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      F BABgPfl O'CONNOR AT KTRff A LT > Y . T ^ sttnr oII'dmspIeiaiQurDUJwticUKldatt , . A , the ( hn tint ii foosdod < m joatioa and tnstb , « fl cksud <« the-time of berwn SH appear , ; / ^ winlwd «^ forttin t ^ l « 7 ^ ^ ^ maL . ^ w « I of tbefca ^ anaoanoed with the late , Ihe approeea of the hero and low ef maa , A ttevhonts of e » de « p « fc- » oro Aesead-and ante •^^ in ^ g * th » » igB-of t ^ l »^^^^¦ Bt ^^ b ^ p ¦ tt ¦ Se ^^^ andtbe tananMmi ech ^ tn * peaL l " wm fflyriadi of bosoms akin to Id * owa , n ^ Baaomd libartTtforaanludftd , , t ^ B iad oow BBBtMamph o ' er tjaasy * throne

      Tfe gpcke . mdtbe cheek ot the ndgbtywM-taahad , ^ Si J «* ** ' *¦* •** ¦ *** nwattNtf Jiit fbai , Ani fl » faction * of beSwere enst-bilee and eraUPa , ^ fcg t he plaadtt * of -tbraawds attamrtatyroes . ge ieded , and torn , as & champis * , knr * d A foe to appear and annvet Ua plan , t&iigbt aov aball stood , ami bo longer be aferd , ifPfcile heaven looks aad antilea oa ( be birthright of : . Ktao . fsw &rewell < K / onnor , bat ire hope not for era , Batarn and rweive oar embraoei again , Wjj tynnny ' s liUr 6 tern » Hy « MTer , And juBtioejMHi equity &Mtkb amain .

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      SONNET TO KNOWLHWJE . Knowledge , though bteas'd wita the town aye of sense , And mental wings of nrtft untiring flight , Bat outstrips birds of prey in fiaeteet plight , Oftlaa » iatheparraiiof -wisdom . Hence , fo know k not to act ; or to evince Our wish , to scatter or engender tight } How often do we see the andeutaadkig bright , Iffgj zesaool glow , jet wanting yxbeflence , Or pradeBos , witboct which , tbe jratpinf aviad Bat faUeatrom off nit bigs imperial ^** , ^ ui u a giant thai no power could bind , Sank aarwiati aoieiy front bii own defect yfatae atone mnnMfla haaam kind , Witiuwt it knowtodfe ia a loose unatfe retzaak J . V . M flnUiiauMon , October 9 , 1 « 4 L

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      ' SONifBT TO WTOTOM . Grat sre thy deeda , e ' en when thy words are few ; Par than art oft In thinking powers tmakfird , To know is not thy forte , or yet to build gretaou dost const the cost Tttoae who pszzae fttm ; and prejudge tfcee net perfection "! elue , ireall deceive *; tor all thy golden field Ilbtt to pat in » rae * $ ee what's instHTd 3 y stisted reason . Wisdom eaanot do ¦ wjattannan nndenrtandlng falls to know . ¦ ttiidom , like her twin sister knowledge , is fsimt tit an unnumber'd race , who show Yark ^ in age , and size , and phis . Bat wisdom supersedes , which bean the glow Or troth—and leadeth bat to happiness . J . T Sottthmolioa , October 8 , 18 O .

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      SHE LOYE GIFT TOR 1 & 42 . Gordon , George 351 , 185 , Fleet-Street . A b eantifnl book for the Cmdotr . Nat iaalilesi by any awaan but very pretty : eontaining some choice « aas of poetrj both ongisaiaad select .

      IHE POOR MAN'S COMPANION : s Political " AlBsaaek for 1842 , showing the Amount and ' Application of the Taxes raised from the Industry if tbe producing Classes ; tad containing a great Amount of Valuable and Statistic *! Information . Compiled from Parliamentary and other Doca-Bents , by Joshua . Hobsos . Leeds : J ., HobBon . Lwdon : J . Cleave . Manchester : Abel Beyrood . Glasgow : Psion and Lore . Ttis is Terily a Poor Man ' s vade mccvm : the ckmpest asd best book of general reference for kteer i ail subjects in which the people ' s interests se imnwfi ^***? involved that we haTe ever seen b addition to ill the usual information of an jtiami " j it eoBtsios a mass of statistical inibrma-BS 3 « raBmed into the smallest possible space upon ife following most important subjects : —

      'Habitable ssrfaee and population of tbe earth , and population of each eoontry in Europe ; quantity of land jnEngbad eattrfated and nseoltiTated ; resonrees of 6 nst &itain ; espaMlitie * of tbe soO of England ; Bmaw of prodacttre and miprodaetiTe elaaaes ; nutri-600 natber ia feod ; -nine of the British coinage ; BMtmt of the crime of moider in 182 &-SO-S 6-40 : ¦ Bmary of both Houses of PadiameBt ; amooat of poorates in 183 &-S 9-4 «; tbe nBgioos denomlnatiODs of the vorM ; imports aad exports of England for 1 S 3 » -MM 1 ; fttteons for 18 il ; population of America ; MBonst of

      /( wwiwtn trade for 1 SSS-S 9-40 ; number of bank note * hdrtolataon ; nambec of births , deaths , and naniages j giatged in 1811 ; comjtxn&re dQT&tkm of life ; mount of taxes aised and ezpextded daring 1838-39-M » nd 41 ; eost of royalty ; atsosnt sad annual cost d National Debt ; eost of Queen ' s lilnisters ; east of taw ; cost of standing srm /; eost ef nsty , and eost of polka-, cost of crime ; eost of edacatioa , and eost of opium wsf ; oost of chnroh ; cost of spy ism ; eost of poor law eoBonission ; eost of the pnbik offices ; the ttKk list of state paspecs ; and the coaditios of the people who pay the taxes .

      Ine list article on " the Condition of the People , " a too Talnable to be passed orer silently . We gire ftm it the following extract : — file condition of the people , f rem whose labour the saamou sum * of money , detailed in the foregoing safes , is wrong , forms a horrible contrast with the Amefsl expenditure of the means thaa raised . In atibg forth that condition we shall endearonr to piesat the reader with a number of ftets , called from a » speeches of Minirten and Legiftlatan in Parliament , bb * from the speeches and writings of those out of dens , who cannot be taxed with a too-friendly disposi-&a towards the poor ; consequently their statements w&Bot be liable to the charge of exaggeration or mis-Ibbhw iitatioB .

      - Lord Konaanby , when Secretary of State for tbe Ham * Department , in a speech deliTered in the House rf Lords , on the 12 th of February , 1841 , on moTing is * sseond reading of the " Drainage of Buildings IB , " aid : — " Dr . Duncan estimates the working population of ltorpool to amount to 170 000 , or 175 , 006 ; ofvhich 33 , * Miue is cellars ! Of these cellars there are , in road combers , 8 , 000 ; and the inhabitants in each sieaje something under fire beads . The mortality BBngst the inhabitants of these cellars is 35 per cent ynaier than that in other parts of the town ! Of the Wattling number of the working population of Lirerpod , S 6 . 400 liTe in close courts , baring bo underground daiBlge . Th& cro-wded scd filthy condition of these tanfa i » gaphieally desoibed by Dt . Duncan , as well si ths density ef their population . He has seen four taffies huddled together in ose room ten feet spare" ! Hi * Lordship also ssid : —

      " Of the state of the dwellings and health of the Poaer population of Dublin , Dr . Maunsel gms a paic-W deacription ; from which it appears that an immense P *> portian of the cues of feTer admitted inte the feTer hapitala come from the derse , ill-built , ill-Tentilated , »« i filthy courts and alleys occupied by the poorer CbiMS . - " la Manchester , of eTery 1 , 000 deaths , 496 are of enldten under three yeara of age ! -whereas in the agri-« waal districts , as Korthumberland and the North-R& H of Yorkshire , only 253 or 282 out of eTery 1 , 000 «» ths , are under three years of age . In Manchester ^ 7 53 oat of every 1 , 008 persons lire to be 70 years « Qt » ijfle in the North-Biding of Yorkshire . 202 of * c * t mnnber paas that age ; In Northumberland 210 : Mtefoje Use chwTieea trf life ore fwr ttmet greater in «• * grico 3 tnral conunnnities . "

      SB * eEqaantly when speaking of the condition of the P «* of Glisgow , bis Lordship quoted from the evidence *• to . BymtBis , who tbss expresses ftiirmpif : — " 1 hare seen human degradation in some of its want Pfaw both in England and abroad ; but I can ad" ^ di ? ay that I did not believe , until I visited the yndt of Glasgow , that so large an amount of filth , 2 * " ? . Eiiaery , and disease , existed in one spot in axy r *™ cooBtry ] " And again . — " In the lower lodgj » g"houses , ten , twelve , and sometimes twenty persons , f wth sexes and all ages , sleep promiscaausij « & ths Ba . is diSerent degrees of ™ a * a™— . These places *» fecarsay , as regards dirt , damp , and decay , such u Do person of common humanity t » ftr < Tr"v » would "fcWa his horse in !" Cm » motion in the late House of Commons by Mr . ° ™* 8 eM , of Birmingham , for an Inquiry into the Asawai Distress , Mr . T . Duncombe amid : —

      " A few daji ago , Mi . JkliHaii tfao Teiiaring o £ Scer of « - » Tv ertLon 1 ; on nT j £ onj g ^^^ ^ ^ hfl n utgWYrntpn at ™* ii «* on Hott 8 etbiihfi was freqnenOy obliged to ^^ bjs oespe tbe back way in order to avoid the ™« ce of the poor wanting employment ; it was im-PWsibla fat the present state of things to continue , ¦** Marabsequeat day he said the destitute objects OA become so exasperated and so reeklMi of life " »* « w » crfhad : hey wotdd coamtt murder . On the * f * day , Mr . Tnwaites , the relieving officer of the « kJ of Londen Union , stated that he had relieved ° ^ W destitute persons linee January last , and that it J"I ™ postible to give an idea of themisery and distress ™ ^ able-bodied and working men , tcho earn to him Zf ^ f ** " ^ < ' vxre acta * af fiivmAinff . In Beth-^ QTeen there wst * man Eam » d John Hildyard , witti f " AUdrea , liTh » in one small room , havinc nothinit to

      •^*»* sleep on , the only furniture being three old <™» a . WHoarn Slater and William Field were equally «* tateand miserable . He would now direct the ^^< a of the House to the state of MaryleboB * - y ™»« adjoining the seat of splendour andfathton . In * wenty . iix houses , averaging nine rooms each , the num-

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      bs * of inhabitants was eight hundred and eighty-two , consisting of one hundred and stxty-two married couples wftb three tamdred and f ( Jrtcr-flve « Mldwn , alstr-ab "widOBratsv with aiMlgf-sixi chikfrtn , tT ^ nty- ^ ff'f - ^*> f h ) Taso and thirty sinfiewomea ; altogether two hundred and twenty funflles . The average si » of the rootti wto elefat'faet « 4 ! htindk » by ten ftet six isebn ^ Bs- one hundred aoa « t ^« 1 x of UMMtaailks th « pacaats aitd dOldf ^ aleK in . the caiitartota , and , 4 a one k « ndred and Ihlrty-two families the children of bott " sexes slept together . 'Tbiirwu nof rsDlitaiy instaaeeia ftat porti < m w < fB » -BMttafbas . * - * - -- • • - < :-. - ' ¦ - . > .- ) -i ^ ' Afew dsjrs * g * h& ( My . I >« n ^ ombe > secelved a Istter fron s geafiaman of Barton-apon-Treat stating that the large manufactories , worked by the Messrs . Peel / 'fiad stopped "work ^ aad that nearly five , hundtad , people had bfen throws out of employment without the moat distant chance of their again obtaining work—that this had arisen from the general decline of profits-in the great-fetaoch of >« wfti * n notwithstandini the . rate of

      wake * : being —* tHT lower than In ths Lancashire disWrtr . Surely this was a sign o / the times which catted for- * tpeedj nmtdj ! ( Hear , b « ar . ) £ nrj genOeman who had read the report of the hand-loom weavers' committee , was perfectly aware of the distress whleo rtists amongsfthat eTals bf&e coa » TBUTittyt sad would flad , tar anany instances , that families mere liviag jmt head at Uf- % a ;^ p ^ iy . a day . At Loughborough , in Leicestershire , tbVstockingeCT were frequently out of wo > k ; and whenitt haK-work , they were charged % e fall « kpan « es for Oatr frames , so that &eqo « aytt > eyooald eam ^ itttfl bejoad tbflM expancea Tbe peopio were in a state of desperation . 'Abont a fcrtaighf ago , a poor man , whbw wife -was dying , having bad his relief reduced * om is . « d . « wtak , hung

      himself in despair , fie could g » on with thea > instan « es , but his heart sickened ; and the ^ hearinc of such things was sufficient to make a wise man msi . ( Hear , hear . ) A letter bad been received from Loughboroagh by a committee now sitting in Loadoa , whoa * objeast was to eodesvwfe if possible , to benefit the condition of the working , classes . In that letter a number of Individuals were mentioned , trlioae *¦*¦** t « g « Tirled trom is . -to 7 s . pet Week , theix famiUwi averaging from five to seven children . These indlvidnala > . who toiled from eeven in the mossing till ten at night , went home to sleep on straw ; and they stated that the pale < beek > of their wives , and the twisted limbs of their offspring , showed them to be deprived of every comfort which' God had ordained fat * man . "

      Mr . BauMibealso stated that : — "Hekajns ^ oftmUufaaoes cccurrmg in one xtcekot persons who jmtfernd death rather than Impriaonment in the woraroSes . They dec \ ared they had rather die tasn be WfsWted from thetp ehlktMB te the manner proposed- by the New Poor law ,- aad they did die , rather than-fainto the workhonse r Lord John Russell , when speaking on the question of the Sugar Duties in last Parlfanwnt , entered Into detail respecting the sUsstion ef tte population of the manufacturing districts : and speaking of the people of Bolton aad Manchester , after having ' contrasted their eoadtrkn with ^ that of tbe manwnittad West Indian slaves , be qsaphatieaUydeclared that the j > oo > , famished , and miwiy ^ tricken slaves at home would be glad to change positions with their black brethren in aervttttde ! - ' " -: ' ; .

      Ibis was tbe-statemeat to Parliament of a Minister , who held for yean the . office of Secretary to the Home Department ; of the Farlhlmentarjr leader of a party , whose advent to * power- was hailed as tn « hsrbingar of better and brighter 6 x 3 * thaa ~ had ever aboae opoti Eoglaod . At the « ooclujdoiiof eleven yean of office , sneh was the oonressioo made by thudiatingulahed authority , as to the result of their government ! EUr * n petxn ! how nmch might wtsdont and beaevolenee have effecUd in eleven years , when backed by the power and inex * haostible resources of this mighty empire ! Yet , see the miserable consequences of ignorance , selfishness , and party squabbk-s ' . ' these resources wasted V the eondMoB of the ipeopie deteriorated aad deterioraUag ; tzadfi declining ; -wages reduced ; bankruptcy among capitalists ; starvation among operatives : such is the legacy bequeathed by " Liberals" and modern political economists to this country as tbe fruits of eleven yeaxs power !

      The statistical matter of the Leeds Enumeration Committee is then introduced , exhibiting the awful fact of 20 , 000 persons living in this town , alone upon lljd . par week , and concludes thu 3 : — This , then , is the condition of England ! The report just quoted proves that-ift one of oar largest manufacturing towns , when the distress has been less felt than in other places , 5 576 persona , out of 19 , 936 whose circumstances have bten investigated into , have no visible means of existence ! . ' -and that tbe average total weekly income of the whole of the 19 , 936 is only Il £ d . her head ! . ' being less than l £ d . per head per day . ' . ' . ' and yet the Queen has for her own private use the sum of £ 164 7 b . lftd . per Say ! Prince Albert has for " pocket money" £ 104 per day ! Is this right » Is this as it should be > ought this state of things to be continued ? Sbou \ d these horrible disparities be allowed longer to exist J Should there , or cm there , be either peace or contest in the land , till the condition of the people is improved f

      These are questions which must now be considered . No further staving off will do , Misery and destitution has spread so wide , so deep ; ha » % ecorae so general and so intense , that the " condition of England" question much * ou > be entertained A full and complete inquiry into the condition of the people ; Into the causes of their past and present distress ; into the operations of machinery , both upon tbe operatives immfiUfctrty dependent upon it , and those disptaeed by it , as well as upon society in general ; into tbe operation and effect of the present mode of occupying and working the soil , both upon the landlord , the / armer , and the labocber : an inquiry by diligent practical mftn , embracing all these points and every other one needful for a full investigation into the condition of tbe people must note be instituted , with a view to discovering and applying a plain , simple , efficient , and practical remedy . The

      anomaly of having over-production and destitution coexistent must be removed . We have within ourselves the means of producing wealth folly equal to the wants of the entire population of the globe ; and we have comparatively a small population to provide for . We must nova endeavour to discover the means of so ordering things , that" the labourer that producetb , shall be first partaker of the fruits . " If the present application of machinery prevents this , we must alter it . If tbe present occupation of tbe soil ( in large unwieldy farms ) prevents *>><« ws mnst alter it If we have been tnitdirectinf the energies of our people , by engaging too many of them in Manu factures and too few in Agriculture , we must alter it In fine , we mud now probe the matter to the bottom . We must ascertain the cause of the evil , and apply a sound and efficient remedy . Tbe first step towards this is a careful and complete inquiry into the present and past condition of the people .

      An inquiry of this nature has never yet been instituted . We have suffered to grow up amengst us a mighty prodneing power , equal to the labour of upwards of 600 , 000 , 000 of " hands ; " we have suffered this immense power to be wielded and applied as the caprice or interest of a very few capitalists have dictated ; we have suffered this to go on unmolested , unregulated , producing good and benefit where it might happenproducing harm and mischief where it listed : this system has , in its operation , completely revolutionized the manufacturing processes ; introduced new habius , new domestic arrangements ; it has reversed tbe order of dependence in families , placing the weak at thehea ^ ,

      and making the strong powerless ; it has crowded vast numbers of population into heaps , using them as loDg as it needed , and then remorselessly dispensing with them as so much lumber ; it has demoralised the young , and consigned the old to want ; it has heaped up immense piles of wealth for a few , and scattered misery ani destitution abroad amongst the many ; until , at last , the state of thiBgs above depicted is the result And yet , notwithstanding the great changes which this system has been eperatiDg , no inquiry into its effects and bearings has ever yet been made ! Now , however , it cannot be longer delayed . Note the question must be fairly met » and boldly grappled with .

      These extracts show , to some extent , the nature and object of the work . We have before characterized it as the cheapest and best book of general reference we ever faw ; and we feel persuaded that thero is not a working-man in the kingdom , who will be without his " Companion , " if he can possibly prfteuJfe one . The type , though small , is beawttifally clear , and the printing very neatly executed . MANN'S YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE HISTORICAL ALMANACK for 1842 . Leeds , Alice MaoB . A well printed compilation containing , in addition to the calendar , prognostications of the weather , &c , a diary of general and local events , a weather table , list of the ministry , and of the London bankers , stamp duties , astronomical tables and calculations , and other valuable information .

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      THE EXECUTION OF BLAKESLEY . On Monday morning Blakesley was executed in the Old Bailey . From the moment he told those who had charge of him in his cell that the farce was over , and that he would seriously prepare for his departure from this world , his conduct tras marked by angular propriety . He paid the mast alrict attention to the advice and observations of the Rev . Mr . Carver , the Ordinary , who represented to him tbe abBurdity of feigning a malady which everybody knew had nothing of reality about it , and he declared that he felt so completely satisfied with the approach of death , as not to cheriBh the kasfwish or hope of respite . The tone in which he answered

      the Ordinary encouraged a minute inquiry into the circumstances of the event for which he was condemned to die . He assured the Ordinary that there wis a misrepresentation in the public ramoarn as to the position of Mr . Burden when the blow was given , and also in the statement that the unfortunate victim was aeleep when struck with the knife . He was , he said , greatly attached to his wife , and he apprehended , from the course pursued by Mr . and Mrs . Burdon in countenancing the separation between them , that they were about to take her from him for ever . He therefore resolved to destroy her , and he entered the house with that determination , and aimed the blow at her which to nearly accom-

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      plished his object . At that moment he perceived Burdon , who had put a handkeWhief apon his heftd , ris ^ from the « iair , i ^ d , snppoBingthtt-it ^ Was ^ tne intention- of the p 64 r matt t « * pio ^ hittf * $ ded the , knife with a now ^ erWn aMp Ho faeW ' at the nicnmnTt he contemplated Sh « m % der ^ nfr wife that m BfiouhTnofr eaoajpe . tat ho faifo&Wilffi&oif positive manner thirt le had evw ^ aedftift ^ B « ir destrtirtiott , or that hehad" ever expect m « rfthaK * t « aporarTremisslonbf fte puniahin « nt ! ieift 8 ttr * e < I "Why , * said Mr . Carver , d ? d ToTtfcenWnntfrfeit nadnera f " Because , " replied Blakesley , « Ieooia sot cn < ruTB the thought of being the * oMteet ef puolfe observation in the tfiapel . That was ; I aware-Von ; thft fflllv t > iHt 1 » a t-V « j > ttmt * iwiA ^ nAlrtf » k lw > kHtvifM *

      mind . " " Then you . had no He »> observed fir . Carver . * of a reprieve on the ground of insanity !" " Not the slightest , " aH Blakesley ; » I knew perfectly well all along that I * oold Whaaged , and I gave myself np in the hope of no other fate . " The definqnent repeated this statement several times to the Sheriffs ( Alderman Magriar and Mr . - RogersO to Sir James Duke , the Visiting Magistrate of the prison , and to ' the Governor . - ' : It is / however , the opfuion of the msjorfty of those who heard this account of the motive that it wait by sameansa correct one . Blakeeleyknew'tfcrftfctly well that efforte would be made to save hisliife , ' and heflo doubt considered it advisable to faveur the

      impression attempted to be made opOn the Government by finamminginBanity in theprisonrbethought , too , that his Chinees Would be' increased by tbe > ppeara&ee of Buffering under one of the most violent forms of madness , and accordingly he howled like a ' doc , and . as we stated upon , a former occasion , assaulted the wardsman who sat up with him to prevent him from doing injury to himself ; bat it is pretty evident that whatever disposition he might have had to do further mischief to others , he manifested no design against his own life . He played for a greater stake than the avoidance of the public gaze ; indeed , either of the aherifik would most readily bave excused Us attendance at the chapel if he had only signified his wish , as they are both men who are desirous not to add unnecessarily to the pain which a wretchedlfellow-creaturemttst undereo

      snrronnded by * o many frightful circumstances . Blakesley wrote a letter to his father , and another to hiswife , on Sunday night , and he expressed an anxious desire to hear from the latter a short time before his execution . Both letters contained words expressive of ' penitence ; indeed his conversation with Mr . Carver , ever since be threw off the ' disguise which he had so awkwardly and ineffectively adopted , was principally directed to that theme . ' Blakesley appeared U > the Ordinary to be a person of peculiarly sensitive feelings , so much s ^ , that with a single word the tears were brought in ibdndanee fromlds eyes . The sentiment with which the Rev . Gentleman regarded tbe culprit Wfthin the Jaat few hours of his lite was infinitely more favourable than that with which Blakeeley ' s previous ^ conduct affected him . '

      Blakesley slept at intervals during Sunday tight , and felt refreshed hi the morning , most of which was rt in prayer with the Ordinary . He talked ' to Sheriffs and Sir James Duke in a firm tone of voice , and declared that he was perfectly prepared aad disposed to die . Tbere were but few persons witnin the prison during tt ^ r preparations , and the number of spectators outside was by no means great in comparison with tbe crowds which witnessed the execittidn of Conrvoisier for the murder of Lord William Hnseell , or that of Greenacre for the murder of Mrs . Brown . When the wardsnen were pinioning him he begged to Bay one word to the Sheriffs . It was to entreat that they would grant him one favour , as he was going into the other world . The Sheriffs replied "that they would willingly do anything practicable for him . ' M It is , " said he , "that you will both allow me to shake hands with

      von on the scaffold . " The Sheriffs at once assured him that they would do as he requested , and he expressed himself deeply obliged . The moment he appeared on the scaffold there was a yell from the multitude , but he took no notice of it . All his anxiety Beemed to be confined to the performance of the promise made by the Sheriffs , and when those gentlemen followed him up the ladder , and shook hands with him , he was quite satisfied , muttered a few words in prayer , and was launched into eternity . Far the first couple of minutes the wretched man straggled very much , and some persons in the crowd expressed gratification at the pain which it was supposed he suffered ; bnt the contortions of the body soon ceased , and the body hong without motion till nine o clock , when it was cut down and deposited in a shell , in which it was buried last night in the narrow passage over the bodies of Toistlewood and the other murderers who have since the execution of that individual expiated their crimes on the same scaffold .

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      BIRMINGHAM . BLOODTHIRSTY AND BBUTAL CONDUCT OF THE WHIG ANTI-CORN LAW FACTION , AND THEIR TOTAL DEFEAT . One of the most uproarious and outrageous scenes of cool-blooded villany ever exhibited under any pretence was witnessed in the Town Hall of Birmingham , on Monday evening last , which stamps the Whiff anti-Corn Law party with eternal Infamy , and proves that they are capaole of committing any crime for tbe purpose of gaining the ascendancy which their base conduct has justly deprived them of . Thanks to the indomitable courage of the brave Chartists , but for whom the crime of e * ld-blooded murder would have been added to tbe long catalogue of their baseness , and tbe hand that now writes this report would be cold in death . It is now quite clear that on all future occasions the public must be prepared to defend themselves against the attacks of those murderous ruffians .

      During the week , large placards were posted through the town , announcing that a lecture would be delivered in the Town Hall , by Mr . Curtis , of Onto , to give the public information respecting the Corn Laws . Mr . Cobden , of Stephenson-square notoriety , and Mr . Villiers , M . P . for Wolverhatnpton , were also announced to take part in the proceedings . It was stated , at the bottom of the placard , that no discussion was anticipated , and that so expression ot opinion would be called for . The members of the National Charter Association knowing the baseness of the Anti Csrn Law party , were determined that they should not blindfold the peopla with their pretended lecture , which was in

      reality a sort » f demonstration of their strength , and therefore took the necessary steps for allowing the public to hear both sides of the question . In accordance with this resolution , intimation was given to the various sectional meetings , and a deputation from each body met at the Ship Inn , Steelhouse-lane , when it was resolved that a proper chairman should be nominated on behalf of the meeting , who would allow each party & fair hearing , after the conclusion of Mr . Curtia ' s lecture- A long declaration was also drawn up and unanimously agreed to , and Mr . George White was appointed to move a chairman on behalf of the meeting , and a deputation consisting ef Mr . Bsojamin Hill and Mr . George Styles was appointed to procure tickets for the hustings .

      At five o ' clock on Monday evening the hall was opened , when the " Respectables" began to pour in by twos and thre : s ; every person that could be dragged together by the iciluence of the " Plagbe" were mustered in good time , and at six o ' clock , the time fixed ftr commencing business , tbere was not above five hundred in the body of the hall , the chief portion of whom were Chartists . According to a regulation of tbe getters up of the meeting , the side-galleries were reseived far females who had tickets , which were distriluted by the Anti-Corn Law Association , and when

      the working men saw that their wives and sisters were obliged to stand In the body of the hall , they immediately took them to the front gallery and commenced handing them into the aide galleries . The cheers and confusion that followed this first manoeuvre of tbe sovereign people made the Plague gentry on the hustings leok unutterable things , and caused them to whisper rstber loud that the aspect of affairs 'was not quite as good as they anticipated . They accordingly mode a merit Of noctssity , and ordered that all females should be admitted to the side galleries .

      At a quazUr-past six Messrs . Curtis , Cobden , Scholefield , Jan ., and their friends , made their appearance in the organ gallny , when their partisans endeavoured to get np a cheer , which was immediately swallowed up by the torrent of groans and yells whlck saluted those enligbteners of the public . " We'll not hear bloodthirsty Cobden , the Stephenson Square butcher "" You are not In the midst of the bludgeon-man now , " " We want the Charter , and no humbug , " with a variety ot other exclamations , burst from all quarters , and was continued for some time . When the virtuous indignation of the people at the base conduct ef Cobden and Co . had ? somewhat sub-Bided , Mr . Scholefleld , jun . walked to the chair , and took bis Beat

      Mr . Geoege White immediately rose and said tbat as they were called together for the purpose of receiving information on the evils created by the existing Corn jLa-srs , he thought that tbe ; could only arrive aiaproper conclusion on lh « matter by hearing both BideB of tfoe question , which he thought oould not be done except by discussion . The public , therefore , had a right to require tbat a proper person should be placed in the chair , who would give a fair and impartial hearing , to all parties . He therefore thought Mr . Scholefield &p improper person to take that office , as "he "Vras an interested party , being president of the aritt-Corn Law Association . There was also another objection to Mr . Scholefcld . He was the individual who introduced the London police into Birmingham for tbe purpese of trampling on the right of meeting to discuss grievances . Ha therefore thought such a base character not fit to preside over any meeting , and would propose that Mr . Follows , of Monmoutbstreettake the chair .

      , The scene that followed this proposition is [ in . describable . A number of well-dressed blackguards , placed in -front of the organ gallery , commenced yelling and-hoeting like savages , and were answered by the cheers of the working men , who now began to fl » w in at a rapid rate . Several persons con-

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      nected with the Anti-Corn Law Association , endeavottted to speak , but were booted down amidst should * f •? put the'motion , "— » Well have a proper , ebairp «^ " WM have SpjiplefieU , the Bui Ring to ^/ * « v M * « to " wyaomew&aFslentll tonganaaBgry dWmsdontook place between fir . WWt * ' aadJfre leading members of . tbe pbgtM , fa wUeh he **« 4 woW »« 4 tajroch blackguard and filthy term * ** are net fit to be copied In the ifar ;— "iTou bloody Wlai&V" **^* - ^* spy , - ^» O'Connor ' s hMd W , «^ * Twy tW > V '~ "MaWer the tHMitt , " * 0 L ; thojf ex ^» s «« 4 wand : huudr « to , # often wets jeUea «* W ) H > y fc i * Ws . Pt . ' »» n «» 6 turer 8 , shopocrate , andi gentlemen of all shapes and sizes . —^ . tt t ^ j-- » < - , ! .:,- , .. , ¦ „

      Mr . Joseph Stuhoe thm addWwcd the raWtiug , and'wA loudly cheered . He « 1 < 1 that thftpnmot meetin g was , oallad . for the PUTnMft nf Vm «> tn » informstfolTc « icernlng ! he' $ to take Hie sen ^ 6 r tfi d meting * not ^ vettW'move a vote of thanks t * the chsirtBab . H * therefore hoped they /^ d ago * jh * . factom to PfSpeed , vHe then Jj ^»^ Mr . Curto from jQpjjty , to dejhrer a lecture , to . Mr . Courts stood forward * ad Was received with loud groans and hisses , a < ooinpanied by shouts of " Pdt a working man in (; the cbahy' .-r" Wo want foe dlf . TOsalon , —^ , You are a patit 0 ! Imp&ors . " Mr Cur tis waa heard tosay ^ n « sen tence requ ^ ing them tb'hear him far a minute , but ' tiwas no use , he was obUgwHo reti > e « •• ¦ % . -:. „ ., » ; - [ - ¦ •; - ¦ ¦ ' •'¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦• £ ¦ - ¦• - * '' ~ \ ¦ Mr T . S . Salt then mounted tho rostrum . » t > d went through some amusing antics Be quavered hU arms in all directions , and moved his lips , bat not a single word oould be heard . He was highly excited , and bad to alt down exhausted .

      Mr . Edwin Thomson then commenced a Urade ' of abuse against tbe Chartists , and wished them to hear the lecturer . He put a motion to that effect , and called for a shew of hands , which was responded to by about a tenth part of the meeting . Mr . George White then called upon those who oooaidered Mr . Sobolefield an Improper person to preside over the meeting , to hold up th « Ir hands , when a large number of bands were exhibited . Mr . White then declared that the majority were against Mr . ' Scholefield presiding over the meeting , and waved his bat in token of their triumph , which was followed by loud cheers from the meeting . . This demonstration of strength and determination on the part of the Chartists , set the Anti-Corn Law party

      into an ungovernable rage . .. They bad been mustering the whole of their forces for the , last saonta , and turn had Murray , from Manchester , parading the baer-houws for three months , and made sure of carrying all before them . When they found that their case was hopeless , a well-drilled posse in front of the huatlngs oommeaeed flourishing their sticks and umbrellas , shouting '' Throw White over the gallery . " " By God we'll murder him . " " Throw White over , he Is acting as fugleman . " Their friends who hod possession of the organ gallery immediately commenced a rush , and were only hindered from carrying their murderous intention into practice by t he intervention of Mr . Joseph Sturge , and a few others . It should be here stated , that the working inen were eatirely excluded from the organ gallery , and that not more than a dozen tickets could be procured by the Chartist deputation , althomgh the gallery Is capable of eontaining over three hvadred . Several

      persons then endeavoured to address the meeting ; bat Buch was tbe uproar and confusion that it was impossi ble to hear a seaUuee . The hall w « s crowded at this stage of the proceeding ! , and exhibited the most awful « oene aver witnessed in BiraUsgham , all parties yelliag , hooting , cheering , groaning , and clapping as suited their feelings ; the whole fovoe of the Anti Corn Law party being directed to that part of the organ gallery , occupied by Messrs . White . Mason , Wilkinson , Follows , and Davies . In the midst of this « oafastaa worse confounded , a female in the side gallecy wished to hand over an apple to Mr . White , but anon were the splenetic feelings of' the rabid faction , that tbey would not allow it to be forwarded , ttro apple was tbereforc thrown and laid hold « f by Mr . White , who immediately tuned towards the big loaf men asd bit the apple with aaaix of defiance , which called forth the laughter of tbe meetingat the pitiful crew .

      Mr- Josbph gruRGS again addressed them , and endeavoured to procure a hearing for the lecturer . He said that he was prepared to fulfil the promise he made two years ago , and would pay for the useof the Town Hall for the working inen if toey thought proper t » hold a meeting for tbe extension of the FmjmIUbo-Mr . CURTIS again endeavoured to obtain a hearing , butceuld not sveceed . The working mea reiterating their determination not to allow Scholefleld to preside over the meeting . A long discussion then took place between Mr . White and the other parties on tbe front of the hustings . They wished to know what the Chartists required , and thought it unfair that they should not be allowed to do as they thought proper , as they bad paid for the use ef the Hall , and used the most scurrilous and abusive language .

      Mr . White informed them tbat the Chartists bad no intention of Interrupting the proceeding *; tbey only required that the public should have an opportunity of hearing the reasons why the Chartists refused to sanction the agitation which the Corn Law repealers were endeavouring to get up . They required that a proper Chairman should be chosen , and that , at the conclusion of Mr . Curtis's lecture , equal time should be allowed to the Chartist speakers aa that which was occupied by the Cora Law repealers . If they would consent to tbat arrangement , Mr . Curtis would be allowed to proceed , and himself and Mr . Mason would afterwards discuss the question with Messrs . Curtis and Cobden . The anti-Corn Law party refused to agree to the proposition , when

      Mr . White told them that if Messrs . Cobden and Curtis would agree to discuss the matter on the following evening , they would allow the lecture to be proceeded with . This was also refused . Mr . Edwin Thompson again commenced a blustering harangue , and could not ebtain a hearing ; ha was denounced as a traitor and renegade by the meeting . Mr . Thomas Clutton Salt then endeavoured to get a hearing , and made a fresh addition to bis claim for tomfoolery and mounUtbankiam . He was heartily laughed at for bis grotesque gestures , and retired , amidst groans and hisses .

      Mr . Stu&GE then intimated to the meeting that if they wete determined not to allow the lecturer to be heard the meeting would be dissolved . This announcement was received with cheers and shouts of " down with the Bull Ring and Manchester butchers , " * ' you shan't humbug us ^ r and after an abundance of yelling and hooting from tbe Anti-Corn Law party , who again threatened to take White ' s life , Mr . Sturge declared the meeting to be dissolved . Mr . White then proposed three cheers for the Charter , which was responded to in first-rate style , and whilst he was whirling his hat round , some of the respectable sbopocrats behind him struck it from his

      hand into the body of the meeting . The hat happened to fall amongst some of the Anti-Corn Law party , in front of tbe hustings , who were yelling like tigers with madness , and flourishing their sticks at > lr . White . They immediately seized it , tore it into atomB , and jumped and trampled on it with the malignity of demons , shouting that they wished it was the bloody b s bead . A blue silk handkerchief , wbicb wafl in It , was , ot course , quietly transferred to the pOC&tft of some honest Corn Law repealer . The handkerchief had been presented to Mr . White by the female Chartists of Newburgh , who will not , of course , feel sorry that it was lost by standing up for the principles for which it was presented .

      A most awful scene now commenced ; the anti-Corn Law party openly avowed their intention of murdering Mr . White . The moral-force denouncers of Chartist violence swore horrible oaths , and declared tbat be should not leave the Town Hall alive . The party under the organ gallery again called to their friends on tbe hustings to throw aim over . Mr . White was immediately surrounded by a crowd of well-dressed tuvagea , vowing vengeance . One of them told him to his face that his life was not worth five minutes purchase . Mr . White said that he would make the first man tbat touched him repent his temerity , A person woo came to the meeting in the company of Mr . Curtis ssid that tbey ought to send for the police , and give White into

      custody . Mr . White dared them to introduce one at Ibeb peril ; and turne-1 to the CbartlBt 8 ( WHO now formed a majority of the meeting ) , telling them to stand firm—the well-drilled and bloodthirsty Cora Law repealers in front using all their exertions to drown his voice , so that they might be able to carry out their designs , without the knowledge of the Chartists . Another rush was then made at Mr . White by tho Anti-Corn Law party who had complete possession of the organ gallery . They again swore they would murder him , and cursed the lying Northern Star and Feargus O'Connor . Mr . Mason seized one of tbe patty , and asked them whether they intended to commit murder . He said they would kill the bloody rascaL

      One of the leading members of the Corn Law party then commenced a tirade f . f abuse , and told him tbat if he did not get served out in tbe gallery , be would find somebody waiting for him down stairs . Tbe gas was then shortened with the evident intention of allowing the well-dressed scoundrels an opportunity of accomplishing their murderous purpose in the dark , and tbe parties immediately surrounded their intended victim . ' Mr . BIXJEQB and others of the Anti-Corn Law . party then prepared to go , when Mr . White told them that bo would hold Mr . Sturge responsible for any injury tbat might be inflicted on him . Mr , Sturge then proffered his arm to Mr . White , and said he would do what he could to protect him bom the vengeance of the respectable assassins . Messrs . Mason , Barrett ,

      Wilkiason , Folloirs , aad Pavis then surrounded Mr . White , and began mouuttng © ve * the Beats . The anti-Corn' Law party drew up on both sides and tasndished their sticks and umbwllas , shouting " Now then , coma on , we'll settle him . ' * The small but determined , knot of Cnortiata pushed on , when » rush was maddlby the blood thirsty villains . Mr . White was tumbled over the seats , but still surrounded by the trusty baud of patriots ; on . arriving at the top of tbe organ gallery near the narrow staircase another rush was made . The anti-Corn Law party placed themselves at the top and swore tbey would kick his bloody brains out- ; Mr . Thomas Whyte , wholesale hardware merchant of Moore-street , then rushed forward and declared his determination of hindering any injury

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      being done to Mr . White , and immediately placed himself beddfi-hinV . ^ ift ' ottisr persons exerted themselves to Madei thfr parties at t&ef ' eialr head , from doing any injury . Alter ! which Mr . White got safely tb the next laodjlng , wheta-he was metbyaaother horde of rufflm * , shortttng * KiUhto , " " Tea * Mm limb from limb , " v * vast deal of exertions the " little band " at length azrtod ; afethe st feefc door of the organ gallery and were lufonairtihat » ouiaber of tha aaU'Cotn Law party WBf * waltto « Aofc «» eTtingemnce . " -.- .. ¦ - : " .. - „> :, ¦ .. .-. ¦ : >/ :..-• ' Mfc Barrett who had bam to reconnoitre , said that the stre * » as « a » w . ded with Chartist * , upon wbJsh the door was onkwd to be opened , and Mr . White accom panied by -Mesar * Mason , Sturge , Whyte , aad Barrett , emerged iBtotfie street , where through Jguorance of the real staff , of . the . / csie , a tremendous scuffle ensued . Tbe , croiifd coasjsted wholly of Mr . White ' s friends , who lettthajj ^ dy of the h all when they witnessed the iu tue tn

      oungr giuerj ; on arriving as « apor tney xouna it guarded by a parcel of Corn Law repealers , who were vowing vengeance against White , and swearing | Jiey woul 4 murder him . ; The CharUats made them fly in all directions , and wen , on :, the . point of forcing the doors , when Mr . Whtti ' awL his ' friende made their appearance . The crowd imagined that the parties by whom be was surrounded were his enemies , and such was tbe excited atateof thefar faal&gs , tbat they struck at each ether in the dark . - they went at length undeceived , and told Oupn to open . out , and allownim to pass on ; as soon aa Ma fc « z ^| Ma < l was seen In the middle of the street , "Is he hurt ? " was the general shout ; and when the words "all right" were heard , a tremendous burst of cheering from the Chartist troops was given ; about a do ^ aa hata , were- doffed , each seeking to cover Mr . White ' s head . They then proceeded through the streets , to the Association Room , In Freeman-street , cheering enthusiastically .

      The handful « f Anti-Corn Law men that remained , retired to the Committee-room , where Cobden and Curtis addressed than . The body of the Hall » UU x « - majned crowded . Mr . EDWIH THOMSON again endeavoured to act the buffoon lor the Whigs , but was hooted down . Mr . J . Wilkinson then jumped on the table and proposed three cheers for the Charter , which was unanimously responded to- Three hearty cheers were given for Feargus O'Connor , and three dismal groans for the base and murderous Whigs and pretended Corn Law Repealers . . The Ball being now in total darkness , the meeting separated . ; -V . ¦ .. ¦ . ' ' .. / .. ' - . ' . ' . . ' " - " .

      Thus ba * one of the most cowardly and Mood-thiraty of all plot * against the right of free discussion been blown to the winds by the energyoftte brave Chartists of Birmingham . Several of the persons who were waiting for Mr . White In order to assassinate him exhibited caneewords and other deadly weapons , and abundant proof ean be given of individuals having declared their determination to commit murder . Never were men so completely possessed of most hellish and inhuman passions as were these maligners of the working classes . But it ean luirtly be wondered at , when it is known

      that they had been preparing for a long time to steal a march on the Chartists , and bad made themselves sare of the most comnlete success , having boasted lostUy that the Chartista dared not offer any oppositton . They have not only opposed them but driven theat to 1 * 6 neoeaeity « f creeping into their Committee reoin , aad WO ! not trif oppose them shouM they again ttempt to g « U tbe public , bat will be prepared to -defend thewaelyea fcom the case swoctis ol Whig assassins . Hurrah , then , for the Charter ! Na eurrenAert ¦ ¦ :-. - ... ' . ¦

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      Eyploswn op a . Firewobk MANDFAcroRir . —Loss of Life . —Shortly before ten o ' clock on Monday tnotBinff , another serious calamity , and which produced the most intense excitement amongst the inhabitants of the north-eastern portien of the metro-Kl is , to # k pJaea in the Curtain Re « d , Shoreditoh , , the explotien of a large quantity of fireworks , and other cosa ^ ustible materials , at the fire-work manufacUry of Mr . Price , situate iu Charles-street , and whick not ftly resulted in tba destruction of the buildiDg , but in the loss of one life , aad the dreadful injury of three other persons . The manufactory , as it was called , consisted of a small dwelling-house , two floors high , on the north side of Charles-street , tbe basenaeat portion of which was

      used as workshops for tho manufacture of fireworks , aad the unper portion was occupied by Mr . Price and hie family as their dwelling . It appears that at tine o ' clock Mr . Priee , a man named William Sbaw , and two youths , named John Hutt , aged fourteen , and John Marshall , about fifteen years of age , were in tho workshops , all of them busily employed in "finishing" a quantity of small fireworks . About a quarter before ten the inhabitants were much alarmed by hearing a loud explosion proceed from the premises , accompanied by violent screams and groans . On the iaBtant a much louder explosion of combustible materials succeeded , and the windows and Btreet-door were blown into the street , and completely shattered . At the same moment two men

      and a boy , dreadMly disfigured , rushed from the paBsage of the . house into the street , the whole of them with their clothes on fire , and burning fiercely above their heads . These persons proved to be Mr . Price , hia man , Wm . Shaw , who is 27 years of age , and the boy Hutt . Almost simultaneously two females threw themselves out of ike first floor window , aad , falling on the stone paving , were very seriously injured : they were Mrs . Price and her sister-in-law , the former being in an advanced state of pregnancy , and within a day or two of her confinement . Their clothes , it is stated were also on fire , and were with some difficulty extinguished , as were also those of the three male persons . Mrs . Price was picked up in a state of insensibility , and conveyed to a

      neighbouring house , and the fright and injuries she sustained are stated to have occasioned premature labour . The boy Marshall not having made his appearance , and his screams attracting attention , some humane persons who had assembled , notwithstanding another explosion was anticipated , rushed into the premises , and dragged him out of the flames , with which be appeared to be struggling , and his shrieks were truly heart-rending . He presented an appalling spectacle , and conveyances being procured , Price , Shaw , and Hutt were conveyed to St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , and the poor lad , Marshall , to the London Hospital , -where he shortly after expired . The building itself had now become ignited , and the flames burst forth from the windows , and

      the repeated explosions and variegated colours of the fireworks had a very singular appearance , and added greatly to tho excitement . Information having been conveyed to the station-house of the H division , a strong body of police was soon upon the spot , and endeavoured to quell the excitement which prevailed , and to detect some of the Jew vagabonds whe had assembled in gangs from the rookeries of Shoreditch , and who in open day were committing depredations on the terrified inhabitants . Within a very short space of time several engines also arrived . Those from the Brigado stations in Whitecrosa-street and Jeffery ' s-square were in active operation , but , although several others were in attendance their services were not required . By

      the skilful operations of the firemen the fire was Erevented from communicating to the adjoining ousea , but the house in which the explosion occurred was entirely destroyed . The adjoining house sustained damage , but not to any serious extent . On instituting inquiries as to the " cause of the explosion it was ascertained that at the time of the occurrence the two boys , Hutt and Marshall , were employed at tho further extremity of the workshop , behind a kind of counter , filling and ramming composition into the firework cases of vertical wheels . Mr . Price and Marshall were in the front part , making some " flower-pots . " The composition employed in the manufacture of these devices was

      lying in heaps , exposed on the benches . There was also in the place a considerable quantity of powder , saltpetre , &c , in boxes , stowed under the counter and on shelves . A fire was alight in the grate situate immediately behind the counter exposed , and the unfortunate workman , Shaw , attributes the occurrence to a spark flying out of the grate and catching the exposed composition , which communicated to tile fireworks , powder , &o ., and caused the explosion before they had any means of stopping it , although they used every endeavour to do so . On inquiry last night , at the hospital , it was ascertained that Mr . Price , Shaw , and Hutt , are in a very dangerous state , being very severely burnt . Neither the house nor the property is insured .

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      EAST AND NORTH RIDING LECTURER . Market Wkighton . —Mr . Stallwocd leotured on the Market Hill , on Wednesday Nov . 10 th , on the state of the the representation ; he was listened to with attention , several farmers exclaiming * 'thou art right lad . " Ia the evening , at the Black Horse , a public meeting was held , Mr . M'Kenry , in the chair . At the Black Horse , the National Petition was adopted and signatures obtained . It was unanimously agreed that a meeting be held every Sunday evening , at the same place for reading the Star , &o . A committee was appointed to attend to the petition .

      Pocklikqxoh . —On Thursday , Nov . llfch , the bellman was sent round to announce that Mr . Stall wood , from London , would address the inhabitants on the principles of the People ' s Charter . At the time announoed , seven o ' clock , nearly nine hundred persons h , ad assembled . Mr . Stallwood addressed them for about an hour and a half ; they listened with breathless attention , occasionally applauding the sentiments of the speaker . A half-drunken fellow caused some little interruption , which highly

      offended the Chartist and teetotal morality of the good denizens of Pocklington . They very peaceably and speedily took htm up and conveyed him out of the meeting . At the conclusion , a person from amongst the people proposed three cheers for the Charter , three for Feargua O'Connor , and three for the lecturer , which were heartily responded to . An adjournment then took place to the Charter Association Room , Chapel Gate , wnen Mr . Siddell was unanimously called to the chair . The room was crammed . Several new members joined . Messrs . Milner , Green , Arnott , Walkington , and Stallwood addressed the meeting . One hundred heads of the

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      petition was ordered , and a Committee appoinled to go to the neighbouring villages to obtain signa trr . - < g , &e . The room wcro prdered to be thrown , open t j . vty . Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon , for dfecusw won , reading , &o . _ s HowDBK .- ^ Biils having been issued iraoflncing that Mr . StaUwood would lecture on the priacjplea . of the People ' s Charter from the Marfeet Cross ,-on Friday evBnlHK , Bomiabev 12 ( b , lat . s « vJen , Retook , aJl parties wer * respectfully iwrited tfc * tteft < L > , ** the time appointed . astrong mustet ^ Whi ^ Toriee j Radicals , and Chartists were present ; they listened most attentively to thespeaker . The petition sheeto are jn course of signature ; much ; good if an « - eipated .. : ; ¦ .. - . , >/; - ¦ ¦¦ ¦ : .. ¦ ¦ ¦ .: ¦ :. \ ' .-. ; .. ' ¦ Caelton . —On Saturdaynight , Nov . 13 , the industrious inhabitants of this little ajmcultural village

      were enrprised by tbe bellman announcing a Chartist le « tuxe' to be delivered-at Mr . Wm . Heads , at oina o'dotki ¦ At the time appointed , the room was crowded to suffocation . Mr . Pearoe , eoostaWes "^^ ff called to the chair . Mr . Stallwood addressed , the numerousassemblage in-a forcible ; pleasipftandmort impressive Manner , producing the best- possible effect . Tbe National Petition was adopted . - ' - SELW .-i-Mr . Stallwood addressed the i ( bod denizons of Selby , in the Charter Association Robma , on Sunday evening last , on tho necessity of a change . The audience were highly delighted , tadexpressad their approbation by passing a unanimous vote . of thanks to the Lecturer : or his able address . Ih . 9 petition has already obtained upwards of 1200 signatures in this small town . -

      York . —A requisition having been presented to the Mayor , requesting him to couvehe ' a meeting in the . Guildhall , to congratulate her Majesty , Pricce Albert , and the Duchess of . Kent , on the birth of in heir to the throne , and Monday being appointed for that purpose , the Chartists attended in large numbers , for the purpose of moving an araendnssnt , u That tije meeting adjourn until the evening " but owing to the numerous attendance tnis > was cot deemed requisite ' . It was " therefore determined among the leaders that the address congratulating the Queen , and at the same time claiming the restoration of the exiles , the release of the ChartiBt victims , and the adoption of out principles * should be substituted for theirs ; bnt this hot being

      sufficiently understood by the meeting , when the resolution was proposed , that an address of congratulation be presented to her Majesty , a show of hands was taken thereupon , when a majority of three to one appeared avtrse to the address ; the Mayor appeared astounded , said it must be a mistake , and put it again with the same result ; he nevertheless declared it carried . An address t » Albert was then proposed . Shouts of a Geraaa pauper—what address a beggar ! It was put in dumb show , and there was a majority of four to one against it .- A resolution to the same effect was proposed to the Duchess of Kmt ; this was proposed by a statteriDg parson ; he wag met with ' loud cries of more pigs and lesa parsons . A lawyer then

      ventured to expostulate with the citizens on their want of loyalty . Immense scouts of—can a gtarving peo-1 rie be loyal . A stentorian voica exclaiming , amid oud cheers—let us have a rep ablic . This resolution shared the same fate as the others , yet the Mayor declared it carried . They then brought forth their address , crammed with the usual fulsome stuff . Mr . Demaine bow fltepped forward to move his address as an amendment . He was greeted with lood" bheeai . The Mayor asked kirn what it contained . He said it contained a congratulation to her Majesty , a petition for mercy , &c . &o . The Mayor stated he could not receive it , but that ho would , readily grant the use of the flaU to the " wor . limg classes upoii requisition . Tb « original address was then put . amid 1

      tremendous . confusion . Cries of " no paupers , ' " pat the amendment , " " give us a republic " . The Mayor declared it carried , although every one else that spoke on the matter declared that it was lost by the increased majority of fire to one . Mr . Cooper then proposed a vote of censure on the Major , for his disgraceful conduct in the chair , which waa seconded and carried unanimously , amid thund-, rt of applause . A person from the hndy . of the meeting then stood up , and exclaimed "May all the gilded crowns of Europe bo melted iuto type , and the rights ' of man be printed therewith . " Enthusiastic demontrafcions of applause , wavi&s ; of hats , &c , &c . Threa cheers were then given for the Charier , Frost , Williams , and Jones , Feargns O'Connor , See . But no

      sooner had the people ga ' . ned . the street , than a cry waB raised of to Fossgate , to Fossgate , and thither marched the triumphant Chartists . Mr . Inglis was called to the chair . Mr . Buriey drew upareqaisition to . the mayor , which was seconded by , Mr . Demaine , and carried unanimously , askingthecse of the Guild Hall , for the same evening . It was signed on the spot by numbers of householders , and Messrs Inglis , Buriey , and Demaine , appointed a deputation to wait on his Lordship with the same ; they soon returned with the answer that his Lordship cpald not grant it for a night meeting , but that he would for a day meeting . Tbe people determined not to be outdone , and resolved to bring it before the meeting

      at the evening lecture . Mr . Siallwood being in town , the bellman was applied to , but refused to cry the evening meeting . A bell was borrowed of a neighbouring ironmonger , Mr . Stallwood acted as orier . A numerous meeting was the resul t . Mr . Stallwood addressed them in hie usual happy , instructive and argumentative msnner . A vote of thanks was passed by acclamation to the lecturer . Several members enrolled , and a great number of eignatures got to the petition . A requisition was then unanimously agreed to be sent to the Mayor , demanding the Guild Hall for Thursday , at twelve o ' clock—a deputation appointed ; the meeeting will therefor © be held on , Thursday . Mr . Stallwood was re Sained to take part

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      MANSFIELD-AWFUL DISTRESS . It has been said , nntil the remark has grown trite , but not the less true , that " coming events cast their shadows before ; " and , if the past afford us any data upon which to form correct conclusions in reference to the future , we icay venture to prepare ourselves for a winter of woe and Buffering , suciias we will take leave to say has never been paralleled . We have been led into these rejections by a view of the general state of the country , and of tho distress of our own locality in particular . The majority of the framework-knitters in this town have been for months either entirely destitute , or but casually employed , whed , last Thursday week , an immense additional number were thrown out of work . Tney struggled untii Jasi Thursday , hoping that the panic might not last , Sut the disease being confirmed , they called a meeting of the unemployed , which took place in the Unitarian SchooUroom .

      A deputation was appointed to wait upon the Guardians , who stated thai tbere were upwards of four hundred men out of employment , the majority of whom wore heads of families—that , at the most moderate calculation , at least one thousand people of all ages and both sexes , vrero cast off from all resources , and left destitute—and that when in full work , ( that is to say , working about sixteen hours a-d * y , ) they can but just subsist . The Guardians , after some discussion , order e d that the distressed should be relieved at the bastile , and resolved to call a special meeting of the Board , to take place on the following Saturday . The people assembled in the Market Place , and went in a body ( those who were married taking their wives and children with them ) to receive their ineala at the bastile from Thursday night until Saturday at noon .

      The board met on Saturday according to appointment . The deputation attended , and were informed that , " no more relief could be allowed except upon the following degrading conditions , namely , that single men and married men , without families , should go into the house , and that married men with children should be tbere from seven in the moraine until seven in the evening . " The cool insolence displayed in these insulting conditions aroused the indignation of the workies , who had previously assembled in the chartist room , in order to hear the report of the deputation ; and it was resolved tbat tbey would starve on until Monday morning , when a publie meeting should be held in the marxet-place , at nine o ' clock . The people assembled accordingly , and adjourned to the before mentioned school-room , where a deputation was appointed to wait upon the wealthy

      portion of the inhabitants ; and the men walked ia procession through the principal streets . One thing was observable among the parties visited , after alluding in forcible terms to the breaking of banks , and the utter want of confidence . among mercantile men , tbey expressed their conviction of the absolute necessity of an organic change in the constitution , of the country ; ( bave we oneRoman ?) In short , Chartism is spreading as fast as distress , and bankruptcy , and ruin . . The diseenting ministers , together with a few other leading middlecla « s-men , met in the above-named school-room , and they decided upon calling a preiminary meeting of the Vicar aud others . prep * r » - tory to a general one , to take place on Wednesday evrning , wr the purpose of devising some means of affording relief to the distressed and insulted operatives .

      Such is the case as it now stands . Welitenpon the very edge of a forest some miles in extent , aad thegreater part of it wild . Now if any sympathising government would but just be as feeling as the Dutch government , and authorise the establishment of home colonies upon the waste lands , the capitalists would , doubtless , be glad to invest their money in so profitable ' an undertaking . We would just ask what the gaunt and squalid figureswho parade ourstreets would sayto the . Tight of those who hold all . that the world and their labour produces 1 They have begun to ask , wero the wide spread plains , the towering hills , and the mighty streams made for a few ? When the " numberiosSjWbom oppressions and raffian-glnttony drives from the feast of life , " begin , aa they have begun , to look into the causes of these things , the dayB of their existence are numbered , and we would advise thow who can do so to allow society to be changed peaoe ubly , or it assuredly will bercbanged violently . .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 20, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct575/page/3/