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MR. FROST MR.FSOST
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TBE "LIBERAL" SYSTEM OF ESPIONAGE.
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LEEDS MD WEST-RIDING NEWS.
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TO THE WORKING PEOPLE UPON THE CASE OF MR. FROST.
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TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS.
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Mr. Frost Mr.Fsost
MR . FROST MR . FSOST
Oh Si * i-TJfc-DA"y , 21 st , the WHorB or the J * b , ofit of the Northern Star "will be db-Toied TO THE DSFEKCB OF M » . FBOST . I jHATB TRIED AXL MBAKS AS "BELL TO IKSURE THI BEST DEFEXCE TOR S £ " Y XOBLB BUT . BETB . ATED TfilEXD , AS AISO TO" TiST PUBLIC VJHTtTE AXD THB HiTIOSAL SPIRIT . THB PbBSS SATS MO STMPATHT EXISTS FOB Frost , i * te wbke to jxtdgb the "bobk-156 People by theik worthi / ess Leaders i might acquiesce , but hseb i can test yotjb v » orth . os the 21 st the price OP THE Star POB THAT DAY WILL BE Tite Pence Halfpenny . I hate tried o « ta ™* ,- ™ isx , m ,, o , th *
BT 8 BY MEANS TO RAISE STTFEICrENT TO 3 CEET THE PRESENT EHEBOBliCT . I kow gite the people an opportunity by a Peitny Subscription from the Headers
of the " Stab , " to prove theis sin-CKB 1 TT . I "BEO v 7 : & 5 T ALL AgEXTS TO STIR THEMSELTES AND TO TAKE ObDBRS , SO THAT the most may be made . they must send Early Orders . „ The -whole accotjkt shai . x | be Published rs the " Star . " SOW THEN . FEARGUS O'CONNOR .
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TEE SPECIAL COMMISSION : THE DEFENCE OF TBS PATRIOTS . "THE EYES OF THE WHOLE WORLD ARE AT THIS MOMENT FIXED UPON THE WORKING PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY ; "WATCHING WHETHER OR XO THEY BE WORTHY OF THE NAME OF MEN I " So we ended our article of last week on the subject of the Welsh Patriots ; and so "sve begin our present one . There is no more time for nonsense or < Jel » y- There must be do standing loosing one at another in astonishment or dismay . There is no use in talking aboct the suiter ; some thing mast be done . The Commission is appointed ; the Treaanry is opened ; the bloodhounds are in full cry .
They must be ; met . The victim must be arrested from their grasp . The power of right , of jasnce ^ asd humanity , must be interposed between the ikro&t of ihe captive , and the fangs of thehellhonnda . limnstbe done or the whole country will deserve flie fate that is preparing for it . Let no working Stan be fool enough to separata in his own mind for « ne moment the cause of Frost , and of ihe patriots ¦ who suffer with him , from his own destiny . -They are bound up together . The cause of Frost i 3 the cause of the whole nation ; in Barring him the people do but s » re themselves ; and , if the effort be not xtade , they will prove themselves unworthy the same of men , and undeserving that any future cfibrt should be made for their salvation .
Let them look to Ireland , the poorest nation under Heaven , and see the loads of money there raised for fte support of an arch apostate . If in Ireland £ 20 , 000 can be raised to support a leader in affluence Will not Ireland haTe just cause lo look contemptuously on England which allows a patriot to be sacrificed for want of a legal « k £ ence . A long pull , a strong pull , and a pull altogether , and the "work is dose : let it be done at once . Wait no longer , but doit next week . Let Monday ,
iee 16 ih , be set apart for a national tribute to defend the "Welsh , patriots . Mr . O'Coxsor is as -Basal—first ia enterprise and generosity . He anjacvnces , tMs -week , that the wbole profits of the ¦ Ster , published on the 21 at insk , shall be devoted ie tids sacredcause , . But the people have no right to leave these tilings all to him . They ought every -one of them to feel as deeply interested , ard to be loady to make as great sacrifices as Mr . O'Connor . : We have no doubt that they feel this , and we expect iberefore , that befere'ihaV time mcch will hate
SSGrDOSS . - .. :- - We are happy to see thai there is some spirit of aer ^ n ty . Even Leeds , which 13 " always a hundred miles behind every other place , ie moving . Subscription Iwoishave been opened at Mrs . Mask ' s , Duncanstreet ; Mr . Fisher ' s , News-agent , New-road-end ; J-M r . Skilbeck , News-ragent ,-bottom , of "Krrk-£ ate ; Mr . David Grees's , Bookseller and Newsagent , Briggate ; Mr . Illtsgworth ' s Eating House , "Rear-lane ; Mr . Standing ' s , Temperance Coffee
JHonse , Briggate ; and at * hw Office . This is as it should be y only let the books be filled . Let every flfiKf town do-likewise ; let the money be fetched np without mistake or delay , and handed in to Sir . 10 "Co 5 no £ j ¦*}» , wDl jay it to the order of Mr . Gx * . ta- —ibe . son-in-law -of-J ^ r . 3 ?» ost and solicitor for him and hia co-patriots .. Tlve 9 aaWikMiBre « & iry men ' s souls . We shall now see aad the whole -world wiU see -what ihe Chartists of Great Britain jare made t £ . - - ¦ - ' - ' '¦
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THE PORTRAITS . That we may leave nothing undone which can be done to satisfy a small number of most unreasonable persons , we here publish the last reply received from our Artist , in answer to our continual goadings about the working of the Plates : — 37 , King-street , Covent Garden , Dec . 5 , 1 S 39 . Sir , —In ieply to year communications reJatiYe- to file workings of the Portrait * ol Frost and Stephens , -we hare onlj to grre the folio wing statement to satisfy emrj reasonable person : — -- ----Wb received the Plate of Stephens on the 31 st of Jaly , and tint of Erast on the 6 th of -August ; and from the very lunxr of their going to press up-to
¦ Qte present time , "we have worked incessantly night and day . You must bear in mind that it was entirely against onr judgment that yon undertook to give . such 3 sr > e and expensive Portraits -with your paper—Portelts of nunsuaJ style , and requiring great attention and pains . The number required is not yet completed , " bleb , we think , should be & sufficient answer to those who -would insinnatp that the Portraits have been in-JentiorQlIy iept back . Aad , in justice , we must say , flat your Subscribers could not hiTe been more anxious to jeoeiTB , than you hare been to famish , the Plates . In coaduaion , -we beg to assure yon , that no price __ fl ^ d _ ha _ TO _ jTDCured' a hundred more prints -within the ^ z ^ te . ' " - _ ^ HTe-are , Sir ., ^ ' "' - . i oDeoiesf
our BerranM , : - " .. - ¦ - - , "Waiajut Bead ahd Co .. Id Pesiyns 0 'Conno ^ -3 E «(| l " / v ^^^ ^ - ^^ ^ We trust that we need say no more on the robject ; aad in any case we aholl toy no more , but continue to supply them as fast as we receive them till all Jars got who are entitled to them . AipUadid Plate of RICHARD OASTLERhas fceea engraved ; of which Specimens are now in the kaada of onr agent 3 ; and in a week . or two we Jwpe to send Specimens of fall-length Portraits of HfDocinaadof Collixs . The terms upon which -Wbecriptions will be leceiTed , Bh » ll appear in oar sert . . - ¦ - ''
Tbe "Liberal" System Of Espionage.
TBE " LIBERAL" SYSTEM OF ESPIONAGE .
Howx , ) gho 8 t of CAsrtBBKAH ! and lamented Aade of Sidxocth ! for the sun of yonr glory is jpone doTTO , aad the brighbiesB thereof is ^ aeached m &a dxrk and Bta ^ naat waters of ascendant
'Wiriggery . The rare expedite and last shifts of 4 fe « high and palmy daya of Toiyismare now digested Jgrfiw ^ liberals" nntftwhom oar d « tiiues an girea JWo ^ iegular and or ganized iystem of « perationB B ^ ooage—subornation of perjury—bribin g of wSaaaae *—» electio » of witaettes for the infamy of fi » tt eharaeters . and all the other / oir aad nputabk XKam by wblek the innw » nt » d the patriot !© may fceertsapped , betrayed , murdered , or by any means jBeaeed , is notr no longer a rtray thought " jumpiagiamek of time upoa tht wit f the whole matter is an art , jn whieh long practice has jaade oar rulers perSscUy expert ; a science j » 1 I fee ules . and principles of which are ^ familiaT ia their mouths as household words . "
Casdo , a , respectable working man , never evea aeensed or s&spszi&d uf any erimc , goes into TVale ^ iad £ ad * list a fall de «? riprion of his person ,, dress .
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and manners , has travelled there before him , and that he is . consequently , as well known to the authorities in that distant part of the country , as to his own neighbours , and family and friends . . May , the brutal fellow , selected as a fit tool wherewith , to work the Bull Ring manosuvtes , boldly avows having had two of his men for some time in Birmingham , in the capacity of spies—the Editor of the Carlisle Patriot has offered to him a . direct bribe of £ 100 , by a Magistrate under the authority of Lord Normakby , to swear against Dr . Tatlor . The characters of the wretches selected by our "liberal" administrators of Whig justice to act the H ^^^ f ^^^ that ^ -v ^^^^ % ^ Z ^ Jt
part of witnesses in the farce of trying tneir prejudged victims , may be well estimated from that of old Israel Fdrman , the hoary miscreant who is one of the principal witnesses against Mr . Frost . This old wretch resided , a few years ago , at Swansea , in a mnd hovel , erected by himself , at the foot of the Graig , and there obtained a living by knife-grinding , conjuring , ' fortune-telling , ' and quack-doctoring . Amongst the inhabitants of this and the suri rounding towns , he bore a most infamouB rcputa-! tion for dishonesty and lying . About seven years [ ago , three prostitutes robbed a gentleman of notes , &c . to some amount , and old Israel " the
fortuneteller , " was detected the next morning , attempting to pass one of ike very notes of which the gentleman was robbed . Israel , to save himself , confessed that he received it from the girls , turned Kings evidence , and was the means of the girls being convicted and transported . Two or three years ago , he , and the woman he calls his wife , wer « committed to Caarmarthen gaol , on a chargeof aiding and abetting in the crime of child murder , but by some means he got off . It isimpossiblefor any man to bear a worse character , than does thi 3 hoary-headed miscreant in the neighbourhood where he is well known ; and yet , upon the evidence of this creature , and such as he is , has a special commission been issued to try Frost 1
If these be not proofs that the whole system of espionage and villainy has come to full perfection , let the reader turn to Dr . Taylor ' s letter in our second page , and there find the chain of evidence completed , which stamps the present for the most " shabby , " cowardly , and sneaking race of scoundrels who ever yet found means to curse & country with their . dominance . - The whole thing is improving rarely . The people ,
like , a strong ass , crouch down beneath their burden and ^ ieir task-masters do right to goad them ! Th « heavier be their load , the more likely soon to become intolerable ; when it will surely be thrown off . Let the reckless tyrants bear this in mind , and learn wisdom . The people bear long , and bear patiently ; but the day of reckoning will come , and woe to those who are unable to abide it when it does cornel
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Mr Friems , —The lying newspapers , one and all , have declared that the people did not sympathize with Mr . Frost ; as I have seen more of them than any other man has , since his arrest , 1 can give the mo 3 t unequivocal contradiction to the slander . The whole country is deeply interested about him ; but a more substantial proof than the mere expression of feeling is now required—a proof which , I trnst , will be abundantly furnished—the means of procuring for him the very best legal defence . Public men seldom or neTer reoei-re even thanks for
their exertions . I have had the gratification , however , to learn that every step I have taken in Mr . Frost ' s case has not only met with his entire approbation , but has also received the approval of his solicitor , Mr . Geach , and , m speaking of thirj 5 « i 4 lem \ n , I feel myself bound to pay a just tribute to talent aa ? affwU ^ Jby assuring the friends of Mr . Frost , that a more' ittppnelsQtion could not have been made for the discharge of ' the awful responsibility placed in his * hands . Perhaps of all parties * connected-wiih the defence of a prisoner , the most important character is that of the
solicitor . Upon him rests the fag of getting up bis client ' s case , selecting the bar , arranging evidence , and watching the -machinery of the prosecution ; I and , in general , the defect in the prisoner ' s defence , should any occur , is attributable to the negligence of the attorney . In the person of Mr . ( ieach , Mr . Fbosx has not only a professional gentleman of the greatest prudence , talent , and skill , but one also ! surpassing in energy and aptness for bnsiness any I have ever met : added to ihese professional qualifications , he entertains an affectionate regard for Mr . Frost , which absorbs all
other feelings , while . over zeal is not likely to lead his judgment captive . Mr . Geach is not a party man , and consequently unknown in the political world . He entertains . the most sanguine hope , wMcl ^ iieays , can only be frustrated by any want ge ^ Sdgrtesitapdn the part of Mr . Frost ' sifriemfe ; Imt thatife own exertions Will not be destroyed by the working classes , I hare given him my assurance . Fwmax o ' clock in the morning till midnight Mr . Gsach is occupied , exclusively -with the -case of Mr . Frost , and how melancholy would it be to find his exertions rendered abortive by persons hired by the
Government to do the work of destruction . I have learned much since my arrival in London as to the plans of some infernal devils . I shall quote for you a passage from a speech of Hknrt Hckt , in 1819 . He says—^ Onr enemi ^ a cannot openly beat us ^ but our friends may secretly do it . Then-system is this : they select from some half-recognised political association a ruffian who will have some little confidence of the . working men . This man is not in all eases base himself , nor yet worked upon by direct agency , but he is , nevertheless , made a Government tool of , and is capable of doing equal
mischief as if directly hired . The plan is this : they first go a great distance from home , and having gained a location somewhere , they emigrate with increased confidence from village to village , and from town to town , leaving their poison behind . You seldom see them at publie meetings . They do the work in secret , and thus the very best men in every neighbourhood are at the mercy of a man belonging to no neighbourhood at all—here to-day « nd goaajojnarrow . _ . They tell those of A that those of B areastonished a > their bactvrardness , that
th » mbu of B . are all , ready , whereas he may not have seen ten men in B . Thus a false confidence is raised , and the people , being once deceived , will never trust again . This , then , I say , of all enmity is the moBt to be dreaded : scout them , one and all , from your neighbourhood , and tell them , if good men , their own locality requires their presence ; if bad men , you don't want them . If yon search them , you will find abundant proofs of guilt about than . If yoa <« r « n » " > them , they are always indefinite in their accounts . " ( Loud and long-costumed cheering . )
. Now , then , my friends , the rule which was good in 1815 is equally good now . I saution yoa , again and again , against those who give exaggerated accounts of the spirit of ona locality to the people of another locality . Some missionaries speak to you of London and its forwardness : without any disparagement of the men of themetropolis , I say , come and see . You can get up a larger meeting at Barnsley upon four hours notice and no expense , thaa you can get up in London upon ten days
notice and £ 20 expense . Does this bespeak any very great seal or activity ! My friends , bo long as I live , no man er society shall dnpe you Without being rally exposed ; and now I tell yon , that many emissaries are actually employed by the Government to entrap and then destroy you . Not a single move is taken that the Government is not apprised of and a party to . . -.- . . - I prefer , however , directing your attention to the remorstrauee of the faithfuland . ul-usedHcKT , to claiming any credit for my own sagacity . But mark my yroTd . beicare I
I am Your faithful friend , FEARGTJS O'CONNOR London December 4 tb , 1339 .
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THE HOUSE OF COMMONS versus THE
JUDGES OF THE LAND . It will now be seen whether the affected privileges of the House of Commons are to set aside all order , will , and syBtem in the country , or whether their High Mightinesses must not be , at least in some degree , bound by their own making ; for we perceive in the Morning Chronicle of Thursday a ' ^ advertisement that the stock and property of AJr « Hansard , printer to the House of Commr , g feto , ^^ , ™ ^ . . . . :
be positively sold , in obedience to a wj ^ t- of Jierifacius , issued by the Judges in , the libel case to whish we beforo referred , Tne House of Commoni must therefore look shar ^ , or their assertion of the principle of despotism will now fail . The law to which , however UDjuat , they have compelled the obedience of an . unrepresented people , will , in due course , and in all fairness , enforce its claims on them .
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A Sufferer in 1819 . —I / r . O'Connor knows nothing of Mr . Neesoin ' s movements . There ia not ' a- warrant aauiitslMr . Xeesomj he has not been delegated by the trades of London . DEFENCE FUND . £ s . d . Joseph Thornton , milk man , ,,,,. -,,, . , 0 2 6 BenSj / kes »~~ w o 1 0 A Friend , J . C . — .:...-. -:.. ... ' , _ . -. o 2 6 A Friend , Win . C . ~^— ^ , 0 6 0 £ 0 11 0 The above received by John Leech . From Dalion , by B . Dawson 0 10 0 A few Friends to S . Dickinson - ~ ~ . 0 3 7 % IT 7 ~ 7 Ii . PlTKETHLT , H uddersjield % Dec 3 , 1839 . FROST'S DEFENCE FUND . £ s . d . Front the Universal Sufruge Association , I ^ cnnoxiown , Stirlingshire „ ,- '" -,- .,, IM ... 3 0 0 Trom Gawthorpe , .-near' Ossett . ~» ^ . 0 12 0 Cotieded by Stephen Judgey and Stephen Garret , at KinstonDeviraL , ~~ . 0 10 1 At . MnrtrlHmt . Tirmirnl ,,,,,,, mo- ^^ t . 0 6 10 At Tlrirl-itnn n ^ rifnl Q 3 10 At Mar * _— :: -- ..... .. L- ; L- ' ... __ 0 6 0 £ 169 Posteye and Post 0 &o » Order ~~ 0 1 5 Cash . . . .. „ ,.. £ i 5 4 Fron % Banbury Working Ken ' s Association i 16 o From the Working Men ' s Association at Aberdeen , for Lovett , Collins , U'DouaU , 4 > -c . ^ . s ii o W . Lewis , Bath . —It cannot be . J . Darken . —It teas ovr mistake .
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NEWCASTLE CONVENTION . WEDNESDAY , December 4 . Mr . Boardman in the Chair . A long discussion was held on the Address , wheii the following was unanimously passed : — Address of the District and Border Convention assembled in Nevccastle-upon-Tyne , to the . People of Great Britain . Mrs and Brethren , —At a crisis so momentous as the present , we shall not take upon us to point out the course which it may be" best for you to pursue ; but , on the contrary , we most solemnly appeal to you to come forth , and register your opinion on the present aspect of political affairs . Ii there be virtue and patriotism in the country it will answer to our appeal ; if virtuo and patriotism bo
dead in England , in God ' s name , let us bend the neck to : the tread of despotism , submit tamely to slavery ourselves , and transmit a heritage of slavery to ^ ur jBhHd * e » u _~ ^ - . _ ' _ . "j ^ ever men wcrjjBOvad j > y » ikepand unmerited wrongBr ^ -if ever inen wege , ujtot ouT ^ fltrohg neccs-Bits—if evefmen were armea with" tho truth and justice of a holy cause , those men are the Radical Reformers of Great Britain . Too long has poverty and despair dwelt in the cottage of labour—too long has excess rioted in the home oMebauch . God has given us a fair world for our iaheritance , impious man has thrust himself between us and his divine bounties , and has introduced " vice and luxury , poverty and woe , where all should he plenty ; happiness , and love .
And not content with sharing , among themselves man ' s common inheritance , the infidel opprssors have enthralled our persons , and reduced us to a state of slavery , infinitely more profitable than any state of slavery that ever before existed in the world . Three fourths of all we earn , from the cradle to the grave , are despoiled from us , to feed the corruptions of the State , to keep up the riot of an execrable and insulting aristocracy . ' To remedy these evils , we demand a pure , instead of an impure , representation ; jre demand that the ancient conBtstution of the country be restored ; wo demand that every sane and undegraded man ( qualified by three month ' s residence in his electoral division ) shall freely and fully ; exei cise his electoral franchise . V / ' ..
If these demands are unjustj' we will give them up ; if they are inexpedient we will place them in abeyance ; if they are unnecessary we will hold our peace ; hut if they be jusfc—if they be expedient ; if they be necessary to the well-being of the state , we insist that they shall become law , and that too as speedily as possible . ' " "'' a . ' Trusting to their base press to mislead a portion of the public mind , and trusting to physical force to coerce the remainder , the enslavers have refused all relief to the people—have enlarged and improved the machinery of oppression , and sent forth their unholy decree , that working men shall henceforth bo governed , not by affection and love , but by coercion and terror . ¦ .
But the exclusiveshave chosen an unfitting time to howl forth their insolent defiance—a time wheu knowledgo has shed its influence over the human mind , when respect for the law is weakened or destroyed by the mockery of justice exhibited in our public courts ; when tortures , endured b y virtuous noble-minded Reformers in the felon's gaof , have driven men to madness ; and , finally , when famishing multitudes are congregated iuoilr manufacturingtovfTj 8 , surely it is unwise of the oligarchy to offer nothing but increased bayonets and additional bludgeons instead of bread ; to give the people a stone instead of fish ; toj ^ give men a scorpion . Yet so it is , and on the oppressor s head be the
moral responsibility . To the , people ono task remains—to concentrate the public will , and thence determine a course to be taken in the dread emerge 3 * ty . That can only begone by calling a General CoirvEHTioic ; we , ttereforivxecomniend that % General Convention ^ be immediateltr called , and assemble in London forthvrftlt ; ' ^ ^ yT ; ~ The situation of the imprisoned Welshmen demands the-instant interference of the whole people , or else , if the people remain supine , a hostile Government and prejudiced tribunal will make short work of it—will wrest into high treason an isolated outbreak , whose end and aim was no other thau the liberation of a few prisoners . , . :
Atoubo ye therefore , men of . Great Britain , as you would save the imprisoned Welshmen from illegal slaughter—as you would spate the Government the guilt of judicial murder- ^ as you would secure happiness to your firesides , and transmit independence to your- posterity ; come forward and give your mite to support the cause of liberty , your own cause ; come forward and give JSwr authority to the General Convention , and let it assemble without delay .
Signed on behalf of the District and Border Convention , . James Boaudicrs , Chairman . On the motion of Mr . Charlton , seconded by Mr . Jones , it was resolved that December 19 , be the day recommended for the Convention to meet . Amendments for the 23 rd and 26 th were made , but withdrawn . . A debate then ensued as to whether London , Edinburgh , Birmingham . Manchester , or Nottingham , should be the place oi ^ meeting , when it ¦ was unanimously agreed— f "That it meet on the ^ 19 th o | December , at the Arundel Coffee House , Strand . London . "
It was then unanimously paBSM , that it be recommended that each influential town proceed imnediately to take proper steps to elect a Delegate ; also we recommend them to choose a resident for the Delegate , if possible . During the discussion , it was a general opinion that the people having given in their former demonstrations of . their numbers , a proof of tfie overwhelming majority that desired the Charter , that it was unnecessary for them to put themselves to the great trouble aud expense they did last timey but just to go through the forma necessary by law .
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\ : ' : ^ M ^ FAXi ¦ . -. . ' ¦¦ . .. ¦ ¦ . t ^ j ^ u ? ^ &"M iAME ^ -Mr ; Nec « onie , froin London , late Member of the General Convention , PT -5 i i ' ^ this : room , x > n Saturday evening 'Ki ' iS ?^ '{ tQta 200 : * P 30 ° persous were present . Ane , pe ^ iriaia waa sent round to announce the event . * ' ^> ai < 0 T *» -Street , Chapel . —The anniversry of ' . His Chapel was held on Sunday lastly when three Sermons were preached by the Rev . Mr . M'Cornibee and the Rey . W , Trotter , after which , collections wre made in support of the establisement . Sbrious Accident . —On Tuesday , the 3 rd instant , a young boy , aged ten years , the son of Mr . Josanh ^^ g ^ STO m : ^ M&
Barraclough . fane-drawer , Shaw Syke , near this town , was playing in the yar 3 , and got npon : the kitchen or out-house , from which he fell pitching on hiB head . He went iiito the house afterwards : but was shortly seized with a fit , and died . HiGHWAT RoBBEKY .-7-The other eveningj Thomas Walkel ' , sawyw , better known its Tom Wheeler was stopped in Godley-lanej near this townj by three foot-pads , who robbed him of all the cash he had upon him , and likwise used him extremely ill into the bargain .
Shaw Hill and SALTERiiEBBLE . —Nightly acts of villainy are said to bo porpetrated bet * ixt these two places , by a regular set of strollers , who appear to be bent on nothing but plunder , as they are in the habit of ^ topping every one ^ they come near that they dare to sally out upon . Several persons have of late boon stopped and molested whilst peaceably pursuing their road home .
BRADFORD . Public Meeting . —\ A puWie meetirig of the RadieaU of Bradford and neighboi « hood , was hetd in their meeting room , on Wednesday tyening iast , forthe purpo ' Be of receiving the report of the We « t RidiBg Delegate meeting , and transacting other bueinesB connected with the defence of John Frost , Esq ., and the other Welch patriots . Mr . Burnett was called to the chair , who britfty ojiened th » bus '! , ness of the meeting , jiesgre . Hodgson , Cliffe .
Heyworth , and Flinn addregsed the meeting iu animated 8 peeche 8 , and the following resolution was unanimously agreed to . "That each member in the Bradford district pay the sum of three-pence towards defraying the expense which may be incurred in defending the Welch patriots , and that each class leader bo requested to call upon the members of-his' class , and inform them of the necessity thereof . ' . ' A vote of thanks was given to the ohairman , and the meeting broke up .
lNQlTBST ^ i— -On Monday last , an inquest was held at the house of Mr . Stepbenson , the Durham Ox , White Abbey , on view of the body of Wiliiam Bfesr a quarryman , reaiding in Brick-lane . It appeared that about three weeks « i g % , he was severely hurt whilst working at hfg usual employment in a quarry at Manningham , and that the injuries he had received hai caused hia death . Verdict— " Accidental death . "—Same day an inquest was held ( it the house of Mr . HolKriga , the Victoria Ina , Thorntonjjon view of tke body of Mrry Ann Robiriuohy aged fourteen , who diei suddenly on Saturday morning last . Mr , Corrie , surgeon , wan called in to examine the b « dy , and stated that the deceased bad come to her death by the breaking of a blood vegsel . Terdiot accordingly .
Casb of DBSTiTUTioN . —JohnSugden , ef Low Moor , was charged with stealing coals from one Of the pit hills belenging to the Low Moor CompaBy , on Sunday lai « t . The priBoner did not deny the oharge , but pleaded poverty . He stated that he had been but of work , a month , and had bad nothing to do during that period—that hi « child waj » taken ill in the night—that they had no coals in the house , so he went put and fetched one . A short ( g onsultation took place with Mr . Hird , one of the Company . Mr . Thompson then addressed the prisoner in a most feeling mauBer , wherein ^ he atated that ^^ pove rty was no excuse for crime . As there waa no previous charge against him , he was diBCharged . This was received by the aodienoe with applause , which con . sisted chiefly of half . staryed , and worse tha « halfi fed , working men . ,
Court-Housb—Juvenile Thieves .- —^ William Widdop , a factpn boy , was broujtht up on Saturday charged with stealing iron palisade * from the back premises of the George Hotel in thw town . It appeared that on Thuri-day ereriirjjf week that the boy Widdop and another called Spedding were caught in the act of removing the palwadeg . Spedding was taken at the tjrae , and was cominitted for three months as a rogue and vagabond , hut ^ yiddop Hoade his encape and kept out of the way till this morning . Committed for two months , v
Bradford -Mechaxics TxsTiTUTE . ^ We afo ^ informed that it is the intention of tho members of the Bradford Mechanic ' s Institution to get up an exhibition similar to those at Leeds , Sowerby Bridgo &c , for the bericfit of the 'Ihstitutioh . ^ Arrangements arehow in progress by tho committee . to make the exhibition as interesting as possible .
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MEETINGS AT HYDE AND STALYBR 1 DGE ON BEHALF *> F MR , FRO ^ T . ( From our own Correspondent . ) On Thursday night Mr . O'Connor addressed the men of Hyde ,. at eight o ' clock in Mr . Stophbiis ' s Chapel , and the meti of Stal ybridge , at half . past nine on the same night ; nothinjr could cquafthe enthusiasm of the working classes , or surpass their deep and heirtfelt Bympatliy upon behalf of Mr Frost . In fact , from tho rnanuor in which Mr ; O Connor ' s judicious and manly appeals Wore received , I have no dpiibt that the nieii of those towns aptl the surronudint districts would make any sacrifice to servo Mr . Frost , whom tlio people are beginning to look upojv as a victim to treachery , from some unknown quarter ; but tho mcrksof which they appear resolved to learn . : ¦'¦'
The hardships of a Special Commission and the prejudice created against Mr . Frost by tho press werb well describod by Mr . O'Connor , ahdhavefliado a deep impression upon the lovers of justice . ' Even the" Peace , Law * and Order " gentlemen declare their hostility to any departure from tlio old cdii ' sti ' tutional form . Mr . O'Connor had only been onco before at Hyde , and nevor beforo at Stalybridge , but his visit has doue great good , for though quito alive to their rights , the poople have stood in need of a good sound political lecture , and which ju trujth they received on Thursday night . I think upon the whole -I may pledge , myself for the working cUsseB of this district , that they will "' -not be beaten in tho good race by those who have promised more , but who perhaps may not do so much .
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.. . •>— - ~ . ^ m > THE CHARTISTS ' TRIALS . The Special Commission . —Friday night ' s Gazette contained the Royal commissions for tho trials of the prisonersi implicated in the Chartist outbreak in bouth Wales . The judges appointed are the same as those already named , viz . —Sir Nicholas Tindal , Sir James Parke , and Sir John AVilliaina , with the addition of Mr . Sergeant Ludlony . The day for the opening the special commission is not fixed in the Gazette , but left to the decision of the judges themselves , and it will bo seen -by our iiitelligerice from Newport , that they have appointed the 10 th mst . for that purpoae . ' -- // eraWi It is rumdured that the trials of the Chartists will
be held in this city . This arrangement , -it is said ^ will be mado for thref reasous : tho first , in consequence of this city being at > considerable distance from the Welch Chartist" districts * and . therefore less likely to attract the viait of large number * of Chartists at « ie time of trial , ah objection from which Monmouth , Brecon , and Shrewsbury are not exempt ; secondly , that Hereford , being a quiet , inland town , ia more eligible , as being more likely to peacefully rwitnesg political trialg of Buch jrreat interest , than are the ports of Gloucester and Bristoland , thirdJv i on account of the prisoners themselves ! as well as the Chartist body throughout the country who would scarcely | belteye that they could obtain a fair trial in Monmouthshire or Breconshire . —Hireford Times , '' ; .. ' ' :: ¦; ¦ ¦ ¦ . . ¦'• ; - 1 " . ; ¦ ¦ * <¦¦ " '¦ ¦ , ' ;
l Each of the pnepners , committed on the charge of high treasdn ^ in our count y giwl , has received a notice from Mr . Maule , solicitor to the Treasury stating the dar of the forthcoming gaol deliTeryand ¦ -thatj . ^ n BiS own application , counsel , to the number of two , will be assigned by the government for his defence , ^ -Monmouthshire Merlin . The sheriiF of Monmouthshire has issued the following notification respecting the special commission : — ¦ - ; ¦¦ ¦ : - ' . •• ¦ ¦; . . ; .:, ¦ ¦ : . ; Y-. ¦';/ : ¦; ¦ :: ' ¦ ¦¦ . - Spbcul CoMJtissibw . —Having received * precept dated the 19 th day p f Nojember instant , un 4 er the hands and seals of three of her Majesty ' s justices :
aligned by ^ etters patent , under the greaf seal of the United Kingdom , to manure into lall iroMons lnsurrectionB , rel » eUipuB murderi , felonieg , and other oriences , YeommiUed or perpetrated within the eounty of Monmouih and to hear and determine the same : ¦ ¦¦ . ¦'¦ - -. , - -. ¦¦' ¦ .. ¦ : " :. ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ : , ¦ . ¦ ¦ . ; . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ -J ^ V * ia ¦ ¦ J ^ gfc *^ notice , thatliei ¦ Ma | eity ' judges wiU , m pursuante ^ and execution of the Mid letten patent ^ amre at Monmouth on Tue « daj . the 10 th day of December ne t , a | tea ^' oloek [„ theVorehE and , after hearing dmne aervibe *» eleven oVlock will proceed , soon after they come out of church to swear m the grand jury , when all justiceB of the peace , grand lurymen , prosecutorB . witnesses , and other persons having business , * re hereby requeitec
"CoLTi . unsrBATEiiAn , Eflq Shcriffi "Under Sheriff ' s Office , Usk , Nor . 29 , 11139 . " ^ It is c \ Lci : L \ -rEr > that tlie trials of tho persons charged with ^ . « h treason and sedition in Monmou 1 gaol , will occupy a month at Ica 3 t .- //« rt OMrotr
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Shocking Death op a Child by Spkfo-CATiOK .-- rPh Monday . an inquest was held before Sir . 'Vy ' akiey , at Soxnera Town , on the body of a child agei five monthB , named Venall . It appeared from the evidente : of the mother that on the afcernion of Saturday last ihelaid the deceaited , who was asleep , upen a Waterloo bedsteacl on the first floer , and aiked ; a young worn in named Mary Brinkwerth , twenty , three years of age , whom she had kept out of mere charity for upwards of two years , to assist her in cleaning the plaoe . The girl went up stairs to clean the robrnj and it was dis- ' covered that she had turned up the bedstead with the deteased in it . The Coroaer eaidj that from the manner of ^ Bririkworth he hadnot the slightest doubt hut her intellect was afFected , and that the fleceag »! d which was the most beautiful child he had ever seen . ^^^ ^ & . ^^^^ M ^
had lost its life through her negligence . :. yerdict"That the deceased was accidently gu £ focated . " Deaths bv SuFFOCATiON .-TThis morning a horrible event was discovered on board a v 8 ! igel nOw lying at our quay—the JtfofMa , scheoner , of ^ Cocfc enaie Williain Oyeas ; maater , which arrived here yeaterday morning . During the day the crew bad been engaged in discharging her ballast , and for the purpose ot dr jmg the hold preparatory to her takin m her cargo , a small firr was kept lighted through * out the day . Last , night the crew , after putting the hatches op , went to bftd ^ th e captain and mate
in the cabin , and th > eeBeameiiii ( the remainder of the crew ) in the forecastle . -This rnoYijing abOut efirht o ' clock the mate , seeing none of the feajneh stirring went to the forecastle tocall them , where : U ' e % a | horrified at discoveriBg two of them , who occupied the same bed , lying dead , and the third nearly « o . They had been suffocated by the fUtfies of the Htoye . Surgical assistance was instantly procured , and the man still-in life was removed to the dispensary , where every means for his restoration ¦' Was ' applied , and he is now in a fair way for recovery . Dr . Edgar attempted to bleed the other two , but in vain . — Berwick Advertiser . ; -
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•;¦ ¦ ' ; V- ; . " . ¦ . " . zxEDs . ' .,. - . ¦¦¦¦ ; .. ¦ ' ¦ . - , ' . ] - Leeds . Northern Union . —A meeting of thtg Associatim took place at their room in the Sharableg , on Monday evening , for the purpose of hearine a lecture fr ^ m J ^| r . Parker , on the gocia ] , physical , and moral evils , arising from intoxicating drinks . The lecturer handled hw nubject in a clever manner , and was loudly cheered at the concluMon of the lecture . George . Whitei addressed the meeticg on the necesfitf of establishing a committee in Leeds , of
for the puTp ^ He receiving subscriptions for tie defence of John Frost , and his co . patriets : he was followed by Mr . James Mosley , and Mr . Gardiner . It wB 8 ^ uHimately agreed that Mr . Alfred Mann be appoint d treasurer for Leeds , and Mr . Standing , Hecretary , end that all persons who thought proper to subscribe , mig ^ t leave the amount at the Star Office , ths Leeds Times Office , and the various Radical newsagentB . Notice wAa given that Mr . " David Black would deliver a lectnrfl on Monday evening next , at eight o ' clock , and that iv d |^ cu » si on is held at theroom on Sunday aftcrnooni * . Thanks were voted to the chairman , and the meeting separated .
DrsoHPKntY FjEMAtEs . —On Thursday week , Beven females of notoriously bad character , were committed to Wakcueld House of Correction—five for one morithj and two for two months each , for having been found Walking the streets at untimely hours of the night . ¦' -., ' .. . _ Indecent AsstCLT . —Yesterday Week , Mr . Charles Fowlor , land-surveyor and civil engineer , No . 3 , Park-row , apDeared at the Court House , before the Mayor and Darnton Luptbx , Esq ., charged with haying committed an indecent assault upon a respectable young female named Elizabeth Sampson * who had gone into his family in tho capacity of a
servant . . Mr . Baylor appeared for the complainant , and Mr . Bradley for the defendant . The girl stated that on a Wednesday evening , about five weeks ago , she Went into Mr . Fowler ' s office to take him some tea , on which occasion the assault was committod . She immediately acujuairited Mrs . Fdwler , and insisted upon leaving tho house : this , however , she wa « prevented from doing , and instead was kept locked up till near ton o ' clock at niglit , when Bhogot away , and went and informed her sister of what had happened . Sho told her father the day after , but not in siifiicicnt time for him to obtain a , warrant on that day , and it was consequently delayed till tho day followiug . She produced
nerurese , winch was much torn in her struifglo with tlio defendant . The jgirl was cross-examined severely , but nothing was elicited to invalidate her statement in tho slightest degree . Mr > Lupton inquired why thp warrant had so long Btood over &ud was tolii by Inspector Handley that tho ( lefendan-t had cither bce » i ^ out of ^ town , or somewhere elite all the time ; he had been out of the way , and he could uot serve the warrant on him till the previous n * " ^ u ' t : ^ raule 7 was then about to ad dress the Bench , but ho received so many intorriiptions from
bit . aim airs , fowur , that lie declined proceeding any further , andleft Mr . Fowler to defend himself Ihe dofeudant then , in an impassioricd mariner , denied tho . charge , and endeavoured to cast a stigma on the girl ' a character , in which he failod ; and after a consuUatipii , tho Mayor Htated it to bo the opinion of himself and brother Magistrate , that they should not bo doing jii 6 tice to the case , if they did uot inllict the heaviest penalty allowed by law . Ho was therefore fined i . ' 5 , including cpsfet , or in default committed for two mouths to Wakefield .
CoHMiTTAL .-On Tuesday , David GledhiU , who . was apprehtsndod at Windsor on Sunday wcok , cliargcd with having broken into tho sate in the counting house of Messrs . Swaino and Co . of this towny about a month ; ago , was committed for trial . - ^ A lad named Jo seph Hargveavcs , who from sub ' sequent information there was reason U > believe was implicated in tho transaction , was apprehended , and bail has been take" for his appearance at the sessions . Ho is known to have got change for three fivp pound notes , at the time of tho robbery , and to have gono with Gledhill to Selby , when ho absconded i but boyoiid this the evidence at present does not reach . ¦
xJtfv *" * * v CoA * v Monday , a inan named Wvlljam Taylor , wasbroufrnt up at the Court House , charged , with having stolen a great < ioat ; the pro-Per n ° jr VW& ' P service of Messrs ; Raynar and Bradley , solicitors : It appeared that the prieoner had been ^ t Messrs . Raynar * s office , and 8 ^ ttl f * f * er hv ? dep » n « re tho coat Was missed ; he onerod it for sale on Saturday to a clothes broker , ii Kirkgate and was . given in charge to the police lie said nothing m his defence , aud was committed > OF triEkl * r ' , '
. Beerhouse ^ CoNvirTioN ^ -On Monday , Kelita Thompson , beerhouse keeper , Dewsbury New Road , appeared at the Court House , charged by policemaiv S ubbs with paving had company drinking in 5 tiSf ^ ? ay morning , during * tho hourVof dnine service . It was stated that the house was notorious for broaches of the k * , but ho S not been previously caught . He was fined M * . S CUaLSa . ' ¦ ¦ ¦ nw ^ lr ^? ™?^^? a man who gives liis name William Wrath , and says ho comes from A ! " l-« IL i h ^ y v ^ u 116100310 ^ ^ 6 ; and * young girl named Hannah Shaw , whom lie had scducod from respectable service in tho neighbourhood of Sowerby S ^* ^ M ^ were placod before the sUting . Magistrates at our Court House , ou a charge Ot havmff fltolen . frnm tl , « ^»^« n : u .. i * ... « . % ? '' .
fSA ' \ H Si f ' ? 8 llv 6 r watch , a eilk scarf arrtl haudkerchief , and other article 8 , on the 2 nd instant . Tho prisoners had obtained lodgiugB at Smith ' s as nun ; aud ^ wife , and the , girl admitKSe male SS ° f w J 1 L ^ "J lP ° ng s , but refused totell T » Wf - J ^ af . tliemi an ^ M they havenot yet been found , both prisoners were remanded till Mon-Wl > °£ To ^ ?® i to i r 8 ome Property which had been fi . wT *^ 5 $ % dale and ^^ other places to bo obtained . wm !* ¦ ? n ' 1 T P ? ' * when apprehended , and which are supposed to be the produced some other robberies , a ^ ff . cassimore shawl , with aSSo a white silk BhawJ , with fringo ; a buff cotton shawl n *\ t * f * ^ ell border j a * d a green gauKcarT On Monday , ^^ the ^ ^ prisoners were again placed at the bar , but no property having been fouriS ; there Was nocaseagainst them , and they were uncharged ^
Brbakiko Wii » Dows .-On MQnday , ayoune man With a wooden leg , named Robert fddiion ? a S neymantailor , wasadjudgedtopaVten sbmiti « #£ | wo large ( squares of glass which hVM ^ brK ^ n StEALIKO POTATOHS . —On Tuftfld ^ t »« - men , brotlrtri , named John S& ^ ebS ? wssmizgA lh « potatoes were found ¦ ¦ ¦ J } ^ ^« P «« e »» ion
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¦ " ¦ - ¦ ¦ . / ¦ ¦;;; . ¦ / 8 HEPPiBia > . - "¦ . '' . ; v ; ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ . V- -: ' TOWN'HALL--Fridat . Be ! bre ^ H . Parker , H : Walker , W . j . Bagshaw tod C . Brpwnelli : Esqrs . ' - ^ p LM ;
TORCH-LLGHT MEETING . ( From \ the SheffieldIris . ) Three young men , named Wm . Ward , Joel Eji « and Henry Rose ; were brought up by the police- charged with having attended the torch-light meeting , on Tiffto . day night -. ' ; .. . ; ' .-. - . ¦' : C : ; - % : > ' -: '¦ ¦¦^ : ^\ ' ; . . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ Mr . Bramley appeared for the defence . of Ward The first witness was ; Air . Wild , the constable , yfo t produced a copy ot ' the ^ Ul that was posted in the town on Monday ^ announcing a meeting for that evening ak the ^^ room ln Figtree-Iane , ^ and a torch-light meetini ' fof the following JBvening at Sky-edge , to consider the cast of Frdeifc - . " About fire o ' clock oif ^ Mohday , the witness went with Bland to the room , and found there six or sevenpersoris ; bi ; eof the bills : was ih ; tto room ; By order of H . Parjcei , Esq ; , they went againftp ^ -the room ia about half an : hour , arid found the same parties there Whoni they Informed thatthey were epme by order of
the magistrates , who weredetermined not to permit th « meeting . About a quarter past six they went a tliiid time , accpmpanietVby Mr . Jtiynor and a party of policemen , they then found thirty or'forty persons , men and lads , lithe room . The constables desired theni to leaive tbe ^ room , which thoy did . The officers then locked the door , and remaised near It till about nine o ' clock .: Tw » . policemen , armed wiUi cutlasses ; wei * also stationed at the top and bottom of the lane ; On Tuesday night , witness and Bland were at the Hospital , not far from rSky-edge , haTiflg : a view of the place . Soon after seven o'clock they ' saw lights at Sky-eda * moTing about - Thes ^ continued to increase till after 1 ' ' wh ^ li the constables heard dapping and shouting . ^ w ^ " 1 * 8 * ^ gWtney heard si nging , and then they Srr £ a *> * " « Town-HalL Soon - after tho military to the ^^ 3 * - ?" led them «» nd : the policemen men and W- n B » oad-street they met a number of Ci ^^ a ;^*" *^ . *™ . ¦ •> - «« sr ^ ^^ t sm ^ sss
George Wilkin . iampltwtt ™ ..,, 1 4 ^ . , . d . uarte 4 asUight ' on Tde ^^ g' ^^ « edge , and found there , 200 or S ^ gL ^ S- " ' ¦ ?*" ' he counted seventeen lights . He * "&' » f ^ ° n » and saw that the lights ^ cowUted ot ^^ 11 ^ 1 116 ™ burning , whlcli persons held in theffSi * T 0 J noticed several of the men who carried lighfS ^ i ; **^ not been there long when one of themen wEf ^" carried a light got upon a ¦ wall and began to bp ? £ ? the people huzzaed , and witness left them speaking At tliat Ilinp thero were 400 pr 500 persons ^ and about thirty lights . At a little distance from the place , as ho came away , he met fotir men carrying : guns .: Tho same night ho saw Ward in prison , and Identifled him aa one of the men who had earriod lights , ak ky-edge . .. / : ' . ' -- ' ,::.. : ' : ' ; ' . ' : . . "• :. W , . ;• . : ;; . . = ¦ - .
, Examined by Mr . Brarnley—Witness was sent to Sky-edge ; he had no previous knowledge of WartI ; be did not . go to his mother ' s house the next day , nor •» any body ' s house to ask about him . He waa ficarad when he heard the clapping at Sky-edge , and was more scared when tie met inert with guns . They were goir ^ towards the meeting , and were within 100 yards of tbt place when he met them , but be could not say thai they actually joined tho meeting . He did not see &nj guns at the meeting . It was a quarter past eight when ho went to the meeting , and he got back at 25 minute * before nine He could awear to the prisoner Ward , chiefly by his . coat and checked neck handkerchleK He also knew liiiri by his face , but not with certainty ^ On the point of identity Mr . Bramley pressed tbf witness at considerable length . \ '¦ - ' - " ¦" : '¦'¦ ' ¦ - ¦
Mrs . Qrlei , the wife of Thomas Orier ; Park , ralrL that on Tuesday evening , about twenty luinutcs to eight , she was coming to the town , and met seyerftl groups of men , fire or six in a group , sothg up tb * Park . She noticed that three or four bad guns , which they carried close to their sides . They were jtpihg in the direction of Sky-edgo , but she did not know any of ¦ themi " ¦¦ ' . ;¦ " - ¦ ' : ¦ ' .. '¦ ¦¦¦ ; -r- " ' " ¦¦ : ] . ¦ .- ¦ ' ' ' - ' . ' ¦ ;; ¦ ' . /¦ ' ¦ : /¦¦ " . ¦ James Andrews , policeman , said , that in consequence of lighta been sebn on Spltal Hill > on Tueaday evening he went there with a party of the police , about twenty minutes past feru there wore several lights in a field , by the side of Tom CroBS-lane ; about lgo ^ yards fro m tho lights ; they saw two persons walking about . ' Oil the police ' approaching them , one cried " Heigh , " and the other ran towards the llglits . But tiie first wi » taken , and prpvod to bo Ward . In crosf-exanilrJation , the witnofs said that Ward was about 100 yards from tb& lights , and had na torch himself .
This -was all the eridence that appeared as to Ward * case . ... / . ., ; .. ¦¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ' : ¦ ; ¦ : ¦"¦¦ ¦¦'¦ ; . ¦' -j , - ¦ : ' .. - . . - ' - ¦' :. ¦ ; . ' . ' .. - ' ¦¦ t CJeorgo Bevis , one of the policemen : « nt to Spitalhill . Hesaw two men in a field near the hedge with torches . Whei he approached , one put his light pus and they both got through the hedge into tho next rield , where tliey were taken brother policemen . It appeared however that the witness could not identify either of theitu - . ; . ' , ,- ; ; ¦ , ¦ : .: ; ¦ ¦;; .- ¦•; . .... ;¦ ¦ - ;;¦¦ . . Daniel Gage deposed to having seen two men with lights in the Meld niehtiohed by lJevls . HeVaa in th « next field , and when the men passed through the huilge , one w kh his light burning and the other without , they were seized by the party of policemen , of whom Oaat wa * on& ¦ ¦ ¦; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - ; -.- ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' :- ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ . -:-. ¦ ¦ ¦ - - ^
John Adcock and Thomas Wakefleld , watchmen , confirined -this evidence . ' ^ ¦ _ Mr ; Bramiey then addressed the Bench on Iwhalf of Ward , ;; admittinjK tliat he was at SpiUl Hill , but denying that he waa at Sky Edge . He recaUwl to tb » attenUdn of too Bench the fact that Wilkin spbfef doubtf ully to his countenance / which , under tho circumstances , he must have Been very imperfectly ; and as to his dresa , there : was nothing in it but might haw been foumUn tlie dress of fifty persona . He should prove that Waul was at his brother-in-law's till ^ sijvea odoc
k that night ,, and at his mother-in-law - s till near nine , when , hearing the military go along tho street , he followed them , and seelrig persons going from the Park towards Spital Hill , he followed them there : but is appeared frota the cVidcnco of tho policeman , that he was not at { he . meeting , and bad no torch . It was » vc ; y fo 61 lslv « ving for ypuhg men to go to these meetings , and he would * dissuade all . whom he could at all influenee , from wiy such proceedings ; Ward , however , was a very creditable and hard-workin « young man , who had never been connected with the Chartists , though he had hadtho misrortune on this occasion , by Jollowing ; the mllitaiT through curiosity , to get into Beatsoh .
? J , ^ - ^ I !^!^ 11 ^* f War ^ & ** & proved thatthey : left the shop together about seven ocloefc , and went to his . niother-ih-law ' 8 . Mrs . Palmer ; Trinity ^ treet , w ^; « Jer « niained till about ^ quarter to nine ' oclock ' -when , hearing the military go past the bottom of tb « street , Ward followed them ; » i t * i ® vld « nco was . confirmed by Mrs . Pahner sid Matthew Stringer , who &Is <> ¦ was at heT house . » Ji w ^ )" 1168 ^ toted that they were satisfied witiv toe defence . ' . - . On behairof Ey » e , Mr Hobaon , dealer iucutiery , stated that -Eyre ' s parents keep the Ball ibeer-house ' Jfyo Hank , and he happening to go in there about halfpast nine , and mentioning that the soldiers were io Gastle-street , haying been called out to put down a meeting at , Sky Edge or Spital Hill , Eyre went to see and was accoinpanied by Hose * who Uad beon working till nine o ' clock . . The light they were seen with they had found stuck upon a hedge . : ¦ .. ¦ ¦ ¦' .: '¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
Mr . Bagshawu said , the best advice the Bench could give to these young men was , that they should avoid illegal and dangerous meetings ! for , that this was of that charactcn was evident from the circumstances under which it was held , and there could be no doubt it had jin illegal object . Aa to Ward , it appeared that tho ^ tncss . W . lkiuB , was short-sighted , and therefore might easily , under tho circumstances ;; be mistaken in a matter of identi'yj and though Ward was takeu on SPital : Hil > , itapueatcd that U wa ^ ^ Xam £ S lh W . J ^ ^ al «> Pretty good evidence as to the ^ way inwhich he had been employed durin * th eater p ^ of the even i r * : ThO others alsS Sf ^ t ^ Per 8 , ? ' had no concern J In the meeting ; and , considering their good character , th « ¦ S ^^ T i ™ * them , merely requiriiig that they sssssasssa ^ - * ¦*» . *? of > L ™ nf « . T 6 ? remart ^ Btronfly on iheduty of hcad » rmS >? ^ P tbelr children and apprentices at home on the occasion of such rneetiriM : ¦ ¦ " . enir Cu
kii ^ w ^ S" y tt » » and George Howarth , were *^ bro 1 u - ° ° P . baring been apprehended by the ppilce , in TomftfoMlane , at half-past ten , on Tuesday fK !? VW * ° en the a 6 couat ^ W ¥ » 'e of themselves Was , SwL ^ i ! 7 **** t k n ' walk , though tt was suspected wnejxthey were taken , that they were ^ e scouts of the W * , Having been warhed of the dangerous character of the ^ meetings for the illegal proceedings pf wwchaUwho were prosent might be Uable , they were « "S ^ - - Vr » mU » to abstain from all suck proceedings for : tu « future . ^ . Rodbbbies in > Tj ! iK NEio « noi [ mu > oi » oi' Wkn » - WORta , AMD THK DgTEGTldN OF two SUHI'OSKD THiRVBS ^ -On Wednesday morniDg , the 27 th uli , wtween otae and two o ' clock , as three of Earl titzwlU ltanVs tenters were perambulating abbtit Balnbrtf Park and it « Tictnity , they met with two « usni ! cted thieve *
Wbom the Uateii ^ ^ soon recognised to be Oeorge Oxley , of Elsecar , and Wra . Ambler , of Hoyland , in Oolley-1 M » . cpminf from the directlbn of Hoobeir Hall , to oMhem , Ambler , had a tag on his shoulderV in whieh Brierly , one of the tenters , discovered somethlngalive . H « immediately selied ihe sack , and found it contained eight tame rabblto . The thlcTei made but Mtlerealrt ' ance , ; but they Were allowed to go away , as the tentem old notthink themseltM justifiable to detaining them , © tiring the night , hbwerer , the tenters discovered Uisi w « rabbit coto belonging to Mr . Pepper , of H « ob « f Hall
, hod keen broken Into , and the Identical n * b ™ taken therefrom , which Were Immediatel y owned Vf Kr-Pepper ' s sons , whose property ^ they were .- — -. Q « Saturday night or Suiulay morning , the 2 tth ult , tht henroost belonging to WllHam Rp ^ erson , of lloi > be » Stand , was broken into , and twelve fowls stolen .- — -r Also , the same uipnilng . and supposed to be by tW samo pa ^ yv nil aUemptwM made to break Uirousl '»» roof of the store room of Mv « . WliCto , of Lit ^ f ' . tut wero foiled In thovr clesi sn by tlie fiiiinlyfcv ^ * tlu > m un ^ fvustratinjj ih . lr thievish Jntentio" ?; ^» md sutciedea ia takiug threo slates off , auil woaJa ia
To The Working People Upon The Case Of Mr. Frost.
TO THE WORKING PEOPLE UPON THE CASE OF MR . FROST .
To Readers And Correspondents.
TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS .
Second Edition.
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THE NOETHERN STAE SATURDAY , DECEMBER 7 , 1839 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 7, 1839, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1086/page/4/
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