more warcbing , more complete , and far SMre aatisfactorj than the first , terminated by a second Terdki for the plaintiff , with higher d ^ « g J' « { £ . ' 275 ) than fefore . ^ e know not which deserves the most commenaation , tSIsjost and impartial decision of the Jury , grHhe noble , fearless , and unfaltering energy with yhich J& . Serjeant Shea discharged his duty as the poor man ' s advocate . Had he been retained for tie Waaltnies ^ nobleman m the realm , with * fee of 1 , 004 guineas , instead of the words ' in forma pauperif asaited on the back of bis braf , be could not have afiiown more z » i ; or displayed more elc ^ ufinj * .

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      < « Asd sow fir the eoadnswnf which we desire to 4 r » w &om this trial First , we would be understood emphatically to adopt and repeat th « demand for Lord Qrantley's immediate removal from the commission of tbe peace , which was so powerfully urged by Mr . Serjeant Shea : — " " How . he would ask , did it happen tbat the man

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      EXTR . % O £ DI > "ARY DISCOVERY OF A MURDER COMMITTED ELEVEN YEARS AGO . [ FaOM THE SVM 1 EELAKD K 0 RI 11 KK . N TI 3 HIS OF SATUBDAT . ] In the month of June , 1630 , considerable esci ' . ement was caused in the neighbourhood of Button Uudby , in the North Riding of York , and in the whole vale of Cleveland , by the sudden disappearance of a man of the nanie-of Wiliiim Huntley , who had a considerable scm of money on him at the time . Be Lad been accustorutd to kesp company with a set of men in that neighbdurhoad who were in the habit of poaching , and commit tujg depredations on the hen-roosts in tbat part of the couuty . On the night of bis disappearance he was seen in the company of two men named Robert Goldsboroagh and -George Qirbult ; on the morning of the following day a suspicion arcse that he had been murdered by those tvro men . ; ar . d every search was made in the neighborhood for the body , but without success .

      Goldsborough ' s house was searched , and very strong suspicions were excited by-finding the watch of the miss ; Dg man in the house , and several other things well known to have belonged to Bantley . By some strange and unaccountable neglect , all these things were looked over , and the man CtoTasborough waa left to his own measures , and never bron ^ it to anyaeconnt , except by the neigflboars , to whom he stated that he had received them as part payment for debt which he wanted of Huniley , and thatie had gone to America . The case was passed over in this way ; although , before the disapptfiranca of Huntley , lie w » a in the most needy circumstances , and nfttrwards was in the possession of a csBriderable number of bank notes ; he subsequently q-ritted Hutton Rudby , and went into tha West Hiding of York , where he took another name . The other man , George -Girbutt , hid been concerned in the robbery of a barn , and was obliged to quit the neighbourhood ; he lias since been seen at Sunderland , in the occupation of a coal-trimmer .

      I :-i the monSh of June last , men were employed in cutting a new course for a rivulet which runs through the town of Stokefiley , in the direction of fiu' . ton Radby , near a bridge called " Tame Bridge , " where the -water took a considerable curve . The cut was -commenced for the purpose of making a straight course from the bridge , which , after cutting fur thirty or forty yards again crossed the old course ; vrLen tbe workmen arrived at this place , on tho opposite side of the 'water , they foand a quantity of bones , which they at first litought to be those of a cow ; but they afierwarda found the skull of a human being . —A coroner ' s inquest was held on tbe remains , -when the jury came to the decision , after hearing Mr . Strother , surgeun , pronounce his opiuioa tbat the bonea were those of a uiile fcubj- ^ ct , and that he had received a blow on thu back part of the head , by which the fcknll was broken in and also the Jyjnes of the oose , " that the bones were those of some person who had come to his end by foul nitons . "

      Mt . Geraon , the policeman for the district d' Cleveland , with his nccustonud promptness , made every inquiry in tbe neighbourhood of Hutten Budby concerning the usf-ortonate Huntley , and elicited sufficient information to warrant his going in search of the man Goldsborough , "whom be found at Birnsley , and upon going to the hease , taking the skull which was found along with him , found him at home , suddenly placed it before him , asking him , " If he thought it had any resemblance of William Huntley V Goldsborough was forcibly agitated , and with tearB in hia eyes , after a considerable pause , declared that he knew nothing of it . Mr . XSrernon again returned to S : okesley , and after everything was in a proper train , Goldsborough , and a -man named Tiiom&s-Grundy , -werebrongV . t to Stwkesley ; and on Friday and 8 aturday last , evidence was heard btfore Sir Win . Fouiis , Bart , E . Tmton , and Wm . Mauleverer , Esqrs ., in the National School-room of that place .

      Several witnesses were examined , including the brother of the deceased . Dr . Strother deposed to the cauxe of death as follows : —The skull has not been broken by a Eharp instrument , but it cannot have fallen into the present state but through the effects of a blow . He should say that the teeth had not been forced out ; the Iip 3 would pretrade a little , occasioned by the tooth . The person when living has had an indentation in the forehead and a broad flat nose . The palvis belongs to a male person . The ¦ witness deposed to a number of suspicions circumstances , coupling Gtfldsborough with the death of the deceased .

      Mr . Gernon , tbe policeman , stated that he haft visited Bamsle ^ p Aefore stated ; that the prisoner Grundy had confKse *^* having been called up on tbe night of Wednesday ensSteg after the murder ; he took him to Wearybank Wood , and there showed him a l arge parcel , saying that he had got embarrassed in the world , and was going to America . He wanted Grundy ' s assistance to take the bundle down to Stokesley . Grundy then toot hold of tbe parcel , and found a man ' s bead in it . He was quite frightened , andagked Goldsborough what he had been doing . He waa " T ^ ry much ayitited , and it was about -five minutes btfore he could speak . At last he said that be had shot Huntley by accident , and he would cboot him if ever be disclosed it . Grundy then made bis escape from him , and left him at the place . Mr . Gernon also states that Grundy went with hie and James Berthrtta , constable , to the place where this had happened .

      Thomas Grundy waa examined , aad admitted the trnth . of -what Mr .-Gernon had said ; also that he had been * fraid to "be oat at night during the time Goldsboroogb bad remained at Hutton . Xhe prisoner was then asked what he nod to say in bis defense . He stated that on the Thursday previous to the-Fridsy spoken of , Huntley came to him , and they went and sat down in Wearybank . Wood . Huntley took out Ms money , and asked prisoner wbat was the reason Mr . Garbutt , of Yarro , had not gmn turn tbe whole of the money which he bad belonging to

      him . Hunticy was no scholar , and prisoner told him the reason ; " he tlien pressed witn ess to go to America with him , which be declined dotog , as he had two children , which he thought it was h ' a duty to support ; he saw him again . oc Saturday , and l ^ e went to Stokesley with him- On the Thursday i ' ollowing he saw Hontlej again ; he pressed prisoner to go to America with him , but heweuld not . Huntley sold his weaver ' s loom to George Gameby , and that . light prisoner shook hands with Huntley , and never sa >> him more ; declared his innocence , and had nothing i _ lore to say than that bit life was sold .

      The magistrates then committed Goldsb trough to take his trial at the next Yotk assizis , ana also the prisoner Grundy , but would admit him to bail , in the sum of £ 300 , if he eoali procure it Goldsbt Tough was committed to the care of toe governor of ^ ork Gastle on Sunday . Gaibutt has not been yet apprehended . He w . is seen in the month of May last in this town , whet . ' he stated be had been a trimmer , or something of the kind . Grundy has since committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell in York Castle . A coroner ' s inquest has been held on the body , and a verdict of " Felo de se returned .

      Charles Webb , who , thirteen years ago , stole a Post-office letter , containing from £ 600 to £ 700 , after eluding the utmost vigilance of every officer , though £ 4 , 000 were expended in seeking to apprehend him , was last wees recognised in this country , aad . brought before tbe Birmingham authorities , His ina ] » 'iC immediately take place .

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      \ TO TH « JflBABTISIS « F CHORLEYH i Friends , —No Ildlhk fan . will be wondering ho ' 11 am getting on , what I *« m doing , -when I am li ' Ang , and what 1 intend t » do . 1 win tell yon in as f * w words ss possible . - _ ' I am ia Preston , at the hand-loom . My wages are lower than what they were when I wrote to his Grace tbe Archbishop of Canterbury , and provisions are dearer ; at that time , best bread was « rty eightpence for tbe four pounds ; now it is ninepeoee for the four pounds ; aad other things in proportion ; so you see hand-loom weavers are not doing so welL Mr . James Harrison , the informer ; James Harrison , the spy ; James Harrison , whom the magistrates of Yorkshire eould cot believe when « pon oath , when tryisg to get a fewtDbartJBtB convicted for treason , Bfidition ,

      kc , against her Majesty ' s Government ; James Harrison , who has -done all he could to injure his fellow-man , that he might get & living « st of bad laws without working . Yes ! James Harrison . Y-eu know who I mean . I mean James Harrison . You will be saving , well , and what about James Harrisen . Oh ! rat bo much , orly he I James Harrison ) is now in Prestoa House of Correction , for having something to po with horse stealing i Thank < 6 od ! the pit which pur enemy had dag for us , he himself has fallen into it / He is ia prison waiting his trial for having something to do with horse stealing . Let « s mind and keep our minds teed upoathe People ' s Charter , and we shall see the downfall of all our enemies . Pequred -enemies , lying , « tealiiurrinfivrming , and spying enemiea .

      Well , my friends , I think I iurve said enough about Jraes Harrison . Well , then , I will write m more about James Harrison , not tiU-Sames Harrison receives bis verdict , and sentence , and then * few aore words about James Harrison ; till then , my friends , keep in mind James Harrison . The next thing , my friends , I have got to tell you is , 1 > oth Whig and Tory masters have turned men out of employment for Toting acosrding to conscience , and yet these Whig and Tory masters , when appealing to

      us , ( in their electioneering ^ grees , ; have the impudence to tell us they desire us to exercise our right ( ?) as our judgment shall direct , ffhere is no use in commenting , but permit me to Bay , that nothing but the People ' s Charter will care such evils . I tell you that both in BoKon aad PresttD , masters have turned their men from their employ , ( and some of them hand-looir . weavers ) for voting contrary to conscience , alias masters ! aad many of them at this time are rambling the lanes and streets , seeking both work , food , and lodgings . _ .

      My friends , I have-got another circumstance ( a painful one ) to relate to you , aud that ia , one morning { this week ) a young girl , aged fourteen years , was found drowned in a factory hot lodge , I mean a lodge of hot water for steam mills . She got up to her work , and , finding herself about ten minutes too late , she was taking a nearer path , by the said lodge , when she fell in . Another victim to the cotton lord ' s Moloch ! Only be ten minutes too late , and you must lose some of your brass , \ wages , ) or run round hot water lodges , into which young girls , fourteen years of age , tumble , and are both boiled and drowned . The authors of the above . system are what 1 would term , " Whig and Tory Moloch Cotton Lords ; " and tbat system cannot be put an end to oaly by a national adoption of the People ' s Charter .

      I have got another tale to tell you , which is—our wages ( hand-loom weaver ' s ) have , within the list few weeks , been reduced about ten per cent Spinners have to be redu&ed in their wages the next week in this town ; the 3 ' have got notice to-day to that effect . Young men ( pieccrs ) , who are getting seven shillings a-week , have got notice , for the next week , to have only sis shillings and sixpence a-week . The Charter inuit be adopted , or this great nation will sink before kng . My friends , both Whigs and Tories are forcing their workmen to take £ 19 ana £ 12 per annum houses , ou purpose that they , the slaves , may vote according to their masters' wishes , or according to judgment ! for you must by this time understand that the working class have got no judgment , only tbat of their masters . But let * us get thu " People ' s Charter , " and then every working man will have a judgment of his own , and a conscience too . This is what our oppressors are afraid of .

      Dxa O'ConneU !!) cannot let out champion alone , for he bas b «« a spouting oat , " I-wifrtave nothing to do with the Chartists of England bo long oft-there is one -ass at the head of English Chartism . " 'Tis hard for Mr . Dan " -to kick . against tue pr : cks , " Dan says , " The people of England" ( he itchkl have said om . in every seven and a half , ) Save-returned tra « e ^ M |^ Bbd monopolists . " Well done . TJin-l he is not as fS | Ka blockhead as many would take biuTtfr ^ l *; , for \ $$ has found out " thai for every fifty per cent . ' « i a reduction in market articles , his fixed income-Hies ia-tWraine proportion , aad jou know labour ia < rn ««* ad j ^ GJe chief market article . < " " ¦ ' \ -

      Now I have told yon what I have been doing ; I have been looking at Whigs and Tories , ( very pleasant oijects tt » look upon , for the game is nearly np , so be ready with the Charier , ) I have been looking at trade , commerce , aud foreign affairs , and believo me , unless the Charter beewmes the law of the land , there will be a very dark look out for V old England . " There is no harm in saying " God send , " for where the working people are not well fed , and woll clothed , and every tray -well circumstanced , -Vhat nation ought asd must perish . * It is about twelve months since the last time I was

      living in this town , and in this house , and believe me when I tell you , that the people of Preston aro at least twenty per cent , ( take them in their external and domestic appearance ) worse off now than they were then , and yet tbe pulpit gentry cry out " poace , peace , " and thank God for prosperity . Yes ; prosperity with a vengeance , when he can now buy nay labour one thousand three huuired , and Ji / t ^ per cent , cheaper than what he could in 1801 , or forty years ago . How does it happen , my friends ; the more religion , and the more Bibies , we have in our country , ( and I am no enemy to either , ) and the moro poverty we have ; except among the parsons and big folk *; it does Very vrell for them .

      We are told that ' God has chosen the poor of this world to make them heirs of salvation ; " but they will take care that they will have no . salvation of such a kind , but if -we get universal suffrage , we shall have a salvation for this world , besides having more time and money to look after the salvation of the " world to come . " My Friends , I have told } ou what 1 have been doing , bow I am getting on , and where I am living . Now 1 will tell yon ¦ what I intend to do . I intend to have my thare in the People ' s Charter , or perish in seeking it . You must have my card ready ; I shall be coming for it . I understand you , by this time , have got the uow stock . I am , my Friends , Tours , For " Universal Suffrage and no Surrender , " Peter Kigii y , No . 11 , Walton-slreet , Preston . August 21 , 1841 .

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      BALANCE SHEET OF THE NATIONAL VICTIM COMMITTEE , FROM THE 13 th OF JULY , TO THE 2 ' 2 sd OF AUGUST , 1841 . £ . s . d . July 14—Money in Mr . Keyword ' s hands as Treasurer 31 2 11 Aug . 7—Mr . Philp , at Manchester ... 050 ~ 14—From a London friend , per Mr . Cleave , to Mr , Hey wood ... 700 -. 19-From Midgley , by Wm . Walker , per Mr . Hey wood 0 10 7

      Total monies received by Com- < mittee 38 18 4 Total monies paid by Committee 28 10 6 Total monies in Mr . Hey wood ' s hands as Treasurer £ 10 8 0 Aug . 1 » -Mr . Benbow , of London 10 0 ~ " Mr . Kd . Brooks , of Leigh ... 200 ~ Mr . Brown , of Birmingham ... 1 0 0 Mr . Flinir , of Bradford 10 0 Mr . T . Drake , ditto 1 0 6 - Mrs . Carrier , of Troivbridge ... 2 0 0 _ 7—Mr . Huiton , of Bradford ... 10 0

      _ Mr . Rushworth , ditto ... ... 10 0 Mr . Ridings , ditta 1 0 0 Mr . Smithies , ditto ... ... 100 Mr . Morris , of Bofcon ... ... 10 0 Mrs . Morgan , ofAberg * venny ... 10 0 Mrs . O'Brien , of Lancaster ... 10 0 _ 14—Mrs . Peddie , of Edinburgh ... 10 0 Mrs . Foden , of Sheffield 10 0 Mrs . Booker , ditto ' i o 0 Mrs . Marshall , ditto ... ... 10 0

      Mrs . B .-nnison , ditio ... ... 10 0 ~ Mrs . P . uthorp , ditto .. ; ... 10 0 Mrs . riolberry , ditto ... ... i o 0 ~ Mrs . Roberts , of Birmingham ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Ashton , of Barnfiley ... 1 0 0 Mrs . Crabtree , ditto ' „ ¦ .. ... 100 Mrs . Walker , of Baadford ., 10 0 Mrs . Brooks , ditto . „ ... 1 0 0 ~ Mrs . Emanuel Evans , of AbergavenHy 10 0 « . Jiipences of Committee in rent aad gost stamps ... ... 0 10 6

      IT T T v £ 28 i 0 6 Mr . J-ixEs Leach , ) Mr . Thomas Davis , \ Auditors . Mr . Johjj Smith , ) V Mr . Abel Hetwood , Treasurer . Mr . Sauuei . Chambeslain , President . iax . Fet&& Shobbqcks , Secritarj . The "GwBiora ' - UifcmTAiKTT ?' —At the Liverpool a ssizes , on Saturday last , James Bowker , charged * rith acapital offence , at Bolton , was found ' ¦ Not Gu . * y » m conse ^ nce of th e learned Judge discovering % in thenudsfc of the opening address of the counsel . <* the proBecotion ^ ihat the word feloniously" had *> een omitted ia . toe designation of the fcfftnwintae . ' udiouiairt ,

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      LIVERPOOL SUMMER ASSIZES . CROWN COURT , Monday , August 23 . ( Before Mr . Jnslie& Wiyhlman . J RIOT AT W 1 GAN . Robert Topping , Thomas Sedgwiek , Thos . Unsworth , Thomas Topping , and Mutlhew Chuduiick , were put forward on a charge of having created a riot at Wigan on th * 25 th of June last Mr . Segar and Mr . James conducted the prosecution . The prisoners Sedgwick , Unsworth , and Chad wick were defended by Mr . Murphy , and the two Toppings by Mr . WiLKixs .

      Mr . segar stated the case . The prisoners were charged with having created a riot and disturbance at Wigan on the day named in the indictment , which happened to be a few days prior to the election for that town . It would appear that a Conservative voter of the name of Leathom had got into a public-house kept by a Mr , Kaye ( a Radical ) , and it being supposed that be was . i 4 the wrong quarters , the prisoners , with a great number of others , assembled and broke the < Aoor of the house , and carried away the voter by force . He would call witnesses to prove the facts ; and would make no comment on the case further than this , that of course if there bad been a disturbance of the sort at Wigan . the fact of there being an election at the time was no excuse in point of law .

      , Jofin Molyneux waa th ^ first witness called . He deposed that he was a shopkeeper at Wigau . Was at Kkye ' sjWsebn the 25 th of June last A man of the name of 1 , -eathoin entered about ten o ' clock at night . A great quantity of people afterwards assembled about the heuse . The doors weru shut at the time . The shutters of the window /* were opened by the people outeide , aud two squares of fc "lass we ^ e broken . They said they would have Leathom ou * . buVthey mentioned no name . One of the prisoners , ^ nawortlv entered through the window , and usked wiw oeMi who had taken up the tongs , what he was r < ing to do with it Witness replied , to defend hiauelL Wltn ^ J thtn moved into tho kitchen ,

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      aad a great number of people entered the boose by thedoors and windows . The place waa completely filled with riotous persons . The prisoner , Robert Topping , was among them . Witness wasalarnwd j ind in a great state of agitation . Therieters * remSHBa half-an-hour , and then took Xeathom away with them . They broke the two panels of the door . Cross-examined by Mr . MUEPHr—tbe house of Kaye was in the interest of the Radical party . Leathom belonged to the Conversative side . No person prevented him from leaving the bouse . His wife waa anxious for luai to leave , but he waa unwilling to obey her . He subsequently voted for the Conservatives . The windows were not broken by a person letting down the sash inside . Cross-examined by Mr . Wilkins—Witness thinks there were between forty and fifty persons in the place . They did not all belong to the same party .

      . Re-examined oy Mr . Segar—All who entered the house belonged to the conservative party . Several other witnesses were examined , who corroborated the evidence given by the first witness , after which some private conversation took place between his Lordship imd the Counsel on both sides . His Lordship then informed the Jury that the nature of the case was sufficiently evident . The prisoners supposed that one of their party had got into the hands of their opponents , and they proceeded to the house in question to effect his rescue . He therefore thought that they might be bound in their own recognizances to keep the peace and be discharged . All the prisoners were accordingly bound in their own recognizjecea of £ 50 each to keep the peace in future , and were discharged .

      MANSLAUGHTER AT "WIGAN AT TUE ELECTION . William Kelly , James Royle , Ridiard Maguire , and John Whittle , were charged with the manslaughter of John Winstanley , at Wigan . Mr . Hutton and Mr . Tiukford conducted the prosecution , and Mr . Brandt and Mr . Mubphy the defence . It appeared that a crowd of persons had assembled on the 2 ( ith of June in the market place , before the Commercial Inn , Wigan , swearing that they would have out a man named Marsh , who was concealed there . Tho prisoners , who were in the ion at the time , 8 wore that the opposite party should not enter for that purpose . A flght ensued , and the prisoner Kelly

      rushing from the door , armed with a large wooden bar , made an indiscriminate attack upon tho persons in the yard , and afterwards meeting with the deceased , who had been in the market place , but was then coining down the street towards the inn , felled him with a blow on Uie head . The prisoners Royle and Maguire struck the deceased while he was lying on the ground , and the prisoner Whittle was implicated as having engaged the other prisoners to guard the door . Deceased was taken to an adjoining public-house , where he died from the tfiVcts of the blow . Tbe prisoner Whittle , who had been formerly a constable in Liverpool , received an excellent character . The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Kelly , but acquitted the other

      prisoners . His Lordship , in passing sentence , said it would seem that it was not until after the violence at the inn by the other party had been committed , that the prisoner recklessly and wantonly committed the act in question . As there were some mitigating circumstances in tho case , he would only sentence Mm to one week ' s imprisonment .

      MANSLAUGHTER AT THE LIVERPOOL ELECTION . John Casement , publican , of Salthouse Dock , was put forward on a charge of having feloniously killed and slain a girl of the name of Ellen Boyie , on the night of the 30 th June last Mr . Muhphy and Mr . CROMPTON conducted the prosecution . Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoner . Mr . Murphy stated the case . It > would appear that on the 30 th of June last , while the election bad been proceeding , there were a great many mobs passing along the streets , assailing the houses of the inhabitants , throwing stones , and shouting .. It happened that the deceased was among a considerable party who had thrown a quantity of stones into the prisoners house . Shortly after the stones had been thrown , the windows of the upper story of the house had been thrown , open , and a man , who ¦ would . be proved to be the prUoner , fired a pistol loaded with swan shot . One

      of the shots perforated the deceased's side , and caused » n extravasation of blood on the liver ; the other perforated her ancle . Her death had been caused by tetanus or lock-jaw ; and the surgeon would prove that tho loclc-jiw had been caused by the ancle wound . There would be no doubt , after the witnesses had been examined , that the shot had come from the prisoner ' s huuso ; for even the prisoner himself had admitted that he fired it . The question for the jury to decide would be , whether he had any justification for committing such an act ; and in coming to a decision on that point , it would not be presumptuous in him ( the learned counsel ) to say that nothing short of strong and overbearing fear , sufficient to induce a man to believe that his life was Li peril , and could not escape in any other way thau by repelling force by force , would muko the eviueuco amount to anything less thau manslaughter .

      Eiizi Hill , an Irishwoman , was the first witness called . She was cross-examined by Mr . Wilkins . Saw the mob , which had a . Uucktd three houses during the sight , assemble before the prisoner ' s house and throw stones at it . The stones were flying as thick as hail . She saw a man open the front room window , aud immediately afterwards heard tho report of two pistols , and saw the deceased fall , shot in the side . Did not hear the mob threaten the life of the prisoner or his family . SUe had ¦ wutched tho proceedings of the mob that night for three quarters of an hour . William M Guee saw the mob proceed to the prisoner ' s house after smashing the windows of the Globe , in Mersey-street . This witness saw tho prisoner come forward and tire a pistol twice . Mary Divett gave similar evidence . The prisoner nred twice , and never s ^ oke to the crowd b efore lie fired ,

      John Byrnes , on cross-examination , deposed tbat the mob threuteued to pull the prisoner ' s house down , and kill him or any of his family they could get hold of . Hundreds were in the crowd , and the greatest uproar prevailed . Wm . Honry Uyding , superintendent of police , waa on duty at St . Jamts ' s Market on the night of the election . Went in company with Mr . Whitty to the prisoner ' s house after the accident had occurred ; the door was fastened ; the prisoner was inside . Mr . Whitty told him to be cautious of what he might say , but he wished to know whether he had shot any one . He said lie had tired two pistols loaded with swan shot—that he had warned the party three times before he fired , and that he considered the lives of himself and family in imminent danger j the windows of the house were all broken , and the doors were covered over with bricks , stones , and hard pieces of mortar .

      I William M'Clelland , Esq ., surgeon , proved that the i deceased had died from the gun-shot wound she had ; received in the side and ancle . The wound ia theancle I caused tetanus to ensue . A shot had . passed between \ tue ninth and tenth ribs , which passed into the liver ! and caused her to have a bowel complaint . j The case for the prosecution haviug here closed , I Mr . Wilkins addressed the jury on the pirt of the ^ prisoner in an able and eloquent speech , urging several I points in justification of the offence for which he had 1 been placed upon his trial . Jeb Corditt was the first witness called for the defence . —Is a shoemaker . Lives in Campbell-street Was at the the prisoner ' s public house on the night of the election . All was quiet when he entered . In about an hour and a half after , a little boy entered , and in consequence of what he said the shutters were put up and the door closed . In about ten minutes

      after , a shower of bricks snd stones came through the windows . Witness sat in the front parlour at the time , but immediately ran out , and saw Mrs . Casement knocked down with a brick , which strnck her on the arm . Witness then closed the door , which had been broken open with a brick . Witness then saw Miss Casement , who came to lift her mother , knocked down . Witness was struck several times with bricks which came tumbling in over the fan sash . Miss Casement was taken away insensible . The door was broken in several times with tho stones . Between 300 and 400 persons were assembled in the street . Witness waa in danger of his life , and the scene was such a one as he would never like to see again . No provocation had'been given to the mob by either the prisoner or any one in the house . Several panes of glass were broken in the shop window , although the shutters had been put up .

      Other witnesses deposed to the outrageous conduct of the mob , and to their horrid imprecations and threats to take the life of the prisoner . Two of these , Wm . Jones , a sailor , living in Ansdell-street , and Thomas Kewley , deposed that they heard the prisoner warn the people to go away , or else he would fire upon them . Mr . Gilt , a butcher , Mr . Tonlmin , an attorney , Mr Woodcock , a spirit merchant , Mr . Williams , an estate agent , Mr . Whitby , a hosier , Mr . Holy well , an optician , Mr . Gore , a licensed victualler , Mr . William Jones , a shipwright , and Mr . Osborne , a blockmaker , gave the prisoner an excellent character for humanity and exemplary conduct fur a number of years . Mr . Ceobipton replied . His Lordship briefly addressed the Jury , who , without leaving the box , returned a verdict of Not Guilty .

      There was another indictment against the prisoner for shooting at Job Byrnes , but as no evidence was offered on the part of the prosecution , the priaoaet was discharged .

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      From Vie London Gazette of Friday , August 20 . BANICBUPIS . Michael Blood , North Audley-street , Grosvenorsquare , surgeon , to surrender Sept 3 , at twelve , Oct 1 . at half-past one , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Baaingballstreet Solicitors , Messrs . Milne , Parry , Milne , and Morris , Harcourt-buildings , Temple ; efficiai assignee , Mr . Whitmore , Basinghall-street . Charles Maybery , Earl ' a-court , Old Brorapton , lodf ing-house-keeper , Aug . 27 , at half-past one , Oet . l , at one , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basinghall-streefc Solicitor , Mr . Parsons , Temple-chambers , Fleet-street ; official assignee , Mr . Whitmore , Basinghall-street John Holman , Buileigh-Btreet , Strand , victualler , Aug . 30 , at eleven , Oct 1 , at twtlve , at tbe Court rf Bankruptcy , Basinghall-street Solicitors , Messrs . Coote , Son , and Ashbee , Auatin-friaM ; official assignee , Mt Cannan , Finsbury-square , j ; . ¦' ,

      Robert Cooke , Great George-street , BennondKy , cooper , Aug . 28 , at twelve , Oct 1 , at two , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basinghall-street . Solicitors , Meiot Vincent and Sherwood , King ' s Bench-walk , Tempi * ; official assignee , Mr . Cannan , Finsbury-square . . Angus Duncan and Charles Duncan , Tokenhottse-J ™' merchants , Sept . 6 , Oct . 1 , at eleven ; at toe Court " Bankruptcy , Basinghall-street Solicitor , Mr . Puk »> St Paul ' s Churchyard ; official assignee , Mr . JobaKth Bastoghall-BtreeL Henry Warborton , Harpurhey , Lancashire , baiMff » Sept . 11 , Oct 1 , at ten , at the Commissioners' Booo »» Afanchester . Solicitors , Messrs . Johnson , Sob , . «¦» Weatherall , King ' s Bench-walk , Temple j and Mean-Wood , Manchester . Richard Robertson Timings , Birmingham , gr « f » Sept 8 , Oct 1 , at eleven , at the Waterloo Boobs , Birmingham . Solicitors , Mr . Whitelock , AldermanbBr f ; snd Mr . Sackling , Birmingham .

      James Lea , sen ., and Thomas Patrick , Woiceittfc butcherfl , Aug . 30 , Oct . 1 , at one , at the W « " * Horse Inn , Worcester . Solicitors , Messrs . White »» WMtmore , Bedford-row ; and Messrs . Finca andJ *^ Worcester . Robert Brett , Stoke Bardolph , Nottinghamshire , J * factor , Sept . 2 , Oct 1 , at one , at the George IV . «*' Nottingham . Solicitors , Messrs , Willis . Bow < sr , *>» WiUiB . Tokenhouse-yard ; and Mr . Wasstaffe . Gran UJtf 1 * Lincolnshire .

      PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . W . Mellaand J . Turlay , Manchester , merchant-tail ^ J . Richmond and R . Smith , Manchester , g « nertl J °° * mission-agents . J . Charlesworth and C . Battye , 8 j- »' house ; Yorkshire , storekeepers . J . Bagshaw . - ^* Bhaw , ahdW . Bagshaw , Dewsbury , Yorkshire , 6 »« founders ; as far as regards John Bagshaw . & widows and J . Curry , Leigh , Lancashire , gtottuB . * £ Milnea and J . Metcalfe , Halifax , Yorkshire , wool cow makers . J . Waller and E . Cheetham , HndderaW ^ woolfltaplera .

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      From the Gazette of Tuesday , Aug , 21 . BANKRUPTS . ' John Brinkley King , carpenter , -Old Broad-rt ^ to surrender Sept . 3 , at half-past twelve , and Oet- ^ eleven , * t the Court of Bankruptcy . C annaa , ^' ^ , square , official assignee ; Hine and Robinson , Ci » n »' house-square . a *» t James Gillies , shipown * -, Hartlepool , Durham , S « P *' 13 , and O « t 5 , at one , at toe Vase Arms Ip » ' . ** lJ . Swain , Stephens , and Go ., Fredericks-place , OlaJeW ' Wrights , SmiderUod . . . ^ Edward Allies , timber-merchant , Atfrick , Worce $ w ' ¦ hire , Sept 2 , and Oct 5 , attwelrejat the WhiteB «» Worcester . Wiiito and WMtmore , 11 , Bedfwd-W" ' London ; Finch and Jones , Worcester . . ^ Robert PheJpa , BcriTener , Tewkesbury , GIob **" ahite . ' . .. ' "' . ¦

      ¦ George Short , Jan ., grocer , Salisbury . tW tJ £ John Midlane , ironmonger , Bradling , Isle of WW » Fraaeil Parker , oil-merchant , Batherbaui , Vo' »^ Richard Bobiajor , breWer , Low-Lights , K * Shields ,

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      THE WOOD WIL . LCAIJSE . Tbe judgment of the Judicia l , Committee of the Privy Council in this celebrated tod extraordinary ease , whieh , owing to the speed < tt imllway communication , waa partially known in OU moeeter , on Monday night , has , of coarse , formed a n lost prominent topic of conversation during the [ we > jk . throughout the country , whilst in Gloucester it ha j naturally given rise to much excitement The revei . « al of the judgment of Sir Herbert Jeaner , and tb * establishment , of the codicil , in whiek the city la ijo largely interested , were ' not expected ; and tbe fr « Iinga of rejoicing and surprise witbvwhtcb . U » new * * wa « . balled were therefore the stroocer . ¦ ' The . efieot of the judgment Is this : —Sir Matthew Weod , Mr . Osborn , Mr . Surman , and Mr . ChfkdborBV tepres'Aitativqs are entitled to probaM of the * papers , < ender which they are constituted executors

      aad residuary legatees , and under which—Bubject to tbe payment of the legacies in the codicil , and the costa of all parties—abont £ 400 , 000 , speaking in round numbers , "will be divisible between the executors . The estimate refers to the personal property only , of which , we gave minute , and we believe accurate details , in our last The establishment of the codicil , under wbicb the city of Glocester is entitled to receive ; £ 200 # 00 , besides about five years' Interest on that luge sum , will , we trust , exercise a most important influence over the future prosperity of the locality . We take it for granted that the Town Council will be specially convened at an early day to consider the subject ; and , therefore , we shall not speculate upon any probable course which it may be deemed necessary or proper to pursue .

      The total amount of the legacies bequeathed by the codicilis £ 350 , 000 , to which must be addedttieinterest whic has accrued since the death of the testator . We subjoin a copy of this document , which came to light in so remarkable a manner on Tuesday , the 14 th of June , 1836 : —Copy f Codicil— " In a codicil to my will I gave to the orporation of Gloucester £ 140 , 000 . In this , I wish my executors would give £ 00 , 000 to them tor tbe same purpose as I have before named . I would also give to my friends , Mr . Phillpotts £ 58 , 000 , and

      Mr . George Council £ 10 , 000 , and to Mr . Tuomas Helps , Chtapside , London , £ 30 , 000 , and Mrs . Goodlake , mother of Mr . Surman , and to Thomas Wood , Smithstreet , Chelsea , each £ 26 , 000 , and Samuel Wood , Cleveland-street , Mile-end , £ 14 , 000 , and the latter gentleman ' s family £ 6 , 000 , and I confirm all other bequests , and give the rest of my property to the executors for their own interest "JA . MKS WOOD . " Gloucester City Old Bank , July , 1835 . " Endorsed " Codicil to my will . "

      The decision of the Judicial Committee on Monday last does not affect the title to the landedestates , which , we suppose , the coheirs will still contest , and probably with effect , as the instances of wills being good as to personal property , and bad as to real estate , are very common . —Gloucestershire Chronicle .

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      Some authentic anecdotes are in circulation of the late Mr . Wood , or , as he has been familiarly designated eccentric " Jenmy" Wood , which may , at this moment , prove worthy of publication . I shall strictly observe the admonition , de . martins nil nisi bonum , however may differ from its propriety , and shall simply observe , money was the god the deceased most worshippedthat , with him , was the one thing needful—he , therefore , scraped aud scraped , observing the most penurious self-denial , and has been known to practice the most

      singular modes of adding to that heap which he was content to look upon , but would not enjoy . Commencing in a small shop , Tending cottons , tapes , garters , living on about 4 i . a-week , he laid the foundation of that gorgeous heip now appropriated under his will to his legatees . H , is brother had lived and diod a bachelor also ; he breathed his last several years ) since , bequeathing to Jemmy a large sum , as it bod been agreed between them several years before that tho survivor should inherit all the property of the first that died . Jemmy ' s great profits veto realised by discounting bills , obtaining mortgages , " and cashing socuritita of every kind , both for the needy trader as well as tke improvident disciple of , fashion and extravagance . At last he established a bank , and issued notes to a large

      amount . .. Jh « se notes irere revived almost universally , i » ttiB 7 were" ooBtUiijeA quite k ^ : * <tabl % as . those of ggjwtf ttrofcliMfct When a panto ( wi ? # ejn tha money WWStt some years since , several establishment *! weru obliged to meet the runs upon them by providfng gold : and weathering the storm at great loss add inconvenience . Well aware that nothing could damage hla reputation for the certain possession of ample means to mefiKfiEery engagement , he deolared when crowds presseilT ^ m to hand oat hard cash , " I will do nothing of , the sort . What , pay largely to buy gold for you . Then take them back , keep my notes , they are as good as the Bank of England . I have property to pay all my notes twenty times over . Panie . indeed , what have 1 to do with your panic . You . mu . st

      give me tune—time I say . " And to get rid of further importunity , he ordered his bank to be shut up , and no more visitors admitted for some time . Quito aware of his solvency , many houses instantly discounted his paper ,, at a Mnal ) per centage , and awaited Jemmy ' s perfect convenience for payment Collecting together a considerable number of the notes issued by a neighbouring bank—at that time hard pressed , and surrounded by gaping and clamorous creditors—Jeminy walked from Gloucester several milea , and presented tbe heap at the counter , resolutely deuundod gold , us well as the rest , who filled the banker ' s cash office . He was invited into the private office , where , on openipg-a bureau , an unexpected sight was disciosed to his startled oye—a large quantity of his own paper was

      banded to him , with , m return , a demand for tho immediate payment of gold for every pound of the huge mass . Jemmy rubbed his eyes , seemed in turn panic strnck , and fairly token J > y surprise , but

      fault with his movements . Ho watched accordingly , and thought he beheld him picking up turnips of bis muster ' s that lay in his path . Jumping from his thicket , he instantly b laboured the shoulders of the unwelcome visitor , exclaimiug , " Djiu thee , willee tak ' &m from maister , willee ? " " Hold , hold , " exclai . njsd the tortured Jemmy , "I ' m Mr . Wood of Glo'ster . " " The toad , for sheam of thee—indeed , its a lie , th " ar " nt . Mr . Wood of Glos'ter , I know , " and continued his exercise until the other , fairly taking to his heels , ran away beyond kis tormentor ' s reach . He became by accident acquainted with Sir Matthew Wood . Flittered by his courteous attentions , he formed gradually that regard for him which led to the present result . Freqaentty after visiting him be returned home to boast

      oc his airings j n the carriage of his great . London friend . Sayeral also state that on some of these occasions he . had been heard to mutter , " Cousin Matthew Wood , " wiio always tteated him with so much distinction , civility , and friendship- He rose early and paraded > jNtfote the door of his house when the weather permitted . The tall figure and well-worn wardrobe of JemntJ ; ( valued in tho schedule at £ 5 ) as he strode up and down in his quaintly-cut coat , thrice turned , and as often coloured auew , are well remembered ; nor will the old neighbours soon forget the antique leather breeches that for many years shone literally from wear on his

      wending knees . On one of these occasions , a country-/ man accostiio ; him bargained for change of a Welsh ! iMte for £ 5 , which he gave , deducting 10 s . after a long ajBgotiatioa . The schemer , for auch he proved , walked ' off , seemingly dissatisfied with £ 4 10 b ; but when he ' rubbed hi « hands with glee , and exclaimed to a clerk , whojust arrived at his desk , "Ha , ha , the early bird $ iteth the worm . Ha , ha . Made 10 s . while you sltpt . *< Pa , ha ; " the cashier eyed the note in silence uutil f emniy ' s self-congratulation had reached its acme , then handing back the £ 5 Welsh note , said with a grin , "¦ Dear me , I thought you , Sir , lecollected-that batk failed nine months ago . "

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      EXTRAORDINARY CASE . An old man , named John Charles Thorn , was charged by his wife with having refused to maintain her , i » nd also with having offended against the law in other respects . The examination was the third , and tbe fallowing account contains the substance of the three , on Una very odd case : — Mrs . Thorn , who appeared to be a very mild but resolute person , aged between sixty and seventy years , said that her husband had cruelly refused her maintenance , and she waa therefore determined to bring him to justice . They had been thirey-five years married , and had lived together in one' place tor twenty years , snd a better or kinder fellow never rreathid uniilJja took ii drink , aid theahe A&rer stopped .

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      J 8 sJig £ ss 2 t " " jmj ° * *"" wrt ^ Mrs . Thorn-I do , please yonr Lordship . F <* twenty two years : he has never been aober ( Lao ^ hter . ) -wer . t Prisoner-Holloa , stay , stay . Please yon , a . Lord , I never was so sorry for anything in my Sw as naming this here body . She has the impnd « wl to complain now that I refuse to support her whea she never brought me a ' mag in her . life ;' u £ besides , the moment we were married , sh * uL ? Z

      run sicj an « tbat old Harry Mmself , God bleST w couldn ' t live with her , and how could 1 \ Besi « W she has a freehold that ' a quite enough to keen , tS llf x er an have & « t nothing , God bless me Tho Lord Mayor—Is it not better foi you to com * together again at your advanced years I Mrs . Thorn-No , no , my Lord ; I tried him W enough . Besides , ho has another wife , andlX manages to maintain her like a good ' un forit « 2 » only the other day I went in to look arttr him I ^ l I sees ' un both together a feeding upon the tail ' of a salmon and some cucumbers and a pot of balf-and

      The Lord Mayor-Do you mean , to charge him senoualy with bigamy ? & """ Mrs . Thorn—Certainly I do , and I'll stick ia u I ' ve found out all about it . ' to li ' Prisoner—Tut tut , where are the witnesses ] Yo »> cant move a step without witnesses . Be-ides if i did marry another , I thought you were a sti ' ffU boxed up . I was told a year a ^ o that you wS more . ( Laughter . ) J ! ^* ** Mrs . Thorn—No , no , John , you knowedVery weli I was alive . I a ' nt dead yet . 3 w& * Prisoner—No , Lord help me , I see nowyoua ' at ( A laugh . ) My Lord , she ' s beea to me the . niost t ^ mentmg wire as man ever was plagued with . U ^ tongue is for ever on the move , so that no raancoild stand it a minute without drinking the 8 m thu » thaj , came to his hand . However , if she a ' nt unreasonable , I'll make her an allowance : I'll give W five bob a week . 8 v *

      Mrs . Thcrn-No , no , I can't depend upon you . John , 1 vegot you here now , and I'll keep yon Yon must go to the Bailey , John . ( A laugh . ) The Lord Mayor—Pray , is the second wife a young woman ! " Mrs . Thorn—No , she a ' nt younger than me ; but it s my belief he ' s got a young wife too . On the second examination , Mrs ; Thorn said that her witnesses would be ready in a couple of days and she was determined to give John a taste of Uia Bailey , and on Monday she again appeared The Lord Mayor—Well , Mrs . Thorn , have yon come to any arrangement with this old man ? Mrs . Thorn—No , my Lord , I'd much rather Ha

      an against mm . I ' ve tried him long enough JfoV I mean to have him for ^ he bigamy . Thomas Wiggins , sexton at So , Mark ' s Churci Kensington , deposed that he witnessed the marriage of the prisoner to Mary Fraser on the 12 th of October , 1810 . William taster , clerk of St . Mark ' s Cimrch also stated that ho witnessed the marriage . He produced a copy from the register . The Prisoner—But 6 he must prove that bhe wis married to me herself . Where is the proof of that I'd be clad to know ?

      The Lord Mayor—Why , you have spoken of her all along as your wjfe . Mrs . Thorn—Oh , I have the witnesses . One ol them is a clerk in the Bank , now on leave of absence , and the other is a near relation of his own I'll match him with witnesses I rather think ' ( A laugh . ) The Prisoner—Well , I hope your Lordship will order her to give me my watch and other property , besides £ 7 of mine which she has . You aint going to let her rob me and try me at the Old Bailey too ! . J The Lord Mayor—I shall not tell ber to give np anything . You know you told her , when you married her , that" with all your earthly goods-yon did . her endow , " and I shall not attempt to deprive her of them ..

      The Prisoner—I know that , but I aint the only one , that ' s gone astray about women . There ' s onathing I can tell you . I ' m heartily sorry I ever married her ; for she ' s been my plague now for thirtyfive years . Mrs . Thorn—Oh , then , I'll make you sorry that ever you married anybody else , JohtK ( Laughter . ); The prisoner was ordered to be brought up again on Thursday when he was committed for trial .

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      STATE OF IRELAND . Extract of a private letter received from a , friend inlre . land , by Goodwyn Barmby , Esq ., President of V » Communist Society . " Is It not melancholy to reflect on the state of trade , manufactures , and agriculture , in this country ? " A friend went a few days ago to a farmer ,-who held aomefifteen or twenty acres under him , ( and which is here considered as a medium farm , ) to ask for his year ' s rent , due last November , ( 1840 , ) which shouldhave beenjiid in May , [ 1841 . ; He says , 'I caught the family at theirmorning meal . A large basket , nearly filled with « o ( i bud potatoes , placed upon a table , round which young and old were seated . A vessel stood near the father , containing about a PtNi of WATER , into which asnroca

      salt had been thrown as gave it a strong taste of tbat article , and into this mixture each penon dipped hispo taioe , so as to remove the distaste which tlieir badness gave them , constituted the meal on which they were obliged to work for at least six hours , when another of a similar kind was served up for dinner . ' He said , 'is this your breakfast . ' ' Yes , Sir , ' vras the reply . « Then , God help . you , ' said he , * I see this ia no place to come looking for rent . ' -she then left the house . This is not a solitary instance . Such sufferings are of daily occurrence , and that , too , amongst the people who produce all the wealth of this part of Ireland—the fanners . Land is let at a rack-rent , nearly twice its value , ud such is the destitution of the people that they are glad to take it at any price , and live in the way I have described , or else turn out upon the road a tribe of mendicants or plunderers .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 28, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct564/page/6/