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POLICE ( JLUTHLNG ESTIMATES WANTED . DRESS SVITH for the Police , according to Patterns to bo seen on application at the Police Office . The Cloth and Buttons to be supplied by the Committee . The Cloth to be charged as per Ynrd , on inquiry at , the Police Office , the Buttons to ba furnished without charge . Also Shoes for the Policy , according to Pattern , to be seen at the Polico Office , to vary from Pattern only in Sizss , so as to fit each Man . Also Hats for the Police , according to Pattern , to be seen at the Police Office , to vary in Pattern only in Sizes so as to fit each Man . . , E timates to ba sent iu , scaled , addressed to the Clothins Committee , ou or before Thursday , the 1 st of Febru > ry , at Tw .: vo o'Ciock at Nooo . By Order , EDWARD READ , Chief Constable Police Office , 19 . li of January , 1844 . . ; ¦ •>
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afctain that object . "Would they have done bo to asfet the Cattlfixlds , and ihe Gkbaldises In subjugating Ireland onca more , by dividing patronage between the Government and the Irish Whigs ! The late Lord Chablotojtt took ^ d vantage of the weakness of England , occasioned by the American "W ar , to enforce aTery trifling boon from ihe "En glish digarenj , ThB Volunteers , wilh arms in their hands , ¦ were able to achieve the liberty of their country
wjibont a show of resistance . As soon as Chaslexost got the " sop" for his party , by rendering their property more valnable in proportion to thBir own daring , the Volunteers called npon him and asked him to press on for the accomplishment of the professed object , Eame 3 y , the "fnll , free , and fair representation of the whole people in the House of Commonsf and to press for Catholic Emancipation , * O , no , " said the Protestant chieftain to his Catholic
soldiers , " PBOTESTANT ASCEWD ANC V must be the base . " Th ™ desertion of Chablehost ¦ was the foundation of the Irish BcbeUion . The people -were forced to unite for their own redemption being deserted by their " Noble" leader . So mnch for the magnanimous Chajllehdst of old ! whose eonduet , weare informed , is to famish aprecedent for thenewaspirani . And then , the Gebjlldevb chairman , * Ireland ' s only Duke" ( Leinster ) . It istrue that his gallant uncle . Lord Edwasd Fimgkraij ) died in battle , figb-ting against his country ' s enemies : bnt if
hiB gallant conntrymen revere his honored memory , can they forget THE ( ijuxsikb ) DECLARATION , at the top of which stood the ( present ) "honored " Gkeaxdisk ILeinster ] . Have they forgotten that to that declaration was also affixed the names of jBjuy of the Chablexoxt rump , who have recently figured in the new hen-house 1 and have they further forgotten that that was an unreserved and unequivo cal declaration agaixst a Repeal op thb Usiox , and in favour of British ascendancy 1 ! 1 Nay , has
a single one of thenewly hatched Charlehont brood ever joined the people for Repeal , for justice , or for any , the slightest improvement in the condition of Irishmen ! In the prosecntions we shall leave Mr . O ' CoKmi ' s name out of consideration further than to warn him against the rocks which are now placed in his \ course . He cannot hspe to retain the con fidence of Irishmen if their strength should ie directed to no better purpose than ihe restoration of Ireland ' s domestic Jobbers ! !
Many martyrs have ruined themselves by endeavouring to make merchandize of persecution : and ISr . O * CoN 5 Kii cannot hope to accomplish jwith impunity , the endeavour to do which has been the rain of so many . Be arnsT NOW stasd bt tbz people , or he is a ruined man for ever ! . ' An acquittal will have but an ephemeral effect . Plausibility may
prosper through the moment of excitement j but when judgment shall again resume her empire , the Irish people will require a better equivalent for their devotion , their conrage , their obedience , and their munificence , than the mere assurance thai they have been handed over to the Gskxldisbs , the CAruiKLDS , the D-kBebghs , and the Boboihhe ' s , to be used for "full , free , and fair representation / ' of
which "PSOTESTANT ASCENDANCTT ' under Whig Government must be the base 2 The DODGERS must fail ! and O'Cojoteia instead of fi ghting the battle of Whiggery , must JUhi the good fight of democracy .
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There can be no doubt but very comprehensive projects will be submitted to the consideration ot the forthcoming Convention ; and therefore it is of paramount importance that the several lecturers employed by the Executive should confer with ihe people in their several districts , so that a just estimate may be formed of existing opinion ; while as from the body a new Executive is to be chosen , who are to remain in office for twelve months , it becomes the duty of the people not to elect any man aa a delegate npon whom they would sot with equal confidence confer any office to which he may be elected by the Convention ,
The pressure npon our columns occasioned by the Irish trials prevents us from entering as largely npon this subject as its importance demands . However , we trust , we have said enough to arouse the mind to aotion , and to keep the one light steadily burning bo that the dim glimmer of faction shall not mislead or deceive . We beg to direct attention to the letter of Mr . O'Connor , in this day ' s paper , as it contains many topics minutely connected with the subject , and a perusal of which , together with our commentary , may serve to guide the working classes in the discharge of that onerous duty which will shortly devolve npon them .
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THE MONSTER TRIAL . Ib another place will be found an ac surate and faithfnl Report of the Irish Trial , bro ; ight up to the end of Wednesday , the ninth day . By great exertions we have been able to procure an account of that day ' s proceedings for most of thf readers of our first Edition . <
Much speculation is abroad as to ike probable duration of the trial . All is , however , ! speculation as yet . The case for the Crown has not ] yet closed ; and if time is to be spent as it was Bp ^ nt on Wednesday , it will not close for some days to come . Wednesday was mainly spent in legal arguments , arising out of objections started by the Counsel for the TraTersers ; and every point was ruled by the Court against them .
None of the tbait 0 B 3 have , aa yet , been placed in the witness box . We should " calcnlate" that their examination will last some considerable time . In later Editions we shall give all that transpires up to the latest moment . gg ? The DubTm Monitor of Wednesday says : — It is understood that the Crown will close the case for the prosecution about Saturday next . The . speeches for the Traversers will then commence , and as there are eight Traversers , and separate Counsel will speak for each , it is ot unlikely that we will have eight days continued speaking . Mr . Sheil will open for Mr . John O'Conhell , and Mr . O'Conxeu . will close the array .
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Cleave's Pexkt Gazette of Variety ( New Series ) . —The first 2 ? o . of the new series of this wellknown periodical has been handed to oa , and ire canno : bat highly recommend it to tbe public generally . The old ont-of-way shape is discarded , for a form at once handy and nsefnL For preservation , or binding , the periodical is much more adapted than it was . Most of our readers will be acquainted with tbe present form and tbe general nature of Chambers ' * TL&iriburyh Journal . Here they have a precisely similar publication ; similar in form ; folly as large ; beating os similar subjec t *; quite as tastily " got up " axtd on as good a sheet ; but lor two-thirds the price ! To those who wish to wile away an hour by the reading of light moral stories ; or who wish for a . publication to place in the hands of youth , calculated at once to amuse as well as instruct ; to such we say procure Cleave ' s Ga-cUe , J . J . Paisley . —We are sorry that we cannot possibly
aiiord zoom . Bath . —The monies received for the National Tribute and Defence Funds , and announced in our last as collected by Messrs . BolweU , Foiae , Hopkins , and Cottell , was subscribed by tbe Chartists of Bath . AB 6 US , Giasgotf . —We may make ase of his enclosure hereafter ; at present we reeolre to leave Mr . OConnell alone . It shall not he said that we assist his enemies ; we prefer rather to submit to slander , than to at all imitate his conduct towards tbe persecuted Chartists . Geor ge White acknowledges the receipt of 5 s . from tbe Chartists of Lewisham , Kent , per Mr . Charles Abbott Bibmisghas a > d Sheffield . —Will tbe Friends of Mis . Ellis , at Birmingham or Sheffield make enquiry as to where a second-hand sausage machine m&y be had , and at what price , and send word to Mt . Lowe , New-street , Wednesbury . P . A . Glasgow . —We don't publish flermons .
Mobe Xeagub Persecution A Correspondent sends as the following : — " Mr . M'Phail , a baptist minister , at Uncoat , has been for the last two months ¦ subject to a system of persecution disgraceful to asy party whose narrow minds and vindictive feelings could enable them to practise such low and disgrace ful acts of tyranny . Mr . M'Phail as a man who is universally beloved by the working men for miles surrounding the place where he resides . The chapel at which he officiates as a minister belongs to the Baptists . It is Eitu&ted in a village about one mile and a-half from Accrington , which from time immemorial has been considered one of the most bint&L » sd plaees in the County of Lancaster . The chapel has been built about forty years , and during that
time the Baptists of Accrington have bad to attend , that the minister alga ; not have to preach to the bare walls , until Mr- Phail was chosen as minister . Is a short time after be had the place given to him , he was solicited to Jend his assistance to ih » Anti-corn Law Xeagne ; bnt which he declined . When the Chartists were persecuted he declared that tbe doctrine of the Charter was the doctrine of Christ , and could not be pnt down . Thia shocked tbe " respectables , " who deserted the chapel , which on the other hand began to be well attended by the working men , until at length the chapel was every Sunday filled to overflowing . Tbe Colliers , who before time too frequently spent the Sunday in pnblic-honse debauchery and other vice * , now
regularly attend the chapel , and a complete leformation of the habits of the people has been the result . This raised the wrath of the " Cheap-bread '" saints , who have for some time past been doing their best to get rid of Mr . M'Phail , because , say they , none attend but colliers and Chartists . ' A new minister was brought bnt the people would not hear him . They pulled his from the pnlpit , and told him they did sot want his services . This gave him the chance of showing his Christianity . He took out warrants , and bad the pleasure of seeing fines inflicted npon the poor who w * nld net be staffed with the doctrine of passive obedience and non-resistance . Finding they coold not accomplish their object in this way , they then applied to the celebrated Colonel
M'Cabe , « eijeant of police , for a policemaB to protect them -while they took the lock off the Chapel-door . This was granted ; and a policeman Btood goard -while a locksmith and a lawyer picked the lock and took it away . Mx . M'Phail ( has taken legal advice upon the matter , and is about commencing an action against the parties cancerned . The people are enthusiastic in support of Mr . M'Phail ) and doubtless will stand by him in his righteous strnggla " Old Weaveb , Bolton—His letter Bhall appear some day . At present we are too crowded . He shall not be forgottsn . Geobgs Simpson—Some day , when we are not so crowded as at present .
J ] T ., A Cosstast Beadeb—We cannot give him tbo information he sbe > s , not having a copy of _ the Act by us . Consult some honest attorney . Fletcher . Mandlet . —No room . Boltoh Chartists . —We have received a placard issued by this body , commenting on tbe pranks of the Staigites . The common sense views put forth therein , do oar Bolton friends great credit . William Dawsok . —The great length of bis commnnication prevents its insertion , bnt he will see that its main points are noticed in other communications from Bradford . The CHORLiT Chartists . —We are glad to hear that - they are again active in the good cause , but have not room for their address . Communications to tbe
Chorley mends must be addressed to William Wilkinson , care of Mr . William Wood , tailor , Pail-Mall , Chorley . A " Free-borm Britos" !—A correspondent , who has sent us some account of the nailers of Lye Waste , near Stourbridge , informs us that a working man , Vfho works bard from five in the morning till ten at night , will have , after paying shop rent and shop fire , almost six shillings for his week ' s work , and he most be a good hand to get that ! Working all day on Sunday appears to be quite common in that part of the country , and one man , George Taylor ,
worked ( says our correspondent ) / pur days Without food ; till he sunk exhausted . ' We may well sing •¦ Happy La ** d , " and " Britona never shall be slaves ' . ' % . shtoj * CooxiL ^ Bespectlng the licence , consult Bomecl the detegstes at the ^ Sonih Lancashire delegate meeting . They can give every information , and help them to the forms . j . -py . when a man marries a female having an illegitimate child , he burdens himself with ils aoaintaiBsnee . Thtrsis no claim on any other person ^ as leng as he has the means ; and when these fail , thtn only on the pariah for a place in tb . e jwr-houae .
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Jas-Beatow , Clitbbbo—There can no Better or more holy employment tban that of imparifng to the otherwise neglected youth of both aexeB the means for intellectual and moral culture . Whenever this can be done by Chartists , it ia clearly their duty to do bo : for if it be true , as we hold it to be , that , As the twig is fcenf , tbe tree ' s inclined /* ¦ it behoves tho » e who have faith and hope in human progression to preserve the young mind , from contaminating iDflnences , and to surround it with the best conditions for true advancement . Johs BoLtTCE , Bilston—No notice at all la required . They have done all that is necessary in getting the license . An Operative Mechanic—If the father die « without a will , the heir-at-law succeeds to the whole property .
Chabtisu at Leeds and HuDDEBsriBLD .--The eminent success that has attended the efforts of the Leeds Chutists , in their large and splendid Hall , has induced the Chartists of theHnddersfleld Distiict to " go and do likewise " . Anxious to promulgate the principles of Chartism , and aware that there is now but ose day of leisure for the toiling slave , they have taken such steps as will enable them to employ that day to the most benevolent end , in a place ot meeting worthy the sacred cause they have espoused . Arrangements have been made for tbe occupation of the commodious and elegant Hall of Science ia that town , every alternate Sunday for Chartist purposes ; and for two nights in every week , if they think proper . Thia
is a most important step ; one that reflects the highest credit on the Chartists of the Huddersfleld district . Chartism ought net to be barfed in a cellar , or shoved up into a garret . It ought to take its stand in the most respectable place of meeting that can be procured . How can we ever hope to get Chartism nationally adopted , if we pnt it out of tight ? and thrusting it into meagre and filthy places of meeting is putting it out of sight . Thank God , the Chartists of Leeds , Manchester , and Huddersfleld have learned their lesson better . In Leeds . ChartiBm possesses tbe largest place of meeting in the to ^ n ; and has crowded audiences every Snnday , who evince , by their constant attendance , that the proceedings are attractive and instructive . In Manchester Char *
turn holds tbe second public building in that town for meeting purposes , there being bat one public room exceeding the Carpenter ' s Hall in dimensions : and the present state of Chartism in the Metropolis of Cotton tells us what has been the effect of the labour cf Chartists , when occupying a high ami commanding position . Gatting three thousand people together every Snnday night , ami pleading before them labour's wrongs , and setting forth LABOUR ' S REMEDIES caunot be without ita use . It has not been without its use . Manchester is now the itronghotd of Chartism . Leeds ranks next ; and Huddersfleld has taken a step which will Boon place her in as good a position as the best . Chartism
there will make itself known in the most elegant and largest place of meeting the town can boast of : and the beneficial results that have followed in tbe two places named , from taking similar steps , will , wa doubt not , be soon apparent there . The Bnddersfield Hall will be opened for Chartist purposes , on Snnday , tbe 4 th ef February ; on which occasion ( by special desire , and at urgent request ) , Mr . O'C 0 NN © B will lecture ; in the afternoon , at half-past two , on "The Right of Labour to Protection" ; and , in the evening , at halfpast six , " On the only ; means ef securing that protection , and placing labour in its proper position . " Tbe day will be a high one for Huddersfleld . On Monday , the 5 th , Mr . O Conner will be at Sheffield .
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— — **» David Reid , Boulogne , France . —In the Stnmp-Office ; before . How are we to send Plates this time f J . Woodward , Montrose . By post will be the cheapest . T . Traverse will find the paper allowed for in thlt quarter ' s account VICTl-M FUND . Leeds Radical ... ... ... ... o 0 e Mr . M'Whinnie , Ayr ... ... ... o 0 4 ^ From Star Inn , Wortley-lane , per John Whipp ... ... ... ... 0 4 0 From Slithrobottom Mill , near Ripponden , per Mr . Platts , ( this amount has been credited in Mr . Piatts ' s account for Star , Bince November last , by mistake ) 0 6 10
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Execltiojt of John Roberts , at Kirkdale , Liverpool . —Tbe North-west angle of this Gaol was on Saturday tbe scene ef another execution , to witness which the town poured , as usual , its scum and rabble . The sight-seeing , —gloating over the convulsions of strangulation , —was , however , less attractive than usual . The mob was not so great , the roads leading to tbe fatal spot were less crowded , and there was by no means so great a proportion of female gazers as on former occasions . The unhappy man , Jehn Roberts , who suffered the
extreme penalty of the law Jot the murder of Lord Derby ' s gamekeeper , under clrcun ^ t ^ ncea with which onr readers are familiar , gave , in his personal appearance , no indication of that ftrocity of disposition which the world popularly associates with a deliberate mnrdenr . His / ace , fat and chubby , with a heavy cast of features , was rather pleasing in ita expression than otherwise . He was dressed in an uld black body coat , dark waistcoat , barragon trousers , and shoes . Hi 8 hair waB dark , his height about five feet six inches , and be was a young man—only twenty-six years of
age . Oa Friday night , he took no sleep , but partook of some refreshment about five o'clock on Saturday morning . He told the officer who sat up with him that the approver Shaw , on whose evidence tbe prisoners were convicted , bad told the truth—that he attributed his present position to his " good nature "that when he went out on tbe fatal morning with his gun , he had no intention of shooting any one—and that had he not been in liquor at tbe time , the criminal act wonld not have occurred .
Abcut half-past eleven , the prisoner , accompanied by tbe Rev . Mr . Appleton , Mr . Amos , the late , and Mr . Gibbe , tbe present Governor of the gaol , entered tbe chapel , where he partook of the sacrament On leaving it , be embraced , in the most affectionate terms , his companion . Jim Hunt , to whom , it will be Been , he aliuded in his speech at tbe scaffold . He placed his arms ronnd Hunt's neck , and pressed him most warmly . At thia leave-taking , his firmness , which waa so marked during Ma subsequent movements , appeared for a moment to desert him—but it was only for a moment , for when the chaplain on the one side , and one of the officers of tbe prison on the other , moved forward , he took his place between them , and walked with as much apparent nerve as those about him . During the procession , Mr . Appleton read the burial service . Arrived
at tbe press-room , the prisoner was seated in a choir , when his hands were pinioned , tbe handkerchief removed from his neck , and the other preliminaries for tbe execution gone through . Tbe executioner , who appeared au fait at his duties , ( be arrived from London the night before , the scene of his labours being the Old Bailey ) , then le > i the culprit forward to tbe scaffold . When tbe crowd caught a view of the unhappy man , a boza ran through it , daring which be bowed very respectiully three times—to the southern , the centre , and tbe northern parts of the vast assemblage opposite tba scaffold . This concluded , he prepared to speak , End in a very firm and audible voice , ^ avo expression to the following address , which , from the cool , deliberate , and emphatic manner in which it was uttered , must have been heard by every one—even the most remote in tbe crowd .
* ' Good people all ! —( Great uproar in front of the seaff -Id , mingled with hissing , during which the culprit waited patiently . When it had subsided be continued ) — ¦* Good people all . ' I have made my peace with the Almighty , and hope that some of you will tell my poor old father that I die happy . Good people , 1 have prayed very bard fer my sins to be forgiven night and day , and my poor companion , Jim Hunt , has been praying for me . I hope , good people , you will all turn from yonr sins and wickedness . I owe no man any animosity , and I expect that no man owes me any . —( Cries of " No ! no !'' from tbe crowd . ) Good people , take thiB as a warning from me , and never let yourselves be entangled with the devil and bad company . May God bless yen all ! May the Lord have mercy on your soula ; for tbe Lord Jesus Ckrist'a sake , who suffered on the Cross for onr sins , and who shed his blood for ua—Amen . Farewell ? farewell '"
The bolt was then withdrawn , and the prisoier fell , the crowd setting up a hideous yell , the expression , apparently , of their feelings of horror at the shock , rather tban of bad feeling towards the dying man . He struggled violently fcr a few seconds , and then ceased to move . The crowd then dispersed , and after the body had been suspended the usual time it was cut down , and burled within the prtcints of the gaol . Execution or Joseph Dobson at York . —Between twelve and one o ' clock on Saturday Joseph Dobson , who was 25 years of age , was executed behind the Castle at York for the wilful murder of his father , by Bhooting him at Mount Tabor , near Halifax , on the 4 th of July last For several days after his trial tbe convict maintained considerable diffidence of demeanour , and when spoken to respecting his impending fate was Blow to admit the justice of his condemnation , and
would cling to the morbid palliative that the dispute between him and bis father could not but have terminated with blcod , and had fie not killed his father , the old man would certainly have killed him ; but of late a marked change had bt-en wrought in his mind , and he was brought to look npon his condition with becoming concern . The culprit , after his condemnation , continued in tbe enjoyment of excellent health , and at his own rtfaest his daily rations were doubled The fatal drop was erected in tbe usual place at an early hour on Saturday morning . Athalf-pist ten o ' cieek the convict received tbe holy sacrament from the hands of the acting Chaplain , and from the termination of that ceremony to twelve o ' clock both were engaged in earnest prayer . Precisely at mid-day , Mr . William Gray , jun ., the Cnder-Sheriff , demanded tbe body in the ordir-aty way , sea the devoted man was then pinioned . The usual procession accompanied him to tbe scaffold ,
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tho burial service being read in an impressive manner . Dobson was evidently quite resigned to hi 8 fate , and met an ignominious death with fortitude . On the tenninatton of the funeral prayers , Mr . Salvin shook hands with the culprit , saying- " Good bye-God bless you , Dobaon "; to which he distinctly replied—•• I am in His arms now . " His lipB continued moving in prayer until the executioner placed tbe cap npon his head , and after adjusting the rope with much minuteness , the bolt was drawn , and the poor fellow launched Into eternity . His struggles were scarcely perceptible , ana the work of destruction was soon accomplished . The body having hung for an hoar , was cat down from the gallows , and having been placed in a shell , was interred within the precincta of the Castle .
The Gaddbsby Mcrdeb , —A farmer named Messenger , who was apprehended on snspiclon at the time of tbe murder for the discovery of which the above reward is now offered , but discharged , there being no evidence at the time against him , has been again apprehended . The evidence against him is , that of a woman , who states that walking in the country for the benefit of her health , she lost her way . While looking about her , she beard what she conceived waa a whistle , and made towards the spot from whence it proceeded , thinking she might find some one to direct her into the right read . She had got up nearly to the hedge-side , when she beard distinctly three heavy groans , and a noise as of something falling heavily to tbe ground , or as if a sheep was being strangled . Being frightened at this
she withdrew and bid heraalf under the hedge , thinking she bad got among bad company ; and having a family watch with hex , she tucked it deeper into her bosom , bo that the men —whoever they were—should not see it . Just after the groans , she heard a voice say , " D n it : I've done it ! " A minute after , a man came over the fleak in the hedge of the corn-field from which she had heard this noise , and when be got over he put bis hands behind him . He did not Bee her , and when he bad passed on , she , being anxious to get away , went towards this hedge from behind which be had come , and on going past the fleak , she saw that where tbe man ' s hand bad been there waa a red-mark . She crossed that field , and got into another—a large one , ia which there were five large trees , and where she saw a woman and girl apparently picking up sticks ; and in this same field , she again saw the same man whom she had before seen .
The woman afterwards made her way home , and told some persona what sbe had heard and Been . Some time after this , she went to Mr . Brigga ' s , at the Crown and Anchor , middle of the Belgrave-gate , to get some wine ; and while waiting to be served , she saw the man sitting there ; at this sight she started , and turned pale as death , trembling all over ; and when asked what made her turn so , she did not speak ; Miss Briggs said , " O ! she sees Messenger . '" That was the first time Bhe knew it was Messenger . After this , Messenger one day came to her stall , as if to buy or look at some shoos ; and she then told him that bis name was Messenger , and what sho had seen . Ho said his name waa not Messenger ; she was mistaken . Messenger afterwards came to her , and wanted ber to accept something to hold her tongue ; but she would not , and several of ber neighbours heard the altercation . "
It is stated that other evidence is forthcoming . Messenger's manner , on being arrested , was calm and unconcerned . When the constables went into his bedroom to apprehend him , there was not the least trepidation or appearance of guilt visible about him . Manslaughter Martlebone— Friday . William Gilbert , driver of Mountain ' s omnibus . No . 4 , 216 , running from Paddington to the Back , was charged with having caused the death of Mr . William Hatten , an old and respectable inhabitant of Hendon . The case arose out of tbe usual offence of omnibus racing ; the omnibus which the defendant drove having some in collision with a chaise in which waa the
deceased who wac pitched out into the road , the result was concussion of the brain ending in death . On the side of tbe prisoner several witnesess were called who deposed that there was no furious driving , and that the fatal occurence was entirely owing to the deceased having at the moment of tbe prisoner's omnibus passing , pulled the wrong reign , and was thus the cause of the collision himself . Mr . Long remanded the prisoner fox further examination till Friday next Bail for bis appearance on that day was tendered and accepted . On Monday an inquest- was held on the body of the deceased , when a verdict of Manslaughter was returned against Gilbert
Extraordinary Case op Incendiarism—Epping Petty session , Friday . —Michael CholMs , aged 19 , a groom in the service of 3 . P . Mathews , Esq ., ef Campion's Farm , near Hiirlow , in Essex , wss brought before William Coxhead Marsh , E « q ., and a fall bench of magistrates , at tbo Cock Inn , for final examination , on a charge of wilfully sotting fire to a portion of his master ' s premises . —Inspector Low , of the county rural police , deposed that on the night of the 18 th of last month be was sent for by Mr . Mathews , and on geing to the house of that gentleman , in company with a constable , he was informed that the prisoner bad seen three persona on his master ' s premises . He , with the constable and Mr . Mathews , examined the premises very minutely , but could not discover any one , and ia
a short time after Mr . Mathews took them to the kitchen to have gome beer . Oa their entering the kitchen the prisoner was sent out to watch , and shortly after be heard an alarm . He instantly rushed out , and aaw tbe glare of a fire in tbe cart-lodge . When he first saw tbe fire it was not in a flame , but on his attempting to extinguish it , it burst into a flame , and burned for some time , but was ultimately extinguished . On subsequently questioning the prisoner aa to tbe precise spot on which he stood when he first saw the flro , be replied that he stood at a gate which be pointed out , and upon his , witneasbs , placing himself there , he found that it was quite impossible be could have Been it from BUch a position , as a portion of the building projected so us to completely obstruct his view . He
questioned him further about the direction in which he had followed the two ta « a as be represented , and he pointed out the coarse , and amongst other things said be bBd cut hiB hand daring tbe chase , in clambering over a gate which had spikes on the top . The prisoner further stated that the two men passed through another gate , which they left open after them , but this he found 6 d be impossible , as the gate was locked at the time , and was also found locked some considerable time after the period spoken of . Witness had alao examined the spikes on the top of the other gate , and conld not find the least trace of blood upon any of them , nor was there any cut apparent on the prisoner ' s hand . The witness here produced a piece of
linen rag , partly burnt , and in which some shavings were lolled up , and said it had been handed to him by Mrs . Allen , the sister-in-law of Mr . Matbews , the prosecutor . He also . produced another piece of soiled linen , torn in many parts , wbicb he fonnd in the stable , of which the prisoner bad the charge , and which had been given to him to clean his harness with . Several other witnesses wete examined , and the Chairman , addressing the prisoner , said that after devoting much time to tbu investigation of the case , and giving the whole of the circumstances their serious consideration , tbe Bench wss uBiDimons in ita opinion that be should be committed to take bis trial at the ensuing assizaa for the county , for the offence .
Bedtality op the Police . —Marylebone , Monday . —The Bitting magistrate , Mr . Rawlinson , was engaged in a long inquiry relative to a charge preferred againBt an Irishman named Peter Kiley , by the police ; and ft considerable deal of interest was excited , in consequence of its having become known that Mr . Feargua O'Connor was to attend on the port of tbu prisoner . Mr . OConnorti ^ oss ^ xamined the witness , one of the police , as follows : — Mr . O'Connor—How long was it before he was taken into custody that you saw him with the knives of which you have just spoken . Witness—About ten minutes , I should 1 Ibink . not longer .
Mr . O'Connor—Did you remain with him from the time of his being takes up to the period of his being lodged in the Station-house ? Witness—I did not . Mx . Lucas , tbe owner of some of the houses there , said that I should be stack ; and I then went for assistance . On the way to the station we were pelted with stones all the way from Orchard-place by a crowd of persons who kept near us . Did you at all attempt to keep the erowd off?—Tea , we did . How was tbe prisoner conveyed to the station ?—He was carried by the arms and legs . Did you see him get any blows ?—I did . How often did you see him struck ?—I can't say how many times ; he kicked me as we were taking him into custody . Did he so purposely ?—No doubt of it
Did you hear the prisoner say anything as yon were passing wilh him by a mews in Orchard-street ?—Yes , I beard him say " I am a Repealer " Upon his saying that , did anything particular occur ?— Nothing that I can recollect Now , mind what you are saying , and recollect that you are sworn to speak truly . After the prisoner bad said he was a " Repealtr , " waB he not laid down on his back on tbe pavement ?—He was . When he exclaimed that he was a " Repealer , " didn't one of the police say directly , " The rebel 1 down with him ?"— -I beard nothing of the sort Mr . O'Connor—Did you see him otruck a blow on the head ? Witness—No ; but I eaw him , as I said before , ?• put down" upon his back . Mr . Rawlinson—Was that done because he said he was a Repealer T Witness—No ; be was let down on the pavement for no other reason than that we were tired of carrying him .
Mr . O'Connor—Did you see him struck while he was lying upon the pavement 1 Witness— No . Mr . O'Connor—Will you awear that ? Witness—I wilL Mr . Rawlinson—What became of the knives ? Witness— They were lost in the crowd . Mr . O'Connor—Did you make any attempt to secflre the prisoner when you , in the flrat instance , saw him with the knives ? Witness—I did not I waited for others to come to assist me . Mr . O'Connor—Did you see either of the knives on the ground ? Witness—Yes . Mr . O'Connor— Now I happened to be present Do yoa recollect my telling a man to pick up a knife and take it away ? Witness—I do . Another policeman , auci a Mr . Lucus alsogavd evidenea aniast tbe prisoner .
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Mr . Feargua O'Connor , who said that be was a witness of the greatest part of the affray , then tendered his evidence , and was sworn . He said , I reside at No . 14 , Conduit-street , Regent-street . As I was going down Orchard-street , I beard rattles springing , and saw people running into the court . I went down and saw two or three policemen standing near No . 22 . I observed that the prisoner was stripped , and j I said to a policeman " Why don't you go and stop them ? " To which he replied , "Oh , they won't hurt one another , they are only joking . '' 1 saw them pirouetting , " as I might Bay , and a knife dropped at my feet I then said to the constable , *• Why don't yoa take it from him ? when several policemen ruBhed in , knocked him down , and dtagged him head foremost away . Some woman said , " For God ' s sake don't let him go ; he has only be « n out of bed three weeks . " They ( the policemen ) dragged him
through the court to Poland-street , where he began to struggle , and cried out , " I ' m a Repealer . " One of the constables said , " O , the rebel , strike him . " At the samo moment , the prisoner dropped from a blow which he received from a truncheon upon bis bead . All the police who were present struck at him , aad he was laid tat npon the pavement . While be lay there insensible , his wife rushed in , and fell down open him , and it was then imagined that he was dead . The police treated him most inhumanly , and struck him many times while he was down . I was ia great danger myself , owing to tbe way in which the police were flourishing their truncheons about , and I can only say , that if any set ef men were hired to do cruel things in the most cruel manner possible ' , they could not have accomplished their task more completely tban tbe police have in the present instance , as regards the conduct pursued by them towards the prisoner .
It may here be remarked , that the prisoner had the crown of his bead bound up with adhesive plaster , and that he had evidently received a severe wound . The constables were also more or less disfigured . Mr . Rawlinson held the prisoner to bail for his appeaiaDce to answer tbe charge at the sessions , in the event of the Police Commissioners , to whom a copy of the depositions will be furnished , thinking fit to follow up the cose . j Thb Trwck System . —At tbe Rochdale petty sessions , on Monday last , Mr . George Shaw , manager of a cotton factory called M&kin Mill , Back o'th' Moss , Heywood , was summoned by i Henry Tamer , steam tenter , on a charge of having , on the 22 d of December , paid part of the complainant's wages in goods instead
of in money . Mr . Hunt , solicitor , appeared on behalf of the complainant ; and Mr . Leigh , solicitor , Heywood , appeared for Ibe defendant . Mr . Hunt ; stated , that he had nearly twenty tickets , from all which it appeared , that at various times the complainant had been paid part of tbe wages in beef , instead of in money . The mill belonged to Sir Robert Peel ' s brother ; but the hands never saw Mr . Peel . Mr . Shaw acted aa manager . His only object was to put down the shop . If Shaw would promise to give it ap , be would not press the charge . The case proceeded ; and Henry Tamer , having been sworn , stated , that be was a steam tenter , and did what other work they had for him to do . He had twelve shillings per week ; bis family had also worked at the mill . They were paid
every fortnight Tbe wages were paid by Shaw , and were sent round to the bands in small bexes . A little ticket was enclosed in each , specifying the amount paid in goods , and that paid in money . There it ere no dates to these tickets , and the weight of the meat was not given . It also appeared from these tickets , that it was the practice to make deductions for glass broken , milk , mutton , fcc , the value of which was put on the tickets , and stopped in their wngeB . The magistrates wished to know what the glass meant : the complainant replied they were stopped a penny pet week each for broken windows , whether there were any broken or not . One of his sons had broken a window ; he was charged 10 d ., and the rest of bis family bad also 3 Jd . more to pay , By Mr , Leigh—Did Mr .
Shaw turn yonr family off a few weeks ase ? Turner—He bagged us , and sent for us ] back . He told me my son was a fool ; but 1 told him I would have his wages ; he then said I must go to Mr . Peel for them . Mr . Shaw statfd that tbe money for glass was only for windows broken in certain rooms , when it could not be discovered who had broken them ; he now charged only tbe hands in that room a proportionate share . Mr . Chad wick , magistrate , replied that it was most monstrous to Btop tbe amount of money they had done for broken windows , especially aB it appeared that money had been stopped when no windows had been broken . Mr . Shaw—We Have stopped that practice a fortnight ago . Mr . Fenton—It is time it were stopped . Complainant ' s wife corroborated ] the evidence given by her husband , and said she could get better beef at Hey wood for 4 rt . per ! b . than what Mr . Shaw charged 5 Ad for . They had been compelled to have beef of him .
Mr . Leigh said Mr . Peel did not come to tbe miil more tban twice a year , and contendrd there had been no compulsion to purchase . —Mr . Hunt asked Turner , the total amount of wages bis family bad to receive on the 22 nd of last mouth ; he replied , his own wages for Ihe two weeks were 24 a ., one son's 16 a ., and another ' s 8 s ., total £ 2 8 s . ; but be had only received £ 1 Us . 4 d .: the rest had been stopped for beef , glass , rent , and schooling . —Mr . Hunt produced the beef and glass tickets , and Buckley B&id they wete in bis handwriting . Shaw stated , that he was not a regular batcher ; he had first killed a cow some mouths ago , and had lately purchased beef from Mr . Booth , of Middleton , which he sold cheaper than it could be got elsewhere . He bad not obliged the hands to take any for more than three months . —Mr Hunt here remarked , that this was alleged because the law directed that all informations of thia kind must be laid within three months . Shaw further
said that his wife and daughter , having nothing to dc , kept a shop , and sold a little meat and milk at reasonable prices . The hands pleased themselves whether tbey bought of him or not , and some of them t ! id not buy of him for three months together . [ He was proceeding at Some length , when Mr . Royds interrupted him by saying : You are making tbe case Worse ; we are bound to convict . —The bench convicted the defendant in the mitigated penalty of £ Z and costs , with the understanding that bis shop should be discontinued . One half of tbe penalty goes to tbe informer , the society in Rochdale for putting down the truck system , and the other half to the poor .
Robberies in the Neighbourhood of Huddebstieid . —Our readers are aware that for a length of time a great many burglaries and robberies have been committed in and near Huddersfleld . Little clue has been got ef the parties , but at length there is every appearance of their being broken into . At the last WakeSeld Sessions , a man named Benjamin Rushforth , waa indicted for robbing a cloth warehouse in Hudder&field , an / I sentenced to ten years ' transportation . Since Rushfotth'a sentence he has given information which haa led to the apprehension of Job SpeDce , George Bradley , and Sarah Heaton , who underwent a lengthened examination on Wednesday last , before the HuddersSeld Magistrates , which ended in the committal of Spence to York Castle . !
Burglary . —A burglary of a somewhat extpnsiye nature occurred on Sunday afternoon last , at Common End , near Milnea Bridge , in the neighbourhood of Huddersfield . So far as haa been ascertained , the facts are these : —On the afternoon in question , Mr . John Iredale and family locked up tneir house , and proceeded to Chapel , aad during their absence , the premises were entered by picking the look of the back door . The villains , on getting in , completely ransacked the house , and carried off with them a largo quantity of plate , a largo sum of money , part of which was in old spade guineas , and other articles . During the afternoon , Job Spencer , a notorious character , was observed with two other men , lurking about the vicinity , and it was reported on Tuesday , that he was in custody , on suspicion of the robbery . ' .
Thb Nhw Pooh Law in the Hi / ddersfield Union . —Charles James Lancaster , relieving officer for tbe township of Meltham , was summoned by Mr . John Taylor , of that place , for having misapplied the rates of the town , by paying for the repairs of a number of private carriages and occupatiou roads . Mr . Clay , solicitor , apppeared for the complainant , and Mr . Floyd , jsolioitor , for the defence . It appeared that from the March to the June quarter last year , the Board of Guardians determined to apply the out-door labour test to all who applied for relief ; that for about nino weeks near thirty paupers were kept to work repairing private roads , whioh according to the award were to be repaired by the owners of allotments , under the Inolosure Act ; the case was fully proved as to the employment ot men and the payment of their wages from the poor-rate , and whioh made the besides
officer liable to a penalty of twenty pounds , treble the amount of money so mis-applied . Mr . Floyd , in reply , made a long speech on the humanity of the Guardians ia compelling She paupers to work for what they receive , as it would not only keep them from idleness and its attendant evils , but would impel them to seok other Work , and so make themselves independent ' , Mr . Floyd contended that the Guardians , instead of being blamed for this , ought to receive great praised aa their endeavour wa 3 to save tbe morals of the paupers from contamination , but he did not point to any law which empowered the Guardians to order the poor-rate to be applied to the repairs of occupation roads . Notwithstanding this the magistrates dismissed the charge as frivolous . Mr . Taylor said he should come again , as the law was entirely against it , and there were twenty-four more cases of a similar nature .
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Railway Accommodation . —On Saturday noon , a very large and influential meeting , convened by placard , was holden iu the Court of Requests Room , Queen-street , Hudder&field , to consider the benefit to be derived from the proposed branch railway . J . Armitage , Esq ., of Miinea Bridge House , occupied the Chair , and the room was well filled wit-b , tho most influendal manufacturers , &c . of the neighbourhood , many of whom took part in the proceedings . A serif s of resolutions were proposed , in condemnation of the line proposed by the Leeds and Manchester Company ; as the ground chosen for that line was ou such a low level , that it would be impossible to form a branch from that to any other line ; and it was shewn that an independent line from Huddorsneld to the Sheffield and Manchester railway to Thurlston , would be of far more importance to the town thau any other line . After the resolutions were passed , a vote of thanks was given to the Chairman , alter which the meeting eeparated .
Child Drowned . —Between five and six o ' clock on Monday evening last , the body of a child named Jones , was discovered in the dyke behind " Carr House , " in Northgate , Huddersfield . The child , which was only four years of age , had wandered from its parent ' s house in Upperhead-row , on the previous Saturday , since which time it had never been seen . An inquest was held on . the body on Wednesday , before G . Dyson , Esq ., when a verdict of " Found drowned" was returned .
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Leed 3 . —Mr . John Shaw will lecture to-morrow ( Sunday ) afternoon , at half-past two o ' clock , and Mr . David Ross in the evening , at half-past six , at the Bazaar , Briggate . The Members meeting will be held on Monday evening , at eight o ' clock . TobsroKDEN-. —Mr . J . West will deliver a lecture this evening , ( Saturday , ) in the Odd Fellows Hall to commence at eight o'clock . Mr . James Leach will deliver two lectures in the same place , for the female Chartists , To-morrow , ( Sunday , ) at half-past two o'clock in the afternoon , and at six o'clock in the ejvening .
Ma . Doyle ' s Route for the next fortnight . — Stockport , Sunday the 28 th ; Macclesfield , Monday , 29 tn ; Congleton , Tuesday , 30 th ; Nantwitch , Wednesday , 3 l 8 t ; Middlewich , Thursday , February 1 st ; Northmen , Friday , 2 nd ; Macclesfield , Sunday , 4 th , Newmills , Mod day , 5 th ; Glossop , Tuesday , 6 th , Motteram , Wednesday , 7 th ; Hyde , Thursday , 8 th ; and Duckenfield , Friday , 9 th . West Riding . —On Sunday , February 4 th , a Wes Riding Delegate Meeting will beheld in the Chartist Room , New .. Pellon , Halifax ; chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . Halifax . —Mr . James Clayton will lecture in the Chartist Association Room , Pellon Lane , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at six o'clock in tho evening .
The Monthly Meeting of this distriot will be holden at Lower Warley , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . A good attendance is expected , as business of great importance will be brought forward . Bbadfobd . —The members of the Council will meet in their room , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) evening , at six o ' olock . Central Locality . —The Chartists of the Central Locality will meet in the Council Room , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) morning , at ten o ' olock . Bowling . —The Chartists of Bowling Back Lana will meet in their room , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at ten o ' clock in the morning , and at two in the afternoon . Manninghah . —The Chartists of Manningham wiil meet in the School Room , at six o'clock in the evening of to-morrow .
Little Horton . —The Chartists of Little Hortoa will meet in the School Room , Park Place , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) morning , at ten o ' clock , and at iwo in | the afternoon . Bury . —Mr . Wm . Bell , of Heywood , will lecture in the Garden-street Lecture Room , on Sunday evening next , to commence at six o ' clock . ! I A yniESDLY Meeting will be held this ( Saturday ) evening , ai eight o ' clock , at Mr . Dormau's Coffee House , Nottingham ; Mr . M'Grath in the chair . Mossley . —Mr . Robert Lee , from Ashton , will deliver a lecture in the Chartist Meeting Room , Brookbottom , on Wednesday evening , the 31 st in 3 t . to commence at eight o'clock . Tke South Lancashire Delegate Meeting will be holden . on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , in the Committee Room , Carpenters' . Hall ; chair to be taken at ten o ' clock in the forenoon .
Ashton under-Lyne . —William Dixon , from Manchester , will deliver a lecture iB the Charter Association Room , on Sunday evening next , at six o ' oloGk . Rochdale . —Mr . William Miller , of Oldham , will deliver his second lecture on Phrenology , in . the Chartist Association Room , Mills-street , on Wednesday evening next , to commence at eight o ' clock . Huddersfield . —A meeting of the Chartists of Hnddersfield ; district , will be holden in tho Democratic Institution , Lock wood , at two o ' clock in the
afternoon of Sunday next , the 28 th inst ., to elect a delegate to the West Riding Delegate meeting , and to take into consideration the subject for which the said West Riding meeting is called ; also to arrange the plan of Mr . West's' lectures . Parties in the district desiring the services of Mr . West are requested to communicate their wishes to the Secretary , Mr . Ashton , that arrangements may be made to accommodate them . As the business to be brought before the meeting is of an important character , it is hoped there will be a full attendance .
Mr . Leach ' s Route . —On Monday , the 29 th inst ., he will lecture at Dukenfi ; ld ; Tuesday , the 30 th , at HaJy Hill ; Wedne * da . y the 31 st , at Mossley ; Thursday , Feb . 1 st , at Waterhead Mill ; Friday , the 2 nd , at Wrighton ; Monday , the 5 th , Stockport Youths ; Tuesday , tho 6 ; h , at Middleton ; Wednesday , the 7 tb , at Eccles ; Thursday , the 8 th , at Rhodes ; Friday , 9 ib , at Halingworth . Mr . West ' s Route . —Monday the 29 th , at Littletown ; Tuesday , the 30 th , at Batley ; Wednesday , the 31 st , at Dewsbury ; Thursday , Feb . 1 st , at Cieckheaton ; Friday , the 2 nd , at Wakefield ; Saturday , the 3 d , at Birstal . Boltok . —A meeting of delegates will be held on the 5 th of February , at eleven o'clock , in tho Association Room , Cheapnide , Bolton , from the the following places : —Bury , Hadcliff , Astley , Chowbeut , TyldBley , Halshaw Moor , Horwicb , Bradshaw , Hartvood , Belmont , and Turton .
A General Delegate Meeting of the Miners of Lancashire will be holden at the Hare and Hounds , Prescott , on Monday next , the 29 ; h inst . Chair to be taken at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . Business of the inmost importance will be brought before the meeting . Those districts who may be behind with their General or Special Contributions are requested to send in their arrears . A public meeting will also be holdeu at the same time and place , to be addressed by several of tbe accredited agents of the Association . A Delegate Meeting will be held on Monday next , at Summerhill , at twelve o'clock .
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THE FORTHCOMING CONTENTION . While so many iy-blows" are placed before the working classes now , npon the eve of the meeting of PaiEamentj - »? e trnat that those who have long since ceased to repose confidence in , or draw consolation froB » that assembly , -will not allow their minds to be diverted from what to them is matter of much more importance than the assembling ef the representatives of power , of land , and of money in St . Stephen's . We mean those preparations so indispensable for ensuring a fair representation of labour in the forthcoming Convention .
We confess ibat , in 1838 , when the eleefions took place for the first Convention , that we , like rniuy who have since grown wiser , anticipated important lesults from the manner in which the general body was constituted ; and perhaps a large amount of our hopes might have been realised , had the curse of the present system—money , not entered largely into ibe sanctuary . Id recurring to the proceedings- of ihe old Convention , it must be evident that the monied classes , who formed a large portion cf the iody . Telied upon the fascina \ ing effects of
{ hat potent commodity as the most powerful auxiliary in working upon that pliability of conscience , which , under all circumstances , will be found in such assemblies . The poison was copiously nse 4 , and not without prodBcing its natural effect . "We found a body elected to at together , and to deliberate upon ihe best means of achieving that object to seeure which they were elected , by their very first act violating their chief duty . Instead of
having first organised the country for a great national movement , the machinery of which they were subsequently to direct ^ "their first act was to fritter away their strength , by the appointment of expensive itinerating lecturers from their own body—a limited period to whose services was at flrst fixed , but an extension of which was subsequently freely granted , upon the mere application of those who had ihns tasted the sweete of offiee .
After the presentation of the National Petition of that year , the working classes learned from Mr . Attwood * s speech , in which he denounced the movement party and threw their principles overboard , for the purpose of supporting his own " one pound note project , " that however they may he rallied for an ostensible purpose , they are sure to be used for the achievement of some covert middle class project . Since ihe treachery of Attwood and hb party the . people have learned wisdom from experience , and have since relied solely upon their
own exertions . By turning all casualties to popular advantage , and by making a proper use of the weakness of their professing friends , they have now gathered unto themselves a strength which is con Bdered worthy of another assault by ibe professors of EberaEty . Hence we ind the revival of that courtship which is never visible except when some object desired by faction 13 to be achieved . It not anfrcqoenily happens that the timely discovery and
exposure of delinquency may lead to tbe most beneficial results . And if the first Convention effected no more than the proper pourtrayal of middle-clasa intention , and an unmistakeable exposure of the viewB of that party , i t has done good service . It has aroused suspicion—it has awakened a proper censor ship—it has increased thought ; and all have been eembined in directing the mind to judge of the f ntnre from the past .
The Convention that sat in 1842 did not outlive its prescribed limits 1 and to the hope that it inspired , to the anticipations that it created , and to the fruits which it 3 labours were expected to prod nee , we are to attribute the outbreak ef the following August : an outbreak brought about by the professors of rt liberality" for fiie sole and only purpose of neutralizing that effect which the labours of that Convention was inre , if not unjustly marredj to lave produced . Let ns hope then that what-was evil in the first Conves-Kon , and tie evil machinations by which the good of
&e last Convention was f rnstmed , will operate as a ionble warning npon those who are now so Ebortly iomeet to correct tbe evils of the one , and to follow * p the virtue of the other . ' It has been said by jnany &at if the first Convention had , after one momhs ' deliberation , divided the remaining booty amongst them j and then retired to their homes , the country would Lave been saved a large amount of disaster .
"We rather incline ourselves to this view j while it conveys no stti ^ TI censure upon xhe description of public opinion that then existed . Perhaps nothing kq better prove the improved state of the public mind than Ihe fact that a second juggle - > f a similar inscri ption eouR not-now be successfully practised ; ad cpon this change we rely fora fair representafea of the public mi £ d in the forthcoming Confereace .
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A Bov Frozen to Death . —About one o ' clock on Friday morning last , as one of the gamekeepers was crossing Buckstones , a moor near Marsden , about seven miles from Huddersfiela , he discovered a boy sitting on the ground , and on going up to him , the child Bobbed once or twice ; and died instantly . The child , who was about e ight years of age , and is the eon of Mr . Wm . Charleswdrth , of Apsley , was seen playing in King-street , about sevon o ' clock on Thursday evening , and , by some means , had wandered to the above place , where it is supposed he sat down quite exhausted by fatigue , wheu tke col < i had so pinched and benumbed ] him as to cause his death . Au inquest was held on the body on Monday , before George Dysou , Esq ., aud a respectable Jury .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 27, 1844, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1249/page/5/
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