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      GUILDHALL . On Tuesday , Clwriotte dementi , an old womu , was brought ap on a charge of begging . Tae charge tmb no sooner made than the wretched prisoner , made bold and almost eloquent by hunger and extreme distress , exclaimed— " Well , if I did beg , is it sot better to be ; than to steal ? One or the ether I mnst do , or I must starre . I hare not « , tit to eat I b » " ? e not a place in ¦ which to put my head . I bare not a rag to put on . What must I do ? " She cried , and her Toiee rang through the Court Alderman Kelly was much sifeeted , and evidently ponied to answer her question . Look at my body , " said she , raising her arms , ¦ which -were each thrust into an old stocking leg , and taming herself round in the dock , exhibiting her breast and btr back , covered only with a piece of ragged liaea— no dress , shoes , or anything .

      "Now tell me , " said she , with great Tehemence , the tears streaming down her aged checks , " what " am I to do ? I conW sell little things , but they must be b * ugtit ; aad if I go to beg the money , I am seized sad riien to prison . " ALJersan Kelly— "SVbere is yonr home ? Prisoner HsVe 1 not said I have Done . Alderman £ tlly— But you surely know , where you oame from ? Prisoner—Oh , yea , I know that . I come from Bunslet , near Leeds . One of the clerks stated that she was sent down to Hnaslet some time ago , bat bad returned . , Alderman Kelly—Why did yoa return ? Prisoner— ; 111 tell you why . My daughter , the only child I had left out of thirteen , was taken up and transported . She ' -was innosent , I know she was , as jou , Sir , who never saw her . But before she went I came to London to see her . That was not a ruiltr act was it ? <

      Aldarman Kelly—Hare yon no friends at Hunslet ? Pruom—None . Father , mother , brother , sister , bus-, hood , * nd children , axa all gone . I ha ^ e not & friend in the world , but God Almighty aboTe me ; and sometimes i I think he is hard upon me to take all away and leave me behind . j The ¦ worthy Alderman ordered the keeper of Brid&- ; ¦ w ell to-take ctarge of her for a few days , and supply her witii ciotbes . Afterwards they must Bee if Boms- i thing could not be done for her . ' . I [ We invite our readers to read the aboTB , to read I it till © Very word is engraven not merely upon the tablet ' of £ ha jncmqry , but upon the more durable one of the : hesit , % rid fhsn say if a state of things which can first , vmdoee . and then punish such wretchedness , ought any i

      longer to bo suffered to exist . We dare not say the teatb flwt of what we feel on ibis heart-rending tale of \ horror . Hsre is a female , one who has been wife ; p&- ' . rest , dia ^ bter , sister , —all that woman can be to man ' in a . state of absolute destitution . Prop after prop ' has in-lh * myaterieus arrangements of Previdenee , been jemoveri , till she has neither staff nor : ' stay remaining ; and , to add to her misery , j her tffcrts to « ls . witijoot being criminal , we , by the ccurssa system which ^ he snpinenesa and indigWn .-nee ! of the people haTe suffered to be estsWuhed in this ; country , - converted into a crime ; > and all that a humane magistrate can do is to send her to a prison , to keep her ; from becoming a thief . Talk about society ! but society exists n ' -i for her : she is an outcast But thongb : society rtfusas he * her rights , it sternly demands a respect J | or its -institutions , tnd tells her , in effect , that should sbe starre , it ba 3 no tribunal before » hlch to cite ifcose whose cupidity and avarice have

      thus rendered them guilty of murder ; but if she steal to satisfy her hunger and to clothe her nakedness , it has laws for the protection of property , the iron grasp of ¦ which she muss speedily be matie to feeL It is fair to eonefode . that this -woman , in bye-gone days , baa rendered service to society -, she has , it appears , been the mother of thirteen children , the last of whom the laws of the eotmtry has doomed to exile , for a crime of which the mother deems her innocent ; and this seems \ tn only consolation for the seared and widowed heart . She comes , she says , from Hunslet * near Leeds , and she finds her way to the emporinm of -wealth , to the abode of royalty , the British Metropolis , for what ? Te give the last embrace to her sole remaining child ; and how toochingly she ask *— "That was not a guilty act , ¦ was it ? ' Yes , in the eyes of bloated capitalists , lan ^ . lords , and fondlords , a parent's feelings are , indeed , s deadly crime ! "What righi had she to feel . » How dared she to leave Hunslet in obedience to the calls of

      nature and humanity ? How had Bhe the assurance to come to beg in London , rather than stay and starve at Hunslet ? Alas she had no tie to Hunslet ? " Hits you no friends at Hunslet ?'" asked the worthy magistrate . " None , " replies the prisoner —the psiso . isi :: node such > y her efforts to . be honest 2 " None : ' ¥ » tbarr mother , brother , -4 lV | fe iTatea % snd children alt are g « ne » I a&Te not a friend in the world , bat Gjd Almighty above me ; and somefifflfesT think he is hard upon me to take all away , and leave me behind ! r We ask those -who praie about •' the obeckcea due to the laws , * " and "the respect which the poor are bound to pay to the regulations of Sftoatr , " -iriat . risim tie law can pat forth to the respeci End obedience of a being so vrrateLtd ? "I

      could sell little tLisgs , " she says , " but they must be bougtt ; and if I go to beg the money , I am seized and taken to prison . " Poor -wretch ! a ? a had she begged the money , and gone to sell her things , another class-made law -would have taken them from her , and consigned her to a dungeon for the crime of wanting four pounds to pay the Gcrrernment for a licence to do 50 ! She has no ties to bind bra to the -world , and in the agony of her derpair she is almos ; ready to " Curse God and die . " We « h * il probably be told thit the Poor Law offers assistance in such c » ses of destitution ; this we grant , and we need no better proof of tte horrid system of the present English Poor Laws , than this can afford . No one bu » a maniac , nnder the old system , wouid have

      preferred £ ach a state of destitution to the provisions of the workhosse ; bat see l » w such provisions are loathed , and spurned sines the Maltcosian wretches took tike management of the poor out of the hands of ihe Magistrates and Board of Guardians chosen by and responsible to the rate-payers , and placed it in the hands ef the triple-headed monster , the • Deril King" of Somerset House . Under the new order of things , matters are turned upside down . Our prisons are become ' hells" instead of places of correctional punishment and discipline , and vet bad as tbey are , tiiey are preferred to the Bastiles , as being less demoralising , lets evil , tiian the dens which faction snd political economy have prepared for the slow bat certain murder of the destitute poor . —Ed . ]

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      &TJ > - 'DliRlA >? D . On Sunday afternoon , Mr . "Williams lectured at the Life Boat House , to an mmsTtalir lar ^ e aadience . The object of the Jecrnre "was to develop * tie prospects of Cbartist Reform . The lecturer observed in the introduction of the subject , tbs : the qnesrion , whether the ardent wishes Had hope ? cf the enslaved , for the attainment of a free and nappy state of society , were likely to be gratified c * r not , could oaJy be satisfactorily answered by an inqairy into the nature of man , and a calm examination of ' the tendency of those elements of change , which society now contained . Mr . W . then showed that man wa 3 a progressive , and not a stationary "being ; that the law of hi 3 nature was onward , ocrord ; notwithstanding the most powerful obstacles offered bv existing institutions , the people

      had advanced in the knowledge of their rights , interests , and duties , and were advancing , in that knowledge ^ while the spirit of fraternity was still extending , embracing one after another in one common bond vf union , upon the principles of eqoal interests and duties ;—that these elements made change inevitable ;—tne question then was , what that change wcnld be—what direction that ? pirit of progression was taking i He then snowed that Torjismwas not the coming change , that the reaction ' which had placed tbe Tories in power , was not a Tory reaction , tba 4 it was in fact a new action of the spiri ; of Reform ( which in 1831 , had carried the Reform KU ») upon more rational and comprehensive principles , than the people as a mass had ever vet been wedded to . The dealt

      prospects of Whi ^ jfery were summarily j with ; the lecturer showing that Whiggism was only ' a hypocritical form of Toryism , and was , like that , cyst-em , doomed to immediate and utlft destruction . \ The lecturer then gave various and striking reasons , fer hoping . that the next successful reform move . would be one upon the principles of the People's : -Charter . Tlie peculiar nature cf Chartist Beform was then examined ; tbe speaker provitg that it was ; the only j'iii , comprehensive , and efficient system of , political-rtform ; that it was a system which tended j immediately on its riception , to improve the indi-1 Tidoal in mind , feeling , and character , as well as ; L nlthnateJy to regenerate and bless society . The knowledge ' of its princ : ple 3 and objects expanded the ' mind , infused & " patriotic aad philanthropic spirit : into the heart . andlcd to that union and co-operation

      for mutual objects , by which the spirit ofj selfishness was crushed and the finest features in hmnan character were formed . The lecturer then ! contended , from tbe exUnt to which the principles | had alreadylbeer . embraced , from the fact that other j systems had been tried and found wanting , and still ; more from the fact that no other body or class of real or pretended reformers could compare with the , union , firmness , constancy , and energy displayed * y j the Chartists , that the Charter would speedily , as ; well as inevitably , become the law of the land . He , then concluded by impressing upon his audience the > importance of individual duty in the great national Stroggle in which we are now engaged . —Mr . W . , announced that next Sunday afternoon , Mr . Bums would lecture , upon which occasion there would be ] a eoHectkm made on behalf of Mrs . Frost . j

      MOSSLI . T . —At the weekly meeting of Chartists , i held on Monday evening , an unanimous Tote of censure j was pasaed on John Collins and Arthur O'NeiL j BOLTOW . —The democrats of this town have given ! a dinner to Mr . J . P . Kenyon , formerly a resident there , j but who has been for a few weeks on a visit to his j native couniry , and who -was again about to embark for ' tb # land of liberty . An excellent dinner was served j np by Mrs . Ttddon , of the Temperance Hotel Mr . J . Lowe preBded , and tbe evening was spent in a friendlymanner . An addrett was presented to Mr . Kenyon , and on his health being drunk be returned thanks in an j exeeUeRt ^ eweh . '

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      MANCHESTER . —The Chartist Room , Salter-Btreet , was entirely crammed on Tuesday evening . A great nmy of oar Sister countrymen were present Mr . Christopher Doyle was called to the chair , and addressed the meeting for abeut & quarter of an hour , expressing his joy that a room which bad been closed by the despotic Whigs was again opened , and hoped they ( the people ) of that district would come out , and go on as they bad begun , until their effort * Were crowned with success . When they had that room before , many able addresses were delivered ttom tbe platform on which he then stood , and so formidable were the Chartists at that time , that the middle class and shopkeepers , many of whom resided contiguous .

      professed to be CKartists . After a few appropriate remarks , be introduced Dr . M'Douall , who , on coming forward , was greeted with loud cheers . The Dr . then went through a very able heart-stirring and convincing address , touching upon the obstacles which the Chartists have had to contend against . The lecturer spoke in his usual explicit style , cleared up bis points to the satisfaction of the meeting . Mr . Leech afterwards delivered a short and effective address on the position of the Chartists . A Tote of thanks was given to the speakers , end it was announced that Mr . Philp would lecture in that room on the next Tuesday evening , after which the crowded assembly dispersed , evidently highly pleased with wh&t they had heard .

      LEEDB . —O'Co . nkor asd O'Beien ' s Demonstranoj ,- . —The time will soon arrive when the " caj ; ed ] ion , " and that noble of nature , O'Brien , will be liberated from the grasp of Whig tyranny . The Chartists of Leeds and its neighbourhood have determined to welcome the above gentlemen , on their liberation , by a public demonstration , to shew them the people know how to appreciate honesty and patriotism , and prove to the factions that Chartism in Leeds is not dtad , nor yet sleepeth

      A committee has been formed for the above purpose , and have determined upon issuing , at their next meeting , collecting books , with printed headings , and appointing places where subscriptions will be received . The committee will meet again on Tuesday evening next , at the Association Room , Shambles , at eight o ' clock precisely , when it is hoped there will be a numerous attendance of the committee and friends of the good cause , as business of great importance will be brought before the meeting .

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      rassed at a Public Meeting oj then &txs me Chartist Room , Tib-street , on Wednesday , Ju ' y 2 if / , 1841 . Sisters i . v Bondage , —We , the females of Manchester , feel it our duty , at this important crisis , thus to address you , from a conviction that oht principles and motives need only to be known to gain your assistance , appreciation , and co-operation , in gaining our object . Our principles are justice to all , and injustice to nons ; a right to subsistence in the land of our birth . It may be a ^ ked by those vrho wish for things to reniam as they are—by those who are not actuated by a desire to save their country from impending ruin , why we eug 3 ge in and concern ourselves about politics \ In reply to which we say we have an interest in the prosperity of the country . We all spring from one common parent—are the children of one all-wise Creator , who has provided for all ; therefore we have the same right to subsistence , though dwelling in & oot , cellar , or garret , where forced by circumstances over which we havs had no controul . as tbe lady in the drawing-room , or the hallroom , or the Queen upon the throne .

      : A love for ourselves , our husbands , our children , i our country , and everything valuable in existenco , ; stimulates us to take a part in a struggle which wo conceive calculated to end in sacces 3 , and thus avert the awful calamity that has been for Borne time , and ; is now pending otot as ; and- which will certainly overtake us f not thus averted . , We taks « ur swad , also , as a matter of right ; as fully and faitry fUsatrated by circumstances before our eyes . Surely , if by our labour we i are compelled to maintain two Queens at the exjwnoe pi JSRfiflM a year ; aad if a female is ; * iPP ? &ifeJ ) ' | £ ^* e highest Eeat in the state , and MM ! p 4 Ml 3 lM £ jfe | fthe government of ihe country

      W ^ p ^ B | H | HlpMNKMfSN cKMItSfPuMMs « 0 M 6 t , £ rQJJteiaSjfaf . Jttd igfl » d food . Tfcen .-Ssters , wo oBr ( PpPraftifflffof upwards of four hundred females , Sd » iad their husbands torn from them at the instigatSbB « fc )» PS-Eade Isw in 1859 , and placed in dungeoosfc * ifierely wishing to redress the grievaiQOtS which , press upon both you and U 3 ;—left without their gn » rdian 3 ai : d protectors at the mercy of the public , with a forlorn , sorrowful , and agitated mind by day , weeping and mourning and sighing over their husbands' sufferings ; and dreary , restless ,

      and sleepless hoars by night , their children bereft i of kind tod affectionate fathers , and the long affection and concord which existed betwixt them cut t asunder by the tyrants . We call upon you on behalf of the-wives of those unfortunate men , Fro ^ t , : WiHiama , and Jones , who are left disconsolate , heart-broken , and in a state of acxiety for their husbands , who are sent across the seas ; subject to : insult , torture , and slavery ; on behalf of the widow , ¦ Mrs . Clayton , whose husband died in Northallerton ; prison ; and on behalf of the good , tri : e , and virtnous men who have suffered , and are now suffering

      imprisonment . Sisters , if ever there was a time when it was our daty to shake off our Jelhar ^ y , and engagein a graad straggle for liberty , surely it is now . Does not the sword of persecution draw nearer and Dearer every day , tyrannising over us in various ways ! Thousands of both male 3 and females are walking the streets for the want of employment , compelied to pledge and sell their clothes and furniture to purchase food to snpply their physieai wants , umil their houses and clothes boxes are neariy empry , while the pawn-brokers and furniturebrokers' shops are wedged and crammed with the

      furniture and clothes ot the industrious poor . Our franar . es are full of the food which providence has sent , and the warehouses are full of clothing , while thousands are starving . How grievous must it be to see our husbands wandering the streets , willing to woik but unable to procure it , thrown out in conbequence of tbe improvements which have been made in machinery . ' Wnat can be more piercing and heartrending to a woman than to hear her offspring crying for food to satisfy tbe cravings of hunger , and she none to give to them ! And after pledging and selling all they have , driven to begging from their neighbours , who are in the same condition as themselves , or nearly so !

      What prospect is there for us , when our husbands are supplanted by raachinery , except to emigrate to a foreign land , or be inmates of a Poor Law bastile , which will be inevitably the lot of a large number of our fellow creatures without a speedy change 1 Sisters , suffering humanity cries for your assistance at this most important crisis , to endeavour to alleviate the miseries which every where abound amongst the industrious , yet starving millions . We ask for nothing but what is consistent with the Iaw 3 winch God has 3 aid down in the unerring standard of divine truth—the Scriptures , and exemplified in the laws of nature .

      The fowls of the air , the fishes of the sea , the beasts of the field , and e > ery other living agent , have enough , without either toiling or spinning , while we can scarcely get sufficieut to keep body and soul together , for working twelve or thirteen hours per day . Should such a state of things exist , when there is sufficient for every man , woman , and child in existence ? Justice and common sense say no ! Then why is it that , in tbo midst of plenty , we are in such a condition ! Wh y is it tha ; those who are willing to work , that those who have produced everything valuable in society , without whom the factories would not have been built , the machinery made , the railroads constructed , the canals cut , who build and man tbe ships , who fight the battles , make their hats , shoes , and coats , and till the land—cannot get enough to quell the ravings of hunger ? Why , because they have no power to make laws that influence the distribution of EUth wealth .

      It rests with tbe industrious people whether they will any longer submit to a system so wicked , fraught with injustioe and misrule . Up , than , brave women of England , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales , and join us in the cry for the Charter , which will protect labour , and secure plenty , comfort , and happiness to all ! Give us your rapport in paying due respect to our champions who are abont to be released from their dungeons , and lead us en to victory , namely , O'Connor , O'Brien , and Benbow . Sisters , ia the cause of democracy , we remain , Yours , in tbe bonds of affection , The Ffmaxb Chartists of Maschestes . Haicah Leggeth , Treasurer Sarah Cowlb , Secretary .

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      GUILDHALL , Wednesday Jult 21 . ( Before Mr . Justice Wightman . ) MASSLAEGHTER . William Plevse was charged with the manslaugh ter of J . C . Warren , in St . Andrew-gate , York , on tbe 2 nd of April last . Mr . Bulsbhabd and Mr . Pasiilet conducted the prosecntion ; Mr . R . Tfuple defended the prisoaer . The deceased was a commercial traveller from Wolrerhampton , and on Thursday , the 1 st of April last , he came to Yoik , and put up , a 3 usual , at Loekwood's White Swan Hotel , in Pavemear . He was much engaged in the city that day , and in the evening , about nine o ' clock , kaving completed his

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      business , he weak to Mr . Anderson's , the Star Inn , in Stonegate . He was there eoon afterwards joined b y Mr . Monkman , a solicitor , who was a friend of his , and they remained at the inn till about half-past one o'clock on the following morning . At tha * thne the deceased appeared to have had too much drink and he went , in company with Mr . Monkman , down the street . The latter observed , that it was too late for him to get into his lodgings , and he proposed that he should go with him and have half of his bed . The deceased , however , declined doing so , and proposed to go to a house of ill fame , and they accordingly went in the direction of St . Andrew-gate . Monkman went with him , and when they had got as far as Church-lane

      they saw two men standing on the opposite side of the Btreet , next door to Mra . Tyne ' a , who keeps a house of ill-fame . On the men observing the deceased and Mr . Monkman , one of them , who proved to be the prisoner , said u Go to h—11 , yon b- rs . " Mr . Monkman replied " Get away asfast as you can . " The prisoner replied , * ' I'll mill you , you b—r . " The deceased who did not interfere with the prisoner , also said : 4 Don ' t fight my good man ; what trade or occupation are you . " The prisoner and Mr . Menkman then began fighting , and the latter , finding he was going to have the wotstof it , ran away into King ' s-square , be being followed by the prisoner , who repeatedly told him that he would 11 mill" him if he could catch him . Tbe prisoner then returned to the place where the deceased was standing when he knocked him down and thumped

      his head on the pavement . He was seen to do so by Mr . Chapman , who lives opposite , and who had been induced to look out of the window on hearing the disturbance . Miss Hauxwell also heard the thumping of the deceased's head on the pavement whilst she was in bed . Mr . Monkman returned soon afterwards and found the deceased laid on the ground . He was then inseusible , but in a few minutes he came to himself , and they went to Mrs . Tyno ' s . Deceased washed his hands and face , and he shortly afterwards went to bed , complaining of a pain in hia head . On the following morning he was found in a state of insensibility , and Mr , Abbey , surgeon , was immediately called in , who applied the proper remedies , but the deceased continued to get worse till about half-pa&t tleven o ' clock at night , when he died ., . _ .

      The Jury found the prisoner Guilty , and he was sentenced to be imprisoned for tix calender months , to hard labour . Joseph Ward , and Henry Kirby , jun » were charged with breaking into the dwelling house of Henry Kirby , sen . Mr . Bliss and Mr . Travis were for the prosecution , and Sir J . Lewin defended the prisoners . The prosecutor is a chimney sweep , residing in Patrick Poo , and he was the father of one of the prisoners . On Sunday , the 13 th of June , the prosecutor ' s wife fastened the doors and windows ofthe house , and left her husband in bed , up stairs , whilst she went to chapel . That morning Ward had beeu to prosecutor ' s house to see the other prisoner , and as Mrs . Kirby was going to chapel she saw the two prisoners in Parliament-street . She returned home

      about five o ' clock , and after she had got her tea she found that the window of the back kitchen had been broken open , and a quantity of money taken from the drawers . Mrs . Kirby informed her eldest eon of the circumstance , and he took the train to Selby , and sent off another person to Leeds . The brother found the prisoner and Ward in a third cUbs carriage of a train that wa 9 about to proceed to Hull . During their journey there he saw him give a bag to Ward . Information was given to Beard , a railway policeman , and he apprehended the prisoners . Upon Ward was found the bag , which contained seventy-nine sovereigns and three halfsovereigns . About four o ' clock in the afternoon , when the money was missed , the prisoners hired a cab , in which they proceeded to Selby . The Jury found the prisoners Guilty .

      Kirby was sentenced to be transported fiiteen years ; Ward to be transported ten yeara . James Wheldon pleaded Guilty to having forged » n order for ihe pajment of 123 ., with intent to defraud George _ Hey , of Waltngate . Sentence deferred . This finished the business at the Guildhall .

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      NISI PRIUS , Thursday . CRAVEN AND OTHERS V . THORNHILL . ( Special Jury . ) IMPORTANT DECISION RESPECTING " TENANT BI&HT" AND " LANDLORD-RIGHT . " Mf . Cbesswell and Mr . Kildvabd were for the plaintiff ; Mr . Knowles and Mr . Tomlinson were tor the defendants . The claim of the plaintiffs was for two sums , one for £ 289 , and the other £ 62 , of which £ 110 had been paid into Court . The plaintiffs were tenants of T . Tbornhill , Esq ., of Fixby Hall , war Huddersfield . Tbe father of the plaintiffs , some sixteen years ago , became tenant of two farms under Mr . Thornhill , one called Wadland Hills , and the other

      Woodland Hills , which he occupied till his death . When he entered on the farms , he paid a certain valuation . Mr . Craven died in March , 1839 , and his three sons ( the plaintiffs ) succeeded as tenants to the farms , which they ocenpied till the autumn of 1839 , when a notice to quit was served upon them by Mr . Thornhill ' s agent , Mr . Ramsbottom . Before the period arrived when they were to quit , an intimation was given by Mr . itamsbottom , that ho had appointed a Mr . Lit-ter to value the out-going crops on the farms ; the Cravens appointed a Mr . Butler to valne on their side . After some delay , caused by Mr . Ramsbottom intimating to Lister that he had better defer his valuation , as he suspected that the Cravens had not truly stated the terms upon which their father had entered on the farm , the valuation was gono into . The valuers had completed their

      valuation on the 20 th of February , but in consequence of this intimation , Mr . Lister did not decido the valuation till after May . When he did make his valuation , the defendant said the Cravens had obtained it by fraud . M r . Butler'd valuation came to three hundred and ten pounds for Wadland Hills Mr . Lister ' s valuation amounted to the sum of £ 289 . As the two valuers could not agree upon the amount , it was determined that the matter should be referred to a Mr . Smith , as umpire , whose award was to be abided by . The before-named intimation of Mr . Ramsbottom ' H , that there was a special agreement , prevented an appointed meeting for the umpire to decide this matter ; and as Mr . Thornhill ' d agent refused to pay morethan £ 110 , the present action was broughttorecovpr the amouutof the valuation as iv . ade by Mr . ThornhilVa own valuer , Mr . Lister .

      Mr . Knowi-es , for tha defence , Baid , that Mr . Thornhill had paid £ 110 into Court , which ho contended was sufficient , and more than sufficient lo pay all that the plaintiffs were legally entitled te . Mr . Craven held under a special agreement , and had no right to claim under the custom of the country . He accused the Cravens of obtaining the valuation by direct falsehood and fraud , in stating that they entered to the farms without any special agreement , when the fact was , that they held under the terms of a lease which had formerly been granted to a tenant of tho very farm iu question ; which lease required that a certain proportion of the land only should be ploughed , ono-third ; and the Jury would at once inter that the remaining portion , two-thirds ,

      should be left in grass . He should also prove that so far from James Craven , the father of the plaintiffs , haviuft paid any valuation when he entered upon the farms as was alleged , he had not paid one single shilling . These facts he should prove by the mouth of competent witnesses . Witnesses were then examined for the defence , by whom it was attempted to be shown that when 'he farms were taken the conditions of a lease that had formerly existed were named as the couditions by which the tenant would have to abide ; and that , under those conditions , the sum of £ 110 , paid into Court by the defendant , was amply sufficieut for the

      valuation . The difference arose from there beiug more than one third of the land under the plough at the time the tenant left . One of the witnesses , a Mr . Lee , ^ he former tenant of the farm , was called to prove that " old Craven" had paid him nothing , as out-going tenant , for tenant-right , or valuation ; and this he swore to roost lustily : on cross-examination , however , he let out the ugly fact that he bad claimed a valuation as out-going tenant ; that it had been allowed himtotheex » em ( heonly occupied one of tho farms ) of more than £ 135 ; that heowed more than £ 100 rent ; and that Craven had paid Mr . Thornhill the amount of tho valuation , which had been set-off against his ( Lee ' s ) arrears of rent .

      The lease , under whose provisions it was sought to bring the Cravens , was alao . put in and read . It turned oat tobave been granted in the year 1792 , to the then tenant , and was for a period of fifteen years . The provision which was sought to be established again bt the bliiuilSi irtgif&ii during ike last two years fw ( enure , ike holder should not plough more than one-third of the land . Mr . Cresswell , in his reply , animadverted in severe terms on the conduct of Mr . Ramsbottom , in bringing charges of fraud against the Cravens , which theevidence he had offered was ihrapableof supporting He observed that such men as Mr . Thornhul were completely in the hands of bis agents ; and that he was not to blame for the pitiful and humiliating exhibition which had been made in that Court : but

      agents were bound , in justice to those whoso characters weTe at stake , to weigh well what they were about ; io bo ture that they had a good case before they dragged their principals irno a Court of Justice to prefer charges of fraud and fa ^ ohood against honest men , for which charges they had not a uttle of evidence to adduce . With respect to the rnom-troos attempt that had been made , to bring the Cravens , who were merely tenauts from year-to-year , liable to be quitted ( as they bad been quitted ) by six month ' s notice ; with regard to the attempt to bring men so situate under the provisions of a leaso granted for a certain term of years , he must characterise it & $ the most impudent and unjust thing that he had ever known . The provisions of the lease where wholly inapplicable to a yearly tenant . For instance : the very provision

      that so much stress had been laid upon , provided that during theJast two years of the tenure only one third of iko land should be ploughed ;—lit did not r « quire that the remainder should be in grass ;—it it merely required that not more than a certain proportion shsuld be ploughed)—but how could this apply to a tonancy from year to year ? H iw could tho tenant know ivhich were the " two last years of his tenure 1 " when six months' notice could quit him I The attempt wa 9 monstrously absurd—and as unjust as it was monstrous . He again characterised the whole deteuce as miserablo and shameful—reflecting disgrace upon those agents of Mr . Thornhill who had ; made him appear as a man wanting to defraud his tenantry of their just rights . He was satisfied the attempt would tail . The Jury would stand between his clients and the attempted injustice . He confidently relied on their giving a verdict for the plaintiffs .

      Lord Denman then summed up . He observed that this was an important case—a very important one . It involved many- and high considerations ; and in order that they might have the case fully before them , he would read over to them the whole of the evidence taken on both sides , commenting on such portions as he might deem it necessary to give his opinion upon . He claimed thuir best attention while he did bo . His Lordship then road over the evidence , interspersing the several portions of it with observations to tho effect , that if the jury wore satisfied that the holding iu this case was under written agreement , that is to say , under the provisions of the old lease prodnoed , they would find a verdict for the defendant ; for it would be thea apparent that tho valuation which had been procured was procured by false pretences : on the contrary , if they were satisfied that the provisions of that lease were , as

      had been ably contended , wholly inapplicable to a tenancy from yoar-to-year , and that the valuation which had been made , was made in accordance with the custom of the country , ( and of all these things they most judge from the evidence adduced by both parties ) ; if they were of opinion that these things were so , they would find a verdict for the plaintiffs The Jury retired for a short time , and ineu returned with a verdict for the plaintiffs—Damages to the amount sought : thus , iu the most marked manner setting their face against the attempt which had been made to secure to Air . Thornhill , as landlord , all the advantages of a lease , while the tenantry were left without any of the advantages arising from leases , —amongst which ceaTAiNxy of tenure for the period embraced in the lease is not the least important . The Tesult is of tho highest moment to tenants similarly situated to the tenantry of Mr . Thornhill .

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      freetings and hearty shakings of hands between im and barristers , and gentlemen suitors , defendants , jurymen , and witnesses , and attorneys , and coroners , and farmers , and labourers , were truly delightful to witness ! One scene was peculiarly affecting . Mr . Oastler met an " old and faithful ( fellow ) servant "—one who has been discarded , like himself—( Ramsbottom and Redhead know why in both cases !)—and whom he had not seen before for several years . There they stood together I—the "Old King , " and the older man—tbe "faithful steward , " Oastler , and the no-less faithful James Thompson . The meeting was bo cordial , so affectionate , that many an eye was moistened amongst the lookers on .

      Mr . Oastler had tho pleasure of seeing . Mr . O'Connor in his cell twica during the day he was at York . He was evidently highly gratified at being favoured with the opportunity the trial afforded him of meeting Mr . O'Connor so much sooner than he expected . We heard Mr . Oastler declare , after he had left Mr . O'Connor , that tbe room in which he is confined is much worse than tbe stroko boom where the refractory prisoners are confined in the Fleet ; and in this opinion Mr . Oastler was fully borne out by the officers who had him in charge . Mr . Oastler ( with his two attendants ) arrived in York on Wednesday evening ; he departed back to his prison by the quarter to nine o ' clock train on Friday morning ; and would sleep in the Fleet that night . He was evidently much gratified with this visit to Yorkshire ; it fully proved to him that he holds the increased esteem and good-will of all who know him .

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      Hunslet . —Mr . W . Hick will preach on Stockhill , Huuskt , on Sunday , the 1 st of August , at halt-past six o ' clock ia the evening , weather permitting . Nottinghamshire . —Mr . W . D . Taylor will lecture in tho Chapel , Rice-place , on Monday , August 1 st ; at Arnold , on Tuesday ; at Sutton-in-Ashfield , on Wednesday ; and at Mansfield , on Thursday . Milnrow—Mr . Francis Louis , of Oldham , will lecture here on Sunday evening , at six o ' clock . Ashtow . —The Chartists of this place are requested to meet in their room , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at uine o ' clock in the morning . West Riding . —Mr . George Julian Harney will lecture ou Monday , August 2 nd , at Huddersfield ; Tuesday , Lepton ; Wednesday , Honley ; Thursday , Paddock ; Friday , Rippouden ; and Saturday , Aug . 7 th , War ley .

      Mb . Skevjngton will lecture at Bradford on Saturday , ( this evening ); at Leeds , in the Assooiaiion Room , Cheapjide , Shambles , ou Sunday evening , at seven o'clock , and on Monday evening , the 2 ad of August , at ei ^ ht o'clock ; at York , on Tuesday , the 3 rd of August ; at Selby , ou the 4 th ; and at Hull , on the 5 sh ; at which places it is requested that arrangements will be made for the above purposes . Camberweli . and Walworth . —A public meeting of the inhabitants of this district will be holden at the Rose and Crown , on Tuesday , August 3 rd , to elect delegates to the Middlesex county meeting . Manchester—A Chartist ball will be holden in the Brown-street Room , on Monday , August 9 , for the benefit of O'Brien . Gentlemen ' s tickets , 9 d ; Ladies ' , Gd .

      Derbvshire—Mr . Bairstow lectures at Derby on Monday evening ; at Brearton , on Tuesday ; at Sawles , on Wednesday ; at Melbourne , on Thursday ; and at Castle Donnington , on Friday ; at seven o ' clock each evening . On Sunday he preaches at Derby Market-place , at six in the evening . Collections after each lecture . WiGAN—Mr . William Dixon will lecture on Sunday evening next , August 1 st , at half-past seven , in the Chartist Association Rjom , Millgate , ou the principles of the People ' s Charter , and the necessity of the people joining in a thorough union to achieve their political rights . Staffobdshike . —Mr . Candy will lecture at Darlaston , on Monday ; at Wednesbury , on Tuesday ; at Wolverhampton , on Wednesday ; and at Bilston , en Thursday .

      Sunderland . —Mr . Binns will lecture at the Life Boat House , on Sunday afternoon , at half-past two o ' clock .

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      Leeds Cor . v Market , Jutr 27 th . —The arrivals of Wheat and Oats to this day ' s market , are smaller than last week—Bean larger . The weather has become more favourable , but the stock of Wheat in Granary ia very small , that there has been a fair demand at an advance of Is . per quarter . Oats and Beans full as well sold . THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEE ENDING JULY 27 TH , 1841 . Wheat . Barley . Oats . Rye . Beans . Pea * . Qrs . Qrs . Qrs . ( Jrn . Qrs . Qrs . 5953 20 658 — 333 117 £ b . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ b . d . £ a . d . £ b . d 3 10 > i 1 10 0 13 1 0 0 0 1 19 43 2 8 2 i

      Leeds Cloth Markets . —There was not 50 much business done at the Cloth Halls on Tuesday last as on the week previous , and manufacturers again complain that they cannot ifell their goods . There is , however , some small improvement in the general trade , as compared with what % s been the case for some time . » v Newcastle Corn Market , July * 24 . —We had a very moderate supply of Wheat offering this morning , which at the commencement ofT ^ e market realised an advance of 2 s . per quarter , buWkaforo the close tho sale became languidand the extentW

      , business done was not great . Rye of fine quality meets with a ready gale , but inferior sorts move off slowly . ^ Grinding Barley is much inquired after , and would command full priceB . MaH , Bean ? , and Peas are without alteration . The show of bats from the country to-day was small , and prices were the turn dearer . The arrival * ot-Flour this week from Norfolk and Suffolk are considerable , but the demand being good , the greater part has been disposed of . Our millers have only partially succeeded m establishing the advance noted last week , and in consequence 50 b . has not yet been exceeded for households .

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      York Cork Market , Jolt 24 . —The few sample of Wheat at to-day ' s market are held at an advaa * of 2 a . to 3 ' . per qr ., and our millers are eager buyers of fresh thrashed samples . Oats are fully O £ d . per stone , and Beans Is . per qr . dearer . Ths past week has been equally unseasonable with the preceding one . A great deal of rain fell in the for * mer part of it , and for tho last two day ^ we hire had cloudy dull weather , with . jery cold aorta wiads . ' . . . ' ¦ ¦ ' ¦' . ' ; ' . ; y- ¦ ¦ , > . ; '• .. v .. ;¦ ¦ . -. Malton Corn Mabkkt , Jul * 24—There was a limited supply of Wheat , and a fair quantity Of Oats offering to this day's majrketi Wheat wai la . to 2 s . per quarter dearer , bulf the demand was not brisk . Barley nominal . O ^ U W . per stone dearer Wheat , Red , 58 s . to to " 6 s . ; Whke ditto , 70 s . to 82 s . per qr . of 40 st . Oats , 10 £ d . to lid ., and super , fine . 12 d . per stone . . -- ; ;

      Bedale Fortnight Fair , Jclt 27 . —We had an , excellent show of fat cattle , both with regard to numbers and quality . Buyers being numerous « ready sale was effected . Beef was sold from 63 . hi , to 73 . 3 d . Mutton , 6 d . perlb . Rochdale Flannel Market , Monday , Jclt 26 —We hare had another brisk market to-day , and ' the buyers have purchased freely at last week ' c prices . Wool still continues to advance a littleyet the manufacturers buy very sparingly , under tho impression that the present prices cannot long be maintained , Richmond Corn Makket , Saturday , July 24 . — We had a very thin supply of Grain in our market to-day , particularly Wheat , which was quickly bought ' , up at an advance of Is . 6 d . per bushel Wheat sold from 9 j . to 11 s . ; Oats 3 s . to 4 s . ; Barlet 43 . to-4 a . 3 d . ; Beans 5 s . to 5 a . 9 d . per bushel .

      State' of Trade at Stockpobt . —The utmost distress prevails among the manufacturing population of this town , in consequence of the number of hands out of employ , and the short time which has been worked at a number of mills during several months , Thi 3 state of things , we are sorry to say , is likely to be augmented , as the whole of the workpeople employed at Messrs . Lane ' s mills , situate in Higher Hillgate , and Newbridge-lane , will be thrown out of employment this week end—they having received notice that the concerns will be closed , and their services no longer required . The above extensive establishments have for several years been working under inspection . Upwards of 4 , 000 hands will be thrown out of employment by the stoppage of these mills .

      State op Trade . —The gloom which hung over the Manchester market , iu consequence of the continental bankruptcies alluded lo last week , has been deepened by accounts of very extensive failures at Paisley *' where thirteen houses are *^^ d to have stopped payment , at the latter end of last week , for an amount , collectively , about £ 300 , QO& , Thoagh tho immediate effect of these failures upon parties resident in Manchester will probably not be very serious , they are calculated to inspire great distrust , and , coupled with two or three failures which have recently occurred in this town , had , no doubt , a material effect upon the market yesterday , which was one ofthe worst that has been experienced during tbe present year . Yarns and goods were both depressed in price , and very few sales could be made , even at the vory lowest rates hitherto current . The depression was probably in some degree

      increased by the unfavourable appearance of the weather , which , after three or four comparatively favourable days , has again put on a threatening appearance , and serious fears are now entertained that a late and defective harvest may be added to the other causes which press with such tremendous severity upon the manufacturing interests . Two large spinning and manufacturing concerns , one at Maccle&fleUi and the other at Stockport , which have been for some time past worked under the inspection of creditors , are about to be closed , in consequence of the unprofitable natare of the business . It is stated that the stoppage at Stockport will only bo temporary ; but that , we presume , mast depend in tome degree upon the future state of tho trade . Ia tho mean time , at all events , the effect upon tho workpeople will be very serious . —Manchester Guardian of Wednesday .

      Manchester Corn Market , Saturday , July 24 . —There was a fair supply of Wheat , Oats , and Oatmeal from Ireland , and the arrivals coastwise are likewise to a moderate extent . Of Foreign Wheat and Flour the imports were not large , but there are 19 , 173 barrels of Flour and 2190 quarters of Wheat from Canada . At our market this morning holders of Wheat demanded an advance of 4 d . to 6 d . per 701 bs . and the transactions in Flour were at an improvement of 2 ; - . per 2801 bs . on the rates of this day se'nnight . Oats were held at Id . par 4 » lbs . advance Of choice parcels of Oatmeal there were but few samples offering , and an improvement of 6 d . to If . per 2 l 04 b 5 may be noted ; and for Beans and prime samples of Malt wo raise our quotations Lv per quarter and load respectively .

      Liveupool Corn Market , Monday , Jody 26 . — We have this week had moderate arrivals of British Grain , Flour , and Oatmeal . The imports of Wheat from Foreign States are liberal ; these , however , have been placed under the Queen ' s locks , and the arrivals of Wheat and Flour from Canada ( consisting of 3 , 049 quarters , and 15 , 381 barrels respect !? ely ) , have also , for the most part , been pot into bond , under the expectation of the . colonial duty falling to the minimum—6 d . per quarter , and 3 i « i . per , barre . \ During the greater part of the week , the weather has been unsettled , giving further excitement to the Grain trade , under which large transactions have again occurred in . bonded Wheat

      and Flour at advancing prioes ; 7 s . 6 d . to 7 s . 9 d . has been paid for Baltic red , and 8 s . per 7 ( Mb 3 . for good mixed Danzig Wheat ; 26 a . 6 d . to 27 s . 6 d . per barrel for United States ; 33 s . to 34 s . per barrel for Canadian Fiour . Free Wheat has been taken to » moderate extent by the millers and dealers at an advance of 2 d . per bushel for finer qualities- Free Flour must also be noted 13 . per sack and barrel dearer . & > th Oats and Oatmeal have been held for higher rates ; Si . 2 d . to 3 i . 3 d . per 451 bs . obtained for best mealing qualities of the former ; . 26 d . 3 d . to 27 ^ . 3 d . per load for Irish Oatmeal { grinding Barley must be quoted 2 d . per bushel ; Beans and Peas each Is per quarter higher than at the close of last

      week . LivEitffooL Cattle Market , Monday , Jult 26 . — The number of Cattle at market to-day has been somewhat larger than the preceding week , but of Sheep and Lambs considerably less . There was a good attendance of buyers and dealers , but sales on the whole not so brisk . Good Beef sold at 6 Jd ., varying from that down to 5 ^ d . agreeable to quality . Good Wether Mutton was in fair request at last week ' s % uotations , about 6 id ., but the middling and ordinary qualities were but " little sought after from 61 . down u > Si . per pound , and Lamb from 6 J . to ( iAd . sinking the offal , and a p ^ od number left unsold at the close . Number of Cattle at market : —Beasts , 966 ; Sheep and Lamb 3-797 i .

      Lo « w ) N Smitbfield , Monday ,. Jwlt 26 rH . —On account , of the amval of Beasts up to our market this morning beiug considerabl y on the increase , anS u v ^ eather somewhat unfavourable to slaughtering the Beef trade was exceedingly heavy , at a depression in the currencies noted on Monday last of 4 d . per libs . ; the highest price obtained for the best i > cot 9 being 4 s . 8 d ., and some por'ion of them were turned out unsold . From Scotland , we received 2 Ua Scots and 370 Sheep in excellent condition . We we » e yery moderately supplied with Sheep , whilst the sale for them was steady , at fully last week ' * quotations . Although the number of Lambs on the market was small , the demand was heavy , at barely stationary priceB . Calves were in fair supp ' y , and sluggish inquiry , at previous rates . In Pigs , scarcely anything doing .

      London Cobn Exchange , Monday , July 26 . - Inere was a . good supply of Wheat from Essex , and a fair quantity from Suffolk , but that from Kent was only moderate ; and of Barley , Beans , and Peas from all these counties , there was a very limited show , lhere were several cargoes of Oats fresh up from Ireland this morning , and a few vessels from our own coals and Scotland , with this article . Tlie imports of foreign Wheat during the past week were good , with a few cargoes of Barley , and a fair quantity of Canadian FJour . The weather having been more favourable since Friday , the trade was not so lively for Wheat as on that day , but the advance of Is . to 2 } . then obtained has besn established this morning for all fine qualities of English , and our millers took the

      choicest samples more freely at the cose of market ; good free foreign brought a similar "ttproTOment , with a steady demand . Bonded wheat met a fair sale at Friday ' s quotations , whioh were ^ 3 . to 4 ? . per quarter over those of last Monday k r trad 6 m thi 9 description was firmer than that for free samples . Town-made Flour was pat up to 6 O 3 . per sack to-day , and ship-marks were U . to 2 g . per tack dearer . Barley , being scarce , was is . per quarter dearer . Malt was quite as high and good samples were in fair request . Beans and Peas commanded an advance of Is . per quarter . Oats were taken off steadily ; prime Corn realising rather more money than on this day se ' nnight , in some instances to the consumers for fresh and sweet parcels 6 d . to Is . perqnarter higher .

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      Jiuuutsex , by JOSHUA HOBSON , at hia Prtat-^ ingOfflcsa , Nes . 12 and 13 , Market-street , Brig-** gate ; and Published by the said Joshua Hobsok , ( for tho said Fsarcu * O'Connor . ) at his Dwelling-hoase , No . i , Markst-straat , Briggate ; « n internal Communication existing between the aald No . 5 , Market-Btreet , and the said Nos . 12 and 13 , Market-street , Briggate , thus constituting the whole of the said Printing and Publishing Offlca one Premises . A'l Communications must be a ldresae . 1 , ( Poat-paidj to J . Hobson , Northern Star Office , Laeds . Saturday , July 31 , im .

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      CROWN COURT . —THnnsDAY , July 22 . ( . Before Mr . Justice Wightman . ) Wj ^ ra Hddridge , frB ^ HfrtJbees cocvi *^ of robbing his master a * ffarth Newbald , ires sentenced to be transported for We . ' Joseph Sharp and John Sharp , who had been convicted of a highway robbery at Southowram , and stealing money from John Pearson , were sentenced to be transported for fifteen years . James Haigh , who had been oonvicted of hignway robbery , was also sentenced to b « transported for fifteen vears .

      Jcseph Turner and William Houseley , who had been convicted of a burglary in the house of Win Dyson , at Eccletfield , were then sentenced . —The Learned Judge observed that this burglary had been committed under circumstances ef particular aggravation ; they had attacked tho house of two old persons who were grievously and most fearfully alarmed at their conduct . He ( the Judge ) concluded by observing that it was necessary that a » 3 vere sentence shouid be passed , for the purpose , if possible , to repress such crimes , and the sentence therefore was that they be transported fourteen years .

      Joseph Pilling , who had been oonvicted of a bnrglary in the dwelling-house of George Carver , the toll collector , at Shelf , was then sentenced The Judge said tbe circumstances in this case were also of particular aggravation ; a more violent attack was scarcely ever proved in a court of justice , and it was with great difiicnliy that he could esrape with his life from the violence that was used . To be transported for fourteen years . William Smith and Jur * es liaifey , vrho had been convicted of a burglary in the house of William Wilson Tingle , at Low Ash , were severally sentenced to be transported for ten years . James Shale , who had been convicted of stabbing John Brocreles , at Gararave , was sentenced to be imprisoned two years to hard labour .

      Eli Hojtkinsnn , who had been convicted of stabbing Daniel Winker , of Clifton , was sentenced to be imprisoned eighteen months to hard labour . William Walson , Jasppk Rnee , John Wood , and Samuel Vulion , who had been convicted of sheep and caitle stealir ; # , were severally sentenced to b 3 tyausported for ten years . James Parker and James Wheldon , who had been convicted ot' fon-ery , were uext placed at the bar .

      In the case of the former , The Learned Judge said it was of the very first importance to repress ruoh offences , and it would be contrary to the interests of justice and of tho state that such a crime as this should be lightly passed over . Tha sentence of the Court therefore , was , that he should be transported for seven years . Wheidou , wh © had be .-n convicted on two indictments , was sentenced to be transported for seven years oa each of them .

      The prisoners on leaving the bar said " thank you , Sir . " Thomas Stone , Samuel Ge ! der , &n&Samuel Martin , were next sentenced . His Lordship remarked that each of th em had been convicted of aggravated assaults , intheeourse of which they had also been guilty ofthe offence of wounding the parties . It was very fortunate ^ for them that the Juries , before whom they were tried , had arquitted them of the heavy part of the offence . He observed that it was an un-English and unmanly act to use such weapons as they had done . He Bentenced them to be imprisoned for one year each t hard labour . John Hanson , who had been convicted of hating counterfeit coin in his possession at Bradford , was sentenced to be imprisoned six calendar months .

      WU / iam Haggas , who had been convicted of bigamy at Leeds , was placed at the bar . The Judge said he had been convicted of the crime of bigimy , by which he had inflicted a serious and irreparable injury upon a woman who seemed to have reposed her confidence in him . It might possibly happen that he was labouring under the impression that his first wife was not alive ; but whether that was so or not , he could pot but see that he ought to have made further inquiries , and to have ascertained more particularly the fact before he had entered into so serious a contract . It was necessary that he Bhould pass such a sentence a 3 would act as a warning to others . —To be imprisoned one year to hard labonr .

      James Dealtry Steele , who had been found guilty of a conspiracy , with intent to defraud , was next placed at the bar , and on his being asked if he bad anything to say why judgment should not be pronounced against him , Mr . Bliss , his counsel ^ tose and urged several objections to the indictment , the result of which was that the prisoner was ordered to stand down .

      THE ALLEGED MUKDEB AT MIRFIELD . Sarah Goldthorpe , who was charged with the murder of her illegitimate child , at Mirfield , and who was found guilty of concealing the birth , was not sentenced , and we understand that she will be kept in custody till the next Assizes . ^ an objection having been taken to the pronouncing . of judgment against her for the offence in question . John Fothergill , who had pleaded Guilty ( 0

      assaulting Mr . Child , of Leeds , was sentenced . His Lobdship said that he ( the prisoner ) was in company with other persons who bad been guilty of a very aggravated assault in wounding and cruelly beating tbe officers of the peace . He , however , did not appear to have done more than encouraged the ether parties , nor did there appear any premeditation on his part , or that he had entered into any common design with them . The sentence of the Court was that be be imprisoned for three months to hard labour .

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      One thing connected with this trial must not be lost eight of : it was the means of bringing the " good Old King , " Mr . Oastler once more into Yorkshire . The plaiutifi ' s attorney applied to Mr . Richard Oastler , as is usual when it is imagined that evidence can be obtained , for information connected with the subject in dispute , with a view to subpoena him aa a witness . Mr . Oastler , however , as was learned from Mr . Cresswell ' s opening speech , refused to give any

      information that way at all ; pointing to mspeculiar situation with regard to Mr . Thornhill as his excuse . The plaintiffs had him removed from the Fleet Prison upon a Writ of Habeas Corpus , for the purpose of giving evidence if it was needed . Mr . Crossweii , however , did not call him into the box , as his case was fully established by the two witnesses he did call ; but he offered to place him in the box , if the other side wished It . This , Mr . Ramsboitom did aot desire—bo Mr . Oastler was not examined .

      The " good Old King" looked much better than could be expected , considering that he has lately been Buffering from an intermittent fever , brought on by excessive fatigue . He Is recovering rapidly from its effects ; and we sincerely hope that the jaunt he has just had into his beloved Yorkshire , at Mr . Thornhill's expekce , —( the verdict earrits costs !!! j—vii \ l completely restore him to health . It was pleasing to see the manner in which all parties , Whig and Tory , paid their respect to honour and integrity in the person of the respected Oastleb , The cordial

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      8 THE NORTHERN STA . R . ,. . .... .. . ; - , --,. / ' . f -

      The Address Of The Female Chartists Of Manchester To Their Sisters Of England, Ireland, Scotland, And Wales;

      THE ADDRESS OF THE FEMALE CHARTISTS OF MANCHESTER TO THEIR SISTERS OF ENGLAND , IRELAND , SCOTLAND , AND WALES ;

      This Day Is Published, Price One Penny,

      THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED , Price One Penny ,

      Leeds :—Printed For Tbe Propristor, Feabgu3 O'Connor, E«Q., Of Hammeramith, County

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 31, 1841, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct861/page/8/