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The Laws Of Eulioph. Mr. En Fro It, -The...
Tories subscribed without pointing to the breach of the treaties of 1815 by the same king and by Russia and Austria , thev have accepted the Russian interpretation , that thoso treaties , as the affairs stand now , are duly fulfilled . But the conquest of Neufchatel has been postponed to later days . That indeed is spoken very openly . It simply means , the problem of the treaties ; the legal constitution of Europe is yet to be resolved . We have a' precedent how very easily in such an event the Neufchatel question is to be answered . . The French interpretation of the treaties , which appeared in the Paris newspapers , is quite Russian , denying every legal importance to those stipulations , and any right to the -whole of Europe of intermeddling with the constitutional questions of each people . Such an interpretation leaves nothing but bare violence to regulate the common affairs of all nations . Then there is no peace , there ia only armistice .
Like that French judge , who cried out to a German prisoner at the bar quoting the law : " You speak of law , sir , I see you are a foreigner ! " The French press of the day has lost all conception of legal principles , by which the moral world is ruled . A . R .
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THE STOCKPORT RIOTS The inquiries respecting these outrages were continued on Monday . On that day , twenty-seven of the prisoners , who had been arrested in the act of throwing stones , were set at liherty , on their recognizances to appear when called upon . The important parts of the evidence g iven on that day were as follows . William Corcovan , a throstle jobber , who stated that he waa not a Roman Catholic , saw John Slater , one of the prisoners , on Tuesday night , the night of the riot , come out of the Edgeley Chapel , with an oil painting in hia hands . He saw another of the prisoners , Thomas Edwards , come out of the priest ' s house , with some hooks , which he placed on the steps .
Mary Howley , of John-street , saw , on the same night , the prisoner , James Garner , opposite her window , with four or five hundred persons armed with sticks . As she stood at the window , Garner said , — " Look at yon ; strike at her / ' and threw a stone through the window . Some other men struck at the window , and broke several squares of glass . The mob cried out , — " Five pounds for an Irishman's head . " Jane Doud , also living in John-street , said her house was attacked b y the mob after Howley ' s . One of the prisoners , Joseph Birch , broke open the door . The mob entered the house , and broke all their furniture , and carried away some clothes .
Bridget Murray , on the Wednesday morning after the riot , heard Henry Aston , one of the prisoners , when he came to bis work , talking about the " line fun" he had had at Edgeley , the previous night . Ellen Sheridan , on the night of the riot , saw the prisoner Henry Ashton , at Edgeley , near Mr . Frith ' s house , after the soldiers came . A young man came up to him , and said , — "Well , Henry , we ' ve done it , haven't we ? " Harry said , — " Aye , and I'd have done it worso if these red had kept away . " The young man said , — " Harry , have you found any money ? " and
Ashton said— - " No , only two or three coppers in one corner of the drawers up-stairs . " The young man asked him if he had got any silver , and ho said , — " No , onl y two or three coppers ; but I have made a smash ol the china and glass , and I have deprived that ¦ of his soft bed to-night . " Some leaves of books were flying about , aud tbe young man said— " Harry , where are all those leaves coining from ? " Ashton said , — - "Out of tho library , as they call it ; we have made i « . _« i-. „ e ( i . _i-t . » ra- iv-, hiM i » - 1—a _ku ,, whore the old priest was . Ashton answered that they did not know when they first came up , hut were just
getting to know when the red emtio up , adding , " All we wanted was tho old priest , and that thing at , the top , " pointing to the cross at the top of < he chapel tower . He said , if he had g ot , the old priest he would havo burned him the same as the old sofa . This investigation was resumed on Tuesday . Tho evidence previously given , proved that Michael Moran , who had been in England but three weeks , on a visit t (» his brother-in-law , was passing quietly along the _Kfi'eet on fhe night of tho riot , when he was violently assaulted by sonic of the rioters , and died in a few hours of the wounds he Intel received . The man named Mulli gan was in custody .
_'flu > , Coroner remarked , that it had been shown tbat _'leutli had been caused by a fracture on the right wide "' the skull , which wits given early in tbe iilfray , and that , therefore , their attention should be principally directed to the circumstances connected with that wound . William Riley , the undo of Moran , _stated , that on 'darning to h _' ' bouse in Rock-row , on the Tuesday _" _> _ght about hull-past woven o ' clock , he found there his '"' phew , und . lumen Ehiiuigun , his brother-in-law—the lorinor having received a _hcvoio blow . Riley hud tho > vou na _drafltfd _, aud _placed hit . _uophw on tke ' _bid . Th «
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house was soon after broken into , and Riley was dragged into the street , and beaten till he was insensible . Several witnesses gave evidence of a disturbance in Lord-street . It was chiefly among a body of Irishmen who came up in pursuit of a body of English . According to one witness , named James Axon , the Irish came to a stop from some cause , and began a scuffle among themselves . This witness saw one man struck down , with a blow on the side of his head from a stick with a knob at the end . He received several more blows afterwards . The witness could not describe the appearance of either the wounded man , or the man who struck the blow , and he Aid not see the prisoner , Matthew Mulligan there . There were no English in the street at that time except neighbours , who were watching .
Elizabeth Wheelan saw a man drop down among the crowd in Lord-street . She saw a man named Joseph Goodwin strike him when he was down , but she knew no one else who was round him when he was struck . She afterwards saw James Flanagan take the wounded
man away . John Wood was amongst the Irishmen at the time in question , and received several blows . He wrestled with one man ( who appears to have been Moran ) , and threw him down . Martha Wareham said that she saw John Wood on the ground , with a man in lig ht clothes . The latter was struck while he was down with a shepherd ' s crook , and afterwards , as he attempted to rise , the prisoner , Matthew Mulligan , dealt him a tremendous blow on the side of the head with a bent poker , after which he rose no more . This statement was confirmed by William
Wareham , the husband of the last-mentioned witness , who assisted Flanagan to raise np the wounded man . He saw blood flow from the wound inflicted by tbe crook before the blow was struck with the poker . Other witnesses testified to the chief points-in this evidence with some degree of discrepancy . Some thought that Mulligan intended to strike at Wood ; others , that he struck at Moran , not knowing him to be an Irishman ; but almost all concurred in stating that Mulligan had struck the man with a poker , and that the wounded man had been carried off by Flanagan . It was proved by Flanagan , that the wound inflicted by Mulligan was on the ri < _iht side of the head .
A surgeon , named Charles Ostler Walters , who assisted in the post mortem examination , stated that the fracture of the skull on the rig ht side of the head , which extended from the top of the head down to the base of the skull , was tho cause of death . This wound was such as would be inflicted with the square part of a poker . The prisoner did not make any statement , and Mr . iUhton , on his behalf , declined to call any
witnesses . Tho Coroner , in summing up the evidence , said that if these facts could be considered proved , a verdict of " Wilful murder" must be found against Mulligan . He considered it immaterial whether he intended to strike Moran or Wood . If a man did an unlawful act , and without his intending it , it killed some one whom he did not , intend to kill , the law as to the crime was precisely the , same . The jury retnrned a verdict of " Wilful murder " against Mulligan , who was then committed to Chester Castle . The magistrates renewed their proceedings on Wednesday morning , when the following facts were brought out : —
Mary Goodey saw _Josoph Hirch , one of the prisoners , "' _•" K _" _* _«*»» the mid ) who were breaking the windows of Mrs . Doud ' s house . She did not know whether he was sober . S > bo i 1 Hlro .. \ , ; , „ , " ¦ What are you goin » to do ?~—are you going to murder and destroy all before you ? " and lie replied , " Yes , I will ; and I'll serve you fhe same , you Irish . I'll show you a sight tonight that you never saw , _fwwc'll behead your priest . " On the next night , George Parry , another of tbe prisoners , attacked her house , with u mob armed with sticks . Hn broke open ber door with an axe , and bis followers destroyed a quantity of ber furniture .
Ellen M'Donald was coming home from the Edgdcy Chapel on the night of fhe riot , and saw great crowds in the street . She heard one of them say , " There 7 s a muss at , the Catholic chapel to-night , und we nhu ) l meet , them coining out , and if we catch the old Erith ( fhe priest ) we'll kill him . " Another mud . " No , lot ' s go to Hock-row . " She went to give information to Mr . Frith , and about live minutes after she reached the priest ' s house u mob ciuiio up and broke the chapel windows .. She saw the prisoner Thomas Walker , and several others , breaking open the chapel door with a _hUiIY . Afterwards he brought out a brass cross , about three yards long , and broke it on fhe ground .
Rose Ann M'Donald saw tbe mob breaking open the c . hupel door with staves . She recognised among them _Thouiitt . Walker , one of the prisoners , hy his dress . John _Mnlwiy _euw t > H « pri * w » M » r _JufJCpU _JJircli , ou th «
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Tuesday night , about a hundred and fifty yards from the chapel . He had in his hand a piece of wood with a white cloth , apparently part of a pew seat . He shouted out , " I ' ve got the old priest ' s shirt . "
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EMIGRANT'S GROUP MEETING . _Owe of Mrs . Chishohn ' s interesting meetings , for the promotion of emigration in families or groups , took place at the Royal British Institution , City-road , on Thursday night . The admission was free , and intending emigrants were earnestly invited to attend and to seek information , which Mrs . Chisholm kindly volunteered to a / ford . When the hall was well filled , Mrs . Chisholm commenced by stating , that as a large number of those before her wore going to sea in a few days she was desirous to give them such information , the result of
much experience and watchfulness , as might be useful to them . They were aware that sho had established a system of emigration , known as the grouping system , which had been forced upon her in the bush in New-South Wales . Finding that sho had there a large number of women who required protection , and a vast number of persons of all creeds and countries , and with no police or paid agents to assist her , she at once adopted the system of grouping , which _\\ _-as so essentially blessed , that out of 1 , 200 women only five lost their character . Having found the systeuii work so advantageously there , she had thought that the same
system might be applied to the voyage out . The question- —the great question of the present day was , should we moralize emigration or not ? should we make it safe aud respectable or the reverse ? Now , she bad found that the grouping system , though attended with many disagreeables , had this advantage , that every ship that adopted it increased in character and responsibility . A moral restraint had been exercised over the young by the co-operation of the aged . The groups , as she proposed them , comprised 24 < persons , and although persons might at first be disagreeable , it was very rarely found that the
grouping commenced on board ship was broken up afterwards . After recommending good temper , patience , and cleanliness among the emigrants , Mrs . Chisholm proceeded te offer a few remarks upon tho Amended Passengers' Act , with reference to which she had made several valuable suggestions . She had always found considerable difficulty in the matter of water . It had to be paid for , and yet when imperial measure was required some astonishment was almost invariably expressed . In the new act both the surgeon and tho master were directed to bear carefully in mind that the butts in which the water was held were old measure .
She suggested that to prevent mistakes and to protect the public , the word " imperial" shouW be inserted . Another clauso in the act provided that a certain space in the ship should be set apart for the hospital , and there was a penalty of not more than 50 i _^ . or less than 51 . for non-compliance . It would be a very great protection to the public if the act specified in what part of the ship the hospital should be placed . She had recentl y been on board a large ship . There was no hospital on board . She asked where it was . " Oh , " said a man , " I don't know ; I suppose we shall knock one np somewhere going down tho river . " In another large ship
there wa . s the Name want of accommodation . She spoke to the captain , a humane and excellent man , and asked him what lie would do if small-pox broke out in fhe ship . " I have been thinking of that myself , " he said . " 1 don't know what I could do better than put them in the long-boat . " She recommended intending emigrants to look not only to the character of the pa « _none--oi u , but also to the _curiro proposed tube taken out . It was very important for safety and comfort that no patent fuel <> r smelling coal should be put on board . Coal , however , was a most profitable cargo ; and she knew one ship in which the ballast ,, after it had been put on board , hud
been actually removed at night and coal put in under it . She could , if she pleased , mention the names ol these vessels ; but truth was a libel , and she was anxious to keep clear of the lawyers . A very great , deal wits required to improve our emigrant ships . If Government beld out some , such reward as knighthood to those who elfected grout improvements in these matters , what ventilation , what punt water , what good emigrant ships we should have ! A gootl sound , wholesome system of competition among shipowners would be _niont
valuable for the public . This , she feared , would not arise until a few foreign whips should be _introduced ; but who wus going on tho continent abort ly , and would look out for a few . Various other suggestions of an eminently practical character Mrs . Chisholm offered , which were listened to with the utmost interest |> y a most attentive , promising , and cheering audience . Ono hint appears so important that we subjoin ' , \ t .- _ahe _Nitid , no one _iiiuh < , expect to got , a house or lod gings at Port Philip ; every one must bo provided with _» tout .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 24, 1852, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_24071852/page/9/
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