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Last week we announced that the Chartists of Leeds bad determined to try their strength in the annual municipal battle for class distinction : this week we have to report the progress they bare tt&de . First , thea , with
HUNSLET : Here was the great fight . In this Ward had the Chartists first appeared as a distinct party ; and here were all the means of opposition concentrated to prevent their raecess . The power of the press , and the direct influence of masters orer workmen were both put in active operation . Scores of working men were driven up to the poll to vote for both Whig and Tory , who wonld have voted the utter annihilation of both , as political parties , had they been free to exercise their own inclinations . But they were not free t They had the " bag" shook in tieii face if they did not vote as the employers directed . They had but the option of starvation , or political subserviency . This was a cruel
alternative ; and from it proceeds the Whig *• triumph" In this work of driving up dependents to the poll one of the old representatives of Hunslet in the Common Council was particularly conspicuous . Whereve * he had the least influence , either direct or indirect , he txerted it ; plainly hinting what the coJistquenee would be of disobedience to his direct ons . It was not wise of this " fifty years' Radical " tins to condnct himself . He owed his election last time to the Chartists , against whom , on this occasion , he brought all his influence to bear . The time will come when he will be no longer "Councillor Josst f and then be will need the Chartist support again , or the Council Chamber will have venture
to lack his presence ! Bnt he will never again to ask for the suffrages of the Hunslet Burgesses . Before the term of his office expires , we " shall hear of his declining health ; and of hi 3 wish to retire into private life . Like the spaniel , he will save the Burgesses the trouble of kicking him down stairs , by retiring of himself . He already sees the foot prepared to admiaister the kick . He is conscious tfcat his conduct on this occasion has earned for him the deep dii > mst and indignation of the inhabitants of the Ward ; he knows that conduct has stripped from off his Whig face the Radical veil he had covered it with , and like all hypocritical deceivers , he dare not look in the face those who have found him
Spite of all the means of intimidation resorted to by both parties xhe Chartists mustured well . Two hundred and fivefiifree and independent men , registered their votes on the occasion . The superiority ef the ground of action taken by the Chartists was felt and acknowledged by the representatives of both Whig and Tory parties engaged in taking tha election . The votes for Mr . Hobson were feh to be those of purs feeling and principle . The part : zan knew that they were not obtained by irick , or by intimidation , or by any unworthy means . They knew , too , that those registered for the Whig and
for the Tory were peachable . . Nay , so conscious were they of the means to which they were indebted for their support , that both parties stated in the polling booth , that had the municipal voters had the protection of the Ballot , Mr . Hobson would have been the man elected by them on this occasion . In this they were right . Nay , had the "fifty years ' Radical" and his fellow masters refrained from n 3 ing their influence upon their dependent tradesmen and workpeople , the return of Mr . Hobson would have been certain . The " successful" candidate has not much to congratulate himself upon . He has obtained the seat : but i ; has been procured for him by unteorthy means .
This election , however , has taught both the Whigs and Tories of Hunslet a good lesson . It ha 3 enhanced the Chartists more than one hundred per cent , in their estimation . The good order they manifested at the election , and the truly respectable bearing and character of those who voted for ilr . Hobson , called forth the commendation and open praise of both parties . The muster they made , too , under the very discouraging circumstances they were placed in , has taught both parties that they can never again carry & man without first asking for , and obtaining , Chartist support ! But partita know , too , that before either of them can have that support , the Chartists must have a man in of their men ! Before the next election both parcies will be lidding ; and at the very next vacancy a Chartist will be returned .
HOLBECK . Here , too , the Chartists mustered well . Nearly four hundred of them registered their votes against SBCP-TTBiXxr , and in favour of GbanieHi . In this Ward everything was at a disadvantage . The Chartists were late in the field . They had not time to oonduct anything like a canvass . They had also to deal with a constitntency already mainly pledged . The means of intimidation and undue influence were not lacked by the opponent , nor were they unexerelsed : and yet , in spite of all this , they polled jus : upon four hundred votes ! This ha 3 taught all parties in vshost hands a future election is ! A Chartot , a known , recognized , Chartist site for Holbeck next tim 9 !
WEST WARD . Here , too , did the Chartists interfere ; and here , too , have they taught both parties that they can , at least , spoil the sport of faction . ' It was not expected that Mr . Hobson would succeed in this Ward , and he was only brought eut in it to teach the Whigs that they are not at liberty to insult and tyrannize over the Chartists without being made to pay some penalty . That penalty they have paid in this Ward ; and it will be seen that the party will be more careful in future how h treats the Chartists , and how it estimates their power . The Chartists here secured ihe return of pr . Craven , a pretty bold and independent mau ; while they have also secured the rejection of a Whig . They have paid off , both for the iDSnit a Hunslet and in the West Ward itse-f . In this Ward , too , the Chartists wiil have to be consulted and arranged with , before either Whig or Tory can calculate on carrying their man .
EAST WARD . The triumph of principle ia . the East Ward , O" Tuesday l ? st , was such a 3 no other Ward , can boast of ; the East Ward was said to be so much corrcpted by Tory bribeiy and iniimidation , that no man of hoLest principles conld offer himself to repre ? est it in the Town Council with any prospect of success ; and when we consider the Equation of \ he burgesses , their deficient burgess roll , and their pecuniary circumstances , it would
appear aunos ; impossible . Accorcmg to tne report of the Enumeration Commitiee , Oct . 1841 , there were in ; he Borough of Lends 1 & 936 inoividuals Tfiose average income was 2 lid . each for one week ' s suppen , and in order to ascertain whether there vras more or less employment now than there wtre 2 a ? t ytar at this time , I bave made inquiry of the crSersnt employee the amount of wages p-id by them in the first eight weeks alter the first of September , 1840 , 41 , aud -i" 2 , and from three firms I hsTe received written ; answers as follows : — 2840 * 2841 2842 So . l . £ 716 £ 579 £ 267 So . 2 . 735 755 434 No . 3 . 370 346 21 S £ 1821 £ 1630 £ S ) D Frcm three other firms the answer I received was . tha * , they had not time to examine their books to give me a correct answer , bus they paid less by above onethird than they paid last year at this time . And three flax mills have ceased to run since last year ac this time . —From the above report there were in the East 2 . 1 C 6 individuals who ? e average weekly income was no mere than 83 d . per vrttk . Bad as their situation was then it must be a very deal worse at t ^ e present time . Then tsking into consideration the deficient state of the burgess roll , tee extreme poveny and distress of the people , and the bribery , corruption , and intimidation of ice Tories , it is pleasing tc see sutha glorious trit ~ nph , for triumph it must be to find that , there are 237 men to be found who will record their votes , not ihat they were all Chartists , but because they admired the principles involved in the Charter , to do unto all men as they would be done by . Your notice of this in your valuable . paper wil greatly oblige , sir , Your hnmble servant , Edward 5 rM > EELim It is in contemplation to have a dinner fo com memorate so glorious a triumph , on Monday the 21 s instant , when the friends of freedom will meet . SotiH WxED .-In this Ward Mr . France , th wiiiSsger , has been carried in opposition to tin VThi g-Tory , Mr . Mitchell . Report speaks of him a , a Chartist , in principle . We do not know of him a : such ; and of course do not vcuch fur c : m . But in . election Is a triumph , inasmuch as it has been carne < stains : sii the efforts of the Whigs to prevent it . NORTH-EAST WARD . In this Ward the most disgraceful scenes hav , b = tn ti ^ cted . Treating and bribery have prcvai . ee to 2 . most lamentable extent . They have nor beei ewsfned to one parly neither . Born hav . temttd to them . The Tory has succetcec ^ J tneir means : and we are glad of it " e should haTe felt ourselves dimmed had an ] one caJiiug himself a Chartist purchased a seat ii the Council Chamber by sucis means 1 If scats ar <
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te be bought , iet the Whigs and Tories bny them ; but do not those who call themselves Chartists dabbla in the dirty puddle . If they do , they will be begrimed . Cases of bribery have reached oar ears . It is stated that some persons bearing the name of Chartist , took money to vote for Jackson , the candidate who called himself a Chartist . We do not know that this is so ; but we crave for information : for if it turns out to be the fact , the whole transaction shall be dragged to daylight . We will expose all such practices that coma under oar notice , be they practiced by whom they may .
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BATH . —Mr . Gsmmsge delivered two lectures here on Monday and Tuesday evenings at the rooms of the ChartifitB , 5 , Galloway ' s-bullding 3 ; the first was on " the present state of society and the People's Charter . " The second " the uselessuess of persecution to put down Chartism . " CAMPSXB . —Notwithstanding the depression of trade in this village , the good cause of Chartism ia in full vigour , although poverty hath overtaken many of its firm adherents . On Saturday evening a large and enthusiastic meeting was held , Mr . Davie in the chair , who made a few remarks upon the necessity of union and perseverance to liberate the masses hosa their
bondage . Mr . John M'Crea , of Beith , then addressed the meeting in a speech of great length and eloquence , which called forth bursts of acclimation . Mr . MCrea travelled over the many abuses of our government and ably dissected the sophistry of Whig and Tory jugglery of the past and present times . The Strathblane band gave their services gratis , an example worthy of imitation to other bands , who are wishing to aid in the emancipation of their country . Several excellent songs and recitations were given during the course of the evening . Votes of thinks were given to Mr . M'Crea , the amateurs , and the chairman , after which the meeting dispersed . On Sunday Mr . M'Crea preached two excellent sermons to respectable audiences .
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LEEDS . —Stealing Bekf . —On Monday last , a young girl named Emma Brown , was brought up at the Court ' -louse , having been caught in the act of walkingaway with a fine piece of beef . from the premises of Mr . S . Smith , surgeon , in Park Row , on Saturday evening . The beef had been sent in from the buichers in the course of the day , and was deposited in a safe in the yard ; it was seen all right after three o ' clock in the afternoon , and , before five , as Mr . Smith was entering into his yard from Bas : nghall-street , he met the prisoner carrying a basket . He suspected from her answers to his questions that she was not there on an honest errand , and his suspicions were realized when he examined the basket and found the beef . She was committed for triaL ¦
Inquest . — On Monday morning , an inquisition was taken . at the Cjurt House , before J . Blackburn , Esq ., on the body of Mary Murphy , eighty-five years of age , lately a resident in the Alms Houses adjoining so Si John ' s church . From the evidence offered it appeared that on the 21 st of October , as she was walking along Hunslet-lane , she either fell , or was pushed down , by which she suffered a fracture of the neck uf the thigh bone . She was at once removed to the Infirmary , where she died from fever induced by the accident , on Saturday evening . The person alleged to have pushed the old woman down , is an insane female well known in the town , named Sally Dickinson , wnose movements ara somewhat rapid as well as erratic , and who it is stated , rudely told Mrs . Murphy to get out of the way , or she would push her down . But of this , there was no direct evidence , and the inquest was therefore adjourned until Friday .
STOCKPOBT . —The municipal election came off on Tuesday . Th 9 Chartists took little interest in the " dog-fight ; " the Tories returned ten out of fourteen . MANCHESTER . —Opening or a new Temperance Hoifl . —On Wednesday evening , Mr . Brown , Temperance Hotel keeper , New Cross , Manchester , in consequence of his having removed from his Old establishment , and opened his present one , provided an excellent supper for the friends of moral and political reform .
HUDDEESFlEIiD . —Philosophical Hall . — During tfee last week the inhabitants of this town bave been treated with concerts , by Mr . H Johnson , the inimitable- ; violinist , and the seven original Lancashire Bell Ringers , who played a variety of airs , waltzes , overtures , &c . in a style whieh ^ correctness and beauty , astonished the whole audience . To estimate ihe exquisite tones of tho ? e bells in the hands of the performers , and the agility and precision , in which they perform the most rapid
and difficult passages , must be seen and heard . We aay safely assert that , in the musical world , it is the greatest uoveltj of the age . On Satubdaj- evening last , Mr . Vincent delivered a lecture in the Philosophical Hall , on behalf of the Complete Suffrage move , Mr . B . Robinson in the chair . There were not more than ) two hundred pre sent ; it is worthy of remark that , on his previous visit , the Hall was crammed almost to suffocation . The change manifests the estimation in which he is held by the people .
Human GatiTNESs . —The following paragraph has been handed to us by a Correspondent : —J ) r . Lockwood , of Kirkheatcn , near Huddersfield , being out late one eveniDg a few weeke ago , he deemed it advisable to examine his potatoe crop . Oa his arrival he saw a xcan , on "which he got off hi 3 horse and walked . softly up to the intruder and asked him "if they turned up well V The man lifted up his head and seeing who spoke to him , ran off without giving an answer . The Doctor told him " he need not run , for he knew him . " However , the man got off . The Doctor mounted M 3 horse and rode off to the man ' s house , found his wife in bed , called hrr up , and was told they did not want a doctor at their house . At
length the door opened . The Doctor entered , and without any ceremony examined the whole house , found not one mouthfsl of anything to eat ; he sat down evidently grieved at the result . In a short time the husband came , knocked at the door , the Doctor opened it , and he waiked m . The Doctor then told him that he would not allow his crops to be taken in that manner , but requested so long as ho wanted any for himself and family , to let him know , and he would see that that want should be sapplied . He then left them . What , -wonld be the feelings of the man up to the time of the above promise ? and what after ? Would to God there were more persons like the Doctor .
Selling a Child . —A rather singular circninstance occurred in Hnddersfieid on Saturday Lst . Ou the day in question , a gentleman sont for a woman to be at a public hosse not fifty miles from Lockwood . She arrived with an infant in her arms . The gemfrman asked her if she was willing to psn with the child . The woman instantly replied , " Yes with both hands r" and then immediately gave the sleepiBg babe—her own child , into the bands of the landtedy ' s daughter . The gentleman said he would pay her for the child , and he accordingly gave her £ 25 . The baby , we understand , was sent off the Fame day to Manchester . It is an illruitimate child , and the gentleman is said to be the putative father of it .
Gheat Hohto . v . —Death bt Fire . —On Friday week a fine . girl aged five years , daughter of John Shaw , Upper-Green , was burnt to death under the following painful circnmstancc-s . The chiid was playing at the house of its grandmother , when her clothes caught fire ; the flames were extinguished by a man namrd Foster , aud the child Bent home , but before it arrived at home the flames which Btiil smouldered in seme part of her clothes , broke cut again , wnen she was again enveloped in fire , and so severely burnt that death put an end to her sufferings on Monday morning .
USwORTH , Dr ctHam . —Caution to Parents . —A few days ago , a person named Pearson , went into a neighbour ' s house on business , leaving an infant child in the cradle to the care of one of the children . The chiid incautiously went cut too , and the consequence was , a small pig which they were rearing entered the house , and , _ seeing the infant ' s arm hanging over ihe cradle , seized it immediately ; and , hid not the shrieks of the infant brought its mother to it instantly , in all likelihood the beast would have eaten its hand eff ; as it was , it lacerated it very much , and broke two or three of its fingers .
ASHTON-UNDEB-LYNE . Change-Ringing . —On Sunday , October Ib ' th , the College Youths of Aehton , ascended the tower of St . Michael ' s Church of that town , aud ruDg a true and complete peal of Kent treble-bob maj ^ r , consisting of 5 , 088 changes , which were brought round in the space ol ' three hours and nine minutes .
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Slngulas Case of Superstition . —The landlord of a puLlic-Louse at Husband ' s Boewonh , charged a tramping woman with obtaining goods under the fol-; lowing circumstances -. —During ihe absence of the I complainant , prisoner came to the house and offered ' to tell the daughter , a girl of weak intellect , her j fortune ; for which purposeehe produced a card with twelve marks upon it , each of which she told the girl ! to place a shilling upon . After going through , a lot 1 juggling , she told the girl that she must keep the : money a few days , otherwise the " charm" would
} have no effect ; to this , however , the girl would not i consent , as the money did not belong to her , but in : place oi it she gave the woman five pounds' wonh of \ clothes . Information eff these facts was subsequently ! given to the Bosworth policeman , who traced the : prisoner to Lutterwortb , where he found her at a lodging house , about to bit dovrn to a breakfast of i befciateaks and onions , in company with two men . ; She was immediately taken before J . A . Arnold , ! Esq , who committed her as a rogue aid vagabond to i the Hor . se of Correction to hard hbo ' -ir for three ! months . —Ncrb ( tmr >( on Mercury ^
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TO THB EDITOB OP XHK NORTHERN STAR . Sis , —Ifc U with feelings of the greatest pleasure that I write these few lines to yon , hopiDg that you will either publish them entire or give the substance of them in the next number of yonr rateable journal . Tuesday la » t , being the day for the election of outgoing Councillors of the Town Council , stepa were taken to bring forward candidates pledged to the six pt / ints of the Charter , and I am proud to say that the friends of freedom have sneceeded in returning seven of tie Candidates that they brought forward , and which are pledged to do Uie greatest possible good to the greatest possible many . In the Ward of Deritend and Bordesley , Messrs . Field and Atkinson were returned without opposition j both are pledged to the Six Points .
In SL George ' s Ward two candidates were brought forward : Mr . Alfred Lawden , by the Whigs and Sham Radicals , and Mr . James Clarke by the friends of the Charter . The following is the result of the poll at its elosa yesterday afternoon : —
Mr . James Clarke 42 Mr . Alfred Lawden is Majority for Mr . Clarke 24 In SL Peter's Ward , Messrs Whittle and Smith were brought forward by the Wbigs , Tories , and sham Radicals , and Messrs . Corah and Parry , both advocates of the Six Points of the Charter , were brought forward by the friends of freedom and the Charter , and the following was the state of the poll at its close yesterday afternoon : — Mr . Perry ... 73 Mr . Corah ... 67 Mr . Whittle 56 Mr . Smith 38
The two formei were returned . So far so good . Now for the glorious triumph of all . In the Ward of Duddeston-cum-Nicaells we nave beat the Tories from their " king" down to their poor tl fag ; " the Whigs from their " darling" down to their " pet ; " and Bham Radicals and humbugs into the bargain , in spite of all their trickery , threats , cajolery , and bribery . The candidates on the side of liberty were Messrs . Haycocfc and Gwyther , and the candidate of the nondescripts was pooriMr . Biews . I « n assure you that , by this time , he is very blue indeed , for he kept open
house for all the traitors , tag-rag and bob tail , in the hamlet ; had a band of music patading the district all the live-loDg day ; gin was being drunk by pints ; men were fstohed and carried to the poll neatly dead with illness ; horse-flesh and coaches were the order of the day ; in fact , he declared that if it cost him £ 500 he would be returned . He actnally drove voters to the poll himself , in his own gig ; but , in spite of all , we have put him on the shelf , after one of the hardest election contests ever known in this town , either for local or national legislators . The following was the sute of the poll * t its close .
Gwyther ... ... 461 Haycock 412 Ble-ws ... ... 377 So you see , Mr . Editor , that your advice has been quietly but surely followed , and being the first tiial , 1 think that bj returning seven candidates , advocates of the six points , we bave achieved a great and a glorious victory . Next year we intend to be better prepared for them by looking after the burgess list . I am , Sir , Your obedient servant , William Cotton . 38 , Ludgate-Hill , Birmingham , November 2 nd , 1842 .
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not done , or rather , this he ( like all other persecutors ) has not had the conrage to do , tyranta being ever coward ., and I defy him to do bo ' aa I am , ia this instance , right m the fulleat sense of the word . I care not for persecution , and I hero publicly tell the tyrants who wonld use it , that a * -well might they attempt to arrest the progress of Chartism by murdering ub urst promoters , as to stay the anti-bastile cause by persecuting me . I having consigned to other bands ; tT " *• ™ **«¦• daj « of ttuiderona persecution , I did not think it right or safe to keep exclusively in my own . ¦ , . ¦ r v
In conclusion , and libs conclusion that is forced upon me thrcngh the complete monopoly of tbe Star ' s pages consequent upon the reports of the Speoial Commission trials , I have to inform you that never were my prospects in this affair eo sure or cheering as they are now . I have advocates in either House , as well aa persons who will willingly publish anything which I write , and for which , by the way , I insist upon being held responsible . I thank all those who have in any way assisted ne in this cause , even though , as in many instances their
assistance baa been but little ; more especially do I thank one , whom for the present yon most only know aa " a peer of the realm , " and who by his valuable information has proved himBelf a tower of strength to me I thank them all heartily ; and whilst I eharge yeu not to injure so much as a single jot of the new hostile , I charge you as men having an innate sense of justice , and a consciousness of wrong , to usa your every effort for the attainment of your all-righteoas Charter , and then prevent the demolition of the bastile who can ! Believe me , friends , till death .
Your brother , Henry Dowell Griffiths , No . 11 , Winchester-row , _ . Edgeware-road , London . Wednesday 10 a . m ., Oct . 19 , 1842 .
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"PROGRESS OF THE 0 PIU 1 I WAR . «« it ^ 1 impossible to rea d the accounts of the military operatioL 9 * n China without fhaine and disgust . It is not war , bat sheer bntchery—a battu in a well-stocked preserve 1 f human beings . Captain Bingham , of the royal navy * * book which we have not seen , but which the A Vandard has quoted with a joatly indignant commentary , tcus describes the capture of Niisgpo : — "About 12 , * ( Chinese ) advanced upon the southern and western g ^ a , the guards retiring before them . On the Chinese pe . titrating to the market-place in the centre of the city , t ^ 7 *«** received by a heavy fire from
our troops drawn ° P- This sudden check so damped their ardonr , that tM * only object appeared to be to get ont of the city . M 'as * M they could , in doing which they were crew / led fa dense masses in the narrow street . The artillery now c oming up , nnlimbered within one hundred yards of the crowded fagitives , and ponred in a destructive fire of g > ^ P 6 an canister . So awful was the destruction of bm . aan ' ^ e > that the bodies were obliged to be removed * ° th 8 8 'des of the streets to allow the guns to advance ? and th « pursuit was followed up by them ( the artillery ) an < i toe forty-ninth regiment for severe miks . '
Such scenes , it appears , a ™ continually recurring in Capt Blngham ' s narrative . For instance , we read of the British placing a large body 0 ' Chinese between two fires , and killing six hundred with the losa of only one man : " the Chinese could do 1 wthing against the terrific broadsides of the ships , the shells , and the rockeJs . " Again , we are told of a Chines . * army thrown into confusion by the unexpected appea tance of two bodies of treops which hud advanced iil 'd « r cover while they were engaged with a third , and of fifteen hundred of them being killed with the loss ot' sixteen British killed and a few wounded . Nor are txHe armed soldiery of China the only
sufferers" With such a tremendous bomba tdmenfc as bad been going on for two hours in this densel y-populated neighbourhood , it must be expected , that p / tiat ' a sights were to be witnessed . At one spot were fo sr children struck down , while the frantic father wasocc isienilly embracing their bodies , or making attempts i '< o drown himself in a neighbouring tank . Numerous sim itor scenes were witnessed . " There can be no mistake as to theue facK The Chinese are a muscular race ; that they do not effiminately shrink fiom pain—that they can . brave
deathhas been shown repeatedly in the course of these massacres . But they have no practical experience of war ; they are ill-armed ; and the tremendous effects of British artillery , bombs , and rockots . are to them at once fearful and inconceivable . The contest between them and the British forces is more unequal than that between the surprised bewildered mob of Manchester and the armed soldiery of Peterloo . They are hasked , shot , and drowned without resistance , overcome by their own sense of hellessness and their excited imaginations ; and the details of the butchery are such that we should feel sickened to see it exercised on cattle
or game . And it is butchery of which there can be no end so Ions as British troops remain in China . The territories subject to the Emperor of China are as large as the whole of Europe . The superficial extent of the densely-peopled part of China alone ( tbe districts on the sea-coast , the great canal , and the two great rivers ) is more than twict ) tbe siza of tbe British Islands . This largo apace is dotted at brief intervals with towns as large and crowded as our first-rate » Dd secead-rate manufacturing towna . The inhabitants are prejudiced against foreigners : th ^ y are identified with tha civil government of the country ; for the career of office is open to every one who chooses to study , and schools and colleges , and foundations for poor scholars are
numerous . Such a population can only bs kept in subjection by a present force . It will effect nothing to take one town and move on to another : every town that ia taken must be garrisoned , or after the capture of every second town the British army must move back to retake that which surrendered to them before it The occupation of China by tbe British must be a constant succession of popular iusurrections and military executions . And in the perpetration of these continuous outrages on humanity . one British army after another will beabsorbed , as a tall frigate is sucked down into a quicksand , producing no effects , leaving no trace ef its having been there . The troops necessary for the defence of the rest of the e mpire will be drafted off for tbo still beginning never ending conquest of China , leaving us naked to tbe aggression of any enemy . The Chinese Government
in aware of this source of strength arising out of its vary weakness . It is strong in the power of countlfcbs numbers infinitely dispersed . It feels confident that though the foreign invaders wtre to kill year by year ten times as many as they have killed since the war bsgan , the natural increase uf the population would more than fill up the vacuum . Army after army is Bent into the field , where certain defeat awaits it ; town after town is defended with a foreknowledge that it must fall . The Chinese Government looks forward , and not without reason , to tbe time when their fierce and irresistible assailants will be stretched in sheer exhaustion on the top uf the hetaconibs they are slaughtering—passing away like pestilence , famine , and other mysterious- visitations . And as the rulers think , so think aud feel the people .
Is it a sign of wisdom in the British Button to pers ' isi In a struggle Which can only weaken it 1 Ia it a sign of humanity to sanction such wholesale butchery of human beings ? Is it a aigu of morality to do all this ia order that a poisonous drag may be smuggled into the markets of China ?
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MOST EXTRAORDINARY STORY . The following strange story relating to a series cf horrible attacks upon a young lady at Bradford , is df-tailed in a letter to tha etiitor of tha Bradford Obsewer : — On one evening in last January the heroine of this tragic narrative bad occasion to go up stairs with some linen . After passing through her mother ' s bedroom and dressing-room , the furniture of which che noticed to have beeen somewhat discomposed , she passed across into another chamber . Upon entering tbfs sho was surprised to observe , among other syns of confusion , that all the drawers of a chest tvere open . This in some deRTee alarmed her , but being , thcush a very
mild , gentle , yet an equally courageous ycunjf lady , she proc * eded to scan the room more closely , wheu aha perceived a man partly crouched under the bed , but with his head protruded somewhat towards the window . At the Bight of him she quietly put down tho linen , which she bad in one hand , on a chair , and , walking to the door , took the key from the inside , and looked ifc on the out She then gave the alarm , but as there were none but women and children in the house , some minutes necessarily elapsed before assistance could be procured , and in the msan time the man made his escape by the window , and over the yard wall , taking with him some of Miss Rigg ' a dresses , nor was be afterwards taken .
One Wednesday evening , about a month ago / at the hour of nine o ' clock , the Rev . Mr . Ri « g being absent from home oa ministerial duty , Misa Rigg , who bad been sitting in the back parlour with her mother and brother , had occasion to leave them for a ' few , minutes . In about six or seven minutes a candlestick was heard to fall , and there ensued on unaccountable scuffling and noise , then a stiflod scream , followed by one louder . Mrs . Rigg thinking that the noise carao from up Ervrs , end that one of the children , who bud just retired to rest , must have set herself on fire , directed Mr . H . Bigg to run and see whvt was the matter , and she herself hastened after as fr ^ t as ber fee-lings of alarm wonld allow . She had , however , just readied the door leading down to the cellar , which she bad to pass in order to go up
aViirs , and which was 8 tani , 5 n : t partially open , when Miss Rteg came out pale as a corpss , and Weeding about her neck , though from what particular ' patts ' the blood proceeded was not at first easily seen , her neck and shoulders being covered with .-blood ,, and ber white dress from ber shoulders downwards presenting a frightful appearanco . " il other , " sho cried , " a man in the cellar baa stabbed me . " Her agonized and agitated parent laid her on the sofa , and tent inuntdiateiy for her niedical attendant , afraid herself to look on what was done . Oa tlio arrival of Dr . P ., ifc was fonnd that she had been mercifully preserved from serieus injury . When tho miscreant attacked her , sha was in the act of mounting the cellar steps , and consequently , on that narrow ground he could only assail her truiti behind , in
which position her long and thick curia interposed between his blade and her neck , and there can be little doubt saved her life . Sbe had , however , s > n « deep cut four iaenes long , on the sliodfler , -with- four smaller ones near it , and a slight ¦ wound on hat breast . In making his brutal attempt , the rufiian bad ht'id her bj one shoulder , but her dropping the cnirtle prevented him from seeing precisely where to strike . He had , however , besides inflicting the above-named wounds , severed a large portion 0 ? her hair , which , from its great profusion and strength of curl , nvasVaave required a very vrgoro ' js and determined stroke , or perhaps a succession of st ; okes . Miss Rigg distinctly hear <« her
mother direct ' tier brother to see what waa the matter , as her assailtu at must also bave done , and tals made him quit bis ' nold . Retreating by the front cellar , or under kitcb ? n , he made his escnpo by the back-door , and over tb 0 yard wall . He had been ia tbe upper rooms , bad ransacked the drawers , and sscreted sonis aiticlea of vrilue , ameng other tuiujja some silver spoons and had ? . ojken the rczdr with which tie attempted TV 15 ? s Rigg ' s H' , ' a from ber father ' s dressing room . In bis alarm b- a secured nothing ; the Bilver « poons he attempted to t \ ako with him , but dropped in getting over tbe wall , and the razor was found crusted with blood on tbe other aide of the wall .
What was tbe reason'of his brutal attempt is known to hi flself and to God . It is not essy to conjecture it . It may have been that he thought Miss Rigg had Been biai , and he feared , through her means , discovery . He may have been the same man whom she had previously encountered , and in that case with tbe fear of di « wv 6 ry may have been united the desire of revenge . Still , that tho man , unmolested , apparently unobserved , should either from fcat of discovery go the very way to insure discovery , or should so harbour revenge as to deteriaiuti to attempt tbe life of an innocent , nnotfending girl , seenas at first incredible . Yet subsequent cbrcuniatanoea render it almoat certain that tlia latler is the true solution .
At any rate , the attempt must be aicaittcd to have been one of the moat cruel , unprovoked , and brutal , that was eve * made ; and-one would have thought that every heart would o&to exalted with , iaiiujnatf-an against
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the perpetrator , every band have been ready to se ? ze and consign him to justice , and that all would be inspired with-one common feeling of sympathy with the sufferer . Are tha magistrates of Bradford , then , destitute of the feelings of humanity ? Are they to be considered , superior to the ordinary weakness of mankind ? Or ara we to consider them inferior to the rest of men in senes at once and feeling ? What the opinion of thapubiio may be on these points when they consider the circumstances of their conduct , I will not now anticipate . A .
man was taken on the Friday after the attempt , on suspicion of being the guilty party , to whose features Miea Rigs ? could Bwear as identical with those of hee assailant , with tbe exception of his whiskers— features which every one knows can be disguised at pleasure . Yet with this testimony , and the full evidence in court of the circumstances detailed above , the magistrate * not only dismissed the man , but though he was known to be a fellow of bad character , they did not even interrogate him as to where he had beeu on tke evening in question .
Sir , being a Tory myself , I would not be thougbt disrespectful to the Tory magistrates of Bradford , but if any WbiR magistrates had acted thus , I should ceitainly say thai their selfish and unfeeling stolidity was utterly without a parallel . We know , however , our magistrates to ;? wdl to say any such thin ? of them . Gentlemen are they all . ' magistrates , kiud ,. laborious , selfdenying , ariri acute ! They would novsr , we are sure , prefer their own ease to tha discharge of their duty , nor the call of the dinner bour to the call of humanity ! However , Sir , I ask you whether such conduct in any but our mcgtet :-ate 8 would not have bc-en coosidered unworthy of their name as men , inconsistent with their office as magistrates ?
But , Sir , ourm 8 giatrafce » are wonderful people , wonderfully clever , wonderfully profound , wonderfully subtile ! They , it seems , have discovered ( marvellori peroration ) that Miss Rigg was frightened and fancied thsre was a man f This , with hsr seamsc } 3 notil ^ er in evidence before them ! Astonishing discovery , this ! unequalled solution of this difficult case ! If in all affairs that come before them , they show equal penetration , equal acmraen , equal jsower of imagination , bovr blessed ia our good town of Bradford ! Did any before ' eves conceive of fancy ¦ wounding tk person , cottin « off hahp , pilfering silver spoons , and throwing a razir over a wall ? Fancy , forsooth ! No doubt it waa ' &ncy , toe , is the peraoa of lie . Fa ,, . f a * ,. who > dJtsaed the wounds ; Tbia , Sir , would at any raw be » very active fancy ! ' And what has bean the consequence of thia conduct of these magistrates ?
Listen , Sin : I . ust Suuday evening , during bct rfoa time , as Miss Rigg . was going into tb * back parlour for a book , a maa followed her xnd struck her violently on the arm twice with some heavy instrument . Sho fc'l shrieking to the ground , nnrl her eriea brought assistance ^ which frightened away the incarnate lleud wbo > bad attacked her . Ho left tha bouse without takingor attempting , to take anything . Her arm exhibit * a dreadful contusion from Above the elbovr nearly totbe wrist Is this fancy , too , Messrs . Magistrates ? What , sir ,. an wo to make of oil tbis I H-.-ra seem * an infernal pJofc against the lifa of this yonng U-iy , than whom there never lived ono gentler or more amiable . It can scarcely be doubted that it is ono and the same nun who bos been " concerned in all three attempts . It is n ¦
markabletbat- the last time he had bis face blackened , as tho » gh determined not again * to tun the risk of having hia features recognized . Allow mo to ask , air , what ia t 5 e amount of responsibility which tbe magistrates hav © incurred , if , wheu ha was once in thoir power , they Lava again let louse ' upon tbe public , through culpable end selfish indifference , so desperate a wretch , and one apparently so bent upon tbe destruction of bis unfortunate victim ? It is a subject , air , to wring taais from tba most hardhearted . Who can concaive the agony of the parents , the terrible aud ever-present apprehensions of the child , the deep distress of tbe whole : family ? Who can estimate the effsct that such or > currences are likely to have upon the nsrvea and constitution of the agonitsd parents aud tbe suffering child ? the latter , just entering life . I
forbear , Sir , in consideration to the feelings of ail connected with tfee family , to carry out tfaia harrowing thought But I would ask , for how much of the ijih 7 it .: « io amount of sufitring are our magistrates responsible ? I w'U suppose , however , that our worst iVirs may not be realised . Wich a" firm tiust in Pi-ovfdcnce , confirmed in the hearts of the parents by many mercies and frequent deliverances already experiei ; y « d , aud akied in the heart of the chiid by the cheerful ami sanguine spirits of youth , and a naturally swuet and happy disposition , I will hope that the tfi ' ecta will bs less terrible than might have been apprehended . Bat dots tl ^ i diminish the culpability or lessen ' th 9 Wf . iglit ; of responsibility attaching to the magistrates ? By no mains ; but the merit and piety of those . who . must in aoina measure , and in a great measure , be sufferers , must rather tend to increase both the ona and the other .
I have finished my exposure , and I beg , Sir , to si ^ a myself , . ' Yours , lespectfuIJy , VlNDEX . October 19 th . -
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astweek has continued eyer si ;; ce , with little or no lintermisbion . Wind N . and N . £ . The Duke of Richmond steamer left Granton at her usual hour , and encountered the gales of Tuesday on herway to Aberdeeujoff which shedodged for pome iimcbutthsscaxau so high upon thebar that it was impossible to get in . Captain Campbell then steered for Stouehavcn , hoping to be aWe to land his passengers there , aud this being equally impracticable , he judged it >' t most prudent coursn , for the safety of all , to run out to sea , and lie-to till tho storm abated . This he accordingly did , and upon Thursday , it having mi derated a little , he again , made for Aberdeen , off Dundee
which he fonnd tbe Sovereign and Bonnr steamers waiting for tho signal to cross the oar . The Sovereign , a ? drawing less water , entered fii-dt , thea the'Bonny Dundee , followed by tho Duke . After a most tempestuous passage , the Duke reached Inverness next day ( Friday last ) , and left for Leith at two o'clock next morning . Sha was expected to be here at her usual time ye 3 terday , but down t" ! seven o ' clock this evening there has beea no appearance of her . The North Star was also out in the storm of last , week , which came on uycm thi 3 side of Flamborough . Head . She waa obliger ! to put into Burlington Bay , whtro sho remained for twelve hours , and reached Inverness on Painroay . The Maid of Morven , upon the second Cay of tno . gale , after leaving Burghead , was -. vaichsd w-rh deep
anxiety and alarm bj the groups of pcopio upon the Moray side , the wind at tho time blowing a moat terrifio hurricane , tho sea rurnin » fearfully high , and the vessel being on a lee anore . It w « s " ? ared by the spectators ' that she- ' wouldfi- ^ . i upon t : ; OJHndhorn sand-banks ,, but the cuptuhi of the Mai « S < quu !! j ali 7 Oto tho dauber , ordered 5 . 11 I to be mad-Tna first hoistedwas blown ioras : 9 ,. buti a pe a * A attempt was mora successful , and with thi ? aid t-he Jut . e witch got to windward , somct-i . ajeg completely buried out of sight from land in tho yaraiiug # ilfe-beiween each successiva billow . She arrived all vre ' . l that same afternoon at S * e o ' clock in Inverness . Tuesday night and Wednesday we-had . a . loiuj fall of snow , ancl upon tha . latter nij ^ hc tho wiud again increased with heavy showers of rain , acc . o-npanied with irequent flashes cf lightnhig . — i ? a shire Advertiser . OF
~ Sii . ykHVB . Q 9 THB UNITED SXATK ^ . AMD r EW York . —The gross revenue jor the U > i : u-d Sta . te 3 . i 0 r the iirst sb : months 184 Lwas , accoidius to official statements , 7 , 005 , 020 dois . ; for the taui « piriou Io 42 8 , 73 . 3 , 834 ' dols ., bdus an iuortasvi of 1 , 728 , 314 . Tna whole raveuuo fci- tho ¦ yaar ] £ U is bUted at 10 , 1413 , 00 ^; and the revenue for the Port \< A JNew York uiuue , tor the iirst three-qnaitoid 01 134-, is stated , at . 9 . 911 , 387 do'is ., which siiorvs a greai ; merease . —^ . 4 merican Super . Sue months ago the price cf a . quarter cf tbe best whsat , was 70 s ., and tbo 41 b . loaf wss then 9 j . The price of a quai-iec cf wheat is now 50 s ., and trie 4 b . loa ? is 81 . W'he ^ t baa thus fallen 30 per cent ., and tho diminuiioii an bread is oury Id .
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- ~ , . ^ - ^ v—^ f , s ~; -. >~ ~ - ~ - * " ~ Registered in Saint Pancras , during the hat wsok , Tbamas M'DonaU Smith , eon of Jamea and Esther Smith , of Little Clarendon-street , Some -fa Town . ¦ * . - . . At Svery-street Otapel , Manchester , £ n the 9 th October , the son of John and Ruth Cfcinn ww christened Peter XL'Douall Chinn , by too Kev . Jaaes Scholofield .
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The Municipal Elections.
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS .
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN STAR . Sir—By the insertion of the following you will much oblige , The Halifax Chartists .
FOR GKRERAl DEFENCE AND VICTIM FUND . Halifax first subscription . £ . s . d . Ovenden ... ... ... ... 0 5 3 G . R . ... . ... ... ... 040 King Cross , Halifax ... ... ... 0 4 5 Bradshaw Lane ... ... ... 070 Wheatley ... ... ... ... 0 1 9
Siddill ... ... ... ... 0 3 1 Northowram ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Halifax ... ... ... ... 0 18 2 £ 2 8 8 Deduct for order and stamp . . 0 0 7 £ 2 8 1 Halifax second subscription . Carpet weaver , Halifax ... ... 0 3 10 A Per J . Prince , Boothtown ... ... 0 16 " D . L . ... ... ... ... 0 0 6
T . W . ... ... ... ... n 0 fi T . W 0 0 6 a Friend ... ... ... 0 0 4 Siddill ... ... ... ... 010 Three Friends , per Dean Clough ... 0 2 6 D . H . 0 10 Mr . Smith ' s Book ... ... ... 0 5 6 A few Friends at Sowerby Bridge ... 0 2 2 Lower Warley ... ... ... 0 3 10 Ovenden Chartists ... ... ... 0 6 10 Mr . J . Boys ... ... ... 0 0 6 W . H , 0 10 Mr . James Foster ... ... ... 0 2 6 Mr . Ciay 0 10 Halifax Chartists ... ... ... 0 6 0
* 2 0 6 * Proceeds from the Bale of Thompson Brothers' Breakfast Powder , by B . Ruphton , R . SutclifFe , and others ... 0 10 0 A gift from Thompson Brothers 1 0 0 For the Executive ... ... ... 0 10 1 . J £ 4 0 8 Deduct Post-office order and Btamp ... 0 0 7 £ 4 0 1
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THE "NEW MODEL" OR " SEPARATE SILENT SYSTEM" BASTILE , AT PENTONVILLE , NEAR' HOLLOW AY . 70 THE HUMANE PORTION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS . " The separate system is the most inhuman and unnatural that tbe cruelty of a tyrant ever invented ; the cells are destined to contain an epitome and illustration of all human misery , of which the Bastfle of France , and the Irquisiafon of Spain , are mere prototypes and humble rnodela . " —Roscoe on BASTi £ ES .
Esteemed Fellow-Citizens , —Tiie twelfth hoar of the enBuing sight completes tha second anniversary of my annual articles against thia hell of tyranny , and , consequently , the twenty-fourth month of my selfcreated agitation for its total and legal destruction . When I reflect on the brief space which bus intervened between this and tbe time when I firat declared war against this Bostile , tbe movement that I bave created in its favour , and the success which it is evident "will ultimately crown my efforts , I not only see the band of God in this affair , but the whole power of truth combined with justice to effect the redemption of humanity .
I have much to nay why the Bastile in question should be legally destroyed , when it should be destroyed , and who will be the means of destroying it , but tLe Special Commission reports , and particular reasons , prevent me saying much of the one , or anything of tbe other ; I will , however , for jour information ( and iu honour of Frenchmen ' s glory ) acquaint you with tbe fact , that whenever this Baatile is destroyed ( and destroyed it must and shall be , ) it must be on the 14 th day of July , that being the day on which the French patriots , some fifty-three years ago , destroyed their Bastile ; and though tre shall not destroy ours after the same fasbian , yet tbe day ao signalised iu honour , must be reserved for an holy odo for that purpose .
I hope soon , and in despite of the bribery and intimidation that prevails , to create an anti-B : tstile party in either House of Parliament , ( and eisewhere if needfuL ) Already I bave bad assurances indicative of tho success which I shall meet with in the attempt , which fully warrant me In saying that I shall be successful ; should , however , tho Baatile-demons , upon learning this declared determination of my purpose , ( a purpose which , thank God , no man , mucb lebs a demon , can effectually resist ) , endeavour by force or fraud , bribeiy , ic or the like , to frustrate it ( as the murderous
manufacturers did the poor factory children ' s cause ;) I tell them here , acd beforehand , that tteir efforts will he ( as all such efforts ought to be ) unsuccessful , as I shall cot break the laws , ( the " beautiful laws , " most of which even the devil would be ashamed of ) , and those whom I shall act in concert with , will acquaint me with the names , &c , and proceedings of all wbo attempt to Bednce them from the allegiance which they owe to the cause and to humanity ; that is , at least , if they are what I take them to be , and if they are not , the Bastile demons may have them and welcome any day , as I want no Judas Iscoriots in my ranks .
Ere I conclude , I wish t « acquaint you with tbe fact , that notwithstanding the declarations which the baatile demons bave mads in favour ol the driving men mad , or tbe murderous ba&tile system , notwithstanding all that I have writ , both public and private , against it , and they would rather serve in bell than abandon it , not one , no , not one solitary one has had the courage to discuss , as I wished several to-do , the question with me ; they shrink with horror from the tost , and why ? because they know that my cause 1 b just , my argnmeata irrefutable , and that truth beareth away the victory in all tuch cases .
I bavo not had as yet one threat of prosecution { alias persecution ) against me in ttis affair ; to be sure one cf tba bastile demons advised one of bis order to put a i-fe ^ p to my proceedings , but then I silenced tbe demon by insisting upon him proving wherein I was wrong tre he . called , upon otb . exs Vj perssevto tne . ThiB be t-S 9
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LEEDS BOROUGH SESSIONS . These sessions concluded on Monday night The following sentences were passed : — To be Transported Seven Years . —Benjamin Hall , 18 , stealing a coral necklace , the property of Isaac Newton . Joseph Gatehouse , 16 . stealing printed cotton , the property ef Cornelius Smith . Thomas Klliotfc , 21 , stealing lead , the property of John Wales Smith and others . George Gregory , 22 , stealin / j trousers , the property of Thoma « Birch . John Wado , 22 , stealing woollen cops , the property of Robert Clough . John Downs , 42 , stealing lead , the property of Anthony Titley and -others . Mary Ann Bilsbrough , 10 , stealing shoes , tbe property of Richard Lee . - Imprisoned Twelve Months . —Margaret Moreland , 17 , stealing a silver spoon , the property of Richard Gouthwaite .
Imprisoned Nine Months . —Thomas Fowler , 23 , stealing tobacco and copper piping , the property of Wm . Hornby . Imprisoned Eight Months . —Catherine Conolly , CO , stealing money , the property of John Fallows . Imprisoned Six Months . —James Williams , 21 , stealing . trousers , the property of Edward Matthews . John Holt , 18 , stealing three files , anrt some brass and iron , tbe property of Joseph Homer . Thomas Warrior Coxon , 18 , stealing tweed , the property of John Coxon .
Imprisoned Four Months—David Davis , 18 , stealing lead , tha property of-Martin Cawood . Richard Thomborough , 42 , embtzzUng money , the property of James Greenroyd . Joseph Bathos , 22 , stealing shoereakera tools , the property . of Richard Buck . Ann Cowbur . n , 27 , Btealing money , the propertjVbf Esther Moorhouse . Jerelomy Chickey , 20 , stealing money , the property of Henry Allison . Elizabeth Chad wick , 13 , stealing a silk handkerchief , tbe property of Joseph S ' rgeantson . Joseph Barker , 19 , stealing brass piping , tbe property of James Blake y .
Imprisoned Three Months . —Richard Clark , 20 , stealing chisels , tbe property of Christopher Asquith . Patrick Mnnaghan , 20 , steiiling a joiner's rule , tbe property of Joseph Fishwick . John Bretherwick , 39 , stealing boots , tbe property of Ephraim Sykes . Esthor Myers , 20 , stealing a gown , tbe property of Stephen Carrick . Christopher Goo 8 on , 21 , stealing a clarionet , the property of Frederick Markham . Thomas Stafford , 15 , stealing a flageolet , the property of Joshua Muff . John Griffiths , 23 , stealing an Indiana handkerchief , tbe property of Joseph Bradbury Robinson . Win . Gainforth , 29 , obtaining sacks by false pretences , with intend to defrauf " . Joseph Woodhead . Imprisoned Two Months . —George Whitton , 42 , stealing woollen stubbing , tbe property of William Peck .
imprisoned one Month . —Michael Lannagan , 15 , stealine copper and lead , the property Of Wm . Shaw . EAw . Render , 17 , embtzzUng money , the . propctty ot John Renton . Imprisoned Fourteen Days .- —Ann Davies , 53 , receiving lead , knowing it to bave been stolen , the propetty of Martin Cawood . William Hudson , 15 , stealing trousers , the property of John Ray . Not Guilty—Ann Wood , 24 , stealing money , the property of Ell Kerahaw . Mnry Pickles , 21 , stealing money the property of Mark Greenwood . James Derbyshire , 22 , and John Dawson , 25 , stealing rope , the property of Robert Keddy . Edward Hunter , 14 , stealing copper and lead , the properly of William Shaw . David Roufch , 30 , stealing harden sheets , the property of Ja : ncs Watson . William Gibson , 18 , atealine brass
piping , the property of James Blnksy . Abraham Sharp , 53 , stealing a sheep skin , tbe property of Stephen Sollett . John Waisb , 21 , stealing brass , the propetty of John Taylor and others . John Hartley , 39 , stealing a watch , the property of Admiral Crew . Henry Todd , 39 , stealing brass , copper , and iron , tbe property ef George Pearson . Thomas Elinslty , 15 , stealing a flageolet , tbe property of Joshua Muff . Ellen Boylo , 47 , stealing a key , tbe property of Thomas Thwaites . William Broadbent , 31 , Thomas Wade , 25 , and Christopher Wilson , 23 , stealing wool and slubbinffs , the property of William Wheatley . Tboraaa Grimsbaw , receiving tbe same , knowing it to have been stolen . Henry Vaientme , 19 . stealing tweed , the property of John Coxon . Joseph Kemplay , 44 , embezzling money , tbe property of Robert Wright .
Bills Ignored . —Against Anthony Furnies , 15 , stealing cotton , the property of Cornelius Smith . Elizi Alderson . 26 , stealing money , the property of Eli Ker-&baw . William Graston , 28 , stealing iron , the property of Joseph Perkins . Mary Cullen , 24 , and Mary Ann Burns , 22 , tbe former with stealing , and the latter receiving a watch , &c , the property of Matthew Dicken-8 on . Elizabeth Burkett , 16 , and Jane Gawthorpe , 15 , stealing wearing apparel , tbe property of Elizabeth Jackson . The proceedings terminated at eight o'clock on Monday night .
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BOZ'S DESCRIPTION OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA . CFrom his American Notes , ) " Between five aud six in the morning we arrived at Buffalo , where we breakfasted , and boing too near the Great Falls to wait patiently anywhere else , we set off by tbe train the same morniig at nine . * Whenever the tr * in halted I listened for tbe roar ; and waa constantly straining my eyua in tho direction where I knew tbe falls must be from having setn the river rolling on towards them ; every moment expecting to behold the apray . Within two minutes of ray stopping , I saw two great white clouds rising up slowly and majestically from the depth of tha earth . That was all . At ltngth we uliRhted ; and then , for the first time , I
beard the rush of water , and felt the ground tremble underneath my feet The bank was vary staep , and was slippery with half melted ice and rain . I feardly know b' * w to get down , but wassoon at the bottom / and two English officers who were crossing , and had joined me over nomo broken rocks , deafened by the noise , half blinded by tbe spray , aud wet to the skin . We were at the foot of the American Fall . I coulfl eea an immense toirent of water tearing headlong down from some great height , but had do idea of shape or situation , or anything but vague immensity . When we wero seated in the little ferry boat , and were crossing the swollen river immediately befprd both cataracts , 1 begau to feel ' -where it was ; but I was in a wanuer stunned , and unable to comprehend tbo
vabUwea cf tbe ftcene . It was not until 1 carne on Tablo Bock and looked—great Heaven , on s- . hat a fail of bright green water!—that it came upon me in its full majesty . Then , when I felt how near to my Creator I was standing—the first efftct , and the enduring one—ir . stant and lasting—of the tremendous spectacle was peace—peace of mind— -tranquillitycalm recollection of thei ' . ead—great thoughts uf eternal rest and happiness , nothing of gloom or terror . Niagara was at once stamped upon my heart an image of beauty ; to remain there changeless and indelible until its pulses cease to beat for ever . Oh how strife and trouble of our daily life rectderl from my view , and lessened in the distance during tha ten memorable days we passed on that enchanted ground . What
voices spoke from out the thundering water ; what faces faded from the earth looked out upon me from its gleaming depths ; what Heavenly promise glistened in those angel ' s tears , the drops of many hues that showered around and twined themselves aboat the gorgeona arches which the changing rain-bows made . ' I never stirred in all that time from the Canadian ride whither 1 had gone at first ; . I never crossed thertoei again ; for I knew there were peopli oa the other shore , and in such a placa it was natural to shun strange company , fo wander to and fro all day , and see the cataract from all points of view ; to stand upon , the edge of the Great Horse Shoe Fall meeting tbe hurried water gathering strength as it approached & . <
verge , yet seeming , too , to pause before it shot ints » y- gulph below ; to goaa upon the river ' s level np at the torrent as it came streaming down ; to climb the ^ eigh . bouring heights , and watch it through the tw /; 8 j aU ( j see the wreathing water to the rapids hurry ' ^ ng ' t 0 take its fearful plung "; to linger in the shp ^ p f the solemn rocks three roileg below ; watchir ^ g the river , as , Etirred by no vi&ibla cause , it heavf /! and eddied ) an ;! awoke the echoes , being troubled r tt tat < iown fae surface by ita giant leap ; to have Niagara before me lighted by the sun and the mo ^ n red in the day ' s decline , and grey as eveiilpg s ) dWly fell upon it ; to look upon it every day and aw ^ fee up in the night and hear its ceaseless voice ; this . was enough !"
Stohm O^ Tiih Scotch Coast.—Inverness.—Tha Boisterous Weather Which Com Rue Reed Upon Monday
Stohm o ^ tiih Scotch Coast . —Inverness . —Tha boisterous weather which com rue reed upon Monday
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On Saturday last , Mr . GH = rK ePa ?] wter . exposi tor , of this town , ! o Miss Estner Kider , ot Ho . beou . On Monday last , at tbo parish church , Aimondbary , Mr , James Booth , cloth-ore ^ r , to M im Ann Maria Jones , all of Netherton , near Huddersfteld .
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¦ ¦ .. - . _ * * UEATJiS . ' . . . ¦ . Ou Sunday last , aged 23 , Geo ? # » L . Eenaou , hair-dresser . WoodhouBe-laiie , Leeds . Oa the 24 A ult ., Wr , Joha Bians , of Church Fenton , aged 57 , wucU inspected by all vfUo « acw him .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 5, 1842, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct778/page/5/
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