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¦*^«>«* t . MOOR . L * T BTERY XAH WITHIN TWBHTY JCILES or Xersal Moor be at his post this day . The kkso ? Oldhah— the bbatb kek or Old hah * n , i sot be hoodwikird : ws esall LOOK OUT rOR THEM , XVD MARCH BACK WITH THXX , TO ATTKKB THEIR MEET 1 WO IK THE ETEKIKQ . GO ALL OF TOU , A SD B EAT ^ THE vsx ofTorxshire ; and they -will thaks tot : tor it . Let ths crt be—To the MOOB ! to the MOOR !? to the MOOR !!!
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TRIUMPH OF MORAL POSTER OVER PHYSICAL FORCK The great meeting * at whieh moit resistance wa * ap prtheaded , aud the prseeSing bnrit of -which bad most startled the nerv *« of " tyranny , - " are . over . XbatALS to tie prndenct , dii > cipli 2 e , ' and forbearance of the people , bo leas than to their energy , perseverance , and indomitable courage , tiey hare been a ? peaceable as they were effective and overwhelming . They have triumphantly defied , and laughed -at , ua constitution ai proclamations , illegal constructions of the mock tsing called law , and the insolent , thoagb petty "caution * , " of pigmy Magirtrate * . How ridicalons for those who eaBnothite to shew
their teeth ! How thoroughly contemptible , even to tbemielvw , mrist u « w appear th" proclamation of the "West-Riding Magistrates , rarmousted by the lion ani the unieoni , sticking on the wall * the eon « pSeaou « evidence of a desire to wo 2 Qd but a fear to stnle ! "We beg to remind these anxicus conservator ? of the public peace that the cry of "wolf' maj be raised once too often . They may think to throw the people eff their guard by these c--. nniiT : al alums , but they aPe mast nnlilely to succeed . Tier say yet
learn that the true conierrators of the public peace * re fee psblic themselves ; and they may re ^ t -tesarea fii&t the execution of any plot for its destractaoa will he firmly met , come whence , and when , u > d taw it may . ¦ O cr reader * will perceive from the eopiocj report ? -grrsc of the Newcastle , Sheffield , Peep Green , laTKfitA , Bath , Durham Conaty , and MoHmoatnshire-meetuigs , that in each and all of these place * , thMjnirt « f Bemoeracy and good order shone forth In a » MB- % riahfciess .
Oar -reporter *• estimate the ncmhers of Newca ^ tieatW ^ eo © , and the * e of Sheffield at cearly 20 090 . " ^ Wtthaat insulting the moorfnl at Peep Gtwb -by * a ^ attempt 'a . t estimation , we shall onl y say -&xt irwa * the Urgm meeting ever held in En ^ aM ; leiitag- to the brave men of Lancashire ibe-eiririabfc vttk of settinc , on this day , a new pattern to -flse » en of Yerkrlrire , who have outstripped tier last noble display on Kersal Moor . Thw fact has "been acknowledged by th « London aa £ ether reporters who attended both ; and thb > ,
too , in the teeth of every species of malignant , cowardly , and iKgenias * opposition that could be troegk-t to hear . Every incentive to fear paraded ; asd muy prospect of comfort , aad even of refreshment , withheld by the dastardly auJboritie * , who had ~ pf « vided cannon to occapy the site of tents , and omwM of military to supply the place of the refreAaeBt-. table . Tiaafci , however , we repeat , to tke disriptiae of the people , the threat * and the machination- ? of the enemy werr alike dc-pised acd foiled .
The Qaeea-grmmn * orac-le vr ** displayed ic . 3 EMT appropriate eharacrer—dr ««^ ed cp in dirty Wne ; emblematical of the « uiridt '» gravr into which , wi * its party , it if fasr aicVic ? : wh-Se myriads raise the shoot of liberty spon it * tombstone . Magistrates ot yestwdey ! Nn men of to-dav 1 f You , wkote- reipeetabTliry , inv ^ ortaBer , and legn . 1 Vn *« -l »^» ha « posed out fr > m the buBs-hele of a "eer-ftan « 7 has been » oob out of banian mi « ery in a ? aeteryHe 3 i , 6 r raited from the dunghill by the forced lab » Hr of serfs ! Tip-n . who have Wen fostered'inb > Sfc io the confiding bo < om of a deceived peoplt ! re-ad yoar biiiable manifesto of S « m-
^ y—ay « ef Scxday— ye men of lengthened Tiwg ^ od * hwe K p * tb * Btine of < Jo 4 trembles in blafphemecLs desfcrarion , while th * Devil role * yonrtatCTior life—read jonr " Caution" of Snaday , asd drew it in crape for jonr elegy of to-day . Bare do longer—is ^ dest as ia » ignifieant—thus to tnfie with tie feelings of the poor , from whose ranks ysu have , mast of yon , so recently contrived to riae . You iaye progrewed is kHowie ^ ge according to tke new " Whig wrstem of education ; gradnatizg from die cable , where you were non-electors to tie mansian , where you have become law maker * and law breakers .
"We bury your "Caution" with the follf » wiEg a ^ ropriate epitaph , furnished to us bv a work-¦ e * aan . *' : Herafefll the sifcp cf th * Weil iiiintr b « roe » . Sew Keeping so siend wiih ib- rest ot ihe iierije * . The Whig , put it ir ., Jehu BcM ^ nct'd it oat , Jk * d b » r *? j it hs > v nuicr Libert }"» shoat . L « t ihe reader , wU scan * , t » kr a traming f-om heac , Tfest tfce g « ldof the riA in ma £ « -bj of cxlt vfnet . Bat their 4 aj * iiiie besn nmnierei—tieir glory lk » iere , Acd tke gcraiuier iritis orer bsfsheds not » tear . "
Since the above was written we have received reports of many other meeting ? so copious , that we aeeced three papers instead of eae for their in » ertjen . As it is , we lay the broad sheet of agi : ation before our readers ; we ask their attention to it * lices ana boundmarks , ani whea we tell them that : n addition to the phalanx of moral demonstrations , with which we this week present them , we hope t-ext week to give Kersal Moor , Stockport , Losghbjroogh , BirHiingham , and "Worcestershire , calling forth collectively their millions derated to the same hallowed purpose —the same peaeefalness of coel determination which "has distineuinhed the
milliOBi of this week s mnjtter , we a > k thtm to ay ihis prospect before the eye of the authorities who would support injustice by a reign of terror , and demand fi-cm them what fnw , what proclamation ,-whit contemptible parade of magisterial impntesce is able to contend against so fearful an array cf free heart ? sworn in the cause of right to do or die , while yet they are determined , in the coolness . of their wisdom , to leave the oeiu 5 of first courting violence « pon the heads of their oppressors , who if taey dare to break the peace , shall dtaily answer it . rLrLr -,- . . i . . 1 . . ¦ ¦ ¦ - -. r nnnn
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LEEDS PETTICOAT POLICY MEETING . - . Os Tuesday , while the honest and true-hearted Ztgraijaen « f Leeds were absent at the great meetisg « f ti » e whole Tiding on Peep Green , the partisans of tie Qneen-groauing faction thought it a fit op . portonity to steal an exhibition which they knew weaH otherwise net hare been permitted . They met fbwooth " to testify th « ir attachmeat to her -Kajerty ' e perron L" They—the Queen groanere ; •* bey— tke exhibiton of a Queen in breeches ; the filthy ribalds ! they—whs m lately paraded the King in petticoats , with hii Crvwn reversed and falling , and tie comfortable attendants of a bloody axe mad an executioner for bis retinue—they met , ia
tie Conrt-Howe of Le « a » U express their loyalty ! Tmjy w * regard it *¦ a ibrtanate provision is the Bator * . of tiingi tiat our pen caanot laagh , or we aboild mtvt be able te hold it , while we place the joke oa * record . "We cts accore oar readers , bowerex , that , ae far aa we are eoaoeraed , tie matter it so . hoax . There ibej were : the whole elirue of the "baae , hkody , aad brutal tribe , " a nog little eoteri * of the very eSte ef Wbigpsm , « loeeted a » amfi re * m , repeating pretty speeches fron Aw kora book , greatly ta tieir « wm satisfaction , and ewBaLnaoniog , as we are told , tie father ef tfc * Qdeca-Groaoer to detecrate the Royal Pre $ eo ? e hi lie .
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^^^ m ^^ ^ ^^^^^ ' ^^^^^^^^^^^^ mi ^^ tmm ^ m ^ m BIRECTION OF THE MOVEMENT . Nothing at the present moment is more important , than that the continuous flow of agitation should "be kept up- while at the sane time its irresbrtibie current is properly directed . Our readers will haw learned from the letter of Bronterre O'Bbibn , in oar la . * t week ' s paper , tiat it is the intention of that indefatigable patriot to do a great deal towards tie effetting of this desirable purpose , by lecturing in all the large towns , especially of the North . The people and the peeple ' s cause probably
owe more to Beonterre than to any other man living . His exertions for a series of years have been unceasing aad indefatigable , and we certainly think this new mode of their employment likely to produce the most beneficial consequences . The people will thus receive much valuable instruction j and as the object of Mr . OBrien ' s lecture * is the establishment ef & daily paper spot ) sound , honest , Radical principles , he will confer a double obligation apan hi » respective audiences—present gratification , axd future baxtliug for their right * .
O'Briem has made great sacrifice * for the people ; his advocacy of Radicalinn ha * procured his rejection from the ranki of the Aristocracy , and ¦ nothing would mere gratify his numerous enemies than the failure of his prv > ject . Let the people deceive them ana support O'Bribn . The nation it O'Briek ' s debtor . Let a portion ef the dtb : be disebarged , while , by increasing his powers of usefultess , it is made yet greater . ^ ~ - ? - —
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MR . STEPHENS'S PORTRAIT . Some men say tL « -y are above suspicion ; I ssy a man being susptcted proves that he is not above suspicion : and no man knows the moment he may be s \ i > pected ; therefore , no man is above suspicion . 1 am as little suspected as ary man in the world ; however , I always answer the first breath of suspicion . - I have beard , from , perhaps , six , that . some - are beginning to think the Portrait of Mr . r Stephens is a hoax . If it is , all I can . « st i « , that it is a very expensive ore . Sometime ago I thought that I "had refTicientlv explained
all a&cut it . Then I wa ? uot able to name a a day —n » w , I am . By the subjoined docameDi it will be » een that the plate will be engraved upon the 20 th of July ; and if any one should a ? k the ean > e of the delay , the answer is , tfeat the Artist would not undertake to complete it sooser ; I offered him thirty gnineas for every fortnight be would strike off , and he now complains ef being too mneh piDcbed . I protni-ed that the Portrait should be worth agaicea . I no * - promise that it will be worth more , osd that none bat Subscribers shall have it at acv
pnee . The Artist was perftctlv astounded ar such a Portrait being givea with a newspaper ; and when mj reai : er « see One Hundred G-jinea * is to be paid for the Engraving alone , whu-h forms « c 2 rec ! y any part ot the espense , thev will find that it is " ho /« kij . " I have striuned every nerve to have it done as speedily as possible ; and * o it has been . The delay haj > been occasioned by the magnitude -ol tte xiirk . Mv reaier < nn-x have rav word "that they shall have the most spler . did Portrait ,
out of all comparison , that has ever beea presented with a newspaper , aad a * soad as the art can produce . The best atonement for the delay wbu-h I can make i-, by informing my Subscribers that a -j . lenJid likeness of John Fkost , the virtuous MagiMrate , is gonig en at the same time , and that tbey shall have that soomer than they would be atbenrise eirtitled to it . A fame sized Portrait of t >> e good Eichakd OaStler , and one of Fslaecus
O'Connor , all fourteen icebr ? " by eleven , and equally valuable , will be ^ iven to my Subscribers , aad to them alone . Aad now , I thick , w hen the Convention , ( vtaSch ban be « B very expennTve , ) La * been thrown in , that not a single Sub * eribcr has a right to grurcble . I a » cure my friends , that I would sooner beg for the remainder of my life than deceive them on any subject , and especially a money ^ uc .-tion : especially when I bare invariably declined acc- ^ ing all offers of tli&t stuff .
In conclusion , my Subi « ribers * h 3 . \\ have Portraits that will be creditable t- » all concerned . Your faithful friend ,
FEAKGUS O'CONNOH . P . S . —How ea » y it is for the public- to attack one mrji , but how difiu-ult for aav man to please the public . I j : i * t wi-h tkat the most hardy would take my place for one months I beg to assure you that I am equally liable to disappointments . For instance , upon tie 2 S : h of Feb . I gave an order for a doublecylinder-machirje , with a written agreement that it should be completed in ten weeks - sixteen ha \ e now pa «« ed , and it is not yet quite finished . However , my wojd is yet sufficient . guarantee to all good men , and 1 don ' t want . bad ones to Tead the Star . F . O ' C .
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KOT 1 CE . —We Vg to inioun Mr . J < Hjes , cf Pontjpool , and uuien , wbo h » ve B" * c-md ^ sefnded to rej'lf to our application * , thxt Uieir kcounta havo boA Uioded ot . r to onr Solicitor with positive iastrnctioiu tx > iffoced forthwith tor the retovrry o ( tbe a ' . uonnu We L » ve ttopitd the paper * ol » o » e Agents this week , wkc hiveuot romplird with the n \ a l * xi dewn for tbe ref nlatiuB oi ibeir p ^ jmrstB . NYe tru-t t&at s hint will Ve inCcicnt , »» it u r » ther expeiuiTe to nuiktt lurtunci for oar Ar ^ ntv
CETEXCE FCXD . £ . % . d . >' rom t"h « Ri 3 icil Asseei&tien SelVj , per T . B . Smith 1 « 8 From tfee Joun » eymea Tailon of PrtttoD 14 0 Froc Wm . Gre « tT , per A . Hrjwo « J 0 4 S | > " » m few Workiss tin of tieCtnr of Gowiie 1 2 0 From x . few Ruiicsli in Perth , whs •) mpathuevith Mr . Stepheu 1 11 0 FroB t ^ e Norwich Democnuc As * oei * tioa , ftrivan Dxrk « D 4 6 3 WEBECEIVSD tro It-Hen o » April lh » 7 ti , Wxrinp tho Nonrich . » n 4 Korth W » 'nh » m ptwt-mmriu , &ddn « ed to tbe Rrr . J . R . Stephen * , otttf J . HoUom ; caof tauu vc rrtumrd , it not briaf p «« t > paul , ihe othef we hare . »» t jel b * i aa ^ portnnity of f . nrmrding . TO M . P — , 7 t . l « Jt
. ' - KXTUOiXl . OOKYEXriOK . £ . » . d . Frejn the Liat » lL Wotkiag Ven ' i Atsocia-^ BO ^ ... JO 0 OH aUERatNG t » ota file , we Aad . ia tie auiaber for MueK |» a , tbt . « . from tha RmiieaU of Hiualey for Nitional Bent , Boiled » s ben « * nt Vy Mr . Hejwoi to Mr . Hrlhenugton . Thu U the fifth tiwe we b * Te k » d to » e « k thi « J : S—* ni onr unrer » t Int m that w « bad
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J . QC 1 JL . —We did aot receive the " items' * last week and esaaot find rc « m for them this week , Vat will try to d » ¦ o&ext . A PLAIN MAV > hoaldh » ve given tu K : i mate an 3 addres » . and ksre fumiahed tu tu um > eriiebee » f tbe truth of his Btalrm-at . We eanaot pnWkh neh thimga noon amwymoaaaiiUtoriiy . NCMBERS OF COIKE 8 POXDEXTS most excuse as . Wtthank tkem for their £ » vours , but Beoeamty obrWwnatn declio * them Tor more imp-irtant matter . In this geoeial naiiw , soot * More of boeta and letter wiitars mav oonsider UtcuseWei included . ... * LOCAL IsteUJGESCE . —Oar friends V the country will see that the meetings n ^ ce *« ari ) j « hat ow the nan » tioh of local incidents . Tbe paper can onl y be folL STEPHEKS - 8 CENTRAL CovmTTEE . -lB eonseqneiice o « the treasurers not sending an mee « nnt of the MVeTai il « n » fnefred daring the lsst month to the Centra ] ComButte * mt A * hlon , the pnbUcation of theli » t of subscr iptions w unavoidably postponed until next w « iek .
S . X . —The nabee to S . X . waa omitted last meek by accident . We shall be glad to arail onnelvea tf his services , andb » Te no doubt thit he will find the lemoneration satufictory . On that subj « t we will con » H the proprietor of the Korth-rn » Jor , and commt > D » eaU with him through th « grattenikn he names in his letter . His present communication was Uo late -. we should have Usd it on Monday , flw great okject moat be to let us have earhf intelligence . We shall look for a parcel from hioi next Monday . M& . FEOST will see that we had got an aceoBBt of theilonmonthihire meeting before receiving his letter . QCEEN * HEAB—The eommnnieation fr « m this place shall be attended to next week . This week the meeting ! exe ^ nde it .
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OF THE " NATIONAL CONVENTION " WILt BE PHESE . NTED TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSCRIBED FOR THE NORTHERN STAR , SINCE THE SIXTEENTH OF FEB . LAST , as undeb : — In ZJaJTCASBiaS , on SATUKDAY , the 25 th of May . In YORKSHIRE , BIRMINGHAM , and the Midland Conntiep on Satnrday , June Int . In NEWCASTLE , CARLISLE SCOTLAND LONDON and the Southern Countk * , on Saturday , June 8 th . We intended to give them to all onr Sabscribers in one week , but find that our Engraver caanot get off the requisite number .
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ADDRESS TO THE QUi ^ EN " . AT a very numerous and highly respectable MEETING of the INHAB 1 TAN IS of the BOROUGH of LEEDS , held in the Court House , on Tuesday , the 2 lot May , "to consider of tht-Propriety of presenting a Loyal and Dutiful Address to tbe QueeD : "
JAMES HOLDFORTH , Esq ., Major , in the Chair . It was Resolved , — l . * t . That it is the Duty of the loyal SuVjects of her Majesty to respond to the Appeal wkich her Majesty has lately made to her Ministers , anJ virtually through them to Parliament and the People , for support against the unprecedented and uncousiicutiunai Demand made upon her by Statesman who were intrusted with the Formation of as AdministratioE , and tiat a Loyal and Dutiful Addrtw be sent by the Iuhabiunts of this Borough to the Queen , assuring her Majesty of our fciyrh Approbation of her Conduct , and cur inviolable Attachment to her Perron and Govtrnmeut .
Moved bj Geokoe Goodhaw , Esq . ; Seonded by Ojadiah Willakz , Esq . ; Supported by Edward Bainf , s » fc . * q ., M . P . ¦ 2 nd . That the following be the Addres * of tbe Inhibitantx of the B ^ rou ^ h of Leeds to her Ma-Je * O' : —
ADDRESS to the queens most excellent majesty . May it Please Yopr Majesty , We , the Inhabitant * of the Borough of Lesdg , in the "West Riding of the County of York , ia yubiic meeting assembled , approach yoar Mnjesty vrkcb the eipression of our utifeigned iwyalty nnd attacfemenc to your MajerKy ' g person » nd GoTc-rcmeDt . Jealous of the rights and liberties of the people , we ^ ei » ire at the same titnw chtvriully to supjjort vour Majc .-tT ia the maintenance ol all those jtwt prerogatives wtiieh a--ee-seatial to the aafeh hoaour and efficienev £ the Crown . " '
We regard tht claim to invest the responsible adviser of your M » je .-ty with tbe power to nominate t- » other oflk-M in your Majesty ' s Houi-ehtfld , beflies those which have a direct p » lkic : al charaetbr and influence , a * not only " contrary ro u ? aKe , rad repugnant to ;» ur Maje ^ ty ' ^ fetlkipsi , " but as an unjustifiable encroaobment on ~ yi > j » r perMJual liberty aua ao invohiag a . principle vrhica if recognised ' might be tmpioytd to reduce the Sovereign to . * stats ef mental liiraldorrty imcompatible with the high functions of the free and intelligent Monarob of a free , and unlighUned people . Vv ' e , therefory , rejoioe that in . the exeroiiie of your independent judgment , and under tbe impulse of your generou * nature , jour Maje > ry at oBce rejected " the proposal to form an administration on a . condition uonvciuened by preceded and uncalled lor bv anv
paramount necesHty of State , and to have complied * uh which would have been hurailiatiag to your Majesty , and incoasistest with yocr jursonal coa » - fon and happinc-f ! !* . 1 b reciliing to your Councils tho * e Ptategm * B , awongst whom are to be found soio . v of the firmest Ad ^ ovate * © f constitutional Lib-rty , your Maje * : y n «* atforced another pledge o ! your de " termiD ! iiioa . to ophe ' d that SyMem of Liberal Gmernmtnt whbij ha * mide « u-h » ignal pr&grw « duricg the la >» u ? n year * ; and we bumbky hope , that , aided br a gsatsful and loyal People , your Majesty will be enaaleJ erer to retain arounc the Throne such patriotic Adisers hal
r a-- s'pursue the same course of Legislates Iruprovtratnt , shall perfect tfiose great Am . liorav . nt * rtcei . tly effetied in our Parliamentarv and Municipal Syitein ^ onr Penal Code , and our ' Commercial Policy , and will apply the Printip lr * of judieiocsand practical Reform to our various Institutions at Borne , and our e : Uenmt aad Colonial Depeudencien . That your Majesty may be enriched with the ebobest Gifts of agracioaa ProTiienc « aud that jourReigamaj be Ion ;; , peaceful , ana happy , is the fervtnt Prayer o-5 your Majesty ' s aivctionate atd loyal Subieou .
Moved by Jas . Williamson , E » q , M D ; Seconded by James . Hobbaua , E ^ . 3 rd . Taa « the Address ie signed by the Mayor on behalf of rbe lnbabit » nt < of the Bor » ugh , aud that it be forwarded to the Borough Memtars , with a request that they will present it to h » r Majesty , and that Lord Morpeth a « a Minister of tbe Crown be requested to aecompauy them . Moved by HiitEK Stans-fkld , E « q . ; Seconded by Peter Faiubaikn , E-q . ; Supported by Charles Cummins , E * q . 4 th . That the R ^ olution and Address be adverd ^ eu in the Leeds Papers , under tbe direetion of the Requisitorc . Moved by John Hope Shaw , E : « q . ; Seconded by Thomas HE 3 DEN , E-q .
JAMES HOLDFORTH , Chairman . The Mayor having left tbe Chair , it was taken , by Edward Bainks , Esq ., M . P . It was Rksolvkd , —That the bf st thanks of the Meeting be presented to the Mayor for hie able conduct in tbe ( .. 'hair . Moved by Jqskph Batesok , Esi . ; Seconded by D . W . Nell , E-q . EDWARD BAINES .
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St . James ' s Church . —This place of worship was re-opened on Sunday , when xermon * were prt ached in the morning and evening , by tha Rev . A . Poole ; and in tke afternoon by the Rev . W . Sinclair . The collections amounted to £ 30 . The Chartists . — "We are able to state , on the Tery best authority , that at a recent meeting of the Wesley an preachers of the Bath district , connif ing of between thirty and forty individuals , it ru unanimously resolved that any member of the Methodist Connexion , who should join hinwelf with the Chartists , * h » old be excluded from their body . — Hath P + st .
Ca / utiok to Bathbrb . — On Monday , two young men named Henry Rtuhforth and Abraham Suteliffe , were brought op at the Court Hiraae , charged wi . h trespassing in a field in the occupation of Mr . A * kwith , opposite the Cardigan Armx , en the Kirk * tall road , for the purpose of bathing , on Sunday afternooa . Suteliffe , whose conduct was rery violent , tu fined £ 2 and costi , or in default , committed for a month to Wakenrld House of Correction ; Ru . "hworth , who waa intoxicated , wan fined 5 * . and costs for that offrQot , which w&i pa'd . % nd he w a * discharged ,
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Ancient > orestebb * Aknitersaky . —On Monday last , the members » f Court jSt . & * t * r , N « . 276 , celebrated th * ir fifth anniversarj at the haase of Mr . VTm . H ^ Jg » en , Sbafc « p *» re Tavern , York-Atreef , Leedx , where a vab ^ tantisl iu ; d SHinptaoua dinner wa * provided , under the » Bp * riatendence of the worthy host and hwteas ; . The dimner wwcbnducted with the greatest order and regularity . Great praise U doe to the worthy Lost and hostess " , for the elegant toannetinwliiph they had fitted dp ihe room lor the occng-on , and for their comfortable
and hospiuble treatment . Mr . Wm . toBgf < faff * re- ' « ded ; and , after the cloth % as draWn , aeveral appropriate toasts wefe ' ;' : ftrunl . Pleasure pervaded the whole of the proceedings , and hilarity . was kept up to a late hoar . On the following 4 ay , the wives and female friends took tea together . The ladies , whe ought to be tha best judges , declared that the tea waa excellent , and provisions were provided in great abundance , and of a good quality . After tea ,, the females were aruused with music and dancing . ¦•¦¦ • ., . ' - ¦ ¦ ..
Benignity Lodge . —Leeds Distuict of THE M . U . —The members of the above lodge held their anniversary ou Wbit-Sloaday , at Parthfield Houce , Ddwijbujry-road , Hunslet , when upwards of fifty sat down to & most sumptuous dinner , served up in the good old English idle , reflecting great credit on the worth y hostess , Mrs . Hall . The uloth being draws j the evening was spent in the greatest harmony . The following day a number of the member * ' wives and sweethearts was regaled with tea and spiee cake ; after which , to enliven the scene , fiddling and dancing commenced , and at intervals was relieved by Mr . BrWiivent performiDg . * orae » f his select pieced in rectriloquism . Messrs North , WoodheAiJ , and Willoughby contributed their share of vocal harmony . And at aiate hour the convivial party * epara * ed for their respective homes , highly gratified , with the entertain menh
The Leeds . Um . iteb Ohder of Odd Ffl LO ws . —Oc ilopday last , the Members ' of the Hope Lodge , No . 3 , held at the-Waterloo IHn , Bank , celebrated their Fifth . Anniversary , when f » Tty-five Brotbera sat down to a most sumptuous and substantial dinner , which was served op in a style that reflicted tbe highest honour upon the worthy host and hostess . After the cloth was drawn , the evening wag fpent in harmony and iocial intercourse . On Tuesday , the Member * of ' . the Lily of the Valley Lotlge , No . 9 , celebrated their Anniversary . The dinner was got up with that liberality , which hua
won for the landlady , Mm . Emmott , the warm attachment of all who have the pleasure of knowing her . At ax o ' clock on the same evening , the wives and female friends of the M . tmbers took tea together , after which , the song , the dance , and recitation sweetly stole the hours away . The following n « w Lodges were . opened on Monday last . Sf . Mary ' s Lftlge , at the White Lion , Quarry Hill . Economy L ^ dge , at the / Three Tun- , B ' rewerr bield . The Star in the East Lodge , at the Brown Cow Inn , York Road . Thui . niay every institutieu prosper that is founded upon the broad basis of reason , ecoaomy , and humauUv .
Female Pugilists . —On Monday , Mary Collins , Racbael R »! ey , and Jaiie t ? harp , were brougfet up at the Coart House , charged with fi ghting , and creating a disturbance in East Lane , on Sundav afternoon , between tkree and four o ' clock . They « ere described by the police as perfee * masters ef Billingsgste language . Celiias , after a reprimand , wai discharged , and the other two were committed for a month each to Wakefidd . An Amazon . — On Monday , an aged woman , above the ordisary size , namei Erither Lilly , r * sidiDg in Broadsteps-yard , Marsi-lane , wa * brought » p at tbe Court House , charged with a violtat a * - ^ aalt on a watchman , about tw-lve o ' clock the preceding ni ^ bt . It appeared from the statements made
agamst her hy her neighbonni , that the prisoner is a terror to tbe locality in which she uVelU , and hav ? in ^ sejvtdsorastiine- hi Wakefieid for a former oBVnev " she has , since her distharge , led a sort of cat and dog life with every OLe whose ill-fortune brought thrm in contact with her . On Sunday night , the wa'cbman was called upon to quell a disturbance , whentoe ol ( t TToman , in ¦ mement of exasperation threw » h » lf-brkrk at Inra . 1 » ber defeuce , she stated that she bad beea " ^ agitate * " by her neighbours past all esdu ? ance , and tbat of coursie she retaliat « d in bad Ian-page , of which they knew she was quite capable . She was fined 4 »< . arid fo * tf » , or in default committed to her old quarters at Wakiifeld for two month ! . . '
Stealims "Wkarino jfc » PARjBL . —On Monday . Isabella Granger , the wife of Wrn . Granger , of Mi ! l « riaht- * treet , Leylandfty wa * brought up at the Cocrt Hoiw . charged with stealing a wet pap aud a silk b&ndfeerchief , from tb » house of Wm . Rogers , Copenha ^ en ^ street , North "Sown End , where she bad Wen enaagfrd to wa * h . Mrs . Rogers-was confined , an « l Ganger , in defence , said tiut the article- ^ had been given to her by the niir ^ in part payment of her day ' . * wagbs . Js ' ot being able to satisfy the minds of the jsa ^ istrates on thw point , sbe was committed for trial .
PickpgckstS . —John Og ! e , of Retford , and Francis Cecil ,. of Sheffield , w # re brought up . at the Court House ., on Saturday , charged with picking tbe pocket of a « old man named Jona * MitUIeton , of eighteen or aineteen shilling * , on Friday niglit , at the Crooked-Billet public hcase , in Hunger . It appeared that Middleton had bsen at the Crooked Billet all the day , and in the ? - » rly part of it had got change hr- a sovereign of the landlord . The two prisoners went to the house- in eompan > dorinR
the afVeroonn ^ and had a pint of ale ; during their stay the protestor fell asleep , and tbe tV > aale servant , from a pa *»«^ e , saw Og& put his haad into -YLidoltton's pocket and take samvthing out , which be put into his-own . The two aieu then se& ' off , and tbe girl immsdta-tely ascertained from tbe old rnau that he had !< wt all hi . * change .. The constable wag ^ e nt for , and tbe men were pursued aud appr . jhunded ; and these eirenmstxnoe ? bei » g detailed * Rjjr < iinst there , they wre committed to "Wakefield House of Correction far- trial .
Inqcksi . —Ou Friday night , an msjuest was held at the Nag ' s Head , Hbnsler , before Mr . Blackburn , wa . view of tbe body of John H'Uton , a clothier , residing in Park Court , Park La » e , Leeds ; he was la <» t- « een alive on tb » -Monday night week previous , about half-past ten > when he wsa ^ slightly intoxicated- ,. but how he got into the water » hi-re was no evidence to snovr . The jury returned a verdict "Found drowned . " CruevtY to a Pio . —A \ t the Couto House , on Saturday , Jfr . Bradbury , of the Bowling Grreen , at PotternewtoB , and a man named ffwljon , in hi * traploy , were charged by Mr . Protoo ^ of the sam e village ,, with haviDg , on Friday tnwraiug , cruellv to It
ill-treatad > » pig , so a ^ cause its death . « ip ~ peared Jrom the evidence of Mr . Prt ^ Jor . and hU v . it ~ netses ^ that the pig ww tarned iut ^ a yaid shortly after sevea o ' clock , and that it stE ^ red to the prsmises . of Mr . Bradbury ^ wheace- it was forcibty ejecttd by a dog and a . whip , —the latter in &e hands of Hadson , and the former the propsrty of Mr . Bradbary ; -J-s * forcibly ., indeed , tb » t it died > n a short tim * » fterwardy . Mr . Befcyon , wh » keard the case , w »* of opinion ( notwithstanding tbe- contradiction of Mr . Bradburv and his se ? vant )
that more violence had been used than wa » at all necessary , and advised the parties , as they were neighbours with this opinion before them , So . dime to an . amicable arrangement , and prevent the necessity of . a . conviction ; . to this Mr . Bradbury declined to accede . The magistrate therefore , as tbe pig waa txesp . M * ing , and as it had baen sold for 16 * . after its death ( tbe origiual worth being about 30 . 4 . ) ordered kin to pay 10 s . tid . foi the damage , and IOi . 6 d . expense . * , which after some demur was agreed to , ' -
Caution' to Coacu Proprietors . — -On Saturday last , William Elam , of HuddersfieW , coach proprietor , again appeared-before- tbe magistrates at the Court House , to . answer charges preferred against him by theofAcer of stamps and taxes , I which , it will be remembered had been allowed to ! stand ever for six weeks to allow Elam time to ! raemoriiilize the Board of Stamps ia London ; the Board , however , declined , under the cueuny » tar . ces to interfere , and the officer was ordered to proceed for tbe lowest penalties . Mr . Bond appeared for the Crown ; and Air . Rawson for the defendant . Elam had every advantage given to him , and to 8 ave trouble pleaded guilty to the three informations with which he wu now charged , tbe particulars , con ^ oently , were not gone into . He was convicted in mitigated penalties and costs , amounting in the whole to the sum of £ 5 15 s .
Fatal AccroKNT . — An inquest was held at the Court . House , on Tuesday eveniagy before Mr . Blackburn , on view of the body of Win . Hudson , twenty year * of age , who , on Friday previous was engaged , in his trapioyment at a stone qaarry at Pottern « wtoa delpn , when in lowering the gin into the quarry , nilH the weight of some chain attached to it , the , handle orsfang , by some means slipped from bU bf . ndaan 4 he was knocked down , his head etuntup ; m violent contact with a piece of iron , which rotated " hi * ^ skxill a \ jttle above the ear , aad caused jis death at the-l ^ d * InRrmary ou Monday , Yer . diet— •* Aecidemtal deWh .
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CHuacH of Ek 6 land Bazaar . —During the daja of Tuesday , Wednesday , aad Tburedaj iMt , a Bazaar has been held ia tkts Mosic Hall , Albionsi reet , under di 8 tiDguiahed patronage , in aid of the funds for the repair of St George ' s and Christ's Churches , which were sevenliy injured by the storm of wind in January lasC The Hail throughout the exhibition , was crowded t « excess , and the various wticles , provided by tb * industry of the ; ladies , forind ready customers at good pficeB . ^ "the trfeastfres of
the promenade were gr tatl . v ^ heightened for the two first days , bythejresencepfthe excellent ^ and . of the Seventh Dragoon Guard ? , whicn-wWsri ^ tiontd in the ercheatra , and played * variety of popnlar airs . The Ladie § wh <> attended &d several uUlls , exerted themselves to the utmost , and at the close of the bazaar , on Tkurriday evening , the earn obtained was announced to be £ 2150 . Th « pleasures of the week were terminated yesterday ( Friday ) evening by a ball i » the Assombly Rooms , fi » r which Horrabin ' s celebrated" quadrille band was engaged : ¦ - .
Thk Thkatre . —Jhe . 'flegittraatedranitiisnot legitimately supported-r-the audience , constituting a minority nearly every night , , We regret this , on Mr . Downe a aceouot , who , if be do not command saeces * , mxu > t bt » admitted on all hands to deserve it 1 he company under his management is highly creditable' to him , and every way worthy of more extended patronage . The bill * of ¦ fare for next week will be found in our advertising colnmns . Her Majesty ' s Birth Day . —On Tburtdav forenoon , the troops is Leeds barracks , the seventh
Dragoons ani Artillery , marched to Woodhonnemonr , where , after a variety of military evolutions , a /» de hie wa-j fired by tbe Dragoons , in honour of tke Queen ' s birth-day . The artillery fired twe ; ty-one rounds . The affair created little interest , thtrenot being more than a hundred persons present . The three bells of St . . John ' s Church , were jingled together at intervals during the day , on the sarns festive occasion ; whilst the Tories , in their exchu ive loyalty , kt-pt the birth-day up till Friday ni ht , when tbey concluded it with a ball .
Ancient Romans . —On Tuesday last , the Prosperity Court of the above body held its anniversary at the house of Mr . John Scott James , Templar ' s IDn , Ttmplar-street , North Town End , whe » the members partook of a substantial dinner , provided for the occasion . On the fallowing day , tbd wives and sweethearts of the members partook of Chinese souj > , served iu that style for which Mm . James is so justly celebrated . After tea , mune beiug introduced , the ladies and their suitors " tript it on the light fantastic toe" to a late hour , when all separated in peace .
Odd Fellows . —Several Lodges of the TJuited Order » f Odd Fellows , in the Manchester Unity , celebrated their anniversaries on Whit Monday . The Burns Lodge dined at the house of Mr . Metcatfe , ihe Lloyd ' s Ann * ,, in York Street ; the Cobourg Lodge , at Mr . Wain Wright ' s , the Aire and Calder lavern , in Call Line ; and another at The Shuttle , in Mill Street . At each place tbe entertainment provided gave great satisfaction , and the usual loyal and patriotic toasts and sentiments were irank .
Sunday School Umion . —The children belonging the various Sunday Schools in the . Leeds Union it-tumbled , according to annual custom on Whit-Monday , in the yard of the Coloured Cloth Hall , where they united in singing a . hymn appropriate to theoeeH * h > n ; they afterwards went in procesaiea to the different places of worship , where sermons were preached . The day was beaaufali y fine , and there were upwards of 10 , 000 children assembled . KNiftBT * of Malta . —A lodge of tbe andent Order of Knignts of Malta , which has been receatly revived , celebrated it « h " m anniversary on Monday , at the hotwe « tf Mr . Joseph By water , the Bleek Liou , Mill Hill , when upwards- * of fifty : members sat dawn to a most sumptuous entertainment , au * the evening was afterwards spen 9 in the greatest hilaritv and frieni ^ hip .
Salem C » apkj .. —Sermons i » behalf of the Sunday SchooV counected with Salenv Chapel , were preached on Saoday , iu the mousing by the Rev . K . W . Hamilton ,. a « d in the afternoon by the Rev . J . E . Giles . A collection was mads after each
sermon . TheTee-tot 4 L 1 . ers . —On Wednesday , Richard Wainhnnse , keeper af the Shears beer-howe , in Bridge-street , appeared at the Court House , to answer the compl ^ ict of a party of tee-totallers , who charged him with having on the previous evening , whilst the tee-to * allers * ' procession was passing along the street , thrown a-pitcher of ate at ' a female , by which her dress and bonnet were ranch injured . The damajre wa * estimated at 10 * . which t < um he vva * ordtred to pay ,, together with a fine of 10 s . . aT > i ' Co * t 8 , for the assault .
Deaths from Fi « k . —From inquiries made at the differtnt metropjlita : i hospitals it appears that dunag the last tv / sire months no fewer than 260 dt-asus from fire have mien place in the « e estiiblishmei ; t«—namely , at (? jy * a 48 , at St . Thomas ' s 40 , at St . George ' s 50 , at the Lon ^ oa 66 , at the Middletvi 20 , and at the Lendoa Univ « raity Hohpital- 'Jti .
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NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION . The Official Rtturns haTingbeen a ^ ain published , some rarpri > e has been expressed at our making no reference to them . "We had , in conse ^ aecce , prepared a brief article , stating onr poiition ; but the pressure of much more important matter obliges as to exclude it , though we may , p ^ rhap * , give it next week .
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• AGREEMENT FOR EXECUTING THE ENGRAVING . " I undertake to engrave a p . ate of the Rev . Jo . » ep ' ti R . Stephens fr ^ iu a ^* v . uting ^ iveu to me by > ir . Fear ^ n * O'Connor , upon the f-llosdng coudirionj " . —The work to bn cooe in atinuhedaiid masterly manuer , 14 inches by 11 , % nd to bo perfected upon the rwenlirth day vl July , for the- » nm of O :-e H end red Guinea * , fi : tyof which are to be paid upon the 6 th of May , and the remaining titty upon the 20 th ol J uly . James Ppsselwhite . "
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NOTTINGHAM DEMONSTRATION . Tt > TJIK KDTTORS OS THB NORTHERN STAB . Hy » on Green , wear Nottingham ^ . Half-past Six o'Clock , Wednesday evening . Mr > bkar Sins , —I drop you a line , according to promise , rm inform yuu that the . NottinghaiuJXer morj » tration ha . < just « , bi « oft ' , ; ind proved . a spJendid a'Jair . Notwithstanding that we had much rain and wind , both previous to aad during the urocee ^ ines , there were from 20 , 04 > 0 to 30 MO ' d men and true'" present on the occasion . Taking the weather aud ibe population im » account , the aeetiug was considered a most triompliant one lor Nottingham Indaatl , it was one of the best , if not the verv besr !
ever held in thin pe ? t of the country ^ . The only ¦ Jausuer to the proceedings , was the absence of Mr . O'Coniior , whose atioudaiicu wasnuxiously ' expected by thousands , and tbe news of whos * illuevs produc-d a strong st > nsa . tioij on the ineetiug . With tlji * fxcaption , every thiag went off admirably . ' £ ae speeches w «» fervid and decided , but at the sa : ne tune discreet and constitutional . Not thesligbtest attempt v » a » made by any party to disturb the-peace , and akhougb . large bodies of military nmd police were understood tube stationed ia the vwiuity of the part of the forest where the meetkg ^ ns heid , tixr brai ^ Uds of Nottingham conduct ^ x ' Mtm * lves with tke same determined spirit as if Ui ? re l . ad been ito . armed force within a huudaed
milei ol them . Mr . Thomas HataUon , of Calvertt . a , who filled tlfe * chair , opened the proceedWs with a very sensible ; speech , in which he urged the necessity of kespmg rigiJly wkhin the law . but without relaxing one moment in tieir resolves tohave justice . All the speakers who followed , spoke saarly in the same spiaf , blending ensrgy with prudence , and strict observance of the law , with some of the most effective-aud impassioned eloquence I nsmember haviag heard for a loRg time . The pjiucipal sp-akers w « re Messrs . Bowk y , Roberts ^ Smart , Deegan , ap < iyour humble servant , the thsee latter
members of the General Con ^ nfion . Mr . Deeg&h ' rf speech , the . best I ever heaid him deliver , w ^ repeate ^ lyinterrnpted with cheers and applause . Ti » resolutions agreed lo wero- iu favour of an address to the QatBii , calling upo » her Majestj to dismiss tne U hig ,, and replace them with men having tag confidence of the people- > a resolution , of confidenBe in the Convention , and one of thanks , to Mr . Wood hon .-w ,. the delegate foj Nottinrfianu '¦ The addsesa to { he Queen is a verj decided tut JempeHte documenL A resolutioa for applying to the Home becretary tor arms , ammunition , « c . for tb » rWar .
tisUof Nottingham , was recommwided by some of th « speakers ; but a » no snch reaplution vr&i in the coroinittee ' s list it is probable that a separate meeting will be called for that specific object ; On the whole I have to state thauge ineh of Notungaam aienot bebiad thos ^ of Xorkshire or Lancnshire ; being to araaa determiuad tohave the Charter and aothing less than theChSrter rPeacaehlT if they can , fonably if tUsy must . A considerabl e number of jjentlemen and magistrate * wko ^ ppearel on horseback at the outskirts of the Meeting witch ed the vthole of the proceedings with great attention ! and it was quite amusing to btsem their chaS and contortibas of countenance , whenever * & hit was made at Aeir class bj one or the gboaS 1 have no doubt that tke demonstratiou ofS » has stjuck : more terror into tta hearts of tho « Cm try _ than would tiierabalanoe of ten" £ uS armies * tiik « mto the hearts of tWcSMSf ttfi vtciur ty . My account of the Peep G « 2 a n » ee £ was recewd with rapturous applause ^^ UwoSrf ha , e done your heart * good to w \ tue » iheir en Au swm , whenl announced the factof « W 0 i ?»!^ having met ia the teeth of so n ^ prSmatSS ^ p ^ " * . ! " ^ scripts , nuUtarT men-slaufihS ! & £ azj « tu& * &d £% James B . O'Bries .
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mmS ! 5 ^ 2-2 ^ g ' *« . « - "*« wa of the vn ** wm JWet edto ^ Mtoa * Mid delegate , Ur . Heniy VmL «¦ tereb ? record our aol <> nin and daUberate opinioa O ^ Uk ««"**» iUeg ^ nnjurt , «^ m «« ll « d fST « dX » TS mMUog do .. vnipathue with w respected and takataittnZ > ad be ^ to aaort him , » hU tx $ Tmi ^ ixw&FSil he « arn , r , mth bun the love aad . flertiott of aMRwi EaVab wd that w . hope the day » far ateuaUSS ¦ hall be oat xfcllvmg cry . " Ttree cheer * bavfag been given for the Comrn ^ M , sad for W «^» , aanw « U and Bam » , Vineent and VcvgmGVmt n « r , the meeUijg broke up . "
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CHARTIST MEETING AT PSESTON . On MondaTlaa * , a Chutist Meeting wa » held ia Chad « ick ' 8 OrchaM , 'iwthe purpose of menu * ita approval to an address to the Qneen adopted V «» WaaonaJ Contention , and proposed th « t dar at tte simultaneons meetings throughout the pooatrr . - ' The menibtrs of the Preston Rwjueal Befirar A 8 sociaUpn met in Lawson-street , abotrt-aquarter to hve o ' clock in the afternoon , and having pibceeAed through the principal streets of the tora , trrind about a qnarter to six at the place of rai&Sa * ^ - Ihe pfocesflon w&j headed fey ih * ftt <» iod banner , a band of music , anS various other bannen , bearing appropriate iuscriptionn . ' ' After some little delay , occasioned by the absenee
oi two or tnree of the speaker * , Mx . Patrick O'Rooike whs elected to the chair . ' Mr . GEonoE -HaLt ' ox toss to propose the AddreaK He congratolated them npob their numbers , and proceeded to say that they had top long tUt tfc * pangs of poverty , and laboured under all tbe cribi nation can suffer from unjast and erroBOoos lawn . The national resources ot this eonotty " , * and the ingenuity of its artisans , were such as ought to make it * paradwK But what was the case ? Waat , wretchedne !» .-f . and priration , was tha order of the day . They were compelled to labour their whole life , and ob ? y laws they ijever mado , and when they became old an < tfeeWe . * ere threat iato bastiks and exposed to treatmeot wone than that offered to
felons . He then cbtomented ob the national debt , thnt monBment of wi « lfedne » i , which , was created by the aristocracy to stifle the g ^ rm of liberty on the eaatineat . The sop which haS besn levied doruftKeae wars was 17 . miUion * aroaaHyj aftcfin two jean after the conclusion of ' the war these taxes were : epealed . with the exception of those which , wet © levied on the commodities wed by the working mat ; whilst Wt property of the landlord wa » untooe £ e £ The man wfatse lamfly had to eshrt on five or- ^ x shilling * per week , had to jabscribe toward * " die payment , of these taxes . Th » eoverement 'bid treated them worse than felon * for being poorj tfcy had created dungeons for old a « e and priioii& . for the poor ; and the millions had been driven to such
a-state ot esattemeiit , that their feelings would " one day burst forth , and , like a volcano , bear down all oppoiiuon . They must now take- their affairs into their own hands , and nothing could destroy their just demands United they wtre wrong ; divided they were weak . Had they not heard , midst fte roar of thunder the hollow waves sweep all before thorn ? go powerful would they be if they united Would th * y cot , then , come forward ? (" W # wilL ' ) As yet they had done well , s ) o 4 he hoped they wouM ever be ready tc come forward in tha great cau * e with union and energy . Mr . John St ^ ws- rose to second tb » resolution . Be proceeded toahow to the meeting hesw starration hadcamed the working classes at last to-trace effect
to cans * -, and having at length found out the cause , with tha united energy of the working classes they coald remove it . They were aware that th « working claases were the pfodnoera of all wealth ; not a single article which clothes the body would be produced were it not for the hard-working millions , who are nearly destitute . Was it right that this system should cmrinue ? ( "Nryno . " ) In lS 35 $ the wealth . prodticed amounted to 43 ) inillioDs in round numbers ,, orit of which the poor working cl »* 8 es recfived toe scantr pittaace of 99 > sallion 8 The speaker thendemonsirated theimmenseportion th » -otner classes of society received in thatiyear of the wealth of theceunfry r and said it was high tune foy the people-to b * up aud doing , to inauire inta
th » oause which produced such alarming results and , to apeak the sentiments of rfceir naiud- not casngwho was to h * ar them . The Gowrnment wai ^ njpping up their delegate one by one , thinking by that means to close- their mouthy but their bdhes had beea so loiig c ^ sed that their snoaths could not be closed . ( Chemfc ) The apeafer expatiated upon the immense- income *^ received fey the anstooracy ; but they k ^ iew the ' trade ¦ wai feiag out of the conniryv-and- that it would soon rest upon its ownresources ^ nd so theybunt baitile 8 , m whkhto starre . the people altogetbw . SoinV ' of thei poKtical ^ conomiHs had * aid . that God Ita ^ spnt ttore peoph-mto theworld than the earth w& abb to sopport ; but if the population of this country were t « times greater than its gresent number , the earth * capable of
ww producing enough to snpport tnem . They were smd to be detractive . *; This waa trne He wa « onelHmsc-lf B « he wi-hed to destroy no ! thme but that which wa . calcuktedto rake iwar the happiness of the mM , women , and children of this country- He concluded bf saying , that if theT were pereecpted and pot to death lor doinr their utmost t « nmom the evibunder which this countrr laboured .. they would have this consolation . in thw djnng nxomenrs , that . thsy had died in endeavouring Mr * !^* ^ " "'^^ rthan they nad found it . * Mr .- . Bi *» y fr . » m Bury , rose . He need not tell the pcopV pf Frestori now they ha < I beea Bersecu ^ for suppertiBg therigttoof th > people attheir d ^ Oow . ;; EBttt ^ wo nrf «« -how their ' opprori raWt at the pmsent time , wfcen the Bank of Enelana wa « obliged to make such- ^ rific ^ to meet theTmSd ?^ J *? *? ?\ He Ukened Sir . Ro bert Pee l who led aad led blS
I ^ : to a le ^ r intil . ¦ toffiwS t o the gallows ; and he would lwd Iris- « arLtfLo ? uM ^ Lin s ^' ^ fe ^ ~ f » tt ? S £ { Z $ L > & £ te £ i » M 5 % fe ^» g des ^ sed a coward ^« jU the memhttik oi sodetv in sssigil m ^^^ Mm mBndcwefl , botaght into ouerftion ? - t * RoTJS % ^ £ m $ mi ^^^ ¦ Wwmtclm ^ wUiSrt ^ JSftLWE :
' were aimort * rth © nt theft os crime of any sort in gpsiias liSBtsi •^^^ stRss r ^^^ SSSffL *^* ^ ^^^ k ^ K ^ e ™ « o bnng ih * ir money home and ^ f ^ fl wo « W « ome down and give th « a whai tt ^ wanfcd , -Thft ^ erade and benettV societies had ^ J hfte *» » 41 i <» is m the Siinngs' BartsTandif r ^^?^ ^ ^ Gowromeut ** M - not pay ' dJSl ^;? * - . ^ -P «»«« , and would b * obliged to dec ^ re theiwelves in a state of inacirericy . They werag 0 Uig totheBauksinSeetland , and tl » moneTtended tiat if the liank oTIngtoa was obliged to give up . cash payments , and w , « e une ponrid and w » o pumid iiotes , the country w « uia tia iferty-eieht " I ?' * ^^ owr > wiih > w «* note * . THefr . Hom would ^ h * propert y «« -tao worshipperTof Mammon—hke thk to be the ord « r of the day r It would bnag the whole ftW « roftlidr error S mi mle about their own heads . H had been said thw wwhedto deatroy propertj ; They haTneiuch dS 1 iidy wanted ^ Englandagain to take that proud pretHunepce which u formerly ha * ther diA ^ i ^
w » eet >« r ouBe * 4 aboutaad almortdritenoatof the Mediterranean ^ b y * power latelr ^ n op like f £° ?» \ ^ eOWnmenttf tn ^ wuu ° ryh » 5 SeB ^^^^ S Siir , ^^ 'S !?^ i ^ i ^ s ^ Vf ^ j fal'JnS ^^ '" ^ - * - ' - !* 11 *^^ !^ «* )>« *«" ' ^ m ^^ lv ^* -J » * ilrt : « ia **«» nw splendid i Sffl « - -2 Sb 5 i fW- " ¦ tU * ^^ " ^ BinirretehedBe * wbOe twlmf frouiiBwiui ^ iiil nliUt , itw »« irapo *
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The Plate
THE PLATE
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 25, 1839, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1058/page/4/
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