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    • TO MY HONEST AND "HOT-HEADED FOL-
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    • LEEDS NEW IMPROVEMENT BILL.
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      LOWERS . " Mr Deis , akd o . vi . t Fbibxcs , —Various zltempis hs . re been made by the Maltfeasian " Starre Beggar" fsct ? on , for the last six years , to destroy me first , and then to destroy you , and your eTery hope of justice ; bat I have met them on the threshold and beaten them , under every disguise they hare assumed . And now that they hare augmented their forces by a junction ¦ with , all the scattered fragments Of Whiggery , Eoma nraudling old women cry out

      H sham-, why denounce the new-fledged patriot 3 ? Why not lie down and let ihem strengthen themselves for your detraction ? Be sure they are honest , well-intentioned , and sincere . " Have I not traced . them through , their every coil , and unfolded the BnafceB to pnblio view f HaTe I not told yon that they were moved by Joseph Hume and his associates ! and now , in confirmation , allow me to lay before you an extract from a letter which I hare lost received from Montrose . If i 3 as follows : —

      * Sir , —I hare seea a small notice from Mr . Harsrison , sisting part of what he had heard from Mr , loveit . " Si&rs bos , Sir . I will go farther than Loveit . Yesterday -week , after Joseph Home was returned for these Burghs , I , as one of a deputation , waited upon him , to request of him to take charge cf our petition-sheets with 1 J ) 54 signatures , which I hope by this . time the Convention have received . He kindly received us , and promised to support the six points , and will enter more into detail afterwards . He then began slap : — ( f i We want to get a paper to supersede the Star ; to get rid of Feargas O'Connor , and all his hot-headed followers . There

      are Lovett , Vioeent , HetheringtOBj , and Coffins , and a good many more , who are doing all they can to bring about that so much-needed object . " Now my hot-headed followers , I ask yon -whether or not this extract brings the charga of treachery aid conspiracy home against the intellectual Chartists ! And this is from Hume , that Malthnsian sjarve-beggar political economist free-trader 1—one of the camp followers of Whiggery , -who supported the faction until he had pensioned hi 3 friends aid relations upon the parings from the paupers platter .

      These are the very fellows who have been the autaorsofall your misery , and who are morally , aye and legally , guilty of every act of desperation to which £ ha plunder of % he faction shall drive & starving and an outraged people . They put down the Star ! Poor devils ! they shall put down my last shirt first . They get rid of Feargus O'Connor ! The wretches i I will beat them all to their hearts contest . 1 laugh at their pigmy force and womanish threats . Theirs is a war of waters , raised against the head and front of democratic omnipotence , —not against Feargus O'Connor ; but having laid me low , they would ihsn pall down the pillar which I have done oae jean ' s share in erecting . They whine andsimper ,

      and cry cut , " 0 , don ' t denounce 1 " Good lack , kind folks ; no , you shall have your pleasure . 3 will bow to your mighty will and pleasure ; but iv shall be when I loS 3 Ihe dignity of self-respect . They are hoi the ilrsi Enre ^ tslers who have been wrecked against that rock of principle—the Northern Star . They don ' t want a national mirror ; they desire a looking-glass , in which they may see reflected monkeys of their own dressing—patriots of their tnra imagination—toys gilded with rich men ' s gold . They will milk Starge , and then send him to grass They could not have hit upon a better milch cow for their purpose , because they profess to have the " same object in view—namely , to make bread cheap for people who haTe no money to buy il with !

      But be assured that , from whatever quarter they may draw their aid , succour , and support , they EhaJl ever find in me and my " hot-headed followers " a party who will surrender their principles , or alter their name , only with their lives . But this is * de nouncing . " 0 , kind friends , gentle followers , pray lie down in quiet , and allow our intellectual saviours to cure us by killing us ! £ ver your fond and devoted friend , F £ aegcs O'Connor . A Chartist , and no surrender :

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      COAI ^ NA-OGHTOJf . —A central meeting of flelt ^ atex irom the furious places in the West SJicjai . d disirict of Scotland was held in their . New hali z . \ th . s place , on Saturday , the 23 d lilt ., Mr . John Robertson , from Tillicouitry , in tne cha ; r . Aft I smiiEg some m ^ jrparcsjac business , the two reflations which have b ^ en forwarded fro m the 2 s " at ; oual Convention , respecting a bet ; er uuckrstandlns b-twetn the Charrias of England an-i Scotland , Were taken- into consideration , when , aft ^ r some di ; cu >! -ion , tne following resolution was unanimously screed to : — "That it is the opinion of iLa ce-iegstes now present thai the

      propo . td meeting of Delegates from the six c ^ Dires of Scotland wi : h the Executive of England should be held on as early a pay as pos ^ ibie snei ihr- business of the Convention i- > coLo-uded ; bin as there are several places who hi Ye noi delegates here to-night , in order to give time property to Ity the subject before the various assoeay . on ? , we a ^ ree to allow the subject to lie over tmul this day week , a meeting of dclt . ^ a res to be then neid 'or ihe purpose of settling tht qu ^ iion ; atd that onr decision be immediate ! v thereafter

      foiv- to the Convention " The Secretary was then iB tiucl ; -d to write to those places in the district W : o had not delegates at the meeting . Sir . Thomas iximie then stated that some Eusiike must have occurred in the drawiDg c-u ; of the credentials of onr delegate to the Kauonal Convention , ss . he" is reported in the Northern Star as bong from Alloa , in place of CoaJsnaughton . He considered this mistake important , as it would be apt to mislead correspondents , causing them to address their

      communications to this centre to Aloa , instead t > f Coaisnaughton ; he would , therefore , move : '' Thai the Secretary be lLsn acted to send a report to the Northern Star , ma piat he be particular in stating that the centre Of the West Midland District , is held in CoaJsnangh-U > b , and that all communications to ibis district , be forwarded to oar Secretary , Mr . Thomas Roberts , teacher , Cealsnanghton , by Tillicouitry . " The mo-Sou was unanimonsly agreed to . The ceDtre meets * a the ISew . Hall , of this place , on Saturday , ( this ** J ) , at fire o ' clock p . m .

      kxwx ^ ORT . —A correspondent writes us , that *\ s caust prospers hare ; they ha ^ e lately had som e ^ kadid lectures from Mr . Owen Glyndwr , and they JJ purporting to hold a graad demonstration on ^ Jut-Monday ,

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      MEN OF MIDDLESEX , SURREY , KENT , AND ESSEX . " PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PETITION . The attention of the Chartists of the above counties is particularly directed to the following arrangements , agreed upon by the delegates assembled at the Craven Head , Drury Lane , on Friday evening , April 22 nd . Each division is expected to arrive in Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , at ten o'clock on the morning of the 2 nd of May . The marshals are requested to take care that the divisions take up their quarters in accordance with their instructions . The various localities will constitute the four divisions in ihe following manner : —

      WESTERN DIVISION . Hammeesmith—Tailors , Three Doves , Berwickstreer , Soho . Bromfton—Tailors , Bricklayers' Arms , King-street . Chelsea . —Tailors , Three Crowns , Kicamond-strent , Kmghtsbridge—Tailors , Red Lion , Eing-street , Soho . Somebs Town—Shoemakers , King and Queen , Foleystreet . St . Pancras—Carpenters , Rock , lisson Grove . Mabtlkbone—Shoemakers , Clock House , Leicestersquare . "Westhin&tee—Teetotallers , Beak-street , Regentstreet . Places of assembling , Circus-street , Marylebcne , and Soho Square .

      Councillors to have red wands . NORTHERN AND CENTRAL DIVISION FiKSBcav—City of London . Masons—Shoemakers , Golden-lane . Shoehakbks—Cannon Coffee House , Old-street . To assemble in Fmbury Square . White wands .

      EASTERN DIVISION . Bkick Latte—Victoria , Three Colt ' s-street , Limehouse . Globs Fields—Queen ' s Head , Cambridge-road . AiBios , Cbubch-stbebt—Crown and Anchor , Church-street . Rose , Twig Follt—Silk Weavers , Buck ' s Head , Bethnal Green . To assemble at Bethnal Green Church , Cambridge Road . Blue wands .

      SOUTHERN DIVISION . Ship and Blue Coat Boy , Waiworth . Montpelier Tavern , Waiworth . 1 , China Walk , Lambeth . Horn ' s Tavern , Crucifix-lane , Bermondscy . St . John ' s Coffee House , New-street , Dockhead . Teetotallers , Britannia Coffee House , YVateriooroad . Depsford and Greenwich . Wandswbrth and Croydon . Chatham and Canterbury . To assemble opposite St . John's Church , Waterloo Road . Green wanes . The Trades' procession is not included in the above arrangements . J . W . Paekek , Secretary .

      P . S . —Tricolour rosettes of red , greea , and white to be "STorn oa this occasion .

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      —( hear , hear . ) This question will open the whole case , and it will be discussed with perfect candour . —Mr . Duff was called to the chair ; the marked thanks of the meeting were given to Mr . Rafter , after which the meeting separated . ABEUDEEN . —The signs of the times are indeed portentoas . The rapid spread of democratic principles is indeed amazing . Radicalism is now , not only the adopted creed of the oppressed millions of Groat Britain and Ireland , but the aristocratic scions in our Universities are being tainted with the same doctrine , and have b ? gun to shew their admiration of our principles by endeavouring to honour the advoca ? es—and perhaps the good readers of the Star will inquire in what manner ? The following will show .

      A number of students at King's College , Old Aberdeen , having imbibed ihe principles of the Charter , they Tf solved to test their fellow-atudenta' disposition towards the causoof libeity , bv bringing forward a candidate at the late election of a Chancellor of the University , There were three parties in the field , and as a matter of course each party nominated a Cindidate . The candidates were the Duke of Wellington , brought forward by the Tories , Lord Brougham , bythe Liberal ? , and , would you believe it , tne third candidate was that champion of liberty —that foe to oppression—that man of the people ' s choice , FeargHS O'Connor , Esq ., Barrister at Law . Mr . O'Connor ' s supporters were assiduously engaged in canvassing for their man , aa were also the other

      two parties ; and after having done their utmost the respective numbers of supporters for each candidate were as follows : —Wellington , 63 ; Brougham , 57 , and O'Connor 36 . The Liberals and Ultras consulted a 3 to the be 3 t course to be adopted ; if they polled the Duke " : i party were in the ascendency , and would beat them , bo they resolved to coalesce . The Broujihamites and O'Connorites , accordingly united , aid Brougham was chosen , as he had the greater . number of supporters on the Liberi ' . l side . We do not consider this as a defeat . It must be looked upon as a great triumph to the cause of hbtrv , Had O Connor betn elected be would have beon entitled by an Act of Queen Anne to a British peerage . Tne Professors of the University must

      indeed be astoni > hed to find demooracy has taken up its abode within those waUa where nothing is taught but the most self-debasing doctrines . But this shews that the love of liberty is inherent in man —that it is confined to no particular class in Bocieiy ; and thou gh prejudice may warp itself around the rea- on of some—though ignorance may retard the triumph of the casse of justice and humanitythough passive obedience be inculcated as a virtue iuto the minds of our youth , still the love of liberty is predominant ; the very enunciation of the word awakens feelings and emotions within the youthful bosom indescribable , and when he contemplates the happiness which would be the lot of man were he free , ha looks forward with blissful expectation to the time when liberty , equality , and justice shall be inscribed on our banners—when tlnse principles

      shall bo engraven on our hearts , and peace , plenty , and happniess the lot of mankind—when the hearts of our youth are uutainted with error , are imbuad with the beauty of truth , enthusiastic , v / arvn , compassionate , and benevolent , alive to the oppression tha * crushes their felloivs , keen in their perception of the cause and the means to remove it , then is the time to make impressions on their niinos which trme will not eradicate or circumstances chauee , to stamp indelibly on ihtir hearts an unquenchable . love of liberty , of truthful integrity , justice , and humanity . Wt ? hope that the example of these youths will bo followed by others throughout the country . The students here have the strongest hopes of returning O'Connor at the next cleciii n . M ^ y success attend their eiLm . Hurrah for O'Connor and the Etudeuts of King ' s College I

      Tavjst . ck , —At a meeting of the members of the Chartists of this place on Monday evening , it wa . s resolved , ' * That we the Chartists of Tavistock are ctitermined to stand by F . O'Connor and the Executive , as long as they stand by Ihe people ' s cause , and that we will tako nothing shore of the Charter , name and ail . Thanks were al > o voted to the five brave Bradford Chartists for their noble and straightforward manner ai . ik-i Sturee Conference .

      SSEFJriEZJD . ( From our owi Correspondent . ) Extract of a Letter fbim Samuel Holbeery . —" Dear rf : r , —1 this morning received your welcome letter . * * * The punifabment inflicted ou me is worse than if they had put an end to my sufferings at once . They have destroyed my constitution by unjust trea : ment at Northallerton ; they hive brought me to that state I cannot eat , and though I have been a ' lovreu half a pound of mutton every cay , and tea night and niornmg , since I came to iheCa > t ; e ; although 1 have been allowed . all this , 1 am reduced to such a state of debility that I can hardly crawl—1 am only a shadow of my former

      seif . There 13 a poor convict lying beside me in tin last stage of comsumptioti ; he is wasted very liitle more than I am . And , dear friend , you may rest assured that 1 shall never serve two years more in prison ; no , before half that time 13 expired , I shall be in my grave . * * Believe me , Sir , I would much rather leave this place a corpse , than remain here till my health i 3 so far gone as to leavo me a burden to my friends . * * * 1 think if you were to write to Brighton , and get them to send a memorial to Captain Pechell , it might have some effect , as a report went from tho surgeon here , last week , to the Homeiffice , on the state of my health . It's with difficulty that I havo wrote , the pain in my side is bo distressing . * ' I am , youra truly ,

      '" SAMTJUL HOLBERRT , " HcsDital , Y « rk Castle , April 24 th , 1842 . " Sir . G . J . Harney , Sheffield . ' [ Repeated petitions and memorials have during the la ~ sr six months been aent from Sheffield in behalf of Holberry , Fodeu , Peddle , aud others of our persecuted brutiier ? . Another nittnonal has been drawn up , to which we hope to obLain the signatures of surne of tbejufluenuals of the town , prayiug for Holberry i release . The Brighton Chartists have been written to , and we tiu ^ t tiiat they and our good friends in the other parts of the couutry , will renew their exertions to save poor Hobberry from the melanchr-ly fate predicted by himself iu the above letter-. —G . J . H . l

      EccLtsriELD . —Mr . Harney visited this village on Wednesday evening l < ut , aod addressed a iarge open , air meeuog ; h's uuuri-ss was l : 3 tened to with prolound attention ior nearJy a hour and a half . Upwariiaof a huudrcd addif . on . il bignaiures to the petiion was obtained at , the close of Mr . Harney * 3 adaress . Sermon . — . Mr . Samuel Parkes preacbod a funeral scraiun Jor Henry Fr » st , the deceased son of the cxiitd pa-criot , Johu Frusi , ou Sjnuay evening last , iu t ^ a National Charter As ^ ociat oii ruom , i " ^ Treelane . Mr . Purkcn to <; k for his ttxt , the lOch v . xiv . c . Job . —"' But mau ai ' . th ana wasted away ; yia , man grveih up tiie ghost , uucl where is he ? " Mr . P . delivered au . e > : ceii < -ni discourse .

      LicruKE . —At the wuekiy matting oi tne Cbartist tod ) , h ? M on Monday tv ^ uiug . in ihe above room , Mr . Taylor in the chair , Mr . Parkes delivered a lecture " Ou the evils or intemperance , aud the uuty of all CCarii-ts to become teetotallers , and the liuty of ali w « : iota . lhT 3 to become Ccartisss . " Mr . Paric-s flciirerea a 1 ngthy , argumentative , aud impress : ve lecture in > uppv > ri oi his views . At the couclubion of the lee urc , Mr . Harney introduced to ttiH noiicj of the . ints < -i ; ng ' tne resolution adopted oy ihi Couvcntioi ! , calJiii-: upon the puop . leto t > und by tr . u Charter ; aud , ait * r a few remarks , proposed tae following resolution : — " Tuat this meeting , respouuiu ^ to the rtcvi u uon of Hit Coiivt'Dton , recoaimciidiu ^ . tlio people to staudi iirmly by the six poiuts of ihe Charter-even the namd—as a portion of the people , b . g to a- ~ uro tha Cunvemion that , having railed round the banner oi the Charter , we wotbat will

      wiii iii-ver deoert it , cum *; weal , come ;; persevere iu the straightforward course we huve bnheitj pursued , uutil , wi ole and entire , we have made our Cnarier law . And we hereby return our h ' -aity thaiiks 10 tuc m--mbtrd of the Convention , lor . he industry , abiiuy , aaa honesty with which they are pursuing taeir duties aa tho veritable representatives of tlje people . " Mr . Edwin Gill seconded the above resolution , which was carried unanimously . Mr . Harney moved the followicg resolution : — ** That the special thanks of this meeting be given to Mr . Moir , delegate for Glasguw , lor h : s noble and patriotic conduct in bringiijg forward the reaolution to which we have respouued . " Mr . Parkes seconded the resolution . — Mr . Upton supported the resolution . The resolution was put and carried unanimously . Th&iiks having been voted to Mr . Parkes for his lecture , the nieenug aojuurned .

      Rattening . —On Friday morning , April 22 , about three o'clock , the attention of the waichmaaon duty at Siiales Moor was atiraoted by a loud explosion at ths Globe Works , "ihe explosion had taken place under the steam-engine boiler , and had dislodged much of the brickv ? ork in which it was set , but the boiler itself was lound to be uninjured . In one of the hulls , too , some wheel bands and other things were found partly destroyed by fire . The perpeirasora of the mischief effected their escape , ;

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      . MANCHESTBR . -NoTicE .-Mr . William pixon ii » vH > R been appointed correspondent to the Northern Star , for Manchester and the neighbourhood , he WOtlld feel obliged by parties ; wishing his » tlendance at any meetings , to inform him of the " Same . AH oomojumcationa addressed to Mr . Willia ^ i Dixon , at Mr . Bailey s , Bhopkeeper ; No . 7 * Edward-street , uidnam-road , will biponctually attended to * Milks Px , ATfmG .- ^ At the teeekiy mating : oh Sunday , confidence was uunimousiy voted ia the Convention . : ¦ ^ - . ; . ; .. ' ¦ . ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦' :. ' : " . . . : •;¦; . ¦ ; Carpentbr ' s Hah . —Mr , Dixon lectured in the afternoon and in the ( evening . A toosl ; crowded meeting , was . addressed in terms of glowing eloqsenoe by . Messrs . Smythers aud Rosa . On Friday evening , Mr , Tiliman lectured to the carpentar'a body .: . ¦ ; ¦ . . . - " . ; ¦ ¦ . ;/¦ : v . v :: ¦ ' ¦ . ,: . - " ¦ - '¦ ¦; . Eccles . —Mr . Dixon lectured here on Monday evening .

      BrRSTAL .--On Wednesday evening Iaat , ona of the most numerous meetings ever held in Birstal , assembled to hear a leoturo from Mr . WeBb , the district lecturer ,, who spoke for nearly two hours , explaining the principles of the ' . Charter , - and pointing out the duty of the people at the ' present crisis . At the conclusion of his address a reaolution , expressive of confidence In the honest leaders of the people , and determination to stnmi by tb * ir Charter , in name and substance , was unanimously adopted . Twenty-seven new members were enrolled . West Ardsley . — -Mr . West attended here on rhuraday , and formed a new Association . Sixteen members were em oiled . East AfiDSLEy , —Mr . West visited this place on Friday , and had a . glorious meeting He formed an Association , and enrolled fifty-seven new members .

      Horbury . —Mr . West lectured here on Saturday tveiling to a numerous audience , and created a goofl feeling in favour ef the principlea of the People ' s Charter . Bath . —On Wednesday evening , April 20 th , Mr . Harriett , of Bnstol , gave a spirited lecture in the Chartist Room , Bath , on the rights of labour . It was listened to patiently by a highly respectable audience , who signified their approval of the sentiments uttered by frequent cheering . On Sun day evening Mr . Moxley lectured in the ChartUt room .

      Wotton-Undeb-Edge . —At the usual meeting on Monday , thanka were voted to Mr . Q ' Brien , for his services at the Sturge Conference . Confidence was also voted in him , Vincent , and other Chartists who attended that Conference . The meeting also expressed , by resolution , its regret at ' ^ the uitteu . Bpirit of intolerance and uflcharitablenoss manifested by some of our brother Chartists towards our best and noblest advocates , "who may happen to rtiffjr from them oh mino-- points , and hope that the Convention , before the terniinatioa of its sitting , vfill endeavour , by the adoption of some plan , to heal the many lamentable divisions existing . "

      LFE 35 S DISTRICT . —A delegate meeting of this district took piaca on Sunday : last , in tho Association Room , Hunslbt , when deleyates were preseni from the foliowing places : —Leeds , Messrs . Fraser and ' Walker ; Holbuck , J . Davies and Mr . Wade ; Hunslet , Mesirs . A . Smith and T . . Beaumont , Woriley , Messrs . J . Dudson and " 'James .. Saville ; Armiey , Mr . Jas . Switheubank and Mr . Wm . Bintu ^ ter ; iWoodhouse , Mr . Samuel Armitajje and Mr . Wm . Fouwt'ss . ; - C / ii'iwell , Mr . David"Dodgr son and Mr . Bebj . ' Mossk-y ; Morley , Mr . ' ; 'Pickl » s aud Mr . Brook . Mr . Jolm Smith , tha Treafcurer to the district , \ va 3 called to the chair , and britfly opened the lncetiiig , after which the secretary reud over the pjinujca of the last meeting . He said that he had not been able to engage Mr .

      Wes * , as the Dcwsbury district had secured his services previously . He then read over a letter from iBingley , staling that they were ready to cooperate with this and the surrounding districts -or the support of : lecturers , and that a dolegate meeting was to take place to-morrow morning , at Bradford , to elect one . Mr . Walker then moved , and Mr . Wade Beconded , ** - That a delegate be seut irom this district to the meeting on Sunday next , at Bradford . " This was put and carried unanimousiy . Mr . Armitage moved , and Mr . Walker seconded , " That' -M&' Fraser be : the delegate for thiadistriot . " This was also carried unanimously . It was then carried , " That Mr . Jones , of 'Liverpool , be recommended as the lecturer . " A resolution was come to ' That tho local lecturers do form themselves into

      a committee to arrange meet-ings ' and : ' to-draw up plans . " They are particularly requested to mett for ( his purpose on Wednesday nifcjht , at half-past fceven o ' clock , in the Association Room , CheapAde * After a Vote of thanks to the Cnairman , the m < et \ ng broke up . The next meeting will be held at Wood house . —Thia district , since its union , has risen rapidly in numbers . Already its good effects appear to be seen ; a more friendly feeling exists than there did before— -each seems to vie with the other as to which can do the jKreatest good to thi causei Tho National Petit . on fromithis district HHmbora 41 , 200 , nearly four times the number that was attached to t he last from this district . To the members in the

      villages we would say , march forward in your triumphant career ; let every one dp his duty ; let prudence be your guide ; and above all be firm to your Charter .

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      We gave last week an account of all the vestry meetings that had then taken place , when the meeting stood adjourned to Monday evening , at which time there was a very full attendance . In consequence of the Court House being occupied by T . H . Marshall , Esq ., who was holding a Court Of Requests in the large court , it was half-past seven o ' clock beforo Mr . Roberts took the chair . Tne CfijnuaiAN / ih , oponing the business , acquainted the meeting with the business which was under discusion when the Wednesday evening ' s adjournment took piace , and read over Mr . Barr ' s proposition . Mr . GEO . NtWTON , in a fvw brief remarks , opposed

      the bill " , altogether , which he dec-ared was unuocessary , the ratepayers being already . burd ' eued sufficiently with expenses , without an addition of five or six thousand pounds for obtaining a New 1 mprovement Bill . He did not caro what the House of Commons thought , ho ehould support , the amendments ! introduced , in preference to the original biil . Mr . Thos . Dixon replied at some length to the remarks made by Mr . Barr , and the principles contained in his resolution , and contended that the alterations introduced had been adopted after matar . deliberation by the meetings which had been , hold , at which both considerable time and great attention had been devoted to theobject .

      Mr . Frazhb . followed in a speech of great le » £ tb , and of surpassing eloquence . Ha thougtiD it was an insult to iho meeting and to tho ratepayers- ^ eueralty , to tell them that the ameudments which had oeea ihtrodueed were not . ' such as could be beneficially carried out . Ho took the opportunity' of replying to some remarks in an artit ' e in thoLeeds Mercury of Saturday last , and contended in favour of the ameudments which had been adopted , ' -arguing lor the principle of a graduated scaio of taxation , so that the working classes mi «! ii be -move lenitntly taxed tlian their employers . . Tivop&nco-i . n the pound s

      he contended , - -wad sufficient for a working man to have to pay out of his earnings ; and this was the scalo he trusted tho meeting would abide by . - 'With the amendment , adopted in reference to the tolls of the free market he uid not agree , because ho thought it was making a ciass distinction , a . id legislating t '^ r oiieclass of the community at the expeucw of another . Mr . Robinson , who said he was a small tradesman , argued aKainsc the introduction of the graduated scale of taxation , and would have all-classes to pay the same amount of rato per pound , let that aaioum be fixed at what it niiKht .

      Mr . Thomas Mohgan pointed out the inconsisteucea and inequalities of tho proposed grattudte .. scale , which h « chttractarised as dishonest and uisjust . He was in favour of oue imitorm scale , and would exempt cottages under £ 6 rent from bein ^ rated at alJ . Mr , SuMMfiBS , decorative artist , put some questions to Mr . B ;» rr , us to whether , in the event oi hi . s resolution being « arrieJ , ho would consent to adoiit iuto the bill aniendmeais aa to tae lime of holding tiie meetings , say April or May , instead of January ; as to the substitution in certain cases of affirinations instead of oaths and as to the amount of Hue lo be levied by tho magistrates on parties who aits found guilty of exposing for sale unsound meatw

      Mr . Barh replied that tha first point was met in the bill ; that so far as the eecond waa concerned , the times for holding the annual meeting had been fixed after duo deliberation , by the commiaaiouerti themselves ; aud tne last was also met by the bill , which provided a maximum fine of iJ 5 . Mr . Joshua . Hobson , after eome excellent observations , dm ing the delivery of which he was loudly applauded , proposed the following amendment ir" That as the legal gentleman wbo has mainly bad the charge of the proposed Leeds Improvement Bill , has publicly signified his intention of abandoning all further professional coDneotion with that bill , because of the aLteiatioi . s and Uieadme&tsxu&deinitby thia-yeatiy meeting ; and aa , under these circumstances , and thu extraordinary and unwarrautably hostile positions assumed towards the vestry by the Town . Council and

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      the Borough Magistrates , there is little , if any , prospect of the proposed bill passing the Parliament in a shape conformable to th © -wishes of the majority of the personB who will be affected bjr the measure shouid it become law ; and as there are now / be / oVe P » lianient certain public bills for regulating building s and effecting improvements in cities and boroughs , v , 'hich bills if passed into law ( of which there is ever >* reasonable prospect ) , will mainly accomplish the objec ^ -f sought to be accomplished by the new Z . ? eds Improvement Bill ; it is the deliberate opinion of this vestry meeting that the meat judicious and safe eoorse will be to abandon all further prosecution ef the Leeds Improvement Bill , and petition Parliament to make the public bills as efficient as possible , and to paa » them without delay . This course-will save the town a great amount of

      expence , and prevent any sectioa of the inhabitanta from going to Parliament Ttitb a private bill ( having a general sanction of the inhabitants iu vestry assembled ) , and there , from their party > political , and legislatorial influence procure the passing of the bill in a shape to suit their own party and clasaiateiesta / but in a shape obj ^ ctiobable to the majority of the jnfiabjfenfcs . Tabs meeting , therefore , composed as it is of the owners and ? -iwupiers of property in the borough of Leeds , withdraws its general sanction formerly given to the new Leads Improvement Bill , and forbids any party from going to Parliament , and there prosecuting the meaiure in their : name , unleaa mica party will afford all tea Bonableguarautee to this luettiHg , that they will endeavour to catry into full effect the altetatiohs and amendments ( both in principle and detail ) agreed upon by this meeting . "—Carried .

      Mr . Benjamin KnowleS seconded the amendment . Mr . Barb then replied on the whole qiicstion , and went into a detail of the eircumstances connected wioh the bill from the first commencernenfc of its formation , the reasons which had led to it , the measures adopted with regard to it , and the conduct of the Magistrates and Town Council after thg amendments introduced by the vestry meetings . He gave hte own candid opinion that with those amendments'the ^ bill could not pass Parhajaeat ; this svasalso the opinion of the Parliamentary agent-, of his friend Mr Eddison , the Tpwa Clerlf , and he would ask , without knowing his opinion at all—lie would ask Mr . Naylor ^ tho clerk to the commissioners ^ what his opinion was upon the question . Mr . Navi , or gave a concurrent opinion .

      Mr . Barr continued , and alter arguing against proceeding with the bill- as it had been amended , he concluded by again reading his resolution , upon which he Was determined to take the sense of-the

      meeting . The Chairman thea-put the amendment and the original resolution to the meeting , and the former waB carried by an overwhelming majority , amid 9 t great cheering . Mr * Barr announced that he should not distract the parish by demanding a poll , though he had the power to do so . Mr . Joshua Hobson then moved thai a committee of seven persons be appointed to watch the proceedings of tho public bodies ia the borough , with regard to the Improvement Bill , Ttnd to prepare a petition i < j Pailiamentjfor the incorporatioa of Leeds in iho public bills . Tills was seconded and carried : and the following persons Were appointed : ¦—Messrs . Frazer , Hobson , Knowlea , Dixon , ArUiil , Longstaff and Barnard .

      The petition was ordered to be signed by tho chairman on behalf of the meeting , and to be transmitted to Wm . Beckett , Esq ., aad Lord Wharncliffe , for presentation . On the motion of Mr . Hobson , tiie vestry meeting was then , adjourned , to Wednesday evening , Ivlay 25 ih , at th 8 Court House ; Mr . Hobson made this motion in order that tho meeting might be ready to act at once shouid any eaiergency arise . The proceedings did not terminate until half-past eleven o'clock .

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      iHPRdVEMEJtt Cost » feSIONERS . —At a meeting of •/ this body , held on Monday morning last , specially convened to take into consideration the steps to be adopted in reference to the New Improvement Bill , after the amendments introduced into it by the vestry meetings , H was unanimously resolved on theraotion of JD . W . Nell , E ? qi ., secohdeql by Mr . Joseph Woodhead : — " That , considering all the cirpumstances in which the Leeds Improvement . Bill now before Parliament is ^^ placed , the ^ conflicting ^^ claims and interests which are connected With it . together with

      thedifficulty of ieconcilirig tiie variouo differenceg whict ' have atisen out of them , this meetin / ji 8 of opmipn that the iurtiier 6 » : i ? and proseoutjoa of the Bill should be vested fa the Town Council and the magistrates , with a requesfc that they will immedutel y . take all requisite measareB to pass the same tnrough Parliament with such alterations and additions , as Parliameut may deem expedient , this meeting , expressing no decided opinion on the nature and constitution of the body for e > xesutinjj the powers proposed to bo taken by the Bill , under

      flonviction- that the Town Council and the magistrates will give that subject their best arid moat deliberatd consideration j with , a properRegard to theinteyests of the borough at large . " Tha resolution waa ordered to be sent : to the magistrates and the'lovrn Couboil , through their respective clerks ; : It may b © noticed that previous to this meeting the magistrates had a , private meeting , * nd after it broke up they adjourned to the Commissioners' meeting , the resolution having been most probably drawn up by themselves .

      Fortune Triukq . —Yesterday , two women named Sophia Cuff and Wary Ann Dunn , wert committed for three months eaoh ( with hardlabour ) to Wakefield Hoiiaie of Corwstioni as rogues and vagabonds , for having obtained the sum of JS-s . &d . in money , Bixyafds oJf new flanHel , and a shawl , from ilary Theaker , servant to Mr , Kerohaw , painter , Welliugton-roatl , und « r pretenee of beingable to " rule her planet" aud make her ae $ uainted with the secrets of luturity , pfomisiag her at the same time an excellent husband and plenty © f children , who were all to do well in the world . The foolish girL tound out , after repeated visits , that both more money and more goods were wanted than she could conveniently spare , and fancyiag that Bhe ) ua 4 been "'done , '' she gave information to the police and caused their apprehension .

      Frauds on the Pboa Rewsf Fund . —An , investigation into a series . offfauds upon thisfund , has been going on for som < 9 days beforo the committee , by whom v when the tickets issued came all to be brought in and checked it was discovered that a-great aum-^ or had been altered , after passing the committee , from & smaller sum , to the max ; mura amount allowed to be giveu , ] bufc gejierally they purported to be for 43 , Cd ,, one shilling or eighteenpence of which was entered to bs given in money ; besides which it was found ''' -.-than several tickets had been , prese » ted and honoured at the depot whwh had never be « n ordered by : the committee at all . These tickets were principally signed by

      Mr . Labron , ( lately residing iu BAsiughaU-street , ) but some of them were signed Abrain JLongbottomi It .. appears , that when the subscriptions was first eutered into Mr . Labron waa appointed to act as visitor , in carapany with Mr . Nerins . The l& : ter gentleman , however , after attending to the duties for a short time , was called by business to London , and during his absence , Mr . Labron , by way of making his duties as light as possible , obtained the assistance of Longbottom , a lad about seventeen years of age , whoSd father resides ia L ^ dy-lane . Longbottom , it would appear , performed most of the labour , and so convenient was ke that when Mr . Kevins returned he was persuaded

      by Mr . Labron , to guif ^ r him to continue . This he did ^ and the frauds , . by altering the ticket aad issuit g forged ones , then commenced ; for no sooner had Longbottom got thus full possession of tne necessary books and other documents , than it is found he began to give ticketa away by wholesale to parties who had no right to them , all of whick tickets were , made to allow a money payment , and which money he stipulated was to be returned to him , for some other party , and to reimburse h : m for what ho had given in charity during his vi 3 iis . Th © tickets were chiefly givea by Lc / ngbottom , to a man named George Longley , residiug in St . Peter ' s-- ' ( luare , wiio , in turn , h&hded them to a John Beedle , a . labouring man residing somewlicraitt York-street , and he gave them to deserving ; objects ;

      The commhtee having so far satisfied themselves , determined to prosecuta the partiesV audon 'Thursday last , Longboiipm , Longiey , aiid B $ edie were apprehended . Longley , however , was admitted evidence , in order more fully to fix the fraud upon , LoHgbottom , who has by these ' means pocketted , according to his' own statement , £ 4 ot the monies subscribed for the relief of the necesskoua . On Friday , the ; matter was investigated beiorethe magiatratea , when the case . against JLoEgbottom and Beedle was sent to the sessions , the latter , who was only iho dupe of Longbettom , being bound in his owu recognizances to appear . Bail was applied for on behalf of Longbottpm , but the magistrates ( the Mayor and Mr . : # lu ? grave ) refused to admit him , and he was ordered to be sent to Wakedd . . "¦ ' " ¦ '¦ ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ '" ' . - ---v .

      Stealing Poultbt . —On Monday last , two men named George Varley aad John Cavendar , were charged before the magistrates at the Court-House , with having broken iuto the hen roost of Mr . Chaa . Grosvenor , of Gro 3 venor-place , Hunalet Moor-end . The prosecutor stated that hearing a noise amongst his hens , on Saturday night , he weut to the place aud found that it had been entered through the roof , and that there WBs' a man in . He got the assistance of a watohman , and found Variey inside the hea

      roost , aail tvvohaus nearly killed ready for being carried off . The only evidence against Cavender was that he came up at the time , and from what he himself said gave reason to suspect he knew something of the matteri Mr . Grosvenor , however , said ho had known him some time and never suspected him before ; hufVarley- ho had long suspected , and had , at various timos , lo 3 t 126 fowls besides pigcanB . Cavendar was discharged ; Varley was committed for trial .

      Cruelty to a Dog . —On Saturday last , a young man , named Henry Haisjh , residing at Little London , was charged before the magistrates with having cut off the greater portion of the tail of a beautiful Italian greyhound . The dog had been left by the owner in the tare of Mr . Spink , the Black Bull Inn , LaudsJane , from whose house it had been only missed about ten minutes when it returned with its tail cut . It was shown that the dog entered the tap room at the Bee Hive Inn , Vicar * lane , where th « prisoner with some others was drinking , when he immediately seized it , and with a knife struck its tail off . He made no attempt todeiiy the fact , nor to plead any extenuation , a , nd after a severe reprimand he was fined tweniy shillings and costs , and in default of payment sent to Wakefield for amonth .

      Domestic Bliss . —On Tuesday last , a man named James Greenwood , a weaver ^ appeared before the Baagistrat . e 8 at- the Court House , on a charge of having assaulted his wife , a very respectable looking Foung woman , and another feniale with whom she was walking home , on iSaiurday evening , after leaving her work at Bagby Mill . It appeared from the statements of the witnesses that there was no provocation giyen , and that the assault on both was very violent . Ic further appeared that tho defendant had been separated from hi ? wife and child for four years , during which time he had not contributed a farthing to their support . : Ho was fined forty shillings and xsosts for the assault on his wife , and twenty shiUings and costs for that on the other female . He went" to Wakefield in default of paylccnt .

      Dkath by Burning . —On Saturday last , au inquest was held at the Court House , before John . Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Jane Steel , eight years of age , who resided with her parents in Bailey ' s Fold , Hunslet . She bad been left with other children in the house on Wednesday , and it would appear took a candle into the cellar tor some purpose and set her clothes on fire . She was much burnt , and died in the Infirmary on Friday . Verdict , "' Accidentally burnt . " It was staled by the witnesses that the parents of the girl were quite destitute , having had no employment for above six months ; and it was believed that for the two first days in tb . 6-week Ilia whole family , eleven ia number , had bten destitute of * food . The coroner aud the jury subsc ; ibed fifteen sailJiii ^ s for their relief .

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      iNTELtiGENCE ,. has been received of the sudden death of M . HuroauTijthe French Minister of Finance , on Monday last , in an appoplectic fit . Emigration . —Eighteen emigrant vessels have left Cork smce the 10 ; h of March , with 3 , 690 passengers , of whom went to St . John ' s 1 , 542 ; to Quibeo 1 , 211 ; New York 733 ; Sfi . Andrews 204 . Emi ^ ration is going on more extensively from Ireland this year than lias ever been the case previously .

      Thunder Stqrm . —On Sunday afternoon the southern parts of-ihe metropolis were visited with a , very violent ? storm of .. hiil , and thunder and lightning , which did considerable damage . The fine steeple of Brixton new churcih was struck about three o ' clock , -and completely shattered . The handsome granite cross by which ic was surmounted was shivered to atoms , and the dome immediately beneath is thrown cpnsiderablyOut of the perpendicular , besides having received other serious injury ; and there is little doubt that the whole must be taken down inorder ' to effect the necessarv reDaira .

      The electric fluid also struck the house of Charles Williams , Esq ., at Upper Tulse hill road , -whoBe family fortnnately happened to be from home for the day . The fluid set iire to the house , and the whole of the furniture was burned- The foundation of that and the adjoining house are also completely shaken by the ; : occurrence . A boy is said to have had both arms broken by th ^ falling atones from Brixtoh Church . Considerable damage was alsa caused by the eledfcric fluid to the shipping in the river , and several buildings on the baofcg < rf thd / Eham « v

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      ______ AND LEEDS GETO&Al ADYBETISiit .

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      yOI . Y . HO . 2 B 3 . SATURDAY , APRIL 30 , 1842 . . ? gSg ^ S ^ "

      To My Honest And "Hot-Headed Fol-

      TO MY HONEST AND "HOT-HEADED FOL-

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      TO THE WORKING CLASSES . Mt beloyct Fbiekdsj—It gives ma the most heartfelt pleasure to inform you that your Convention has now sat in deliberation for nearly three freeks ; and thai during that period not one single act of disunion or contention has arisen ; bat that the most perfect , cordial , sad delightful unanimity has characterised their every movement . We are going on cordially and gloriously . Use the last moment , the very last moment then , in sending np yoar sheets for the Supplementary Petition . That alone should contain one million of signatures . Sign away , then ; and send up your flags , as the procession on Monday promises to be a national Chartist triumph !

      Send off every banner on Satnrday night . Direct to Mr . John Cleave , 1 , Shoe-lane , Fleetstreet , London . Manchester will , as a matter of course , bs proud to know that their oft-used banners sWU float in the Metropolitan breeze , in majesty , over the nation ' s will . We have been this morning ; engaged in discussing and lamenting over the heait-rending annunciations of slavery , starvation , and desti . ntion to which the despotism of employers and class legislation has reduced you .

      We had a glorious xaeeting at ihe Crown and Anchor la ? t night , got up by the working men themselves . The great building ttss crammed ; name , " and all , carried nnanimonsij ! The Convention laving paced themselves for this week at the disposal of the Council of the London National Association , I could not atrend any of those distant places to which I have been invited . This must he taken as my gestral reply to those laitfcrs which I have not had lime to answer . Ever your faiihful Friend , FEAtGUS 6 C 0 XX 0 B ..

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      «»—p t 7 BUM . —Tiie Irish Universal Suffrage Association held their usual weekly meeting at their great room ? , So . 14 , Horth Anie-stree ; ; Mr . Fairick Dyott , secretary . The minutes ot' the istsc daj ' s proceedings having been read , Mr . II . Clark , proposed that Mr . John Wilds be admitted a member . Mr . Freebaim seconded the motion . Mr Dyott ' moved " That Mr . J . Hickson be admitted a member . " Mr . Martin seconded the motion . Air . O ' Higgins moved , and Mr . O'Connor seconded , w That Messrs . M'Kienan , M'NaUy . and Ternan be admitted members . " Mr . O'Hi ^ ins addressed the meeting upon the recent outrageous conduct of some

      of the members who had recently withdrawn from thsir association , and congratulated the meeting and assoc iation on the forraaate circumstances of having got rid of some of them at any rate , while he regretted that they had prevailed upon one or iv ? o honest men to leave that society and join the seceders . Those parties who were now gone ont from amongst them , had given their society great trouble and annoyance from the commencement . It was fresb in the recollection of every one , that they had been accusing each other of being spies aad informers , and that they-had gone so far as to take le ^ al proceedings against one another v ? hka proceedings were settled in that room . ( Hear , hear . ) " they are gone aai

      peace be whh them . " The next effort to destroy the association was to be found in the base little con-Bpiracy -against their noble-minded and truehearted fnead , Mr . P . M . Brophy . ( Great cheering . ) There were bnt few men in any station of life superior to Brophy : kind , benevolent , good-natured almost to a- fault , aiid , at the same time , possessed of an indomitable tpini that no power on earth could subdue—( hear , hear ) . Poor Brophy was persecuted , hunted down in the land of his birth by an infamous < sowardly gang who hated bim on account of his many virtues and sterling patriotism- But then his poor wife , who waa too sensitive and too delicate to withstand the shock caused by the persecution of

      her husband . She , poor creature , sunk by slow degrees-since tho day her husband was denied the right to vindicate his character at the Corn Exchange , and was ignominioiisly branded as an Orangeman andarenegade by Mr . O'Connell— ( hear , hear ) , -It is now evident that it was thi 3 latter kind of slanderers who have withdrawn from us that misrepresented Mr . Bropny to Mr . O'Connell , and so imposed upon his creduluy as to prevail upon himwith a nanon at his back—to crash an hone .-t , innocent , upright man , —a man who had no means of sappoit : ng a wife and three children but by his hard earnings ; Poor Mra . Brophy is no more ! As it is now well known that she fell a victim to the

      persecution and banishment of her husband , it is hoped that her death will be a warning to those who have great power never to persecute a poor , honest man again . The children are wholly unprovided for ; but he ( Mr . O * H . ) trusted that some proTision would he made' for them out of the £ 1 Q , OGO which were received as the Corn Exchange , where the misfortunes that h 3 Te befallen them originated when taeir good father vras denounced a 3 a renegade and an orangeman , and wnen he was refused the poor privilege of defending his- charauier . ( Hear , hear , and great sensation . ) This is liberty , is it 1 Iso ; it is tyranny and persecution in their most unmitigated form . Talk not of Gesler after this !—Mr . Freebaira

      passed a very high eulogium on the characier , merit ? , and success of Mr . Bropny . Mr . Waters , Vwho waa not a member ) beggtd the privilege ot addressing the meeting . He said that he wa 3 sony to Eee a meeting of his countrymen finding fault with Mr . O'Connell : the country owed him mucn . The English Chartists did cos support ibe Liberal at ihe last elections ; ihey helped the Tories , and put out our friends the Wlii ^ s . Ths Tories arc giving ail the places 10 their own friends ; and , if they remain long in power , all the offices will again be iiilea by Tones ; ana is it patriotism tolec the enemies or the people get the good places , instead of our friends ! He ( Mr . Waiers ) was at ihe Corn

      Exchange the day Mr . Brophy was turned out , aud he must say that he thought him badly tu-ed . ( Hear , hear . ) But who could blame Mr . O'CouEeil I Surtly somebody must have imposed upon him , or he would have heard Mr . Brophy in his ovrn defence . He ( Mr . Waters ) wished to know why it ¦ r as that the Association was opposed to the Wh'gs . Surely the Whigs were better than ihe Tories ; and did Mr . O'Conneli no : tay that it would b 3 belter to 'keep out the wind with aa old hat than not 10 keep it out at all . He came there to hear what ihey had to say upon these subjects , as he was at a loss to kuow the reason why they opposed the Whigs , and also why they did not follow

      the mighty lender , O'Conneii . He thanked them for the attentive hearing they had given to one who was not a member , and who never spoke at a public meeting before . —Mr , H . Clark said that he for one would pin his political faith to the sleeve of no man . He was born -and reared a Catholic , and that religion vaughi him to abide by ihe faith , and not bj any individual—( hear , hear . ) He ( Mr . C . ) had learned his political creed , and he would stancs by it ; and if Peargus O'Connor himself departed from the straightforward path , ne ( Mr . Clark ) would not follow him—( hear , hear . ) It was because Mr . O'Cennell had left his Radical friends , and joined their enemies , " the base , bloody , and brutal Wnigs , "

      the authors of the Coercion Act , and the Poor Law Amendment Act , that he ( Mr . Clark ) could not snppoit Mr , O'Connell—( hear , hear . ) The people were deceived and betrayed by the middle ranks . Let them now be cautious how they trust tiem . —Mr . Dyott said that as it was growing late he would not detain the meeting with any lengthened observations , particularly after the manly and independent speech of Mr . Clark , But he would just say to " Mr . Waters , that if he would favour the Association with hi 3 presence on Sunday next , the question would be discussed , *• Whether any mao , who supports either a Whig-or a Tory Ministry , can oe the friend of public liberty or popular rights 1

      Leeds New Improvement Bill.

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      LEEDS . —Serious Shop Robbkry . —On Monday las ? , two lads , whose names are Joseph Kay , aged 18 , and Charles Gilroy , aged 17 , together with a young girl uanied Fanny Archt-r , were brought before the magistrates at the Court-House for fiual examination , on a charge of having , on the llih oi April , broken iut > tho shop r > f Mr . Barracloughj hosier , Bri ^ gate , and stolen £ 58 iii money . A pane of glass had been broken , by which means the fastener of the window in the back yard was loosed , and ingrejs obtained . No one resided in the shop .

      It would appeur that one of the tbieres must have been concealed in the back yard , because both doors of the yard wtro fastened that night by Mr . Bailey , whose house is connected with it . Tho thieves let themselves out by the back door of the house . Nothing was heard by Which any trace of the thieves could be apparently discovered till above a week afterwards , when inspector Child became acquainted wiili the fact that the two lads , Kay and Gilroy , had bought a variety of articles , and amongst other things a watch each , cloth for a taglioni coat and waistcoat , and nine silk handkerchiefs , for which thtjy had paid in gold . The handkerchiefs were bought at Mr . Holroyd ' s shop , in Kirkgate , and &t tho time they bought them , Archer was with

      them . Kay was in the employ of Mr . T . Wray , priuter , and Gilroy with Mr . Stephen Oates , tailor , Templar-street . The tagliohi coat was making by Mr . Oates , aud Kay wrote a note to him , that when he had finished u he was to send it down to Lengthorne's beer-shop , near the Boot and Shoe Yard , Kirkgate , where it would be paid for . When the time came , however ^ having seen Child and Hartley going into the beer-shop , the lads did not go to the house , but went up a passage , and Mr . Lengihorne refused to pay for the coat . These were the circumytancea which led to their apprehension , and when they were first before the magistrates , on Friday , the officers were in hopes of being able to make the case complete against th > .-m , by the finding of the money , or by some evidence which should fix the

      transaction on them . In-this , however , they unfortuna ,: cly failed . Kay declared that he had found a purse three weeks ago ^ in-the Croi ' t , containing £ 7 3 s . 6 d ., and that , the things which he had purchased he had tloneso with that money . He is evidently an artful lad , and though y oun ~ < in year ' s it is to bo feared ha has contracted those habits and acquaintances which will prove his ruin . There not being evidence to warrant the bench in sendiiijf the case to a jury , the prisoners were all diKeharaed . Whilst searchiug the printing office of Mr . Wray , in the hope that the money might be there concealed , the officers found wrapped up in paper , in an obscure corner , the types composed for printing an obscene papery which had bten set up by the prisoner Kay , and which had occupied his perverted taste and ingenuity ai hours when his master was absent .

      Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens , — On Monday latfc , pursuant to a resolution of the Leeds Zoological and Botanical Society , recommondiag that the gardens and orher property of the s ' omty should bo forthwith sold , an extraordinary moeting of the shareholders of the sooiety wss held at the Philosophical Hall , at twelve " at noon . There were upwards of forty subscribers present , Mr . Willoek was called to the chair . The society is nearly £ 4000 in debt , and the income falls very far short ot : meeting the current expetvees of carryi ; ig on th . 3 Kardtus . It was proposed by Mr . Eddison that power .- * should be given to the Council to take steps for the immediate sale of the gftrdens arid othtr property ; but after a long discussion , ia which the

      Chairman , Mr . Arthington , Mr . Bond , Mr , R . Suowdon , Br . Wiriiamson , Mr . Weat , and others took part , Mr . Eddison wichurcw his proposition , and tho following modified resolution , on the motion vf Mr . Bond , was adopted : — " That all necessary powers be hereby givfii to the Coucil to sell the gardens and the whole of tho property of the society , either by auction or private contract , and either with or without retterve , but that the actual sale be post poued until after the 12 oh oi June next . That an annual subscription list be opened for families aud individuals npen euctt terms as the Courtcil may determine and publish , and that it continue open until the Clh of June . That Mr . Meaus be instructed to estimate as nearly as possible the expence of keeping

      up the gardens in their present state until the 1 st of of Juue , 1843 . That if the annual subEcriptions amount to two-thirds of the sum estimated , another general mectinij : be called previous to the actual sale . " . Thanks having been voted to the Chairman , the meeting broke up . Fatal Event phoh Furious Driivng . —Yesterday , an inquest < aajourned from Tuesday ) was held at xhe Court House , before John BlackburnVE « q ., on Elizabeth Dennison , a woman seventy-two years of age , whose residence was av the New Road End . She was passing along Wellington Road ion Saturday night last , about half-past nine o'clock , when she

      was knocked down by the shaft of a gig driven by Mr . Booth Walker , of Bradfora . The shock caused compression of the brain , trom wiiioh she died at the Infirmary early on Monday morning . It was proved that the pony which Walker was driving was proceeding at a gentle trot , down the road , when he commenced whipping it , and set it off full gallop ; he declared ihat the pony had run away * but this was distinctly contradicted , and the jury after a long consultation , returned a verdict of ( i Manslaughter against Booth Walker . " He was then placed ia custody , to await au application to the Judges for bail .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 30, 1842, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct752/page/1/