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      The Apl J Reuendiid Strike On Tils Londo...

      visable to serve the present fourteen days'notice to I quit on twelve af the men , and on Tuesday they also eave notices to quit to ten additional drivers and f . r- ; - * j 2 ts . It appears that some of the men both at Ragbv rad Camden Town have reported themselves sick , aid thus relieved themselves from duly , as the authftiHwa believe , for the purpos ? of going to various places and agitating the men . The company still a ! l ? ee tbat many of these men have received VrS'T noises for incompetency and impertinence to

      th'ir superior officers . Certain , ho sever , it is that ihe p-v-. i wh > have received these uotic ? s ysen \ to be esa ; p .-au-l in & e highest pitch , and , although near ' v < -vc : y raan on the southern division has express' ! hi * willingness to remain in tbe company ' s service uud- ' -r e *; i-. tit : g regulations , there is no knowini wha * . " . I'liusflce the recent steps of the company , in dis ; i ! iis " ii 2 io many : r . en . may have , several being r ' rivrs u " " thirteen or fourteen years' standing on the

      lins . On the part of the met ; it is but just to state that then ser .-nes every d ' s'ios ' i ' -i'in to conciliation , and th ?> a : * -jear piriica'aily anxious that the directors imlfie ' -wWic sbouW be assured that they altogether j-ep'iriiate s . " strike , " or any attempt at a strike . TiM-y de ^ lara pos ' iivi-ly they never contemplated a strike ; aid in an ; w-r t . i a question put to a large bo-Jy of drivers ami firemen , at the Carotin Station , on Tuesday evening , li . ev declared " that if the ¦ wages « f the r . ortbern aen were reduced en tbat part of the line to 15 . per day . they would not strike iu consequence ; anil that all the interf-rence they adopted v ^ as to u * k Mr . Glyn . M . l ' .. as chairroan ot ihe company , to hecorae the mediator between the authorities oi the northern division and

      their insn . In ihe face ot this , however , it is stated that , whan tbt deputation of the southern division engine drivers waited ca Mr . Glyn , they even to that ze . atlmiu ' s face , intimated that a strike w . ui'd take place w . kss the men ' s nrhfc . es were met . The best spirit anp-ars to prevail among the me : i , awl it is to be hoped that their voluntary recommfndation of adopting a month ' s notice on the southern dirisior ; , iu lieu of the present fortnight ' s notice , will « s cenei al ¦ y acted upon . Should it take place there can <; e no doubt but the directors will receive it ss a eu .= i ?? si ? oa , and that even the notices already served on the men mav be withdrawn .

      On Thursday night a general moating of the Ciurive diivers and firemen engaged upon the southern division of tho Loudon and Xorih Western lta : lw ;« y was held : « t the Railway Tavern , Camden Town , in order to determine , if possible , upon some final measure in reference to the matter which has for the past fortnight agitated them . About Sfiy drivers and firemen had assembled at ihe lliihvisy Tavern by ten o ' clock , when the chair was tiikt-ii by Hicham ) Walker . He observed that since their last meeting a good many of the men at Camden station had receives ! notice to leave tbe

      company ' s service in a fortnight , and that he himsefwasoae . lie had been some years intheempl ' jyuient of the company , and he could only say that he was perfectly satisfied with his employment . He had never proposed a strike , and never wished a strike . He bdiered every man at Camden Town entertained the sinw views , and as it was now absolutely necessary that they should speak out "what their views and wishes were , he should suggest , as he understood some resolutions hid been prepared that they should be proposed and put to themeetini ' . ( Hear , hoar . )

      Fr . EDLnicK Ai . lf . s said he had never advocated strikes , and never would . He bad a resolution to propose , and he tru-ted the meeting would agree to it unanimously . It was as follows : — " Resolved —That , this meeting , consisting of engine drivers and firemen engaged at the Camden-town , and other stations on the southern division of the London and Xortlt-Western Hallway , beg to express their satisfaction with the regulations at present existing on their division of the line , independently of any " grievances which may be slated 30 exist clsewbcr-. " T . Woodlev seconded the resolution , which was carried unanimously . '

      Matjuew Hall then moved tbe following : — " That a copy of the foregoing resolution he sent to Mr . M'Councll , requesting tbat he will present it to Mr . Glyn , accompanied with a respectful intimation that ihe men who have received notice upon the southern division would be happy to remain in the service of tbe company . " J . M ' . Millax seconded the vesolution , which was supported by Latham , Stewart , Greenwell and Others , and was carried unanimously . The meeting soon after broke up .

      A deputation from the Great Western Railway were in attendance though not present , and when they heard the reeolutions that bad been come to they expressed their determination 10 address the directors to regnest tbat tbe notices t ' . at have been given to tbe men miffut be withdrawn .

      Sition And Without Being At All January ...

      January 4 , is * , . THE NORTHERN STAR , ~— -j- ^ gg l * - * . _ . „_^ - _ — ¦~ — . ^" —""^ "" ^^ " /

      The German Democratic Papvti. 2.—The Rev...

      THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC PAPvTI . 2 . —The Revolution and tlie Present Condition of Parties and of the Nation . On the 19 th of March , 1848 , the King of Prussia proclaimed the election of a Xational Assembly , * ' onthelargest Democratic basis . " The Assembly ¦ wa s elected ^ and met in Berlin , " to enact " the fundamental law of Prussia . " At the same time a National Assembl y for Germany was elected on a similar b . isis , by * the whole German nation , and met at Fmnkfort-on-the-Main . Each German Government , and even the Diet of Frankfort , professed to recognise " tbe supreme lesishtire power of that X itional Assembly . " j

      Under tbe influence < f the alarm occasioned by the simultaneous revolutionary movements of Europe , tbe King of Prussia , and other German Princes , professed to grant more than royalty could honestly intend permanently to concede ; a premonitory symptom from the first of their subsequent perfidy " , which is immorally defended and excused by some , but which cannot now be denied . They granted more than their peoples were prepared wisely to use and to secure ; for the revolution in Germany at first raised to popular power the only well-organised Liberal party , that constitutional party which neither originated nor sprang from tbe revolution , which was not imbued with its tendencies and principles , nor , conseouently , capable of conducting it to success . The policy in which this party had been educated was that of extorting

      partial reforms by the fear of revolution . That policy was clculy only applicable to a time in which revolution , being still only in prospect , the Kings might be induced to concessions for the sake of avoiding it , and bound to the faithful observance of them by the same motive . The revolution having broken out , compromise might have been a rational policy , if the world ' s history had not long ago shown that the words of princes are no sufficient guarantee for the liberties of their subjects ; but ¦ with the bad faith of tbe royal houses , of which a knowledge of human nature ought to have forewarned the constitutional party , compromise after revolution was to divest and destroy the revolution itself , and to secure nothing for tbe people ; for the mere selfidi policy of tbe Kings could 110 longer be to avoid a danger which had already arrived , but to defeat it .

      This reasoning was not then understood by the Constitutional party . They obtained a majority in the assemblies of both Berlin and Frankfort . And one of the first resolutions of the Berlin Assembl y , abandoning the principle of popular sovereignty , was to declare tbat the representatives of tbe people had not to enact of themselves the fundamental law of the country , but to make a compact , a bargain ( eine verfassung zu vcreinbaren ) with the king . The Frankfort National Assembly did , indeed , professedly proceed to enact the fundamental law for Germany , for it was hopeless to concoct a bargain with thirty-four royal and princely houses hut they chose an Austrian Archduke as provisional chief of the empire , and despatched the forces under their command against every popular movement in the smaller states .

      From that moment a bitter feeling pervaded the nation . A new revolution became necessary to reconquer the rights professedly conceded under the influence of the first . The Democratic party , whose organisation and strength as a party had yielded to that of the Constitutionalists , hcj-tn to unite and organise themselves more closely " under the defeat «« , 1 * J ? y ° f compromise was entailing on the Wo T uei ' , were obliged to accept the situation ZT . *? » ° pe « ss . and to commence a struck of

      Thev rZr ^ , 1 i T succcss -ww alrea ^ Sone Berlin Assembly and ll £ oZ ¦ * n ™? eessMly , there by leSS'l' / ° >' "" f ' Frankfort and Vlennf bvinsurrf ^" * ^ " } the sovereignty of the peopled e ° tl 0 D ' t 0 defend The party of concession , true to its nniw •„ - 4 the princes . At the Gotha meeting ^ W place shortly after the dissolution of * the % SS AssemblyatStuttgardt in Ju « e 1 S 49 the Co „ ' tf tutiona , Gagcrn or Gotta party , as they have g variously called , gave up the very constitution

      • mnen tney themselves had enacted as the majority in the Frankfort Assembl y . Afterwards they joined Jlanteuffel and Radowitz at Erfurt in the attempt to form a Prussian Union . They deserted the revolution ; they lost their political influence , their character , and almost their existence as a party The want of unity and organisation of tho Democratic party in the first instance contributed to the success of the counter revolution . It was divided into Rjjyalist , Republican , and Social Democrats The words " / loyalist Democrats " seem to imply a contradiction , and at least require explanation . The "Royalist Democrats , existing only in Prussia * we should call Constitutionalists in England , for their theory was to deprive royalty of all real power

      The German Democratic Papvti. 2.—The Rev...

      and influence , and to govern , as in this country , by Parliamentary majorities . Thoy were not called Constitutionalists in Prussia , because tbat title bad already been bestowed upon a previously existing party , the Gotha party , whose constitutional scheme wasnot to govern by Parliaments under amonar chical form of government , but to effect a compromise in the division of real power between prince and people . In the month of October , ISIS , tbe Democratic party , united as a majority at Berlin , voted Unruh into the chair as president , and Waldcck as vicepresident of the Assembly . Waldcck and Unruh , with Jacoby , Reichenbacb , Seiiime , and other .- - , were the leaders of the Koyalisi Democrats who would have accorded to the lunsr of Prussia a

      constitutional position simihr to that of our monarchs . The king might have called them to power , they would have been supported by all German patriots , would have united the nation and realised its liberties ; be chose a different course , and turned out the National Assembly by military force . Thus the King of Prussia himself converted Royalirts into Republicans , and Constitutionalists into Democrats , atii ranged agnin ^ t the exisicncc of his bouse a majority " of tliivc-fourths of the constituencies of the kingdom . The first electoral law of Prussia under the revolution had been that

      of equal and universal suffrage , a new electoral law , conferring unequal votes on diSci-cnt classes of the population , was now octroyed in the old form of a Cabinets ordre . The D-.-mocratic party , under the advice of their committee , abstained from voting" , but they published the number of electors , thus abstaining from the vote in every part of the kingdom , and proved that they amounted to threefourths of the population . The new Assembly was elected by the court partv and tho Constitution » 1-

      ists alone , and was called tbe Minority ' s Chamber ( . Mmor i ' trs-Kamiiicr ) . The tale of Prussia , repeated with more cruelty , more bloodshed , and more reckless perfidy , is essentially that of Austria . Throughout all Germany the effect is the same ; the revolution of 1819 , and the perfidy ot the reigning houses has created and organised one great national democratic party ; Germany has pliiycd its part in the great revolutionary game which was to resolve Europe into two great camps—Cossack and Republican .

      It may be well to name some of the leading men of the German Democratic party at Frankfort , in Budcn , and Saxony . In the Frankfort Assembly the leading Democrats were Blum ( shot at Vienna ) , Rugc , Triitzschler ( shot ) , L . Simon von Treves , Loewo von Cnlve , 11 . Simon ven Bre ? lau , "Voi gt , and Raveaux . The throe last were elected to an executive committee of all Germany by the short-lived parliament at at Stuttgardt . At the head of the Badish insurrection were—Heckcr , Strove , Blind , Brentaux , Goegg , and others . The leaders of tbe insurrection in Saxony were —Heubncr ( since imprisoned ) , Todt , Zschirner , and Bakuinnc ( a Russian emigrant , since imprisoned ) . The Prussian opposition has the advantage of not being banished from the country .

      Constitutionalists are now , as a popular party , no more ; Royalist Democrats have surrendered their hopes of teaching veal constitutionalism to Prussia ' s king , and are merged in the great Republican or Anti-Royalist Democratic party . The popular hopes which centered in Prussia are disappearing ; she is bound hand foot to the new Holy Alliance of tbe kings , and tbat new Holy Alliance is no longer a union of independent monarchs for a common political object , but it is a league dominated and guided by the immense powers , the obstinate traditional policy of aggrandisement , and the secret and corrupt machinations of Russia . In Germany the people have become Republicans ; the monarchs , whether they will or no , are being drawn within the toils of the Cossack .

      To keep down their subjects , whom they have converted into theircnemies , they have armed the . people against tbe people . But they are on the horns of a dilemma ; they cannot permanently keep up their enormous armaments , if they attempt it they hasten the period of a recommencement of revolution ; if they disband their armies , they distribute amongst the masses of the people . 1 disciplined and military and really hostile population , which it was most easy to control by keeping it under the discipline of army regulation . The Badish , tho Hessian , the Hungarian , and even the Prussian and Austrian army , have their martyrs ou the battle-field and the scaffold , and are penetrated by the influences and by the spirit of 1818 . The former appear themselves to dread tbe results of a defensive policy , and

      to be uneasily anxious to engage in some armed action , or some aggressive policy . Instead of the juvenile organisation of German Democracy in 1 S 4 S , it is now united in its objects ; it possesses chiefs of political experience and ' tried character ; and it comprehends three-fourths of the nation . It is agreed iu desiring the unity of the nation , and the destruction of the ruling dynasties . It is agreed in seeking to realise the sovereignty of the people , by the re-establishment of Universal Suffrage . Recognising the principle in this practical form , if it accomplished a revolution iu Prussia , it would return to the National Assembly dismissed by the King by force of arms , in ISiS ; if in Germany , it would revert to the Parliament dissolved in Stuttgardt , in 1842 , after the failure of the 13 th of June at Paris .

      The political question , national unity , popular liberty , and the Republic , is the question in Germany—Social theories difter , and are the origin of differing schools , as in France ; with an instructed , a thinking , and a speculative and philosophizing people , it cannot be otherwise . But there is this great " cfifference between the two countries , tbat Germany has thirty-four princes to overthrow , the national unity to accomplish , and the Republic to obtain ; in fact , one stage of the political question to go through , before social theories can . become anything but a subordinate question in the public mind .

      From Our Third Edition Of Last Week. J C...

      From our Third Edition of last week . J COMMITTAL OF MR . SLOANE . The re-examination of Mr . Sloane was proceeded with on Friday , at Guildhall , before Mr . Alderman Humphrey . When Sloane arrived he was received with a shout of execration from those who were assembled outside . The officer had been unable to serve the warrant upon Mrs . Sloane . The first witness called was Eliza Raxdall , a nurse in tho Royal Free Hospital , who deposed to the wounds and bruises she found on the body of Jane Wilbred .

      Mr . T . Ronixsox , surgeon , gave similar evidence . He said she was first weighed on the 12 th of December , when she weighed only GOlbs . ( Sensation . ) On the 19 th she was weighed again , and she weighed COS lbs ., and on Thursday she weighed 73 ' < lbs . She appears to be naturally of a healthy constitution ; she had bruises on the lower part of her back , and there was a large bruise on her right arm ; in three or four places the blood had been drawn , and scars had been formed . There were marks of vermin over her person . Some of the bruises were of recent date .

      Great sensation was manifested on the appearance , and during the examination of Jaxe Wilbred The principal statement she made , in addition to her former evidence was , that she had been awoke out of her sleep at night by Mr . Sloane , Mrs . Sloane , and tbe young iady ; they made her get up in the ni ght time in winter to clean the stairs . ( Sensation . ) I had not all my clothes on . Mrs . Sloane said she would not wait for me to put them all on . ( Sensation . ) After her examination she was removed to the magistrates' room , on reaching which she immediately fainted away , from tbe effects cf the excitement of the scene . Mr . Robinson succeeded in restoring her without difficulty , and she was re-couveyed to the hospital in a cab . It was agreed tbat the former amount of bail would be sufficient , but in consequence of one of his sureties being in Bristol , Sloane was remanded to the Compter for a week .

      After the proceedings terminated a cab was sent for , and an officer was sent down to the Compter , with instructions to the governor to have the door open and every thing 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 they were endeavouring to force their way into tbe cab , when the mob closed upon them , and had it not been for tbe able exertions of Mr . Superintendent Hodgeson , Mr . Roe , and about a dozen constables , Mr . Sloane must have been torn to pieces by the exasperated mob . One old woman was noticed in particular

      making most furious lounges at him with an immense umbrella . Such was the violence of the mob that both the plate glass windows of tho vehicle were smashed to atoms , and mud , spittle , and all kinds of filth were showered upou him through both windows ; in less than two micutes he was so bespattered , tbat it was next to impossible to discover which was the gaoler and which Mr . Sloane . About twenty constables surrounded the cab , and the driver lashed his horse to try and escape tbe mob , but they impeded his way so mnch , tbat he was unable to proceed at any but a rapid walking pace . After being safely lodged in the Compter the crowd loudl y demanded that Mr . Sloane should be given U to them as often as any of the officers of tbe police were seen .

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      Tut Case op tub Sloaxes asd Jaxe Wilbred . 7 i ™ L n ^ y tue 0 " * 1 guardians of the West London Union , with a view of carrying out the ¦ iw 3 S ^ . S at the ™ rt"S oi board on nnf ^ J „ Sf ^ ? H P rinted P ^ cards to be issued and circulated at the various police-stations and £ ZtS ^ nrM ^ oVis > ^ ring a reward of £ 20 ior the apprehension of Mrs . Sloane , who isdescr bed as being about forty-fi ve yearsof age , five feet eight inches high , rather thin , and of a fair hut sallow complexion . '

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      Soutiiwark.-A Hard Case.-An Elderly Man,...

      SOUTIIWARK .-A Hard Case .-An elderly man , named Gale , living in Saunders-street , in the parish of Lambeth , applied for the magistrate s advice relative to his wife , who recently dted in one of the Borough hospitals , and whose body , he being destitute , was unable to bury . —The applicant , who is seventy-four years of age , stated that his wife , who is one year older than himself , died in St . Thomas ' s Hospital a fortni ght ago , and that he was made acquainted with the event , with directions at the same time to remove the body . He , however , owing to his poverty , bavins received relief from Lam btth parish , was unable to comply with the above directions , and he therefore called upon the parochial authorities , and explained to

      them that his wife was lying dead in the hospital , and applied to them either to bury the corpse , or to give him the means to enable him to do so . The parish officers , however , refused to help him in this emergency , and being afraid himself that the body of his poor wife , to whom he had been married upwards of half a century , would bo used for anatomical purposes , to which he had a strong repugnance ( the old man cried bitterly ) , if it was not brought speedily away from the hospital , he therefore called at this court , in order to have the magistrate ' s advice how to act upon an occasion which so concerned his peace of mind . He had applied at the Lambeth Police Court on the subject , but was referred to this court for information how to act

      on the occasion . —Mr . Edwin , the chief clerk , siuu lint the applicant's wife having been removed from Lambeth to the hospital in which she died , he was of opinion that the parish was bondd to bury her , and not St . Clave ' s , in which parish the hospital is situated ; that it would be an enormous expense on tlie latter parish if they were compelled to bury those patients that died in that institution , and whose bodies were not owned by relations , or who were unable to pay for their interment . —Mr . a'Beckett said that the woman having died a fortnight ago , it was quite time that measures should be adopted for depositing tho body in a grave by one or the other of the parishes mentioned , instead of permitting the old man s feelings to be lacerated

      by the fear that the corpse would be disposed ot in a very different way . The magistrate directed Guest , one of the summoning officers of the court , to proceed without loss of " time to ascertain the cause of the refusal of the parish officers to have the body of the applicant ' s wife buried , in order that other steps might be taken if it was not speedily carried into effect . —The applicant , who expressed his gratitude for the magistrate's interference , then left the court with the officer for the above purpose . MANS 10 X-II 0 USE . — Begging Imposters . —Two men , named Brown and Goldsmith , were brought before tho Lord Mayor upon the charge of having attempted to impose upon a gentleman by a t » lc of fictitious distress . The complainant said the

      men walked into his counting-house , and Goldsmith , pointing to Brown , said the poor fellow was suffering from a severe injury caused by a fall from a scaffold , and many persons connected with the building trade were contributing to Ws support \ t \ consequence of his inability to work . Brown , who had hobbled into tho counting-house , put 011 a look of misery corresponding with the statement ; but the comp ' aimmt had witnessed cases of imposition , and believing the present application to be of that character refused to give any contribution . " Only look over the list , " said the pretended injured Brown , " and you will sea the names of severa gentlemen whom you know . " "I see there are , " replied the complainant , " but I don't know that

      their writing is there , and I think more injury than good is done by giving money under these circumstances . Brown then made some insolent comments upon tits illiberal treatment he had received , aim both prisoners left the house , the lame one having , in the course of the short interview , completely recovered the use of his legs . Perceiving that the fellows were imposters of the most audacious description , the complainant followed and gave them both into custody . Goldsmith ( who had a clean white apron upon ' kim , and a rule in his hand as if he had just left his business to recommend Brown to the notice of the humane ) made no resistance , but the would-be cripple made a resolute but ineffectual attempt to escape from the grasp of the policeman . —The Lord Mayor : Ave these men known by our officers ? Horsford , one of the officers of the Mendicity Society , said he knew them both as most notorious impostors and cheats ; that

      Urown , whose real name was Clare , belonged to the Westminster gang , who were constantly practising upon the generous and unsuspecting '; and had not done a stroke of work for the last six years , and that Goldsmith generally accompanied him to detail the multitude of his " grievances . Brown declared that he was really suffering from tho consequences of a fall , as he had represented , and that kc was willing to work . —Horsford : Where was the scaffold from which you fell ? Brown was struck silent by tbe question .. Several officers proved that the prisoners had been for a series of years sturdy and well-fed beggars , and that they generally dined in coffee-houses at fashionable hours after they had done business . —Tho Lord Mayor said he should , at all events , prevent the prisoners from pursuing their trade for some time , and sentenced each to be imprisoned for three months in Bridewell and to be kept at hard labour . GUILDHALL . —Have your Coals Weighed . —

      Captain William Ray , coal and coke merchant , advertising as of 30 , Robert-street , Hoxton , was summoned for delivering forty sacks of coals of less than the legal weight to Messrs . Cuthbert , t . illow melters , of Paternoster-row . —The summons had been served at the nominal address of the defendant when it was found that Captain Ray did not live there , but only had his letters directed at the house . —Mary Fawkes , of 30 , Robert-street , Hoxton , said : I know nothing of Captain Ray . I received a summons against him , which is still lying at my house . A short gentleman always calls for orders and letters directed to Captain Ray . Sometimes he calls twice a day . I have taken in letters for Captain Ray about twelve months , for

      which I was to have been paid a share of the profits in the way of commission , or a few coals now and then . I have had only one ton of coals from him On Saturday last the short gentleman came and told me to discontinue taking orders . — -Mr . Cuthbert said that in contcquence of an advertisemet-t that appeared in the Times , offering the best Walls-End coals at 18 s . per ton , he was induced to send an order for four tons . They were delivered , and he continued for about six weeks to have four tons every week from Captain Ray , which were always promptly delivered ; but on weighing the sacks it was found that out of forty sacks of coal only

      fourteen contained their full weight of 224 lbs . He then produced a list of the sacks as they were taken out of the waggon on delivery , which showed a deficiency in the four tons of coal of 7 cwt . 3 qrs . 9 lbs ., or ii sacks out of 40 — Alderman Lawrence said that there was no doubt but that some very extensive fraud was being carried on , and Mr . Cuthbert had rendered the public a very essential service in exposing Captain Ray and his coal company . He hoped that in the event of this appearing in the papers Captain Ray would call at the court and explain the transaction , and also that the public would not allow themselves , for the sake of a few shillings , to be defrauded .

      MARLBOROUGH - STREET . — Indecent Assadlt . —Walter Greig , a tailor , living at JTo . C , South-row , Great Marlborough-street , was charged with having indecently assaulted Sarah Heath , his servant . The girl , who stated her age to be thirteen , said she went to live at the defendant ' s house about a week ago . On Christmas-day , after dinner , her mistress went out , leaving ber in the house with the defendant . She had occasion to go into the parlour for some purpose , when he laid hold of her , and placing her on his knee committed the first assault . Being desirous to get away from him , she told him her sister was outside . He called in her sister , who was younger than herself , gave her a penny , and then sent her home . As soon as her sister was gone he repeated the assault , and complainant at last getting out of the room by an excuse , went home and told her parents of her master ' s conduct towards her . The defendant denied the charge , and the case was sent

      to tbe sessions for trial . Robbing a Master . —William Locock was charged with stealing three £ 5 Bank of England notes , the property of Mr . Henry Renaud , proprietor of Limracr ' s Hotel , Conduit-street , and Thomas Harper and George Hawkins were charged with being parties to tbe offence . —Mr . Henry Renaud said the prisoner Locock had been employed as under porter for about sixteen months . On the 3 rd of September he gave tbe prisoner a letter directed to Miss Renaud , at the Bellevue Hotel , Bangor , and he told the prisoner to be careful of the letter , as it contained money . In the letter were three £ 5 Bank notes , tbe numbers of which he knew . Tbe letter never reached its destination , and he then communicated with the police . Tbe three notes were afterwards paid into the Bank of England . —Inspector

      Field , of the Detectives , said he took the prisoner into custody on the 23 rd of December last , telling him that he was charged with stealing a letter which contained three £ 5 Bank of England notes . The prisoner voluntarily said , " I'll tell you all about it . I broke open the letter , and I took the notes out . The next day I met Hawkins , who was livin » with a newsvender named flutton , in Catherine street . I told Hawkins I had stolen some notes , and I asked him if he would get them changed for me . He said he would , and I gave him two £ 6 notes , and he afterwards returned eight sovereigns to me , keeping two for himself . I kept the other £ 0 note for some time , and then I gave it to Harper , a cabman , to get changed . I only got 5 s , out of the * third note . " Witness , on this statement , took the two other prisoners into custody . —Locock was committed , and the other prisoners were reman ded . Alleged Seduction and Desertion ev a Romish Stbdext . —A young country girl , of considerable

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      personal attractions , presented the following letter , to the sitting magistrate , Mr . Hardwick ;— " Sif ) I take tho liberty of addressing you , as a mag istrate and a gentleman , to inform you of my painful situation , and to implore your protection , and any assistance it may be in your power to afford me , until I am able to procure some situation to support myself by honest means . On the 15 th November I was induced to leave my father ' s house , Mr . Simmons , late clerk in the goods department , Derby Railway Station , with Mr . Louis Leopold de la Pessez , a young Spaniard , to whom I have been known for twelve years , he promising to marry me on my arrival in London . 1 fondly and foolishly relied on his honour ; and after living with him three days , he promised to marry me every day . Ho left 1110 without any intimation , and I have never seen

      him since . 1 need hardly add he left , me almost , penniless , for all I had was 15 s . Gd ., on which , and on the produce of the sale of my clothes , I have continued to live ever since . I am anxious to redeem mv lost character and honour as far as 1 can . I have written to my father , but received no answer . I have broug ht this letter myself , and wait the honour of seeing you , if it should be your pleasure , and to answer what questions you may think proper to ask me . —' - I have the honour to be , sir , vour humble servant , —M . A . Simmons . "— . Mr , Hardwick asked the young woman if the letter was her own writing . —Tho applicant replied that it was . She had been induced to take this step from having seen in the papers that assistance was occasionally granted to persons in her unfortunate portion . —To questions , the applicant replied that

      the young gentleman with whom she came to London , ' was in the Roman catholic college at Derby , kept by an Irish Roman catholic priest named Sing . She lived at Derby with her friends , and this afforded the young gentleman an opportunity of keeping up tiieacquaintance with ber ., SheJwasiiiost anxious to get a situation abroad if possible to hide her shame andtoretrieve her character . At present , however , she was wholly destitute of the means of even paying for a night ' s lodging . —Mr . Hardwick at first thought of sending the young woman to the House of Charity in Rose-street for a short time , but at the applicant ' s request consented to give the means of sending her tu Derby , where she had relations living . —Tho applicant expressed herself very grateful for this seasonable assistance , and left the court in charge of an officer to make the

      requisite arrangements . Assault . —William Wallace was placed at the bar before Mr . Bingham , charged with being drunk , begging , and assaulting Daniels , one of tho constables beloriing to the Mendicity Society . —The officer stated that , about nine o ' clock on Wednesday night , he was iu Regent-Street , when he saw the prisoner go up to several gentlemen and ask for money . Knowing him to be a most determined beggar witness took him into custody , and on his way to the .-tation-house the prisoner kicked him violently about tho legs . —Horsford said the prisoner had been convicted no less than six times for bejrging and assaulting tho Society ' s officers . —T !; e prisoner , who denied the charge , was committed to the House of Cwveettovt fov ibvee months , with hard labour .

      BOW-STREET . - Case of Stabbing . - Dr . M'Carthy , an itinerant musician , was finally examined , charged with stabbing J . Clarke , with the intent to do him some grievous bodily harm . —The prosecutor , who has been confined to his bed since the occurrence , appeared very weak , and it was with some difficulty that he gave his evidence . He said he was a clerk , and had latterly lived with a friend , who kept an eating-house , at >' o . 12 , Great Earl-strcct , Seven Dials . " On Tuesday morning , the 10 th ult ., about two o ' clock , the prisoner entered tho house , and said he had lost his shoes and hat . lie was desired to leave the house , when he commenced using most filthy language , in the presence of a female . Witness turned him out , and

      directly afterwards he rushed at witness with an open pocket knife in his hand , and stabbed him in tho thigh . He bled very much , and had been confined to his bed twenty days from the effects of the injuries . —P . Connor was also stabbed in tho mouth with the knife , while assisting the last witness in ejecting the prisoner from tho house . —Other witnesses proved that tho prisoner aimed the blow at the prosecutor ' s side , and in doing so fell , and stabbed him in the left thigh , causing a wound of three inches in depth . The prisoner pleaded drunkenness as an excuse to the charge , and Mr . Henry fully committed him for trial . Furious Riding . —A young man , named Edward Baker , was charged with the following outrageous conduct : —A police constable stated that he was on duty on Wednesday afternoon , when he observed the prisoner furiously riding a young horse up and down Clement ' s-lanc , a la Johnny Gilpin

      After a good deal of trouble and much noise : uid confusion , tho horse wa < stopped , and the prisoner taken into custody . He was quite drunk , and as children were in the habit of playing about the lane , it was a mercy some of them were not killed by his mad freak . —The prisoner said he was exercising the horse , which was young and spirited , and "bolted" a few minutes before the policeman caught sight of him . —Mr . Hall asked him what he was ?—The prisoner said he was a boot-closer , and had been at work all day . —The owner said the horse was very high spirited , and he had therefore given strict directions that he should not be taken out of the stable . The prisoner , however , who lived over the stable , had done so in defiance of his orders , and the horse was much injured by the rough manner in which he had ridden him . —Mr . Hall fined the prisoner 20 s ., or ten days' imprisonment . The fine was paid .

      Public-house Robberv . —J . Darling , a cabdriver , was charged with stealing a watch . —Mr . Whiting , tho landlord of the Sun public-house , in Clare-market , invited a few friends to supper to see the old year out and the new year in , and amongst the parties present was Mr . Hill , the person whose watch was stolen . The year had scarcely dawned before Mr . Whiting and Mr . Hill commenced quarrelling , and while the former was struggling to turn the latter into the street , the prisoner , who happened to be at the Sun bar , coolly walked up to Mr . Hill and snatched the watch in question from his waistcoat pocket . Mrs . Whiting kept her eye upon tho belligerents in the course of

      the scuffle , and saw tho whole manoeuvre of the prisoner , whom she at once accused of the robbery . He denied it , but immediately afterwards the watch was found at his feet ; and as Mrs . Whiting had distinctly ssev . him take it from Mr . Hill ' s pocket and place it in his own , a policeman was called in , and he was given into custody . —Tho prisoner protctsed that he did it all out of a lark . Re was drunk , and though ho intended to assist Mr . Whiting in putting his friend out , he had not the remotest intention of appropriating his watch . —Tbe police constable who apprehended tbe prisoner said he knew him as the associate of thieves . —The prisoner was accordingly fully committed for trial . °

      Robbing the Turncock . —Ann Murphy was charged with unlawfully possessing and offe ring for sale stolen property . —Ann Hyuaes stated that she kept _ a saleshop , in Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s inn-fields , and that on the previous evening the prisoner offered for sale a crowbar and a turnkey which witness immediately recognised as belonging to a turncock . Witness asked the prisoner where she had got the articles , and she replied that they been given her to dispose of by a person named Lynch , of Wild-street ; but while witness was speaking to another party , prisoner went away Witness folio wed her into Wild-street , and g ave her in charge .-Thomas Middleton , a turncock to tbe » ow River Company , said that the articles were liis .-Mr Henry remanded her , and directed the articles to be given up to the turncock .

      Caution to Bill Distributors and their Em-PLorERs . -Lawrence Toomey , a ragged Irish bov was charged before Mr . Henry with causing an obstruction in the Strand .-The prisoner wasTended by Messrs . Sheard and Brown , outfitters in the Strand , for the purpose of delivering bills to the passengers at Is . per day . The prisoner stood in the centre of the pavement opposite the shop , and when any person passed he thrust out his hand with a bill . This caused much annoyance , and the

      pedestrians could scarcely pass without being struck by the prisoner , who offered one of his master ' s bills . The prisoner was desired to desist by the police , but he refused to obey their orders . The prisoner was then taken into custody hy a policeman . Since tho prisoner was taken into custody Messrs . Sheard and Brown have placed a placard in their window , offering a reward to some persons who gave them some information of the brutality of the police towards a poor Irish boy if they will again come forward . —Mr . Henry issued a summon ,,

      for the attendance of Mr . Sheard , but that person not being at home , Mi * . Brown attended —Mr . Henry said that the prisoner could not be allowed to distribute their bills upon the footpath . He was liable to be sent to prison for a month for causing the obstruction , and his employers were also liable to a penalty of 40 s . every time they encouraged him to do it . He fined the prisoner 20 s ., and in default of payment he ordered him to be immisoned for fourteen d . ays .-Mr . Henry also said Messrs . Brown and Sheard were liable to be indicted for having a libellous placard in their window .

      MARYLEBOSE .-A Model LoDGER .-Eliza Sidney Owen , a woman about thirty-five years of age , who said that her husband was an assistant to a surgeon in India , was charged under the circumstances below stated :-On Monday mornin ^ the prisoner engaged two rooms at the house of Mr Bcthe 1 , Augustus-street , Regent ' s-park . At ten 0 clock the same night she came ve ry drunk- wiih her goods in a van , bringing with her three children ; but instead of going into her own apartments she sat herself down in one of tho landlord ' s rooms . She was desired to quit , but she refused to do so , and abused Mrs . Bethell in the foulest manner lmaguia ble . As it was impossible to pacify her she was given into custod y , and when at the police ** iV > oa she struck a policeman several

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      blows . For the assalt on tbe officer she was sent for fourteen days to the House of Correction . Cinsas of Fonci . vc- Bills op Exchange . -- reward Smith , a chemist , residing in Upper Mjmour-stroet , Euston-square , was charge d vmn avhV forged and uttered two bills of exchange , one for £ 100 and the other for £ 9616 s ., with intent to defraud Mr . Thomas Hicken , of Droitwitcb . The prisoner was remanded . WESTMINSTER . —VJSir SiRAXOE . -John mothers a labourer , of very decent appearance , was charged with stealing a watcb and seal value £ 0 . - ^ Francis Mackrory , a builder , residingrat 4 , Wilton-terrace . Vauxhall-bndge road , stated that iuosu , .

      • . t ibnnt twentv minutes to seven on . ' » monung be ^ S walking with a friend ^ between S r . Margaret ' s Church and treat Geo gostreet , Westminster , when he suddenly fojt a mrk round his neck , and , putting his h « n « i to I . u waistcoat pocket , found that his watch was gone The India-rubber guard to which it ha' 1 lie attached was broken , and a portion of it remamed round his neck . Ho turned round , and the omj person to be seen , except his friend , was the piisoner , who was about twenty yards oft , walking m a contrary direction . Witness then went after tlie prisoner , whom he had not observed until alter lie had missed his watch , which ho know was sate in his pocket a quarter of an hour previously . Upon overtaking the accused he tapped him upon tlie shoulder and said . " Sta y , you have my waten .

      Prisoner ' s jacket pocket was open , and there , upon a handkerchief lay witness ' s watch , which he seized before the accused had time to make any reply to the observation addressed to him . Witness then inquired whore the gold seal was which had been hanging upon the guard , when the accused replied that he had not got it . Witness told him he must come back with him Mid find it , arid they both went back , and found it lying on the pavement . Witness asked the accused his name , and be renlied . " Brothers , " and stated that he

      worked for Mr . Chadwick at Messrs . Elliotts' brewery , ami added , "I have a wife and family , and I hope you will say nothing about it , as I did not do it : I never robbed any one in my life ; it must have been that your guard caught- the buttons of my jacket , and that must have pulled the watch out of your pocket into mine . " Witness then allowed the accused to walk away , but upon a police constable who had come up stating that he ought to give the accused into custody , witness went with the officer to Messrs . Elliotts ' , and found the prisoner , and gave him in charge . Upon his doing so , the accused said , " I am here , you see . I have not attempted to run away , for I never stole anything yet . "—The accused , with much caaelcssness and apparent sincerity , said that he was going to his work at Messrs . Elliotts ' , with his hands in his

      trousers pockets , when ho accidenta came in contact with Mr . Macrory , and felt something dragging at the buttons of his jacket , but walked on , taking no further notice of it , and when he was stopped he still had his hands in his pockets , never having removed them . He ( the accused ) stopped when Mr . Macrory spoke to him , and did not know the watch was in his jacket pocket until told so by the prosecutor , and then ho went to . his work , where he was found . —The accused said he had worked eight years for Mr . Freeman , a stone merchant ; and for some time for Mr . Chadwick , tbe contractor , by whom he was at present employed . —Mr . Brouorip observed , that the account given by the prisoner in answer to tho charge was within the verge of possibility , and might be true , but if true , it was one of the most improbable accidents that

      could occur in the course of a man ' s life . He would Uke bail , his own recognisance in £ 00 , and two sureties in £ 30 each , for his appearance at the sessions . —The accused being unprepared with the necessary bail , was detained in custody . Cautio-V to Maijixe Store Dealers . —Thomas Hickman , a marine store dealer , carrying on business in YauxbaH-walk , was charged with having in his possession seventeen pounds weight of metal , of which he could give no satisfactory account . —Jourdan , a policeman , said that , having met the prisoner on that day , and observing something heavy in his pockets , and knowing also that he had been previously convicted for having stolen property in h s possession , he stopped him , and on searching him

      found seventeen pounds weight ot pot metal mixed up with some solder , which he said he purchased as old metal and melted it down . On going to his shop he ( witness ) found an iron mould , into which the metal had been run . He asked the prisoner if he did not keep a book in which he entered the articles purchased , and he replied that he did not . —The prisoner , in reply to the charge , said he purchased the metal in the usual way of trade , and this was the only account he could give of it . —Mr . Elliott observed that there could be but little doubt that the whole of tho metal found on him was the produce of publicans' pots melted down , and convicted him in a penalty of £ 3 or one month ' s imprisonment .

      CLERKEXWELL . —A Cruel Mother . —Mary Seales , a decently dressed middle-aged woman , was placed at the bar , charged with having violently assaulted Henry Seales , her own son , nine years of age . —It appeared from the evidence of tho boy , whose face and mouth were cut , that on the previous day his mother was intoxicated , and seizing him round the neck attempted to choke him , and thrust her fingers down his throat . He was severely cut and scratched by her nails . She had illused him mid her other children , four iu number ,

      in the same way , and his father , on returning from his work , finding him so much injured and herself intoxicated , caused her apprehension by an officer . The father of the boy confirmed his statement as to the prisoner ' s cruel treatment of her children , and her habits of intoxication . —The prisoner said the complainant was disobedient to her , and he was encouraged by his father , who was in the habit of treating her with violence . —She was fined 20 s . for the assault on the boy , and bound over to keep the peace towards her husband and family . She had no money , and was accordingly locked up .

      Serious Charge against a Dentist . — Mr Samuel Rendall , dentist , Ac , of 14 , Brunswicksquare , was charged by Elizabeth Reid , his servant , aged eighteen years , with having violated her . — The prosecutrix said that she entered the service of the prisoner in October last as servant of all work On Friday morning last , about eleven , her mistress left home , she ( witness ) remaining with the prisoner ' s niece in the kitchen . The prisoner was in the upper part of the house . In about five minutes after her mistress had left witness heard the prisoner call " Henrietta , " his niece , when she (

      witness ) told him that she had gone out , and he then called her to come up stairs . She went up stairs to her mistress ' s bedroom to make the bod , and whilst doing so the prisoner entered the apartment and locked ami bolted the door , on which he came up to her . Prosecutrix here described tho prisoner s proceedings , which amounted to aperpetration of a capital crime , and went on to say that afterwards she felt famt and cold , and nearly lost ber senses . She cried when the prisoner came towards her ¦ sim ing She turned her back upon him , on which he kissed her . When he was goirU out of 2 S 5 T t told IT ^ " ° » ld lG ^ cried . She felt very weak , and on min . Hn ™

      , ™ * Pawner near the dming room , £ n h ? r S i , SSed h , er and she »«>* to the kit fc 1 5 -T ^ ' 0 ?? shortl - afterwards returned home , but she said nothing to her of what had taken place , as she ( witness ) intended to leave on the " Saturday night and to inform Mrs . Henson . hor only friend m London , with whom she now lodged ane did not communicate the affair to the prisoner ' s niece , who was twenty-seven years of age . Witness remained in the house at the request of the niece until Sunday , when she left , and informed Mrs . Henson of what had taken place —Mr . William Drany Robertson , resident house-surgeon of tbe Royal Free Hospital , gave evidence as to the state oftheprosecutrix-itwas evident that the act had been committed—Mr . Tyrwhitt said ho had made up his mind to sent the case before a jury , hut would take considerable bail for the prisoner ' s aniiaisH uimis

      « « B , court on a future day—Mr Jarman : You will not commit him on the capital charge , I suppose—Mr . Tyrwhitt : Decidedly so What else .-lhe surgeon ' s evidence and other circumstances warrant that course . I will take responsible bail for his appearance : two sureties £ 200 each and himself m double that amount . If the girl had made her complaint sooner , I would not accept bail at . all but send him at onle t %£%£$$ hms fortl , coraiI * - ° Priso « - -Mrs . Mary Vennder , the wife of an oil and colourman carrying on business in Crown-street Finsbury , was charged with having compounded a felony . Eliza Harbid gc stated that about a wnnk since hcrdauglrter was taken ' . into cu tody UDon 1 charge 01 stealing some brushes beCnW ^ eiiuant

      ue . -s nusuand , for which sho underwent , « exannnat on at this court , and ™» U | merwent an remanded . After 2 rTu-ffir \ m \ h ^ T \ ^ ° ^^^ i ^ j ^^^ iot ^^^ ss ^ t ^ BB ^^^ S S W . .. ** , half-a-crown . Witness accord ! mclv han ( W hn « -- " - »« " vim ,, immiihss accorahor

      Wvh « k . that amount and left tho shoo havi M been previously assured b y the defendan ! nt of TYt T ° be returned t 0 her """ restored ^ tV ^ ' ^ ^ recovered and ri-storeu . on the uay appointed for the re-examih Xi / W ^ the deLduTZ fiShpr a ai ! peare ( 1 t 0 P roseouto the case any luitner and the accused was accoi-din » l y dis-S - In answer to the charge the defendan t hlit * % * , WUness had S lven a -wect represenwS * i netl ! * DS ^ tion , but that she had been W : ely nifuenced by her feelings of commiseration W tbe woman on account of her daughter ' s po-

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      sition , and without being at all aware Jl ^ r ; that she was acting illegall y—Mr . Ar * ti * £ tho offence was ono calculated altoir eth ^ 5 aid tiS the ends of . justice , and bad rendered 1 , 1 ' ° 'kd an indictment for misdemeanour , but it la | « o 1 ' what bad taken place would operate , „!! * * "ft . warning for the future , and a 3 ho felt T }^ nh sho had been solely actuated bv fceli , ^ ' 1 , 'f l''l i & in the matter , he should merely order } , ! SK the money she had received , and to n nv , to < % , tho present proceedings . " co , ; Liability op Pawnbrokers— E . Lisj „ a pawnbroker named Kampf , of SW ,- 1 % ., | the value of a coat pledged . Complnj ,, ; " ?* ** . L ago wanted three shillings to make , 1 , ? % , Him mi iiu : ii / vn nnd wif-. hont bninir nt oil- _ " ^^" n .

      money . « cu" " mm a coat ii , ' m m worth £ 2 16 s . to defendant ' s shop for ft . - ' oi , I soaking to redeem it at the expira tion ff ' *'; oj | the coat could not be found . Comnhj ,.,, : ' * ci > i § 1 coat was at least worth £ 2 —Mr . Arnol | Sli , J SI defendant to pay that amount with si- ?' ' ' ic ' r ' iI costs for complainant ' s loss of" time A s * liiii » - U LA . MBETII .-A Disiioxkst w s , i Mary Frobett was charged with ille ^ 'if * " . * . 1 a quantity of slop work , the property of' ^'"''^ P S ager Lundy , clothier , Houns . litch , whici ., r - , -J ' ^ ^ en trusted to her to make up . When taken in . '* ' W no less than twenty-one duplicates , au ;! , P ' < 'iv ' | property which bad been entrusted to thr . ' ' ' > 1 to make up , were found upon her perso n ' "''^ rp was made quite apparent to the magi ^ , ' , " ) i'p travagance alone , and a love of drink jJJj '''^ l the prisoner to pledge the things . T | , 1 ' % ! $

      Lundy was , however , the only one enter .., ! ® > ffi the magistrate convicted her in a penaln- f •' -P gether with tho value of the goods ( £ i j . - ., v . ) . ^ default of payment , two months' imnri < ' ,, '" ' ^ ::: ! 2 Stealing Two Loads of Hat—fjeor . / . p ^ ' $ Griffs , Thomas Ui gs , and "William ifreT ^ 'li re-examined on a charge of stealing two ' j ¦ ; "' : $ hay entrusted to one of the prisoners- o - 'i ! from the proprietor ' s premises to the \ J \ ? $ customer . . All wore committed for trial ' w ife | WAXDSWORT 11 .-F 0 R 01 S 0 a j \ to i Post-office Order—Job Claplmm , V < . , j * '' m cavpenter , and Anne , his wife , re !< i . iil ,, l , "> ? . s Jjigg ' s-row , Putney , were charged with f ^ i ' " Rfe name of Spencer to a post-office order 4- ^ fl Mrs . Spencer , of Putney , and obtaining tier j . 'I ! sum of £ 3 10 s ., the property of the l ' v ' ? ' * S General . —William Fillmore , an " auxiii , irv -1 i , i ; e * l man , at Putney , stated that about a fortni ' ii - ' ' " 'B he had a letter directed to a . Mrs , a " *' ' ' ' j

      ,, Spcnce , Bigg ' s-row , Putney , and ho tc .,. k » , , ''• " * $ female prisoner , whom lie had knowna- v ,: t Spence , who was residing at Xo . 13 ; i , ^ , 'H other Mrs . Spence or Spencer in that row ^ -l said to her , " Are you sure it is for yon c ' , ! ' !;' ' ; answered , "I dare say it is for me ; ' " uniu . ' " i it to her . He did not tell her to open it in % ; " } ^ sence—Mrs . Ellen Johnstone , postmis tress a ' ' p ^ - ¦ ' ? ney , proved that she paid the money to theL * ^ prisoner as Mrs Spence . —The female prisoner U - said in a whining tone— "I didn ' t know * bm **!> - £ it was for me ; I would not injnre anyo : ' ¦ C-f- ' ^ Beadon said there was no doubt the Im ^ i ' nC ; be committed for the forgery , and thow f ,. ^ . t , secretion of the letter . He should reiiii ' !„ jV ;"" for the attendance of tee post-office autliori ; k-

      A Fathf . r AccidentA 1 . 1 . T Shot bv - , ns s v _ i , inquest was hold at the Blue Bowl Inn , LrinoTV the body of Mr . Woolcs , the landlord of ib « •¦ .. ' , ;> ' who was accidentally shot by his son . The " - '¦ culars , as given in evidence , " were to tlii > e ! f- ( C that Mr . Wooles , his wife , and son , were sin ; " ,. " a small room , and the latter was in the act ' of 'C ' iiing some bread for tea , sibkh he happened y ? burn ; his father then snatched i t away fwuVand threw it behind the fire , ami said there sk be no toast there . The mother said sl : cV . v '

      have toast , and was leaving the room to cet m more bread , when thn deceased struck her or " ,: "' mouth . His son asked what that was fc when the father took up a stick to strike m ? he seized hold of tho gun to defend hz self , and it unfortunately " went off . lut £ gun was neither shouldered nor pointed , k : field loosely in the hand . It was also dittitM : > ' shown that the young man did not kuotr i : ii loaded , but had every reason to believe the 0 .-,

      trary . The piece had been loaded in tlie mom :: by another son , and placed ¦ on one side in :. v ' state . To show the good feeling existin » bet ** the deceased and his " son , the former in his ¦; .. : which was made after the fatal shot had been f . s ; has left the whole of his property to be equallv c vided between his sons . When the fatal event ' tt i place , the son sent immediately for medical :. and evinced the most unfeigned regret and d ' .-ir-s at tho accident . The jury returned a yerdic : " Accidental death . "

      Tub Collision o . v tuf . Eastern * Counties k way . —After the night charges had been disp < Hi at Worship-street , on Friday , William Lion : engine driver employed upon the Eastern Ceu .. Railway , was brought before Mr . Hainmill , cl . « r ; with having wilfully violated certain resulatKthe company , by driving his engine in such a c . - less and negligent manner as to occasion a sera collision with the Colchester train , whereby sevh of the passengers had sustained injuries , and silives had been placed in imminent danger , i : prisoner received an excellent character for : «' . «¦' ness and sobriety , and was liberated on his 9 recognizance for his future appearance .

      TiiEPtvjfouTit Murder—The magistrates r . ' . ' * discharged Timothy Donovan , on his enter n * i :: * sureties to appear when called for ; and eonina :--Harrington to the Exeter county gaol , to wk u trial at the Devon assizes .

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      "BANKRUPTS . From the Qazctte of Friday , December 2 ' ,. John Barker , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , aud North *> '•"• merchant—William Mitchell and William llinns . ) i . n « -. ' ;; loikshirc , lronfounders-Joshua Unwin , BraiiforJ . U '* " shire , stuff manufacturer-Frederick Young , "VirtlHto . lungsland-road . and Silver-street , Golden smuin . c **' mouger . * SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS . William Kent , Helensburgh , Dumbartonshire , j * ' " ( .. Gorge MacLeod , Glasgow , wholesale di-m .-gist-H' - Kecliie , Ferry . PorUm-Crai g , grocer-John Stcwar :, j « u Glasgow , flesher .

      From the Gazette of Tuesday , December Slit . BANKRUPTS . William Atkinson , jun ., Gooie , Yorkshire , slii [« r «' - ; - JanicsGinn , Sudbury , Suffolk , builder-Josi-ph Half } " • - ' - William lliompson , . Manchester , cotton mnwu'iirtwiw- " * John Hughes , Hacconby , Lincolnshire , beast j ^''' - '" hOenezcr Lake , Okebampton , Devonshire , tlnifl" """"' James Simons , Wibtoft , Warwickshire and LeiciU'i-- ' * - horse dealer—Edwin Trent . Sherborne , Dorsetshire «' 1 eevi ! , Somersetshire , draper—Frederick Ynini . ' . Ni " - place , Kingsland-road , and Silver-street , Goldcn ' - squaK . e . SCOTCH & BQUESTRATIOX . Alexander Lcaraouth Cameron , Lonsdale awl Ola" ** bleacher .

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      Mark Lane , Wednesday, January 3 Tlie Ar...

      Mark Lane , Wednesday , January 3 Tlie arrival '• " ' all gram both English and foreiwi , and French Itow , - ' increased considerabl y since Friday . At this mor ** - market the show of wheat « amples from Esstx mulMl was very short ; but the quality being indiftlwit , lb * ' ' « as slow at last Monday's prices . In foreign when * »* was little doing , though holders did not give wav in |«"* i "' ? £ ,. r , } ' wilh t ' "uyers though offered ' ipuiiW ;„ , '• .., , cy ( iuIi sale "lt declining rates . In bcans . ' s . < SSnoil ! 11 r "«*„ AVe , vcre net-wr- supplied vvitU i « w principall y from Scotland ; tho trade wis languid . A ' prices 6 d . lower than on Monday last . Some sh l '" ' * ot oats are making from French ports , but we do not 1 I 1 W i «? i' . 1 !!' . be t 0 any extent , for H ' nce tlie . «'!' .. " ,: „ ' , ? "L imi , 0 l ' t ' ,, t 0 London from France , to" '«¦ jear ending October , 18 M 7 , amounted to 7 LUU 0 <|» -:: • * h , n < w , n CC ' eived -v ""' I l > oi't during any one year , * , * than 0 , 000 qrs . of French oats .

      CATTLE . Smithfield , Wednesday , January 1 , —From our > r > grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh uwto ^ n . v * but moderate , time of year considered ; whilst ' u ' d general quality was inferiur . Owing to the small nww £ t ? T- 1 " ^ , ' » nd to Newgate and Lea . ! . Ail I tr de nZf . 8 npp , ICd , ''' "' «™ try . kuled meat , tte k '• tm «™» r < WJ • * «•«• ' * ' « quotations , the g * r » , * . nZ-. te . ? " , beet , ¦ * ' ¦¦ » ' 3 s . 8 d . pcrSlbs . There « . < „„ , r ftta ^ n , w ut ! " ' ?» ' aiepKU ! hut the «¦*** ¦ wW fr .. ? ? B 00 f 1 , rime olu Downs n'o ^' , l ! V 51 , 1 5 u '' $ < Si ™ & , at au , a ( lvan « e in the currencies of ilomlV < V n «• » ilT ™ " - -hoy having sM at from 4 s . U . to ' - <¦« Irir-pJ Aii l se ' , however . must be considered omimi .. K ™ L A 1 ! other l , ' * ec'Js moved off steadily , aud , i « - ") - ; , Jwyhequomtiom bad an upward tendency . * !! withstanding that the number of calves was small . I ! , S o ,, . , . d vei ' - v ill ! , ct've , at late rates . I ' riim' . " -l- a ' ¦ pigs sold steadily—other kinds of Digs slowlv , at uu * ' 11 **' 1 *' : quotations . °

      Beef , 2 s 3 d to 3 s Sd ; mutton , 3 s 2 d to 4 s lid ; von ' , - « , - " * to is i . d ; pork , 2 s 8 d to 4 s Ud—Price per stone of of • ( sinking the offal . ) ' Newgate and Leademiaix , Wednesday , Jan . 1- — Iniemie ; bepi , is « d to is 2 d ; middling , ditto , 2 s 4 d to * * prime large , 2 s 8 d to 2 s Wd ; prime small , Ss Vd to Ss > is i large pork 2 s 4 d to 3 s Gd ; inferior mutton , 2 * id to " - ' =. " - ' = ; middling ditto , 2 s lUd to 3 s 4 d ; prime ditto , 8 s ( id 10 " * ¦ * i- veal , 2 s od to 3 s Gd ; small pork , 3 s Sd to « 4 s per 81 bs . by the carcase . l

      WOOL , City , Monday , Dec . 30 . —The imports of Wool into tto 11 dun last week was lifty-scven bales from Gcrma » . ' ny , lrom Madras , and fortv . five from France . The mania 1 ' tor the raw staple is firm . _ LiynRr-yoi , December 30 . —Scotch . —Tfcere isratli * * r r ' * * r inquiry for Laid Highland Wool ; ttill the sales ! in « n « ' been large , at about the quotations . "White UifiliWiW ' m lair request . Crossed ami Cheviot Laid Wool-sjolss still neglected , and very little doing in them . , , a'Obeick , —The public sales of last week bavin ? « ' el '' out the stocks pretty well , tbeiv lias been in eoii « 'l" ! t , l 1 " ' less doing this week .

      Ouiceie Printed By William Kidek, Oijfo. 5, Maccl«Sfiel««-*!L«L-*!;! In The Parish Of St. Anne, Westminster, At The Vm'tm

      ouiceie Printed by WILLIAM KIDEK , oiJfo . 5 , Maccl « sfiel «« - *! l « l- *!;! in the parish of St . Anne , Westminster , at the Vm ' tm

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      , , ureat Windmill-street , llavmarket , 111 » J r " ' r - of Y > estminster , fer tbeProprietor , FKAKHUS OW-SO- * < , " ? Ll ' published bv the .-aid William MuHim " > hs Oft" * , in the same st ' rcc . aud parisii .-l : ' '' ; t ! , ' ' ' January 4 th , 1851 ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 4, 1851, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_04011851/page/8/