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    • KEVJYAL OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION.
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    • YORKSHIRE WINTER GAOL DELIVERY.
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      GA 1 TAXISM XSX CTTRAUTSAGEM . V The healing art has already been much enriched by fodidous applications ef galvanism , much more bo , isflgedj than by the employment of the electrical machine , » na as aoBstiinnlusjappeara to be capable of rousing the debilitated vital powers with greater promptitude and energy than any other Jknown , there are yet ample opportunities afforded for themedical galvanlstto extend Its sphere of usefulness much beyond thai to which it baa hitherto attained . Hie eighth pair of nerves , -which have such an immense command over the functions of the respiratory and digestivB . organs , an * bilary system , are necessarily important objects for pathological meditation , prior to the galvanic influence being applied . It ii probable that any defect in the performance of the fanctionsof the two former , might , in many cases , be

      supplied by an electric current traversing the eighth pairfrom the seek , downwardi to opposite the organ djae&wd , better tb « n by any other route : bat a disttsed Utst , arising from an accumnMioE of coagulated Kle , would be mott likely to be relieTed by" transmitting the current directly through the organ , from one ade of the body to ihe other . By thia mode of aUact , ihe obstinate consistency of the bile would soon ^ yield io the influence of the current , and become reduced to B comparatively thin liquid , susceptible of free motion in the dricts , and a final and easy discharge . Any ob-. Btroctian to secretion- ¦ which the liver might experience Irom the surcharge of bile , would thus be removed ; and were tone wanting for the due performance of thisfnne-Son , assistance might probably be obtained from a fcsble current , er from a series of feeble galvanic discharges in the direction of the eighth pair from the s » ck , to the organ affected .

      Bi . Wilson Philip has fteqaenUy employed galvminn ii cases of indigestion and biliary complaints . I have employed galvanism , " Bays this eminent physologisi , " in saany cases of habitual asthma , and almost uniformly with relief . The time during which the galvanism was applied being from five minutes to a Quarter of an hour . The cough under its use generally ijBComes li-ss frequent in proportion as the accumulation of phlegm in the lungs is prevented . It is remutable , " that in several who had laboured under Bsthmatlcal breathing for tea or twenty years , it gave relief quite as readily as in more recent cases . In Borne labouring under the most chronic forms of phthisis , in Trhom the symptoms had lasted several years , the relief obtained from galvanism was tery great ,

      notwithstanding the nurture of some pus-like substance io what was " expectorated . The permanency of the good Effects of galvanism In the diseases before nj has appeared very remarkable . " "When speaking of sanguineous apoplexy , Dr . Philip remarks , after the rattling breathing had come on , and the patient seemed about to be suffocated , he was at least a dezen tines made to breathe with ease , the accumulation of phlegm t ^ dually disappearing on the application of galvanism . " The same philosopher observes , that in cases ' where there was a failure in the secreting power of the liver , or a defective action ofthe gall tubes , I have repeatedly rsen irom it the same effect ; on the biliary system which arises frem calomel—a copious discbarge from the bowels , coming oa a few hours after the employment of galvanism . "

      Tbe ^ beneScial effects ^> f galvanism in asthmatic and bilious complaints , have several times came under my own notiee . Costiveness in the . bowels , however obstinately it may resist tfce usual remedies , very soon yields to this mode of attack ; and , by a similar process , con-Btipations generally may readily be vanquished . Rheumatic affections frequently yield more or less to the galvanic influence , and in many cases of rheumatism the patients have been completely cared in a very short time . Local pains in the limbs , arising from recent cold , are often removed by the first application of galvanism ; and altbongh those of longer standing may require a few repetitions of the process , their violence " becomes gradually diminished , and they eventually disappear .

      Galvanism has also been successful in spasmodic affections , in rigidity of the muscles , in indolent tumours , or scrofulous swellings , in schirrous indurations of the breast , in gout , kc , in defective hearing ,-and in some affections of the eye . A singular result once occurred under my on ebssrration whilst galvanising a palsied arm of an elderly gentleman labouring under tie effects of heaiphlegia . This limb was totally deprived both of motion and sensation , from the point of the shoulders to the ends of the fingers . In the £ » t part of the galvanic process the whole of the arm was hronght into the galvanic circuit , by connecting one poS » of a battery , of an hundred pairs of plates , tilth the shoulder , and the other pole with the hand , which , & £ convenience of - conneo

      on , was immersed in a basin of salt water . By this mode of treatment so good was done , nor did the patient experience any sensation whatever , although many volevs of discharges were t-ansmitted . Whilst thinking on this nq / ativt result , it occurred to me that there night be a possibility of KStoring sensation by operating only on a small portion of the limb at a time ; add , in order to ascertain how far this view might be correct , the line of demarcation between the sensitiw aad insensitive fart of the limb was ascertained by jfnf ^ jng the skin about the shoulder and upper part o . " the arm . This being accomplished , one of the polar wires was brought into contact with the skin of the sioulder , on the sensitive side , and the other polar wire was brought -to a little

      below it , on the insensitive side . The sensation was immediately restored as far as the lower wire , and , consequently , the line of demarcation was so far removed . By keeping the first -wire permanently ' on the shoulder , and removing the other slowly downwards , making frequent inquiries of the patient if he experienced any sensation at the lower point , which , was uniformly answered in the affirmative , we succeeded in restoring the sensation of the whole limb . This fact is one of those that is most deserving the attention of the physiologist and medical practitioner . It shows , that the activity of a portion of a dormant nerve may be restored , without disturbing the slumber

      of the other portion of it ; and also , that , although we might fail in restoring sensation to a limb by operating upon the whole of it at once , there might still be hopes of attaining the object by arousing the sensation iscremalaily , fey an etectr&jkaicLional process , such n thai employed in the present case . There are , however , Strong reasons to suppose , that success would not have attended the experiment , had the galvanic process commenced at the hand , as there would have been a great portion of the dormant limb intervening between the sensitive part on the shoulder , and the polar wire nearest to it . Nevertheless , it is an experiment well worthy of trial , as it might probably lead to interesting physiological results .

      The practice of medical galvanism requires neither extensive ner costly apparatus . Two of Crnikshaxk's latteries , of fifty-three inch plates each , are sufficient for almost every purpose , and one of these alone will answer for the generality of cases . But as the power of every galvanic battery depends upon the character of the liquid upon which it is charged , as well as on *" ie number and size of its plates , the medical galvanise should make hip" ^ well acquainted , as early as possible , wilh all the errenmstances connected with the management of his batteries . Whilst a battery has its plates dean ., and the surface of the zinc smooth , a solution of common salt answers very well for its

      charge ; but when the zinc plates have become rongh by long use , & weak solution of nitric acid will be necessary to bring the battery to tie requisite-stale of activity , especially for rheumatie affections . But the only general rule that can be given -is simply this , never begin an operation with a high galvanic pewer . The . fluids of every part of the system are decomposable by galvanic influence , and a powerful current traversing the head , or sny part of the fcody , might be attended with serious eonstfuences . Galvanic operations on the head have , however , been frequently resorted to in cases ef eai-achfi , ThenmaHe affections , &c . &c— W . Sturgeon ' s Elementary Lectures w < Galvanism .

      As AitebliCas SCTTLTTOB Ten years ago I became ?; quainted at Cincinnati , is Ohio , with a young man ol the name of Powers ; he was an ass stant to a Mons-Ikirfeniilfi , the ingenious proprietor of a whimsical museum , in which curious objects of natural history , Xorth American antiquities , and historical groups of wax figures , were blended , and daily exhibited , for the amusement and edification of tbe beau monde of the western metropolis . The wax figures were moulded , or at any rate finished , by this young Mr . Powers ; and there was a degree ol talent in this , which struck ne all very forcibly as l * ing something greatly out of the

      common way . Sncouraged perhaps by the opinions expressed by the 'European party of his skill in modelling , he undertook a bast in such clay as he could find , and produced what struck as all as the most 'wonderfully-perfect likeness we had ever seen ., Bnt "we moved on and heard no more of him . A few days after we arrived in Florence , we were invited te visit the studio of some of the most distinguished artists at present working s | Lere . A young American called Powers was iittiii ^[ Ilii names first mentioned ; and the instant I heard the name 2 felt not the slightest doubt that by going to his studio I should certainly IDBfet my old aeqnaint&nc * . 2 > for was I disappointed

      There indeed I found the highly-gifted Hiram Powers , fully emerged from the boyish chrysalis state , la which I had last seen him , into * full-fledged and acknowledged man of genius , in high fashion , overwhelmed with orders from wealthy patrons of all epsrteas of the globe , and' with his rooms filled with admirable busts , all of them wiilimore of that magical a » of life aboxt them , which we * se , and feel , in the works of the ancient sculptors , ttian any collection of JBOdern marbles that I have ever flatted . ' * Sis busts are life-like to a degree that made me look £ t him with wonder . When we left him at Cincinnati , he was a lad who bad Been neVbing ol any art " bnt the

      « t Divine , which had formed the living- creatures , tooand him ^ and nothing but that intuitive faculty , * tthonfcwbieh , I presume , genius cannot exist , could nave hurried him forward to th # place he now holds among ii » ing artists . Having examined all that he had Jo show me , with equal surprise and pleasure , I > ven-« red to ask him if he had never tried his hand upon any ideal work , "In marble ? " he replied . "Yes , " *» & I ; " soae group , not merely consisting of a por-^ sfc , but Bomettung imaginative ? * He shook his bead . I am married , and have two cbil'lrtn , " ha said . ^< b bnsts I have as m&cy orders = s i eac * execute . I E not risk the loss of ifcjs lucrative basics , in

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      ordet to indulge myself in works of imagination If ny success continue , I may perhaps % tla * venture to attempt something of the kind . Bnt T caniot afford it yet" " But : do you not sometimel imagine compositions ? " said L "Do you noT 22 thugs that you would like to execute } - " Why tm » be je plied , amiling , "I certainly have fancied ^ , that I shouldjik * to execute . And I will showyon one there , behind a screen , was a figure mounted large as if / h ^ xt , ™ TeUed *«>* head to foot with a cloth , "Here . " said he , pausing before he uncovered it , js a figure in clay , on which I have bestowed some labour , and more thought But I dare not do it in marble . I dare not try my chisel it-unl 6 BS I

      upon could get an order for the statue—and I cannot hope for that as yet I mean it as a representation of Eve . " He then withdrew the drapery that concealed it , and displayed an undraped female figure , that I gazed * pon with unfeigned astonishment . I have no words of art at my command which might enable yon to conceive aD the blended dignity and simplicity of this beautiful figure . Powers watched almost wholly in silence the impression that his work made upon us and when at length we turned away from it , he threw the veil again over it , saying , with something like a sigh , " I should liketo do it . " Moit heartily dp I wish that Bom * one may ere long look upon that Eve of day with as sincere admiration as I did , and with money enough to boot , to cemmand that she shonld

      immediately receive the immortality of marble , for well does Bhe deserve it—3 frs . Trottope -j Visit io Italy . Lithographic Poktkaits . —An artist of very considerable talent has lately been introduced into this country under the patronage of King Leopold . His nwne is Bauquiet , and the novelty of his mode of taking portraits is thU : —He draws them at once en a stone prepared for lithographic pmiting , and the impressions are at once made from the original drawing on paper . By this means any per « on who has his portrait taken by M . Bauquiet can have 500 or more , impressions taken of the original , and merely for the expence of the paper and printing multiply the picture , and oblige bis friends and acquaintance with a likeness . The artist has already taken tbe portraits of many of the Cobnrg family , all which are excellent likenesses , and remarkable for correctness of drawing , spirit of outline , and preservation of intellectual character . He has also taken a likeness of Prince Albeit , which is entitled to high encomium .

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      TO THE EDITOK OF THE KORTHEBM BIAS . Sib , —I beg to acquaint you with further proceedings by the functionaries of thiB city , against persons whom they charge with tbe alleged crime of blasphemy ; a pretence fer prosecution , which y » u have rightly denounced as a disgrace to tbe present age . Since the imprisonment of Thomas Patebson and Henbt Robinson , another inmate , Thos . Finlat , has been supplied to the Edinbugh Gaol , for the same qfence , so called . He is an aged , honest , and industrious workingm&n , whose family is dependant upon him for rapport , and who kept a small circulating library , containing some of the writings or sceptical philosophers ; he has been sentenced to sia ^ days imprisonment , to be treated as a common felon .

      Proceedings have also been commenced against Miss Matilda Roalf e , a bookseller , in Nicolson-street Last Monday , the Procurator Fiscal , with a number of officers , entered her shop , rudely turned over every article in her private dwelling , earried' away a considerable portion of her stock , and conveyed the young woman to the Sheriffs Office for examination , In the evening she was taken to Calton Gaol , and shown into a filthy cell , scarely fit for a dog kennel , for her night ' s lodging place . Miss Roalfe remonstrated with the matron , and evfintnaUysbe was indulged with the pri-Yilejje of removing to a cell where thera was no vermin J Sir , these things actually occurred in Christan Britain , in Protestant Scotland , in pious Edinburgh ! Oa the following night she was liberated , upon bail being given by two householders for her appearance to take her trial when Eummoned .

      In this case the ordinary palhy attempt te justify persecution will not apply . She issued no offensive placards , she did nothing that could shock the feelings of any person with any particle of a claim to rationality ; and while she did not conceal her sale of heterodox publications she did not thrust them obtrusively upon public attention . Surely , under these circumstances , every liberal Christian must blush at finding those who profess a religion of charity ^ and who advocate the right of private judgment , incarcerating a virtuous young women and prosecuting her that she may be dealt with as a common felon . These acts approach at no great distance , the doings of an institution , at the mere mention of which we shudder , the Spanish Inquisition . If intolerance must have its victims , let them be taken from the hardier sex , and let its t&ngs be averted from defenceless woman , whose social position renders her comparatively weak , and to crush whom is to gain a victory without honour , to achieve a triumph that brings disgrace .

      Dr . Csndlish well observed , at a meeting in the Waterloo Rooms , called to sympathise with Di . Xalley , that , " Persecutors are always anxious to hide their r * al intentions , and wish to make it appear that they punish for any reason but for opinion's sake . " This remark seems to be borne out in the present instance . A young man , who had frequently purchased some of the newspapers at Miss Roulfe ' s shop , offered for sale , two days before the seizure , a number of engravings , some of which were of an indecent character . Of course they were indignantly rejected . But the fellow persevered , said he would take beoks is exchange , and offered to leave them to see if Miss R . could dispose of them . He was then ordered to quit the shop . This carries with it the appearance of conspiracy . Had the engravings been found in the shop , a charge of obscenity would have been trumped up , to disguise the real objects of the persecutors .

      The parties prosecuted are e censed of brisging religion into contempt ; but those who connect Christianity with cruelty and persecution sra the individuals who bring dishonour upon tbe religion which they profess . They have little confidence in the reasonableness of their creed , who endeavour to support it by physical force , and silence its opponents by placing them in prison dnngeons . < In consequence ef these prosecutions , an " Anti-Persecution Union" has been formed , the object of which is- to support and protect all who may be persecuted for opinion ' s sake . The Union" identifies

      itself with no sect , nor with any system of doctrine . It gives its aid to the " infidel" Paterson , and to the " Protestant" Dr . Kalley , simply because they are punished for uttering their sincere convictions . It has corresponded with Dr . Kalley , of Madeira , who Is imprisoned ( though not treated ss a felon ) on the accusation ef blasphemy for preacking Protestant principles ; and remittances ol money have been forwarded to him by the " Union . " Let every lover of liberty lend a helping hand to establish that " dvil and religions liberty , " of whick we often boast , but which facts of this deEcriptien every day prove we do not yet

      possess . To oppoBe intolerance , and advocate freedom of expression , by ro means signifies an approval of the opinions or sentiments entertained by tbe individuals ¦ who are now prosecuted in Scotland , I therefore respectfully request the insertion of this letter in tbe columns of your liberal journal . 1 am , Sir , Your obedient Servant , Hz > by Jeffert . Secretary of the Scottish Anti-Persecution Union . 11 , Greenside-street , Edinburgh , Dec 18 , 3 S 43 .

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      THE TYPE FOUNDERS . We have had the follewing address in onr possession for two weeks past , but though most desirous of giving it publicity , we have been compelled to withhold it till this week . From a letter accompanying the address we Jearn that " the firm of Miller , Richards , & Co ., Edinburgh , have attempted to impose a cruel reduction ou their workmen , which resulted in a general turn-out of -he operatives . " Also that the efforts of Wilson ( ef London , we believe , ) to break up the Union , has occasioned the tnrn-ont of the jnen in his employ . We learn also that vigorous attempts are about to be made to form a general Type-founders' Union , with every prospect of success . We can only say to the operatives , God speed them ; any assistance we can render them fcball be heartily given . THB TTPE FOUNDERS OF LOKDOS AND BDl . f BCBGH , TO THE WORKIJiG CLASSES .

      Fellow-woekmen , Several delegate meetings having been held composed ef delegates from the Trades of London , and at their adjourned meeting , held on Thursday , ' the 7 th of December , at Mr . Wheelers , Grapes Tavern , Primrose Hill , Salisbury Squarp . Fleet Street , the present difficulties and position of the Journeymen Type Founders in resisting the most oppressive and Bevere reductions ever proposed to any class of workmen , were fully entered into , and fairly discussed . The following resolntioni were unanimously agreed to , and earnestly recommended to tbe consideration and Bupport of tbe Working Clams . Resolved , 1 st—That we , the delegates of various trades in delegate meeting assembled , have heard with regret the statements of the distressed condition of the Journeymen Type Founders , and that we deem it a daty we owe to those distressed men and the working classes , to assist all in our power , in alleviating their

      wretched condition . Resolved , 2 nd—That in erder to carry out the foregoing resolution , ibis meeting of delegates undertake to call or attend all meeting * or societies of th' e working classes , wherever they may be enabled to ascertain their exittence , to urge upon them the necessity of subscribing to the funds for the relief of the distressed Typ « Founders . A committee of six , with power to add to ib * " » umber , was appointed ttom the delegate * p »* cn t to carry out the oHects of the above resolution- ?

      , „ . „„ Having issned several circulars w * ¦ ddrt *^ . | 23 [ the protracted strnegle we havo Been engaged w wuu our late unplojers / and them * dosumente «» t » iM" 8 " £ principal part of our p ^ e ^^ ean J » « g * arj lUjLt or relti w them . Still it u » requite tea .

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      the public should become acquainted with the progress we have made , and the probable consequences of that dispute ; not only as regards us , bat as it may hereafter form a very important feature in the history of ii H * claB 3 e 8 » and may also serve to show that all the affected pomp , pride , and power , of those mast er * who would reduce our labour from twenty-three to seventy-fivepercent . must succumb to a well-organised unity of action among the working classes . This is clearly illustrated by the close of the strike in Sheffield in favour of the men , who ) after a resistance of twelve weeks upon : the most scanty resources , have compelled the reluctant capitalist to render justice to those men by whose labour he has been enabled to hold that position in esociety—to which we usually look up to as the protectors of the oppressed , rather than the opppressors of the weak .

      However , £ 3 it is over , we have done with that part of onrrobject ; and would not have alluded to it , but for the purpose of supporting our previous assertions . Now , with reference to the men of London , it will be necessary to state that our employers have pertinatiously resisted , from first to last , all that could be advanced for the purpose of obtaining justice for their Injured and ill-paid workmen , and have endeavoured to affect a total disregard of consequences . What baa been the result to them as employers ? Hear it ye capitalists I It has had the effect of reducing the value of stock on hand at least 26 per cent !! Has it made them stand in higher estimation with their customers T Ask the printers . They will tell you that the reduction was as onjnst , » it was uncalled for ; that it was in fact , one

      of the most Bbameless efforts at monopoly ever attempted . Has it made any progress to facilitate the diffusion of cheap reading ? Ask tbe reading ; portion of the public , and they will answer—n «; do we not pay as much for our dally papers , monthly periodicals , and standard works as befwe ? Then , If it has depreciated their stock , got them into odium with the printers , and not benefited the ;> nblfc , for what was it done ? We will tell you in a few words , —for the purpose of putting an extinguisher upon the small firms ; driving all competitors from the market , and then resuming their old and exhoribant prices to the printers , and leaving their

      white slaves to toil at reductions , varying from twenty * three to seventy-five per cent That was the Intention ; thenbove is the consequences to them at present Let as consider the probable results to them , to us , and the public . It has been said that " those whom God intends to destroy he first makes mad . " Never was this truth more clearly verified than in the case of the master type founders . They have , by repeated acts of oppression , goaded their workmen into resistance , which first exhibited itself in the shape of a strike ; and although onr Sheffield brethren have gained their point by it , yet from this period we adopt a more formidable and successful opposition to our late taskmasters .

      We were advised , some weeks ago , to turn our attention to tbe best means of becoming our own employers . We considered the subject calmly , dispassionately , and , as far ar human nature was capable , endeavoured to divest ourselves of all prejudice either in favour of our project or against those we knew to be the cause of onr deliberating on such a theme ; and our conclusions were decided and unanimous for making a public appeal , and testing the feelings generally entertained upon it . The result was more than the most sanguine could have anticipated , and would have silenced the fears of tbe most scrupulous . A delegate meeting was called , a prospectus was drawn up , and before that appeared in print we had promise of more than three hundred shareholders : nor is this all , the printers in many instances , and the provincial press in particular , have

      given us encouragement to proceed in out undertaking , which of itself will be sufficient to ensure out success ; so that instead of resuming work under eur late oppressors , we shall begin for the benefit ef ourselves and fellow operatives , and open a new and brighter era in the social , moral , and physical condition of the working classes . Such 1 b the result of our proceedings up to tbe present time ; and these are the consequences to our late employers , tbey must either admit as into the market upon fair and equitable terms , or leave it to as—who are . quite as competent , and we believe far more deserving than those who have ( no thanks to them ) inadvertently placed us in our present position . To prove clearly that we are certain of success in our present undertaking we would call attention to tbe following facts : —

      1 st That the masters cannot rednce the price of materials used for Type Casting , nor procure them cheaper , as there is a settled price tor every article which we nee . S . Lead , Coals , Gas , Rent , and management , form items in the expences of en establishment that must be borne equally by an Operative or Monopolist foundry . 3 . Tbe only thing that the masters could reduce would be wages . Now it must be evident that the monopolist cannot compete with us on this , as self interest and the determination to maintain every point would prompt us to make greater sacrifices than any that the

      monopolist could induce their men to submit to . Thus we think it is evident that any attempt at factious opposition to our firm will only involve them deeper in the dilemma which their own cupidity has brought them into . It Is evident that they will not continue to maaufacture type any length of time , at a serious loss , which they must do if they continue to support what they deem their vested rights , through the same medium as they have endeavoured to drive competition from the market , and entrench themselves in the stronghold of monopoly . They will find that tbe determined spirit of the wotkmeB to obtain justice and a fair price for labour : aided by tbe working classes , will ensure success in the present enterprise .

      With out sincere thanks to those who have already assisted us , and solicitation to those who have net , We very respectfully subscribe ourselves . The Committee of the Jeurneymen Typefoudsrs . Thomas Webb , Chairman . The Committee sit daily from eleven in the morning till nine in the evening , at Mr . Williama ' s Ship Tavern , Glass House Yard , Aldersgate-street , where the prospectus may be seen , and every information obtained respecting the Operative Letter Foundry , and any communications will be thankfully received and carefully attended to . December 7 th , 1843 .

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      - ' NATIONAL VICTIM FUND . TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND . Brother Chartists , —We now present you with another Balance Sheet of onr bumble labours , shewing that we have been enabled to alleviate the wants of our brethren in afl ction , and their wives and families , to a small extent , but not to tbe extent that nearly the whole of their eases require . There is one ease that we must mention , in order to explain i It is that of John Hindes , of Shorehani , who had his pension taken from him in 1838 , for presiding over & meeting for Chartist purposes , in Shorebam . His pension , up to the present period , from tbe time it was taken from him , would amount to nearly seventy pounds . He < is a fisherman ; has a small boat of his own , bnt had to borrow a net , for the use of which he had to give the half of the fUb . he caught Your Committee have enabled Mm to buy a net , and thus to keep Ms head above water .

      Fellow Countrymen : this one case we anticipate will be sufficient to show that our appointment has not been in vain ; at the same time we must tell you , that the Victim Fund does not receive that snpport to which it ought . The / uwds are nearly exhausted , and we appeal to you to strengthen our hands . Applications are being constantly made to us , but how are we to meet them unless you find us the mean ? ? Chat lids . ' remember the Pidxms ! May the sympathetic feeling for these our brethren run through oar ranks like wildfire , each endeavouring to urge on the great work ofphilantbrophy .

      By pouring in your subscriptions towards supporting the Victims into the hands of tbe treasurer , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., you will prevent your enemies from calumniating , your brethren from repining , and your persecutors from enjoying tbe hellish satisfaction of sending their families to a Union Bastile . Hoping that this short and imperfect address may be responded to heartily and at once , we remain yours , On behalf of the Chartist Victims ,

      Robert Bostb , James Holden , Chairman , Thomas Roberts , John Hodson , sub-Treasurer , William Grocott , Edward Clark , Secretary , 37 , Henry-street , Oldham-road ,

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      » ; Exoen-Xilnre . 1843 ' £ . 8 d Oct 20 . Win . Williams , of Oldham ... l o 0 20 . Mrs . Cooper , of Leicester 0 15 0 Nov . 1 . Secretary going to Koutaford with flannels for prisoners ... ... o 11 0 1 . Mrs . Mdprehouae , Hyde 10 0 6 . To coals and candles ... ... 0 2 0 10 . Minute book ... 0 16 17 . " Thomas Beresford' family , Congleton 10 0 17 . John Quigess ' s family , Congleton ... 10 0 17 . Mrs . Lees , of Mottram 3 15 0 19 . Mrs . Capper , of Strenstall s 0 0 19 . Mrs . Ellis , Bnrslem 10 0 24 . James Williams , Kirkdale prison ... 0 15 0 24 . Henry Morgiaon , Kirkdale , both of Preston ... 0 16 0 24 . John Hindes , { of Shoreham , to buy

      nets with , who had his pension taken from him in 1838 3 0 0 26 . Postage , pens , inks , and paper ... 0 7 0 Dec . 1 . Mrs . Wild , Wathupon-Dsarn * ... 10 0 1 . Mrs . Elite , Burslem o 10 o 8 . Mrs . Cunllff o io o Mrs . E . Oldham „ o 15 0 Mrs . Hemmings ... 1 o 0 Mrs . Richards ... o !• 0 Mrs . Nixon ... 0 15 0 Mr . J . Yates ... 0 15 0 Mrs . © arratt ... ... # > # , , 0 io 0 * All from Staffordshire . £ 19 16 7 Income ... £ 22 11 10 $ Expenditure £ 10 16 7 Balance in Trep Hirer ' s hands £ 2 15 aj Auditor * I JOHN MURRAY , Auditors , jCHAS TAYt 0 R ; Edward Clarke , Secretary , 37 , Henry-street , Oldbam-road .

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      THE SYSTEM WORKS WELL . TO THK EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir , —In the Brighton Herald of Dec 15 th , appeared the account of a meeting of farmers and agricultural gentlemen at Rye . One of the speakers , a Mr . Beacham , said that " as regarded leases , if a man was taking a farm of one of our old squires , I should not be particular In advising him to stand for a lease , for there the tenants are generally in safe hands , and would be in most instances dealt with liberally ; but out of ten estates which I now sell , nine of them go into the hands of London Merchants or Capitalists , whose first consideration is to get four per cent , for their money without caring what becomes of tbe tenant , or whether the land will bear it or not They are not to be blamed for this , fer they do it In ignorance , knowing nothing of agriculture , nor the relative position of farmers and their landlords . Therefore I should say , If you take of the Squire trust him , but if you hire of the Capitalist bindhim . "

      Mr , Beacham here introduces Incidentally a very serious matter . "Out of ten estates which I now sell nint of them go into the bands of London capitalists . " Aye , what then are tbe old Squires breaking up ? Are the Jews and money-lenders , the shark-Capitalists , really getting possession of the ' estates of our old gentry —our old Squires ? It is so . Indeed we have long known it , and often repeated it in this Journal ; and if things continue as they have been proceeding in a shott t time , there will be very few Squires to grant leases . Whilst our old landed gentry have been squabbling about Cora Laws and Chine Laws , blustering against Reformers , and praising Church and State men as " heaven-born ministers , " tbeir estates have slipped out of their fingers , and nine out of ten estates now

      sold go into the hands of the new men of the city . The old landlords have bee n dropping off for years , one by one , and in thousands of localities . If you see a grand mansion erected , you find , on enquiry that it belongs to a new man who has bought out the old Squire . It may be fairly doubted whether the new man , the Capitalist , is a better landlord than the old Squire used to be ; bnt this is the state to which a long reign of misrule has brought the country in spite of all the warnings of the Reformers ; and yet the infatuation continues , though it la not so strong nor so confident b-j it need to be . I am Sir , yours , &c . JOSKPH SAUNDERS . Cairington , near Nottingham , Deo . 20 th , 1843 .

      PS . A few days since I called open an old man , aged 74 , who works in a stocking frame , in the pariah of Bnford . He bad worked for the last three weeks , when he took in his work and received 7 a 6 d . Out of it he had to pay 3 s 9 d for frame rent to his employer ; 2 s 3 d for seaming his work ; 3 d for needles ; and half a pound of candles per week to work by at night 9 d ; which makes 7 s ; so that he has twopence a week clear for his three weeks labour . Tbe parish to which he belongs allow him 2 s and 41 b . of bread . He lives in a small house and pays rent , &c . His name is Richard Greaves , Dob- park , Basford .

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      ( Continued from our last week's paper . ) ROBBERY AT AYSGARTH . JohnBlakey , 52 , was indicted forhaviDg feloniously stolen from the dwelling house of Richard Blakey , of Wood End Lodge , in tho parish of Aysgarth , in the North Riding , a quantity of silver plate , title deeds , wearing apparel , and other articles . Mr . Bliss and Mr . Tom am were counsel for the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended . The demeanour of the prisoner and several observations made by him in the course of the trial , caused some doubt as to his being in a perfectly sound state of mind , which was rather strengthened by the contents of a document whioh he handed in as his defence .

      He admitted again , as he had done before , that he bad taken the articles charged in the indictment , from the prosecutor ' s house , but denied that he had committed a felony , as all the things were his own . He entered at great length into family affairs , and alleged that Richard Blivkey , one of tho prosecutors , had forged some title deeds , and he also imputed to him something criminal besides , which was not explained . Ho designed the prosecutors in different parts as "misers / ' '' earthworms , " " consummate hypocrites , " &o . Thomas Blakey , one of the prosecutors , was examined at considerable length on the matter , contained in this defence , which , he said , was a tissue of falsehoods from beginuing to end . He stated that he considered the prisoner to be perfectly sane and that he was a very shrewd man *

      His LoRD 3 Hir having summed up , the Jury found tbe prisoner Guilty , and he was sentenced to be transported for ten years , npon which he said " Will they behave worse to me there than they have done here think you ?"

      ¦ ILLS IGNORED . The Grand Jury ignored the bills against Isabella Hodgson , charged with endeavouring to conceal the birth of her child at Aislaby , on the 12 th of July last ; Matthew Dilworth and George Smith , for attempt at murder , at Slaidbum , on the 18 th of September last . The Court rose at half-past six o ' clock . Saturday , Dec . 23 mJ . CONCEALING THE BIRTH OF A CHILD . Mary Carr , 18 , pleaded Guilty to having on the 19 th of Nov . last , at Wasbrough , endeavoured to conceal the birth of a female child , by throwing it into a well . — Sentence deferred .

      MANSLAUGHTER AT KILHAM . George Latoson , 33 , was indicted for the manslaughter of William Tnurlow , at Kilham , in the East-Riding , on tbe 21 st of August last . Mr . Bliss and Mr . Liddell were for the prosecution , and Mr . Wilkins for the defence . Mr . Bliss stated the case . The prosecutor is a policeofficer at Kilham , the village in which this death took place , The prisoner had been employed in the same place as a farmer ' s labourer . On the 21 st of August last it was Kilham fair , and the prisoner and the deceased , who was a labourer , were there , together with a number of other persons , and were drinking at the Star Inn , where they remained until one o ' clock in the morning . They all left it abont tba > time , and went into the public street When they reached a distance of about fifty yards from Driffield-lane-end , n quarrel

      arose amongst them . The deceased , whose name was Thurlow , pulled off bis coat , and began gghtlngwith a person named Redshaw . A man named Nicholson , one of a company of strolling payers , then took Redshaw in band , and knocked him down . Here the prlsonei { George Lawson ) interfered , and Redshaw , who was a stout-made man , knocked him down , and then kicKed him . ; Lawson got up again and chanM «** deceased , Thurlow , with being the iw" » - "Wo had knocked him down , in p- *• " >* «> which the deceased rather coarsely rep ] ie >? , " Thou art a liar . " Lawson then said , " If I lie I' ] i lie then , " which was to be taken as being a challenge to fight , and the prisoner said , " Come on , I am ready for thee . " Tbey then went into the middle of tb « t street , the crowd remaining on the side , and the deceased Btripped off bis coat to fight . Luwson went to work without making any alteration in his dress . The deceased struck Lawson a blow , and he fell

      backwards . At the second meeting , and this was the Important part of the case , the prisoner was seen te fall forwards on Thurlow , and appeared , in the opinion of a witness who was present , to be entangled in bis dress . Thurlow then turned round , caught hold of a person who waa present , and said , " O ,. Gaorge , the b r has stabbed me . " The deceased continued falling gradually to the ground , whilst the prisoner crept to the opposite side of tbe road , and laid on the step of an adjoining house . The deceesed , Thnrlow , sank down

      into the gutter , and cried oat , " I am dying , I am dying . " a cry of murder was then raised , and the police-officer made his appearance . The deceased ( waa then taken to the Star Inn , in almost a dying state , and breathed his last soon after . Search we ? nude upon the prisoner but no instrument was found upon him . Some of tbe parties went to the spot where the encounter had £ akea place , and there found a clasp knife covered with blood . It had upon it some scales of fish , and in order to identify the knife as the prisoner ' s it

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      — ' ¦ ' = would be proved that ahertly before he bad been cleaning some herrings for the woman with whom he lodged . Mr . Atkinson , the surgeon , would also prove the extent of the wonnds which the deceased had received . There wan a superficial wound near tbe naval , but tbe fatal one was inflicted near the ribs aud reached the heart . It wonld be stated also that the incision was finch as might have been : made with the clasp knife which had been found . I Tbe witnesses said the prisoner had hitherto possessed a good character .

      Mr . Wilkins , in addressing the jury for the defence , said they Would be of opinion that the catastrophe was more attributable to the man Redahaw than to the prisoner , and it would be for them , after reviewing tbe evidence , to say whether what the prisoner had done had not been in defence of his own life or not . A great part of tbe case for the prosecution depended upon the identity of : the knife , but that must be very uncertain , for the weapon was of that description which waa used by oil working men . He argued strongly that tbe knife must have belonged to the deceased .

      No one could at any rate deny that , the prisoner had been provoked , and the ^ awa of nature , as well as tbe laws of the land , justified him in defending himself . He had been goaded , insulted , and humiliated even beyond endurance ; and the treatment he bad received was sufficient so to have excited him as to possess no power of resistance . He ( Mr . Wilkina ) felt strongly in this case . The prisoner had hitherto borne a spotless character , and would not the duty of a Jury be sufficiently discharged , if not by a verdict ol acquittal , at least by a suggestion to the Court that a reasonable punishment would meet the merits of his offence .

      His LoRDlHir , after explaining tbe bearing npon cases of manslaughter , recapitulated the evidence to the jury . j The verdict was Guilty . Mr . Henry Beckwith , a pupil of the surgeon to the gaol , said when the prisoner arrived at the Castle , he waB treated for a wound on bis head . His Lordship , in passing sentence , admonished the prisoner on the serious consequences of intemperate passion , in which the life of a fellow-being was taken , and said he did not know whether he was not bound to transport him for life j but feeling anxioua , aa he always was , to lay hold upon some mitigatory circumstances , he could discern that he bad been shamefully and disgracefully used , and perhaps that having been more than ordinary provocation . This circumstance , combined with his general conduct , influenced him in passing sentence only of fifteen years' transportation .

      > ROBUEB . V . Abraham Whitaker ( 24 ) and Abraham Northrop , ( 34 ) , were charged with having , on the 23 d of September lot , at Bradford , robbed Sarah Feather , of five shillings , twelve pennies , and twelve halfpennies . Mr . Granger and Mr . Ovebend were for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkins defended Whitaker ; and Mr . Wasnet appeared for Northrop . Tbe prosecutrix ia the wife of a butcher and farmer , residing at the Iste , near Bradford . He also bad a shop at Cullingworth , and was in the habit of attending Halifax market every Saturday . The shop at Galllngworth was attended ! by his wife- on the Saturdays , who was in the habit of proceeding there with an ass , on which tho meat for the shop waa carried . On the night

      of the 23 d of September , about ten o ' clock , she left Cullingworth , which is about three miles from the Isle , for the purpose of going home . When she had arrived at a place called the Sand Beds , which ia about BOO yards from Cullingworth , she saw three men approaching her—two of whom , it afterwards appeared , were the prisoners . They attempted to conceal tbeir faces , and this caused her to take particular notice of them . As they were passing each other , the prosecutrix said , " It ' s a fine night ; ' but the men made no reply . She watched the men , and when they had got about ten yards past ber , they turned round and followed her . She drove her eu before her as quickly as possible , and observing two men on horseback , she said , "Oh , dear me , these men are going to do something to me ! " The horsemen , however , passe * on ,

      and the preaecutrixihad not proceeded far when Whitaker came up to her , and she screamed out " Murder , good men don't kill me ! " She said that Whitaker put bU band over ! her face and held her until the other man tore off her pocket , which contained twenty or thirty shillings . The robbers then took flight , and went over some fields towards Mennywell . One ef the men on horseback , named Nicholas Jeffrey , beard tbe prosecutrix scream , but he said he did not like to return , as he had a considerable aum of money upen his persfin . He , however , went to a public house at Cullingworth Gate , and gave alarm . A man named JeBse Rhodes also \ heard the proaecutrix scream , and went up to the place where the robbery had been committed . He afterwards accompanied ber part of her way home , and ; other two young men afterwards conducted ber to her residence .

      Mr . Wasney and Mr . Wilkins respectively addressed the Jury for the defence , contending that the case was beset witli bo many difficulties—tbe identity of the prisoners not being satisfactorily made out , they taing uncertain whether the woman had been robbed at all or not , or whether the whole transaction had been a joke , and the woman had lost her money , or , if the robbery had been committed , there waa no evidence that the two , prisoners had acted in concert , nor which of them bad actually been the tobbar—that the Jury could not safely convict cbe prisoners , or either of them , and therefore tbey must acquit them . Tbe Jury retired , ana , after being absent a quarter of an hour , returned a verdict of Guilty .

      Hia Lordship sentenced the prisoners to be each transported for fifteen years . In passing sentence , bis Lordship observed that he would state , for the information of the bystanders , that in cases of highway robl ; ry the amount of punishment to which parties were subject on conviction , depended on certain ciroamstances . If two or ; more parties in company , assaulted and robbed a person , or if one person committed such a robbery , using ¦ violence or being aimed with a deadly weapon , then the maximum of punishment was transportation for life ; but if a person went out alone and committed a robbery , without using violence , then he was not subject to more than fifteen years transportation .

      FORGER If AT LEEDS . William Dunn Crow , 38 , was charged with having , at Leeds ,, on the ; 30 th of September last , uttered a forged bill of exchange for £ 30 , for the purpose of defrauding Joseph Longbottoin and William Butterworth Hindle . 1 Mr . Ellis and Mr . Hall were for the prosecution , and Mr . Bliss defended the prisoner . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty , and the prisoner wci sentenced to be transported for fifteen years . i

      BTLLS IGNORED . The Grand Jury Ignored the following bills .- —Against George Rushfortn , 38 , charged with robbing William Saeard , at Leeds , ion the 21 st of July last Against Robert Williamson , charged with uttering a forged acceptance of a bill of exchange , at Quick , in the West Riding , with intent ! to defraud John Brown and Josiah Burrows . Against ! Walter Clarke , 21 , charged with the manslaughter of Win . Naylor , at Sheffield .

      DISCHARGING OF THE GRAND JURTT . The Grand Jury . jhavlng got through all the bills that were ready for them , were discharged about one e ' eiock in the afternoon , the learned Judge tendering to them the thanks of the ] county for their services . The Grand Jury left in the bands of the Governor of the Castle the sum of £ 14 4 s . 3 d . for the relief of poor debtors . I

      THE THIRD ASSIZE WEEK . Tbe jurymen summoned oa th « first panel , and whose duties were expected to be terminated at tbe rising of the court at the end ot ttie first m « & , were ordered to be in attendance again at the Castle on the morning of Wednesday week , the 3 rd of January , 1844 . The trial of Wm . Duncan Crow having finished at six o ' clock , the court adjourned until nine o ' clock on Tuesday morning . TUESDAY , DECEMBER 26 . ( Before Mr . Justice Maule . J HIGHWAY ROBBERT AT LEEDS . George RushfortH , 38 , was charged with having , on the 21 st of July , at | Leeds , assaulted William Sheard , and stolen from bis person seven shillings and two sixpences , and a jicket , his property . Mr . Ellis was for the prosecution .

      This was a very short case , the only question being that of identity . The prosecutor is a shoemaker , and resides at Woodhoqse Carr , near Xeeda On the day in question he was at Leeds , and he was returning borne in the evening about eleven o ' clock . As he was crossing some fields near to Nether Green , he observed two men before him . He came up to them , and bad passed them thirty ] or forty yards , when they rushed upon him , knocked ! him down , and took from him the property charged in tbe indictment . The prosecutor positively identified ; one of tae men ( Rushforta ) but he did not know the other man , who has escaped detection . Rushforth was apprehended on the following night , when he had two crow bars in his possession , and offered to tell the officers whs took him into

      custody of a party who , he said , were about to com out a burglary at the back of Woodhouse Carr that night , if they would let him at liberty . The prisoner was seen on the evening of the 21 st of July , coming in a direction from Nether Green , ] shortly after tbe robbery had been committed— Guilty . A ( previous conviction for felony at Leeds , in July 1842 , was put jin and admitted , and tbe prisoner was sentenced to be transported fer ten years .

      HIGHWAY , ROBBERY AT HALIFAX . John Ferity &n& , Samuel Ramsden , who were convicted last week of a highway robbery at Halifax , were brought up this morning for judgment . These prisoners were tried upon an indictment found by the Grand Jury at the Leeds Borough SeskionB in October last , and a queaVon was raised by his Lordship on behalf of the prise : ^ ra , as to tlw | jurisdiction , of Quarter Sessions to fiBd a bill not having the power to try . Mr . Wilkjns and Mr . OVEREND , Counsel for the ptoaeution , in consequence of the doubt raised by bis Lordship , bad caused a freab indictment to be prepared , but hia Lordship declining to throw out any suggestion as tp tbe course they should pursue , they left the prisoners to bo brought up for judgment on the indictment on which they ba d been already convicted . The prisoners were not cLargcd with having committed tfc-v : obbery"ts-

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      gethsr . " If that had been the cast , hi * . Lirdauip intimated that his impression was tl'at the jurisdiction of the Quarter Sessions to find the bills would have twen excluded . A previous conviction was proved against the prisoner Rimsden , and he was sentenced to fifteen yean . ' transportation , Terlty , who had been several times fa prison , wrs sentenced to ten years' transportation . PEBJUBT AT SELBY . Wm . Afass , 34 , was charged with having on the 12 th of October laBt , committed perjury at the BatkBton Aah and Skyrack Court of Requests held at Selby . Mr . Hall and Mr . Overenj ) sppeared for the prosecution ; Mr . DEARSLEY defended the prisoner . At the conclusion of the evidenca Mr . Dearaley delivered a Bpeech on behalf of the prisoner , and called a witness who gave the prisoner a good character . The Jury retired , and after being absent a quarter of an hour , found the prisoner Not Guilty .

      BIJRGLARY AT SHEFFIELD . Charles Ramsden , 40 , and Joshua Stratford , 33 , were charged with having , on the 19 th of October last , at Sheffield , committed a burglary in the dweUing-houw of Henry Dodds , and stolen therefrom twenty pounds weight of candles , ten pounds weight of soap , twenty pounds weight of bacon , and a great quantity of wealing apparel . The prisoner Stafford pleaded Guilty-Mr . Overehd and Mr . SMITH were for the prosecution . The prosecutor is a grocer , and resides at Crooksmoor , about two miles from Sheffield . On the night ia question he and his wife retired to rest about twelve o ' clock , having previously seen that all the doors , &o , were Bafe , On the following morning the prosecutor

      had got up about six o ' clock , and he found that tha cellar grate had been removed and that the kitchen door was standing wide open . He proceeded into the kitchen and afterwards into the shop , and h » then saw that the house had been robbed . A large quantity of clothes had been tak en out of the kitchen and a variety of articles from the shop . In fact the whole of the lower part of the house had been stripped . On the 24 th of October , the prisoner Bamsden went to the shop of Mrs . Donelly , and Said that he had been keeping a shop , but he thought of giving up shopkeening and going in search , of employment . He offered to sell her a quantity of groceries , and she eventually purchased some of him . Information respecting this matter having reached the police , aa

      officer went to Mrs , Donelly's , and the prosecutor , who accompanied the officer , at once identified the articles which Rajns&en had sold her as patt of the property taken from bis shop on tbe night of the robbery . Next day , the 25 th , Ramsden and Strafford went to Mrs . Green's , the Ship Ion , at Barrisley , and after they fiad been there a short time , the former gave Mrs . Green s bundle and a telescope . The bundle was afterwards delivered up to tbe police , and it was found to contain , among other things , a plaid shawl , which was also identified . On the 30 th of October , Ramsden having been then apprehended , his house was eeirched , and a large quantity of wearing apparel and grocery were discovered . A considerable quantity of tobacco was positively identified by the prosecutor , who had wrapped it up himself in a particular manner . Guilty .

      Mr . Edward Shepherd , governor of the House of Correction at Wakefield , proved that Riinaden was convicted of felony at the West-Riding adjourned sessions , held at Sheffield on the 21 at of October , 183 » , andjsenteneed to seven years' transportation . Sentence deferred .

      BURGLARY AT WILSDEN . John Ha' fizld , 13 , was charged with having , on the 2 nd instant , at Wileden , broken and entered the dwelling-house of Thomas Murgatroyd , and stolen therein a sovereign , a sixpence , two halfpennies , and other property . The prisoner pleaded Guilty . Mr . Wilkins , who appeared on tbe part of tbe prosecution , stated that the prisoner had lost bis parents at a very early age , and that he had consequently been very much neglected . The prosecutor , under these eb > cumstances , and considering bis extreme youth , was very . anxiouB to recommend him to mercy . In addition to this he had a relation in court who was ready now to take him under his care , and to do all in hia power to reclaim him , if he were set at liberty .

      His Lordship having examined the party alluded to on oath , sentenced the prisoner to ten days'imprisonment , which term of course was now expired , all sentences taking effect from the date of tbe opening of the commission , and the boy was immediately banded over to the care of his relation .

      HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT KILNWICK PERCY . John Williams 21 , and George Wood 25 , were charged with having , on the 26 ih of November last , at Kilnwick Percy , assaulted James Winter , and stolen from his person one pair of half boots . The prisoners pleaded guilty . Sentence deferred . - SHEEP STEALING AT HDDDERSFIELD . John Crabtree , 29 , and James Balmforth , 35 , were charged with having , on the 19 th of November last , at Hnddersfleld , stolen two lambs , the property of John Hirst . The prisoners pleaded Guilty . Sentence d" - ferred .

      SACRILEGE AT EGTON . George Smith , 25 , and Thomas Weighill , 19 , were charged with having , on the 13 th inst , at Egton , broken and entered the pariah cfeuich , and stolen there * fram a half-crown , a cork-screw , an Jren cheat , and two bottles of wine , the property of the parishioners . Also further charged witb having , on the same day , at Glaia * dale , stolen a brass candlestick and a chisel , the property of William Hodgson . The prisoners pleaded Guilty to both indictments . Si ntence deferred . The Court rose between five and six o'clock . Wednesday , Dec . 27 . ( Before Mr . Justice MauleJ

      BURGLARY NEAR SHEFFIELD . Charles Stafford and Joshua Straford , convicted of a burglary yesterday , at Crooks Moor , new Sheffield , were placed at the bar . Mr . Raynor , the superintendent of the Sheffield police , stated that Siraflwrd had been formerly employed in the Sheffield Court of Requests , and also ia the police of that town . He had latterly fallen into habits of intoxication , bnt previous to this offence being committed Mr . Raynor had never known the prisoner to be guilty of any act of dishonesty Both the prisoners were sentenced to be transported fo > fifteen years .

      EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT LEEDS . George Hinlty the younger , 22 , was charged witti having on the 2 nd of October last , at Leeds ( being a servant in the employ of Edmnnd Stead and others ) stolen . £ 88 ' 3 s 6 d . in gold and silver , thirty yards of lasting , six pairs of slippers , eight dozan of shoe hemp , three pieces of silken galloon , three gross of horn buttons , 2 lba of silk twist , ten pairs of Clarence boots ; twenty paira of Wellington boots , and various othei articles . George Hinley tbe Elder , 63 , was charged with having received part of the above property , well knowing it to have been stolen . Mr . Ellis and Mr . Hill appeared for the prosecution . Mr . Bliss defended the clderiprisoner , and Mr . Wilkins the younger one .

      The facts of the case are as follow;—The younger prisoner had for some time been in the ensploy of Messrs Stead and Simpson , who are curriers , and who keep a wholesale shoe warehouse in Kirkgate , Leeds , He received 10 a . per week , and lodged witb Mrs . Midgley , his sister , at KlrkstalL On the 20 th . of Not . last , in consequence of something , that had occurred , Mr . Stead obtained a search warrant , and with Stubbs and Best , the police officer * , went to the younger prisoner ' s lodgings . They found two boxes and a hamper near to the bed where he slept , which were broken open . In one of tbeboxea they found a quantity of letters , and three purses containing £ 77 in gold , and £ 11 3 a . 6 d . in silver . On breaking open the hamper they found twenty-fonr seal skins , a lasting piece ,

      marked with Messrs . Stead ' s initials , and also witb a private mark , a quantity of shoe hemp , seven or eight pairs of stuff channel slippers , three er four pieces of galloen , tbree or four gross of buttons , and some steel tacks . In a bookcase they f » und a pair of children ' s boots . On the same night Mr . Stead and the officers went to Preston , in Lancashire , where the father resided . Mr . Stead went into his shop , which was situated in Church Strset , and after some conversation , told the prisoner that he suspected he had a quantity of goods in his possession . He asked the prisoner where . he had got the goods he had in hU shop . The prisoner said he had got them from his son , Mr . Stead replied that tbey belonged to himself and his partner . The shop and the lower part of the

      house were searched , and in them were found a great quantity of goods which Mr . Stead swore to . He then asked the prisoner if he had any more goods . He said no , that waa his stock . Tbe search up stairs was continued , and there was found a greater quantity of stock than in the shop , consisting of a very large quantity of Wellington boots . Clarence boots , and female's boots and shoes . Underneath were two lasting pieces , marked witb the prosecutor ' s initials , and a private mark . Id another box , in the same room , some leather was found marked with the prosecutor ' s private mark . In another zoom were discovered a quantity ol blocked Clarence fronts , used for making short boots for gentlemen , a quantity of Wellington boot fronts , and some buckskin fronts . In a room having the appearance ol a hayloft , which was Bituated above the back kitchen .

      was found a quantity of blocked fronts and some leather , which was underneath some old sacks and rubbish . The whole of tbe property found to the huuse of the elder prisoner , and belonging to the prosecutors , was worth , at tbe wholesale price , _ as much a « £ 165 . In the bouse were also found seme invoices belonging to the prosecutors , and a quantity of letter * bearing the Leeds post mark . In One of the letters , dated June 2 lst , from tie fother to the son , the father said that he wished to know whether the goods the aon had sent were paid for . In the letter : of the 28 th of Jane , the father complained that his son had Bent no invoice with the goods . Intbelettewofthe 6 thof July and the I 18 th of Sept , the son hoped that the father would not sell without a profit , and that he would not dispose of the goods at a loss . Mr . ELLIS , in * t ^^ te ^ jfrj 9 ( ft observed that these letters so far wer ^ CTeZ 2 S 4 vff& . prisoners ; but he would now direct ^ ie / witil ^ ittv ^ the Jury to those circumstances whi ^/ wijS ^ Bfaj iffll ^ sjA ( Continued in our EigHtF fl&f ^ r&f ?•* % , ^ m /' ¦ - ¦ ¦^

      Kevjyal Of Religious Persecution.

      KEVJYAL OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION .

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      BALANCE SHEET OP THE " NATIONAL VICTIM COMMITTEE . " 1843 . Income . £ , a . di Oct . 16 th- In Treasurer ' s band from last balance sheet ... ... 9 16 0 £ Oct . 2 dth . Mr . Grocotfs Book—From Mr . Saxon 0 5 0 Mr . Lloyd 0 0 8 Oct . 20 th . Mr . T . Roberts , Carpenters Hall Collecting Book 0 7 H Oct . 27 tb . Mr . T . Hanlon 0 0 6 Carpenters'Hall Collecting Book 0 4 * 3 Mr . R . Booth ° i " o Nov 3 rdCarpeatsrs' Hall Collecting Books * » 1 ** £ —— — —

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      i Book » $ afr JohnXeigh 0 10 l oiD . Mr . Bennett ... ... 0 0 3 lit Carpenter . ' Hall Collecting Book ... ••? " Li * a tw 1 st Mr . JohnWfrlteley 0 0 6 Dec * xn " carpenters' Hall Collection e 7 11 nac 3 rd . Mi . Roach ' s Book 0 1 10 ** CupenteM'Hall Collection Book 0 2 7 Samuel Mine 0 0 6 JohnHolt 0 0 2 From Fearges O'Connor , General Treasurer ... ... 10 0 0 { £ 22 11 10 .

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      Yorkshire Winter Gaol Delivery.

      YORKSHIRE WINTER GAOL DELIVERY .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 30, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct961/page/7/