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- ^ neig hbour tain © intention to mislead , ) we think . it necessary to preclude lie possibility of mistake . "We have no wish to detract anyfliing from the merit * , or good fcrtnBe of others , " nor do \ re desire to'Sinfer by sirj-Xtasrepiesenlation , however nnintcotioDaDj BiaiB- ; " ' The san 3 arity ox" mme might "have inflneed a ¦ ^ jppoation that this was the " ^ Northern Star and - TggSs General -Advertiser / ' only misplaced in the ] ist of provincial papers . The next sentence of oor contemporary ' s article rectifies- this mistale by informing ns that this " Northern Star , " had only « A * bonr nai no intention t o mislead , ) we think it
9 , 120 stamps supplied to it in the fonr months of July , August , September ,, and October . Not a angle stamp was supplied to ns during any of these oar months , as this paper was only started on the 18 th of November , 1837 , on which day 3 , 000 stamps were actually consumed and sold . As these returns "have enabled our contemporaries to Jay the exact amount of their respective average circulation ¦ before the public , it has "been suggested to us that it would be well to give from the boots of our publisher a Tetum , not of the stamps supplied to , hut of the stamps used and sold at our office since our
commencement . Here , then , is our return . From the first to the tenth number inclnsive i of the Northern Star , 65 , 286 copies " have "been printed and published , leaving a weekly average , for the whole time , of 6 ^ 28 . Of these 65 , 286 copies , 48 , 561 have been sold , during the last six weeks , being an average of 8 , 093 per week , for that length of time ; and of that ¦ 48 , 561 . copies , 18 , 200 have been sold in the last two weeks , "being 9 , 100 for each week ! This return we make from the brwiks of our
Pnhhsher , and , that the public may lie satisfied as to its accuracy , we take leave , thus , publicly , to request that Messrs . Wrigley and Sons , of Bury and Manchester , from whom our paper and stamps are procured , will state , in our next what number of stamps . hare been supplied to -the Northern Star during the ten weeks referred to . As for " stock " they know pretty well that we hate no acquaintance with anv " stock on hand ; " inasmuch as they have had great difficulty in getting us a sufficient supply . . Messrs "Wrigley and Sons supply all the other newspaper offices in Leeds , as well as ourselves ; therefore , we presume no one will dispute the veracity of their testimonv .
"We perceive that our neighbours , the i : Mer-« oy " and the " Intelligencer , " each lay claim to a pedestal on which to court admiration ; and it really gives us some little uneasiness to be compelled for one moment to interrupt their day-dreams , by posaing them gently from the steol . We have W > doubt , however , that the false position has , in "both instances , "been taken by mistake ; therefore ire shall use no unnecessary violence in dislodging them from it . - "¦ The " Mercirry ^ says , ; sThe circulation of the Leeds Mercury [ 9 , 237 ] exceeds that of any other Provincial paper , by upwards of 2 , 000 copies .
-.- ¦ T he . " Intelligencer "' . says , " The present return is correct ; and it gives the Intelligencer , for the twenty-two weeks embraced in the period spoken of , an average weeMy circulation of 3 . 409 . Xot only : does our Journal stand higher than anv other Conservative Weeklv Provincial Paper , bat it is the
highest of all the "Yorkshire journals , save the Mercury , of whatever politics . ""
Speaking , only from the evidence afforded by the Stamp Keturas , our contemporaries are both right ; but , when the foregoing facts are placed before them ,- in juxta-position vrith the ' Ilerurn , " incline to think that our Blue neighbour will perceive that , one other paper , besides the ' Mercury , ' * vm < t be " excepted , " before he can be allowed to " stand highest of all the Yorkshire Journals , " inasmuch as the lowest . average of the - * Star , " 6 ^ 28 , is nearly doable that , of the " Intelligencer . " 3 , 409 . The " Mercury'' takes a wider range of
companson . "Assom » teHcfiff , he rear ? his awrol form , " " and proclaims , in accents of most winning modestv , that he ; ' exceeds the average circulation of ALL lie other English Provincial Journals nearly seven -4 XD a h jlf fold . "' 2 \ ow , no one suspects our excellent and veracious neighbour of framing aav wilfclly inaccurate statement ; and vet it seems Tery odd that he should have forgotten , notwithstanding its omission from the Stamp Return , the existence of the Northern Star . " It does seem
rather strange that he should be unacquainted with a fact , so veil known to the public , as the weeklv publication , of the number ? whieh we circulate : and jf he did taow this , it certainly wears rhe appearance of a very near approach to the confines of morality to make the omission of the Northern Star from the Stamp Betura , a pretext for overlook ^ the little fact , that its most recent average of circulation is within 1 S 7 of his own , while he asserts that—" The circulation of the Leeds Mebccet exceeds that of any other Provincial
Paper by upwards of 2 , 000 copies . "' II Observe , * be Mercury does jjo t say " any other contained on the Stamp Return . 11 He speaks generally , and include ^ every oiher Provincial Paper in existence , wht-rher oil the Stamp Return or not . To make * fce contrast more striking , and the lansruage more fcfiVctm- , our contemporary makes the most of his types , hy printing the word any in Italics . We are bound , however , to believe that the ¦ " Northern Ster was not in all our contemporary ' s thought * . "W * cann&t suspect him of dissimulation or falsehood ; and we give him credit for as much ordinary
gwti breeding as will indnce him to credit our assertion . \ Ye are , therefore , to take for granted that , at the moment of writing this article our contem' poran- had fvrgolten to give tis our due meed of preference over the three other papers whom he , admits to the perilous hononr of approaching within less than 4 , 000 of his own high station . Having therefore good naturedly reminded him of his mistake , and taken our place , a little lower" than the "highest , " -we " "bide out time "—and congratn-Jate him—our other neighbours—the Public , ana oar selves , o » the position which oar Paper occupies at the end of the Ten Weeks from its commencement .
We peueeive that our neighbours both seem to regard their position with complacency and satisfaction . The " Intelligencer" speaks of continuing it * rapid advance ; and , surely , the " Mercury / speaks not the language of complaint . We remember that , a eionth ago , at the beginning of the je » r , our neighbour of the . " Time * " also expres-» d Ms satisfaction with his position . It seems , : &ea , that we have obtained a Circulation of more than 9 , 000 copies a-week , withoutinjuring any other Paper .
Th « js the . ( Mel source of ^> ur gratification "fie ha « no desire to lessen the Circulation of aay » ngle Xwspaper in existence , but we hare a . great . *« we to see the peoplejgeneraJly , well versed in that Political iafbrmation of which Newspapers . are , ^ tw , the most ordinary reticles j and , when we see * at oar large Circulation does not lessen that of
. «» r contemporary neighbour ! , "we are forced to the exclusion that the Norther * Star As principally * H » rted hy new readers . Now , allowing the ^ derate nnmber of seven reader * to each copy , * J upon ear recent * rerage , aferd * 63 , 700 person * " *> are weekly deriririg information from the -WnnuM - af . the Northern Star without producing ** yffiminaiion in the Dumber of reader * of our
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L £ EDS § CirTiox to Drcggists . —A lady in . - this . town was nearly sacrificed to the carelessness or inexperience of a druggist who mistook the ingredients of-a physicians , prescription on the 30 th of December last . She is still suffering severely from . the effect , of poison thus incautiously administered . It would be well if physicians took more pains to make their writing legible . We have no doubt that many such accidents as tbi ^ arc more justly chargeable on the physician than on the apothecary .
Philanthropic Society . —Thomas Wainewright , Esq ., retired solicitor , who , since the death of T . * E . Upton , Esq ., is now the father of his professionin Leeds , was lately elected an Honorary Member of " the London Philanthropic Society , * " xmder the patronage of the Duke of Sussex , for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge relative to the penalty of death . The object of this extensive society which counts among its members the most distin - guished men of all parties is to get the pcnaltv of death restricted by law a * much as possible , if " not totally abolished . With this view , the society has already published two volumes of a collection of the most valuable statistical notices respecting crimes and punishments .
Shocking Accident . —On Thnrsday evening last , an inquest was : held at our Court-banse , before Jno ; Blackburn , Iisq ., coroner , on view of the body of Bessy Murphy , a child about five vears of age , who on the previous night died , in consequence of "being severely burnt by her clothes taking fire , during the absence of her parents , on the same day . It appeared , from the evidence , that the father of tie child , who resides at the Bank , was from home in quest of employment , and t ' .: at the mother was out at work , endeavouring to gum a subsistence for herself-and children . The deceased and her sister . a cirl about nine vears of ast . were left 5 n the hou ^ e
by themselves , and the latter , going for some coals , left- the younger one behind her . * " While the elder irirl was getting the coals the younger one had retcrned to the fire , and by some means set fire to her clothe ? . Assistance was immediately brousht bv the elder child , and the little sufferer was '' subsequently taken to the Infirmary , where she died in a few hours . Terdici—Accidental death . The Great Magician . —Mr . J . H . Andersoh commenced his astonishing feats of
Neeromap . cy at the Commercial Buildings , on Monday ' night . The wonderful report of his powers of deception induced us , albeit no lovers of deceit , to seek amusement in being " cheated'" by him on Tuesday night . And truly " our eyes were made the fools o th other senses" in such sort as we never before experienced . Many x > f Mr ^ A . 's transformations may be well said to deserve the name of " magic , " hut we were most pleased with his Ring trick of . anv that we saw . T / tat is inimitable—wo
cannot describe it , i ; or , if we could , would any body believe our descripuon who has not seen it . The famous Cuh trick about which so much noise is made , was not performed that night ; we are still obliged to take it on credit . We certainly shall try to see it , however , during Mr . A . * stay , which we have no doubt will be of some length , as we cannot suppose that the large portion of the public , to whom' amusement is an object , will omit so favourable an opportunity of being gratified . An Endless Subject . —Mary Crank was brought before the 3 lagistrates , on Wednesday last charged with stealing a gold ring , the property of a woman named Lister . The prosecutor stated * that
about a -twelvemonth ego the prisoner lodged with her , and , during the night , had come while she ( Mrs . Lister } was asleep (?) and taken her pocket from under her " pillow , from whieh she had embezzled the ring , 'taking care to put the pocket safely under the piliow again ! ' . The ring being missed " a cry was made ' for it in vain , and about a week after , the prisoner changed her lodgings . Some months afterward * , she had occasion to change again , but hein " - in debt to her landlady , she left her a pawn ticket for a gold ring . This landlady , hearing from the sisterialaw of
-- Mi > . Lister , that a ring had been lost , and that the prisoner was suspected " of having stolen it , volunteered to produce a ticket for a ring which she thought might possibly be the same . The ring was accordingly released from pledge , and was at once claimed by Mrs . Lister as hers . The prisoner was accordingly given into custody ; but , ' not' withstapding that Mrs . Lister swore to the identity « f ' the ring , because there was no mark on it except the stamps Mrs . Mary Crank was discharged , and the ring returned ^ to the person who brought it into Court . .
Fibe-in Wateb-lane , Leeds . —On Tuesday morning , about six o ' clock , a fire was discovered to have broken out in the dry-houss of Messrs . Tetley , Tatham , and Walker , at Spring Field , in Waterlane , Leeds . It wa » discovered very soon after it had originated , an alarm was immediatelv given , and messengers were despatched for the fire-engines . In a short period , five of the town engines arrived upon the premises , whieh "bein g in good repair , ably wrought , and abundantly supplied with water , in a short time arrested the progress of the flames , hut
not-until that building , whieh was three stories high had fallen , ' a prey to the devouring . conflagration . Fortunately , from the use of the engines , and the favourable situation of the wind , the flames were prevented from extending to a very valuable mill the property of the same parties , and situated at a very Bhort distance from the other premises . How the fire originated is unknown , and th « damages are very considerable , but at present it is impossible to ascertain the " amount . The / property is injured in the ^ an Fire O 3 ic-.
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Removing . Night Son .. —On Monday , John Doherty , whe has been convicted on . several former occasions , was brought v . p at the : Court . House , charged with having removed night soil during the hours prohibited by law . He was fined 5 s . and expenses . . v >; . y = r ^ :. ^^; . ; i ; A Love for Bacon . —On'Tuesday ' night , or earbr on Wednesday morning . last , ' -some thieves decamped with a fine hop ; pip , weighing nearly four stones , the property of Mrs . Esther Collinsou , tup ot Marsh-lane .
Inclemency of the Weather . —On Sunday last , in consequence of rain falling which was crystalized as soon as it descended , the top-conts and umbrellas used by individuals presented the appearn . nce of a coat of mail , and the roads , were rendered so slippery , that several individuals ; happened serious accidents ; but we have not huunl of any likely to prove fatal . Stealing Cotton . —On Tuesday , Elizabeth Pickering was brought r . p at the Court House , charged with having stolen a quantity of . ' cottoi ' , the property of Mr . Hay , linen draper , who resides near the Leeds Bridge . She was suspected , pursued , and apprehended with the cotton in hi-r possession . ¦ Ithas-sirce-K- " en identified . She w ; -. s committed for trial ro Wakefleld House of
Correction . Attempted . ' Robbery . —Wm . Reynolds -wasbrought before the sitting Magistrates on Thursday last , charged with attempting , to steal scverr . l l ;( .: ; rt ! s , the property of Mr . Walker ,-lath merchant , Waterlane , Holheck . The pri-oner was seen carrying ' the boards away , and was triven into the custody of a Policeman . He was committed to t : » ke his trial at the sessions .
Stealing Bacon . —On Monday , John .. Garse , a boy of notorious character , w us 'brought up at the Court House , charged with having stolen a quantity of bacon , the property of Mr . Bean , shopkeeper , who resides in Meadow-lane , Lepds . It appeared that an individual witnessed the transaction , nnd nave information to the policemen , who apprehended the prisnr . er with the property in his possession , which has since been identified . He was ordered tu be whipped , by coi . sent of his parents .
Brutal Conduct . —On Thursday last , at out Court-hcu-e , John Orange was charged " wirh assaulting ' Mr .-Thomas .-Cordimrlpy , and threatening to take hi * life . The facts pf the ense are as follow : — Cordingk-y is the owner of some cottage , property in Gower-street , Leylands , and Orange i * one of his tenants . It appears that Orange has gone back in his rent , and that on Tuesday last , Cord ' injrley sent a bailiff to distrain for the * arrears . " The wife oi Orange had been brought to bed al < out ' a month before ; end Cordingley , the landlord , had , on the day in question , turned her out of the house , giving her a few clothes to protect her from the cold . In a
few hours afterwards Orange cam 6 bonre > and'found the door of the house fastened vrith a chain , and his wife gone into a neighbour ' s house . Having the key of the house in his pocket , he proceeded to ' take the chain from the door , which having accomplished , he entered the house . He had not been in very long , when Cordingley and the "bailiff followed him * , and began to drug him * by the neck out of the housed Orange resisted , and took up the tonics in his defence , which the bailiff , succeeded in taking from
him . Cordingley called in a Policeman , but he would not interfere , as he thought they hud no right to turn Orange out of his hpuse . ' Orange then threatened to give Cordinpley ^ nine inch es » f steel " if he did not instantly depart ; and the consequence of the threat wa . « , that he was summoned before the Magistrates . He was bound- over to keep the peace for six months , himself and another surety each in the sum of £ 10 . The poor fellow ' s wife , " in consequence of the exposure to ihe cold when turend nut of the house , is daneerouslv ill .
Maxwell v . Michael Lee . —On Thursday laFt , ^ a person nawtd Maxwell , the toll collector at the Suspension-bridge , Hunslet , charged another person , named Michael Lee , with ownrj him one shilling , as toll-dues for passing over the bridge . Lee said he had never refused to pay him the shilling , but he thought it was very hard that the ferry should be stopped across the river , by whieh poor men could have pot across for 2 d . per week , while they were now obliged to pay doublu thtit sum for being allowed to walk over a bridge , built by some gentlemen who did not know what to do with their
money . It was . an unjust -monopoly , and a shameful imposition . The poor fellow hud the pleasure of paying 5 * . instead of Is ., and received , in answer to his complaint , the grave replv of tVe Magistrates , " that such was the law , and if he did not like it , he must try and get it altered . " Daring Robbery . —About four o ' clock on Wednesday afternoon last , some thieves effected an entrance into the house of Mr . JoseA Widdup , and made off with several articles of « aring apparel ; they took also £ 4 . 9 s . lUd . mjfajrt , a / id a small pistol . " w . f 4 Fraud . —At our Court-House , o * Tkursday last , Joseph Gee , a hackney coaeh driver , Jras charged by his master , named Hetherington , with defrauding him of the money be received for faresand with
, neglecting his work and exposing his horse . He was proved to have been drinking on the previous day and neglecting his horse , and could not render an account of the money he had drawn for the day before . Hs was fined 20 s . and costs , and in default of payment was committed for one month to the House of Correction . - The Magistrates thought Mr . Hetherington would act a great deal more in conformity with his own interest if he would give better wages to his drivers : they thought he mi « ht by that means obtain honest men ' to do his work . It Appeared that he gave Gee only 14 s . a week ; and the Bench thought that with such small wages there was a strong temptation to the man to defraud his master .
BRADFORD . Fat Pig . —Samuel Haigh , butcher , Bowlinglane , lately killed a pig , bred and fed by him , which weighed 53 stones 10 pounds , or 752 pounds . There was nearly 7 stone of fat in the inside . Birthday of Paixe . —The admirers of the political teachings of Thomas Paine have determined to celebrate his natal day by dining together at the bouse of Mr . Flintoff , the Hope and Anchor Inn . Ihe dmner will take place at seten o ' clock on the evening of Mondav next .
Conservative Operative Association . — Thi > association of dupes , for which we are mainly indebted to the Whigs , who have succeeded in confounding ( in the minds of a certain class of thinkers ) all notions of political right and wrong , are to muster in force on the 5 th of . February ' next , at the Odd Fellows' Hall , for the purpose of discussing the merits of a dinner , to be there and then provided . An nddress from , the member * , ( laudatory and congratulatory , of course ) to W . Busfieid , Esq ; of-Milner Field , is to be presented immediately previous to the dinner .
Severity op the Weather—On Sunday morning last , the thermometer stood 2 / deg . 'below fretzimr point .
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To ; iy Teachings .--The . Rev . G . S . - . Bullis , we understand , aLout tiji deliver a Course of Lectures to the Operative Conservatives , on the Excellencies and Advuntagos of the Engliih Constitution , Distressing Suioide , hehulting fhom Intoxication . —A young man , aged about "JO , named Joseph-Mawspii , ' a shopkeeper . ' Park Hill , idle , teriniufited hislile , in the following liniVniieholy iniinher j yes , erday evening vye ' ek , the ll ) th instant . For soino years lu > ks"been thu jaiserable victim . pi a love of strong drinks , which has produced constantly - - recurving periods of intoxication . These druukeii bouts have latterly be ' . 'U followed by the ' horrors of ( Miriam ( reim-iiXy and the nulbrtunato
man irerjueiitiy passed whole days in bed ; before his shattered : nerves regained their wonted strength . A ! it uf druiikeniicss , of several days' duration , was s . ircct-edcd yesterday week' b y the punishnicat whidi Nature never fails to iniiie ' t " upoji those who violate her laws , - and he lay in Led suH ' cnng intolerably the whole day ,.. - Jn the evdninir , about nine o ' clock , he . suddenly jumped out of bed , smd in his shirt- « hd ni . ^ ht-cap only , rushed- out of thu house ; and regardless of . th « snow , v . 'hioh covered the -. yrbunil , or the biting frost , made with great spued towards tlw cham bridge over the Aire , near Esholt , a tlistnnce of above half a mile . ; .. -. U-pon renchine ; the
middle of the hrifVe , he precipitated himself into the riyer , which was thickly encrusted with ice . His wife , who hud in vfiiu attempted to arrest his flight , or to overtake him , accoJiipained by -some neighbours , tracked-hU- . ccurse to th « river , but - . arrived- too lute to prevent the fatal catastrophe . His hods ; , " i ' ound the next day near the bridge . On Tiiesday last nu inquest was held oh the body , by -Mr . Jev . ison , the Coroner , when a verdict o'f '' Drowned himself whilst labouring under' teinporary derangenieiH of intellect , ) oe <; : tsioned by escesiivedrinkingV ' was Tetunifd , The deceased was a man of quiet habits , and very much respected in the neisrhbou ' rhood . - . ¦"' ¦
M E launch oi . y Ace ip E XT , —On Saturday morning last ,., a . fatal accident occurred in Hall Lane , Bojvlinsr . As . Air . John Story , schoolmaster , was assisting a cooper , whom he had cinpioyed to iiiend soiuc casks , to t 5 . kt- do'A n one which was supposed to he empty , but which proved to be half full of ice , Mr . S . ' s leet slipped from under him , and falling oh his face , the tub descended in great force on his head , Which was crushed in a dreadful manner , the edge of the tub penctratiiig deeply into the back of his neck , and causing instant death . " He h . \ a left a wife and five children . The only relative besides in this part of the country , being Robert Story , the Craven Torv . poet .
Good Example . —We understand that several of the Worsted Spinners , of Bradford , finding themsehes able , have unsolieitedly advanced the wages of their , woolcomhers . This method , if generally actod on woold- ^ on beget confidence between them aScl fkeir ~ wplbjers , ' ah"d ruin' the Trades Unions , by rendering them unnecessary :.- .
¦ - - . . - - 23 AS . IFAX .. . ¦' . ¦ - ¦ : ¦ Inuqest B 5 jfV > re G . ; Dyson , Eso . — On Thursday week , at the Sun Inn , in this town , on the body of Isaac ; Hauaon , a waggoner , in the finplpy of Mr , Barnal . as Walton , who on -Monday was driving his master ^ waggon down BJackwelf , wheiij in consequence of the irost , it swerved him sideways and knocked the deceased down , and one of the wheels passed over the calf of his leg , which t
idreadfully mangled ; the deceased was conveyed to the dispensary , where every ' -attention , was paid him , but without success . ' He died IVom . the loss of blood ci-. used by the , wound . Same day ,, at . the Wharf 1 nh , Sowerby Bridgu , ! ori the body of Mr . William Arniitage , the landlord of that Inn , whose ; death was occasioned from , fulling down a liiglit of stone stairs , at the Triangle Inn , the stairs being in a ver y dangerous state .- —Verdicts , accidental deaths . ¦ ,-.
HUDDISItSFZEXiS . On Thiirday last , a meeting of the Ilate payers of the . township of . Huddersfiel'd , was held at the house of Mr . R . Richardson , " the Ramsden ' s Arms Inn , for the purpose , lof examining and passing the first quarter ' s account of the head constable , Mt . Thomas Haley . Mr . C . Whitworth was called to the tchair . The notice calling -the meeting was then rend , and the accounts called ovjlt , one item of which , . £ ' 2 . 12 s ., Ud ., charged by Mr . John Kilner , one of the poll clerks , for two days taking the poll at the late electioH for deputy constahks , was objected to and struck out of the accounts , which amounted to £ ( j [) . 14 s . Id ., and were then passed unanimpiisly . ¦
- EOK 1 EY . ;' .-. ' ; - . ' . Coroner ' s Inuuest . —On Saturday last an inquest was ' held before G . Dj'son , Esq ., Coroner , at the Robin Hood Inn , Park-gate , on view of the body of Allen Oldfield , ; ofPark , neiT Honley . It appeared the deceased left home on -Wednesday about eleven o ' clock in the forenoon ,- ' and he not returning home at night , his relatives bctamc apprehensive that some misfortune had befallen him . —Ou Thursday diligent -search" and enquiry was made , but to no avail . —On Friday about eleven o ' clock , the body of the deceased was found in the water , at a place called Dead Ash , between Honley and Armitage Bridge . The jury , after a short consultation , returned a verdict of— -found drwiied .
KEIGELEY . —Distress oi- the : I 1 ;\ m ; -Loom Weaticrs . —A conumttee Jappoin . ted .. to investii' -ate the condition of the Haiid loora weavers in " the parish of Carlton-with-Lithersdalo ,, have publislied the following , statement , which , if true , presents a rnelancliply picture of privation and distress : — " The number of houses ' visited were 181 ^ containing 1 , 100 inhabitants , and 43 . 8 . cotton and worsted looms ; 1 J 7 pf the .. worsted looms- were fully or partially employed , and the -average ' - amount earned by these 11 / looms per weok , for . the last nine uiouths , is £ 27 2 s . 6 d ., which , when £ 18 7 » . yd ., the amount or-rent , fire , candle ? , soap , mid wear and tear of looms , is 4 deducted , there remains
£ 8 14 s . 9 d . to be divided amongst three lumdred persons , amounting to sixpence three farthings a head per week , for food , beddinsr , and clothes ! It was ascertained that 208 cottou looms fully and partially employed , have for the last nine months earned per week , upon an average ; £ 34 . 10 s . and after deducting therefrom , £ 2 t > , 9 s . 4 d . tor reyt , fi re ^ cniidlesy soap ' ,- and wear , and tuar of looms , there remains £ 8 . 0 s . 8 dl to be divided amongst 500 persons , amounting to 3 J a head per week , for fdod ,. bedding , and clothes . There ; are also 113 looms empty ^ by which 300 persons who are .-. ' almost .-without clothes , shoes , or covering for their beds , are thrown wholly upon the benevolence of their fellowcreatures . "
BARNS 3 CEY . Robbin g >! Fish Cart . —On Monday ni ght last , Samuel tFownsend was taken into ; custody for stcnlinga .-quantity- ' -of fish from a cart which was left on the Mayday Greeriy and ' Thomas Hazleham , was also taken for . attempting- to rescue him from the watchman ; they were . both i brought before / the magistrates , on Wednesday , and Town send was was sent to prison for fourteen days , and Hazleham two months .
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. BEWSBiJRY . - . . Glasgow Cotton SpiNNiiUs . —Tlie nleinhers of the Dewsbury Radkul As ^ v . ci ;\ tion jr . et ut their usual place , bottom of Church-street , on Monday evening last , when they resolved to call a piiblic meeting , . for the . pur . j-. ose of petij : ffimi « g Fariiamt'nt to restore the brave Glasgow Cottoii Spinners to their homes and families . The meeting will b-o held in the Methodist JS ' ew Connexion Sunday School , on Monday evening next , at six o ' clock in the evening . " Jit * . Hill , Editor of the Nvrtiieht Star , and several other friends of democracy , are expected to address the meeting .
Poor Law . —The Poor Luw Guardians of Dewsbury held : a meeting , with closed doors , in the Church Sunday School , on Monday last . We have been given to understand that an assistant Conimissioner was present .
KULL . Matrim . on ial Happln ess . —Elizvibeth Norman , a vt-ry iiiterestinc ; young woiikv . Ij who suSd she had been married nearly two . yt-. irs , charged William Nprinan ,. ( who svppeared to have a good deal of the ¦ lUiuieutNonnainerocity about him , ) with a violent assault . She said she had done ail in her power to perform the duties of a wife , but her husband \ vr . s so much under the inrluencu of hi ;; friends that it was mjossible to please him . He had from Wednesday to Saturday week repeatedly abused her , struck and turned her out of the house . Mr . B . L , Johnston attended as her legal adviser , and a young man whom nobody knew , Vint who said he
was clerk to an attorney , was permitted to appear for the defence . The Magistrates p . dvised themio go hoino and Vie friends . Mr . Parker said they must once have loved each other dearly , und'he " should like , to see tlieni kiss and be friends ; the falling out of lovers was the vetiewal of love , and if this breach wsis made up he hoped that they would live happier than ever : they must forget and forgive . Norman said he would pledge his word not to ill-use or strike her again . The court on this dismissed the case , Mr . P . telling Mrs . Norman she must do all in her power to make her husband comfortablt- , and if . he again assaulted her to make her complaint and the Magistrates would protect her .
Stealing FOit Bkeap . —This was one of the most distressing cases it was ever our painful lotto witness . Mary A-ns Roberts , ' uil-d about twelve years of age , was charged by Mary Ann Watson , a decent looking female residing in Elackfriargate , with stealing live , glass ¦ decanters ,, five tumblers , and two-goblets--her-property . The complainant stated that the child and her rjiother , who are foreigners , occupied a top room in her house . The family consisted of several children , and she believed them to be in very deep distress . On missing the glasses from the chimney-piece , and the closet of a room into vrhich her tenants had no right to go , she suspected . the girl and questioned her about them
, butshe declafeH Jhat "her " - ' . mother' did not know of what she . had done ; she took them to get bread for herself and little brothers . The " glasses had been purchased by Mrs . Adey , and Mrs . Kelsey , who said they inquired whether she came honestly by them . Mr . Keisey had bought three of the decanters for two and sixpence , much helovr their value . She bought them from pity . Mr . Parker said as she felt so much pity it was a pity she-did not give a price more like what they were worth . Mrs . Adey had bought the others equally under their value . The poor child wept bitterly , but
though she could ispeak English , when called upon for her defence she did not appear to understand clearly what was said to her . Mr . Good the Danish Consul , kindly offered , with the permission of the court , to act as an interpreter . He spoke to her in German , and explained to her the nature of the charge , and that she was to pay for the goods and twenty shillings , or go to prison for three days to hard labour . The child replied that she was sorry for her fault—she had no money—xnd she hoped she should never do the like again . The goods were of course ordered to be restored to the owner . Thw
case excited considerable interest , and we sincerely hope , that some of the Christian and humane inhabitants of Hull , will take this forlorn but intelligent stranger child under their guidance and protection . Bobbery at tub Coach Office . —On Tuesday , Joseph Wright , a lad , remanded from Saturday , was again brought up charged with abstracting ; money from a parcel at the Cross Keys booking-bfti . , on Thursday , the 11 th instant . Mr . John Thornhill , watch-maker , deposed to having sent a parcel containing ' the sum of seven guineas , and a Doncaster five pound note , two sovereigns , and seven shillings , addressed to a house in Sheffield . William Winter , apprentice to Mr . Thornhill , proved the
delivery of the parcel to Wright at the coach-office , he having been left there by Mr . Hareyard , the book-keeper , when heWent to dinner . It appeared that instead of entering the parcel-he opened it , and taking out the money , threw it amongst some rubbish in a corner , where it was found by Mr . Hareyard , on Saturday week . The prisoner had purchased a watch of Larard , with the two sovereigns , and had pledged it for five shillings . He offered the five pound note in payment ; for a gill of ale to Mr . Smithson , of the Blue Bell , who , suspecting that it had beoii stolen , detained it , and gave information to the Police , by whose persevering efforts the owner was found * Wright said nothing in his defence , and was committed for trial .
ROCHBALE . On the 19 th -inst ., Frederick and Win . Crow , father and son , was committed for trial at the sessions by the Rochdale Magistrates , the younger for stealing on the previous day from his employers , Messrs . J . and Robert Butterwortb ' s ^ a quantity oi Saxony Wool , and the father as being accessory thereto . He had only been in their employ from the previous Tuesday . On Monday , Alice Chambers , a-young - girl aged 14 ycarsj was cpnimittcd for trial for stealing from Mr , G . Hall , a bible arid a prayer book . The girl owned to having stolen in Kovemberlast , from , the same shop ( a Pawnbroker ' s ) ytwo silkshavvis and some fustain . The property was found pledged at another pawnbroker ' s .
Sermons . —On Sunday last , two sermons were preached in the Wesleyan Chapel , Rochdale , by Mr . Wm . ; Pawsoh , of Barnbow , near Leeds , an ' d cellectioris made to the amoiiht of £ 48 . for the benefit of the Sunday School belonging tp that p lace .. ¦ ¦ . - . ' •¦ ¦ •'¦ ¦ . ¦ . - .: ¦ - . - ; . ' ¦ ¦'¦ - ¦'" . ¦ New Poor-Law . —On Monday evening lastj a public meeting was held in the large room , at the Fleece Inn , Milnrow , for the purpose of petitioning Parliament for a . total repeal of the new Poor-law , Mr . Edvyard Clegg , was called to preside ; over the meeting . * Messrs . James Taylor , Patrick O'Donnell , and several : other gentlemen addressed a large assembly , in very energetic and feeling speeches on the unnatural and the anti-scripturai Poor-Law Amendment Bill ; one gentleman most vehemently declared that he vould sooner face the point of the baynet than suffer the introduction of the Poor-Law
Bill into this neighbourhood . r After several resolutions had been passed , the meeting broke up , ail appearing highly satisfied with the proceedings of the evening .
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PuuLic -Ui . i . x'i . NLt . —uu iiiui - naay eveimxg , a public meeting called by the high con 3 table oi this town was held in the Theatre , for the purpose of petitioning ; the Legislature for the repeal o { the-Poor-Law' Bill . Our correspondent informed ui that Messrs . Oastler , Stephens , Dr . Fletcher , and : other men of eminence vrere txpecte . d . :. } . ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦'' - ¦ On Tuesday evening , ; this town was ¦ visited by such a hurricane as has not been expevienced for a number . years . Whole window- frames and glass were blown out of the houses , and a great deal of uamage was "done to other property in various parts of the town . ..
Sigx of : TiTE ¦ Times > -: MY . Egertoii , the manager ; of the Theatre , Rochdde , ; in consequence of the dun attendance this season to--his perfprmanfes has reduced the prices of aduimission . ' ^ Boxe s ^ to 2 s . fid :, Pit , -ls ,.. G : l ., and tralkrv Cd : : . -. ¦ ' '
. ; STALSY BRIDGE . Glasgow Cotton SpiivkEHS .--Public Meeting to memoi-iuhze the Qaec ; t for the remissipii of the se ifcnee-OTi the . five Glasgow Cotton Sjinhevs . "A P . iblic Meeting of the Inhabitants of Staley Bridge wis holder in ; Kingsti-eet Chapel , on Tuesday evetir i ; ig , tho : ^;] d instun ' t , to take into ' coriaideratioh the cusa of the unfortunate Cotton Spinners of Glasaow und to adopt ' .. such manures ' as- ; would- be likely to irocuro ii remi ^ ioii % jf tlu-ir sentence . The ch ' tpel was filled to excess—all the aveuues were crowded ^ nr : d hundreds had to go home unable to gain nduiission . -Mr . Robert Seel , / auctioneer , Was called o the clKri ::, : and opened the met-finginabrief speech , ¦ tatin ; r the ' -ohject-j for which it was convened and
expressing . a ; eonficent hope that the meeting , which , would'most likely take place throughout . -this country , wou' . d be productive of much gooa , and the means of luvstofing the Glasgow- ' men-to-their wives andfainilie ? . Several resolutions were moved by Messrs . J . R . ¦ Stephens , W . Clark , John Deegan ' and others , and carried unanimously , declaratory of the sentiments . Ot the liisetingWexpressive of tlie feelings of indig-. nation and disgust with which they viewed the cruel and unmerciful sentence , passed upon those men , and sole inn iy pledging- themselves to ¦ ¦ do every tiling
in their power " to obtain the eutire and uiiqAiwlifiud rei : ii-A « ion-6 f-. tlie arbife victims of Whig tyranny . It was also agreed ; that an address founded upon the . various resolutions ^ should b > prepared and forwarded to Lord Stanhope for prerfeh . t aiibn to . her Msijestyj imploriiig hereto extend her royal clemency to those illTtreated men , by . granting them a free parc ! on and permittlng them to return to their wives , families , and their homes . Thanks having been voted to the chairman ^ the meeting separated . . ' ; . :-:. '
. ^ RABiCAL-AssociATi 6 N .:----This Association is in . a . 'il 6 urishi ' . ig condition at present , and is of the utmost utility-in this town , by guiding : public opinion , conceiitrathig the power of ihe people , and rehderingit auxiliary to -the attainment oi" those Refoun& in our Political Institution . ^ , which munt be the precursor * of their happiness and independence . Indeed it is pecuimrly . gratityiiig to witness the . great chaiigcthat has taken place in the minds of the people in this district , during the last three or four years ; it clearly indicates . the powerful effect which the exertions of Mr . Stephens has had on them . l r 6 rmer ] j ' they were a set pi' helplt ? 5 , abject slaves ; ever ready , to prostrate themselves before the foot-stool of cupif . ; l ; no . w ,. thanks to the . thrilling eloquence , the
heroic fortitude , theunparalleied perseverance of that Gentleman / , they are awakened , from their slumbers , they are aroused from their lethargy ; they begin toast-ume-their-proper position , ; and-to ' tiianifeit a determination to defend their rights and ( as their conduct evinces in . the case of the t ^ las gow Cotton Spinners )! to support and sustain those who may unfortunately fall into the merciless hands of Whiggery . There are 450 members' names . on the books—the Association Room is open every night , and there "are public discv . siions twice a week . Every thing is cheering und encouraging , and there cannot be the least . doubt , if the members remain firmly united , the Association , will , ere long by its influence , cause a very great change in . the maaagement of the local affairs of the town . ; ; . : '¦
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r ^ EiETswQ or th e londpn radicai . ¦ " ¦' ... ' ¦ ¦ ' ASSOClATiONj . . ¦ . . '¦'¦ ¦' . ' ¦'¦ ' ¦" :. ¦'• ( Froj / ift / te Sun of Thursday evening . ) Lastnighfa very numerous and highly respectable- , meeting of the Radical Association of Marylebone ,. convened by hand . 'bills , was held in the Mechanica ' Institute , . Circus-street , tor the purpose of petitioning the House of Commons , that Duncan M'Neil and Patrick Robinson ,.. - . Esqrsi ,.. advocate ? for ; the cotton spinners ^ be heard at the bar of the House in arrest of judgment in t \ iat ease . At haYf-past seven Mr . Feargus D'Connor entered the room , and . was
greeted with hearty cheer . s , after which that gentleman was unanimously called to the chair . / He opened the .- "business in a speech of considerable length , ' -pointing-oat thfe reasbn . why the people , of England , should hot rest satisfied with the yerdict , or rather the opinion of one individual of ; a jiirj ' ,. that the men were guilty ; : He held Mr . O Cpnnell up to ¦ the - most ebntemptaous scorn pf his audience , and raised so strong a feeling against that . gentleman , that the room resounded with
groans at the mention of his name . Mr . ¦ - ' O'Connor said , this is not a Whig question , it is not a Tory , question—it is a money question . Mr . O'Connor stated several facts connected with the trial , which seemed to create a great feeling in favour of the Cotton Spinners : he strongly , and at considerable , length , deprecated any application to the House pf Commons , for the appointment of a Committee to inquire into Trades' Associations ; he said that it was a trick of the little middle-class , who wished to appear with the people , but would join the big middle-class , if was concocted by some lellows who wished to have , an opportunity of substituting a political trickery instead of the substantial protection which Trades' Associations afforded to trade . He said that the people may have Wakley for Chairman , but one swallow did not make a summer , that not a siugle virtue of any association would
appear m evidence , while a blot , the slightest blot most remotely connected , would furnish : ¦ ¦ a justification , for a stringent code of laws , to suppress combination . Mr . O'Connor spoke at con siderable leujth ' upon the ^ tate of tr ade in Dublin , and concluded an able and powerful appeal amid long-continued cheering . ' .: / ' .:. : _' ..: ' Mr . Savage then came forward to move , that the petition . be signed by the Chairman , and adopted as the petition of the meeting . That room , he saidj had been the place where wholesome agitation had commenced , and / many an eloquent , speech from the
Chairman had been allowed to echo thrpugh the streets , but could not find its way to the press . He fwlly , agreed with the petition > . and , thereiore , moved its adoption . The ^ Chairman then read the petition ^ which was received with great applause ; Dr . Webb , in a short and pithy address , seconded its adoption , which was uriahimously acquiesced ; in , after which , it was moved : and seconded that the . petitibn . be sent to Mr . Wakley for presentation , and that Sir S . Whall . ey and , Mr . Hall be requested to support the prayef . Thanks wore then voted to the Chairman , Rceompanied with nearly cheers , and the meeting separated , much satisfied with trio proceedings .
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Weekly Calendar . —Sunday ^ Jan , 2 Sth , — Fourth Sunday after Epiphany . —Lessoris ^ niprniiig , " Isaiah 57 , Matthew 25 . Evening , Isaiah ' . ' , '' l Cor . 9 . Hi gh Water ' at London Bridge , morning . 35 minutes past three , afternoon 58 minutes past three . Sir F . Drake born , 1596 . Sir J . Bbdeley born , 1 G 12 . Peter tfte Great born , 1725 . First precepts for assembling the House of Commons issued by jffenry III , 12 o" 5 : George Mills ; the medalist died , 1824 . Henry . V ? TIJ died , 1547 . Gunpowder corispiracv discovered , l 606 . ; — : ; ;
Monday , ; . i [ an .- ;/ 29 . ^ H '' gh- ;^ ater . / .: ; aqrhing " - 20 minutes past four , afternpon 43 minutes past four . Swedenbdrg born , 1689 . George III died , 1820 . Lord Stoweli ; brother of . the Earl of Eldon , died , aged 91 , 1836 .... Mr . Monteford , a juw , ; elected governor of Christ ' s Hospital ^ 1836 ^ ' ¦ Tuesday , Jan . 30 th .---High water , morning a minutes past fivej afternoon' 27 minutes past Hsre . Bolingbroke bpFrt , 1661 . Charles I . beheaded , 1649 . Beccaria born , 1766 . Part of the Gunpowder conspirators executed , 1606 . Queen-of Naples died , 18 o 6 . . -.- ¦ '¦ - ¦ - . ; . •• - . - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ - . - .- . j ' ; ... . . . ¦' ¦; : ¦¦ ¦ ¦ Wednesday , " Jan . 3 ] st . —High water morning 49 minutes past five , afternoon ; 11 minutes past six . Ben . Johnson . 1 * , 1574 . The young Pretender died , 1788 .: " , : ¦ . ' : ' ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ - . ¦ ¦;; /;¦ ,..
Thursday , Eeb .: 1 st . —High watery morning 3 S minutes past six , afternoon 55 minute . ? . past six . New River begun by Sir Hugh Middletbn , 1608 . Elizabeth signed , the death warrant of Mary . o 5 Scbtland , 1587 . ; . Office of Field Marshal instituted , 1737 . Yolcanb in the sea observed neiir ; the "Western Isles , 181 ' U 'York Minster burnt , 1829 . ¦ : /; Friday , Feb . 2 nd . —High water , moraing 17 minutes ' past : seven , afternoon 42 miriutes pastseven .
Purificatiba of the Virgin Mary . Castigiiotii born 1-529 , JL . Selkrirk discovered . 1709 , Battl «^ t " Mortimer" . ; Cross , near Ludlow , :: i 461 . Ch ^ frfegiE ? crowned , 1 G 25 . Mother of 'Bonaparte died ¦ $ & $ & £
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respectable contemporaries . This is a good sign . 'Tis a sign that the people are awaking from their lethargy , and . are seeking an acquaintance with their rights ; that they may be able more effectually to devise the means of obtaining them . " . One-more vrord vrith our friend of the " Intelli-£ encfr , " - and we hate done . He srys —* ¦ ' There is . also another reason "why the \ V hig-Uadical journals circulate reperior numbers : they largely resort to the hairJri } ig system , which inrolres , besides bona fide' sales at little or no profit , heavy returns of
unsold papers . " We know not what may be the practice of " Whig-Hadieal journals , " having no connection , as we hope , with Whiggerv in any shape , andleast of all ,.-with Whig-Radicalism . Certainly ire have nothing to do -with the " hawking system . " Our sale * are all Luna fide from the office . Our rate of profit is fixed , and in no case do we ever deviate from the fixed pr ice . . We have no returns of unsold papers , for we require all our Agents to pay for " every paper they order ; and we have not , ou an average , since our commencement , printed twenty . -papers more than the actual sale .
Leeds Axd West-Riding News.
LEEDS AXD WEST-RIDING NEWS .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 27, 1838, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct990/page/5/
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