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    • DEATH Of CLAYTON
    • Cftarttet Enttfltgrntt TOL, IY. -ISO. 169. SATURDAY, FEfiRXJARY 6, 1841. ;/ -^
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      Death Of Clayton

      DEATH Of CLAYTON

      Cuttok , the Chartist , has died in NorthsDerton madhouse ! Whiggery ! where is thr stiDgl " Justice ! " behold thy v ) cioffl We can scarcely trust ourselves vith ' comment upon the fate of a poor but honest man . For six weeks he had been dying , and not till Thursday did his disconsolate family receive intimation even

      1 v Clavton -went to the madhouse a haie man ; he leaves it a corpse ! We trust that ererv burial society will at once « end us some ' small donation ; that we may bury our dead at home ; and not aBo -sF our ' f rst victim to lie in the precincts of the madhouse in which he expired . Yes ! poor fellow ! he is gone ! peace be mtb him ! The last iind office that we can do for him is to have his remains removed , upon some Sunday , to his native town , Sheffield , where his mourning friends can pay their last tribute of affection to the dead body of a Chabtist vrho died « a natural death " . ' . ' !

      Cftarttet Enttfltgrntt Tol, Iy. -Iso. 169. Saturday, Fefirxjary 6, 1841. ;/ -^

      Cftarttet Enttfltgrntt TOL , IY . -ISO . 169 . SATURDAY , FEfiRXJARY 6 , 1841 . ;/ - ^

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      -ggOg . —Ki . noSAt JChabtks Association . —This _ JS » i ^« ill continues to improve , and tbe number of Za &cs » weekly iaaeaain * . S ** re »« hafth « influx K ^ eabenbee * , tint ftTOwiBeQ h « w been « , te the necessity of looking oat for a more commodious place of meeting ; the one thej bow have vlj .- too emaU to contain the meetings of the memvTjlf We are happy to state that they have eu « - « ! lLj in secaiing a very suitable building , -with a cood « 5 « ry , formerly used as a chapel , situate at thTcorDer of Cheapside , Shambles , which will be ItL ^ to-morr ow ( Sunday ) when Mr . John Arran ,

      IflJridford , will preach in the forenoon at half-Msi tea" and Mr . Benjamin Rushton , of Halifax , in the afternoon at half-past two . Mr . John Arran » ffl lecture in the evening at half-six ; Mr . Rushton will also lecture on Monday evening at eight o ' clock , when collections will be made after each meeting , toward * fitting up the room , and on Tuesday even-1312 a . general meeting of the members of the a ? soeiition will take place , when members of every Ward Association are urgently requested to attend , js business of the greatest importance will be brought before them . : __ iV _ the 28

      REDDITCH . —On Wednesday evening , : n oIl Messrs . Collin 3 and O'Neil visited this pJace , and ' spoke in the Association Room , at considerable length , io a crowded audience . Ch « ers were given ii the conclusion for the return of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; O'Connor and the other victims of TThi ' sgery ; and Messrs . Collins and O'Neii , who were enthusiastically applauded . DEVONFORT . —On Tuesday , the first Chartist meeting ever held in this town , was held in Mr . Trenowa ' s large school rooms , SpiUer ' s Ope , to memorialize the Qneeu , and pe : ition the Commons for the pardon and restoration of the Welch martyrs , and other victims of Whig tyranny . The room contained about between three and four hundred

      perrras , Kid was well tilled : Mr . Andrew Cummings in the chair . The Chairman , after reading the placard for calling the meeting , introduced Mr . E . P . Mead , of Birmingham , as the mover of the first resolution : — That this meeting is of opinion that John frost , Zephaniah Williams , and WJliam Jones , were ille ^ lly tried and banished from their native land ; and it hereby pledges itself to use all leeal and constitutional means in its power to effect their restoration to their country and sorrowing friends and distressed families . " My fellow slaves , for by that appellation can the working class , be designated , and this is exclusively a wonting class B&eting ; we neither expect nor ask the assistance of either factions , Whig or Tory , nor of either the

      aristocratic or shopocratic classes , w e working men have happily taken our affairs in ; o our own hands at last , we " rely solely npou our own united efforts . Fustiau jickets and hard hands , ar « the best p hysical workmen , and they will prove Dr . franklin ' s maxim to be correct : If yon want your work done , ask some one to do it , but , if you want it well done , do it for yourselves . " We hare trusted fine co 3 is , and titles , and what the world calls " respectability , " too long—we now see our error ; we have determined to shew those , who think themselves exclusively wise , prudent , eloquent , and respectable , that we h 3 ve tact , talent , ability , and nerve snffieen : for osr own purposes . We know the power of numbers , the strength of unitv , the effect of

      perseverance . We have not read our > iew TestamentB and forgotten the importunate widow and the unjust jadge ; the degrading epithets of swinish , multitude , brutal rabble , rebellions torch and dagger-men , we throw back in their teeth , and point them to their own menagene &t St . Stephen ' s , and their house of hereditary numbskulls , who are born but to legislate and rule . Asour brother Smith , of Plymouth , is better prepared to enter into details of the trial of the Welch Martyrs than I am , and is to eecond the resolntion , I shall confije myself to the constitution *! right of petitioning ; but before I enter upon tint part of my subject , 1 would state to this meeting my perfect conviction that these men were selected victims , condemned and doomed before they

      were entrapped , by the cursed spies of Whig tyranny , and as much bo , as were Guido , Faux , ThisUewood , Despard , Muir , the Scotch martyrs , and others , the riciims of Tory spite . What is high treason I A thing our forty waggon loads of penal acts cannot define . English law is like the Chinese alphabetnever to be learned . Even big Din O'Connell , great l » w lion , and great political hnmbng as he is , admits this , and acknowledges hi 3 ignorance . At ail events , there is one point in our law that Blackstone make 3 perfectly plain—viz ., when a legal doubt arises upon trial , the prisoner has a clear title to the benefit of th « doubt , and aa acquittal in consequence . But tins his been denied Io ihe Welch victims . Mr . Mead continued in a strain of vehement

      elo-WBce for some time , and was succeeded by Sj . John Sajiih , agent , at Piymoath , for the Star , who nse to Becoad the resolution , and , in a clever and talented speech showed , to the perfect satisfaction of the meeting , the perfect innocence of the Welch Bartyrs , as to any treasonable intentions , and exposed with much logical skill , the trickery and eiicaaery of the Attorney-General , and the cruel TindictiYeness of the spy-employisg , liberty-hatirjg Block-reforming Whig-humanity-mongers . Mr . Beer i&oved the second resolution , " Thai the memorial and petition , which he read , and which are those adopted by the Piymoath friends , be also adopted by &i 3 meeting . " ifr . Gin seconded the resolution in new and very pithy little speech . Mr . Horaewill moved the third resolution , " That distress and

      misery , resulting from misgovernment and classkgislition , would never be remedied until vhe People ' s Charter became ibe law of the land / ' Mr . Petrie seconded the resolution , and , in a speech of considerable length , w « nt into many of the existing eTils , shewing the law of primogeniture to be the fruitful parent of ail aristocratic abuses . Messrs . Keys and Smith then sung a duet , " Down , down , to « k dast . Three cheers were given for the Charter , * iu-ee for the patriot Martyrs and Fear ^ us U'Coopor , with musicil honours ; three groans for the Whig * nd Tory tyrants , aid tremendous , ones too , were «« n given ; a Tote of thaukfl to the C&airman was tarried unanimously , and thus ended onr first Chartist campaign in Devooport . The following evening , Mr . Mead , of Birmingham , delivered an instructive « ctnre npon the Corn and Importation Laws .

      GLASGOW . —A meeting was held on the night of Tnesday week , in St . Ann's Church , to hear an "pening address from Mr . M'Farl&ne , introductory » » course of lectures to be delivered weekly in that ennrch by qualified persons ; and after each lecture *» opportunity will be given for individuals to wing forward for discussion any plan or proposal mm may be considered likely to aid or accelerate the Chartist cause . Un the present occasion , the « etarer delivered an eloquent and interesting ad-OresB , which was repeatedly cheered by the audience , wth male and female , who had mustered pretty p ° ng on the occasion . At the conclusion of the " sure , a gentleman rose wsd proposed thw s . school teonld

      be opened for the children of Chartists , and «** persons might be fouad among themselves who * j » W volunteer their services as teachers . Tnis prop osition was seconded br Mr . Malcolm , in » *! i , of ^^ aderable length . Mr . Gardner con - Mend that x qualified teacher ahould be provided » 0 paid for , and that a kind of political catechism , Mter the Banner of the religious or shorter cate-« " « & drawn up by the Assembly of Divines io w estmiaiter , should be dawn up , * nd printed for *• ^ e of Chartist sefaooli . Several other indi-[ wais took part in the discussion , during which *«¦ Mi « laae gtsted . \ school of the description watemp lated had been established in the Vale of ** m 31 « TrilBTa frfttn s « Mt « + / v a \» Vt « e-VUA ^ A-n

      "T ^ wed , Md were instructed ia true republican EvflF ; . . They were taught to call their teacher tod i ' I ^ 1816 ^ of the old slavi sh term " master , " bani ^ r ^ y were no : t 0 P u& ° 'beir hats or th ^ £ H ? J maB ' or address in any other terms eSLSWV ? v ° lber » aDr individual , however ISwaV ^ P * ^ ^ Nation in society . Another JS 5 ^ ° «« ae kind had been established for a pSon fSf 5 tte in tbe ^ * S e ° t P ** - A *^ on from Bnd fieton mentioned tint they had

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      agreed to open one there also . A Committed w » s then appointed to enter into the neeeawry smog * meats for carrying into operation mo excellent an object . Mr . Pattison then rose , and in an eloquent appeal to the meeting shewed the power of the press ; and ooncluded by bringing forward a plan which has been spmo time under consideration by the Central Committee for Scotland , for establishing a Joint Stock Printing Establishment , to be divided in one thousand shares at £ 1 per share . The speaker concluded by shewing the great usefulness of such an establishment in forwarding the movement , by the printing of political tracts , and other works , in a cheap form , &c . Mr . Pxttieson delivered aa address on the game subject , on the following evening , in the Infant School Room , Calton , to the Chartists there , and was well received . — Correspondent .

      WAIiSAXiI * . —Morality a ^ d Puritt the Middle Class Electohs . —During Monday afternoon , this borough was in a state of great excitement . Mr . WilkinB , the barrister , Mr . Bassett Smith , Mr . Charles Brookes , Mr . Baohe ( of Dudley ) and several other gentlemen , addressed the electors on the Tory side , and some 50 delegates , with M Slippery Jemmy" at their head , and Mr . " Jaw Bone Smith , " at their tail , harangued their friends . The speech of Mr . Wilkins produced an extraordinary effect . The learned gentleman ' s reply to the cosu / or candidate t twaddle on the mighty subject

      o £ C * n > I * w B * r * al , caused Mr . Adawf and hU coadjutors to look-somewhat foolish . In addition to Mr . Wilkina ' s eloquence , Acland bad to contend against Mr . Nightingale , of Manchester , a Chartist of great talent , who completely exposed the humbug of the Anti-Corn Law agitation and the execrable accompaniments of " Slippery Jemmy ' s" character . At three o ' clock on Tuesday morning , a party of drunken ruffians , of the lowest description , assembled in front of the New Inn , calling out , u Turn out our voters , and that Tory orator , Wilkins . " Their requests were , of course , not attended to ; whereupon they commenced breaking the windows of the inn , and endeavoured to force the front gates . The Conservatives inside the bouse , about 20

      in number , armed themselves with weapons of various description ? , and placed themselves in the gateway ready to give the scoundrels a warm reception . Scarcely had they assembled when the large gates wtre forced , and a most terrific encounter took place . Acland ' s ruffians , although five times the number , and all araed with bludgeons , were driven back into the street , and the gates were again closed . Another struggle to force the gates succeeded , and another tremendous fight took place , when Aeland ' s party were again defeated , and the gates closed . A third attempt immediately commenced , and an additional number of the respectable " moral force men" having again assembled , the gates were again forced and broken down . To

      describe the scene at this time is impossible . The Conservatives were partly dmen into the house and into the yard . In oomequence of a cry of " Hear Aeland , " the ruffians retired , and listened to an harangue . Some person then mounted Mr . Marlow ' s steps , whether Acland or one of his hirelings deponent knoweth not . Soon after the speaker had informed the physical-force gentlemen that he should go home , they returned to the New Inn , and commenced groaning . This midnight howling was continued for some time , when they were pleased to depart , threatening to return . They did not fnJfil , however , their prombe . The landlord and several of his guests were severely injured . Two of them were carried into the house covered with blood and

      wounds , and almost senseless . It is certain that many of the other gang were also severely injured , as the Tones freely used the weapons with which they armed themselves , consisting of pokers , tongs , fire-snovels , brooms , mop-sticks , & . c . There were three ladies in the house , besides the wife of the landlord , who were , as might be expected , in a state of distressing excitement . A gentleman who visited the town on business from Birmingham on Monday morning , give 3 the following statement of the m l On arriving in the town , at . ten o ' clock in the morning , I was accosted by the wife of a- email manufacturer , with whom 1 had some dealings , and who begged of me to assist in releasing her husband .

      who she said had been 'kidnapped' by the Acland party , . and had be « n in custody at the Dragon Inn since the Saturday night previous . Being a stranger in the town , and Ies 3 liable on this account , as I imagined , to in 3 nlt and violence , I proceeded to the head-quarters of the 'league , ' at tbe Dragon , ' where I witnessed a scene which I shall not soon forgot . I passed unchallenged through the kitchen , and five or six rooms , up stairs , ' the whole of which were crowded with men and women , most of whom were in a beastly state of intoxication , and all were indulging in the grossest excesses . There seemed not the Slightest restraint on the morals or decency of the party . Many of the men , and the women too , boasted openly of the money they had received from

      the ' Manchester gentlemen , ' which I learned had been freely distributed amongst them , on tbe plea of recompensing them for the injury which they would sustain in voting for Mr . Smith . Being unsuccessful in my efforts to find the person of whom I went in search , I lost no time in leaving a place which resembled a pandemonium more than tbe habitstion of rational human beings . " The system of kidnapping , " appears to have been extensively carried on , ana it is now pretty well ascertained , that a number of agents ia the employment of the " leaguers , " scoured the town on Saturday and Sunday nights , for the purpose of capturing all doubtful voters and keepiDg them in custody till the hour for polling arrived .

      GATESHEAO . —The members of the National Charter Association met on Sunday , January 31 st , at their place of meeting , Oakwellgate , Mr . Murray in the chair ; when Mr . Cross delivered a lecture , which gave general satisfaction . Messrs . Williams and Bums are expected here to-morrow , to a tea meeting . This Association is going on in s very healthy manner at present . We enrol four or six every week . Tbe members met at six o ' clock in tbe evening , when some resolutions were passed , to the effect that the present Council remain in ofiice till the usual period of three months expire , when a general election shall take place . Members are requested to attend the weekly meetings as regularly aa possible . The Committee appointed to enquire after a room , have not met with one convenient , as yet .

      BIRMINGHAM . — Public Meetixg . — ( From our otrn correspondent . )—According to previous announcement , a numerous and spirited meeting was held at the Hall of Science , Lawrence-street , for the purpose of hearing an address from Mr . George White , of Leeds , who cas been appointed the correspondent for tbe Sorlhern Star for this district At the hoar appointed for-ihe commencement of the business , Mr . White appeared in the Hall , and was loudly cheered by the assembly . Mr . Dean was called to the chair , and opened the proceedings in a neat and effective address , in tbe course of which he passed a high eulogium on Mr . White , for hi * political consistency and Bufferings in the Chartist cause . He would not trespass further on their time , but would at once introduce him to the

      meeting . Mr . White then stepped forward , and was cordially greeted by the meeting . He addressed them to the following effect : —Men , women , and fellow sufferers of Birmingham , we have met here this evening for the purpose of considering the best and speediest means of removing from the industrious classes of this country , -the enormous load of misery and suffering by which they are pressed to the earth , and endeavouring to emancipate ourselves from the trammels of Whig and Xory oppression . He said th % t Chartism with him ¦ was a principle which he had imbibed with what might be justly deemed bia first tboughta—it was the result of conviction arisicg from calm and deliberate investigation . When he looked at tbe thousands of naked and starring creatures who might be hourly

      met with in oar large towns , and considered at the same time that those very miserable * were they who created all the wealth enjoyed by the voluptuous and profligate idler , be could sot avoid examining into the cause * which had produced such an unjust and unreasonable state of things . Thousands of hand-loom weavers in thii country and Scotland were obliged to subsist on from six to seven shilling' weekly , and Bome of them had even to support families on that paltry pittance . "Ah ! but this u the result of our artificial and commercial arrangements , " bzj » the political economist ' He for one would maintain that etery man who was willing to work should be amply provided for , or el * e he was robbe * of that to which he was entitled . There was bo necessity for him to tell tbe people of

      Birmingham the wrong * and privation * th « y were subjected to . This town had been the arena for political discuwion for tbe last ten years . He thougbtthev would agree with him , that Hxtj had been ill-used by tbe aristocracy , and deceived ij the middle classes ; it wa » , therefore , quite clear , that if anything was effected for the benefit of society , it must be done by the working men theuiselTes . It appeared to him that some , men were extremely desirous of making the working classes believe that they eould not conduct their affairs without the assistance of the middle classes . Now , if they wanted any pr » of on that point , it was abundantly furnished by the late meeting at Leeds , where the representatives of the working men proved themselves infinitely superior in talent and intellect to the aristocratic and middle-class speakers ; bat although

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      be objected to allowing the middle elasaes toioMiie their former position as leaden , be should feel glad if the well rii « r ^> "rt im < mp ^ them WQUldasaUt tba ptopla in straggling for "the whole Charter , and nothing Jew . " From the spirit which had bten manifested that evening , he had bo doubt bat that the men and women of Birmingham would , ere long , Mtmpj a proadMt portion than they ttrer yet held ; » new spirit yHm . now abroad , namely , tbe spirit of Investigation and enquirf . Men were not now respected because they wore fine costs , big wig » , or gowns ; and the knowledge of the people would ultimately remove the barriers that had

      been erected through ages of mtarule and ¦ uperrtltWU , between the people and the enjoyment of thote eoffi . forts which the enlarged means of the countov wotfld admit of . He then proceeded to show up the various villanies practised on the people , exhorted them to union , energy , and perseverance ; and stated that at some important business had to be transacted , and that he should have other opportunities of addressing them , he would conclude by thanking them for the attention with which they had listened to his address , & the kind reception they had given him , and sat down amidst tbe applause of tbe meeeting . The Chairman then rose , and stated that several resolutions which bad besa

      agreed to at the ( ate CooneU Meeting -would be submitted for theix approval . He would therefore ealt upon Mr . T . P . Green , to more the first revolution . ( The resolution * will be found in tbe report « ff the Council Meeting ;) Mr . Green went thrvugb an aeeout of the wiow Mtaa which , lad been mortal ftfcJit efdwioplme * tfaChwttat principle * & goodSrtaSTon in the district , and stated many reasons why Mr , Oeo . Binns , of Sunderiand , ahould be invited to Birmingham , ' as lecturer far the dlttrict Mr . Rouse seconded tb # resolution . He thought Mr . Blnns a very proper person to fill the important ofiice . The Chairman then put tbe motion , which wa » carried unanimously ; he then called upon Mr . Candy to move the second resololatlon . Mr . Candy , who has been lately lecturing through tbe

      Potteries , and other parts bf Staffordshire , stood forward , and was loudly cheered . He said that the bare mention of tbe person ' s name in whose behalf he stood before them , would be sufficient to produce the hearty concurrence of the meeting . He meant " Feargns O'Connor . " This announcement was received with enthusiastic and long-continued cheers , and clapping of hands . When the cheering had subsided , Mr . Candy proceeded to point out the enormous sacrifice which Mr . O'Connor had made on behalf of the people . He had travelled thousands of miles iu their benalf , sicrificed his money , his health , and ultimately that which is dearer than life , his liberty t It appeared from tbe Northern Star that their noble friend was subjected to all manner of indignity and

      insait , and be considered it the imperative duty of all honest men to insist that such proceedings should be put a stop to ; he felt preat pleasure in informing them that throughout Staffordshire and other places that he had visited , tbe same feeling bad been evinced as that displayed this evening , namely , the greatest indignation for the contemptible scoundrels who were th n persecuting their friends ; and a lively sense of gratitude to Mr . O'Connor , for the many and great sacrifices he had made on their behalf—he would therefore most cordially propose the resolution . —Mr . Henry Green seconded the resolution . He considered Mr O'Connor the father of tbe present movement j he had aroused tbe energies of the people , and Lad imparted information to them which would remain through

      all agea^—and was entiled to tbe gratitude of the working classes of this country . Tbe resolution vn then put and carried amidst loud and repeated cheering . Mr . Smallwood proposed the next resolution . He considered it tu be thu duty of all true Chartists to do hononr to those who had suffered in their cause . Messrs . Vincent , White , and Binns had suffered in the Whig dungeonB , and he had no doubt that , instead of their imprisonment damping their ardour , it would be found that , if possible , they were more determined than erer ; indeed , they had a proof of it that evening . He went on at great length to denounce the hypocrisy of tbe parsons , and showed the necessity of the people uniting for the attainment of their ju « t rights . The resolution was seconded by Mr .

      Southwell , of London , who made a very clever and humourous speech , in tbe course of which he dealt some heavy blows on tbe present corrupt system—he exhorted them to think for themselves , and defended tbe principles of tbe Charter as being fonnded in truth , and defied all tbe sophistries of its enemies to shake their positiom . Tbe resolution was then put by the Chairman and carried unanimously . Three enthusiastic cheers were then given for the Charter ; Feargus O'Connor ; and Frost , Williams , and Jonea ; after which the meeting separated . A large number of females were in attendance , and several of tbe most influential members of the

      former Political L nion , and it was generally remarked that the meeting was a specimen of the good and kind feeling which formerly prevailed . The Cbarti * ts of Birmingham are now taking the field in good earnest Meetings will be held every Tuesday evening , at the Hall of Science , Lawrence utreet , audit is confidently expected that Birmingham will be itself again . Arrange-nents have been entered into , for providing lecturers for every meeting ; Mr . Dean of Warwick , will delivera lecture on Tuesday evening next , and Mr . White , of Leeds , on the Tuesday following . Tickets for the soiree in honour of Messrs . Vincent , White , and Binns , may be had at any of the booksellers in Birmingham .

      Committee for the Restoration op Frost , Williams , am > Jones . —The above Committee held their usual weekly meeting at the Hall of Science , at six o ' clock on Tuesday evening , Mr . H . Green in the chair . The minutes of the last weekly meeting were read by Mr . Thompson , one of the Secretaries , and confirmed . Mr . T . P . Green , as Corresponding Secretary , read the correspondence for the past week , which was very cheering and satisfactory . He stated that memorials had been received from Stafford , Worcester , Norwich , Middlesbro ' , Newport , Stroud , & . c . It was then resolved , " That 1 . 000

      adhesive Btickers be obtained from'Mr . James Cartledge , 34 , Loma 8-8 treet , Manchester , with tho follow ^ ing inscriptions : — ' Remember Frost . Williams , and ' Jones , ' and ' The Charter , and No Surrender . *' The Committee recommend all persons favourable ( 0 the cause to pnrchase them and use them generally . Tho Committees , Associations , and other bodies , who have held public meetings in favour of Frost , William ? , and Jones , or who may hereafter do bo , are requested to get their memorials or addresses engrossed , and remit them to Vlr . Guest , bookseller , Steelhouse-lane , and also to assist in raising funds to carry out the objectB in view .

      Notice . —The Council of the Birmingham Charter Association request the Committees of the various Associations in the district to forward to them , at their earliest convenience , an account of the particular day on which they would wis h to hold their meetings , in order that a proper arrangement may be made fer the regular and punctual attendance of the missionary for the district . Address to "J . Barratt , Whitehall-street , Birmingham . " ROCHDA 1 E —On Sunday last , Mr . Tillman lectured here in the afternoon , and Mr . Bairstow in the sveninjr , as well as on tbe following day . Mr . Bntterworth will lecture on the 7 th .

      W £ STBTJRY . —At the usual meeting of the body on Monday last , the Association here resolved that a memorial should be forwarded to Lord Normanby , to try to prevent further prosecution against Henry Vincent ; that a demonstration be got up to welcome him , and that the delegates recommend that the said demonstration be got up by the county of Wills , and the Managing Committee of Trowbridgo ; and that Henry Vincent shall proceed through Westbury , that being the first place of persecution of the Chartists . The requisite arrangements were entered into , to carry oat the demonstration .

      Z . OT 7 GBBRO '—The National Charter Association met on Monday , when Messrs . Pratt , Reynolds , and Jones , were chosen to represent this town in tbe District Council . After other business had been transacted , the wish of Mr . Slee to meet Mr . Skevington in the Chartist ' s room , on the subject of the Corn Law again , was agreed to , Mr . blee wa 9 then introduced , who Btated that his friends considered it would not be well to meet there , as we were not in repute with the mvddle-class . Mr . Skevington then stated that , if Mr . Slee ' s friends would gtve him as many tickets for the poor as he needed , he would meet him any where . So the matter rests at present .

      News por thb UxREPRXBansv . —An M . P . on a visit to one of his poor tenants , in the neighbourhood of Loughborougb , said " That out of 7 s . per week , a man with a family might live well , and out of Si . they ought to save sufficient forillness , « feo . " Need the people wonder they are bo wretched vrhta Ibey are mis-repreaented by inch characters' ! , ASHTON . —Mr , j atneg Cwtledge , of Manchester , delivered a very interesting lecture on the moral evils of the standing » nny , in which he related a

      numoer or facts to show the prostitution and misery produced by these conservers of the peace , and destroyers of the morals of the people ; after which a yote of thanks was carried unanimously to the lecturer . The Chartists of Ashton are beginning to stir themselves ; they have removed to a commodious room in Wood-street , where they have lectures every Sunday evening . It was given out that a recital would take place on Saturday evening , when ' John Frost and his Gaole r" would be recited ; also , " The Chartist Prisoner ' s Wife and Daughter . "

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      « VBD £ RSr ? El . D . -At the weekly meeting of ¦*• National Charter Association , it was agreed to hold , a social tea party , for the benefit of the wives and families of me imprisoned Chartists . As soon as a room and other arrangements are completed , the public will have timely notice . All the members who have not yet received their cards , jnay have them by applying to the Bicretary , on Tuesday evening next , at the meeting room , Upperaead row . ; ' ¦ '" . •;¦ . \ ¦ ¦'¦'¦ . : ; . ' OtDHMtt . —Mr . Leech , the Chartist missionary lectured in the Chartist Association Room , Greavesstreet , to a numerous audience , on Wednesday week * in the course of which he showed the utter impossibility of stopping the inroads the usurers were

      making in the value of labour , unless Universal Suffrage became the law of the land . —On Sunday last , Mr . Charles Connor , of Manchester , lectured in the earne place . The room was crowded to excess , and a great number could not get admittance . —On Snnday next , a friend from Ashton-under-Lyne , will preach in the afternoon , and in the evening a lecture will be delivered by Mr . Lewis , of Oldham . Turnout of Colliers—The colliers still refuse to resume their work , at the masters' prices . Throughout the neighbourhood of Oldham . the inconvenience is already great , and must speedily become very serious . We hope a speedy reconciliation will be effected , or the consequences will be ao&tiieastroiH , ahould any stoppage of the factories q s > occasioned laejreby . ^ BRADFORD . —On Tuesday evening last , a

      discussion waaheld at the Hope and Anchor , Marketstreet , between the Chartists and the members of the Parliamentary Reform Association . The subject for debate was— " Whether or no it is good policy on the part of the Chart iBts opposing every measure of reform proposed short of the principles contained ia the People ' s Charter . " Messrs . Arran , Hodgson , and Martin , contended for the affirmative ; and Messrs . Jackson , Farrar , Wilkinson , and Johnson , for the negativo of this proposition . The discussion w « s continued until eleven o ' clock , and it was unanimously agreed that it should be adjourned to Tuesday evening next , to be held in the same place , and commence precisely at eight o ' clock . Ail parties are admitted gratis .

      LONDON . —Westminster National Chahter Association . —At a meeting held at the Marlborough Cotfee House , Great Marlborough-street , Golden Square , on Sunday evening last , it was resolved" That any member of the Association , who shall bring up seven members in one quarter , Bhall receive an enamelled card of the same kind as those got up for the benefit of the victims . " Mr . Wall lectured here , according to promise , to the great gratification of-a numerous and respectable audience , by whom ho was rapturously applauded ; after

      which , Mr . Peat addressed the meeting , when eight new members were enrolled . Ic wag then resolved -t- ¦ That the thanks of thi 3 meeting be given to M » ssra . Wall and Peat . " Mr . Wall will give another lecture on Sunday night , at eight o ' clock , subject— " What should the system of education of the working classes embrace ! ' It was also resolved " That 2 s . b'd . be taken from the funds to defray the expences of a meeting on behalf of that much injured and undaunted friena of the working classes , Feargus O'Connor , and to hear the deputation to whom the Home Secretary refused an interview . "

      The Incarcerated Victims . —The St . Marylebone and Paddington Victim Committee intend having a concert and ball at Mr . Savage ' s Mechanics' Institution , Circus-street , Now Road , on Thursday , Feb . 18 th , for the benefit of the wives and families of the political victims . The concert , in which Messrs . Summers , Baker , Thomas Brown , Mrs . Joy , Miss Norton , and other vocalists will perform , to be in two parts ; the celebrated overture , " Taacredi , " by Mr . Ambrose , and a comio medley dance by Mr . Thomas , between the parts . Tickets to the ball or

      the concert , sixpence each , to be bad at the following places : —Dispatch Coffee House , Bride-lane ; Magnet Coffee House , Drury-Iane ; Wright ' s Coffee House , 117 , Charlotte-street , Somers Town ; Hill ' s Coffbo House , 17 , Homer-street , Crawford-street ; Mr . Murray , 18 , Fitiroy Place , New Road ; Mr . Barrett , 15 , Market-street , Fitzroy Market ; Mr . Hornby , 16 , Northam ' s Buildings , Somers Town ; Mr . Thomas , 13 , Hertford-street , Fitzroy-square ; Mr . Ford , High-row , KniKhtsbridge ; and at the bar of the above tavern . The concert and ball to commence at eight o ' clock precisely .

      HALIFAX . —National Charter Association . — This Association held a council meeting in the afternoon of Sunday last , in their Council Room , Brunswick-court , Hayley-bill , Northowram . After the money matters had been settled , a resolution was passed , that Mr . Vincent be invited to pay a visit to Halifax . O'Connell ' s visit to Leeds seems to have given fresh vigour to the movement , as the Association has added considerably to their numbers since that event , showing , that while Dan says one word in favour of the suffrage , the working classes , who are to carry it , will confirm it by their actions , in supporting the AB&ociation .

      BARNSLEY . —Charter A ssoci atton . —There was a large meeting of this body on Monday night , at Peter Hoey ' s ; after th « receiving * f contributions , and the enrolment of members , the following resolutions were passed unanimously : — "That it behoves us , as Chartists , to express our determination never , under any circumstances , to recede from the proud position we occupy as a political body : moreover , weBhall never suffer ourselves to be led away to agitate for anything less than the People ' s Charter ; at the same time , we would be glad to see the middle classes come forward and save themselves from inevitable ruin , by co-operating with us for the attainment of the political rights of all classes of

      the community . " " That the thanks of this association are . justly due and hereby given to the Leeds CommiUo for their preparations to welcome that proQig&te trickster , Dan , and likewise to the Chartist Delegates , for the able manner in which they defended the rights and privileges of the industrious classes , before some of the present lawmakers , in Mar&haH ' s Mill . " It is earnestly hoped that all the associations throughout the kingdom will rally once more , knock at the portals of the nick-named constitution , and pour in their petitions from every town , village , and hamlet in the nation , so as to disturb that false security which they now enjoy , and which they think they have gained by the proiiigate persecution of poor Chartists .

      SHEFFIELD . —The Chartists had a meeting here , on Monday night , in the room in Porter-street , when the sum of 18 i . was collected for the widow of the late John Clayton , who died from the treatment he endured in Northallerton gaol . Arrangements are made for holding a discussion class on Friday evenings , and it wasagreed to discontinue the Sunday evening meetings . HALIFAX . —The council of the National Charter Association met here on Sunday afternoon , for the transaction of business , when it was agreed to invite Mr . Vincent to Halifax . The cause is rallying here , as members who were lately flagging , now come forward with increased energy , since the Leeds Demonstration . 6 OWERBY .- The Chartists here have taken a pait of the old workhouse to meet in .

      BTOCKPORT . —On Sunday svenmg , Mr . Butterworth delivered a lecture in the Association-room , to as crowded an assembly as we have had since Mr . O'Connor visited us . Mr . 'Bj . gave great satisfaction to all present , excepting the police , whom he never consulted about what would meet with a welcome reception . Mr . S— , of this order , who has embraced as many names , and been connected with aa many parties aa there were colours in "Joseph ' s coat , requested that Mr . B . would please to stay at home , and not come to Stockport , tormenting his delicate and most immaculate conscience !

      Concert . —On Tuesday evening , a grand concert was held , for the benefit of Mitchell , Davis , and Wrig ht , and for the purpose of getting up a demonstration to welcome these worthy patriots from the Whig dungeon , on their entering btockport , on the 13 th of this month . The attendance was such as did honour to the people of Stockport . A full band was engaged for the occasion , and a number of professional singers , all of whom acouitfced themselves

      well . The evening ' s diversion consisted of comio gangs , recitations , and patriotie addresses : Mr . Bairstow , Mr . Tillman , and Mr . Doyle rendered every , assistance possible . The room was crammed to , suffocation . The tickets of admission were fourpence each ; and the proceedings Were such aa to exceed the most sanguine expectations of the industrious and indefatigable liberty-loving men of the committee . It was conducted entirely » nf the Total Abstinence principle .

      RATCUFFE BRIDGE . —On Sunday , afternoon and « vening , Mr . Leeoh , of Manchester , delivered two lectures in the Association Room of this plaoo . At the close of the evening lecture , a vote of thanks was tendered for his valuable services . A good collection was made oh behalf of the incarcerated patriots ; an d a great number 0 f the Chartist Circular were sold . This place , onc « so diligent and forward , will , ere long , take the same stand in the struggle for political existence as ever .

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      BLACKBURN . —A National Charter Association has been formed here ; at present the meetings ore held every Sunday night , at six o ' clock , in a School Room , in Salford . KAMOBE&TCB . ——On Sunday evening , Mr . Smithurst , of Oldham , preached a most excellent sermon in the Radical Association Room . A gentleman from Burnley also addressed the meeting , strongly urging the adoption of total abstinence . There bad been a tea party at that town ; after which , although there were 400 present , and held at a public-house , only one gill of ale was drunk during the evening . Mr , Tillman at this time arrived from Rochdale , aad wished just to inform the audience of the great triumph acine red at Heywood . He said there was a good report in the Star , but still it did hot , nor could not , say everything . Mr . T . gave a most cheering account .

      Mr . Petbb Shorkocks has received from Perth five shillings each for Mrs . O'Brien and Mrs . Vincent . Mr . Abhl Hevwood exhibited a number of figures of the phantasmagoria , in the room , Tib-street , on Tuesday last . The charge of admission was a penny—the receipts to be devoted to the Victim Fund . Lectwrk bt Mr . Lki » h on Trades' Unions . — On Monday evening , a public meeting was convened in the Carpenters' Hall , for the purpose of hearing onr talented friend , Mr . Leech , on this subject , which has caused great excitement among the Chartists , Trades' Unions , and the working men generally . The town was numerously placarded , in order to give due publicity of the time and place of meeting ; and , although 2 d . for- the gallery , 3 i . for the platform , and Id . for the body of the hall was

      charged for admission , the capacious room was neatly filled by eight o ' clock . Mr . Butterworth rose , and moved that Mr . Doyle , lately liberated , do take the chair ; seconded by Mr . Whitaker . Mr . Doyle took the situation of Chairman , amidst the repeated acclamations of the large assembly . Mr . Leech , who was most vociferously cheered for several , minutes rose and said , it would be perhaps thought necessary to explain to this meeting his motives for bringing before the public the bubject of this lecture . They were as follows : he felt deeply convinced that tho Trades' Unions did not in themselves possess sufficient spirit to show the aggressive power of capital over the rights of industry ; he would examine the causes which had brought

      Trades' Unions into operation . 1 st . The grasping avarice of the employers over the property of the employed . 2 nd . Not only the desire , but the necessity of protecting their only property , viz . their wages , against the power of capital , o rd . Because the property of the working mail , the wages of industry , is not protected by Jaw , whilst all other property arising out of the same labour is protected bylaw . Dr . Adam Smith , in his Wealth of Nations says , "That there is no valuable property but that which has been made valuable by labour—for instance , the stone that lies useless in the barren rock is not valuable property , but when tho industrious Bkill of the stone getter has brought it from the bed of nature , it then becomes valuable property ,

      because the industry and skill of the man has imparted to it a value which it did not originally possess , which goes to prove that tho labour aud bkill of the man were the property , and not the stodd upon which the skill and labour were expended . Now said Mr . Leech , I would , have you follow this till now useless stone , through all its various stages , as it passes through the hands of skilful and industrious artisans , till it arrives at its resting-place , when it forms an ornamental and useful part of a beautiful structure , calculated to hand down to posterity a lasting monument of the skill and enterprise of the age in which such structure was reared and perfected ; and that at each stage in its progress it acquired an additional value , according

      to the labour and skill bestowed upon it , by the able but ill-used artisan . This proves to demonstration that there is no real value in question but that which labour alone hath given . Why , then , should this labour be despised and trampled upon , whilst all other property arising from it is rendered sacred in the eye of the law ! Why should the only property upon which the subsistence of the labouring man depends , be left open to the avaricious and grasping power of the unprincipled capitalist , whilst even the cold and inanimate stone upon which the intelligence and industry have been exercised , is amply protected by law , that would subject the fertisan , who has made it what it is , to fine or imprisonment , should he dare to damage the produce of his own industry , which has now become the

      property of the rich ; whilst the rich man has the power , and is supported by the myrmidons of the law of his own creating , in taking away the wages of the poor man , without assigning even a pretext ? These were the causes which had brought Trades ' Unions into existence ; let us now see how far they have accomplished the objects for which they were established , namely , the protection of labour . In 1810 , tbe spinners of Manchester turned out against a reduction of wages , and , after struggling against the aggressive powers of their employers four long months , were compelled to return to work on the terms of their tyrants , at the enormous sacrifice of £ 224 , 000 . They again turned out in 1819 , which ended in similar results to that of 1810 ; another

      turn out of the Bame body in 1826 ended also in the triumph of the masters , and a loss to the working people of £ 200 , 000 . The total loss to the work people by these strikes , amounted to no less than 4600 , 000 ; note , a sum that would have purchased 10 , 000 acres of good cultivated lands , and left £ 200 , 000 to have purchased implements of husbandry , cattle , poultry , or live stock ; or , if it had been expended in the furtherance of their political rights , they might at the present hour have been amongst the most potent people of the earth , instead of being as they are , despised and trampled upon ; the most degraded of the human race . The cotton spinners of Preston , in a strike that will long bo remembered , in consequence of the misery it entailed on them and their

      families , ended in a loss to the working men of £ 70 , 013 , to which must be added the sum of £ 40 , 290 , given from the funds of the union , making a total of £ 74 , 343 , whilBt the total loss to the town at large amounted to £ 107 , 195 . Numbers of the spinners were not allowed again to resume their employment , even on the masters terms , but were compelled to travel the country as walking monuments of the fiendish power of capital over those whose sweat and toil had brought it into existence . OtberB of their fellow men were immured in prisons , for that which was called conspiracy and intimidation , whilst numbers of the female sex were driven to prostitution , to save themselves from famishing in the land of their birth ; a land teeming and abounding with every

      thing that is calculated to inspire joy and happiness , because of its fertility , and the proverbial industry of its inhabitants . Working men , look at these facts , learn wisdom from the past , and so shape your conduct for the future , as not only to deserve , but immediately to obtain those rights which can alone secure to you the fall rewards of your industry , and so break the binding trammels of monopoly , avarice , and injustice , which have rendered you dependent on the caprice of oallous-hearted usurers , and degraded you below the meanest of God ' s created creatures . ¦ The Glasgow turn-out of the cotton spinners which lasted seventeen weeks and five days , and which , like all the others , ended not only in a loss to the town of Glasgow of £ 200 . 000 , but also in

      the transportation of five of its most worthy citizens , for having stood forth in the front of tho battle , cheering on the producers of wealth in the arduous struggle of virtuous right against the fiendish might of their tyrannical oppressors . The total loss to the county of Lanark from strikes which were all unsuccessful , amounted to £ 500 , 000 . The workmen of the Potteries resisted a reduction on a late occasion , whioh ended in a defeat , and cost them £ 150 , 000 , The strike of the LeedB mechanics , after being protracted twelve months , and at a loss to the working men of £ 187 , 000 , concluded by the men being compelled to surrender to the terms of their employers . A turn-out , which took place at Bradford and its neighbourhood , and which continued ten

      months , ended also in the triumph of capital over industry , with a coat of £ 400 , 000 , besides large sums of money , which were subscribed to support them , from 152 different places . The next strike he would refer them to , was that now Sendin g , between the colliers and the masters , which ad already cost , at the least calculation , £ 50 , 000 . How this strike might end he knew not , but most sincerely wished in the triumph of those meritorious and useful men , who . though they laboured through life in the regions of death and darkness , received littla more than one hal fpenny for getting lewt . of

      coals , whilst the poor people or Manchester , wfto consumed the coal , pay 8 d . per « wt . for the same ; nearly the whole amount going into the poofcets 01 the speculators in profit . Mr . Leach went on raising question upon question , closely reasoning upon each question in a style that seemed to rivet and fix the attention of the congregated thousands ; showing , in a masterly manner the flagrant injusticepf the monopolizer and capitalist ; the in « fficiency of the trades unions , as at present constituted , to shield successfuly labour against the usurious , and unrighteous inroads of capital ; the necessity of the working men of this and other towns , and indeed of the whole country , uniting for the purpose of procuring for labour the

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      ¦ , t ^ z ^ Jt ^ fei , ' cy- fyit Jy& t-^ 04 / . protection of the law—a protection they conld nerfcf tnsure till labour was fairly represented in th « People ' s House of Commons , upon the principle eon * tainsd in the People ' s Charter . Mr . Leach tnen eat down , amidst the most deafening cheers iiuagn * ble % having made an impression which can never bo obliterated . The Chairman then rose and requested , that whoever might have anything to state , in opposition to what the lecturer bad advanced , would come , to the platform , when several gentlemen addressed

      the meeting , confirming the position Mr . Leach had taken ., Mr . Tillman then rose , and said he should not detain the meeting many minutes , but he thought it was useless to attend lectures unless the object of the lecture was kept in view : he should therefore sybmit , with the permission of the chairman , the following resolution : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting , that a Delegate meeting should be held on Wednesday , the 10 th of February , at the National Charter Association Room , Tib-street , Manchester , for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of carrying out the object of the lecture . " This resolution beiDg seconded by Mr . Bntterworth , in a concise speechwas carried without a dissentient

      , voice . A question was then put to Mr . Leach , as to whether he would advise the present Trades' Unions to dissolve , and join the Charter Associations , for the aeoomplishnwnt of political power . Mr . Leech , in answer , said—No , he vronld not advise them to break , but , if possible , to strengthen themselves fifty-fold . He illustrated hia idea by the following figure : —Supposing there was a tiger in a cage , of which the wires were half broken , . but still sufficiently strong to retain him within its limits ; for the Trades' Unions to abandon their present organisation , would be as foolish aa going to break the wires of the cage , and allow the

      monster to pounce upon the surronnding multitude . But , instead of doing so , he would advise the Trades ' Unions to maintain their present position ; ai the same time join the Chartists , and assist in obtaining that power which would enable them to furnish the cage with new wires , and keep the tiger ( capital ) within ita own bounds . —Mr . Littler moved three times three cheers for all the incarcerated Chartists ( done effectually ); three cheers for Frost , Williams , and Jones ; three for Feargus O'Connor and the Northetn Star ; and three for Leech . Every one was carried with enthusiastic cheering . A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman .

      NEWPORT . —Monmouthsbbm . — -The can s * goes on bravely in this town . There was a spirited meeting on Monday night , at the Ltanarth Inn , when Mr . Williams addressed the assembly at some length . A committee ( consisting of Messrs . Meaker , Greenland , White , and Daviep ) is formed here te > prosecute the scoundrel spy Fewin , who perjured himself last Monmouth sessions , as was noticed ia the Star at the time . Evidence can be adduced that will implicate some of the " heads" of the county , and lay bare one of the basest conspiracies that has been known for some time past . All communications must be directed " J . Hitchings , care of Mr . J \ unes Horner , Newport , Monmouthshire . "

      Northern Circuit

      NORTHERN CIRCUIT

      The days appointed for holding tho Assizes for the Northern Circuit , before the Hon . Wizxiam Hk . vry Maulb , Knight , one of her Majesty ' s Justics of tho Court of Common Pleas , at Westminster , and David Fiuncis Atchrrley , Esq ., one of her Majesty ' s Sergeants * at-Law , andoihers , justices assigned to hold the Assizes pursuant to the statute . Westmoreland . —Thursday , Feb . 18 , at Appleby CuMBKBLA-K-0 . —Saturday , Feb . 20 , at Carlisle . Nokthumberland . —Wednesday , Feb . 24 , at Newcastloon-Tyne . Newcastle-on-Ttke . —The same day , at theGuildnall , Newca 8 tle-on-Tyne . hvRBAit —Tuesday , March 2 , at Durham . York . —Saturday , March 6 , at the Castle of York . Cut of Yohk . —The same day , at the Guildhall , York .

      Lancashire , North Division . —Saturday , March 20 , at Lancaster . Lancashire , South Division . —Thursday , March 5 , at Liverpool .

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      Walsall ElfCtion . —Great excitement has pra-Viiled at Wakall during the process of the election , which has just cow concluded ; and many are tho tales iu circulation as to the honourable conduct pursued by both parties towards the independent electors . An agent from Walsall , on tbe part of tha Tory party , attended on Monday night at the Fox Inn , Freeman-street , Birmingham , and there hired thirty men , at 15 s . and £ 1 each , to proceed to Walsall at five = o ' clock the next morning , of course to kick up a row ; if required . There appears to have been 116 damage done up to the close of the poll . The ekction was strongly contested . The following was the state of . the poll at its final close . Gladstone , 365 ; Smith , 327 ; majority for the Tory , 38 .

      Canterbury , Tuesday Evening . —The poll opened at eight o ' clock this morning , in seven different , polling booths , and the first hour gave Mr . Smythe a majority of 16 ; on the next hour ' s poll Mr . Wilson gained 3 , which reduced Mr . Smythe ' s majority to . 13 . From ten o ' clock to eleven there was a tremendous struggle-, both parties polling as quickly as possible ; as many as 661 voters were polled in the coursa of that hour , of which Mr . Wilson had ft majority of one , thus reducing Mr . Smytho ' s majority to 12 . From eleven to twelve there were 150 voters polled , and the result of the total poll at that hour placed Mr . Smythe in a majority of 84 . To this return the greatest interest was attached , because a Jarge majority at that hour , it was thought , would prove a decisive one . Every effort was then used by the Blues te reduce the majority , but without avail . Mr . Smythe ' s ( the Tory ) preponderance on the poll increased each successive hour to 106 , 120 , 130 , and finally to 163 .

      Third Edition

      THIRD EDITION

      [ FROM THB LONDON PAPERS OP PRIDAT . J In the House of Lords , last night , the Earl of MiNTOmovod the thanks of their Lordships to Sir Robert Stopford , Commododore Napier , Admiral Bandetra , and the officers and men comprising the land and sea forces serving under their command , during the recent transactions in Syria . Lord Colchester suggested that , in addition to the thanks of the House , some essential mark of his Sovereign ' s favour should be presented to Sir R . Stopford . The Duke of Wellington , the Earl of Hardwicks and Lord HiLLj severally bore testimony to the gallantry of the recent achievements in the Levan j after which the motion was unanimously agreed to . ' -

      LordBROUGii am presented a petition from Leicester , praying for the abolition of Church Rates ; and asked if it was the intention of Government to introduce a measure upon the Bubject th \ 3 Bession \ Lord Melbourne said that it was not in hispotTer to make any such announcement . Lord Brougham asked if his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack intended to bring in any bill for the 'improvement of the ecclesiastical courts ? The Lord Chancellor replied in the affirmative Their Lordships then adjourned .

      In the House of C ommons , last night , Lord J . Russell moved for kare to bring infca bill for the registration of parliamentary electors , which in no essential respect , diEfered from that of last yoarv He proposed that fifteen revising barristers should be appointed by the Speaker , from forty-five barristers nominated by the judges , and that when once appointed they should hold their offices independently * being removable only upon an address from loth Houses of Parliament . He also proposed a court of appeal , consisting of three barristers ; and instead of an annual revision , he should propose that the first revision should establish the right for life , under the

      same circumstances aa those under which it had been origioally conferred . Mr . Liddell hoped there would be some clause in the Bill to prevent the personation of voters . At the late Walsall election three deceased Conservativee were personated by three persons who voted in their names for the Liberal candidate . _ Leave was then given to bring in the Bill . Lord John Russell moved for a select commit * tee on Acts relating to South Australia , which wai agreed to . Shortly after the House adjourned .

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      Rather Ominous . —The following circular h » been issued to the supporters of Her Majesty * Ministers : — "Lord J . Russell presents his compliments to , and particularly requests ms attendance at the House of Commons every Monday and Friday , at a quarter before four o ' clock precisely , to put the Speaker in the chair J " Secrets of Government . —There is a ruwonr that ageneral eleotion is not improbable to Ukeplaee ehertly . Ad emissary of Government was at Windsor , on Friday morning , sounding certain parties » in the town , known to be the very obedient servant * of the castle .

      Trial op thb Eabl op Cardigah . —Orders hvn ' been issuedfrom the office of Woods and Foresta t # make preparations in the House of Lords for the trial of the Earl of Cardigan , and on Thursday morning workmen were busily engaged in taking the necessary measurements . Additional galleries are to be erected on each side of the House for the use of Peers , and another gallery is to be built under the Strangers' Gallery , for the accommodation « f those who may be fortunate enoughJ ^ obtain tickete of admission from the Lord Great « IlVfe' | l 4 P 4 $ ht jv applications for which , it is eaid , ace 'txraauly numerous . The estimate of tho . pre > abfejg > sl ^ &fv fitting up the House for the a&oOj&WHtftfliy ^ £ 2 , 000 . [ ThereisoneUw for tA ^ lmMAi ^ b for the rich-at least , so far jP # » PMp 5 Q its intended cost , is «™ -f 5 if ® iltJ ll l l t ^ STdVcISAUM

      And Leeds Getvfml Adyebtiseft.

      AND LEEDS GETvfML ADYEBTISEft .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 6, 1841, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct693/page/1/