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August 11, 1849. THE NORTHERN STAR. 7
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now to say that the harbour is composed of two im " mense arms of atone running out into the sea for the distance of a mile , and gradually narrowing from the land to the entrance , while the rising grounds belind are covered with streets of well-built and handsome houses . The eastern arm was literally blackened with the mass of persons upon it ; the harbour itself was so full of yachts and small craft that it seemed difficult to imagine where the squadron would find room ; and the jetty—a space of ground as large as that in the rear of the Horse Guards—was crowded to suffocation ; while the tops of the houses commanding a view of the scene were
just as densely covered . Then ? enthusiasm was excessive . When the Queen appeared on deck there was a burst of cheering , renewed again and a < rain , which , as an Irishman would say . " musttave done her heart good ; " and when the Victoria and Albert , amid salutes from yachts and steamers , swung round at anchor , head to wind , shortly before eight o ' clock , there must have been 40 , 000 persons present . The little Kingstown railway station was the scene of most desperate assaults , and happy was the man who could get his ticket either to or Scorn Dublin with an undamaged hat or untorn coat , if any of the bouses on shore were illuminated .
The entry ot the Queen into Dublin on Monday , was a grand and heart-stirring spectacle . The royal yacht , at half-past eight o ' clock , hauled up alongside the jetty from her moorings directly opposite the Dublin and Kingstown terminus , so that a person could step from her deck to the land . From the terminus down to the water ' s edge was erected a covered way in the form of a lengthened tent , without awnings to the sides , covered at the top with s ome bl ue an d str iped material , and carpeted with crimson cloth , while flowerpots , bearing choice shrubs and exotics , were ranged along from the steamer to the station . Atthe terminus , and exten d ing for some distance along the pavilion , were neatly constructed seats , to which the public were
admitted by tickets , and along the parapet from which the carriages start were similar constructions . The body of people assembled here was enormous , but they were permitted to come close up to the sides of the pavilion , the ground being kept solely by a few police and a number of mechanics and tradesmen of the vicinity or engaged on the contractors' works , attired in blue scarfs—silk or calico it matters notA-each . bearing a wand with gilt top . ' * Close to t h e royal y acht , at either side . of the pavilion—we call it " so for want of a better name—was placed a guard of honour composed of two companies of infantry . About nine o ' clock his Excellency , the Lord lieutenant , accompanied by the Countess of Clarendon , together with Prince George of Cambridge , the Primate of Ireland , the Archbishop of Dublin ,
the Lord Chancellor , the Duke of Leinster , the Marquis of Ormonde , the Lords Chief Justices of the Queen ' s Bench and Common Picas , Sir Edward Blakeney , Commander of the Forces ; the Master ofthe Rolls , SirW . Somerville , M . P ., Mr . Redi ngton , Mr . Corry Conellan ( Private Secretary ); Captain Ponsonby ( Aide-de-Camp ) , and a very brilliant staff , proceeded on board the yacht , and shortly afterwards the Marquis of Clamicarde , the Marquis of Lansdowne , the Marquis of Abercorn , Earl of Charleniont , th e E a rl of Howth , the Marquis of Headfort , & c , followed at intervals , while the Earl of Mayo , Lord St . Lawrence , Lord Brabazon , Lord Jocelyn , Vi scount Massareene an d Terrard , Sir Philip Crampton , Surgeon-General , and many other gentlemen , -were in attendance to pay their respects to her Majesty . On tbe quarterdeck of the Victoria and Albert were also visible
Earl Fortescue , Sir G . Grey , Secretary of State ; Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence , Sir James Clark , Colonels Phipps and Gordon , Equerries in Waiting ; Lidy Jocelyn and Mas Dawson , Ladies in Waiting ; and at the landing-place were the officers ofthe Board of Works , and the directors of the railway Company . A deputation of the county of Dublin , composed of numerous noblemen and gentlemen was introduced to the Queen by Sir G . Grey , and presented an address , to -which her 3 Unjesty gave a written * ep ly-At ten o ' clock the noblemen and gentlemen already named took np their places at either side of the landing-place , and her Majesty , Prince Albert , and the royal children appeared upon deck . They were instantly greeted with deafening cheers . The Lord-Lientenant then advanced towards the
Queen , and bowing low , stepped before her on the gangway . Her Majesty followed , leaning on Prince Albert ' s aim , and succeeded by the royal children , with a train composed ofthe nobles and gentry in attendance . On the instant her foot pressed the shore the Harbour-Master , Lieut . Hutchinson , B .. 3 J ., hoisted the royal standard on the staff ) while it simu l t a neousl y disappeared from the maintop ofthe royal yacht . The guard of honour presented arms ; all the colours and flags were hauled down as if by magic ; the yards of every square-rigged vessel hi the harbour " were manned ; the crews cheered right lustily ; while the heavy C 3-pounders of the La Hogue thundering through the deafening roar ofthe lighter armaments ofthe other war-steamers seemed
to shake tlie earth and sea , drowning at once the clangour ofthe bands ; but loud and-clear above all those sounds rose the wild clamorous shouts of her Majest y ' s Irish subjects . It was a sight never to " be forgotten—a sound to be recollected for ever . Lames threw aside the old formula of waving a white pocket-handkerchief , and cheered for their lives , while the men , pressing in so closely as to throng to the very edges of the paTilion , wared whatever came first to hand , hat , stick , wand , or coat ( for the day was very hot ) , and rent the air with sbonts of joy , which never decreased in energy t ill their Sovereign was far out of sight Prince Albert shared in , and acknowledged the plaudits of the people , while the royal children were objects of universal attention and admiration . " Oh 2 Queen ,
dear I " screamed a stout old lady beside us , * ' make one of them Prince Patrick , and all Ireland will die for you ! " Indeed , her Majesty seemed to feel the warmth of her reception . She paused at the end of the platform for a moment , and a g ain making her acknowledgments , was hailed with one universal and tremendous cheer , as she entered the terminus . Here her Majesty was received by the directors of the company , an d h a ving been g reeted with similar tokens of loyal attachment by tbe elegantly-dressed groups of women who filled the station , took her place in a handsome carriage built for the occasion , and proceeded towards Dublin amid repeated and renewed cheering , the hissing of the steam from the engine , as it left the station ,
being the only sibillant and discordant sound which was heard throughout the day . All the houses along the line were filled with enthusiastic multitudes , who vied with each other in expressing their joy at the presence of then- Sovereign . At Sandymonnt , ( an old an obsolete station on the line ) , the train stopped . Her Majesty stepped out on a platform covered with scarlet cloth , and took her place in one ofthe royal carriages , having graciously acknowledged the cheers of the ladies and gentlemen assembled . Everv available point hereabouts was seized on as the site of a well-filled platform . Every hedge-row was festooned with flags ; tlie poorest cottage had its wreath of flowers or evergreens . The enrincs oa the line , and many of the carriages , were
profusely decorated with laurels and bright flowers ; mottoes and devices hung about in ^ distinguishable abundance , and " Roval Victoria platforms , and "Queen ' s roval booths , " of all sizes and prices , were perchedm perilous haste on the surrounding walls . But how is it possible to give an adequate idea of her Majesty ' s subsequent progress ? Let the reader imagine wide and spacious streets commencing amid green fields and terminating m the verdant sward around the Vice-regal Lodge , as long as from the Jdansion-house to Oxford-street , or further , filled from the lowest story to the roof , and a bove it , with closely-packed groups of well-dressed men , women , and children , in the greatest excitement and delight;—let them imagine flags , banners , and streamers , floating from every house—the spoils ~ r ,. 1 1 ~» - » 3 . an fj ^ lAnnin ( T m / . Hvu « 5 I t UeSL
_ ui u . uiYiiKMiuu g uiusuvj » v *> vwv- —o— ------ v— - ~ - „ among them all the old Irish ** Cead mille fautha —" a hundred thousand welcomes" ) and words of greeting suspended in mid air—a glittering line of Eiflemen , Eovals , Hig hlanders , Light Infantry , Heavy Dragoons , a nd Hussars , lin i ng t h ose long miles of street—a conglomerate mass of human creatures—wedged in by their own eagerness so as to sway to and fro like a solid heap;—between these lines of glistening bayonets , shining helmets , and gleaming swords , a brilliant procession advancing , headed by the Queen , all smiles and gracious affabi l it y—then a throng of her nobles , and of the magnates of her kingdom—then the combining thunder of myriads of voices in the shout of" God save the Queen , " rolling away hut to be repeated with increasing intensity—let them imagine all this , and thev will have some notion of the reception of her
Majesty this day . „ - , t . j i On leaving the platform her Majesty was handed to an open carriage by Prince Albert , who took a seat beside her , the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal being seated in front . The next carriage was occupied by Ladv Jocelyn , Miss Dawson , and the other royal children ; then followed a carriage with Lady Fortescue and Sir George Grey—and another , in which were tbe Lord-Lieutenant and the JUarchioness of Lansdowne . A fifth carnage contained some persons belonging to the royal suite . , The chairman , deputy-chairman , treasurer , and all the members of the Board of Directors of the Eingstown Railway came up m the tram with . tne
* oyaI party . ., , All the preparations being complete , the royal cortege set out . It was preceded by her JVlajesty s servants in livery and a troop of Hussars , and followed by the other portion of the guard of honour , with a long line of carnages belonging to the High Sheriff , the members of the deputation , and other country gentlemen , and at either side . of the road _ as drawn up a considerable number of horsemen . The procession in this order passed through the Rock-road , Pembroke-road , and Upper Bagot-street to Ba ^ ot-streefr-bridge , where the city procession took the lead , after theroyal escort and carriages .
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The royal cortege arrived at the Canal-brid ge at twenty minutes to eleven o ' clock , on the city side of which a grand arch and gate were erected . This was really a splendid piece of architecture , consisting of . a great central arch and wings , 127 feet wide and 92 feet hi g h . The great gate in the centre was twenty feet wide and thirty-five feet high . It was constructed of wrought iron , and bore on the one compartment the letters " V . R ,., " and on the corresponding one "A . C , " the whole exquisitely decorated with roses and floral wreaths , and surmounted by an immense shamrock branch . Over this stood an architrave , ornamented with artificial flowers and laurels , supporting the royal arms , w ith the arms of the city on either side . The whole was
capped by an Imperial crown of beautiful workmanship , ten feet in diameter , with the usual national em bl ems , the shamrock , rose , and thistle . O n arr i ving at the gates , w hic h were t h rown o p en by the city marshal , her Majesty desired Earl Fortescue and Sir George Grey to summon the Lord Mayor of Dublin to her presence . His lordship having done so , he , in company with the Sheriff and Recorder , made the usual obeisances , and the principal officers knelt at the royal carriage , presenting tho mace and sword , while the city keys were placed on a splendid salver by the Mayor , and handed to the Queen , whom his lordship addressed as follows : —" May it please your Majesty : As chief magisT trate of this your ancient and loyal city of Dublin ,
I have , on the part of my fellow-citizens ; most humbly and respectfully to congratulate your Majesty on your safe and happy arrival . I beg humbly to deliver the keys to your Majesty , and pray your Majesty ' s kind permission to conduct you through the city . " The Queen having returned the keys , said : "I am delighted to be in Dublin . I am gratified at the reception I have met with in this , the second city . of my empire ;"— , . Hereupon the corporators , rushing round the royal carriage , cheered so vociferously that her Majesty proceeded no further , and the procession reformed , and went through the city . Fitzwilliam-street was gained , and , on enter i n g
Merrion-squore , the effect ofthe numerous balconies and countless ornaments and floral emblems of the houses in the fine open space was very picturesque . In one house a number of fine children , with blue sashes , round their waists , and bearing a host of little banners , joined with their tiny voices in the deep shout of the people . The Prince of Wales , whose natural gracefulness secured him the applause of every woman , acknowledged these marks of respect with much earnestness and vivacity . At the entrance to Nassau-street a sp lend i d G othic a r c h exten d e d across t h e street , from t he top of whic h the royal standard of England floated . Upon the crown of the arch was the word "Welcome , " in large letters , formed of laurel and oak leaves , and
over it a gorgeous harp and crown , with the letters " T . A . " at either side . It was one of the best designed and most elegant structures of the kind ever witnessed . On arriving at the noble area which is surrounded by the Bank of Ireland , the front of Trinity College , and Dame-street , the cheering became overpowering . This , we may state , is the locality so well known to many of our readers as Collegegreen . The facade of old Trinity was blocked up to the second story by a huge platform , covered with thousands of those who had interest enough with the body corporate of that scat of learning to procure admission . The Bank bore on its roof an equally large assemblage . Every house top had numerous occupants . With similar honours the procession moved slowly on till it entered
Sackvillestreet—that extremely wide and no doubt very noble thoroughfare , with whose breadth and length the citizens are wont to silence any comparisons between Dublin and other capitals—where the enscmhh of stately houses , the front of the Post-office , the towering height of Nelson ' s Pillar '( with its huge ensign streaming from its top ) , and the dome of the Rotunda terminating the vista , presented a magnificent spectacle . Here , again , the enthusiasm was great . In like manner the procession passed on to the arch in Eceles-street , -where a dove -was lowered from a window into the royal carriage , which her Majesty placed beside her amid loud cheers from the vast multitude assembled at that' point ; after which the . cortege moved on ,- and , passing along the Circular-road , reached the Viceregal- Lodge at a quarter past twelve o ' clock .
The illuminations were universal . There was sc a rc e l y a house from the centre to the furthest suburbs of the city , as well as in the adjacent villages , which did not exhibit a blaze of light . The public buildings contributed to the effect by rare and elegant devices . Towards midnight the rain came down , but it did not diminish the enthusiasm of the vast and orderly multitude who filled every street . At five o ' clock her Majesty proceeded in an open carriage , accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert and suite on horseback , to Glasnevin . Her Majesty was received at the Botanical Gardens by the Duke of Leinster and other members of the society , and after inspecting the grounds drove round the park . Her Majesty was frequently recognised during the drive , an d was most warm ly cheered .
In the Viceregal Lodge , the royal boudoir , the drawing-room , the music salon , and the diningroom , have been entirely re-decorated and re-furnished for the reception of her Majesty . The diningroom was nscd for the first time , the apartment having been built expressly for the accommodation of the Queen during her contemplated visit before the death of Lord Besborough . A brilliant dinner party concluded the day , which must have been of the most gratifying character to the royal visitors .
On Tuesday the morning was very wet , b ut t h at did not prevent her Majesty from visiting several public institutions , to tlie authorities of which previous intimation of the visit had been forwarded . The first visit was paid to the Bank of Ireland , formerly the Parliament Reuse of Ireland . Leaving this theroyal party drove to Marlborough-street , in which is situated the principal and central establishment ofthe Irish National Schools . The general app e a r a nce ofthe institution m a y b e d escri b e d in a sentence . In a wide open space , green sward and flower borders in front , and paved play-yards behind , stand three detached buildings , p l a i n an d square , but with some pretensions to a Grecian style , faintly indicated in their unpretending facades . The central structure is the school for the younger children —the right is appropriated to the senior girls—the left to the senior boys .
The Queen first entered the central school-room . The place is fitted np in the usual infant-school style—the walls covered with pictures of animals a nd sim ple representations of trades . The children rose as the Queen entered , and sung the national anthem in shrill unison . It was a really pretty and interesting sight . Her Majesty next visited the girls' school . Here another stanza of the national anthem was sung with great good will and energy . The walls are hung with pictures representing the different stages of manufactures in which women take apart , and having reference , director indirect , to household duties and household p leasures . The Queen and the Prince examined with some interest specimens of needlework executed by the pupils .
It was in tho boys' school , however , that the Queen made the longest stay . Here she took her seat in a chair of state provided for her at the upper end of the apartment . A brilliant group of her immediate attendants partly encircled her . Before her extended to the bottom of the apartment the long cross-desks , thronged by their eager and excited juvenile occupants ; and here the concluding stanza of tbe National Hymn was chanted forth with as much energy as spirit . After this loyally-musical preliminary , some two dozen of the smartest boys in the school were ranged in a semi-circle before her Majesty , and examined in arithmetic , and generally as to their acquaintance with the elementary books ofthe Board . One
of the principal masters officiated upon the occasion , and the pupils acquitted themselves admirably . The eldest was not above twelve years of age . They were sharp-looking , thoroughly Irish boys , with quick twinkling eyes and shrewd , clever faces . The Queen two or three times whispered her approval to the Lord-Lieutenant , and whenthe examination was conclu d ed , s he r e qu e ste d that the c hi ldren might have a week ' s holiday . The announcement that the indulgence had been asked and granted wound up the loyal enthusiasm of Young Ireland to a pitch which was quite uncontrollable . As tho Queen was leaving the school , the juveniles , boys and girls , fairly b urst t h e i r boundsrushed down the steps of their respective
, porticos , and flooding out upon the green , thanked their royal visitor in a succession of cheers , which if not so loud and deep , were certainly as heartfelt as any which she had beard on the banks ofthe Liffey . . The College was the next point of interest visited by her Majesty . At half-past five , her Majesty and Prince Albert , attended by his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and a small suite ; visited the Royal Hospital . The illustrious visitors were received at the grand entrance by the Right Hon . the Master , Sir Edward Blakeney ; the Deputy-Masters * Colonels Cochran and Mansel ; the Register , CharlesPengelley , - Esq . ; an d the Cham b er la in i - 'Captain George . ; On
entering the hall , her Majesty and the Prince seemed extremely gratified by its noble' appearance—the ancient and modern standards , the portraits of the f oun d er , King Charles "IL , the great Duke of Ormonde , and other worthies celebrated in history . : From the hall her Majesty , the Prince , and suite proceeded to the chapel * door . 'whero" they were met and conducted by the chaplain , the Rev . John Connell , formerly a captain in the regiment of herroyal father . The beautiful ceiling , the great eastern window , ahd the unrivalled carved altarpiece , by the renowned Grmling Gibbons , with the : various coats of arms in stained glass , a ttr a cte d part i cu l ar notice . His Royal ' Highness the Prince inquired by whom the staJhed glass worfc : was executed , and
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seemed pleased to hear that it was the work of an Irish artist , named O'Connor . After the visit to the chapel her Majesty and Prince Albert next inspected the faithful veterans of her Irish soldiery , who were drawn ' out with their respective captains . Her Majesty next signified her desire of visiting the soldiers rooms , and taking Prince Albert at once by the arm , proceeded to the nearest , attended by the adjutant , Captain Hort . Having minutely looked It over , she addressed the following words to the men— " I am glad , indeed , to see you all so very comfortable . " A brief visit to the Master's a partments , where her Majesty was received by Lady Blakeney , closed this interesting scene . . The weather having somewhat cleared tip , the Queen set forth with her party in two open carnages for adrivc through the city , and was received with the utmost respect and enthusiasm . ¦
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<^ — THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO GLASGOW . A meeting" of delegates from shops and factories , was called last week to take into consideration what should be done by . them on the Queen ' s visit to the city . The result of their deliberations was the adoption of the following bill , which was extensively posted and circulated in the city . Citizens or Glasgow , the Queen ' s visiting Scotland is but an artful and aristocratic contrivance to make the world believe that we are a comfortable a n d contente d people , —well pleased in being compelled to support the rich , making them richer , while we are every day sinking lower and lower in poverty and wretchedness . ; The rich and fashionable of the city will run riot in rejoicings that day . Grandeur only will be in the streets , as if we had nothing else in our midst .. The black doom of
thousands—a doom nailed with despair , —a doom caused by our wicked system of legislation , will be put farther away from aristocratical and fashi on a ble thoug hts than usual . Citizens , —think on the many cheerless homes in the city , on the sufferings endured by the . working classes , and then on the idiocy and madness displayed in wastingso much wealth / while , the . Queen passes through our city , and say , Have you any cause to rejoice ? The magistrates have obtained unlimited control of the public . purse to spend and waste . Strange that now there should be so much to spare for such a useless purpose , and in past seasons of distress , labour , which has made this cit y w h a t it is , compelled by necessity to solicit aid , was met with contumely and contempt . Think of this , and if you have hearts to rejoice , then do read the following , and say what great cause you have for gladness .
PART OF THE EXPENSES OP ROYALTY . PER TEAR . PER DAT The Queen ' s Privy purse , Salaries of the Household , Tradesmen ' s Bills , Royal £ £ Bounties , & c 392 , 165 or 1 , 074 Prince Albert ' s Annuity ... 30 , 000 ) Do . do . as Field Marshal sooor ' 104 ' and Colonel ... ... ' J The Duke of Cumberland ( King of Hanover ) ... 21 , 000 or 57 Tho Duchess of Cambridge ... 27 , 000 or TIT
The Duchess of Gloucester ... 16 , 000 or 43 The Princess Sophia ... 16 , 000 or 43 Adelaide , the Queen Dowager 100 , 000 or 273 The Duchess of Kent ... 30 , 000 or S 2 Leopold , King ofthe Belgians 50 , 000 or 13 G Nurses , Dancing Masters of Royal Infancy , Ladies ofthe Bed-Chamber , Grooms of the Stool , & c , receive' the sum of ... ... ... 23 , 193 Maintenance of Royal Parks , Palaces , and Gardens ... 70 , 000
THE CROWN . The Jewels in this Bauble are estimated at £ 111 , 900 . The Coachmen , Postilions , and Footmen of the Queen alone , cost £ 12 , 563 , or as much as would maintain 314 Families at the rate of £ 40 per year . Expenditure ofthe Lord Steward , or Head Cook of the Royal Household , for One Year £ 63 , 907 . A pretty round sum , indeed , for Bread , Cheese , Beef , Fruit , Wines , <& c . The item paid for bread alone being £ 2 , 050 , or as much as would buy 82 , 000 Quartern Loaves at Gd . each ! < What fri g htful capacities we minister to ! CirizExs , —Do not countenance the idolatrous procedure . If you honour and love man , you will have ho place in your hearts for the barbarous creations of past ages , whoso existence now only enfeebles both the resources and the sp irit ofth e people .
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nCg——SURREY SESSIONS . Daring Highway Rohberv . —John Bray , 22 , was indicted for stealing a purse , containing 18 s from the person of a young lady , named Matilda Humphreys . —Prosecutrix stated that , between twelve and one at noon , on the 14 th ult ., she was proceeding along Ilorsp . monger-kne towards the Borou g h , and , when nearly opposite the gaol , carrying her purse in her right hand , the prisoner suddenly sprung upon her , and seized the end of the purse , and endeavoured to force it from her . She , however , retained hold of the end , although he pulled her down a by-street , and threatened to do for her unless she gave it up ; but in the struggle the purse parted in the middle , and some of the silver fell on the pavement , and , while she was stooping to pick it up . the prisoner ran away with the other end
of the purse , and the remainder of the money . Although it was in ' . he middle ofthe day , an d in one o f the most frequented thoroughfares in the Borough , not a soul was near when the prisoner attacked her , but as soon as ho ran away a man came up and pursued him , but he escaped in some of the courts in Kent-street . A policeman shortly came up , to whom sh e r e l a te d the c ir c umstance , and gave a description of the prisoner . —John Lynch , a labourer , said he had known the prisoner as an associate with thieves for some time . He was passing the end of Horsemonger-lane at the time in question , when he saw him struggling with the lady , and on s ; une money dropping he ran away . Witness ran to the spot and asked what was the matter , and being informed of the robbery he ran in pursuit ofthe prisoner , but he
escaped— Delany , 100 M . proved taking the prisoner into custody on the same evening in the Mint . —In defence , he said he never left the latter place all day , and the witness must be mistaken as to his identity . The jury , however , found Mm' * Guilty , " and the court sentenced him to six months' imprisonment . Robbery by a Patient at St . Thomas ' s HosprrAV—Louisa Hooker , a middle-aged woman ^ was indicted for stealing two sovereigns . and two halfcrowns , the p ro pe rty of Re b ecc a Coo p e r , in St . Thomas ' s Hospital , who has since died . —Grace Curzon , a nurse in the above institution said that on the 22 nd ult . the prisoner was ^ ordered to be discharged after being cured of a diseased leg . Before she weiit away witness asked her to stop a few hours and help to make sbnje of the beds , at the same time
requesting her to attend Rebecca Cooper , . an aged patient , who was in a dying state . She left her performing that ofiice , but suddenly returned for something , when she was much surprised at seeing her will the old lady ' s pocket in her hand . She immediately took it away from her and sent her out of the ward , when witness asked the dying woman whether she had anything in her pocket 1 She replied that she had two sovereigns and two halfbrowns concealed in a bag there fur the purpose ol defraying her funeral expenses . - She alsi ) told her the prisoner knew the money was there , as she had made the bag for her . She did not tell the old woman anything about her loss , in case it might frighten her , and cause her death , but she informed
the superintendent , who stopped the prisoner as she was hurriedly leaving the hospital . She was asked whether she knew anything about the patient ' s monev , when she replied in the negative , and declared she never saw it . ' ., Being satisfied tint she had stolen it , witness gave her into custody , and on searching her the bag and money was foui d sewed up in her petticoat . The prisoner then declared that the money belonged to her ; but the old lady stated that she saved it to pay for her funeral . Witness informed the bench that during the time the prisoner was in the ward , tea , su g ar , and other little tilings belonging to the patients , were missed , and the . nail no doubt the prisoner was . the . thief .-The jurv . without the least hesitation , found her Gu i }} , and the court sentencedher to six mouths' imprisonment .
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Debtor axb Creditor . —A respectable , grocer , livih " within one hundred , miles of Pontypool , havin" heard that one : of his debtors hiidthat morning started to Liverpool en route for America , immediately followed the party . . When he arrived in Liverpool he lost no time in calling oh an attorney , stating that the party owedhim £ 10 , and he was determined to have'him arrested . He was advised that he coulddo nothing unless the' man owed him £ 20 . This puzzled the grocer , who still vowed vengeance . A thought came into his head ; however , that if he could find the delinquent he . would . ask him in a friendly way to take a glass of alei and otter , to
lend him £ 4 , which would make his debt * - * " . * " - had no sooner thought ofthe rusethan he acted upon if He soon found out his customer ; the : bait took , ; he handed him the M , and went forthwith to his attorney and made affidavitof his . debt ,, to whom he also paid £ i expenses ofthe writ ,, & c . Unfortunately / however , before the writ could be pl ^ cediin the hands ofthe sheriff the debtor was on ' board the vessel , and far enough out of reach of the luckless creditor , who thus paid dearly forhis jaunt to . Liver pool . y Tigers have lately destroyed so many Chinese planters in tlie island of Singapore that . it has become difficult to induce the Chinese to work near thejuBgleswMcb ' shelterth § -animals , ... - ¦
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THE CHOLERA , Saturday . —Return of cases of cholera reported to the General Board of Health : —London and vici- nity —Lambeth / new cases , GO , deaths , 15 ; Southwark , new cases , 25 , deaths , 15 ; Ncwington , new cases , 8 , deaths , 7 ; other localities in the Metropolis , new cases , 104 , deaths . 38 . England and Wales ; new cases , 243 , deaths , 131 , Scotland ; new cases , £ b , deaths , IS . ^ * ; ' ' ~~^ bolera seems to be on the decline in Woolwich , not a single case having been reported to the police during the last three days . N o f resh cases have been reported on board the convict-ships which are now free from the disease . _ Kochford ( Essex ) . —There have been five cases of cholera at Southend , in this union , of which four have been fatal . Faversham . —There have been eleven cases of cholera here—tour deaths , five recoveries , and two are now under treatment .
CANrEnBUBr . —Five cases of cholera have occurred here . Tewkesbury . —There have been five cases of cholera here , three of them at Boddington ; the first a woman , who died in two days , the next her sister , who jrovsed her ; she has recovered . There has also been one case at Kemcrton . JIshton-under-Ltne . —Several cases of Asiatic cholera have occurred here one died , one recovere d , and others under treatment . Maxchester . —Cholera continues to manifest itsell more or less in Manchester . The number of cases amongst the poor has not been so very disproportionate as m some towns , and a peculiarity of its ravages in Manchester and its neishbourhood so far
a V ? ? , tnat lfc has carried off many well-known anu ^ . nighly respectable people—persons who can hardly be supposed to have fallen victims through want or attention to sanitary measures in- the neighbourhoods where they reside , or to have taken it in the way of contagion . Amongst the more respectable persons who have fallen victims lately are Mr . Samuel Seed , clerk to the ' Chirlton . board of guardians , and who was highly respected , and Mr . Roger Brittain , farmer , at Patricoft , the former of whom died on Friday , and the latter on Saturday morning . In the last four days there had been eleven cases in the Manchester union , of which onlv
two had been fatal ; 2 ., in Salford , not fatal ; and four in Chorlton union , of which three were fatal , Leeds . —In Hunslet , one of the out townships of the borough of Leeds , the disease has broken out with great virulence , and from the reports just obtained it appears that since the 27 th ult . there have been in that locality no fewer than forty cases , fourteen of which have proved fatal . On Friday last four persons died , and on Saturday several others were pronounced to be in a dying state . The inhabitants are in a st a te o f gre a t alarm , and are making bark fires , as in 1832 , in the belief that such stops will prevent the spread of the disease .
BmsTOii . —The accounts from the outparish of St . Philli p and Jacob are not so alarming as they were a few days since , and there is reason to hope that the epidemic has received a check . There have been several more deaths , but by no means so many as towards the early part of last week . The state of Bedminster is also much more cheering . There was only one case received at the ; Cholera Hospital for that parish between Friday night and noon of Saturday . Fourteen remained in the establishment under treatment . Of the new cases received two were seamen from on board the Pollux , the Russian ship mentioned as having contributed six patients a few days ago . These make no less than fourteen of the crew of that vessel , and it i $ to be feared that their seizure may be traced to the disgusting state of the ship than which I am assured nothing could possibly be more filthy . The forecastle in which the men fed and slept is said to have been so foul and to have emitted such
horrible effluvia that upon emerging from it one of the medical men appointed to inspect it declared that though he had the strongest desire to do his duty , and as much mora ) courage as most men possessed , yet no power should again induce him to encounter the malaria of that vilest of holes . The yellow flagis now hoisted upon the ship , her bedding ) & c , has been destroyed under , tho superintendence of the Custom-house authorities , and a chemist has been employed and is actively engaged in fumigating , deodorising , and disinfecting her . Saturday the cholera broke out in a close court in Redcliff-streei , but under circumstances which not only accounted for its occurrence , but served in a striking degree to confirm the thousand recorded evidences of the cholera being hastened and led , if not positively caused , by filthy habits and the accumulations of decaying matter . Atthe back of this court was a heip of
ashes and refuse which had been accumulating for months , and on Saturday morning some persons began to stir it with a view to removal : the pent-up gases were immediately disengaged , and the nust offensive stench prevailed . No case of cholera had previously occurred there , but a workman , upon retiring from his labour , was very soon seized , and his case was speedily followed by those of his wife and two children . Tlie poor woman has since died , the recovery ofthe others seems most improbable , and as the court is densely crowded , it is feared that the evil may spread still further . A similar case to this occurred a few days since iu Bread-street , St . rhilliu ' s , ;\ vhere a drain was opened and the offensive matter emptied f ' rem it was thrown into the cellar of a house in which were already two or . three loads of disgusting matter . Cases of cholera broke out in that and the adjacent dwellings almost immediately afterwards , and many deaths ensued . Salisbury . —The number of deaths from all
causes sinca this frightful disease first broke out here is far more than one hundred . The greatest number in one day was nine , and on that day fifty-seven fresh out-patients were supplied with medicines at the Salisbury Infirmary . Putting the daily average deaths at five , with a population of 12 , 000 , would gire to a population like London , in p ro p ort i on , 833 deaths per diem . Again , if 12 . 000 inhabitants gave nine deaths in one day , 2 , 000 , 000 would give 1 , 500 . So that Salisbury has been evidently very severely visited . The medical gentlemen here now are somewhat more at leisure , and we hope this virulent disease is fast abatirg . York . —At the weekly meeting of the York Poorlaw Guardians on Thursday , it was stated that no fresh case of cholera had occurred , and that there was only one patient in the infirmary of the workhouse , who , it « as expected , would recover .
Monday . —Return of cases to the Board of Health . London arid Vicinity—Lambeth , new cases , 104 , deaths , 35 ; Bermondsey , new cases , 48 , deaths , 5 ; Newihgton , - ' new cases ,- 24 , deaths , 8 ; Southwark , new cases , 98 , deaths , 45 ; Camberwell , new cases , 11 , deaths , 15 ; other localities in London , new cases , 160 , deaths , 74 . England and Wales—Liverpool , new ' cases , 84 , deaths , 31 ; Mcrthyr Tydvil , new cases , 30 , deaths . . 14 ; Dowlais , new cases , 71 , deaths , 26 ; Plymouth , new cases , 20 , deaths , 8 ; oth e r to w ns , ne w cases , 170 , deaths , 83 . Scotland —new cases , 72 , deaths , 37 . Total—new cases , 901 , deaths , 381 .
The following were amongst the inquests held on Monday ;—Before Mr . Payne , at St . John ' s Vestry Hall , Ilorsleydown , on the body of Evan Evans , who was enp ' tairi of a ship , and had died of Asiatic cholera . The symptoms in the deceased ' s case were the same , 1 S usual , biit as there were two medical gentlemen attending him , it was alleged that his end had been hastened by his following the advice of both , and by the fact of the one medicine counteracting the other . One of the medical men , Mr . Lewis , w ho was t h e fi rst to att e n d t h e d ecease d , said he was astonished to find a fellow-practitioner give in a case of cholera a pill composed of 2 £ grains of chloride of mercury , a thing unheard of before . Another witness ' s testimony went' to show that the medicines prescribed by Mr . Vinery , who was the second medical gentleman called , had
afforded considerable relief to his patient , Mr , Lewis was of opinion that upost mortem examination would be very satisfactory , but the jury , thinking it was unnecessary , returned a verdict of " Died from Asiatic cholera . " By Mr . Baker , at tho Horn of Plenty , Globe-voad , Mile-end , oh the body of Jeremiah Leach , aged 77 . Deceased-was watchman at the workhouse , and it was part of his duty to assist in taking persons to the workhouse who were suffering from cholera , lie was in good health till Thursday ni g ht last , about ten o ' clock , when he was attacked with sickness and diarrhcoa . He died in twenty-four hours after the symptoms exhibited themselves , —Mr . Story , surgeon to the un i on , state d that t hi s was the first case which had occurred in the workhouse , and he attributed the attack to the circumstance
that the deceased was in the habit of carrying persons to the hospital who were suffering from cholera . —Verdict , " Death from Asiatic cholera . " Leeds . —This disease is , we fear , spreading . There have been several other deaths at Hunslet . In Leeds ; also , diarrhoea is very prevalent , and , at t h e e a st e n d of the to w n o f Lee d s , several other cases of cholera occurred on Sunday and Monday . Two deaths took place in Cavalier-street yesterday . Kottixgham . —Cholera has made its appearance in Nottingham . " Three cases have occurred . .. Bristol ;—The returns for the whole district are favourable comp ared w it h wh a t th e y have boo h within a very recent period . vici
Tuesday . —Return of cases : —London and - nityi-f-L « imbeth , new cases ; . 41 , deaths ; ' 13 ; Bermondsey , new cases , hi , deaths , 44- ; Southwark , new cases , 24 , deaths ; 20 ; Camberwell , new cases , 12 , deaths , 2 ; other localities in Loudon , newcases , 141 , deaths , 56 ; England and Wales ; Liverpool , new , cases , 109 , deaths , . 68 : Merthyr Tydvil , new cases , 12 , de a ths , 9 ; Dowlais , new cases , 28 , deat h s , 13 , ; Plymouth , new cases , 18 , deaths , 3 i . Portsmouth , new . cases , 17 ; other towns in England , hew cases , 174 , deaths , 98 ; Scotland , —Dundee , now cases , 26 , deaths , 16 ; Arbroath , new case , 1 , death , 1 . Total—new cases , 777 , deaths , 343 . The cholera has been particularly severe at . Neath . Tho . m a yor ,: a medical practitioner , had fallen a victim to it .. Throughout'Wales tho visitation appears to be very severe . It was reported that of a body of forty men employed by-the . Metropolitan Com-
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missioners of Sowers in cleansing in Bermondsey , twenty had been attacked with cholera and two had died . The Medicines recommended by the Board op Heawh . —An inquest was held before Mr . Carter , at the Queen Elizabeth Tavern , Walworth Common , on the body of John Sesley , ngo ' d 02 years , a milkman , lately residing in Lower Doctor-street , Walworth . Edward Sesloy , soil of tho deceased , said his father was taken ill on the morning of Sunday week last , with severe pains and cramps m the limbs . Witness was present at his death , which took place on Sunday morning . Ho had no idea of what was the cause of death , but he believed it to have been hastened by a mixture which had been obtained from the workhouse dispensary . Mr . Boddy , surgeon of the Walworth-road , had been called in to see the deceased some time before his death , a nd he greatly di s a pprov ed o f th e mixtu r e witness ref e rred to . —Mr . Boddy was called , and he stated that he
attributed the death to the administration of the chalkmixture . —The Coroner : But is not this very medicine recommended in similar cases ?—Mr . Boddy : It has been recommended by the Board of Health , but I consider it highly improper , and believe that many deaths have been caused by its use . No one would have prescribed chalk mixture who knew the cause of diarrhoea in the present instance . Any other medicine judiciously given might have saved the deceased ' s life . It was true this remedy was recommended by the Board of Health , but he ( witness ) believed that board to be medically incompetent . —The Coroner said that as the case certainly assumed a serious aspect , he thought it would bo much better to adjourn for a few days , in order to obt ai n , if possible ] the evidence of the deceased ' s widow , who , it appeared , had obtained the mixture from tlie workhouse , and administered it to the deceased . The jury concurred , and the inquiry was adjourned .
Wednesday . —Return of cases : —London and vicinity , —Lambeth , new eases , 34 , deaths , 16 ; Bermondsey , now cases , 39 , deaths , 3 ; Strand Union , no w cases , 18 , deaths , 3 ; Whitechapel , new cases , 14 , deaths , 4 ; Camberwell , new cases , 6 , deaths , 2 ; other localities in London , newcases , 99 , deaths , 42 ; England and Wales ; Liverpool , new cases , 76 , deaths , 19 ; Merthyr Tydvil , newcases , 17 , deaths , 5 ; Dowlais , new cases , 37 , deaths , 14 ; Plymouth , new cases , 13 , deaths , 8 ; Holywell , new cases , 50 , deaths , 1 . Q ; . other towns in England , new cases , loo , deaths , 09 ; Scotland , —Dundee , new c a ses , ^ 22 , deaths , 16 ; other towns in Scotland , new ca ses , 7 , deaths , 2 . Total—new cases , 578 , deaths . 243 .
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totje Intelligence-BPJDGEWATER . Murder . —A Jury of Matrons . — Tho trial of Charlotte Harris , for the wilful murder of her former husband , Henry Marchant , by poison , took place before Mr . Justice Cresswell . The charge against tho prisoner was supported by the following circumstances : In the month of April last the prisoner wiis living with her husband in Angel-bmldi ngs , Bath . Her age was thirty-two , his twontyei ght , and they appeared to live on comfortable and happy terms , he as a stonemason earning very good wages , and she adding to their weekly income b y selling oranges in the Bath market . They had two children who lived with them in their house . On
the 31 st of March deceased was at work at a quarry with two fellow-workmen . He was in good health and spirits , and after his day ' s work Tie spent an hour or two at a public-house . He returned home late , and the prisoner gave him some tea . He went to work as usual next day , but was compelled by illness to return home . The symptoms of his illness were those that are usually observable in cases of . poisoning , and they continued throughout the day . The prisoner was advised to send for a surgeon , which she declined to do , assorting that the deceased objected to it , but afterwards she went for a surgeon , and as he did not come she went a second time . The deceased was attended by Mr . Lloyd , who treated the disease as one arising from natural causes , and after lingering a week , the man died on the 13 th . He was buried ; but in consequence of suspicions being excited by the conduct of the prisoner , the body was disinterred , an inquest was held , the viscera of deceased were sent for
examination to Mr . Herapath of Bristol , and the presence of arsenic was indisputably , proved . It further appeared that at a short distance from the prisoner ' s house lived an old man named Harris , who w a s possessed of some little property , and six or seven weeks before Marchant was taken ill the prisoner told two persons that Harris had offered her marriage , observing what a good thing it would be if she were a widow . On the very day that tho husband was taken ill she went to Harris ' s house , was with him in his room for a considerable time , and took tea with him , , On going away she represented to a woman named Shaylcr , who lived in the same h ouse , that she was about to bo married to Harris . On the day after the death of her husband she was seen in Harris ' s company , and about a week afterwards she was actually married to Harris , having given the ipformation necessary to enable that ceremony to take p lace on the very day of the burial . In addition to this evidence it was sought to show that about the time of tho deceased ' s illness the
prisoner actually purchased poison at tho shop of Mr . Bright , chemist , of Bath . After a trial of two days the case was brought to a conclusion , and tho jury retired . After an absence of an hour the jury returned into court with a verdict of *• Guilty . "His lordship then passed sentence of death upon tho prisoner , observing that lie fully concurred with tho jury , in their verdict . —Mr . Saunders , who conducted the defence , then put In a a plea in arrest of execution that the prisoner was pregnant . — His lordship ordered the doors ofthe court to be closed , and addressing the high sheriff commanded him at once to empanel a jury of matrons from females within the court , for the p ur p o s e of tr y ing the prisoner's plea . —A dozen ladies who had entered the court as spectators were then ( much against
the inclinations of some of them ) compelled to enter a box , and were sworn in by the crier—His lordship said they had heard from the oath that had just been administered to them the nature of the duties upon which they had boon empaneled . They would at once retire and perform those duties , and they might be assisted in them by a medical man . — The jury of matrons were then escorted by the high sheriff to the rear ofthe court , and in a few minutes they returned .-The Clerk of Assize * . Ladies of the jury , are you agreed upon your verdict ? Do you say the prisoner is with child of a quick child or not ?—Several ladies : We say she is . —The Judge ; Let the sentence be respited . —The prisoner , who appeared to be weak from her situation , but to be little affected by her awful position , was then assisted from the bar ,
MONMOUTH . Robbery . —William Lundbcrg , who was marked on the calendar as being able to read and write well , and boin o- forty-six years of age , and had the appearance ol a respectable working tradesman , was indicted for having on the 18 th day of May last , at Chepstow , feloniously broken into the dwelling-house of Benjamin Greening , and stolen therein three gold watches of the value of £ 20 , and eighty silver watches of the value of £ 160 ; and also for having received them knowing them to have been stolen . —Mr . Cooke appeared for the pros ecution , and Mr . Skinner for the dofoncp . —On Sunday , the 13 th of March last , Mr . Greening , an old and respectable watchmaker at Chepstow , went with his family , about eleven o ' clock to chapel ,
having first locked and secured his house . When he returned he found - that the shop door had been opened by a false key , and a quantity of watches and other articles , above the value of £ 200 , stolen . No traoo whatever could be found of tho robbers till the beginning of Mny , when suspicion fell upon tlie prisoner and another man , named Thomas , who carried on business in partnership as working jewellers and watchmakers , in Tucker-street , Bristol . They sent to a watchcase-mnkcr in Bristol , and also to another in London , a quantity of watches , off which the numbers and makers' names had been erased , with orders to repolish and put on names and numbers . These tradesmen , suspecting that there was something wrong , communicated with the
police , and they , m a short time , found out the true state of things . It appeared , that the prisoner and hi s p a rtner h ad , in addition to their workshop below stairs , another room at the top of the house , where they broke up stolen watches , and erased all the marks which would lead to their identification , and then sent them to other tradesmen to fit again for sale . The system they had carried on for several years , and were only detected in ¦ consequence of being emboldened by success to send the large orders which excited suspicion . Thomas contrived to make his escape . . Tho . prisoner was caught , and being now convicted , after a protracted trial , was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment , with hard labour .
Forgery . —Thomas Edward Turberville was indicted for forging , on tho 2 d of February last , an order for the payment of £ 312 s . 6 d .,. with intent to defraud Jacob Chatterly and others . There were twenty-four counts , some describing tho instrument as an order and some as a warrantfor the payment of money , some charging only an uttering , ' some laying the intent to defraud . Iteos only ; in short , it was laid in every possible mode in which it was thought the evidence would support it . —Mr . Cooke appeared for the prosecution , and Mr . Huddlestonc
for the defence . —The prisoner had boon a member and the paid actuary of the Temple of Peace Lodge of the Society of Odd Fellows , at Newport ; Jacob Chatterly . was " the noble grand "of the society ; arid William Roes , was the treasurer . Both were a l s o m e m b ers o f th e societ y . The practice of the society was for the treasurer to pay cheques '; in favour of sick members when presented to him signed by tbe noble grand and the actuary . On tho d a y a bove n a med , the noble grand , on the representation of the prisoner that a member , whoia / fact was not ill , ' and noyer applied for any r ; ¦
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was ill , and wanted a cheque for 12 s ,, countersi g n e I one already signed by the prisoner , and hatideu it to him . The latter altered it to £ 3 12 s . 6 d ., and it was afterwards paid without any suspicion of fraud . There was no evidence that it was presented by the prisoner . On tho close of tho ease for the prosecution , it was objected on the part ofthe prisoner that those counts could not be sustained which charged the intent to defraud Jacob Chattorloy and others . » „ S » l MT' ? , iM both da **™ of counts " others should he taken to include the prisoner himself , as he was a member ofthe society and part owner of he funds , and therefore amounted to a charge that the defendant intended to defraud himself . His lordship , however , held that " others " must he taken to include all the other members except tho prisoner , and , therefore , was sufficient
within the provisions of the 7 th George IV ., c . 64 ; but that if necessary he would reserve the point ! It was next objected that the counts which charged the intent to be to defraud the treasurer could not bo sustained , as tho property belonged not to him alone , but to him jointly with the prisoner and the others members of the society . But his lordshi p held that , as the same law that applies to bankers applied to other agents , and the treasurer had a duty to pay only on genuine orders , and this order , if valid , would protect him , and if not valid would not protect him , he was defrauded by paying it ; and , therefore , the intent was rightly laid to defraud him . On this point his lordship had no dount , and he was not requested to reserve it ; and the prisoner having been ' convicted of the forgery was sentenced to seven years'transportation .
BRECON . The Murder by Poiso 5 i . no at the Beaufort Iron Works . —Margaret Michael , described in the calendar as thirty-two years of age , was arraigned upon three separate charges of murder : first , that she murdered her son , William Michael , by administering to him a quantity of arsenic ; secondly , that she killed her husband , John M i chael , by tho same means ; and lastly , she was charged with destroying her daughter , Martha Michael . To these several indictments she pleaded " Not Gtyjtv . " —Evidence having been given , the jurv returned a verdict of " Not Guilty ' upon each charge .
IPSWICH . Assault and Robbery . —A village schoolmaster , name d Woods , and a man name d Lewis , wore indicted for the following assault and robbery . —It appeared that on the 27 th of March , a pig-dealer , named John Mannings , of Capcl St . Mary , Suffolk , met by appointment at the Swan Inn , Ipswich , to receive payment for some pigs that had been sold in Loudon . He there took £ 12 2 s . 6 d ., and had beside five sovereigns in his purse . Mannings afterwards left , and went to the Plough Inn at Capel St . Mary . At this inn was the prisoner Woods , who was the master of the village school , and a little after nine o'clock Woods left , Mannings , the prosecutor , following shortly afterwards , When the latter had come to a narrow part of the path , on
one side of which was a hedge eight feet in height , Mannings observed Woods and another man , and sai d , " Good night , Woods . " Woods then rushed upon Mannings , and felled him to the ground with a heavy stick . The blow cut a hole throug h the prosecutor ' s hat , and otherwise ? injured him . When down ho called " Murder , " when Woods , the schoolmaster , thrust a handkerchief into his mouth . Prosecutor contrived to remove this , when AVoods grasped him round tho throat , and nearly strangled him . He then called his companion to" come lind help , which Lewis instantly did , and while tho latter held his head close down to the ground , AVoods thrust his hands into his breeches pocket and abstracted tho purse , when both took to their heels . Woods had false moustaches on , which , however
were not torn off , but the prosecutor contrived to scratch him very severely across the face , and to leave the impression of his finger marks on tho lower li p ofthe prisoner AVoods . Mannings instantl y gave the alarm , and by daybreak in the morning Woods was in custody , he being clearly identified by the many scratches left on his face . Suhsequently Lewis was apprehended , and on his house being ' searched £ 2 10 s . in gold was found concealed under some lumber . He stated that ho had borrowed part of this money of different individuals , but the persons referred to denied it . Several witnesses swore to having seen the prisoners together on the night of the robbery , and clearly proved that Woods , at all events , was the ruffian who was the principal in the assault . The case was afterwards
brought homo to Lewis by a variety of circumstances . —Mr . Dasent ( who defended Woods ) and Mr . Bulwer ( who defended Lewis ) severally addressed the jury , who returned a verdict of "Guilty" against both pi'isonors . —Woods was sentenced to ' ton years' transportation , and Lewis to two years' imprisonment . BunoLAnv . —Joseph Baldwin , aged 47 , a man of Herculean proportions , was charged with breaking into the house of John Barnes , at Ucdlingficld , oil the Gth of May , and stealing therein five shillings ' wort h o f penny pieces , s i x b uns , a piece of linen , and half a pound of pickled pork . Mr . Palmer conducted the prosecution . On Sunday , the Gth of Mny , Mr . and Mrs . Barnes quitted their house for the purpose of going to church , leaving the windows and doors all secured . On their return thev opened
the door and were surprised to find the marks ot * two or three very large footprints on the druggctt in the keeping-room . Satisfied that some one must have gained access to their house in their absonse , they searched about the room and so ascertained that a cupboard had been forced open , in which was kept the key of another cupboard . This key still hung on its accustomed nail , and noihing was missing from that cupboard . Tho other , however , when opened with tho key showed that the intruder had visited its shelves , for the various trifles mentioned in the indictment were missed from them . The next question was , how to account for tho entrance and exit of the thief , and a minute inspection of the window , which was found bolted as usual , satisfied Mr . Barnes that a pane had been taken out of
the lead close to the hasp . Through this aperture a hand could easily open the fastening , and then the window afforded an aperture of thirteen inches by thirty . The pane , however , had been carefully replaced and the lead knocked together again , thus showing that the robbery had been effected with cons id era b le p rec a ution , and most probabl y through the agency of a boy or small man , who had afterwards admitted a larger man through the door . Information having been given of this outrage , it was discovered that the prisoner had been seen going , at twelve o'clock on the day in question , in a d irec t ion from the house of the prosecutor towards his own house . The police accordingly searched the latter on Tuesday , but they found nothing in it . Afterwards , however it was ascertained that the prisoner
had paid an arroar of Is . 6 d . for poor-rates to the overseer , in penny pieces , and his house was searched again , when a piece of linen was found , which exactly corresponded with that lost by Mrs . Barnes , who recognised it as a piece of her husband ' s shirt sleeve , which she had only removed from that garment on tho Saturday nirrht , and then placed in the cupboard . —The prisoner in his defence contended that it was physically impossible that he should have committed the robbery , as he could not have got through the window , " if he had tried ever so ; " and , as for payment to tho overseer , ho had paid him with coppers received from his deceased master on Saturilav . lie also accounted for the
possession of the linen by saying tbat he had picked it up in a ditch while at work , between tbe first and second search . —The jury having found the prisoner " Guilty , " his lordship proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoner , who had aggravated his case by a false account as to the possession ofthe copper pieces ; the fact being , as he well knew , that his master , though now dead , had been examined before the magistrates , when ho had sworn to having paid the prisoner his wages in silver , and not in halfpence . It was clear that the prisoner was a very dangerous character , and there having been a previous conviction , the only sentence which could he passed on . him , injustice to the public , was that of transportation for ten yours
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Calculating an * Average . —During the festival of tho eve of St . John , at Madrid , not fewer than nineteen persons were stabbed in night Quarrels , and the journal which records this fact quietly observes that this number is three more than the average . Gamulinc—This vice has been practised by thi most civilised and enlightened people , as well as by she most barbarous and ignorant . The cosonettcd legislator of the foremost nation in refinement has been known to sacrifice a princely income- to this passioa . No station is free from its degrading inSncnee . The brutal buu-luutsr , and the most profound thinker have alike met ruin in Us vortex . An
instance of the latter occurred in the casccaan author of European celebrity , who , in one of his works , sai'J , " The gawtestetf , if he dies a mostyr to his pursuit , is doubly ruined : he adds bis sbultaevury other loss , ami by the act of suicide renounces earth , to forfeit heaven !" . The man who wrote-that sentence was himself a . sambler , and uitimatch- a , suicide ' . Such ; is the result of this demoralising habit , " commenced perhaps in a state of dissipated ennui , and continued through a vitiated state of the digestive organs , entailing a lacrose , peevish ,. and discontented stiitc of mind , the whole of which might have been prevented by th * occasional use ef that mild apsrieut , " Frampton ' s Till oi Health . " < _ d ts arising
Headache , Boe , Apoplexy , . asComplain FKOM IJirUBITI OF DloOD CVVSD BY IIoUOWAY S 1 ILLS . — The regenerartng properties cf this wonder-wovkmij medicine aresoiiowerful . that all who suffer , from Disordered Stomachs , indigestion , Bite / Sick Headaches , or Dimness of Sight , which originate from the impurity of the blood , should have immediate recourse to HoUoway / s Fills , which act so directly on the system that a few doses will remove every unpleasant symptum , thus preventing the danger of apoplexy and the overflow of Wood to the head . They . may bo taken . by females of all ages . with perfect . safety , their invigorating qualities soon restore persons of the most nervous and . debilitated constitutions ' to . the enjoyment of good health . ; '' "' : ' , Cobns aV » Bits'ioxs . ^ re'deslriah exercise is . absolutely necessary for the enjoyment' of health , ' ; persons deprived from . TOilking : with ease . and comfort by Corns or Bunions are confidently recommended to ' n > ahc a-triaV of the Com riaister kiiown as haul ' s Every Man ' s ' Friend , " ' which i can he procured of any respectable Chcnust'iri . any . town in boxes' at'Is ; Ud . for Corns , ' and nil { irger b ' oses for Coma vrBwiiohsat'Js , 0 d , "' : ' - '• ' ' ; ' ¦ ' " ¦ '" " - '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 11, 1849, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_11081849/page/7/
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