The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-02 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION

(Tills DAY.) and a"
Charles White vse.a charged with stealing'coaat'' for
and Catherine Harding were indicted on two eery ir°ll3
stealing and for r,c,iving, a quantity of prop
the cart of John Evans, a carrier. Ibe went int°
The prosecutor having left his cart 911:"Ieded, and after
a public-house, a policeman saw it unuttsp.
to the green'
watching; it for a considerable time took 2:
astoUnded ,11
yard. The prosecutor on his return w"- he ,it lengihd
not finding the cart, which by inquirit,'s"tbee n3bise
succeeded in tracing to the grernyurd. lir White (who
several parcels fr,tan the cart. The prisone
een
iroving
pleaded guilty) W 59, on the same even!uge,aby ct
the other
a truck in the neighbourhood, and assisted cleve_in,.. white
prisoners. At a later period of the
~F.fa
the
mui,srng
pro,
was taken on suspicion, and
~,r,‘, pair:,-,rtions of the propert/
party was in his (ruck. Other they bad been lett
were found et public-iwu'ehl'o
by the le' h' Pri'etterB' w • ral shifts and other Ara"
end we
on the following day. rsu„.
wcre taken into custody
cles were found on
thattheir
they were with White when
or that they left the parcels at
but acknowledged that White bad
houses, ,
the public-
.. wearfibles." The employment of this
given thorn the
isoner Catherine Harding, and the dim'
"I" tlittihe which she was psrtUaded to overcome he
heilw'faies parriasowiiinergs
prisoners were convicted of stealing
scruples to utter
,in e a
explanation
meaning, caused much. .. us .ment.
cult),
w._ i w ttdhheeentlwruocic,,,
artier"
i
het
1 dif
the officer of the House of Correction being asked if
•
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE
be could prove any former clnvietion against Catberih;
Harding, replied that he had received orders '' "L to
give in reports of former convictions."
owsor-
7lieT h
property.tw female
(Hilary order, and said
i I this
w"
d A lie
°tie he could not un-erstanw
had reason
most e
to believe that the prisoner was a
no-
torious character, Ol
yet she must get off on account.__
this " order." He would in future insist on ball"
by 9
these rep
reports which ho was justificid in demanding ee
statute. Meanwhile ho would sentence the prisouer_,"o
four months' imprisonment, for which leniency aid
might thank those who gave this " order." ll° , and
sentence her sister to three months' iniprisonuien'Lind,
the prisoner White must fur the present stand rernsou`
as there might be other charges against them.

CLERKENWELL.-(TUIS DA.
Staniford Roland, a most respectably-dressed Ine,rd'
was placed at the bar before Mr. Currie,
d?scribed as a large wholesale manufacturer of Slit ffiti ,'
assaulting several of the officers at the Great Northern
Railway Terminus, King's-cross. at
Mr. John Carruthers, station master at the Grie--.,
Northern Railway, King's Cross, stated that yeeterkurit„
afternoon the prisoner, who haitaken a ticket for SP°
charged wit°
field, committed a nuisance against the station-bouset
and, upon his s
tooAk
violent blow in tha face, and behaved in a most violent
peaking to him, he struck bin' a
manner.
thepoliceman prison prisoner tott h teh eGsrteaat Lill! ile
Conveying him there he received several severe kicks on
hoortuhseer,nsaißd,ailtwbasT,w:l7
his legs, and other injuries. the
A sergeant of the S division stated, that when -,.
prisoner was brought to the station-house last night P"
became very violent and would foie° his way ton
o the
inspector's room, which is always private. Up 10
speaking to him, be struck out at him and bcgan_ c
kick. Lie was greedy excited from drink and otb r
causes. t)
The prisoner in defence said that he was fully OW
that he bad struck the police. k the
A letter was here handed to the magistrate, .1
prisoner's mother-in-l.w, stating that be was in a den"
gerous state, and asking for that gentleman's assistant:
te convey him in custody to Bbeffit-id, where be woo
confined in eustedv. h the
The MAGISTRATE here had an interview with
court,
several parties cohcerned, and upon his return into ; dCO
stated that be must remand him for a short
ere.per-('-'..
determine what course lie WaS to pursue. ,If _.,
wattled quiet no undue restraint would be placed over
him.

Y•)

of Exeter
We are enabled to any that the Bishop
on reading the pamphlet entitled ~ Miss Sellon and the Sis-
ters of Metcy," expressed to that lady his decided opioion,
that it is due to herself that she should make a
ment on the matters contained in that parn_phlet. WWI the
intimation Miss Salim has declared her full iatelltiol -.'
__7 oppliiPsolqglironicie, public. este.

NATIONAL REFORM ASSO-
CIATION.— cans DAY.)
A conference of delegates front all parts of the country
Was held this day at St. Martin's flail, ie compliance
With a notice issued by the National Reform Asso-
ciation.
The meeting watt held in the smaller hill, and there
was Only a limited attendance of p. rsona at 11 o'clock,
but as the day advanced this number increased.
We noticed present Sir Joshua Walmsley, M.P., Ad•
.• miral Sir Charles Napier, Mr. Gesch, M.P., Mr. flume,
M.P., Mr. Geo. Thonap,on, M.R. Mr. itleCullagh, M P.,
. Idr. J. W. Fox, M.P., Edwd. Mini), the licv. Mr. Bur-
, nett, Mr. Ralph Walter, Mr. &fwd. Davey, Mr. Hough-
' ton, Mr. Lettemore, 1)r. Simpson, Mr. Searle, Mr. Sleek,
...
Manning, Mr. eialishurv, and others.
Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY addressed the meeting to the
following effect :—ln opening the business of this confe-
rence, the entire management of whose proceedings will
. be in your baud, permit me in the name of the council
to offer you my best thanks for your atmndance here to-
day, and for the valuable assistance you have rendered
to the cattle of reform in your several localities. Suffer
me also to offer a suggestion; it is, that in fill we may
deem it necessary to ray during the sittings of this
body, we should aim at the csndensation of our matter,
and at reducing our propositions to the most practical
and businestelike shape.—(Hear.) I would also suggest
that those gentlemen who have any special information
to give to the conference, or any plans to submit, should,
if practicable, put such infornettien and plans into writ-
ing, and in as condensed a.compaes as possible.—(Hear.)
Gentlemen, when the circular was issued which an-
nounced the intention of the council to convene this
Meeting, it was their expectation that you would as-
semble under eomewhat different circumstances, and be
called upon to discuss the details of " A Bill for the Im-
provement of the Representation," introduced to Par-
liament by her hlejesty's lam Government. I need not
inform you that the Whig Administration has
Ceased to exist, and that Lord John Rus-
sell's reform is therefore no longer a Govern-
ment measure. These events have relieved us
from the necessity of spending much time in• deliberat-
ing upon the merits qr the demerits of the Whig scheme
of reform. The great object of this conference will be to
devise these measures by which a future Administration,
whatever may be its name, will be compelled to grunt to
the people of the United Kingdom a full and equal re-
presentation in the House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.)
I shall dismiss the late Reform Bill with a veil few
words. After listening to the statement of th? late
Prime Minister on the 9th of February, I felt it to be
rtlY duty to declare in my place in the House of Cum-
teens that the measure, the outlines of which had been
sketched by the Noble Lord, was totally unworthy of the
Rouse of Commons, totally unworthy of being called a
Reform Bill, and totally unworthy of the political ante-
cedents of Lord John Russell.—(Cheers.) To this opi-
nion I still adhere.—(Hear.) It is no Reform Bill, for it
Makes no provision tor the independent, exercise of the
tight of voting. By the omission of the ballot, it brings
neon it the condemnation so emphatically pronounced by
Manchester
employers of labour at a late conference in
Aeanchester who declared " that any extension of this
sefranchise, unaccompanied by the secrecy and security of
use ballot, would be mere mockery."---(Cheers.) It is
no Reform Bill, for it would not bestow the right to vote
upon more than half a million of the at present unfran-
Pitied classes, or upon one in eight of the mil-
- those who are unjustly deearred the right of electing
"uose to whom are committed tho disposal of their pro
PfirtY, their liberty, and their lives.—(Cheers.) Such a
measure carries upon the face of it the appearance of an
reatt rather than of a boon.—(Cheers.) It is no Re-
:In:Bill, for if to some extent it widens the area of 66
anomalies,
boroughs, it leaves otherwise untouched the
euenealtes, inequalities, and corruptions of the existing I
ePteth.—(Hear ) It is no Reform Bill as respects the 1
fee
Of representatives to their constituents,
ilieer it duce not repeal
the
Septennial
Act,
but leaves Par-
' hirent to a seven years' existence, and Members to the
ti once during that period, to the deteriorating armee,-
jes_hs, ef the House of Commonte—(Cheers.) Such tieing
87 haracter of the Bill brought in by Lord John Rus-
-117, I cannot regret its fete; but must rather congratu-
a„°You on the fact that it no longer exists to impede
•!'tte effurta to obtain a measure more consistent with the
!Litt demands of the people, and ttze interests of the
cnitarY at large. With the se observations I come at
Refero the plan of reform advocated by the National
specifym Association.—(Hear.) It is unnecessary to
e_ in detail the features of the measure which, after
itateceet deliberation, has been adopted, with a view to the
0 tsiument of a great practical good, by a concession en
rs ; hand of extreme and abstract opinions, and the
tirdelement on the other of those restrictions and liroi-
°te which stood in the way of the extension of the
toseehise to the intelligent and industrial classes of the
4133,,TutlftY.—(Hear, hear.) The holding of nearly six
_Prel7red public meetings, the co-operation of the
ptii;,.l the annual discussion in Parliament, and the
testion of a very large number of tracts and pam-
et have made the princielea of the association al-
eite!st universally known, and have obtained for them a
tl.c_is,.and most encouraging support. On one point only
i'li.there been any misapprehension, and I am anxious
"meatier the holding of this conference and the publi-
. cittiee s
891 its proceedings, it should no longer exist.
4° misapprehension to which I have alluded has
".seu out of a misinterpretation of the first clause in•
the ( declaration of our objects, as set forth on the card
I.'s. membership. That clause is is definition of the qua-
cation for the franchise. Now it has been moat
n'reneously supposed, that by the claiming to be rated
re the relief of the poor is meant the actual payment of
ea a condition of voting. Such is not the case.
`tiedu°tetact contrary is the face—Wear.) All we mean
the existing parochial machinery should be re-
, as the beet adapted for the purpose of local re•
titration under local eupervisieu and self government;
bat the right to be upon the register and to vote should
bWhollyindependent and irrespective of the payment
rates,—(Cheer:.) This simple statement will, 1
eel*, net this question at rest, and give assurance to the
Tends of reform everywhere, that we shall most stre-
10Usly oppose all attempts to insert a rate paying
cleats in any future Reform Bill, believing such a clause
t i‘
be a fruitful source of oppression, chicanery, and
and little better than a penal enactment, visit-
-72: upon honest men the penalty of disfranchise-
Date
ant for the non-pre-payment of a due, which the
(el°°hial authorities have ample power to enforce.—
eef_e''res) It will, deubtleet, be expected that I should
fee': tet the operations of the association since the con-
tio'ree of 1850. In conformity with the recommends-
eke' of that body, the council has ever since been
fed en the moat popular principles, and the result has
n
Tthat we have had the benefit of the opinions and
ignettions of men intimately aware of the wishes and
e lgt of the great body of the unenfranclaised classes.
ewer:?enabers of the association have adhered with un-
inoye 'ng fidelity to the principles upon which the
boiled was originally based, considering themselves
Plea eel° the one hand to demand all that those princi-
to' emuraced, and on the other to resist every attempt
Arefeecied them, unless with the consent and at the ex-
(Hee,. Ldesire of the majority of the entire body.—
hole "ear.) This feeling hay restrained the council
their kink even a verbal alteration in the statement of
there Piceiples, as they have thought it better that
et th should be a partial and temporary misconception
tali
caning
rem of a phrase than a suspicion of a ele-
beli„re 'from the original basis. To this course may, I
retie-e' be ascribed much of the confidence and co-ope-
riete-„" n
~ with which the association has been favoured
Pe the Progress of its sgeatiore As was to be cx-
tiQ the association has bad to centeud with oifficul-
th, and oPpositico. 'These have taken partly from
cretieeteutiPethy to the society, open or con-
the ef mere party politicians, but more from
The
apathy and inertness of the unenfranchised classes.
Parts of which have beets received from all
pr.tsS Of the,kingdOin and the personal visits of the dee
utution which iatvir,
zave convinced the eoubtte.n from time to time sent forth,
sons belonging to whatuaar this middle classesil that a large number of par-
(persons themselves incalled
eincerely desirous of exteedirion of the franchise), are
their political rights.—(ch,:
stn the working classes
Persons have proved by their aret,)thYot a few of these
to .the confidence of those whom th 4: the are entitled
11:1"re. They, however, complain, anyd arei seeking to
„-ee, that the working classes have 00541:uhrinnIguerhecjeunsi
essential
pu t tfoort(hhe
oanuectubsiirrogr abnienyh aetizhteeri r-
-I,4tt, manifested that enthusiasm and
t'eiee,, cause which are
Which others may
tho Ample
They point to the labours and enthusiasm of
ter-,,Pmple in 1831 and 1832, in the conflict for
.the over..
of the borouglamosgering system, and to their
je tZLetruggles and sacrifices for the establishment of the
Inf.eres' Charter, and contrast these with the apparent
te:Lueern of the working classos at the present time..
Wn"r3f friend'of reform must deeply regret this state of
Power' and and earnestly desire to sec the intelligent and
tow`"hl bod of the industrial community awakened
kiaititeenp.o of ythe importance of working out their own
epee e,.41 emancipation. Others are prepared to co-
be ,tee'e with them; but if the great o
fratio-ralplished, it must be by'the efforts of the unen-
stietitissd themselves, aided and supported by their
I 1104 Who already possess the suffrage.—(Bear, hear.)
%awe said that there are men in every part of the
let t'irlY who merit:the confidence of the working classes;
Chit, etla hasten to bestow that confidence, and to
atate,with those who desire to elevate them. Raving
our what I conceive to be the principal reason why
oeuti!',l„hgress has nut been-as rapid and as great as we
ee heeire let also gratefully acknowledge the
It me
el eta with which large numbers of the producing
the "lea h
sve
,united with us, and made concessions for
more ee-operaei n while at the same time holding
s'leztatynneed opinion;. I must also notice with sin-
Sid Wed deep felt gratitude the sanction and valuable
have received in various places from Christian
minitr
who have perceived the intimate connexion.
4ollef/Itisth improvement of the social and civil condi-
Zithe "'People, and their own succems in the discharge,
eat) °tiered duties which devolve upon them.—( guar,
t° Do" Gentlemen, the advent of a Protectionist partythe peoe:;v/i,ll doubtless revive the spirit which animated
e 2rn.141" oaring the struggle for the repeal of the
"tanif,s,B---(Elear, hear.) No one will witness the
my isle'
'itch of that spirit with more satisfaction than
Pr4i setiun at should deeply regret to see the energies of
snretted exclusively to the maintenance of the
<vs' of free trade, instead of being directed
;thee
ea change in the system of representation us
(ettlerrrlnanently exclude from power all monopolists,
th 11eers,) Commercial, ecclesiastical, or political.—
eaerpee If free-trade principles are at this moment.
tete ;74a it is because the mighty resources which
es" th
, action to abolish the corn-laws were
. eted 6 time when repeal was obtained at once di-
term bto the
Mo "Ye-- enlargement and purification of the elec-
raokiis„, (Cheers.) Ilad the signal victory over the
it-4644,e° of the people's bread been followed by an
)11!0,,hilew assault upon the monopolists of the people's
Yin' the year 1852 would not have seen Lord
'1111•L Nwer. but a Government noting in harmony.,
- Peppier7 . taro& II feicnitted aud, jegellOrfit"

THE

House of Commons.--(Cheers.) Let it not be forgotten
that the restoration of the duties en corn, is only one
amongst many evil measnrea which a Tory Government
- assumes °Ric to carry through Parli.inient.(lfear,)
Let it not be forgotten that the principles, and 'conse
quently the prilicy, of such a Government will-be
throutrhoot illiberal, and that though it may not be able
to carry its priveipl,s, in all (33.,eN, into actual enactment,
it will obstruct and prevent measures of a liberal cha-
rizett,r from being carried.—(Hear, hear.) For ' Myself,
then, I will not unite in a general agitation Upon.exclu-
siedy free-trade principles; and would counsel my
countrymen, who want not only
h
but cheap government, and
eftictual control over the a
nationLeanespftrati:n'rst 7
purse, to
bread,
to
embrace the present favourable opportunity of securing
the perpetusl blessings of flan trade, and a: general
amelioration of existing hurdenF by means of a radical
change in the representation.—(Lood cheers.)- Let the
people who purchase corn possess the franchise, and
there need be no epprehension they will ever peralit the
landlords of England again to tax, the fctod on which
they subsist,—(Ubeer.,..) .And now, p„entletnen, in- ite-
, tiring from the position ia which I have been 'placed,
merely that as president of the association I might, open
the business of this conference, I have to express my
earnest hope and strong belief that our preceedings will
he characterised by eon, tray, moderation, a strict regard
to the objects which have brought us together,.- and a
spirit of liberality towards every gentleman who- may
desire to address this assembly.--(Hear, hear) Your
business in the first instance will be to elect a chairman
of the confer:owe, with two vice-chairmen, a secretary,
and a business committee; the latter should not exceed
seven in number, and were you to take one or two out of
our council they might facilitate the business. To theatS
officers should be confided the affairs of the; conference;
and such resolutions as may lay the groundworkfor pro-
fitable discussion. It will also be the province of these
gentlemen to prepare the final report or address of the
conference to the nation. In conclusion, let me remind
you that it the association is to continue in existence, and
to pursue in future the objects to which it has hitherto
devoted its attention, it will need a still greater measure
of support than that,which it bas yet received.—(Flear.)
Thus tar, and in the, hope of ultimate assistance, 04
the burden and expense has been chiefly borne by'
few, rather than the many. Henceforth the pecuniary
responsibility must be divided between those who are
labouring for the people and the people themslves I
Sustained by the body which, the association seeks to
enfranchise, it will possess the power to carry on all its
operations vi ith tenfold vigour, and the moral energy
also, to enforce peaceably, and constitutionally, its rea-
sonable and just demands.—(Cheers.) It will befor you

to determine whether you will renew your confidence- in
the council and executive of the ;association, and if yon:
should deem them worthy of continued approbation and
trust, then to devise the means of placing such resources
of sympathy and fnnds at their disposal as will enable
them to prosecute successfully the great work which
has been committed to their hands.—(Cheers.). Sir
Joshua Watmsley concluded by moving that Mr. flume
be requested to take the chair.--(Loud cheers.)
Mr. GEORGE. THOMPSON, M.P. seconded the motion,
which was carried with great acclamation. _

Mr. Hume then took the chair amidst much applause.
It was proposed. seconded, and carried, that Robert
Heywood, Esq., of Bolton, and Robert Walters, Esq., of
Neweasile, should be appointed to act as Vice-Presidents
:of the Conference.
Mr. George Thompson was elected Secretary.,
A business committee, consisting of seven gentlemen,
was next appointed.
Mr. E. JONES wbbed to know if he was eligible to sit
upon this conference. He bad been deputed by the me-
tropolitan Chartists to attend this meeting and watch its
proceedings.
The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative.
The election of Mr. Searle was then carried.
Mr. JIALEY moved the election of Mr. Birch, of the
University of Oxford, a farmer and a
,good radical.—

(A laugh.)
This election was csrried, after which Mr. Lattemoro
was elected ,to represent the agricultural interest, tnd
Mr. Edward Miall the Nonconformist press.
A GENTLEMAN proposed the election of Mr.. B.
O'Brien.
Mr. G. THOMPSON said that gentleman was not eli-
gible, as he was not a member of the National Parlia-
mentary and Financial Reform Association. This
meeting had been convened for the purpose of pro-
moting the objects of this association, and the commit-
tee wished to uaite all parties with that view if it was
possible ty do so. No one could be allowed to vete in
this conference who was not a member of the assio-
cialion.
The CHAIRMAN said DO one who could not produce
his card of membership should thrust their views upon
the meeting.
Mr. DICK doubted the honesty of the association.
The CHAIRMAN indignantly repelled the insinuation,
and said while he occupied the chair ho would not
allow Mr. Dick or any other man to call in question the
honesty of this association.
A DELEGATE from the Tower Hamlets was satisfied
that there would be no fair play in this meeting, and he
should therefore withdraw from it.—(Cheers.)
A WORKING MAN said he had been admitted to this
meeting by a card, and he was sorry to see members of
his class so utterly regardless of all order and decorum
as some of them had exhibited to-day.
Mr. Hoiyoake, Mr. Jackson, of Yarmouth, and Mr-
Gregory Foster, were also elected members of the bu•

siness committee.
Mr. IifItALL thanked the conference for having elected
him, but be could only accept the office conditionally.
He should accent upon the understanding that the ob-
ject of this lIPS/ movement was to promote the principle
of reform recognised by the National Parliamentary and
Financial Reform Association..--(Cheers.)
The'business committee were then directed to retire,
and enter at once upon their functions.
Mr. HOME then addressed the meeting at some length,
reminding the conference that he had been 41 years in
the House of Common 7, and, during the whole of
that time, he h,el voted in favour of progressive
reform. He assisted in drawing up the Charter, but 'in
this ctn.-tufty we were ruled by the mejoriry, and he was
therefore.not disposed to sacrifice the improvement of his
fellow-men because he could not get all be wanted.

The disunion which arose between him and the Chartists
twelve years ago had so long delayed the progress of
reform. Those of Mr. Joncs's principles wanted to go
too fast; tauter, indeed, than there were horses sufficient
to carry the coach. Surely, if they could not get to Oxford,
they ought not to object to go half the way, and it was
with the view, of carrying out that idea as applied to
reform that this conference had been called. it was to
unite all parties in favour of a compromise without giving
up the full opinion that they professed, and he hoped the
movement would be suffered to go on without interrup-

tion.—(Cheers.)
Oa the return of the business committee, Mr. MIALL
read the report. .
Mr. VAISIEN stated himself to be a Chartist and a
Financial Reformer, .and he rose for the purpose of &-
eying the statement which had been made, that the
bulk of the people were not with the association. It
was obvious that it was the interest of this association
to have the people with them, and it was • equally ob-
vious that they had nor.—(Cries of "Hear" and "No.")
He saw no working men in the constitution of the so-
ciety, and the fact was that the working classes did not
go with the association. The gentlemen of this asso-
ciation said, put the Financial Reformers into power,
and then you. will have good government.—(lle!tr.) Hr
granted that, but if they did put them into power
they would not put the people into power. To secure
thin, ho must say they must go on a broader basis than
bad been laid down yet by those politicians who were
emphatically called the mercantile party. For his part,
he thought that the old aristocracy, bid as they were,
went far beyond the mercantile party in many points
which related to the social awl moral welfare of the

people.
The conference was then addressed by the .varioes
delegates from the country, and the proceedings had not

climeCl when our report kit.

PARLIAMENTARY CoMMITTEER.—The committee of
Selection have appointed the following Committees :—A
C inmittee, consisting of Mr. Alderman Copeland, chairman,
Mr. W. Evans, Sir E. Gooch, Mr. Collins, and Mr. J. Bell,
on the Liverpool Corporation Waterworks, the Southampton
Corporation %N. aterwurks, Sunderland Waterworks, and Mer-
thyr Tydvil Waterworks, to meet on the 16th of March; a
Committee, consisting of Mr. Legh, chairman, Mr. Grim-
f.(2lol, Sir G. Pechell, Mr. Uuncuft, and Mr. Dawes, on the
Norr
w lverhampton Gas, Newport Improvement, Cheltenham
flmprovement, and Barnstaple Markets, to meet on the 16th
March; a Commitee. of Captain Harris, chairman, Sir J.
smeet on the 18th'efal1'
the AleYacs.-.'lA—lr,:eS, S. Davies, Mr. Milner, and Mr. W. Goold, on
vv ood, and Mr.
River IST.advYiagradt'io:,?
ton imp'roleumilltmprovernent, Runcorn Improvement, Stock
Medina d Liverpool Museum and Library, to
gh Foyle 'and S
nii. Lockhart, Lord E. Howard, - Mr.
Heywood,
ohairinnn; Air.
`fir. ; a Committee, of Colonel Lind-
say,
on the East Lo
Souththe EDsrsocitxw
Canal,"e '
Estuary,
hJunctiond
Accidental Death Insur an
March. The c YvillY orneeDrainage, to meet on the 18th of
London Waterworks,
are appointed to meet onantche, and Mansfield Gas Light '
Patent Solid Sewage Maur eistn of. March, and Bills,
Hospital, and Scarborougl: Aberdeen Boyiethons(eioi.the
meet on the 16th of March. arkets and Apprnacha v Girls'
es Bill, to
DEWSBURY.—S TEEPLECRABE Exm.A.,,,'
A race of this description came' off • nn-.i—:(ifllEN44:ltir:
Dewsbury Moor, between two small" farmeurse—aY 'm t; on
Tolson, aged 73 years, and George Wilson, a . dhamed pa,
had been in the habit of hunting in their younger, "' The
on Monday night, overt heir cups, made a wager t• 0 says, tun; neat
nes
day for two cows—Dans red and white cow against'Ge g ',t
.branded cow. Accordingly, they started from Dan's manure:
heap at one o'clock on Tuesday. The fences were chiefly
atone walls, and the distance rather over half a mile. Georgew
took the lead, and both men cleared the first two fences' in
fide style, George keeping the lead; but at the third George
tipped the wall-top, and came down heavily. Dan now got
the lead, and appeared like a winner; but at the fifth fence he
alsb came down, and was lamed. George then made heavy
play for the stake, and won the Cows by about a yard.
Both men are now laid up of their wounds.—RaWas
Guardian.

ST. DAvlD's Day,—Yesterday being St. David's
Day, the children belonging to the Welch School, Gray's ...,Inn-
lane, walked in procession to St. George's-church, Hanover
sluare, where au eloquent sermon was
preached by the Lord
Bishop of Manchester for the occasion. After his Lordship's
address, the children proceeded to the Freemasons' Tavern,
where they partook of an excellent dinner, which was pro-
Tided for them by governors and friends of the institution.
CANADA.—We learn from Le Canadien, that Sir
Allan Mac Nab has respectfully declined an invitation to a
public dinner tendered to him by the Conservative electors
of Hamilton, Canada West. The Gallant Knight
no .loner
considers himself " a political man," but ~g.
a man for rail-
ways and material progress."

FALMOUTH, MARCH I.—Wind W., f
-r"h•—Arrd. Ad-
miral Moulmein, for London; Runnymede, Pernambuco•
Balcuetha, ditto.

SWANSEA, NARCII N.w.—Aro. Cuba,
Valparaiso..