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      An Ekbush Noblkmas being at Aix-la-Chapelle , and wishing to be incognito , ordered his black servant to say that he was a Frenchman . Mungo , therefore , whenever anj inquiries -were made as to his master , made answer , He is a Frenchman ; " adding , { by way of making the tale more colourable ) , " and so am I . " A has at a Fair was asked if his horse was a : ; mid one . "Not at ail , " said he ; " he frequently speeds the whole eight by himself in his own stable . " >" ot STixcisg thk Maiteb . -- The Bsv . Mr .

      Robertsou , K . i ! manjock , was often annoyed by one of those busy bodies , who take charge of erery one ' s business but their own . One day , when preaching , upon the besetting sins of different men , he remarked , rising a weli-known Scotah saying , ** Every ane , my fjien ' s , has their draff-pock . Some hae their draffpoek hinging afore them ; ithers , agaiu , hae their draff-nock hinging ahint them ; but I ken a man that Bits in my ain kirk , that has draff-iwv-ks hinging a' aroun' him- A » ' *» bit do ' you think that is ? A' body Ic ^ us wha I mean—nae ither than Andro OIipb * nt . * Laird of Logan .

      Mabch of Orthography . —In * village , not a hundred miles from Aiminster , a sign-board , displaying the following unique composition verbatim el literatim , hangs over me door of tho principal mercantile establishment : — li Nicholas A , li -eased to sel , bear . ale . cyder , tee . coffy . baccy . A"d Snuff , to be drankj on the , premises . " —Western Z , uniaarff . \ f Ms-v worLD only be determined to overcome a difficulty , they would fiad it but half performed before they thought they had commenced : it is the want of exertion , and not ability , that make so many mtu unsuccessful .

      The cwtkbsatio . v of a company was ictenrnpted by a man , who asked impertinently whether there hs *! ever been a stronger man in the world tlau Hercules . "You yourself , " paid one , "for you h ^^ e brough t in Hercules by the head and shoulders . ' The Cor . vr . ESS op StrTHERiu . J ? D was a very beautiful woman , and celebrated by Waller under the name of 5 'j charisma . When she was adyanced in years , she afked him in raillery when he would write such fin « Tarses on her again . " When yonr ladyship and I axo young again , " said be . A CLKEGrsu ^ in the north , Tery homely in his address , choice for his lext a passage in the Psalms — " 1 said in my haste , all meu are liars . " . " Ay , " pr-mised his reverence , by way of introduction , * ye said it in your haste , David , did jtl—gin ye had b ' -en here , ye might have said it in your leisure ,-my nun . "

      Psikck Albert subscribes to the BliDd Asylum , and also to the A yl \ im tor the Deaf and Dumb , his Poyal Highness very feelingly expressing himself as tv a proper provision being made for the English pe ^ pie ; all of whom , he has the most convincing proofs , are deaf or blind , and very often both ! Wzllisgtos has been to India and back , and therefore ib excellently well qualified to be at the head oJ the Trinity-house—that hoase being essentially oi a nautical character , and having within its

      jurisfl ? euon many important naval matters . Prince A bert baa crossed from Calais to Doverj two or three nmes , aad therefore is qualified in a supreme d- i ^ ree 10 take precedence of some dozen or two old n ^ val officers ; who , having the misfortune to be b . ^ rn in England , are not at all qualified to know the stem from the stern of a ship , and require , of course , U > have a German young gentleman to teach them tV . t art of navigation , and to distinguiB . h between i .. English Channel and the Had Sea , What a f « rce-loving dog is John Bull .

      Lokd Staslet made , it is reported , a complaint the other day , to the Committee of the Cs » rlion Club , of the indecorous conduct of one of the waiters , who ir removing the cheese after dinner , observed in a : t > ne which the rat nobleman conceived to be ironic ? , " Your Lordship is , I perceive , very fond of cheese !" jt was a matter in dispute the Other day between Pi-idc ^ Albert ' s German riding master , Herr Meyer , and an English groom attached to the Royal stables , whether the Prince placed his feet in riding sufficiently : ar in the stirrups . After an angry discussion of souse minutes , the Eagliskman clenched the argument by a request that the German would by all itLaas , recommend his master to ride home . '

      Suppeet Wrr . —A man " a little the better for liquor , " as poor Munden used to have it , was gliding hi = way along Gower-street , on Monday morning , the pavement being like a piece of glass . At length ieeli down joss as a poiieemaa was approaching the spot , who said to biin , goodhnznoaredly , ** i say , oJi fellow , I must take you up for Sliding upon the pavement . " To which he that was floored said , with the jjreaiest sang froid , " I vish you vould , for I cannot get up by myself . " As l 530 CE > i Witkess . —Maxwell , a witness examiaeil on the trial of the Wallaces at the' Old B-ilev reeently was cross-examined by Mr .

      Phillips—I did not sleep any last night . 1 passed the iiijtht in a room in a house . I did not inquire if it was the station house . I rather doubt teat it "Was . I think it was , but I did not inquire . 1 had no ' . ariosity about it . It was an unusual thing for m = to and myself in a strange room . There were m ? n aad women there . The men had coats and trousers . Some of them had blue coats with figures oii them , —Mr . Phillips : Were they policemen ? I did not ask them . —ilr . Phillips : Do you know who the gentleman -was who c&me into the passage yesterday snouting as loud &s could be ! 1 hare been told « was myself . I had drank a little .

      Sober Als . —A collier living at Crane-moor , find id that sereral of his neighbours around him were in the habit of brewing their own ale , mentioned the circumstance to his wife , who at once said they might as well do the Fame , and have a drop a drink i ' t hou » e a 3 well as them . This being agreed upon , a stroke of malt was forthwith purchased . The collier , on going to hia work in the moraing , left his wi e busy making preparations for brewing—a job , mind you , which Bhe never before had been put -to . At night home comes Johnny , big with the idea of btLag master of some strong ale , and direct to the brewing-tub he marches . Finding it full , and Bt > : hing short of eie&teen gallons , Johnny , with a couniewancc marked with disappointment , still quite in icood humour , turned to his farigued wife and sad , •* Al tell the wot , lass , ah think thaaze made ta mach on ' t 1 " " Well , ah been thinkin soa me se-i , an' av thrawn a kit full aght . "—Barnsley Correspondent .

      The Bishop op Losdos has been preaching against Socialism and duelling . The Reverend Einccurisi was very severe in his comments on the ODe , and adduced numerous killing proofs of the enormity of the other . Why does he not favour us w ; th a sermon on the abuses of ihe Church ? Cogest . —A eonntry editor in the State of New York complains that ladies' bonnets now are so Bffiall that they Will hold but one face at a time . Pawsbrokeb , the new hunter purchased by Prince Albert , is said to be intended as a present for \ as uncle .

      The Tesajttry of the Marquis of Bristol have recently presented him with silver candelabrum ; , as a hint , perhaps , that the understaHding of the noble Marquia needs "lighting up" on matters in general . Though Albkkt was never in cold water until he fell in the other day , in the gardens of Buckingham Palace , he managed , when in his own country , to get into hot water rerj frequently , SlNGCXAB L \ STA 5 CE OP AjHXAL SaGACITT . — Learned pigs , and calculating dogs , and fortuneteliing ponie 3 , are familiar objects to the mind of every one , for there are none who have not in their

      yoanger days witnessed with delight the exhibitions of such "wonderful wonders . But that a goose could be made amiable , intelligent , and tractable was never dreamt of "in the days when we went gipsying , " and will , perhaps , be doubted now , though it has bean done , and may be witnessed every day in our Etreeis . Thomas Turner has a . fine goose which foIJ-jws him like a well trained dog , to any part of this or ine -neighbouring towns . l \ ia curious to see the goose waddling along wkh a large bull-dog after it ? mister , two or three miles from home , and to bear-it" gWe momh" if for a moment its master be lost .

      Abebjcah Sati&x . —An American journal of a late date has the following : — " We learn from an Eyglish newspaper that , on the occasion of the Queen entering Brighton , a gentleman was thrown from his horse with ^ reat Tioleuce , through coming in contact with a Jit / , and very seriously injured Thank Heaven I we have no such terrible fits in our country 1 "

      A PALACE TOAST . Here ' s Bull and his purse ; we' ] ? next toisfc his ears ; May they increase in length with his increase of years . ' Ay Akesicajt ' s Opikios of hjs Couxtbtues . — We are the most exeitable people on the face of ihe globe ; our feathers are rumpled quicker than a turkey ' s . We cannot , it seems , debate a debateable question , comprising a single point of national importance , without forthwith talking of war , and placing ourselTfcs , like Tom Cribb , in an attitude for s &ghL—New York Mirror , Feb . 6 . ^ Titles . —If men were to consider their own dignity a * men , they would spurn at titles , and look on them as " nick-naajes . * ' Titles and orders , it is true , are very harmless things , but they produce a kind of foppery in the banian character , that degrades it ; talking about its blue riband , like a little girl , and showing its new garter like a child .

      Thebs ark more killed by intemperance than by the sword : grape- ^ hot is effective ammunition . Wht abb the Post-offics stamps like lazy school boys ? Becwise jMt * re obliged to lick their Ucka to make them Stick to their letters .

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      THE TRADE 8 ' UNIONIST MURDERS AT ASHTON . APPKEHE > SION OF ANOTHER OP THE MURDERESSManchester , Saturday . The two atrocious murders which wen perpetrated bj members of the Sawyers' Union , at Aahton-under tjne , —oiie on the 31 st of October , and the other on the 6 th of September last , —have led to the most determined and persevering efforts on behalf of the police of that township and Manchester , for the apprehension of the partits implicated , and no less than tea of the unionists bare st different times been brought before the magistrate * and committed to the Assfies for the part they had taken ia the commission of the

      lastnamed murder , but the principals engaged in the first murder , that of Garland , succeeded in elnding the bands of justice till this week , when one of them was captured in Dablin . Per torn month * this man , whose name is Thomas Holland , successfully baffled the efforts of the police to take him , though tkey repeatedly obtained information concerning him , and Superintendents Alcoek and Green , of the Manchester police , under the instructions of Sir Charles Shaw , have traversed no less than sixteen English counties in search of Mm , besides part of Sonth Wales and Ireland . He was brought up for examination before two of the county magistrates at Ash ton , this day , -when the following particulars relative to the murder , and the part the prisoner had taken in its perpetration , were elicited : —

      Superintendent Alcoek stated that on the 31 st of October , about five o ' clock , five sawyers , who were called " knobsticks , " " rats , " ¦ were on their way from ¦ work at Manchester , when they Wtre attacked by a body of twelre or fifteen unionists , and dreadfully beaten . One ef them , whose name was Thos . Garland , was beaten and wounded with some sharp instrument in such a manner as to occasion his death , and an inqnest was afterwards held on view ef the body at the Manchester Infirmary , when a verdict of " Wilful Mnrder"' was returned against Thomas Grimes , Thomas Roberta , and others . Repeated efforts were made , under the direction of Sir Charles Shaw , to trace the murderers , between that time and the 6 th of December , when the murder of Benjamin Cooper , a sawyer , who was sh « t whilst at work , led to more determined tffjrts , and the disclosures made by some of the witnesses against the unionists engaged in this second murdur led to the knowledge that the prisoner Holland was

      concerned in the murder of Garland , and after following him into Yorkshire , and . from thence xa some ef the iron mines in South Wales , whtre he eluded their search , they lost sight of him for some time , till at length he was again traced into Yorkshire , and from thence to Dablin , whew ha was at length apprehended at one of the quays . He also begged to state that int his enquiries after the prisoner he had seen a gr ^ a number of master sawyers , fn > m whom be learnt that the trades' unions were very generally spread over England , Wales , and Ireland , and the combination of these unions with each other was each as to cause a general dread amongst employers , both for their lives and property , if they did not accede to all the demands of their -workmen , threats being constantly held out to them that unless they complied men would be brought from a distance to inflict vengeance upon them , and those who might accept work at reduced wages , as had been the case in this neighbourhood

      Michael Hemp , a sawyer , was then called and stated that tie formerly belonged to the Sawyew' Union , and that he came orer from Salford to Ashton on the 31 st of October last , to look fur work . He was met by a » an who called himself an operative Bawyer as he came out of Heginbottam ' s Yard that day , where be had been for work , and aiked his business . The man was very angry with him , and told him he had no rifiht to go fur work there without seeing the men belonging to the Union . Witness afterwards accompanied this man to the Union club-house , the King ' s Head , where he saw a great number of sawyers , " and among them he saw the prisoner , Thomas Holland . They said they expected some delegates from Manchester and Oldhara , who were coming orer to induce the knobsticks to

      leave the town . Tbs sawyers whom witness met there were very cross with him at first , and said he had better go back to Manchester , for there was no work there , and " some of those -who were working there should not do it long . " Two men came to the club-house while he was there , from Maixbester ; this was about noon . Witness went there again about four in the afternoon , and the prisontr Holland was there then . Witness did hear something said about a number of unionists going to way-lay tbe knobsticks on their way from work along the Manchester road . It was talked about and generally understood amongst tbe

      g awyers at the club-house . The prisoner was among those talking about it , and seemed to be acting with them . There was a great deal said in whispers . A person named Grimes was there , and another named Boberts . Qrimes bronght something like a table leg with him uiidef his coat , and witness heard him say " he would make some of the t > rs dance a Donnybrook jig wiih tbat before morning . " One of the unionists blamed him for shewing it , and said he had do business to produce such a thing in a public room Witness saw Grimes next day , and was then t © M by him— " We have done some of them their job last ni £ ht "

      Patrick Keough said he was a sawyer , and lived in A&hton now . On the 3 ist October hft "was living in Manchester , and about a quarter before five o " cl' > ck , when it was getting dusk , lrft work in Asbton , along with his son , James Ksough , and John Harney . deceased , Thomas G » rland , and Patrick Keouga . When they had proceeded a little way on tbe road , a number of men sprang from behind a cart , which "was coming the opposite way , and witness was knocked down , and severely beaten with sticks There were about twelve or fifteen men of the party that attacked them . When ¦¦ ritness got up , he found Garland and his other companions lying in the road , and their assailants had run off , leaving them , as witness supposed , for dead . They

      went across the moor . All the party were much hurt , and bled profusely , but Garlatd was the worst , and they supported him to a cottage near , to crave some water , but could not get any , and they afterwards took him to a public-house , and gave him some beer . The blood teemed from him as he -went alon « . Tbey after ¦ wards took him to the Manchester Infirmary the same night . Garland had with him , when be left AshtoD , a rod of iron , sharp at both ends , called a pricker . It was nearly a yard long , and was in a bag . Ho ha . i neither the bag nor the pricker after they were left by their assailant ? . The prisoner and Grimes were among the men wao attacked them . Witness never saw Garland after that night till his death .

      Patrick Keongh , son of the last witnts ? , was with Gatla ^ d anil his father on the night of tbe 31 st of October , when they were attacked by a number of men on the road to Manchester . He was knocked down , and beaten seTereiy . He bsw tb « prisoner among those who attacked them . Be assisted Garland afterwards , though very Weak himself . Garland -was in a Tery shocking state—be *• was quite mashed np . " John Barney , of Manchester , Bawyei , said he was one of tbe p * rty attacked on the way to Manchester , by the Unionists . He saw them spring from bebind

      the cart , and said to bis companion , "Here they are , boys—now we ' re in for it' He was strnck down on bis hands and knees in the ditch Witness Baw tbe prisoner Holland there , and saw him strike Guland ( the murdered man ) with an iron instrument like that produced- He struck at Girland ' s head with it , und witness saw Garland , who was on the ground , put up bis hands to ward off the blows . Garland cried " Murier . " Witness did not 6 ee Garland after , because be did not go on to Manchester , but ran back to Asbton .

      Thomas Radney , a labourer , living at Ashton , stated that on the evening of Saturday , the 31 st of October , be bad been working on Ashton Moor , and was returning home along tbe Manchester road , about fire o-cieck , when he beard a cry of " innrder" behind him . It appeared to proeeed from some one about fifteen yards from him . He tamed round , and saw one man on his bands and knees in the ditch , and another was down in the middle of the road , A gTeat number of men , he thought at least a doz « n , were striking at those who were down . The man who was down in the middle of

      the road rose up , and ran to the side of the road , when one of his assailants gathered up a stone and threw at him . Could not say whether the stone hit him , but he felL The men who appeared to haye been the assailants then ran off in bodies of three or four , in diffeient directions , but cHefly across the moor towards l > roylsden . There were two or tliree carters passing with their carts during the attack , and one of th-iu picked up an iron instrument like a sawyer ' s pricker , and carried it off with him . Witness also picked up a pricker out of the channel afterwards , and the iron instrument now produced was the sivme

      Mr . W . Funnval , house surgeen to the Manchester Royal Infirmary , examinfed—Recollected the deceased , Thomas Garland , being brought to the Manchester Infirmary , en the 31 st of October , and admitted a patient Made an examination of his wounds that eTening . He had several severe bruises and lacerations of the Bcalp . The upper part of hia nose was fractured in Beveral places , and he had also suffered a compound fracture of the fore finger of his right band . The right hand and several parts of his body were much bruised . The lacerations and braises might all have been caused by the iron instrument produced . Witness adviBed immediate amputatioD of the finger , but Garland weuld net consent . Mortification ensued , which brought on lock-jaw , and ultimately caused death . Witness had made an examination of deceased ' s body after death , and could trace the cause of death to nothing else but the wounds on his body inflicted on the 3 lBt of October .

      Richard Green , superintendent In the Manchester police , stated that , in consequence of repeated directions from Sir Charles Shaw , he had gone in search of the prisoner , and had traced him at different times to Yorkshire , Shropshire , Wales , Heetwood-on-Wyre , and ultimately took him in Dublin . This concluded the examination , and tbe prisoner , defining to say anything in his dafeiice , was committed for trial , at the Liverpool Assizes , for the murder of Thomas Garland . Another prisoner wps then placed at the bar named Thomas Hassal There -was no evidence to shew that he was engaged in the actual murder , but it ¦ was shewn that he was one of the unionists engaged in plotting the attack , and he was committed to tbe assizes on the charge of conspiracy .

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      Robert Holland , father of Thomas Holland , who had been apprehended on a warrant for conspiracy wai also committed . The next prisoner placed at the bar was Edward Marshall , a sawyer , against whom Sir Charles Shaw said there would be no evidence offered . His apprehension was entirely his own fault , and had been brought on through his attempts to defeat the ends of justice . Green hadi > e « n sent to Fleetwood-on-Wyreto see who would obtain a letter Sent there for one of the murderers , and while Green was there , Marshall , who ¦ was a unionist , went to the Post-office , and representing himself to be the put ; for whom tbe letter was addressed , obtained possession ot it Green supposed Out he was the party and took him into custody . The magistrates told Marshall he was discharged as connected with this offence , bat it would be for the Post-office authorities to consider whether he ougntnot to be prosecuted for obtaining aletter by means of false representations .

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      NEW POOR LAW AND THE RURAL POLICE . A public meeting : ot the inhabitants of Rochdale was held in the Butts , g vacant ; plot of ground near the centre of the town , on Saturday week , at five o ' clock in the evening , to petition Parliament against the Poor Law Continuance Bill , and for a total repeal of the Poor Law Amendment Act ; and also to petition the magistrates assembled in General Quarter Sessions , to be bolden at Preston , on the loth day of April next , to rescind the order for introducing th * constabulary force into this county . Large placards , announcing the meeting , made their appearance on tbe walls of the fawn tarly in tbe week .

      At the usual weekly meeting ot the Chartists , the subject was brought under consideration , the parties getting up the meeting baTing fully ascertained that it was the wish of a portion of the members present that a resolution for the Charter should be proposed at the meeting ; but a resolution to tbe contrary was ultimately » gre « l to , advising them , however , to attend , and F ° t one of their own friends in the chair . The originators of the meeting were the middle-class tradesmen and E . hopkeep « 8 , Whig , Tory , and Radical , compoainij the select vestries of the various townships . Too poors' rates have become so excessively heavy , in consequence of th « introduction of a useless , dangerous , and expensire police force into OUT peacuful district , that it ia Hecome exceedingly difficult to collect from an impoverished people the exorbitant rate required to support them .

      At the appointed time to take the chair , from twelve to fifteen hundred were present , chiefly of the working classes , and consequently Char tists . The persons int ending to take part in the proceedings ascended the waggon , the place appropriated to tho speakers ; amongst whom were Mr . T . Holden , Mr . T . Wilkinson , and a few of their Tory friends ; John Bright , Esq ., Mr . W . W . Barton , and other Liberals ; and Mr . James Taylor , late M . C , Mr . Thomas Livesey , Mr . James Stiarp , and a few working men , Chartists . Air . Barto . v came forward t * propose that John Roby , Esq ., take the chair . It may here be well to remind our readers that this is the Mr . Roby who has acquired so much unenviable notoriety by his treasonable speech delivered at the A-shton Conservative dinner , wbich , if had been ottered by a poor Chartist , instead ot a wealthy banker , he would doubtless have be « n safely located on the felona ' side of one of our county gaols .

      The Chartists , however , were not the men to suffer Mr . Roby to preside over a meeting of their own order , after the unmerited abuse and slanderous attacks so repeatedly made by that gentleman upon them . A working man moved an amendment , which was seconded by a number of voices , that Charles Howarth , a working man , take the chair . Mr . BaB . to : n put the amendment , as usual , first , when a forest of blistered hands were held up ia the

      air . -The motion followed , and exactly two were wishful for Mr . Roby to preside . Mr . HowaKTH was handed forward into tbe waggon , anil opened the proceedings by reading the placard calling tbe meeting , and observed , he was proud to witness them assembled together once more , to assert their detestation and abhorrence of the New Poor Law , and tbe rural police . He congratulated them upon baTing obtained the co-operation of a portion of the higher order , and regretted that they had net come forward at a time when tbeir efforts might really

      hive been effectual . It was not the first t-me they ( the working classesl had met to petition for the repeal of the New Poor Law . Those petitions had been laughed at and disregarded . It was a disgrace t « the leading men of the nation to allow the necessity of a poor iaw at all , whilst fifteen millions of acres of land remained uncultivated . He should not deuin them further -with any remarks of his own , and hoped as they bad elected him to the chair , they would heatttntivt ' , ami give to eyery gentleman , a just and impartial hearing . ) lr . Holden rose to propose the first resolution : —

      " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the Pooi haw Amecduient Act is based upon wrong principles ; that it is highly unconstitutional , injurious , ant ! oppressive , both to t ( l 6 rate-p&yers who are compelled from -want to apply to the parish for relief , more particularly as regards the extraordinary and unprecedented powers given to the Commissioners , to carry tbe above obnuxious law into effect ; and this meeting pledges itself to use every legal and constitutional means to oppose such Act . " lie hoped tU « meeting would give him credit for sincerity , when he told them hs had come twelve miles that day , to the neglect of his business , to be present upuH the occasion . He regretted the wealthy aud influential should absent themselves upon so important

      a question as the one now before them ; it was whetLtr or not the nged and defenceless poor had a right to a subsistence in the land of their nativity . It had been said by the advocates of this Bill , that it worked well in the agricultural districts ; he bad been informed by the best an « . l most competent authority , no less than tbe Lord of tbe Manor himself , who had recently been in Kent , that he had found , on inquiry , this law had been the means of reducing the wages of the labourer . Notwithstanding the palpable misrepresentations of certain parties in high quarters , heart-burning's and discontent prevailed , and its entire abolition was sought for ; he concluded a bhort and energetic address with protesting against the unprecedented powers of the Commissioners .

      . Mr . F . Wilkinson seconded the resolution , which beiijg put . was carried unanimously . . Mr . Barton proposed the second resolution : " That it is th « opiniou of this meeting , that the county constabulary force is useless , expensive , and dangerous , and is more calculated to disturb the peace of the country , than protect its inhabitants—that tbe expence of supporting such an establishment is ao enormous , tUatit , must eventually fall back upon the property in lands ami houses , anil vtry much depreciate their value—that it is foreign to the feelings of Englishmen , and threatens to annihilate every vestige of civil liberty Jiy introducing a power over which they have no controul , and which , if persevered in , will lead to consequences dangerous to tbe welfare of this kingdom . "

      John Bright , Esq . rose to second the resolution . He believed a police force to b « necessary both under this and every o' her kind of government . There ¦ were times of political excitement , which required stringent measures to allay the temporary disquietude of tha country ; but he believed a force , similar to the one established at present , was , above all others , calculated to ferment disturbances and create discontentment amongst the people . He could well imagine the feelings that would animate the bosoms of the starving operative , when viewing these conservators of the peace , perambulating our peaceful towns and villages , to support -whom , additional taxes had to be imposed . Already hart they cost the township of Spotland £ 308

      Is . 10 U . ; Cistleton , £ 2 » 3 15 s . 5 d . ; Blatchworth and C : iulderbrook . £ 136 11 s . lOd . ; Wardleworth . £ 81 15 s . ; Wuerdle and Wardle , £ 206 los . ; and Butterworth , £ 250 . What services cad tbey rendered the parish for this enornious expenditure of the public money 1 Why , none at all . Indeed , there was nothing for them to do ; be had seen them during the last winter , in the various inns , comfortably , and he would add , wisely , enjoying themselves ; but as there were countless masses of our industrious population unable to acquire tbe means U > supply their physical wants , and the poor rate-payers wtre cruBhed beneath the weight of taxation , to support a body of men unncessary , useless , and uncalled for , he most cordially seconded the resolutiou , which was carried as before .

      Mr . James Taylor next addressed the meeting in a Fpetcb of sircastic eloquence , lashing the middle class for their selfish treachery , and charging them with being the cause of tbe establishment ef the police . It was moved and carried . "TUat the petition to th& Lords , be presented by Earl Stanhope , and to the Commons by John Fielding . " After a vote of thanks to the Chairman , a show of hands was taken for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones ; three cheers were given for the Charter , and tkree for the people ' s unvanquished advocate , Fear ' gus 0 Connor .

      Mr . Holden proposed three cheers for the Duke of Wellington , which were responded to with tremendous groaning . Mr . H . observed that these Chartists were an extraordinary lot to make friends of .

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      YORKSHIRE SPSnrO ASSIZEB . CROWN COURT , Satdbdat , Mabch 20 . THE LATE CHARTIST PROCEEDINGS AT SHEPFIELD . Pelvr Foden / was this morning placed at the bar , charged with sedition , conspiracy , and riot , at Sheffield . The indictment also stated that a true bill was found against the prisoner for this offence at the Spring Assizes , 1840 , and that he did not appear and answer the charge at those Assizes . On tbe prisoner being arraigned , be pleaded Guilty . Mr . Wilkins , who appeared m counsel for the prisoner , said—My Lord , I beg to state to your Lordship ' ^ . ^^^^ k ^^ h . ^» ¦ - ' ¦ - ' ^ ^« «^^^^ ta ^ A « diA

      that the prisoner is sincerely penitent , an . < d bos seen the error and folly of his ways . I believe this man , along with others , was led into these proceedings by a Frenchman , who went amongst * them , distributed money , assisted them in the manufacture of arms , and excited them to an alarming extent I am happy to say the feeling with regard to Chartism is nearly Bubsided , and that tbe punishments which have already been inflicted , have had a most salutary effect . Under tbese circumstances , I hope your Lordship will not think it necessary tor the ends of justic ^ , that ft severe sentence should b « passed .

      Baron Rolfe—This man was , I think , indicted with others . The Hon . J . S . Wobtley , who appeared for the prosecution , said—If year lordship wishes I will state the general nature of **» easa . ' ' - "j Mr . WiLKir < s—I had rather Mb Lotdship wo » w * ead the dep" ^ 110118 Wnwelfxne Clerk of Arraigns saM -The depositions are in my office ; I will < waa for them , if your Lordship please * . The Learned Judge said— -I should like to have them . The depositions were accordingly sent for . Mr . WiLKiNS—I hope your Lordship will not feel yourself bound by the decision in former cases . If I may be allowed to suggest to your Lordship , there does sot now exist the same necessity for signal punishment that there did then .

      Baron Kolfe—That Is true : but it would be a rather dangerous doctrine to be allowed to prevail that if several persons jointly commit the same offence , if one gets away for a time from justice , that tbe others should be puniabed , an < f he should escape scob free . On reference to the indictment , it was found that Foden was indicted alone . Mr . Wilkins— I am sure , ray Lord , if I am well informed in this case , on the part ef the prosecution there is no desire to press for a strong punishment against this man . Mr . Wortley— The authorities consider thathaving proceeded against others for the same offence , they ought also to proceed against him . Mr . Wilkins—Knowing vengeance cannot be the object of the law , but merely the benefit of society , I do trust that your Lordship will be as lenient as

      possible-Baron Rolfe —At present I do not understand the Cise . It would be a great scandal on me if I was t » give an opinion without knowing something about the facts , of which I am utterly ignorant . I know nothing more than appears in the calendar . Mr . Wilkins—I would also mention to your Lordship tost : the prisoner has been already three months in the Castle , and a month in custody on a previous occasion-His Lordship then retired to peruse the depositions . Oil his return , about half an hour afterwards ,

      Mr . Wilkins said—Before your Lordship proceeds to pass sentence , allow me to state that , I understand from Mr . Noble , the Governor of tbe Castle , that the prisoner has behaved exceedingly well since he has been in gaol , and made himself useful as an assistantschoolmaster amongst the prisoners . The prisoner has also instructed me to state that , having been a baker nearly the whole of his life-time , he is extremely susceptible of cold , and during the term of his imprisonment , he is anxious your Lordship should permit him to remain in this gaol . The clerk of arraigns then said—Prisoner at the bar , you stand convicted of a misdemeanour , what have you say why the Court should not give you judgment for that offeuce ? Foden—No , I do not think I have anything to say more than tbe Learned Gentleman has said .

      Baron Rolfe—Well , what your counsel has said for you is , that you are penitent , and exceedingly regret the course into wbich you have been betrayed , but I cannot pay any attention to such observations . You were indicted with a great number of others a year ago , for a most violent sort of seditious proceeding , and for which , after reading the depositions carefully through twice , I cannot find the shadow of a justification . Tbe objects you had in view were so desperate , and strike so entirely at the root of society , that I do

      not wonder at finding very severe sentences passed on the other persons convicted . You , for a time , escaped the vigilance of justice , but , although now the excitement on this subject may have in some degree subsided , I cannot think of more mercifully dealing with you because you evaded justice , and are tried a year or two afterwards , than if you had been here on that occasion . You bave already been three months ia gaol ; and the sentence of the Court is , that you be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for one year and aine calendar months .

      HORSE STEALING AT SHEFFIELD . Robert Henderson and Jeremiah Barlow , who were tried a few days ago , and acquitted of horse stealing , were indicted for having , under false pretences , obtained a mare from Francis Pamon . A demurrer was put in to the indictment to the effect that the prisoners having been clearly acquitted of a felony , they could not be tried for a misdemeanour arising out of the same facts . Mr . P ash ley supported the demurrer ; and Mr . Wortley argued against it . Numerous precedents and authorities were cited , and a rather laughable circumstance occurred during the argument- One of the prisoners leaned over the reporters' box and , evidently fearing t&e case was against him , said , " Tell Mr . Pashley to call my witnesses to character . "

      After the argument , the Learned Judos was anxious for time to consider the point ; and an arrangement was come to that the prisoners were to be discharged on their recognizances to appear at the next Assizes . Of course they were " content to be so bound ; " but the poor fellows knew so much of the proceeding , that when they went down into the dock they expected to go back aguin to the Castle ! This concluded the criminal business .

      NISI PBIUS . —Saturday , March 20 . ABBEY V . PETCH . Mr . Alexander and Mr . Addison appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr . CRESSWELL and Mr . Watson tor the defendant . The plaintiff is a farmer residing in the neighbourhood of Pickering , and the defendant is the widow and executrix of an attorney at Ktrbymoorside . The action was brought to recover damages for an illegal and excessive distress . The defence was that £ 1 , 089 12 s . 6 d . was owing on a balance of an account for rent , and that the property seized only realised £ 900 . The jury returned a verdict for the defendant .

      DOE DEM . METCALFE V . METCALFE . Mr . Cresswell and Mr . Watson were for the lessor of the plaintiff ; Mr . Alexander was for the defendant . This was an action of ejectment , to recover possession of an acre and a half of ground in the township of Thwaite , in tbe North Riding . The question entirely turned upon the words " and appurtenances " in a deed , and , accordingly , the plaintiff was nonsuited , with leave to move , by which the case will be taken into one of the Superior Courts of Westminster . SCARBOROUGH V . PICKERING . An undefended action . —Verdict for the plaintiff , damages £ 50 .

      BRADWELL V . YOUNGHUSBAND . An undefended action . The plaintiff is an iron founder at York ; the defendant a mill-Wright at Richmond . —Verdict for the plaintiff , damages £ 30 8 s . 3 d . Two or three other trifling oases were disposed of , which occupied the Judge and jury until ten o ' clock , when tbe Assizes closed . About half-a-dozen causes were withdrawn , and made rammets .

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      A Brute . —A man named Whitehouse was fined 40 s . at Queen ' s-square Police-office , London , on Saturday , for having kicked and beaten a poor lad in the street . At Maidstone Assizes , Mr . Seward , a man of some opulence , residing at Sittingbourne , who was indicted for forgery , did not appear . His bail was estreated . Female Burglars . —Two f emales , sisters named Hampson , ( one 15 , the other 20 years of age ) were committed to Newgate ou Tuesday week , on a charge of burglary . . The High Sheriff of the county of Derby has appointed the Rev . Thomas Sing , Catholic priest of Derbyffb be his chaplain during bis year ofof&ce . — Derby Mercury .

      Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Sir James Dowling , Chief Justice of New South Wales , to the office of judge of the vice admiralty court of that colony . Soap mads of Flint . —The manufacture of silex soap , which was put a stop to by the Excise a year or two ago in England , has Bprung up , and is flourishing ia Ireland . There is an extensive manufactory at Cork , under the management of the patentees . Tobacco . —The amount of duty paid last year on this article amounted to nearly £ 2 , 859 , 000 . Of the three kingdoms , the respective proportions of duty are—England , £ 1 , 973 , 000 ; Ireland , £ 613 , 000 ; Scotland , 6273 , 000 . ¦ -. - . ... . . ¦¦ . . ; . ; .

      , . __ „ A Happy Rbtobt . —A certain Whig Radical magistrate of Shropshire recently pressed a Tory gentleman of hia acquaintance to define the term " Whig . " The brief and pointed reply waa , "A Whig is a tyrant in office , and a rebel out of it . " The querist very speedily left the company , stomaching the definition as he best could . —Salopian Journal . -

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      A Hark Roasted Alitb . —On Wednesday week , as one of the down trains was passing between Clay-cross and Chesterfield , a hare sprung into the ashes-pan of the engine , and was completely roasted . —Sheffield Mercury . Thk General Ktd , IhdiahaN , sailed , on Wednesday morning , the 17 th inst . j from 6 r « vesend , with four hundred troops , for . India . The soldiers went on board on Tuesday , in high spirits . The General Kyd is a fine ehip , mi bw ewry accommodation for th © troops . • r ; m . * # v *^^ . m . _ _^_~~ . ^^^~ . -IT ? _ 4 t — — Jl — _— - - Kf ^

      Death fbom FiGHxratf iw ' A' Workhoots . —On Wednesday , two of $ he paupers in the Mile'Cnd Workhouee , belonging to the Stepney Union , had engaged in » pugilistio rencontre , and one of them inflicted 8 uoh severe injuries on the other , that he died a few hours afterwards . Loss op Focr Lives . —On Friday nighty a vessel belonging to owner Thomas Pumfrey , on her return from Bristol to TJpton-upon-Severn , laden with stone , was lost , and the crew three men and a tooy , all perished . The latter was the son of the owner . — Cambrian .

      STEEt Orb . —A New Discovjsbt . —The Naltonal Intelligencer-says , that , in the town ^ of Duane in Franklin county , a vein of magnetic oxide has been discovered , wbwh , on smelting , yields a substance possessing all the chemical properties of manufactured oteel . Jvybhxlb Thibves . —Tito very small boys , named Thomas and Stones , were sentenced to three months imprisonment at Guildhall , London , on Saturday , for having stolen a piece of mutton from a butcher ' s shop in Barbican . On being searched the epicurean young prigs were found to have a jar of the best description of pickles in their possession . Burglary , —Two notorious burglars were committed for trial at Union Hall Police-office , London , on Saturday , charged with having broken int i a house in Little Surrey-place , Blackfriars , and stolen some silver spoons , and other articles . They were apprehended at a house which they inhabited along with two prostitutes .

      Sixteen war-steamers are ordered to be built , SIX of the first class and ten of the second , all to be armed with guns of ten-inch calibre . Soveral of these will be laid down immediately , and the frames of the whole converted without delay , bo as to be ready against the engines are prepared . —Naval and Military Gazette . SixGVLkR Death . —A child was killed in a very singular manner on Wednesday week . A man was walking out of Vine-street into Recent-street , London , carrying a large cheese upon his head , when three little children ran against him : one of them tumbled ; the man endeavoured to step over her ; the cheese fell from his bead upon the child , and killed her on the spot . An iuquesiS was held on Thursday . The Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death , " with a deodand of la . on the cheese .

      Attempt at Murder . —A most extraordinary attempt at murder was made upon an unfortunate female named Caroline Smith , on Thursday week . She waa walking in Tooley street with a young man , a sailor , on the evening of the day just named , when a person , having the appearance of a master of a trading vessel , came upon them suddenly and knocked the young woman down , and attempted to cut the woman ' s throat with what appeared to be a penknife . He was driven away by the sound of approaching footBteps , and ran down a lane towards the water side . At present the affair is wrapped up in Bosae mystery .

      At Staffordshire Assizes , George Nixon was indicted for the murder of Joseph Ball , at Burslem , in August last . Ball was an engine-tenter , and his duty was to watch the engine-bouse of the Jaokfield colliery at night . One evening his body was found , horribly mangled , in a cavity in which revolved a large wheel used for working off the water from the coal-pit , it was proved that the prisoner had marks of violence about his face , on the evening when Ball was last seen alive ; that he complained of having been beaten at Burslem ; that he had mentioned some quarrel which he had had with Ball ; and that he said at a public-house , to one Tunstall , that he was convinced that he had pushed " one of the Balls "

      into the fly-wheel race . Tunstall said , Then you must have killed him } " To which he replied , " No , [ ihitik not , for I only pushed him into the water , ( in which ithe wheel revolved , ) and then ran off . " As he accompanied this remark with a laugh , and appeared intoxicated—which most of the party seem to bave been—Tunstall thought he could not be in earnest , and no attempt , therefore , was made to assist Ball . The prisoner stated before the Coroner who held an inquest on the body , that he had seen Ball as he passed the engine-house , " and that Ball had threatened to kick him if he did not go off , but that they had parted without any blows . He was sentenced to trausportation for life .

      Rate of Paoters IN Counties . — In a return just made in the House of Commons , the counties are arranged according to their highest rate per cent , of paupers relieved to the population , and the agricultural county of Wilts has the honour of being at the head of the list , thus surpassing every other county in England and Wales in the number of paupers as compared with the population . The proportion in many of the Welsh counties is also very high ; in the manufacturing and northern counties it is the lowest . The following list denotes the proportions :

      —Wilts , 14 per cent , on tho population . Dorset , Sussex , Merioneth , Radnor , 13 per cent . Bucks , Essex , Anglesey , Montgomery , 12 . Bedford , Oxf ord , Hampshire , Suffolk , Carnarvon , Denbigh , Flint , 11 . Cambridge , Devon , Huntingdon , Leicester , Norfolk , Somerset , 10 . Berks , Hereford . Hertford , Kent , Northampton , Westmoreland , Cardigan , Carmarthen , 9 . Gloucester , Lancaster , Surrey , Warwick , York , < E . R . and W . R . ) Brecknock , Pembroke , 8 . Chester , Cornwall , Cumberland , Durham , Middlesex , Northumberland , Nottingham , Rutland , York ( N . Rj , 7 . Lincoln , Monmouth , Salop , Worcester , Glamorgan , 6 . Derby and Stafford , 5 .

      Explosion in a Coal Mime . —The town of Hamilton and its neighbourhood were thrown into great consternation on Tuesday week , on hearing o f an extensive explosion of fire-damp in the coal-mine near Quarter , accompanied with the loss of eleven lives . It appears that about eight o ' clock that morning , the breakfast-hour , there were six men and a boy in the mine , all of whom must have perished instantly by the explosion . On the alarm being given , the overseer of the mine not being at hand , seven men , who were outside of the mouth , rushed thoughtlessly into the pestiferous atmosphere of the newly-exploded mine . Three of them were dragged out alive , and four dead . Unceasing exertions were made to relieve the mine of the noxious vapour ; but it was not till Wednesday morning that the bodies of the first seven sufferers were recovered .

      Some of them were shockingly mangled by the explosion , in a way that shewed that the death of the whole must have been instantaneous . Of the eleven who died , nine were married , and have left , widows and families behind them . The proprietor of the mine , the Duke of Hamilton , on hearing of the event , immediately sent pecuniary assistance to the families of the sufferers . Extraordinary Charge of Murder . —Harriet Longley , a fine-featured young woman , twenty-one years of age , was charged at Hatton Garden policeoffice , on Saturday , with tho wilful murder of her infant , under circumstances of the most heartrending nature . Sergeant King , of the N division of the police , stated that , on Friday evening , about the hour of eight , the prisoner called at the

      stationhouse , and delivered herself into hia custody on the charge of having murdered her offspring , at the same time expressing a desire for witness to walk with her a short distance , and she would point out the spot where the body would be found . She appeared so distressed in mind , that witness had not the slightest doubt of the correctness of her awful admission , and he accompanied her to the New River , in front of Owen-row , Clerkenwell ; and she then said if search were made th « re , the lifeless remains of her babe would be discovered . Witness caused the water to be dragged , and , in the course of two hours , the body was taken out . The unfortunate prisoner afterwards informed witness that the child was born three weeks ago at Maidstone

      gaol , whore she ( cue mother ) was imprisoned for vagrancy ; and that when it was a fortnight old Bhe was liberated , but had no home to go to . She had applied to various parishes , but at none could she obtain relief . On the day she committed the act , for which her life , she said , might pay the forfeiture , she went to the overseer of Saint Marylebone , and was told that nothing would be done for her , as she did not belong to them . Hungry and tired , she afterwards wandered about , scarcely knowing whither she was going , her sole attention being turned to her poor babe , whose cries for food were working her up to a pitch of madness—her breast having that day ceased to afford tbe little creature her wonted nourishment . She , at length , f ound herself in Owen ' sTpw , and ; Bitting herself on the step of * door , she again and again pat hex infant to her bosom—it sucked in vain , the springs Of nature had dried up ; and being no longer able

      to witness its bufferings , she , in despair , flung it into the stream , and saw no more of it until it was brought out by witness . Mr . Combe said it was a most awful and distressing ease , and he asked the accused if she was anxious to say anything ! She said she was not ; adding , that what Sergeant King had said was strictly correct . Distress of the worst description had driven her to the commission of the crime . Had she been able to have procured a morsel of bread to have satisfied the cravings of her child , it would now bave been alive . Sheendeavoured , but was not able , to procure it eve « that : and a mistaken notion of humanity prompted her to putan end to its misery . In answer to the worthy Magistrate . Sergeant King said that the usual means were used by Mr . Edmondson , surgeon , of Clerkenwell , to restore animation , bat without effect . Mr . Combe said he should remand the prisoner until next Saturday , when she would be committed .

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      Uhmtt of Sp adk Cultivation . —On a spot » f ground , not exceeding a quarter of an acre , in ths parish of Eaat Lulworth , Dorset , belongina to Mr . Francis Champ , were produced , during the Uai season , twenty bushels of broad beans , three sack of Swede turnips , one sack of potatoes , a bed rf yegetable ^ marrowof the gourd kind , yielding m . wards of 20 « in number , which weighed from fow to eig ht pounds each . On the same ground are also growing ^ thirty-aight apple trw ,. W forty-two currant bushes , many of the trees ieing from six t * and also f jtfrVY tmtf ^ % YI * 9 £ i ^ & ^^?> . I ^ TTV OT ** r * Mi * a ^ a ^^ _ . _„_ _ 1 . A

      eight years' growth ; there is at preset a luxurious crop of clover on that part ofthogronad which was ocenpied by the beans . Here « ve have a striking exemplification of the value •>* land when properly cultivated ; nor is this illy a stimulus to industrious men who have all »»< nentsgranted to them by kind landowners , but ¦« is also a proof that the allotment system , if carried into effect , would be highly beneficial * o the country at large ; tending to encourage uw / dstry , destroy idle and dissolute habits and render the peasantry cheerful and contented- ! saerooine Journal . . . '

      Poverty thk Parent of Crime . —At the Mansion house , on Friday , a young man named Richard Winton was charged with having stoles a dozen pairs of stockings from the shop of a haberdasher in the Poultry . The prisoner was seen to walk into the shop , take the bundle of stockings openl y , and walk out deliberately , without attempting to avoid observation or to hasten away with hie plunder . The policeman into whose custody he was given said * that the unfortunate lad evidently committed the robbery for the purpose of being prosecuted . Gooch the turnkey of the Giltspur-street Compter , one of those good inclintd fellows who sometimes are to be found m situations of the kind , said that he greatly pitied the poor lad , who , he believed , had not a friend in the world , and , having lost his character

      couid obtain no Bort ot employment . The turnkey added that nobody could have behaved better in confinement than the prisoner , who acknowledged his necessities were so great that he wished to be saved from perishing by transportation . There was no sort of deception or humbug about the poor fellow at all . Sir Peter Laurie—VI percewe that he has been a prisoner before . " Gooch— He has been in the Compter before . It was there I had the opportunity of judging of him , and I have the greatest compassion for him . " Sir Peter Laurie— " What were you in prison f or , prisoner 1 " Prisoner— " For houseb . reaking , Sir . " Sir Peter Laurie— " Were you tried ? " Prisoner— " I was , and convicted , and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment . " Sir Peter Laurie— " You were guilty V Pri 8 oneT-- I

      was ; I deserved what I rec « ived . " Mr . Hobler —• What sort of housebreaking was it , for there are several sorts I" Prisoner— " It was housebreakiug at night in a house in Moorflelds . There was no excuse , for it . " Sir Peter Laurie— " Were you ia want at the time 1 " Prisoner— " By no means . " Sir Peter Laurie— " You had accomplices , I suppose ! ' ' Prisoner— " I had , but I was the only one punished . " Sir Peter Laurie— " They escaped , and I dare say persuaded you to join in the affair ? " Prisoner" They escaped . I wonld rather say no more on thai subject . I have suffered the penalty of the law , and I came out on the 1 st of March , and have been walking about ever since , for nobody will employ me . " Sir P . L . —Poor boy ! there are thousands in the same condition . What is an unfortunate

      fellow who repents the first act of detected dishonesty to dol Every one is afraid to employ him , and he cannot lie down and starve . I believe the evidence given by the Chaplain to Coldbath-fields prison , who said before a Parliamentary Committee , that he never lost sight of a prisoner after the first introduction to p rison until death or transportation interfered . " Prisoner— " I am desirous of going oat of the country , my Lord , and I know of no other way of getting out , and I trust you will kindly assist me . Sir Peter Laurie— " I shall commit you for trial , and represent your case , and I hope that you may be treated mercifully . " Gooch— "His conduct in prison has been quite a pattern toothers . " Sir Peter Laurie— " He is committed for trial . Let him betreated kindly . "

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      From the London Gazette of Friday , March 19 . BANKRDPTS . Squires , J . and G . F ., Emmett-street , Poplar , plumbers , March 26 , at half-past one , April 30 , at twelve . Solicitors , Bum , Great Carter-lane , Doctor ? Commons . Turoey , N ., Millbank-street , Westminster , baker , March 26 , April 30 , at two . Solicitors , Templer and Co ., Great Tower-street Burkett , J ., Noble-street , ( Joswell-street , April I , at twelve , April 30 , at one . Solicitor , Boulton , Northampton-square . Riley , T G . C , Bouverie-street , Fleet-street , billbroker , April 1 , at eleven , April 30 , at one . Solicitors , Arden , Red Lion-square .

      Barber , J ., Walworth-r » ad , Newington , pawnbroker , March 25 , April 30 , at eleven . Solicitors , Kiss and Son , Fenchurchstreet Fletcher , H ., sen ., and Fletcher , H . jun ., Eastington , Gloucestershire , clothiers , March 26 , at twelve , April 30 , at eleven . Solicitors , Crowder and Maynard , llan-» ion-hbuse-placa Firth , J ., Webber-street , Lambeth , licensed Yictu&uei , April 2 , at twelve , 30 , at eleven . Solicitor , Dimmock , Siae-lane . Orchard , G . B ., Bath , upholsterer , April 5 , at three , 30 , at one , at the Castle and Ball Inn , Bath . Solicitors , Gillard and Flook , Bristol ; and Cook and Saunders , New Inn . Williams , D ., Llanelly , Carmaerthenshire , shopkeeper , April 6 , 30 , at ten , at the Cameron Anns , Swansea . . Solicitors , Bigg , Bristol ; and Bigg and Goldfinch , Southampton-buildings .

      Wheeler , Ann Eliza , Clifton , Bristol , milliner , March 26 , April 30 , at twelve , at the Commercial Botms , Bristol . Solicitors , Hartley , Bristol ; and White and Wtaitmore , Bedford-row . Bryan , S ., Northampton , Hardingstone , shoe-manufacturer ' , March 26 , April 30 , at eleven , at the Dolphin Inn , Northampton . Solicitors , Britten , Northampton ; and Blower and Vizard , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields . Blakey , G . F ., Holmflrth , Yorkshire , draper , April 2 , at one , April 30 , at ten , at the George Inn , Huddersfleld . Solicitors , Whitehead and Robinson , Huddersfleld ; and Clarke and Metcalf , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields . Crompioni P ., Liverpool , Ironmonger , March 31 , April 30 , at one , at the Clarendon Rooms , Liverpool . Solicitors , Robinson , Liverpool ; and Vinc « nt and Sherwood . Temple .

      Bell , W . H ., Kingston-upon-Hull , seed-crusher , March 30 , April 30 , at eleven , at the George Inn , Kingston-upon-Hull . Solicitors , Holden , Hull ; and Hicks and Harris , Gray ' s Inn-sqaare . Coulter , T ., Doncaster , April 7 , at eleven , April 30 , at two , at the Town-ball , Doncaster . Solicitors , Smithson , York ; Mason and Collinson , Dencasterj and Wigleswbrih and Co . Gray ' s Inn-square . Smith , G . T ., and C . F ., Cheltenham , tailors , March 30 , April 30 , at one , at the Royal Hotel , Cheltenham . Solicitors , Prideaux and Son , Bristol ; and Holme and Ce ., Jfew Inn . DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP .

      J . r . tyon and R . G . Holland , Sheffield , surgeons . — W ., J ., and P . Clarke , and J . Robinson , Manchester , machine-makers . ^ J . Labron and G . R . Ives , Leeds . — H . and W . Muir , Manchester , tea-dealers . —T . R . NorburyandB . Smith , Manchester , tobacco-manufacturers . —A . Windl ' e and W . Hadfleld , Worsbro * Bridge , Yorkshire , working-chemists . —J . Cronkahaw and J . Omerod , Haslingden . Lancashire , cotton-manufacturers .

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      From the Gazette of Tuesday , March 23 . BANKRUPTS . Sanders , Frederick , licensed victualler , Hoxton Old Town , Middlesex , to surrender March 30 , and May « , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Abbott , official assignee ; Ware , Blackman-atreet , Southwark . Lamb , Heary , grocer , Manchester , April 14 and May 4 , at two , at the Commissioners ' -rooma , Manchester ; Adlington , Gregory , Faulkner , and Follett , London ; Ciaye and Thompson , Manchester . Bradsbaw , John , draper , Osweatry , Salop , April 6 and aiay 4 , at eleven , at the Shire-hall , Shrewsbury . Baxter , Lincoln ' s Inn-fields , London ; Sale and Wortbington , Fountain-street , Manchester ; Hayward , Oswestry .. Bloodworth , Edward , miller , Loughborough , MarcH 30 and May 4 , at twelve , at tbe Bang ' s Head Inn , Longhborough . Emmett and Allen , Bloomnbury-square ; HucknallLoughborough .

      , Hunt , Henry , victualler , Birmingham , March 31 and May 2 , at two , at Dee ' s Royal Hotel , Birmingham . Chaplin , Gray's Inn-square , London ; HarrisoD , Birmingham . Spencer , William , tanner , Clarebrough , Nottinghamshire , April 2 , and May 4 , at eleven o ' clock , attoe White Hart Inn , East Retford ; Fox and Love , Nottingham ; Mee and Bigsby , East Betford ; Ca mpbell aad Witty , Easex-rtreet , Swand , London . . Hatgreaves , James , worrted spinner , FajnhiU-iaD , Yorkshire , April 1 , and May 4 , at one , at tha BlacK Horse Inn , Skipton , Yorkshire . Cragg , Harput-Btwet Red Lion square , Middlesex ; Alcoek , Skipton . Robinson , Peter , brewer , Warrington , Lwcaabire , April 6 , and May 4 , at twelve , at the Clareadonrooma , Liverpool . Norrfs , Allen , and Simpson , BaittetVs-buildlngs , Holborn , London ;> Bayley , Warrington . ^

      _ __ Spencer , William , brush manufacturer , Leamington , April 6 , at one , and May 4 , at eleven , at tbe Court oi Bankraptcy , BasingbaU-street ; Grabam . offlcial assignee , Basinghallstreet ; Baylis , Devonshire-square . - Lea / James , butcher , Gloucester , April 12 and May « , at eleven , at the King - B Head Hotel , Gloucester . Km « and Son , Serjeant ' s inn . Flaet-atreet , London ; Dowling , Gloucester . . , „ . » * Ward , Henry , ftoflaer , Stafford , April 7 , and May « , at twelve , at the Swan Inn , Stafford . Clowes ana Wedlake , King ' * Benon-walk , Temple , London ; Hiern , Stafford .

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      Charge of Raps against a Svbqbon . —Mr . Josh Clarke , a surgeon of good practice , residing in Park-street , Camden Town , has been , held to bail at Marylebone Police Office , on a charge of havine committed a rape upon the person of Mrs . Hall wife of a compositor , whom he had been attending professionally . The prisoner was called upon to give bail , himself in £ 500 and two sureties of £ 250 each . Sagacitt of Two Mcles . — -About two miles from the town of Ballymahon , in the county of Longford , Ireland , resides a gentleman who has in his possession two mules of the Spanish breed . They both regularly go to a pump placed in the yard , and while one applies his mouth to the spout , the other works the handle by alternately raising and depressing his shoulder . When one has satisfied his thirst , he exchanges with his companion , and returns the service he has received . —Not a Jonathan , butgenuine Irish .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 27, 1841, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct848/page/6/