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. me « uruL » H THE CONCEALED CAUSE OP CONSTITDTIOKAL OR ACQUIRED J 5 BILITIES OF THE GENERAT 1 YJS SYSTEM . Just Published , A saw indi mportant Edition of the Sifent . friend on Human Frailty . rice 2 s . 6 a ., and sent free t » y part of the United Kingdom on the receipt of a Post Offige Order for 3 s . Sd . MEDICAL WORK on the INFIRMiTjt ^ «< ne ge X NERATIVE SYSTEM . Jw ' -otn sexes ; being an en , uiry into the conrr . wsu cause that destroys physica uergy , a « v * Cie ability of manhood , ere vigour has esta ' » H « » ..- uer empire : —with Observations on the banpfii ! and constitutional
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Tub Duke o p Bordeaux and the City or Orleans . —T ! . e Orhannait publishes the following k-tter from the Duke of Bordeaux , in reply to some inhabitants of Orleans , who had congratulated him on Ms marriage : — "Frohsdorf , April 26 . — I was Terj certain that tb >; good town of Orlcaus , the name of whicli is for ever inseparable frem that of Jeanne < i'Arc iu the annals of fidelity , would not be the last ui rejoice at my happiness ; and therefore I have been greatly touched by its congratulations and its wisiics . lell thia . on my part , to the inhabitants of this noolo city . Ihe Princess whom Heaven lias S ^ n roofor a companion , and whose heart is a ? mU j-i fP 1 ^ lnine ! ad with M much pleasure as I did the address which you have sent me . She aslra yon to be also tho wterpreter of her gratitude to oHr friends . I am happy to find this occa . sion of renewing to you tho assurance of all my esteem , and of my very sincere and constant affec . Uqb . —Beku .
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I MB M'GBATH'S INTRC | U 0 Tl 6 pTO DERBY . ? S . # ' -0 * ( From tie IHrtjr Jfaportotli ; ; fA numflWOU mwting was ^ held at tho 1 * d » n . hall , on Thursday eveninf . to hear an ~ address Vfrom Mr Philip M'Grath . the Chartist candidate—Mr Gom was Toted to the chair . * ¦'¦ '' '¦¦" . ' 'i' ¦•*¦• ' '" ; MrCfcABK (» Cbartl « t » ecturar ) wai fir « t called upon to address the meeting . In the course of a speech of some length , Mr ' i Clark alluded , to the claims of Mr M'Gruth ne ! contrasted with those of Mr Iiveson ! Gower , nnd contended that the elector * of Derby , would not do tla-ir duty to themselves or to posterity unloaa they selected Mr M'Gratb , who was a stfpportor of the rights of the people , six-seventhn of the malt ; adult population of tbi * country being at present excluded ' from any voice in the making oftiielaws which they are called upon , to obey . After dwelling on tbe 3 e and other topics , Mr Clark cDncludod amidst loud cheers .
The Chairman neit culled upon Mr Doyle who , in the course of a lengthy address , advocated some of the leading principles of the Charter , and dwelt especially upon the question of Cliurch and State—that unholy iilllance which was consummated in blood and fraud . The time was come to bury both Whigglsm and Toryism . ¦ ¦ *'¦ Mr M'Gbatu then rose and was reoeivod with clappint ; of hands . Electors and non-electors of Derby , having received from you a somewhat numerously signed requisition , I deem it my duty on the present occasion to lay before you the aubstance of what I am willing to represent , and to express unto you my political views and the grounds on which I claim your suffrages . 1 am here for the purpose of laying down ai clearly as I can
my views on the ( inportint questions which are at the present time engaging the attention of the people , and for the purpose of answering any queition which you may deem it your duty to put to me . I hold it to be the duty of any one who honestly seeks to obtain the suffrage of Ih' people , to personally present himself before them that they may have an opportunity of commenting upon , and scrutinizing his principles . If any gentleman in this room thinks proper to put any question to me either upon the views I have expressed in my address , or what I may bring before yournotice this evening , I shall docm it my bounden duty to give a reply . The principles upon which I come before you have been ably diluted upon by previous speakers . We live in times when the spirit of improvement is abroad , and I conceive
that no individual has a ritsht to seek the suffrages of a constituency who will not rote for such measures as are in accordance with the progress of tho age , and no con-Btttuency is justifiable In r « turniBtr any person who is not prepared to vote for and uphold such measures ( Cheers ) . Amongst tbu other important subjects I deem it my duty to introduce to your notice , that of the franchise stands first-ritis a most momentous question , and demands our most attentive investigation . 1 oonsider that the foundations upon which the existing Houso of Commons Hands » re unsafe ; they are neither deep nor wide , and it is jour duty and mine to struggle to give unto them firmness and stability . The British representative at this moment are themstilves under the sway of monopoly . I want to see no monopoly—I am radically opposed to it ,
and wish tosteit exterminated ( Hear , hear ) . 1 will now draw your attention to some statistics which caunot be refuted . The entire number of the elective constituency al tha present moment does not amount to more than one million , and out of this number there are not more than 800 , 000 who actually go to the hustings at a general election , and register their votes ; and if we were to form a calculation of the number of persons who were compelled by private or public interest to go to record their votes , the rtal constituency would not probkbly exceed 600 , 000 ; thus you see that out of the moral adult population , the moral sober population , and the moral Christian population , there are not more than half a million who are actually consulted in the making of those laws which each individual is equally called upon to
obey . ( Cheers . ) I conceive it to be the bounden duty of every man who seeks the honour of representing an enlightened constituency like that of Derby to enterplainly and lucidly into an expo-itien of the opinions he may entertain upon this great und important subject , and that it is incumbent upon the electors to make choice of one who fully and fairly explains his views on the elective franchise , in preference to one who wholly pledges himself to vote for the extension of it . What is ireant by this vague expression , " the extension of the franchise , " would be a question which . I should expect to hear from some intelligent man in the midst of this assembly , if I bad made use of the wordi . I will hot attempt to flatter your prejudicas . lam well aware that a vast amount of ignorance yet prevails amongst you , but happily it is
beginning to be disperse )) , and it must be removed before tht people : can become a hnpny community ; but this never can come to pass until all classes have an equal voice in the cresting of those laws wbich each is com pelled to obey . ( Cheers . ) I would impress , on your minds that the working classes are just as well qualified to rote upon any measure as those placed in a more favoured position . I am prepared to arguo that the operative is sufilciently intelligent to have a voice in the construction of the laws of hi * country ; and I will take any great reform which has ever taken place , any glorious victory that has over been achieved , to corroborate what I have . vlvuuced , and to prove that tu them , and to them alone , the improvement or victory was to be attributable . You . ivill all admit that the measure ot reform passed in 1832 did not originate with the aristocracy , but was brought about soleby through the instrumentality of the working classes of England , as was also the
abolition of the slave trade , which was agitated by the middle classes for years , backed out by the working closes , before tlio aristocracy took it in hand . ( Loud cheers . ) Therepealof the Corn Laws had also Us origin . in the lower classes of society , E » en Lord John Russell , great a statesman as he is , contend , d for ji long period , that if the Corn Laws w . re repealed It would entail misery and privation upon the land , and during all this time the working classes were convinced of the injury that was inflicted by thc «» unnatural laws , and wera convinced of tha effects which . . would result if they were abolished . Thenply ho made to the opinions the ; held upon tuli subject was , that be was placed in a more favour , able position for . judging that they were , and that he was convinced that the repeal of tho Corn Laws could not bo effected without being productive of injurious effects ; yet did this noble Lord and Sir Robert Peel both come forward in . 1814 and each of them
bow to the decision which ¦ the people had pronounced upon these law * . Now here was a proof that the intelligence of the people was in advance of the statesmen who were placed at the headof the affairs of . tbe nation . ( Loud cheers . ) Who would deny that after the proofs which history and their own observations ' brought forward / that working men were incompetent to judge for themselves . ( Renewed cheering . ) I am an advocate for the severance of the Church from the State , and contend that the man who is obliged by the laws of the land to subscribe toward * holdiag up in splendour that Church from which he conscientiously differ , is a religious slave .- It wag never ordained by God that the conscience of any one should bo held in trammels . An Established Church never
produced good , or worked beneficially for the great body of tho people . ( Cheers . ) If you searok through the whole of Christendom , you will everywhere find that a State Church has always been leagued with a State party againBt tho best interests of the people , and you will always find them willing to make laws for the exclusive benefit of each , Seo what this unholy alliance has produced in every era of the world , and tho deluge of blood that has flowed to maintain the connection . To this we may trace thu cause of the streets of Paris flowing with blood on the evoofSt Bartholomew , the fires of Smitlifield , and tbe horribly devastating wars of the crusades . We pay £ 10 , 000 , 000 yearly to uphold the splendour of tho ministors of the Church , Onoofthe fundamental principles
of the Church of England is , that every man should read his Bible , and druw from it his own conclusions ; and yet it compels an honest Unitarian , Q'l&ker , or member of any other Dissenting community , t , > violate his own conscience , and pay towards the support of a Church , in which ho believes tho word of God is not properly explained ; thus he is compelled , not only to contribute to the support of hit ) own place of worship , but also to one from which he conscientiously dissents . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr M'G rath-next alluded to the uew Poor Law , ( iououn . cing its opi-ration in strong terms , urging upon t ' lVm the duty of sending a man to the House of Commons , who would make the walla ring with an emphatic "No " to this law . He then proceeded to speak of tho condition of Ireland , and its people as follows : —Justice has never
yet been afforded to Ireland , its streets and alleys ar » crowded with people dropping down from actual starvation . We sometimes hear people say that thu miseries of Ireland is a judgment from the Ml wise God . I be . lieve in no such doctrine , but think those aregutlty of blasphemy who entertBin any such opinion . 1 atttibute its mis fortunes to the Irish landlords and to the Church , combined with the government of the two countries ; it * air is salubrious , its soil of tho richest quality , its poBsition iu every respect favourable , and yet you will not find a place on the face . of . the globe where thepceple are so degraded . Even the slaves of Antiqua hare lately BubBcribeil £ 144 for the relluf of a people living under a dyuasty which is the glory of tho world ! Tho people stand in need of moral , social , and political
improvement ; and it is a duty devolving upon y « u to return a man to parliament who is prepared to dwote his energies to the carrying out such measures its will be conducive to the real welfure of a land to greatly depressed . ( Loud applause . ) I will now proceed t » offer some observations upon taxation . Tha time is come lor lessening the burdens which at present press so heavily upon Englishmen . Why should we be called upon to i > uy the same amount of taxation , es when England was at war with the world ! Why should fift yt ' our millions be exacted every year in the shape of tax-.. tionS n was a monstrous and unjuit system , ant ) tho
snoner it was swept away the better , ( hmnease eh Oering . ) With regard to Free Trade , I am glad to finu that my oppoueut ( for such 1 must call him ) i& prf panxl to carry out Free Trade principle * to their fullest extenthe pledges himself to do so , and I pledga mjsel ' . to do so likewise . ( Applause . ) We are living in & " time wneil the industry of the people is taxed to the . amount of fiftyfour millions , annually ; everything is tr rted , food , elbthing , houses , every necessary oflife is , taxed Taxation pursues man through life ; his very coffin is taxed as it also , the voloe of the minister vvt . o preaches the funeral lervioe over hii remains . I con '< end for the annihilate , of flie QuitoaritQUtt and Ssob ^ offloe . and for unfettered
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enaincn »« ith ^ wW # S ^) , The q * Mi"n < arose , how are wfto carrf ; te ¦ • without * till » um "an * pald ; in ^ axatlon $ I would < Sjn » wer % how has the coun-j try teen sup ' portei'from the ; time when Julius C » " « r ; fir * t Invaded Britain ; down " to the ? reign of Oli « r Cromwell . Principally by taxes upon the land of tot country . To show the amount of ' taxation existing upon the necessaries of life , Mr MGrath instanced tea , which a poor woman bought at a shop for Si . perlb ., but which bad a duty of 2 s . 3 d . per lb . imposed on it by government . / The speaker then proceeded to offer some remarks upon tbe criminal code , and adduced somti powerful argument * in favour of the abolition of capital punishment , and concluded by making aspiri'ed appeal to the electors and non-electors to uphold < -uch means as should be for the welfare of the nation at
large , and reiterated the promise he gave at the commencement of his address , to repl « to any' question that might be put to him . Having lhankod the meeting for the patient manner and dtep attention with which they had listened to bis address , he resumed his ssat amidst loud and continued applause . Mr M'Gkath replied that we were not likely to have a Chartist Government until we bad Universal Suffrage , and that then both government and legislature would reflect the feelings of the whole people , instead of a section of them . ' A show of hands was taken in favour of Mr MOrath . None were held up against him . .
A vote of thanks wag pasted to the chairman by acclamation , and after three cheers bad been given for Mr M'Orath and the Charter , tbe meeting ( which was a crowded one ) separated .
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. ENGLAND . Abinodon . —Sir F . Thesiger , the present member , and Major-General Caulfield , his opponent on a previous occasion , are both canvassing the borough . AiLBsnuBT . —Mr Serjeant Byles has declined to come forward for Aylesbury , oh the ground that the requisition to him was not unanimous on the part of the Conservative electors . Birmingham . —On Friday , evening a numerous meeting of electors , convened by private circular , was held at the Public Office , Alderman Phillips in the
chair , when it . was unanimously resolved , " That William Seholefield , Esq ., be respectfully invited to become a candidate for the representation of the borough in the House of Commons , and , should he accede . thereto , this meeting pledges itself 11 use every exertion to secure his return . " Of course the intention of thia movement is to oust Mr Sononer , and with this view the friends of Mr Seholefield wish to effect a coalition with Mr Muniz . This , however , the latter gentleman has hitherto declined to sanction . ™ £ ? , ? . ~ WiII ' aID Pro ^ ting Roberts , Esq ., and Mr William Beesley . will come forward ascandidates to represent Blackburn , in Parliament , at the
next election . Bolton . —Mr Cocfcbnrn , the barrister , who wai mentioned as a liberal candidate for this borough , having declined to come forward , Mr John Brooks , of Manchester , has been invited , and it was conn * dently rumoured on Saturday that he had consented to take the field against Mr Ainsworth . Bosioh .-B . B . Oabbell , Esq ., M . P ., arrived on Saturday morning to solicit the suffrages of the freemen and electors of the borough in the Conservative interest . Sir Jap . Duke , one of the present members , has al ? e made his appearance , to renew his acquaintance with his constituents , in the Whig interest . Two other gentlemen are spoken of as being can-° * daws-Henry Ellis . Esq ., as Conservative , and D . W . Wire , Esq ., m the Radical interest .. s - a * —•—•» » - — w >^« KUVvlVU'lf
BBADPOBD .-On the part of the Tories , Mr Gaythorn Hardy , son of the late member , has offered himself ; and we hear that it is also intended to brine forward Mr Henry Wickham . Bridokwater . —Mr Broadwood intends comin " forward as a candidate for re-election for this borough . Bbiohtoh . —Mr Cunningham issued an address on Saturday offering himself as a candidate for this norough . In his address he states himself to be in favour of an extension of the franchise , of the ballot , of carrying out the principles of civil , religious , and commercial freedom , of sanitary measures , of a poorlaw for Ireland , and of the vice-regal court in Ireland being abolished . Cumberland ( East ) . —It is not the intention of Mr James to solicit the renewnl of the suffrages of the electors of East CumbarlamL .
Cbickladk . —Mr Goddar , jun ., is expected to be brought forward in the Tory interest for this borough . Cm op London . —Mr W . Payne , the coroner , has intimated his intention of soliciting the honour of being one of the four representatives of the City of London at the next general election . In his address he professes to be a free-trader . CAMBRiDGK . -On Friday a meeting was convened to hear the Hon . W . F . Campbell propound his opinions . He avowed himself a supporter , of the "liberal administration , in the oharacter it how assumes , ann in the policy it now proposes . "
Devonport . —The liberal electors of this borough met on Thursday evening , when they were addressed hy Mr John Romilly , in whose favour as a candidate a resolution was , aftor some dissension , eventually passed . Lord Weston is also said to be in the field . DuiHUM . -Captain David Wood , of the Royal Artillery , younger brother of Col . Thomas Wood , member tor Middlesex , will stand for Durham . Durham , North . —The Ho » . H . T . Liddell , who has represented the north division of the county of Durham since 1837 , has declared his intention again to become a candidate at the approaching dissolution . Essex , South . —Mr Palmer has issued an address , in wbich he states his retirement on the plea of advanced age . Mr W . Bowyer Smyth ( Conservatife ) is in tbe field as a candidate .
Essex , North . —Mr J . Gurdon Rebow ( Liberal Conservative ) has issued an address declaring himsolf a candidate in place of Mr Round . Hkrefoed ( Coijnit ) . —It is stated that of the three present members for Herefordshire , two , viz ., Messrs Hoskins ( Liberal ) and Baskerville ( Conservative ) , will retiro at the dissolution ; but that the third , Mr Bailey , will offer himself again . Two candidates of Liberal principles in the place of the retiring members , it is said , will come forward with every cuMwe of being elected .
HonsnAM . —We understand that the canvas of Mr Jervis has been renewed with considerable success , and that he entertains confident hopes of triumph . Kent , West . —A requisition has been presented to Col . Angerstein , son of J . J . Angerstein , Esq ., of Woodlands , Blackheath , and that gentleman has consented to stand for the division , provided its former long-tried member , Thus . Law Hodges , Es < i ., will not again come forward . Knarbsborouoh . —Mr Ferraad having issued his retiring address to the electors on Wednesday last , A . Lawson , Esq ., M . P ., arrived in the town the same evening , and immediately commenced a canvass of the electors , accompanied by his son , Andrew Sherlock Lawson , Esq ., and his agent , Mr Tolson , solicitor .
Kendal .- Mr Warburton retires from parliament . antTMr George Carr Glyn , chairman of the London and North-Western Railway , a Liberal , will be elected without opposition . Lancashire ( South ) . —The friends of Mr Villiera are pushing their operations vigorously . But little is heard of Lord Brackley . One or two ef the influential newspapers havo shown a disposition to favour his lordship ' s cause , but with a lukewarmness which induces a belief that they are waiting tn see how the wind blows .
Lancaster . —On Thursday , Mr Gregaon , tho Li . boral candidate , addressed the electors . He said he was far from desiring to pull down the Church , as had been alleged asminst him , though he thought the Church required renovating and amending . He was favourable to the educational measure , yet he did not sec why the Catholics , who paid taxes , should not be allowed to participate in the benefit of it . He was for free trade and sanitary reform . Leeds . —On Thursday evening , Mr Joseph Sturge , of Birmingham , addressed a meeting of the liberal electors of Leeds , in the Mtiaio Hall in that town . The parties present were invited by ciroulurs from the committee appointed on the 18 th of May lo select anti-cducalion candidates . Several hundred persons
were present . Mr J . Richardson , the clerk of the oeace , was called to the chair , and after he had briefly introduced Mr Sturge , that gentleman arose nnd addressed the assemblage . He began by referring to his past labours for ameliorating the cWlition of tho African race , and for abolishing slavery in all its forms , and in all places where it might exUt , He adverted to his travels in the Western Indies for the promoting of that object ; and , connecting this topic with his advocacy of the principles of free trade , he explained the motives which induced him to consent to the introduction of slavecrown sugar in competition with that produced by freo labour—a measure which was generally supposed to be incompatible with the abolition of slavery lie expressed his attachment to the general princi . pies ot civil and religious liberty ; dsclared that religious establishments in connection with the Btate
wererenugnaut to hia feelings . ; and avowed that , though be waa a jealous advocate for the education oi the people , which he had tor many years laboured nard t * promote . in connection with , the voluntarv cttortsef friends ; ho was opposed to all schemes for the education of the people by the government , except "J oas « s of criminals nnd paupers , for whom he thought the state was bound to provide what was necessary in that respect . Nevertheless , although he was opposed to a compulsory levy for these purposes , he would gladly contribute hia duo proportion voluntartly , whatever that amount might bo . Mr Sturge then explained his views on the suffrage question , the came laws , tho law ot primogeniture , and other topics . In answer to questions that were put to him by electors present , he said that ho considered the requirement of a property qualification for English and Irish members to be very absurd , when none was required for Scotch members , and on the subject of qualification oaths he entertained a strong opinion . He had even declined to qualify as it magistrate , be
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- _ ' !_ cause he felt that he could ' not ' ¦ '' ¦' " ^^^ L minister to a witness before i ,, !?^ tap Inmself objected to take . He ? * ° » th fita » Wr ^ Sft § s ^ ns wj tfR ? . s ^ JWwfjagJftS the meeting having heard mT £ T decIari » , /¦ the avowalV bis political ftSSftK * t respondent with the resolutions olKt ' -I " « 5 tow on the 18 th ult ., and confidingW'S & and tried integrity , deemed himafiiV ^ fi sent tbe borough in [ -parliament H u ° ? ' ° < selves , if he would consent toM ! 'frSr th >
to use ev .. ry exertion to secure £ j , ffi ^ tij Edward Bwes , jun ., seconded the r ^ i " K Brook , a Chartist , declared hisdeterSr ' - S for Mr Sturge . The Chartists £ m ! - nto been called "Tory tools ; " but itwoudh ! H 5 they were still desirous to see reform " ^" Hu ! carried out . The motion was then agreed ? rinc 'pleg loud plauHHg . It is stated on auEftl S 3 Wm Beckett will again . solicit the 8 UE tha t 8 elctors . The Whfg friends of mini & « f 5 are in motion , but it is not known wheK , % call forth Mr Wm . Aldam . their present 34 tive . or Mr J . G . Marshall . V Dt w P'esen £ On Monday evening , at deren o ' clock Mr s . at his own request , addressed a nublii ! Z ? . '" % the elect ™ and non-electors , A ggWj Yard . Thore were between ten to twehe tt ^ persons present , and the utmost unanimitl 2 >* as to Mr Sturse ' s fitness to reprwR It ! M * he had gone over nearly the same « £ K * ? r Htuie
previous meeting , stating rlearlv D / 5 " inctly his views on tbe suffrage , I Sutinn ^ to the above was proposed , seconded and 1 ?^ nv Mr Shaw as a non-elector . and carrLuPP , n ^ thmiasm by the meeting . A reaSL *! e * beitv prepared to requeslTMr Stur ? e t ' £ 1 " ° ' as a candidate . It is hoped that all the W ?^ Chartist voters will sign withont S SK ** your to send a man to parliament who if ' nnf ,. ?* to avow himself a Chartist in prw > « 5 tt * V ^ Jmr Whig 9 as he did at . the MuSHal ! , " jf ^ ZJSZi atl 0 flas ' to ^ erethe ^» ition m LiNcoLN-There is no truth in the report thatSh E I , Bulwer Lvtton will nOt again contest Linco ? Liverpool-Sir Thomas Birch , Bart ., of L OariM . has consented to allow himself to ba notf hated as a candidate for the liberal interest attti next general election . klM
Marvlbbonb . —On Monday evenine amp *> tfn » f the friends of Mr Salomon * took pkef inTEKiJ street for the purpose of hearing ' the candidate S ' rress his political sentiments . Mr Salomnn , \ ' Frpe-trader , « £ exposed himself ^ KJSlK *! and relinons liberty , but would not supportS 2 SS ; A ^ tI 0 n wa 8 ^ A-fflS NKwcASTMs-UNDKR . LTNE . -Mr Buckley them * , sent . Conservative member , in consequence of'li K tentinn to trave . has announced that he shall retS at the . approaching eenml election . Samuel Chrbb N .. ofPoyntonwltfChi » hire 'ha . app 2 iS ; lj i new candidate . Thp prwnt candidates ^ are there-Mr ^ hSv ard > Mf JaCk 80 n ( ° f Birkenhead ) . 5 PpRTBMOtrm-The two sitting members , Mean Baring and Slaunton , have issued addresses , aesE ofFnrmL ' themselves for the borough
RnoBDin .-It is understood that Mr Sharmaj Crawford will be returned for this borough again mtk out opposition . SANDwicH .-The Kentish Gazette , of Tuesday , con . tain « afl » mineaeMantof a " great Protestant dl momtratmn" -which t"ok place at Sandwich on Si . turday evening , at the Queen ' s Arms , Motel , m favour of Lord Charles P . Clinton , the Oomem live candidate , and a son of his Grace the Duketf Newcastle . » w ^ Somerset , East .-H . T . G . Fitfzerald , Esq ., „[ Mapprton House . Wincanton , has issued an addrea to the electors of this division of the county , offeriu himself as a candidate on the Protestant and Con servative interest , in conjunction with Mr William Miles , and in opposition to Mr Pinuey . provided tha electors will defray the expense of a contest
. SHRRWBURT .-Sir Fitewy Kelly will offer on flu Conservative mteresUor this borough . Stafford . —Alderman Sidney , of London , hwdj . dined offering himself for the representation of thii borough . SiROirD .--An ddress from Samuel Baker , Esq . U the electors of Stroud has appeared . Mr Baker isi Conservative . Tbwkrsbcrt .-Wc have heard that Sir John Eaithope intends to offer himself for Tewkesbury in co ^ mnfitinn with the present Liberal member , Mr Johl Martin . Waksfisld . —On Wednesday week Mr G . W , Alexander is = 8 ues an address declaring himself a oan . didate for the bnroueh , and on Thursday evenine h « Mtitrama the electors ana non-eiRctor / jn tbo Com Exchange buildinga . He was closelv ouestioned » t
the close of his address as to what length he w « l prepared to eo in extending the franchise , and on other matters . A correspondent of the Daily Km says- Mr Alexander scarcely coes far enough fot the radicals , and rather too far for the middle clan liberals . Ap . ma'tersstand at present , Mr Sandanii the favourite cHndidate . " WuaaiL .-Mr W . H . Cook , of the Oxford circuit , has issued an address to the electors of Walsall ( b ! hciting the honour of represen ting them in Parlii . ment . His politics are . ultra-Conservative .
WESTMiNsTER .-On Wednesday , a meeting of Mf C . Lwhimtton s general committee was held at the Crewn and Anchor Tavern , Strand , to receive th » report of the committee in reference't o the Btate o ! the canvass in behalf of that eentlema ' n . The secretary produced the report of the voluntary canvw "f the committee , which was said to showaretun most favourable to the . interest of Mr Lushington Worcester . —The Conservatives have resolved oi brinems torward Mr Serjeant Glover in the stead of Mr Bailey , who retires . oJXr ""? !!! f !! f « ninB Col . Reid issued an address to the electors pledging himself again to become a candidate for the representation of the borough " on Conaervative" principles .
WALES . Gx . AM 0 ROAnsHiRE .-It is now statedwit \» some conhdence that the Viscount Adare intends retiring from the representation of this county , and Dr NicoU ( the present Member for Cardiff ) is spoken of&shii successor . MoNMOuinsiHRK Borotohs . —An opposition totha present \\ hie member . Mr Blewitt . is at length officially MHwuticed , in the person of Mr James Jone * jun ., of Llanarth Court , a nephew of Sir Benjania Hall , the member for Mary lebone . The address to the electors has been put forth by MrE . P . Jona , brother of the intended candidate , who takes an op . portumty of denyine that Mr Jones is , as has been stated , put forward by Sir Benjamin . SCOTLAND .
Berwickshire . —The Hon . Francis Scott has ddressed the electors of the bounty of Berwick , offet « me himself for the representation of that county on th vacancy about to take place by the retirement of Sir [ lush Campbell , Bnrt . Dumbartonshire . —Mr Smollett will again solicit » renowal of the seat in Parliament . Eloik . —Matters are still doubtful between Sir A . L . Hay and Mr Duff . The former has had along lease ( ever since the Reform Bill ) of the government patronage , and has worked it judiciouslv ; but the latter has the election " sinews" in larje abundance . Ob the whole , the knight ' s chance is tba best .
East Lothian . —Sir David Baird has announced himself as a candidate . Forfarshire . —In f . he prospect of the General Election we hear that a large number of farmers have leagued together , not , indeed , to oppose thJ sitting member for any blemish in his conduct , bat not to support him or any other party who is not as anti-game-law advocate . Falkirk Burghs . —The impression here is that Lord Lincoln will not again stand , but that he will be a candidate for the county of Lanark . Mr Wilson will again contest the burghs , whoever nw be his opponent , but with , what success ie very ui certain .
FiF * .-It is currently reported that Capt . We myss will retire , and that he will bo succeeded by Mf Fergus . Glasgow . —Mr M'Gregor ' s friends are urging hi » claims on Glasgow on aecount of his exertions fortba abolition of the sulphur . monopoly , and , unable to resist the force of this argument directly , M » JJJjJJpJ 8 afereturning the caustbby calling him * . GRBKNecK .- ~ The withdrawal ofLord JohnlW is now taken offfche shoulders of the miaistry col-» T e y and is individually kid on Mr Fox Maule . who is being well abused by N&Diinlep " opponents .
IuRKcuDBRiaHT 8 Huw A paragraph las found « s way into the columns of some of our coatenporarieSi to the effect that the Solioitor-Genejal , Mr Ma »' land , is to be raised ta the bench , and ia to » succeeded by Mr Oswald as a eftodidate for ' stewattry ot Kircadbright . This report 1 » " * founded . IRELAND . ,. Louiu . —The vacancy about to b « oreated W the withdrawal of Mr Dawson will be died » P ' vory likely , by Mr Fortescue , of RatensdaWi "big .
MoNAQHAN . —The Honourable Mr Dawson leW « Louth to drive one of the Conservatives w ° ? Monaghan . And he is likely to succeed , through the strong support of his brother , Lord Cremor » ' rh . o Repeal party , in a body , will support » Dawson . . ... TippB UART—Mr Nicholas Maher , it is said , * ' " retire from the representation , and already root f " puts into the field Mr Bernal Osborne , whom ' Nmagh Guardian transfers from Waterford . f , j WxcKMtr ^ There is now a certainty tto * wg Milton will stand for tho wpreiie&tation of » county ^
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COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH , vftsT&s ™ . -Jo » K 7 . ( Sittings in Banco , beiobe LoB ? i ; CaiH . Josf ice Dekuan , and Justices Pattiboh , Cowmdob ^ ' and Bblb . ) ' " ¦ ; " % ¦ *' REO . V . 8 EL 8 BV AND OTHKRS . ^ , The defendant Selaby had been indicted , with twenty-five others , on a charge of conspiracy , and on the trial of the indictment , which took place at Liverpool , at the last summer assizes , before Mr Baron Rolfe , the defendant SelBb y . was , convicted , with eight others . Mr Ksowlbs , Q . C ., now moved in arreit of judgment , or for a new trial . Unsaid that the prosecutors of the indictment were John Junes and Arthur Potts , who carried on business in partnership as ironfounders and engineers at the Viaduct Foundryat
, Newton-on-the-Willowa , in the county of Lancaster . The indictment was the h . ngest , he believed , whioh had ever been preferred , and contained as many as twenty-six counts . It in substance charged that the defendants , on the 1 st of July , 1846 , and on divers other days and times , conspired with divers evil : disposed persons , by divers indirect means and practices , to impoverish the prosecutors , and to hinder them from carrying on their said business of ironiounders and enuineers . The jury had given a verdict of guilty upon all the ' counts , - ' Many of the counts were undoubtedly bad , but he was at a loss what he wan to do , where he was to begin .
The Aitornbt-Gbkkbal said perhaps his learned friend would begin with the first and twenty-fifth counts .- , ; Mr Knowlbs , Q . O ., read the first count , and explained that tha defendants were members of a society called the "Journeymen Steam Engine Machine Makers Friendly Society , " ef which the defendant Selsby was the secretary . The prosecutors were engaged in a foundry of a kind which required the workmanship to be executed with great care and nicety ; and it had been the custom in that trade to employ as workmen men who had served . an apprenticeship of aeven years . The prosecutors , however , had introduced a new system , and employed workmen who had only spent one or . two years in learning the business . Those men would take smaller
wages ; and the other workmen therefore combined , if any combination was proved , to persuade parties not to work . at the shop where illegal apprentices were employed . It was shown that , five , or nix if tbe men had placed themselves as" a picket—that was , they had walked about near ihe Viaduct Foundry , and * endeavoured to persuade men against workinc for the prosecutors . No act of violence was proved asainst any of them , but in some , canes they had made use of threatening language , and those parties had been found guilty . N /? . aet of confederacy , however , had been proved against Selsby , but only that , as secretary to the society , he had issued an address to the workmen . Ho now moved for a new trial , on the ground of a misdirection of the learned judpe . He would tiot wish it to be understood that the
defendants complained of any unfairness on the part of the learned judge ; on the contrary , they were satisfied with the manner in whioh . the casr had J * en left to the jury , except in one point , which he should contend amounted to a misdirection - The learned judge told the jury that he should be doing an injustice if he were to put upon them a- task which they could not perform—that of comprehending all the counts of the indictment . He , therefore , told them that the substance of the indictment was . that the defendants , intending to impoverish Jnne ^ and Potts , conspired to prevent them from carrying on their trade ; and that the essence of the charge was the conspiracy . His lordship added that if the defendants conspired to prevent the prosecutors from carrying on their trade , it was properly laid as an int- nt to impoverish them , for
that was the necessary consequence of their act . The defendants had been found guilty upon all the counts , one of wbich charged them with conspiring to prevent " all persons in the world" from working for Jones and Potts . There were some of them quite inconsistent with others , and tbe evidence that applied to one would not apply tn another . It was tbe duty of the Judges , however difficult it might he , to explain the counts to the jury , and it was so laid down by the Lord Chief Justice in the case of " Regina r . O ' Connell . " If their Lordships thought the prisoner deserving of three months' imprisonment for the offenco charged in the first . count , there was nothing legally to hinder them from giving the same punishment 26 times over . He knew the Court would do justice , but the subject had a right to require that the Judge should not have the power to do injustice . Some of the counts were bad , and it might be that the jury found him guilty on the bad counts . The Learned Judge had told th ' ejury that
the charge was properly laid tn impoverish , for that v- 'as the necessary consequence of the defendants ' act . That was so , be admitted , if the not was necessarily illegal ; but he contended that it was not so where the act might be legal or illegal . He contended that Selsby had not done anything illegal ; on the contrary , he discountenanced their doigg anything illegal . He contended that the verdict waR against the evidence , and there had been a misdirection . The act 6 George IV . , c . 119 , had had the effect not only of repealing the statute law against the combinations of workmen , but had removed the illegality at common law . The count charged that the defendants conspired "by indirect means"to impoverish . That count was ton general , and it was not assisted by the overt acts . It was bad in arrest of judgment . Mr Baines , Queen ' s Counsel , addressed the court on behalf of two of ihe defendants , Bowman and Firth , and moved in arrest of judgment , and also for a new trial , on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence .
Mr Watsox . Queen ' s Counsel , addressed the court for Dawson and Wilson . A box found in the possession of Bowman was illegally broken into , ar . d some tapers found therein were , he submitted , improperly read in evidence . . Lord Denmak said , the court would see the learned judse before ihey decided . : Mr Knowles , Q C , then , my lord , will your judgment be de'iveml shortly ? The defendants are all working men ; shall they remain in town or may they go home ? ' : Attobmey-Gknerai .. —If your lordships are of opinion that your judgment will not be delivered shortly I should not oppose the return ot the men to their work . ' ' , LordDEMtAN .-LKT THE MEN GO HOME . This case , although the press failed to give much publicity to it , excited the most intense interest , and the court was crowded in all parts with well-dressed , respectable looking sons of toil .
The conspirators , a most respectable looking set of men . sat in front of the bar , utterly unconscious of having violated the laws of their country , and thus ended another of labowr ' s legal triumphs , which now only requires the continuous perseverance of the friends to labour to turn it into a complete victory . But they must not yet sleep nor rest in presHraed security , as their apathy or want of preparedness would be the signal for the enemy's renewed and more vigorous attack . ,
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Deplorable Death . —On Tuesday an inquest was held before W . Carter , Evq ., at the Waterman ' s Arms . Surrey Canal , on the body of Mr G . Dutton , aged 56 , who was found drowned under most extraordinary circumstances . Mr J . Laland , Churchstreet , Trinity-square , stated that deceased had been for upwards of thirty years a confidential cloik to a solicitor in the city . On Wednesday night , at nine a ' clock , the deceased left him at Limdon Bridge to meet his wife in Suit y-square . He was never seen
afterwan ' s alive . They had been having some wine , and the ^ deceased was merry , hut not intoxicated . On Saturday the ; body was found near Taylor ' sbridge , Surrey Canal . It appeared to havo been in the water t'vo or three days . Frequently , when he has taken a little wine a stupor appears to have come over him . It seemed ilie deceased had a sum of £ 2 Gi . when he left the city , and as neither this nnr his hat could be accounted for , the jury returned a verdict of" Found drowned , but there was no evidence to show how be came in the water . "
FORGKRT OF A WniT BT AN ATTORREr . —A legal practitioner , named Turner , ha * been committed for trial by the magistrates of Sheffield , upon a charged of having forged a writ . It appears that Turner had been instructed in November last , by- tho trustees of a benefit club , to issue a writ against a person who had failed to say the money which he had borrowed of the club . Botbre the writ arrived , the defaulter made arrangements for payment ; but Turner said that he had received the writ on tho day following that on which the arrangements were made , and he was consequently paid 25 j , costs . When this sum was ' said , he was required to deliver tin * original
^ writ ; and , with some reluctance , he handed over a writ in which several erasures were discernible . The writ was suspected to be a forgery , and Turner was afterwards apprehended . A clerk of the Queen ' s Bench-office , London , stated , at the last examination , that no precipe for such a writ ha' ! been issued in November last ; andthut he believed that the precipe for the writ produced in court had been issued in January , 1846 . The prosecutors offered to abandon the proceedings , if Turner could produce a letter from his London agent enclosing the writ , or otherwise show that ho had really received it ; but ho was unable to offer any proof whatever .
W 0 RCKSTER .--URBAl ) FUt StUClDB Of A SvROEOK . — A shocking occurrence has happened in this city , Mr Bcnjaoun Sbcppard , surgeon , having committed suicide . Mr Slieppard went to a druggist in Mealecapon-street and asked for a pbiai of prussic acid , which he represented that he required for a patient . The druggist , whose name is Stringer , knowing Mr Slieppard walli and giving full credit to bis rcpresen . tntion did net hesitate in furnishing him with what he required . Mr Slieppard then , on gomo pretext , retired to Mr Strin ger ' s back sitting room , and immediately afterwards he was heard to fall on the ground . Mr Stringer ran into the room and found Mr Slieppard in the agonies of death , having swallowed nearly the wholo of the deadly poison , a few drops of which would have been sufficient to destroy life I ha died almost uutantaneoualy ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 12, 1847, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1422/page/2/
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