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      8 The Northern - Star. December Ti^

      8 THE _NORTHERN - STAR . December _ti _^

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      .- _, _ JU || -, „ - . j . ,,. mrini -,-- — nm ** _<*<*«*—****•* _m _** _* _* "" CODBT OF BAN'KMJFTCT . _jIosdat . —The Wise _Tbajje . — In be Jabvis aso 3 ABVIS . —A sub-division court was appointed to beheld this day fur the purpose of the further examination of a jlr James Beckenham , of York-road , Lambeth , cigar manufac turer , between whom and the bankrupts there bad been extensive _dealings in wines , Ac ; but the accounts relating to which were deemed so unsatisfactory by tbe learned commissioner ( Mr . Commissioner Goulburn ) , before whom the case in the matter of Jarvis was heard * that the present hearing was considered to be necessary . The evidence ofthe witness was in substance asfoUows : —My name is James _Buckenliam , and I have carried on business for the last four years as a cigarmerchant in the _"Xork-road , Lambeth , and as a winemerchant in tlie Belvidere-road , and the only books I used

      were a ledger , an order-book , and a banker ' s book . The only account my ledger contained was tbat "if there was any customer whom I regularly served , and to whom I gave credit , that I there kept an account of it , " and the order-book contained the orders I received from my customers ; but I have notthese booksliere to-day . 1 began to deal with the bankrupt Jarvis on the 26 th of March , 1 S 44 , and my last transaction with him was ou the 3 rd of January last , " according to the statement which has been delivered to me . " I have no means of testing tlie accuracy of that statement ; but I have receipts from Jarvis , and memoranda in my banker's book , of payments which I made to him . At the time the goods were delivered , I Keptthe invoices nntil I settled with him , when I paid the balance due to him , and received a receipt in fbll . In the nine or ten months of your dealing with

      Jarvis , what was the amount of wiies which you received from him S—Tlic invoices might be between A _* 5 _, 000 and £ 6 , 000 , but the value was very little . These wines were delivered in different parcels , " and at different times . I purchased by "sample , " and we agreed upon a price when I" tasted , " but our dealing was principally one of barterjbr cigars , and some money . The wines delivered , however , did not aU accord with the samples . Then why did you not return them?—Because , having taken them in barter , I was bound to keep them . The examination of this witness was proceeded with at great length , as to the amounts purchased at different periods from Jarvis , but he could not speak positively . He had borrowed £ 100 from Jarvis , to whom he subsequently lent , but could not TecoUect if he had any vouchers for cither transaction . He bad paid Jarvis for the wines about £ 700 in cash , and

      fhe difference in cigars ; the invoice price ofthe purchases being about £ 5 , 700 . He had supplied Jarvis with a great many thousand pounds weight of cigars , and he sent him some previously to ihe settlement of the 2 nd of October , perhaps a mouth before that time ; and he bought them , to the hest of lus _recollecfiou , from a person of the name of Strong , of WaUing _^ slreet . They were East India cigars , and were sold at about ISs . per pound without the duty , although the market price would not be more than one-half that sum . He bought the cigars in barter , and he sold them in barter . The delivery of the cigars to Jarvis could be very easily ascertained . He received the wines at his own vaults , and they were delivered b y _Harris ' s own porter , or by his wine-cooper . Witness here detailed the periods and amounts of his paymsnts to

      those parties , and his examination having concluded , _Air . Commissioner Foublanque : 'What is it you ask , Mr . _Wlllans _S _^ -itr . Wilfcins : —That this man , sir , should be committed for having given about as unreasonable and Improbable an account of his transactions with Jarvis ns it was possible to imagine . Here was a man havinglargc transactions in trade , who said he had no bill-hook , no Cash-book , and if the interests of trade were to be protected , this man should not be aUowed to escape scot free . The learned commissioners having consulted for a short time , each declared that there was not enough in this case to justify the commitment of Beckenham , though , upon further inquiry and examination , they might feel it necessary to resort to such an extreme proceeding .

      COURT OF COMMON PLEA *' Cbih Con . —Class v . _Dohsfobd . —This was an action brought by an attorney resident in Bristol against a medical practitioner of the same city for compensation in damages , on the ground of criminal conversation had by the plaintiff with the defendant ' s wife ; the damages were laid at ten thousand pounds . The case occupied the court the whole of Tuesday and Wednesday . The Attorney-General , Mr . Sergeant Talfourd , Mr . Butt , Q . C ., and another learned gentleman represented the plaintiff ; Sir Thomas Wilde and Mr . Sergeant Chansell were for the defendant .

      It appeared that the defendant had been introduced to the plaintiff and his family by bis brother , nith whom the defendant had been in partnership ! that he had acted occasionally , in slight cases , as a medical adviser , and was always received as a private friend . He had , accordingly , free and unsuspected access to the house of the plaintiff as a visitor . The husband and wife had lived npon terms of mutual confidence , kindliness , and affection , up to the period ofthe defendant ' s introduction to her society . The argument in favour of the guilt of the defendant and Mrs . Clark ranged under the three heads of circumstantial evidence : the first relating to the special visits aUuded to of the defendant at the plainliffs house ; the second , to the lady ' s leaving home on frequent occasions in the absence of her husband at an early hour , such , as ten o ' clock . a . m ., and remaining out nntil four or

      five o ' clock In the afternoon ; and the third , to the fact ofthe defendant having , under a feigned name taken lodgings at Bath , where he was in the habit , at intervals of time , of receiving a lady , to whom he described himself as privately married—this lady , as alleged , being the plaintiffs wife . The second interview which took place between the parties at the plaintiffs house , was that which produced the most large and positive evidence . At the first , It only appeared the defendant prolonged his stay for several hours , and that Esther Be van , ongoing into the drawing-room after his departure , saw that the sofa , was much tossed , and that Mrs . Clark looked confused . Between this and the second visit a good many days elapsed , and a change had been made in the furniture of the library . Un this occasion , Esther Bevan , planted herself at the door ( it did not appear whether

      she did or did not apply either eye or ear to tbe keyhole ) . But , at all events , she saw nothing . She however heard , she swore , the sound ofa loss , and afterwards the foUowing fragment of a dialogue . The defendant , addressing the lady , said , "If I do love you better than any other woman in the world , what need yen speak ofit ! Ton say to me , he cautious , he cautious , bnt you yourself say things that must make us suspected / ' "Why , what did I say ? " responded the lady . "I will tell you—I will tell you as I heard it , " quoth the defendant ; but before he had time to gratify the parlour-maid ' s curiosity by doing so , thc hall-door beU rang , and , faithful to her duty , she obeyed the summons and ran down stairs , without lingering for a moment to hear more . At a third interview , which , like the two preceding , took place when the plaintiff was

      out of town , as usual , lasted four hours . The alleged criminality between the defendant and the lady at Bath was next entered on . Maria Withers stated she was sister ofa Mrs . Needes , the keeper of a lodging-house in Korfolk-street , Bath . In July , 1 S 44 , while her sister was away , and the house in the charge ofthe witness , a gentleman who gave the name of lisle called upon her with the view of taking apartments . He stated that he had been privately married , and that it was necessary his wife and he should for the present keep the secret ; and it suited liim to fake up his quarters somewhere in Bath , She wrote to her sister , and having received her sanction , got her nephew , a lad named Kinchcn , to write to Mr . lisle , at the British and Foreign Hotel , Hanover _, -square , London , and say his terms were accepted . Afterwards he came to sleep at the house several times ,

      coming at night and staying till the following evening . On each occasion he stated that he expected Mrs . Lisle ; and a lady each time did come , shortly after ten o ' clock , and remained with him till about four , when she departed alone , he leaving at the later hoar of half . past eight or nine o ' clock . This occurred four times . Mrs . Needes and Kinchen corroborated the evidence of this witness . All the witnesses hadseen Mrs . Clark and Mr . Dunsford since those transactions , and identified them as the _persons she had known in Bath as Mr , and Mrs . Lisle . Hall , a police-officer , had taken these _witnesses to the house of Mr . Dunsford for the purpose of identifying him . On mentioning his object to the defendant , " he said , - " What is done cannot be undone . " The witnesses had

      also identified Mrs . Clark as the lady they had seen under the name of lisle . It appeared from the evidence < if Mr . _H . Clark , that subsequently to the exposure the defendant said it was the story over again of Joseph and Potiphar ' s wife , and that atany time five words from him might have won her , meaning the _jlaintifTs wife . This was the substance of the plaintiff ' s ease . So witnesses were called hy Sir Thomas Wilde for the defence . He at once proceeded to address thc jury , and contended that , from the evidence before them , there was no direct or positive proof of adultrey , or of any thing even , if they gave entire credence to the witnesses , which would establish more than a case of veiy grave suspicion . . Mr . Justice _CressweU summed up .

      Thejury retired , _anfl , after half an hour s deliberation , returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages , £ 5 , 000 . FMOAr . —Holmes r . the Masteb , Wardens , and Co ___ Mos _ . __ . Tr OF THE 1 _IVSTEBY OF Fot"SI > EI _ S . —This was an action to recover compensation in _damages , by reason of injuries sustained by the plaintiff , and for costs and charges , and for loss of time and of profits in business , through the acts of the defendant ' s , in having dug a hole opening into a public footway , and neglecting to cover or Secure it , whereby the plantift ; in esercisin _^ his lawful right of using this public footway , Ml into the hole . The plaintiff had been an eating-house keeper ; the injuries suffered were _seveie—a compound fracture of the le > r , and a dislocation of tlie ancle . For ten weeks he had been confined to Ins bed , for several months—he was still " in the hands of the doctor "—he had of course endured

      grievous pain ; his health aud strength had been considerably affected ; and the sum he had actually paid for medical attendance amounted to £ 28 . The jury found a verdict , after a few minutes consideration , for the _plaintiff damages £ 150 . -

      THh CAbES OF THE FELICIDADE AXD THE ECHO . SE . UJU _^ _TS-. IVX . HAII , _Wedxesdat , Dec . 3 . _KEcis-i v . _Sesva axd _othees . —The case was argued _ny _learnsd counsel of the common la _^ bar before the _reWr t tw tminSteronthe 15 tU of _x _™* fox , and a _report of' fl _* facts of the case , and of the _argents , _ap-KdJu _^ _f _*? ° tbe - of _*««•¦ - * - _* , butthe _^ _nsaw _^^ r . " _question by tarm , l civi-*» " «¦ _IhKn _^^^ p _™™^ _^« _a .. r _* . lnr .-- urpo _ . e . _ J . Dodson , Q . jetB = _... _Jvoeaic ,

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      and Dr . Fhillimore , appeared for the Crown ; Dr . Addams for the prisoners Joaquim , Ribeiro , Martinos . and Francisco ; and Dr . Ilardingfor tbe other prisoners , Serva . _ilajaval , and Alves . The case occupied the court the whole of the day . The speeches were mostl y a repetition of the facts and arguments with which our readers are already canversant . The Judges then , at 5 o ' clock , retired . No judgment is expected to be publicly given ; but the opinion of their Lordships will he communicated in the proper quarter . If it be that the conviction is bad , the Home Secretary will be advised to recommend a free pardon ; if the contrary , the law will be allowed to take its course when the respite expires _.

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      Mondat.—Cutting Ahd Wounding.—William Ca...

      _Mondat . —Cutting ahd Wounding . —William Carney , Benjamin Barnett , and WiUiam lewis , were placed at the bar , charged with cutting and wounding two police constables , Edward Burgess : and Joseph Bray , whilst in the execution of their duty , with the intent to do tliem _jrievous bodily harm . Mr . Bodkin having stated the case to the jury , proceeded to call the witnesses . — Edward Burgess , police constable , 138 II , said he was on duty , in plain clothes , in the Whitechapel-road , at halfpast eight o ' clock in the evening ofthe 13 th of November . As he was passing before the King ' s Arms public-house he saw a horse and cart stop before the door of thc public-house . In the cart were two men , known as associates of thieves . In consequence of this he called a brother officer ( Bray ) and left him in charge of the cart ,

      whilst he entered the public-house . Whilst in the publichouse he saw several men , all associates of thieves , but could not find the two men who drove the cart . He theu came out of the public-house . He said to Bray , " Come along ; we must bring their cart and horse to the station-house . " They bad already laid hold of the horse ' s head , one . on each side , when somewhere about twenty men rushed out of the public-house and surrounded them crying out not to let the constables take away the cart . Carney attempted to get up into it , but did not succeed in doing so . lewis and Barnett were also amongst the crowd round the cart . Barnett said to Burgess , "It ' sBurgess , let go the cart , itbelongetohim " ( pointing to a man ofthe name of Myers , who was sitting in the cart . ) Burgess said he should take away the cart , and whilst doing so he was struck two or three blows in

      the chest by lewis . Immediately after Carney struck him on the face and cut tbe end ofhis nose almost off , the end only holding by a small piece of skin . The blow was immediately repeated , and took effect on the left temple . He immediately fell , and was taken to a doctor b y two of the persons present . He was afterwards taken to the hospital . The officer then stated tbat he knew all the prisoners at the bar as thieves and associates of thieves . Joseph Bray corroborated the evidence of Burgess . He saw Carney open a penknife and attempt to cut the nose off Burgess . Mr . Henry Shirley Sauuders , surgeon at the Lendon Hospital , stated that BurgesB had been brought there on the 13 th , at ten o ' clock in the evening . There was a gash on his nose inflicted evidently by some sharp instrument . The cartilage and the whole of the left wing of fhe nose had been separated . There

      was also a gash on the left temple . They were both clean cuts , and might have been inflicted by a pen-knife . Carney , on being called on for defence , said he was innocent of the charge brought against him , and that he was a long distance from London on the evening ofthe 13 th . No witnesses , however , were called in proof of this fact . Mr . Payne having addressed thejury for the defence of Barnett , proceeded to call witnesses te prove that Barnett was not the man who struck the constable Bray . The Recorder having summed up , thejury , after some deliberation , returned a verdict of guilty against all thv prisoners . A former conviction for felony was proved against Carney . The Recorder then sentenced Carney to be transported for the term of his natural life , and Lewis and Barnett to be transported severally for fourteen years . The prisoners were then tahen away , loudly protesting their innocence .

      Killing and Slating . —John Horrobin , aged 29 , was indicted for tbat he on the 22 nd of November , at St . George the Martyr , Southwark , did feloniously make an assault on Mary Horrobin , his wife , that he struck her nith both his hands on ber head , face , and body , and inflicted divers mortal wounds and contusions , whereof she lingered until the 31 th day of November last , when she died ; andthe indictment further stated that he , the prisoner , did feloniously kill and slay . There were counts , one of which charged the prisoner with inflicting divers mortal wounds with a certain knife . Theprisoner also stood charged with manslaughter , on tbe coroner ' s inquisition for the county of Surry . No counsel appeared for the prisoner , whose appearance indicated great distress and wretchedness . Mr , Piatt stated the case for the prosecution , which was promoted by the parish

      officers of St . George ' s . Bryant , an intelligent little girl , stated that she lodged in the same house as theprisoner and his late wife . On the night named in the indictment , she heard a noise up stairs , and something like quarrelling :. High words passed , and as she thought blows . She at length went up to theroom , when she saw the deceased ljing dressed on the bed , and the prisoner was in the room , and seemed a good deal excited . The deceased complained of ill usage . Witness then left , and went into her own room , where she remained for an hour , when the disturbance up stairs recommenced with renewed violence . Witness and her mother then went np to the room , and other persons came in . Of the number who came was a Mrs . Bland , who found that the deceased was Tery bad , and appeared to have been beaten . She bled very freely , and , on examination , an incised

      wound was discovered in the back . Mrs . Bland went in quest ofa doctor , and witness went after the prisoner ' s son to Inform him . The doctor came after her return , and examined tbe deceased , and pronounced her very badly injured . Several other persons wese examined , but tlieir evidence did little more than confirm that of the witness Bryant . Mr . Commissioner Bullock called upon the prisoner for his defence . The prisoner said he had little to say as to the facts which the witnesses had stated , since he bad only put questions to one of them . He would not deny that an altercation took place , or that he had drank too freely on the night in question . He declared before God and man , that he was innocent of inflicting any death-blow . It was all accidental . She went out more than once in the course of the evening , and once she fell down , and she might then have

      injured her back . He had lived for the last five years with his wife , as his children ( now present ) could prove . He concluded convulsively exclaiming , " I loved that woman as I loved my life . I declare to Gcd , aiidyou , mylord , I never killed her . " Mr . Commissioner Bullock summed up to the jury , and in the commencement observed that the case was one of a very doubtful nature . There was great confusion in the evidence of the first and most important witness as to the time when the injuries were inflicted . It would seem that the deceased made some sort of declaration as to how she came by her wounds , butthatcouldnotbeusedinevidence ; itdidnot , however , appear , except in one instance , which cannot be received ,

      tliat she implicated the prisoner . It also appeared thai he manifested great anxiety ahout his wife , and sent for a doctor . The surgeon had discovered a great effusion of blood on the brain , and was of opinion that might Iiavecaused death . Some knives had been produced , but they did not appear to have been recently used , nor could au inference be drawn as to their having inflicted the wound on tbe back . Tbe jury bad beard what the prisoner had said byway of defence , fie had declared that he lived on amicable terms with his mother , whom he supported and lodged . His lordship reiterated the doubts which surrounded the case . The jury , without much hesitation , acquitted the prisoner .

      Cutting and _Woonding . —Sarah Fowling , a very decent-locking woman , aged 33 , was indicted , for that she on the 26 th ult . did assault , stab , cut , and wound , Hannah Connor , on her forehead , with intent to do her grievous bodily harm . —Mrs . Connor ( the prosecutrix ) is the wife of a shoemaker , residing at No . 19 _^ , Moor-street , Bishopsgate . Her father , mother and sister , live and lie in the same room as witness and her , husband . She went down stairs for some water on the night in question , and ran up-stairs again without shutting the front door , but , at her request her father went down" to shut it . Tbe prisoner met him in the passage aud abused him . Her mother then went down , and some words took place between them . Witness was standing near the door , and the prisoner challenged her by calling out— " Come here . " Witness approached , and the prisoner then took from

      behind her a small chopper , and struck her on the forehead , and she fell down on the floor . The wound inflicted bled profusely . She . had not spoken an annoying word to her that night . —Timothy Ryan , the landlord of the room , although suffering under a severe complaint of the lungs , gave his evidence with fine Hibernian emphasis . He said on the night in question the Goodchilds and Connors were very _ntisy and quarrelsome . He was witness to the beating of the prisoner , before she in her defence struck the blow . Witness exclaimed , "Byi , they ' ve her down ; they ' re murtliering her , surely V' He called in the policeman . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty of a common assault . The prosecutrix recommended her to mercy . The learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to he confined in the _GJltspur Compter for three calendar months _.

      Sentences And Sessional Rest/Its, Subjoi...

      SENTENCES _AND SESSIONAL REST / ITS , Subjoined is a correctedlist of thesentencespassed upon the prisoners in all the three courts , to which is appended other adjudications and results . Banishment . —The following were sentenced to be transported beyond the sea for the periods set against their respective names , viz .: — Tor Life . —Wm . Edward Dearly , aged 32 ; T . Dixon ; W . Gurney . Fifteen Years . —Benjamin Barnett . Fourteen Years . —Adolphus W . Bodill , 31 . Twelve Years . —D . Gibbs , IS . Ten Years . —Elizabeth Herberts , 21 ; Ann Burns , E . Mitchell , J . Grogan , J . Burke , John Goul , 45 , and F . Cope , 39 , postmen ; Paul Cooper , 20 ; J . Murphy , 11 ; Isaac Jessop , C . lowe .

      For Secen Years . —Prances Payne , 31 ; Jane Hiscott _, 25 ; Susannah New , 42 ; Mary Cottcrell , 17 ; Caroline Bray , 21 ; _d-orge Gumnlo _. _lS : Woiff Trebzner , 2 D ; Edward Chandler , 21 ; J . Buys , 21 ; A . A . Hearne , J . Evans , John De & ue , 21 . _WlPRlS 0 . _NJIJ-J . T WITH THE _APJP . _NCT OF HARD _iABODE IN

      THE HOUSE OF CORKECIION . For Tko Years . —J . Brown . For Eighteen Heaths . —Mary Ann Brown , Eliza langley , T . Joyce , J . I _' _reseott , H . Thompson , T . leader . For One Year . —Mary Smith , J . White alias _Whlteman , albsBlackman , Hugh Sanders , C . Phillips , J . Wisby , J . r-. ir .-c . J . _Amti-rsoii , G . Baxter , J . ' Iraiton alias Baxter , J , Jones , _TTur torn

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      For Nine Months , —Caroline Williams , Mary AnnSullivau , Mary Baker , _G-. Hammond , C . Barron , J . Knight , J . Jones , W . Pryor , T . Colliman . For Sin Months . —Martha lynham , Ann Gardner , Jane Cribb , Ann Garner , Caroline Bay , J , Silk , J , Niers , Ai Wilhinson , J . Dobbins , R . Aldridge , W . Prior , T . _Nieholls , Thomas Kibble , F . Davis , A . Dark , J . Brown , T . D . Wrench , T . Calendar , F . Deane , C . Gray , J . Smith , R . White , J . Wait , J . Owen , J . Woodward , R . Martin , T . Dobson . For Four Months . —Elizabeth Brackenbury , W . Hammond , B . Werrow , J . Cronin , H Hemonens , J . Catlin , R _. White , R . Green , F . Nieholls , C . Kingston , W . Hyde , 11 . Mills . Three Months . —Mary Ann _Vickers , Ann Hamesworth , Mary Ann Winson , Eliza Russel , Rachael lindon , Sarah Fowler , W . Ogen , T . Watson , 1 . Benjamin , G . Marshall , J . . Mann , J . Boddy , G . Collins , J . Smith , W . Jones , J . Dodd , J . Whitehead , J . Williams , J . Houghton , W . Wyman , J . Collins , G . Reed , W . Smith .

      Acquittals . —The undermentioned were acquitted and discharged : —Mary Ann Brown , Mary Ann Sherley , Mary Ann Baring , Mary Crawley , Mary Smith , Mary Davis , Ellen Quinn , Margaret Kelly , Jane South , Sarah Sanders , Eliza White , T . Rasberry , J . Lawrence , T . Matthews , P . Bryan , J . Jessop , J . Popert , M . Hakal , R . Tarley , M . Crawley , T . Brown , C . Powell , E . Smith , H . Smith , J . Elam , J . Wright , J . Ticks , W . King , It . Wild , C . Lee , E . Andrews aliasBrag , G . Maekerford , J . Vials alias Jeffreys , F . Merrington , —lockington , J . Horrobin , W . Hall _. llerre Batty , R . Dowlan , J . Brown , H . James , J . Brett , J . Sheen , J . Jones . Ignored Bills , and DiscJiarged hy Proclamation . — -The grand jury ignored the bills preferred against the following prisoners , who were discharged forthwith : —Wm . Thompson , Ann M'Carthy , J . Crow , 0 . Kemp , T . Wilson , Catherine Barry , Eliza Grimes , W . T . Thompson .

      Jfiiior Adjudications and Session . 1 JResults . — Imprisonment for two months 2 , six weeks 1 , one month * , fourteen days and unde _' r i , three weeks 1 , judgments respited upon G , remanded and traversed 5 , discharged on sureties 5 , privately whipped 1 , confessed judgment 27 , verdict annulled 1 , surrendered for trial 9 , acquitted for want of evidence 1 , called on recognisance 3 .

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      MARLBOROUGH STREET . Monday . —Assaulting a Police-constable . — Wil-Uam John Greer , of 12 , Crown-street , who described himself as an assistant to a civil engineer , was brought before Mr , Hardwick , charged with having violently assaulted and resisted police-constable Frisby , C 16 G , in the execution of his duty . The defendant had , without tbe slightest provocation , assailed a mnn and woman in the street , with some very scandalous expressions , on the policeman interfering , the defendant attacked him , striking and kicking him . The magistrate sentenced the defendant to twenty _^ one days' imprisonment .

      MARYLEBONE . Mondat . —A " _Gentmsian . "—Mr . George Whitley , who described himself as a "gentleman , " residing at No . 40 , _Bandress-atreet _, Ramsgate , was brought before Mr . Rawlinson , charged with having grossly insulted a married woman who was " waiting in the street for her husband , while he was seeking a hackney coach . The defendant when remonstrated with by the husband struck him and endeavoured to excite him to fight . The " gentleman , " who denied the charge , was fined £ 5 for each assault , and ordered to find bail to keep tha peace for twelvemonths .

      WORSHIP-STREET . Wednesday . — Robbery in a Brothel . — A middleaged woman , named Jane Clark , the keeper ofa house of bad repute , in Gregg ' _s-court , St . Luke's , was placed at the bar , before Mr . Broughton , charged with having been concerned , with two other women , not in custody , in stealing between £ 10 and £ 50 in bank notes and gold , from the person ofa gentleman named Stephens , residing in City-terrace , City-road . It was the old story over again , the complainant had treated his fair but frail friend with wine , gin , stout , and sandwiches ; his share ofthe drink had been drugged , and while in a state of semi-insensibility , he had been plundered and turned out of the house . The prisoner was remanded for a week .

      Thursday . — -DisoeacefolOutrage . —CharlesLatham and Edward Haycock , two young men of respectable appearance , described in the police sheet as surgeons , the former residing in Church-street , and the latter in Greenstreet , Bethnal-green , were placed at the bar before Mr , Bingham , charged with having committed a violent and unprovoked assault upon Charles Bailey , a poorlabouring man , living in Half Nicholl-strect , Shoreditch . The complainant , whose right eye was greatly swollen and discoloured , stated that while _proceeding to his daily labour at five o'clock that morning , he stopped to procure some refreshment at a coffee-house , in Shoreditch , on leaving which the defendants , who were passing at the moment , suddenly assailed him without the slightest provocation , and dashed him violently against the wall .

      The defentant Latham then made a cut at him with his cane , and to avoid further ill-usage , he hastily crossed the road , but was closely followed by the defendants , who began amusing themselves by pushing him about from one to the other , and ultimately thrust him back with such force , that he fell heavily upon the pavement . On recovering his feet , he made another effort to effect his escape , when the defendant latbam , instantly struck him a tremendous blow on the face and felled him to the _ground . The defendants then walked rapidly away , but were pursued by a policeman , and taken into custody . The magistrate ordered the defendants to pay a penalty of £ 5 each , or to be committed in default for six weeks to the House of Correction . The fines were soon after paid and the defendants liberated .

      C 1 ERKENWE 11 . Fbidat , — Charge of _Manslaughter . — Thomas Dorset Pettyman was brought up for final examination on a charge of killing and slaying Thomas Hall a greengrocer , residing in _Macclesfield-street North , _City-road . From the statements made , it appeared that au inquest had been held on the body ofthe deceased , and a verdict of accidental death was returned . Under these circumstances Mr . Combe decided upon discharging the prisoner , but at thc same time remarked upon the painful circumstances of the case . The deceased had left a young and helpless family of nine children , of whom he had been the only support . TheMessrs . Wilson , the prisoner ' s employers , had given £ 10 to the widow , and a subscription had been set ou foot for their relief . The Rev . Mr . Hall attended , and expressed a hope that the public press would aid him in his endeavours to raise some money for this poor family , who , if benevolent persons that G od had blessed witli mean _? , did not aid , might be reduced to the most appalling distress .

      Charge Of Murdering An Aged Female. On W...

      CHARGE OF MURDERING AN AGED FEMALE . On Wednesday , Martha Browning , a young woman apparently about twenty-five years of age , was brought before Mr . Bond , at Queen-square police-court , charged with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Mundell , an elderly woman with whom _ he resided . Tlie case is one of a most extraordinary and mysterious character . The supposed victim of the prisoner ' s violence was found dead by her daughter on Monday morning , and on the evening of that day a coroner s jury sat upon the body , and returned a verdict "that the deceased had committed suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity . " Since that period some circumstances of a suspicious nature have

      transpired , tending to criminate the accused as the murderer of the deceased female , and on her being found on Wednesday afternoon in possession of a sham banknote , whichitwas obvious she had considered genuine , as she had attempted to get change for it , she was closely interrogated by the husband of deceased ' s daughter , who at once recognised it as corresponding with one or two wliich the ill-fated woman had been seen to have in her possession the day before her death , and a desire on the part of the prisoner to possess which , supposing them to be genuine banknotes , it was inferred might have induced her to put a period to the existence of their possessor , The accused's replies were any tiling but satisfactory , and she endeavoured to effect her escape from the house ,

      but was detained . The husband of the deceased ' s daughter insisted upon her accompanying him to the station , and before their arrival there she became mueh agitated , and said , "I did it ; I did it , ' Lord , have mercy upon nie ! " The prisoner , who had the appearance of a hearty young woman , was lifted into the dock in an apparently senseless state , immediately after which she fell into a succession of strong fits , between which she gave way to a paroxysm of despair , and tore her hair . __ She afterwards fell into a state of apparent insensibility , sal volatile and other restoratives were administered without effect , seeing which the magistrate stopped the inquiry , and ordered the prisoner to be remanded until Monday next . She was removed to Tothill-fields , Bridewell , in a cab , still in an insensible state .

      Late Outrage Near Oswestry. Oswestry, We...

      LATE OUTRAGE NEAR OSWESTRY . Oswestry , _Wednesday , _December 0 . —It will bc recollected that an old woman , named Susannah Rider ( supposed to be a maniac ) , was taken into custody upon a charge of attempting to murder her own daughter , a delicate young woman , who was found in the cottage apparently dead , and mangled in a peculiar manner , which admitted of no description . The poor sufferer , who was placed under medical treatment , had so far recovered as to enable her to give evidence against her wretched mother . The prisoner having been placed at the bar , the daughter was led into the room , and accommodated with a chair near the magistrates' table . Her deposition was to the following effect : — My name is Elizabeth Rider ; I live at Dyffryd , in

      tlie parish of Hennerly , and am a single woman . I was at home on Friday morning , the 14 th of November . I locked the door , as my mother w . 19 for goin <* out , and 1 couhl not mannge her . My mother ' s namt is Susannah Rider . She is a widow . There was no nne else in the house . My brother was at his work , a short distance off . When 1 took tlie key out ofthe lock my mother began at me . She pulled off my cap , tore off my hair , and put her hand on my throat and tried to choke me . She did not then get me down . Sho then pi . ke . l np the broom hook and struck at me . I laid held of it , and she pushed mc across the raomagaiifct a " steam" ( tub ) of water , into which I fell . Before i could get up she got the treacle bottle and " pun ' o . " ( punched ) mc about the head . It was an earthen

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      bottle , and broke . I then became very faint . She pushed me towards the grate , and taking the kettle off the fire , poured the scalding water down my back . The pain gave me strength , and I managed to tarn away the spout of the tea-kettle , or else she would have poured all the water over me . SMe next got the maneker ( a wooden instrument for crushing potatoes ) , and began to " pun" ( punch ) me on the head . She slinked that away , and took up the rolling-pin , with which she began to beat me about the head and face till she thought I was almost gone . I became almost insensible , but I recollect my mother kept workingat me , though I was nearly choked witli the blood wliich returned into my mouth from the wounds on my head and face . Mr . Aubrey asked if she had any recollection of being struck with a bill-hook ?

      The witness replied—I suppose that after having heated me with the rolling-pin , she took up the billhook : but by that time I was quite insensible _^ When I eame to a little I found my mother was lugging me along the floor towards the pantry She had hold of my arms , my head resting against her stomach . When she got me into the pantry I was sensible . Seeing that I was not dead , she took up an old shoe , which had nails in it , and began beating me about the head . I remember her saying , " Oh , but you are a tough one ; I'll finish you yet . " I had ilo power : but I had my senses , so as to know every thing tliat happened . I saw that she went into the outer room , and iiaving fetched the broom , she turned up my clothes , and began to " pun" me with the" stall " ( handle ) about my legs and thighs , & c .

      The prisoner , who seemed perfectly composed , had nothing to say . She wag committed for trial at the next assii . es .

      Curious Robbery By One Of Thb Crew Of Th...

      Curious Robbery by one of thb Crew of the Tory . —On Wednesday evening , during the inquiry into the case of Captain Johnstone , late master ' fit the Tory , a curious robbery was committed under somewhat singular circumstances . Amongst the witnesses examined on Wednesday , was a woman named Blewitt . It seems that Blewitt , though a married woman , with a husband still living , had contracted an intimacy with Dunn during the voyage , and determined to make him her " second" in despite of the laws against bigamy . Having to appear with her as a witness on Wednesday ' s inquiry , she resolved that her intended should show to the greatest advantage , and to that end she rigged him out in " apick and apan new" toggery , and ; they went arm-and-arm to the court . On the way she handed him the key of her apartment , ofthe

      contents of which he was , no doubt , well aware , for better security , fearing she should be flurried whilst giving her evidence . With the natural curiosity ol her sex , Mrs . Blewitt , conceiving that she was the heroine ofthe piece , stood out the whole performance , but Dunn , as soon as he quitted the witness-box * , hastened to Mrs . Blewitt's apartment , and abstracted so much from her desk as will , when apprehended , qualify him for a prominent appearance in the dock . Mrs . Blewitt , on missing her gallant escort , whom she expected to find in the opposite public-house , had sundry misgivings , and hastening to her lodgings , discovered that her faithless swain had anticipated her visit , forced her desk , abstracted £ 20 , and bolted . She gare instant information at the Denmark-street station-house , when it was ascertained Dunn had set sail for Liverpool .

      Tub JiATB Murder in Ekmskilmsn _, —Ewhiskillew , Dec 2 , 1845 . —The coroner ' s inquest held on the body of Miss Irvine has brought in a unanimous verdict of Wilful Murder against Anna _Coen , or Keown , the servant maid , who has been accordingly committed to prison to abide her trial at the ensuing assizes . ¦

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      London. Clerkenwell.—At A Preliminary Me...

      LONDON . Clerkenwell . —At a preliminary meeting held at the Red Lion Tavern , _Rosaman-street , Clerkenwell , Mr . Di-nham in the chair . After a short speech a resolution was adopted , " That the persons present form themselves into a committee to get up a public meeting for the return of Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , and all political offenders . " It was further resolved that one hundred bills he printed , calling another preliminary meeting for Monday evening next , at half-past eight o ' clock . Tower Hamlkts . —At a meeting of the General Council of tho Tower Hamlets , at Mr . Bartram ' s , Brassfounders" Arms , Whitechapel-road , arrangements were made , and the Hall of Science ,

      Highstreet , Whitechapel , engaged , tor a publicmceting , on Monday , December 22 nd , to petition Parliament , and memorialise her Majesty for the restoration of Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis . The meeting then adjourned till next Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clock . The members expressed a wish that Mr . Cooper , author of the " Purgatory of Suicides , " and as many of the Executive as can make it convenient , would attend at the Hall of Science , Whitechapel , on Monday evening , Deceniber 22 nd . Somers Town . —On Sunday evening last , a meeting was held of this locality at Mr . Duddridge ' s , 18 , Tonbridge-street , Mr , Hall in the chair , Messrs .

      Laurie and Pettit , the deputation appointed at a previous meeting to wait on , and recommend to , the National Victim Committee , Mr . John Llewellyn , one ofthe victims of the Newport outbreak , as a fit recipient of the funds at their disposal , gave in their report . On the motion of Messrs . Hornby and Arnott , it was agreed that the report be received as satisfactory on the part of the deputation , they having done their duty ; but very unsatisfactory as it respects the decision of the said committee . It was also agreed that 4 s . 8 Jd ., the balance in hand , after paying the expenses of thc public meeting at the St . Prancras Vestry Rooms , for Frost , Williams , Jones , and EUis , be forwarded to Mr . Cooper for Mrs . Ellis .

      STOCKPORT . The Nbw Dodge . "—Grand Pj _» f obmance at Stockpoet . —O" Wednesday evening last , the League exhibited here to a numerous and highly amused _auditory . The piece was one of Cobden's latest productions , a farce in three acts , entitled , " Open Ports , " The mayor was stage manager on the occasion . The performance was wretched , the whole of the company , with one exception , ( the town clerk ) being mere amateurs . The _principal character was tahen by a junior smoke noble , named Fernley . He appeared as "professor of political economy ;" Had _beei _studying the science for twonty years , and had discerned that our institutions were the beau ideal ot _perfection , and only wanted "free trade" to purify them . Had found from his deep researches , that English land

      could not produce enough of food for the sustentation of its inhabitants ; we must therefore get it from America . Was confident that the mere mention of " Open Porte " would have a " magic effect * ' in causing " the people" to buckle on tlie armour of agitation in the " righteous cause , " Dr . Kayncr bore testimony to the awful ravages caused in tbe physical system by want of food . Knew it from his extensive practice ( not from having felt the _tvant of food himself . ) The people believed him , though he is a Whig , which will appear paradoxical—it will be recollected , however , that _we'live in strange times . Overlooker Allinson appeared in his old character , as " the Renegade ! " Spoke in a tremulous voice , was ghastly

      pale , lips quivered , seemed to be troubled with the " pleasures of memory . " Said little , but would have sung , had not public opinion rendered the viper harmless . It is said that he is studying for " Iago , " and certainly Dame Nature has been profuse in her gifts , to fit him for such a character , and he has lost no chance of improvement . Thc first act was about to close when , to the dismay of the comedians , Messrs . T . Clark and Williams appeared on the stage , and succeeded in winning a large party to the notion that nothing but "the land at home" could render us independent of partial failures of the crops . And no little surprise was manifested when theannour . eemeut was made that the Chartists had several thousands

      of pounds collected for the purpose of purchasing land , on which to try the practicability of that theory , which taught the people to look to English land as the onlj means of securing happiness to tlie English labourer . Messrs . Coppock ( town clerk ) , John Hamnn ( who played the clown ) , and _Escrcga , aud ex-cotton lord , severalty performed their pnrt _ _T ; and the performance closed shortly after eleven o ' clock , the " company" having been able to get through only one of three acts , much to thc discomfiture of the " respectable" part of the audience .

      SUDBURY . The Land . —Important Meeting , —A lecture was delivered in the Globe Inn , North-street , Sudbury , on Wednesday , 2 Cth November , by Mr . Doyle , member of the Executive ; Mr . Thomas Goody , a zealous and staunch supporter ofthe cause , was unanimously elected to tinchair . An excellent band of musicians were in attendance upon the occasion , who , previous to the opening oi business , went through the principal streets of the town playing several popular and soul-stirring airs . The chairman briefly _opensd the business b y stating they ( the per . sons present ) were called together for the purpose of hearing a lecture from Mr . Doyle upon the land , its capabilities , and the means of obtaining it ; and he trusted they would give the lecturer a fair and impartial hearing .

      and if any gentleman present had any question to ask , or any objection to offer , when he had concluded , sueli person would have every possible attention paid to him , and he ( the chairman ) would guarantee that Mr . Doyle would answer him in a friendl y spirit , Mr , Doyle on rising said , before entering into the subject of the land lie would make a few observations relative to the com . mittee of the Mechanics' Institution refusing bim thc liberty of lecturing in their room . The gentlemen , or a majority forming that committee , stated as the reason for their refusal , that he ( the lecturer ) was a Chartist , and that if they were to allow him the use of the room it

      might be tbe means of breaking up tlieir institution . In answer , he wished to state that ho was a Chartist and gloried in the sacred name ; ibr the principles contained in the document entitled the "People ' s Charter" were based upon tiie immutable laws of nature , which said . hat all men being naturally equal , all therefore had equal rights ; that is , all a clear ri ght to life , liberty , and protectum . But he wished to know if every man upon tiiat committee had not some political principle to guide him _further _ullh ' to _f _^* " _? _^ _™ _™ " _* . and would furt _. eriusl to know what would be the feeling of any ene amongst hem , if ho was not allowed to lector in tUe _. r Institution upon agriculture , or upon any other _Scientific question , morel , - because he imbibed ilitival

      London. Clerkenwell.—At A Preliminary Me...

      opinions repugnant to theirs ; wouJd he not feel they were very illiberal , and instead of their being friends to free enquiry , and the onward progress ot ' tbe human mind , were bitter enemias to both . Mr . Doyle again reiterated he was a Chat tist _. and that , in despite of _persecution or _prosecutiODS he would , while he was able to r _ . _* iso his voice , advocate those principles , because lie honestly believed they inculcated pure truth and justice , and if _carried into Operation would be a means to an end , and tha t * end fhe social happiness of the entire people . Mr . Doyi _' e then commenced his lecture , and drew the attention ofjiis audience to the vast importance of the subject they had met to inquire into . He proved from the authority of Parliament itself that those who said the land of the United Kingdom was inadequate to the wants of the

      population were egregiously mistaken , for there were upwards of 30 , 000 , 000 aeres uncultivated , 15 , 000 , 000 of which were susceptible of the best possible cultivation , and would , if there was a sufficient quantity of labour expended upon it , produce food adequate to the wants of 21 , 000 , 000 of people . These were not his own opinions , bnt those of scientific men , well acquainted with the subject , and yet it was a notorious fact that there were four millions of paupers ( so called ) in England , Wales , Scotland , and Ireland . If the Government , and those who aided it , in guiding the helm of thc state , were at all desirous of doing away with pauperism , poverty , and crime , aye , and £ 7 , 000 , 000 a year as poor ' s rate too , they had only to allow each able-bodied pauper as much of this ( now

      waste and unproductive ) land as would be necessary to supply himself and family with all the real comforts ot life , and then it would be done . Ah ! but tliey had rather see the gaols filled with poverty-made felons , the _bastiles with unfortuuate beings , whose only fault ( if fault it cun bo termed ) is , theyare poor and wretched ; the cities , towns , and villages with starving creatures , willing to labour , but cannot find it , while the majority of those who do labour , only receiving what is merely sufficient to keep them alive . Mr . Doyle then went into the second part of the subject , and adduced many facts , which clearly shewed the capability of the fertile soil of England . After which he explained the "Chartist Co-Operative Land Plan , " and Galled upon those present , who were favourable , to come forward and enrol

      themselves as members . The lecturer , in conclusion , said , having heard , during that day , that Mr . O'Connor had been much abused and vilified by a portion of the middle classes ofSudbury , he was tliere , in the absence of that gentleman , and would give any of the party an opportunity of stating at that meeting wliat they stated elsewhere , viz—that Mr . O'Cnnor was a dishonest man , and he ( the lecturer ) weuld undertake to prove that sueh statement , or charge , was without foundation in truth ; yea , that it was a base falsehood , and they who made use ofit knew it . This annoucccment elicited tremendous applause from the meeting . Mr . Doyle waited to see if any person would meet liim , but as no one appeared to take up the gauntlet , he sat down loudly cheered . After the lecture it was moved that the chairman do leave the chair . It was then proposed that he retake it , which was carried ; when a petition for the restoration of the Welch exiles , similar to that passed at St . _Pancras on

      Monday , November 17 th , was read . Mr . Joseph Goody proposed its adoption , Mr . James Woods seconded it , and Mr . Doyle supported it . The chairman then put it to the meeting , and it was carried unanimously . Another was moved , seconded , supported , and carried without a dissentient voice , for the restoration of William EUis . A vote of thanks was given to the lecturer for his services onthe occasion , and also the chairman . Several memberg were enrolled at the close ofthe meeting in the Land Society ; and _eiglity-seven names attached to each of the petitions , during which time the band played a number of excellent airs , which cheered thc hearts of those present . We cannot conclude the report of this , the most important meeting ever held in Sudbury , without tendering the best thanks ofthe shareholders of this locality for the kind services of the musicians , who came a distance of three miles to the meeting , and did not leave fhe town till midnight , and yet would not accept a fraction in the way of remuneration .

      The following resolutions were adopted at a meeting , held at the Hoom ot the Chartist Co-operatiee land Society , Mr . John Wright in the chair : — " That the board of directors be chosen by the conference , and that the delegate , who represents this district in the forth _, coming conference , be instructed to support the reelection of the present board of directors , with an addition , if necessary . " " That the rules of tho society be enrolled under the name of * the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , " " That no person be allowed to hold more than four acres . " " That tho members go on the land in rotation according to the time of paying the money . " That two cottages be bnilt adjoining each other ; also , the value of the cottages be £ 50 instead of £ 30 —that one pound per annum be charged in rent for the improvement . " " That the thanks of this meeting be given to the present board of directors for their noble exertions in promoting the extension of this society .

      ROUEN ( FRANCE ) . . A meeting of the shareholders of the Co-operative Land Association was held on Ir _' riday evening , Novomber 28 th , Mr . James Johnson was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . Siddaway read a letter he had received from Mr . T . M . Wheeler ; after which the nomination for a person to attend the ensuing conference was proceeded with . Messrs . G . W . Wheeler , Orford , and W . Dixon , were the candidates . Thc ballot proceeded , and ( lie chairman announced that Mr , G , W , "Wheeler was unanimously elected . Twe new shaves were taken , and the full amount paid up . The following are the amendments they desire to see made in the rules : — . " Thatthe number of directors shall be twelve , and that they be chosen from the several districts , each district possessing tile power to nominate one . " ** The qualification of a director to be membership for six months . " " That the society be empowered to borrow on loan , such loan bearing interest at

      four per cent , to the members lending , payable half yearly . " " The trustees to be bond fide members of the society for at least six months previous to tlieir election . " " That no member be entitled to liis allotment unless his share be fully paid . " "Members neglecting to pay up their calls , or refusing to tranfer , or otherwise dispose of the same , within twelve months , shall forfeit thc same to the society . " " That members be permitted to draw two shares , or four acres , at the one drawing . " " That the selection of occupants shall be one half by priority of payment , and tlie remainder by way of ballot . " " That the present board of directors continue their present offices . " " That the best thanks of this meeting bo hereby given to the present board of directors , for their honest and faithful performance of their arduous duties , despite the obstueles thrown in their way , by inteicsted and speculating opponents , " "That this meeting beg to express their confidence and thanks to Mr . Peargus O'Connor , for his unwearied exertions in their behalf . " " That the

      best thanks of this meeting be awarded to W . P , ltoberts , Esq ., treasurer to the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , for his honourable and kind attention to its interests and prosperity , and that he bo requested to retain that important office . " Carried unanimously .

      BOULOGNE ( FRANCE ) . The shareholders residing in this town held their meeting for the election of a person to attend the ensuing Chartist Land Conference at Manchester ; and their choice unanimously fell on Mr . 6 . W , Wheeler , of Readin ™ , Berks .

      CARLISLE . Meeting of the Members op the Cuabtist Coopebative Land _Societt—On Sunday last the above body held their meeting , at No . C , John-street , Caldewgate , when , after the usual business was dispensed with , Mr . James Graham was called to the chair , and the following resolution was unanimously agreed to , and ordered to be sent to the Star for publication : — " That our secretary write to the editor of the Northern Star , requesting him to return , if not destroyed , thc letter conveying a report of a meeting of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , on which the editor , in the Star of Saturday last , commented so severely , the members b . ing confident that the report sent by the person whom they employed did not warrant such censure . "

      [ Our answer to the above is , 1 st , That wc have not the letter referred to , as we invariably destroy all rejected communications , unless we are previously requested not to do so . 2 nd , That the members of the Carlisle council have very unnecessaril y expressed themselves in very offensive terms , in stating that they are " confident that the report sent b y the person whom they employed did not warrant , " & c . "We know nothing of the person they " employed , " nor what sort of a report he may have sent ; we only know that the report we received , no matter by whom written , did call for our censure ; aud , moreover , we would havebeen justified hi rejecting it

      entirely , without any notice whatever . If that report had been only written as plainly as is the " above report , it would have been inserted without alteration or objection . We do not expect working men to write as cleverly as professional reporters ; -but we have a right to expect that they will write so , at least , as we can make out what they mean . We have a right to demand this , not only for our own sake , but also for the _saka of the compositors , who are working men as well as the Carlisle council , and who very naturally complain , and complain bitterly , too , of lhe unnecessary labour imposed upon them , through the thoughtlessness of some of our correspondents . ]

      CHELTENHAM . The Laho . —A meeting of thc shareholders in the _Ohartist Co-operative Land Societ y was held on Monday evening , Dee . 1 st , 1845 , for the purpose of electing a delegate to the forthcoming conference , at which correspondence was read by the secretary from Collumpton , Plymouth , and _Treston , when it was unanimously resolved to support Mr . Wm . Cown , jun ., the delegate nominated by the Preston branch .

      Election Of Delegates To The Chartist.La...

      ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE CHARTIST . LAKD CONFERENCE . Birmingham District Mr . j . Yates _. West of England , ditto Mr . w PonlP Stockport , ditto f 1 ' T n ,, »' ,, _ . * « ... Mr , Saunders . _Huddewfidd , ditto Mr _. j , Hobson > _iNorth Lancashire Mr . N . Canning . Manchester , ditto ,... „„ _, „„ , fMr . J . Leach . ¦ _n „ r .... _~ " \ Mr . Dixon . _rtt'S : Wwheele , * » i .. _ .- _j-lx Mr . J . Brown . _£ _**» . _*«? Mr . J . Taylor . Barnsley , ditto Mr . J . _Yallanoe . Cahlisle . — - \ y ] _, avo r ( . ; vetl a report fl , om this district ) according to whieh , Mr . G ilbertson has thc reatestuumbor ot votes , but the returns appear not to have been completed .

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      Chartist Co-Operative Lakd Socfp ^ Meeti...

      CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAKD _SOcfp _^ Meetings for the purpose of enrolling memi _, _^^' transacting other business connected th 0 ; 3 A , lt * held every week on the following days and ph atfi SUNDAY EVENING . C ¦ , _n- { m seven—Tower Hamlets : atthe Whittin « toi . a ! t _* Church-row , Bethnal-green , at six o ' clock _JZ , _'< -Emmtt ' s Brigade : at the Rock Tavern 7 ' ' grove , at eight o ' clock precisely—iforw / eio _» I . _ff . "' Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-strce _' t , at liilr „ seven . ""¦ past

      MONDAY EVENING . Cambenvell : atthe Montpelier Tavern , _Wihv _ .,. _ at eight o ' clock precisely . ' m _® Newcastle-upon-Tyne : This branch ofthe Chirr * . Co-operative Land Society meet in tho ImL t Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , every Monday _evcniiufrom seven until nine o ' clock , for the purpose of > ' ceiving subscriptions and enrolling members . l _' _° " TUESDAY EVENING . Greenwich : at the George and Dragon , B . _ackheitli hill , at eight o ' clock . '

      Crrr Chartist Hall, 1, Turnagain-Lane , ...

      Crrr Chartist Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , Farrin » . don-street . —A special general meeting of tho sliar _£ holders will be held oh Sunday morning * ( to-m orrow ) December the * 7 th . Chair to be taken at half-past ten o clock precisely . The public discussion will i _^ resumed at half-past ten o ' clock precisely . In the evening at seven o ' clock precisely . Mr . T . Cnopor will deliver the sixth ofhis second course of lectur es . Subject : " Genius and Character of Robert Burns " " Tarn O'Shanter , " the "Cotters Saturday ni ght " " Songs , " iic . The members ' of the South London Chartist Hall locality are requested to meet in thc above hall on Sunday evening next , at half past six o ' clock , to take into consideration the necessity of appointing efficient lecturers for the metropolis , and likewise to devise the best means for the furthering ofthe cause of Chartism . The members are particularly re « quested to attend .

      . The Committee for defraying the funeral expenses of the late Wm . H . Bain , will meet on Sunday next , at six o ' clock precisely , at Mr . Drake ' s , Standard of Liberty , BricK-lane , _Spitaliields , Tlicy have en . faged the Standard Theatre , in Shoreditch , _forg enefit , on Wednesday , Dec . 10 th . _Mauylebone Locality . —A lecture whT _& e deli _, _vered by Mr . _BarUott , from Bath ( subject , " Political Economy" ) , on Sunday evening , December _fth , at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , New . road . To commence at half-past seven o ' clock . St . PAScnAS . —An harmonic meeting will Ik held at the Feathers Tavern , Warren-street , Tottenliam . court-road , on Monday evening next , Dec . 8 th , at eight o ' clock , the proceeds to be given to tlie widow of poor Booker , of Sheffield , who fell a victim lo illness occasioned by an imprisonment suffered in the cause of truth and justice .

      Westminster . —A meeting will be held at the _Pai'thenium , 11 , St . Mavtin ' _s-lano , on Sunday mi . ing , December the fth , to commence at half-past seven precisely . _Cambkrwell _aks Walwortit . —A meeting will be held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Mon . day evening , December the 8 th , at eight o ' clock preoisely . llAMMEnsMHH . —A meeting will be held at the Dun Cow , Brook Green-lane , on Tuesday evening , De < cember the 9 th , at eicht o ' clock precisely .

      Feakgus O'Connor , Esq ., will lecture in the Carpenters' Hall , Manchester , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , December _7 th , at half-past six o ' clock . —A meeting will take place in the above ball , on Tuesday , December 9 th , at eight o ' clock , when the whole of the directors of the Land Society will attend , and address the meeting , together with various delegates . —A public meeting will be held on Thursday , the 11 th of December , at the same place and hour , for the purpose of positioning Parliament for the restoration of Frost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis .

      Great Meeting Of The Trades At Mancheste...

      Great Meeting of the Trades at Manchester . — A public meeting ofthe trades of this town was held in the Hall of Science , Campfield , on the evening of Monday last , December 1 st , for the purpose of hearing a lecture upon the necessity ofthe trades joining tha " United Trades' Association for the Protection of Industry , and for thc Employment of Labour ia Agriculture and Manufactures . " The meeting was very numerously attended . At eight o ' clock Mr . Lloyd was called to the chair , and after a brief ad « dress , introduced the lecturer , Mr . David Ross , who was received with loud cheers . The lecturer said-Mr . Chairman and Gentlemen , I appear before you as tho representative of tho United Trades' Association of Great Britain , which association has been

      called into existence for a two-fold purpose _^—firstly , to protect labour against the innovations of capital ; and , secondly , io do away with the evils which have hitherto manifested themselves in connection with partial strikes . As a people , we are lauded above every other for the skill which our operatives display , and theenterprize which our capitalists evince in industrial pursuits . In scientific acquirements wehave distanced every competitor , in industry we are unequalled , and our perseverance will not admit of a rival . The question whicli must firstengage our attention , is , who have most contributed to the elevation of the country , and who have reaped the greatest advantages from every improvement in trade ? To answer this , we have only to contrast the

      wealth ofthe manufacturer on the one hand , and tlie poverty of the operative on the other . Whilst the rich are making daily additions to tlieir wealth and greatness , the poor are becoming more than eyer dependent , and are daily retrogKading in the scale of society . To account for this , we have only to take a summary of that vast web of combination which the capitalists are weaving around the country . Our railways are a proof of this . The earth will shortly be belted with an iron zone , embankments made , rallies fiiled up , and mountains overthrown . Our ships traverse every sea , and our merchants congregate at every market . Against tliis dominion of wealth what have the trades of England to exhibit ? Capital is advancing ; but the

      value of labour is receding . The united trades' owes its origin to the exertions of a few noble-minded and intelligent sons of labour , who , with Mr . Duncombe at thoir head , have laid the foundations of an edifice , which , if approved of , and supported by you , will become a blessing to mankind . Before 1 proceed to read the address , and the rules of the association , I would ask—are you prepared to co-operate with ami unite for _t-lie good of each other . ( Cries of yes . ' yes !! yes III ) I am pleased to find that I am answered in the affirmative . I will however place tlie question in a stranger light before you . First , then , is the machanic prepared to unite with the weaver ? ( Loud cheers . ) Are the wealthier trades disposed to co-operate with their poorer brethren ? If they be

      not , then labour ' s struggle is at an end . Partial strikes only inflame but do not remove the distemper . ( Cheers . ) Cessation from laoour is au _irrecaraWc injuiy , since it brings with it no advantage as an equivalent for the money expended . Let us lean' l ? be wise and profit by the experience of the pa * . '' ' _' : '•' us show to the world that the toil-worn opera tive is not only the possessor of a strong arm , hut also ol an active mind . Bankruptcies on tlie one hand , aim want of employment on the other , are the precursors ' of the coming storm , to avert which should te um > study of every member of this vast community . 1 ' you are insensible to the sufferings of others , _ho'v _caa you justly complain when the bolt that levelled tliem do to

      shall have prostrated you . Speaking , as I now , men who have no capital save their labour | would ask if you are not anxious to aien this evil ? Even now your labour will seav «> provide you with the means of living . _" . your duty , therefore , to create for yourselves i means of erecting manufactories , and stocking t" _^ with machinery of your own . As a means ot _tcs _'" •¦ the experiment . it is proposed to raise a _cwpW * one hundred thousand pounds , by twentv iii "" sand shares of live pounds each . And a _> ' . means of relieving the labour market of a portion its redundancy , it is intended to locate a given i"" ' ber of the operatives upon the soil ol their _fatliei'W" '' ( Cheers . ) Wc shall thus create a happy peas »"" ' { L the one hand , and an independent class ot opcrau

      on the other . Although the association lis * ° ' ; been in existence some three months , it can , i _' * . _* theless , boast of twelve thousand subscribers , a " them men of weight , for they are five V ° _™ Tl Only think of 12 , 000 five pounders , and eight tn o sand more are daily expected to give in their ai sion . Mr . Ross then read over the address _o" *' rules of the association , _commenting on each _pgraph , and explaining each propo sition . _M _-. _™ eluded b y inviting _discussion in the hope ot _ciiciinformationand resumed his seat amid the _piiw ,

      , of the assembly . Mr . Roberts moved the }» " va the meeting to the worthy lecturer , _^ uC 1 _Wj seconded by Mr . Pear , the secretary to the " . union , and carried hy acclavwation . __« , _____________ _K ______________________________________ r ___________ M _ i _^

      Bankrupts. [From The Gazette Of Friday, ...

      BANKRUPTS . [ From the Gazette of Friday , December »•! I j 0 in John Spong , of Ockliam , Surrey , coal mere ' * " j .,,,,. ; Charles Edwards , of 59 , Conduit-street , billUioKt- r _, e M'Derraott , of Gray _'_ .-inn-lane , victualler - ~ _fi b _^ Roy , of CI , Upper _Norton-street , l ' oVtliinu-l ' _* - * _' | rl . ll ; li . t merchant- John Elliott , llrnndon-lnll , City , < -o . u —Joseph Mann , oi' Warwick , grocer . _^^ ,

      street , H . _aymarket , in the City _^ _^ Office iu the same Street and _Parisfc _,, tor . _^ _h prietov , FEARGUS _CCOSKOB , Esq , a ld P jjva _- ' vriiTjux Hewitt , _of'Ko . 13 , Cb » rles-Stuer , . fflilli .. _street , Walworth , in the P arish _f _« . _*•'' . < So , _srf tc _* , inthe County of Surroy , at the 0 ! _- _^ dlll ! i ( _Strand , in the Parish of St . Alary-le-S" _^ City of Westminster Saturday ; December . 6 , !«»

      Printed By Dougal M'Gowan, Of'15. F'"' ,L , R Btw Of Estuun » Printed By Dougal M'Gowan, Of Ib, J"F J 1 * **

      Printed by DOUGAL M'GOWAN , of ' 15 . f' _"' , BtW of estuun » Printed by DOUGAL M'GOWAN , of IB , _J"f J * **

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 6, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_06121845/page/8/