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Mysterious Disappearance Of A Gentleman....
to T ^ ff crnoN at MraicH .-Donngapenodof more J £ L 5 £ teen years there had not been any capital ^ i ^^ atMunich , but on the 3 rd inst . a manser-^^ Sed Ep ^ temer , hadhis head taken off with SSffiksSf SKg been convicted of cutting the Kisis of his mistress and hermaio , and then carry-% Z 53 £ m » t valuable part of the property in the lihii ?^ * On this occasion the police revived an old KSfe rbarans cnstom . Daring : the three days pre' ^ ahWffl ' A > execution , the public were admitted to l ^ STthe murderer , and speak to him in the prison , on ^ oi ^ dition that each person should , on entering , put al iaB
ntO '• nt « * has , attea lar laB V W ° - ° or , a . piece i rf ffflf money . The amoact thus collected is to he distnbt tifoirt ^ ' 331101 ^ ^ e ^ ^ ^ ktions ° f ^ e condemned ¦ win wan or to be applied in payment of masses for the l ^! gno 5 C of his soul . The most influential inhabitai . « f \ rf Munich have joined ia a petition to Government to a to a bolish this custom forever , as not only repugnant { 0 c { 0 civilisation and humanity , but as inflicting upon jj , jj , criminal a severer punishment than the law desou jounces against him . —French Paper .
F Fatal AccmKsi . —A frightful occurrence , atiMi leaded with the loss of life , took place on Sunday pre FTenimr , in the old St . Pancras-roaO , occasioned by a swi swii ^ , the property of a man named William Fann , of of ? f Church-terrace , on whose premises the swing wa was ew ^* Tue deceased , Ma * Y Hammet , a oil « irl W vears of age , went to Faun ' s premises , a galena tov lea ding out of the main road , closely adjoining oh old " St- Taneras church ; and , although the swing w ; was full at the time , was persuaded to get in . She ia bad to stand up in the centre , and , while going at its
ot utmost velocity , she pitched , head-foremost , out ; au and , whilst on the ground , the swing , on its return , sb struck her so -violently on the hack of the hcadas to ht hurl her several yards into the road . She was picked uj up in a state of insensibility , and at once conveyed to tb the University College Hospital , where she expired h in twenty minutes after her admission . The working of of the swing in question , Sundays as wellasweek d days , has for a long time past been a cause of great o complaint amongst the immediate inhabitants , but ti they have been prevented from interfering on the g ground that the swing was erected within ajiair of o open gates , and on the proprietor's own premises .
Bceclart act Attempted Mprdeb . —Considerable s sensation has been caused during the last few days , 5 in the neighbourhood of Finsbury-square , by the fact i {> f a burglary having been committed early on Suni < 3 av morning ' last , on the premises in the occupation » of * Mr- Foot , a greengrocer and pleasure-car pro-- prietor , reading in Windmill-street , Finshury , which was attended with circumstances of great violence to Mrs- Foot , the wife of the occupier . From inquiries since the occurrence it appears , that after the shop was closed on Saturday night last , and shortly after Mrs . Foot had counted up the proceeds of the day , and wasproceeding with the till across the back yard , she was suddenly struck a blow upon the head , which
felled her to the earth , and instantly rendered her insensible . In her stupor she moaned most piteously . and her cries alarming her husband , who has been for some time apparently near death , he summoned up aU his energies , and attempted to gain the landing on the top of the stairs . From excessive weakness , however , the sufferer fell in the passage in a state of so much exhaustion that the circumstance has much retarded his recovery . Meantime the poor voman was writhing with pain ; copious streams of blood flowed from an extensive wound in the front of her head . A neighbouring cheesemonger having heard the cries of the injured woman , instantly hastened to the spot whence the sound proceeded , and laving procured the assistance of the police , Mr . T . W . Walls , surgeon , of 9 , Wkdmitt-street , Finsbury sraare , was called up , and the premises as well as
the wounds of the poor creature examined . Close to the spot where she fell a large piece of wood was found , with which there is little doubt that the blow was struck . The unfortunate woman ' s body was covered with blood . The wound presented a most frightful appearance , extending for some length to the cranium . The main artery connected with the temple was divided , and a number of the minor vessels were severed . For some time after the occurrence it was feared that a fracture of the skull hid taken place , nor is it now quite evident that such is not the case , as the sufferer is in a most deplorable condition from the consequences of the outrage , nor is it expected that she will be able to rise horn her bed for some time to come . 'When found , the poor woman still grasped the till , the contents of which were safe .
DEAin of Ladt Ann Platters . —On Tuesday afternoon a lengthened mquiry took place before Mr . Baker , at the Middleton Arms , Qjieen ' s-road , Dalston , M view of the body of Lady Ann PJayters , aged 60 years , the widow of the late Sir 'William John Play tes , who died at her residence in Cornwall-terrace , Jliddleton-road , under the following extraordinaiT circumstances : —The investigation created some interest in the neighbourhood in consequence of some family difference which had existed between two gentlemen , named Squire and Watson , the former of vhsni married a widowed daughter of deceased and the latter her granddaughter , the result of which was *& . appearance , about a twelvemonth sine * , at
the "Worship-street Police-court , when mutual reogaiaiices were entered into to keep peace towards eKb other . Miss Rosa Moore , granddaughter of deceased , deposed that deceased had for gome time past been suffering from gout in her feet , complaining occasionally of her head . She was addicted to drinkia » both * wine and brandy , and would oftentimes isoolge to excess . She was generally accustomed to do so alone , but also at times when her friends and Rations viated her . Witness ' s mother had been married a second time to a Mr . Squire . Her sister * as the wife of Mr . Watson . Daring the last week deceased had been indulging in these excesses . ^ On Friday night last she was taken up to bed in an
almost insensible state , from a similar cause . On Saturday afternoon witness left the deceased in bed , tad went to take a walk with her sister , and on her rrtorn , about five o ' clock , she found her sitting in a ttair apparently dead . Mr . Rayner was promptly ia attendance , and pronounced fife to be quite extinct . Witness had no doubt her death had been accelerated by her habitsof excessive drinking . Sarah Hewes , servant to the deceased , corroborated the last witness as to the propensities of the deceased . Mr . Watson , her grandson-in-law , who was a surgeon , "sd to attend her . She was very fond of him , and ht used to ssnd her medicine , but she would seldom t & e any of it . but senerallv threw it away . On
Sitnrday afternoon , during her granddaughter s ab-«& ee , witness went into her bedroom , when she found her drinking cold water from a glass at the ' ^ shhand stand She left the room for a minute , ja i on her return the deceased was extended on the « w . Witness placed her in a chair , and ran for « astance , but lifewas grne . Mr . Rayner , surgeon , deposed , that about half-past five o ' clock on Saturf * 5 afternoon he was called to the deceased . He found her qnite dead , but he thought if he had seen h » about two minutes before he could have saved her . Hf attributed death to apoplexy , consequent upon excessive tlrmkiug . The jnrv , " without hesitation , retained a verdict of— ' " Natural deatn , from ^• oi'lesv . "
I'amxc . Bbuolauv . —Appreuessiox of tue IkafiUas .- _ On Sunday night last , or at an early hour ui ; Monday morning , the premises of Mr . Morritt , hosier andsilfc mercer , Briggate , Leeds , were burglariously eatered , by forcing the cellar grate , and after thai ^ odoorsj ' one at the top of the cellar steps , and another at the end of a passage leading into the front *•;*? . The first was effected by cutting out a portion fctfficof the panels , which enabled the burglars to reach and draw the bolt by which it was fastened . JteSiconddoor , which was very securely fastened , by » iiatis called an irou" strap , " was wrenched oik .- !! W main force with a crow bar . A large quantity of sSkand other goods , of the value of nearly £ 200 ,
* ere then carried away . On information beinj siveu of the robbery at the " police office , instructions > er e bnmediatelv given to the detective force , and Inspector Child , " with Stubfasand Cordukes , were instantly on the alert . The two latter obtained initiation of a suspicious character , named Join y fl ** , a gardener , who had been seen lurking about W'lsmises ; thev iustautlv went to the house of a renamed Jane Pratt , with whom he cohabits , £ v % * kended him , a portion of the stolen property j ^ Mt h ouse at the time . The three officers s ?? M-the town , Child and Cordukes by rail , and ilI" « sJr coach , to-Manchester . On the arrival of r ^' uiattheDewsbnrv station two menof the of
, ^ Thomas Mannot and Edward Barry ( who 2 * Wn to have been previously convicted of £ *?) were observed waiting f » r the down tram . ^ Makes Uunieaia ^ vjunjped over the wrong side ^ carriage , and walking round by the cngmc , fluted upon them , so suddenly that escape was " J * ab ! e . Thev had taken tickets for Normantou , 7 f two minutes more they would have been off . v quantity of the stolen goods , tied up in bundles , ^ in their possession , and they wereconser » w secured , and brought to Leeds . OnTues"VUiey were brought before the sitting magistrates i ^ Poori-house , and remanded for further
ex-*& A ? MttECAMEs * Hall .-On Wednesday eieh ^? a Httfc before eight o ' clock , considerable l aneTrV * created in Playhouse-yard , Waterin co ' nt ! : tl , e neighbourhood of Apothecaries Hall , **& £ * * *? of «» alarm being given that some treasvi ^ M w as on fire , which was much msjj » a quantity of smoke , accompanied by a isu e V ^ ocaiing s ^ eU of sulphur , being seen to ttil ** He chimncv aud back part of theprc-*« sr 7 « J ? ^ ngade engine from Farringdon-street au-Z ^ on the spot , On exjaninationbyBirch % t ^ eral ^ as « f ti » Brigade they ascertained atwS *? f ° thechimnev in a small nam at the au , ttel ^ inPl avhouse-Tard , havrngcaug htfii * , ^ a quantity of sulphur had been thrown on to * £ h ? t mt ^ *™ emmuev . With a prompt w tli tfat ^' parties on the premises , assisted % J . ^ ^ ^ y P an end to aU danger , % vari ° m 3 £ e ^ "S doae to tne P * - From ttcDnl * ^^ Pounds and combustible articles on d . t ^^ wns iderable apprehension at first was
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DEsxBuenvs Fihe jj Noihsghau . —On Saturday last an alarming and destructive fire took place on the premises , situate in Toll-street , Derby-road , in the occupationof Mr . W . Smith , upholsterer and cabinetmaker , Chapel-bar , Nottingham , which completely destroyed a brick building , consisting of workshops , and a large and valuable stock of furniture . Owing to the premises being immediately adjoining a long range of wood-built workshops in the occupation of Messrs . Denby and Howard , millwrights , and surrounded by vast piles of wood in two timber-yards , a fire could not have broken out in a more dangerous situation . At a quarter past five o ' clock in themorning , a man going to milk some cows in a stable near to Mr . Smith ' s workshops , seeing smoke issuing from
the windows in the upper part of the building , gave an alarm ; a policeman was quickly on the spot , and the neighbours precipitately rose from their beds . The outer door of the building being forced , the flames were found to be raging in the upper workshop , in which were a most valuable stock , with tools of every description used by upwards of a dozen workmen . A vast number of people , togetherwith Smith ' , workmen , were soon assembled , and , with a willing band , rendered every assistance in their power , On the arrival of the engines they were comparatively useless , as little water could be obtained , this part of the town being supplied from the works of Messrs . Fisher and Walker , Zion-hill , Radford , who turn the water off at seven o ' clock in the evening and do not
furnish the inhabitants with it again till the same hour next morning . There being no hope of saving any of the property inside the building , every effort was directed to prevent the extension of the fire to the adjoining houses and premises ; and in the midst of the alarm several families cleared their dwelhnp of every article of furniture and bedding , and tno store-rooms , containing furniture and upholstery goods , and the timber in the yards , were hastily removed to a convenient distance . These efforts were fortunately attended with success ; but at seven o ' clock the roof fell in , and in less than two hours the building became completely gutted , a considerable
portion of the outer walls fell , and the remaining parts being cracked and dangerous were , for the public safety , afterwards levelled with the ground . The value of the property destroyed has not yet been ascertained , but it must amount to several hundred pounds ; unfortunately for Mr . Smith , he was not insured . How the fire originated is not known , as on the evening before , when the workmen leftthcpremises , they had been unable to obtain a light from the stove . ^ AUttledogwasheardbarkin ginthe night , but no notice was taken of it , and the animal perished in the ruins . There isnodoubtthe fire had been progress in ? several hours before it was discovered .
Sehious Railway Accioknt . —On Monday evening , a very shocking accident occurred to Wm . Wilson , of Bank Top , Darlington , a guard in the service of the Great North of England Railway Company . It appears that he was returning northwards with one of the pleasure-trip trains , and on approaching Shipton station he commenced collecting tickets of the passengers . In passing from the door of one compartment to that of another , his foot unfortunately slipped from under him , when he fell to the ground ,
his right leg being thrown across the rail , and the wheels of several carriages passing over him . He was immediately taken to the Shipton station , and an engine was despatched to York with a messenger to obtain medical assistance . On examination , it was found that he had , in addition to his right leg being nearly severed , sustained severe injuries in other parts of his person , his right arm being broken near to the elbow , his left knee and ancle much cut , and his head bruised . The recovery of the unfortu nate man is very doubtful .
Attempt to McnnEn . —On Wednesday morning last , about seven o ' clock , as Mich . M'Donald , one of the stewards of the Imperial Slate Quarries , was proceeding from his residence to the works , a man passed him on the road , and saluted him when passing . M'Donald went on a few yards , and hearing footsteps after him , turned round and perceived this man following and presenting a large pistol at him . He then rushed in on the fellow , and struggled with him , but the intended murderer succeeded in pulling the trigger , when a ball , or a portion of a ball , entered his left breast below the nipple . The fellow then fled up the hill , and was pursued by M'Donald , who called to a number of persons near him to stop the villain ; and
although there were near two hundred men going to their work at the time , none attempted to secure him . The police , whose barrack is within 300 yards of the place , went off in immediate pursuit , but without success . M'Donald still continues in a precarious way , but there are hopes of his recovery ; for though the ball has not yet been extracted , none of the vital parts have been dangerously injured , as we have been informed . There was but a scanty supply of powder in the pistol , and it was of that description used by the quarrymen . M'Donald was fired at before , about three months ago , within fifteen yards of the same place , which providentially then missed him . — -Nenogh Ouardion .
Death of a Cenienamax . —Mr . W . Shouldham expired , at bisresidenee at Malsford , on Friday last , under the weight of no less than 102 years ! Many of our readers will recollect that on his completion of 100 years he gave a grand / etc at his residence , which was remarkable for many features of interest ; one of the most gratifying being the testimony of a large circle of friends that added years had but matured his virtues , and made him stand forth as an honourable specimen of " a good old English gentleman . "Ipswich Express .
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The Catastrophe At Yarmouth. (From The T...
THE CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH . ( From the Times of Wednesday . ) Yarmouth , May 12 . —To-day is quite aoTtes jion in tiie way of news . Nothing has transpired since my last communication , but every one waits with anxiety for the reply to tie memorial to Sir J . Graham , which I have already sent to you . In the absence of matters of a more stirring nature , I have pursued my inquiries relative to the state of the bridge . I find that the width of the bridge between the chains ( which originally constituted its whole width ) is fifteen feet , and the length is ninety feet . This gives a superficial area of 1 , 350 square feet . Allowing one person to each square foot , and taking the weight © 1 each person at seven stone , we have something like sixty tons as the weight which the bridge might originally have been expected at the most to have to bear , and which , beyond a doubt it ought at the least to have been able , and no doubt was able , to bear .
I find that when the bridge was constructed there remained outside the chains a piece of timber about seven inches broad , but upon which of course no person ever attempted to walk . To those pieces platforms , two feet three inches wide , were added by means of iron clamps , as I described yesterday , so that the whole of the width of the outside platforms mav be called two feet ten inches . This , multiplied bv ninetv feet , gives a supcrficcs added upon each side of 255 ; square feet , or in all , 510 square feet . Allowing , as before , one person to one square foot , and seven stone weight to each person , we have a weight of upwards of twenty-two tons that might possiblv be nlaced extra upon the bridge ; and if we
add four tons for the weight of the iron and wood constituting the additional platforms , we have a total extra weight of twenty-six tons added beyond what was originauy anticipated ; whilst , as I have stated in a former communication , no strength was added to the suspending power . The bridge , then , ' . with its additional platform , ought to have been able to support at the least a weight of S 6 tons . The question , as it appears , tome involving the negligence or otherwise of the propvictor of tho bridge , is— " Was it capable at the thue it broke of supporting such a weight ?"
Each platform , 1 find , would contain , on the prefeinngcalculaiion , 255 persons . One of these platforms was filled with persons ; and allowing each person to weigh seven stone , and allowing two tons for the weight of the platform , there would hare been somewhat more than . thirteen tons weight upon the platform . On the carriage road of the bridge , it has been given in evidence , that the persons were about four deep . Suppose I take them at live deep along the whole length of the bridge ; I then have 5 x 90 = 450 persons standing upon that portion of the bridge ( between theplatfonn on theside where the accident happened and the centreof the carriageway ) This gives a weight of near . ; . 20 tons ; add 5 tons for tlie weight of half the carriage-road , and we have 5 tons X tons X 1-3 ions = 33 tons , as the total weight upon the single chain which gave way .
The bridge , as I have before stated , should have been able to bear a weight distributed over its wholesurface of SO tons . Here we have , however , upon one-half of the bridge , depending upon one-halt of the whole supports of t he bridge , a weight of only 38 tons , and those supports give way upon the half on which that weight is . Is there not , then , a presumption , if a similar weight had been placed upon the other half of the bridge , so that there bad been ^ f J «" distributed over its surface a weight of rfj tons , to at the whole structure wouldbave fallen ^ dily-that is to say , unless there were , as has been stated ^ some flaw in the welding of the particular link which fab gave wav which was not common toi all tlie linns , the iron links are 2 * inches broad by tofan inch thick . The bolts atc 2 | inches in diameter , aud the connecting rods , which were IS in number on each side , were 1 inch square .
With these particulars I leave for the present my eriticalexaminationof the late bridge , addingthatan answer from Sir J . Gi ^ am to th e memorial JSjfuJl } expected to-morrow , when the jury vrul determine upon what course they shall hereafter proceed . The following dreadful and truly disgusting letter I extract fr om , a local journal . Few men can have anv sympathy with the writer of such an article , ana i a ^ told t bat itis theintentionofthcjury to have lnm un before them , viz .: — ., , , a w P The chains on the Yarmouth side broke and let it down onlv on that side remember , while the other side S hun g all right . You will have an exact re-
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semblance by letting the leaf of a table down . Not a timber or bar of the bridge broke , but it shot us all into the water . There we were—the screams were horrible , they were heard for miles . To supernatural Jresence of mind and a strong arm I owe my escape , felt an iron under me , and clung to it in a deathgrasp , my mouth full of salt water , for the tide was up . I raised myself on the bridge , and got my head above water . I clung up the iron and looked around me ; scarcely had I done so ( I was not out of the water further than my chin ) , than a man grasped me round the neck , his head just above water—I felt myself going—I drew my arm back , and struck him on the face—Hut him hard , for the skin is off my knuckles . A woman next seized me : I was forced to strike her , and her blood spirted from her nose all over my face , and dimmed my eyes . I was the only one above water , but the bridge gave another move , and I was under . I rose again , but folks were under
the water clingingto me . The case was now desperate ; I felt my pocket , and , holding by one hand , I opened my knife with the other , and cut all down my legs , but could not make them leave go . My knife and bands were covered with blood . A woman seized my waistcoat ; she was young , and really handsome , a tradesman's daughter . I did not like to strike her , but necessity was imperative—I hit her , she rolled over and was drowned . Never shall I forget her look at me . It seemed to say , 'You murdered me . ' I once more used my knife about a man , and jumoed to a boat , and was pulled in , with two girls clinging to me , and got safe on shore . The presence of mind that supported me during this trial instantly deserted me , and I was carried to the next public-bouse—I drank some brandy , and walked home , with my hands and face covered with blood . I went to bed and dreamt of it . I thought the woman whom I last struck came and reproached me for murdering her , " & c .
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Tuesoat, Mat 13.—Conspiracy. —Basil Coch...
Tuesoat , Mat 13 . —Conspiracy . —Basil Cochran Willis and Lionel Fiaper Goldsmid surrendered in discharge of their bail , to take their trial upon an indictment for conspiring together by divers false pretences and subtle means to obtain and carry off two valuable securities , to wit , a promissory note for the payment of £ 600 , and another for the payment of £ 500 , with intent to deprive EdmundLyons Heme of the possession thereof . The indictment contained other counts , varying the intent and the averments . Mr . Clarkson stated the facts of the case to the jury , and called the following witness : ^ Mr . Edmund Lyons Heme , examined by Mr . Ballantine : 1 am an admitted attorney and solicitor of the Four Courts .
Dublin . I am also a Parliamentary agent , carrying on business at No . 9 , Pall-mall . I am in partnership with Mr . Bartlett . In March last I had in my possession two promissory notes drawn by Mr . J . F . F . Mytton , of Halston , Salop . They are made payable four months after date . One is for the payment of £ 600 , the other for £ 500 . I received the notes from a Mr . Thomas Holbrooke Coyle , who stated that he got them from Messrs . Smith and Co ., of Great Marlborough-street . I advanced Coyle the sum of £ 800 upon the two notes , and received an acknowledgment to that effect , signed or purporting to be signed by the firm Smith and Co . Willis called on me at my chambers on the 26 th of March last , and stated that he had a friend who was anxious to invest his capital upon good bills . He promised to call upon me the next morning , but he did not call until the afternoon . He then told me that his friend would give £ 900 forthe two bills . linauired whether
that included his commission . He said no , but he should leave that to me . I therefore offered him 25 per cent ., but he said he must have 30 per cent . I was to have the money on the following morning . No one brought me the money . On the following day , findingthe engagement not fulfilled , I called on Willis at his chambers . He told me he was waiting for his friend who was to bring the money . I said it was very strange his friend had not left a cheque for the money , as he had agreed to the terms . Willis replied that cheques were not given for such large amounts without due consideration . Since which time I have neither received the money , nor have the bills been restored . Several witnesses were examined , and the jury , after a short deliberation , returned a verdict of Guilty against both the defendants . After some further discussion , the defendants were admitted to bail on entering into recognisances , themselves in £ 300 , and two sureties in £ 100 each , to come up and receive judgment on the first day of the next session .
Theft . —Mary Florray , a decent looking young woman , aged 22 , was indicted for stealing , on the oth April , two watches , value £ 24 , two brooches , two rings , and other articles value £ 6 , the property of Mr . Wm . Hall , her master , in his dwelling-house The prisoner , on being charged , acknowledged her offence , and it appeared that she committed it mainly at the instigation of a man named " Joe , " to whom she gave a part of the property . The Common Serjeant inquired about this " Joe . " Mr . Ballantine said that he lived at the Bull , in Wood-street , and he understood that his name was Evesham . He had been in . custody a week , but as none of the property
was traced to him he was discharged . The jury accompanied the verdict of Guilty with a recommendation to mercy . It then came out that the young woman was formerly the fellow-servant with " Jce , ;' at the Bull public-house , where he seduced her , and she left her p lace . He told her if she would get another situation , and get ( i . e , rob ) as much as she could in three months , he would then marry her . She is now five months advanced in pregnancy . The learned judge said that , under all the circumstances of the case , the sentence would , be a very lenient one—viz ., three months' imprisonment without hard labour .
Wednesday , May 14 . —The Gbeenwich Mubder , —Immediately upon the learned judges taking their seats on the bench this morning , Martha Brixey was placed at the bar upon an indictment charging her with the wilful murder of the infant child of her master , Mr . Ffinch , of Greenwich . On being called upon by the clerk of the arraigns , the prisoner pleaded not guilty . Mr . Bodkin , who is engaged tor the prosecution , applied to their lordships to appoint the trial for Friday , upon the ground that Mr . Traill , the police magistrate , was an important and material witness in the case , and in consequence of his official duties he could not conveniently attend before Friday . Mr . Clarkson , who appeared for the defence , said he was ready to concur in any arrangement that would conduce to public convenience . Mr . Baron Alderson granted the application .
The Late Explosiox at Blackwall—George Lowe surrendered in discharge of his bail , to take his trial for the manslaughter of Thomas Wright , and others . The indictment alleged that the prisoner , being on the 5 th March last in charge of a certain steam-boiler , in the parish of All Saints , Poplar , did wilfully and unlawfully put into the said boiler a greater quantity of steam than it could bear , so that it burst , and caused divers wounds and bruises on the body of Thomas Wright , of which wounds and bruises he then and there died . To this indictment , together with the coroner ' s inquisition , the prisoner pleaded not guilty . Mr . Bodkin stated the facts of the case . Mr . Braithwaite , John Cockayne , and other witnesses were examined , after which Mr . Clarkson asked his lordship if he thought there was
sufficient evidence to go before the jury ? Mr . Baron Alderson thought that there was no evidence to criminate the prisoner . The real cause of the catastrophe was the defective construction of the safety valve , and the obstruction which , it appeared , existed in the steam pipe which connected the boiler with the engine . At the same time it was tor the jury to decide whether it was worth while to carry the inquiry further . The jury , after a short conference , returned a verdict of Not Guilty . Mr . Baron Alderson observed , thatalthough the catastrophe had been a very awful one , nevertheless he believed it to hare been pure accident , and that Mr . Lowe was in no way to blame . The foreman said that it was the opinion of the jury that not the slightest blame could be attached to Mr . Lowe . The prisoner was accordingly discharged .
Coixixc—Thomas Blundell , alias Smith , Jemima Wilson , alias Smith , and Ann Wilson , were indicted and found Guilty of having in their possession certain moulds and other implements for making counterfeit coin . Sentence , seven years' transportation . Hocussixo axd RoDBKRY . —Wm . Jenkins , aged 25 , and Ileniy Joseph Finch , 28 , both cab-drivers , were indicted for stealing , at Woolwich , a puree containing twelve sovereigns , six half-sovereigns , and a Bank of England note , value £ 10 , the property of John Mark , a private in tlie fioyal Artillery , from his person . The prosecutor hived a cab at London-bridge to convey him to Woolwich , Jenkins offering to take him for * 2 s ., much below the usual price . On his way he was induced to drink , and he was hocusscd and robbed . The evidence was voluminous , but conclusive . Jenkins entered into a long statement bv war of defence . He declared that the
soldier was stupidly drank when he engaged him , and that he never pulled up to drink by the way . The jury found them both Guilty . It was then proved that * on the 18 th of December , 1813 , Finch was convicted at the Surrey Sessions , and sentenced to a long " treading" at Brixton , and privately whipped . The Common Serjeant said he thought that the . other prisoner had been in some measure the tool of Finch . — -Jenkins : No , my lord , I am not . — The Common Serjeant : Then so much the worse . Persons in your station must be stopped from plundering those who place themselves under your care . The sentence on you is , that you be transported for ten years . With respect to you , Finch , you have been convicted three or four times , and there is no doubt that you train cabmen for your purposes . The judgment of the court is , that you be transported for fourteen years .
Bigamy . —Win . Hill , a respectable looking , middleaged man , was indicted fonuarrving Mary Anne Barker , his wife , in 1825 ; and afterwards ( in 1844 ) intermarrying with Jane Humphreys , tho said Mary Anne being then alive . The jury found him Guilty , but recommended him to mercy . The court sentenced him to hard labour for six months .
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THE MURDER IN ST . GILES'S . TRIAL _ ^ OF JOSEPH CONNOR . Thubsday , May 15 . On Mr . Commissioner Bullock taking his seat on the bench , a number of prisoners were placed in the dock , and having been arraigned , were called upon to plead to the several offences laid to their charge or to challenge any of the jury by whom they were to be tried . J . Unnor was amongst the number , but he was not called upon to plead , having gone through that formula during the last session . He looked
much cleaner and neater than whilst under examination at Bow-street , or when we last saw him in the chapel of Newgate , on the Sunday preceding the execution of Hocker . He was very pale , and mucli of that moroseness which distinguished him on the occasions to which we have alluded had departed . He was dressed in a black frock coat , black waistcoat , black silk neckerchief , and corduroy trousers . He paid great attention to the calling over the names of the jury , and appeared perfectly sensible of the awful position in which he was placed . Neither the body of the Court uor the gallery were inconveniently crowded . No females were admitted .
At a few minutes after ten o ' clock , Mr . Baron Alderson and Mr . Justice Commas entered and took their seats . Immediately afterwards Joseph Connor was again placed in the dock . The indictment , which contained two counts , each varying the offence , charging him with the wilful murder or Mary Brothers , was then read . Mr . Bobkix , Mr . Mohtaoue Chambers , and Mr . Huddlesione appeared for the prosecution . Mr . Ballantine and Mr . Doank for the prisoner . Mr . Bodkw then stated the leading facts of the case , and proceeded to call the following
witnesses : — Mary Palmer , charwoman at the house No . 11 , Little George-street , said a man and woman came there at a quarter before eleven o'clock on the night of Monday , 31 st of March . I never saw either of them before . The man was dressed in a velveteen coat and a cap . I gave the woman a light , and she went into the back parlour . I sat down on the stairs . A few minutes after , a little better than five minutes , I heard the woman cry " Murder ! " three times . I rose and knocked at the door of the room . I knocked twice without receiving any answer . Not receiving any answer , I put my back to the door and forced it open . I saw the woman sitting on the bedstead , and the man standing over her . He had his hand on her
neck . I thought lie was beating her . I said , " For God's sake , don't beatthe woman . " He turned round and faced me . There was a glimmering light in the room . He then left the room , and I caught hold of his coat . Cross-examined by Mr . M . Chambers . —He pushed me away by taking hold of my shawl , on which I afterwards found the marks of a bloody hand . The woman got off the bed and walked to the fire-place ; she had her hand to her eyes . She never spoke . She staggered and fell . The man had left the house before 1 got into the passage . The landlady and I went ^ nto the room ag ain and found a knife sticking in the woman ' s neck . She was dead . I gave information to the police constable Allen > who pulled the
knife out . I can t swear that the prisoner is the man ; he resembles him . Mary Hall said , I was landlady of the house , 11 , George-street . I heard the woman Palmer cry out , and I went into the passage . I met a man there going as fast as he could run . He pushed me aside , and tried to knock me down . He was coming from the room . I said , " Oh , my God ! what have you been doing to the poor woman ? " He made no reply , and ran out . I could not see his dress . I caught hold of his coat , which , by the feel , I should say was velveteen . John James Allen , police-constable E 159 . —I was on duty in George-street on the night of Monday , the 31 st March . About II o ' clock I was standing at the corner of Clarke ' s-court . I was 52 feet from the
house where the woman was murdered . A little before 11 o ' clock I observed a man come from No . 11 towards me . He passed me and crossed the way between 19 to 20 feet from me . He had on a dark coat , which I think was velveteen , and a cap which I believe had a peak to it . Five or six minutes after I was fetched to the house . By Mr . Baron Alderson . —I did not observe any one leave the house , the door of which creaked , from the time the man left until Mrs . Palmer came to me , and then I went into the house and found the deceased lying on her side , with a knife sticking iti her neck The handle was pointing upwards . She moved her eyes a little and smiled . She did not speak . I pulled the knife out and ran for the surgeon . She
was dead when I came back . ( The witness produced the knife . ) A person , named Brothers , identified the body as that of his wife . I have no doubt , but I will not swear positively , that the prisoner is the man . Mr . Baron Aldersojt . —If you have no doubt , you ought to swearpositively . Witness : I have a strong belief , but I will not swear positively . Ellen Napier . —I am a woman of the town . I have gone by the name of Scott , About a month before the murder I saw the prisoner , and had some conversation with him about Mrs . Tape . He asked me if I had seen a stout woman , about forty . He said she had given him a loathsome disease . I asked if he could mention the name . He said he could not . About three days after he asked me the same
ouestion , and again about a week after . I mentioned the names of all the women that walked in the neighbourhood . I mentioned the name of Mrs . Tape , and he said "That must be her . " He said he should never get rid of the disease , and used a disgusting threat . I saw the prisoner on the night of the murder by the-chapel in Charlotte-street , Bloomsbury , a little before nine o ' clock . He had on a short jacket and a hat . The jacket was hot velveteen . L was walking up and down , and he spoke to me . I said , " If you wish to see Mrs . Tape , whom you asked about so many times , in a few minutes j-ou'll see her . " Mrs . Tape and a woman named Caroline Graham came up . The prisoner said , " There you are ; that ' s the person I wish to see ; you have given me the . " Sfie said , " I do not know you . " He said
she did . She repeated , "that she did not know him , and had never seen him in her life . " He said , " You ought to know me ; if I put on my velveteen coat you would know me better . " A policeman came up , and we walked on . We left the prisoner and Mrs . Tape ( the name by which the deceased was known to the wretched creatures with whom she associated ) walking away together and talking . She soon after left him , and came towards me . He said he would not hurt Mrs . Tape . I went away , leaving him talking to " Biddy . " In ten minutes I returned —about half-past ten . I saw a man speaking to Mrs . Tape . Soon after I saw the man and Mrs . Tape go into No . 11 , George-street . I did not see the man ' s face . He had on a velveteen coat and a cap . His height was about the prisoner ' s .
Caroline Graham confirmed the evidence of the previous witness . Bridget Ronau ( known as Biddy ) . —I get my living by walking the streets in the neighbourhood of St . Giles ' s . I saw the prisoner on the Saturday before the murder . He spoke _ about a disease he was labouring under , and said it had been communicated to him by Mrs . Tape . I saw him on Monday night , about half-past nine o ' clock , near the chapel . He was alone . I asked him how he was ? He said , " Much the same ; " and added , " 1 have just been blowing the old h—up . She denies all . If Iconics up to her in these clothes she'll know me . " ( He had ' ¦
on a fustian jacket and a hat . ) He said , I shall go home and change my clothes , and put on my black coat and cap , and then she won't know me . " He then left me . I saw him again about ten minutes after . He had on a black velveteen coat and a cap with a peak . He came close to me , and said "Do you think she'll know me now ? " I said "Yes ; why shouldn't the woman know you ? " He said , before he went to change his clothes , " 1- have something at home that will pepper her . " He had frequently said before that he would serve her out . He then went away . I was gone about three-quarters of an hour , and when I came back there was a crowd about the house .
Elizabeth Hill gave similar evidence . Henry Oldham , a cutler , carrying on business in High-street , St . Giles ' s , said—On the night of the 31 st March , I was in my shop . I sold this knife to a person . That is the man . He came into my shop at ten minutes to ten . He said , " What ' s the cheapest small carving-knife you have ? " I said , " I will show you some directly . I believe I have some second-hand ones . " After I had done what I was about , I went to the counter , and took three knives fi-om a drawer , and placed them on the counter before him , I said they were a shilling each . He took them all into his hand and examined each . He made no observation . He put down a shilling , kept one knife , and put the other two on the counter , and was going away . I did not like the idea of his taking the bare knife out in his hand , and I offered to wrap it up in paper . He came back . I set the edge on a stone , wrapped it up , and he then left the shop . I did not notice his dress particularly . He had a hat
and a mini coat on . lie was quite a stranger to me I saw him on the following Friday . Emily Elizabeth Oldham , daughter of the last witness , an intelligent little girl , was then sworn , and having been placed on the bench , was questioned by Mr . Baron Alderson as to the nature and responsibility of an oath , of which she was fully cognisant . She said , I was standing by mv father ' s side when the man came in . When the ' man was looking at the carving-knives I stood at mv father's side , and saw jus face . That is the mail , said the witness , looking steadfastly , and pointing at the prisoner . . "William Pocock , 81 F . —In consequence of information which I received I went to 15 , Endell-street , on the evening of Friday following the murder . I found this coat there . It was hanging on a peg behind the doov , with two coats hanging over it . 1 examined it next morning . I found some blood on the right hand cuff , and a little on the left . The marks arc as visible now as then . There is some Wood on the in-
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side of the right-hand pocket . I also produce a cap and a hat . 1 also found six hospital tickets . ( The coat was here shown to the Learned Judges , and was minutely examined by them . ) Nicholas Pcarce , Superintendent of Police , stated the particulars of the prisoner ' s arrest . _ Adolphus Lonsdale , 110 F . —I was in the cell with the prisoner late on the night he was taken into custody . About four o ' clock in the morning he said , " I am sure to be tucked up if these two women come and give evidence against me . They saw me on Monday between eight and nine o ' clock . I know them to be both prostitutes . " Charles Waugh . —I worked at Messrs . Gerrard ' s in March last . The prisoner worked there with me .
He told me about six weeks before the murder that he had got an infectious disease from a woman , and that he would serve her out . I said , " You had better not interfere with the woman at all . If you strike her she will very likely take out a wan-ant against you . " Hessidhe should have got married to his cousin at Easter but for this illness . He said her family knew what was the matter with him . I recollect the morning after the murder . Ho came a little after six to work as usual , and breakfasted with me . He went away at half-past eleven o ' clock . He never came to work again . He used to come to work in a hat and velveteen shootingjacket , and changed the coat for a jacket . John Cochrane , a young man , said he was a tailor .
I have known Connor for some years . I recollect the night of Monday , the 31 st of March . I saw Connor about seven o ' clock in the Crown , in the Seven-dials . He said he was suffering under a certain disease . He went away at eleven o ' clock the same night . I was outside the door of the Crown . Connor came up . I think he came up Queen-street , which leads close to George-street , A nei * on nii « ht have . run from G ^ gwrereet in five minutes , lie looked flurried , as if he had been quarrelling . I went towards him , and said , " Halloo , what ' s the matter with youl" He said , "I have given her
something . " I did not know of whom he spoke , and asked him who he meant . He said , " The b old iv that gave me the . " I said , jokingly , " I dare say you have not lulled her ? " He said , "I don't know , but I have been home and taken off my things , so that thcyshonld not know hie . " There was a row in the Seven Dials , and I went to see it , and lost sight of the prisoner , tie had on a velveteen coat and a cap . I heard of the murder the following morning . This witness , on his cross-examination , admitted having suffered three months' imprisonment , three years ago , for robbing his master , and having been fined seven shillings for an assault
. Mr . Richard Partridge , one ef the surgeons at King's College Hospital—These tickets were given to the prisoner , and he was treated for a certain disease . He was not then convalescent . James Brothers , the husband of the murdered woman , said he had seen her body ; that she was his wife , and that her name was Mary Brothers . Michael Connor , the prisoner ' s father , was next examined , and stated that the prisoner was a good son—kind , industrious , and civil . Mr . Fitzgerald , surgeon , said I was called to the house on the night of the murder , about eleven o ' clock . The womanwasdead . Imadeajpost » wrtem examination by order of the coroner . There were
sixteen wounds altogether , and one mortal , passing through the chest , entering the first and second ribs , and penetrating the pulmonary artery . Mr . Ballantike then proceeded ' to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner . He said , when he was first called upon to defend the prisoner he had felt that he should have been able to offer a fair defence in his behalf , but he was wholly unprepared for the fresh evidence that had been adduced , and he almost felt the weight of the responsibility thus tin-own upon him too great for his abilities . He held that the motives which had been assigned for the commission of the crime by the prisoner were not of a character to entitle them to come to an adverse decision respecting him . It was unlikely
that the prisoner , who was about to be married , and whose betrothed had in no way disappointed his affections , would commit so horrible a crime as this . Then , as to the identity of the prisoner . There was a belief that he was the individual—a belief which might be excited by many causes , and by the similarity of the prisoner to some otherperson . Belief showed a defect of some nature , that the person using the term was uncertain of matters in his testimony . The Learned Counsel contended that the probability was that the witnesses were mistaken in their beliefthat theprisonerwas the murderer . The object of tho prisoner in pointing out Mrs . Tape in the street as the person who had communicated a certain disease to him , was for the purpose of holding her up to shame
amongst her companions , and not as a prelude to a dreadful and revolting murder . Secresy was no part of his conduct . He made no secret of his aversion to the woman , and of the injury he supposed he had received from her . The coat which the policeman stated was stained with blood ought to have been sent to some scientific person to ascertain if the marks on it were blood or not , for surely in the advanced state of science there was some means of arriving at such a result . The Learned Counsel combatted other points of the evidence . He conceived that Cochrane had committed perjury . His evidence , and the assertions contained m it , were inconsistent with truth , and could belittle
more than invention , in which lie had been assisted by _ the police , who , lie believed , had basely tampered with him . The assertion that if the women came forward he would be sure to he tucked up , merely denoted a morbid state of mind , and that he was labouring under great apprehension as to the throats he had used towards the unfortunate woman . After referring to other matters in relation to the case , lie concluded by a powerful appeal on behalf the prisoner . The Learned Counsel then called witnesses who gave the prisoner the character of a quiet , inoffensive young man . Mr . Baron Alderson summed up with great care and clearness .
The Jury then retired to consider their verdict , and at twenty minutes to ten again entered the court , after an absence of three hours and twenty minutes . Their names having been called over , tlie clerk of the arraigns inquired if they were agreed upon in their verdict ? a The Foreman replied—Yes ; we find the prisoner
GUILTY . Mr . Baron Aldersojt said—Joseph Connor , after a very patient investigation of your case , the jury have found you guilty ; and it is now my'duty to pass the fatal sentence of the law upon you for the most barbarous murder that ever was perpetrated ; but it shows that one who is guilty of committing one venial crime against the Gospel of Almighty God is guilty of all ; for who can tell what may arise from breaking one commandment , and what may be the result ; and who can say what sorrow and ' repentance may
do ? I therefore do beseech you to turn your thoughts to that Being who sees our every action , aud knows our inmost thoughts . He may yet pardon your fearful crimes . It is my duty now to pass sentence upon you ; and it is to me one of the most fearful and painful duties that we are called upon to perform -, but it is the sentence of the law , not mine . The awful sentence was passed by the learned Judge , who keenly evinced the solemnity of his task . The unfortunate prisoner bowed respectfully to the Court , and was led from tho dock . The court adjourned at ten o ' clock .
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Fatal Omxibus AccinuxT . —On Thursday , about twelve o'clock , a fatal accident occurred to a boy named Humphreys , about twelve years of age , who residedatI 4 , Ciuu-terhouse-lanc , Chai-tei-Iiouse-squavc . He , witJi some other boys , was at play in Aldersgatestreet , and just as one of the Hoxton and Chelsea omnibuses ( which was not going at a rate exceeding between four and five miles an hour ) was being driven past , he ran from his companions into tho middle of the street , and slipped down under one of the wheels , which passed over his chest . He was instantly taken to the General Dispensary , opposite which the unfortunate occurrence took place , and every _ effort rendered to ease his sufferings , but the injuries were found to be of so serious a nature that it was impossible to save his life . No time was lost in conveying him home , where , shortly after his arrival , he died .
Fire at Barkisg , wj ar Nbedhasi Market . —On Saturday evening last a fire broke out upon the farming promises belonging to Mr . Brown , of Bavkinc , in the occupation of Mr . Joseph Elliott . It raged with considerable fury for some time , consuming a barn , outbuildings , two stacks , part of a clover stack , and ; t few implements . The loss is covered bv insurance m the Suffolk Fire-office . Death of the Rev . Dr . Cook . —We regret to learn that intelligence reached town last night of the death of the llev . Dv . George Cook , which took place at St . Andrcw'syesterday morning . Dr . Cook was for along period tfie acknowledged leader of the moderate party in the Established Church of Scotland . The rev . doctor had reached an advanced age , being , we believe , upwards of seventy . —Edinburgh Witness , May 14 .
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London . — Chartist Hall , 1 , Tubnagain-iane . — The public discussion will be resumed on Sunday morning next , May 18 th , at half-past ten precisely , subject— " Is it wise and politic to increase the grant to Maynooth ? " In tlie afternoon , at three , the Metropolitan District Council will meet for the dispatch of business . At five o ' clock precisely the Victim Committee will meet ; and in the evening , at seven , a public lecture will be delivered . The Land ! the Land !—Mr . P . M'Grath , presi dent of the Executive , will lecture on the above subject at the Sun and Thirteen Cantons ( Clock House ) , Castlc-stvect , Leicester-square , on Sunday evening next , May 18 th , at half-past seven precis ' elv . The secretary will be prepared with tickets of the Land Society ,
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Cambbrwell and Walworth . —A meeting wdl be held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening next , May the 19 th , at eight o clock . Lambeth . —The members of the Lambeth locality arc requested to meet in the South Loudon Chartist Hall , at six o ' clock in the evening . Tower Hamlets . —A general meeting of the members of the National Charter Association , residing in the Tower Hamlets , will be held at the Whittington and Cat , Church Row , Bethnal Green , on Sunday afternoon , at five o ' clock .
Tiik Members of the Executive Committee will meet the Delegates of the MetropolitanDelegate Council on Sunday afternoon , at three o ' clock , at Turnagain-lane , in order to make arrangements for holding meetings to elect the registration committee . Delegates from the various localities are requested to attend .- ' ! . M . Wheeler . Marvlebone Locality . —A members' meeting will take place on Monday evening , May 19 th , at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , New-road , at halt-past seven o ' clock . Somers Town . — On Sunday evening next , the adjourned discission on the Laud Society will be resumed at Mr . Duddridge ' s Rooms , 18 , Tonbridgestrecfc , New-road . Mr . Wheeler will attend and address the meeting .
Mrs . Ellis . — The Committee appointed by the Metropolitan localities to assist Mrs . Ellis , will meet on Wednesday evening next , at Mr . Wheeler ' s , 2 idh , Temple Bar , to wind up t heir accounts , at eight o ' clock , City op London . —The members of this locality are requested to attend at the Hall , Tumagain-lane , on Sunday evening next , at half-past six o ' clock . Hammersmith . —A meeting will be held on Tuesday evening next , May 20 th , at the Dun Cow , Brook , green-lane , at eight o'clock precisely . Marvlebone . —Mr . Bolwell , of Bath , will lecture on " The Events of the Present Times , " at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , on Sunday evening , May 18 th , at eight o'clock .
Chartist Water Trip . —The Marylebene locality aud the Emmctt Brigade in ' cnd taking a trip by water to Greenrord Green , on Sunday , June 1 st , in aid of the Chartist funds , and respectfully solicit the company of their friends . Tickets may be obtained of the sub-secretaries , V . Pakes and J . Rouse , at the Coach Painters' Anns , Circus-street , and the Rock Tavern , Lisson Grove . Oldham . —On Sunday ( to-morrow ) a lecture will be delivered in the Working Man's Hall , Horsedgestreet , at six o'clock in the evening . The South Lancashire Delegate Meeting will be held at Mr . John Murray ' s , under the Carpenters ' Hall , Garrctt-road , Manchester , on Sunday , May 25 , at ten o ' clock in the morning .
Heywood . —The members of the National Charter Association residing in this locality are requested to meet in their room , Hartley-street , on Sunday next , at six o'clock in the evening . Leeds . —A camp meeting will he held to-morrow ( Sunday ) afternoon , at two o ' clock , onHolbeck Moor , when Messrs . Wm . Boll of Heywood , Shaw of Leeds , and Stansfield of Wortley , will deliver addresses . Mr . Bell will deliver a lecture in the evening , at half-past six , in the Bazaar , Briggate . Sheffield . —Mr . T . N . Stocks will preach a sermon on the Corn Exchange grounds , on Sunday afternoon , May IS , at half-past two o'clock .
Rochdale . —A shareholders' meeting will lie held in the Chartist Association Room , on Sunday , the 18 th , at ten o ' clock in the forenoon . All communications to be addressed to Charles Shaw , Great Georgestreet , Rochdale . Stratford-on-Avon , Warwickshire . —An important Chartist meeting will be held on Monday evening , at Mr . Harbourne ' s , Stratford Arms , Henley-street , ( where Shakspeare's Brooch may be seen ) , for the purpose of forming a Co-operative Land Society , in accordance with the rules propounded by the late Chartist Convention . Chair to be taken at seven o ' clock . A meeting will be held at the above house every Monday evening , when Democratic principles will be regularly discussed . Mr . Doyle will lecture on Sunday evening , at the White Horse , St . Mary ' s-street , Whitechapef .
Liverpool . —A meeting will be held in the Temperance Hall , Rose-place , on Tuesday evening , May 20 th , to take into consideration the forming a branch of the National Charter Co-operative Land Association . Dewsbury . —The next Dewsbury district meeting will be held on Sunday , the 18 th inst ., in the Chartist room , Dewsbury , at two o'clock in the afternoon . Halifax . —Mr . B . Rushton will deliver a lecture in the large room , Bull Close-lane . —[ When , the writer of the notice has not stated . —Ed . N . S . ] The Land . —The members of the Association held a public meeting on Wednesday last , to take into consideration the National Land scheme . Severa enrolled their names , and will meet every Wednesday evening , at eight o ' clock .
Birmingham . —Mr . Thomas Clark will lecture ia the Democratic Chapel , Thorp-street , ou Sunday evening next , at half-past six o ' clock . Delegate Meetino . —A district delegate meeting will be held at the Lamp Tavern , Walsall , at two o ' clock on Sunday afternoon , May 25 th . Delegates arc expected from Dudley , Bilston , Netherton , Wolverhampton , Redditch , Bromsgrove , Birmingham , and Lye Waste . Mr . Clark will be present , and lay the proceedings of the late Convention before the delegates , with a view to the re-organisation of the district . —Francis Mottkam , District Secretary . Stockport . —Mr . J . Leach , of Manchester , will lecture in the Chartist room , Bomber ' s-brow , on Sunday evening next , at half-past six o ' clock .
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Ranking and Pafeb Mosev . —Mr . Cobbett says ;—« " When I dined at Richard Potter ' s , Tom Potter took me aside and asked my opinion relative to a Joint Stock Ranking Company , at Manchester , which he and others had an intention of setting up . I very frankly told him that my opinion was , that no really honest man would have anything to do with ' such a matter ; that the ' accommodation' to persons in business , which he professed to look upon as its good , was , _ in fact , a very great evil ; that it supplied the parties with false means of trading , and gave the parties borrowing from them the means of plundering them ; that it was a combination of rich men . to prey upon those distresses which their false issues
first served to create ; that , in fact , they would lend nothing , and , by the means of pretended loans of money , would get men's goods away at half price ; that it was a calling at war with every principle of morality and religion ; that at best it was usury , and that , in fact , it was usury and robbery combined ; that it must tend to make the rich more richer , the poor more poor , and to add to the dangers of the country and the miseries of the people ; that , in the end , the monstrous system must blow up , and that justice would have taken its departure from the earth if the parties who had grown rich by such villain- were not compelled to disgorge . "—Register , 22 nd September , 1332 .
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Persons Desirous Of Joining The Land Co-...
PERSONS desirous of joining the Land Co-operative Society propounded by the late Chartist Convention , are informed that a Public Meeting of the Subscribers , and of persons Milling to become subscribers , will be held on Wednesday evening , at the South London Chartist Hall , fVebber-sirect , lilaelcfi-iais-road , to form a Metropolitan Branch ; pay a first instalment on then- shares ; elect a Sub-Treasurer , Sub-Secretary , and other officers . Chair to be taken at Eight o'Qlock precisely . Shares £ 2 10 s . each , which may be paid in instalments of 3 d ., fid ., Is ., or upwards per week . Any person , whether a Member or iiot a Member of the National Charter Association , is eligible to become a Shareholder in the above Society . The Directors will attend and give any information which may be required . By order of the Board of Directors . TUOJ 1 A . S MARTIN' WHEELER , Secretary .
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DR . COFFIN'S BOTANIC GUIDE TO HEALTH . THIS Important Work for family use is now ready for delivery , tetters addressed to the Author , 16 , Trafalgar-street , Leeds ; or , J . Watson , 5 , Paul's-ailey , Patei-noster-ron-, London , will meet with attention . Price six shillings .
. West Riding Of Yorkshire. Adjournment ...
. WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE . ADJOURNMENT OF TUB SPRING SESSIONS FOR THE TRIAL OF FELONS , & e . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , that the Spbikg General Quarter Sessions of the Peace , for the West Riding of the County of York , will be holden by adjournment , at Bradfobd , on Monday , the 2 d day of Joke next , at Ten o ' clock in the Forenoon , and by further
adjournment from thence will be holden at Sheffielb , on Wednesday , the 4 th day of the same month of June next , at half-past Ten o'clock in the Forenoon , FOR THE TRIAL OF FELONS AND PERSONS INDICTED FOR MISDEMEANOURS , when all Jurors , Suitors , Persons who stand upon Recognisance , and others having business at the said Sessions , are required to attend the Court .
Prosecutors and Witnesses in cases of Felony and Misdemeanour from the Wapentakes of Staincliffe and . Ewcross , Claro , Ainsty , Agbrigg and Jlorley , Skyrack and . Barkstonasb , must attend the Sessions ' at Beadford and those from the Wapentakes of Strafforth and Tick ! ' , " w fn- 5- ' and stai » cr ( > ss , being the remainder of the West Riding , must attend the sessions at Sheffield .
C . H . BLSLEY , „ , , „ , Glerk of the Peace , Clerk of the Peace ' s Office , WakeBeld , 12 th May , 1845 .
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