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- literary au 1 A 0 B 6 w- * iftb « ld > U » exertion rffcis whole enerpflifor the r «* llof this " illegally '' pi "indeeeatiy ? expafcria ^ JHendread the words * e " h » ve just qooted , »»<* hide Mb upgrmteful head ! . We hare received the faSWiig aotke of the jgnningham anaoMcemeBt from Mr . ( yCoswoa : — Tork GttUe , Oet SOtb . Hi dkax Hill , —I have , lead many , Tery many , -lariBg thingi in the . Star itaee tty antral Jwre , bat Ltoaa ti » atba » « J ™ " » U » « M-tw « ntieth wt « f fee akewre of ti » e inteatioa yt the Birmia < baa m - t efrevary maa who bow- withboHs tho exertion vy § whokeBfir ^ f « th » reeaa « f this"ffleKa ^
tobriag FroBt , wuHama , a » aAjoneiliaelc . I dare not « oa « , u ray ktterw * ald % e topped , aiveitam 9 tt » vbolft « or , and ampafrmmnt , if ihey rajah * * ^ FaittrftaDy y «« , F . CCOXHOl . We cordially aeeedeteflw soggastbs hoe eont ^ nei L et the national display lrhieirwe We here rec ommended be got up between and January jajve promise to devote *• it « proceedntgB , every ^¦ gfe lja e of oar whole mrear .
-Let ibis iron never ooel for one moment on { he anvil ; let every tongue be an unceasing hammer , BbOtfag— striking—striking , until the object be ac-MBaliahed . There can be no fear of this , like the jm ^ n poBey or Com Lvsr a ^ ovnaeate , leading off ^ people from the Charter . Ti » part a&d panel rf theCaarter agitation . The principle « and Tieftu of the Charter are ( and erer most be , under &c $ m » domination ) imaeparable ; whererer the oae fasten , the other will be felt . We hope , therefore , tot the Provkkmal Executive « T Manobester ; will reader all possible assistance to the nan of Binning hut is thi their gloxioos undertaking .
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THE BLOODY TYRANT * LOUIS : OUB VlftTUOUiS , YOUNG , iKD TENDERBBARTED ( iJIEEN , JL be * is esiim » ifc < lfiy U » fruit ? aod tbe respective 4 mkpemeats of character an the only Beam we hire whereby te judge the efaaraeten of different Bea . The Gitizen King is almost anirenally denounced as an anserapolona aad reckless tyrant , white we are biased wife ttaB&d sway of a young Sovereign , Mooning in all the loveliness aad tendernoes of womanhood and yoatli . Let as look at a few Eke eircnmrtinnfn in the reign of eaeh .
Prinee Lorn Napoibox naked war upoa the tyxaatLosuPaiuifPK ; he-iavadea the kingdom with aa armed force ; his attempt fails , and be is takes prisoner ; upon Ida trial , he declares Louis anasurper . and hi » self the lawful 8 oTereign ; he jastifiM hu attempted invasion aad genet in it . Be eertaialy manifested great resolution , though he evinced bnt few T" « Kfi * atinnfl for the dignity he daimed . However , to all intents and porpoeea , he
Bade war upon Lons Pnixufs . He was taken k arms against his authority , and did not den y * bet , on the contrary , justified the act ; lad he is OOn-¦ g&ed for life to a fortress , with very extensive privileges , having aeeeee to friends under certain rasfaaint * , aad an ample space for play-ground ; and ttusseateaoe sader the gOTeraaent of a nan whose Kn Bast hare bees sacrificed lad the offender saeeeedea— % ma * , too , who is admitted to be a bloody tynni .
Facer , Wmxucs , and Josss are apprehended after a riot at Newport , some of them not being in the town at aU ; they are charged with high treafod , which , by a whimsical eoastraetaon of our kw , is supposed to iavorre an attempt upon the life of the Sovereign ; they deny the charge ; the witBesses against them prored that they told their bearers to eome without arms , and that the soldiers woald not fire upon them ; three distinct classes of witnesses , each contradicting the testimony of the fcer , are produced to rapport the indictment »
us * with a glazed hat appears all throagh to hare been a Government spy , and sedncer « f the people ; he comes to Hndd ^ rsfield , aad is kicked back as a spy ; he goes to Manchester , and U similarly treated there ; and Hamisok , the Bradford informer , who is in the pay of Gorem-¦ eat , who leeerred nearly 4100 from B&iecs , the chief of the po&oe at Bradford , and npon whose eridenee six poor fellowB were eon-ricted , comes to Bradford shortly after the Newport slaughter , aad wears a white hat till attention is directed to it by the Star , when hfi bjb it aside ; an objection is taken by the prironer ' s eoansel to the ralidity of the
indict-Best ; two Judges sitting on the Commisbcb are in farear of the point , and the natter is referred to the fifteen Judges ; six of the most eminsat are with the prisoners unconditionally ; three of the most distinguuhod of the remaining nine are with them conditionally ; our law » jb , if yoo bare any doubt gfre the benefit of it to the prisoner ; there was here doubt enough in all eoasdeace ; and yet all the paraphernalia of death vexe pxrxded , aad the regular sod -rolaoteer haog-**» ordered W be in readiness eren after the decision f the Judges . An extraneous matter , which has fet to be diTulged and acknowledged , softened the aead , but not the heart of the eiecatire , and the
TWaas were ml ]/ transported for life , that is to say , tamed for life to % continna&ee of the most awfhi wfeing aad horriblr barbarity that human nature capable of sustaining , or perfect derilism of fcticting , under eur yoong , beaotifQl , Tirtuoas , KKi tender-hearted Qneea .
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MR . CHJLRLES ATTWOOIPS MISSION TO PAEIS . We beg Jeare to inform the French nation ht poeral , and M . Obilok BnaoTin particnlar , that Mr . CHAiLEs Attwood , in his late conference with S » French minister , represented himself Mr . Uk-Sthaw , a portion of Mr . Cxbdo , and a blind fiddler of Birmingham , who said he nerer heard music he Hked half bo well aa the jingle of Charlet ' s tin . Tbe press , in the mean time , state the whole matter * irfairiy , when they represent Attwood and the Beau" as beisg in the pay of France . The machinery
b compoBed of the following materials : —Attwood a hair-brained theorist , discoTered by Ukqchaet , » half-cracted , philanthropic , theoretical politician , te be a good tool ; or rather a person to give weight , fcr agst a certain class , to his projects . The sinews « f var come from the C&rlton Club ; the purpose ^ ng to undermine the Whig Government * ths foreign policy question . This could " ^ be so well accomplithed by the partisa&B rf Uso cham ' s or Arrwoon ' s class ; and therefore ** k persoos hare been engaged , * t salaries rarying &wa £ 3108 . to £ 5 perweek , toi ? etup anationalfeeHne
¦ Pm the subject , while one of the objects is to lull «* Caarter into a comfortable slumber , by giriog it 6 » go-by . The scheme has signally failed , thanks fa &e brare and honest CJxartiBts ; but no thanks to &e nasty fellows who would sell their birthright fe a mess of pottage . now , we hare always advocated tfee employment * paid mits » naries , -whDe , at the same time , we ^ k the eountry ought to know who those Rosaries axe , whence they come , how they are Nd , and by whom they are appointed . We do confess
* " ** * e feel an awkwardness about working men , **» ppointed by the people , going on expensire " al © Ter the conntry , haying an abundance of "Kb *? , their families well supplied at home , and ^ ssia-Ra a _ Rnssia , their constant theme of T ^ w satioQ , while , in reality , they know nothing * wtt Bassia . We advise all local committees , ^ was to their allowing political missionaries to "k part in their proceedings , hereafter , to be **^ fied of their hating been appointed Ly some * ttilc Rsed Chartist Association , or otherwise to hare t > &ag todowhlitJlfim .
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ROYAL CONSISTENCY . n admiie no Tirine more than we do r ^^ eney . And hence our pretty < Jaeea , and T ^ ltllast conson , and their accomodaaDg ^^^ 3 , the national treasurers , are legiri-7 ^ Bnij eeis of adairaiioa ; for , boweyer con-^ ° ^ y oe disregarded by them in the ? m&U ****«» of priaeiple and fcoaesty , wfceneyer the "' PU b aionej ia to be expended on individual ex-
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tottgance , their eonsteteocyiweimro Tnaaifest , and CMWrtMltooeatonwrecognised . We had no long « me . ago a -rote ^> f £ 70 , 060 for stabling the Queen ' s horses ; and we are shortly to fork oat a oool £ 10 , 009 , or so to provide a snito of rooms of proper «* ra * : d * le * M » e for the accommodation of th « dogB , with which she ha # been gradougly pleased to present her dear AxAhat the « sweet boy" may not o « taekhig of amusement aad employment , so a . to ¦ eekany dissipatioo of his eanai that might be lees Mn MbW to Vickt . The people mast be , doubt-1 « 8 » J"KWy fratilted at thii instanee ^ th e Royal affection and earefnlness , and much pleased to hate tavagance , their wn 8 tBteocyi > e « mroiniriifeBt md
theehaaee of contributing so largely to the Royal Wteea . Tfckis bat the first step towards domesticating the yoang Prince . Whea he shall have stroked and fondled his dear dogs till he have learned sot to be afraid of them , he win , doubtless , be ftirflwr indnlged with the restoratU of the sweet aud masical society of a tribe of animaU , wtach seme ill ^ jonditioaed people haTe the bad manaers to say bear a striking affinity in their habits of filUunessand greediness to the society among the bogs of Prince Al ' s Goth-ie country . Of course , John , Ball will be delighted te decant a few more thousands , tta * the pigsties of the de * r darting Uttle fellow " may assort properly with his dog kennels , and the stables of his little Wick .
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Mt Loud , —in continuing my obserratSoaa apoa the acts of your Lordships Goremmeat , I wUliiext adTwt to four subjects of inquiry , which I think eren you will feel to be of some importance to the character of an Administration professing Haelf •« Liberal . " I refer to the Act for the Emancipation of the Negroes , the n *** mm adopted » reference to Canada , the Rural PoUoe Bffl , aad the conduct of the Whig Viceroy in reference to the Repeal agitation in Ireland . The first named of these measures I « haU notice in my next ; the latter three will form the subject of my Present letter
And first , my Lord , let a » look at the conduct « f the GoTeroment of this great empire , aa H regards the happiness and well-being of our North American dependwefca . I » thow prorincea , we haTe a mixed race , oompoeed of parties extremely dlatimUar in Ian fuage , maBBezs , and religion . It Is aa object of the atmost imptrtanca to the welfare aad good goronuBeat of the pcoTincea , that the iateresU , Tiewt , aad teeUags of these two opposite , aad , to some extent , opposing parties ihould be amalgamated ; while the oonrtant and raremitang labous of British authorities seemed only directed to the widening of the breach , and the
driTing of at least one of theae parties into open rebellion against their tyrannical oppressors ! I cannot suppose your Lordship to be so ignorant aa not to know that the Ganadu were considered a fair field for aristocratic plunder aad domination ; while alien laws and aa unpopular State Church were , as rapidly as possible , aodCTmintng the authority of the British Crown . This state of things , at length , being let alone by your tinkering batch of mischief-doers , came to its climax . Th * erisia of the disorder came , and the ulcer broke ; or , in plain terms , the people , who had been used like beasts , recollected that they wen men ; and resolved to break , if possible , the > fr «' nt of their
oppression . And how was this struggle for emancipation from the thraldom of the " family compact" met fey the Befoming Whigs ? Just as aU who had any knowledge of the meanness and selfishness of the party anticipated . By the appointment of a dictator , whose energies were paralysed the moment he put them forth in an effort for the redress of grievances , and by the sending forth of an army to eoavinee the refractory by the powerful aad conclusive arguments of the mtulcet and the sword . I will , here , at once concede your right , as S Government , to put down aa armed insuxnrnctton by force . Without this recognised right , ae goTenunsBt eoald exist . But , if , for the stability of existing institutions , and the maintenance of social
order , this recognised right must { be conceded to all est&b&Bhed authority , It is , on tbe other band , imperattre ob there who claim it to see that the complaints of the people receive due attention , and that grievances justly complained of shall hare prompt , and , as far as possible , complete redress . But if , instead of this , tyranny site enthroned on high places , aad the powers of tbe ruler are placed in the haads of those who have no ears fa * , and no sympathy with , those who are expected to obey , then rebellion becomes both necessary and justifiable ; and the only question for those smarting under the effects of misgorernment is " when , and
under what circumstanoa , will an appeal to arms be most effectual" for the forcing of their rights from those by whom they are denied . 1 utieipsie that this doctrine will meet with little favour from your Lordship ; but that is to me a matter of small consequence . It resU upon authority before which you and your whole faction must sink into insignificance . It rests upon the imperishable law of nature ; and is folly recognised by the ablest constitutional writer * . It is the only ground on which the "glorious revolution of 1688 , " can be , or ever has been , defended and justified . And , surely , that which was " glorious" and admirable in the Whigs of 1688 , might rightly be admired and practised by the oppressed
people of Canada is 1838 . And yet , my I / ord , sensible , as 70 a mut be , that the wronga of those Colonies were of a character calculated at least to palliate almost any excesses , what did yon do , —what did you even attempt to do , —but chafe the wounds which , as a state physician , H wasyour duty to cleanse aad heal > Wrapped up in your own twlfis ^ neffs , and bent npon sacrificing a nation - s rights npon the bloody altar of class domination , you commissioned your satellites to draw the ruthless blade ; that those who had hitherto fattened npon Canadian plunder might have their eyes and ears feasted with the sight of Canadian carnage and the sound of Canadian despair .
And think you , my Lord , that all this h&s passed usnoticAd here ; or that it is already forgotten in Canada ?! Bah . ' dating fool , or insensate madman ! Vengeance does bnt s ' . umber : it may be sot even that 1 Bat , go en ; we have arrived at the beginning of the end , and , fearful as may be the contest , the victory of right is hastening on apace . Do yon prepare to mate the bland politeness of your would-have-been factory child ' s friend (! J Mr . Governor Thompson , and your humbugging proposal lor a union of the two provinces , a panacea for all the erlls which oppression and miggoTemmect have inflicted ? Tou will find jourselves
Tninfafcen . Look at Ireland . What has she gained by the Legislative Union ? Just as much as those who carried that measure always purposed that she should ! Just Each a measure is the proposed tJnion of Upper and Lower Canada . It cannot benefit the Colonies ; because , from first to last of it , it is based npon the rotten foundation Of individual or class interest , and has as little of the elements of uaition in it as the feet and toes of the image seen in vision by the haughty monarch of Chaldea . In your whole Canadian policy ,
there has not transpired one fact calculated even to induce the hope that yon intended to do justice to tbe people of those provinces . It has been of a piece with yoar English and yonr Irian policy ; so that with all your sins yon hare eX least preserved the virtu a of consistency in your firm purpose to deny the meed of right to the people . Beware , my Lord ! the spirit of resistance still lives . You may crush , but yt > u cannot destroy it ; and the political baromtter gives notice of -approaching times in which its energies may bo revived with fearful power !
Bat I hasten to notice the second subject te be now remarked upon . I mean that measure which yon and your " base , bloody , aad brutal" crew fondly hope will enable you to rule despotically , and to snatch away , under Gie pretence of law , the remaining liberties of this distracted hud . Your Rural Police schema displays , at once , your ginning , cowardice , and devilry . The ostensible reason given for this outrage on the Constitution , and on the natural rights of man , is a preciouB sample of Whig logic and modesty ! The
disturbed state of the conntry , forsooth , asd the outrageous bearing of the Cbartiits ! We have not yet forgotten the Reform Bill strusgle , lay Lord ; and we remember that tfce peace-preserving Whigs could then excite large bodies of the people to terrify all welldisposed old ladies , by groauicg at the Queen , and to put the Qaeen herself into a stew , by threatening to stop the supplies . At that time of day , tbe calling out of a hundred or two of speeial constables , armed with Hack £ Ueis , was denounced by yonr LordtLip ' s party as the most unpardoBable despotism . But now
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the party of your Lordship are in power ; and now , the good old eonstabulary rorce , established by the wisdom of our Saxon ancestors , must give place to a new and un-Bnglish force j alike dastitato of soal , of feeling , aad of nanUaert . ft peek of wretches formed and manhaHed / in liaftatlon of Hie , Saracen Hares employed by the rekntlaas Etont , ds Bcenf of Ivaaboe as in * ministers of bis cruel tyranny and avarice i We are not deceived , my Lord ; We know the real motive for the maorporattoa of ttis anconstifeotioaal army tt blue bottles , aa well as if wa . ' had been admitted Into ., the pandemonium in which yo » r v » JZ ^ \ \ ••• - .
Lordship and your colleagues concoct yonr deeds of darkness . Little care you about " the peace of the country "—indifferent tre yoa to " tbe security of life aad property * —if yon could but bare depended on tbe old and recognised wjastitatieaal pciic * force to seooad you in all your works of iniquity . Bnt that yon could not Yo « had done much to degrade tbe character of Englishmen ; your accursed lystoin had efifoctoally bowed down , aad , In many instances , destroyed that bold and manly feeling which was wont to find its most
cher ished home in the bosom of a Briton ; but we had yet some vestiges of the good old national character aad feeling ; we were not ' sunken quite low enot ^ h for atf your lordship's purpose * : and hence y « w Infernal Poor Law readered necessary the Polios Gang . That law is the Tery top-stone , the , ** head aad front " of that system of class domination to which your Lordship sad yoar whole batch of helpmates are devoted ; and te carry out that measure , perfectly , yon would aot hesitate to steep your souls la sevenfold damnation .
You had made the " Guardians" mere torts of tbe '• Three-headed Devil King "; you bad polluted and pros . Utated the Magisterial office , by thrusting into it ' thing * " without feeling , honesty , or intellect , for the mere purpose of providing , by et-nfieh service , against any aw in which the elected Guardians migbt happen to be men of probity and feeling . Bnt a shield was yet needed for the tools of the Commissioners , and a batch of slaves to do the bidding of the new administrators of this law of devils . This shield is found in the arms , anil these slaves in tbe persons of this combination of cruelty aad cowardice—your Lordship ' s Rural Police Force .
But this is not the only purpose to be served by this respectabl » host of cut-throat ? . It is a notion , which neither Whip nor Tories can drive oat of their heads , that tbe people of England have a right to assemble in public meeting to discuss their grievances aad to dense measures of redress , this notion , a mUh *** one , tf coswe , has been fostered by aU the ablest writers oa our laws aad Institutions ; aad was loudly insisted oa , aot only by tbe old Whigs , tmt even at no rerr
remote period by some of the members of your Lordship ' s Ministry . To argue against this right would be unavailing , since reason must decide in favour of it ; bat the police force can convince the people by unanswerable arguments . They eaa disturb a public meeting—for it is their trade to caaae disturbancesand they can , then , accuse the innocent ; for , like their " betters '' , perjury aad falsehood are aa the breath of their nostrils .
How admirably , then , are they adapted for the work of base aad wicked rulers ! Yet , after aU , I advise year Lordship not to put too much trust in this supposed staff of strength ; lest it prove but a bruised reed , and you learn , when too late , the folly of insulting and betraying a high-spirited though confiding people . The third aad hut subject to which I shall now allude , is the sensible , manly . liberal , and grate ! ul conduct of yoar Lordship on the Repeal of theXegislative Daion between this conntry and tbe sister Isle I I have not space to eater into this subject fully ; nor is it necessary
that I should do so . Whether this step be considered necessary for the prosperity of Ireland or not . It U a point which admits of no dispute that tbe people have a right to diacoss its efficiency or non-efficiency whenever , wherever , and in what way soever , they choose provided that in so deing they preserve inviolate tbe public peace . Your attempt , therefor * , to suppress the agitation of this subject , by tbe proclamation of the Viceroy , and by the threat of with holding Government patronage from those who advocate repeal , was both unjust and tyrannical in itaelf ; ( no new thing , by tbe way , in yonr Lordship ' s Government , ) aad
came , also , with a very bad grace from those wb * have so often declared that they scorned to rule tbe eountry by means of patronage . But this effort to strangle the repeal agitation , is not enly unjust , bat foolish and ungrateful : foolish , because It must deprive you of a portion of that support , which , as a Government , yon sorely need ; and without which , unless you are going boldly to join the Tories , yoa cannot get on tt all ; and ungrateful , because yoa know that Mr . O'Connell has rendered you the most essential
services . Without him and his tall , you eould not , as a Government , exist ; and you know that if they desert the ranks of the repealers their pewer to aerr « you is at an end . O'Connell woald be useless to yon without his tail—he cannot keep his tail together without your patronage—he cannot keep them together , even with it , if be desert repeal-and if ha do not , yoa have now made it necessary for him to desert jou that be may save himself ; in which case you are lost
Thus has your Lordship ' s folly aad waat of principle made for yourself a bed of thorns . That yon may lie Upon it long enough to learn wisdom , ia the sinoere prayer of your Lordship ' s ' friend , "
> UMA , London , Oct 19 th , 1840 .
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PARIS . ( From 6 Ur oven Correspondent . ) Since my arrival here I have put myself in communication with the best informed of all classes , and find that peace is most anxiously wished for by the King and his party , as also by M . Thiers and hia party ; but that , notwithstanding , war appears inevitable , and the only question now is as to the seat of war . Louis Phfllippe ia driven to this conclusion for the preservation of his Crewa , which nothing but the safety-valve of distant commotion can very long effect . The rampart scheme waa but a sprat to catch a mackarel—a mere
attempt to preserve tranquillity near the Ceurt , by so large an expenditure of money in unproductive labour . You will ba astonished when I tell you that the correspondent of four of the London morning papers is one Mr . Same-person , whose whole time is occupied in varying his matter to suit the books of his different employers . I have had the honour of au introduction to the lady of one of the Ministers , who pledged her word for the truth of the following fact : —Whea the Cabinet last met at the Tuilcries , under the presidency of the KiDg , his Majesty Eaid to Thiers ,
" Well , Monsieur , what is your plan of battle , in the event of war with Eu ^ land becoming inevitable I " " My plan , your Majesty , " replied ThierB , " is to laud 6 , 000 French troops on the northern and southern coasts of England , with 100 , 000 of those muskets about which I have so ofien spoken , with the necessary nnmbur of field-pieces , and ammunition ; together with uniforms for one hundred thousand recruits : three-fourths of the commissions to be presented to tbe English , and the other fourth to be iu the hands of persons speaking the French lariguage . I further propose landing four
thousand troop 3 , with the necessary supplies , upon the Scotch coast . This , I find , can be effected by small steamers , and a few flat-bottomed beats , so as 10 make a landing at night upon any part of the coast , without the slightest inconvenience or moles ; at : ou . I mean to follow this with an appeal to aa English Parliament , convened by Universal Suffrage , to join France in the proper limitation of Russian power , the restoration of Poland , and to convoke a general assembly at Paris , for the purpose of devisiug the best meaagof putting a stop to all future wars , by the establiBhmeac of a
territorial conTention , to whom ail differences shall be submitted , and whose decision shall bo final . This assembly to be choseu by the industrious classes of ill nations , as the originators of wealth , and , therefore , most intero-ted ia its preper distribution . By this means , " continued the Minister , " I hopa to stop the EheddiEg of human blooi , national plunder , and local strife , and to turn millions of scarlet butchers into happy artisans , operatives , and agricultural labourers . Then , " concluded Thiers , " your Majusty may make a whistle of Napokou ' s shin-bone , and it wou ' t muster a single soldier ; whilo now , tne very appearance cf z coSr . said to contain his remains
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and filled with cold water , would raise soldiers like mutopomii » ' 'tfhfi , proposition met with the unanimous concurrence of the Cabinet . Hotbing can equal the contempt which the wellinformed , of Pajia have for tha seieati&o rubbish that appeals in the London papers upon the question of the wajr . } Attwood has \ been a , taaare—they thought he would pass for ^ Birmingham Tom , and therefore kept bk Christian , nasa * out of audit .
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C . XXX . —Th € practice censured in his wersea is but too common : the poetry , however , it not of the lest . 7 % & application < rf the term u Lord" to liberty it an outrage of all poetical usage ; and the application of the feminine pronoun to ^ freedomi' in the neat perse , does not at all help the matter so far as consistency is concerned . Th * Chassis * Tbul , a new sokg , it better to ring than to read , Matall Beaumont , tn reply to the letter of Am Impbisonkd Chartist , in our paper of the 3 rd inst ., defend * Mr . John Fielden , and bears a high testimony te that gentleman ' a unceasing advocacy of the rights of labour , after which he goes on to My : — " Does this writer [ An Imprisoned Ohmrtiu ] imagine that the present amount
of what is failed National Debt could have been contracted in a gold or silver currency 1 Does thiswriter suppose that fifty-five millions of taxes could be collected annually with a gold and silver currency f Does this writer suppose that all our vexatious and expensive establishments could be maintained with a gold or silver currency 1 No : and I am confident that it has been the greatest cause of the present calamitous and heart-rending < scene * of distress . Witness its effect * upon the articles mostly consumed by the labourers .. From 1794 to the conclusion ojf the war in 1815 , being a period of twenty-one years , the ^ Government borrowed Jive hundred and seventy millions ; the price of wheat during thai period , on an average , was more than 80 j . the quarter : and , during the year 1812 , the
Government borrowed nearly two millions , with wheat at 116 * . the quarter . The amount qf promise to pay that the Bank had in circulation during the time I have not an accurate account of , but in tome of the years , the amount is nearly thirty millions , Including notes under the value of five pounds . For tin yean antecedent to the passing of PeeVt Bill th $ price of wheat , on an average , was 96 s . the quarter , feel ' s Bui was passed in 1819 ; and \ ii 1822 the Bank should have paid in specie , but gold to the amount of Us notes it could not get : hence came the 3 rd George IV ^ e . 70 , which repealed part tf Feel ' t Bill . Let the vfriter just mirk the effect that this had upon prieeel In 1822 the * Bank h * d curtailed ike circulation of its paper to £ 14 , 800 , 000 , as the following will show : —
Bank « f England Notes Price of Wheat ia circulation , during the time . 1822 ......... 14 , 800 , 000 ... 43 s . per qr . 1833 ......... 19 , 800 , 000 .... 51 s . da . 1824 . 21 , 200 . 000 ......... 64 s . do . ' 1825 .. 21 , 200 , 000 .. .. 68 s . do . This is sufficient to show th * evil tendency of a P&per currency not convertible into cash " D . P ., BRADFeao is anxious to seed Chartist catechism , containing such sound democratic princi ples of policy a * might imbue the mind * of all Chartist * ' children with a thorough knowledge of the _ rights of individuals in society and of the principles of universal justice , fie thinks that \ f sum an one were printed , beginning with the
principles of the Charter , and , when those are gone through , then continued on those subjects of civil and social policy that are the necessary result * of those principles ; care being taken to have it plain and pointed , clear and comprehensive , it would be a most useful work ; and toe fully agree with his opinion . Chartist Co-operation . — The Chartists of Newbridge , near Cardiff , and the adjoining villages , seeing that the whole qf the shopkeepers are against the principles of Universal Suffrage , have come to the determination of opening an operative store for themselves . They would , therefore , feel obliged if any of our numerous readers , who are directors of such stores , would
obh g * them * o much as to forward a copy of their rules and regulutiont , by post , addressed to Mr . Thomas Morgan , carpenter , Newbridge , near Cardiff , Glamorganshire , as soon as possible . Thb Workjkg Mjbk ' s Association of Bath , the Ciiabtkr Associations of Baknsley , Dodworth . Cliff Buidob , and almost twenty other similar bouies , must really excuse us . We cannot publish their addresses . These documents accumulate so fast upon us that we should need two Stars for them alone . If we select from among them such as we think to be best written , or to have any other particular claim on attention , the cry of partiality ie instantly set up by all who are overlooked . We are exceedingly desirous to
afford , to all , all the accommodation in our power ; out our friends must remember that our space is Kmited , and that we have many claims upon it . We trust , therefore , to give no offence by the fair exercise of our own discrimination in the publication of alt such matters as from time to time are sent to us . The Fexalk CnAKTi » TS OF KlBKALDT wish us to say hote they are to get a token of their esttein conveyed to Mr . Lovelt . We do not know of any other plan than sending ( if the weight be net more than sixteen ounces ) by pout , to the care o f Mr . Cleave , 1 , Shoe-lane , London ; or , probably , Mr . Collins would take charge of it , and transmit it on his return to England . ..
R , HOPRINSOM . — We perfectly agree with him in the opinion that there is no hope for any one act of justice ^ to the people , or their expatriated and suffering champions , until the " whole kennel of the bloodho und *"—by which we mean the whole system cf corruption and class legislation— " u levelled with the dust" by Vie enactment of the principles of the Charter , and that this can never be accomplished so long as the people are disorganised and disunited ; and that , therefore , the first thing the men of Birmingham , and , indeed , of all other places , should attend is organisation , and for which , as he justly says , no bustle or
parade is neceisaryr-no out-door meetings are required—no town-hall or any other public building—one dozen men may commence , meet in their own houses , and , in six months , Birmingham might be organised : they would then know their strength ; each glass-leader would collect the money ; and the whole nation would respond to their call for the suffering patriots , on who .-e behalf they have expressed their determination to " supersede all other meetings and agitations " Mb . SuoanocK 8 has received the sum of £ \ 2 s . 6 d ., the fifth subscription of the Smiths and Engineers of the East . District of London towards the Char '
tut cause . A BiiiCKLATKB . —We cannot insert his letter . We never do insert attacks on character , unless they have reference te something in which the interests of the public geiieraUy are concerned , and not then upon anouyraous authority . A . Ellis . — "The works of Anonymous" are a voluminous affair ; and we Itave no doubt that they contain many gems even superior to the one which he has sent , for which ice have not room at present . It has been- often printed before : and use have almost a jackass load of what claims to be original poetry waiting for insertion . The Cabinet Council Chau . nt next week . H . would be much better eniployed minding his work . " The Land ! the La ?< d ! the La . nd ! " next week . A Bradford Chartist informs us that the letter he
has sent to us is the first he ever wrote for publication ; and he intimates that if we print this he may probably write another . We would not do him so ill a turn on any account , as to cause him thus to wasle his time . G . Halton . —Smith ' s Petition has already appeared in the Nonheu Slav . The late Meeting at Newmills , Aykshire . —We recollect getting ttco ref . orts of the meeting in question . As we a ere unable to insert either of them in the current iceck , tee selected the shortest for our ensuing number . We could , of course , know nothing of the matter in dispute . The other copy is destroyed . Democrat , Jf enzance . —Send the heal paper ly all means . 11 may be wry useful . We shall have something to say about Uie mailer in our next .
E . Mark , on beha / f of the Wiytou Chartists , requests that . UDouaU wid CoUlns will , if possible , take Wiototi on tlieir way to Carlisle , and thai they will reply to tlie invitation through uext week ' s Star . David John . — We havenot roomforhis Udttr ; wehad written an article on the same ' subject Qursei . ves , but were obliged to displace U for tcunt of rooin . s . Mann , ashburton , will feel obligtd if Mr . Cardo vnU forward the boohs by Ihe earliest conveyance . W . THOHAf son . — We are crammed full . John Shand . —You will get it in the Star very soon . Tub Northern Star and AIr . Fbost ' 9 Familv . — Oa t / ie 7 th November , thepriceof m ? Scar ¦ wilt be raued to fiuepencefor tkatduy ow / y . the additional halfpenny to go 16 the family of ihe
xllegally expatriated Frus . It is only by a compulsory tax that we can test the value 0 } public opinion . Wnoever pleases may contribute one _ halfpenny that day , or let it alone . TheGhsat U and tuk Liitle O . —However great the great O * s may consider themselves , tee bey to assure them thai ihe lillle gentlemen are of no insignificant importance . IW instance , by ihe omisfio . ' i ofohe little O , last week , the representatives of our lamented friend , Dick Martin , xcera ul one fell swoop deprived of' 7 iq less a sum than 418 , 000 a year ; his property being reduced f . cm £ 20 , 00070 £ 2 000 . Well for one great O that Dick , of duelling notoriety , has paid the debt to nature , else would iuch an omission have justified manslaughter .
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Lonn Pauikrston . —The Noble Lord requests us to slate , that , his address was all a joke ; but ihe Noble Lord will find his mistake when he come * to pay £ 9 9 s . for Us insertion , and 2 s . Ad , extra for additional time lost in deciphering his shocking lad ^\ % T . Clod help poor Thiers if Qupid wrUes his own missives ! : . Sir RcjBfeRT Pkku—Hm Utter does nottuittu ; ihe people are not for sale yeU The Irish and oca Repeal AxnaM ^—Were we to insert one in every twenty of the letter * we receive from Irishmen , thanking its for pur exertions in behalf of IreUivA ^ ^ e * hmtld re-. J
quire three or four Stars . They must rest satisfied with our published opinions , while toe must console ( furselves with . their unpublished good itishe * . We inserted Mr . Punn ' a , because it wot as short a method as we could adopt to acknowledge the receipt of that gentleman ' s five shillings . The Precursor Association . —the St « r U the real Precursor Association , inasmuch as our reader Wilt do us the justice to say that for the last three years we have been dissecting the very subject * which now appear new to the "Establishment . " The Parsons Alabmed won ' t do . The Notice op the Trial op Robert Emmettbt
, r THB ASHTON Jcveniles , w an Advertisement . Mr , Dbegan ' s Twit , next week . Various Notices of Young Patriots kept over till next week .
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Notice . —All monies in future , for the relief of the families of the Imprisoned Chartists , most be sent to Mr . Shorrocks . 70 , Gun 8 treet , Manchester , to be by bin transferred , weekly , to the TraaMuer , A . Heywood . Oldham Street , Manchester . Tbe Book of Subscriptions is at present in the bands of the Committee ; as soon as they retanx it audited , we shall publish the balance-sheet The entire Account having been placed in tlieir bands , all we ¦ hall nave to do , ia future , win be to publish their weekly report .
FOR THB WIVES AND FAMILIES OF THB INCARCERATED CHARTISTS . £ e . d . Fremthe Flax-dressers , Moulin a Vapeur , Boulogne , France 2 0 0 From the Flax dressers , $ c , Bkibberhouae , per W . Johnson ... 9 6 ( From W . Ingtedon , Middleibro ' ... 0 1 O From a few friends at Matloek , Derbyshire ... ... ... 8
FROM ASHBURTOH . For Mrs . Frost 2 6 For Mrs . Vincent ... ... 2 0 For Mrs . O'Brien 2 9 For Mrs . Richardson 2 6 For Mrs . Roberts 2 « — -4 12 0 FOR MR . CARRIER . From a few Journeymen Shoemakers qf London , a weekly subscription ... ... ... § 10
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Reduction op Wages . —A Berioos reduction of wajros is being made iu this city , and many meetings of the weavers have been held , aad are being held , to resist it . Many of the stannohest Chartists have accepted tho reduced prices . They think it useless to " pit" the starvation waxes of the operatives asainst the princely fortunes of the manufacturers : they are fully convinced that it is short-sighted in the extreme for them to Btrive to procure a precariousaUoviation of their sufferings , whea the same exertions , judioiouBly applied to the procoral of the People ' s Charter , would procure them a measure which would not only alleviate , bat ako effectually root put the thousand and one evils ander which they groan . ; We perfectly agree with them . Onward , Chartists , onward ; let no " crotchet-monger " turn you aside ; have a *• single eye" to the ettabusnment
oi tne pure aemoeratieal principles of the Charter , which alone will give you * a fair day ' s wages tor a fair day ' s work , " which will alone fairly remunerate yoa for your labour . Remember , your most strenuous efforts to prevent the fall of wages will be effectual only for a short period , if machinery be permitted unrestrictedly to exercise its overpowering away ; it will , in spite of all your unions , crush yoa , in the course of time , to the dust ; whilst , with half the labour , you can secure tho glorious Charter , with which you ban direct the great power oi steam for thebenentofanation , irjBtead or » class . The good cause in this city is advaneingfar boyond what its advocates expected . A class of ten were enrolled in tho National Charter Association at tbe last meeting . There are now two classes of females , who are determined to give our " unjuet . judges" no peace till the righteous prayers of a long-suffering aad oppressed people are granted .
DURHAM . Chartist Prisoners * --Messrs . Byrne aad Owen will , this day , be onco more amongst their friends and political brethren , by whom they will be enthusiastically welcomed . Arrangements have been and are making ia various places to celebrate their restoration to liberty . A splendid entertainment was intended to be given to them in Sanderland on Monday eveiiiug , but every effort has been made to deprive the friends in that place of the rooms which have hitherto been always available . Hie proprietors of the Public-rooms have doubled their charges , and all of them refuse to lend their rooms the ensuing
week . Under the 6 o circumstances , the entertainment must be postponed till the following week . As a specimen of the grasping and illiberal spirit of the proprietors , wo can 6 tate that the Mechanics ' Institute ,-which , for eoruo time pa 8 t , bas been doing much to promote the improvement » ttd enjoyment of the working classes , by a series of popular concerts , has now to pay the turn of £ 4 for the use of a room for the purpose , TMs selfish spirit is likely to supply its own cure , for a plan has already been brought forward for the erection of a Trades * Hall , and , at & small meeting held to consider it , the sum of £ 250 was subscribed at once .
BIRMINGHAM-Frost , Williams , and Jonbb . —Tuesday night , the Geueral Committee of Birmingham met at Bill ' s Coffee-house , Moore-street , as usual , on Tuesday evenings . Mr . Hill was unanimously voted to the chair . Messrs . Green and Cotton acted as secretaries pro tern . From their report it appears that circulars have been sent to about forty of the leading Chartists , calling their attention to the address published in the Star ef last week , in behalf of the exiled victims . By admitting all who are willing to become honorary membera of this committee , in prison , or out of prison , iio distinction is made . It is sufficient qualification that they have reprobated injustice , and gone for equal rightt * and laws
The other business was adding members to the Committee : some good and true were elected , namely —Messrs . Hill , Barlow , Fallows , Cooper , Davenport , and Ball . "Mr . Isaac Rogers gave soiae touching details of the Victims' families , which will leave a las-ting impression on tho minds of those preseut . Mr . Rogers was elected an Honorary Committee icac . Tbe committee intend to procure a place to hold public meetings in weekly , on the same plan as tbe late political council did . The treasurer , Mr . James Guest , read a balance sheet of the accounts of the committee , ( which will be brought forwatd at the first public meeting tke committee hold , ) stating his
determination to assist the committee as far as is in his power , and hoping something effectual would be done by the country generally for the victims and their families . Thus a hew feature is given to political agitation , one public meeting being held every week , in Birmingham , to aid the return of Frost , Williams , and Jones . The Radicals can kick tEe Wniga as much as they like before and after the committee ' s proceedings , and the Chartist ladies have another chance of giving their money for a good object , and hot tongue to their country ' s enemies . The committee room waa adorned with tbe following inscription in large characters : —*• We meet to scoure th © return of Frost , Williams , and Jones . " —Birmingham Correspondent .
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A Girl in New York , who has a swivel or screw eye , looked so long and to affectionately ou a ekbottle , that she drew the cork .
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. Fat Sheep . —A fiho shearling wether sheep , bred by the Eari of Zetland , was slaughtered by Mr . 'Matthew Veal , of Richmond , and exposed for ealo m that market on Saturday last , which welshed upwards of 461 b . a quarter . ^
oj&xms iiEm Thi * Tricks of Faction . —A singular proof of ike uascrupulousness with which the classes adopt an * mean * which promise most readily -i © uphold their domination , has been afforded by tho preparation o £ thoburzeBs list for the present year . It seems that ia BotchergaU Ward , a municipal constituency of more than six hundred kas been summarily reduced to someone hundred and fifty by the overseer—this process being dpabtless though t necessary to tha securing of a majority of votes for the party to which he inclined . In fact it ia stated that he has avowed that he acted under instruction * , though he refuEes to tay by whom he was instructed . The
pretext for striking off the names is , that the parties were not rated directly , but indirectly , through the landlord . Counsel ' s opinion was taken upon the matter ; which was to the effect that the payment of the rate , whether directly , by the occupier , or indtrectly , by the owner if paid in full , was sufficient to establish the vote of the occupier ; and , oa the strength of this opinion , tbe Mayor and Assessors reinstated about one hundred of the votes , which were again siruck off by tho overseer on his own responsibility . A meeting of the Ward took place oa Monday , at which a memorial was adopted , apprising Lord Normanby of the whole circumstanceu of the caw , and furnishing him with a copy of the opinion of Mr . Rolfe .
' - . : - ¦ BATWSU 5 V . Tbstotamsm . —This society fs spreading its branches all over this district , and in no part has its affectB been more visibly seen than in this town , and especially amongst the Irish inhabitants . Tb » Rev . Mr . Rigby has sowa the seeds of temperanos amongst these poor people , aad the fruits of his labour /? arc—persona , who had hitherto been ill clad t £ wor 8 e fed i aow going to a place of wowhip on thefettntiay , and enjoying a goed comfortable dinner , then Bitting down and wading ihe Star , which is their pohtioal organ of instruction , with sober heads and reflecting minds . This is a great agent against tyranny . The dissenting ministers of the town are doing their duty in putting an end to drunkenness , and so great are the numbers of teetotallers among them that they hare it in contemplation , to buy the play-house , now placarded for sale .
Catholic Txetotaixebb . —On Sunday evening , a large meeting of the Catholic teetotallers was held in tbe Catholic School-room , and fourteen new members enrolled . The comments in the Star were read , and several speeches from the FP « r / d . At the olose of the meeting it was announced that two members were sick , and seven shillings and sixpence was colleoted for them . . NatiOHAi Charter Association . —Tho No . 1 of the above Association held itb weekly meeting at Mr . P . Hoey ' s . There was a pretty good number of members , and seven new ones were enrolled .
Thb Independent Order of thk Auk . —This highly useful and benevolent institution has opened a branch about twelve months since , and from the respectability Of its members , bids fair to rival the most respectable institutions of the country . Already has ita beneficial effects been felt by many * PJ * . * inilY » aBd so great is the respect for the Ark , that another brauch is going to bo opened oa the 26 th of October , at Samuel Hepworth ' s , FJeeee Inn , Shamble-street . There are thirty-six members entered , and their monies paid . The committee will mt oa Saturday evtning next , to reeeive healthy members who wishes to enter . The age is from eighteen to forty-fire years . We wish them every success .
Final Examination op thb Murderers . Tuesday last being appointed for the final hearing of witnesses relative to the murder of George B ' ackburn , at Bank-Top , after a patient investigation of the witnesses , the Coroner committed to * York C * e tle , George Mitchell and William Fox , for wilful murder , and George Robinson aad John Cherry as parties concerned .
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MORE YOUNG PATRIOTS .
On Wednesday , September the 9 th , Eliza , the wife of David Gibson , Woiverhampton , was safely delivered of a daughter , who was duly registered Elraa O'Connor Gibson . Feargus Rayner , the son of James and Eliza Ashwortb , of Manchester , was duly registered in the month of November , last year . Last week . Mr . William Salmon , of Sutton-ia-AtshfieW , bad a eon registered Feargnj O'Connor Salmon . Alfred and Charlotte King , of Sheffield ,, had a son recently christened Charles Feargus O'Connor . William and Elizabeth Beeteon , of Sheffield , had a daughter recently christened Ann Feargus O'Connor . _ "
Robert Anderfon , of Irvine , has hid a daughter recently named Elizabeth Feargus O'Connor . On the 4 th of October , the daughter of Mr . J . March , of Ashburton , was duly registered Mary Ann Viuceat March , after the noble name of Mr . H . Vincent . On the 4 th of October , was baptised at Long Whatton , near Loaghborough , a female child by the name of Emily O'Connor . She was the daughter of Isaac and Mary Goff , of that place ; and was named as above in honour of the people ' s friend . On the minister being informed of the name , ho was so struck that fears were entertained that he would drop the child .
Frances , wife of Thomas Weavers Shaw , of Man * cheater , was wfely delivered of a eon on the 6 th September , who has been duly registered and christened Feargus O'Connor Shaw , ia honour of that unflinching friend and advooato of the starving millions , and a fee to tyrants . On Sunday last , was registered . Thomas Feargus O'Connor Miiitow , son Of John Murrow , Manchester . The officer asked the woman whether she was really in earnest ? ' She answered him in the affirmative . Officer— -What does your husband do i Woman—Bill-poster . Officer—Do you think any one will employ ] him after this ! Womau—I do not kno w , . ¦ _ .. . . Feargus O'Connor Whittaker , son of Abraham and M . ary Whittaker , of Manchester , has beea duly registered . . ' .-..
On Sunday , September 27 th , Nanny , the wife of John Meadowcroft , No . 15 , Johnson-street , Cheetham-hill , Manchester , was aafely delivered ef a . fine son , who has since been duly registered Feargus O Connor Meadowcroft . On Sunday evening , the 18 th inst . , the father and mother , accompanied by a number of relations , took him to the Chartist ' s Association Room , Tib-street , to hear Mr . Griffin lecture on the social , moral , and political advantages to bo derived from total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors , thereby acting upon the advice given by Solomon whea he said , ** Train up a child in . ihe way be should go , and when he is old he will not depart from it . "
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MARRIAGES
On tho 6 th ult ., at Calverley chutch , by the Rev . Samuel Rsdhead , vicar , Mr . Richard HoJgate , Briek-laee , Manninghain , Vfoolsorter , late of the Royal Horae Guards ( blue ) , to Miss Nanny Duckworth , of Park-street , Bradford . The youthful bridegroom crossed the Pyranees mountains , with his distinguished regiment in 1814 , under the command of General Lauskland , and was in the reserve at tho battle of Toulouse . On Tuesday last , at Kirby Hill , near Boroughbridge , by the Rev . T . AUanson , Mr . ' Joha Cbeeaborough , of Yojk , to Sarab , eldest daughter of Mr .
dona Uiee 8 bGrougb ., of Holme-utoii-Spalding Moor . Same day , at the > Holy Trinity Church , Mr . Henry Dtan , to Harriet , daughter of the late Mr . William Senior , both of Bull . On Thursday last , at the Roman Catholic Chape ] , Ijortli Kilviugton , by the Rsv . Mr . Crane , Thomas , eldest son of Mr . Peacock , carrier , to Margaret , youngest daughter of Mr . J . Fawcoit . AibO , Mr . M . Martin , to Margaret , eldest daughter of Mr . Phillip DmBdale , all of Thirsk . The two brides stand in the relation of aunt and niece to each other . ' .. . '
On Wednesday week , at S&amer , by the Rev . C . Blackwell , Mr . Robert Wilson , of Seamer Moor House , to Mia 8 Margaret Ward , of the former place .
To The Right Honourable Lord Viscount Melbourne,
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD VISCOUNT MELBOURNE ,
To Readers And Correspondents
TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS
Norwich.
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DEATHS . Oa Thursday last , Mr . John Lishman , stonemason , aged 40 , of York-court , York-street , Leeds . Ho has left a wife and two small children to lamest hi ? loss , Ou Sunday- last , agod 66 , ¦ ¦ Mrs . Gregg . Blaek Horse Inn , Kipon . She waa much respected , and has left a wide circle o £ friends to lament her loss . Oa Thursday last , ajjed 27 , Ann , fourth daughter of Mr . John DafiicM , corn-factor , Jatc of York . On Sunday , very suddenly , e % ed 47 , Henry Smithson , Esq ., solicitor , Kenr Malton , aud ReturaW Officer lor the Borough . ft
Same day , aged two yeaw and four moaths , Chariotto , eldest daughter of Mr . J . K . Clapbam , chemist and druggist , of Leeds . Same uay , after a long iiinesp , aged ^ . Elizabeth , wife of Mr . William Douglas ,. M&rl » t Place , Otley ! Same day , after a lingering illuess , auod 60 , Eltzabotn , tho wife of Mr . John Atack , of ihe New Elephant Inn , Wakefi-ild . ¦ Same day , in his 4 ib year . Robert John , second sou of Charies Welibelovod , Evq ., of LeeclaJtJBJr ^ a * . ' bamei day , in bf r 3 : > i . d year , Mary . & ** & $ * & * && * John ttarv / iuk : of ike Dc-tcastsr b ^^ BHBmWmtr Yorkshire District Ba ^ k . ' ptsS ^ PEliHXB Same day , in her 4 th year , Mttttkm&XBfiM . ssssfisr * * - " ^| WH * i »
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Fatal Accident on thk London and Birmingham Railway . —On Monday labt , about two o ' clock , as the down train from Londoa was ncaring the Wolverton Blation , it came in contact with some labourers , killed two of them , and severely isjund another . Tub Kenmngtos Affair . —Mr . Pearce has been committed for the attempted murder of hie wife . Drunken Engine Dbivke . —On Tuesday , Joseph Jobling , an engine - driver" on the London and Birmingham Railway , was committed , after amost severe reprimand from the magistrate , Mr . Hardwick , to hard labour in the House oi Correction for two months . '
The Fatal Accident os ihb South-Weskhn RAiLWAy . —Ab inquest ha ? been , held on tbe body of ; h&-young woman . wty » was killed by a collision of the trains on tiiiB railway < , ai \ account of which will be found in another column ) , and tho jury returned the followiug vcrdic ; : — " That the deceased , Catherine Andrcws , waa accidentally killed , and we place a deoiiaud of £ 300 on the i ? c / tp * eloconioiivaBteani-engin . a , the property of the London aud bu « Vh- Western Railway Company , and we attribute the accident to tho want of proper caution no 5 having been taken in hoisting a signal li ^ bt ' to warn tko driver of tho Eclipse of the obstruction-on the lino , ami . we cannot but ( Jkprecato iflu rate of-. spoed ai which the trams are brought up to tho terminus . "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 24, 1840, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2707/page/5/
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