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10 ' Cft * ' &**&**? [Saturday,
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TO HEADERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. It is imp...
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[The following appeared in our Second Ed...
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The further hearing of Mr. Sloane's case...
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The election of a member for Aylesbury t...
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The latest advices from Frankfort are of...
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1851.
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10 ' Cft * ' &**&**? [Saturday,
10 ' Cft * ' &**&**? [ Saturday ,
To Headers And Correspondents. It Is Imp...
TO HEADERS AND CORRESPONDENTS . It is impossible to acknowledge the mass of letters we receive . Their insertion is often delayed , owing to a press of matter ; and when omitted it ia frequently from reasons quite independent of the merits of the communication . Communications should always be legibly written , and on one side of the paper only . If long , it encreases the difficulty of finding space for them .
[The Following Appeared In Our Second Ed...
[ The following appeared in our Second Edition of last week . " ] POSTSCRIPT . Saturday , Dec . 28 .
The Further Hearing Of Mr. Sloane's Case...
The further hearing of Mr . Sloane ' s case having been appointed for yesterday , the whole of the neighbourhood of Guildhall was , from an early hour in the morning , a scene of great excitement . From the vast crowds of people that kept flowing in from all parts of the City , Guildhall-yard presented more the appearance of the pit of a theatre on Boxing-night than the exterior of a court of justice . As the time drew near for the commencement of the proceedings , the excitement became so great that not a vehicle drove up to the court but the passengers were saluted with shouts and groans from the mob , who were so anxious that Mr . Sloane should not escape witnessing the effect his barbarous behaviour to the unfortunate girl , Jane Wilbred , had produced in the minds of the people , that they were resolved he should know which way public feeling went with regard to this horrible affair . The doors were all crowded with persons applying for admission under various pretexts , and we believe that on no occasion has a police court ever had so many representatives from each of the dail y journals as yesterday ; in fact , if all had been admitted , the audience would have been composed entirely of reporters . About a few minutes before twelve a cab drove up to the aldermen ' s entrance ,
followed by the mob , hallooing in a most frightful manner ; but their behaviour changed instantaneously when they saw Jane Wilbred alight , and she was simultaneously cheered by every one present . The shock , however , her nerves had sustained by the first outburst of indignation was so severe that it was some time before she recovered from the state of trepidation into which she was thrown . The defendant ' s counsel was saluted in like manner at first , but when it was seen who he was the feeling became more intense , and he was obliged to hurry into the magistrates' private room , to avoid experiencing the inconvenience that might arise from his acting professionally for Mr . Sloane .
Mr . Alderman Humphery having taken his seat on the bench , some conversation took place relative to the prosecution , in the course of which it was stated that the warrant had not yet been executed against Mrs . Sloane . Mr . Clarkson , who appeared for Mr . Sloane , stated that he should not put the girl to a cross-examination in the present state of public feeling , but would reserve to his client the right of making his defence when called upon to answer the charge before a higher tribunal . Mr . Sloane , who execrations from the
had arrived amidst loud people outside the police-room , having received an intimation that his presence whs required in the court , here made his appearance , greeted by the whole of the audience with hisses , cries of " Shame , " and other marks of disapprobation and disguwt . lie sat down with his back to the peop le , and hung his head to avoid the eager looks of the crowd . He maintained his seat throughout the proceedings with a sullen demeanour , and , for the first time , appeared to feel the serious position in which ho was placed .
Several witnesses were examined regarding the condition in which Jane Wilbred was when she was taken to the Royal Free Hospital . Mr . AV \ T . Robertson , surgeon , stated that when he weighed her on the 12 th of December , her weight was only 5 <) ± lb . ; on Thursday last he again weighed her , and her weight was 73 , ilb . —showing . an increase of Mlb . The girl ' s dangerous illness proceeded entirely from want of food . When brought into court she in described as having quite a healthy appearance . 4 < Her ftce , " it is said , " has now assumed its natural colour , and her features have changed from the sickly hue and cadaverous expression of a woman about thirty years of age , bordering on death , to the plump and interesting appearance of a pretty young girl of fifteen . " The following is the evidence she gave yesterday : —
Jaiiu Wilbred : When I went into my master ' s sittingroom lie UHcd to say I frightened the bird if 1 took a candle in . It wan a linnet that ho wan afraid I should kill . lie Huid it would frighten the bird to take u cundle with mo when I took coiiIh through the room for the kitehen fire . The bird died koiiic time after , and my mistrt-Bs Btruck me witli a hIjop , and my master hit me on the back with Iuh hand and nearly knocked me down . They both said it wuh because the bird died . 1 had less
J .- _« man 1 . * 1 food after the bird died than I had before , but they Haid nothing ubout giving me leem food . Mr . and MrH . Klotuie told me they would torment mo an long aw 1 waa with them , beoauHo the bird died . When they tfuve mo mustard my lniatrcKs lined to put it on my bread . I BomctimcH hnd it mixed with wuter , and Homeiiniea sprinkled dry on my bread . I lifted to go about , the ; chambers rubbing my feet to keep them warm , becauHe they were bo cold . My mintreHB would not allow me to
go to the fire , although there was one in the kitchen . Mr . Sloane beat me for walking about the house and not lifting my feet . I tried to do so , but could not , and then my master always beat me . When I did not get enough to eat I was weak and slow in my work , and whenever I did anything they complained of me for being slow , and beat me on the back with a shoe . I was slow because I was ill . I never went out for errands but once , and then my mistress went with me . I told Mrs . Bell the way in which I was treatedbut never any one else . I told her
, I had not mentioned it to any one before that . I "never attempted to run away , because I did not know where to go to . I have often been awoke from my sleep by all three , Mr and Mis . Sloane and the young lady ( Louisa Devaux ) . They used to wake me and ask me if I was cold , and , on my telling them I was , they made me get out of bed in the middle of the night , to go and clean the stairs down . { Greatsensation . ) This was in the winter time ; and they would not let me put all my clothes on , because Mrs . Sloane said she could not wait for me to do so .
This occurred more than once . " In the course of the afternoon , the depositions having been signed by those witnesses who were present , the alderman was about formally to commit Mr . Sloane to Newgate , when , in accordance with that gentleman ' s request , he said he would remand him to the Compter , in order that he might be brought up next week , ^ md the case perfected in every respect , as well as to afford the defendant an opportunity of giving bail for his appearance at the trial . Great difficulty was experienced as to how Mr . Sloane should be removed in safety , as the mob seemed ratheAo be encreasing , Various expedients were suggested , and a person was despatched to
obtain a cab in some part remote from Guildhall , and to drive round by Moorgate-street and Fore-street into BasinRhall-street , and then wait at the church , and in the mean time it was arranged that several policemen were to guard the magistrates' entrance and keep back the crowd from the hall , while Mr . Sloane made a rush into the hall , and effected his escape by the back way to where the cab was waiting for him . An officer was sent down to the Compter with instructions to the governor to have the door open , and everything prepared to afford defendant a ready reception on arriving there , The cab door was opened , and Mr .
Sloane ( who had only about three yards to go ) , accompanied by Springate , the gaoler , suddenly rushed out and was endeavouring to force his way into the cab , ~ when the mob closed upon them , and had it not been for the able exertions of Mr . Superintendent Hodgson , Mr . Roe , and about a dozen constables , Mr . Sloane would have been torn to pieces by the exasperated mob . One old woman , in particular , was making most furious lunges at him with an immense umbrella . With great difficulty Mr . Sloane got into the cab , but the crowd all pressed forward , and with such violence , that both the windows of the vehicle were smashed to atoms , and mud , and all kinds of filth were showered upon him through both windows . Constables escorted the cub , and the driver
lashed his horse to try and escape the -rabble , but they impeded his way so much that he was unable to proceed at any but a rapid walking pace . Two policemen endeavoured to block up the windows by standing on the steps of the cab , but in spite of their exertions the gaoler received a smart blow on the face intended for Mr . Sloane . Shouts and every imaginable expression of disgust and horror were reiterated by the crowd on the way from the court to the Compter ; and , even when Sloane was safely inside , they lingered outside , hissing and hooting , and calling upon the turnkeys to turn Sloane out among them , and they would give him what he deserved , bix policemen remained in front of the door for some time , as it was feared that it would not be safe to leave the front door guarded only by the gaoler .
The Election Of A Member For Aylesbury T...
The election of a member for Aylesbury took place yesterday . From the commencement it waa evident that lloughton had no chance against Calvert . The Protestantism of the latter was too strong for his opponent ' s financial reform . At the close of the poll the numbers were : — Calvert , 490 ; lloughton , 197 : Majority , , * K ) 2 . The Times of this morning saya , with reference to the threatened strike on the London and North-Western Jtailway , " It appears that the directors of this company
have determined not to give way m any respect to tho engine-drivers and firemen on the line . The recent agitation with regard to the apprehended strike . ' will be suppressed an speedily as possible , by giving notice to those men who are not disposed to conform to the regulations of the company to quit the service . It is stated on good authority that the directors have had more than ample as ^ i « tane . e offered them from the locomotive departments of several railway companies to carry on the traflic in case the strike should be carried into eileet .
The Latest Advices From Frankfort Are Of...
The latest advices from Frankfort are of the 24 th in-Btant . Violent incuBiircH of compulsion are Ktill being executed in IIemu * . It . is Hinted that General 1 ' eucker , the l ' ruKniun Commissioner , has protested against these measures . AdvioeH from Berlin , of the fitli instant , state that the CiibinetH of Prussia and Austria have agreed to propone a permanent executive power for the Confederation . Austria and L'niM . sia will jointly undertake the functions of that office . . No mention haa been made of territorial changed .
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There is nothing so revolutionary , because there is nothing so unnatural and convulsive , a 3 the strain to keep things fixed when all the world is by the very law of its creation in eternal progress . —Db . Arnold .
1801—1815—1851. Progress Of The People. ...
1801—1815—1851 . PROGRESS OF THE PEOPLE . The Jubilee of the half century is celebrated with immeasurable exultation by the journals ; and not entirely without reason . We enter upon the second half of the century better provided in every respect than we were when we entered upon the commencement . ' The youngest tyro in history can contrast our present state with the traditions of 1801—the revolution consummated , but not crushed , in France—John Bull in a paroxysm of reactionary loyalty , and rejoicing in the Toryism rampant over
him — the feeblest efforts at maintaining liberty of discussion , like that of the Corresponding Society , trampled upon by the iron heel of power—National Debt in full swing under the Heaven-bora Minister—Orthodoxy triumphant in Church and State — Dissent scarcely tolerated , abashed before the dominant faith—free thought scouted , skulking in corners , and only hinting its existence , or flaring forth in the unmeasured coarseness of men whose freedom lay solely in their recklessness . Socially , the people were labouring with a crisis of dearth . We all remember the
bread at two shillings a loaf ; and if war prices lent a fallacious activity to trade , a fallacious prosperity to those dependent upon trade , that solace of the hard time was afterwards paid in a desperate price on the reaction of peace . In our daily life respectable society is enormously improved since that day , both in conveniences and manners . We have food cheap and abundant , every part of the country shows better lodging ; raiment is plentiful and better . We have steam , railways , electric telegraph , penny postage , " and , " says the solemn Post , " chloroform and mesmerism ! " In short , we have escaped by half a century from the regime embodied in the genius of Pitt .
1815 brought to Europe and to England the blessings of peace . To Europe the blessings of peace were principally recorded and immortalized in the treaties of 1815 , which partitioned the continent of civilization among a small class of men called royal , which is very unequally divided between a few respectables , some rogues and some zanies . The scourge of Europe , indeed , Bonaparte , who had betrayed the cause of Republicanism and disgraced it by setting up in its name a spurious empire , was crushed and disposed of for ever ; that was one embarrassment out of the way of future progress . As to the rogues and zanies royal , even
if we cannot convert the class and make it respectable , which seems almost a hopeless task , though we have had some promising nibbles in the Cobourg and Dutch families , we shall certainly be able to deal with them as we proceed . The period personated by Bonaparte had passed away , and 1815 left uh with a ruling spirit represented on the Connent by the Holy Alliance and the treaties of 1816 in thiw country by Wellington and Waterloo , —the decent honest Tory , with laurels round his regulation cocked hat , who never mistrusted himself , and whose object in life was to see that the king ' s Government should bo carried on .
An eventful and revolutionary period this peace of thirty-five years , ending with 1850 1 Europe has never ceased to quiver with clenched teeth and fists under tho settlement of tho Holy Alliance . Jta ty has never ceased to warn oil' the " Foreigner , ' who will be driven out ut last ; Germany has studied in its books until it has found the prohlem of free thought in politics as well as
metaphysics ; Belgium has patted from Holland to be a continental England ; and Holland with wisdom unusual is bettered by tho change , and emulates the freedom of its revolted province . France has seen a succession of rulers , First , a restoration of monarchy trying to bo a revival of absolutism , and exiled in Charles X . Next a long spoil of Louis-IMiilippiHin , an enthroned humbug of the respectability elans . To that aucceeds tho elected humbug ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 4, 1851, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_04011851/page/10/
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