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where be saw a man who told Wm he was too late fer an order that day , be must call the next morning . "Witness went the next morning to the workhouse and got an order for the attendance of Mr Mitchell , the pari-h surgeon , residing at Haileyford-place , Kensington . Witness took him the order at ten o ' clock in the mornimr . when he gave witness a powder for deceased telling hira to make haste home and he would call and see her . Witness administered the powder , bnt Mr Mitehelldid not come until half . past eight at night , when she bad been dead fonr hours . —An overseer , whoacled asforernan : Wbenyeu made an application for the order at the workhouse , and were told to call the next day , wby did yon not come to me ? I would have given you so order for the doctor immediately , or you could have obtained one
from either of the guardiane . ^ -WitnesswasHotaware of this . —Mr Daan ^ I summoned Mr Mitchell , but he said that 4 e was so busy with the out-door poor , having 800 , that he could not possibly attend . —The Coroner here addressed the jury ^ aud said that he always nude it a rule in cases of this kind to summon the medical gentleman whaeenamehad been called iatc question , sottat he might hear the evidence brought against him , but , if he ( Mr Mitchell ) was so uacourteouF , he must put op with the consequences *—It was remarkable that neither of the surgeons were present , after being summoned . It was treating the court with contempt in a certain degree .. —The jury returned a verdict of 'Death from natural causes . ' At the same time they exonerated Mr Mitchell from blame , inasmuch as the case was not said to be an
urgent one , and taking into consideration the increase in the number , of poor persons he had to attend throaeh the prevailing epidemic . Deaths bt Firs at Westjuoter . —Before Mr Bedford , at the Westminster Hospital , as to the deaths of Miss Francis Partridge , aged ninety-three , and Mrs Jane Warne , her eister . « ged eigbiyeigat , 'whose deaths were eaused by fire . The deceased ladies , who were very eccentric and parsimonious , resided at the house of Mr Evans , 2 ± . Charles-street , Westminster . Mrs Warne was said to be possessed of large property . On the 8 th instant , about eleven in the mornins . Mr Evans was alarmed byancther
lodger rallies to hira'The old ladies are on fire . ' He went to the room and discovered Miss Partridge with the sleeves of her dress and cap on fire , and Mrs Warne throwing water over her . With some difficulty he put it out , and Mrs Warne was also burnt . They were conveyed to the hospital , but SGss Partridge died the next day . It was boned Mrs Warne would recover , and the inquest was adjourned for her evidence , but she died en Sunday night . A witness stated that Mrs Warne said , her sister was sitting by the fire at her breakfast when her shawl eaur-ht fire and she nn intoherroom , and in endea . Touring to put it out , Mrs Warne ' sclothescaught fire . Verdict , « Accidental death . '
KHEB . Fbobible Loss of Life . —On Monday sight , between the hoars of seven and nine , three fires broke out in the neighbourhood of Spitalfields . The most serious was at 180 , Brick-lane , belonging to Mr J . F- Holmes . The attention of some ef the inmates was directed to the second floor by hearing violent screams proceed therefrom . Mr Holmes immediately proceeded ap stairs and on opening the front room door he found the bedding and furniture therein in a sheet of Same . A child , three years of age , a grandson ofihe proprietor of the premises , vw , at that period in the bed , and completely enveloped in flame . Mr Holmes , regardless of the risk he ran , rushed through the fire and succeeded in getting tbe child out . In so doing his own hands were severely burned , and the poor child was so frightfully injured
that it is doubtful whether it will recover .- A number of engines promptly attended , bat fortunately the fire had been extinguished in the interim by the inmates aud police . A surgeon was called in te attend on the child , bnt owing to the serious nature of the bums his removal to the London Hospital was recoxmended , which was accordingly done . —Another fire occurred at No . i . Gravel-lane , Houndsditch . It originated in the front shop , aud although sosn extinguished a number of watches , time-pieces , and working tools wore spoiled . The damage will be covered by aa insurance in the Sun Fire-office . —The third fire broke ont upon the premises of a baker , No . 1 , Chnrch-lane . It oricrnatedin the bakehouse , but owing to the time ' y assistance the fire was extinguished before any very considerable damage had been done . Sparks from lighted candles , it is unoerstosd , were the causes of the three outbreaks .
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TOBKSHIBE . Leebs . —Chahge e * FeKEar . —At the Courthouse , Mr Alexander Blenkinsop , who has for a great number of years carried on the business of a i ainerand builder ** Lwds , but who lately relinquished that business to his son , and confined his attention solely to the business of a manufacturing chemist , which he had commenced about eight or niueyearsago , was brought up on a charge of forgery The ^ evidence adduced en the occasion referred in ^ sKFtV ? a biU datcd Se P » ber 6 , 1847 , for £ lbS . 43 . 8 a ., purporting to be drawn by the accused upon , and accepted by , Mr J . Barraclough , of Cal-Teriy , farmer , payable at Messrs Williams , Deacon , and toe ., of London . It appeared , from the state-S ^ -rf w £ - Bant * W » md cf bh ontaer-ia-law , 2 X 1 . Watkinsan , of Branehope-grove , farmer , that for the last three or lour years past the prisoner had been in the habit of assisting the latter person with
loans oi mosey to make up his rent half-yearly , and that oa those occasions both of them had put their names to blank acceptances , which were given to the prisoner as security for repayment , and that within ttiela-t few months , on other occasions , to accommodate the prisoner , bath Barraclough and his brotherin-law had done the like upon stamps that would cany a sum like the bill in question ; bat although Barrsclough denied . that the acceptance to the bill in question was his . he said that he could not tell how many acceptances he had given , nor for what amounts , u they were mostly given in blank . The prisoner ' s sen , who generally drew his bilk as the prisoner is aa indifferent writer , said that he filled up thebul in question , and signed it with his father's aame at his reqnetf , and that when Ms father
nrotiueea it it bad Mr Barraclouch ' s name written across it . asformerbillshad had . The biU in question had te 4 r & tbe p S sonep to hb knkei * Messrs William Williams . Brown , and Co ., to whom , as was stated by a clerk , the prisoner now owes about £ 1 . 400 on an open account , after giving him credit * J ? vn taeflf *? £ " ** PaMi ° » * " * all about £ 3 . 000 . After the evidence of three or four witnesses hadI tenltaken , the further investigation wasi adjourned . Mr Sanderson , solicitor , appeared for the prisoner , but declined to cross-examine any P ^ v ^ f * - Vg ** aaa tbeoffif * <* Messrs Payne , Eddison , and . Ford , solicitors , attended for the prosecution .
SMPWHIWHIRI . STHWRB .-SHOCKKG DlifH OP THE Ho . V . J ? IS 3 Rideb . —The death ofthe Hon . Miss Kyder . dau-hterof the Hon . G . Ryder , and granddaughter of the c i of T a ^ owb ? ' ""* l at the noble Eari ' a seat , bandon-balLon Monday morning under nunt painful circumstances . On Sunday evening , between seven and eight o ' clock , the inmates were alarmed by violent screaming . The Earlof Harrewby . Lord sandon , and several of the domestics , immediatelv tt ^ £ *«?«*» " » the cause , when they beheld tneuon . Miss Ryder roahing down stairs from one A ^ lTtV ^ J ™ 10 ** ' * "" ¦ ¦ ^ d Sandon caught her in his arms , and end **™ . * . * ?« « ,.
, \ fSxSfci PS ^ Mty ' -tt * & e had inflicted tte most dr » dM injuries . When she was carried wt ^ ne of the adjacent apartments she was found to be shockingly ^ uumt about tha face and body . Messengers were immediately despatched for the attendance of medical gentlemen in the neighbourhood , and everything that could be suggested for the relief ofthe unfortunate sufferer wis applied . Lord Sandon was burnt about thef # ce and hands in hia attempt to save the life of . his niece . During the sight Miss Ryder ' s sufferings were dreadful . She never rallied , and on Monday expired- She is said to have been warming herself , and her dress being of light material , it was drawn to the bars by the draught , and instantaneously fired .
OXFOEDSHiaE . Letters Stoles bt a Pobtjubtbr . —On Wednesday week Mr Jones , the postmaster of Tetsworth , under j rentalong examination before the magistrates on the charge of stealing certain letters containing money , directed to the Rev . J . H . Peers , ths clergyman ofthat place . The painful discovery was mane in the following manner : The Rev . gentleman is about to erect anew church at Tetsworth , and , in order to assist him in the accomplishment of this object , his friends have forwarded to him several sums of money through the Post-office . Ultimately he had reason to believe that certain sums bo forwarded had never reached him . These suspicions he conveyed to the Postmaster General , who hit ou the following method of detecting the robbery . Ou Monday Be ' nuight , Mr Ellice , the " secretary ' s clerk , caused Btx letters to be directed from the General Post-office fftt fxFtm each , vntmiuz marked silrerooin ;
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Allowed them to Tetsworth , and placed himself in thehoase of Mr Peers , awaiting their delivery , when , instead of the six letters , there were presented only three . Mr Ellice thea procured a search warrant , proceeded to searchthe postmaster ' s house , and found one of t & ejjenvelopes he had himself directed to Mr Peers . These and other circumstances caused the examination above referred to , which lasted nearly two hours . Jones was remanded lor further examinatien .
BSBKXHIRE . AccBEKf en the Gebax Wkmbjt Ramwat . —On Tuesday the greatest a ' arm . prevailed at all the statiens on this line , in consequence ofthe delay of several trains , occasioned by an accident at the Reading stationin the morning , which although it placed the lives of passengers in great jeopardy , was most providentially unattended with any fatal consesequences . The down train which arrives at Reading at 850 a . m . had duly reached there , and after the usual stoppage it started again . Within , however , a very short distance of the station a shift from the present main lino on to the branch line of the Berks and Haute Railway , about to be opened , is being made ; in consequence * temporary crossing
for the trains on tha down line is placed between both railways , and while tha train was returning from the branch on to the regular down line the engine called the Lightning , owing to an incline which raised it on one side , and a sharp curve , with undue speed , got offtbe rails , and the wheels and fore-part . were embedded in the earth some aepth . Fortunately it did notran down the embankment , or the result must have proved most disastrous . The affrighted passengers were all greatly alarmed at the sudden stoppage of the train , and soon retreated back to the station , when fortunately it was found that no one had sustained any material injury , both the engine-driver and stoker escaping unhurt . An express was forwarded immediaely up and down the
line with the intelligence . The engine and tender were completely in a'fix , ' and bloeked up all enmmunicatioa on the dawn line . Every effort was used for a locgwhile to raise both off the line , and at onetime four engines were brought for the purpose , but all ewteavouvs to remove them from their difficult situation , where they still remain , were unavailing . While this was going on , all the down trains en arriving at Reading ,. as . well as at the upper ststionsi were stopped . At length , ( when the dowa trains began t * crowd one upon another , it was found necessary to allow them to go on the up line from Reading as far as Pangbourne . the next station , and to rejoin the down line . The express train
from London was the first to ' proceed , but without being allowed to convey the delayed passengers , who proceeded in their own train attached to another engine , after a detention of two hours and a half . The mixed dewn train , arriving at Reading 9 20 , did not proceedjfor nearly three hours afterwards . The up mail train due at Reading at 11 S 3 did " cot reach there till one o ' clock . All the subsequent trains thronghoet the day were more or less delayed . Owing to the great obstruction at this particular part of the line from the works in progress , it wag previously all al « ng apprehended that some accident would result from it , and we have no doubt a strict inquiry will be instituted consequent on the present occurrence .
KSKT . Deeadfci , L ? cs 5 diabt Fibs nv Eltham . —On Friday night , about the hour of eleven , a most terr'fie destruction of property commenced on the estate of a gentleman named Clarke , residing at Eltham , in Kent . The inhabitants were promptly on the spot , bat , from the inadequate power of those present till the arrival of an engine from a parochial district , nothing stayed the progress of the destructive element . About one o ' clock several engines from London arrived , but , unfortunately , they could not be provided with the necessary supply of water , having to supply each other from a large diiah some distance from the flames ; yet , such were the exertions of the firemen , they saved the dwelling house , as also the barn , but ( he abeds for the reception of beasts , four stacks of hay , outbuildings , and considerable other property were destroyed . At three o ' clock the
firemen had succeeded in their efforts in allaying any further alarm , though it was necessary to heep two engines working to preserve five stacks of hay left iu jeopardy . It wa * ascertained that Mr Clarke is insured in the Sun Fire-office , so that the object of the incendiary , iu that respect will be thwarted . Tbe loss cannot be estimated at less than £ 700 . or £ 800 .. The horse and foot metropolitan police rendered every assistance . Woolwich . — Another unferfunate fracas ha * recently taken place at the Military College . The MasUr-Generalof theOrdnance , the moment the intelligence reached him , proceeded to Woolwich and instituted an investigation into tbe affair , which has termisated in the dismissal of one student and the suspension of three others . The offence of the yonngmen was in the extreme ill-usage of another of their body .
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( From over own Correspondent . ) Doblw , Dae . 13 . thb liTe asvEin debate—xaia psoosess or hs o ' cONKOa ' s PoeCLASlTT—SSRUL BESTITUTIOR—HB JtlTSOLVt ' s SEAT—XMAIS atZGQ AOAIS I—VBATS OF FATHE 1 UAGC 1 BE ADD JDD < 5 U Brj & TOS . With a galled and indignant , yet not despairing heart , I sit down to write ray missive for this week ' s NeBTBERx Stab . And yet , only that despair , besides being the curse of smuggling men and straggling nations , savours of meanness—ay , even of treachery and abandonment of principle , every
Irishman might , indeed , despair . When we look on what occurred iu the by-gene week . When we seethe tyrants of the 'Emerald Isle '— the old , and bitter , and relentless enemies . of the Celtic race , renew their hostilities against a staivicg and exhausted people , and seem determined to honnd them tothe very death ; when we find Irish members of Parliamentabandon and betray ns—not only that section whs are always found leagued with the foes of their fatherland—but the very men who had sworn eternal fidelity to Ireland and eternal hostility tothe foeraan—when we see , and witness , and read of these things , it is little wonder that we should despair . However , we do not cease to hope ; we will never surrender our position but with our lives . We will
trust for Ireland still , though all the world betray ns—though every one in whom we confide and on whose faithand honour we relied , desert their colours or' sell * ns to the enemy , there is a hope in heaven , and Providence will surely , one day or another , come to our aid . Cowardice , at all events , can gain us nothing . There is no crime so damnable as treachery to the cause of nationhsod and liberty , and we regard cowardice or despair as little , if any , better than the rankest treachery . (? e do not , then , and we will not , yield . There is still power and might in Ireland—and she still has friends who will plead her cause , and fight her battles , and guide her-on the the path to victory . The events of the last week in St Stephen ' s will long be remembered in Ireland ,
and whilst ' curses loud and deep * ascend from the wan lips of starving millions against those who deserted our cause , the gallant band led on by Feargus O'Connor has secured the eternal gratitude of a generous and affectionate people . All glory to that little band , who , amid the yelk , and taunts , and sneers , and derision of hostile hundreds , spoke of Erin ' s wrongs , and claimed her rights , and impeached her oppressors , and told the world that prostrate aud fallen as she was , she would not surrender tamely—thagshe knew her privileges , and would assert them , and would never cease to harrass her persecutors until full and ample justice . ' shonldbehad , or the last remnants of the Celtic race buried in their mother earth .
Mr O'Connor ' s reputation gains rapidly is Ireland . His noble stand against hia country foes , and tbe withering accusations embodied in his splendid speech en Tuesday night , constitute the theme in every circle . Though certain sections in Dublin , and in Ireland generally , affect to regard his late proceedinga with mistrust , and , though the Tory and anti-Irish pressof England raise the howl of savage fury against him , he need not fear . His cause is a glorious one . He stands ^ on firm ground . He has the sympathies and blessings ot millions , both in England and Ireland , and he can very well afford to laugh his enemies , in both countries , to scorn . Let him go on as he has begun . His influence with the honest-hearted working and middle classes oi
Englishmen is unbounded—with Irishmen , of all ranks , his popularity is daily increasing , and will increase . Let him , then , rally aronnd him those advantages he enjoys . Let him try to unite Englishmen with their suffering Irish fellow-Eubjeets . Let him try to soften down all bad feelings between the people cf both countries . Let him prove to Englishmen that the poverty and oppression under which Ireland withers must , in a greater or lesser degree , affect their own dearest interests . Let him show to the peopleof Ireland that heisiueamest for their redemption , and that , whoever betrays them , he will still be / onnd true to his principles . Let him do those things and I am confident that no matter who may calumniate in Ireland , orahuse in England , Feargus O'Connor will finally reap his reward , in the rescue of his native land from the win which at this hour involves her , and leave a name behind him which
will be a rallying word to future generations . But we do not doubt the faith , or honour , or- bravery of that glorious Irishman-O'Connor . Those who can thiakfor themselves fully appreciate his motives , and cannot be misled by tbe calumnies of interested and jealous-minded opponents . Mr O'Connor does net hire himself to his countrymen . He seeks not his rewards in pounds or pence . His aspirations are of a nobler and a holier cast , and in Ireland ' s future htppiness he hopes to find his guerdon . His paper , the -Northern Stab ^ of last week , gives further evidence of his sincerity , and of the Zealand ability of his co-labonrersj ; and cold and callous most be that Irish heart which will not beat with delight at the masterly advocacy of his country iu the pages of that talented and philanthropic journal . Every article is devoted to Ireland , and even the splendid speech of G , JuJiau Harney , Esq ., oi Moutoy . tba 6 ft ' mi
* High Holborn ^ rep orted ^ g ^ - ^ the IrAB , Pleads ggJYhos * J brave men , who Westeru Polwd . : Glory ^^ ta ^ taW 4 SrfflSSKSB powerful organ flriskUMBy , » " * j , | -ejt 0 oneut ef human ffifflsK ^*^*^ CTety " ^ ftiSUfcto ' D ^^^ ill JStentions have been turned to pnrliamen . All mens attentions « av matters there is tary Pwoeedwgs . * " » ° ^™ » l Basineg 8 U . scarcely any worthy o ^ recor ^ ^ mo ^^^ m ntralrsed , - and can scarcely tell how capital seem- gjgg ^ The poverty of the tradest 0 pr ^ ar ? fsan ! Struly amenable * whilst their ™ J * li £ Xvlriiy of those on whom they
mact cTmpSoHtosharein the ' pride pomp , and e ° St 3 ce 8 . ' of the dignity to which \ e has been ZvedbT promoted by his townsfellows . I was SSSftr SnflwT * inst . Jeremiah Dunne , Esq was united in marriaee te Margaret , the eldest Janchter of Michlel O'Donnell , Esq ., of ClarevilhV in this county . On the 1 st proximo he is to assume thechief magistracy of the city and I believe there is no man more deservingof this high trnst , or better disposed to perform the duties of his station with honeur and honestv . and impartiality : _ _
Oa Friday , tha 10 th . the friends of Mr Reynolds met , according to requisition , in the Royal Exchange , todevise measures for the support of their excellent representative against the machinations of his enemi « s . The meeting was large and highly respectable , and the utmost enthusiasm in theeause of the brave Reynolds and Repeal was evinced by all present . The chair was taken by eur patriotic townsman , Alderman John Keshan , than whom a more worthy or respectable gentlemen , in every relation of life , this citvdoea not boast . The resolutions entered into were worthy ofthe cause , and if Mr Reynolds shoold unfortunately be ousted from the proud position he occupies , he cannot lay it to his friends or constituents . There is no man more popular than he ism
hia native city , and everybody seems to have imutaut confidence in his virtue and manliness . Amongst the most remarkable occurrences of this , meeting , was the appearance of the well-known . Rev , Tbrcsham Greg ? . He eame on the platform and claimed to be heard , which claim was pelitely granted bj thechairman . He appeared , ' he- saidf * not to oppose the proceedings , or deorecete the object of the meeting . He had no sympathy whatever with those who sought to oust Mr Reynolds irom the representation of Dublin . For Mr Reynolds , peraonally , he had the greatest respect , and felt fully confident of his honour and integrity , butstill he could not conscientiously refrain from expressing his conviction that ho Roman Cathe-Ve should sit in parliament ; and . therefore , as Mr
tade . m Talking of Thresham Gregg , reminds me of apamful task I have to perform—namely , to record the death of the world-renowned polemical champion of Catholicity , the Reverend Father Thomas Maguire , who , I regret to say , on last Thursday week , the 2 nd instant , rendered his noble spirit to his Creator . I ¦ eed not say , that Father Maguire was one of the greatest men that Ireland , or perhaps Europe , produced in the present century . He was born in 1797 , and after undergoing the usual preparatory studies , was ordained priest in May nooth in 1822 . In 1827 , his famous discussion with the Rev . Mr Pope took place in Dublin , and again in 1838 , he broke a lance with the celebrated Thresham Gregg ! 1 I need not now allude to the effects or consequences of these famous discussions . Mr Pope , his earlier antagonist , was certainly a gentleman in his conduct and demeanour on the occasion , and in every respect
Reynolds was a member of a church whose doctrines were anti-Christian and idolatrous , he was not a proper person to represent the interests of the Protestants of Dublin in the Imperial Senate . On these grounds , therefore , and on these alone , he appeared to dissent from the resolutions of the meeting , and would move that it do adjourn sinedie . ' This motion , which was received in the best of good humour , was seconded bv a person named Harper , but being put from the ch ' air , was negatived , amidst a hurricane of cheers , lauehter , and badinage . Noinsult , however , was offered to that singular eccentric-minded gentleman , Mr Gregg , who , finding himself foiled in his object , retired from the meeting , evidently on the best terms with himself and those who so kindly listened to his foolish and unmeaning rhodomon *
Afeoman worthy ofthe steel of the immortal Father Tom ; but as for Threshara ., 1 will only say that what he lacked in theological or polemical skill , wasabbadantlysupplied by buffoonery , and bigotry , and vulgarity . The Rev . Mi Maguire died of gout in the stomach . He was but eleven days complaining . His funeral took place on the 6 th , when his remains , amid the pompous ceremonies of bis church , and the sighs , and tears , and 'bless , inga , ' of thousands of all ranks and classes , were laid in tbe lonely little churchyard of Killedavit , in the same grave with the bones of his venerated uncle , the late Roman Catholie Bishop of Kilmore . Another bright ornament of Irish society , too , has bid adieu to this earthly stene . Judge Burton died at his residence in this citv on last Friday , the 10 th
inatant . Justice Burton was a native of England , and at the close of the last century travelled into Ireland , in the employment of an extensive mercantile firm of , I believe , Liverpool . Chance brought him into contact with the celebrated Currau , then ascending to the zeni th of his glory in Ireland . He quickly discovered in the young Englishman talents (¦ f a high order . He advised him to study the law . Mr Burton acquiesced , and in 1792 was called to the Irish bar . His career ever since was eminently fortunate . He was universally admired , and his decisions never failed to give satisfaction . In proof of his fitness forhis high functions , I need only remark , that Mr O'Connell used to say publicly tbafc Judge Burton was the most honest lawyer ^ of his day , and the brightest orhamentofthe Irish judicial bench . He had just attained his ninetieth year .
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THE POOR LAW . —DEStlTUTION . The Liusrick . Gbrokicls contains the following account of a most painful scene at the workhouse of that city : — Prom 468 to 500 wretched creatures , prlnclpallj women with children at the breast , and whose appearance bespoke muery , besieged the workhouse gates on Thursday , and sought admission to the interior , which ia at present over . crowded with paupers . Such was the apprehension ofthe master , that a strong body of the city police / under Head-constable Joynt , were called ont to assist in keeping off the . crowds—no easy task under the circumstances . Trerions to tbe arrival of tbe police , the starving multitude entered a turnip field adjoining the workhouse , and helped themselves to the raw vegetable , which they ate on the grotnd . It was melancholy to hear the lamentations of 200 or 300 men , women , and I children , when retiring from the workhouse , having been refused admtuloa fer want of room . '
STAXB OP GALWAY AKD BLIQO . The western counties of Galway and Sligo , ' heretofore quite remarkable for the tranquil habits of tho peasantry , are becoming as disturbed and disorganised as Limerick or Tipperary . During the terrible famine of the last twelve mouths , which bora aa heavily upon Sligo and Galway as on any other districts iu Ireland , the wretched people endured their suffetin g * with wonderful patience , and nothing in the shape of agrarian crime was heard , of during the entire period . But now the southern system of outrage and intimidation is beginning to appear , and from Sligo , in particular , several of the gentry are flying in terror for their lives .
APPREHEKSION O ? THE UuUSBKEBB OF THB REV . VS . ixovn . The Evbniko Mail says , — The magistrates have been busily engaged every day , during the last fortnight , in the investigation ofthe murder of the Rot . John Lloyd . It was the effect of a deeplaid conspiracy , and was burled in the deepest mystery . Through private information which the magistrates obtained , they hare been able to get at hat only the actual murderers , but ten of the conspirators likewise .
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DuBotrcAn AiTEirprs to Ovbrthbow RAinwiT Tbaiss . —Some abominable miscieants , who , it is hoped , will be discovered , and visited with the severest penalties which the law can impose , have latterly made seme attempts to overthrow the trains on the Taff Vale Railway , which , but for their most providential discovery , would have occasioned a large sacrifice of human life . Some short time sines the villains turned the points on the line , whereby they perilled the destruction of a train freighted with human beings , fortunately for whom the attempt proved unsuccessful . This week they adopted still more nefarious means , by breaking up two of the rails . As a passenger train on Wednesday afternoon had just emerged from the Merthyr side of the tunnel , the engineer perceived something wrong with the rails at a point where the line passes along the ridge of a very
precipitous descent overhanging the river . He immediately put on the breaks and slacked the pace of the train , but was unable to stop its progress before it reached tho point in question . The engine-driver was thrown off witb a violent shock , but rery providentially he was thrown off on the right side of the line , where there were more extended side banks . Had it gone on the opposite side , the whole train must have fallen into the river , and the sacrifice of life must have been very considerable . Upon examining the spot jt was found that rails had been taken off on either side , and as a train had passed but twenty minutes before , they must have been removed with considerable speed , and evidently by persons who understood their work . A searching inquiry will be instituted , and will , it is hoped , lead to the apprehension of the offenders ; In the meantime , a more active watch will be kept over the line .
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WORSHIP-STftEEI . -- 'A Chim Krewn bit its SacNKEK MoTHBB . —Jan « Qd ' ugb , a wemaaof dlsalpated habits , was placed at . the bar before Mr Hammil , the sltti ' ajr magistrate , upon a charge of having been found dran ' tt and incapable of taking care ef htrietf , aud this having bees disposed of , she was then charged with havUg , in her drunkenness , eaused the death of her infant , only four week * old . The prisoner , who was stated to be a single womarij . had with her another child , about three years of age . —From the evidence it appeared that , oa Saturday nigbt , she waa faken , in a etate of intoxication , to the 6 police station , but was discharged on ball in the morning , in consideration ^ her having the
poor infant requiring her attention . About two o ' clock on Monday morning , however , pellcemaa M-Doneld , 24 Q , found her Intoxicated in Jlatfield-Btreet , St Lake ' s , where a mini was Sb the act of turning her out of a house , to which she said he had taken her for an improperpnraoso . She then had the Infant under her cloak , and tbe constable persuaded her to go of ? home with it . Presently afterwards another constable , 188 ( J , aaw her in Goldenlane , witb tho infant crying ptteouily under her cloak , and he asked her why she did not give the child the breast and go home , and she went off telling him that ehe lived in Radnor-street , and was out on bail , and bad to appear at the station house at half . past nine . —A third policeman , 145 ( t , said that about a quarter before three that merning he saw the prisoner in Old-street , andafterwards
at the door of the house No . , Radnor-street , and she had got tht door open and was in the act of entering , when the fall forward upon her face in the paiaage . She had the child in her arms , and it cried very much , and witness told her she would kill the child , but she said , « Jfo I shan ' t , ' and havlng ' picked it up and closed the doer , she went inj The infant , however , had since been found dead . —The prisoner now said that the child was four weeks old , and she had not neglected , but had taken all the care she could of it . When she went into her lodgings , as described by the police , she lay down upon the bed with the child by her side , but when she awoke she found it very cold and motionless , and having procored a light , discovered that the poor baby wa » dead , —
Inspector Graveatock , ofthe O division , went , by desire of the magistrate , to visit the place , and make inquiry about the prisoner . Upon his return be stated that the prisoner occupied atitcnen at No . , Radnor . street , a miserable little apartment , iu which there was no bedding , ex * cept one small blanket . He found the deceased infant , a male child , lying dead upon tho table , and covered with a piece of sheet . There did not appear to be any bruises about it , but there was a discoloration of the face and mouth , as If it had died In convulsions . —The prisoner was remanded , and her remaining child was taken tothe workhouse . At the inquest , the jury returned a verdict of' Found dead ; but how the child became dead , there was no evidence to prove . '
MARLBOROHGH-STREET . —Tnr . Botttt— A young man of fashionable exterior , who gave the assumed name of Robert Wilson , was charged with having . a pair of loaded pistols in bis possession , with , intent to commit suicide . —From the evidence of Webb , one ofthe waiters at the Colonnade Hotel , Havmarket , it appeared that the defendant had been staying at the hotel for the last week or ten days . The defendant , for several nights past , had been in a state of intoxication . On Saturday the defendant loaded a pair of nUtols . and said to witness that
he most not be surprised if he did not see him sr « m , The waiter , believing that something serious was intended , followed the defendant , and caused him to be taken into custody by the police . —The defendant admitted that he had been drinking too much wine , and' that his mind had become excited by excess , but he denied that he intended any act of violence towards himself . —Mr Bingham required tbe defendant to provide two good bail , as the beat means to insure his safe delivery into tho custody of his triendj . — -The defendant is reported to be a near relative of a distinguished and wealthy family .
CtUKOE against . a Nobwmah . —Lsrd W . Ponlett , of Curzon . Btreet , Itayfalr , was brought into court just at the dote of the business on Monday , and placed at tha bar , charged with having stolen two embroidered slippers , value 12 a ., from the shop of Mr Emanuel Stahl , boot , maker , Burlington-arcade , — "William Oakley , shopman to Mr Stahl , said that on Friday evening the prisoner came into his master ' s shop and asked to be fitted with a pair of olucher boots . Witness tried on several pairs , butnone would fit . He went up stairs into the wareroem , but ceuld not find a pair that would do , and he came down and told the prisoner he had none that would suit , but he would take his measure and make a pair . The prisoner said he was in a hurry for the boots , and he requested witness again to go up stairs and see if he
conld not find a pair . Witness did as requested , but , being unsuccesaful , he came down again and took the prisoner ' s measure , and also his name and address . The next day the boots were sent to Ourzon-street , and paid for . Shortly afterwards two embroidered slippers , one red and tbe otheryellow , and both for the same foot , were missed from the window . Tbe slippers were worth 12 a ,, and witness had seen them safe in the window when Lord Powlett was In tho shop , Witness alto recollected that he saw a red slipper in lord Powlett's hands when he was coming down stairs from the wareroom , —Wil-Ham Allen , shopman , said that as soon as the slippers were missed , and suspicion had arisen against the prisoner , he was instructed to go to Canon-street , and make inquiries . He went , and on telling his business
to the footman , he received a message from his Lordship , that be had taken the slippers , and they were then in the house . Witness returned , and mentioned what he bad learned to William Oakley , and afterwards he went witb William Oakley to Lord Powlett ' s house , and there saw Lord Powlett . Lord Powlett said he would not have had tho thing occur for £ 50 . He said he took the slippers to ascertain which would fit . him best , intending to call and take that pair which he might fit upon . Lord Powlett alio said that Mr Stahl was in the shop when he took ' the slippers . The foreman contradicted this , asserting that he was the only one present in the shop at the time . Witness received both slippers from the footman . They were the same that had been taken from the window of the shop . —Inspector Tedman proved that he bad been ' applied to by tbe witness Oakley to take Lord Powlett into custody . Lord Powlett , In defence , said he took the slippers , but certainly with
no intention of stealing them . - He had offered to pay for them when the | first application wasmade at his house , — The foreman observed that it was rather singular for a nobleman to carry away slippers in his pocket . —Mr Bingham said that it appeared to him that , considering the prisoner had given hie correct address , ha * paid for the articles he ordtred , and , above all , the two odd slippers could have been of no use to any ene , the probability was , that there had been some oversight or misapprehension rather than that a person of the station of the accused should have taken the slippers without any assignable motive . It was a question , however , to be decided by a jury , if tbe prosecutor thought fit to proceed further —The foreman said his original impression of the case was In some degree altered by ths view taken by the magistrate of the whole affair . Ia tho absence of instructions from hie employer , he should not be disposed to go farther . His lordship was then discharged .
WESTMINSTER . —MASSLAtQHTEa , —Henry Splcer was charged with manslaughter . On the evening of tht 4 th of November , Philip Birch , a . gentleman's servant out of place , entered the parlour of the Admiral Keppel , Fulbam-road , in a state of intoxication , and indiscriminately insulted the whole of the company there , and , amongst other persons , the prisoner , whose shirt he tore , and laying hold ef him and challenging him to fight , Some time after this Birch ( the deceased ) challenged a whitesmith , named Cook , to fight , and although the man refused , struck him and knocked him back In his seat , when Cook , seized one of the implements of his trade , a file , which was near him , and told Birch that if he repeated the blow he would strike him with that . Birch then struck Cook violently , when the latter made
a blow at him with the file . Birch caught the file out of his hand , and then struck , or 'jobbed ' , aa one of the witnesses described it , Cook two or three times , in tho course of which he Inflicted a severe injury near his eye , upon observing which a person named Fuller snatched the file out of deceased ' s hand , when the latter seized Cook by tho threat , and almost choked him . At this moment the prisoner got up , and , taking the tongs from tbe fire-place , struck deceased with them on the back of tho bins . Fuller called out ' For God ' s lake , Splcer , don ' t strike the man like that . ' The priBoneratruck him again , and the deceased . being at the moment looking over his shoulder , inflicted a very severe wound on his head with the knob of the tongs . The landlord of the house immediately coaveyed th & injured man to St
George i Hospital , where the house surgeon tied np the arteries with silk , and endeavoured , to persuade him to remain time , informing him that his jife . was endang « red j but be refused , and went away . ' ' On the 24 th he returned to the hospital , and died on the 7 th instant . Deceased returned to the Admiral Keppel after his ' vround was dressed , but . tbe landlord very properly refused to serve him with any . liqusr . During tho interval ' - ' ta tween the 4 th and 24 th the landlord saw deceased ieveraltlmea , and hewassober on those occasions . Deceased did notatlemptjo give the prisoner into custody at the tlmo the offence was committed , nor at any suhaequent period , declaring . that he . would take the law into
ms own nanus wnenover . ^ e , saw . the prisoner . When deceased was being removed to the hospital , at the time he was bleedingprofusel y . from ; the wound , he said , in pnsonet ' s presence , « that he had done it for him : ' to whleh the other replied ,. , « It served you right , yeu ougbtn Ho have choked the man . ' Mr Bempated , housesurgeon to St George ' s-Hpspltal , ' in reply to Inquiries from Mr Brpderip , said that deceased was brought in with a lacerated wound on the left side of the head , such as might have been inflicted with the tongs produced . The cause of death was ah aboess on the brain , resulting from the woundl He had no doubt the wound was the cause of death . —Prisoner was committed for trial
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According to an Indian paper , a disease , called by the natives of Kumaon the Mah Marree , identical with or nearly resembling the plague of Egypt , has ag mt PPf / j nti , e province of Almorah : The bladder of . a pig , three years old , which was killed the other day at Woodplurapton , Devonshire measured one yard twenty . inches round the largest part , and one yard seven inches round the middle ; Last week , an angler , who was fishing in a lake near Lichfield , caught a pike which weighed twenty-£ th ° S }^ ^ asu red tl reefeet » ix inches in length , and two feet m eircumfereuce ,
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THE LATE ME GALLOWAY , . , TO THE IDITO » OP THE NORTHIBH STAB . : Bib , — Reading in ths DisrAicn of the 28 ih of November , an article respecting the life , death , and character , of Mr Calloway , a " good and sincere patriot , I am induced to request the favour of inserting , in your valuable journal , the fellowing remarks : — Mr Galloway was a member of the corresponding society at the time Some Took , Hardy , and Thelwall , wtre ebarged with hi ^ h treason , triad at the Old Bailey , and acquitted '; and at that period Mr GalUway discharged bis duty to his country by manfully supporting his compatriots . Mr Galloway showed his true patriotism in tbe case of young James Watson , at a time when a price was set upon the head of that yoong man ; Watson was also protecttd by s Mr Hoole , an engraver , who at that period resided at Camden Town ; Mr Hoole risked life and liberty to save a fellow creature from destruction . Mr Galloway , witb other patriotic men , contributed towards Watson ' s support till he made his escape to America . This coming from one who bas served in the sacred cause for mor » than half a century , I trust you will not refuse its insertion . I remain , with profound respect , Thomas Pmston . 1 tTno ; pr . lnnn . West Smithfield .
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TO THB MINERS OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM , Teliow Me * , —Upwards of three years have elapsed since you were obliged , after a most severe struggle , to return to your employment , mfnus tbe advantages and objects for wtrloh you were contending . For a period of twenty weeks you bore up against the moat severe hardships and privations , expecting that success would ultimately crown your heroic efforts ; disappointment , however , was your doom , and despair seemed to hare seized on every heart ; for instead of keeping together in union a most serious division took place , each man acting in opposition to his brother ' s , and bis own welfare , and this has continued up to the present time ; with what results your own experience can best testify . Three years'
experience , without the protection of your labour by union , Is surely amply sufficient to Impress upon your minds the great difference— -the wide contrast—between your present position , and what it was during the few years yon protected your interests by atsociation . I mightcall your attention to a vast variety of hardships and oppressions , but , suffice It to state , that however extensive and general those oppressive acts may be , to the want of union alone they may be safely ascribed . There is , how « v « r , one species of injustice to which I call your attention , inasmush , as were there' none other , its importance is of so paramount b character that I feel folly convinced yon will rush to the rescue ; and rally once more around the standard ef liberty , and with your usual and enthusiastic spirit determine the duration of sueh a mode of
dispensing justice in this neighbourhood ; I allude to the following case of hardship which has but recently occurred in these two counties :- > Wm . Redhead , and three others , were summoned before the authorities at North Shields for leaving their work without notice . They pleaded not having entered into any contract , and , consequently , were not legally required to give such notice . The magistrates being convinced that their plea was just , acquitted them . Their late employer , however , waa determined to have his pound of flesh , so he bad them brought up once more , and strange to relate , they were found guilty , and sent to prison for fourteen dayc . Think yon snob would have been their fate had the miners' association been in full vigour , and had we had the services of Mr Roberts to defend them f Most
certainly not . A case similar to the above transpired at Lsmchesler Court , in Durham , where an individual , named Nlchol , was twice sent to prison for not followinz his employment at the Conside Iron works , although he had evidence to adduce that ill health alene was the cause of his absence . Such case Is , hawever , bat ft sorry sample of what is of too frequent occurrence ; scarce a week passes bnt some or other of the miners are being brought before the magistrates for similar petty faults ^; and they are invariably compelled to go to prison , or return to the work they had left , although it may disadvantage them ever so ranch . I appeal , therefore , to you , the miners of these two counties , to rally around the standard of Union once more , and show to the world , that you will not stand with folded arms and see your
brother miners dragged from their , homes and families , and sent to a dungeon to please the whim and caprice of an ambitious employer . Fellow men , —There ie a number of tbe ' good men and true , ' who feel justly indignant at such proceedings , and are determined to procure redress for those parties , and also to prevent the recurrence of such acts ; and to this end , they propose to enter into a law fund , for the avowed purpose of engaging W . P . Roberts once more , to defend them , it being quite apparent that unless we are in a position to procure justice , we can never expect to get it , To insure this , it is proposed to establish a law fond , at the sign of the Cock , head ofthe Side , Newcastle , where , on the payraentof one shilling per quarter , It is expected to create a fund sufficiently strong to meet the purpose
intended . Therefore all parties who feel inclined to join the same may have their name enrolled , and obtain all requisite information by personal application ; or if at too great a distance , a number may join together and send their names and monies in anyway most expedient ; So soon as one thousand names are obtained , the fund wilt be considered as fa operation * , when , if possible , Mr Roberts will attend and make such arrangements with the committee as may be conducive to the practical carrying out of the objects and purposes for which it ia Intended . Fellow men , —This , then , is your cause , and to your prompt acquiescence and your energetic efforts , depends whether the same shall prosper er net '; whether the master shall ride rough shod over yon , and compel you to lead a life of slavery and oppression , which every true Englishman's heart recoils at . I remain , jours respectfully , M . Jcdi .
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LETTER II . Fbiendb , —I beg to call your attention to the necessity of using your best endeavours in sending relief to your distressed brother miners in Lancashire ; great numbers of whom are Out of work at present , owing to' so man ; mills being obliged to stop working altogether , and many others working short time , and farther , to & e flooding of many of the pits in the Wlgsn district , which has laid idle several ( hundreds ef misers . A great number of men being unemployed , and the others on short work , renders it impossible for the latter to support the former ; hence the possibility of that glorious anion going down , which they have so long struggled to keep np , unless timely support is rendered them . Friends , —The Lancashire Miners are entitled to your support , they being , the only body of miners who supported you in the noblii stand you made in 1811 ; and , further , they have been the only miners who bave en-, deavoured to keep alive that association which you began , and who hare up te the present time retained tbe services of W . F . Roberts , Esq ., as the miners' attorneygeneral , and who has nobly and generously proffered to attend to them whether they can pay bim or not . Let all money collected be sent to Mr W . Grocott , No . 2 . Browa-street , Ancoats , Manchester , Any colliery of men , who choose , may send the money to me , at the Cock Inn , Newcastle-on Tyne , and I will remit the same without delay : Yours , die ,, Mamih Jcoe ,
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TO THB CHARTISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN , The importance of the present crisis must plead my excuse for addressing you in my individual capacity . We have now arrived at a period when we must either advance or recede ; to maintain a stand . stlll position will bo impossible , the men of Nottingham by returning Mr O'Connor to the Legislative Assembly , have thrown IncreosedresponalblUtyon our body ; itdependsonus and ns alone , whether he shall ba recognised in that house , as the spirit , the genius , of British Democracy , or . as the convicted traitor , the aspiring Demagogue . Hia eloquence , bis manly bearing , wUl always glvehim a certain degree of Influence ; but it resta'withus whether this influence shall' be practically beneficial for tho speedy obtainment of the enactment of the People ' s'Charter ; The campalgn will commence with the presentation of the Na .
tlonal Petition .. - If we are sincere in our professions—If we desire that tho influence : of our Champion should be maintained and increased . —wemuat strain every nerve to procure signatures to that document . There muet be au Increase over thoie last obtained . All things have been progressing , we must not retrograde . In order that these maybe procured , I suggest that in eachlo . calliy , those who have the means , should contribute their mite towards a local fund , for procuring Petition sheets . Unfortunately we have too many members , who , having no employment , would gladly busy themselves in obtaining signatures , but to whom the demand of twopence per sheet is an absolute prohibition , I have practical !} seen the evil of not having Petition sheets to present free to all known characters , who might apply for them ; and if a sufficient fund could be raised , ( and I have no
doubt it could , ) these persons might receive a moderate recompense ; thus two good objects would be achievedthe support of our owutried friends , and the furtherance ofoue political movement , let no effort be spared in getting up important meetings to adopt the Petition . Let the men of London , in particular , look to this . You reside at the seat of Government , let not your voices be lost in the din and bustle by which you are surrounded , but let them bo hear * in the very chapel of St Stephen ' s itself ino Esecptive will , doubtless , make arrangements for a prand display of oiir-strength on the presentation of this petition , For this purpose funds will be needed , Let these be forwarded without delay . Let not our apathy render ns the scorn and ridicule of our opponents Let us , at least , prove that we are earnest-mlnded . Let us deserve success , and , I for one , doubt not of its obtain . meut - Tours , & c . n „ . Tnoiua Mmw Whueieb , O'Connorvllle .
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A remarkable undertaking is in progress in Sweden—that of lowering tho waters of the great lake of Uieven twelve feet , which has become necessary in consequence of the construction of a railway from Stockholm to Golhenberg . The work is done exclusively by soldiers .
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THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . At a meeting of this soeiety , i »« jdeB i & a Monday evening lart , in the German Hall , Draty-lane , John Overton in the chair , Julian Harney . laid befora the members a revised jopy of the rules , aw ., which / aftee a brief discussion , were unanimously adopted . . [ The rules are appended to this report . ] . '¦ ,.. _ The secretaries previously acting were confirmed ia their appointments , namely—G . Julian Harney and Charles Koen , for . Great Britain ; J . Augustus Michelot , for France ; Carl Schapper . for Germany ; J . Schabelitz , for Switzerland ; Louis Obprski , for Poland ; and Peter Holm , for Scandinavia . Subsequently Charles Boss was elected secretary tot Russia . . ¦ , ' .. , . « In accordance with rule v . the election of addimm ? -do iTnDsriT npunflB ITS
, tional membera to act with the secretaries as a General Committe was proceeded with , when the following committeemen were elected : —Ernest Jones and Thomas Clark , for Gteat Britain ; H . Bernard , for France ; Joseph Moll , for Germany ; — Krell , for Switzerland ; — Luntberg ) for Scandinavia ; — Sosuowaky , for Poland ; and — Blum , for Russia . It was then resolved that the Committee be instructed to hold a meeting on Saturday evening , January 1 st , at eight o ' clock , to prepare tba business for the regular monthly meeting on the ensuing Monday . After an animated and interesting discussion , it was resolved , on the motion of Citizens Schapper and
Luntberg , ' That the secretaries be empowered to draw np and forward an Address to the Swiss Diet , ' * It was resolved , on the motion of Citizens Schapper and Boonham , 'That the address be signed by font English members , and two of every other nation represented in the society . ' On the motion of Citizens Schapper and Keen , it was resolved—' 'That the address be sent to the Northern Star for insertion ; and also be printed on a separata sheet , and sold tot one penny . Jnlian Harney reported that at a meeting of the committee , is had been unanimously resolved—That the holding of a Democratic Congress of all nations is desirable .
That the Democratic Association of Brussels be requested to convene , in cosjuactlon with this society ; the said Congress to be holden ia Brussels , on tbe 25 th of September sext—the anniversary of the Belgian Revolution . That the Brussels society be requested to prepare the programme of business , for tha consideration of the said Congress ; other recognised bodies of Democrats to have the power to offer propositions iu addition to those contained in the programme . That it be suggested te the first Congress that tba second Congress ( in 1819 } be sammbned to meet in London , On the motion of Julian Harney and John Arnott , the resolutions ofthe committee were confirmed .
It waa then resolved that Citizens Harney , Schapper , Oboraki , Jones , and Keen , be appointed a deputation to lay the proposition for holding a Democratic Congress before the Chartist Executive and tbe Metropolitan Chartist Delegate Committee . Citizen Schapper , Moll , Bernard , Boonbam , and Arnott , were appointed a deputation to bring the same subject before the German Democratic Society . The following new members were elected : —Wm . Nicholson , James Grassby , John Minward , Joseph Chapman , William Allnut , and Charles Saondem aU of London ; and George Roberts , of Nottingham . The financial secretary having read an account of monies received from members in tewn and country , the meeting adjourned .
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;_* The address to the Swiss Diet wiU be found in our fifth page .
Rules, &<S. This Society, Composed Of Na...
RULES , &< s . This society , composed of natives of Great Britain , France , Germany , Scandinavia , Poland . Italy , Switzerland , Hungary and other countries , has for its OBJECT the mutual enlightenment of its members ; and the propaganda of the great principle embodied iu the society ' s motto : — ' AU men are brethren ' The members of this society agree to adopt the following DBOLABATIOIT OF PRINCIPLES .
In accordance with the above declaration of the brotherhood of tha human race , we renounce , repudiate , and condemn all political hereditary inequalities and distinctions of ' caste ; ' consequently , we regard kings , aristocracies , and classes monopolising political privileges in virtue of their possession of property , as usurpers and violators of tbe principle of human brotherhood . Governments elected by , and responsible to , the entire people , is our political creed . We declare that tho earth with all its natural
productions is the common property of all ; we therefore denounce all infractions of this evidently just and natural law , as robbery and usurpation . We declare that the present state ef society , which permits idlers and schemers te monopolise the fruits ofthe earth and the productions of industry , and compels the working classes to labour for inadequate rewards , and even condemns tbem to social slavery , destitution and degradation , is essentially unjust . That labour and rewards should he equal is our social creed .
We condemn the ' national' hatreds which have hitherto divided mankind , as both foolish and wicked foolish , because no one can decide for himself the country he will be born in ; and wicked , as proved by the feuds and bloody wars which have desolated the earth , in consequence of these national vanities . Convinced , too , that national prejudices have been , in all ages , taken advantage of by tbe people ' s oppressors , to set them tearing the throats of each other , when they should have been working together for their common good , this society repudiates the term' Foreigner , 'no matter by , or to whom applied . Our moral creed is to receive our fellow men , without regard to ' country , 'as members ot one family , the human race ; and citizens of onecsmmonwealth—the world . Finally , we recognise that great moral law , ' Do unto thy brother , as thou wouldest thy brother should do unto thee , ' as the great safeguard of public and private happiness .
nuxss . I . —Democrats of all nations , wherever residing , may become members of this society . II . —Candidates for membership must be proposed by two members at any one of the regular meetings , the proposers being held responsible for the democratic principles and moral character of the person they nominate . The person nominated to be elected or rejected by a majority of votes of the members present . III . —That to provide for the cost of postage , printing , and other necessary expenses each member shall contribute a sum of not less than one shilling annually . The shilling to be paid ( or otherwise held as due from each member from ) the 22 nd of September in each year . The contribution may be paid by instalments .
IV . —That a general secretary ba selected from each country represented in this society ; the whole of their names to be affixed to the members' cards , and to all public documents issued by the society . , The general secretaries to choose from among them-. selves one or more corresponding secretaries . V . —That a committee , consisting of the genera ! 1 secretaries , aud one additional member selected I from each country represented in this society , shall I be appointed to prepare and manage tho general I and financial business of the society . VI . —That a treasurer and financial secretary be J appointed . VII . —That the regular meetings of the society y shall be holden oa the first Monday in every month , , at which besides the members one or more' friends * * may be intreduced by a member , ( the names of tire e friends' to bo made known to the chairman of theie
evening ) , persons unknown to members present , may ly also be admitted on satisfying tbe doorkeepersrs that they belong tothe National Charter Asso-ociation , orthe French , German , Polish , or other it Democratic Societies . VIIL—Specialmeetines maybe called whenever 3 t the committee shall consider such meetings necessary , y , IX —That the order of business at the monthlyily meetings shall be as follows : — Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . Minutes of the previous meeting to be submifctedad for confirmation .
Correspondence to be read . The general secretaries to report when necessaryiry on any event , either favourable or hostile to deuuwo-. cratjc progress . Discu 3 sion upon any question introduced by thehe ! d f e 6 - 8 hall . tuen take place ; any question intro . ro .-! StTrf & l lhaYe P recede ™ e , unless a rawa ,. J F 0 f tUa membcra ^ sent shall determine othener ? WlSOn foAfelTmSg ! 0 d 0 Mkee ^ t 0 be ¦ WotaWtodJ The chairman to vacate tho chair at ten o ' clock , k . hl ; 7 ffc 0 q ro l fi P « no statement shall be laidaM before the members at their meetings in the monthtthii ot March , June , and December . An annual balanocnoa sheet shall resubmitted to the membera at the meeteett ms on the first Monday in September . XL—The officers of the society shall ba electeoteii annually , at the meeting on the first Monday in th , tht month of September .
Gekjun Working Men's Association—On Tucc...
Gekjun Working Men ' s Association—On TucCilCili day evening last , the hall of the above society wt wu crowded to excess . After their usual businosmosui Messrs" Carl Schapper . — Bernard , John Arnotnott Samuel Boonbam , and Joseph Moll , were intreducducoe as a deputation from tho Fraternal Democrats , ts , tt solicit their co-oneration in getting up a Demooraioraa tic Congress . Tho deputation were received wit witil great enthusiasm , and the proposition unanitnouslousbl agreed to .
From Our Advertising Columns It Will Be ...
From our advertising columns it will be seen tha thin the Christmas General Quarter Sessions fe f < f < the West Riding of Yorkshire will commence ace : ; Wakefield , on the 5 th January , 1818 , and Sheffield « eld « c the 105 u January .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 18, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_18121847/page/6/
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