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- THE ASTI-PAPAL AGitATION . _ItfZ _OTEES'S _vIErUlS TO THE _-= 0 _RPdKATI 0 X AXD _X _^ IVEKSITT APnRBSSES . _Imrosinff deputations _fiou _* . the » _Corporafe-ai of _To-idon _tml the Universite * -of Oxiora and _OambK ? went on Tuesday , by the Great Wc-tern _Rulwav _. i © Windsor , to _preeent their addresses to _tl- Ou _.-in . _Fassiasr over I _fcepjcturesque , and haitsa _' _tiric description given by tbe Times reporter , of the _procession from the = rai _' way _station to the _Cast ' e we proceed to _? we the _following " most _, cra _yons auswer" to the _address of the Lord Mayor mi 1 _Vkiermcu , which , was read by her Majesty in a «¦ clear , sweat voice , " ar . d " every word was caught rm with the _grcucst eagerness : " -. * •« I receive with much satisfaction your loyal and affectionate _address . _ _ ¦ _,
*« 1 heartily concur -with you in your grateful ackno wled"int : itt _"t the many blessiiiiis conferred upon this Ivkliiy favoured i . a :-: on . and in your attachment to the Protest-nit faith , andto the great principles of civil and _religious liberty , in the defence of which the cif v of _Lomfoa lias ever been conspicuous . «« That faith and those principles so justly dear to the people of this-country that I confidently rely on their _coriial snoport in upholding and maintaining them a-miun _a-lr dancer with which they may he thr . -nte _^ e . i _frftw whatever Quarter it may proceed . " Toihia-hiwssof the Common Council the folio wi _; - < r was ihe reply *—"I sincerely thank yon for your renewed _assu-T . rocc-5 of unaltered attachment to my person and throne , and to the constitution of this country . " Torn- tried and consistent advocacy of the equal _enjoyment of civil rights by all classes of your _felloW-Wb } eet $ entitles the _expression of your sentiments on the present occasion to peculiar
conside-* ¦ * _¦ You may be assured of my earnest desire and firm determination , under God's _blessing , to maintain unimpaired the religious liberty which is justly prized by the people of this country , and to uphold , as its surest safeguard , the pure and scriptural worshi p of tbe Protestant faith , _wbwh has long been _iappilv _established in this land . " . Tne " _Commissioners of Lieutenancy had also tb _^ ir distinct answer : — ' * Your renewed assurances on tbe prosent occasion of devoted loyalty and affection to my person and ffovernmeiis . is highly gratifying to me .
"It will continue to be , as it has ever been , my earnest endctvour , in the exercise of the power and authority entrusted to me , as the supreme governor of this reilai , to maintain tbe independence , and to uphold tbe constitutional liberties of my people _against all _aggression and encroachment . " ? 0 n the presentation of the Oxford University address , it is said , _«« Lord John Itu-sell , who had been standing ta tbe ielt of the throne , as if deeplr _interested in the contents of the document , scrutinised the faces of tbe deputation very keenly as her Majesty returned the following gracious rep ly _;" _ I accept with much satisfaction the renewed proof afforded by your address of your attachment and loyalty to " my person and government , and of your steadfast adherence to the principles of the constitution .
_¦« It has ever been , and ever will continue to be , anv endeavour to promote the _( fficiency , and maintain tbe purity , of our Reformed Church , the supreme government of which , under God , is by law confided to me ; and it is highly gratifying to me to be assured of your faithful adherence to its principle ? , doctrine , aad discipline . " While I cordially concur in the wish that all Classes of mv subjects should enjoy the free exercise of t _' leir _religion , you may rely on my determination to _uphold alike tbe rights of my Crown and the independence of my people against all _aggressions and encroachments of any foreign V ° _™ I
- . _, ... _ _- _ _* . _ _,- „ _-. , " Your earnest endeavour in the discharge of jour important duties , to train up the youth entrusted to your care in faithful attachment to the troths of Holy Scripture cannot fail , under God ' s _Mea-in ** , to have a po werful effect in strengthening the defences of our Protestant faith , and in _preservinz inviolate the privileges which are justly dear to the _people of t his country . " i The Cambridge deputation was led to the throne I by Prince Albert , as Chancellor of the University . Her Majesty read in reply , " with great delibera-1 _iioa and decided accents : "— I « s I thank von for vour loyal and dutiful address , j
" I fully participate in your expression of gratitude to _Almighty God for the blessings he has been pleased to be-tnw upon this country , and I rejoice in the proofs which have been given of the zealous and undiminishel attachment of the English people to tbe princip les asserted at the _Reformation . - . " While it is my _earnest wiih that complete freedom of _conscience should be enjoyed by all classes of my subjects , it is my constant aim to uphold the just privileges acd extend the usefulness of the Church established hy law in this country , and to secure to my people the full possession of their ancient rights and liberties . "
The mover and seconder of tbe corporation addresses , and distinguished members of the universities , " kissel h _;> n = _ls" on retiring . It was generally remarked that her Majesty looked wry well , though somewhat flushed , and various opinions wercpassed with respect to the demeanour of Lord John Russell , who had stood with his finger on his eyes and with downcast bead during the greater part of the time that was occupied by tbe address and reply . In the satirical disposition which the occasion evoked it did not escape some good-humoured comment that in the magnificent " hall in which the luncheon was spread the purtrait of a Cardinal ( Gansalvi ) ornamented one extremity , and the portrait of a Pope ( Pins VII . ) the other , and seemed to smile indignantly on the Royal deputations . The portraits bad been placed there when the Waterloo Hall was first decorated . About two o ' clock all the members of the deputations had taken their leave , and the Castle resumed its ordinary quiet
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TO THE CHARTISTS OF ENGLAND , IRELAND , AND SCOTLAND . Brother _CnARTisis , —At a time when we should be the moat united—when we should be the mo = t determined to obtain the principles we advocateand when we should be promulgating those principles through the length and breadth of the land , we are squabbling about where and when a Conference should be held . Away with such difference , when the great leader of our movement states that it is requisite a Conference should be held , and that as speedily as possible . You who have acknowledged Mr . O'Connor to be the leader of our movement for years ; if he has not your confidence speak out at once ; if be _basj why this difference of opinion ? The men of Manchester are as well qualified to call the Conference as the men of London , or
elsewhere , and vice versa . Manchester has been acknowledged tbe centre of Chartism for years ; then why not bold your Conference there ? Some persons have stated London , and the time of the exhibition as most preferable ; but , in my opinion , it is not . What have we , as Chartists , to do with the exhibition ? Ours is the cause of justice , and what have we to do with the exhibition ? In 1 S 48 , when a few men called a meeting in Manchester , ia which the whole people were to be _represented , it was responded to from far and near , without a quibble ; and why not again ? Those things are fresh in my memory , and I hope you have not forgotten them . Then prepare yourselves for the cosing Conference , and that we may have a good and full one , is the sincere wish of your brother Chartist . Roefcdale , Dee . 10 th . r . < j _.
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_CHASffE OF CbUELTT AGAINST A _BahBISTER _, — On F-idav Charles Sloane , barrister , of 6 , Pumpcourt , * Temple , was re-examined at Guildhall , on th » charge Sf ill-treating his servant , Jane Wilbred . Mrs _SloSne did not appear , _ehe being confined to w bed throii"b au accident . The previous evidence , which wilt be found in our seventh page , - _« _Pniifirmp . _l and the defendant was remanded _fTa _wS'tu " » expected Mrs . Sloane will _oe p laced at the , to wit _Jff * _£ _&„ - _—^ s _^ _isusas to be counterfeited , that it will _supereouo fabrics for bank-note ? , stamps , _A _^ b . There is some tafk Of-the Crystal V _*»* _™ _£ . lighted with the electric light , * hlcb _JZnYnv tfinlv if found effective , > an a' « " _^ f _»* _p-oprlat ? j ? that L 9 _td « nwtoM .-i * t chuci .
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CANTERBURY » - _R 0 J 1 E , , C ,. nii his second lecture on Mr . Ernest _*^^ " ! K 3 K _InsUt _^ O n , I the above su _ijea , a _^ J e to VnechairJ Chancery-lan e . _^ \ uginess of _^ m mg It Tone ? who Ss greeted _withgreat applause , ¦ nXK to the numbers present , reformed the meeting that Messrs . Bezer and _Martin , who were carrying boards , announcing the - meeting , had been taken to the Police-station on a charge . of . _obstructing the pavement , whilst _ruen carrying boards ann _ouncing other meetings ., ( fee ., wero not interfered with- This _announcement was received with cries of Shame . " Mr » Jones then , in an elaborate _address , whicb . occupied upwards of two hours , traced the history of the Church from the Reformation downwards , Slid proved , to the satisfaction of his _,. * _,, ... ,
audience , that the Ergush Episcopal Church was the direct opponent to the principles on which the Reformation was founded . Henry V 1 II . had only transferred the power of the Pope from Rome , to Loudon ; he effected no change in doctrine , but merely clothed himself in the mantle of the successors of St . Peter . Romanism supported despotism , whilst _Loblstdism was favourable to democracy . The _PurSaus denounced the doctrines of Papacy , whether practised in Iiondon or Rome ; and their _rulois ? peingthis , encouraged a return to the old forms cf Piracy , and ' the Church of England _coniinirc-d to verge nearer and nearer to Rome . Macaulay , in his Emory of England , and , as an historian of the past be was unequalled , truly
Said— "That the Protestantism of the Church of England was a compromise between Royalty and Papacy . " Mr . Jones then gave a minute detail of the various peaceful struggles of the Puritans to obtain religious freedom , until oppression , exercised towards them , became unbearable , and the despised Puritans , at Marston-moor , dashed to atoms tho plumed chivalry of Charles I ., and taught their oppressors how men ought to be treated . Unfortunately for the interests of _religion _, disunion crept into tbe ranks of the Puritans . The _Presbyterians began to follow in the steps of the Established Church , and to become a persecuting body . This gave rise to the Independents , who boldly alvocated religious liberty , and maintained
the cause of democracy ; hut division had done its work , aad Charles II . was brought back to power on the very shoulders of the mm who bad brought his father to the block . Mr . Jones then showed that the Church , true to its old dogmas of persecution , was no sooner in possession of power than it began to arrogate a right to tyrannize over the consciences of others , and a series of" persecutions followed , unequalled for vindictiveness aud atrocity in the annals of any nation . Sographically did Mr . Jones narrate some of these incidents , that his audience were scarcely able to control their indignation . The Church of England was described , at a late meeting at the Guildha'd , as being the bulwark of libertv . He had shown them that it was its
greatest opponent ; and he also showed , from Macaulay ' s History , tbat it was an undoubted fact , tbat the period when the Anglican Church was in its most flourishing state , was the precise period when the greatest laxity was to be found in morals and virtue . The lecturer then traced the history of the Church from the period of the Restoration to the Revolution of 16 S 8 , depicting , in strong colours , the treachery of its conduct towards the monarch , and its cowardice in its hour of need towards those whom it had oppressed in its strength , and contrasted it with tbe generous forbearance of the Dissenters , who refused to accept of religious freedom , and escaped from the heavy persecution , they had undergone at the risk of aleviating the _designs of a despotic monarch . Dissenters , in that
age , were tbe advocates of freedom , ne _regretted that many of their descendants were now to bo found advocating doctrines of subserviency and submission . The Church of England took upon itself the creJit of supporting freedom by its conconduct in the Revolution of 1688 , but the very _revei-ie was the fact ; it assisted to dethrone James , _because he interfered with their plunder of the loaves and fishes ; and when it saw that the Prince of Orange was _~ inclined to Puritanism , it endeavoured to deprive him of his newly acquired power , and invest it in a regency ; thus , if the Church could have carried its endeavours , the revolution would have been a nullity ; and it was tbe first to oppose an attempt made by the citizens of London , to introduce Democratic features into the New Constitution . The lecturer then reviewed the
intervening space of its history until the present time , clearly demonstrating tbat it had been an abettor of tyranny and an _encourager of vice , and that its whole dark history was unrelieved by a solitary instance of virtue " or generosity . Mr . Jones then adverted to the Revenues of the Church , showing from the evidence adduced by themselves , that it had an income of n ? arly thirteen millions a year in England and Wales alone , divided among about seven thousand recipients , and that this enormous sum was subscribed by four million persons , two millions of whom dissented from its doctrines , but wer ? , by compulsion , obliged to aid in its support . It is scarcely possible to describe the effect produced on the audience by this exposure of the
glaringly fraudulent returns made by these men of the value of their property , and his _consequent de-• luetton of their unfitness to be directors of the education and morals of the nation . Mr . Jones conclude ! , by eloquently appealing to his audience as to the value these men rendered to society in return for their support , and contrasted the trifling > um paid to our schoolmasters for their six hours a day labour , when compared with the income of the parsons for a few hours of doubtful utility during the week . Rigby Wason , Chairman of the Tothill Fields Visiting Magistrates , had proved tbat crime had increased four hundred per cent within
the Ja 3 _t forty years . A starving people would never he a religious or an educated people ; they must first educate the belly , then educate the mind ; first give them the beef , then the book . If they wanted to put down crime they must take away the temptation . Poverty was tbe cause , the effect was crime . On sitting down the lecturer wa 3 immensely applauded . Several persons requested him to publish the lectures , and commented on the non-attendance of the press . Mr . Jones , in responding to what appeared to be a universal feoling , stated that he would comply therewith , and get them printed and published .
Mr . Bezer , in a humorous address , detailed the arrest of himself and Mr . Martin , and a collection , amounting to eighteen and sevenpence was made , to defray any fine that might be inflicted . A vote of thanks was given to the repoiters of the Northern Star aud Reynolds' Newspaper for their attendance ; also to the Chairman and lecturer . We should have given a longer report of this instructive lecture were it not from a knowledge tbat it will be speedily published , and we trust will then be in the hands of all our readers .
Casieiiburt versus Rome . —Pursuant to the promise I made in the Lecture-hall , on Monday evening last , and in answer to letters from Thomas Young , of Leicester , from Exeter , _Norwich , Manchester , Birmingham , and Reading , I beg to say 1 will most gladly publish my two Lectures on the above subject ; but , as I cannot afford to incur a loss by so doing , I must postpone this publication until I hare ascertained that I shall have a sufficient number of readers to cover the expense . To bo assnred of this , I would request those localities or individuals , desirous of having the lecture , to write to me to that effect , addressed to " Hardwick Lodge , Moscow Road , Bayswater , London , " stating the number required , and , also , how the copies are to be forwarded .
It is proposed to publish the lectures in four weekly numbers , and as cheaply a 3 can be done , to pay the cost of printing and publishing . Several friends at the conclusion of my second lecture , and since , by letter , have volunteered to subscribe money to pay for the printing . I beg respectfully and thankfully to decline their offer . Ernest _Joxes . 12 th December , 1850 .
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_Barxslet , —A large meeting of members was held at Mr . George Utley _' s , on Saturday night last-Frank Mirfield in the chair , when it was resolved : — " That each paid-up shareholder should pay sixpence towards defraying the expense incident upon winding-up the affairs of the Company . " Eighty _, five at once responded to the call , and £ 2 2 s . 6 d was paid , which was ordered to be forwarded to Mr ' Rider . A long discussion took place upon the failure of the Land Plan . There was not a person present but exonerated Mr . O'Connor from all blame , and expressed their sorrow at the monstrous ingratitude he h as received from the wicked allottees , who have refused to pay the just demands of the Company . The chairman read the circular
from the Star ofiice , relative to the 0 Connor Defence Fund . Every man believed it to bo his duty to assist in the good work . Five shillings and sixpence was collected in the room , and a committee , with power to add to their number , was constituted to attend to that business . The meeting was adjourned until next Saturday night , at seven o ' clock , to give to all persons an opportunity of paying their share of the levy to the Land Company . Leeds . —At a meeting held in Mitchell ' s Coffee House on Sunday , it was unanimously resolved : — " That Mr . O'Connor or the _trusteesof the National Land Company sell or mortgage one of the estates to liquidate the expenses of winding up the said Company . Swindon . —At a general meeting , the call made upon members for winding up the Company was approvad of , and the holding a Land Conference was condemned .
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TttB PnoTisioxAL _Commit tee of inn _National Charter Association t ' eld their usual weekly meeting at their offic _. _Oj 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , on Wednesday evening last ; Mr . John Milne in the chair . Correspondence of a progressive tendency was read from Beverly , Clayton , Coventry , Doddington , Exeter , Greenwich , and Deptford , Hastings , Harwich , Ipswich , Limehouse , and Stockport ; it was agreed that the Emmett S Brigade and the Crown and Anchor locality be requested to appoint , at their meetings , on Sunday evening next , one of their members to act as scrutineer of the votes received for the Executive Committee , and that the said scrutineer be solicite / d to attend at the Chartis _jJ . Office as abovo , on Wedp . esdav evenin g next , December 18 th , at C o ' _clock nrc .
cisely . The Secretary was instructed _t-0 announce that the accounts will be made up to the close of the present year , that a financial statement will be then printed , and a copy sent to every locality throughout the country ; th . it in such statement will be given the number of cards forwarded to each locality , and tho amount of money received thereon , and , therefore , that all agents or sub-secretaries , aro most earnestly requested to transmit their returns of the cards they have issued , and the amount received on each , to tlie General Secretary , on or before Tuesday , December 31 st—it is also requested , tbat all who are indebted to the committee for tickets or otherwis , will settle the same on or before the time above stated , as all defaulters will be published in the balance sheet . The committee then adjourned to Wednesday evening , Dec . ISth .
CORRECTED LIST . Of those friends who have been nominated , and havo consented to act as the Executive committee of the National Charter Association : —G . W . M . Reynolds , G . J . Harney , J . Arnott , J . Grassby , J . Miinc , W . Davis , E . Stallwood _, E . Mile 3 , E . Jones F . O'Connor , T . Hunt , G . J . Ilolyoake , R _. Le Blond , T . M . Wheeler , J . Fussell _, T . Brown , W . F . Linton , J . Shaw , A . E . Delaforco , J . Finlen , J . J . Fcrdinando , and J . B . Leno . The committee most emphatically call on all who feel an interest in the progress of the Chartist
cause to take part in the election of the Executive Committee , and thereby set at rest all bickerings . Where meetings are appointed to receive votes let them write down , from the above list the names : of nine persons for whom they intend to vote , and take or send such voting paper to the said meeting , but where no meetings aro held for that purpose , let them at once forward their votes by letter ( pro paid ) addressed to the General Secretary 14 , Southampton-street , Strand , asall votes received after Wednesday , December 18 th , will be null and void . John Arnolt , General Secretary .
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METRoroLiTAX Deleoate Council . —This body met , according to adjournment , on Sunday afternoon , at the City Ckarti 9 t Hall , Golden-lane . Sir . Stallwood was called to the chair . The minutes having been read and confirmed , the Chairman read a letter from Mr . Cobden , acknowledg ing the receipt of their circular on the " Origin of the Charter . " He approved of the document , but had no influence in getting it inserted , as requested , in the papers of the North of England . The Chairman also reported , that their circular had been inserted in the Aylesbury News , and that a gentleman in that nei ghbourhood had printed 2 , 000 copies of it for distribution . —Mr . Duvning delivered in bis credentials and took his seat for _Somers Town , and Mr .
Walden for Shoreditch . —Mr . Brack moved : — " Tbat at its rising the Council be dissolved . " The Democratic Conference had separated _withoutadopting any definite steps in relation to an union , but had left a Committee to superintend its future operations ; this would render it unnecessary for that Council to take any steps in that matter ; little bickerings had taken place among themselves , arid ho thought that tho best course would bo to break up the present body , and when the New Executive was elected and the movement reorganised , they could form it again with _; better prospect of success . He was glad to see Mr . Holyoake recommend in the Free Thinker , that if the different sections would not unite in the projected union , that the
Conference should form a New Association , consisting of those who were willing to adopt their views . He could not understand why the Chartists were dissuaded from joining the Socialists , who went farther than themselves , whilst they were recommended to join the Financials , who did not go so far . —Mr . Dunning seconded the motion . —Mr . Hodgson moved as an amendment?— "That they adjourn until the second Sunday in January . "—Mr . Blythe seconded the amendment . They would by that time know the result of the adjourned meeting of tho John-street Conference , and the Executive would also be elected . The Council had effected by its publications much good , and if proper
arrangements were made , relative to a change of speakers , in the various localities , they would become too powerful for any attempt at leadership . —Messrs . Fletcher , Bloomfield , and Slocombe supported the amendment . A District Council was a _^ necessary in London as it was in any other district ; although the Executive resided in London , they were not justified in spending the general funds in solely agitating the metropolis . —The Chairman in putting the motion spoke strongly in favour of tbe utility of the Council ; some slig ht jealousy existed in a portion of the Executive , relative to the Council interfering with their duties , but twenty years' experir ence had convinced him tbat its existence was
essential to the prosperity of the cause in London . —The amendment wa 3 carried by a considerable majority . —The Chairman then announced that a Ball and Concert would be held in that room , under the patronage of the Council , on Tuesday , December 17 th . Mr . Fowler had always accommodated them without desiring remuneration , and be trusted they would not forget his kindness . — On the motion of Messrs . Blythe and Brisck , the Democratic newspapers were requested to call upon all the metropolitan localities to elect fit and proper persons as delegates to the ensuing Council . An aecount of the income and expenditure was then read , by which it appeared that the Council was a few shillings in debt . The Somers Town and
Whittington and Cat delegates immediately paid their quota , and all localities that arc in arrears aro requested to discharge tbe same . —Mr . Brisck moved , and Mr . BIyth seconded , the following motion : — " That it is the opinion of this Council , that the late Executive deserve the thanks of tho Chartist body for their exertions , especially considering the small means which they have had wherewith to carry out their object . This Council also approves of their _decision for calling a Conference in May . " —Mr . Wheeler having obtained permission to speak , thought it unwise in them to come to a voto upon the latter portion of the resolution . Their localities had not expressed any definite opinions , and they should not impair their usefulness by mixing
themselves up in a party question , and thereby , in a measure , dictate to the next Executive . —A majority of the delegates having stated that they could not vote in favour of the latter portion of the resolution without consulting their localities , it was withdrawn and the vote of thanks to the Executive carried unanimously . —Mr . Brisck hroughfc forward tho case of the twenty-six Hungarians and Poles meeting at the Queen ' s Arms , Commercial-street , Whitechapel , and requested the localities to assist them , as well as their brethren in Turnmill-atreet , —Mr . Brisck moved , and Mr , Dunnage seconded , a vote of thanks to the reporter of the Northern Star , for his attendance and faithful reports of their meetings . — Messrs . Stallwood , Slocombe , and others , supported it , which being carried , Mr . Wheeler briefly replied , and the Council adjourned until the second Sunday in January .
New Eastern Literary Institution , Morpeth * street , Green-street , Bethnal Green . —Mr . Wheeler lectured here on Sunday evening , upon the "Condition of England Question , " and entered into a variety of details , showing the grievous manner in which the working classes were oppressed and plundered , and that nothing less than a complete social as well as political change would ever place them in their true position . The chair was ably filled by Mr . Hlingworth , who delivered some very pertinent observations respecting the proper management of such Institutions , and expressed his strongest wishes for their prosperity . —Mr . Archer , in a very eloquent and pathetic speech , supported the views taken by the lecturer , and was much ap plauded . —Mr . Stokes also spoke on the same subject . —Tho usual votes of thanks were given , and the meeting adjourned .
Sheffield . —On Saturday evening a public meeting ( called by placard , ) was held in the Democratic Temperance Hotel , 33 , Queen-street , to consider the position of Mr . O'Connor with reference to the late Queen ' s Bench trial ; Mr . Aaron Higginbottom in the chair . After reading the placard , and urging those present to be up and doing in the matter , Mr . W . nolmes moved , and Mr . _Collings seconded , the following resolution , which was carried unanimously : — "That all the members of the Land Company belonging to this branch be requested to pay forthwith one shilling each , sixpence for the winding up , and sixpence for the defence of Mr . O'ConHor ; and , further , that a committee of six members be elected to see to the full carrying out of the same . " The following persons wero duly
appointed : —Messrs . James Wbaley , Thomas Ash , Joseph Hill , Thomas Lye , and Aaron Higginbottom . On the motion of Mr . John Jefferies , Mr . G . Cavill wa 3 unanimously elected treasurer , to whom all subscriptions must be sent . After a considerable number of members had paid in their quota , and the usual thanks being given the chairman , the _meeting was adjourned to Sunday evening . At tho adjourned meeting hold in the above room , Mr . A . Higginbottom was again called upon to preside . After Mr . Hague had read the letter which the Executive had placed in the Star respecting the Chartists of Sheffied , Mr . Thomas Rook moved , and Mr . R . Buck , the financial secretary , seconded , the following resolution : — "That the best answer we _cixii givo to the above is , that this meeting do forth-
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'¦ - * _-- _^' < "iv _^ — " - - ¦ - ___ _L-L _ m- _^ - _^« r _^ ou _^^ rSed which WW followed by \ : CWty cheers . The next business which was considere d _^ wn _^ a Soire which will be held on _Friday in th * _ohvistmas week , when a few popular _friends _a _^ expected to be present , which will be announced in future bills . It was agreed to _se _*;^ _^ ,. r _^ _c ,. f 0 v a considerable quantity of Collecting books , as soon as possible _. The _meeting -was then adjourned to Sunday the loth _»; . ist . The amount transmitted on Monday _moving , . and which was collected without any canv _Asa ° , was £ 3 Is . 2 d . . , Hanley , Staffordshire PoWEBiES .-The _Cbar-I tists of this district have commenced a good work in the true spirit of _ democra cy , -tha o _frais ng r .. „ . i „ _tn _nas sf , n free _nc our fjood chiet tlOm ino . : TTTT" ; ' .. _lAffhofiimTsof the National Charter
fangs of the oppressors . Such a step is not merely to show to the eminent Jefferies and his satellites tbat the slumber of Chartism is not au eternal s l eep ; but it is also intended as an example to othei places , that each section must put their shoulders to the wheel , and « ' Go and do so likewise . ' Arrangements have boon made for a tea party and ball to take place on Christmas Eve , in the Peop le s Hall , Brunswick-street ; the whole ot the proceeds , which no doubt will realise a good sum , to be given towards the costs inflicted in a Court of Injustice by an unjust Judge . What ! Is every generous and grateful ' feeling blunted ? No , no . The seed tha he has sown shall bruise the serpent's heart . Up ! Lion-hearted men of England ! The veteran patriot
asks your aid _.-the general who never turned ma back on the enemy , and who has never _torsaken you in the hour of danger . Delays are dangerous ; hesitate not a moment , —let every town and village strive to excel in kindness , and tho work is done . In a few hours from the first announcement of a tea party to assist Mr . O'Connor ten free tray 9 were Offered and gratefully accepted by the committee , each tray to tea a dozen persons . " Actions , hot words , " is the motto of th e North Staffordshire Democrats . . Again , we say , to each and all , " Go and do likewise . " ....
Derby . —At a meeting of tbe OhartisU of this town , held , on Sunday evening last , it was resolved that a subscription be entered into for the purpose of releasing Mr . O'Connor from tho difficulties in which he has been placed by an unjust Judge and a base and servile jury . Subscriptions to be received at Mr . Crabtree ' B , hatter , _Rotton-row , and at Mr . Wright ' s , broker , St . James ' -lane . Rociidalb . —The weekly meeting of members was held on 'Monday evening—Mr . Bake in the chair . The address of Mr . Rider was read from the Star , and the following resolutions were adopted : — " That a committee be appointed to Mr . O'Connor ' s Defence Fund , and that the following persons constitute that committee—Messrs . J . Shepherd , S .
Crabtvee _, W . Bake , C . Shephard , R . Hacking , R . Gill , and H . Smith . " "That we get sixty bills printed of the above address , for distribution in the borough . '' "That , taking all matters into consideration , we do not deem it prudent to nominate an Executive at present , until after the Manchester Conference , and we call upon the Chartists generally to put aside all petty opposition , and make that Conference what it ought to be—a full representation of the Chartists of this country , Coventry . —The usual weekly meeting was held at Mr . Bedder ' s , bookseller , Little Park-street . — Mr . S . Everett in the chair—when the votes for the Executive were taken , which resulted in the nomination of the following gentlemen : _—Feargus
O'Connor , Ernest Jones , G . J . Harsey , G . W . M . Reynolds , T . M . Wheeler , J . Bussell , J . Arnott , G . J . Holyoake , and W . J . Linton . It was proposed by W . Hosier , and seconded by J . Gilbert , — "Thatthe council be requested to issue collecting books immediately , for the purpose of raising money for the O'Connor Defence Fund . " Proposed by Alexander Yates , and seconded by G . Freeman , — " That a Tea and Dancing Party be got up during the Christmas holidays , the proceeds to be given to the above fund . " Messrs . Hosier and Everet were appointed to make arrangements for that purpose , alter which an address was agreed to , and also a reply to an attack made upon the Chartist cause , by two Tory members of the Town Council , which was ordered to be printed . NEwcASTLE-uroJf-Tr . VE . ~ At the usual weekly meeting-held in the Joiner's Hall on tbe 1 st inst .,
the following persons were elected councilmen for the ensuing quarter : —James Watson , Angus M'Leod , John Robertson , Joseph Eland , James " Smith , William Murray , William Armstrong ; Martin Jude , treasurer ; John Brown , secretary , 8 , Harrison ' s Property , Stepney-bank . It was resolved on the motion of Mr . Martin Jude , [ seconded by Mr . Ridsley , that the committee be appointed to get up subscriptions for Mr . O'Connor ' s Honesty Fund , and that subscriptions be received at tbe Chartist reading-room , Joiner ' s Hall , which is open from nine in the morning till ten in the erening on Sunday , and from seven until ten on other days of the week . The following persons are appointed to assist in the busiuess : —P . Murray , bookseller , Green-market ; J . Watson , bookseller , Greenmarket ; M . Jude , Sandy ford-lane ; T . Forrest , Railway-terrace ; J . Brown , Pottery-bank ; James Smith , residence forgot .
_Staletbridge _, —At a meeting of the members held on Sunday afternoon , in their meeting-room , Quarry-street , High-street , the following resolutions were agreed to : —'' That we send £ 2 to Mr . O'Connor ' s Honesty Fund . " "That a tea party and ball be held in our meeting-room , on Friday , _Jauuary 3 rd . " _•« That the discussion class established by this branch , and open every Sunday evening , be open to the public free . " Manchester . —On Sunday evening , December 8 th , Mr . Daniel Donovan lectured on " Protection , Homo Consumption , and Emigration , " to the satisfaction of his hearers . After the lecture a vote of
thanks was given to the lecturer . On Monday evening the council assembled in the ante-room of tho hall , and after transacting local business a reply to Mr . Jones's letter to the Manchester Council was agreed to , which will be found in another place . [ We are sorry that want of spaee permits only tho following brief notice of Chartist transactions this week . ] Norwich . —At the weekly meeting held on Sunday last , the following resolution was adopted : — "That this meeting having heard the circular which was sent from the Star office , do form a committee to assist Mr . O'Connor in paying the law expenses . That we appoint the 23 rd of December
to receive this same . Birmingham . —At a meeting held on Sunday night , it was resolved : — " That we , the Chartists and Land members , having heard the circular relating to Mr . O'Connor , ou the Bradshaw case , do form a committee to collect subscriptions for the above purpose . After hearing a statement from Mr . Town , of Dodford , in reference to the payment of the rents , a committee of three was appointed to investigate the affair , and report to a meeting of Land members , on Sunday next , at seven o ' clock . Exeter . —On Monday night resolutions were adopted , calling on the Manchester Council to obey
the will of the majority , on tho Conference question , and to elect an Executive . " ' That the Provisional Committee extend the time for the return of votes to the 1 st of January / ' " That the Executive be requested to publish in the Aovthern Star , and Reynolds ' s _Newsjiaper , a list of the votes for the Executive , in each locality . " "That tbe new Executive call a Conference as speedy as possible . " Thanks were voted to the old Executive . A committee was appointed to collect subscriptions for the Honesty Fund . Eighteen shillings were collected by a member , from men who were not Chartists , through his reading the report of the Bradshaw trial .
Hull . —Mr . E . Taylor lectured on Sunday last , after which it was resolved that the holding of a Conference be decided by the majority . A committee was formed to receive subscriptions for the Defence Fund . All communications to bo addressed to Mr . G . Candelet , behind Glass Blowers Inn , Hull . Hastings . —At the quarterly meeting of members on Sunday last , the old Exeoutive were re-elected , with the addition of Mr . E . Jones . It was resolved , " That the calling a Conference be left to the Executive , and that a meeting be held on Sunday evening to discuss the propriety of voting money to the Honesty Fund . Stockport . —Mr . G . Mantle , of Manchester , lectured on Sunday evening to a large audience . In answer to a question after the lecture , he denied having moved an amendment at Manoheiter when Mr . O'Connor was there .
Emmett Brigade . —A crowded meeting was held on Sunday evening at the Rock Tavern , Lissongrove . The election of the Executive was commenced , and adjourned to Sunday evening , the 15 th ; after which Mr . Bronterre O'Brien lectured , and received the thanks of tho meeting . Several new members wero enrolled .
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National Charter League . —At the meeting on Sunday evening last , held at the Talfourd Temperance Hotel , Mr . Thomas Clark lectured on " The spirit and philosophy of Chartism . " It wa 3 announced , that on Sunday evening , December 15 , Mr . Hunt would lecture on "The Mythology of the Ancients , as relating to politics ; " after which the discussion on the causes of the failure of the Chartist movement would be resumed . The Plate Rorbert . —Acquittal of Sirrell . — At tho Liverpool assizes , on _Thursday , Wm Maoauley and T . C . Sirrell were tried , the former charged with breaking into the dwelling house of James Fisher , and stealing various articles of plate and the latter with receiving the articles , knowing hem to havo been stolen . The trial concluded shortly alter seven o ' clock , Sirrell was Acquitted and Macaulay was found _Guilty of receivingJ On yearn _trausportanou ,
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GUILDHALL . — _-Obstruotino . the Footpath . — On Tuesday , J . J . Bezer and Philip Martin were _charged by John Cainplin , 212 ' City police , with obstructing the pavement in Holborn , by carrying placards , and refusing to quit the pavement when requested to do so .. Tho prisoner Bezer stating that the road was intended for four legged animals , whereas ho possessed only two . Upon this he took the prisoners to the station-house . —The defendant Bezer cross-examined tho policeman , to prove that numerous similar obstruct ions oxisted in his beat , and had done so for months past without his interfering to procure their removal . —Alderman Hum . nhrpvs discharged tho defendants , cautioning them
as to their offending again . —Bezer stated that he was not able to perform hard labour , owing to rheumatics caught in ' the condemned cell at _Newgate , and this decision would deprive him of his means of livelihood . As he was not anxious to break the law , he requested the Alderman ' s opinion respecting the legality of his having a perambulator in the road . It was to advertise a truly valuable Chartist publication , entitled "Tho Friend ot the People , " of which he would present him a copy , assuring him that its contents were excellent , and that it contained nothing seditious nor blasphemous . —The Alderman declined giving an
opinion as to the legality ot the perambulator . — Bezer then applied for a summons for an assault committed hy 212 on his ( Bczer ' s ) wife . —This the Alderman , who appeared to think that the comp lainant was not serious in the charge , declined to grant . He could not advise him how to procure remuneration for his loss of time . —Bezer then applied for a summons against Mr . Spratswell , a tailor , for having board men obstructing the thoroughfare in Holborn . —The Alderman stated that he did not need a summons . All he had to do was to give the men into the charge of the police . —The case attracted much attention . Ernest
Jones , T , M . Wnecler , and a number of well known Chartists wero present . The defendant ' s ( Bezur ' s ) comic manner kept the Court in a state of laughter , and it was difficult to procure order . MARLBOROUCH-STIiEET .-SiNeuiAR Apmjcation . — -The Irvisgite Chapel . — A gentleman , who did not give his name , applied to Mr . Bingham for advice under the following circumstances : —Applicant stated that that morning , hearing that there was to be a lecture delivered at the Irvingite Chapel , Newman-street , ho wont there and took bis seat in tho gallery . Directly service commenced , he was astonished to observe that it was conducted with all the forms of Popish worship , the priests and attendants being , attired in robes similar to those worn by the Catholic clergy . Applicant had not been seated many minutes when one of the attendants came up and asked him if he was a member of the chapel , and on his replying in the
negative he was requested to leave the chapel . This he declined to do , on the grounds that it was a public place of worship , and as such he had as much right to be there as any other person . A young man in a surplice then came , and laying bis band on applicant ' s arm , intimated that if he did not leave at once , force would be used to ejoet him . Rather than disturb the . congregation he left the place at once . A pp licant now wished to know whether they were justified in acting as they had done , and what he had better do in the matter . — Mr . Bingham ( to applicant ) : I really have no jurisdiction in the matter . An attorney is the person you ought to apply to . If you can prove that the persons belonging to tho chapel committed a trespass in laying their hands upon you , the County Court will afford you a remedy . —The applicant , who appeared astonished that the magistrate had no jurisdiction in the case / bowed his thanks , and left the court . A Begging Letter . _writer . —Thomas Williams was
charged with obtaining several small sums of money from various tradesmen by false _i » nd fraudulent pretences . —Mr . James Revell , oilman , 272 , Oxfordstreet , stated that on Saturday last the prisoner came into his shop and produced a paper , which he said Mr . Broad , of _Tavistock-street , had sent him , with his compliments , and a request that he ( witness ) would read it . Witness opened the paper , and found it to he a petition , of which the following is a copy : — ' B . Smith , oilman < feo ., 107 , Fleetstreet , begs leave to recommend the petition of William Lawrance , who was employed by me till an unforeseen accident happened , by which his spine was injured in such a manner that it will disable him from work for the future , and he iu now in the
hospital . I have had this drawn out and sent it round to a few gentlemen , in hopes of raising a trifle for the poor family of five children , who are thrown into the greatest distress through the accident . " This petition was alleged to be signed oy some of the leading men in the trade , for sinus varying from £ 2 to 2 s . Cd . ; and witness believing the prisoner ' s tale to be true , gave him 2 s . Cd ., and put bis name to the petition for that amount , and he then left the shop . Witness had since ascertained that the prisoner ' s statement was false . —Mr . James Tillyer , oilman , 321 , Oxford-street , said , that or Monday afternoon , about four o ' clock , the prisoner entered his shop , and handing him the petition produced by last witness , said , " Mr . Revell presents his compliments , and wishes you to road it . " Witness , directly he looked at it , told tho prisoner he
knew Mr . Smith very well , and the petition was iu his handwriting . * The prisoner said it was , and that all the signatures were authentic . Witness then sent for a constable and gave him in eharge . —The policeman who took the prisoner into custody , deposed that , on the way to the station , be ( prisoner ) said he was sent b y Mr . Smith with the paper . Witness subsequently went to Mr . Smith s , and that , gentleman said he knew nothing about either the prisoner or the paper , and that his name which was attached thereto was a forgery . —The prisoner , in reply to the charge , said be was very sorrj , but he was out of work , and distress induced him to write the paper himself , and that the names , with few exceptions , wero forgeries . —Mr . Bingham committed the prisoner for three months , with hard labour .
BOW-STREET—Counterfeit Coin .-H . Hart was finally examined , charged with uttering counterfeit coin . —A clerk from the office of Mr . Powell , the solicitor for the Mint , attended , and said he had instituted inquiries about the prisoner , and found that he was employed at a lodging-house in Broad-street , and that he was considered an honest man . —The prisoner said ho found all tha pieces wrapped up in some papers , while he was making one of the lodgers' beds . —The clerk said he had no reason to disbelieve that statement . —Mr . Hall said the prisoner had not acted like a professional smasher , or he would not have carried so many counterfeit coins in his possession . He should give him the benefit of the doubt and discharge bimf Stabbing . —II . McCarthy was charged with
stabbing J . Clarke . The wounded man was unable to attend in consequence of the injuries he had received . —About two o ' clock on Monday morning the prisoner entered an eating and lodging-house , No . 12 , Great Eavl-street , St . Giles ' s , a common resort for mendicants and others . The prisoner , who appeared to be intoxicated , became very troublesome , and used very offensive language . Clarke , who resides in the nouso , desired him to desist , and told him if he did not do so he should turn him but . The prisoner became worse , and was ejected from the house . He then commenced pulling down the shutters , and when Clarke came out he drew a clasp knife from his pocket , and struck him a violent blow with the blade upon his ri ght thi gh . One of the lodgers came to Clarke ' s assistance , and was
stabbed in the mouth . Clarke bled most profusely and was removed to King ' s College Hospital and is now in a very precarious condition . The prisoner was remanded . WESTMINSTER . - Protection to Omnibus Travellers . —Henry Kite and Dennis Loary ' were w ? , _^ ed > _,-n the , Mlowin S circumstances :-William Miller ,. conductor of a Brompton omnibus , stated that while he was in the Gunter ' s Arms Fulham-road , on Monday evening , tho defendants dressed as labouring men , took their seats in his bus ; a third , their friend , was about to enter when complainant objected on account of his filthv condition , added to drunkenness , which latter was true of all three . Upon this defendants _commenced a series of annoyance , tried to drag the conductor from the step , jtn _q to pull in their friendI-and while doing so , damaged the fittings of the _i- _» K .
ano oeterrea passengers from entering . _-Defendants , who complained that they had been Sea said that they were in pursuit of a lost doe * Z fit was important that the ? should _ta-X _ilX _^ iiiena lma another in his arms . —The _magistrate said three drunken men and two dogs w _^? f not to _^ _SW _^ i" PUbIl C con _veyanee , a nd fi „ edtern is . each for the assault , Kite to pay in addition the damage sustained by tho conductor . au ( UU 0 Iuue WORSIIIP-STRE ET .-Charge of Felony bv a _ouh _^ offi , " _^; _r Wm' J 8- "" a clerk " _£ En-? SiSn m * . g ° ? ds _Nation of the Eastern _S 5 _t V _, _-Pnck-lane , Shoreditch , was charged with embezzling various sums of monev c tC ty 0 f the conipa » y .-j araes _Twiss , cTshier prisoner to render an account daily of the trans mission o goods , together with the total S i
carnage , into ms ( witness ' s ) hands . On the 21 s of November , prisoner was suspended , and on the 23 rd he received the sum of £ 3 from a * named Haydon , near Cambrid ge , aUhou _. h _^ _H not been recalled to office A nVf , ? _.- he lmd proved against him aho on ? he 20 th o _S _™ _?™ of £ 119 s ., received from a _«*««« _November , Cambridge . He wat _appXB _™ _?& _%£ Cutting and Wounding . —Op ™ - ™ _tt chessboard manufacturer n _5 ! _f ° _PW 00 ' ] , a
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Jane Parnell , with intent to murder her . —Mr . Ar noldsaid he would accept substantial bail for then ? future appearance . —The . bail , however , was not forthcoming at the close of the court , and the _prf _* _soners were therefore carried _awaj in the van , THAMES . —A Wilful Bot ,--John _Marphyj aged fourteen , the son of a _coalwhipper- _, ai Queenstreet , Wapping , was charged - with attempting to commit suicide . For the last three weeks ha had absented himself from school , and absconded from his home on Saturday . ' On Sunday his father ; Jane Parnell , with intent to murder her . —Mr .
discovered him and took him home , when he waa put to hed and chastised with a thin rope , on which the lai jumped out of bed , rushed down stairs , and getting out of doors , made towards the London Docks , and flung himself into the water . Providentially Walker 445 A wason the spot , and rescued him from his perilous position . —Mr . Yardlcy , on questioning the boy and finding him very intelligent , read him an impressive lecture on tbe serious nature of the crime he had contemplated , and ultimately took his father ' s bail for his appearance on Monday next .
SOUTHWARK . —Barbarous Treatment of an _overdriven Beast . —William Thomas , a Smithfield drover , was brought before Mr . A'Beckett , charged with cruelty to a cow . Mrs . Aim Hancock , the wife of a surgeon , stated that about half-past three o ' clock on Monday afternoon , as she was standing at one of the windows of her house , her attention was particularly directed toward s the defendant * , who was driving a cow that seemed to be in a very bad condition , and scarcely able to move along . At length the animal fell dewn apparently from sheer exhaustion . The defendant then seized _ttu- animal ' s tail , and twisted it with great force , but finding this had not the desired effect of making it rise from the ground , he then dropped the tail down in a part of the road where a quantity of sharp granite was
laid , and began to jump upon it with all bis mi ght . Although the poor animal seemed by the heaving of its body to suffer pain , from such extreme cruelty , yet it had not tho power to move from its position , and the defendant then ran to its head , and thrusting several of his fingers up its nostrils , by that description of purchase ho made several ineffectual attempts to get the animal upon its legs , Witness then hastened to the street and sent for a policeman , into whose custody she gave the defendant . —la answer to the magistrate , prisoner said—I bad nostick , and nobody can say as how I broke any bones or drew blood . —Mr . A'Beckett : You have acted with brutality , for which you are liable to a penalty of £ 5 . I shall inflict a fino of 20 s ., and in default commit you for fourteen days . —The defendant waa Committed in default of paving the penalty .
SceiVe is the ScnBBY _Tbeatre . —B . Clare , 2 k fashionably-dressed young man , was charged with creating a disturbance in the Surrey Theatre , by exciting the audience against the Pope and _the-Bishops of Exeter and Oxford . —H . Peckham , constable of the Surrey Theatre , said that , shortly before the performances commenced on Monday even * ing , he saw the prisoner in tho slip-gallery , at the rig ' ht hand side of the gallery , addressing the audience on the present papai aggression . He seemed much excited , and used violent language against the Pope , the Bishops of Oxford and Exeter , and the Puseyites . Witness took no notice of him for some time , thinking he would desist . He , however , went on with his address , and concluded by calling
on tbe audience to stand up and sing the _Jfational Anthem . He at once began , and many in the pit and gallery joined him , and prevented the performance commencing . While singing , the prisoner nearly fell over the railings , ana , had not witness seized hold of him , he must have fallen into the pit . He then found that he was under the influence of liquor , and , having considerable property about him , he locked him up in the station house . —Mr . A'Beckett cautioned the prisoner as to his future conduct , and fined him . 5 s . for being drunk , at the same time ordering him to enter into his re _« cognizances to keep the peace . LAMBETH . —IxirunENT Highway Robbery . — William Newman was charged with being concerned with another person not in custody , in a highway robbery , —Mr . Henry Dawson , a " wholesale stationer , residing in Carter-street , Walworth ,
deposed that about half-past eleven o ' clock on tho night before , when within a few doors of his own house , two men approached him from behind , and one of them taking him by the collar said , " Won't you give us something to drink ? " and before ho ( witness ) had time to answer he was flung to the ground with some violence . While on the ground the prisoner struck him a violent blow on tbe face , when witness grasped him by the legs , and calling out " police , " held him until a constable came upto whom he gave him in charge . On examining his left hand trousers' pocket , he found that it was turned inside out , and he missed from it 7 s . lOd . in silver , which had been safe but a few _minutes before . Mr . Dawson declared he had not spoken tenor seen any females in the street at the time , and so near was he to his own house at the time of the robbery that ho had the street-door key in his hand , —The prisoner was remanded for a week .
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HA It MARKET . On Tuesday evening Mrs . Inchbald ' s favourite comedy of Every One has His Fault , was revived here with great success , and will seve as an agreeable source of attraction on the " off-nights" during Mr . Macready ' s engagement . On the whole , it was well played , though some of the actors appeared to display too strong a taste for the serious ; a circumstance which is not difficult to account for at a time
when the same individuals are engaged almost nightly in the performance of tragedy . Mr , Davenport , for instance , who has lately played Brutus , Othello , Falconbridge , and many other characters of equal importance , appeared last night as Sir Robert Bramble ( a hero of " light comedy , " ) and , although he played with much earnestness and judgment , , i want of buoyancy , and an entire absence of the power to seize the salient points of humour , were observable throughout . Mr . Cooper personated Mr . Irwin—an unfortunate gentleman
whose fortunes are ruined in consequence of a marriage unsanctioned by his wife ' s family—and was as sad and lugubrious as could be desired by the most ardent worshipper of the tragic muse . Mrs . Warner was the Lady Elinor , and her power of expressing depth of passion , combined with maternal devotion was exer ted with considerable force and effect _ftoius—an pld bachelor whose mind is constantly vacillating between a determination to take unto himself a wife and an innate dread of the consebuences-was played by Buckstone ; and it need
naraiy oe said that a character so suggestive of humour found a most amusing , if not a very profound exponent . Mr . Howe played the hen-pecked husband . Placid , with much ease , aud a due sense of the ridiculousness of his position ; and Miss P . Horton enacted his termagant wife in a manner which showed that she had well studied the art to conceal , her art . The comedy was received with great favour throughout , and at the fall of the curtain there was sufficient applause to warrant its occasional repetition .
QUEEN'S THEATRE . * J \ _J \? 4 n ' * _* wns P _^ ccd on Monda y m > ht TS ?» ' _Ji aptam John Lxtck - The P iece , which oiZ m upon the rcli ious Prosecutions of _S _& 7 " received - There are , however always two sides to a question , and a glance at history , — from tho slaughters of Essex ( the _SeormS th V' P » _^ _m' > d ° to _^ £ _Si- _n ao mw _< -er _8--w > uM furnish scenes _suffi-\ _MhLl ° _J dy - tor _- tbe lovers of the ™ .- _™* . on * . _w »; tei _' D _8 mt 0 a discussion on this subject K Iw _? _f Say that the < lrami - is fuil _* interest , is etteetivel y put upon the _stasre , and the parts are well supported by the corns dramatioue . Ala '
_uffhw tu ' called the ted Conspiracy followed , in which Mr . Manders represented the principal character . The Castle Keep , or tlte Lost Heir , in which Mr . H . Smith and hi 3 dogs appeared , closed the evening ' s entertainments . We understand that active preparations are being made for the production of " The Model Christmas Pantomime ;"
Royal Polytechnic Institution. During Th...
ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . During the past week Dr . Bachhoffner has been engaged m delivering a series of highly interestin " lectures on the Elec tric , or Yoltalc , Light The principal agent made use of by tho lecturer for the _ffiftS / t , . _' scou _-V"as _Aliman _' _s patent So first nt : n _, l , Tl i- mtei ; which hAa _lapsed since _notic at th ? . d f Ct , Tr ? the subject to the public -o ed tnLl r _\ _- nsllt L u . flon has been arduouslv det Sm _hS ? f ° i tu , g thls _extraordinary agent , which . nanr _» ofi a ely au ured . will be _speedilj ! placed Wi _£ i _^ ° ? P ° slti Great attention has _Jikeonlt ™ . n bel > t 0 * ed upon the solution of the difficuit , piobletn of perfect continuity . Heretofore , the
t _;« n ! ° } aas umi subject to so much fluctuation that anything like an * useful application of it coma not be arrived at . However , the learned uoctor , on this occasion , did not seem to doubt that _wsww _tnmaiie , ) had been achieved , from tbe fact oi the light burning continuously for one hour and a half in the theatre of the Institution . This certainly speaks much in favour of the invention as a light giving agent , and should the expense bo moderate , all illutuiaating power Vet known must sink before its brilliancy and beauty .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 14, 1850, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_14121850/page/8/
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