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ysOX ODH LONDON CORRSSPOKDSKT . London ^ Thursday froiuig , Sept , 26 , Quarter to Set ** . UBBTDfe TOCOaSRiTULABS D * . M'Dor / AtL . —Last ereoing a veiry fail meeting took place * t the derkenwell Lecture Rooms , to eongratulate Dr . M'Douall *> b bis release from the iron grasp of the most tep icable faction that ever swayed the destinies of ^ enlig htened nation , " as the placards conTening the meeting expressed it . Mr . Peate vu voted to the chair . Mr . John Collins was present , and made an excellent speech , is also did Mr . Hetherington ; » report of which will be given is ihe first editioB of our next paper . Resolutions of congratulation V 6 r 6 unanimously adopted , and a Committee was
s ppointed to invite Dr . aruouall to the metropolis , i « his earliest eonTenience . Several of the police , as nsoal , were present , some ia , disguise ; bat others more honest , especially the inspectors , who are note prett y well jfrnoiro , same in full uniform- They may report , irith truth , that Chartism is neither dead nor asleep . BiBTHOLOHKw F . ub commenced this morning , bat without any of the noise and bustle of former tears . The fidr was proclaimed at twelve o ' clock , bat not with the usual form of the Lord Mayor oomiBg in state , but in a strictly prime manner . There were a few booths erected , foi the exhibition of wild beasts , but no show for theatrical performa&ees , or singing and dancing , is allowed . The stalls are very few in number , and , from the gene ' ral doll appearance , there is no doubt that the resolutions lately adopted bj the corporation will , in a few years , completely abolish this once celebrated festival .
Siatb o ? the CorrsTET . — " In the lowest depth , " it is said , " there is still a lower deep ; " but in rerisy , the accounts and ¦ w * ilia < s from persons of all trades , of the distress and stagnation of business , would indbate thai the very lowest depth of commercial adversity is just now attained . With the dreary season of winter in prospect , thousands see nothing but starvation before them , unless some legislative measure be resorted to to lighten their burdens , or to increase their business . Closing Prices op ths Friros to-day . —Consols for Account , 90 }; Money , 89 $ ; Exchequer Bilis , 18 prem . ; Indian Bonds , 3 dik , Bank Stock , 169 }; Indian Stock , 249 . Foreign : -Spanish Active , 24 i ; Portuguese , 54 i ; Dutch Fives , 102 .
The following xotice was posted this afternoon at the Bank of England : — "The Governor and Company of the Bank of England are ready , until further notice , to receive applications for loans , upon the deposit of approved Bills of Exchange sot having more than six months to run , Exchequer Sills , and East India Bonds , such loans to be repaid ob or before the 21 st of October next , with , interest at the rate of 5 per cent , per annum , and for sums of not less than £ 2 , 000 each . —Sept . 3 , 1840 . " Great cokpullvts prevailed among the merchants and others of the loss ef a whole foreign post by the non-delivery of the American and Colonial letters , tia the Great Western , until yesterday morning . The Post-office is getting into ill odour among the leviathans , since the penny rate has so ranch increased the business as to neutralise the advantages heretofore procurable by silver and golden palms .
The "Repobted Ratlwat Accident on the Southampton lute has been ascertained to be incorrect A slight mishap ocenxred on that line , but no lives were lost , nor was any person but the engineer ( who was only slightly ) injured .
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¦ ? ..... MANCHESTER . ( Frmn tnur otcn CorrespoinlenL ) PUBLIC MEETING OF THE POWER-LOOM WEAVERS AT MANCHESTER . A pobfie meeting fook place in the Carpenters ' Hall , Sept . 1 st , to take into consideration the best means to be adopted to resist a reduction which has been oSered by the « ortoa masters of this town . About half-pact seres the people began to make their way towards tb » place of meeting in great numbers until about hftlf-past eight , " when the room , which is capable of hoWhijr three thousand , -was filled to Eoffocatkm frith an attentive , sober , and peaceable audience } * great part of-whom were females , who werer prior to opening the meeting holding consultation * imoBR themselves , and various were the condaskms respecting the conduct of their
employers . Toe time having ' arrived to commence basinets , Mr . Wm . "Watsoh yns called to the chair , who opened the proceedings by reading the placard calling the meeting , of which the following is a eopy : — " Reauction ! Reduction again!—Notice . — A public meeting will be held in the Carpenters Hall , on Tuesday , September 1 st , 1840 , to take into consideration the best means of ^ suppressing * most enormous reduction , offered by the masters of the Twist Company , Oxford-road ; likewise Armitage ' s and Lewis , ' which , if accomplished , -will affect not only the weavers , but shopkeepers and other trades generally . Therefore , we call upon the power-loom weavers and public at large to come forward and assist us in repelling this usjust and uncalled-for reduction .
" K . B . The trades are particularly requested to attend . The chair to be taken at half-past seven 'dock . " Bt Obde ^ dp the ComuTTKE . " The Chai £ xa 9 said he hope ? that the weavers of Manchester would shew , by their unity and determination , a spirit of resistant , which would cause the masters to withdraw theiv promise of reduction . It was not his intention to occupy much of their time , but he would call upon Mr . Linney to address th « n , Mr . Likxet then made h 3 appearance amidst most tremendous Bhouts ot applause , clapping" of loads , && , and read the following resolution , which he had been solicited to move : —
"That it is the opinion of this meeting that the reduction offered to the weavers of the TwiBt Company , Oxford Road , and others , is unnecessary and uncalled for , and that we do hereby pledge our-• efres to support them by all the means in our power . " If the weavers oi Manchester ( he said ) would unite » ad support them , by giving their mites , they would he able to withstand any attempt which was made ; m he would tell them to their face , that -when they vent from thence they would forge ; what they had tone . Only look to the year 1826 , one of the greatest struggles of labour against capital . He contended that it was better to die
strug-£ & > £ for their rights , than to live to be Sampled under foot by tyrants , for unless they make a bold stud at the present time , ene reduction after Mother would follow , till , ultimately , starvation * o&ld be their doom . That the reduction is uncalled fur . he had not the least doubt ; but so long as bricks ttdawrtar were represented in the Commons- "Honse . « Parliament , instead of the blood and sinews of we people , eo long must they expect to be the slaves « every tyrant who thought proper to oppress t&em . On ! could hs but read over to tnem sue many trials * hich have taken place betwixt the labourers and we capitalist—of laoour against property—and fcight against rkht—he should be able to show them
toe necessity of muting to obtain a voice in the Juur-ng of those laws oy which they are governed ; rat , until then , they must ever expect the spindle v ? ii _ loom will be represented , and they , the «« irers , must ever be slaves , and go at the bidding , w . thfc cotton tyrants and their understrappers . Tut J | Tes of ihe coiton hands had now to leave their pines a ; an early hour in the morning to go to work j&afactory to provide for the husbanu and children , « cwse he was obliged to " ramble the streets » r . w » nt of employment . He had been told that WB meeting would do a great deal of injury . Yes , « baa no doubt but the masters and tneir under-Kupperg , would make such insinuations , in order , if I ^ fcible , to prevent them from struggling for weir wages . If there be a tradesman in the * toiiL , let me tell him thai it is no :
° uv the labour of the power-loom weavers that * ulbe aimed at , but every other trade would fol-** i& its turn . He had been reaaing > lr . Fielden ' s £ ?*¦ ° u the factory system , and he wou ; d ¦* il them what conclusion mauy eminent physicians tvA come to respecting tnuse wno were confined in a wsKm factory . They declare that such are gradu-• uj coming to their grave ; that is , they were Killing *™ 8 L * lves by inches . Then , saia De , it wu stay ~ _ w » nie and starve rather tb * a die in a cottou r ** ° J % kissinsr tha dnst which Bmiu » them . He
gjew that & great mauy of those before him were WaaiT sehool teachers ; he would ask taem if their = « w > i 5 Were g ^ g ^ wun children wita rosy cheeks « d / weu clad ? No ; were they not poor , pale , and "Kiier ed-iooking , and not hail' covered ! Yes , he weal iuio ^ b factory when he w < u only four years ? " »« He likewise went to a Sunday school ; he ™~ lsft the place where ha was brought - ^> i ma when he returned to the place again , he went v ?** tno Sunday school , and there he saw , not as *« . flM before , a number of well dressed ana healthy r— . " ^ 5 but , on the contrary , they were the pico « of misery and wretchedness , sicfcly and emaci-* i * ad doihed in rags . He kaew tGa * there was ' Powei-l oom weavers bow , at- the present price , "M could maintain their families with aay degree w comfort , and have anything to spare ; then if « jUiiBg was taken from them it would be what
* K | tud be devoted to the support of their children , kf * aie . ) They were brought aown to the level of r ~ . ^ a d-loom weavers . If the power-loom weavers 2 ** get a trifle more , they were obliged to be r ^ fcowi ia an unwholesome atmosphere , whilst the r ** -ioom -Hreavers conld breathe tne pure air , and v ^ 4 Pick his cut when he thought proper , without JT /^ » n und erstrapper acting as a slave-driver ; r * he siid that the hand-loom was as good as the r ^ f-loom , although the former could get is . per " eec . You are obliged to set bo much work of , and
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tfyou do not do J some th A ey will tell that they Mtust get some one that ean . He then said he would •^ * « l « a 8 tance that came udeif ; hta | owa aotioe , of a female who was brought to bed , but because she was not at her place , nor had any means of » ndmg word to the overlooker , she was Wed one gulling . ( Shame . ) Let such a circumstanoe as taw be contrasted with that of the cottou master ' s wives , and ask them how they -would like it . But he would tell them , bo long as they remained without a voice in government , so long would they be miserable 1 *^ ° ^ ° ^^^ Tff . ^^
, so long will they feel the lash of tyranny and oppression , and though they may scoff at any ^^ a t £ ** H ? ° r ' «» l «» lf . « h » t such wonld be the caea . Ha hoped they would come out manfully , Mid tell them this . At any rate , that they never wiU rest Kitiafied till they had a 7 oioe in the mafang of the laws by which they were governed . Ihe speaker was listened to very attentively throughout his speech , and concluded amidst the cheering of the meeting . Mr . Thokas Maise seconded the resolution , which , after a few observations from Mr . Fletcher , was pui and earned unanimously .
Mr . Chahlks Connob moved the Becond resolnturn : — u That we , the shopkeepers and tradesmen here present , deem the reduction now offered to the power-loom weavers uDJust ; we therefore pledge ourselves to rapport them with all our might . *' Mr . James Robkhts seconded the resolution , wnich was carried unanimously . Mr . Dak-ikl Dunavajt then came forward to move the third resolution . He said that many attempts have been made to form a union of weavers , aud the resolution which he had ihe pleasure of moving was one which gave him an opportunity of making a few remarks upon that subject . He then laid down the following plan : ^ - Loom 8 20 , 000 Workers 19 . 000
Payers 5 , too at one penny per week , would be ^ 0 16 £ 8 d , Yearly £ l % 3 H ^ Sh would support 2 oO weavers for sixteen weeks , at 5 s . per week , and leave £ 273 6 s . 8 d Hegaveanother statistical account , which , if earned into effeot , would prevent any master from ^ SS * dTanta £ e of lnem ' » and then movedfnat we . the power-loom weavwa of Manchester , seeing that there is no other alternative left to protect our labour but uniting in one bond , we do , therefore , pledge ourselves to join the Weavers ' Union , without delay . " Mr . Rat seconded the resolution in a very eloquent speech , after which the chairman put it to the n »® etln g > a * d it was carried unanimously . Mr . TiixitAN next addressed the meeting in a long speech , replete with good sense , and sound argument .
A vote of thanks was moved and seconded to ieargufi O'Connor , and the Northern Star , which was earned with most tremendous cheering Three cheers were given for Frost , Williams , and Jones , ana three for the Charter , and the meeting broke up , highly delighted with the proceedings of the evening .
Melancholy Dkath of two Men by Suffocation . —Messrs . Sharp and Roberts having concluded to have a well sunk for the convenience of the work people under their employ , to furnish them with water for tea , coffee , and any other purpose , engaged a practical man for the occasion . He had sunk twenty-five feet , and was workiDg in the well up to Tuesday evening , and all was sale . On Wednesday morning , about hall-past six o ' clock , he came as usoal to his work , fastened and adjusted himself in the rope by which he was let down ; when he had descended to the bottom , he put down his tools and gave the regular signal for them to pull up again ; those above drew up the rope , not knowing , as is supposed , what he was coming up again forThey
. nad not drawn him up halfway before he fell back ; the consequence was , the rope which had been fastened ronnd bis oody slipped down to his legs , holding him heels upwards ; one of the men observing this , told the others to let him down again , concluding that he waa in a fit , which was done . A p « rson , whose name is Daley , a striker in the employ of Sharp and Roberts , came , and , out of pure benevolence , Offered Ms services to go down ; he fastened himself in the rope and descended into the well ; bat no sooner had he began to fiisten the rope to the unfortunate man than he fell back himself and expired . As soon as this became known to the
foremaa he promptly used all possible means to expel * he fool air out of the well , and before any other person was allowed to venture , they tried a eaadie , ae i » commonly done on such tccasionB ; in a sh «* time , however , tney were got op , and surgeons waiting to reader ail possible means to restore animation ; bat it was too late , the vital spark had fled . Inquests were held in the afternoon , and the oonclusion of each was , that they have been suffocated by the foul air . There does not appear to be the least Wame attached to any one . The well-Binker has left a wife and four children , the wife only confined a fortnight ago . Daley has left a wife , far advanced in pregnancy , and one child .
Thr Dkssskbs and Dyebs' Sick Society . —This laudable iubtnuiion held its first anniversary oil Monday last , when a great number of its members sat down to a most excellent dinner provided by Mrs . Ravenseroft , of the Three Crowns pablic-house , King-street , Salford . The cloth having been romoVfcdj the president , Mr . Thomas Orabtree , took the chair , when many excellent songs and toa 3 ts were given . The dancing , singing , &c , were kept up to a late hour , when the members seperated with the same good feeling towards each other as generally characterise them on such occasions .
-RK ftDFORP . Db , M'Dodalx , at Bradford . —On Tuesday last , this distinguished patriot arrived in Bradford , ( per coach , ) and was met by a number of friends , who gave him a hearty we ' leome ; he afterwards proceeded , accompanied by a deputation , to the house of Mr . James Ibbetson , who had kindly invited the worthy Doctor to make his house his home during his stay in Bradford . At eight o ' clock , this noble of Nature , aocompamed by a party of friends , proceeded to the scene of action , ( the Social Institution , ) when a grand and splendid display of the working men and women of Bradford presented itself , amongst whom we recognised a sprinkling of middle class men . The Tuesday evening ' s lecture was on the Philosophy of Government , during the delivery of which the Doctor was repeatedly cheered . On Wednesday evening a large public teaparty took place in the same building , when
upwards of 350 friends to the cause sat down , under the presidency of Mr . J . Clarkson , the true and tried friend of the people . After tea , the Doctor commenced his second lecture , the subject of which waa the rights of labour . Oar dungeon-tried friend in this , as in his former lecture , vindicated the cause of the working classes in eloquent terms , amidst the cheer ? of a large assemblage of people . At the conclusion of the lecture , the entertainments of the evening commenced with dancing , reciting , singing , & . c , in which the noble patriot took an active part . The wives of the incarcerated ChajtiBts were all invited to tea ( gratis ) , aua pissed turough the room with the worthy Doctor at their head . At the conclusion of the entertainment , one rroan was given for the Tories , two groauB ior the Whigs , and three cheers for the Charter . Mr . Ciarkson proposed a cheer for the wives of tho incarcerated Cnartists , which was given in earnest .
Couht-Housb . —On Monday last John Jackson , beer-seller , Manchester-road , was brought up a : tne Court-House , charged with having forged two bills , value £ 15 each ; the name of Jonas Mortimer , » hanger-ou , or bailiff , had his name attached to ihe bills , but denied having either " signed or authorised any other person to do bo . Committed to take hiu trJkl at the assizes . Advanck of Wages . —Deputations of the workmen employed by the diff . reut firms have , during last . weekj waited npon their employers , requesting an advance of wages , and , we are iiappy to sav , in several cases , the applications have been successful . CBJ . CKKX .-Oa Tuesday last , a match was played between the BradiorJ Old Club and the Bradford M . OQT Club , which waa won by the former .
Wokders of Natuhe . —There aro at present exhibitiug at the Bee Hive inn , in this town , twt » children , both boys , the eldest of which is seveii years old , and weighs near twelve stones , the other is three yearo of age , and weighs upwards of seven stones . Tney are natives of the sister kingdom . Dr . M'Douall acknowlege 8 the receipt of sixteen shillings , towards his legal e ^ pt-uses , from Mr . Henry Barret , of Bradford ; also ten shilling and sixpence fr ^ in the men of Dewsbury , ior MrB . Frost . Toe ten shillings and sixpence he has handed over to our office . . "
Fatal Accidej « t . —On- Tuesday last , two boys of the names oi Galloway and Francis , employed at the mill of M . e&srs . Calvert and Ciapham , Thornton-road , were playing about a water cart which was propped up iu a temporary manner , one of the buys who was taking a dank at the tap at the hind part of the barrel , wben , unfortunately , it upset , and he was killed on the spot ; the other boy had both thighs broke , and nis skull dreadfully injured . An inquest h&s been held on the body of the boy Galloway , and a verdict of "Accidental Death" recorded .
TTAT-TTPATr . Fu 7 » b * al of a FoKESTEK . —On Sunday last , the remains of Mr . Wm . Wilkinson , aged thirty-three , of Cross-field , in this town , who died on the Tuesday previous , was attended by upwards of one hundred members of the Forester ' s Lodge , to Salem Chapel , where the body waa interred . The funeral oration used by that body waa read at the grave side , and the members appeared in part of the regalia , as observed on such occasions . Mill Accident . —On Friday week , at Ambler Mill , Shaw-lane , Ovenden , near this town , a young man was drawn up by a strap attached to some part of the machinery , which caused immediate death .
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Thb Rev . J . B . Fbkekah . —This gentleman lectured in South-parade Chapel , in this town * on ; Fri « toy evening weeky and described himaelf . M having lately returned from a missionary etatioa in Africa , where be had laboured to instruct the native * i » religion , and he described them as a jtetple wh » $ » d very great attention to every thing whioh he said , blrt w « re very cautious in adopting the new views , wishing first to understand them thoroughly . He had paid a visit to the Aahanteea , a people whom ha stated to be in the habit oi making himan sacrifices , keeping slaves lor the express purpose ; but , nerer killing any of their own kindred , as the persons set apart for those purposes were procured and brought from a considerable distance up the country ; To
such an « xtent was ihe slaughter carried on in some c&sos , that the air was rendered impure and offensive from the stench which arose from the dead carcases which were thrown into ditches , after the heads were severed from their bodies . He described the interview be had with the king , which was obtained after considerable delay ( the day being fixed for that purpose ) , as one of a most splendid description Ihe place where they met was one of their prmcipal pla « ea , and 40 , 000 natives were present , 1 « , 000 of them being the king ' s troops , all of whom Beemed anxious to see the missionary and shake him by the hand . At the conclusion of the lecture he gave his audience to understand that missionaries were wauted , but on application to the missionary society he found they had drawn largely on public
confidence , being £ 20 , 000 in debt ; when , after some contideration on the subject , it was agreed that if he could raise £ 5 , 006 , they would then send out six missionaries . He said they had already obtained above £ 2 , 000 towards it , and appealed to the Halifax people for their help , aud as some of them might have come unprepared with their fifteen Bhillingsaud ten pounds a piece , they would attend in the front or the communion table with a book , in which they might enter their names for such sums as they thought proper , and persons would attend « t tne door to receive the contributions of those who might be willing to give . Who , in these poverty-striken tunes at home , would not be willing to pay a visit to the king of the ABhantees , with suoh noble helps as the above !
BABNSLEY . Sesious Accident . —Oa Tuesday evening last a little girl , aged six years , daughter of Edward nevell , weaver , left her home , and veas not missed until eight o ' clock , when her little brother called to the father to state that she was not at home . The father went in search of her , and did not find her until the following morning , when he discovered her drowned in the pond adjoining Porter ' s calender . This place , though private property , is open to the public with a thoroughfare through it , and no protection for old or young from falling into the pit . Really these Porters are an unlucky set for the poor . What between WilBon ' s piece waggon , railroad , their ponds , and anproteoted works , there has been more lives lost through them than any other class of persona we know of . What still adds more to the melancholy nature of the accident is , that the motoer of this poor child is on her death bed .
CoNSERTATrvBr Catbb SAWcE .-These poor creatures , not content with polluting their own town , lately went to Crane Moor , to establish a lodge under the auspices of Xord Wharncliffe and bis son , the would-be member ; and the youth of the place learning the intentions of this slavish orew , &bandone <] them at once , and joined the Foresters . This was a defeat not easily brooked ; and accordingly forth sallied our Barnsley junto , to storm the Forester ' s | am 8 on at Crane Moor . They were regaled at Staanborough Hall , by the Conservative Squire ; and _ away they started , like hounds , over Wire .
ditch , and wall , until met by the would-be member . " dosed them with the usual quantum of loyalty stuff ; which so pleased this ignorant crew that one Jim Land stept forth , and graeping Wortley by the hand , exclaimed , " Mr . Squire Wortley , that is Eummut loike » ah speich ; nout bike paiaber of » ah speich of Mr . Lord Morpeth V O temporal 0 mores ! No wonder the country should be deluged with ignorance and slavery j but to the sequel of our narrative . The Foresters maintained their position , ( being men for the Charter , ) with the loss of their books , andapartof taeir regalia , which is clandestinely kept by one of the Conservatives .
OLDHAM , Relieving Society . —On Wakes Monday , August 31 st , the aannal tea party on behalf of the Oldham Relieving Society was held in tbelndependentMethodist Sehool Room , Smith-Btreet , Greenacres-moor ; after which a public meeting was held , Mr . John Hay , of Hollinwood , in the chair . Some excellent speeches were made by the chairman and others , and the following resolutions were unanimously passed — " That an invitation be sent to the miui&tersof this town to come and assist us in this noble objeot . " 'That a vote of thanks be given to those persona that have willingly come forward this evening . " We take this opportunity of addressing tho public 00 this subject . It is out of our power to describe the
distress that is at present existing . We , as an Oldham Relieving Society , have visited thirty-mhe funities duriBg the past year ,, and the objeetB that we have seen are truly astonishing , ¦ some almost starving for want of the necessaries or Hie . ; Having done our utmost to the cause , we see it is " not esfficient , therefore , we call upqo those that are able to come forward and assist their poorer brethren ., * We are sorry thkt we could not visxs more fanrilip . s during the past year ; but we hope assistance will be " rendered , so that we may be aWe ,. durin « the next year to visit many more families ; and we also hepeithat the time is not far distant when the Oldham Relieving Society shall rise in the estimation of the inhabitants of this towu as a noble institution
KEIGrHT-EY . Singular Sdicidb . —A melancholy case of suicide occurred in this town on Sunday morning last , by James Robinson , the parisn clerk , ^ depriving himself of life , by drinking a large ouastity of laudanum . The unfortunate individual who committed this rasti act was fifty-two years of * ge and un-married , and has now filled the situation of parish clerk about fifteen years , having succeded his father , Wtio held it forty or fifty yeara before him . Although hit and his father were shoemakers by trade , he has not folio wed the ousiness 8 inoe becoming clerk , but has lived in a retired manner upon the money arising from his office . Hio external demeanour even up to the time of his death wasehserful aud good hnmoarand those
, best acquainted with him always took him to be one of the most happy and contented of mortals . It is however generally supposed that he waB gradually giving way , more esp . cially of late , to habits of intemperance , although he managed to gratify his growing propensity , in such a manner , that even his must intimate friends could never detect him iu what may be called a state of real intoxication . The most likely reason assigned for leading him to the fatal resolve of tajiug his own life was the expending of about £ 5 , belonging to the Rev . Theodore Dtiry , late rector of Kei ^ hley , which money he had collected for that tenrleman in Easter dues , and as he expected Mr . Dury paying a visit in the course of the
following week , whsn he would have to gfve up his accounts with the money collected , it is supposed that he had made up his mind to commit suicide , rathrr than survive the disgrace of an exposure . On the Tuesday previous to his death , he observed , in a jocular manner to a neighbour woman , named Sarah < ior-jon , that he had been ruling planets , and had found that , iu the coursa of four days , there would ba a very sudden death in the neighbourhood . The woman felt a httle alarmed through the singularity of the expression , aud wanted to know if it would be any person belonging her family . Uh , no ! James taid it whi be a middle aged man , unmarried , and bis death will cause a considerable alarm iu the neighbourhoodthrough
, being eo sudden . Ou her mentioning the names of several otber men in the neighbourhood , aud wanting to kno . f if it would bo any of them , he said it would not ; and prevented any further inquiry by saying that htj could not tell her till afiw twelve o ' clock at night . On the following day , with true female curiosity , she again tried to make out the secret ; but he told her He really did not like to tell , but the death would certainly take place . On Saturday last , he appeared as cheerful as usual ; and iu the evening two or three young iuen ( one of whom , lumed George Eaunot , slept w . th him ) observed him occasionally drinking something out of a botile , which hu several times invited them to taste , observing that it would do them good , and
make them sleep ; but they declined , in a joking manner , saying they would have none of his stuff , as they could sleep well enough without it . Sometime in the evening previous to this , he had collected together a large quantity of books and thrown them on the fire , amongst which it is supposed was the book centainiuu the accounts of the . Laster oiftrings , with some other belonging the church , as that and some more are yet missing . A little before bed time , onafnend who had called to see him taking his leave , he looked sorrowful aud said , " that he bad a very unpleasant piece of business to perform about two o ' clock in the morning , and ho wished it was well over , but would not give the slightest information about wha < the business was . About twelve o ' clock , he and the young man , George Emmot , went to bed as usual ; nothing still in his
conduct leading to the least suspicion . Sometime about two o ' clock , the boy was awakened by him getting up , and observed him drinking something out of a pot or bottle , but thinking nothing of the circumstance , as he imagined that he was either dry , or taking some kind of medicine , he Boon fell asleep again . The young man being in the habit of attending a Methodist meeiiug on Sunday mornings , got up about six o ' clock , and went out of the hou « e as quietly as possible , not wishing to disturb him , as ho knew he had gone late to bed . On returning again at nine o ' clock , he went up stairs and found mm btill in bed , and , to all appearance , fast asleep , and apprehending that he might lie beyond the time for attending to his duties at church , he commenced shaking him to get him up . Finding it out of his power w awaken him , he began to think it some-
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thing strange , aud informed some of the neighbours of the circamstance . Several of them then Went op Btairs together , and after shaking him and shooting to him a considerable time without effect , ttaej . concluded that he must have taken laudanum , antf ^ reed to send for * doctor . Mesare . Mitchell wd bewail , two medical gentlemen in the neighbourhood , arriTed almost instantly afterwards , and peroemng lhat he . had taken poison , they applied ! r . " £ i " ? ' , took f «> m him a very large quantity of gin and laudanum . This usefnl instrument was , however , too Jate in being applied , and although he was stUl jaJLiw and We ^ aW w iX " w ° i > 5 ° ***„?*» tftarwajfdj , presenting a frightful and appalW meetaoln . thrnhah ¦ tht
fittecte of the ^ . deadly Uquki ;> Qa r ' aearohi ^ the house after his death , niahkfr either of money or provisions was found smTm onion , which led to , | he supposition that he had purposely disposed of every dung previous to the event . An inquest was held od . the todyatiburololook on Monday evening , when tb * fi > U » vriog persona were appointed as Jurymen :--Wm . Cockshot , foreman ; Nathan Sugden , Joseph Redmond , Joshua Cawoofli Thomas HolmeB , Henry Naylor , Frederick Smith Wjq . Hopkinson , Thoauw JJmpleby , H . Hudson Ahomas Brown , and James Whitehead . The inquest lasted lour hours , and the evidence of the witnesses went merely to prove what has been already Btated . As the evidence appeared to foil in Drocurintr
anything of insanity about the deceased , the Jury , on coming to a decision , were exactly balanced , one half , comprising the firat six persons named above , being for a verdict of falo de set } and the ether half oemg for the usual verdict in such eases , namely , temporary insanity . The Coroner wished them to opnsider that if they gave a verdict of the first kind , which was now very , unusual , * the deceased would have to be buried in twenty-four hours afterwards , deprived of all the rites of a Christian funeral ; but the Foreman , who Was in favour of feW de se , Wve the casting vote , and the Coroner issued his wa » ant accordingly—that the foneral should take pkee at night , wnhout the rftes of Christiin'buml . This inconsiderate verdict lassttl ' npoti % ' toian who had been all his life esteemed and raantt'ttf ! * n A * Yn
,, was as much insane at "ih > timfer , % jr ' j&n " d ) cedB who commit the same act , was ^ fpHowed ^ hv asce he of the moat barbarous and disgusting description . " About ten olciock the ^ ame ^ ighirt& " cbm ^ wlSi was m an unfinished state , and only a little more than just nailed together , was brought up , and the corpse was flaofiiemomoualy thrown into u . Two ropes wtre Weii procured , to assist in carrying the body , together with a number of candles , to serve as torches on the occasion . Thus equipped , the procession , comprising some of the most blackguard part of the inhabitants , commenced their journey towards the grave , in the most indecent manner , with the constable at their head , actiu fi &s one of the torch-bearers . In this manner they proceeded at a kind of trot , through crowds of the inhabitants , lauahinfc Bhoutinff . * nd inakfn ^ all
kinds of rude divereioniMiOr i obmiftg to the grave it was found to be too small , , widwdald not admit the cofiin . Some of the partjr -on 'this shouted , . D—a him , thrust him- in , ' * and ^ two or ihree jumped upon it to force it down , while others .- in unnation of . the poor ,. deoe > sed ? s . office , shouted " Amen . " This . scene or barhwitjr , Woh would bAvedtsgraced ^ beWelfflf < £ atu * y , wa » performed m *_^^ Christian town , io the , fomw * ofViw who , we have no doubt , was / of Itofetter jn oraliBharaoteri when alive , than many , of the , wre , tflhes-, wh <» took part in it . The deceased hfB . Jeft ^ brelatafiBs behind , but to aged and pbo ^^^ iapa what to eomtjwhat strange ,, his only brother committed w ££ I " ^ r' W ° ' ^*^ » ¦ '" # *> > . CW 0 na 4 i i » W wnS * &WW lA ? y ] m > % , kmm bwwelf . mi& awiiiow . ¦ .. . . . , . . . ^
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t Impobtant Evkntjat-. » AW 8 ^ 0 nWof-the trioSt important ; events : whioh ; ha » takeov " ^ laee ^ WPariS sinus the fievoluuon ^ f , i 8 aO , iooourred On ' Monday last . Ontliatda , y .. Bi ^ thou » aiid persons , principally of the National ^ twrtf « sit down ' to oinneV' The moat ultra sentiments wore-op « tfly BtewWd ^ tM ea \* speakflR . waa aAduesBed Jiy thetteie of ^' ^!*!^" Among the toasts were , •* The P ^ dple : " - Briidri between the People a ^ d ,, ^ he , Ajfmy . " ., ( Loud and reiterated cties pf JDftwn With- thn Treaties of 1815 ' \ $ ^^< $$ ^ i > The Triumph of the EemocrMe Cause ., whioh in 1792 saved France ^ W ^} SSSr ^ S ^ of Jtinge ! " Towar d * th © : « < m * "of tne \ S § mSt tne president waa itrfwemed ttatt mrme ^ o ^ s'lnHabitahts of th » , neighboiirhootLami ^ iH » 'WdrkBft « 'WP ip *> ji >
were present , and iac * ired . * oi 4 ) 3 atbiUted lo fraternise with the gueatki * SWioipwstdenl -oWereff ftefij to be iniJwduced i ¦ < and ^ sbetween ^ W )^ iria &foMsonsv - inciiwiing mariy wonieny miTicihea tfirbtoh JJS 5 ! f * ' An ^ tteMartemiM ^ tul VtheT tonnt . fhe National : my * itoeitinmbormt > riatiohal iruaraa present waa- 3 iOOO ;> i i 3 Jhe ? 1 XmMrceM § rimfWix 2 , 000 , aiaoug whom vvBte ^ Wfetay ^ ve' or' tfeir ty cairtaiuB and li& other officewi ' , " i 'OhvCapitole sam that disorders- , wettisotimsmakfr bf ti& reformers aft « ent « ingiPari 8 ittl ^ vw ^ q »* Beirs bfthfecapital . Themun icipaA ^ uar ^^ sttt ^ wBrtWr ^ WtoMtertere aaprethanonce , arid sejreratof tlwiWJorjte VWr § a ! i » rffigd i hero , ea « be Jib 'dotab ^ it&ii ^ lWs'Jiffafr ^ WMated to give the most seriyos'JwM 6 * ^ f alarW ' > to 1 i i . onii JPhiUippe , and m ^ iaotowMViiMWteS&tlpSh&t friendd of 1 freedom all otfer-t&et * 4 fltf wfth 4 t ' rktf ( M ' al hop * , for the -afwdj ^ bmom ^ mi -iKm&ttri cauae . ,-.. ¦ . i ^^ n-:- ^') nof « iY * h ir . tit otim . i ; l ; . ' i \ -- ; ii ; __« 5 _« __ ¦ 'iti .- ~ ¦? Tin / '; o J ^ nf . ' inhif iij- ; v To ' ;> : ' ... !•
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T ^ BOA ^ D ^ F MmEMs W THE -L HIGHWAYS for the Towiwhip - of Leeds , S ' , rtvT " ftMiaer » 1 < J 1 % UHiAi ) UN ( i . DROSSand olUiNb , as under , viz .: — . ,.-,, ; Price per Ton for . Leading Dross from Bowling to Weiiui ^ toii lwad . : - ¦ ¦ ; * " a ^ t ^ Jl ^ wi " £ * ' * £ ? £ ?* Broken Stones from thefowns Wharf to Wellington Road ; Pnpe per Ton for Leading Broken Stoneft from the Town ' s Wharf to Whitehall Road . - - ¦ Tnoe Per Ton for Leading Broken Stonea from the Town ' s Wharf to Victoria Road . Price per Ion .. for Llu . * ., ^ H * okett' Stones from ihe Town ' a Whart to WiNou Ssroet ;
Price per Ton for LeaUvrt ^ U ^ kett Stone * ' from the Tovvus Whari to Mchihvooo * Roald . ¦•¦ ¦ Sealed Tenders to bo "dMlverecjl Ho Mr . tkms bt ?^; I 84 ? . f > ° ° ^ i ^^^ day ^ PW By brder dfihg ^ rd ^ ; ^ ^ RICHARD BUAktEY , Clerk , : ¦ - ^ 83 i Nprt ^ Street . *'; Leeds , 4 thSep ^ mb ^ j 84 iC ';;( :, ; :,.:, ; ^;
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Fbiday , Skmbmbpr 4 . —Our a * mals / of Wheat are Bmall ; there was a fair demand for new , vary-™ sm P »^ fotVfea ^ . ^ o 8 ^^ d ^ ite : « R 72 s ., and 1 extra 74 d . Barley is much' inquired for . Oais and Shelling r ^ her ; lbw # r . , Beans steady . ¦ * BHADPOnD MAfiKKK , ' ; r « « 5 PAT , S 81 X . 3 Ba « - nooi Market—Ems market is exceedingl y quiet . In prices mere is 110 . alteration , from last week , yet consumers purchase sparingly , and Appear ** await the result ot the present Wool Sales at Bristol . . Yarn Market—There is no alteration in this market today . Piece Market—Tho demand for Orleans Cloth and Figured and Fancy .. Goods is very considerable . Oiher articles axe dull of sale .
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Om Friday , the ceremony of presenting the freedom of the City to Pnnoe Albert took pfiwe in the Guildhall . General Count Oktotv has hoen appointed by the Emperor . Nicholas to the post of Commander-m-Chief of the armies now collected in the southern provinces of the Russian empire , and on the shores ot the Black Sea . Count Orlotf was the neeooiator of the treaty of Uukiar Skelesai . ^ 8 « o « awr During the proceedinga of a trial for crim eon at ryrone , held ou the 23 rd ult ., Baron Pennefather ' the learned Judge who presided , in the course oi his Bumming-up observations , made the followftiff very important avowal oa the dauger attendant on lon « courtships : — " He hardly ever knew a long courtship to turn out well , for whatever the ladv S'fli 0 do t 0 renuua coas'ant , the gentleman seldom
There is no truth in tho statement which appealed in a Cheltenham paper , that the Duke of Beaufort had accepted the Lord Lieutehacv of Italand from tho OConnell Ministry . - ^ Thorogood — The Watchman sayg , that John Thorogood , the church-rate prisoner , has been released from Chelmalord K aol , hia friends havinit paid the rate and costs , in all amountinir to £ 80 or thereabouts . TIub is said to have been done without his knowledge or concurrence . Atmosphkwc Railway . —The success of the experimental trial made of the Atmospheric Railway on the West London lme has led to the formation of a Company for promoting the general adoption of this new sjstem of railway conveyance .
The Leicester Chronicle tells us that a clenryman waa 1 recently - presented" by the churchwardens to the bishop , charged with readiug newspapers in the pulpit during divine service ! The bishop admonished the parson in the veatry , and obtained trom him a promise that he would desist from such an appetite ior uows . The Nelson CoLUMN .-The brick-work of this pillar now appears above the railing , and will Boon be very conspicuous . It seems , from what has recently taken place , that the altitude of the pillar is not to be so great by thirty feet as was first contemplated . Mr . Bailey is at work upon the figure of the naval warrior , which is to be of PorUanoTstone and for the execution of which the sculptor is to receive the sum of one thooaaad guinea * .
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DANIEL O'WHEEDLE . A FOATBAIT DRAWN FROM LIFE . BY ARGUS . There lives a man of high degree , Whose home is remote from the Zuyder Zee ; He looks like a " ge ' man , " but then dy ' e see , Though a lawyer by trade , he lives not on a fee ; Now listen , this laxdshark . like many an elf , Discovered that labour produced 110 pelf ; So he thought , like a bbhop , of " Bearching th ' shelf , And by trymg his " luck , " he might better himself ;"
But niching was bad t so unscratching his pan , He laboured ! to find out an easier plan , Wheieby he might inwardly garaiub . th ' outward man , So he caughtit , twas , " ask ull you can get , and get all you can . *» . For a time all was right , it came " pat" to & tee , And the rird" poured in , like a fathomless sea ; WlilUt he proudly 'a the holy three , * And swore by the mass , that he'd slice up the teee 1 ^ But the oath of a modern saint to " no go , " So he whisper'd , hum-bug , -bout his being the foe Of kings , and their baubles ! bat alas ! in this show He displayed the false friend , and th « movement was
alow . : The canaille murmured , his budget was seatm'd , And they fouad , in his conscience , a minister ' s wand' * So the traitor discovered , they honoured tha land ¦ By kicking his breech ! « ¦ a la mode le grant . "
MORAL . Thns fares the vain , ambitious man , Who , greedy , gathering fame , Tramples on Truth , grasps what he can , And thirsty but for a name ! Amsterdam , August , 1840 . * Kings , Lords , and Commons , f The " Glorious Constitution !* " X The badge of " office . "
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RIGHT VERSUS MIGHT ! OR A VOICE FROM THE RANKS ! being an Exposition of the base and ill-treatment of the Writer ; with a refutation , of the Charges preferred against him by Captain Tinklair , of the Royal Marines , before Rear Admiral the Hon . George Elliott , C . B ., at Ascension Island , 1 st Feb . 1840 : forming a glaring feature of what Military Meanness and Despotism will stoop to , in order to suppress Intelligence in-the ranks of her Majesty ' s Service , in a Letter to Colonel George Jones , Commanding the Portsmouth Division oi Royal Marines , by John Lloyd , late Private in the Corps , and formerly Sergeant .
The comprehensive title of this little book renders any minute reference to its contents unnecessary in the baBBing notice which wo can give it . It is a letterfrom the author to the Colonel of hia regiment , detailing circumstances , which certainly seem to make but istronir case of ill-treatmont .
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Another Railway Accident . —Jast as we were going to ' pr * eS « f , a rumour reached us that a frightful accident had occurred on . the North Midland Rail-™ tyffi % &l ih ^; iiv ^|^ ere lost . Frpm thevery ^ iA'WMi « «| fi ^ PJwn ' inqiiiries we could . not leacnihevrVilpMaoulars of the atfair , but we believe wa j » W *) rlfWt fn seititcg thiVno jives Were lost on . ^^^ sX ^^ tKeJact ^ berthat two luggage traUva cam * ia otmtact with each other oh Fri ^ y mejdfe ^ niarMasbro ^ and tl ^ rt one , if not bo |] Kq f $ ^ er ^ ta > i « cesi * under ' st ^ nid ,, to * , thatrono of - ¦ ¦ && ¦ engineers had his collar-bone ? dislDcaiedi r ' ~
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SraiKK in . Paris .- —Some alarm has been excited in tne French capital , by ' the meeting of _ . operative * ^» Js ^ enieTB , and sjnitha , who have all struck work » t the same trine , and appear in masses on the obulevards and public street ? . The Government has taken due ' jvecaufions to prevent a riot , and an ordinanoA was published on Wednesday morning , prohiWtinje , the ojjntiniiance of those moetings . This tordinaTitfe appeared in time to prevent a threatened « 3 WttbMr ot fteiriy 20 , W ) 0 men in the plains of Moneeau which might have led to grave disorders . . It is f " |^ MK »^ 1 ^^^ 'WjsU ^ ; tl ^ tMv ' oonid « oi is jpion .. decorous , and ^ hat no act of mischief has been cp ' minitted by them . Wo miiat also admit that
* heyhave setoa decree of reason on their side ; for what thBy ' com ' plain Of is , that certain uiider-mast « rs contract for small portionspf each work , whothen offeje dimim ^ hed wa geato ihe njen . The ogeraiives admit rthe'propriety or ha ^ ng large contractors , but they demand to . be employed directly by them , and not to be le ( t at the mercy of tt kyid of middle-men , who Kv ^ not b y tneir o ^ ri labour . Our correspondeut aystfiatheis ah xi . oue to explain this affair , as the idea * of ; numerous ; bodies of them beina out of employment at thJa moment may lead to apprehension of imeutes which are not justified by the facts . The garriflon was under arms in barracks on Wednesday , and the police were on tho alert to suffocate the . first symptom of disturbance . —Herald .
. The Atrocious Cheshire MtrfiDEB—Yesterday ' s Government Hue an 4 Cry or Police Gazette contams a * o&r of a reward of £ 100 fer the discovery of the perpetrators of the murder of Mr , Joseph Cook and his wife , at Over Peovor , in the connty of . CheBter , who , on the night of Moaaay , the 54 th of August , were , between the hours of ton and eleven 0 clock , cruelly murdered in their own house , by their heads being fractured by an axe . Fifty pounds 9 f the reward to be paid by the friemis Of the deceased j and the remaining fifty pounds by her Majesty a Government , who also offer a free purdon to . any accomplice giving information , not . beingthe person who actually committed the dreadfuldeed / ; ••; ' '• - ¦¦ v : ¦ . ¦ - . ¦ - ¦¦ . ; - •• ¦ . .
^ ; Thb late Hokrid Morder op Mb . and Mbs . Cook / at . Over Peovbr , near Knutsford . —It is notgenofally known that on the morning the above murder was discovered , on the floor of the housepla « e , near where the bodies of these unfortunate peopte lay , two pieces of paper were found , that had apparently been used for lighting a candle . These turned out to be a part of the written character of a servant-man , and purported to be fivten - by * geritlemah residing at Cavao , in reland . jK UpMi the ' document was also the faame of the person to whom it had heeu
iiveiu Information of the murder , and of the abovd document , was sent off to the person in question , at Cavau , and to the authorities of the place . Thig imoraingiCCuesday ) an answer was received from $ heni , to the effect that the person required had been apprehended and lodged in gaol . The special high constable of the hundred , Mr . Harper , was immediately despatched to Cavau , ; and may , in the course of a . j few daya , be expected back with his prisoner . He is a labouring man , and has been working iii the neiehbourhood . His name is Murray . The reward offered was yesterday increased to £ 100 Government giving £ 50 .
Dublin , September 2 . —Repeal Meeting in MBATH . ^^ -Froin an early hour yesterday morning the patriotic inhabitants of Navan were actively occupied in decora ting their houses with laurel , and erecting triumphal arches , &c ., preparing' to give the Liberator an appropriate reception on the occasiou of his public entry to dine with the membera of the Meath Independent Club . All the roada letting to Navan were literally thronged with the substantial farmers and comfortable pea santry , hurrying to join in the procession , to meet the Prince of Repealere . " Accordingly , about one o ' clock , the operatives of Navan , preceded by their excellent amateur brass band , and followed by an Irish harper , and about 10 , 000 teetotallers , marched
in procession to Kilcarn ( about two miles from Navan ) , and waited for the arrival of Mr . OConnell . The Honourable and Learned Gentleman reached Kilcarn about two o ' clock , in his travelling carriage , when be was hailed with the most tremendous and enthusiastic cheering , which lasted for some minutes . The procession then re-formed , and returned to Navan . Opposite thfr Navan academy there was a splendid triumphal ,: arch , having a large silken banner suspended from it ; in the centre of Which there waa » mrge . lltamrook and crown , surrounded with shamrocks , and the motto , Cead mile failthe to the Liberator . " From the next triumphal arch there was a large silk banner also suspended , with the motto . "England , repeal the union , and Ireland will fight your battles I" From the third triumphal arcn the following motto waa susoended . >—
M Ireland as she must and will be—a nation , and no longera province . " There were several other triumphal arches , with appropriate devices in various partB of the town . The procession having arrived in Navan , proceeded to the centre of the town , where there was a large platform erected , from which Mr . O'Connellwas to address the assembled multitude . It would be impossible to give anything like an adequate description of the glorious scene at this moment . There could not have been less than 20 , 000 persons congregated about the . platform ( equestrians and pedestrians ); and the cheering was loud , repeated , and long-continued when Mr . O'Counell ascended it . The platform was crowded with the principal gentry and clergy of the county . Mr . O'Conuell addressed the meeting in his usual rtyto , andjpromised them that toe oldest among them would live to see the Irish members attending an Irish Parliaaeat .
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New . Litany . —Amongst the numerous brochure which have been put forth recently in Paris , with reference to the Eastern question , is one signed ' Lenoble du Bayet , " and dedicated to Enc&nd . Enumerating all the sources of hostility between the two ^ countries , thiB pamphlet presents what it te ™ LxL , « * ^ verv eofMi Frenchman" of which the following are specimens : — « 5 t % ! wfr ^ Vo ^^ ' war wiih ' England . M By the battle of Poibera . war with Emrlanrf . .. ..
I S ' «? $ i $ !¦ %$ && * warwith England . " By the battle of Agmeourt , war with England . ¦ " Bj ^ thebattie ^ of Ramffliefi - war with EngJand . "By the combat of Opdenarde , war with England «* By / the affiiir of Malplagnet , war with England . M By tho death of Louis XVI ^ war m th EnSaad ; ¦ u By the massacre of Quiberon , war with England . " By the fight of Aboutir , war with Ei ^ Uiid . " By the battle of Trafalgar , war with England . " By the assassination of Kleber , war with Eng land .
" By the pontoons of Cadiz , war with England . "By the invasion of 1814 , war With England . " By . Waterloo , war with England . "By ihe tortures and death of Napoleon , war with England . " By the outrage of the 15 th of July , 1840 , war with England . "
? . BETTING ON THE ST . LliGEB AT TATTERSALL'S—Thubsdat , Sept . 3 . The amount of business transacted this afternoba was so trifling , we need only subjoin the few bets made , and state , that although we heard 11 to 1 laid twice , to a email sum , against Crucifix , we believe her price to be 10 to l . 6 to 4 agst Lord Westminster ' s tauncelot ( taken ) 5 to 1——; . General Tatea ' a Gibraltar ( taken ) lo to 1—^ 4 J ^ Ta o . ^ Brtinck ' BCruciux 30 to 1— -Mr . Hoimes ' s Tae Young-un ( taken ) 50 to 1- — Mr . Treen ' B Fitzroy ( taken )
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Wht did Noah not set traps in the ark!—Becaug he was a long time before he saw ere a rat ( Ararat J . Woman ' s Pmvileqe . —You may meet with twenty men in the day who stutter ; but you never heard of a woman who had an impediment in her speech . — American Paper . Did you ever hear of the Irish clergyman , whopreached for the Blind Asylum formerly , and began by gravely remarking , "If all the world were blmd , what a melancholy sight would it be . "—Mis Sinclair .-
A Yankee editor gives the following as the most approved mode of killing fleas . Place the animal on a smooth pine board , and edge him with pntty : then read him an aecount of all the railroad and steamboat accidents which have happened within the last twelve months . As soon aa he becomes so frightened aa not to be able to stir , ; draw oat his teeth , and h » will atarve to death . Hcmiw Weakness . —All men fear , dislike , and grieve ; all men desire , hope , and rejoice ; though , of course , different men feel tnoserpasaionjUnequally AH men , however , are n 6 tr suscepMble of love , of hatred , of envy , or of despair . The strongest men » too , have their variona wealchesses . Johnson niutei Dioral credulity to mental vigour , and he dishonoured Ihb strength by arguing for victory rathet ^ han ; for truth . —Bucke . ' ' ' ¦ ' ' " '
A poor spirit is poorer than , a poor purse ; avow tew pounds * 7 ear , woulid . e *^ * ma « of tW Bcandal of avarice . Hi 6 torytell 8 of illustrious villains ; boi there never was an illustriouB miaer in nature , ; ' The EMPEaoB of Morocco has * Body Guard of five hundred men , 'ail fur own tons . Ihe proverb Hays , " fiaa wiso child that knows ite own father . ** The amount of fraternal affejitadn amongst this filial brigade must be astonishin / r . ,, ' ¦ - The Dukje of Beaufort has , after much delicaU consideration , given in his terms to Lord Melbourne . as the binding tie of hi 8 union with , the Whigs ; 00 $ tne demands of his . Grace are of such mignituae , that the noble Viscount at the head of her Majesty ' s Government has been obliged to stipulate for tin * in order to Consult his oolleaguea , before ra ^ -ifying » bargain and sale of 80 inuoh importance .
A Nice Gcm Stick . —The people at Bath surpaw the Athenian sage . He merely chewed the pebblea , but , according to the Morning Hmti& % ** At Bith the Victoria Column it in every Body ' s mdnth . * " > "¦¦¦ Abstbact . STUbiw .--O } d Wewitzer" waa joking and laughing at rehearsaLj Jnstead of minding tha business of the scene . ~ Raymond , who was . then stage manager , took hiBTto task for Uua , and said ,: "Come , Mr . Wewitzer , I ( wi 8 h yw would pat % little attentiofl . " u WelL 8 ir , " ADBWer « aWewiUer •' eo I am ; I ' m paying aslittleju » , I caii ^ , > r 1 : In the Irish Gardener * MagatAm U ia stated that not only decoctions of the leaves of the camomile will destroy insects , but that nothing contributes bo much to the health of a garden as a number of camomile plants dispersed through it . Diseased PocLTRT . —Perhaps it is not generally known , thjtt in the disease that affects chickens , bv
swelling , m the crop , and proves fatal by inflammation under the wings inain the legs , may be cured by opening the crop with a peh-knife or needle , and pressing it empty , it being- only wind lodged there that produces the fatal consequences . It has been done when the chicken could not stand , and in twelve hours it was perfectly recovered . WhiskebS and Moustachio 8 . —The following novel announcement appears in the shop-windowof a hairdresser in Bridge-court , near WeBtminsterbridgo , which may in some degree account for thd number of whiskered and moustachioed boys now so commonly to be met with in the streets of the metropolis , — ' * Gentlemen can be supplied with articiea at the following prices : —Moustachios , 6 d per pair-whiskers , Is per pair ; imperials , 4 d each ; aud superior beards , 2 s 6 d .
Pranco-Exolish . —A curious specimen of this Occurred the other day . A French gentleman , rescued from drowning in the Thames , owing to the upsetting of . a boat , being taken to an adjacent tavern , and advised to driuk a tumbler of very hot brandy and water , thus addressed the waiter"Saire , I shall tauk you not to make it a fortnight . " " A fortnight ! " said the waiter , " hadn ' t you better take it directly ? " "Oh , yes , " returned Monsieur "directly , to be sure , but not for a fortnight—not two week . *'
More Luck to thb Shabbies !—In one short week a mitre and a Lord Lieutenancy have fallen into the patronage of Ministers ! The Bishop of Chichester ' B death jems them the firat ; Lord Garvagh ' a death , who was Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh , leaves them the second . —How many more wind-falls do they want ? Old Somerset House . —Somerset House in the olden times is thus described by John Norden , and his account forms a curious contrast to the position and appearance of that building in the present day : — "Somerset rlo wse ( be says ) , soy tuate in the Strondl near the Thamise , buylded by the late Duke of Somerset , not fully finished , yet a most stately ho wee , and Of great receyte ; having chief proapecte towards the sowth , and sweete river of the Thamise offereth many pleasing delightea . The feyldes and the ayre sweete and pleasaunte . "
Much Ado About Nothing . —Sheridan was dining at Peter Mooro ' a with his son Tom , who wag at that time in a very debilitated state . The servant , in passing quickly between the gueata and the fireplace , struck down the plate warmer . This made % deuce of a rattle , and caused Tom Sheridan to start and tremble . . Peter Moore , provoked at this , rebuked the servant , and added , "I suppose you have broken all the plates ! " ** No , sir , " said the servant , notone . " " No ! " exclaimed Sheridan , thea you have made all that noise for nothing . " The Members of the British Association have , at their annual meetings , manifested almost as mueh aptitude for feasting and stuffing as for scientific restiaruh . ' In one instance this was so strongly exhibited , that they justly acquired the sobriquet ot the "learned pigs . " Whether they will prove themselves ao hoggishly disposed this year , remains to be
seen . . Learning Greek . —A shoemaker in Piccadilly determined to astonish the world , had put up s > motto from Euripides over his window . Bannister happened to be passing with Porson . M That is Greek , " said Bannister . ** Wh at ! are you acquainted with Greek ?" . a « ked the professor , with a laugh . "I know it by sight , " was the happy reply . Drunk with a Diffebbnce . —In au action for libel ( Tidy v . Wright ) , tried at Wells , on the Western Circuit . Mr . Baron Maule , charging the Jury , observed— " The justification had said that thi plaintiff was drunk and disorderly ; there was no evidence of his having been disorderly , and he had not been more drank thau other respectable persona might be . " It appears from this , that every respec table person ia not required to be altogether as sober aa a Judge .
Absence op Mind . —The Seheneetady Democrat says , " We once knew % man , who left home % short time , and married a second wife , forgetting that h » had one at home . " There are about a score of the *© oblivious gentry in the prisons of the States . —2 Vm York paper . ; A . poor Yankbe , on being asked the nature of Mi distress , replied , " that he had five oub iMtilhHF **^ •** *> . to wit , out of money , and out of dothe £ wff filfi 12 «" heels , and out at the toes , out of credit , aBAgGSXl Jonathan ' s Phoorbsj op' &nku * - ^ tol&mSBS ? !! £ M *! s * paper aaya , that a Mr . Perkins has ij £ * WUtaSDt ^ P * pound which he calls —— iTT \ nffiWntM ! tin £ rn ^ ii ~ f Jl ! Sublimated Spirit of Steam . " A mttSSSmHl ^ L ] put a vial of it into his pocket , * " « ^ rfflwWilWi ^^^ l along at the rate of 50 mUes aahou ^ SSESEE ^ swallowing three drops when you golnWWgiK % > in the mornidK you will wake up in Mffj ^ TIj world you may tiwow , ^ SS ^ fSMaS
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 5, 1840, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2700/page/3/
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