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      SONG OF FREEDOM . MSB CHEEKS FOB THE CHARTER . Bright are the beams of tba morning sky , A-d sweet dew the free goddess * ips ; How bright are the glance * of cheer from her eye , Asd sweet are the troths from her lips ; Her month la the fountain of virtue , The source from whence eqaity flows ; Ah ' who would not dwell -neath its influence , As the honey bee sips of the rose . Then we pledge , then we pledge , to bright freedom , Let each son ! himself worthy prove ; 2 fo w we cheer , now we cheer , sons of freedom , >~ ine cheers for the souls that we lore . Hip . hip , hurrah , hip , hip , hurrah , hurrah , hurrah , hurrah , Kine cheers for the Charter , Nine cheers for the cause that we love . Come raise , raise , the burner to heaven high , Tbs goddess of liberty approves , The offering thus hallowed by ardonr ' s true sigh , Is blessed with the smile-ebeer of Jove . Then ring ye tte welkin with transport , The spell of life ' s great joys impart ; Our cause , the most sacred to mortals , Yields the noblest of joys to the heart

      Then we pledge , then ' we pledge , to the Charter , Let each heart that lores freedom approve ; And we'll shoot , sfiU well shout , for the Charter , With nine cheers for the cause that we love . Hip , hip , hurrah , hip hip , hurrah , hurrah JTine cheers for ths Charter , 1 \ ins chsen for the eaase that we love , S . J ., Bristol .

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      A SO * G FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO SING IT BY THOMAS WILSO >\ The hand of oppression is stretched forth to sl * y The young babe of freedom and H « bt ; Bat knowledge has driven the darkness away , That bid from the people their migbt ; And the people will riae with the might of the just , And pride and oppression shall sink to the dust . Tbe voice of the bigot is upraised to ban , The souls of the noble and free ; Bat his poisonous breathing can now only fan , The fire of young liberty ; And tke people will rise with the might of the just , And pride and oppression shall sink to the dost . The purse-proud have joined in the effort to quell , The determined and resolute shout , TTbich the universe echoes as tyranny ' s knell—Tis the voice of the banded and stout ; For the people will rise with the might of the just , And pride and oppression shall sink to the dusW

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      THE CHARTER FOR EVER SHALL WEATHER THE STORH . Aib— " Old England for ever shall weather the storm . " 0 freedom ! thy absence has long been lamented , And thy sons now have set all their hopes en the sea , In a bark called the Charter—for liberty bound , . The port where tbs millions are happy and free . Thoagh the darkness of night may at present surround ns , The clouds shall disperse—and appear the bright mom ; And thou , blessed freedom , shall tell the glad story—The Charter for evet shall weather the storm .

      Our captain , O'Connor , was ever true to us , And our bark has the stars for her compass and guide , Whilst our crew are a set of sterling brave fellows , Who laugh at the storm , and its fury deride . Then hczza for the Charier , the good ship we sail in , Till the waves shall engulf us , no feirs » W 1 deform ; Bnt like a sea-bird , her whole voyage ahall be glorioa *—The Charter for ever shall weather the

      storm-Though the quicksands of " Humbug" axe laid ifi our way , And " Tyrannical rocks oppose us in our course ; Though "Treacherous blasts" our tight bark are nmilfng , Tritorphant she sails , nor shrink we from their force . Oh I no I tot each heart is with pore freedom booing , ' > ~ o surrender" our cry , while we treat foes wiih com ; And hark ! the high heavens re-echo the cry—The Charter for ever ahall weather tht storm ! Edwin Gill . Sheffield . BaemeiQ .

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      A WELCOME . Written extempore on hearing of "The Political Pedlkb ' s" visit to Leeds , by his co-member of the People ' s first Parliament , WK . Rider . " The PedlaE" is coming , oh dear ! oh dear ! 11 The Tepla ^ "is coming , Oh dear . ' To gull the " Leeds Loiners" with his palavar . And eclipse if he can (?) the light of the Star . " The Pedlab . " is coming , oh dear ! oh dear ! " The Pzdlab . " is eomins , oh dear ! Who from Godwin , and Paley , and Paine , and Yoltaibb , Has stolen the whole of his saleable ware .

      " The Pedlab . " is coming , oh dear oh dear ! " The Pediab" is coming , oh dear I Who , like the Camelios , oft change * his hue , And is " obedient servant" to orange or blue . "ThePedlab"is coming , oh dear ! oh dear ! ! 'The Pkd . lab-is coming , oh dear J Hb *« sent by Friend Stvrgs to the "Foxes and GXESB , " Bewue , " like th lads pie , they are all of a piece . " " The Pkdlas . " will go , oh dear ! oh dear ! " The PEDLAfc" will go , oh dear ! For pennies and proselytes will not be made JBj this talker of Justiee , bat Rat-man in trade .

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      THE TORY SQUIRE , I am a sqaire of genui " bray . " And oft to London I wend my way : I leave my acres , and haws , and hips , ToJiftto-wisdom bom Torjlips . ily long rent-roll is my daily vaunt , Where ' er I go I can see no want ; And why I ' m so rieh , the secret I'll tell , "Who lives on tbs poor is sure to live welL What baron or friar , or knight of the shire , Is half such a dolt as a Tory gqnire . Is half such a dolt , half such a dolt , As a Toryequire ? After session , of pheasants I dream , Tor shooting , I vow , is a pleasure supreme ! By self-denM I never try

      My dainty pslajte to mortify . "Puniibrng pcaehera I deem no ein , Bat devljsh seldom I look within ; A ronmjs cup and joDy good song , Are usy a « lieht when the nights are long . What baron or friar , or any such liar , Is half sneh a dolt as a Tory squire , Is half such a dolt , half fcueh a iolt , As a Tory squire ?

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      OASTLER'S FLEET PAPERS . Extreme pressure of divers matters both upon our space and time hag for sometime caused a considerable arrear in our literary deapartment . We have many bock ? and pamphlets lying by us , waiting turn , which we bow purpose to try to get through . Our old friend Oastler has not been forgotten bj hs thongh unnoticed—among the rest—for a season . He stiil keeps on labouring in behalf of his subjects , " the poor in general , but especially fee poor factory slaves . We have several numbers of his " Fleeters" now lying before us , in which we 2 nd the genuine plain English " of the Oastler school" most well and eloquently spoken . Our extracts toiBi be confined to tie two last numbers . The former of them opens thus

      '•" What a picture is England now presenting to tbb ^ OEdering nati on * of the earth!—England , once the avoared of the Most High ! She was then the er&ffie ud castle of weU-peised Liberty ; on her bosom peace « eq plenty were wont to crows he * Tiilejs and her plaii *_ tben the world looked to England as an ex-*» P * Her powerful arm forced the oppreaw to ^ "Jf ^ U wat wielded by her h » K > T , brave , and »»« ae asmj . Her shield ni the protection of injured S !?* * ° « tt was KuUined by xigitewttneia , To 5 " * ft ***** txaa . foreign tyranny retorted , and 10111 0 * « feaad peaceful domlefle . Tbe nation * Church revered

      *»» by her people—her clergy were then theii > hepoerd »—bet nobles a * their fathers . Her merchants * ere honoared tbroBghont the void , a > well for their k ^ pity u for their -wealth—they we »« oaee famed to- honour and honesty , sow for cant and fraud- The tasbsadman pursued his healthful career "with whi » V-™ g cheerfulness , for hi » reward -wai plenty ; the sound « tbe ab ^ ttie , miBgliag with the national anthems of «» old ar . d yiung , gvre token , in our northern cot-^« , of hcsHhfnhieEs and peace ; and a plentiful re-J * rd » as at lain . Ko jealous rankling * then dis-^ bsd the peace of the labourer if the farmer pros-Pered—he sighed tot at the spleadour of the noble .

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      Jfo hBart-bnrnings disturbed the watchings aof the artisan when his employer o >> t * inrd profitable returnshe envied not the wealth of the merchant Than labour was pleasant , because it was the sure precursor ef plenty and of health . In those days—and they are within my memory—the noble , the fanner , and the peasant—the merchant , the manufacturer , and the artisan ,, had but one interest—their own , the nation ' s weal . The dull monotonous tramp of a policeman's foot was then unknown in Englamd—that poisonous 11 reptile" is not indigenous . One single constable was sufficient for a town like Leeds . There was then more awe inspired by the clerical hat ef the priest , th % n by a regiment ef dragoons—it was the debt of reverence for the office and the wearer . At his approach , vice was abashed , and virtue smiled . There were faw factories

      in those days—the artisans then performed their ingenious evolutions at their homes , hence our manufacturing population were not corrupted , their bodies were hale and healthy , their minds were cheerful . The families wen not then supported by the mill-l&boux of the mothers and children—the matrons remained at home to nurse and train the younger eues , and manage household work . As the children grew older , the father taught the boys his arts and labour—the girls were placed sb servants with the r more opulent neighbours ; there they were prepared for matrimony , to become faithful and thrifty wives . The streets of our manufacturing towns were then neither disgraced by police nor prostitutes . The church w&b well frequented , but the churchyarda were not crowded with the untimely dead—sent , by the factories , long before nature called for them .

      " We had no large croweded prisons then , containing hundreds ; one small lock-up was all that Leeds required ; and it was oftener without a tenant than occnpied . Oar hospitals and workhouses were not then j crowded with factory cripples . i '' Thert teas then no WANT for INDUSTRT— plenty I crowned her board . If casnsl misfortune visited , the ' willing hand ef Christian benevolence was ready to relieve and remedy ; if its stay was lengthened andi cureless , the workhouse received the houseless and the 1 dateless . ' Bat the inmates of that last home of the destitute were not exiled ; their friends eould visit them , ¦ and administer comfort and relief . Nay , from the house , how often have I Been them welcome visitors at the abodes of the wealthy , their former friends and neighbours . England too ; then ! This viyid description of England as it was , is followed by a sad but true portraiture of some of the miserable features of England as it is : —

      •\ How changed is England now ! At hani 9 jealousy , discontent , luxury , repletion want , and destitution !—abroad , the despised of all—crouching to those who threaten , warring with them that supplicate ! Marching In triumph against the innocent and peaceful and murdering them -, but humbly suing for a treaty with the powerful threatener ] She is coaxing the nations by opening her markets to their produce , and manufactures , while they , in derision , langh at her , and refuse to exchange except for gold . Tne herald of the gospel , as she was , now outb&rbarizss savages , prorogating Christianity by robbery , and rapes , and murder ! And why ? Because her hastily-gotten wealth has made her proud , and driven her from God . She has fallen into temptation and a snare—she has embraced Philosophy , and forsaken Truth ! Her clergy havs been dumb while the wolf has broken into their folds . Thty are now surprised when their flocks cease to revere and hononr them , and forget the while that their neglect has palsied the people ' s love . '

      " Our national diseases arise from misdirected science , Philosophy'h&ying bewitched us ; she taught us how a ] few might speedily get rich by the destruction of thou- 1 sands . Immediately , the god-like law of order was j abandoned ; for coveteousness could not brook to bej taught , and restrained of God . Religious principles fcav- j ing thus been discarded , the church wts soon despised , then was Christianity retained but in came , to keep the oppressed and the poor submissive . And now we reap sarf fruit ! j " A faithful pastor , who dares to preach practical Christianity , and who exhibits it in his daily walk and conversation , denouncing oppression , wrong , and robbery , and telling tke rich their duties as well as the poor , can now find no resting-place ; but the de- ceivers receive all hononr from the Government . Onr ' statesmen rob the Treasury of hundreds of thousands , and shield their names from infamy under a few commissioned tools . :

      " Onr first-rate merchants live by fraud and smug- j gling ; and , after bribing the officers of the Customs , ] pay a fine one-tenth or less of their large plunder , then they take their places amongst our senators , and . with that power , derived from their increased illgotten wealth , effect more mischief . " These considerations naturally induce a glance at the events now actually passing , and thus Mr . ' Oastler " moralizes on the times" with a shrewdness of penetration ( hat bespeaks the man of mind , and ; in a ftyle as little like that of Toryism as could j well be wished : — j " The result ef all this dishonour is , tLat if loyalty and piety are- lef c among us , they ara with the poor whose oppressors have almost driven them mad .

      We have j u « escaped from a rebellion , and our prisons are filled with the guiltless or mere dopes , while we leave the guilty traitors oh the beech ! Sir , facta will j bear me out in these declarations . Sir James Graham i can avouch the truth , for he is in possession of strong j proof , that many who now disgrace the magisterial . benches , and who are committing Chartist dupes or des- j perate hungered artisans , are themselves the authors of ; all the row—their guilt is well nigh treason . ' The Home j Secretary is not without the documents which attest their guilt Bat the Chartists and the destitute are poor , while the Leaguers are rich . Thus the latter are i ieft commissioned by the Queen , while they create j another insurrection and are permitted to Bend their , missionaries of treason atnoDgst the agricultural peas-1 aatry , breathing out fire and death against the clergy and the aristocracy ,

      " The Government know that the Leaguers are the guilty parties , bat after such a stir , victims they must have ; they will not touch the rich Leaguers . Well , then , when O'Connor ( ha made a terrible mistake when he shook hands with Sturge at Nottingham—Sturge is but tie pioneer of O'Connellj when O'Connor and his friends are silt need , we shall find O'Connell rampant , and then the triple-pointed arrow will be levelled at the State—Ireland and Ingland wiU demand COMPLETE SCFFkAGE , Rkpeax , and Free Tkadb !—True , the two former will be mere clap-traps , to catch the masses , but Free Teadb the Leagvtrt want , and they iciil have it . Where will you find the man to meet O Connell then 7

      " Do not let the Aristocracy be longer lulled and deceive themselves . Sir Robert Peel knows all aboat it- He is prepared to yield to the Leaguers , or rather to unite with them . As usual he must have a reason —a loud knocking from without When the Chartists are put down , the Leaguers , with O'Connell at their head , will lead the English and the Irish masses . The Premier knows thai knock , and he will open to it as before . Time will prove if I am mistaken . " The landed interest and the aristocracy have chosen the Cotton Lord for their leader . WH 1 it be the first time that Sir Robert has betrayed his confidants ? " A nation so confused , bewildered , and degraded , was never seen before , We impiously talk of famine , aad we behoid many of our people starving for want of bread , while we are hypocritically making thanksgiving ! for a good harvest ! " *

      The " famine" subject " sticks in the throat" of a good man like Oastler . It is a lie too palpable—a blasphemy too awful , to be lightly passed over , and we are not surprised therefore to find him in his next and last number , return to it in these terms : — " I am not aware that I have been more disgusted than &t the introduction of the word famine into the writings of those who are demanding Free Trade . It is really infamous that those whose principles avowedly reqrJre that wages should be reduced to the very lowest an ount , and that the food of the labourers should be as stinted and coarse as possible , should now , in the midst of plenty , be striving to exasperate their ill-requited

      arUziDfi , by telling them that there is a famine , caused by the Com Laws . To tspe&k of famine with such a harvest as God has just blessed us with , when , also , we have 3 , 000 , 000 quarters of foreign grain already imported , is impious ! Talk of famine , indeed ; why , sir , I was this day visited by a half-pay officer , who had bren ' to Windsor—he had seen the Royal lap-dogs in their kennels—he saw their troughs filled wiLh milk and bread , and the little pets were * o satisfied , that they would not even look at their superabundant food ! Were famine in England , thai would not , could not be ! Were we really over-populated , we could not provide such surplus dainties , even for the dogs of Royalty .

      " If , however , we have not famine , we have wantwant in the midst of plenty ! The bountiful Creator of maa has richly provided for all our wants , and He has given us laws by which the distribution may be justly regulated , sye , and for the want of dogs as well ; but man—proud , arrogant , sordid , self-opinionated man , despises the laws of God , and distributes wrongfully . And who is it that resist the restraining and regulating principles laid down by God Himself , withont which the rieh must always oppress the poor ?—Who is it ? Wfcy it is none other than those very men who seek for more freedom , that they may the more

      easily still further reduce the return of labour" —aa if they bad not already produced sufficient misery by the restraints upon their cupidity , which their clamours have already induced the Government to withdraw . Wherever want is to be foaad , it may surely be traced to those loose principles which have been introduced into modern legislation , to accommodate and gratify these impious clamourers . Before we proceed further to relax onr protective laws , or to expand out commerce , it would be well to contemplate the melancholy reenlts which are consequent on the steps which we have already taken in the path to universal competition .

      " Read , Sir , aa extract from a letter which I have received *¦*»» morning from one of our busiest hives of industry : — "Benjamin Hill , a very respectable farmer in Bury , Lancashire , had a cow died last week , [ the letter is dated October 4 , 1842 , ] which he ordered to be taJ . en to the dog-keniiel , situate about a mile from his house . Tke dead beast was s » sooner pat into a cart , tha'a the

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      / on ] carcase came in contract with the eyes of the poor . The cart was pursued from all direction * One person pulled ovi hU knife , and actually cut qf piece after piece of Vie dead carcase for the eager throng . It teas followed up to the iennel . and tehat remained was almost entirely taken by the poor and needy creatures . ' "New , I beg of you to put these two facts together —the surfeited dogs and the starved artisans—and say , Who is to blame ? Not the Almighty—for he has provided enough and to spare for all Not the

      Queenshe has no power to regulate our commerce against the two Houses of Parliament Not the industrioui artizins—they have no share in making the laws . Who then Is to be blamed ? Who but those who have the power of distribution in their hands , the Government , and those who urge on the Government in tke destructive principle of " availing themselves of all circumstances to reduce the return ef labour r '— "to force the poor of England to live upon a coarser food ?" Those , and those only , are the p&rtiw who axe to blame Theirs is the power to remedy .

      "If there were famine in the land , the dogs could not be surfeited with milk and bread—if plenty , the industrious producers of wealth should not be feeding en carrion . M I put these two facts ( wbich reached ma on the same day ) together , not to excite the famished , or displease the Qaeen , but to set Her Majesty ' s Ministers a-thlnking . Tis theirs to regulate the distribution of God ' s rich gifts to alL If they fail to do bo , they are usurpers . " Tell me not , that it is dangerous to publish such facts —the danger lies in permitting them , "Now , sir , nothing is more certain , than that thereU enough for all—not for the Royal dogs only , but eveu for those of artizins . It is , then , impious to talk of famine—there is no such thing—there ia plenty , and to spars .

      " Then whence , I ask again , whence this want ?—this Bo-called FAMINE ? I will tell you—would that the legislature were listening- It is all false distribution , founded on the unchristian principle principle , ' that to give capital a fair remuneration , the price of labour must be kept down , ' ( William Huskisson ) ; or , as the Morning Chronicle will have it , the employer of labour is entitled to avail himself of all circumstances by which be can reduce the return of labour . ' Seek elewhere for the cause , and yon will seek in vain , So long as these vile and insane axioms are received as wisdom , it matters not how plentiful our harvests , how expanded our trade , how busy our bees may be , want must and will , under their influence , be the reward of industry . The foundation of these abhorrent principles is Covetousness ; and we have the highest authority for declaring that 'Covetousness is Idolatry . ' |

      Tis perhaps well for the " Old King" that he is in gaol already ; or he might probably stand a chance to soon be there , if he should dare to tell truth and ad Focate justice at this rate , in these times of League plotting and Cotton Lord Government . SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE ; or , the Poetry of Chartism : comprising a Selection of Songs in favour of popular knowledge and public liberty , for use in the convivial meetings of the people , and on occasions of popular rejoicing . Edited by a member of the National Charter Association . 2 \ os . 1 and 2 . London : Dyson and Mortimer , Kingsland-road .

      Upon the habits , spirits , and opinions of a people bo markedly convivial in their character as the English , it is impossible that popular music should not have an immense iDflucnco ; and the music always most popular 13 that of tho ballad or simple melody . The masses of every people are song Bingers , but of the English people more especially . We are glad , therefore , to see in this publication a selection of such words is while they suit the melodies best known among the masses , cannot fail to imbue both singers and listeners with high

      thoughts and patriotio sentiments . So far the selections seem to be made with considerable regard to poetic aa well as political merit in the pieces chosen . The Editor , in his address , claims free range over the pages of Shelley , Bvron , Campbell , Moore , Burns , Elliott ; the Poor Mao . s Guardian , the Charter Newspaper , the Scottish Chactist Circular , Crisis , Pioneer , Democrat , Vindicator , Northern Star , Moral World , Odd Fellow , Cleave ' s Gazette , Chartist Circular , Evening Star , and many others , in which the people are wont to clothe their aspirations after liberty in the language of poetry .

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      BABN 8 LE"S" —The Odd Fellows Svnvay-School Teachers' Mutual Instruction Class . — The first anniversary of the above valuable institution was celebrated od Wednesday wtek , in the School-room nnder the Odd Fellows' Hall , when a plain and substantial supper was served up . Mr . Joseph Wilkinson was called to the chair , who opened the proceedings of the evening by addressing a few remarks to his brother teachers relative to the claims of the Sunday school with which they were connected , had upon their most Eeriousattention , and concluded by calling upon them to make increased exertions for the attainment of the object they had in view , namely , the giving to the children ef the working classes a sound , moral , and secular education . The Chairman then gave , The prosperity of the Odd Fellows' Sunday School Mutual Instruction Class . " Mr . Samuel Wilkinson , president of the classs ,

      responded to the toast , and delivered a speech which did credit to that gen'leman , occupying , as ho does , the important situation of president of the class . After which , several members rose and expressed the pleasure they had felt while listening to the instruction which fell from his lips ; also tendering to him their thanks for his past services . Mr . Geo . Houghton addressed the members , suggesting the propriety of having monthly lectures by the members of the class . The suggestion was well received . Mr . G . Haughton proposed giving the first . The okainnan then gave , " May the spirit of inquiry become more general tban it has hitherto been . " Mr . James Jacques responded to the toast . The chairman then gave , "The benefits of education , and may they be universally experienced . " Mr . John Grimshaw responded to the toast . Several other toasts were responded to , and a pleasurable evening was spent .

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      The Panoramic view of Vesuvius , at the Manchester Zoological Gardens , is about to be sold by auction , and the gardens will , in all probability , be finally closed . Ak I kf axt five months old , at the village of Trawden , was suffocated a few days since by a girl unwittingly closing up the press-bed in which the child was laid asleep . The horror-ttruck mother on opening the bed , found her child quite dead . " The boy Jonks , " apprenticed on board tho Warspitr , absconded while that vessel was staying at Portsmouth , and came to town . On Wednesday morning , the police found him at his father ' s house in Bell Yard , York-street , Westminster ; and he was sent back to Portsmouth .

      Fob stopping a mam ' s mouth , when he is ia the habit of uttering disagreeable truths , there is no gag like gold . Complaint having been made to a certain bishop , that a vicar in his diocese was always preaching against pluralities , " T will silence him in lesa than a week , " said the prelate ; and so he did , giving the vicar an additional benefice . . A government contract has just been announced , which must provo acceptable to the Yorkshire manufacturers and artisans at this very dull season of theyear . It is for 120 000 yards of * baise and serge for the use of her Majesty ' s Davy . The contract is also to comprise a very largo quantity of worsted and other

      clothing-A correspondeut states , that the best way to cook the recently imported beef and pork is to soak it in cold water for from twelve to twenty-four hours , changing the water three or four times , and then to simmer it gently till done , taking care that the water does not boil . By these means it will eat very tender and juicy . — Western Times . A Royal Breeder . —The following intelligence will no doubt be highly gratifying to good-natured John Bull . " Her Most Gracious Majesty is in that delicate and intereEtin £ situation , that canaotfail to be received with the most heartfelt interest by every loyal subject . "

      Another Special Assize . —We have heard it said that one of the Learned Judges who presided during tbe late Special Commission , intimated , before he left the town , that it was likely , from the crowded state of the prisons throughout the country , that there would be another Special Commission for the delivery of tbe gaol ? , sometime about Christmas . — Liverpool Mercury . A wretched looking beggar , on being searched

      the other day at Bath , was found to have concealed about him in a girdle , £ 77 in sovereigns and 8 ilver . He was committed for fourteen days' hard labour to the House of Correction , and the expences of , his maintenance in prison , were ordered to be defrayed out oi his " private purse . " It was mentioned that this man has money in the Shaf tesbnry Bank to tbe amount . of £ 1200 , besides an income of 8 s per week If this fellow be a fair specimen of cadgering , it most be a profitable profession . "

      The Mancfacture of watches in 1796 , amounted in number to 191 , 678 , bnt last year ' s returns Bbovr it to have fallen to 100 , 000 . Switzerland has chiefly * gained in . this respect what England has lost ; so that now , every year , tie quantity of foreign watches sold in London , and in the principal towns of tbe three kingdoms , is more than ten-fold the amount of those manufactured in England . Bt the death of Sir William Rae , Government have tbe office of Lord Advocate of Scotland to dispose of , and the electors of Buteshire a seat in Parliament . It is supposed that Mr . Duncan M'Neill will sHCceed Sir William in both posts ; and it is surmised that Mr . Adam Anderson , the late shtriff of Perthshire , will succeed Mr . M'Neill in the Scotch Solicitor-Generalship .

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      Scandal at Cheltenham . — The Cheltenham Examiner contains a bumorons story of a frail Benediot , a tradesman of London , who , having come to Cheltenham on a visit for health or pleasure , made the acquaintance of a female there , between whom and himself a correspondence was kept up after his return to London . One of the lady ' s letters in which an assignation was made ; fell into the hands of the wife , who after reading it re-sealed it , and permitted it to pass without observation into the hands of the husbaad . The latter , a day or two afterwardsmade an

      , exouse that he was absolutely compelled to leave town on business . His wife made no objection , bat as soon as he set off she followed him to Cheltenham , and on Sunday morning last she made a sudden irruption into the house where her husband was , and surprised him in bed with his inamorata . The crest-fallen husband made a very indifferent attempt to escape the odium of his situation by representing his wife as an escaped lunatic , but the trick failed him , and he speedily made good his retreat to London .

      Extraordinary Casb op Desertion . —A soldier of the 90 th Depot ( lately stationed here ) was drinking in a publio-house ia this town , in company with mason named M'Carty , when the latter said he should like to see how he would look in soldier ' s clothes . The complaisant soldier immediately gratified the mason ' s curiosity , and an exchange of dress was made accordingly . The soldier , after praising the martial figure of the mason , stated , that he should like to see would any of his comrade soldiers reeogniza him in the mason ' s clothes , and for this purpose he prooeeded into the a treot , and has not since been heard of , having deserted in hisldiseuise . takine with

      him 43 . 6 d ., which was ia the mason ' s coat ! The r . i-divant soldier , excited by the fumes of the " native " and his martial iclothing , perambulated the stree t s , until the night picquet moat unceremoniously dragged him off to the guardhouse , where he remained until the morning , when the whole circumstance was immediately revealed , the corporal of the guard being surprised to see one of his comrade soldiers minus an eye ( the mason being blind of one eye ) . The duped man was accordingly handed over to the civil power , and he now remains in durance vile , to make amends to the offended laws of his country , for being made the dupe ot another I—and that , too , of an entire stranger . —Dregheda Conservative .

      Thr Great Chimney at Little Bolton . —The great octagonal chimney at Mr . Blinfehorn ' s chemical works , Little Bolton , was , owing to the unusual succession of fine weather this season , raised in sixteen weeks to its enormous height of 367 £ feet . Upwards of 4000 inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood were hoisted to thn summit on its completion * , in a vehicle purchased for the occasion by the spirited proprietor . The stretch of view of the surrounding country was very gratifying . The dimensions of the chimney are as follow : Elevation , 367-i feet ; diameter of the base , 42 A feet :

      diameter of the chimney where batter commences , 35 feet ; ditto of the top , 9 feet 10 inches ; thickness of the wall at the base , 4 feet 1 inch ; ditto at the top ten inches . Tho bricks are laid with Clitheroe lime , and sand ground to a fine powder by millstones . The whole weight of the chimney is about 4000 tons , of which 120 tons are stone , the lowest string course alonejweighing 9 tons ; the whole of the bricks above are patent . It has consumed 900 , 000 bricks , the whole of which have been raised in buckets by a four-horse power steamengine , built for the purpose by Meg&rs . Musgtave and Sons , engineers , Little Bolton .

      Extraordinary Bibth . —On the 4 th instant , Margaret , wife of James Otty , residing at No . 4 , Caledonia-place , Nash-g ^ ove ; Liverpool , was delivered of two still-born male children , which had arrived at the full period , living within an hour of the birth , and \ rereof the usual size , but which were vnited laterally to each other ; the union commencing from the lower part of the necks , and proceeding downwards nearly as far as tbe hipbones . The beadf ) , necks , arms , and legs were well and proportionately formed , and the ribs and backbones of each were natural , bnt the breast-bone , as well as the navel , was common to both . The mother , who is only eighteen years of age , is doing tolerably well . Many of the faculty have been to see the bodies of the children , and some of them have offered to purchase them from the parents for various sums . The bodies are , however , preserved for public exhibition .

      Miss Martinbau . —The following are among the reasons alleged by this distinguished lady for declining the offer of a pension of £ 150 per annum made to her by Lord Melbourne , through Mr . C . Buller , previous to the retiremement of the late Government . Speaking of the working classes , she says , "Such services as I may have rendered them are unconsciously received by . them ; but I cannot accept reward at any expence to them . If this provision be not designed as recompence , but as aid , as a pure gift , I cannot take it ; for they who provide the means have no voice in the appropriation of it to me personally . Whenever we obtain a just sytem of taxation , the time may , perhaps , follow , when , among other considerations , some plan may be discovered

      by which the people ' s representatives may exercise the power of encouraging and rewarding merit and services , working through the press ; and even then the most scrupulous , with no better view of their own claims than 1 have , may be happy to reoeive , in their time of need , aid from the public purse . Meanwhile , I seriously and truly feel that I had rather , if need were ( to put an extreme case ) , receive aid from the parish , and in the workhouse , where I could clearly read my claim , than in the very agreeable manner proposed , where I can see no excuse for my own indulgence . If it be true that in the case of gifts , we do not nicely measure the grounds of claim , surely there in an exception in the one case of gifts from the publio purse . "

      An Atrocious Criminal . —At the Middlesex session , on Tuesday , before Mr . Serjeant Adams , J » hn Shannon , a young urchin , the crown of whose head was just perceptible above tbe bar , was indicted for stealing a twopenny pie . A boy between ten and eleven years old , about his own age , was hoisted np in the witness box , as the evidence against him-—Please sir , ( said the child , addressing the chairman , ) I saw him take the pie . Chairman—And what then ! Child—He ate if . ( Loud laughter ; From further questions it appeared that the boy (« itnes 3 ) told the old woman what" Johnny" had done , and about half an hour afterwards the said " Johnny" was caught , the result of which was , two formidable criminal indictments against him , for taking that pie , and also , as it was alleged , for making too free with another . After the prosecutrix had

      givan her evidence , with sundry annotations on the mischievous propensities ofjbrats like the prisoner , " witnesses were called to character ; upon which two or three Irish labourers successively entered the box who all deposed that he could " run an errand" for his father as well as any boy in the three kingdoms . The chairman said h « did not know what to do with the case , and if the gentlemen of the Jury sent a child from a criminal bar for stealing a pie , the chances were that they would multiply their criminals very rapidly . A good whipping was the proper punishment ; . The jury found the prisoner not guilty . The chairman refused to allow the expences of two indictments ; one was quite enough for suoh trumpery effences . During this trial the court was convulsed with laughter . The scene was too ridiculous for even the gravity of the bench to withstand .

      Extensine Smuggling . —A few days since , on the arrival of the Caledonia steam-ship from Hamburgh off Horslydowu , two Custom-House officers named James Jordan and Henry Bay ley , who had received information that an attempt would be made to run a great quantity of contraband goods ashore , boarded the vessel , and made a very diligent search in the " state cabin , " and found conceaUd under the stairs a number of small parcels of five lbs . each , containing 129 papers of foreign manufactured tobacco . On removing a false partition behind the stairs , and alongside a water-oloset , four large bales , containing fifteen smaller ones of tobacco , and one bale with twelve large boxes of cigars , were discovered . There was another bale , containing five boxes of

      cigars , under the bed and bed-clothes in one of the berths . The officers also discovered under other teds three tabs of Geneva , containing thirteen gallons . More cigars were also found secreted between the lining over the bed-places , which the officers had to pull away before they could reach the cigars . Sfcveial other articles liable to duty , and which had not been duly entered , wexe seized by tbe officers at the same time . Jordan and Bayley removed the whole of the goods to the Queen ' s warehouse in the Gus ' . om House , and they were condemned , and have become forfeited to the Crown . The net weight of the tobacco , which is of a very superior description , is £ 001 bs . and the cigars 1761 bs ., tho whole of which being of foreign manufacture , is

      liable to a duty of 9 a . 6 d . per pound . When Jordan and Bayley began to Bearch , the first and' second stewards looked on with dismay , and soon afterwards , when they found the officers were close upon the right spot , the stewards called a sculler , went ashore in a wherry , and have , not since made their appearance , but proceedings will be instituted against them for penalties . Th < r Caledonia , which has become liable to forfeiture under the law of customs , was put under seizure- ty the revenue officers , bat has beep since restored to herowaera ( the General Steam Navigation' Company ) on their giving bond to pay any fine that may be imposed . A

      sharp loot out u now kept npoa all the Bteamere ss they , arrive from the Continent , and © n ; Tuesday last nearly half a ton ! of tobacco was thrown overboard from a foreign steamer , as she was , coming up the river from France . Mr . Dines , the steward or tho Batavier Dutch Bteam-ship , discharged four of his servants on . Wednesday , i » consequence of their attempting to smuggle tobacco and spirits ashore . That vessel has often b « en pnt in jeopardy by the contraband trade carried on by tho seamen and cabia servants ; and the captain and stewards are resolved to dismiss every person detected in an act of smuggling , and deliver them to the Customhouse people .

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      Captcbb of A Suabk . —Jonas Studdest , Esq , of Atlantic Lodge , Kilkce , captured an enormous shark on the western coast of Clare , on Saturday . It was with great peril and amio ! terrible difficulties that he and bis men succeeded in bringing the animal safe to shore . : He at once procured a car , forwarded it to Kilrusb , for Limerick , to bo prepared and deposited in the mnseum of the Philosophical and Literary Society . —Limerick Chronicle-During the past summer many parts of Italy have been ravaged by terrible storms . About tbe end of last month the neighbourhood of Bologna was completely laid waste . Several villages had been actually converted into lakes , and the inhabitants bad miraculously esoaped , thanks to the wise measures adopted by the authorities . The country every where presented a frightful picture of desolation .

      The Latb Mr . Samdbl Cbompion , Invemor of the Mule . —Sir Robert Peel has recommended that a grant from the " Royal Bounty Fund , " of the amount of > £ 20 O , should be immediately paid to the Rev . Gilmour Robinson , to beequally divided between Mr . George Crompton . of Fearnhurst , in Lower Darwen . and his brother and sister , of Bjlton , children of the above-mentioned Mr . Samuel Crompton . — Blackburn Standard . Accident . —Birmingham Railway . —On Sunday

      morning , the down train , which leaves London for Birmingham at six o ' clock , met with an accident within a short distance of the Leighton Station , in consequence of its coming in contact with a bull that had jumped a hedge , and waa crossing the line . Three carriages'were thrown off the rails by the concussion ,- but , fortunately , the passengers esoaped without injary . The legs of the beast were out completely off , and the animal died almost instantaneously . The up-train was delayed for more than an hour and a quarter , as well as the trains that left London .

      Attempted Prison-breaking .- —On Saturday morning , an attempt was detected to smuggle a parcel , containing gaol-breaking instruments , into Paisley-prison . The parcel was neatly made up , and consisted of saw-blades for cutting iron , and some other things , with a letter accompanying them , containing directions for their ase , and for guiding the conduct of the prisoner when he made his escape . The package was addressed to a prisoner of the name of Young , belonging to Barrhead , who is nnder sentence of transportation . The convict Young had some property , and is commonly denominated the " Laird ; ' he is a young stout man of most determined character , and , before his conviction at the late circuit , was frequently in prison for breaches of the law , of various descriptions . The letter is evidently written by a companion in crime , and subscribed with a slang signature . —Reformers ' Gazette .

      The " League" again . —A meeting of the anti-Corn Law League was held in Newall ' s Buildings , Manchester , on Thursday evening , to receive the proposals of the Council as to the raising of a fund to carry on the agitation next session ; which seem to have been approved of by the meeting . Mr . George Wilson , the chairman , farther explained the project— " Wo propose to call on the country to spend a certain sum of money , £ 50 , 000 , to be paid into the treasurer ' s hands by January , 1843 . to be a fund for augmenting our resources , and enabling us the more extensively to diffuse information on this question through every part of the country . We shall be enabled by this means to send out our missionary agents to every elector in the country , with not

      merely a pamphlet or tract , but a little library of information on this question , which shall show him the proper bearings of it in every respect , and which shall teach him how to act on every occasion so as best to promote this great cause . Our agents will be supplied with maps of their districts ; and wo hope that no town , no village , or hamlet—we hope that no dwelling ia the kingdom shall be found fao remote or obscure that our agents shall not visit it and leave a copy of our tracts behind them . In addition to this we propose to hold conferences and meetings , and to send deputations to the different towns in the kingdom . Wo propose further to have a conference , to meet in London the day befoie tho assembling of Parliament ; to be there during the

      entire of the sassion , if necessary ; and never again to separate , if possible , till the measure is finally settled by tho total and immediate repeal of the Corn Laws . "—He called attention , O'ConneUfashion , to the emallness of the contribution— " It is but 1 , 000 , 000 shillings—it is but 400 V OCI halfcrowns—it is but 200 , 000 crowns—it is less than a halfpenny per head from the whole population . The two millions that petition Parliament for the repeal can easily raise this sum ; and since they had signed a petition , hundreds of thousands have become repealers . The £ 50 , 000 , then , will bo obtained : but his desirable that ; all parts of the kingdom should contribute . " The New Poor Law . —A young woman , 17 years

      of age , whose mother was suddenly left a widow with her and three small children , being then about fourteen years old , went to service , and the then guardians of the parish assisted her mother with 2 a . 6 d . and three loaves of bread a week . This relief was continued till the present board of guardians came into power , and with it and the loan of a mangle , lent her by her friends , she continued to support herself and her three children comfortably . The present board , however , discontinued tho relief , and forced the mother and her young children into the house , at a cost of more than three times the amount to the parish allowed by former beards . The eldest daughter , who had kept her situation from the time of her father ' s death , was shortly

      after taken ill , and being unable to do her work , was directed by her mistress to go home for a week or so , to see if she could recover . She obeyed , at the risk of finding a home , being unwilling to let her mistress know that her mother was in the workhouse . She had no money , her wages went for her clothes , and her clothes were left with her mistress . The first night of absence Bhe . slept at a former neighbour ' s of her father , in Pepper-street , St . Saviour ' s , within a few feet of the parish of St . George . The next morning she applied to the relieving officer of St . George ' s , but hb refused to take her in , or relieve her , because she had aUpt in St . Saviour's , and sent her back to the relieving officer of St . Saviour ' s . He sent her away again , because she

      belonged to St . George's . In this way she was banded four times backwards and forwards between the relieving officers and once to the relieving officer of Kennington , where she had been living a servant . She was then advised to see one of the guardians of her parish . She saw one of them , but he said he only attended parish duties on Wednesdays , and could not help her . She then went to another , and he having more knowledge of overseers law , advised her to go and get a lodging for the night at St . George ' s , that that parish miijht be obliged to take her in . Fortunately , however , while trying to obtain lodging at one of the lodging-houBes in tho Mint , as her last refuge , being worn oat with fatigue , the circumstance was brought to the notice

      of an active parishioner ; and thus , at eleven o ' clock on Thursday night , this poor , honest , and industrious girl was rescued from the perils of a night ' s wandering in the streetB or a nook in a tramp ' s lodging-house in the Mint . —Evening Star . Extraordinary Mechanic—In the town of Aly th there lived a man of much provincial- celebrity , of the name of James Sandy . The genius and eccentricity of character which distinguished tin ' s remarkable person have rarely been surpassed . Deprived at an early age of his limbs , he continued , by dint of ingenuity not only to pass his time agreeably , but to render himself a useful member of society . He soon displayed a taste for mechanical pursuits , and contrived , aa a workshop for his operations , a sort

      of circular bed , the sides of which being raised about eight inches above the clothes , were employed as a platform for turning lathes , tables , vices , and for tools of all kinds . His genius for practical mechanics was universal . He was skilled in all sorts of turning , and constructed several very curious lathes , as well as clocks and musical instruments of every description , no less admired for the sweetness of their tone than the excellence and elegance of their execution . He excelled , too , in the construction of optical instruments , and made some reflecting telescopes , the specula of which were not inferior to those finished by the most eminent London artists . Ho suggested some important improvements in the machinery for spinning flax , and wo believe ha was the first who

      made the wooden-jointed snuff-boxes , generally called Lawrence-kirk boxes , some of which , fabricated by this self-taught artist , were purchased and sent as presents to the royal family ; one , in particular , had to be returned from Brighton for the purpose of being opened . To his other endowments he added an accurate knowledge of drawing and engraving , and in both of these arts produced specimens of the highest excellence . In upwards of fifty years he quitted his bed only three times , and on these occasions his house was either inundated with water , or threatened with danger from fire . His curiosity , which was unbounded , prompted him to hatch different kinds of bird ' s eggs , by the natural warmth of his body , and he afterwards raised the motley brood with , all the tenderness of a parent ; so that , on visiting him , it was no uncommon thing to see various singing birds perched upon his head , and warbling the artificial notes he hadtauaht them . Naturally possessed of a good

      constitution , and an active mwdj his honse was the general coffee room of the tillage , where the affairs of both church and state were discussed with the utmost freedom . In consequence <> f long confinement his countenance had rather a sicklj cast , but it was remarkably expressive , and would have afforded a fine subject for the pen of Lavater or the pencil of Wilkie , pardcularlywhen he was surroanded by his country friends . This singular man . had acqnireo , by his ingenuity and industry , an honorable independence , and died possessed of considerable property . He married abont three weekB before hia death . From the brief history of James Sandy we may learn this instructive lesson . —that no difficulties are too great to be Overcome by industry and ^ perseverance , and that genius , though it should sometimes miss the distinction it deserves , will seldom fail , unless by its own fault , to secure competence and respectability . — Perth Advertiser .

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      77— ; . ' - ¦¦' - - — ' Thk , Soutiiwaek Quarter Sessions were commenced and concluded at the Town-hall , Southwark , at nine o ' clock , on Friday , there being no case before the court . At the Cheshire Quarter-Sessions , in K&utsford , Elizi Baiioy was convioted of stealing a £ 100 note from Mr . . John Marquis ; from whom bauk-notes were stolen to tho amount of nearly £ 2 , 000 in tbo streets of Preston , ia September ^ by Baitey and a man who accompanied her . oho waa sentenced to seven years' transportation .

      Shocking Accident . —A very serious accident occurred a lew evenings sinco to one of the performers in Cooke ' s equestrian company now playingat Barnstaple . Tbe name of the sufferer is Mr . Lavator Lea , and ho was well known as one of Batty ' a best riders a few seasons since . He was riding round th >; ring with three persona on his shoulders , when the horse Blipped aad fell , throwing Lee across the woodwork which encloses the circle , and inflicting such severe injuries that his life is despaired of , mortification of the parts being feared by bis medical attendant .

      Storm on the Sussex Coast . —Brighton , Sunday *—During the whole of yesterday we were visked with a tremendous storm of wind and rain . It commenced 3 bout ei ^ ht o ' clock in the morning , at which time the wind suddenly shifted to the south east , and the rain fell'in torrents . From twelve to three o ' clock blow a dreadful hurricane , and the greatest anxiety existed amongst tho . fishermen , as four boats were out at sea , and it was thought impossible that they conld weather tho storm . Two boulder boats , with two men each fa them , endeavoured to enter

      Newhaven Harbour , but in their attempt wont down within a short distance of the shore , and the four men perished in sight of a number of persons who had assembled on the pier , but were unable to render the tightest assistance . In the course of the day the whole of the Brighton fishermen have returned home ; they fortunately succeeded in running ashore on various parts of the coast between Brighton and Worthing ; the poor fellows' boats are 3 lmosfc knocked to pieces , aud two of thorn are lying on the beach near Lancing , and are expected to become perfect wrecks .

      An Elopkment in rustic life took place on Monday last . The gay Lothario was a carter , named Young , a married roan , abont thirty years of &ge , having one child ; and " the false and fair one" his master ' s wife , named Ash , keeping a small farm at Freshwater , Isle of Wight . She is about fifty , has nine children and five grandchildren ! Her youngest child ( which she took with her ) ia four months , and the next child fourteen year * It appeared that the old farmer and hiB wife had had afew words abonfc the last child , and she soon after seized a favourable opportunity , took what she could , and started with the aforesaid servant . As soon as it was known , tho bereaved husband went into Newport post-haste and almost broken hearted . Irformation was given to the police , and they were despatched to all parts

      of the island , but they could not Qiscovcr the fugitives till Tuesday afternoon , when they were just about getting on board a Jersey packet . The man was taken into custody , and his bundles searched . He had a new suit of clothes , two great coats ( one new ) , a new pair of toots , two new hat ? , and other articles , besides an inferior new suit , which he wore , but no property of the farmer was found on him , and he he was consequently discharged . Theparie 3 afterwards met together " at a public-house in Newportthe old man and his ruu * i > away servant , and their wives , where , they got marry . A negotiation took plico : tho old -gentle man forgave his wife , and tho young matron her husband , and a mulnal agreement was concluded Jbctweeu all present that they would never reproach each other for their former naughty tricks . —Hampshire Advertiser .

      Fatal Colusion and Sinking op a Ve ? sel . — Two Lives Lost . ' -A dreacifu collision happened on the night ' of-Monday last off the eastern coast , between Whitby and Stockton , which unhappily terminated in the total destruction of a vessel aad the loss of two lives . From the accounts received by the underwriters at Lloyd ' s , it appears tbe vessels which came in contact were the Dispatch , a schooner , belonging to London , master ' s name Thonjas Guthrie , and the sloop Margaret and Ellen , William Taylor , master , of Leith . The accident took place between seveu and eight o ' clock , within a few miles of the village of Ruuswick , situate seven tnUes to the north of Whitby , during a heavy sea and a gale of wind from the westward . Both vessels were in lull trim , and scudding through the water at a rapid rate , the schooner bearing down to the north , and the

      Margaret and Ellen progressing on her passage in a 8 outhernly direction to London . The sloop weni down , carrying with her two of the crew ; the rest saved themselves by springing to a rope that was hanging over the bows of the Dispatch at the moment of their vessel sinking . Shortly after the collision , the Mary , and Louisa , of Newcastle , came up , and the ship boat was lowered by her crew in t hehope of picking up the other seamen who had sunk with the vessel , but they were not seen after . Their names are George Bxoyce ( tbe bob of tbB owner of tho sloop , who resides at Leitb ) , and David Woodcock . From the depth of water iu which the wreck lies it will be impossible to raise her . Early the following morning the Dispatch put into Shields , where the Captain communicated the facts of the occurrence to the authorities of the harbour . The sloop is supposed to be insured for £ 200 .

      Singular Case . —At the Leicestershire quartersessions , on Tuesday last , Louisa Wykes , a rather good-looking girl , about 19 years of age , respectfully attired in black , was placed at the bar , charged with stealing fifteen sovereigns , the property of John Taylor , at Belgrave ; a second indiotment charged the prisoner with stealing a pair of breeches , leggings , and other male attire , the property of Henry Smith . Prisoner pleaded guilty to bothindictmentB , but the Court , being unacquainted with the circumstances , requested Mr . Taylor to give a relation of them , when it appeared that the prisoner entered tho service of the prosecutor about ten months since during the whole of which time she conducted herself with propriety . A few weeks since Mr . Taylor had of his houses in Lei

      occasion to remain at another - cester , leaving the prisoner and three men in charge of his house in Belgrave . During the night the prisoner proceeded to a bnreau in which she had seen her master place some gold , from whence she took sixteen sovereigns out of a sum of fifty ; she then cut her hair off so close bo as to resemble that of a man , afterwhioh she prooeeded to the men ' s room , and dressed herself in Smith ' s clothes , and in suce attire immediately left tha house . Being overtaken by tho carriage of Mr . Hunter , of Brooksby Hall , his lady ordered the coachman to stop , as she perceived that the prisoner had a singular appearance , and was drying very much . Upon some questions being put to , her , she acknowledged that she

      had committed the robbery , and disguised herself in men ' s clothes to" avoid detection . The mother of the prisoner having been put into the witness-box , said she could account in no other way for her daughter committing the robbery than that she was pregnant , and stole the money with an intention of providing herBelf during her confinement , and thus avoid the exposure to which sho would have been subjected . The Chairman , Mr . W . Meyrick , said it was one of the most unheard of cases that had come within his experience ; and bad not the prosecutor recommended her to mercy , and some alleviating circumstances appeared in her favour , he should inevitably have passed sentence of transportation upon her . The prisoner was afterwards sentenced to twelve months' hard labour , three weeks solitary .

      Suicide . —A stranger , on Monday evening last , about half-past nine o ' clock , knocked at the door or the Temperance Hotel , on Elvet-bridge , in this city , and inquired if he could be accommodated with lodgings for the night , and was answered in the affirmative . He was shown into a room , and about ten o'clock he rang the bell and ordered a cup of coffee and bread and butter . About an hour afterwards he was shown to his bedroom . His manner was strange , aud his spirits much depressed . Tho next morning he waB found dead , with his throat cut . An inquest was held on Tuesday before Mr . T . C . Maynard , coroner , when evidence to the above effect was given by the two daughters of the landlord of the hotel . The following evidence was also given :

      —Mr . Bradford , landlord of the Temperance Hotel , deposed , that inconsequence of information which he received , he went to the door of the rcom into which the deceased"had been shown . ^ He found it fast . He knocked very loudly , but got no answer . He waited nearly two hours , and then sent for a joiner , and the door was broken open . On looking into the room the deceased was found lying on his side with his throat cut , and a basinful ! of Wood Btanding near to him . He appeared to behead . Witness sent for a surgeon , who pronounced bun dead . The door had been fastened inside by the night-bolt . Deceased appeared to be about forty or fifty years of age , and about fire feet three or fou inohes hiuh . Witness did not observe any razor .

      George Smythe , a gentleman lodging at the hotel , stated , that at about half-past six o ' clock m the morning be heard a noise as of a person moving abont , and distinctly that of the moving of a washhand-basin or jug . Abont a qnajter of an hour afterwards he heard a cry of "Ob , Godi Oh Christ ! * Witness called for tke waiter . In a few mutates the landlord came up , and witness told him what he had heard ; they tried to open the door , but conld not , and hearing no noise did not ta&e any farther notice . The words were used ;•• though , tbe person was in excessive pain . Joseph fiddle . and found

      police-officer , stated that he was sent for deceased with a very deep ont in his throat . He examined his pockets and did not find any money j he found a watchmaker ' s eye-glass , brush , and plyers , two keys and a tobacco-box , a raaor strop , a tin box , and some bills and other papers . ^ George Monkhouse , butcher , stated that he saw deceased on the preceding night , and showed him to Bradford ' s . Witness inquired of him how far he had came , and deceased replied from Hull , and that he had not tasted anything for two days . He appeared to be very depressed in his mind . Verdict— " Temporary derailment , from . want of the common necessaries of life . "—Durham Advertiser .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 29, 1842, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct911/page/3/