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){ y FRrESDS , —It -w sB my intention to have repjiiied silent , until the Teneewice of Mr . Thob . shill j ^ d taken its fall swing . Justice t& yoo utd to myself jotr demands that I should gpeek . I am -weary of the # ift dvlay ¦ , I am no longer content , ' silently , to be jade the sport of aristocratic tyratny , by " which I hare ^ gesi driven from my home , separated from my friends , fcsa ished from a people -who tie the delight of my jj ^ rt . and deprived of the dearest birthright of an ^ a ^ lishniaii . a Jury of my nfeighbonia . If Mr . Tho&x-B ii . l hid alio-wel justice to take its
re--olar worse , the dispute befwesn him and BiTEeli . -s-oaid haTe been decided at York , by % Jury of Yirishiresien , so long since , as last March . g £ mi afraid to trust his causs in their hands , and , ( OSSHjTi eEt ] y , by means which I shail hertiftrr describe , ( fjr 1 bave now det-crmined to tell jo-i all 1 tno-w about ^ yssffdr- ; :, e caused " the venue . " tas they call it i to bela'd ia London ; and , -when 1 applied to haveii jeruved to Yorl ^ hire : because the -whole saiise of jc ^ on . -if tLere -were any s-neh cause , ) had takea place jn Yorkshire ; to attor / . ey tooi an oath , before an Eazllsh Jud-e , that , in Yorkshire , Hr . ThomLilJ
etmld nut haTe a fair trial ! It is therefore fit . ing that ^ aS ' jejiSleAtn of Yorkshire tniw tl . is ;—1 xac- ^ nthat ; jaii of YortBli ' Jtmen from -which Sjree-al Junes are ; { j ^ sea—jeat ' emen of the rani of Mt . Thornbiii their ! 4 radueer- In-Jnetlmo , I will give you a copy of that ccth ; j jgV-Ti le it remembered , by a Welsh attorney , aperft-ct ; Itntrcer in Yorkshire , reiident in Finsbury Cirrus , j Lon&oa 1 1 n . Ter- heard thit he had Kt his foot in my satire county ; if he had di > ne so dry-in ; the last twenty rears , see . ng that he -was Mr . Thornhiii ' s kvr agent , I Jfcini thai I should haTe known . This man , however , fi d swear—for the purpose of depriving aw of my jjiBTHBJGHT , a Yoriushire 3 fljp-ti 5 |; . > ££ 55 » ora £ ill ias f £ e lands
g ^ oJ ^ Mrtte justice it orsidij ^ Jtajr . ^ e r belisjrcd by the Judge ; and thus , fcy thVfoalbsfc dander on the gentlemen of Yorkshire , was I cheated j eat of my m-LSiUidio ^ td RIGHT . The consequence has been dclaj an-i expense "without ' eod . You tn ^ -sv that 3 dr . Thjrnhiil is v ^ ry ricli , and t hat I am po-T indeed : I hare b * en forced t « this ex- i pense , no donbt -vrith the rain hope of driving me , - on Lceonnt cf my poverty , to accept dishonourable Ver-us .
li is a sinirjdir fact , -well -worthy of notice , that on < # 0 £ ocf&skin tlie Record" Tra 3 -withdrawn by Mr . Tfcorahili ' s attorney , the same at tore ey -who forc-i-d the jt ^ se to London because , forsooth , a YorksJiire -witness ; Uii Mr . Tborahi . l -was too ill to travel so far as London . Thus , you s ^ -e , -sraen i : suits Mr . Thorahill * s purpose , he ' svails hxn > e : f of the help of York . ? hiremen—though ' te dar- no : tro-a a Yorkshire j ^ ry . I know that many ' ti you h ^ Tc bf-er : Ttry anxious about this trial—that * cane of you lave thought me unkind , because I was so i
leng abs-. ni , so i _ ug silent , ily reason for both -w ^ s , I dtteraancd eo to conduci myself , that maliimity itself ' Arcld no : be ablr ; to charge me -with endeaTourinj to ' int-jfrre -srlti shi coarse of la-w iuot of j ;; sli& . - ; -which ' . tzj inTtUrate ptrs-: cutor _ had thought pix-ptr to adopt 1-therefore contented myself -with rebattinsthe charges ¦ which die WLig Ministers and the Whig press thought prc-jwr to disgrace khemstlres by making against me , pend icgtht legal j . roceedings . These eiiarges were , I believe , made for the &o : e purpose o ! preju iking the London jury tgainst me b ; iore the uiaL Patience , however , has iis lis ^ u .
The cirevmstanov : -which ha % at last forced me to gWe yoa a faithful and minute account of the -whole pr ^ - cc&iings , is ' . he fact that , I am informed , the Leeds ; Jfercery—that sialynant lying paper— : ias been made the Tebicle of conveying a f-3 se report of the settle- iceat of thU trial ; for "what siotiTe , or at what price , ' I ¦ will not even arsempt to guess . ; I iTn told tint the falsehood has gone the round of file press , and has obtained universal credence . ! 1 have n-jt seen it myself in any paper—1 haTe heard c £ it nvm many quarters . At ! ast , a friend has cu t the ; prajraph out . and sent i % to me . The article to -wLkh I alinde , is as foilc-ws : — ! - TuorrJiiii t . UasUcr . —It is nnder ? tood that this ' action , VrJBg ' ut tn by \' r . Thornhin , cf Fixby Hull , i af&ia » : his discharged steward , Jtr . Uichard O ^ stler , far thi recvTerj of a cjadderable snm of money and * ha books beiaasra . i to the stew < rdBhip . h-ia - been • ummuinisBQ . Mg-Q-ntlw y ^ ay wp t *» bool » j vhicn he Lad cirrlei off , tni Mr . Thorniiill remitting fee drfal . - ; It docs 23 . reqiiire much disc * rnmenV to disco-rer " that an c = eu 3 . - xia ^ d'Jie this . " The -whole thing is l ta iETcniiji—ior Trim purpose I -will leave you to i jsjdge . 1 l
The reading of the a . ove satisfied me , that r ; iene « on By part , -woalu cow become a crime I haTe consefnesfly dcKnninvd Hut 1 yil ] , in a series of Inters Vj yoa , kt cjcna-yraen , explain the -whole of tMi mysterkfUS trinsaciion . Ptrhsrvs 1 Bhal . b .- tedious—your sense of juaties -will oniss ffitr—j oa kt&w that I siiall only tdl the truth . I -thill be abi-j \ o en-ighten the narratiTe -with many Yorkshire aneciotes about men and things of moment . I thill , I ia set ? , E ^ Ve it interestinff , by certain iezicTz -rhics it -will be my duty to insert , by -way of explaining matters , wifa rtspeu U > my conduct , -which
air -want o : Fath 6 TiiI- "Tict , has often seemed niyaterious to hit ; r := rii » , a ^ U 1 ; . < aTurici my enemies an opportei ! ty of : r . isreprtse-ti-g my mot-. Tes . Thaso L-tiers v . ii i ^ c-.. ir ¦ _ . i . tl » dsT . i ^ h : u&on my history and yours . . Tzis n ^ rjst . vo w . ll txulaLa how 1 cuue to be charged : *" . iu - s c-j ^ sldzrj&ie sun of moan ; wiiy I osa " a dii- \ && * . ! »> : r ^ r-i ; ' - ana , - what is the meaning of the ! tar-s , ; .- . { icrCJs beii nsin ^ u > iht Sis' jrardst . ip , aad ( As k * ic ' . x . ljl : Mr . 0 ^ < Ur hid carried of . ' ! "i ou a ^ ll al-o , my friends , in this narratiTe , learn i " ^ tk 1 hiTs ir- ed u Mr . Thomhill , and how I haTe I bcea trt . v-d V hia , aJt on ] y ^ j . jj Tefpvc ; ^ lhi 5 | action . : ut al- -j i- my s ^ -w ^ rOship , down Vo my dis- ; ~ s- ' ay =, tLd « m to th * c-jiEinencemen ; of this ; t 2 n Cte-- - _ T 7 L »» -sii . i . i T ^ * : llt " ~ '" ' - ^' se wli-. f-icr 1 li-. re merited ! tire trear-L = jt w ; - ch I Lave re . eiv . d a ; the hands « f ' lu - ' - 4 *^ ii-wrz i-i , x-squire . i r ^ EuTBUTe can no ; at nil interf = r » -with the a ^ ion , for -je * rt ^ lih an . jii . t-y Lis adored m- that i stall not j ^ J '"^ - ' 1 : o ^ zkc 3 speech 01 t ' je triJ ; ob the ! PO » -r . . f n-o-ev : _ , , ^^ drC -. : 0 ; i Vbich I j SUEs ; i to app-. ^ i ior , to Yurks " .: reu . en , as Boon ju Mi . ' TbomLii-. s tt : es a : •¦ iir house" m Flxby Hall , for i ten .- l . e -= ii : be Li p-aon , backci by all his ttnuatrj and are-is , ; o , s-a :. iij , v i ^ cai 5 e a ^^^ ; j ^^
1 *— -ai . i liu .: li ^ is v > be iherc tills bnminer , for Ie 6 ' lt ; lct ^ * ° . 1 = h-ii call a juee - . ing uf taepe-j-.-lc , etb-er ^ Hud d ^ rdCel .:, H .. if « , Bn - . d ' ord , lH-wshury , wLe « ds , ^ . n-ca-wincli tovynsiiker ^ t-saiei . ruavrd [ o deei ; ebet > v ^ uu = Hcyiay ; at e idst-lioice olthe ^^ wns : lam - * e : i iuovru & , the LiLi ^ uuifc oi each ; they luve * itnrtifj i ^ v ¦• g < j } i ; 5 oat aad my cDai .-. gs in . " if fle rtf ' . sts tu c-n . e c-u ; asd tt-. t me , -we will Wh Pl ^ urm iroii np to Fixby P ^ k , a :. d mtct ^ tberr .
-i' > v-. s jcc- ^ e settlement he cancov o ^ j . ct : hi * fcstocr-:: c , J Ta 3 : tT cam . u : bo insulted th ^ -rbv for ' ^ wm r ,:.: ; b , i U ^ t , ^ nl itr . F ^ ty H ^ l , hUj « w * u : ^ i . i > TS u , be isier ;^ m U , e tevrqap . n , S ^^ ¦ " " ' - "" ^ ' ' ^ ; " » of ^ s " j r l *^'' ' ' ~'~ ? " Jl frLiCd - * ^ ° -a -T with neglect . ' «• w -. r-u . cu . oer t-i- : i si ^ ii EcTt . r .- Qrge ; ^ u ^ ; tew ^ -re .-L-y cue t . lir . Tn ,. rnh ! l ] a ^ l to you , on tuv Pet _ -w ^ 3 i ; . TLamliill rt « id « j in Toris ^ : O . tlJi . to ' v ' ' ^ " r ' ^^ " '"^^ S ^ ' ^^ tliu Tery person ^ ^ --- -- hln ^ j u : ^ irs : ap > ,-a ; ed on tiiU sni . j- ct . ^ Ji ^ ^^ : ns ; cf t ^ t > ou mav be net .
^^ i . ^ Iso , i- tLij nirratire , ccminunicaie some _^ i-: cnmij &n ibout tijose two ietkri -wLivii were ^ Jc-d : n the nexrepayeM , oti ej deparns-e fr « ai Fix ^ . y ^ « i . iLorchiii . 1 cv ^ j onJy Icl , Tji . ThM ^ _ ^^ i ' s AYeJsh Attorney tol-J me . Tnt hiitory oi ^* e - fcvterj -will miie you laugh . And ons faci 1 « hall ^ Ton respecting the first leow , Mr . HanabotLaia . U ^ f ' ' Kedhe ; w 1 ' aa ^ aiy «" 'f , which -irtU make y . u « w . This la-st fact -was not commanicattd to me ' ^ _ WciAman-it vrw toid by tb « - eou . ^ us ^ e leuow- lUffisbotham himself . ^ dsai ; Etol this letter to the Editors ot the A ' a .- ^« - » taLi ; ; ° f mi « rt it , i than y ^ o-w thai * tc- > *« 1 ^ c ^ tm ' -eii « rsil 3 U become my medium of eomsHa-^^ lr tfc ^ t c ^ j . j tl lal ] ggjuj -jjgjjj ol ; e feVrfT wJC ) 5 lOffi } -r ^ l ^ ^ " ^^ ed th-3 whole mye ^ ry abuai iu . I ^ aiU ^ t , ^ So . fw- tie present faevaU - I R I am , Y urk « sLirenier _ , I -iUi , ae hearty of the tKut-st of joa , I Aiid nj » , as furuj-. riy , I Yuur friu ^ d and servcji J , I * £ = *«*«¦¦ . »« , *^ ' ™ ° '" * I * « Bljrc-b . is , is 4 J . w
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P . S . —Hind , I do not say tbat I Trill confine myself in these letters , entirely to Mr . Thornhill and myself . Oh , no , that -would indeed ba -wearisome ; I shall keep ' a look out a head , and , when I see a cloud , I -will tell ! you of it , and prepare you for the sqnalL Whilst 1 j am here , too , 1 may be able now and then to pick up a ! niee little tit-bit of news from head quarters for you . j In that case , you shall hare it piping bot Oh . yes , j my friends , yon stall find your old •¦ King" Richard is \ himself again , when writin to , or rather when talking i with you . R . O .
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r , 1-, o y auffierons and respectable meeting took i few f th v ? Masic Ha f Leed 5 ' Wednesday i rp PV ™^! 1 lbe > pU - rp 05 e Of hearic * r a ! ectur « fr °° > the i enn ^ t f , "' iaV € A yadvoeate ' - Geo - Thomp-i SK-St T } ie 8 ttou - ^ "all , incladi «« Sd Vr % ? *' a ] lery ' WaS CTOwd « i to excess , ana ah . lhompron . on inakiu ^ his appearance wa i loudly cheered We Mbjoiu a brie ^ omffne of his ddf o £ aT 0 CCU , Pled If ^^ * ^ " inS deimrj and was juirongfiont Ustened to -with the ^* . ^ " *» 5 ? B » . »»« n » pW only at tiaW }» . «» .
TTtii . Tii . LL . L-: . _^ - Jr ^ r ^ ' : — ¦ ' ..- - ¦* ^ ^ " *" ^ n ^ - » n bis mtrodnctory r ^ mark . s said hat the subject upon which he was to addreaj them wm eTensnwexCTteU great interest at the present j moment . The question was , whether we should so I to war m defence of those who £ ain * d immense pro- i fh » r ! introd . uctio " of smu ggled poisons into ! tfle Lhinesc empire , or ab . indoii the idea of this I unjust war , and trade with the Chinese upon fair i and honourable terms . Many persons believea thai ! X * u ff ° f lLlS ^^ squired that she ; 'J : ! ^ u P - a Wirl ! ke attitude . Others again taoughi . that this country uvould acquire great re- I aown bj an attack upon the Chinese ; they thought these people were timid and unskilful , and that , = therefore , they mi-ht easily be forced into a posture of ' humility aud suppl-cation . Anorher class of person * ' btiiered tnai an adjustment of present diifoences might be brcugnt about without auy compen < wioi . being extorted , so as to place the two countries iu the same relative position towards each other that \ -they wore before ; while a fourth class , who were quite ignorant of the matter , w ^ ro content to leave the wnole question in the hands of those who felt an
interest m it , and were carek-ss whether it was i settled pec « Ml y or otherw . se . He was satisfied i t < i ? i if the Wiiole case was laid before the people of ! thiscounrry , that they would support the cause of ! peacfc and conciliation , and think the nation more j exalted by such pacific and Cris : ian means than bj a L- ourie more iu conformity with tne maxims and : caFtoms of tile worid . To persona cf Christian feel- ' m- he mail-.- uis present appeal , and he would that his Toice m- £ ! it reach the ears o ; every Christian ' man ; and that tvery Christian man aud woman ' mig . it speak out -with po-ver on that occasion , so that ' , tneir voices mi ^ htoTerwheimthjt demand for bioud i w : i : chwasa di--grace to ik' CUnsti » : i world . If i there was oae < jue = uon more ib&ii an ^ i-ier in which
u was Ms imperative d-. i ; y of a uauon lo inteifen ? , i : ; _ v .- a . s a quesvi-u of a i . u : i ; nai war . Every ou * m ' . i . n ' osar h : s pr ^ pordon of the biirJi-n , : mu u ' v ^ ry fiiwilv ; m- . gtiS be califi up ^ n lo furnish victims to s ' ach » ai i irorn out of its owu domestic circle . Could blood be shed , and die inquisition of tho Holy Uae for such rl ; -od be escaped ! Would he uot hear the voice of ' bxood—a brothers blood—cry ; tj . om tne eftrth , j r " i tna ; earth T ' E' ^ 'h or Chinese ' : Aijd if thai shedding of bkmi were caused by a sordid love of wealth , would not he wieh ii on the :
! ¦ ! people of this country , aad would he not be aveugrd on such a nation as this \ Their object uug ' . it to be , i not to rely on their physical p-jwers , but to net in ' -ccordance wiih his commands , who catue not to ! destroy men ' s l : res , but to fulfil them . Having ' made these preliminary remark ? , he should now ; -proceed to state ti ; u nature of the ca . ^ e . There was at this moment too much reason to believe that at \ the present moment this couiurjf was at war with ¦ Caiiia . They were told by the newspapers that \ that there was an invadiDg armanient on foot ? at >< i fop-some time -pa < st the prrparatitjiis were urg ^ l on i with much activity , that ercn the Sabbath ha 4 been i devoted to the manufacture of implements of de-j stn-c tion . It was also stated that an army of I ib , 000 natire troops were to be sent from iudi ' a to i China ; and these Wers going to cummeuce a war ot i as ^ ression upon a population of no less than 3 , 000 , 000 spread over a com para ri to small exient of
country . Iv was admitted by all parties that the ! -opium trad 3 was the cause of this war , and there- fore it would he necessary he should inquire iuio the I nature and character of this trade . Hehadonequaiifi- cation for tuetask , and that was that he had no interest in the matter ; and he claimed btgi- - . es freedom i from prejudice and party feeling . He ca'leJ on i them that i . ight to discord all feeling of word It in- i terest , and to decide the question upon chnstiaiprinciples . It was well kno-rn that a considerable portion of the Hon . East India Companv ' s
revenue was derived from two great monopolies —the monopoLes of salt and opium ; an J his business at present w ; iS with tho latter article . The lecturer then proceeded to read extracts from works describing the manner of culiivating the poppy , iie then stated that thecompauj pa d the grower Si . per pjuud ior opium of interior " quality and . "•; . 4 d . ior the _ best , and then suld it to the exporter for ii Is . 7- ! . per pound , thus getting a profit o ; 547 per cent , on the prime cost . Be f ore it got to China , r . owcver , taere were other d itie .-, charges , a :: d profits to be ob-. ained upon it , --o that it si >! d ut Ca .-: tou
at tne enormous price of lib" It ^ . per pound , b . ; in ^ an increase of interes : upon the prime cost uf I ' . ' Jlki per cen :. Tne lecmr-r theur ? * al other extracts , Irom which it appears that the condition of the poppy cnkiva ' . ors of the was miserable in the exircm . ' . Tne East- India Company , having the monopoly , only grew it on oertaiu lauds , and if the grower did no ; produce opium aitht-before-mentioned prices thsy were t'irned out , and . there found wbo would . Thtv were likewise most vexaEbusiv ii-j rrassed bv custom
| nuusc officers , lest they 5-huu d dispose of " any par : oi the opium ; and their way oi living was wretched m the extremo . The opium was only permitted by ihe Hon . -East Company to be cultivated in two provinces , Behar aud iiiiiarei , as they strir-tlv pro hioited U 3 growth everywhere else . To do the honourable Company justice , tht-y d ; d claim to have a most becevoient end in view jn estal-lishirig this monopoly for themselves . He found , by l ' arliamtntary ^ papers , tha ; when the monopoly was established , the Hon . Company expressed thcmsejve ? vcrj stronglr on the opmai ' tri . ni . . Tney then ad-. Kr . ietl that this drug had a most pernicious iiiUucucc
-a tne health and morals of ihi ^ e who were in ' . h-. - ' ; mtbii of -usiiiji it , ihongh there w ; -re persons in this ; ; country who wore still in the hsbit of calliu ^ iho opium rrade a " a harmless'' trade . Bjt lei such i ^ er ^ ns mark the ostensible objects of the honourable \ ; Company m obtaining tb-j mouop-jly . Was it i-r { j tne purpose of obtaining br ^ s pr-jfita by its sale : ; On no . - They stated they sooglit the monopclv fur , : tue express purj . « -e of prohibiting its sile , ex > -.-.-pt " as medicine- ; a :: d : hns rend-ringu a blessin- iii-1 . i-iead oi % curse to mankin-J . When : hcy ha-J assumed i tae ffion&poiy , tuey coiih ' red the cultivatioi of the 1 : I I ' ¦ 1
P- > ppy exclusively to the ltrti'e so ' . l of ihb two pro- v , nces b = foro _ naii . eJ . The mv . r . jpolr was obtaiued 11 J ,. ? yfir l /" 3 _ , _ b : it its cuKi -.-atiyn was not restricted Uitl . Uj . In \~' i , \ the company , for the first time , exported opium to Chi-ia . Tiiey freighted twu v essels wi : h this deletenous dru-, aud hantg well-, armed cue ofthem to project Lo . h , they proceeded to Canion , where the opinni wa » ; p"cdiiy purchased by the Hong merchams . This irade wai continued till 17 &ti , at W : iich time the Ci . nicse goveinmt-nt , \ pvrceivirg its Lornbio con < tquen-.-e , issued an edict aga : n = i us conrinuin : e . T . ' ie supercargoes at Cantos ; titn rent io Cii : u : ta , bi .-scco . ; ihg inc co : Dpun . > nut to scud opium io ihe market , if tl ^ ey hud any ' regard whatever for the trade of China . Tbtj oii , in cvnss-Mjueiice , disconumie carrying on the trade iu their own ships ; but they had continued e \< r since to carry on the trade indirectly . Tuey put i : \ ip for ra ' : e a " , the quarttrir sales at Calcutta ; so t ; . ai [ hoy now only sola it u > merchants , r-fraiuniK them > eites from the direct trade to China . Tne price they obtained &t Calcutta in the firs ; iuaiancewas 5 s . 4 d . a-pound ; but as the trade increased by the demand becoming greater , the Company increased the price to IDs ., and subsequently to l . '» s . -20 s . 25 s . 4 l ) s . 60 s . a-pound , never however , gi ving to the po « r cultivators a farthing moro than oi . 4 d . a-pound . At length the Americans appeared in tne market ; they had nothing to do with the India-grown opium , but they introdnced Turkey opium into the ma . rkei . They endeavoured to establish depot * for its aale on tho Company ' s umtories , and to introduce it among their ageuts . Tin * , however the Company , to protect their own mor . < jpoly , would not permit ; abd the eonstquence waf , tnat Ameri'ja had a monopoly of the Tuik * - / opium . They had another , aud a more formidable rival , in Maiua . This country was in Central India , bolong-; lug to the Mabrattas , though it was now under the protection or the Eas ; India Company . Tho trade . I was then tree . ; the mert-liants obi-aia * -d it for about 'Gs . a-pound , and then expoited it to China . This ici-nercd verv much with the lion . € ompany '»
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operations , and they accordingly claimed a monopoly in Malua , and proceeded with dno diligence at once to put it into execution . But the inhabitants having such things as sword- ? and guns , and having frequently used them , and having no fear of using them , and not being indisposed to use them , said to the honourable Company , " You shan ' t have tho monopoly of our opium . " "Oh , " said the Company , " you won t let us have the monopoly ! " " No ! " ' " Well , then , " rejoined the Company , " We'll not fight for it , but wvll ge-l it another way . " So , havm ^ ' long pur-es and lo'ig arms , they went aud bought up all the opium that was brought into the market at Malua But did this ex : iuguish the
tra < le ? No . The p * ppy was more tlvau ever Cultivated at Malua , and in one vear the honourable Company ppent £ 700 , 000 in bidding against the free 'raders there , such was the care they took of their monopoly in trade , in order , no doubt , that the health and morals of the Chinese sho"ld not suffer . At length , they drove tho free traders out of the market ; and then they contented themselves with a . J ransi t duty . They said , " Give us our export duly of 150 ropecs a ehest ( a rupee was about 2 s . ) , and Feud them roourown ports for exportation , and we shall be satisfied ! " The duty had been once lowered to 1 ' 27 rupees per chest-. The profits of the Company upon this destructive traffic was enormous ; and thoir income fcom this source alone was calculated at
ffcVQwiOO per annum : » ud the cost of the d «« g lo Jfie CjKaese « f £ 4 , WHtfHM > sterling He wtol < i " Wt haye to consider the effect of tht * consumption of ibis poison upon the physical , monval , aud moral coudttion of the people of India and Ciiina . The lecturer here quoted a variety of extracts from Sir Joha Malcolm , Mr . Bruce , Sir Stamford Ramos , Mr . Squire , Rev . Mr . Howard ( an American ) , Mr . Thelwall , and o'her ? , all pronng that this monstrous traffic dealt misery and madness , poverty , crime , and death throughout the populations which consumed it . All these authorities ( he = aH ) marvellously concurred in their accounts . Thuir evidence was irresistible , and what would their verdict be that night 1 Would they not cry , " Down with the opium trade 1 " W » uld they cease their exertions
till the cultivation of the poppy was banished from the fertile plains of India , and food fit for snan was planted in its stead ?—for however beautiful it nii ^ ht be to the o \ e , it was death to both body and souL He had already proved the trade immoral , and on that ground alvno it ought to be pnt down , even if it were legal . But it was not legal , but ill gil . Tin lecturer then dftailed tha various transaciijns between the Chinese and British authorities up to the present time , when the two natio n * are actually at war , in consequence of the importation of op-uin into China ; and h ? clea : ly shewed that , however mandarhis . custom-house officers , and other servants of the Imp- rial Government might have accepted bribes from the British merchants , yet that there was no evidence whatever that the Gorernmont
connived at , or received any benefit from , uuch . importation . He next dtcw a contrast between Cnrisnon England and Mahometan Turkey in vested to this question : and it appeared , that while this Christian country was pri-parin ^ c to make war on China for stopping the i oirid traffic—and while Christian merchants iu Ia'lia wvs-e fitting out ar-. r . td s'cssels for carrying on the trado in despite of tho Imperial Government ; and while the Christian Company still continued to cultivate the poppy as heretofore , with the intention oi' perpetu itin j : the monstrous evil in all ;; s horror ? , that the Muli . >; aetan Giaud Sei ^ not had isii : cd firmans to the Pachas of those
Mahometan dsftmtB v . here the poppy had hitherto been jir « wn , strictly commanding them to discontinue the growth of this destructive phut , and to sow the soil with wheat and othor grain , which mi >; ht be converted into food fit fur man . It is impossible , wkhin the limits assigned to this reor > rt , to A ) justice to ihe maiily , eloquent , anJ convincing a 4 dress of the talented lecturer ; suffice it to say , that he made a nrist profound impression upon his audience by bis masterly expose of the manifold iniquities of the irakic , and that , after a most brilliant peroration , he .-at uown amidst iong-eontiuuec aud of : eu-reuev . ud checrine .
When the lecture w ^ s over , Mr . Alderman Holdforth was cali ^ d to the chair , and a number oi ' gentlemen aJJre = std tlm meeting , among whom were tho Rev . iLassrs . S-.-. xles , Ely , Sturgeon , Wick > tee < l , &c ; Aicbhrs . Edward BaiuM , "Jr twHt ^ Wales , < 5 cc . Petitions to both liottres o * ' Pavliament against , tho trafRe , and exprcissiug an opin-oh that i " more profitable trade for thisroautry might be e ^ j fiblished if the cpium trade w ^ s abolished , were unanimu ' . sSy carried ; and thanks having been given to ihe cUqucnt lecturer and the Chiirinau ,. the meeting broke up .
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officer saidfifc h » d already sliewn it on eutering the premises ; tML fa « bad it in his pocket , but he would not give rap- Tfatsy had been iu i # & -place about turee-quaMShrof an hour , when they" were driven out by iho fire-engine ; not before they weire-nearly up to the knees iu water . Being thusejected , both the bailiffs and the policeomcera preferred a compiaint to Sir Charled Stiawr , and the bherrff ' s officer required the aid of the police t 0 fe-nstate hint iu possession of tho promisos , of which he had beon . ' m poss-jpeioa , and from which he had b& 8 n foroinly ejected . Sir Charles Shaw ( afcer having obtained legal advioe , we understand ) directed the chief superintendent , Mr . Slcigu , to
proceed with the bailitfd to the mill , taking with him forty-fivo of the police , and an iuspector . Wneii taey reached the lodge-door , they fouDd it cloaed-and fast . The " y requoatca permission to enter , to-place tha Sheriffs ofiicer in possession of the property . A youui ? Jaati , who was outside the premises , vallud out to those inside , " Malce all securei ; make all f ^ t ; " upon which the door was furthor secured inside . Inspector Irwin , recog » isiug tiiis young man as the son of Mr . Ciarko , toll him th&t the chief suporiaieadant of the police had come with the men merely to replauo the rfioriff ' s officer in poaseasion , aud requested him to direct the men ibsideto give peaceable possession . The youn ^ man g . M ^ # aad ^ , ^ . » r , M > thing , and again said * i * Mmt MUBgr * w tlioae lusiue . Upon heariug tWe f yjFSKP * ^ « "d hJifiX to wiihdiuw , ' and he
• A ladder was then procured , and used as a sort of batterlng-ratn ; aud with this an ontranoe was efiected by forcing open tho lodge-door . While they * yere out » ido , aud before this entrance was obtained , the police were assailed by missiles thrown over the outer wall of the premises . These consisted of brickbats , stones , and other heavy articles ; and one of theso missiles wo have seen , which in a small wheel or piuion , wiiich would doubtless have killed any one
it had struck on the head . The lodge door having been forced in , we believe about six o ' clock , the police aud bailiffs found themselves furthor opi > osed by another door , and a Avail a brick and a half thick , through which . however , they soon effected a breach . Through this breach they were then assailed by the hro-engine , the water from winch was thrown with such force as to knock Mr . Sleigh down twice , and several of the police were aido forced to the ground by it .
After a short time , however , tho police made a ruah , aud got possession of the branch , which they turned against their assailant < , the mill hands of Mr . Clarke , and that with such effect , that bofore the signal could bo given to those at tne pump of tho engine to cease pumping , the hands were driven back , and the police entered the lower rooms of the mill , when the hands tt > d to the further end of the yard . Air . Sleigh questioned several persons ; but no one would acknowled ge that he belonged to tho mill , or kucw any thing about it , and tho bailiff * proceeded to take possession oi" the different rooms . An » : her
attempt was mado to eject them by turning otf the gas , but it failed . The hauls were then ko ^ t at bay , by the police , till the gateway was forced open from the inside , and then th .: hands were allowed to go away unrn- lestod . TUo affray having thus terminated much less soriou-l y than there was reason to apprehend at first , Mr . Sleigh placed policemen at the gates , and inquired of the p . oj . lo around whether any one had been hurt iu the aa ' air . Ho was told , that the only person lurt was a boy , who had been struck by a stone , thrown over the gate by some ono within the yard , and wiiich had cut his head . Mr . Sleig h , then returueU to the mLl , aud , on proceeding up stair *
, again saw Mr . Clarke , jun . to whom ho said , that , having reason to beiievo that ho was the eon of the proprietor , he should ¦ old him personally responsible for the safety pf the men about , to be left in possession and charge of the mill Mr . Clarke , jun . wko appeared to be greatly excited , said , that it was an intainous thing , 'and used ot-hcr expressions of a similar character ; but Mr . Sieigh tol I him , that h ¦> was not there to discuss tho menus of the case , but simDly in the performance of a public duty ; and , as Mr . Ciarko , jun . was tho Ion ly person who would acknowledge knowingauyt ^ iug iiftho miil , ho should hoid him retyjftBabiie for ibe safety of the men left iu i :. liamo-«* HXf ftftervwirda i Air . Sioiah received an intimation .
that Mr . Fletcher , the manager of th ' euiill . wasinthe street , in the custody of ihe police . Mr . SI i # h immedjatel ; proceeded ( ohim and , after driring Uiopohecmentoioose their hold on Mr . Fletcher ' s collar , requested him to accompany him into tho countiughouae . Ilore Mr . Clarke , juu . joined them , ami demanded to be released from hiB re ^ pontibility . Mr . Sleigh asked if Mr . Fletcher was the manager , and Mr . Fletcher replied thai he had nothing to say to the men ; ha could not control them . He entreated Mr . Siei ^ h to get tho police away , as the men were irritated , ho ta-id , and he could not control them at all . At length Mr . Fletcher admitted that he was tho mma-j . ;! - arid Mr . Sleigh , said , he
sliould Hold him responsible , for the safety of tho men that were to be left iu possession . The ( sheriff ' s officer requested , that twenty-five of the police mignt remain to protect him and his assistants ; but Mr , Sleigh said , that , believing Mr . 1 letchor would not alww them t « be ill-treated , ho would leave six men and a sergeant . This was accordingly done ; ana the men remained in tho mill tho whole of tho , night , without further molestation The officers of the law havi .- . g been thu 3 protected in their duty , an attoinpt , was male , on the part of Mr . Clarke , to induce the parties lowing u > withdraw the warrant oi' diat . ie ^ from the * mill , on the ground , that it would b « i i ' tiily satisfied by the goods iu the warehouse alone , whir . h goods wefo stated to
consider chiefly of five thousand pieces of fustian , of the value of 4 os . to 50 * . p <; -r piec » . UivlouKedly . had these bten tho solo property of Mr . George Clarke , they would have bj « n enough to cover the amount named in ih-s warrant ; but Mr . Clarke ha , s a partner in trad ? , and by a will-kuowu rule o : law , under a writ , cf jicri facias agaiustouu of two partnei-s , the bheriti" may seiz * i > . « goods of both , and sell the defendjiijiri uiidivn ' td moiety iu th' » : u . As therefore , tnc-y eov . Ki not n ; il tho whole « f tlio goo-. ie * ' and take the wholo of -ho prot ' -ccda , bus must merely dispose cf Mr . < uo : go Clarke ' s interest in them , it became nuce ^ sry io distrwn both at the warehouse and tho mill ; a : ; d th « application lo withdraw the distraint ) roai tho miil > rft » , of-wimse not ceeded to .
Yesterday morning , we unutTstand , tlt ^ SJieriff ' s Officer and Bail . ifa in po > se 3 biyii nt boih tho warehouso aud the mill , wcr ^ vjrYcd with Hv . mjutfuses or warraut 8 in replevin , i = sued from tho ofiico ui" Mr . T . L . Marriott , one oi' the Sheriff ' s dt-puiios in this town for taking replevins . : ( . quiring them to appear at tho next County Couvo at i ' resten . In other words , Mr . Gcorg ; Ciarko liiiiHt , have tutored v \\\ i two fiulHeieut suieiics , into boiidi io replevy to ibi full aaiount distnuiiuii pp . m . vuo of tho - -imiruonBOs
• . inscribes the goous at tiie wa-rt-huuBe as consisting of five thoiiaand pieces of fiisuaii , the . property ' of Uepjfge Clarke a ; id E ^ vr vru IV-iupio B . ioi-ii ; and ihe Oi 8 ^ r * ta tea the property at ihe nr . ii io be m tho sgatoe ^ panics , and h > i . oi :. v . ~ t ot a " quautisy of macbibei-y ; to satisfy the ujstro : <» and ousts only " Oajrecdiviiij , ' thvsa wit r ' -an ; s , the Sheriff ' s O ! IK-tr ana pailiU ' s-with . irew rroai i , h ;> miii and warehouse , and the police also quitted tho mill ; where ail things remain as before this stra * . > so all ' air .
^ It is neeuless to say , tbat diiiiiig tho attempts of the police to forco au emrauce into tho uiili , a considerable crowd c-ullectea ; but th * y appe ^ re-J to regard the police with no unfnendiy feeaugs , and , n is said , ehoercu tiiein wi ; en they lorced a passage into the premises . Tim conduct of Mr . Sleigh and the police generally seems ilirougiiout to ha vo been most forbearing , ai : d m btnet accordance wuU the expressed tiiiecuuus of Sir Charles Siaw hioiselt At the Borough Court yesterday morning , Inspector Irwiu applied tor a warrant , cgainsi one of Mr . Clarke ' s sons , Mr . George Brysoii Clarke , we believe , aud the ioii ^ okecper at hi * mill , in Poll ' irdstreet , for instructing the policemen in tne discharge of their duty . *
John Martin , a policeman , Bt-ated that he and . several other officers weut tho precediu" day wi . 'h Air . N « wton , the Sheriff ' s Oifieer , to Mr . Clarke ' * preniaes . They were directed by Mr . Sl « igh to & o with Mr . Newtou . tt Mr . Maude asked the policeman if they went to assUt him ; * nd he uaid uo , thoy onl went to keep the peaee . Aa boou as tuey got msid » tlie lod « e three doors were bolted , aud a toot was put through a borrowed light above , and a pipe wad then put through , by which muddy water was throws upon them , and tfcey were obligod to go out . Mr . Maude said h « could uo » take this as an offence against the police officers . They were merely actieg aa ansistaiits to ihe b : iiliffg ; and it wa « no ^^ of their dnty to go iluro , unless there was a breach of th * peace , or some imminent danger oi one .
Inspector Irwin asked , if the bailiff should come himself and make his own statement . Mr . Maude said yea , if there had been an assault on any partiee , no matter Vho they were , he could proceed . Tho bailiff did not cppoar . and uo warrant or auaiuione was issued .
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MONEY MARKBT AND CITV NEWS . Vt ' i ; ii . \ -: sDAY , Feb . 1 The English funds fully maintain th ' nricoa of yesf-erday , ahho'ijiii not quite so iiriii in iho early > iar : of ilie day , and tije heavy stocks hhc ^ ratiier a teudei : cy to advance . The noiirn thai all Ex « 'hcqu ^ r B i ! s dated in tho mouth of March , 1839 , would be i ^ i-l oii ' of ihe 16 . h of MurcJi next , Mill that new li : s o * < .-vv .- ! i date mi ^ ht bo obtained iu whole or iu par ; ^ : iv / n-in , is ruiver lisea tu-day ; but as the new h \\\ . < are only to bcara : i mtereet ot one penny thieo larthiugs by Lho day , couniderable disappuintinuut haa been ft ft by those who had invested in these s c . iwitio 3 u . 'H . cr thf expectation thut tho notice vm . uM havo co ^ taihed an intimation that tho rat » of interest wouki
bo iiicfciisod ; ar . d they have , in couse ' . juj . nco , L'lodei ii < avy , at a iurtli .-r dei . 'ii :: xt 1111 ce > h : ' ! i : ig ? on the prices of yesterday . The ilai :-. f .-: s han also been gn .-mci toai iu w : b- > g k » i v > n th-At tKen : i-. stiil tl , ( K . OO () U of I ' . iuin to liy Ui : 'mv . i on the- market uudsr Jii .-L year ' s vote of fupply . Si /^ iepcdplL 1 thiuk , as no nonue uf raisiji ^ tho m ' . i . rc-. t li ^ ..- been iin'cn , lhat the Chativj ' . ' . llor of tho Kxv ;' . i ' . y ^ r has ic ? olveii upon l ' uiiuij . g ; b . u it i .- < q .. ite po :. sjie ti : ;; i : i notice iq raisj the w / tcrowt in ; iy fctiil u ; ., iur , ; ta he ; .-ih no o «!; su to mak ' . s su- h an . uitioun :.. !; . m ru Ion . ' an ; a <; bU ;< j ii » the in ^ vk-l st : < -i . l at a j .-n .. j . ; ru , a' : uui : ti : 'g at . piwoiii it ) i . " 2 u , 0 (> 0 , 000 ; a .-iid its iti .. tcr . >! to o : serve cbai u . jn > 'i \ ase vn iho iwuivst o : ' c-iw hslt ' jHMiny ptr day ( vvhi ' . ' ii would in-i ! : o tho i : i-ci " t at tw . fper . re tartiiing pw
Taa Fort-iijii Market has Iteen di : l ! t :: roi : i ; hotr , wH ' u veiy l ' -jw trau ^ auiiuHi ? , uuu iho ^ e wiiu-u t *> ok pvico wivi ' . ipilly in Spaui-. i ., v . i > -. h u ! o = j . d J lower than yett' ^ rv ' ay . In the other r ' . > rt-i . ^ u S-: iiri tiii- > thci'o 13 no aiteratiun , with th'j f-xceiitiiiri of ihe . VLxi :: an Bonds , which have ini : » rovel * ;> cr e ^ nt . Thy Sharp M'li'kut is ratli ^ r busier , but tho basinet h ; is b sen limited . Tiie IV * ssi-Jd ountitin ! . tv » anrict attention , bat the market iias beeoJic ( in . T ! : o trade , bein ^ in
stock , arj j ; oi dispose ;) to aeceJe to tlio prices a ' wliidi Uie lots avo pu * . up i ' ur sale ; &ad they are , [ ior-. H- ^ s , ah . ) ii : fi ; ieaccd by tho l . otio . e font o . i the 17 oh itfct ., ivy Mr . Labuiichero , to tno cha .: riaau e ; the E » , s ; lnrib »« d China Association , iutiir . ati : )^ that *' tea-, watcr-burue . at Canton , and received on board the i : aporuug f-hip tit tho m »> st couvt-uieni p lace ou tho coasi iov tbe purjujso of taking iu cargo , id held * p bo iiapanod I ' roiu Canton , and is , iherduro , adu » iisiblo for couduniption in this country . "
This notification has excited mush interest amongbithose cjiineoted with the China tra ie , as it might lead to a coosidtrabla importation by iuca ! i > «>! ' j ; arehajios through she medium of ii ; o Ani \ rjcauj < . SVo noticed on this buhjec , iu rcfereuca to the ovoUdiid mail which arrived in January , that tho Hhipe Cordelia and O .-pelaud were likely to obtain freights iu that way , aa the outward cargo of one of thorn had been trauH-bhippcd iuto cu American bottosii , with the view oi' being disposed of at Caui-on , and of ub'aiuiuj ; teas in exthai !^« . Up to iho date of ; iic iastadvices , however , itwasnot known thai tho pta - .: had juccecdtu ; and the cuiillioi whicii hub tjk- ; - ) i Dlacc between the
Voluye and the war junks musi u ^ vo added t > the d ' iliouity attonding ii- » auccc 6 » . Besides , inanypeople setiu to think that tho Clunote w . l'feoi so much exasperation at the lo * d which tluy li . ifo . ;; L-iamod , as to refuse w carry ou tho trad ; , cren v « iih iue Ame-
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^ - . '* y . SSSfv !* ' •^ Jt - 'wH known , that the Chines aiita ^ . Aa A ^ If ' ^^ y- 60 ified their . ' itfpicion * ( b >» Se &Sf ^ ^^ " «?* tfy" »? f i »« . 5 i ^?*» HSifi ^' ^ ^¦ ¦ WM * ets . S Wjr , we fcara re , vVv 4 n £ & W" <* **^« lt . W fte L- 'r . slatH ^ SBgs * !^?^^ i ^ n ^ mm S ^ aA ' «« « fe *« doceurred at St Jo \ mV and tin destruction * f ^^ erty had been . cxtjS *
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' - ™~~ ' ~ * m *< I '^ v ^^ v— . = ' - ^ wv ' - . : :- aEasfeaiKsi'iiiaL C 6-ojeiution . -I learn froa a friend li-.-st th » nrst co-operalire provision store waaopeut < : ]« i Saturday n , ght , aad that iu the space of t , v . '• -ouri tea sacus ot flour was deposed off The H - an * ueansgate bran--hisw . il « pen short ? v , and a- ' .- ,,- ' 8 Jo the Chart « are informed tha-: thoru w :: i > „¦ u le « . IZ M / 1 t . di ™ , L 8 ? i < 5 n on Suuda > ' r-5 « ht nex ; i ,. the roora ot the Whittle-street branch , and ih . »' , ££ for djscusaioQ will bo , « Is r o-opsi-iit-ttn c UWlawd WMjamiorthe people of thi ^ connirv tbeir .- v , i and religious right-8 , and , if not , what w the r .-. j-- ;/ for an tbcills which the people of this cnuuirv <•; . nreg at the band of their <; nu : i taskia ;»* rers . A- - ] - sioa « cc . I am glad to tiu < I that tha-menwli- ; .-.-U » ia tti .-s room havethe wvltare of their fellcv n- nao mu-h at heart ; if the other pert 5 nn of i : r ; ,, wa would go and do likewise , there wauid bo h- ' . » ,,, { ar tho establishment of tha Pepplo ' s Chapter ; ' i -respondent . "
HtrtiMB . Radical Association - —At a public me ; - . f ] . g of the liulme and Cliorhon-upau-M , _ dIr . ek Ruical Association , held at the Town H all Tavern , ClsMhanastroci , Clarendon-streev . en Tuesday lasc , tiio following resolutions vyera uuaxiimou ^ y-8 greoi to : — - 1 . Moved by Mr . , ll . jberts , ani Efccond-jd 1-r Mr . Horton , "That , sesing tae dreadful . ai&io of thingsproduced by exclusive icgiilatiofi , it , systcnv that never did nor never can benefit but a vory luiuted number of the ihhabitaitts of tLii country " , w ; are naore than cvor ^ eterrjined : to pertsevero L . our peaceful agitaiiou until tho Chatter beco&i- ? . tii » Jaw of the land . " 2 . 'Mofed by Mr . Linnov , and seconded by Mr « Matson , ** Th » t , * bdiovmg the working men generally to be tha beat iiiibratcj portion © C society , they , therefore , riee ; l not bo ehown i-Uc-
necessity of agitating , but , that , guided by th-. ir own good senso they will cjmo forw . ird and jrin tha Assooiation . " ¦ 3 . Mov « -. d by Mr . T ; -. » iuas the Northern Stir for in :-ertion . " . a . ; er a vote of thanks being e ; iveu to the tlhairm- - .. ; ihe meeting separated , highly pleased with the \ ; : ed-111 . 43 . Shares can be takeu up at the abjv-.- . juse for the Co-operation cause .
Eros . Quke >' s M ^ R . imcE . — Un Monday , the d . , \ on which the Royal pair became uniiedj instead . !• : ' our rr > spcftablft geiniesnen s ) io > v ; ng their loyaTtv : » the ( i ' . ieei : a ~ - they have been wont to dfi , by f : - .-ing out the Siutjay school scholars a . ud parad i . ^ ' th © streets i- s procession -vyith L . - . r . iJs of nm .- ; . . and -toppi « rr their cotton mill ? fin- tV . c pnrpr . Ro ., , - the worlc people , u > participate ii . 1-. V ..-1 -, . ! n < I , ii - . me iusfanees compollin ^ them , t > f . k- ! i < 1 . 1 va .- - . ir- - \> roviaed that , thty have <; o < k , 1 . . . .,. ..-. : pm , < '¦ : ' uid appear neat , that tho ;; . ; vv W . i z » i : A rn-.-. ar . d clu cotton lord , may have av ••• • ' >[> r . ii . ' iiiy ot ' .. rtngint ; hid friends from Lonuou , and tiio nit . ii ; : .. rB of tin- ikifsh A ^ docifttion , to witness tho nppe . ar . H . e of l nirf v . - orkpeople , and report it to the A&socia-iou . What a paradise is Hyt-ie . There w ;; . < nothing mores , ti ; --ii the orJinary appaaraiii ^ : til w ; , * u . ; i ' t-. was at iiiii- ' . v . rl ; , und not the le .-i .-t , ili .-i-ia \ <>• 'ta yakv . The them
gentry of Hyde had a t ; o <> ii L-s ^ oii tu ^^ ht on tho day of the Coron-. tion : ilmy vt : > j > pcd th ^ i :-i .-iillg oxpi-cting the people to join . h-.. \ , Iw .-li ' -l 1 the t . cjpla were lookers on , and not p ^ iii'itur- . tiier- ^ f-.-r ... i \\* ooitoti lords , lawyers , ani Ii wyer ' y tl rks , a . ii' 1 bumbasliifs ha ; to porform the farce . A i . a , au of . ri-isi « was en ' ^ aged and ordered relresl : m » .-n's at tli <> > ,-iivjip ! o inn , but the Joyal party forgot to pay , ant : n low wtjeks fcince tho lan-il ?> r « i summoned the lea- t of uie band to iho Court of Requests for the a ; - uit , a . \ d he was compelled to jwy . The Char ' - 3 of Hyde , have come- to tms det-ermiuaiio'i , nc -r to display any loyalty for any pariy . till li . e i' ^ le ' s Charter became the law of the laud . EOi . TON .
The Movement jk Uoltok . —Corn L / ¦¦ ' r . Chaetism . —Mr . Prentice , Editor of tho Mane ester J ' imes , delivered a "lecture" in the Tow si Uil , Little Balfoii , on Monday last . ' The - authorities nave beeu very active for some time past , in ilieir endeavours w put a stop to the meetings of tha Working Men ' s-Association . They h * ye been 'aierably successful in depriving the association oi' tbo rouind in \ vhich they were preriousiy accustom--. i to meet ; aud tbey have kfx t lie people no alien .:-, tire but thai of submission , or of ' returning thepoi > ned chalice to the . iip 3 of the oppressor , " by pcr » ec •; tiug him in turn of the " rigut of public meetiiig . ™ Ac- ' . o dmgly , l eu ^ bai ' oro th § time announced lo . - the meeting , thousands crorrdod round tho dosra »' ¦ ¦ th »
i own Hall ; and , in a fevr minutes after their i .-jing ' . >;> eiied , the largo room was crowded to suff-icarion . Alter a considerable time hid elapsed . Mr . Pr . ntice nsadu his appearance attended by Mr . Darbv ^ hire , tiie <\ x-may of . of the 12 th August memory , andfltversi of the principal manufacturers . Ha eutertaitu-J hifl audience for nearly an h # ur , by reciting etriu : i of anecdotes and statistical tables , and concluded nitboui , ehciiiug a single eheer from the densely pu- ° . - -kod meeting . A faint attempt to raise a cheer by some of tho u cotton lordi waj met ly a tremendous ^ rcuu of disapprobation . Mr . Georg e L ' ojd made a tuw jjoiuieu reiaarka on UUo inexpediency of obcainiisg a Repeal of tbe Corn Laws without first ob-* i 2 i > iii . £ the Charter : but aa iir . Prentice " had aa
app-jiiuuHMit ai niuo o ' clock , " he declined eta rin ^ c itii' » any discuHaiou on the subjoet . Mr . Lloyd inured a . vote of t : ? anku to the lecturer , wiiich . was pr . t and carried . A Chairman was then elected for tuo ; mr > px « e of conducting the Chartist meeting , when the following resoluiions wore put and i-arried . Moved by _ L ) awel Dugle , and seconded by Joha Sw& 11 o , k : — ¦ ' That Mr . l ' etcr Dewhurst be eiccted to attend tha delegate meeting to l > o iield ia M ^ . ciiftster , on the - 4 ii ; instant . " Moved by Mr . John Warden , md seioadt'd by ilrrtt . Moaley— " That this meeting , imiignani al thy repeated attempls maJe by tha aaiiiorii-ics of Bolton to prevent tiie peaceful Uioetmg-j of tho people—pledges iself to assert its aui ;' . out ctu-tifutioual rich : of moetin ^ - for thy
Jiseuosiou ot pubiic grievance * , aud uevev to rest sutieiiaJ tiii Uie ' * i ' eople ' a Clwrter" Lcconii'S tho l&w of ihe Und . ' Motved by Hiram Brown , ai » d Beoouded by Ro ' oort Cunhii ' , shoemaker : — " That this meeting pieties use ( t l 0 curry out t , iio reocmmtudaiions of ' in ) delegate meeting . " After a vote of liiauks to Uie Cha ; rm ? y | tiie meeting sopatatcd , much {{ ran Sad mat the auiSorities had ^ it ou iUem an opportunity of iaeetiug tree of expense . The Corn Law a&itaiori uu leunng , looked exeeeiliii ^ ly " 4 / i /«; " we uuuersu > uu taat one or two ofthem weie nearly pressed to deuthin Vhecro > vd , ni : d lhatthey havesincestated their vivsierui . iiauoii \<> joiu tbe real pressure from without , ' and never , again to inenrr the danger of bo "' conaututioi"il a squeezing . ' You committed an in
-rr ^ r you ? rcpuri , oi tho aimuttaneoLB mectaiga , ia *? . j in ^ that Uie ineu of Bolu > n heid their meeting " in ihe Universal oufl ' ra ^ o ildii . " Ihe fact ie , tiia ^ wu hayu bo " iiaii' in which to meet , and tuo autliorivits have Ueprive ( i us of every ro-, < ui in the town . V \ e helu two nicciin ^ a in the open air , which were uuLa . roufily attended , and iho reEolutions recum-: ai ; idvd t > y the dt ' egato meeting were unanimously uarned . A strong tietauhuient of drafcooiia arrived . in tho town ou tho morning oi tho meeting , but the ptv . pio were too alive to tneir duties w be awed into ciicnoe b y ihe exercise of iho bratf authority of the ijujiidam ' ¦ liberal ' ma ^ iatra ; es . A series of outaour meetiugs i ^ contemplated by the Working Meii ' s Association . —L ' vrrenxmdent .
EA . Nstasr . Akti-Corn ' -Law MovEMRxr . —G ^ eat exertions sr » uij-kiiigin this to > va n D . your of a repeal of th « C . ; i-n Laws . A numbar of gentlemen mel in th » OoS ' . rj ilonfc ou Mnu-Jay last , and formed a bratrch i ; f au anU-Goru L&vr A : ^ sociaviou . T hey are muoh Uiviuud in opinion reupociiug a public G » eetiiig , a » the ' . vorking classes will move for nothLig short of Universal buffrage . iJTA ^ a op Tr ade . —Trade is every day getting worao . On Saturday last the firm cf Mr . Wilaoa c ! uo 6 ii , and since that twa otht-ra have done tho same , ani it is expeoted that many moro will follow this week .
PAUXJNGTON . Cuartub Association . —A public iea party of this ] a ^ so < u » uon would be held in the Association Room , ' PrkstK » io , Darlington , on Tuesday evening lost , is » id of we fund for the defence of Mr . Miles Brown , ' now out ou bail for hie appearance at the ensuing ' a ^ izee , to answer whatever chargea may be bronghi . - * a ^ aiiiBi him bjr the powers that tie . The party ia * ex posted 10 be numeroda on the oocaaioa ; already ¦ . ve understand that between one and two bjuidrod tickets liavo been eold . A full report vrilinW ^ Tea * ia tlie Star of next week . ^ - VT ^ p v SUNDERtAKD . / ^' \ -J ^ j }* Dbfexcb Find . —On Thursday aad ^^ qdly vrtjuzT i : iKS , I '«? b . 13 th and 14 th , two very ' ^ jnHrttxfal *|<^ lirutuctt were s ^ ' ^ n by Jlr . Georgo ^ V ? j * t 'fifl ^ dfTpif ^ i-inJ , to the Chartisis of Boliou . Mi . ] W ' « lv ^> ^^ sou bpoLe to them at the time . Thn ftnJhftmwrBn ^ Pi " * ToctoUiicrs very kindly lent them thto iWjBgOT ^ tl&f second night . A resolution waa pasg ^ WdffeBtli ^ x - ' ¦; eia-ocrats of Uiat place to ratse a defaffle ' ttnA-fvr ' ¦ " . v ' v she men of that place , who take tlx « ar taiAM ^ flA S ' umagfiwrt . ^^ ailiWo
-. The Opium Question. ]
- . THE OPIUM QUESTION . ]
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RESISTANCE TO A DISTRESS WARRANT AT TilE MILL OF MR . CLARKE . ( From Uie Manchester Guardian . ) In the ( juardian of the 31 st of July lsst ., we gave some account of the riotous procc-cdingrj attending ihe ejectmeat of a bailiff from the warehouse premises of Mr . George Clarke , in Ruok-strect ; the bailiff having 111 that instance entered with a v / arrant of distress for the amount of £ 12 , 152 , fur borough rate , which Mr . Clarke and his colhagnu- , the ;; re-.-eiic church wardens of MancJseBter , had refused to pay , though r-pc-atedly caiiei upon to dose by Mr . George G ; il , tlic l . i ^ U c < i ; istau : e of the- borcu ^ n . In tha ; ease an alfrav tojk place , in which the mob
attacked the uuiice , but were repulsed , and several prisoners laLen , who were fo ; in-j to have Oeeaariuea with f-qua-rc bluugions of hard wood , with a srrin ^ ' by which to secure tuese weapons to the wrist . Ultimately Mr . Gv .- >> rt ; e Clarke entered into replevin bonds , but only to the amount of i' ^ OtX ) , the Utateu ) vaiuc oi tlie ^ oods in the warehouse ; . \ 3 r . Ciark u ' s sureties on that occasion were Mr . H . 11 . B : rluy and Mr . Oswald MUnD . We find that we then staled : — "Tr . is circumstance necessa lly throws upon ihe high coi ; rtabie the UiipL-ataiit alternative of prufeedni ^ to makofurther levies , until the fuli amount .-paiincj in the warrants .-huli have been disfraincd upon . "
is . ^ ec that nin <; ihe matter has remained in stain tj-to ; !> i ! i tho Town Cl rk , having beer , legally advised that tiie wiioln aniouiit must be ilisti ' unicti upon within tne tc-i-uiof otiice of Mr . Clarke , which expires at Eiritr , aidre ^ s-d a letter to Hes » r-. Milne ar . d Sjiis , as the att-.-rneysof Air . C-hirkc , on ihe 7 ; h iustan :, i ' : form iig « -hem that unless oond ^ coald be c-nuTi'd iiuo , or Fecurity ^ iven , fur tiie whole smnuntof tie >> c-rou ^ h rate C i . 12 , 152 - , a further dintr . iint must be u ^ ule npouihe gootl-- of Mr . Clarke . R-- ? -ceiving no replv to this comm » uiiouiioii : nnk-ss the after dinner speech of Mr . Miine , ou -Monday week , i .= to be ileemed one ) , tlio Town Clerk a ^ ain ts-rotc on the 11 th instant , reque-c-iius ; an aiiswe-. j- . On the 13 a un answer was vouchsa ' ea , lo the e-fect that the ci-. cuip of Messrs . Milae ami ; -oi ! 5
! '• ! ¦ ! foiud m ^ . Ke iio ?_• ¦ -mT-rouiise ; at the mr . ; e ti ; i : e ex ; -res * ui . fi-hope , tii ;« , as enough iiad bfcea yiom : 10 r « we ihou ' -iestiv-u < it' law . ud fnrtiici" steps Wi-uiU b ^ taken . Jiowevir , thoujih euuiiuh had previously been drr-. e io rai ^ t- iue jt ^^ i < jutrtion , ih < : Towu Clerk - i ?^ i : ~ udvijcc , on j ( , > oa aiuiiority , that , ?; utesu a fiistvasui w-. re made 10 iho full amount , tir . r . nj-Mr . C ! ari : e '« year of t-fov , r . ruuM n < - -t tub :-equally be r- 'Ci-vtTi-d , a . ii'l tlie r < -:: i : » i : id . r of the boro > gt : rate woal ' . i be . ' -mir ^ y luct to t ! : s corpuration , MUo iuivo air- ^ ady expc-niied a . ^ r- . it part of ihe amour , I AfCi - iMiujily the warr . ir . l , d ^ tcd July 19 .-h , \' -. ' -9 , . j v ? as plat-eii iiiiunhand .- -ot Air . Martin Newton , y : ie ; oi' ihe bouad baililfj of the shentf , in this to > Vii , to , cs . ecui « .
The warrants were exeeut-d on Monday last , both at the wa-.-Jiouse of Mr . Clarke , Rook-street , and at h ' -u miii in Pollard-sireet . We believe , Uia : at tho wiicli ' . 'USL , tho baihnV assHtuii-B met with 110 fo-rcinle opposition , and ruiiiaineu in posocsaion . iiat the case w ^ s o : ! ierwise a-i the mill ; and as tho mutier f . i-jiiesa g-jou de-nlof lnitivst now , ana w . li proL ^ oiy b : liio subjwj t of inquiry htrei . fter , we ha ^ e ta ken toiii'i ^ uuifc 10 asc ertain the facts , which we boiicvcto
: Dc -j . 3 follow . ; Btjiw « . un two and three o ' clock on Monday af : ei--nocm last , the bailiff and his assistant ( fivu or bix , we beii- ve ) proseedod to Air . Ci-rke ' s mil-, where the assistants and three of tho police , wliom ; he bailiff took wkh him , in vider to preserve tho peace , ' rpiiuincd at a link ' , distance until the bailiff obtained admittance to the io . ige of the mill , lie lucn pro-! iluced his warran ; , and Jenianded tho key ^ , which I were given to him , aid he was joinei by his a-s : si tiuta and the poHce-oiSfers . While they were in a : room ( we believe the loJ ^ t ) of tho l aiil ulu / h had four doors in it , three of these were ! o : kcd or fastened outside , leaving open that only by which ; theha ; , ds entered ar . d l « - ! t the mill . A nninl » cr of ; lir . Clarke ' B hands then proceeded to rr-move the } books of business and payers from the rcoiu ; and : having done thif , the branch of a fire-engine was j suddenly pnshed throafch a . pane of ^ lafs iu a hi . ^ h ' window in tho room , 3 » d tLe pump of the « . i ; giue I ; vrhich was unseen and at a distance ) beirijj worked 1 with great vigour , the binall i-lace v : is s-xevHy il-joded with water ; ani the poor tail-it ' s uud ytlice-, men , afUr enduring this deluge ior a vrhil-- , were I at length compelk-d to ia ^ ke a ^ nU-k retreat , iuorder > j to escape bilhg tuffocated , or e- 'en drs »» viitd . I » re-¦ viousl y to j ) n $ , wo understand that a yoan ^ ncutlc-| man Uiuce a ^ cc-riained to be the son of Air . iji- ») r > 'e , Clarke ) came iuio the jjia . ee where tho ba ; : iu' \ ra = ; and demanded to ste his warrant . The buciif
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THE PHRBNOLaaiOAL HAIRDRESSER . Paris Police CoR » ECX ! osELi , Ef—Augu 8 ttin Ch ^ - tillard is accused of not observins ; the laws of mown and tuuiit , and of having established as a rule of . conduct tu » " appropriattoiKjlause . " He is a juveaffc , decked oat Caahionabiy , with an air distiiyua ; his hair , artiflticilly tfrmnged , floats gracefuliy over Lis forehead . His delicate band , encased in a gunt janne , swishes a gold-raouuted cane ; you vould irn ^ iuc that tins tenant bad , made the elubs uurt Siviona of P . iri-i the th' -atro of his depredations ; but , b . ii : g modestly iluposed , he was couteut to extract some napkins , tire--bottles of Eau de Cologne , two pots of pomatum , a pair of razors , and a moustache-Comb , from the shop of an bumble hairdresser . The coiffeur commenced his address to the bench an follows : —
Messk-urs—You are perhaps aware that I am in an humble profession . But thin is the rosuJt of accident I do not hold my proper positi-m iu society . Instead of a comb I ought to wield a pen ; but reverses of fortune—President— We wish to hear no information as to yourr « verso » . Kiguro—Perhaps not ; only I w-vh to inform you that it was owing to my studios that I succeeded in seizing tho robber jiayraute deUcin . 1 am a profound phrenologist , jbmI take great ( kligfc : iu . th-. it truly—P * 88 idenfc--Wttl you at ouco enter into the details of the robbery ? .
Figaro—I cwep on insensibly to my subject Thia gentleman . ha * confided the external arrangement of his head to me . Perhaps , some may accuse me of abusing the confidence lie reyos ^ d in me by minutely inspecting the organs cf his brad . Iraa ^ 'iua my horror at finding two frightful protnbonintes immeduvtely uudtrtlietaiv . ( j << Ui > ult the suvaus , Mesxieury , and they will inform you , that with n these proiuberanc ^ s lurk tlie organs oi' abstraction , wiiich the vulgai- terd deaoininate thievish disposition . But to my t « Je . This miscreiint arrived at my shop on tho 12 th inst . I tiressed hia lmir afttr the moat , approved faahioii . Ho tendered me live francs . I rut- ' recl to my buck shop in starch of some change , but , remembering the awful
protuberances on the encephalus , I took tbe precaution of leaving my eyes behind it . Messieurs , 'twas well 1 dil so ; my customer pocketed several articles , and rei . h \ id . I , however , marked tlie path ho tojk , followed him , and , on passing by tho guardhouse , I collared him . "fwcre vain to teH ail that followed . On his person were found the artick-H above alluded to . M . Chatill ,-vd , dming this eloquent addrcaa , continued inspecting the coiffeur thr > . u /; h his lorguon , which seemed to have the property of representing tho barber in a most despicable light , if wo may judge from M . C'batiliurd ' s counteuauce . Ho dfrciined to mate any reply or defence , and was accordingly condemned to b « locked up for six c : iltndar months .
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HOUSE OF LORDS . —Wednesday , Feb . 10 . The House of Lords did nyt meet HOUSE OF COMMONS . - Wednnd-ip , Feb . 19 . After the presentation of m ; my {!^ t : ions fur CJiurch extcu .- < io ) i , for an Adiireis p : ; iyii ; £ ior tho frco p ; , rdou of Frost , &c , Mr . Liild ^ -ll gave notice that , ou tl , ; -JTth UisUiv . t , he would bring i ' orvva'd a- i . i . !' . ;>!! on tlie su ^ jocl of « ho pension t ; . ; tn ' . el to Si :- J . Newport Mr . Pa ' -iin ; tnu moved ihe . ioo . vi 1 : . *';; . ¦ ; : ¦ . 6 f i ! u : Ml ! " to alter and amend the laws rcuvting to the s-le oi beer . "
Mr . W&vbuvton took an olijection to the form of proceeding , qnv-tiu ? the Ktandin / r () -d-r . ilutcd April 9 , 177 ^ , -which proyi < le-i that no Bill i \ -Saving to or concerui : ig tH ' . ( ic , " .-lnll bi iatr tau-. e 1 , except its iiuro-<' ucii'ju be previously hauctioued ¦>;• the , ci iliui' -u uf a Co «» jnittc « of ili : v » hole Hous'i ; uiul be moved , as an amoiidmciit , that the iiil ! , in conse-. iv . euce , ba withdrawn . The Speaker held that the Kill cunie within the meaning i > f such st . ndiu ^ ortior ; where ^ i-oa it was wiChdtawn for t-- w purpose of Uin ; - i . iitia ^ d by resolution of a cou-. mitteo of the whole House . Mr . Servant Talfourd moved the second reading ol 1 : 16 Copyrighc BiiL
Mr . Wuxbuitim toot the Mice obifrfum to ttia Bill , but tin iipp ' . icftbilit-y not being : i-. lmUtvd l-y the Hp <> akcr , thts Honourcbte ftiember then proposed % s < . « . amendmejit tiiai , the Biil U < i read a second ( imc tliat dnj six months . Tho KousQ-aventually ( livi-. ltd . Tho numbers w > tc—Aye ? , Oil ; noes , 29;—majority , 90 . The House afterwards a Ijourned .
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DESTKUCT 1 OX OF DO . HAFi'LLS CHAPEL AT LIVERPOOL . Liverpool , Wednesday . It becomes our mslani ' . li » ly tuny to announce tho t-miro d' 3 » tructi <> u , this morning , o ; tl . e ) . !> Vv . r .-: i-l llr . H . iIH < d' Clinpcl by fire . Ii w « s MMi . tcd in ( j risit G-. 'orge sti-dft , !> nd i ' onned oii < : of tho n .. « t u :- ' ,, ttivo and oruameutol editicos in the town . I . tunuvi-. o i , on each Sabbath day , with in its wa . ls , tl-. e huivet 'iissentin- ^ congi-egation in Liverpool , aiui under tae Chrts'ian in ^ tructiou of a pastor justly esteemed throughout Englaii'i .
The tiro )> rokc out nt eight o ' clocV ti . is morning , and was tirsi discoi'eiedbylh-ichililrpnwho wore iksseiiiSting at the vchool . Upon their inter ;!! -, ' tlu ; c ^ : Liv . - whi-h » M ubwI as a school ro un . Uicy i-c >) Vc r ¦! it w ! .. . 11 lire , anrt i ; avc die alar ' . n ; 1 ut U >\\^ i ^' ovo th-.- ci ^ ini . ^ arrived , « r any uftWctivc a"sis '; i : i . o i . / jV , b « r- ivler .-d . tlie whole building Wiis an witirr- m ; i , i ., of { Li-ue , w . 'iirh in i tew houvN v-dnced tiiis b < au : iml plucrf < 'f worn : ip to au tntiro ruiu . Dr . Kafiles luwl jnst left Liverpool for ilr . nclitiiter previous to the fire bL ^ tkiiv ; out . The property was insured to tliO amtuni of jt'i . OOO , muoh bt . ow itB valua
To Thb People Of Yorkshire.
TO THB PEOPLE OF YORKSHIRE .
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VOL , III . So . 119 SATP&PAY , . FEBRPAB % fe-184 Q ,-, - ^^ ^
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 22, 1840, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2672/page/1/
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