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Q £I}Ri$Tmas Mariano. Man- 20, 1845. The Norther N Star. 3
q £ I } ri $ tmas Mariano . man- , 1845 . THE NORTHER N STAR . 3
"'" .• Weleoae, Christmas—Welcome, Chris...
"'" . Weleoae , Christmas—welcome , Christmas , Oli i a reveller hold art thou ! yHih the misletbe and holly Wrea th'd around thy jocund brow ; Thoug h the blast is bitter piercing , And the year is well nigh dead , Franulv smile thy frank rough features Out among thy berries red , " jlost inopportunely for our Christmas reflections , the political world is just now agitated by the old « t 0 CK p antomime , "The Mnisterial Crisis ; or , p . jas and the 0 «* V' which , though often performed , and always tcrminatingin giving dbsatisfactjonto thegreatmajority ofJohxBdll ' s family , never theless , when reproduced , is sure to be immensely attract ive—for a-time . The movements , meetings , intrigues , and trickeries of Whigaand Tories" A plague on both their houses "—
at present form almost the only subject for report and comment in the press , daily and weekly . We might " as well be out of the world as out of the fashion , " and , therefore , the Northern Star is constr ained to , in some measure , devote its columns to the " absorbing topic" of the time . Not , however , •' all-absorbing , " for there ia one other matter which very largely occupies our columns this week—the proceedinss of the" Chartist x . and Conference . The silence of our contemporaries on the meeting and doings of thai " Conference" is a remarkable proof of the corruption and partisanship of the public journals generally- 'The great majority of our contemporaries are just now chanting their songs of triumph over the downfall of the Peel administration , each , also , labouring to outvie the other in fierce
denunciations of what they call the "Landlords * monopoly , " each devoting column after column , and pageafter page ^ to the doings and sayings of every scheming , politician , ambitious agitator , and party parasite , who , " at this crisis , " mumbles by the minnte , or harangues by the hour , against the " horrid bread tax . " While the "teachers and leaders of public opriion" are thus aiding and abetting an agitation which they know has for its object not the benefiting of the people , but the transferring the monopoly of power from one class of oppressors and schemers to another class equally the relentless enemies of labour ; at the same time they pass over , as utterly unworthy of notice , the proceedings of a body
of men who ^ really belong to the people , and whose constituents are of the people . The difference between the Chartist co-operators on the one hand and the Whig League agitators on the other , is , -hat the former are honestly bent upon destroying the "Landlords' monopoly , " and all oifnr monojx > lies , while the latter only aim at the transfer of monopoly from one class to another , erecting the despotism of money in lieu of the despotism of hereditary privilege . Therefore it is that the precious " anti-monopolist " journals , the tools of the profitocracy , will not report the doings of ihe really honest and consistent" antimonopolists . " Hence , too , a reason why so much of this paper should be occupied with the proceedings of the Manchester Conference . The which proceedings being renorted at great length , renders it imperative that we * should , on this occasion , be as brief as
possible . If we hiive no sympathy with the sham " anti-monopolists'' wa have as little withtheavowed " monopolists , " and if , as the " signs of the times" betoken , their fall is near , we shall hail it with exultation , — more especially as wc shall then have but one enemy to combat with , an enemy strong and insolent , but who will present the last obstacle between us and freedom . 'Tell would it be for the millions if the hour of that last combat had come . Crucified between the conservative land-robber on the one hand , and the ambitious money-juggler on the other , Christmas thae presents gladsome associations to but few of the unhappy toiling people , and the time honoured greeting , "A merry Christmas , " sounds a mockery in the ears of
THE SHELTERLESS POOR ! There ' s joy ia the palace , there ' s grief in the cot , The rich have abundance , hut poverry ' slot Is fugitive hope , ever chased hy grim care , Till the vision dissolves in the gloom of despair ! There's sport for the squire , for the lords of the soil , Bat wiiii ia io solace the children of toil ? Where revels are r ? 2 in the mansion and Court , i ' o sport ia for Via .. —they ' re of fortune the sport I There are laws the swoln wealth of the rich to secure , But the " Poor Laws ? ' alone are the laws of the poor .
Slern winter approacheth , he rides on the blast , And Myriads must perish before he bath pass'd ; The ragged , the wretched , must shiver and die , Ere the ice-crested monarch , stern Winterpass by . Yet the yule-log shall blaze in the homesteads of mirth , " HTule penriry droops o ' er its cmherless hearth , And the storm-susta rush cold thro * the windowless shed , And pierce the gaunt inmates—unclothed and unfed . Ah : is there no pity , for those who endure The sharp-biting season—the shelterless poor i Let the poet Soctuex answer the two last lines of the above : — " Petitioning for pity is most weafc ,
The sovereign people ought to demand justice . " And , letus add , ought to take it . What spectacles of miserv this huge " metropolis presents ! What a hideous contrast of wealth and woe , riches and rags , may be seen auv hour , in the great thoroughfares where the rich exhibit their splendour to gratify their Tanity , and ihe destitute make public their loathsome wretchedness to obtain the miserable means of prolonging the burden of life . We happen to be j ^ tdiarlj well or ill situated for observing these revolting contrasts—tho bloated idler and tl » 3 destitute toiler / the pampered lady and the female mendicant , Ihe petted Jap-dog and the famishing child—tho icv indifference , the brutal cruelty of the one class , and the despairing misery and spirit-broken demeanour of the other . Our London readers must all be eon-Tersant with the reality of the following sketch : —
" STAHTEfG !" 'lis a cold and gloomy winter ' s day , Heavy aad damp with fog j And a squalid wretch on the pavement way Is crouching down like a dog ; lake a poor and Smashed dog that , now , Neither cart nor truck may draw , That squalid wretch with care-worn brow , Fats forth his skeleton paw . On thesnrface flat of the pavement stone—Cleanssa with his ragged cuff-He chalks , he chalks , with moan and with groan , Sketching his work in the rough . Chalking —• chalking—chalking away , Characters fair , in colouring gay ; A record of misery , talent , and want , With inngry belly and fingers gaunt . Passengers hurry , hurry along ,
With sorrowful flcarts , or gay ; Rich and poor—a motley throng-Pass over -he pavement way ; But none save the needy , slacken their speed , To gaze on the writing there ; . Sbne hut the wretched can tarry , to read That famished wretch ' s prayer He has chalked and chalked all his chalk away , Slaking the very pavement pray ; And showishow- stones may ceme out in print , To soften with pity mat ' s hearts of flint . Ifockery ' . —cruel mockery all ;
In a land of mocking and groans "Where the paraperM steed feeds high in the staU , While Mvnjtarte on fie stones ! One word , one only—appears on the stone ! In charaeters bold and fair ; But oh Itftof word is of skin and hone : " Starsixg" is written there . Starring , in flourishes chalked on the ground , Starving in colours so gay , Like the rich who can revel in luxury round Our famishing forms of clay . Starving—starving—starving ! With maddening hunger and cold , "While the holy bishop is caning His viands on dishes . of gold ! Oh , the sluVririg wretch may hide his head , " And his eye so hollow and dim , Por life to the fat ehurch livings has fled ,
And Deat h -nay S ^ -PP- him - Oh , land of mockery , wealth aud wo , A land of riches and rags , - TThere the idler rides ia pomp and show , And the toiler starves on the flags J—~ Mockery— : mor . kcry—mocKery ah " : A land of mocking and groans , ' " "Where the pamper * d steed feeds high in the stall , While men starve on tite stones . London has its hundreds of churches and chapels , and its thousands of parsons , priests ministers , and other " religious teachers ; " all sects , at least all Christian seels under the sun , are to be found here , so that the "Irish gentleman in search of a religion might very well have accommodated himself with ; out extending his travels beyond the " great wen : yet , desnite this array of p riestcrafts forces , London for all religi
is the best place is the world bringing - ous bvstems into contempt . We defy any man who has / heart to feel and a brain to . think , —unless he be a wretched coward , who dares not think -we * derjr ahy suchimaa to witness " lifein London , andnot askhimself the question of the Leicester stoctonger "If a God existed , would he permit such a state of things ? " A state of things in which the men who have tilled the land and grown the food areJan dless aadfoodless , and , therefore , wander thronghl ^ ndon atreets ' siarving ; in which those who make the clothing are destitute of all need ful raiment ; in which those who build the houses are themselves -Useless , "the foxes have holes , and the birds have - nests , MK fiie sons of men have not where to lay their heads . Wethinkit is Tixmise , the German Communist , - < sh D ; in one of his discourses observes , on the home-] t e * « tatehfffieT ! n ! Tliahnoor—homeless , and expose
to bitter frosts and cliilfihs damps , whilstidle consumers fiv to the south , their warm nes ts left empty -i"The swallows also fly to the south , tearing empty
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their nests , which the sparrows take possession of for their own comfort . Why should homeless , naked creatures , in sight of splendour" and luxhry , slowly be frozen to death ? Have not the people built and furnished all . these nests ? Have they not a greater right to them than the sparrows who have not built thoseof the swallows ? " Reader , ponder on the question , - and answer . " V 7 e have before us a-host of poetical favours from correspondents who have offered their assistance in twining our garland , to each and all we return our
tnantg at the same time , we must confess that our iriends contributions offer but very little suitable lor the occasion . . William Johnson , Knaresborough sends us two pieces entitled " The Cbartbfs Grave , " and a Christmas Ode to Liberty . " The first of these is f ^ Uy good , and , though not suited for the "Gar-™ „ snaU be inserted at a future time . The Ude b not so good , it contains many good ideas , and some good lines , but there is ho perfect verse but the first : —
Ar & c , ye sons of Freedom , Cbartists , rise ! 'lis jolly Christmas pays her visit here , Behold she comes fresh from the Eastern skies , And claims a merry portion of the year . Arise , and with heart-pleasing Bacchus cheer Hergladapproach . Let all be joy and glee , Lo ! happiness and mirth with her appear . To drive away each trace of misery , Giving the jocund season to festivity . Mr . -Johnson can write if he will only take a little trouble ; a very little would enable him to furnish us with a' * Christmas Rhyme" we could give entire . Perhaps we may hear from him before next Christmas .
Amos Horseman , the " mill-boy , " sends us " a piece of humble and original poetry , " accompanied by _ a very sensible note . We are desirous to give our friend every encouragement , and it affords us pleasure to observe that his present is superior to his former attempts ; we nowever cannot give the entire O f the " mill-boy ' s" rhyme , it ie too faulty , as well as somewhat too lengthy . The following are fragments of : —
THE 1 VOKKIXG MAN'S CHRISTMAS COMPLAINTS AND HOPES . BT AHOS H 01 SEMAV , THE MILL BOV . How pale ! how meagre is my haggard frame ! Horrid my prospect , hated is my name ! I live , 'tis true , yet living scarcely know , Or feel the gifts of heaven to man below . But in this noisome cell I draw my breath , Worse than the charnel house , the abode of death ; Por there no hunger haunts the sacred gleom , No wretchedness invades the silent tomb .
I drag of life the length ' ning toil , And as day follows day in misery moil , Destroy my happiness and waste my health To appease the insatiate , greedy gorge of wealth ; While idlers filling high the sparkling bowl , Their worthless limbs on Tyrian purple roll , And drink to welcome this their Christmas Day , That comes , they say , to " drive dull care away . " Welcome : oh , heavenly time , to this dark cell , And from my son ! each cloudy thought dispel . - * # * # Thou dos't before me a clear mirror place , Which shews the past , when many a merry face , Sprightly with happiness and joyful glee Around me smiled away sad misery . Behold the loving partner of my life ,
Too plain I see my ever faithful wife ; And as I gaze through Time ' s sad looking-glass , Methinks I watch her wretched by me pass , Hungry and raggM , but no one to assuage The pangs of famine or fierce winter ' s rage . I lov'd her dearly , yet would hasten by Her death , attended by the Poor Law spy ; How from her wasted form they shut me out ; When Death on dismal pinions play'd about . They heeded not her death-bed ' s last request : — That in my arms once more she might be prest ; That I should close her eyes in quiet death , And with a kiss receive her latest breath . Yearly remembraacer to me of grief , Thou brine / st no soothing comfort , nor relief .
Time was , when seated near the merry blaze , My children form'd the joys of happier days : Three lads , robust and str . ng , were then my pride , Two daughters chaste my chief delight supplied . Woe pierces deep my heart since they are gone , And I thus destitute am left alone . Some o ' er the glassy face of ocean ' s wave Have crossed , themselves from England's ills to save ; Have torn the tender ties that bound them here To seek on foreign shores a land more dear—Where bastiles ne'er arise for misery ' s sound To groan within , nor signs of want are found ; But bread to fill the starving poor is given , And on them smiles the favouring face of heaven . Others , but why with sorrow rack my heart ? Why pierce my soul with undeserving smart ? But list I the solemn sound breaks on my ear Of our church hells ; by heaven , 'tis sweet to hear
The peals which draw us to the house of God , And bid us tread the steps which he ne ' er trod , With holy sanctity and reverence due , The wolf , who from the pulpit dares to view And blame the poor , and preach contentment's Is * To him who starves beneath a straw thatch'd cor . Darest thou , 0 impious wretch , thou tool of gold , By whom heaven ' s precepts ever have been sold , Insult the poor ? Did ' st ever thou proclaim . To g reat and wealthy in God ' s holy name , That they should give from their unbounded store Of mammon's heaps to fill the starving poor ? Did ' st ever thou proclaim the lesson grand ! " They should enjoy the fruits who till the land . " The variegated web that they who weave An ample wage should for that web receive . Ah ! no ; thefatten'dparsons no such ( j-eed believe But bursting the thick mist of tyranny , I see the glorious form of liberty .
Beware , ye people , lest the glorious light Of liberty be veiled in dismal night Of never-ending tyranny again . Beware , And like the golden-belted bees , prepare To drive each drone far from the honied hive , That those who labour hat ? may never thrive On the rich produce of your toiling hands . Cling to the brilliant boon , herself commands That ye now raise theflag of liberty , ; And on this island gem let all be free , Tlxpcoptfs rig hts and Charter your grand motto be . J . E ., Derby , is quite right as to the species of poetry we desire to see in the Star , but , unfortunatelv , he has failed in his attempt to work out his good " intentions . W . C , Derby , is thanked for his enthusiasticletterbut his " poetry " is inadmissible .
, We should be but deceiving him were we to encourage him to "try again . " He writes very ; sen sibly in prose , and by that we would advise him , in all friendship , to abide . W . B ., Doncaster , is but fifteen vears of age—a very reasonable excuse for writing unpoetical " poetry . " We advise our correspondent to read and think for the next five years , by the end of which time he , probably , may bs no indifferent rhymester . C . A ., Stalybridge—The subject and aim of your lines do you honour , but the lines are not poetry . W . C . S ., Arbroath J . B ., Durham ; T . W ., Commercial-road ; H . W ., Westminster ; and several other correspondents , have our best thanks , although their contributions are inadmissible . The favours of one or two other friends we reserve for other and more suitable occasions .
But it is time we said something about " Christmas . " Hapnily , the poets have not left us altogether unprovided with the means of gratifying the expectations of our readers . The piece we are about to give we extract from that talented periodical , the "Dublin University Magazine" for the present month . It is not too much to say that , beautiful as is Bubxs ' s "John Anderson my Jo , " Mr . Palmer ' s " Son " " is a vast improvement on that of the immortal Scottish bard . We must find fault with its title , which is certainly a misnomer ; it would , undoubtedly , have been more properly called "The Christmas Song of a Happy Old Wife to her Husband , " seeing that the husband does not sing at' all . Like * ¦ ' John Anderson , " he is merely a listener to the song of his happy partner : — A SOXG OF A PLEASAUT OLD WOODMAN AND HIS WIFE JOAN , AT A CHRISTMAS FIRE .
BT T . P . PAIMEB . Come ! Jock o'tho wood , my jolly old man ! get up and bar the door , The feathery sleet , with frosty feet , is dancing on the moor ; With a whoop and a caU , in every hall , the Christmas sports abound , And ditties are sung , and the sweet bells rung , the simple village round . TJntethcr and fling the curtain down , and cuddle in the
screen—You shall be the king of the feast , and / shall be tb ? queen . And we'll drink good rest to the merry old times ! we'll chirrup of kith and kin , ( The nut-brown ale I brewed myself , before the frost came in . ) m So bow to the rule of reverend Yule , m sunshme and in storm , ^ , ,, And thrust your shoulder next to mine , to keep your old wife warm . Gaffer ! my joy ! how many a time , wc ne ' er shall sec
IpreS my chubby cheek to thine , atyonder glistening And beckoned you in to the sanded floor , with infant love And S ^ you with your blushing face , to laug h along with me ; ,., . .,, I twinodyour locks with the dingle flowers , whillt Wild ' berries you prest . it Unt 3 my lip ' s , then sank to sleep upon my baby breast . My mother stayed her whispering wheel , and gave us kisses sweet , m She loved so much to hear the sound of our little dancing feet * took iip ' niycUar old charming . chuck ! and never turn jagTreW * Your not ashamed of me I trust I—I ' m never ashamed of you !
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Oh wem't we glad , what fan wo had ! at yonder village school ! And how I screamed to see you stand , a dunce !—upon the stool—And how we gambolled in the laaes , on many a breezy morn , . And how you kept my kirtle wide , and dragged it from the thorn !—And how we went , with coat and hood ; to sing the carols round-Sitting before the vicarage door , at moonlight we ware found , And will and niH ! thsy dragged us in , and made us dither and stare , To have to sing our songs again , before tho lady ' s chair . Tour gatherings all you gave to me , full twelvepence was the gain , And you kissed me under the sycamore tree , and fkiesed you again .
Loud waved the flame in the winter ' s wind , the winking glades were red , My mother nursed the baby dear , my father was in bad , When , oh for shame ! that night you came , with mialetoe bough to call , With bungling words ( and " a lame excuse is worse than none at all "); And aye we sat in the brave old screen , and aye we looked and sighed Alack ! our simple hands were free , our cunning hearts were tied . Mother she brewed the buttered quart , and bade us drink it up ; But aye , you looked at me and sighed , and aye , looked in the cup . You never nestlg sa near to . me—or play inch antics now I You always drink your measure up . God bless your dainty brow ' .
Think of the gay December time , you took me for your bride ! Up and down the bolls were rung ; I never left your side , So proud of me as your loving bride , you called me pink and rose , And we danced beneath a holly-bough , in all our Sunday clothes . Lord help me ! how you twirled me round , and made my colour rise ! And I can't tell which were brightest then , your buckles or your eyes . The squire he gave a thumping goose , your rival sent a
curse , My lady sent a silver pound , tied In a silken purse ;—Heaven forgive your wicked face , and aU your youthful sins , Next Christmas eve , the parson came , and blessed our lovely twins . Soon , soon the honey-moon unwilling was to bide , Father and mother went to dust , eur pretty children died ; A famine casie , the labouring men committed crime for bread ,
You hinted once of doing so ; I wished that you were dead ; "Struggle on bravely . " ' still I cried , l ' ou did , my dear ! and won , 'Twas bitter strife well ended , and fortune well begun , We'd a cow and a nag , a pig and a cart , and hearty children three , And merry we danced each first of May , around the hawthorn tree ; Ah ; then came happy Christmas , they almost drove us mad , The cradle always squeaking—the children always glad .
We ' re grey old people , Jock o' the Wood ! but grieving won't avail , We've seen our younkers settled , so we'll sit and drink our ale . Come , take your ^ fiddle from overhead , and never yeu whisper nay , I'll show you the lilt I danced for you upon our wedding day ; I've got the same blue kirtle on , the same red kerchief , too , And you ' ve the self-same smiling face , which looks " as good as new . " Strike up ! strike up ! my lithesome lad , $ wang out a lusty strain ! \ I'll foot it on the Christmas kearth , around and round again . I There ' s music ! music ! in my heart , " and mirth upoa my tongue , You never played so well before—I never felt so yomng .
Give me a kiss 1 you Jock o' my heart ! as sweet as love can tell ! Give me a dozen , you Jock o * my heart ! dost love thy old wife well ? You bring the tears into my eyes , and burn my heartstrings too . But why should I weep ? sweet lad of my love ! Let's drink a drop with you ! For my cup is out , and I think I hear , or the wind talks over the moor , There's some one tittering , yirking , whispering , joking attkadoor . Sure it must be our children ' s sons , coming with wonted rhymes To sing a carol round the hearth , and wish us happy times ! I guess they ' ve heard our silliness . I'll set me down and spin-Jock ! hide the fiddle on the rack , and let the darlings in !
I' good faith this heartsome song has , with its sweets , not a little mitigated the sourness of spirit in which we commenced this " thing of shreds and patches . " What would we not give to see the reality of the above happy picture 9 What would we not g ive to be listening to the song of some " canty auld wife" pouring forth her hearts overflowing feelings in the words of Mr . Palmer ( a genuine and right worthy son of the muse ) ? Even the imaginary picture is enough to almost make us unmindful of the sin and suffering , wrong aud sorrow , so rife in this " best of all possible worlds . " But a truce to moral
ising" Come send round the bowl and be happy awhile ; May wc never meet worse in our prilgrimage here , Than the tear that enjoyment can gild with a smile , And the smile that compassion caa turn to a tear . " For this week we must pause ; next week we hope to give the second wreath of our "garland . " Reader , in all sincerity , we wish thee a " merry Christmas . " Would that we could become possessed of the "four-leaved shamrock , " a " merry Christmas" we would ensure thee . But though even Samuel Lover , himself , might search in vain "Inall the fairy dells , "
and not find the " charmed leaves , " still there cannot be much difficulty in cultivating that charm of life , a kindly heart , wanting which even magic powers would be useless , if not mischievous . The generous-hearted man , though he may be poor , and consequently comparatively powerless , and although his inability to entirely banish the sufferings of his still more unfortunate fellow-creatures , may cause him the severest of his mental disquietudes , still , possessing the will to" Dry the mourner ' s tears , " a thousand means will present themselves to him , by the exercise of which he may at least alleviate the sorrows he cannot wholly dispel , and thus earn the blessings of the unfortunate , and the self-approval of his own heart . Reader , again wishing thee a " Merry Christmas , " a happy'home , a ' blazing hearth , a wellloaded table , a " friend and a bottle to give him , " we wish thee to act toward thy fellow-creatures in the spirit in which we would act towards thee , could we but realise the poet ' s
dream" For we would play the enchanter ' s part , In casting bliss around , And not a tear nor aching heart , Should in this world be found . "
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Mackenzie ' s New and Improved Toast-master . — - At this festive season this little work will be found hig hly useful . The purchaser thereof will find an immense supply of toasts and sentiments suitable for public dinners , convivial meetings , harmonic assemblies , and private parties . Not the least important feature of this little work is , the " Hints to speakers when required to give a toast , or return thanks . " Aided by these " hints , " no one can be at a loss to " say his say" when " called on . " An immense addition to the oratorical force of the country cannot fail to be the result of Mr . Mackenzie ' s "hints . " We had intended to have g iven several specimens of the good things contained in this little work , but cannot find room . Its price , however , places it within the reach of all , and to all we recommend it as a most agreeable and useful companion .
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Fatal Effects of "Good Fortune . "— On Monday Mr . Bedford held an inquest at the Old George , Stanhope-street , Clare-market , on the body of Henry Solomon , aged 73 , for many years a respectable tailor , living in the above street . It appeared that a few days since deceased was the successful candidate at an election for pensioners in the Holborn Estate Charity , and tbat ever since he displayed great exeitenient , caused by joy at his good fortune . His election insured him £ 30 and a residence in the almshouses , when completed . He received the first instalment of his pension on Wednesday last , and this augmented his excitement , and on Friday evening last he was found in an apop lectic fit in his bedroom . The attack terminated fatally in a few hours . Mr , Lovett . the pariah surgeon , who attended him , and afterwards opened the body , attributed death to sanguineous apoplexv , produced by great mental emotion . Verdict— "Naturaldeath . "
Accident on iue Great Western Railwav .-Bristol , Tuesday . —An accident of a melancholy description occurred to the guard of the goods down train , which left Bristol at twelve last night . Upon the train starting from the Weston-sup er-Mare . Junction , the' guard attempted to jump upon , -- > ™ f missed his footing , and his head striking against the pillar of the carriage , he was thrown under the . tram , which passed over his leg , fracturing it . The poor fellow was taken to Weston , where . it was found heoeasary'to amputate his leg . He is going on favorably . -
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THE-MURDERS ON BOARD THE TORY . FIFTH EXAMINATION OF . CAPTAIN JOHNSTONE . On Tueiday . ' after the disposal of the night charges , George Johnstone , late master 'of the Tory from Hong Kong , was ; again brought before Mr . Broderip , at " , the Thames Police-court , charged with the wilful murder of William Rambert , William Mars , and Thomas Reason , on the high seas , within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England . . / The prisoner was in av-ery weak state , and was lifted out of the van . Soon after twelve ' o ' clock he was assisted into the court , and accommodated with a seat in tho dock , when he resumed his old position—resting his head on the ed ge of the dock , and grasping it with both hands . He occasionally raised his head to listen to the more important portion of the evidence when it affected him ,
The voluminous evidence relating to the murders « f Bambert and Mars , the first and second mates , and Reason , able seaman , lias been so fully dctailedthat it would be needless to recapitulate it . No additional testimony was gone into relating to the deaths of the three men , and the case , as far as the alleged murders were concerned , may be regarded as complete . The proceedings of Tucgday related entirely to occurrences which : took place ia the British Channel , and were of a most appalling nature . The witnesses . ( with one exception ) . who appeared yesterday to charge the prisoner with wounding , cutting , and
maiming , exhibited scars and wounds , and the faces of several were disfigured by repeated discharges of gunpowder , The seaman described as Joseph Morris , who was conveyed on board the Dreadnought hospital-ship the day the Tory arrived in the river , wan examined for the first time . He is lame and disabled for life . The evidence of the wounded man in some measure implicated another parson , named French , who , after the death of Rambert , was appointed chief mate , and it also came out that the captain was frequently intoxicated on and after the 23 rd of September , when tho disastrous occurrences which afterwards took place commenced . .
Thomas Gair , seaman , was first sworn and examined . He deposed : I was put in irons on the 1 st of November , previous to making land , on a false charge of threatening to take away the life of French , one of the crew . I was in irons eleven days . On the 7 th of November the captain ssnt for me into the cabin . Upon entering the cabin I found Andrew Nelson and Burton there . The captain ordered me upon my knees-directly I entered tho cabin , and then commenced cutting at me with his cutlass . He ordered the man French to load his pistols and fire at me , and to put a double charge of balls in the pistols . The man put no balls in , but he fired at my face and head several times with charges of powder . The captain said if he didnot load and fire as quick as possible he would take his life . After that the captain cut me several times on the head , and then placed the point of the cutlass to my side , aud his hip against the hilt of it ,
intending to thrust me through . Mr . Symons : State what he did , not what he intended . G-air : He said he would run me through . He was intoxicated and staggered , and the sword made a slip and went through my clothes inflicting only a slight wound on the side . He then took the cutlass and hove it at me . It went through mj clothes and entered my shoulder , He then took the cutlass in his hand and ordered French to fire at me again , but he did not do it that time . He then ordered me on the table , and when I got upon it he shoved me off with the point of the cutlass . Shortly after that the carpenter called out to pump the ship . I went upon deck , but was not able to man the pump . I tried to do it , but could not . A very few minutes afterwards I was ordered down into the cabin . I stopped there some time , and as the captain did not make his appearance , I was taken up and put in irons , and put into the lower forecastle .
Mr . Symons ; How many cuts did you receive ?—Witnoss : I received eighteen euts on my head and face , and two stabs in my left shoulder , two in my left breast , two in my left side , one in my left thigh , and one in my right arm . I had several more cuts in different parts of my arm . . Joseph Morris , seaman , who has been on board the Dreadnought hospital-ship since the arrival of the Tory , was now brought from that place for the first time . On being desired to state all that he knew after the ship had arrived in the Channel , he said ha was a Frenchman .
The witness began to speak in English , but expressed himself so imperfectly , that Mr , Beyerman , an interpreter , jwas sworn to translate his evidence , He then deposed as follows : —The day the pilot came on board I was called down into the cabin , and the captain asked me if I had heard the crew say anything about him forward . I was upon my knees . He said to me , "You know all about it , you son of a b—— . " At the same time the captain was striking me with the cutlass , and here is the mark . [ The Frenchman pointed to a scar on his temple . ] Mr . Broderip : With the flat or the edge of the sword ? —Witness : With the edge of the sword . He then called tho cabin-boy , and ordered him to bring a loaded pistol .
He aimed at my stomach , but the pistol missed fire by burning the priming only . ' He then called the boy to bring him more powder , to prime afresh . He then fired , turning his head atide from me , and dropping his hand rather . The ball- went through my thigh and through my leg , as I was upon my knees . I ithen ran upon deck as soon as I was wounded . The cook then caught me , and brought me down again . When the cook took me below , he said , " This man ia wounded . " The captain answered , " Take him away . " I went then upon deck , and stowed myself away under the long boat , under some sails . This is all I have to say . Mr . ' Broderip directed the interpreter to ask the witness how he spelt his name , and to write it if he could .
The interpreter put the question , and he said the man eould not write , aud that Joseph Morris was a borrowed
name . Mr . Broderip : What is his real- name?—Mr . Beyerman : Joseph Rueleou . The witness was immediatel y taken so ill , that he was obliged to leave the court , and Barry Yelverton , an apprentice , was called , and told to confine himself to what occurred in tho English Channel , Ho said the day the pilot came on board , the captain was speaking to me and French about the men being cut so , and said , " Now , boys , we will send them all aft , and swear a mutiny against thorn . " The night before that lie took me into the cabin and took a strand , tore the shirt off my back , and leathered me for the space of an hour or two . The next morning my eyes were black , and my neck all swelled , and he said to me , " Yelverton , I am sorry for what I have done to you ; it's a wonder I did not kill you . " When the crew came aft , I got up and went into the larboard after cabin . They were firing away with pistols .
. Mr . Symons : Who was firing {—Yelverton : The captain and French . Sometimes the captain fired , sometimes French . Mr , Symons : In what state were the crew ?—Yelverton ; They were all quite sober . Sometimes they were stand , ingand sometimes kneeling , as the captain ordered them . When I went into the cabin , I saw French and the captain shoot at Nelson and Gair , and cut them a good deal with a cutlass , but French cut the most at that time , more severe than the captain , Well , sir , I was in the cabin when Morris , the Frenchman , was shot . William Burton , a seaman , deposed . I performed the duties of second mate after the death of Mars . On the 7 th of November I was put in irons . About ten o ' clock on that day the pilot came onboard ; Tho captain and pilot went down below . In about half an hour they came
up again , and the pilot took a parcel on shore , but I can't say what it contained . About half-past one or two o'clock the captain sent for me into the cabin to read the logbook . He said he wanted to read the log-book over to me . I told him I knew partly what was in it , for it had been read over to me , and before I told him the evidence Iliad to give was , that Rambert and Mars came and pulled me out of my barth to eome aft and secure the cabin doors . He said that was not what I told him , and that they came to bring me aft . I related to him the evidence I had given before . He took a soup plate he was drinking soup out of , and threw it at my head , but it did not strike me . He ordered French to put me in irons . About seven o ' clock that night he called me into the cabin , and said I was going to give false evidence , and said I was a rascal . Then he cut me in three places with a cutlass .
Mr . Broderip : Where you in irons at the time ?—Burton : I was , sir . Mr . Broderip : Where did he cut youf—Burton : He cut me on the ear and divided it . He run the sword right through my . cheek , and he inflicted a wound on my wrist . Gair was then called down , and the captain cut him unmercifully . He ordered Dunn , the cook , to go upon deck and bring the crew aft , and he brought Nelson , Allison , and Tucker . They got to the bottom of the cabin stairs , when the light was extinguished . 'The captain and French sung out , "Mutiny , mutiny ! tojarms ! " They began to pull the crew'into the cabim—the three persons I have mentioned , I mean—and the captain began cutting at them . Mr . Broderip : Now had the crew anything in their hands at that time '—Burton s None , sir . Thtre was no mutiny going on . There had been no threatening or mutinous language used by the crew .
Mr , Broderip : Did the crew make use of any threatening gestures 1—Burton : None , sir . A light was brought , arid he began ' cutting at theiri for his own pleasure . They were on their knees at the time . He ordered French to load his pistols and fire them as quick as he possibly could , and said if he did not he would have his life . French began firing at Gair and Nelson . He'fired four or five different times , and then he put- the pistol to my ear , and said , " You ——• , I'll shoot you . " ' Mr , Broderip : Who said that?—Burton : French , sir . Mr . Broderip : Were you in irons at that time?—Burton : Yes , sir ; in handcuffs . Fri-uch put the muzzle of the pistol to my ear and fired . It was loaded with powder only . He struck me two blows with the lock of a pistol on the head . About half an hour afterwards the carpenter called out to piinip ship , and we were all ordered on deck . ' I went into the long-boat , ' where I was ordered , and there I stopped all night . Henry Slack , an apprentice , confirmed the evidence of Burton .
William Duah , the cook , in addition to confirming the evidence of the preceding witnesses , added some particulars respecting the conduct of the monster French . Mr . Broderip asked , did French fire with powder and ball , " or ' with powder " only 1 " ""'• "''"" Witness : He fired with powder ' and crumbs of bread . ' He then asked the captain if he should go up and rig a whip to hang Thomas Gair . I dont know whether the captain made Mm any answer or not . French , however , called me upon deck to lend him » hand to rig the whip
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but we were both called into the cabin again . The men were sent oh deck again . In a feW minutes I was again sent for them , and I sent'down three . only . . Thomas Gair was one . The' captain' was in the . water-closet asleep at the time , and I told the three ; men to go " upon deck . Thomas Gair wss put in irons again ' . I can't say at what time Gair came out of irons . No more injuries were done afterwards . Mr . Broderip : Were you in the cabin when tho French , man who shipped as Joseph Morris was shot ?—Witness : Yes , sir . Mr . Broderip : State what took place . The'witness confirmed the statement of the
Frenchman . Robert Thompson deposed : Oh the day the pilot came on board , I was at the wheel . The top-gallant sail was carried away , and the captain sung out for his cutlass and pistol , ' and told the men if they would not look sharp and stow the sail , he would blow their brains out . He gave me a cut on the head with a cutlass , and a cap I had on was cut through . The fore-topsail blew away , and be sent for me down into the cabin . He told me to go on my knees , and he asked me what made me give my arms up to Mr . Rambert , the chief mate , to take his life ? I
told him I did not . He called for Richard French , and said , "Did not this fellow give up his arms to the chief mate , to take my life ? " " French said , " Yes he did ; if it was me I would take his life this minute / ' The captain held up a cutlass , and was going to run me through , but he altered his mind , andstruckineon the arm with the handle of it , and struck me with the point of it on the arm and on the side . He sent for David Johnson , and began cutting at him too . He began kicking both of us with his feet , and after he had been doing that for some time he told us to kiss the sole of his foot .
Mr . Humphreys : Stop—did you kiss the sole of his foot ?—Witness : Yes , sir ; both of us . I was ordered to the royal mast-head , and David Johnson was ordered to bend another topsail . In about an hour I was sent for into the cabin again , and lie sent for William Beresford , and questioned him about a log-book one of the men was keeping . The remainder of Thompson ' s evidence was a confirmation of the statements of the other witnesses , describing the cutting and wounding of the crew generally in the Channel , and the shooting of Morris . Andrew Nelson , a Norwegian , corroborated the evidence of Thompson . This witness was also stabbed by the Captain who cut him about in a dreadful manner , He received several cuts on the shoulders , and was stabbed in the groin . ( The witness then turned himself round , and exhibited a large plaster , which covered the back of his head . )
Mr , Broderip ; Did the prisoner cut you there ?—Nelson : Yes , he did . He cut my head open with a sword , He cut and made slashes at me , and I bled most dreadfully . The poor fellow , who was in a weak condition , was ordered to stand down . Mr . Broderip asked the prisoner if ho had any thing to say in defence . Mr . Humphreys advised his client to say nothing ; and he exclaimed in a low tone , "No , sir . " Mr . Broderip : Then it is my duty to remand you on these several charges until Tuesday next . The prisoner , who was in a very exhausted state , was then assisted out of the dock , and , after partaking of some refreshment , was sent away in the police van to Westminster Bridewell . As the van drove away tho mob outside gave vent to their feelings by a yell of execration .
Shocking Explosion At Bolton. Nine Lives...
SHOCKING EXPLOSION AT BOLTON . NINE LIVES LOST . Boltost , Tuesday . —Yesterday afternoon an explosion of a steam-boiler , attended by a frightful loss of life , took place at the cotton-mill of Messrs . Rothwell and Kitts , in this town . The mill in question is an old mill , to which , in the year 1833 , a new end was built , and about 250 hands were employed on the premises in the various departments . During the dinner-hour yesterday , it is understood—for at present nearly all is conjecture—the engineer was preparing to start the engine , for the purpose of the mill working after dinner , when it was found that the air-pump was out of order . At a little past one o ' clock nearly all the hands were upon the premises , and every exertion was being made to get the air-pump in order ,
the engineer , Mr . Kitts , and one ot the overlookers , assisting at the work , when one of the boilers—an old one—situate inside the mill near the enginehouse , blew up with a tremendous explosion . The entire of the new end of the building was shattered to fragments , falling principally inside , and burying great part of the persons employed thereabouts , and in the rooms above , in ^ the ruins . The work people in the old part of the mill being completely astounded at the explosion , and imagining that tho building was going to fall about their ears , rushed to the main staircase , but these being blocked up with bricks and rubbish , they tore up the floors and got out at the lower windows . Many of them were much hurt in their endeavours to escape , but it is quite preposterous to attempt any enumeration or description to their injuries .
Of course the report made by the explosion drew many people , includinn the county police , to the spot , and the good natured-people of the neighbourhood used their utmost exertions until midnight to extricate the bodies from the ruinous mass . The entire of the new end was aheap of rubbish , and the defective boiler was hurled , torn in an indescribable form , into the yard ofthe railway company , on the opposite side ofthe mill wall . Several surgeons , including Mr . Sharpe ( of the Dispensary ) Messrs . Ferguson , Hampson , and Chadwicke , were speedily on the spot , and many persons were extricated from the ruins , some of them severely injured , but we give a list of those found dead in the ruins , and the others who were taken to the Bolton Dispensary , where wc understand they arc doing well .
The following is a list of the deadaad wounded , so far as is known to the authorities of the police . Dead . —Edward Rothwell , aged 23 , nephew of the late owner . His parents live at Carlisle . He was learning the business , and was instantly killed in the street adjoining the mill , by some missile striking him . Alice Hampson , a young woman , taken dead out of the ruins . PeterGreenhalgh , the manager , taken out ofthe ruins quite dead . Friscilla Scholes , taken dead out of the ruins .
Alice Edge , a young wonian , taken dead out of tho ruins . . " .. -. Tkomas Mort , a boy , about seven or eight years of age . Had taken his brother ' s dinner , and was warming himself at the boiler door ; His brother Richard was also much hurt , and was taken to the dispensary . A young man , named William Fletcher ^ was also much hurt , near the same place ; but it is believed that both the latter will recover . Missing . —Agnes Coulston and Elizabeth Coulston , sisters ; both buried in the ruins , and no doubt both dead . At seven o ' clock last evening the groans of both were heard under the ruins . Mary Allen , also known to be under the ruins . Much Hurt . —In addition to the others above named , the following are much hurt ; though not seriously . The engine-driver likely to recover .
A youth named Heaton , a mechanic ; He had fallen from the top story of the building , and is much lacerated about the leg . A young woman named Farington , and two others whose names we did not learn . Mr . Ivitts , one of the owners of the mill , who is much stunned , but is believed not to be much otherwise hurt .
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Death by Fire . —On Tuesday Mr . Bedford held an inquest at St . George ' s Hospital , on the body of Prances Allen , aged forty-five years , lately residing at No . 6 , Alfred-road , Kensall New Town , who died under the following dreadful circumstances- . —Frederick Saunders stated that he lodged in the same house as the deceased , who occupied a room on the first floor with her husband , a bricklayer . On the morning of Sunday last , about a quarter to one o ' clock , witness was awakened by hearing loud cries of" fire , fire . " Witness got out of bed and ran to the room , and there discovered the deceased enveloped in
a body of flame . Her husband was in the room , and rolling her on the floor , endeavouring to extinguish the fire . Witness procured a jug of water , and threw it over the deceased , who appeared to be burned completely oyer the whole surface of the body . She was placed in a cart and removed to the above hospital , where she expired at half-past one on Sunday afternoon . Witness asked her several times how it occurred , but as she was in such a deplorable state she could not speak as to the origin of the fire . Verdict , "That the deceased died from the effects of burns , but how caused there was no evidence to show .
Melakcholy Accident at the Blackwall Railway . —On Tuesday , about eleven o'clock in the forenoon , a young man named Francis Burnand , in the service of the Blackwall Railway Company as guard , at the Limehouse station met with the following accident : —The poor fellow , who is but twenty-two years of age , smd only three weeks married , had just returned from breakfast to assume his duties at the station . Having goton the wrong side for his carriage , he was about to cross the line , when seeing a carriage coming in he became undecided , hesitated for a moment , and then attempted to retreat . In doing so , he fell , and the flange of the wheel passed over his legs , crushing the left thigh in'the rail , and grinding the boneahd flesh to a jelly , The other foot was also severely lacerated . He was removed to the London Hospital , where the log was amputated . At one o ' clock the same day , but little or no hope of his recoverv was entertained .
Shipwreck . —Accounts have been received at New York of the loss of the ship European , Captain M'Bride , which sailed hence on the morning of the 1 st inst . for Glasgow , with a valuable cargo of wheat , flour , ashes ,: & c . It is stated that she was cast ashore on the Mille Roches Point , during the late gale from the east ; and will be a total wreck ; her masts had been cut to prevent her falling over . Three of the crewweretirbwhea . ' * The ' passengers , Mr . Auld and Mrs . Auld , and a young lady ( daughter of an officer oftheUth Regiment ) , of Montreal , were all saved , and are now atone ofthe posts in good health . :
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Captain Johnstone of the Ship . lOBiWhis . individual , whose name is familiar to the . whole kingdom , and bv this time in many p laces beyond it , as being accused of fearful and appalling murders on tfie high seas , is a native of the parish of Dunnet , m the countv of Caithness . He served his apprenticeship to the sea , on board the George Sinclair , of Wick , and since he had command of the Tory , resided , when home , at Liverpool . He is married to a cousin of his own , who belongs to Orkney . His father wa » long an elder in the church and parish of Dennet . — John o Groat Journal , > , ¦ ,-, ' ¦ . . i ¦ ;
Collectors of books will not be sorry to learn , that a few drops of oil of lavender will ensure , their libraries from mould . A single drop of the same will prevent a pint of ink from mouldiness for an ^ length of time . Paste may be kept from mould entirely by this addition ; and leather is also effectually secured from injun * by the same agency . Symptoms of Declining Trade . —The two woollen mills in Preston are now only working from light tft dark . A cotton mill in Moor-lane , and another in . Whittle , are also running short time . Notice is given of a reduction of the weavers' wages at Mr . F » Sleddon ' s mill . —Pre / ton Guardian .
Extensive Failure . —It was rumoured in Liverpool , a few days ago , that a large house in Yorkshire had failed—that the liabilities amount to nearly £ 500 , 000—that it was extensively concerned in the South American trade , and that several houses , & c „ in Liverpool are deeply implicated . Whitecboss-stheet Prison . —There are ISO prisoners in Whitecross-street for debt , ef whom only seven have been committed under the Small Debts' Act . Paisley , —State of Trade , —Trade-here is , we are sorry to say , in rather a languid state at present . There is still a difficulty of obtaining constant employment experienced by many of the best tradesmen . On Moday last , Causeyside-street was literally crowded with workmen on the look out for employment . —Renfrewshire Reformer . Foreign Corn . —Leitii . —Foreign grain , in anticipation of the speedy removal of the duties , is pouring in here in immense quantities . Lofts and warehouses are nearly filled , and the demand for them daily increasing .
Village Misery . —A labouring man ofthe name of Hardon , of Stratton Audley , near Bicester . haa , with his wife and child , for sonic weeks been residing in the cattle open pound in that village , with only such temporary covering as they could throw over themselves . This village , like most others , does not contain cottages enough for the poor . —Aylesbury News . Bologna Sausages . — The police of . Brussels , says a Brussels paper , last week made a seizure at the shop of a carculicr , of twenty killogrammes of horse flesh , in a very high state or putrefaction , which had been in preparation for making the famous Bologna sausages .
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BANKRUPTS . ( From Tuesday ' s Gazette , December 16 , 1845 , ^ William Kearton , of 13 and 14 , Lamb-street , Spitalfields , cheesemonger—Michael Jones , of 48 and 49 , Theobald's-road , grocer—Thomas Pool , of i ) , Princes-road , Xotting . hill , builder—William Gill , of Lcadenhall market , poulterer—William Ilumphryes , of 58 , Havmarket , hotel keeper—Frederick Cordaroy , of Liverpool , hatter—James Reynolds , of Tazakerly , Lancastiire , cowkeeper—James Hnlme , of Manchester , paper dealer—Thomas Ibhetson Hellawell , James Northcliffe , and John Beaumont Hella well , of Thornhill Briggs , Yorkshire , dyers .
DIVIDENDS DICLABED . Thomas Topley Barker , of Sandiacre , Derbyshire ^ , cotton doubler , first dividend of 3 s . 3 d . in the pound , payable at 13 , Waterloo-street , Birmingham , any Thursday . John Palmer , sen ., and Thomas Topley Barker , of Stiipleford , Nottinghamshire , cotton doublers , first dividend of 3 s . 8 d . in the pound , payable at 13 , Waterloostreet , Birmingham , any Thursday . Thomas Bourne , of Liverpool , corn factor , first dividend of lod . in the pound , payable at 11 , Eldon-chambers , Liverpool , any Thursday . Richard Nicholson , of Stocton , bookseller , first dividend of 3 s . 3 d . in the pound , payable at 57 , Grey-street , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , any Saturdaj \ William Keay , of Walker , Northumbcrland . ship builder , first dividend of 8 d . in the pound , payable at 57 , Greystroet , Newcastle upon-Tjne , any . Saturday . Thomas Johnson , sen ., William Johnson , and Charles Mann , of Romford , Essex , hankers , dividend of Is . in the pound / payable at 1 , Sambrook-court , Basinghall-street , on the 17 th instant , and any subsequent Friday .
DECLABiirON OF DIVIDENDS . - At the Conn of Banhmptty , London . Edward Phillip Harding , of Gravesend , Kent , hosier , January 6 , at twelve—Joseph Tinson , of Farriugdon , Berkshire , inkeeper , January 6 , at one—Franjois Gautier , now or late of Gould-square , Crutched-friars , City , merchant , January 6 , at eleven—William Dettmer , of 50 , Upper Marylcbone-street , pianoforte manufacturer , Jan . fi , at half-past eleven—James Hart , of Greenwich , . Kent , builder , January 6 , at half-past twelve—William Button Townsend , of 6 , Little Russell-street , Coveut-garden , pawnbroker , January 9 , at half-past eleven—John Spofford , of Chatham , Kent , linendraper , January 20 , at eleven—Frederick William Engcne Barandon , of 15 , Phil , pot-lane , City , merchant , January 16 , at ; half-past twelve .
in the Country . ' John Pearson , of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , fellmonger , Januarys , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Newcastlcupon . Tyne—Charles Yates , of Stafford , banker , January 16 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Bir mingham . Certificates to be granted , unless cause be shown to taa contrary on the day of meeting . Kdward Phillip Harding , of Gravesend , hosier , January 8—Thomas Peuieller , of 31 , Tjsqe-street , Spafieids . coal merchant , January S—Mark Barnes , of Woodbridge , Saffolk , chemist , January 16—John Spoftbrd , of Chatham , linendraper , January 12—John Harvard , of SO , Brookstreet , Bond-street , lampmaker , January 9— Charles Best , of 5 , St . James's-Wiilk , Clerkenwell , printer , January?—Hugh Jones Owen , of Madelcy , Shropshire , surgeon , January 16 ~ Robcrt Shanklin , of Salford , druggist , Ja . nuary 7—Alfred Lack , of 12 , Stockbridge . terraee , Pimlico ,-January 7 .
Certificates to be granted by the Court of Review , unless cause b » shown to the contrary , on or before January 6 . George Luckin , of 327 , High Holborn , boot maker-John Dawson , of Spotland and Manchester , calico printer —Thomas Davies , of Liverpool , merchant—James Thompson and John Thompson , of Leeds , stock brokers .
PAMXEBSHIPB DISSOLVED . John Stevens and George Alexander , of ' 6 , Clement ' sinn , civil engineers—William Munt and Thomas Jackson , of Leyton , Essex , bricklayers—Charles James and Arthur James , of Newcastle-upon-Tyne , share brokers— George Taylor and WiUiam Foord , of Old Brentford , plumbers-Robert Foot and Robert Taylor , of Church-street , Stoke-Newington , greengrocers—John Fawcett , Thomas Newman Bardwell , jun ., and Frederick Bardwell , of Sheffield , stock brokers—Jonathan Swaine , John Swaine , Willian * Wood , William Bell , and John Wilcock , of Coil-mill , North Bierley , Yorkshire , worsted spinners ( so far as regards William Wood)—John Barber , John Barber , jun ., Alfred Willsea Barber , and Frederick William Thompson , of Norwich , wholesale grocers ( so far as regards Alfred Willsea Barber ) . —William Melland and John Bradshaw , of Chesterfield , attorneys—John Walton and John Smith , of Coventry , brick makers—Daniel Aldred and James
Lainson , of Rotherhithe , linen drapers — John Prest , Francis Stewart Hall , and Robert Forbes , of Halifax , linen drapers—John Bryan Lucas and Charles Ireson , of Kingsthorpa-loclgc , Northamptonshire , lime burners — James Wyllie , Mary Wyllic , and Andrew Wight , . of Long Isfand-mill , near Carlisle ( sofar as regards Andrew Wight ) Joshua Schofield and James Collin , of Oldham , machine makers—George Smith and Robert Worthington , of Manchester , bankers — Robert II . Clark , and William Clark , jun ,, of Birmingham , grocers—William Bridges Adams , Samuel Adams , and William Alexander Adams , of Fairfield Works , Bow , carriage builders ( so far as regards William Alexander Adams)—Timothy Genn and Daniel Genii , of Sheffield , grocers—William Ward and . Thomas Borrow , of Manchester , shirt manufacturers—Jsmes Piatt , James Toole , and William Piatt , of Oldham , iron founders ( so far as regards James Piatt)—John Owen and Abraham Hopkins , of Swansea , woollen mashfacturers .
Tue Royal Free Hospital.—Coronek's Lnqve...
Tue Royal Free Hospital . —Coronek ' s Lnqvest . —An inquest on the body of Susannah Stephens , who died on Friday last , and with reference to whose ease several letters signed " Ilumanitas , " have appeared in the Times , was held on Tuesday , at the Sun publichouse , Gray ' s-inn-road , before Mr . Wakley . On . this occasion there were present the ltev . Dr . Worthington , the Rev . Mr . Packman , Mr . Pritchard , highbailiff of Southwark ; Mr . Walmesly , Dr . Marsden , and other gentlemen connected with and interested in the Free Hospital . The receiver and ether officers of the London Union were in attendance . After the usual preliminaries the coroner and jury proceeded to
view the body , and on their return the coroner inquired , if the officer of the City of London Union was present . Tho answer was-in . the affirmative . The coroner asked if he had taken three patients to tho hospital on Wednesday , the 19 th of November ? - — The officer : My son did . The coroner : Where are these patients now ?—Officer ; One is still in the hospital , but I don't , know where the other , two , Ana Morgan and Ann Lever are . The coroner said that in his opinion it was essential to the inquirv thatths three girls should be present . After a warm discussion , the inquiry was adjourned until Tuesday next .
Fatal Accident on this Great Westerx Railwat .-West Drayton , Monday Evemng . -A special traini , containing some scientific gentlemen , left the i addington terminus at seven o ' clock for Exeter , to test the speed on broad and narrow guages ; Immediately alter passing * he station at this place , a labouring man named Green , who happened to be on the down line , was knocked down and literally cut in two . The accident occurred on the same spot where two persons met their death in a similar manner
about thirteen months since . The unfortunate man was rather late , and not being aware that a special train was expected , kept on the down line , as there was no regular train to pass before eight o ' clock' And no blame can be attached to the driver ; the mornine was very dark , and he had blown his whistle hvpa 3 £ mg through the station yard . The remains of the deceased , which are shockingl y -mutilated , were for thepresent conveyed to the luggage warehouse , but wdl be removed this evening to awafr the coroS inquest , jrfae-deceased was forty-seveii years of ^ aW ^ married , but has not left any fajiilv " B °
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 20, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_20121845/page/3/
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