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    Druggists . —A petition from fin * respectable Wv of tradesmen baa been sent from this town to is SSodb , Esq ., M . P-, for presentation to the Bouse of Commons , in reply to flu * of tbe medical asd surgical profession . There is also another in comse at signature , at the ^ ruggiste' sfcops , bang for the public generally to sign , supporting the views of the tiade , as to the claims of the profession to exclude lie druggists from preparing medicines , even far slight cases , except under the prescription of a medical men .

    ElECTJOK OF POOB I . AW GVARVIAXS . —The election of guardians for Halifax , took place era Thursday last , and as two lists bad teen given in , a contest necessarily ensued . The first five names in the annexe ! statement of the poll wa 3-proposed by Mr . John Baldwin , and the last four being &e Radical party , was proposed by Mr William Walker , of Bull Green . At the ' -don of the poH , only 785 rate-payers having voted . it ¦ Stppd-firasi— : W ; little , 671 J J- AM > £ , ««; ^^^ l * J . ATmleyard , 545 ; C . WMey , 504 * , Smith , ¦ si

    M 6 ; J . Foster , 243 ; W . Maigfi , . x ; ana o . Ineham , 144 . ThefiTStfivewere , ofcourse , elected . InSouthowram , Mr . John Baldwin and Mr . KershawLnmb , have been elected without opposition . Mr . John Holland , of Slead-house , and Jar . Joshua Butterworth , of Norwood < 5 reen , have been reelected without a contest . In Northosmtm , -- there has been no contest , and tie parties elected are Messrs . G . Beaumont , T . Greenwood , and Joseph Stocks . Mr . Samuel Peel , bas T * en . eleeted-for Shelf , without a contest ; and Mr . "Wainhouse , of Washer-lane , has been re-elected for Skircoat ,

    without opposition . _ Dog Fighting . —Samuel Sutcliffe and John Turner , -were charged by the constables with fighting dogs on the Sunday . The former was a young iasa , and the other a little boy about seven years of age . It appeared that Sotcliffe w-as ~ erossmg a field , wrJen be iound that a dog was following "him , upon which he turned round and began to send it away . The dog ran off towards the place where the little boy was standing , "witih another dog . The . " twa dogs" thu 3 coming together began to growl and fight , and the young man parted them . At this lime the constable arrived , and from this laid the information . The magistrates dismissed the case , saying that "under the circumstances it would be hard to

    convict them . Wedlock's Joy&——Samuel Horsfield -stas charged -witi threatening the life of bis < 'better half , ' Mary Horsfitld . The parties it appears have not lived together for a number of year ? , and fee bus-TandTwccasionally pays her a -visit , ¦ when he breaks the windowB of her house and pummels " her , into the bargain . The magistrates consulted for a-shert iime ; during which consultation they were suddenly interrupted by the 3 efendant ( who had also seized the opportunity to whisper to his spouse ) loudly and sharply exclaiming " tha'rt a far . "

    "Thatlanguage won't be allowed here , " bawled an officer , and the conversation again fell to a whisper . However , in a few seconds they waxed warm , and the husband loudly-whispered " d ' —m I'll give it-thee for it ;" upon ' which the lady ' s wrath rose to the boiling point , and she repeated " " tha darn't , thadarn't ! " The magistrates put a period to their altercation , by felling the hDsband he must find surety for his future goad behaviour . The woman then left the office , bawling" Oh ! I ' m delighted . " The husband was remanded , being assured that if the surety-was not foand , he-tronld be committed .

    Fraser , the Deptjty-Coxstabi / e . —A charge was preferred against this person some short time ago , for having taken a man into custody , kept him all nightj received a certain sum of money from him in the morning , and liberated him -without taking him before the Magistrates . The case has again been brought before the Magistrates , when Mr . Mitchell appeared foT bis client , a man of the name of Woodworth , -who , with a few trifling exceptions , confirmed Ms previous statements as respects the facts with which he charged Fraser . After a good deal of qnestionisg by Fraser , in which he strove to invalidate the testimony of the witnesses , by

    endeavouring to prove their previous bad character , havingbeentakenintocustodybefore . Oneoftbem , a person of the name of Eastwood , shaking bis head ,-and looking Fraser in the face , apparently much affected , began to relate that he had been once dragged out of his own door-stead by the watchmen , taken to the lock-up , and be had 16 s . to pay . Fraser repeated three times , -with considerable unction , " How many times have you been locked up ? " "When Eastwood came to the 16 s ., Fraser rejoined , _ " Ah ! you have been eonvicted Tou don ' t belong to the Temperance Society , Eastwood !¦ What are you ? " " What am I ? Why , a shoemaker " After some other remarks of a

    similar kind , arising- from cross-questions put hy Fraser , the deposition of Eastwood went to show that he saw Woodworth go out of the Boar ' s Head , on the Saturday night inquesrion , and followed him to the top of the market , and that he ( Eastwood ) was perfectly sober , and had been getting a pint " of ale after having stood out all the day . Mr . Mitchell then examined him to show that his offence had been merely the abu « e of John Barleycorn . He said that Fra ? er was a " bad un . " Esther Eastwood was then examined . She deposed to having

    seen Woodworth taken to the Police Office ; she had left ber busband and gone down the market to buy a bit of meat ; seeing a crowd , sh « went up to it , and saw a person having bold of Woodworth bj the eoat collar ; he was being taken to the Police Office ; and in tbe Lower George Yard Fraser met them , and struck Woodworth on the back ; he struck lim again , and his hat fell off ; upon which Woodworth attempted to pick it up , but was again struck forward by Fraser , wbo took the bat up , and went into the Police Office with Woodworth . After the

    • witness testifying that there was something in the hat , and that something was spoken , but she was not sufficiently near to hear what it was , Fraser attempted to blow it all on one Bide , by saying that was a charge seriously affecting his character , and that it had been got up by a party of men who had hired the poor man to further their ends . Fraser attempted to clear himself by showing that the man had not been in the lock-up for this last twelve months , and that be was then brought up on a charge of felony , bnt not committed , on account of the person not pressing-the charge against him . He then irent on to show , by a reference to certain respectable witnesses that he had iad in the loei

    cp that night , that Woodworth -was not in tbe lock-Tip at all on the 3 rd of February . Mr . Mitchell afterwards contrasted tbe characters of his witnesses with those who were said to have come from the Heuse of Correction , and expressed an opinion that the charge remained unanswered . The Magistrates , who evidently manifested a bias towards Fraser , as a public officer , throughout the whole of the enquiry , and one of them having expressed bimself that there were descTepancies in the statements , wisely remarked that Fraser might indict Woodworth for perjury , on which' Praser expressed his determination to do so , sad another of tie Magistrates called it a wise determination . Bare protection this for fee liberty of the Queen's subjects .

    Fixby Poob . Sates . —On Tuesday , the township of Fixby baving Tefused to contribute its quota towards tbe expense of the Halifax union Devil King ' s Bates , the clock of the overseer -was "seized by the Poor Law myrmidons and borne triumphantly off to Halifax ; fee-valorous " authorities" not daring to offer it for sale at Fixby . Lewdxess AM ) "Drifts . —A middle aged woman of the town -was brought up before the magistrates under the following circumstances : —On Tuesday night , she was . in Fox Ginnel , when a man , named Andrew Hartley , who was in liquor , went up to her . Some conversation tool : place , and she asked bjm to

    go to her house , which was in Gibbitlane . Hartley , a young man , wbo was standing near , and fee woman , all accordingly went together . Whea they got to the house seme ale was sent for ; and , shortly afterwards , Hartley found that his watch was missing . He charged her with fee robbery , winch she denied . Hartley then went for a consta ble , leaving her in the custody of his companion Three young men came into the house , while Hartley was away , and after talking wife fee woman , again " ft . Hartley then retnr ned with Bawson , who took ierto the lockup ; and when Hartley got home his watch had been left there by three young men . The magistrates , after reprimanding the prisoner , and fMboning -her not to appear there again , dismissed

    . Fraser axd the Topers . —On Sunday last , in tnejorenooa , two persons were discovered in fee street who bad been drinking too largely of their owning : potations ( by Fraser ) and one of them , ^ L ? ^ re ^ r than the ofeer , was JSJ ™ - { * ? constable to- carry bis companion 5 £ t ?* * f * «* ° Ae loe * - I >> " W , none » , " £ * the rejrty "if I am to g , there myseL" A rart was afterwards provided to take them both there . W ^ . i ° ^ TBOrEKSY - —Audi alteram partem , go bo 4 ades is a Tery old and very propefadage «« r . test we directed our readers to notice cerSn , £ «?« Drought , in our advertising colnmns , against aSa ?™ " -J ° &OSe *™ & * a reputation " 5 ? laV&TB ^* ' "e hope * OQr

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    Primitive Methodists .- Anniversary Sermons were preached in fee Methodist Chapel , Cabbage Lane , belonging to the above body , on Sundaylast . Sunday Fbolic . Richard Kirk was fined twelve sliillings including costs y and William Taylor and William Keliett , eleven shillings each , for being drunk and-disorderly at Shelf , on Sunday . Sunday Fight . ——Two young men , named Sampson Clay and John Bawnsley were charged , by fee constable of Norfeowram , with fighting on Sunday evening . The parties met on the North Bridge , and one asked fee ofeer if he would fight , to which he had no objections , and a set to was fee consequence . They were muleed in fee penalty and costs of six shillings each .

    Two Emebaldeks .- —An Emeralder , named M'Donald , was charged wife assaulting the landlord of fee Turk ' s Head , on Saturday night ; He was convicted in penalty and costs one pound ; and , in default of payment , committed for a month . Ellen Lynch , from "fee green isle of the ocean , " was charged with " bateing" another " lily of the west , " on St . Patrick ' s day . The magistrates dismissed the case , it appearing that it arose from their having both drank too deeply in fee ' * poteen , " in honour of tbeir tutelary saint .

    xjp fi . jersj ^ x jpr . n . The New Church . —We understand that little short of £ 3000 bas been collected towards fee erection of fee projected new chnrch in Wakefield . . : Wakefielb and Leeds Shebiff's Coubt . —Mr . Maude , fee Sheriff ' s Assessor , has fixed fee following days for holding ' courts for fee trial of causes under £ 20 , at Wakefield and Leeds : —At Wakefield , on fee 14 th April , 18 th June , lGth September , 26 th November , and 29 th December . At Leeds , on fee 28 th May , 30 th July , and 29 th October .

    Wit axd Wisdom . —The other day , a j > erson called upon the sexton of the parish church , to order a grave for his deceased child ,, about six weeks oB . It was of course necessary to be known whether it had been christened and named . When fee questions were put to Mm , he answered to each—No ! but be was then going to Mr . Wm . Pearson's , the registrar , to bave bis child named . The sexton expressed himself wife astonishment as follows , . " Goi John , it isn't necessary when ' t barn's dead , mnn ! " -

    - -IUQTJEST BZFORE THOS . LEE , JVX ., ESQ . — March 27 fe , at the house of Wm . Wooffenden , tW . George and Dragon , Flockton , on view of fee body of Joseph Day , ten years of age , hurrier at fee coal-mine of Messrs . Stanfield and Briggs , who was suffocated by the falling in of " the roof of the pit , on feeprevions day . —On the 28 th , at tbe house of Mrs . Jane Boyle , fee George Inn , Heckmondwike , on the body of Mary Whitehead , forty-six years of age , who died very suddenly in a pit , on the morning of last Mond ^ fc . week . —Also at the house of Mr . Charles JohnsOT , fee Hope and Anchor , Dewsbury , on the body of Benjamin AHott , nineteen years of age , who was unfortunately drowned whilst endeavouring to get a horse out of the river . Verdicts accordingly .

    Hobbuby . —We are glad to announce thai a public , meeting has recently been held in this Extensive village to take into consideration the propriety of forming a Working 3 Ien , ^ Associatio n there ; several individuals from Wakefield attended , who advocated its utility in appropriate speeches , and it bas been thought expedient to publish the following two ' summary resolutions -which were unanimously adopted . 1 st . " That as all men are born equal , and are compelled to contribute towards the support of the State , allbave an equal right to have a voice in fee making of those laws by which they are to be governed / ' 2 nd . "That this meeting is

    t ) f opinion feat the best way of carrying the foiegoing resolution into effect would be to form them - selves into an Association , on the principle of tbe London Working Men ' s Association , baring for its basis , Universal Suffrage , Tote by Ballot , Short Parliaments , and no-property qualification for members of Parliament . " The strictest order characterised the proceedings , and at the close of the meeting a great number of persons enrolled their names as members . Horbury ias long been exemplary for its patriotic and perseverisg spirit of Badiealism , and we have no doubt that this Association will go on and prosper .

    " vVobkisg " Men ' s Associatjox . —That indefatigable friend of freedom , Disney Alexander } Esq , M . D ., delivered a very able and impressive lecture to fee above Association , last Monday erening , in their meeting-room , George and Crown Yard , on "The Bights and Duties of Man ; " which ever and anon elicited bursts of applause from the large and respectable assembly present on the occasion , and we must not forget to remark that on entering the room the worthy gentleman was received with fee most enthusiastic tokens of welcome . Upon Dr . Alexander ' s distinguished abilities as a lecturer it isieedlessbere to descant ; they have long been generally known and acknowledged . After

    congratulating his audience on the great improvement * recently made in fee Association , and the cheering aspect it now presents , be proceeded to set forth , in glowing and forcible language , the importance of civil and religious liberty on all occasions—the necessity of a reduction of expenditure—a reduction of taxation—intelligible and impartiallaws—cheap arid prompt justice—equal rights to every denomination of Christians—a further extension of the elective franchise—the right of vote by ballot—the importance of shortening the duration of Parliaments , &c . &c . He likewise argued , wife great force and perspicuity , fee duties which man , as a social being , owes to himself in private life , such as sobriety , industry , frugality , strict adherence to justice in Ms dealings wife his fellow men ; and

    emphatically insisted upon the importance and imperative necessity of every person exercising his own inalienable right of private judgment alike on all- tsubjects , whether of a political , social , moral ,- or religious nature ; also the incalculable advantages resulting from education , which unfolds to man his rights , and fee necessity of cordial and good humoured cooperation for considering fee best and mo 3 t efficient means of obtaining those rights . The venerable gentleman concluded amidst deafening clapping of hands , which having subsided , fee compliment of a lote of thanks was unanimously given to him by the delighted assemblage , which soon afterwards separated , each individual carrying away with him the salutary admonitions of Dr . Alexander , to whose praiseworthy exertions in the grand cause of freedom , too high commendation cannot be given .

    BARNSLEY . Babsslet Ixstitcte . — -Lectures were delivered to tbe members of this society , on Monday week , by Mr . Monlson . on fee advantage of fee mathematics , and on Tuesday last , by Mr . Thomas Lister , on the customs , institutions , and manners of Scotland . Ball . —There was a grand fancy ball in fee Odd Fellow ' s Hall on Monday night ; tickets two shillings and sixpence each , and a fair sprinkling of company . The Great Magiciax has had two very successful nights at Barnsley .

    SHAMEFtiL Seizure for Chrch-Rates , at Barsslet . —A seizure was lately made upon the property of Mr . Sedgwick , one of the Society of Fnend 8 , for Church-Rates , amounting to £ 2 . 8 s . and constables' expenses 13 s . 5 d ., which deserves more than a passing notice of reprobation for the . manner in which it was conducted by the constables . Abont a month since , these individuals took a horse and cart to G . Sedg _ wicfs house , he being then in London , and his wife iE in bed . They proceeded in their business without reading the warrant y though a servant was standing by , and took eight hair-seated

    mahogany chairs , valued at eight guineas , and a Pembroke table , worth . £ 2 . 108 . It appears that rurnitaTe worth , near £ 11 , was taken for £ 2 . 14 s . Is . On fee rale , however , those parties contributed to turn the £ 11 into £ 3 . 3 s ., for which the goods were disposed of . So much for the bonesty of the constables and ofeer individuals concerned . Mr . Sedgwick was insulted by 8 s » lid . being returned to him , as fee difference between fee rate and the value of fee goods sold . It appears that when fee seizure was made , one of the parties engaged in it proposed taking a sofa , bnt tbe cart would not holdjt , and , therefore , it was left behind . '

    HOLBIFIRTH . Bastiltb Fbcuxdity , at Holmfirth . —The soil of this wild district seems to be admirably calculated for fee production of noxious weeds . rt Churn-milk and feiek- ' uns" i § rare stuff for TPfiVing' jolter-heads without hearts . Hence Holmfirfe has fee unenviable honour of providing so large a - majority of candidates for infamous promotion upon the Devil-king ' s staff , in bis demense of Huddersfield . The " vice" chairman of the last batch

    of worthies , who served his infernal majesty as life " guards , " was a churn-calf from this neighbourhood ; the little-minoriry-newsmonger-clerk , is another Holmfirfe churn-calf ; and we hear feat two ofeer churn-calves from the same dairy , are butting their diminutive horns against their nincom-poop canisters , in angry contention about who shall administer fee " slop ? , salts , and rhubarb , " pocketing , of course , fee munificent fee in sueh ease made and provided by the rot-gut M . D . ' s , the three-headed Devil-king .

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    * . - . "'"'"' . ' : ; V . . " BUI > I > £ S 8 FISXiDV ' ¦ ¦"¦ - ' , " ; Thb Luddites' SuccESsoRi—We hear that Mr . Brooke , the basiik magistrate , is to be started as a windidate for the honour of succeediHg Mr . Sw . ain ^ ' -u ; : ^ aiTinaii- ;^ ' ^ e ^ priid 4 . eT ^ eid Board of Gaardians . ?< We tell fee majority of Guardians who have been elected because of their pledges to withstand fee bastile sysiem , that if they permit this they will prove themselves traitors to the people . Let them at least be consistent . Honlby Poor Law Guardians ;—A smart struggle took place in fee village of Honley , for the election of Poor Law Guardians . The " Candidateswere : ' = , Mr . Henry Littlewood , Kadical . Mr . James Brooie , Do . Mr . Thomas Brooke , Tory . ; Mr . John Robinson , Whig . ^^^^

    The two first named gentlemen are decided enemies to fee Devil ' s-law . Mr . Robinson is a warm advocate for it , and Mr . Thomas Brooke is a kind hearted but weakminded man , who does not much admire it , bnt would " give it a fair trial . " Every * ort of despicable cavil and trickery wa ? resorted to by fee Whig faction to carry their man . Hopeless of success in the struggle , feey tried to carry it by stratagem , and after sundry closetings in awful and mysterious conclave , trumped an objection to the Radical candidates , because their proposers were not known ; feey having been proposed by Mr .

    Thomas Walker , butcher , than whom no man in Honley is better known , and who is in daily communication vrith the very parties who resisted this notable objection . On the votes being taken , a great majority appeared for Messrs . Littlewodd and James Brooke , on which a scrutiny was demanded , and the rates searched as far back as 1824 . to reduce the number of small ratepayers , by the forlorn hope of astray rate being sofajteme unpaid . The number of voters was thus considerably lessened , and at the close of the scrutiny a difference appeared in the respective returns of the church warden and the overseers ; fee returns standing thus : — - .

    Churchwarden's return . Overseer ' s Retarfi . H . Littlewood .... 292 H . Littlewood .... 292 James Brook 242 Thomas Brooke .. 241 Thomas Brooke .. 241 James Brooke .... 238 John Robinson .... 195 John Robinson ... . 195 The question now is , which ; or whether either of the returns is accurate . ' HuDDERSFrEtD Poor , Law Guardians . — Alas for the poor Whigs ! Faded is their glory , and miserably chopfallen their appearance . Forced to bid farewell to their dear friends the Shear-Breaking Chairman and fee Churn-Calf Vice—with a prospect of rough reckonings and many of 'em , for the neat little minority -Clerk ! How fearful must be

    his forebodings at the altered state of affairs . ' No more chattering across tbe table like a magpie with salt on bis tail , ever and anon penning tid bits of scurrility for Jim Crow' between times . Open meetings will stop all that , and teach little minoritynews-Tflonger-Clerk to know how to hold his tongue when not spoken to—and we calculate , it ' sprecious seldom he'll be spoken to by his iiew masters . In sooth we do pity poor Bolus , the Yellow Doctor , and our bowels yearn over the " gentle Shepherd . " It was a pity that so nicely concocted a scheme should fail . Three Whigs and two Tories , all Esqs ., and the nasty Rads to reject them all . How provoking ! 'Tis very hard upon poor Tom , though , that he

    should be kicked overboard because his brotherbas been made a new Skilley Devil-King magistrate . It can't be helped—people will judge of the sack by the sample . And then the Halifax Bobbiner ! The folks had not forgot vrho fetched the soldiers at the election ; and as they had no notion of being cut down for Mr . Bobbiner ' s fancy , they cut him and popp'dhim along Starkey Tom . The Huddersfield Farmers love their own barn door fowls , and as the Swan is rather an uncommon bird in those parts , they voted Mr . Sc / nconn a foreigner , and quietly advised him , maugre all his gobbling , to go home again , as such birds are least troublesome " on the Maine . " Poor Jacob , —the mongrel Whig-ridden ¦

    Tor }' , half Jew , half Christian , with a large slice of the Turk appertaining to each side ; poor Jacob , being totally unfit for any society , was of course shoved to the bottom of the poll , while the Whig-Wwheedled , Tory Tom , who , by the bye , is no better than t ' other Tom , contr ived , to wriggle into a majority of three above his former chums , which introduces him to the society of sundry honest men , among whom , we hope he may find himself comfortable . We pity the poor men in their defeat , and advise them to be more careful of coming into uncomfortable circumstances again . We cannot say we have so much commiseration for the Ex-Officiosy though , if ever Whigs do feel any

    thing , they must have felt pretty considerabl y uncomfortable when their imperious master , Mr . Tramping-Pauper-Power , commanded . them to carry back the key of tbe bastile office , new water-closet and all , which they had presumed to hire with - out his leave . Power fancied that splendid floor-cloths , and costly furniture , and expensive water-closets did not square well with the skilleybbwl , and , at all events , be knew that his Vagrantship ' s leave had not been asked ) and so he quietly tramped up to the Ex-Ojficios , laying about him like a schoolmaster whose . authority has been slighted by a batch of urchins , he soon gave them

    to understand who ' s who . We'd have given fourpence fora sight of Billy and Joey ' s chops atthis juncture . We suppose they must have looked downright cadaverous ^ especi ally when brother Jonathan , fee Golcar guard , refused to let them off , only on condition of their taking the key again on the 2 nd of April . We strongly calculate they will find the 2 nd of April to be the day after April fool ' s day . We wonder whether Billy was more astonished at himself when almostkneeling to brother Jonathan , or when the blunder was pointed out to him in the filling of his voting paper , by which he claimed six votes and lost them all . Ceries Billv is no

    conjuror . Will little minority-CJerk ever venture to attend another meeting of Guardians ? We doubt it ; and then what a falling off will there be in sticks for . " Jim Crow" to build his nest with ! Registrar of Births and Marriages . — Wives , maidens , and mothers look to the validity of any certificates of births or marriages that may be made under the direction of Mr . Floyd , the cleTk to the Huddersfield Poor Law Union , and Superintendent-Registrar , under the New Marriage Act for feat Union . It is gravely asserted by many that his appointment was illegal , and if it were , we question whether any act consequent on such an appointment wouid be legal or valid . We advise all the women who have been so married to get mar > - ried over again as soon as possible .

    Socialism . —On Sunday last , Mr . Rigby , of Manchester , delivered two lectures in the afternoon and evening , in the Social Institution , Manchesterstreet . The large room of the Institution , on both occasions , was crowded to suffocation , and many were incapable of obtaining admission . The lectures were on fee doctrine of the formation of character , and the economical plans and arrangements of fee social system ; and from the popular and interesting manner in which the lecturer delivered them , they made a deep impression on the

    minds of the audience present . A number of questions were asked , and received very affable replies . Meeting of Rate-Payers . —On Monday last , a meeting of fee ratepayers of the Huddersfield ham let was held atthe rack Horse Inn , at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon , for the purpose of examining and fassing the accounts of the Board of Surveyors of Iighway ? , Mr . J . Brook in the chair . The different items were read over , and the accounts passed without a single objection .

    Appointment of Overseers ok the Poor . —At the Court House , Huddersfield , on Saturday last-Mr . Tristram Ridgeway , of Huddersfield , and Mr . Thomas Terry , of Birkiey , were appointed Overseers of the Poor for fee township of Huddersfield , for the ensuing year . HUDDER 8 TTEU > ELECTION OF G UARDIANS . —Tn our last we gave an account of the number of votes each candidate bad at fee close of the contest on the even ? ' wg of Thursday , the day of election . On the following day ( Friday ) the Overseers , however , from some reason , pnblisned a different return , declaring F . Schwan , Esq ., a Whig , elected in place of Stephen Dickeiison , a Radical , who was in the majority on Thursday night ; upon -which the proposer of Mr . Dickenson , after taking professional advice , served a copy of the following notice on the Overseers : —

    " To the Overseere of the Poor of the Township of Huddersfield . —As the proposer of Stephen Dkkeraon as Poor Law Gnardian for Hndderafield , I hereby protest agaiiut the return you have published of Guardians elected , as it is not according to law , nor agreeable to the number of votes as added np on the day of election , the 29 £ h of March . And I hereby claim to have Stephen Dickenaon ' s name inserted as having been duly elected , in pursuance of tiie 40 th section of the Poor Law Amendment Act , and the iustmtlions of the Commissioners , which state that the votes shall he add *> d tip on the afternoon

    of the dar of election , and those having the majority of votes shall be declared dnly elected , Stephen Dickenson then being declared to be fourth candidate who was dnly elected . " From Almondbury the return was as follows , the two first being elected : —Hiram Harling , shopkeeper , 297 , opposed to tbe law ; John Mellor , farmer , 295 , ditto . Francis Farrand , manufacturer , 142 , in favour of tke pinch-Lelly system . Joseph Vickerman , merchant , 182 , ditto ; there will be a large majority out of the whole Union that will be found opposed to carrying out the orders of the Somerset-House Bashaws .

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    ^ v ^ ' 7 v ^ ' ¦ ' ¦ 'VW ** *™^^ Caution to Woot Sobtbrs . —On Monday ^ Joseph Fieldhonse was charged , at the Court House , by Josliaa Robertshaw , wiih neglecting to : sort some wool , which hid Weii deUt ^ red * but' to li | mi ^ - be » Ibneing ^ tp'MesSrtiRijusiE ) . " ^ manded foir further endence . ' ! - . l ' ? i '! - ¦¦' ¦¦' : ¦ . ¦ - . ¦ ¦ :: Vk . ; " - w '•¦ : ¦' . •¦ '¦ , ¦;; ' . , ¦' ¦ ¦' - ' j ' . ' . ' Stealing BtiTTEH .---Jahe GilVof Bradford , reeler , was brought ira at the C ^ nri ^ onse , on Monday on a charge or having . " " stoleln a pound of btitter , from a : stall ; in $ xe > batter cross , on ; Saturday night . The case wasrclear against her , but on acebnnt . of her being very far advanced in pregnancy , the infl ^ gistratei * liberated bei- / ' ; . v-

    -STEiuNoA Watch .- —Wi ^ iam : Green , of Bradford ^ wool ^ prter , was charged , at the Court House , on Tuesday , by his brother ^ ftfr . Henry \ GreOT , watcn maker , with stealing a watcbl ^ ^ belbngmg fo hjm . The parties were allowed a private hearing , when the prisoner was discharged , and the wateh given up to the brother , who did not wish to prosecute . Appointment of Overseebs , & : eir > -On Friday last , the- following persons were appointed by the magistratea as overseers for the ensuing year , viz ., Mr . George Haigh , woojstapler , and Mr . Peter Laycock , spirit merchant , for the West End ; and Mr . William Walkervwoolstaplen arid Mr . Richard George Fox , of the Swan J [ nn , for the East End . Mr . Samuel ^ Broadbent , of the vitriol works , and Mr . Richard Garn . ett , were appointed surveyors of thebigbways ; and Mr . Thomas Wilson , and Mr . John Ackroyd , assessors . :

    SuiciDE .- ^ Oh Thursday morning last , a man named William Wood , a dogger , and residing at Greengates , near this tpwn , shot himself in bed with ti pistol . Deceased had for some before kept the toll gatevat the Seven StarSjGreehgates , but was turned out of bis pccupation about % ^ fortnight since . He took his furniture , < fec . to a neighbour ' s house , and bad since been up and down the cquntrr seeking employment , which not being able to obtain lie bet came low spirited . He committed the rash act in bed , and at the time when the youngest of his ' ' three children ( who are motherless ) was lving by the side of him . ' An inquest was held on his bodyi and a verdict of " Temporary de , rarj % einent" brought in . Theft . —James Srinderlaind , ; engine tender to

    Messrs . Cou 3 en , of Hortbn , was brougbt . before the niagistrates at the CburtHonse , charged with ^^ stealing ; a pair of ^^ children ' s / shoes , from a stall in the matket . It was stated by the woman who kept the stall , that 8 b . e bbseryed tne prisoner take the shoes , which he had been : looking at , and go away : with them , and that be had proceeded fifteen yards from the stall before he was orertalcen , Sunderland , in his defence , said that having looked at the shoes , and thought they would suit him , he was about to take tbem Tourtd to the woman , who was on the other side of the stall , and that being jpstled by the person who laid hold of him on the charge , was the cause of Ms getting so far from the stall . The magistrates took this view of the case , arid he was discharged . . '¦;• .

    Assaulting the W . vtch . —James Murphy , an Irishman , was brought up at the Court House , on Tuesday , charged with asiaxiltirig trie watch . on trie preceding night . He had been at the Bee Hive and gotten tipsey , and had kicked up a shine in going home , and on the watch interfering belaboured them * in triinstyle . He was fined £ 1 and costs / 10 s . ' Shout of Muudeu . —Some five years ago , an old Greenwich pensioner , named Joseph Hooker , residing at Idle , caine to BradfonI on tne quarter day to receive liis pensionj but never returned . Mariy . % eTe the horrid surmises as to the cause of his being missing , which were strengthened by the declarations piten made by one Nathan S 6 othill ,. of idle . *•»^ ' ¦ i ' i " i - ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ . *¦ ¦ . ' . » . ¦ ¦ " " ¦* ¦ ¦¦ 2 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ " clothierthat he knew ' thai the old

    . , pensioner had been thrown into a coal pit v hear Idl ^ , on . bis way home . These declainations were « o often arid incessantly made that the -constables fclt -called' -upon to apprehend him , hud he was on the 24 th ult . secured in the JJradfurd Court House lock-Tip . An nctive searcli was made in the / pit wMcb . / was deep and nearly clicked up with water , but without success . A letter was written to Greenwicn Hospital , and an answer to it was received saying that Hooker was still receiving his pension ^ and was a pauper at ftt Hull . A constable was dispatched thither , and found the old fellow , and Soptuill wa . s liberated on Monday night , having enjoyed a treat of ten days impr isonmeiit for his idle storied . It will teach bini

    better how to talk about murder and the like . Election of GuAimrANS . —The election of guardianaunder the New Poor Law for . the township of Bradford , took place at the Court House , on Thursday last . There were 17 personsj ) roppsed , and the ' folio wing are the number of : votes obtained by each person : Thps . Buck , woolstapler , 550 ; Wrri . Hardcastle , woolstapler , 515 ; John Hill , malster , 474 ; Thos . Beaumont , isnrgeon , 3 ^ 5 ; John Atkinson , woolstapler , 35 ( 5 ; J . ohii Crook , innlceeper , 339 ; John Milnor , manufacturer , 334 ; Cowling Ackroya , 314 :

    VVilham Hudson , attorney , 280 ; Thomas Cure , grocer , 256 '; Thomas Wroe , jun , woolstapler , 243 ; Edward Greenwood , farmer , 216 ; flenry Wilson , druggist , 149 , ; E . H . Barratt , 121 Thomas Buttervrorth , gentleman , 25 . We could ri 6 t ascert ; un the number of voters for John Tordofty tea-dealer , and Zechariah . Seriibr , dniggistv The first six were of course elected . They were all nominated by Mr . James Garnett , exceptMr . Crook , Mr . Groofc is thefrierid of the poor , and will soften down , as far as in him lies , the duTk features of the law .

    New Chur ' ch . —It was announced by : the Bishop of ilipon when here , that a Cburch was about to be built in Bradford by a gentieman totally unconnected with the place . We do riot know who this gentleman is , but w e understand the sife is to be at the junction of Bowling and Hortqn lanes ; and that a Church is about to be built by subscription , to hold 1 , 200 sittings , 3 > r , Outhwaite and Mr . John Rand are actively gathering subscriptions for thepurpose of raising it . Itisnot decided where the site Will be . It is said either at the top of Westgate or Bridge-street . , ;

    BnuT . vL . Assault . —Last Saturday ajoirier ,: naTned James Mitchell , in the employment of Mr . Lowe , Leeds iload , was brought before the magistrates , charged by jessop , ostler at the New Inn , with violently assaulting him . Jessop stated that Mitchell came into the New Inn on the Tmirsday before , arid inquired fora person from Brighouse , and riot receiving an answer that suited him , he fell on him arid pommelled him ) most unmercifully . Fined £ o including costs . : Ixguest . —An inquest was held , at the Market Tavern , on Saturday last , on view , of the body of a child , named Mary Horn , about four or five years old , wlio had been burnt to death on the morning of the Thursday before , during the absence of the mother . Verdict-- " Accidental death . '' The mother had left the child with some other children The coroner reprimanded her very severely for leaving it in such a careless manlier .

    Accident .--On Saturday last , a joiner , named JohnShackleton , fell from the top of the new church now building by Mr . Wood .: He was seized with a giddiness while at his work , and fell from the scaffold a distance of ten yards . He was taken up in a state of insensibilty . He : has no bones brokenj but is much bruised internally . We hear he is in a recovering state . New Poor Law . — The Guardians met on Friday , and the first of their acts was tp raise the salary of the Union Clerk £ 40 a-year . The old Guardians , before : they went out of office , drew a cheque on the Overseers for £ 404 . 10 s ,, which is the second for the same amount within a very short time . We do net know how they engulph the money ; we only say , well may the poor-rate be double this year . . ' ' ;\ - . ' ; - .. ;; .. ¦ ¦ ' / ; .: ¦ . . ' : ¦ -. '' . / - ' ; ¦/¦ . ' ; '

    RICHMOND . Grip Fkllows , —On Monday the 2 nd ihst ,, the loyal independent order of Odd Fellp > Fs , of Richmprid Castle Lodge , No . 1 , 286 , held their first anniversary at Richinorid . The inenibers » f the sptiety iiiarcbed in procession to the parish church , where a most excellent and appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev . William" Barnes , M . A . y rector of Ricb > mond , from the Epistle of Paul : to the Galatians , chap , vi ., ver . 2 . —? " Bear ye prie another ' s burdens * and so fulfil the law of Christi" After which a collection was made in aid of the furids pf the national school of that place . The procession then peramr

    bulated the town , and afterwards sa . t down ,: ( in number 120 , ) to . a most excellent dinner ^ prov ided by Host Husband , of the Bishop Blaie Imi i which was highly approved , and gave great satisfaction ; The brass bandj from Bedale , Was in attendance , and played several beautiful airs in the course of the day , and the evening was spent in the greatest conviviality and harmony . Appointment . —The Lord Bishop of / Durham has been pleased to appoint Mr ; Henry Wade , second master of the Darlirigton grammar school , to be master of the grammar sdhopl at Norton , near Stockton . ; - ' * -: '; ¦ ¦¦¦ .- ' : ¦/• ¦ ¦ : '¦¦ v- / - :- ; . " . . ¦¦"¦

    Richmond PoncE . r—An information having been laid before the Borpugh Magistrates against Henry Dessaix , the keeper of an exterisiire : bazaar , which he bad ppened at the King ' s Head Inn . The affair underwent a patient and attentive inquiry . Mr ; v \ llliarri Howson haying attended on behalf of the uiforraer , and Mr . James Huriton on behalf of the defendant . The resulthasbeen ,: that Mr . Dessaix was nnedin the penalty of £ 10 , for trading under a £ 4 , instead of a . £ 12 Hcence , . The irioiety of the penalty to the informer , M ^ Mi ers , Jun ., was , after deducting the expenses ^ given by him to ; that excellent chanty , " Tue Benevolerit ^ IrisUtutiori" of Richmond . / : >

    _ RicHMeNp Pooh Law Union . —The Rev . J . B . Birtwhisfle , Mr . P . Brakenbnry , arid Mr . H . Wood , were ^ re-elected Guardians for the parish of Richmond for the ensuing ; year . -

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    - ^—n———•' : - ¦ ;'" :: : 7 ^ : ¦; ^ ^ f ^^ : :- ' 7 ^ C ;} i :-Poor Law iGuABDiAw ^^ Keighley Has been worsted in the struggle . The ; six ^^ myrrriidoris of the three-headed Deva-king hare been elected . We nayeTeceiyed an account pf the frarid and intimidation brwbicb this was dories bat top late for irisernon ,. We shall give it all next wefek . ; . y ¦^ . VisTJir MEirriNGi—Oit ; TKur ^ day ^ last , a Vestry Jyleeting was held to pass the , pverseers' accounts , when the following remarkable Motion was passed unanimously , remarkable because it is - the only onerwe believe of the same kind which is in the

    order-book . Moved by JosephVicars , and seconded by John Lister , . ** That the thanks pftthis meeting are due and hereby ^ ve : tQ the late overseers , arid in particular to D ; W . \ Veatherhead for hia praiseworthy ; and unremitting attention . to thedujies of Ms office but abpve . ' -all for ^ hi ^ cbnsisterit . aoduriwearied exertions ia opposing the introducrion of tbe New Poor Lawinto ; tnis town and parish ; " Mr . \ y ^ atherhepd having briefly returned thanis , thie ! : meetirig which was numerously attended separatecL ¦¦

    . ' '; . . .- . •" . ; .- . ;¦ . ; SHEFFIELD . ; - > v , V " Working Man ¦ s Ass 0 ciATTbN .- ^ Tlie iisual weekly meeting of this Association , was holden in the / Mechanics' Institute ^ on Tuesday evening last ^ The subject for discussion ; was the advantages results ing frorri monarchy , ¦ : .-royalty ; andt ^ property \ ; The rrieetingwas ^ addressed ;; at ^ ^/' cbrisiderable iength arid with great ability , by Messrs . Ludlairi , Beale arid others ^ on the question before them ,: After which aletter was read from the Dorchester Committee

    requesting : that a penny subscription might be got up for the returned ticrims . This was agreed to anil three members appointed to be a cprnrhittee to forward the samej and to wait on : the respective Trades Comrrrittes , recommending a like : course to them . Atthe conclusion , Mr . Lirgard was directed to write to the Bev . Mr . Stephens , of Asbton , inviting him to deliver a lecture in the Town Hall , on Wednesday , in Easter week . A great public meeting is to be holden about a . fortnight ¦ ¦ after Easter , of Vhich due notice will be given .

    DARMNCrTON . Bebatino Society ;—The Darlingtori Debating Society have lately discussed the question , Whether a Mbnarcbial or Republican forrn of Goveniment was most coridupive to the welfare of society . Mr T . Watson , Mr . W . Watsori , Mr . Metcalfe , Mn S , Bell , and ; others handled the subject ; with great ability , ; shewing the ¦ evils- , of Monarchy in all ages , and the superiority of RepublicanLsm . The Monarchial side was defended by Messrs . Luck ,

    Peacock , and Coal , who did their best m support , of tyranny ; but so : ashamed were they of monarchy ; that when tbe ieyening for division came , they- . were desirous of having the question put , ' whether Monarchy as in England , « fec . < S : c , ' on which mode of stating the question the Republicans refused to vote , not but they were satisfied that Republicanism , is superior even to British Monarchy ^ . but refused because the question was altered from wliat stood in ; the books . The society were equally divided in riuriiber .

    HULL . The late Mn . WAtLWORTH . —On Wednesday aftenioPii , the earthly remains pf that lamented patriot , James Wallwortb , Esq ., Surgeon , of Kirigston-upou-Hull , were buried at Drypool near that town . Mr , Wall worth departed this life on the previous Thursday evening , after a lingering illness of more than two years , which baffled alF the most eminent medical talent of this country . We have kuewn few men iri the large circle of our personal acquaintance whom we more highly esteeined than James Wallworth . ¦ " Hi ? was a man , take him for all in all , We shall not look upon hu like again "

    Surrounded by circumstances of the most adverse character in early life , his own mental energies bore him triinnpbaiitly through d ^™^ . ^ ' ' ttn . der which any mind less vigorously constituted must have sunk . In his profession he was regarded as skilful to an extraorilinary degree . Iii public matters he was ever active , ever useful , and ever honest—fearlesslv advocating tbe rights andiritorests of the poor on all occasions , in tlie very teetb of his p . wn private interests , and often with the probability of suffering thereby very ser ious personal loss . He was an eloquent speaker , a man of innexible principle , arid a stern ; defender of the great Radical principles of political right . So powerful , . < o manly , and so sin

    core an advocate those principles never had . iri Hull , and certainly in losing him , the friends of freedom in tluittown suffer an irreparable loss . In private Kfe his character was as estimable , as in public life , it was valuable . He was an affectionate nusband , a mild and tender parent , a warm-hearted , frank , free , generous friend . Ever open and unsuspicious , ever candid and ingenuous , he seemed to live- only for others , and was a model of guileless simplicity , while at the same time extensive knowledge of the world gave him . a , quickness of apprehension which could hardly be deceived . Iii religious matters hft was a siricere recipient pf the doctrine of the New Church , and was a member of the Independent Church assembling for worship , under the pastoral careof tlie . Rev . Wm . Hill , in Bechel Chapel ,

    Princestreet , Hull ; his late lamented father having been minister of that chapel some years ago . The 1 arge and promiscuous assemblage who testified their respect for bis character , by following bis remains to the . grave , bore evidence to the general estimation in whiclihe had been holden . The hearse was followed by two mourning coaches , containing his immediate relatives and friends ; then came in mournful procession a largo number ( f the medical profession , trades' and friendl y societies ; the members , of the religious body to which he had belonged , arid the members pf tlve Radical Association , one of whom delivered an address over the grave , after the withdrawal of the minister . So closed the curtain of mundane observation ; on James Wallworth , in the prime of life , and the midst of prosperity ,, a pattern of perseverance , virtue , arid zeal .

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    PRESTON . A Blunuebing Old FAKMEB . ^ On Thursday last , a stupid-looking old man , who stated himseTf to be a farmer , residing near Bolton , arid who ) in Lancasbire dialect , would be described as being u regularly gpmeless , " appeared before the magistrates at the Town Hall , to tell the following story : —He stated that he ban come to Preston to sell a horse , and hadj the day before , ( Wednesday ) succeeded in disposing of it for about £ 16 or £ 17 , but he could not tell exactly how much ! After drinking a fevf quarts of ale , he went to bed , in the evening , at the inn where be stayed , and thought he / had put his trousers , containing the money , under his pillow ! When , however , he arose in the ; morning , hia

    pdekefs were " cashless , " arid on proceeding to make further search , he found his purse , containing only two pounds , under a bed in the same room , and in which another man slept . He was quite certain he had the money the night before , and that he had been robbed of it . The old blockhead havirig made this statement , the landlord of the house , who is a ' respectable man , said that nobody but hirnself and the fellow-lodger of the farmer , had been , during tbe night , into the bed-room where ^ the latter slept . The person who slept in the same room with the farmer also made a similar statement , arid said it was impossible he could have lost his money , if he had it safe when he went to bed . On this being stated , one

    of the officers thought it prudent to assist the farmer in searching his own pockets , when , singular to relate , in addition to the two sovereigns of which he spoke , a £ 10 note was founiiivihe purse , which be had overlooked , and five sovereigns were found iri a kind of waistcoat pocket , which ^ also , he had neglected to examine . The blundering old gentleman seemed both overjoyed and astonished when this uisc-overy was made , and the following dialogue ensued between him and the magistrate , William Clayton , Esq .: —Magistrate : What have you been thinking about , to give ail this unnecessary trouble ?

    Farmer , ( looking unutterable things ) : It ' s varry cowribus , I 'ink : I thout it was stoup , marry ; Magistrate : You are not fit to come to the fair by yourself . Farmer : Ye see my wife ; thout t ' same ; she sed J was ' nt fit to kum , an' she was boun to send a young man wi' me / Magistrate : I wonder she did not come herself , for it is clear you cannot take care of yourself . ; f armer : It ' s i-eet , but I'll tak care noo r . 'am gooin hoam , and I'll not loss it-66 . more . "^ -The parties then retired , but from the riumbfer of suspicionSrlooking personages who witnessed the above proceedings , it . ' wilt be well for the Boltp- niari if he reaches his destination with the cash in

    his possession ;— -J ? veston Chronicle . ; : PRoViDENTiAii Escape . — On Saturday lastfour young men sailed on a shooting excursion from Preston , in an open boat , down the Kibble . They succeeded in navigating the river as ; far as Naze Point , when their boat ran aground on the south east side of the .- 'channel . They then cast anchor , and ; ori the ebbing of the tide , crossed the sands to the Village of Longton , for the purpose of awaiting the evening / tide ,. and in the evening they left the

    village to return to their little boatj bound homeward for destination ; ^ y ^^ vVere ,: however , seriously disappoirited , for going in pairsj the two who followed behind ^ ( the night being very dark and foggy ) lost sig ht : of their coriipanions ; they tberefofe returned to the village , and as their companions , who had preceded tbem ' towards the boat , did not also return , there were sad forebodings that they would be lost . This apprehension did : not prove to be far from the fact , for it afterwards appeared that the two absent

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    men proceeded over , the sands until they he ^ L ^ fe rolling tide approaching them , and they all precipitancy , betook themselves to \ an &&& * sand bank , where , by the aid of a pole , whi « ft € » BT accidentally picked tip and stuck in the sandj flay k 6 pt themselves in an erect position until the iwtfer by slow degrees overflowed ; tbeir shoulders . " SEEa tide then began to recede arid the sands hecaas passable . How ¦'¦ tp regain the village—the S ^ wisEed-for- 'Tillage of Longton—was the next conaSs ratiori ; for they were in complete : darkness , isoE

    without any land-inark save the illuminated heaszaas overthe town of Preaton . They however steS * for . Longtorij and at lengthy by dint of perseTOsamB and-many twis « ngs and turnings , arrived sa ^ ratt the hospitable house of Mr . Pye , - ^ a most provSiair . tial deliverance , for at almost every ^ footstep ' ori ' -fiiSr perilous , journey over the sands , they were lialfea » be engulphed by the river Ribble on the one fcanS . and the river Douglas on the other , both of wS rivers nearly meet on / the Longton marsb . andiSJSB singularly wind their way to the opposite < cdaSfcSE almost a paraUel line .- ~ Pr ^/ aw C ^ rwtiVfc

    CauBCH-RATESAifD Poor-Law Gtoat-DrANS . — -On Tuesday week , the churchwardens < & Pres-ton issued a public notice , " in pursuance ^ tsse understand , of the Ppor-Law Commissioners , to ^ it effect that persons who had riot paid churcn-rsta ^ were disqualified for voting for guardians < jf fepoor for the erisuingyear . ? : Poor Law GuARbiANS .- ^ -Nobody are betterslaSsfi in the art of wringing moriev from the pockets of ; &s people "; than the Wbigs . ; They always remind job strongly of the American Jew , who never did ** - thing for nothing no day for nobody . AU thefe

    reform boons have special clauses , enacting tfad ; they must be paid for ; "No penny , no pateraoster ^* is the Whig maxim . Last week , when the time for elgcting Poor Law Guardians for Preston came , d » the churchwardens put forth placards , quietly iaSmating to the inhabitants , that all who had not pjeS their church-rates were not entitled to vote , hg which means three fourths of the voters were < Bsfranchised ; This juggle will , we have no doubt , bft extensively resorted to next year , for the purposejk reducing the number of voters , and thereby enabling the Devil Kings' friends to carry their « -ke myrmidons as " Guards " of the poor . '

    MAtrCHESTEB ,. Death fkom Prize Fkjhtxno . —Some feanig hts back , a dispute occurred in a beer-hpusi ^ 8 c . the neighbourhood of Portugal-atreet , between ixso men named William Parrington ; arid ; Itictecfi Dayis , working as carders in a cotton factory ; aa ^ j urged on by some thovightlesa pefsons wbo were see company , they agreed .-to fightH ^ pitched batfleforJfe sum of ; £ l a-side . Theyrnet accordingly on &s ( s ~ day morning ^ about half-past seven o ' clock , in \ e . field near Bradford , where a ring was formed , « e £ the" contest commenced . It was evident ' -ta i&e bystanders ^ that Barrihgton had no chance wiittias opponent ; but , instead of endeavouring tosepaisie theiri , the crowd encouraged the tlghtj which ¦

    casfenued for . , three : quarters of an hour , when 3 } avseE struck Barrington a blow on the neck , which fisflisS him senseless to the ground . The alarm was immsdiately given that Barrington was killed ^ she Davies , with his seconds , and the other parties inife ring , lost no time in making their escape . yBamsstpn was conveyed to the house of Mi-. T . Jloitmscij , surgeon , Bradford-street , who used every exertKHi to restore animation , but without effect , and rife unfortunate . . mats ^ expired at twenty minutes before twelve : o ' clock . On Monday evening , an inquaat was--beld on the body , before Mr . Rutter , at fee Steam Engine public house , in Bradford , wbii , owing to sufficient evidence not being ir i attendaEoe , was adjourned until to-morrow ( Thursday ) evening . at five" o ' clock .

    Fire in a Paper Mill . —About two oiclasfe on Sunday , a fire broke out in the waste-store -sC Messrs . Dickinson's paper' ^ mill , ^^ opposite the i&tmchester and Liverpool Railway station . Xfe engines were promptly on the spot , and the fire « ok got under abour four o ' clock . The damage " , . it- '& supposed , will not exceed £ 100 \ There have bsai severarother fires in various dwelling-houses in &e town within the last few days ; but they were scme got under / arid before any considerable damage-sse done .

    nricoLCTOK . Funehax Sermon . —On Tuesday evening , ; fe ? Wesieyan chapel , Middletoti , was crowded -to fe £ - cess-. . The Rev . Mr . West , of Manchest ^ preached a funeral sermon , on the death of llas ^ , the wife of the Rev . P . Hardcastle , who had dosai in childjbed on the Sunday previous . The coqgisgation was . much affected .

    OLDHAM . Town TREASURER . 3 Mr . John Knight , tiasTbesri elected Town Treasurer for Oldham by the ratepayers . It would be well if such noble minded straightforward veterans iri the cause of liberty were more generally placed in posfa of honour and emolument Great praise is due to the men of Oldham for thse setting so praiseworthy an exataple to the count / y . Wheu we see the people 7 exercising the . locaJUfrasehise iri a proper manner—wneri we see them •« fatepayersmaking proper appointments and carrvoqtg out economy and making good laws in their own towns " , it will prove that they understand their rigfefej and arealsodetermiried to maintain them ; the sluggishness of rate-payers in the exercise of the franchise is both lamentable , and disgraceful > put down 'loe £ tyranny say we , and a bad government will easi 3 y . be rectified .

    ASBTON . PpstppjiEMENT of the Great Radical JVIeet £ b& and DiNNER . —In consequence of the pewsbu ^ and Asbtori dmners happenirig both at one tuaa , the Ashton dinner will . be postporied until abwat three weeks after Easter , and will be holden on & Saturday evening . We understand the arrangements for the Dewsbury dinner are progressing , aaft that asplendid meeting is expected . We are ; gitd to see our working friends so spend their holidays .

    ROCHDALE . Election of GuARDiANS .- ^ Th . ursd ' ay , the 29 Sb lilty . beingthe day fixed for the election of eighteen Guardians for the Rochdale Union , the Radical Association were very active in finding Pot persoas to propose for the office , who were avowed eneiEias to the bill . The following will show itow far they have been successful . In Castleton , four Corisen » r tives were put in nomination , but the Radicate carried all their candidates , viz . : — . James Hey , veterinary surgeon . . James Wilkinson , shopkeeper . Samuel Holland , butcher . Oliver Mills , woollen manufacturer .. In Spotlarid Township : — John ^ Wbitaker , dyen . Joseph Laycock , fanner . Thomas Holland , faller . Jpsepb Butterwortb , broker . All avowed enemies to the bill .

    In Wardleworth , there was & contest wKSb . ended in favour of the thi ; ee Radicals , by a maj « jr % - of 6 or 700 votes :-- r : ; / Matth . e'w Greenlees , shopkeeper . James Whitworth , do . and mantrfacturer . Edwin Greenwood , painter and gilder . Iri Butterworth , two opponents to the bill were elected :- — ¦; -: ¦ - ¦ ¦ : . ; ¦ - : . ;; ¦ ..: ¦/ , ¦ ¦ ' - William Baines , woollen mannfacturet . Jonathan WMtwprth , fuller . "Wuerdale and Wardle did ript appoint their GnapdiariH . We did not hear the names of the other . fuse , ; but we understand they are opposed to the bilL Factpby IivisbBSiATiQNS . —Mr . Webster , the Fa < £ azy InsDector of this districtoreferred twelve

    infonaa-, tions against Edwari Ainsworth , for'various offences against the Factory Act ^ -such as over-working tfee children , - not sending them to a proper scbool , f « Js& certificates , < fec—to all of which he ; pleaded gnilfc He having , on the 4 th June , 1836 , beeii fined fer similar offences , the Magistrate , M | r . Royds ^ tirisd him in i 20 arid costs , on the first case ; the otita ? eleveri were withdrawn , by him paying all the cepenses incurred . Messrs . Crossley and BanaJt , John Bnckleyvand Robert Holt y were severa % fined in mitigated penalties' for violating the Act . Ratcliffe Hanson was also brought before the Magistrates , upon the information pf Mr . Webster , Her allowing bis bbyl under / nine years of age , to jwaS : in Mr . Ainswprth ' s mfll , but was discharged by pacing expenses . . \ ;¦ ; ; ' \ - -- < -- / :.-p \\ .- ¦¦ -. . \ v ¦ ' ¦' ... '

    Cart Phivers . —George Earnshaw was fined in 40 s . and costs , for being at too great a distance from his cart while on the road . ; -r ¦ SociAUSTS . —— ' 1116 a , dmirers of the system < £ morality , taught by R . Owen , opened a room , os Tuesday ^ for the propagation ot their principleswhen Mr . Green gave a lectBre ; on Wedv ^ i ^ night , Mr . J . Rigley gavea lecture ; and on Thawh day , Mr . Fleming , the Editor of the f ' New MxurtS World , " is to lecture . The lectures have been pze % -

    well attended . Total Abstinence . —On Tuesday evening kst , Mrs . Hamilton , the celebrated phrenologist , gavet lecture on total abstinence , in the large room at ti * police station , Snaith-street , to a numerous and highly respectable audience . She is only a new convert to the principles on which she was lecturing , _ v for , la « t summer , -while lecturing in Liverpool , sbe . a > gave a challenge to dispute ( he question in a publi * ^ fty . ., au dience , which was accepted ; . trat , on leaving th ^ X *^ - A . * platform , she actually signed the pledge of . tyfV ^ * s& > Y > totalism , being convinced that she had entertaMfrVy - 'x | % ' f erroneous ideas on the subject . rfr ^ < Q ^^^ Xl

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• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 7, 1838, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct840/page/5/