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    • TO THE PEOPLE.
    • THE "NORTHERN STAR. SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1843.
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    • NORTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.
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      LaSGE Scpfly of Cottos Couixg . —The easterly Triads which have preTailed nearly the whole of the present month have prevented ihe arrival of a large Dumber of vessels from foreign P ° - Amongst the -ressels now due are upwards of 80 from the cotton ports of the United States . At New Orleans , np to the 21 st of Jarnary , S 3 vessels had cleared for this ¦ por t , not one of which has jet arriTed . Of these , « ne has a canro of 4 . 102 bales , one of 2 983 , two or upwards of 2 , € 00 , one of upwards of 2 , 500 , and nine others of above 2 , 0 C 0 each . The grand total of cotton now on it 3 way from New Orleans is more than 70 , 000 bales . At Mobile , up to jhe 22 nd of January , 17 vessels bad cleared forihia port , none of -which haTe arriTed . The largest cargo is 2 , 306 bales ;

      the total afloat , abont 25 , 000 . One vessel had cleared oat at Apalaehieola ? another at Port Leon , a new port on the Mississippi . Up to the 24 th January . U TesselB had cleared at Savannah for this port . The largest cargo is 2 410 bales ; the total of all the ships above 20 , 000 . At Charleston . Tip to Jannarj 25 th , 15 Tessels had cleared for this port , none of which iave arriTed . The total quantity afloat , abont 20 , 000 bales ; the largest cargo , 1 , 300 . At New York three Tessels haa cleared for this port , laden with cotton . Two had also cleared at Texas , with © otton for this port , and which may be added to the gross amount , as cotton from that conntry formerly camethrongh New Orleans . Thus 85 Tessels are known to be on their way with cotton for L > verpool-Their nnited cargoes cannot be mnch less than

      140 , 000 bales . —Liverpool Albion , The Chxbtjsts ct Little Hobtoh met in their room , Park-lane , on Sunday morning , when two of the members volunteered to collect in the neighbourhood for ^ he Defence Fond ; the proceeds of their labour amounted to 6 s . 2 i < L , with several promiKS of more support . Thej adjourned to Suncay morning , at ten o ' clock ,

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      THE LAND 1 AND ONE OF TEE MEA . XS TO GET IT . OpiKS-TniEs lave wa told the people that they ministered to their own destruction ; that they forged their own chains ; that they made weapons of offence , and then placed them in the hands of their enemies , to be used against the- "hands " who were eo unwise as to place them there .

      In scarcely any one instance has this fact been so clearly dereloped , as in the manner that the seTeral societies = of working men have disposed of their accumulated funds . Instead of using them for their own advantage , thej haTo almost invariably given ihem into the unstody of a ** Banker , " who has allowid them some three-and-a-half par cent , inierest for the use of them ; and takeB care that ihai -use of them has bsen one calculated to tell upon the parties "who have entrusted him with their neans .

      The immense sums which have been placed by the working-people in the Savings' Banks show how little they reflect upon the consequences of their felling so easily into the schemes of the Government . The Institution of those places of u deposit , " was ihe result of a crafty and deep design to bind the working classes np with the existence of ths Ststem : and in too many instances have they succeeded . Millions npon millions of money have the Government been enabled to get hold of , and use "to the sustainment and perpetuation of misrule , which they could rot have fingered but by the jneanB the saving institutions afforded . And thns have the people been made to become their own Bcourgers .

      The matter has not been mended , when they have entrusted their funds into the hands of . a ** Private Banker . " He , too , uses it to the disadvantage of ihe labourer . He does not keep it in his coffers ! It is lent ont to the men of no capital , who are thus ! enabled to build factories , bring into the labourmarket more machinery , to compete with the very j jnen who have subscribed ihe very means he is trad- i ing with . "fed , in the end , rednee them to the parish j book . The race of competition becomes so keen that the men with no capital fail ; these failures ! canse the Banker to ** suspend payment ; " and when the working people are thus turned out of , employment , and foreed upon the ^ fnnds they > have been creating for times of want , they tikd ¦ PTgrR , yesus xll gdxe ; and gone , too , be

      cause they ¦ were so uiiwise a 3 to entrust them into . the hands of those who used them to the end here indicated . Of the horrible reality of this , man j in Shkfpielb » t thi 3 moment know but too well . The recent Bank failure is that town has broken up many societies I and chibs of working men , whose " all" were placed ; in the hands of the " Bankera" for safe keeping . !

      The Odd-Fellows had more than . £ 2 , 000 so circum- j Etanced . They may think themselves fortunate if " they realize £ 500 , or 5 a . in the pound . j How different would have been the result , had the t working-people generally followed the plan adopted ; by She sick-club at Lambley , in Nottinghamshire , as j detailed in the following communication ! What a J much better M hank" would a " Laud Bask" haTe j besnforthe £ 2 , 000 of the Shtffield Odd Fellows , jian the Bank of P * bke& , Sso » Ej and Co . is likely ]

      \ o prove i ! Working people are often heard to saj "how are ; we to set the iaSd ? " The good folks of Lambley i have Ehewn them one -way how ! It is an easy and a practicable one . It is worthy of all imitation . Let \ it be imitated ! Let all the money belonging to , societies of working men , now in the hanas of Bankers , either povermeDtal or private , and which : is daily being used against the working man , be ( withdrawn and invested in the manner the Lambley ' ^ lads * have invested theirs ; and a considerable portion of llkb will be in the possession of working ' men ! Try it . It is the best Bank that money can be lodged in . It never jails 1 Here 13 the plan as adopted by the villagers of Lambley : —

      " THB XDITOB 0 ? THE KOBTHEEN STAB- < *• On leading otet tout Tecent leading article on the lxsd , I tlrongnt it would be well to lay before you a ; plan that we adopted at Lsmbley some fonr yeara ago . " . There were a few disciples of the immortal William . Cobbett in the aick club at the above place ; an 4 as we ; had money in the Savings" Bisk , we considered our j money would be more secure if it iris laid eut on land , t and condnce much more to the advantage of the mem- i bers . We had a great deal of prejudice to contend i ¦ with in relation to this proposal ; bnt by perseverance : ¦ sre inaneed Sie members to agree to lay their money oot -on land . We bought six and a half acres , and f divided it into half-rood lota , to that each member : should navs a portion "who thought wdL Ths conBe- : Quence is , we can produce by spade culture from

      eaventeen to twenty sacks of potatoes , ten peeks to the sack , j trpon half a rood . One half rwd produced between j seven and eight buBbela of barley . One individual set ! ei hundred early cabbages , which were very fine , some weighing fifteen pounds ; and one portion of Ms j land "with early potatots . These were the first crop ; . he afterwards transplanted sweed turnips on the Cobbett plan , as late aB the last-week in July ; and hei realized a second crop , the turnips wtighing from five i to seven pounds each .

      " The members of the sick clnbs of Arnold and i "Woodfeorough , two adjoinirg villages , have drawn their money from the Savings" Bank , and bought Lane , j "With it , anrt receive snnflarbeEfcfit . - j •* When the inhabitants saw such a large produce i from poor land , there "was & general anxiety manifested j to become occupiers of land ; and a public meeting 1 called in the Village , and a deputation of working men ; appointed to wait on tha Earl Manyera . he having , land « oufieuons to the village . The I « oble Earl referred the deputation to his steward ; and he declined to i comply with the wishes of the inhabitants of the vil- '¦ lage . Bowever , the Rev . Mr . Flamsted , Rfcctor of the t tillage , offered some tWEnty-flve acres , at Irom thirty >

      to tiurty- ^ x shillrDgs per acre , free from" the tithes , rates , and taxes , to be apportioned in small allotments ! Sis oSei -was accepted ; bat the land waa in a rubiishly state tiuongh the neglect of the preceding occupier , vrho-was » farmer , and could no longer hold it to advaniage . When it was laid oat in small allot-¦ E nff **! and pat into the >< m > iI » of working men , who « ltivated it by the spade , it produced such a crop ihe first year that astonished all the farmers in the village . The -working men ^» r Lambley have now in their possession one hundred and eighty-eight lots , consisting of irom half a rood to half an acre each , -amongst % population of eight hundred .

      Vlt 'woold be well if memtfcrs of sick tslnbs and . members « l friendly societies , -who have money in SftTinga * Banks or any other bank , would -withdraw j it , and lay it out in land , instead of putting it in the < Jiandsof the tyrants who oppnss us ; and instead of receiving three and a half per cent , for the use of their . money , theywonld receive , if it was laid ont in land ,: and in their own occupation , at least , one hundred j 3 » er cent . " I am Sir 7 < wr » respectfully , Jba 24 , 1843 . JOHfl SCRXaTOH .

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      "THE HOU 3 L" VOTING THAT IT WILL NOT MAKE THE NEW POOR LAW CONFORMABLE TO CHRISTIANITY . ' Mb . Walter has moved his series of Resolutions , founded on the SECRET document s and " the House" has rejected them ! He has proved that the object of the concocters and promoters of the New Poor Law wa s to starve the poor ; and he called npon " the House" to rescue the Poor from the hands of the starrers ; and "the House " SEPDSKD 1

      A copious Report of the Debate on the occasion wiD befonnd in our present sheet . We have given more particularly the speeches of Mr . Walteb and Mr . Fehhand , the mover and seconder of the resolutions . They -will be read with deep interest , containing , as they do , evidence most irrefragable , that the operation of the New Poor Law , is just what ite authors intended it to be . The revealments made to " the House " b y Mr . Fkrrand , respecting the conduct of the M Guardians " in the Skipton Union , in consigning the

      poor inmates of the Skipton Workhouse , idiots and all , to the tender mercies" of Seed and Co ., at Addinghsm , for the purpose of reducing the rrages of the regular "hands" are eminently instructive ; and the indignant exposure of the practices of this same Seed and Co ., by the Factor * Inspector , speaks volumes as to ihe humane and forbearing character of the ' masters" to whom the Skipton" G-uardians" consigned the helpless poor ! Bat it mattered not that these revealments were

      made 1 It mattered not that evidence was given that the operation of the law was to deal out death on every hand . It mattered not that it was proved that the intentions of its authors were to starve the poor ; it mattered not that these things were shewn : " the Honse" rejected the Resolutions , which , if passed , would have bound it to have reconstructed the Poor Law , and made it " conformable with Chbistiaxitt and sacred policy" ! " The House " voted that it would not again open the question , and legislate in this spirit !

      Never mind J The law is doomrd J The blow has been struck ! The discovery and exposure of the Secret Recommendation to starve the poor have done their work out of doors . The feelings of indignation and disgust they have excited will Bpirit up the opposition within doors . They will bind themselves tcgether in a firmer bond than ever . Should the Government determine on introducing and carrying the measure again in its present Btage , they will obstruct their progress ! Last year by such means were the Government defeated : this year , they will be more likely to have it warm and hot ! Again we say , the law of death is doomed !

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      he has controul , than "the master" himself would have the e&bntery to practice . Look also at the various societies , dubs , or trades ' unions which have been established for the protection of the interests of the working nran . These have uniformly failed of prodnoing the results intended by the projectors and honest Bnpporters of suoh ooieties . And why have they-failed in the accomplishment of the desired end ! Not because the object was impracticable , the scheme Utopian , or

      from any defect in the rules by which the societies were governed ; but their utility were marredtheir primary design thwarted—discord engendered —and the palm © f victory given into the hands of the antagonistic party-b y the very men for whose benefit the struggle was commenced and prosecuted . The traitors , as the working men well know , have been amongst the foremoBt in theirlown ' ranks ; they have been the loudest in their professions of sincerity and disinterestedness .

      These things have caused distrust and division ) and darkened the prospects of the productive classes ; so much so , that many , very many sterling , uncompromising , and firm adherents of the cause of universal right have either east aside their armour , in despair of achieving a triumph in the present generation , or have slackened their wonted zeal . This ought not to be ; as divisions will arise , disappointments maj be anticipated ; and wolves may be expected entering the fold in the garb of sheep . Against such , the good and honest ought to prepare themselves , and resolve to battle the foe whether naked or disguised—whether within or without our camp .

      We do not say that well-intentioned men cannot be ] found in the Senate House , yet we Are half inclined to subscribe to the truth of the oft repeated saying that" it is impossible for an honest man to sit in the House of Commons . " A man may be actuated by the best of motives when first entering as a member of that assembly ; but such is the system that he must be more than human if he remains long therein unoorrupted and proof against the wiles and ensnarements of faction .

      We do not affirm that the "brutal" spirit of an Abixser actuates all who labour at the bar ; nevertheless , we are well convinced that the man will be despised by the major part of the long-robed fraternity , who priae 3 justice more than filthy lucre , and who would rather plead the cause of the widow , the fatherless , and the oppressed , thaa subserve the purposes of the oppressor . Against such the door of preferment will be closed so long as the present system continues .

      Men may be found in the priesthood who corrupt not the Word of God , who hesitate not to declare bu whole counsel ; yet they are few in number . Obscure will be the location of such ; poverty wil be their lot , and poor . will be the fluck they superintend . We may have a few honest men among our merchants , who would scorn to impose upon the ignorance of a purchaser ; but if such there be . ruin will inevitably overtake them—unprincipled rivals will drive them out of the market by one means or other , and thus verify the adage— " an honest man cannot live . "

      Our manufacturers too well know that unless they resort to the prevailing mode of deception , they have not the shadow of a chance to succeed in business . They must be adepts in fraud—they must know the utility of glue , lime and paste , in giving substance to the cob-webs ; and they mnst know the intrinsic value of old rags , bags , and devil ' s-dust , or they will soon figure in the Gazette . Tradesmen in all the varied branches are necessitated to conform to every species of imposition in order to succeed : or they muBt at once abandon their profession .

      The shopkeeper , or distributor of the various productions oflabonr , muBt likewise follow the fashion , or w ThiB Stock" will be " Belling off at reduced prices , " and the " Shop to Let , ' in consequence of " the present occupier declining business ; " whicb in plain Englba , means , the cart can ' t bo ktpt on the wheels . Now all these things are produced by one great parent evil—mi- o government ; all the ramifications centre in one focus . The ; emanate from the

      Legislature , and the onerous burden thereof falls , at laM , upon the shouldira of the working cla&sis . Each class according to its power and iiifluenco in the State casts its burden off its back upon that of the less powerful and i&ftuemial , until the whole devolves upon the sons of toil , who having no power to abrogate the iniquitous laws and customs resulting from class legislation , and which are sanctioned and fostered by the " masters of misrule , " arc bowed down to the very dust , deprived of every comfort of life , and hurried into a premature grave .

      We again repeat , what we have often told the people , that is , the labouring class , that they are the soul , the very life and staff oi the nation ; in them a power , though latent , exists equal to the removal of ail the complained-of corruptions . They can remove the cause , and with it the effects . And to do this they must unite every energy against the common foe , direct every effort against the enemies ' citadel , contend for the whole measure of their rights , repudiate every thing which may Btnack of

      bit by bit reform , or compromise , and mind to keep a watchful eye upon the movements of itinerating , noisy , " breast-baring" and " cannon-mouth facing" wonld-be leaders . Prudence , caution , and perseverance are the indispensible requisites in our warfare , without the possession of which we shall indubitably fail in the accomplishment of our political redemption ; it , therefore , behoves us , one and all , to see that our every action quadrateB with those essentials .

      Before concluding these remarks we would direct the attention of our readers to a case of recent occurrenco which , we opine , furnishes a most cogent and apposite illustration of the pernicious effects produced by the system upon tha ordinary occupations of life—the declension it engenders in the human mind—the anti-social and anti-christian bias it gives to the actions of man in the performance of his duties to his fellows , and the odium which the operations of the infernal machine brings upon the character of theme whom circumstanoes compel to follow its workings .

      The circumstance to which we allude is , as before observed , of receat date , and has been communicated to us by parties concerned therein ; and we hesitate not in giving publicity to the facts , in the hope that a recurrence of such Bham&ful conduct will be avoided by the system-corrupted party . I A female , of the name of Sarah Butler , residing in the village of Burlt y , about two miles westward of this office , being far advanced in pregnancy , and her case demanding immediate attention ,

      application was made to Mr . Miles Atkinson , surgeon , of this town , who , it appears , thought his profession led him to other considerations than an attention to the pressing requirements of the afflicted , or the application of remedies adapted to their situation . The most weighty matter was , Who , p ats the Doctor" ! Yes , the PAY was the object of paramount importance . That was the only key which could open his pill-box ; the only channel through which medicine could fLovr to the relief of the afflicted .

      Well , the Doctor goes in quest of the desired information , and soon ascertains that the woman is poor , as well as sick ; consequently he resolved there should be no physio if there was not a clear and palpable indication of pocketing the t . \ y ; and , forthwith , he sent her the following laconic epistle instead of a bottle of his restorative : — ?« Mts . Sarah Butter , I have made an enquiry about your circumstances , and and you are so poor that you are unable to pay a Surgeon , and therefore you must get the Town ' s f'urgeon , as I shall not attend yea .

      H . Mile * Aikimos , Surgeon . '' We copy the above from the original , it being now before us ; and wo think such another specimen of

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      depravity produced on | the miafc oi man by the prevailing system , could not be found in the annals of the faculty . We hope , for the credit of the profession , that it could not . We have known cases approximating to it , but not one | so perfect in its kind . Knowing that this land swarms with characters of the same kidney as the Levite spoken of in the proverb , and knowing also that the visits of good Samaritans to the cottage of the indigent and the bed of sioknesB , are like thoselof angels , —

      •• Few and far between , " we did not expect Miles Atkinson to distribute medicine gratis , or to visit the afflicted for nothing ; this would have formed a new era in the history of the profession ; yet , we do think that if the polluted stream had not flowed across his path , he would have boen rather more disoreet in his conduct towards the Buffering patient . Though he might see his own paouniary interest involved in the "enquiry , "

      and his pocket might have dictated to him the necessity of retaining his commodity on the shelf without having the pay in hand or in fair prospect ; yet , had he nbt been infected with the epidemic of which we have spoken , he would himself have intercedod for the suffjror , and procured a substitute in the person of the "Town ' s Surgeon ; " and thus have spared the pang which must have torn the feelings of the poor woman on perusal of his abrupt and insulting allusion to her destitution .

      We wish Miles Atkinson was a man of thought , then we might ask him to place himself , only in imagination , in the position in which he found this poor woman—a fellow creature—one equal with himself in the sight of God , though sunk in poverty aud writhing in agony of pain , —what wou ^ d he have felt , when soliciting aid , at being told of his exigences in terms tantamount to a declaration that want of worldly store constituted a forfeiture of sympathy , if not an actual crime ! We leave the reply to himself—if he be capable of reflection ; trusting

      that the coarse and insulting terms— " I SHALL NOT ATTEND YOU" will never more escape his pen or lips . We should conclude by reiterating the words , " Ph ysician heal thyself , " did we not know the influence of the system wa labour to destroy by the peaceful and firm establishment of the principles of justice , the fruit of which will be the antidote to that which now intoxicates all ranks and professions , and which will induce them to aim at a conformity to the golden rale— " Do ye unto otheks

      AS TB WOULD THAT OTHERS SHOUL * DO UNTO YOU . We ara right glad to have to conclude these observations by staling that sympathy , though not found in the bosom of Mr . Miles Atkinson , is not eatinoi in Burley and its vicinity . A few generoushearted individuals being aware of the situation of Mrs . Butler , both with respect to her ' pecuniary difficulties and her physical wants , and being also informed of the treatment she had received from the person on whose conduct we have animadverted ,

      immediately endeavoured to heal the wound his insult had inflicted—they not only drove that unwelcome 'visitant , want , from her cupboard and supplied her with necessaries for tho hour of nature ' s trial , but took espeecial care that a medical gentleman should e engaged who would crimson at the idea of giving utterance to tha words " I shall not attend tou . " We rejoice that such kindhearted people are in the land , and we trust that thtir example will prove to be a benefit to the pelfloving Doctor .

      To The People.

      TO THE PEOPLE .

      Mv Faiends , —The "ideeof Marchare come , " "but they are not gone . " The " tug of war" has begun among the lawyers . Their " jawing tackle" was set in motion this morning a little after nine o'clock . Our " Peers" have been sworn , the Attorney-General hae made bis onslaught , and his " ragged regiment" of witnesses is now under review . Four witnesses have been examined , who all prove that a strike took place among the cotton districts last August , and that meetings were held at Hyde and other

      placesat some of which meetings the Charter was mentioned , and at all of which meetings the people were strictly enjoined and counselled to keep the peace and to re&pect property . As I happened to know all this before , and as I am given to understand that many other witnesses of exactly like character are yet to follow , I have left the case in the excellent keeping of O'Connor , Roberts , and tho other counsol , together with suoh of my brother " conspirators " as may feel more personally interested than I do iu the detail of these things , while I sit down and " report progress" to you .

      I muBt do the Attorney-General the justice to say that he stated the case fairly and even mildly . In his detail of facts and matter relative to the " strike" movement , there was no effort to overcharge the picture ; nor any attempt to excite and work upon the prejudices of the Jury . With one exception only , bo far as I know , he stated the facts just as they were . Taat exception , however , was a most material and important one . I am unwilling to believe that it was wilful , but must wait the result of the further proceedings and the evidence of the remaining witnesses before I say more about it . The doctrine of the Attorney-General , that all the parties

      who by resolutions , placards , and other means encouraged the people to uphold the strike , are liable for every overt act of all the parties concerned in the strike , is a moat sweeping and comprehensive one ; and he finds the necessity of applying it with very wide latitude for the sustaining of the "conspiracy" charged in the indictment . I shall have much to say to you on this ppeeoh of the Attorney * General ' s , and on the matters and things referred to in it , when the trial is once over ; but until then I say uothing . that I may not furnish any hint of instruction to the enemy . Had every man been as careful in this respect us I have been it might have been better for the cause . But let that pass : my time will come .

      It is of course impossible to form any judgment yet how the verdiot may go , but I am told by the Lawyers that in any case sentence will not be given now , but that wo must be brought up for judgment next term , which is sometime in May ; bo that I shall—other circumstances permitting—have some further opportunity of working with and for you before tho " rest day . " As you will find elsewhere a full report of the speeoh and of the other proceedings up to tomorrow night—perhaps later still—I need not occupy space with a recital of them here . I

      bid you only , by the love you bear yourselves , jOHr children , and your country—whatever be the issue , to take care that our glorious cause receive from it an accelerated movement . This conviction will well reconcile the minds of all the true friends to the cup which , in the cause of liberty , may reach their lips , whatever it may be . I have great confidence that this will be so . Your energy and leal will rise with tho occasion . I was delighted with the spirit manifested by tho Hull "lads" at my leaving them on Sunday . Our little " Bethel" was crammed full ; there were more than could sit down

      to tea , aud never did 1 see a better spirit manifes ed —a spirit that should actuate Christians , Chartists , and P atriots—full of kindly feeling , but of virtuous resolve aud of cautious discrimination . O ! that we had but a few millions of suoh Chartists as those of Hull and North Lancashire ! Where prudence tempers boldness , and where boldness sustains prudence , men seldom fail . Thank God the tide of intelligence and judgment rolls on , and , as it progresses , covers the extended surface with a steady lux of the clear water of

      truth , unmingled with the mud of folly . The cleansing progresses . The filth is being rapidly thrown out , and the dregs are draining off to the cess-pools opened for them by tho factions . This is good . The people will soon be free , when they brcome intelligent and united . They are besoming intelligent ; this induces them to cast out knavery and folly ; this will produce union ; and union will give power to overthrow corruption , and to seat firmly the fair form of freedom upon the throne of righteousness , while they receive the blessings of abundance and enjoyment under her peaceful sway .

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      Go on and slack not . Speedy and triumphant shall be the success of your cool , peaoaful , and wise determination . ; Wm . Hill . Lancaster , Wednesday .

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      James Jaggkb . —The note will stand for six years if it be made payable on demand ; and if , at the end of six years , the interest be paid and a receipt taken for it at the back of the note , it will stand for six years longer : and so on forsix years after every payment of interest . Communications to the Coal Miner ' s Executive must be addressed , until further notice , to David Townsend , Gaiolhorp , Wakefitld , as D . Swallow the secretary , is now on a visit to the counties of , Durham and Northumberland .

      Communications for Mr . Swallow must be sent to James Smcldir , No . 25 , Highbrvige-street , Newcastle-upnn- tyne . All letters must be prepaid : or they will not be taken . Aberdeen . —// Mr . Thomas Davies would write to John Smart , 154 , Galtow-gate , giving addressyit would oblige . Wm . Emmkrson , Arnold . —We stated the fact at the time of its occurrence : we know nothing further

      of the fellow . : Leicester—The Committee of Cooper ' s Defence Fund appeal to the public for increased subscriptions on . his behalf . They are £ 24 in debt , e&clusive of the expenocs oj the coming trial . J . H . Parhy , London , writes to say that the announcement of his lecture in the Chartist Hall , Turn again lane , in our last paper , was made without his sanction , and even without consulting him .

      Wm . Davidson , Dundee , should send his letter to the Paper in which the Jalse report teas inserted ; that 13 , if the a / fair is worth his notice at ull . We should treat it as it deserves—silently ; A . S . W ., Cupau Angus . —We shall reserve his letter on Emigration . Scotch NevvS . — We receive generally every week three or four letters from Scotland after the Papers for the North are printed , and in the Post office . Our Correspondents should send their letters ] to he here by Wednesday or Thursday morning . Some of them do 7 iot appear the week fallowing on account of their age .

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      If the Chartists of Burton-on-Trent and Church Greasley will look out for a more suitable agent they will oblige .

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      The spring assizes for the northern division of the county of Lancaster , commenced at Lancaster on Saturday last . On the evening of that day , Sir Robert Mousey Rolfe , Knight , one of the barons of her majesty ' s Court of Exchequer , arrived in Lancaster by railway train from London , which reached Lancaster about ei ^ ht o ' clock . William Garnett , Esq ., of Lark Hill , Salford , the high sheriff , arrived with his cortege land retinue , by special train from Manchester , about four o ' clock ; and he proceeded to the railway station to receive the lord baron on his arrival . His lordship proceeded at once to the castle , and opened her majesty ' s commission in the Crown Court , adjourning the court to Monday morning at ten o ' clock . On Sunday morning , the learned

      judge , accompanied and attended by the high sheriff , the mayor , and several of the aldermen of Lancaster and other gentlemen , attended divine service at St . Mary ' s , th < s parish church . The sermon , was preached by the Rev . Richard Parkinson , B . D . canon of ( flnst ' s Church , Manchester , the high sheriff ' s chaplain . The Rev . Gentleman took for his text , Matthew viii . 8 , " But be ye not called Rabbi ; for one is your master , even Christ , and all ye are brethren . " The preacher adverted td the inequalities in the outward condition and circumstances of men , as one of the consequences and results of the primeval curse , and the command , that man should earn bis bread by the sweat of his brow ; and

      remarked , that , while many of ihe productions of the earth , fit for the food of man , grew spontaneously , corn , the chief article of man ' s food , demanded a large amount of human labour before it could bj raised . He thea dwelt on the present condition of the peopli , physical , moral , and spiritual ; and attributed the present state of things in part to the lack of spiritual education , and condemned secular education as of itself unproductive of any good , but rather of mischief . Ho dwelt on the late riots , in connection with those views , and expressed his opinion that the remedy for the evil was to be found in church extension , aud with it tho means of spiritual or religious instruction for the people .

      CROWN COURT , MONDAY . Mr . Baron Rolfe entered the Crown Courtj this morning , about five minutes after ten o ' clock ; and , as soon as he had taken his seat upon the bench , the following gentlemen were then Bworn of the Grand Jury , being what is termed a full jury , every one of the twenty-three summoned answering to theii names : — John Wilson Patten , Esq ., Bank Hall , Warrington , Foreman . Thomas Batty Addison , Esq ., Preston . Lieut .-Col . John Austen , Fistiwick .

      John Bentiey ; Esq ., Birch House . Cornelius Bourne , Esq Stalmine Hall . Charles Brandt , Esq ., Q oldeu Hall . Joseph Bushell , E ? q , Myerscoagh Cottage . William Clayton , tsq , Lostoek Hall . Thomas Bright Cro * 6 e , E « q ., Shaw Hill . William Ashtpn Crosse , Esq ., Red Scar . John Cuncliffo . Esq ., Myersoough House . Pudsey Dawapn , Esq ., Hornby Castle . James Nowell Farinyton , Esq , Worden Hall . Henry Master Fielden , Esq .. Witton . Abraham Rawlinson Ford , Esq , Ellel Hall . Thomas Robert Wilson France , Esq ., RawcHffe

      Hall . I John Fowderi ; Hindle , Esq .. Woodfold Park . Edmund George Hornby , E * q , Lancaster Park . Samuel Horrocks , Esq ., Lark Hill , Preston . Charles R ger Jackson , Barton Lodge . William Marshall , E q , Penwortham Lodge . Thomas Yatea Parker Michaelson , Esq ., Barrow Isle . ; Robert Townley Parker , Esq , Cuerden Hall . The Clerk of the Crown having read her Majesty ' s proclamation against vice , profcuieuess , and immorality , the Learned Judge proceeded to deliver his charge to the ! Grand Jury in the following terms : —

      Gentlemen of the Grand Jury , I have perused the depositions , 1 believe in all the cases which will come before you , at least in all that I am aware of ; and I am happy to say , that it does not appear to me at present that there are any questions ra them which may be likely to occasion any difficulty . From the unfortunate state of this part of the world , at least of the ! southern part of this county , and some portions of the adjoining ones , I was somewhat apprehensive that some cases of that nature might have occurred , which would have led to observations from me ; but 1 am very happy to say , that , on looking through the Gepositions , it does not appear that there is any case , arising out of the disturbances of last summer ; ¦ aud though there are a Rood many

      cases , yet I believe there are not more than at former assizes . " His Lordship said he had looked through the depositions in one case ; but he found , on inquiry of the officer , what he had supposed would be the case , that the bill in ; that case had been already found , — being a case of murder committed some years ago ; and therefore it would not come before the Graud Jury for inquiry . His Lordship then adverted to the indictment against a woman for concealin&the birth of her illegitimate child , j There was no charge of murder , the child being siill-born ; but the indiotment was for a misdemeanour in concealing the birth , by secretly burying the body or otherwise deposing of it . The doubt he had j was , from finding that a number of persons were privy to the burial ; viz . the sister of

      the party , the supposed father of the child himself , a neighbour , and the sexton ; but , if there was any representation of the body as being different from what it really was , so as to make it a secret disposal , with the view of concealing the birth , then the case would come within the purview of the statute . la another case , in an indiotment for burglary , there might be doubt whether the facts would warrant the jury in finding the bill ; for it appeared doubtful , whether the place was a dwelling-house at all or not . It wa ' s not necessary to constitute the offence , that the master himself should dwell there ; if any portion of his family or servants did , that was sufficient . Nor was it necessary that they should be actually sleeping in the house at Ithe time , if they did usually live and sleep there , jlf it should prove that the place entered was detached from the dwelling-house , then the charge of { burglary could not be sustained . He thought it was likely , however , that it would tun out

      to be a part of the dwelling-house , and that this had been accidentally omitted in the depositions . His lordship jalso adverted to a case of alleged manslaughter , in which the deceased and another man had been fighting , in a state of intoxication ; and shortly afterwards the deceased was found killed , a cart having run over him . If this was caused by accident , it could not be called manslaughter ; but the question would be , whether the cart running over him and ! killing him was a necessary consequence of his antagonist striking him , and knocking him down . If ihe immediate cause of death was only post hoc and not pvpter hoc , then it would be accidental ; but , under the circumstances , the coronor ' e jury had done quite right in returning a verdict of manslaughter . If any difficulty should present itself to the minds of the jury , he would thank them to mention it to him ; but , having looked through the depositions , he found the other cases were of so ordi-

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      — " ^^ uary a nature , that he felt he should only be wastine the time of the jury and that of the public , by longer detaining the grand jury from their duties . The grand jury then retired to their room , and the common jurors were called . Several claimed exemption ; one because he was not qualified by rental or property ; another , because above age ; and a third because a member of the town council of a municipal orough . In all these oases the parties were exempted . The first case tried was a man named Edward Darlington , aged 60 years , for stealing a quantity of hay at Skerton , near Lancaster . The jury found the prisoner guilty , and he was sentenced to two months imprisonment to hard labour .

      John APKoun O Neil , 40 , and John Braithwaite 16 , were indicted for having stolen , at Hornby , fifty six ewea and one ram , the property of Henry Morphet . The jury found both prisoners guilty ,- and the Learned Judge sentenced O'Neil to fifteen years transportation , and Braithwaite to three months ' imprisonment . James Kay , 26 , and William Almond , 18 , were indicted for stealing from James Ardray , ou the highway near Blackburn , a quantity of bread aud cheese , and a book . The jury found Kay guilty of an assault only , and acquitted Almond The Learned Judge said , as Kay had been confined some time ( nearly six months ) , he would'take his own recogmzince in £ 50 to keep the peace for three years .

      George Turnbull , 38 , pleaded guilty to an indictment for bigamy , and put in a statement , apparently in palliation , that his first wife had been unfaithful The Learned Judge said it was no palliation for an injury done to ihe second wife , that the first had ill-treated the prisoner ; aud sentenced him to eight months' imprisonment to hard labour . John Ingham , 29 , was indicted for a burglary in the house of Mr . William Collinson , farmer at Clayton-le-Dale , near Blackburn , on the night of th « 7 th October . It appeared that three men entered the house and the bedroom of the prosecutor , all of them armed , the prisoner with a pistol in each hand and the other two with swords , and demande d his money . They stole £ S 15 s . and some other articles It appeared that they had forced the front door open with bar The

      a crow-. prisoner threatened to blow out the brains of Catharine Collinson ( the prosecutor ' s daughter ) , if she did not get out of bed . The prisoner afterwards used the Bame threat to the prosecutor , and said they were come for money , and money they would have . The prosecutor identified the prisoner as the man who bai the pistols he had a candle in his hand ; and witness had known him as residing in the neighbourhood , for a period of twenty years . The prisoner called witnesses to prove an alibi ; but they failed to do so , till just at the close of the trial a woman , who had lived with the prisoner as his wife , swore positivel y to his having been with her during the whole of tho night in question . The Jury , to the great surprise of almost every one present , acquitted the prisoner . Tne Court then rose . TUESDAY , F £ » iuahy 29 ih . The Court was occupied till after twelve o ' clock with a case , the details of which are unfit for publication . Tae next was a mint case of no interest Another mint case followed . James Ainsworth , W , and William Thompson . 21 , were indicted for a burglarious entering of the house of Thomas Land , grocer , at Prettyfoot Bridge , in Willshire , near Blackburn , on the night of the 30 th of August last ; and aho with assaulting Lund , with intent to murder him . The prosecutor , hearing a noise in his house , got up and struck a light , and found both prisoners in the room ; Ainsworth wearing a light , and Thompson a dark or black mask , and armed with pistols , which they snapped repeatedly at him , but vvhioh fortunately on every occasion missed fire . The prosecutor , with great

      courage and gallantry , seized both , men ; and one struck him with suoh force on the mouth as to loosen two teeth ; and they dragged him towards the window of another room , got loose , and esoaped throng it . The alarm wa * given ; several neighbours joined in the pursuit ; the burglars were tracked to a neighbouring nursery-ground or plantation ; and when a sufficient force had assembled to surround the plantation , the prisoners were apprehended in it . The prosecutor , in the struggle , not only wrested the pistols from both men , but , had torn the black mask off Thompson ' s race ; a-, d when the prisoners were taken , Aiusworth was seen to remove some black cotton , which corresponded with that on the mask from the face of Tnorapson . One of the men had left a cap behind him in the house , and Thompson was without cap when apprehended .

      The prisoners , in defence , said they were oat poaching in the nursery . The Jury found them both Guilty , and the teamed Judgo said that this was still a capital offence . Had there been anything like serious injury eo the prosecutor , he should have left them for execution . Fortunately they had fallen in with one who had resolution and nerve enough to resist them . Sentence of death would be recorded against them , and the remainder of their days would be passed in working as slaves in a foreign land . He should recommend commutation of their punishment into transportation for life . Joseph Abbott , alias Joseph Yorke , 33 , was indicted lur the wilful murder of Thomas Isherwood , at Blackburn , on the 20 th of December , 1839 , by shooting him with a guu .

      Dr . Brown etated the case for the prosecntion . On the night in question , the deceased and two other keepers , and an assistant , were watching game . Thty heard the firing of guns , and found four persons , who attacked them , and dared them to follow . Three of the poachers had dark jackets ; and the fourth—the prisoner—wore light clothes . Tne prisoner's hand did not fire the gun ; but , by the law . he was equally liable . The prisoner's gun went off , as tho keeper believed , accidentally ; and , shortly afterwards , another gun was fired , which caused the deceased ' s death . One material witness was one of the poaohers , who was at first charged with the murder , whose evidence was to be taken with great caution .

      The L j arned Gentleman called Robert Sutton , who at the time was same keeper to Mr . Hargreaves of Broad Oak , near Blaokburn , and was out on the night in question , wiih Thomas and Henry Isherwood , keepers to Wm . Henry Hornby , Esq ., « Blackburn , and a third named Henry Eddleston . They were on the land of Henry Peters , Es < H « Dunkenhalgh ; and abont one o ' clock on the morning of the 21 st December , 1839 , they heard four reports of a gun , or guns , and set off in the direction of the reports . Two of the keepers , Thomas Ishensood and the witness , had guns ; and they met four men in a gap , and one of them knocked witness down , before he perceived them . Three of the poa « bers

      presented the guns at the other keepers and swore they would Bhaot them , if they did not stand back . Three had dark clothes , and the fourth had a lignt jacket on . After presenting their « una , they made away together . The keepers and witness agreed to follow them ; and the poachers , on findin gthemselTes pursued , turned round and swore if the keepers d } a not go back , they would shoot them , f ae « nan in the light coloured coat stood at witness's side , ana swore he would shoot him . The poachers went on then , and Henry Eddleston ( whp is since aeadj went away for more assistance . The keepers sjul pursued the poachers across some meadows and « road ; and , as the poachers were getting over agaMi T . Isherwood clicked ( snatched ) at one of their guns . ioi

      The poachers got over the gate , and the keepers - lowed them into a stubble field , on going up wflica some of the poaoher 3 threw a stone , and again threatened to shoot the keepers if they did not go back . After goiDg s few roods further , the P ° * c ™ turned round , and all four came close up to in < j keepers : one came to witness to strike him vntn nis aun ; another to Henry I sherwood , and two w Thomas Isherwood . The man struck at witness with the butt end of his gun , bat witness broke we blow with his gun . Witness noticed that it was ins man in the light coloured coat ; in the struggle n « gun weut off , as appeared to witness accidental and the shot lodged in the around . Shortly . »»» .

      wards , a gun went off , and Thomas Ish erwood cneu out . Witness at this time had hold of the man '" the light-coloured coat , and , on hearing the « ' ?« looked at Thomas Isherwood , who m » about wwcu yards off , and his coat was on fire . T « o men wer » close to him at the time . Witness left l 0056 / 1 . *^ poacher , and went up to Thomas laherwood , » u « the four poachers all ran off . Isherwood saiOf 'jj their hearing , " Oh , dear , youv ' e shot my armi oft The other keepers took Isherwood home , anj m expired in about an hour and a halt . 11 ? v where he was shot was on the land of whic& w Hornby had the shooting over . . . Adam Mercer , one of the poachers , > dentl ^| ue prisoner as one of the party , and corrobor ated in evidence of the first witness . The M ^«» J 3 n . _ , w » nt > oooonfQ whinYi nnA ftf the DartY , UdU "*

      Crossley , took with him . Tnis witness ^^ f' ^ the prisoner Abbott being knocked down , J »« out , " Lads , will you 8 ee me killed ! " on wBico Crossley fired hia gun , and shot tha deceased . Henry Ishorwood , brother of the deoeased , a corroborated the testimony already adduced . It appeared from tha stateraeota of Mercer , i after the party returned to Blackburn , they went Manchester , Preston , and other places , » ^ $ [ the way of the police . Mercer , however , *„ % > was up in the course » f the following week . A secona taken into custody some time after , tried at V * assies , and acquitted . Crosaley was traced toAB and isBince dead . The prisoner Abbott was into custody at Blackburn only a few weesi y Mr . WhigHam addressed the Jury for the defc ^ contending that there was no evidence to ^ JT ^ iej prisoner shared in any common p « poae witn ^ u ^ to do this injury to the deceased . That it ^ ^ of the latter alone , and one for which the prison

      not be jointly liable . His Lordship having summed up , -etomed The Jury , after a few minutes' eouaaltsaoa , ««« a verdict of Not Guilty .

      The "Northern Star. Saturday, March 4, 1843.

      THE "NORTHERN STAR . SATURDAY , MARCH 4 , 1843 .

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      OUR " PROSPERITY" ! J At the conclusion of the bloody and protracted war waged against the rising liberties of France , the red-hot loyalists , whose zeal for the overthrow of ^ Jaboleou was so furiously manifested , blaioned forth , in variegated lamps , the following boastful sentence— " ENGLAND HATH NOT YET SEEN THE SUMMIT OF HER GLORY . "

      Wnether the ** Life and Property men were desirous of carrying the sword throughout the whole world ; whether they wished to see every land incaraardined with the blood of " the country ' s pride " , and rapine and plnnder extend through all the earth , we know not . Being then , as now , opposed to the prosecution of unjust wan , we entered not into the counsels of the Loyalists .

      However , time and circumstances have shewn what we aad a few others anticipated as the result of the war ; namely , NATIONAL RUIN . Tne Whigs compelled Billy Pitt to inscribe i « ia » od upon Britannia ' s shield . " The fine gold has become dim "—nay , it has become no gold at all . " The harp is hang npon the willovre , " and the poor dejected ** Mistress of the Main" sits weeping beneavh the cypress shade .

      Pover ty has laid siege against us . It goes on from conquering to conquer , and bids fair to overwhelm every grade of Eociety , and sweep away every vestige of our once boasttd greatness ; which , when accomplished , will give us a full view of the *• summit" of our consummate wickedness in carrying destruction and murder into the heart of nations who were minding their own business . The least powerfnl , with respect to the management of public affairs , have hitherto been the

      greatest , if not the only sufferers . Now ihe middle classes cry peccavi ! The shopkeepers of every description ( save " My Uncle ") experience a lack of custom ; and the greatest possible difficulty , not ' withstanding all their external display and incessant puffs , to make ends meet . Aye , and there is another Bhop—one in which business is carried on in the wholesale line , —we mean the house of Peel and Co- There , General Want has commenced an attack ; and the assault has been too vigorous for the " Jnvinciiles" to repel . We are glad of it !

      Oa Friday the 24 th nit ., Earl Mikto moved for retnrnsrespecting the present state of tho navy . He required explanations as to why there had beea less ship building last year than had been contemplated , and why a reduced vote was to be taken for the present year ? He inquired also the reasons of other reductions . " These qneries appear to have frightened even the M Iron Duke . " u The Hero of a hundred fights" trembled lest the cat should jump ont of the bag . He " doubted the propriety of

      furnishing the information" ; and well he might . He knew full well how the matter stood and could not brook the idea of such humiliating facts being published to the world . However , maugre the advice of the " Hero of the Age " , out came the ugly truth from the month of Haddikctos , in the following form : — the reduced estimates for the present year had been adopted with great reluctance , but it was felt that , owing to the state of the finances , some reductions shonld be adopted . "

      This declaration of ' poverty is thought by Wkllisqtos to be pregnant with " mischievous" consequences to this country . True . It will be to the present managers of the establishment—just the same as a public declaration of insolvency . It is a pretty specimen of our Gseathess ; and foreign powers will , no dombt chuckle at the truibful , though reluctant acknowledgment of Haddington . Faction has long retained power by the employment of brute force , fraud , and intrigue , but these

      weapons have , and ever will prove harmless—those who wield them must in the end relinquish the contest and etand nnveiled before the world . This declaration of a want of the " needfol" at head quarters is one of the strongest possible proofs that can be given of the approaching downfall of despotism . The machine cannot long be kept in motion . The THING must fall , and the people be made free .

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      THE FRUIT OF THE SYSTEM . Misbule is a prolific source of evil . Its ramifications extend far and wide . Eevery corner of the land exhibits the baleful effects of its influence , and every grade of society presents its supporters and its victims . It is a poisoned fount whose serpentine stream has conveyed nnutterable mischief in every direction . From the Senate the evil has descended to the Bar , from whence equity and justice have been swept away- By it the pulpit ib polluted , and the temple of the Most High converted into a den of thieves . Our merchants , onr manufacturers , and

      oar tradesmen are corrnpted thereby ; hence arises commercial competition and its ruinou train of evils —the substitution of shadow for Bnbstance , and the keeping back of the hire of the labourer by fraud . The operatives also are vitiated by the concomitant corruptions of the system ; as witness the arrogance and pride assumed by those who are in the receipt of high wages for performing the least usefHj portion of labour . The " overlooker" is generally found to be the greatest tyrant in an establishment , and he is frequently found to exercise tenfold more austerity towards the Blaves over whoa

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 4, 1843, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct978/page/4/