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The good example set by the " ignorant" " onllle-to-reaa" colliers is likelj to be extensively followed . The Tailors are in motion . Let the reader refer to the accents in this day ' s Star of Jfce Meeting and Movements amongst them ; and see in those movements a continuation of Labour ' s Struggles . Let Mm reflect , too , that the spirit working Ihere , manifests itself also in other
quarters . And thns reflecting , let him take heart , and resolve to redouble his own exertions . This done , What can prevent success ! Who can withstand the troth ? Error will fly , like chaff before the wind . The efforts of " Capital" to have Laboeb © a its own terms will be laughed at ; and Psotec no * will be gained ! The Labourer will jet see the aay , wben he will be " the fibst partaker of the fruits . " _ _ .. __
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To ^ gdts . —A 13 Agents , whose Accounts hare been forwarded , are requested to remit the amount , otherwise their papers will be stopped , Ebaatol—The eight shillings for the Executive acknowledged from MHlfield , Blshopweannonth , should have been Jive shillings . Mb . Jiixis Basket has received lid . from a friend , Bishopton , for Mrs . Ellis . Odd Fellows , Bishoftos—They had better ; pa 5 the demand . Tio doubt it is rascally ; but we fear that if it is not satisfied , the lawyer will put some of them to trouble . It will however leain them . a lesson - , never to have to do with a lawyer when they can avoid it . Of course he will Justify his conduct on the League principle : Lord love you ! all for omselves in this world . '
Mi . Joks Whizelet , of the Star Inn , Sowerby writes us to say that he has been reviving his acq-aainianee with , his friends this Christmas , by giving about 300 of th « n a good dinner ; and he says that he has invited 300 more . He adds , 11 Dear Sir , I also invite you . " Mr . Whiteley has forgotten to give a date when the dinner take 3 place : cot that it would have mattered to n 3 had he done so ; for we saall not be able to avail ourselves of his kind ** invite ; " bnt the information might have been useful to seme poor devil to whom a dinner would be a God-send . And although we snail not ba able to bs present to enjjy his good cheer , we think that he eruraoi do less than and us a hare for thus advertising his generosity , 2 u > i that we would at all insinuate that he has anythi ng to do with poaching ; fur from it . His otheT ' vocations of inn -keeper , auciioner , and prrather would preclude him from enjoying *• The delighnj of a shiny night . "
n . D-, Newcastle . — "We are much obliged by his comiDunicaiioxu The information it contains is valuable , and shall be made good use of . It ia something to have caused the issuing of a Commission to inspect the pits . The Dcke and the Compast had better look out . —The numbers of the Advocate have not been sent here , since the Ir ci . "We shall be glad to see them . Tbx iJKfras Auusack . —A copy of this most useful , and most cheap , pennyworth , has been forwarded to us ; and most heartily do we recommend it to the attention of the Minera , for whose special u = e it has been compiled by their Advocate
It contains a table to calculate wages for hewing coal , at a given price per ton , from one ton to sixty tons ; and a list of explosions and accidents in coal mrn = s in Jsorthumberland and Durham , from 1658 to 1 S 44 ; setting forth the number kiiied , the date , the colliery , and the cause . This short enumeration will be sufficient , we are sure , to cause the Colliers to purchase the work . The Thobslst Case—It is with regret that we learn that the news of the termination of the disputes ; Tbornley , giren by us last week , was not corrtci . from the workmen of that Colliery we hare received the following : —
We were surprised to read aa announcement in your last valuable journal , that the Thornley Colliery had agreed , and the masters given in to everything the men wanted , with an additional boon of ien acres of laud . To this , Sir , we are sorry to have to give a contradiction . Our masters have never S 3 much a 3 proposed to give ns anything we want , unless we first resume our work ; and , Sir , we beg leave , through your colnnms , to inform onr masters that we will never resume our work , until they abandon the quart fine ; for we are fully persuaded that under the pres « nt circumstances , we dare not tro > t our
masters wor-1 . \ Ve would ask what confidence we can place in men * 3 worda who , when they ha ^? an opportunity , will take away , in the shape of fines , all that we work hard for ? It is not our inient'on to enter into any agreement , unless the quart fine be abandoned . " We want to bs certain , that when we give our labour , we shall at the fortnight ' s end have wages to take , and ? uch an amonnt of wage 3 as fcfcall enable us to pay our way honestly in the world . Sir , all we want is to be remunerated for out labour , and not to be insulted in the manner we have been . By giving publicity to the above , you will greatly oblige ,
roar's , truly , The "Workmen of Thornley Colliery , Josepb Hall , President , Joseph W ^ lkes , Secretary . A . J * . 0 . U ., Halifax—Itwonld not be safe for any Eociety to enter intD trade , either on the land or in huxzering , orin any other way , unless their rules were duly enrolled . Without enrolment there is mo ucuriiy ; nor conld any rules or engagements be enforced , wiibont immense expense and risk of . failure . With proper rules and due enrolment , jio safer investment could be made than in land . The yhole law relating to Friendly Societies , by John Tidd Pratt , may be had at Longman < k Co ' s . Paternoster How , London , price Si .
Ms . O'Coxsoa asd Ma . Hill , —Now don ' t let the Header storl . There is not another sguaiUe ^ as far as the Star is concerned . More of those we are not going to have . "We can do very well without them . We Snd that others are of the same opinion ; and wherever that opinion becomes general , xrc shal ] have no squabbling , even in the ranks . Public opinion will put it down . It is the best corrective . The example that has been lately set by the Star shall be continued Thai the reader need havs no fear of . But oar desire not to encourage zqualbles must no : prevent us from doing justice . That would be ^ sentimentality" with a vengeance 1 The following correspondence , which we deem it right £ i ; d juss to insert , will best tx plain its own
meanmg : — ; Sir , —Bavin ? learned that Mt . Hill has informed f te Bev . 32 r . XiB-WDod , amongst other lMBg 3 , thai the office of the northern Star was indebted to him , and he having circulated a report that be has not recelved £ 2 3 ¦ wes t , tendered as a retiring salary , yon "Win nave the goodness to explain the matter to me , ts by your accounts he appears te have received his salary punctually , and to have received £ 2 per week for sixteen weeks since his dismissal j Tours , very truly , 2 dr . John ArdilL Feargcs O'Coxsoh . Northern Star Office , Jan . 11 th , 1844 . Sib ., —In reply to your letter , I beg to say that Mr . Hill ' s salary , as Editor , haa always beea punctually : paid ; and that not « ne farthing is dns to him on that ' oi any oihs * wconnt from the Northern Star ; and that hs has received £ 2 per week for sixteen weeks since lUS fligm'grei I am , Sir , Yours , &c-, T . O'Connor , Esq . John AiDil-L . - '
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Chime N? Leeds.—The Following Is An Account Of *B-E Prisoners Who Were In Custody During The Last J«M In Leeds:—Vplonies. R43:"Drncb And Dis-
Chime n ? Leeds . —The following is an account of * b-e prisoners who were in custody during the last J « M in Leeds : —Vplonies . R 43 : " Drncb and dis-
orderly . 657 ; Assaults , 315 ; Yagraney , 344 ; Defraud , ^; Wilful damage , 39 ; Keglect of family , 29 ; j JgaabliBg , 17 ; Illegal pawning , 11 ; Base coin , 11 ; Pastwdy , 2 ; Deserters , 17—Toad 2 . 338 . Being an go-e&se of 32 over those of last year ; and if we j *** e into consideration the 67 prisoners who were < •*« a to nmon daring the ce-W-rafed PIa ^ -p ? - - > f , in «« && 1842 , there is an increase in reality of 99 . j
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THE STATE PROSECUTIONS , 6 TBIK 1 NG Or THE EP £ C 1 AL JUBT . At the Dublin Crown Gffice , on Thursday , commenced the procefB of " striking the Special Jury , " for the trial of Mr . O'Connell and the other traversers in the state prosecutions . A protest was handed in on behalf of the traversera against the panel generally ; upon the giound that the names of a number of persons properly qualified to serve as special jurors , including the namea of sixteen Roman catholics , had ^ not been placed upon it . Several of the names ^ which were drawn gave rise to Bharp contests ef objection and defence by the lawyers on each side . The sheriff ' s list which contained 77 names , was reduced to -48 , of whom 11 are said to be repealers , ; and next day the list was to be further reduced to 24 .
The State Trials—Pobmation of the Special JcfiT . —The special jury was arranged to-day ( Fri-« aj ) by the reduction of the list of 48 to half that number . The Crown struck off every Reman Catholic on the list , 11 in number , and the twelfth name expunged on the part of the prosecutors was a protc-Erant , the only one on the list whose politics were at all liberal . I beg your attention to the extraordinary facts respecting the exclusion of qualified Roman Catholics and liberal protestants from the jury list . It is quite clear , from the explanation of Mr . Latouche , the High Sheriff , that he , at least , is wholly nnconnected with this transaction , He acted on the return forwarded to him ; but by what means or what agency the exclusiou was accomplished , i 3 still involved in mystery . The Crown , in striking off the names of all the Roman Catholics off the liBt , and in also removing the name of Sir . Ring ( a
very respeetabJe trader , a native cf England , who was suspected of Liberalism ) , has produced a very decided impression in the public mind , and even Conservatives openly express tbeir astonishment at such an extreme proceedings on the part of the Government prosecutor , ilr . Ring , who is a Protestant , ha 3 never taken any part in political movements . He had fat . en a member of the old corporation . The summonses to ths twenty-four special juiora were issued on Saturday . The first twelve who answer to their names are to form the jury for the trial of the traversers . But the jury may , possibly never be impaneled , inasmsoh as the . traversers have determined to challenge the array , on the ground of illegalities in the construction of the jury-book , in which a great number of persons appear who do not reside ia the county or the city of Dnbliu . This motion , I have ascertained , is to be maie on the first day of term , Thursday next . —Correspondent of Chronicle .
KOMAN CATHOLIC AGGBEGATE MEETING . In three hours after the announcement that every Roman Catholic on the Jury List had been struck off by the Crown , the requisition conTening an aggregate meeting of the Caiholics in Ireland , was signed by sixty-five barristers , only three of whom are Repealers . The requisition lists are filling very rapitiiy , and the deepest excitement prevails , especially among the Roman Catholic population . The three firs ; names appended to the requisition , are Richard Lalor Shell , M . P . ; Thos . Wyse , M . P .: and
N . Ball , son of the Right Honourable Judge Ball . It i 3 intended that the Roman Catholic primate , Dr . Croliy , is to take the chair . Thus , two days before the commencement of the state trials , we shall have an aggregate meeting of the Catholics of Ireland in Dablin , to denounce the monstxona violation of the Emancipation act by the agents of the Government of Sir Robert Peel . It has been determined to make thisja universal Catholic movement all through the Britisb empire , as the rights of the members of thai communion , conferred by the law , h . 3 ve been most -vitally assailed .
The Abms Act am > the Magistbact . —The magistrates of Queen ' s County have passed resolutions strongly condemning Lord Eliot's circular : they say , they bad seen it wirh surprise and regret , as it was uncalled for ; and n " implies a want of confidence in the magistracy on the part of the executive , which canuo : / ail tojadd to the difficulties and dangers with which , owing to the staio of the country , their position is surrounded . " Repbesextatiox of Tippebart . —At a meeting of the freeholders of Tipperary , held on the 4 ih of January , it was resolved to put Nicholas Maher , of Tertalia , in nomination to fill the vacancy in the representation of that county .
BEPEAL ASSOCIATION . A very numerous meeting of the Repeal Association was held this day , at tha Conciliation Hall , in conseqnence of the anticipated presenee of Mr . O'Connell . The Honourable and Learned Gentleman , who appeared to enjoy excellent health , and was certainly ia the highest spirits , arrived at a few minutes after one o ' clock . Shortly after which—C . Ltsch , Esq ., of Ballycaher Castle , in the county of Mayo , was called to the chair . Mr . O Cosxeil moved that tho following sentence be inscribed on a banner , lo be hung up in the Conciliation Hall : — M The time is come when no Irishman , having the smallest claim to the regard or respect of his countrymen should longer hold back from expressing hi 3 sentiments . "
The man ( continued Mr . O'Connell ) was a recreant of the wor = t description who did not come forward and declare for the nationality of Ireland at that moment—( . cheers ) . It was indeed a glorious prospect ior the Repeal cause when the name of the illustrious Charlemont was found once more in the ranks of his country . ilr . M'Tebsas , a most respectable gentleman from Belfast , next came forward , and avowed himself a Federalist . The Secretary read a letter enclosing £ 30 from the Repealers of Newfoundland . The sum of £ 77 10 s was announced as having been contributed from the city of Brooklyn , in the state of Isew York .
A communication was next read by the secretary from a Repeal Association lately formed in Buenos Ayres , South America , enclosing £ 129 9 i 8 d , and which was entered on the minutes amid loud cheering . Mr . O'Co >*> ell said , this wa 3 the first subscription which had reached them from South America . The fame and utiluy of the Association were spreading to the most distant parts of tJ * e worid , and those who thought they could , by legal prosecntions , daunt the ardour of a people sustained by such sympathy , reminded him of the efforts of a child to stem the progress of a monntain torrent by
a puny dik-2 of mud—( cheers ) . This remittance haJ come iromthe Rio de la Plata ; showing that whereever he might be , the Irishman remembered Ireland—that her name was bonnd round his heart—< cheera ) . It had come from a country which had achieved a national separation by violence , anarchy , and bloodshed . How much better to have avoided the crime and misery infeperable from all violent revolutions , and by peaceable efforts to have obtained the boon of a Iocs ! Government in connexion with the Spanish empire !—( htar , hear ) . The Hon . Gentleman concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the subscribers .
Mr . O'Coh ^ ELL then presented himself said , he rri ^ hed that there should be no thronging or crowding the streets dnring the trials which were coming ou ; and what difference wonld it make , if he were found guilty or not , to the great cause in which they were all engaged !—( Cheer ?) . He certainly was not gnilty of any offence , but that of loving Ireland—( cheers)—and be therefere implored them by that love to stay at home and read the proceedings the next day in rhe newspapers—( Hear , hear ) . In speaking of Mr . Montgomery Martin , Mr . O'Connell alluded to the period when that gentleman £ ou » bt his
palronage in London , in support of a newspaper called the Repealer . He came to him ( Mr . O'C . ) and said he was going to set up a Repeal newspaper in that city by shares , and although be totally disapproved of the plan he ( Mr . O'Connell ) took two shares . The consequence , however , was , that the speculation failed in a few months , and Mr . Montgomery Martin then became a furious anti-Repealer—( . cheers ) . There was Mr . Montgomery Martin for them—( hear , hear ) . It gave him { Mr . O'Connell ) great pleasure Ho find that the Association had taken np the subject of Lord Devon ' s Commission , which was as great a humbug aa ever existed—( hear , hear ) .
The Repeal Rent was announced to be £ 539 12 s lid .
STATE O 7 THE COWXTBY . Ej £ cnos of Teuaxtbt . —The Limerick Chronicle says—* ' Wednesday la&i , William Smith , E ? q ., subsheriff , with the aid of police , and a party of the 61 st , from Rathkeale , dispossessed , nnder habere , a family of the name of Ahern , on the estate of Mr . Cony era , of Castletown , and immediately after he had withdrawn his force tbe country people rushed on the premises , broke the locks , and retook possession in view of the civil and military authorities . " The Ibish Yevmanbt . —The Government has finally determined not to re-organise the yeomanry This announcement has produced deep discontent among the Ulster Orangemen .
-Asotheb Mx ^ tDEB Tippebabt . Nenagh , Saturday Evening . —I fear that this division of North Tipperary will eventually become one Aceldama . On tiiis day , between the hours of nine and ten o'clock , as Pat Gleesonwas on his way home from hearing JnasB at the Nenagh chapel , he was passed at Tyroae-gate by two men , one of whom immediately turned round wid discharged a pistol at him . The l > all entered at his back , and came out in the region of the stomach . The assassin , having thus committed tho horrid deed , fled . The Rev . Michael ScanlaD , Roman Catholio curate , and Dr . KitsoDj were in almost instant attendance , but the poor fellow vras speechless . The doctor pronounced the woacd as mortal . He still lingers in extreme agony up to this hour , foar o'clock . It ie con-
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sidered beyond the range of possibility that be could survive . The police were at the scene of bloodshed in about a qnarter of an hour after tho tragical occurrence , but they could find no trace of the assas BinB . Gleeson ' s life had been attempted before ; I thmk about two years ago . Some armed men ( if 1 recollect ) placed him on his knees , under a tree near his own house , and fired at him while in that attitude . The result of the shot was the amputation of one of nis arms by Dr . Dempster , of Nenagh . His survival of the wound at tho time was owiag to the great care and attention bestowed on him . Two men were transported at a subsequent assizos for being of the party . Gleeeon originall } became obnoxious about land . "P . S—1 have just now heard ( 8 o ' clock ) that Gleeson has expired . —Dublin Freeman .
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Fatal Accident on the Nobth Midland Railway . —On T . iur . ^ ay afternoon last , an accidtnt occurred about half a mile on this side of Normanton , by which an unfortunate plate-layer lost his life . — His name was Benjamin Dun nil ) . Ho ha 3 left seven children to mourn hia loss . The accident occurred thus : —A York luggage train was on tho " up " line of rails , going to the Normanton Station . Pour plate-layers were working on that line , aud two of them stepped out of the way , on to the side of the line ; tho other two , violating their express orders , going on to the "down" line of rails . — While standing there , a train from Manchester
approached ; but the attention of the two men being occupied with observing the " up" luggage train ; they did not perceive tho other until it was right npon them , when one of them was fortunate enough to just escape death , being sent by a blow from tho engine some good distance ; while the other , Dur . nill , was killed on the spot . The driver of the Man Chester engine wa 3 not aware of the accident he not haviDg seen the man at all . When tho news reached the Leed 3 station , the engine he had been driving was examined , and & quantity of hair and blood , together with the handle of a spade , was found in the fire box .
Free Tbads m Flannel . —Tbe workmen employed by the Messrs . Benyon ' s , have lately become large speculators in Flannel . Last week , we understand , they purchased to the extent of nearly One Thousand yards . Their employers have kindly arranged to take pay for it in small instalments from their weekly wages . O ! what & pleasant sight to see , Brethren dwell in amity ! Stbike at the Rothwell Haigh and Robin-Hood Collieries—The Miners at thnso Collieries aro out on strike , but not for an advance of wages , but against Fomenew regulations introduced into the pi : s , which have an effect upon their earnings of at least nine-pence per day ; and which also render
the danger to them from foul air much more imminent . The new regulation we understand to bo thi 3 : —Formerly each man had a " tub , " or " corve , " to himself , into which he " filled , " placing it for that purpose in the mof-t convenient situation . Now three or four men " fill" all into one corvo ; and this involves a laTge amount of extra labour , the coals having to be thrown or carried a much longer distance , and iu many instances shovelled three or four times over . This is an injury to the men without being a bent fit to any body . The increased danger ia the pits arises from defective ventilation ; a system of building walls , in .-tead of the old system of ** posts ' ' havini ; been
lately introduced , by which the moulhs of tho " slips " are closed , and ventilation impeded . If this be so , it is highly improper . These pits are known to be dangerous . Explosions from fire-damp at both Collieries have occurred ; and we btliove thai as many as seven lives at a time have been lost . Surely whatever is done , the safety of those who carry their lives in their hands every time they enter the mine , should be cared for as much as possible . We trust the owners of these Collieries wi ) l meet the men in a spirit of kindness and fairness , hear their grievances , and , where practicable , redress them . Should they not do so , we trust that the public to whom they beg of us to appeal , wlil render them all due support .
BRADFORD . —Association fob Improvement , Branch , No . 3 . —The members of this body met at the Cross Keys , Wharf-btreet , on Sunday evening , at six o'clock . A great numbor of strangers Were present , anxiously enquiring tho meaning of " Paradise within the reach of all men . " The members are happy to say that the spirit of inquiry into ** Etzler ' s Theory" is rapidly progressing in Bradford . They invite all parties in religion and politics , without distinction , to attend their meetings , to search and examine for themselves tbe propositions set forth in Mr . Etzler ' s . publications . The
following resolution was unanimously adopted , ** That for the convenience of those persona friendly to our views in Manningham , the next meeting of this Association be held in the Chartist School Room , Manningham , on Sunday next , at six o ' clock in the evening , when models of some of the machinery proposed by Mr . Etzler , \? ill be exhibited , and books distributed to all who wish to read and examine for themselves . " The Secretary will be in attendance to enrol members . Entrance threepence , and one halfpenny per week contribution * The usual weekly meeting held at the Cross Keys , Wharf-street , every Sunday evening , at six o'clock .
Highway Robbebt * at Hobbury . —On Friday last , Mr . Haigh , constable , of Horbury , while on his way home from Wakefield , was etopped by three men and robbed of his watch and £ 2 . The thieves got clear off with their booty , and have not since been heard of . BARNSLEY . —The turn-out of Mr . Peckett's hands still continues . It is hoped that that gentleman will not persist in his attempt to ruin tho interests of the whole town by causing a general reduction of wages , as it is too well known , by sad
experience , that they a ?* _ m many cases , at starvation point already . Tne whole of his tenants have given up their work ; out there are a few men employed by him who reside at Haylanddwaine who have taken out work since the strike commenced , and who hitherto seem determined to act in opposition to their fellow workmen , —thus suffering themselves to be made the tools of their employer . It ia sincerely to behopod , however , that these men will sec their folly , aud with one accord jvin hand and heart with their brother operatives .
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Doings of a Police Spy . —At a Special Petty Sessions of the Magistrates for the Hundred of Blackburn , held at the Pickerel Inn , Ixworth , on tae mh ' ^ m . » person , who gave his name and address as Henry John Parker , sergeant of the Metropolitan Deteotive Force ; ana who stated that he hadbeeneentfor , and employed in the neighbourhood , by the Magistrates , for the purpose of detecting Jelons , tncendiaries , &o ., appeared before the Rev . George Bidwell and Henry Wilson , Esq ., for the purpose of supporting a charge against Mrs . J . Brewmgton , of the Horse Shoes Inn , Stanton , for having bought a hare of Burman George Marsh , of atanton ; and also a charge aqainst Marsh , for ba ^ u D 8 i . , ! Id th& haro t 0 Mrs . Browington . Iliefclovrjtated the charge , at the conclusion of wnich , Mrs . Brewington , whose feelings appeared to £ > e highly excited , exclaimed , " I really wonder you are not afraid that the Almishtv God should strike
y M ? for telling such a falsehood !" Mrs . Brewington ' a servant , and four men who were in tbe house at the time Parker was there , who saw Marsh come in , and were witnesses to all that passed during the time of Parker in the house , gave evidenco contradicting point blank every tittle of Parker ' s charge . Jt was also stated that four or nve more witnesses could be produced , if the magistrates wished it , who could have confirmed the downright falsehood of the charge . The Magistrates , after a few minutes' consultation , decided iu favour of Mrs . Brewington , and Mar 3 h , of course , also waB acquitted . Parker attempted to vindicate his charaoter , by saying that he did not stand there as a common informer ; that he should not have received any part of the fines , if tho parties had been convioted ; and that his character was of fourteen years ' standing . He left the neighbourhood the following morning . —
Here is a precious expose of the secret workings of tbe Gmd ' -d ' -armie . Here we havo fully borno out all that , a , t the outset , was predicted of the working of tho system . Who set , dim on , wo should like to know , to do this infamous job ? Was it one of the gentry who sent for him to look after incendiaries , and who probably bore some grudge towards Mrs . Brewington and Marsh ? Or , failing to hunt up incendiaries , was tho miscreant just trying to keep his hand in , that ho might show his usefulness to hia worthy employers . Why was he allowed to depart without being first punished for his atrocious perjury f Is he one of tho precious three , we should like to know , belonging to the same gang who hare this woek been sent into Bedfordshire to ferret out incendiaries ? After this we shall
not bo surprised to hear of incendiary fires ; for wretches \? hu » could play tho part this miscreant has done , aro every vyay capablo , for the sake of blood-money , of setting fire to property themselves , and then swearing the outrage to the account of tho innocent . Englishmen , u-hen will the End come f
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' * * s * t , s- f * * - *^^^^^~ + * r * > f r S-J- - ***** FRANCE . —Aa mi ^ ht be expected , the Ministerial journals aro furious at the speech of M . LaffitU-, in lite Chamber of Deputies , on Saturday , ou quilling the chair . The Opposition papers , on the contrary , are delighted with the whole affair , and hopo that tho truths which have so unexpectedly been brought out will not be lost sight of .
Libert y of the Press ( 2 . )—The Gazette de France , another Legitimist paper , has been seized . This is the fifth that has been seized within the last three days . The papers themselves profess to be astonished at these harsh measures , and they protest that they cannot conceive " in what they have offended . " Tho Government , on tho other hand , does not seem to think it necessary to Rive any explanation . It is their humour , aud that iu enough .
The Legitimists . —The Moniteur publishes a Royal ordinance , dismissing from tho post of Mayor the Count du Mouibroton and the Marquis Anjorrant , for having gone to London to pay their court to tho Duko do Bordeaux . Tho Governmont , it was said , intended to bring to trial tho officers who lately repaired to London with the same object , " for having violated an article of tbe laws of tho army , which prohibits tho military from quitting tho kingdom , without , special leave , under tho penalty of forfeiting their commission . "
Eahthkuake . — On Friday last , several shocks of an canhqiake Wi _ -re felt at Cherbourg , at four o ' clock . 'ii tbe afternoon . The houses were shaken by it , tho furniture oscillated in the apartments , chairs and tables were displaced , and many obj : cts were actually thrown down . A number of tho inhabitants , apprehending a catastrophe , ran out of their housus . No accident , however , took place , the bhock having lasted only a few seconds . The shock experienced in tho Channel Isles was , doubtlc 6 .- > , iu a mitigated degree , part of the same movement . Buead iIas experienced a farther rise in Paris . The prico of tho 2 lb . loaf , first quality , has been fixed from tho 1 st inst . at 35 c . ( 3 gd . British ); second quality , ' 2 iic . ; being a rise ol 1 c . on bread of the first quality . ;
Thk Univers quotes a letter from tho Ialo of Bourbon of the 1 st of September last , announcing that " inn English had taken possession of tho harbour of Diego Suartz , on the coast of Madagascar , one of the finest in the world . " Loi ; is Philippe . —The Legitimists . —The iV « - tional of Sunday , iu commenting on the King ' s speech aud the omission of all allusion to the pilgrimages to Belgravo-square therein , taunts the Miuistry that they dared not to attack : tho Legitimists , for had they done so M . Guizot ' u visit to Ghent and'in bringing back Louis 18 th , would have been flung in his teeth . It adds : " They have , therefore , adopted a less perilous and more certain
method of wreaking their petty vengeance , and have determined to pour out the vials of their ill-humour upon the newspapers . The day before yesterday the jVation was seized . Yesterday the Quotidienne , and now they pounce upon La France , and so on . Thus it appears that a jury , and not the Chambers , will hare to settle the quarrel between the older and tho younger branches of tho Bourbons . But the combat will not be the less interesting on that account . "—A new Legitimist paper is announced , to bo called the Christian France , and the Government , it is said , are ready to pounce upon it the moment it appears . Tho next number of the Mode is doomed to the same fate .
SPAXN . ^ Madrid , Dec . 2 ( j . —The Government journal , La Fostada , of this eveninir , is denouncing new conspiracies , and everything looks most unsettled and dangerous to thu new Council of State , Later and Important Intelligence . —Accounts from Madrid ofthe < -27 th alt , atinoussce the first step towards tho attempt to govern absolutely which we have so frequently stated would take place by the close of tho year , and for which our readers havo been fully prepared . II . Gonzalez Bravo read on that day to the Senate , and M . Mayans , the Minister of Justice , in tho pamo terms read to the Chamber of Deputies , tho following Royal decree ;—11 , Isabel II ., using the powers granted to me by the 26 th articlo of the constitution , and , in compliauce with the advice of ray council of Ministers , have decreed { he following : —The sittings of the Cortes m tho present LegitJature are suspended . "
This step is said to have been adopted on the 26 'b , and kept a profound secret until its communication to the Chambers . Tho Govemment , it appears , was determined—Is-t , to levy , without the legislative sanction , the supplies necessary for tbe wants of tho Government ; 2 dly , to publish a decree on the Ayuntamientos and the Provincial Deputations , and another on the organization of tho National Guards ; and 3 rdly having accomplished those objects , to convoko again thft Cortes , and demand from them a bill of indemnity , and an approbation of measures which they had considered it a duty to adopt for the welfare of the country . Should the Cortes refuse to sanction them , they are to be immediately dissolved .
Letters from Madrid of the 28 th ult ., state , that preparations are making in all parts of the country for new " pronunciamentos . " The Castellano of tho 28 ch , a Ministerial paper , says— " We have received from different parts of the country letters which announce that the enemies of order are preparing for new pronunciamentos and new revolts . Agents from the capital increase the disorder , and it wonld appear that money is uot wanting . " Letters from Perigpan of the 2 ° th , state that a suspension of hostilities during one month had been agreed to between Baron de Mcer and General Amettler , the commander of the insurgent garrison of Figueraa .
The following melancholy intelligence from the Russian frontier appears in tho Frankfort Gazelle : — " The ukase , ordering the removal of tho Jews from the frontier districts into tho interior , is at this moment being carried into effect . Nearly one hundred thousand persons are affected by this measure . They receive passports which indicate their place of residence , and they are expected to have all ( heir property sold off within a few days . " The War in Catalonia . —Perpignan , Dec . 27 . — The Baron de Meer , accompanied by Prim and his staff , made the circuit of the lines of Figureas the
day before yesterday . He was received on every point where he showed himself with demonstrations oi the most determined hostility , A long continued fire of musketry , intermingled with cannon-shot and grenades , from the castlo greeted him wherever he made his appearance , and rendered his near approach to the stronghold of tho insurgents a matter of impossibility . He was therefore unable to carry his reconnoissance farther than a mere inspection of the works constructed by Prim since his arrival at Figueras , and which the oannon of the Castle of San Fernando has yet spared .
The sacred character belonging to the 25 th of December , did not hinder the two parties from their accustomed nets of hostility against each other ou that day . The firing from the fort began at ; six
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o ' clock in the morning , and o > ntinued at short intervals until midday . It was resumed at a quarter to six in the evening , and lasted , with scarcely any , even the shortest interruption , until long past midnight . During the latter spaco of time not less 400 projectiles were fired , many of which fell into tho town . Four grenades entered the house where the Baron de Meer is staying ; joneexploded in the roof after demolishing the chimney , and the others burst in the upper apartments . Tae injury done haa been serious and extensive .
In tbe course of his inspection of the lines the day before yesterday , the Baron do Meer , and his companions , had a narrow , escape of being taken prisoners . Tho guide who was employed to conduct them in the neighbourhood of the outworks of the Castle , either through intention , or through ignorance of the ground over which he passed , led them almost under the very walls at the moment when a party of guerillas was entering one of the gates . The calvalcade was seen from the battlements , and signals wero made to those below to cut off their return . By msre phancoa trooper of the escort perceived their danger , and they had scarcely time to profit by tho discovery when the guerillas were close upon them They had but time lo take refuge within their own . linfes when their pursuers halted . It would have been a curious incident if tho Captain-Gtuoral had fallen into the hands of Amettler two or three days after his arrival at Figueras .
THE CIRCASSIANS AND THE RUSSIANS ( From a Correspondent of the Times . J Mosdok , Nov . 21—I am : enabled at present to commnnieato some di tails irelativo to the serious events which lately took place in the east of the Caucasus . At Tcfl s it was extremely difficult to ascertain the real facts . Schamyl , tho chief of the powerful tribe of tho Tschetschenscs , had psnet . ra , ted iu the beginning of the month of September , into the district of the tribe of tho Avcree , who inhabit the valley of Koinu . The troops , under tho orders of Schamyl , were estimated at ;' . 0 , 000 m > n . With this force tho hardy chiefiain besieged tho little fortress of Ungeula , which was garrisoned by three companies of Russians . The mountaineers succeeded
in cutting off the river which supplied tha fort ; a . nd the garri .-on , after having been deprived o ( water during six days , was compelled to surrender at discretion . During the sipee the Rusoian Lieuteiiant-Colone ] , Wasilioki advanced at the head of a battalion , by a forced | march from Chunsak , to the relief of Ungoula . This force was attacked by Schamyl with his entire army in the gardens of a vilJa ^ e , where the Russians were encamped . After a determined resisttince , the entiro Russian force was put to tha sword by tho moDntaineers . — Whilst these events wero passing , M . Blafc de Blagenans , the General commanding tho province of Dagestan , marched from the fortress of Temir-Chantschmo , with all the disposable force he could collect in tho province , to a ' . tack Schamyl , but the lo ^ s of tho fortress of Ungola , and the massacre of Colonel Wasiliski'd battalion , forced the Russian Goiieral to take shelter in the fortres 3 of Clmnsak . whero
he was besioged by Schamyl , 'whose foroes were increased by the population of the Avares to 20 , 000 men . The R'issiun General , who feared that tho fortress of Temir-Chantschim , a most important place , might fall into the hands of the mountaine « r 3 whilst it was destitute of troops , made several attemps to force a passage through the ranks of the besiegers , in order to return ; to Temir-Chantsohme , which was his usual head quarters , but ho failed in all hia attempts . Prince Argatinski , another Russian genera ) , arrived with 5 Q 0 t men to the relief of tho garrison of Chunsak . At the approach of this forco Sobanoyl raised the siege , and withdrew into the mountains of Tscbetschen , having compelled 'he entire population of the Avares to follow him , first having laid waste tho entiro country . The loss of tho Russians amounted to 3000 men . amongst whom wero 45 officers . Tdchetschenses captured 12 pieces of artillery .
ITALY . —The Courrier Francais quotes a letter from Rome , which announced that several new arrests for treasonable oStncos had taken place in tha . t city . Mount Etna . —Accounts from Palermo , of the 9 th ult ., state that tho eruption of Mouut Etna at that period was considered to have come to its termination . For the fortnight previously tho old crater continued to send forth hot ashes , smoke , sand , and Java . Tne latter had continued to flow , but had turned aside from fho direction of Bronte , which was deemed out of danger . The lands of Basiliani , are halt' covered ovor , and it is thought that ihe lava will go as far ; as Gripito . The whole distance it haa run over is about ten miles , it having gone across the public road in a stream sixty feet wide . On th ^ 24 th of November , a second crater openod near Coriazzo , from which a fresh stream of lava flowed towards Cartiera . It continued to
advance in tho same direction up to the day when the accounts left , marking its passage by a frightful accident , which occasioned a ' considerable loss of lire . Not far from Cartiera the lava collected in a low spot , where a quantity of water was lying . As it continued to form a smoking mass , a number of spectators came from various points to look at the unusual spectacle . A number of workmen were also employed in cutting down the trees near the spot . All at once a loud explosion was hoard , from the stream produced by tho lava acting on the water , and tho superincumbent mass was thrown around in all directions with great violence . Upwards of sixty persons were , killed or , severely burnt by the burning steam and pieces of red hoi lava , some of them at a distance of 150 metres . The horses and mulos which had brought tho crowd there were also much injured , and thescenois described as an exceedingly lamentable ono , ; The exact number of persons killed is not stated . *
INDIA AND CHINA . Tha Indian Mail has arrived , with letters and papers from Bombay to Deo . i . Tho principal items relato to the prevalence of great sickness in the two newly-acquired possessions of Smde in India , and of Ilorg-Kong , in China . Peace prevails throughout British India , although the preparations for war were busy throughout the north-western districts . An army of about 15 , 000 men was assembled on the banks of the Sutlej , and another was collecting at Agra ; the former to compel the Sikhs to adopt some regular fixed system of government , and the latter to force tho Government of Gmi ! ior to make proper arra gements . \
Tho Punjaub itmains in a state of anarchy . The last intelligence from Lahore states that Heera Singh bad entered into a combination with Futteh Jang , tho son of Shah Sboj ih , which had excited the jealousy of the Sikh soldiery , who threatened to attack and plunder both thoso youn ^ men . It was expected that there would be an attempt on the part of the soldiers to pillage the wealthy iuhabitants of the towns . Tha story of tho murder of Dost Mahomed turns O it to bo a fabrication . Ho has named his son , Akbar , to be Governor of the Hill country , near Jellalabad , whence it is thought that he will attempt ere long tho invasiou of Peshawur . Peshawur is described as in a ticklish position , for there is no longer an European General to defend it , and all the plundorers round the Kjber Pass are anxious for an opportunity to sack it .
There has been a small insurrection in the Jeypoor territory of Shekawateei south of Eeihi , when a chief raised 5 , 000 or 6 , 000 men , seiz ? d a fortress , and hurled defiance against the authorities . Maj » r Foster , at tho head of the Shekawatea Brigade , proceeded to attack him . After some resistance , tho insurgent was hemmed in , in Ketrie , where his followers made terms for themselves , while be escaped with a few attendants . Howqua , the celebrated Hong merchant , died at tho age of seventy-five , leaving fit ' teen million * of dollars ' worth of property . The celebrated Mandarin Lin has also paid tho debt of nature .
FOREIGN MISCELLANY . Horrible Infanticide . —The Court of Assizes of the Bouohes-du-Rhoue was occupied on the 2 d ult . with the trial of the widow Clavelly , aged 62 , her daughter Marie Clavelly , aged 31 , and the aunt of the latter , Rosalie Duoros , aged 60 , for having , on September the 22 d , murdered a new-born child by pouring boiling-water down its throat . It appeared from the evidence that the prisoners all lived together at Aix , in great respectability , with the mother of the two elder prisoners , an old woman of 90 , whom they treated with the most filial affection . On the night of the murder the younger prisoner was suddenly taken ill , and , after an hour passed in great pain , confessed to her mother and aunt that she waa
in labour , and would be soon delivered . The two elder prisoners where horror-struck at the disgrace thus about to be thrown on J the family , and they determined to kill the child . / As soon as it was born they poured hot water down its throat , and then pressed the windpipe until life had fled . They informed ihe younger prisoner that the ohildwas dead , and the aunt went aud laid it in the street . Some persons in passing found it there , and the authorities having been informed of the circumstance , immediately instituted an investigation , which brought to light the faat that the younger prisoner was ill , and had lately been jdelivered of a child . The family were taken up on suspicion , and the two
elder prisoners confessed that the child had been made away with by them as stated above . On the trial , when asked what could have tempted them to commit such a crime , they declared that" they had lost their senses to a certain degree in seeing their family dishonoured . Tliey had not been moved by any fear of the justice of God , , though thoy had dreaded the opinion of men . " [ The jury cons dering that nothing had been proved : against the younger prisoner acquitted her , and she was set at liberty after a very affaoiing address from the Court . The two " other prisoners were found ; guilty , and sentenced to imprisonment for ten years , with lurd labour and exposure on the pillorj . — € ra % ? iatii s
Afessengeu 'Ihe Canadian Assembly—Sir Charles Metcalfe , the Governor-General of Canada , has pr ^ r ^ ued tbe refractory Provincial Parliament .
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Recall of Earl De Gbey . —We are able to coutradicf , in the most distinct and positive terms , the statement put forward by the Globe and Morning Chronicle , that the cabinet has resolved upon the recall of Earl De Grey from the viceroyalty of Ireland . There is not one word of truth in the srory , or oven a shadow of foundation for it . —Standard . Dublin , Dec . 29 . —The State Teials . —Although more than a fortnight has yet to elapse before the commencement of term , the note of active preparation for the forthcoming state trials has been already sounded , and the public interest in the result ,
which had beguu to flag during the vacation , increases in proportion as the all-important 15 : h of January draws near . Yesterday , notices were served on the traversers to the effect that , in pursuance of tho motion of Mr . Smyly , of counsel for the Crown , the special jury will will be nominar . ed at twelve o ' clock ou Wednesday next , when the High Sheriff of the city and Under-Sheriff are to attend , and to bring with them the jurors' book , and the special jurors ' list , signed by the sheriff or his deputy , and all the numbers written , according to the Parliament , on distinct pieces of parchment or card .
Shocking Murder—We regret to state that a fearful murder was committed in the neighbourhood of Cloyno , at the back of the Deer-park , Castle Mary . The unfortunate victim was a young girl named Fitzgerald , a servant ia the employ of an officer residing in the vicinity of Cork , and aa she was returning to her friends in Cloyne to spend the Christmas holydays with them , she was met by some men , who , it is supposed , murdered her ; for she was found dead on the road , her face { disfigut-ed , most of her clothes taken , and with mark 3 of violence on other parts of her person . An inquest was held at Cloyne on Monday , but we have not heard the resulfr . — Cork Examiner .
State of Tipperarv . —Again comes the oftcarepeated and sickening task of recording another of those bloody deeds which from their unhappy frequency have ceased to excito to any great extent tho feelings of surprise and horror which the bare narration of such atrocities ought naturally to produce . The Jast victim was a man named James Ardill , who held tho Liumble situation of ploughman to Mr . Josoph Falkiner , of Roddeen , near Borrisokone , and in the immediate vicinage of
Finnoe , the scene of the lata memorable tragedy . — Early on Wednesday morning , and when within a few doors of his own cabin , and in the very hearing of hia family , Ardill was overtaken by a party of men , who immediateJy fell upon and savagely murdered him by striking him several blows on the head with weapons called " skull crackers , " one of which would have been quite sufficient to cause instant death . His wife and children , on hearing hia shrieks for help , rushed to his assistance only in time to discover him a mutilated corpse .
An Inqufst was held on the body of tho unfovtunate man , when a verdict was returned of " barbarous anil brutal murder by some person unknown . " The Late Finnoe Tragedy . —Mrs . Waller is out of danger , and recovering , though slowly . There aro some persons in gaol on suspicion of being concerned in the massacre . Two men are missing from tho locality of Finnoo ; they are supposed to be tho two who were wounded , and they will not return , if they ever do so , until their wounds are healed . — Leincester Express .
Inhuman Outrage . —On tho . night of the 22 ad instant some fiends in human shape went to tha lands of Ballymorris and destroyed sixteen sheep , the property of the Rev . Richard Clarke , of Portarlington , by cutting their throats , aud ripped up their Bidos as with a blunt instrument , but taking away only a small portion of the sjet . What adds to the atrocity of the act is the fact of tho miscreants having culled the flick ; and out of the sixteen killed twelve wore ewes , each having two lambs in embryo . A son to Mr . Clarke ' s herd , named Michael Manghan , stands committed for further examination under very suspicious circumstances . This outrage has caused great sensation . —Le ' visler Express .
State of the County of Meath . —The Drogheda Conservative , in giving tho details ( which in nowise differ from tho accounts already published ) of the shocking murder of Mr . John Sherloak , has . the following prefatory observation : — " The spread of Ribandism and other illegal societies , is already producing its fruits—murder and all its attendant evils aro at work , and innocent blood has beea shed . It appears that secret tribunals for deciding on tho acts of landlords aro regularly established and their punishment decided on . Ia fact , all tho horrors of midnight assassinations which disgrace the distracted county of Tipperary are about to be enacted in Meath , unless the magistrates unite , and by activity and perseverauo uproot this spirit of lawless legislation . Bbutal Attack . —On the 17 th ult ., about ten | o ' clock ia the evening , as one of the officers be-: longing to her Majesty ' s steam-vetse ! Volcano ,
stationed as the guardship iu Kingstown Harbour , was etationed by the side of the railway communicating with Dublin , ho was brutall y * attacked by three ruffians , who knocked him down , and after a severe struggle , in which they cut and bruised him , they took tho gold band from his cap and rifled his pockets of their contents , and it ia supposed they thought he was dead , as they left him senseless . A policeman happened to come along about an hour afterwards and accompanied the officer along the line . They had not proceeded | far before they met one of the ruflxins , and suci ceeded iu taking him into custody . Upon his per-! son was found a Post-office order aud a penknife , I which formed a part of the property . The man | ( whoso name is William White ) has been committed i for trial at ihe next Kilmainham Sessions , on the 4 sh iust ., and the officer is summoned to appear against him .
REPEAL ASSOCIATION . The Association m 8 t at one o ' clock on Tuesday . Acccrding to the Times reporter not mote than 250 persona were present . Dr . Murphy was called to the chair . ^ The speakers were John O'Connell , Mr . Staunton , and Tom Steele . Mr . John O'Connell read the following letter from bis father : — " Killarney , Dec . 31 , 1843 . " My Dear Ray , — I began the year 1843 in the Repeal cause , and I cannot better terminate it . The last was , indeed , a magnificent Repsal year , and the next will , I hope and believe , ba still more complexly
triumphant Tbe accession of such men as John A . O Neill , as Smith , O'Brien , and low of Colonel Caulfield , to the Repeal ol the existing Act of Union , oud to tbe legislative amelioration of the connection between the two countries , without which that connection cannot continue to subsist beyond our time ; the accession , I say , of such men to the cause of Irish legislative protection will render tbe close of the . year 1843 ever , vivid in the history of our country . It ia true that Colonel Cauifield does not go beyond U ier ? - isni ; but federalism necessarily includes lha R- 'p ^ a ! of the present Union statute : and it cheers the heart of Ireland to have the representative of the Cbarlemont of 1782 joined in action , as in heart aud soul , with tha friends of our long affl . eted native laud .
" We have once again the name of CaulSeW eMblazsned on the Irish standard , anci un ^ er tLe au 3 picsa of that name success and honour are easily attainable It would be quite inconsistent with tbe Caulfield race to give to this couutry only the barren use of hia name . No ,. he will serve that country by action , and counsel , and peaceable combination . If with the Repc-a' Associction—well : if by separate action—well also ; lie can reckon on our energetic aasistanco whenever ha chooses . If ba prefers a more solitary cour 3 e , we will cheer him on by our approbation , and so shape oat tff jrtsas to aid bis purpose as much as possible . The wish that I expressed , that Lord Charlemont would rival bis ever illustrious father , seems on the v . reo of being re 0 lizad , at least in substanca and practical tffect . . " I beg to enclose you my subscription to the Repeal rent for 1844 these are the particulars : —
£ 8 . D . " My own 5 0 0 Four sons 4 0 0 Three daughters 3 0 0 Twenty-five grandchildren .. 150 £ 13 5 0 " Hurrah for Repeal ! And I give that about the more cheerily because leaders ef the most estimable class are coming amongst us . Hurrah for Repeal ! " Believe me to be yours sincerely , " T . M . Ray , Eiq . "DANIEL O'CONNELL . ' Several letters w « r « read enclosing rent tor the ensuing Repeal saat , and assuring the association of the decrease of Ribamiism throughout tbe various localities whence they wsre sent .
The rent for the week was £ 289 2 s . 2 d ., which Mr O'Connell compared with tho amount at the correspond ins time last year , as an apology for its smallness .
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On Monday laBt . at the Parish Chureh , "Whitkirk , by the Rev . Mr . Martinlu , Isaao , eldesi ; son of Mr . William Pawson , innkeeper , Halton , to Ana , youngest dauolier of Mr . John . Rollison , boot and shoemaker , Halton . On Monday , at Dewsbury , Mr . John Sykes , short wool merchant , of that place , to Mrs . Martha Sowerby , of Leeds .
DEATHS . On Thursday , of consumption , aged 19 , Mr . Henry Butler , son of Mr . James Butler , Bowling ; , near Bradford . He was an estimable youth , of promising abilities . On Friday , at New Malton » aged € 8 years , Mr . Robert Spanton , butter and bacon factor . The deceased was an extensive dealer , and had supplied the London markets for many years . O i 6 ai « r Jay , aged 42 , Mr . George Pulnian , of Leeds , hosier , &o .
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ME . COBDEX A 5 D HIS CHALLENGE . Steasge to say , no answer has yet been received from ilr . Cobdss , in reply to Mr . O'Coxsob ' s letter . It was posted last Thursday , to Manchester , and must have been received long ere this . Perhaps 31 r . Cobde ^' s numerous avocations have hitherto prevented him even zcknowlcdgmg its receipt ; and he will , most lively , embrace the B £ r = i opportunity" to say that he is ready . y ? e « h * Tl report progress in onr nest .
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DESTRUCTION OF THE BARK CAMBRIDGE . Devonport , Jan . 8 th . —Last evening , shortly after eight o ' clock , a fire broke out on board the bark Cambridge , of Liverpool , undergoing repair on the patent slip at Gent ' s ship-building yard , Teat ' shill , Plymouth . It originated in one of the cabins , it was said , by an act of carelessness of a boy belonging to the ship . The crew on board , aided by aparty which was near at hand , succeeded in putting out the flames , and , as they supposed all waB safe , the party who had assisted left ihe ship . Shortly after nino o'clock , however , it was discovered that tbe fire had been smouldering out of sight , and it broke out afresh . Tho fire increased ,
and ii being thought desirable to remove the bark from her position , preparations were made for launching her , and as she was being sent off the slip , the unfortunate veesel presented the most imposing and magnificent spectacle . Tho fire had gradually crept up the masts , the flimes were running ud the Bhroyds , and wero flickering on the braces and every inch of cordage in the rigging . Presently after , masts , yards , and rigging were in one continuous blaze , which reached high above the trucks of the topmasts , the whole presenting the appearance of a pompous fete in honour of somegreat event , with the difference , that the . rigging , instead of being garlanded with flags and streamers of all
colours and nations , stretching to their utmost limits by the breeze , a Jiving Rime of fire , from the deepest red to the palest hue , encircled every inch of the devoted vessel , and threw a lurid glare for many miles round the neighbourhood . As it was low water , the engines were comparatively useless ; but everything that men could do on such an occasion to prevent the extrusion of the fire , or subdue its violence , was cheerfully and readily effected , at times with the greatest danger . Soon after the flames reached the forecastle ( . at half-past twelve ) ,
the masts went by tho board , when the fire becoming more condensed , raged with redoubled fury . Any further exertion in favour of the 6 hip was then useless . The flames continued in possession up to four o ' clock , a . m ., when the tide reaching her , that opposite clement became supreme , and extinguished them . She is now a mass of charred wood , &c , aad confirms the oft-used expression , that thero is nothing more hideous to look at than the rcmaiu 3 of a burnt ship . The Cambridge had no cargo on board . —Standard .
Lieutenant Munbo . —An accredited agent on the part of Lieutenant IVJunro has been three or four times at the Horse Guards , to know the feeling of the Commander-in-Cbief towards his principal , and the answer which he has invariably received is that when his present leave of absence expires his Grace will consider him as " absent without leave , " and remove him from the service altogether : an application for an extended lea _ ve of absence was met with a blunt refusal . In this dilemma , theD , stands the accused duellist—he will either lose the price of hia commission , the regulation 7 alue being £ 1 , 609 , or
have to take his chance of a trial . I have also heard , from another source that Bince the verdict of the coroner ' s jury he resided in lodgingB iu ono of the streets off the Strand ( Cecil , I think , ) , under the assumed name of Capt . Johnson , for several weeks , and that it was the accidental ute of his name by his own wife , when visiting him there , that betrayed his incognito , aud forced him to leave the place , and in two days after he had dona so , Inspector -Agps , of tho police , got scent of his " whereabouts . " ao much for the vigilance of this over puffed body . — London Correspondent of ihe Hampshire Independent .
Da . Hallet , after suffering an imprisonment of four months in Madeira , has at length been released on bail . —KUmarnock Journal .
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JJATJO 5 AX TB . 1 BUTE . CoEected by Thoa . Smith , NortbaUerton ... 2 6 EXECTTIVE . : 3 ? rom &I * eda Radical ... „ 0 4 ; J > EFESC 2 TV 3 D . ! From P . S . ~ 3 0 ; ticiim rrsD , P . tt > m a Xesds Radical 0 4 Charles Iredale , Huddersfield 1 6 . AiXKs , Zdisbt ^ ch . —Thirty-seven vreie Bent os the / Sad December . j Jobs MITCHELL , NothsshaM . —The Stars were posted atlaeds , in proper time , both lass weefc and j the other week lie complains of . —TSo I to the eecond ' question . i Eovte , N 02 . TH"vriCH- —If the papers are late again ¦ w rite and we Trill try to find oat the cause . i
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