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    • iiomc gttos. — * THE NORTHERN STAR. March 6, I8d?
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      Iiomc Gttos. — * The Northern Star. March 6, I8d?

      iiomc gttos . — * THE NORTHERN STAR . March 6 , I 8 d ?

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      _ Durham. N N " R " H ^ M F R -~'0n Satu...

      _ DURHAM . n n " " ^ F - ~' 0 n Saturday evening last , Mr . G Gee-gc \\ lntelock , of Coglan Hall , on his return ft from li . climond market , in ftttemnting to cro's the rt Su , SiVale ' opposite his rlwellinu , was drowned . 1 Tht body was found , next day about three mik a b below .

      TJVEBFOOL . ScDr-Kx DriTH at the Kailwat Siatiojt . —On S Suooav morning kit , about a quarter past seven t 8 ' ck-ck , a person who was sitting upon a bench in t the outer lobby of the booking-office , conversing with i a genttai . an from Chester , and who appeared to be ] in £ -: > .: 6 health , suddenly sank down and almost int Stan' !; -.-spired . Dr . Canon , who was going as a I passvi-gt i * by the next train , promptly lent his assigti anre , but said from the first the man was dying . j Artiii-s of some small valua were found upon the < dectu ~ d , but not anything by which he could be i Idcn : '¦ tied . He was a stout man , about fifty years of i « ge- _

      Da-aims op PiRi « n Officers bt Fkvrr . —Last t week . Mr . Charles S . Rowland died of typhus fever , < « an £ ? it iu the parish office . Mr . Thomas Smith , a ] polic -man , employed to keep order at the door of i the oiiL-u , has also died of fever . Mr . Thomas Robiaf eon , deiiteror of broad at the office , has also died . ] Mr . . ' 1 'liomaB Steele , an old man , who acted as assistl ant iu Mr . Rowland , is dangerously ill of fever ; so £ also kc Mr . James Quayie and one of the twantvt four policemen employed to distribute relief in the i twelve lii ^ tricts of the town . This is a most alarm-5 ing ? i : i ; .. of things . Fever has followed closely upon i the hrrU of famine , aad ia now raging in those parts I of the town inhabited by the lower class of the Irish . The f- v :-r hospital is filled .

      PRESTOS . Swrc-Mi * Poisosiso of Fivs Childrxs bt . their MoinitH . « r > Suicidb of the Latter . —On Saturday mor ' . ing a report was circulated in Preston that a w . - . ni : jti of respectability , named Leadbetter , MSKlisg : it Walton-le-Dale , about one mile and a half from ihis town , had committed suicide by throwing herself into the river Ribble , after having admiaisfr-ved jn . ison to her five children . In the course of the day circumstances happened which , it U te be feai eti , confirm the rumour . It appears that Mrs . I ** j i .-r ! tf r , whose husband is a sliarebroker in Mandiestt-r . lias , for the last twelve months , bsrn xe $ l ' :: ; : i at Walton-le-dale , with her children , at tho

      house of Mr . Livesey , her father , a respectable gent ' t : & i . w , who some time ago retired from the cottc . i v ide . About eight o ' clock on Friday evening last -ir t . ft the house of the father , unknown to the family , alter having assisted an attendant in putting the o ' jiMumi to bed ; previous to which she administered a dose of what she termed medicine to each , in the ¦ v-v-.-H-e of the servant . About ten o ' clock all the vial : rcn began to complain of illness , ? nde ,-ch appi- . ivu to be affected in a similar manner . This rirei . * u > -ta ; .-.-e alarmed the inmates of the house , and Mrs . Liddbetter not having returned , information was u' -vi n to the neighbour * , with a view of making inqnu-t r-v her . It should be stated that for some days ; jr .-viou 8 Mrs . Leadbetter had been exceedingly low- ^ ii « r . t-I . and the factof her leaving the h « use ok Frh "• evening , and not returning , taken in connection with the children ' s sudden illness , induced the

      ferni !; - ><• -inspect that something was ; wrong . The Ttha-i l the evening was s , pent iu the village in a fruiii ? s . yarch for Mrs . Leadbetter , and towards xaori : iiiS i ii * -herman on the river Ribble went in a boat " r . ; =.- * ar < -h of her ; and after some time he discov n < j tie body in that part of the river callktl the "Walt ¦ .. -, Shimon Fishery , lying about a yard deep in the wit ' . , r . It was immediately forwarded to the houiv of Mr . Livesey , there to await a coroner ' s inqii' .-i . In the meantime the children had continue rrj ivt worse during the evening , and a surgeoi . •* . * .. * v . nt for , who applied the usual remedies , wheti f'nj ) of them bsgan to improve One , however , 3 srj-:-. l Faany , gradually got wor-: e , and evnituali ; . . •; .- , ' about four o ' clock en Saturday afternoon . "Wc - > vc gUl fi say that the other children are con-¦ slder-u w . r -if (" anger . Ah inquest was held on ihe bodii .-i . , ' ,., adjourned until Monday evening lor furti- , « 'v -iL-nee .

      MEDS . ExTi---:.-E IIiGitwAT Eobbbet . —La = t week & man . namei' . lames Ileald , in the employ of the Rev . R . H . r ii-u . - -id-. ina , the proprietor of she MuUlet-m Collieri .-s w . v , sent to the works with a bag containing £ 117 . i-- -. = n gold ; five £ 10 . provincial notes , and £ 3 . h . hi . Wi . in silver and capper . Ou reaching tbe toad s . ea" Belleisle , he was suddenly p .-unced upon by t '; . - ! v run , who knocked him down and beat him till ! ' . < «•>; . aearly insensible , and took away the bag with ¦¦ :. ¦ ) c-ntents . A reward is offered for their appivii-n ^ . n . SHROPSHIRE .

      Dint , - ., r ; sg Suicide bt a Girl . —On Saturday last a gi : i . - •¦ -. / . e years of age , named Margaret Roberts , ttee-J ! :. < f'i eight children , the daughter of a garden ^ r a ' R . wtouCastle , SUr « p ? U \ re , corevtautedauU cide h < ; ir--vning . The poor girl was hi the service of X ' lissil'iUins , of the ladies' seminary , at Ford , and foi-i-v . rral months past bi'dsufiv . red much , from absccts . . . j ! - ! : e ear , which doubtless affected her brain . On . *? aw : t ! - » y morning she left her mistress ' s house , with nit .: - ¦» - reason , and came to Shrewsbury with some in : v . Set girls ; it being her first visit to this town , uiui s here baingne reason for her visit . Ou her v ?; iy h ^ me she complained of her head aching . d > 1 t % ^ l »* . - 1 _ .. nl « A »«« A * h m m AUA W A . « AU . A 4 Lk ^ V «^ A *« dfl and viifcj she in tbe Ab 9 ut live

      * ^ . ^ ' was Severn . < o ' clock ih-- was seen going across the fields from Ford towi-nis r > e Severn , which was much flooded at the tun-. T ;» o ferryman at Montford weir called and askt . " : •> : !)• wanted to cross the river . Instead of answcrii'i' she proceeded to the next field , and in a few ir . L = ; tes was heard a shriek that reached the villp ;; . ., ! rvfontf ' ord ; but no one that hewl it susjrect'i this fatal cause . The girl being missed search . « - made , and her bonnet and cellar were fourn " . a : ie ba . ik ; and when the water subsided her - f , ts .- -s were traced in the soft soil near tbe bank . J i . e body has not yet been found , and it proi - -iy ill be carried a ^ reat distance by thefluod .

      S 0 BW 1 CH . Ti-is : .= D Electricity — Extensive Robbebt or WAVi .-. ir . s at Noawicu . —On Sunday evening la ^ t , the * % oi- - * Mr . Cooper , watchmaker , of Norwich , was vnt . v ; 4 whilst he was at church , by means of ft £ als . ? k . c > , .. nd told and silver watches and plate were Stok ' u to be value of £ 1 500 . Search was instantly mad . ; > y , ¦ he thieves , who seem to have been disturbed ' -ore they bad completed their plunder , but wiU : ' . ' - . it effect . On Monday evening , a telegraj .. iii .-:-. f Ji-pateh was received at the Shonditch ten-. " ; » of the Eastern Counties Railway , diroeiing thej- : ' . i .-. ' to stop a tuapicious looking box , supposed to contain the watches stolen from Mr . Cooper ' s . The ivx - ts accordingly stopped , and Mr . Cooper « ai ! if- . ' ? !> y the next train to inspect the contents . Tht- L . > ji , d ' re . ted to Birmingham , contained , indeed , watcmsaad watch cases and movements , but they wen not the property of Mr . Cooler . CAMBRUGS .

      The !' u ; vce axd the Eahl . —On Saturday morning t . ' . c v ; i finally closed at twelve . 78 votes havingfeeti- i » i v-. -.: for Prince Albert and 50 for Earl Powis . At l - Hfc o ' clock , Henry Gunnir .-r , E ^ fj ., the senior E ? q- - =-n . :- > Ucil , said " Cessatutd est a scrutino ;" the -: ; - > 'i ce-CliancelIor unlocked the vote-box and couuic'i : ; e votea . when there appiared for Earl Powis 807 Prince Albert 953 Majority for Prince Albert 11 C EE-EX .

      A i . -y axda Bailitf . —A sherifPaofficer , namsd Feit-. i . .: ¦• has been in search of a Mus Crossii .-gha :. i . o ; - / ngar . during the last four months , last week t-i . c-Jocded by stratagem in arrcithitr h--r at her own -usi . lis then left her in charge of his assistant « i-i > he w < nt for a chaise , but the hidy-prisoner havi ' L' i ' : « i'icd permiiisi n of ihe ofiieei to <;<> to lier btu-i » . -.. i , immediately jumped out o the wind-w , and si-tilled upon the roof of an cuth-usc , thence dc-« c * i « i-.. i « - ¦ n n waterbntt iu the unjoining yard , and mai l ¦; -r c *{ -a ; . e . The tdficer and olhers gave the Tiew h ; t ! ic- ' -across the garden and firld but could Dot M »; vr . <¦ . in capturing tbe fair and fic-t fugiiire .

      Tki ii ms Laws . —On Saturday niorning last , two keep- is , employed by the Rev . J . B . Stone , ol Forest Hal ; , liii-h Ontar , encountered some noachers in a wood kit .-1- Norton Dall . A desperate " fight ensued . A Rim whs fired , fortunately without effect , but both partus vcre severely wounded by blows inflicted will ; - 'iic- butt end of the guns with which they fought . A doi belonging to the keepeva ? eizrd a poacii" i- '" ii nearly tore out one of his eye ? . The de-Iinqui- iu * v . ere captured , aud were on the sarae day exaihi ; ed ;*; id c > mmitted for trial , forshootii .-g , with iiiteit Ic murder .

      Tj ( s 'lions * BwKBB . "— The trial ? . ndc' ; nvictioii of the kr <; u ; kvr Bcntly lor killing a lura by siiff . jcfltiou :: as k-d to some inquiiifi near the place whore he livei . Mat . y facts Ihvc been elicited ks to the extent to which the extraordinary crime Las been carrit -. ! , and the suspicions considerably strengthened as to t ? .-j .= L . 'il more extraordinary purposes to which the tifi * -: v . « •¦• some of the horses slaughtered have been appiiH—namely , that of human food in some of theii'Vy disi-iicts of the metropolis . An msny s ? 24 hiitiv ^ ssaC ' » i . ' « i suff-JC & ted in this way , there iS n 0 w nod ; uli ' . hv the prisoner . A list of the at . inir . ls is S ' veii , and their value is stated to bave been £ 379 . esiries then- victims acow belonging to Mr . Tuckwell whs « ti - .-m ( jled , and was sold to Bcutly for 2 Gs . ke . it .

      The Dtvt : » cES of Dovbk , Deal , Ac—Tee following is a rv . turti ' . f the guns , mounted at Dover , Deal , and the adjacent fortresse * : —Deal castle , four 32-pound g ! ins . -n common carriages ; Wa ' mer Ctttlu and . SrJiitijiK Battery , eight S 6-pounder guns , arid six O-jiTonders , on common c ? . rria » es ; Sandowu Gatle , five Si-pounders , on common carriages ; i *> ver castle , iv > ur 12-pounder guns ( one brass ) , nn <» mraoti « arriages ; East Drive Bastion , two G 2-Sunder gum , on traversing platforms ; Shoulder of atton J-suld , fi ? e thirty-two pounders ; Moat ' s Bul-

      _ Durham. N N " R " H ^ M F R -~'0n Satu...

      wark , three 32-pounder guns , on common carriages Guildford Battery , thrco 32-pounder guns , on traversing platforms > Archcliff Fort , six 32-pounder ¦ ; uns , on traversing platforms ; Citadel , two 12-ponnder carronades , on common carriages ; Drop Redoubt , three 24-pounder guns , on traversing platforms ; six ] 2-pounder guns , on common carria < 'e « and one S-inch mortar : total for Deal , Dover & c 5 S guns . ' * '

      Scotland

      Scotland

      Boss-Shjei . Food Riois. -At The Village...

      BOSS-SHJEI . Food Riois . -At the village of Avoch , in Rosshire , very determmed opposition was made by the fishermen , and others of tha villagers , on Friday and Saturday last to an attempt , by George More , farmer and corn dealer , to ship some barley . Mr . More having applied for protection in the shipment , Mr . it I ? , tne Sfleriff of the county , accompanied by - Mr . Cameron , thesheriff-substitute , Mr . Mnekenzie the procurator-fiscal , and some officers , repaired to ' Arcch upon Friday , and were joined there by Sir James Mackenzie , Mr . Davidson of Tulloch , and others . Arrangements bad been made for procuring from

      Fort George the aid of a company of the 76 th Regiment ; but tbe forenoon was so stormy that ther could not be brought across the ferry in time to render services available that day . Proceedings wore , in consequence , delayed until Saturday forenoon , ivheu the authorities and their friends re-appeared , supported by sixty men and two officers from the Fort . The villagers had , in the meantime , loosened the _ vessel from her moorings , and it was not until about two o ' clock the state of the tide admitted of her being afloat ; but several of the fishermen entered their boats in the harbour , with the eviden t dosign of drawing her away should she move towards the pier . The people were addressed and

      reasoned with by the sheriff and others , to no purpose . The sheriff read the Riot Act . The people continued determined to resist , saving they might as well die then as starve for want of food ; but as the preparations for a conflict approached maturity , Mr . More consulted his friends , and came forward and declared that , " to prevent bloodshed , " he had resolved to abandon the intended shipment , and to retain the grain in the country ; upon which the people cheered aud chaired him . Three young men considered to have been active in the riot , were apprehended on the spot , and sent away to the prinoa of Dingwall , under a military escort , and so the affair has ended for the present .

      PlHlNO BV THB AUUTART ITPO . V THS PXOP 1 E—FURTHER IMKT 1 CULARS . Owing to the feeling evinced by tho starving population against tho intended export of grain , a detachment , consisting of 104 men of the 76 th Regiment , under the command of Captain Evans Gordon , was d <» ypatched by the Pharos steamer , and arrived at Wiek on Tuesday . After being landed they were quartered in the Temperance flail . The authorities now mado prer . arations to protect the exportation of the corn and , oh Wednesday , a number of constables were sworn in , but the shipment of yrain proceeded so slowly that they were dismissed with an injunction to assemble if nccessarv .

      liifbre dusk , on Wednesday evening , a party of the military was marched down the quay , to watch the vessel during the night , and here commenced tlie most alarming part of the whole proceedings . How a mob wr . s created there are various statements ; one thing is certain , previous to the arrival of the military the streets presented tue usual features of ordinary days . About seven o ' clock tlie whole remaining br . dy of the soldiery were quickly marched to join their comrades , on a shot being fired as a signal from their party on the quay . At this time there was a great excitement . An immense gathering of the populace , men , women , and children had assembled , aud in other parts of the town deep anxiety wa »

      depicted on every countenance , and great excitement prevailed . The sheriff and provost were present amongst ihe mob , who surrounded the military on all hands . The R , iot Act was read by lhe sheriff , but this had not any effect in inducing tho people to disperse in peace . At this time the feelings of the inhabitants were roused up to the highest possible pitel 1 , for a direct collision was anticipated every h > ur . The solliers were divided into several parties , and were ordered to disperse the mob at the point of the bayonet . In this attempt several were wounded , but only s'ightly . The soldiers continued for some time parading in different directions , which bad the effect of scattering the crowd . Three prisoners were taken and lodged in gaol .

      As a party were marching from Pulteney-town , back to their quarters , when immediately under the brae where the academy is erected , a volley of stonos wa-i thrown by individuals on the fpoftlie brae and the Sheriff and Provost were both struck . The soldiers were immediately ordered by the sheriff to fire , and we deeply regret to say that , two individuals , a man and a girl , wore wounded . The man . Willi- m Uougston . foreman cooper to Mr . David Davidson , did not form part of the mob , nor was he with them at the time . According to hisown statement , which seems highly probable , he fras proceeding quie ' iVy home . A bailment through his right band , which was so shockingly mutilated , that the fingers had to

      be cut off . and it is even doubtful if a further amputation will not huve to be made . The other , a girl , named Macgregor , was wounded in the left arm , the ball passing through the fleshy part , but wc believe that the injury done was not dangerous . About this time it is impossible to depict the stateof excitement which was visible in every direction . Men , women , and children fled , on hearing the report of the musketry , and on learning that damage had been done . Parents were anxiously running in search of their children , while the crowd were giving expression to the most vociferous shouts and yells . A groat many were wounded by the bayonets of the soldiers , but no serious injury was done to any by this means .

      Thursday , Four o clock p . m . —A public meeting of the electors had just been held , at which resolutions on the subject of the military being brought hero , have been unanimously passed . The Town Uall was crowded to suffocation , and was presided over by the Provost . At the close of the meeting , the whole asrembla ^ e have gone down the quay , and removed the obstructions . The Provost made some explanations te the meeting , which were loudly applauded , and gave universal satisfaction . Few speeches were made at the meeting , but such of the gentlemen an spwke expressed their resolution to support ; the I authorities , and an earnest desire for the immediate removal of the military .

      Thcbso . —A , correspondent of tho above journal , writing from Thurso , on Tuesday last , says— " We have had lamentable disturbances here . The populace have blocked up the road to the river with two small sloops ; one of them w ;> s taken up to-night . They have also planted a ten-pounder on the braehcail . About 100 special constables have been sworn ia , and everything assumes a most threatening aspect . Wc have too much cause to fear serious cmsequences , unless by some means or other peace be restored . " We have learned , in addition to the above , that on Wednesday evening another gun was placed on the brae , and that the feelings of tho peo-S lo continue wound up to the greatest pitch . Assemlages at night are frequent , and threatening of violence are persevered iu . The peaceable inhabitauts are kept in a state of the utmost terror from these manifestations .

      Ivelatte.

      Ivelatte .

      Cork. Parish Op Scholl.—Dr. S. Sweetman,...

      CORK . Parish op Scholl . —Dr . S . Sweetman , dispenfary physician at Schull and Ballcjdehob , in a letter , dated Schull , Feb . 22 ud , says" This parish is at this moment a charnel-hsuse ; our mortality is fearful , averaging daily from forty to forty-five at least . I could not—east , west , north , south—joint to a poor man ' d houso where there is not a fever , dysentery , or death . Our gravc-jards are crowded to excess—so much so , that the dogs have

      rooted up and devoured some bodies . To the west of Schull , at Reenahaning , the creatures are so weak , they arc unable to dig graves sufficiently deep . To obviate this , ; the Rev . Dr . Trail has added half an acre to the church-yard at Schull , and has a number of deep graves daily dug , which , are as soon occupied . . . _ . . 1 solemnly declare , in my very humble opinion , that the majority of those poor pconie who arc crawling about the streets , and trying to work on the roads , are dying unconsciouslyliterally walking in death ; they are now beyond the r- 'aelioffood and medicine , save the Great

      Physician . " To give you an idea of our state , for it is not all known , nor can words convey it , what a change a few months have made—1 was informed by the national st-hiKiImaster here that this time twelve months he had one hundred and forty school children ; this day he has not one . Hal f , he said , are dead , and the remainder are unable to attend , for want of sufficient food - . md raiment , and he is himself obliged to get sonic situation on the road * to support a large family . "

      CO . NDUCT OF LAHDLOnnS . —CULTIVATION OF THE SOIL . The Rev . 4 araea Dclany , parish priest of Ballinakill , Queen ' s County , has published a statement etnbra-.-jnjf the most minute details of name , subecri ptiotis , & e ., from wuicb . it appears that '' the owners in fee ol 2 , 115 acres , yielding at the least an annual rent of £ 4 , 500 , have not contributed one farthing , " whilst government granted . £ 110 ; the general central committee , £ 30 ; and " the miserable occupiers themselves , little removed from destitution , and coming in daily contact with a mass if misery , have sub cribed lo the amount of jEDO . "

      But a still more extraordinary statement , well deserving the attention of the government and the legislature , appears in the Dublin Evening Post in relation to tht * di-trlct of Slign . Absentee proprietors , deriving from £ 3 fi 00 to £ 8 . 000 a year , have not contribut ed a shilling , because there is no legal power to cougn-l them . The largest absentee proprietor in the district during a year ot famine contributed at tlie rate of a farthing in the pound of his rectal ,

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      The Assizes Have Commenced , And From Th...

      The Assizes have commenced , and from the mass of eases we extract the following : — Trials for Mukdbr . —At Newcastle , on February 2 ( 3 . James Welch , a young man , accd 23 , of an extremely sullen appearance , waa indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Proud , at Warden , near Newbrou ^ b , on the 7 th ultimo . Mary Ann Toward : I live at Fourstones , about * mile from Newbreugh . I knew thedeceased , Thomas Proud . On Sunday , February 7 th , I was at Proud's house , where there was a christening party . It wa » the christening of his youngest child . We had some tea and spirits . After tea , we went down to Surtoes '

      ! public house at Newbrough . There were Robert j Bmwn , William J * hnson , Mary Contes , Mary ' Thompson , Thomas Proud and myself . Wo had each of us two glasses of peppermint there . We remained three quarters of an hour . We left about a quarter-past seven . We were in a room by ourselves . I knew the prisoner by eyesight . I know him then . On leaving the hou . « o , we came through a passage , not through the kitchen . Thomas Proud was witli me . We were three couple . Wo went in the direction of Proud ' s house , and alter we had got a few yards , Welch came out of the house and asked Mavy Coates to go in again and take a glass with him . Sho refused to go . llo then asked Mary j Thompson to go in : but she refused also . Ho then i

      came and pulled me down , without having spoken to me . This would take place about half way between the public-house and Mr . Ridley ' s . I got up again . Thomas Proud asked Welch what ho meant by that . I did not hear whether he made any answer . I took hold of Proud ' s arm , and went on again . I did not see anything move till I got above Mr . Ridley ' s ; but I heard some talking , and understood Welch was speaking to Proud . I next saw Welch , at the gate eoingintoMr . Ridley ' s farm-yard , strike and kick Proud bolh with his hands and feet . Proud then turned and struck Welch . I wi-nt forward , and called Robert Brown , the miller , back , for they were killing Proud . Bro « n came back , and took Proud away . I went back also , and met Brown and Proud comine together . I went along to the foot bridge with them , towards Proud's house . The next thing

      we saw was Welch coming up stripped , his coat being off . This was soon after we passed the bridge , lis was coming np pretty hard- I cannot say he was running . On getting up to us , he threw a stick in anions the party , who were all toget ' -cr then . A little after he said , "Do you see that ? " I did not see anything . He then struck Proud twice with his right hand , on the left side of his head . I saw Proud put up his hand to his face , and run on about seventeen vards , and then he dropped . The blood flew instantly . I ran on with him , and was close by whea he dropped . The blood ran from his neck . I fell down the dyke-side , and fainted . When 1 came to myself , I did not see the body . When Welch was coming up , I saw a person coming behind him , apparently carryhiK a coat ; and 1 heard him say , " iiada-way Harry . "

      Several other witnesses were examined , and tho learned Judge having summed- up , and stated the circumstances which , in such cases , might reduce a prima facie case of mnrder to one of manslaughter , the jury retired , and after an absence of an hour and ten minutes , returned a verdict of guilty , butrecommmded the prisoner to mercy on the ground of the provocation he had received from the other party . After a most impressive address , sentence ol death was passed on the prisoner in the usual way . 0 » February the 27 th , George Matthews and John Hughes were indicted for the wilful minder of Daniel Hives , at Longbcnton , on the 25 tli of October last . Mr . Matthews , Mr . Bine , and Mr . ^ Mainsty , for the prosecution ; Mr . James appeared for the

      prisoners . John Todd , the first witness called , stated that he wasaacntto Messrs . Rush and Lawton , the railway contractors for the Newcastle and Berwick line . Thedeceased was in their employment as a wagoner in the month of October last . His name wns Daniel Hives . Witnes had last seen him on the 3 rd of October , which wns their pay day . They were paid once a month . In cross-examination the witness stated that in . October they had a great many of both English and

      Irish labourers on the line . There are not so many Irish at present . They do not ajree very well , and there have been a great many quarrels among them . Could not say that the Irish had left the works in consequence of intimidation . About half were Irish in October . There were about 1 , 800 men in ali employed on the works . The men are settled with once a month , but get advance * twice a week . Has seen Hughes on tho line , but does notknow Matthews . Hives was an Englishman . He was a stout person , though short in stature . From the evidence we select the following : —

      John Potts stated that lie wa » : i magistrate , living at Benton Park . On the 5 th of October , between three and four o ' clock , was in one of his fields , adjoining the lane called Polts ' -Iane . Saw Matthews cvrae otvt the sti'e into that field . Hushes followed He had a large stick with him , which he brandi-hrd above his head when he got on the stile , and said , " If ) - ou follow me any further I'll murder you . " Witness had heard the same words before , in tinlane . He came into the field , and parsed within four or five yards of witness . Matthews was by this time ten yards or thereabouts in front . Witness then heard some one at the other side of the stile , and saw a man looking over it with his face bloody . When he saw witness , ho came hastily ov-.-r the stile ,

      . md rushed to witness , crying out to the men , " i \ ow we have you . " Witness took hold of him by the breast , to prevent his going totlw tocr . lie wM , " Master , you'll assist me , and not see an Englishman murdered by two Irishmen . " He was " endeavouring to get at the men . Witness prevented him , and called to the men to explain what had happened . Hughes brandished his stick , came a few steps nearer witness , and repeated the werds he had used before . Witness and deceased followed them across the field , and witness told them to stop , as ho wsuld follow them until they were taken . Had still hold of the deceased , who wished to get at the men . Witness then saw Matthews stoop down , as if he were buttoning his braces , lie had a bundle under his left arm .

      His right hand was under his blouse . On raisins : himself np he turned ami came past Hughcf , walking slowly towards witness and the deceased . I Ic pushed passed witness ' s left arm up to the deceased , and witness saw him take his hand from under his blouse . It was clenched . He bent his knees and strnck the deceased somewhere about the upper part of the thigh , pushing at the same time forward with his body against his hand , and raising himself up at the same time , he said . " Take that . " He then lumed about and went to Hughes , The deceased cried out , "Oh dear ! " and put his hand to the lower part of his bowels . Witness ' s attention was attracted to tindeceased , and in the mean time the men went out of sight , which , from tho turnim , ' of ihe path , they could

      do within a few yards . Witness said to deceased , " Come , my man , you ' re not much hurt . " Deceased pointed to Ju ' s shoes , and witness then saw tho blood pouring down from his short trowsers in gushes . Witness set him down , and called to two of his men , who wore in nn adjoining field . He then stepped up on somfi hiaher ground , and saw the two tnon at some little distance . Thcyseparated , and Matthews ran over towards the " middle pit . " Witness saw a person coming along the turnpike r » ad , and told him what had occurred , lie went off after Matthews . Witness then wont back to the place where he had left Hives , and found him dead . Witness saw Hughes in custody the following morning . He told witness he did not strike the deceased , and that it was the little man who shoved the knife into liim ,

      In cross-examination , the witness stated that both Hughes and the deceased were very much excited . Thedeceased was making a noise and eiidt-uvouring to get at tho men . Matthews and Hughes did not speak together after they crossed the slile . Both the prisoners seemed anxious to getaway from the deceased . It appeared that the man whom Mr . Potts had seen and sent after Matthews followed him until he was taken into custody . lluj-Vies was apprehended at Sunderland the following day . A knife covered with blood waa found near the path b y which the two prisoners had left tho field . The deceased , is appeared , had died in coosequence of the i ' enioial artery kdng divided . His death would follow in n few seconds . —Mr . James addressed the jutv for tU * prisoners .

      His lordship summed np , and the jury returned a verdict of cuiity against Matthews ; finches not guilty . —Sentence of death was passed oh the prisoner .

      _ I Amsiax Gossip. —Tho Religious World ...

      _ I amsiax Gossip . —Tho religious world are nil on tiptoe , awaiting the result of a negotiation pending between the highest ecclesiastical authority in the kingdom and a lady oi the mm illustrious rank-thc Duchess de Talleyrand , known in this country as the Duchess de Dino , who has announced her dct ' -rmiiiation of returning to Protestantism , from which she had been persuaded some years ago . You can form nn idea of the excitement to which this determination has given rise , and I am told that , in Un- cntirch

      of her narisb , in the Faubourg St . Getmuiii , litanies to the Virgin arc put Up Highland day in her behalf . llev object iu acain « l \ an « mg uur eieed is t-ti-. A to be to procure a divorce of herself from her liusband , she having fixed her affections upon a young Polish gentleman , whom she is about forthwith to marry . Meanwhile the lady ' s family -stand aghast , and know not where to call for aid . The fair Duchess a < cornpanied her uncle , the late Prince Talleyrand , in his embiissy to England , where she is & till renumbered with the admiration due to hoi- great genius and romantic beauty .

      Dci-Tiiuiiox and SiCKNHSs . —The number of de stitute sick who throng the doors of tin * Rcval Free Hospital , in the Gray ' s Inn-rond , offer a " psiinful spectacle of misery and destitution . On Tuesday last there wera upwards of 350 out-patients , many of whom would have been admitted into wauls did the ii'iaiiciitf conditk'tt permit of Mich a couvtu ,

      Shakeit L'Abm. The Preient »Ettlement Of...

      SHAKEIt l'ABM . The preient » ettlement of Shaken or United Brcthre » , at New Lebanon , was the first spot ou which this seet ever locatsd . They commenced here about forty y ««" ago . The society consists , at present , of about six hundred persons , more than half of whom are females . Prom small beginninjr , . thej- have acquired large possessions , holding at this time not less than 7 , 000 acres of land , mostly 1 / in-f contiguously . Wn * pout o few hours examining the various objects connected with this community . Their buildings are built In the moit subitantlal manner , and are constructed with particular rugard to convenience . One of their horns it considered ia all reipecta the best contrived and most perfect of any wo have s * en .

      It Is one hundred and forty one feet long , fifty feet wide , and twenly-five feet high in the walls . It consists of three storks , The basement is devoted to the stock and the storage of vegetables in winter , and the second and third to hny and grain . The main entrance for produce is in the third story , which , from the bam being on the side of n hill , is aearly level with the ground . A floor runt lengthwise throug h the barn on this ttory , » nd tho hny and other articles are pitched downward into the bays on each side . Tho barn Is capable of containing two hundred tons of hay , and it is so disposed that tcarcely any of it has to be raised higher than tho wagon from which it i » thrown . Only two bands are necessary to unloadone to pitch off , and one to keep the mow level , that saving a great amount of labour compared with what is required in barns of common construction .

      The apartments for the cattle are complete . The walls , which are of very solid stone-work , are plastered , and , though cool in summer , we should suppose they would be so warm in winter that no frost would be found there ; windows in each side permit free ventilation . The fodder is thrown into racks for the stock from the "feeding floor "in tho second story . In front of the racks , are mangers to catch any straws that drop from the racks , as the fodder is polled out by the animals . An opL-n space is left between the racks and mangers , which allows the animals ready access to fresh air , prevents the hay in the rack * from being made unpalatable

      by their breath , aud gives room also to slip in boxes when it is wished to feed them with slops and roots . The man who had charge of the stock said he could feed aud take care of a hundred animals in this bsrn with less labour than te could manage twenty in any other barn he ever saw . The . eaMle stand on a platform with a gentle tlope , ¦ which renders It easier to keep them clean and dry . The cows are tied with chains around the neck , and are always milked in their stalls , tnmmcr aud winter . They are milked exactly at fixed times . So punctual are the attendants to this , that a clock is kept in the apartment , and tha herdsman told us at what moment the cows would be in their places .

      The barn-yard is so contrived that none of tho manure is wasted . It Is kept littered with straw aud eueti waste matters as can be procured , and the manure from the stalls is made into compost with that in the yard , mixed with muck , and is not used until it has become line by decomposition . DAiimtia . —The manufacture of butter and cheese is only carried on to the extent demanded by home con . sumption . Cheese was formerly produced for sale , and of such quality that it commanded ( when old ) from twenty to twenty-five cents per pound . The same system of manufacture is still pursued . The different dairy apartments were shown to us , and all information in regard to the various processes and management cheer , fully given . The buildinR * appropriated to this branch of business are rather small .

      Th * -y wv-re erected soon after the commencement of the society , und are less convenient than most of their modern structures ate—it is therefore designed to supply their place by a new edifice , to be constructed on the most approved plan . The several rooms for milk , butter and cheese , are kept with most scrupulous neat , ness . Not a fly or any other insect , not even the least speck of dirt could be discovered . The cheese room was cool and airy * , the windows of which were protected by gauze screens , and tho temperature kept low , wetting the floor ruth cold water . After the cheese is properly cured in this room , and before the weather has become so cold as to make it liable to freexe , it is removed to a room in the cellar or basement of the house . Hero th « temperature is nearly tho same , about forty . five degrees at all times . It is kept here for any leugth of time , and improves with age .

      EcososttCAt , Abuanoekeht . —The cellar just mentioned , ( which , by the way , is so cold that no ice-house is ever needed , ) belongs to the house of the principal or senior family . On signifying our wish to sen the arriuigcuients for culinary purposes , two of the femalns accompanied us to the kitchen and kindly showed ui tbe admirable fixtures ' , and explained their uses . It would bo useless to attempt a minute description of all the labour-saving contrivances which are here secured . W » have examined similar departments belonging to various large establishments , but never have seen such perfect conveniences as there are here , and We know not which moi > : to admire the skill and ingenuity evinced in the original design , displayed in their use . A view of this beautifully clean kitchun , and the systematic and quiet niiinmr iu which operations are here conducted , is a sight worth seeing . The cooking for a family of souit three hundred persons is here done with less labour than is usually required fcr thirty .

      Sales . —A large portion of the sales of the Society consists of dried lurbs , extracts , and the seeds of vege . tables . Some fifty or sixty acres of land are devoted to the production of these articles . The amount of sales , or the nett profits of the business , we did not learn . Thi cultitutioti of their herbs and vegetable gardens , as well as thi : ir fieldsgentrally , is very neat . The herbs and other preparations are put up in the best manner , and are sold by established agents in the large cities , and also travelling agents over a large portion of the country . Wc noticed a press used for pressing herbs , which appears to possess some important improvements . 1 was invented by a young man belonging to the society and we believe he has a patent for it .

      \ Ve are all aware that many of the improvements oi which we have spoken cannot be so readily or advantageously carried out on common farms or individual estates , and we cannot bring them forward as deserviuj universal adoption ; but we do think that something o : the system which is here observed in conducting bust r : ess , might be profitably imitated by many of out farmers * Ab » ve all , we do not hesitate to reconim end , botli to husbandmen and housewives , the Shakers' exam pies of neatness and cleanliness , tho imitation of whicl : wit are sure would result in the increase of comfort and happiness . — . Albany Cwll ' rootor .

      Portraits Of American Statesmen

      PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN STATESMEN

      We lake thefollowing sketches from the Washington National Bra :-.-Caleb Gushing . —Since my last date , the propositioo of Caleb Gushing in the Legislature , to commit tho State of Massachusetts to the support of tin Mexican invasion , has been rewarded by the choice of that gentleman as colonel of the new regiment . Of his peculiar qualifications for such a post , no cm can doubt . During his late Oriental embassy , hr had ample opportunity to study the military lueticof tho Chinese , and will doubtless be prepared tt oppose S . iiita Anna , after tho manner of that

      redoubtable people , by turning upon him the muzzles of pickle jars and f-allipots , setting up scarcecrows unit issuing hish-soundinjc proclamations . As ther < i -, uo chance of hia raising the 20 000 dollars outfit from Massachusetts , and as it is understood that the General Government , in supplying its soldiers with i ' fiotl and clothine , has actually outdone the economj of a Yankee slave-owner , it will scarcely be necessary to look beyond his own regiment for scarecrows As to the matter of proclamations , and the flying artillery of words , our new military chieitain might he very fairly matched against Grand Commissio'iei Lin lvimsilf .

      Mr . Ailkn of Ohio , followed in a thunder-amllislitnine speech . The Senate is truly a deliberatt body . Declamation is not in vogue there . The members , generally , arc subdued in manner , and refrain carefully from boisterous tones . They de liver fhemseJves with remarkable calmness and deliberation . But there are exceptions , and , amonp those , none more remarkable than Mr . Allen . We arc told , that in tho debate on tho Oregon question , ho struck his desk so fiercely and frequently as lo abrade the skin of his hands ; which , dripping with blood , gave occasion for the saying , that this was the first and only blond shed in the Oregon war . Today , he was stunning , flis voice was still for war . ) lo would cive tho President not only tho 10 , 000 regulars asked for , but make provision also for

      10 , 000 volunteers not asked for . He knew the American heart , and ho knew that members of the Senate , who were delaying , halting , hesitating , would be yet called to a reckoning . He was for marching onwards , without stopping , to garrison every petty town or village . Never would there be peace till our arms were stacked in the halls of the Montezumaa . Thi * was the substance of hia speech ; hut lie stormed like a northeaster . You would have i magined that he was addressing an immense crowd of his constituents , rather than a few gentlemen assembled to deliberate with calmness upon the alfairsof the republic Besides , his vehemence , it is essy to see , is not the offspring of real enthusiasm —it is all in the mnnner , not in the heart . You are tempted to think that he relics more upon volume of voice than of ideas .

      Influx R.P Snirrino.—-The Change Of Wind...

      Influx r . p SnirriNO . — -The change of wind at the commencement of the past week , and the thaw which followed the lengthened and continued frost of tlie past winter , had conjointly tho effect of cansini : a vast influx of vessels from all parts Including , in addition to a great number from the Dutch ami German ports of Europe , very many from tho East Indies , China , and oilier distant parts of the world . Dueaj ; ful Accidrxi : n tuh Strand . —On Tuesday night , shortly before eleven o ' clock , a youth , named Walking , while crossing the carriage-way of the Str .-m . il , opposite Exotw UaU , was run ever ; \ w an omylbusproceeding towards Charingcross , ' ' , \ wvc Vtllow was > itk > d up in an insen » iblo state when it nag found that injorics of the nvM fvi-htful description hatf hcen sustained .

      Confiscation Ok Cracovt. Important Publi...

      CONFISCATION OK CRACOVT . IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETWiCr . A public meeting was hold on Tuesday , March 2 , at the Freemasons' Tavorn , Great Queen-street , for tho purpose of petitioning the Crown with respect to the annexation of the frco city of Cracow to the Austrian empire . Tho meeting was numerously attended . Tho Marquis of Northampton occupied the chair , and the following is a list of some of the leading gentlemen present r—TJio Marquis of Sligo , Earl Fitzwilliam , Earl of Arundel and Surrey . M . P .. V / scount Sandon , M . l ' ., Lord Wharncfiffe , Lord Beaumont , Lord Edwd . Russell , M . P ., Lord Charles Fitzroy , M . P ., Lord Dudley Stuart , the Right . Hon . i

      tho Lord Mayor , the Hon . John Forte * cue , Admiral Sir Edward Codrington . Rear Admiral Sir Charles Aapicr , Sir Denbam J . Norreys , Bart ., M . P ., Sir Andrew Leith Hay , Bart ., M . P ., R . Monckton Milnes , M . P ., Smith O'Brien . Esq ., M . P ., Dr . Bowring , M . P ., W . A . Mackinnon , Esq ., M . l ' ., John Abel Smith , Esq .. M . P ., Vil . 'iers Stuart . Esq ., M . P ., David Barclay , Esq ., M . P ., Str Harry Vcrney , Bart ., Sir Robert Price , Bart ., M . P ., W . Williams , Esq . , M . P .. Wynn Ellis , Esq ., M . P ., Alexander te'Carthy , Esq ., M . P ., Captain Townshend , R . N ., Mr . Sheriff Kennard , Rev . Dr . Worthingion , Rev . Hamilton Grey , T . Slingsby Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., Robert Monteith , Esq ., R . G . Mncdonnell , E > q ., L . L . D .. Mathew Devonport Hill , < 4 C , David

      Urquhart , Emj ., John Ashley Warre , Esq ., Samuel Rogers , Esq ., George Thompson , Esq ., Lieutenant Sznhzewski , secretary of the Literary Association of the Friends of P « Jand , Captain Jablonski , Colonel Sxyrma , Chevalier Wcircinski , Mr . Knezynski , Mr . Jackowski , Mr . Ferlccki , Count Valerian Krasinski , Major Gielgud , & c . A large number of ladies were present . Lord Dudlkt Stuart read letters of apology from the Duke of Bedford , the Duke of Sutherland , Earl Lovelace , Lord Ashley , Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton , M . P ., Mr . IIume , M . P ., Mr . Wyao . M . P ., Mr . Dentson , M . P ., Colonel Angerstein , tho author of The Revelations of Russia , Mr . T . Ilankey , and anumber of others .

      i he Chairman then opened the business , statmg that he had that day deviated from a rule which he had laid down for himself , not to take the chair in any public assembly , both on account of his health and the situation which he occupied as President of the Royal Society . But he considered that the present occasion wns one which called for a departurt from any rule of tho kind , from tho necessity which existed for the respect of treaties and for the maintenance of peace . Earl Fitzwiluam proposed the first resolution : —

      That , iu the opinisn of this meeting , the military occupation of the town and territory of Cracow , and their annexation to tha empire of Austria , are manifest and fhigrant violations of the general act of congress or treaty of Vienna , concluded between England , France , Austria , Russia , Prussia , and other powers , by which it was stipulated withoutrestrirtion or proviso , "That Cracow should not be occupied by a military force on any pretext whatever , and should for ever remain a free and independent city . " It appeared to him that if ever there was a violation of the public law of Europe-that law sanctioned and explainer ! most clearly by existing and acknowledged treaties—the occupation of the stateof Cracow afforded one of the greatest exemplifications of

      that violation . There was not only the unwritten law which should govern every man , but also the written one entered into by the congress of Vienna to support that opinion ; iu the latter it was affirmed without restriction or proviso , that Cracow should not bo occupied by a military force on any pretext whatever , but should for ever remain a free and independent state ; and the violation of that treaty was not only an injury to Cracow , but a breach of faith with all the powers of Europe . ( Cheers . ) It had been asked what was the use of an expression of opinion on the subject ? but lie knew well that the opinions of the people of England , of which he trusted the present meeting was the exemplification , had its effect on even the most despotic governments of the continent . ( Hear , hear . ) If such practices were permitted to take place , hi asked what security there was for Genevafor Hamburghfor Frankfort ?

      , , Nay , ho would go further , and ask what security there was for many crowned heads—for Wuvtcnv burg , for Saxony , and for other small states—if tho independence of Cracow was destroyed ? Lord Wharjccliffe seconded the resolution , avowing that thepresent wns no party question , but one for all parties and all countries . Neither did the question rest unon any provocation which might have been given by Cracow . In such an event the course to have been taken would have been an appeal to the other parties to the treaty of Vienna , who would have secured those aggrieved from any infringement of their rights . They might , truly say , in the words of a more exalted person in another place , that if this treaty was to be violated with impunity , such engagements would be found not more sacred on the banks of the Rhine and tho Po than on the banks ot the Vistula . ( Hear . )

      The resolution having been carried with acclamation , Lord Dudley Stuart read a letter which he had just received from Sir S . Canning , the British representative at the Ottoman court ; wherein heexpressed the strongest sympathy with the present proceedings , and regretted that ths nature of ths "ffice which he held would not admit of his presence on that occasion . Sir E . Codrixgton proposed the second resolution : — That , even if the existence nnd independence of Cracow

      U . td not been guaranteed by treaty , the aggressions of Uiisiia , Austria , and Prussia on that city would have constituted a glaring infraction of the principles of justice and international law ; but that being so guaranteed , th < : conduct of thosu states in abolishing tha independent existence of Cracow , notwithstanding their roprated assurance that no such sttp tvas in contemplation , and without the consent of the other powers , parties to the treaty cf Viunna , must bs further considered as involving nn affront to those poiveis , and to England as one of them .

      He considered that tho violation of the treaty in question afforded a warning not only to England , but to the wi . rld ; for he asked where were such aggressive measures to stop , if the present waa not made a subject of protest ? The Earl ot Arundel and Sunnw briefly seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . Lord Beaimost moved the third resolution : — 1 hit as the tranquillity and prosperity of all commu nitiee , whether of nations or of individuals , depend on he maintenance of justice , the repression of violence , and the fulfilment of engagements ; and as , en the

      contrary , tranquillity and prosperity are enlangered when Ihe weak nre abandoned to tbe mercy of tho strong , when sacred rights and duties are permitted to be violated , and solemn obligations to be disregarded '; therefore this meeting views with no leas alarm than indignation the roea . stires adopted by tho governments of Russia , Austria , and Prussia towards Cracow , and the other provinces of ancient Poland , believing such measures are not only in the highest degree unjust and impolitic , but that they lircctly tend to weaken respect for tro .-. ties , to retard the progress of civilisation , to encourage tbe pr . jvcts of ambition , to strenRihen the ciumies of order , and to viidanger the peace of Europe .

      After commenting on the motion , his lordship went on to say that the aggression committed on Cracow was but one of many similar outrages on Poland . Already four monstrous aggressions had been perpetrivted , since the first great one , when , in spite of every right of man and law ot God , throe great nations divided Poland , like robbers alter tliey had made their plunder . ( Cheering . ) That nation and that people , to wlumi Europe and Christianity were more indcbti d than any other , was thus divided . ( Hear . ) lie should want words indeed , to paint the pvoss ingratitude with which one Power above all joined in that aggression . Why , but lor Poland Austria would rot be Austria , and a Turkish pacha would bo ruling in Vienna . ( Cheers . )

      He could read to them ho « , ( or many ages , and in many bloody battles , the people of Poland had stood the bulwark of Europe and Christianity against the Mahometan nations and the barbarism of the East . ( Cheers . ) There was notan European nation which wns not indebted to Poland for the advancement ot civilisation and the spread of letters . ( Hear , hear . ) But now . in spite of all these the strongest obligations which could exist , these powers sliulitimi them us nothing , deluding the other powers , mislead ing—professing to do one thing and doing anothernot boldly in the mode , but meanly —( cheers)—not openly , but behind tho hacks of tho other pow « rs , pounced upon Cracow , and destroyed not only the republic , but with that republic the bonds between

      tho nations of Europe . ( Great cheeriog . ) The last treaty of Vienna fixed the balance of power—it was a treaty to which all Euripe were parties;—it bound all parties—it was to protect the weak , to repress the strong . That treaty , as had been shown , had beer , broken , and watvt might be tho consequence ? He would tiotwer . kcn the woids ot the gallant admiral'tSir Edward CodringKm ) who had spoken before him , but attempt to quote them , as th « y opened up the possible consequences which might onsuc to Europe . The gallant admiral said : — " Now was the t ' nuo come for « rcry nation to snatch what it liked—for every ^ people that wan strong to % eiii ! on every power that was weak . Now miotic Fvauiio , it she ' . iked , pass the Rhine to Belgium—now mklu

      she- cross the Alps and pass the I ' o . ( Cheers . ) Now v . iis the time when Austria might with justice agnin be driven from the plains of Lombardy , and when the discomonteTi people of Hungary might claim lor themselves a - constitution and their independence . " ( Loudcheers . ) The noble lord continued—Why . Austria . \ s composed of the most heterogeneous m » ' s » ot ' poopl ' e , speaking different tongues , and professing dill ' ei eiit principles . A mere breath might shake Austria to pieces , lias she the hearts of tho Italian * 1 —is siio ! ovcd in Hungary ?—is sho adored in G .-ii lioia ?—is she so strong in the hearts of nor poopk that she , forsooth , davo set at defiance the fights of nations , ami invade the liberties , of tho p . oplc ? ( Applause . ) Let a storm arise in Europe , und Unit instaut Austria falls to piece?—imy , lkuovv not- now

      Confiscation Ok Cracovt. Important Publi...

      if the very conduct of those three Powers hwT affairs of Cracow may not lead eventually toa X le in the policy of the whole of Europe , and to \ « §* justment ef the balance of power . ( ValLr * cheering . ) That is the point we mnat & Having destroyed the present balance of p Z ; ° - must look to the establishment of a new one »« 4 ** will take their principle as a just one—we will * respect the treaty of Vienna—we will treat if . » ** dead letter—we will look at the man as thev did * we will ask what are the natural frontiers of An , **' *' what does she south of the Alps ? what right P sho with the guttural sounds amidst the soft tonn sunny Italy ! ( Great cheering . ) Then , again » will look at Russia . What right has she in ir , lachia and Moldavia ? She shakes the balance . power there . She has no right there . What drl she on the banks of ike Mediterranean from th steppes and glaciers of Russia , blowim ; with fc

      cold breath on the western coast ? Then , in a north again , what right has sho to approach tl capital of Stockholm ? What right has she i „ r „ land ? Finland must be restored to Sweden Jj Russia shall bo shut up in St . Petersburg . '/ C mense cheering . ) Neither the strong nor tho « a can thrive with crime , and I maintain if wc ,:, tamely looking on at deeds and scenes like tluai we are participator * in the crime . I say we ij « guilty after the fact , if we sit looking on witw taking means either to correct the wil done , or tj punish the offenders . The noble lord resumed hi * seat amidst enthu * -i * -stic appkute .

      Mr . M . D . Hill , Q . C ., seconded the res olution They had received a notification from the thr ^ northern Powers that they held tho treaty of Vienna in contempt . England must take her stand now , must for ever he sjlent . ( Cheers . ) They must ui ] know the position in which Europe stood at tho cleg of the late war , and at the treaty of Vienna . Sweden was weak and chose to forego her claim upr . n Fin , land in favour of Russia ; but there was a weaiict than Sweden , and Sweden must bs recompensed fct resigning Finland . The Crown of Denmark helj Norway , and as Denmark was weaker than Sweden , she must lot Norway go to Sweden as a recompense for Finland . But the people of Norway themselves held the extraordinary idea that Norway belonged to

      the Norwegians . ( Cheers and laughter . ) True they met with a little svmp-ithy ; but they were too weak to resist , and King Bernadotto was'leHto copqucr Nnrwavat his leisure . But there was nothing so difficult as to satisfy those who had already much more than they ought to have , and consequently Russia , gorged with prey , was still insatiable , ( Cheers . ) To satisfy Russia this most ingenious plan was struck out . Russia had borrowed a large sum of money in Holland . Holland was weak , and it was thought quite right that Holland should pay a portion of the expenses of the war . by which it was said , and perhaps with some , truth , that she bad gained her independence , But she was not able ti take the whole of that upon her shoulders , tberefoe *

      Great Britain , though , of eoursc , she had had noes , penses during that war —( a langh ) - —took upon her . self to refund to the Dutch creditors the loan of 25 000 , 000 florins borrowed by the Emperor of Rus . sia , at a former period / from the Dutch , and that was to bedone by payine annually five per cent , interest , and on « per cent , sinking fund . Theso 25 . 000 , 000 florins amounted to £ 2 . 272 , 000 , and the consequence was that Encland began to pay at that time , and has been paying ever since , something like £ 120 , 000 a year . It was part of that arrangement that that payment should only remain in force so long as the Bcleian provinces continued to be a part of Holland . The separation of Belgium and Holland took plac ? , however , in 2830 , and

      th' -n it was thought by a very large party that England was relieved from that payment ot ' £ 120 000 a year . But her Majesty ' s Ministers took a different view of the matter , and in 1831 a new convention was enteral into between England and Russia , still continniiur the payment , on the ground that it was considered there was a general arrangement of peace , to which Russia had acceded in the treaty of V enna , and a so that Russia had given way to the wishes of England in consenting to the separa . tion of Belgium and Holland . Where were those arrangements new by the very authority , by tho act , by the violence of Russia herself ? ( Cheers . ) Cracow was no more . That which was considered so important , that it formed the prominent feature in the general Treaty of Vienna , was altogether destroyed . Cracow was blotted out from the map of Europe , and was never more to be known but as part of the Aus * tmn dominions . ( Loud cheers . ) lie trusted that

      the men of England were prepared heart and hand to support the voice of their Sovereign from the Throne , w'io had issued a protest acainst the infraction of the Treaty of Vienna . But was that protest to be a truth or a fiction ? That depended on the conduct of the peonle o ! England—upon thecondtietof the Mini , sters of Eneland , and of the Sovereign of En » land . ( Cheers . ) Those words hud gone forth—a protest had been issued . Let them look to the consequences of that step which had been taken—the claim of £ 120 , 000 a year was nn more . ( Cheers . ) Itwasnot so much in " these days the saving of . £ 120 , 000 a year , but the first payment of that sum would bo t ; il ; en , and he said very properly taken , as a proof that the utterance of thoso words which had gone fork was not made in that spirit of perfect , of undoubted sincerity which 1-e in his conscience firmly believed that it was . ( Loud and orolonsed cheers . ) The resolution was carried unanimously . Mr . D . UnquHART proposed :

      That this meeting has learned with profound satisfsction thnt the government of the Ottoman Empire has on the present , as en former occasions , signalled its condemnation of the injustice of which Poland has been tbe \ icfm . Mr . TJrquhnrt dwelt atsonio length on the probable effects of the violation of the treaty upon theciuntries of Europe , and particularly with reference to the Turkish empire . lie proceeded at some length to show for how long a period of time the interests of Turkey and Poland had been identical . His speech was mm-k npplaudcd . Sir H . Verxev seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimmnly . The Lord Mayor of London proposed the fifth resolution : —

      Thsttliis meeting gladly avails itselfof this opportunity to express its admiration o-f the generou » burst of indijliant feeling with which the press and the people of France received the tiding * of the annihilation of the indepnid-• nee of Cracow , and to declare Its sincere p ' easure at , and cordial sympathy with . ' the opinion at the same time gsnerally and warmly expressed in France , ot the value and necessity of a closer and undisturbed alli . ince with Great Britain , * nd its strong conviction that such a union s essential to the preservation and further peaceful deve . Iopement of the liberty of But ope , and of vital importsucs to the best interests of the whole human rate .

      Mr . Bbai . es seconded the resolution , rejoicing to see the intemts of Franco and England united upon the present question . Although there might be intrigues of northern countries te set the two countries at variance , he hoped that tho blood of Poland would be the means of cementing them in a permanent alliance . This , ho considered , might be achieved for Poland ' s good , and without the horrors of war ; for he saw nn reason whv there should not be an Anglo-French League for tlie liberation of Poland , and the en-iM-icipfttion of Europe from tho dfspotism ot tho no th . ( Cheers ) This resolution having been also unanimously carried . Sir Charles Napier came forward to propose w last resolution : —

      That a bumble address be presented to herMajeslvtliS Qu . cn , humbly thanldngher Majesty for the distinct «• pressioii of her sentiments in reference to Cracow , contained in her Majesty ' . * speech on opening the session ot r . u-liaiiU'Ht , ami humbly praying her Majesty to adopt any measures which may appear calculated to avert the evils which must otherwise inevitably accrue to all the states of Europe from the continued acts of violence exercis-d by Rufsla , Austria , und Prussia , towards l ' olasd , and for ameliorating the condition of that oppressed nation .

      Ho had supported liberty at home , and he had fought for it too often abroad —( loud cheers)— not to feel that tho conduct of tho three great powers Europe had been atrocious . ( Hear , , hear . ) U " thought their atrocity had only Veen equalled by the impudence with which they had effected their object : ( Hear , hear . ) Protest * were very well , hut protests should be followed up by something stronger ; and he would ask , what would these three powers havo done if they had seen English , French , and Turkish fleets in the MetliterranoAU , on the Adriatic , on tk « Rhine , and in the B .-iltio ? ( Cheers . ) Mr . J . S . Buckingham seconded the resolution , which was carried . , Captain Jamosski , a Polish officer , then moTta a vote of thanks to tho chairman , making an ej" quetit address on behalf of his countrymen , who , he said , would never relax in their effort * until tW attainment of their independence .

      Lord DumxiStumvt seconded the resolution , gom ! into th « general question at considerable length . The Ciuikman brioHy returned thanks , and t ** meeting separated . At the conclu sion of the meeting , an assault *' . committed upon Mr . Urquhart by Major Beniows ? ' - the particulars of which will be fouRd jn OUf P '" - ' 8 report . MIJJ _

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 6, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_06031847/page/6/