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J . lvev and Mb . west . —The following is the letter no ticed in OUT last , as having been received from Mr . j . Falvey , one ofthe " _oougiit and sold" tools ofthe _Lj-OouT-uepressing league , and wluch lie has sent us to " correct , ' as le says , one or two trifling inaccuracies in the report of the Bothc-rham Discussion , lately inserted in the Star . We -rive it , because we can i _£ "ord lair-play to t-very man—and because we are _-si-slnal to _sSio-s Mr . _Parrey and Ms pay-masters , the league , that though Vieyaci with shameless injustice _lowards their opponents , hunting them down like mild beasts ofthe forest , closing on them every avenue cf livelihood they can at all command , yet their
_opponents will not retaliate in a like Spirit , but permit even the most despicable ofthe " hired tools " to set himself right , -when he only fancies himself aggrieved . To this end we give 3 ir . Faivey ' slerter , as follows : — " In your _tsper of the -Oh instant I noticed what was termed a report of a discussion between 2 Ir . West and myself _, at Jlotherham . 1 lake it for granted that my opponent sent that report . We uifier , however , as to names ; for I term it an enormous fabrication . To give you as little trouble as possible , I -will only notice a few missiateiueiits , -which may be set at rest by unanswerable vidian * . It is nut true that I was sent for to Qms south for the occasion . I went home from the south
of my own accord , to . spend , as is my custom , me Christmas holidays with my family . It is not true - . hat Mr . JIachin * took' the chair as stated _injhe report * The chair was taken by Mr . Jolm Evans . It is not true that the chairman charged me with introducing 'extraneous matter' into the discussion , as the following letter from that gentleman -wM _fuUy _substantiate , and which , I trust , you will do me the justice of inserting in your next impression . I would have sent it last week , but it did not come to hand in time . My opponent ' s modesty , delicacy , honour , and _honesty I leave in the hands of those who happened to be present atthe meeting . lam , Sir , yours respectfully , J . Falvey . " ThefoltQWiugis the letter alluded _toinMrJalvey ' s note . We may observe , that it 19 sent to us in Mr . Falvev ' s
handwriting , with a line atthe top to say that it is " a true copy . " This alone i » calculated to arouse suspicion . It bespeaks that the sender is conscious that he is deemed by somebody or another capable of falsify ing such a document , and he tabes the trouble of assuring them that he has not done so in this particular instance . A conscientious , honourable mind would have been content to send the copy , without _leaning it necessary to parade most ostentatiously -mat he had done so "truly . " However such as it is , a " true * ' copy or untrue , here is the note : — "Tour letter addressed to Mr . Badger of Rotherham , dated the 5 th inst ., was placed in my hands yesterday morning just as I was leaving Itotherham for town , and have lost no time in replying to it at his request . Mr . West
in his report to the NorOiern Star , you say , has alluded to me as chairman charging yon with introducing 'extraneous matter into the discussion' at Rotherham . 3 beg to state , for the information of Mr . West and all -irhomitmay concern , that ihe charge is untrue . On the contrary , J expressed myself much pleased at the manner anil spirit fhe discussion had been treated by both parties . I am , yours truly , Jons Evade , _<& ainnan . " Such , then , are the " corrections" sought to be made by Mr _. Palvej . "Whata _"ites '—for nothing ! Mr . _Jalvey was not " sent for "—he happened to drop into Rotherham just "in the nick of time , " all " of bis own accord . " No no ; not so ; such is only the inference 2 Sr . _Palvey wishes to be conveyed : while the real correction is , thathe was not sent for from the southuutorfyfrom "home , " where he had gone of his own _sccord to see Ms family . The chair was not " taken "
by Mr . _Jlaehin—but was "taken" by Mr . John Evans ! What a tremendous error our Reporter made ! He was handing Mr . Machm down to _ftone _, when the Tight person was Mr . John Evans . The Chairman did not ray that Mr . Falvey had introduced " extraneous matter" into the discussion - . so says Mr . Falveyand so says Mr . Falvey for Mr . John Evans . But neither of them say that the Chairman did not decide that Mr . Falvey was out of order in attacking fhe Northern Star , and in indulging in gros 3 personalities against Mr . West . Mr . Falvey has learned the art of "failing' near the wind " : but folks may sail too near , and thus defeat their own purpose . The " modesty , delicacy , honour , and honesty" of Mr . West may safely be left in the hands of thc Rotherham audiences ; while the readers ofthe Northern Star will have some opportunity of judging of Mr . Falvev's peculiar characteristics from the above " taste of his quality . ''
The Trades os Sheffield _asjd Ma . _Wah-o . —A _correspon-ient at Sheffield writes us as follows : — " The correspondence thathas been going on between fhe Trades ' Delegates and our M . P ., Mr . Ward , has at length come 10 an issue . The preliminaries are nearly completed for a discussion on ' The merits and demerits of Trades' Combinations and Short Time . ' The masters were first challenged , but they declined . Of couise they have no objection to their pet Member having a dust with the men . The discussion is to take place in the Cutlers'Hall , on Wednesday , January 29 th . Br . Holland is proposed to take the chair , on the part of -ihe delegates . Should that gentleman decline , fhe Corn Law Rhymer , Mr . Elliot , is to be in reserve . There is to be an equal number of tickets on both _sdes . The delegates have selected twenty of their ablest men to do their work ; bnt it is rumoured that at their next meeting they will reduce them down to about seven . "—Of this arrangement we are glad to
hear . It cannot fail to be of service to the cause of labour , if the Trades delegates are judicious in their choice of disputants . They have a " practised debater" to-deal with—one that has seen a good number of " dodge * "' tried , and successfully , when fair-sailing would not answer . The men ought to have advocates who can detect and expose anything of that sort , should it be attempted ; men who , like John West for instance , have met the Malthusian Philosophers in debate beforetimes _, -and have learned to distinguish between plausibility and sound argument . Mr . Ward is a rigid Halthusian . His whole battery of " arguments- ' are derived from that school ; and it will require some one who has deeply studied loth sides of the question to follow him thoroughly , and show where his philosophy fails . This is an important point - , one that we trust will not be overlooked . If it is sot , the discussion will do immense good ; if it is , it had better have been let alone . We caution the Trades' delegates to be mindful and watchful .
Tee Hon . J . Touemacbe and Lakd Allotment * . — It is with sincere pleasure that we publish ihe following unsought for testimony to the kind dis position andrightfeelmgoftheHon . Mr . Tollemache , whose interference with fhe unwarrantable proceedings of his steward to defeat his own intentions regarding the allotments of land to the labourers in and around Mottram , we lately made public , and whose further interference we specially invoked , to _preventan-aetof gross injustice being done by the said steward to Robert Wild , in preventing him from having- " a hit of land" because he had . been most active in bringing the-conduct ofthe steward under the notice-of his master . We have sot since heard how the Mottram afiair has been settled : but
notwithstanding , we give the following , which redounds much to the honour of the hon . gentleman ; and we trust to be shortly enabled to report favourably of bis -conduct in the Mottram case . Our correspondent says : — "My object in writing is to give you facta , as I know them , of the Hon . J . Tollemache , who I am sorry 10 foil , according to a letter in the Star of Jan . llth , is at daggers drawn with his steward about letting _^ _aad in allotments to the operatives on an estate-of _iis at Mottram . The same gentleman holds an estate _adjaceniio Ipswich ; and I can vouch for his being in _wonr of _allotments . To prove ibis , I know that to _<* ttj labourer npon this estate he has let half an aere _; and , what is more , where cottages were wanted on fhe - _""" d , he bunt them at his own expense . Grumbling _audthreatenings have been rife amongst the farmers about it ; bnt by taking an independent course , the hon . gentleman lus secured a sons and a " stake in
the hedge 5 ' to all his labourers . This is not all . The fen . J . Tollemache , although there is not an estate better adapted to preserve game in Suffolk , wOl not "ave any , nor keep gamekeepers to shoot men who "are Jo _taie of that which Godhas senifor all . And _^ nje iell jouhe isnotalone , or the _« n ! y one , in this _***&**• There are others of high birth who are setting bold example : all tending to a higher and better Hate of existence for the human race . " _*?* BxccrsB , _Cabrihoto-s . —Institute an action _!*?|» the sherifr , _ if tiie execution was levied by Ms _^ _J , —for an illegal seizure—t e ., if our correspondent p that the goods werehis . The house being " _»» aiBe i 6 not sufficient . If the goods were bis _j _^ _/^ Mhe ? could he taken in execution ; and if he _officii _™ _fler _^^ _-sreumstanees , it was an assault on A Ca ln , 1 * _e-ecution of their duty . s _^ V * _Fbosogkaphie-ej , —We wfll try to gratify him _EHtJr _* _^ msertion of his _eong . His other sugiv tue
" ¦¦** - _aj -ft _w « ucjuiunji p _* _i uca _juiuci . ofjt _^ EBEB _- —Received ; but we can make no use T _Soitu j I > eriod of _* e week . < "f"ba < _- _» _- » ' - _*> _EoctBOKGH . — "We have no -recollection _Itt-KfcjJ _^ Tedthe document } if we did , we know _Wg _ojft v _^ * ' Covenibt . —We cannot aid him in the _^ « inakmg .
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i ?™?> i _Daxwht . — ¦ We never " advise" about emigration . We cannot cohsSentiouily "; _doisoT- Our ideals , that fbere is room and _oppcrt-nnity for us all at home , were we only wise enough to employ them as common sense would dictate . Still , a man has aright ( if he likes ) to leave the land of his birth , and adopt another country -, but if he fines so , it shall be his own act , as far as we are concerned . Nothing that we can either say or do shall influence him to such step ; and then if disappointment follows , no portion of blame attaches to us for leading him _asti-uy . The " prospects of _succesB" and the " prf < ferable colony , " our
correspondent must judge of for himself . If we possessed his means we should stay at home , and woek to " _Mak'this w ' avld better yet " The _Natueal and Inevitable Was of the Pook and the Rjch . —We commend the foUowing , received from a correspondent at Heywood , to the gentlemen of the WeMy Chronide ; particularly Jfr . Cotton Twist ; and that other sensitive gentleman , who , a few weeks ago , was bawling out for the " revered and ruptured " ghost of Canning _xo come and help him to " put down" Jacobinism and the Northern Star . —Heywood —Capital versus Labour . —At a time when there is such
a struggle gomg on . between labour and Capital , we dunk it our duty to inform our friends of tiie doings of the employers and employed of this , a purely manufacturing town . We have been often told by the members of the League , by their lecturers , and particularl y iu the letters of Cmm Twist , that good trade invariabl y brings high wages . But whether there be good trade or bad , wofindfrom experience that the labourers can at best only maintain their rate of wages , or obtain an udvai . ee by turn-outs , strikes , & C , which often throw them into debt , and brings an amount of misery about their homes which takes months , and in too many instances years , to clear themselves ot _A or is this allreductions of wages , even in times of " good trade , " are much more common than advances , To prove this , we have only to state , that in this town , when
trade is as brisk as it was ever known to be , an attempt has been made , on the part of J . H . Kay and Sons , to reduce the prices paid to their weavers , by putting four _aduititioiial picks to the inch , without giving a corresponding advance in the price . In _conswuienee of this , the weavers in then- employ , ou the 23 rd of December last , turned out for an advance of five farthings per cut , wluch , on an average , would make about one shilling per week difference in their wages . This turn-out still continues without any prosucet of its present termination . The weavers of the various mUlsin the neighbourhood , and thepublic in general , have supported the turn-outs up to the present time ; though a great deal of intimidation has been used to prevent the working people subscribing , particularly in the mill of Mr . W . Hartley , where the
manager demanded the money that had been collected , and threatened to discharge the parties who had it in their keeping , if they did not comply with his request . This led to a turn-out , which lasted upwards of a week Mr . H . having found that there were a few independentminded men in his employ , who dared to express their opinion upon the unjust proceedings of his manager , has thought proper to discharge them . It is a fact , too notorious , that if they find they have a man in their employ who dares to hold an opinion , and express it , he immediately becomes a " marked man f is thrown out of employment ; and in too many instances reduced to beggary . The manufacturers here , finding Mr . Kay's weavers did not evince any disposition to return to their employment , except on the conditions they at first demanded , called a meeting of their body on
Friday evening last , which was held at the Queen Ann Inn , Heywood , at which certain resolutions were passed , the purport of which appeared in the following placard , which was posted in their lodges and in the various mills on the foUowing day : —( Copy)— " To the work-people tit our employ . —At a meeting of the millowners of Heywood , and the neighbourhood , held at thc Queen Ann Inn , this day , to take into consideration the nature of the turn-out at Messrs . John Hilton Kay and Son ' s mill , we unanimously resolved that a deputation , which was then agreed upon , should go over to Ashton and Staleybridge , for the purpose of ascertaining the prices paid by the millowners there , embarked in branches of _husiuass similar to Messrs . Kay aud Sons , as well as if the amount of wages paid by John Hilton Kay and Son were less than those paid at such places , they be recommended immediately to raise their wages to the amount there paid for the same kind of work ; but if the deputation should find that Messrs . Kay and
Son s wages already equal in amount those at Ashton and Staleybridge , that Messrs . Kay and Son ' weavers should be apprised of the fact ; on being acquainted with which , should they still refuse to resume their work on similar terms , me will stop our weavers and spinners from working , until the resumption of work by the turn-out weavers of Messrs . Kay and Son ' s . Witness our hands , this 11 th day of January , 18 * 5 . " Here follows the names of twenty-two millowners , being the whole , with fhe exception of three , that there are in the town and neighbourhood . From the above the weavers may see that it is the determination ef the manufacturers that there shall not he any advance in wages , and that if those who are now out , persist in their _demands of five farthings per cut , the whole of the mills are to stop . Should this scheme ofthe millowners lead to a re-enacting of the scenes of 1842 , the country will have evidence sufficient in their printed bill , signed by themselves , as to who the parties are
who cause it . 3 . Tjlaxk , _Newton Moob . —We cannot decide the mode to be pursued in the case he speaks of , but would recommend a letter of inquiry to the Secretary ofthe War-office . Let the letter simply ask for instructions how to proceed . W . BELL , HeYWOOd , AXd Ambrose Hihst , Oldham . — Their letter has been handed over to the Executive , who will no doubt give fhe reasoning it contains all due attention . _Hasi-ey asd Shixtoh Vf _oektsg-Men's Hail . —We have received an address from the Committee appointed to devise means for , and superintend the erection of a public hall , for the use of the working men of Hanley and Shtlton ( Potteries ) . The following is the pith of the address : — "We have resolved to erect a suitable
and commodious building , in which the workmen of these districts may meet from time to time , to discuss their grievances , whether social or political . It is , therefore , intended , that the hall shall be used for general purposes . It is also intended that , as soon as practicable , there shall be connected with the said hail an elementary day school ; also a useful library and reading rooms : also to have lectures on science , history , and pontics , and discussions on all questions that affect the interest of those classes who are called npon to bear an unequal share of the burdens of the state , who are at all times affected by any change that may occur in the progress of society . Sueh discussions to be conducted on the most liberal principles consistent with order and decorum . The lectures , school , and all appertaming thereto , to be under the direction and control of a committee , to be elected from the body of the shareholders , in agreement with
the rules for the government of the institution . In furtherance of the fore-named objects , we the Hall Committee , being shareholders , have purchased a plot of freehold land in fhe township of Hanley , the site being an eligible one , to the front of Market-street , and a deposit has been paid on the purchase ; on which site we intend erecting a commodious and comfortable building , to be denominated a Working-Man ' s Hall The methods which we propose to employ for the purpose of raising the necessary funds , are the taking out shares of five shillings each ; each shareholder to pay threepence per week , per each share , until his share , or shares , be paid ; each shareholder to have a card whereon to enter his contributions . It is also proposed to raise funds by voluntary contributions , donations , and other means fhe Committee may think proper to adopt . Joseph Heath , Secretary , Committee-room , Temperance Hotel , Miles ' -bank , Shelton , January 10 th ,
1845 . " The _Ten-Houss ' -Bill Agitation , —On this subject we have received a small pamphlet , written by Mr . John Doherty _, and which may be had at Grant ' s , 1 , Pailman , Manchester , urging therevivalof theTenHours ' agitation , and the necessity of petitioning Parliament in support ofthe Bill , in the approaching session . With the general tenor of the pamphlet we fully agree , though we must be permitted to dissent strongly against the doctrine put forth at page 9 , that the factory-workers , when soliciting the assistance of the clergy and the medical profession , should let those classes know thatffi « _jidonoto _&/ eettotSe _£ r childben wobking—that in consequence ofthe " primeval curse" labour is the condition of existence for children as well as their pa-Tents , and that all thatis asked for is protection against
too long hours of labour . Such doctrine as this , we say , we protest against The Ten Hours' Bill is good as j & rasit goes but it is only "a step in the right direction . " We . motest _acawst all _ijm-aj-t -cabouband deny the justice of it , _ivhether based upon fabled curses , or any other ground . Even the sentence— " In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread , " cannot be strained into meaning the sweat of children . What it -does mean is evident _^ without any straining— by labour _aB-sftaB earn the means of existence ;—not a class , or a section of the human family , but aU , without distinction . If Mr . Doherty would proclaim this doctrine , he would b « doing more to advance the truth and the right , than by putting slavish apolog ies into the mouths of parents for the working of their little ones . With the following advice we cordially concur : — " It may be objected , ' If the House of Commons pay so little regard to tbepetitions of the people , why petition them at aU V Tothifi I answer , we do not petition from any hope
that the decisions of the members will be materially inflaenced by those petitions , but for the purpose of depriving our opponents of a pretence against us . For example , if you do not petition at all , the mffl party in the house will get up and declare , with the most cool _assurance possible , that you do not want a Ten Hours' Bill , and that the proof is supplied by the fact , that few or no petitions have been presented in favour of it . They will then pretend to de end yo against what they are pleased to call the mistakes of your friends . But pour in your petitions upon thero , short and decisive , but numerous , and you compel them to « eek other grounds for their _oppoation than ' pure love for you and your chUdren , ' and you save our noble , able , disinterested , and virtuous champion from the _additlon-il labour of defending himself , after having combatted for you . Not only , then , should there be a petition from every separate mill , but there should be one from every separate room . The mor _»
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_^ P ? utinnsjthe better . no matter for eitherthe length ot - the _petitioner ' the number of signat _^ _es ' t 6 *' each _^ ' ¦ ' T . —His song for the United Trades will not do . - Hcon . —A master cannot "discharge" an apprentice , either on a week ' s notice , or on any other notice ,-on the ground that be is not strong enough for the trade . Nay , if the boy is constantly ill , his master cannot so easily " get rid" of him . When a master signs an indenture , he covenants to do such and such things : and he cannot be released from his covenant as long as the document is in existence . Before the document can be destroyed , all the parties to it must be willing ,
and give consent , or the magistrates must order it , on proper and sufficient cause being shown by either fhe master , fhe boy , or the parent or guardian . In the case referred to , let our correspondent insist on the master taking back the apprentice ; andif he refuses , summon him before the magistrates . They will soon " order" him to receive him ; for even they have , not the power to cause the indentures to be broken on such a idea as that urged by the master in this case . If the boy behaves hiinself , and shows a willingness to do all he can to learn lus trade , he is not to be turned away because his master thinks he has made a bad bargain .
The late Italian _Insderection . —The following letter from the noble exile , Joseph Mazzini , appeared in the Times of Friday;—Sir , —The enclosed is a literal translation of a letter written to a friend at Corfu by Anacarsi Xardi , a lawyer of Modena , one of the exiles who lauded in Calabria with the brothers Bandiera , and died at Cosenzn on the 25 th July , 1814 . Nardi wTote it in the condemned cell , twelve hours before his death - , and it breathes through every word such a calm , . c iich a holiness of feeling , that l have no doubt you will gladly record it in your valuable paper . To mc it seems that a cause for whicli such men 11 s Nardi fly to death as to a happy dveaui must he « . _sacv-ed one , and endowed with more chances of success than a superficial glance at the present may suggest ; but , whatever the opinions may be that you entertain oil the
subject , martyrdom will allow of no party feelings : and a honest unspotted man , who can live earnestly and die calml for what he believes to be tlic true and right , is in all times , and especially in ours , when theory and practice seem to be at perpetual variance , a sight for all striving men to strengthen their hearts with . The letter passed through the hands of the _Neapolitan and Austrian Governments , and was transmitted by the latter to its ConsuUGeneral in Corfu , in order to have it handed over to Dr . Savclli , who received it on the evening of the llth of December , l & H , four . months and seventeen days after it was written . Exoria ( a Greek word , signifying exile ) is the name ofthe house erected by the exiled Dr . Savelli , in the district of Covaccluana , and where Nardi too was living . Dante is a boy , the first born of Dr . Savelli ,
to whom Nardi was godfather . The man who was in the habit of going on horseback to the Exoria is Fietro Bouheciampi , who landed with the twenty exiles for the purpose of betraying them into the hands of the Neapolitan Government . He was born from a Greek mother and from a Corsican father . 1 am , sir , respectfully yours , Joseph Mazzi-Vi . —To Signor Tito Savelli , Exoria , ia Corfu . Dear Friend , —I write to _J'OU for the last time ; within twelve hours I shall be no more . My companions in misfortune are thc two brothers Bandiera , Ricciotti , Moro , Venerucci , Kocca , Lupatelli , and Berti . Tour brother-in-law is exempted from this fate , nor do I know to how many years he will be sen tenced . Remember me to your family , and all friends , as often as possible . If it be granted me , I will , before ascending to the Eternal , revisit the Exoria .
Kiss forme my Dante and all your children . When you think proper you may make known this my fate at Modena and to my brother . Receive the affectionate remembrances of all my companions . I embrace you , and am yours , _Nabpi . From the condemned cell at Cosenza , 24 thofthe 7 th mouth , 1844 . —P . S . —I write with handcuffs , and therefore my writing will appear as if written with a trembling hand ; but I am tranquil , because I die in my own country aud for a sacred cause . The friend who used to come 011 horseback was our ruin . Once more , farewell . M . G . Cowlet . —We have seen worse poetry than his lines onthe " Merry Days of Old ¦» but though they contain something of truth , they contain more of error . The " warning Curfew" is not one of those associations of the past best calculated to cause us to regret tiie departure of the " merry days of old . " The lines
might better suit a second edition of Lord John _Manneis's poetical effusions . Adbresbing _Comuumicatzovs . —Again we have to remind our friends of the mode of addressing communications . Several have this week again sent their orders addressed to Mr . lTobson ; and some correspondents inclose orders in their packets of news . This is as it ought not to be . Orders so sent run great risk of not being attended to . Mr . Hobson desires to have nothing to do with those departments which do not belong to him . He wishes merely that letters and communications for thc paper should be addressed to him . Several parties make their Post-office orders payable at the General Post-office , instead ofthe Office , 180 , Strand . By remedying this they will oblige . They have only to say that they desire their orders to be made payable as above , and to Mr . O'Connor , and their desires must be complied with .
Mb , League " tool" Falvet again . —A correspondent at Portsea writes to us , that the notorious Falvey having visited this town , was challenged to discussion by a gentleman named Malcolm . Falvey at first accepted fhe challenge , but subsequently kicked up a row , and having fhe police in attendance , —an invariable rule with the cheap bread bawlers ,- —he had the impudence and "fairness , " to give Mr . Malcolm into custody , who was thereupon forcibly removed by the police . Next day large bills were posted over the town challenging Falvey to a discussion
ofthe question , " Would a repeal of the Corn-laws be beneficial to the working classes 1 " Of course the League mouther did not accept the challenge ; he was , however , pretty well served out by the extra warm reception he met . with at his next lecture . What a precious stock of impudence this fellow must have , to talk about " fair play , " when ruffianism , and police brutality is all the answer he dares to make to the challenges given him by those who see through his sophistries , and rightly appreciatcthe villany of his heartless , scheming , conspiring employers !
The Wrongs of the _Pooa _.-rr-At the Southwark policeoffice on Thursday , a decent-looking young man named Joseph _Bbittex [ a "free born Briton ! " ] was charged before Mr . Cottingham with refusing to work in Christchurch workhouse . In reply to the charge the prisoner said that he had walked thirty miles on Wednesday for the purpose of seeking employment in London . On Wednesday night he was promised work at a place in Newgate-street if he called at an early hour the next morning . He accordingly went to the workhouse for a night ' s lodging , thinking they would allow him to depart earlier than usual . They gave him nothing to eat whtnhe entered at night , and wanted'hhn to tcorfc _tioo hours before they would give him his breakfast . He told the officer that he had work to go to , when he should have his breakfast given him . The officer
treated him harshly , and gave him into custody . Reall y this is a most infamous case . A poor man has no work : not to seek work is to be a vagrant , punishable by law : anxious for employment , the man walks thirty miles—no joke with an empty stomach—to get work . He is so far fortunate that on his arrival in the " great wen , " he is promised work next morning , on the condition that he comes early . He seeks workhouse shelter ; obtains it , such as it is , but no food , not a crust , though he had walked perhaps altogether not Ubs than forty miles . Next morning he wishes to be off to his em . ployment ; but no , this " free-born Briton" is a prisoner . He must stay and work—work for the night ' s shelter he has had , work for two hours before breakfast The man ' *
new found situation demands Ins immediate attendance , otherwise in all likelihood he loses it . But what care the petty tyrants of the workhouse ? Their business is to torture , not succour ; to insult , not aid , the unfortunate . Finding he will not do their work , these brutes give him into custody ; no doubt piously hoping that he may be committed to the treadmill as a " rogue and vagabond , " insteadof being allowed to follow a lawful occupation as an honest man . The magistrate refused to entertain the case , and discharged the man , tellfog him to make the best of his way to Newgate-street Very just of the magistrate * , _butsuch justice will , wefear , be of small benefit to the poor man . This is the way the poorman is treated . Compelled to seek those who will
" Gie him leave to toil ;" and then — hunted on all sides by the minions of power—denied liberty to toil when , with pain and suffering , work has been found . It is in the parish of C 7 u _* £ » _t-church where these things are done ! What an idea poor Britten must have of " the blessed dispensation of Christianity , " when in Christ ' s name these things are done ! _ASOTHEA AL » _EBMAS- CuW . — " PtJTHKO DOWN ' WITH A Vengeance!—In the Hampshire Independent appears a case of magisterial atrocity , which , infamous as are the record of some of our Metropolitan Courts , is but rarely equaUed , certainly never exceUed . A man named William Finlet , a fireman in a recently wrecked _steam-boat , wa 6 accused before Mr . Hulton , a Southampton magistrate , of entering the garden of
one Mrs . Fry , and being seen to put his hand mpon her clothes-line . William Gorbin , a boy , lodging at Mrs . Fry ' s house , stated that he followed the prisoner from the garden into the town ( Southampton ) where he lost sight of him ; that he then went for a policeman , and in ten minutes the prisoner was taken into custody at a house in Simnel-street . Finlet denied the charge , and called several witnesses , against whose characters not a word was breathed , who distinctly proved that at the very hour when the alleged offence was committed , he was at thc public-house in Simnel-street where he was arrested , and where he had been fl > r several hours before being taken into custody . This
evidence to an ordinary just man would have been conclusive , but this precious justice Midat ordered the case to proceed . The report says : ¦— " After some little consultation , Mr . Hulton , addressing Finley , said in this case there was a balance of evidence . The defence setup _« va 9 what in law was called an aVbi , which , if good , was an excellent defence , but if bad , a very wicked one . They considered the case was proved against----Finley : Excuse me , sir , but I could produce more witnesses ; if you would aUow me , I will Mud for Mr . rnrrott , thelandlord of the house , who could prove-- — Mr . Hulton : Listen to me , sir : Iwantnotto seeM * _- Parrott . The case has been proved to our satisfaction , and we must put an end to this robbery of gardens , n
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\ ( possible , which has ibeen carried on to a great extent . _sTon are-one of those characters whom we must keep out of harm ' s way during the vyinter months , and the ' sentence'is , ' that you be imprisoned 'and kept to hard ;; labour for , three months . —The prisoner , who ' ' ap . peared ama 7 _, _ed and confounded atthis severe and unexpected _sentencie , was then removed from the-bar . " Hear this sapient magistrate : the defence set up was an _^ ' excellent defence" if " good" [ Qn . true ]; but if bad [ Qu . false ] , a very wicked one . " Yes , ass ; and if your sentence is " bad , " it is very _« ' wicked . " if yOU
have punished an innocent man , what reparation can you , will you , make him ? But was not the defence " good "? The witnesses made oath , all agreeing in their statements , that' the man had not been out of the house where he was arrested , for some hours previous to his arrest . _' This not being deemed satisfactory / the man offers to call other witnesses—Mr . Parrott , the landlord ofthe house , " who could prove" "Listen to me , sir , " says the magistrate ; "Iwant not to see Mr . Parrott . The case has been proved" ! O gust judge ! ¦ ¦ _¦ _¦ ¦ ¦
• . . a Man , vain man , drcss'd in a little brief authority , Like an angry ape , — : — - Plays such fantastic tricks before hi gh heaven , As makes the angels weep ! And then listen to this blessed Cute ; he will put down garden ' robberies . What matters it to him whether poor Finlet is innocent or guilty ? Xothing . Gardens have been robbed : such robberies ' Cote is determined to " put down ; " and therefore he ' packs poor Fi . vi . Ei off to prison for three months , hard labour , to keep him out of "harm ' s way during the winter months ! " And then , sage justice , lie is to be turned out , we suppose , when spring comes , a branded ;" gaol bird , " to thrive or starve : a Will Fern- , to fire farmyards ! The prisoiun-was , we arc told , " amazed and confounded at liis unexpected ami severe sentence" No
wonder ! So must every one present have been , unless indeed such sentences .-ire every-day work with Mr . Hulton , which , is more than likely . What will Sir James _CtKAham say to this worthy ? Will he not remove him from the magistracy ? We fear not . But what will the people do ? We mean not the pot-bellied sliopocrats , but the veritable people—the poor ; , the class . who are the victims of such bloated fools and knaves as thisllulton . What they should do is ,. to labour with all their might for a control over the Government through the medium of legislative power * . for never until they have that power will they be protected from such gross injustice as that above depicted . This case is another of the daily occurring proofs ofthe inevitable and eternal -war of the rich and the poor . " The class domiriancy of the rich must be "PUT DOWN ! " Until thathe , there will be nojustice for the many .
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_Alai-ming Explosion and 'Destructive Fire . — . On Thursday morning an explosion of a fearful character , and wliich resulted in a great destruction of property , took place in the oil and colour stores in the occupation of Mr . Bayliss , colourman , No . 149 , _wTiitechapel-road , immediately facing the London Hospital . From inquiries made upon tho spot , it appears that two lads in the employ of Mr . Bayliss were engaged between eight and nine o ' clock in drawing of a quantity of nap tha from a churn-shaped vessel . Whilst they were so employed the light they held communicated with the inflammable fluid . In an instant , and almost before the lads could escape , the body of naptha took fire , and the house from the
bottom tothe top was one muss of blaze . By the exertions of Mr . Braidwood , and liis men the flames were confined to the building in which they originated , but the work of extinguishing the fire was one of no ordinaru difficulty , the limbs and lives ofthe firemen _bein" in constant jeopardy from the frequent explosions which took place among the ruins , supposed to arise from a quantity of gunpowder among the stock . Copious supplies of water being furnished to the engines at work , the ruins were cooled by halfpast ten o ' clock , but every particle of property is destroyed , and the house , which is completely burned through , and in a very tottering state , must be taken down . One of the lads was rather severely burned abont the hands and face .
Extensive Fire in Hvjngerford-markbt . - — On Thursday morning , between three and four o ' clock , an alarming fire was discovered among the loads of hay and straw in Hungerford-market , near the company ' s office . Information was forwarded to the Chandos-street fire station by the watchman on duty , and'speedy assistance was procured therefrom , as Trell as from other stations , but from the progress the five had made previous to its discovery the firemen were not able to subdue it till a considerable portion of hay and straw had been consumed . Supposed Suicide from _Desiitutiox . —On
"Wednesday Mr . Baker held an inquest at the Red Cross , Upper East Smithfield , on the body of a man unknown , about twenty years of age . James Hill , a waterman , said that about nine o ' clock the same morning he was in a boat off Alderman-stairs , East Smithfield , when he saw the body ashore . Deceased was dressed in a pair of fustian trousers and waistcoat , and a blue striped shirt ,, with Laced boots . The summoning officer said that thc appearance ofthe deceased showed that he was in a state of gFeatdestitution , as his clothes were threadbare , and' hi ' shoes worn out . Thejuryfound averdict of " Found drowned . "
The Shapwick Murders . _—Another Verdict of _WitEvi Murder . —On Friday week the coroner ' s jury assembled at Shapwick , to ascertain the cause ofthe death of James Dimond , an illegitimate child , agied seven years , of Sarah Freeman , who died in November , 1843 . The body was exhumed on Saturday last , and a portion of the contents ofthe stomach was . subjected to analytical tests by Mi * . Ilerapath , who pronounced it as his opinion that the cliild had been poisoned by arsenic . Evidence was g iven whicli inculpated Sarah Freeman in administering the poison , and a verdict of Wilful Murder against her was returned . Five other sudden deaths of children have , it is said , lately taken place in one family in this parish which Sarah Freeman was in the habit of visiting j and it is expected that further exhumations and inquiries will in consequence take place . _Cuitn Mcrdek . —On Wednesday forenoon Mr . W . Carter lield an inquest at the Cottage of Content , Lock ' s-fielde . Walworth , on the bodv ot a newlv-born
female cliild , which was found dead in Penton-place , Walworth . Frederick Gibbs , of 14 , Regent-street , Brkton , stated that on Sunday morning last whilst proceeding across the fields in Penton plaoa , he saw a narcel lying in the area of an unfinished house _, witness with considerable difficulty cot it up , and on opening it he discovered the dead body ot a female child . Poliec-oonstable 208 P came to the spot , and subsequently conveyed the body to the station-house . There were several marks of violence about the head . Mr . W . H . Dry , surgeon , said that he saw the child soon after it was found . Lt appeared of recent birth . There were several contusions of the scalp and left forehead , and another bruise on the back , which injuries , he had no doubt , were the result of violent blows inflicted by some blunt instrument , which had caused the deceased's death' soon after birth , The jury returned the Mowing verdict ' . —That the deceased was born alive , and that she was wilfully murdered by some person or persons unknown .
' "' F atal Accident at Astley's Amphitheatre . — On Monday evening last a fatal accident occurred on the stage of this theatre to one of the supernumeraries , named William Blake , aged 38 y « ars . The pantomime , of . Johnny Gilpin was in the _course of _Serformahoe , and in one of its scenes , _respi-esenting a ew's old clothes shop , a number of supernumeraries , deceased-: being one , were to be seen making pur-Chases within . As each came out a triok was played upon Mm by , the Clown ( Barry ) and the Pantaloon ( Bradbury ) _holding a rope , which ' crossed the door , and Bhich tripped up each purchaser at his exit .
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The deceased - did not ; make bis calculation for an easy fall ,-and in consequence tumbled violently-over and fell flat with great force on the stage . The fak forced the metallic part ' of a truss that-he wore into the lower' part of the abdomen , causing internal injuries , of which deceased died on _Wcducsdayiriorning at his residence , Pleasant-place , High-street , Lambeth , leaving a widow and seven young children unprovided lor . On Friday Mr . W . Carter held an inquest at the Windmill , High-street , Lambeth , on the body of the deceased . Charlotte Blake , the wife of deceased , said that her husband went to the theatre on Monday night , as was his usual practice . About twelve o'clock the same night he was brought home , and appeared in great pain . A man , who had
accompanied mm home , told witness not to be alarmed , for he had only received a fall .- The deceased on that , said "Yes , and a fall which will cause my death . " He then informed witness that Mr . Barry ( the clown ) . had done for him , and that it had long been tried for , and was at last accomplished . He also told witness that Mr . Barry had pulled liis legs from under him , 'in drawing a rone , used in thc pantomime of Johnny Gilpin , too tight . On the night of Friday last lie told the witness' that he had received an injury across the legs from the same person , and that he ( decensed ) had never been able to do his part so as to please Barry . On one occasion he said that Barry had a great spite against him , but lie hoped God would forgive ¦ him for it . Mr . JeflVce , surgeon , of Paradise-street , was sent for to attend deceased , but lie died Oil Wednesday morning . —John ' Br jwn , of 11 . Neat-stool , one of the supernumeraries , said that it was the duty of
the deceased to represent the character ol a Charity Boy in the pantomime . Witness had to do thc part of u . Fisherman . In the 'first comic scene a number of persons hud to foil over a rope , wliich was fastened at one end to the scenery , thc other end being held by Barry , the clown ; amongst thc party was deceased , witness , and several others . After falling , deceased placed his hands upon the abdomen , and said lie had hurt himself in a place where he had been before injured , lie did not then accuse Mr . Barry or any other person with having caused him to fall . Several other witnesses having corroborated the testimony of the last witness , Mr . John Jeflrcc , surgeon , said that when he called to sec deceased , he told him that Barry had made lum fall over the rope spitefully . Deceased had been labouring under hernia for some time past . In the absence of a post mortem examination he was unable to tell the cause of death . The farther inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday , to afford time for the opening of the bodv .
Fatal Accident ox the Manchester and Leeds Railway . —On Thursday , as one ofthe guards of thc one o'clock up luggage train was unloosing the pilot engine when in the Todniorden station , a jerk was given to the waggon upon which he was , and precipitated him over the back part of the carnage and he was killed on the spot , lt appeal's his neck must have been dislocated , as there arc no marks on tho body . Fire is _Maryleboxe . —On Saturday morning last , between two and three o ' clock , a fire broke out in the premises of Mr . _Rusherbrook , a tailor , carrying on business at No . 19 , High-street , Marylebone , nearly
opposite the entrance to the pliccofhce . It appeared that , about two o ' clock , a policeman , on duty in High-street , observed a bright light , apparently in the back ofthe premises . Shortl y afterwards smoke issued from the crevices in the door , when he _gay e an alarm , and the inmates had _seaveely time to put on portions of clothing and proceed into the street , when the flames buret forth with considerable fury , and soon ascended to the ' nrst floor . In a few minutes five engines were on the spot , and a plentiful supply of water being at hand , the fire was got under shortly after three o ' clock _.
Suicide . —On Monday week a coroner's inquest , adjourned from Thursday , was resumed and concluded before Mr . Higgs , the deputy-coroner for _Wesminster , atthe Lowndes-anns , Lyall ' _s-pkcc , Eaton-siraare , on the body of Benjamin Payne , aged 40 , late butler to Sir Henry Pottinger , who committed suicide at the residence of Sir Henry , No . 80 , Eaton-place , on Thursday mornmglast , uy cutting his throat . Verdict—Temporary Insanity . Committal fob Manslaughter . —A coroner ' s inquest was opened on Friday last , at the house of Mr . George Stewart , thc Vauxhall-tavern , Ashted _. and continued , by adjournment , on Tuesday morning , touching the death of Thomas Davison , agedC 4 , a police-officer in the employ of the Grand Junction Railway Company . Thc party accused was a young
man named Thomas Ault , the son of John Ault , carrier , _Spon-lane , who was present during the inquiry , though not in custody . The first witness examined was Mr . 3 amc 8 Vardy , who said the deceased was a policeman , on night duty , at the gate of the goods station of the Grand Junction Railway Company . About half-past eleven on the night of the 20 th December , Ault came with a waggon-load of glass from the works of Chance , Brothel's , and Co ., at Spon-lane . A regulation had been made by the Grand Junction Company not to admit carriers' teams later than eleven o ' clock ; and whilst he was telling the driver that he could not be admitted that night , Mr . Eborall _, the chief manager of the Grand Junction Company at Birmingham , came up . On thc
matter being relerred to him ( Mr . K ) , he told the driver that he could not go down to thc shed that night ; but as he had come a long distance , he might bring his goods inside the premises and lay them down by the side of the wall . Mr . Vardy and Mr . Eborall then left the gates and went to the goods shed , and in a few minutes a porter , named Robert Crisp , came to them , saying he was afraid Davison was Killed by Ault , s waggon . Mr . Vardy ran to the spot , and found the waggon thirty paces from the gate on the road to the shed . The deceased had been run over in his endeavours to stop the waggon from proceeding to the shed contrary to Mr . Eborall ' s orders . The deceased said to Ault , " You did it on purpose , " and
continued to say , that when he ( Davison ) remonstrated with him , and laid hold of the horses' heads , Ault jumped on to the front of the waggon , and began whipping his horses , crying out to them , " Gee up , " several times , ltobert Crisp and Mr . Eborall fully bore this testimony out ; and in addition the Rev . George S . Bull was called , who stated , that on the day after the accident he attended the deceased , to administer to him the consolations of religion . He ( the deceased ) believed at the time that he had oidy a few hours to live . Mr . Bull took down a statement the deceased had made relative to the accident , which he gave as a dying man . He said—" Auld saw that I had hold of the horses '
heads , when he immediately got to tho front or tho waggon and began whipping and urging them forward . I cried out when down , but he drove over me . " The deceased lingered until the 14 th of January , and then died , according to Dr . Charles Annesly ' s evidence , of the injuries received . Mr . Partridge , the solicitor , attended for Ault , and Mr . George Chance gave him an excellent character . The coroner summed up , remarking judiciously and impartially upon the very elaborate evidence as he proceeded ; and , after being in deliberation a quarter of an hour , twelve out of fifteen jurors returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Thomas Ault , " who was immediately given into custody , and committed to take his trial at the Warwick Spring Assizes . —Birmingham Advertiser ,
Melancholy Death prom Povsomsq . —An inquest was held on Friday the 17 th inst ., at Shifihall , Shropshire _, on the body of Mr . George Evans , hair-dresser , who died from poison administered by his mother under circumstances affording additional proof of the necessity lately so apparent for the adoption of some legislative compulsion of caution on the part of dealers in drugs . The deceased , it appeared , was labouring under violent nervous excitement , being in a state bordering on confirmed delirium trenuns for some days previous to his death . With a view to procure an abatement of his sufferings , he sent his son , , a boy aged about ten years , to a neighbouring druggist for two pennyworth of laudanum , the
medicine lie was accustomed to take lor similar purposes . The druggist , who also combined with that trade the business of a grocer , had no laudanum at the time in thc house , but sent the child for it to a neighbouring surgery , where he obtained it in a teacup , and then proceeded home . The mother , ignorant of the fatal strength of thc potion , gave it to her son , who swallowed it sit a draught , and shortly after fell into a sleep , from which the application of the stomachpump and all the ordinary remedies failed to awake him . The agony of the parent , on finding that she was the unconscious instrument of her son ' s death , is described as being most poignant . The verdict of the jury was , " That deceased died b y taking an excess of laudanum—viz ., two or more drachms . ''
_PoAcmm—A band of poachers , about ton in number , were met with on Saturday night , onthe Stoke estate , Herefordshire . The watchers were so severely beaten that they have been obliged to keep their beds ever since . On Monday five men were taken before R . B . Phillips , Esq ,, at Hereford , and remanded till Monday next . Accident at Hyde Park-corner . — On Friday morning an accident occurred to one of the troop of the 2 nd Regiment of Life Guards , stationed at
Mightsbndge Barracks . A detachment was proceeding from Knightsbridge for the purpose of mounting the Queen ' s guard , when , on proceeding through the gateway leading into the Green Park , two abreast , the'horse of one of the privates was upset , in _consequeneeof the plug used for fastening the gate at the bottom having been negligently left open . Owing to liis good horsemanship the rider escaped unhurt ; not so the poor animal , one of whose legs was broken . The horse was . shortly afterwards destroyed by the regimental farrier .
Fatal Accident on the River " . Thames . — Friday morning , as several deeply-laden barges were 'driving up the river with the tide , one of them got foul ol the centre pier of Westminster Bridge , and through the concussion one of ihe crew , a fine lad , twenty years of age , _Tyas thrown overboard and drowned ,. notwithstanding several boats put " off from both shores to endeavour to save him . " This barge was laden with coal , and waa _proceeding to Windsor . ; ;
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, Coujhit Explosion at Own Avon . —On Friday -last an . explosion took place at Cwn Avon , by whica seven men were slightly burnt , but arc expected to resume their workin a few days . ¦ ' The . ' explosion was ' caused by the .. carelessness" of a _fit- ' _-h' hand , in not properly trying the " stall" with tlic safety-lamp beforc introducing a candle . —Swansea Journal ., , _; ,, . '¦• ' The 'Accident at the Eaoi . k ' _s Busii , Colliery . — We regret that no particulars of this accident , upon which we coiild depend , wore received in , . time for insertion in our last paper . The number of men injured was eleven , and , contrary to the _expectations wliich we expressed , they air . all rapidly getting better . The cause of the explosion is supposed to be , the falling away , of a portion of the .. walls which separate the workimr from tiie old _iiiels , by which " a large quantity of fire-damp , was liberated and took fire at one of the workmen ' s caudles . —Swansea . Journal . ¦¦ " '; - ¦)
_-- -Singular axd Fatal _Accidbxt . —On _Sitnr-lny last a-labouring man , named Thomas George , met with his death at Pull-court , near Tewkesbury , under the following circumstances : —The deceased , in company with other labourers , was fulling some timber on the estate of J . K . Dowdeswell , Esq ., and a rope had been fastened to an elm tren for tho purpose of nulling it down in a particular direction . The tree , however , fell in a contrary direction to that intended , aud in pulling , the rope _' eaught against another tree , which caused the deceased to be jerked forward a _distance of fifteen yards , liis head striking in his fall violently against the trunk of another tree , and killinc Uuu on the spot . Thc deceased was . 33 years of _aye , and has left a widow and four children . —Worcester Journal .
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City of London . —Chart ist Hall , 1 , Turnagainlane . —The publh : discussion will be resumed on Simday morning next , at half-past ten . At throe o ' clock ofthe same day , at the _ssme place , the Metropolitan District Council ' will meet for despatch of business Mr . I _' reston will lecture in thc evening . Tcrnagain-lane . —A general special meeting of the members will be held on Tuesday next , Somer ! -. Town . —Mr . Scwellwill lecture on Sunday evening , at Mr . Duddridgc ' s , Tonbridge-street _. SomersTown .
Southwark and Lambeth . —A publie _lecfa-re _wil he delivered by Mr . W . Matthews , atthe St , George ' s Temperance Hall , Blackfriar ' s-road , corner of 11 cbber-strcet , on Sunday evening next , at seven o ' clock . Greenwich and Deptford . —Mr . M'Gratii , presisident of thc Executive , will deliver a lecture at the George and Dragon , Blackheath-kill , on Tuesday evening—Subject , " The Land ; the Charter ; and the means to obtain them . " Tower Hamlets . —A discussion will take placft next Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock , at the Whitehorse , Mary-street , Whitechapel—Subject , "Will a union of Trades benefit the working classes ; and , if so , what are the best means to effect it ?"
Commemoration of the Birth op Thomas Paixe . —A public supper , in commemoration of the above event , will be held at Mr . Clark ' s Coffee-house , No ' . 114 ' , Edgcware-road , on Wednesday evening next . Supper on the table at eight o ' clock . Camderwell and Walworth . —A meeting will be held at the Montpelier-tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock . _Spitalfields . —A public concert will be . held at the Standard of Liberty , Brick-lane , on Tuesday evening next—the proceeds to be devoted to the benefit of Mrs . Ellis . To commence at eight o ' clock . Hammersmith . —A meeting will be held at the Dun-cow , Brook-grcen-lane , on Tuesday evening next .
Greenwich . —A public meeting will be held in the Assemblv Room of the George and Pragon-i . v . 'crn _, Blackheath-hill , on Tuesday evening , January 28 th ; Mr . M'Grath , and other friends , will attend ; chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . Westminister . —A meeting will be held at the Sun and Thirteen Cantons ( Clock-house ) , Castlestreet , Leicester-square , on Sunday evening next , at half-past seven . o'clock . An Harmonic Meeting will be held the at Clockhouse , Castle-street , Leicester-square , on Tuesday evening next , January 28 th—thc proceeds to be given to Mrs . Ellis ; chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . An Adjourned . Public Meeting will be held on Monday evening , at the Peacock , Houghton-street , Clare-market , to take into consideration the plan of Mr . Preston for obtaining thc possession of land , Ac . ; chair to be taken at eight o'clock .
Mr . Wheeler will lecture on Tuesday evening , at the Temperance Coffee-house , Stratford , Essex . An Harmonic Meeting will be held at the Feathers , Warren-street , Tottenham-court-road , on Monday , January 27 th , at eight o'clock—the proceeds to be given to Mrs . Ellis . Pentonvulb . —The friends of the National Charter Association are respectfully requested to meet at the Buncombe-arms , Pentonville-hill , to form a Penton * ville locality . The meeting will commence at halfpast eight . Emmett Brigade . —A members ' meeting will-be held at the Rock-tavern , _Lisson-groyo _, on Sunday evening , at eight o ' clock . . : Tower Hamlets . —A public meeting of the membeiAwill take place atthe Whittington and Cat , Chnrch-row , Bethnol-green , on Tuesday evening , at eight o ' clocK .
Rochdale . —Mr . F . Taylor , of Royton , is expected to lecture in the Chartist Association Room , Millstreet , on Sunday next , at two o'clock in the afternoon , and at six in the evening . Macclesfield . —Dr . M'Douall will lecture in the-Chartist Room , Stanley-street , on Tuesday next , at eight o ' clock in the evening—Subject , "Chambers ' philosophy refuted ; or the necessity of Trades ' Leicester . —On Sunday evening next , Mr . Bairstow will deliver a public lecture in the room , No . 4 , Pike-street . —Subject , " Poverty , parsons , and profitmongers ; " at half-past six o ' clock . After the lecture the proposition submitted by the Executive will be taken into consideration . A full attendance of members is requested .
Bury . —A funeral sermon , on the ocoasion of the lamented death of the late John Lomax , Miners ' lecturer , who was burnt to death in a . coal-pit , visited by God , " will be preached in the Gardenstreet lecture-room , by Mr . William Dixon , of Manchester , on the evening of Sunday , Jan . 26 th , at half-past six o'clock . Birmingham . —Mr . Thomas Clark will lecture in the Democratic Chapel , Thorp-street , to-morrow evening , at half . past six . Subject : " The Factory System . " On Tuesday evening , at eight o'clock , Mr . Clark will lecture in the same place , on "Ireland , her Rights , and her Priesthood . " A tea-party and concert will be held at Thorp-street chapel , on Wednesday evening next , Jan . 29 th , to commemorate the birth of the immortal Thomas Paine .
_Redditch . —On Monday evening next , Mr . Clark of the Executive , will lecture on " Trades Unions . " Bradford . —On Sunday evening , a lecture will be delivered in thc Council Room , Bnttemorth Buildings , to commence at half-past six o ' clock . —The Chartists of the various localities arc requested to forward the answers to the questions of the Executive on Monday , at latest , to the sub-secretary , in order to have them sent to the General Secretary . Mr . Joseph Aldersoh , and Mr . Edwards , will lecture in Stanmngley , on Sunday evening , at half-past six o ' clock .
_Nottingham . —Mr . Dorman will lecture in the-Democratic Chapel next Sunday evening , at six o ' clock . —The members of the Byron Ward locality arc requested to meet in the Democratic Chapel , on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock . Sheffield . —On Sunday , Mr . R . Otley will lecture in the Large Room , Figtree-lane , at half-past six . Subject : " Trades Unions ; their Necessity , Usefulness , and _DofensibiUty . " Persons holding _collectimj books for the Duncombe Testimonial Fund are particularly requested to bring them in to the committee on Sunday morning , Jan . 2 C . Oldham . —On Sunday next , Mr . F . A . Taylor will lecture in the Chartist Room , Greaves-street , at
six o ' clock in thc evening , when a collection will be made to defray the expense of the room . Mosslet . —A public meeting of the Chartists of this place will be held in the Association Room , _BrooK-bottom , on Tuesday evening , when busihee * of importance will be brought before the meeting , Leeds . —Dr . M'Douall will deliver two lectures on Sunday ( to-morrow ); in the afternoon , at half-past two , and in the evening at half-past six . ¦ . . . Hampax . —Mr . B . Rushton , oi Ovenden , will preach in the Chartist Room , Bullclosc-lane , on Sunday , at half-past six in the evening . —On Monday , at eight o ' clock in the evening , the Chartists of the locality are requested to attend on business of importance ..
, . Marriage.
, . MARRIAGE .
On Wednesday, January 22nd, At St. Ann'8...
On Wednesday , January 22 nd , at St . Ann' 8 Church _y _ManchtKter , Mr . £ dwin Gill , late of _Newcastle-f '/ u-fyne , and formerly of Sheffield , ' to Elizabeth Wright , late of the latter place . ¦¦• ••' ¦¦¦ ' DEATH . ' ., " ; , ; ' ' . _T , ; / . " . " ; V v Thc Earl of St . Gennains died on . Sunday morning last , at his . seat , Port Eliot , ; St . Germain ' s Cornwall , in his seventy-eighth _yeaiy and is _suc _T ceeded in the peerage by his eldest son , Lord Eliot , becretary _ior Ireland , whose elevation causes a vacancy m the representation ofjEast Cornwall _, the late . Earl was , as a politician , a Conservative , and possessed considerable . election interest to Cornwall , having previous to the Reform Bill returned four members to the House of _. Commons . ; . He ' had , been _BrituuvMinister at the Hague and Munich , anA also a Lord of the Treasury . , , : ; , . _? : ,. ¦ ¦
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 25, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_25011845/page/5/
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