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Mt D . eab akd oxlt Itbiekds , —Y&nons attempts hare been made by the Maltsusian " Starve Beggar" faction , for the last six years , to destroy me first , and then to destroy you , and yonr every hope of justice ; bat I h&ve met them on the threshold sad beaten them , under every disguise they have assumed . And now that they hare augmented their forces by a junction "with all the scatisred fragments of Whiggery , some maudling old women cry out
« 0 sham- ' , why denounce the new-fledged patriots "Why not lie down aad let them strengthen themselves for your destruction ? Be sure they are honest , weH-intentioned , and sincere . " Havel not traced . them through , their every eoi ) , and unfolded the gnakeB to public riew ! Hare I not told you that they were moTed by Joseph Hume and his associates ? and now , in confirmation , allow me to lay before you an extract from a letter which I hare just recalTed from Monirose . If is as follows : —
* Sir , —I fiaTe seen a small notice from Mr . Har rison , stating part of what he had heard from Mr , Lovett . " Siari not , Sir . I will go farther than Loveii . yesterday week , after Joseph Hume was returned for these Burghs , I , as one of a deputation , waited upon him , to request of him to take charge of our petition-sheets with 1 J ) 54 signatures , which I hope by thia . time the Convention hsve received . He kindly received us , and promised to support ibe six points , and will enter more into detail afterwards . He then began slap : — Sl f "We want to get a paper to supersede Gib Star ; - to get rid of Feargas O'Connor , and all his hot-headed followers . There
are Lovett , Vineent , HetherirjgtOB ., and Coffins , and a good many more , who are doing all they can to bring about that so much-Deeded object . ' " Now my hot-headed followers , I ask you -whether or not this extract brings the ch&rga of treachery and conspiracy home against the intellectual Chartists f And this 13 from Hume , that Malthusian siarre-beggar political economist free-trader . ' —one of the camp followers of Whiggery , who supported the faction until he had pensioned his friends acd relations upon the parings from the paupers' platter .
These are the very fellows who have been the autnors of all your misery , and who are morally , aye and legally , guilty of every act of desperation to-which the plunder of the faction shall drive a starving and an outraged people . They put down the Slarf Poor devils ! they shall put down my last shirt first , They get rid of Feargus O'Connor ! The wretches 1 I will beat them all to their hearts contest . I laugh at their pigmy force and womanish threats . Theirs is a war of waters , raised against the head and front of democratic omnipotence , —not against Feargns O'Connor ; but having bid me low , they ¦ would iheu pall down the pillar which I have done oae man ' s share in ereciing . They whine sndsimper ,
and cry cut , " . 0 , don ' s denounce ! " Good Jack , kind folks ; no , joq shall have your pleasure . I will bow to yonr mijjhiy will and pleasure ; bat h shall be when I loss Ihe dignity of self-respect . They are hoj the first smugglers who have teen wrecked against that rock of principle—the Northern Star , They don ' t want a national mirror ; they de = ire a looking-gliss , in which they may see reflected monkeys of their own dressing—patriots of their orrn . imagination—toys gilded with rich mere ' s gold . They will milk Sturge , and then send him to grass They could not have hit upon a beiter milch cow for their purpose , because they profess to have tie" same object in view—namely , to make bread cheap for people who have no money to buy it with !
Bat be assured that , from whatever quarter they may draw their aid , succour , and support , they Ehall ever find in me and my " hot-heade-d followers " a party who will srrrrender their principles , or alter &eir name , only with their lives . But this is * < 3 e nouncing . " 0 , kind friends , gentle followers , pray lie down in quiet , and allow our inteUeciaal saviours to cure us by killing us I Ever your fond and devoted friend , FfiABGCS O'COXXOK . A Chartist , and no surrender : TO THE "WORKING CLASSES .
Mt beloved Fbiekds , —I » gives ma the most heartfelt pleasure to inform you thai your Convention has now sat in . deliberation for nearly three weeks ; and that during that period not one single act of disunion or contention has arisen ; but that the most perfect , cordial , and delightful unanimity has characterised their every movement . We are going on cordially and gloriously . Use the last moment , the very last moment then , in sending up year sheets for the Supplementary Petition . That alone shonld contain one million 0 / signatures . Sign away , then " ; and send up yonr flags , as the procession on Monday promises to be a national Chartist triumph !
Send off every banner on Saturday night . Direct to Mr . John Cleave , 1 , Shoe-lane , Fleetstreet , London . Manchester will , as a matter of course , be proud to know that their oft-used banners shall float in the Metropolitan breeze , in majesty , over the nation ' s will . We have been this morning engaged in discussing and lamenting over the heait-rending annunciations Of slavery , starvation , and destitution to which the despotism of employers and class legislation has reduced
yon-We had a glorious meeting at the Crown and Anchor last night , got np by the working men themselves . The great building wss crammed ; name , " acd all , carried unanimously I The Convention laving p aced themselves for tin ' s week at the disposal of the Council of the London National Association , I could not attend any of those distant places to which I have been in-rited . This must he ta&en as my general reply to those leittrs which I have not had lirae to answer . Ever your faithful Friend , Feaigus O Cox * f 0 B ..
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¦» DTJBLIM . —The Irish Universal Suffrage Association held their usual wexkly meeting at their great rooms , Jxa . 14 , North Anne-stree ; ; Mr . Patrick Dyott , secretary . The minutes of the last day ' s proceedings having been read , Mr . II . Clark , proposed that Mr . Joan Wilds be ad muted a member . Mr . Freebairn seconded the motion . Mr Dyott ' moved" That Mr . J . Hickson be admitted a member . " Mr . Martin seconded the motion . Mr . O'Higgins moved , and Mr . O'Connor seconded , " That Messrs . M'Kienan , M'Nally . and Ternan be admitted members . " Mr . 0 "Hi ^« ins addressed the meeting upon the recent outrageous conduct of some
of the members who had recently withdrawn from their association , and congratulated the meeting and association on the fortunate circumstances of having got rid of some of them at any rate , while heregretted that theyhadprevailed upon one . / r two honest men to leave that society and join the seceders . Those parties who were now gone out from amongst them , had given their society great trouble and annoyance from the commencement . It was fresh in the recollection of every one , that they had been accusing each other of being spies aad informers , and that they-had gone so far as to take le ^ al proceedings against one another which proceedings were settled in that room . ( Hear , hear , ) - " they are gone and
peace be wiih them . " The next effort to destroy tne association was to be found in the base little conspiracy -against their noble-minded and truehearted fnend , Mr . 'P . M . Brophy . ( Great cheering . ) There were but few men in any station of life superior to Bropby : kind , benevolent , good-natured almost to a fault , and , at the same time , possessed of an indomitable > pint that ao power on earth could subdue—( hear , hear } . Poor Brophy was persecuted , hunted down in the land of his binh by an infamous < jowardly gang who hated him on account of his many virtues and sterling patriotism- But then his poor wife , who wa 3 too sensitive and too delicate to withstand the shock caused by the persecution of
her husband . She , poor creature , sunk by slow degrees-since the day her husband was denied the right to vindicate his character at the Corn Exchange , and wa 3 ignon > iniously branded as an Orangeman andarenegade by Mr . O'Connell— ( hear , hear ) . It is now evident that it was this latter kind of a ' anderers who have withdrawn from us that misrepresented Mr . Bropby to Mr . O'Connell , and so imposed upon his credulity as to prevail upon himwith a nation at his back—to crash an hone .-t , jnnocent , uprighr man , —a man who had no means of suppoit : ug a wife and three children but by his hard earnings ; Pcor Mrs . Brophy is no more ! As it is now well known that she fell a victim to the
persecution and banishment of her husband , it is hoped that her death will be a warning to those who have great power never to persecute a poor , honest man again . The children are wholly unprovided for ; but he ( Mr . O'H . ) trusted that some provision would be marie" for them out of the £ 19 , 000 which were received at the Corn Exchange , where the misfortunes that have befaUen them originated when tiieir good father was denounced a 3 a renegade and aa orangeman , and wnen he was refused the puor privilege of defending his-character . ( Hear , hear , and great sensation . ) This is liberty , is it 1 No ; it is tyranny and persecution in their most unmitigated form . Talk not of Gesler after this !—Mr . Freebairn
passed a very high eulogium on the character , merit ? , and success of Mr . Bropny . Mr . Waters , Vsviio waa not a member ) begged the privilege of addressing the meeting . He said that he was sony to see a mefciiug of his ecmitryiaeii finding fault vrith Mr . O'Connell : the country owed him mucn . The English Chartists did cot support the Liberal at the last elections ; they helped the Tories , and put out our friends the Wiii ^ s . Tha Tories are giving aii the places to their own friends ; and , if ihcy remain long in power , all the offices will again be iiileo by Tones ; ana is it patriotism tolet the entmitis 01 the people get the good places , instead of our friends ? He ( Mr . Waters ) was at the Corn
Exchange the day Mr . Brophy was turned out , and he must say that he thought him badly tL-ed . ( Hear , hear . ) But who could blame Mr . O'Couneil I Surely somebody must havs imposed upon him , or he would have heard Mr . Brophy in his own defence . He ( Mr . Waters ) wished to know why it 91 as that the Association was opposed to the Whigs . Surely " the Whigs were better tha . 11 the Tories ; and did Mr . O'Connell not tay that it would b 3 butter to "keep out the wind with aa old hat than not to keep it out at all . He catno there to hear what they had to say upon these subjects , as he was" at a loss to kuow the reason why they opposed ihe Whigs , and al = o why they did not follow
the mighty leader , O'Conneil . He thanked them for the attentive hearing they had given to one who was not a member , and who never spoke at a public meeting before . —Mr . H . Clark said that he for one would pin his political faith to the sleeve of no man . He was born and reared a Catholic , and that religion taught him to abide by ihe . faith , 2 nd not by any individual—( bear , hear . ) He ( Mr . C . ) had learned his political creed , and he would stana by it ; and if Feargus O'Conner himself departed from the straightforward path , ne ( Mr . Clark ) would not follow him —( hear , hear . ) It was becanse Mr . O'Cennell had left his Radical friends , and joined their enemies , " the base , bloody , and brutal Wnigs , "
the auihora of the Coercion Act , and the Poor Law Amendment Act , that he ( Mr . Clark ) could not support Mr . O'ConBell —( hear , hear . ) The people were deceived and betrayed by the middle ranks . Let them now be cautious how they trust tfcem . —Mr . Dyott said that as it was growing late he would not detain the meeting with any lengthened observations , particularly after the manly and independent speech of Mr . Clark . But he would just say to Mr . Waters , that if he wonld favour the Association with his presence on Sunday next , the question would be discussed , *• Whether any man , who suppoitseither a Whig- " or a Tory Ministry , can be the friend cf public liberty or popular rights ?
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—( hear , hear . ) This question will open tbe whole case , and it will be discussed with perfect candour . —Mr . Duff was called to the chair ; the marked thanks of the meeting were given to Mr . Rafter , after which the meeting separated . ABERDEEN . —The signs of the times are indeed portentous . The rapid spread of democratic principles is indeed amazing . Radicalism is now , not only the adopted creed of tie oppressed millions of Great Britain and Ireland , but the aristocratic scions in our Universities are being tainted with the same doctrine , and have begun to shew their admiration of our principles by endeavouring to honour the advocates—and perhaps the good readers of the Star willinquire in what manner ? The following will show .
A number of students at King's College , Old Aberdeen , having imbibed 'he principles of the Charter , theyrf solved to test their fellow-students' disposition towards the causo of liberty , by bringing forward a candidate at the late election of a Chancellor of the University . There were three parties in the field , and as a matter of course each party nominated a omdidate . The candidates were the Duke of Wellington , brought forward by the Tories , Lord Brougham , bytho Liberal ? , and , would you believe it , tne taird candidate was that champion of liberty —that foe to oppression—that man of the people's choice , Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., Barrister at Law . Mr . O'Conxwr ' e supporters were assiduously engaged in canvassing for their man , as were alsVthe other
two parties ; and after having done their utmost the respective numbers of supporters for each candidate were as follows : —Wellington , 63 ; Brougham , 57 , and O'Connor 36 . The Liberals and Ultras consulted as to the be 3 t course to be adopted ; if they polled tbe Duke ' s party were in the ascendency , and would beat them , so they resolved to coalesce . The Broutfhanritea and O'Connorites , accordingly united , aid Brougham was chosen , as he had the greater number of supporters on the Liberirl side . We do not consider this a ? a defeat . It must be looked upon as a great triumph to the cause of libtrv , Had O Connor been elected he would have been entitled by aa Act of Queen Anne to a British peerage . Tne Professor * of the University must
indeed be astonK » hed to find democracy has taken up its abode within those wa ^ a where nothing is taught but the most self-debasing doctrines . But xhis shews that ihe love of liberty is inherent in man —that it is confined to no particular class in society j and though prejudice may warp itself around tbe rea- on of some—though ignorance may retard the triumph of the ca ^ se of justice and humanitychough passive obedience be inculcated as a virtuo into the minds of our youth , etiU the love of liberty is predominant ; the very enunciation of t 3 io word awakens feelings and emotions within the youthful bosotn indescribable , and when he contemplates the happiness which would be the lot of man were he fre « , ha look ? forward with blissful expectation to the time when liberty , equality , and justice shall bo inscribed on our banners—when these principles
shall bo engraven on our hearts , and peace , plenty , and happiness the lot of mankind—when the hearts of our youth are uutair . ted with error , are imbuad with the beauty of truth , enthusiastic , v / aria , compassionate , and benevolent , alive to the oppression that , crushes their fellows , keen in their perception of the cause and the means 10 remove it , then is the time to make impressions on their minds which trine will uot . eradicate or circumstanceachauecto stamp indelibly on iheir hearts an unquenchable love ot liberty , of truthful integrity , justice , aud humanity . W hope that the example of these youths will ' 'be followed by oihera throughout the country . The students here have the strongest hopes of returning O'Connor at the next eleciini . M ^ y success attend their efLm . Hurrah for O'Connor and the Etudeuts of King ' s College !
Tavist . ck , —At a meeting of the members of the Chartists of this place on Monday evening , it wa 3 resolved , " That we thu Chartists of Taviatock are ooterxcined to stand by F . O'Connor anti the . Executive , as lonj ? as they stand by the people ' s cause , and that we will tako nothing short of the Charter , name and all . Thanks were also voted to the five brave BradlbrdChatthts for their noble and straightforward manner at 1 In Sturee Conference .
SHEFFIELD . { From our own Correspondent *} Extract op a Letter fkim Samuel Holbehry . —" Dear S : r , —1 this morning received your welcome letter . * * * The punishment inflicted ou me is worse than i ? they had put an end to my sufferings at once . They have destroyed my constitution by unjust treatment at Northallerton ; they hive brought nte to that state 1 cannot eat , and though I have been a'lowed half a pound of mutton every cay . and tea night aud oiorniug , since I came to iheCaj-tie ; although I have been allowed » J 1 this , I am reduced to such a state of debility that I can hardly crawl—1 am only a shadow of my former self . There 13 a poor convict lying beside me in tin
last stage of comsumpuon ; he is wasted very little more than I am . Aud , dear friend , you may rest assured that 1 shall never serve two years more in prison ; no , before half that time is expired , I shall be in my grave . * * Believe me , Sir , I would much rather leave thia place a corpse , than remain here till my health is so far gone as to leayo me a burden to my friends . * * * 1 think if you were to write to Brighton , and get them to send a memorial to Captain Pcohell , it might have some effect , as a report went from the surgeon here , last week , to the Home iffice , on the state of my health . It ' s with difficulty that I hav « wrote , the pain in my side is so distressing . " I am , yours truly , * " 5 AMUUL HOLBERRT ,
" HcsDital , Y » rk Castle , April 24 th , 1842 . " Mr . G . J . Hatney , Sheffield . " [ Repeated petiiiuns and memorials have during th « lasr sis months been aent from Sheffield in behalf of Hoiberry , Fodeu , Peddle , aud others of our persecuted brother ? . Another nitmonal has been dr 3-wn up , to which we hope to obtain the signatures of some oftheiuiiuemials of the town , praying for Hoi berry Is release . The Brighton Chartists have been written to , and we Uu ^ v liiat they and our good friends in the other parts of the couutry , will renew their exenious to s . ave poor Hobberry from the me ! anchr- ! y fate predicted by himself iu the above letter . —G . J . H . ]
EccLtsFiELD . —Mr . Hirney visited this village on Wednesday evening lo ..-t , and addressed a large open air meeting ; h's iiuuress vra . 3 hsteaed to with protound attention lor Heariy a hour and a half . Upwards of a hundred addif . oii . il bignaiures to the petiiou was obtained at the close ot" Mr . Hartley ' s adaress . Ser-mo . v . —Mr . Samuel Parkes preached a funeral seiiuun ; or Henry Fr ^ st , the deceased son of the t . Vikn patriot , Joftu Fro .- ; :, ou Sin-iay evening last , iu t ^ a National Charter As ^ ociaton ruom , Ysa Treelane . Mr . Parfcc .-s to <; k fur his text , the 10 th v . x . ir . c . Job . — •' But mau a ; -. th ana wasted away ; yia , man g > ve ' th up tiie &host , si ' d where is he ? " Mr . P . delivered aii exemirni discourse .
LtcruKE . —At the woekiy meeting of the Chartist tod ) , h ?! d on Mvuday t-vruiutf . in ihe above room , Mr . Taylor in the chair , Mr- Pavkes delivered a lecture " Ou the evils of intemperance , aud the cuty of all Cnani-ts to become teetotaller * , and the duty of ah tectofa . lliT .-5 to become Cnartists . " Mr . Fark * s Geiiverea a 1 n ^ thy , argumentative , and impress : re lecture in .-uppun of his views . At the conclubson of the leuuro , Mr . Harney introduced to the limit ' , } of ihe ine + i ; n # tne resolution adopted oy thi Convention , call ; ii > : upon the people to sijiiii by inu Charter ; aud , aitsr a few remark * , proposed the tuliowing resoiuti-m : — " Tuat this meeting , respouuiu <; to thcfe ^ uiuuon of the Convent on , recouimciidiu ^ . tho people to siand h ' rmly by the six poiiits of ihe Charter- even the name—as a portion of the puoole , b ^ g to u ^ u re the Cunvemii / n that , having railed rounu the banner oi the Charter , we will
wiii iu .-ver desert it , euuatj w ' tsal , come woo ; bat pe .-fevere iu Che otftughtfonrard course we have hitheitj pursued , ULtil , y / i ole and entire , we have made our Cnarier Jaw . And we hereby return our h-aity thaiiks to tUe m-. mbers of the Convention , for he industry , ability , ana honesty with which they are pursuing tneir duties aa tho veritable representatives of ttie people . " Mr . Edwin Gill seconded the above resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr . Harney moved the followicg resolution : — " That the special thanks of ihis meeting be given to Mr . Moir , delegate for Glasgow , lor his noble and patriotic conduct in brinjiiug forward the resolution to which wo have respouaed . " Mr . Parkes seconded the resolution . — Mr . Upton supported the resolution . The resolution waa put and carried unanimously . Thanks having been voted to Mr . Parkes for his lecture , the meeting aaiimrned .
Battening . —On Friday morning , April 22 , about three o'clock , the attention of the watchman , on duty at Shales Moor was attracted by a loud explosion at ths Globe Works . The explosion had taken place under the Bteam-engiiie boiler , and had dislodged much of the brickwork in which it was set , but tbe boiler itself was found to be uninjured . In one of the hulls , too , some wheelbanda and other things were found partly destroyed by fire . The perpetrators of the mischief effected their escape . ;
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. ¦ WANCHESTER .- _ NoTICE . _ Mr . William pixon h * nng been appointed correspondent to theWoriAern Star , for Manchester and the neighbourhood , he wottld feelobliged by parties ; wishinK his attendance at any meetings , to inform him of tnVflame . All communications addressed to Mr . William ^ uon , at , jI e 5 ! ' Bhopkeeper , No . 7 < Edward-street , pidnam-road , will bepanctually attended to ; _ Milbs PiATriiio .--At the weekly ; meeting : on Sunday , confidence was unnimousiy toted ia the Convention . : > ¦ CUrpsmbr ' s Halv- ^ Mt , Dixon lectured ia the aiternoon and ln the | , evening . A most crowded meeting was addressed in terms of glowiog eloquence by . Messrs . Smythera and Rosa . On Friday evening , Mr . Tillman lectured to the oarpentar ' a body .:. "¦¦ ¦ ¦' ... ¦ ¦ ; ¦ ¦• .. t : ¦ . . . - .: - ' . : ¦
EcctES . —Mr . Discon lectured here on Monday evening . BrRSTAL . —On Wednesday evening-last * ona of the most numerous meetings ever held in Birstal , Assembled to heat a lecturo from Mr . West , the district lecturer , who spoke for nearly two hours , explaining the principles of the Charter , and pointing out the duty of the people at the present crish . At the conclusion of his address a resolution , expresBlye of confliience in the honest leaders of the people , and determination to stand by tb » ir Charter , in name and subfitanca , was unanimously adopted . Twenty-seven new members were enroibd . ' " '¦ : ' ' ¦ ¦ . '¦¦ '¦ . "'¦ West AnpsLEY . r-Mr . West attended here on fhursday , and formed a new Association . Sixteen members were enrolled .
East AftDstEY , —Mr . West visited this place on Friday , and had a glorious meeting . He formed an Association , and enrolled fifGy-ueven new members . Horbvjry . —Mr . West lectured here on Saturday evening to a numerous audience , and created a good feeling in fayour ef tbe priuclplea of the People's Charter . Bath . —On Wednesday evening , April 20 th , Mr . Marriott , of Biistol , gave a spirited lecturo ia the Chartist Room , Bath , on the rights of labour . It was listened to patiently by a highly respectable audience , who signified their approval of the sentiments uttired by frequent cheering . On Sunday evening Mr . Moxley lectured in the Chartist room .
Wotton-UNDER-Edge . —A . t the usual meeiin ? on Monday , thanks were voted to Mr . O ' Brien , for his services at the Sturge Conference . Confidence was also 'Voted in him , Vincent , and other Chartists ^ ho attended that Conference . The meeting also expressed , by resolution , its regret at " the uitteii spirit-of-intoierauce and uncharitableness maniftsted by some of bur brother Chartists towards our best and noblest advocates , who may happtfn to diffjr from theai on mino- points , and hope that the Convention , before the termination of its sitting , will endeavour , by the adoption of some plan , to heal the many lamentable divisions existing . "
I . TE 33 S DISTRICT . —A , Relegate meeting of this district took place on Sunday last , in the Association Room , Hunslt ; t , when delegates were present , irtm the foliowing places : —Lwds , Messrs . Fraser and' Walker ; Holbeck , J . Davies and Mr . Wade ; liunslet , Mesirs . A . Smith and T . Beaumont ; Wor ' Jey , Messrs . J . D'ndaon . and James Saville ; Armiey , Mr . Jas . Swidie ^ bank and Mr . Wm . Binm « ter ; IWoodhouse , Mr . Samuel Armitajue and Mr . Wm . Fourness . ;• -Ciiurweil , Mr . David " Dodftr son and Mr . Bevy Mossley ; Morley , Mr . Picklas aud Mr . Brook . Mr . JoIju Smith , the Treasurer to the district , wa 3 called to the chair , and britfly opened the meeting , after which the secretary read over the minuted of the last meeting . He
said that he had not been able to engage . -Mr . Wes % aa the Dewsbury district had secured ina strvices previously . He then read over a letter from iBingley , stating that thoy were ready to cooperate with this and the surroundiug districts -or the support of . lecturer 3 , and that a delegate meeting was to tako place tomorrow morning , at Bradford , to elect one . Mr . Walker then moved , and Mr . Wade seconded , ' ¦ That a delegate be seat from this district to the meeting on Sunday next , at Bradford . " This was put and carried unanimously . Mr . Armitage moved , and Mr . Walker seconded , ** That Mr . / Fraser be the delegate for this distriot . " This was also carried unanimously . It was then carried , " Tliat Mr . Jones , of Liverpool , be recommended as the lecturer , " A resolution was come to
'' That tho local lecturers do form themselves into a committee to arrange meetings' and to draw up plans . " They aie particularly requested to meet for 1 his purpose on Wednesday ninht » at half-past seven o ' clock , in tho A ' ssooiatiou Kpom , Cheap . 4 rfei After a vote of thanks to the Cnairm » n . v the meeting broke up . The next meeting will be held at Wood house . —Thia district , since its union , has risen rapidly in numbers . Already its good effects appear
to be seen ; a more friendly feeling exists than there did before— -each seems to vie with the other as to which can do the fjreatesst good to tha cause . Tho National Petit . oniromiithis district uumbors 41 , 200 , nearly four times the number that waa attached to the last from this district . To the members iu the villages we would say , march forward in your triumphant career ; let every one do his duty ; let prudence be your guide ; and above all be firm to your Charter .
Leeds New Improvement Bill.
LEEDS NEW IMPROVEMENT BILL .
We gave last week an account of all the vestry meetings that had then taken place , when the meeting stood adjourned to Monday evening , at which time there was a very full attendance . In consequence of the Court House being occupied by T . H . Marshall , Esq ., who waa _ holding a Court of Requests in the large court , it was . half-past seven o ' clock beforo Mr . Roberts took the chair . Trie CjjftiKMAN , in opening the business , acquainted the meeting with the business which was under diacusion when the Wednesday evening ' s adjournment took piace , and read over Mr . Barr's proposit'Oi ) . Mr . GEO . NtWTON , in a ftw brief remarks , opposed
the bill altcgethcr , which he declared was unnecessary , the ratepayers being already burdened sufficiently with expenses , without an addition ot five or six thoubaud pounds for obtaining a New Improvement Bill . He did not care what the House of Commons thought , ho ehould support , the . amendments ! introduced , in preference to the original bill . Mr . Thos . Dixon replied at some length to the remarks made by Zvlr . Bar ? ., and the principles contained in l > is resolution , and coutonded that the alterations introduced had been adopted after matar . deliberation by the meetings which had been hold , at which both considerable time and great attention had been devoted to the object .
Mr . Fbazkb followed in a speech of great length , and of surpassing eloquence , lie thongnt it was an insult toiho meeting and to tlio i'a . tepayers generally , to tell them that the amendments which had been introduced were not , such as could be beneficially carried out . Ho took the opportunity of rtiplyiug to some remarks in an article in th y Leeds Mercury of Saturday last , a » d contended in favour of the ameudmeuts wliii-h had been adopted , arguing ior the principle of a graduated scale of taxation , so that the working classes mijjhi be niore Ienitutly taxed than their employers . Twopence in the pounJ ,
he contended , was sufficient for a working man to have to pay out of his earnings ; and this was the scalo he trusted tho mcttvng would abide by . - 'With the amendment , adopted in reference to the tolls of the free market he uid not agree , because he thought it was making a class distinction , aad legislating f ^ r oiieclaj-s of the community at the expeuc « of another . Mr . Robinson , who said he was a small tradesman , argued against the introduction of the graduatod scale of taxation , and would have all classes to pay ihe same amount of rato per pound , let that amoum be fixed at what it might .
Mr . Thomas Mokgan pointed ouJ tke mconsisteuces and iotquaiities of too proposed graduate ^ scale , which ho characterised as dishonest and uijjust . He waa in favour of oue uuitwrm Kcale , and would exempt cottages under £ 6 rent / from'being rated at all . Mr . SuMMKHS , decorative artist , put some questions to Mr . B <« rr , as to whether , in the event 01 hi . resolution being earrieJ , ho would consent to admit into the bill amendmeata as to the lime of holding
the meetings , say April or May , instead of January ; as to the . substitution in certain cases of affirmations instead of oaths * and as to the amount of iiue 10 be levied / by the magistrates on parties who are found guilty of exposing for sale unsound meat * Mr . Bark replied that tha first point was met in the bill ; that bo far as the second wa $ concerned , the times for hoIumtJ the animal meeting had been fixed after duo deliberation , by the commissioners themselves ; aud tae last was also met by the bill , which provided a maximum fine of £ 5 .
Mr . Joshua Hobson , after some excellent observations , dm iug the delivery of which he was loudly applauded , proposed the following amendment : — " That as the legal gentleman who has mainly had the charge of the proposed Leads Improvement Bill , has publicly signified his iotentioo of abandoning all further professional connection with that Di / 1 , because of the alterations and luendments made in it by this vestry meeting ; and as , tmrter these ciicumstances , and tbo extraordinary and unwarrantably hostile positions assumed towards th « vestry by the Town Conaoil and
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the Borough Magistrates , there is little , if any , prospect of the proposed bill passing the Parliament in a shape conformable to the wishes of ibe majority of tbe persona who will be &ffeoted by the measure should it become law ; and as there are now bex ' ore Pirlianient certain public bills for regulating buiJdin ^ s and effecting improvements in cities sad boroughs , ; ^ 'bich bills if passed into law ( of which there is ever ) ' reasonable prospect ) , ¦ will mainly accomplish thei 'pbject ? -9 O ' agbt'to be accomplished by th » new Leeds Improyenient Bill ; it ia the deliberate opinion of this vestry meeting that the roast judioious and safe coarse will be to . abandon all further prosecution of the leeda Impi-ovemenfc Bill , and petition Parliament to make the public bills as efficient aa possible , and to pass them without delay . This course -will save tbe town a great amount of
expence , and prevent any section of the inhabitants from ^ ping to Parliament with a private bill ( having a general sanction of the Inhabitacts iii veatry asfiembled ) , and there , from their party > political , and legisiatoriai influence procure the passing of the bill in a shape to suit their own party an ^ l class interests , but in a shape objectionable to the majority of tha inhabitants . This meeting , therefore , composed as it is of the owneta and ? -ecupiers of property ^ in the borough ot Leeds , vrlthdrawsiUgeBeraV sanction formerly given to tho new Lesda Improvement Bill , and forbids any paity from »{ olng to Parliament , and there prosecuting tbe measure in ateir name , unles » 8 uch party wUl afford all tea-Bonable . gn&raateeto thia tueH ' mg , that they will endeavour to carry into pun effect the alteratiohs and amendments ( both in principle and detail ) agreed upon by this meeting . "^—Carried .
Mr . Bemamin Knowles secocded the amend
ment . Mr . Bahr . then replied on the whole > . ' question , and went into a detail of the circumstances connected wish the bill from the first commencement of its formation , the reasons which , had led to it , the measures adopted with regard to it , and the conduct of the Ma ^ iatrates and Tjwu Gouncil aft « r the amendments introduced by the vestry meetinge . He gave his own candid opinion that With those amendments the billpould npV pa 3 a Parliament ; this was ' also the opinion of the Parliamentary agent , of his friend Mr Eddison , the Town Clerk , and he would ask , without knowing his opinion at all—he would ask Mr . Naylor ^ the clerk to the commissioners , what his opinion was upon the question . Mr . Nayior gave a concurrent opinion .
Mr . Barr continued , and after arguing against proceeding with the bill a- * it had been amended , he concluded by again reading his resolution , upon which he Was determined to take the sense of the meeting . The Chairman thea pit the amendment and the original resolution to the meeting , and the former was carried by an overwhelming majority , amidst great cheering . Mr * Barr announced that he should not distract the parish by demanding a poll , though he had the power to do so . Mr . Joshua Hobso . v then moved that a committee of seven persons be appointed to watoh the proceedings of tho public boditw ia theborough , with regard to the Improvement Bill , / and to prepare a petition t' > PaTliament , for the incorporation of Leeds in ( he public bills ,
T . 'iis was secouded and carried : and the following persons Were appointed : —Messrs . Frazer , Hobson , Knowles , Dixon , Ardill , Loagstaff and Bavnard . The petition was ordered to be signed by tho chairman on behalf of the meeting , and to be transmitted to Wm . Beckett , Esq ., and Lord Wharncliffe , for presentation . On the motion of Mt . Hobso . v , tlie vestry meeting was then adjourned , to Wednesday evening , Ivlay 25 ih , at the Court House ; Mf-Hobson made this motion in order that the meeting might be ready to act at oa \ je should any eanergency arise . The proceedings did not terminate until half-past eleven o ' clock .
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¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ' . ' ¦ ' . ¦ . •^ iL , ' ^^ x € >^ . . ^ J / Ti ^ M- ^ Imphotemeks CostMtssroNERS . —At a meet ing of this body , held on Monday morning last , specially convened to . take icto consideration the step 3 to be adopted in reference to the New Improvement Bill , after the amendments introduced into it by the vestry meetings , it was unanimously resolved on the motion Of D . VV . Nell , Bf q ., seconded by Mr . Joseph Woodhead : — " That , considering all the circumstances in which the Leeds Improvement Bill now before Parliamefli ; js placed , the conflicting claims and interests which are connected with ii ^ together with the difficulty of reconciling the variouc differencea which have ariflea oat of them , this meeting is of opinion / that the further ^ Cnarge and prosecution of the Bill Should be vested in the Town Council and
the magistrates , with a request that ihey will immedjately take all requisite measures ta pass the same through parliament with such alterations and additions , as Parliament ihay deem expedient , Ibis meeting , expressing no decided opinion on the nature and et ) U 8 titution of the body foe ^ sesuting the powers proposed to be taken by the Bill , uader conviction- that the Town Council and the magistrates will give that subject iheir best arid most deliberate consideration jwith a proper regard to the interests of the borough at large . " The resolution was ordered to be sent . to the magistrates and the Town Council , through their respective clerks ; It may be noticed that previous to this meeting the magistrate * bad a private meeting , and after it broke up they adjourned to the CoramissionerB meeting , the resolution having been most probably drawn up by : ¦ ' '
themselves . - .. •• ¦ - ¦ . ' ¦ :- ' ¦ / . ¦ "" ¦'¦ . - - ¦ .., ' -. ¦ ' r ¦; ' ; FoRiBx" ? E ^ Fbuing . —Yesterday , two vromen named Sophia Cuff and Wary Ann Dunn , were committed for three awnths eaoh ( with hard labour ) to Wakefield HousiJ of Cprrestioni as roguea and vagabonds , for having obtained the sum of JSs , 6 d . in money , six yards of hew tLzaael , and a shawl , from Mary Theaker , servant to Air , Kerdhaw , painter , Welliugton-road , under pretenee of being able to " rule her planet" and make her acquainted with the secrets of futurity , promisiag her at the same time aa excellent nuaband and plenty ef children , who were all to do well in the world . The foolish girl found out , after repeated visits , that both more money and more goods were wanted- than she could couveuientlj spare , and / fancying that ahe had been "'done , '' she gave information to the police and caused their apprehension .
; Frauds on the ' Poor Rewkf Fund , —Att iDvestjgation iato a series . of frauds upon thisfund j hasbeen going on for some days belbru the committee , by Whom , when the tickets issued came all to be brought iu and checked it was discovered that a-great number had been altered , after passing the committee ^ from asmaller sum , to the maximum amount allowed to be giveu , j but geueraHy they purported to be for 43 . Qd , one shilling or ejghteenpence of which was entered to bs given in money ; besides which it wa » found -. . tlian several tickets had been presented and honoured at the depot whteh had never been ordered by : the committee at ail . These tickets were princiDaliv signed bv
Mr . Labron , ( lately residing iu BdsinghaH-street , ) but some of them were signed Abrain LoagbottoBJi It appears that when the subscriptions was first entered into Mr . Labron wata appoint id to act as visitor , in company with Mr . Nevins . The latter fsencleman , however , after attending to the duties for a short time , was called by business to London , and during his absence , Mr . Labron , byway of making his duties as light as possible , obtaiued the assistance of Longbbttbm , a lad about seventeen years of age , whose father resides in Lady-lane . Longbottom , it would appear , performed most or the labour , and so convenient was he that when Mr . Nevins rtiturned he was persuaded by Mr . Labroa , to £ ui £ ? r him to continue .
This he did , and the frauds , -by alteiing tho ticket aud issuirg forged ones , then commenced ; for ho sooner had Loni , 'bottom got thus full possession ot ' . ine necessary books and other documents , than it is found he began to give tickets away , by wholesale 10 parties who had no right to them , all of whick tickets were , made to allow a money payment , and ¦ which money he stipulated was to be returned to him , for some other party , and to reimburse h : m tor what ho had given in charity during his visits . The tickets were chiefly givca by Longbottom , to a man named George Longley , residing in Sc . Petet ' ssquare , who , in turn , h » hded them to a John beedle , a labouring man residing somewlicra in York-street , and he gave them to deserving objects ; The commiuee having so tar satufiad themselves . and
d < tdrui ! H 6 d to prosecuta the parties ^ on ' £ hursda-y last , Longbottom , Longley , aad Bsedie were apprehended . Longley , however , was admitted evidence , in order more fully to fix the fraud upon Longbottom , who has by these ' meahs pocketted , according to his' own statement , £ 4 of the monies subscribed fqr ihe relief of the necessuous . Oa Friday , thematter was investigated beforethe magiatratea , when the case a « aiast l * oagbottOQi a , nd Beedle was sent to the sessions , the latter , who was only iho dupe of Longbettom , being bound in his owa recn £ niza , nce 9 to appear , Bail was applied for ou behalf of Lonsbottom , but the magistrates ( the Mayor and Mr . Musgrave ) refused to admit him , and he was ordered to be sent to Waket : ld . ¦ ¦ - ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ - ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ • ' ¦ '¦ ¦ . ¦ - ¦ . : ¦ ¦ .
Stealing Poultry . —On Monday last , two men named George Varley / aad John Ca-vendar , were charged before the magistrates at the .- ' Court ? House , with having broken into the hen roost of Mr . Chaa . Grosvenor , of Gro 3 Venor-pIace , Hunslet Moor-end . The prosecutor stated that hearing a noise amongst his hens , on Saturday night , he went to the place : and found that it had been entered through the roof , and that there w « s a man in . He got the assistance of a watohman , and found Varloy inside the hen .
roost , aa < i two hens nearly killed ready for being carried off . The only evidence against Cavendier was that he came up at the : time , and from what he himself said gave reason to suspect he knew something of the maUeri Mr . Grosvenor , howeYer , said he had known him some time and never suspected him before ; butyarley- ho had long Buspected , and had , at various times , loat 126 fowls besides pigeanB . Cavendar was discharged ; Varley was committed for trial . ' . :
Crvelty to a Dog . —Oa Saturday last , a young man , named Henry Haigh , residing at Little Loudon , was charged before the magistrates with having cut off the greater portion of the tail of a beautiful Italian greyhound . Tiie dog had been left by the owner in the < are of Mr . Spink , the Black Bull Inn , Lands-jane , from whose house it had been only missed about tea minutes when it returned with its tail cut . It-was shown that the dog entered the tap room at the Bee Hive Inn , Vicar lane , where the prisoner with some others T ? as drinking , when he immediately seized io , and with a knite struck ita tail off . He made no attempt to deny' the' . fact , nor to plead any extenuation , and after a severe Teprimand he was fined twenty shillings and costs , and in default of payment sent to Wakefield for a month .
Domestic Bliss . —On Tuesday last , a man named James Greenwood , a weaver ^ appeared before the magistrates , at- the Court House , on a charge of having assaulted his wife , a very respectable looking young woraan ; and another female with whom she waa walking home , on Saturday evening , after leaving her work at Bagby Mill . It appeared from the statements of the witnesses that there was no provocation giyen , and that the assault on both was very violent . .. It further appVared that the dtfdndant had been separated from hi ? wife and child for four years , during which time he had not contributed a farfhing t < t their support . ; Ho was fined forty shillings and costs for the assault on his wife , and twenty shUJinga and costs for that on the ' . otlxer . female . He went" to Waktfield i ; i default of payment .
Death by Burning . —On Saturday last , an . inquest was held afc the Court House , before John Blaekbura , Esq ., oa the body of Jane Steel , eight years of age , whoresided with her parents in Bailey ' s Fold , Hunslet . She had been left with other children in the house on Wednesday , and it would appear took a candle into the cellar ior some purpose and set her clothes on fire .. She was : much burnt , and died in the Infirmary on Friday . Verdict * " Accidentally biirnt . " It was stated by the witnesses that the parents of the girl were quite destitute , having had no employment for above six mouths ; and it was believed that for tne two first days in the week Ilia whole family , eleven , ia number , had been destitute of food . The coroner aud the jury subscribed fifteen . sailliugs for their relief . .. :
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Inteilice ^ ce ,. has been received of the sudden death of M . Humaun , the French Minister of Finance , on Monday last , in an appoplectio fit ; Emigration . —Eighteen emigrant vessels have left Cork since the 10 ; h of March , with 3 , 690 passengers , of whom went to St . John ' s 1 , 542 ; to Quebec 1 , 211 ; New ; York 733 ; St . Andrews 204 . EmMration is going on more extensively from Ireland this year thaa has ever been the case previously . Thunder Stgrm . —On Sunday afternoon the soathern parts of the nbetropolis were visited With a very violent ? fitorm of hiil , and thunder and j i « hiniJig , which did considerable damage . The fine steeple of Brixton new church was struck about three o ' clock , ^ and completely / . ' shattered . The handsome granite cross by which ic was surmounted
was shivered to atoms , and the dome immediately beneath is thrown considerably outot ' the perpendicular , besides baying received other serious injury j and there is little doubt that the whole must be taken down in order to effect the necessary repairs . The electric fluid also struck the house of Charles Williams , Esq ., at Upper Tulse hill road , whose family fortunately happened to be from home for the day . The fluid set fire to the house , and the whole of the furniture was burned . T « e foundation of that and the adjoining house are also completely shaken by the ; occuraence . A boy is said to have had both arms broken by thtj falling stones from Brixton Church . Considerable damage waa also * caused by the electric fluid to the shipping in the river , and several buildings oa the baofe 3 of tha Thamfflv
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COAI ^ KAUGHTON . —A central meeting oi del ^ aie * nom the varions places in the West JMlcjai . d disirict of Scotland was held in their . New hali at this place , on Saturday , the 23 d ult .,. Mr . John Kofei-rtson , from Tillicoultry , in tbe cha ., r . Afti sfttlicg some u ^ iirpori&Bt buiiness , ihe two reMj 3 uTipD 3 which have b ^ en forwarded from the jSanoua l CoaTer . tionj Te ^ pectiEg a beuer uijder » tandinu b-tween the Chaniiis of England and Scotland , Trcre laien-into consiceraiioa , when , aft ^ r some diicu- ^ ion , t&e following resolution v » a . s nnaniinourly screed to : — " That it is ihe opinion of iLe delegates now present ihat the
proposed ineenns of Delegates from the six c ^ nires of Scotland with the Executive of England should be held on as early a pay as possible sater the- besiaess of the Conveniion ii coLC . uded ; cui as there sre several places who h ~ noi delegates here to-night , in order to give time proptrly to lay the subject before ihe various assoeav . ons , we s ^ ree to allow ihe snby . -ci to lie over until ibis day week , a meeting of delegates to be then neid 'or ihe purpose of settling lit qne > iion ; atd that ocr decision be immediaielv ihereaiter forparded to tbe Convention " The Secretary was teen in ; uuct ! -d to write to those places in the district W : o had not delegates at the meeting . Mr . Thomas ixiinie ihea stated that some mmnke must have
occurred in the drawing c-u ; of tha credentials of oar delegate to the I \ 3 U 0 Dal Convention , as . he is reported in the Northern Star as kong from Alloa , in place of Coalsnaugnton . f ie considered this mistake important , as it would be apt to mislead correspondents , cansiiig them to addrrss their communications to this centre to Aloa , instead of Coalsnaugh"ton ; he would , therefore , move : " That tbe Secretary beiiisuucted to Bend a report to the Northern Star , ma tiat he be particular in stating that the centre Of the West Midland District , is held in CoaJsnatigbton , and thai all comzrrunications to this district , be forwarded to oar Secreary , Mr . Thomas Kobens , eacher , Coalsraughton , by Tilicouliry . " The mo-HDu was unanimously agreed to . The centre meets *» the Sew . Hall , of this place , on Saturday , ( this *» J ) , at fire o ' clock p . m ,
l « i . WPOB . T . —A correspondent writes us , that }\« caus * prospers hare ; they ha ^ e lately had some ^ Qidid lectures from ilr . Owen Glyndwr , and they g purpt-ningto hold a grand dtnouitratioQ on "iit-Monday .
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MEN OF MIDDLESEX , SURREY , KENT , AKD ESSEX . " PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PETITION . The attention of the Chartists of the above counties is particularly directed to the following arrangements , agreed upon by the delegates assembled at the Craven Head , Drury Lane , on Friday evening , April 22 nd . Each division is expected to arrive in Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , at ten o ' clock on the morning of the 2 nd of May . The marshals are requested to take care that the divisions take up their quarters in accordance with their instructions . The varions localities will constitute the four divisions in the following manner : —
WESTERN DIVISION . Hajthessmith—Tailors , Three Doves , Berwickstreef , Soho . Bbojleton—Tailors , Bricklayers' Arms , King-street . Chelsea—Tailors , Three Crowns , Richmond-street . Hmghtsbridge— Tailors , Red lion , King-street , Soho . Some&s Towk—Shoemakers , King &ad Queen , Foley-Btreet . Sr . P . iNCRAS--Carpen £ ers , Rock , Lisson Grove . Mabtlebojtb—Shoemakers , Clock House , Leicestersquare . Westmin&teb—Teetotallers , Beak-street , Regentsireet . Places of assembling , Circus-street , Marylebcne , and Soho Square .
Councillors to have red wands . NOBTHERN AND CENTRAL DIVISION . Fiksbcry—City of London . 31 aso . vs—Shoemakers - , Golden-Jane . Shoemakers—Cannon Coffee House , Old-street . To assemble in Fmbury Square . White wands .
EASTERN DIVISION . Brick Lank—Victoria , Three Colt ' s-street , Limehouse . Globe Fields—Queen ' s Head , Cambridge-road . Axbi o * , CacBCH-sTBEET—Crown and Anchor , Church-street . Rose , Twig Folv ?—Silk Weavers , Buck ' s Head , Bethnal Green . To assemble at Bethnal Green Church , Cambridge Road . Blue wands .
SOUTHERN DIVISION . Ship and Blue Coat Boy , Walworth . Montpelier Tavern , Waiworih . 1 , China Walk , Lambeth . Horn's Tavern , Crucifix-lane , Bermondscy . St . John ' s Coff ? e House , New-street , Dockhead . Teetotallers , Britannia Coffee House , Waterloo road . Dep-. ford and Greenwich . Wandsworth and Croydon . Chatham and Canterbury .
To assemble opposite St . John s Church , Waterloo Road . Green -wanqs . The Trades' procession is not included in the above arrangements . J . W . Pasxer , Secretary . P . S . —Tricolour rosettes of red , greea , and white to be -worn on this occasion .
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I » T 2 EDS . —Seuious Shof Robbery . —On Monday last , two lads , whose names are Joseph Kay , aged 18 , and Charles Gihoy , aged 17 , together with a young girl natned Fanny Archer , were brought before the magistrates at the Coiirt-House for fiual examination , on a charge of having , on the Ilth ot April , broken iut ) the shop f > f Mr . Bairaclougb , hosier , Brivgate , and stolen £ 58 in money . A pane of glass had been broken , by which means the fastener of the window in tho back yard was loosed , and iiigreis obtained . No one resided in the shop . It would appear that One of the thieves mast have been concealed in the back yard , because both doors of the yard wt ro fastened that night by Mr . Bailey , whose house is connected with it . Tha thieve 3 let
themselves out by the back door of the house Nothing was heard by which any trace of the thieves could be apparently disooverod til ] above a week afterwards , when Inspector Child became acquainted with the fact that t tie two lads , Kay and Gilroy , had bought a variety of articles , and amongst other things a watch each , cloth for a taglioni coat and waistcoat , and niue silk handkerchiefs , for which thuy had paid in gold . The handkerchiefs wer ^ bought at Mr . Hahoyd ' s shop , ia Kirkgate , and at tho time they bought them , Archer was vrith them . Kay was in the employ of Mr . T . i ; Wray , printer , and Gilroy with Mr . Stephen Oatos , tailor , Templar-street . The taglioni coat was making by Mr . Oates , and Kay wrote a note to him , that when
he liad finished it he was to send it down to Lengthorne ' s beer-shop , near the Boot and Shoe Yard , Kirkgate , where it would be paid for . When the tune came , however ^ having seen Child and Hartley going into the beer-shop , the lads did not go to the house , but went up a passage , and Mr . Lengthorne refused to pay for the coat . These were the circumrtances which led to their apprehension , and when they were first before ihe magistrates , on Friday , the officers were in hopes of being able to mate the case complete against th «; m , by the finding of the money , or by some evidence which should fix the traiisaoiion on them . In this , however , they unfortuna .: cly failed . Kay decJared that he had found a purse three weeks ago ^ in-the Croft , containing £ 7
3 i . 6 d ., aud that the things which he had purchased he hail Uone so with that money . He is evidently an artful lad , and though y ouiu in years it is to be feared ha has contracted those habits aud acquaintances which will prove his ruin . There not being evidence to warrant the bench in sending the case to a jury , the prisoners were all disehariied . Whilst searohiug the printing office of Mr . W ray , in the hope thai the money might be there concealed , tho officers found wrapped up ia paper , in an obscure comer , the types composed for printing an obscene papery which had bten set up by the prisoner Kay , and which had occupied hiB perverted taste and ingenuity at hours when his master was absent . Lreds Zoological and Botanical Gardens
—On Alrti ) day iatt , pursuant to a resoiuiion of the Leeds Zoological and Botanical Society , recommondi ' -ig that-they gardens ; and other property of the soritty should be forthwith sold , an extraordinary mneiing of the shareholders of the society web held « t the Philosophical Hall , at twelve " at noon . There were upwards of forty subscribers present , Mr , WiHock was cailed to the chair . The society is nearly £ 4000 in debt , and the income faJl . s very far sliort ot meeting the current expences of carrying on thagardtus . It was proposed by Mr . Eddison that power .-i ahouid be given to the Council to take steps fwr the immediate sale of the gardens arid other properly ; but after a long discussion , in which the Chairman , Mr . Arthington , Mr . Bond , Mr , R . Snovvdon , Dr . WHiiamson , Mr . West , and others took partj Mr , Eddison withdrew his proposition .
and tho following modified resolution , on the motion vt' Mr . Bond , was adopted : —** ¦ That all necessary powers be hereby > given to the Coucil to sell the gardens and the whole of tho property of the society , either by auction or private contract , and either with or without reserve , but that the actual sale be post poued until after the 12 ch of June next . That an annual subscription Jise be opened for families aud iiiflividuals upon such terms as the Couricil may determine and publish , and that it continue open until ihe Glh of June . That Mr . Meaus be instructed to estimate as nearly as possible tbe expence of keeping up the gardens in iheir present state until the 1 st of of Juue , 1843 . That if the annual subscriptions amount to two-thirds of the sum estimated , another general meetintj be called previous to the actual sale . " . Thanks having been voted to the Chairman , the meeting broke up .
Fatal Evbnt pkomFuriops Driivng . —Yesterday , an inquest ( aajourned from Tuesday ) was held at the Court House , before John Blackburn ; E < q ., on Elizabeth Dennison , a woman seventy-two years of age , whose residence was at the New Itoad End . She was passing along Wellington Road on Saturday night last , about half-past niue o'clock , when she was knocked down by the shaft of a gig driven by Mr . Booth Walker , of Bradfora . The shock caused compression of the brain , from whioh she died at the Infirmary early on Monday morning . It was proved that the pony which Walker was driving was proceeding at a gentle trot , down the road , when he commenced whipping it , and set it off full gallop ; he declared that the pony had run away > but this was distinctly contradicted , and the jury after a long consultation , returned a verdiot of " Manslaughter against Booth Walker . " He was then placed in custody , to await an application to the Judges for bail .
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