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SECOND ACT . —EXEVNT O 2 £ NES . The curtsa has fallen npon . tlre Second Aetpf the tizlaaaS ^^^^^ no ^ peifbtming by tie debanihed , gambling , drinlring , strolling company of Me : lbottbi ? e and Co . ; and it has dosed as acts , when intended to be striking , always do close ,, "by lea-ring upon the stage a group of miserable , starving , heartsckening paupers . This cold-bjjgoded , ruffian Ministry , li-ring upon Tory hatred , and having no claim themselves to sympathy or support , nave been
guilty of more crimes and atrocities than any Ministry that h * ve ever preceded | them lias been even accused" o £ If , during the present Session , their every attempt had passed into law , will the easiest pleased point out the single benefit which the whole set "vrouCd have conferred upon the nation at large ? "We now behold the rulers of this great empire in the sad position of holding office upon sufferance ; their cowardice and incompetency reviled oa the one hand , whOe Peel—like the mother who ever feels the
strongest . attachment for that child who gives most trouble—has exposed their childishness , and thrown the mantle of shape over their ill-conceived projects and disjointed performances . And , in the midst of -such -a state of things , we find the good people of London busying themselves about asingle Committee of predetermined judges . Lodgings have been taken-for tie purpose of transacting the Trades '
defence ; and in - ft" * nation of shopkeepers , the work to be performed absorbs the every thought of our loud-resounding patriots . "We no longer hear the chaunt of " Fraternity ., " the "Glorious Brotherhood , " . the "Holy Union , " which poverty and concord of purpose should form . No ; the incipient philanthropy of our Educational , Moral-improving Association , has lent its head to ' the tail , and agitation is at a stand , We have been reviled for heated
language and strong expressions ; but lest we should be accused of dealing -In inuenaocs , we frankly declare that want of marshalled physical force is the only reason why we thus deal in words , whieh ^ in the strongest sense , cannot be made typical of the oppressor's cr ime . Hitherto , the session has been productive of evB , and what remains to come ? A Monarch of nineteen is to be crowned , and she is to be sworn to protect the Teligion as- by law established ; and then , in the dissipation of-courtly intrigue , royal pageantry , and ministerial
speculation , the session will £ Q on to its close . A set of needy foreigners , and domestic tinselled-paupers , will vie for precedence at the festive board , " -while tile sweat , and the sinews , and the bones of the working man will furnish the rich repast . But it is well ; for with the Coronation comes the struggle . Representative power is not so valueless a thing , even to the already too strong Tory party , - as to be yielded without a trial . Titles are to be conferred IKgnities , entailing expense , are to be given away . Appointments , carrying power , are to be made ; and if hitherto the Session has not afforded anvthina
worth the nsk of a battle , axe we to snppose that Sir Hobebt and hi ? jparty will tamely submit to this balance of power being thrown into the W hig scale ? No ; they well know the value of the House of Correction . They are . avrare that a ticket frwn the Commons does not clear the Lordly toll-bar j and , satisfied with things as they are , a barrier placed in any part of the Reforming road will answer their purpose . But , while the whole season ' s fashions for high life are to be changed , are the . millions who
produce the robes of fashion , to be left unchanged ? No ; we trust that the example about to be set ~ b j the ^ Northern Bees will be imita te d through - out the empire . "We fondly hope , that -the good men from Spitalfields , and those unwilling paupers from the other metropolitan districts , will show , both to the Monarch and the foreigner , the Tiaked limbs from which the rich repast is wrung "Yes , we sincerely trust that there lives one man who , defying the excitement which the occasion produces , will give wealth , and grandeur , and
stat ion , a lesson , by showing the naked source whence all that is estimated springs . We are loath to speak disrespectfully . of the female sex . "We respect the Queen as a woman , and consider her . as fitting the throne as any other Monareb '; but the dread of being aceased of , 3 . want of gallantry , shall never make us sacrifice a nation ' s rights to one woman ' s feelings . Fortnnaie for the Manager of the Koval Household , if so pleasing and fitrins "an office should fall to his lot , as the discharge of those duties incidental to hypocrisy and court intrigu" e ,
and attendant upon a coronation , perhaps he may make up in fashionable science for the miserable political deficiency . vrhich he has exhibited . But what in the tormoSl becomes the people ' s duty ? Seeing that the best of the performances of the representatives of the constituent body would fail of producing satisfaction , let ns at once , and for ever , instead of nipping at a fibre or a branch , ropt ¦ up the tree , which hath borne so much bad fruit . Let ¦ us join heart and soul for the accomplishment of Universal Suffrage . It is . rely upon it , the only
Ehield—the only balm—the -only corrective . " With the present House of Commons , say the chicken hearted , we cannot hope to succeed ;; how then are we to succeed with any other Hobs * similarly chosen ? It is not from their present opinions that we have reason to hope for tie fulfilment of our wish , bat' we must -change the mode of . expression or thinking by a - demonstration « f well / organized moral force ; which power should it fail , we must then call the nation together , and at once ask whether they -srill still endure aaiiserable existence , = or risk that existence ibr the ehsnee of better davs . "We
sincereiy trust that the good men of i&e North will follow the example abont ± o be set iy the men of DewsDury ; that the women , will follow the example of the woman of Eiland aad Midleton , , and that such a uuio * of Fathers , Mothers , Husbands , " Wives , Songj and Daughters , will be fconed -as will defy the cannon ' s roar , and the tyrant's threat
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FACTORY SYSTEM . Preparations ^ *« e being made ibr renewing lie old game of brtrbj-bit repeal of the " Factories ^ Eegulati 0 B Act . '" The many-headed monster , Capital , is , abont to , E » ake another efioft for the re-clutching -of his victim . Mr . Powlett Tnoarpsox we presume , has had enough of theliouour of leading on . ib . e . ^ J ± ack on 3 he sacred acknowledged lightsiof helpless -infancy j- ^ and a new hand is now found to wield ^ je-iron scourge , in the shape of Mr . Foy Maxtde , .-whe , on-Monday last , " obtained
leave to bring £ »« Bill fir the Regulation of tU labour ofehildren i mi young persona in Mills and Factories in the Ufiitej Xingdm . " Our readers need only to be told-that Mr . -Fox Mjltjlb is a creature of the -Whig ^ ay ^ nment , . 3 , some sort' of ¦ nnd erstrapping official gecxetsiy , to know whit sort of a £ ill to antieipate ' -froja hiu . ' Let the -war cry be apjjnded in ' good time . , £ « et ererj friend of right , of justice / and Inmanlfy , fe insfehti y at his post , roaiing ready for tile onset . . Xet ~ tbe- < s 5 d ' and " well-tried iriends of justice , the veteran Short Time
Committee ! of Yorkshire and Lancashire , be instanflj re-organized ; aad att -flse maeh 5 nerjr of 'defensrre action made ready for bringing into play , We know with whom we have" to confend . " T 3 ie enimy las choseB a fit representative " in Mr . Ftui Mattie , -whose name well Sn&ates the character of 4 ie factions by whom he " is / Wb ^ es ,-to be ~ sujjior ^ and " urged on . Cnnnmg W \ cruelry-&ve *^ ey DWn tiervirtaps ; ani laoefr mercilessl y do " titey Maute &x « nlajrpj TJctims tfcom tiernfirnal arrangemei ^ iTIT ? .. . . ¦ - ; : . ' " . ¦ ;
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of irrational society throw into their power . Let all honest men , therefore , keep watch . and ward , that -the Fear gain bo steaWry-adyantige ^ Let rn ^ a be shown , on hi * first effort , that the doTe-cot is too well guarded for any ravenous beast to enter . If Mr . Fox Maxjib bring in a bill to " render the lalwur of children and young persons in factories " lest galling ., n * d more profitable , than at present , then let him be well and powerfully supported ; but if , as we suspect , his Bill torn out to be an insidious
attempt to get rid of some portion of the protective clauses of the present Act , then let the people of the Factory Districts be prepared , in one stern am 8 imultaneou 8 expression of their will , to refer him to their determination , as expressed in the petition * of their Leeds Chairman , Mr . Baineb ; and to convince him that from that determination they do not intend to swerve . "We shall watch this matter very closely . "We shall not quit our post ; and we expect to rfind the people at their * .
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DEVLL-ETNG TACTICS . It has been our melancholy duty , ever since the establishment of the Northern Star , and indeed for years before , to be continual chroniclers of the " well workings" of the blessed " Boon , " which has " elevated' * many of our honest peasantry , who ought to have been " their country ' s pride , " to a station in the other world , where we would fain hope they meet with Ies 3 ' * pious" cruelty and extortion than in this . "We have recorded divers proofs of the advantages of this " Boon , " in rendering many of the poor
" independent" alike of heartless tyrants and antiehristian laws , by sealing up their eyes in the cold sleep of death . "We have chronicled and treasured up the memory of the benefits resulting from this " great boon to the poor" in the " asylum " which it provides for helpless age and Buffering inJancy , ¦ wlieu tin ; annoyance which might otbeiwise have been experienced from the tender offices of a friend , a mother , wife , or daughter , seeking to smooth down the rough pillow of approaching death , has been mercifully interdicted for the comfort of the sufferer . "We have recorded not a few of the
blessed effects of this " law of love "—such love as Devils bear to one another . It is now our duty to exhibit the phenomenon of charity in a new light . To shew the means by which its philanthropic machinery is brought into action . Out readers will find admirable-instances of this in the paragraphs , headed " Poor Law Guardians , " under the respective heads of HuDDBBSFiELD and Preston , in our local repository . Never were means more worthy of an end , than those which were adopted in those places , especially Huddersfield , for the carrying into
office , nnder the Devil King ' s Legislation , of those true patriots , who would generously protect the poor against the abuses of over-feeding and sensual indulgence ! Seriously— "We ask the people of England , whether they have , indeed , become so unworthy of the fathers , who begat them , as tamely to He down , and have their necks thus trampled on by a parcel of unmanly ruffians , fitted only to lick the feet ef despotism , and execute its dire behests . "We regret that the circumstances should ever have been created , ont of which such a position could
arise , as that in which we now see our patriotic friends . " We would rather that the unclean thing had neveT been recognised at all—that it had been always and altogether esehewed- ^ -that they had never polluted their fingers by handling the weapons of the enemy , which were sure to prove two-edged swords , foully rusted . " We are aware that if the people did not elect Guardians who were opposed to the infernal law , the Devil-King's own subjects icould elect such as were exactly suited for their own purposes . Still the people have the most efficient of all remedies in
their own hands , a power oyek the supplies : The simple plan recommended in Mr . Bussey ' s letter , in our present number , ( which plaa'we ourselves recommended to the people of Bradford and Huddersfield ^ aui Ttttnost every rown in the West Ridi ^ gy -xaore than a year ago , ) would he more effective , if generally acted on , for strangling the infernal Cerberus , than all the straggles for the election of Poor Law Guardians that ever have been , or can be . However , a 3 our Huddersfield friends are committed to a course of action , we
strongly advise them not to relinquish a single inch of their vantage ground . Let Messrs . Cooke and Chadwick insist upon their right—let the other Guardians support them ; and let the people support the Guardians . Let the universal watchword be—" Your hand on your halfpenny . " Let not a single farthing of rates be paid , unless the three-headed Devil-King shall , at least , so far acknowledge the principle of justice , as to deal fairly with his own tools , and duly instal Messrs . Cooke and Chadwick into their respective offices . OnLv
Jceep "your hand on your halfpenny" and we have no fear for the result . The Devil-King ' s minions may distrain the goods and chattels of the people for his rates . Let them do so ; but let the note of informatioB be well sounded . Let the bum-bailiff , who is indiscreet enough to seize , and the auctioneer who is mad enough to attempt to sell , be geitily remonstrated with , and quietly reraised of the duty of citizens oae towards another . Let -a strong guard of honour be mustered
on the day of sale , to " see fair play , " and do justice ; and let every individual who so far forgets the worth of manhood , as to attempt to buy , under such circumstances , be peaceably reminded that he i 3 bartering the blood of his fellow creatures for the indulgence of a paltry personal feeling ; and that such things ougU jiot to be . VTe pledge ourselres , that if this plan be but generally and strictly acted on , the Devil-King will find it more difficult than ever , to bring the free-hearted people of Hnddersfield into hL ; infernal domain .
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When the additional orders from Oldhem and Ashion , came to hana \ iceiadmt a . single copy The Letter on Total Abstinence from Wigeji , is ¦ xell meant , but the arguments are too commonplace for re-publication . Lines , on retrospection of the Bdtish Legion in Spain , xoill } iot do for publication . D&vid Greenwood , Bury . —We cordially approve hit scheme 0 / a Trades' Council being formed , « every town , of one or two delegates representin
g men fraae , and directing their united etvergmt principall y to t he attainm £ * £ of Universal Suffrage . Thu , and this only , canbe looked to as the meens of effecting suctorial reforms At may kcenduavetothe xcetfare oj [ the people , There is little use inTrades Societies seeking to overturn the tyranny of monopolists , xcho have the power of making all j&e Iqtcs , because as soon as they hsueeeome into a condition for tuikstanding them successfully , new laps will be instantly jmde to throve them back ,
The ^ Darchester'Vitians . ^ T *^ received a letter from Mr . ; Allen : B » r « ipoM ^ complaining thai a . Song of hisry bearing this tile , and published in Cleaves Benny GazeBte j ofctbe 24 fh of j&arch , teas . quoted ta great Wgth ^ MDm of our cor-. respondents so . ihtr fol&ifcng Saturday , -without ¦ ncknowledgeinest . We qa ^ only * sy thtit xse had « v '* 4 ^®» the soyig in Q } eave ' 4 , Gafu # e , : mil supr ¦ p&t& the lines , when tent to us , . to Ui original . We a > y glad- to find from 2 £ r ; DJ * letter that twe # ty-o , ? e trades in London ' , have deten * i * ed to give the Votchetier Victims a public friujnp hal entry . We fi ^ pe the example will it ' fallowed . -. spiritedly up tn . roughall the provinces . Mr . B . Barker , Halifax— The mistakeoccurred in consequence of the signature of a letter ' from an-. other per $ Q ) u being ttivstaken for his :
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Mr . Iangard , Sheffield . —He is qufo tighta * to thk number , \ ' : ... ¦ ¦ _ ,. - .-.. ; : . -: ¦ ¦ ' ¦ .: ; . _ ¦ . ^¦ . ;¦ ¦ . - ¦;¦ ¦ - > ¦ . ¦•• ' : . Sr Gower . — TAe Wanderer ' s Death Bed shall appear . . . .- . ; . ' ;¦ ' ''' . ' ¦ ¦' : _ ¦ " ¦ . : . /\ ¦¦ .. :: / ¦ - ¦ , James Bowling , of Belmomt , owes us ¦"¦ sevenpence for the postage < of his letter , which he willplease to pay to Mr . aeywood , of Manchester . If he " ought to have had his paper from purManchester agent , " he " ought" not to have troubled us with his letter on the subject . He should have applied to those from whom he ordered his paper ; or , at all-, evitds , he " ought " ¦¦ to have paid the postage . . \ . ' .-. : : ;¦' ¦'¦¦'¦ ; ' 'v - Elizabeth . Hanson . —Her letter to the Editor of the Glohe . shall appearnextweek .
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¦ ... . LEEDS . ¦ . " ;¦• . :. ; ., ; ' ; ..:. ; " New Maoistbates . —The fallowing gentlemen qualified as Magistrates at Pontefract sessions , viz : — ' ' :-. . - ' ¦¦ ¦ John Gott , Esq ., Wither , near Leeds . H&mei Staasfield , Esq ., Burley , near Leeds . ThomasBirkbeck , Esq ., Settle . James Williamson , Esq ., M . D ., Leeds . George Goodman , Esq ., Leeds . Thomas Clapham , Esq ., Pottemewton , Leeds . Jeremiah Horsfall * Esq ., Farfield Hall , Addingham John Peele Clayham , Esq ., Burley Hall , Otley . John Sutcliffe , Esq ., Huddersfield . Thomas Starkey , Esq ., Springwood , Huddersfield . Rev . Thomas Airey , clerk , Hole House , Dent .
Caution to Carriers . —On Saturday eveninglast , while the cart of George Beck , Leeds and Sklpton carrier , was standing in front of the Red Lion Inn , Burley , near Otley , Mr . Beck having gone into the inn , to take some refreshment , a hamper , containing a large bottle of spirituous liquors , was extracted from the cart , and conveyed away , and was afterwards found in the possession of a man of the name of John Hudson , alias Drake , who stated that he had found it in the street . He had since undergone an examination before Jonas "Whitaker , Esq ., by whom he was committed to the House of Correction , to await his trial at the next Quarter Sessions , for the Liberty of Cawood , "Wistow , and Otley .
A Firm Determination . —The other day a . man was brought before the Magistrates , charged with being drank , and assaulting a watchman . The charge being proyed against him , the Magistrates asked him what he had to say . Prisoner— " Why , gentlemen , 1 am very sorry for it , but I really know nothing about it ; and , if I did , I ' m sure I did ' nt do it on purpose . " ( Laughter . ) Magistrates— "Yes , yon may be sorry for it , but that does not mend it . What trade are your" Prisoner— "Why , gentlemen , I used to be a weaver about eleven years ago
but I ' m in a bit of a rag way for myself now . " Magistrates— " Are you married ? " Prisoner— "I used to be married , Sir . " Magistrates—" Have you any children ? " Prisoner— " I have eleven at home , Sir , / hope . " Magistrates— " Well , yon seem to be pretty well off ; you must pay the expense of being Brought here , and five shillings for being drunk . " Prisoner ( clenching his fist )— "I'll tell you what , gentlemen , I'll , be d d if ever I'll come here again . " ( Laughter . )
Good Advice . —At a late Quarter Sessions for this borough , a learned counsel ,: who was very much pestered by his attorney continually prompting him , turned round , and in the most deliberate manner said , " Pray do go to the d—1 ; for if you stay here you will pester my life out . " A Youthful Adventurer . —A little boy , seemingly about thirteen or fourteen years of age , was brought up at the Court House the .. other day , charged by his uncle , with whom-he was an
apprentice , with having absconded with seven or eight pounds , which he had collected from his master ' s customers . It appeared that the lad had made oft to Liverpool , and taken his fare onboard of an American vessel , which was nearly upon the point of weighing anchor , when he was discovered and taken into custody . The passage money of course was returned ^ and some of the remainder of the £ 8 . was also secured . The lad was a parish apprentice , and was discharged from his master's service . The case was also dismissed from the Court House .
Fashionable Apparel . —Thefai-tapproaching season at which time the whole surface of the earth appears as if endued with all the charms of Eden , pourtraying and realising before us , in vivid array , every thing that our most sanguine expectations could dream of . At such a time even the aged and infirm , brightened and invigorated by the lively spring , feel as if called into a new existence , and for a time forget that they have passed the meridian of their lives , and , -influenced . by-the lovely weather , are even . tempted" to devote a great portion of their
thoughts and time to the adornment of their persons . Their dress ieing the primary consideration , the public attention is naturally directed where they may obtain the attainment of their object at the least possible expense . " We can only direct the attention ot our readers to the advertisement of Mr . B . Joseph , though it is scarcely necessary for us to do so as the establishment is so well known "both for cheapness and elegance ; in fact , his prices are beyond our conception . The only reason we can assign is from the multiplicity of business , and his great command of cash .
Breaking Squares . —a man , by profession an ostler , was charged with having broken two squares of glass , value four shillings . It appeared that he was cleaning ahorse in his masters stable yard , when some one called to him and told him not to beat the horse , and then threw a piece of wood at him . He , in return , threw a stone which -unluckily went through a window , and caused the damage complained of . Defendant said he was willing to pay the expense ; all he wanted was the piece of wood . By the Court : —Li the wood youre ? Prisoner , —uo , but they have got my stone . ( A laugh ,. ) Magistrates : —What do you want the wood for ?¦ Defendant , —I only want it to shew you . ( Another laugh . ) He was then discharged on paying the damage and costs .
Poor Rates . —On Tuesday last , a poor man was summoned before the magistrates to answer to the charge of not paying his poor-rates . He stated that his landlord had always paid the rates up to this time and he had never made any agreement with him to change the practice . He was told however by the magistrates that he was responsible for the payment of the rates , and 'hat he ought to have paid them when they were applied for , and have deducted the amsunt from his rent . They ordered him to pay it by Saturday , with four shilling * costs , a charge equal to eighty per cent , interest fox four days ..
Charge of Assault . —John Dyson , a toll-gate keeper . at the top of Meadow-lane , was brought by warraat before the magistrates on Thursday last , charged with haring assaulted a . man named Watmougth , who had passed through the said gate without paying t « ll . "Watmougth stated that he had a ticket from some other gate which freed him from that , and as Ae bar-man did not come at the time to take the ticket , he passed on without thinking it of any consequence . ' This gave rise to words on both
sides , and the . matter ended by the barjeeeper laying hold of the complainant by the coat , iand saying he would force him to pay the tolL The magistrates thought as there had been a kind of an assault comjnitted , the best-thing they could do would be to fine him one shilling , ; and that he pay that sum and the expenses as thene srere no doubt faults-on both sides . The proper step for the bar-man to have taken , in case of the . complainant refusing to pay the toll , would have been , to summon him for the aujount .
Owenism . —On Sunday last , two lectures in support of the new state . of society advocated by Jfrr . Owen and his disciples , were delivered in the Social Institution , top of Kirkgate , by Mr / Barker , fronjt Shelf , near Halifax . Oa Tuesday evening a lecture in opposition to some of £ he doctrines held b y this body , was delivered , in the 6 ame room , by Mr Crossley , ef Leeds . We . understand that . Mr ' Bigby , from Manchester , will Jecture on Sunday next . - ...- ¦ ¦ ¦ , ¦" . ¦ . . - ¦ ¦¦ Mysterious Affair . On Thursday night week , the body ef a man named Robert Hopwood Fournese , was found in the water at . a place known by the name of " floodgates . " From what has been
since learned , it appears that on the ni ght in question a boatman , named Join Harrison , wasgoing in'that direction with his vessel , and discovered the body . He called some other boatmen to His assistance , by whom , with the aid of a policeman , named jOuthwaite , the body was' got out of the water . 1 $ was taXen to a public house in East Street , called the Bohjn Hood , where an inquest was held ; and i » the absence of evidence was adjourned toWednesday © opiing-last . ' ' The body was searched ' on being taken , out ofjtfce' water , bat nothine whatever was wand the 1 of the
upon -pfersoijL deceased , except a fettle -tobacco" m ^ japex in one of the , wais tcoat P «* e 6 r . He has been missing for five pr ' six weeks Deeea ^ wa ^ -a-rem ^ ia ^ -chemist , and had an W ° gW # , f ; £ 60 per annum from someientleinaB rl P ^ *>* ^^ ng discovered Bdme ' pec ^ ariasi bine for staining paper . JELe had also i similar pan son from goTemment for som > similar discrreerv No evidence , whatever , wag brought out taat w £ htely to show how the deceased cam * by bJ 9 &S and the Jnry therefore returned & verdict of "Found * XJfOVfti&X , . . :
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cILbeds Ovbmeers ^— On Tturs'day last , Messrs . Hesp , Walker , and Anderton , overseers for the township x > fLeeds , appeaiedbefore the magistrates , for ta $ 'pjtirppse pf p aving their accounts passed . The magistrates \ ori the bench were Messrs . Grace and Ltipt 6 ii . v The account book was produced , as well as an . abstract of the accounts ; all of coarse in tneti * ual slovenly ^ ay . Mr . Bond appeared to enquire respecting some of the details of the ac , coants ^ Bt could receive no ; satisfactory information . The fact was , that the accounts have been so kept for many years , as to preclude the possibility of any raterpayer , knowing any thing , of the several items of which they are made up , when
brought before the Magistrates to be passed , —a right which every rate-payer claims by law , as well as to object to the legality of aiiy item . It appears to ! be customary ^ for the overseers to present before the magistrates a summary of the general expenditure , and which the _ magistrates , -without iknowing any thing as to their accuracy , are accustomed to pass for correct j ; Our readers must be aware , that in consequence of the ? teps of the Towri'Council , in enforcing the payment of arrears of Borough and other rates , { which , by the by ^ come out of the poor-rates , ) from the overseers of several townships , a ^ reat many poor persons have latel y be ^ en summoned , S 4 me of whom . Save been in the most
destitute circumstances , and yet compelled to pay the rates . Mr . Bond , therefore , very probably under the iriiluence of this consideration , appeared to inquire into the accuracy of these accounts . As already stated , he could . obtain no information whatever ; the oyeriieers were not at all prepared for an examination , and could not even produce the particular source whence they had obtained their general sums . There was so much charged for this thing , and so much for that ; but the d—1 knows whether any of the general accounts were correct , and it . is supposed the overseers in the end will have to send ^ Mr . jJond to him to find out how they stand ^ for it is put of their power to satisfy him . The fact is , that the accounts have been kept
nobody knows how ;; and though the overseer' ? gave their promise of amendment and greater accuracy iri future , that certainly will not satisfy for the past . It is believed that a great many items have been charged to the . rate-payers which they had no legal right to pay ; and consequentl y the rates must either have been greater than was actually necessary to meet the expenditure in relie \ irig the po <) r or that that rehef which ought to have been administered to the poor has been abstracted from them and the means of it applied to some other purposes : for which the overseers are not in a position to account . This is pretty work . One of the overseers said at the Court !
House , that to keep the book !; , as they ought to be kept , would cost the township £ 30 a year extra for somebody's salary . Mr . Bond very properly replied that no such allowance would be made , as it was illegal , and the overseers themselves were bound by the law to keep their own accounts . The overseers by thisneglect nave certainly placed themselves in a pretty mess , for they are now liable to be sBnt to jail for not producing correct accounts . After a good deal of altercationon both sides ^ the overseers promised to have such an abstract of the accounts in about a month as would satisfy Mr . Bond . Who can tell what will be the upshot of this business ?
CuTTiNCf STICKS .- ^ On Tuesday morning last , an old woodman , a sturdy evergreen , of four score years ) standing , and keeper of the woods and forests , the property of the Earl of Cardigan , near Kirkstall , accompanied by a brother keeper , charged a young man of decent appearance , about 16 years-of age , with having destroyed two birch trees or shrubs , by cutting out heart and root with a saw , apparently for thesake of securing two of the best and strongest shoots for walking sticks , the heads of which were to be formed by the tremendous roots attached . The keeper said that he saw the prisoner , whom he had known for seven years ; in company with another youth unknown in the wood , , in the act of sawing the trees ; and on his approach they both made towards him with the intention , as they thought of sawing him down too : but they
stopped short , dropped the twigs , and cut ' their sticks , the unknown bearing off the saw . The intrinsic value of the trees would with difficulty be got at , the old man saying they might be worth a shilling , or they might be worth five pounds . A witness swore that he saw the defendant in a field , four miles from the wood , an hour after the time the keeper saw him ; with which the defendant agreed , but denied his having been in the wood . The court questioned the keeeper as to any grudge he might have owed the defendant for some personal annoyance , when he hesitatingly said that the lad had once thrown a stone at his horse . Damages 40 s . and costs , or be committed to the House of Correction for two months . The sticks were exhibited in ceurt , and were worthy the view of the curious as most formidable destructive weapons .
Salting a Watchman ;—Such is the phraseology of Leeds Court House . —William "Wallace , ( not the Scottish hero , ) was brought before the magistrate ;! , on Thursday last , charged with assaulting a watchman while in the execution of his duty . The watchman stated that he was on duty the previous evening lit Quarry Hill , when he observed the prisoner and a woman standing near the door of a house at a very late hour , and that he heard them say " there's the watch , " and immediately they went into a house . He walked quietly past the door , thinking the house was probably a disorderly one , which-was occupied by a Mrs . Perry , who formerly kept a beer house in the neighbourhood .
He further stated that he had not gone many yards from the House before the prisoner came up and asked him if he was the man that was on the other side of the . road a little ago . -The watchman replied that he was ; whereupoa the prisoner struck him for which reason he brought him to jail . An inspector corroborated some of the statements made by the watchman . T ^ e prisoner in his defence told quite a different tale , and certainly it was not at all an unlikely one . He said that he was in the street with a woman , and that he had gone quietly into the house with the same woman , and that they had not been long in the house together when the watchman went to the door , and knocking , with great
violence , demanded admittance . This was refused for some time , when in conseqence of his repeated knocking , the door was opened , and finding no one but the woman he went his way . In a few minutes the prisoner followed him and asked what business he had to come knocking at a private house in that way and demanding admittance . \ The watchman replied , that if he did not go about his business he would take him to jail . He refused to go , and the watchman taking him by the collar , a scuffle ensued in which the prisoner ' s coat was torn to ribbons , and both he and the watchman ; lost their hats . Mrs . Perry picked them both up and took them into
her house . She shortly afterwards locked the door , and the prisoner was taken to jail . He was fined lbs . and costs for the assault ( that was for allowing the watchman to assault him , as it was understood from the evidence , though parties are often liable to be mistaken ) , and , in default of payment : was to be committed to Wakefield for fourteen days . We nave headed the paragraph " Saldng a watchman . " If , however , it was true that he went knocking , in that way , at a private house and demanding admittance without any authority , he certainly deserved not only to be well salted but warmly peppered into the bargain .
¦ Pigeon Shooting Extraordwiarv . — On Monday last , a shooting match took place on the Cricket Ground ., on Woodhouse Moor , between ten of Bradford's best shots , and ten of a similar profession in our own good town . The match . was for ten sovereigns . Bach competitor , for the glory of the brutal mort ^ was to shoot at seven birds . Two of the gentlemen from Bradford kilted six : each out of the fourteen which . were to be their victims ; and of course gained the victory . What a pity that intelligent beings should have no better means of spending their time than meeting to shoot a few innocent birds . If each of these competitors for
pigeon victory had shot his seven biras , what an enormous sacrifice of innocent life ^ would thus have been made to gratify a ferociow * taste ; for certainly it can be called by no better a name . Pigeon shooters ought first to manufacturie their pigeons , and then to shoot fliem . But perhaps they will tell us of pigeons as gent 3 . of the turf say -of race-horses , that r they like it . " Certainly it is a very desirable thing to be shot . Two poor lads were each , fined 5 s . and fs . costs , at the Court House , the other day , for tying a can to a dog's tail . But which was worse-i-that , or pigeon sheoting ? But do apt some of our respectable men join in the sport ? ghat ' s thequestioni : ¦ . v '' ¦; v . ¦¦¦ •"•
, ,. Out 6 y onjs Scrape into Another . —It was only onfWednjesday last , that a girl was -. sentenced aVthe Porter ,. Sessions for the borough , t 6 four inontbjj ; imgrjs ^^ stealing ' . articleav of wearing apparel , /^ d . spine Jiilyervspodns , &e ; f from Mr . Gwsham , apawflbrokery in HUinslet-lane ; He b ^ 8 carcely well got itb ^ s ch arge offlniq handaiwheii he . h ^ fobere ^ pdnBible for wiotrier ^ fdn on the > fotlowing morning ( Thuri ^ ay ) , thxee of Mr . GrsshMa ' s
yeung J » eH appeared before th » magistrateaficharg ing twq prisoners , a man and hia wife , bbth aged , and juuped Jphn and Mary How-gate , -With stealing aJshjr * a ) id waistcoat * ^ hUe purchaang- -sotie ^ othfer ^ rticlet in hi > j 4 hop . ; : The charge was tleanly pfbtea ^ tiji f ! property was ( found upon them in ; ihe $ hop , and tfeie ^ tisonerfl were bo ^ h p ommitted for trial . There maefr be something peculiar in Mr . jGhresriam ' s goods as they jseem to take ^ the ^ ncy of so many honest peop le .. ., ' . ' ¦¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ •¦¦ ¦ ¦¦;¦ ¦ ; ' ¦¦ ' [ .. ¦ ¦ : ¦'¦ , ' . - .
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Robbeey . —On Sunday night last , some ihievea entered .: the su ^^ p * Mf ^ Q ^^ l ^^» took the hberty of decampingwith a new-black cioat [ the proper ^ of 6 nMK'lJttle # 0 ^ . ^ WS ^ a ^ r ^ that : these customers did , not , in preference , triiat thenwelve 8 tO : at ^ ty'bolus / ^ ^ ^^ : ^^^^ ^^^\ ^ : TkE : Leeds Rat -Trap alias ^ The Operative Den . —A correspondent who has sent us a fengthy cornmnnication on the arrangements made for the entertainment of the Conservative Rats , on the forthcoming exhibition of Tory follvj informs us that it has been arranged by a few rich operatives * that the gentleman rats shall pay 10 s . 6 d . for their tickets , exclusive of wine , and that the operative
Vermin should ; as o very'greatfavour"be allowed to have their tickets for 2 s . 6 d . This favour , however , he says , ia not to be granted for nothing ; for since the gentleman rats have been so kind as to take the management of the whole affair out of the paws of those of the inferior order , they have passed a reso | lution " that no operative rat shall be allowed to sit at the same table with the gentlemen rats , and that they shall moreover even condescend : to make their ingress into the trap by a separate entrance , otherwise . they shall bei taken by the » cuff of the neck , and with a gentle kick on tiie posteriors , and an order to Awheel aboTit , " be reminded titiat they ought to keep their own den . " It has also been hinted
that a bans to be placed between the tables of the gentlemen rats and the operative rafs ; and in order to prevent any mistake about the mtenm ^ gling of the company , a board is to be fastened to the ^ arwithtne words " Gentlemen Rats' Apartment" oh . one side , and " Operative Rats' DEN " onthe other . We do not vouch for the accuracy of our corresporldent ' s information in respect to these arrangements but if the " Operative RAts" are so fond of die burnt ; cheese , as to submit to the degradation of thus obtaining it , we wish them all the joy oftbeirmouthful thatcouidpoHsibly be desired , It is hardly to be thought , however , that such ceremony will be'found among so stranffe a breed .
Newspaper Stamps . ^—On the motion of Mr . Baring , a return was ordered , and presented , " of the number of Newspapers to which Starnps were issued , and of the number of Stamps issued to Newspapers , in the years ending 15 th September , 1836 , and 1837 , and the half year ending 16 th March . 1838 ; distinguishing the number issued to London Newspapers , to English Provincial Newspapers * and to Irish and Scots Newspapers respectively , and showing the total number and amount each year ; also , the amount of Newspaper Stamp Duty received in each of the above penoas . " ^ This return will set the c [ uestion at rest as to the Cirulatiori of the Northern Star .
DEW 3 BURY . Radical Festival . —The Raoical Meeting arid dinner , which is to take place on Monday next , is expected to be one of the most numerously attended festival , ever witnessed in Dewsbury . The following talented gentlemen have already accepted the invitations of the Radical Association to attend at the meeting and dinner : —Feargus 0 'CorjhDr , Esq . ; Rev , J . R . Stephens , of Ashton ; James Taylor , Esq ., of Rochdale ; Richard Oastler , Esq .-
Dr . Fletcher , of Buryj C . Hooton , Esq ., Editor of the Leeds Times ; Rev . Mr . Hill , Editor of the Northern Star } and several other speakers front Huddersfield , Halifax , Bradford , Wakefield , and other places . A procession accompanied with music and banners is to start from the Market-place , at halfrpast nine o ' clock in the morning to meet Mr . Feargus O"Connor andother friends . The meeting is to be held in a field , opposite the New Cloth Hall . We also understand that for the Convenience
of the working classes , arrangements are made to sell tickets for the dinner up to eight o ' clock this ( Saturday ) evening . . Suicides . —Mr . John Wilson , of Batley-Carr , putar . end to his existence b y cutting . his throat on Monday morning last . The unfortunate deceased had been in a deranged state of mind for many years , but owing to some circumstance or other , - he had been rather worse for the last few weeks , and on Sunday evening last , when he went to bed , he concealed near ; it hand , a very sharp razor , with which instrument he put an end to his life , by cutting his throat in a most shocking manner . About one o ' clock in the morning of the day above
mentioned , the deceased ' s wife thought that she heard her husband vomiting blood ; consequently , she got out of bed and made an alarm , when the unfortunate man was found with his throat cut * and bleeding into the bed-pot , and the razor in the pot also . Medical aid was procured immediately ; but it was too late—life was gone . Also , on . Thurday last , a woman named Blakeley , of Batley , who had been in a low state of mind for some time , put an end ; to her existence , by almost severing her head from her shoulders with a sharp knife . Not many weeks ago she would have succeeded in destroying herself by taking poison , had not the stomach-pump and medical aid been procured immediately .
ELLAND . Radical Association . —The subject , " Whatare best means for the labouring population to pursue to obtain their just and legal rights , " was concluded on Wednesday evening week . The concluding speeches of Meesrs . Popplewell , Grassby , Hanson , and others , were tangible and straightforward shewing the utility of unison , and proving that national regeneration depends mainly on the exertions of the millions ; still keeping in new and acting m concert with the few who have braved the sneer of rank and p rivilege in speaking out for right . The subject which stands first on the book for discussion on Wednesday next , is an "Enquiry into the National Debt , " when all parties in politics are particularly requested to attend , as truthis the only end and iuin of the Eiland Radicals . '
IUmcAL School . —The Radical School holden in this place was opened on Monday , the 20 th Of March , and there are now the surprising number of 104 scholars . The scholars chiefly consist of young menand women , who are as anxious in the affairs of politics as that of writing and accounts , &c . They , are taught three nights a-week , and are well supplied with masters . The Radical cause is iu a very flourishing way in Eiland , New Poor Law—Francis Noble , the appointed relieving officer under this law repaired to the vestry of the Parish Church on Wednesday week , for the purpose of paying those who receive out-door relief a place which has been used for the purpose from &M £° & when the Rev -Atkinson
' ; . y . , minister of toe Church , openly avowed his detestation to the New Poor Law , and ordered him , about his business ; . he repaired to a room over the prisoru whidvis the property of the rate-parersj and a meeting is m contemplation to prevent him from resorting there , as the general body of the rate-pavers are opposed to the New Poor Law . Manchester and Leeds Railway- ^ A nuraerous meeting of the inhabitants of Eiland , was held on Friday last , the constable in the chair for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of suggesting to the directors of the Manchester and
J . eeds Railway the importance of a station being made at Eiland , with convenient warehousing for goods and accommodation for passengers . A question was also raised , whether it would not be of importance for the interests of the company to the benefit of a large mass of population , and the manufacturing interests generall y , that the Halifax . Branch Railway should be formed direct to Eiland and that the Huddersfield communication with the main line might also be made at Eiland , which two branches would serve to connect those two important towns at one station on the line .
RICHMOND . Richmond Union . —Colonel Cradock , of Hartforth , has been elected Chairman , and the Rev William Barnes , of Richmond , Vice-chairman to the Board of Guardians for the ensuing year . Appo intment of Officers . —The appointment of officers for the parish of Richmonl took place last week ; when Mr . George Wade and Mr . vV . R . Robinson were appointed assessors of taxes ' Mr . C . J . Thairlwall and Mx . Robert Jamson overseers of the poor , and Mr . John Westgaxth and Mr
onnstoptier atapleton surveyors of the highways for the ensuing year . ' . Presentations . —The Rev . James Tate , M . A ., Master of the Grammar School at Richmond has been presented to the Vicarage of Easby , near Richmond , vacant by the death of the Rev . Caleb Readsbaw . Patron , the Queen . —The Rev . Isaac Close has been ^ presented , by the Lord Bishop of Chester , to the Perpetual Curacy of Kirby Ravens v ^ orth , vacant by the death of the Rev . Thomas DUXton . r ¦;'¦ : ¦
HALIFAX . Wesleyan MissioNs .-. The tw-enty-fifth anni , versary of the . Halifax Auxiliary Wesleyan Mte sionary Society was held in the South Parade Chapel on Monday evenipg . last . On Sunday ^ sermons yme preached by the following Riv . G ^ ntlernebV m ., J . S . Stam j from Cheater ; J ; Pattenbur ^ from Leeds ; J . J . Bates , Sowerby -Bridee Jd | J ) . Waddy , from Shield . The ^ Shded thejiublic : Meeting abov ^ re ferred' ^ toV and gave addre ^ s ^ to tt ^ yery large congregation '^ whieh ^ as awemfeled - orr that occasion . -The friends to the cause ; fpafc down , to a ^ publie breakfast on' Tuesday nwrningv ¦ ¦ - , . - . / r ; ¦ ; u ¦ . ¦ ¦ . ¦¦ •¦ i ; : . ^ . .. " .. . _ ¦ . .. v . -. ¦ . ' . ¦ - 'v , ^
WAfEK ! HiabgE's : Charity . —Afmeeting was £ ° ^ J » Old Gock- Inn , : the Mother day , of ^ the Ipv ^ rriora : and trustees of the' above ' charity , to wjjioint virafq gbvjernors in the room of George rnestley ^ Esq . y of fWhite Windows , and Jereiniah RawSbn , Esq ., of Shay ^ who have both resigned . John Priiestley , JEsq ., of Thorp , was elected ; for bowerb y , and JoHttStaTeleyiEsq . / of ' Spring Field ; for this town . : ^
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JUITERARY ANp PHIiOSOPaiCAL SOCIETY — This society at their last monthly meeting held in the society ' s rooms ; when J ; R . Ralph , Esq wa » in the ; chah v received the foUowing donations - ^ i ^ fo ^ frem Gwany , byMr . Ba vidig ^ a rabbit , by Master H . Alexander ; a bronze medal found in Erringdon Part , by C Rawson , Esq uresident at the society ; a halfpenny of Wm . ' and Mary , by Mr . Martin ; and a fine crystal of . ferrhprussiat ^ of potash , by Mr . C Morris . A paper on nybernation , embracing the torpidity ot aid . mals , " was read by Dr . Moulsoh /¦>' ¦ ¦ ,. ' . ^ . _ ¦ . ; " Town MissioNs . —A donation of ten guineas has been received from Issac Crewdson , Esq ., of Manchester , in support of the above missions , cbnnected with this town .
Mechanics' Institute . —The directors of the above institution , established in this town , have appointed the Rev . W . Turner , president j and Mr . Farrar j senior secretary , to attend a meeting at LeedSj of the central cbmmititee of the West-Ridine Union of Mechanics' Institutes on the 25 th inst . The Anti-Slavery Committee ; Lori > Morp eth and Mr . C . Wood . —A : meeting was heldon Friday last , at the Trustees' Office , in this town , in the afternobaG . B . Browni Esq . in
, , the chair . Mr . Brown and Mr . A . Suter gave an account of their haying attended the raeeting of delegates in London , and detailed some part of the proceedings of that body , expresgiiig at the same time much regret at the votes given by the above named gentlemen , on the motion of Sir G . Strickland . A resolution was passed expressive of that regret " and in support of the votes of Sir G . Strictland and . Mr-Protheroe , unanimously . "
Sion Chapel . —On Sunday last two sermons were preached by the Rev . James Sherman , from London , on behalf of the Sunday schools connected with the above chapel in this town . Collections amounting to £ 63 were made . The Old CHpRCH .--The situation of organist having become vacant , through the resignation of Mr . Sharp , a Buccessor will have to be appointed at the parish church in this town . A young Ubchin's Discbetion . — A little lad named Alekander Denisori , jtvas summoned by a person named Job Halliwell , 'under the following circumstances : The complainant it appearedhad
, had a number of windows brblcen , and had heard it said that this ; lad knew the parties who had done it ; and he , therefore , brought him-to ? ee if he could be made to tell their names , for he wouldhot do it at home . The magistrates informed the complainant that the summons was for breaking windows , and that they could not inake him tell if he would not . Mr . Bearden , after tearing the summons , turned to the little fellow , and said , " Now , you had bettertell that gentleman what you know ;" but the young rogue stood unmoved , and while the magistrates and the complainant were conversing together , the lad left the bar , amidst the laughter of the court .
Intemperance Triumphant . —James Eastwood , a iittle broad set man , attired ; in a shaggy waistcoat and corduroy breeches , and whose appearance altogether betokened as " care ¦ ¦ defying a blade as ever Bacchus listed , " was summoned before / the magistrates under the following' circumstances . Isaac Smith , anower of vessels , was the complainants It appeared that during the late stormy which lasted twelve weeks , and during which time the canals were frozen up , the defendant remaining in the mean time idle , received 18 s . a week . At , the expiration of the storm , which the master said was only three weeks ago ; he agreed to work until " June , without receiving any wages , in order to balance the 12 weeks wages which he had received for doing nothine .
. However , after occasioning the master much trouble during the three weeks he had been in work , he sent for him that morning to go off wi . th ' a boat , when he refused to go at all . The defendant denied that he had ever entered into an agreement with the complainant : he said that he was employed by his son . The complainant said that his son did not pay him his wages . The magistrates asked if there had been any written agreement , upon which the complainant answered in the negative . Magistrate ( to the defeudant ) : " Well my man , what do you say for not going this morning ? " The defendant , with half closed optics and other indications of a nights booze , stammered out , that "he was non comput mentus . " ( Laughter , in which the bench joined . ) Magistrate , I think that that is true ; you were
non compus mentus as you say ? " T > efendant : * Wellyoaknoa ^ you . understand that , I had a sup too much . " The defendant then expressed his willingness to return to his work ; but his master said that he was afraid that if he took him back , he would do him some damage . The complainant , as a natural consequence , appeared desirous to have the wages which he had advanced reimbursed ; bat to realise which , there seemed no other mode than ftat of taking back the defendant to his employment . The complainant / therefore , began to ask the defendant if he would enter into a : contract to work the remainder of the twelve weeks ; but , " no "like the British oak , of which he himself was now the prototype , you might smash him into sDlintefs .
but he would never bend—he declared , with a wide awake" wag of the head , that he was not going to be « bun" not for « onny" man ! The complainant then for a brief period ; " held .- ' communion with himself , " by / which ne considered that ¦ m wouid he P r adent to have no more to . do with him . Tbe magistrates , therefore , ordered him to pay Costs os ., and the case was disrnissed . There being no written agreement between the parties , the magistrates had no jurisdiction . i / > -- ' . [ ADyERTisEMENT . } v % Q Jea DEALERs ,- ^ We beg to call the attention of those , into whose hands , the rising Star , i \ ' , ? Per week may fall , to our expose on the 31 st March , of the system of hawking : Also to an anonymous reply inthegfer of the 7 th of April ,-f 1018
to this additional snemmnn nf ei ~ ,, ) un ~ -. „ - ™ i « xo - aaoitipnai gpecimen . of skulking , as a reply to a statement in which they are charged with this ^ . - ^ e ^ ay to the f' Pack" of "Seotch Tea Dealers \' ahzs "Hawkers" come from ; under the ' « Umbrella and Stick / ' put your names at the bottom of your gallant challenge , and we will give yoa that satisfaction , which , your dvipea h ^ e already receivedat our hands .-No person can reply to anonymous letters ; and no person canbe expected to reply to anonymous Newspaper charge 8 . ~ OTTLEY and Co . ' Tea Dealers , 2 , bputhgate , Halifax . P . S ; Those Locusts who cannot write are requested to -add their mark—thus M ' e —— - his w . ¦ .. , ¦;¦ ¦ : ; ¦ — , ; . ¦ , ¦ ¦ , ,. . . ¦¦¦ - . ,
¦ . . ¦ . ¦ : ' : ' BRApPQlLDi •¦ V . ' ^ RAPE .-eEdward Jordan , of Bradford , tailor , aged 56 , wa ^ brought before : j . C ^ Lister , Esq ., at the Lourt House , on Monday , charged with committing a rape on the body of ^ onbra Foley , of Bradford , a girl about ; eleven years of age . It appeared from the evidence of the girl , that on Sunday afternoon , between one and two tf clock , she was playing with a little boy at the PetfH 4 |; near the Gas House , when the prisdner 'Coaxed iiertogointo an outhouse , near the . place , and committed the offencfc . She said the prisoner had done' so wiA her before , and that shedurst not teirher mother for shame . James Hudson Woblcomher , and 'William Hopkinson , joiner ^ two lads about sixteen or " seyenteen , said they went into the butJipuge and : found the prisoner and
the Iitfle girl there ) : and ' &e , prisoner's dres 3 was disordered . ' Theijinspner Walk ^ d away quickly , and they shoUted afi ^ him th ^ lief wouid tell his wife . Hajmah Foley ; the ^ mofber Stated ^ t having heard from one of tbe ^ Sd ^ wha ^ hkh hapjjBned , she asied her daughter , il ^ af ^ lie ' ' ^ v ^' ^ ^^^ 8 ame' > ccQiaTt she hadrgiyeri ^ te ; ' Mrf ^ m ' r ^^ rgeon , ' stated he had examined the girl v knef' iiJuM such symptoips as proved that thebrience hab ^ De ^ n co mmitted ; M at : th 0 same tirrte ^> tated ^ fliat ^ it did liot appear ti « first ofiflQce . ' | Fhe ^ risooeri i . o % nied"Iiaving toiicM B ^ &yin ft ^ yway i . -Iir is ^ a miisdepreanor . according to the statute , j ^ abiise a child under twelve ^ eara of age , ; even wtfr « i , ; cpngent j anJ under this > my . ie j a * committedi t ? i&e his ' trlaj at ' th « n ^ t ' se ' ssons ftrr ^ e-offence ; " :- ¦ - - ¦ - ¦¦] r ^ ' " ' - ¦ '¦ - ' ¦ ni ^ ' '¦ . ' , ^ .
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