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TO THE CHARTISTS OF GBEAT BKITAIN . Slaves , for sncii jou are and snob , yon mil be tmtn yon love one another and do as joa would oHhers should 60 unto 30 a—until yon are united and become jj one tp ?> t >—unia yon adhere strictly ta rales laid £ ovn and sanctioned by ^ yourselves—until yon insist gat tiiB rfficers in your service do fiieir dnty to tie jtrici letter of your law—imtil jon are as jealous of joar liberty as « f yonr -wires and sweethearts—nntil vds refrain frosi intoxicating liquors and low language _^ u stn yon leava aS abasing each other in long jitters and speeches , both of -which are
anti-Chartistuntil 7 °° a * a 11 tames acknowledge and reward -virtue snd honesty—nntQ yon " know better than to past ^ snrre on any man for doing Mb duty , as home of jcht localities have done . —nntfl yon fcnow how to -appredate and enconragB the two protecting jS&xto yen taw got—nntil yon insist on the rising of a Chartist 5 sn to w&im 2 nd strengthen the said Stars—nntil yon leave t& meeting in public houses , and establish respectable Halls of your own—nntil yon reward virtue 523 d honesty , and leave hypocrisy and hnmbne to wnash itself—nntO yon do all thsse things , and acquire a thor ough inowledge of yonr own dignity , yon must he s ' isve 3 . Bo all thiB , and yon shall have the
^ hsrtec . yen will perhaps say it is a great deal to do but if yon are not willing to do it , and to do i t 5 n esnsit , lose no more time , bend year neck , and bea r the yoke . . As I have pointed " ont what yon should do , I will tell yen iiow to go about it ; sad the first thing I advise is , that yon eanse a Chartist Svn to rise in London : ooni ^ ay yon cannot do It because yon are poor—one pilou of beer will go a great way . Tee Times newspaper in taken in by nearly all the pn ^ dcans in England ; the Times newspaper is the * rran of dtSpofism ; it iB the enemy cf mankind in Bestial ; consequently your deadly foe ; yet yon . slaves ss juu are , have it in year power , if cot to annihilate , to render harmless lhat most wicked paper . f . ~ ,
! M 1 ilie landlords if ihey continue to take in the Times , you will not spend one penny moie in their boa .-e ' ; 1 should like to see which landlord would take jj ^^ e Jimcs to drive bis customers out . Tee Bex * , step is to form a commiUeein each locality , and rala , ts qnickiy as possible , by tbe besi means the said coamutl ^* cai . adopt , a sum in proportion to the ciiccmstanees of the locality , the poorest not lesB than £ re sbfllin . Es ; the mosi wealthy not more than five pdr . ; ds ; " dont " , say this committee , " bnt do it if y *» a snot the Charter . * ' While the money is collecting , Ula € oEiEiittee ^>? five be balloted for by all England—M ihat Committee setk and agree with some honest anJ r « = spact 3 blfiperson or persons , who will undertake toe > tWish a Chartist Sun to risedaiiy in the greatest city ia the world , for the benefit of all men . 1 snail not tronWe yon further to-day , but beg your attention to the following questions and answers : —
"What is it that Bpbolda desponsm ? The press as H is . What could destroy despotism ? The press if it pleased . What could destroy despotism and the press as it is ? The people if they please . Why doat they do it ? Because they are idle . A Political Mjlettb . P S ^ -Wben the Chartist Sun is established , I will give the Editor a plan by which h « shall have as many advertisements as the Times in one month after commencing .
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ADDBE 35 SPOEEX AT THE OPEXIXG OF THE WOBKIiTG 2 > mss BA 7 . T ., rs MARYLEBOXE , AS A CHABTIST CHAPEL . I am H-jcdced that this place is now opened for Christian Chartist worship . Six days in the week are EBffciy yafficient for mere politieal purposes , on the aereath lei us call upon that God who is our euide and guard— -srithont whose aid we cannot hepe to Sittcrd—lsi ns caa npon mm to Wess the Uhciws of Hie past week , acd to prosper those to come . We are = OW Saves , ana muEt be men hefm * -wa can tiecmna
ccnrtaia . A » Chartists we are now seeking to renew « Mstive 3 m lie imase t > f men—as Christians , we aeek wrenrw oaiseh-esin the image of God . He who is tt bondage of body cannot be so tiee ia soul as he « s § "t to be . The Israelites could not worship in ifcTery ; therefore , It was that they prayed to Pharoah » J £ i them go into the very wilderness to worship . J ^ iuty that devolves npon ns as Christians , not to ** £ e « the assembling of ourselves together , to work yw m unison the aalvation of our souls—that duty 5 s no —fjjnperauve upon ns as Chartists to work ont the "psaehasnect of onr minds and bodies . The former Htobi amg -Bja , ieaj . ^^ trembliEg , as before G » d—~ j attei is to be done without fear and trembling , for S £ raaj before men . - Z ^ hare objected to religions Chartism , to moral
2 » rr ~ » to teetotel Chartifim , and bo on—they say TT ^ iaiODld concentrate all our energies upon one ™ £ **~ -teffielj , political Chartism . But as many ^^ uoEa t end to one centre , and meet there in a j P * fiat pierces it—why may we not take ^ r ** ""ays to the Charter , and all meet there m last ? p my ^ rt I tb"i > we sh » nld ^*^ iry all—not one alone , nor first one then ano--Joer .-bni all in cor junction—a 3 are auxiliaries , all are * etS 880 d £ « . all help . I would pray for Chartism , * " *« for It , lecture for it , write for it , work for it , ?"• » e * d fee , Sgbt for it . St Paul says , we should * eall gasgs to jjj men tjj ^ ty SS j means -we may | fa « a e—1 am willing to be all , to do all , and to «» e ai : —2 U th * t becomes a man , a CharHst , and a v&rostian . I -5 r 0 Uid s ^ x sib all , suffer all ,- 'lost » all—loss « l ortune , lota « friends , loss of parent * , loss of home , ists « ptsonal liberty—loss of life—wliat are all Uhk
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losses so the Charter be gained ? Let ns have several strings to out bow—if one fails , another may hold if one arrow falls short of the mark , or beside it , another may hit it . All feasible means will sondnce to the end . I have much faith in religieos Chartism as a means , and "why ?—the powers that we haye to contend against are of this world , or the nether -w orld—and weiaye the weakness of oar own hearts , aye and the wickedness too against us . We are apt to shrink from the foe yea to join him against ourselves . What can lift ns above the fear of self—and the fear of other *—what can elevate us above the dispiritin ^ iLnaences of the world —what bo well as religious ' enthusiasm ? When we look at a future life—hew poor , how empty this world appears J Shall we then refuse the aid of such a
powerful ally . The love of Gad will cast out of onr hearts all fear of man . Religions enthusiasm has always proved the best match against worldly tyranny it animated the iron-gided troops of Cromwell and made them conquerors over the royal Charles—it inspired the indomitable Covenanters who marched to the hills with a sword in one hand and a bible in the other—it has made men prevail over devils themselves . But let ns be careful while we imbibe this glorious principle , that it does not sour in onr hearts and tarn to fanaticism ; let us feeware of bigotry ; let ns avoid superstition . God and common senBe be our guide . Fanaticism would heat our minds and make madmen of us ; bigotry would narrow our hearts and makenstyrants ; stiperstitionwonldimpiir onr senses and make us fools . Let us b&ve no
creedno sectarianism ; notnins among ns but such great and general principles as even cretdists and sectarians are agreed npon . Let ns imitate the example of Jesus Christ , who went about doing good , who vreached charity in word and acted it in deed . As philanthropists , we preach love to man ; as patriots , we preach love to t > iir country ; as freemen , we preach love to God- Paisosa of the Established Church and sectarians handle the word of God deceitfully—they preach np themselves 01 some vain or worldly notion ; let us pTeacb God and truth . Oar worst enemies in our strnegle for justice have been the parsons ; they wrest scripture and turn it against ns—like the Devil they can quote it to serve their own purposes—th * y pervert it , pollute it , and destroy its efficacy . We have no need to pat a
false gloss on Scripture— -. ta true meaning is in our favonr . . Let us , thertfore , take the great weapon from the nnwortby bands that have wielded It against common sense and humanity , and wield it in their behait I-have often been struck with surprise and sorrow in London , to see working men go to the churches , there , to bear them sing and jt-in in the blasphemous and idolatrous worship . What do working men get at the hands of parsons but insult ? Thsy are told taat if they suffer it is for their sins ; and they must not mind misery here for the sake of happiness hereafter . The parsons , I suppose , are not sinners , for they are not sufferers ; and haviDg the good things of this life they are not so anxiuus for those in the world to come . " These persons forget that the siaa of the people
resnjt m a graat measure from their sufferings . If men had a fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work , they would not want , if they did not want they would not be tempted to steal and to do a thousand things that they never thought of in their better days . The parsons blind the paoplt ' s minds that they may bind their bodies ; we wish to loose them and let them go . We profess ourselves not Homanists , nor Lutherans , nor CJvinists , noT Weskyans , nor anything but Christians , the children of one Father in heaven . The gospel that is preached here will be preached to the poor and by the poor -, and we call on all working men to attend and to b . ing their wives and daughters to aid us in prayer and song . And may ail things be done decently and in order as becomes Christian Chartists .
J . W . 31 r . W . had also the honour of opening the Cily of London Chartist Chapel with a similar address .
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OX MAN-WORSHIP . ( PubHahed by rrquesLj " I had as lief not be , as live to be In awe of such a thing aa 1 myself . " Shakspeare . Chartism is pure principle—it b not the cauBe of an individual , but of the community—it is the people ' s cause , n&t the cause of a faction . So far from Chartism being the cause of a person or a party , it calls on persons , on parties , to sacrifice their private or class interests to the public good—to lay their prejudice as a sinoffering or the altar of their country—to bury the hatchet of hostility and to take up the calumet of peace . We are called upon not to consider our own interests
only—far less to consider them before , or at the expense cf the interests of others ; bnt to consider the interests of others iqually with onr owd ; and what should we lose by that , if others considered our interests equally with theirs J Then , no ill-will would be provoked , no poverty would be produced ; but we should remsve the ill-will and poverty that now sfflict society and curse the land . By promoting the iaterests of truth and justice we shonld moBt truly promote our private interests , for , were justice done en all occasions —I do not mean the justice of law , bnt the justice of l » ve—satisfaction both of body and mind would accrue in the place of the wrong and snfferiag , the crime and misf-ry , that now pervade the world and pierce every tinman heart .
• Morals are now so relaxed—politics have become so corrupt—religion itself is so perverted , that virtue , whether pnblic or private , is a thing almost unknown —has grown so rare , that it is regarded as a prodigy and treated as a monster . Men are prevented from practising it—are punished if they attempt to do sothey are delnded or driven ont of their "very convictions of right—be who stands np for justice and humanity makes himself a mark for injustice and inhumanityhe finds the law too strong for him—the judges will tell him sa Yes , a Chartist , the man who is wishful to do his dnty to God and man , meets with persecutors and scomers on every hand—he is pierced on all sides iike a lion surronnded by Hottentots—but let him
not blame Chartism for that—let him not , to appease the hunters , throw away the jewel of his soul—he must not blame Chartism bnt the accursed system which Chartism will enre—the system which crushes all who refuse to bow to it , or the idols which it has set up . I know that , while that system lasts , a man ' s humanity will be a snara to him—Ms love of justice a trap—he will be betrayed into the hands of wicked men—spies , with the tender notes of friendship , will lure him as the fowler lures the quail by imitating its pipe of love —thB good will be sacrificed by the bad at the shrine of deified vice , while all who prostitute themselves at that shrine , all who prt fit by the system , will dance round then- victims rejoicing at theii sufferings .
He who loves his country must either mourn over it in secret , or be banished from it for daring to show hiB love^—tyranny will tear him from all he hokis dearbigotry will b " ast bis every hope , and all that love him , all whom he Joves will have to lament his loss and live a life more ' dreadful than death itself—a life of depriv ation , of destitution , of desolation , of distraction Yet , is there something consoling in suffering for a good cause , in suffering for having laboured to do good , in knowing that eveD by cur sufferings we are furthering the good cause . 2 sal wfll fortify us—will inspire us with Divine fervour . We shall be elevated by our very sufferings as the first Christians were ; and , as they
hugged their cross of martyrdom , kiased it , worshipped it , so will we Chartists be proud of our Charter , love it even though we are to be imprisoned for it , banished for it , executed for it The Charter shall be our joy in life , our hope in death , and , by our enthusiastic devotion to it , we will prove how -valuable it is in our eyeB , we will show its value to others , till our bitterest enemies Ehsll admire it , shall sympathise with ns , Eball become converts , and be willing to suffer with us ; yea , t ill all shall cry aloud with one voice , with the voice of freewill strung to fate , with a voice that shall silence , that shall drown the voice of Government , the Charter Rhall be the law of the land .
Chartists have suffered , they suffer now , and they will suffer yet more . They have suffered everything but defeat , and again and again they will suffer everything , bnt never yield . Ob , to give np the Charter , that wonld be indeed to suffer ! to lose our hopes uf the Charter that wonld be deipair indeed ! But Chartism was born to conquer ; it has cotqnered and it will go on conquering ano to cocqaer—cunqnering ignorance , conquering prejudice , coiqutring apathy , conquering aristocratic pride and middle- class malice , yea , dispersing the delusions so industriously sown among the working classes themselves Bigotry and superstition have flown before it ; aud now , having destroyed all Other enemies , having pnt down all under its feet , the last enemy to be destroyed is tyranny—a tyrannical
Government I Chartism has knocked at the doors of Parliament , and awakened the supine , sottish set that sleep on the benches within- Government has risen alarmed—has armed itself wiih civil and military terrors ;« has breathed out fire and smoke and horrible proscriptions ; has commenced a crusade against Chartism ; a second era of persecution , which rages with a 3 the fury if the Roman Emperors against the first Christians ; and what says Chartism ? Lite old Lear in -the thunderstorm , Chartism smiles and says , " Pour on I will endnre I" So that it is now evident that were a massacre of those good men , tbe Chartists , to take place , emulous of the Hugonots , it would not extirpate
Chartism ; it would bat make it flourish all the more ; It would but ensure its more * peedy triumph-Chartists suffer J—bnt what if they . were not Chartists , would they be exempt from suffering ? Look around yon and see ! How many that do not know what Chartism is , that scoff at it , are sufferers , are without food and clothing , and knew not where to find -work J Tea , the very supporters of the system—even those that thrive by it are sufferer * in mind or body , il not estate , and have not the happy consolation of suffering in a good canse ; for Government is so selfish , society has grown so corrnpt , that its members live in a continual " interchange of wrong for wrong ** —all are doomed to " inflict or bear "—and the only reasouable expectation which the suffsrers can have of Reform 01 redress is in the so mnch abused and derided People ' s
Charter ! Chartism has now its List and greatest enemy to combat ; Vi has to sustain a life and death struggle with the Apollyon of Government . Nerved by former conflirts—animated by former victories— fighting with the puzz in view , will it not succeed ? Yts , no external force can stop us—can prevail against us—only by internal weakness 01 wickedness can we be overcome .
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In a word , nothing can put down Charttsm—nothing oan prevent it from patting down all other isms in its way—but the conduct of the Chartists themselves nor could they , Bave only for awhile—the Pfcosnix would rise renewed from its own ashes . We are armed with the treble armour of a just cause—rivetted by tenth and proved by experience—the enemy has none but carnal weapons , but he has authority on his side , and authority in the eyes of the world covers a multitude of sins as charity or Chartism does in the eyes of heaven . O e Tirtne in the enemy will save him in spite of all his vicesj one vice in ns would prove fatal in spite of all our virtues . If , therefore , we go up to this last
battle with unclean hands , if the necessary spell word , a clear conscience , be wanted ; if we doubt , if we f&lfctr , if we faint , we shall lose the day , we shall strive in vain , we shall be compelled to retreat , to gird up our l oins anew , to lay by for another opportunity , to bide our time . Now , therefore , it is of the utmost importanca that we turn our attention to ourselves , that we examine ourselves , that we prove ourselves . There is nothing amiss in the cause , nothing iB wanted in Chartism ; but iB anything amiss in us , are we Chartists wanting in anything ? If so , we must purge ourselves , we must purify ourselves . Let us take a short retrospect ot the causa . :
Chartism is the child of oppression , as spring is born of winter ; and , as spring clothes the earth left bare by winter , refreshes it , beautifies it , so will Chartism resuscitate , renovate , re-animate the condition of man , blasted as it now is by trampling tyranny . It is somewhat singular and worthy of remark that the Charter ( founded on first principles ) was first taken from the parental hands of Major Cartwrigbt and adopted by the aristocracy—they failed in rearing it as perhaps they intended to do , and the deserted child was next taken up by tile middle classes , who also failed ; but they
taught the working classes what was wanted ; the working classes next took up the Charter ; took it , net merely by the hand , not into their homes only , but into their hearts ! they fed it , as the pelican feeds her yonng , with her own blood ; they breathed the very spirit of their soals into it , they gave it Promethean heat and vigour , and now it has grown a giant in the land . Yea , Chartism has performed many surprising l-. boura—it has but one more to perform , the crowning labour of all . What can prevent it from obtaining this last victory ? What bnt treachery or some fatal delusion ?
lAKe the infant Hercnles , Chartism strangled the new move , when the snake crept to its cradle to give it a mortal bite . My zsal for the cause , my duty as a Chartist led me to denounce the deceived d < -ceivera of that move in a strmon on false brethren ; that same duty now leads me fearlessly to expose a worse error which we are likely to fa . ll it to—I mean mac-worship ! Here let us pause awhile—let us look back at what we have gone through . ( Tq be continued . )
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1 MATCH AGAINST TIME—BRUTAL TREATWENT OF A HOKSE . Justice Boom , Newbury . —On Thursday last Williaai North , of Monmouth-streetj Bath , taverakesper , appeared before William Mount , Esq , Chairman , and other magistrates , to answer the complaint of Air . Henry Thonuis , ik « Secretary of the Royal Sockty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Aniaaals , which cbasged him with having wantonly and cruelly abused , illtreated , and tortujed a horse , at tbe parishgof Wtdford , in tbe county of Berks . The defendant pleaded not guiliy .
Mr . Thomas said that he appeared ou behalf of the Royal Society fur the Preventiua of Cruelty to Animals , to prosecute the defendant for having mosi cruelly illtreated a horse . Tbe charge arose out cf the following circmastanres : The defendant and another person agreed to drive ' their hozses fromB ^ ta to Newbury , a distance of fifty-three miles , in four hou ? s and a half . Tney started from Bath on Wednesday , the 7 th uit , about niea o ' clock in the morning , and the defendant arrived at the Halfway-house , in the p&Jish of Welford , shortly after one o ' clock , having driven the poor animal forty-eight miles in four hours and a quarter . A wilness would be able to prove that the conduct of the defendant , when he passed the turnpike gate at Welford , was most wantonly critel . The landlord of the inn would be the next witness , and he would
describe the condition of the horse when put into his stable , and that it died within twenty minutes after it had arrived , from tbe ; effects of having been overdriven , la the eveniDg , tbe animal was examined by a veterinary surgeon in tbe presence of the landlord , aud he should be able to prove that the immediate cause of death was the violent exertion it had beea compelled to undergo . When the defendant reached Hungerford , he stopped a minute or two to give the horse some " sherry . " At this place , several persons remarked tho condition of the horse , and advised the defendant not to prcceed , as it was quite evident that the horse could not live to reach Newbury . He , however , persisted , and continued towards the Halfwayhouse , when the death of tha animal compelled him to give up the match .
Mr . Thomas then called Robert Beminster , who stated that be keeps tha turnpike gate at Hoe Banham , in the parish of Welford , and that on the 7 th of the present month he saw the defendant and anothtr person , about one o ' clock , comiug frotn the direction of HungeiforJ towards tha turnpike gate . The other man was on horseback , and had hold of tbe reins of another horse , which was harnessed to & light gig , and was dragging
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it along , while tha a ttendant was walking by the side of the horse , and flogg »!*> g « t most violently . When they came to the gate , he particularly remarked the condition of the gig horse , wi > icb appeared completely exhausted , and bardly abl « to f ut oae e before the other . Wltnsss fu'ly expected that )/ thejdefendant had stopped to pay the toll , the how . ' * ^ ould have dro pped town aud died . They passed through the gate , and , as far as the witneso could see , the defendant continued to flog the poor animal most unra ^ rc ^ uily . It was about ten minutes past one o ' clock * hen they passed witness . The Halfwuy-house is ab )) ut a quarter of a mile further on . 1 Robert Atlee , the landlord of the Ha . ' * ay-house proved that the horse died in his stable witl'in * abort time after the defendant arrived , in consequent ^ in the opinion of witness , cf having been jover-driveh ' - This was also tbe opinion of the veterinary surgeon .
The defendant , who appeared to treat tho m alter with great indifference , did not deny that be had driven the horse tbe distance in the period of time stated ; bat * aid that the death of the horse did not proceed from jverexertion , bnt because it had besn fed shortly before starting , and had been allowed to take some cold water tt Marlborongh . J The magistrates having consulted together , the Chairman told the defendant that the magistrates , were unanimous in convicting htm of tbe fiance charged , and that he most pay a penalty of £ b 63 . 6 d ., costs included ; or , in default of payment , ! be imprisoned for two months , with hard labour . Tae penalty was paid .
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APPALLING OCCURREXGE NEAR BARRHEAD , RENFREWSHIRE . —NINE LiyES LOST . It is oar painful duty to record in this sheet one of tbe most distressing occurrences , both aa regards loss of property and loss of life , which has tafeen *" plaee in thia part of the countr ) for many years past . Last night , about nine o ' clock , the embankment or breast of Glanderston D ^ m , near Banhead , gave way , and the contents of the reservoir , accumulated at the time to an extraordinary extent by the etorm , rushed down the channel of the burn with fearful and irresistible velocity , carrjing death and destruction , in their train . The first place whicti suffered from the de&truction ol ihe flocd won the Piiut WojLs cf Sa ^ fcgfleW , occupied
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by Messrs . Hardie , Stark , and Co ., where three entire houses were swept off , twe gables of two other houses , and the counting-house , or under flat of the master ' s house , where the water rushed in at one side , making a breach at the other , and carrying with it the whole furniture and other contents . The only human victim was tbe son of a person named Maxwell , wbo used to drive tbe field cart . His father had sent him to bang up bis coat to dry at a stove in tbe works . Tbe father went into the house and escaped the rush of water , but the boy was carried off . Though the youth Maxwell was the only person who lost his life at Springfield , a number of other persons narrowly escaped . Four persons in one house
were saved en the nub of tbe water by breaking their way through tbe roof , and so sudden was the rise * on them , that ihe watchman , the last of their number , had to be held np by the neefe by hiB companions for some time before be effected hia escape . In a few minutes afterwards , the boiwe was awept down , anrt the whole materials of . the building rendered a moss of floating rubbish . The works ef Springfield present a truly frigbsfuJ appearanee ; the whole maehinery of the works , tbe gaods in coarse of finishing , and the vessels and stock of printing materials ( including about j £ 30 O worth » f indigo ) were air earned before the devastating current , inflicting a most serious , and as yet unascertained , rsaa on the o wnera .
The next place which suffered from tbe flood was the printworks of Socth Arthurlie , occupied by Messrs . Hays and Sons , and sita ^ tecl about a quarter of a mile below Springfield . Here the destruction of property H-as mt so great as at Springfield , but the loss of life was far inore &ppaUJng . 5 wo dwelling-honses , a large out-shed , and a bste . witti all they contained , were instantaneously carried away ; and we are sorry , to relate that , with one of tbe hoases , tbe entire family of occupants bat one child were instantaneously drowned and bcried in'the ruins . With the exception of the husband , ths other family shared the same fate as their neighbour . The names of the unfortunate occupants of the first of tbese houses a'luiied to were Robert ; Johnstone and bin- \ 7 ife , both agefl- about fifty , one > widowed daughter , Henrietta , ased 23 ! with her child , a girl about four years of age ; another daughter ,
Margaret , aged 15 , an < i bob , Archibald , aged about IT " - This family had retired earlier than usual , -with the inten ^ tion of rising early in the naming to pay a visit during the approaching halidays to Bome relations at Cumbernauid . Tbe inmates- of the other house who weredrowned were Mrs . M'hstyre , aged about forty , and her child about four y * -ass old M'lntyre , the husband , was absent , at sowe part of the works at the rime , and with one girl belonging to the deceased family at the Jounstones- ; . he is all that is left of tbe ten persons occupying the two houses referred to . Tbe bodies of the whol « of the sufferers had been found thisforenoon but that of Robsrt Johnston © , but workmen were busily engaged iu digging up the rubbish for hi * remains , and for what , of tbe furniture and other articles that couM be found . There were two cows in the byre swept off . both which are diowned alse .
Besides this damage at the print works , the accumulated current also swept down a portion of tbe garden wall at Artburlie House , the property of Mr . Lf > wndea . At two farm steadings a- littte furrtaer down , a good deal of property was likewise caniud , off as likewise thebrirfge at Darnley . During the forenoon a great number of visitors werehurrying to the fatal spot from miles round the neighbourhood , . and a deop gloom seemed to pervade thecountenance of every one who had been there , or who resided iu tbe vicinity . —Glasgow Saturday Post .
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From the London Gazette of Friday , Dec . 30 . BANKRUP 1 S . John G-osden , Wilstead-street , New-road , licensed victualler , to surrender Jan . 7 , at half-past one , and Feb . 10 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Solicitor , Mr-. Norcntt , Queen-square , Bloomsbury ; official assignee , Mr . Alsager , Birchin-lane . Benjamin Hart Thorelrt , Willesden , dealer , Jan . 11 , at half-past twelve , and Feb . 3 , at one , at tbe Court of Bankruptcy , London . Solicitor , Mr . J Scott , Lincoln ' sinn-fields ; offical assignee . Mr . P&nnell . James Barnes , Ji ^ raiyn-atreet , loflgtog-house-keeper , Jan . 11 , at half-past eleven , Feb . 3 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Solicitors , Messrs . Willoagbhy and Jacquet , Clifford ' a-inn ; oflicial assignee . Mr . Belcher .
Giles James Newton , Leictjster-square , draper , Jan . 10 , at twelve , and Feb . 10 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Solicitors , Messrs . Reed and Shaw , Friday-street , Cheapside ; official assignee , Mr . Gibson , Basingball-street William Morgan Senior , St . Switbin ' s-lane , hardwareman , Jan . 14 , at half-past twelve , and Feb . 10 , at eleven , tbe Court of Bankruptcy , London . Solicitor , Mr Fiddey , Temple ; official assignee , Mr . Groom , Abcburch-lane . William Hoad , Wickham , Hampshire , grocer , Jan . 7 , at half-past one , and F . « b . 10 v at twelve , < vt the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Salicitors , Messrs . Hicks and Braikenridge , Bartletfs-buildings ; and Mr . Gunner , Bishop ' s Waltham ; official assignee , Mr . Groom . Ahchurch-lane .
Edwin Thompson , East Grinstead , corn-dealer , Jan . 12 , at half-past one , and Feb . % at eleven , at tha Court of Bankruptcy . London . Solicitor , Mr . Palmer , Temple ; official assignee , Mr * Graham , Basinghallstrebt . William Fox , Gresford , Denbighshire , Ironmaster , Jan . 9 and Feb . le , at eleven , at the Bankrupts'District Court , Liverpool . Solicitors , Mr . Lewis , Wrexham ; and Messrs . Mallahy and Townsend , Liverpool ; official assignee , Mr . Cazenove , Liverpool . Robert Smith , Leeds , flour-dealer , Jan . 12 , at twelve , and Jan . 31 , at eleven , at tbe Bankrupts' District Court , Leeds . Sulicitor , Mr . Lse , LeedB ; oflicial assignee , Mr . Hope , Leeds . WHiiani Smith , Leeds , irenfounder , Jan . 11 and 30 , at eleven , at the Bankrupts' Biatrict Court , Leeds , oflicial ssigneeMr . Youni ? , Leeds .
, John James , Cheltenham , wine merchant , Jan . 6 and Feb 3 , at eleven , at the Bankrupts' District Coart , Bristol . Solicitors , Mr . Lott , Bow-lane , Cheapside 5 and Mr . Patnell , Bristol ; offie al assignee , Mr . Amman , Bristol . PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . J . Crellin and J . Holt , Liverpool , plumbers . Leese , Kershaly , and Co ., Manchester , as far as regards N » Barr . R . Hervey and Co ., Manchester , manufacturersof mordants . Knight and M'Divitt , Liverpool , general merchants . J . Dent and S . Nelson , Preston , Lancashire , bonnet-makers . Smith and Booth , Leeds , mercers . J . Brownridgo , and J . Marriot , Leeds , commillers . T . aud C . Co * , Salford , wine-dealers .
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From the Gazette of Tuesday , January 27 . BANKRUPTS . James Sweet man Eiffe , chronometer-maker , Lorobardsfereot , to surrender Jan . 7 , at twelve , and Feb . 10 , at eleven , at the Court of BanSruptcy , Basingball-sSreet .. Solicitor , Mr . HodgBon , Eed Lion-square ; official aseigwee , Mr . Bilsher . William Paine , baker , Stoney-Stratford , Buckinghamshire , Jan . 17 . at elevea , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basinghall-street Solicitors . Messrs Austin and Hobson , R-iymond's-buildinga , Gray ' s-: nn ; official assignee , Mr . Turquand , Copthall-baildings . Jam ** Hodson , druggist , Reading , Berkshire , Jan . 10 , at two , and Feb . I& , at twelve , at tfce Court or Bankruptcy , BasinghaU-atreeV Solicitor , Mr . ParKer , St . Paul'B Ghurch-yardii official assignee , Mr . Lackington . Coleman-street-baildinas . .
William Cock , grocer , Bungay , Suffolk , Jan . 11 , an one , and F-eb 21 , at aleven . at the Court of Bankruptcy , Basingb&lUtreet . Solicitors , Messrs . Clarke and Co ., Lincoln ' s-inn-fleldj * . and Messrs . Margetaon and Co ., Bnngay ; official asaignec , Mr . Gibson , Basingballstreet ' „ T George Forsterj butcher , Newcastla-upon-Tyne , Jan . 16 , at one , &nd Efcb . 21 , at eleven , at the Nuwcaatleupoo-Tyne District Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitors , Ms . Hodge , Btewcastle-upon-Tyne ; and Crosby and Compton , Church-cunt , Old Jewry , London ; official aaaignee , Mr . Baker , Newcastle-ugou-Tyne . Joseph Wilson , warehouseman , Manchester , Jan . 14 , and Feb . 3 j& , at ( eleven , at the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy . SoliciSprs , Messrs . Makinson and Sanders , Elm Court , Middle Temple , London ; and Messrs . Atkinson and Saunders . Manchester ; official
assignee . Me Pott , Manchester . John Crowther , com-miiler , Huddersfield , Jan . 16-and Fob . 6 , at eleven , at the Leeds Distriot Conrt of Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Mr . Jacomb , Huddewfleld ; official assignee , Mr . Fwem&n , Leeds . John Lockv ? ood , maaafacturer of fancy vaistcoatingf , Lepton , Yorkshire , Jan . 13 , at twelve , and Feb . 1 , at eleven , at the Legos District Court of Bankruptcy . Solicitor , Mr . Ovwend , Kitkburton ; offioial assignee , Mr . Freeman , Lewis . John Ray , plater-merchant , Leeds , Jan . 20 , at three , and Feb . 6 ,. a * twelve , a * the Leeds District Conrt of Bankruptcy . Solicitors , Messrs . Baw , Lofthouse , and NelsonLeedsofficial assignee Mr . Young . Leeds .
, ; , John Mayer , eatthen-waie manufacturer , Foley , Staffordshire , Jan . 17 , at naif-past two , and Feb . 14 . « eleven , at the Conrt of Bankruptcy , Basringhall-street . Solicttor , Mr . Lewis , Wilmington-square , Middlesex ; j official assignee , Mr . Edwards , Freaerick's-place , Old \ Janies Taylor and Jtunes Batterwortb , painters , i Rochdale , Lancashire , Jan . 13 , and Feb . 8 , at one , « \ the Manchester District Court of Bankruptcy . » ou 1 citor , Mr . Whitehead , Rochdale ; official assignee , M . Stansell , Manchester .
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"HE WHO 15 HOT FOB US , IS AGAINST ITS . " Let us first endeavour to demonstrate the absolute necessity Gist easts for us to take a decisive part in nrit ? that "weniBy decade ohers , and ensure a successful termination to onr efforts in favour of a good cause . Seecndly , let tis attempt to prove that those who do j aitake up a decisive part do no f ood , bnt harm , to tie cacse , and might as ¦ well not come amongst us . lia -w in the first place -we shonld look at the cause in * h \ ch » e are engaged—the Chartist cause . Will any one say tint this is sot a good cause—that it is not the best cause that ever engaged the x = J and a&ctions of nan ? For nhy ? It is the cause of tbe needy 3 nd the
opprwsed , and of those-who have none to help them bnt God and the Chartists . It is the cause of all that is good and virtnons against all that is bad and vicious . They must be good men-who-unite to forward this g « od eanse . It is a cause that has much to contend "with and it has met inth many delays and drawbacks—but "with no defeat . Though some individuals engaged in this most holy cause have met ¦ with defeat and with destruction , yet the causa itself has never been defeated , nor ene argument in its favour answered , and the very death of Chartists gives new life to Chartism . Our enemies must first answer our arguments before they can defeat the cause .
Granting that our cause is a good one—that the arguments adduced in its behalf are unanswered and unanswerable—is it net the duty of every man to unite in this just and humane cause ? Decidedly it is . Then » hy are men not more decided ? All are agreed npon its prineJplEs—why cant all unite to carry them ont Id one simultaneous and universal plan of action . Alas . ' many men have many minds—and there axe Chartists ¦ who have Joined the « suse not so much to gain it , as to gain hj it—to gain some end or other of their otto . S 3 n : e would pnrsne this path and follow this oVjcct—Kme that—some another—some are for themselves mere than for the cause—some are for Paul , some for ApoBos—but how fev tor &ad and the cause I How lev £ x their eyes on the cause , neither turning to the jcgti tand nor to the left , bnt pressing steadilv forward to the prize , to ihe work of their high calling as ChsrSsts , to the Charter itself J
Onr cause is too good a cause not to lave met with the most strenuous opposition from the men of the world—the supporters of tbe present system of society , lbs upholders of thepresentiorm of Government M « n of rank and wealth are against us , and all wbo court or serve them—who seek rank and "wealth—the vain , tha EfclBsh , and themalignant . And who are with us ? 2 ? ot those who build ships and houses , and lay land to land—the mul-lferdB , the merchants , priests , lawyers , pimps and parishes—these to a Tna-n are all against ns —and those who are for ns , are with us , are the honest who are poor because they are honest—tbe industrious who are idle because they have no employment—and the humane who feel more for another ' s woe than for their own . 2 f ow , as we have so many opposed to nsi
all well armed with the weapons of this worla—money , power , and passion—and as we have nothing on our Bile but a just eanse , and the tongue of truthit behoves U 3 to be inmerouiJy associated and well united . Bnt are we so ?—we were so once , but there were those among ns who seemed to be with us yet all the time were against us ; they were , in reality , either lor themselves -or for tke enemy , though with us in appearance . ! Thark Heaven , thtreire many with ns heart and aoul ; bnt there ars others wie have no heart and soul , and they put ou the cloak of hypocrisy to hide their Belfish dergns . Thty came among ns like Guy I \ vwkes"witb a diik ksticm , that ihey might * ee us but that we shonld not see them ; we dids = e them , h * wever ; and as ihe gunpowder plot was discovered by a latter written by a friend , bo was the secret conspiracy of the new
ISOT 33 made known fey letter , and tbe friend whowroie it was a Tstmbsr of yiarjithone—yes , llaiylebcne had tie honour of first discovering the plot— = 31 aiylebone preserved Chartisn— ilarylebone took the arch-Vraitor . dart-laiiteni , matches , and all npon him jast as he was about to apply th « light to the train , and blow up tbe cause which he hs 3 undermined—yes , Marytebone first Kentedthe conspirators , started tbe pursuit , hnnxed flown the game , and was first in at the death- And ttongh when the -rieSm was bound on the altar a frifcEdlyhand , a powerful hand , the hand of a giant Was stretched forward to loose them and let then gothemen of Slarylebone interposed , wonld notbe barred ttsir prey , were resolved that it should not be snatched bom them . Tire holoeust proceeded—the traitors were sacrificed to tha canst—on the altar of the godeess © f liberty—a peace-offering to all those who . hate ¦ CffiTrcion and who love liberty . ( To ht conlbated-J
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EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL FOR DEFAMATION . A curious action for defamation was tried in the Episcopal Consistory Court , Br istol , on the 21 st nit , before the worshipful the Chancellor of Bristol . Tho plaintiff , Mrs . Prudence Payne , a widow lady , living on her property , charged Mary Ann Rowley , the wife of a straw-hat manufacturer , of College Green , with having declared , in the presence of two credible witnesses , tkat Mrs . Prudence Payne had been cohabiting , for two months , with her ( defendant ' s ) husband . Mrs . Rowley , in defence , denied tha 6 she had used the word cohabit , but acknowledged having said that an improper correspondence had been going on between her huBb&nd and Mrs . Prudence Payne , and she now produced a quantity of letters written by the widow to Mr . Rowley , which had fallen into her possession ,
both m proof and defence of the allegation for which she had been brought before tbe Court Tbe evidence of Mercy Ware ( servant to Mrs . Prudence Payne ) stated that a considerable number ont of about fifteen « sixteen letters produced were written by her mistress to Mr . Rowley ; that her mistress read over Bome of the letters to her ( Mercy Ware ) , and desired her to deliver them to Mr . Rowley , and to nobody else ; some of th 6 letters were signed "Constant ; " some of them were addressed to "Forget me Net" This witness bad seen nothing improper pass between her mistress and Mr . Rowley , except that he once gave her a kiss .
If an improper intimacy had tak « n place at Mrs . Payne ' s bouse , it might be without her ( witness's ) knowledge of it . The evidence of the Misses Rowley , yonng ladies grown up , proved the hand-writing of Mrs . Payne on some or the letters ; that they had with their mother ' s consent been on visiting tcims with Mrs . Payne before these letters were known of ; that they had ntver witnessed any impropriety of condnct between their father and Mrs . Payne ; that their mother had prohibited them , visiting that lady , and that they had not since visited her . Some of tbe letters to their father were addressed to " Forget me Not , " and a few to Mr . " Tatton . "
We subjoin a sample of these remaikable epistles , as read from tbe originals by the defendants' counsel : — " My dear Thomas—I this day promise you while I azs on this earth , no man shall win my affections from thee , not if he were rich , ranking amongst tbe most high in this life , and if be would settle a dowry on me , 1 would spurn it , and still foDdly &x my hopes on thee ; that if God saw it was not good for me to be tbine in this world , I might be thine in glory ; my witness to this now is my Heavenly Father , and on his Sabbath have I written it . Oh ! may He hear my prayer ! may I ba thine . How 1 should adore and study to make yon happy . Adieu , believe me with fidelity , Ever and ever , yours , and only yours constant , "Prudence Payne . '
" My dearest , dearest , very dear , my own Forget me N- t , —Every day you are more dear to my heart , aad when I leave you it is death , for I am sure tbe separation of the Boul from the body cannot be so painful , especially to those who believe and die in tbe hope of an immortal life , fcucb I trust will be our ease when we depart this sinful world ; but you often ask me , do 1 pray to be yeura : yes , in sincerity , I do night and day and had I wotMb to give to ebtain you , I would sacrifice them all for the possession of one I love so dear . Will that day ever arrive ? I hope , I pray it may , and
sometimes 1 am sanguine enough to believe it wilL Then , cb then , I shall , we shall be more thun happy ,-I fear too happy to last long , but again I trust the day will come , for if I have your arm to lay my bead on in the bouT of death , painful as the separation may be , I should calmly resign my soul to my Maker , and my last fond look , faithful prayer , and dying words would be yours ; and should I never have the bliss of possessing you , if sensible in the hour uf death , I shall send for you , and I hope I shall at least be heard in this prayer . I shonld wish yon to be with me to receive my last devoted kiss * and blessing .
" I am labouring to-day under a severe sick headachy and a bad cold , but I shall nurse myself to-day and to-morrow , and I make no doubt I shall be better ; you , my dear , I hops are welL I long tor your note to-nigbt , that will do me more good tt-ai medicine . God bless , bless , bless thee , my faithful dear . I hope we shall meet again on Wednesday evening ; mind you write , dont disappoint ; let it be Tuesday night , if you can , as the poBt is so late in the morning ; and if yon think the Butts the best place , 1 shall be waiting ( or meet yon ) just as yon turn to the Lea BanKs , where I waited before ; there are so many sailors . I wish I conld behold you to-night , but I shall see some of tbe girls and if I do I shall kiss them for you ( my only love ) . My paper tells me I must bid adieu , but believe me 1 conld write to you for ever . Oh that I waB with you for ever . God bJesB you ; God keep you for me , and may God lore you as I do , fervently , fondly , and ever and ever I shall be yours in this life , Constant * * * Burn this . "
In another letter the enamoured widow begs an answer to her request that he would meet her , if but for ten minutes : — "Mind you go and write , if it is only 'Yes , my dear , ' but I should like more . " She promises to walk by the church for a quarter of an hour . " Meet me if you can , but I don't wish it without you can do it safe —but meet Mercy , I charge you . " Sne asks him \« hy he was not at . church last night ; she was sadly vexi-il tpious Boul !) and says , "though we are divided now , I pray God we shall one day be united , if not on earth , in'heaven . " The letters were about twenty in nnmber , and were signed "Constant , " and addressed to " Forget me Not " They are all in the same tone , occasionally interspersed with drawings of flowers and hearts , and poetry , as foz
instance" Forget me net , thongh we may part , Perhaps , alas ! to meet bo more , Remember that there beats a heart That loves you to its inmost core . " " Constant . " In another part of the same letter the lady reminds the gentleman that "her love is not to be trifled with . " In a subsequent epistle , the platonic widow , after exhorting Mr . Rowley to burn her notes , so that they may be safe and cut of danger , adds , " I would die to save yon , fer 1 do not blush to own I love you truly , fervently , passionately , but not lustfully . "
On the 1 st of January , 1840 , she sendB him a keepsake , accompanied by a letter , in which she admonishes him to " remember to follow the dictates of religion , so that at the last yon may meet me in glory . " In the same letter , tbe amorous again ! gets the better of the relljriouB , and the widow thus breaks forth : — " 1 have kis-jed it ( a note from R 9 Wley ) , not twenty times , bat twenty times twenty ; how much would I rather have had them from tbe writer , not tbe writing ; I hope I shall soon " The extracts having been read , Mr . Bridges addressed the Court for the defendant , saying that tbe facts formed , if not a justification , snch a mitigation of the words used as to exonerate his client from penance and from coats . Mr . Hartley , on the other side , pressed for sentence against thee defendant .
The Learned Chancellor , in delivering judgment ; , remarked that , whether any criminal intercourse really took place between the plaintiff and tbe defendant's husband , he bid not know , bat , looking at the letters , there was every excuse to th-J defendant for believing that there had . When he looked at all the facts before him , there appeared to him to be a justification of the words used . He rhould , therefore , dismiss the party from the rait and from all farther consequences .
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A CLERICAL VAGRANT . BURY , SATURDAY , Deckmber 31 . A case has just been brought beforethe Petty Sessions or this town which has excited very considerable interest in the minds of ! all classes . It consisted of two charges against the Rev . Jonathan Ackroyd—first , for being a rogao and vagabond under the Vagrant Act ; and , second , for haying obtained money under false pretences . The evidence in support of the charges was of a lengthened nature , but may be stated In a succinct form . The first witness was ,
Mr . Thomas Gorton , of Tottington-ball , who said that on Friday , tbe 16 th inst , tbe prisoner called upon him , and having represented himself to be tbe incumbent of a church or chapel at Sfcircoat , near Halifax , stated that the church was in debt upwards of £ 2 , 000 which was owing on a inorrgage , and tbat he was obtaining contributions to liquidate the debt . He further stated , that he had performed the church duties and services there for a period of ten years gratuitously , and that the building was still in connection with the Church of EDglnnd . Witness accordingly gave him » sovereign , -which he should not have given but on the representation that the prisoner was the incumbent . Miss Hannah Woodcoek , of Holcoine , dopased that the prisoner had also called at her residence on the preceding Friday week , when he ' represented himself to be the incumbent of the church in question , and Bucceeded in obtaining another sovereign .
Mr . Joshua Knowles , of Stormer-hill , and Miss Alice Elton , of Tottington , who had also contributed a sovereign each , deposed that the prisoner bad called at their respective residences , and told a similar tale . To the former he expressed a hope that he might live to pay off the debt , in which case , be said , ne would write word to his friends at Bury , aa be had promised to do to several Quakers , ' wbo had aaslsted him . Mr . William Taylor , of King-cross , Skircoat , near Halifax , deposed that he was a manufacturer , that he knew tbe prisoner , and that he also knew the church at bkircoat , which was in the possession of tbe Wesleyan Methodists . He said tnat it had been purchased in October , conveyed in November , and opened in December , 1840 , and that the prisoner had no connexion with tbe church , nor any directions or authority to collect money on its behalf . The trustees , of whom witness was one , had not received any money from tho prisoner since they purchased the church , neither did ttiuy owe him any money .
On cross-examination the witness said , that an absolute conveyance of tne church had been effected ; that the prisoner bad built , and , for some tiiuo , bad preached in it ; tbat the purchase-money was £ 900 ; and tbat it hart been bought from Mr . Alexander , a solicitor , at Halifax . Witness , waa not aware of what interest Mr . Alexander had in the church , but believed that the ; land , the building , and all together , would , probably , cost between £ 2 , 000 and £ 3 . 000 . He know not of the prisoner having any private property , or of any private property of his having , been lately sold ; and he should ttiink tbat it was about five or six years since the prisoner had any thing to : do with the church .
Mr . H . Hensball , superintendent of police at Bury , stated that he bad known the prisoner for a year and a half , and that he had him in custody before at Ulverstone on a charge of having obtained money under false pretences , upon which ' occasion be alleged also that he was the minister ol the church at Skircoat , and produced books , letters , and other documents to tbat effect , which were believed by the magistrates , -whe discharged him , and' recommended him to leave tbe neighbourhood as speedily as possible . On Christinasday witness went to Halifax , where hi saw the Archdeacon , who said that he had received upwards of three hundred communications regarding the prisoner ; and from these and other circumstances it appeared that tbe latter bad been receiving great numbers of contributions in the neighbourhood of tiolton and Bury . Tbe Archdeacon further said , tbat not a penny of tbe
contributions had been paid by the prisoner to the funds of tbe church , and tbat he bad received a large amount not in tbe books . Charles Maguire , a police sergeant , deposed that he apprehended tbe prisoner on the morning of Saturday , the 24 th inst ., at tbe bouse of Samuel Coupe , a be « rsvller , in Tot ting ten , and that he found a book in his possession , entitled as follows : — " 1840 . —A list of the Names of Minor Contributions towards the Liquidation ef a Debt upon Ctirist Church , Skircoat , Hulifux , Yorkshire , amounting to upwards of £ 2 , 300 . " Tho amount received by tbe- prisoner , as stated in this book , was £ 792 118 . lid ., but other books and letters which were also found in bis possession stated the aggregate receipt ( including tbe £ 792 Us . Gd . ) to be £ 2 , 249 19 s . G < J . Many of the signatures were known to ba genuine . That of tho J arl of Burlington was one .
John Smith , of tbe Bury Court of Requests , deposed that be was fo : merly in tbe Manchester constabulary force , and tbat he bud bad the prisoner in bis custody on a charge of having obtained goods by means ot false bills of exchange . Witness , on tbat occasion , found the acceptance to be that of a very poor man , who sai »! , tbat be had allowed the prisoner to use hia name . The prisoner was , however , discharged , on condition of giving up the goods and leaving the town . After tbe evidence bad closed .
Mr . Woodcock , whs appeared for the defence , said he was sure it must be painful to every one in court to see a person of the station of the prisoner appearing before them on such a charge—a charge which might bave assumed a milder f < jciu t and been dealt with without pressing it to an extreme . He was instructed , and he verily believed , that bis client honestly thought that tbe church was in the bands of the Methodists only for a temporary purpdse , and that it bad been let to them in order tbat by the rent ' the interest on the mortgage might be paid . Ho was further instructed to say that bis client bad used ex .. rtion to ascertain the exact situation of the thurch , that be hud made every possible inquiry , and that ho bad searched tbe registry at Waknfield for that purpose . Mr . Woodcock , who addressed the bench at considerable length , contended
that , inasmuch as the prisoner had expended a large sum of monsy in having tbe church erected , which bad never been repaid to him , he might be * considered in the light of a mortgagee ; and though , as the church was not consecrated , he could not be its legal incumbent , yet , as he bad been licensed to officiate at it , he was better entitled than any other persun to assume that title . Consequently , the two alleged ftUeo pretexts on which tho charge bad been founded were substantially true ; and , under such circumstances , be trusted tbe bench would see no causa to go to the sessions . If a man acted with bona tides , tliough mistaken , he was not to be too severe . y dealt with ; and if , in doing what he had done , there was bulfi : ient integrity in the prisoner ' s conduct to amount to bona tides , he Would be entitled to his discharge .
Mr . Grundy , who appeared on the part of the pro Eecution , rose to reply , but the magistrates intiuiateu that there was no necessity ; and after having consulted for a short time , Tbe Chairman said the bench had a very paicful duty to perform , but they were compelled to execute it , inasmuch as the prisoner had not lately alone been going about in the manner described , but bud been doing so for many years . It was high time , therefore , to pat a stop to such deeds . The bench were unanimously of opinion that he should be imprisoned in the House of Correction at Salford , and there kept to bard labour for three calendar months on the first charge , and that ho should be ' committed % o tbe sessions for trial on tbe second .
There were many clergymen present daring the hearing , who seemed inucti interested in the case ( as thd prisoner bad levied contributions on some of them several ytarsago ) , and wbo appeared much gratified at the prospect of the profession being relieved from one of its greatest blots ,
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INFANT EDUCATION . ( From George Cruiksha 7 ik ' s Comic Almanack- ) Baby loni / IN Univehsitv . —The grand aim of modern infant education is to make learning very attractive , to invest Lindloy Murray withia magnetic power over tbe pupil ' s tnind , and dresa Diljwotth in an adhesive poster , tbat shall causa all the little boy a iu the kingdom to stick to it . If Mavor ' s Spelling can be converted into a mngic spell , there jis a hope that tbe infant population may be charmed into an appreciation of ba , be . bi . bo bu and such will be the progress of education , that we may bave . before the expiration
of a century , universities at which the wet nurse and the professor may be alike required to attend to the physical and intellectual wants of the infant students . A bachelor of arts will not only be entitled to the distinction of B . A ., but may add the letters BY , to complete his description . It has already been suggested that philosophy should be taught by toys , and it will be * asy to give a lecture on the laws of rtiotion , illustrated by a game at marbles , or to explain tbe theory of equations by reference to tbe pleasing pastime of ninepins .
The Pons Asinorum , that has puzzed many of our modern youth , will be much more easily overcome when a real donkey ride is resorted to ; and the difficult process of looking for a square root will be greatly facilitated by a spade , when the student flids himself sent forth to dig in the garden of science . ' Already bas the worthy Mr . Wildqrspiu introduced , in many places , the agreeable system j of making fun of school ; nnd if be would only consent to put his infant pupils into tbe fantastical caps and [ gowns which are worn at tbe universities , the joke would be still richer than it is at present . " Jo tbat complexion we shall come at last ; " and if education is to ( be made game of , tbe sooner we go " the whole hog" the better .
Toe following is an extract from a report that is intended to illustrate the enormous success of tb « Wildetspin system : — ; Teacher—What is this I hold in my band ? Children—A piece of glass . . Teacher—What can you do with it ? Children—Sssrape slate pencil . Teacher—What else?—wcat can yeur eyes do with it ? Children—Look at it . : ; Teacher—If you put it to ] y « ur eye can you see through it ? Children—Not if you shut yo ^ ir eye . Teacher—C m you break g lass ? ; Children—We'll try lone child breaks a window . )
Toucher—Then glass ia brittle ? Children—K tther . Teacht-t—Will the shutters break ? C ^ . i . reo—We are not going to try that Teacher ( striking the shutter violently)—Now what have I done . Children—Made a great noise , and hurt your own knuckles . Teacher—What is wax ? ; Children— A soft Bubstance . Teacher—Is there any sort of wax that is not soft ? Children—Yes , tbe whacka you give us when we don 'i know our lessons . ; Teacher—What does a cow give us ? Children—Nothing . leather—Well , what does the milkman give us ? Children—He gives us nothing ; we buy it . TeacUer—What do we buy from him 1
Children—Milk and water . Teacher—Whafb this ? Cnildten—A frying-pan . Teacher—What use does your mother make of it ? Children—She somttimes beats father about the head with it . Teacher—Has your mother got a mangle ? Children—No , Bhe's sold it . Teacher—What colour is the orange ? Children—Orange colour . Teacher—How large is this orange which I hold hi my hand ? Children—As big again as half . Teacher—How lopg will oranges keep in this climate ? Children—Not a day , when you get hold of them . Teachor—That will do ; you mpy go home . Children—Thankee , sir .
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE . —MANSION HOUSE , SATURDAY . The Honeymoon . —A tailor , in a : dirty shirt , and ¦ without coat or waistcoat , wbose name was stated to be William Raistn , was charged by his landlord , Misbael Denny , a Cork man , in the same line pf business , with having cleared away the blankets of his we ! l furnished room , and deposited them in the room of his uoele , a neighbouring pawnbroker , for the suiaii consideration of the loan of 3 s .
Mr . Drjnny said , in the genuine tone , and with tbe unaffected expression of a native of ihe south of Ireland , " Upon my sowl , please your lordship , I don't desire to hurt tha man , bat he came to me to losk for work , and I not « nly gave him what he axed for , but I let hint and his wife a room , and I not only let ' em a room , but I lent him the money to marry his wife wud — ( Laughter . ) Well , sure enough they got married , and home he lugs her to my riecentj and respectable place , and , as I must teli the truth , upon my soul they took liberties with my bed in a most shamsfi&l manner —( L-iught-sr ) : The Lord Mayor—You mean they stripped the bed of the bed-clothes ? j Tbe Complainant—Your Lordship tajks of ii as if you were present , and seen al ! that happened . Yes , they did take every stitch , and the devil a morsel sf blanket was to be seen in tbe place . ¦ And how loDg are they married ?
Two months , your honour ; and to make him comfortable I gave him a job that I had to do mystlf , but he wan too lazy to do it , and nothing could get him out of his bed . ( A laugb . ) : Mr . Hobler—What I not at th ^ end of two months ? The Complainant—No , faith . A body might think that after the first month be might rise to attend to business , but tho divil a bit of him cotrld be got up by h' > ok or by crock until the morning be tuck my blankets to his uncle , and then both him and her got np early enough to strip the whole building . — ( Laughter i j The Lord Mayor—Is be a countryman of yonrs ?
The complainant—No ; be says he's a Birmingam man ; but for a ! l that I don ' t wish to hurt him . But you see , my lordship , in my countryj we dont think it kind to rob a man that gives another employment and lodging , and a wife into the bargain . iGreat laughter . ) j The Lord Mayor—No , it is not kindi The Complainant—I mast tell the truth , yoar honour ; he ' s as kzy and good-for-notjhing a fellow as ever crossed a board ; but if he 11 promise to wori it out I'll forgive him and take him in again . Tbe defendant said he was willing enough to work it cat , but be couldn't prevail upon his wifo to let him get ) up in proper time in the morning-j- ( laugbter ) - ^ and when he argufied with h « r , she said ( the honeymoon always lasted another month longer , and she did not see why they should be the first to break tho ruje .
The Complainant—Sure I didn't want you to do so . But you might have earned twelve shillings a . week , at any rate , and had plenty of fun . ( Great laughter . ) Tbe Lord Mayor ( to the complainant)—Well , you certainly are a good-uaturert fellow , aud I think yon may try this man once more . Let him pay you er > much a week by working for you , and if he persists in lying in bed and neglecting his businsss , bring hia before me end I'd cure him of bis honeymoon trkks by sending him to prison , where be ^ ha ll have no inducement to lie in bed longer thaaJBature requires ( Laughter . ) 1
_ __ _ . . .. His Lordship then gave the comp&inaut half-a-erown to commence tbe new year with * anil received many blessings and thanks in return for bis kindness from the poor ill-treated tailor . j
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The Works preparatory to the commencement of cutting through the Isthmus of Panama are advancing rapidJy . The entire lengtn of this canal will be forty-nine miles ; its breadth at the surface 135 feet ; and its depth twenty feet . M . Morel , the engineer , estimates its- cost at £ 560 , 00 (> sterling .
Brfcon Gaol , which Dr . Bissetfc Hawkins visited in 1837 , and repoTted to be dark , old , and unhealthy and in which he found in 1839 in the same state , without any alteration of its unwholesome cells , was a ^ ain inspected by him last year , when ha found that neither the Lord Lieutenant nor Justices had since that time effected the slightest change .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 7, 1843, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct785/page/7/
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