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      J £ gs D- efesce Ptod Bahsce Sheet . —We did not receive Mr . . O'Connor ' s Balance-sheet , as treasurer to the Defence Fund , in time for publica tion this weeks ice shall { five it in our nest numbergxiBS fob JsSLiSD . —Ths Irish Universal Suffrage Association received thirty-six Stars fast week , mtdjifty-ihree the week before , for which , and on thepartof their countrymen , they return their best thanks . A fisi _ of persons to whom Stare tuny be sent , jmd which will produce good effects , shall be furnished to the Committee at Figtreelane , Sheffield , from whence they nan be-sent direct-_ = ======== __

      Seobgs Ctjdltfb , Swassea . —We thank him for his kindness . If anything more should occur , we trust hewUl forward us a notice of it . jJpsBi Scblthobpx . —We have not room . JJjsbt Woodwabb , Hihbley . —The song won ' t do to publish . &xa-BvxBVG ^ - We Tuzce seen the account referred to ; and highly disgraceful il is to the fanatical blackguard of a churchwarden who disturbed 1 h £ . cbngrtga&on in the midst of service by walking crutofhkurch and violently slamming the door after him , because the colour of ike parson ' s gown did not please him . Sweet notions this fellow must have of Christian charity . .

      JIB . Dehaesk , of York , is requested to sendhis address lo 3 fr , Sarney , No . SI , Sheaf-bank , Lead mill-road , Sheffield ! JOH 5 Obsott , Somebs Town . —Bis song wiU not do to print . He may rely on our doing every" thing possible to effect the re-organization of the Chartist body ; and that too on a surer basis than any ice have hitherto built -upon , Geobge White , Nottisghail . —Sis verses do more credit to Ms heart than his muse . They trill not bear printing . Sis " motive" is a most commend able one , to induce the Chartists to assist Cooper ' s afflicted wife . 33 We trust they will cheerfull y accord her all the succour in iheir power . JtixcHESTKR . XrOCAi Yictxm Fexd . —We are reguested to nolle * that Mr . Jehn Nutlall has received 3 s . &L from a few fustain-cutters , per John Kay .

      y-R . 3 . R . G-oauGB is requested by the Manchester Council to write to Mr . Wm . Dixon as early as possible , and state where he can be corresponded with . Mr . Dixan ' s address is No . 2 , Cross-street-JEast , Bank-top , Manchester . \ PiXBOSCS . —We have no room . JfosrHss Lascashteb Delegaxe . —Their letter is received . We are desirous to give no just cause of complaint to any , nor are we at all aware of . having done so in the matters alluded to . Our

      friends must remember that we have all England " end Scotland to deal with , and to find room for communications from . Generally , toO y , their covtmvnicalions come so late that , when long iftfoimist be curtailed . This week , for instance , '_ teedid not recsive their report HS Thursday afternoon' We ought to have had it on Tuesday . Had it been at ail long we must have cut it * doom , from sheer lack of fane and space to attend to it .

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      - —?> 2 HD 3 E Agkrts vrba tsre not sent in tie balance of their accounts Trill not receive any Papers after thiB date , unless they send by return of post .

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      Mt eeas Fbtexds , —As far as my personal liberty is concerned in their result , the trials are now oTer . They are not done with altogether : the fourth count is jet undecided ; and I wait onto it f H » TI hare been dedded before I say much that I iave to say upon the matters which indneed it . I lave not forgotten the promise I made yon in the 2 ? ew Bailey ; 2 hare much to say , and shall say it yetjlmi "I Tilde mT time . "

      I ghaH give you the information to -which I think you are entitled . I shall tell you all about the facts , —facts wMeh many of yon don ' t know—connected Tr ithlhestrikejiheontbreak , the Manchester Conference , and lie flinging of the Chartists , neck and heels , into the league ** irap . " I shall tell you all about it ; but 1 must have my own time . Nothing shall ^ rag it fro m me prematurely . I will injore no man ; HOT allow myself io be so placed as that any man

      « &n sag that I hare injured him . Let this , then , be my answer to all who have sought from me to know Trhat was meant , is my second letter from ihe 2 ? ew Bailey Prison at Manchester , when I iold yon I had "xnnch to say " . The people lose nothing by waiting for it ; their experience and observation is sufficient for their future guidance in the choice of leaders . They already know much ; in dne time , they shall know

      more . So mnch for ihe satisfaction of enquirers on $ hat subject , "whom at present I cannot further afisfy . 2 ? o w for my owa arrangements . Ton are anxion 3 to see me among you ; and as I promised to come when the decision of the lieges " should be known , I do not -wonder at yonr now reminding me . Hy health has for ihe last two or three weeks prevented the possibility of -my "ntJt-Vrnjr definite arrangements ihe fitful weather has been much against me ; and 3 eonld scarcely ealculaterrrom day Jo day .

      However I must now begin io think of it . The Longhborongh people want me io come to their camp meeting on the Sth inst . Thai is too early for me : I cannot manage it . But I shall iryltobe with them on the following Sunday , the 16 th . Let me not be misunderstood . I hate evasion in any one ; and iherefore do not practise it . If I conld hare gone to I / ooghboronghon the Sfli , I should not hare gone to ihe camp meeting ; for sereral sufficient reasons . 1 st—1 dare not speak ont of doors : I hare not strength for it ; and 2 ad , There has been much about these "Camp * meetings in many parts of the

      country that I hate not liked . They nsnafly draw together an immense mass of people— -beyond whax can possibly iear any speaker—at all events Such speakers as I am—they meet there promscu-ynslj from different places ; the parties ^ OXth know « ach other ; they know not with whom they are acting in concert , and they ars consequently at the m = rcj of any T&scaTly police spy or common informer who may go there , spout a mouthful or two of frothy nonsense , and make honest men responsible for his "rillany . "Wherever I come , 1 must know with whem I . act .

      2 hare much more in my keeping than my simple indrrdnal safety . Scores of speeches which " might be passed at another time unnonced wonld be laid hold of instantly , if so uttered in my hearing as to make me apparently concurrent in and party to them ; because that might afford" the scoundrels the oppornnity of stopping for a while my scrawling in the Star . This would make it my duty pnblicly and inst&ntlj to HicftTaJTp and condemn any thing that 3 might hear , -of -which 1 saw thai advantage could be t&kea airamst the people and their cause . And thongh this might neutralize the power of the

      Eneoiy , ii might damage us by creating ill-feeling . Por diese reasons I never act publicly with strangers- and for these reasons I should not hare attended the * ' Camp Meeting" on Mount Sorrel eren if I could hare been in that district > o early as the 9 ih ; which I cannot . 1 dial ) endearour , as I have said , io be at LoDghborough on the 16 ih when I shall preach twsce- ^ if a sn ^ aXwe place can be found—and 1 shall stay OTer Monday and address the Longhborough friends On ifce * -raani = ation ef our ranks aad our future operation * . I shall take Belper , Derby , and Ho > tmgham . &c en route * and will communicate by

      post with all the parties necessary , s # as that I can name exactly my ronte , and subjects-of disconrse at each place , in next week ' s Star . On my returning thence , J shall take one Snnday with my own , peopie—and ona in Saeffisld . I fhen deTOte ftnfi -ks ^ . to Snnneflsnd , ShiBlds , Seweas Sle , and Carlisle j and ibtn for Scotland , to which 1 deToie a mouth ; in the hope of not only gran ^ ins myself and my cool-headed , warm-hearted , Scotch frienaX but of bracing up my nenres with ihe £ ae air of their everlasting hiBs " , and making njyscii s £ the better able ^ or another brnsh * . Ar J ^ Eliy doroted to ths cause oftmth and justice , aad TjdmGg Me enly as it sSoras mt ihe means of being nwJul , J am , your faithful iriend and Serrant , Wat . Hm , HoTtitern Star , Leeds , Thursday , , ane 29 th , 1843 ,

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      NEWCASTLE . —Globiobs effects of "Union . —Ameetingof thedelegaiesfrom the mining districts , was held in the Black Swan Inn , Clayton-street , Newcastle , on Saturday last , commencing at ten o'elock ; Mr . Benjamin Watson haying been elected to the chair , briefly opened the proceedings : by stating the purport of the meeting , and calling npon each delegate present to produce his credentials prior to entering into any other business . Notwithstanding the restrictions agreed to at last meeting , that no more than one delegate should be sent by each locality , there could not be less than 120 delegatea present , and there was upwards of £ 60 contributed to ihe general fund . The results of the restrictive plan resorted to by the men , were discussed ; and it

      was proven to be highly beneficial to the coalminers generally , and agreed to be continued at 3 s . per day . The following resolutions were likewise agreed to , -viz : —* That a general pnblic meeting of Ithe miners of the Noith of England , be held at Sheddonhfll , Blaekfell , on Saturday , July Sth , proximo ; chair to be taken at twelve o'clock precisely ] and that a . delegate meeting be held immediately after the pnblic meeting . "— "That Benjamin Watson : be engaged as lecturer . " * 'That William Hammond be likewise engaged as & lecturer . " That William Daniels be likewise requested to officiate as lecturer , &c , for the furtherance of the society in Scotland " A lengthy detail of the manner in whioh the oppressed miners of England , Scotland , and Wales , were tyrannized over by their eruel taskmasters , and robbed of the fruits of their industry in innumerable ways , « ave rise to a lengthy

      discus-- sion on the subject , when it was ultimately agreed that the major part of the crimes committed byithe lackeys of the Coal Kings , was allowed to pass with I impunity for want of wholesome legal advice ; and the incapacity of the men to hire professional men in individual casts , as the Masters could do , rendered it highly necessary that a gentleman on whom the working men could place confidence , should be engaged to conduct the causeB of the miners , and rendered independent of the frowns of the slavedrivers £ 0 long as he continued trustworthy ; and as it Would . only require a trifle from each miner in Durham and Is ' orthumberland , to render an honest lawyer independent of the masters , it was resolved : " That Mr . Boberts , late of Bath , be aolijcited to act as attorney for the miners of the Tyne , Wear , and Tees ; and ths-tja correspondence be immediately entered into to make the necesaary arrangments with that gentleman . " :

      Akti-Cohst Law Hdmbcg Again . —The Rev . Mr . Peters , of Sraderiand , lectured in South Shields , on Thursday evening , the 23 rd instant . After he had gone -through the usual arguments that the League adduce in defence of their philanthropy !

      meeting , or handing it to Mr . P . ; bnt that Mr . P . should not remain ignorant of Mr . Kydd ' s intentions , Mr . IL told Mr . P ., after his lecture , that he wished to test the arguments which he had adduced , in defence of his clap-trap measures . Mr . P . declined , whereupon Mr . K . anaounced that : he would give a lecture on the Corn Laws on 'the following evening , in the Soarbro * Spa Inn long room , on which occasion he would review the arguments of the Rev . Mr . P ., and hold them up in their proper light ; and , as he was open for discussion , he would be happy to see as many of the Free Traders there as thought that the Free Trade nostrums were honest . Mr . K . lectured on Friday evening , as announced ; but it would appear that none of the League had sufficient confidence in the truth of their Free Trade opinions to induce them to have it publicly investigated . Truth alone can stand investigation 1

      Asothee . Coal-pit Expi ^ siox—The inhabitants tf Longton , Staffordshire , were , on Monday last , thrown into a most indescribable state of alarm and mental suffering , by the report that an accident from fire-damp had occurred , at one of the neighbouring coal-pitSjWbichjreport turned ont to be buttootrne . Nine unfortunate men were prematurely hurried into eternity I The full particulars of the accident have not yet been communicated to us ; but we learn that two colliera lost their lives through ventnring into the pit to render assistance to their brethren who had been exposed to the ravages of the explosive gases . The carbonic acid left after the explosion , of the mixed hydrogen and the oxygen of the common air , deprived the brave and feeling men of life .

      Contrast the -conduct of these two poor colliers , who were thus ready to sacrifice life itself at the altar of ^ friendship , with the unfeeling conduct of- the Masters and their " Butties , " who coin gold out of the heart ' s blood of the collier , while they unfeelingly refuse him means sufficient , in return for' his hard toil , lo procure the barest comfort * of existence I The Potteries have only just seen the end of one steike , most alarming in its nature , and most devastating in its course ; caused by the reductions in the wages of those who work entombed in ; the bowels of the earth , exposed to such casualties as the one which has just hurried xine men off the

      stage of existence , riot content with the reductions then effected , another is attempted ! The owner of the mines who who was the first to offer a reduction hist time , has given notice of another of fourpence a-dayj // If this should be effected , the wages will ¦ be , lor constantly exposing themselves to death , and for toiling at the hardest and most uncomfortable species of labour , jtcst eightebs pence a-day !! Would there be jnst cause for wonder , were " Bsbeccd" to leave WaleB , and pay us a -visit 1 . Can the owners of property , really think that they are safe , while such a system of " grinding the faces of the poor" is permitted to exist ? ?

      [ In the Times of Thursday we find the following ^ particulars of the most awful occurrence recorded in the above paragraph . Let the reader ponder well over the statement ; and then , after reflecting on the testimony borne by the writer to the . good character of the sufferers , curse the monsters who wish to reduce the wages of their surviving brethren though hourly exposed to " accidents'' such aa here detailed , to eighteen pence a-dat !] Awtul Colliery Explosion , Lane-End , Staffobdshibb P-OTiEEiES . —A most melancholy land fatal accideBt ocenrred last night at Fenton , two miles from this place , by which nine lives have been sacrificed , and the event , as might naturally be expected , has occasioned the most paiDful

      excitement , and thrown the surrounding district into a state of the deepest gloom . At half-past five o ' clock all the colliers , with the exception of five men and two boys , bad finished tbeir work , and had EftTely ascended the shaft of the Greenfields Ash Pit , at the Broadsfield Collierv , where the awful announcement was made that " an explosion of fire-damp had taken place . Mr . Barton , the ground bailiff of the < jolliery , was instantly apprised of \ the occurrence , and in a few minutes vast numbers assembled to ascertain the fate of the unfortunates , and to render all the assistance iu their power . Mr . Barton immediately descended , notwithBtandthe imminent risk to his own life , and never quitted the pit until the whole of the bodies had been

      extricated—a work of immense labour , and which was not accomplished until half-past eleven o ' clock . Awfnl to relate , two poor colliers , who descended to give their aid , after Mr . Barton , fell victims to the power that had taken the lives of those they sought to rescne ; and many others are now severely suffering from the effects of the noxious vapours they inhaled while engaged in their praiseworthy task . It is impossible to describe the scene , as body after body , completely lifeles-s , was drawn np : the screams of women and children , and the unsuppressed groans of friends and jieighbours , yrere trnly distressing ; and particularly so , as nearlytall the sufferers were persons of good character , well known , and respected . The Broadrfield Colliery

      is a very extensive one ; a great number of persons are employed in the extensive works ; and it may iherefore be readily imagined how sincere and general is the mouTnvng ami distress amongst" the friends and rel 2 tivt- « of the deceased . The colliery is in the hands of le-see ? , ihe principal of whom are W . T . Copeland , Esq ., M . P ., of the eminent firm of Copeland and Garr « . tt , LancolB s-inn-fields , and W . Baker , Esq . —the latter gentleman being resident on the spot witnes-cd the heart-rending scene . The accident is supposed to have been occasioned by an imprndent order given by Smith , the overmau , to a-workman named Dawson , to close a door before the other men bad Iftft the pit , and extinguished their candles , by whieh means the enrrent of air was diverted from its proper course , and formed a reservoir of gas in the road by which five of the poor colliers were oroceeding to the shaft . This is concluded to have been the case from the localities

      in which the bodies were found . Thousands of persons were present during the night , rbat a body of DolicebouE present , admirable order -was preserved . The following are the namesof the sufferers , not one surviving to give a correct statement of the cause of this dreadful event : —James Smith , overman , , the legs and suns broken , and the body altogether most horribly mutilated ; he was a married man of good character , had two children , and his wife approach ing her confinement . Jacob Tiptonand Moses Heath , lads of about twelve years of age ; the body of the latter is dreadfully mangled , the head , from iht mouth upwards , being literally blown off . \ v llliam ShoBe , a * natsve of Wales , agea about thirty . James Dawson—leaves a wife and four children , one of whom was burn on the previous Saturday ; he was a good husband and steady man . Peter Baidtrsione bad a bjrg-e family , wbirh are left totally unprovided for ; the bedv of \ hid poor man wa 3 in a frightful state , Wm . " Baker , a > jc « ie man , of abont twenty-

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      sevea years of age . Alfred Tomkinson and Samuel Thornton—perished in their attempt to rescue their fellow-EaSereM ; the former was aged about twentyone , and was of a veryireijgioiis turn of mind , and of the Methodist persuasion . An inquest is to be held on the bodies , but the investigation is not expected to be a protracted one , there being but few persons to be examined j and not the slightest ground for attributing blame to any one , except ( as it is supposed ) to the unfortnnate overmau , who has paid the last and heaviest penalty for bis imprudence .

      ROCHDALXS . —Church Hates . —This week our town is placarded with billB , announcing that in consequence of the ! certainty of the parish refusing to grant a compulsory Church-rate , that the wardens of the various townships will canvass their respective districts to try how much they can collect by voluntary contribution towards defraying the expence of sacramental wines , sweeping of the church ( of whieh it is said to stand in great need ) , bell ropes , &o . We hear some of the Dissenters are to have sermons preached and collections made , which are to be giTen as voluntary Church-rates .

      HAIiTFAX . —Shameful Conduct on the pabt of the Police . —Ou Friday , the 23 rd inst ., an old womac and her daughter , whose names are Mary and Hannah Lassey , ! hand-loom weavers , passed through the town with a worsted warp and weft in a bag , commonly called a " piece poke . " When arrived opposite the Court-house , they stopped to equalise the load by putting the weft into a basket which they had with them . After this , they walked as far as Mr . Blackburn ' s shop , in the Northgate , when the young woman entered to purchase some groceries , leaving her mother outside to take care of the warp . No sooner had the daughter entered the shop than the hyenas of the law , Game and accosted the old woman with— " we have been

      watching you long enough . '' So saying , they took the warp and fallowed the daughter into the shop for the basket , and there emptied the contents ou the floor . The new "Inspectors" then took the whole , warp weft and women , to the Waggoners ' Inn , in JNortbgate , and there commenced a second examination . To the question , * ' Where do you come from ! " the old woman replied " from home . " This answer so irritated and aggravated the men of the peace establishment , that they threatened to take the women to pripon if they answered so again . They next sent for Seed , a notorious inspector , who was not far off . In some five minutes this heroic hunter of thrums and nippins made bis appearance with a visage and corporation that would put a decent man t © the blush . Says he , who do you weavfl for ? " " For Firth's , in Lilly-lane , " replied

      the old woman . " And how many bunches of weft did he give youl" "Nine , " answered the good old dame . " And how many have you at home ?" " I do not really know , " said she , " But you must tell , or we shall take you to prison / ' The old lady was alarmed : at these words ; but at last told him that "he might go and ask Firth's , " and they would tell him . So the gigantio heap of horseflesh and the two ravenous hyenas had a few moments consultation , when it was agreed that one should stop and guard their supposed prey till the other two went "to ask FirthV how many hanks , nippins , and thrums , the prisoners had . We have reason to believe that they : got a good snubbing ; fox they came back each hanging down his head , and released the women , saying , ** they had found iheir statements correct . "

      On Monday , an address was delivered in the Old Assembly Room , by Mr . S . Davis , from Nowcastlenpon-Tyne , on the hardships the coal-miners are generally subjected to—hardships which we think no one will deny the existence of , when they know that in this locality , the seam of coal is little more than ten inches' in thickness , varying from that to twenty inches ; and that for working in this narrow pent-up place , some fathoms under ground , exposed to all the dangers of fire-damp , choke-damp , falling-iu of roofs , floods , breaking of ropes , and insecurity of machinery ; casualties which annually hurry hundreds to their eternal

      home ; for working with these disadvantages , and exposed every moment to death , the poor creatures do not receive remuneration sufficient to purchase for iheir families the commonest necessaries of life ! Mr . Davies showed that if the colliers would but be united , they had the means within themselves to put an end . to the system of heartless grinding tyranny to whioh they were now exposed . By uniting themselves together as brothers , not in sectional unions , — which had hitherto failed , because of their being in sections ; but in a National Union they would not only better their own condition , but the . condition of the labouring classes generally , by aiding to banish tyranny from the hind altogether .

      O TAH CHESTER . Supposed Attempt to Drown a Child . —On Sunday morning , about , three o ' clock , just as the Bridgewater Canal packet was starting with passengers from Knott Mill , a woman on board was seen to drop an infant child over the side of the packet , apparently with the intention of drowning it . Fortunately , however , a man named August Finney , who was standing near the canal side , saw the act , and , rushing towards the packet , caught the child before it reached the water . The packet instantly got off , and the woman mixed with the crowd ou board , bo that she could not be identified . Information was afterwards given to the police ; and it was ascertained that the child had been given to the woman that morning , by her sister who is married in Manchester , for the purpoue of taking it to its mother iu Ireland . These

      circumstances were stated by Superintendent Sawley , before the magistrates at the Borough Court , on Monday morning , when it also appeared that the woman is a soldier ' s wife , and was proceeding to Dublin to join her husband .: Her sister stated , that the child was illegitimate ; that it was eight months old ; and that Bhe received it from Bury with a promise that she should have 16 s . per month for keeping it ; but , never having been paid any thing , she determined upon sending it to its mother , who is also a sister of hers , and accordingly took it to the packet , and left it with her ether sister , the woman above alluded to . It was stated by the husband of the woman who had been keeping the child , that the other woman had threatened to destroy it before leaving Manchester . Mx . Maude said that in this case they were bound to issue a warrant against the woman , and an officer must be sent to apprehend her .

      A Man Found Dbowned . —On Sunday morning , as Nicholas Holloway , a private watchman in the employ of the Duke of Bridgewater , was walking by the side of the Rochdale Canal Branch , at Knott Mill , he discovered the body of a man floating in the water . He immediately procured assistance , and the body was got out ,-and conveyed to the Flower Pot public-house . The deeeased was without jacket and stockings , but in other respects was fully dressed . All the articles found iu his pockets were a halfpenny , a button , and' a small thimble ; and there was nothing to lead to his identity . There were no

      marks of violence upon the body , which was lifeless when taken out of the water , bat still warm . An inquest was held on Monday , before Mr . Chapman , the borough coroner , when the above circumstances were stated in evidence ; and it also appeared that the deceased was seen about a quarter before one o ' clock , on Sunday morning , going over a temporary wooden bridge at the end of the canal . At that time he appeared to be steady , and it was supposed he was making the best of his way towards Deansgate . There being no evidence to show how he had got into the water , the jury returned a verdict of Fonnd drowned . "

      Fatal Accident in a Coal-pit . —On Saturday , at the Infirmary , an inquest was held before Mr . Chapman , the borough coroner , on the body of C . Wareinsr , collier , of Denton , aged forty-four years , who came to his death in the following manner : — It appeared from the evidence of William Wareing , son of the deceased , that , about eight o ' clock in the morning of Tuesday the 20 th inst ., the deceased was at work in the shaft of a coal-pit belonging to the trustees of the late Ellis Fletcher , Esq ., at Clifton , when a stone , weighing upwards of a ton , fe ! l from the roof , knocked the ; deceased down , and ulighted upon his left leg anrt thigh . It was about u quarter of an hour before" sufficient assistance could be procured to remove the siona so as to extricate him

      and , when that " was accomplished , he was taken home , and thence to the Manchester Infirmary . His left foor , thigh , and leg were much cut , and part of his foot was cut off . The stone fell a distance of about seven feet ; and , upon examine the ioof , a sand seam was found , which had caused it to give way . Mr . TomHnBon , house surgeon at the 1 nrmar .-. stated , that the deceased was admitted ai > oui half-past eleven , on Tuesday morning , the 20 iii ion ., with the compound fracture of the left foot ; amputation was ; ptrformcd the same day , but he diea that ( Saturday ) morning , about six o ' clock , from the effects of the iDJury . A verdict was returned in accordance with these facts . Tho deceased baa left a widow and eight children .

      DONCASTER . —Leeds Independent Ordkh of the AitK . —On Monday last , the brethren o * ' t < e " Spring of Providence" Lodge , in counectiop with this respectable and rapidly increasing ord ^ r , held their second anniversary at Mr . Turver ' s , the Marquis of Granby Inn , St ; Sepulchre-gate . " Prosperity of the lodge" being given by the Worthy vice , some excellent songs were snag , ai > a all present seemed convinced that a happier pjeeting could not take place . At a late hour tba party separated in the highest spirits , highly pitted with the entertainment , hoping that they ir . ight meet on a similar occasion in 1844 .

      "WAKEFIEIiD . —P . OBBERY AT SHITLINGTON , near Wabuield . —Mr . John Hey complained to the Magistrates at Waiefield petty sessions , on Monday , that Me * house bad been broken into during the pre ^ ous night , and robbed of a variety of articles , a lht of whieh he presented to the bench . He applied tfor search-warrants against several parties , his Djcar neighbours ; but they were refused , eb his only grounds of suspicion were that they had " rath er a bad name / ' and " had not been all right aforetime , "

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      EGBERT AT jNfiWTON LiNB END * NEAB WaKEfield . —Oh Thursday night last , and again on Saturday night , the workshop of Mr , George Absom , shoemaker , was broken into , and robbed of a quantity of lasts and other materials , as well as some live birds . ine plaee is detached from the residence , and is situate ia the | garden , adjoining the high road leading to Ouohthorpe-lane . This is the fourth time tne same premises have been broken into and robbed during the year ! West-Riding Special Adjourned Sessions . —A special adjourned sessions was held at the Court House , Wakefield , on Friday " to receive and take into consideration the Report of the ! Committee appointed at the last Pontefraot Sessions , for the

      ourpose © i considering what measures it might be desirable to carry out the provisions of the Parish Constables'Mt , ( 5 and 6 Vice . 109 ) in the Westitiding . Ihere were twenty-seven Magistrates present ; the Rev . J . A . Rhodes in til © chair . The Committee mefeat ten o ' clock to agree upon their xteport . Ihe Report hiving been presented , it was read by the Chairman to the Magistrates present , it pointed out th , e necessity whioh existed lor providing tor the more effectual suppression of crime and the security of prisoners , and recommended that Lock-ups should be established at Bradford , llali-^\ u udde * ¥ > Dewsbury , and Knaresborough , and that a Superintending Constable ; should be appointed for each of those districts , a * » salary of £ 160 per annum for the four former places , and at a salary of £ 125 for Knaresborough that the total

      ; cost of erecting Look-up houses , including a house % ? s l u P e " * endipg Constablei should not exceed A-BoO ; that the ( provisions of th « Act should be extended to other places than those ialready named alter the effect had been tried in those places . After the Report had been read it was adopted , when it was resolved ; that the duties of the Committee should be continued , to take into consideration applications for ; Lock-ups and Superintending Constables at Quick , Todmorden , Barnsley , apd Rotherham ; that the ( Lock-ups at Bradford and Knaresbrougb should jbe Constables' Lock-ups under the Act , subject to the approval of the Secretary of State . The Finance Committee was re-appointed ; and the sums I necessary for the purchase of the land and the erection of the Lock-up houses were ordered to be granted .

      BRADFORD . —Repeal . —On Tuesday evening a lecture was delivered in the Temperance Hall , by Mr . C . J , Fitzgerald , formerlyJeditoBof the True Sun newspaper . Mr . Miohael Daly in the chair . The lecturer , in eloquent and glowing language , pourtrayed the misery and patience under suffering , and spoke of the innumerable persecutions of the Irish people . The magnitude of the present movement , and the danger- of retarding justice to the Irish , by the Government refusing to Repeal the Union , were next dwelt upon ; and the lecturer contrasted the mildness , charity and love of peace in the Catholic clergy , with the spirit of tyranny and oppression sometimes manifested in the clergy of the Established Church in Ireland , towards the plundered and oppressed people . He detailed the amount

      of wealth which some of the clergy of the Law Church have become possessed of , and instanced a case of seven bishops who came to Ireland poor , dying worth four millions of property , while the talented , the learned , and popular priest of the people , Dr . Doyle , idied worth only fourpence-haltpenny . He conoluded by declaring his anxious wish to inculcate a friendly feeling between the English and Irish working people . Mr . Hurley put ¦ some questions respecting the ( policy of Mr . O'Connell in refusing the aid of the English Chartists ; and he also boldly defended the Chartist body from the imputation cast upon them by Mr . O'Connell . The lecturer replied

      expressing his ardent wish to have Frost restored to his family ; and explained that the object of the great leader of the Irish people seemed to be to have no other political question mixed up with "Repeal . " He further declared that no honest Englishman's shilling ought io be refused by the Rspealers ; and asserted tkat he pinned his faith to no man ' s sleeve ; but was an advocate for the extension of the suffrage to every man of mature age . Mr . Smyth moved a vote of thanks to the lecturer , which was carried . The thanks of the meeting was then moved and carried to the chairman ; and the meeting broke up delighted with the bearing of the lecturer , and the proceedings of the evening .

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      Value of Small FaemsJ—On Thursday last , the Kingston Farm , Woodbridge , now in the occupation of Mr . James Gobbet ! t , was let by auction , in seventeen lots , for a term ojf eight years ; the result of whioh was something extraordinary . Through all the most successful times of farming , not a tenant could ever live on this identical farm until the present occupier undertook its management ; and now , when times look anything but prosperous for the success of agricultural operations , this farm , divided as above , has been let for nearly doable the amount it haa of late realised . —Suffolk Chronicle . i Chronicle . \

      Destructive Fire at Buekham . —On Tuesday night , about eleven o ' clock ! the inhabitants of Reonester and Chatham were ; alarmed by the cries of fire , and from the strong reflection of the flames appearing in the horizon , it was considered to be in Ordnance-place , a short distance from the town of Chatham ; however , upon arriving there , the fire wag observed to be an extensive one , and was some distance off . About twelve o'clock , an express arrived in the towns for assistance , stating that the fire was at the village of Burkam , about six miles distant . The Kent engines from Chatham , and the Sun engine from Rochester , immediately proccsded with past-horses ; but on their arrival the fire had completely destroyed the extensive malthouse and

      stock belonging to Mr . Hook , also a windmill and a dwelling-house adjoining . ! The malthouse contained about 150 quarters of barley , the whole of which is consumed , likewise the stock of flour in the mill . The damage done is very considerable , being much more than what the insurance will eover . The stock of Mr . Hook was insured in the Atlas for £ 1 , 000 , and the premises in the British Queen for another £ 1 , 000 . The only water that could be obtained was from a well , a depth of 150 feet . The fire , as seen from the barracks , caused an alarm , and the Commandant , Sir Thomas' Wilshire , immediately had the whole of the garrison , to the number of 3 , 000 men , on the parade-ground in less than a quarter of an hour , for immediate service , if required .

      The Royal Engineers , under the command of Lieut . Col . Sir Frederick Smith , with ( their engine , were also in readiness , likewise the Royal Marines of this division . Shocking Accioent at Messrs . Broadwood ' s Bkeweby—Mr . Higgs held an inquest oa Wednesday in the board room of St . James ' s Workhouse , on view of the body of William John North , aged 65 , who lost his life on Monday night last , under the following distressing circumstances : —Taomas Pizzy , of 29 , Portland-street , said deceased was a night watchman in the employ ojf Messrs . Broadwood , On Monday night last about twelve o ' clock , witness was called into the tun-room by the deceased to assist him in removing some liquor . Witness remained with deceased until two o'clock , and then

      left him quite safe . The deceased was missed the following morning ; but his ( fellow workmen , supposing that he had gone home , made no search for him at that time . During thejmoraing the deceased ' s son came to the brewery to inquire after his father , who , he said , had not been ! home . A search was then commenced for the ] deceased in every part of the premises ; and towards evening witness having procured ] a long stick , discovered something in a place called the gangway , which receives the yeast from the different vats , and is about five feet deep . ] Assistance being obtained , the deceased was sooii after found , lying on his back , with his arms across his breast , at the bottom of the gangway . The candlestick whioh deceased was in the habit ofl carrying was lying by his side . There was a severe wound on the left temple , whioh he must have received in falling .

      The deceased was a very sober steady man . William Parker , 26 , Little George-street , Hampstead-road , saw deeeased go on duty at six o ' clock on Monday evening , at which time he was quite sober . Witness saw deceased again at halffpast three o ' clook the following morning , at which time he was leaning over the rails of the staircase , leading to the tunroom . ¦ Witness heard deceased turn the stop-cock off , but never fslw him again until found as described by the last witness , ( f he deceased was perfectly acquainted with his business , and had been engaged in it nearly all his j life . A . juror thought the gangways were very ( dangerous , and ought to have hand-rails placed round ! them to prevent similar accident b in future . The coroner remarked on the melancholy nature of the case ; and the jury , after a few minutes'deliberation , returned a verdict of" Accidentally suffocated . " j Romantic Incident . —In the course of last week an incident of rather an unusual kind occurred in

      the neighbourhood of Ambleside . There lives in that village a man of the name of John Love , who is a , native of Scotland , and upwards of 94 years of age . This man , who resides with a son of his in the same village , has always had a wish to revisit his native country , and within the last few years has several times left Ambleside on foot for that purpose , and as frequently been brought back . Ou Wednesday last , the 21 st inst ., about , one o ' clock in the afternoon , he disappeared from the village , without informing any one of his intentions . Not returning in the evening , hisjBon naturally becan » e alarmed , and on the following morning ( Thursday ) , in company with a number of the villagers , set out in search of him . They traversed the country for

      miles round , in all directions , during the whole of that day , but could find no trace of him . To the north of Ambleside there is a very rugged mountain named Scandale Fell , and the old man had frequently been heard to express his opinion , that if he could manage to get to ] the other side of that mountain , he would very soon be in Scotland . It struck his son that he might have taken the road in that direction . On Friday jmorning , therefore , he again set out in search of ' his parent , in company with between twenty and thirty of the inhabitants of Ambleside . Another persevering and extensive search was made , in separate detachments ; and at length , about four o ' clock | in the afternoon , the object of their solicitude was found sitting between two rocks in a deep dell , most difficult and

      dangerous of access , near Dove Crags , in Patterdale , about Eve miles from Ambleside , sound asleep . He was conveyed back by his friendd to Ambleside in a cart the same evening . One of the most singular features in the case is , that Love ( who , though of so great an age , is perfectly sound in hisj intellects ) had neither eaten nor orunk anything from the time of his leaving home on Wednesday , at mid- | day , till he was discovered , at four o ' clock on Friday afternoon : the circumstance of his having taken no money nor provisions when he left Ambleside , and the nature of the country through whieh he jhad passed ( it being a rough bypath , traversed only occasionally by shepherds , and with not a single house of any kind near to it ) , precluded the possibility .

      Dreadful Destitution .-J-Ou Tuesday evening , Mr . Payne held an inquest at the Swan and Sugar Loaf , Fetter-lane , on view of the body of a male infant child , that was born prematurely under the following melancholy circumstances : —James Brotherson , of No . 14 , Robin Hood Court , FetteT-lane , the father of the deceased , [ stated that hia wife , being enciente , was taken ill [ with the pains of labour on Sunday evening last . About ten- o ' clock , she became much worse , and witness went to the union workhouee to apply for medical aid . He was sent to Mr . Ray , of Saliabury-souare , Fleet street , he being the parish surgeon . J The answer given was that Mr . Ray was from home , aud witness then went to Mr . Bullen , lof Farrin ^ don-street

      surgeon , who quickly attended , and rendered every assistance , besides giving witness some money , he and his wife being ia very destitute circumstance . Witness ' s wife still continuing very ill , the labour being premature , and he was told , of a very dangerous nature , witness went again to the workhouse about six o ' clock the next morning , the child having been born iu the meantime without any medical attendance . On going to thle Workhouse this time , witness got aa order for Mr . Ray to attend , and hf then came and saw witness ' s wife , about threequaners of an hour after h ^ had been served with the order , which witness le / Jt at his house . Mr . A . Winpenny , of Fetter-lane , surgeon , stated tha ' . oa Monday morning last , he ' saw deceased and us the latter of whom still in

      mother , was avery dangerous state . Deceased wascertainly still-born , anucimid not have been more tliau a six month ' s child . The child had no doubt been born prematurely , in consequence of the sufferings which the mother underwent from destitution . The room which she and her hasbaud inhabited had neither bed nor bedding of aay kind , aad the child bad literally been born on the floor . The husband had been out of work for many months , but had never appliejd for parish relief . He was occasionally assisted by some of his relatives , as far as they were able . ^ r . John Carver , relieving officer of the West L-mdon Union , stated that , on hearing of the above hoijrible circumstances , he immediately visited the parents of the deceased , sud ^ avo them proper assistance . The husband had never applied for parochial relief . Witness believed that the parish surgeon was not bou : id to attenJ in any case until he received ( the-parish order . The

      Coroner , after commenting in severe terms upon the inhumanity of Mr . Ray in not attending to thu . casa until he was actually made responsible for his conduct by the service of the order upok him , desired the besjtlts ' to no and fetch Mr . Ray , ihat ho might havQ an i opportunity of giving some explanation of hu conduct . Mr . Ray , being fromj home , Mr . Kin ^ sland , his apprentice , returned with the beadle , aui , after hearing the statement that had Wen mado against Mr . Ray , replied to it by saying that he was not ai home-when the witness Brcnherson cas * e to fetoh him ; besides which it was n | ot usuh 1 , Uj any case , to attend without a parish order . The Coroner sjkid that , in hi ? opinion , there could bo uo excuse for the shameful negleot that had been shown , and Mr . Ray might think it fortuaate that the child bad been born prematurely ; for under such circumstances , the jury had legally nothing to do with Mr . Ray ' s misconduct . Under tho deletion of the Coroner , the jury returned a verdki tkat deceased was Stillborn . " J Tap valce of the stipends , glebes , and manses resigned by the seceding Scotch clergymen , is est {^ mated at a toil lion aud a half sterling .

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      Was baptised on Sunday last , s" Cbri-. st Ci . urch , Everyxstreet , Manchester , !* y th « Rev . James Suhoneid i-Thomas buncombe Fvrth , eon ol Tnoinas and aasiiiel Forth . - ' Christened , on Sunday ^ , Juue lgtb , l > y Mr . Peter Philips , minister of the ludcp- ndent Chapel , Friar ' s dreSu , JatttiH Ftarftv ^ O'Connor Savory , tou of James and Mary 8 av * ry .

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      MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA OF CAMBRIDGE . ( From the Court Circular . ) "Theoerriageof her RoyaJ Highness the Princess Augusta-, eldest daughter of his Royal Highness Che Duke of Cambridge , with his Royal Highness Frederick , Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz , was solemnised yesterday evening with great splendour , in the Chapel Royal , Buckingham Pkhce .

      " The Royal Bride ' s dress was of very handsome Brussels point lace , orer white satin , looped ou eanh shoulder with bouquets of orange blossom , diamonds , and sapphires , and very elegantly ornamented in front with a border of orange blossom and silver . The train ( of SpitalEelds' manufacture ) was of the richest white satin aud silver tissue , and was most tastefully trimmed down the sides with festoons of orange flowers , finished with a raised border of silver , ft had an ed ^ in : of deep point lace , having tbe orange flowers in the pattern .

      The Princess wore on her head a wreath composed of orange flowers and myrtle , and a tiara of sapphires and diamonds , and was covered with a very large and most beautiful veii of point lace , remarkable alike for its size , and the elegance of its design . "The iace handkerchief carried by her Royal Highness was a present from her august Uncle , the King or Hanover . Of its kind , it is perfectly unique , from the great beauty and costliness of the material . The initials of tho Princess , surmounted by a coronet , had been introduced in the design . Her Royai Highness wore a necklace of brilliants . Thestomocber was of sapphires and diamonds , and the earrings en suite .

      " t-Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ' s dress was of light blue satin , of Spitalfields ' manufacture , very richly and elegantly trimmed with silver an d point lace . The train was very magnificient , it was composed of the richest blue satin aad silver tissue , bordered with silver , and was tastefully trimmed with very handsome point lace . Her Royal Highness wore a Bplendid tiara of pearls and diamonds ; the necklace and earings were of brilliants and pe . arJs . and the stomacher was covered with pearls and diamonds . " Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary's dress was of rich pink dlk of British manufacture .

      " The Duke of Cambridge vraa dressed in a Field Marshal ' s uniform , with the ribbon and jewel of the Garter , and the stars of the most Noble Order of the Garter , of the most distinguished Order of St . Michael , and of the most honourable Military Order of the Bath , set in diamonds . " H er Majesty wore a petticoat of white net over white satin , trimmed with silver blond and pearls . "The train was lilac aud silver shot tissue , trimmed with silver blonde . " The stomacher was trimmed with diamonds and pearls . " The head-dress a tiara of diamonds .

      " His Royal Highness Prince Albert wore a Field-Marshal' 9 uniform , with the Insignia of the Orders of the Garter and of the Golden Fleece , the latter splendidly set in diamonds . " His Majesty the King of the Belgians wore his uniform as an English Field-Marshal , with the insignia of the Garter . ** Her Royal Highness tho Duchess of Kent wore a very handsome robe of gold blonde over white satin , looped in front with bouquets oi leaves and diamonds . ' * The stomacher was of diamonds . " The train ( of Spitalfields manufacture ) , was of white satin , very richly brocaded in gold and silk , with a pattern of oak leaves . It was elegantly trimmed with tulle and gold blonde .

      " Head-dress of oak leaves , diamonds and feathers , and necklace of brilliants . " The Couatess Baptiste Metaxa wore a robe of splendid white brocade , garniture of blonde and roses . Train , amber satin , richly embroidered ; Court plume , blonde lappets , aud diamonds . Who , oa reading the above , could imagine it possibfo , that in the country where all this " glitter and show" is made ; this ostentatious parading of costliness and g ( u ) ilt ; hand-loom weavers , —those who produce the " richost white satin" and the " rich pink silk "; who could imagine , after harkening to this detail of " Peaeockism , " that those who made all the finery to deck the royal wedding party in ,

      are pining to . death on Four Shillings and Six-Pence a .-week . t Who could imagine , that that fact had been proved ; and that it etands on record , in the Reports of Commissioners sent out by that same Majesty , —who wore for a " head-dress a tiara of diamonds" !—to inquire into their condition . Who , we ask , could imagine this ; or imagine that the condition of the great mass of the producers of wealth was bo deplorably destitute , as to render it necessary for the Queen to send her letter to u all Bishops and Parsons ' instructing them to beg from the wealthier portion of their congregations , for means to keep the workers alive ! Tho facts ,

      however , are even so ! The " glitter" was made ; and the workers are starving ! There is , however , this consolation to comfort us : all not poor . If the hand-loom weaver starves , Majesty , Has plenty ! If the machinery-displaced cotton spinner has to stand at the Factory-door to beg a crust from his former shop-mates to ? ave him from the jaws of death , Majesty has not to go a-begging , —for itself I If the helpless calicoprinters of " High Wages" Cobden ; or tho glove-makers—( Majesty wore gloves!)—of" Plenty to Do" Beggs , have to submit to reductions in their incomes of more than one fourth , Majesty has to submit to no REDDCTioxs ' Not an inch of

      " lace" less ! Not one pearl or diamond extracted from either " stomacher" or " head-dress" ! Royal limbs can sport the " richest blue satin , '' and a " petticoat of white net over white satin , trimmed with silver blonde and pearls . " Hovr right that all this should be eo ! If the people suffer , why should Royalty be called upon to abridge itself of any , the slightest , external ? What would Royalty be without tinsel ? and if we begin to abridge , where shall we end 1 What would a Queen , look like , without feathers ? or a King , without

      stars and diamonds I Peacocks , without tails Ugly , waddling , screeching monsters ! Thank God ! we have not come to that ! Maiesty has not yet been compelled to denude itself of its externals , and stand -nakedly before the world , ( m ) a jest ( y ) . No doubt the recollection of these facts , as recorded in the account of this Royal wedding , will reconcile the colliers of the Potteries to the attempt to reduea them tO EIGHTEENPENCE-A-DAY I How O . VQ " StOmachers" and " head-dresses" to bo maintained else ?

      But we are forgetting oursekes . We are neglecting the " ceremony . " The dresses have so captivated up , —they were so "fine" and-so " costly , " t ' lat we have lingered to admire tbeja . We ar . ^ , however , now in Church : — "The Bride was given , away by her father , fch « Duke of Cambridge . Tiie demeanour of her Royal Highness was throughout uaaffcctedly graceful' not obtrusive , but retir'd ; ( The more desirable ) or , % ¦> sa > all , Natnre herself . He ? air inspir ed The spirit of love o- 'id amoeuus delight ' ' ' . ' . " Tho Bridegroom evi-ac . ed srt . at self-pa * 'ei ^ cvn , and # aTe the responses in a . firm and audit > -3 % d 3 . The responses of the Brkfe were not heard . "

      Here we must btop . Fanner we dare tjofc go . What happened after * it is not for us to teil ! "Spirit of lone" aad "Amorous briiiomi ~ f ! — drawn be the curtajjs ? Fie-fi > r-thame ou tne man who wouid with \ 9 peep within ! CoY ^ r > hem up ! ! Just one word ut&re before we leave them . ' The responses of the Bride were not heard . " Shk will mend or that , * If she is like other woei-d , sho will make her husband hear her responses , bbiorv she has dcue witk him . We should not wonder but that trhe first saorninj ? after " the ceremony , "—dare we have staid to ascertain the fact -aaw her cousiderably cured of her " inaudibloacas . "

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      'MARRIAGE . On Sunday , ^ sne 25 th , at St . Peter ' s Churchy Leeds , by tb <\ Rt-y . S . Pa j tin . Mr . Joseph Deaa , woolcomber , v « Miss Margaret Clooney , both of this town .

      DEATH . On tba 22 rd inst ., Wil ' iiam Evai ' . « , booj-nnk fr , London , a *; d 70 Sc&Tf—oi . e ihu has bmi ior fi ty years pi' his life a steady , h <> n *>' :. v . prisht . &tr <> t ,. Latejy , ia Blackburu-stre . t . Little Boiton , in the , UOlh year of her age , Air-. Mary S ; n *^ rr * $ * C * W- ^ Suerly lived at Lit . l ^ ° ak I us , ^ iarto »» jffl »§ J ^ time the farm was ' v for x S Ufc . a Y ^ w ^ P ^^ wiB * time the annual rent ia £ Si .- ' **» lp £ < . ; < , ittle Boiton , m the , , TMtoftfe&S N ' ¦ *? * l ^^ p * T-

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      «?—— - Large Mdshroosi . —A perfect monster of a mushroom has been brought to us during the week for inspection . It was gathered by Mr . Thomas Cookroft , publican , : of Call-lane , Leeds , and driver of the Leeds and Recfcar coach . It grew in a field within a very short distance of Rec / car . The monster measures thirteen inches aoross ; and no less that thirtyeight inches in circumference . Ancibnt Fore 8 ters . —A court of this order , named Wharfdale Retreat , No . 1395 , at Clapgate , Kearby , near fl are wood , held its anniversary on the ' 27 th inst . Upwards of fifty members attended , aud

      joined in procession to church , where a sermon was preached by the Rev . Jacob Marsham . The members then left the church , and again formed a procession , headed by the brass band from Bramham and a flag flying , and conducted by Mr . Neil Graham , from Leeds . The procession passed through the village oi Kearby-cum-Netherby to the Old Clapgaie inu , where a substantial dinner was provided by the host and hostess , and due justice done to it by the member ? . When dinner was over they again had a walk to Sioklinghall , and returned to the Court Room , where they spent the evening in conviviality and pleasure .

      An Escaped . Fblon Recaptureb . —Charles Price , the man who some weeks ago escaped out of the custody of the Governor of the goal of Newgate , has been apprehended by John Forrester , the officer . As soon bs intelligence of the escape had been brought to the ; police tbat Price had contrived to elude the vigilance of the people appointed to the duty of watching the passing and repassing of visitors , Forrester set to work in his own peculiar way , and at length ascertained that the fugitive was in a miserable lodging in the neighbourhood of Bethnal Groen . He accordingly went , accompanied by one of the turnkeys , who knew the

      person of Price , at two o ' clock on Monday , and having given tne turnkey certain instructions as to the course ho was to pursue in go dangerous a vioinity , slipped up stairs , and surprised the unfortunate man , on ia bed of straw , in a most wretched condition , without a farthing in bis pocket , or a shoe or a hat ' . in his possession . Price made no resistance , and was seated in a cab , and on his way to Newgate , before the landlady of ihe house knew that he was in custody . If the affair had not been ingeniously managed , he would no doubt have escaped through a trap-door which was on the premises , and which led to another building . He is to be tried at the next session of the Central Criminal Court . '' . -

      Attempted Mubdbb . —On Tuesday last a man of respectable exterior , named John M * Kenzie , was brought beforetMr . Ru 9 hton , stipendiary magistrate of Liverpool , on a charge of having made a most determined attempt at Savannah to cot the throat of William Draper , the master of tfce bark Sophia , with a , razor , jit appeared from the Evidence of the prosecutor , that the prisoner had , until recently , been the owner of the bark , but that he had become so much reduced in circumstances as to be obliged to sign articles as a- man before the mast . The bark sailed from London for Savannah for a cargo of cotton on the lOtbl of February last , with the prisoner on hoard as a seaman , and arrived on the 2 nd of April , when she got aground in the river , and made so much water ; that she had to be greatly repaired . After the repairs had been executed , the prisoner ,

      who wished still to be recognised as owner , wanted the captain to sign some fraudulent accounts , in order that the same might be transmitted to the underwriters at home . The captain repeatedly refused to comply with this request , and in Consequence of his refusal , the prisoner , upon the night of the fifth of May , as ho was in the aot of retiring to bed , suddenly ' plunged a razor into the left side of his neck , whieh inflicted a wound four inches in length and one in depih , and oxtended round to his throat . The prisoner , who alleged that the accusation was as false as malice could invent , Said that his principal witness was in Glasgow , and would not be in Liverpool before that evening . Mr , rRushton observed that the charge was a most serious one , and ordered the prisoner to be remanded until the following day .

      Brutality in a Workhouse . —At Greenwich , a man named Cox , dressed in the clothes of the Greenwich Union , applied to the silting magistrates under the following circumstances * . —Ho said he had a most serious charge to prefer ayainst Mr . Dunlop , the schoolmaster of the Greenwioli Union In the first instance , his family had been removed to Dcptford . i One of the boys was then about four years oldl He heard that his child had been cruelly treated . They afterwards , went into the Union at Greenwich , but the cruelty was unabated . In February , during the cold bleak winds , Dunlop had cut the childV hair as close as though it was intended to shave htm ; and then , day after day j he was turned into the yard and never let into ; the room . Ho heard that the poor into the dead bouse of

      child had been turned out Deptford withiihree dead bodies d « i"Dg the night . He asked the child how he slept during the three nights , and the answer was , " On the lids of the cofiins . " Mr . Grove : Good God ! why did you not apply , to the Board of Guardiansi— Applicant : I spoke to two or three of them ; Mr . Powell and Mr . Suter I remember well . —Mr . Warman ( the relieving oflBcer of iDeptford ) : Had he gone before the board in the right way , he would have been listened to . —Applicant : ' I did go be / ore the board , bat goi bo redress- 1 was J ) ot list « ied to , — Mr . Warman : Did you wri e to the master to request an interview !—No ; but 1 did go b . fore them . —Mr . Warnmii : You see , Sir , he has not 4 ( ore the right way to work : f ho case was to be sem before the bo » rd .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 1, 1843, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct939/page/5/