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by eight or nine hundred—an sinwhiseest and the three following re.
solutions were all passed unsoissmaly s
" That this meeting views, wish rope sod indignation, the parlis.
mentary conduct of Wilbraham Bgartaa, log. as he has upon many
occasions voted contrary to the interests at do town of Stockport, and.
upon nearly all occasions, agairat the gesool interests of the country,
and particularly on the reform bill now pooling la parliament ; and
that in consequence thereof we do now pain a we at oaminre upon hin,
" That Wilbraham Egerton, Esq. having acted contrary to the
interests of his constituents, is requested by this meeting to deliver
up immediately the trust now confided in him, of representing gum
county in parliament, so that some more efficient person may be dem,:
in his stead.

SALFORD QUARTER SESSIONS.
The following extraordinary number of trials for breaches of trust
occurred at these Sessions :—.Joseph Bradshaw, convicted of ego.
belling the sum of 1111. the property of his employers, mom
Booth, Owen' and Co. corn dealers., of this town, was this nursing
placed in the dock to receive sentence. The chairman said that th,
court felt it to be their bounden duty to make an example of such e.
case, in order to deter others, who held situations of trust from the cam
mission of similar offences. The prisoner had been forgiven by hit
employers on a former occasion, when he embezzled the sum of fie,
pounds, which had not the effect of correcting hie dishonest propensity
The sentence, therefore, was that he be transported for seven years.
Thomas Platt, a lad of respectable and prepossessing appearance,
aged sixteen, was 2160 brought up to ieceive sentence, be having been
tried and convicted yesterday of embezzling the several sums of 12..
and Bs. the property of Mr. James Wilde, painter, of Oldham, with
whom he had been some time " on liking," preparatory to an appren.
ticeship. Mr. Brandt said he was instructed by the prosecutor to re.
commend the prisoner to the merciful consideration of the court, on as
count of his youth and the respectability of his connections ; and Mr.
Courtenay spoke in mitigation of punishment oo the ground that the
prisoner had been improperly intrusted, and called witnesses to the
correctness of his conduct when regulated by due restrictions. The
chairman, in passing sentence, said that such a plea was inapplicable to
the pre-eut case. lie (the learned chairman) should not suppose him-
self guilty of any want of caution in trusting a youth sixteen years of
age with small sums of money; the prisoner was old enough to know
better. He then sentenced him to four months' imprisonment and hard
labour, the last three days to be solitary.
William Motley, 28, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him
with having defrauded his late employers, Messrs. Lupton and Adam.
thwaite, brewers, of this town, of no less a sum than 7901. The pri-
soner, through the medium of his counsel, craved the clemency of' the
court, in consideration of having a wife and four children, and also on
account of his friends, who were securities to the amount of 4001. having
paid that sum, thus leaving a deficit of not more than 3001. A number
of respectable inhabitants on behalf of the prisoner was then called. who
all gave their testimony as to the general good conduct and honesty of
the prisoner previously to this transaction. The worthy Chairman ob
served that he had no doubt about the prisoner's respectable station in
life anterior to the present occurrence, but he felt it inlperative and
bounden duty to inflict a heavy sentence in the present case, to detet
others from the adoption of a similar line of conduct. He was then
sentenced to 14 years' transportation.
John Holmes, a Yorkshire lad, apparently about sixteen years of
age, with a countenance expressive of the most candid simplicity,
pleaded guilty to stealing 16s. the property of his employer William
Glover. It was stated that about six weeks ago, he applied to the pro.
secutor for employment. He took him into his house, and a few days
ago sent him with a cart and 16s. to get a load of coals. The prisoner
left the horse and cart to find the best of its way home, and decamped
with the 16s. In reply to some questions by the Chairman,t the pri-
soner said he came from Edelen-bridge, where he had lived all his life;
that his parents had died five years ago ; and that he had been brought
up as a weaver. The Chairman—Then you did not like weaving?
Priaoner—No! (A laugh.) The Chairman—But you must work, you
know, for your livelihood ? Prisoner—Yees! (A laugh.) Chair-
man—Then why did you go away from your master, Mt. Glover?
Prisoner—The horse stood still in the toad and would not move,
and I was bike to go and leave It. (Laughter.) Chairman.—But you
had no right to take the money with you. Prisoner.--Noa! (Gtest
laughter.) Chairman.—You had better go back to Ilebdeminalge.
Prisoner.—Yees. (Laughter.) Chairman.—Take care you don't come
here again. Prisoner.--111 come no more, if I only get out once.
(Roars of laughter, in which the court joined heartily.) The Chairman.
—The sentence upon you is, that you be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour in this house of correction for fourteen days, and that your hn.
prisonment, for the last three days of that time, be solitary. (The pri-
soner, with a nod.)—Yees ! (Immense laughter.) The conduct of the
prisoner throughout the whole of the preceding dialogue, and by the
good humoured manner in which he expressed his acquiescence in his
sentence kept the court in a continued roar of laughter, which was at
length with difficulty suppressed.
Charles Shsrrocks, 24, pleaded guilty to embezzling a sovereign, the
property of his employer, Mr. John Baggs. The prisoer had obtained
the sovereign on his master's account, from the Rev. S. Booth, in part
payment of an account, and appropriated it to his own use. Having
been twice before convicted, he was sentenced to—Seven Years'
Transportation.
William Parker, 19, pleaded guilty to embezzling 151. 14s. 841.
the property of his employer, Mr. J. Atkinson, the accountant. The
prisoner had received the money in payment of an account, and imme-
diately absconded to Liverpool, where he was apprehended, and he then
. admitted he had spent the money. He was sentenced to Seven Years'
Transportation.
AfARSIED.—Mr. David Vaylor, to Miss Mary Ana Whitelegg.
both of this town.—Mr. William Bowden, of Beook.street, Chorhonf
row, to Miss Brougham, of George-street.—Mr. Frederick Terry, o.
Charlton flow, to Miss Frances Risk—At Reeks. Mr. Claye, book.
seller, Stockport, to Miss Mary Needham, of Ferry Foot.—At Fair
kirk, near Barnsley, Mr. John Clarke Plate of the Sheffield Conran.
Mee, to Elizabeth Conway, only child of the Rem Thomas Tate,
—At Liverpool, George Lawrence, of Wavertree Hall, to Jane
youngest daughter of the late Thomas Earle, f Specklands.—On
7th iost.by special licence, at Halton Chapeßowland Ryles Eger-
ton Warburton, Esq. of Arley Hall, Cheshire. to Mary, eldest daugh-
ter of Sir Illcrd Brooke, Bart. of Norton Priory.
DIED.—At Waterside, Todmorden Alice, wife of Mr. Ftelden.

BIRTHS.

The 17th inst. in Cornwall-ter►ace, Regent's Park, the Hon. Mn.
Duncan, of a son, which survived only a few hours—The 16th inst. in
Cleveland-row, the lady Durham, of a daughter.