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      THE CHARTER HYMN . BT W . XAK 5 , IIK ., AtHBCBTO * , D 1 T 0 K . Xune— " Snug little island . " WHOTiH ontugh , in yon beautiful iky , Wio is of all good the importer , Wffli man to be free , and hat * tyranny , Then , Britons , lay claim to the Charter . Freedom's day -star is fixed in the Charter , B&Ek , bask in the pays of the Charter ; ffbUt tyrant * like moles , skulk in their dark holes , To sh un the bright blase of the Charter .

      b pity out God oft has beard from out sod The gram of the exile and martyr , wfco under dire laws suffered in a good cause , ij some suffer now fax the Charter .. ilay Heaven approve of the Charter , tjii blessing * diffuse on the Charter ; ¦ flTule cherubs shall bear the glad sound through the air , &nd earth shall rejoice is the Charter . »—edom * trumpet doth sound , kidding heroes around Te dtfeDd her and never desert her ; * ¦ arftie her banners that -wave are inscribed by the bnve jfith G 0 J 1 and our rigats , and the Charter . On freedom i * founded the Charter , Aj firm as a rock is the Charter ; d e mountiim shall fifte , and sink deep in -the tea , To make room for the glorious Charter .

      Ifc en Chartists go forth , from the Bouth to the north , Diffusing your light in each quarter ; Vfod&iming around the harmonious sound , Till millions are charmed by the Charter . Pnll away , poll awar , for the Charter , A beg and strong pull for the Charter : four tonrues and yonr pans , those grand moral means , ¦ Will for eTer establish the Charter . Bi en traitors and knaves , those sycophant slaves , prill fly to some barbarous quarter , yTiih savages d-well , and like savages yell , When they th' *> V of the land of the Charter . TLcjj « uc *» s to the National Charter ; Hmzi : for the land of the Charter . ¦ JT ith com , wine , and oil , the reward of our toil , We lone shall inherit the Charter .

      Hie heroes of France , with joy shall advance , lad their shouts send across the wide ¦ water , Jjsd America ' s sons shall discharge their great guns , , To salnie Q « °° gaining tie Charter . The blessings that flow from ths Charier , All nations shall share by the Charter ,-Jien our banners sbalTwave , inscribed by the brave With G « d , aad oar rights , and the Charter ! ; Ashtoton , March 15 th , 1811 .

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      CHAST 1 STS AXD LIBERTY . YES ! the morning is a-wakening , When the Charter must be won—Yes . ' the darkness now is breaking , At the dawning ef the hub Of Liberty . Kot the countless dew-drops beaming All in beaaty o ' er the land . When the mooa ' s first ray is streaaing Shall Bcrp&ss the numerous band Of Liberty . Multitudes , that none can number , In that season of their power , Shall arise , as from a slumber , Chartists wakened in on hour . Of Liberty . Tben -from tie craggy mountains The joyful shout shall fly , And shady vales and fountains Shall echo the reply Of Liberty . The poor man ' s lowly dwelling Shall send the news around , With many voices swelling In one continued sound Of Liberty . Tben shall the voice of singing Flow joyfaJlj along , And Chartists be rejoicing In one triumphiiit song Of Liberty .

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      A SOKKET , A * BCI TWJi LIKES . ? I 5 EE 1 J 6 A ¦ W KETCHED-LOOKIXG BEGGAR 7 TR . N FEXjK a ~ bxi ~ l . ce . r > ooa he had essited to knock AT , Brr BEFBAISED . 0 likseb ye aot at that great man ' s door , Tis far too clean for you—* Iis too rich-like for one so poor : Its ms-niali are a lordly crew , lAod their lord is but a menial too , ) They'd spam ye from tie gate , T < s yon ? rags e ;> nuay and skin so bare ; And lest jehad tonched the bright brass there , Bibwh of their coming eo late , They'd cause to be scour'd the plate Your hands polluted , asd share Tbe curse of their hearts on thy filthy state .

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      THE REVOLUTION OF THE THREE DAYS . ( From Mr . Raikes ' s France since 1830 J THK PTBUCAXIOX OP THE 0 RDJ . VA . NCE 5 . The Ministers returned to Paris , carrying with then the Ordinances signed in due form by the King . At five o ' clock in the afternooD , M . Sauvo , chief editor of the Moniteur ^ received the very unusual order to repair pnnetnally at eleven o ' clock Jhat Bight to the hotel of the Keeper of the Seals . On his arrival thither , M . de Chantelauze banded over to him the Ordinances and the report to the King , with directions that they should be inserted

      a the Monileur on the following morniieg , M . iiBTo evinced considerable emotion on perusing liese docamsnts : his voice seemed to falter at paribnkr pas =-3 ^ es ; aad M . de Monthel , who was present , remarking his agitation , said , in an jnquir-» # tone , " Well ! God preserve the King V " May Ged preserve France , " replied II . Sauvo . M . Sauvo then retiring from the room , added , * Gentlemen , I am bow fifty years old ; I have wit-Bessed all the events of the revolution , and I confess tiuiJ I leave your presence with a mind fall of awful apprehension for the fmure . " He closed the door , and the die was cast .

      OMENS OS THE FIRST BAT . On the Monday morning , Charles the Tenth , with the view of avoiding all further comments as to the Ordinance ? , or perhaps to divert his mind from the intrusion of aay unpleasaat reflections , commanded uie necessary arrangements to be made for a hunt-JB £ -p * rty at Rambouiliet . Instead of setting off at his usual hour of nine o ' clock , the horses were ordered a ; the eariy hour of seven ; long before it was possible that the Moniteur of that morning could * rnve at St . Cloud . Instead of returning home at Bine or ten o ' clock in the evening , as bad been his « mstant habit , it was past midnight before the royal party returned to the Palace . The chase was oiull * adi tedious , the King thoughtful snd absent .

      isotwithstanding the fineness of the weather , it Was long before the hounds could find their game , * ad even tben the Btag was nnwilling to show any * pm : he made repeated turnings and windings , Q U at last the slot wss lost . The King appeared to « fce no interest in this his most favourite amuse-Biein : he rode on , seemingly absorbed in thought ; * od when one of the huntsmen pointed out to his J iajesty some broken branches in the forest , as an ladication of the track which the animal had taken , he listened vrithoat attention , and made no comment . «» courtiers , who were in total ignorance of the |* Q ttul gation of the Ordinance ? , made every effort » aause the King , and dispel the gloom which was Marly becoming more conUgious . All was in vain : we whole party , lost in conjectures , abandoned as wpeless all attempts to remove the King ' s depres-* oaofgpirits .

      On the Wednesday , when matters were evidently rowing very wrioog , Marmont wrote a succession w despatches , stating that the disturbance was " no wager a riot , but a revolution , " and urging prompt » Q conciliatory measures . The last missive be seat * J his Aide-de-camp , Colon « l Komierowsky ; who *« also charged to give a verbal report of the state « i « f « rs . The Aide-de-camp dalivered hi 3 despatch u £ ? Te * P 3 explanation . » , ? t E ^ wpkadtbii he would read the despatch , ¦ w 1 retired to wait his oommandi . Having passed wae tiiae in frnitlew expectation , I requested the a / uc ne Dnraji tn m in Ki . \ f . ^ « f » » j ; n . nin « . - ^

      « swer ; but he told ae the lawi of etiquette forbade toa from taking sock a liberty . At the expiration « naif an hour , I was T » e * lled by th « King into his «» aiet ; who delivered to me no written instructions , fiat only ca « - , d tte with Ms orden to the Marshal L v ™ > toTmttehit forces on the Carousel Sir * - ^ ce de Looi * Qwn ^ , » nd to act on the to ? 1 ^ ^ M ? i ^ " ^ ^ ui irordB ° e repeated nnce . The IhjeheB de B « rri and the Danphin were wn present in the roosa , bat said nothing . As M . «« . Kottierowsk y tookth » opportunity of toQfthiBg fectiSt ? 611011 !*?^ ^ « iDRirrection , the &i ^ ^^ briefc Ab h « ^ turned through onS of apartment * , he wa * Burrounded by the ? ottmera andiifereat offiters of the household / who «* ae vanons mquiriee ; all seeaed to be in a perieet tf ^ L ^ P h ? cilfUin & < & * &u&i the exciters « revo t , but quite incredulous as to their guceess . r- " ' - 'OUTt Ua ££ f > ri tVcsA t ^ rs . ^ J .-p . ;„ _;_; .

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      THE LAST DAT . The day w& 8 passed in the usual roHtine of Court ceremony ; in the morning , the mass and the audiences ; in the evening , the rubber of whist , with its formalities ; and it was thus , while the earthquake was rumbling in the neighbourhood , that precautions were taken to avoid it . Manjr ill-natured comments have been made on this whist-party by -the malevolent , as if Charles the Tenth had really ocoupied himself purposely with this trifliDg amusement while surrounded with such imminent dangers ; but those who have lived in courts must know that the daiiy life is regulated by a monotonous uniformity , which is not to be infringed because a variety of private interests are connected with its eristence .

      Charles the Tenth did not of his own accord propose the game ; bnt every evening at a itated hour , the lord in waiting approached his Majesty and said , " Sire , the card-table is prepared , and your party is formed . " On the evening of tbo 28 th , the nsual ceremony took place ; and the King , indeed , sat , down mechanically in his accustomed manner—we all become gradually the creatures of habit , particularly as we advance in life ; bnt the distant murmur of cannon was still audible , and the echo of cml war Tesounded in the vale below the chateau . Charles was evidently disturbed ; * ny idea of amusement was little in unison with his feelings ; the cards were left untouched ; he rose from his chair , and went out on the balcony , where he remained some time looking towards Paris with aonsiderable aaxiety .

      A Chinese Book for the Poor . — For twentytwo cash or tseen , I purchased an elegant book , filled with choice subjects of the graphic art , as patterns for the use of the young needle-woman . She is asumed to be poor , and lience the little manual ij priced at about one penny of our money . It has a cover of a fair yellow , studded with spangles of gold , and contains between two and three hundred figures , culled from the varied stores of nature and art . In fact , the objects are so well selected uid so numerous , that they might serve as illustrations to a small

      encyclopedia . One acquainted with Chinese literature and natural history might deliver several lectures with this book before him . The meadow , the grove , the brook , the antiquary ' s museum , and the pages of mythology , with the adornments of the house and garden , are all laid under contribution-The book is said to be for the _ use of the person who belongs to the green tcindov , ' which is an epithet for the dwelling of a poor woman ; while the red gallery denotes the residence of a rich female . —The Chines * as they « re .

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      DAIS ? HlXZh—The Ge . vtlej u . * i . vo thje Beggar . —We had a miserable object to look at on Sunday afternoon . A poor man came into on * village bejging ; he itated that he had a wife \ nd four children at Rochdale . The poor man was eo weak and feeble , through want of food , that he was scarce able to stand . He was seen by one of our Chartists leaning against a wall , voxuting blood ; he was taken into tht house , where h « got some refreshment , which he received vrith tears , saying that he had not broke his fast since Friday morning . When thepoor fellow had refreshed hiro * elf , he said he had been in the neighbourhood of Bingley , and that he had gone to a gentleman's house to ask for relief . The servant opened the door , and told him that his Blaster did not allow them to relievo btggars , but he ( the poor man ) told such a pitiful tale , that he gave him s » ms

      bread and meat , telling him to pit it out » f sight . The poor man did a * was requested , and was returning out tf the yard , when the master , who had been looking oat of the window , stopped him , and demanded to knew what he had got in his hat . The po » r man took the bread and meat and showed it to him . He then asked him who gave hkn that ; he replied that his servant had given jU The gentleman , if he may be so called , wanted to know which of the servants it was . The poor Kan being afraid that if be told which of the servants it was , he w « uld lose his place , refused to say . The gentleman then snatched the bread out of his hand , and threw it t » the dog , saying , " Here , Carlow , take thee that , for I taoiv thee , bnt this is a stranger "—calliBg him a damned Chartist , a grasshopper , and a vagabond , and erderod him off the premises . —Correspondent .

      BEIOrHTON . —Fatal Accident— On Thur « - day week , as a poor man , named Cripp 3 , was cleaning ' -he windows of the Jew s' Sjnagogue , in Devonshire-place , Brighton , he was seized with a fit , and fell several feet . He expired in less than five minutes . We regret to add that fie has left a vrife and four children to lament their los » . B&ASFOEI ) .- Bo asd of GrABDiANS . —Henry Leah , E * q ., has again been chosen chairman of tbe board , and John Farrer , Esq ., of Pudsey , vicechairman . Out of the thirty guardians , there are now twenty that are decidedly hostile to a union workhouse , and the Kew Poor Law generally . Bigotky . —The clergy of Bradford have of late been busy concocting a petition to Parliament praying for the repeal of the Catholic Emancipation Act , and setting out a long list of the evils which hav » accrued from it . -. - -

      Railway Tbaffic . Besides the opposition coaches from this place to Brighouee , which daily cause FHch a stir in the town , a waggon , laden with merchandise , proceeds ererj day from this town to the depot at ' Bnghouse . A Lacghable Taxb is . —An itinerant musician , who gave bis name Henry Usterfield , was committed on Monday to the House of Correction at Wakefield for three months , under the following ludicrous circumstances . He had been incarcerated at Wakefield , and on being liberated last week , contrived to insinuate himself into the good graces of a landlady , who keeps a public house at Knoll's Hill , on the road from this place to Wakefield , and partook of her cheer for some days , and obtained a suit of clothes from her on the strsngth of stating that he

      had a considerable annuity to draw at Bradford as last Friday . On that day be induced her to pay the coach fare for both of them to Bradford , to obtain the annuity , under the promise that he -would pay liberally . They took up their quarters at the Bowling Green Inn , made a hearty good dinner of the best , and had something warm afterwards . He then contrived to slip out , and leave the shot to be dealt with as it best could . He was not discovered till the next day , when he bad borrowed a fiddle , aud was hard at work in a beer-shop in Bowlju ^ -lane , and had by false pretences obtained good entertainment there , which yet remains unpaid . As to my lady of the Knoll ' s Hiil , she had to foot it home without a penny in her pocket .

      Robbing ak Emplotek . —On Monday night last , three wearers from Horton , named John Watmuff , Joha Charlton , and Edward Thorp , who were employed by Mr . Robert Leach , of this place , manufacturer , went to his warehouse in order to deliver in and obtain more work . They were furnished with the proper quantity of weft and warp . They had an empty sack with them , and afterwards they went into a room which contained several cotton warp 3 . On their going away the warehouseman fancied the pockets of one of them was larger than nsnal , and with assistance follovred and searched them , when two grosB of alpacha weft , and a cotton warp , besides the weft and warp delivered out to them , were found upon them and in the sack . They were brought up at sevea o ' clock on Tuesday morning , and committed to take their trial at the present Pontefract sessions .

      tEEDS . —Wood Pavement . —Workmen are now engaged in laying down a length of wood pavement , in Vicar-lane , opposite to the House of Rscovery . The blocks are hexagonal , made of Norwegian timber , six inches deep . Mi . Stead , the patentee , is the contractor for the work . Dzath by Burning . —On Monday , an inquest was held at the Fleece Inn , Stanninglej , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Nancy Wade , a little girl six years of age , who , on Friday last , was so dreadfully burnt by her clothes taking fire , as to cause her death the next day . Verdict—M Accidentally burnt . " Highwai Robbeet . —On Saturday last , Abraham Wilkinson underwent an examination before the magistrates at the Court House , on a charge of

      having ( in conjunction with another man , not in custody , ) robbed William Hargreaves , on the highway . The prosecutor had been sent with a letter to Horsforth , on the olh of February last , and on his return in the evening , tns stopped by two men in Horsforth wood , who ill-u » ed him and rifled his pockets ; they , however , did not succeed in getting anything , as his watch broke from tbe swivel , and he had no money about him . He gave information , with a description of tbe man , to the police , who have ever since been on the look-out for the prisoner . He was apprehended on Friday , whilit offering for sale some old iron , which had b « en stolen from the Leeds and Selby railway , a * Micklefield . Hargreavea swore positively to his identity , and hit evidence was supported by two other witnesses . He was , therefore , committed-for trial .

      Ikquest . —On Monday last , at inquest was held at the Star Inn , Bramley , before John Blackburn , Esq ., on view of the body of David Barker , of that village . The deceased was fifteen years of » ge , and had for some years been subject to fits . He died in one of these on Friday night , after having retired to bed . "Verdict— " Found dead in bed . " OvxBSEERS of thk Pooe . —At the petty sessions , on Ss ' . nrday last , some gentlemen , whose names appeared in our last , were excused from filling the office of overseer of the poor , on aeeovnt of various engagements preventing their attention to the duties . The following alterations were made by the magistrates : —Mr . Joseph Richnrdson , in the place of Mr . George Rebinson ; 2 * ir . M . Johnson , in the place of Mr . John Ramsdf . n ; Mr . Wm . Hornsby , in the place of Mr . Wm . Cooper ; and Mr , Luke March , in the place of Y * x . 3 . HothamJ

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      The Marihestkb and Leeds mail is to cease running on the 30 th of April .. . - Akotiikb railroad ( the second ) is about to be commenced in the island of Cuba . Lettebs with defective Stamps attached to them are charged by the Post-office authorities the same as if stamps were not attached to such letters . Mr . East and Sir R . . Ingus hare brought in a Bill to prohibit dog-carts throughout the united kingdom . Pins Apples in Singapore are so * bund » nt that ship captains frequently purchase them by boatloads to scour their decks . Li 1840 , 11 , 5 , 206 persons arrived in the United States bysea . The average immigration maybe stated at 120 , 000 a-year . The quantity of minerals conveyed along the North Midland Railway is almost out-stripping the accommodations * f the company .

      Champagxe . —About 4 , 700 , 000 Engli sh gallons of genuine champagne can be grown in France in the course of the year , but more than ten times that quantity is annually manufactured and sold as suoh . Taking Timr bt the Forelock . —It is said that the Vau Burenite party have already selected their candidate tor the next presidential election in the person of Commodore Stewart , of the U . S . Navy . All persons can procure copies of registered lists of fthareholders in any of the joint-stock banks for a nominal sum , oi applying at the stamps and tax department of Somerset-house . A cBsxisG chap was taken before the police of Philadelphia , and fined five dollars for offering to sell rausages which he made out of red flannel and minced turnips .

      TiiEy wri re to u 3 from Rome on the 2 . 3 rd that the celebrated Bergami , who figured in the trial of Queen Caroline of England , died a few days before , at his villa of Fossombrone . —London paper . Armv in Ireland . —The total strength of the army in Ireland at present comprises four regiments of cavalry , live of infantry , and thirty-three depots of infantry—13 , 276 rank and file . Duelling . —By the Mexican laws , he who kills another in a duel , btcomea aaawerable for all debts . If we had a similar law for Great Britain , " affairs of honour" would be of rare occurrence . Mr . John Pabnell , of Teignmoutb , the leading preacher among the " Plymouth Brethren , " as they are called in that neighbourhood , is the eldest son of Sir He » ry Parnell , Bart . —

      Gloie-A formal announcement has been made of the discontinuance of " The Tracts for the Times . " The communication is made in a letter addressed by the Rev . Mr . N » wnan te the Bishop of Oxford . An English surveying corps is now exploring the shores of the Dead Sea . It is not unlikely that the Syrian war will lead to the profitable export of great quantities of the asphaltum which has given a name to this strange inland sea . Sectarian Intolerance . —In the public cemetery at Winchester , a wall—low and diminutive , it is true , as if ashamed ef the principle it representsseparates the final resting place of the Churchman and tbe Dissenter .

      An old Noodle . —A Noble Duke , we hear , intends at last to enter the state of matrimony with a young lady of great personal attractions , and but just introduced into the fashionable world . Tbe Duke alludtd to is in his seventy-fourth year . —Post . Tut Niger Expedition . —The desire to see the vessels continues unabated . Crowds of distinguished visitors , anxious to inspect her Majesty ' s Bhip Albert , vow lyiDg in the basin in Deptford dockyard , amve there daily . Two foreigners " of distinction , " at Vienna , had made a wager which produced fatal consequences . One of them bet that he would drink as much Rheim as the other would drink Champagne , and tbe next i * y he was a corpse .

      The Russian forces concentrated in Poland do not exceed 60 , 000 men , 30 , 001 of whom are stationed in and about Kalisch , and the rest are distributed throughout the kingdom . In a very short time an army of 120 , 000 men could be easily assembled . A Bii / l recently brought in provides that after the 1 st of January , 1842 , all dog-carts , &c , shall be prohibited thoughout the whole of the Uuited Kingdom , under certain penalties , in the same manner as they are how prohibited in London . The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and the Board of Ordnan «« have sanctioned the introduction of the metropolitan police force into the dockyards and other departments of the public service .

      Matmci » e . — Shocking Affair . — On Monday two brothers residing at Smallbridge , near Rochdale , began to quarrel and fight , when their mother , an aged woman , stepped betwixt , and received an accidental blow , when she fell down in a fit and expired on the spot . —Manchester Chronicle . Fatal Duel . —A duel was fought at Alton , 111-on the 4 th instant , between Judge Smith , of the Illinois Snprene Court , and Mr . M'Clernand , late Secretary of State of Illinois . They fought with rifles—distance fifty paces . Judge Smith . was the cha ll enger , and was killed on the spot . 7 \ ^ The nuptials of Lord Monteagle and Miss Marshall are to be solemnised next week . It waa expected his Lordship would have gone to Mount Trenchard , coanty llim « riclc , but we understand the Noble Lord has deferred his departure for Irelaud until the close of the season . —London Paptr .

      Much is said about the unhtalthiness of Romney Marsh , Kent , but if long life will prove to the contrary , it was instanced last week by thirteen , individuals going into a tradesman ' s shop at Lydd , during one afternoon , whose united ages amounted to 1 , 020 years , averaging above seveaty-eight years each ! On Saturday , a commercial traveller of London , named Rutland , aged fifty-six , committed suicide at Sheffield , by cutting his throat ; he was a hird drinker , and euffered under delirium tremens . Major Burns , the son of the poet , who has recently completed twenty-six yearB service in India , and wbo now holds an appointment under the factory commission , has been officially engaged during the last t « n days in ascertaining the condition of the persons employed in the paper aud other factories of the locality of Maidstone .

      The friends of the Seamen's Hospital have held their annual meeting . The number of patients admitted during the past year has been 2 , 664 ; relief , medicines , and medical stores were alto given to 1 , 505 out-patieuts . Since the establishment of this hospital , in 1821 , it has been instrumental in relieving , through medical aid and otherwise , 53 , 471 patients . The amount of Exchequer bilb authorised to be raised , charged on the aids or supplies of 1841 , is £ 21 , 751 , 559 , from whith , if the sum of £ 125 , 200 , for Exchequer bills paid off in money , and provided for from surplus of ways aud means , to the 5 tb of Jan ., 1841 , &c , be deducted , there will remain a sum of £ -21 , 626 , 35 « , which constitutes the amount to be provided for in the present year .

      Respite of the Sentence of Death . —On Saturday last , Mr . John Noble , Governor of York Castle , received a respite from her Majesty ' s Secretary of State , of the sentence of death which was passed by Mr . Baron Rolfe , at the last Yorkshire Assizes , on John Mitchell , the youth who was tried for the murder of Mr . Blackburn , near Barnsley . Mitchell will , consequently . be transported for life . The quantitt of malt used in the distilleries in the United Kingdom was , in 1839 , 4 , 223 , 342 bushels ; and in 1840 , 4 , 037 , 122 bushels . The quantities used in the three countries for the last year were as follows : —England , 233 , 263 ; Ireland , 486 , 140 ; » nd Scotland , 3 , 312 , 619 bushels , being nearly five times as much as that used in England and Ireland together .

      It is intended to memorialise the Lords of the Treasury for a reduction of the duty on oranges , now about 75 per cent , on their value , to aa ad valorem duty of five per cent ., the same as is now imposed upon apples from abroad . Tbe many thousands of bushels of tbe latter , which have been annually imported and consumed since the reduction of the duty , warrants the belief that a corresponding duty on oranges would create an amazing demand for that extremely serviceable fruit . A state PBisONES &t Smyrna , sentenced to die of hunger in prison , was found alive twenty-eight days after his incarceration . This unfortunate man , whose sentence has been commuted , had prolonged his existence by a box of wafers , which also contained a email piece of gum elastic and a morsel of sealing wax . After having lived some time by economising this substitute for food , h « began to eat the pasteboard box . Part of the lid of the box was l « ft unconntmed when he was visited .

      Coimcrs , &a—The total number of cwmcts received on board the hulks in England , during the year 1840 , amounted to 3 , 773 , of whom 1 ^ 09 were under twenty years of age . The expesce of the "Convict Hulk Establishment in England amounted , from January 1 to June 30 , 1840 , to £ 29 , 320 , and from Julj 1 toDecember 31 > 1840 tto £ 30 jm , making the expence for the whole year £ 59 , 553 . Theexpence of tb « Convict Hulk Establishment at Bermuda , from the 1 st July , 1833 , to the 30 th of June , 1840 , amounted to £ 18 , 758 .

      The Ds a * of York . —In the Coirt of Chancery on Wednesday , the 30 th ult ., tbe Lord Chancellor refused the application of the Dean of York for the prohibition to restrain Dr . Phillimore , as Commis sary of the Archbishop of York , from pronouncing any sentence after a reosnt investigation , of the charges of simony made against the Dean . The Lord Chancellor would not assume that there would be aay excess of authority in the act « f tbo Archbishop or hiB ConuniBsarj , -

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      Thk GovBBifOB Fewnb ^ i . —The wreck of this illfated vessel , it is now certain , has gone to pieces on our coast . We have he * i"d that portions of her timbers have been cast up on no lean a space of shore than Sixty miles . At Abeiffi-aw , amongst other articles , a chest belonging to William Thorns , one of the passengers from Cheltenham , we believe , sod containing wearing apparel , books , a , nd £ 60 in money , has been found . r-CattMrwn Herald . Mysterious Affair . —On Friday evenbe . a shell

      enclosing the body of a male child , apparently about two years old , was discovered lying In a fcwner ot Chapel-yard , Spitalfielda , by policeman \ V 2 , df the H division . The b » dy was wrapt inaehroud , on the breast ot which a slip of paptr was placed , coBtainn ? £ It words " Gffd ° leS 8 you , my babe , —farewell . No external marks of violence appeared upon its person , bat it had evidently been a considerable time dead , the process of decomposition having commencei . It was removed to the workhouse to await & Coroner ' s inquest .

      Voracity of a Boa Constrictoh . —A autgular instance of the voracity and power of appetite » f this reptile occurred a few days since at the Zoological Gardens in the Regent ' s Park . Two fine tiger boa constrictors were brought over by Captain Redman Irom Calcutta , and presented by him to the » enagene on the 4 th of September last . They were respectively 11 feet and 9 feet in length , and fcad lived m harmony together in their cage until last week , when the smaller one , being sickly , would not eat at the usual time offending . The larger one had just eaten a rabbit and three guinea pigs , when , it appears , he made . a gorgt of his mor « weakly companion , which was proved by the sudden disappearanee of the latter , and tiie more bulky size of the former , which exceeded three feet in diameter in the greatest proportion of his body . So singular » case of the oarnivorous power and propeisity of this reptile i « not on record .

      United States . —The packet ship North America , Capt . Lowber , reached Liverpool on Sunday , after a run across the Atlantic in fifteen days , conveying New York papers to the 20 th , being four days later than previously received by Cunard ' s steam-ship Britannia , The intelligence by this arrival presents Borne features of interest . As regards Mr . M'Leod his trial will take place at j Lockport , and not , as has been itated , at Albany , but it is still uncertain when it comes od , The Attorney-General , Mr . Crit tenden , waa on his way to Lockport for the purpose , it was said , of demanding the surrender of M ' Leod to the Federal Government , a measure grounded upon the

      avowal by the British Government of the destruction of the Caroline . It is asserted on the other hand , eyen if such be the case , that M'Leod will not be given up , the state of A ' ew York persisting in the right to bring him to trial within its own territory . The question is therefore Btill involved in difficulty . Respecting the internal affairs of the states the chief occurrenco has been the issuing of a proclamation by the President convening an extra session of Congress for the 31 st of May . This proceeding has its origin , not in relation to the affairs of M'Leod , but in consequence of the state of the finances of the country . In Canada election matters absorbed all other questions .

      The Revenue . —The official statement of the year ' s and qutrter ' s revenue was published on Monday night . It exhibits , upon the whole year , a decrease of £ 309 , 280 ; aud upon the quarter ending on Monday the decrease compared with tbe ' quarter ending April 5 , 1840 . is £ 70 , 514 . The principal sources of revenue which show a decrease are the Customs and the Post-office , the former amounting to £ 301 , 042 , and the latter to bo less than £ 833 , 000 . The increase is to be found principally in the Excise , which exceeds the last year by £ 489 j 299 . The Stamps also have increased £ 152 , 722 , and the Taxe 6 £ 275 , 019 . The probable amount of Exchequer Bills required to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund , amounts for the quarter ended April 5 , 1841 , to £ 4 , 917 , 733 .

      Detention op Newspapers . —The following letter has been received from Colonel Mabcrly , the Secretary to the Postmaster-General , who also announces that the strictest investigation shall be made into the numerous complaints preferred of the irregular transmission of newspapers " . — "Caution to postmasters , sub-postmasters , or other persons employed in the Post-office , February , 1841 . The complaints on the Bubjeot of missing newspapers , stated to have been committed to the post , continue to bo eo Denierous , thai his lordship thinks it expedient that every one engaged in the Post-office service should be made acquainted with the 32 J section of the act 1 st Vic . cap . 36 , bjr which it is provided , 'Thatevery person employed in the Post-offico , who shall steal , or shall

      secrete or . destroy , or shall wilfully detain , or dslay in course of conveyance or delivery thereof by the post , any printed newspaper , without covers , or in covers open at the aides , shall he guifty of a misdemeanour , and being convicted thereof , shall suffer such punishment , by fine or imprisonment , or by both , as to the court shall seem meet . ' And his lordship further desires it may be distinctly understood , that every individual , acting in any capacity in the service of the Post-office , who shall be guilty of such an offence , will be prosecuted with the utmost rigour of the law . —By command , W . L . Maberly , Secretary . " A Mad Railway Passenger . —On Friday , a y « un £ labouring countryman , dressed in a round frock , got iato one of the carriages at Reading to

      proceed t » -London by one of the morning trains , and on its stopping at Slough , tontrary to the regulations , he g » t out and jumped about the platform in a very unusual and extraordinary manlier ; so much so , iadeed , as to convince every person who aa . » r his strange gesticulations that hlB mild was fleeted . However , he was again persuaded to enter the earriagt , and proceeded to London with the other passagera . Mr . Byles , of the Hop * Inn , Windsor , and his eon , with ono of the guards , were in the same box , aud their attention was excited by tke violent manner of their fellow passenger , whom Mr . Byles watahed most attentively . When the train ncared Hanwell , the young ctuntryma * suddenly mado a desperate attempt to jump out of the

      the carriage ( train then going at great speed ) , bat by the firmness and promptness of Mr . Byles , who was assisted by his e » a and the guard , he was forced back i » to his seat , and compelled to remain there until their arrival at Padding ton , when it was deemed necessary , from his extreme vUlence , to have him confined until taken before a magistrate , and examined by a medical gentleman . This was done , and the medical man gave his decided his opinion that he was insane . In securing him , it appeared he was in a paroxysm of rage , and hit Mr . Byles , the guard , and every person who laid hold of him , and he broke the windows of the cab in his way to the magistrates . The magistrate deemed it necessary to order that he should be taken care of until his friends were discovered . His name was

      discovered to be Sanders , and he said he had killed his child , and he intended to kill himself . —Bucks Gazelle . The Robbert at Windsor Castle . —The robbery of plate and other articles of value at the Castle has been discovered to be far more extensive than it was at first supposed . The silver table , the legs and tha top of which have been carried off , was a portion of the valuble effects , of a like description , which was sent from Hanover many years since , at the time that country was threatened to be invaded by Bonaparte , by the army under the command of Marshal Mortimer . At that time various articles of splendid silver furniture , consisting of tables , lookiua-filass frames , chairs , and " dogs " ( in use abroad ,

      where wood is used for fuel ) , &c , were sent for security to this country , and at that time were deposited at Cumberland Lodge , in the Great Park , under the care of a German named Koelmann . It has been discovered that two splendid solid silver figures , upwards of sixteen inches in height , each bearing a crown , and likewise brought from Hanover at the period referred to , have been purloined . These had been deposited among the stores , near the silver table , a great portion of which has been carried off . The person who has absconded had access to this part of the stores . This table having been a little out of order , was taken out of the room at the Castle in which it usually was , for the purpose of undergoing some repairs , but the required repairs had not taken p ' ace . The porter , who has absconded , no tidings of whom have yet been discovered , was iu the receipt of only eighteen shillings per week—some

      say only sixteen shillings . It is believed that he has left the country . His wife states that after he left home on the Thursday morning he returned again in the course of the day , and then left again as usual . The only things she has missed from the house mnce his departure are his pair of razors , which it appears he took with him i » his flight . It has transpired , that when the suspected party left the Castle , he called upon a Jew named Morris , residing in Peascod-atreet , a dealer in watohes . jewellery , and in eld gold and silver , and requested the loan of ten shillings ; but this , having been refused , he thence proceeded to Mr . Kaduor , a pawnbroker , with whom he pledged his watch for fifteen shillings . When he called at Mr . Radnor ' s , he merely * aid he wanted loaie mowey , and asked for that stun upon his watch , whit ^ -was immediately advanced . He then seemed teiwil ; and there was nothing in his manner * r appeasaac © to indicate that he wai labouring under feeiiatjseiUier of excitement or alarm . Thence he ha * Ween traced to tb *

      railway station at Slough . The mortality of London , an * , indeed , of England generally , enowi a gradual detrease , whilst it is well known the population inereiases considerably . The rates of premium for Life Insurance have been greatly reduced during the last few ye * r »; jet the offices continue aa prosperon fts formerly ; These facts clearly demonstrate that toase came , either unknown or unheede d , must have produced such favourable results . Amongst these causes , the increased knowledge , of anatomy , and the many very valuable discoveries in medicine , will stand most prominent . The ; small-pox , that annually carried off thousands , haf ; been successfully compacted by vaccination ; and gout , that used to claim its numerous -victims , has been thoroughly vanquished by Blair ' s Gout and . Rheumatic Pills , as is evinced by their extensive and unprecedented sale .

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      At a poblic vbstbt of the parishioners of St . Leonard ' s , fchoreditch , two gentlemen objected to serve as overseers , ai they were freed from suoh an offico by having " Tyburn tickets . '' It appears that those tickets , which are once transferable , are given to ^ snch persons as convict felons to death . The tickets relieve their possessors from all parochial offices , and all scot and lot duties , suoh as those ef overseers , guardians , churchwardens , &o ., &c . The vestry overruled these objections to serve , in order to try their right .

      Denbighshire Assizes . —Yesterday week , EdwardChubbe was tried before Mr . Justice Williams , for the wilful murder of Evan Evans , at llantisilie-, on the 30 th of January last . We stated tke facts at the time , namely , that Evans ( a watcher of game preserves to Mr . Lloyd , of Rhaggatt , ) had been enticed put of his house at night by the priswaer , who killed him and threw his body into a pit . The Jury returned a verdiet of "Guilty of the cau » of flis death . " Sentence of death was then passed , a » d the prisoner waa removed from the bar , moaning most piteouely . —Country Paper .

      Fire . —Trowbrjbge , April 2 . —This morning , about two o ' clock , by the observations or thepalice force , who were out on duty , a fire was discovered in the brewhonseand cellar of Mr . Joseph Townsend , at tho Tuns and Bowls Inn , Market-place , Trowbridge . An alarm being given , assistance was soon at hand ; and , by the active exertions of the townspeople , and by cutting off the communications , the damage was confined to the cellar and the brewhouse . Some very large pieces , with their contents , were burnt or spoiled ; and the very confined spot where the fire ori g inated precluded the possibility fora time of directing the engines into full play ; but by five o ' clock all danger had subsided for the surrounding premises , many of which were very o ) d and liable to ignite . We are happy to aay Mr . Townsend had been fully insured in two respectable offices for many years . No knowledge exists of the cause of the fire .

      Alabmikg and extensive Fibe and harrow escape of the Family . —Between one and two o ' clock on Monday morning , a most alarming fire broke out in the Elephant and Castle piiblio-hou . se , kept by Mr . Leidard , High-street , Whitechapel . The family , it appears , had closed the house at the usual hour on Sunday night , when , to all appearance , everything was perfectly safe , and in the course of half an hour afterwards the whole of the inmates were in bed . At the above-named hour , as policeconstable Beed , No . 50 of the H division , who was on duty , was pasting the house , he observed a very great light in the place , which , not noticing before , excite his suspicions that the house was on fire , and , upon a minute examination , he found his fears were

      realised . He directly sprang his rattle , when policeconstables Nor . 14 and 90 came to his aid . With a judgment which reflects threat credit on them , they prevented the doors and shutters from being forced open by the neighbours , and thus raved the lives ot the inmates . Some minutes elapsed before they were aroused , and when they appeared at the windows it was ascertained by the police that the staira were on fire , and the only mode of escape was from the windows . Unfortunately no ladders could beobtained in the neighbourhood , and aa the fire was aBsuming a terrific aspect , the policemen saw that the only means which was left to them to assist the inmates in their escape , was to adopt the following plan . One stood close to the front of the house , and the

      next one got upon his shoulders , and thus reached the lead beneath the first floor window , haviu R fixed themselves firmly thoy then called to Mr . and Mrs . Leidard , the maid servant , and pot-boy , who were at the second floor window , to get out and lower themselves down . The two females were accordingly assisted out by Mr . Leidard and the boy , and ^ ere caught by the police and lowered down in safety , the men following the example . The police maintained their perilous position , although the smoke which issued from the apertures in the shutters nearly suffocated them until they were certain that all had escaped . Their heroic conduct was loudly

      cheered by the spectators . By this time the brigade engines from WdlcJose-square , JefFery-tquare , and Watling-street , reached the scene of destruction and were Eoon got to work , a powerful supply of water toeing obtained , but an hour elapsed before the flames were got under , and then not before the lower part was completely destroyed . Although an active inquiry has been instituted as to the cause of the fire , it is unknown , but , from the appearance of the place , and the information of the police , it evidently originated in the bar . The house and stock are insured in the Sun Fire office , and the damage done is estimated at about £ 1 , 500 .

      O'Connell ' s Idea of the Benefit of BuLLYirtG THE ENGLISH People . —At a meeting of the Repeal Association , in the- Corn Exchange , lately , Mr . O'Connell replies to the argument that bullying England will obtain no good for Ireland , by citing instances in which England has been bullied with the best effect : — " How did the Catholics of Ireland get , in the year 1778 , tkeir act of amancipation ? General Gates conquered Burgoyne at Saratoga , and made the British army surrender . Ireland immediately rose and said , ' You must give us an Emancipation Bill : ' and England was bullied , and granted it . ( Cheers . ) The next year the Volunteers sprang into action ; and Ireland called for free trade , which England refused contemptuously : the Irish put on

      the « atwon of the Volunteers , ' Free trade , or else —— , ' and tbe word etse was just down by the touchhole . ( Cheers and laughter . ) What was the consequence ! England was bullied , and free trade was granted . Again , in 1783 , when the combined fleets of France , Spain , and Holland , Bwept the Channel , the Volunteers gained the independence of the Irish Parliament , which England was most unwilling to grant ; but she bullied again , and may God bless their memories for doing ao . ( Cheers . ) In 1792 , the English Government refused to allow the petition of the Roman Catholics for further emancipation : but in that year Dumourier won the battle of Jemmappes ; and , at the close of it , England was bullied again to allow Catholic barristers to practise ; for which I humbly thank them . In 1793 , when Belgium was conquered by Frauce , further concessions were bullied from England : and I want to know whether it was out of grace or favour ehe granted Emancipation I England won't be bullied , forsooth !

      I am not a fighting man , and yet I bare bullied England from this room , and succeeded . " ( Loud cheers . ) A voice— " And will do it agata . " Mr . O'Connell— " I hope I am doing it now . I had the great hero and the greatest statesman of England against me—Wellington of Waterloo- —a mighty great general—and Peel , the great orator ; yet from this room , Protestant and Catholic bullied both statesman a » d warrior , and obtaimed Emancipation . " ( Cheers . ) Then for the future—" . I throw out these things here in order to warn the people of England of the impolicy of their going to war under tho cir cumstances in which they have placed Ireland at present . A 6 ingle shot fired from a hostile vessel —one ball booming over the ocean from a hostile cannon to England then : — " [ Here the honourable and learned gentleman placed his finger to his nose , looked most significantly , and immense and enthusiastic cheering instantly burst forth from every quarter of the room . ]

      Trade ' Combination . —At tho Mansiou House on Saturday , a journeyman shomaker , named Henry Dean , was brought before Alderman Wilson , charged with having , in the language of the trade , "blacked the shop" of Mr . Reynolds , shoemaker , in Arthur-street . There were many men in waiting to hear the result of the accusation . William Pierce , foreman to Mr . Reynold , stated tbat the defendant had , no doubt , been stationed opposite to his master ' s premises , to watch for aud prevent the workmen from going in about their business . Ssveral men were paid regularly by those workmen who were engaged in combination , to watch and endeavour , by persuasion or menaces , to pat a stop to business altogether , or have it on their own terms .

      Mr . Reynolds had only just raised the wages of his men . Thomas Green , of No . 25 , New-street , Bishopigate , stated that he was just going into Mr . ReyooiddV warehouse with his work when the defendant called him over , and said , " Reynolds ' * warehouse is on the strike . " Witness said that he neither knew nor cared if that were the ease . The defendant then said , "You must all strike , for we havfrgota great many of the men away , aud in six weeks tine there will bd 1 general strike in thetrade , and there will not be a pair of shoes left ia a shop und * r a ' bob '" ( aahillius ; . ) Witness , and other men who worked foe- Mr . Reynolds , had been constantly annoyed for five » r six weeks by several uen , who wer « - employed to urge them to

      Btriie , and who were > frequently changed , in order to-escape accusation . Witness had been previously laid bold of by the cellar by a tall man , who was employed to prevent m « n from working , and told that Jttreaght to be horsewhipped . Join Sharp * , who is dicker at Mr . Reyaolds ' s , staked that the defendant was frequently in tie habit of watching opposite the shop for a whole day to intimidate the men . That wm called " blocking the step . " Four er five stood there at a time . Alderman Wilsoa— " Do you know them to ba employed in that sort of bunnessl " Witness— " There is no doubt Of their object at all . Some of those who had been employed by Mr . Reynolds have beea amongst them . This sort of work has been roina on for tke last four months . " The

      defendant declared thai the whol « wan a mo » t vile misrepresentation and part of a plot to catch him , andheasiured the Aldemau he could prove that he had been in a public house the principal part of the day , tod never taade any attempt t * prevent any person from going ' to ' work . Alderman Wilson"The evidence is very strong against you , but you shall have an opportunity of producing your witnesses . Such combinations as these are most dancerouB , and here is an Act which gives to the Magistrate the power of punishing interference suoh as has beea described . I shall remand the case till Wednesday next , and if you do : not satisfactorily account fer being in tkat situation , I shall most probably commit you to Bridewell / ' The defendant theu entered into woifor his appearance , on W ; ed nesday . ¦ . -. -: ¦ ^ ¦ ¦¦'¦ ' '¦ ' ' ' > ' :-- ^ - ' - - ;' . :- ; - ;"

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      JtrffcotE Cffbndebs . —At the Westminster Sessions , on Wednesday , the 31 st ult ., one ot the grand jury was andem ood to Bay that the ages of the prisoners should be 1 . lentioned upon the indictments , a # some time a ^ o , wh » M » the grand jury had returned a true bill against a , ^ oy , he was merely : brought into the court and reprimanded . The child was six years old . The chained ; said that a child was not held to be legally guu ' ty under seven years of age , and from seven years ot age to twelve he was presumed to be guilty or not of any crime for which b * was . indicted , according to circumstances , which might lead the court to a . supposition of his knowledge of the guilt of the act at thetime it was committed . For instance , a boy was indicted for murder many years ago , and becuise he had run into

      the woods and hid himself , aftevwardg , it was coneluded that he knew he was ci'mmitting a crime at the time it was done , aud he was therefore exeeBted . From the age of fourteva and upwards every person was presumed to have tt knowledge of the law . He hoped that the time was not far off when every child between the ago of seven and fourteen would be regarded aa an erring being , capable , of being reclaimed ; and , instead of being punished as a felon , he would be instructed as air unfortunate child . He tegavded . the opportunities he enjoyed of inquiring into the character and frevious . education of juvenile delinquents as one of the greatest benefits be derived from his ccupatk )* ef the sessional chair ; and if they knew the misery m which the poor children were found who were a » often placed at the bar , their hearts would blee « t for them .

      Charge of Fohgekt against AN Ex-MaT 0 R . —' Great surprise was excited in Stafford , on Thursday week , by the examination of Mr . Thomas Stevenson , late mayor of the boreugh , o » a charge of forgery with intent to defraud Messrs . Silvester , leatherdealers , of the game town . The examination , which lasted nearly eight hours , took place before E . Lloyd , Esq . ( mayor ) , and Messrs . Shaw and Jones . The substance of the charge wa 3 briefly this ;—¦ That lie had feloniousiy uttered a forged acceptance to a bill of exchange , in the lane of his

      nephew , Mr . William Wynn . It appeared from the evidence , that for a length of time Mr . Wynn , aephew » f the accused , had beea in the habit of lending his name to hia unele in th « shape of accommodation bills , bnt at length he Objected to continue the practice , and a bill , purporting to be accepted by him , but bearing a forged signature , was uttered by the prisoner . After a carefule ^ amination of the evidence , the magistrates came to a cODclasion that it wub a proper esae to go before another tribunal , but accepted bail for the prisoner ' s appearance , himself in £ 500 and two sureties in £ 250 each .

      Suicide of an Aged Fpmale . —On Monday , an inquest was held before Mr . Payne , at the . Goat , Qu < sen-streefc , Horselydown , on the body of Elizabeth Lattimer , a widow , aged seventy-two . Sarah Kirkham , of 4 , Earl ' s-place , Horseiydown , said deceased lodged with her , and for the last few days appeared much dejected in spirits . On Friday morning , witness went into deceased ' s bed-room with her breakfast , when she complained of pain in the hea « I , and said she feared she was going to lose her gensea . During the forenoon , witness went several times and knocked at her door to inquire hpw she was ; but receiving no answer , she at last , about two o ' clook in the afternoon , opened deceased ' s room * door , and found her quite dressed , and with » cloak on , suspended i > y the ueck from the bed rail , by moans of a silk handkerchief . Witness gave an alarm , and persons came and cut deceased down ; and a surgeon was sent for , who said that deceased

      was dead . ' . Deceased had latterly been very fretful , and said the cause was , that she had transferred from hex own n * mo 10 tbat of her daughter some money she had in the Bank , and that , wanting £ 2 , her daughter refused to draw for that sum . Elizabeth Lattimer , deceased ' s daughter-in-law , said , tb » t ^ v « r since she had made a transfer of her money ( about £ 50 ) to her daughter , she appeared distressed iqt mind , which was augmented by the latter hairing refused twice to draw for the sums of £ 2 or £ 3 . » The last refusal took place about a fortnight since ,-and the deceased and her daughter had a bitter quarrel , which ended by the mother being thrust out of . doors by the father . Elizabeth Pholps , deceased's daughter , denied the above allegations , and deposed that she had since Christmas given her mother , at several times , the sum of 10 s . each time . Witness never wished for the transfer her mother had made in har

      favour , and intended , in May , to draw from- , the Bank tho whole sum , in order that her mother might dispose of it as she pleased . Verdict— " Temporary insanity . " Murder bt Tubn-out Sawters at Ashtqn . — At Liverpool Assizes , on Monday , before Mr . Baron Maule , John Hulme , 31 , and John Williams , 30 , were indicted for the wilful murder p f Benjamin Cooper , at Ashton-under-Lyne , on the 11 th of Dec . last . Mr . Sergeant Atcherley , Mr .. Brandt , and Mr . Wortley appeared for the prosecution ; Mr . Willsins and Mr . Overend for the prisoners . Tho isdictment was of great length , and consisted of four counts . . The first count charged them with , having of malice aforethought , assaulted one

      Benjamin Cooper , a jbiier , and that Hulme , with a eertain metal pipe , plugged at one end with lead and wood , had made to serve the purpose of a cannon , then and there charged with gunpowder , and charged with twenty bullets or slugs , which waa discharged at and and against Benjamin Cooper of whion he died instantly . The other counts varied the charge . Both the prisoners pleaded not guilty . Mr . Sergeant Atcherley then proceeded to state the case . The jury had heard from the officer of . the court that this was an indictment which impijted to the two prisoners at the bar the crime of murder . Here Mr . Wilkins begged his Lordship to order all witnesses out of Court , which having been done , Mr . Sergeant Atcherley proceeded with hia speech , and at the conclusion called aa witnesses , Jaines

      Cooper , Thomas Hadneld , James Koscoe , Kichard Whitfield , John Goldhope , James Ashworth , ( Seo . Keyea , * Lees Broadbent , Edward Davis , Samuel Hard wick ,. Henry Hardwick , Job Arundel , Thca . Profit , George Shear , Thomas Hodgkinson , Sarah Davies , Anne Booth , John Ashworth , JaB . Bowstead , and several others . At the conclusion , Mr . Wilkins applied for an adjournment , as it would be impossible to finish before twelve at night . His Lordship appealed to the Jury whether they would at once proceed to the termination of the trial , or then adjourn , and consent to be accommodated for the night under custody . The jury adopted the latter alternative—apartments were provided for them at an hotel , and three bailiffs were sworn to keep them in safe custody , and not allow any one to speak to them .

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      THE CHILDREN OF THE MONARCH and THE PEOPLE . LOOK OX THIS PICTURE ! and OH TB 1 S ! The Shetland ponies Mokdat afternoon , at intended for tbe Liliputian Marylebone police-office , a equipage of the Prinoesa poor woman , named Mary Royal were erroneously Conway , who carried , in stated in the papers of last her arms a akkly-lWlSng week to have been " pur- baby , about two years Old , chased " for that purpose , and who bad with her Wo They were , with the gra- other children , the youngcious permission of her eat apparently five , and jha Majesty , presented for the eldest seven years of tige , use of her Royal Highness was placed at the , bar , the Princess Royal by Mrs . charged with follovpny Coxof Lawford , Essex , and begging of ladies and

      , These little animals , of gentlemen in Wlmpolescarcely larger tixa than a street Two of the cail-Newfoundland dog , are drea were also begging ; beautifully marked Hack and , in consequence thereand white , and of exqui- of , witnesa conveyed tho aite » ynjraetryi they are wholefamilyto the station * five years old , and b&ve house . Mt . Rvirlinsonbeen brought up almut Did the woaan ny anylike dome » tie animals , be- thing when you took her ? ingaccutiomvH * tome into WiCnou—Te * , Sir ; the the house , and io fetd out of told me aha was compelled tfus hand . They were re- to beg , anft that it vas ceived by her Majeaty and better for hsr to do ao tfian his Royal Highneaa Prince starve with her children la Albert , in tbe gardens of the atreeta . Mr . R » wUn-Buckinghan Palace last son—Take them over . * to Saturday . the workhoMe , and there

      state th » particulars connected with the case . Tney will , no doubt , be then taken In . She poor creat « re and he * of&pttaff were accordingly taken away by the conataaio , who , in the course of tea minute * , returned with tkes , saying that an offer of admission had been made in tbe event of the woman contenting to btf at once pasted to Ireland with her Wldren , bat ah « tad refused to go into the boose upon aaeb condition *; theperson -whom he ( the con « table > mm told him tbat 4 be > case had already been brought under the notice of to * board . Woman—What ahaH I do , Sir , if I go to Jr »» landf 1 bare not » aingie frtend there , and I thin * I ought not to be compiled to go aa I waa married ia tola pariah , and rajr husband , who ta bow dead , liwd in it for forty yewa 5 my ehUdwa we » alao &o « 2 *» . and m y hnaband waa buried by th » pariah . Keithv I nrmcMldr- hmt brtim , omr / m 4 Km »* < rtto * 1

      yesferXw » w ^ V , •«* < # *• *^ V * ° * 9 *~ fr * ty workhomtutumlot / laaSmhtnlm Mr . KawUiaon ( to the eonatobto)—Tfcta family ought far be looked to at all eventa for tha present ; tbe renurral of them ahooKHbe an after eonsldaratiaia , and mftm-wMha » transpired laidy > I should recommend that they be admitted into the honae directly ; take them over there again , and if they are not r ^^ Ted requert tbat « 6 me « nexnay <^ ne here , and let me know the ration of their being ^ re fnsad . TheeonsWbleoaicem «» to 6 kth « n \ t » ibab . « nbe , and presenttylwnght them back , accompanied by Kr . Tnckwood , one of the memngen of the Workhonie ; after aome conversation with whom it was agreed ! ii ^ on that the poor wvman anil her children should be taken care of m the Workhouse' until next - Friday weeki' on which day the matter will be Igfchi bwrtghVuiidtfr fc » aotiotaf "tt » Boa « L" ' i w ^

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 10, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct701/page/3/