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THE MtTBDERER . One of the motfc atrocious murders which bu been -gjpetated in this tora for some yens past was eom-£ j ^ on tbe xu « W of Saturday lart , byaman named Thomas Wilkinson , who , it appear * , has for aome time ., £ panned alife of infamy aad disgrace . The Tictim § tfcis bratai atrocity -was » ¦ wonan named Mary Con-2 ^ , with whom , the priaoaes Lad < x » babited for a conjidsaWe period . The cmaunstances of the horrid affair jje falJy detailed in the following evidence ;—
Joseph Worthington , night-man , deposed—The deceased and Thomas Wilkinson , joiner , lodged with xse , having so l » dged with me from the twenty-fifth a » y of 3 iay last , and that they cohabited together as jnan and wife . About half-past one o ' clock oa ganday morning last , I , and the deceased , and Wilkinson being together in my apartment , the deceased beiag seated at the fire smoking , and Wilkinson being asleep « a ™ y ** & > Wilkinson saidenly got up , and Trent out , and en his retain he , addressing the deesiaed by a byename , said , get a candle , and let us go to bed . Having only one candle , I got np and divided the same , and having given her the one-half lighted , { he deceased ani Wilkinson went together up stairs , as
I thought to . ted . There are only two rooms in the jjouse , one above and the other below , in each of which was a bed , the latter occupied by myself , and the fanner by deceased and Wilkinson , and there was no sne i n ai ' the time . On theii getting up « ulis , I h « utj Wilkinson , addressing the deceased , say " j-ouf eyes , where is my money ? " The dece ? sed said she had oot got it ; upon which he replied , " you're a liar , yon have it" She said she had only a half-a- crown . I heard him then kick and abuse her , upon which she caed . to m e , " Oh , Joe , come and save me . " I then ran up stairs , and got hold ef him by the jjnu , and asked him to come down with me until the passion was off him , as he might kill her with and not be of it
ft chance blow , aware . He snppose that this effusion could have occurred from toes , said he would have his money , upon anything but external violence . I consider the kick on vb ' ich she put her hand into one of her stockings , the neck occasioned the rupture of the blood-vessels of ^ rhieh ^ ere still on her legs , and pulled out a shilling , the brain which were ruptured , and that this was the and nalf- * -crown , and gave tham to him . On this he : cause of death ; all the other injuries might have been struck her on one side of the bead , bat whteh L cant I £° t over ; I dont attribute much to them . I think the ay , and followed this by kicking her on the left side . ! kiek on the neck was alone the cause ; perhaps the other I then got hold ef him again * in order to release her | injuries on . the body might have assisted to bring about from him , in the midst of which he gave her a kick on j that , result , from the excitement they would create . All the throat : she then , fell sideways nponthe floor , and t the injuries I have referred to , except that on the left begin te vomit , lwt whether it was blooror not I <* n't J « ye , were , apparently ,, recent , and made before death ; tall ; it was dark-coloured . I then cried out foti except , also , the mark on the left arm , where % n ai-* ai * tance , and one Ann Hampson , of the same house , tempt had been made to bleed the deceased . The
Tife of James Hampson , : Withington ; in this pariah , inner , who cohabits , and has cohabited-with . me for fee last fotcrteen months , and ilary WQson , a stranger to me , but who had slept at the same house fur the la $ t tro or three nights , came up stairs ,, on which , at my ( Btreaty , Wilkinson went down stairs with me , I leavi » g the women to put the deceased to bed ; and as we csme down I told the prisoner Wilkinson I thought he fcad done it He replied " not I . " On our getting below , one of the women cried out to Wilkinson , " Oh , lorn , thou hast killed her" ( meaning the deceased , j He replied , " If he had not done , if he came up stairs igain , he would do . " One Pryce Price , of Chadwick-¦ beet , labourer , who was also below at the time , being
isked to take up a jug of cold water , to bathe the , ieoeased ' a temples , he did so , but the women said it [ ns of no use , as the deceased was dead . I and j Wilkinson then went up stairs . The deceased ' s eyes feing closed , Wilkinson opened one of them , and said j fee thought she breathed : he then felt at her stomach , { » d I felt at her breast , but perceiving no pulsation , 1 j cried , " Oa , Tom , let's cave a doctor . " He said , never mad * doctor ; but I sent Price far one . He returned immediately afterwards with Mary Wilson , who had ; accompanied him , and said he bad not succeeded . At my request he went again , either to bring one or a pohceman ; Wilkinson having in the meantime , and ¦ while be was again absent , offered to go for a doctor ,
Thkh I objected to , kst he should escape . At length I -went with him in search of one , and on the way we met Wsrdle , a police-officer , in Price's company , wh » took Wilkinson into custody , and we returned ' to the boose . At Wardle * B request , after he had seen the deceased , I went for Mi . Taylor , a neighbouring surgeon , who returned with ns immediately , and within half * n boor after the deceased fell sideways . He tried to draw blood , but none followed . I thought she wa « dead , and J thought this even hefore I went for a doetrx . She had not Bpoken , aud did not speak after th * kick i » the throat . Wilkinson went up stairs in the first instance quite deliberately , snd daring the ? bole time be was kicking and striking tie deceased
tppesred to be quite cooL Wilkinson might have ttrtdt deceased while 1 was below several times , as Tell as kicked her , but I only saw him strike her once —that was on one side of her head . I saw him kick the deceased more than half-a-dozen times , principally about her bead . About a fortnight before he had given her two black eyes , and both of them having blamed me for interfering , I was loth , and was longer in going to assist on this occasion . During the subsequent fortnight they seemed to be very comfortable together , and I am very sore that I am not aware of there fcmag beea Bny quarrel or jealousy subsisting between them . The deceased was drunk , and he had been so likewise , but had been asleep on my bed for about an boor and a half . They had left the house together on Saturday afternoon after they had had their " hoggins , " sad bad been out all night . I was not at home when
Say BBfarued ., The body presented is tbe deceased ' s . ; Be wa * asleep when I returned . I was softer . We were * all friendly . The blows and kicks to which I was wit-¦ ess were heavy ones , and the behaviour was very brutal , especially a kick he gave over deceased's month , and also the one on the throat She sat on the bedside ; iH the time . I mean when Wilkinson went up stairs , i WSktsson was cool and collected , but when I went up stain , and got into the room , he seemed to be excited . The jhoee produced are those Wilkinson had on , and with winch he kicked the deceased . There were no peaons in the house at the time but myself , Wilkinson , Price , Hampson , Wilson , and the deceased . There had been no quarrelling before the parties went up - stain—all had been quiet and comfortable . The injury on the neck was from the right foot , but about this he might be mistaken .
Ann Hampson said—I was alone in the house when Wiltmjon and deceased returned ; it was about halfpast elereu o ' clock on Saturday night last . They were both fresh , but seemed to be friends ; they came in together . As soon as they entered he gave her a shilling , nd at Ms request she went out for some eggs for their epper , and on her return she put four on the fire to beQ , in the midst of which Wilkinson got upon last vitaess ' j bed and fell asleep until after one- o ' clock on Sis Snnd&y morning ; soon after which he asked deceased to go to bed ; they were both in good humour . Immediately after they got up stairs I heard him say to deceased to turn up that money , designating ier a Thore . She asked what money ? He replied , the
noaey she to « k out of his pockets . She said sonietfaing about a hah * crown , and something also which I M no : hear . Immediately after this I heard him begin to kick her and abuse her , on which she cried out for f te last witness , who went up stairs . The abuse continuing l went up stairs , being called up by the last " * itaes ; and the deceased was lying upon the floor , ma water was running out of her month- The last witnes had hoW of Wilkinson by the waist They immediately after went down stairs , and also Pn « , vho had come up with a jug of water ; the « ter intending to go for a doctor , and asking Wilson to accompany him , I being left alone bathing her with
temples cold witer , having lifted her upon the oed . I eontmnea with the deceased until the doctor t o » . When Mr . Taylor , the surgeon , came , he tried to daw blood ; perhaps one drop might come , but no aore . On her right hand and on her neck were marks eft by the nail * in Uk shoes . I am not aware of any Snarrel between the deceased and Wilkinson ; I did t ot see deceased pick Wilkinson's pockets . Deceased * » he quarrelled about a fortnight ago , but they had "e r Mace been friends . I thought she took the money ' ° a » o hearing of it ) out of his pocket merely to fcsreat him spending it . Deceased was a quiet girt , ° d I never saw her put him out of humour , or "fcsspt to do ao . I don't know that there was anv
« 3 < g between them so as to have caused the abuse ; I *« Te she was constant to him ; and I am not aware * « it cause of jealousy . I never saw him in a Psaton before . I was not witness to the bio ws or kicks . ***** Ward , sergeant in the borough police , joined-. I apprehended the prisoner , Wilkinson , on « emf » mation of Pryce Erice . I than went to the *™* j deceased was in Did up stairs ; she was quite ^**^ and apparently de ad . Ann Hampson was »^ a nei . Tyorthington , » t my request , ( on perceiving « erere onaa in the dsaeaeed ' a throat , and as many ^ mae on the £ ace ; , went for Mr . Taylor . Just before « me , Wilkinson observed , < on ay seeing the wound t etffli ^ l Mtin « That 'ra * this ?) that he had t-W ^ > ; * " * ™ md wu there befOT 8 > •*»« n <* a , Zl fading to the last witness , who stood by . ) r * , m * <« no reply , hut looked at jn « « nd . wv > , « , »
S S ^? ** Baylor entering , I went down stairs , £ n m —f 8011 " "" a ^ ; " " ken he said he ehould not ml ^ T ^ * " * b ! Ld 8 be not robbed him . He also » tei A . ^! 1161 0 Me ™* ix my «* t oo the head , and ^ T ""** ^™* I kicked her with . my foot in the ^» d if youll go up stairs youTl see the marks of ^«« m her neck . " Mr . Taylor then calling for ^™ »« shoes , Itookawm off and went up stairs . Vftibi ^ Pared the marks oa the neck with the tkhfcl t odthey eorrespended with the five nails in * 5 Bd rf ! j * nd-tb-ewound on the right hand corres-W ^ J ^ ^ aia * fc ^ right aboe . I observed £ » k ^ floor « WiU' ^ -window ; that on the *«? &L 1 rMhed ? ff ' I asked the last witness what it * fct ib *> L ^ ^ Pri * " * * presence , that it was j . "Wbad parted with after he bad beaten her . W »!! £ ***« old bruises on the face , which Mr . -5 » - * POUlted on t J-jt t -on-t-i _ : „ . fr-aj , mai ,
<™ on theneek eemedtobeafreshone . a ^^ Wilson Vjbq u , of MmdiMter , mngeon , « xatOB »» ed * iV ^ * 9 ° * "o ^ tos examination of the !**» d ZL ™ ™^ mormug last ; the body was * * bwft ?^ ' " ^ ^ eyes were both black *«*> t t ^ ^ * t <» n the left eat did notappear ***«* ctLS 1416 rf the U PP « U P ¦**» to ™ through Mjoioair » 2 ^ <* tte on ter skin ; and the gums « tt * t 3 i ?^ torn ^ separated from the bone to the " ** bnniL , ? * 1 ° **^ ^ & ** " ™* « 7 ™« » d swollen , and the dan abrased in
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various parts ; the right hand was in the same state as the neck , but the skin was torn deeper and more extensively . The abrasions on the skin appeared such as might have been made by the nails of a shoe or boot There were various bruises on different parts of the Body , but none of any importance . There was a slight effusion , of blood on * he right side of the windpipe adjoining and immediately under the outward injured part , which was of no impaHaneebut to prove that the blow must have been very violent The appeaidnce in the chest were comparatively hralthy and free troni injury also the Z ? P : ! f Jf * ' . *• * & *¦ hand y *» * the same state as
to , as abdomen ; the stomach contamed a liquid not unlike a mixtaj * of b © er and ISSS * . I examined tile cervical vertebras , but found no displacement or fracture on removing the Ecalp . There appeared two places on the head where blows must have been struck recently , but they did not affect the skulL On removing the outer covering Crom the brain , nearly the whole surface of the brain was covered with blood , which was infiltrated between the two inner membranes and the convolutions of the brain . The blood was in much larger quantities on the bond of the brain ; there had been no symptoms to eWe reason
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injury on the throat was . a braise . Joseph Taylor , of Manchester , surgeon , examined : ' About half-past two o ' clock , on Sunday morning last , the first witness , and one Pryce Price , called me up , who staled that a woman had been much beaten by & man in Chadwick-street , and that they wished me to go with them immediately ; I , accordingly , went with them to a court in Chadwick-street , and , in a bed-room up stairs , I found the prisoner , Wilkinson , in the custody of the witness , Wardle , and the deceased was on a bed there , partly dressed , but without shoes and stockings ; she appeared to be either in a state of syncope , or dead . I attempted to bleed her in the arm , and found that but very little blood would flow . On carefully examining the body , I soon became perfectly satisfied that
it was lifeless , and declared such to be the fact 1 then took notes of several matters I thought important Both eyes were black from former injuries ; but there was a recent injury on the light eye , which was considerably swollen ; the nose had been Weeding , the lips were much swollen , and there were eight or nine distinct blows , or kicks , on the cheeks and lower jaw , and one very severe kick on the front of the throat , which was considerably abraded , black , and swollen , and bore the distinct mark * of the nails of & boot or shoe . This kick had been , evidently , given upwards , when the body had been elevated , and a sitting position would be favourable for it On the right hand ( the back ) was a very similar injury , bearing similar marks ; and that blow hid been inflicted while the kand had been crossed
on the body for self-protection . There was also a considerable bruise on the right leg ; and on taking a second examination of the throat 1 found the distinct marks of the nails of a right hand on the left side of the ihroat , which shewed that she had been throttled or grasped by some individual . 1 then examined the entire surface of the body , when I found that two severe kicks had been inflicted on the right hip and one on the left hip ; and these were all the marks of injuries that I eould find from an external examination of the body . I hare since examined the body internally with the last witness . I agree -srith -what he states as to the cause of death , bat very probably the injuries on the head niight aggravate and assist in destroying life , which I
mainly attribute tc the injury on the throat : I think all these injuries were occasioned by kicks . The injury on the throat was itself sufficient to' account for effusion of blood on the brain , and to cause death . On comparing the shoes of the prisoner I found that the nails on theright shoedid not correspond with either the abrasions on the throat or the hand , inasmuch as each of them distinctly shewed the marks of five nails arranged in a line ; but that on the left shoe there were five nails at the toe which exactly fitted the marks on the throat and hand . There were spots of blood on the walls a . i the head and side of the bed and on the window frame , and also on the floor .- which were recent and quite moist .
The CoaoKES , in addressing the Jury , after summing up the evideoce , said , the case appeared to him to be clearly one of msrder . There was no proof whatever of provecation . It appeared that the prisoner had thick shoes on , which were clotted with nails ; and his kicking her lo many times with such shoes , on the head and throat , was a sufficient indication of malice . Viewing the matter in the most indulgent light , and supposing that words had passed between the deceased and the prisoner calculated to provoke him , his kicking her in the manner he did was an act of brutality , for which the law would impute murder , if death ensued . There appeared to him to be nothing whatever in the ease to extenuate the conduct of the prisoner . This , however , was merely his opinion ; and , having stated it , it would be for them to return such verdict w they thought the evidence required .
The Jury deliberated upwards of two hours , and then returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against the prisjner , Thomas Wilkinson , who was committed by the Coroner ' s warrant to Kirkdale , to await his trial at the pruning assizes . Another inquest , on view of the same body , has been held , before W . S . Butter , Esq ., the Coroner for the Hnndred of Salford , during which most of the witnesses above named were examined ; and after a few minutes consultation , after a suitable address from the Coroner , the Jury found a verdict of " Wilful HrRDEB" against Thomas Wilkinson , and & wairant from the Coroner was immediately issued for his apprehension . It appears , however , that he has been committed on a warrant from the borough Coroner , on the charge of " Aggravated Manslaughter . "
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emancipated from the slav « ry and bondage undey which they labour . Human Buffering is always calculated to call forth our sympathy , more specially when such Bofferinc is endured for a flood cause , and when a man , like Mrt O'Connor , is saffering on account of the people . He beheld the misery of the people : he made it his business to becoaeacquainted with the nature of their sufferings ; and the benevolence of his m nd led him to do all that was in h s power to free them from the oppression of their enemies . For this , and for this alone , is he now lying in a loathsome cefi , prevent iron * see ng bis friends and acquaintainees , and compelled to perform the moLt diEgnsting serritude . Mr . D . then eompared the treatment of Cobbett and otkera . imemancinated from th « cW ^ , aT ^
prisoned for political libtls , with that o ? Mr . F . O'Connor . He said that the Whi ^; who had persecuted Mr . O'Connor , were the very men who had railed at the Tories for their treatment of Burdett and Cobbett . But then tkey were out—now they were in power . They have forgot all their liberal professions , and proved themselves to be as bad , if not worse , than the Tories . ( Hear , hew , heir . ) They reminded him of a story he had heard » f two watchmen . One of them called out " past five o cl « ek , " and the other on the opposite sideof the Btreet called out " the same here . " ( Laughter . ) So , in like manner , in the House of Commons . If any great measure of reform is introduced , the Tones , true to their principles , call out , " we wish no further reform ? and the Whiw . if in office , bawl
out from their Bide of the House , " the sane kere . " ( Laughter . ) The cruel treatment which the in « arcerated Chartists have received at the hands-of the Government , is revolting to the feelings of every rational " being , and an eteraal disgrace to the Whigs , and tfiesc act 3 of cruelty will never be forgiven or forgotten ; they frill always rise up in judgaent against them . The time is comiag when , if they be alive , they must be liberated , and they will come out the same men as they entered ; more determined enemies of the Whigs than they were before . They will continue to be our leaders , and backed , as they will be , by the people , and tno irresistible force of public opinion , be successful in obtaining for us those rights for which we have been s loBK . coBtending . ( Cheers . ) Mr . Davidson concluded by moving the following resolution : —
That in the opinion of this meeting , the punishment inflicted upon Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and the other incarcerated Chartists , is disgraceful to the rulers of a nation calling itself Christian , and revolting to the feelings of a civilized people . '' Mr . Samuel M'Kenny seconded the resolution . The Chairman then read the resolution and put it to the meeting , when it was carried unanimously . Mr . Alexander Sime moved the second resolution : — u That this meeting deeply sympathises with Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and the other victims of unjust laws , in their sufferings for the cause of freedom , and agree to petition the House of Commons for iheir immediate liberation from prison , and also for the restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones to their country . "
He said , we are met this evening to express our sympathies , and feelings , for those men who have been incarcerated for coming forward to assist the people in their struggle for the attainment of their freedom ; and to battle with the common enemy of their country ' s liberty . While we sympathise with those men in their present situation , we cannot refrain from expressing our horror and disgust at the conduct of those who have been the means « f bringing the patriots to their present deplorable situation . If we look at the history of our country , and that of other nations , we will find no party of men , tbat ever held the reins of government , have been bo cruel and oppressive as the Whigs . They are fast bringing this country to ruin . We have
Been , on the one hand , the enterprise of our Merchants damped and blasted by the withering influence of impost and exaction , and , on the other , the industry of our labourers cramped and fettered by the mighty load of taxation , and the effect of bad laws . We have been told that our country is the pnde and envy of the world , but whence arises this envy ? Is it because the rich are allowed to dash about in their costly equipages , and their glittering liveries , while many a poor hard working man has hardly a coat on his back , or skoes on his feet ? Is it because the rich dwell in their stately mansions , wallowing in luxury and ease , while the poor man has but » miserable hovel to cover him from the inclemancrol tBe weather , and is unable t »« rovide
for the wanta of his famishing family ! Is ft " because a small minority is allowed to legislate for themselves—making themselves extremely rich , and ub extremely poor ! If it is this state the people of ether countries envy , they are welcome to it , for we are heartily tired of it , and are determined to have a change . My friends , it is the present system of Government which has brought our country to this state ; and , if we allow this system to continue , then with truth may it be said that the glory of Britain has attained its meridian , and is already on the wane . Soon will her name be erased from the list of nations , and herself descend into the tomb of Empires . To save our country from this impending ruin , a number of the friends of liberty came forward to
enlighten the minds of the people , laying bare the errors of misgovemment , and the many evils under which they suffered . Pointing out the causes which produced such bad effects , they went through the length and breadth of the land , inculcating the principles embodied in the People ' s Charter , as the only remedy for the many grievances of which the people had to complain . The people welcomed them as their best friends , and said , fiod speed your exertions , and crown your efforts with success ; but our rulers stepped in , and said , at your peril , you must not enlighten the people ' s minds . You must not lay bare the errors of the present Bystem . You must not lay down any plan whereby their condition may be materially benefitted , or their grievances redressed ; or if you do , our friend , the
Attorney-General , will let loose his blood hounds , who will drag you from your homes , and your families , and you shall be consigned to a dungeon , for any length of time they think proper to award . My friends , they have carried their threat out to the very letter . But I must come to our friend , Feargus O'Connor , who is expressly mentioned in my resolution . He is a man who has come down from a sphere of life to live amongst us , to enlighten our mind * , and to instruct us as to the benefit of a good and cheap Government He has come from a station in life in which , let the tide of things run as they may , he waa comparatively independent ; and , if he had wished , he could have lived in luxury and ease . But the heart of that noble philanthropist , aid patriot , could not rest while he saw his
countrymen enslaved , tyrannised over , and bound to the dust with an iron yoke of oppression . He saw that the people were comparatively ignorant , that they were divided amongst themselves , that they supported this party in Parliament and that party , who were only fighting their own party battles , while thebenefitting of the people's condition remained untouched . He saw that the Whigs were deceiving the people by their canting hypocrisy , in putting forth their libeml speeches , the substance of which they never intended should be carried out ; and that they raised hopes In the minds of the people which they never intended should be realised . He saw all this , and came forward with his key of reason , and opened the door of our minds , while he at the same time unmasked the
canting hypocrites , and tore open the mantle of hypocrisy under which the Whigs" had so long been concealed , ani now they stand before us in all their naked deformity . He had proved himself to be the unflinching advocate of the people's rights in good report , and in bad report He had struggled for the attainment of those great principles -wnicn are the just and natural right of every man . But , my friends , BO good a man as this could not be allowed te go at large ; he was a lion in the way of the oppressor , and he must be caught . The Attorney-General—that sportsman in human blood —who holds the blood hounds in the slip , ready to ba let loose on any advocate for justice , raised the cry against him . He was taken , and found gu il ty , and has been sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment in
York Castle , though labouring under severe bodily disease , and having affidavits from the highest medical authorities , proving that , if removed thither , it must undermine his constitution , and bring on premature death . ( Loud cries of " shame , shame . " ) This . was joyful news to them , f « r it was really the end they desired . But , my friends , while we are exerting ourselves for the release of those who are incarcerated at home , we should never lose sight of those good men who have been tornlfrom the land of their birth , and made to traverse the semi-circumference of the habitable globe , and there , under the lash of the tyrant , to spend the period of their natural existence in exile and slavery . We , as men , as Christians , and as patriots , should
never rest satisfied until Frost , Williams , and Jones be restored to their country , their homes , and their families . Will the people submit to the coldblooded crueltyof the Whip ? Will they stand tamely by , and allow these patriots , who came nobly forward to advocate the cause of liberty , to be torn from their homes and families , and made the victims of Whig oppression ? If the people do not support these men now , they are unworthy of those rights for which we have been struggling . We must be at our posts , and raise our voices against such dire oppression . We must tell our rulers that wo shall nevei rest satisfied until those men be set at lHterty , and the principles which they advocated be m » . de the law of the land . Let us be united and deterrcdned to te free—let as rally under the banner
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of liberty- —and neir ^ r let us desist from the conflict until the aacredjstandard o * freedom floats triumphantly over the prostate roin ^ ot oppression and tyranny . ? Shews . ) -, . rr ^ . The Ca alb man put the resolution to the meeting , wk-en it was carried unanimously . Mr . James M'Phjjrson , after a few remarks , moved th » adoption of a petition , enrtraoing the objects contained in the resolutions , which was seconded by Mr . Janus Robertson , and unanimowat y agreed to . Af ter three cfceem for Feaigw O'Connor , three for I-ovett ana Celling and three for the Chaiier , the meeting quietly dispenexL -, m ^ . ^ . . . .. . - ,
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THE STOCKPORT TURN-OUT . The borough of Stockporfc and its immediate townships continue to suffer from the impoverished and Btasvorig state of its unemployed population , occasioned oy the tatn-out which has now existed six week *; and , despite the wary and insinuating language of the Sloekport Chronicle ! of last week , the dispute of nine-tenths of the operatives still remains unftiendly and unarranged , notwithstanding even the dragsManng of their employers and the P / ™ ' ^ *} th « misrepresentions of . a factious press . Un bunday , the annual procession of the Stockport Large School Scholars ( . usually 4 , 00 » in number ) took place with the usual fomulai h « aded by Mr . Mayers , ths superintendent of the'CstablinhmAnt . *
ted having formed themselves in a , circle in the JBarket-plaeei , they uncovered , and a hymn , appro-?«*«»>«» fijt ^ he occasion , was «» agJn beautiful disoord . Of fturso , the school is s&ade up of the working classes , and Mr . Mayer , who iaa cotton lord , having takejL a decided part against theproceedings-ot the operatives in the tura-out , had rendered himself obnoxious to them . In fact , h « had desired that none of the turn-outs , or picquets would join the annual day . Accordingly the 4 , 000 were reduced tolittle more than 1 , 200 or 1 , 300 , and those , with a few exceptions , were of the lesser scholarswere children of tender years—a falling off , which , while it served as a moral argument to the other cotton lords who walked
with wapds in the procession , was not devoid of instruction to the bulky superintendent himself—the corpulent reoipient of their voluntary benevolence on a very recent occasion . Let , him ponder o ' er the contents of that splendid gift , whilst lolling away his leisure hours in the couch chair ! A 3 the procession went along the bye-8 tanders , as they ever and anon observed a knobstick amongst tnem , bedizened with some speck of a new article of dress , taunted them with such as "knobstick bonnets ; " "thou ' s geeten a new bonnet to-day , with thy knobBticking ; " "Joe Mayer's picket walking on a Sunday—where's the police ?'' &c . &c .
It having been rumoured in the Stockport Chronicle , that all the turn-outs had accepted the terms of the reduction , by going to work , thereby bringing the contest to a imal termination—meetings were held on Sunday , and the statements found to be false . They also resolved to have a procession of the turn-outs , similar to that got up by the Stockport Sunday School , and , early on Monday morning the hands mustered from the different factories , upon a vacant plot of ground in Greek-street , and , after several invigorating addresses had been made , the meeting stood adjourned till ten o ' clock . At that hour , as large a body attended as we ever witnessed in Stockport . They then formed themselves into threes , and , with appropriate banners aad mottos
, marched through the principal streets of the townsome bearing staves , with bunches of artificial ilowerg ; others had white wauda ; and some boasted an onion and a potatoe , fixed upon tbe tops of poles , to signify the kind of food held out to the working people by the abatement . Haying assembled in the Market-place , a la Sunday-scholars , they walked round and round , till they described a complete circle ; after which , they took off ther hats , and ; Mr Pilling said , that Stockport Sunday Scholars could only walk once a year ; and , thank God ! we have got Marshall ' s Lord on our side , and we can walk and sing every day . H « then gave out a hymn , which was sung in admirable time . The proceedings of the preceding day having been travestied .
Bilencewas obtained , and Mr . Pilhng addressed his hearers briefly , on the subject of their grievance . He said—Fellow slaves , it has been stated that we are all gone to our work ; but this assembly is a demonstrative proof , that you are as firm in your re-B » tanceas ever you were ; and , with the exception of OrrellX Gee ' s , and Robinson ' s , we remain just as wed jd at thd first ; but , remember-Orrelfshave bewi ! te- « o dissatisfied , that thay are going to com * out . a « inj Gee ' s , we care nothing about ? and Robw&on ' s vfill have nothing to boast of . Already have the cotton-masters of Bolton given notice of * reduction in consequence of the rumours , that the manufacturers had succeeded here . The same had taken' place at Chorley , and Stewart and
Tommy Leigl v also labouring under the impression that the •» strike" was at an end , had likewise given their hands notice of abatement ; but , on the contrary , my opinion is that we stand in a better condition tor support thon ever we did ; ( cheers ) and if the turn-outs will only remain firm , the distant towns will come forward stronger than ever they had done , because all trades , feeling that the question will soon reach them , are taking up your cause . Again , even the masters of Burnley Colne , Padiham ; and the other districts are actually encouraging their hands to support the weavers of Stockport ; because they perceive at once that if wages come down here , they will be compelled to follow the bad example of the Stockport masters , and thus an impetus and an
apology will be giy enfbra general reduction of wages throughout all the manufacturing districts . ( Hear . ) Mr . Pilling having exhorted the meeting to peace and order , asked them whether they were prepared to submit and occasion abatements at other p laces , to whioh they answered " No , no , " followed by clapping of hands from tbe females . The meeting then quietly dispersed . j Amongst the many stratagems for deceiving the public as to the reaUature and extent of the resist ance held out by the weavers , is that of anonymous letters , which appear in newspapers favourable to the grinding interests of capital . One of this character , evidently written bv some cotton lord , was publiahed mthe Manchester Guardian of Saturday under the Stockport date the object being to show by false calculations and gross misrepresentations that the weekly average of cuts produced br S
weaver was twenty-two the year round , that the picks average from sixty-four to sixty-six , and that the reduction would only amount to Id . in the Is . Now , without wading through statements , whioh on the very fete of them are erroneous , and will conviot themselves at the hands of any weaver , it is , only necessary to state , © nee and tor all ( not being desirous for any paper war ) that the average of cuts per week , throughout the year , will not exceed 17 cuts per weaver—that instead of 64 and 66 reeds , they are 70 and 72 ' sand that the reduction is already proved to be from Is . to lOd . upon the first description of cloth , and from 13 . 3 d . to Is . upon the 70 and 72 ' s . ; but which , taking the other qualities , upon which there is 3 d . 4 d ., or 5 d . of an alteration , the general result throughout the weaving department will exceed even the rate of 2 d . in the shilling !»
On Saturday , an experiment was made by one or two of the mill-owners ( there being sixteen factories without their complement of weavers , some not having any at all ) to bribe them into a submission by proposing a good "blow-out , " whioh , being no bad thing to discuB 3 , a portion of the weavers at FernleyV accepted the kind offer Qf Leach the manage * , a * the Canning public-house , whore , it appears , the provision waa bo liberal that ashot of some £ 6 « £ 8 was put up to the credit of the mana-? " . Beemed good friends on the occasion , and Leach promised his weavers all that they could reasonably require if they would retarn to the mill on Monday morning . Thia they promised tma voceand , moreover , undertook , if they could , arrange their difficulties , even to discharge the exDenseanf tnat
mgnt ' s entertainment . At this , Leach was in extacies ; and the party broke up . Monday came and the weavers were at tneir work ; but they had not long been there , before they found out th&t thev had been deceived-it waa ^ aU a * lck-and they again turned out , leaving Mr . Leach to discharge the pubhe-lLouBs "shot t" Thus was the "biter bit . He waited upon several lawyers that day to know how he eould recover the £ 8 ; for he was ^ K to . bear the loss himself , but there was no relief for him-no « balm in Gilead » -and therefore got out warrants against the party for leaving their employment without notice ! Bradshaws have done the Bame . ^ Summonses against Mary Denneriey , Mary Ann Lofthonse , Sarah Taylor . Alice HorriHoV
aurah Nicholson , and Mary , Bower , having « obtained to appear before the Magistrates on Wednesdajiaet for neglect of service , but the cases were arranged without the inteiventionof the justices About nine warrants hare been issued against lernleyY weavers ; but none of them could be served for adjudication on Wednesday , and therefore it is probable they will beheard on Saturday , when Mr . Leach , it is expected , will cut a rather amusing figure in connection with his " treat . " On Wednesday , the whole of the turn-outs , headed by music marched ia procession to Ashton—a town where ' they haw been most liberably supported . Such is the highly-spirited conduct of the warking classes undjKttMtt sufferings aad oppression
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Wednesday Evening , June 17 , Quarter past Seven .
METROPOLITAN CHARTER UNIOX . On Monday evening last , a numerous meeting of thia body took place in Johnson ' s large lecture-room , Clerkenwell Green , for the purpose of considering the propriety of electing a delegate to join the committee at Manchester . An address from the Council of the Union having been read by the secretary , its adoption by the general meeting was moved by Mr . Carter , seconded by Mr . James Savage , and carried unanimously . Mr Savage then rose to move the following resolution : —
" That this meeting is of opinion that as the Chartists of the Metropolis nave decided , after the most mature deliberation , that the best plan of organisation for the friends of liberty , u that recommended and adopted by the Metropolitan Charter Union , and , as they have proclaimed that decision to the world , through the medium of the people ' s portion of the press , and called upon their brethren in all parts of the empire to go and do likewise ; it would be useless and impolitic to incur the expense of sending a delegate to Manchester , to re-consider that which they , as a body , nave already decided upon . "
He thought there waa but one difference between their plan and that of Mr . Lowry , and that was the payment of persons to travel about , preaching the doctrines of the Charter ; but the mischief was , that when persons were elected into parsons , they got a disrelish for bandy work . Now , his notion was , that there were other parsons besides those who reside in pulpits ; for any man who preached for a pay , wa * a parson , and had no right to claim credit for sincerity so long as he exacts payment for his services . He thought that any money they could raise would be much better applied to the relief of the families of the imprisoned Chaitists . Lord Normanby had waited on Mr . ' . Vincent , and hinted if not proposed , that he might have his liberty , on
promising to forego Ws principles ; but Vincent had rejected the terms as disdainfully as Lovett and Collins had rejected a similar pretended offer of mercy . ( Tremendous cheers . ) Shall we then say that Chartism is dead , when we hear a voice from the tomb in which these martyrs are confined , saying , "We shall rise again ! " We found , in the case of the unstamped press , that the victory over the Whigs was obtained by spending their money in sustaining the victims , instead of paying lawyers * bills ; and their victory in the case of the Charter would be achieved by husbanding their resources , and keeping a sharp look out , so that their work would be fairly and faithfully done by themselves .
The resolution was secended by Mr . Clapham , ably supported by Mr . Macconnell , and carried by a large majority . Mr . Robson thought It very proper that a committee of intelligent men , assembled from the various localities , should meet to consider one plan , which should be adopted by all , instead of pursuing the old plan of agitation , by every town pursuing a different method . A resolution was , however , adopted , authorising the Secretary to communicate the decision of the meeting to the delegates meeting at Manchester , through the medium of the Northern Star and other papers . Thanks being voted to the Chairman , the meeting broke up , after an announcement that on Monday evening next Mr . S . W . Villiers Sankey would deliver a lecture for the benefit of the imprisoned Chartists .
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letter ^ " ° ? ¥ * <^ Vfc-ttb " dU « aiS % W figgl ^ B ^ ar- ; ofSKrt *?* " [* 20 » for selling a eopy m& ^^ sM gttfiSSSSaSST : '
Fbightful Death of a Youth . —On Tuesday evening , between six and seven o ' clock , a fine youth , twelve years of age , tbe son of Mr . Wilcomb , taUor and draper , of Morgate-street , City , was looking at somei horse * exercising at the livery stables of Mr . Walker , m Coleman-street , when his head got jammed between the trace and the wheel of a cart which caused his death in five minutes . { !
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UNITED STATES . T » xl / R ? lVAL 0 P THB "» &"ISH QUEEN . " P « i ? £ ** £ ¦ ***•• whioh arrived yesterday at rottsmouth , fw a passage of fourteen days , w « tI d 6 ^ 1 !^ New York P aP <* 8 to tbe 3 st instant . ¦ a ™ $ " « 3 » brings 18 ft passengers and aconsld « aWe quantity of specie . > v , fT ^ . i Pape i" k W * by this conveyance contain but littlei political « wb . The approaching election teotStt * WaS * ^ S " " ^ snbjeet of at-The unsound principle ef constructing the engine * ot steamers in America has been again tested in the explowon of two vessels . One of these , the Greennn tCT chpll ? . d bet , ween Montague and Hartford , cm . The , l hef » named the Urvmpu * , of New Orleans , caused , the death of two of tnlcrew , and seriona- injuries to others
. It l&said to be the intention of the United States tw ^ L em ? loy i Ddia » s to negotiate between them ^ nd the Semolme Indians , and thus put an end to the-mnuman Florida war . F
> WFUL TORNADOv— BA . TCBE 2 MSTBOTED . we-are indebted to the captain of the steamer 5 * KW H tbe fo Hr « melancheiy . mtemgence of tbe destruction of Natchez : — The devoted city of Natchez was visited with Sfw ?!* !? -- ^ ^ awful and distressiBfi- c ;< Umiti « 1 J , * * h «« been our fato 4 p witness . On \ Vednesday , about two o ' clock , pja ., a Tfcrk elp ' udtnade its appearance m thei southwest , preceded hy a load and . continued roaring o # the winds ; as it came on swiftly , and with the speed of the wind , it was met by another , which was Wafted from directly the opposite point of the compass . A description of tne sublime spectacle which ensued is beyond the power of language to convey . At the moment of
the concussion , large masses of seemingly white spray were precipitated to the earth , followed by a roaring of the wind , as if old Eolus was there , guiding and directing the storm . Houses were dismantled of their roofs , and then almost immediately levelled to the earth . The air was filled with bricks , and large pieces of timber , and even large ox-carts were uplifted , and thrown hundreds of yards from their original position . « About sixty flat-boats lying in port were driven from the shore and sunk . The ferry-boat plying between Natchez and the opposite shore was capsized and sunk , aud every one on board is supposed to have perished . The steam boat Hinds was capsized
and sunk , crew all lost . The steamer Prairie had her cabin entirely taken off ; crew nearly all lost . The two hotbla in the city wer « shaken , one partly , the other entirely , to the ground . Almost every house was more or less injured . It is impossible to tell how maiiy were killed , as the streets were filled with large pilesof timber , rendering them impassable , and tho work of extracting the bodies from the fallen houses was ' not completed when the Vicksburgh left ; some fifteen or twenty bodies had been found . It was very difficult to find a landing , as every hou 3 e under the hill , except five or six , was blown downand the river filled with floating fragments of houses and boats . :
" The tornado , on leaving Natchez , followed tho course of the river about eight miles down tho coast . The Court , Hou ^ e in Yidalia was levelled to the ground , and the parish judge killed . The trees on the opposHe side of the river , as well as those of Natchez Island , were all torn up by the roots or deprived of . their branches . The damage done to the crops was very severe : some plantations were deprived of all their fences , and others had every cabin taken away by the storm . " The Denouement of the Calamity . —What we wrote on Friday , the day after the calamity , has since proved too low a computation , and far too faint a eketch of the ruin which has befallen our nohle-spirited yet devoted city .
The estimate of a little more than a million and a quarter for the damages done to the buildings merely , may be nearly correct for the compact part of the city ; but to cover the loss of merchandise , provisions , goods Of various kinds , and furniture destroyed , there should be , in the opinion of some of the practical and clear-headed men , at least four millions more added , making the entire loss of property in the city of Natchez more than five millions of dollars . The number of jives lost is variously estimated at from 300 to 500 .
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MANCHESTER . Impudent Robbery at an Inn . —On Wednesday , a man , who gave his name as James Johnson , was brought np at the Borough Court , charged with stealing a purse , containing £ 130 in bank notes and sovereigns , from Mrs . Phillips , the landlady of the Globe Inn ,. Medlock-street , Chorlton . . Mr . ' Beswiok stated , that on the preceding night , the prisoner went into the inn abovenamed , inhisBhirt sleeves and without a hat , and asked for two half sovereigns for a sovereign . She took a purse or bag out of the till in the bar , containing £ 130 , which the prisoner immediately snatched from her hand , and decamped with it . There was another man , who had made his escape , and who held the door
open Jo facilitate the exit of the prisoner . —Mrs . Phillips said , that on the previous night , about ten o ' clock , a person came into her bar , and asked for a glass of ale , which was given to him . In about ten minutes afterwards , another person came running in in his shirt sleeves and without a hat , and asked for two half sovereigns for a sovereign . She did not like to open th © drawer for that purpose at first ; but seeing the man in hia shirt sleeves , and without % hat , she thought he was some ^ neighb ' our , and after a little hesitation , she opened the till , and took out the bag containing the money . The man in his shirt sleeves immediately made a spring , and snatched the bag from hei hand . The other , who had previously come in for a elass of ale > . imm * ut ; -
ately opened the bar door , evidently for the purpose of assisting his escape , and having got clear through , he followed him as hard as he could . —Notice was immediately given to the police , and instant inquiry was set on foot , but nothing was ascertained until seven o ' clock the following morningy when the prisoner was taken into custody by a policeman on duty in Shude Hill , for being drunk and unable to take care of himself . While being conveyed to the Station-house , he was met by another officer who recognised him as corresponding to the description of one of the thieves above mentioned . He was accordingly searched , and three flash notes , two " Tens" on the " Bank of Economy , " and a " Five " on the " Bank . of Engraving , " together with the
sum of £ 1 183 . 6 d . in gold aud silver , were found upon him . There were also two small brass padlocks , wjth which , it was evident , he carried on some description of knavery . —In answer to questions by Mr . Maude , th& prisoner said he had come from Liverpool on pleasure , by the two o'clock train , on the preceding day , and in the same carriage was a man whom he had seen befor ^ but- whom he only knew hy the name of " HjBMrt / 5 They had come together to the Nag ' s ttBt ^^ i Hanover-street , where they staid all night . aM--had some supper about eight o ' clock , after which he never went ont of the house . The other man had gone out , but where he had gone be could not tell . He / prisoner )
never left the house until half-past two o ' clock the following morning . Opportunity Was then « ivea the prisoner to prove that he had not left the Nag's Head after eight o ' clock , and the chambermaid of that place was sent for . She stated that the prisoner and another man had come to their house on the preceding night , about hal f-past six o ' clock ; that they ordered supper , and shortly afterwards went out . They returned a little before nineo ' clock , and had supper at half-past nine , after which the prisoner did not go out . He was in the house till she went to bed , which was after twelve o ' clock . Mrs . Phillips having stated that the robbery was committed at a quarter past ten o ' clock , the prisoner was discharged ; but he is known as a notorious character .
MIDDU 5 TON . Chartist Dinner . —On Saturday , the 13 th inst . the Chartists sat down to a very excellent dinner , in the Reformers'ChapeL In the evening a meeting was held , B . Ward . in the chair , when appropriate speeches were delivered , by Chappell , of Stockport , and Smethurst , of Oldham , on the neoopsity of the better organization of the Radicals of England , Scotland , and Ireland . On Sunday , the Chartuts met in the Chapel , in the afternoon , wh # n a very animated conversation took place , on the subject of unity , and the best means of obtaining the People ' s Charter , as the law of the land . The article which
appeared in the Northern Star , of the 13 th inst , entitled , " A Voice-from the North . " was read by Mr . Chappell , and commented on with high spirit . A delegate , Robert Ward , was chosen to attend the Delegate Meeting of South Lancashirej of the 21 st , to beheld at Manchester . Ward was instructed to recommend the plan of the Northern Chartist . Also the incarcerated Chartists were not forgotten , hot , rather , sympathised with by all present , and plans were adopted for their relief . Every district was recommended to collect monies for the imprisoned Chartists , and to forward it to the committee without defer .
From Our London Correspondent.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT .
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SINGULAR CHARGE AGAINST THE SOCIALISTS . The Manchester Time * , of Saturday , contains a long " ^ ^ P roceeding * at tbe Borough Court , on Wed-D f ¥ **'™" £ day . a ^ Friday , in the caBe of inform-% Tu k ^ *«* ' M' - KWd , incumbent of St . Matthew * Church , against three persona named Peter oattera I , Isaac Higginbottom , and Richard Ward connected in some way or Other wKh the Socialists ana tteH . il of Scienc 3 in that town , charging them with £ Z £ ° 1 ^ 7 } ° * " ?¦ < Sunda y > . » t their Hall of Science ^ obtained money for tire admission of persons who went to hear and witness the proceedings in that Place , « ontrary to the provisions of the 39 th George III ., for the suppression of seditious and disorder ^ assemble * '
Mr . Monk , barrister-at-law , appeared on behalf of the complainant , Mr . Kidd , and proceeded to read the information against the defendant , Mr . Higgiubottom which set forth , that on Saturday , the 7 ta of June a certain lecture was delivero 1 ia the Hall of Scien ' for the propose of raising money , and to w hich persons were admitted by the defend&nt for the payment of money , the building not being licensed according to the statute , whereby persons so receiving money were subject to apenalty of £ 20 . The defendants applied to have the case adjourned on the ground that they had not had time to provide themselves-with professional aaefetance . After soiae conversation , the bearing of the case was postponed until next day .
The adjourned hearing came of at twelve o ' clock on Thursaay , theT Magistrate * pseemt being the same as on the previoaa day . <) n the beach there were also the Rev . W . J » Kidd , and one or two other clergymen , and In the couat we observed Mr . Robert Owen , and a great number of Socialists . ' , ' Mr . PaVfreyman , solicitor , of Sheffield , and Mr . Law , solleitor , of Manchester , appeared for the defendants . Mr . Monk stated the case .. He then called several witnesses , who deposed to seeing money paid to Higginbottom , previous to . being admitted-Mr . Palfreyman replied at great length , after which Mr . Maude adjourned the case until next day ( Friday . ) On Friday , Mr . Maude , in delivering judgment , said , that the parties were clearly under the provisions oS the statute 39 th Geo . III ., and that the penalty must be enforced .
Mr . Palfreyman then , addressing the Court , said he had now to make an application on behalf of his client , Mr . Hlggiabottom , for lour informations to be granted against the Rev . Jotepti Barker , for delivering four lectures at Carpenters * Hall , a place which vn » not licensed , and to which money was claimed for admission . Also for four informations against Mr . Sturgeon , a lecturer at the Victoria Gallery , a place which was not licenced . Mr . Maude suggested that the infonnatiens should be laid against tbe parties in the usual way , and summonses taken out , which of court .-j , as magistrates , they had no power to refuse . This was accordingly done , and the parties left the Court .
The Rev . Mr . Kidd , as he walked off the bench , appeared , by his countenance , to feel all the horrors of the situation in which he had thus unwittingly placed himself .
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The Bethnai . Green Chartists . —What can satisfy the voracity of a Whig ' s apoetite for revenge ? Those poor fellows , Neesom and jJoggis , after having been plotted against by perjured police spies , ( one of which latter was detected and committed for trial , but being admitted to bail , decamped ) , after having the bed and the last chair taken , at the suit of the Crown , from their miserable homes , and one of them ( Neesom ) cast into prison , for noa-COmplianc © with an absurd and undefined techuioal quibble , have now received notice that they will be called up for trial on the first of July next ; and this , too , in the teeth of the notorious fact , that the Bethnal Green meeting was begun , carried on , and ended by police spies and plotters .
Coroner ' s Inquest . —Alleged Child Murder . — To day an inquest was held , before Mr . Payne , at the Tower public-house , Westminster-road , on view of the body of Thomas furgeson , aged three months , who , it was alleged , had been wilfully smothered by its parents . From the evidence , it appeared that the deceased was a twin , and had been exposed , with its brother , to the night air ( the father being a juggler , and the mother accompanying him ) , whioh brought on an inflammation . The Jury , after some commentation , returned a verdict of " Natural death . " Dreadful and Fatal Accident . —A very lengthened enquiry afterwards took place , before the same Coroner , at St . Thomas ' Hospital , on view of the body of Henry Parker , aged thirty years . From
the evidence , it appeared that the deceased was an extra drayman , in the employ of Mr . M'Cleod , and , on the afternoon of Monday , the 25 th inst ., he wa 3 passing along the Kennington-road , and , -when opposite the Plough and Arrow , the unfortunate man was knocked under the near wheel of the dray , by a horse in a miller ' s waggon , by which his right thigh and left arm was crashed in a most frightful manner ; no time was lost in conveying him on a shutter to the above Hospital , the thigh was taken off the same night , and the arm on the following morning . ; he , however , ceotinued to get worse , and expired on Sunday morning last . It was alleged that the horse had been struck by a piece of timber , thrown down earelessly , by soane men who were polling down a . bouse near the spot ; but the jury , after a very lang consultation returned a verdict of" Accidental death . "
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AND LEEDS GENERAL ADVERTISER .
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YQL . Ill , ffo . 136 . SATURDAY , JUNE 20 1840 . ™ . « FMM « , cE ^™*? . „ ¦ "¦* - - ' ' ~ ¦ . * i f Five ShilMngB per Quarter . Ww » M , j ^ ' ' ' :
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PUBLIC MEETING OF THE INHABITANTS OF DUNDEE TO PETITION THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FOR THE RELEASE OF FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., AND ALL
OTHERS SUFFERING FOR POLITICAL OFFENCES . A public meeting of the inhabitants of Dundee was held on the Magdalen Yard Green , on Monday , the 8 th instant , to consider the propriety of petitioning the House of Commons for the immediate liberation ef Feargus O'Connor , Esq .. and all those confined for poimcal offences ; also the speedy restoration of Irost , Witliam 3 , and Jones , to their country . Although several policemen had shown their love of good order , and respect for the property of others , -by destroyiug the bills calling the meeting , no doubt to prevent the people from attending through their ignorance of the same , by the time the proceedings commenced , there were about 5 , 600 present . Indeed , the destruction of the bills had rather a good effect ; for when people heard that the blue dragoons and scavengers had been so busy , they thought that there would be something terrible about the meeting , and , thereforeattended to Bee .
, Mr . George Adams was unanimously called to the chair . The Chairman read the placard calling the meeting , and drew the attention of those present to the morning labours of the protectors of property . He said , the people of Dundee were heavily taxed for the snpport of the police , as a guard to their lives and property ; but instead of these gentlemen doing tnea duty they were discovered destroying property paid for by the money of poor working men . He set it down as another dirty trick of the Whigs , who would be guilty of any action , however mean ! to keep themselves in office and the people in subjection . He said , that since the days of Sidmouth and Castlerea . gh sedition was a crime that had been d « ad
and would , in all probability , have remained so , had not the bass and bloodj Whigs again brought it forth as a scourge for the people . Under that law they had thrown many good men into dungeons ; rendered many a hearth desolate , and many a family wretched . Resolutions would be submitted to them , for their-approval , or disapproval ; and he trusted they would hear the various speakers with patienoe , and exhibit that order and decorum which * bej had hitherto done at meetings on that green . j VT * Dayii » om » in moving the first resolution , said , Mr . Chairman , and fellow sufferers under tyranny and oppression , we are assembled once more for the purpose of discharging our duty ; for the purpose of giving expression to out sentiments , and voices
raising our against injustice , tyranny , and oppression ; for the purpose of setting forth the cruelty | of our present rulers—the base , hypocritical , and i deaeivmg Whigs . We apoe&r here this evening for | the purpose of Bhowing our affection , « n * « ya » patby , \ W our Borrow for one of our best frieaHs—one of the most uncompromising and unflinching advocates of the people ' s rights ; a man who has never deviated from the principles he at first espoused . The individual to whom I allude is Mr . Feargus O'Connor ; a gentleman who is at the present time doomed to suffer almost unprecedented cruelty , and all on account of hiB having endeavoured to better the condition of the working classes—for his wishing to see i them pat in possession of their jost rights , and
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 20, 1840, page unpage, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2689/page/1/
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