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      CUMBERLAND SUMMER ASSIZES . CROWX COURT . —VTedsesda-t , Avgtst 4 . Before Thomas Lord Denman , Chief Justice . The business in this court would have been eomj * - » tively light , bat for a wimbw of cuts of not and wsaalt , arising out of tne late Section for Carlisle , and vwo cases * . f murder ; one the murder of a policeman named Jardin , md the other & eue of child Braider , under most extraordinary circumstance Until the « e guises we had not thought it possible that the sacredaesB of & court of justice oould haTe been so openly deaeer&ted by the most grose and barefaced par tissnscip , beta oa the part of the Grand Jury and the Jadge himself , whose mind had evidently bees poisoned fey a missUtemcnt of facts . There appeared to us to be an overweening anxiety on the part of the leading

      Whigs , those immediately concerned in the election riote ( if sash they could be called , but which we most emphatically deny ) to sit upon the Grand Jury to and feue bills against the parties , who were charged , by the police , and committed by a violent Whig magistrate , and * l » visa partisan . Whom did we see in the Grand Jury box ? Why the very men whose obnoxious appearance , flanked around by an armed police force , was the original cause of the disturbance ; P . * H . Howard , Esq ., M . P . ; William Marshall , Esq ., 2 d . P . for the borough ; C Howard , E ^ q , iLP . for the eastern division of the county ¦ , John DiXOfc , Esq ., the Whig mayor . The * men , above all others , ought to have observed a common decorum and decency by keeping in the back ground , anrt allowing others to preside who were n » t bo immediately concerned in these transitions ; but Whig impudsnce , acd tr&nt of principle , we proTerbi&l ; and , in this instance , tie troth of the observation has been folly realised , to their

      future diseomfitnrft and eternal disgrace , fox we can assure them , that their present doings will never be forgotten by the people , but will remain on their minds as a canker , which will increase with time , and finally bare the effeet of crushing to atoms the whole Whig fabric These Isle signal defeats have irritated them beyond endurance , and such is the gall and wormwood ¦ Which they feel , that they have not scrupled » o commit the greatest acts of injustice by trampling < n truth and common decency , and even staining the very judgment-Beat itself . Were these fit men , ve would ask , to sit oa the Grand Jury , armed , u they must nave been , with all the vengeance of a degraded and disappointed faction ? No ! Decidedly not Kor ought the Judge to bold conversations with parties previous to his sitting in judgment on those Who are looked upon as the enemies of peace and good orier . We would direct particular attention to the following portion of bis Lordship ' s address : —

      •* It " « ras a shameful , it tras a painful circumstance to those who hsji a high reverence for popular institutions , aid who had been accustomed to regard with approbation the admission of a greater number to tie txercists of the elective franchise—it was painful to them to find that when a large body of them assembled for the purpese of exercising one of lie most important privileges granted by onr constitution , instead of proceeding with decency , calmness , and respMt for the the public peace , they found them banded together for disturbance , for acts of intimidation and violence , and at a time when they were too often ready to have their passions wrought to Yha commission of the worst of crimes . It was necessary that the law should be declared distinctly on the subject , it ras but right toat Uiose engaged in the

      aSairs of the law should receive the protection of the law—the hnmUest man In the exercise of his duty in the protection of his fellow subjects , had-as much right to its protection as he who came in all the pomp and circumstance which attached to high offiee , to carry the law into effect It wes not to be endured that those ¦ who exerted themselves for the preservation of the lives of their feliow subjects should be exposed to the Fttacks of toy one withont receiving the full amount of protection that the lav allowed . From the depositions that had been laid btf ore him he had strong reaaen to suspect that the life of a police efficer , who was employed in preserving the peace of the city , had been sacrificed by an attack of the description to which he had alluded . It was for the jury to inquire , with much

      attentive consideration , whether that attack had been made by an individual with a malicious intention . If they found that some particular wound had been the cause of the man ' s death , and if they could trace the individual wio had maliciously inflicted that wound , then it would be a clear cue of mnrder . When he aid maliciously , he begged them to understand that they did not require proof of personal malice in the person who inflicted the wound—or even as acquaintance with the persca who was the object of his attack ; for if a man inflicted a wound which was likely to be folio-wed bydesth , and whith did produce death , ttai man tras dearly gxtUty of murder . Supposing that to be the nature o ! the cff * ace , there might appear to be a difficulty as to whether ii she person committing such

      ofitnee received the assistance of other pers * ns , those persons were guilty of ths same offence ; because if one particular blow , irflicted by one person , was the cause of deaih , it niight appear tint that individual would alone be answerable to the Ja w , and that the other persons were net partakers in his guilt If it appeared thit many had concurred ia inflicting a mortal wound , it became the duty of the Grand Jury to enquire what led to it- And he felt bound u » state , that if they found many aiding and ruwi sting for the purpose of unlawfully resisting a iswfnl authority , wb . cn in the execution of a seceS 3 ary duty , and if while such resistance was b « ing made , a blow was struck by one man which deprived another of life , the law decreed that those aiding and assisting , though they diu not strike tha blow , were

      equally guilty of tbe murder . The question , therefore , ^ rcrald mainly be , not -whether death was produced , for about that there could unfortunately be no dou > it , —nor ¦ w hether it was produced by an unlawful blow , because that was most manifest—but what they had to decide Upon was , whether that blow which produced death ¦ was an insulated act , perpetrated by a single individual , waca others were not concurring -with him , or whether it W 2 a ffis act of 0 B 9 concurring with many others , who knowingly assisted him in the perpetration of the unlawful act . The law w&s perfectly clear on the question . It had been established at mi t > arly period . and it bad never since been doubted , that whea several persons were engaged in &n unlawful act , such as obr& acting an officer in the execution of his duty , and

      whan one person , while the rest were so engaged , : nfilcttd a blow upon a man , which blow killed him , the persons "who were tons unlawfully engaged , could be indicted , with the person who struck tha blow , as murderers , and were held equally guilty with him . It appeared from the despon . ti . on , that at the reeeut election , the candidates asd their friends , on leaving the hustings were surrounded by a mob ef persons who expressed threats against them , and they were obliged t * enter an inn for protection , and that the act of violence took place there . If it appeared that the act was eomioitsed by one snaa , "with , tie assistance of others who were rioting in an unlawful manner , nothing eonld be more proper or necessary , if the state of things he epoke of was true , thfr * i for the police to be

      endeavouring to protect individuals from violence—and if the . blow was struck then while other persons were thus engaged , it was clearly the act of many concairing in one unlawful purposa . But if there was & cessation of violence , and a man committed the act when separated from the crowd—in that case it was evidently the act of one and not of the whole body . This , however , was certain , that if such proceedings , by whomsoever committed , were tolerated on such occasions , every day of el * etion would be a day of civil war , and ia ihe eTent of parties being equally balanced , instead of peace and quietness , we might look for nothing but massacres and disturbances . It was gratifying that violence of this Hnri had been extremely rare ; and although the pnhSe { eeSing had been , at the reeent election , in a _ most

      excited state , and had been m many instances expressed is a very strong manner , yet instances such as it was now his painful duty to comment upon had been few indeed , and where they had occurred they were found , on investigation , to be traceable to persona uninstructed and of the lowest class . This , he hoped , would add another to tf" > many arguments for & strict attendance to the education of tbe people at Targe—another reason why every opportunity should be taken to diffuse knowledge among the ignorant , and to raise their condition from ene of mental abjectness to one of intelligence . With these few remarks he would leave the cases entirely in their Tiandu , and for their careful consideration , * He concluded by recommending the Grand Jury to begin with some of the lighter business , in order to keep thetime of the Conn profitably occupied . "

      John Cape , 19 , stood charged with having stolen a fustian jacket , the property of Isaac Sharwin , of Jupstria . The Jury found the prisoner guilty . w Sentenced to be imprisoned six months with hard labour . Mary Leiihuxiite , 32 , was charged with steaiiDg one shawl and one muslin cap , the property of Sarah Johnston , and slso two cotton shifts , the property of ilaxy Murthwai ; e , and alBo one ahawl , the property of Ann Rantledge . The prisoner pleaded guilty ia one indictment and ¦ was found guilty of the other . Sentenced to be transported for the term of her natural life .

      This sentence was considered very severe . We understand that it has been remitted , through the interference of Mr . Agliouby , M . P ., for Cockermouth , and some others , and that sh « is to be sent to some Penitentiary . John Laugklin , was charged with having riotously assembled at the parish of St . Mary ' s , Carlisle , with other persons , and injured and obstructed Thomas Hetheriagton , in the execution of his duty as a coercible . The prisoner was ably defended by Mr . Matthews , and The Jury retired for npwards of half an hour , when they returned and pronounced the following verdict—Guilty of an assault only . Sentenced to be imprisoned three months and kept to hard labour , and to fiad bail himself in £ 40 and two sureties of £ 20 each to keep the peace for two

      years . Robert Hansm , stood charged with a similar offence . Sir Gregort Lzvis was for the prosecution , and Mr . Matthews aUy defended the prisoner . The Jury returned a verdict-of Guilty of the assault ' , but recommended the prisoner to mercy .

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      Sentenced to two months imprisonment with bard labour , and to find the same bail as the last prisoner . Francis GULespie , 20 , stood charged with having stolen a quantity of tooli , the property of James Bawman and Isaac Key . Guilty . To be imprisoned fourteen days , the three last to be in solitary confinement . William MoaruseU , 16 . was charged with having riotously and tamultaously assembled in Castle-street and English-street , and throwing a stick and a stone at Tboma * Ruddkk and Joseph Haugh , they being two constables in the discharge of their duty . Sir G . Lewin was for the prosecution , and Mr . Matthews defended the prisoner . The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty , but strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy , on account of his youth . Sentence—to bo imprisoned three months , and kept to hard labour , and to find fcrfl , himself in £ 40 , and iwo suretia in £ 20 each . '

      William Max * ell , 16 , John Jackson , 20 , John Wharton , 20 , James Conway , 23 , were charged with baviBg tumultuously assembled in English-street , and thrown stones at Xtevid Erzisgtcn and other constables , while in the execution of their duty . Sir G . Lewin wished Mr . Nanson , the Town Clerk , to withdraw the prosecution , as he understood Mr . Matthews was prepared to prove a complete alibi . Notwithstanding this , Mr . Nanson was determined to proceed . The trial proceeded , and a complete alibi was proved in all the cases , by eight or ten respectable witnesses , whose evidence agreed in the most minute particulars . The evidence against the prisons ] s , Jackson and Smith , was that of a solitary policeman , whose equivocating manner did not entitle him to the slightest credit The Jndge summed np the evidence in a very partial manner , which , no donUt , had the effect of influencing the Jury in their verdict

      The Jury retired for about half an hour , and returned to Court and gave a verdict of Guilty against William Maxwell , John Jackson , and John Wharton , and acquitted the prisoner Conway . Sentence—To be imprisoned three months , with bard labour , and to find bail themselves in £ 10 each , and two sureties in £ 20 each , in each case . Under the circumstances , the bail is tantamount to perpetual imprisonment , for tbe parties and their friends are very poor ; so much so indeed , that had a defence not been got up by subscription , the prisoners wonld have been undefended .

      Thursday , Acq . * . extriobdt >' art case op child mcedeb . Jane Hog $ ( 36 » , and Alary Hogg i 61 ) , stood charged with the murder of as illegitimate child , at Irthington . The prisoners both pleaded Not Guilty . The circomst&nces were ot rather on unusual nature , and their detail created a sensation in tbe court The elder prisoner is grandmother to the younger , and the husband of the former died on the night previous to the commission of the murder . The child was born on the laoraing of the 17 th , whilst several neighbours were at the house assisting in laying out the old man . Tbe yonr . g woman tras said to have the dropsy . The surgeon deposed that the child had been bom alive , and had been strangled by having a piece of tape

      round its neck . The Jnry found both the prisoners Guilty . The Judge , in passing sentence , said that they had both been convicted by a verdict of a jury , sfler a careful consideration of their case , and he deemed it hi 3 duty to declare publicly his reason for not leaving them for execution . One of them had been recommended by the jury to the mercy of the Court , In sonseqnence of her appearing U be a person of wtak intellect , ana to have been actuated by stronger feelings , and with less eontrou ! over them when the act was committed than tbe other . With regard to the elder prisoner , no recommendation had been made . No doubt the jury were of opinion that she , being tbe older and more active person , had committed the act , making her

      daughter rather the instrument in the performance of it If he ( Lord Penman ) could see that she had destroyed the child for the purpose of saving the expence of keeping it ; that she had deliberately put the child to death , or urged her daughter to do so , in that case he should have no choice but to leave her in the hands of the executioner . There were , however , circumstances in this case which' were opposite , and he thought the evidence was scarcely sufficient to induce him to le » -re the extreme penalty of the law to follow . The sentence of death would , therefore , be recorded against Mary Hogg ; but he should recommend a commutation , but only on the condition that she leave this country for the remainder of her life . The other prisoner would not be transported , but she would have to suffer a lone tenn of imprisonment .

      John Kirkpairick , 21 , was Indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Jardine , a police officer , at Carlisle , on the 29 th of June last ; and James Jackton , 20 , was charged with aiding aDd abetting him to commit the

      same . SirG . Lewin and Mr . THOJI PS OS prosecuted ; Mr . Matthews defended . This proceeding arose out of the circumstances which have j ^ iven occasion to several indictments against persons for riots and assaults on the police force , which have been duly reported in this journal . The evidence disclosed that en tbe day in question , which was the nomination day for the candidates for the representation of this borough , a considerable riotens mob was assembled ii . front of the hustings . After tha proceedings at the hustings had terminated , the candidates repaired to the Crown and Mitre Coffee House , in the Green Market The mob also came in front of that hotel , and continned very riotous . The police were drawn up in

      front , and the mob becoming , as the witnesses described it , outrageous , the superintendent o ? police directed his men to disperse them . A eonflict then arose , and the police were compelled to use their staves . The deceased was one of the police and as he was standing ia the Green Market , Kirkpatrick struck him a violent blow on the head with a life-preserver , which felled him to tbe ground . He afterwards attempted to rise , and while he was in the act of rising , the other prisoner also struck him , but not so violently . The decease *! was then taken into the coffee-house , and a surgeon attended him . He had a cut on the back of his head from -which the blood was flo-snng , and another cu » on the forehead . After remaining at the coffeehouse a short time he was sent home to his house in a

      fly . Mr . Elliott , tae surgeon who had a first a attended , afterwards saw him at his house , and found him labouring under compression of brain . He died a short time afterwards from an internal effusion of blood . A post Tnortem examination took place , and a quantity of coagulated blood was found uuier the duro mater , which was uninjured above the ear , at the place where the wound had been inflicted . Mr . Matthews addressed the Jury for the

      prisoners . His I / ORDSHIP having summed up , the Jury retired , and after having been absent a bhott time returned with a TBrdict acquitting Jackson , but finding Kirkpatrick guilty of Manslaughter . His Lokdship then sentenced him to Transportation for fifteen years .

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      THE LONDON COPPERSMITHS AND BRAZIERS . MOSOPOLISH , COMBINATION , AND OPPRESSION IN THE SHOE-LA > 'S FACTOBT , LONDON . TWENTYTHEEB APPKENTICES IN THE COPPERSMITHS ' AND BEAZ 1 EES' TBaDE , 10 THIRTT JOURNEYMEN . Address from the oppressed and injured Journeymen Coppersmiths and Brazien to their Independent and Generous Subscribers , and all Fellow Mechanics and Tradesmen of England , Ireland ^ and Scotland .

      Friends and fellow Mechanics , —We , the coppersmiths and braziers of Messrs . Pontifex ' s factory , have been now standing out and contending for oar jnst rights these l&st fourteen weeks , and as a sense of gratitude towardB our London , Bristol , Birmingham , Manchester , Southampton , Salisbury , Liverpool , Glasgow , and other liberal benefactors , we return our sincere acknowledgments for their generous and unflinching attachment towards us the unfortunate , undermined , and injured srti-ES . US , and by our friends' determined , nndeviating generosity , shall be enabled to continue to withstand against , and conquer out unconstitutional monopolising oppressors , and gain our rights and just demands of them ; bnt should our Mends relax in tiieir aid , we shall not only be unable to provide for our families and homes as

      mechanics ought , but also our trade , be deprived of our bread , our families will be driven from their homes , and we shall be ruined for ever ; we complain of our employment daily decreasing and becoming poorer , while our employers are ( Uily becoming richer , through their taking and overrunning the trade with a multiplicity of apprentices . We look round in the midst of increasing luxury , and we , who produce it all , are the first parties that are neglected , through Messrs . E . and W . P&ntifex employing labouring men who have not served a legal apprenticeship to the trade , an « l also binding boys and young men apprentices from fifteen to nineteen years of age , and sanding them out to work at tbe different

      factories of arts , such as brewhouses , distilleries , sag&x refiners , and other places connected with the copper trade , and only giving them upon an average , during the whole of their apprenticeship , froni seven to twelve shillings per week , and their parents are compelled , by an agreement , to supply their offspring with every necessary of life ; and if any accident or illness befall them during their apprenticeship , no remuneration is allowed by their masters to their parent * or themselves for maintenance during the losa of time ; and through such a system as this , we , legal , honest mechanics shall be completely deserted , asd ultimately left destitute of every necessary of life .

      Brother Mechanics—We feel in duty bound to call upon all the mechanics and tradesmen in England , Ireland , snd Scotland , to take our cause into their -consideration , and to see the oppression and overwhelming ruin that is coming upon us . We call upon you , beiDg what trade or calling you may follow , to open your hearts and hands , and feel for us as though our cause was your own , knowing , that if we cannot stop this undermining system of utter ruin to all trades as well as oars , that the liberty of Englishmen , Irishmen , and Scotchmen will soon be

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      gone for ever ; and as we have bnt one chance left , ( that is your aid , ) rise up with the spirit ot our forefathers and make the last struggle for all oar liberty ; can you see us fall under the tyrants' blowa , and stand etill and look on with indifference and ultimately fall with as , ot will you instantly rouse yourselves and come to our rescue and deliver as from bondage ; yon may do It , you can do it , you ought to do it , you are bound in duty to assist ; the rising generation looks up to yon to maintain your rights and theirs , your children expect that you will leave them free , the Wood that runs in our veins most thrill at such proceeding * , will you suffer your liberty to be wrenched oat of your hands , and all of us together to be bound In slavery , half wages , half-starved , half-naked , totally driven out of oar right ! , exposed to &U the miseries of life , and

      end our days in pauperism , or in a Union , and oar families enslaved for ever , when by a trifling subscription you can deliver as and yourselves , and show te these unfeeling , unprincipled , over-bearing , cruel , tyrannical oppressors , that we will not submit to them ? we were born tree and we cannet bear the yoke ; we will not be driven out of our trade , wo will maintain oar rights oar fathers handed it down to as , and « hall we not b . j"M it down to oar children ? yes ; and we call you to assist as , to lend a helping band to carry on oar cause aa yout own and by your exertions and liberality and brotherly love , you will show as that you are lovers of liberty , and victory most follow ; they are determined for out utter ruin , and we are determined to resist to our uttermost , and as it is a war of extermination to all the trades of England , Ireland , and Scotland , we shall be finally ruined if the cause u lest

      Then is it not legal and just for every mechanic to protect his trade from being ultimately ruined ? Yes . Then , in the name of Heaven , we * sk , can it be wrong for men to attempt to improve their condition , and the preservation of their natural rights ? Is it wrong for men to unite for the purpose of resisting their masters' encroachments on their trade ?—is it wrong to oppose monopoly and mercenary ambition ?— -is it wrong to restrict the principle of selfishness to it * proper and legitimate bounds and objects ?— it wrong tor tnea to consult together for their interest , and seek their welfare ?—is it wrong for man to attempt tbe elevation of hi 3 morals and intelkctual standing ? No . Then it is not wrong for man to establish tbe honour and safety of his respective vocation upon a more secure and permanent basis .

      Friends and Brother Mechanics , we will no longer detain you on »><« part of our subject ; but , in conclusion , will merely observe that culture of the mechanio art is not only calculated to elicit , expand , and invigorate the inventive faculty of man—to remove his natural ignorance , and enrich his natural poverty , but also to advance his morale , refine his manners , and elevate his character ; and by being in possession of these qualifications , are enabled , by tbe assistance of each other , to oppose and supersede tbe greatest monopolism and oppression . Therefore if this cause is lost , our prospects are ruined for ever , and we shall be subjtct to opprobrium and oppression by our oppressive adversaries , and slavery , misery , want , distress , and affliction wi ! l be our portion ; and our offsprings at Boine future day , will urag their inherited chains across our graves , aud load our memories with reproaches and imprecations .

      Therefore we must be diligent in our cause , be honest , be fiim to each other , be indefatigable ; pursue our determination with a diligence that never tires , and with perseverance that never falters . Then the just cause will be our own : liberty , honour , and hap piness will be our just reward . We shall be on the land of the brave and the free ; our sons will have no cause to reproach us ; all our deserving children rind favour in our eyes , support on our arms , and protection in our bosoms .

      " England expects every man to do his duty 1 " Subscriptions thankfully received at the Golden Lion , Fore-strebt , Cripplegate , London . The following is a copy of a Letter and Memorial which Messrs E . & W . Pontifex and Wood , refused to receive and comply with . TO MESSRS . E . < fc W . PONTIFEX & GO . Gentlemen , —We ore Delegates nominated to lay a Memorial before you , and we hope an impartial perusal will be given an answer to the same tffect ; will much oblige i ' our humble servants , William Misceldine . William Jagelman . Richard Hewson . TliOMAS COFFEY . TO MESSRS . E . & W . PONTIFEX . WOOD . & CO ..

      SHOE-LANE , HOLBORN . T ' m humble Memorial from Ute Journeywan Coppersmiths UUe in the employ of Messrs . E . and IF . Pontifex , Wood , and Co . Yoir Memorialists Sheweth , —That in consequence of their late Employers not being willing to restrict the Coppersmith Department of their Factory to a limited number of Apprentices , » n the twentyeighth day of April lost , when several of the workmen had an interview with Mr . Edmund Pontifex , and then been given to understand from him his determination not to accede to the workman's wishes . The

      Journeymen CoppersmitLa considered it a duty incumbent and imperative on themselves to withdraw individually from their employment , and to act entirely upen thuir own responsibility for tiieir future welfare and interests ; knowing that the excessive number of Apprentices now bound to the Trade , and with the introduction of machinery and great improvement of late years has been made in the Coppersmith's branch , is likely , if continued , to diminish the employment hitherto afforded to the Journeymen Mechanics now employed in the Coppersmith trade , and providing restrictions are not made and complied to , the workmen would inevitably be ruined .

      Therefore your humble Memorialists , with every due respect and courtesy to Mesirs . E . & W . Pontifex , Wood , & Co ., have ventured to lay the following resolutions before you , in hopes they will mett your approbation , and be the means of cuming to an amicable understanding , which may tend to be beneficial and agreeable to all parties , viz . the number of Apprentices .

      COPPERSMITH SHOP . One Apprentice to four Men . Two ditto to eight ditto Three ditto to twelve ditto . Four ditto to sixteen ditte . Five ditto to twenty ditto . Six ditto to twenty-four ditto . And two Apprentice * in the Braziers' Shop . Subscriptions thankfully received at the Golden Lion , Fore-street , Cripplegate .

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      EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF SWINDLING . On Thursday , William Hopkins , landlord of the Holein-tbe-Wall public-house , Fleet-street , appeared before Sir Peter Laurie , who sal for the Lord Mayor , at the Mansion House , to answer the complaint of the British Auxiliary Legion , under General Evans , in Spain , under the following circumstances : —Captain Roberts said that he appeared to support the summons , in consequence of reading the following letter : — " King-street , Long Acre , June 23 . Sir , —In compliance with your wishes , and , at the same time , grateful for your kind consideration , I hereby endeavour to transmit to you a few of the names of those unfortunate individuals who , like myself , have been defrauded by that prince of swindlers , Alexander Somerviile : —

      £ s . a . James M'Culloch , 8 th Seots 7 13 0 Bobert Johnson , ditto 3 10 John Holland , ditto 10 13 0 Robert Cohen , ditto 7 10 0 Samuel Cuddy , ditto 9 3 0 James Callagner , ditto 3 17 2 Edward Fields , ditto 3 17 2 Daniel Grady , 6 th Scots 5 0 8 James Mullin , ditto 7 12 6 John Mullin , ditto 9 2 6 Henry M'Erery , ditto 9 2 0 Jatnea Stuart , 4 th regiment 9 3 0 James Scott , 2 d Lancers 17 2 8

      £ 112 4 2 " These , sir , are only a few of the too many instances which I can recollect of duplicity practised by Alexander SomerrUie on those who were bo unfortunate as to become a prey to bis insinuating and artful way ef victimizing . " I have the honour to be , " Sir , " Your most humble servant , " Robert M'Cobmick , " Late 8 th Scot * , British Auxiliary Legion . " To Captain Roberta , British Auxiliary Legion . "

      Captain Roberts stated that the complainant was a private in the Lancers of the British Auxiliary force , who served under General Evans in Spain , and on the dissolution of that fore © Scott retired to Belfast , in Ireland , where he worked tor some time as a wood-turner until he met with an accident , by which he lost the use of one of his hands . Some time after this accident , an advertisement appeared in the London journals , as well as the provincial ones , and placards , signed " Alexander Somerrille , " stating that he was an agent for the recovery of gratuities and pay due by the Spanish government to the British legion , and which was secured under the convention of both countries : he undertook not only to recover the amount bat make them an advance .

      Sir Peter Laurie—Was thia the Somcrville that made guch a noise at the Reform Bill , and figured away in the Scot * Greys f—Captain Roberts said that it was , and proceeded to state that every soldier on his discharge obtained certificates for his gratuities and pay , which being endorsed by the holders were transferable . Scott , on seeing Somerville ' a handbills in Belfast , applied to him by letter , to which he received the following answer .- — " 4 , Brydges-street , Strand , London , Jan . 13 . " Sir , —I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter , and have to say , that I can do nothing with your certificates until I see them , and havo submitted

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      them to tbe judgment or the Spanish Commissioner who if appointed to inspect them . The moment he sees them , and says they are good ones , I shall instantly send you money for them . I shall either purchase them at 13 s . in the pound , or get you the instalments , keeping 2 * . each for my trouble , or I will do anything else yon may Instruct me , if that is in my power . Only , as I have been taken in by purchasing and lending money on bad documents received already , I cannot do anything with you until I ahojj your papen to the Commissioner , which , if you send them soon , I shall endeavour to do next week . 111 am , yours faithfully , "A . Somerville . " Mr . James Scott , 5 , Mitchell-street , Belfast "

      sir P . Laurie—What was Somerville originally ?—Captain Roberta—He was originally a labourer in a stone quarry , and latterly was an orderly to Colonel Jacks . Subsequently he went to Glasgow , and commenced agent for the recovery of the British claims , and , Belfast being so near , he despatched his emissaries out there . —Sir P . Laurie—What was the price of the certificate ?— Scott—An offer of 13 s . in the pound was made to me . —Captain Roberts—The father of Scott , on receiving Somerville ' 8 letter , forwarded the certificates unendowed , and of which they heard nothing until they made application to the Spanish Government , and tbe following answer was received from M . Castaneda , the Spanish Commissioner : — " 163 , Albany-street , Regent ' s Park , " April 21 , 1841 .

      " James Scott , —In reply to your application respecting certificates , I have to inform you , that the one for arrear of pay was presented at the office by Mr . W . Hopkins , of the Hole-in-the-Wall , Fleet * street , London , who obtained a final certificate of the same in his own name . The other , for gratuity , was also presented at thia office by the same person , who received the first and second instalments , payable thereon , on the 14 th of February last . " Miguel Castaneda . "

      Accordingly an application was made to a Sir . Bradburn , a gentleman much employed in the recovery of Spanish claims , and he took Scott to Queen-square Police Office , when Scott declared that he uever endorsed them ; also a declaration to the same effect was obtained from his father , notwithstanding they were sold in this x . arkut to Mr . Hopkins , and they bore the endorsement of Sovlt ; and what was required ol Mr . Hopkins wad , that hu should give up the certificates which he holds of Scott ' s , and the endorsement on which is forged .

      Mr . Hopkins—I bought them in the market . at the market price , and they are transferable by endorsement . Sir P . Laurie—There is no doubt but Somerville forged the endorsement . Pray , VIr . Hopkins , how much did you give for them ? Mr . Hopkins—Twelve shillings in the pound . Sir P . Laurie—To what amount of Scott ' s did you purchase ? Mr . Hopkins—About £ 17 . Sir P . Laurie—Pray , whom did you purchase them from ? Mr . Hopkins—From a Mr . Gilbert . Sir P / Laurie—Where U Mr . Gilbert ? A person ot the namo of Williams , who represented himself aa his clerk , said that he was a livery stable keeper , and he got them from Mr . Baudry , who keeps the Britannia public-house , Commercial Road , and Baudry got them from Somerville , and Gilbert gave 55 s . per cant , for them ! Sir P . Laurie—1 suppose Baudry and the other parties are dealers in them ? Williams—Yea , they are , when legally endorsed .

      Sir P . Laurie—Well , Mr . Hopkins , had you not better give them up ? Mr . Hopkins—1 have not got them . Sir P . Laurie—Where are they ? Mr . Hopkins—I sold them . Sir P . Laurie—When ? Mr . Hopkins—About six weeks after I purchased them . Sir P . Laurie—When had you notice of the forgery ? Mr . Hopkins—About tke 19 th of July . Sir P . Laurie—Did you sell them before you had the notice ? Mr . Hopkins—I did ; it waa decidedly wrong to have purchased them without ascertaining tha genuineness of the endorsement , but when I purchased them from Mr . Gilbert , I had no doubt of everything being correct . Mr . Williams—Gilbert purchased them from Baudry , and he bad them from Somerville . Sir P . Laurie—Oh , yes , we know that ; but what I want to ascertain is , whether it wan likely that Hopkins , Gilbert , and Baudry , had any knowledge of the trick plaved bj Somerville ?

      Captain Huberts said that he did not believe they had . Sir P . Laurie—What has become of Somerville ? Captain Roberta—After finishing his agency operations iu Glasgow , be published a work called " A Narrstive of the British Campaign in Spain , " which sold very well , and he subsequently came to London , and published a sixpenny work in fifteen numbers , which be called " A Narrative of the Wars of Europe , " which also sold well , and a . part of which appeared in the Dispatch . Sir P . Laurie—Oh , in the Dispatch ; then ho was one of the pillars of the Dispatch ?

      Captain Roberts—Yeaj and for which he was tied up ; he subsequently fell out with tbe Dispatch , and published a letter iu the Morning Advertiser , and he bad latterly become aa advocate for military flogging . ( Laughtsr . ) Sir P . Laurie—However , it appears that those parties did not know of the forgery . Captain Roberts—Certainly . 1 am sure they weru not cognisant of it . Sir P . Laurie—Why did Somerville choose Glasgow as tbe field oi liis operations ? Captain Roberts—Because we buiistuil 2 , 51 ) 0 meu there , and upwards of 100 in Belfast . Sir P . Laurie—How many certificates are still out ?

      Williams—Upwards of 4 , 000 . Captain Roberts—My object in seeking this public iuquiry is to spoil Soiuerville , which , as sure as it is made public , it will do . Sir P . Laurie—It does you infinite credit to come forward in behalf of of those poor plundered men . Pray , Mr . Hopkins , to whom did > ou sell your certificates ? Mr . Hopkins—To Mr . Gilbert . Sir P . Laurie—To Mr . Gilbert , from whom you bought them , how came that ? Mr . Hopkius—When I heard there was a likelihood oi there being trouble about them . Sir P . Laurie—How came you to suppose that tbure was to be nuy trouble about them ? Mr . Hopkins—From a letter I received from Mr . Kirknian Laue , the attorney . Sir P . Laurie — Did you sell the certificate back to Gilbert before or after you received Mr . Kirknian Lane's letter ? Mr . Hopkins—Oh , before I received the letter . Scott—Xo , you did not ; for two months afterwards I saw my certificates in your hands .

      Mr . Hopkins—No , you did not ; I showed you the certificate of another Scott . Scott—There was no other Scott in the same regiment . Sir P . Laurie—It appears that there has been most extraordinary dealings in these certificates . Captain Roberts—Mo 8 t shameful . I know wb « re one purson holds £ 9 * 0 of those certificates , composed entirely of the two months' and six months' gratuities , the former £ 3 , and the latter £ 9 , for which a tnere trifla was given ; snd the publicans , Jews , and crimps of Portsmouth obtained hundreds of them for & pot of beer , or a glass of gin .

      Sir P . Laurie—Oil , shocking ! shocking ! Captain Roberts—And I know that one physician , at the westend , holds £ 15 , 000 worth , purchased through an agent Sir P . Laurie—Well , I think , as these patties have creditably , come forward to meet the charge , and as they are respectable people , they will give to Scott anything they made by the purchase of the certificates . Mr . Hopkins and Mr . Williams having agreed to do so , Sir P . Laurie inquired what became of Somerville ? Captain Koberts said that it was reported that he was in the Isle of Man , and begged to say , that as the cue Would no doubt go before the public , he did not , in the most remote way , impute anything improper to Messrs . Hopkins , Gilbert , and Baudry . Sir P . Laurie perfectly concurred in the observation , and congratulated Capt , Roberts on the victory he had achieved . The parties then lefc the office .

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      DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT THGRNLEY COLLIERY . MELANCHOLY SACRIFICE OF LIFE . Ou Saturday morning , at an eariy hour , a tremendous explosion occurred at this place , which is about fourteen miles from Sundeiland . Thornley is au important colliery , which has been in operation about six years , and this "we understand is tha first serious explosion which has occurred . The population , according to the recent census , is about 2 , 700 , chiefly colliers' families . To give our readers a better idea of the nature of the locality of tbe accident , we must premise that the Thornley Colliery contains three seams . The first is called the five-quarter seam , and its depth is 85 fathoms ; the second ia the Hutton Beam , which is situated at the depth of 145 fathoms ; and the third is the seam in which this most melancholy and unfortunate accident occurred , viz ., the Harvey seam , which is at a depth of 166 fathoms . This is certainly a great depth , but it is only trifling when compared with the Monkwearmoutu Colliery , which ia upwards of 270 fathoniB .

      The accident took place at fifteen minutes past four , immediately after the principal part of the workmen in the Harvey seam , the hewers , to the number of fifty , hod left the pit , and the putters and trappers above were left to attend to the ventilation , 4 c The putters and trappers alone were left in the pit , with oue unfortunate individual , Thomas Haswell , hewer , who is lame , and who has on two occasions been before most seriously injured . Information waa immediately given at Tbornley Colliery Office , that a serious accident had occurred ,

      and Mr . Heckles , the resident viewer , Mr . Carnea , together with the under-viewer and overman , immediately resolved on descending the shaft , in order that every assistance might be given to any parties who had escaped the explosion ; which was only known to the workmen in the other seams by a rushing of the air in the staple , which led them to the conclusion that something was wrong in the Harvey Beam . In the meantime the news of the fatal accident spread like wildfire through the village , and even to the adjacent district , and the whole population had assembled at the bank of the pit

      Mr . Heckles , and the gentleman who hod descended the pit , had , by thia time , ascertainsd that the accident had originated In the north-west direction from the shaft Mr . H ., however , despatched parties in different directions , himself and tbe overmen examining the district where" the accident had occurred ; and , accordingl y , bis party fouud the bodies of those who had been

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      killed confined to a space of 200 yards in the northwest district of tbe Harvey seam . Two horses were * lso found dead . The villagers remained in anxious suspense for the period of one hour , during which Mr . Heckles and his party were engaged in bringing the bodies up the shaft . It must not be Imagined , bowever , that those who bad been only injured remained so long down the shaft , for it is due to the activity of the parties concerned , to say that in a quarter of an hour they were all " at bank . " They were all able to walk to their respective homes , excepting Jonathan Gardener , who died in about five hours after leaving the pit Tbe following is a correct list of tbe unfortunate sufferers : —

      Killed—Thomas Haswell , overman , 42 ; Peter Graydon , driver , 11 ; George Ord , flatinon , 17 ; Robert Gardener , trapper , 9 ; Themos Hall , putter , IS ; John Graham , putter , IS ; George Graham , do ., 17 ; John Armstrong , do , 15 ; John Gardener , do . 16 . Seriously injured—George Croaier , wayleaver ; James Maudlin , overman ; Thomas Pile , trapper . The following , though in the same division of tbe pit , escaped unhurt : — John Humble , trapper ; George Gillinga , driver ; R . Palmer , putter ; J . Wilson , trapper ; Wm . Willis , do . ; M . Gardener , hewer ; Thomas Welch , putter ; Wm . Eltringham , do .: Andrew Bones , water leader ; Wm . Woollett , do ,, George Hog&n , shifter ; Thoa . Atkinson , do .

      Wltb respect to the condition in which they found the pit , little difference was observable in its aspect . There were a few board end stoppings , or wood partitions , which had been violently knocked out of the ends of the galleries which they enclosed . These were immediately restored , in order to renew the ventilation , and this was effected in about three-quarters of an hour . The greatest praise is due to the faculty , who lost no time ic being present to render their best services to the poor fellows . The pit is ventilated on the same principles as tbe best collieries on the Tyne and the Wear , viz . by an up-cast and down-cast shaft The blame , so far as it can be ascertained , there is little doubt will be found to rest with the boy Gardener , who has already suffered . — Northern Times .

      The coroner's inquest has since been held , and , with the exception of one , returned unanmously a verdict of accidental death .

      A Voice From Northallerton Hell

      A VOICE FROM NORTHALLERTON HELL

      TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAB . . Bramptou , August 8 th , 1811 . SIR , —By inserting in the Star the following letter , received from one of the Chartiat victims in Northallerton Hell , you will much oblige , Yours , respectfully , Walsinoham Martin . " Respected Friend , —I received your kind letter , and was pleased to hear of your being at Attercliffe Feast I should have liked to have been there too , or anywhere but in thia miserable place .

      " Sir , I confess I felt rather surprised when 1 read your letter . I thoaght you bad known me better than to have such an opinion of me , as to think for a moment that I am afraid to speak what I think or know upon the silent system . I am awaTe I have never entered into any detail of it , but it was not through fear or any restraint I am under , for I knew my inability to do justice to my thoughts on the subject ; and I was aware that others , who knew as much of it as I do , are well qualified to treat the matter in all its odious forma .

      " I cannot but think our friends take a wrong view of the subject : it ia our rascally Government that ia to blame for sending a set of men to such places , and treating them as felons , for a political offence . The new rules were revised and altered , as they now stand , by the Marquis of Normanby , backed , as you mnst know , by the statute law ; and you may depend it is useless trying to get them altered . Talk of convicts I I would rather ten times be one of them , than be under the severe discipline of this place . They are allowed social intercourse with each other , and it is not a breach of discipline , with them , to cast a look at the heavens . " I do assure you , Sir , I have not seen the snn for above twelve months . I was reported the other day for looking as high as the prison windows , when they were straight before me . So you may form some idea of the comprehensive nature of tbe silent system .

      " Sir , I cannot say that I have been treated in any manner contrary to the rules of the prison ; but I do say that the severity of the rules has given my health such a shock as I shall perhaps feel whilst I live . I am sorry to inform you that my back is no better ; it has been coming on me for months : it is the same complaint that I have bad so long in my legs—at least , I think so , as I am taking the same medicine for it as for my legs . " My friend , I have enclosed you a copy of a petition that I have sent to the Marquis of Normanby this last week . I perhaps need uot inform you that his Lordsnip can ascertafn how far ft is true , if he thinks proper . I think that if Sheffield was to get up a public meeting , and send a petition , signed by the Chairman , to the Home-office , perhaps most of us might he forgiven , and the other removed ; at least , it is worth trying for . Will you have the kindness to write to Shtffiekl on the subject »

      " Sir , when you receive a copy of the Bradford Petition eend me one , but do not write anything else on , so as to make a letter of it ; if you do , it will prevent me receiving it , as the prison rules will not allow us to receive or send a letter oftener than once in three weeks . "My dear Sir , I am heartily glad that the Whigs are in so great a minority , i received the half dozen stamps for which I return my frieni thanks . You must excuse the rambling , unconnected manner that I have wrote this letter : you are not aware how painful stooping to writo is to me . I will endeavour to do the next batter . " Give my respects to Mrs . Martin and all friends ; and btfore I conclude , let me beg of you , my friends , to use your endeavours to get us removed . Health and strength is the only property I have ; and if that i » destroyed , haw , in the name ef God , am I to get my bread , if ever I live to get my liberty ?

      " Let mo snow in your next what exertions have been made . " I am , Sir , " Yours , faithfully , " Samuel Holberry . " To Mr . Walsingham Martin , Chesterfield , " The following is a copy of the petition : — IO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE MARQUIS 6 F NORMANBT , SECBETAEV OF STATE . The humble petition of Samuel Holberry , a prisoner in the House of Correction , in Northullerton , in the North Riding of the County of York , SHEWETH , —That ; your Lordships' petitioner was convicted of conspiracy aad sedition at the York Spring Assizes , of 1840 , and sentenced to four years imprisonment in the above-mentioned gaol .

      That the severe confinement he is enduring ia not only ruining his health , but daily diminishing his strength ; and to give your Lordship an idea of his afflictions , and that bis person is undergoing a considerable change for the worse , his legs are subject to continual swellings , and his appetite has lost all relish for the prison diet That your Lordship will feel convinced from these circumstances that your petitioner must be considerably debilitated , and hourly feeling his afflictions more and more .

      That your Lorpships' petitioner having been subject to the severe restrictions of the silent system , for so long a period , and having , by his sentence , yet to undergo two years and a half imprisonment in the very closest of confinement , he feels it a duty he owes to himself for the protection of his health , nay , his very life , to petition your Lordship for a mitigation of his punishment ; not that he prays for that almost unhopedfor favour at this stage of his sentence of a total remission of it , but for a relaxation of the prison discipline by being sent to some other gaol where the silent syatem ia not enforcod , wholly on the ground of protection to his health .

      That your Lordships' petitioner having now stated the ground of his petition , he will rest in full hope of confidence in your Lordships' humanity to take the above circumstances into consideration ; that isthe length of time he has served under the most severe prison discipline—tbe time he bos to serve under the decline of health—and the present state of his health ; and may your Lordship , under the circumstances , see tbe absolute necessity of granting his humble petition , by removing him to some place where the restrictions ore less severe , thereby holding out the hope that his health may be protected , and his life spared ; and your petitioner will ever pray . Sampel Holberry , Prisoner . July 29 , 1841 .

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      BRUTAL , CRUEL , AND SCANDALOUS EJECTMENT FROM THEIR HOLDINGS OF UPWARDS OF ONE HUNDRED PERSONS . ( From our own correspondent . ) I send the following account of this outrage , which would never have been brought to light , but through the exertions of Mr . Drake , and the hatred the police have to Chartist subscription boxes : the boxes belonging to the members of thia district having been lent to the miserable victims of lawless aggression by Mr . Drake , and they having been seized , together with two persons , by the police , which occasioned the whole affar to be investigated . Proceedings are still going on , and I hope on . Thursday to be able to forward all particulars v . s to persons , &c , as warrants will be applied for , aud counsel employed to obtain redress .

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      Two wretched-looking beings , named Ri ' aWj Williams and Ellen Sheen , the former SSaK Utter 51 yearsof age , were charged before M ? Brougbton , at Worahip-street , under . . the followb £ extraordinary circumstances : —Sergeant TeakJ * B 6 , stated that , on Friday last , about fourteen fate ? lies were forcibly ejected from the domiciles theTh *^ occupied in Hope-street , SpHalfields , and they ha ? been since compelled to remain day and nfoS under one of the arohes of the Eastern Count !! Railway . The occurrence bad occasioned wnBida ? able excitement in the neighbourhood , and theirf joining streets had been greatly ofetrucfcd by Su crowds of persona assembled round their place *

      encampment , tie prooeeded to tne place on Snnd * afternoon for the purpose of preserving order wh «[ he found two boxes placed on the pavement ' to r ^ ceive charitable donations , and , as the prisoners wta appeared to have charge of them , refused to ' t » S them away , he considered it his duty to take tW into custody for tbe obstruction . ¦ ~^ The sergeant produced the boxes , which he atii were the same as vsere used by the Chartists in « 1 letting contributions for the defence of their imirL soned fellows . Two slips of paper were affixedu the front of the boxes , with the following inscrol tion : — " Two hundred men ; women , and children ii a moment ' s notice , turned into the open airfrot . Hope-street , SpitalSelds , being distrained on acd they are now to be seen there , in want of shelter an ? of the necessaries of life . " ^

      Mr . Broughton inquired by whose direction and under what particular process the ejectment took place ? Sergeant Teakle said that he happened to be pu . sing through the street on Friday morning when ( W families were turned out , and he observed that til directions were given by a broker named Hard ? who was attended by several assistants . The goJ { and . scanty furniture belonging to the parfie ? portions of which were broken to pieces , were iyia » about the street , and a number of miserable peopk of all ages and both sexes were wailing oret thea The majority of them were poor weavers out of em ! ployment , and the distress and wretchedness thu the scene presented was truly heart-rending , a policeman now present would be able to give tha further information

      magistrate , as he accompanjed the broker when he made the eiwtment . Police constable Spencer , H 92 , was called , and in answer to the magistrate ' s questions he stated that on Friday morning Inspector Lewis sent hi « to Hope-street with the broker , to prevent a bretelj of the peace , and he remained in the street whilst the poor families outof fourteen houses were ejected . They were all in a most destitute condition , but the most distressing case was that of a poor Woman who had a family of eight children , one of whom was ill with the small-pox ; another woman had seven chil . dren , and one of them had been severel y scalded oa ihe same morning . The broker promised the woman to procure tne admission of herself and family into the workhouse , bat he did not knew whether the Dromis * had heen fulfilled . jwiow

      Mr . Broughton said he was greatly surprised thti the police had lent its countena nce to such unlawful and tyrannical proceedings , but he presumed that tin object for which their services were required had beca misrepresented to the inspector . Tilt , the usher , was directed by the magistrates to proceed immediately and bring to the court as many of the unfortunate outcasts as he could find . The case was resumed at four o ' clcck , when Mr . Ashley , the solicitor , attended to watch the pro ceedings on the part of the broker and his principal and Mr . Hunt appeared on behalf of the aggrieved parties .

      Tilt informed the magistrates that several of tie poor , people were waiting outside to be examined . Amoug 6 t the number was the woman whose child wa 3 said to have died , but her child was not dead , t hough eerjonsly indisposed . The first witness called was Snsan Potts , the wife of a poor weaver , with seven children , who stated that a broker who distrained upon her goods at her last place of abode recommended her to remove with her family into one of the houses in Hope-street which was abandoned , and she accordingly did so She had lived for some weeks in the house and no

      , application bad been made to her for rent , neither had she - received any notice to quit . On Friday morning she went to the workhouse to apply f « sonje relief , and , on her retunij she found two mea in the room , who told her to " get out" with her goods and children , or they would turn them oat . She implored them to allow her a little time in eo * . eideration of her sick child , but they refused to do so , and she collected her few things and left the place . She remained in the street with her children until night , when they were admitted into another house .

      A poor man , named Philips , was next examined , and he stated that he had lived three months in oue . of the houses , and had agreed to pay eighteenpence a week for his room , part of which he had paid . On Friday morning he went out to seek work , and on returning he found that his door had been broken open by the broker's party , and the few chinga he possessed were scattered about tfe street . No notice had been given to him to lea ^ e the place . He had passed two nights in the open air . Several other witnesses , some of whom had been exposed for three days and nights to tho late inclement weather , gave similar evidence . Mr . Hunt questioned the witnesses as to whether the broker or his men removed any of the goods with their own hands , but they stated that thej were peremptorily ordered to remove them themselves .

      Mr . Hunt said that if the answer had been in tfce affirmative he should , on his own responsibility , have given the person who removed a single article into custody ou a charge of felony . ( Mr . Broughton said he very much regretted that all he could do , as tbe case how stood , was to discharge the prisoners . Ho had occasionally read of the occurrence of suah proceedings iu Ireland , butle never conceived that such a heartless and lawless transaction could ever take place in this country ; and although he could not now deal with the case as he desired , he would , upon application being made , grant warrants against the parties for a breach of the peace . Mr . Hunt said that he would takeout the warrants without loss of time , as he was determined to prosecute the parties to the utmost extent .

      The prisoners were then discharged . [ The amount in the boxes is supposed to be about los ., which would have been distributed amongst the unfortunates on Sunday evening , if the police had not interfered . The police , it is raid , have broken open the boxes . I write in haste , having only fast time for the post ; I have been engaged in this case for the last five hours . ]

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      Mischievous Spoiling of Tbadesmen . The unnatural separation of dignity and usefulness , the pernicious association of elegance and inutility , has created immeasurable mischief . How absnrd , bow inbane are the notions connected with manual j abourv Louis XVI . would have been a locksmith had the bent of his taste beeeu permitted scope ; and George III . was fond of watch-making . What a pity either were compelled to forsake the path of mechanical usefulness for that in which they hare left their names ,

      "To point a moral , and adorn a tale . " —English Chartist Circular . Unemployed Operatives in Paisley . —We regret to state that the number of unemployed continues rather on the increase . The number on the books yesterday was 748 , but this gives but an inadequite idea . of the whole numbers unemployed . Oa these 748 as many more are more or less dependent as swell the number up to 1 . 800 . Of these , all that are employed about only to 60 , who have work at

      breaking Stones . The others are relieved by orders on grocers and others fer food . The voluntary assessment was expected to yield about £ 700 , but from inability in some cases , and unwillingness in others , it is to be fearedit will fall much short of this . Only about a third of the inhabitants , however , have yet been called en . The calls will be renewed next week . The wants of the unemployed are most pressing , and their sufferings severe , and we ho pe this will be borne in mind when the « pllectors make their call . —Paisley Paper .

      The "Lady Thief" at LiNC 9 Lrr .-As was anticipated aud predicted , the " lady thief" has been permitted toeseape ; she has quitted Lincoln , it « stated . Several fresh cases of daring theft on her part are now freely spoken of , showing whatever place she visited she plundered if possible—taking jewellery , fancy wools , or anything portable that came in her way . Many tradesmen have missed articles of groat value . Dnring the latter part of last week the liidy called several times at the shops from which she was positively kaown to have stolen , to endeavour to compromise matters by paying for

      the goods . One party refused until she had not onlj returned all they had seen her take , but everything she had taken ; 8 he wont away , returned , and delivered up a bundle of fancy wools and worsteds Not content with compounding crime ( an indictable oiFence , by-the-bye ) , and defeating justice to the public , parties are framing excuses for the thief worth £ 400 a year . Her disorder is tenderly ascribed to a morbid and irrepressible propensity , or monomania .. And it is sought to palliate her offence by the representation that she did not intend harm in taking what belonged to others . — -Lincoln Mercury '

      MesSBS . DaINTHY , RTLE AND CO . ' S BAKKRCPrCT . —We understand that the total number of proofs ot debt under this fiat is 589 . The amount of the debts proved against the Macclesfield Bank is £ 116 , 902 19 s . 2 d . ; against the Manchester Bank , £ 48 , 571 6 s . lid . ; and the private debts proved amount to £ 331 18 s . 3 d . ; making a . grand total of £ 165 , 806 4 ? s . 4 £ d . ; besides which , " the assignees of Messrs . Whitmore and Wells , on whoin fhe bank drew in l . « ndori , claim to pro > e for £ 210 308 S 3 . 3 d . — Manchester Guardian .

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      c THE NORTHERN STAR . .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 14, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct718/page/6/