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      AkcebktT £ biti 3 ss .- ^ On " Tuesday , 1 &e 21 st insfc , tfcirho ^« piniedaSeBate a */ the honBe of Ux . ^ W . Hodgson , the Shakspeare Inn , York-street , / when upwards of eighty persons were admitted into membership . .- ¦ - Dos Fighting ^— On Tuesday rooming , one of these disgraceful exhibitions took : { dace in a large xoorn , at the Xieeds Barracks , between a bull and terrier dog , tfe property of one of the officers of the 15 th . Hussars ,, and another togthe property of

      , Joseph "Wiitebiead , a dog fancier ; who resides in March-lanej " Leeds . The original wager was for £ 10 . 10 s . a side , and the latter was to have £ 10 . 10 s . for bis animal , if lie beat the military brute ; bat Wbitehead ' s feuds were low , and Mb credit limited ) consequently he could not raise the amount , but eventually it was agreed upon that the combat should take place for £ 6 . 6 s . a side . The contest cosSnued for twenty-six minutes , and the military dag gained the victory .

      On Thursday , the 16 th instant , Mr , George * SfQson , of this town , was admitted a member-of fiie Boy al College of Surgeons , in / London . Beer HotsBS . —It will be seen by an advertisement which appears from the Beer Sellers , that the body intend holding a meeting , to discuss the g rievances - « £ which they complain . In the Bill which was introduced by ~ Mr . "Warburton , and which past both Houses of Parliament , to a certain extent , but was strangled in a side comer of the upper House by Lord 'Wharncliffe . The Bill to which we refer contained the following clauses : —

      Clause 1 . —Kxes the hours permanently from five in the morning till eleven at night , in all places Daring five thousand inhabitants : and from five in the morning tiE ten at night , in all places containing two thousand inhabitants ; leaving under the control of the magistracy , as at present , those places only in which the population are under the latter nuiber . _ Clause IL—Enacts that , ia case of death , the license shall be available to the widow , administFatar , or executor , provided notice of the death of the

      deceased be given within — - days . Clause HI . —Empowers magistrates to mitigate penalties in all cases in which tb _ j circumstances of ¦ fli e case plead for or warrant a minor infliction . Clause IV . —Empowers a beerseiler , or any part of ids family , to call in the assistance of a ponce or other constable , to quell any disorderly conduct , or remove any troublesome character , or clear the house , if necessary . ' . -Clause \ . —Enacts that , in cases of information , fhe tune and nature of the alleged offence * ball be sot forth , that all information shall be laid within fourteen days ; and Xhai where laid by . the common informer , and dismissed , the informer shall pay costs

      . ' Clause VI . —Extends the right of appeal , that privileges being withheld in the two acts for regulating the sale of beer , except in cases where the license is declared to be forfeit . It was also intended that Beer Houses , should , upon all days except Saturday , be kept open till eleven o'clock . * On Saturday , as well as upon all wakes and fairs , till twelve o ' clock , and on Sunday ihe hours to be assimilated to those which regulate Beense victuallers ; above all this we should strongl y recommend the Beer Sellers to destroy the present ? py system which has been established , by allowing die informer one half of the penalty , in whieh he sneceeds to convict his victim .

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      TTAT . fyA ^ g . MEDic-Ai Gexti » eme : x xsd the Druggists . —A number of gentlemen the other day of the medical profession , seeing that their craft was in danger , came to the Solomon-fike conclusion to petition" the Honourable the -Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , in j ? arliamect ^ assembled , " on tbe subject of their vested righte as being " the legally authorised practitioners of . medicine , residing in the parish of Halifax , " . and commencing with the usual quaint phrase « f " Humbly Sheweth , " tell the Legislature that there are a number of individuals who

      " are now practising the diSerent branches of medicine in England and / Stales , " who have not received lie necessary " preparatory education , or examination , by any legally -constituted authority •" and that same of them perform surgical operations withouthaving ^ first received " a diploma in surgerr fromtheBoyal College of Surgeons , in London , Edinburgh ,-and Dublin . " In consequence of the above serious disadvantages complained of , they proceed to state that from the ignorance of druggists and others , " many serious injuries are done to the pnblie < health and that 4 J < stuiy cases have occurred in which their practices have been the undoubted

      causes of death . " After thus reflecting upon thai respectable -efaasgf Ifeety-thedrtiggsu * , they go on to state the peculiar hardship under which they themselves labour , by being compelled for several years to engage in unhealthy studies , and are requir ed by law to undergo an expensive preliminary education as though that part of the business formed no portion of a Tolmrtary act on their parts in erderto fit them for such professional services ; but was to be made tie plea for an act of parliament in their favour , to preserve a series of emoluments foriheir personal advantage at the public ' s expense . It is stated that the petitionis signed by 41

      medical gentlemen . The sons of jEsculapius fonnd flie petitionjaboveslraded to , t « be too valuable a document to be lost sight of 4 and they have , therefore , published it , aid sent it forth to the world with such remarks upon it as they thought needful , or necessary w that the public may have . an « pportnnity to judge , and a counter petition will shortly be presented to tie public for signature . Monopolies of every description axe dangerous , and ongbt to be looked upon with suspicion whatever pretence they may set up 1 br their public goodj ; and the petition alluded to is just one of that description which bears out the old observa&aa " oar craft is ia danger . "

      Elland Fekalb Badicai Association . — On Monday , March 19 th , there was a Public Meeting held in -the Badical Association Room , at Eland , to form a Female Association , in order to co-operate with the [ Radicals at that place , in the great work of Liberty . The chair was taken at seven o ' clock , and the business of the meeting was gone through in a capital manner . An Association " *** formed , and twenty-nine female aaembers enrolled ifceir names , asd © aid their entrance monev . Tbe

      speakers were / Mrs . larnley , Mrs . Grassby , and Hrg . Hanson . The room was crowded to excess . Besolvedi— " That it is the opinion of this meeting fiat females in all ages have been the best advocates fe liberty ; for we give the first impulse in forming the infant mind ; therefore , we deem it our duty , both as wives and mothers , to form a Pemale Asso - ^ tion , in order to give and receive instruction in political knowledge , and to eo-6 perate with our husbands and sons in their great work of regeneration . "

      Haxoybk , Chapel . —A meeting was fcjifr ia fins chapel on Tuesday evening , by the Tee-toners Hr ^ Greenbank , professor , of elocution , addressed < he audience , together with several other gentlemen « &e town , on the subject of total abstinence from sB intoxicatine drinks . sew Poor IiA . " w is HAtiSAX . —The standard cf opposition has been raised in tide town against vis abomination of abominations , - by nominating the jundersi gned gentlemen as Guardians of the township , and who are detenained , if elected , to admuistjer the law with the least possible asperity , aad who would suffer fine , imprisonment , ana even death , rather than enforce some of the clauses of ftos obnoxious measure . The following are the

      JsrsoBB put . in . nomination by . the Radicals ; - nSQiaia Haigh ) Wade-street , gentleman j . "TA / ijKJnn Smith , Crown-street ,. tea dealer ; James Foster , Cnmii-stira ^ last maW } ; William little , "Water-* ° o » e-6 treet , china . merchant ; James Iagham , Ending-road , stone mason . Tbm the rate-payers < THalifax will have , on the 29 th instant , a chance ^ dang more good by electing the above , than by 500 hundred petitions to the framer * and concocters * ftene&rious act If they neglect to So this , let ™ 3 a be prepared for all the odmm and expense toA will fell on them for so aeglectJng . -Lotfeu Gkobgb Inh . —The Radical ! of this

      ' ^ heldameetiBgatthe abore Inn , on " Wednesday f ^ ngj for the purpose of taking into conaderation « e propriety of oppointing proper persons for , Guar-^ ( after the manner . of those elected for Hudden-*« i ) , ot saeh men as maybe relied upon with gpecttojhebpjmci ples , who will carry out tbenow ^ < rf , the land , commonly called " the Poor Law l ? 5 r f ! v ' * " * ^^ t as wfll make it * h ^ ebunhensome to the -poor is possible , under ¦ Jg ^ oremMtaiweB , until a feral repeal can be

      . WABBFXSLH . Typhu s Fbybb . —This dread&l disease U at gaent prevalent -in ihe House of Correction at " «* eld . Several persons have died of U durinjr ^ epast w ^ t . ^ - \ .:, - . ' "_ . ^ ^^ E lOHDOK Mail . —The Poetmaster-General ^ 2 ** * P yto ^ Wakefield Memorialists S « 6 ng flag mafl . The guards are no longer to ¦ w * * 8 h ^ eld for the Bbmingham mail , but pro-^ fc « ettoWakrfeld . The inhabitants of ^ - TVake ^ have already expreaea the benefit of this * £¥ *> # & ty the delTt J > t tfce ' r le' / . ers at halfi «« Sfflrmtheafteniooni - "

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      BactAL , C <> JrrjucT .--On Sunday eveniBglast , an agedraan , named Chappel ^ * was knocked down in Horburj , { where he resides , ) by two navigators , as he was leaving a public-house , where h . e had been to receive some money from an ac ^ oaintance . It is supposed it was the intention of the men to' rob him , they having followed him out of the house . They broke three of the unfortunate man's ribs , and otherwise seriously injured him . Black Eyes . —The athnirere of " black eyes " had a fine chance of being gratified on Monday last , at the Court House , 'Wakefield . Five men applied fbT summonses to the magistrates , who were each adorned with one of these " sears of honour , " and two or three females also showed certain gigns of having been engaged in the wars .

      Lord Morpeth . —Bets have recently been offered in Wakefield to the amount of £ 10 , that the noble lord is not returned at another election for the "West-Kiding , should he again offer himself as a candidate . " Workin g Mxv ' s Association . —On the evening of Monday List , one of the most numerous meetings this spirited association have ever had , was held in their room in "Westgate . Mr . Cameron , on

      this occasion delivered a recapitulation of his former interesting lectures ; but on account of the overheated state of the apartment , the Rev . Gentleman suffered some , inconvenience ? we are happy to state , however , that means have been adopted to prevent the recurrence of so unpleasant a circumstance . 33 ie lectures will in future be given in a capacious room within the < 3 reorge and Crown "Yard , which has been taken and appropriately fitted up for the purpose . ¦"¦ -

      -.-Parsons made to Pay . —A person who sometimes deals in furniture , and who is occasionally seen in Wakefield , declared the other day that he always put an extra price upon articles sold to parsons , because they' ** got their money so easy . " This principle woald ; be better - . applied to the " palaced paupers " -of this country . Generotjs Dgkatiox . —Mr . Hugh Jones , of Liverpool , has necently transmitted the liberal donation of £ 20 to the Wakefield Larjcasterian School . -

      Felont . —At a private examination , before Joshua Ingharo , Esq ., last week , Thomas Saynor , an old offender , who had been out of the House of Correction a few weeks , was committed lor trial at the Pontefract Sessions , charged witfc stealing a bunch of keys from Dewsbury Gas House . Saynor is stated to bean adept in the' manufacture of skeleton keys . Wakefield Church Rate . —On Wednesday week , a meeting was held in the vestrj of the parish church , for the purpose of laying a rate for the ensuing year , the Rev . S . Sharp , vicar-, in the chair . It was agreed unanimously that a rate of Ud . per pound should be collected for the town , according to the new valuation , and a Id .. for the out-townships . . .- .

      _ Poor Lxw . —At the Court-houseyon Monday last , iJerrjammSimpson , a man employed on the railway , ^ areed "T homas' Tovrnes , landlord of the King ' s Head , Ktrkgate , with assaulting him under the following circumstances : —The complainant stated , that on Saturday evening week he was in the Kiug ' s Head , an company with some fellaw ^ workmen , who were dnnkxng mm and ale ; they asked him to drink , and he partook with them . The landlord requested him afterwards to pay for it , which he refused to do , when he was thrown down on his back , and his pockets turned out He-had 31 s . when he went m , but only 4 s . when he came ont—Air . byte- said that the eomplainantcame from a distant

      county and was not aware of what -was termed the ;* pot law " of Yorkshire—that if a man drinks twice m a company he is expected to pay his share . — Margaret Seal , the wife of one -ef the railway men , said she was sent for by the misb ^ ss of the King's Head , who wished to ask her whether her husband had net given the complainant some money to pay his shot with . She saw the complainant seized upon : ; . he wished ihe matter to remain over till the following Monday ; When she -saw them turn the money out of his pockets , she said , "If the law would allow that , it was a great shame . " She thought the mistress got some of the money which fell on the floor , but shewas not -certain . She went

      out of the kitchen door , and said thev > ot what they panted . George Palfrey deposed that he went intoMhe kitchen with the complainant . The landlord asked him to pay what he owed . Complainant said , if he did owe him anything , he would pay . ¦^ landlord said he would ; iave it then , and took hold of thecomplainfuit ^ ie- vas assisted by some other men . He * ud it was had usage . . « e' « w them throw Uie complamantOpwa . The defendant , in excuse for himself stated , that the complainant and a-man named Isaac George ordered the mm and ale- and the party who partook of it slipped out one by one ; in order to cheat him . 3 Vhen he asked the complainant for the money , he showed him snm <»

      silver , and told him to get paid as he could . He then took hold of him , and in the scuffle 11 s . 6 d . and some copper fell from the complainant ' s pocket . As for the witness , Palfrey , he was dr ank , and could not tell what was going forward . He took 2 s . out ollhe money which fell from complainant's pocket , and gave him the rest back . If he had had bi £ nght , Us . 6 d . would not have paid him . The defendant flien called Wm . Borrows , who stated that the landlord picked up two shillings ; the mirtress did not take any up . The complainant took all the rest hut one shilling . The landlord did all this him-* &i he had no astlstance . Mr . Maude—A very if / f ??^ 1 ^? % lainant

      ^ ^ v ^^ ^ comp should Jet the landlord throw him down and turn his pockets out . John Hill wasnextexamhied . He saw the landlord throw the complainant down , and the money fall out t » f his pockets , there were 11 s . 6 d . He saw one half-crown and one sixpence * all the rest were shillings . Mr . Maude—Then you re wrong , man ; if there was only one half-crown and one sixpence you can ' t make out theisum . But had the landlord any assistance ? Witness—Y » s ; two men ^ . hold of his ( complainant's ) feet . Mr . Mande- ^ Did the landlady , or mistress , as tou call

      her , pick any money up .- Witness—Yes ; she took up some of it . Mr . Maude—Thelasi witness swears she picked none up—your witnesses have done you more harm than jgood . landlord . Landlord—Thev hare , your worships ; but 111 take care I never have such witnesses again . The defendant was ordered to pay £ 2 . 5 s . Landlord—Your worships will often have the navigators before you if they can get costs for every row they are pleased to kick up in a public house . Mr . Holdsworth—It is to be hoped this case will make the landlords more careful of doing business with them on credit .

      BAKNSLET . Joshtj A Wragg . —Public opinion never fails to enforce its laws when the subject which merits punishment ig rightly understood . The , relief committee negleeted to bring Joshua Wragg to justice for the fraud perpetrated on the poor ; but the people when-left to themselves always shew what should be dwe , when the laws of society are infringed . On Monday last , the effigy of J . Wragg was paraded through the town , and notice given that he would be tried on the May-day Green , and in less than an hour thousands were -collected on the spot to hear what would be said against him . Mr . P . H . was appointed as judge , Mr . J . C . as counsel for the

      prosecution , and tbe meeting as jury . Mr . J . C . stated the case , after which he called a number of witnesses who all deposed to the feet that Wragg gave short weight to the distressed poor . Large rams were offered for counsel to defend the prisoner but none could be foinuL The learned Judge then summed up the evident * very perspicuously to the jury . On calling for the verdict , which was taken by a shew of hands , every hand was held up , and a general cry of "Guilty , " " hang him . " The Jud ge sentenced him to be suspended on a lamppost and burned ; which was done before his own door . The whole of this was carried through without the least

      disturbance . Mr . Wrajrg dosed his shop and attended the Telief committee which was then ntting , and from the appearance of the following placard , which came out the next day , we have reasoB to believe that-the whole affair has been ajmcahly settled , — tl Barnsley , Belief . Committee , ^ totice . Mr . Joshua Wragg having made full restitution to . the relief committee , and also a gratuity in ; aid oilihe funds , for the deficiency that occurred m . the waght of the bread furnished by him to the applicants , the committee . deprecate all popular manifestation of feeling on the subject . All offenders will be -punished ., W . . Carter , chairman Belief Gommittee-rpom , March 19 th . 1838 . "

      Cops ? Hotjse . —David Bedford , of Worsbro' - Commbn , was committed to Wakefield House of Correction , to await his trial for robbing WoRbro ' Hall snd-other places . Thomas Wilkinson charged William , his son , with threatening to stab him . Tbi » case produced a great sensation in court . The old man- appeared deeply affected while-relating to the bench : the conduct * of his son . He said that he had tried every means to get him to follow bis work .

      but to no purpose , until at last he said he could keep him no longer ; if he would not work he should not eat .- Upon thiis the young fiend seized hold of a knife , and swore he would run him through , if he were refused meat . On Sunday last , the old man was under "the necessity of keeping some person in the house with him in consequence of the son'haTing armed himself with a large knife , and repeatedly » ying to the fe'her , ^——x vou , 111 finish vou this fame . ' ' . '

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      ^ HMHttHHAi * ? SociEtY .-: A public : "ineetifig " of the llibernian Society for promoting theV educ ^ oi « the people of all 'denominatixtra j was held in the CottrrHouw oQ / Tuesday evening last , thd : Bevi Kpbert ¦ ¦ YRBan .. ' in theI .-chair .- ' Several B ^ verend eenttemen > ttended , and a warm diseussion topi plaee , in consequence of one of the speaker ^ stating that the Catholics wer ^ taught that to tell a lie was no sin . He said it could be proved from their catechism . Mr . Peter Hoey rose and said , he had been brought up a Catholic , but never saw such a itong in flie catechism . He would feel obliged if the Rev . GentUanan yould show it them . The proof was not-forthcoming , and Peter Rained the point . - -- ¦ ° _

      DBwsBuari _ A Chsap Repast . ^ -Yesterday week , a party of ii T- ** who had attended Dewsbury market , called at a certain respectable inn , in this town , and inquired for something to eat . " Mine host , " ever ready to accommodate his customers , promised to make all speed to satisfy their " longing appetites , " when one of them offered to bet a wager of £ 5 with the obli ging Boniface , that he had not a sufficient quahtiry of cooked meat in the house-to satisfy the whole of the party . The bet was accepted , and again made separately with the rest of the partyand

      , « e money placed in the hands of a stake-holder . The landlord having frequently witnessed the Epicurean performances of these gentlemen at the trencher , " was fully aware of the capacious dimensions of their stomachs , which , on ordinary occasions , were capable of receiving and digesting from two to three pounds of provisions , and placed before them a proportionate quantity of beef , veal , and mutton . The onslaught -immediately commenced , and well did the parties sustain their fame for . gigantic appetites ; but still there remained , when each could eat

      no more , a quantity of " broken fragments . " Never did a Boniface in this world look with such pleasure on the remnants of those " . good creatures" which had descended into the " graves of everything good , " as did our worthy host on this occasion , as he watched one after another lay down his knife , and say he could eat no more . The £ 5 notesyin imagination , were already in his pocket , and hachuckled at the idea . But how deceitful , alas , are human expectations . One of the party started what he called a ,- " technical" objection ( he must have been related to a lawyer ) as to the manner in whioh the wager was laid , which the " stake-holder" and the rest agreed to be good ; and each having received back his five pounds , the party separated highly gratified—but not so the landlord , who had furnished the gralmtous supply .

      TrtADEs' Societies . —On Saturday List , a meeting of tbe hand-loom weavers and others , was held in tbe large room , Stag and Pheasant Ian , Dawgreen , Dewsbury , for the purpose of appointing a committee to get up a fair statement of the earnings , &c , of the band-loom weavers of Dewsburj- , and its neighbourhood , to lay before the Commissioners that are appointed to enquire into the distress of the hand-loan weavers . Also , a Trades' Union was established -at the same time , which is to be called the Dewsbury United Trades' Society . A committee was appointed to manage the business of the society , and to correspond with the Trades'

      Committee of London , that is appointed to conduct the enquiry into Trade Combinations . The next meeting will be held on Tuesday next , March 27 th , .-at the same place , at half-past seven o ' clock in the evening , when matters of great importance will be broughtibefore tbe meeting . A numerous meeting of the working men of different trades in Dewsbury , is expected to assemble to thoroughly establish siich an union ax will check the growing power of capital and tyrants . : Union-walls are high and grand , Union walls if aWy manned , Union walls are nia . de to stand Against the strongest foe .

      Great Radical Meeting a * d Dinjjer , — On Monday last , at a very large meeting of the members and friends of the Dew ^ buiy Radical Association , it was . unanimously resolved to'hold a public meeting on Easter Monday next , for the purpose of petitioning Parliainent for Universal Suffrage , Vote by Ballot , and Annual Parliaments ; also after the meeting is concluded a public dinner will be ; given to FeaTgus O'Connor , Esq ., and other friends to the cause . For particulars see the advertisement , whieh will be found in another part of this paper . It was also unanimously resolved that an

      address , founded upon the following resolution , be presented to Richard Oastler , Esq . : "That this meering highly approring of the conduct . of Richard Outing . ««] : , - an ^ Ws ' Hnpeisfieiai ' iriendaV « dd being fully conviocea that the odfum ^ Cast upon his character on account of the Wakefield Riot , was unjust and unfounded—do hereby return him our mostBincere thanks for the noble manner in which he has advocated the rights-of the poor , and do particularly-jequest his attendance at the dinner which we intend to have on Easter Monday- " On Monday evening next , at half-past « even o ' clock , in the Association Room , bottom of Church-street , a lecture w expected to be delivered by Mr . Joseph Hadfield , of Heckmondwike .

      MIRFIELD , Radical Associ * tion . —On Wednesday evening the 21 st inst ., a ; meeting was held by adjournment at the Xelson Inn , in Mirfield , to take some steps toward the formation of a Radical Association Resolutions have been agreed upon to the following effect .:- " That a Radical Association be formed here on the five great principles , and that such of the persoBS as are desirous of forming such association , thus publicly call-upon their fellow townsmen to come forward and " lend a hand" in endeavouring

      to obtain those privileges which can alone make Britons free ; and when they reflecton the generally backward state of their town with regard to politics , they call upon their fellow-townsmen to come forwards and wipe this foul stain from their character . " Upwards of twenty persons have entered their names to become members . It is expected a discussion will take place next Wednesday evening on Universal Suffrage , and the best method of obtaining it . The association is intended to be formed about Easter . .

      HTJDDERSFIELD . Coroner ' s iNQtrEST . —On Monday last , an inquest was held before G . Dyson , Esq ., coroner , at the Globe Inn , King-street , Huddersfield , on view of the body of Joseph Haigh , Ijing ; dead in the infirmary . It appeared from the evidence that the deceased , who was a labouring man , had his foot trapped by a flag stone -falling on to it , on the 3 rd instant , on which day he was taken-to the Infirmary ; that inflammation , and finally mortification , of the parts took place , of which he died oij Sunday last The jury found a vetdibt iicebrdinglv . ¦ ¦ - ' ... . . :. "¦ ' : ~ ' r ^ 'V -.

      Glee Cltjb . —The last meeting . for ^ season of the Armitage Bridge Glee Club was held on Wednesday the 14 thinst ; atthehoua *^ Mr . David Hehblethwaite , Black Bull Inn , Ardrjage Bridge , when most of the amateur : ; of the neighbourhood were present . The performance was opened by singing " Hark , Apollo ; " the glees and catches sung by Messrs . C . France , W . France , E . Bottomley , and Mrs . Sutcliffe , gained enthusiastic applause . Also the duets sung by Mr . C . France and Mrs . Sotcliffe . Knights of music , and Damon and Clara merited great praise . At the close of the first part of the performance , Mr . J . Pickles displayed his powers of Tentriloquism , by producing two parts at once , without expression , which astonished the whole

      audience . He was encored , and was received with rapturous applause . The second part of the performance was equal to the first , with some additional recitations by Messrs . Holgate ; after which Mr . PickleB came forward , and closed the evening ' s entertainment with the " Mimic Musical Box , " which was received with great applause . The cqrfvivialiry of the evening was carried on with great interest and satisfaction to all present . At the close , mere was a subftantial supper provided by the host , for the performers , of which all partook ; all were satisfied , and separated to their respective homes . Great credit ib due to Mr . Nathan Bradley , for the ' able manner in which he arranged and conducted the performance . - ;

      Election of New Guardians . —On Wednesday evening , a meeting of influential Tories and Kadujals , who . agree in their detestationr of the New Stermtaon Xaw , met at the Boot ; and Shoe Inn , Kuddierefield , jo decide upon the best means of defeating the . Whig Malthusians , and to agree about tne nomination of five gentlemen whom both parties would ; consent to support . After some discussion , it was unanimously agreed thatthe following gentlemen should be put in nomination for the townshipof HuddersfieH , viz .: —Messrs . Stephen Dickinson .

      mwam uook , James Brook , John Moxon , and Joseph Chadwick ,. all , declared opponents of -the abominable law and that energetic measures should be used to secure their election . The Conservatiye and Whig coalition , ' announced in last week's JttercMry , is all humbug ; the influential Tom when applied tobj the . Whigs , said he would haveVotbing to do with ^ hem or the Poor Law . We understand that the Whigs : have manifested symptoms of a desire to divide the Guardians with the Radicals ^ instead of contesting the matter ; but have beea very properly and contemptuously repulsed . - : " ¦ . '

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      ^^^^^ W ^ pW 15 ^ an inquest neatHuddersfleld ^ beior e : ^ OJyio ^ E ^ corone r was founddead ihatmorj ^ p ? pt |^ n ^ e piemises o f =-Messr # . Statkeyf ; Bi ^ er »;^ Xongfoyd Bridget ^ enlict ^^ Dled b ^ the yMtatioiixif God . " ^^ P ooh ? IiAwr - Mfi ^ ti-Hf ^ Mt' 'T . bcKwopt > . "" Jfi ^ ttej evtohig last , a \ wiblic meeting waa heldm the large room at the Bfue . ^ ell Inn , tpclu wood ^ to tsdect a ^ tiand proper tersott ' atf Guardian { 0 l ^ Mi ^^ k ' ; Mi- % > hua Goddard , in ihe

      speakers all of whom , li ^ gectflppft ihe - meejBng the necessity , of eleqtipg only such Quardians as were opposed to the New poor ^ Law Act , which sugges « tions were enausiastically receiiredv by , the crowded ^ -m V ^^^ motion ofMf 3 radley ^ sec 6 nded 5 ? -wm , ? ' ** was unaniinousiy agreed toi nominate Mr WiUiam ; Stocks , jun ., and in case of any opposition to support him by thei ^ votes and influence : and . the more effeftoaUy to promote the views and wishes of the ^ mtsbling-- . a ^ coniriuttee of twenty-one f ° " ^ ft ^^ : ' # ointed ; t 6 / organise ^ the . whole township so as tb ; be able / to counteract the great influence of several WhigMaUhusuin manufacturwg Nabobs ^ o have lately sprung up in the neighbourhood . We wish the good people of Lockwood success . . . - '¦¦ . .: ; ¦ ' : ' \ :. ¦'¦ .: ¦ ¦ .: ¦• • . ¦¦' . •* ¦' ' •• • ' •; ¦ : ¦ '¦ . : '¦ -,, ¦

      V ; ¦ ,. '¦ . ; : ' ;; ¦ ' V ; , BEADFORD . - ' - ¦¦ - > - ; > :. - ; Court HQ y SE .- -EMBEZZLtiHENT ^ A worsted : weaver , n ^ ed ^ faonias Smithies , ; was charged , on Monday , by John ^ rookywth having embezzled a number of hanks of worsted weft , andwith having cut the ^ piece ; into whiph . heought to bave woveh them three yards shorter than the regular length thus making it unsaleable . One hundred and eighty hanks ^ had been given to SmitMesj to be put in the piece in question , and he hadonly put in 131 hanks , or 14 picks to a quarter of ah inch , allowing , therefore ^ 19 hanks for j ^ aate , which was a great deal more than the-usual allowance , there would still be 20 , hanks missing . These iacts : were verified by Mr . John Anderton , and the prisoner was nnnvietad

      in the penalty of ! £ 20 . ois default of payment of which he was committed' to Wakefield House of Correctioa for ore month ; ; ' •" .. ¦

      Non-ejpfica € V \ qt PiiNisHii ^ NT . —Mary Boocock , a P ^ or degraded wretch , to whom vice seems tc ^ haye iost all its hideoubness , was charged with being dmnk and disorderly in the streets at an early hour on Sunday moming . V : Tne charge being- gone into and proved , the bench conunitted ^^ her for ttree months , accompanying the ¦ : award with a ( juitable admonition . How far it is likely that the punishment will conduce to reform the indi ^ dual may be judged of by the fact , that this is . her fourth

      comlniltalstnce August last , sheshaving spent five out of the last seven months in the House of Correction . In August she vm ' [' committed for u ' month , in October for umvnthy m December f&r three months , and now again for three > months ! Are there really nobetter means than these of reclaiming bur fellow . ¦ beings from-. " vice ? . ¦'• ¦ ¦ ' .-. . ' , " ' : OrATORio , —An oratorio is intended to be given soon in the parish : churchy the profits to go to the infirmary . '• - ... . ,.: ; ¦¦ ,: . - ; ¦ "¦ ' - .. " : ¦ Donation to the lN ? iR « TARy . 4- T . Gv Clayton , Esq ., of Bierky , has just given twenty guineas to the Infirmary . :

      A Swingeing Poor ' s Rate . —The greatest dissatisfaction is evinced by all classes , whether amount of the poor ' s rate lately laid . It is double the amount of former years ., In a contemppraiy print , a solution has been oflered , why it is , so large , by stating that there is a ; great balance against the Overseers , which , according to the regulations of the . New Law must be made np . We have made inquiry as to this , and are informed ; that this is not the reason . ; The : salaries pf Union Clerks , Recistra r ^ , Assistant Overseers , Relieving Officers , Aud itors , the expenses of valuations of townships , the jobs of Contractors of all aescriptions , the costs ol removals , ( which have ; been quintuple this last bait year , on account of the operation- of this law . ) snfiicien tly account for the increase of the poors ' rate under the New > Lam The people of Bradford may rest satisfied , whether opponents or not to the I oor Law that its cumbrous and manifotd jnacWnery will require hogsheaus ^ of o // to keep it in tune . ¦

      Fire at Mrl Coates , Druggist : — On Wednesday morning , upon Mr . Coatesentering his shop , about six o ' clock , be found ; it filled with sinoke which burst into a flame upon the ^ oor being Opened . Vivifr properexeftipnsJibe : fire was put ou ^ in a >« iut ^ " ^^ ~ : « B ftenis ^ to l ^^ iriated nj ^ theabop fire plate ) some ^ aShes Having ;^ ^ bog h- an imperfect on in the flue ,, set fire ^ to . a beam end . the shop , which had been recently beautifully fitted up , i ^ very much damaged ^ and a great quantity of drUire qui te . destroyed . It was lucky the fire was discovered so m *** there was a quantity of oil arid other cohi-Wistible materials on the premises . e r N EX ° KaA N & intended ;¦ to be ferected ; in &alem Chapel , a subscri ption for that purpose Having been commenced . ,

      ^ The Dead Alive Aoain . —The overlooker in the employ of the Messrs . Garnett , who it was stated in ourlast was missing , had'it seems , taken into his head to set . off to WOpl ^ icb v and enlist ; hmfriends have since been apprized by letter from him , of the fact . ' 1 Methodist < New CoNNEiCTicjN .- ^ Tne first stone of the intended chapel is to belaid on Tuesday next , by Mr . Henry Forbes . ¦ ^ . t INQUEST .--On Tuesday last , ah inquest wss held at the . Court House , on the body of 3 ohn Sinclair , aged 91 ^ whose death happened under the followmgcircumstances . He ; had beenfor soihe time past ^ thout aay fixed home haying obtained leave of dmerent person 3 who knew him to sit by their fireaides . At two o ' clock on the nigbt of the Saturday previous to Msdeath , he called up a person near to whom he had some years ago for a longtime resided .

      ana asKea to sit by the fireside . On the Sunday esetung , he oaHed in at another neighbour ^ close b > -who madeaome-tea , and perceiving a great alterat ° ? « « W 0 T 8 e in his loots » sh ? se ! nt for Mr-John Hill , who lives near , and he procured him to be taken to the Court-House , where he was offered comfortable food which he refused , and was allowed to sit by the -fire till hear nine ocldck , and then put to bed . On going to him next morning , he was found quite dead . ; the old man had been intHe receipt of , 2 s . 6 d , a-week from the township of ThomtQB , « iear Skiptoh ,, of which he was a native ^ T ^ v 'V ^ om ^ broih ^ residing at or near Thiwk . He had 10 s . in bis : pockets When take n to fc : ^ f ™? ' ^ ^ . in ^ the hands ofMr- T . m ^^ fmmj ss ^ W ^^^ mmm

      1 aSonIct # ' w " ^ " ! Factories' Reguffi $ pm : i& £ > %££% the Inspector on receiving it , that a figure bad been subsequently ; erased ana ' another put in i £ gS&Sfef H ^ i PP ^ two ye ^ iolder than she really was . The forgery : havim ? been proved naa induced her to do this , being desirous of bbtaih-^ as ^ y comfort for thelruily S ^ coS J , he Court sentenced her to be imprisoned till its with , the penalty of the law . namely , two inonrt ^

      , imprisonment in the 'House : ofi Correcti 6 n ; " : every rutures ^ laron ^ nce . -ThenextchargeWaSS £ ^ Wl # MesSS unde ^ SSf 01111 PlUi ^ ^^ nglii ^ aughter , under ^ thirteen year * , without a school certificate ! 5 ! v worted , with * r &ther , who was therefore S ^ ' » f ylolation ' of the ^ w wWch . he wa ^ comtoittin ^ t > , ned ^ expenses , : 13 s . The SF ^ r *^ TT 6 * & .. && ¦' && : expenses , 18 s . 6 d . —Charles . Craven , ; the ^ parish ^ erk was a ^ r ^ i !^ ^ ^ wS ^ SSwTiJ ^ ^ 1 {! f ? 5 d to % ; cu ^ te ^ . the Rev . ; J * c 2 S « t - .- ? % : &m ° f the icerteokte , ; and Cravens ( handwriting having , been proved he was asked what he had ^ o saylhi drfen ^ hen ^ at l ^^ W ^**™ to be ^ pSS ^ he had donext ^ fhout anjr knowled ge of there feng anyxnminality ifl the ^^ ct , having ^ eeii asked bTSe tae dat ^ t at which she said the iihild waj » 'Wn Court" M ^ P ^ % » e ^ ofS t ^ ourt , saying he hadvrio interest : in ; iWn ^ -f . o ^ j

      SsS **«* . ;** ias £ ^^ mm ^ ms ilSS ^^ s SdSn ^ l * ^ 1 ^ " ^ bail to appear when caned upon ^ within three months . : Th " e * ca 8 fr of the ^^^^ mm ^ m ^^ m

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      ^ S ^^^ *^ intheBeck . —the committed recently ^ pointed ^ to inquire for a remedy ^ -the J ^ s . ^ ve re ^ rted thBit there is * o btiierineans of ^ forcingjthe rights of ^ the town ^ than by actions ^ t * p ^ ? 2 the parties ;^ ho ; h ^ p ^ ed ^ e ' : tlEbT ^ TRis on ^ to ^ unoNy ^ Mr . Greenbank is expected to deliver a ; course of lectures on this sdbject in Bradford very soon . ; : ; > ; ¦; . ¦ ' ¦ ¦' rFi ^ TiNa the WATCH .-Luke Morris and Samuel Laycdok bothjofBradford , were ^ ronght up at the Ccsurt Houae on Monday , for assaulting the ifafch , and rescuing prisoners . The former was fined £ 1 , expenses , 8 s . 6 d ., arid the latter 10 s .. expenses 8 * . ; € d . -- ¦¦ ¦ " \ : ' ; - ' " :: ' - \ - ' ¦¦¦< ¦ ^^ - y - , / . :- :

      - A Lecture on the Passions is about to be delivered by ^ the Rev . R . W . ; Hajnilton , for ¦ the benefit of the Mechanics' Ihstitution Building Fund .. ;; . / . ¦ . ¦ ,. :. - . ;• . ¦ ¦ : . .: ' ¦ . v ; ; ' . -: . ; : ' - ¦ : ; ¦ ¦ ¦ . ; . ' -v ¦; . ; . Caution to Shopkeepers . —It is a common practice with the drapers , &c . of this town to allow whenever the weather permite , bales of goods to lie on thecauseway in front of their shops ^ where they are either unpacked , or at night reriioved into their shops or warehouses ; During the last fortnight three or four robberies have been committed by cutting open the bales and abstracting / goods therefrom ^ or taking advantage of the momentary absence of in

      ^ individuals ; engaged unpacking , have made off with part of the contents . The thieyes haye hitherto escaped detection , and consequently increase mildness . We subfoin sonieof the cases of the robberies which have occurred . A bale of ticks and sbripe-beddings , lying in the front '; of the shop of Messrs . C ; and T . Dixon , drapers , Market-street , on Thursday evening week , about eight o'clock , was cut open , and a piece of wide stripe bedding taken therefcom , in lengthj 584 yards ., It appears that the tniet or thieves had placed the bedding in the passage near to the warehouse door , as a neighbour who was coming down the passage saw the piece lying therebut

      , . supposing the young inen were takirig the goods into , the warehouse , he passed on without Buai . piciori . On the same evening a bale of hosiery ; lying at the front of Mr . Frazar's shop in Iyegate , Was cut open ) and several dozens of stockings were abstracted therefrom . And oh the Tuesday evening previous apiece of damask of about twenty yards , at 2 s . 6 d . a yard , was stolen from the warehouse of Mr . Simpson , in Market-street , during the momentary absence of the shopman . It appears Very evident that a set of thieves are at present lurking about the town ; but we sincerely hope that the police will'be enabled to break in upon them , and bring them to justice .

      ; New Church at Buttershaw , near Brad-FORD .--The foundation-stone of an intended new church at Butterehaw , was laid on Thutsday last , the 15 th instant , by Charles Hardy , Esq ., in the presence of a large concourse of spectators , who had assembled on the occasion . A bottle containing some silver coins of William IV .., and some account of the transactions of the occasion , was deposited in a cavity in the lower stone , upon which a brass plate was laid , containing the following inscription : — " This First Stone of a Church , to be called bt ^ Paul ' s Church , was laid upon the Fifteenth day of Wtarph , in the Year of our Lord , 1838 . and in the

      a irst Year of Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria , Queen of the United ; Kingdom of Great Britain and : Ireland , by Charles Hardy , Esq . of Qdsal , the second son of John Hardyj Esq of Portlandrplace , London , the Founder , to the honour of the Most \ High God , for the advancement of the Church of Christ , arid for the Salvation of Mankind . —Walker Rawstorne , Architect . " The ceremony of laying the stone being finished , Mr ; Hardy deliveTed a suitable ; address . The / services were concluded by Mr . Faweett , who pronounced the benedictiori .

      the Dram Shop N u isANCE- ^ Previoua to the termination of buainess on Monday , M . thompson , Esq ., tead va letter in court , which had been transmitted through the Post-office , addressed to him at the Court-house , in his official capacity as magistrate . Thei hand-writing of the letter is beautiful , but glaringly deficient in grammar , orthography , and punctuation , as though intentional for disguise . It complained that the old licensed piiblie-hooses are forming dram-shops , which were the regular resort of the vilest characters wHicb : infest the town and

      particularly pointed ; but the names of some of these places . Alter the letter had ; been ready ¦ the ina | istrates , individually , expressed thei r determination to adopt such measures as shall efiFectually put ti stop to the nuisance which the letter complained of ; This was not the first time that such a complaint had been made to the bench , and , ' as the ihagistrates were fully convinced that the complaints were wellioianded , the parties might depend upon it that every information brought ; before the bench should have its full effect / at " the next Brewster Sessions . i

      RICHMOND . the North Riding Yeomanry Cavalry , commanded by Major Hartley , mustered at Richmond , on Thursday last , and ¦' . delivered up their ; arms and accoutrements , in compliance , with a notice ; from Government , that their services would in future be dispensed with .

      HULL . The Victoria Steam Ship . ——On Monday night , Mr . ; Cartter and ; a jury assembled at the Mitre Tavern , in Greenwich , to investigate the circumstances attending the death of Williani Thompson , Robert Brock , and Thomas Walker , who were killed by the explosion of a steam boiler ori board the new Hull steam ship , the Victorin , on Friday week . The evidence adduced tended to show that the accident arose from the want of a sufli ' cierit quantity of water in the boilers ; but the jury riot being satisfied , an adjournment took place until next week , that some scientific person may examine the vessel , and the engineer , Allen , who is now m the Dreadnought hospital ship , maybe produced asavfitness .

      vvoRkiNG Men ' s Association .----a public meeting of the Hull Working Men ' s Association was holden in the Freemason ' s Hall , oh Mpriday eye ' ning ,- Mr . Wilson in the chair : The meeting was ably addressed by Messrs . Pawson , Peck Luiidy , Pitkethley , from Huddersfield , and others ! A vote of thanks was unanimously carried to Mr . J . L . Smith , for his valuable present of books , arid the meeting separated highly gratified with the proceedings of . the evening ., : H y tL PoticE , ¦ Wednesday , — A Hard Case . —Michael Jacobs , a Jewappeared to answer a

      , charge , preferred by Dr . Johhston i undev the Pawnbrokers' Act , for unlawfully disposing of a ladder paste tin , &c , his property , the facts , as they appeared in evidence , were ' as- follows : —Jacobs w ^ s employed some time since , as a bill poster , by Johnston , at ten shillings per week , which he paid him by daily instalments , for the use of his family . Defendant was applied toby some gentlemen connected with the theatre to post some bills for them and had Mrv Johnston ' s permission to do so , as was proved by his allowing him the use of the ladder ¦¦

      « c . <; u rom some caprice , however , he changed his mmd , and , to thepoor fellow ' s utter-astonishraent sent his day ' s wages , and paid him off . Jacobs conceived that he ^ as entitled to his full week ' s pay ^ - and summoned Johnston for the . 'bai ah . ee' but the case was dismissed , and he sold the things in his possession , having ^ pfferedtheih to the owner for fovir shillings , and receiving for answer that he might sell them , or do witht them as he pleased this latter fact was sworn to by a ^ son / of the de ' fendant , and was : the only part of the evidence denied ^ y . the complainant . Their worships ad-11 * f

      „ ?> ' Accident on the HuaiBER .- ^ On Fnday . inQrning ; sennight- four : persona in a boat , proceeded from the pier to board ; a steamer named the Yatiguard , lying in the roads ; by some means thepaddles were set going while the boat was alongside , mvconsequence of which'it , was upset ; and the whole party-: immersed in the water . One of them , - -a' young many' named William Suhnian , ¦ ^ porter , ltt MesSifs ; jJacque ? arid Cb / s ale arid porter cellars , Huraber-street , was drowned . ' ' ¦ "

      ; Su < lcii ) Eir—Capt . De Jonge , the master of a foreign vessel called flre pian < t , cut his . throat , on iThursdaynight , inStaltfngborough roads , and died innrie ^ iately ^ afterwardB ^ The vessel was lying at irichory but hudla pilot / oh ^ board , who was sitting 'in the cabin with the captain after the night watch had been set . The latter requested him to go oa deck : ; ahcTas he- vfas in thie act of doipgsb , ^ nd before ¦ he . had ; got three / steps up ; the ; epibpanion ladder , ' ,. he turnedi his , head ^ . round , : and ; perceivecl Captain Jpnge ' draw something across his . face or throat , which wa 8 instently'foUowed by the gushing of blood ; The pilot hastened tot him as he fell aridheheard him exclaim , ^ iTh ere , itisfiriished . ' ' Thevwindpipe ; was cut completely : throueh . An

      inquest :. wa ? held upon the / body yesterday week , at thelGng ' s Cpfiee House , - High-street , Hull ; be , fore / Mi ^ T . h qrney ^ corpner ^ arid a respectable jury , when , after ; si ^ carefii ^ inyestigation into all the circumstancea , a vefdic 6 of ' " Temporary Insanity " Was returixedr / ; ; ^ / / : ¦¦" . ¦/¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' / . - - ¦ :- ' ¦'

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      CLfiyERfFEAT ^ bnJTu esday w ^ of Barmby-on-the-Marsh ^^^^ Bear ^ Howden , / miller , was . .. oiiit with / his mare ^^ and / cari ,, having left them % ^< a : 8 hort , t 3 me ,. he : was surprised to observe ^ oiuhis return , " that the mare" ha * plunged ' into the rrVer witii the cart ; he immediately pnlled off his-coat and ^ aistcoat , and put his knife in his mouth and ^ amfette'op ^ osite side of ^ the rivet , and When h& reaehe ^ ^ inare , ; he attempted to / cut the neck-^ xap ^ but not beiugjable to Mcomglish it , he put g e reins in hismouth and drew the Inare back out s ^ Lor ^ v- ^ ; tbe ^^ * ^ m ^ A ? m ' ; ^ t feaT were entertained that he would pensh m the attempt . = 77 :

      HULL ELECTION PETTITfONi ^ ^ The cominittee met at the usual hour on fciesdaV Sir George Strickland in the chair . ^ \ T ^ J * Counsel for the sitting member iinrieachVrl ' 'ih * vote of Wiffiam Holmes , for having Sle ^ leSl apanper . / ¦¦ /// .: / . /¦ / , ; : : ' / . ; . . ; . ' -: ' - - ' - . . '¦ - '*¦' ^ ? John Moxw , relieving officer , deposed that the voter had relief administered to him on the 20 th of 1836 ; and continued to receiye it until the 7 th of December of the same year . / // , ; ; /; Holmes was then called in and examinedand he

      , , admitted that relief was given to Mm , as wasstated by the ¦ previous witness : upon which The Committee dedded on . ^ Krig off the vote ; The votes of Robert draham and John Norflt were pext / impeached under the ^ class of objections of the last named voter ; and , similar testimony haying been given , and the voters themselves admitting the receipt of relief , / . / ; ' ¦ The Chairman directed that the votes should be struckoffi . ¦ .. - ¦ . . ,- ¦ ¦ ¦ - ; .- . -. . -v

      Mr . j R uston , counsel for the petitioners , here requested permission frdin the committee to adjourn for a shorttime , to enable the parties to communi-i 9 * e with each other , as it was Ukely that if the * inaulgence were granted it might facilitate their labours . •¦/• . ' . ; - ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦¦¦; .- ; v - . . .-:: /• : . / ..- . . .:. ¦ - ¦/ ' / '' - - . : ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ The conimittee then agreed to an adjournment Until two o clock ; and desoed thattheparties should hem punctual attendance at that hour . ; . Afctwo . o ' clock , the committee were again called ^ over , and counsel and agents beings in attendance . - , -Mfi Him , addressed the committee , regretting that no arrangement could be made , and that they must proceed to to fetch

      now lry up the time lost in the negociation . / . The vote of John ' Hodson , mariner 5 aireerhan of the borough , was then impeached for having had parochial relief administered . - ' to him . ¦ _ John Moxon , the relievirig officer , deposed that Hodson had been relieved on the 1 st of February , 1837 , and subsequently on the 31 at of Mayin the ^ same year . ¦ / .. V ¦ .. (¦ ¦¦ [~ :, ¦/;/¦ ¦ ¦ " ..- ; . /" ¦ . Hodgsoni was then examined ^ and after being informed by the Chairman that he was not required to state any fact that would invalidate his vote , deposed that he had been relieyed by the parish and had voted for the "¦ sitting member . the vote was ordered to be struck off . / / / :

      . . 1 he votes of William Jackson , mariner ;; Samuel Walter , ; painter ; and William Bayley ; mariner , were struck off on the testimony of the relievine Officer .. " .: . -, /"" - - ; /; /¦ : . ' - - " - ¦ - . // ; . ¦ ; '" . ' -v ' , .. •; , " . / . / \ V - ' the next vote impeached was that of John Newmarchi ¦ : . - ¦ .. ; . //¦' ; - . - ' .. " . - ; . " ¦' ¦ - ¦ : '¦ ¦ ¦/ , / ¦ : " - / . '•' /• :: Mr .-MoxoiTy the felierag officer knew the voter ^ ¦ who died in October last , and subsequent to the election , he was a resident in ; the poor-house at Hull ,: and had received parish support . In' a conversation be had with Newmarch , he told him he had YOtedforthe sitting member . ¦ -

      . " " Several other witnesses were examined aa to the lndentification of : the , voter , an 4 the committee ordered ; the vote to be struct off . / / ' - ¦ \ The next vote jnipeached was that of Robert \ Ounf , carpenter , ysrho had £ 4 lent to him by the parish . ; : / .: ; -.. . ¦ ¦ ¦ -.. -: ;/^" . / : //\ -u : ;/// - .: ¦ ¦ . / . .- '¦"¦/ . ¦¦ , - ¦ : ' . ¦ '¦' / Several witnesses were examined , and counsel was addressing the cominittee , when the Speaker was announced to be at prayers , that an adjprirn " nieiit took place until to-morrow at eleven o ' clock

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      Concealment of a CHitp near Masham . —6 ri Satnrday last , as a person of the name of John Stockdale , from Ellingstring , near Masham , was going _ between thiat pba . ee and Healey , a neighbouring village , rbe obsen ^ d something in the hedge on the road side , which attracted his attention ,-and , upon examination / proyed to be the bpdy of a female child , which he immediately took to a neighbouringfarm house ; The "body , when found , was carelessly wrapped up in a clothi-and appeared to have been riot long born . The lungs were-i nflated , the chest ample and arched , and the body wasih every respect natural and ioerfect . and an iiideuftnilpnt : oin > nln * nn

      appeared fy have t | iken place in it after birth . 1 here ; were nd marks of iiolence upon the body , except a few small wounds in the fleshy parts , which are supposed to have been inflicted after death b * vermin . On Monday , an inquest was held upon the body , by Win . / Dmsdale , Eisq ., coroner , and a fespectable jury , who , after hearing the evidence of Stockdale , and of Wm . Dalgliesf , Esq ., M . D . ; of Masham , as to flie appearaace of the fetly ; came to the yerdictthat " Th « body was : found concealed . " We ^ a re sorry to say that no clue has yet been found to leiad to the discovery of the perpetrator of so atrocious a deed ,: and so repugnant to the best feelinffs of human nature .

      , LoNGEvm \ T ^ rhere now living , in the pleasant Village of Lofthonse and its vicinity , near Guisbroneh » . in tlie : NorthwRi ( ling , six brothers * of the name " of Adamson , whose nnited ag ^ s anaount to 450 years , asi will appear from the following statement>—lhoinas , 85 , Joseph , 78 , Robert , 75 , William , 72 v Ueorge and Luke , ( twin brothers ) 70 years each ! - Wiltiamj who is by : trade a . "joiner ,- and has wrought \ n th a * capacity , in the . employ . of Messrs . Raker anoV Jackson , at the Bowlby Alum Works , a distance of three miles from Lbftnouse , wMch he has travelled ^ daily to and fro for the last 44 years , making the number of miles travelled by him-82 , ^ they are all freeholders , and at the great contested election , m 1807 , each . , voted a plumper for Lord Milton , the present Earl Fitzwilliam , and they have ever sinceuniformly voted for the liberal candidates .

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      / STOCKPORT . . Distressing CincuMSTANCE .- ^ A girl of thenariie ot Leah Ogden , fifteen years of age , rather tall , light complexioh and whife looking , , was dismissed from n £ r . * nnknown to her parents , on the sixth ot April last , for lighting the gas with some waste bhe Aye nt . away from the place , and has not since been heard of : hundreds of miles have been travelled in search of her , but hitherto ; all in vain . Her disconsolate fiiends have offered a reward of two pounds to . any person who will inform them where she is . She ^ cau weave at power looms or mind throstles . ^ The ; father ' s name is James Ogden , Dresser , Daw Bank ; Stockport . vgaen ,

      - j " :.: v ROCHDALE . ¦ .: / - " - ¦ t Robbery .--Gh IMfonday afternoon , about tWo ^ o clock , Mr . Darney , butcher , : of Hey \ V 6 od , had occasion toleave his shop for a shorttime , no one being in the house he locked the door , but left the shop window , open ; at his return he discovWed the house had been robbed of money ; to the amount of niore than fwentj- ; pounds from- ' a drawer in the house and a box up stairs . After making enquiry he was intornied that three beggars had been seen lurking about . By ^ the information he got j he believed the young urchins came from Koehdale , which proved correct , for . on thefpllpwing morning he went to Kpchdale , a |[ d found one of the culprits , alad about eleven years of age , had disclosed to the Dolice an

      account of thejobbery ; he had got sixshillings given him of the money , by the oldest lads , who fled towards pldham with the other money . He stated that they had taken six silver spoons , but Had throvrnthem ^ pwn a privy on their way to Koehdale . On luesday the delinquerits were apprehended at Ashtori , withfourteen poutids of the money in ' their possession . SuiciDfe—On Saturday last , Joseph ITnsworth , of Sparth , in this Borough ,. was found hung in an out part of his hous < 2 . the ; deceased was a . butcher , possessed of some property , and past the meridian of life '• ¦; he always was of sedate habits . What causedthe commission of the act of suicide , is unknown . A ; Cqroner / s Inquest brought in a verdict of ¦" - . Insariity ' ; . - ' ' - - •¦ - . '" ' ¦• : ' ... ' . ' ¦ - ¦ ¦ ' •/¦ ' /• - / . /¦; / "/ \ : ' - " ¦ : ¦ ¦ '¦ ' , / .

      A to ? ER —Died , ; on : Friday last , a man of the ,-i name of ^ oU , . a ^ naUve , plthis . town ; such ^ as his ^ predilection for ale , that he ^ expired with a quart of ' his -iaypunte beverage by his side ; crily a few daysprevious he set out ; to attend a funeral at-about three - miles _ distance , ; whenlie ineta boy of whom'he asked- ^ Sf ^? f- the ^ nextalebouse ? andbeiauseit ^' was . fartiier than he'judgedyhe turnedback to par- ^ takepf his ^ favou rite / becatiseit was nearer him than what was before , and actually / missed thefurieral . , ; „ ^ AND-Lpq ^ CpMJli ^ iONv ^ The Harid ' -Lopin ' : ' r-Lomroittefj - f RpohjiJale haye written to the Commissioners , now in Manchester , to kri ow if any allowance : will be granted to witnesses upon the inquiry , ani

      nave got an answer ^^^ frprii Tt . Muggeridge , that they have written , tb the Secretary of State onthesubjedt ^;/ but arc *[ pot allowed to :. payany ^ thing on that accpurit . * The C 6 riimittee . Bave ^ iriceSvrij ^ ¦ Xjrillonf and WaWey ^ requestrag ^ ffiemt to bring the / subject before the House , or some ^ th ^ qiiarierw : " . Petty SEssi ^^ . 9 rQejMpD ^ j ^ hn . j | u ^^ ^ fined in ten shilUngiandajs ^^ fe ri ^ g iihisicart ^ --without reins . He ' - had . y ^^ on previou 8 f occasionWoeW *^ I *^^ fined for a sunilar oSeiice :: MAndther > Mrijtt ££ s& Z ?^\ : f ined five shilhngs > and oo ^ te ^ u ^ ateSfo : Sh ^^ j ^ 9 ^^ ¦ ft ?^ ^ -f ofBHin 8 " W ^ il hunE ^ W ®^^!^ which ^ f m ^ openjrig / in ^/ short ^^ m ^ mm propogatipn of tiieiriqctnnes , ^ as there arS ^ i ^^^ S are udttnrers / of % principles : ofair . Owen ^^ MdlSSS ^ : ' - " L V ; / : /¦ ¦ ; . ; ¦ / ¦ ;;/¦¦ : : ¦ ;;];// : ¦ . ; . /¦' . ¦ : ; .- ;•/ :. h " ¦//¦ :. / - ¦ ¦; ¦ / . ¦ , // . K 7 M 3 l ! XHai * , r

      Lancashire News

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 24, 1838, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct998/page/5/