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      p FRANCE . 0 VmU « P XHl SETT KtKUTRT . Sp' The govenissant oftho n » w Pr « ide » t hare already i . 5 begun to experience the difflcaltiw of office . The chief if edinm which bare down tk « rapaUio wu ita increase ??> of taxation . The ministers of Lauis Napoleon ara s ?« bligad to craie forward vilh a demand for the i-. tnaktenanc * of this taxatira , and of the salt dntj , t- which 13 ths Host oaarois npoi ths pasr . H . Passy ^ 'begged that it n igh t be allowed to aemain six - - -months longer . But tie Chanteri ware iaazorablt . i ; - A motion being aade to rattesp ths salt daty to lOf . tke 100 kilos . IoaadUWl r . the miikUj opposed it , I bat were defeated bj 403 toUb against 360 . Tha j , - Barrot ministry Ins tkus alleveJitaalf to be defeated S by their adversaries in the Chauber , aid on a ques" ¦ Con which plaMs their adversaries on tht popular : Kit . The second put of the amendment , for tho r total suppression of the fax , on and after the 1 st of - April , was rejected witiwat diviiiei .

      EIH 8 HATIOKB . M . Leon Je MaUeville , Minister of the Interior , and Mi Bixjo , Minister of Gommerje . have resinned . The Monitjcb of Saturday published three decrees , appointing M . Loon Fancher , Minister of the Interior , in place of M . Leon de Malleville ; M . Lacrosse , Minister of Pablie Works , in place of M . Leon Paorher ; ant M . Buffst , one of the representatives of the people . Minster of Agriculture and Commerce , in place of 2 tf Bixio ,

      THE AHSB 6 TT . We extract the following from the correspondence pf the Morsixg Hbbau > : —* I understand that fee amnesty is ready . It will apply to all those insurgents who were takes with arms in their hands , aed ien > simple identification were transported witheut trial ; bnt those who were tried before councils of war and condemned after foil examination , ate to be exempted fr « m the benefit of this gracious measure . The prisoner * at 'Vineaanea are to be tried forthwith . >¦; jocsdel ' ak .

      Pabis , Monday ETeninjr . —The whole of this day has been occupied by the Parisians in the usual New Year ' s-day visits , and the sew President of the Repablto has bad more than his share of the compliments of the season . From an early honr this morning , deputation after deputation has been wending its way towards the Palace of the Elysee Bourbon , and the same ! prscess willcontinne till a late hear tbia evening , when the torpt diplomatique trill attend . Among tha deputations wbieh went to the Palace cf the ElyEea to-day , was one consisting of several hundred of the soldiers of the Emperor Napeleon ' e celebrated Yielle Gaide . They were dressed is the

      uniform of the time of the Emperor , and carried an mormons bouquet moniin . which they presented to ths nephew ef the Emperor . They attracted great ootice as they passed along the streets on their way to the Palace . To-day tha President of the Republic , by way of ttrenne , presented the Priaoo de Moskowa , the son ef the unfortunate Marshal Ney , with the decree , signed this momiag . appointing him Minister of the Republic at Berlin , in the plaee of M . Emanael Arago : and to Goant Waleski ( who is a natural son of the Emperor ) tha decree appointing him Minister of the Republic at Turin , in the place of M . Boia Je Cimte . M . Jerome Bonaparte was yesterday installed in ; Jhe Governorship of the Invslides . THS fcATH SUCTION 7 CB PBMIBEKr . We tare waited nntil the whole of the returns , in-Ending Afyria and Corsica , were made up , to give a eorrect list of ihe votes in the different department . The total number of rotes given to each » f the candidates was aa follows : — Louis Natoleon Bonaparte ... 8 , 048 , 873 General Cavaignao -. ... 1 , 479 , 121 LedruRollio . ... . it 855 , 515 Ragpail 40 . 069 Lamartino .. ... ... 17 j 584 —GaUgnatri .

      GERMANY . AUSTRIA . —The Aug . Obss Zeituno ( Breslau ) publishes a letter from the well-known Dr Schutte ( late of Vienna ) , narrating the cruel conduct of the Austrian authorities towards Here Hafner , formerly tits editor of tho suppressed Vienwa Cosirrronow . It appears that the latter waa arrested , near the Austrian capital , on the 12 th of October , conse--quently bsfore the Diet was prorogued by the Emperor , or the proclamations of Windiichgra ' . z were issued . The only eharge sgainst him was , that he had writt « a in the Coicsmuiioir . He has bees wanned sines that period « the fortress of Jogepbstadt . and there appears to Be no intention to bring him to trial .

      The Arabians have obtained military assistauea from the Turkish empire , some hundreds of Bulgarian cavalry ( accoiding to the Joumal or Aug . laws Luns ' s ) having passed over the frontiers and taken np a position along with a portion of the imperial army , at Thomasoyacz , against which place the Magyars were preparing : to act . Three cbMs of districts of the National Guard bare been condemned to death , as being implicated in the affairs of October . The sentence of the erancil of war has been communicated to Priaoe Windischgratz . with a prayer to commote the sentence . The condemned are MM . Braua and Plattensteiner , and Dr Sattaer .

      PRUSSIA . —The NAtiosAt Z « trtr * c states that Heir Schubert , a gunmaker of Berlin , in easy circumstances , has been arrested en the charge of haying armed several of his workmin with rifles , " on the day after the proclamation of the state of siege , and fold them to short certain high personages , whom fc » named lo them .

      THE WAR IN HUNGARY . After the capture of Prescurg tha Hungariaas fell back upon Wieselburg , where a sanguinary conflict ensued between them and the Croatian ! . The Ban himielf headed two charges , and at odd time was in great danger . The Magyars were obliged to retire fromWie 38 lbarg , a pirtionofwhiehwaa reduced to ashes , and a still larger portion plundered by the Croatians . Numbersof the inhabitants of Wieselburg , ss well as of Raab and Komeru , canyon an immense corn trade , and sra enormously rich , so that ths € roatianBno doubt found good booty , unless the Wieselburgen had packed off their valuables before the arrival of their rapaoious visitors . It is said that the

      imperialists lost at Wieselburg two generals , four staff offiesrs , and fifty-seTon sub-effic « rs . On the ether hand , taa Magyars lost , in prisoners alone , 7912 , who ware forwarded to OlmU 2 . Meantime the Magyars claim a complete victor ; over the troops of the well-known Pastor Urban , who bas been taken prisoaer . On the 16 th ulk the defile of JabluBka , wiich _ leads from Moravia into Hungary , was entirely in tha hands of the Magyars , who had rendered it impassable even for smugglers . According to the latest intelligence General Schiick -was advancing towards Pesth from the Galician aide . It is thought , however , that the Hungarian army on the frontiers of Siebenborgen will eontrive to-hold him in eheck .

      Letters from Warsaw of ( he lOta nit . anBQunce the confiscation of the property of General Bern , who commanded a portion of the insurgents in Vienna , and who is now in the Hungarian set vice . The Bnssuu Zancsa contains the following : — HOBHIBLK ATBOCIZIES ! The army of the south , uader the command of General Dahlen , is within a few miles of Buda-PeBth , waiting the arrival of ihe main army from the west , to march against the Bister citiea . As we tare said before , Schiick , coming from the north , has p ? netratsd as far aa M tkokz ? n the routo to Pesih . The war ia the Bannat and Transylvania is more fevfultfcan can be conceived . The leaders and principal clergy are put to death in the most revolting manner ; one of the Romaic chiefs was flayed alive , another crucified , his eyes put oat , hia arms and legs bfoktn .

      Esik Georgia and Kessor , head quarters of the Szeklers , offered to surrender , but on conditions which General Puehnor refused . He demands complete and unconditional surrender , the delivery of the -c&iaf , and fhaxestoratioa of all goods -which had been -seized . The combined attacks of the Hungarians span the Servian camp have proved Hnauoceasfal . They were everywhere repelled with loss . At Tomosoral , and the entrenchments of St Thomas especially , their losses were-very eoasiderable ; bnt they hsre gaiaed a splendid Tietorj at Vergae , wliers Manrioe Perizsl took the commandant of Peter Wandis , and carried the two Austrian commanders of that fortress prisonera to Ofen .

      TheNxw Rhshibh Gizsnx of the 30 th nit , says , it was reported at Yieuna en the 24 th , that the Imperial troops had been beaten by the Magyars . At all events , the bulletins of the Austrian army wen very obscure . It is believed a great eheck has been experienced between Raab aad Comoro . Ths AviTsuX Lloto contains a correspondence from Pre 8 burg , under the date of the 21 st alt , which « 37 s : — ' Arid , whioh is daily surrounded by twelve « al eighteen pounders , has not yet surrendered Peace flaa been conoluded with the Servians of St Thomas . General Bern commanded the army near "TcanBylvania . * A bulletin from the 6 eil of war ia Hungary is $ ablisheC in the Yisnna journals of the 23 th ult . It announeei the capture , by the Austnans , under the command of Marshal Berger , of the strong fortress of Arad , with s loss on their part oi fifteen killed , and forty wounded . CAFrCBB OF BAAB .

      Raab also has been takes . Early on the morning « f the 27 th ult Prinoe Windieehgrats directed two columns to cross tha Danube at two points , above theitown and below it . Th » latter crossiag was effected at the juncture of tte river Raab with the Danube , and the whole of the maieeuvre was mteriUtorat off the retreatofthe Hungarian army . Theiwmmander'iiwjhief advanced meanwhile with toreMrvTcorpstotho bank of the Rabnit * , over whioh he threw * bridge , the oonatruetion of which was scarcely completed when he was informed of'tne rSertoahe Hongarians , who had abandoned toeir l ^ tfionsand ftdlen back iBto twocoIumnB , ore 4 aJds £ tI » road to tke fortrewof Comoro , aad the

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      thw proseeding in th « directi » n of Ofea : On his way to the town of Raab , Prince Windisohgratz was mat by a depatatioa-of citizsaa , whopwientedhim with ttekijB of the town . In Pesth the greatest txciteaent prevails : old and yens ? , high and low , the noble lady and the meanest beggar , are working on the firtificatiens . Private hcusss which are considered to be in a favourable localitf , areconveitid ntoa sort of citadels ; everywhere aad in every case private property'righta an sacrificed , either voluntarily or compulsorily , to carry oat the one grand idea of defence . ITALY . ROME , Die . 21 . —The ministry has been reconstructed . It consists if Sttibini , Mariani , Campello , aad another . The Galletti miaiBtry i g no saore . DIPLOUiTIC BXUII 0 M 3 BEIWEBH IHB FOPS AMD J . CSTHIA . The following is an attract from the Wiener Zhtdkg of this day , relative to the state of affairs between the Pope and Austria : — ' The Pope , driven to the last txtmrities by the Bhamafol iugratitnd * of those whom he wasted to load with , benefits , and whom they had aLortlj before hudad to theskiej , was compelled to avoid their violence by flight . Armed at Gaeta ha protested solemnly in the face of the wtrld against the attempts of the 16 th ef Nov ., sad declared all the acts resulting therefrom to be cull and void . This protest was communicated offitfi » nraaepdincr in th » direction of Ofea : On hii

      cially to the Imperial Court of Austria . Aa it appears clearly fren thta docameat that the Holy Fatter his escaped from the hands oi bis oppressors , and has recovered the liberty necessary for the discharge of his apostolio tfficei his Majesty the Emperor , following the dictates of his heart , will renew with the Severeign Head of the Church those diplomatic telatiras which are so important to the religions interests of his people , and will express to him those sympathies of which the virtues , the misfortunes , and the exalted position of Pius IX . are worthy . The Opinion * of Turin announces from Milan , 22 nd ult ., that Radetsky has been created Princa of Cujtoaa .

      The Piedhontese GiZBizs quotes correspondence from Faria , 23 rd nit ., atatiDg that , on the preceding day , tbe whole garrison of the place was under arms , intelligence being received from Milan that a considerable body of Hungarians had deserted to Piedmont : Amoag the deserters were also many indi < vidnslg ef tha regiment Kinsley , hitherto considered a paragon of fidelity .

      SPAIN . The official acecunts of the civil war show that the Queen ' s troops were worsted in their recent en > counter with the Catalan insurgents at AJbana , and that tke adrantasea gained by them lure little better than nominal . Cabrera , with 2 300 men , very nearly took Gerona by a cwp de main , on the 17 th , and was only prevented by the arrival of reinforcements from various quarters . The persecution of the Progresistaa continues , and hundreds hare been ordered to the penal settlements without any ferm of trial .

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      THB KIRKDALE CHARTIST . PRISONERS . ( Otnthtied from « wr latt . ) The scandalous and humiliating positioa is which Ball ' s evidence placed the Crown prosecutors was the geaeral topi * of convMsatloa through the ooari , and ene faatar * of the proeeediags seeas to have be » n ovedoaked by tke press . It was a laughabla eoane . When Bait was ordered to the doek to identify Chadwicki M'DtaMfh , Raakia . and Grooott , be stored about hi * like aa idiot . Whw ha failed there , » e was offered is vmoei to the table where Wee * , White . Loath , DieoTan , Croater , tad Nix « a wen seaUd , aid a !«• £ red plMed in his right haad so lay on tho i * fwi » W beads as h « pronMMedthwr aaaes . Lei year readers faney the pictura tku THU VITtVTUT 17 mrisiKTCT » RT « nvifUe

      cadavaroos kabing wreleh aapiared , whilst with a vaeant slaro hepasssd his tyea from one to tha aiher , whilst Iks <* ntorHon 8 of his ounteaanoe and fcrea » - Uingof his limbs , at ones proclaimed th « guilty , cowardly paigurtr . He knew nons of theas , a » d skulkftd like a whipped dog batk to the wito * eB 8 box , waiea is •!«• to the judf e , where ke was welcomed by me ef Baron AManon ' s moat bitter sjowls . The dasaerate stete ' af thoAIUney General ' s o&sa may be jedged from tte fact that , on White putting two questions to Ball oeneerning his connexion with fh « Charfet h # dy , and iidignanily denying that suoh a scoundrel was in any way identified with tha Chartiato , he shMled : 'Do yn know that voioa ! can yon swaar la it ! ' Ball said , He eonld : ' bat wen

      ordered away by the Judge in a tone « f coatempk . All parties bow considered that the proseeutien would ke given up , as the eyidenee of tho ptlioe was of such a disjointed , oontradicUry , and donbtfol nature . Or else that some other wltesesea wanld ba Dranght forward : but , contrary l » expectation , the Attorney General suddenly elesed tbe case , and asserted that there was sufficient evidence to insure a oonvMion , independent of that of Ball , whose evi dence he urithdrew . Mr Atkinson then addressed the jury on behalf of Rrokin and Grocott , and Mr James spoke in defence of Chadwick and M'Donough . Tbe other defendants were called on by the Judge as their names appeared in the indictment . The first called was that

      ofr-Edwakd Cure Ckoppbr . He commenced by complaining of the node in which the prosecution bad been got np , aa he had no chance of rebutting the evidence given againBt him , not having received a copy of the depositions ; for , if time ware allowed him , he could prora the evidence of Cooktbi and Cottenhamtobefalae . The latter had sworn that he was present at a meeting on Blackstone Edge , whereas he eoald prove that he did not leave Manchester on that day . He had bean a teetotaller for eigbt years , and had adviied others to d » likewise , ftbd he trusted ihak the fact of his being a Chartist . __ ** _ a _ ____ _ _¦ . _ ¦ •>• «

      * . * . * * . would net cause tbe jury to eonviot him innocently on the evidence they had heard , as he sought the attainment of the Charter by peaceable means . Dahibl Donovav next addressed the jury . He cemmenoed by entering into a lengthened defeace of Chartist principles , and Uldly avewed his adhesion to these principles . He denied all connexion witk riotous proceedings , and had even risked his life to preserve the peace . He concluded by stating that he could BB&reely expect an acquittal at the bands of the jury , they bung men of ptoporty , whilst he was represented by ihe Crown prostcutor as one who had conspired to destroy property .

      John Wbst next addressed the jury , and after apologising for appearing ia person , proceeded to defend Chartism from tbe attacks of the Attorney Genera ) , who had asserted that the Chartists wished to take the property ef the rioh and divide it amongst tke poor . [ The Attorney Genera ] denied the statement . } West then proceeded at lenglh to expound ihe views of the Chartists on tbe sooia ) question , and the rights of Labour , when he was interrupted by the Judge , whotoM him 'that they were net theie to disease these matters , and that it would be best for him to confine himself to Mb own ease . ' WeBt replied , that as the intentions of the Chartists had been misrepresented , he felt it his duty to disasuee the minds of the jury and the ' country on those matters . Aftc

      proceeding for some time the Judge again interfered , tolling him , 'that he could not sit there to hear a discussion on the merits of ths Charter . Thbrb WAS NOIHINO ILLKeib IN . XSK CHARIER , KOR IK ADTOCAHNO IT IIT A FfiOFBK MANITKK . ' The Judge added— ' If I had you in private I think I eould eonvinee you that the Charter would not meet yoor expectation , and then we would be of ons opinion . If you could convinos me I would agree with you . ' West answerei— I think I couW , my lord / The Judge— ' I don't thiak so . ' West then proceeded to analyse the evidence , and made a strong appeal to tbe jury not to stultify the ereat privilege which they exercised , and whioh British subject so highly prized , by finding a verdiot for the Grown on such

      evidence as had been adduced . Covii they reconcile it with their oaths , that the eviden « e of Cookeon could be believed ? That witness had admitted the meetings he ( West ) attended were peaceable , and that his ( Cookeon ' s ) reports only contained such extracts as were likely to serve tbe interests « f hia employers . Such extracts could not be fairly entertained by the jury without the context , which would give them an entirely different meaning from that which had been attempted to be put open them . Why did not the government , with all their resources , put an accredited reporter ia the box * Why not bring even one newspaper repsrter ? Becanw they knew their case was rotten . As both the Ceuri and the Attorney General had admitted the legality of

      Chartism , and the constitational right to agitate for the Charter , he was perfectly satisfied and confident , that if justice ruled , he would get an acquittal , He would leave his case ia the hands of the jury . Geobge Wbitb next arose to address the Court . He said it was not through any vain glorious feeling that he was induced to condaot his own defenoe , aor with a deaire to depreciate the talent of tha gentlemen of the bar ; bat feeling that he was guilty of no crime he ' was resolved net to avail himself of the quibbles of law , nor would he take shelter behind the gown of a lawyer . He felt that he was the aggrieved party , as he was placed on his trial without a chance of defending himself ; and , consequently , whatever might be the result , heshotild not have had a fair trial .

      He had not received a copy of the depositions , nor had he any knowledge of the parties that were to be brought againBt him ; therefore it was evidently the determination of the Crown that ihey should net have a chance of acquittal . ( The Judge here interrupted , stating that the law had been complied with . ) My lord , it may ba law , but still it does not alter the position of which Icnaplaic He then proceeded to remark , that on a former occasion he had been supplied with a copy ef the depositions , and could not understand why it was not done on tbe present occasion . ( The Judge explained that the finding ef a true bill by the Grand Jury debarred tie defendaits from that claim . ) The defendant proceeded He pointed oat to the Jury the discrepancies in the

      evidence of the police—the glib manner is which they read their notes—and pointed out the fact of oae of them not being able to find out the pages of his own note without the asaiatanoa of the Attorney General , as proof presumptive that they wen not made by him , bnt ooncoeted by other persons . The Jury would also bear in mind the character of th « - individuals who have sworn against them . Cottenham , the polioeman , had . been discharged by Bes wick , the superintendent , for robbery ; and he must have been an infamous character when Beswick felt bound to dispense with his services . Then there was Ball , than whom a greater villain never appeared in a witness-box . ( Attorney General : Hia evidence is withdrawn : you have no need to refer to it . ) He

      would refer to it ; for it was clear that he was brought forward for the purpose ef procuring their condemnation , and the fact of having done so exposed tbe whole animus of the prosecution . He asked the Jury if they oonld reconcile it to their consciences as fathers of families , to separate him and the other defendants from their wives and children on suoh evidence ? The indiotment charged him with conspiracy . He denied it , and the evidence had failed to prove it . He resided fifty miles from Manchester , and how could he be drawn into a conspiracy-there , or be made accountable for the folly of the unemployed workmen spoken to by Ball ? The whole of the evidence was of a ridioulous character , and was only used as a nretest to brine them within tbe trammels

      of the law . Their real crime was that they were Chartists , and , as far as he was ooncerned ha insiitad on fail right of private judgment , He had as good a right to be a Chartist as any other psraon had to b « a Whig or Tory , and he would never resign to any man the power of thinking for him . consider ing the mind of man' the noblest gift of God . He then stated that if tiise could ba allowed to bring forward witnswee , he cog U bring some of tha most respectable inhabitants et Bradford to rebut the evidence for the crown . How was it that no shopkeeper , manufacturer , or honest workman was produeed as a witness against themt If they were such desperate haraetersas the Attorney General wished to represent th « m , surely some persons besides police spies and perjurers

      osuld be brought forward T He then took up a copy of the Lancaster trial , 'The Queen against O'Connor and others , ' ia order to show that Baron Rolfe did not consider suoh evidence sufficient te cause oon ; notion ; but before proceeding to do BO , ! he informed his lordship that it was dedicated to Baron Rolfe . I Baron Alderaon : It could noi be dedicated to a better man . l Defendant proceeded : My Lo ? d , he u here addressed as ajuat judge , and I hope we ahull not find you unjust . ( Laughter . ) He then stated that if the proceedings were adjourned that evening , they would produce witnesses on the following mornin g to contradict the evidence if the police . HisLoKDsuiP declared his intention of adjourning the eoart at the conclusion of thg defendant ' s ad

      dress , upon whioh Whiih made a final appeal to the jury , calling on them to discharge from their minds the prejudices ef class , and to remember that although the Attorney Geperal in hi ? final reply would use those abilities whioh he poBseaied , in addition to the iacl of his holding a high position as first law officer cf the Crown , they should not allow that to influence them , but that they would take the oa ^ on its own

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      merits , and by doing so , he had no doubt they should rtoeiyeah honourable acquittal . James Lxaob n » xi addressed the osurt . H « said bo was not aware of any evidence which had been brought forward calculated to inculpate him , orfii any crime upon him , he should , therefore , be very brief m the remarks he had to make , and warned ™ aJar « 8 » " » t eonvioting men on such erideiiee as ttat w » i 8 h had beea produced ; for althwgh Ball fed been withdrawn , still tke fast of gush a base aharacier having boa reliod on by ta » Crown , mealed tneaninjw of the whole Koceeding . He denied having hadaajtbing whatever te d « with am » ira . pies ar aonspiraters , or having aiy intention te Injure the ptmn or pw > p « ty •? a&y one . He had re * ¦¦»»¦ «_ J . _ j « .- . j j un « u

      uaea in Mancnester ot » i twenty yea » s , daiias wfcish tine he had brought up a Ufege familj by kit awn labour , aad he defied aay pajnon te lay any crime to his charge . He had bee « tkwngh life a tamable man , and he should produce veattahble evidoBM of the fact . He again warned the jn » y against giving orsdense to the evideao * of the atliee deteotives , and concluded by declaring his sonaciou * nest of iwocence and his expectation of a verdiot of aquittal . William Nixon aext addressed ihe jury frost the prisoner ' s dock . He said that if the evideate of the pelice who had sworn agaisst him w » e correct , instead of the present jury having to try hist , thare would have been raoro need for a jury of physicians to iEqubeinto his Bsaity . He admitted having made some fsolish and violent speeches , aad if they ware aloulated to produce disturbancethey ougkt to

      , have stepped him be / ore . He askcowledfed having attended meetings where Ball was present , but tk *« a m « e « n ( , s ba 4 no eonnexioa with ChartUm , bring solely meeting * of the unemployed . Ha had been » emov « dfromth « National Charter Association , for the part he had tak « n in the meetings , wkere Ball was pveeent , aad had he taken the advice of the Chartist council , he should not be tfaera under tbe pieaftnt enwfge . H « was working at bis trade , glaBS making , on the sights tfaat Ball sweie he was at committee meetings . If he had broken ihe law , he hadeadured four months' solitary fon 6 n » m » nt , and ha trusted that frou hia youth and inexperience , tbatw * uld be oonudered a sufficient { atonement for aw error ha might have committed . The Court than adjourned .

      On Wednesday morning the Court resumed at nine o ' closk , when several ^ ritnesces from Matcheeter attended to giro evideooe en bthalf of tbe defendants . Among the vest , Mr Hibbut , a town councillor from Manchester , attended to speak to the character of James Leash . They were severely cross-examined by the Attorney G * nwal , who endeavoured to destroy ihe irfluence of their testimony by making them admit holdiae Chartist principle * At leasts , the case fsr the defence waa doied , many witnesses residing at such a distance , that it was impossibl * to get them to Liverpool in rime .

      The Aitoknet GbkbbaIi then steed up te deliver his final reply . H « said the painful duty devolv « d on Km of showing how far the defendants were guilty oi the charges laid against th « ta , but before doing so , he wished on the ' part of the government , to state that they had nothing te do with originating the present prosecution , but that ' it was gat up by the Manchester ^ Corporation ; ¦ and aa for himself , though he had to conduct it , be confessed be feii some misgivings in consequence of the discrepancy which he observed in the depositions . With regard

      to the witness Ball , though he had sworn that Leach and Donovan were present on the 11 th of April , he w » a himself aware thnt such was cot the fact . He kaew they were several miles from Man-Chester at the time . He knew they were in London , for be had kept aeloso eye on them , and had watched the proceedings of tho treasonable assembly of which they were members . The defendants objected that the police were not competen t persons to repoit the speeches in question in a proper manner ; but it was * notorious fact that at several meetings which had been held by those parties , even when government reporters were set at their elbows , thay did not heBitate to make use of language of a treasonable character . It had also been

      objected that tbe police reports , being from memory , were not to be relied upon . Bui he was aware tbat persons who reported mechanically , were often aaable to read their notes accurately , and he was thus led to believe that reporting from memory was preferable in such cases aa the present . As regards the evidence of Ball , notwithstanding that he discarded it , and that ha did noi wish them to allow it to operate on their minds , yet it was dear , from it , that there was some under carrent at work , of such a charaoter as had been described by him , although the defendants might ; not be aware of it . He then went through the evidence of the police , dwelling rn the particular points that affected the several do tadants . He wanted to know what business West

      had in Manchester . He was not a residsnt of that plaee , aad it was clear that he must have been there or an unlawful purpose . Then , there was White at Blaekstone Edge , who , although it was admitted that he saved the life of a policeman , yet it should be remembered that it waB through the violent speeches af such as White thai the people were urged to euch conduci . One thing , however , was clearthat it waa an unlawful assembly , and that White was theve , and from the general teaor of tbe evidence , he should not feel disposed to press ths charge « f conspiracy against WeBt or White . He then referred to tho fact of Leach , Donovan , and others , being also present at the Blacksrono Edge meeting , and also alluded to the fact of Donovan and Leaon being delegates to London , and cited that fact as a

      proof tfaat they ware guilty of conspiracy . He then delivered a clap-trap harangue , concerning the revolutions •« . tae continent , and the bloodshed multing therefrom , and painted the insurrectionary attempts in Ireland in the most horrifying oolours . He alluded to the excitement and insubordination whioh exfrted in England , and said it was perfectly clear that there was a secret un derstanding between the dissfkotsd in both countries He held up the whole of the defendants aa being at the bottom of the riotous proceedings wbioaoeoarred in varioui parts ; and as the fomenters ef sedition , and from the freehand , easy manner in whioh he pointed out the duty of the jary , it was easy te perceive that he knew his men , and had no doubt of the result . He wound up with an exordium concerning the sacredneas of property , and tha nesessity of convicting the defendants .

      The Judge summed np briefly and fairly , and the jury then retired and returned in a quarter of an hour . On tha question bsing put by the clerk , tbe foreman deolared West guilty of unlawful assembling ; and on ihe question beiag put regarding White , the foreman declared him guilty of unlawful assembling , conspiracy , and treason . Both Attorney General and Judge stered at the ignorant bigot in astonishment , and they were ordered to reconsider their verdiot . They thrust their heads together , and in a ferr minutes Mr Ignoramus again appeared , and found White guilty of unlawful assembling only . All the other defendants were fonnd guilty of the

      general charge . The defendants were then emend into the dook , and the sentences , whioh have already beat published , were passed upon them : West applitd to be sent to Lancaster , aad was told that ne person was allowed there but wemen . White then made an application to be placed as a fink class misdemeanant ; he referred Baron Alderson to the fact of having received similar treatment when tried before him on a former occasion at Wartriok . The Attorney General made no objection , and the Judge ordered tbat the whole of the defendants should be treated as first claw misdemeanants . They were then removed into the cells under the court , ia custody of the gaoler .

      Remarks . —Tour readers will see a prime specimen of Whiggery in the Attorney General persisting in the examination of Ball , after he had sworn against Leach and Donovan , although he subsequently declared that he knew Ball was committing perjury at the time . Let the working man ponder on this great fact , openlj admitted by the first law officer of the crown , and then aay whether any man's liberty , or life , is safe under such a government . Let them also look at the conduct of the foreman of the jury , whose malignity was only exceeded by his ignorance , in finding White guilty of a crime of which he was not charged . It is bow ascertained that the jury who tried the case , were the sane who found a verdict against the Ashton men , but it was not known in time .

      Upon the whole , it is the deliberate opinion of the Chartists confined ia Kirk-dale gaol , that ttiey are the victims of a foul conspiracy on the part of the authorities , by being deprived of the means of knowing the evidence against them . That the witnesses for th « Crown signally failed in establishing the charges laid in the indictment , and that they are now in prison through the malignant prejudice of a middle class jury . They also wish to direct the public attention to the fact , that not a single acquittal occurred during the late Chartist trials , and are of opinion that trial by jury is a mere farce in political matters .

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      Thb Pauob-Wobkhoush . — The Darungton Timbb states that the present workhouee was ' once a pretty palace in tbe town / and the resting-place Of Margaret , daughter of Heary VII .. when on her road to Sootland to marry James IT . The Sixth James , when travelling southward to fill the English throne , was wsgrateful enough to repay the hoepita * lity shown to his great-grandmother by christening the tow / Darnton in the Dirt !' Milk as an Article or Din . —It is common to regard milk as little else than mere drink . But this ia an error . Milk is really an article of solid food , being coagulated Boon after reaching the Btemach New milk contains thirteen per cent , of digestible solids , and skimmed milk ten percent , ; that is , the former fully one half , and the latter above a third o ' the nutriment ctntaioed in the l ^ an part of beef sxd mutton .

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      CLERKENWBLL , —Henry Philip Plerct , alias Phil , lips , waa charg « d with having committed two forgwlu , also wits bigamy , and wltk dtetrtion from the Gr « na < Jler GaardR . Tbe prisons * , on Tasiday morning week , aocoited a pollteconitable in St John Street , ClMkeo . well , and inforawl him tbat he rbrg « d a baak post bill for £ 37 on Mr SmmsI OttAlnar , a gsatleman residing at Brentford ; that h « had got aaeh for it , which lie had ipeat la profligacy , ani that ha was so « U « rabI » in hli mind he had d * tarminsd oa dsHverlng kimielf np to jtutlce . Re tra * toa « n to tha ataiioa . botuc in B « gnigg « Wtlls Road , whare ht adhtisd to fell ( iottaent , and ht was laoked up , ani ubitqaantly brought Mora Ur Comfce at this eomrt , a « d rtmaided , Be Asa Mid he pleked up la tha etreat a leMar aonteiniag tke btskpoit bill for £ 97 , which he took to the baak , aad , aft * r

      receipting , jot Itaaslitf , Ffon what he fur *« slated . Iatpeetor Julian , 0 , iutituted inqairin , and ascertained bli gtateneat to ba trie , and a dark from tha Iuue-cfflce la tha Bank «( England attended and eon . firmed tha eUtement . Ha al » o dUtoTored that tha prl . « oner hBd formerly been a corporal in ths Grenadier 6 aarda , frora whlrt ba had deiBrted . He further traced him to have forawd ajcansMion vita the §» TYant . ni » id of Mr Slngtr , a gentleman residing at WaHdawerth , to whom he paid his nddrasias , and ultimately nurtUd her ; and that ha had also Married two other women who were now Hrlng , and two of whoa weja pregnant . He was in the habit of TitMig at Mr Slngsr ' s nenia , and regaling hlmieif with tha swvant , without that gentleman ' s sanetton or knowledge , when ba Bought an opportunity to steal some oheeks from his chttk-book .

      which were Missed . Mr Singer banked at Coutti and C'v . ' i , where the prUoner obtnintd the tank post order , which , he task to the Bank , and eio&ptd , after c » m . milling the forgery , &o . He w »» afterwards traced to have goae to PwUmotth , where ha was lodging at the Fountain Hotel , and whilst there he wrote to Coutta ' u , and otrt&tasd a Yank port wit * < o * 115 ., through the modium of another forgetj , which , It was said , could be brought home to him . — . Inspector Julian said tbat he had two certificates of the prisoner ' s marriages , ani he was uilng tflorts to produce a third one , and he had no gonbt of snoc ««» . —A sergeant and a corporal of the Qreondler Giards idintiQid tho prlioner as being a dewrter , and clerks from Coutts and Co . ' s were also ia attendance , end Wentlfied thepriBoner . H « was remanded for a week .

      HAMMERSMITH . — IIobbbbt op Bank-wotm , Jeweilhy , add Coins , to ins TiiVB or £ 500 AT KEHHHOTeH . — ThOBBi ObilooH , a sweet , li » lag at 25 , High Row , Knightsbrldge , was obarged Wore Mr Beadoa on smploion of having been concerned , with other persons not in custody , in breaking into the reel , dence of Count Carlo P--p * llo , 11 , Si George ' s Terrace , Gloucester Road , K » n » iDgro » , on the ev « nlng of Monday week , and stealing therein bank-notes , gold coins , aid Jewellery , &e ., to the Ttlue of upwards of £ 500 . The Count Peptlio , who is stated to bo a relative of tbeai . King of the French , wm preient at the axemlaatlon , and was the first witness called . H « deposed that on th « tvsningof Monday , the SS « h wit ,, ( Cbrbtaas . daj ) , about balf-pait eight o ' clock , is oonsrqutnte of an alarm given by one of his sstranti , he went up to ona ef

      the attics , the door of trhtch he found locked on the Inside . An entrance was immtdUtal ; effected , and on going tn he found iaiide two drsising . cates , which had been taken from his own aad his oouniest ' s dressing rooms , where they were always kept . On examining them , he fonnd the ; had been opened by false k » 7 8 < flni 3 their contents , which consisted ef diamond ear-rings , brooabes , rings , several gold braoelet * sledded with precloui stones , two representing tha likenesses of the members of tha Bonaparte family , stmal matshe and heavy gold ohains , numerous etber rings , and othei jewellery ; three gold watoheB , one having on the baok a miniature of the Holy Virgin and child , had all beaa taken away . Witncnalio foundln thsattioadeikbe . longing to himself , which had been broken op »» , and about £ 180 in Bank of EagUnd notes , together with a

      cumber of gold aad ellver medals , and Frtnob and Italian rold and silver coins of Napoleon , Charles X ., Louis XVI ., Gregory XTJ ., Pins IX , * c ., stelw tinefrom . Among the uotei wera two for £ 10 each , and eighteen for £ 5 , numbered 80 , 117 to 90 , 181 , and dated tbe 2 nd of October , 1848 . Ha likewise saw muddy and sooty footmarks , wbisk extended from the attlo he had spofceB of to the bed-rooMB and drensing-rooms and back again . Inspector HaviU . I division , deposed « hat he bad subsequently carefully and minutely examined tha premises , and fonnd that that a was an empty house in the same terrace , No . 19 , which be had aIbo examined , and fonnd thertln similar footmarks to those the Count had described iu bis eridenw , fwhlob . also estsnded over the leads of tbe eight intervening houses between the tmpty house and the Count ' s reoidewie . He had also ascertained that theprisener had bees employed a * the empty house on tha day of the robbery to remove some coals , and had the possession ef ths bey of that

      house for that purpose . Ha wai aleo seen In tha neigh , bourhoodof the Count ' s house from time Vothne bttwttn five o ' clock in the afternoen sad about eight o ' olock in the evening , the robbery being presumed to have been committed between seven and tight o ' clock . He had , however , no doubt , from the Information he h » dr «< ceired , tbat if the prisoner was remanded for a few davs , he stionld , at the next examination , be able to produce other and important evidence against him . The prisoner eaid he wbb quite innocent of the robber ? , He could prove that he gave op the key of the empty houie when he had removed the coals , and he oonld also prove that he was at a relative ' s , at Kalghtibrlige , Ml the evoking , lit Beadon said the evidence nt present against the prisoner was slight , and he would remand him for further inquiry until that day week ; but if in the meantime the police , from their inquiries , were satisfied that he had nothing to do with the rabbery , he Bhould be discharged bifore tbat time . The prisoner was consequently remanded for a week .

      SOUTHWARK . —Revolt jw ihi Woskhodsb . — Battle o * the Pasnieins . —On Saturday , Sarah Foster , Eilza Donovap , Ellen Mejrlck , Margaret B « nnet , Catherine M Denald , Mary Bali , Bllzs Toylor , and Smma Stewart , right stout young womeD , Inmates of Bermondsoy workhouse , wera eharged with a furious attack an the master , the schoolmaster , and yardsman , and also with having broken upwards of thirty panes cf glass . In consequence ef the vioUmt couduot of the defendants , all of them btiag ' window breakers , ' three peltoixnen were stationed near them at tbe bar to prertnt them from smashing the windows of the court . —It appeared that on the previous evening , when all the inmates of the workhouse were assembled in tke hall , at supper , the defendants comratHced larking with one another , and making a great noise . The yardBman , who

      wa g present , endoavourtd la vain to snake them quiet by threatening to report their eonduet , but he had no sooner made use o ( the threat khan a geaeral attack was made upon him by the defendants . They first threw tbe contents ef their tin pannikins of milk-and-water over the man , and then baganto beat him about the head and face with the empty tins , until his cries brought the master and the sshoolmaster to his help . Oiher evidence was given of the violence of the conduet of the prisoners , who were committed for trial at the sessions . Thbkatenino Lbtibbs . — Joseph Henry X « llwb / , a young man , was plaoea * at the bar before Mr Collingham , charged with threatening the life of Miss Ward , trho feeops a ladles- ' seminary at Gawfarwell , rr « . viously to entering iato ths evidence adduced against the prisoner , it may be noosisary to adv » rl to some

      circumstances connected with the case , and which occurred ab ^ ut two years ago . Upon that occasion the prisoner was taken into custody for sending threatening Utters , some of them cpat&islng poison , t » Mrs Humble , the wife of a hop merchant in the Borough , ta a Hits Cl 9 uter , ani also to a Miss Spriggs , ths latter of whom at the period in question was a pupil of Miss Ward , the lady st whose instance the prisoner was bow taktn into custody . The letters , fill of which wera anonymous , were couched in laDguvge ef tha most threatening description , and as the writer had expressed bis intention to lay wait for and assassinate some of tha parties , eonsiderable terror was Inspired In their Binds , until he was at length apprehended and brought to justice . On the first oooBgicn that the prisoner was committed for trial from this court he was sentenced to twelve months '

      imprisonment . After ths expiration of hla seatence , he had not been long at large when he again commenosd writing anonymous letters to Hiss Spriggs , at Mils Ward ' s school , threatening : te mard « r her , and upon this charge he was apprehended , and , haying been tried a second time at the Old Bailey , he was again sentenced t » twelve months' imprisonment , and to be publicly whipped . Ib the month of August last , having undergone his punithmen ' , the prisoner was liberated , and in the month of November last he again commenced similar prastlcea , and continued them up to his apprc henalon on the preceding night , when he was taken into oustody with a long and sharp pointed knifj concealed on his person , larking about and watching at the residence of the complainant in Trinity Square . 8 er . geant Kendall , of the detective force , stated lhathe . waB

      tbe officer who apprehended the prlseaer an the two former oocasloni i and that , having been present on eaoh of bis trials at the Central Criminal Court , be knew his handwriting w » H . Seon afUr the prisoner ' s last sentence of Imprisonment expired , witness reeeives information that anonymoui letters of a threatening nature bad bien transmitted to Miss Ward , and those letters ba ( witness ) having examined , he had no doubt they were in the prisoner ' s baud writing . The letters were put in and read by the magistrate , Tae Berge&nt eaid that on tha previous n ' . ght be neat , Bccompasied'by Wild aad Barton , two constables of the U division , to Trinity Square , and saw the prison * waiting about In the violnlty of No . 32 , apparently watching for tbe arrival of Miss Ward , who , with another Jody , was expected home from ohapel . Shortly

      afterirarda the two ladies earns up , aid oa their approach the prisoner took his stand at tha entrance at th » house when he ( the sergeant ) and the two constables took him into custody . The prisoner on being setaed attempted to draw something from undtrseAth bis eoat , bat he was prevented , and it was then discovered that he had the knife produced hlddon thera . He wa g * e » y violent , and made strong and repeated efforts to get away , and In the coarse of itk . lok . ed . and fought ta tuoh a mtnutt that it was found necessary to plaoi handcuffs upon him , and he was then conveyed to the station-house . Miss Ward being sworn , stated that she was prtnnt on the prisoner ' s trial at the Old Bailey . Tbe letters alluded to were exhibited to her , aad she said tkat ehebad bo doubt they were la his hand writing ; that If its SprlggewBiformwl yherpopH , and that while tbat

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      yauaglady was at btr sohoolthepriioner was constantly in « be habit of writing anonyatous letters to her gome ? ith « eSl P r lwnj th % llu » 8 P re » haa ilnca nVol , ^ I «^ lAmeo * . PrinoipjlJy owing to the dread Shad JrittSSf " "' ieoildBOt ! and'ba" »™ tbea t , kt tT . ^ *• "" Vnoui . liters produced tbat day StSS-T r t -if ^ proper to « we in -wUto . ras ? charge .--frrisosrcr : At preset I shall decline . «? ,, ISfiB ^ ****" - ' Th 8 ny 011 « 2 ^ 38

      MARTLBBONB .-An I » TeeAT , OH .-Mtt «! da Cronla , M Irish girl , was charged by a Mr Goorge Marsh a rt ! sldeat at to . li , Dadley Stre * . Paddington , under the fallowing eJrflUSMtsnces :-Mi Marsh stated tkatho wa > sleep ia his bed wktn ha was aroustd from the arms of Moipkeu ky a serenade , tha burthen of which wai something in tk « following style . — ' Come 4 own come daw » , yon senrvy G » orge Mwsh , and I ' ll tell you eometblsg that will astonish jour weak nerves and bo mistake ! ' B * got out of b # d , opaaed th « door , and there , to bis astonishmeit , beheld the lovel y Matilda , who b » . stowed upon his sinister eheek a blow that gave him a singiag ia his ear ever siaoe . Maria bolted , he pursued , ska dsubltd , and got H kit domioll * before him ; upon hia arrival Huts he found her panning the active

      occupation of swashing his wlnaVwi . He gave hrr into cos . tody ior to ttoag . Oa being cros » . qoMtioned , be * £ mitied that k * and Miss Cronia bad lived up n the most affectionate terms , but ke said that was along time ago . —Defendant tt »« otdned to p » y for all the damage she kad done . All ' s Well that Ekdi Well -Mlis Msry BJgga preferred a charge against Mr Gjorge Artuthnot for having wilfally ana mallcleusly mach Injured her person by inserting a quantity of holl y Ut * e « n her sheets . On , tn » »! fU oi the 26 , a nit , M , Oeorfre Arbuthnot preferred a countw charge against Miss Bggs , for having , by aonduot whioh was anytblsg butlndyiikoon her part , destroyed a v » ry nice French velvet hat of the value of Us . It appeared tbat there was a large party of oounter-Jumpers and bmtle-mahwe enjoying themselves on B Xing light la Llsson Grove . Miss Biirgs observed M *

      Arbuthnot fumbling about het bad , ( the soiree waa held In tke bod-roea , ) and suspecting he had some sinister motive , determined to be « vem wllh him . She cut eff a large slice ef padding , and ssftly deposited it ia tha crown of Mr Arhntknot ' g tlltj The party broke ep and wml te their respeatlve homes . Between the fat of Mr Arburthnot ' s head BBd th » suet ef tha pudding , his hat was quite destroyed , and ke sought reparatlen . — Miss Blfgs said that on gettlnj into her bed it turned out to be one of thorns Instead of rosta , and that ska was considerably lacerated by the insldions deposit Mr Arbuthnot had placed therein . She would show tha marks to ths magistrate if he wished . —The worthy ma * gtstrate declined . —Mr Arfcartbnot , on bobg aworo , vu obliged to admit that ha paid but 5 s . Sd . for h-s het when new —The worthy magistrate Mtommeatod . a reccuclli . Btlon , wblcb , after sundry » isd dlvets simporlngs and sly looks , was aeoedud to b y the varties .

      WE 8 TMI 1 TSTER . - A Healthi Sitoatiok .-M * Burrell gave judgment in a ease of very consider , abl * importaae * to a nurabtr of poor person ? , wbicb hid been esUbUed u&aet the KoUanc ** KemovsV mA Disease Preventive Aot by tbe authorities of St Luke ' s Chelsea . Nine oocup ' ws of small tenements In Butt ' a Gardens , Chelsea , bad been summoned a fow gays ago , amdthe evlienoe produced by the psrlsh authorities w * nt to show that the nuisance complained of trsta from the defendants keeping a cumber of pigs ia the yard in front of their dwellings , wbkh were in a very dirty state , and from whfoh a vwy powerful stench arose , as described by one af the witnesses , but partially negatived by the other , who admitted that tbe pigs were prettf elesn , and also the houees , aad ascribed the ( fonstva smell to tha food given to the animals , whiob , however ,

      he believed tobesuoh as pigs are ordinarily fed upon . In tbe course of a very lengthened cross-examination if Mr Gllhaaa , who condtioted the oass for the defendants , it was admitted by the two witnesses ( both of whom held situations in the parish } tbatp ' gs had been kept in Bull ' s Gardens for a great number of years ; that although there were 150 porsons living there , they ( the wltnsMM ) had never heard of their being vislud with illness ; that no person In Ball ' s Gardens , although many did not keep plgi , kad ever nwde aay complaint of aulsanae ; tint there was no person in uttmdance who resided la the neighbourhood to complain before tha magistrates , altheugh some penrnsin Jure Street baft complained of its being a naieanoe , sad tbat the two ptraoni who had signed the fcimal nMieo to tbat effect , as rtqalred by the statute , both lived more than a furlong

      off . It was further elicited that there was an opea sewer , from which eight soil and oihf * matter discharged itself , running la front of the whole of tke bouses ia Ball ' s Gardens , close to the piggeries , and that it some * tlmoi smelt very cffsnslvdy , and boih witnesses admit , tad that no gttpB had been taken to remedy that , tot the defMoo a vast number of the p i g dealers and otbera w « ra called , who deolared that the sties wtre washed out thro * or four times a day—that there was not tha aligbteat offensive tmell earned by the pigs , but the ditch , or tewer should nave been tbe subject of complaint . Themselves and families , they deolared , enjoyed capital htalth ; informed the magistrate that keeping plga was their tole means of existence , and added , that , If . not permitted to do this , they mutt wbh their families ga into the worfebous * . —Mr Burrell said he had paid a

      personal Visit to the place In order to judge fsr himself , the complaint waa one under tha Sanitary Act , which required , to justify tha interference of a magistrate , that a- public nuisance should » xlat , so great a nuisavoe ai to ba injurious to health . In the opinion of Lord Ellen , borough , a snlsaace must be eometbUg tbat would oaostj the life Of Others to » a uncomfortable , bathe could fini nothlag Id the ease whfch came within that denominaa tioo . It ytm not , certainly , sueh a place as those ao > customs ! to tha lusutin « f Ufa would etUct , but hia inspection of tho buildings afforded him the opportunity of stating tbat they exhibited the utmost cleanliness ; there waa no smell from tbe pig stits at two yards dis * tance , nor was the effluvia such as oould bo deemed injurious to health . The persons and their families sppeered in good health , and those towards ths end of tha

      building * , who did not keep pigs , made no complaint whatever of being iacon > cnienced or annoyed by tbtme It never could have been tbe iatention of tha L'glBlatar ^ indeed it would be a very extensive application of tho Aot if it were made to apply to such a case aa this . His opinion , from tbe reBult of persenal inspection , vat clearly tbat it was not a nultanoe , nor was there anything improper in it , and be therefore dismissed tna whole of the complaints . The dselslon was hai'ed with a burst ef applause from a crowded audi' -ory —Mr Buiw rell then calls * the attention of the district surveyor ta the epsn sewer in front cf these bonus , and , having observed that he had heard the ifliuvia from it wasverj offensive , said that some proceedings ought to be takes with respact to it . —Mr Pattison , tbe district surveyor , said tkat the magistrate ' s observations should meet with proper attentlen .

      WORSHIP STREET . —Tiolibt Assault . —Sarah Ferry , Htnry Lecomte , James Swayne , and James Lough were charged wltk assaulting and wounding the husband ef tha first named prisoner , a mlddle . Bged man , nameA Honrj Perry , reaiulng in Boaton Street , Haoknej Roods —The prosecutor , who npoa oppljfnj fur the warrant exhibited several vroundg in his head , find whose dress was completely saturated wJth blood which bad pourei from them , stated that , while in his btdroom on tb « evenlig of the 26 : h ult ., dressing for a party to wbicb t » had keen Invited , he was alarmed by a loud kDOckiog at his street door , and before he had time te reaoh it it waa forcibly burst open , and his wife , from whom he bad bean for some time separated in consequence ef her vio « lent temper , " ranned into tbe passage , followed by tbs thvtd toils defendants and a steend woman . It

      waaerident they had made up their minds for some aeriouf mischief , and olserving that his wife was brandishing s short heavy poker , he endeavoured to avoid her , and tried to induce Tils asssilants to quit tbe bouse peace * ably ; hut the female defendant instantly flew at bia a ^ ani exolaiming that she had got an instrument with n « r with which she had determined to kill him if she could ; struck him a blow with it upon the forehead with all hex foree . The { . rltoner Lecomte at the same time commenced a furious attack upon him , beating him about the bead and face with his fists , and forced bim back into the kilohei , where bU wife renewed tho attack , and struck him upon the head , arms and body with the poker till he was almost senseless , assisted by Swayne an& Lough , who likewise struck him and aotively inoited tbs otturs to ill-use him . They at length left the house , and

      he contrived to get to tho door and secure it agalaot : to « m ; but he had no soontr doss bo tbau they bB returned and madeauotberatt « mpt to break in , exclaim * ing' Give it the —/ and' Lot ' s have another try at Wm ; ' but being foiled in their efforts to bftrtt in at the doer , they commenced pelting showers of stones and other mitBlIes at the windows , uatil nearly tbe whole of tbo glass in the front of the house was demolithed , whenthef p roceeded to the back through eome adjoining premises * and smashed eleven more panes , when , bavisg satisfied their vengeanee , thty left all togetbtr , Tbe prosecutor produced the poker , which was bent from the force st the blows Inflicted upon hiB person , and bid been burleH through one of the first-floor windows after all the glat in it had been smashed , and added , that euch waa tb

      outrageous nature of the violence the defendant had tx « blbited , that tho street in front cf kit house waft completely blocked np by the crowd of people tbete conduct had eolleetea , and the whole neighbourhood wtfl kept in a Btate of extreme excitement for nearl ; two hours , during whioh time the attack lasted . «« To show the vindictlreness whieh aetuated the defen * dants , Mr Heritage , who appeared for the prosecution , stated , tbat hwmte bad come from Poplar , Lough froa Hoxten , and client ' s wife from Walwoith to take pa * iu tbe affray , and called Holland , the warrant « metr who aeBOBed to tbe spectacle tke prosecutor present ** wbea be first saw him ; and that upon going to hia house , he found that his account of the destruction the ) aftiallanta nan thMfe oonttnltUa had not been at all

      overrated . —Mr Morgan-, from the office of Mr Hnm » pnnyB , Bererely orois-examined the-praaeoutor , wltk a view to show that tbe misconduct attiibuttd to the de * fendants was nothing more than what , in their esttaamtlcm ( wa « a juBt retaliation fsr his own mieconduot , in having , as they euppoted , enticed a young woman , the daughttr of the defendant Lough , frem her father * * house , without hU knowledge , for the purpose of iota ing an immoral inllmao ; with her ; but , notwithstanding

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      RiTssrs op ibs Peesknt Qcabtbr . —There is still a week to run before the tabular returns of the quarter ' s refenu »« an be published . A whole week ' s receipt ! hare yet to be added to the present quarter —to be published on Saturday next—before a ¦ triotly accurate estimate can be made of the comparison of the present quarter and year with tbe corresponding periodi ending the 5 th January , 1848 . There is enough known , however , to allow us to make acloie approximation to the probable result , and to institute a comparison , which , we are happy to say , will be a favourable one . It ia satisfactory in the highest degree to find that the tailing off in the re . venue of the country , which was observable at the oloae of 1817 and the commencement of 1848 , has at

      length rewired a wholesome check , and that our ordinary resources begin to show a buoyant and upward tendency . The Cuatoma revenue is expected to exhibit an increase over the corresponding quarter of last year little short of half a million . We ara sorry to add that the other most important indication of the state ef trade and of employment , the excise , will not answer so favourably to the wishes of the public . In this important item , the receipts will vary little from those of the last January quarter . The only * ether item from which as increase is expected it that olassed uader the head of * Miscellaneous / which is expected to yield more than £ 200 , 000 in this quartet £ 80 , 000 of which , however , is the last payment on account of the

      Chinese ransom , which was referred to in the Chanoellor of the Exchequer ' s estimate last session . The other items , stamps , taxes , property-tax , &o ., will ba scarcely as good as last year . The most considerable falling cSla apprehended in the itemps , whiob ia expected to be about , £ 200 . 000 , a great part of whioh is accounted for by the transfer of the carriage duties from the Btamps to the excise . In notioing the excise revenue as one of the great teats of the condition of the people , wa may remuk that the duties on malt—the largest in amount as well as the moat important in marking thn ability to purchase on the part ef the labouring population—ara in a much more favourable state than they were at this time last year . The Post Office shows little

      differenoe . The ameunt of falling off in the property-tax in the quarter is not nreoh of ft criterion , ain « e that impost is collaoted with mere or less uncertainty in the different quarters of tbe year , by much the larger portions being received in tbe April and October quarters .. The gross revenue for the year will also show , favourably in comparison with tbe oorrespoacU ing period , ending 5 th January , 1848 . But a still more correct criterion of returning prosperity is to be fonnd in the fact that the nine months , counting from 5 th . April , 1848 , to the ptesant time , exhibit a considerable advance over the corresponding nine month ? , counted from 5 th April , 1847 , to 5 th January , 1843 . Frora this , and from the activity of

      trads , still so happily observable , it is fairly assumed that the conclusion of the financial year on the 5 th April next will find us in a much more satisfactory and prosperous oondition than we wera on the 5 th April last , and will fully bear out tha anticipations of the Chancellor of the Exoheqner at the close of the session , on which , with the knowledge he then had . he was jastified in the calculations which he made for the year that was to comet These calculations , it is now found , will ba completely barne out , and Hpon a review ef our entire financial and commercial prospects , we are able to congratulate the country npoa a steady aad progressive improvement . — Observer .

      Lou Morks . —The Countess of Lanifeld , so well known by the > ame of Lola Montes , has arrived in Loadon . This celebrated individual , who has achieved an European notoriety by the eveaia which have taken place in the Bavarian dominions and elsewhere , and which are too fresh in the memory of the pnblio to require especial mention , attended on Saturday atone of the wharfs in the neighbourhood of London Bridge the examination of her luggage and effects , which hai arrived by a steamer from Boulogne a day or two before , and made a declaration before the authorities in the Long Room of the Custom House respecting them , which she attested with her signature , as ' Marie , Countess of Lansfield . ' Tbe Countess had previonalj arrived from Boulogne , we believe via Dover o * Folkealone .

      Datjt News . —The Dailt Nxw 3 is to bB raised in price and enlarged ; the Reform party intending to make it their ergan , have thrown £ 25 , 000 into the treasury , it being understood that the speeohes of » U tbe Parliamentary men connected with the Hume and Cobden Beotion of the House shall be folly reported . Fbisch Vmstablss . —A vessel lately arrired in the Thames , from S t Nalery-sur-Somme . has broBght —in addition to sixty tons weight in bulk of potatoes —the extraordinary large quantity of forty tons weight of carrots , the produce of Franqe . This is , we believe , an unprecedented large arrival of this description of vegetables from foreign countries , this , in common with every other description of raw TegeUWei i » now ft « of duty on imporUKoa into this country in a direct and regular manner .

      Peogbiss o p Cholhuat Glasgow . — It is painful to report that the disease has as yet shown no symptoms of abatement in this city , on the contrary , biucb our last its ravages have been as fearful as during the previoui weeK . Many estimable cttwns bare fallen victims to this scourge . Wa hare heard thai several medical gentlemen are not in the habit of reporting cases which occar in their private prwtioe , so that the published rotunu mast not be held aa exhibiting the fall extent of the epidemic Since our last , till yesterday inclusive , there haw been 679 new cases . 827 deaths , viz ., oa Saturday . 95 eases and 38 deaths ; on Sunday , 95 cases and 46 deaths ; on Monday , 87 cases and 48 deaths ; on Tuesday , 84 cases and 45 deaths ; on Wednesday , 118 earn and 64 deaths ; on Thursday , 78 cases ani 37 deaths ; and Friday , 115 oases and 51 . deaths . We are thankful to learn that a more extended medical

      machinery is now in operation , and we earnestly trost that it may , under Providence , be instrumental in checking the malady . The medical staff in attendanos on the poor has been greatly enlarged by calling in the aid of advanced medical students ; ana on Thursday a new hospital wm opsiedftr the treatment of cholera patients at the ooraer « North Woodside , opposite Phillip ' s Quarry . Additional diapenBariealiayeal 8 Qbaen opened in ranons districts of the city . ArrangemeBts have also been made , by which every house in the various districts —especially those in poor and wretehed localitieswill be visited , at least once daily , aad inquiries made into tha stats of health of all the residents . A viit number of cases hava already been dueovered atd treated in this way , which , undoubtedly would have been allowed formerly to take their ^ course without any medical aid being asked . —Scottish Time .

      Iutobtatiohs or Foumrt .. —Large importations of poultry are taking place from the continent . The quality of the turkeys imported from France is reported to be excellent , although , generally speaking , aot eo large and fine as those produced ia England .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 6, 1849, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1504/page/7/