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ihe window . After doing ^ somethmgelwatthe cup-^ ^ dmoh opened * e door and left the house S dtletting any tea- ^ soon as he was / gone , Semng itwithbrown sug ^^ uch shenqtice ^ was Sled with white spots , but did not suspect any IvSiv Uoori tastins we tea , however , she was much iSi-d atit snanseous taste , wMchwas accompanied ffSj " f the mouth . ShehadremaAed to her Muthat the sugar watered wiawlu ^ pots . She then made some more tea , which she sweetened with inCTar from the same basin as before , and- finding ^ t thctea hadthe same b urning xmpleasant taste , sbe went for a neighbour , named Cooper , who like-, 056 tasted the mixture . They then made a little coffee , » weetening it with sugar which' was wrapped up
in the cupuoard ,. anu round it entirely tree irom any offensive taste . Upon examining some flour and meal -which were also in the cupboard , they wera found to contain a plentiful admixture " of the same sort of ingredient which had been found in the sugar . Ajter consulting with 3 drs . Cooper , Mrs . Anderson tooktbe -white powder off the sugar to a druggist . jUr . Turner , druggist ^ after a aSght inspection , at once stated that sugaroflead had been mixed with it . Information was then given to the police , and tha husband was apprehended and brought before D . Maude , Esq . The prisoner was remanded until Thursday , when the flour , meal , and sugar will be subjected to an analysis , and the propermeans taken to secure the attendance" of the witnesses .
FcBIHEB EsAHrXATIOX OF THE PniSOKEE . —On Thursday the prisoner was again examined before Jfr . Maude , stipendiary magistrate , when a mass of evidence was produced relative to the finding of the sugar of lead in different articles of food . The portion bearing most directly on the prisoner was that given by his son , who deposed , that whilclocked out ofthe house with Ms mother , he saw lus father with the sugar basin in his hand , holding it towards the window . The police , too , deposed , that when the prisoner was informed that he was apprehended on a charge of attempting to poison his wife , he
expressed a regret that it had not been done . Ihe case was remanded "to Tuesday next , to give the police . an opportunity of ascertaining , if possible , where the poison had been purchased , and by whom . DisTKESsrso Accidest jn Woolwich . —On " Wednesday afternoon , while a bricklayer ' s labourer , of the name of Mahoney , was engaged in carrying slates on his head to the top of the new Marine Barracks now building at Woolwich , the ladder on which the poor man was ascending broke , precipitating him Brora a height of about forty feet , with frightful velocity , tothe earth . Hisbackissupposed tobebroken , and no doubt exists that the accident will prove fatal .
Death of Deaf Burke . —On "Wednesday afternoon this celebrated Jiruiser , long well known in the pugilistic circles , died at his lodgings in - Prancis itrcct , "Waterloo-road , Lambeth . However rough he might liave appeared in his manners , there were good traits in his character not observable among many others belonging to the almost defunct " ring . " Dear Burke in several instances has been known to hazird his life for the preservation of others , especially during ; thc destruction of Astlcy ' s Theatre , when lie was one of the foremost in endeavouring to arrest tlie progress of tlie fire . Burke Lad long been labourin- 'under bad health .
Fike at Cixukkx-weix . —On Thursday morning , shortly before one o ' clock , a fire of unusual fierceness was discovered by police-constable Nicholas upon Ihe extensive premises known as tho Princess Royal , in St . Jolm ' s-sti-eefc-road , at the corner of Corporation-row . "When first perceived , the flames had obtained a strong hold ofthe bar and parlour , and were bursting through the fanlight . Fortunately , one of the fire-escapes , which was stationed in the vicinity , was taken in front of the-flaming prcmisesj and two females and a male were rescued . " Several engines soon arrived , the supply of water was ample , and the firemen made great exertions ; but their efforts were in vain . The interior of the building was entirely destroyed . At one time it was reported that a young man had perished , but it was subsequently believed that he had not returned home -when the fire commenced . The origin ofthe calamity is unknown .
Comjotiai . of a Poor Law Guardian for MaxsucGHTEtt- —An inquest -was held by Mr . Evans , the coroner , on Friday last , at the union workhouse at Ross , on the body of an old woman ^ named Mary Jones , 62 years of age , whose death , it was alleged , had been occasioned by ill-usage and exposure to cold , through being improperly removed as a pauper tothe above-mentioned union . The evidence taken was exceedingly voluminous , but the facts may be briefly told . The deceased was in the receipt of out-door relief from ihe Boss Union , and on the 2 nd of last month she -walked from the parish of Llansarren , where she resided , to Ross , in . order to apply tothe Board of Guardians for an increased allow ance , which "was granted her . On her return home ,
being exceedingly infirm , owing to her great age , she became so lame and exhausted on the road as to be quite unable to proceed , and one of the board coming up , and finiline : iter in that helpless condition , she was removed home in a cart . She then became so ill as to keep her bed , and a day or two afterwards , her state being made known to the guardians , one of them persuaded her to go into the workhouse , where she would betaken care of and properly attended to ; she refused , saying she Lad a great objection to the flrorichouse . Her condition becoming worse , the parish surgeon attended her , and by his treatment she somewhat recovered . On the Mth , however , Mr- Garness , one of the guardians , Accompanied by Ills son and Thomas Lewis and
Edward Tourney ,-wentandforciblyremovedherto the workhouse , -without the usual medical certificate for the removal The deceased having an extreme dread ofthe TMon-house , and fearing that she would be forced to enter it , locked all the doors in the cottage , bo as to prevent themremoving her . They , however , broke in , and one Living hold of her head and the other of her legs , they carried her out and placed her in a cart on some straw with a blanket put round her , she at the same time-violently exclaiming that " she would not go . " The workhouse was reached about four o clock , where the master admitted her , not in obedience to the order of the guardian who came with licr , as it was informal , but owing to the critical conmost
dition of the poor ereainre , who was suffering severely from the cold , the frost being very intense during the day . A few days afterwards she wai attacked witli illness , which terminated fatally . Mr . Jones , one ofthe medical officers of the union , gave it as his opinion that the deceased ' s death wasthe result of a diseased heart , which mighthave been hastened by the sudden exposure to cold . The jury , after a most careful and deliberate consideration , returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Samuel Garness , the guardian ; Thomas Garness ( his son ) , Thomas Lewis ' , and Edward Tourney , who were forthwith committed to gaol for trial . " The case has produced Ihegrcatestsensation throughout the whole county .
The Cro » m Poachixg Affray . —verdict of Wiljtl murder against two of the poachers . — "Worcester , Jam . 7- —The jury , impanelled before the coroner of this city ( J . B . Hyde , Esq . ) to inquire into the cause of the death of Thomas Staite , who died in the Worcester Infirmary on the 24 th ult ., met this day by appointment to resume their mquiry . In the meantime , as has already been stated , several parties have been apprehended on suspicion of having been concerned in this murdeious outrage ; and two of them ( Francis Dingleyand Joseph Tnrvey ) are now in "Worcester county prison . "When the whole ofthe witnesses had been examined , the coroner commented on and explained the evidence , and after a short deliberation they returned a verdict of Wilful Murder
against Joseph Turvey and Francis Dingley , and some other persons unknown . At the termmation of the inquiry one of the jurors addressed to the coroner and his brother jurymen some observations on the subject of the preservation of life , which is sointimate-br connected with tills inquiry- He observed that the horrid spectacle which they had witnessed at the commencement of their proceedings , in the mangled corpse of the murdered gamekeeper , and the horrifying picture which must have been drawn before their minds' eyes from the details ofthe several witnesses , could " not fail to have excited in them feelings of sorrow and disgust ; and although he was aware that , strictly , their duties as jurors were limited to an inquiry as to how the ill-fated
man , Thomas Staite , had come to his death , still ihey eonld not overlook the cause which had led to so dreadful a result ; and he thought that an txprcssion of their feelings on that subject would not be out of place . He , therefore , proposed that they should append totheirveidict a declaration of their sentiments in the following terms : — "That the jury cannot but deplore the continuance of laws so immoral in their tendency , sofruitmlincrime , and so destructive to human life as the Game Laws have proved , after Ion " experience , throughout the length aud breadth of the countrv : and that they strong ly recommend their
abrogation . " Several jurymen ex-pressed tuerr conccnvucc in these sentiments . The coroner said that whatever inteht be his feelings on the subject he fould not attach such a declaration as the above to their verdict * for that such a step would most probably liad to a reprimand on him from the judge for ni tjoduein" extraneous matter . He would , howeTer , if the jury wished it , forward their declaration to the Secretary of State . The suggestion was a < 5 opted , and the whole of the jurors signed the l ^ pw , one of them at the same time remarking that J * gaols were half filled with offenders against the wuueLaws .
, A Horrible Scese . —The prison of Versailles con-J ^ at this moment two men , named Delton and ^ "fet , both condemned to death , and whose appeals ™« ie Court of Cessation have been rejected , but J ™ ^ waiting the result of petitions to the Lang i ~ . an amelioration of their sentences . They had I ? f * Pt in separate cells until the severe cold came « "Vwhen thev were removedinto one room , with a S f ^ ey TOre heavily ironed , both . by feet ! rf ^ > and a sentinel was constantly stationed in lZ Parage , dose to ihe door . The day before ^ " ay aviolent quarrel arose between them , and f ^ ct * on receiving some gross apostrophe from 3 " ^^ nponhim headforemost , and being ^ aWc to use hii ba . U from their being fettered ,
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seized him with his teeth in the abdominable region , and tore hmvin the most horrible manner . Delton , rendered furious by the pain ; contrived . to use his nails upon the face of Grasset , and disfigured him terribly . The noise ' of their struggle and savage cries brought in the sentinel and keepers , but it was not without violence that these two beings , both on tie verge of an ignominous death , could be separated . —GaUgnanVs Messenger . The Suspected Murder at Saltbtll . —Adjourned Inquest . —This day ( Saturday ) the jury , reassembled at the Three Tuns , Salt Hill , to prosecute the inquiry touching the mysterious death of Sarah Hart , supposed to have been murdered . The man
John Tawell , who is in custody on suspicion of being the guilty party , was brought from the Eton police station , accompanied by Superintendent Perkins , and another officer . Mi-. "Williams , a barrister , appeared on behalf of Tawell . Mr . Henry Montague Champneys , surgeon , was the first witness . He deposed that being called to attend the deceased , he found her beyond all hope ! of recovery , she scarcely showing a sign of life after his arrival . The next day he made a careful examination of the body , which presented not the slightest marks of outward violence . He subsequently , assisted by another surgeon , made a post mortem examination of the body , the interior of which presented a generally healthy appearance . He removed the contents of the
stomach , which ho had analysed . The results of the tests applied were , that there was present neither sulphuric acid , antimony lead , nor eoppcrj nor arsenic . The fourth poison tested for , viz ., prussic acid , was found . It might not be pure prussic acid , but prussic acid in connection with a salt nearly allied thereto , The quantity of poison in the stomach of the deceased , he was of opinion , was quite sufficient to cause death ; but what that precise quantity was , he could not say . Edward Weston Norble , surgeon , who had assisted the previous witness in the post mortem examination , corroborated the evidence just given . Prussic acid would cause death in the course of a few seconds to some persons . The time might extend from a few seconds to a quarter of
ah hour , according to the strength of the person . The salt nearly allied to prussic acid was cyanceret of potasium . A considerable quantity of the elements of prussic acid entered into the composition of this salt . From the evidence of the first witness , it appeared that the contents of the Dottle and glass found on the table , and which Mr . Cliampncys had taken into his possession , had not been analysed . Much surprise was expressed at the announcement of this fact , and the coroner decided that an adjournment of the inquest was indispensable , to allow time for this very nccessary step in the mquu * y * ° be taken . Catherine "White , bar-maid at Mr . Bosham ' s Hotel , deposed to the deceased coming to her master's house on Wednesday evening at half-past six o ' clock ,-for a bottle of Guinness ' s stout She ' appeared to be in good health , and presented not the least appearance of agitation . Another witness deposed to seeing the deceased
coming from the hotel with the bottle of stout . She spoke to this witness , and said she had been for the stout , as a friend had come to sec her . She appeared to be quite well , and in high spirits . Some other witnesses were examined , but no new fact was elicited . Finally , the coroner adjourned the inquest to Wednesday next , at ten o ' clock ; the liquid in the bottle m the meantime to bcanalyscd . Tawell remains in custody . [ The prisoner is not a member of the Society of Friends as was atfirst stated . His wife , however , is a Quakeress . Tears ago Tawell was tried and transported to Botany Bay . His good conduct obtained for him a ticket of leave ; he became a free man , and subsequently amassed property to the amount , some say , of £ 60 , 000 . He has estates at fleinel LTanipstead and other places , and is unquestionably very rich . Being unable to show that his conduct through life had been marked by morality and rectitude , he was refused as a member by the Quaker . s" !
• The Salt-hill Suspected Murder . — Additional Particulars . —On the prisoner being taken to the house of Perkins , at Eton , the superintendent ofthe Eton police , at the conclusion of the proceedings before the coroner ' s jury , on Saturday afternoon , he appeared considerably more depressed in spirits than on the former occasion . His sighs and moans , his quivering lip , and restless eye , clearly indicated that he was suffering the most intense mental ' anguish , although there was not only an apparent but very manifest effort on his part to appear to treat the matter with stoical indifference . He maintains an almost total silence , and has never once alluded to the mysterious and p ainful circumstances connected with the death of Ms former servant , Sarah Hart .
Some years ago the prisoner was tried and found guilty of forgery , and sentenced to be transported for twenty-one years . The forgery was committed on a relative of Mr . Smith , one ofthe partners in the Uxbridge Bank , to the amount of £ 1 , 000 . His good conduct while in the colony obtained for hini a ticket of leave after having served seven years of his time . He then setup in business at Sydney as a chemist and druggist , and embarked generally in the shipping trade , in whicli he was exceedingly successful . As soon as the crime of forgery had been established against him , he was discarded by . the Society of Friends ; on his return to England between six and seven years ago , he applied to be again admitted , but was neremntorllV refused . his former crime being an
insuperable hairier . About four years ago hejnarried , much against the wishes of her family and connexions , a highly frespectablc widow , a Quakeress , named Cutforth . He had two sons and a daughter by his first wife . Both the sons have died within the last five years . The daughter , an interesting girl , about seventeen years of age , resided with her father and step-mother , at Berkhampstead . A child is the fruit of his last marriage , wMcb is now about eighteen months old . The distressing intelligence of the apprehension of her : husband was communicated to Mrs . Tawell through the medium of the London papers of Friday last , which contained a ; report of the proceedings before the coroner and jury , of the preceding day . Mrs . Tawellin a state of mind it
, were impossible adequately to describe , left her home and proceeded to London by the Birmingham Railway , and from Paddington to Slough , by the Great Western . The interview which took place between the afflicted wife and her unfortunate husband , was of the most harrowing and heartrending description . It has been stated that the eldest child of the unfortunate deceased , Sarah Hart , a boy about five years of age , bears a close resemblance to the prisoner . From circumstances which have transpired since the first examination of the prisoner before the coroner ' s jury , there is very little doubt that he is the father of both the children of his former servant . He was known at the different lodgings occupied by the
deceased as Mr . Talbot . There is not the least doubt that all the representations made by the deceased to her female acquaintances ( with whom she became intimate at the different lodgings she occupied during the past four years ) as to her being the wife of Mr . Tawell ' s son , who was , as she said , abroad , and also as to Mr . Talbot ( as she always called him , and not Mr . Tawell ) bringing her her husband ' s quarterly allowance , are entirely without foundation . We have stated that hoth the prisoner ' s sons , by his first wife , are dead . She also stated to another of her acquaintances that she was the wife of a servant of Mr . Tawell , jun ., who was abroad with his master , and that apart of his wages was paid to her quarterly by his master's father ; but this statement is equally
devoid of truth . The Salt-utll Case . —The Adjourned Inquest . —Verdict of Wilfcx Mcrmsr . —The inquiry was renewed on Wcdnesdav , at ten o ' clock , at the Three Tons , Salt-hill , before the coroner ( Mr .: John Charsley ) and jury . Theprisoncr , John Tawell , was brought from Eton in a fc in the custody of Mr . Perkins , the superintendent or the Eton police , and placed in an apartment contiguous to the room in which the jury were assembled . He appeared to be in a state of considerable nervous excitement , and keenly fell ( although he made every attempt to suppress the emotion under which he laboured ) the hazardous situation in which he was placed . Mr . Edward Weston 3 forblad , surgeon , of Slough , deposed : —1 have ,
in conjunction with Mr . Champneys , since the last examination , analysed the content * of the bottle found on the table in the room of the deceased . They contain no poison of any descriptisn . I also analysed the contents of the tumbler , but oould not detect the presence of any pohwn . The results of those analysations 1 have preserved , aud they are now in the possession of Mr . Champneys . Mr . HenryMontague Champ rieys , surgeon , of Slough , corroborated the evidence of the preceding witness . " Mr . Norblad was again examined , touching a portion of a bun found on the table of the deceased . The witne * s stated that this piece of ft bun ( produced by Mr . Champneys ) had been analysed , and that the result proved that it
contained no poison . It was subjected to the same tests as the liquids . That concluded the evidence on the part ofthe Crown . The Coroner next addressed the jurv , reading over the depositions of the witnesses , ancl commenting at great length . He concluded by calling on tho jury to ponder well on the evidence , and to return a verdict which would satisfy public justice and their own consciences . The room was then cleared , and the jury , after being some minutes in consideration , returned the following verdict : — ' ? Wilful murder against . John Tawell lor poisoning Sarah Hart with prussic acid . " The prisoner was committed to Aylesbury gaol , to take his trial at the next assizes for the county of Bucks , and the witnesses bound over to attend to give evidence .
-Attempted Assassination of the Duke-of JSormasdt . —Great sensation has been excited in the metropolis in consequence of a diabolical attempt made on Thursday week to * murder Charles Louis de Bourbon , commonly known as the , Duke of Normandy , who is at present residing ati Mulgravehouse , KingVroad , Fulham : The "Duke " -professes to be the son of Louis XVI . and Marie Antoinette , and consequently the legitimate heir to the throne of France . His lire has been twice previously attempted ; once before leaving France , and on the 10 th of November , 1838 , in the garden of the house he then occupied on Camberwell-green . On that occasion two pistols were discharged at him , and three
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balls entered his person . An order had been recently received for the manufacture of some - machinery of a peculiar , character , and" the Duke of JNorniahdy superintended the getting up ; ahd worked at it hinv sehv During the last fortnight he had been working nightand ^ ay ih theshopitiwhichtheeiigineer ' slathea are fixed , and though generally attended by some of his pupils , ' he was occasionally alone , as was' the case in this instance . It appears # at on Thursday evening , about half-past seven o ' clock , the duke was at work at the lathes ; which face the window ^ and was in the act of polishing a piece-of brass ^ . when he Was suddenly alarmed by a loud ' explosioh , and the place being momentarily in flame . He at "first thought that some ofthe students had incautiously left ionie combustible matter , whicli had exploded ; but a momentary sight of the broken window convinced tho
duke of the trim nature of the explosion , and he ' instantly blew out the candle and stooped down beneath the lathe to avoid another shot . The report instantly brought Mr . Tucker , the manager , and some of the students , to the spot . Search was made for the assassin , but in vain . Information was g ven to the police ; but up to Saturday morning their ^ efforts to trace out the ruffian have been fruitless . The duke informed the police that he had received a letter from a French priest three weeks previously j' informing him that there was a plot to take his lite , and lie had also received two communications , from the Baron de Berryer , informing him that two Frenchmen had endeavoured to enlist him in a conspiracy to destroy him . The duke imputed the hostility of the Catholics towards him to the fact of his having recently abjured the Romai . Catholic creed .
Death in Westminster Bridewell . —Mr . Higgs held an inquest on Saturday , at Westminster Bridewell , on the body of Samuel Edge , aged forty years , ' a prisoner . Mr . Thomas Kilsby , the prison clerk , said the deceased was admitted on the 3 rd of last December , behaving been convicted at the Old Bailey Sessions of a misdemeanour arid . ' sentenced to 18 calendar months' imprisonment ; deceased was , described as a clerk . — -Mi-. J . Lavies said the deceased was taken ill on the 28 th of December , when he appeared exceedingly depressed in spirits . . He ' was at once' ^ embvedirito the iiifu-mary .-. Witness . , attended him till the 1 st inst ., when he became deliripusj and typhus fever' set in , of which disorder he died on Friday . Verdict Natural Death . : .. '
Extraordinary Death by Poison . —On Friday Air . G . J . Mills , deputy coroner for the western district of Middlesex , held an inquest , at the Kenilworth Castle , New North-road , Islington , on the body of Joseph llaggatt , aged 21 , late a workman in Messrs . Le Paige and Co . 's composite candle manufactory , Great Suffolk-street , Borough . Edmund Phillips , of 5 , King-street , deposed that the deceased was his lodger . On last Christmas-day he returned home and complained of his hand being poisoned by the arsenic used in the manufacture of composite candles , ill the mahufactoiy of Messrs . Le Paige , where he worked . Mr . Edward Roe , surgeon , attended deceased on Saturday morning last ; He found him with the left hand and fore aim swollen .
The glands' - under the arms were also swelled . There was likewise an abrasion of tlie skin on ; the back of the hand . The angry appearance of the limb satisfied hini that it had . been poisoned , and he told deceased so , who , with some reluctance , said "yes , " and that he iiubibcd the arsenic from the composition of whicli wax . stearine candles' were made . Saline draughts , foinc ' ntatious , and poultices , were instantly administered . He rallied a little on Sunday , but in the evening got worse , ' and died on Monday morning . Purple patches gradually covered his arm and side , showing ; the putrescent state of his blood . The poison was more tardy in . its effects in consequence of its havinjg' been absorbed in the skin , than it would have been had he swallowed it , and it acted more insidiously as it was a mineral poison . There was no doubt of his death having ensued from the influence of the poison 7 used " in his trade . Verdict—That the deceased died from the mortal effects of his exposure to the poison of arsenic while at work in a candle manufactory .
Destructive Fire at Stoke Newington . —Susp ected Incendiarism . —Shortly . before three o ' clock this morning ( Saturday ) , a fire was discovered in the stack yard of Mr . Holland , butcher , ofthe Lower Boad , Islington , bursting ' from a rick-of . hay containing about fifty loads , situate in the Glebe Fields , Stoke Newington . Flames , were first perceived issuing from the body of the stack b y police constahle . 275 N , who , after having given the necesssary alarm , received assistance from the residents of the neighbourhood , one of whom immediately mounted his horse , for the purpose of giving information of the outbreak to the several engine stations . He had not proceeded far , however , on his mission , before the animal shied and threw him with considerable violence to the ground . Without delay , after the accident , a police constable was dispatched to inform the engine authorities in town of the occurrence .
With all promptitude , engines , from Whitecrossstreet , Fairingdon-street , and the West of England station in the Waterloo-road , were in attendance . The rick at the time of their arrival presented one body of fire , which exhibited a most brilliant , appearance . After an ineffectual attempt on the part ot the parish engines , to extinguish the flames , the firemen from town succeeded in drawing one of the large engines to the side of the brink of the New River ; but it required leveral hours of incessant labour to subdue the couhagrationi Fortunately the stack was detached from any other property , ' so that the" fire was confined to that alone , or the amount of damage would have proved far more serious ; as it is , however , the loss is considerable , but it is' understood that the proprietor was insured * in the Atlas Fire' Office . It is feared that the fire" originated through the act of some vile incendiary .
Awfully Sudden Death of Wm . Brebren , Governor of Glasgow Bridewell , and Inspector of Prisons for the western'division of Scotland . Mr . Brebren rose on Monday morning lastj 6 th inst . at six o ' clock , and was engaged till eight in preparing certain reports which he was to lay before the prison . board at Edinburgh in the course of the day . He Itft Glasgow for Edinburgh by the eight o ' clock morning train , in his usual health , but while en gaged in' the committee room he fell down and expired almost instantaneously . Faimouth .- —On Wednesday a most awful fire took place here , by which four houses were totally burnt down , and several others damaged . . It originated in the house of Mr . Brewer , grocer , and communicated on the lower side to Mr . Clarke's , draper ; and on the higher to Mrs . Trathan ' s , bookseller ; to Mrs : Snell ' s , spirit merchant ; and to Mrs . Philp ' s , and the tenements adjoining ; the whole being now a heap of ruins . It is not known how the fare originated .
Wales — Dreadful Colliert Explosion . — On Saturday , last an explosion of fire damp , occurred at the Eagle's Bush colliery , belonging to G . Penroes , Esq ., by which nine men were so dreadfully burned , that very little hope is entertained of their recovery . —Swansea Journal .
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TO JOURNEYMEN TAILORS . Fellow Workmen , —In a former letter addressed to you , through the medium of the Northern Star , it was stated that we would endeavour to point out the way whereby the trade could be brought to a state of organisation necessary to its welfare . The first step recommended to be adopted is , in reference to our sanatory condition , brought about by the present system of outdoor labour—that petitions to Parliament be got up , showing its demoralising effects on public health and morals , and the sufferings consequent thereon to the trade generally ; and in order to render the said petitions more effectual than those of last year , it is further recommended that every locality adopt a petition , get it well signed , and place it in the hands of the member of the ; place for presentation . By this means the petitions will be well distributed through Parliament . Also petitions to the same effect tb the House of Lords . Last year petitions
were placed in the hands of Lord Ashley and f . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P . ; but in consequence of the excitement on the Factory and other questions they were lost sight of . Both the Noble Lord and Mr . Duncombe stated that the matter required to be more fully brought before the public . In order to carry out their advice , the trade cannot have a better mode than the proposed petitions . Those towns , cities , and boroughs , who approve of thisplan , can have a printed copy of a petition , by enclosing three postage stamps . Further suggestions will be submitted to th « consideration of the trade , for their approval or rejection , previous to the forthcoming delegation to bo held at Manchester in April next . On behalf ofthe Executive Committee , T . Eames , President . J . W . Parker , Secretary . Tailors' Protection Society , 55 , Old Bailey , London .
Tub Iron Moulders of Liverpool to the Iron Moulders of Scotland . — Brethren , —We caution you against the means at present adopted by the employers of Liverpool , te decoy you from your homes , under the pretence of giving you high wages and long employment , and also providing for you in case of sickness or death . As a proof of their sincerity m doing so , we can now give you a description of the treatment that some of the Scotchmen have received at their hands , who have been weak enough to be trepanned by their ( the employers ) deceptive promises . ' So soon as they got their dupes-at the
railway , they were hugged together into an open box , lute so many cattle , ¦ ho respect , * you will observe , being paid to one of their wives with an infantin her arms , exposed to the bitter inclemency of the weather at the time ; At the railway terminus , Ardrossan , ' they were driven like sheep to the steam-packet for Fleetwood ; the people assembled actually ^ niaking inquiries what the men had done " that they were driven about in the manner they were ; in fact ; so glaring were the incivilities and bad usageto the men ; 'that they refused to proceed any further unless an alteration took place in their usage . They ( the employers ) actually
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refused to pay for food in tho packet for the ^ men , g iving as anexcuse r that they charged too high for it . On their arrival at Fleetwood , ( to . give you an idea of their 'liberality ) , " the special . train for coriyeying ' passengers to r'Liverpool , of the ' poorest class generally , were too good for their dupes ; they , thinkuig they ? h ' ad ' them ' far from tlieir homes without the means ' of returning , actually hired an 'open carriage or box to convey them to their destination ; the lookers-on pitting their " condition , owing , to the inclemency of the weather ^ -many' asking -if ithey were convicts that ; their usage was-so bad , . not one passenger being taken in that' manner but themselves , though a- 'very large train : To show you
more oiearlytheirjiardsliips / on their arrival at Presten the men were ' obliged , ; through cold , to leave the carriage ; and demand ' a covered place to ride in . At first it was refused 'them ; but'the men openly declared that they were unable to proceed in that manner ; as they were completely exhausted both with cold aud hunger ( tho poor wife and child , at this time showing symptoms of : fatigue , alarming all around them ); they succeeded , by imploring entreaties , in getting a covered carriage from thence to Liverpool . Mark their treatment on their arrival at Liverpool . The masters ' wait for them with an omnibus , drive them to an inn , amidst tho hooting and execrations of an enraged popidace—justly enraged at the mcaus taken to deceive the unweary and unthinking ;—
Does their civil : treatment end here ? Mark well , Scotchmen—you who boast of a land of liberty—aland that never gave birth to a slave ! Mark well , you who boast of your intelligence , and your patriots that have died in defence of your rights * nd liberties- ' -you who raise monuments to their memory , to point to future ages the virtues of these heroes ! Mark the conduct of those employers to those' poor deluded dupes of theirs , ! in a country far from thoir homes' and' amongst - strangers !—They take them to' ' ¦ their workshops—lock them in their dirty rooms , 'where the lumber is heaped in a corner to give room for them to lay down ; ' blankets are thrown into them , arid beds purchased for the purpose ; They remonstrate against it , ' but are told
it is all for their own security . They * are locked up all night , and a sentinel placed at the' door . ' They now find' how they have been duped ,- and attempt to escape by the windows by tying 1 their blankets . together , but findjto . tlieirastohishment , that the windows are ' secured with iron bars or stanoheons to prevent their escape . Judge of tlieir horror to find themselves in this prison ; at length they are partly relieved by finding their prison-doors unbarred in the morning : for prison it was to tlieih—the masters may call it what they like .. They now found ; for the first time / that they were surrounded by high walls , arid , no ^ chance of escape ; they were horror stricken at . their situation , but secretly agreed to contrive to make tlieir escape , arid , by a desperate and
bold effort , which they succeeded in accomplisliing to the horror ofthe masters , who are now doubly enraged to think that the parties arc at large to publish their atrocities to tlie world . Wc refer you to those parties who have left Liverpool in disgust at the conduct of the masters , that you may have a full statement , which we in Liverpool cannot by this means convoy . Wc , tho Moulders' of Liverpool , arc proud to findthat those parties that have boon duped to come to Liverpool , are none of those who compose the intelligent part ofthe fron Moulders of Scotland , of whicli they can boast of having so many ; and are happy to find 'feat tlieir feelings are so completely inunison ' - ' wAh oiir own . In conclusion , we warn you to beware of any new inducement they may have ihcbnteriinlatioh . to lurevou from vour homes
MiNEHs ' i Meetings . —Apublic meeting of the Colliersof West Wymess Colliery was held on Monday the 30 th ult ., Robert . Faerfull , in the chair . The meeting was addressed by D . SAvallow . at considerable length , on : the advantages . to be derived : from a general restriction of the . hours of labour . A public meeting of tho colliers . of the West of Fife was held in the Masons' Hall , , at Lochgelly , on Thursday , the 2 nd'inst . ; James Muir , a working collier , was called to the chair ; when resolutions , approving of the rostrictioE of , the hours , of labour , were adopted : and
that they would not earn more than 2 s . 6 d . per day after the' New .-Year ' s holidays ; also resolutions disapproving of the butty system ,.: as well as . the employment of men and boys to draw coals who are not colliers , nor tho sons of colliers ; and agaimt the . employment of womenin thepits .. The agent wasinstructed to institute prosecutions against those masters who are employing women . ! The -meeting was addressed by Alexander Brown / John Wilkinson , Wm . Bowes , Richard Penman , Wm . Penman , D . Swallow , and several others .
Tun Bilston Miners dined together on . New Year ' s Day ; at the S ' ampsOn and Lion , GreenCroft , Bilston . . The meeting was a happy orie , lceineriting closer tho bonds of union ; and affording the greatest satisfaction to all present . Hull Tailors . —The members , of the Tailors' Protection Society held their anniversary on New Year's Eve , at the Ship Inn , Church-lane . They sat down to a splendid supper ; and after doing ample justice tothe good things set beforethem , the remainder of the evening was occupied with toast * , songs , and recitations . The best feeling animated all present .
Mihius' Memings in Yorkshire ;—Mr . Septimus Davis has held meetings at the following place ' s : — On Wednesday night ; Ja »; 1 st , the Colliers of Ohurwellhad a supper , at the Shoulder of Mutton publichouse , Churwell : supper over , a meeting was held , when Mr : Davis delivered alengthy discourse on the necessity , of the colliers . keeping the union good , and watching the , movenfents of the coal kings . At a late hour the meeting separated , highly pleased with the . proceedings ' . of tho evening ' . —Un Thursday night , Jan . 2 nd , at Beestori . There were many present who had not paid to the "Union , or attended any meeting for some weeks back , but who promised to attend and pay regular . The speaker was much applauded while , speaking .,
Barnsijbt Weavers . —The members of the Linen Weavers' Union held their , quarterly meeting in Pickering ' s ' room , ; on Monday . the Cthirist ., when general officers , were , chosen , " and two members appomted to audit tho , books . ; . Notice was given of a motion for the admission of Bobbin Winders into the Society .- / A branch lodge is about being opened at Smithy Mills ; . Mr . Peckott ' s strike , has now seen its second Chrktmatiay , andiu all probability . will ace its third .. So much for the power ; of union . Northampton Boot and Shoemakers' Mutual Assistance . Association , No . 2 , Section . —At a special irieeting of this section , called for tlie purpose of
hearing , the decision of the , ^ Executive on the Bradford Strike , the following , resolutionsi were ^ . paascd unanimously ;—That ; the conduct of the . Executive in closing ihe Bradford Strike , without first consulting the various sections , of the Union , where the interests of so ¦ many of / pur fellow .: shopma ' tes were at stake , proves their unfitness to hold so important an office ; and are therefore ; no longer worthy of , our confidence . That tho thanks of-this meeting are ' due , and hereby given to the Bradford Committee , for the able ' mariner . in which they have discharged tlieir duties during the Strike . The correspondence between ! Mr . Drury , of Sheffield , and T . S . Duricombe , Esq ., was then read from the Star , and gave much satisfaction . .
Hurst Brook . Miners . —The Coal Minora of this place gave a public dinner to their indomitable friend and advocate , W . P . Roberts , Esq ., on Friday last , when upwards , of eighty hardy sons of the mino sat down to an excellent repast , provided by the host arid hostess of the'Coliiers' Arms Inn . Mr . Roberts , the principal guest , sat at the head of the table , and was supported on the right by . Mr . William Dixon , of Manchester , and on the left by Mr . William Aitkin , of Ashton-under-Lyne . The large and spacious room was tastefully decorated . After the company had done ample justice to the good tilings set before them , in the shape of roast beef , plum pudding , Ac , a public meeting was held , which was addressed by W . P . Roberts , Esq ., and Messrs . Parkinson and Dixon ; after which the mooting broke up , and the company returned to the large room , where they spent the remainder of the evening in a very happy and comfortable manner . .
Bradburt Miners . — At the close of the above meeting Mr , Roberts and Mr , Dixon left for Bradbury , in Cheshire , the miners of which district were having a public dinner at the Greyhound Inn , Highlane ; Bradbury . The dinner was one of the John Bull kind . After the cloth was removed , the company-was addressed -by "VV . P . Roberts , Esq ., and Mr . William Dixon , of Manchester . ' ¦ ¦ The evening was then lipent in a comfortable manner , and the company broke up at a seasonable hour , highly
delighted with the proceedings . , St . Helen Miners . —On the secondannivcrsary of the Miners of No . 1 Lodge , St . Helen ' s district ; about 140 of the hardy soni of the mine sat dowrito an excellent dinner , of roast beef and pudding . Dinner being oyer , toasts and sentiments followed , with a grand variety of singing ; together with an eloquent arid impressive discourse froni Mr . Janics Price , one ofthe agents of the Miners' Association . About ten o ' clock the meeting broke up , highly gratified with the evening ' s proceedings .
< Nottingham ^ Framework Knitters . —By . permission of the Mayor , a public meeting of Framework Knitters , ; Frame Smiths , Sinker Makers , Setters-up , and Needle Makers , of Nottinghara arid , its vicinity , was held in the Town Hall , on Monday , Jan . 6 th , 1845 , at twojo'clock , on business connected with the frame-rent trial , and the Government inquiry into the condition of the Framework Knitters " , ' and other important matters . affecting the interests ' of the trade ; Samuel Winter , wrought cotton hose branch , in the chair . The following resolutions were passed '
— . "That , ' whereas : the Frame Smiths , Settcrs-up ; Sinkers , and Needle 'Makers ' are alike . affected . ' by good or . , bad trade '; with : , the _ Framework ; Knitters , weTecommend the above parties to join us in " a ' consol . idated . union for mutualprotectiori . ' — " That this meeting ,: being . ' convinced -that ^ further sum . of money will'be : required to carry . oiit the frariie-rent trial and ; -the : Government tyranny , " do agree , that a levy of threepence be paid by ihstalriients , or otherwise , on or before Saturday , the 1 st of February , 1845 . "— " That this meeting , being aware . of the advantage that must arise to the trade at large by the
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cstabhshmerit of a " muthal understanding between the employer * and the employed , call Mpoh'tlie manufacturers of-hosiery in ; the threo counties of Nottinghahi , Derby ; and Leicester , ' to convene a meeting of their shody / tir effect this ' desirable object , - at' the shortest convenient period , ) when * operatives' will' be appointed to lay the . vUws ' of the ' workmen ' ' before them . "— "That a vote of thanks'he given bytthis meeting to those parties who have rendered pecuniary assistance in 'bringing 1 the -frame-rent' trial before'the Court of Queen ' s Bench . "— - "That this meeting return their best thanks to Mr . William Felken , lacc-manufacturer . for the : part he has taken ' in bringing'before the public and'the Government the condition of the Framework Knitters . " ^ --A vote of . thanks was ' given to the Mayor , ' for his kindhessan granting the ; use of tho Town Hall ; and alio to the
Chairman , ' when the meeting separated ; ' - « The following letter has been received from the-Board of Trade : — " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade , Whitehall , 24 th' Dec , 1844 . '" ' Sir , —With reference to your letter ofthe 10 th inst . i requesting to be informed whether my Lords will be . prepared , in conjunction with the Home Secretary , with a Bill , On the opening of Parliament , on . the subject of'an inquiry instituted by her Majesty ' sGovernmerit into the allegations contained in the petition presented to Parliament during the last session , from the Framework Knitters of Nottingham , I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you that my Lords regret ' . to be unable to give any explicit answer te the question put to them , the report'of the Commissioner not having been as yet laid before them . I am , sir , your obedient servant , ' JoritrG ; Siuw Lefevre . —Mr . B ; Humphries , King GeOrge on Horseback , Gregory ' s Buildings , Nottingham . ; .
; Newcastle-on-Tvne Shoemakers , —At the usual monthly meeting of the . Newcastle-tiri-Tyrie section of tho Coi-dwainers' Mutual Assistance Association , it was unanimously ' carried that we . " still .. continue our levy for . the Bradford Shoemakers , in aid of their present struggle . ' ' ; Bradford . WooLCOMBEM'MEErLYO . " -Anumerous meeting of this . , body was held at the Odd Fellows ' Hall on Monday : evening last , to take measures concerning a reduction of wages by Mr . ' Thomas Willctt , and also tostrengthen the Protective Society ; Mr . George Wilson , treasurer of the society , was called to the chair , and a series of resolutions ¦ most important to the trade were adopted . [ The resolutions will be given next week . —Ed . N . S . l
; Associated Trades of London .- —This influential body met ' on Thursday evening , January , the 9 th , at the well-known Trades House ,, the Bell , Old Bailey ; Mr . Thompson ( compositor ) in the chair . The secretary read to the meeting the correspondeiico between the united trades of Sheffield' and' T : S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., relative to a general conference of delegates from the various trades throughout Great Britain ( the correspondence appeared in our journal of Saturday lost ); and spoke warmly in support of the projected conference . Mr . llobortson . bookbinder , moved tho following resolution : — "That this Association is of opinion , that it is highlv
desu'ablo that a general conference of delegates of the various trades of the United Kingdom be hald , in . accordance with Mr . Buncombe's suggestion . " The resolution was carried unanimously . Considerable discussion then ensued'as to- the best means of carrying the resolution into operation f after whicli , Mr . Oiling , tin-plate worker , moved— " That this meeting assemblo again on Thursday evening next , Jan . 16 th , to devise the best means of carrying oiit the proposed conference . " : The motion was seconded by Mr . Bush , carpenter , 'and carriedurinaimously . 'The secretary was then authorised to summon the absent delegate ! for , the occasion ; and the meeting adjourned ; '"
Bradford Shoemakers . —On . Monday evening a special meeting of the Shoemakers' Society was held at the Boy and Barrel Inn , Westeate ; Several letters were read from various parts of the country expressing regret at the sudden tennination of the strike . The masters were sick of the strike , and . could riot possibly have held outmuch longer , had the strike committee had tho power to continue the struggle . DuNCOMiiE Testimonial . —Central Committee of Trades , Saville House , . Leicester-square—Wednesday Evening , January the 8 th ; Mr . Grassby in the chair . Messrs . josiah Bushby and John Bowling attended , and handed in , £ 5 , the second subscription from Chelsea and Piralico . —Mr . E . Higgins attended from the United Members ofthe Silver Trade , and handed in £ 5 , voted by ^ hat body to the " . Testimonial . " Messrs . Grassby and Symes were deputed to wait on the Associated Trades of London .
Mr . T . M . Wheeler handed in , on behalf of Mr . J . Simpson , Camberwell , two books and seven shillings *; and oh- behalf of Mr . J . Shaw , Gloucester-Street , Commercial-road , one book and £ 2 10 s . Gd . Forthcoming Duncombe Testimonial . —The Central Committee will meet at Saville House , Leiccster--square , on Wednesday evening next , January 15 th ; when the propriety of getting up a Soiree to Mr . Duncombe on the eye of the ensuing Session of Parliament , will be considered . Borouqu . op Finsburv ;—A meeting of the general committee of this borough for raising a testimonial to T . S . Duncombe , its highly esteemed representative .
was held at the White Conduit Tavern oh Thursday evening , January the Oth , William Hewitt , Esq ., was called to the chair . A number of collectors and sub-treasurers attended to pay in thcsiims collected by them . Mr . It . Moore ; secretary , announced the sum total as £ 73 19 s . On the motion of Mr . W , Balls , seconded by Mr . Guerinigault , it was unanimously resolved that the general committee should re-assemble on Wednesday evening , January the 23 rd . It was whispered in the room that it was the iiitenr tion ofthe electors to get up a soiree , the evening before the assembling of Parliament , in honour to their distinguished representative .
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BRADFORD . LECiunK . —On Sunday last Mr . G . White lectured in the Chartist Room , on the Prospects Of the Chartists in the ' anticipated election . At the conclusion a non-electors' committee was formed , with power to add to their number . ¦ ' Chartist , Meeting . —Mr . John West delivered an loquent' arid highly instructive lecture at Butterworth ' B-buildings On- Tuesday' evening last ; Mr . George White in the chair ; At the conclusion of the lecture a vote of thariks was carried by acclamation tjo Mr . ' Wesi for hi * services ; to the working men ' s cause ; The lecture should have takeri ' place oh Monday , but was adj 6 urned oh . account of the . Woolcombers' meeting at the Odd Fellows'Hall , thus causing a disappointment to the friends at Hebden Bridge .
KENT . , Lewisuam . —At the weekly meeting held' at the Carpenters' Arms , Hanover-street , Lewisham—Mr . Sawyer in the chair—the following resolution was unanimously adopted—" . That the best thanks of this meeting are due , and are hereby given , to Mr .. John West , 'for'his untiring advocacy of the people ' s rights , and more particularly for refuting tho fallacious doctrines of Mr . Falvey . " Greenwich-. —A public meeting of the Chartists of Deptford , Greenwich , and Lewisham , was held this week , at the George and Dragon , Bhckhoath . The subject of dismission was the Land scheme . Tho most cheering accounts wero received of the progress of the good work of " getting on to the land . " The land committee meet every Thursday eveiu ' ng ,
BIRMINGHAM . Lecture . —On Sunday evening last , Mr . Thomas Clark lectured to a numerous and attentive auditory , in tho Democratic ChapeL Thorp-stveet ; and also gave an interesting account - of his . tour throwgh Scotland . He spoke in high terms of the spirit and character of the Scotch Chartists . NORTHAMPTON . Tire Members of the New Locality met on Monday-evening last , ' when the address of the Executive came before the meeting ! and , after along discussion , was adjourned to the following week . The collectors were instructed to warn each member to attend . '
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE . Tnr . Chartists of this town held a dinner party in the Association room on the evening of Friday last The party was numerous and respectable . After the cloth was removed , the evening was spent in the most pleasant . ' manner , The company broke up at a late hour , highly delighted with the evening ' s eritertahimciit .
CORNWALL .. At a Meeting ofthe friends of Democracy , held at Mr . O'Brien ' s ; Temperance Hotel , PeMance , on Tuesday , Dec . 31 st , when there were persons present from Truro , Falmouth , Camborne , Penzance , < fcc , to consider the best means of establishing the Democratic principle through the county , a spirited discussion was entered into . On a resolution bcingproposed by Mr . O'Brien , seconded by James Skewes , jun .: — " That we consider the : more effectual meant for the oarryiBg out the objects of our meeting , will be the raising of sufficient funds to ensure a representation of Cornwall in the forthcoming Convention , "
an amendment was . proposed by , Mr . - Sawle , seconded by Mi- ; Longmaid : —" That the means most likely to forward the Democratic movement would be the formation of a lecture fund , independent of the Executive ; still tendering ¦ our support to that body . " The discussion terminated by the : adoption of the original motion . A provisional committee was formed for thepurpose of raising theiiindg ; The five following gentlemen form the committee ; ± Mr . William' Mitchell ,: Treasurer , Cambemelhatreet , Penzance ; Mr . James Skewes ; -jun ., Camborne . ; Miv J . Guscott , Newvstreet , Penzance ; Mr . P . ; J . O'Brien , East-street ,: Penzance ;_ Mr . J . H . Longmaid ; Secretary , ¦ Higher Town , Truro ..
;; BRIGHTON . ; ., - - The Chartists of this place held their usual weekly meeting at the " Cap of Liberty , " on Monday even . ;
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. ., Carter was unanimously " called ' to * the" chair , when' - , Messrs . Honnacott , Arno ,, and other friends ad- " dressed the meeting . The company were entertained , at intervals with several good ' political songs . The "' . " * Only cause of regret was ' the absence of Mr ^ M-Grath , , who , owing to ' there ' . 'being no conveyance from ,, Exetcrtolavistock , could not reach here in time--for the meeting . Mr . M'Grath has since delivered three eloquent ' lectures ' oU Thursday , Saturday , ; „ and iuesday evemngs , Mr > jj . g ^ ^ presentat a Chartist Soiree held on Monday evening : last . Mr . M'Grath disposed of twelvecards of mem- > bership at the conclusion . of his several lectures '" . " - ' ¦
i .. . .. OLDHAM .. , Tea Partv and B . UL . _ O n Friday , January 3 rd , ^ ^ ? i ? ' £ ucei ' ' ' andBaU took place in the . Chartist Room , Greaves-street , when upwards of one hundred and fifty sat down to tea . After the repast ' Mr . Lawless was called on to preside . The evening ' s amusement consisted of dancing , interspersed with ; patriotic songs , recitations , and other recreating ; sports , which were kept up to a late hour , when tho company , separated highly delighted with the evening ' s entertainment .,.,. On , Sunday evening Mr . ; O'Connor ' s Dialogue was . read from the Star , which ••» was listened to with great attention .
j LONDON .. i Saffron Hill Locality . —According to announcement- a public meeting was held at Hopkihson ' s Coffee-house , on Tuesday evoning-when it was resolved that : the Saflion-liill locality be reorganized , and that they meet on Sunday morning for the dispatch of ] . business . Several ¦• new members - were enrolled ; : and the following resolution was unani- ' mously agreed to :- " That tliia meeting having heard from Mr . Wm . Balls , that it is his intention to propose , on the Duncombe Testimonial Committee , that a public tea-party be got up at White Conduit-house , on the meeting of Parliament , in honour of T . S : Duncombe , E « q ., M . P ., this meeting highlyapproves ofthe pi-oposal , and resolves to use their utmost exertions to make the demonstration oiuv worthy of the noble patriot and the great cause he so honestly advocates . " All good Chartists are requested to attend on Sunday morning at ten o ' clock , to assist in electing the councd . ;
j SoMEiis Town —A public meeting was held" on Sunday . evening last , at Mr . Duddridgc ! s , Briclckreis Arms , Toiibridge-strcet , New-road ; Air . John Arnott . was called to the chair . The ' chairman ' explained to the meeting tho cause of the unavoidable abeencc of our talented friend , Mr . M'Gnith , and read from the Northern Star the correspondence between My . John Drury , of Shcmeld , and Mr . T . S . Dunconibe ; and also tho able and spirited remarks ofthe Editor thereon , which was received with every mark of approbation by a full andrcspcctablcauilienco . Mr . 'ihomas Laurie then rose and moved—" That tho best thanks of this meeting are due , and are
hereby given , to Mr . John Drury , of Sheffield ,-for his talented and manly letter ; and to that indomitable patriot , I . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., for his noble reply thereto , and for his consistent , untiring , and powerful advocacy ofthe rights of the working classes ou all occasions . " Seconded by Mr . Gcorgo Cooper , and carried unanimously . Mr . George Humphries proposed the following resolution— " That this meeting recommend that the tea-party proposed to beheld at the Crown and Anchor , ' Strand , on Mondav , the 3 rd ot February , be deferred until tho expected National Trades Conference . " Seconded by Mr . Thomas Edwards , and unanimously agreed to . The irieeting then separated .
Tower Hamlets . —Whittington and Cat , Churchrow , Bethnal-green . —Mr . John Sewell leo 1 " . ' ^! on Sunday evening last to a numerous and ijtj * ntiv « audience . At the close of his discourse tha tislented lecturer received the thanks of the meeting . Several new members joined . The Council of the ntin locality met on Tuesday evening ; Mr . Harris in the chair . The case of Mrs . Ellis and Mi-. Preoton waa brought before the meeting ; Mr . Mills also brought tho case of the Executive forward . It was moved , seconded , and carried , that the funds in hand should
be at once sent , and that a concert and ball take place on Tuesday , Jan . 21 st , in aid of the Executive . The Council ot this locality hope their Chartist brethren throughout the country will awake from their apathy , and set about raising funds ; for if we cannot raise the small sum required for the support of the Executive , it is a mere i ' avee to call our Movement a national ono . It would be well to state , as a proof what can be done if men will but persevere , that this society started with but six members about four months back , and they now have upwards of fiftv paying members on their books , iu the poorest district in this " great metropolis . "
Death of Hon , Thomas Morris . —By the Ct ' ncm nati Herald , we learn that the Hon . Thomas Morris died suddenly , at his residence near Bethel , Clennont cbunty , on Saturday morning week . . Mr . Morris wasthe Liberty candidate for the Vice Presidency , at the late , election , He was for many years a highly influential member of the Ohio Legislature—has been one of the judges of tiic Supreme Court , and for six years was a member of the United States Seriate . ' ¦ "
..-! Ancient Shepherds . —The members ofthe Noah's Ark Lodge , No . 18 , of the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds , Ashton Unity , assembled at Host Allen ' s , Royal Oak Inn , Stalybridge , on Friday , January 3 rd , to celebrate ^^ their fifteenth anniversary , when upwards of 130 sat . down to a most excellent dinner . Mr . Edward Hayne , secretary to the district , was called to tho chair , and opened the meeting with a brief address . / Ihe band of the Order was in attendance in full uniform ; and although the room is one of the largest club rooms in Cheshire , it was crowded to excess at an early hour of the evening .
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j Oloham . —On Sunday , Mr . Wm . Bell will lecture in the Chartist-room , Greaves-street , at six o ' clock in the evening . ¦ i Rocudale . —Mr . Ambrose Hurst , from Oldham , will lecture next Sunday ,-in the Association room , at two and six o ' clock . Next Monday a Chartist tea party and ball will be held at the Assembly room , when * Mr : John West , Mr . Ambrose Hurst , and other talented friends are expected to be present ; On Tuesday evening , at seven o ' clock , Mr . John West is expected to lecture at tho Association room , Mill-street . ' ' West Ridisg Delegate Meetisc—This meeting will be held in the Working Mac ' s Hall ,, BuII-closelane , on Sunday January 12 th . Chair to be taken at eleven o'clock hi the forenoon . Halifax . —Mr . B . Rushton will lecture on Sunday ( to-morrow ) in tho room , Bull-close-lane , at half past six in the evening .
. The North Nottinghamshire District Committee will meet on Sunday next , January 12 th , at the house of Mr . Thomas Pomfrey , the Horse and Groom , New Basford , at four o ' clock in the afternoon . Bilston . —The committee are requested to meet on Sunday evening next . AU communications for the BDston Chartists to be addressed , Thomas Hammersley , Homers' Fold , Bilston , Staffordshire . ' A Special Meetiso op Delegates will be held on Sunday afternoon , at three o ' clock , in Turnagaui- ' lane , on business of importance . Mr . O'Connor will attend . ; Mr . M'Grath's Route for the ensuing week :-Sunday , Penzance ; Monday , Camborne ; Tuesday , Truro ; Wednesday , Redruth ; Thursday , St . Ives ; Friday , Hayle .
[ Bristol Youkg Men ' s Charter Association . —A public meeting ,. convened by the above society , will be . held on Wednesday-evening ^ January 15 th , at eight o ' clock , in the Public Hall , Bear-lane , Templestreet . A friend about to leave England for America will bo present and address the meeting .,- , ..., . . ; Northampton . —A County Delegate Meeting , to further the raising of an election fund , will be held at the house of Mr . lloJlowell , Grafton-strcet , Northampton , on Sunday next , at eleven o ' clock in the forenoon . Delegates are expected from Wellingborough , Kettering , Long Buckby , and Davcntry . Bradford . —On Sunday evening a lecture will-be delivered in the Chartist Room , Butterworth buildings , at half-past six o ' clock .. Tho usual meetings will be holden in Bradford and its vicinity . : Birmingham . —A tea-party and concert will take place in the -Democratic Chapel , Thorp-street ,-on Wednesday , Jan . 29 th , in commemoration ofthe birth of Thomas Paine .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 11, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_11011845/page/5/
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