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HOIISIBLE MURDER IN ST . - GILES'S . West ox tub Bimr .-l ' HCiiSDAT . -Mr . Waldey , « , rSroner for Middlesex , having appointed ten nMir it thismomins fir the holding of the inquest on 4 I « T bodv of tlie unfortunate woman , Mary Brothers , S , nwas so inhumanly murdered in a brothel , in SLe-irect , St . Giles ' s , on Monday night last , the imv ^ uunuoued forthe occasion met at the Angel Tnii Hi-m-strect , near St . Giles ' s Church , aud their naiics having been called over , Mr . Wakley , before Sn'istermn the oath , inquired if any one were
present who could identity the nody i Ihe husband of t berautdered woman was introduced , and , t < i questions from the coroner , said that be had seen the body , wliich was diat of his wife , Mary Brothers . He had La , manied to hev fifteen years More , but after their separation she had gone by another name—that of Auu Tape . The jury ( fifteen in number ) were jjien Mvoni , and Mr . Sogers , tobacconist , of High--jr ^ et , Finsbury , was chosen foreman . The coroner % m \ iiiry tlion loft to see the body . After an absence of half an hour the coroner and jurymen re-entered f ! ie inquest-room .
Police-constable William T > 'illis , 64 E , esauilnc-d—lam cmp lovt-a at the George-street station-house , and while 0 dnty there as gaoler ou Monday night , the 31 st Jlarcl :. a woman named Palmer came with police-conctable Alien and stated that a man had been stabbing a flows " , a * -: ° -n- George-street , I then was directed by jay inspector , 0 S ° t 0 me bouse with tliem . I did so , and there procured a candle , and saw three or four women standing at the door of theroom on theleft side ofthe passage . I went into that room , and saw the deceased pith her back against the fire-place , her head bent down ; and I heard a gurgling noise in her throat She was Wet-ding greatly ftom the left side of her neck , and there
was much blood at her side . I raised her head , and saw a wound above her left shoulder , and a hnife sticking in it . I desired constable Allen to pull it out , and he afterwards wentforthesurgeon . 2 ir . Fitzgerald came in less than ten minutes , but the woman was quite dead . She did not speak or move from the time I first saw her , and aegurgung in her throat ceased in about four minutes . 1 then locked the door . I did not see any person in the house charged with haring caused tlie death of the woman . There was another room adjoining that in which I saw the woman , and on a bed there I saw marks of blood . There was a window there with a saw in it . I saw marts of blood on the waiuscoatuig , as if the blood iiad spurted there .
AUe :=, the constable here produced the Knife . It was a common sized black handled table-knife , sharpened to the paint , and encrusted with blood . Mary Yuliner , an old woman , was next examined . She stated that she was a-widow , and lived at 13 , Ciiarchsavet , St . Giles's . I used to sell fruit for ray living , but latrerly I have been employed to dean , and act in the fa-achy of a servant , at 3 drs . Hall's , 11 , George-street . Mr . Hall is the landlord ; he pays me my wages . I did net know the murdered woman by the name of 3 Iary Brothers , but by the name of Man * Tape . Tape is tlie zone via shoemaker -frith venom she had lived . I do not know her age . I was never told it was forty-five . I saw her last alive about a quarter to eleven o ' clock on the night ot Honday last . She came to the parlour-door oiihtrhooscani asked for a three-penny room . A man was with her . I had never seen him before , and I do nothaov . ' hls name . I think I should knowhhu again , liiia cauilie and gave it to the woman . The man did
noi .-jKeik . He gave me the threepence . 1 did not see anrlluus-in Lis hand . I noticed his dress . He wore a TclVeteen coat , which came down to his knees , with p * . -kets at flu .-ides . It was of a very dark colour by the eau . He-light . Tie had a sealskin cap on his head , and vro : c light brown trousers . His coat was closely buttoned . The -. voiisan said nothing more , and they went into the room t ' -jtelhai-. 1 should think the man was about tlarry years of age . He was very dark , with hlaei Lair , and small dark whiskers . I did not notice the colour of his eyes . He had a long pointed nose . Neither o » & . ail Wel' 6 di-uiik . I sat Jomi on the stairs , and is about five minutes after I heard the woman cry " ilurdcr . " I went to the door of the room , and she repeated the cry three times . I knocked at the door , and asked whiit wu = Ihe matter ? I heard no scuffling or noise . The !¦•*• " * maslc- v . o answer . Tiie door was bulled , " ud I could not get : n . The room that they wen > iu was the middle roe *; :, where the bed was .
Jlr . JliUSj tiie deputy t ! . ' ror . er . —Did you bir . si tlie i » ior opes!—Yes . sir . Jlhl-s—When you burst open the door what did you sec- ?— -When I burst open the door die woman was sitting op . jSk- bed . Mr . iiiiis—What was the iKan doing ?—He was standing over her in this way —( The- witness held up her hand ck-acned bemud her own neck )—and I thought lis was hitting her . Mr . Milk—Was Ins side or back toward y « u . ?—IUs side was rowan ' s me , for he was facing the woman . 3 Sx 30115—Did you see him strike ha '!—Xo ; his hand was liiied up , and I said , " Don ' t yon strike her no more . " With that he turned round . Mr . Mills—Did you see anything in his hand at the time —So , Sir , nothing . Mr . Mills—Did he let his hand fall 3—So , Sir , not then .
3 ! r . MilU—What did you say to Mm?—I said , "You have hit the woman enough , do not hit her any more . " Mr . Mills—What did the man say then ?—He took his hand away and ran out of tlie room . Mr . Mflls—Did he run past you f—1 caught him by the coat , but he got away , and ran out immediately without saving anything . Mr . Mub—Did yon sec that he left anything behind him ! Nuuung but the knife . The woman -jot out of ± 5 k-: « 1 iicrsrlf n « d cair . e Into the next room . She then gaiy a bit of a stagger , and down she fell at tlie fa-e-place . Mr . jliUs—Sid she say anything ? Not a word ; Sir . Mr . Mills—Did you see any blood ? She was covered with blooi , and a pool of blood was beside her . Mr . Mills—What did you do then ? I ran out to the front door and said , "Mistress , mistress , here is a woman murdereu . " A policeman came into the house and palled the knife out .
Mary HaU examined—I live at No . , George-street . My husband ' s name is John . He is a leather-dresser , and rents the house from Mr . Grout . I do not know what Mr . Grout is , or where he lives . He lives somewhere in the country . He conies for his rent every week . I do not know what rent my husband pays . The furniture belongs to Mr . Grout . I was in the house whan the man and woman came , but I did not see them there . Palmer gave me the 3 d ., bat she said nothing to me . They came in about ten minutes to eleven , and in about seven minutes I heard Palmer cry that a woman was murdered , aaJ I ran &> r assistance . The man ran past me In the passage and pushed me aside . There was no light that I could see him by , for the light was in the room . He said nothing when he ran past me , and I did
not know him at all . I knew the woman well . She lodged with me about £ ve or six months , but I had not seen her since she left me , some time ago . Her sister used to come to see her while she was with me . She did not live with any man while lodging with me , neither Aid any man come to see her . She was a quiet sober woman . I never saw her intoxicated . She never told me that any one had threatened her life . I do not know where she lodged after she left me . I do not suspect anyone , nor from what I have since heard do I suspect any one , except the person who was with her at my house . I do not kuovv the ivutn who is suspected oi having murdered her . I nerer saw him before the night in question . He rapidly passed n ; a in the passage , and pushed me aside . I caught hold of his coat , which from the feel I should think was velveteen .
ThehusbaudoftiicdeceasedwastlieivcalleiL He isa respectable-looking := ian , between forty and fifty years of age , and was much affected . He stated that his name was James Brothers , and that he was employed by Messrs . Tratt and Hatfiehl , upholsterers , 39 , tower Brook-street , in the capacity of porter , and that he resided with his two daughters , at 3 , George-court , Crosvenor-souare . lie said the deceased ' s name was Mary , and her age about forty-six . I liave been separated from her fifteen or sisteen years . I am not quite certain as to the time , but I could tell by the Marlborough police-sheet . Mr . Mills]—Did you know where she lived within the last six months ? Witness—I do not know exactly . Somewhere , I believe , in this neighbourhood . Mr . Mills—When did you sec her last ? Witness—I have not seen her for the last eighteen months—perhaps two years . My children have not seen or spoken to her $ or seven years .
Mr . Mills—How did you know the deceased was your wife ? Witness—Her sister came and told me that she bad been Murdered . She was in the habit of seeing her , and had been sent for . Mr . Mills—Do you know if any one had threatened to do her any injury ? Witness—So , Sir , I do not . Mr , Milk—Have you any suspicion of the person who murdered her ! Witness—No , not in the least . I saw the body on Tuesday—it is the body of my wife—( Here the witness was nir . cli affected , and tears roiled down his & ce . ) He said his daughters , whom lie bad brought up , were fine women—that the one was nineteen years of age and the other twenty-one . Mr . Wakler—We will not ask you anything more jouhad better retire . The witnessthen left the room .
Jane Crook , the sister of the deceased , was the next witness examined . —She said she was a married woman , and resided at 55 , Seymour-street , Euston-square . Mary Brothers -was my sister—ihe only one I had . The last tune I saw her alive was on Saturday , at Xo . 2 , Chnrch-Court , between five and six o ' clock , on my return home from market . That is not far from the p lace where her iod y now lies , a woman named Ann Scoones was there . No man was there . I do not think she was living with any mac . I had seen her more latterly than for some years before . I her frequently in the month of October last . Mr . Mills—Did she ten you that any one had threatened ler life ?—Witaess- ^ She told me that a man whom she had lived with a short time before , but whom she had left , oning to some quarrel they had had , Sad threatened her , and that she was afraid to ' go out for him . She ^ said ishe had been Terr imeoEfortable with him- J- sa }^ woadtr , Mary , you can content yourself to live in the
wayyoado / Jir . Mills—Do vou know the name of that man . Witness—She " said his nsrae was Mcllen . I am not e ? rtain of his Christian nasac . bat I fliink it was William .
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I did not know what he then ^ was , bat 1 have " since heard that he was a smith . Inspector Haynes said that person was taken into custody ; but , on examination , he was found not to be tlie man suspected of murdering the woman . The witnesses who saw the man with the woman on the night of the murder had positively stated that he was not the ~ man . The examination of the deceased ' s sister was then resumed . —When I saw my sister on Saturday , she did not say she was living with any man , and , as I have said , I do not believe she was . Mellen was the man whom she was afraid of . I believe she had done something which she ought not to have done , and they had quarrelled . _ ... .
Henry Oldham was next examined . He said he was a cutler , at No . 10 , High-street , directly opposite the house in wliich the inquest was held . The knife lying on the table , I sold on Monday night , about ten minutes to ten o ' clock , as near as I can reeolleo , to a man who came into the shop and said "What is the cheapest small carving-knife you have ? " I said , ,: I will serve you directly . " I took out three knives and he purchased one of them , for which he paid one shUling . Not another word was uttered by him . He did not remain longer than three mimrtes . As ho passed down ihe shop he was proceeding towards tlie door with the knife in his hand , which I thought somewhat extraordinary , I have no doubt of the knife being the one I sold . I ground the edge of the knife , and wrapped it in paper , and he left tlie shop . I did not notice him particularly , but he was about 5 feet 4 or -5 inches in height . He had
on a dark coat , dirty trousers , and a hat . I think tlie coat was cloth , but I am not positive about it . His age I should think from 10 to 21 , and he spoke like a youth . I did not notice whether he had any whiskers . He was of a rather sallow complexion , and his features were large . Hehadnogloves on . I think I should know him again . He was sober , and did not appear at all excited . I never saw the man before . He looked a low character , as if he lived in the low part of St . Giles ' s . He bad a dirty appearance altogether . It struck me as extraordinary when he wanted to take the knife out without anything on it . I have the corresponding piece of paper that the knife was wrapped in . It was brown paper , with some writing on it . The man had on dark trousers . My daughter was standing beside me at the time , and took particular notice of him also . I saw the man who had been in custody , but he was not the man who purchased the knife . He was much stouter .
John James Allen , 159 E , examined—I am a constable at tlie George-street station . On Monday night h was in tlie gateway in George-street , three doors below the house where the murder was committed . It was theu a quieter to eleven o'clock , and 1 heard the door open , and saw a man ran down past me towards Broad-street , but on the opposite side of the street . There was light enough f rom the lamp to see him . He was about five feet six inches in height . He had a cap on with a peak , but I would not say whether It was a cloth cap or not . He had on lightish coloured trousers . I should know him again , but would not like to say what Ms features were . I think I have seen him before in this neighbourhood . I am positive it was a cap , but will not say whether it was a
sealskin cap or a eloth one . About five or six minutes after the woman Palmer came to me , and said— " Come here , policeman : here ' s a woman been stuck atMrs . Hall ' s . " I heard no alarm , and the wonjan Palmer came very quietly indeed . Palmer said the woman was bleeding very maeh . I told Hr . Inspector Bawley that there U'aa something wrong below , and Willis and I went there . In the passage there were three or four women , and on entering the room we found the woman on the floor with the kuifa Slicklne ; in the wound at the back of the neck . It was in about five inches . I tried to pull it out lightly , but found it sticking fast , and I was obliged to pull it out with a jerk . She was not dead then , for she gave a sort of smile , and Iran for the surgeon . Mr . Simpson was not at home , aud I ran for Mr . Fitzgerald .
The coroner here stopped the inquiry by oosernng thai all the witnesses had been examined , and that nothing further would be done this day . The inquest was accordingly adjourned . Abihiiosxl Pahticcxass . —Friday . —Immediately after the adjournment of the inquest , the body of the murdered woman , Mary Brothel's , was removed from the house , No . 11 , George-street , by direction of the coroner , to St . Giles ' s workhouse , in a shell , in order that a ^ cmortffii e : \ Tiinination migh t be made , prior to its interment . During the whole of yesterday the police were using extraordinary exertions to trace out the murderer , and for this purpose upwards of one hundred men , in addition to the detective force , dressed in olain clothes , were distributed in various
parts of the metropolis and its suburbs ; all the low cofiee-nonses , beer-shops , and publie-housas , have been visited , to ascertain if there was any one in them answering to the murderer ' s description . The murdered woman , it appears , is a native of Wales , lorn at Haverfordwest . Her maiden name was Davis , tb ' . t being the name of Mrs . Trout , her mother ' s first husband . The last time the deceased saw her husband was about eighteen months since , when he was attending a funcivil furnished by his employers , Messrs . Pratt and Hatfield , at St . Giles ' s church . Notwithstanding the solemnity of the occasion , she rushed at him and tore the skirts of his coat off . The examination of the body was performed last iikht bvMr . Fitzgerald , iu the presence of Dr . Kenny
and one or two other medical men , but the result has not transpired . Another rumour states that an important c-lue to the discovery of the murderer of Mtay Brothers has just been communicated to Superintendent Fearc-e , of the F division , at the Bow-Street station-house , who considered it of so much importance as to start invmediately to follow up the inquiry . The unfortunate woman was well known as a constant frequenter of the various coffee-houses and public-houses in the neighbourhood of Covent-gardeu-markct , which are kept open all night for the convenience of the salesmen , nnrters , and others frequenting it , and are the resort of the dissipated of both sexes . She was generally in a state of cbrietv , wandering about from house to
house picking up a scanty supply ot loou and urinn from the charity of the persons she met with , taking occasional repose , and wandering for many nights in succession , destitute of a bed . A man answering iu many particulars the description of the supposed murderer , has frequently been seen in her company on terms of loose intimacy , and has been heard , on more occasions than one , to make use of threats against her . He was employed as an occasional porter in the market , aud , since Monday night , has not been near his usual places of resort . The unfortunate deceased was a very intelligent woman , and this excited much sympathy in her behalf for her fallen condition , and her countenance bore traces of considerable former personal beauty .
Dbeadful Fike xeau Doxcasteu . —A fire oroke out on Fridav , March 23 th , in the village of Misson , about ten miles from Doncaster , and about three from Bawtiy , which has laid in ashes a house , several adjacent farm-buildings , and some outhouses and buildings at a short distance therefrom . It appears that about eleven in the forenoon an outhouse , belonging to the premises of Mr . Frederick Styring , situate on what is called the Bull Hill , a little 1 o tho outside of the village , but with several honses and buildings close by , wasperccived to be on fire . The wii-d was at the thne * blowing most tremendously from the south-west , and the effect of this was , that the fire was almost instantly communicated to the other outbuildings and to the house itself , all of which were covered with thatch , and , with the exception of the house , burnt down to the ground . A valuable three years old bull was literally roasted alive . The
sight of the poor animal was indeed a melancholy one , being completely burnt from one end to the other , and the legs quite separated from the body . Thebuilding in which the poor annual was destroyed was completely burnt to the ground . From thence the flames communicated to the thatch of a cowhouse , or shed , in which were three young bea ' sts , which were fortunately let loose and escaped the fury of the raging element . This place was also burnt down . A stable adjoining shared the same fate , in which was a fine foal , which was burnt to death . When the live * vas at its height , the wind blew some ignited embers from Mr . Styring ' s premises across an entire field and several gardens , over a number of stacks and thatehed buildings , which at length caught the ton of a thatehed cow-house or stable ; and in the course of a short time that-building , as well as two barns and another outbuilding , were levelled to the earth and scarcely one stone rested upon another .
The Sutposeed Muhdek at TThitiixgtox , xear Gkestehfield . —Ixquest ox Hawksley . —The inquest on this wretelied man was held on Wednesday week , at the Commercial Hotel , Chesterfield , before a highlvrespectable jury , of whom R . Daniel , Esq ., was foreman . Having been sworn , the jury proceeded to the House of Correction to Tiew the body , which lay in the day-room , where the prisoner had been confined . The body presented little appearance of the violent death to " which the prisoner had resorted . The countenance was placid . In the window lay the Praver Book which he had used : it was open at a part where some leaves had been torn out . A leaf lay partly over one page , and a pair of spectacles on the other . A mug containing water stood near the
book . Just before the time when he must have committed suicide , he asked for water , but it would appear that he drank none , or very little of it . In the yard to which the prisoner had access , there are words in the prisoner ' s handwriting on three of the stones . Part of this writing was observed on Monday , before the committal of the prisoner , but no particular notice was taken of it then . It appeared to have been written with a piece of brick On the stone nearest the door were the following words : — Joseph Hawksleyisnotgilty of this charge god bless niy wife and chilrdren dear I never shall be thought nathine of no more Mark Siddel . " It will , be
remembered that at the examination , Mr . Hollmgwerfh stated , that on the loth instant the prisoner charged a person named Mark Siddall with having committed the murder , but that on the following mornine : he denied having said so . The second stone bovethe words— " The Lord pviteet them . aU . , Inc third stone was inscribed— " I cannot live m this p lace no longer . " And the words appear to have been written subsequently to the others . Alter tue evidence—which was very immaterial—the Coroner said it was quite clear that the prisoner had been committed on a capital charge , and that while Jn these circumstances he had destroyed himself . He / tbe coroner ) had long felt that a coroner ' s jury were
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not the proper judges of the nature of insanifv . The barbarous verdict of felode se had fallen almost entu-ely out of use . Such a verdict would not only send the prisoner to his grave as a murderer , deprived of Christian burial , but stamp disgrace upon his wife and family . The consequence of such a verdict would also be that the whole of his property , both that wliich he possessed in Ms own right and that which he possessed in the right of his wife , would be forfeited to the Crown . It was impossible to tell what were his feelings when locked up , and committed for trial on a capital charge , nor what effect that fact had upon his sanity . If , however , the jury did not see cause to return a verdict of insanity , there was a middle course ; they could find that " there was no evidence as to liis state of mind when he destroyed himself . "
Rather than bring a case under the barbarous law ot felo < I . c « c , by which the body had to be buried between nine and twelve at night without the rites of Christian burial , juries had very frequently strained a point . It was seldom , indeed , now-a-days , that they heard of a verdict of felo de se . By finding a verdict that there was no evidence to show the state of the deceased ' s mind , he thought they would satisfv the public . That , ho thought , would be a proper verdict . It was , however , tor their consideration , as was also the question whether thev would require further evidence . The room was then cleared , and , after about half an hour ' s deliberation , the jury returned a verdict that the deceased died , & c , but that there was no evidence as to the state of his mind at the time .
Fatal Siiipwheck . —During the storm of Wednesday night last , a vessel , laden with wheat , was wrecked near the point called the Monastery at Moher , in the west of this county . The captain and five men were on board , all of whom , it is melancholy to relate , have been lost . From papers that were picked up on the sea , it is thought the vessel was bound for Greenock , or that the captain ' s family resided there . At the time of the occurrence the vessel was not more than 300 or 400 yards from the shore , but owing to the darkness of the night , ' and a strong wind blowing from the S . W ., it was in vain
to expect assistance . After having been dismasted , she sank within view of the land where she lies . Some of her buckets were driven on shore , but it is surpr ising that they were not marked with the name of the vessel . It is likely that the parts of the wreck referred to in the following communication , belonged to the vessel;—Some fragments of a vessel , with tho greater part of the mainmast , were thrown in at Liscaunor , in the west of this county , on Thursday night and Friday morning . The word Lucy , painted on a portion of the timber , would induce the belief that such was the name of the vessel . —Clare
Journal . Disturbed State of the County Roscommo . v . — We regret to find , by accounts from this county , that it is in a very disturbed state . The plea for crime Is , that the peasantry are unable to obtain land for conacre , owing to the greater portion of the county being laid out in grazing farms . The Roscommon Journal , a Repeal print , says : — " This county has never been in so disturbed a state , owing unfortunately to the wretchedness of the peasantry , and their anxiety to- raise food for the support of themselves and their starving families . Every town and almost ever } ' village in the county is now a military station , and * we understand that we are to have an addition to our police force of one hundred and fifty
men , with another stipendiary magistrate—the expenses of which the misguided have to place to their own conduct . Would to God that something may be done to put an end to the deplorable state wliich tliis part of the country is at present in , and that we may shortly see peace , order , and tranquillity again restored . " The Longford Journal of Saturday gives an account of the fatal affray between a party of police and the peasantry : — " On Wednesday last an unfortunate occurrence took place at Ballinafad , near Strokestown , in which one man lost Ms life . A party of six policemen were out on patrol at mid-day , and
came on a party of upwards of 300 men in the act of turning up a large grass field . They ordered them to desist but they would not . The police then made prisoners of some of the fellows , on which one of them made a blow at one of bhe police with his loy , and fortunately struck only his carabine , and another of the police , seeing his comrade in such danger , discharged his piece and shot the fellow dead , and wounded two others . " The police and military in that district are dreadfully harassed patrolling both night and day , and are still unable to prevent the peasant }* turning up whole fields of grass land , they declaring that they must have conacre .
Destructive Fire is Si'ital ? if . li ) s . —Thursday morning , soon after three o ' clock , a very destructive fire , which was nearly attended with fatal consequences to the inmates , broke out at the wholesale watch and clock manufactory belonging to Mr . Joseph Tuel-field , situate at No . 1 , Church-street , Spitalfields , within a few doors of the parish church . The premises were rather extensive , being five stories high , including the basement floor . A person passing in front of the building was the first to make the discovery by perceiving smoke issuing from the ground floor windows . An instant cry of "fire" was raised , and after considerable trouble the inmates were aroused from their slumbers and made sensible of the great danger to which they were exposed . This , however , was not accomplished until tlie flames had laid hold of the whole of the ground
floor and a great portion of the staircase , thereby cutting off all means of descent in that quarter . The residents were therefore obliged to retreat to the'top of the house , but after some trouble , they succeeded in escaping to the adjoining house and thereby escaped uninjured . Several engines speedily arrived , but the fire continued to rage most furiously , forcing Its way Into tlie adjoining house , No . 0 , in the occupancy of Mr . Huitson , and the attic over Mr . Price ' s , No . 8 , which were also enveloped in flames . The firemen continued to labour without the least intermission until half-past five o ' clock , when they at last got the mastery over the fire . By that time the flames had extended throughout the whole range of premises wherein they began , destroying in their progress the whole of the valuable stock in trade , furniture , and other effects . The total damage is very large .
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LAMBETH . Monday . — BoaotAaY . — Edward Sullivan and John Murphy , two notorious characters , were charged before Mr . Henry with burglariously breaking into the Gun Tavern in St . George ' s Fields . Mr . Charles Pitcher , , the landlord of the Gun Tavern , in Lambeth-road , deposed that on Saturday night at twelve o'clock he closed his house , and having secured aU the doors , as usual , retired to test . At about three o ' clock on the following morning lie was awoke by a violent knocking at his front-door by poliee-constable C 9 L . He hastened down stairs when he found the bar-door open and the things strewn about , and it was evident that the place had bean regularly ransacked . He missed his great-coat and a musical snufflinv which he had left safe in the bar when he left it
shortly after twelve o ' clock , and observed that the cellardoor , which liad also been closed , was open . He admitted the police by the front door , but by that time the thieves liadinade tlieir escape . —Police constable C 9 L deposed that between the hours of three and four o ' clock on Sunday morning he was on duty in the Lambeth-road , and on passing the Gun Tavern observed a light inside ; this being unusual he listened for some minutes in front , when he heard something hard drop on the floor , which he had no doubt was the lock of the bar duor , when forced off , and also hearing footsteps , he at once suspected that there were thieves iu the house . Of this fact he was confirmed by observing a mark which he had placed on the ceUarflap removed , and he inconsequence whistled , when police cmistable L 125 came to him . He was then returning
to the house when he saw the prisoner Sullivan with his head above the cellar-flap , but the moment he observed theni , he drew it back , and so closed the flap that neither he ( witness ) nor his brother officer could move it . Sullivan at that time had no hat on , and he ( witness ) saw him so sufficient as to be able to swear positively to his identity . Other constables came up at the time , and suspecting the thieves would make their escape by the back way , he desired them to go round to the rear , in the Westminster-road . A . t this time Mr . Pitcher opened the door and admitted him , when he went into the cellar and found , as he had before suspected , that the prisoners had efteeted their escape by the back . Witness , with the assistance of a ladder , got over eighteen walls , many of them over ten feet high , and which was the only way which the prisoners could have made their escape , and was told that two men were in the custody of his brother
officers , and 011 their way to the station-house . He ( witness ) then went to the station-house , when lie saw both the pr isoners , when Murphy addressing him said , " I hope you'll make it as light as $ ou can when you get before the magistrates , " Sullivan did not say anvthiiig , though witness had observed he had seen his head over the cellar-flap . He returned to search the premises of Mr . Pitcher , but did not find anything ; he saw , however , that the place had been ransacked , and that the gas had been tUVlied on ill tlie bar . Mr . Henry Price , an eng ineer , residing at 10 , Lambeth-road , said , that about four o ' clock on Sunday morning he was awoke by the violent barking of a smaU dog , and on getting out of bed he saw the prisoners climb over seventeen or eighteen walls , some 01 ' them ten feet high , and the agility with which they managed to do so was truly surprising . The prisoners were remanded .
Tuesday . —Cutting and wodnbij-c—James Herbert , a journeyman shoemaker , was brought before Mr . Henry for final examination on a charge of cutting and wounding William Curling with a shoemaker ' s hammer , in so serious a manner that his life is still in danger . From the statement of the prosecutor , whose head was bound up , and who appeared in a very weak sickly state , it appeared that the prisoner , who was related to him by marriage , had latterly become much addicted to drink . Ou Thursday-midday last he returned home much the worse for liquor , when some words arose throug h his beiug backward iu his rent , and witness told him he should at once pay tlie arrears due , or leave the house . The prisoner became much escited , and in his rage snatched up his largehammer , with whichhe gave witness two violent blows OU the left side of the head ,-ind temp le ,
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and one ou the „ g ht arm , and then made his escape from the house . The prisoner ' , who said he had scarcely anv recollection of what he did , was fully committed for trial on the charge of cutting and wounding . GUILDHALL . ¦ W £ DXESDAr . —Robbery . —John Matham , a porter , was finally examined , charged with stealing six pieces of merino , mid other goods saved from the fire at the premises of Mr . Newton , in Gutter-lane . Mary Ann Chapel , a young woman who cohabited with the prisoner , and James Dolnn , a tailor , lodging at No . 22 , Old Bailev , in whose premises the goods were temporarHv lodged , were charged with receiving the goods knowing- them to be stolen . The evidence was extremelv long . Matham earnestly endeavoured to get Dolan oft ; and loudly proclaimed him an innocent man who ought not to be ' committed . Mr . Alderman Gopelaud said he thought there was more in Jfatham ' s anxiety to set Dolan free than met the eye . He committed the prisoners for trial .
MAHLLOROUGII-STnEET . TiicnsDAY . — The Recent Houm-ny or Plate is P AIX-Mall . —William J agger , butler in the service of Miss Wyim and Mrs . Shipley , of No . 104 , Piccadilly , was brought up tor tmal examination , charged with haviag stolen an immense quantity of plate intrusted to his care . —The prisoner was in the service of Miss Wyim and Mrs . Shipley , who jointly tenanted tliehouseiu Pall-mall . Theprisoner had been about seven years in his present service , and no suspicion was entertained respectim ; his honesty until last week , when , on the occasion of a dinner party , the discovery was made that the plate , pnncipally belonging to Mrs . Shipley , was missing .-The Honltiehard
. Kowley , of 47 , ISerkeley-snuare , stated , that his mother-m-law , Mrs . Shipley , lived at Jfo . 101 , 1 iceadiiiy . a quantity of plate now produced by several pawnbrokers , and upwards of £ 500 in value , was his mother-in-law ' s property , and had been intrusted to the care of the prisoner in his capacity of butler . Some other articles of plate were the property of witness ' s brothcr-inJaw . Thomas Smith , footman to Miss Wvnn , said the articles of plate then shown to him as having been pledged by the prisoner were the property of his mistress , and worth about £ 50 . Most of the property was produced b y the pawnbrokers with whom it had been p ledged . The prisoner , who declined to say anything in defence , was fully committed .
CLERKEXWELL . Wednesday . — Shocking Destitution . — A wretchedlooking woman , with three half-starved-looking children , applied to the magistrate for assistance . In addition to the three children mentioned , the poor woman had an infant at her breast . She said she lived at 67 , Turnmillstreet , Clerkenwell , aud that her husband was a smith , but being unable to obtain work in London , he left them that momimj to look tor it elsewhere . Previous to his departure they had all suffered the severest privations , and when going he left her the last three halfpence he possessed , with which she purchased bread for her children : that was all the food they had upon that day . She applied to Clerkenwell parish , but the officials at the workhouse refused to do anything for them . They must all starve if the magistrate did not interfere . —Mr . Combe , upon this statement , despatched a messenger for one of the officers , and Mr . Bennett , the relieving officer , attended . — Mr . Combe asked him if he knew anything about the ease
?—Mr . Ijciinett : I was present when she made the application to the overseer , who could not attend to her application because she was a married woman , and because liev husband was not with her , otherwise both would have been received into the workhouse . — Mr . Combe ( to the woman ) : Where is your husband ?—Applicant : I don't know , sir ; he left me to look for work . — Why does he not apply With yOU foi' relief ?— He said he would rather starve to death than go into the workhouse . —Mr . Combe said it was evident from the miserable appearance of the family they were in great distress . The parish was bound to receive them , being destitute poor in the parish , and the parochial authorities could then look out for the husband . The poor creatures must not be allowed to starve . —The magistrate directed Duke to accompany the family to the workhouse as soon as they all had a good meal . —The poor woman thanked the magistrate heartily , and the officer took them to the Acton coft ' ee-shop , where they were supplied with a substantial meal .
WORSHIP-STREET . Wednesday . —A young man , 21 years 0 ? age , named Edward Barlow , by trade a bookbinder , was brought up on a warrant before Mr . ih-oughton on Monday , charged with having been concerned with others in committing a violent assault upon Mr . Samuel Vincent Phillips , a clerk in the Dank of England , and residing at Bai'usbury-park , Islington . —It will be recollected that two young men , named Carter aud Herbert , were charged at this court on Wednesday with participating iu this assault , and that it appearing from the evidence that the chief injuries the ycosecutov had sustained had bean inflicted by the man who had then escaped ( the present prisoner Barlow ) , the man Carter was fined by the magistrate in the sum of' 2 ' » s ., or iu default of . payment to undergo six weeks'imprisonniCllt ill the House of Correction , and the otiier prisoner , Herbert , in the sum oi ' lOs ., or a fortnight's imprisonment . —Having so recently published the evidence in the former
case , arising out of the same transaction , it will be unnecessary to say more than that the prosecutor ( who still wore a shade over his left eye ) repeated the testimony he had before given , and in addition stated that on remonstrating with the prisoners for insulting him , he told them that if they did not desist they should get the worst of it ; that a regular encounter ensued between them , which lasted ten minutes ; that the prisoner fell from one of his blows , aud that when the fight was over he ran after and collared the prisoner , whom he struck twice . Ke also stated , that though the youngest oi the men ( Herbert ) assisted the others and annoyed him very . much , he was not struck by Herbert . In other respects the prosecutor's evidence was the same as that he hart before given ; but he called in support of his statement three witnesses — two girls , mimed Ellen TunbTldge and Susan Emery , and a boy about fifteen years of age , named Richard Henry , whose evidence was so very contradictory upon ^ some of the principal facts , that it was extremely doubtful whether Carter , on whom the heaviest fine had been before imposed , or the present prisoner
Barlow , had inflicted the chief injuries the prosecutor had sustained . The prisoner , in answer to the charge , said , that he and his companions had all been drinking , and that while crossing the fields they met the three young women , whom , after some conversation , they ottered to take to the theatre ; that the girls laughingly ridiculed their offer , and that they threw their amis round their llGOks and kissed them , but that they meant nothing more than a joke , and" that the girls took it as such ; that the prosecutor accused him of throwing the stone at him , which he did not , and ou his denying the action , tlie prosecutor " pitched into him right and left , " and offered to fight all three , one at a time . He denied striking the prosecutor cither of the principal Wows he received , being five yards off at the time ; and , though he had certainly struck him , he had himself been so severely beaten by Mr . Phillips , that although nearly a week had now elapsed , he still had a serious contusion on the eye ( which the prisoner exhibited ) . Mr , Broughton sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 20 s ., or in default of payment to be committed to the House of Correction for six weeks .
Greenock.
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The Vacancy ix tile ItErnESEXTATioN . —Important to the Chartists . —On Monday last it became known here that Mr . Wallace , the member for this burgh , had vacated his seat in Parliament by the acceptance ot * the Chiltern Hundreds . The Chartist Committee met in the evening , when it was agreed to get up a public meeting of the electors and nonelectors to take into consideration the nomination ol a fit and proper person to fill np the vacancy in the representation of the burgh . Amongst otherWties , Mr . McCrac , of Stmtlmven , has been named as tho person likely to be honoured with the nomination of
the forthcoming meeting . Mr . McCrac is much respected by the inhabitants generally , and if he stands at all , will go to the poll , as we shall have no sham-fight here . The long-continued dearth of trade has much reduced the condition of the working classes of Greenock ; there will consequentl y be some difficulty in obtaining the means to . meet indispensable expenses . Should our Chartist friends in other localities be disposed to aid us with their pecuniary help , they may m aterially assist the good cause in so doing . Any sum of money may be remitted through the post to John Marshall , boot and shoe maker , Sinn ichel-strcet , Greenock .
STOCKPORT . Lecture . —On Sunday evening Mr . C . Doyle delivered a very instructive address on Trades' TJmons , which gave general satisfaction . Progress of Chartism . —On Monday , March 31 st , a public meeting of the rate-payers was hold in the Court-house , at ten o ' clock , a . m ., for the purpose of electing overseers of the poor , and a board ol surveyors . The Whigs and Tories have . hitherto had the local government matters entirely in their own hands , not from any inability of the working classes to
oppose them , but in consequence of not being able to find , amongst the "independent" constituents of the renowned and liberal Richard C ' obden , honest men who were qualified for the several offices to which they might have been elected . Notwithstanding this serious difficulty , the Chartists attended , and succeeded iu carrying one of the overseers and several surveyors , who are honest ^ Chartists , much to the disappointment of the Leaguers and Tories . The Chartists carried every man they proposed , and m ight have elected more if they had had persons properly qualified to be put in nomination .
The Chartist Conference . —On Tuesday , April 1 st , a public meeting of the inhabitants , called by placard , was held in the Chartist-room , for the purpose of electing a delegate to represent Stockport in the forthcoming Chartist Conference . A few minutes after eight the chair was taken bv Mr . John Ashcroft , and resolutions were adopted " , approving of the decision of the Chartist body in calling a Conference , and also of Stockport being represented ; after which Mr . T . Webb was unanimously elected to represent the town of Stockport .
SOUTH LANCASHIRE . Delegate Meeting . —The South Lancashire delegate meeting was held in the Chartist Association Room , Mill-street , Rochdale , on Sunday last ; Mr . E . Mitchell in the chair . Delegates from the following places were present : — Manchester , Mr . Ra « kin ° - Oldham , Mr . Homier ; Rochdale , Mr . Mitchell and Mr . Walkden ; Mossley , Mr . Watei-house . The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed , alter which the following sums were paid in to the South Lancashire fund - .-Rochdale , 8 s . 4 d . ; Oldham , 7 s . id . ; Mossley , 2 s . 3 d . For the Executive - —Manchester •¦ £ ! 16 s . Cd . ; Rochdale , 6 s .: proceeds of a Ball
, at Rochdale , 14 s . ; Mossley , 2 s 7 3 d . ; Oldham , ir li ' U ! M ? ofthe wlleetuig boxes , on Sunday , March 23 , at Oldham , lid . The following resolutions were passed unanimously : — " That as certain members oUho Victim Fund ' Committee took umbrage at the resolution of the last delegate meeting , referring to money being in the hands of some one belonging to their bodv , we beg leave to assure them that it was not of the members of that fcodv wc complained , but of Mr . Cleave , of London , fer ' not'sending out a balance sheet to the countrv , showing the amount he holds belonging to the Victim Fund Committee . "That we request the committee ap-
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pointed to bring out the Hymn Books , " to get one thousand copies printed immediately . The above committee to draw the money now in the Treasurer ' s hands . " " That our Secretary ^ ; te " to the Convention informing them that thev will comply with whatever they pass , and wllf assist the next Executive all in their power . " " That any locality receiving an amount of Hymn Beoks , must pay for them either to the county delegate meeting or transmit it to the committee at the committee-rooms , at Mr . T . Rankin ' s , 9 , Scholes-strcet , Tib-street , Manchester . " •¦ That the next delegate meeting be held the last Sunday in April , at ten o ' clock iu the morning , at Bolton Chartist meeting room . " - 'That our Secretary receive 4 s . for his travelling expenses , & . G . "
National Conference Of Trades.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF TRADES .
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( Continued from our last . ) FIFTH DAY—SATUBDAr , Mahoh 23 . T . S . Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., resumed the chair at ten o'clock precisely . After some little discussion on points of order , the amcnded _ Reports was put , and agreed to unanimously . Mr . Wm . Evans , Chairman of the Committee to draw up the outline of a Plan of Organisation , brought up the Bcport of that Committee . Bqmt of the Committee to Expedite the Business of the National Trades' Conference .
Your committee , having taken into consideration the resolutions and the general feeling of the Conference , beg to state that , from the limited time allowed for their deliberations , they can do no more iu the elaboration of a plan for the organisation and government of the Society than offer a few suggestions for the guidance of the Central Committee , whose formation the Conference have already decided on . 1 . That the object of this Society be the raising of two separate funds : one for the purchase or rental of land for the purposes of the Society ; the other for the purpose of supporting Trades' strikes . 2 . That the fund for the purchase or rental of land be raised by a general levy of one penny per member per quarter . 3 . That the Central Provisional Committee of this ( Society he made up of one member from each organised trade of London , with the exception of the President .
4 . That the selecting of this Committee shall he made by the several societies of the London district , and have power to act until the next meeting of Conference . 5 . That a levy of sixpence per fifty members be laid on all the Trades of the Association , for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Committee ; and that when the same is expended , tlie Committee have power to call for more . G . That the duties of the Committee be to elaborate a code of laws for the government of the Association , agreeably to the resolutions of the Conference ; and that the same he so formed as to admit of enrolment under the Friendly Societies' Acts . 7 . That a secretary be elected , whose duties shall be to attend every meeting 6 ? the Central Provisional Committee of the Association , and receive communications from the provincial branches of the Association , 8 . That the salary of the secretary ' be fixed by tho Conference .
9 . That in each town , if practicable , a Committee of Delegates be appointed , whose duty shall be to communicate with the * Central Provisional Committee all information relative to Trades' proceedings , together with the number of paying members , rate of wages , hours of working , number organised , tie . 10 . That in all strikes , where the parties are desirous of receiving the assistance of this Association , application be first made to the Provisional District Committee ; and if thought worthy of support , to be reported to the Central Provisional Committee for their final approval . 11 . That should the Central Committee decide ou a strike in any ofthe Trades of this Society , they shall be empowered to make a levy , or levies , equal to til * necessity of the ease , on every member of tlie body . 12 . That the next General Conference of this Societytake place in London ou the first Monday of the coining August . Wk . Evans . Chairman ,
Tiie Chairman made several important suggestions relative to the report brought up by Mr . Brans . Mr . ricmin- , ' thought the suggested plan would ; iot be allosved to pass as the rules of a friendly Society , by JIi ' , Tiud Pratt . They had agreed to the formation oi'a general Society , and Co the formation of a general Central Committee ; which committee could only be provisional . Ke did not like tlie exchisimicss of the outline just submitted ; it would shut out some highly useful aud wellinformed men . They had agreed to certain well-digested loading points , and he thought the business might !)( i fairly left in the hands of the Central Committee . ( Loud cheers . ) Mr . Bush wished to call attention to . one part of that outline—the land fund . It was proposed to make this compulsory on all trades . This he could not coincide with . Mr . Coruish thought the Conference had the power to adopt or reject the report .
Mr . G . White said he hoped the Conference , after electing the Committee , and keeping them at work for four or five hours , would not now stultify themselves by throwing overboard the acts of their own duly appointed servants . If they did , in his opinion it would be oue of the most foolish things they could be guilty of . He thought the report should be read paragraph by paragraph . The Chairman read the first paragraph . Mr , Blackhurst considered the proposal an impracticable one , and that its adoption would impede the progress of that great object the Conference so much desired . He had no doubt when the Trades saw that the projected Society was likely to be a national one , and formed on a just basis , thousands would join it . He thought : hat several of the recommendations contained iu the . Report
were premature j the sums required by such strikes as were there projected could not be raised even iu . Sheffield , where Trades' Unions were compact : . a difficulty presented itself , from , the large sums required when a strike was rendered imperative . He irotrld therefore propose the following as an amendment : — " That the Central Committee be now ax'pointed by this meeting , to whom shaU be entrusted the duty of carrying out the various propositions agreed to by the Conference ; and further , that they shall cause to be printed and circulated among the Trades such plans as they may decide upon , for consideration , previous to the Conference to be held on the last Monday in July , In London , for the final confirmation of such plans ; and that in the interval the delegates now present shall endeavour , by all legal means , to prepare their various Trades for giving effect to the same . "
Mr , Blackhurst haring agreed to withdraw Ins amendment for the present , the Chairman put the first and second paragraphs of the Committee ' s Report , which were negatived . The Chairman said , in respect to the third proposal in that Report , bethought the Conference should appoint the Central Committee , and not leave it for others to do . This was but just to himself , whom they wished to act as president of such Committee . It was but just to their constituents likewise . — On the third paragraph being about to be put , Mr . Fleming suggested that this was the time when Mr . Blackhurst ' s amendment should be proposed . He then read the amendment as previously moved by Mr . Blackhurst . Mr . Mooney thought the agreeing to such amendtnent would prevent his bringing forward the short-houi Question .
The Chairman said the delegate was mistaken . He would have the opportunity of submitting that , or any other proposition . Mr . Dunning could not agree that any one but paying members should be members of the Central Committee . He certainly would . take an opportunity to test ( lie Conference on the subject . Mr , Cox thought that such a resoluion would be very exclusive . Mr . G . White said the amendment contained an insinuation that working men could not do their own business . He thought the working men understood their own business best , and to them it should be left , Mr . Skclton supported the amendment . Mr . Wartnaby supported the third paragraph oE the Committee .
Tho amendment was then put , and declared to be carried . The Chairman was about to put it as the main question , when Mr . Bush said he could not consent to have men on the Central Committee who were not bona fide members of Trades' Societies . The Chairman said this question could be raised when the members of the Committee were proposed , Mr . Bush said he must press his motion at the present time . The Chairman observed , that in its present shape it would prevent any country delegate being elected . Mr . Bush would withdraw the word " London" from his amendment , which was then about to be put , when Mr . Cornish wished to know if there were any present who were not paying members of societies ?
Mr . Lloyd Jones thought this was the time to settle the question in dispute , as to who should , or who should not , be qualified to act on that Committee . One member ( Mr . Dunning ) said there were povsons present " who did not belong to us . " " Who were us ?" Why , there appeared to be parties present wrapped up in a sort of aristocratieal dignity , merely because they were Trades ' Unionists . Now , his trade had sent him there to represent their sufferings . They wanted a better organisation , one in which they could take part , as the old system had proved of no service in carrying out their object ' s , for his part , his sympathies were with the Unionists . He had been all his life amongst them , and had some idea of what was wanted . They wanted the
support of all , both those that were iu union aud those that were not , How could they obtain such support ? Bv acting on a broad , comprehensive spirit , and by discarding from tlieir minds the little jealousies and puerile distinctions that had worked so much mischief . Ought thev not to take help and aid wherever they could get it ? Was there a man that did not feel proud that W . linncombe their chairman , had come among them ? And vet the ' motion now made would exclude that gentleman from a position where he could best serve them . He called * on the Delegates to set tlieir faces against such a narrow , ' contracted spirit . Let tlie foundation of the projected Union be broad and comprehensive , and there tvould be some chance of the superstructure being in accordance ,
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Mr . Perry had been sent there by a body who had been out of society , but who were desirous of again uniting ; and lie hoped they would be afforded Hie opportunity . The amendment of Mr . Bush was then put ,, when the Chairman declared the riocs had it . —A division was called for , when seventeen voted for the amendment , and thirty against it . The 5 th paragraph ofthe Committee ' s Report was then put and negatived . The fith paragraph was also put and negatived . The 7 th , with a few verbal alterations , was put and agreed to . The Stli recommendation , that respecting the General Secretary ' s salary , was then considered . Mr . Williams proposed 7 s . per day as salary . Mr . Gardner SDeoiukd the motion . An amendment was proposed that it be Gs . It was arranged that the salary should be two guineas per week . *'
It was understood that the Socman- would only be appointed until July next . Some other business , relative to the mode « f conducting the busmen ot the new Society , was brought forward and adopted . ° lu '"" - Mr . Booth , Sheffield , moved— "That the emestiou of Strikes stand over until next Conference . " * The new Society would not be prepared with funds until that time ' - and until they were so prepared it would not do t » cn-a- ' o in them . "" " ° The hour for dinner having now arrived , the Confer , enee adjourned . Afternoon Sitting . The chair was resumed at two o ' clock .
DISCUSSION ON' STRIKES . Mr . Firth supported the motion of Mr . Booth , wliieh was put aud carried . The 11 th and 12 th paragraphs of the Committee ' s Report were put , and negatived . THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE . It was proposed — "That the number of Hie'Central Provisional Committee be nine . " The motion was adopted . The following persons were then elected : —J " . Skclton , Shoemaker : J . S . Sherrard , Weaver ; J . Yfarttiauy , Carpenter ; J . Fifth , Plasterer : C . A . Fleming , Hatter ; Joshua Hobson , Editor : vV . P . Iloberts , Solicitor ; James Rattray , Block Printer ; T . S . Duncombe , M . I \ It was also resolved that five should form a quorum . Mr . T . Barratt was unanimously elected General Secretary . WAYS AND KEA . V 3 .
Mr . Fleming then brought forward the account of receipts and expenditure attendant on the convening and holding of the Conference , and concluded by moving the following resolution : — " That each delegate who has not already done so , be requested to forward to the General Secretary elect ( Mr . T . Barratt ) the sum of one penny per head for each person he represents , within one month from this time . " Mr , Skclton seconded the motion . Mr . Lloyd Jones remarked on the cordiality now prevailing between those in union and those out of union . ( Laughter . ) The motion was carried unanimously . Business being now ended , and Mr . Dtiucouibe having left the chair , aud Mr . Webster having been called to it ,
, Mr . G-. A . Fleming in an able speech proposed a vote of thanks to T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., 11 . P ., for tho great services lie has rendered the working classes on all occasions , and especially for the able and strictly impartial maimer in . which he had presided over their deliberations . The motion was seconded by Mr . Rattray , and carried by the repeated acclamations ofthe " whole house , " cheer following upon cheer . Mr , Buncombe rose , amidst enthusiastic cheering , and Sail ! : Gsmtlenien , although you must be almost tired with having heard my voice so frequently during the past week , yet I cannot refrain from expressing , the pleasure I have felt in presiding over jour deliberations . When Mi \ Drury , some mouths ago , aslced for my opinion as to the propriety of holding such a Conference as we
have had , I at once answered , that from my limited knowledge of the machinery by which Tmiles' Unions Jll'C managed , I could venture to give no opinion tiiat should carry weight with it , upon the subject of au improved organisation and consolidation of the various national Trades ; but if such an object was required , I saiu I fcnew of no course ( excluded as the working classes are from the Parliamentary franchise ) belter calculated to gke effect to that object than that Hie u'ise and % ') -tuot !?/ rom nil pans of the empire shovld meet by delegation at a Conference in London , where , co-operating with the metropolitan trades , they could endeavour to devise such means as should not only obtain protection to ihe sons of toil from that oppression and persecution of which they have so long and so justly complained , but should also tend to disabuse
the public mind of those prejudices which are now so industriously encouraged against every combination but that of capital and of power . Gentlemen , what I have seen and heard iu this room has convinced me that the working classes have elected the " wise and virtuous" as their representatives , and that the time has arrived when the working classes can do their own business . I agree with Mr . Fleming , that a new era for the working classes has arrived ; and the just claims of the working classes must he attended to , and their grievances redressed , if the Government wishes security to continue to the upper classes . ( Loud cheers . ) I do believe that if the working classes meet in Confcrence a time or two more , as you have now done , they will create such a public feeling in their favour as will be irresistible . ( Hear , hear . ) Ko just man who has heard the statements delivered here but must admit that the wealth-producers do not enjoy a fair share ot the wealth they create . ( Loud clvcers . ) I believe these
statements are a fair sample of the grievances borne by the working classes ; and a fan- inference of the effects of profit and loss maybe drawn from . them . You have agreed to some general leading andimportant propositions ; you have elected a Committee to carry out your objects ; you have faithfully and honestly done your duty . It now remains for the Committee to do theirs ; and when you meet in July nest , I have no doubt the Committee will be prepared with such a plan as will tend to make England what she has often been boastedot' being— " The envy of surrounding- nations , and admiration of the * world" —( Loud cheers )—but which designation , under present circumstances , is a morkery and a delusion . ( Hear , hear . ) I must again beg to repeat my great gratification in having had the high honour of presiding over your deliberations ; and 1 can only state that my humble services , whether in or out of Parliament , shall be very much at your disposal . ( Tremendous ehGeinfig . *)
It was then moved , seconded , and carried unanimously , " that this CowfcvcYice be now dissolved . " The delegates shook hands very cordially , and parted in the besloffidha with each other .
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Nottixghasi.—A General Meeting Of Tho Co...
Nottixghasi . —A general meeting of tho Co-operative Society , held at Donnan ' s Temperance-house , Clare-street , will take place ou Sunday cveuinguext , at six o ' clock . Mr . M'Gkath's Route for tho ensuing week : — Saturday , April 5 th , Campsie ; Monday , 7 th , and Tuesday , 8 th , Kilmarnock ; Wednesday , Bar-head ; Thursday , Busby ; Friday , Hamilton . The Chartists of Newcastle and Gateshead arc requested to attend a general meeting to be held on Sunday evening , April 6 th , at Mr . Martin Jube ' s , Sun Inn / Skle , Newcastlc-upon- T , yne , at six o ' clock precisely .
The North Nottisoiiajisiiibk District Couxcie will meet at the house of" Mr . Thomas Pomfrcy , the sign of the Horse and Groom , New Basford , on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at six o'clock in the evening . The Operatives' Hall Committee will meet at the same time and place . Rochdale . —Mr . Frederick Taylor , of Royton , is expected to lecture on Sunday next , at two and six o ' clock , in the Association-room , Mill-street .
Birth.
BIRTH .
Registered, On The 25th Of March, Feargu...
Registered , on the 25 th of March , Feargus O'Connor Barnard , son of Susan and Benjamin Barnard , nienibeas of the City of London locality of Chartists .
Death. At Sheffield, On Thursday, The 27...
DEATH . At Sheffield , on Thursday , the 27 th inst ., Thomas Booker , a Whig victim of 1840 , and an inmate of Northallerton Gaol . Bv his own desire he was interred by the side of the martyr Holbcrry . The members of his trade and numerous Chartist friends followed his remains to their last resting-place . He has left a widow to deplore his loss , her position being a most painful one . During her husband s tatal illness she received a small allowance from the parish ; Out since his death , the miserable relief has been withdrawn , and she is told by the unfeeling guardians that she must break up her home and enter the bastilc . The deceased was a staunch and untiring On & vtist , afti »• member of the Association at the time he was taken ill . His death is lamented by all who knew him .
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TO THE ENGINEERS , MILLWRIGHTS , MECHANICS , SMITHS , ANDIRON-MOULDERS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 5, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_05041845/page/5/
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