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TO READERS & CORRESPONDENTS.
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MR. STEPHENS'5 TRIAL.
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LEEDS AND WEST RIDING NEWS
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GREAT PUBLIC MEETING IN RENFREWSHIRE.
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AGE2TTS FOR THE NORTHERN STAR.
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BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS.
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DR . JOHN AKMSTHO ^ G' 5 LiYEK PILLS . " I care not bow I am physicked , so it 1-e net V > y ihe ajvpnture of a Quack , bui the advice of a Phy-•( iC ' iaa , who , I am sure , will pre ^ erioe no more for me ; h . \ n raar cor . < i-t wi-th my safety , and Deed doth r equire . "—Old Divine . HpHESE LITER PILLS have , rim-e 1835 , X . C 8 mp ] e : * ly established them ? e ! ve « aj a favourite family aperient , as s . taost eCT < -c ; ual remedy for aa inactive liver , and as au excri ' ieEt ? . ntib " : iiotis mediekte . Cut very sirjall , a : ?\ given in a V-rfie treacle or preserve , they are a ? s . fe aperient aad vermifuge forcaildren . They are a decided solvent , andpreventive of st « ae and gravel ; and vilcers and obstiuate sores speedilv hca' under their b-nign iciiaeDce . The stin is " kept cicar of spits , and the general health is hnproTed oy tbeir occasional use . Dropsi . ial perjoTJS find great relief from these pill ? . They contain nei : her alce « , gamboge , nor coloeynth ; occasioning no pile ? , nor any pair , in thtir operauen . The fine veseta ' ble extracts whereof they are composed will en : retsiD a spherical form , liie ihe communaloetic pills , and they ought io be lejt in a dry place . For female ? , and as a dinner pill , they are unrivalled . Messrs . "VYinstanlty , of London , tbe proprietor ' s TOsnposisvnuj : ageats ( in tbe stead of Mr . Eddy ) , are vastrxcted to « aptly only the Lunaon wholtsale ' n eases . Sold Retail ta Leed-, at tUe Xorihem 5 / or , Ifercvry , and ljiteit : ge > : crr Qi ^ em , . n £ by a ! tirugxisU and patent me > i ' . c'r evenc er . < : a U'ek . inu ^ orr' , at ls . l ^ d . per bos , accompanied with tl-elate P .-. Aric . < troEg ' s lira advice ar , d direction ? , 6-U some intL-resting case ? . Ob 5 err * th ? .: the stamp ha- < the name of the medisice , '" Dr . John Armsirong ' sLiver Tills , " eugraved upon it ,
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C-ji-y of a Letter from the Chevalier de la Garde ^ Chamberlain to Stanislaus , late King of Poland . To M .-. Prozr , 229 , Str ^ cd . So . 20 JTere-ftrest , Dec . 11 , 15 SS . Si ? ., —I feel rajstlf bosnd fey the dnty 1 owe to rzj : ' t ; low creatcre 3 to reqaesr that voc will pcbl :. * h tie foiiowriBz ao « t extracrcinlry effrtu of Blaih ' s GOCT AND RHXCHATIC PlLLS . For & period of thirty Tear * 1 bare suffered more tha . r . I csn -we ' . l expre ** , bat a : &ii rimp ? have avoided tsk ; r : e adverri ? ed rfrnedie * . fcaviae a pewertul ar . ripatby to tb ? m , until & fsvr months ---acs , alter hz . TT .-zf ; bee = laid -up ior twt ^ tv . t-jro w-et ' of an z-iLsx-i cf EatuEKic Goi :, p 7 " . zti >» . ' iy uoifisf-d f ' ~ * tae : Vt-t , bu ; at i ' . rc = > i : t .-aTt-lk-r . ; a vanou ? farts * f tar friine , a . ni tben returE : r ; ^ ajai n with acccmn-
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rr- ! HE CTeians p led ? 2 cce « of FKAMPTO ^ S J . PILL OF HEALTH calls for psirticulai artcLtios .. Tbese Pill ? give iroraeditite reiief in til «; ' 3 * r £ . odie ani windy complains , ¦ with the wbole train of vreli-inowc symptoms arising from a weak "tciiaeb or Tiriated biiicES . secrerion , indigestion , p 1 : 3 at tbe pit of the st * rcacb , bilious or sick headache , ijsarthcrs , loss of appetite , sense of fc ' ness a . " : ? r ratals , giddiness , dizzlB ^ s , J > aia orer tbe ejes , &i ' . &c , Persong of a fuli habit , -wbo are subject to teadicbe , giddineps , drowaiaefs , asd singing in the ea r * , arising from too great a flow of blood to tb » ££ & 3 , sbeuid cever be * ntbcnt them , as xcaaj dan-IZ ^ tcz ? rrcptoms will be enr . relj carried off by tbeir immediate use . TbeT are hi ^ klr erat « fz ! to tbe
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As o'er report of this kvjsI inter'sting and important trial is the only correct oie that has yet appeared . and as many icnild lii ' : e to have it L : a form : ncvre easily preserved than the large Iroad theel of a netcsp- ; per ; otcr Publisher , Mr . Hobson , / r . s determined to reprint the whble in a 1 ' ampJJet form , uniform iriih Mr . Stephens ' * Sermons , so thai th £ v may all he bound up t-gc ! her . li mil be published at us tew n price as possible , ( not m-ve than fvtvpe . -ice—less if it can be afforded . } so that it may t > e rcUhin the means of all . The zec ? ralAgents art hereby reqjtested to send their orders to the Office by Tuesday morning next , at the latest ; or they cannot Le uisured Lkel c-rcntity .
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A CONSTANT READER AT ? LOW £ RY FIELD , NEAK EYDE rtiSODT Des ; thaaks . We siLiu reserve ins eoaiatuii ^ ri ^ n for tie preien ; , bat i : may l > e u . issu . 1 . A CONSTANT READER . —Ws hive no roum for iii * letter . A CONSTANT RZADEB AT ElI _ iND . —His letter is ia » dffii ** ible . Covestst Bahicals , Trij s ? e that i : k&s iriipassTble to iusert their aiirrnx . BlCilARD M . A&SI ) £ > ' . —Weire so .-rv to be obliged to exclude hii l * : ie * . Bath Kemaxe Radjcal ASSCCIaTIOX . —Th . ~ ir » id ? ess : o . M ^ srs . Fro » : and RJoeru , * ni tit ,-:.- ui ^ = oria ' . : ^ the Q ]« a is necesssrUt om : H ? j . i . XJOOHE—The r ? purt cf th . « ates' . iog it Tro-srtrii ge , is nrcessarilv
eirinJaJ->" C'STH-ijfrTi ? . v Radical *—TVe are s . rry to exhale the rrp-rtci tDrlr s ^ i-y . ed rj .-et-. 73 . LGCGHBORCl'OH —VTe ire ccrur / ..-- ' ., ?! ' ' •" ' ' - - ^ lit tL e intereairfj i-x-i ' . iateiiigeace from LocgtbiToc jh-J . J . HaLKaTON . —Hij statement is » cf-laneto ' y cne , tut r . o : aere so th » n m ~ n y o » ken which a-e eentirmiTiv r- "ic 2 h > £ n « . We cxr . ur ' t £ ni room f ^ . r hit letter , be : fc ' taiV aot lose cght ef xbe c&ie . The C ' - 'C . vciljie . v ok Manchester-We L » Te received & > t ' . er tfcns subscribed , enclosing * n * dcre * s to tbe men oi rvlanciitst ^ r for in *? rtion \ Ys » . * e raihcr uc-sbcful oi iis -f- ' aori'j , tiivinjt » o Te »\ rijsutvu- ^ , btv , i- nany cue the C--imeiiai » n mast exens" : tbev w : Vi s ^ e the s'ile ef get rV-rym * ; i » d their * . dir :.-& 3 contains n-r-T ^ rsg taat taa r . c-t ~ :-e ? n n ; j fittj times >? f ? re . Tt-ir . Wars ; K-ith r-i-irs to Air . O'Connor siisJ ! {» coaja ' . \? d with .
J . tv . —Gemini j not . If there bs us 8 p » cis . l » rr ? em » nt to the conmrr , ihe l ^ naseT ii ir ^ ra > ear to rear , » nd esn r-H-iv ia teraiinited ty & si mysiiis" jo : ; .-e , ( firen in £ u ; h ssrt m th » . t the tesxnt thali ijuit » : iae eiid of an entire rear .
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Orders acd Adverosemenis received by the tmderrueauontd A ^ eui * : — Alvr . ' jndiury—Mr . Midg ' ey , Eesr HBcldersfield . AzhibV . —Jo * fph lioliscn . Bar . nshy—Lii . 'fard , Ne" « f S : reet . Mr . H--b . * jn , l \ -- ; . cmcc . Bail : —J . Cog > 'Wfii . 5 , ChaLiiw Bcilaiiig . *; Croker . Uaion Passage . Bstlev—J . Feam .-ide . Hair Dres .= er . rieart > evr < bDry . Bingley—Mr . HarrL-on . li ' - . okyciifr . Birtlal—Mr . J . Buckley , Grocer . Birnnnrham—Gxier'U Ste-. * l-1 i ( jT 5 se- ! auP , Mr . Coopt-r . Newi-AgeLt , Union Street ; Mr . Taylor . New > - Ageat . S 2 , Smahbrook Street ; Me . « sT . * . Manseli Ri ; d Co . News-Agein >; Mr . Fiastans , Dale End : Mr . Fnuikner , Dale End . Holtint—Ain 5 *^ orLh , Street Green ; Lawjon ,
Br&d-shaw-Gate ; F . Gp . rdce' . Newi-Ageul . Btiii ' jri—Wiiiitiia Farrow . Brad / ord—JA-ji'ci < ou . Market-Place ; G . Ilopkii ; i . Gooum ? . xi ' r-Er ; d ; C . Wiiii&soc , 6 ouihgi . te ; ; ^ nd J . S . ^ JlEn ; il-CiJU . Brii , ' ol—G . Payne . No . 51 , Cattle Mill-Street . lirigii f iUic—E . S . Keir , BookseDer . £ ur / iiei/—Bxitrfrworth . l ] . Carm « n- > rreet ; T . Kickard ^ . Bookstrlle :, Blucher StTrel . Bury—Bums ; Mr . Kay . Bo *> k ? fl ) rr ; Bird , Moorgate . Canute—James Arrbur . 2 c . Rickergate Street . Charley—Mr . WooJburn . Lanca--hirc-. Collumplan—Thorcas Mitchell . Post-master . Cockermottth—K . JohiiJtsne , Bookseller ,
Cumber-Colne—H . Earnsiiav . Printer ; Baldwin , Higb St . Coventry— Rasatoa , NV * S-Agent , Silver Street . L ) cr [ ing ! on—OiiTer . Priiiter . Dencsbury—T . Brooke . Market-Place ; S . Healey ; ana J . Fletcher . Post-office . Derby—Mrs . Parry , News Ageat ; and Mr . N . Neale , 32 . Sadfer-gate . Doncastcr—Mess's . Storjr and Slainton , White Boar Ieh . £ dhil-urg / i—yir . Frazer . 65 , Prir , ce « - ? treet . Kiiund— Richard Grasby and Jolia To&g . J- ' rc / me—Mr . Hodder , Anchor IliU , Catiierice Hiil . Grecjuicret Moor—Mr . Holt . ( j Uugoic—Mr . Joli . Fraser , 31 , and Piiton & Love . No . 1 U , Nelson b-irvet ; and Mr . J . Cuimuiiig , 16 , Hutciiiusoa Street . Graiitham—Mr . J iio . sh . bv . Bookseller .
Glussvp—Mr . J . Oate ^ , Post OCtce . Ulossup-Jjale—Mr . J . Nutter . Halifax—B . Barker , Wade-Street ; R . _ Wukiniot . Cross-Field ; W . Ibbetson , Union-Str et ; W . Midglev , Rnsseii-SLreet ; Mr . Walker . Bui ; Green ; " Me-sr ^ . Hartley and Walker , Booksellers ; &n £ Mr . PMiip Plaits , Rippocden . near Halifax . Ha ^ iley—C . Salt . hel'den Brid ^ t —T . Davrson . Heckmondicike —Mr . Chadwick . neyrood—A . Sraiai , Bretriey-street ; J . Kay Church-street ; and } , h . J . lleywood , Beokselier , near Rochdale . Hizhtoirn—Win . Li ? ier , Bookseller . Hwiley—J . Horsffiil . Hvrbury—G . Jlolroyd . Hoiuifirth—Mr . Joseph Cros » land .
Huda ^ rsjield— C . liuker , Market TValk ; Mr . Norihrop ; Mr . Jno . Hanson ; Mr . S . Dickin > un . Kin ? Street ; and Mr . Greenwood , Dalten . tit-a-r HuV . - ~ yCx . Joliuh Ncble . Market Place ; Mr . T . B . Smith . Ne . G , Hamilton P . ace , Spencer Street , and Mr . T . Wild , Ne ^ s Agent , No . 4 . Blanket Row . Hyde—John Rather . Hanky . Potteries—Mr . Pilgrim . Idle—Mr . T . Jenkins , Post-ma ? ter . Ireland—^ L . T . Llancv , 156 , Great Britain Si ., Dublin .
Ke i ^' . ' iley—Mr . Garnett . HjMresbsrou ^ h—Hawkridge , Temperance Ceffee Hon ^ e Ketieririg—yvx . Harding . Kendal—Mr . Z . Smart , Strickland Gate . Leicester—John Seal , Town Hall Lane . Lockicood—Jsnathan Battey . Leith—Pargiter , 32 . Kirkgate . Lees—James Greate *; and W . B . ilickjethwaite . Leijh—J . Cooke . Lancaster—li . Airey . Lindley—Edward Stiaw . Liverpool— -T . Smith , Scotland Place . Lousliborough—Thomas ETeleigh , top oi tie Marie Place .
Ltr . don—J . Cleave . 1 , Shoe-lace , Fleet-str&ct Iletherington . } & 2 , Strand ; and G . J . Harney , 9 . Evangelist's Court , Little Bridge Street , Blnckfriar ? . Macclesfield—3 ohn Srabb ? , Water * . Manchester—A . Heywood , Oldhain-Street Mansfield . —Samuel Dobson , 519 , Beloidere Street ; and M . Jams , Lawn . Mi / tli-am—Oldham . Middleibro . —Medd . Middiet' jn—S . Wild ; and W . Horsman . Nbrlhaiupion—Win . Jones , Horse Market . Newcastle—R . Carrutiers , New * Agent ; D . France
and Co ., Side . Norwich—J . Darken . Xeu > MUU—R . Smith . Nottingham—Herb . rt Ingram , Kewg Agent ; and Mrs . Smith . Tradesman ' s Mart . Oldham—Mrs . Buckley , Lord-Street . Otley—J . Hobses , Post Office . Paisley—Aitken , 35 , Castle-street . Fonly-pool—Wl * e £ -nd Parry , MocmoBthsflire . t ' reston—G . Batecaaii , Observer OiTice ; acd Mr . Grime , Hair Cstter , 3 i , Bridge Lane . Fcckliiislui—C . Daiei . Padiham ~~ f&Xi . Bocjkseller .
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( From wr oxen Correspondent . ) On Fiid . ^ -y nigLt a meeting of the iuliabitanta of tbe ibove important cuua-y was convened upon v : > ry * ho ; t notice , for the pur ^ o ^ i of receiving nnd hearitif Mr . Fenrgu- " O'Connor ; and although the raiu felt in torrent * B . U diy , and the CT ? aing w-w far from pramis !!? . yet from 4 , 000 to 5 . 000 RS * cmbled near the village of Eiders'ie , a- ! j scent to the birth-place of tke itrnnrtal and ever- o-be-rever"d Wallace , the dread of tyrants when livirjr , and in whose name there is yet a magic influence to arouse to deeds r-f patrioti .--m .
On hi * wg . y to tfce groand Mr . OConror was lordly cheered , and Dpon mounting the Imstings , he * as enthuriagtically received by a general wave o ( of the blue boBnetif , accompanied with warm cheer ? . He spoke for more than an honr , exposing all that fas wrvpg in the present oystem , and explaining ho" Universal Suffrage would correct jhe rcanifold evils , and tenchiug the peopla . bow to otftatn it . He nphe ! d tie Cocvt-ction , detioanced its , revilers ' , and rocomiQ' nded that proper suspicion should be nttach"d to all tHo ssought to create nny disunion in the R . viical ranks . He explained tte reasons wfevthe and all who thrive claaa
pre > s . cpon leffi . jlation , are opposed to the piiociples of the Radicals , althon ^ 'h they never voatnred to confront them where their argument * , if tenable , may b » useful to the people . He sh-wed th" virtuous measures re-wtf d to to carry Uaiver « il Suffra ^ r ' , compared to those by which Reform tb < accomplished ; and was moat enthusiastically cheered when ho stated that the men who vote . 3 an hugreenUtion of physical force ro make war npon the people at home , would have been scouted by their eonsutaents , if they had dared to a > = k pupplie * to pay troops to declare war against forp ^ cTL invader * .
\ o * p * of conhienw m tneConventior ; . adoprion of th * p . d-iresite' rrcoTnuended by tho Council , and t : ia : ik ?< tt > Mr . O'Connor , were urjanirnou . <] y and r-r . tLu-: 8 < "ictJiy carried , and the va * t as ^ emblatje r--nr >> 3 at o « rk' of rji ^ Lt in the be .- < t order , and c > u-? i ( ieraVily t-latfd by the proceedings ; alt declaring that 0 Cum r Lsd hern most s ' lRtci'TuIIyand scan'JalcuMy m ^ repri ' i ^ nlfd by the pri ^ s . On my return u » G ! a . < ' ^ f > w at c !< ven o ' clock rt n-gef . the factory of Mr . J . B . Cont * . of Paisl-y , wi- illcmicated . and th 6 slaves w . tb then at full wo * k .
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TRIAL OF THE REV . J . R . STEPHENS . ( Concluded from our eighth page . ) COIlt Upon the indictment preferred against him . In con-Ciusionhesavd : —G ^ ntlemea , I hare no doubt you willrio tow duty , » nd that the country will havo roanon to be satintieii with the verdict that you pronounce . Vou will sot be at all affected by the circumstances of the times . Air . Stephens ha « alluded to alarms that prerail—to rumours that are p rop&g » ted . Vouwill disiuu > a oil these from yonr eoa-: iicra tion . I earncatly implore that you way do so . find your verdict , Gentlemen , upon th . 9 evideftce that in laid before yon , upon oath , of the witness , since this trial began . If upon that evidence yon can entertain no r « as 3 imb \ a doubt of the pni ' t of ihe defendant up > n this charge , you will not shrink from p-Oiioimcing a verdict of guilty against him ; and I must say that if , indeed , he b « guilty , —if ke has so debased the holy character that hefilU , —if he h" « so forco ' . ttn his duty to bi < God and to hi » sovereign , I think that lutia sympathy can b >) cntortaiaed with him , and that his punishment will operate Rta mpst salntary example , ani may hsvi ! a powerful f Sid iu teatoTittg tranquillity , and a respect for the lawa of tbe country .
Mr . JUStICO FATTESON—Genllimen of the Jury , there has cercaiulr-biitii introduced into thia cas ? much irrelevant matter b y the * defendant ; and a great deal of that which he read , if it hai ^ wn objected to , must have been stopped ; b « cao » e it had nothing co do with the question bronuht before you . I Aid not choose to interft-rn to stop it myself ; the At-( ornej-General , on the part of tho Crown , did not choose to interfere to prevent the delem' . ant from reading matters which could not have been given in evidence if objected to ; because yon mint ba well »* are , Ge . itlenaen , that as to anything published by the editor of a Manchester nevmpaper , the Government , who are tho prosecutors , have nothing to do with that ; aud even if they had , that matter has n » thisg at all to do with tho question here , because that publication had reference ) to an entirely « H 0 erent mutter . I merely mention this in order that you may put it aside , and that wo may clear the case of ev-jrything that w not wally material to tha issue . The defendant ( said hu Lord-ship ) had complained , that in this ct : < 3 there had been no previytu examination
before tne ma « Htr . iti-8 , when he might have heard thai the witness * said , and have hnovvn not merely th « natsre of the obaiyo , but the way in which it was intended to be established . It wei nut necessary , and Humeiimis it was considered m hnrdviiip , if complaints of this sort wore brought before raagistramo , and parlies were held to bail , and it w » 8 very common in niiVeniPanorj ) , that the ftrnt Ktep taken was indictnn-nt Ht tho aft z . ;» or sessions ; therefore , there was nothin g extraordinary in thi * proceeding . Here ttie iirst step was b y indictment « . ' t the first assizea after the meeting ; and if the Crown had even bean ready to try then , tha defendant woa'd cot have been bound to try uhIchs he thought lit ; and supposing he were ready , the Crown were not bound to tiv ; and if they choose to reroave the case—rs Ihe Grown n » a the ruht , as j as the defendant has the right if he show reasonable cans- ' ( about which wp are not very particular ) into the Conrt of Queen ' * Bench , then it wnj impossible to try it at Sprinir . ^ s ^ iz's , because it would be necessary for the
defendant to appear and p lead in the Queen ' s Bench , all of which steps would not b 2 practicable during the assizes . Therefore , tlua U the earlieat time when it could have been tried . Then there wat aliO ft Cfciuplaiut of some tiro » t AaUton h » ving been ( aid tn tuo charge of the present d , fendant ; but the Court did nut know , excepting from what th « defendant read , that it ever whs laid ; and certainly whut was in those papers did not seem sufficient to bear out the defendant ' s statement as to tne editor of tile JManchetter Guardian , about which matter the Court knew nothing . Ax to the alleged speech nf Mr . Vox Maule &t Perth , or that of Lord John Run-H £ \\ in ParlUnient , tbe account of ttiem were not verilied in any tthspe , neither could they have been receired in evidence at all , » they bad nothing to do with the question at issue . Mr . Stephens g& \ d h ? . Ladb » en au olj- "« i of pers ? cutio « end a marked man ever ainw he took a part against t ) ie Pear Law Amendment Act , uBd suggebted some alterations in the Factories Act . Had this meeting , upon th « evidence , anything
to do with either of those Acts , there might hive been some force in the objection ; bn . as far as the evidence went , he ( the Judge ) could not Bee t » at the meeting had bad aojihing at all to do with thone measures . As to the authorities to which the iei .-ndznt had alluded toaappart his assertion , that if Parliament passed law against thfe law of God , no man wax bound to obey it , some passages which the defendant had cited might appear to advocate some nuch cpiuion ; but those passages wcie taken singly and without tne context . The writers in those cases were writing upon a subject ¦ if a rery eelicute and m « st difficult nature , and one mast dnngerontf to be di ^ cuf ^ ed , beeaune approaching to the point ef where resistance against ail law becomes justinuble , a qoe « : io « of Ike m ; Bt difficult and delicate nature tkat cou ' u be conceived . The argument adduced from it by the defendant seemed to b » . that if snj : of her Majesty ' s subjects were of opinion that a particular act Has against ihe law of Got ) , that act wai not binding upnn the
people . That , ef courne , was not tho meaning oi . any of the writers qn > tei ; and it would obviously be destructive of all Ijw , for it would be impossible to know what wr .. » law , and wh . it «•;;« not . Hi * Lordship quoted a pi isage from a work published ( he said ) by a gentleman now at the bar , and of wry great eminence —to ttte effect that any member ol society had a i . gh ' . to suggest improvements in the constitution ( and the laws were a . p&rt of the constitution ) , and to point out what he considered to be defocU th erein ; and though he were ru « talf « n . h-i did not offend criminally , unless he wer « &ctnat < d by an intention t » work u . Uchtef , evinced by the inmllhif , ' manner in ' which he treated the etitabliahed authnriiiesand innti utionsof the country , which on « httobe »« cur . d frum com » n > e ! y and insult , lcat men should be iiwited nr prvivukfld to ac s » -. t violence in rlefenco » f political e ^ iablUbiiiru's «! iich th'y held in reference . It was competent ( added tiUI « r > r ( Uhipj to any mtn to object to a l » w , —not tn dis-. ibey it , or to call upon people in a bydy to disobey it ; but lit > al method draw
to tak . ; the proper c ^ -xj ^ t if j- to attention to it , tinU tu hh-i « that it "Ught tn be alt-red . Hut eveu to spoak di » rc » p- , 'ctiiiliy ot a lav could not be tolerate ?; much IrxH thnt the su' ^' Ct x of the realm shorld be told that they uiyfci diHoVcy it withitupunity ; still less that they might resist it b y force . It really s ; etkod to him ( tliij Jud ^ e ) , that the greater part of what had been adduced by the defendant to tbe Ju'y )•> his justification h&d nothing at all to do with that which was thepraper » ul'j'Ct for thoir inqairy . The obser-VAtiitiM which the dcfen-lMit had made were adduced in very powerful language , with great talent and ability , and with a lirency and fwwer of lungitage which one very seldom s » w r ( jua ! l-: d , and which would undoubtedl y make , as they ought 1 bmake , n great im ^ rcs ^ iou on th $ nindi of the Jury , urorided they real'y bore upon the points in question . The great puiiit ol the charge i'i the indictment Wei , that the de ! xnd » T » t wan present » t an Hnlawfu ) meeting , inciting the people to imlawfu 1 act * . Tho definition « f an unlawful meeting
rea . 1 from the bonks by tho Attorney-General was perfectly c -ricct , Mne which wts well known and generally ndupted ; rii thut « li r . ver h body of j >« Tri > na met together in great num-Ler « , in sach » m » Hner » ud uiuier « uch circau »» taneed , as rrawmably to cicite ' ter . ' ur and alarm in the BeigKb > . arUood where they were so assembled , lhat was . 'in unlawful assembly . What was the object of the meeting ? Ttiey must c illect that from the evidence a . i to what took place i and if they found that the defendant was at tha most material part of the meeting —( whether or not he was in the procession w : isnot material)—then , if the meeting were illegal , if any man j > ined in anillegnl meeting , he made him answerable at allertnts for what took place subsequent to tbe time he joined it , if not before . The defendant , in the moit deliberate part wt his address to the Jury , that which was worked np with most eloquence of all perhap * , showing that there could be no crime at all unless there were a criminal intention , —aaid that it wim for them to see what his mtenii . m * were . T * ie evidenco
of intention WAS to be collected b y the Jury from the facts wbich they found Uh . ive taken place ; and whatever those acts which they lonnd to have taken place ; and whatever those acts were naturally and inevitably calculated t > produce , that was to be taken as evidence of the intention to produce snchresultR . We could » ot dive into the hearts of men , to see their real in ; entwm there ; and we could onl y ascertain it by attributing to men such intentions es their nets manifestly mmmed to imply . The circumstances alone of this meeting being held at night and by t .. Tch'ight , would not ol itsvli bo sufficient to justify thvui in uai ing that it was nn illegal UlJetin # , but it w »« 'Hie ol' the circuin . itances to he taken into consideration . The object < . ! the Hiveting might be fairly collected from the banners tb « t wern carried , and thuir inscripliors : — " For ch ' . ldrcnand w i'e we ni ! l war to the knife ; " " Anhton demands Universal ^ uliiage or LTnive'Ral v . ; ng"since . '' Ttie defendant s » id ha r / asol no p » rty in p > ilitics , Whig , or Tory , er Radical , ur any u : ! ic * r tic-scripcitin uf
p : rK 0 ns ; that he huti nulling to d . » wjtK Ciurlis-n , or Universal Suffrage , or the , Kallot . If that were bu , it wm cer-!» iiily ver > ' cxiraoriinary that he « ufl > red hi . iuH .-lt lo b . at the ineetiiig where tUtee banner * were carried . The d > ( vhdnnt Siid itwaa hard that tbe witnesses should priil-Jud nuw to fcp . iak so ca . it'Ctly , having made no notes , at tl < e end of nine mouths from the time fit the meeting ; and that there wore other puysageH und parts ef sentences which , if they Kad repeated , would have explained the meaning , and have shown , by the di ' . V-rencc of the context , the innocence of the expressions he had used . But they must take tbi * upon tbe evUencH they had beforethem , and judge whether such language was Bctually used . The defendant asked one of the K-itnesies , " Did you ever hear me use any language teniJinu to i xcito the people t » violenco and blaad ? " t hat was a question whicn tne prosecution could not have put , bh it related' 0 other accusations than the one in questi-m . The wi ; a »> SB answered [ and his Lordship read the evidence as to
the people getting tae i am and beer in Mr . H > ward ' s cellars , at Htde an 1 Brereton , and as to armiag themselves with earring knives , ] it this were true , it was certainly strong language for a man to hold who profes §« d to have had the mont peaceable intention * , an& slways to have inculcated thi ! utmost p > '&c > and good oTder , and only to have opposed particular provisions i . f ike legislature , tho Pour Law Aoic-ndrcent Ac ^ , and the Fautoriea Act . II the Jury were ol opinion , that tke meeting w ^ s an vnlawful hv ^ embly , ai ^ d that the dtfendant was present , it would be their duty to tind him guilty , although notb ' iig was done so as to coustitute an actaairiot . If they wcro of opinion , that tl ' w "as a qeiet and peaceable meeting , not calculated to excite awo . not excif ing alarm in themindii ofar . y of her Majesiy ' e subjects , bm in ; rely to «» n 6 ider and suggest an alteration in the law —&ach a meeting as all persons had a right to attend , —thta the < lef :: i < iaut vronli \>>; i- »\ titlcd to their verdict . The Whole woaAd iarn un » u whtttook place th * . t » . igUt » tthat meeting .
The Lesrned Judge observed , in onclubion , —Something has b : en said of an attempt to intimidate us here . I assure yun we hove not snfi > red anything t * effect us ; nnd you , GenlUraen , will judge from the evidence , and not from any thing thst has taken place in this or in any other part of the country since that time . 1 trust that you will di » regard altogether any hlarm that may have been excited by anybody in the mind * of tho mugLttrates either of this borough or of the comity , with r . > c » rd to a supposed attempt to rcscne th s def .-ndant , or any other individua l s to be tiled thew Asdiii ' 8 ; 1 trust you will net suflor onytbing of this kind to operate at all upon your minds . Yon wiH judge of the guilt or innocence of this defendant by what took place at that meeting and at that time . At twenty minutes to eight o ' clock , the Jury turned round i * the box ; and , consulting together for three or four SECO . NES , their foreman said , " My Lord , we Und the defendant , Mr . Stephens . GUILTY . "
Th « attorney-General—My Lord , I feel it my duty fo pray that your Lordship will now prouounce sentence under the act-j of Parliament passed in the eleventh year of George IV . and the first of William IV . ( cap . 70 , sec . 9 ) , whereby , tinker eircunutances ol this sort , tho Judge of tmM is authorised immediately to pronoance sentence , instead of the defendant being afterwards brought np to receive judgmoiit , in a subsequent term , in the Court of Qneen ' it Bench . The JUDGE ( to the defendant)—Have you any thing to aay against judsm « nt being now passed ? Mr . STEVHENS—No , my Lerd ; the Crown has had its own wey throughout , and 1 have nothing whatever to a ^ k . Tha ATTOR . VKY-GeXE&aL—I abstain , my Lord , froai offering a single observation .
The JUDGE—Joseph Raynvr Stephens , the Jary , after hearing the adur-.- » s which the A t ! -.-rne > -General made , and the evid- 'uej on the part of the prosecution , and the address , the very powerful artdress , which you have ma » e to them , have , upyn con-aderatiou of the circumstances of th's cast ? , fonnd yon guiity of thu charge laid in thin indictment ; which ig , in oflict , tkat of attending an nn ' awVul assembly , to th
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an offence of this next ; and if it be indeed true that you hare hitherto advoca'cd pea «« able doctrines , and have endeavoured to inculcate upon the persons whom you have attended in y >; ur aittinteriii . 1 capacity the notion ot submitting to tho constituted authorities of the Country , and have only npon other occasion * advocated a resistance to the Poor Lav Amendment Act and n jtMag else , then indeed , although yon would have been committed , by advocating snch resistance , to a ve ? y great ex . ent , yet there might be some sort of reason for saying that you had made a nmtaken notion , —thj \ tyouhad fallen lato err « r in supporting that , because that law , in yonr jadgtnent , was contrary to waat you . think you are bound to obey in the law of God , therefore yon were not bound to obey that law . But , on 'he present occasion , I can see no reason whatever for supposing lor' a moment , that that meeting had anything whatever to do with the Poor Law AinendmeHt
Act . It is most unfortunate for yon , if it be tiue , that you hene taken no patt in politics , —it it ba tiaa that you , have not joined yourself to any denomination of persons , cither Ch&nuts , { tadicaU , or anything elxe , and have or \ y endeavoured to conduct yourRelf , in the obnervations you have made , to the parties you Lave addressed f » m time to time , according to your notioua of what is contained in the Bibleit n most anlDTttmate tor yeu . that you should have suffered yourself t-o act at a " , i l ivny war at this meeting ; becnuae . i am sure that a person of your education could not at all have been deceived a ; to tha language centainsd in the banners , and as to thu import of thove inscriptions as slated by the witnesses . And , therefore , if yoa saw , as yon could not avoid , the i nscriptions on the banners , which were ranged in a circle round the hustings , you should certainly have abstained from having anything to do with that meeting , according to your
ewn principles which yan have stated here to-day . Bow it came for you to mix with % meeting like that , if it be true that jvu are no Chartist , or care nothing for Universal Suffrage , J cannot at all untleutand ; but certainly I can un ' y loolt at the case npon tha evidence laid befate the Jnry , and upon the circumstnuce ? of this particular CJ 89 only ' , and it ia for me ti » pass such sentence rs » n » y deter other people from commitling offeuces t ; fthix sort , —whether you have by some strange inlaluation suffered yourself to be brought into 'his meeting only , an 4 have not advocated such epimonp at other meetings and upon other occasions ; because really it is plain tbit unless p ? 'sons who are instigating ethers ta resistance to the laws , and to aria themselves for that purpoie , are severel y punished , the ptin « at confusion , violence , and probabl y blood * hed , will prevail ; aid tho persons wiio will bW apurehended and punished w > " probabfy be thoso who carry Jito
eilect what U advised by others-, and those who give that advice being the most guilty persons , it u therefore the boundeu duty of every Couit , bet-jre which such charge is laid against the person who has so incited others , to visit that person with severe punishment , even more so than the person * who have been « j ticked and have so acted . In this particular case no fia rsons appear to have acted upon the a Ivioj given ; or , at east , so tar as 1 know , nothing followed , no violence or blood-Hhed , no serious injury to persons or property , appears to haTe flowed from any advice given by you at that meeting ; but the tendency el that advice is of a most serious and alarming nature . Therefore , I feel that I cannot do otherwise than pans such a sentence as 1 hope wilt havo the effect of detening other people from repeating or committing similar off'jneea , and ol convincing you that s « ch cxpre . siond as were used by yen here , at sued meeting on the 14 th No » ember , cannot be suffered to pass with impnnity , but most of necessity bu visited with severe punishment . Tlie sentence , upon you lor
this ouence is , that yon be imprisoned in the House of Corre « t on at Knutsford lor the Urip of Eir . HTh . ES CALENDAR MONTHS ; and that , at the end of that time , you find sureties for your good beUnviour for the term of live yearB , yourself in j ^ 5 ( iO , and two nnreties in ji' 250 eaoh . The ATTORNEY- « ESERAL—Mr Lord , I shall not proceed to trial upon ttie other isidictmcnts to which Mr . Stephens has referred , stedfastly homing and believing that ths ends of jufltico are completely sMutiad . Mr . STWHENS rnsked his Lordship whether that sentence precluded aim from the use of pens , ink , and pap « t ? Vtib Learned JUDGE said , h » oil not know the regulations of the gaol . The attorney-General—My Lord , he may have peas , ink , paper , &nd book .- * , so far 8 s X am concerned . God forbid that be shou \ J he dubarred , as far as my influence rxtiinuB , from any thing that can al . eviatethe sufferings which he must endure .
The Ju'DGE was understood to aay , that th « prisoner might be allowed to have peas , ink , and paper , always taking care , that it was forbidden to the defeni&nt to write for publication ony thing of a similar character to that ( or which he had been convicted . Mr . Stephens was then removed , ii the tustody of an officer , ta the inside ol the castle , where he was lodged for the night . The trial terminated about eight o ' clock , having occupied about ten hours and a half .
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beliove that they have a right to an eqnal right to tke property of the country , and are taught to believe that no force can resist thrm SUCCeBSfniry , if they wjll taka up arms in whattbey conceive a rightfai cauge . Snch language as this—* uch-advice as tM « , GautJemen , can only tend to plunge themselves and their families into destitution sad de « trnctioD , and to delude the conn try with blood—nothing let's would be" the result of the inflammatory language n ^ ed by speakers oa the above occasion . The deluded raen are to be pitied ; bnt with respect to such men as those encouraging their less artful followers to nnite for the porpes-j oi resisting all lawfal iuthoiity , I have no worda to describe the atrocity of their conduct . If they h&v >> tiny complaint to make—if they
have not those rights and privileges to which they think theyare entitled—that is not the Way to obtain them ; but they may ohtein their tight * by peaceable and honest means . It cannot be tolerated in tkis couutryj that men 8 > o \ iid obtain tiaeir fancied rights byphy ^ cal force ; but they had a cos stitetional right to petition aud to me ^ t to digcass their grievances ; they may represent their grievances peace * fnlly and retipectfully ; but they have no tight whatever to treat tho Government of the country with contempt , or to incite others to disobey the lawa of the land . If such men as these are to become the Government , as they seek by their Charter , what would -become of every peaceable , qniet , and welldisposed man in the country—if , Gentlemen , we ara to take our la-ws from such bands a * these , who would be safe ? Why , it is not too much to say that the constituted authorities wonld be annihilated
and anarchy , confusion , and bloodshed woo Id be the result . VV'hat is it they want ? Is there one man . whose rights are not inviolate in a Court of Justice ? Can any one of them prodace one single imputation against the administrators of those laws they si much revile—or against the measure oi jtuticsor can they say that there the complaints of the poor are not eqnally attended to with thoM of the rich ? No , Gentlemen , thegrievrnces of snch men are fancied ones—their minds arc- inflamed for the destruction of propertj , and instead of the p _ oor inan being injured by h s superiora , those superior * are materially injured by ( h > se dangerous demagogue * . Gentlemen , you will learn iroaa tbe witnesses the language used on the above' occasion : and
you can draw your own conclusions . as to the objects of the speaker * . It is beyond question that at the meetings wbich was held on the 22 nd April , Mr . M'Dquall urged tbe people to take up arms , and to resist , in point of fact , all that might be opposed to them ; but what was the real object of that meeting , and the circumstances attendant npon that meeting ? Yoa shall hear . On the above day , a large body residiog at Hyde formed themselves into procession ; which was afterwards joined by numbers from Newton , A 3 b . ton-under-L 3 ne , Stalybridge , ar . d Dukinfield , and attended by two bands of music and banner ;! bearing various inscriptions , returned to Hyd ** , the number being at that time about 3000 . This was between nine and eleven o'clock .
They marched from Hyde for the putpos > e of meeti ng another precession ; and , having been joined by M'Douall , the wfcole body proceeded to the Working Men ' s Institution , where it appears they have a room . Here a meeting was held , and John Broadley took the chair , and after addressing theBe poor deluded raen , M'Douall , I believe , commenced speakmg from the window of the Inetitution . And now , Gentlemen , I will ca ) l your attention to some of the language wbich he then made use of , end which in my opioioa was calculated to inflame asd excite the multitude that were there to take up arms and resist the laws of rhe coaatry , and otherwise to pursue such a course as mtrat , if succeHsfdl , plunge tbis country in blood . On the 22 nd of April
at eleven o ' clock nt night , a person named Gatley went to this meeting in ordor to watch the proceedings of- the parties ; he was sent there , and it was his duty to attend to what passed , and take care that no breach of the peace took place . The first expression , which he heard was that" the Government was a bloody set of VV'higs ; and I adwse yoa to get arms as the people are doing elsewhere , and th-n yen will be ready for tho great day of struggle . " This , Gentlf men , is a threat , certainly , to compel the authorities to give these people what they required . M'Douall said that he had been in all parts of the country to enlighten the people as he had done in this part . He likewise said , " that the Chartists could take possession of the Tower of London with 200 , 000 stand of arms ; " that
' * there were plenty of gunsmith ' s shops , and that plenty , guns might be got by kicking their feet through th-. door ; and thit fifty detei , nmed men might arm all London . " Gentlemen , can anything ia language be more \ Iolent—it not only denotes contemplated riot , but bloodshed and treason . It is nothing less than tr < ason ; and if found guilty , the party ' s life would have been sacrificed to the off-nded laws of big country ; and thlr lives of bis deluded followers mnst certainly have been forfeited , if they followed his advice * . It is for sach violent and seditious language as this that M'DonaE is called upon to answer . Wfcat is to become of you if every man in the country had followed sach as thia ? What effect must snch language ad this
have upon tha paiids of the werking uneducated p -ople ? Certainly , it would take thu subject away 1 ' rom his duty—make the honest man a rogue—and bring them all iuto the vortex of ' misei / and distress . These men preteui to ba the people ' s Itiends ; but if the proof re ^ ts npon tb ; e . I won ' t say that theyare the greatest enemies to them . The poison thus instilled into the m . 'uds of the lower classes preys upon their vitals , and bnaps them to absolute destruction . Gentlemen , this AI'Douall gees on farther and says , " The London Chartists win be ready to meet the Chartists fn the county in three days ' uotice . " " The people then shouted , " says one of the witnesses ; and , that you may jidge what the effect such language had up ^ n the meatiug , one
person cried out , * ' we are ready , " and some one fired off a pistol . He farther said , " If the Charter was rrfused—he hoped to be ready—he hoped to be ready with them on the great day of 8 ti aggie , " and went on to argae with the neopl © their right to take up arms to oppose the military , and to make them believe that t&e eoUitary would help them to obtain the Charter . " I ! , '' said he , " you go a few together the Boldiers may iue upon you ; but if you go in a large body , face to fece , with pistol , pike , and gun , ther soldiers will not fire upon yon . " He said that the Government dared not try Stephens ; but that Stephens would try th"in ; that there was no more crime in breaking into a gunsmith ' s shop than into a factor ? : and that those who could not purchase
firearms , must ? et Lucifer matches , wbich were very cheap , end fix them upon their finger end ? . G ntlemen of the Juiy , if the Government had remained passive uider . such language , this coostry would -very soou have been deluged with human blood . Is there anything wrong , anything harsh , thea , in . these proceedings ? On " the contrary it is a mercy to such mnn as these—it is a greater mercy totbeaelud d populace—that the career of these demagogaes has been checked , elss , it is to be feared , that the , lives of numbarle . ss vict i ms mu 3 t have been forfeited to the laws of their country . Direct treason is here apparent ; end very shortly this language would have led to that , toe consequences of which m man living can tell . It is , I
repeat , a mercy to these oppressors , and it is a nu'rey to tho po > r deluded men , that the offenders aw here brought before this bar to answer for this minor offence of re'silemeRnonr . With respect to Bradley , he took the chair on the above occasion , and thereby et . coaraged all the others t > their illegal conduct . A number of persons cplled delegates were announced to address tho meeting , and M'Do iall was one of those persons—he not b « fijj a resident in Hyde . His conduct , therefore , could not have been tkm of impulse , lie must have come there coollr and purposel y , v , ickedly to tiddrei * to them the ajove language , and aJvise thepeoplaftd take up arms to rojut the lawfal authorities That meeting > as attended by 3 , 000 persons , who approved of it * objects by marching in procession with banner ? , and . by torch-light , mak'rjjf jrreat noise ; and although a few stout hardv men mieht not be
frightened , the peaceable inhabitant * generally were considerably aim axed , as the evidence will sbow you / Under the .-e circumsteuces you wi'l have no hesitation in . decid'ug by your verdict that suck a state of ib ' nzs ought not to exist m this country . Sach marshalling bands of music , firig of pistols , acclamations of the people , and theuolent laugupge of the speakers , are prima facie e \ Idenc « of a tumultuous assembly . It is isopos . nbld that tMs can be a lawful assembly ; met for sach purpose * . The simple question for tho Jury will be—have the defoHdant * been > , ailly of rirs ci me , and by their proceed'ugs endangered the public peace ? and if they have , they have TJudoubtedly been guilty of a misdemeanour , a * set forth in the indictment , and thus by finding them guilty ydu must give satisfaction to yoar own consciences , and to the corntry at large . The Le&rcetL Gentleman then
called—John Gatfoy—He said , on the 22 nd of April , I obseivedalnrge concourse of people come in procession from towards the Working Men ' s Association at Hyde ; it was then between eight andriae o ' clock . Tfce marched six a-breast , and numbered about 5 , 00 . They had banners and music ; vpoB the former there were mscriptiong " Equal Laws and Equal Rightg , " "No Property Qualification , " Universal Suffrage , " and others , which I do ^ not recollect . The pr ' ocessioD marched from the Working Men ' s Institution , which is situated in a very crowded Dirt of Hyde towards Newton . After ,
about nine o ' clock , Jsaw another proces « on coming back towards the Working Men ' s Institution i &ee 0 were the better order , of 3 , 000 ; M'Doaall was amongst them ; and the crowd appeared as if && 7 were escorting him in the directioa from Newwa by way of Flowery Field to th © Work ' ig B * e ^ . " stitution . They did not all go jiside the Dn 11 ^ 0 ^' some of the people stood outside . Saw Bradley , who acted as chairman , introduce M'Douau to tte meeting , through a window , which had been tase out for tho purpose . Did not hoar Bradley ; ay zW " thinj ? farther than just introdnc ; ug M'Doo «"' Al'Doaall then appeared at the window . At t «
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Erratum . —Bj an vzh oversight of the coiuy ^ sitor the times o » the comers of the 2 i : d , 3 rd . G : h , ana 7 t . \ page * of our present number are vrron ^ -: they are 2 iiA of August ir ^ ler . d r . f Vjth of A ^ usi . - _ - _ - — — - _^ ^ ^ s ^^^ Z ^ Z ^* - ^^
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Mr. Stephens'5 Trial.
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Great Public Meeting In Renfrewshire.
GREAT PUBLIC MEETING IN RENFREWSHIRE .
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION . rriHE Inhabitants of LEEDS and its Vicinity , JL are respectfully infermed , that the PROPRIETOR of tk-. t celebrated CARMINATIVE , " The INFANT'S PRESERVATIVE , " at the request of numerous Families from various parts of the Kingdom , has apppointed Ageats , in every respectable Town , for the Distribution and Sale of the Med ' -cvnf . Alarpesupp ^ y hasjust been received from ROBERT BARKER'S PATENT ' tfEDICINE "SYAREHOUSE , No . I ,, Market \ PW ; e , Manchester , by J . Hobson , 3 > Market Street , Northern Star Office , Smeeton , ' paiHes ^ &Newsome , Reinhardt , Tarbotton , Hay , L ^ nd , 'Smith , Heatoa ^ Alien , Clapham , and Bell , Ve&ds \ ti Bottles , at Is . l ^ d . each , and Pints , containing Six of the smaller , for 4 s . 6 d .
VSE ITTFANT'S PRSSERVATIVE has been sold fcy the Proprietors in Manchester npwnrds of Fifty Years , during which time it has obtained so high a Reputation , from private Recom , mentations alone , as to be used by almost every Family in Lancashire and the neighbouring Counties . It is a pleasant , innocent and efficaciout Carminative ; intended as a Preventive against , and a Cure for , those Complaints to which Infants are liable ; a * Affections of the Bowels , Difficult Teethixo , Coxvulsion-s , Rickets , &c , and an admirable Assistant to Kature during the Progress of the Hooping Cough , the Measles , and the Cow Pox Vaccine Inoculation .
Every person who wishes to Lave the medicine genuine will please to observe , each bottle has upon the stamp affixed over the cork the name of ' * Robert Barker , No . 1 , Market-place , Manchester " engraved thereon , by' favour of her mr . jesty's commissioners of Stamp duties . Also maybe had the 'ROSE LINIMENT , ' for Sore Nippi . es , in Bottles , - at }? . IM . each ; and MRS . YOUNG'S FEMALE PILLS , happily adapted for those peculiar complaints incident to female * at particular periods of life . Price Is . l ^ d per box , dun-included , nni large boxes containing j-ix of the smaller at 4 s . 6 d .
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GREAT RADICAL NEETIXG AT KTLMAR . NOCK , AND THREATENED ARREST OF
. MR . O'CONNOR . ( From our ( ach Correspondent . ) Tin * da . y enr town was thrown into the greatest po- * ib ! t ? excitemen :, owin £ to the following circurns ' . ari . -e " . —Kills , p . unouncmg th . it onr ch : < . rapiou . Fearer * O'Connor , would ftddres * the peopla in the evening , were po't ^ l taronghoat the to ^ u . Tho csplain of p ^ hct ? tor * one or them from the wall , d'claring ' . htit it was quits enongb . for him . This fact creared no alarm ; bnt sub ^ eqaently , the Lord Prov (> sr , RccompRLicd bj th « captain aud the whole police , ' crce of the town , mustered and surrounded ihe tsveral coaches which arrived from Glasgovr , whence Mr . O'Connor vr ? . sexpected . The news ruu like ¦ wild firt-. when , as the evening approached , the town bf-gan to fill ; crowds coming from all part * of
the = mroun 4 inK Cistnctj , rcacv from Newmillf ' , a distance of Feren mile ^ , and depotatioas from the Y&Tiotn to-wns of Ayrshire , to request r . vmt from Mr . O'Cvcnor . At ? ix o ' clock it wai thocgbt prudent by the committeee to despatch mee ^ entferrf on the Glasgow road , in order that Mr . O'Connor should be pnt in po ? . feifaion of vhat appearances proraispd ; and accordinely . our r < teemed delt ^ att \ t . o the Couvention , Mr , John M-Cre .:. yith others ^ , startea'for tbe pnipo . ie , &nd rriet Mr . O'Connor witLin abou ^ : a rr . il- > of the town , -wlieu ihpv in'onnpri tim of th '" - cirCUiu !<' . ftnce by IpUst . to « kicli he T # p 5 ied t ' oat he would proceed to Kilnaanjock , bnt f-arcd that the news was too rood to be tra ^ , us such an outrage would do moro fir the boly cause than if he was speaking for
gev » n years . A » soon as i ^ a ramonr hnd been generally c ' itcujit ^ d in tte to -rn and neiphsourhood , nothing could i q-jHi tht- t-x . itriEeiit . 1 h ' ' * luds , in pur ' -iculivr , of fr ^ m ) 4 jo 17 ys-irs of age , by " bom Mr , O'Cwnn'jr i > . ' iteraiir idolised , b <> gan to mester in gro ^ p ? , and lbe m ? n ro ^ dc . I'reparatioBs ii ca ^ e the attempt was mh . de . to re ? cne Mr . O'Cunnor . As gocn as the carriage arrived , there was a . < Gdden ra » -h from all quarter ; - to the George Inn . Three policeman , who were st-v . iouei at the door with their staves , p . rid between whom Mr . O'Connor walked to the hotel , instantly
proceeded at h qmck pace toward * the Provost ' s Hoose . tte people ccnr jning _ to asgomU * ' . When e : g-at o ' clori , rhe hour appointed for the me ? tin ^ , hnd arrived , Mr . O'Connor made Lis appearance , an i vus itxitftntly soirounded ^ y ^ he working men , y ung and old . vrto accompanied hill to tho Theatre , the plac ? o ! " rawtJng . Upon their arrival , they fonnd tbat tbe building was crowded to the roo , tho siRge crammf d , atd as many outside as wonld have tilled two xncu bniid ; ng 8 . The shout outside vas re-yended to by tUe chr-ers frorn within , and when Mr . O ' Contiur made his appearance , the cheers were
overcoruir ^ . The D-Jegate . Mr . M ^ 'Crca . was unanimously called to the chair , and for sore . } time the cry ior au a '' j f ) srnment put a stop to th « proceeding ; . " daring Trliich dme the ^ tage , from itsponderons Joad , b ^ gan to crack . Fur some time it was impossible to hear 8 vrorJ . and the enthnt-ia < : n of the Jjood rm-n of KilroRrnock s ibd' : ed their characteriahc prndt-nce . At lecKth the doors wi-re closftd , and tho place heated lixt- an oven . Mr . O'Connor tken cimo lorvrard , and in a .-j ^ ech , which wps loudly cheered , traveled over lbe progress of Radicalism , iiJiii-tratini ?
Lie ^ ever ? l pontif ^ ES with anecdotes , whic ' i en-JivpnpJ and drerr irTf < istibJe langhter frorn his audienc . He opoke at great length , and , if po ? - « bjf . gars greater satisfactiou than upon hny of his former vi « t * . He praised the Convention , and drew down dr * adfal groans and ex-crations npon those who » n cruelly treated his friend and the r friend , Dr . Taylor . He did great jnstico to the senict'v of the * Doctor , J > ovett , Vincent , and Collin ? . a ^ d made a mos t feeling apppal in behalf of the men under geaten ; e of death . In this par : of his speech hn was over and over again interrupted by the mo .-t deafeniog app ' ause . of confi
Resolntions were nnanizoou- * Jy passed - dence ia , &ud determination to support , th . © Convention . .. -. . ; . The addre ** e ? wvre udorstejl , ; and thanks voted to Fearjjus O'Connor , and tho Chairman ; aftfr which cbeers were git ^ n for O ' lConnor and the Convention , and the building wa ^ soou relieved of it * ptewine inina ' e .- . A ^ ter the proceedings ha 4 concluded , a nnmber of iriencs accorapanied fbeir favourite io the George Hotel , vhere th-. large room wns speedily filled , and , still app ~ eh ? B ? . vo of an errest . the street out-F \ ie remcined crowded with youajj men . Mr . O'Conro . * taring reid from the Sun that a r prieve had been granted to the thr >* e prisoner ? , proclaimed tlie glad tiding ? , and
proposed—THE HEALTH OF THE QUEEN , which was responded to with eathesiajm and real gratitnde . neve .- eiiiicad by either Whig or Tory in their mock lov * for royalty . _ At one o ' clock 5 a the morning Mr . O'Connor Jtirled for PertJ . to i-. dd .-ess tha people of that city , rii ; wkich time tie street remained crowded , : h 4 pe ^ , ; : 3 .- ^ rrcund '" i ^ tte carriafo . and Tem ^ ii-; - , ^ .. x : " - < rii'ij' Tratc ' air . g cii it was c-ul of sight .
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SatL'RDaV , 11 A . M . —We have this moment learned that , in consequence ol ' an application Vom the legal advisers ot ' Mr . Stephana , instrnctionB hava been given tbat the Rjv . OenlWman be couimittsJ to the CBstodp of the tfovernor of Chester Castle , instead « f tho keeper of the KnnUlord Hoaae of Correction . Thus th « pnnishnieat of tke prisener wijl not bo so aevcro aait would otnerwise bar * been . Friday , At / gust 16 th . TRIAL OF M'DOUALL , AND BRADLEY , AND THE RESULT OF THE OTHER CHARTIST CASES . ff ' illiam Benbsiv , of Manchester , was brought up to pletd to an indictment fur sedition at Stockport , to which he pleaded Not Gnilty . On being asked whether he was prepared to take h \ s trial , Brnfaow aaid , —My Lord , I understand t '' . at I have the power to traver .-e ; and inconsequence of various thmg « , I am not provided with the means of defence ; therefore , 1 soppose that i may traverse my case t > il a future day . J udue— You are entitled to do that . Benbow—U'itU respect to the amount of bail , my Lord , you muet consider that I » m a mere working man , and if yoa aro moderate in tha amount of bail , 1 tha . ll be able to gat it no doubt , if it ia net as exorbitant as that required by tue magistrates at Munch- « : er .
JuDuu—Well , 1 must require bail ia reference to your » ation in iife , and the . crime with which you are charged , and moreover the amount mast be such ew will ensure your appearance tJ take your tri * l . What is h «? Mr . Jaiivis—1 believe , my Lord , he is a shoein iker by trade . Benbow—My Lord , 1 hold a house iu Manchester , bat no shop , the rent of which is £ 13 a year . Perhaps you will name th * amount of bail now . Mr . Jaiivis—Snch as wiM proioce him , my Lord . Judoe—Certaiuly ; the bail , Benbow , that Irequire ig , yourcelf in jCoOO , and two sureties ! in £ 100 each ; « nd to give 48 hours notice of bail to Mr . Copnock , of Stockport .
David Roberts , of Manchester , was aluo indicted for ha \ ing used geditiong language on the 20 th of July , to wh . ch he pleaded Not Guilty , and iotilnaied \ x \ i intontion to trarerso . Judoe —( looking at the indictment )—tits is a very serious offence , and 1 waut good bail , such as will prodace you Roberts . What is be Mr . Jaivw ? Mr . Jarvis—1 believe that he is a journejinan tailor . Roberts—Yes , my Lord , 1 am a journeyman tailor , with very hcmble means , getting only upon na averngo , . or Ui . a week , and labouring otten for 3 ( i hour « vithnut tasting food . Jijbge—1 shall require the Bame bail and con <* i-Ucn ^! as in the las t ca > e . Another indictment for conspiracy having been found against M'DuuaU and four others . Judge said—Put up M'Douall . M * L > oaall haviug beeu accordingly placed at the
bar—Tte AituknevGeker . il ( Hil ) , ) g « id , he had understood from the S ilicitor to the Treasury , that it was not bisiut . stiou to proceed against M'lDouall upon tho indictment for the conspiracy , which the Grand Jury had found on the previous day ; and therefore , he would only be tried upon the misdemeanour upon which h' » had already been ballad , together with Joan Bradley . Four cases of larceny having been disposed of , Feter Murray , hPDouall , and John Bradley ^ ( of Hyde , ) were arruigued { or having with divers other persons riotously assembled on the 22 od of April , at Hyde , i » broach of the peace , find to the terror of die inhabitants . A plea of Not Guilty having been recorded against them , Mr . Welsby read the indictment at length : and
The Axtornev-Gexeiwl of the Palatinate of Chester , opened the ca ^ e . fie said , Gentlemen » f the Jury , you have heard the indictment against ; the prisoners at tho bar , so distinctly stated by my Learned Friend , that it bacomes unnecessary for me to repeat it ; but it will bo my duty to call your attention to the proceedings which have taken place on tbe 22 nd of Apri 1 , and also to their pracoedings previous to that tune , in order that yon may jaige of the srtate of Hyde , while these tumultuous meetings take pUc > , and to the state of the place when no such proceedings wete tolerated . Ptter M'Doual ) , you ere aware , is by trade or profession a surgeow , and the other de ! end * nt is a mon of low education , and by occupation a dogger . It wiil appear to you that these meetings have frequently of late taken place in Hyde , a district which ha * be « n fixed upoufjr the purpose of sgitaiiug the public mind by political orator * , who have gone about the country iutia . ming the minds of the lower orders—^
set them against their roasters by describing them as tyrants—and excited them to resist the la ^ s and the constituted aathoiities . This they continued for a very long period ; until they had succeeded to such an extent in iufUmiog the public mind , that the lower classes were at tha meeting on the 22 nd of April , prepared to receive almost any impression that inight h + attempted noon them " by iVl'Douall and othew . These public rir ^ brands can have but one object—the worst of objects , and certainly it appears to have been M'Douall ' s object , that of h ' . hng their own pockets at the expense of the poor people . 1 fceae agitators do not work without paythey obtam their pay out of the hard , eatings of the ¦ ffi C « rtaiD ' y ' . \ have & "gut to say so , against M'DoBall e .-pecially , as it appeared before bis Lordship , ia the evidence against Mitchell and others , that M'Do all had beea paid c . large snm iu Ashton , ' gitatiug . The Judge—but do yoa now give tte docr-Eent n a * evidence ?
The Attobney-Geneiui /— My Lord , I am not in a condition to do so , and L know that otherwise it is not evidence ajjai&st any particular prisoner , I will state that pay is the object —( these agitators generally , they will not work without pay . ) Their langao < o has beea to inflame the minda of the lower order ? , and persnado them that it ig their duty to takd up arms to resist the lawful authorities , if they cannot get what they conceive to be their rights by any other means . Puynical force , Gentlemen , is the universal topic ; and every man is desked to obtain arms of some description ior the ourpose of resisting tkoso who may oppose them . They are taught to
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g , THE NORTHERN STAR . _^ AuGUS < L __ l ' _ J 839 . - - ^ * ? KTiB < v == ^ r- ' ^^ - rT ^*~~ T" ^ '' ' ¦¦¦¦» " ¦ " « " »>*» ' "" iirr ^ jmiMmt ^ t ** iria viimaMfM ^ a ^ mumt ^ a ^^ un * tfiwin ' -mu m * rTiu ^ Min-wMimi \ m « i uii . tn-wwi » . "»» ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ""' ¦¦¦ " » ¦ ' ¦¦ ¦—¦ "'¦" " ¦ ¦ t ^ i ^ i ¦¦ ! mi ni i . xi ^ xm * a ^ mt 1
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SECOXD AxXlVERSiRV OF THE LEEDS Norihik-s Umo . n Ttpgok ^ phical Societ ? . —This Af : err . ron , the members of tbe ariove society ctlebra-. ei ir . eir second Anniversary at tbe Louse of Mrs . Clarke , tae Oak Inn , Hcicinzlev , when npward * of tsiny > at co ^ n to an fcxetUe'at and s- \ iW . at ; TAa \ cinter , provided by tYe vronhy bc * te »'« in her utsai sr _ ; . ' e , aad to which ample justice was dDD » . Afttr tbe c ' iuth vras drawD , tbe u-ual snd many profe ? siocal toa *^ were givea , and heartily responded to , amongst whi ^ h were " The Queen , " " The Northern Typographical Union . " " The Lee < L « Branch of the Northern
Trpcgrapbical Lticn , u The Ma » ter Fr . cers of Leeds , " '" The Jearatvmaa Priate .-s of Lc&cs ; acd , waile tbev are desirous of pr&tecticg their own righrii , may th * y never neglect tht ; interest of their employers , " " Ibf Liberty of the Pre »? , " " The Committee of MaaaKernent at Liverpool , ' Sc ^' . &C . The erenine « as spent in tbe great * - ?! harmony and good feiievn-bip , And a great macy excellent sonp « , recitxtiors , acd tea .-rs were givea . After enjoyicc " tbe fea ^ t ef retsca z ? & tbf flo « of so-ui "' to a late hour , ths conpauy broie up b ) » : hiT deli / Dttd ui .-b tbe fsstive yrr ; ceed . ni : s of tr .: ? ; r . ttr ? . « H : ) tr oc-c-asion , a ? ni'Jsr jceviraUj be the casv .- when e .-u-h and e ^ iry one l J iaflcecc-d br the desire to j > ttn .-e aud tht detrrmisauon to be plea .-ed .
Blair's Gout And Rheumatic Pills.
BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 17, 1839, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct841/page/4/
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