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MR . KOEBUCK AND HIS CONSTITUENTS . ( From our men Correspondent . ) On Wednesday , April 27 th , a public meeting was convened in the large Banquet Boom of the Guildhall , Esth , for the express purpose of bearing an explan ? - tion from Mr . Roebnek , Member fer the city , in regard to hia oondnct in votiru ; with the Toiies for Sir Robert Peel ' s income tax . Many of the middle classes feit much annoyed at such conduct ; and on bearing , that » uch was the ease , Mr . Roebuck resolvtd at once upon calling the present meeting , for the purpose just alluded to . The Editor of the Bath Journal rebuked the Hon . Member on account of this obnoxious vote , and hence much disapprobation was felt regarding it .
Mr Roebuck ' s address , "which was issued in the early part of the week , to the electors and non-electors , entreated them to suspend their judgment on his conduct till they had heard a fair explanation from him . Hence the meeting was locked forward to with much interest by all parties . He -was to commence at one o ' clock in the day , and Ion ? before that time the spacious room began rapidly to fill , and when the speaking commenced the ro ;< m Whs eo densrly thronged that num >> ers were jjla » l to get away from the excessive heat . Mr . Roebuck was Tectived with great applause . . -
Jlr . WH . Bust , the Iat 9 Mayor , was unanimously appointed to the cfice- of Ctiairman . He opened the trasiness in a short speech , by way of explaining the objtct for okhich the meeting was called . Tbey were convened at the invitation of one of their respected member ? , "trho "xss desirous of explai :: ine to them his reasons for taking the course he had done in the pife-B £ E > Srssion of Parliament The invitation , to say ibe leart ef it , was highly honourable , and illustr-t ve of bis ¦ political integrity . ( Cheers . ) He ( vhe Cfeainnans
• W&-- persuaded that they would receive him in that spirit cf candour , and with that resp « "fnl attention "Wiiich was always due to a membtr < f Parliament frunj bis constituents 1 . At the same time , no fetlins ; of respect ought to lead them to forget that Mr . Hoc buck ¦ wsj holding a responsible office . After making a f-w more remarks on this h ? ad , the Chairman said Mr . Ri'ebuck Ehouid b « allowed first to make his explanation uninterrupted ; after that , any gentleman woula be st liberty to submit any question to him , or advance an ? arruments to the meeting , ( cheers . )
- tir . Robbttck now came forward and was again received wii enthusiastic cheers . He said he had taken en the present occasion a somewhat remarkable course , "Which was almost novel among ns ; bnt it was one "Wticb he thought might not be bad as an example . In thy f . iscbarge of a great public duty , is h ^ ppr ns of necessity , that many parties from misapprehension and mis-instrnc » on , do not always understand what h *» berfl dons in their name ; and therefore he "Rho acts for the p ; -op ! e ought , on every occasion , for his own rate as well as for the sake of those for whom he is acting , to explain % a thtm aistlint y what he b . a » v done in ibeir name . Ii might be that be had done * vt < mic ; ani if so , lie cuuld do himsilf no injury , if " really hones :, by stitine ottenly what be had done , discussing
it calmly aco fAirly with a ? l parties , and theu takjnu tlm n ; w light which had T > e * rn afforded feim by * ucb discussion , act according : o the btst cf his judsju . eut , leaving the ultimate decision with those from whom he had derived iis power— . ' cheers . ) That was ths course be should take on that occasion . The objections tbat hzc ttxu ms . de to him hai come entirely irom his brst fritads , in a spirit bo " kird , so absolutely atfecuonattha : he hoped s . il weuld beii&ve him when he s * id tbat tb * re was noihirg in his mind but kindness and grantude for those who had told Lim what they had . Ht eame tbtre in the spirit of enquiry and perfect ca ; dour ; and was about to address hiaiseif to ail partit-s , and to ask them whether the lina of conduct he had pursued , deTiated from tiat lie ? cf integrity which should be
the srea : attribute of all who represented the people ? and next -whether—if having acted accordtg to feu liebt , he had acted in consonance with the : erl-ncs aud inter-. £ t 3 of his constituents ?—( hear , he ^ r . ) The ohj-ction tsias against- his conduct were twofold ; one arose from personal cons ^ eratioii , and -which he would first aliUie to and dismiss 3 ; the other , as it waa a public matter , he would dwsll upon more at large . Tne drst obj-etion wss th ;; i in the pursuit of his profession he had UcD abstnt from the Hcu&d of Commons . It was tree thzi he had been ahscat , bur they should regard this objection as appljiru : privately to himself Wnen they elected him , it was ^ iH known to eTtry man who gave bi 3 Tote tiat ha was seeking to gain for himsfif an honourable eompetence by an honourable
profession . ( Cri-3 of " Trae , true , " and cheers . ) In the perfect knowledge of this , and knowing the incidents of that prcfessioa , iacd witicnt wiucli do ma : ; could carry it on , j certain necessary absences from L ^ Biloa upon ths asa Z 2 s cf the country , t ^ s-y ( tie electors ) hau . chosen him as one of their representatives . The Honourable Member next proceeded to point out the [ great importance of having in the legislature men of ' all sorts of piofciKon , of which njne , he sai 1 , was of ; mort importance to fee legislature than he wao was to ' cany the law too tff * ct as a lawyer . A . s a men . ber t f that profession , they had elected him , and he hati j . nr- ; sued the courae which ev- ^ ry one of that distmauisned professiou had pursued when el ^ cied to nt in Parliament . I ^ etci since the Parliament had sat t : js
session had there been a night , wnen he was in London , that he Iiad not a ; teiide < l it , aud had seldom left is before midnight , ( Cries of " I > uncombt's motion ? ' " no , no ; " while this was going on , Mr . R . rtspped from the nbor or form on which he stood to the table- ") ; He proceeded next io reiaark that the persons who had "Written to him in reference to his conduct were those j to whom- he was under the deepest obligatioE . ( Cries " of ' givetfce letters , give the names . " ; And he did , ' not in the least exaggerate when he said that they are 1 the persons for whom , in this world , be had almost the ' . greatest regard . He dismissed this matter hj Baying j that they { the electors ) knsw what they were about ;
when they elected him ; that they had got the consequences , aid must put up with them . ( Cheers , and j laughter . ) The Honourable and Learned GrnUesiin : next applied himself to what he called the more im- portant part of the business—a justification cf his ' conduct in tlie House of Commons during the present 1 session . He hadboes ene who allowed , and very proi-erly ' allowed Sir Robert Peel time to consider and marure his j plans . But be did not entertain the useless hope that with the present House of Gammons , they shonid have a liberal Administration . He had , therefore , said to himself , it is now his duty to make the beat of the : bad , and to get all the good he cou d , out of . the present circumstances , for the people —( slight cheering ., The Prime Minister had said . * ' I am come newly
into my seat ; I desire time to look around me , and I hopa that time will be granted , so that I may have tim ^ to do the best in my power . " He ( Mr . R . ; said that ¦ Was a just demand , and that he would be no pariy to the curtailing him of that which he asked for—i . amely . time to perfect his measures , la so acting , Le \ tLu " Hpeakerjhad given offence ; but if the people calmly consid-red and fiirly estimated what was the position of Sir Robert P < jel , they would net blauid him ( Mr . Roebuck . ; . He thought it to be his duty to give tix-Primp Minister a clear stage , though he bad no favour for hiaisiif—ilaughttr and cheers . ) To the first proposition cf the Right Hon . Baronet ( his alteration ol the Ccrn Laws ) he fcad giTen his most aTdent , vehement opposition . In so doing , he supposed he had given
no ofiknee to his constituents—( laughter . ) They desired free trade in the firtt great necessary of life ; and he sincerely believed that he represented not merely the majority of those who voted for him at the isit tlectioa , but the majority of these of the nou-el-.-ctors of thi . i city , when he stepped somewhat onward in ttw Hiuich of liberality , and demanded a perfect free tra ^ ie in com—' . cheers . ) He didn't think Lfc baa g ,- ? eii oif-. &e ? in that . He came cext to the finaEcI . il iseavares of Sir Robert PesL They wura to consider the circams ^ nces in which be was placed , and then to ask themselves the question wbetatr ths ci-n- ' . ^ ci fee had pursued was not honest , wise , an 1 ja = t ? Tq « t& ¦ was a dfcSdency in th-i revenue amounting to four millions admitted by all parties . SirBober : said it mast "
be paid , and it was assented to by the bi- ^ ch oppo . ^ ite . He ( Mr . R . ) objected to that , and said it ougat tj be ss , yed . — hear , and cheers );—but so nsciess wsi his propradt-ion , so thoroughly ¦ uTssupporic-i on bo ' . ' u sidtJ of the house that he waa totally ur ^ tjle t-j g ^ : mure than that x , aticnt soit of a bearing * hxii it was saasctimes , or almost always , his fate to gtt in that H-jiite , and for which he was much obliged to it . It would hive been useless in ins dividing the H-nse , as he shculi cot Lave been supported by more tain a ( kz-n persons . The Hoe . Gentleman said he was dc-sirou £ of spfcakia ^ of the late administration in tLe kind- st way ; his object was to ¦\ rfii fiientls , to coaciiistc •^ i . Tmi ' rs , ? uiA to de away with miseor . cjptior . He pointed out the inadequacy of the measures of Lo : d Joba Rus—U to wei
make up for the deficiency in the revenue , Tacy -e obliged to psy the debt , ard Sir Robe t proposed to do two tbines ; first , be would tax propsrry sn . l iccoiae , and so relieve tha commercial irfer-. su of ^ ha courtrr He accepted that propositios— , ch-: irs mic ^ Ic-d with ti * sirg . ) He objected to c-xtravagant expenditure ; but though he did , he was not listened to ; therefore , he did the second bsst thing—and advised to pay at tbs least cost to the ptop ' -e , which was to pay the moae ; directly and cot by loan , far that ws 3 the worst of all possible modes of relief : it was like a man who , seeing bankruptcy at the en ^ of the year , went on borrowing all the twelvemonth : bankruptcy must oome at Ias 1 tenfold more disastrous bj tteing thus put off Tery well , we "were agreed that it should be paic Now , Sir Robert Peel proposed to pay it in two waysby a tax on fixed property , and by a tax on income He \ Mr . R ) agreed to *>¦**¦ proposition , upon this con
dition : fixed property was cf more value than flactu ating property ; regulate your tax with regard to thi circumstance , and . \ t will then be aa honest , a just , ant a straightforward proceeding '— ( chesrs . i He would givf his humble meed of praise to the Bight Hon . Gentle man , as having done it boldly and honestly . Hi friends behind him did not at all . relish it— ilaaghter . The speaker ¦ vreEt on to justify the line of p . Oit-y pur sued by Sir Robert Peel , and said he felt tte inn&enc . of the age ; time , with all its concurrent circn .-u > tanceg was pressing upon his mind . He wl ^ re ? i >^ nub ' re and the responsibility pressicg on him , a clbar-oigbtid gagackma man , he saw that he was really dci :: g tb best for hiB own party and for ev-r . bodj else—; cries o « Is he hooest ?") He ( the speaker } crul j z- ^ ive int men ' s minda . AH he could do wss to tke things a they come , and to judge of individual aLt , — -eLi-as TtwtM for One aione to dive into the human heart , H
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wu backward In imputtnf dishonesty where he had not the eridenoe to justifv tie charge . After a few more observation * on this head , Mr . Roebuck said the income tax was an unequal one , and that be would propose a motion to the House ( he had it now on the books ) , and we should see whether the House of Commons is what it ought to be , a real representation of the people—whettiwr in reality the proposal , a * it will be earried out , will be a fair and equal taxation of the peopla Now , if a man bad £ 100 a year from funded bi landed property , he would be taxed atx . tf three per cent ., tbat is , supposing him ir > have £ 150 a year or more . If a man get that £ 100 by the lxbuir ot hiB hands , in trade oi art , or by a prufiMion . he was by the present bill to be
taxed also at the same rate . He objected to tbat , and the reason was this , if he wa&teU to ensure £ 100 to hla children at hia death , he should be obliged to go inio the market and pay a sum of money for it , and that bubo of meney would be the difference of the value of his £ 100 a year which he gainwl by hi » profession and that which a man gained from so much land . He , working hard In hia profession , had to provide for his family in after life ; but it was not so with the man who had laud , as thai would be in existence after his death . Therefore the difference was clear—it was the sum of money which would be required to buy an annuity of £ 100 a-yt-ar . That he proposed to the House of Commons ; bat it was supposed to be intricate and difficult to determine what , in such a case , was the
value tf a man's life ; though he did not think so . But taking it at that rat * , he would attempt to cet this grt-at end by other me ^ ns , 6 y tijxiiuc prff-ssional men and men in trade at one half at what land was taxed at . He would propose that t <» the House to-morrow or Friday . Thty were to watch well the division , to see who voted for it an who voted agamBtit ; and then we shall learn the preponderance of the landed proprietors over ev ^ ry other party The speaker ntxt referred to the inquisitorial naturnoi SirRobert sbill ; which he prcp s * d to rt-meuy by proposing that every munshouid make a fair return of what his income was upon hiB solemn affirmation , » scheme that would operate much better tuan the prestmt obnoxious mode of levying the Ux . He « poke for some time on this point ; he could not see
why a man ahouiti wuh to be thought richer than he r > ally was . We want to borrow . £ 100 of our banker ; ; f he knew the circumstances i f the case he would not lend it- He ought to know them Really and in truth be & nld not get at the hoto m of the fear which w expressed by mai . y people , except by attributing it to their vaiiitj . He believed it to be one of tae greatest mis-riee of Busiishuien that t-vcrj man is attempting to make himself acpear a greater man than he really isictieers . ) There is Mr . So-and-so , he is "very rich , he k ^ ps hi * carriage , he gives his dinuers , and the r « -port s '* s abroad that be is worth £ 3 000 a-year . But it is f iund out , bysmd-bje , that he is really thus kinii and benevolent having no more than £ 1 , 500 per annum . The harm , they say , there was in this , was
Lhat the man who lives on his estate , or income , did not feel it—it w * a the poor trader . " Then he asked th > - trailer why he wished to be thought richer than he waa ? ( Here some one cried out , ' a false capital , that is it . " Lansfever , which lasted for some time ) Mr . Rtbuek nexi spike in regard to the course he had pursued ; he said ht had to repr- sent a variety of opinions and interesta j he Could n > t suit all . Ha was an arbiter among them . There were the rich , he had to represent them ; and also the professional men , and the traders , ana the hard working men—be did tee best for all . He next said his con :-ti uenis wcre to judge him calmly—to bear und forbear , and not to be deceived by what may be said of him in the rtpuris cf the proceedings in the House
of Commons , for they Kive no possible insight into whit wa « ^ oinjj on there . The repoiters were not 11 biaaie If his constituents thousLt him to be wrong they would teli him so , aud abk him to come and explain . iCheeTs . ) He had now in reality arrived at thti end of the charge * made again ? t him : —first , be had r > ten absent from ' -he House ; next , he had voted for Sir Robert -Peel on the matter which he baU explained . The speaker spoke in reference to some maters of no Very great importance ; and afterwards remarked that he dare say there were some present wbo went very far ; thtre were itrhape . some Ubartists present —( Loud crie « < f " T--S . yea . " from all par * of the room ) He found among them a great deal of intolerance ; be did not anrt « with them in all things ; was he therefore to be
condemned as their enemy 7 He would tben ask them , as well as other ? , not to allow their own notions of their own worth , virtue , or intelligence , bo to blind their minds to the : r own imperfections as to allow them to condemn others wholrsile . D = pena upon it , nono of us are perfict ; and it mi ^ ht be that the opinion to which we w » re the most wrdded , was the most erroneous . ^ Thertrfore , he would ask all , not to give up their opinions , but to hold them with candour and forbearacc « ; and that thty would practice them towards him , if they btlieTMl him to be fairly up to the light he bad , —aoin « what be told them at the commencement he would do , swerving not for partial or personal interests ntir frpm passion—iCbeers ) After making a few more observations , he concluded a very conciliatory and judicious speech amid lou . 1 applause .
The' Chairman a .-ked if there was any person desirous of " puttie * any question to Mr . Koebuck . ( Here a few notes were handed to Mr . Roebuck , who again came forward and answered them evidently much to the satisfaction t'f th « authors and the meeting ) Mr . Keene . proprietor of the Bath Journal who bad rtrbnked Mr . Roebuck for having given bis vote to Sir R ibert Peel , was called for . After much hesitation he eiwe forward ; but hia opposing remarks were not liked ky tha meeting . He said he should never shrink fr-m expressing his honest convictions ; but he was always ready to change bis opinions when proved to be erroneous . He moved a vote of confidence in Mr . Roebuck .
Mr . H . Vincent was called for by many in the meeting . He came forward and was lomily cheered . Hb felt pleased that so humb ' . e an individual as himself had been called upon to perform & pleating duty on Mich an occasion aa tbat . He made some excellent observations , in the course of ¦ which be said he should support John Arthur Roebuck as long as he advocated the rights of the people , but no longer . He hoped Mr . Roebuck would vote for the extension of the suffrage , and those necessary adjuncts which were advoratt-d by the most rational portion of the Ck&itisu . He considered Mr . R to be a man of talent and of strict integrity , in whom conn-tence could be safrly placed . He seconded most cordially Mr . K-ene ' s motien .
Mr Elduidge . amid noise and confusion , rebuked Mr . Koebuck for having voted with the Tories . The meeting waa impatient with him , in consequence of the incoherent manner in which he spoke . He thought the income tax would strengthen the hands of the people ' s enemies . Mr : AB . CHASD spoke in landation of Mr . Roebuck's conduct . The Chaibmam said a few words in reply to Mr . Eldridae . Mr- Q . Edwabd 3 made a hnms-Rrsome speech
shewing the change that bad come over the spirit of the f \ rmefs . He was accustomed to visit Devize corn market ; wbtn thire some time since , the farmers spoke iii tha highest terms of Sir Rjbert Peel , as being their greatest friend But since Sir Robert had brought forwwd b \ 3 income tix bill and frs proposil for the alteration of the tariff , they denounced him in unmeasnred terms-, th&y wished the son of a b at the devil ' tL-jud laughter , in which Mr . Roebuck and all on the platform heartily joined . ) The resolution was put and cirried unanimously . Mr ! Roebuck , returned thanks .
Thanks were then given to the Chairman and the Mayor , who had granted the U 3 t- of the Hall ; and after three cheers for R > ebuck , the meeting separated . . The Charti 8 W thought proper before the commence ment of this meeting , to prtsw-t the following resolution come to by their society to Mr . Roebuck : — " We , ; he Chartists of Bath , approve of the conduct of John Arthur Roebuck in voting for Sir Robert Reel's income tax , as a measu-e of direet taxation , and promise him our " support so Ion ? as he advocates the rights and iifterests of the working classes . " The following is the copy of a letter sent to Mr . Roebuck and Lord Duncan , the members for Bath : — " Gloucester Road Build meg , Lower " Swans wick . Bsth .
" Sir , —The Council of the Bath National Charter Association have deputed mo to request you , by letter , to support the prayer of the National Petition , which is to be presented to the House of Commons on Monday ntxt ; and likewise , to request you to vote for the proposition that certain members of the Natitional Convention now sitting in London , be heard at the Bar of the House on btha ' . f of the said pet tion . " By complying with this request , ytu will ensure the thanks and support i f , ' The Chartists of Bath . " Signed on their behalf , " G . M . Bartlett . " Id reply , lord Duncan says the subject shall receive his best attention ; but as his letter is marked private , ' it is . withheld at present There is no doubt as to Mr . Roebuck's vote . Maise nous verrons .
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NATIONS CONVENTION . Friday , April 29 . Mr . Duncan in the chair , Mr . Leach Tiee chair . Secretary read over the names , and Messrs . Phllp , Lowery , Stallweod , Harrison , Williams , Bartlett , Moir , White , M ' Pherson , Beesl ^ y , Woodward , O'Connor , Duncan . Doyle , O'Brien , Campbell , Pitkethly , Ridley , and Roberts were present The minutes were then read and confirmed . Mr . Baintow reported from the committee for procuring the release of the political prisoners , tbat in an interview they bad with Mr . Duncombe , he had suggested the propriety of waiting on the Members of Parliament for those places where the parties bad been arrested , and tbat they intended adopting the suggestion .
Mr . Pitkethly reported that he had waited on Mr . Dancombe respecting the deputation of the working classes being beard at the bar of the House of Commons , and that he wished a deputation te wait on him the ensuing day at 12 o ' clock , to put him in information if the state of the country , that he might give the more urgent reassns for the depution being heard . He had likewise waited on Mr . Muntz , who was rather crotchety at first , but agreed to support Mr . Duncombe's motion . Mr . Crawford also without hesitation agreed
to support it They bad got a lithographic circular which they intended sending to the various M . P ' s wbo miaht be likely to support it . He had also waited on Mr . Williams , member for Coventry , who suggested that they should embody their vtews on the release of the political prisoners , in-a petition , and that it should be signed by the whole of the Convention , and then procure a deputation of as many members of Parliament as possible to assist them in waiting on the Government authorities . He should himself be very happy to make one .
Mr . O'Brien moved , and Mr . Pitkethly seconded , that a committee of two persons be appointed to draw up an address for the above olject . Carried , and MessrB . Lowery and Bairatew were ap . pginted . ' Mr . O'Connor reported that , In company with Mr . Moir , he attended a crowaed meeting at Dockhead , which was chitfly compfs ^ d of Irishmen . The sul-ject was the Repeal of the Union and the Charter ; and the general feeling among t ) : e assembly waa that it would be impossible to get a Repeal of the Union , unless . they first obtained the Charter . Mr . O Connor then paid a hu > h comoliment to Mr . Moir , for the able address he delivered at that meeting . Mr . Bairst-w gave in a report of an excellent meeting he had attended , in company with Messrs . Stallwood , Campbell , and Mason , at Kensington . Mr . Woedward reported from a meeting he had attended at the Rjse . T jtik F » liy .
Mr . Bitirstow read a printed address from Leicester , showing the progress of their principles . Mr . Campbell read ft public notice , issued by the authorities of Burnley , stating that parties had been wandering about the streets , demanding bread , ami that if it was continued , they would subject themselves to the penalities of the aw . Mr . Campbell also read a printtd copy of a bill , issued by the inhabitants in r > piy , showing that it was impossible for men quietly to starve , and desiring the authorities to state some means by which the unemployed population might procure a subsistence .
A letter was read from Greenock stating their confidence in the Convention and adviaing that simultaneous meetings should be held ali ever the country , when the fat « of the petition should be decided , and that the Convex tion should advise the country as to what oth ^ r steps should be tiken to obtain that tertress . which , in the event of the rejection of the National Petition , the House wonid have denied them . The letter also stated their determination to stand by the Charter entire , name and all , but , at tte same time , they bailed with pleasure the acknowledgment of their principles being the only ones adapted to the salvation of the nation by the Con ' erence at Birmingham , and would earnestly anvise the party to join the eldest organised body—the National Charter association . It was also their opinion , that , if the petition was rejected , a remonstrance should be got up , numerously signed .
Mr . Morgan Williams read letters from Halifax giving a cheering account of their progress . From Birmingham , stating tbat the operative cordwainer * hud joined them in a body . From Abergavenny , Newtown , and other places in Wales , containing an account of signatures , and likewise money for tho usa of the Convention . Not one of the signatures had been received without first explaining the orjt'ct of the petition ; also a letter from Gatehouse , in Gallowayshire , stating that the farmers in that district had signed the petition and likewise their servants . Extracts from various other letters were read , all giving a cheering account of the progress ( . f the movement , and detailing the distressed condition of the population in their several districts . Petition Sheets were received from the following places : —
Signatures . Signatures Birmingham ... 19 , 0 i 0 Aberpavenny ... 013 Hackney ... 2 S 3 Shrewsbury ... 2 , 800 Wales ... 2 . G 00 Exeter ... 3 0 G 0 Ynysyngharad , Halifax GuO near New- Canterbury ... 1 400 bridge 2 nd Stafford ... 2 , 200 petition ... 800 Ketgkley ... 800 Glasgow ... 1 , 600 Dunfermline ... 2 000 Choney ... 1 200 Cireucester ... 1 , 400 Burnley ... 2 , 600 Croydon 1 , 800 Hammersmith .. 1 , 600 PotterieB 2 600 Abergavenny ... 800 Chatham 1 , 400 Aluvrick ... 800 Leigh 400 Dswsbory ... 2 , 400 Horbury 1 . 100 Derby ... 1 , 800 Per . zmce 1 , 000 New Galloway . 200 Newport , Isle of Bank Foot , Wight ... 502 Perthshire ... 400 Hatfleld 200 Aebiurton ... lr 200 Ayr 1 , 200 Barnsley ... 6 , 8 " 0 Chelsea 600 Potteries ... 2 , 000 Leeds 41 200 Oswald Briste .. 600 Koighley ... 11 , 000 Wolverhampton 3 , 000 Bermondsey ... 5 . G 00 Kircudbright .. ( iOO Lambeth 6 . 600 Newton Steward 800 Limehouse ... 3 , 200 Oldham ... 6 , 800
The tubject of the deputation to the bar of the House of Commons was then taken into consideration . Mr . Beesley moved , and Mr . O'Brien seconded that the deputation consist cf the whole Conventien . — Carried . Several motions and amendments were then proposed relative to the number of persons to be speakers on behalf of the deputation , and the manner in which they were to be chosen ; but they were all ultimately withdrawn , with the exception of Mr . Philp ' s ;—that the speakers should consist of one delegate from each district , and that where a district sent more than one member , the choice should be decided by Ballot ; and an amendment moved by Mr . Lowery , t' . * at the Convention bhould ballot for the individuals in lists of five , and that they should speak according to the rotation decided by the ballot .
Mr . Lowery ' s motion was carried , and the ballot decided in the following manner ;—Mtbsre Duncan , Lsach , O'Connor , Lowery , O'Brien , Bairstow , M-Donall , Philp , Mason , Moir , Beesley , M'Pherson , Harrison , Doyle , Williams , Stallwood , White , Ridley , Woodward , and Thomaaon ; the ballot was not farther prosecuted . A letter was read f .-oui Leeds , stating tbat their petition had received 41 , 000 signatures , and that mauy more would be procured . Mr . Stallwood movud , and Mr . M'Pherson seconded that the Convention adjourn until the following morning at nine o ' clock , it would be advisable to meet on Saturaay , on account of tbe pressure of business . The motion was not carried on account of its involving an extra txpence , but the members were requested to be punctual in their attendance at the committeeroom on the following morning .
After the transaction of other minor business , the Convention adjourned until Monday morning at nine o'clock . Saturday , April 30 . Every member was at his post fully occupied in makiug preparations for the ensuing Monday . Upwards of 200 , 000 siguaturea were - received from various districts , and tha Petition Committee luight by a superficial observer have betn taken for a quantity of journeymen paperhangers , so immersed were they in reams of paper and pails of paste . The petition will indeed be a gigauUc monumental record of the grievances of a nation : it will also be an incontrovertible refutation of the charge of violence and physical-force so oftifl brought against the Chartist body , tor tbe fact
of upwards of three millions of human beings petitioning " for th&t which tbey are entifcied to as a right , proclaims aloud to every unprejudiced mind that these men must have a deep respect for the laws of their country , that they must be actuated by a high-toned feeling of morality , aud must likewise possess in a high degree the virtue ( query ) ef patience , or they would indeed have become the violent men they are taunted with being . Compared with the present the last National Petition shrinks into insignificance , and the committee have intelligence that thousands of sheets have not yet arrived . In fact , the greater portion of to-morrow , Sunday , will have to be devoted to this great and holy work of arranging for presentation this mighty though silent and inanimate declaration of a nation ' s will . The agitation comuiitU'e
was also on this day busily engaged in making preparations for the grand procession of Monday , and from the energy with which this committee and the London Provisional Committee have displayed in their arrangements , there ia every reason to believe that it will be a demonstration worthy even of the causa it is . intended to suj > port . Daring this and the proceeding day , an artist of first rate ability baa been actively engaged in making preparations fer the splendid engraving of tha Convention , && , which in due time will be presented to the readers of the Northern Star , the likenesses of those members wh& have sat to the artist are pronounced by ju'iges to be excellent . The various other committees are actively employed . Indeed this is a busy day with tbe whole of the Metropolitan Chartists ; all looking forward with pleasure to the proceedings of Monday . ¦
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HOUSE OF LORDS ^ -iPiittoy , April 29 . Several Bills received the royal assent , including the Com Importation Bill , which is now one of the " statutes of the realm . " Monday , Mat / 2 . lord Denmak intimated his intention of- - . withdraw * ing the Baptists ' , Affirmation ; . ' Bill , and introducing a bill of a more comprehensive nature , which would include all Christians having a conscientious objection to tbe taking of an oath . Lord Brougham called the attention of their Xoraships to toe vriitk ^ vf of the Act for the Trial of Controverted Elections of Members of the Huuse . pt Commons , and the system of bribery and corruption disclosed in the evidence before electisn committees . After condemning
the present system , tha Noble and Learned Lord entered at somo dttiil into a plan which had been suggested by the Duke of Wellington for the trial ef controverted-elections . -, by which a tribunal was proposed to be created , composed of seven members of the House of Commons ; &n < i five of the House of Lords , to be presided over by oou of the Judges of the land , not having a seat in eitner House ef Parliament . He concluded with a motion , that a message be seut to the Commons , asking tbeni to communicate' copies of the evidence taken before the Surihury , Ipswich , and Great Murlow Election CommittveB .
Aft * r some conversation as to whether the Commons would not consider such a message an interference with their privileges , the motion was withdrawn .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS , Friday , ApkiL 29 . The House went into Committee on the Income Tax Bill ; and sthfrfnieD was proposed . . On . this , Mr . S . CRaWFORD proposed the omission of the words in the schedule which impose a tax on industrial income . When the amendment was about to be put , Mr . Roebuck interposed ; , as its proposition would place a difficulty in the way of an amendment which he had to propose , namely , that " for and in respect of the annual profits or gains from any profession , trade , or vocation , there shall be levied annually , for every twmty shillings , threepence halfpenny . " The difficulty
being , through a suggestion of Sir Robert Peel ' s , obviated , by which Mr . Roebuck ' s amendment obtained precedence , th « Honourable and Learned Member urxued ia favour of his propwsition , On the ground that it was unt qital . therefore , u > just , to lay the same amount of tax on ' industrial * incum » a * on landed property . He quotfd from A'lim Smith certain propositions , defining the *• incidents of u tax ;'" and , conteuiling that his amendment was an approximation to justice , he threw on Sir Robert Pad . a .+ the most powerful iiiaa of the day , the sole odium of the injustice , abould the amendment b « rejected .
Tae CilAi > CEtLOR of the EXCHEQUER could notySeeing that all taxes were ntcesHarily tqual , agree to Mr . Roebuck ' & . proposition Mr . Ward regarding the amendment as a proposition for mitigating ' the justice of the income tax , did not think tbat the argument of the universal inequality of all taxation waa a fitting or reasonable rtply to U case which ought to meet with the induiftcat consideratiou of the H -us " . Mr . ibTUAUT WbRTLEY , while admitting that Mr . Roebuck' hatt arnuert with great force in favour of his proposition , denied t iat tho rent-roll of a landed proprietor was to be tiken as his actual income . Property in land provn . 1 often a more precarious source of income thaix that derived from conita « rce ; and ^ btjrefore to agree to the amendment would ko < be an " approximation 'to ju 8 tic « "
Mr . Hawes supported the . amendment by illustrations of a practical character , « uch as similar amounts of money invested in lunds nnd trado . tha land yielding ten and the trade tw « lvo per a ' . nt . To -tax-these two kinds of inconiH equally i the income from trade should contribute a smaller amount in the pound than the income from land . Mr . BORTHWiCK opposed the nmendment , on the ground / t ^ at iijstou ti ( f rectifying , it would commit injustice .
Mr . Labouchere having Riven the amendment the btst consulerat on in bis power , could not support it . Its Vbry proposition , supported as it was by popular favour out of doors , was a proof of the injudicious choice of the timu for the imposition of an income tax at all . If it were ntcessury to impose such a tax . it Bbouid be universal in its application , for to admit exceptions now would afford dangerous precedents . Were the amendment carried , the clerk in a public office , with a small salary , would be taxed , while the thriving merch nit <»» ou \ ii be exempted .
Sir R . H . Inglis renewed bis former proposition , of taking £ ] 50 aa ib « . s ! a ' riiug poLt of taxation , the tax to-be ' levied on bit * above that amount , so that an income of £ 200 would only be taxed on £ 60 . It would bo a very great relitf to number- moving in a respectable sphere , ami maintaining a : genteel appearance on small inenmes . ami « ould materially diminish the unpopularity of the tux . But he threw this out ' as a sug ^ etition , and uid not propose it as a substantive motion . Sir . Vernon Smith argued that the tax was necessarily unjust , seeing that it was proposed to levy the samo amount from variable as from permanent incomes
Sir Robert Peel contended . 'that the same inequality applied to thb astessed taxes , and to taxes on consumption , while the income tax had this advantage , that the wealthy man could not withdraw himself from it , as he could from other taxes , by removing abroad . The Government proposed an income tax in connection with mcuHures which would reduce the cost of living , and binefit itllclAsses of the community ; and this income tax , thus proposed , was to be levied on farmers occupying at the will of their landlords , and whose incomes , depending on the viscissitudes Of the seasons , were more precarious than those of the surgeon or the commercial man . If the wealthy physician , the thriving lawyer , or the prosperous banker , were to
be taxed at a lower rate than clergymen , whose incint-3 , though perninneiit , wore also variable , er tbe clerk in a puMic office , the naval or military man , or tho widow wit ' i a small jointure , then a great injustice would be committed . If we were to have an income tax at all , ( and he would not now discusa its necessity , ) it must be laid equally on all descriptions of income War had a tendency to increase the value of landed property , and to interfere with the profits of commerce ; and if an exception were now made , on the scora of justice , in the imposition of an income tax , it mast be permitted in time of war ^ when it would work still grtattr injustice than now . Ha adhered to the Government measure ; undeterred by any fear of responsibility .
Lord Howick considered that the argumen b of Sir Robert Peel went to fahew that tlie income tax was radically fk-f « ctive . Ht ! remained of the iiatueopinion which the-Ri g ht Hwn . Baronet had formerly bo well expressed , that it was not w < rth > hile to levy so VcXitious an impost for the small amount which was proposed to be raised by it ; and the time for its imposition , was also peculiarly unfortunate ^ . considering the intense competition whi ^ h prevailed in every trade and profession . He supporreii thearne dment . Mr , Edward Bulxer opposed the amendment , on the ground thut it would increase the intquality and injustice of an income tax . Mr . Wallace declared his intflntion of voting for Mr . Roebuck's umendment , and afterwards for that of Mr . S . Crawford .
Mr . James could understand that the members of the -late . Ministry wished the income tax to go to the country with all its inequality and iniquity , in order that it . might aid them in'regaining , office ; but having no such feeling , he would SHpport th 8 amendniout . Mr . Leader waasure that , though-the majority might be against thy supporters of the ameu ' . lment , the weight of argument was with them- The country , Lendon included , was in an extraordinary state of ' distress , bankruptcies in every street ; and this was the time chosen for tucti a tax by a G ) vernmtnt which was to do such bonders for the community .
Lord John Rijssell pointed out some of the inequalities which would result from the adoption of the amendment . Persons having a Lfe interest would have to pay 7 d . in the pwund , out of a small . iiibome , while the rich banker or merchant would only pay threepcBce-ha'lfpenny . It would bti no justification of Euch an injusvice , to say that they belonged to different classes , and wore placed in different echtduJes . In opposing the amendment , therefore , ho was not actuated by any wifh to render the tax more unpopular . Mr . Mitchell considered the income tax to be a just onf , ;» i' < J being anxii-us to remove all imperfection trom it , he wnukl tupport the amendment . Mr . Koebcick repiied . On a diviaion , th ' - 're were 258 against his amendment , aud 1-12 in favour of it Mr , y . Crawford then proposed his amendment , the tffect if wliich would extinguish schedule D . His ameuii ' iuuit was tupnorted by
Mr . Hume , who called on Sir Robert Peel to review the whole s > ttfm of our tixation . On a -division , the amendment was lost by 259 to 50 . Schedule D was then agreed to . On Schedule E , Sir Charles Napier called the attention of tbe committee to the condition of military and naval officers under the rank of general and flag officers , subsisting so ! eJy on their pay , and whose incomes woa ] d be seriously affected by the tax . He moved that they Bhould be exempted altogether . Captain Carnegie put it to Sir Charles Napier not to prees his amendment . On * this * tax depended the mftintenance of the army and navy , and though the tax wuuld fall heavily on the incomes Of officers , they should not ba put in the unenviable position of 8 eekiiig exemption from the burdens of the state . ;
After 6 omeotstrvation 8 from Lord Worsley , Captain Pecbell . and Captain Plumridge , Sir Robert Peel did not think it would be just to txempt this class of her Majesty ' s subjects , whatever might be their ' claims on general respect . On a division , the amendment was rejected by 205 to 32 . i Schedule E was then agreed to ; and the House regumed . the Chairman reporting progKBS , and obtaining leave te Bit on Mouday next , Riehard Gibbons , who bad been committed by the Great Matlow Election Committee , was brought to
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the bar , reprimanded fey the Speaker , and then discharged . •• ¦ ' ' ¦ ' . * . " - ' . ¦¦ . ' - ¦ * .. . ¦ ; -, " ¦ : ¦ . " ' ' . Oa the motion of Sir Robert Peel , that the reprimand of the Speaker be entered on the journals of the House . ¦ - .. •/ : " ¦ •• . - . ; - ; * ¦ , " : .. - . - ¦ . : ' . .. ¦ *" . : *¦ . * . . ¦' : ' . * . " Mr . T . DtJNCOMBB commented on the Beyerlty of the terms of the , reprimand , and declared bis belief that Gibbons had not committed perjury . Sir Robert Peel vindicated the Speaker , as having fitly and properly discharged the duty laid upon him . . "; . ¦ : V ' - . ; ¦•¦ ¦ : . : ' . ; ' ¦ : ... ''' . ¦ : ¦ - . ¦• . - ' . '*"' * After some observations from different Members , the motion was agreed to . The other orders of the day were then disposed of .
Saturday , ApniW . The House met at two o ' clock , to consider a . motion made on Friday night by Mr . Thesiger , with a view to the discharge of Mr . Mabson . This witness bad been committed by the House on the report of the Southampton Election Committee , for ii 0 t producing certain documents required of him , by a warrant for his attendance ( in the nature of subi conn ) which had been issued in the preceding session ; and the question now was , whether with the termination of the session the obligation of the process terminated likewise . Mr ; Thesi ^ er contended that the force of the Warrant had wholly ceased , and ; that therefore the witness could not . awfully be detained far not having obeyed it . In this oplriionhe waa seconded by Mr . C . W . Wynn ; and the Sjlieitor-General concurred , to the extent of considering the legality of the warrant to be at all events too questionable to allow the further imprisonment of the witness .
Sir GEORGE Grey , without admitting the warrant to be illegal , was content that under the circumstances the witness should be discharged ; but as the question was due affecting also tho process under which other witnesses were attending upon other committees , ht > notified his Intention of moving for a Select Committee to inquiry into the general question of legality . In that viuw Sir T . Wilde coincided , declaring in favour of the witness's diecharge , who , he thought , could not properly be detained pending the inquiry . A good deal of time was consumed , and the House without dividing , directed the discharge of the witness .
Monday , May 2 . Oa entering the House this evening the first object tbat attracted attention was the : Chartist luviathan petition , * rhich was lying in a heap—rudisiiidipestaguc motes—at the foot of the table . It appeared that too parties to whom the task had been entrusted had not taken an accurate measurement of tbe lower door leading into toe Housa of Commons , which was too nar > row for the admission of this www papyri . A dfficulty arose , therefore , as to the means of getting it into the House , for its bulk was too great to admit of its being introduced ( as a whole ) through the ordinary portals leading to this branch of 'the-senate : Tbe doOrs of the House were not wide enough for it . It wajs cohseqaently necessary to unroll it , and to carry it piecemeal iuti the body of the House , where it . - . , was piled into a vast heap , spreading over a great part of the floor , and rising high above the level of the table Th « petition and its bearers excited the greatest
interest . THS CHARTER . Mr . T . Duncombe rose and said—Sir , the importance of this petition , an importance derived not only from the matter which it contains , but from the great num . hers who have signed it , would , I am quite satisfied , be sufficient to induce the House to relax those ruies which haw been laid down with regard to the presentation of petitions , and would grant me its indulgence ; but , as I have given notiee of a motion for to-morrow , that this petition shall be takun into the serious consideration of the Houae , and that those who have signed it shall be heard oy their counsel and agents at the bar of the House in support of the allegations it contains , I shall uot ask the House to giant me this indulgence , but shall
keep myself within those limits which the House has prescribed with regard to the presentation of petitions ; and thertfore' I beg to offer to tho acceptance of this House a petition signed by 3 , 315 , 752 of the industrious classes ef the ceuntry . The petition proceeds from thoso upon whose toil aud industry , upon whose affection , and upon whose attachment , I may say , every law , the Government of this country , and not only thb Government but the whole property and commerce of this country depends , and they now most respect'ully come before yon to state the manifold grievances under which they suffer . These grievances they state , and 1 need not go over them , because I intend to ask the Clerk of the House to read what those principal grievances are , which they have endured for along time , and
which they attribute to class legislation , and to the misrepresentation of their interests in this House . They state that for a considerablo length of time their interests have been grossly neglected , and that no interests beyond yourewn . haveever been considered of within these walls Sir , they are ready to prove the allegations of . their petition at the bar of your Honourable House . Tbey pray to be heard there , for within the limits of a petition they cannot set forth a tithe of the grievances of which they complain ; but if you will ' grant them a hearing , they : state that they shall be able to set forth such a tale Of the unmerited sufferings endured by the working classes in England and in Ireland , as can be scarcely credited . Their wants are most urgent , and they attribute all their grievances to class legislation .
The petition is signed by 3 , 315 , 752 of the industrious classes of the country . I would wish to analyse the signatures attached to it , but I will content myself with stating the names only of those cities , hamlets , and towns , in which more than 10 , 000 signatures have been attached . The following is the statement attached to the petition : —Manchester , 99 , 680 ; New < castle and districts , 92 , 000 ; Glasgow and Lanarkshire , 78 , 062 ; Halifax , 36 , 400 ; Nottinghamshire , 40 , 000 ; Leeds , 41 , 080 ; Birmingham , 43 , 000 ; Norwich 21 560 ; Boiton , 18 . 500 ' .. ; * : leicestar , 18 , 000 ; Roehdale , 19 , 600 ; Loughborough and districts , 10 , 000 ; Salford , 19 600 ; East Riding , Yorkshire , agricultural districts , 14 , 840 ; Worcester , 10 , 000 ; Merthyr Tydvil and districts , 3 . 900 ,-Aberdeen , 17 , 600 ; Keighly , 11 . 000 ; Bri ghton , 12 . 700 ;
Bristol , 13 , 800 } Hudderafieid , 23 , 180 ; Sheffield , 27 , 200 ; Scotland , Weit Midland districts , 18 , 000 ; Dunfermline , 16 , 000 ; Cheltenham , 10 400 ; Liverpool , 23 , 000 ; Stalybrtdge and districts , 10 . 000 ; Stockport , 14 , 000 ; Macolesfltald and suburbs , 10 , 000 ; North Lancashire , 62 , 000 ; Oldham , 15 , 000 ; Ashtoo , 14 , 200 ; Bradford and district , Yorkshire , 45 , 100 ; Burnley and districti . l < 0 ipoY * Preflton . and * d { strict , 24 . ' . OOO : 'Wigan i 10 , 000 ; London and suburbs , 200 , 000 ; from 371 other towns , villages , &c 2 , 134 , 897—total , 3 . 315 J 52 . I believe tbat every one of these signatures are bona fide signatures- The petitioners suggest that the proper remedy for their grievances would be that they should
have a voice in the election of representatives to this House . Thoy complain that they are totally and entirely unrepresented ; and if they are permitted to be heard , they etite that they shall be able to adduce satisfactory ar | uments to prove that the document , usually called the People ' s Charter , ought to be passed into a law . That document praya for Universal Suffrage , Voteby Ballot , Annual Parliaments , no Property Qualification , Payment of . . Members , and Equal Electoral Districts . ' Tnis petition is signed by 3 , 315 , 752 of the industrious classes ; and I now press it on the attention of this Hon . House , Sir , I move that the petition be read by the Clerk at the table .
The Speaker—Please to bring it up—( a laujh from the Ministerial benches . The petition was then read by tbe Clerk at the table . Mr . T . Duncombe then moved that the petition be printed with the votes , for the purpose of bringing the subject of it under the consideration of the House . Agreed to . The noise of members rapidly retiring from the House after the Chartist demonstration was at an end rendered it impossible for some time to collect what was gOing on in the Houso .
Tho House then went into committee on tho Income Tux Bill . The schedules having been all voted on Friday night , the committee now proceeded with the remainder of the hill , which formed the great business « f the entire evening . Commencing with clause 3 , the committee proceeded regularly , clause by clause , occasional conversations arising on the machinery of the bill , &c . No division , howaver > took place until the 87 th clause , when Mr . Hume proposed an amendment , exempting dividends from the tax until July , instead of commencing with April . This was lost by 159 to 84 . Mr . Baring brought forward an amendment , to exempt the foreign fuudholdet , holding British stock , but not residing in Britain , or any portion of the Br tish dominions .
This was resisted by the Chancellor of ths Ex-CHEQUEB , but Mr . Labouchsre pressed tue subject on the cnisideraiion of Sir Robert P « el , oil the ground that a regard for Nacioflal faith should lead the gv » eminent to ; griinttbetXitBpt : on , Sir Robert Peel , however , could not see the force vf tke arguments employed . Foreigners hbkiing shares in railways , < 5 sc . j v / ere subjected to the tax , and why should the funds held by foreigners not resident in this country be exempted ? That they wertj exempted under the former act arose probaOly from political considerations , and not from a conviction that it was unjust to subject them > equally with others , to such a tax laid o& British income . After some conversation the committee divided , when there appeared—For the amendment ... 40 Against it 203 Majority 163 Adjourned at a quarter to two o ' clock .
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Dangerous State of Lewes Gaol . —During the lasi few months the vagrants have ^ increased to a great extent in Brighton , and the ' magistrates have almoat > invariably made it a rule to commit them to the House of Correction at Lewes to hard labour . The governor ot' the gaol has frequently represented to ihe bench , that irom tne crowded state of the prison he is unable to carry out the sentence of hard labour , and is obliged to put four and five in eauh ' cei ] .. On Saturday ihe subject was again ment . oiied to the bench , ana it was feared thai a dreadful disease wouid break out in tho prison , as the scarlet ifcvur was ragiug to an alarming extent in Lewes . The ma > iisDrates have Biiice endeavoured to gtt rid of the vagrants by driving them out of the Iowa .
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PAiSLEYi—Messrs . Haatie , Oswald , and Johnston , Members of Parliament , have remitted to the Provost of- "Paisley £ 1 , 009 5 s . 4 d ., which they received from gentlemen in Calcutta , Madws , and Bombay , in aid pf the fund for the relief of the distressed operatives of Paisley . '' . ••; . :: ¦ ' ¦ Shockino Mdrdeb—A revolting murder has been eommiUed at a place called Coed e Vedvr , which is the name given to a few cottages ia the parish of Dingestow about two miles and a half from Ragland , on the road to Mohmonth . Tne victim wasachildone yearand ten monthsold . named Ej'ZiHughes , whodied by thehand < i ' ofitsown mothercommitted by drownina : it in a pan of water , and then cutting open i he abdomen . The unhappy
woman , who is thirty-nine years of age , and ha " s beenmarried about threeyears , is ii saoe . A few days ^ before the committal of the dreadful deed she appeared low spirited and dfjected ; but not sufficiently-so as to cause any alarm to her husband and neighbours . On the day of the murder , her husband returned home to dinner rather before his nsual time , and told his wife that as he was in a hnrry be Would uot wajifor his dinner to be cooked but would have bread and cheese . Hedan _ dl « d his child on his knees during the time , and on going -back to his work , the lutle creature followed hiiri to the door . The mother told her husband to pick her up and kisg her . which
he did , and it must have bet-n soon alter his departure that the unhappy creature destroyed it . She immediately , posted to a neighbour , a quarter of a mile from the house , and narrated the particulars of her crime , and was soon afterwards apprehended at Penrose . Since her apprehension , up to the time of her being conveyed i o the county jail on Monday evening , . she was exceedingly ''' - violent ' . ' and outrageous , but did not make the least" -allusion to her child ,. An inquest has been hek over the body , and a verdict of "Wilful Murder" re' « rned against Maria Hughes . The wretched woman waa forthwith conveyed to Monmouth Gaol .
Hiw 0 er and Theft . —On Saturday six men were had upai the New Bailey , Manchester , for stealing bread , but they were in such a wretched condition that the Magistrate found it . necessary to admonish and discharge them . One of them naihed O'Leary said he had = eaten one meal of potatoes oh Sunday , and bad been fasting Monday , Tuesday , and Wednes (! Ay .. On Wednesday his child asked him for p omethrng to eat : and having nothing to give him , he went to Mrs . Teg ^' s shop , and said to her , "Mistr " . ss , be . so kind as to givo me a loaf of bread . " "No / said&he / 'Lwill gvieyoua pi-ce . " He said a piece was of no use to bica and his hungry child , so he took a loaf . The police officer met him at the door , aad seized him . He refused to go with the officer , and , in trying to get away , he ( Q'Leary ) tell over a woman , and broke his arm .
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From tht London Gazette of Friday , April 29 . '¦ V BANKU 0 P 1 S . George Seath , Biackfriars-road , victualler , to surrender May 6 , June 10 , at half-past one o ' clock , at the Bankrupts' C . urt . Solicitor , Mr . Michael , Kad tionsquare * Official Assignee , Mr . Whitmore ,, Baaingnallstreet . Francis James Osbaideston , St . Alban ' s ; dealer in horses . May 6 , at e ; even o ' clock , June 10 , at oue ^ at the Binkrupts Gdurt Solicitors , Messrs . Wevmouth and Gre « -n . Cateaton-btreet . Qmcial Assignee , Air . Belcher . James- Pearcy . Sc John's stre » t . St . Sepu . chre , Jeather-aeller . May 6 , at one O ' clock , ; JuBa 10 , at twelve , at the Bankrupts' Cuurt . Sbiicitors , Mtssra T . and i 3 . Nay ( or \ Great Newport-strett . Official Assignee , Mr . Penriell .
Edward Cooper , Hi « h-street , St . Giles ' s , and Piccadilly , stationer , May 13 , at twelve o'clock , Juno 10 , at eleven , at the Bankrupts' Court Solicitor , Mr . Jonea , ; Sise lane ; Official Assignee , Mr . Johnaon , Bualughull-street . William Henry Wells , Goldsworthy-place . Rotherhitae , ' builder , May 14 , at half-past twtsivu oclt-ck . June 10 at eltsven , at , tiie Bankrupts' Comt . . Solicitor , Mr . Slee ; Pjrish-dtreet , Southwark . . Official '" . Assignee , Mr . Edwards , Freflerick ' d-place , Oid J « wiy . John Jo ; ies , LanguvelachY Glaiuorganshire , maltster , May 18 , June 10 , ac eleven o ' cljukr at the Busu Inn , S ^ ansfca . Solicitors , Messrs . Holme , Loftuu , and Young , New Inn and Mr . Cutubertaon , N ^ ath .
William Henry Smith , Manchester , hop-raerchant , May 9 , June lo , at elevtn o ' clock , at tae Siarand Garter Inn . Worcester . Solicitors , Mr . Bstiford , Gray'a Inn-square ; and Messrs . Bedford and Pidcock , Worcester ¦ James and Tiiomaa Turner , Kirkeurton , Yorkshire , clothiers , May 14 , Jun « 10 , at ten o'clock , at the Pack Horse Inn , Huiiderafleld . Solicitors , Messrs . Battye , Fishtr , and Sudlow , Chancerj-lanu ; and Messrs . Stephecson , Floyd , and Booth , HoUntirthi near Hudiiersfleld . . ; ; ; ¦ / William and H « nry Kynnersley , Tattenhill , StafFord shire , milleis , Alay 3 , June 10 , at twelve o ' clock , at the U-jyal Hotel , Derby . Solicitors , Messrs . Adlington , Gregory , Fauikner , and FoUett , Bedford-row ; and Mr . Moss , Derby . :
James Bannister and Dinah Simpson , Liverpool , shipwrights , May 11 , June 18 , at one o ' clock , at the Clarendon-rooms , Liverpool . Solicitor ,. Mr . Dean , Edsex-street , Strand ; and Mr . Peacock , LiverpoeL Lancelot Beck . Bristol , broker , May 13 , at one o'clock , June 10 , at two , at the Commercial-rooms , Bristol . ¦;¦ solicitors , Messis . Clfcrke and Medcalf , Lincoln's-inn-field *; and Mr . Smitn , Bristol . Wiliiam Johnson , Birmingham , ironmonger , May 10 , Juae 7 , at the Waterloo-rooms , Birmingham . Solicitors , Mr . Wilkinson , Liucoln ' B-inn . flelds ; and Mr . Tarleton , BirminghBm . Edward Jenkins , Leominster , tailor , May 20 , June 10 , at twelve o ' clock , at the Waterloo Hotel , JUoiuin * ster . Solicitors , Mr , Smith . Southamptjn-buiidings , Gaancery-lane ; and Mr . Hammond , Leominster .
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . S . Lloyd and S . Kirk , Sheffield , general iron-founders . W . Scawin . jun ., and R-Dresser , York , chemists . G . Taylor and Co ., Liverpool , cart-ownere . C . C . Watkinson and Co , Huddertsflald , YorKBhire , thread-manufac turers ; E . and J . Jones , Liverpool , joiners . Randies and Robinson , Liverpool , timbtir-merchauta " ; as far as regards J . Robinson .
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From the Gazette of Tuesday , May 3 . BANKRUPTS * Joseph Pidcock and Thomas Barton , corn-factors , Nottingham , to surrender May l « , aud June 14 , ateleyen , at the G = sor < e th « Fourth Inn , Nottingham . Solicitors , MessrB . Johnson , Son , and Weatherall , Inner-Temple . Lomion ; and Mr . Bowley , Nottingham . JohnCree , draper , Dkiyonport , May 14 , and June 14 , at eleven , at Townshends London Inn , DeVonport . SoUc tors , Smith , Sonthamptou-buildinga , Chancerylaoe , London ; Gilbard , Dsvonport . Robert EiliOtt , wine-marchant Liverpool , May 18 , anci June 14 , attwelye , at the Clarendon-rooms , Liverpoo ! . Dimmock , Sz 3-lane , Bucklersbury , London-Fairclough , Livrtrpool .
William An till , umbrella stick manufacturer , Bourn-Gloucestershire , May £ > , Juoe 14 , at two , at the George Iflp , SSroud , Gloucestershire . Solicitors , B ^ ylis , 3 > evonahm--sqiiare , London ; VVinterbotham and Thomas , Tewke » bury . Francis James OsbaWeston , deal-r in horses , St . Alban ' Si May 6 , at eleven , and June 10 , at one , at tlie Court of Bankruptcy . Belcher , Official assignee ; Solicitors , Messrs . Weymouth and Rigby , ChancBrylane . ¦ ¦ George Hibbsrt , jun , pawnbroker , Chesteraeld , May 9 and June 14 , at one , at the Rutland Arms , Bakevwell .. Soiieitors , Messrs . Spence and B . iliivant , Alfred-place , Bedford-row ; Lucua and Cutts . Chebtyrfield . Dadshon Blake , mohair manufacturer , Norwich , May 17 and June 14 , at eleven , at the Royal Hotel , Norwich . Solicitors , iMr . Dnrrant , Norwich ; Messrs . Woad and Blake , Faleon-street , AlderfiBate-itrett .
James Br * dshaw and Gjorge Williams , woollendrapera , Maryieboiie-street , Piccadilly , May 12 , at eleven . anrt June 14 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Penncll , official assignee ; Solicitors , Messrs . LawianctJ and BleHkarn © , Bucklereburyi - William Crosby , Benjamin Vallentice , and Benjamin Whitd . hardwareHien , Luauenhall-street , City , ' May 10 , atono . and June 14 . Bt eleven , at the Court of Bankrupt ^? . -Graham , official . assignee , BasiDghall-street ; Solicitor ,. Mr Spyer , Broad-street-buildings . E-Award- Goddatd , draper , Holbeach , Lincolnshire , Muy 12 , at ten ; and June 14 , at twelve , at the Peacock Inn , Baston . Su . licitors , Mssaro . Bartrum and Son , BiBho ^ sga'e-strett , London ; and Messrs . Johnson , Stutton and Key , Holbeach . EliztbethHavard , grocer , Swansea , May 18 , and June 14 , at two , at the Commercial-rooms , BristoL &oiidtors , Mefcrs . White and Eyre , Beuford-row , London ; and rdr . Shurt , Bristol .
ThomaB Johnson , stationer , Liverpool , May 18 . and June 14 , atone , at the Clarendon-rooma , South Johnstreet , Liverpool . Solicitor , Mr . Thompson , Liverpool ; and Messrs . Cuvelje , Skiibeck and HaU , Stuthampton-feuiltiings , Chancery-lane . Riciiard : Sutton , wheelwright , Warrington , Lancashire , May 12 , and Jure 14 , at two , at the Clarendonr » oms , Liverpool . Solicitors i Messrs . Adlington , Gregory ,- Faulkner , and Follett , Bedford-row , London ; and Mr . Ashton , or Mesers . Nicholson and Sons , Warrington . ¦ ¦' , ¦" ¦ . • ¦ ¦ ¦ - .. ¦ . - . ¦ . .. . ¦ . ' . ' ""¦ . . -. ¦ . ¦ . . ¦; Kobert Marsh , provision-dealer , nCphelland , Lanca shire , jVIay 12 , and June 14 , at one , at the Clarendonrooms , Liverpool . Solicitor , Mr . Johnson , St Helen ' s ; and Measrs . Adiington , Gregory , Faulkner , and Follett , Benforil-row , London . '" : '• ¦
William Wallis and John . Walli ' s , ' corn-merchanta , Wmgby , Lincolnshire , May II and June u , at twelve , at ^ tae City Arms Inn , Lincoli . -: - "Solicitors , Messrs . L-jfty aud Patter , King-atreet , Cheapside ; and Mr Moody , Wragby . John Moore , merchant , Goleman-street , City of Londou , May 13 , and Jirne 14 , at eleven , at the : Couic oi Bankrupt ^ Mr . Grooms , Abchurch-lane , Lombardfctreet ,. effiuial assignee ; and Meaars . Bartrum aud Co ., Bisaops « atfc-3 trett .
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Sittinq Up and Down . —In a receut conversation between two ger tiemen , on the subjVct of sitting up at night , with the &ick , one of thun remarked that " he could not" stand sitting up / ' to wliich the other very gravely replied , that he did uot mind * sitting up , if tie could Ue down . " Taking a Soda Powder . —An individual who had never seen the process of mixing a soda powder performed , was ordered by his physician to drink soda water . A box of powders was accordingly obtained from the druggist , and the acid dissolved in one tumbler aud the soda in another , aa per
direction . With sundry contortions of the face , the acid was turned off , and thea the soda poured into his stomach after it . The acid and alkali meeting ia that confined region , and finding it too small for their lively operations , boiled over as a matter of course . The poor fellow thought it was certainly his day of doom when he felt the pother within him , and found the foam spouting from hia mouth and nose , like steam from a safety valve . The next time-he took a soda powaer , he was like the Irishman vc ' nea he caught , a second sxiake— " He let it alone . " —Baliimore Visitor .
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g THE NORTHERN STAR .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 7, 1842, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1160/page/6/
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