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      ^ - ^ z ^^ ~ T-rmitLSS —A del egate meeting -mil be holden in jJwSw Mo ' Hall , Sun-street , Keighley , on itZr the 28 : h of May , at ten o'clock m the foreb for the purpose of better org&ninng the dis-^ f' -jjd for the transaction of other important bnsi-* ° Delegates are particularly requested to attend | fj eray locality in ihe district . rhesus . —The Chartists of Hinekley , E&rl-&amn 7 Wi £ ton , Oadby , Glenn , Countesthorpe , and Z ^ rmiston , are requested to send delegates to a ^^ Tto b e holden at Mr . Cooper ' s Coffee Room , ^ v laer , oa Sunday " week , May 28 _ h , to agree on a iffoTaptating and organising the Soath Leiees-P ^^ E-rn cf . Tlzns will be submitted for ihe tenBZ * , r . V ,. * . _ . !_ . » - _* , _ - .- — - ^ iJ ^ ¦ ¦

      g ^ yAx —On Sunday ( to-morrow ) Mr . Da-vies , j tumck . will deliver two leetares in the Chartist j ^ Pellon-lane , at two and at half-past six j ' eLoek . jfs , Bsesxet s Roctx for the next week : —NewfMxje Sunday evening ; Snnderland , Monday evenly Sonih Shields , Tuesday evening ; Sherriff Hill , ^" edBe = 3 * J evening ; Howdon , Thursday ; Jarrow , S » inrday . On Friday , his services may be secured kv sdt acjoining locality which may apply in time ^ Wo . Gilfillan , jun ,, Dock Tavern , Long-row , Sontii Shields .

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      ^ HTJTJDEBSFIEUO . —On Thursday last , a IJtus oej , iom and a half years old , the son of Win . Mills , iron-founder , Aspley , walked into the works cjobserved , whilst the whole of the men were out . 2 n a si on time the father went in , and to his ^ onishment found the boy crushed to death , by a luge peke ef iron which was lying across his body , gis death must h * Te been instantaneous , as the s-eighJ of ihe iron was considerable . An inquest fos since been held , and a verdict of " accidental oeaifl '" recorded .

      Cirnos to Waggoxeks . —On Friday night last , beiween the hours of nine and ten , a waggon , laden tmh goods , left the warehouse of Messre . Driver & . Co- for Briehottse ; and when about to turn the corj ^ of High-street , the driver whipped his horses , Thich _ iarted off . Unfortunately , an old woman , irho was crossing the road at the time , was knocked fawn i > J the horses , and run over by two of the ^ fastis ; by which her legs and hands were so much jjinred , thai her life is despaired of . She is now ¦ frzg in the Infirmary , where she receives all the jnoaon necessary for her comfort . We understand $ e driver of the waggon did not remain many movents after the accident to ascertain the extent of jhe iomries he had occasioned by so rash an act .

      Ox Satcbdat last , a young man , named Joan JJann , a shoemaker , o f Newsome , near Huddersfield , *_ > o bad been in rather a low state of mind for some time , put a period to his existence by hanging himjelf in a neighbouring dye-house . He was quite fe&d when fonnd . The deceased was not married An inquest wa 3 held the same day , and a Terdict of B temporary insanity" returned . HAW 1 CK . —Tbcck System . —At the general jBeedng of the stocking makers , a few weeks ago , vMeh was noticed in the Star , » resolution was ¦ psed to use every means in their power to pnt a sop to the truck system , which was making rapid strides to supersede the payment of wages in money , with some of the manufacturers , to the great injury

      of the workman and the honest manufacturer . The BMOBgelecied a Committee of five , with instructions to prosecute those manufacturers who had glaringly tialaied the Truck Act . The Committee immediately went to work and selected three of the manufacturers , who were considered the worst in that respect for prosecution , two for the penalty , and as for the third , one of his hands spontaneously offered to prosecute for his wages . The two former , however , wrote to the agent employed by the Committee , and pledged themselves to discontinue the practice of paying in goods in future if the prosecution were abandoned , the Committee ' s object being merely "the patting a stop to the system , was thus attained The third ease came on before the Justice of Peace

      Coart , on Thursday last ; Henry Stones , pursuer , and Peter Wilson , manufacturer , defender . On the Bench appeared the Earl of Minto , the Honourable John Elliot , — Cheeholm , Esq ., of Sturches , and — Grieve , Esq ., of Brauxholm Braes . The- action tie for the amount of wages which the defender had deducted from the pursuer for a number of weeks , and which amounted to upwards of £ 15 , but the claim was limited to £ 5 , to bring it within the jurisdiction of the Court . From the investiga&oi . it appeared that Mr . Wilson had a afiop which he called ** Hawick Store , " where his men were furnished with goods daring the week ; that each man ' s account was kept in a snail book , which was sent to the warehouse on coaming days , and the amount deducted from his

      "Rage ? ; that one means of inducing his workmen to kke the goods , was the limiting the supply of employment to those who declined dealing in his store , &c- & . c . The defender , who has long enjoyed the cognomen of " Crafty , notwithstanding his pretended ignorance of the law , his regard Tat the veI / Br « of his men , whom he was so anxious to ekfijfe , and all his doubling and twisting , in which hs displayed a good deal of " craft , " was deamed to pay to the pursuer the whole sum sued for . Lord Minto , who presided , and his brother , appeared uncommonly anxious that the pursuer should not inass oa taking the money , which , said his Lordship , u not morally yours—the letter of aa Act of Parliasent gives yon a legal claim , but it is scarcely

      hcrtas . to take advantage of the letter of the law , to tiie what does not beiong to you . Very good , my lord , after that we expect to hear of your refusing to take advantage of an act of Parliament any longer , and give up your pension of £ 924 per annum , which never morally belonged to you , and which you have XKsaly potxeted for a great number of years , although yon know it to be wrung from the hard earnings " of the working men . While delivering the decision of the Court , he hoped it would be the list case of the kind that would be brought before it , as the Court would be more disposed to look upon it as _ means of extorting money , rather than respect

      for the lavr . But in spite of this threat of his Lordship , the men are determined to bring the Tery first case thsy can get hold of before the same tribunvl . " What has procured us the honour of Earl ilinto ' s presence on this occasion ! is a qnestion often asked since the Court , as he has not appeared here on the bench for at lea = t a quarter of a century ; and we think a solution of the query may be found in the fact that Mr . W . has always been a tiaek and thin sopporter of the Minto interest , in their cratesta for the representation of the county-Th _ 6 Ccurt-house was crowded , and the audience received many of the remarks of the Elliots with Barked disapprobation .

      Manchester —fxchasge xo robbebt . —One day last week three respectably-at tired fraalss entered the shop of an extensive draper , re-Edmg in the Borough Buildings , London-road , Man-Chester , and , after making a few trifling purchases , left the shop . In a short time after their departure , the shopman found that a large Paisley shawl , value 5 ds . was misaiiig , and no other persons having beta ie that pan of the establishment but the above-mentioned females , it was suspected that they had stolen is

      . Information was immediately given to the police . Inspector M'Mullin , from the description giyen of tae three females , succeeded in taking them into ^^^ y : but , after the most minute search , could not find the stolen property ; the females , however , were bronght up for examination before Mr . Maude , i ^ es ; tting magistrate , at the Borongh Court . The shopman thai served them and AT-Mallin were ^ xifflined by the magistrate , as witnesses for the proswuion ; Mr . Bent , soiititoi , appeared for the cefenaaDts ; and in cross-examining the shopman , pet the following qaestions to him : —

      Mr . Bent . —Kow Mr . Shopman , I believe yon » re fond of kissing a pretty girl ! ^ opnvan . —Yes , sir , under the rose . Air . Bent . —Yes ; and behind the merinos , too ( _ This made the poor shopman look enumerable *^ gs . ) Sow , Mr . Shopman , did not yon steal a ¦ fcs from one of the prisoners at the bar in the shop < a > he day ihat this shawl was lost ! aaopman . Yes , sir . Magistrate . —Bo you mean to say that the shawl fis giTen in mara ' for that favour » Mr . Bent . —Certainly not . There i 3 no evidence against my clients . But if it had been the case , ex ^ ange is do robbery . The Magistrate dismissed the case .

      SOUTH CHT 7 BCH . —The workmen on the Deanery Colliery return their sincere thank * to th % foflowiE g places ' for assistance during their struggle , ? ttb the masters for their rights : —Woocihouse Uose , £ 1 53 lOid ; Greot Helton , 6 s 7 d ; Trimden ^ . Sd ; St . Helen ' s , 9 s 8 d ; Black Boy , 15 s 8 i ; ^ mgate , lfc 9 id ; Kello , 8 s 0 £ d ; Thornley , 9 s 4 tt ; ^ oamngton Hill 4 s lOd ; T'zac , 2 s 2 £ d ; Castle ¦ Wen , 1 & 8 gd ; Eiherley and Witten ParL , 5 s 7 d . . 1 EED 8 .-A Mabk ' s Nest . —On Monday last , nuormation was given to John Blackbnrn , E ? q ., the coroner for this borough , that the arms of a human way had been found in the canal at Knostrop , and » W > bceman , ( No . 9 , we believe ) , who had got them "' his . P ossession , and who waited npon the coroner , tola him that a piece of the blade bone was attached lo one of them , from which he had no donbt that Hley were lha idMitiral arma he \ nrnrini ? the trunk Of

      & ^ e whicl 1 il ^ be remembered was taken out « the am © cut some months back . The worthy coroner did not evamine the remains himself , but told ^ epolicei Jlinj if he was-eare they were human arms , w take care of them , and he would send a sar ^ eon w examine them . Great care , of course , was taken : " the precious remains , by the policeman ; he bor-? ° * ed a rag to wrap them in , and set apart a ro : m w their especial recepnon . A cousulraiion of the ™ eaical profession was summoned , and an examinanonwas made , whieh ended in the dL-covery that «> e remains were no arms as all , but two less of a « rge _< log . The sapient po " . ieriL . an , of conrse , g . n ? «^ r-My ta ^ ghed at for hi * superior knowltcge of » r-parativc anatomy .

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      Death bt Bcbhiko . —On Monday moraine , an inque ^ twasheld aithe Black Dog Inn , East-street , Bank , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Mary Sharp , seven years of age , whose parents reside at Enostrop . The deceased was sat by the fire on Friday last , when a cinder flew out and set nre to her clothes , by which she was bo much burnt as to cause her death on Saturday . —Verdict , " Accidental Death . " FrasKAL op a Policeman . —On Tuesday , the remains of Robert Ellis , who has been upwards of twenty years in the police force , were interred in the burial ground at the parish church . The whole disposable force , amounting to about a hundred men , attended his remains to the grave .

      Scddes DiATH . —On Toesday morning , an inquest was held at the Barley Corn Inn , Armley , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Mary Holdsworth , aged 49 , who died suddenly on Saturday last . The deceased it appears has lived on comfortable terms with her husband , but rumours of some foul play were current , strengthened by the appearance of bruises on various parts of her body ; the coroner , therefore ordered a post moriem examination , from which it was evident that the woman had died from purely natural causes , and the jury returned a verdict ts that effect . There was not the slishtest gronnd for the suspicion that her husband had ill-treated her ; hut it appears that from some cause or other , she had laboured under indisposition , and , mistaking the cause , a small dose of laudanum had been

      administered to her by her friend 3 , which , from a fall , had ensued in coDjestion of the brain . Another Bvbsing Case . —On Tuesday evening , an inquest was held at the Court House , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Helen Ramskill , who expired in the Infirmary on Monday last , from injuries received by being burnt . She waB removed to the Infirmary on the 28 th of April , being then very bad from the effects of the burning , which was paused by falling into the fire , at her mother's house , in Shannon-street , Black Bank , eighteen weeks ago . The jury returned a verdict of" Accidental Death . ;>

      Drowning . —On Monday morning , an inquest was held at tho Black Dog Inn , East-street , Bank , before John Blackburn , E ; q ., on the body of Wai , Terry . 39 years of age , who resided in Spring-street , Bank , The deceased left his house on the morning of Friday week , and , although every inquiry was made for him be was not again seen or heard of nntil he was fonnd on Suuday last , floating in the cut , near the coal staiths , at Knostrop . There wa 3 no evidence to shew how he got into the water , and a verdict ot Found Drowned" was returned .

      Scdden Deaiti . —On Monday an inquest was held at the Court House , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of & child nine months old , named Thomas Richardson , whose parents reside in Naylort Yard , Meadow-lane . On Saturday the deceased was being nursed by a little girl , who let him fall , and on Snnday morning he was found dead in bed . Mr . Ruddock , surgeon , made a post mortem examination , and gave it as his opinion that death had ensued from congestion of the brain , caused by a fall ; the jury , therefore returned a Terdict to that effect . Hkk-Roost RoEBEitT . —During the night of Monday last , the hen roost of Mr . Kemp , of Beech Grove , Wortley-lane , was broken , and ten hens , of the golden pheasant and black breed were stolen .

      An ttn-natt-ral Cbime . —On Thursday last , before George Goodman , Esq ., and Henry Hall , Esq ., at the Court-House , an old man named Edward Rayner , well known in the several tap-rooms of the town , and a lad named Thomas Sykes , were committed to Wakefield House of Correction for trial , charged with having committed with each other an unnatural offence . Botanical Gabdkns . —At an adjourned Special General Meeting of Shareholders , in these gardens

      held yesterday , it was determined to carry on the Gardens for three years longer , subject to the conditions laid down in the report and resolutions which will be found in our adveriising columns . We are glad that the Council have recommended the opening of the gardens at a reduced charge for at least one day in the week , and had they made the charge one penny instead of twopence , they would have been great gainers . This , however , is a step in the right direction , and we have no doubt thousands will visit the gardens who have been hitherto debarred .

      THE JOHN QUILL !"— " FLOGGING !" Is it true that tbe ' lad" was brought through the town " HAND-crFPED ? " kept in prison forty hours ? then " Hcyed , " and discharged ? O ! the fatal " John QCILL . ' There aeemi some " spite , " Twill come to lteht—About thu fam'd " John Qcill . " The l&d fu " fed * Had " clothes , " and bed , A gainst him none knew ill . ' But when " the coot " tRis mother ) took

      Her leave , and bade farewell ! Midas was grieved , And 'tis believed The rest one may not telL FLAGELLCM . * Bee Mercury ' s attempt at " vindication . " May 6 th

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      MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL . A Special and Quarterly Meeting of the Town Council of the Borongh of Leeds was held in -the Council Room , on Wednesday last . The Mayor , Henry Cowper Marshall , Esq ., presided , and the following members of the council were present—Aldermen Willans , Oates , Smith , Hebden , Gaunt , Maclea , Bateson , Goodman , Tottie , Pease , Luccook , and Jackson ; Councillors Birchall , Lee , Newsam , Craven , Bramley , Skelton , J . W . Smith , White , Brumh" tt , Hornby , Dufton , Holroyd , Martin Cawood , Josh . Rob-. Atkinson , John Cawood , Garland , Barlow , Sellers , Pullan , Bower , Arthington , Shackletan , Hali , Joseph Cliff , Whitehead , John Clifi ; Winn , Lister , Farrar , Prince , and Strother . The special business was appointed to commence at half-past ten o ' clock , being half an hour earlier than the ordinary quarterly meeting ; but it was a few minutes past eleven before there was a

      quorum . Mr . Pav . ve , owjDg to the indisposition of Mr . Eddison , the Town Clerk , acted as Deputy Town Clerk . Having read the minutes of the last meeting of the Council , Mr . Payne read a notice which had been served upon the Town Clerk by the Overseers of the Pool of the Township of Hunslet , stating that they objected to the order made upon them by the Council on the 17 th of April last for the payment of a Gaol Rate of £ 69 18 s . 4 d ., and a Borough Rate of £ 419 10 s . 3 d . The Overseers stated that

      they objected on the ground that the rates were not imposed on the fair rateable value of property in Hunslet , and were disproportionately large as compared with those required from tbe other Townships of the Borough . The Overseers added that as tbe time had passed for making an appeal against the payment of the rates , they stated their objections in order that the Council might not hereafter levy rate 3 upon the Township of Hunslet in the same way as they had done by the imposition of those complained of .

      Tne special business was comprised in the following notice relative to the contract for the maintenance of prisoners in the House of Correction at Wakefield : — ** It will be proposed that the Conncil do pass such orders and resolutions as msy be thought requisite for executing and carrying into effect the contract betwetu the Council of the Borough of LeedB , and the Justices of the Peace for tbe West Riding of the County of York , respecting the confinement , maintenance , and expence 3 of prisoners ( sent from the Borough to the House of Correction at Wakefield . " The contract alluded to , which was a very long document , having been read by Mr . Payee , Alderman Tottie moved that tbe Mayor do sign the new contract on behalf of the Council . Mr . J . R . Atkinson seconded the motion .

      Mr . Joseph Cliff said he was opposed to the principle of the contract . It ought to be made upon the principle of paying according to the rateable property of the Borough , as compared with the rateable property of the Riding , and not accoroing to the number of prisoners bent-Alderman Tottie said that what Mr . Cliff had stated was an additional argument in favour of building a New Gaol in the Borough . The proposition was then put and carried nem con . The first notice of business to be transacted at the Quarterly Meeting was a 3 follows : — " A report will be presented from the Finance Committee of sundry bills and expenses incurred ia carrying into execution the provisions of the Acts relating to Municipal Corporations , and a motion will be made that the same be paid . "

      Aid . Tottie presented the report alluded to , of which the following is a summary : — £ s d 1 . Constabulary Expenses—Provided for by th « Watch Committee . 2 . Municipal Corporauon Elections 18 18 6 3 . Leeds Borough Quarter bessions 249 Oil 4 . West-Riding Expences 1121 8 4 5 . County of York , for prosecutions at the Assizes 1085 7 3 6 . Salaries and Allowances to cfiicers of the Corporation 150 1 11 7 . Corporate Buildings 59 3 0 8 . Miscellaneous Expence 3 85 11 9

      Total £ 2769 11 8 The Council resolved itself into Committee , Alderman Goodman in the chs . ir , and the report was read and considered . No diecussion took place in any of the item ? , and the Counci resumed ; after which the repor : was unanimously adopted , and the various bills and expenses were , ordered to bo paid .

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      Alderman Tottie next moved—*• That a Watch Rate , not exceeding 6 d . in the Pound , for raising the 8 um of £ 6 , 565 17 s ., to be laid on all property within the Town of Leeds , in the Borough of Leeds , and within one mile of tbe Bars of the said Town of Leeds , for carrying into effect within the said Borough the provisions of the statutes in that case made and provided . " Some discussion took place on a complaint made by Mr . Steotseb , and supported by Mr . Joseph Cliff , Mr . Lister , Mr . Faebab , and Mr . Bower , that the Out-townships were rated for the maintenance of the police , without receiving any corresponding benefit , but it led to no result . The proposition was thea carried .

      Aid . ToTriE also moved— " That a Watch Rate for raising the sum of £ 307 4 s . be levied on all property within that part of the Township of Hunslet , which is beyond the limits of one mile from the Bars of the Town of Leeds , in the Borough of Leeds , for carrying into effeot within the said Borough , the provisions of the statutes in that case made and provided . " This was also carried . Both Rates are to be laid npon the new valuation .

      On the motion of Mr . Aid . LnccocK , seconded by Aid . Goodman , it was resolred— " That pursuant to the Btatme of 1 Vic , cap . 19 , passed 30 th June , 1837 , power be given to the Recorder to appoint a Deputy or Assistant Recorder . " Mr . Skslwht proposed the following to be eleoteri as the Trustees of the Water Works Company : — Aldermen Goodman , Maclca , aud Oatea ; Councillors Howard , J . R . Atkinson , Arthington , Sellers , Newsom , and Strother . —Agreed to .

      On the motion of Alderman Lucccck , it was referred to the Valuation Committee to inquire , and without delay report to the Council , whether any and what part of the township or hamlet of Cookridge is within the borough of Leeds . The next notice was : — " It will be proposed , that in accordance with the recommendation of the Finance Committee and the Coroner , the table of fees and disbursements payable by the Coroner on the holding of inquests within the borough of Leeds , bo altered according to a schedule which will be produced before the Council . "

      Alderman Tottie produced a table of fees proposed by the Finance Committee ; but as he had the day before received » tabJe drawn up by the Coroner ( Mr . Blackburn ) himself , he BHggested that the entry on the notice paper should be dropped , until the Finance Committee had an opportunity of comparing tbe two tables and seeing which was the most equitable and would be of the greatest advantage to tbe Borough if adopted . The suggestion wa 3 acceded to by the Council , and the notice was dropped . Alderman Tottie brought forward a statement from the Finance Committee , on the subject of the accouHts of disbursements for special constables , &c , in the monca of August last . The report was to the effect that the accounts had been referred to the Finance Committee , by an order of the Council made on the 5 th of April last , and that they had examined them and found them to be reasonable and

      correct . A brief discasion took place , but no motion was made ; » Bd as the Council appeared to consider the accounts satisfactory , Alderman Bateson , one » f tbe Borough Auditors , Baid he should now sign them . On the motion of Alderman Tottie , the borough seal was ordered to be attached to the contracts entered into with Mrs . Hannah Walker and Mr . Wm . Hardwick , respectively , fer land as a site for the New Gaol . On the motion of Alderman Tottie , it was also ordered that the Gaol Committee pay , out of the Gool rate , Mrs . Hannah Walker the amount of the purchase money , on the 1 st of June next , or such other day as they think proper .

      Mr . Cawood proposed— " That the Market Committee be empowered by the Council , to make reasonable offers to the owners of the tenements required for enlarging the Kirkgate Market , for the purchase of their respective tenements , regard being had to the amount of the valuations of Mr . Child and Mr . Simpson , ( who were appointed by the Committee for that purpose , ) and to the valuation made of the borough by Messieurs Sharp and Cooper ; provided that sach offers shall not exceed the highest value of such tenements in any such valuation ; and that the said Committoe be authorised to make contracts for the purohaso of the said tenements accordingly . " The motion was . seconded by Mr . Skelton , and carried .

      On the motion of Mr . Cawood , it was also resolved— " That the Finance Committee appointed under the Improvement Act , be authorised to obtain such loans © f money from time to time as shall be wanted ( or the payment of the purchase money at a reasonable rate ot interest ; the same money to be repaid at such respective times and in such manner as the Council shall determine . " Mr . Martin Cawood brought forward the proposed Rules and Bye Laws for the regulating Hackney Coaches , which he said had undergone several alterations by the Hackney Coach Committee since they were last before the Town Council . The principal alterations were in the mode of reckoning tbe distances which regulate the payment of thefares , and in the number and situation of the stands .

      Instead of having a table of fees , it is proposed that the fares be paid according to a map for each stand , to be provided by the Hackney Coaoh Committee ; the fare ( one shilling ) being for the distance from each stand as a centre to all the places within a circle whose radiua is one mile from that centre . Beyond tbe circumference of the circle , the fares are to be paid at the rate of 6 d . for every half mile . There are to be five stands , namely No . 1 , iu Briggate ; No . 2 , North Midland Railway Station ; No . 3 , in Northstreet ; No . 4 , in Oxford-street , near Oxford-place Chapel j and No . 5 , in Park-row , sear the Court House . Mr . Cawood read the whole of the proposed Rules and Bye Laws , and concluded by moving that they should be adopted by the Council , and notices of them duly advertised , in order that they may be passed by the Recorder at tho next sessions .

      Mr . Bibchall seconded the motion , which was agreed to . It was agreed " That the Streets Committee be authorised to pay to Mr . George Pickles and Mr . John Myers , of Bramley , the respective sums agreed to be paid for the purchase of land , for widening tho Town Street near to the top of Bell Lane , in tho Township of Bramley , as soon as the conveyances have been completed . " ^ Alderman Lcccock then introduced a proposition which was not on the notice paper . He said that the present Board of Works were not sufficient for the accommodation of the offices for the Borough Surveyor , and a separate offioe could not be

      got suitable for such offices for less than £ 10 . a year . The house of Mr . John Goodman , in Park-row , which would answer all the purposes of the Board of Works and offices for the Surveyor , as well as a dwelling-house for Mr . Whitehead , the Clerk to the Board , could be obtained at a rental of £ 80 . a year . As Mr . Whitehead had agreed to pay £ 20 . a year for the part that he would occupy as a dwelling-house , the rent of the premises to the Council wonld be reduced to £ 60 , which would only be £ 2 a year more than they had to pay for the present premises . Ho begged to move that the Offices Committee be empowered to rent the house belonging to Mr . John Goodman , in Park-row , at £ 80 a year , instead of the present Board of Works .

      Mr . Cawood seconded the motion , which was put and agreed to . On the motion of Aid . Tottie . it was ordered that the account of Ellis Hodgson , Esq ., the Treasurer , for the West Riding , for the maintenance of prisoners in Wakefield House of Correction from the 1 st of Jannary to the 31 st of March , 1843 , inclusive , amounting to £ 530 18-, be inserted in the report of the Finance Committee passed this day , and be paid . The council broke up at a quarter to three o'clock .

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      JLOCKWOOD . —This town has of late been all bustle and excitement , u . s the following will shew . On Thursday , the 20 th of April , a meeting of the ratepayers was held for the purpose of passing the accounts of the overseers of the highways , S . Hill , grocer , and James Wrigley , f&rmer . Tho accounts of Mr . Hill were not objected to , but those of Mr . Wrigley appeared to be very unsatisfactory , and a motion was made and carried that some one should go and oppose them before the magistrates . This was done , and the magistrates refused to eign them , and , consequently , another meeting was held , ¦» hen a committee was appointed for the purpose of examining his books , and on Friday last a further m eeting was held for the purpose of hearing the reguJt of the

      committee ' s investigation , of which the following is an outline . Mr . T . Crossland , manufacturer , was called to the chair . Mr . Crossland read orer the report of the committee ' s investigation , from which it appeared that on looking over the books of Mr . Wrigley they found an entry of William MakiDg breaking fifty-four loade of stones , and on being examined , he declared he had only broken eighteen . There was also an account of fourteen days' work to William Making , and he declared he bad neithor worked a day nor received & days' wage . John Wrigley , uncle to the surveyor , is stated as having

      made full time during the whole year , with the exception of fourteen days , and during those fourteen days he contracted for and broke twenty loads of stona 3 at sixpence per load . Other sums equally erroneous wtre discovered . Before the latter meeting Mr . Wrigley waited on the committee and offered to throw off £ 17 , but this the committee very properly refused , and on Friday , with the consent of the ratepayers , they agreed to throw eff £ 35 , which offer he gladly took . A vote of thanks was given to the committee , and a separate vote was given to Mr . John Abbey , and also to the chairman , for his impartial conduct in the chair .

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      BOIiTON . —Claim for Goods from a Pawnbroker . —At the Borough Court , BJton , on Saturday last , Mr . Hezekiah Whittle , pawnbroker , was summoned before the Mayor , Thomas Cullcn , and Edmund Ashworth , Eaqs ., for not giving up a pair of trousers pledged at his shop , belonging to Michael Flannigan .-Mr . Taylor appeared for Mr . Whittle , and stated that it was wholly impossible to give up the trousers , as Mr . Whittle did not know where to hnd them , in consequence of the complainant having lost the ticket , and being unable to specify the date when the trousers were pledged . The wife of the complainant , and Alice JDonoghan , who pledged the trousers , were called , but as neither of them could give the date ot the lost ticket , the bench dismissed the case ; and Mr . Whittle stated , that it he could find the trousers the complainant should have them .

      Assaulting and Obstbucting the Market Looker ^ —On Monday last , at the Borough Court , James Tempest , sen ., and James Tempest , jun ., butchers , were ordered to find sureties to answer to any indictment that may be preferred against him at the sessions , for assaulting and obstructing Mr . Butcher , the market-looker , and his assistants , on Saturday evening last . It appeared , that some beef and veal were seized , when the defendants made a disturbance , and took part of the meat back by force . J

      Claim for Wages . —Oa Monday last , at the Borough Court , Bolton , Thomas Cullen , E ? q .. was summoned by Richard Fletcher , spinner , for 17 s . Id . alleged to be due for wages . It appeared , that the complainant , when he took his wheels , undertook to be responsible for the property in the room where he worked , and a number of brass hooks being missing , two shillings were stopped for them . This Fletcher objected to , alleging that the key had lately been kept by the manager , and refused to receive the 15 a . 6 d . offered to him . Mr . Darbishire said he did not think they had any right to stop the two shillings without the man ' s consent , and ordered his wages to be paidwith expenses .

      , Unjust Wbights and Measures . —On Monday last , at the Borough Court , Bolton , before the Mayor , C . D . Darbishire , Thomas Cullcn , and Edmund Ashworth , Esqrs ., Richard Mayor , grocer , Oxford-street , was summoned by Mr . Fogg , inspector , for using a pair of unjust scales on the 4 th May : fined 20 i . and costs . Mr . Taylor , who appeared for Mr . Mayor , gave notice of appeal . — Charles Salt , grocer , Great Bolton , was charged with having a pair of unjust scales , in consequence of a piece of paper being placed under the loose end of the scale . He was fined 20 s . and costs . —Wm .

      Warburton , grocer , Deansgate , was fined 20 s . and costs for a pair of unjust scales . —Catharine Ainsworth , grocer , New Market Place , was summoned for obstructing Mr . Fogg in the execution of his duty . The defendant , it appeared , was using a pair of scales with sugar as a weight ; and when the inspector made his appearance , she seized the f-ugar , and refused to allow him to weigh it . Fined 20 s and costs . ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE - Dressing an Unsound Cow . —John Beswickbutcherwas brought

      , , up on Saturday before J . Jowett and W . Wright , Esqrs . charged by constable Maiden with the above offonce . The defendant admitted that he had dressed the cow , but said that it belonged to Allan Hilton ; and his slaughterhouse being a public one , he thought that he was not answerable for the offonce which had been committed . The magistrates read a portion of the act of Parliament bearing upon the case , showing that parties acting as the defendant had done , were liable to heavy penalties . He was fined in the mitigated penalty of twenty shillings and

      costs . Selling Beer without License . —The following pariies were brought up on Saturday , charged by the supervisor of excise with selling beer without a license : —John Finnagan , Chas . Holt , Mary Grundy , Harriet Newton , Solomon NieJd , John Torkington , James Hough , W . Harrison , John Lees , and Jos . Mills . —Mr . Halsall , solicitor , of Middleton , appeared on behalf of Lees and Mills , and brought forward evidence to show that the informer was entirely wroBg as to both parties . —The Supervisor B&id , that he would withdraw the summonses against Lees and Mills , and also against Harrison . —All the others were fined in the penalty of £ G .

      Assaulting one of the Guards of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway . —On Monday a person named Bartholomew Keef ' e was brought up before J . Lord , Esq ., charged by Henry Docker Price , one of the guards on the above railway , with having assaulted him on Sunday evening , as tho last train was on its way from Manchester to Ashton . Complainant stated that the prisoner , who was a passenger by the train , and was in a state of intoxication , became exceedingly quarrelsome and began to fight with another person . Witness went to them tOjOjjell the disturbance , when the prisoner struck hinr ^ ind asked him what ho had to do with it . Witness had to stand between the parties for a considerable time to prevent the fight continuing , and

      many pemns were very much discommoded by prisoner ' s conduct . —The prisoner pleaded drunkenness in excuse , but was told by the bench that it only aggravated his offence . —H » was called upon to find sureties to keep the peace , himself in £ 20 and two sureties in £ 10 each , for three months . A Particular Caution to Beer-sellebs . —Several beer-se ] 2 ers were brought up on Monday , at Stalybridge , before the Rev . J . S . R . Evans , D . Harrison , and C . Sidebottom , Esqrs ., charged by John Dudson , the informer , with having the letters on their sign boards under the eizo required by act of Parliament . Many others were charged with having the word consumed instead of the word drunk

      upon their signs . The bench believing that the parties were ignorant of the offence with which they were charged , fined them in the mitigated penalty of 10 a . and costs . —On the same day , William Ousey was charged by Dudson with hawkinc spectacles , at Stalybridge , without license . Mr . Hasall , solicitor , appeared oa behalf of Ousey , and examined witnesses to shew that Ousey was a spectacle manufacturer , and , therefore , had a right to sell or hawk in a market town . Mr . Wroe , a shopkeeper , in Ashton , said , that he had seen the sign over Ousey's door several times in passing , and upon it were the words spectacle manufacturer . This satisfied the bench , and the case was dismissed .

      BRADFORD . —Suicide . —On Monday last , bet-veen six and seven o ' clock in the morning , a shoemaker of the name of Pollard , put an end to his existence b y cutting his throat with one of the knives used in his occupation of shoemaking . His wi fe went to the next house on an errand , and was only absent a few minutes , and , on her return , she missed her husband , and knowing he did not leave the bouse , she entered the cellar where she found him with his throat cut in a shocking manner . Assistance was immediately procured , but the wound was of euch a nature , as to render all attempts at stopping the blood useless , and he died in a few minutes after being discovered . An inquest was held on the body , and a verdict of " temporary insanity" returned .

      Milk Monopoly . —Several meetings have been held , in the suburbs of Bradford , during the week , and resolutions passed , condemning the high price of milk , and calling ou the inhabitants to pay no more than three-halfpence per quart during the summer months . O « Wednesday evening a public meeting was held , near tho Toll Bar , ' Manchester-road , on the milk monopoly . The following resolutions were unanimously adopted— " That in the opinion of thia meeting , two-pence per quart is more than the

      present state of the labourer ' s wages wages will allow him to pay , and we consider three half-pence per quart a sufficient price ; we therefore pledge ourselves to purchase naw milk at that price and no more . " — " That a public meeting be held on Monday next , at twelve o ' clock at noon , to commence at that time to strike againat paying twopence pur quart for miJk . " — " That a committee of seven persons be appointed to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect . " The meeting was then adjourned to Monday at twelve o ' clock at noon .

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      The Factory Question . —Yesterday , at twelve o ' clock , the discussion on tho above subject , adjourned from the previous day , was resumed at the British Hotel , Cockspur-street . The attendance ot millowners was very numerous , and nearly the whole of the members of Parliament who were present ou Tuesday took part in the proceedings . The Hon . J . Smart Wortley presided . A lengthened discussion took place , aud ultimately the following resolutions were come to : — " That the Factory Bill , now before the House of Commons , proposes for all children

      from eight to thin ten years of age , enactments which have a direct tendency to prevent their obtaining employment . "— "That no valuable moral results can be obtained or domestic duties prop . rly performed , where the labour in factories is twelve hours daily , inclusive of meals j" aud " , That the labour in factories be uniform , and reduced to within reasonable limits , so as to accomplish this desirable object . " A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman ; after which the meeting separated . Chronicle , Thursday .

      Working on the Sunday . —Etght porters on Saturday laat appeared bciore Mr . Rushton , by summons , to answer an information charging them with following their worldly occupation oa the Lord ' s day . A police officer stated , that on the preceding Sunday he taw the whole of the defendants engaged in discharging tho cargo of tho Princess Royal steamer , from eleven till one o ' clock . A clerk oi the agentB stated Uat the steamer had brought thirty hogsheads of molasses from Glasgow on her

      deck * and that the master , being of opinion that if they remained there during the day they would strain the vessel very much , got the defendants to uuship them . Mr . " Rushton— "The Sabbath day will soon ceasoto bo the poor man ' s , if this is tolerated , and he bus fo . v enough days of rest without diminishing the number To tako it on no higher grounds , therefore , tho practice is objectional . You tvonld not have ventured to do tins in Scotland , and why shouJu you Co h hers ? " Teedefciuiants wero fined bs . each . — Liverpool Times .

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      Frightful Accident . —Ou Wednesday afternoon , a frightful accident occurred at the flaxmills of Messrs . Chapman , in the Grove , Great Guildford-atreet , Southwark , to a young woman named Helen Casey , sixteen years of age . It appears that she was employed at the combing machine , and whikt in the act of arranging some portion of the flix her hand was caught by the machine , and , before the works could be stopped , her arm was drawn in , and literally torn from the elbow joint , falling from the machinery upon the floor . She was conveyed in a most shocking state to Guy's Hospital , where , from the mangled state of the upper portion of the arm , it was requisite to resort to amputation , which was immediately performed by Mr . Cook . Notwithstanding the dreadful nature of the injuries , hopes are entertained of her recovery .

      The New Bailey Prison . —We see , by the seventh report of inspectors of prisons , that , in the New Bailey , the cost per annum of the prison diet per head , is £ 4 5 s . 7 id . ; of prison clothing and bedding per head , 19 s . 10 | d . The profits , arising from productive labour in the prison , are £ 726 8 s . 3 d . ; the amount received for subsistence of military prisoners , £ 257 17 s . lOd . ; other receipts , £ 251 17 s . 7 d . ; total receipts , £ 1 , 236 33 . 8 d . Total expences of the prison for the year , not including officers' fees , repairs , alterations , or additions , £ 10 , 873 6 s . 4 d . ; actual cost to the county ( not including officers' fees , &c ) , £ 9 , 637 3 a . 8 d . Repairs , alterations , and additions tor the year , £ 579 4 a . Total expances of the prison for the year , excluding receipts and fees , £ 10 , 216 6 s . 8 d . The cost of each prisoner per day mnepence . —Manchester Guardian .

      One of "Rebeccas Daughters . "—On Monday evening last , Mr . Van Amburgh's elephant left Aylesbury on foot , on its route to Ameraham . Oa arriving at Missenden turnpike , the gate-keeper closed tho gate against the elephant , and refused to let it pass , in consequence of the keeper refusing to pay more toll for the elephant than was demanded for a horse . The keeper then left and proceeded on his journey alone , but had not gone far , when the elophant , to the astonishment of the turnpikekeeper , tore the gate from the hinges , and quickly followed its keeper . —Bucks Gazette .

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      BALANCE SHEET ON ACCOUNT OF POLITICAL VICTIMS IN LONDON , BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE . MONEY RECEIVED . From F . O'Connor , to pay back carriage 8 17 0 MONEY EXPENDED . £ . S . D . Paid to Mr . Doyle , for back carriage 1 10 0 Mr . Railton 1 10 0 Mr . Parkea 10 0 Mr . Taylor 10 0 Mr . Arran 10 0 Mr . Marney 10 0 Mr . Skevington 12 0 Mr . Buirstow _ . ... 0 15 0

      £ 8 17 0 BALANCE SHEET ON ACCOUNT OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE WHILE IN TOWN . £ 9 . d Mr . F . O'Connor ... ... ... 1 5 0 Collected at Kennington Common ... 0 8 34 From the Marylebone Locality ... 0 10 0 Mr . Rhodes ... ... ... ... 1 0 0 Proceeds from the meeting at the Hall , Turnagaia Lane , on Wednesday

      evening ... ... ... •¦¦ 1 15 \ h Gathered at the door by three Lodges ... 0 12 Ih Thomas Copeland ... ... ... 0 1 0 " Printer 0 10 By Mr . Ford ' s Book 0 13 By Mr . Dron ' s do . ... 0 5 10 By Mr . Brown ' s City , do 0 3 0 By Mr . Wheeler's do . 14 6 By Mr . Wyatt ' s do . ... ... ... 0 7 9 By . Mr . Simpson ' s do . ... ... 0 3 11 By Mr . Drake ' s do 0 13 8 Total received £ 9 0 4 i £ s . d . Paid to Mr . Railton 15 0 Mr . Doyle ... 12 6 Mr . Harney ... 0 13 0 Mr . Parkea ... 15 0 Mr . Bairstow 1 0 0 M'Cartney 1 15 6 G . White 1 5 0 Printing ... 0 15 0 9 10 Thanks are due and given to the trustees for grantiag the Hall free of ajl expense ; and the committee regret tho poor assistance given to their worthy brethren , yet trust they will take the will for the deed . AH persons holding books are requested to return them on Sunday evening , May I 4 ih , at the Institution , 1 , Turnagain-lane . R . Ridley , Sec .

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      HOUSE OF LORDS . —Wednesday , May 10 . There was a discussion about the Townshend Peerage , in which few persons take any interest It had no result .

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      HOUSE OF COMMONS . —Wednesda y , Mat 10 . A number of petitions were presented against the Factories Education Bill , and in favour of Church extension . The adjourned debate on the Corn-Laws was then resumed , which occupied the greater part of the evening . Tho debate was again adjourned . The House eat till five minutes past twelve o ' clock .

      Thursday , May 11 . Mr . Ross moved for leave to bring in a bill to release her Majesty ' s Roman Catholic subjects in Ireland from obligation to take and subscribe the oath prescribed by the act 10 Geo . IV ., c . 4 , commonly called " The Catholic Oath . " The Attorney-General for Ireland said the Government did not object to the introduction of the bill , as there were decisions of election committees ( the Cork and Cashel ) whieh affirmed the oalh to bo unnecessary . But they were not thereby to be committed to tae principle which might be embodied in the bill . After a short conversation , leave was given .

      JONES'S PETITION . Mr . T . S . Duncombe cal ' cd the attention of the House to the petition of William Jones , prisoner in Leicester county gaol , complaining of the conduct of Baron Garney during his trial at the late Leicester assizas ; and moved an address to her Majesty , that the petitioner ' s case be takesi into merciful consideration . The comments which had appeared in tho public prints relative to the conduct of the Learned Judge at the trial were not fully borne out by the inquiry whieh he had made ; but it did appear that intemperate and hasty expressions had been used by him , of which he cited evidence from a report of tho proceedings ; and the prisoner complained that they had a

      disadvantageous effect on him in conducting his defence . Jones had acted indiscreetly , but he was a mere youth , and Baron Gurney Bhould have recollected his own earlier career , when he was the friend and defender of men whose liberal principles had enabled him , as had been said , to drive a good trade in sedition , and therefore he mij ; ht have made allowance for the indiscretion of a foolish young man . He also complained of not enjoying the privileges of persons imprisoned for political offences . Sir James Graham gaid that though Mr . T . Duncombe was a self-constituted public prosecutor , a judge of judges , and a censor of vituperation language , he nevertheless ought to exercise caution in indulging in accusations against men venerable for station , age , and character . He stated tho circumstances connected with the case of Jones , whose offence was one of those committed during tho month of August last . On his trial he had made a speech the affirmed

      of three hoursr during which judge that he had only interrupted him three times , when it appeared necessary ; aod after the last interruption he had spoken with great fluency for upwards of an hour ; and at tho close of the trial had thanked the judge , in open court , for the patience with which he had heard him . Baron Gurney denied the use of expressions attributed to him , especially a similitude about a mad dog , wiih which he was charged ; and he had only sentenced him to six mouths' imprisonment for a somewhat aggravated seditious offence . The prisoner was also directed to be confined with the misdemeanants of the second class , when he might have been subjected to the greater severity of the third class ; and since his trial his representations aa to bis health had been ' attended to , and certain indulgences and relaxations had being allowed him . Ho , therefore , saw not the slightest ground for the motion .

      Mr . Hume eaid that , so far as his own knowledge went , he considered that the manner in which Sir J . Graham fulfilled < the duties of his office did him high credit . Still M r . T . Duncombe was rendering real service to the public and to the administration of justice , by undertaking to bring forward cases of this kind , for few men would have the moral courage to do so . The manner in which political offenders were now treated in prison , as compared with former times , was discreditable . So far as the present -case was concerned , be was glad that so complete a defence had been made out for Baron Gurney , | fcr whose early services in the cause o f Re f orm he bore him a lively regard , and would have been sorry had he now become a convert to arbitrary power . As to the use of violent language , he and others had often spoken out with " honost freedom , " and lie deprecated the application t >; ' & different rule of judgment to persons in , ciifpQT W . t ranks of lite .

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      Mr . Sergeant Murphy intreaied . \ j r . < Dmcorabe to withdraw his motion . He had witness ed the admirable manner in which Baron Gurnoy iischarged his judicial duties , and bore testimony to i-.. Mr . Hawes , as a relative of Baron l l ¦ rney , ako added a few words of vindication . The Attorney-Gknerai , quoted from t ^ - > Leicester newspapers , in which it was state" ihat the reports of the trial of Jones which had spoored in the London papers , were exceedingly ui . air to tho Learned Judge . The prisoner had been fcrrly tried and leniently treated . Mr . T . Duncombe said that the friends of Jones denied that he had thanke . d tho judge—he had only thanked the jury . It was his fluty , a * a Member of Parliament , to attend to respectful petitions

      complaining of grievances ; but on the present occasion ho would adopt the advice ituHered to him , and withdraw his motion , which was accordingly done . The adjourned debate on the Corn Laws wa * then proceeded with , and after being carried on until 12 o'clock , Mr . Brotherton moved the adjjurument , which was carried , and at , a quarter-past twelve , the House was closed .

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      THE SLAVES' DISARMING BILL . Wo need no longer ask , will there be a Coercion Bill i Here it is . What means disarmament but coercion ? What means defencelessness but ? ' atery ? The father does not disarm his son , nor th- friend wring away the defence of his friend ; but i lit robber disarms his victim , and the pirate nails tiowu the hatches that he may bufcher unresisted . To carry arms is the ultimate guarantee of life , property , and freedom . To be without the p . < wer of resisting oppression is lo be a slave . Wha ; matter that , with delusive words , your ruler says he will not rifle your altars , nor pollute your heart'is—what matter that your goaler boasts his power to protect you , aad flourishes his weapon before your cell ! Arms and liberty are synonymous . If you see aa unarmed and an armed man together , you ir ^ tantly conclude that the one is a prisoner , the . < nher a guard . Arms are the badges o ? freemen . ¦ le who is unarmed will soon be in chains .

      Disarmament and slavery were convertible terms in every age . The conquering barbarians torbade the Romans to carry arms ; the Norman ? ' . irbade the Saxons to carry arms ; the Spaniards toro iheir arms from the Americans ; the English took arms from Ireland whenever they dared . Irish disarmament has ever been the first atep to plunder and tyranny . Cromwell disarmed us , and twenty , years » f Egyptian bondage followed . The first act of the hellish Penal Code , under which we winced in a bloody dungeon for eighty years , was aa Arms' Bill . Tb . e Volunteers extorted independence by arms , and ere the system of terror which forced on the insurrection was begun , an Av n * , ' Bill was passed . Arms' Bills and Castlereagh—ruin and despair—were upon us during the reign of ihe abominable Regent , George . An Arm 9 ' Bill was the leading law of coercion by the Whigs , and now the Tories open their compaign against our risii . ^ hopes with an Arms * BUI !

      An Arms' Bill—there is a curse in the n * me . An Arms' Bill—pah I why not give it its right name a Slavery Bill ! Call it a Bill to prevent resistance to tyranny—call it a Bill to ullow an old enemy to rob , crush , defame , and trample upon us for over—for ever , or till some stranger , half in pity , halt' in contempt , steps in and smites our oppressor . An Arms ' Bill—a Bill to take away the means whereby men protect homes and altars , free speech , free industry , free worship—a Bill to place us at the mercy of a tyrant , and thai is " the definition of slavery . " Why scop short with branding arms ? Why .. ot brand ourselves ? Why not with equal propri . ty imitate the Grecian conqueror , and mutilate us ? The best and most natural Arms' Bill would ba one to cut off our right hands ; but no , we must do me work as well as bear the chains of bondsmen—we must be unmutilated slaves .

      By this infamous Bill , no man can k »^ p arms of any sort , or any thing which can be u ?< d as arms , without first getting a certificate frcm two householders rated to the poor above £ 20 , ami then gettinft the leave of the Justices—that is t say , arms are to be denied to all not relished by the aristocratic minions of an alien Government . The arms are to be branded ; and cannot . be removed sold or inherited , without fresh licences . Every act relating to them , every conversation " aye , conversation respecting them , in which you do not tell all you are asked by the pettiest myrmidon , subjects you to penalties .

      The penalties may be judged by one . To have a pike or spear , or ' instrument serving for a pike or spear , —a pitchfork , or hoe , a long knire , or a dibble , for example—is an offence punishable with transportation for seven years ! Blacksmiths must take out licences like those for keeping arms , under the tame tremendous penalties . Domiciliary visits are allowed and ordered . Nay , whenever a magistrate wills it , he caa go , or seid his gan « j ot' policemen to break into our homes at night by force ! the pretence must be search for arms ; the motive may and will be insult , cruelty , lust , or rapacity . Suspicion of having arms—no , we venture to say that the absence of the power of just vengeance , will invite the most frequent visits ! The voluptuary , the rival , the malicious enemy , they will suspect , and they will invade our homes .

      And , to crown the villany of thi 3 Act , if any weapon be found in any house , office , or haggard , the occupier shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour unless he shall prove his innocenn — a provision the best devised of any yet introduced , from the days of Cromwell to those of Castlereag )" , for encouraging treachery and perjury , excitiu ^ and rewarding a bloody and lying vengeance , and producing that discontent which would makerevoln'itm inevitable if it became law . We now call on the English L gislatare to pause ere they enact this code—this vicked , subtle , and sanguinary code . We call on cur friends abroad to note well the sort of laws whereby Ireland is governed . We call upon such Iri-hmen aa still think we can endure a foreign Government to strain their ingenuity and influtr . ee agai ; - < t this Bill ; if they fail , the prospect may bo stem , but the course wiU be simple—time , prudence , energy \—The Nation .

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      Rebecca Again . —The fffences committed by " Rebecca and her daughters" are daily , growing more frightful , and not a single depredator ha 3 as yet been discovered . Each week we have to publish one or more instances of aggression against the law by the destruction of turn-puo sates and toll-houses , but it is with regret that we learn that their depredations have unfortunately no : ; been confiised to the destructiou of the gales—fire has fbeen brought to aid them in their destructive and revengeful course . Last Friday LlanShan- ; ai-gafe , near St . dear's , was demolished by a mob oi mou , disguised as usual in women ' s clothes , who were , however , disturbed in their operations by the passing of the Pembroke mail . They placed ?< mtir . cls on each . Bide of tha road , and immediately tho mail had passed they finished their work ot destruction . On Monday

      afternoon the plantation of Mr . T . Powell , of Penycoed , were discovered to have been set on fire , and the wind blowing fr ,:- ! ily , before assistance could be obtained to extinguish tne fire four acres of valuable young trees were burnt . It fortunately happened that a great deal of lurze had been cut from the plantation during the winter , otherwise nothing could have saved the- whole twenty-two acres of plantation from bein ^ destroyed . On Monday night the gite iu the town of St . Clear ' a shared the fate of the others . Although a reward of £ 150 and a free pardon , have been offered by the Government , not a bingle accomplice Las been taken , and the riotous conduct of Rebecca and her daughters" has grown daiiy more alarming . Something must speediJy be done to stop theso shameful proceedings or ihe consequences may bo more dreadful than can now be imagintd . — Welshman .

      Wilful Mi ^ dfu .-A serious investigation has occupied the attention of Mr . R . Fowke , coroner , and a jury , at Kccleshall , two entire days , which terminated on FiK . ' jy in a verdict of" Wilful Murder" against Charles Higginsou , labourer . Higgiason , who is a widower , is supposed to have murdered hj-s ciiild , a boy about five years of ago , in the Bishop's-wood , near Eccleshall , and to have buried him there . Hi * j ; inson , who had been working , ia Shropshire , made some extraordinary statements to his fellow-wo : km ? u aud master respecting his child having been taken ill and dying in his arm 3 , and that he had Juried him in the Bishop ' s-wood . He proposed to go and point out the spot where the child was buried on the following day , but instead

      of keeping l ; is word he absconded , auu has not since been heard of- The parties , however , gave iuioxmation to the amhoriiies ; the wood was searched , and the body of a . child was found buried there , which has been identified as the body of Higginson ' s child A pout mortem examination of the body wa 3 made by Mr . Greatrex , surgeon , who was of opinion that the child had come to its death by violence , a iraoturo occasioned by a blow from some blunt instrument , of a kick , being discovered on the inner frontal bone , and an external bruise corresponding with it . The caw , altogether , was a very strong one . A desoription of Higginson has beer , given at tho constabulary-offioe , at Stafford , and there is but little doubt that he will be Bpeedily apprehended . —Siaffordihire Adverlizer .

      Deaths.

      DEATHS .

      On Thursday week , at Sheffield , after a short iliuess , aged 29 years , Mr . George Wright of that place . His firm adherence to the principles of Democracy , both in public and private life , is an example which every lover of his country should imitate . On Friday last , aged seven year * . Jam * s Hunt ( Jobbett , tho son of Julius D-ilby , Victoria public house , JSccleshill . The boy toll ir . to a pan of boiling luiuor , a few days previous , and lingered jn great a ^ ony till death , " fyt ' . WSI'APKtt t-t- - , » - * sX \ vA fr fcC ^ aJlsq & £ & HYJ . M flnmra&t ?

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      THE NORTHERN STAB ; 5 — — ~ — - - ~— — ' ' - — — , ¦ -.-.. — . __ . __ . _ .. _ . _____ -, _____¦¦__

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 20, 1843, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct651/page/5/