Current:

Northern Star (1837-1852), 12th March 1842, Edition 4 of 5, Page 5, Untitled Article

Page 5
Page 5
5 of 8

On this page

  • Text (4)
  • Transcript

    • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

      Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

      Untitled Article

      stances of very great atrocity , as exhibited in the charges against the prisoners . Whether the charges made against the different prisoners might be established of course would be the result of their ( the Grand Jury ) investigation and the subsequent invesiigaaons when the prisoners were put upon their trial . But if all the charges or even any large portion of them are established according to the way in which they were laidbefore him , he certainly did pz $ that they sbowedadegreeof violence and adlsor ^ erly state of mind on the part of the person 3 ch ^ ged . He had as far as he bad been able since " b ^ g arrival in this city endeavoured to make biiEseir master of the facts of the worst cases , in ord / er ij&at he might , if any difficulty should suggest itself to him or should

      suggest itself to them when t ' ney came to consider the eases , and they should Consult him in order that he might be able , as far ^ s possible , to guide them in the discharge of their duties . He regretted , however , to say , that th . - great length of the depositions he did not sa ^ they were unnecessarily so—had rendered it impossible for him to make himself master of more than a very few cases . Under these circumstances what he meant to do was when he left the Court , both that night and next day , to employ his time in making hiatself master of ihe facts of the different cases , is order that in case any difficulties should suggest themselves to him , or might suggest themselves to tiem when the cases came before them , he might have

      the honour of addressing them again . And he thought it better to adopt that line of conduct , than in the present imperfect information , of the facts of Jmany of the cases , to address the Grand Jury upon those cases , which he thought would be a waste of public time . There were one or two cases , however , to which he had directed hia attention more particularly , and , therefore , upon them he was wishful to make an observation or two . There were no less than six cases in which parties were charged with wilful murder , which , would come before the consideration of the Grand Jury . One of these cases was one which was very peculiar in the circumstances attending it , inasmuch as it is related to & transaction which is said to have taken place

      eleven or twelve years ago , the murder beingalleged to have been committed by the party charged , so long ago as the year 1830 . Now , the circumstances of the case 8 were peculiaraiid whether they were such &s would satisfy the Grand Jury that the murder was committed by the person charged would naturally depend upon their consideration , —it would be for them to say whether the circumstances of the case were sufficient to bring home the commission of the crime to the party charged . The difficulty , however , which suggested itself to him—he did not consider that difficulty insuperable , but still it was one worthy of consideration , —was the difficulty of pro ? ing that any murder had in this ease been committed . Of course the Grand Jury are aware that in this case

      there were two inquiries to which they would only have to direct their attention , before finding a bill ; first , whether a murder was committed , andBecondly , supposing a murder had been committed was it cornmined by the prisoner . Now , most probably they would find that the question which would cause them the greatest difficulty was the first question . This was not generally the case , for it generally happened that the difficult question was this , is the party charged guilty of the murder , there being no doubt abont the commission of the offence ? but in this ease there happened to be a preliminary dfficulty which would require the best attention of the jury . The first question for their consideration would 06 whether the person was murdered at all . The facts

      leading to suspicion were very snort . The alleged deceased is seen on a particular day and since then he has not been seen . In the course of the last summer , a skull and some bones of a human body are found . The evidence before them tends to show that the skull thus found was the skull of the party said to have been murdered . Now one important point for their consideration would be whether there wa 3 evidence sufficient to satisfy them that the skull found wns the skull « f the party who was supposed to have been murdered . Of course unless they were satisfied of that all further isqniry was out of the question . It is commonly said , and he ( the Learned Baron ) believed that they would find it so stated in the text-books , that they could never convict a person of murder until

      they saw the body of the person murdered . That , however , was perhaps stretching the thing too far , for if they saw a person throw another overboard into the water and the body not to be found it would be ridiculous to say that that party could not be convicted of murder . Or if a man threw another into a furnace , it would be ridiculous to say that he eoald notjbe convicted of the same offence . Bat the facts in this case are not so dear as that—a Tpap is last seen on a particular day , and he baa not been seen since , Thi 3 case would require great attention on the part of the grand jury , for they might convict a man of murder , and after all the person alleged to have been murdered be still Jiving . It would be for them to consider frem the

      evidence which would be brought before them ¦ ffieiher the skull which had been found was such from its appearances as could be proved to have been t * hat of the person alleged to have been murdered . If they be satisfied on that point they ironld probably come to the conclusion that deteased had died by murder , and if so , the next isfoiry for them to determine would be whether the prisoner was the person who committed that murder . There was another ease on which it occurred to him that it was fit he should make an observation—a ease in which a person was charged "with manslaughter from what was called mala praxis . In thi 3 case the -person acted as midwife , aad wa 3 alleged to have acted with such want of

      rirffl as to have caused the death of the party . There wa 3 no doubt that where a person undertook to act as a professional or medical person , and exhibited such gross negligence that there could be no doubt of the impropriety of what he did , and death ensued in consequence of such negligence , that it was manslaughter ; because when any person undertook a case of this description , knowing that he had no skill whatever to go through with it , or having the skill , did not choose to exert h , the offence was so palpable , that the law considered it as manslaughter . But he ought to caution them that in these cases , the question being the quantum of negligence , it was very difficult to draw a Ens a priori with respect to it ; and it was for

      them to say whether there was such a degree of evidence as to show that there was such negligence as to lead to the death of the party . He had looked ttaonga two or three other of the greater case ? , but they did cot appear to him to present any difficulties ¦ "fcci it would be necessary for him to dwell upon . There was one case in which three persons were ehxrged with committing murder , and the difflcnlrj vras the apparent absence of motive for commuting the crime , but thi 3 was not a great difficulty , because if the evidence a 3 to the ftet of the murder being committed by the partie 3 charged was strong , tht apparent absence of motive w * 3 doi a circumstance which ought to influence tieirjudement . It was a case depending entirely

      upon ihe evidence as to the facts alleged , and there eoald be no difficulty in point of law . On a cursory Tiew of the cases of a lighter character , or of more ordinary occurrence , he had not hitherto met with anything presenting any point of difficulty to his aund , and probably they would not present any oificaity to them , familiar as they must be , and ffiaay he knew personally , from seeing them on former occasions on the Graiid Jnrv , were familiar with ipe duties they had to discharge . If , however , any cSeoltj should arise , he should have pleasure , as it ^ his duty , to give them his assistance in aiiy such flifiinlty . A suggestion has been made to him , by one of their body , deputed for that purposehebelievcd £ j tie others , as to the expediency of having some better arraagem % nt as to the time for taking those

      ca = ee In which the more expensive sort of witnesses ?; ere engaged—he meant medical witnesses . It was difficult to say in what cases such witnesses would be engaged , but there were some kind of cases , such as ciurder and manslaughter—in which it was probable they would be required , and he would give such directions to the officer with respect to those cases as to promote tie object they had in view of detaining wose witnesses as short a time as possible . It was not always pofsible to * make the objects of justice accordant with the strictest economy , but where they conld be combined it onght to be done . None of these casps would be brought before them at preheat—they would have before them cases of a more ordinary nature , and in the discharge of that part of thnr duty , they would now have the goodness to Mjonra .

      The Gentlemen of the Grand Jury then left the won to proceed with their duties .

      CROWN COUBT , Fsiday , ILlbch 4 Before Mr . Baron Rolfe .

      SE 5 TEXCE . Benjamin RedgUce , found guilty yesterday of highly robbery , was sentenced to be transported for fifteen years . COIXISG . Joshua Appleyard , 52 , and Mary Ann Appleyard , jv , were charged with having , on the 20 th of September last , at Tadcaster , felonionsly forged two pieces of false and counterfeit money . The male Pruouer pleaded Guilty j the female Not Guilty . air GnEGOfiY Lewis , who conducted the prosecu-« on said he wa 3 doubtful whether he could obtain a conviction against the female , and her hnsband hav-Jag pleaded guilty , he should not offer any evidence *§ aicsther . Ha LoEDiHip ordered them to stand down foe the fif 686115 " ^ ¦^ le was afterwards discharged , and * ae nun sentenced to be transported for ten ytars .

      John Davidson , 40 , and Hannah Davidson , 40 , were charged with having in their possession , at ^ os , on the 13 th ef November last , a quantity of 5 >? Bierfeh money , consisting of sixty shillings , •™ t * fcn half-crowns , and four sixpences , knowing it * be cennterfeit , with intent to utter the fame . & » G . Lewis and Mr . Pollock were for the 'foserotion : Mr . Wiuuss defended .

      Untitled Article

      ? vf ? J ^ L K P ° li 08 - © flew . Leeds , deposed w _ S ? ^ Novembsr he was walking from a v * £ -e ^ s , when he saw the two prisoners and a boy ste ading together , in a field j his attention was drawr ^ to them by observing the man take out of a capjvagg bag some small paper parcels which he napped over to the woman , who kept them under jer shawl . He" took them into custody , and found in her bo 3 om four paper parcels , containing base coin ; in the man ' s left hand trouser ' s pocket he found three half crowns , five shillings , and four

      sixpences , all counterfeit ; besides good money amoanting to eleven shillings and sixpence in another pocket . The prisoner said Mb name was Smerthwaite , and refused to tell his residence ; both prisoners denied that they were man and wife . On ascertaining where they lived , which was in Somerset-street , he went thither , and on searching found some paper and some band which corresponded exactly with that in which the pockets found on the woman were wrapped , and with which they were tied . He also found a piece of sand-paper on which the edges of shillings appeared to have been rubbed .

      Cross-examined by Mr . "Wilkins—He said the linen bag found on . the prisoners , as well as the papers in which the coin wa 9 wrapped , were quite wet . The field in which the prisoners were was about two miles from Leeds . Mr . Edward Read said he received frem the last witness the counterfeit coin taken from the prisoners ; he had compared , at the time , the papers in which the coin was wrapped with that found at the house of the prisoners , and they corresponded . The male prisoner , at the time , stated that he had found the bag and the coin on the road .

      Mr . "WitKiJis addressed the Jury for the prisoners , and the Learned Judge having summed up , the Jury found both the prisoners guilty , and the Learned Judge sentenced the male prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years , and the woman to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months . Previous to the sentence being passed , the male prisoner declared solemnly that ¦ Eitzpatrick bad taken a false oath . He denied that any counterfeit coin was found upon him at all .

      BUEGLABT . William Brayshaw , 20 , John Clough , 20 , Joseph Ackroyd , 22 , and Joseph Ccleman , ' 22 , were charged with having , on the 7 th of August last , at Bawtry , burglariously broken into the dwelling house of Mr . Francis Raynes , solicitor , and feloniously stolen therefrom a pair of silver sugar tongs , Borne silver spoons , and other articles . Mr . Pashlet conducted the prosecution ; Sir Gbegobt Lewis and Mr . "Wilkins defended the prisoaers .

      The house of the prosecutor was all safely locked and secured , on the night of Saturday , the 7 th of August last ; and on Mr . Raynes going down stairs next morning , he found the souse had been entered by the drawing-room being forced , and from the drawing-room the burglars had proceeded to other rooms , where the silver tops of some castors , some spoons , two silver snuff boxes , and other property was . missing ; in the diningroom was found some lucifer matches , the top of a fancy metal button , and a piece of calico , which might have have been used for agarter . These ^ things were produced in evidence , and the prisoners were traced to have been together on the

      Saturday of the robbery , and were proved to have been at the Nag's Head , at Bawtry , for an hour on that evening , which place they left a little after ten o ' clock , without having inquired for lodgings , or said where they were going to . The prisoners were also seen together on Sunday morning , about four o ' clock , near Scroby , about three quarters of a mile from . Mr . JUynes s house ; the same witness who deposed to the latter fact swearing also to having seen Brayshaw aad Coleman together on Saturday afternoon . On Sunday afternoon the prisoners were seen at the gate of a field in a lane leading to

      Beckmgham , and a police omcer , named Casey , having got information , took two other persons with him in pursuit , and on seeing them the prisoners ran away , but were captured , and taken back to Bawtry , where Brayshaw was found to have on only one ganer , and that corresponded with the piece of calico found in Mr . Raynes's house ; he was also found to have on a waistcoat with fancy buttons , the tops of which corresponded with that also found in the house of Mr . Raynes . A chisel , corresponding with that which , must have been used in breaking open ' the window , ' was also found near one of the places where the prisoners had been seen standing .

      Evidence at great length was gone into , and after the Learned Judge had summed up , the Jury found all the prisoners Guilty . They were each senteaced to be Transported for Fifteen Years .

      SHEEP STEALING . James Mounsey ( 24 ) was charged with having , on the 26 th of August last , at Marston , stolen a sheep , the property of Mr . Wm . Coa . tes . The prisoner was found guilty , and was senteaced to oue year ' s imprisonment . HIGHWAY BOBBEHT . RichardSmilh . 50 , wa 3 charged with having , on the 9 . h of August last , at Almoudbury , near Huddersfield , stolen from the person of George Smith ( his brother ) , one sovereign , a half sovereign , and other moneys , after assaulting him on the highway . Tne prisoner pleaded Not Guilty .

      2 'he prosecution was conducted by Mr . Pashlay . ' The prisoner and prosecutor were in company together on the day named in the indictment , at the fctir Inn , at Slaithwaite , when they had something to drink , for which the prosecutor paid . They were aft £ rwards at an inn at Lockwood , called " the Widows , " which place they left together about el ^ Lt o'clock , at which tune it was said the prosecutor had his money in hi 3 pocket . The prisoner accompanied the prosecutor to Huddersfield , aud on the road it was alleged the roberry was comznlued . After a long trial , the prisoner was found Guilty but recommended to mercy .

      The Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned twelve months . The Court rose at six o ' clock .

      Untitled Article

      CROWN CUU . RT , Saturday , Mabch 5 . Before Mr . Baron Rolfe . BUBGLARY . James Drake , ( " 20 ) was charged with having on the 26 th of September last ? , at Northowram , burglariously stolen a top coat , two silk handkerchiefs , two cotton ditto , two pairs of bootF 3 a desk , and Is . 6 d . in copper , the property of David Parkinson . The prisoner pleaded guilty , but begged the mercy of the court as he had beeu Jed iato it by two other men who" made him drunk and enticed him to go with them . He called the prosecutor , who was his mister , from whose statement it appeared that this was not the first time he had been charged with felony . Sentence deferred .

      Charles Rhodes and Thomas Lealham were indicted for a burglary in the bouse of Thcs . Bramall and cutting and wounding the said Tboma 3 Bramall , an offence which , notwithstanding the relaxation of our penal code , is still capital . . Sir Gregory Lewin aud Mr . Stanhope conducted the prosecution . The prisoners were defended by Mr . Wilkins . It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor , ^ ho is an old man , and keeps a public-house at Monkbretton , in the West Riding , that abou ; three o ' clock in ta ' e morning of the 27 ih of July last , he was awakened by some noise about the lower part of bis house . The win d , however , was very boisterous , aadhe Tvas for some time in doubt whether this was

      not the cause of the n . ise which had alarmed him . The dog , however , began to bark , and was then heard to yelp as if he had received a blow . The prosecutor roused his wife , and went down stairs . He found the front door ajar and the door of the bar as well ' as the cellar door open . _ He closed and locked the front door , aud proceeding up stair 3 lit a candle . lie went to one of the bed-rooms where his niece and the servant maid slept , and finding they were both there , he again went dowu stairs . He descended into the cellar , and had very nearly reached the bottom of the step 3 , when he saw the ; two prisoner ? , both of whom he had known before , j Thev had a candle , and immediately on seeing him

      Rhodes made a blow at him with a poker he bad in i his Land , which took effect behind the ear on the right side , knocked him down against the wall , and caused blood to flow in great profusion from his mouth and j nose . Leathaa then made a stroke at him with a : plough . coulter which he had in his hand , and struck j him a serere blow upon the shoulder , narrowly j missing Ms head . Rhodes again suruck at him with i the poker , but missed his head and struck the wall ; with such violence as to take a chip off the stone . During this scuffle both the candleB had goneont . j The two prisoners then made off up-the cellar stairs ; j but the prosecutor , though enfeebled by the blows ' he had received , kept iold of them both , and called i out for assistance . The prisoners forced their way , \ dragging him with , them up the cellar steps , and : while so doing , Leatham endeavoured to Blifle his i cries bv nuttin g his hand over the prosecutor's i

      mouth . The latter , however , got the thumb of his ; assailant in his teeth ; and Leatham , being unable j to extricate himself , called out to Rhodes , who finally j succeeded as the prosecutor himself expressed it , j in " throttling him off . " Ou being released , Leatham j drew back a step or two , and gave the prosecutor a two-handed blow with a piece of iron , which cut through his nightcap , severely lacerated his head , I and deluged him in blocd . He fell , and was unable i again to get on his fee ^ . Rhodes then dre w the / prosecutor ' s shirt over bis head , saying to Leatham , i " Hang ' it , tHou hast killed the old man ; I did rot . intend he should come to any harm . " Mrs . j Bramall , alarmed by the noise , came down j stairs , and finding her husband on the floor , ; , screamed out . She heard a voice mimkiug her , and , turning towards the door , saw a man , whom j ihe believed to be the prisoner Rhodes . Her evi- j der . ee was corroborated by her servant , who slept i up stairs , and who put her head out of the window ,

      Untitled Article

      to give an alarm . She saw a person come out of the door of the house , whom she believed to be the prisoner Rhodes , He was , when she saw him , stooping dowu , as if about to pick up a atone , and , under the impression , he was about to throw it at her , she drew her head back into the window . On looking out again , she saw him going round the corner of the house upon his hands and knfes . On examining the premises } it was found that about 81 bs . of butter , a quantity of bread , mutton , and other articles had been taken , and there were also found two halves of a heavy poker and a plough

      coulter , forming a weapon of the most deadly kind . The prisoners were taken into custody the next day , one at bis own house , and the other in the magistrate ' s court , where he was attendiag the proceedings . Further evidence was given to show that Rhodes , in company with several other men , had been seen lurking about the house of the proseoutor the sight before at a late hour . From the depositions taken before the magistrates , however , it did not appear that either Beamall , his wife , or the servant had mentioned either Rhodes or Leatham

      byname to the constable , when the first information of the robbery was given . AH , however , now deposed that the name of Rhodes , at least , was mentioned , and in this they were corroborated by the constables . Mr . Wilkins addressed the Jury for the prisoners , contending that the absence of the name of either prisoner in the depositions showed that the prosecutor ' s accusation of them was an afterthought , consequent upon their apprehension by the constable . It was clear that the prosecutor knew th « persons and residences of both the prisoners , and the name of , at least , one . If , then , he had recognized them as these parties at the time of the attack , was it not clear that he would have pointed them out by the description of their residence at least , to the constable , and would not such description have appeared in the

      depositions ? Was not the absence of such description conclusive that the prosecutor had not pointed them out , except as stated in the constable ' s deposition , by a general description of the persons of hia assailants , and was not that , in its turn , conclusive that he had not at the time of the attack recognised them as the parties now accused ; but , with his imagination , biassed by prejudice and passion , had mingled up his recollection of the parties before the attack with that which he had acquired since their apprehension ! His Lordship having summed up , the Jury retired for some time , and returned into court withayerdiot of guilty against both the prisoners . His Lordship expressed his intention of looking carefully iuto the depositions before passing sentence , to see if any facts in the case would justify a mitigation of the punishment which the law imposed for such offences .

      INCENDIARISM . Andrew Maclean was indicted for setting fire to the parish church of Thir&k , on the 20 th of July last . The prosecution was conducted by Mr . Blanshasd , the prisoner was defended by Sir Ghegoby Lewis . It appeared from the statement of the witnesses for the prosecution , that on the 20 th of July the Parish Church of Thirsk was undergoing some repairs , and several workmen were engaged in the clock tower . About mid-day the prisoner was seen in the church , and after looking round the monuments for a short time went away . About eight

      o'clock , after the workmen had gone , the sexton came to ring the curfew bell . He lefc the church by the south door , locking it after him . The north door was bolted in the inside . When he came to the church on the following morning , he found the south door , by which he had left , boltid in the inside , and , goin » round to the north door , found that open . His nrst impression was , that a robbery had been committed , but on further search this proved not to have been the case . In the course of the day , however , he found that an iron pan had been brought from the belfry , that a fire had been made in it , and that this fire had been placed under some stairs leading to a pew , which communicated with the roof .

      The materials used in making the fite had , apparently , been the sexton's wand , and some loose pieces of wood which were lying in the church . One of the steps was nearly burnt through , but the fire had fortunately gone out without doing any further damage . A reward wag offered for the discovery of the incendiary , but no information which could lead to his detection was obtained until August 27 th , when the prisoner called on the Incumbent , and in the presence of the churchwardens stated that he was the person who had set fire to the church . He said that he had gone iu to see it about mid-day on the 20 th of July , aad that the idea suddenly seized him to set it on fire ; that he went away , and returned about five o'clock , at which time the workmen wera still employed in the belfrey . That he - fook the opportunity of their

      absence from the body of the church to coucial himself in a particular pew , drawing the curtain to prevent his being seen . He heard the sexton , accompanied by another person , come into ring the curfewbeil ; and he thenweut on to detail aconversation which took plaee between them . He said that when they were gone he brought the pan from the belfry , lit the fire with some lucifer matches , and placed it where it was found . He then got out at the North door , which he had previously opened to facilitate his escape , and went home to his lodgings . On getting up the next morning he was surprised to find that the church was not consumed . If it had baen it was his intention to have given himself up . Hearing , however , no alarm , he left the town , but on seeing the advertisement of the reward , he came forward to surrender himself , kst any peisou should be induced to make a false claim to it .

      It appeared in the course of the trial , though not by strictly legal evidence , that the prisoner had originally been a shoemaker , had then been in the army , and finally had become a teacher of modern languages . Ho had been resident in Berwick-upon-Tweed , but had been very unfortunate , aud hi 3 disappointments in his endeavours to support his wife and family were supposed to have affected his mind . The Jury , after some deliberation , brought in a verdict of guilty . Sentence was deferred .

      BOBBEBY . Robert Crow , 25 , and James Bates , 21 , were charged with having , on the 3 rd ef September last , in the township of j £ mley , robbed William Dyson of . ] 8 i ., a pair of spectacles , and two memorandum books . Mr . Wasney and Mr . Pickemng conducted the case for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoners . The prosecutor is a carpenter , residing at Clayton West , and on the day in question he was at Horbury , near Wakefield . He left that place on horseback , between s : s and seven o ' clock in the evening , and when he had got near a branch road leading to

      High Hoyland , he saw two men on the left hand side . He was shortly afterwards struck on the head , iu a most violent manner , with a piece of wood by a third person on the right side , and on turning round he saw it was the prisoner Crow , who again struck him on the head which caused the blood to flow . Crow then took the prosecutor ' s foot off the stirrup and threw him on the ground , and by the assistance of the two other men , one of whom was the prisoner Bates , his pockets were rifled , and the money mentioned in the indictment was stolen ^ Two or three witnesses deposed to seeing the prisoners with another man in the neighbourhood of the place where the robbery was committed , and a short iime previous to its taking place .

      After Mr . Wilki . vs had addressed the Jury , and the Judge had summed up , the Jury found the pri-Eoners Guilty . The Judge said , in passing sentence , that he entirely coucurred in the propriety of that verdicf . Ho had no doubt at all that the two , together with some other fiuihy man not yet taken , were the parties who perpetrated this outrage , aijd being so satisfied , he would not be dohi ^ t his duty to tho public if he allowed them to remain in this country . The sentence of the Court tbereforo was , that they be transported fcr the term of fifteen years . The Court rose at half-pa 3 t five o ' clock , Monday , March 7 . SHEEP STEALING .

      Samuel Wragg , 28 , was charged with having , on the 13 ih of Oct . iast , at Hunsheif , ftolen a sheep , the property of Joseph Parkin Ha . i ; u ? . The prisoner pleaded Guilty , but said he had been led to commit the crime by another person .

      BUflGLARY . Thomas Thornhill , 21 , Jas . Ward , 22 , and Andrew Ward , 26 , were charged with having , on the 21 st of August last , at Sheffield , burglariously entered the dwdling-house of George Hiller , and Btole therefrom tan hams , two sides of bacon , a crop of pork , a quantity of Boulogne sausages , and other articles . Mr . Wakren and Mr . Overekd \ -rere for the prosecution . Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoners . The Juby found the prisoners Guilty . To be transported for fifteen years . When the prisoners retired from the dock they very vehemently reproached Thornhill for having committed the robbery , and being in James Ward ' s house they affirmed had caused them to be trau 3 parted .

      SHEEP STEALING . The Grand Jury ignored the bill against Thomas Rairdon , 35 , charged with having on the S ; h o : Jan . last , at Emley , stolen a sheep , the property of Jos . Appleyard . The Learned Judge in addressing the Grand Jury wished to mention a circumstance relative to the murder alleged to have been committed by a man named Goldsbrough , about eleven years ago . One of the principal witnesses appeared to have died since the prisoner was sent to prison , he believed by his own hand , aud he hal made a deposition , which , if properly taken , might be received in evidence . Such evidence , however , was not so satisfactory as though the party making the deposition had been

      Untitled Article

      present .. They might yet receive itj and that deposition might perhaps supply the defect which existed about the identity of the party supposed to be murdered . -: *• - „ ¦ :, ¦ ¦ ,. "¦ ' -. > -: '¦ ¦ , ; : *' - ' '¦ ' - '¦ . ¦ : ;

      HOBSE STEALING v James Greensmith , 37 ^ who had been out on bail , waB charged with having on the 5 th of April , 1837 , at Doncaster , stoleaa grey mare , the property of John Blacker . Sir G . Lkwin was for the prosecation and Mr . WH . HIN 3 for the defence . On the 4 th of April , I 8 b 7 fthe pfosecutar , who resides at Kawoliffe , near Leeds , seat his son to Doncaster fair to Bell a good grey mare . He went there and put up at au inn , aud next morning he went into the fair to sell the mare at an early hour . Whilst he was there a man came up to him and said he thought it was a nice mare what did he ask for it . The joung man said £ 20 , but the man bid him £ 15 . They parted , and when lie had taken the mare a

      little further , a person of gentlemanly appearance came up to him aad asked liim to get off the horse and trot it on . He did so , and as he was going past another horse it kicked himi broke two of his ribB , and rendered him insensible . When he came to himself he found a man , — -not the man he had before seen—standing beside him with an old brown mare , scarcely worth anythingi but having upon its back the prosecutor's saddle and bridle . The other man said— "here ' s your mare , I've been standing a long time , and I thought you were dead . " The young man replied that the mare he theH saw was not his mare ; his was a grey one . The other man 8 » id "tim is the only mare I ever saw , " and asked if the young man had any friends

      there . The young man said be thought be had , and shortly afterwards went up to a person whom he knew , on seeing which , the other man absconded . When the prosecutor ' s son searched his pockets he found that 14 s . bad been taken out of them , which he had on going into the fain "Nothing was heard of prosecutor ' s mare till about a month afterwards . Information had been' given to the police in the meantime , and the prosecutor seeing an advertisement in the newspaper , induced him to go to the house of a man named Barstow , who resides near Bradford , and who is a carter and deals in horses

      The prosecutor found the mare upon his premises , and Barstow said he had bought it of the prisoner the day after the robbery at tho Red House . Search was made for the prisoner , but nothing was heard of him until February , 1838 , when Mi \ Brigg , the constable of Bradford , discovered him in the Penitentiary , London , and in September last , he was apprehended . :. " - . : ' ' ¦¦¦ ¦ - ; Mr . Wilkins addressed the Jury for the prisoner , and called William Sm ' th , butcher , of Bradford , who deposed that he saw the prisoner buy the mare at the Red House , at Doncaster , the day after tke robbery , of a man caUed Burtohell , for £ 14 . The Jury acquitted the prisoner .

      EOBBERT . George Parsons . 19 , and Charles Alexander Hooley 18 , very respectable looking young men , were charged with having , on the 1 st of September last , ' at Sheffield , Btolen from the warehouse of John Harrison , a German silver bread basket , half a doz ^ n German silver grafe scissors , two dozen of German silver snuffer trays , and other articles The prisonerB pleaded guilty , and two letters expressive of penitence , written by the prisoners whilst m the Castle , were handed to his Lordship . The prosecutor recommended the prisoners to mercy . ¦• ¦ V " . ' ¦ :. > ' ¦ " ' . : . . .. ' ; : . /;' ' . ' ¦' - ' " ' ¦¦ The Judge said he should take the recommendation and the letters into consideration .

      BOBBERY . Wm . Haley , 24 , Joseph Hardy , 25 , and Jen is Ackroyd , 33 , were charged with having , on the 7 th or 8 th ' of October last , at Horton , broken ' . rat © the dwelling house of Wm . ; Wilson , and stolen therefrom a silk dress , a geld locket , a copper kettle , a pair of men ' s boots , a pair of women ' s boots , and other articles . Hardy pleaded guilty . / Mr . Wasnby and . Mr . Wabben appeared for the prosecution . Mr . W ilkins defended the prisoner . The pfosecuior is a Wesleyan minister , residing at Hortoa , near Bradford , and on the night of the 7 th of October , he retired to rest , being the last person up , and leaving the premises secure . About three o ' clock on the following mwning , the servant was awoke , and , on looking up , saw tbe prisoner Hardy with a light ; she gave an alarm , and tho prisoner ran away , Mr . Wilson , hearing the alarm

      got up , and found that the house was m great confusion , aud that an entrance had been effected through the cellar window . Information was given to the police , and the house of Haley was subsequently searched , when a kettle was found , which was identified as the property of proseoutor , and also two pieces of silk , which corresponded with some that belonged to the proseoutor . Haley and Hardy were Been together near the prosecutor ' s bouse , about an hour before the robbery . The evidence against Ackroyd was that he called at the house of a person of the name of Ackroyd , a relation , and left a pair of boots , saying he would call for them again ; these boots belonged to the prosecutor's wife , and they and ; the locket in question were found on the premises of ttje prisoner ' s relation . Mr . Wilkins addressed the Jury , who found Haley guilty , and Aokroyd Not Guilty .

      The ~ prisoners were further charged with having , on the 5 th of October , broken into the dwellinghouse of Harriet Jag&et , and stolen therefrom articles of wenring apparel , &c . Mr Wasney and Mr . Hardy were for the prosecution , and Mr . Wilkins for the prisoner Ackroyd . The prosecntrix lives at Shelf , near Halifax , and on the night of the 5 th . of October , about eleven o ' clock , she retired to rest , leaving all safe , About three o ' clock on the following morning she was

      disturbed by a noise' in her house , and she saw a light opposite her bed-room door . She got up , and found that the house had been entered by the cellar window , and she missed a quantity of linen that had been washed the day before , besides some other wearing apparel , and some knives and forks . Within five or six day 8 after some of the property missing wasfound at Haley ' s house . On the morning of the robbery Mrs . Jagger ' s poker was missed , and in its stead another poker was found , which proved to belong to Ackroyd . Mrs . Jagger's poker was also found in Ackroyd's house .

      The latter prisoner was allowed to gvve his own statement in difence , and he said that Hardy lodged with him previous to the robbery , and had brought the poker to his house . The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty . Ackreyd was further . ' charged' with having , on the 29 th of-September lasty at Thornton , burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Jeremiah Briggs , and stolen a tin kit , two tin piggins , and other articles . Mr . Wasney was for the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended .

      Tho prosecutor lives at Green Head , Thornton , near Bradford , and when he retired to rest on the nifthv of the 29 ih of September , all his doors and windows were fastened-. On tho following morning , between five and six o ' clock , when theprosecutor got up , he found hie doors were open , and that the cellar window had been taken out . He also discovered that the property mentioned in the . ' . -. indictment had been taken away . On the 8 th of October , the prisoner left a kit and a piggin at the house of Mary Ackroyd , saying he should leave them for a few minutes , and would call for them again , but he did not do so . The Jury found the prisoner Guilfy . The three prisoners were then sentenced to be transported for fifteen years , i BOBDEBY .

      John Athlon , 24 , was charged with having , on the 19-a oi'October last , at Sheffield , robbed James Paramoreoffive £ 5 notes , two other promissory notes , fifteen sovereigns , and about £ 4 in silver , and used great , personal violence towards him . Mr . Wilkiks ami Mr . Ovurend conduoted the case for the prosecution . Mr . Heaton defended tho

      prisoner . Tho prosecutor is a grinder , residing at Owlerton , about two miles from Sheffield , at which latter place he had a number of houses , and on certain days be Went there to receive the rents . On the 19 ih October , after he had collected his rents , in the evening he called at the Crown Inn ^ which was kept by Mr . John Lee , his son-in-law , in Gringle Gate . When there the prosecutor had in his inside waistcoat pocket , five £ 5 notes , fifteen sovereigns , a promissory note for £ 80 , a , nd another promissory note for £ 3 lla . He had in his right hand trousers pocket about £ 4 in silver . The prisoner was in the Crown- "Inn .-whilst"the prosecutor was there , and he left the bouse about the same time . When

      Mr . raramore had proceeded some distance , and had got to a lonely place called Groves Row , where there was no gas-light , he heard some footsteps behind him , and turning round saw two men . This excited his alarm , and seeing a person before him , he hastened towards him , thinkiug to avail himself of his assistance if it was required * He , however , turned out to be oue of the parties , as the instant the prosecutor got up to him , he knocked him down . The two other men then came up , and oho of them said " d—nhim , murder him ; " They then used great violence towards him , squeezed his mouth , and made the blood to flow , and robbed him of all his money . After they had done so , oue of them said '' d—n him

      murder him out , " and they " punched"him on the side and injured him severely . The prisoner was like tho man who knocked the prosecutor down , the latter lost his hat , and took one -from the ground , which afterwards proved to belong to the prisoner . The prosecutor went batsk to the Crown Inn , immediately after the robbery , and when the hat was produced , it was identified by Mr . Lee the moment ho saw it , there being a hole at the top of it . The servant to Mr . Lee also knew it ; she had noticed it particularly in the summer , and saw there was no lining in it . The prisoner told her that he had got into a row at the fiir , had lost his own hat , and had got another , and had torn tho lining out of it lest it should be owned .

      Untitled Article

      ; The prisoner was apprehended between two and three o'clock on the following morning , at Sling ' s house , in Holy ' .. Cross * , Shefiield- ^ -GuUty . To be transported fifteen yeare . ¦ ¦ ¦ _ The Court rose at six o'clock . oesday , March 8 . hobsk stealing . ' Wi /» aJ »^ fl ^ fl ^' ' ^ i ' : WM ^ cW « ed with having ou the 4 th or 5 th instant , at Hatfield Parva , in the East Wding , stolen a bay .. 'horse ; the property of Thomas Tauttton . ; " v The prisoner pleaded guilty .

      SACRILEGE AT BOTHW ELL . Joseph Laycock ^ X ) John Burdett % 22 , and Robert Hughes , 19 , were charged with having oa the 6 th October last ; at Rothwell , burglariously entered the parish church , and stolen therefrom two keys , two books , bix wine glasses , and twenty bottles of wine , the property '' of the parishioners . : ;; Mr . Hall and Mr . H ill appeared for the proseoution . Sir Gbegory Lewin defended the prisoners . The facts of the case are as follows : — On the evening of Wednesday , the 6 th of October , the church was looked up safe , and about half-past five o ' clock on the following morning , it was discovered , by Luke Barrett , gardener of Rothwell , as he was going to

      his work , to have been broken open . In the church were found a crow bar and a hammer , which had apparently been used for breaking the church open , and which had been stolen the same night at Lofthouse , a short distance from Rothwell church . The persons who had broken into the church had taken some wine glasses , bottles , &o , and some of the articles were found in the possession of two of the prisoners on the following day . Footmarks were discovered in a garden adjoining the church , and leading to and from the vestry door , with which the shoes ef two of tho prisoners were afterwards compared and found to correspond . The prisoners , and two persons named Crew and Wriggleaworth

      and a number of others , were in company together at the Queen ' s Arms Tap , Kirkgate , Leeds , from about six to ten o ' clock on the night - ' of . the t-th of October . They were talking about housebreaking , highway robberies , and church robberies , and Crew asked Ed ward Raynor , the waiter , what there was to rob at churches , when he replied there was the communion plate , Wine , and different things All the company left the tap-room together about ten o ' clock . About eleven o ' clock the same night a person having . the appearance of Hughes , arid five other men , were seen together proceeding in a direction from Hunslet . towards Lofthouse . They were seen at the bottom of Bell Hill , and near a house

      occupied by Mary Brooke . Ou that night the shop connected with the Robin Hood Quarry , which is between Bell Hill and Lofthouse , and about a mile and a half : from Rothwell Church , and which was occupied by Mr . Armytage , was broken into , and the hammer and crow-bar , which were afterwards found in Rothwell Church , were stolen . On that night alsoi the shop of Messrs . Charlesworth , of Lofthouse , was broken open , and an account-book and some paint-brushes were stolen . These artvclos were afterwards feund in the possession of Burdett . About » quarter-past two o ' clock on the morning of tho 7 th of October , aa Thomas Thompson , one of the night police of Leeds , was on his duty at

      Woodhouse Hill , he met Hughes and Bdrdett going towards Leeds . Hughes asked Thompson what time it was , and he told him it was a quarter-pa 3 t two . The prisoners were about ; six or eight yards from each other , Hughes being first , and Burton told Hughes he was going the wrong road , and pointed to a bye-road leading to Hunslet . They then went in that direction . About a quarter to seven o ' clock on the same morning John Cowburn , one of the Leeds police , was on duty in North-street , when ho observed Hughes and Burdett in Harrison-street . They were going towards him , and seeing him they made a halt . He passed the street bottom as though he had not noticed them , and waited a second or two

      till they came up to him . They want down the street to where he was , and Hughes appeared to have something in his pocket * and Burdett had something wrapped up in a pocket-handkerchief under his arm , and appeared to have something in his jacket pocket . The policeman seized Burdett , and Hughes went away ; He asked Burdett what he had got , and he said nothing but a sup of ale . Cowburn examined a bottle he had under his arm , which appeared to contain wine , and was full . He told the prisoner there was wine in it , and that he had been breaking into some gentleman ' s house , and he should take him into custodyv * - Cowburn found another bottle in Burdett ' s pocket , and he took it

      out when he got to the police-office , and found it to be full . When the prisoner was searched , a wine glass , which was accidentally broken , but which was identified by the churchwardens and sexton , was found upon him , as also five paint brushes and an account book . About twenty minutes to six o ' clock on the evening of the 6 th of October , John Hudson , policeman , was on duty in Call-lane , Leeds , when be saw the three prisoners in company with two men named Crewe and Wriggleswortb . On the following day , about four o'clock in the forenoon , Hudson went with Serjeant Hepworth to take Hughes into custody . They found him at his mother ' s house , and Hudson asked him if he had been with

      Burdett that morning , and he said he had . Serjeant Hepworth also asked him what time he went to bed on the previous night , ana he replied that it wouli happen be about ten o ' clock Laycock was apprehended ! by Serjeant Epworth the same day , between twelve and one o ' clock , at his grandmother ' s house in Hunslet . He was in bed and partly undressed , and Epworth made him get up and dress himself . He told him he should take him to gaol , arid the prisoner skid what for ? he replied for robbing Rothwell ehurcb . The prisoner then went downstairs , and Epworth asked him if that was bis coat that was hanging over the ehair back ? and he said it was . Epworth found two keys in the pockets , and the prisoner said there was none without Epworth had put them in . Epworth said did he

      know anything about the keys 1 upon which the prisoner said "Oh , yea , \ had forgot I had . them . " He then went to a drawer and tried to fit the small key to a loose lock which laid inside the drawer ; he said he had got it of a man to fit the lock . Epworth afterwards tried it but it did not fit , but it fit the lock of a cupboard in Rothwell church . These keys were identified , and they had been taken from the vestry table on the night of the robbery . Epworth asked Laycock if he would account where he had spent the evening before ? and he said no . Sir Gregory Lewin in defence merely submitted that there was no evidence against Hughes , but did not offer any observations in defence of the other prisoners . The Jury found Laycock and Bnrdett Guilty , and Hughes Not Guilty . The two prisoners were sentenced to be transported for ten years .

      The Grand Jury ignored the bill against Abraham Mitchell ,. 33 , charged with having on the 24 th Dee . last , at --Quick , stabbed Benjamin Stead , with intent to do him some grit vous bodily harm , and against Ely Cropper , 22 , charged With saving on the 19 th of August last , at Halifax , committed a rape on Ellen Piciika , a girl under ten years of age . Thomas Hartley * 40 , was charged with having on the 1 st of November last , at Dewsbiiry , stolen a mare , the property of ThomaaWormald . Mr . Pickering and Mr . Hardy were for the prosecufiiou ; Sit Gregory . Lama defeated tho

      prisoner . The prosecutor in this case is the landlord of the Soaror . ) ' Hotel at Dawsbury , aud on the 1 st of Nov ., the prisoner went ; o his house about one o ' clock , and said he wanted a mare to go to jMirfield . Th ^ prosecutor let him have a grey mare , and he said he would be back agaia about four o ' clock ia the afternoon . He then weut away , leaving a horse and gig . Instead , however , of going to Mirfield , he went to Leeds , and stopped at the Grifliu Inn . He told the landlord that hia name was Simpson , that he had got the mare from Ripon , and had had it a month , and that he had coma from Knaresbro ' that day . Ou the afternoon of the following day , the prisoner was seen in the Blsck Dog 1 nn , by a

      carter named Pratt . Ho ehowed Pratt the mate , and asked the several sums of £ 50 , £ 40 , £ 30 , and eventually £ 12 tor the horse , and £ 1 for the saddle and bridle , but they were not sold . Firth , a policeman , apprehended the prisoner , and charged him with another transaction ; he then said it was his brother ' s horse . On his way to . Yerk , he stated that he believed he had gone too far by atteiriptiag to sell the horse ; he had done it in a drunken spree , but he hoped he would get over it . Mr , Wilksi solicitor , of Dewsbury , accompanied Firth and the prisoner to York , and prisoner said to him it was a bad job , and asked him if he would defend him , as money should be no object ? Mr . Wilks told him he was the attorney for the prosecution . It had been ascertained that the ; prisoner came from Knaresborough .

      Sir Gbegoby Lewin addressed the jury for the prisoner , contending that he had not taken the horse with a felonious intention at the time he hired it . He then called Mr . Manby , of Harragate ,: Mr . John Foxton , of Harrpgate , and Mrs . Cropper , widow , Leeds , to give the prisoner a good character , from whoso evidence it appeared that he travelled / Or his mother , who was a shopkeeper at Knaresborough . ; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ . ' .. ¦¦ ' . ¦ • ' : ¦ ¦ ; . .: •• . - . ' ¦ ¦ . ' ¦ . •' ¦ '¦ " ¦'¦' 0 The Jury retired , and , after they had been absent nearly f 6 ur hours , the JuoGE sent for them , and said he did not think that the ofl'ering the lnaro for sale was suflicient to convict the prisoner ; hei ' mui ' t have appropiated it to his use in some Way before they could find him guilty . The Jury consulted together for a minute or two , and then lound him Not Guilty .

      BURGLARY AT SHEFFIELD . William Ludlum , 32 , yr&s charged with having , On the 15 ih November last , at Sheffield , broken into the 'dwelling house of Nathaniel Phillips . ; Sir G . Lewin and Mr ; Phillips were for the prosecution . Mr . WiLkiJiS defended the prisoner . The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty .

      Untitled Article

      GRAND DEMONSTRATION IN SUNDERLAND FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PEOPLE'S XJHARTE ^ . f fVom our own CoitTesjxmdenL ) On no former occasion have I had to report proceedings of a more important oharacter , than those connected with the splendid meeting held in Sanderland this evening ( Tuesday ) . Whether we estimate its importance by the numbers who attended , the interest it exoited , or the manner in which it

      originated , it must be admitted to be aa extraordinary and qheeririg sign of the times . In the first place , the meeting was called by- * requisition signed by 150 electors . The objeots , as Bet forth in the reqaisition , were " to consider the relation between the existing distress of the people , and the present state of their representation in Parliament ; and to consider and determine whether the friuoip les embodied in the document called the ' eople ' s Charter would be an adequate remedy for the same . " ' ; . ' - ' -. ' . ' - . ' ¦ " : "' ¦ .-: ¦ : -V ; ' -, : V ' :: ' .

      This requisition was presented to the Mayor , who , however , refused to comply with its request , in consequence , ashe alleged , of many of the signatures 14 having been obtained under a misapprehension of the objeots ofthe meeting . " To this a spirited reply was issued by the partiea who had canvassed tbt signatures to the requisition . They proved that it was scarcely probable that any , and that it , was morally impossible that many , could have signed the requisition in ignorance of its objects—most of the parties who signed having carefully r « ad the requisition , and deliberately approved of it . The Mayor , in imitation of Peel on the Tamworth Anti-Corn Law Petition , had the insolence to send partiea

      to wait upon several requisitionists , to ascertain whether it was really possible that they had attached their names to such a requisition . Such aa act appeared to have unhinged all the Mayor ' s notions of liberality . He could not believe the evidence of his senses . However , his Worship found that it really was so , although some , urnler the influence of intimidation , might pretend iguoraric © of its objects .: ^ ^ His refusal to convene the meeting was , perhaps , a happy circumstance ; for the reason assigned was eo paltry , and his conduct was so unbecoming as to excite contempt in the minds of many who probably cared little about the principles of the Charter . But no matter ; wanting the great authority and sanction

      of the Mayor , the meeting has been held , and such a one as Sunderland has probably never yet / witnessed . Long before the time of commencement , the large room of the Arcade , capable of containing upwards of ljOOOj was crowded to sufibcatioo , while the stairs and passages leading to the room were also blocked up , arid in the front street immediately adjoining many hundreds were standing . Mr . John Bruce was called to the chair , after whioh he opened the meeting in a brief and excellent address . Mr Bing was then called npon to move the first resolatiori , which he did in a long , able , and eloquent speech . \ : ; , ¦ ' . ;¦ . ¦ . ; . ¦ :. 7 ¦;¦ ¦ . - -: ¦ ; , ; . ¦ ¦ ' ¦' - - ; ' : ; - ¦¦ ; It would be impossible to give a full report of the speeches delivered ; the limits of the . Starpreclude that , and therefore I shall merely enumerate the speakers , and the resolutions they respectively moved or seconded . / : --. - . ; ¦ ¦'¦¦ ^ ¦

      Mr . TAVtoa ably followed Mr . B > ng in support ; of the first resolution , which was as follows : — " That the deep and general distress which now unhappily prevails has been too long continued , and is too deeply rooted to be attributed to any temporary cause , but is the result of a Belfishi unjust , and partial system of government ; a system by which , the resources of the country hare been monopolised , and , Ub revenues recklessly squandered by and amongst a privileged class or classes , thus producingcontentions and jealousies amongst all cla&ses , and poverty ,: crime , ignorance , and wretcheduess amongst the mass of the people . " : Ori being put from the chair , every hand seemed to be held up is its favour , and none against it . The second resolution was brought forward by Mr . Wm ; Chapple , and seconded by Mr . Jaues Taylor , in an excellent address , it waa as follows : —

      "That this meeting considering that tho aforesaid evils proceed from and are sanctioned by law , and that the ignorant , Belfish , arid unjust character of the laws is the necessary result of having the right of election and the power of law-making based on property ni < srely , and not on mind , virtue , or natural fitness ; believes that tke present system of representation must be abolished , and 3 ub 3 titiated _ by one founded on the principle of equal rights . " . ~ Carried by a forest of hands ; The third resolution , moved by Mr . Williams , and seconded by Mr . Kirkiv

      " That this meeting approves of the principles of the People ' s Charter , for the following reasone : — First , because by extending the right of yotibg to all male adults , except those who have no fixed residence and those who are under conviction for crime , it would Beeur&afull representation of the people ; second , because it would make the exercise of the suffrage free , by » he Ballot ; third , because it would give the electorial body an unlimited right of choice

      by abolishing-. all property qualification for members ; fourth , because it would make the proportion of representatiyes equal , by equal eJeotorial districts ; fifth , because it would be a security against the abuse of the legislative authority , by annual parliaments j sixth , it would provide a just remuneration from the nation for services rendered to the nation , by payment of members , thus removing the temptaiioa to commit frauds to compensate for sacrifices made in the public service . "

      This resolution was explained and supported at great length by Mr * ( Villiams , after which it was pus to the . meeting , and carried unanimously amidst great cheering . - ' ¦ ' ¦ ' . . . ' . ;• ¦ . : •" ¦ .. ; : ¦ ¦ : ' . ' . ; '¦;¦¦ ' - .. - .- ¦ . ¦' •¦ ¦ ¦ .

      Untitled Article

      * ^ ^^^ ^ *^ *^ ^ * * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ TO IHE CHARTISTS OF THE TJXITED KINGDOM ; FniEUDs and Bhothek CHARTrsTS , —1 embrace the first opportunity offered of retuthing thanks for the many acts of kindness that I bave individually received from you , and to assure you that my long c ^ nSnement has not in any measure altered my former principles , or made me less anxious for , or ¦ wilting to assist in destroying the accursed system under 'which we live Ini wretcbeilness arid degradation . But I must take this opportunity of observing in reply to the kind invitations cf several kind friends , that I have not the means of attending to them . This , I think tueyVwill teadily admi ' ty wheu I inform them that I have spent ten out of the last twelve years of my life in prison and banislirnent , besides having had my home twice broken up , and am now entirely dependent upon the assistance of rny friends , who are suffering much in consequence of the unparalleled distress that exists in Barnsley .

      I feel extremely desirous of asavflting all in my power towards obtaining a bttter state of things , and would willingly sacrifice either life or libtrty to obtain auch ; but situated as I ami must teat satisfied with hoping tot betterdays . ¦/ ¦ . / - ; . ¦ ' . . ;¦> . , - "¦ . ' . - . ' . •; , „ : . This information , I trust ; -willbo a sufBcJerit apology to thoee kind friends who have written to me . Hoping that iue days of tyranny and injustice are drawing to a close , ; - ' . " - . J remain , my deai friends , Your obliged . friend , k W > I . ASJ 1 TOS . Barosley , 18-h March , 1 S 42 . . , v

      Untitled Article

      . . . ¦ THE : NORTHERN STAR ^ ^ ¦; . ; ¦ . ¦ ' : / ' : : / ;; ; ,. . \ . -W ^^ r' ^^ ^^ ^^ r ^ 'ViS ^ -V

      Untitled Article

      BRIGHTON—Concert . —On Monday last we spent a most pleasant evening at the Chartist Concert , at the Artichoke Inn , though owing to the badness of trade , so many of the working classes being out of wprkythe attendance was not so great as we would wish ,, yet , there was snmcient to inform us , that the cause is taking deep root in the aristocratic town , of Brighton ; many faces seen that evening , were strange to us , and , though we saw not the faces of old friends , it pleased us to see that others began to take an interest in the glorious contest goipgoa for the emancipation of the toil-worn sons of industry ^ The singing was Of the most pleasant arid patriotic ; the glees were of the most enlivening , and the toasts all we ' re most democratic .

      HBXEABt .-At a public meeting , convened by the High Bailiff , and held in the Moot Hall , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : — "That all thecivil abuses , political grievances , and partial and oppressive laws , that produce poverty , wretchedness , arid degradation among the people of this country , have their origin in class legislation , whichmust * in the nature of things , besubverted , ere permanent prosperity , which is the inseparable cducoojitaht of just and wise laws , can be realised by all classes of her Majesty ' s subjects . ' ? " That the Suffrage ought to be extended to every man of mature age , of sound gmind , and uncouvicted of

      crime ; for without such political power he lias no protection against the effects of najust laws , and none against the encroachments of tyranny . " "That , as the foregoing resolutions are embodied aud fully explained in the National Petition , this meeting resolves that this document now read be adopted by this meeting , arid transmitted to Mr Ogle , one of the Members for tiiis county , for presentation to the House of" Commons . " A vote of thanks was then passed to the Bailiff , for the use of the Hall , and likewise to Mr . Joseph Ridley , for presiding , and the meeting separated . ¦ .

      MIDDUESWICH . —Mr . Doyle lectured here on Thursday .

      W W r ^ P ^^ M ^^^^^^ ¦ P ¥ - » r ~^ - ^ ~ - ^ ~^ --PADDXHAltt . —Mr . Jackson lectured here on Monday eveniug . ' GLASGOW . —BBiDGETOtf . —At a public meeting , hold in the Chartist Hall , Dale-street , to consider the proposals of the > middle classes to join the people , ait it full , free , and fair discussiony and after a many excellent speeches for arid against the ¦ ' . Complete Suffrage" inove , it was resolved , by / a majority of at least three to one— " That this meeting pledges itself to hold by the Charter in . a : l its points , six in number ; and that we agree to press the same at all ineetirigs called to consider Sturge ' s declaration , or any other crotchet for the extensionof the fauffrage . "

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 12, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct745/page/5/