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      To The Chartl^Ts

      TO THE CHARTl _^ Ts

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      , , I And National Trades' Journal.

      AND NATIONAL TRADES' JOURNAL .

      I Mt Friends,— I "Murder Will Out," Aud ...

      I Mt Friends , — I "Murder will out , " aud J !¦ " •?• » o secrets , | onuected -with your _iium-m ' _i'f . iou arc pwarc ofthe snares and trap * - that w _* n _* e set aud laid forme during the _excitiEg _ui _.-niliiof April , liav , and June , last Year . 1 published the fetter of Mr . _Towell , vl , _** _- _* - _> OLEMN PPOSITIOX you are now awar « - _--f . and I also _IWceived niauv other sueh lett' -i > lV * _-ra parties

      _J-prlio , nodouOt , wereurgea on i . y i . overnmcni _Officials . II I told you that thc _ol-ject w _:. < v > catch the iRED CAT of Chartism , and _rliai the _Government would cheerfully _em-r into a com-| irouiise forthe release of all « _-t ! i _* _-r poUtical _Renders , if they could but snaffle me . I was in vited to many meetings , - < : wliich , had I attended , some hireling would have compromised me hy an inflammatory and seditious speech , and great was the remorse and anger

      lot those parties at my non-att' _-iid _.-ui _.-e . I "W ell now , mark thc sequel , and observe the I amount of credit that is tob < - _ath-.-hed to thc I _c-videuce upon which ChartiM - _-risuncrs have i _ocen convicted . You will _h-arti it trom the [ _i ' l . llowing conversation which I _h-- « l with the \ _ATTOUXEy-GEXERAL upon tli < - lir-t day of this 1 Session . When he was _pas-. in ' : me I said , I ' -Well , Mr . _Attokxey-Gknkii . _su so you [ were obliged to let the eat nut - _•! ' the hag at ¦ Liverpool , when you said that v-m had not

      taught the right man yet . " Th-- _ATTOHXEr-GfiN'ERAL replied , "So , nor I ha v .. not . " . Mr . _O'CosxoiL —Bo you think it was fair of you , or just , to hav prtjtidiced the Liverpool Jury , by telling them that most inflammatory and seditious _s-iwli---. had been delivered at a Chartist meetm _* _- " in Liverpool the previous nig ht' ? Attorney-General , — "tt ' _.-ll . _-o there were . And it was very wron » that when tlie Manchester Chattists were on their trial , at Liverpool , that that town should have been made the scene of seditious «* _""j _*«* . i--i _* .

      Mr . O'Cosxor . —Do yon « -all it sedition to tell a meeting , that ifthe ' ' - ¦¦ _-niment was io to narrow the limits of flu- b-w •¦ > to compel me to walk edgeways , IwouM du -. 0 rather than put myself in the power of ili-j Government * Was it wrong to ex * - *' - " - The foll y of p hysical force 1 Was it wr _.-i- « t _<> tell the peop le that their class had _m-v _.-r derived auy ben efit from a physical revolution : Atxobsey-Geseral . —Well . I 1 LAD A REPORT OF THE SPEKCll _MVEX TO ME , AND THE REPORTKK _UIVES A VEltY DIFFERENT _VEllSluN .

      Mr . O'CoxxOR . —Well , tin . *" , doe-- not that at once prove the unfair and < _-- _"iiivoeal evidence upon which tie _Ch- _* rri- > t * ' have been convicted ? And do you think that you can persuade mc , that if you had even such a _jrouud of accusation , that y » u would not have tried your hand upon the man >«¦ ' * wanted to catch " ? _Atxorxey-Gexeiul . —You may he sure I will not indict you until I •• au make sure of tou , and have you fast . Mr . _O'Coxxor . —Pooh ! J kuo « that well ; but I beat two of your _pred-- _<'« - * _- _<« i _* _-3 before , and , if ever you try me , I will l » _-:-i you too .

      Now , iny friends , could I itiriii-d * you with a stronger proof , and from bcit ' i" . - 1111110111 }' , of tlie fact , that the Government , without aiiy diificulty , can procure good and -ufiicient evidence to convict any one _< _-li--r- ;> -d with the crime of Chartism ? And , it the • - -nYersation with the _ATCOIO'Er-GEXElUi . io n « 'i proof of this fact , it must prove one of two thingseither that the Eeporter did u » i - / ive such a version of my speech , or , if li-- did give that version , that the Atiorxey-Gi . _nkk . m . did not believe it—because it will not r « _--piii _* e much stretch of imagination to _convince you , that , if he did rely upon the ac « - _'i _*** _-.- _* y « . f his liep orter , he would only have _Iwn too happy to have caught me , However . I have escaped his irood intentions—the snare- of his

      Government—the invitations of hi * - -pies—and the false communications of Ht _IJ--i »> rter _**—and apprehension of those snares and traps have prevented me , and I think piad . utly , from attending many meetings , at v _* hi--h I should , otherwise , have heen a willing vi _> it _« _-r . Very few men can _-ander-tuui-l the powers which the Gagging Bill gives the Government , while all must * _onder-i « u-l the great

      diinculty of defending _youri-lf against thc _labricated evidence of spies , _iiifi-rinci's , mid reporters . And _Iuw give public notice , that J never will attend a public me _.-iiiig as long as this Gagging Bill is in foi _*<*« _-. if I am not made acquainted with ilieresol _* _tfi- _* _** _* -to be _pro-I'osed , and with the names of rli «* Chairman and the speakers ; for , as I t < _-M you before , I think one tongue at liberty is worth ihousauds with the gag on .

      I see before me now every pr- _** - _----- ; t ofa revived agitation . I see the jndi- * _ion . « means of bringing that to bear upon the I _l--ii-. y of Commons , and , as far as the _Metropolis is con' •• rned , I will g ive you my _sp--r < tim «* towards the promotion of that agitation : but , as I owe a great duty to my eonfclitu--nt ~ and the working classes at large , I _canii--t . during the Session , neglect my Parliameniary dutieswhieh this Session will be ardiK'U *—for the

      ] 'urjiose of attending meeting ! - nv-Mid three hundred "miles off . 1 am constantly invited to attend meetings _atwltva parties , -t the greata * diit -ti . ee , for the purpose of getting np subscri p tions for the viciims _; while those who invite me are not aware that in such cases I am t _! i « - greatest _vi' _-tiio . They never reflect that 1 travel at my i . e . ™ expense , andthat my 11 a veiling _expuses to one of those in-=--tiii-: 5 would he more than double the ¦• _-dle _.-iion _. For msuuice , it would cost m « - _U-tween £ 0 and £ _ti to go to Bradford and backnearer the latter sum : and tbi * - ••<•«•

      _urringcon-Mautl y , together * with the many other demands upon my pocket , would very _sj-et-dil y drain it . 1 trust that all will see the troth and justice of _inyobservations ; audi further mi _* -t , thatthe Chartist Executive will now ue = _tir themselves in the li g ht direction—that they will get np a good , sound , and systematic mew * ... titan agi-I . _itiou—an agitation which , if * _-r--- -erly conducted , —and kept even within the limits ' f the Gagging Bill— -will u « 'i he with"ut its effect A g itation lia- ever _betru i ' _-stered bv Whigs and Toiie- f » r < 'liurcli and af ~* Mute pui _* poses , when fanatici-m or - . ationagc "" " as the ooject , and without that agitation no l _' _* rtv 1 ms vet succeeded in --I-iaiiiiii !*? its

      ob-J w't . Let us , then , foster and eneouragc a j"'rfectl y legal , legitimate , and _<* ou _> titutional _'gUation , for the _acbicvenietir <•* ' popular " .-hts - _juid rely upon it thai th .- flood oi "• ' ¦ mid popular opinion will break down all the harriers of ignorance . _ _fhi . " Protectionist party in th < - House of _ _*• , _* i _** _iHons represent onl y their v .-hbns , their _^" . ' _•• try , and then- hatred , * they •! .. not rcpre-*"* _'t their own interest , and _iln-y -upport tho '" _"Veiimient in ever * , * , the most vi « _-h-ijr , aggres-- •"¦ I upon the rights ofthe i _« _-ople . .. , you must have some p « rty in the _"us-. - of Commons , because _otlieiwiseyotu'

      out-: " " agitation is inoperative and _useless ; and - _" - ¦ ' ¦ •• ly to secure the co-operation of that _paitv _[* * adhere steadfastly to the _prim-iples of THE _j _^ _l'LE'S C 1 LV _11 TER ; but not to oppose ! _"*' - ¦ —therealisation of whose principles would p « j ff the ri g ht arm of Wluggf ry . My _agitar- _'msk-entopi-oducepractica ! _re-nlts ; while r" _<* 'i r ( t of tlie pohcy of th .. _* _-e wlio Avould I _' _-M you to resist the policv of those who _hst old

      j _^ ' _-roy oli g arcliic-ii ywvi ; is to * _?! " . - 'U a v . - oat and impotent part v . I gain Iv . l , _y , gitation—I lose _miu-li ; and the _yj' ' ' j j d llookfor , or would _accept , _isconfihtd il c it ; ltin g * alld thank ** when I \ \ ' t 1 S KUc , - ' ce - *• assuredl y will . K _' _- . v , 110 reform iu the _lloiiM- .. f _Comr- _'fe- at Mi rc P _rcsontative > of the £ 50 P _>» ro ,, ? ~ ~ ° I ' _itthertiie _uoiiiim-.- _** of that * _^ _atnopai-tv while * _i „ . v .-, . . _» - _-titutc ,

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      if not a majorit y , at least mi _overwhelmin _" balance of power in the House . Now I wifl not go so far as six millions , five millions , or even four millions of adult males being enfranchised b y the PEOPLE'S CHAPvTER ; but if I take three milhons , then see the result : While three millions of industrious labourers cannot choose one single representative , a hundred and eight thousand tcnauts-at- will—mere serfs of the landlords—can elect all but a i- ? _, _»^ . a —

      majority ; and , at all events , the obstructive minority and balance of power in that House , Now sec how difterentl y the law applies to elector and representative : if a representative becomes bankrupt , he must vacate his seat ; but if three thousaud _tenants-at-will , who . vote for a representative to-day , should become bankrupts , or should be ejected from their farms the

      day after the election — that representative may sit for seven years after his constituents cease to have a vote . Now , can anything be more absurd , or could there be a greater argument ; used against Septennial Parliaments ? or can there he a stronger one urged to support thc fact--thatthe title of these tenants is regulated by the poUtical standard ?

      I think we are very likely to have a very " ? "bonny Session ; the Protectionists , vainl y hoping to come into office , and , therefore , anxious to preserve the plums , will stoutly resist all Financial Iieform , and with then' aid and cooperation the Government wiU preserve the patronage fund ; and , therefore , it more becomes our duty to agitate for and assist in this warfare ; for , rely upon it , that as long as railway questions and questions of class interest only occupy the consideration of the two contending parties iu the House of Commons , no opposing power but systematic and organised agitation out of doors , can bring them to their senses . They have made , or they intend to make , Lord Claiiesdox the Gaoler-General of

      Ireland for six months longer , while , as a tub to tlie whale , they propose to give the starving Irish a giant of fifty thousand pounds . Now , whatilo you think ( and do think of it too , ) of seventy thousand pounds for Eoyal stables , and fifty thousand pounds for a starving nation ? Why , as landlords , distributors , and officials aTe " sure to have their Ml share of this LUCK-PENNY , we must assume that it will be distributed amongst eight milhons of people , and then it is not quite three-halfpence a head for each . Now , is not that a cupful of hope ? Is not that magnificent generosity ? Is not that Christian charity ?

      Nearl y four hundred thousand pounds for printing the rubbish of the House of Commons tor one session , and fiftv thousand pounds to feed a nation ! Its " POINT "—you know what "Point " means , or , ifyoudonot , I will tell you : —It means a red-herring tied by the tail and suspended from the rafter of the cabin ; it hangs over the basket of potatoes , if the unfortunate inmates have a basket ; it spins round when they are fortunate enough to have a meal ; and before they bite the potato , they point it at this inexhaustible fish ; and if you ask them what they had for dinner , they will tell you , thev had POTATOES AND

      POINT . Well , as I am very fond of some of the old Irish customs—thongh not exactly of thatwhat I recommend is , that this magnificent grant of £ 50 , 000 should be taken over to Ireland by thePIlIVY PURSE BEARER , and exhibited in turn in every market p lace in Ireland . But , till levity apart , let me tell youyou , the Chartists of England—that without your co-operation Ireland never can be free ; and , as the late Mr . Grattan observed , "Three million Irish slaves will rivet Britain ' s chains , "

      You have more than that number now ; your chains are rivettcd , but by a fair and constitutional exertion upon your part , you can dash your _msuiaeles asunder , and throw them in the face of your oppressors . But , if you love them , hug them ; if you wear them when you can throw them off , they are of your own forging ; and my onl y hope is , that they may be the more tightly nvctted , while I shall ever be ready to give my assistance hi relieving you 0 ' *** ** " ** from them . Your faithful Friend , Feakgus O'Coxxon .

      "-Tl Hq - If Not I 0 *• °- 59* . Mibom, ...

      T 0 L * _" H ° - 59 Q * _. _MIBOM , SATURDAY . mWMX lb Ml - _^ ¦ Jg ? _JS 525 _^ 8 _w . _^ — '" _. : _ - ¦ ¦ — ' _—¦¦¦

      The Kirkdale Prisoners. Baoniek Democrat...

      THE KIRKDALE PRISONERS . BaoniEK Democrats , —We are happy to inform you , that hitherto , through your assistance , we have been enabled to supply our friends in Kirkdale with the bare necessaries of life , books , paper , & c , and trust that you will continue to enable us to discharge our duty to them while in bondage . All Money Orders to be sent to TllOilAS _Okmesueii , 52 , Bridgewater-street , Deansgate , Manchester , made payable to Thomas Roberts , Mount-street , Hulme , Manchester . T . Wjiittakek _, W . Suelmexdise _, Hexry Ellis , Joiix Smith . T . _FlXDErf , Chairman . T . Roeehts , Treasurer . T . _Ohmesher , Secretary . Committee Room , Feb . Gth , 13-19 .

      Mektiitr Ttdvil.—Poverty And Destitution...

      Mektiitr Ttdvil . —Poverty and destitution -prevail to an alanning extent in tliis town and neighbourhood , _onc-c solamous for its imnuncrahle mines and iron-works , and the good wages of its hardy and industrious inhabitants . Hundreds of ironstone millers—many of them with large familiescan oulv cava thirty _sliiUiugs a month . About fifteen months ago , their wages were reduced four shillimr _* -, _aiufiu some cases six shillings , in the pound ; ; in 5 l-eec-iitlv a fmtlici * reduction lias been made of from two sliillimrs to three shillings in the pound . There is no hope of an advance of wages , particularly after reading Mr . Cobden ' s speech at Mantheker , where he said : " Thc weavers of this coun - try musi ; weave as cheap as the cheapest in the

      world . " We think here that the < _iuecn must have _loola-d through a long telescope to sec the trade of this kingdom promising in any way to he prosperous . Tlie walls and _windows are thickly posted with hills deseribinjr ilic bcautie * of our colonies , and _laudins _ci-iici-ation as the only remedy ior national distress . " Thousands of destitute able-bodied Irishmen sw . -. m in our streets , offering to work for M \ nciicca -lav , and many of their half-naked children are to Ve seen standing at the doors of _pi-ovtsiou-housos waiting for tlie rotten potatoes being tlirown awav , _whicti they greedily devour on the •¦ not . Manv of these poor creatures have been sent to _prison , b ' vour humane magistrates , for stealing a few tinnil-s . What ft Uc' -sed constitution wc live under , when a prison is _confciOewsd a happy asylum for the destitute poor !

      3 H-CI-AMC _.-. L SKUX .-Ihtlic formation of a . single locomotive " -team-engine there arc no fewer t urn 5 . 410 pieces to be put together , and t hese _^ uuc to be as accurately adjusted as the works of a watch . Jcxciios of ' tue Baltic and hie _Aortu bEA . — Thc continental advices allude to a g igantic proiect , iu contemplation at the present moment , which , il carried into effect , will have a rcmarkaWe _mlluence upon the maritime power of Germany . It is to unite the Baltic and the _Xorth Sea between luel and thc estuary of the Elbe . "Without tliis communication , independent ofthe ports in the power of the Danes namely , the Sound and the two Belts , the maritime power of Germany , it is mentioned , win never be what it ought . The execution of this work will he entrusted to the Imperial troops , to he collected hi large numbers in the Duchies _diu-ing thc _snrin _*** . Kief is considered as singularly adapted for such a work , affording a ready vent to German

      commerce . Three lives were lost on Saturday last near Leicester , hv the falling of a quantity of bricks upon We destitute persons who had sought shelter _dui--hi the n ight beneath thim

      Mektiitr Ttdvil.—Poverty And Destitution...

      THE EXECUTIVE TO THE CHARTISTS OF THE UXITED KINGDOM . Fellow Countrymen , — A clear and welldefined policy towards other political bodic 6 in the State is as necessary to ensure success as is an acknowledgment of just principles . Impressed with that idea , and convinced by a long and intimate intercourse with youstrengthened as it has been by the trials , struggles , and confidence of years—that you will g ive to our suggestions a calm and deliberate attention , we venture to address you at this time .

      Public opinion is appealed to , and its decision solicited b y several political parties , formed avowedl y for objects of public utility , and intent on carrying their measures into effect , through your influence concentrated and represented in the Houses of Parhament . The policy of those parties constitutes a fair and legitimate subject of discussion , and we should ill discharge our duty , as the representative head of a political association , if we did not address you frankly and unreservedly thereon . First , as regards the new Reform Association , of which % lr . _IIvmh is the leader .

      AVe consider tho said movement to be too narrow and limited in its basis , to claim from us au active , energetic , and undivided co-operation . This circumstance we regret , and sincerely desire its rectification , for union and numbers must ever be necessary to ensure success in thc struggle of right , when opposed to p rivileged and class domination . We , Iioavcver , regard the movement of Mi * . Hume and his friends , for an extension of the Suffrage , as a proof of the increasing progress and liberal tendencies of the electoral body—viewed as an

      agitation , its inevitable result must be the spread of poUtical knowledge , and the further enli ghtenment of the mind of British society on thc question of the Suffrage . In the event ofits success , thc widening of the electoral basis will popularise the House of Commons aud , in a degree , increase the control of the electors and non-electors over their representatives ; and must , / we conceive , be looked upon hy every intelligent Reformer as a step in the ri g ht direction towards the full _enfrancliisement of the people * .

      "We are , therefore , of opinion , that no obstacle or opposition should , in any way , be raised to retard or prevent its progress and ultimate success . We , however , strongly recommend that , in all cases where tho opinions of towns or districts arc sought upon the open question of a Reform in Parliament , thatthe friends of the Charter should attend in their strength , and demonstrate to the world the

      ascendancy of their principles ; hut , in cases whore the objects of public meetings are to forward other measurcsthau an organic change in the House of Commons , to move such document as an amendment would be the introduction of another measure , aud a > departure , front tho defined objects of such meetings , and thc exercise of a power to which neither minori ties nor majorities have any right .

      " _Rl'TIll'NCHMI'JfT ASD _ECONOJIY" Was the standing cry ofthe Whigs when out of office ; then' practice , when in office , unfortunately for the welfare of thc nation , whose interests they were SAvorn to protect , has been the reverso of tlieh- former professions . " \ Y " e have oftentimes raised our voices against tlieir extravagant mismanagement of thc national

      resources . Tlieir career is remarkable for its blunders and difficulties , increasing debts and taxes . Our remonstrances have hitherto been unavailing ; and our teachings and protestations have even nowonlyreachedtheearsofthemiddlc und merchant classes at a time when they themselves have suffered severel y from a protracted period of national distress , aud when personal

      economy was indispensable to their very existence . It required but little penetration on the part of experienced politicians to foresee that private necessities would reflect their influence for purposes of public interest ; and we rejoice rather than otherwise , at the commencement of a Financial Reform Movement , having for its object , a reduction of taxation , An over-officered and numerous standinsr

      army , a costly and extensive navy , an increasing and _burthensome constabularly , in a country that has enjoyed a continued peace with other nations for upwards of thirty yearsseems to us to bo unnecessary , and can only be maintained for purposes of foreign conquest . All measures for wcli-deviscd reforms and reductions in the army , navy , and constabulary force , will receive from us co-operation and support . There wc desire not to be misunderstood , and pause to explain that Ave are far from thinking that such reforms ,

      unaccomp anied by other and more Radical measures , can materially improve either the social or political condition of the industrious and trading classes of the community . On the contrary , we conceive the evils of society and government to be too deeply rooted , and of too long standing to be eflectually remedied by any scheme of fiscal or financial improvement , We merely regard such movements as favourable signs ofthe times ; indicative of a rapidly rising public opinion , which it would be impolitic to meet in a spirit of antagonism or opposition .

      The principles ofthe _People ' s Charter form the ground-work of our political faith * for these Ave Avill reason , and by these we Avill stand or fall , as a distinct political body ; and we confidently look to you for encouragement mid support . Wc desire to build up in this , the land of our birth , a strong political fortress , to be on all occasions the efficient ally of progressive freedom , aud the active opponent of retrogressive despotism . On the platform , at the hustings , and through the press , we shall , on all advisable occasions , endeavour to have our opinions fairly represented ; and shall lose 110 available opportunity to secure the election of candidates attached to the princi p les we advocate , and of known integrity , to fill local and national offices of trust and responsibility .

      By steadily adhering to the course we have marked out for ourselves , in the struggle now going on for national reform , and by urging on all fitting occasions our claims 011 public attention , with moderation and energy , respecting , with becoming deference , . the opinions of those from whom _avo may differ on questions of importance , but ever resolutely contending for that which seems to us to be just , we cannot seriously doubt , as to the ultimate result . Expedienc \ , favouritism , and interest may and for some time sustain an

      unscruprop up , pulous and unjust opposition to rig ht : but the march of societv is ever upwards and onwards , and when opposed to such continuous and unerring forces , ignorance and erro r must yield . A knowledge and appreciation of sound principles , consistency , and honesty of purpose , can alone consolidate , and lastingly establish a wise and just arrangement of laws and government ; and therefore it is that wc shall continue , as heretofore , to stand hy " Jhe Charter and no Surrender I .

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      The Cesiiu*. Rkoibj-Iutioif And Election...

      The _Cesiiu * . _RKoiBj-iuTioif and Election Committee mot at Colliver ' _s Coffee House , 266 J , Strand , on Moudav evening , February 5 th ; Mr . John Milne was called , to the chair . Messrs . John Arnott , W . Shute , Howie , nnd Blaok were added to the committee . The Secretary , Mr . Grassby , was instructed to reply ta __ appUoation from Hull . Mr Kydd , on behalf of Mr . W . Brook and others , made application to the committee for some means to help defraying the expenses caused by the late Chartist nomination for the West Biding . The secretary was instructed to write to Mr . W . Brook for the bill of particulars . The following resolution , on the motion of Mr . Stallwood , was unanimousl y adopted :-- " That all applications for aid , either in the selection of Chartist candidates or _nocuniarv

      means _limstbeTnadeat as early a period , prior to an election , as ciroumstances will permit , and all such applications must be addressed to the secretary , Mr . James Grassby , 8 , Noah ' s _Ark-court , Stangatc , Lambeth , London , who is hereby instiucted to furnish eve _^ iiifonnat ion respecting the registration of electors , together with every needful information connected with election matters . " The committee then adjourned to Monday evening , the 19 th _i-ist , at tho Literary and Scientific Institution , John-street , _Fitzroy-square . The _Executive . _Commmieb of ihe _National Ciiaiitek Association met at their rooms 144 , High Holborn , on Friday evening , February the 2 nd ; present—Messrs . M'Grath , Clark , Kydd , and Stallwood . Mr . Stallwood w & a called to the chair .

      Some correspondence was read relative to the Hull election , which was referred to Mr . M'Grath . A report , which gave much satisfaction , was delivered by Mr . Kydd relative to the late soiree in Johnstreet . The adjourned debate on the question of " Tlie Future Chartist Policy " was then resumed ; thc remainder ofthe address was discussed , clause by clause ; an additional paragraph was moved b y Mr . M'Grath , seconded by Mr . Kydd , and adopted with one dissentient ; after which the address , as a whole , was put and adopted unanimously , and will be found in another column . It was resolved , — " That the local members of the Executive Committee be _requested to give their opinions and votes on the resolution and address ofthe ' Future

      Chartist Policy , and that such opinions and votes shall be returned , addressed to the Secretary ( Mr . Kydd ) , at the Office , 144 , High Holborn , _liondon _, on or before Wednesday , the 14 th instant . " Mr . Clark g ave notice that at the next , meeting he would bring forward the " Subject and Form of Chartist Petitions . " The committee then adjourned . _Holmfiktii . —On Thursday evening , Feb . 1 st , a public soiree was held in the Town Hall , for the benefit of the "Whig-made victims . Nearl y three hundred sat down to tea , after which the public were admitted . The evening was spent m the greatest , harmony , - and the proceeds , £ 1 4 s ., after _defraying . expenses will be given to the Victim and Defence'Fund .

      iVEsrMixsTf-R—Mr . Stallwood delivered a lecture —Subject : "Louis Napoleon Bonaparte , and the Extinction of * Pauperism , "—at the Progression Coffee-house , Byder ' s-court , Leicester-square , on Sunday evening last . Mr . John Arnott in the chair . The lecturer , in his discourse , reviewed Louis Napoleon ' s "Extinction of Pauperism , " and Louis Blanc ' s ' Organisation of Labour , " recommending the serious consideration of those two pamphlets to every working raan , He also discussed thc Communism of M . Cabet , and the Socialism of

      Robert Owen ; and , in his concluding remarks , recommended that petitions should everywhere he got up and presented to the House of Commons in favour of the People ' s Charter and Home Colonies , as being the surest and most efficient step towards the final " extinction of pauperism , " and the establishment of the political and social rights of all . At the conclusion , a vote of thanks was moved to the lecturer , and an announcement made that a lcctuve Avould be delivered on Sunday evening next at at half-past seven o ' clock .

      _llASMNonE _* _" ! . —The advocates of democratic principles held a soiree and ball , in the Chartist room , Hig h-street , Haslingden , on Saturday evening last , in iio-ioui * of the natal day of Thomas Paine , when several talented speakers addressed the meeting . Mori'etii . —Arthur Trevelyan , Esq ., of Wal ' lington , has presented the members of the Morpeth _democratic Society with a second valuable collection of literature . BiBMixGiiAM , Ship _M . —At a meeting on Sunday evening last , Mr . Brooke in the chair , Mr . O'Connor s letter to the Land members was read , which

      gave general satisfaction . The following resolution was also passed : " That this meeting highly approve of the policy pursued by F . O'Connor , Esq ., in reference to Mr . Cobden ' s Financial Reform Association . " "We have also much pleasure in recording the opinion of William Jacksou , Esq ., M . P ., at a meeting , held in the Music Hall , in _Bahl-stvcct , Liverpool , on the 29 tb ot January , in which ho admits , that every working man paying his fair share of taxes , should enjoy his full political privileges ; at the same time he admits , that the labouring classes are paying 2 s . 6 d . in every 10 s . more than their equitable share of taxation .

      „ The Democratic Festival in _commemoration or the French Revolution . —The committee met on Monday night , at Doadman ' s Coffee-House , Clerkenwell-Grccn _* . Mr . Fuzzon in the chair . Several _delesates were present , and a number of tickets of admission distributed . Hand-bills were ordered to be printed ; and , after the transaction of other business , the meeting was adjourned to six o clock on Sunday evening next , at Colliver's Coffee-House , 202 i , Strand . LoiGi / _BOKOt'cir . —Several meetings , have lately been held in this town , at one of which it was resolved , " To hold a tea meeting and ball , on Shrove-Tuesday , in commemoration of the French Revolution . " _Mei-titi--- Tram . —A subscription was commenced here last Sunday , in aid of the funds for the liberation of Dr . M'Douall .

      _FixsBunr Lectuke Room , CiERKEifWELL-GnEE *; —Mr . Allnutt in the chair . Mr . Dixon gave a lecture on Sunday evening upon the Queen s Speech , to a crowded audience , which gave great satisfaction . After a vote of thanks to the lecturer , it was moved by Mr . Robert Fu 2 zen , seconded by Mr ; William Salmon , that "It is the opinion of this meeting that the part of the Queen ' s Speech referring to Ireland , deserves the strongest condemnation from all true lovers of liberty . ( Carried ) . Mits . _TuEonAtB , informs us she has lately visited with great success , Heckmondwicke , Huddersfield , Holmfirth , Keighley , Bingley , Sheffield , andCongleton , and that she has formed many female societies during her tour .

      _Lbicester . —On Tuesday , evening last , Feb . 6 th , Julian Hainey , who had been invited to Leicester by the Chartist council , delivered an address on " The Ri ghts , -. Duties _^ and Political Prospects of the Working _Clasefes , in the New Hall , Wellingtonstreet . At 8 o ' clock , the splendid Hall was crowded by an enthusiasiic assemblage , and shortly after * wardr Mr . li . Green was called to the chair . " Base oppressors , leave your slumbers , " was then sung by the entire _meeting . The chairman then in a brief

      address ( which was well received ) introduced Mr . Harney to the meeting , who spoke for nearly two hours amidst the repeated and enthusiastic applause of his audience . Subsequently , the resolution recently proposed by the Executive Committee defining the policy of the Chartist party was unanimously adopted by the meeting ; as was also a resolution of thanks to Julian Harney , and pledging the meeting to reorganise the Charter Association in Leicester . Thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings .

      National Iutrt @Omwnv&Gt;*

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      Binmixgium. — At A Meeting Of The Member...

      BinMixGiuM . — At a meeting of the members of the 111 , Rea-street , branch , on Monday evening , the following resolution was adopted : — " That we respectfully request Mr . O'Connor to reconsider the question touching the expense of the buildings , as WD aSSWl'C Ml ' . 0 Connor that we are actuated by no factious motive , being onl y desirous for the success of the Company , " [ Not having room for the address sent _witli this communication , we have forwavded . it _.- * to _* Mrt O'Connor . Ed . N . S . _]

      Illegal Marriage.—An Illegal Marriage, S...

      Illegal Marriage . —An illegal marriage , solemnised some three or four weeks since at the church ofa neighbouring town , has created considerable indignation amongst the clergy , as well as amongst the pious and well disposed inhabitants of the district of Whitcchuvch Canonicorum . It appears that a fanner , residing a few miles from the town of Axminster _, has married his first "wife ' s daughter . The is sue of the first marriage was a daughter , that of th e second is alread y a son . Thus the girl is sister to her mother-in-law , and aunt to her brother . It is said that the leading clergymen in the neighbourhood will use all lawful means to effect a _separation . _m-Borset Chronicle .

      Destructive Fires. Loudox.—On Wednesday ...

      DESTRUCTIVE FIRES . _Loudox . —On Wednesday morning , shortly before three o ' clock , a fire broke out upon the premises belonging to Mrs . Piper , a stationer , in High-street , Shadwell . The flames _Uegan in the front shop , and before their existence became known , they had fired the staircase , so that the several inmates had the greatest difficulty in effecting a safe retreat . Engines were promptly on the spot , but before thev could be got to work , the fire had penetrated the party wall , andhad ignited the stock-in-trade in Mr . Levy ' s shop , a tailor , next door . There was an abundant supply of water , and tho firemen succeeded in subduing the flames , but not until the stock-in-trade belonging to Mrs . Piper was destroyed .

      and the building extensively burned . The stock of Mr . Levy is also severely damaged by fire and water , Both parties were insured in thcPhrenixFive-oflicc . — Mavfair . —At the time the above disaster broke out , several of the engines were at work at a fire which had broken out in a largo mansion in Curzonstreet , Mayfair . The building was occupied by a lad y named Lewis . The flames commenced in the second floor , and were not discovered until one of the rooms was in a general blaze . The moment the doors wero opened the fire spread both upwards and downwards with great rapidity , so that in the space of a few minutes the whole of the front portion of the building was wrapped in an immense sheet of flame . When the engines arrived , thc

      further spread of the flames was prevented , but several hours elapsed before the firemen could get the mastery over the flames , and not before damage to the amount of _several thousand pounds was done ; Mrs . Lewis having lost the whole of her valuable furniture , and thc building is nearlv destroyed . The premises of Mrs . E . Vincent , No . ' 2 , and Mr . Angelo , " So . 10 , are severely damaged by water , and the furniture by . removal , & c . No . 58 , opposite , in the tenure of Mr . Maginio , is much burnt in the front , and the windows broken . No . 57 , belonging to Mi ' . Thomas West , is similarly damaged . The origin ofthe fire cannot be accounted for . Peckham , _Surbet . —On Monday morning shortly before four o ' clock a fire broke out upon the

      premises of Mr . T . Piper , a bread and biscuit baker , carrying on business at No . 1 , Victoria-row , Pomroy-street , near the Old Kent-road , Peckham . The flames when first discovered were raging in tho lower part of the building . The constable on duty , after some trouble , succeeded in making the residents sensible of tho dangers to whieh they were exposed . They had scarcely effected their escape when the flames extended up thc staircase , and tired every room in the premises . Several engines were soon on the spot , but unfortunately not a drop of water could be got from the Kent Water Company ' s Works , whose mains supply the district . The lire thus unrestrained continued to spread most fearfully , and before water could be obtained the adjoining house in the tenure of Mr . John Gordon , a fishmonger , also became ignited . After a lapse of twenty minutes the mains in the neighbourhood

      yielded an abundance of water , but before the destructive element could be conquered , Mr . Piper ' s premises were destroyed , and the stock-in-trade , with furniture and wearing apparel consumed ; the adjoining property of Mr . Gordon was also partially destroyed . Mr . Braidwood , in his official report returns the damage done as follows : —The premises of Mr . Piper burnt down from the want of waterthe stock-in-trade insured in the West of England Fire-office , and the building insured in the Sun . Mr . Gordon , ( Jfo . 2 ) , first-floor burned out , roof destroyed , and the rest of the _. house and its contents damaged by water and removal—uninsured . Mr . Rouse , ( So . 3 ) , painter , roof of premises destroyed by fire , and contents hy water and

      removal—uninsured . Fire at _Sawtrv , Hunts . —Upwards of 170 persons have been rendered homeless by the destructive fire which occurred last week . Out of the twentysevenhouses destroyed onl y half were in 5 urcd _, andthe loss to many of the villagers is completely ruinous . A committee met on Tuesday , when a subscription was commenced on behalf 01 the sufferers , Amongst the subscribers are J . M . Heathcote , Esq ., £ 25 ; Rev . G . Heathcote , £ 20 ; and Mr . Ballard , a gentleman connected with the Great Northern Railway , - £ 10 . The ladies of the parish and nei ghbourhood , under the superintendence of Mrs . Birch , the lady of thc rector , have distributed clothing to thoso in need .

      Fire at _""fEwTON ' _-HEATir .- —A MilIi _DEarBOTED . — On Wednesday night week a man named John Mills , who lived in a house adjoining the mill of Mr . John Bavratt , cotton and worsted cloth manufacturer , at Newton-heath , heard a crackling noise in the mill ; he immediately got upon a loom-shed , and on looking into thc mill , he saw that thc lower story was on fire , and that thc flames were extending into the loom-shed , which contained about 300 looms . The mill itself is a three story building . Adjoining the mill is the large loom-shed , about lorty yards square . Immediately on the five being discovered an alarm was given , anda number of thenci ghbours and ofthe hands employed in the mill were promptly on the spot , and entered the mill , in order , if possible , to extinguish the fire . Mr . Bavratt , jun ., on the fire being discovered , started on horseback for Manchester , and before eleven o ' clock Mr Thomas Rose was at the mill , with the Thames engine and a

      body of firemen . So rapidly had the fire extended that by this tune the mill was entirely gutted ; the roof was off , and the flames were spreading into the loom-shed . Mr . Rose , therefore , turned his attention to this quarter , and by directing the jets from two engines upon the fire , succeeded in saving about three-fourths of the looms in the shed . AU danger of any further progress of the firo was over by half-past twelve , but the engines continued to play upon the burning embers until half-past seven o ' clock in the morning . The mill , which was a new one , was insured in the Sun Fire-office for - £ 3 , 000 . No insurance , we believe , was effected upon the stock and machinery , and upon these thc loss is estimated at about £ 5 , 000 . A groat quantity of cotton and worsted warps and . wefts was destroyed in the mill , and also a quantity of cloth in a fire-proof cellar beneath , the roof of which was broken through by tlie fall ofthe burning materials .

      Witiiam , Essex . —A fire occurred at Witham on Thursday week , upon tho promises of Mr . Thorpe , Iinendraper , which was not subdued until damage to the amount of £ 700 had been done . Fire . —Five Lives Lost .-On Friday morning , abont one o ' clock , afire broke out in tlie premises ofa haberdasher , Lamb-street , Spitalfields , by which calamity four persons lost their lives . When the engines arrived , tbe flames bad msde most rapid _progress , and but a short time elipsed before the entire house , stock , & c , were consumed , as _weUas

      damage to thoso houses situated near . By two or half-pa 8 t , further danger had subsided , when , through the exertions of the firemen , the bodies were recovered from the ruins—one a girl seven years of age , and two others adults . Shells were procured , and they were removed fur inquest . One of the survivors was compelled to leave his wife behind hira on the stairs , and he narrowly escaped suffocation from the density of the smoke from the lower part of the house . From the confusion , neitlu r the cause nor the names of the sufferers could be obtained in time for our informant .

      Aldgatb . —Shortly after twelve o ' clock on Saturday morning a fire , involving a destiuction of property valued at some _thou-ands of pounds , broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr . Dunkley , wholesale shoe warehouseman , carrying on business at No . 15 , High-street , Aidgate , within a few doors of the Tbree Tuns Inn .

      Court-Martial At Naples Ox Lieutenant Me...

      Court-martial at Naples ox Lieutenant Meysell , R . N . —A court-martial was held at Nables , on the 23 rd ult ., on board tlie Hibernia flag ship , to try Lieutenant Francis Meynell ( 1846 ) , of the Bellerophon . The following members composed the court : —Captains Sir James Stirling , of the Howe , 120 ( President ); H . W . Bruce , of the Queen , 116 ; W , Ramsey , of the Terrible , steam-frigate ; R . L . Baynes , C . B ., ofthe Bellerophon ; and John Robb , ofthe Gladiator , steam-frigate ; Mr . Waller , paymaster and purser of the Queen , acting as Judge-Advocate . The charge was one of disobedience , and was preferred by Commander Randol ph , of the Bellerophon . It was in substance as follows : — "That overhearing Lieutenant Meynell making observations on the multitude of reports which he was

      obliged to receive from the master-at-arms , ship ' s corporal , & c , he left his cabin , and took his place at the ward-room table , in the hone that his presence would put an end to remarks which he conceived to be highly subversive of discipline . His presence , however , at the mess-table had not the effect he anticipated ; whereupon Commander Randol ph desired Mr . Meynell to go on deck . The latter replied he would not ; he had no notion of bein g ordered from his own mess-table as if he were one of the mess servants , but if Commander Randol ph would go on dock himself , and send for him ( Lieutenant Meynell ) , he would then obey his summons . " The court was occupied about six hours in the investigation , and finally found the prisoner guilty , and sentenced him to be dismissed her Majesty ' s shi p Bellerophon , and to he placed at the bottom of the list of lieutenants .

      Latest News. Suicide.—On Friday An Inque...

      LATEST NEWS . Suicide . —On Friday an inquest was held bv Mr , \ V . Carter , at 1 he IIoro of Waterloo , Waterloo-road , on the body < t Mr . John Ewins , aged 34 . Tlie deceased was found in t e Thames , nnd was supposed to have thrown himself _ovt r _Waterloo-l-rid-M * . He was a travtller in the employ of Messrs . Watersfand Lowe , of High-street , Cheapside . The unfortun ate state of his ac . ounts liad evidently induced him to commit suicide . Verdict—Temporary insanity . VVIUUIIV _-.-H .-. V-. * - **** ¦ ¦¦» - »•• ww 4 , « i «[ 'u _« _i- _«^ _"Ul-il'l * J »

      IsQur . ST , _Manslaughter — An inquest as held on Thursday before Mr . Mills , at the Crown and Anchor . Xing-s _-reet , St . Giles on Elizabeth Mauley , aged 26 . lute of li , Dudley- liver-. — Elizabeth Gur'ton deposed that deceased was in the habit of di inkinfCi which caused frequent quarrels between ber and her husband . Wednesday night she came to witness ' s room and begged to be admitted , as her husband had turned her nut of doors . Shortly after seven o ' clock tlie following morning the husband drove in the pannol of witness ' s room , dragged his wife out of bed . threw her on the fl or several times _.

      and kicked her in the neck , after which she never spoke . The husband then left the ro jm , when witness found that deceased was dead . Constable _Philip Turg . who arrested the husband , stated that he had said lie had kicked her in the neck b-cause she had stolen from him 2 s . — inspector Black said that the deceased and her husband were always quarrelling . — Mr . Simpson , surgeon , of Highs' i \ ct , Bloomsbury , was of opinion that the deceased died of apoplexy , produced by the violence . Verdict , " Manslaughter . " Thc husband was committed to Newgate .

      Fatal Railwat Accident . —An engineman and a fireman have both lost their lives by an accident on the Clarence Railway . Their * names were Richard and John Holmes ; the former was twentyfive , and the latter twenty-two years of age . Richard Holmes , the engineman , was _instantaneously killed , being completely embed between the engine and the tender ; his brother , at the same time , beina most dreadfulW scalded by the boiling water , and he died ou Sunday last . Inquests wei _« held on tho two bodies , and verdicts of" Accidental death" were recorded .

      Ma . Duffy ' s Trial .. —Dublin , Friday . —Yesterday thejudges gave judgment against the prisoner on the point raised by his counsel on the previous day , and he was arraigned upon the new indictment ; but , upon being ca'led upon to plead , they put in a plea in abatement , upon the ground that a member ofthe grand jury which found the tills was disqualified as to property and residence . It is stilted that tiie counsel for Mr . Duffy are determined to contest the caio inch by inch . France . —Tlie question of the dissolution ofthe National Assembly lias been deeidrd by the passing ofthe first nnd second reading of M . _Lanjuinais' proposition . The seeond reading was carriul by amajority of 497 to 307 .

      Tiie Cholera. The Following Fresh Cases ...

      TIIE CHOLERA . The following fresh cases were reported to the Board of Health on Saturday : —St . John ' s district , Southwark , 1 ; St . Olave ' s Workhouse , 2 ; White , chapel , 3 , 1 fatal ; Kensington , 1 ; Wandsworth , 1 Blytb , 2 fatal ; North Shields , 1 ; Glasgow , 20 , 19 fatal ; Edinburgh , 1 ; Selkirk , 1 fatal ; London , 1 fatal ; Galston ( throe days ) , 19 , 10 fatal ; Riccarton , Ayr , 10 , 1 fatal ; Greenock , 3 fatal ; lioness , 1 ; Millcrhill , 7 ; Old Monkland , 8 , 3 fatal , * New Kilpatrick , 3 , 1 fatal . —Total new eases , !* 0 , 42 deaths . On Monday thc following fresh cases were reported to tho Board of Health : —Whitcchapel , 2 ; Stepney , 1 fatal , * Lambeth , 1 fatal ; Wandsworth , 2 fatal ; Carlisle , 2 ; East ltccdham , 17 , i fatal ; Eastry , 2 fatal ; West 11 am , 1 ; Gateshead , C fatal ; Liverpool , 1 fatal ; Glasgow ( two days ) OS , 17 fatal ; Aberdeen , 1 fatal ; Paisley , ( from 27 th ult . ) 11053

      , fatal ; Newtown , Dalkeith , o , 1 fatal ; Stirling , 6 , 2 fatal ; Galston , 3 fatal ; Bonhill , 0 , 2 fatal ; Old Kilpatrick ( since Jan . 17 ) , 3 , 2 fiital ; Riccarton , 5 ; New Monkland , 17 fatal ; Greenock , 5 , 2 fatal ; Kirkaldy , 1 fatal , * Tillicoultry , o , S fatal ; Selkirk ! 2 . —Total now cases , 277 ; 121 deaths . On Tuesday the Board of Health received reports of tlie following fresh cases : —Whitcchapel , 7 , 1 fatal ; Stepney , 2 , 1 fatal ; Islington , 1 ; Liverpool , 3 , 2 fatal ; Carlisle , 1 ; Stratford , West _ILiiii , 2 ; Glasgow , 03 , 21 fatal ; Miller-hill , Dalkeith , 2 , 1 fatal ; Greenock , 1 fatal ; Edinburgh , 3 , 1 fatal ; Galston , 7 , 4 fatal ; New Kilpatrick , S . 1 fatal ; Loudon , 7 , 3 fatal ; Riccarton , 12 ; Boness , 1 fatal ; Selkirk , 1 ; Stirling , 3 , 2 fatal ; Blantyrc , Lanark , 5 , 2 fatal . Total , 129 new cases , and 41 deaths .

      On Wednesday , the Board of Health received reports of the following fresh cases ' . —Whitcchapel , 1 ; Hackney , 1 fatal ; _Ilomei-ton , 1 fatal ; Howden Union Workhouse , 1 ; Oulton Workhouse , 5 ; Carlisle , 1 - , Edinburgh , 3 , 2 fatal ; Glasgow , 45 , 17 fatal ; Eaglesham , I ) , G fatal ; Galston , 23 , 5 fatal ; Riccarton , 8 , 1 fatal ; Stirling , 1 fatal ; St . Quivox , Ayr , 13 , 8 fatal ; Old Monkland , 14 , 11 fatal ; Greenock , 5 , A fatal ; Selkirk , 1 ; Lochwinnoch _, 1 fatal ; Loudon , 1 fatal . Total , 134 new cases , and 59 deaths .

      On Thursday there were 89 new casos and 41 deaths . On Friday , 108 new cases and -il deaths . Efficacy * of Prevestivb MEASURES IS CuOUIU —According to n . report just furnished to the Board of Health , by Dr . Sutherland , the plan of visiting houses has been attended with most satisfactory results in suppressing cholera in Dumfries and Glasgow . On the 10 th of January there were _oniv four Casus of _cholei'A in Dumfries , -while there were _92

      cases of pulmonary _diarrha-a , many of which would have pvooably passed into cholera had they been left to themselves . This result is quite in accordance with medical experience over thc whole of Europe , It is more easy to prevent than cure an attack of cholera . Persons in ordinary life cannot be made to understand the danger of 'Allowing a slight attack of diarrhoea to continue unchecked ; hence house visitation among tlie poor is absolutely necessary to prevent the spreading of the disease . — Medical Gazette .

      Elections. Leominster.—The Election Took...

      ELECTIONS . Leominster . —The election tookplaco on Tuesday , when Mr . Frederick Bed , the son of Sir Robert Bed , was returned without opposition . Caroigax . — Tho writ arrived here on Saturday , and on Monday morning bills were posted about the town signed by thc mayor , announcing that the nomination will takcplacc on Friday _the'Jth _, and tho polling on Saturday . An address , signed by the Town Clerk of Aberystwith , John Parry Esq ., has also boon issued respecting tho list of voters . That gentleman states that he has had the opinion of Mr . Austin , the eminent Queen ' s counsel , which cornfirms the opinion that the _Abci-yswith voters are not disfranchised .

      Boltox . — On Wednesday , the nomination of candidates for Bolton took place , the hustings being erected in thc market-place . The Tory candidate , Thomas _Ridj-way Dridson , Esq ., camcto the hustings at the head of several hundreds of his friends , a few minutes after ten o ' clock ; and was soan _forlo-. ved by Sir Joshua Walmslcy . The show of hands was declared by tho Mayor , to be in favour of Sir Joshua Walmslcy , when a poll was demanded for Mr . Bridson . The poll commenced on Thursday morning , and the following is thu result : —Walmslcy , 023 , - Bridson , 567 ; majority for Walmslcy , 5 G . Hull . —The nomination for this borough , took place on We-liicsday , when j _\ ir . 31 . T . Haines , was elected without opposition . Mr . P . M'Grath , of tho Executive , had been invited to contest tho election , _avs'l his non-appearance caused considerable dissatisfaction among his friends , who aro desirous of having an explanation as to the cause of his absence .

      . _. m . * _- _> .--r— - The Arctic ExrEmnox . —As some anxiety will naturally be felt in respect to the return of the Herald , 22 , Captain Kellctt , C . 13 ., to _Mazatlan , without any tidings of Sir John Franklin ' s expedition , the following authentic particulars will bo read with interest : —By his instruction . " , Captain Kollctt was desired to proceed to Bohring ' s Straits , there to meet the Plover , and having assisted to secure her in some convenient harbour , to return to the southward to g ive information ofthe spot in which he had left that vessel , it being intended that the Plover should send her boats along the American coast to communicate with thc party wiiicii will descend the Mackenzie River under tho command of Sir John Richardson . Owing to calms and a long detention from contrary winds in Norton Sound , it was not till the lst of September that the Herald arrived at thc appointed rendezvous in Kotzebue

      Sound . Thoro she remained till the end of the month , waiting for tho Plover , which vessel not arriving , Captain Kellctt again weighed , and repassed the Straits on the 2 nd of October , arriving at Mazatlan on the 24 th of November , lly Jotters received from Cnllao , it appears that nfter a tedious passage the Plover , being - an excellent sea boat , but a very dull sailer , had only readied that place on the 8 th . of July . It was , therefore , not possible for her to arrive in _Behring's Straits before thc departure of the Herald , andlhe _pvohaljUity vs that she will have to pass the winter at Pctropaniski or Sitka , and proceed this spring , on the opening cf the ice , to explore the north coast of America with her boats . In the meantime , tho Herald , having refit led , will immediately sail for _Eelivhtg _' - * SiYP . Us , with provisions and stores for the Plover , wliich shin will , if necessary , pass thc next _ljintcr in Kotzebue _TJound , or some other convenient syot _i / hich may be selected for her .

      _Resignation of Mr . Baixaxtixe , the _Maoisti-ate . —This gentleman , ono of the oldest stipendiary magistrates ofthe metropolis , having officiated at the Thames Police Court for more than twentyseven years and who for some time past , has been _suffering from 111 health , has tendered his resignation , wliich was accepted ia a complimentary letter from Sir George Grey .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 10, 1849, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_10021849/page/1/