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      Horrible Murder In St. Giles's. Apprehen...

      ^ r I saw the prisoner again Monday night in JT **«»* andhetold me he had just seen the ^^ S r ^ " e " oi » ian , pomtingatafeinale ; &<*— - •> fl woman who went hy the name of Sc * S veTot ^ n her hody since the murder . The jnloner saidV'l snaU be fcnown oy my clothes ; I wiR Cb prison ' , wIio paid the most marked attention to the evidence , requested die witness to speak louder , as he COUld not hear rrhat she szil Examination continued . —When the prisoner left ine - - j , n -ould go and change his coat and hat ; he did t 3 I saw hhn again in about ten minutes afterwards , when he said to me , do jou think she will know me now ? i told hhn I thought she would , when he said " I have got 6 < . < methingathome that vriH pepper her . " I thought no more of the conversation until after I heard of the murder . After the conversation I went with the prisoner to Red-Jjon-square , and had a glass of gin with him . . _ .: _ „„ xtr . njr . r . T , ;„ v . t ;„

      Mr . Jardine . —I wish you would state aR the conversation yon had with the prisoner . Hid he tell you any reason vsbv he intended to pepper her ? Witness . —So , he did not , but he said the woman had ^ venhim a disease . Iletoldmethesamefectsometime before last Saturday , that he had been obliged to go into lhe hospital , and that he had been ill two months . By Mr . Jardine . — -At the same time that the prisoner ; old me he would pepper her , he said that he would serve icrout . Examination continued . — -About three-quarters of an jonr after I parted with the prisoner I saw a crowd ojfpoatc the house , So . 11 , George-street . I beard that ¦ > woman had been murdered in that house .

      Mr . Jardine . —Prisoner , do you wish to ask this witness say question ? Prisoner . —Tes , sir . To witness . —Do you mean to say that I told you that 1 had something at home to p ? pperher ? Witness . —Yes , you did . Prisoner . —It is false ; I didnotsayso . Ihavenothing tlie to ask . Elizabeth Hill examined . —Isawthe prisoner in Georgestreet on Monday night last about half-past eleven o ' clock . I asked him how he was , and he said that he vas very fll ; and that the old woman had made him !! L I gawhim speak to the woman , and heard her say , * ' No , I did not" I know the prisoner ; I had seen him several times before last Monday . On that evening J saw him near the chapel in Charlotte-street about nine o ' clock ; he did not then speak to me , but Isaw iam go np and speak to a woman whom I knew

      as Mrs . Tape . I thought he spoke angrily to her , and 1 beard the woman say , " 2 io , I did not ; " he then went away . The first time I saw him on that evening the prisoner had a hat on . I saw him again about a quarter of an hour afterwards in Vine-street ; he then said to me , "WeR , old girl , how are youF I replied , "Very weR , how are you ! " He said , " Very poorly ; this old woman , nho walks in Charlotte-street , has given me the " 1 understood the woman he alluded to was Mrs . Tape . I iheu asked him to give me half a pint of beer , andhe said , "Yes , two if you please . " De put twopence in my hand ana then went away . I went home and put my cap on ; after that I met with him again at the corner of the new road which is making near Charlotte-street Chapel . He then bid me good night , and went away ; at this time he had a dark velveteen coat on , and a cap . About talf an hour after the prisoner left me , I heard of a murder having been committed at Xo . 11 ,

      Georgesaeet . , Mr . Jardine . —Prisoner , do you wish to ask this nitsees any questions ? Prisoner . —So , sir ; it is quite correct what the woman iias said . Mary Palmer examined . —This witness merely repeated the evidence she gave before the coroner , which wiR be found in another column . At the conclusion of her evidence , the prisoner , in reply to Mr . Jardine , said he had nothing to ask the witness . Mr . Jardine to the witness . —Do you know the man ? "Witness . — -So , sir ; 1 do not . Mr . Jardine . —Should yon know the murderer again if yon were to see him ? ¦ Witness . —I think that I should . Mr . Jardine . —Is tlie prisoner the same man ' Witness ( looking at the prisoner ) . —I cannot , say that he is , buthe is very much Rke hhn .

      The prisoner was here desired to put his cap on , which he did , when the witness said—He is very much Rke the man ; but I-cannot undertake to swear he is the same person . MaryHaB , the person who keeps the house , So . 11 , Ceorge-sireei ; where the murder was committed , repeated the evidence she gave before the coroner . Mr .-Jardine ( to the prisoiwr ) . —Do yon wish to ask the witness any questions ? Prisoner ( doggedly ) . —I know nothing at oil about it John James Allen , police-constable , 159 , £ , examined . ' —On the evening of Monday last , shortly before eleven o ' clock , from information I received I went to So . II , George-street , and on going into the back parlour I found awomanlying on her side covered with blood and wounds , < sad a knife sticking in her neck . The witness here produced the carving knife , at the ¦ sight of which the prisoner became much Rushed , and exhibited evident symptoms of agitation .

      Examination continued . —I drew the knife out of the wound , and called in Mr . f itzgerald , the surgeon . Mr . Jardine here , seeing the evident uneasiness of the jirisoner , asked him if he wished to ask the officer any questions , to which he replied -as before— " 3 Io , sir ; I knownothing at aR about It . " Witness resumed . —Just before I was informed of what had happened , a man in a velvet jacket and peaked cap t an past me . I think the prisoner is that man . Prisoner . —Can yon swear it was me ? "Witness . —I have no doubt of it , but I wRl not swear it . 3 lr . Henry Oldham examined . —I am a cutler , and reside atSo . 10 , High-street , St . GRes ' s . On Monday eight last , about ten minutes to ten , a man came into my shop and purchased of me the knife now lying before me . Mr . Jardine . —To whom-did you seH the kmfe ?

      Mr . Oldham . —To the best of my belief to tbat-man , pointing to the prisoner . The witness here repeated his eradenee-giveo before the coroner , Mr . -Jardine . —Ho you know how theman was dressed ? Witness . —My impression is that he had a dark coat on , bat I cannot say whether it was velvet or cloth . I am positive he mui a hat on . I bdieve the prisoner is theman . The Prisoner . —Can you positively swear 1 -am the person ? "Witness . —I believe yon are . Prisoner . —WiU yon swear it ? "Witness . —I do swear it . Elizabeth Oldham , tlie daughter of the last witness , was next called . —She said , Iam 10 years old , and the last -witness is my lather . I remember being in the shop with him on Monday night last , and saw a person come in to buy a knife . 1 should know that person again . Mr . Jardine . —Look round and see if you can see him

      jaere . The witness looked round , aud fixing her eyes steadiastly on the prisoner said , I think that is the man . Examination continued . —I saw the man yesterday at the station-house . I think he is very Rke the man , Mr . Jardine { to prisoner ) . —Do you wisfc to ask the child any question ? Prisoner . —So , sir . Mr . Michael Dillon Pitzgerald , surgeon , 57 , High-Street , St . Giles ' s , was next sworn . He said , on Monday night last 1 was caUed to see a woman who , I was told , had been murdered at > o . II , George-street , St GRes's . On my arrival , and on entering a room on the ground floor , I found a woman lying dead near the ire-place . I did not then minutel y examine the body , but I saw two or three wounds about the neck . I wiped the blood away irom one , and as no Mood flowed I knew that she was a superficial incision in the lower part of tlie cheek bone

      dead . I have since made a post mortem examination of the body , but there was so many wounds that I have drawn fl J > lan describing them . There were sixteen Wounds npon the body . The first was five inches long , to the centre of the neck . The second was a penetrating "round five inches long , passingover the ledge ofthe first nb near the spine , wounding the bone , and extending downwards between the ribs and shoulder blade . There was no important part divided there . The third penetrating wound an inch and a half long , in a perpendicular direction on the left ride of the breast Sone , dividing the cartUeges of the second and third ribs , piercing ^ e edge ofthe left lung , and the pericardium , and piercing the puunonary artery . There were in the pericardium about forty ounces of Mood , Ruldand coagulated , by measure . The fourth wound penetrated the chest between the third and fourth ribs , breaking off apiece ofthe fourth rib , and entering the left lung the demh Of an inch . TielastwouudasweRas ihis -was a

      mortal wound . The fifth wound was a penetrating one , about an inch and a half long , on the fore part of the left * nn , near the shoulder . The sixth wound was three inches long , three inches below thelast-named , of smaller size : both these wounds communicated to the bone of the Jeft arm , divided completely in anobRque direction , by a dean smooth cut five inches in length , the great blood vessels and veins . Seventh wound , an incised wound about aninchandhaUinlength , about an inch and half above the right collar bone . The eighth a penetrating wound , on 3 » back part of the neck ; the ninth a superficial penetrating wound : the tenthan incised wound on the back

      of the neck ; the eleventh an incised wound above the left shoulder-blade , about six inches long : these last four are -superficial wounds . The twelfth a wound on the back 3 ? art « f the left hand an inch long . The thirteenth an incised Wund , attending ftom the first joint of the fore Snger to the end of the second joint of the left hand . The fourteenth , an incised wound on the back of the aghthand , three inches in length . FRteenth , a penetrating wound on the left arm pit , going towards the direefion of the arm . Sixteenth , a penetrating wound in the left arm-pit , about an inch , from the last wound , jassing downwards backwards between the ribs and the shoulder-blade .

      Mr . Jardine ( to witness ) . ~ Wonld aR those wounds yon have described be produced by such a knife as that before you ? Witness . —Tes , sir . Mr . Jardine . —Someof the wounds , you say . were mortal . Witness . —Yes , sir ; two of them . Deceased came by her death by the mortal wound inflicted on the pulmonary artery . That was the immediate cause of death . The Jungs and other organs were in a perfect state of health . M . Jardine ( to prisoner ) . —Bo Jim wieh to ask the suie on any questions ? ft wner , —So , sir .

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      Mr . Fitzgerald , in answer to Mr . Jardine , added that the deceased was perfectly free from any disease . Mr . Richard Partridge examined . —I reside in Xewstreet , Spring-gardens , and am professor of anatomy at King ' s College . I have had the prisoner under me as a patient there for a loathsome disease . The 25 th of February was bis first application , and then became on the 28 th of February and tlie ' lStli of March . Michael Connor , father ofthe prisoner , was next called . He appeared very pale and agitated . He said—I live at Ar « u ;* , ™« - „ u ... »»_ •»__ ..,. _ .,, _ ,.. .

      15 , Belton-street , lately called Endell-street , Long-acre . The prisoner is my son . He lived with me up to the middle of the present week . On Monday night last he slopt with me , and came home shortly before eleven o ' clock and went to bed . On Tuesday morning I got up at half-past six and left him in bed . I did not see him again until I saw him on Tuesday night at a relation of our ' s , Mrs . Leonard , No . 4 , Stonecutter's-aRey . He came home at two o ' clock on Wednesday morning , and I left hhn in bed , and I have not seen him since nntR he was in custody .

      Nicholas Fierce , Superintendent of tlie F division , deposed to having arrested the prisoner on the previous evening . Adolphus Lonsdale , HO F , examined . —I was directed to take charge of the prisoner , preparatory to his examination before the magistrate , and I was therefore placed in the cell with him from nine o ' clock last night tUl nearly nine this morning . About tour o ' clock this morning the prisoner said , "I am sure to be tucked up if those two women come and give evidence against me , that saw me on Monday night between eight and nine o ' clock , I know them to be prostitutes . " I asked hhn no question on tlie subject . The pr isoner dechned asking any question . James Brothers , the husband of the deceased woman , was called , and proved tlie identity of the deceased . This closed the Rst of witnesses ; the depositions were then read over , and the witnesses bound over to prosecute .

      Mr . Jardine , after cautioning the prisoner , asked him if he had anything- to say then ? The prisoner . —5 b , sir , I have nothing to say . The prisoner was then fuUy committed for trial . Inquest ox tre Body . —The inquest on the body of Mary Brothers wasresumed this afternoon ( Saturday ) at three o ' clock , at the Ange linn , High-street , St Giles ' s , before Mr . Wakley , M . F . The inquest should have been resumed at nine o ' clock this morning , butontkeCoronermakingapplicationto the police authorities , that the man Joseph Connor , charged with the murder of the deceased , should be brought before him ( the Coroner ) this morning , an answer was returned that the police had no instructions to depart from the usual course , that of taking the prisoner

      before the district magistrate . Under these circumstances , the resumption ofthe inquiry was postponed till three o ' clock . On the jury assemblings it was found that all the witnesses were in attendance at Bow-street ; a further delay therefore took place . The Coroner then wrote a letter to Mr . Jardine , the sitting magistrate at Bow-street , requesting that at the close ot the examination at Bow-street , the prisoner might be brought Before the coroner s court . Inthe meantime , Mr . Fitzgerald , the surgeon , having arrived , his evidence , which was precisely similar to that given at Bow-street , reported above was then heard . At the close of Mr . Fitzgerald ' s evidence , a letter from Air . Jardine was received in reply to the

      one sent to him by the coroner . The letter simply stated that he ( Mr . Jardine ) had committed ^ the prisoner Joseph Connor to Newgate to take his trial on the charge of Wilfiil Murder . The coroner having read the letter to the jury , stopped the further examination of the witnesses , and proceeded at some length to comment upon the conduct of the police and Mr . Jardine , in very severe terms ; pledging himself to bring the extraordinary conduct of the magistrate and the police before the highest authorities : in the meantime he suggested the farther adjournment ol the inquest . The jury assented to the coroner ' s suggestion , and the inquest was adjourned to Wednesday next , at three o ' clock in the afternoon .

      The Murder is St . Giles s . —The prisoner , upon being taken to Newgate on Saturday evening , was placed in one of the cells situate in the upper part of that portion of the gaol known as the chapel-yard , and two men appointed to sit up with him during the night . Upon passing through the various passages leading to his cell he held his head down , and appeared as if anxious to escape the observation of his fellow prisoners . On Sunday he attended divine service in the chapel , and was led to his seat by one of his gaolers . Hcpaid particular attention to the service , seldom raising his eyes from the book After returning to his cell he complained of a slight headache , after which he remained silent for several hours . The person who is appointed to watch him during the day describes him as of the most sullen temperament ,

      sitting for hours together without speaking . On Monday , between eleven and twelve o ' clock , his mother visited him , and had a long conversation with Mm ; she was very much affected , and repeatedly shed tears . The prisoner was also evidently much distressed in his feelings , although making the most strenuous efforts to conceal it . After her departure Hie prisoner hurried back to his cell , and appeared very much dejected : indeed , it is the opinion of those who are about him , and who from their experience in such , matters are entitled to some attention , that his courage , which , is but assumed , will shortly entirely desert him , and if ( as it is but too probable from the state of the calendar ) his trial should not come on before next session , he will ere that make some species of confession .

      Further Particulars . —As all the particulars relative to the apprehension of Connor for the murder of Mary Brothers have not yet appeared in print , the subject may be again recalled to mind by a statement of the ingenious and happily effective mode adopted by Superintendent Pearce to discover the supposed murderer and his retreat . In the course of one of the many interviews which Mr . Pearce took care to have with Bridget Ronan , or "Irish Biddy , " as she was generally called ( a woman with whom the prisoner had cohabited ) , he ascertained from her that theman Connor , whose name she never knew , had told her that he had been recently an outpatient at fhe-hospital , < fcc . Mr . Pearce , with his usual activity , instituted an inquiry of the most

      searchingkindat all the hospitals , calling himself at those in the immediate neighbourhood . At King ' s College Hospital he was informed that several young men had been treated for the same complaint about the time mentioned , and a list of their names and addresses was given to the superintendent without delay . An impression on that officer ' s mind , that the murderer was not very far from the spot where the horrible act was perpetrated , induced him to select the -one described as " Joseph Connor , 15 , Belton-street ,, " and an officer ofthe detective force was placed opposite that house to keep watch . He had been there some little time , when , observing an elderly man walk out , he followed him to the premises of Mr . Garrard , in Panton-street .

      Superintendent Pearce , who had been immediately sent for , called on Mr . Garrard , and ascertained that this man ( the elder Connor ) had been in his service many years ; and afterwards Mr . Garrard accompanied the Superintendent to the workshops , in order that Connor might be seen by him . Here Mr . Pearce found out that Connor had a son , and that he was also employed on the same premises , but had not been to his work since Monday ( the day of the murder ) . He then suggested to }> fr . Garrard the expediency of questioning him as to his son not having kept to his work , while he ( the Superintendent ) assumed the character of " a gentleman from King ' s College Hospital , " wishing to see the young man who was lately an outpatient there , and who had assaulted one of the under

      functionaries of the institution . The old man said his son he believed had been an out-patient at the hospital , but was now staying with an aunt . " What ' s her name ? and where does she live ?" " He has four aunts . " " But which is the one with whom he is now living ? " " Her name is Leonard , and she lives in Gate-street , but I don ' t know the number . " Mr . Garrard then told Connor that unless he returned to his work the next morning , he should be- discharged . But this was hardly sufficient for Superintendent Pearce , who got Mr . Garrard to tell Connor that he had better go with the gentlemau to his son s at once . This Connor agreed to do , but in less than half a minute he had disappeared , preferring evidently to go by himselfl Mr . Pearce

      sent a man after him , and had him detained , and meanwhile got into a cab and went to Gate-street alone . There he inquired at every house without an apparent chance of meeting with a " Mrs . Leonard . " Presently , however , he found that a person of that name lived in Stonecutter ' s-aRey , in the same street , and there ( as has been already stated ) lie lighted upon the prisoner , whom he found in a front room on the firstflocr . This room had been locked mside . On getting admission one of four women , who werepresent , ran out , upon which Mr . Pearce turned the lock , and nut the key in his pocket . He then walked to the

      window , and called to a lad in the street to . run and fetch a policeman , saying that he would give him a shilling . As much as twenty minutes elapsed , however , and none came . He next addressed a girl outside to the same effect , but discovered that , as he was making these requests , a woman was standing at the door below desiring thein not to do so , and offering more money to prevent their going . A youth of a more respectable class shortly afterwards appeared , and undertook the mission , but more than half an hour hadpassed before the arrival of an officer . The prisoner was then conducted to the Bow-street station .

      Judge ' s Chambers . —Wedsesdh . — Shortly after Mr . Baron Rolfe came to Chambers , Mr . Wakley , the coroner , went before his lordship for the purpose of applying for a habeas corpus to be directed to the sheriffs and the governor of Newgate , to bring before Mm ( the coroner ) and jury the body of Joseph Connor , who stands committed for the murder of Mary Brothers . He contended that it was essential for the ends of justice , whenever an individual stood charged with , murder , that he should be brought before the coroner , not only that he might be allowed to hear the evidence against him , but in order to his identification ; for it might happen that the evidence given might in reality refer to another person , and thus at the trial the proceedings might be

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      rendered nugatory . The learned Judge observed that he was not aware that a habeas corpus had ever been granted m such a case . From what had occurred , it appeared that a person had been examined before a magistrate on a , charge of murder , and upon the evidence adduced he had been committed for trial ; and the authorities were bound to keep him in safe custody until a gaol delivery took place . He ( Mr . Baron Rolfe ) was satisfied that the judges had no power to grant a habeas , and it was right they should not , for it was impossible to say what abuse of power might be made if a habeas could be granted : ¦

      persons m custody for very serious offences might even escape from justice if they could be brought out of a prison on a writ of habeas corpus . The Coroner contended that the accused ought to be brought before the Coroner ' s Court , and observed that in that opinion the Secretary of State fully agreed . The learned Judge remarked that , if the prisoner had been improperly committed , then some such application might be made , but nothing of that sort was attempted to be shown . Looking at the whole ofthe case , he felt bound to refuse the application . Mr . Wakley then retired .

      Adjourned Inquest . —Refusal of the Jurt to REiunx a . Verdict . —On Wednesday evening , at six o ' clock , in accordance with adjournment from Saturday last , Mr . Wakley , the coroner , and the jury impanelled to investigate the death of Mary Brothers , alias Tape , the unfortunate woman recently murdered in St . Giles ' s , re-assembled for the third time , at the Angel Inn , High-street , further to prosecute their inquiry . On the Coroner taking his seat , he inquired if Mr . Superintendent Pearce and policeconstable 45 F were in attendance , and being answered in the affirmative , the constable , W . Latham , was first called . He gave some additional evidence , showing what led to the apprehension ofthe accused . The Coroner here proceeded to address the iurvas to

      the propriety of their again adjourning , in order to afford time for making the refusal to allow the prisoner to come before that court a legal question , -Since the jury had last assembled he ( the coroner ) had adopted two courses . He had in the first place written an elaborate letter to the Secretary of State , and he had that morning applied to one of the judges , Baron Rolfe , for a writ of habeas corpus , and although that learned judge felt that the jury had a right to have the accused before them , still he felt himself in a difficulty . The sessions of the Central Criminal Court having already commenced , he felt that he had no power to order the removal of a

      prioner who was liable to be tried every day . Mr . Wakley dwelt upon the necessity of bringing this subject before the judges , but left the matter to the jury . Mr , Rogers , the foreman , having consulted the jury , Baid they felt that their duties had been Unwarrantably impeded , and they , therefore , cheerfully consented to the views ofthe coroner , in order that the question should be settled . Mr . Wakley said lie had pretty good authority for expressing his belief that the accused , Connor , would not be tried this session , and therefore he would adjourn the inquiry for three weeks . The inquiry was then adjourned till Wednesday , the 30 th ot April .

      In the Central Criminal Court on Thursday the grand jury found a true bill against Joseph Connor , for the wilful murder of Mary Brothers alias Tape .

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      Dreadful Colliery Explosion And Loss Of ...

      DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE . Newcastle-on-Ttne , Friday . —Another of those fearful explosions of fire damp , so frequent in this district , occurred yesterday evening in the West Moor pit , at Killingworth , about six miles from this town , in Northumberland . On inquiry on the spot it was ascertained that ten men and boys had fallen victims on this occasion , and that two others , who were in the same district , but nearer the shaft of the mine , were got out alive , and are in a fab . ' way of recovery .

      The first intimation of the accident was given by two men , hewers , who had left their work , in the north-eastern headways , where the explosion is supposed to have originated , and had just come to bank . The explosion , to use their own language , " came hack upon them ; " that is to say , the air in the workings being forcibly expanded , rushed along the drifts to the mouth of the pit , carrying with it the loose particles of coal dust , called by the pitmen " stour , " and the appearance of which , under suck circumstances , is regarded as a sure indication of an explosion . The men at bank gave the alarm , and presently the intelligence spread into the village , causing the greatest consternation and excitement . Hundreds of men , women and children were soon

      collected together at the mouth ot the pit , and though the voice of wailing and lamentation could not be stifled , it was yet astonishing to witness the degree of calmness and resignation wMch pervaded the assembled multitude . As usual in such cases there were not wanting those who were ready to descend into the mine to rescue if possible any who might still survive , but such was the state of the air in the mine , thai to do so with any degree of safety was utterly impracticable for some hours . A continuous stream of water was directed down the shaft , and that had the effect of purifying the atmosphere , so as to admit of the men descending . This they did \ vith . «& ll eagerness and promptitude , each anxious to lie foremost at the point of danger . Having descended the shaft , their next

      object was to explore the drift , and penetrate into the workings ; but here again a new difficulty was presented . Such had been the force of the explosion that nearly all the stoppings and crossings were blown down , so that the current of air was deranged , and it was necessary to replace these before any advance could be made with safety . This was done with all convenient speed , temporary weoden stoppings being put in where those of brick and _ stone had been displaced . . This operation necessarily occupied much time , during which the impatience of the men , anxious to rescue their comrades , was so great , that it was found almost impossible to restrain them from penetrating beyond the point to wMch the current of air had been carried , so far as even to hazard their

      own lives . At onetime the men were nearly 200 yards in advance ofthe stoppings , and their conduct under such trying circumstances must excite admiration and demand eulogium . Silently , but with manly firmness and noble self-devotion , they advanced into the overcharged atmosphere , the weakest first sinking under the deadl y effect ofinhating it , and then the strong yielding in turn , till so much exhausted as to require assistance in returning . In many instances these intrepid men had to be carried into the current of fresh air , and were recovered only by the use of proper stimulants . With undaunted courage the men continued to explore the drift , pushing forward as far as their strength and the nature of the overcharged atmosphere would permit , till at length they succeeded in finding the bodies of two men and one boy , about 500 or 600

      yards from the shaft , in the stone drift . The men were both alive , but the boy was dead . The men were instantly brought out , remedial means were resorted to , and they have since recovered so far as to be considered out of danger . A few hundred yards further in , the bodies of four others were found dead . Two were married men , who have lcftlarge families ; the other a young man , the fourth a boy . None of them appeared to be much burnt , but the body ofthe boy was greatly mutilated . Still further on they found the body of a deputy , who had beenengaged in examining the works at the time the explosion took , place . This body was not burnt , so that it is probable he died from the after-damp . The bodies of four others yet remain in the mine , though hopes are entertained that they will be recovered during the night . They are supposed to be in the north headways , which have not yet been explored . The two men who came out and gave the alarm , as stated

      above , met the other two men going in to replace them , and they calculate , from the time that elapsed between meeting them and the explosion taking place , they would not have got beyond the flat , which is some distance from the face of the coal where they were going to work . Every effort is being made to reach tills spot as soon as possible , but there is not the smallest chance of their being found alive . On the melancholy intelligence being communicated to Mr . Reed , the coroner for iWs division of the county of Northumberland , and also the fact of several of the bodies having been found , that gentleman caused' a jury to be summoned , who assembled at the colliery office this afternoon , between one and two o ' clock , and having been sworn in , proceeded to view the bodies ofthe sufferers which had been taken from the pit , and conveyed to their homes . The names of the sufferers arc as follow : — John Sharp , hewer , left a widow and six children .

      William Sharp , his brother , also a hewer , left a widow and seven children . Robert Hall , deputy , a single man about 2 £ years of age , on the point of marriage . Matthew Thompson , putter , a youth ; William Monitor and Thomas Stewart , trapper boys . . . , These six were viewed b y the jury , the remaining four not having been found . Their names are : — Thomas Thompson , a hewer , left a widow and four children . Peter Tweedie , a hewer , a young man . John Hindmarsb , a trapper , and John Grey , a putter , both boys . The jury , having viewed the bodies , proceeded to examine a great many witnesses , whose evidence was to the effect stated above , and they all concurred in saying that the mine was considered a " safe" one ,

      and had little gas m it . Having sat some hours , the Coroner observed that the jury had heard the evidence , which all went to show that every care had been taken in the ventilation of the pit . The witnesses all stated that it was impossible to guard against blowers coming off from the coal—that no human foresight could prevent it . How the accident had occurred must in some degree remain unexplained . It was one of the best ventilated mines in the district , and every care was taken to prevent accidents ; but with all their care they would happen . It was satisfactory to know that the owners of the colliery spared no expense for the saving ofthe men ' s Uvea , and he wns quite aware that when any neglect did arise on the part of any of the workmen , they were immediately discharged from the

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      f oUier J ; Under these circumstances , he did not know that they could arrive at any other conclusion than that these men had been accidentally killed by the partial firing of the pit . ' ' ' ^ IPF ' - witho , * vetl ™ g > found averdict accordingly ot Accidental Death , and the Coroner adjourned the court till to-morrow afternoon at four o ' clock , to draw up and sign the inquisition . The colliery , which is the property of Lord Ravensworth and partners , was not at full work , and it was the night slult , which accounts for there being so few men m the pit at the time ofthe explosion . Had the pit been at lull work the loss of life would have been much more serious .

      Saturday Night . —The adjourned inquest on the bodies of the sufferers in the explosion at West Moor Colliery was held this afternoon , at four o ' clock in the colliery office at West Moor . ' The Coroner said it was not necessary to go into the evidence taken yesterday further than to read it over . The bodies of the men that had not been found yesterday had been got to-day ; but the same evidence would apply to them as to the others . From the great interest which the catastrophe had excited there were several r eporters present , and tlie Coroner having observed them taking notrs , said heivouM not have Ms words taken down , because if that wered me it would be necessary for him to be veryparticula , and weigh every word as if in a court of justice

      . He viovldnot have half-a-dozen men coming there to take down every word he said ; and therefore if they had put anything down he ordered tkm to erase it . If the reporters persisted in taking notes of what he said he woidd not allow them to be present . The reporters having ceased to ply their craft , in compliance with this imperious mandate , The Coroner read a report of the evidence taken yesterday , none of the witnesses being rc-called , or re-sworn . After reading this evidence he observed that the jury would return a verdict of accidental death in respect to the six bodies that were found yesterday . The jury having viewed the four bodies got yesterday the coroner observed that the same verdict would apply to these as te the others ; but if there wna 9 . nv fldnif . ionnl Avidon /> n Iia wnuld rt / nnrn it

      Mr . Thomas Taylor , viewer at Holywell Colliery , said he was ready to he examined if it were thought necessary . He stated that he had examined the mine since the explosion , and for what he knew of it otherwise he could Say it was one of the best ventilated mines in the district . It was ventilated on the very best principles of modern ventilation . Ther e was a , double ventilation throughout the mine , a thing which he believed veiy few collieries in the trade had . Every precaution was taken and no expense spared by the owners ofthe colliery to render the ventilation perfect and ensure the safety of the workmen . He was of opinion that no human precaution could have prevented the accident . . He woui ior air ivir

      u say .. yy oou ana . wales , mac no men living could pay more attention to the ventilation than they did . The Coroner . —Is there any necessity to go into that ? We all know the experience these gentlemen have had ,. and to go into anything respecting their character in this respect would imply a want in them . John Gilroy described the position of the four bodies found to-day . They were all much burnt . The hewers had been ' blown along tho drift a considerable distance by the force of the explosion . One of the boys was found just inside the trap door , and seemed not to have been blown away at all . They were all much burnt .

      Mr . Wales , the assistant viewer , stated that , from the position in which the bodies were found , he thought there had been some neglect of the trapdoors , which had caused the gas to accumulate at the top of the headways , and that the boy had opened the door and gone through , and that the gas had immediately fired at his candle . The men , he thought , had been a little way behind him , " and that would account for their being Mown so great a distance by the expansion of the air . He could not account for the accident in any other way . The two men who had been working at the top of the headways saw no indication of gas when they left , and the other two men were going in to work at the place where the former ones had left . None of this evidence was deemed of sufficient importance to be taken down by the coroner , and the jury , under his direction , returned a verdict of Accidental Death in both inquiries .

      Coroner ' s Inquest . —On Tuesday an inquest , adjourned from the preceding Thursday , was held before Mr . J . Mills , the deputy coroner for Middlesex , at the Bald-faced Stag , on the high road about half a mile on the London side of Edgeware , on the body of Lucy Balls , aged seventy-five years , a pauper inmate of the Hendon Union Workhouse , who was found dead in her bed on the 30 th of March . On Thursday the authorities had refused to allow the inquest to be held in the body of the workhouse itself , and the corpse had been carried into the lodge , a miserable apartment without table , bench , or chair , not large enough to hold the jury . As it was impossible to proceed with the inquiry under such circumstances , and as all attempts to persuade the governor of the

      Workhouse to allow the inquest to take p lace in a larger room proved fruitless , Mr . Mills adjourned the proceedings till Tuesday . When the jury were assembled , the deputy coroner informed them that he had considered the matter , and had come to the conclusion that it was advisable to waive their right of holding the inquest in the building where the corpse lay , especially as in a question of law it might be doubtful whether or not the lodge were a part of the building . The inquiry was then proceeded with , and a verdict of "Natural death" returned ; the jury at the same time expressing their opinion that the conduct of the workhouse authorities , in refusing admission to the coroner and jury was shameful anu disgraceful .

      Execution of John Brough . —Stafford , Saturday . —This unhappy criminal , who was found guilty ofthe murder of his brother Thomas , at OUl * late assizes , before Baron PJatt , expiated his dreadful offence on the public gallows this morning , in front ofthe county gaol , making the fifth murderer who has suffered the extreme penalty of the law in this town during the last twelve months . On Friday what is termed the funeral semion was preached by the pastor of the prison , during which the unhappy creature frequently sobbed aloud . He then , with much composure , received the sacrament from the hands ofthe chaplain . In the course of the evening he wrote several letters , one more particularly , which was addressed to his relatives , being couched in the most affectionate terms . At an early hour he retired

      to rest , two turnkeys being in attendance upon him in the condemned cell ; and about five o ' clock this morning he rose , and displayed the utmost contrition . On the Rev . Mr . Sedge waiting upon him , soon after six o ' clock , he again expressed Ms willingness to die , and thanked all the prison authorities for the kindness they had shown to him during his incarceration . On the arrival of the sheriffs and others , whose presence was deemed necessary for the fulfilment of the extreme sentence , the doomed being was informed that the awful termination of his existence was near at hand . Within a few minutes of eight o ' clock , the whole of the mournful preparations bcinsr

      completed , the unhappy culprit was led through the several passages on to the drop . He seemed not to take much heed ofthe assembled mob , but evidently was occup ied in deep prayer with the rev . chaplain . His stay , however , on the scaffold was but short , for the rope , cap , & c , being speedily adjusted , the signal was given for the withdrawal ofthe fatal bolt , and in a very brief period the wretched man ceased to exist . The mob was not so great as had been the case on previous occasions ; in fact , throughout the whole , a feeling of deep commiseration was felt for the culprit . The body , a fter hanging the usual time , was cut down , and will be buried alongside the remains of other murderers in the interior of the

      prison . — Globe , Horrible Case of Matricide . — Kextxvj ,, Apbil 7 . —Yesterday afternoon the inhabitants of the township of Old Hutton were thrown into a state of the greatest excitement by a report that Mrs , Simpson , their respectod neighbour , had been murdered . Investigation was immediatel y made into the awful affair , when Mrs . Simpson was found dead at her residence , with several marks of brutal violence upon her body , which had the appearance of having bled profusely . Suspicion immediatel y fell upon Mr . Richard Simpson , the son of the murdered lady . Early in the evening the respected minister of the place , Mr , Whaley , accompanied by afriend , hastened to Kendal to procure the assistance of the

      authorities , but when they arrived it was found necessary to wait until this morning , as the coroner , Mr . R . Wilson , resided out of the town . Early this morning they waited upon the coroner at his residence , who promptly issued his warrant for holding an inquest on the body , and a jury was summoned to meet at Middleshaw-house , Old Hutton . From the statement of one of the female servants of the deceased , it appeared that Simpson ( the son ) had gone home on Saturday , the 30 th ult ., in a state of intoxication , and found his mother in bed , upon which he insisted on her getting up , which she refused to do , when he pulled her on the floor , and abused her in a most brutal manner . Last Saturday , being in a similar state , he repeated his inhuman attack , but in a more ferocious manner , and seized upon the nnkm-. una

      mflvcted several blows with that weapon upon her . He left her l ying upon the floor , whence she was re-S . ! i bythe s ™ £ s t 0 L . - 0 li fe eing informed yestewlay morning that his mother was in a very dangerous state , and that she was not expected to live long , he made an unfeeling answer . He afterwards gave the servant some rum , and ordered her to bathe her wounds , and said , in the roughest Ianguage , that she WOukI soon come round again . The family is one of great respectability , but the supposed murderer has been a drunken and dissolute character for many vears After the evidence of the servant had been heard , the coroner said he thought it his duty to adjourn the inquest till to-niorrow ( Tuesday ) , that a post mortem examination of the body might take place . The prisoner was then conveyed to the Kendal House of Correction , to await the result of tlie inquiry .

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      Tub Vbroict . —The inquest was resumed on Tuesday , and the jury delivered a verdict of Wilful Murder against the prisoner . The prisoner was then called in and informed of their verdict . He was particularly admonished by the coroner not to say anything then in his defence ; to which he replied he had not anything to say . It may be remarked that one ofthe surgeons present said that he had seen the body of a man that had been killed by prizefighting , and that the body of the deceased ( Mrs . Simpson ) was much worse bruised than in that case . The prisoner throughout maintained the greatest indifference , conversing upon ordinary topics with the chief constable ( Mr . Grossinibh ) , both in the home aud on his road to Appleby ( the county gaol ) , where he was removed the same evening , heavily ironed , as he made a desperate assault upon Mr . Grossmith when first taken into custody , he being a powerful , and , when aroused , a very desperate character .

      Dreadful Colliery Explosion . —Newcastle-ox-Tyxe , Friday . —Another alarming and melancholy catastrophe has just occurred at the West Moor Pit , at Kellcyworth , in this county , fro in an explosion of fire-damp , by which upwards of forty individuals are said to have perished . The explosion took place last night , and efforts are now being made to recover the bodies .

      Central Criminal Court.

      CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT .

      Tuesday. — Robbery. —William Todd, Aged ...

      Tuesday . — Robbery . —William Todd , aged 20 , shopman , and William King , aged 22 , weaver , both very respectably dressed young men , were convicted of entering the house of Mr . Wood , 73 , Broad-street , and stealing four pairs of trousers and other articles , value £ & . Todd was further charged with stealing a handsome silver salver , value £ 14 , from the chambers of Mi-. Francis Paget Watson , of No . 8 , Thavies Inn , on the 10 th of March last . The prisoners were found Guilty , and sentenced to be transported for ten years each .

      TRIAL OF HOCKER FOR MURDER . Friday , April 11 . —This morning being appointed for the trial of Thomas Henry Hooker , for the murder of Mr . Delarue , at Hampstead , at an early hour every avenue leading to the court was crowded with people anxious to obtain admission . As none were admitted except through a Sheriff ' s order , the great muss were doomed to disappointment ; notwithstanding this , however , shortly after the doors ofthe court were opened it was immediately crowded to excess . Several members ofthe aristocracy were present , and seemed to take great interest in the proceedings .

      Immediately on the opening of the court , a number of prisoners were arraigned at the bar , amongst which were Joseph Connor for the murder of Mary Brothers , in St . Giles ' s , and T . H . Hooker . Both prisoners pleaded not guilty , Hooker evinced much self-possession , and spoke with a firm voice , though he appeared rather pale . Having pleaded not guilty to both indictments—that founded on the magistrate ' s committal as well as that on the coroner ' s inquesthe also pleaded not guilty on an arraignment for the robbery of Mr . Delarue . Mr . Bodkin and Mostaoue Chambers appeared for the prosecution , Messrs Clarkson and Ballantyne for the prisoner .

      Mr . Justice Coleridge took his seat on the bench at ten o clock , and the trial of the prisoner Hocker was at once proceeded with . His Lordship was accompanied brMr . Commissioner Bullock . The Jury being sworn ( none of whom were challenged on behalf ofthe prisoner ) , Mr . Bodkin opened the case for the Crown . He said it was his first duty in this case to say , that regarding the awful issue pending , they ( the jury ) should disabuse their minds of all impressions that might have been made by loose reports and comments that had appeared respecting it . The prisoner was charged with a brutal murder , from no other motive , to all appearances , than to ' possess himself * of the property ot another party . As an English

      Jury , he hoped they would come to a careful decision , founded alone upon the evidence he should place before them . The name of the prisoner is Thomas Henry llocker , and the deceased was a person named James Delarue , who exercised the profession of music-master , and was on intimate terms with the prisoner at the bar . The deceased left his home on the evening of Friday , February the 21 st , and was found murdered about eight o ' clock . For the proper understanding of the matter at issue , it would be necessary for him to describe the locality to the jury , so that they might properly understand the evidence to be placed before them . The learned gentleman then described minntelv the locality where the murder was committed .

      Having done so , he proceeded to go through the facts which he intended to prove in evidence . A baker of the name ef Hilton was the first person he should call , who had heard the cries of " Murder !" on the evening in question , as he was serving a customer , in Haverstock-terrace , with bread . On hearing the cries , he gave the alarm to the police ; and , after a search , the body was found , It was taken to Hampstead , and a coroner ' s inquest held on it . The evidence of the surgeon was taken on that inquest , and would be produced that day . It went to show that the deceased came to his death by violence . The violent death of the deceased being shown , he woul d go to prove that the prisoner at the bar was seen in the neighbourhood under the most suspicious

      circumstances ; that he was seen hurrying away from the place ofthe murder towards the Swiss Cottage ; and that he was at the same time much agitated . His being also seen subsequently at the Swiss Cottage would be established . The next point to which he would call the attention of the Jury was , that after the body was found , and when policeman Baldock was left in charge of it , a person came up to the latter whistling and singing , and entered into a long conversation with him . This person he had no doubt he could show was the prisoner at the bar , and that he had come up from the Swiss Cottage to where the body was found , in order to lull suspicion . Passing from these circumstances , he should show that on the same night , after

      the time the murder was committed , he presented himself at a house in Grosvenor-place , where a young woman , named Jane Philps resided ; that while there his clothes were observed tc $ be in great disorder ; that on being asked the reason , he excused himself'by saying he had had a fall , and came there to get himself put in ordci ^ as he was going to a party that evening , but was not in a fit state to go until he had been cleaned ; that several spots of blood were remarked on tho front of his shirt by the persons present ; and that on this occasion he produced a watch and a ring , which he stated had been bought that day in tho City . These articles , he could show , belonged to the deceased . The next place the prisoner was traced to was his father ' s house , near

      Portlandplace , where he arrived at two o ' clock in the morning . The watch was again seen in the possession of the prisoner on the Sunday morning subsequent to the murder , and was pawned by him for a sum of money . These facts would be proved by the father , the brother of the prisoner , and the pawnbroker . He would likewise show that the prisoner was in distressed circumstances , and that when he went out on the day of the murder lie had no money on him , but immediately after he was seen in possession of the sum of £ 12 , which ho alleged he had borrowed from a Mrs . Edwards . This statement , he would show , was entirely false . No such loan had been effected . The Learned Counsel having minutely stated these facts , went on to rlooni . inn +. llf > f . fllrinr * / if + li « muamioi . ?« l ,. o ] r , Ar . l * irrti

      the state in which his clothes were found , their being stained very much with blood , and the fact that a button was torn off his coat , exactly corresponding with one found in the field where the deceased was found murdered . After describing the taking of the prisoner by the police , the Learned Gentleman said he had laid down sufficient grounds for his case , and would proceed to call the evidence by which he meant to support it . Before doing this , there was one fact to which he must refer—that of a letter found in the pocket of the deceased . It was signed Caroline , which he had no doubt he could prove was in the handwriting of the deceased . It was addressed to Mr . Cooper , a name by which the prisoner-was in the habit of addressing the deceased . The

      Learned Gentleman read the letter , the contents of which are already well known , and said he had no comment to make on it , further than to say , no female of the name as supposed by the letter , had any existence . The Learned Gentleman having briefly recapitulated the facts , which ho had described in detail in the course of his address , he called upon the Jury to form their decision on the evidence alone , giving the accused the benefit of any doubt that might arise ; but , on the other hand , if satisfied with the evidence adduced in support of tho case , to return a verdict accordingly . Mr . Montague Cjiambbus then proceeded to examine the witnesses for the prosecution ;—Edward Hilton said I am a baker , and was at No . 6 , Haverstock-terrace , on the evening of February the 21 st , delivering a sack of bran and some bread . About ten minutes past seven o ' clock I heard a cry of murder coming from the direction of Havei'stock-hill , I

      afterwards saw the place where the body was found . The cry came from that direction . Having delivered my bread and bran I went into the adjoining field , and finding the policeman Baldock , I sent him to where I heard the sound . John Baldock , 308 S division , said I was on duty at Hampstead on the 21 st of February . I remember being told something by Mr . Hilton of a cry of murder In consequence of this I went into tho field on Haverstock-hill , and down a narrow passage , towards the George public-house , where I met Inspector Gray . We both went up together , and searching over the field found the body of the deceased . The discovery was made about half an hour after Hilton had siven the information . We removed the body to the Yorkshire Gray on a stretcher . An inquest was afterwards held in the Yorkshire Gray . The deceased had a body-coat and great-coat on , both of which were open . One glove wason and another was lying on the ground !

      Tuesday. — Robbery. —William Todd, Aged ...

      saturated with blood . The body was warm , but quite dead . The injuries appeared to be on the head , and there were two pools of blood , one at his feet and another at his head . I afterwards searched the body , and found no money on it , but a private letter which was handed over to Inspector Gray . I was loft in charge of the body wliile Lispeotor Gray was absent for a stretoher , when a person came up to me . He was whistling and singing . When he came up he said , " Holloa , Policeman . " I said , " this is a serious case , " He asked , " What is it V I replied , " a man who , I believe , has cut his throat . " He asked if he was quite dead . I rejoined I believe so . He then said 1 had a nasty job of it , and

      leaned down and felt the pulse of the deceased . On rising up he informed me , that he had been in the habit of walking this way for a long time , and he never apprehended any danger from it , though he had been cautioned by his parents not to do SO . He asked meil I would have a little brandy , and I refused . He next observed , "I bad a cold job , " and offered me a shilling to get something to drink after the body was removed . I refused to accept it at first , hut afterwards , on being pressed , took it . The persons with the stretcher then came up , and the body was taken on it to the Yorkshire Grey ; the person of whom I have been speaking accompanied us part of the way . The man had on a Mackintosh coat . I cannot say who the man was , as he was muffled uo .

      Cross-examined by Mr . Clarkson . —I knew the time by looking at tlie clock before going into the field ; it was then about seven . When I left- the field on the removal of the body , it was about eight o ' clock . The man , on coming up to me , went to the body and took hold of it . I had been examined several times on the subject before . I was examined before the Coroner prior to the magistrates'examination . I gave a different account oefore the magistrates , to that I gave before the Coroner . I did not mention about the shilling at the first examination It is not against the rule to take money , providing we report it . I did not report the shilling , as I forgot to mention it at the time . The cross-examination of the witness was going forward when we went to press .

      Middlesex Sessions. Arain 8.—-The Spapie...

      MIDDLESEX SESSIONS . Arain 8 . — -The Spapields Graveyard Nuisance . —Mr . Ballantine , on the part of Robert Vend and the other defendants in this ease , applied upon affidavits to have the trial postponed to next session . He put in the effidavits of Mr . Lewis , solicitor for the defence to the effect that the accused could not be prepared for trial hi the present session , there being seventy witnesses to examine . —Mr . Lewis : I have only sworn to seventy , but there are now 120 summoned . After some further conversation between the bench and the bar , it was ultimately agreed that the trial should take place on Monday , the 28 th of April .

      Thefx . —Jane Gilderoy and Mary Perfect were indicted for stealing a shawl , ofthe value of 22 s ., the property of John Shields , draper , Whitechapel . The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners . The Judge said it was altogether impossible that Gilderoy should be permitted to remain m the country , and Gilderoy : Oh ! for God ' s sake don't do that , my lord ; don't , I pray . —The-Judge ( addressing the jury ) : Gentlemen , she is a noted shoplifter , and has , young as she is ( 18 ) , been already twice tried at the Central Criminal Court for the same offence . We must now transport her ; it is impossible that she can be allowed to continue here to carry on her depredations . —Gilderoy ; Oh ! for God ' s sake , my lord , don't ; what will become of my

      poor father ? you will break his heart if you do . — The Judge : We cannot allow you to remain in this country . All the warnings you have had have been of no use ; you will , therefore , be transported . — Gilderoy : Oh ! for mercy ' s sake ; for the sake of my poor father , do not ; you will break his heart ; on , for God ' s sake do not . —The Judge : You cannot be permitted to continue here . The sentence upon you is , that you be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years ; and upon you , Mary Perfect , that you be imprisoned in the House of Correction for six months and kept to hard labour . —GilderoVj dropping upon her knees , begged not only for mercy , but for forgiveness on account of her father . . Eventually she was removed from the dock uttering loud applications for mercy .

      BIRMISGHAM . A full attendance of the Registration Committee took place on Tuesday evening last , when it was unanimously resolved to take the subject of Registration up with vigour , and , if possible , to push the business of last year to a successful issue . The committee adjourned until Monday evening next .

      4for%Comm3 Jhemngs;

      4 for % comm 3 JHemngs ;

      London.—The Public Discussion At The Cit...

      London . —The public discussion at the City Chartist Hall , 1 , Tumagain-lane , will be resumed at haltpast ten on Sunday morning next , April 13 th . —In the afternoon , at three , the Metropolitan District Council will meet for the dispatch of business . —In the evening , at seven ,. the hail will be opened for the purpose of public discussion . Marylebone . —Mr . T . M . Wheeler will lecture at the Coach-Painters' Arms , Circus-street , on Sunday evening next , April 23 th , at halt-past seven precisely Camberweli , and Walworth . —A meeting will be held at thoMontpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Mon » day evening next , April 13 th , at eight precisely . " The Movement . "—A meeting ofthe subscribers and friends of the Movement wiU be held on Tuesday evening next , April Jo , at half-past eight , in the Parthenium , St . M & rthi ' s-laae . This meeting is called by request .

      Somers Town . —A public meeting will be held on Sunday evening next , at Mr . Duddridge ' s Room , 18 , Tonbridge-strcet , New-road , to elect a delegate to the forthcoming Chartist Convention , and to ballot for the Executive Committee . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . King of Prussia , Tooluy-street . — A public meeting will take place on Tuesday evening next , the 15 th inst ., for the purpose of electing a delegate to the Chartist Convention . Chair to be taken at halfpasfc eight . City Locality , Turnacai . v-laxe . —A public meeting will be held in the hall , Tuvnagain-lane , on Tuesday next , for the purpose of electing a delegate to the approaching Chartist Convention . To commence at eight o ' clock precisely .

      The South London Chartist Hall will be reopened on Monday , April 21 , by a public tea party , concert , and ball , at which Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., will preside . T . S . Buncombe , Esq ., wiU attend and address the meeting . Tea on table at half-past seven . Mr . Clark will lecture on Sunday evening , April 13 , at eight o ' clock . The members of the locality are requested to meet at ten o ' clock in the morning . Birmingham . —Mr . Thomas Clark will lecture in the Democratic Chapel , Thorp-street , on Sunday next at half-past six o ' clock in the evening . Th members of the National Charter Association are requested to attend a members' meeting . At the close of the lecture business of importance will be brought before them .

      Todmorden . —Mr . James Leach , of Mancnester , will lecture on Sunday in the Odd Fellows' Hall , at hall-past six o ' clock , and Mr . MThail , of Uncoat , will nreach two sermons in the same place the following Sunday ( April 20 th ) , to commence at two and six o ' clock , P . M . Salford . —A meeting will take place in the National Charter Association Room , ISank-street , Great George-str eet , for the purpose of voting for the Executive . |> V date sent with this notice . | West Riding Delegate Meeting . —This meeting will be holden on Sunday , April 13 th , in the Working Man ' s Hall , Bull Close-lane , Halifax ; chair to be taken at twelve o ' clock . —An error appeared in this notice in last Saturday ' s Star ; it should have been the 13 th inst ., instead ofthe 6 th .

      Sheffield . —On Sunday next a discussion will take place , in tlie room , 21 , Fig-tree-lane ; subject— " Will the obtaining of the Land benefit the Trades ?" Chair to be taken at seven o ' clock . Rochdale . — Mr . John Matthews , of Heywood ,. will lectur e next Sunday in the Association Room , Mill-street , at two and six o ' clock . Mr . Wm . Dixon will deliver two lectures in the same room on Sunday , the 21 st , when collections will be made for Mr . T . Cooper , now in Stafford jaol . Oldham . —A lecture will be delivered in the Working Man ' s Hall , Horsedge-street , on Sunday evening next , by Mr . Wm . " Dixon , of . Manchester ; subject" The Rights of Man . " Chair to be taken at six o ' clock precisely . Manchester . —Carpenters' Hall . —A lecture will be delivered in this hall on Sunday evening next , by a well-known friend of the people . Chair to betaken at half-past six o ' clock .

      Mottram . —The Chartists of this place are requested to meet in their room , on Sunday , next , at two o ' clock in the afternoon . Coventry . —The Chartists of this locality are requested to meet at Jones ' s Coffee-house , opposite St . John ' s Church , on Monday evening , at ^ ight o ' clock , to vote for the Executive , and transact ; local business . \ Halifax . —Mr . Murray will deliver a lecture in the large room , Bull Close-lane , on Sunday next . The members of the Halifax Land Association are reto

      quested meet in the above room , on the 22 nd of April , on business of great importance . Wheatley-Lane . —A discussion is appointed to take place at Wheatley-lane , on the 14 th of April at three o ' elook in the afternoon , on the quSi-• WiU a repeal of the Corn-Law benefit the working classes under present political and social arrange ments ? and is machinery a blessing under its present application ? ' Mr . John Lord , of Higham . ' haseii . ?« ,, t 0 I J }? lntn , n the affirmative ; and Mr . William Walker will take the contrary side ofthe question ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 12, 1845, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_12041845/page/5/