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AbkDKEGO 5 TKP 3 EKS deplOT £ S the conduct of a few Chartist friends m the South , entreats the people to eschew divisions , and to stick- to the whole Charter Thomas Johssos , Dumfries . —We cannot insert his long letter on the subject of Messrs . Wardrepp and JiPDouall . These personal discussions do much harm . W . A . —The 10 s . extra charge by the parton is a rascall y imposition . Be has no right to charge anything at all for an interment . All such fees , as ( hey are called , are not fees at all , but simple gratuities , which ^ may be given or withheld at the pleasure of the parishioners . This fact ought to be more generally known . No parson has any legal claim to any fee for either burying , christening , churching , or marrying . Those are the duties of his profession which he is bound to perform .. W . A . should consult a respectable proctor .
KonCK . — -All comunleaVumsfor the West Riding orthe Huddersfield District , must be addressed toE ~ Clayton , West Parade , Huddersfield . Hx . Mokgak Williams wishes to apprise his Chartist friends of his purpose to visit them during Easter week . . ¦ " The Ma ^ chestee League Bludgeon Victims . —Mr . Pitkefh / y , of Huddersfield , has received £ 1 Ss . of subscriptions for the maimed and wounded : and we are happy to hear from him thai the subscription is still going on , and that more money is promised . Ms . Bc 5 ? TEi . t >' s town address is St . James ' s Hotel , Jermyn street . The ifaxchesteb Ouikagb . —Mr . W . Baird , of Ballon Juu received for the maimed and wounded , from variousparties , los . 9 hd . DUMFRIES . —We publislied the letter of Messrs . Ward repp , Be ll , and . \ PDowaU , denying that they had joined the League . What more is wanted ? "Let welt alone . "
" 2 &B . EmzoR , —Will yon be kind enough to state in your 'Notices to Correspondents / that I have answered ' Henry Bo'well Griffiths , of Harylebone , Chartist , and something more' ( ride Vindicator of tbe 12 th March ) , and had hoped to have seen the insertion in last Vindicator . 1 trust Sit Yincent \ rill sea the justice of allowing me the privilege of a reply , sa Mr . Griffiths threw a slur on Chartism by supposing O'Brien and M'Douali , "with others , capaV . t of being jealous of poor Feargus O'Connor s medal appended to the ' tricolour / Terily . there are some parties guilty of mnch littleness ; and the cheers given to 0 Connor at public meetings must stick mightily in their gizzwds . ilr . Griffiths might as well call them aristocratic' cheers , as ht dubs the * medal and tricolour an ' aristocratic' proposition I "A Woolwich Cadet . "
Mb Ed-wasb Watkiss . —We have received a letter from this person , for whic 7 i he claims insertion as an act of ** common justice" and says that if it be refused as a communication , we must insert it as an advertisement . Mr . Watkins does notknoir vs , and therefore we pass by what we should otherwise hare resented as an insult }—the supposition that we could be so much akin to his Corn-Law-repealing , exlension-of-commcrce friends as to be capable of yielding that to money which we would deny to justice . He requires insertion in the Northern Star for a very long letter of his which appeared in the Manchester Times of last week but one . We are sorry that our space pre cludes the possibiRty of our obliging him , or we
should have done so with greatpleasure . This will scarcely be thought a matter of injustice when it is known that the letter has been published a fortnight , both in the Manchester Times and through the medium of hand-bills ; and it is the more modest in Mrv Watkins to aik it , seeing that the letter is a teilful distortion and miserable misrepresentation of an article in the Star of the week previous , which , however , Mr . Waikms does not give along with his comments onii ; thus showing thai he is far less careful in thepractismg of common justice" texcards others than in the exacting it from them . He assumes that this letter which he sends is the " inflammatory publication" mentioned by Mr . O'Connor as having been distributed among the Irish , and as having been paid for by the League ; and he affirms that it was written at the instance of an old Huntite Eadical to show the folly and inconsislence of the
. Northern Star ; that % t was written on Sunday , the 27 th of February , some days before Mr . O'Connor ' s lectures were announced ; that he had only 200 of them printed ; and that he paid for them himself ; but he furnishes no means of knowing whether this was the document to which Mr . O'Connor alludes in his letter ; - nor does he sayhoxe many , or whether any , Copies of this document were had from the printer by other parties than himself ; nor does he say who found the money with which he paid for the 200 . He talks very big about " an inquiry being set on fool" end about giving somebody or other ** an opportunity of proving , if they can , before a competent tribunal , any charges they may have to make against him . We advise him to stvily the practical adhibition of the principles of "common justice" that his exhibition of them may in future be a little less remarkably one-sided . { This notice was in type for our last ; but taken out for other matter . —Ed J
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G . English . —We have not any Stars of January 8 th . S . H-sJfjr , AsHBtrRTOH . —The parcel has been for Warded to Mr- Cleave . The same answer to J Rcaj ^ briiofc .
FOB THB EXECUTIVE . £ 8- 0 . From Pin&er , Hull ... ... ... 0 7 1 »| From Xandy , Hull , profits of Pinder * blacking 0 3 9 3 £ ; RS . FSOST , MBS . "WILLIAMS . ASD MBS . JO > "ES Prom Mr . John Stones , Hull ... 0 5 0 FOB THE MAS CHESTER SUFFEBEBS . Prom a factory at Hectmondwike , per J . Penny ... ... ... 0 5 11 .. Stockton-on-Teea Association ... ... - •¦ 5 0 .. -Pottery , per TJnpieby 5 0 « . & few friends , ditto ... 2 5 ^ Do ., do ., per Bartend 3 i e 16 6
_ J . Parkw . Wallworth ... 0 e 6-_ VT . M . "Tonng , Batb . 9 10 _ Bristol , per P . W- Simeon ... 0 13 9 _ H . H-, London 3 0 „ the Cbarti&ta at Charter Coffee House , Westminster 0 11 6 FOB MBS . FBOST . From Exeter , per J . Campbell , Manchester - -. Frcm Brighton , per do ., do . ... 0 10 0
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CFrom our own Correipondcnt . J The Manchester Outbage . —A gentleman from Manchester addressed the members of the National Charter Association , in their room , Figtree-lane , on Thursday evening , March 17 th , giving a detail ofithe kte " bloody and brutal" attack of the ruffian Leaguers upon > Ir . O'Connor and the Manchester CkanLts . His statements tvere listened to with deep interest . The sum of 9 s . 10 d . was collected for the Support of the sufferers .
Public Meeting . —At the weekly meeting of the Ckanist body , held on Honday evening , in . Figtreelane , Mr . Royion inthe chair , Mr . John Marshall , lately liberated from Northalierton House of Correction , gave an account of his treatment dnring his two years' incarceration . Mr . Harney moved—*• That this meeting having heard from John Marshall sn account of Ms sufferings , express their deep abhorrence of Ma persecutors , and at the same time , return to Mr . Marshall taeir btauy th&nfcs lor ms continued and steadfast adherence te thegrea * principles in support of which he had suffered , beconded by Mr . Wffley , and carried unanimously Mr . Edwin Gill moved , seconded by Mr . Cartledge , B That Mr . Julian Harney be appointed to represent this meeting at the Manchester -Demonstration on Good Friday . " Agreed to unanimously . The meeting adjourned .
The Maschesteb Sctferebs . —Mr . Harney has remitted to Mr . Heywood , Manchester , the following sums ior the support of the Manchester sufferers : —
£ s . d . March 13 . Collected among the Irishmen resident in Sheffield , by Messr ? . Pkelan MMlEui ... .,. ... 0 10 2 14 . Collected at the Chartist Room , Fig Tree-l 3 De ... ° 14 O * 37 . Taken at the door , ditto , ditto 0 9 1 " 19 . A ftw friends , per Mr . Haxaey 0 110
20 . A few Iriends at Mr . Turner ' s U L v Total remitted to Mr . Heywood , Mar . 21 , £ 117 0 Xhamists look out ! -Mach has been said , promised , and threatened to be performed by w ^ J 118 * comfited Leaguers ia the ensuing week of -taster ; we have E 0 great i&ith in the gentry affording ns toe opportunity of tiving them another drubbing ; still it is as well to be ^ wide * w * ke . " See , then , von we no ; inkfen by surprise , but be prepared * t any and eTeiy moment to do jour duty . .
STocktoh-oh-TEES . —The canse looks well here ; the room is open every Wednesday evening for discussion and lectnres , atd no charges are made for aamisbiun . All communications to the Chartists Of btockton , must be directed to Joseph Umpleby , are of Mr . _ "Wilson , No . 45 , Brunswick-street , Stockton . CEBE ? —Mr . Edwards , of Bradford , lectured to a fnll iudKiice , on Sunday . night , and was much applauoed . We intend sending a delegate to SwirKe ' B CoOT « tion . Tae cause is progressing fast in this town .
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STAPPoao . —At the weekly meeting of the Chtrtiste of this place , on Monday , the 14 h inst ., ths following resolution was passed : — " That any lecturer wishing to vis-it this town must first communicate with the sub-Secretary , at least five days previous , and await his answer , or he will not be attended to . " On Monday evening last , March 21 st ., a public meeting was convened by handbill , for the large room at the White Hart Inn , Mr . Wm . Peplow in the chair . Mr . Baimow , the Midland Counties lecturer , delivered an eloquent and powerful lecture to a delighted audience , which ooeupied two hours ; after which Mr . John Mason was unanimonflly elected to servo in the forthcoming Convention for Stafford . The cause is steadily progressing here .
1 SPTON . —At a meeting » f the Chartists of this place , the following resolution -was carried unanimously : — That this meeting highly approves of the principle contained in the document called the People ' s Charter , believing that nothing thnt of that will tend to ameliorate the condition of the working people ; we therefore denounce any man , or body of men , who come out to advocate any intermedial measure . "
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CROWN COURT , Saturday , March 19 . Before Mr . Baron Rolfe . FOBGEBY AT HUDDEHSFIELD . Samuel Eastwood , 32 , was charged with having , at Huddersfieldjforged and uttered a bill of exchango for £ 195 12 s . sir Gbegobt Lewis , Mr . Hall , and Mr . Ingham were counsel for the prosecution . Mr . Wilkins and Mr . Pashlbt appeared for the prisoner . A number of witnesses were examined , by whom the case was fully proved . Mr . Wilkins made a most eloquent and powei-ful address in the prisoner ' s favour , and several gentlemen gave him an excellent character .
The Jury retired for about half an hour , and on their return the foreman said he was requested by his fellow jurymen to state the regret they felt in being obliged to come to the decision that" the prisoner was Guilty of uttering the bill in question . From tke good character that had been given him they strcsgly recommended him to his Lordship ' s mercy . James Birdsall and Joseph Maltby were indicted for warehouse breaking . Mr . Roebuck and Mr . Wiikins condnctid the prosecutian ; Sir G . Lewin appeared for Birdsall and Mr . Overend for Maltby . The , prosecutor , Mr . Holinan , is a clothier and
occupies part of Mr . Royd ' s mill , near Leeds . From some information he had received he was induced to keep Witch at the mill on the evening of Saturday , the 2 oth of September last , one or two of the police of Leeds assisting for that purpose . The premises occupied by Mr . Holman consisted of a " gig honse " on the ground floor , where one of the processes of clothmaking is carried on , a " shearing room" on the first . floor , and a spinning room on ths second . The vrindows cf the " gig house" command the watchhouse or lodge at the entrances' the yard . On the evening of the 25 th the police , who were statioced in the " gig house , " heard the lock of the watchhouse tried . A light was struck , and a match put
into the lock to examine the wards . The attempt to open the door was then repeated , and succeeded . Two men , who were recognised as the prisoners , came in . They were both well known to the police . They were heard to pass up stairs to the shearing room , and to open tha door of that room , both by the police and by Mr . Holman and others , who were on the watch in the spinning room above . A third person , however , was at this moment teen to enter the yard , and was recognised as one Askham , not in custody . This latter clapped his hands , and the two men who had gone up hastily came down stairs , and left the jard , locking the door after them . A watch was kept the next Bight , and about ten o ' clock the
door was again opened , and the two prisoners were seen a second time to come in and go up stairs . Mr . Holman then , through an aperture in the floor of the spinning room , Eawtwo men approich a " scray , " or screen , on which a quantity of finished cloth was lying , and take several pieces from it . In the moan time the police sallied out , and while some took possession of the watch house , constables Brings and Marsden went to the door leading up stairs , where they met two men coming out with a quantity of cloih . Marsden iLvshed his lantern upon them , and Briggs said , " Jim , I am waiting , for thee . " The prisoner Birdsall exclaimed , oh dear ! and shut ths door . Briggs endeavoured to open it , and
gave the signal which had been agreed on with the party above , expecting that Birdsall , who , he imagined , was holding the door on the inside , would be intercepted by them . On their coming down , however , it proved to be the burden of cloth the prisoner bad thrown down , which kept the door from opening , and Marsden then ran immediately up into the shearing-room . He had his lantern in his hand , and saw the prisoner Eirdsall making his way to one of the windows . He endeavoured to apprehend him , but was unable , on acoount of the quantity of machinery in the room , to reach
him before he got to the window , and was standing on the ledge . ± ie called out , " Jim , don ' t break ihy neck f but the prisoner leaped down a distance of several yards , into the field beneath , and got safe ofE The parties who had gone to the watch-house were more succe 3 Sful , as they found the other prisoner , 3 faTtby , concealed behind the door . Bird \ all was taken into custody at two o ' clock the next morning , at his father's house , about six miles from LeedB . He said he had not been at L . ed 3 , but bad been dining iha previous day with his sister at Kirkitill , half Tray to that
place-Evidence was given to shew that about eight o ' clock on taat evening the prisoner and Askham were togeiher at Kirkstall feast , that they were drinking in a public-house there , and about that hour took » a coach to Leeds . Mr . Oyebend took an objection in point of law to the indictment , contending , on the authority of R . t > . Godfrey , I . Leach , that thi 3 was not a warehouse under" the Act , which contemplated , not places where goods were stored , but where they were exhibited to customers and sold .
Mr . Holman was recalled . He stated that round the " scray" in question was a place boarded by a partition not reaching to the ceiling , and that though he did not usually soil goods there , he occasionally did dispose of an end or two to enstomers . He was asked-whether he called it a warehouse t Why , Raid he , with great naivete , I should ea . ll warehouses : hem places at Leeds , but I have many thousand pounds worth of property in that mill , and if any person may break in and take it away , and I have no hold of them by law , you see , my lord , what legs have I to stand on ! His Lordship said he would leave it to the jury whether this was a warehouse or not with reference to * the definition gnen in Rex v . Godfrey .
On behalf of the defendant , Birdsall , an alibi was set up , it being alleged that he called at the house of his sister at Kirkstall , at a quarter past ten , and remained there till a quarter after , when he went home . The jury found both prisoners guilty , and a previous conviction having been proved against Birdsall , his Lordship sentenced him to be transported f < jT fifteen years , and Maltby for ten years , .- Margaret Ross , who had been out on bail , pleaded Gnilty to having committed wilful and corrupt perjury in the evidence she gave before Mr . Badger , the coroner , at the inquest held on the body of Tho 3 . Depledge , for the manslaughter of whom Joseph and William Lodge were convicted last week . — Sentence deierred . The Court rose about half-past six o ' clock .
Mo > t > a"t , Mjlbch 21 . ( Before Mr . Baron Rolfe . ) SE . MENCES . Robert Thompson , who had been convicted of manslaughter , at biar 6 forth , waa sentenced to be imprisoned for six months to hard labour . Joseph Bell , who had pleaded guilty to a manslaughter near Doncaster , was sentenced to bo imprisoned for one month in the Castle . Wm . Murray , who had pleaded guilty lo stabbing , was sentenced to be imprisoned for six months to hard labour- . Geo . Cropper Smith , who had pleaded guilty to a burglary , was sentenced to be transported for ten years . John and Thomas Harrison , who had pleaded Guilty to sheep stealing , were sentenced to be transported for ten years .
John Carter , who had pleaded Gmlty to four indictments , charging him with cattle and sheep stealing , was then placed at the bar . His Lokdship said that prisoner's was a case of anextremelyaggravated nature . There were no less than four different cases , not for stealing a single sheep , but in quite a wholegale manner , and removing them a great distance in order to escape detection . The sentence of the the Court was , that he be transported for fifteen years . Anthony Clark , who bad pleaded Guilty to sheep stealing , was sentenced to be transported for ten J 6 aXfL - - ....---- ¦ Robert Smith , who had pleaded Guilty to bigamy , w * sentenced to be imprisoned for nine months to hardlabonr .
Henry Rogers , who was convicted of manslaughter at Sheffield , was pla « ed at the bar . After remarking on the absolute necessity of persons getting rid of any dangerous weapons they may have * rnen in a state of excitement , the Judge sentenced him to be transported for seven years . Abraham Perry , who had been convicted of stabbing , was . placed at the bar . The Learned Babor said these cases of stabbing were so very firequext that it wax absoluteiyiaieces-
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MAGISTRATES' RO 03 I . ( Before Mr . justice Wighiman . ) Johnffardmah , 37 , was charged with having oh the 15 th January last , at Horton , near Bradford , feloniously assaulted Thomas Missy Pearoe , and stolen from his person various articles , ^ ; ^ Mr . Stanspibld and : Mr . Thomkos- conducted the prosecution ; thVprfcone ' r was undefended . Guilty--Sentenee deferred . Henry Baker , 30 , was charged with baying on the . iSth . of January last , at . Sheffield , feloniously broken and entered the warehouso of John Smith Hawkesworth and William Howard , and stolen therefrom a Bilver plated ice pail and other articles . Mr . Pashley was for the prosecution- '¦; . - ¦ Mr . Newton defended the prisoner . G « iUy . : - ' : ¦;¦ - .:. . ¦" ¦; . ¦ : ¦"¦"' : ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ :: /] ,.:. ; ' ;
John Sugden , 44 , was charged with having forged and uttered a bill of exohange ior j £ 20 , with iatoat to defraud Messrs John , William , and Henry Shaw , of Huddersfield . V ' ' ' Mr . Wasnet and Mr . PicKEBiAO were for the prosecution ; the prisoner was undefended . Guilty . ¦ . - ¦ ¦ . ; ' . . ;• ¦ . ¦ - . , ¦ . ; ; . . ! V -, ¦ ) . ' , ¦¦ Thomas Coliinson , My was charged with haying forced acceptance uppn a bill of exchange , for £ 205 10 s ., purporting to lie the acceptance of George Turner ... - ¦>• . ¦; : . - / , ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ . . - . - .- - ,: ; -.. ¦ ¦ ' ¦¦¦ . ; ¦" ;
Mr Hall-and Mr . Pashlby were for the prosecution ; Mr . Buss defended the prisoner . ; Gui . ty . y : -r : ¦' : " . - ' - : : ¦ :: ¦ •'¦ . - . : ¦ . ¦ : , ¦ ¦¦ :. - ¦¦ ¦ ¦ - , Charles Morton , 30 , Jqscph Shaw , 26 , Benjamin France , 31 , and Benjamin Hait / h , 32 , were charged with having feloniously stolen ; from a milU a quantity of wooiiea weft and white wool , belonging to George Ives . ' . : -. ' ¦ . ' , : ¦' - ¦' - : ¦' -. ' _ - : ¦ . ' ; '¦ ' : ¦ .. ' . ;¦'•;¦¦ Mr . Wilkins and Mr . Pashlet were for the prosecution ; ; the prisoners were undefended . Guilty . v .: •; : ¦ ; ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ . '¦ -:- " '¦ ;¦;/ - .: /// : ; : . : Jonathan Smith , was charged with haying uttered a forged bank of England £ 5 note . Mr . WASNijr was for the prosecution ; Mr . Newton defeuded the prisoner . The case was extremely clear , and the prisoner was found Guilty . :
Benjamin Bruan , 29 , was charged with having feloniously uttered a forged £ 5 Derbyshire Bank note . ¦ .. . ' . . - . ¦'¦ . .... . :. ¦ ¦ ¦¦ . ' ; . . . ¦• ¦ ¦ ' . . .. The same Counsel appeared ag in the preceeding case , and the circumstances were very similar . Guilty . ; . . - . " : .. ¦"¦ ¦ " .. ¦ ;• ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ . '¦ ¦ ,. ; :. / . = ; . . .: ¦ ¦ Levi i ? oe 6 ucfc was charged with etealing a gelding horse , a suit of clothes , a silver Watch , and other property belonging to Michael Bradley . Mr . OvEHEND was for the prosecution . The Jury found him hot Guilty of stealing the horse , but Guilty of stealing the property . William Kaye , 30 , was charged with stealing a quantity of wool , from the mills of Messrs . Shaw and Taylor , of Milnsbridge , near Huddersfield . Guilty . Tuesday , Mabch 22 .
Before Mr . Baron Rolfe . George Shaw , 33 , Matthew pinkfes , 28 , John Clegg 33 , and John Haydon , 26 , were charged . , with having , on the 16 th of .. December last , at Huddersfield , feloniously assaulted Ttoraas Ellis , arid stolen from his person two : £ 5 notes , a sovereign , and 10 s . in Bilver . . ' - ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦¦ . ¦'¦ ¦'"" . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦'¦ ;¦¦; - ¦ ¦ ¦ . : : '¦ Mr . Wakley was for the prosecution ; Mr . Hall defended the prisoner Shaw . The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty . Mr . Dalton , police officer , of HudderafieW , proved that Shaw and Pickles had been previously convicted af felony . Shaw and Pickles were sentenced to be transported for fifteen years , and Clegg and Haydon to be imprisoned one year to hard labour .
FORGEBT AT LEEDS . George Robinson , 48 , was charged with having , On the 7 th of February last ; at Leeds , forged and uttered a cheque , purporting to be the order of Robert Frederick Gower and others , trading under the firm of A . A . Gower , Nephews , and Company , " upon Messrs . Beckett and Co ., with intent to defraud the said Messrs . Beckett and Co . Sir GuEGonv Lewin and Mr . Wilkins were for the prosecution ; Mr . Bla . nshabd defended the prisoner . On Thursday the 3 rd of February , about six o ' clock in the evening , as a female of the name of Ann Barley was walking down Boar Lane , Leeds , she was acoost « d by the prisoner , who ' was a stranger to her . They walked
together about 300 yards when he said his name was Gowor , and he was one of a firm in London . Miss Burley proposed to meet him on the following evening , and she did so , and he then said he had come to the Messrs . Gott ' B to let them know about some wool and oil that were taking up warehouso room in London . He also said that his father , brother , and himself , were of the firm ; his father was the eldest of the firm , and ih » t he was staying at the Scarbroughs ( hotel . She promised to meet the prisoner on Saturday evening , and she met him by accident , betwecen Hope street and' Trafalgar street . She met him again on Monday evening , and he wanted her to promise
him t » go to London . She told him it was not likely she could leave home , but the prisoner said she could if she Jiked , and she must make up her mind to go with him to ¦ London , and he would give her a cheque ; she was to ' in ' cet him on the- following evening to arrange . He then gave her a cheque for ten guineas , and he said Bhe was to go to Messrs . Beckett ' s bank , and they would cash it . On Tuesday morning , Miss Burley gave the cheque to a man of the name of M'Cormick to take to the bank , and she asked him if he thought it was right . He took the cheque to the bank , but the clerk refused to cash it ; On Tuesday evening , she met the prisoner in Briggate by acoident , and told him she had been
to the bank , and she had got into trouble about the cheque . He said he was very much surprised that they should rftfuse to cash it when they know it had come down from the firmi but if Miss Burloy would leave it till morning he would go to the bank himself and see if they would refuse to cash it for him ; he had to go to the bank to send . £ 1 , 500 up to the firm in London ., He also said the cheque had not been cashed , becausehe had not bought the stamp of Messrs . Becketts . On the following day Miss Burley left her address at "the bank , and in consequence of some directions which she ^ received from Mr . Read , the chief constable of Leeds , Bhe y ^ ent in search of the prisoner . She met with the prisoner about half-past in the
seven evening in Boar-laue , and he said be had been to the bank himself j and they did not re * fuse to cash it for him , but he should have no further communications with them . He said he had shaken hands with Mr . Beckett j and that he had parted ou very good terms . Missi Burley then left him for a shprt time , saying she had to go an errand , asd he said he would wait . She then - went to the Court House , and returned with a police : officer . She found the prisoner in the place where she had lei ' tliim , and on his giving her his aria to walk together the officer came up and apprehended him on a charge of forgery . On being taken to tho Court House ; he at first denied to Mr . Read that he had given to Miss Barley the cheque ; and siated he knew nothing
about Her . He said afterwards that he did give her the cheque , and that he had found it . On searching the prisoner Mr . R ^ ad found some manuBOtipts upon him , which he admitted . vere in his hand writing , and comparing ; that with the hand writipg on the cheque it appeared to bo very BimUar . There is no firm of A . a . Gower and Co ; in Leeds , and it was shovm that the prisaner had no connection at all wilh the firm of that name in LoiidOn , and that the firm had no account with the bauk of the Messrs , Becketts . The cheque was couched in these termsi : — " Leedp , Feb . 7 ^ 1842— £ 10 10 d . Pay to the bearer , or , order , £ 10 10 a ., which place to the account ot A . A . Gower , Ncphew ^ aud Co . To Messrs . Beckett and Co ., bankers , Leeds . "
¦ Mr . Bla ^ shard addressed Jury , contending that the prisoner had not given the cheque to Miss Burley with felonious intent , but for the tnere purpose of amueing her and obtaining her society . The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of uttering the cheque , knowing it to bo forged , and he was sentenced to be transported for ten years . William Haist , 54 , and George Haist , 30 , were charged wits having stolen two milch cows , the property of Mr . Spink , of Purston Jaglin , near Pontefract . Sir Gbegory Lewin and Mr . Montjsith appeared for the proeecufion ; Mr . WTtKINS d « ffended the prifipner ? . The Jury found the prisoners Guiity . It was proved that Gaorge Haist had been previously convicted of felony . Sentence deferred .
Thomas Crabtree , 40 , was charged with having , on the 31 st of July , 1840 , at Harrogate , burglarionsly ttoieu a silver watoh , the property of Francis Dent . Mr . Wilkins and Mr . OvjERtND appeared for the prodtcufcion ; Sir Gregory Lewin defended ; the prisoner . The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty , V , .. ' / : - . ' '' . . ' ' : ¦ , : ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . / .: •¦ ¦¦¦' . . . .. .. '' William Bean , 61 , was charged with having , on the 19 : h of February last , it Selby , stolen a sheep , the property of Wm . Hawdon . Tho prisoner pleaded Guilty . Sentence deferred . '
Valentine Ackroyd , 2 Q , Henry Jaggeri ' 29 i and Thomas Bertram , 30 , were charged with having , on the 4 th of January last , broken into Coley Chapel , and stolen therefrom six pieces of woollen cloth , the property of Joseph Stocks and Abraham Sunderland . Mr . Dickering and'Mr ; Montkith appeared for the proBecution ; Mr ^ -Wilkins defended the pwsoner The prisoners were found Guilty . To be imprisoned one year to hard labour . V v r The Court rose at seven o ' clock ;
MAGISTRATES' ROOM . ( Before Mr . Justice Wightmen . ) Henry Hamer , 28 , was charged with having utter ed and put off a iorged promissory note for £ 3 , purporting to be drawn by Christopher Rawson , on behalf of the Halifax and Huddersfield Banking Company . " . ¦ ¦" ¦;¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' ; . ; ' ¦ . ' w .. " . ;; ' ¦; , . ' ]> : ' ; : : w \ ¦ ' ; . ¦ ¦ ' .. ' . Sir Gregoby Lewin was for the prosecution ; ill . WiLwiis for the prisoner- —Guiltyv ¦¦ ' .
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James Shaw , 41 , was charged with having uttered and put off A forged promisripry ' note for £ 5 , purporting ia be drawn T > y Christopher Ralwson , on behalf of the Halifax and HudderBfield Banking Company . >¦ : ' - ''¦ ' .- -- , . -. . - .. ' ; -: " :- - , ^ ; -. c- ' ^ v . - ¦ ' . ¦ . ; Sir Gbegobt Lewin and Mr . Rainb were for the prosecution ; Mr . Wilkins defended the prisoner—Not Guilty , i ^¦ . ¦ -: i ' :. .- ; ---V . \ - ; - '' , i : . : : ., ; : '¦ - . ; ' : .. ; - . ; ; : : Joseph Stead , 20 , was charged witbva robbery in the dwelling-house of James Jordan , at Leeds . Mi . 0 VBBBND was for the prosecutioa . On Sunday ^ the 13 thof February , thajprosecutor arid his wife locked up the house , and on their return home they discovered that the house had been robbed of a quantity of spoons and . other articles , which were afterwards found upon the prisoner , by Inspector Child , of the Leeds pplicoyr-Guilty . ; v ' " ' ,: ; ' David Ofcllof , 37 , was charged with having fo \ 6 * niously assaulted George Barker , of Almondbury , arid robbed him of a aovereigu and nine
half-CTOWnB . ; -:. - .... : ¦• . . ¦ . . ; - ¦¦ . ; . - . - . '¦ ¦ •" ¦ ¦ - . •¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ _ : /¦¦ ¦¦ - ¦ ' : ¦ :: ; : ' : ¦ ¦ ' - Mr . Ovbrend , in opening the case , admitted that the evidence waB very slight , ; : and without proceeding further he consented to a verdict of xfot Guilty . ¦ . - . - . v .. ' ¦ ; ' : ¦¦ ; ,: ; ;;' . ^ - ' - y ^ - ; ,-Joseph thioaites , 22 , and Wm .: Berry , 26 , were charged with having feloniously entered and robbed the warehouse of Mr . Thomas Bradley , of Sheepridge , hear Huddersfield . Mr . OyEBENp was for the prosecution ; Mr . Raine and Mr . Newton defended the prispnera—Guilty . - '¦¦ ' ¦"¦¦; ¦' : . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ :- ' . ' ¦"¦ ' ; .. ' ~ : . ;• r : ¦ "'<; : . - . . . ; . ' ¦
Henry Proctor , 22 , Joseph Hargrove , 21 , George Cheethdm , 18 , William Holden ^ 22 , and Richard Garford , 25 , were charged with having feloniously assauitcd Abraham iiowarth , and robbed him of two sovereigns , a . quantity of silver , arid a pair of shoes . JVIr . Hall and Mr . Qvkrend was for the prosecution ; Sir G . Lewin defended Hargrave and Cbeetham ; Mr . Newton appeared for the other prisoners . The prosecutor is a gardener at Roth well ; and on the 7 th of Septembor , he was at Leeds on business . He left ( he union Inn ,: with his cast , in the evening , accompanied by a boy , and when he reached
Rothwell Haigh , he was attacked by a band of men , who threw , him out of the cart , beat hipa wHh a rail , rifled his pockets , carrying away about £ 4 in money , and his shoes . Neither the prosecutor nor his servant could identify the prisoners , but shortly before and shortly after the robbery , ; they were seen in company together , and during the night the prisoner Hargrave sold the . prpsecutor's shoes at a beerhouse , Proctor fitting that they were hisi and the prisoners being present at the sale . Proctor , Hargrave , arid Cheetbam Guilty ; the other prisoners Not ; . Guilty .. ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ . . ¦ - . ¦¦' ; •; . ' '¦ . ¦¦ ¦ ' .. ' ;; ¦ ' " . : ' ¦;¦ .
Samuel Boot was charged with . burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling ; -house of Thomas Marianne and William Gregson Hinde , at Sheffield , on the night of the 8 tlv of January last , and stealing therein several bottles of spirits and half a pound of tobacco . Mr . Pickering afldllt . yVilkins were '" for ¦' . ¦ . the prosecution ; the Hon . j . [ .. Si Wortley defended the prisoner . The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty . , EHCra pp er , 22 , was charged withhaving assaulted Ellen Pickles , of Halifax , a girl under ten years of age , with a criminal iutent . Guilty .
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HOUSE OF COMM-ONS-Tuesday , March . 22 . The Speaker intimated on . a petition against the income-tax being brought forward by Mr , Ward , that no petition could be received against a tax which was under consideration of a committee of the House . . ' .. . '" ¦ ¦ ' : ' : ¦' ¦ ' . . ' . ¦• . ' ' ' / " ¦ ' ¦¦; , ¦ ¦' . ¦ : ' : . '¦ : . ' . ' . : John Ashworth , who had isterrupted tho proceedings of the Clitheroe Election Comtnivee , was brought to the bar , admonished by the Speaker , arid , in consideration of his expression of regret , diB ^ charged . : ; . " , •• ¦ / ,-: . V ¦ ' . ; . ¦ ¦;'¦¦ - Sir Charles Napier brought forward a motion for the consideration of the state of the navy , with a view to its improvement . He animadverted on the Government disposal of naval patronage under successive Ministries , dwelling particularly on Lord Minto ' s Administration ; and Buggested a rule which , he co » tended , would secure uniformity in the disposal of that patronage , aud give satisfaction to the
navy . He also argued for an increase of the pay and pensions of th « navy , arid better manning of our ships ; arid proposed resolutions , affirming the propriety of having : a naval officer at the Board of Admiralty , and also of better providing for the service generally . Sir" James Graham complimented Sir Charles Napier on the frank and manly way ia which , he had brought the subject before the House . But he controverted tho opinion of the absolute necessity of a naval officer being at the head of the Admiraliiy , illustrating his bbjectiou by instances , such as that of Lord St . Vincent , who as a first Lord of the Admirality , had not sustained his high reputation . Admitting the importance of the subject of the improvement of tho navy , he pledged tne Goverumcat , that , when ; the state of the revenue permitted , they would use their best efforts to realise the general object s which Sir Charles Napier bad in view in his resolutions .
Captain Berkeley corroborated the assertions of Sir Charles Napier with respect to the danger to which the Mediterranean fleet was exposed from inefficient manning . Notwithstanding the arguments of Sir Jamea Graham , he contended that a civilian was , on the whole , very unfit to fill the post of First Lord of the Admiralty . He contended for that improvement of the navy which was the object of the resolutions . ' ' . ;¦ '' : - . ' . ' : , ¦ .. .. ' :: ' . . ¦¦ '¦ . ' . ¦ : (' ' Lord Ingestrie supported the resolutions , though he did not think them brought forward at a fitting time . ¦ .. ¦ ' " ¦ ¦ - : " : . ' '" ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦' .. " ¦ ¦ : '¦ ¦ ¦ : ;¦ : ' "¦ " ¦ ' - ¦ ¦
Captain Pechell also supported the resolutions at some length , and was followed by ¦ ' . ;¦"¦¦ Sir Robert Peel , who entered his protest against the pririciple involved in the first resolution , as restricting the power of the Crown , arid practically excluding the civilians from the Board of Admjraltyj whether competent or not . The history of naval first lords did not furnish encouraging precedents in favour of the principle . He also deprecated allusions to what might be the result of hypothetical naval actions with other powers , and concluded by appealing to Sir Charles Napier ' s good sense not to press his motion to a division . Mr . C . Wood concurred with Sir B . Feel as to the impropriety ^ of proposing , by a vote of tho House , to restrict the power of the Crown , aud defended Lord Minto ' s naval administration .
Sir T . Thoubridgs , as a naval t » fficer , was not of opinion that the administration of the Admiralty should bo confined exclusively to naval men . He also defended the condition of the Mediterranean fleet engaged in the Syrs-Egyptian war , particularizing the ships , and censured the assertion that u ran the risk of defeat . After explanations from . Captains Berkeley and Pechell , ; .- ' ¦/¦• . ¦ ¦ . '¦ ¦ ' ¦ ' . ' /¦ ... " .: : ¦ . ¦ ' ¦'¦ ¦ . '¦ Sir Henry Hardinge rose to show that no undue partiality was shown to the military as compared with the naval service , though if any' . preference were to be shown , he should , with reference to any insular position , prefer that it should be given to the navy . Sir CHARLES Napieb replied ; and then hia three resolutions Were proposed . The first was negatived without , a division ; the second , on a division , by 138 to 40 ; and the third , on another d ivi s ion , by 139 to 47 .
Mr . Smith OBRfEN then brought forward his motion relative to the death of James Flamsgan , at Cloncarl , King ' s County , Ireland . The object of his motion was the production of copies or the verdict arid depositions of the coroner's inqufsV , aud also of tho official correspondence wir . h the Irish government relative to the subject . He did not bring forward the motion as a party question . . ';¦ he wished to satisfy the public mind , as tho Irish Government had suppressed iEquiryj an d scre e ne d the individuals concerned . Lord Ewot Btated that the first account of the transaction , exaggerated a 3 it evidently was , had immediately attracted bis attention , and inquiries were instantly instituted , the result of which was j that the law officers were of opinion that the jury On the inquest had coni 3 to a proper verdict . He acceded to the motion . ¦¦ . "' . ¦ - ¦
Mr , Powell , Mr . Viliiejrs Stuart , and Mr . 'W / tKtBY addressed the House , after which the motion was agreed to . Mr . TrioMAS Ddnxombe brought forward a motion relating to the misconduct of the rural police iri the county of Norfolk . A poor man : of the name of Smith had been apprehended by one of the rural police , and treated with singular cruelty , tho partiouiars of which he tt aed ; and the object of his motion WdS copies of communications that passed between the Home Secretary aud the authorities in Norfolk on the subject . Sir Jakes Graham considered the statement of the
don .. Member for Fm&boxy to be etparte , aud had hoped that some Member connected witi the county of Norfolk would have risen to remark upon it . He did not think that the magistrates , or the police of the county , had anything to dread from the production of the documents . Mr . Burrouqhes said the magistrates were anxious that every paper should be produced . The motion was agreed to . V Captain Pkcheix , aitei piresenling a petition from the guardians of the poor of the city of Chichtster in favour of their local Act , moved for a return of
each parish and township in England and \ Yales , in which , the poor are mauagtd under the provisions of the Act 22 nd . Gco . III ., c . 93 , commonly called Gilbert's Act , distinguishing whether incorporated in any union , or governed separately , and stating tho population of each parish or township , and of each union reGpectively , according to the last census ; also , return of each parish arid township subject to the provisions of any local act for the management of its poor , with the imoniit of population according to the last census . The Hon . Member made a long statement in esplanation of the manner of the working of the Gilbert unions , ; ,
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Mr . T . DuNCOjiBS having seconded the motion , Sir James Graham said , he had no objection to the motion , but begged to propose an addition to it , by which a return tor 1831 would bo also produced , his obj « ot being to vindicate the accuracy of a former paper . ; ¦ :.: ; . ¦ - ' : [ -. ' - ; --. ¦ ¦'' .: ¦ . - . ¦ ¦¦ . ; - . :- - ¦ . - •¦; -. - , The motion , as amended , was agreed -tOi . ¦ . _ LordStANLET then moved for 8 Beject committee to inquire into the stite of the British : possessioris ou the west coast of Africa , arid also ftr a select committee to inquire into the state of the different West India colonies in refererice to the oxi ? tin ^ relations between employers arid labourers ; the rate of wages , tho . supply of labour , &c , arid the general state of their ' rural and domestic economy . The noble lord
dwelt npoii tho atiiscesa y » Moh , in a great degree had attended the measura of emancipation , — upon | ts effoot in elevating the moral and social state « f the negro , and upon the fallacy of the predictioris which had been ottered , that th « result of negro enaaflcipation would be the total relapse of the soil into its" original uncultivated state . StUlyhe could not brit admit that , while trie coridition of the negro wa 9 improved , that of the West India proprietor was not equally benefitted . If the in » crease in the amount of cur exportation to ths Vlfest Indies , since the Emancipation Bill had been carried into effect , proved the first proposition : the
decline in the quantity of sugar raised was an indication of the truth of the second . The immigration of European labourers had not been found to have been a successful measure . And he now wished to have correct and full information , such as the' committee he had moved , for could furnish , on the condition of thei negroes in our West Indian colonies and ova African , possessions , with a -view ; to the ascertajnment of the praetiijability of encouragipg '' iaanugratioa from the latter to the ; former . : After a few words expressive of dissent froin Mr . WAKLEYy and of concurrenc e fr o m se ve ral Hon Membersythe motion was agreed to . The House shortlj after adjourned .
;• . . ; . j Wednesday , March 2 Srd . After a varieiyofmtroductory business of no great public importanco , the House went , into committee on the Income Tax resolution . V The debate on this subject was of very great length , arid was participated in by Lord Robert Grosvenor , aXrV C . Buller , Dr . Bowring , Mr . Smith O'Brien , Mr . Palmer ( Berkshire ) , Mr . C . T . D'Eyncburfc , Sir J . Reid , Mr . Ward , Mr . M . AtCwood , Mr . Roebuck ^ Sir R . Peel , Lord John Russell , and Mr . B . Wood , who spoke amid much . noise . Mr . Cobdkn lheu moved an adjournment . ;
Mr . V . Sk / TH recommended it to hirii not to press that motion , { especially as the resolution could not be reported till after ths holydays . Mr . T . Bvncombb did not like to lei the commit ' tee pronounce an opinion which would go forth as the jadgiiaent of the House .: Lord Howick observed , thai ; the opponents of the nieasure had dairiaged their own objects by interposing delays which- had made it impossible that Ministers should print and circulate their bill for consideration during the holydays . He cautioned the House against the abuse of extreme powers , like this power of moving adjournmenta . Mr . Wakljey supported tha motion for adjournment , by' reading from the Northern Star , of last week , a considerableportion of Mr . O'Connor ' sletter to the Imperial Chartists . Mr . Curxbis spoke amidst a general tumult , aud , after a few words from Mr . Gibson , the House divided , the numbers
being—For the adjournment ^^ ............... 87 Against itw .... » .... ~ ........ ;> ........ 290 Majority ............ ; . ; ...... 203 A second motion of adjournment was then made by Mr . H . Berkeley , and defeated by a msjority of HI , but upon Mr . Bernal moving that the Chairman report progress and ask leave to eh again , ; Sir R . Peel , after protesting against the factious coarse which had been adopted by the Opposition , declared that he would spare the House the trouble of again dividing . ^ Mr . Cowpbr endeavoured to justify the " measures of obstruction by which the progress of business was impeded ; and , after a few words from Mr . Cobden , the Houae resumed , and shortly after adjourned to Monday , April 4 . ' L ' ' ji ii ' L
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» jm ^ ^>^> - ^ j \ ¦ ¦ m ^^^^^^^^ m mri ii * mi t * j ¦ * * m " -. THE SUNDERLAND CHARTISTS AND THE LEAGUE , OR STURGE PARTY . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sl ? ,, Tr-A few weeka ago Mr . O'Connor startted the conntry by exposing a villanous scheme which Lad been concocted for the purpose of sedueing the leaders of the people . , It appeared from that letter , that the party had b een so fer successful as to have secured four places which were to be made the grand points of attack . These were Glasgow , Sheffield , Leicester , and Sundeiland . I will venture to assert , that to nene was the intelligence more astounding than to the Chartitits of Sunderland . They knew that such a scheme would
not bo attempted unless some : of the advocates of Chartism In Sunderland bad become parties to it ; and seeing that Mr . Binna and myself had been completely identified with tbe rise and progress of Chartism in this town , and bad confessedly exercised -a very great inflaence amoDgst the Chartist body , tbey considered the assertion of Mr , O'Connor to be virtually a strong imputation against either the one or the other , or both of us . We were urged to notice it . I declined , knowing that time would prove who were hoaeat , and who were not , and that we should Bpeedily have ah opportunity in Sunderland of giving the imputation a practical refutation . :.. ¦ ¦ - ;¦ ¦ . ¦ : .. ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦ . ' - ¦ ¦¦' : '¦ ' . : ¦ . . ¦ ¦ ¦ -. : ' r :: ''' - . ' ' ¦ ¦ . - ¦
This we have done , by the glorious meeting recently held htre . Arid now I think we havo a right to expecfe that Mr .: O'Cunnor will point oat who are the traitors , and when the" grand attack" is likely to be made . Whenever it happens , 1 am certain that the old leaden will be found not to have been seduced by the gold which it appears has been bo liberally squaridered in other places . ; : ' : -. 7 ' : ¦¦ ' : , •¦ -. - ; - ¦ :: ; - ¦ ¦ ' . . . . . " _ ' ¦ ' ' " ¦ ¦ ¦ I-am , Sir , ^ -- ; ; . ; ' . ' . : ¦ . ¦ ¦; . ' ; ' v ' ... '¦ •' ¦ Respectfany yours , ¦¦ - ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ . . ¦ J . WI 1 I . UMS . Biahopwearmouth , March 22 , 1842 .
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DISCUSSION—J . B . O-BRIEJT versus C . DUNCAN , REPORTED IN THE NORTHERN STAR OF MARCH 12 th . TO TIIE'EDITOR OF THE NQRTIIEUN SXA . B . Sir , —As Chairman of the meeting where the above discussion took , place , I febl Killed upon to correct aome miBstatements in yonr wport of it I would have written you last week , but Mr . Duncan toW me he would do sohimself ; arid , as I perceive that his letter has not been inserted , I conceive it to be iny duty , in justice to all co ' ncernen , to correct the misrepresentations therefn contained , the first of which goes to say that
Mr . rO'Brien aitta < 3 feed Mr . bnncan ; for asserting that an aristocracy and a monDyocracy xpgus essential to a state , &C . &C . fee . My belief is that no sneb assertion orimputation was erer mooted in ,-that" meeting . CoricerniDg three different showB of hands Baid to have been carried in favour of Mr . OBrieri , I have to state positively that no show of hands , or tote of any kind , was taken at that meeting , except tfeat moved by Mr Watson at the close of the proceedingH , merely that the thanks of the meeting he given to Mr . O'Brien , which was carried unanimously , Mr . Duncan voting alontf withtherest . ¦
Hoping ( should yon not find it convenient this week to insect Mr . Duncan ' s letter ) that , for the sate of fairplay , you win find a place fortbis , and oblige , . ' :. ' . ' ¦¦ . ' ¦ - . ; : ¦ . ¦ - . "" ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ - " ¦ : ¦ , : ' : ' .:-Sii % -. ' , r ; : \ - . - . ¦ ¦¦ : ' Yonr moat obedtent Servant , : : Henhy Ranken . 7 , Milne ' a Square , Edinburgh , March 21 st , 1842 . ¦
:, ; . , / -v- atARRiAcasa , " .- . On the 31 bI ult ., Mr ., Frederick ' . / Honghton , of Newarkj to Misg Elizabeth Stevenson , daughter of Mr . John Stevenson , boot and shoemaker , of ihe Eaaisplace . ' v ' -. ' . - ' -:.. ; .. •• . ¦ ¦ ¦ . : . •• ¦ . :. /¦ . > . ' . ¦ " ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ : ¦ ¦ :..- ¦ : ¦ _ On Thursday week ^ at Rpthwell , by the Rey . John Belj , vicar , Wm . Wilks , Esq . vof « choles , Gran g e , 1 o Ehzabetn , second daughter of the late « Tos « ph Saithson , Esq . > of Selkirk , near Abbotsford , and , eiflter to Joseph SsmithsoQi Esq , late of Pontefract .
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VINCENT AND PHILP . TO THE ED 1 T 9 R OP THE NORTHERN STAR . SlB—It was with " surprise , indignationiand disfuit , * to use the mijfd language of 3 Ir . Russell and the Nottingham Chattt 8 ts , that I learnt from the Stor that resolutiens , similar to that at Nottingharii ' , had been adopted at many other places , in reference to the conduct of Messrs . Vincent , Philp , and others at the recent Bath conference . , t atn ^^ really " surpriseA" that any body of Chartists Bhould have : disgraced themselves by such resolutions , after the explanation and vindication made by Messrs . ' Vincent and Philp . For . my part , I cordially subscribe to the propriety of their wkola proceedings , as those proceedings are explained in the letter of those gentlemen inserted ia last week ' s Star .
I htive not the slightest doubt of the veracity of Messrs . Tincent and Philp ; and as I have only the alternative of believing Mr . Bartletfs representatiori or theirs , 1 prefer the former , because I know both , the country knows botti , arid , np to the pjesent hour , baa had no reason to suspect the integrity of either . ¦ . ¦ ' " " '¦ ' -I am , ; ' :. ' . v ' . ''" ' ; - - . \ Yours , faithfully , '"' ¦ - J . WJLtlAMS .
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' [¦¦ ' . ;;; ¦ ¦ ; . ¦ ?;¦; ¦ " >; ;;» JMtt |^' v = .. / - ( Vv U \^\ - - - ¦ ¦ ' On Tuesday , thel ^ th inst ., Sarah , the wife of George ^ Mellor , of Holbeck , fonaerly of Greate . near-MeUham . ¦' - ' ; . / . . ¦ :: ; ; ' ; . -m ^ -:. ;' - ^ - ¦ ¦ ••' . ¦¦•¦ : ¦ ^• ¦ v ..:: ; At Kilwinnirig ^ on the 21 st : inst ., Jane Skeoeh wife of James Bailie , and motber of tW \ 0 UDg pa trioiL James Mo « Bailie . *
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saryto interfere by inflioHng Tery serioas pnnjshment . He had considered the prisoner ' s case , and he hoped he should not be doing wrong in not send * ing him out of the country . There were some circumstances to extenuate his case , and therefore he ( the Judge ) should sentence him to be imprisoned for two years . Thomas Haddleton , & boy twelre years of age , who had been found guilty of stabbing , was next placed at the bar . His Lordship said that the prisoner had been
found guilty of a crime , though young as be was , that indicated a very depraved disposition , and he was liable to be transported for the whole of his life . Fortunately , provision was made that in the cases of youug delinquents like him , when transported , they might be sent to a place ¦ where' they would have to work hard for a number of years , and H was to be hoped to lead a "better-life as they grew older . He should recommend that the prisoner be so dealt with , but at present he should sentence him to be transported for the term of fifteen years .
William Beaumont , who had been convicted of stabbing , was sentenced to be imprisoned for two years . . . Samuel Eastwood , who was convicted on Saturday of uttering a forged bill of exchange , was placed at the bar . He pleaded guilty to uttering another forged bill . Mr . Wilkins for the prisoner , Btated that he had aio intention to defraud any one . Sir G . Lewin 4 for the prosecution , stated that the bill was uttered by the prisoner only a few days before the fiat of bankruptcy , and the prosecutor had been defrauded to an immense amount in consequence . The prisoner pleaded guilty to uttering five other forged bills . Sentence deferred .
BURGLARY . Henry Wilson aud John Rose were indicted for a burglary in the house of Sarah Hancock , at Brampton-en-le-Morthen , and with , at the same time , using personal violence to the said Sarah Hancock . The prosecution was conducted by Sir G . Lewin and Mr . Pashlet . The prisoner Rose was defended by Mr . Roebuck , and the prisoner Wilson by Mr . Wilkins . The pro 3 ecutrix ; an old lady , who gave her testimony with a great deal of coolness and self-possession , stated that she resided at Brampt « n-cn- ] e-Morthen , and inhabited a largo house there , which had been an old mansion-house , and in which were
v great aumber of apartment * . Part had been divided from the rest , and was let to a person of the name of Ward . She herself occupied two rooms on the ground floor , and two rooms above , besides which were several apartments not occupied by any one . At the time of this occurrence , she was without a servant . She had retired to rest in the parlour , to which there were three doors—one leading into the kitchen , one to the stairs leading to the rooms above , and one intoa passage leading to the unoccupied rooms . About two o ' clock in the morning , she was awakened by a noise up stairs , and listening , thought she could perceive the sawing of wood She got up and partially dressed herself , when she
heard a footstep on the stairs—the bolt of the door was shot back , and a man entered the room with a lantern attached to his breast . It gave a very strong light , stronger than she had ever seen alatern do before , and she was able to recognise the prisoner Rose , who was a chimney sweeper , and who had occasionally acted in that capacity for her . He had on a light coloured jacket and a hat . They looked at one another for a few seconds , and she then fled towards the door leading into the kitchen . The man , however , followed , and knocked her down . He hold her to the ground , with her arms crossed over her breast , and when she struggled to get up , he said , " Thou must be still , thou knows . Where ' s
thy money ? " She cried out , "Oh , dear me I " Upon which the man threatened her with death if she made a noise . Something attracted his attention for the moment , and he turned away from her . Upon which she crept to the door , from whioh she was only a few paces distant , raised herself up , and opened it . She there , however , confronted another man , whom she recognised as the prisoner Wilson . He also was a sweep , and she had known him from his childhood . He was in his sooty cloth's . At this moment Rose knocked her down a second time , and she fell out of the door upon the flags in the yard . One of the men then said , " Let us drag her into the house . " They did so , and she then begged them to
spare her life . They gave her several blows , and insisted upon having her money , pulling her about , and rubbing her face up and down with their hands , for the purpose , apparently , of preventing her giving alarm . They pulled her cap off and her night-gown from her neck . She thought then they were going to kill her , and said if they would not , she would give them her pocket . She did so , npon which they whispered together , and she heard them run down the kitchen steps aud along the yard . She immediately made her way to the wing occupied by Mr . Ward , btoke severalpanes in the window , and roused the inmates . Mr . Ward admitted her , and she then said she had been robbed by two men ; that frhe knew one of them , and that he was Wilson . Ward , and some of the neighbours , then accompanied her back to her house , where she sat up for
the remainder of the night , but no immediate pursuit was instituted . The next morning information was given to the police . In the pocket which the robbers took away was a £ 5 note of the Old Sheffield Bank , and a morocco purse , containing a quantity of ancient coins , English and foreign . A sovereign , which had been in tho pocket , was found the next morning on the floor of the room . It appeared that dariDg the scuffle she had been a good deal hurt by the violence which the robbers had used . Her eye was blackened , one ankle much bruised and swolled , and all that side discoloured . Onefinger was still stiff and they had so severely twisted her neck that she could with difficulty br athe or swallow , and for some weeks could not turn her head . None of the stolen property has been recovered . The Jury retired for a considerable time , and finally returned a verdict of Gailty against Wilson , and Not Guiity against Rose .
His Lordship directed sentence of death to be recorded . Martin Heselgrave , John Sampson Bulmer , and Thomas Greenwood , were indicted for robbing John Burnby , and taking from him four half- crowns , two pounds of fugar , and other articles . Mr . ^ WiLKiKS and Mr . Pickering conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner Heselgrave was defended by Sir G . Lewin . It appeared , from the statement of the prosecutor , that in the evening of Saturday , the 6 th of November last , he was proceeding along the Rotmdhay-road from Leeds towards Wetherby . He had been making some small purchases in Leeds , which he had in a basket . He overtook two men who he swore were the prisoners Heselgrave and a person of the name of Ellis , not in custody . They walked together for nearly a mile , the road at that part
being lit with gas . He was eating some bread and chee-e , and Heselgrave asking him if he had any to spare , he gave him some . In tho coursa of . conversation they eaid they were keepers to Squire Nicholson . They had with them two dogs , one a pointer and the other a cur . The prosecutor asked if they had seen Ned pa--s , referring- 'td ' some friend of his of that name . They said he was on before with a party of men , whom he could see at a little distance . He called "Ned ! " and a person of the name of Edwin Pickles turned back and met them , Eliis said , "What , is thy name NedS'Ticklesreplied , "Yes ; Ned Ball . " ** Well , " said Ellis , " we don ' t want thee . " Pickles then went forward to rejoin the party in front , and Ellis also walked on . On the prosecutor and Heselgrave coming up to them , Ellis suddenly turned round and knocked him down with a stick .
He then , assisted by some of the others , got on the top ot him and got a hand into his pocket . The prosecutor drew up hit ! kuees , to prevent his getting the money , when Ellis said , " D—n theo , if thcu does not lie wraigbt , I'll kill thee . " The half-crowns were finally extracted , and the contents of the basket i aken away . The prosecutor then got to his feet and asked them to retura him his hat and his ' bubket . They reiused , and he then knocked Ellis down . Another oi the party then knocked down the prosecutor , and he was beaten by them severely about the head . In the course of the scuffle he got hold of Greenwood by the neckcloth , upon which the latter cried out , "Boys , he ' s got me tisi . " The otherstheu , including Bulmer , tried to make him let go his hold .
and finally succeeded . On the prosecutor being able to get up he saw some one running aw ; . y , and pursuing him , found that it was PickJes , whom he seized , and who was then , on the arrival of assistance , taken into custody . Just before seizing Pickles he met Heselgrave , and asked it' he was one of the parties who had been robbing him . Heselgrave said he was not , and the prosecutor passed him by . The prosecutor was sevrrely cut about the head . Evidence was given of all these parties having been together at a public house in Leeds some time before , at which time Ellis had the two dogs with him which were afterwards seen on tho road by the prosecutor . Bulmer and Greenwood were convicted ; Heselgrave was acquitted . His Lordship sentenced them to be transported for fifteen years .
Joseph Snowdon was indicted for stealing a gelding , the property of Geo . Glossop , at Doncaster , on the 4 th of August to * t . Sir G . JLewin and Mr . Halb conducted the prose-Ctttion . The prisoner was defended by Mt . VJiluins After a long trial he was acquitted .
POACHING . John Walker , 27 , and — Pearson , were charged with having , on the 26 th of January latt , at Ciitton , unlawmlly entered eertain mcloced landB belonging to Sir XSeorge Armitage , Bart ., for the purpose of destroying game . Sir Ubegoby Lewin and Mr . Ixguam appeared for the prosecution ; the prisoners were , undefended . Tae Jury found both prisoners Guilty . Walker was sentenced to be imprisoned for six months to hard labour , and Pearsun for twelve months . The oourt rose about eight o ' clock .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 26, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1154/page/5/
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