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      LAST WORDS OF EMMETT . I hare but few more -words to say : I'm going to the silent grave : Soon o ' er my tomb the cypress bough Its broad and ctoopwft leaves trill ware > i&j Isnjp of life is near burnt ont—My race is ran—pronounced my doom j One after one around me falls The eold , damp curtains of the tomb ! On leaving this tnsgra . tefnl -world , I roake but only one request—I ssk its silence ; in the grave Let me and mine together rest , Till other times and other men Can justice to my memory do ; Till ages shall hBTe slumbered by , And reason can my act review .

      Till then no monnmental slab Usj isax \ the place -whtre rests my head Xo lettered marble to the world Tell that he lived—that he is dead . But when among the powers of earth My country shall assume ha stand , Pron&ly erect—her'flag unfurled , Acknowledged free by every land—Then may my epitaph be traced Upon the marble's snow-white face ; And it may stand above my head , To mark a patriot's resting place . The stranger , as he passes by , 3 Isy pause to think of other years , And as ie rails to micd my fate , May pay the tribute of his tears .

      And now farewell ! I am going where ily fathers have before me gone ; 3 Jy dea : hicss spiiit takss its flight To regions yet untried , unknown ; I give niy body to the earth ; Tis all that it can justly claim ; And . dearer than the life I yield , Bequeath posterity my fame .

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      A SONNET . To the Agents of the Northern Siar ihrougTioul England , Wa ' es , and Second , or to any other Subscribers to sip prcjected Publication , requesting them to open a Lzsl for Subscribeis . and transmit them io Mr Hoison , at the Siar OJice , as speedy as possible . Kind iritnds , who ' ve seen my rhyme and fain would Itnd Y cur hand to help me from Ui « s thorny roai Where unavoidable misfortunes goad And lank ifiiction does with life contend ; If ye wiil succour , ere the strife shall end , I mean to publish what I ' ve wrote abroad ,

      For half-a-crown . and while I thus have sow'd , May sweet compassion harvest many a friend . Let all subscribers' names be sent with speed To the Siar office—all who thus wiil raise Their purse in my defence would have me freed From the coid chains of palsy ' s dire disease . If you would aid the fallen in utter need , Haste the subscription to my artless lays , J-LilES TEUSOX Sc-nthmolton , January 3 d , 1842 .

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      HAXDY AKDY , Fart 1 . Louden , F . Glover , Aidine Chambers , Paternoster-row ; Groombridge , Panver Alley ; Dublin , CumniiEg ; Edinburgh , Sutherland \ &c . This is a rattling gay delineation of Irish Rustic life coih . "^ eatld" and " simple . " Its hero is & pea .-aat , who ihrcnghtut the whole piece plays off ths urvllesi pranks imaginable ; with the best iBieutbts ia ihe work' , getting always him-tdf a * d every one connected with him into some cocfouijced scrape through his inversions m- > de of do ~ v ? every thing exs ^ t . y as it should cot be done- We kn-j w nct that we hare laughed more heartily this lr-ii £ time , than a ; lie irresistibly comic adventures of poor Handywho . by the bye , is admirably supported by other well drawn ana executed charterers .

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      ZfO £ TDCST . —Dissolution of the Pooh Law Usiox . —A public meeting of ratepayers wa 3 held at the Crown and Sceptre , BromptonKoad , on "Wednesday evening week . Mr . W . S . Hanson was called to the chair , who , in a most business-like insimer , opened the proceedings of the evening . Joan Pereivai , Esq ., son of lie late Spencer Percivai , moved a re ~ oiauon similar to the one adopted at K ? Esicgten , which was seconded , asd carried unanimously . Mr . Balls , churchwarden of Kensicrtoi ! , said a few

      ¦ word ? in support cf the establishing an Association in support of ice anti-Kew Poor Lav ? principle . Mx . L . H . Leigh , a Chartist lecturer , and a ratepayer of the district , ihea stept forward and delivered a most splendid , Icmicou ' , argumentative , and forcible appeal agaiast the continuance of xhe . New Poor Law Unions , and clearly tracing their existence to class legislation , and shewed tha only remedy to be the Charter . He was most rapturously applauded . A sieedng will speedily be held at Hammersm ' uh for the same purpose .

      C ARIiISIjE . —HoasiBLE Distress jixd Desti-Trnos . —We mentioned , last week , that 3 Committee of working men bad been formed for the purpose of taking a complete enumeration of the circumstances and condition of fhe poorer classes . They have since completed their labonrs , which they have been enabled to perform in a most correct and saiis factory manner , through the kindness of G . H . Head , Efq ., banker , who very generously paid all the fixpenees of books and labour , As the report of the Committee will best convey an adequate id- a cf the result of it ? inquiries , we hasten to lay it beiore the pcbHc , as opening np a mass of misery and destination which is heart-rending to contemplate .

      ABESDAEE .-A meeting of the gentleaen farmers and rate-payers of the par ^ h of Aberdars was held at the Boot Inn , on Monday , the 3 rd day of January , to take into considerado . ; their present distressing circumstances , asd the best rceiiis to ascertain in what manner the rales they pay ( wHch are advancing every quarter ) are expended , fcsd who receives them , as there is less relief paid to ihe poor at present than at aiy other period for many years past . After they met , they did coi fay . w how to proceed , and ultimately separated wiibcui efecting any good at all .

      BRADFOEp . —Highway EcbbfeiuS- — On Thursday night last , as Mr . James Lee and Mr . J ' - sepb . Priestley , cf Woodside , near Slelf , were returning home from Bradford Market , they were beset by five highwaymen , at the Junction Roads . Hcdsall Moor . They took from the former person twentj-fire poueds in cash- and from ibe _ latter a aim watch , and about eighteen shillings in silver , with which ihfj got clear iff . On the same evenisg , as Mr . John Wright , farmer , of Wibssy , was returnirig home from Bradford , he tv& 3 robbed oi Jtur pounds ard some ? iiTer . Also , on the same ffiEht , a hatter , from Sowerby Bridge , TFho had be « n naw fcng tats , having sold all but one . wss re : urnnis home , when he was met and robbed of the hat he fctd not soid , and the one he had on his head , besides & pound in silver .

      BorsEBa £ AKi 5 G —Cn Thursday night , or early on Friday Eoming last , Eome villain or villains broke into the house of a widow woman , named Martha Ihickit , in Bowling-Ian * , and had got a fiJteh of baeoc , sosie cardlesiicks , and nearjy xB the wearig apparel packed up ready for taking sway , but tbey were fortunately disturbed , ar , d decamped leaving the booty , and a ccuple of hens "Wjich they had no doubt stolen from some otber perica , as boih their heads were cut of . SpiJElETOir . —State or Teade . —The filk trade of Middletcn and its vic ; fii ; y is in a Very bad Rate . Kcsrly cne-third of the weavers are out of esp-OTQeni , 3 ^ 4 a great deal more are only part ^ y E mployed .

      LEEDS . — Tribute of Bespxct to the Bev . fn ^ ius "Waish , late CraATE op Sr . Ass's Caxsouz CHrccH . —Oe Tntscay evenirg last , a m-^ ertms and highlv respectabic assembiy met in the Jar room of the ' Cemmereia ! Building ? , who , af : er ^ rtakhig cfan excellent tea , provided by Mr . G . V ooq , Market-street , proceeded to the gratifying one ness of presenting a splrndid and sup rb gold w atch of the rarest TrorkmaiEhip , together with two Baits of vestments , to the above revered and lespected ttdividuaL who bad been suddenly called &vizj from the Leeds Mission at tee instance of his superior , but fotirely against the wishes of the fleck c- \ fer which « had pleased Providence to appoint Lim the shepherd . Alderman James Hoidforth , E ^ q . was Cliled to th . « chair amid the incs-t enthc ^ iatic appl-aiue , who , tfter complimenting ihe anuience for the position in which they had placed him , took a reo-ospeciive view of tha renduct of Mr . Waich .

      ni so feeling and tenching a manner , as to draw tears from nearly tie Tvis&le cf in 3 audi-^ rj , especially when he alluded to a portion of toe vestments being the vrcrk of two poor factory girls , who , aftvr having toiled long arc incessantly ¦ within the walls of the factory , frequency laboured « H _ mfttr midnight at ihe ^ r , whatmighi not be misc&lied , sacred calling . We tiucereiy re ; cret that ^ fint of spice precludes i . full Tc-port of the excellen ; and pstbetic speech of the Chairman , which I ^ -fleeted the greatest honour oti his Iitcd and heart . * cd showed ha had a mind purely CsJholic . Several ether speakers addressed ihe Evfcting in a traly t ] o-? ue ; : t and appropriate strain , vrhen iir . Wakh rose to atkiiovrlediie the mark ci respect conferred upon ton , which he did in a- masterly mai-ntr , and * s became tke ehepherd of a flock attached to hini by the stionxest ties of affsc-

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      tion . His address was one of the most noble and feeling we have ever heard . We regret that we cannot give insertion thereto , yet we think it worthy of general publication , and would suggest that those more immediately interested would see that it be extensively circclated , as mach good to the Catholic cause would doubikss result therefrom . The following is a copy of the address presented to Mr . Walsh . It was read by Mr . Harrole : — Deak Rev . Sib ., —Feelingly canvinced of the great obligations , under which we lie to your besevolenco and unremitting 2 eal as our late pastor , and duly appreciating the many virtues you displayed in the exercise of your sacerdotal functions when amongtt us , we are

      assembled to offer you a tribute of love and esteem in the tfstimonial of which we now humbly beg your acceptance . Words are bat an enspryand a vaiuelesa proof of grati- ude ; they are spoken and pass away with the moment at which they fall from the lips , they are uttered bat to be forgotten . It has been our wish to present you with a more lasting memorial of our affection , one tiafc more forcibly than words will a snre you we remember you with such sentiments of gratitude as yeur disinterested zsal in the salvation of souls , your affectionate and consoling administration of the comforts of our holy religion to those who were deprived of almost every worldly comfort , could not fail to produce in our hearts .

      Through your instrumentality , the Lord has Fpoken to many , whose feet were wandering from the ways of peace "; and "who were sittirg in the region of darkness , and in the shallow of death . The terrors of the Gospel mijjht have been thundered in their ears , yet ¦ wouid they have heard them not ; the awful vengeance of { Jod ' s wrath might have been denounced againit them , in strains of the most magnificent and sublime eloquence , yet would they have passed from the temple of the Lord and heeded not . The preaching of th * Lamb was in meetness and humility ; such also has been yours , and the blessed fruits of it we well know .

      By the permission of Providence , the days of your ministry among us were few ind&ed and soon numbered ; yet wtw they fnil days , and repltte with blessings to the Catholics of Leeds . During the short three months you were hen ? , yon adapted such a method of reclaiming the deluded victims of vice , and of teaching the consoiiug truths of Christianity to th * se who had vainly sought rest and peace of mind in the emptiness of false , doctrine , that ere long would have yielded an abundant harvest cf souls ; your removal , therefore , 'is to us a cause of deep and

      unfeigned regret . By your kind and charitable attentions , the sorrows of the a- ^ ed have bsen soothed , the distresses of the indigent nnd helpless relieved , the tears of the widow wiped away , and the cries of the fatherless have besn hushed . Numbers have experienced , in the pursuance of your counsels , a tranquillity of mind to which they had long been strangers , and found ia you a' treasure of infinitely more worth than ali the riches of the eaitb—a faithful friend , and an unerring director of their steps in the ways of peace .

      The testimonial which we now present for your acceptance , we beg of you to regard as a proof of our gratitude , and in presenting it entraat the intercession of your prayers in our behalf . Long as we inhale the breath of life , shall your name live enshrined > n our hearts , and the recollection of you be c < -jnBteted with every affectionate association of which we are susceptible . Daily shall the united voice cf the thonsands of Leeds be raised to the throne of the Almighty to implore benedictions upon your htad , and to pray that you may long be a labourer in ' the vineyard of the Lord , and that when > cn shall be gathered to your fathers , you may shine like a star to all eternity .

      EDINEUKGH . —Awfcx Warnikg . —No less than thre- men iost their lives in this city , threngh drnnkennes ? , during the 2 sew Year ' s revels ! One by fighting-with a sailor , received a blow which knocked him down s and he never stirred afterwards ; th-.- second was a ican employed to light and put oa r . the ga 3 lamps in front . of the Theatre Roya ); he had go ; intoxicated , when he went to put out the lamps , and he fell from the ladder upon the pave Bieut upon his head , and was killed upon the--pot : the ' third was a young man who had been drinking whiskey . until he couJd drink co longer , and the landloi d employed a man to carry him home on his back ; he did . so ; but he would not suffer the man to take him up the stairs , so the man 3 e t him . In the morning , on his family gilting up , he was found dead ry his own brother at the door . '

      BASTNOCKBCSN " . —Trade is in a WTelched bad state ; the people have nothing to do , and very many are in actual starvation . A new tarran has just been started hrt-e , and is called after cur champion—** the O'Oncor tartan . " It will be much worn in Scotland by the working classes , and will tnrn ont a good specuJarion to the manufacturer . Zi . OUGEBOKOtJGH— Ih consequence of great distress , arising from wan ; of work and the low price of labour , several meetings of the working

      classes have been held on tie subject ; and on Tuesday the wealthy class had one also , at which the digress was Tecognised , and a subscription entered iiiio for ks relief . The town has been divided info distr icts , to investigate the same , and a Committee is appointed . If its investigation is properly attended to , such a scene of misery will present itself that few are aware of—fajnihYs without fire or food , many wiV'Cut covering to their bec ' 5 , and some with scarce any beds ; and this in a Christian country , and that happy England !

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      A Sixpence . — " Why arc yon so melancholy V said the Duk&of Marlborou ^ h " to a soldier , after the battle of Blenheim . " I am thinking , " replied the man , " how much blood I have shed for sixpence . " Peimboses have already made their appearance in the hedge-rows in the grounds of Mr . W . Rookes , Heaviiree-road , near this city ( Exeter ) . — Western Luminary . What do we Toil For ? — The diver wears not the p =-dri i ; e ri ^ ks his life to win : that which he dared . all to obtain dtcks fomo proud court beauty . The anxieu-- cares of the parent adorn the daughter with every grace to Vess a stranger ' s home . The soldier gives his life ' s blood , and the chief wears the laurel . Wherever we turn , we see that those who sc > w are se ; doci ihose why reap

      shocking Ccccrk . e > xe . —On Friday m ; -nt la > t , a won .-an-named ilary Digney , the wife of a small Jarmtr residing at Drnmimigh , near Kaibfriland , Ireland , while labouring under a fit of insanity , took advantage oi her husband ' s absence to attempt the desirnenon of her own Me , and the lives a to of her itfo children . Harico-, it appears , prev ; otz ? -If provided herself with a quantity of ar ? pnic , > he administered some of it to the younger child , seven years of age , at the szir-e time herself swallowing a large poruon of the same deadly drug . Th ^ elder chii'J , 2 ged ten yea ; s , obstinately rffused the

      proiftrea draught ; upc-Ji which she was laid hold 01 by her wretched parent , ard violently strangled , scortiy afterwards tlie husband arrived , and was by hi 3 wife informed ot all her proeefdin « s . He instantly alarmed his neighbours , and tens , for a doctor . In the meantime , the dose having , it is probable , been larger than ordinary , both the mother &nc child who had taken the arsenic discharged the contents off their ptomaehs , and were thereby preserved . j . "he othtr child was discovered entirely bertit of hie . Un tbe dsy ioliowint : an inque ? r . was heid upon the body , aiid a verJics of " Wij ; ul murder' recorded .

      Influence of the Passions on iue Sensks . — Our reuses are rtiicercii airikiugly acir . e iu anything that hao reference to what we love , or ftar , or haie . Misr J = / iiSkm > a Baillie , in her noble tra ^ tcy of Dc llontfcrt , h-iS given powerful tfftct to the wurkiug KXil 01 i \ , s idea . De yi oi-ti ^ n , who has twice bduie jaini-eu and bttrayed Srigcs of listening ar . ciiuoa , at itigih , ihi-jwn oil'his guard , exclaims" "Tis Rtzsnvp . it . ' I heard his well-known foot , Fiom thefirst staircase , mounting sttp by ttep !" Freberg , hi 3 friend , replies" How quick an ear then hast for distant sound ! I heard him not . "

      Walter Scotr , with dns acknowledgment , make ? himself debtor to M : js i 3 ail ]; e in hi ? Kokeby . 03-waid ( one of the characters of his p- " . u *) is inipatieiilly awaitir ? ij the arrival oi a rtffian w ) : onj he has tniployed " : o slay his Ie 2 dt-r in tha Ssbt / ' when wg ere told

      thai—M F ; ir town-ward sounds a distant trtad , And Oswald , " starting iiom his bed , Hath eaugh ; it , though no bunian ear , Un : liarp « : Uv-d by revenue or fear , Could e ' er oisticgui .-h horse ' s dark , "Until ij re-thtd the ca-xit-bank . " Parity ' s PennyLibraiy . Sora IIilk . —To prevent n . hk from turning Hour and curding , as it is sjt to do , especially in the heat of summer , -the nalkmen cf Paris add a small quantity of subcarbonafe or potash or geda , which saturating the acetic acid as it fains , prevents the coagulation or separation of curd ; and sojee of tLtm practise this with &o inueh success as 10 gsin tbe reputation cf selling " milk vha . t never Iutds tour . "

      CorGHs and Colds . —The immense qsanties ot rain almost without in-emission for many months , h&o been productive of coughs and colds to an alarming extent in the metropolis ; those predisposed to consumption n-. ed be lariicularly caieiul . and should not be expostd to the night a : r , or camp fogs ; an eminent phvsjcian recommends that the che&t Bhould be protected , asd the feet kep ; warm and dry ; and a gentlemen , celebrated for his lo-anical researches , has prcduced from the well-known Dar . zic

      Spruce , a Balsam o » a most uitrcesbie character , nhich is t 3 id to exert a mobi woBdeTitilit . 'floeDce in arrtttirg the piogress of those cc-rop ^ aiiits ; it is even reputed by the inventor , tha » wheo consumptica has conimtiicfca or asthma wnfimtc , its ptcnHsr propcrtits wjiI &iop ibe progress of the iormer , ard certainly relieve the worst sysipt-oms of the iattrr . It is dow ^ iiiag in extraoiamary quan' . ities uncer the Bame of Bclisnd ' s P-al « un 0 / Spruce , at a pricfc thai innxs ii TTiihin the nieaua of every one ,

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      Si . ncuhb Instance of Vegetatiom . —On the 28 sh of September , 1813 , a grave was opened in Tockboles churohyard , in which a coffin was taken up which had been buried twenty-two years . The coffin was opened , and in it were dissorered some sprigs of box , which appeared to be quite fresh . One of lhese was planted in a garden belonging to Peter Catterall , Tockholes , 3 nd it now forms a tree about three yards in circumference , after yielding euooessive supplies cf sprigs for the decoration oi other corpses . —Boiton paper .

      EXTHAOUDINASY SCENE IS WaTEDFOIID CaTHEdhjll . —On Sunday last , a member of the Society of Frienda , named Joshsa Jacob , with a- female friend leaning on his arm , both of whom were attired ia white garments from bead to foot , entered the Cathedral Church during divine service , and took up their position , standing under the organ loft , close by the stalls of the dean and chapter . They remained in that position both perfectly mute till the service had concluded , and the congregation were preparing to depart . Mr . Jacob and his fair friend then advanced in front a few paces , when the former proceeded to address the congregation . He looked about the church , first at the gorgeous fresco ceiling , and turned up his eyes with a look of pity towards the organ , which was then pealing in loud tones , and anon at the beautiful and fashionably

      dressed ladies , for which our city is remarkable . He then uttered , with a firm and deliberate voioe" Thia is not the house of the Lord Jesus Christ , this is the house of Babylon . " The deep-toned voice of the man , his extraordinary dress , snd the peculiar manner in which he uttered the sweeping anathema , caused an extraordinary and general sensation among those assembled . The Rev . Mr . RyJand approached , took him by the arm , requested him to leave the church , and " gently pushed him towards the door . Mr . Jacob remonstrated in that quiet manner cbaracterisiic of the Society of Friends , and said the Lord had sent ano inspired him to raise his voice against the abominations practised thera . On being gently pushod towards the door the two Friends retired from the Church . — Waierford Chronicle .

      The deodand of £ 1000 , issued against the Great Western Railway Company by the Coroner's Jury , on the late dreadful accident , falls to R . Palmer , Erq ., M .- ' . jfor Berkshire , as the Lord of the Manor . The Hon . Gentleman intends to dispose of it by giviBg ^ ICO to the friends of each of the deceased , and distributing tbe remainder among the surviving sufferers from the accident . Stirling . —We regret to have to state that trade in Stirling and the surrounding district still remains in a ' mo ^ i depressed and discouraging condition . Not less than three failures of houses connected with the woollen trade have taken place in the town within the last few days , and but too much reason exists _ for _ apprehending ihat these form but the first link in a series of similar calamities . Iu the meantime , numbers of working people are thrown out of employment , and gloom and despondency are rapidiy extending in all directions . —Slirli ? iff Observer .

      A ISEiGHBOUHLY Shee ? . —A respoctaWe farmer , resident in Irongray . mentioned in our hearing on Wednesday last a circumsranca which we should suppose is exceedingly rare , and on that account interesting , from its notability . While lately passing alontf the public road opposite to the farm of Fourmerkland , he observed a sheep stretched on its back unable to rise , with a neighboar standing over it , endeavouring with its nose to help its unfortunate congener up . In this it was unsuccessful , aud aiter a time retired , as our informant supposed , to join

      tbe rest of the herd . But in thi 3 ho was mistaken , for on looking back , previous to sending a servant to tho spot , be distinctly observed the neighbourly bleater advancing to the invalid in ram-ra « e fashion , and pouncing upon it with so much forco that it regained its feet in a twinkling . This deliverance effected , the twain looked fixtdly at 01 e another , probably exchanging thanks aud congratulations ; aad anon toddied lovingly away together to join the more unconcerned portion of the hirsel . —Dumfries Courier .

      Extraordinary Affair at Wexfohd . — . We were on Tuesday treated here to a little romance . Some time ago the daughter of a man , named BoJger , procured a suit of boy ' s clothes , aud went to " seek her fortune" at Liver peel , as a " dashing young Irishman . " She was hired by an Eogiis-i gentleman as groom , and for monrhs rode after him as such . On his leaving the cot ^ itry , he re .-oinmended his groom in the strongest terms , and Miss Bolger was next hired as inside servant . One of the maids , however , became attached to her , and to escape her importunity , Miss Bolger joined a twopenny show , where

      she soon attained tho exalted station of tumbling on ihe stage , and of describing figuratively the letters of the alphabet . The show booth arrived last week here , and her b'Othcr , by a singular coincidence , was employed in one of the departments connected with the building , and recognised his long lost sister in the interesting pes ' ure master . Her father , with the assistance of the police , conveyed her to his house , but she is so pleased with the male attire that neither threats nor persuasion can prevail on her to > ' part with the breeches . " The incid- nt has , of course , caused quite a sensation here . — Werford Paper .

      Serious Case of Embezzlement at Glasgow . — We regret to state that one . of the tellers in the Glasgow and Ship Bank , named Robert Smith , has been taken inte custody on a charge of breach of trust pnd embezzlement to a very serious extent ; and likewise that another individual , a spirit-dealer in the High-street , has been apprehended for examination , as to some connection which he is suspected to have had with Ssiith ' s delinquencies . So far as we have been able to learn , the circumstances which led to tbe apprehenoian of Smith and his supposed accomplice , were these : —On Monday afternoon , on the balancing of the transactions of the bank for the day , it was discovered that tlere was a deficit of about £ 2 , 000 in the amount of cash to be accounted

      for by Smith . This caused seme inquiry , and excited some suspicion that ail wa 3 not . right ; but on looking slightly into the matter again , the defalcation appeared to be a comparatively trifling amount , and S / nith was allowed to go away a 3 if nothing bad occurred . Daring the evening , however , on a strict examination being made , it was discovered that a false entry had been made , which accounted for the difference in the sums which appeared to be deficient on the previous examinations . This haviug fully confirmed the former suspicions the police were apprised of the matter , and about two o'clock on

      Tuesaay morning Smith was apprehended and lodged , in the Po'icc-cfSce . From some documents found in his possession , it was apparent that money transactions , to a large amount , had pas ? ed between him and the spirit-dealer referred to , and this led to tho subsequent appreheiit-ion of the latter . Both prisoners underwent a long examination yesterday , and were ultimately remanded , that the matter might be furtht-r invesiigated . The total sum now known to be deficient is £ 10 , 590 , but we believe it still remains a complete m 3 'S ! ery how the thing has been managed for a length of time without detection . — Glasaow Chronicle .

      The Frtits of the Eabth . —From reason and revelation , it apptars that God intended the fruits of tbe earth ior man's support ; but as lie did not intend any waste or misapplication of these productions , such acts are , like others more expressly mentioned , wrontr , as contrary to God ' s -hill . Hence the conversion of corn fields into parks for deer or covers for foxes ; the non-cultivation of lands , by parties in pcs > ession , or-tbe refusal to let them to those who will cultivate them ; the destruction or waste of food , with a view to increase the price of stocks on hand ; the expending on dogs aud horses the sustenance of man , or t- ' ie conversion of grain into ardent spirits ; these , and in short , all acts by which the food of man is diminished , either in quantity or quality , are sinful , as opposed to God ' s desire for the happiness of his creatures . —Paley ' s Moral Philosophy .

      LjkelihOcds . —Is it likely—that the young Prince can lead any other than the life of a soldier , since ha is already in arms ? J 3 it likely—that you can ride in an omnibus , without catching one pane , through the absence of another ? Is it likely—that you can ever get the work you particularly -vrant , at a Subscription Library ? Is it likely—that you can be riding within half a mile of the theatres , in the evening , -without having twenty playbills thrust in at your ceach windows ? Is it likely— -when attending a meeting of creditors , vrfaere time is asked for , that you will ever hear of ie * s than the probability of thirty shillings in the pOUEil ? Is it likely—that anybody on the Free List {" the public press txcepted ") can pain admittance at a theatre , when there is anything worth seeing or hearing ?

      Js it likely—that rty acccurt of a fire can be inserted in two newspapers , unaccompanied by " further paiticulars ?" Is it Jikely—that an unfavourable review of a work can appear without the author ' s declaring that the ¦ vrrj ter J-aa been actuated by private malice ? Is it liktly—that you will find the National Gallery , cr British Museum , open at the day cr hour a country cousin has selected for visiting it ? Is it likely—that you can rtceive a present of game , from tbe country , -without paying , in carriage , more than 5 t is -worth , and being " expected to send a basket of fish in rtrturii ? Ib it likely—that your servant will find a coach or cab , on the nearest stand , when you are In a hurry ? It it likely—that a friend will remember to retnrn your umbrella until the dry weather seta in ?

      Is : t likely— -when you get into an omnibus at the Barik , that you will arrive at Bond-strett in tbe timtin whxh yeu could have pedestrianised the distance twice over ? Is it likely—that the " positively last night" of a dramatic star will be the end of his per'ZorniaBees 1 Is itliktly— that a publifher will omit to announce a Tro :-k as "just » ea <> y > ' when it is cot even written , by the unthor ?— Comic Almanac .

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      An immense mass of Eabth fell upon the Croydon Railway on Friday morningyat Finch's Bridge , close to the spot where ihe cutting gave way before . A train had passed only a few minutes previously . The earth covered the rails to ' the depth of nine feet , and for a distance , of 140 . In the course of the day , a thousand men were set to work to remove it , but the lino cannot be properly cleared for some time . , "• .. •;• - ;¦'¦ - ¦ ¦ , . ¦ - > ¦ l . ¦ / :., ; . ¦; ; - ; ,. r- ; ¦' . / : ¦ Distress in the Metropoms . —It is a melancholy circumstance that the - ' number of applicants for relief avthe principal charitable institutions of the metropolis has been much greater this Eeason thau tho last , ^ notwithstanding its less severity . Up to bimday night , the huinbei' of applications from

      persons who were completely destitute of the Refuge for the Housoless , in Playhouse Yardj Wnitecrossstreet , was 1 . 762 , being 4 f 5 more than daring the corresponding number of iiiffhts that this iattitution was open last year ; and this number would hava been much greater , but for the sudden and casual call for employment of upwards of 100 bauds , who were navigators , on account of the last slip on the Croydon railway . On the first night of last year , the number admitted was 40 , whilst on the first of the present season' itwais 112 . The nightly average number of inmates has been about 360 , and on the last day of the year they were 393 . The great majority of the applicants are strangers to London

      , having no claim upon any parish , and each inmate rtceives a ration of half f pound of bread night and morning . The accommodatien is limited to a bed of straw , which is renewed twice a week v and every applicant , before reception , is examined by one of the medical men of tho institution . At the Western Refuge for the ' "Houseless , in Marget-street , Edge ware Road , where admission is obtained only by tickets from subscribers ^ whilst in the former it is on more application , the number ; of applicants has been much more numerous- - 'than' iu . previous years ; and although nightlyTaccommodation is only provided for 100 , on ona night , last week no less than 136 were admitted .

      An " Affbay" in the United States . —A number of the New York Morning Herald contains the following paragraph , the details of which , as occurring in a civilised country , if ever equalled can seldom have been surpassed ;— " A cabinetmaker , named Robert Harris , and a printer , named Jam&a M'Dormott , got into a drunken fight ; the former stabbed the latter in nearly 100 ' places , cutting the throat , laying bare the windpipe aud carotid artery , through the nose , in the left shoulder , in the chest , in his thighs , and indeed literally slashed him to pieces . M'Derniott fought till he JelJ / when Harris mounted him and hacked his body at hi 3 pleasure , during the whole of . which- ¦ five men were looking on , and hot interfering "at all . Dr . Johnson was called in , and strange to say , the Wounded man will probably recover , although the surgeon pronounced it the mo * t perfect piece of butchery ho ever witnessed . " ;

      A Pledge—not of Affection ;— a fine ohuboy boy , about a month old , wrapped iu a couple of bedgowns and patched blankets , was found on Wednesday , Dlaced in one of the pled ^ iuft boxes of a pawnbroker in the Mile-End-road , and has hot yet beeu redeemed . . The Chinese Ransom . —On Monday a portion of the ransom paid by the Chinese for the evacuation of Canton arrived in London , and was transferred to the Ro \ al Mint , in which'establishment it was

      deposited at two o ' clock . The treasure was landed at Portsmouth from her Majesty ' sfrigate Conway , and thence conveyed to Gosport . A special train was engaged to bring the treasure by the Southampton Railway tO : London , under an escort of ihe 32 ud Regiment . On the arrival of the train at the Vauxbail terminus , the boxes of silver , about one hundred in number , wero transferred , to thirteen van 3 and carts , each drawn by two horses , and guarded by tne soldiers of the 32 ndy in command of an officer .

      Hoax on Lonp Stanley . —Lord Stanley has been made the subject of a hqax , by an ingenious and impudent rogue , who has not , however , been able 10 escape detection . A few days ago , a respectablelookjiifi and plausible individual called at thp Colonial Office and inquired for tha Colonial Secretary . He was told what he probably knew before-hand , that Lord and Lady Staiiley were out of towu on a visit to her Majesty , at Windsor . He had with him a heavy package , which he said he had been commissioned by the Custom-house -officers , to deliver to the noble Colonial Secretary , and intimated that it-contained , a magnificent cliaridel er ^ a Christmas present , which had arrived froin one . of the foreign courts for Lady Stanley . He wa 3 also instructed to say that there werp-thirty-five cases of wine awaiting his Lordship , which would be delivered the next morning . After giving particular

      directions for the safe custody of tho box , he pulled out some papers , which appeared to be regular Custom-house certificates , and upon giving his receipt for the sum , recoivod from the office-keeper , £ 3 . 03 . 4 d ., as the amount of the regular dues . The costly present was removed with duo cjsre to Lord Stanley ' s mansion in St . James'o-f-quaro , and upon his Lordship ' s arrival in town was as carefully opened , aud found to contain a few brick-bate , packed so as to prevent their rolling iu tho box . Information was of course given to the police of the affair , and tho suspected individual was

      Strange if True . —A Belgian paper , the Gazelle d'Aih , states that a poor old couple , who resided at Aleslin Levegue , have just died under extraordinary circumstances . Shortly before Christinas the wife said to her husband , "We have been in a rried 40 years . " To which the husband replied , ' ¦ Yes \ and wo have endured great misery . If God would call us both away , it would not be a misfortune . " A ftw days afterwards they were both taken ill , and on Christmas-day , whilst the priest of the village was with them , they both died so nearly together , that the priest couhl not say which had died first .

      Fracas in Court . —While ah appeal was in progress of trial on Thursday , in the West Riding Sessions Court , at Wakefield , in which Sir Gregory Lewin appeared as counsel , a point of law , raised by Sir Gregory , was oyer-rulcd by the chairman . Notwithstanding this , Sir Gregory persisted in proceeding with his . argument ; this , being in defiance of the chairman ' s order . " , eventually produced a rupture between the learned kniyht and the bench . Sir Gregory was preremptorily ordered to sit down . This he flatly refused to do , and ' the chairman J . B . Greenwood , Esq ., in great excitement vacated the chair , but immediately returned and called upon Sir Gregory again to take his seat . Again meeting with a denial , the chairman ordered Mr . Senior , the crier of the court , to " do his duty , '' when Sir Gregory finding affairs assuming a serious aspectj obeyed the order by sitting , domi .

      Mr ToitETiB in India . —I awoke about seven o ' clock on the morning after my arrival ; and , for an instant , scarcely recollected where I was . I was lying on a hard bed , enclosed in a tightly drawn vcliow gauza veil , Daylight yvaa forcing its rays through the closed Venetian blinds . A feverish uurefreshed sensation shed a disagreeable lassitude through my frame ; I recalled iny present situatioa , and soon after happened to cough . In an iHStant va dusky form stood beside me . Tho watchful -Kidt ? niutgar had been listening for hours , to catch a sin ^ lo loud-drawn breath to announce my waking . He had remained in silence , Ealaming his respects to mo . " What hour is it ? " demanded I . The poor follow seeuicd terror-struck at finding ; I could not

      speak Hindostante . ( Ho placed his two hands together , as wo do , in an attitudo of prayer , apparently beseechirg me not to punish him for not being able to understand me . In another instant , a suddfn thought sermed to strike him . He glided noiseless y aivay . Presently he returned , aoconipamed by another servant , who professed to speak English . " Mas 3 a , make ready , for niako sbabeo . " I scarcely understood what he meant ; but as I considered H the safest way , I nodded . Iri the next moment his compauion raised the musquito curtain ; and before I was aware of his intention , he had lathered my chin all over ; theu sizing me by the hose , with a finger and t ^ umb of icy coldness , began to shave me . This operation be performed , seemingly , in the

      most export manner , as I lay on cy back , I-. say setmingly , because tho resl iruth was that 1 could bo no judge , having as yet no beard requiring tousorial skill . The man , however , went mechanically through the job , wiping the suds on his naked a ? in , and lookiug as grave as if he was mowing down the bristling stubble of a hairy veteran . His operation , completed , he salamed , and withdrew . Anotber servant now entered , bearing my lihcn , &c . I could scarcely believe that his black paws would not suily the bright whiteness of tho objects he carried . I afterwards , however , became thoroughly convinced that no human being on earth is so scrupulously clean as the oingy Indian . This fancy was a mere passing idea ; but as I am determined to sevdowii each thought that shot across my brain during my first morning in Bengal , Ihave accordingly noted it . The new comer unclosed the curtains at ray bed's

      foot , and without saying a word , put on my ^ stockings ; then coming to the Bide . 01 the bed , beheld open a pair of silk pigamahs ( loose drawers made of the finest material , extremely large , and drawn round the waist with a silken cord and tassel , ) for me to jump into . This I did , and approacbed the dressing- ! able with an intent to finish my toilette . Bui all this trouble , all this exertion was spared me . Officious servants surrounded me , and not only handed me , but aotually put on me every part of my habiliments , seemingly rather annoyed that I eren took the trouble of washinK my own hands ; which , however , they dried for me . " Well , " thought I , •* this is the most lazy proceeding I everVyefc met with . No wonder old Indians . on their return to Europe fancy themselves sadly neglected by their domestics . I shall , however , shut my door to-morrow morning , and insist on dressing myself ? ' Wit ' ,, this noble resolution , I strutted into the breakf > aSt

      parlour . — My First Morninff-in Calcvltaf * in BentUj / 's Miscellany for January .

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      MuRDEn at Thohne , in Yorrshihe . —Monday Apteknoon . —Another dreadful murder , induaed by dfunkcune 8 s , wa 3 committed on Sunday evening last , at the above , place , a market tbwn ^ about ten miles to the north-cast of Doncaster , on an unoffending ladabout thirteen - . ' years' of age , aud of deficit intellect . About a quarter past six d ' clock , a journeyman shoemaker , a stranger ;; td the town , rushed out of a house in KiDg-strfet , and conducted himself very violently , { and attempted' : t . o attack several girls aud boys walking by ,, but they all eluded him except a boy of the name of Pashley , the son of poor parents , whom the intoxicated rufilm desperately and suddenly slabbed ia the baok between the shoulder-blade

      bones . The poor child feu immediately , bathed in blood , and a constable secured tho prisoner . Mr . Mirfiin and Dr . Guy were in prompt attendance upon the sufferer , who was removed to a house near at hand . As soon as these gentlemen inspected the wound ,, they expeoted little hope- of Pashley ' s recovery , and notwithstanding every attention was paid to him , he died in about threo hours of internal hemorrhage . The-murderer ' s name is Thosv Timms , but he ; gave his name as William Abbots at first . He is about twenty-nine years of agOj and slender in person , married , but abandoned his wife a tew years ago , flince which time he has been tramping about the country ~~ Stdndardi

      Birmingham , Jan . 9 . —A Wife Shot by her Kusband .- ^ A dreadful occurrence took place in Birmingham on the evening of Friday last : A man named Ezra Steapenhill , who is either bcadlo or sexton as St . Matthew ' s Church , about a moiith ago , found a gun , as he stated , and a few days after he was showing ii a friend ,-stating that it was unloaded ; his . ivife , Bassilesa S ( eapenhill , was then present , and , in joke , pulled the trigger over his shoulder , and it went off , shattering the - ]! iilocfc ca 3 o to atoms , On Friday eveniug he was cleaning the

      same gun , and , most unfprtuuately , did so whilst it was heavily loaded aud capped . His wife was sitting at the end of the" . ' table on which the gun rested , and , when in tho act of rubbing the lock , it went off , and the contents , unhappily , entered the chest of the unfortutiate creature , and sh- , dropped down a lifeless corpse she was about thirty years of age , and was by birth an Hanoverian . A great sensation exists in the neighbourhood -Where the tragedy took place . The husband is under the surveillance of the police .

      Hastings Union .- ^ -At the last sitting of Hastings magistrates , a man named James Cloako , Jaie relieving officer of tho No . 2 District of the Hastings Union , was charged with defrauding the Guardians of several sums of money , by withholding it from the paupers , and charging it in his account as paid . He had nothing to pay in answer to the charges , and the magistrates , after censuring him severely for his-conduct , convicted him in the full penalty of £ 20 on each cliafge , or threo months' hard labour . The defendaut , who said he had nomeans of paying ih ? find , was then commuted to Lewes House of Correction for twelve months .

      Railway Accidents . —A correspondent informs us , that in consequence of the agitation , alarm , and horror excited in the public mind by the late most disastrous occurrence on the Western Kaihvay , and the avowed impossibility of preventing such destructive accidents , it is very probable that several of the coach proprietors of this city and Bristol will resume their late daily public conveyances to London . — Bath Journal .

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      THE STONE MASQNS ON STRIKE FR 6 H THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMEJiT , AND NELSON ' S MONUMENT , LONDON , AND THE WOOLWICH DOCKYARD , To the Public and the Trades of Great Britain and Ireland . "Accordingly as mankind exert themselves for the benefit of each other , accordingly will they be enabled to enjoy individual conifoit and happiness . " BREriiREN , —The power and application by our late employers of the wealth with which existing usages of societies have compelled us to furnish them , makes it necessary for ua to address you in the seventeenth week ot o . ur'struggle against their cruelty .

      Since -the issuing of last sheet , every effort has been made by them to procure gr . viiite , butvp Ubout success . Johnson , the actir-g manager of the Haytor Granite Company , has advertised for a number of granite nia-^ ons to scapple is tohe for 0 rissell and Peto , but as yet has been unable to procure any . The trio toave sent agents through Davon and Cornwall for that purpose , but where , to their no small astouisbment , they were met by delegates from us , and through whose vigilance the exertions of the eneniy ^ in that diicction have been rendered fruitless . We have also received letters from Dublin , promising as the support from the trades of that city , and declaring that every effort shall be made in that locality to frustrate the designs . of Grisa 6 ll and Peto , should they apply there for granite ^ We rccelva similar encouragenienfc from all other quarters where there is a probability of tiieir applying for atone .

      A quarry niaster in Cornwall informs ua , by l&tter , " That had he been so disposed , he niight be preparing stone for Qriseell and Ptto , but taa ' t he possessed too much , Christian feelirjg to become a party to the perpetuation of such a system of cruelty as that practised byAilta " The first fruits of these tnoveinents on pur port were made manifest on Saturday evening last , whon a number of the" Wacfe diamonds ' . " were discharged from tii * Monument for want of material : some havs also been dismissed from the Parliament Hcuses , Allen having , according to their own confession , damned them up and down , swearing that ho could not put up with " such masons" any loDger . At Woolwich the " devico of

      lowering the wnges has been adopted , the most of them being how reduced to 3 s . 6 d . per day . A general meeifng of tha" black diamonds" has in cbnsequenco been held , and stroDgly worded resolutions adopted by them , but what the result will be is yot eavelpped in mystery—at least to us . We are , however , prone" to believe that Grissell arid Peto , Berionsly sensitive of the drain they Lave suffered from their breec ' nes ' -poefcets , are adopting these steps as preliminaries to a general disbanding of ; tbe incongruous and heteregeneouacorps they have taken bo much pains to collect The turnouts at Ply moath and i-artiuoor are in txce ' lent spirits ; and we are as detevmined as bver not to relinquish one iota of our position .

      " . We will be free- —we register that vow In every heart that feala a freeman ^ love . " And in proof that we are detemiined , wo call your attfcptipn to the great number of us who struck—* he length of time : >» 6 . have been out ^—aad . to the more pleasing part of the business , the / eicwho have turned traitors—only five traitors in a turn-ont of above three hundred men , during ihe long peiiod of seventeen weeks , -which , we believe , is unpwicedehted in the history of strikes . \ A few of the turn-outs have this week obtained other employment , and a few more expect to do so shortly . Wo now feel assured , that the worst is past ; at ali evsnts , the time we imbst feared is gon » fey , and -we feel persuaded that our prospecta are eonsiderably more cheering now tb in when we last addressed you .

      From the riecessar / extensiteness of our operatiehs , our fcxpenditttra cfjntinues heavy ; and parUf in conaequence of the Obristmasholydaya , and partly from the too general depression of ttade , cur income haa been cohsidorabr y less during the last fortnight than it previonfllyhadfjeen , but by the timely aid of out Scottish brethren , ; ftom wUotn , since the iGsuing of last address , we , ' have ^ reoeiyetV £ 100 , we have been enabled to press for ward -with confidence and vigour . ; Wbile f ihiaiWng all -who have so nobly and generously tupportedvu , we f ?« l it our duty to state that n »« still ' tpok to them viritb considerable hope and confidencf , for iti uhdirainiBhed continuance , that we may be e ' aabjed to pursue the contest until might'if compel ' . ed to yield to r / fiA /^ till

      " The victims of labour and care , Shall reap for reward , ^ hat ia labour ' s full share . " We reniain , gratefully yours , The Masons * Society . Thomas Shohxt , Sec . 6 , Agues-street , Waterloo-road , Lambeth , Jaonwy 5 tb , 1843 .

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      From the London Ga-ctte of Friday > Dec . . 31 . BA . VkROPTS . William Barmfield , jun ., Mark Lane , City , -winemerchant , to surrender Jan . 14 , at t \ ro , and Feb . 18 , afe twelve o ' clock , ntf tbe CourS of Bankraptiiy , Basinghallstreet . Solicitor , M r . Wadeson , Austin Friars j official assignee . . Mr . Pennell . ' . . . ;/¦ : ! ?* iary Purkes , Golden Square , printseller , Jan . 22 , at half-past one , and Feb . IS ; at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basin ^ hnJl-Jtreet . Solicitor , Mr . Parker , St . Paul ' s Churchyard ; official assignee , Mr . Groom , AbchurcbLane , Lombard-street . ' , . ; . George Swift , Manchester , tailar , Jan . 21 and Feb . 18 , at ten , at the ConiriiisaianeTS * Rooms , ManchesteK . Solicitors , Messrs . Vincent and Sherwood , King ' s Bench Walk ,: Teinele ,- and WWSimp 3 on , Manchester .

      Wiihaui Williams ,-Bristol , -, builder , Jan . 18 and Febw 18 , at two , at the Conimcrcial Rooms , Bristol . Solicitors , Messrs , Clarke and Medcalf , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields ; and Mr . Sriiith , Bi ; i » . tol . : Thomas Wood , j ' nn ., Heatbiields , yorkshire , mer chsnt , Jan .. 13 anrl Feb lS . at twelte , at the Commiasioners' Rooms , Leeds .. Solicitors , ; Mr . Fiddey , Paper Buildings , Temple ; and Messrs . Barr , Lofthouse , and Nelson , Leeds . ¦ - ¦ ' . - ¦ \ : ; ¦ ' . ; ' - Saamel Tarbotbn , Leeds , chemist , Jan . 13 and Feb 18 , ¦ at ten , at tho Commissioners' Rooms , Leeds . Solidtors , Mr . Fiddey , Inner Temple ; and Messrs . Barr , Lofthouse , atd IfelBon , Lseds . '" , "

      Wii / lam j > nrraat , . Southwfclr . Sussex , wharfinger , Jan . 8 , nt two , and Feb . 18 , at eleven , at the . ' Iowa HaVl , Brighton . Solicitirs , Mr . Bennett , Brighton % and Messrs . Rickards . and Walker , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields ; . ' . : ¦ ¦ ¦ \ ; ¦ , ' . - , ' •¦ - ¦¦ . ; - .. ' " ; - ' ; . " - , ' John Sh <» nd , Liverpool , victdaUer , Jan . 19 , and Feb 18 , atcne , at the Clarendon RGoms , Liverpool Solici tors , Messrs . Norris , Allen , a . n : i Simpson , Butlutt ' a Buildiiigs , Holbom ; ; aud Mr . Toulmin , LiyerpooL

      PAHTNEIISHIPS DISSOLVED . : T . Clark and J . Fabert , Kingston-upon-Hull , shipchandlers . P . Clayton , J . Clayton , L . Clayton , and O Ginyton , Manchesterj"cottoh- ? pinner 3 . E . Clegg and Dl Pewivsl , Alanch ^ sterj coniraission-agents . F . Hollins and T . Turner ,. ' . .-Liverpool , cotton-brokers . J . M . Wells and J . Fildss , Manchester . W . Andrews and J . Bridson , Liverpool , shipsihiths . H . Duckworth , XB . Maraden , and N . Duckwoith , LiverpoqV , cottoii-brokfrs ; as far as regards H . Diickworth . R . Harrison ,- A . Harrison , find H . Harrison ^ Liverpool , merchant ?; asfarasrsgarda R ; Harrison ., G . V . Kennan and A . Samson , Manches

      ter , calico-printeis . R . Jones and J . Rowlands , Rodidale , Lancashire , ljnen-drapers . E . Birkett and C . Taylor , Manchester , coal-mercbants . S . Berry and T . W Bsrry , Manchester , hat-manufacturers . P . J . Edward and E . Catherall , Wi ^ an , Lancashire , coach-makenL R . Harkness and R . Th 6 mpson > Lanca . Nhire , liteh- ^ rzpers . ; J . Groenwocd and D . Greenwood , Bury , Lanca shire , joiners . T . Bradford and T . Forrest , Bradford , Yorkshire , coachrproprietcrs . W . Bird , G .. A . PrelJer , and G . Gabain ; Liverpool , tin-plate n ; ercbants ; as far as retjard s C . A . Prel | er . J . Barker , W- Barratt , and W . Henshaw , Manchester , merchants ; . as far aB regards W . Barratt

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      From the Gazelle of Tuesday , Ian . 11 . BANKRUPTS . \ , David SVoyenson ^ ' n ., wboltsale stat oner , Comptonstreet , Brunswick Square , to surrender Jan . 20 , sthalifpast twelve o ' clock , and Peb . 23 j at " tsrelvcs , vt tb » Court of Bankruptcy , BasinghaU-street .. Mr . Gibson . official assignee ; Messrs . Bnrrell and Patsrson , White Hart Coiift , Lombard-street . : Samuel Moore , draper , King William-street , Londo n * Bridge , Jan . 2 ff » nd'Feb . 22 , at ele-wn , at the C ( 7 nrt of Bankruptcyi Bssinghali-ftreet Mr . Green , v&elai assignee , Aldermanbury ; Mr . Billing , King-street ^ Cheapsiiie . ,. ¦

      John Francis Buisssn , , nierchantv Brabant Conrt ^ Phiipot ' . ' 'Ln ' tie ; J ' an : 21 and Feb . 22 J at eleven , ' . ajt' thai-Court of Bankruptcy , . BasinghaU-Stseet . M » . Qroora , ofiiciai assignee , Abchurch Lane , Lombard-Etreets Messrs . Hine and Robinson , Charter House SquaTe . Arthur Strachan ,-y ? arehoTiseman , Ftiday-street , Cheapside , Jan . IS , attwelye , and Feb « 5 i 2 , at eleven , at a » Court of Bankruptcy , B . isinghallstreet . Mr- Johnson , official assignee , Basinghall-stireet ; Mr . Gole , Lanestreet . '; ' . • ' . ¦ ¦' , ' ' , ¦ " ¦ - . ' . "" - . " . ' ¦ ' ¦ ; ' -. ¦ _ - . " James 0 o » l-win . innkeeper , Bishop ' s Stortford , Jan . 21 , at half-past eleven , and Eeb ; 22 , at the Coart of BEnkrnptcy , Basjngbali-street . Jir . Abager , officsal assignee , Birchin Lane ; - ilessaB . Fry , Lcxley , aad JPiy , Cheapside .:. . ; . " " / " . ¦¦' ; " ' ¦ ¦ ' '¦ ' : .: '' . .: ¦¦ ¦ . ' ¦ :-:,- - : -

      . .. _ ... _ Tbomaa Bartrani , linen-drapsr , Seyenoaks , Kent , Jan . 20 , at one , and Feb . 22 } aS twelve , at tfaa Court of Bantrbptcy , Basingball street . Mr , TurqiatBa , efflcial assignee , Gopthall Buiiaicga ; Messrs . Soia and Co . » AlSermanbury . . ' . ¦ ' ¦ . - ¦' ; ' _ ' : - ¦¦ ' - ¦ .. ¦¦ - . : . ' ;" ; ;'; Thomas Kitchener , ensrra 7 er , Arundet-streftt , Cavetttry-street , Jan . " l 8 and Fab . 32 , at twelve , at the Coait of Bankruptcy . Baainghall-street . Mr . Belahvr , official assignee ; Mr . Pike , < JW Bortlngtoh-street . David Daviea , jnn ., fi&unel manufacturt ^ Glanch yw edog . IJanidloes , Montgomeryshire , Jan . 2 jVacd Fe \ i 22 , at feieveh , at the Wyanstay Arms Ins , Macbynlleth . Mdntgomeryshire ., SoUcitors , Mr . Smitb , Southampton Buildings , London ; Mr . Hay-ward , Iilaiaidloes .

      Geoige HowaTth , eorn-dewer , Todnisrtitn , Lancaster , Feb . 3 and 22 , at tea , at the Golden Xion Inn , Todmorden . Solicitors , Mr . Hall , MoorgaSa-street , Londen ; Mh I ^ adbeatter , Wirfleld .- ; , ; V , ; ' / . -:. -.- ¦ ¦; : ;; ¦ v- : : ' . ¦ ' . ¦ Dyer Beny Sn « th and Joseph Wheeler ^ Smith , papermanufacturers , Alton , Staffordshire , Jan . 21 and Feb . 22 , at twelve , at tee jCaitte Hotel , NewcsBtle-under-Lyne Solicitors , Mr . Chaplin , 3 , Graj ' s Isn Square , London ; Mr . Harrison , Birinincham .

      Richard larner , ahoe-nisnufactnret , Northarnpton , Jan . 18 , it eleven , and Feb . 22 ;; at tyjb , atibe Cross Keys Inn , Northampton , ^ SolicitorB , Me 8 sr& Turner ^ . arid Hensman , Basing Lane , London j Mr . Hensman , _ / - >•„ NOtthanjpton . ' ¦ ;; : : : ¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ •"; : ' : -. ¦' : - - " :- : : : / jNU ) Htit&IU > . '' . William Roberts , jjrocer , Rawmarsh , yorSshireffHKV ;^^ ST 26 and Feb . 22 , at twelve , ot the f own Hall , ShtSO £ XAvW ^ r ^ SoHoitors , Mes 8 rs . Wi « l 68 Wcrth , Ridadale , and pra ^^ Kf ^ JV' i ^" - > - Gray ' s Inn Square , ^^ Middlesei ; Mr . Nicbolson ^ JWWfe ^ l ^^^ v ^ near Rotherham . . •' . '¦ : j $ § &' 2 u& ? fi * I il&&i ^ V John Stephens , iron-fownders , Mfenhraiot . ^ WMjW ^^ T ^ f : | M £ . *} Jan . 20 and Feb . 22 , afc eleven , at the Royal ^ MP ^^^ - ^ pgfai niouth . Solicitors , Mr . Saw , Lombard-8 txeet , \ nffl | BK ^^> 5 ^^ if * Messrs . Lockyer and Bnlteel , Plyxaottth . ^^^^( Myl ^ 0 ^^

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      SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT SHEFFIELD . Tlie town of Sheffield has been the scene of a terjr shocking occurrence , the result of intemperance . A young man , aged twenty-five , named Henry Yaughon , ' a table-l ? nife manufacurer , iivicg ia Whitecroftj bad , it appears , paid attentions to Sarah Pople , who , ; with her two sistsrs , lived at Pye Bankr Bridgehpuses , and obtained a respeclablo livelihood by dressmaking ; bat abou ' t eighteen months 1 ago , ia conEeqaance of his dissolute couduct and iuieniperato habits , sbo refused any longer to keep company w < tk him . Soon after tkis period ; he called upon her , and endeavoured to indue * her to revoke her determiniition ia discard him as a lover . But finding his per ^ suasions in vain , be drew out a razor , and attempted

      1-ier life . She , Edweye . r , with ^ rtat prdraptitude and spirit , threw him dovvn , and # .. t bis razor from his hand , in October be had fired a pistol at the house , aud on Monday last ho visited her aud uttered siich alarmiiig threats that she applied to the Maeistratea for protection , a # d cbtaiiied a peace warrant Vaughan was snmmoiied to appear before the bench on Fridavv The sisters had ^ m consequvitce of his violence , bec-n latterly in the habit oflasttiii ^ gthe door and window-shutters in the evening ; ' pup on Friday iiight unfortunately forgot or neglected to do so . At about a quarter before citilit o ' clock they were sitting at their work , when Vaughan suddcnJy rushed in at the outer door , cloMhg it after him as he entered , and cried , ' . ' Revenge ! rcyenjie this ui « bt , if I go out a corpse 1 " Ho then drew his bands from his pockets \ v-ith a pistol iu each , Sarah Poole

      ir amediatfcljr rushed to the door , iblldvysd by her sister Harriet , who , Dsrceiviii ^ that he vvas aimin " at Sarah , shut the door , but he fired cue pistol before it was closed . Sarah escaped down the stairs , but Harriot , by closing the door , shut , herself ia with the infuciated ' ilian , while the third sister , Hapnah , escaped out afc the from door , and ran over to give alarm at ^ the public-house opposite . Vaugliaa essayed to Ibllovv Sarah , but . Harriet , with great presence of mind and wonderful intrepidity , pushed him backwards and he fell . At this inomsnt she snatched from him what she supposed to be the other loaded ¦ -pistol ,, threw it down , and escaping into the next room , made for the window . She threw open th ? sph , and pushing open the unfastened shutters , was in the act of jumping out , when tho villain fired . at herv ' ¦ ¦ - .-. ' . '¦' . ' "¦ - ¦ - " :- ' ¦¦ . ¦¦'¦ - , - ¦"

      The ball struck her upon tho shoulder , inflicting a superficial wound , and passed by . 'her cheek . Afc this moment tho landlord of the Barrel publichouse , and Mr . JPalfreyman , a comnjcrcial traveller , capoe over , upon which the desperate fellow fired x third pistol thrdug-h thep / iimel of the door , the ball from which entered tho front of Air . Palfreyman ' a trowsers and tore his s-sii't , but , . wonderful to say , passed over his . thish withcnt wounding"bi . nl . ' The door . stil : roaiaincdfastonedj-aud ( hey were afraid : to mako any ' . further a : tonipt at . entering until the police should arrive . In the interval three other

      shots ;' , woro hea rd in the r 00 in , and wbea they at length entered they found the ir , iserahie man in hia last agony . He had discharged one ^ of thu pistols at his own breast . -Near him lay throe pocket pistols , one discharged , ono loaded , and tljo third TrVJtb ihe barrel partially unscrewed , as if au attempt had been made a second time to reload it . Two or three bullets were found on tho floor , -and that fired afe Sarah Poole , which had touched her left temple and raised a smail lump , had ilitt ^ ned sgainst the wall , aud fallen down tho cellar steps . : ¦ ¦

      ' An inquest was held en the body of the suicide oa Saturday afternoon , and a ycriJict . of Fe ( o de sexe ~ turned , stft- ~ > r ihe fads abovo related had been deposed to before the jury by the witnesses to the dreadful transaction ; The .. ' . Cc ' roner accordingly gave the usual directions for the interment of the body at ' midnight , without Christian burial . —Abridged from the Sheffield Independent .

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      CASE OF THE WIDOWS OF ZEPHANIAH WILLIAMS AND VVILLrAM JOxVES . TO THE EDITOB OP THE KOKTHEEN STAR . DEAR Sm , —It appears , from letters in the receipt of the Birmingham 7 General Cummittee for the restoration of'Frost , Williams , and Jones , that both Mrs . Williams and Mrs . Jones are in a very distresse 1 state , and quite , dependent upon their own limited exertions for support . A letter from Mrs . Jones says , " ehe considers herself deserted by her husband ' s , prxtended friends . She ha ? nothing to depend upon , only what she can pti through her own industry ; buther health is in such a delicate state that she is unable to follow her djiily occupation : btir delicate frame has received euch a oheck that aha beLi&vea she will never recover from it . "

      The widows of the victims , and Miore especially of the three Welsh ones , are entitled by the bravery , the self-devotion , and the sufferings of their husbands in the cause of the peopla , to the support of that people for whom they suffered—and whenwe consiotir to whut an amount even a halfpenny subscription would come , the wonder is , that it is not given ; bnt the fact is , that it ; has not been set before the public so frequently as tne necessity of the case demanded and though there is preat distress and many to relieve in the country , yet a small . subscription from a number of individuals thongh scarcely missed by the giver , yet , would form a means or relieving the distress of th 9 parties to whon ) it was ; given . If a geiierous public should think proper to respond to this call any donation that they rnayseud , willbo thankfully received , and duly acknowledged in the Slur .

      N . J * . Tho money may be transmitted to the Treasurer of the Birmingham Coiuiaittea fos tha Restoration of Fro * t , Wiliiauis , and Jones , . Mr . James Guest , bookseller , St 9 elhouB 8-lane , Birmingham . I am , dew Siv , Your most obedient Servt , John Wilkinson .

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      THE ^ KORTHERN STAR . 3

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 15, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct582/page/3/