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      Case Of Poisoning In South Wales Aberyst...

      sad she had marks of violence on her arras and her jjreast . She said she would never go back with her flaug hter-in-Iaw again . Mr . Herkpath , analytical chemist , of Bristol , deposed to having made an examination of the stomach and viscera of the deceased , and produced arsenic , which he had discovered in the substance of . the geer , and in the contents of the stomach and ab-^ cSulsim Josus , of Cienmawr , was then called , aadB ^ Jvttecoronffif . MImd f ^^ eJ he wished to say , in reference to the death of Ann Wr He said ihat he had , and proceeded to state ^ Ttie ^ onlay before . she , & d ; M » EtoWh Jones ( the accused ) told him that she wished him to do something for her at Aberystwith . He & skedher vhatitwas . and she told him to call and buy her twopenny worth of arsenic , as she wanted to kill Bome rats . He accordingly bought it at Mr .

      Jfrun pkries ' s shop . The tallest of the apprentices served him with . it , packing it in white paper , and writing upon it a something which he could not read . He took it home and gave it to the accused , and told Her he was afraid that she had mischief in her head . She said she had not . —The Coroner then asked him af he had not told a different story about the matter ! ¦ fitness : Yes , I have . — -The Coroner ; ~ Wh y did you do so ? Witness : Because they bribed ine . —In reply to further questions , he said he had been bribed to do so by Mrs . Jones ( the accused ) , who had promised him a pony , and her mother ( Mrs . ' Hopkins ) , who promised him a cheese at Christmas . It subsequently came out in evidence thai the witness had made a variety of slatementsabout the matter , and three of the jurors detailed some of those which he had made in their hearing .: —The witness again repeated that he had said these things because he had been bribed to do so .

      At this stage of the proceedings the inquiry was adjourned , and the prisoner was remanded to Abejxstwith GaoL

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      Jbtjrglary In The Regent's Park.— One Of...

      JBTJRGLARY IN THE REGENT'S PARK . — ONE OF THE ROBBERS SHOT . Oa Monday the Maryleboue Police-court was crowded to excess , owing to a generally circulated report that a desperate burgler had been shot and killed , and that one of the party with whom he was connected was to be brought up for examination before Mr . Broughton- -At two o ' clock the prisoner , who gave his name William Dyson , was placed at the bar ; he was pale , and evidently in a very weak condition , and during theinquiry he occasionally sat down upon the form behind him , and at the same time holding cue hand to his head .

      The first witness called was James Paul , who said , I am butler to Mr . Holford , who is now in America , between ten and eleven on Sunday nightl saw everything safe , and at twenty minutes to two this morning 1 was awoke from my sleep by a noise proceeding from the banquetting-room . I sprang out of bed , and looked out of the window , and saw the shadow of a man on the lawn . I saw the shadow move . I felt satisfied that there was something Wrong , and I awoke two of my fellow-servants , both o ! whom 1 alarmed . I descended to the banquettingroom floor , and saw a glaring light ,, and I went to . the stable and aroused the coachmen , to one of whom I gave a loaded gun , and the other took up a pitchfork . I sent them to the south side of the bouse , taking with me , in another direction , a double-barrelled pistol , loaded , with a bayonet attached . The groom and footman had also been

      called out ; and one of . them was armed with a drawn sword . They and I took up our station at the north front of the mansion . Presently 1 heard the report of a gun , and on hastening to the spot I saw a man running from the window of the banquetting-room . I followed him , and snapped one of the locks of my pistol , but it missed fire . I directly afterwards -fired the second barrel at him , at which period he bad bid himself behind a bush , having previously ejaculated , " For God ' s sake don ' t shoot me . " I left the spot to assist my fellow-servants , who were crying out lustily , and I heard that other men who had been in the banquetting room had made their escape , and I found that the prisoner was secured by one of the coachmen , who was holding him securely down . I called " Police , " when in addition to tbe other servants the gardener came , but we cou'd not then find either of the other parties by whom the mansion had been entered .

      In answer to Mr . Bboughtosas to what had become of the man whom was shot in the bush , witness expressed an opinion that he thought he must be dead from the charge of shot which he had received . George Besket , ( the head coachman . )—On bemg called up I armed myself with a pitchfork , and went to the park side of the house , with one of my fellow-servants . I saw three men coming eut of the banquetting room facing the park . I . heard the firing of a gun , and seeing a man running I followed , and on overtaking him I knocked him down bv a blow with my pitchfork . —Mr . Broughton :

      Can you recognise the prisoner ? Witness : Yes , he is the man whom I knocked down , as I have stated . — . Mr . Bronghron-: - What more do you know of this affair : Witness : One of my fellow servants came npwhen he ( prisoner ) was lying upon the ground from the effects of the blow which 1 had given him , and I told him to mind him while I went to look for some others . I heard the report of a pistol again , and there were then loud cries of Police . —Mr . Broughton : After you knocked the prisoner down with the pitchfork , as you stated , did he say anything ? "Witness : He cried out , "Oh , God , Tm dead 1 "

      Johjj Hall ( the under coachman . )—Mr Paul , the butler , gave to me a loaded gun , telling me that there were thieves in the house . I saw three men come out of the dining-room window , and I fired . I heard one cry out " Oh , God ! " I saw the coachman kUOCk down " the prisoner , who said he was Silled , prayed for mercy . He was bleeding from the head , and for several minutes I held him . Collins 111 S , said . —Hearing the report of firearms , and the cry of police , I went to the premises Of llr . Holfiird , and saw tie prisoner lying down , two persons having hold of him . He was bleeding profusely . I left him , and with Paul , tbe butler , proceeded in quest of the other parties , who liad effected an entry into the premises . We examined

      the bush at which the butler fired , but saw no one near it . There was , however . Wood close by . I Sprung my rattle , and other oflicers coming up , the prisoner was taken to the station ^ ouse . —Mr . Broughton : Did he seem much injured ? Witness : He did , sir , and was very faint 1 asked him where he belonged to ' , ' and he said to Paddiru » ton . —Mr . Broughton : Did anything more pass ? Witness : He told me that there were four of them concerned in it , and that they had made an arrangement at a public-house at Battle-bridge to meet at the house of Mr . Holford at a certain time , and that each was to take a separate road . —Mr . Broughton : Has the prisoner been searched ? Witness : Lie has , sir , but all that was found upon him was lid . and a key .

      —Mr . Broughton : Has search been made amongst the bashes or in the canal for the man shot at by the butler , and respecting whom no further information has yet been gained ? Witness : Yes , sir . I have traced blood over some fences , over which he must either have climbed or been carried by some of his companions . —Mr . Broughton : When you saw the tl ' acesof blood , asyoahave stated , how far was it from Mr . Holford ' spremises ? Witness : About 150 yards from the outer gate of the park . Some pieces of candle and a crowbar , which bad been picked up close to where the prisoner was found , were produced , as was also part of an ormolu ornament of considerable \ alue : it had been broken off a figure under a p lateau in the banquetting apartment .

      Diuge , 31 D , said . —After hearing a second report of fire-arms . I got over the gate tf the carriage road of Mr . Holford ' s premises , and saw the prisoner lying down , with two oflicers beside him . —Mr . Broughton : You have a hat in your hand , I perceive ? Witness here produced ahat , in which were several holes through which shot had evidently passed ; there were not fewer than seven or eight perforations . —Mr . Broughton .- Where did you fiud this hat ? Witness : In a ditch in the park , sir , just outside of the premises , very n ear to the bush at which the butler fired . —Mr . Broughton : Did you find any blood about the bush ? Witness ; I did not see any , but your worship will observe that there is blood inside the hat . ( This was found to be the case . ) =

      J . oun-g . 13 S , said . —I saw the prisoner lying down on the ground , and he said its of no use searching tbe place any further ; there were only four of us , two inside and two out . Witness produced a sling which be picked up at a short distance from where the prisoner was taken ; the said sling was formed hy a Urge stone being placed at the bottom of a handkerchief , the ends of which being laid hold of by any person , would enable them to strike a terrific Wow , which , inflicted upon the head , would probably inflict injury of a fatal nature . Loceebt , 180 S —I went this morning to examine the mansion , and found that one of ° the windows leading to the banquettin g room had been forced open ; on the sill of the window I found marks made by a crowbar , such an one a ? that now

      brought forward . At the spot where the butler shot at tho man I saw marks of blood , and there was a quantity of blood leading to the railings . I went across the park , and in a shed in the Zoological Gardens I found , in the crane paddock , npon some straw , marks of blood , as if a mim had lain down . At the court on Monday morning I said to the " prisoner , you have had a narrow chance of being killed ; and he said , " Yes , perhaps it would have been as well if I had been killed . "—Mr . Broughton ( to the prisoner ) : Do you wish to say anything ? Prisoner : No , only this—I made no resistance , I was knocked down with a pitchfork , and a man who came by with a gun struck me with it more than once . I was almost senseless ; and I recollect that a man stood over me with a sword and swore he would run it through me . —Additional remarks were made by parties interested ja the case , and the general impression was that

      Jbtjrglary In The Regent's Park.— One Of...

      the man shot by Paul , the butler , had been carried off by his companions and thrown by them into the Regent ' s Canal . —Mr . Broughton , after remarking upon the many suburban burglaries recently committed , advised Mr . Paul to offer a reward for the apprehension of the other parties concerned in the daring entry of Mr . Holford ' s premises " ; he had better communicate at once with his ( Mr . Holford s , agent . The prisoner was remanded till Monday next . The man William Dyson , charged as being one of the desperate burglars at Mr . Holford ' s , is well known to the police on the Surrey side of the water as a companion of the most notorious thieves on that side . The name he generally goes by is that of the doctor . At the suggestion of Mr . Broughton , the Regent ' s Canal was on Tuesday morning dragged by officers of the S division , in the expectation that the body of one of the burglars , who had been shot by the butler , would therein be . found , but their labours

      were not attended with success . In the course of the day it was ascertained that aman suffering severely from gun-shot wounds , recently inflicted , was » n St . Thomas ' s Hospital , but how he s ot thereisat present a mystery ; ' enough , however , has been gleaned to leave but little doubt that he is one of tbe desperate burglars ; and , in all probability , the whole of the party will be captured , and placed at the bar next Monday .

      The Frimley Murder. On Saturday Last, At...

      THE FRIMLEY MURDER . On Saturday last , at eleven o ' clock , the adjourned examination before the magistrates of the four men charged with the murder of tbe Rev . G . E . Holiest , incumbent of Frimley Grove , was resumed at tho House of Correction , Guildford . The proceedings were conducted with closed doors , as on the former occasion . The following summary of what took place before the bench on Saturday is believed to be correct in substance , though , under the circumstances , it is impossible to vouch for its strict accuracy : —At eleven o ' clock the prisoners , Levi Harwood , James Burbage ( calling himself James Jones ) , Hiram Trowler ( calling himself Hiram Smith ) , and Samuel Harwood , were brought from the several cells in which they had been confined to the governor ' s house , and conducted into the

      presence of the magistrates . They all looked much dejected , especially Burbage , who seemed to be labouring under severe mental excitement . Mbs . Holmst , who was attired in deep mourning , was the first witness introduced . The unfortunate lady was much distressed when she entered the apartment , but , after a little while , recovering herself , she proceeded to repeat the evidence she had previously given before the coroner at Frimley . This , we are informed , she did without the variation of a single circumstance . Her identification of all the prisoners may not be so decisive as it might have been ; but her belief with respect to two of them was expressed with confidence . Mrs . Hollest ' s depositions , however , contained one important fact

      relative to a copper token found in the pocket of one ofthe prisoners , and which she positively identified as having been paid to her a few days previous to the murder of her husband by a Miss Buipin , the village schoolmistress , and which was stolen with other copper money by the thieves . This token is a very remarkable coin , and , besides its peculiarity of design , bears marks which might easily insure its identification by any person who bad once examined it with any degree of attention ; on the obverse is a profile of George III ., encircled with a wreath , and on the reverse a figure of Britannia , surrounded by the words " One penny token , " the word " penny '' being almost obliterated . It appeared that this token formed the weekly payment of one of the little school-girls to a provident fund for purchasing clothes , originated in Frimley by Mrs . Holiest . The

      token was paid to Miss Buipin , the schoolmistress , by the little girl , and handed over a few hours sub ? sequently to Mrs . Hollest , with the remark that it was a very odd-looking penny , and Miss Buipin added , " That she did not think it would pass . " Mrs . Holiest , however , expressed her belief that it would , and , showing it to Mr . Holiest , remarked that tbey had hot " paid much respe * ct to poor King George ' s nose , " ., that feature being much buttered on the coin . Sirs . Holiest then put the token , with other copper coins , into a bag , in . which she usually kept the " . clothes fund , " and there it remained up to the night of the murder . This circumstance was considered one of the strongest points proved against the prisoners . Tbe token was the only coin found upon one of the prisoners . Superintendent HoLiixdioN was the next witness

      examined . Among other circumstances connected with the apprehension of the prisoners , he stated that three of them had been met on Friday evening on the road from Guildford to Frimley . Miss Bclpix spoke very confidently as to the identity of the token , and explained how it had come into the possession of the child . Ellen Yalleb , a domestic servant in the family of the deceased , repeated the evidence she had given before the coroner . - Elizabeth Moth , an old woman , deposed to the finding some remains of bread , cheese , & c , under a

      hedge about a mile from the late Mr . Hollest ' s house . James Hockley , in the employ of Henry Watts , broom-maker , of Frimley , identified Hiram Trowler as a man he had seen in Frimley village on the Tuesday before the inurder , endeavouring to dispose of two earthenware dishes . He told witness he had been at the —r- parson ' s , and had tried to get a drink of beer cut of him , but bad failed . Be added that he hoped something would happen to tbe — - before the end of the week , so that the old might die .

      Trowler was considerably excited while this witness was giving his testimony . He did not deny having seen the witness , but he told him that he had sworn falselv . as to -the words spoken . Lastly , Trowler asked the witness whether he had beard him say that he would do anything to the deceased ? Witness , in reply , said that he could not say the prisoner had said so . Harriet Seabbooke , landlady ofthe Swan Inn , Guildford , in whose house Levi Harwood lodged at the period of the murder , proved that he was not at home on the night of the 27 th ult . He left his lodgings oh Friday afternoon , about four o clock , wearing at the time a cord jacket , and returned the next afternoon without a jacket , wearing only a Sleeve waistcoat , ( As this witness entered the room one of the prisoners shook his head in a menacing manner . )

      Maey Goulustoxe repeated her former evidence . She had seen two of the prisoners together at Frimley at half-past twelve on the night of the murder . ' Several other witnesses were called , hut their evidence did not appear to be of much importance , nor to throw any fresh light upon the matter . The proceedings occupied the bench until nearly six o'clock , at which hour it was announced that the investigation was adjourned ,

      CONFESSION OF ONE OF THE MURDERERS . It will be satisfactory to the public to know that ail doubts respecting the dreadful crime at Frimley are now completely cleared up by the confession of one ofthe guilty persons . Although very little moral doubt existed that the persons who are in custody were in reality the authors of the crime , yet there was very great difficulty in procuring the necessary legal evidence to establish their guilt , and it is possible that they might havo escaped justice if one of them had not made a confession . " Of the fact there is not the least doubt , and the following particulars upon the subject may be relied upon : —It appears that on Monday afternoon Hiram Smith , alias Hiram Trower , ono of the

      four men in custody upon the charge of murdering Mr . Holiest , expressed a desire to see Mr . W . Keane , the Governor of Guildford Gaol , where he is confined , stating that he had somiethmg of importance to communicate to him . Mr . Keane accordingly went to his cell , and the prisoner then" expressed a wish to tell him all he knew of the matter . The governor informed him that he must take the responsibility of such a proceeding upon himself , and that he could not hold out tho least inducement for him to do so , but if he persisted ho was at liberty to make any statement he thought proper . The prisoner then made a statement , which was taken down in writing by Mr . Keane , of all the circumstances connected with the dreadful

      I affair , stating that the burglary was planned by himself and the other three now in custody , and that the fatal shot was fired by Levi Harwood . He also states that , after the murder , the prisoners all came to Kingston together , and Harwood went to London to dispose of the stolen property , and when he came back gave him 7 s . 6 d . as his share . The prisoner entered minutely into the details ofthe outrage , but stated that the pistol was only intended to terrify the inmates of the house into submission , and that there was no intention originally to ' commit any violence . It appears from inquiries that hare since been set on foot that the statement of the accomp lice can be confirmed in many material points by nidependent testimony , and if this should be correct the case will be complete .

      The Expedition Op Sin Jonx Fbaxklin.-^Co...

      The Expedition op Sin Jonx FBAXKLiN .- ^ Commander Forsyth , It . N ., who has lately returned in the Prince Albert , from his search for Sir John Franklin , arrived at Portsmouth on Friday last from London , to have an interview , by direction of the Admiralty , with Sir Edward Parry , the wellknown Arctic voyager ( now superintendent of Has-W Hospital , ) for the purpose of explaining to Sir Edward every particular with reference to the ropes , canvas , stores , Ac , found at Cape Itiley , in order to ascertain his opinion as to whether they had belonged to one of her Majesty ' s ships . The result is a decided conviction on Sir Edward £ arry s part that they are traces of Sir John Frank lm s expedition , Stowing AwAT . " _ La t week tho captain of an emujrant ship from Liverpool landed on the Calf theS ™™ ? « hmen who had BtOWCd themselves away ou board his vessel ,

      Murder Of A Young Female By A Farmer In ...

      MURDER OF A YOUNG FEMALE BY A FARMER IN ESSEX—HIS APPREHENSION . The secluded village of Poddinghurst , a few miles from the town of Brentwood ; has been tho scene of a murder , the discovery of which early on Sunday morning , has thrown the whole of this part of the country into a painful state of excitement . " The following details have been gathered on the soot , and may be relied on as strictly accurate . It may be stated that the village stands in a valley adjacent to a bye-lane leading to the high road to Ongar , and comprises a few straggling homesteads ' and labourers' cottages . At one of these farms lived Mr . Thomas Drory , son of a highly respectal ' o yeoman , at Great Bursteadwhere ho occupies

      , three farms . He had only held it two or three months , his father having previously occupied it , and had given it to him to manage . During the last two years of the father ' s possession , a man named Thomas Lust acted as bailiff to him , and with his wife , who officiated as housekeeper , and his daughter-in-law , Jael Denny , lived on the farm . In the course of the summer Mr . Drory , sen ; , discovering some improper intimacy between his son and the daughter of the bailiff , gave them notice to quit the property , in order to break off the connexion . Lust accordingly left , ' with his wife and daughter , and they took up their abode in some cottages about half a mile from the farm . In the course of a few weeks the farm was left by Mr .

      Drory to his son s management , and notwitnstanuing his father ' s strict injunctions , he resumed tbe intimacy with the unfortunate girl Denny . About this time it transpired that Drory was paying his addresses to another female named GUling , who resides in this town ; and ori the parents of Denny remonstrating with him as to the deceit he was practising , he denied paying suit to a second party . Eventually , however , he admitted such to be the case , and as the girl Denny was far advanced in pregnancy by him , he was exposed to many remarks for the heartless manner in which lie had treated her / As the period of her confinement approached , the poor creature importuned him for' money in order to enable her to- get over her difficulties ,

      which he promised , but only with tho understand , ing , it would seem , thatsho would disown . all connexion with him , he not meaning to declare to the parents that that circumstance alone prevented him being married to the female before alluded to . The unhappy girl , on more than one occasion , to hide his shame , yielded to his desire in declining all intimacy' with him . On Saturday afternoon last , about four o clock , she quitted her parents' house , and at that time she appeared very ailing ; - ' She returned in a short time , and appeared in somewhat better spirits ,: which the mother ascertained to have resulted from her having met Drory and his promising to marry her . She said that he had arranged to meet her in half an hour or so , and she thought all wouht yet be happy with her . At the appointed time she left , and shortly afterwards was seen in Drory ' s company walking over some meadows away from their homes . She was never

      afterwards seen . alive . Her parents . waited up the whole night in anxious suspense for her return . At daybreak the father-in-law , Lust , started out in one direction in search , and the mother in another . After wandering about for two or three hours , the fatherin passing through a field , known as Sevenacre Field , belonging to the farm of Mr . George Combere , a mile distant from the poor man ' s cottage , he noticed what he thought to be an ox lying on the grass at a secluded part of a meadow , which is overshadowed by a thick clump of ; trees . A rivulet , which separates the parishes of Dbddinghurst and Henfield , also passes close to the spot . On approaching it he discovered it to be the body of a female , and a closer examination proved to him that it was that , of his unfortunate stepdaughter . She laid with her face downwards , and a brief glance sufficed to show that she had met with a violent

      death . The poor man s cries brought assistance from several farms , and on the body being turned over it was seen that she had been strangled by . a rope , which had been twisted several times round her heek ^ Intelligence ef the discovery was instantly conveyed to Mr . - Coulson , the superintendent of the Essex constabulary stationed at Brentwood ; and in consequence of some private information which was furnished that' officer , he proceeded at once to trace out Mr . Thomas Drory . On his way to Doddingburst , he found him at a farm-house . The moment the door was opened , Drory was seen seated in front of the fire , and he never turned round when he heard Mr . Coulson making inquiries for him until the officer addressed

      the owner of the farm , and said , " Why , that is Mr . Drory , is it not ? " Drory then got up , and the officer desired his company to see the girl Denny , who had been reported to have been found dead in a meadow that morning . Drory went with Mr . Coulson , but on reaching the meadow he hesitated in following him . The-officer , however , insisted upon his proceeding , and as they advanced to the body , which was left in the same state as when it was discovered , he became deadly pale , and could scarcely walk . On reaching the corpse he turned his head away , and walKed aside while Mr . coulson carefully examined it . Her features were shockingly distorted , with marks of blood about her face and clothes . A cursory glance at the rope or thick sash line , which was securely twisted round her throat , penetrating the flesh of the neck , proved at once that she had . been strangled , while severe marks oh her hands , as if they bad been bitten and

      torn , indicated the desperate struggle she had been engaged in , and ' theVUtter impossibility of her having committed the act herself , On the cord being released , the neck and throat were discovered to be cut , and the flesh excoriated by the violence with which the rope had been d rawn . Tho i agression of the officer and those collected on the spot , was tbat tbe noose bad been slipped over the head and drawn tight from behind , and that tho rope was then twisted three or four times round the throat so tight as to effect ' strangulation . A gate was procured , and the corpse was conveyed to tho parents' cottage . Mr . Coulson , the superintendent , having obtained additional evidence , imputing guilt to Drory , he took him inttf custody on suspicion of having murdered the unhappy girl , and late on Sunday evening he was taken before Mr . Leisher , a county , magistrate , who , hearing of the murder , ' proceeded to the police station of this place , and receiving evidence implicating Drory , remanded him for further examination on the charge .

      TUB INQUEST . . : At eleven o ' clock on Monday morning ,-Mr . C . C . Lewis , the coroner for the southern division of the county , commenced an' inquiry concerning the unfortunate deceased , Jael Denny , at a small farm bouse occupied by'Mr ; Hammond , at Deddinghurst , situate . about midway of the farm tenanted by tbe accused , and the residence ofthe deceased ' s family . The jury having viewed the remains ofthe unfortunate woman at the cottage tenanted by her parents the following evidence was gone into : — Louisa Lust , mother of the deceased , was the first witness called . On being sworn she said— -Tho deceased Jael Denny was my daughter by a for mer husband . She Nvent out on Saturday

      afternoon , and returned about half-past five o clock . I asked her whether she ' had seen Thomas Drory , the accused . She said "yes ; . " he had put her in good spiritsi and she was going to meet him again at half-past six . She then said ; ' let us have tea . 1 made the tea , and myhusband , my daughter , ( tho deceased ) , and myself , sat down and partook of it . While at the meal , the deceased got up and looked at the watch and said , " I will finish my tea when I come back . I shall not be gone long . I am only going to the first stile . " She then put on , her bonnet and cloak and went out . She did not return . Her bonnet was not bent when she went out , nor was the cloak torn . [ The bonnet and cloak were produced . The former was bent and

      damaged both in the front and crown , and tho cloak torn , showing tbat they had been exposed to much violence ] By the Coroner ; Before we went to live at the house where we now reside we lived in an off hand farm belonging to Mr . Drory , senr ., father of the prisoner . Thomas Drory , tho accused , lodged in tho house with us , I mean the party who is now in custody . I know that he was always with . my daughter when he could be . She was in the family way , and within a fortnight of her confinement . I know myself that * she was on terms of intimacy with him . As' soon as I knew that she was in the family way , I told Thomas Drory of it . Isaid lo him , * " Thomas , ' you must be a villain . I know you are going to be married to Miss Gilling , and

      my daughter is seven months gone in the family way by you . ' * I mentioned the subject to him several times afterwards . He always denied it . lie said it was none of his , and he knew nothing about it . I know thepaper now produced . ' On tho 29 th of September , I was in Mr . Drory ' s garden , Thomas was there , and I suddenly missed him . Soon afterwards I went to the house in w hich I now live . My daughter was there , and I saw she was much flurried as soon as I went in . I said " what is the matter with you ? " She said , " I will tell you by and bye . " I went up ' stairs , and I there found Thomas Drory under my bed . . He got up and banded mo the paper now produced and wanted me to sien it . I refused . I went down stairs and said

      to my daughter , you must be a fool to sign this paper , what is it ! ( It is in the handwriting ofthe deceased . ) Deceased made no remark . Tho following is a copy of the note : — " 29 th September , — This is to prove that the trouble I am in is not by Thomas Drory . Therefore all that read this had better trouble themselves abouttheir own business . " Witness : The hand writing" is that of the deceased . I never heard her say she attempted to commit suicide . She said Thomas bad given her poison . I noticed that her lips and flesh were swollen , which she said was caused by taking the poison Thomas had given her . She added that she had not taken all the poison he had given her ; if she had it would have killed her . This was iu harvest time ,

      Murder Of A Young Female By A Farmer In ...

      „ ra UST ' stepfather of the deceased , and Mr . William . Hammond , farmer , of Donninghurst , deposed to finding the body , as before described . Mr . Taoms VOVlson , superintendent of the Essex constabulary , stationed at . Brentwood , was then called . From information I received on Sunday morning I went to Doddingburst . On my way I stopped at the house of Robert Moore , a farmer , and seeing Thomas Drory there , I asked him if he knew the deceased ? He said , "Yes . " I took ui W me an < found the body as described by the last witness . I asked Drory when ho saw the the deceased last . He said at half-past five o ' clock on Saturday evening , and that ho had not heard of her that morning . I took him to the spot ; and saw the deceased lying on her face . The left side of her

      noso where she lay was flattened . I eut ^ tho cord from her neck—it was almost embedded in it . The noose of the cord had cut the skin of the neck . It was turned twice round the neck very tight , so much so that the neck was swelled above it . I then took the prisoner into custody . He did not speak . I took him to the deceased ' s house and searched him . He said ho had a letter in his box which would prove the child was not his . We then went to the house where the prisoner lived , and searching his box found tho letter which has been produced , as well as two pieces of cord . One of the pieces had been recently cut . ( The cord round the neck and the pieces produced corresponded exactly . ) The prisoner said that the deceased and him had been acquainted , but that he he had broken it off more than nino months .

      Several witnesses ware examined , who corroborated the statements already made , and Mr . Soper Williams , surgeon , having given it as his opinion that death was caused by strangulation , the proceedings were adjourned . - The deceased was twenty years of age , and , although in humble circumstances , was an object of some attraction in this town , being a remarkably nn gure and possessing prepossessing features . Since tho adjournment of the inquest some remarkable facts have come to light in reference to the murder ofthe unfortunate Jael Denny , tho intense sympathy which is felt for the parents of tho deceased being shared to the full by the parents of tho prisoner . ! Bom and bred in the parish in which

      ho resides , Mr . Drory , sen ; has for the last thirty years been numbered amongst the most respected of its yeomen . He occupied , in addition to the farm of Brickhouse , near'Canterbury Tye , a ' large and substantial holding at Little Buvstead ; together they comprised about 350 acres , at a rental of about £ 400 . The family has for generations held a respectable position in tho district , and the prisoner himself was always regarded by his nei ghbours as a young man of the most steady and pei'sovGi'ingJhusiness habits , though it is alleged by some that lie did not appear to possess that amount of keenness and sagacity which young farmers now-a-days lay claim to . It appears that Lust , the stepfather of the unfortunate deceased , bad long entertained suspicions that Drory ' s intentions towards his daughter were not of an honourable character , and these suspicions were strengthened and confirmed by the fact that

      in August last he had procured and administered a quantity of poison to the deceased , with the supposed view of causing abortion . Hence , upon this occasion , the absence of the girl during the whole ofthe night caused the father great uneasiness , and at daybreak be went in search of his missing child . Ills first impulse was to search the river , and the ponds on the several farms adjacent , at the same time stating his belief to several persons whom he met that the girl had been murdered b y Drory . About a quarter of a mile from the house in which he resided is a largo charcoal-burner ' s , of the foreman of which establishment he inquired , with tears in his eyes , whether he had seen his daughter . The foreman unhesitatingly replied that ho had not , but added that a lady ( desciibing her dress ) had heen walking about that spot on the preceding evening , waiting , as he presumed , for some one expected by the train . As soon as the man described the dress

      Lust exclaimed , "That was my daughter ; where did you see her ? " The foreman at once pointed out the spot , and the old man proceeded towards it . In order to arrive at tho place , it was necessary for Lust to cross a hedge , in order to get from one field into another . By some strange fatality at the very spot he selected lay the body of his murdered daughter , over which he stumbled . » After the first burst of feeling had subsided , Lust proceeded to obtain the assistance ofthe neighbours for the removal of the body to his house , whilst lie repaired to the station-house at Brentwood , and informed the police-officer that his daughter had been

      murdered , adding that Drory was the murderer . Superintendent Coulson at once proceeded to Mr . Moore ' s , and apprehended the prisoner now in custody . The murdered woman is described as being a person of commanding stature and ladylike demeanour . She was five feot nine inches high , and was in her twenty-first year . Drory had just completed his twenty-third year . He is described as being , well-looking ,. about five feet six inches in height . He wore , when he was apprehended , a fustian jacket , corduroy breeches , and leather gaiters . He does . iiot appear to have been addicted to intemperate habits , nor , until the period of the murder , to have been at all viciously disposed .

      The Great Plate Robbery Case. On Sunday ...

      THE GREAT PLATE ROBBERY CASE . On Sunday the two detective officers from Scotland-yard , Inspector Lund and Sergeant Whitcher , arrived in Liverpool from London , bringing with them four large packages of plate , jewellery , and watches , found upon the premises of Sirrell , the refiner , of Barbican , and supposed ^ to be the produce of robberies committed in this neighbourhood of late , particularly in the immediate' suburbs , by a gang of thieves who successfully carried on their operations , and escaped the vigilance of the police authorities , for some months , having in the : mean time disposed of a great quantity of silver and other articles which the police nave as yet been unable to trace , it was thought not ' probable that some of it might have

      found its way through Liverpool agents to the receiving linuse of Sirrell . The plate brought down by the London officers was accordingly exhibited at the central police office on Monday for examination and identification . It covered the whole of a large table and the magistrates' desk ; and included every variety of pattern , some of the'articles being evidently of foreign manufacture . ' The room was crowded at intervals from ten in the morning till five in the afternoon . All Liverpool seemed to have been robbed , and there were a few who had not lost a spoon . One old gentleman who had been deprived many years ago of his silver snuff box ' presented himself , ' and would fain have identified one in the hands of the

      officer , but , on opening it , it was found to contain a mixture somewhat more pungent than the would-be claimant was in the habit of taking . The majority of the visitors had lost watches , and as there was a great variety of these in gold and silver cases was it found necessary to make a list ' with their nanies and numbers , in order to facilitate identification . There were upwards of 200 sets of works alone . The collection of plate included spoons , forks , tankards , fish knives , ladles , teapots , cream'jugs , saltcellars , pepper canisters , snuffboxes , and other articles too numerous to enumerate . It should be observed that a great deal of the silver is old , and such as might have' been disposed of on tbat account by the

      rightful owners . ' 1 here are . comparatively few articles of modern pattern . As yet nothing has been identified in Liverpool ; but it may be interesting to describe the articles spoken to in London , and which clearly prove Sirrell to have acted with a guilty knowledge ; . . ' . ' ' ; , The first is a fish slice , identified by the proprietor of Dolly ' s Chophoiise ; the slice is a very weighty one , and hasthe iiame of " Dolly" engraved across the handle . A spoon . stolen from the ' Rainbow Tavern , has "Rainboiv . Tavern , Fleet-street , " engraved along the handle . A spoon , stolen from Mr . Martin , 30 , Argyle-street , Regent-street , bears the initials "T . M . M . "

      EXAMINATION of THE PRISONERS AT LIVERPOOL . On Tuesday morning ' the parties implicated were again brought up for examination . Tho interest excited in the case was very great—the court and avenues being crowded to excess . The examination again took place at . the court of the Central Police station , before a full bench of county and borough magistrates . The parties charged were William Macauley , a watch maker , of Liverpool , Martin Maquire , a publican , of tho same town , and Thomas Charles Sirrell , an extensive gold and silver refiner , of Barbican ,. London . Two charges had been previously gone into—tho first affecting all tho prisoners—thetwo first with a robbery of

      plate from a Roman Catholic Chapel at Little Crosb y , a few miles from Liverpool , and the latter with receiving the same . The second charge affected only Maguire and Sirrell , and related to a quantity of plate which had been stolen from the house of Mr . Tiriloy , Peel-street , in the borough of Liverpool . Macauley and Sirrell . were first ordered to stand up , when tho clerk to the magistrates read over the depositions previously taken , in connexion with tho Crosb y robbery ^ af ter which . Mr . Dowlhig called the following witnesses , who deposed to further details relating to tho same robbery ., The first

      was—Inspector Ldnn , a detective metropolitan police officer , stated that on tho 2 nd inst . ho went to the house ot the prisoner , Sirrell , in . Barbican . He saw a railway porter from tho Euston-squaro station enter the prisoner ' s shop with two parcels . ; Witness followed him and saw him place the parcels in Mr . Sirrell ' s hands , who handed them to a person ho called John behind the counter , telling him to pay 2 s . upon one of the parcels . It was upon tho largest and lightest of tho two that he told him to pay the money . The delivery book was then handed by the porter to Mr . Sirrell to sign , who handed It to John , and told him to sign it . Ho did so , and the book and 2 s . were given to the porter , The latter then let the shop , and tho young man ( John ) placed the parcels on the counter beside tho desk . At that moment Kohoe , a detective officer from layer-

      The Great Plate Robbery Case. On Sunday ...

      pool , with Witoherand Shaw ,. two London officers , came in , when witness leaned over the counter and took the parcel , and ascertained that Sirrell had gone into the counting-house . Witness followed him and told him ho must be present when he opened the parcel ., Sirrell . said , "No , no , one of my young men will do . " At that time they had walked from tho countingdiotlSd to another " shop in a line with the counting-house . Witness p laced the two parcels on the counter and commenced undoing them , when Sirrell walked away . Witness called out and said he must Insist upon his being present when the parcels were being opened . Officer . Kehoe then brought Sirrell back to the counterarid tho parcels

      , were opened . All the officers were present .. Crave the contents of the parcels to Kehoe . One parcel was a tin cannister containing plate ; , the other was a brown paper parcel , also containing . plate . After the parcels were opened witness asked Sirrell if ho had received any letters from Liverpool that morning . He stepped back three or four paces , and did not reply , but he gave witness a letter , which he handed to Kehoe . ( Letter produced and identified . ) Asked Sirrell if he knew the person who had written the letter , He said he did not think he did , but that he had had twenty transactions with him . Wit ness then conveyed Sirrell to King-street station , Westminster . - i

      Mr . Lewelltn Roberts , of Everton , near Liverpool , was the next witness . He . was a mercantile clerk and knew the prisoner Macaulay ^ Had known him for twenty years . ' Had seen him write . ( The letter produced by the last witness was shown to Mr . Roberts , when he identified the writing to be that ofthe prisoner Macaulay . ) Detective police-officer Kehoe , of the Liverpool force , deposed to having a number of letters in bis possession which he took from a file in Sirrell ' s counting-house . ' ! Mr . Roberts re-called . —The above mentioned letters were shown to the witness , and identi-. fied by him as being in the hand-writing of Macaulay . ¦ ., Mr . Bowling ( to witness Kehoe ) . —Also took possession of a , post-ofiico order book ( which he produced ) from Sirrell's counting-house , as well as an assay book . ¦ : ' .

      George Slsigh , clerk to the money order oflico of the Liverpool post-office , produced six money orders received from London . They had been paid by the witness at various periods . Recollected having seen Macaulay before , but did not know Sirrell . Mr . Roberts was again called , and proved the signatures to the notes to be in the handwriting of Macaulay . The notes were then handed to the witness Sleigh ; when he depoaed to having paid the various amounts stated in the notes .. There were three orders of the 8 th of August , one of the 27 th September , and two ofthe 13 cb of September . One was an order for £ 224 , the others were for £ 5 each .

      Mr . Dowlixg then said he had closed his case against Macaulay , and asked for a , committal . , He would then go into a new case against Sirrell only —a case of receiving . Macaulay was desired to stand down , and the following case , as deposed to by the following witnesses , was gone into . Mr . Dowlimg said that a robbery had been committed on the 17 th of July in the parish of West Derby , and-a portion of the stolen property had been found-in Sirrell's possession . William Carr said he was servant to . the Rev . Mr . Gardner , of West Derby , near Liverpool . On the 17 th of July last , at a quarter past one in the day , he placed some silver spoons and other plate on the dinner-table in the dining-room . The bottom part of one of the windows was partially open . Ho left the room for a few minutes , and when he returned he missed two table spoons and OHO gravy spoon . The window was open much wider when he returned into the room .

      The Rev . T . Gardner , incumbent of Stanley , in the parish Of West Derby , stated , that he was informed by his servant of the robbery . He had since seen ono of the spoons in the hands of Kehoe , the detective officer . The spoons were marked with S . H . and a cypher . The one produced was ono of tho stolen spoons . Kbhoe , the detective , said that he found the spoon in question on the 2 nd inst . amongst ; the . stock in Sirrell ' s shop . —By Mr . Lewis : Did not . know whether the spoon was manufactured from foreign or British silver . Did not know whether there was a British lion on the assay mark of the spoon . The crest upon this spoon was perfect . The spoon was

      broken in two . He also saw a great many other broken spoons with and without crests amongst the stock . Some of the crests were defaced and others partially filed off . This spoon was the only part of the seized plate as yet found to belong to parties residing in this neighbourhood . This being the whole of the evidence produced by Mr . Dowling in this case , the magistrates decided to hear Mr . Simon in behalf of Macaulay . The learned gentleman at some length went through all the circumstances affecting his client , and contended tbat it was a case of more suspicion , and that there was nothing in the evidence produced to warrant the bench in committing his client for trial .

      The bench having expressed a wish that the spoon produced should he examined by a silversmith , to ascertain . whether it was of British or foreign pianufacture , a gentlemanfrom the establishment of Mr . Jones , Castle-street , Liverpool , was sent for . After an examination of the spoon , he declared it to be of British manufacture , which was shown by an impression of the British lion on the assay mark . This point was wished to be ascertained , as . ifc was stated that' the letter supposed to havo relation to this plate represented that it was foreign silver . . ¦ . - Mr . Lewis then asked if the bench would dispose ofthe remaining case against SirreJ ) , before he proceeded to address them ? . ..

      Tho magistrates retired for a short time , and , on their return , intimated that they had endeavoured to make arrangements for hearing tho remaining case against the . prisoners , bub had been unable to do so . In consequence , they suggested that Mr . Lewis should then address himself to tho matters relating to his client as far as they had gone . Mr . Lewis then addressed the court , at great length . He said that the only point affecting his client was the question whether ho had received this plate with a guilty knowledge ? He contended that he had not done so . That all the transactions in which Sirrell had been connected were purely , business transactions , and conducted in a business manner . There was not the slightest secrecy attempted ; all the correspondence had been sent through the

      usual business * medium—the post-office—and the money remitted by orders through the same medium . In the particular case as given in evidence to-day , Mr .: Lewis contended that there had not been any legal receiving , Sirrell could not have received this property knowing it to have been stolen , because he did not open the parcel , which had been done by the police officer . The plate had not been proved to have been sent by Macaulay , nor could Sirrell have any knowledge . whoro it had come from , or whether it bad been stolen . Ho concluded by reiterating the points of his argument , which he said he believed were sufficient to cause tho magistrates to conclude that his client was perfectly innocent of the serious charge now preferred against him ;

      The bench , after a short consultation , said they were convinced that there was sufficient evidence to warrant them in committing tho prisoners for trial to the assizes . Mr . Lewis then applied that Sirrell should bo admitted to bail . . Mr . Simon also made a similar application on behalf of Macaulay . The bench observed that from the importance of tho charges preferred against the prisoners , they were not disposed to incur any responsibility by granting cither , of the applications .-. Application might be made to a judge in chambers .

      The prisoners were then cautioned in the usual way , and asked if they had nnytliincr to urge why they should not be committed . They all stated that they were innocent . The charge against Maguire . was not then proceeded with , the robbery in which he is supposed to havo boon concerned having taken place in the borough , and consequently coming only under tho cognizance of the borough magistrates . Maguire was accordingly remanded .

      Animal Magnetism.—The Gazette Des Tribuh...

      Animal Magnetism . —The Gazette des Tribuhaim has the following story : — " Two fellows went three days ago to a famous restaurant , called the Grotte de Calypso , at tho Barriere Belleville . As they took their repast they got into conversation with the mistress , who soon told them a full account of the death of her husband , of tho state of her business , and all her little secrets . Presently they began talking of animal magnetism , and astonished the poor woman by the wonderful stories of tho miraculous cures effected , and crimes discovered by its means . To satisfy her curiosity one ofthe men , who pretended to be a magnetic . sujet , allowed himself to bo put into a trance by the other , who represented himself as a regular magnetisor . The man in the trance astounded tho poor . woman by felling her a good deal about herself—nearly all of which , by tho way , she had previously told them .

      The woman now wanted to bo put in a tranco herself . Ono of tho men accordingly tightly bandaged her eyes , and the other made passes over her . She felt herself by no means affected , but the men kept talking incessantly to her and telling her that sho would soon be in a trance . One of them moanwhile quietly opened the drawers ofthe room and possessed himself of money , jewels , silver spoons and forks , and a savings bank book . They at last wont away , but not without telling the woman that sho must remain seated nearly hall an hour in her chair with'her eyes bandagea , lest the magnetic fluid should escape . She did so , but when at last she got up she discovered that sho had been robbed . She accordingly laid a complaint before tho commissary of police , and from the description she gave ofthe men that functionary recognised them as well-known thieves . Ho arrested , and tho greater part of the booty was found at their lodgings ,

      Great Meeting Op The Miners Op The North...

      GREAT MEETING OP THE MINERS OP THE NORTH , The Miners of , Northumberlaff *? sad Barium held a public meeting on Newcastle Moor , on Saturday last , which was attended by some thousands of the brave men of this district , who having , in some instances , to travel more tban twenty miles to the place of meeting , had e »« sged a special train to bring them . At about eleven o ' clock the train arrived at the Great Central Station , in Newcastle , and shortly after the great mass were wendibg their way to the place of meeting , preceded by bands of music and numerous banners , all bearing appropriate mo t es and inscriptions , and which , as they proceeded up the principal streets of the town , gave animation to the scene .

      At a few minutes after twelve o clock the great body had arrived at the place of meeting , and hav . ing taken their stand round the hustings , ( a large waggon , ) Mr . S t oves was unanimously called upon to preside over the proceeedings . Mr . Stoves came forward amongst the applause of the multitude , and stated that he was happy to meet them once more , and be would congratulate them on their present numerous gathering . He had not any intention of taking up much of their time as there were several parties to address them ; therefore , he would simply claim their attention to the questions which would be brought before them . Therefore , he would call upon

      Mr . Ktrkwell , who stated that they frequently heard it said tbat the pitmen were discontented with their lot . Yes , and he hoped they would continue to growl and grumble until all cause of discontent should cease , and until despotism of every grade' was thrown overboard . The young men of the Tyne and the Wear were beginning to look more into their position , and evidently would improve the same , if they continued to persevere . The resolution which he intended to move , stated

      that competition had been productive of low wages ; and surely there was no necessity for bim to attempt to illustrate that point , seeing tbat the experience of every pitman would corroborate the deductions drawn from tbe premises thus laid down ; and , for himself , he would not abate his efforts until the tyrant ' s grasp was removed from the throat of the working miners ; but this could only be done by a general effort , and by the united force of the moral and intellectual means at our command . He would

      retire , b y moving tbe following resolution : — That from the great facilities now afforded iovthe transit of coals by railway , & c , great and increased competitionhas been engendered among the cbUiery proprietors . That this unregulated state ot the trade must necessarily lead to further reductions in the wages of the working coUiers . Hence this meeting resolves to attempt a general organisa tion of the great body of the miners , together with the establishment of a Board of Trade , whereby to insure a reasonable return for the capital of the coal owner , and a proper remuneration to the miner for bis dangerous ton .

      Mr . K . ' Hodgson seconded the resolution ,, and called upon the parties assembled to give him attention while he delineated the necessity of the establishment of a General Union . First , we had , by local competition , brought down wages , and now tbat railways offered such facilities for carrying ' coals to the different markets , there was being exhibited the competition of district against district , Staffordshire and other southern counties threatening to undersell the more distant places , and urging the workmen to produce cheaper , that they may have more work . While each thus enforced the doctrine of cheapness they were alluring tbe workmen to become the forgers of their own chains , and to ultimately reduce wages to starvation point . A

      general organisation was the only remedy for these evils , and he trusted they would adopt tbe resolution , and thus lay the foundation of a better state of things . Secondly , —The resolution urged the establishment of a Board of Trade , so tbat when any differences took place between them and the employers about wages there would be a proper tribunal to appeal to , and thereby destroy the necessity of strikes , and the evils consequent thereon . The employers' would be secured a proper return for their capital , and the workmen would , necessarily , enjoy a better and more uniform price for their labour . Mr . Hodgson concluded by seconding the resolution , which'being put from the chair was carried .

      Mr . VY . Daniells , delegate from Staffordshire and Worcestershire , was next introduced to move the second resolution . The speaker went into the . merits of the resolution , by referring to the prevalence of the truck rystem , and other evils suffered b y miners , all of which had their briginin the ignorance and the want of union and co-operation among them ; and Staffordshire , where te was sent from , suffered severely through such means . Let them look to the Factory Act , which prescribed the dayls work to ten hours . Surely , the miners who worked in the dark caverns of the earth , never , during tbe length of the pits day ' s work , seeing the light of the sun , nor allowed to breathe the pure air , should not

      be doomed to continue their dreary toil twelve and fourteen hours per day , as tbey do at present . How could the miners children get any education under such a state of things ? Mr . Daniells then referred to the manifold falsehoods published by Commissioner Trenienhere , in reporting upon the condition ofthe miners of South Staffordshire , and showed at some length the evils which at present afflict that diatrich and contended , that only by a Miners' Mational Union , cultivating a spirit of love and friend , ship towards each other , and by working harmoniously together , could these manifold evils be

      effectually removed ., The speaker then strongly urged upon the meeting the necessity of agitating for an Eight Hours Bill , for the regulating and working the collieries of Great Britain , so that they may have time to obtain information themselves , and a proper education for their children . Was it any wonder that miners were ignorant under the presenting hours system ? But give them time and the means to obtain knowledge , and' then the mining population would become as intelligent as any other class in the kingdom . He most cordially moved the following resolution :-

      That from tbe observations and examinations made , officinlly and otherwise , into the slate of education among tbe miners of this country , it has been demonstrated that but little attention has been given to that subject . Thai tbe young boys being compelled to remain at work twelve or fourteen hours each day , the time for Instruction is VferJ limited indeed . That , whereas the legislature have accorded to the factory workers an act affording time fbrtostruction and education , this meeting resolves to appl ^ early next Session of Parliament , for an act granting similar opportunities to the young boys who work in the pits o this country . Mr . John Hall , in rising to second the resolution , stated his entire approval of its contents , and said he had no doubt whatever of the immense advantage which would follow itssadoption .

      The resolution was then put , and carried without a dissentient . The Chairman then introduced Mr . James Price , from Lancashire , to move the third resolution . Mr . Price entered into a minute detail of the great and manifest disadvantages which the miners laboured under through the present unfair mode of paying the wages earned . " There being no regular nor uniform mode , all was left to the caprice and the cupidity of tbe employers , who invariably practised chicanery and fraud upon the unsuspecting collier . The tubs which carried the coals would he at the commencement of a colliery , perhaps , six cwt . ; but , as time rolled on , the first tubs wofe OUt , find

      though nothing was said , yet there were signs of discontent , the hewers found that they must go further underneath the coal to earn the same wages . ; and ultimately it was feund that instead of six cwt , the tubs were grown to hold eight , and , in some cases , ten cwt ., so that it had become quite a common observation among colliers that , " No matter however bard the times might be the colliers' tubs still improved in size , " and gave evidence of the cheat thus put upon the poor miners . Mr . Price then dwelt at some length upon the utility of a general

      Act of Parliament . According to the miners , a uniform system of getting coals by wei ght , the tubs to be stamped by the authorities under tbe act , and thus secure to . the workers of coal a similar advantage which the consumers of that article enjoy . That , whereas great disparity exists in tbe modeof paying tho wages ofthe miner , - some being paid by weight , and others by measure , which want of uniformity is productive of great and manifest disadvantage to nU . That as , by At * of l'arliamcnt , coals are bought and sold by weight , this meeting is of opinion that an enactment should be app lies for , insuring the uniform payment of wages by weight and tho abolition of the present capricious mode of

      payment . ... -. ¦; James Smith briefly seconded the resolutionj which was cariied by an unanimous 8 n ° of hB j ?™ L Mr . J . Fawcett then moved a vote of to ""™ the several Members of Parliament ^ ho lhadRifled in procuring the enac tment of the "Miners Inspection Bill , " and dwelt particularly upon > the valuaMe Rflrvir-fs rendered to that cause by J . Mather , Esq ., 3 5 S ^ Slds and hia colleagues , commonly ? rmedth S nth SWelds Comm ittee , having da « d . o institute a porsonal . examination of , the . pig , aj * i ? , » i !« bPd a report , which deserved the highest fie ndlhS had laid the foundation for the present enactment ; he , therefore , cordially moved

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 19, 1850, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_19101850/page/7/