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    • EXTRAOHOI.VARY SCICIDE
    • MURDER OF THE CHEVALIER STEWART
    • THE LATE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF DROWNING AT nrjXGEItFOltl). .AND FINDING OF THE BODY OFF GREENWICH HOSPITAL.
    • EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FORGERY
    • Suioidu at Chelsea.—Shortly before eleven o'clock
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      T A.Tal Acgiuhxr On The Gkavesexi) Ax1)

      T A . TAL ACGIUHXr ON THE GKAVESEXI ) AX 1 )

      11 U 011 ESTE 111 U 1 LWAY . Oa Piiday afternoon , between four anil five o ' clock , an accident , attended with loss of life , occurred on the Gravesend and Rochester Railway , The tacts of the case -wilt av atar iroju the following evidence given at the inquest on the body , rehU-h was held < m Saturday afternoon , at two o ' clock , before Mr . Lewis , coroner for the city ami Imrou ; r ! i of Rochester , at the Watenvell and Canal Taverj , Strood . The Jury having been impanelled and sworn , proceeded to view the b .-dy of Wi ; liam Woodford , a ^ ed 42 years , who for some tints htA been employed as a platelayer in the service of the Erector . " ; of ihe Gravesend and Rochester ItaUxva ; . The retrains pre-. tnted a . most frig htfully mutilated appearance , the mayor part of the head bem * cut from the body , and bath lege sererea from the trunk . Theseportions « f the wn'ortunate man lay in the engine "house at the Rochester le . minus .

      _ . . Hr-Bwradbent , the station master , being culUi mid twain , stated that on Friday evening last ne «» «»<** 3 the IWbdale station , when lie was ^ formed that an ^ enthad occurred in tin tunnel b , twccn t . iatp . ace the Hig ham station , lie « as informed that a mat , been Wind there . Witness immediately proceeded 39 , « . t , where fce found therrmams of the deceased aul Woodford , who WSS engased in the compai . j's . ce in Hyinz plates , Ac . lfc < whnc * s ) saw the muted remains of the deceased , which lie found afcout , o-tliirisof the way from the end of the tunnel , nearest ocbester . The body lav between the two lines of metal , he principal pan ° "f ** 6 hcad * le ^ " * 'f |? divided "k * " 0 jj e trunk . The skull was completely divided , the brains fceing in the ponion cut off . The remains mm conveyed under the direction of Mr . Pruuhoe , tbe superintendent , and in the chavce of witness , to tbe Stiood station .

      Jam » s Brenclily stated , that be was a platelayer on the Craresen d and Rochester line , and that on Friday afternoon last he wis employed with deceased in the tunnel , latiiip some rails . Alwmtfour o ' clock witness beard the whistle of the train then due at tbe mouth of the tunnel , and be tcM ieceafed there was a train coining . This was about four or fire minutes before it could reach them . "Witness then s * id to bis fellow-workman , the deceased , "I must go and fetch a candle . " Deceased replied , ** What train is this V Witness said , " This is the train dae from Gravesind . " Deceased then said , " How much have we to do before we finish for tbe night ? " Witness replied , " Xot much : we hhve only a transonie or two to pack before we shall havefinished . " Witness then ivent for a candle , leaving deceased at work on the line . The train , as near as witness could judge , was 400 or 500 yards off at that time . When he returned with the candle he

      { witness } found deceased cut through , and lying across the rails a ^ d ' Scribed by the station master . AVItness then went for assistance to the "lay by , " which was readily tarnished . Deceased had . plenty of time to have obtained refuge in the recesses by the side of the railway from the coming train . Witness heard the whistle blown whilst he was iu tbe tunnel . ¦ Afur some deliberation , the following verdict -was returned by tbe Jury : — "That thedeceaseo met with his death in an accidental manner hy an eng ine and train , while tmployed in isis usual labour . At the same time , the Jury could not separate without passing tbe highest encomiums upon the system observed by the superintendent 5 n or . lcr to protect the servants of the company , and lo promote the safety of the public in general . "

      Attempted Murder.—Suicide Through Jealou...

      ATTEMPTED MURDER . —SUICIDE THROUGH JEALOUSY .

      An inquest ¦ was held oa Friday by Mr . Chapman , the twnnwh coroner , s „ A a Nspeetable jury , at the Bank of "England Tavern , Pollard-street , relative to the death of Abraham Asbworth , a weaver . The evidence showed that twelve months ago , Thursday , the deceased was married to a young woman . 17 years of age . who was em ployed in a factory ; that he « as of a jealous temperameiit , and that his weakness wag turned into a source of mirth by bis fellow workmen . He frequently charged lis wife with being too intimate with a man named Jl >> rl

      there . H « r efforts , however , were in vain , and seven weeks ago the unhappy pair separated , and she went to live with herin- 'therin a cel ' ar in Junction-street , occupied by a married couple named Gregory . On Tuesday sight last , tho deceased went , f . > r the first time since the separation , to see his wife , told her that he was goin ^ to BuryJane , near Leigh , a « d asked her to accompany him to the railway station . She went , and just before startiKt h = bade her farewell in a friendly manner , and promised to return : n abrmt a fortnight . In the course of tbe following night , after having been for soms time salee ? at Mrs . Gregory ' s , she awoke , and to her astonishment saw her husband sitting near her , "looking very T-cious , and turr . j ^ gJiis eyes away ftvm hervery savage . ' Ee seamed to have had soaie liquor . She got up , and

      t'iTcred to prcparv him some supper ; but te refused to have anything to eat . He requested , however , to have a < p- » rt of beer : : hi * she went for , and he drank the whole o ; it , with tie exception of a teacupful , which wa « divided between Sir . and -Mrs . Gregory . He then began to accuse his wife of improper condact with Boyle , who wo-ks in the same factory with her . She offered to go tothr iaotory , and have the whole matter cleared up , and to this the . kceus-d consented , declaring that reports of hiiiiiSMity wire i-urrt-nt thro -j-h tbe mill . He so < m after wtr . t to bed . Iu the morning , at five o ' clock , the mother « jf Mr ? . Ashworth , Gregory , anil his t-idest son , wc-m to work . In ateui bill au hour after , Ashworth sat up in bed . si : < 2 ji : > wife saw him take something from the pocket o : hi ? trousers . He askvd her to lie with her

      face upward ? , ti-. d her capstrm _ s , and seamed in a more E & Vetionate mood ; ar . d : h :- ; oppririnni ; y the young wife seized t <> beseech him not to l . st-n tot ' ne siily tales which be bad mentioned on tbe previous night . He burst into tears , and attempt . d to jump out of bed ; but she caught bold of him . ar . d he bad to rise . He then threw iia > £ tlf back , and attempted to raise hi * arm , as though l " . e was strncili ^ g with powerful emotions and a deep resolution . The netivti , however , was sufficient to disclose to tbe alarmed wife something bright and flashing in his hand ; she thoash : it was a penknife , but it was a T 88- > r , ntid sbs screameil out violently . He caught hob ' ofntr , andmin ; l'dbis cries wi : h hers ; but when he was unuble to hold tier any longer , be raised both his nan . es . andi-xS ' ivied a sh & s . ily wound on his throat .

      TerriHed , the young wife ran screaming into tbt strtet ; he hastily fallowed her ; bat she bad the presence of mind to close the do--r , and she held it £ 0 firmly that he failed to open it . A man , attracted by her screams of " Jlurder V came from the cellar oa the opposite side of the strtet , and as scon as she saw him she ran towards him , fainted , unafell . On recovering , shef . und tbather finger had been cut . Several f evsons soon entered tie cellar . The unfortunate man was sitting on the fender , in lis shirt ; around him there was a pool of b " ood . in which lay the rssor with which be had no doubt intend-. d to murder his wife , and with whirls be bad iaS ' scted onhtaiselfa wound , of which he died in about au hoar and a half . The cellar , iu almost every pari of it l « re marks of blood . Xo one knew where he

      gat the razor , but there can be little doubt of the object f « r which he lia-1 possessed ii : n ? el ? of it ; for he had oficn threatci . e ^ , as he expressed it , to put bath himself ar . d his v . ifo out of . the world . On on * occasion , about tw » or thra- months before the separation , he was foadling his wife , as they sat alone ; and when her head was rtstsr . g on bis lap , he t «) k out bis penknife , and , -pointing it ^ it he ? throat , said , "Jenny , I want your throat . " llo m-jde a moTi-nunt with th : weapon , and itpenetraiedthe ? kin of herseek . The jealous man had evidently for some time entmaiiied thenotion of putting an end to bis miserable life , and of punhbing the suppssed ina ^ Kty of hi * w : fi > . The jury brought in a Verdict " That the deceased bad t-ai bis throat with a razor Wh ' . Jl Sua state of unsound aiiad and diilWiCtion . ' " ' —M-sachizier E & x 7 . \ . ir . ( r .

      Extraohoi.Vary Scicide

      EXTRAOHOI . VARY SCICIDE

      On ^ atariay , during tn * * ai ly part the day , Inspector Teaman , of the 11 division , entered ths . Marvlt-bonc r . lice Court , and cuinsnusncatea to the m-jgirtnite the f- . :: l of a prisoner bavins cosamitted suicide in the stationlu . u = e of that district . It appeared that a person who gave h ; s name and adfivirs » " C-ba > l « s Walier Thornton . 3 , II-rtland-terrace , KcntisbJown . " Wa 3 tvken into chaipc fot having offered at the shop of Mr . llennett , watchmaker , of Oxford-street , a £ 5 note , supposed to be a fwsred one . Inquiries were at the same time made , and Mrs . Harding , jeweller , of Holies-street , Cavendish-square , and Mr . lSisliop , bootmaker , of Connangbt-terrace , i'Ies : t ! fi-u the prisoner as

      having passed £ 10 and £ Z forged «« : es upon them . Two other similar charges were established , and these were found to form portions of an « octeasire yy « Iem of fraud -which has been for some time in practice . On the prisoner being searched at the time he was taken into custody , a forged £ 5 note and two penuine £ 5 Hank of England notes were / ound upon Llm , and £ 9 in gold . At his lodgings a quantity of valuable jewellery was discovered . Shortly before one in the morning , on a pyilee-constaUe entering the cell , he was found quite dead , having strangled himself with his pocket-hanckercfc-eiC Tiie deceased was about 40 years of age , and had at one time held a commission in the East Iadian army .

      At the coroner ' s inquestpolice-constable George Henry Mackrell , 110 D , was first called . He said he was on duty on Friday night at tbe police-station in Jffarylebonelane . About one O ' clock on Saturday morning he was dir-cted by SerjeantBrown to go round the cells . On arriving at that one in which deceased was confined he saw that asillc handkerchief had been passed through the bars of the little opening in the cell door , and hitched on to the bolt on the outside . On opening the door the deceased was found hanging with tho silk handerkchief round bis neck , and quite dead . Mr . Clarke , surgeon , of

      ilarylebonc-lane , who was instantly sent for , stated lie had been dead some time . He was placed in the cell about 9 o ' clock , and had been visited every half-hour up to the time he was found dead . Thomas Hooper , police-constable , 313 D , stated thathe ook the deceased Into custody at S o ' clock on Friday evening , for endeavouring to pass a forged £ 5 Bank of England note , at the shop of "Mr . Bennett , jeweller , of Ox . ford-street . He received information through Jlr . Jones , a publican , and on going to the shop of Mr , Bennett be refused to give the deceased in charge , but , as witness had been looking out for a person who had uttered several

      Extraohoi.Vary Scicide

      forged notes in the neighbourhood , he took him into cusio : iv . Uu his arrival at the station , he said be cuid easily account for thcp » ssisslon of the note , and apereoa who had received one , residing in Princes-street , having been sent for , came and identified the deceased , who had purchase some jewellery and given her a forged note . He was then searched , and a quantity of money and other note * some good , were found on hint . Tbe charge wa * entered , and he was locked up in tbe cell at 9 o ' clock . He was thun i » a perf < cily sound state of inind , and quite sober . He gave his name as Charles Walter Thorton , of 3 , Hartland-terrace , Kentish-town .

      ilr . Iuspcctor Tt-cman here produced theproperty which was found on the deceased ' s person at the station , and that subsequently found at his residence , most of which had been proved to have been obtained by the means of f TRed notes corresponding with that on his person when taken into custody . On his person were found a forged £ o note ( in addition to tho one he had attempted to pass with Mr , Binnett ) , two good £ 5 notes , eight sovereigns , one half-sovereign , eight half-crowns , two sixpences , two gold brcquit chains and seals , a small box , containing two purse slides and rings , and a bead purse . There was also a diamond ring on his finder . At his lodgings , found in

      a jewel case , were one £ 10 note good , four brooches , five coins , some gold Indian coins , one gold eye-glass , nine seals ! , « tte silver pencil-case , one silver toothpick , two gold union pins , three rings , and one ear-drop . On these articles being produced to the coroner , many of the trades mm present stepped forward and identified the various articles which they had sold to the deceased and given the cbanije for the forged £ d notes , and which they also produced . The notes in question are anything but good Imitations , being apparently lithogMphed . They all bor e date the 3 rd of March , and were backed by the decensed with the name " Woodman , Romford . " "

      Mrs . Mary Thornton , tbe widow of tbe deceased , was next examined . The unfortunate lady was supported into the room hy several of her friends , and accommodated with a chair . She appeared deeply affected . She ^ aid she had been married to the deceased six years , and resided at 3 , Hartland Terrace , Kentish Town . He was a colonel in tbe East India Company ' s service , but had only returned from Egypt , where she had been with him . She knew nothing of his affairs , but always understood he was a gentleman of independent property . He was at home all day on Friday up to five o ' clock , when he went out saying he should go to billiards . He was then in excellent health and spirits . He had never complained of pain in the bead , or threatened or attempted to destroy himself . He was a very temperate man . He had no relatives living . They had all died in India . She could not account for his possession of the forged notes .

      3 fr . Thomas Warren , of 3 , Commercial Place , Kentish Town , said , he had known deceased for several year * . About three months apo be returned from Egypt , and since that tune he had resided in Grove Street , Camden Town , and at Hartland Terrace . He was always in good health and spirits , and the last time be saw him was about a fortnight since , when he sai-l he was going to shoot in Norfolk . He had always considered him a respectable independent gentleman . The room having been cleared of strangers , the Jury for some time deliberated , and ultimately returned a verdict , " That the deceased hung himself , but in what state of mind he was at the time there was no evidence to show . "

      Murder Of The Chevalier Stewart

      MURDER OF THE CHEVALIER STEWART

      AVOTHER EXHIBITION OF PRIESTLY FRAUD . ( Extract of a letter dated Ancona , August 1 . ) If you have not already heard through the public papers of a Shocking crime that has been perpetrated in this vicinity , it is my painful dut y to communicate the sad and atrocious deed . Our mutual friend , the Chevalier Abbe Stewart , was , on the 17 th ult ., most inhumanly and deliberately murdered on the shore between this and Sinigaglia . Poor Stewart put up at Casabrugiate for a few days , for the benefit of soa bathing , previous to visiting the fair at Sinigaglia . On the morning of the 17 th Ue bathed at a secluded part of tbe shore , when a peasant approached him and tendered his services to hold an umbrella , which be accepted , and remunerated the

      man fer his trouble , upon which the peasant inquired If Mr . Stewart intended bathing again in the evening . He replied he should , but would not require his services . However , the peasant dodged him to the shore between four and five o ' clock in the afternoon , and waited bis opportunity for committing his premeditated crime , having prepared , and partly manufactured , a long stiletto since the morning . He took advant-. ige of the moment that Stewart was passing his shirt over his bead , and inflicted three stabs , which Stewart received on his left arm , and at once faced his murderer , without weapon or covering to bis body , and demanded hit intentions . The wretch replied " Plunder , " Poor Stewart pointed to his clothes , watch , ring , and monfy , and besought him to take everything and decamp , and sp : tre bis lite . Tho

      monster hesitated a moment , and then rushed again upon Stewart , and stabbed him eight times more , two of Tvhich wounds extended to the whole length of the stiletto . Stewart fell , and the murderer made off with his things . Then poor Stewart rose to bis feet , wrapped himself in a sheet , and proceeded nearly half a mile to the nearest cottage , falling twice before he could accomplish tbe distance . Medical aid from Monte Marciano soon reached him , but mortal aid was of no avail ; about an hour after midnight he Mpired , praying fervently , and wonderfully composed to the last moment . Half an hour previous to his last gasp be took up a pen and wrote to his brother , who , I believe , is his heir , "Dearest George , —lam dying . T . Stewart . " By poor Stewart ' s description , the assassin was arrested within an hour of

      the bloody deed . Though there is all necessary proof of tbe ideniity of the culprit , yet I apprehend tbe ex treme penalty of the law may not reach him , being under age ( 19 ) , according to the laws of this country . I understand that in cases of great atrocity the Pope caa lend { as it is called lure ) a few years to the criminal , The British Consul has represented this case to Rome , as one requiring the exertion of his power , and awaits the decision . The Consul has had poor Stewart ' s body embalmed , and placed in the church of Santa Maria preparatory to embarkation for England . Now comes the extraordinary and almost incredible sequel to this most melancholy an » 1 dreadful deed . The priests ( I presume ) having learnt that the deceased belonged to a rich family , began , as usual , to speculate upon what might

      turn up most to their advantage . All at once a child , a cripp le from its birth , was cured by crawing over the coffin , and left bis crutches there . The fame of this miracle spread throughout the town and neighbourhood , and the lame and halt flocked In from all sides . Numerous other miracles are said to have been performed , — efl'erings of wax began to drop into the Church , —score ? of children were brought in to be cured of all kinds of diseases . At length the crowds of deluded beings reached such an ' extent that tbe British Consul feared they would destroy the coffin , and accordingly ordered it to be removed out of the body of the church to a vault ; but this was an undertaking of some difficulty , and he

      was obliged to call in the aid of the gendarmes to close tbe chief entrance to the church , and get out the crowd by a back way , and prevent the populace outside from rushing in . By half-past uine o ' clock at night they succeeded in clearing the church , and removing tbe coffin . "Sext morning the church was again beset by crowds , who kissed and adored the ground upon which the coffin bad been placed , and strewed it with flowers and garlands . It is said also that the ground has wrought miracles . It is also said that priests will endeavour to oppose the Consul when he claims the body for shipment , as they hope tbe family will canonize their relative , and let them reap tbe advantages attendant upt . n such ceremonies , leaving tbe body with them .

      The Late Mysterious Case Of Drowning At Nrjxgeitfoltl). .And Finding Of The Body Off Greenwich Hospital.

      THE LATE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF DROWNING AT nrjXGEItFOltl ) . . AND FINDING OF THE BODY OFF GREENWICH HOSPITAL .

      On Tuesday , the inquest touching the death of Catherine Donovan was resumed before Mr . Carttar , at the Eight Bells , Greenwich , for the purpose of hearing the medical testimony and other evidence . The first witness called was Mr . Hatch , surgeon , of Blackheath-bill , who deposed that , in accordance with the order of the Coroner , he had made a post-mortem examination , when he found that the b ' . dy presented on the upper surface a whitish scaly appearance . The umbilicus distinctly visible , arent in tbe right groin , extending- along tbe crest of the illiura nearly a foot in length , and apparently the commencement of a second and simi . lar rentin theleftgroin . The rest of the body presented the same whitish appearance , very hard to the touch , but presenting no nu-rk of the skin being broken . The last or twelfth dorsal vertebra ? hanging by a ligament ,

      WHICh he produced . The externsil part of the calf of the right leg was completely eaten away , leaving the bone bare . The toes of the right foot presented a peculiar appearance ( as represented by the mother of the deceased , ) as the first and third "toes approximated with each , and the second rested upon them . The uppcrfroni tllC lower portion of the body had been divided in a tearingmanuer , ragged and jagged , and not divided as if by a knife . From the appearances presented could not judge the age of the party . She was not a large woman , nor could be arrive at any conclusion as to the cause of death , as no vital part was left . She had been under water many months , nor could he say whether there had been any attempt at violation , as there were no signs of sex , the internal parts being reduced to a pulpy mass . In answer to a Juror— -One of the modes of preserving bodies "was by macerating in water .

      Mary Quindon re-examined—She saw one of theyoung men who had been in deceased ' s company on Easter Sunday on Wednesday or Thurday last . She understood his name to he Michael Regan , and that he bore a bad character . Three youne men , named Grant , W-. aiis , and Barry were here introduced into the inquest room separately but the witness failed to identify anyone of them . A fourth , named Evans , abavman in the Westminster-road , who was one of the party on the day in question , was absent through the illness of his master , but represented by bis companions US having light coloured hair as stated bvQuindon . - -- ¦ - .-

      Barry was thwi examined , and said that on Enster Sunday himself an . 'l his three friends resolved on a tri p to Greenwich . Thc . V called on him , and on his going down Stairs , he observed them talking to a young woman whom he had never sc-e-a before nor since . Evans ashed her to drink , which she refused , when they went into a

      The Late Mysterious Case Of Drowning At ...

      house at the corner of Wardour and Peter-street . When they came out Evans asked her to go to Greenwich and shewed some eiker ; himself , Grant , nnd W « Uis wBlhed < m , stating that deceased would not go with so many but eventually they followed . They went to Hungerford Mar . ket . and whilst standing on a plank on the pier loading i ' rom one dumb lighter to another tbe plank broke , when the young woman and five or six tell Into the river , He saw a female taken out , and then a man . The female was a Mrs . Mansfield , and the man her brother-in-law . An inquest was subsequently held . Saw the young woman in the water , butiio opportunity to saveher presented itself . The space between the barges prevented any person from doing so . Grant and Wall ' s corroborated the evidence . A young man , named Michael Donagbu wag then brought in by a policeman , but was not recognised ao tat fair , haired man , although be bore a strong resemblance to Erans .

      This being the whole of the evidence , the Coroner left tbe cast with tbe Jury , who returned an open ver . iictof "Found drowned . "

      Extraordinary Charge Of Forgery

      EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FORGERY

      0 « Saturday , Captuin William Richardson , tbe chairman of the Tenbury , Worcester , and Ludlow Railway Company , was apprehended upon < v charge of forgery , alleged to have been committed upon Coutts ' s banking , house . The circumstances are of a remarkable description . In the month of July a cheque signed by the chairman and two of the directors of the company had been presented and paid at the counter of Coutts ' s bank . I t was subsequently found that although the signatures were genuine , the amount had undergone a very important change . A most strict investigation was of course immediately commenced . The cheque , it appeared , had been drawn as payable to "No . 11 , and had been signed first by the chairman , and » oon afterwards by two

      of the other directors of tbe company , and then returned to tbe chairman to be paid awaj to tome individual who had a claim upon the company . The agents of the company communicated with Messrs . Bush and Mullens , the solicitors to the Committee of Bankers for Protection against Forgeries and Frauds , upon the subject , and Mr . Bush , whose experience and skill in investigating aud detecting iu cases of delinquency of this kind have been long known , adopted measures without delay . The chairman of the company was the person upon whom suspicion at once fixed . The account given hy Captain Richardson was , that he had signed a check for £ 10 ., which was also signed by two other directors , thathe had paid that cheque away to a party , and that he had never seen or heard of it since until he was informed that

      the amount had been altered . Mr . Rush managed to find out the person to whom Captain Richardson declared that be had paid the cheque , and by that person was informed that no transaction of the sort had taken place at nil between him and the chairman of the railway company . The result of the inquiries made at Coutts ' s bank and at the Bank of England corresponding with the suspicions thus raised , Mr . Bush put Captain Richard , son into the custody of Russell , ( No . 3 C ) of the City Detective Police , having called together a meeting of the directors , which the Captain attended upon the subject of tbe affairs of tbe company . It is proper to state that Captain Richardson , as we have bven given to understand , has in no respect deviated from the account of the transaction given by him in the first instance ,

      Application was made to Alderman Masgrove , upon the apprehension of Captain Richardson , to examine the prisoner at bis house in Broad Street , tbe Lord Mayor having left town after the routine of the Mansion House had been finished ; but the alderman considered the subject to be of too serious a nature to bo heard in a private room , and directed that the investigation should be entered into at tbe Justice Room of tbe Mansion House . Mr . Bush attended to conduct the prosecution . Several gentlemen who were said to belong to the company , and some gentlemen connected uitli the Bank of England and Coutts ' s bank , were present during tbe examination .

      Mr . Bush said his object was to produce just as much evidence as would justify the magistrate in remanding the prisoner until the important and complicated evidence in support of the very serious charge be had to make should be prepared . He ( Mr . Bush ) attended as agent to Messrs . Fry and Co ., tho agents to the Tenbury , Worcester , and Ludlow Railway Company , and he charged Captain Kichardson with having altered the amount of a cheque originally drawn for £ 10 . to £ 5000 ., and with having received and applied to his own use part of the proceeds of the cheque so altered . Alderman Musgrovc : Prisoner , have yon any questions to ask the bench ? There is no evidence as yet agtiinst you . Prisoner : I am so surprised at the charge that I would rather not say any tiling until I have an opportunity of consulting my legal adviser .

      Mr . Bush : I hold the cheek now in my hand . The prisoner stated to me that he filled up and signed a check for £ 10 on the 7 th of July , drawn upon Messrs . Coutts and Co ., aud that he signed the same , and that the same afterwards was returned to him , signed by two other directors of the company , namely , Thomas Stevenson and William Letchmere Whitmore , and that the same check bad { afterwards been paid by Messrs . Coutts and Co ., being altered to the sum of £ 5 , 000 , I bad the copy of the check before me at the time , but that was the statement made to me by tbe prisoner .

      Mr . Robert Hare , clerk at Coutts and Go ' s bank , said ( examining tiie check ) : I paid the check on the 20 th of July , at the counter , to a person whom I do not know . I paid the amount in five notes of £ 1000 each , namely , one numbered y « , 087 , dated 13 th February , 1 S 1 C , and four notes of £ 1 , 000 each , consecutive numbers from 9 ti , 0 ai to 90 , 09 * , of the same date as the first . I produce these notes as notes which I paid in giving the amount af the check . Mr . Bush : Have you reason to believe now that check is a forgery ?

      W ltness : It bears the proper signatures . Mr . Bush : Have you heard what induces you to believe that this check is forged in part ? Witness : I have . Alderman Musgrove : Do you know of your own knowledga that it has been altered ? Witness : Certainly not . If I . had any idea of such a thing it certainly would not have been paid . Alderman Musgrove : Did you pay the money without sny questions ? Witness : I did .

      Mr . Henry Gimingham , clerk in tbe Bank of England , said : On the ' Mil of July I changed three £ 1 , 000 notes produced , one numbered 90 , 093 , another 90 , 094 , a third 90 , 080 , all dated the 13 th of February , 1840 . The person who presented them gave the name of J . JontS . The name was on the notes when they were presented . The name was not asked , but the address was asked , and the address of "Linen Hall , Dublin , " was given . Alderman Musgrove : Did he give his name ? Witness : He did not in my presence say that his name was J , lanes , nor did I sec him write bis name . ( This witness here stated , as our reporter understood him , that the prisoner was the man who presented the notes for payment ) . I paid him in gold . The person was in my presence for half an hour .

      Mr . William Iligman , of the issue department of the Bank , said : These notes , being sent for gold , were brought to me by the last witness , who said that the gentleman required gold for them . I went to the place at which tbe gold iS ; paid , ' and seeing only tbe address "Dublin , " I asked the gentleman , who I have no deuht is the prisoner , what part of Dublin . I think I said Dublin is a large place . What part of Dublin do jou reside in f He said , " the Linen IfaH . " I asked him to write it on one of the notes , and I handed him a pen for the purpose . He appeared very nervous and requested me to do it for him . I wrote on one of the notes "Linen Hall , " and asked him his address in London . He said

      Furnivnl ' s Ihh Hotel , which I also wrote on the nolo . As the sum was a large sum for gold , I went to consult Mr . Marshall , the chief cashier . I think I asked him from whom he received tlfe notes , indeed I am certain 1 asked him , and he said from Coutts and Co . I stated this to Mr . Marshall when I took the notes in , and Mr . Marshall requested me to trace to whom tbe notes bad been first issued . I did so , and found that they bud been issued to Coutts and Co . On coming from Mr . Marshall ' s room , I found the prisoner had left the Bank , and I told Mr . Ager , who reckoned the gold , to fetch him back . It was while I was tracing the notes I found that the prisoner bad quitted the ball . Mr . Ager brought him back under pretence of checking the gold ,

      Alderman Musgrove ( to the prisoner : ) Do you wish to ask this witness any question ? The prisoner shook his head with an expression of dissent , but said nothing . AWcrman Musgrove ( to the prisoner ;} Tour experience will convince you that the evidence brought forward is unfavourable to you . Tbe prisoner made no observation . William Thomas Ager , clerk in the issue department of the Bank of England , said : I was present during the whole time , und I have not the slightest doubt that the prifOOC-r is the person . 1 had to call him back , in order to have the money be bad received re-weighed . As there was a large amount of gold , and as some little suspicion was attached , I was sent after him . and I went to the cab which I 1 . 0 bad waiting for him , and said , " I am sorry , but we must have the money back to re . weigh it , " He said , " Oh , it ' s all right ; " and he came back , and the gold was re-weighed . At last Mr . Higman told me to let him go .

      Mr , Bush said ho should produce the rest of the evidence on the day to which the alderman mi ght think proper to remand these . If it would suit the alderman and the prisoner Monday might be selected . The prisoner : As to-morrow will be Sunday , and it is necessary that I should consult my legal adviser , I should wish for a further postponement , Mr . Bush suggested Tuesday , and the prisoner intimated thathe bad no objection . Alderman Musgrovc : The case is a serious one cainst you , and I should wish you to consult your legal adviser . I therefore afford you the opportunity by postponin" the ease till Tuesday . I now wish to ask you whether you ; . rc desirous td'say , anything .

      The Prisoner : Air . Bush can himself boar evidence that I took considerable- trouble to ascertain who really did forge the cheque . 1 did so as chairman of the company . Mr . Bush : I am open to cross-examination upon my

      Extraordinary Charge Of Forgery

      statement , but I now say that the prisoner and others consulted mo on the subject of this forgery , and what took place has led to this result . The Prisoner : I also went to Coutts with the solicitor , upon the subject unaccompanied by any other persons connected with the company . The Prisoner was then remanded to the Compter till Tuesday . On Tuesday , Captain Richardson was again brought before the Lord Mayor , and underwent a long examination , in the course of which a good deal of evidence was given confirmatory of the charge against him . He was again remanded till Wednesday , the 9 th of September .

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      Fata & WnECK of a » American East India Tradbr . —Letters have arrived communicating the melancholy intelligence of the total shipwreck of the American East India Trader , the Gentoo , Commander Holies , master , belonging to Boston , with a cargo of indigo , saltpetre , goot skins , mats , hides , & c . Ilor loss occurred on the night of the 29 th of last April , on a reef of rocks in Strays Bay , on the same spot where the Duke of Northumberland Indiaman was wrecked a few years ago . The weather at the time was boisterous , the wind blowing almost a gale from the N . E . and raining heavily . She struck at about ten o ' clock , unfortunately with such

      violence as to carry » way a portionpt the keel and ship's bottom , and the water rushing into the hold , she fell over on her broadside , where she quickly became a complete wreck . With the exception of a Jady passenger , her two children , and servant m iid , names not mentioned , all on board were Bared , amounting to forty individuals , a third of whom werepossengers . Tho unfortunate lady and her children were lost by one ef the boats swamping after they had been lowered into it . The seamen strove to save them , but a heavy sea swept them beyond human reach . The vessel was nearly 500 tons burthen . She was bound to Boston from Calcutta . Her loss ii reported to be upwards of £ 25 , 000 .

      Dangerous Fracas on a Locomotive Engine . —On Saturday evening , when the 6 . 30 a . m . mixed train from Bristol was between Stevenson and Didcot stationg ,- on the Great Western Railway , a quarrel arose between Temple , the engine driver , and Poole , the stoker . A fight ensued on the engine , and if both had fallen off the consequences must have been dreadful , as the train was going at the rate of nearly thirty miles an hour , and there was no possibility of the guards getting to the engine to stop it , the high third class carriage being between them ; nor were they of

      aware the fight until Temple , finding himselt worsted stopped the engine , to endiaveur to throw Poole off , when they alighted , and succeeded in obtaining a cessation of hostilities until their arrival at Didcot , when they were reported to Mr . Bishop , the superintendent , who gave them into custody of the guards of the fast train , and conveyed thorn to Paddington , where their conduct will be investigated by tho directors . Their places were supplied by others at Didcot , and the train reached Paddington in safety .

      Asothkk Fibk in Essex . —On Saturday morning between one and two o'clock , a fire broke out at North Ockenden , on the premises of William Eve , Esq ., of Ockenden Ilall , inconsequence of the heating of a stack of clover . The stack first ignited speedily communicated with four others , all of which burnt with tho greatest fury for three hours before assistance could be procured . Two engines belonging to the Board of Ordnance arrived f rom Purfleet , closely followed by one from Romford . By great exertions the fire was almost miraculously confined to the five stacks of hay , as Ii large lorn stacks were so closely adjoining the burning masses as barely to allow room for a carriage to pass between them .

      Fatal Accident at Apedalb Colurkv . —Ono of those awful casualties , so lrequent in mining districts , occurred at Apedale on Monday last . It appears that tho pit No . 1 ( Sladdersliill ) lias for some time past been considered dangerous , and great care has constantly been used before the men were allowed to go down it , and commence their day ' s labour . That these precautions have not been uncalled for , and that they have had their due effect will be gathered frcm the fact of this being the first fatal accident which has ever taken place in the pit . On Monday morning a number of men went to the pit , headed by Daniel Kelsall , a turnsman , who being a sober steady person was much trusted . Kelsall had been in the liabit of depositing his safety lamp at a

      certain point in the pit , sufficiently removed from the foul air to be considered safe . The current of f oul air is directed into certain channels by means o f drop sheets ; but , on the morning in question , the drop sheets were not suspended as usual , the foul air had passed the point , and no sooner did poor Kelsall approach the part with a naked candle , in order to get the safety lamp , than an explosion took place . Kelsall and a companion named Li » htfoot were killed on the spot , and three other colliers were severely burned . There were about thirty men and boysinthepit at the time , besides others descending , when tho explosion took place . The rush of air to the mouth of the pit was so great , that the party descending had tiie greatest difficulty in keeping

      their places ; their hats were blown off their heads , and conveyed a distance of twenty yards up the shaft . On searching the pit to ascertain tho extent of tha accident , Kelsall and Lightfoot were discovered quite dead ; the latter had both legs broken , and was otherwise dreadful mutilated , having been blown upwards of forty yards . The accident is wholly attributable to the absence of the safety lamp , and the neglect in not putting down the drop sheets . We regret to hear that each of the sufferers has left a widow with four young children , and that both the women are at the present time encteiiie . An inquest was held on the bodies last Tuesday at the Robin Hood , Roggin-row , before IV . Hardinge , Esn ., coronet , when a verdict in accordance with tho facts was returned . —Staffordshire Mercury .

      Mysterious Death of a Gentleman is the Rivf . u Thames . —On Tuesday morning shortly after six o'clock , a man named Bailor , in the employ of Mr . Cubitt , of Thames Bank , in going to his work , discovered the body of a gentleman lying on tho shore of the river , opposite to St . George ' s Square , Thames Bank , just left by the receding tide . A policeman was called te the spot , anil the body was conveyed to the King ' s Arms public-house , where tiie usual means ' were adopted to restore animation by Mr . Randa )) , a surgeon , but without effect , it being the surgeon's opinion that life had been extinct six hours

      or more . In the cource of the morning the body was identified by a gentleman named Baker , who stated that the deceased was a gentleman of independent property , and respectably connected ; his name was William Johnson , and 52 yenrs oi age . Ho had resided for some time past at No . 14 , Belvoir Terrace , Vauxhall Bridge Road . He had left home after dinner on the previous evening , with tho intention of taking a walk , which was the last time he was seen by his friends alive . It appears that lie had been in a low and depressed state of mind for some days past , but his family could form no opinion

      whatever how he came in the river . Information has been forwarded to Mr . Bedford , the Coroner for Westminster , who will hold an inquest on the body . Vessel Picked Up . —On Friday , as the Waterloo of London , was passing St . Abb ' s Head , she spied » t a distance the hull of a vessel buffeted about by the wind and waves , as if no person was on board . She made up to lier , and on boarding found her to be the Alexandre , a fishing iuggwr , of ( rravelincs , apparently about 00 tons burthern . There was no person on board , and the masts were cut away as if with a hatchet , the mainmast about two feet and the

      foremast about seven feet from the deck . Not a rope ov block was lobe found . The cabin companions was carried away and the hatches were broken up . No provisions were found except a cask of buscuit and a small quantity of potatoes . Not the lc ; ist appearance of the men's chests or bedding were to be seen . She was laden with herring barrels , a few of them filled with salt , the rest empty . The vessel was brought up on Saturday by the Waterloo as far as Broughty . Castle , and afterwards towed to the harbour by one of her boats , where she now lies . What has become of the crew remains as yet a mystery . — Dundee Advertiser .

      KOUORKY OF Eight IIuxdred Pounds i . v Gom > asb Silver at the Norwich Railway Tehminus . — Nonwicii , Tuesday . —Considerable interest was excited In this city , yesterday , by a robbery of the most extensive character , which took place at the terminus of the Norfolk Railway . According to tho information furnished tlio writer by the railway authorities and the police , it appears that immediately after the arrival of the first down train , it was discovered that the cash box of the company , and which was kept in tho office attached to the station , had been emptied and its contents , amounting to upwards of £ 800 in gold and silver , carried oil * . Tlic key was still remaining in tho lock , but the cash , what had become of it , nobody know . The necessary alarm

      was given to tho officials of tho company , aud information of the depredation waa prompiy forwarded to Mv . Gari'ingion , the chief constable of the city , when a most active search was instituted . A large number of his force were posted in all parts , with a view of tracing the plunder , but up to a late hour not the slightest clue could boobtaincd . A general opinion scums to prevail , that the robbery must have been committed by some party connected with the office . There are suspicions in a certain quarter , but , lest they should not be correct , the omissions of names is advisable . Mr . 11 . Bollingbrokc , one of the city magistrates , and who is the resident director .

      was engaged the whole day in examining tiie acrvfliits of the company , and the premises in the Jocafo of the robbery , but without arriving at anything satisfactory as to the whereabouts of the property . The spoil weighed near half-ji-hundrcd woi « ht , and consequently its removal must have been a work of much difficulty . Wo understand that on Monday morning there is generally more cash in the office than on any other day , there being the receipts of Saturday night after the Bank " closes , of Sunday , and of Monday morn ' tnt ; . It rocius that it should have been paid into the Bank before the hour the robbery was discovered .

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      ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES . TO THE EDITOtt OP THE NEWCASTLE GUABDIAN , Gentlemen , —In hwt week ' s Guardian I find an extract from a letter by J . Scott , of Haswell Colliery ( and which , it appears * has gone theroundof thepre »» , London and provincial ) , in which he states that , " a few day * ago , while a boy was brushing tho tram plates with hay , in one of the district * of broken or pillow- working , a lucifer match , which had by some means got amongjt thehay , struck firo , and in an instant all was in ablaze . " he . "And , " continued Mr . Scott , "had not the air of the mine , been singularly pure , the fate of those poor fellows , working there at tho time , would have been hut the rendition of a too oft told tale . " "Aftermuch

      research and investigation , " writes Mr . Scott , " the defaulter could not be traced , nor the manner pointed out how the match came there . Now this sort of incident h of too frequent occurrence , and serves to > how the recklessness of miners with regard to their own preservation , and very dreadful has been the retribution . Can such « hint as this prove a warning ! It , at all events , may » how that acciden ts are not so often to be imputed to the guilty neglect of those entrustsd with the care of mines , as the public and certain parties are apt te suppose . " "Such an occurrence , " continues Mr , Scott , " also goes far to prove that , however well-arranged and scientific tho plans for ventilation may be , to long an there is an utter disregard of consequence , accidents will occur , "

      The writer of the above directly infers , from this circumstance , how cautious the public and " certain parties" should be in imputing- negligence to tbe managers of mines , when explos i ons occur , and draws tbe conclusion ( in bold relief ) , that very many of such ' explosions are attributable to the recklessness of the miners themselves —•** for , " observes Mr . Scott , " this sort of incident is of too frequent occurrence . " With regard to tho ignition of a lucifer match , in the manner described by the writer , there is nothing improbable in the case . A lucifer match , might get amongst the hay ere it came down tbe pit , and its ignition , while the boy was cleaning the plates , was really accidental , so far as the boy was concerned . Hence tbe assumption , that this case is a proof of carelessness of miners , With regard to their own safety , Is monstrously absurd and unwarrantable ; and the doctrine of Mr . Scott , founded as it is on tbe above premises , namely , " that tbe managers of mines ought to be exonerated from all blame , " Is equally untenable and false . . _ '

      In attempting to repel this outrage on the character or the pitmen of these counties by Mr . Scott , I feel compelled to enter more minutely into the question than I would hare done , had Mr . Scott ' s strictures been less severe on that usual body of men . : Hence it shall be my endeavour to place the saddle on the right horse , and in pursuance of this object , I beg to inform Mr . Scott , that had he been blessed with proper forethought he would not have ( in those of scientific research ) allowed the tram plates in tbe pillars working to be cleaned with loose hay ; it is more than twenty years ago since the viewer of the colliery I then worked at precluded the me of old flat rope , cut into short lengths . This colliery was wholly worked with Davy Lamps , and , as the viewer observed , boys were but boys , and who could tell but they- might , through ignorance of the result , thrust the smallest of tbe Itrows through the meshes of the guaze for a certain purpose ; and it does surprise me that at Hanwell Colliery

      the old method of using hay for that purpose should still be in use . To set this matter in a stronger light still , for it is a subject of vast importance , I should suppose that the air of thepit had not been " singularly pure , " bnt that it was of an explosive character , and that on the ignition of the lucifer match " the . too oft told tale" was repeated , or that a nuaiber of our fellow-creatures' lives were sacrificed ; then I would suppose it to have been ascertained at tbe inquest that tbe explosion arose from tbe lucifer match , would the Jury have done otherwise than brought in a verdict of " accidental death , " and thus exonerate the bay ? and I am certain that the coroner would have asked Mr . Scott if no other substance would answer th * purpose of cleaning tbe plates , such as flannel or old rope , . wherein lucifer matches could not so conveniently hide themselves , and then Mr . Foster would have ordered Mr . Scott not to allow the use of hay any . longer for the purpose named . Now , although no explosion took place , owning to the '' singularly pure state of the air , " yet I feel certain that Mr . Scott will at once disallow the use of

      hay , and substitute an iron shocel or pieces of old rope , which will not hide tbe matches , and at the same time be found more economical to the owners , The operations of coal-mining , as far as observation can teach us , are made up of incidents and casualties . No miner , properly speaking , can , in pursuing his occupation , foreknow what lays before him ; it may be a "bag of gas , " or a quantity of water , or he may be exposed to the most imminent danger from thegoing to sleep of a trapper-boy , thus fouling the pit by having his dooropen when it should be shut , as was set forth at tbe inquest at North Shields Colliery a few years ago , or he maybe , as just now attempted to be shown , exposed to tbe danger of being deprived of life , by the ignition of a lucifer match , if the air of the pit is not " singularly pure . " Hence the ne-Ci-ssity , the imperious necessity , of all mine agents having the atmosphere ofthepit always" singularly pure . " hen shiill we cease to hear of the " awful retribution , " ll the too oft told tale . " That there are boys , and even

      men , Who act without proper thought of the danger to which they expose themselves and others , b y trusting too much to tbe chapter of accidents in tbe pursuit of their avocations , I readily admit ; but this I am prepared to prove , that where one single instance of wilful negligence , or recklessness , can be traced to the person of a boy or an adult workman , there have been ten instances where the viewers and agents of mines have set tho pit on fire through bravado and recklessness . Trusting that Mr . Scott , and other parties concerned in the managing of coal pits , will take a " hint , " and , for the future , ( seeing that the lives of hundreds of our fellowcreutures are in constant danger whil * the air of the pit is not * ' singularly pure" ) take especial care that not any portion of the vast extent of workings shall ever be otherwise than " singularly pure , " then may Mr . Scott cease to be anxious about the public , and other parties , attributing- such Occidents to tbe guilty neglect of those entrusted to the care of mines .

      A few days ago , at West Moor colliery , an officor , one of the many others employed to keep the pit'in a safe state , as regards the ventilation , incautiously broke down a brick stopping ( a partition built up to separate the good iilr from the bad ) , and his candle coming in contact with the foul air , exploded the same , and severely injured two or throe boys who were near him . There n-ere at the time more than fifty men and boys in the pit , and it was particularly fortunate , that the quantity of gas was small , or wo should have had a repetition of " a too oft told tale . "

      Here then in a case in point ( nnd I could particularize ninny more ) where a party really put in danger the lives of more than fifty individuals , and yet , it has not found its way to the press ; a man too , set apart to watch and keep free from all danger , as regards oxplo sions , and who thus exposed his own life , and the lives of others from motives best itnown to himselt . But this state of things cannot last long . The commissioners , Dr . Playfair and Sir II . Delebeche , having perceived the uncommon carelessnecs of the ofllcers of the mines , have recommended the appointment of proper inspectors—a recommendation highly necessary , and one which I hope will be speedily carried out into practice . Yours , < fcc , Newcastle . A . B .

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      THE CIIAHTIST CO-OPEIIA . TIVE LAND SOCIETY . TO THE WORKVKG CLASSES OF . GUEAT BRUMS . Mr Dear Friends , —I am not much accustomed to letter writing , but being , a brother shareholder in the Land Association , I -wish , to make a taw bvicf remavks on this truly and most glorious project- —a project which is almost beyond the power to describe , with any precision as to its beneficial results ; but the great object I have in view , is to point out to the unthinking-portion of the Community , the great benefits which must ultimately result from this noble undertaking . As it is only in its infancy , we can scarcely make any comparison as to the unlimited extent it will reach as it arrives at maturity ; but with a view of throwing some light on the subject , 1 shall take as a prelude to the discovery , our first colony—O'Connorvillc .

      In tho first place let us take a bird ' s eye view of the expenditure iu wages alone in this locality . I may venture lo assert without fear of contradiction , that the moitics paid in w ; iges since the 8 th of May la . et , on the late Herringsgate Farm , is probably more than has been paid in the farm in wages for the last 40 years , llut , if we compare this small item with the great magnitude of tho project , it is only in comparison like a i'rain of sand on the sea chore . One great benefit it confers ou tho working classes is , by taking a portion of the labour out of the market , which consequently reduces the competition to a certain extent . And , you will perceive also , it is not confined to one class of operatives only , but includes almost every Class you can name—sm-h as Carpenters , . ?< iinere ) Wri < . ' k } flrei 5 i rJastercrs , M ! isons , Slaters , Pltimbci'S ,

      Painters , Glaziers , Sawyers , Briekmakers , Sand "Diggers , Will Diggers , Labourers aud operatives of every denomination . When tho mechanics , labourers , ifcc , receive their nagCS , we find another link added to Ulc chain of benefits hy the current turning into a different channel - , thus—the greater portion of their wages will be expended on another class of tradesman , such as Shoemaker ? , Tailors , Grocers , Drapers , Brewers , "Butchers , Bakers , . fee . There are numerous other benefits attached to this u real laud project , that I could enumerate , had I time and space , such as the wear and tear of all kinds of mechanic ' s tools and agricultural implements , ke . The benefits attached to this department would reach Sheffield , Kiraiiugliam , London , Wolverhampton , and all other large towns in tho empire .

      As for the grand demonstration on the 17 th of AurusI , it would take sonic little time and space to enter into ( he merits of it , or to enumerate the benefits sure to How from it ; but as there have been several letters on the :, ubject already , l must leave it , after merely remarking that I was very much delighted with the day ' s proceedings . However , _ there is another link in tho chain I must not omit , as it is of great importance—that is in spreadiii " and diffusing the great principles of democracy through the adjacent town and villages , in nnd about the neiirh-• jourhood of th « locality . The last link I shall mention at prvscnt , is one thist will complete the chain of bwudils I

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      ' have attempted to describe , namely—It will take 3 * families , or say 120 souls , out of the labour market , thu shielding them from the tjranny and oppression of the grinding capitalists , and placing thc-m in comparative comfort and independence for the tsrmof their natural life , and theirsucceedinggenerationsforthe period of 999 years . Friends , this is cheering news , this will whisper to the toiling millions that we have commenced a new era—an era of human redemption to'the working classes from the slavery and bondage - , this Is what I consider 8 practical illustration of Chartism . Ho w are we to obtam all these blessings ? Why , all these great blessings and advantages are promised and pledged to us , by S'mply becoming shareholders of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society .

      To all prejudiced against the Land scheme say , purchase the rules of the Land Association , and study every article they contain , and if you hare any doubt , come amongst us , and inquire into the matter , and thtn judge for yourselves .

      I remain yours , I . S , —A SlUEEHOUBEU . OF TBE L * HD ASSOCIATION , Somers Town .

      Chartist Schools. To The Editor Of The H...

      CHARTIST SCHOOLS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE HORTHESN STAB . Dear Sir , —I beg leav » to ask through the medium of your paper , whether in the suburbs of London , or any of the provincial towns , my brother Chartists can inform me if any prospect exists of my being able to keep si school until I shall be able to obtain my location on the land , as I am living in Plymoatb to serious disadvantage to myscif in consequence of the social depression that exists , as well as tiie number offree-sohools that have been , endowed by churchmen and dissenters , where instruction is nearly gratuitous . Any communication will he punctually attended to by Your faithful Servant , E . ItOBEfcTSON . 5 , Market Alley , Plymouth . August 31 st , 1846 .

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      TO THE CHARTISTS OF GREAT BltlTAIN . Brother Democrats , —The Victim Relief Committee , appointed by the late Convention , having met and appealed to tbe country , it nowbecomes our duty to consider in what way we can best respond to that appeal . Let every organised body atonce transmit their monthly pence * But I would call their attention to a more permanent mode Of relief , Tiz ., the plan recommended b y the Land Conference , of opening a subscription of a penny a week to purchase shams for tbe widows , & c . The advantages of this plan are self evident , as we should thereby place our friends in that independent position which would be

      more consonant with their feelings , and at the same time , relieve our already over hurthoned pockets of a continual drain . This may be easily accomplished ; we hare 10 , 000 in that Society , if only 1 , 000 will give a penny a week from the present time till the 1 st of December , and another thousand a penny a month , I find it will produce tbe sum of £ 75 ., now this will purchase 14 double shares , and leava a balance of £ 1 . 19 s . I say four acres , for I think the Victims should not only be removed from the fear of want , but placed in a situation of comfort and comparative affluence . Besides tbe widows and veterans should be able to hire some one to cultivate it for them ,

      The reason for naming tbe first of December is , that the Land Conference will then assemble , and let every district instruct its delegate to vote in favour of a motion . " That the Victims shall be infilled to be located on the then next estate that may be bought without being bailotted ( and where is the man that will vote against such a motion . ) To the work then , Brother Chartists , and let us prove that we have not forsaken * the martyrs Shell , Hollberry , Duffy , and Clayton , or the law made widows oi our exiles . Let us relieve the mind of our veterans from the dread of having to close their eyes amidst the horrors

      of the Sastile . My brother officers of the Land Society , I know will not mind the little extra trouble , but will at once set about the work , collect the money , and transmit it regularly on the first of each month to Mr , Clark ; and as actions speak louder than words , I by this post send him an order for lis . 6 d . as our first instalment , for a few friends have determined to pay threepence from the commencement of the Second Section . That many more may be induced to go and do likewise is tbe earnest wish of jour Brother Democrat , G . W . Wheeusb , Reading , September 1 st .

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      THE LONDON SHOEMAKERS . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOBTHEES STAR . Dear Sir , —I am instructed by the 5 th division ot the City of London boot and shoe makers' Society , to respectfully request the insertion of tbe following report , of theirproeeedings , which took place at the Nottingham Castle , Fore-street , on Monday evening , August 31 st . Jas . Sacnders , Delegate , Nottingham Castle , Fore-street , August 31 st , 1 S 16 . A general warned nicetini ' i of tbe 5 th division , of the City boot and shoe makers , was held at the above place and date forspeci . il business which was laid before them by the meeting ' s delegates . Mr . Chamberlain was unanimously called to the chair . Mr , Stevonson , on behalf of the extraordinary committee , laid before the meeting a report of tho proceedings of the committee , which report , after a good deal of discussion , was unanimously adopted .

      Mr . Stevenson then laid before the meeting two codes of laws , the one general for the district , and tbe other local for sectional jjovernment . Each body of laws was read , article by article , and with one slight amendment tbe whole was unanimously adopted by tbe meeting . Mr . Saunders , delegate , then lead from tbe Star a letter , signed by Messrs . Tfalkcrdine , M'Carthy , and Riley , and moved the following : — . " That this meetingis surprised to learn that a base attempt has been made by Messrs . Walkerdine , M'Carthy , and Riley , through the median of a letter in the AbrlAera i ?( or , to misrepresent the differences now existing in the City trade , and to falsify tbe return of votes which were taken in the usual manner , and which are to 02 found in all the delegate books of the five divisions of tbe trade . " The . following copy of tho returns taken from the delegates book will shew to our shopuiates throughout the country the real facts of the case .

      lleturns of votes on David James ' s motion to reject the report of Conference . Divisions , For Rejection . Against . 1 Cl 1 2 56 C S 14 26 4 ( I 50 5 i 31 13 S U 4 Majority for rejection ... 21 Such was the true state of the votes on the question to rrject the report of Conference .

      "With regard to the Tramps' Relief Fund , and the debt we are charged with , we repudiate it altogether , we owe not a farthing of it , there are plenty of general levies now due to meet all general expences including tramps relief . Besides , there is no law authorising the secretary to raise such a fund , his power is confined to general levies , every one of which wc have paid . We would ask of our sbopmates to read down the 1 th column in tbe " Annual Balance Sheet" ( without dates ) and then they will seethe reason why the Is . 10 d ., per man , is charged . This meeting , therefore , is of opinion that there is something rotten in the constitution of the Mutual Association , and we give our hearty concurrence to the seceding bodies in tbe steps they have taken to form local unions , and beg to assure our country sbopmates , that their cards and correspondence will be treated with thc < greatest respect by the London trade .

      We , ihevefovs , beg ti kj before the trade generally , a few of tbe reasons which have induced us to take tho steps wc have . Firstly . We object to the ur . protectedness of our funds : a national trade ought to have more security for their monev , than mere confidence in their officers . Secondly . The laws are not suited to the proper government of a National Society . The district system is veritably bad . A district committee living together in one toivn and called upon to decide upon the wages of ten or twenty other societies , living sixty or seventy miles apart in some instances , is class legislation with a vengeance . Thirdly . We object lo the constitution of anadministra « tivc committee ( two of which are not working journeymen of the trade ) spread over the United Kingdom .

      Fourthly . We object to the power of Conference to spend the trades' money in discussing local squabbles , UUd also for paying for pamphlets , the debt of which was contracted by private speculators . Fifthly . Wo object , to the unfair proceedure of the above body iu giving compensation to a district where there is no account of a strike , as in the ease of Cloumel , Ireland , and allow none to those places that had to pay for Belfast mill support Ul ?" r own strike at the same time . Sixthly . "We object to the power to scratch or suspend a district for owing seven or eight pounds and pass by others owing from forty to sixty pounds . ^ I These reasons , among others , have induced us to take the steps we have done . Carried unanimously . Mr . Stevenson then moved that the Editor of the Xorthcrn Star be respectfully requested to give insertion iu next Saturday ' s Star of the report of this meeting . Curried uuauimously . J . Chamberlain , Chairman . W . Murray , Secretary . W . Stevessox , ) .. , i o , „ ,.. - Delegates . J . fcAl'XDEBS , J °

      Suioidu At Chelsea.—Shortly Before Eleven O'Clock

      Suioidu at Chelsea . —Shortly before eleven o ' clock

      On Monday Niuht A Young Woman Whoso Name...

      on Monday niuht a young woman whoso name , ^ - side-nce , or connection Was not known , coiuiaitteti suicide in the vivcr Thames , very nearly opposite Crcmorne Gardens entrance , by jumpimr Irom the embankment into tho wntor . Although the clothes of ihe deceased remained in sijrht several minutes , from the want of a l »» at very little exertion could be made to save her . From her dress and ap pcarancc it would appear that she had been leading a lii ' e oi' prcilisjatiy ami prostitution .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 5, 1846, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_05091846/page/6/