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      ^ P ^^^ BoBT . Pifil" and his party , which -. y nor " Ukdy "be ^ tevented dy the flash of Six ^ jttu ^ s sqoib . By the hands-e-cross in this -ji&anentary fence , Ministers hare had a majority ^ 293 produced irfcollysnd entirely lay the position jjj which the cross-bill of Lord Saxbox placed -auv who could not support the amendment , but Vho would have -voted npon a general question of jenenre , or want of confidence . The speech of the Bonourable . Baronet—says the Sun—was dull , jjjesoine , and uninteresting , and , as s proof , that

      journal states the constant noise kept up at the Bar aua in the "body of Tie House . Now , if we had no pther proof of the ralue of a speech , such an avowal Tftmld furnish ample means whereby to judge ; ¦ because die isore serviceable to tie good cause , the more distasteful to Honourable Gentlemen . We ¦ n-ell reroemter the arrival in the House of a pack of drunken puppies , dressed in regimentals , hot from Sse "Royal dinner table , who came "between bottles , to vote for the Irish Coercion Bill ,

      and the establishment of Trial "b y Courts HartiaJ . " ^ e recollect the war cry coming ftem those wine tubs , kept up through the vhele -debate . Nor do we suppose that much more fecorom has as yet found its way into the Honourable House . We regret exceedingly that Sir \ Ym . j [ oi . eswobth , should have thus compromised © mself ; and we regret it the more , inasmuch , as j £ s attendance , speeches , and votes—with one exception—during the present session , "bespeak the raan . the scholar , the senator , and the patriot .

      Jt thus taking a side vote upon one Member , when tee whole body should have been arraigned , the Uinisters have had a little trinmphj and , as in such mirt-rs ^ ihey are grateful for small favours , no doubt -die trifling out timely "boon has been thankfully received . In olden times a Minister wouldhave resigned . The most curious part of this most curious debate , vrz * the querulous speech of Sir George Gket , the Undersecretary for the Colonies . He complaiDed diat The Christmas-box given to the " Whigs "by the lor ies , of extended power , was now sought to be xecained by the Tories , for their own uses ; here lien i ? the real fact slipped out by the intemperate t ^ der Secretary;—here then is the fact , the Tories Va-re >» een- keeping the Whigs in office until iey shall have been fully plumed in excessive pnrtT , and then when the registry shall be perfected ce Tories conie in and act not upon Tory principles , tct upon wcr > e—namely , upon Whig precedent , e-tblifhed by a Ten- Christmas-box and Tory pJerarion .- We then conclude that the Tories i * r making fools of the Whigs , in order that ri- rmr thev mav mike fools of the cotmtrv .

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      mm . London , Mnrch ~ , 1 S 3 S . to the editors of the northern star . Gentlemen . YSY cave bad two awfully long debates—one in f&eh Hou * e—last night—which , taken together , oc-erpy nearly -fireit / jj-six mortal columns of the T ™ . ( -i . and which , if yenr humble Servant ,, or Dr . Tatlur , of Gla > eow , had the disposal of them , jx-c . ? hv : uld Lave for a ixurCre . The debate in the L « ri > was oti a resolution roovrd by Lord 3 kv-Vi ; Ha . M , conikmnaiorv of the Order in Council

      of ifct- 14 th i > f July—r ( rcspectinc Guiana)—an Oritj by wJiieh Commercial Speculators were pt-rmitu-d * o export Asiatic labourers to Guiana , to be lin-rv Indentured a < apprentices , undvr certain Tt-rula'ioa-. Lord Br . OCC . iiAM contended that this 0 : d- r was a virtual revival of the Slave Trade , ina .-ir . Lc-b a * the regulations : it pretended to establish ii-r tin-protection of Slav e * were evtry day tvadml iy tbc traffickers in human flesh—tbe Order it > eif hrizz * o fran : ed as lo afford ample scope for such « vi-c . > n . Tue Order said— " if any indenture be made ¦ > n tbe coast of Africa , or in anv of the

      aijiivnt inland-, ii : babiti-d wholly , or in parf , bv XtrjTctr * , that indenture should be void . " ' But wh . it nro ^ -iry , " asks Lord Brougham , '• ua # tb'Tr f ' -r it * " wing done in Africa , or on any part of lit *¦ .--. * : 3 : all ? Could it not be done on board ?—sni » a . » tbtre no Mauritius at the door of the il > zair . Vr ; T : f co- ^ st ? Yet tbe order contained no ; : •> -- again * : thai . " Lord Brougham then ?<* - n ' n ; o -how that the Kidnappers had only to go t > tit Mauritius , where there were upwards cf

      nurrv Mi ^ traie * , /»'<*/*/«¦* , in the Commis-ion of lbs Pt-attr . who were ever re ^ dy to > lo the work of ui < J-it f urnt £ . and who acted as intermediate K . ijvrr * . If these did not suffice , there were , s- ~ i ] t-, Brazil . Rio Janfiro , Monte Video , Cuba , i ^ i the Hav anr . r . h , in every one of which ty . t vrrr ? at Wast a dozen Magistrates equally Tri-. y to jump at the office . The plan of the I ^ tier- " acenti was to induce the Asiatic and Af-ran labourers to get on board their vessels , under a : r-rn :-ie of hitrher wasre * and a c-pnpral

      amelioratci if iceir condition ; but no sooner were tbe un"i-rrjnaie vjedm .- in the clutches of their enslavers , I 2 ia ibt-y were subjected to the most cruel treatment torn during the voyage , and afterwards during the fc-ra cf their apprenticeship . As specimens of the tranrn-nttbey received , Lord BlfoCGHAM described xfcr mortaliry wbich prevailed in three vessels on & ~ : t way to the Mauritius . Out of 224 apprentices , » hich was the cargo of one vessel , 31 had died on th * passage : out of 72 on board the Adelaide , 24 tia died on the passage , and two more immediatelv « Ian 3 bg . These victim * fell a sacrifice to the pesuLrnail holds of the vesse . 13 , though by the Tegclatjnns of the Government , tbe magistrates by" whom tie js 3 enr 3 res were executed , were bound to see iat not more than 20 labourers should go out in the ** af re- ~ e ! . and that these ? honld have proper axoaimodirion .- and that due securitv was afforded

      a-- * let- ; .- having proper medical attendance during te voyage . Such was the labourers' treatment at ^ s : but their treatment on land -svas not much * tv * - - ;^ proof of this , Lord BROUGHAii Ka-L-edThe evidence of a gentleman in the Mau-^ 2 ? . On being asked whether any discontent — -i- been evinced by the labourers on his Kite , tbe gentleman made answer -- " Yes , in their ^ chantry they lived happily with their wives and JSsii ? - * , on three _ or fonr rupees a month , and had ^ a induced to leave it on a promise of hisher *^ is . a ? Jire instead of four rupees , together with

      - * jon »; nut experience bad sbomi them bow e ^ Hy they had been deceived , besides their being tepnred of those privileges to which their reli gion filled them . " With respect to the regulations of te Indian Government , which , it -was pretended , fenz to correct or mitigate the abuses complained £ Lord Brougham insisted that tbev applied * "Jy to Bengal , but did not extend to " Madras , Ibabay , or the coast of Africa . Besides , it was fc-le to expect that that Government would be ' at jte trouble of explaining to native Indians , 600 or ' 00 mile ? up the country , the nature of a voyage ^ o ^ the'Indian Sea and the Atlantic . What were

      . 13 _ sufferings and privations—bow they would be ftoptd and crowded together in pestilential holds—-5 w tiey should endure privations to which they had * r ? r fcnown ihe liie before—and , worse than 43 5—what awaited them at the end of the tora ^ e— ^ narore of sugar planting- —of hoeing J * s 3 s .- -a tropical sun—how they should undergo * fc years of compulsory apprenticeship , and snbmit O-ULonr under a temperature which proved fatal ^ 2 to the sons of Africa , who had been innred to ^ a climes . There is one passage in Lord fSorcHAM ' s speech , which , more than any other , ae * rres notice , if it were on 3 y to show the infernal 'Pnt of commercial cowardice . It refers to that cf tbe in

      g ^ on order council which extends the * a of apprenticeshi p in Guiana from three years to ' * Tears , so as to indemnify the emplover ? for the ^ pense of importing the apprentices from Asia and f ^ ca . Lord Glexelg , be it observed , defended ; ° * part of the order on the ground that no less a 1 ^ . tf servitude than five years would compensate banters . " Lord BuorGHAM condemns thisreg ^ on , not only as crnel towards the imported "g ^ ees , but as a monstrous act of injustice to 25 &iean slaves already located in Gniana , and uT ? of s PPr « nticeshi p was soon to expire g » lie Act for the Abolition of Kegro Slavery . * allowing is the pagsage I allude to : — " ai ^ , ^ of E ng land took for granted , whenever there ^^ fV ^^^ lts »» tore 3 iaile ± o atinse , that it would be j ^« , asd thongh the libertv of the subject coold not be so fi ^^ Birt as to prevenl € BugraUo ^ entuelj , the law , nerer j ^^ mgdamedtodu ^ y eneotmeement m &enr of nb . Batmal the traaBfe rrme tr&s

      t ^^ we as of hundreds of thontf ^ m toepeaj , le of connby wholesale to tffl the plains S ^ w ^ ne ^ -nnaer oflierains . Bat wliat thep » c-^ j ^^ w this order m Conndl , trhich appliea to pkcea j ^^ wetE existed no Costam-houss TesraatiDns ? In fids - »« t « r trfa Teasel fiared to receire an euugiant ,

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      even trithlus O * n consent , in . any week ot p lace where there -was BOt ^ vftstom-house to &a * ffittte inv « tig » tion « , under a penalty t > f -e 500 . ; ye \ though this was know * , an oi&tla Conndl was passed to enable thpusands of fluman be&xs to be imported thto ^ © xnana from places-where not onlj * « < Bstom-h < mses , bat where no puhlk fimctioaanea , were to befonna . But lookiBg at the case in the point inview ^ leaat fiiToorailetohiiwTTiinent , hewonla suppose that all tne » eaons carr ied to Gttiana went there vflrnntarDj , and he wonldthenin « uireK * tfrt * ^ c / ^' *^ y * " * " P ™* Afiiemo , ^ k » l ^ leen » ld ^ keptinbimii , via > vere atpre-* gHt tnthetrmxititiettateqf (^> pretUkedkm , wka vmtld shorty be mitrtit rrutneipatfid ^ and vmM Oign tecMigadtoearnttev bread ' bv Utetiteat vflAeir brow . Wu it net a great evd that *__ __ . _ i . 1 __ m . k »«> Vim > l \ u , « sa * 4 i n \ nTit tr \ fuUHItnff nhM &l * in

      industrioM TTorkmen , and were » bont to try to earn as mnch w » gts as would support them and . their fam 3 ies--4 ust then ti . a « should be prepared for fern , ^ competition of labourers "brought from another part of the world , able to work for little , and to Eve npon almost nothing ? fFhy s lkt < te Jnatie * might be tared to teork J » r a handful of rioe and * aU , and a pinch of pepper ^ 4 r Jor titopence a-day . Could anything , be asked , 'be more unjust than such a proceeding ? He should like to feww vhat any man from Sussex , Kent ^ or Ehtx t vould « ty V ^ heard that , in consequence if &e tiffb rate of vaget , the farmers had memorialized the Cohmial-officelo vntroduee Asiatic labourers into those counties , thai an order in Council had bevnissued in eonseguenee , and ilia / 15 , 000 or 4 , 000 of those Asiatic labourers , tcho , from their habits and from their relig ion , vere able to lice upon a pound or fire of rice a-day , icouid shortly be shipped into the country . If such a ^ thing were only to be talked , he did not to that insurrection would take lace

      mean say an p , that there would be any burnings , and that the law wouldbe broken , but he would venture to predict that the Colonialoffice would Wbesieged by lanSloida , magistrates , anddeTgy —bylord * -lieot « iant and deputy lords-lieutenant ; and thftt no such order in Council would eventually be issued , unless it was issued cecredv , and-without any notice thereof , in the Gazette . But the " poor negroes were treated in a way in which no one would dare to treat any portion of the people of this country . They suffered all the evils of slavery without anr of its mitigations ; and when they were about to be liberated , there still continued to exist such an inveterate desire to profit at their expense , that they were even then to be denied the benefits of freedom ; and " they were to be overwhelmed by a sudden inundation of labourers from a different quarter of the world . He was not stating merely a fanciful case , for tbe moment the order in Council wasissued , twoships were fitted out , each "capable of earning 200 of the Asiatic labourers . "

      This-is a very remarkable passage . It throws a broad light on the system of slavery generally , not merely as it operates in Guiana or any other slave colony , but as it operates in Great Britain and Ireland , ' and all tbe world over . It illustrates , on the one hand , the remorseless tyranny of profit-mongering ; and , on the other hand , the frightful ascendancy -which profit-mongers have acquired in the councils of this nation , under the " Reformed" Parliament of the Whigs . One would imagine that the grant of £ 20 , 000 , 000 to our Colonial planters ought to satisfv them for anv losses thev mav have sustained

      in consequence ofxhe jsegro Emancipation Act , especially as the authors of that measurehave repeatedly assured us that freelalour would be found more profitable to them than tbe foreedlabour of tfceslaves ; but , it seems , their rapacity is not half satisfied . After pocket ' ng our £ 20 , 000 , 000 , they must have the additional privilege r > f iidnapping cargoes of Asiatic labourers , to be ^ ndentureil to them as apprentices ; and our base Whig Government not only connives nt the viliacy , but absolutely sanctions it by an order in council . The excuse of Lord Glenelg is , that not less than fire years' servitude would indemnify tbe planters of Guiana for the expense of importing the apprentice * , and that the latter are free to

      return"home , even before the expiration of the term , provided '' they mtisfartvrily compensate their employer ' s ! '' An Asiatic kidnapped slave apprentice compensate his employer !—and aalis / aclurify , too I -r-the employer , of course , being tbv jud > ze whether be is satisfied ! I believe the annals of rascality contain nothing to match this ^ ct of Whi « rgovenhental turpitude . But tbe apprentices , it secins , are also to have the advantage " of being placed under ihe protection of the JEaeeittire G < trerjiment . " So states Lord Glenelg . If it be so , all lean .-ay , is God pity tbe apprentices , and retieein them from -such protection . Plague , pestilence , or famine would be mercy compared with such protection .

      "On the whole . Lord Bhocgium made out a powerful case airain ^ t Miiii * ter . « , but still I would no : give-a Inicber for his ca < p , or for all the eloquence -Jiith -which he rv . ppcn * -cl it . If Lord Brocgham would put an end to human slavery , arsd human miser } ' , let him li > . > k r . earer hmne . Lord BnotLiiHAM has only to t : ikc a riile in bis carriage from Grovener-street to S } . ualn < lds , to witness more real slavery , aj ) J real in : ser » , than . iuy that has e er exerted his sen-il > ilitie > in i-ehiilf of negroe-, Creoles , or Asiatic labourers . He has no occasion to send out bis benevolt-nce in an excursion to the Mauritius , Guiann , or anywhere beyond sen , —there is ample field enough within tbe United Kingdom for his L"rd . « hi p ' s phi ' .. » . nihr « py , and for five hundred time * as mu < h into the bargain . Lord Brougham can ft-el for the -emancipated African being subjected to a competition with Asiatic kidnapper apprentices , but » here are bis feelings'in behalf of the Yorkshire and Lancashire

      operative , whose labour js expi-sed to the lik « - compitition from workhou > e .-laves crimped and imported from the South of Kutrland ? Lord Hb . ov ; gham can melt in ^ eli g ibility at tbe mortality on board a slave-trade ship ; but where are his tears and sympathies when he read * of the mortality of the Bridjrewater Union—wht-n the victims of his Mjihhusjjn economy have died by dozens of waterVgruel .-and diarrhu'a ? " I always distrust , " said Rousseau , *• that philanthropy which travels rbrt-e thousand mile- " i » ff : n quest of objects to exercise itself upon , whtn it ha = no occasion to look beyond Paris for the existence of more real suffering than it can ever hope to alleviate . '' I feel with Rou&seau in this matter . I wi . » h to see pbilanthrophy , r . s . well as charity , begin at home . 1 have no confidence in that erratic benevolence which requires an ocean of waters to roll between it and the sorrows it would redress . I cannot believe

      those men whom I see endeavouring to nggravate slavery , at home , can be sincerely anxious to mitigate slavery abroad . I cannot believe that the same person can be an advocate of the New Poor Law Act in England , and at the same time the friend of liberty and prosperity for the labourer ? of Guiana . With these impressions I need not say that while I admire Lord Bbocgham ' s eloquence , I am hardly sorry that his resolution was got rid of in favour of the previous question bv a majority of 56 to 14 . BRO 2 vTEEEE .

      Leeds And West-Riding News.

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      LEEDS . Yorkshire Assize Caxjse List . —The business at these Assizes is heavier tbaD usual . The West Riding , or first list , contains 56 cau . « es ; and the ? forth and East Hidings , 30 causes . On several of these special juries have been summoned ; but tbe most important are on two indictments , the Queen , on the prosecution of Scorton and Darlington and Darlington Nunneries , r . Gathercole , a Clergyman of the Law Church , and Editor of the Church of England Magazine ^ for a gross libel , by comparirigthem to the convents cited in Maria Mont's infamous work . It is fixed for next Thursday , and we hope to be able to give a fall report in ow next paper . The business will fully occupy tbe fortnight allowed by the judges .

      Axciekt Romans . —Monday last being the anniversary of the Cato Senate , holden at the house of Mr . James Roberts , Daisy Inn , Bramley , the accounts of the society being audited and passed , ( giving general satisfaction , ) the members , together with the visiting brethren , and the district officers , partook of an excellent supper , served up in that style for which Mrs . Roberts is so justly famed . The Fbiexdlt Female Society of the United Order of Golden Fleece . —On

      Shrove Tuesday , the members of No . 2 , Lodge of this fast increasing Order , held at the house of Mr . Joseph Weatherill , sign of the World ' s End Inn , Great Cross-street , Goodman ' s End , Bradford , held their anniversary , when a very large number of members . sat down to a most excellent dinner ; after which the dance , the song , and recitations following in . quiet succession passed away the evening merrily . After passing a vote of thanks to the worthy host and hostess , for their very excellent accommodations , they separated at ten o'cloct highlv

      satisfied . Leeds District . ——Number of Births , Deaths , and Marriages . —For the Quarter ending 30 tb September , 1837 , births , 1 , 128 ; deaths , 810 - marriages , 302 . For the Quarter ending 31 st December , 1837 , births , 1 , 309 ; deaths , 780 ; marriages , 433 . Total both Quarters , —births , 2 , 437 ; deaths , 1 , 690 ; marriages , 735 . An other Death by Burning . —On Saturday , an inquest was taien at the Court House , before Mr . Blackburn , on the body of W . R . Hainsworth , aged three years . On the Tuesday previous , his clothes communicated with the flames at his parents' house in Chester-street , Hunslet .

      Obtaining Money under False Pretences . —On Monday , Thomas Ellis , a young man of notorious character , was brought up at the Court House , charged by ten complainants , and nearly thirty witnesses ' attended to prove the "facts . His haying obtained property from Mrs . Falshaw was a very clear case , and for that offence he was committed for trial to Waiefield House of Correction .

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      The Leeds United Order of Odd Fellcws . —On Monday , the 26 th of February , the members of the Providence Lodge , No . 6 , held at the hoMse of Mr . Johnson , Commercial Hotel , Pudsey , celebrated their first anniversary , when about seventy members sat down to an excellent dinner , served up . in the first style by the worthy hostrschd hostess , who spared no pains to make the company comfortable . After each brother had done ample justice to his stomach , and the business being disposed of , the evening was spent in harmony and

      social intercourse . At a late hour the company broke up highly delighted with the day ' s diversion , and gratified with the prospect the order now presents of enlarging its border aud extending its genial rays , accompanied with a mild , liberal , and economical form of government . The following day the members of the "Rock of Hope" Lodge , 5 , held at the house of Mr . J . Hinchliffe , Duke of Leeds Arms , Dewsbury , celebrated their anniversary . About forty brothers sat down to a dinner . Another decided ' proof of the superior taste and ability of Mrs . HincbJiffe . After the cloth was drawn the

      evening was spent in conviviality and pleasure . A desire to please and be pleased seemed to animate the breasts of all present ; and thus ended the fourth anniversary of that spirited and persevering lodge . On Wednesday last , a Dispensation was granted oh the application of Lodge , No . 2 , held at the "Waterloo Inn , Bank , Leeds , by Grand Lodge , assembled at the Black Lion Inn , Mill-Hill ^ to open and hold a Lodge , at Mr . Stephen's , top of Richmond Road , Leeds , under the appropr iate title of the " Labourer ' s Benefit . " The new Lodge is intended to be opened on Good Friday . Leeds Working Men ' s Association , —We believe it is the intention of a Member of this Society-to deliver a Lecture on the First Principles of Government , on Wednesday evening next .

      Sunday Schools . ^ —We understand that the Hunslet Choral Society intends giving an Oratorio in the Baptist Chapel , Hunslet , on Easter Monday , the 16 th April , for the benefit of the Baptist and the New Connexion of Methodist Sunday Schools , when we hope the public will come forward liberally in aid of those laudable institutions . The Lev . D . Howartu . —This eloquent expounder of the doctrines of the New "Church , has established for himself , by his talents and bis unobtrusive pietv , a -character which invests his

      approaching visit to Leeds with a considerable share of interest . We can have no doubt that the opportunity of hearing him at the opening of the New Chapel , in Brewery Field , to-morrow , will be eigerly laid bold of , not only by tbe friends of the New Church in Leeds , but also by numbers from the neighbouring towns . We learn , too , that the Rev . John Cull , who also officiates on the occasion , has been appointed to tbe Pastorate of tbe Church in Leeds , in the room of their late amiable and venerated minister , the Rev . Jonathan Gilbert , deceased .

      Town Council . —NNe have received a notice paper of a meeting- ' of the Town Council , to be held 011 Monday next . Tbe . following subjects are to be discussed : —The overseers of the townships within the borough are to appear before the Council , to show cause why warrants of distress should not be issued to levy arrears of the last Borough Rate , aud such -of the other Borough and Watch Rates as remain unpaid . — T . IV . Toffle . Thu reduction of the Town Clerk ' s salary . — William Clarke . The appointment of a Committee to enquire what penalties belong to the Borough Fund ; also , that Mr . Barr be requested to render an account of all penalties received by him on account of the Borough Fund , since he becume Clerk to the Justices . —

      Israel Burrotcs . T . o consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for a Reduction ol Pcstrce on Letters . —Jnnies Williamson . Appointment of a Connnitiee to consider the tables of h-t-n received from tbe Secretary of State , for the Clerk of the Peace and the Clerk of the . Justices . — T . II ' . Tott ' ie . The appomtim nt of a Committee to- enijui ; e whe £ .. «•• there be any Court Hou > e or Watch Kates micollec'ed , which were laid prior to the commencement of the operation of the Municipal 'J { iTorm . Act . —Jufpli liatesoii . To c . ; ll the attention of the Council to the large sum paid to rhe overseers of the several townships and L : \ m ! et . < within ihe Borrugh , for preparing the annual lists of Burgesses , and to move such resolutions for redm-ing the " future amount thereof , as may W devnitu proper . —si . Hunter .

      Death bv Buuni- \« . —O » Saturday an inquest was t : ikr-n hi-fore Mr . J . Blackburn , at the Court House , oa the body of Thomas Brunt , iged four years , whose clothes caucrht f . re on Thursdav , and he nai so severely burnt ast r exjire on the ibllowinu day . Verdict— " Acc ) dti ; Uil death . " ' Poult RATE ? . —On Thurs \ by last , Mr . " Roebuck , one of the collectors of poor rates tor . L <* :-4 s , appeared before the magistrates , to charge a Mr . Rairtsdt-n , who occupies a house in Wellington-street , with refusing to-pay € 1 . 2 s . ; which be , Mr . Roebuck claimed for poor rates . Mr . Roelmct stated , that < o : ne time ago , be bad called upon Mr . Ramsden ,

      desiring him to * tare bow much , rent he paid-for his premises . This Mr . Ramsuen refused to do ; and , as Mr . Roebuck said , told him that he-might go to the devil and find it out ,-for he Mr . Ramsden would not tell him . Mr . Roebuck then said , that be should rate him at £ 20 . ; to which 31 r . Ramsden replied that he might rar ¦ him at £ UW . if he liked . Mr . Ramsden in his defence , said that tbe collector was exceedingly saucy , and d : J not conduct himself with the least courtesy ; but threatened to put him to law expenses , which would cost him £ 10 , while fc « Mr . Roebuck would have the rates to back him out in the action . He also produced receipts from

      his landlord to prove that his bouse rent was only £ 12 a year . He denied that part of Mr . Roebuck's charge , in which he aUeged that he ( Ranwden ) had told Roebuct to go to the devil , for he did not believe in the existence of a . devil unless Mr . Roebuck was he . ( Laughter . ) Mr . Roebuck on being questioned by the . magistrates ,. admitted that he knew tbe house to be too highly assessed at £ 20 , but pleaded that Ramsden refused to tell him the amount of his rent . The magistrates thought Mr . Roebuck , the collector ,. had acted very indiscreetl y , and , therefore , they judged that Sir . Ramsden should pay 16 s . for the poor rates , and 4 s . the expense of tbe summons .

      The New Church . —The friends of this religious body are looking for a high treat to-morrow , in listening to the eloquence r-f the Rev . D . Howartb whose talent * and whose unobtrusive piety have rendered him an object .. , Inquest . —On Saturday , an inquest was taken before Mr . J . Blackburn , at the Horse and Groom Inn , Wortley , on view of the body of Geo . Brumley , aged six years , who was playing-on the Tuesday previous on a foot bridge over Famley beck , when he fell in and was drowned . The bod y was taken away by the water a considerable distance , and was not found until tbe following day . Verdict— "Accidental death . *'

      Assault . —On Monday , William Ainsley was brought up by summons , at the Court House , charged with having on Saturday nipbr , violently assaulted ; Ann Bailey , at a house of ill-fame in the Goldenbuildings . He was fined 40 s . and 6 s . cost ? . In default of payment , he was committed for one month to Wakefield House of Correction . A Body Found in the Water . —On Thursday the body of Mr . John "Watson , who resided at Lindley Wood , near Otley , and had been missing since the 22 d of December , was taken out of the water near Harewood Bridge . It is supposed that he had missed his way , and Lsd rambled into the water . When found , the body was floating along with tbe stream .

      Stabbing Case . —On Saturday , Benomi White , cloth dresser , in the employ of Messrs . Hirst and Bramley , of Leeds , who had been held to bail on a charge of cutting and stabbing James A » kern , near the King ' s Arms beer shop , in West-street , at the New Road end , was brought up at the Court House . They had been drinking in company together at that House about a fortnight ago , when the latter lost down a sovereign , which could not afterwards be found . The prisoner was observed to stoop down and pick something up , which caused him to be suspected , and which led to the quarrel . The parties were turned out of tbe house , and commenced fighting ; after exchanging several severe blows the prisoner ' s leg was injured , when he

      declared that be did not care , for he was sure that he had marked his opponent . The blood was flowing copiously from a wound in the arm , three inches in length , and of considerable depth ; also from another wound in the shoulder , a stab in the back , and one in the buttock .. He was conveyed to a druggist ' * shop , where his wounds were washed and wrapped np . The ease being considered dangerous , a coach was procured immediatel y , and he was conveyed to hig parents' hopse at Beeston Royds . On the prisoner being . apprehended , a penknife marked with blood was found . He was committed for trial to "Wakefield House of Correction , but has since been held to bail , himself in £ 50 , with two sureties of £ 25 each .

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      . . . ; .. ¦ ¦;• . ; ;•' : . ;¦ * }\ 3 &A $ FQRp . ' -. ; ,: / - /; . ¦ / - ; -, . Lent Fair :, —This ias ¦ be en ' a very to $ « went fair ; the show of horses ^ was miserably poor , and composed almost stfntarely : of "those Osed' for . ; hoSr ' bandry and transport . ; / We cannot speaksin better terms of tbef other ' descripflonsof cattle . There was little business done .. ,. ' " : " . " , ¦ : ;/ . ; . , , ¦ ^ Pr oposed Hau" for : tHE jMechakicslNSTiTyTiON ^ 4-The committee of this institution have awarded the hi ghest premium of five gaiheas to Messrs . ; Perkins and BacVhpuse , of Xeeds , ' for their design of a building for the use of the institution . The erection will be proceeded with so soon as the necessary means are found in the society ' s exchequer . . i /;¦ ¦ > ' ' " ' ' -. ' - ' \ : ¦ ¦ -:. '¦' . _ ¦ . - . ' ¦; ¦ / . ;¦ : ¦ : ¦;' .. ' ,

      Lecture on PptiTipAi . and SpciA ^ BefoBM . rr-Mr . P . Spefnce ,. on Tuesday evening , delivered a lecture on the above subject , in the Odd Fellowa' Ha ]] ..-r- ;; : ' -7 -V : -v :- ; ; . ; : ¦ , \; ,- . y ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦; Poor vLaw UNiON .-r-At the meeting of the GuarSiani yesterday yreek , the following tenders for the supply of proyisions to various Workhouses in the Union were accepted , , viz ., Richard Law ; for butcher ' s meat for Bradford Workhouseand Mr .

      , Joseph ; Harper , ; Mr . John Cockstiott , and Mr . John ; Parkinsonj for * th {» ^ Idle , Calyerley , : and Pudsey Workhouses respectiveiy ; Mr . George Alderspn , ; for groceries ; . | : Mt ; John Rbbson , for flour , oatmeal and peas- and Mr . Benjamin Troughton , for malt and hops j for all the workhouses ; Rawson , Clayton ,. and 'Cou . se . n-for coals for all the Woakhouaes ; and Mr ; Webster for milk to Idle Workhouse . ¦ ¦' - ¦ .: " ¦

      Court Ho . irs-E . ^ -On Thursday week , Thomas Marmon , woolcomber , of Leeds , and W , Elmsley , of Clayton Heights , weaver , were committed to the House of Correction as rogues and ; vagabonds . The police had it seems received some information respecting them , and having watched their motions for some time , and found ground for justifiable suspicion , took them into custody . Upon searching their persons , a quantity of skeleton keys and other implements of house-breaking , were found in their

      possession . On Saturdsy last Geo . Hargreaves , of North Wing ; woolcomber , was brought up from th « House of Correction , charged with having in his possession a pair of combs belonging to Mr . J . Chapman , manufacturer , ' of Union-street . Mr . Chapman ' s foreman , identified the combs , and produced the iron marker with which the ) ' had been stamped . , ;^ jpoii . ' being called upon for his defence he intimated that he had a private communication to make to the bench , the court was therefore ordered to be cleared , but it seems that no impfession was prpduced in the prisoners favour , for he was eventually convicted in the penalty of £ 20 , and being unable to pay , was sent back to the House of Correction for a month .

      Larkino .-t—Oa Monday last , Jjimes Cockroft , charged Smith Winterburn , of Manningham , with having stolen from him a pocket handkerchief and same , mutton chops land sausages , " which it contained . The ' prisoner-who had stolen them from Cockroft whilst in a public-house , adjourned ^ to a neighbouring beer-shop to have the «\ cooked , the completion of which necessary operation he was anxiously waiting for , when the prosecutor pounced upon him and the half chops and cooked ' -sausages . .. The prisoner failed to convince the bench that it was only a lark , and was committed for a month . Samuel Holker , a water hawker , vvus charged by Mr . Job Wood , of White Abbey , with having stolen

      a gig apron from a gig which stands in ail outhouse . The apron was inissseel on the 21 st of February last . On Tuesday afternoon , Mr , Wood saw what he supposed to be hi * lodging apron vpon th . e . b ' ack of Holkcr ' s horse . On going to examine it he found that it was his . Holker was at this time delivering some water in a bousL-, and was apprehended as soon as a . constable could be sent { or . W . Crabtree ; sadler , who had lined and otherwise repaired the apron , identified it . The prisoner ' s det ' encc , ; wa . sytbat he had found the apron Jyiftg at the bottom of the street , -and . that he had put it on his horse fur the purpose of allowing the owner- more readily to find it . He was admitted to bail , to take his trial at the next sessions .. . ' . -. ';¦ ¦ '

      ROHBEltV AT THF . ROWLING GltF . E >* . —Oil Tuesday afternoon , at the ti-ine the Highflyer- coach was changing horsed there , two persons having the appearance of respectable commercial travellers , and having a carpet bn £ with them , , vont into the commt-rcial room of the Bowling Green Inn , and , after asking if they could be accommodated with beds , nnd being , answered in the affirmative , ordered 'two glasses , of ale , and were left alone in the room . In a few minutes they departed taking with them their

      bag as if upon business , and -upon the waiter entering the room just-after , it . was found that three tea spoons , a pair of sugar ' tongs ,. four . table spoons , one mustard and two salt spoons , all of silver ,, ' 'had been abstracted . The table spoons are marked W . and the rest of the ' articles-with the initials of I \; Ir . and Mr , * . Baxter .. A man was sent off to Halifax , immediately , who there learnt that two men ; answering to the description of the thieves . bad gone forward on the coach to Mimchi'ster . Of course , . they did not return to occupy the bespoken beds .

      \ ioLnxT As . s . vvi . r . — . lame * Madder was brought up . charged with a Savage assault on . Joseph Best , at North lJiorlcy , on . Thurscjay week . This ' cage arose out of a pubfic-hbnsi * qlVray , in wliich the prisoner acted auia'hnntt ' s . paTt . ami tine of tbe party , who bad been kicked and struck by the prisoner ; " is still lying in a ;' verv ¦ d . ajigi'rons state , having been unable to get out of . " bed since ^ On ttie present charge he was fiiied , with . . expi'iist's , i ) 5 . -

      WAKBFI 3 LD . Daniel Matdk , Esq . —This gentleman has been appointed to the officc ^ of stipendiary magistrate of Mauehester . AccorWas Glee Club . —Tbe members of this social and scientific institution held their quarterly public meeting on Monday evening last , in the large room of the house of Mr . Josvpti Brear , the -British Oak' Inn , Kirkgatc . The meetisg was respectably attended . Malting at Wakefiem ) . —Up to the present period of the season , there is already a delicienc . v of nearly £ 25 , 000 , on the duty , as compared with the corresponding time of last season , which was well known to be pns ? of the slackest seasons witnessed for some years . ,

      The Eobin Hoob CoLLiERV . ^ Qut of ten men and boys , who were more or less burnt , . five have died , after enduring the most . excruciating torture . Four of them have left widows and children , and the fifth was t ' he support of his mother , his father having been'killed some time since in the same pit . We trust the widows and fatherless children of the unfortunate . suffererswill not be forgotten by Mr . Charleswoitb , the . wealthy proprietor of tbe above pit , or by the benevolent genenilly .

      Odt > fellowship—QssETT . —Last week , the brethren _ of the X ^ yal West-Riditig Lodge , Manchester Unity , held , their amiiver ^ ary .,. at the Old Hare and Hounds Inn , O ^ sett , when 94 of the members partook of an cl ' x ' ce'Hen ' t dinner , provided by Mr . George . Berry , in his usual good stj-le . On the cloth being drawn , many excellent and appropriate speeches were delivered , every one appearing gratified in having an opportunity of hearing the advantages explained resulting from a strict observance of the rules of the fraternity . The utmost conviviality and harmony prevailed , and the festivities of the evening did not terminate until alate hour .

      Geological and Polytechnic Society . — - On Tbnrsday week , a very respectable meeting was held at the Music Saloon , Wakefield , for the purpose of forming a Society for the advancement of science in connection with the geological characteristics of this neighbourhood , and particularl y the Yorkshire coal-field . C . J . Brandling , Esq . was in the chair ; and he announced that Earl Fitzwiljiani would have occupied it , if Parliamentary duties had not precluded Him . A report , stating the object of the meeting , w-as read by H . Wilson , Esq ., which is to beprinted . Papjers were then read by MrVHartpp , arid the Rev . W . Thorpe , on subjects pertinent to the objects of the Society . Mr . Mortonof Lake

      , Lock , made some appropriate observations on the above papers , and alluded- to the influence , exerted by iron and ironstone upon the magnet , in . survey ing under ground . Several kinds of safety-lamps , a specimen of Yorkshire copper , from the magnesiiin h ' mestone , and numerous fossils , from Middleton colliery , were exhibited . , Mr . Embleton exhibited an elaborate model of Middleton collieryy to iljustrate the practice and theory of ventilation / This Society will no doubt ultimately become one of great importance in its bearing upon some of the manufactures of the county , and from the number > nd talent of the gentlemen who attended we augur well for its success . . .- '¦ ¦'¦ . ¦¦ - . . : ; - . --- - .-.. ¦

      Exchange is no Robbery . —One evening last week , a person , whose name is notknoWn , brblce open a potatoe pie , in a fieldat L « ifthouse , and took about two stones of potatoes therefrom . The purlomer could not have been one of the most' needv individuals in the world , as a ^ silver ; watch , ; sjnee valued at £ 4 . was fouud next morning , amongst the straw . The owner of the potatoes gladly pocketed die watch ^^ and after , making all secure , returned home , highly pleased With jhe « exchange , " which he declared was no " robbery . "

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      . ' - ¦• ' , ' ' . . - ;¦ - ¦ - BARNSLET . BbBfiERlES . —On Friday night , the 2 nd instant , or . iearly on Saturday morning , the shop , of Mr . & Reid , butcher , of T > odm > rtb , was entered by ^^ thieves , and one sheep , together with a qaantity of beef , and a number of legs of mutton , were stolen therefrom . Nothing has transpired to cause Mr ; Field to suspect the parties guiHyy or lead to the ; apprehension ' of the perpetratorf . e-On the same night , the house of Mr . Lockwood , innkeeper , of Barugh , was broken Jnto ^ and all the spirits he had were taken ^ away .: 'About the same time , a very uncommon theft was committed at the toll-gate house , oh the Waiefleldroad . A large number of panes ; were taken out of the windows by means of an instrument made evidently for the purpose . - s

      Magisterial Honesty . —On Wednesday last ^ a poor man , about eighty years of age , appeared before the Miagistrates to lay a complaint against the 1 Overseer of Hemsworth , for refusing to pay him ¦ 2 s . 6 d . a week , which he had been in the receipt of for a number of years . The overseer stated that , the poor man was . uotmarried , but lived with a woman , and had done so for some time . On being asked by theliench how long he had'lived with the woman in question , the poor fellow said they had been together more than forty years as man and wifev The overseer still insisted that she was not his wife , as they had never been married ; The bench gave it astheir opinion that she must be a / ood wife indeed , or else they could pot have lived together forty years , and accordingly ordered the overseer in future , instead of paying the old man 2 s . 6 d ., to pay him 4 s , a week .

      KEAL itOBBERYi—The Committee appointed the other week to manage the distribution of a small fund which had been raised for the relief of the poor , agreed " with a respectable baker for bread , which was to be made into six and eight pound loaves ; but Mr . "Wragg has such a prediction to help the distressed ^ that be made the eight pound loaves pjx pound , and his six pound loaves four pound , taking care to charge the price originally agreed on-reightpence for the four pound , and one shilling for the six pound . We have it from one of the . Committee , that if this respectable had made the whole of the bread that was agreed for he would have completed a robbery on the starving poor to the amount of twenty pounds .

      DEWSBURY . Poor Law GuARpiANS .- ^ The members of the Dewsbury Radical Association are taking steps to prevent , if possible , the election of any Guardians that are in favour of the New Poor Law ; and to elect Guardians that are opposed to it , and who will oppose its introduction into this Union . Other townships are doing the same ; so that if the rate-payers do their duty , Mr . Power , the tramping Poor Law Commissioner , will have no more power in the Dewsbury Union . The names of the popular can didates will be announced in due time , so that there mav be no mistake .

      Awful Death of a BLACKOUAnb . —John Dransfield , of Ossett , a character well known in the neighbourhood in which he lived for his wicked practices , was found , starved to death hi a field , on Tuesday morning week . It appears from tbe evidence which was given on the inquest , that the deceased had , on Monday week , been at a dog battle at Stocks Moor , near Brettdn Hall ; and on his return , having got . intoxicated , on arriving at a place called Stage Hill , near Horbury , he was striving to make his Way towards a barn to sleep , but being deadly drunk he either fell or laid himself down in the snow , and went to sleep , where he was found starved to death next morning . The deceased has left an unfortunate wife with a family of seven small children , in a state of destitution .

      HECKWIONDWIKE . . Ancie"nt Druids . —On Tuesday evening week , being Shrovetide , the brethren of the Acorn Lodge of Ancient Drnidsj No . 115 , held their anniversary at the Royal Oak , Heckmondwike . The number that sat down to dine was about sixty ; and the dinner was served up in the finest style-by Mr . arid Mrs . Wynn , landlord and landlady of the house . The Lodge was decorated with evergreen , and the misletoe was prominent as the Druidical distinction of their ancient order . The evening was spent in the greatest harmony and good feeling : several patriotic toasts and songs were given , after which , the brethren separated . .

      Ancient Foresters . —On the same day , tbe Ancient Foresters held their annual court or festivalj . No , 122 , at the Wool Pack Inn ; a most sumptuous dinner was provided on the occasion , by Mr . and Mrs . Ainsloy , the worthy host and hostess of the Wool Pack , Heckmondwike . About a hundred of the Ancients sat down to dine . The hospitable board was actually laden with real old English cheer , so that the n \ 03 t fastidious epicure might have been amply gratified . After dinner respectable officers presided , and the evening was spent in the greatest harmony , while toasts and songs , and other demonstrations of hilarity characterised the convivial proceedings of the company .

      HALIFAX . Magistrates' Office . —Beauties of English Law . —A respectable-looking young man , named James Taylor , was charged with assaulting a neatly-dressed young woman , named Sarah-Tay * lor , who ( as her name indicates ) was the counter part of himself . The rise , progress , and issue of the complaint may be briefly summoned up thus : —It appeared that , some five years ago , tbe defendant led the complainant to the hymeneal altar , where they were spliced in * ' happy wedlock . " Years winged tKeiv way , our " bridal pair , " meanwhile , basking beneath each other ' s smiles . At length , however , it happened that , one fine evening , the fair

      daughter of Eve suddenly made her departure , without assigning any reason ; and , on the following day ^ the defendant went to his wife's mother's , to have an interview with his spouse . He did not find her there ; she had left , taking away a portion of her clothes . The following Sunday , while taking an airing , he met with her ; but she passed by and would not speak to him . She had , in his name , hired a house in Charles Town , in Northowram , where she was visited by a person against whom an action for criw . con ., it . appears , is pending . Of the wife ' s infidelity , the husband himself possessed the proof ; for , one evening , he witnessed the individual already alluded to , and the adultress , in a position which

      left no doubt upon his mind . The adulterer , however , seized him by the throat and kicked him into the . street . On Saturdaj' night , the husband went and endeavoured to reconcile the breach existing between his wife and himself . However , instead of a treaty of peace , some hasty language arose , upon which the defendant , becoming aggravated , capsized her , and then , after locking tbe door , " tanned her hide most stoutly . " The complainant stated that her husband began to " feigbt" her , and then threw lier upon the bed , and ^' feighted" her

      again . He then locked the door , and " did a bit at her again . " She swore that her life was in danger . Tillotson , the constable of Northowram , and two watchmen , spote of the cries of " murder" which proceeded from the complainant ' s house late on Saturday night , and by which a crowd of people were attracted to the door . On behalf of the defendant , Mr . J . H . Mitchell delivered a lengthy exculpation , in which he entreated the bench to consider the aggravated circumstances under which the assault was committed , and from which he conjj tended that the defendant had a claim to their

      leniency . He could say , from his own knowledge , th ' st ' h ' e never heaTd of a more distressing case ; A charge of a gross nature , against a most respectable individual , would shortl y b& brought before a higher tribunal . He could inform them that proceedings at law were riovr "being instituted against that individual ; but he disclaimed being a party to them dragging that individual ' s name before the public , arid he cautioned his client not to tnierition any name . His client ' s wife had unhappily been seduced ; and her husband , feeling that his character was seriously affected by her still keeping up her illegitimate practices , went to remonstrate with her on the impropriety of her conduct ; when , being aggravated , le struck her . The assault was committed under

      circumstances of a most revolting nature , and which their worships , he hoped | would take into their consideration . Mr . Ralph : replied that they had only to deal with the assault ; the other charge would be for a higher court , Mr . Mitchell still contended that their worships might , under the circumstances , sjibwsome leniency . The defendant , who hadrseveral times desired to speak , was here allowed to do so , ( after being again cautioned by Mr . M . riot to broach any name , ) and which he did , evidently under feelings which may be more easily imagined than y described . He stated that his wife and * himself / had never had a ; wrong word , previbris to her leaving him . He had met her arid she

      wou | d not speak ; and had gone to her and asked / her to go back to ni 3 ' 'VD . use : ah'd :-liVe-p * ace ' ab ] y ' -. ' wi . t ;] i-hiin . He related the conversation they had had together , arid'what he had seen between acertairi person and his , wife '" and how h ^ had been kicked by him . Her own sister , h $ slid , was a witness' againsther . They had ho chudren . Mr . Ralph remarked that he was very : foolish fbr going near her , as long as there were not any children . The wife might |> e to blame ; yety if she came tiere , and swore that she was in danger of her life ,, they must protect her .: After so me ¦•' . ¦ ' further conyersatiW , he was ordered to pay costs , lfs . 6 d ., and bound in his own recognizance for his future good conduct .

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      EitAND . ^ Thtee serricesiwitl be ^ observed in the ¦ Radical Association R ^ om , at this place , oh Saridajr week , for the pttrpose of carrying into ; effect the object stated at their anriiversarjr jjnner on Tuesday week . , Thrto ;/ .. ; te ] igib tis ' . '' .-iiidiyi---- ' daals have offered / Wo ^ diii ^ oa ^ e'mc ^ ion : in support of so disinterested ; a cause as giving a gratuitQus education to the : poor . The ^ Ellandera will now be left without excuse should they refuse to support so noble an undertakings as the benefits to - be derived , are purely for the advantage of those per- - sons who -cannot help themselves , and are neither- ; confined id sect ^ party , or colour . b

      ¦ ¦ '¦¦ - - ' . .. ¦ ¦ . '¦ ¦ ¦ - ; . ; ;¦ ' ¦;; HTOL . ¦ ¦ ' y : ., - ¦ .- ;; . ; - . . Savage : * xb Brutax Attack on a Policeman . — James M'Cauley and 'WilUam Hennis , two savage looking fellows , were on . Monday placed at the bar , ( haying been reinanded from last Monday , ) charged with a violent and brutal assault npon * . Policeman Bolton , while in the execution of his duty . Bolton , ; whose ¦ head , was ; tied up , and who < ¦¦'¦> . appeared exceedingly weak from the effects o £ the - treatm ^ Sit he had received ,. wa 8 accommodated with ¦ ¦ -. ; a chair .. His statementwas in : substance a ? follows : '' ...: —About half-past two o ' clock on Sunday morning week , he heard a disturbance in Manor-streetand .

      , found it proceeded from the prisoners , who were ' drunk ; he went to them , and told them that as hehad warned them -before , he shoujd 3 if they would not be quiet ^ take them td the Station House . They said they would do as they liked , and he took Henni * into custody a -struggle commenced , and Bolton , was thrown down . He then took his staff out of his - pocket , and'M'Cauley sprung upon birii , and took , the . stafty and-struck : him over the head ; hishaf felV off . He had got up , but the blow made him fall down , again , and M'Cauley strpckhini two or three times ; he then , got him . down , upon which Hennis

      seized the staff , arid struck him ( Bolton ) over the shoulder . M'Gauley then ran down towards Quaystreet , and Hennis towards the Post -Office . ' Bolton ^ ran after Hennis , and took put ' . ' -ihis rattle , but fell down and fainted ;; The : villains were apprehended , andtbe alarm given by the rattle brought some of the police to Bplton ' s assistance , by whom he was conveyed to the Station House , bleeding profusely . For some days his' life was considered to be in danger . This evidence was fully borne out by Mr . John Fen , a young man who witnessed the transaction . The prisoners declined saying anything ' - ; in their defeuce ; , and were committed for trial .

      Working . Men ' s AssbciATioN . ^—^ A public meeting of the Working Men's Association was held in the Freemasons' Lodge , Myton-gate , on Monday evening , at half-past seven o ' clock , for the purpose of discussing the propriety or impropriety of the working classes forming themselves into Trades ' Unions . After an animated discussion , it was adjourned to Monday evening next , at half-past seven o ' clock .

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      LANCASHIRE NEWS . MANCHESTER . Dkbadftjl Fire at Manchester . ^— Oa Wednesday evening between five and six o ' clock , an alarming fire broke out in the large manufactory of Mr . Peter Marshall , Oxford . Roady Manchester . The flames were first observed to come from theengine room , and speedily comTOunicated with the bag Toom and other parts of the premises f at 2 <> minutes to five the engines arrived , and , played without intermission till past ten o'clock , but could not subdue tbe destroying element . Nothing

      could exceed the order which was preserved by the authorities , and the ready assistance which , was rendered by the people in procuring water , but all to no purpose . The business of Mr . Marshall ' s adjoining concern will be suspended for some time , as considerable injury we ^ understand ; has . been done to the engine . - We are not aware whether or not the premises were insured , and regret to say that not more than about a score bags of cotton were saved . Not more than two engines could play , though three arrived in . good time : this was owing to a scareitv of water .

      ROCHDALE . Negro EMAN 0 iPATioN ; -7-0 n Friday last a public meeting was held in Baillie Chapel , Eoehdale , for the purpose of petitioning Parliament for the abolition of the negro apprenticeship . After the ~ petition had been submittel , Mr . Joshua Taft rose , and moved that the following paragraph be inserted : — "That this meeting huinbly pray that the hours of labour of the white factory slave be restricted tothe same number of hours as those of the negroes a .- « allowed under the present law . '' The chairman refused to put it to tho meeting , as he contended it had nothing to do with -the present meeting . Mr . Taft contended that the Government had set the example by coupling the New Marriage Act with the Poor Law Amendment Act ; be thought they

      could not object-to us coupling these two subjects together . Mr . J . Robertson contended strongly that the resolution was in order ; and , after relating some of the cruelties the factory children had to endure , be eorisitlered if they were not slaves , he could not tell who were ; he should therefore press for the inotion . Mn John Bugbt ( a factory master ) rose , and desired that his friend would withdraw his motion , as he believed if the factory question was brought before the bouse separafelyy it would be of much more iise .- He assured the meeting he was favourable for a Ten Hours' Bill , and that he had got up a petition for Mr . Sadler's committee , andsigned the petition from this Borough for a Ten Hours' Bill . Mr . Taft then withdrew his motion , and the meeting sepaVated .

      Church RATES .- ^ At the Petty Sessions held on Monday , before Messrs . Royds , Chadwick , arid AshworthjEsqs . a gentleman nained Dumgarton , of Middleton , was summoned by the churchwardens of that placeifor 18 s , ljd . for efiurch-rates , whichhe refused to pay . "MrfHalsall , of Middleton , conducted the defence . . After interrogating the churchwarden as to what use the rates were appropriated , he confessed that in 1826 the churchwardens had borrowed . five or six hundred pounds to

      enclose a paieel of land for a burial ground , arid interest bad been paid for the . ' niotie ' yVout . of the church-rates j ' . aiid , as Mr . Dumgarton : was not an inhabitant of Middleton at the tiiae the money was hired , he could not by law be compelled to contribute any quota of money , either as interest or principal . The magistrates , in consequence , dismissed the case .. Others were also summoned for the same purpose , but were also . ' dismissed . The trial caused much interest to the persons who had assembled to witness it . ;'' .- ¦ ¦ '

      Taunton Radical AssoeiATiON . —A deputation from the Ash ton and Staley Bridge Radical Associations , addressed a meeting of the inhabitants of Taunton , on' Monday evening last , in the New Market Sunday School , arid formed an assoGiatipn to assist inobtainitig . the firsVgreat fundamental principles of Radical Reform . Upwards of twenty persons enrolled themselves as members , and a committee was appointed for ¦ arranging and conducting its affairs . A meetirig for a similar purpose will be held at Wood House 3 , next Monday night , or some subsequent night during the week .

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      from our second edition of last . - . . ; ¦¦ ¦ ¦;; - 'V-week . ' ^ ; ' , ; : ¦ . . . ; : " ¦ Mr . O'Connor has written to LoRn John Russeli relativb to the words used by hid Lordship on Mr . Fielden ' s motibfi for a repeal of the Poor Law Amendment Act , and has received the reply of his Lordship denying that any imputation was intended to be cast upon ^ Mr . O'Connor . The following is the correspondence :-r- ;

      Mr . F , O'CONNOR TO LORD J . RUSSELL . Deriham Cottage , Tuesday 27 th foi .,, 1838 . My Lord , —I beg to inclose yoii a . copy of an extract from your Lordship's speech ^ npon Mr . Fielderi ' s motion , for a repeal of the Poor Law Amendment Act , as reported in the London papers , and beg to know if your ^^ Lordship ' s words have ^ been correctly reported , and , if so ,, whether or not , you meant the following sentence , " and but few for character , " a * applicable . to me . _ May I request the fayouT of an immediate answer . I have thejhonourJK > htv ¦' - / Your Lordship ' s obedient Servant

      TEARGUS O'CONNOR .-[ lord John russbll ' s REPty . ] , , ^ Whitehall , fe 6 S 28 , 1838 . Sir , —I do riot think I am in any way bound to give an explanation of words used by me in tne Honse of Commons concerning a . public ^ easure , and when no reference was made inaiwanally to yon . r Your obedient Servant ,

      J . RUSSELL . [ mr . o ' connor ' s answer . } Devham Cottage , March 1 , 1838 : * My Lord , — . 1 have the honour to acknowledgethe receipt of your xeply to my note of Tuesday last and beg to * ay that your Lordship ' s concluding - sentence is all that I could require ; whilst , at the same time , I trust you will pardon my ignorance of that p art of your Lordship's letter referring to the ; hat part 01 ywui juuiuo ^ o 1 ^ 11 ^ 1 j ciciiiu ^ w m *^ which debate

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 10, 1838, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct342/page/5/