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8 Christmas Partes Djscembeb,25, 1847. 3...
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§ 0 here « e are one * more fact to face with jolly eM Christmas , the King of Winter—the only king ve Democrats consent to acknowledge , always excepting that many-headed sovereign , ths Peoplb . AUsltothovsxaia Christmas will this year bring Bstther jollity nor delight , neither uproarious mirth , nor the mere sober pleasures of calm enjoyment . The multitude of wrttchtd out « asts who with cracked voiees , emitted from skeleton frames , annually remind as that Ghiistmas' brings tidings of comfort
wid joy , ' and at the same time exhibit in their own persons the mockery of their caroV will this year be fearfully increased . Numbers of the middle-elass in a state ofinselvency , and still greater numbers of the working claw in a state of beggary , will fiad the Christmas cf lS 47 a cheerlessret'trn of that anniversary on which , ia other and happier day ? , they feasted , laughed , danced , and ki > std beneath the mistletoe ; and gathered from web . others happy hearts and eyes balm for the sorrows that had been " , aad hope and energy to arm them against the terabits ot the future .
The Maryiebono . Vestry has published a statement to the effect ihaUhere are at present in the metropolis tixly thousand dettiiuu persons , who chiefly support themselves by begging or thieving . -The revelations of the state of the nnhappv peer now ipjibBshiBg in teat useful periodical the Poor Mas ' s ¦ Gpibdiis , proclaim tbe existence of a state of things which reflects tbe greatest dishonour upon our rnlets and the pririlegcd classes generally . Hundreda of the homeless lie nightly huddled together upon the floors ol the ' casual wards , ' glad to obtain even , that abetter from the wintry blast , but others not so for Ornate are doomed to pass the night fihiTCrins in their rags ctt & tfe the workhouse fate , withnoresW place but the hard , cold pavement , and no shelter whatever from the bitter inclemeccy of the ai » htair Oh ! that the rich , were I at for . one night dragged down to this level of misery to teach them simDathr
lot their Buffena ? fellow-creatures ! The selfish miscreants wko , ' clothed in purple and fine linen , ' and 'faring sumptuously every day , ' bare not ' a thought for the woes of theirfellow creatures , would make heaven ' s arch crack with tha screech-howl of their complaints , if but for one night they were made to feel a tithe of tke wretchedness borne by thousands in this metropolis . The Quten expresses ber' concern for the sufferings of * her people , * and her admiration ' of their patience , and there her sympathy ends . Statesmen talk load and long of ' currency , ' ' over-production , ' « speculation , ' ' trade righting itself , ' & c , bnt do nothing to assist the destitute . The rich goto church and yawn in their well-eush . koed pew ? , while the parson tells in routine tashion the story of Dives and Lazarus , and then drive home jn their carriages to feast and revel , utterly regardless of the beggars at their doors . As Burns says ;—
" Its hardly in a bo ' j ' s power To keep at times fras being sour . To see how things are shared ; How best o' chick are whiles in want , "While caefs on countless thousands rant , And ken na how to waVr . Alas ! how apt in haughty mood , God ' s creatures they oppress ! Or else , neglecting a * that guia , They riot in excess ! Baith careless and fearless , Of either heaven or hell 1
Esteeming and deeming . Its a * an idle tale S * ^ Our " noble * and ' respectable' Christians do not seem to he particularly impressed with the fate of Dives . Satisfied with the good things of this world they leave the Kext for after consideration . If we had oar way we would give them a foretaste of retributive justice . Of course- we are aware that there are numerous and nolle instances of mire benevolence and lite
sustaining charity daily exhibited in the ranks of the rich ; flauo-r to those who perform their duty , but they are but the few and cannot , of themselves , remove or evan perceptibly reduce the ' mountain of misery ' which doomily rears its head in this land of abundance . That the mass of the privileged classes are shamelessly indifferent to the fate of the many f » aa been sufficiently proved by the conduct of parliament in adjourning its sittings without making any attempt in tie least to alleviate the sufferings of the masses .
Must we not 'blush for the patience of humanity , ' when we contemplate the wretched state ef society , ss powerfully described by Coleridge ia the following Saea : — ' 0 J ye numberless , "Whom foul Oppression ' s ruffian gluttony , Drives forma life ' s plenteous feast ! 02 thoa poor wretch , "Who r . urs'd in darkness and made wild by want , Boatnest for pray , yea , thy unnatural hand Dost lift to deeds of blood ! 0 pale-eyed form , The victim of seduction , dooja'd to know Polluted nights asd days of blasphtmv J Who in loath'd orgies , with lewd wassailers , Must gaily laugh , while thy remembtr'd home < 3 naws like a viper at thy secret heart I
OI aged womsn ! ye who weekly catch The morsel toss'd by law-fore'd Charity , Aud die so slowly , that none call it murdtr ! 0 ! loathly suppliants t ye that anreceived , Totter heart-broken from the closing gates Of the full lazsr-hoase ; or , gatping , stand ' Sick with despair ! 0 ye to glory's field I ' orc'dor enenartt , who . as ye gasp in death , Bleed with new wounds benaath the vulture ' s beak ! O thou poor widow , who in dreams dost view Thy husband ' s mangled eerie , and from short doze , Start ' st with a shrLk ; or , in thy half thatch'd cot , Waked by the wintry night storm , wat and cold , Cowet ' st Vex thy screaming baby J Best awhile , Children of wretchedness ! More groans must ris 9 . Hot * blood must stream « e yet your wrongs be full Yet is the Day of RetrVrtitim nfcft . "
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From oar excellent contemporary , Tor / so Ahebica , we give the folio-win . ; translation of a French foallad—we think ene of Beranger ' a pieces—appropriate to the subject under discussion : —
• THE COTTAGE AND TBE PAL ACS . ' . There comes a cry of thousands , A wailing , piteous moan ; From every dsmpen'd hearth-Bide , I hear the stifled grcaa . The scared babe tightly clinging Its mother ' s neck around , lose to her bosom nestles With terror at tbe « onnd . . The mother fondly clasping That pale child to her breast , Seeks , vainly seek ? , while weeping , For food and little rest . Tbe father , gaunt with hunger , Digs strangely in the earth , Alas , though one ? prolific , The soil no more gives tilth . There are cots upon fee hill-side .
There are c-t » within the glen . Ail are mournful in their stillness Far tie want of stirring men . Their forms are crowded in thent , Snakes eyes look from tbe door , They are all unheeded , starring , For none will help the poor . Tet there ' s plenty in yon palace . Loud the revels in its hall , Where the rich are gaily feasting Careless of Famine ' s call . There is Beauty proudly flashing Withitt dark and haughty eye ; In the cottagexieekand scanty Hundreds this moment die . Tbcr » is jesting in the palace . O'er rich winas and groaning board j In thecsbia men are striving For a crust—their piteous board !
There an nobles lightly laughing , Tn robes of ( been and gold ; Sere wan forms ioragi are cowering , Sad protection from the cold ! There are smooth-tongued priests txpoundfag The bard-hearted Dives'fate , Ttt it costly feasts they ' re sitting , Hundreds starving ' roand their gate . -Oh , are ye men ! to lavish On your hounds Cod ' s richest stores ; While your brother man is dying With hunger at your doors ? Has the widow's roite no moral , Have Christ ' s teachings lost their power f That what would save a thossandlives I Ye squander in an boar 1 Ob , rise ye trampled bondsmen 1 Tear the palace to tbe earth , Down with lordly ball and titles .
Give their place to boaest worth . let the lord and marquis p > rub , And ths monarch f « el your tread , Lti the subtle priesthood tremble And man rise op instead ! Our readers are conversant with the poetry rt ™ - iiam Thorn , the Weaver Poet ot lnverury . With sincere sorrow we announce tha fact that Mr lhom after suffering in the metropolis all the stings and arrows of outrageous fortune , ' haabeen dnventoseek a refuse in Scotland oncemore . We will cot nsfc the
causing of pain to Mr Thorn ' s feelings by any onnecessary revealnient of his present circumstances , bnfc we think it a duty to state , that his position is auch as to command the svmpatbies of ah" who have iearts' that can feal for another . ' We aresnrpriBed that the wealthy and popular men who made air Thorn the 'lion' of their partus—public aad private —when first he came belore the public should have allowed him to fall into utter neglect and despair . If the men who brought Mr Thorn to London , and fed him with hopes and expectations of obtaining a respectable living in ths capital , which hopea were
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were and -S £ i ] » . ° « * ne other hand , they soon Y ^ m JF * ^ ey canaot W" ** their helo too HVorst fatS r 2 fld r ^ * *» W » S vuat worst late—the doom of too many boets which need not be here more clearly specifieflwm ' add to nani ^ nWht ? ^ n * ' Planed poem ? , mauy copies of cftanSes- 6 * " ** « ¦ "" ¦ *•«« W" **^***™^ ^^^
OLD FATHER FROST AUD HIS FAMILY Grim father Pros * , he hath children tviafa , The clnuo-born daughters of Lady Rain •' The alder , a cc-quettiib pattering thins : ' Would woo y , u in winter , and pelt yon iu spring ! At times you aight scarce feel her feathery fall . Anon aha will beard yoa with icicle hall When tbe warrings of heavtn roll higher andh ' eher She co . Kard . uk . , flm fa * . , he conflUofZ- * Yet heightens tba havoc , for ber feeble power ,
a a Tl ^ V ' **» ! t feU $ tb * '"« flower ! And the bud of tba berry , tha bloom of the bean . Are foundered to earth by the merciless quean " E en the stout stems of summer full often sunt ' null To toil rattling , brattling , head-breahing hail , 111 not say a word of how rudely sbe breaks Oa the dr . am of tbe garret-doomed maid , and awakes A thousand regrets in the marrowless lass , And cruelly mimic * the « touch on the glau , ' With her cold little pearls . that dauce , bound and pi » y ,
Like our ain bonnle bairns on Candlemas day . Yon know her meek sister f Oh , soft is t & e fall Of her fairy footsteps on hnt and on hall ! To hide ber old fathtr ' s bleak doings below , In pity she cometh , the miniu'ring snow . With htr mantle sbe covtra tbe shelterless trees , As they croan to the howl of the Borcan breeze And baffles the search of the subtla wind , Guarding each crevice lest it should flad Its moaning way to the firdess fold Of the trembling young and the weeping old . Whtn through her white bosom tbe daisy appears , She greats the fair stranger with motherly tears !
And they mingle so street with the golden ray Of the struggling beam that chides her away . But where ' s the last speck ef her brightness sesn , Mid the burstiag spring and its saucy green ? In the'coldtst side of yon lone churchyard , Neglected graves she lovcth to ward , But not where gorgiou * marble pleads , And frequent foot of mourner treads ; But down by the stranger ' s noteless lair , Where sighs are few and footsteps rare , She Ioveth , she loveth to linger there ! O ' er hearts forgotten that sleep below , There is none to weep but tbe friendly snow .
The Christmas gambols of onr forefathers have sadly degenerated , and beyond good eating and drinking , by those who can command the good things 3 f this life , there are scarcely any of tha revelries of tke olden time indulged in by the present generation For our part , we should not regret the change , provided all classes were in a position to indulge in the enjoyments sanctioned by custom and the spirit of eur times . There is one custom of the past yet maintained , and which w * trust will Jong ba honouredthe decorating of our churches and houses with
evergreens . We trust that our readers will not lack the good old English cheer of beef and plom-padding smoking an their table *; nor that they will neglect to enliven their habitations with at least a faw sprigs of the besntiful holly , the sicrea bay , and tlie mystie mistletoe . Let our nnwedded friends remember , that according to ancient tradition , the maid wko is not kissed under the mistletoe at Christmas , will not be married nest yean Oar fair friends will , therefore , do well to be on the look out for kisses , aud the young men will do well , and gallantly , not to let them look out , ' in vain . '
From a neat little pablicaticn jnst commenced , en titled' Tracts for the People , ' we extract : —
A SOSG FOR CHRISTMAS . Some love the Spring , —its voice of mirth , lit tones of lore from bud and bee ; Its smiling snn , its flower-gemmed earth , The music of its melody ; The murmuring of the laughing rill Through many a blossomed way , While wandering at its own sweet will Through field aud valley gay ; But though pleasant tae voice of Spring may be Bring me a branch of the holly tree ! Some love the Summer ' s pleasant sky , Its laughing tone of j . < y and love , The music of its memory .
Tha cooing of the gentle dove ; The moonlit bowers , the opening flowers , The song , tbe shout of mirth!—Tbe perfume of its very showers Fall softly on the earth ; But tbough pleasant the voiciof Summer be , Bring me a branch of the holly tree ! And some love Autumn ' s sunny eorn , "Waved gently by the passing breeae ! The hunter ' s horn , o ' er meadows berne , R :-ecboed through the opening trees ; The harvest moon tbat looketh down In bright and placid glory , On smilini ; eys , and love-breathed sighs , Telling love ' s ancient story ; But though Autumn be pleasant , bring , bring to ate , A branch from old Christmas'holly tree !
Yes . give me Christmas , with its cheer , Areund the happy , household hearth , While burns the fire-light bright and clear , With song , aad voice , and shout ef mirth ; While , smiling on , Iaok glad , young brows ; And aged cheeks sre bright ; As underneath the holly ' s boughs Young eyes gleam gay and light ; So a branch of the holly bring to me , A brauch from the good old Christmas tree 1 One of the honest songs of honest-hearted Robert Nicoll , may worthily find a place in our 'Garland ;" it is a song to make a poor man proud of himself , his ' order , ' and that' order ' s' poet : —
STEADFASTNESS ; Folk silkrlcssmay ca ' us , — We ha'e unco little gear ; Onr wealth is gatherin' gey an * slow , — Twill ne ' er be great , I fear . Bat , tbough our lot be lsigh eneuch , An' though our life be was , We never yet ha ' e fall'd a friend And never fear'd a foe ! Although our parritch-cap ba ema ' , To him who needs it yet Wa'll > pare a sop . an' wi' the lave A blessin' we will get . We ' ve f . ndit aye in days gane by—We'll f-ad through monie mat—An' never fail a trustiu' friend An' never fear a fae !
Though some folk think that a' thing gads In palaces doth dwell—An ' though the poor , to tempt an * ves , . Ha ' e mair than I may tell : There * s ae thing yet—there ' s ttra things yet-To brag o' that we b &'<—We never , never fail'd a friend , An' sever fear'd a fae ! FolkshouMnamiud the ragged coat , ITor yet the horny nan * , — 'lisby the heart hit breast doth hap That they should jusge the man . Ye ken there are in cottages , Where poor folk plackles ? gae , Ttue hearts that never fail'd a friend , An' never feai'd a fae !
We must positively have another from the same rich store . Here is a song which will delight our friends the' Fraternal Democrats : '—
THE H 0 SE 8 T AND TRUE . Your soldier is bloody , your statesman a knave Prae ' the true heart nae honour they ever shall have : Their glitter an * faasensss may gar onr hearts grne ; Bat honsar to him wha is honest and true J Will we bow to the ceof wha has naethingbut gear * Or the fool whom a college has fitted wi' lear ? Na troth ! w » 'U gl ' e honoar wlure honour is due—To ' the Has wha has ever been honest and true ! We'll nt ' erspecr if he be come frae Franc » , Holland , or Spain , . , Ere wepledge manly friendship wi ' him to maintain—Be ho Muuulman , Christian , Pagan , or Jew , 'lis a' aue to us if he ' s honest aud true !
His skin may be black , or his skin may be white , — We caiena a fig , if his bosom ba right : Though his claes be in rags , sa' tim wind blawin ' through , We'll honour tbe man wha is honest and true ! While the sun ' s in the heavens , , the stars in the sky , — Till the earth be a sea , till the ocean run dry , — We'll honour but him to whom honour is due , Tbe Mas wha has ever been honest and true ! Here is an American piece illustrating Robert Nicoli ' s doctrine
that' Your soldier is bloody , yonr statesman a knave . ' FLOUR Kf IRELAND TEN DDLS . PER BARRELSOLDIERS IX MEXICO SETEN DOLS .
PER MONTH . ' 0 God ! that bread should ba so dear , Aud flesh aud blood so cheap !'—HooB . Hark!—the sound is ia our highway , — 'tis the rolling drum aud fife Leading down to Death ' s wild destxts , Martial caravans of life ! With a visage grim and solemn , How ths plumed host departs ! There ' s a blood scent in their nostrils , Tis the blood of their own . hearts !
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* l » b , oh ! fl « h to fee . the vnlmre ,-anman cattle , very lowj , Droves of skeleton * to whiten On the plains of Miilco ! They arepassingby the chapel « -P ,,- . ^ measured foot-falU say » Toll the passing btU , good Sexton , We are pasting quite away t Toll the bell-from this longjourney _ * ew who shall e ' er come back ! Ion , oh toll , so those who monrn ng •»» y put on their weeds of Wack V Plesb , oh ! flesh to tied the vulture , — Human cattle , very low ! Droves of skeletons to whiten On the plains of Mexico ! In tha east a nation crieth—,
We are aiarving—send ui bread !' In tbeSouth , red V 7 cr replieth' I am hungry for the dead !' Saxon herds tor foreign markets Ti-ej are boughtand sent away ; But the ox upou the shambles Brings a hi gher price th * n tbey ! Plain , oh ! flesh to feed the valtura , — Human cattle , vety l # w 1-Droves of skeletons to whiten :. Oa thepUiusof Mexico ' . . But wa shall cure this murderous gore-and-glory system , if the friends offcue progress only act upon the following advice by another American poet
;—GO AHEAD . BY OSOSGG W , LIGHT . When your plans of life are clear , Go ahead—But no faster thaa your brains ; Hasxe is always in the rear ; If dame Prudence has the reus , Go ahead . Bo not ask too broad a test , Go ahead . Lagging never clears the sight ; When yoa Ac ycur duty best , You » ill b ? s > know what is right , G i ahead .. Never doubt a righteous causa : Go ahead ; Throw your ? cl ! completely in : Conscience shaping ' all your laws .
Manfully , thruugb . thick aud thin , Go ahead . Do not ask who'll go with you ; Go ahead : Numbers ! spurn tha cowards plea ! If there ba but one or two , Single-handed tbongh it be , G j ahead !
Though bif * re you mountains rise , Go ahead : Seals them !—certainly yoa can : Let them proudly dare the skies : What are mountains to a man ! Go ahead .
Though fierce waters round you dash , Go ahead ; Let no havdsVip btflU you ; Though the hcavtns roar and flash , Still , undaunted , firm and true , Go ahead . Heed aot Mammon ' s golden beil : Go abend ; Make u > compromise with sin : Tell the serpent he louks well , Butyoucanuot let himic . Go ahead . Better days are drawiuj nigh ; Qj ahead ; Making doty all your pride , You must prosper , live or die , For all heaven's oa your tiio , Go ahead .
Here is a song for Democrats from tho pen of Ire land ' s great poet , Moore , every line of which * stirs the bleed like the sound of a trumpet : '—
OH , THE SIGHT ENTRANCING ! Oh , the sight entrancing . When morning ' s beam is glancing O ' er files , array'd With helm and blade , And plumes iu the gay wind dancing { When hearts are all hi , ; h beating ! And ths trumpet ' s voice repeating Tbat song , whose breath May lead to death , But nanr to retreating ! Oh , the sight entrancing , When morning ' s beam is glancing O'er fills array 'd With helm aad blade ,
And plumes in the gay tviud dancing ! Yet 'tis not helm or feather—For ask yon despot , whether His plumed bands Could bring such hands And hearts as ours together . Leave pomp to those who n < ed ' em ,.. Adorn but Han with freedom , Aad proud he braves Tbe gaudiest slaves Tbat crawl where monarehs lead ' em , Ths falchion ' s blade may shiver , Stone walls ia time may sever ; 'Tis heart alone , . Worth steel and stone , That keeps men frea for ever ! Oh , tho sight entrancing When the morning ' s beam is glancing O'er files , arrav'd
With helm and blade , Aud in Freedom ' s csuae advancing . And now Fast by an ingle bleeslng finely , ' we drink to the healths of friends far and near , friends in metric England , bonnie Scotland , and beautiful , but unhappy Ireland ; friends throughout this seagirt islei and friends beyond the ocean wave ; friends who must be nameless , and friends with whose imperishable names we are proud to link onr own . Wherever their home , in hut or in hall , may health and happiness , fertune , freedom , and fame , be theirs . To all oar readers we wish * A Merry Christmas and a Happy ftew Year . ' In conclusion , we must draw once again upon Ireland ' s bard
for—ONE BUMPER AT PASTING . One bumper at parting !—though many Have circled the board since we met , The fullest , the saddest of any Remains to be crowned by us yet . The sweetness that pleasure has in it , Is alrtays so sloiv to come forth , That seldom , alas ! till the minute It dies , co we know h « If its worth ; But , oh , may our life's happy measure Ba all of such moments made np ; They're born on the bosom of Pleasure , They die midst the tears of the cup . As onward we journey , bow pleasant To pause and inhabit awhile Those few sonny spots , liae the present . That ' raid the dull wilderness smile ! But Time , like a pitiless master ,
Cries ' Oaward ! ' and spurs the gay hours—Ab , never does Time travel faster Than when his way lies among flowers . But come—maj our life ' s happy measure Be all of aach moments made up ; They ' re born on the bosom of Pioasnre , They die mi lit tha tears of the cup . How brilliant the snnlook'diH sinking ! The waters beneath him how bright ! Oh ! trust m » , tbe farewell of drinking Should be like the farewell of light . Yen saw howhe finished , by darting
HUbtam o'er a deep billon ' s brim-So fill up , let ' s shine at out parting In fall liquid glory like hfm . And , oh , may our life's happy measure Of moments like this be made up ; 'T was born on tbe bosom of Pleasure , It dies mid the tears of tha cup ,
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( From tbe Qotitte of Tuesday , D « c , 21 . ) BANKRUPTS . Nathaniel Bishop , jun ., Honiton , Devonshire , victualler —George Callam , Manchester , shawl manufacturer-Thomas Chappie , Borough-road , tailor—Josep h Fielding , Mlddletoa , Lancashire , corn dealer—Willia '" Girnson , Leicester , builder—George Hargreuves , Manchester and Liverpool , merchant—Jame * Harper , Dudley , Worcestershire and Walsall . Staffordshire , mercer-John Harvey , Sidmoutb , Devonshire , printer-Frederick Nevul , Little Lsve-lane , City , commission agent—William Nor manGislinghamSuffolkcoal merchants-Thomas Orp .
, , , wood . Bear street , Leicesier-square , coach currier-Henry Ready , Hounslow , build » r-John Richards , Mcrthyr Tydvil , 01 amor 'anflt : re , woollen draper—William Sandilands , SonthlLambeth . p ianoforte maker-George Hobson Steer , Sheffield , commission agent-James Stepbenson , West Kirby , Cheshire , cowkeeper-Samuel limnerley and Joseph Timpcrley , Ashton-under-Lync , hnen drap / rs-VilUaln We £ London-terxaca , Hackney-road , linen draner-Jehn Wilcox , Birmingham , Pro , » 10 J KrSomas Woods , Cambridge and * W < J * Jf folk , draper-George Hargreavcs and Josep h Bargreaves , Manchester and Liverpool , merchants ..
SCOTCH SEQCBSTBATIONS . Alexander Alison jun ., Glasgow , ^^^ Ma ! Allan , Glasgow , grain merchant-George Brown , *«« burgh , wine merchant-Charles Campbell , . Glasgow , sins spinner-William Campbell , Glasgow , spmt inerchant-Uugh Clark , Edinburgh , mwchautr-Johu Fergusoi and Thomas Watson . Glasgow , s ' dk merchants — »»»*" Laurie Finlay , Edinburgh , writer to the MS » ^ -J * J ^" bald Fyfe , Glasgow , victualler- Walter Jouw . Bmnburgn , banker-Allan M'Sicol and John Wyper , Glasgow , wriphts-John Neilson , Ruthes-glen , baker—James ana Matthew Parker , Newtou-greci of Ayr , engineers-Jonn Stevenson , Edinburgh , compji £ gion agent—James btu-rat , Saltcoats , Ayrshire , merpaaut—Thomas Strong , tain burgh , iron master—Ro ' r , ert Swan , Coatbridge , tanara . shire , iroamonger- ^ i ' aiam . Wliitctieai , Edinliarg h , merchant !
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¦ THE LONDON . C 0 NFEDERALIST 3 . . 5 1 ^•^ 0 , 0 » ,, w ¦ ¦ i •¦^• ' M *¦^» Ido m the last mimber of the ) Star , appears to give genera ntisfaetion to the lovers of nationality ! Tho late futile attempt of a section of the Conciliation patriots , for an amalgamation with tha Confederation , turns out to be , on inquiry , nothing more than an attempt to get up a public demonstration in the metropolis to ratity the ' selection of John O'Connell to the leadership pOheIi « hp * opJe , and to denounce Mr UUnnor . ' The Confederalists will havehone of it , for they are thoroughly disgusted by the ' sorry exhibilion of the ' self-dubbed leader' in the House of Coramons . There remains not a doubt , that from the late contluet of John Q'Oonnell , that it has been intimated to him , if he wishes to retain the patrocage of the paternal govorament ' he must shape Lis policy iu
.. accordance to its views , or else that the government , seeing that the O'Connell party being now quite postrate , has intimated to- 'the leader , ' that he must consider , their patronage ; as withdrawn-which of tlietwo alternatives it may he , time alone will show , u- ? , y uHRAS Comfbderatb Club . —A meeting of this club was held on Sunday evening last , the" 19 th w ;'* t the B ! " ^ Ancu 0 r » York-street , Westminster . Mr Miles M'Sweeney in the chair , who opened the business of tbeevonin ? , by calling the attention of the meeting to the rapid extension of Cunfederate princi * p ! es throughout , Ireland , and which extension would still increase from the treacherous conduct of these she had seat to parliament to represent her . Several articles were then read from the Irish journals and the Noriuebn Stab . —Mr Richard Ilussoy delivered
a lengthy and interesting address , iii reply to several questions put to him with respect to their secession from Conciliation Hall . —Mr P . Nolan , in an argumentative speech , hailed with dt-light the accession of the town of Ardfert , county , ofjifo-ry , to the Confederation . Ue bore out the former speaker in bis denunciation of the Conciliation Hall policy . ' The late debates in the House of Commons had shivered to pieces the last remnant of the II-aII of . Corruption . And * the leader' was on the look out for new quarters , hut he hoped that tbe Confederation would havo none of him . { Cheers ;}^ - Mr T .. R . Reading then addressed the meeting at some length , upon the Coercion Bill , and said it would be ineffectual in Ireland , for as soon as a district was proclaimed under it , the . assassin would shoulder bis musket and go into a peaceable district ; in fsot , the famine had commenced a revolution in that country , and the poor law was carryinc it out . VIr Reading , in reference to the late Repeal
debate , said , that the speech of Mr Walter was an emanation from tho brain of the' Fat summary man ol the Times ; ' or , as Sir R . Peel called him , the 'deaf reporter , ' under whose tuition Mr Walter had placed himself , and a very forward pupil he had shown himself upon that occasion . —Mr Hannon , in an able speech , condemned the conduct ot those Irish members in the House of Commons , who were pledged to Repeal , and bad voted against it . They bad allotted the ministers to place the Wedge of Coercion in the bleeding side of Ireland , and they had assisted them to drive it home , while the liberties of Ireland were left in the hands of English members , such as Ireland ought to be proud of—Messrs Sohofield , Crawford , Wakley , and last , not least , Foargus O'Connor—the denounced , but yet hoiust lover of his oppressed country . Ireland ought to be proud of him . Tho meeting then adjourned to Sunday evening , January 2 nd , 1848 .
Tub'Davis CoitFEDKBiTE Clvb . —A meeting of this body was held on Monday evening in their Lecture Roam , Dean-street , Soho . Mr Thomas Daly , vice-president , in the chair . The chairman read from the Losdos asd Liverpool Advertiser a poetical' sketch on Ireland , ' A Parable for a People , ' by Charles 6 . Rosenbirg , which elicited much applause . A lecture was then delivered by Mr FitZjibbon , ' The Loyalty ef tho Irish People towards the Stuart Family . ' Tho lecturer went to show that a great many of tho evils that existed in Ireland arose entirely from her mistaken loyalty for that rascally family . —Mr T . O'Mahony then ro ? e to more a vote of thanks toFeargus O'Connor , Esq .. M . P . He said , he wished it had fell into more able hands than his , for hefeltinadequatotodojnstieetothe resolution . It had been said , that Mr O'Connor had brought forward his motien for the purpose of gaining popularity —why , was that not the aim of tho late Mr O'Connell ? But , in bis humble opinion , instead of
popularity , as regards Mr O'Connor , it was love of country —and , as that gentleman had . stated , he had brought it forward to test thosincerity of those Irish M . P . ' a who pledged themselves to Repeal on the hustings , to desert it in thebouse ,. He had read the account of the last meeting of the Association in Dublin , in which report he was disgusted to find that Mr N . Maher had stated that he refused to stay in London to support Repeal , because it was Mr O'Connor ' s motion . It had been as well if ho and young Dan had been in their places in Parliament , and supported that motion . They would yet have to answer for their base conduct to their constituents . They were told that we were not to do justice to a man because he wa-i the leader of the Chartists . He at once repudiated such doctrine . He wished that a fine bond of union would spring up between the English and the Irish people , and that Mr O'Connor would belong spared to his suffering and oppressed countrymen . He had great pleasure to move the following resolution : —
That the thanks of thlsfDavis Confederate ) Club be given to P . O'Coanor , E * q .., M . P ., for his untiring conduct in tho present Parliament on tho oercion and Repeal discussions . ( i . oud cheers . )—Mr F . Looney seconded the resolution . He said he was one thatdiil not like to see the people humbugged . It was proper that they should have the mist knocked from their eyes . He did not know whether he was a Chartist or . not , but he had no doubt , if he tried , he should go for the principles of the Charter . ( Cheers . ) --C . G , Rosenberg , editor of the London and Livshbool Adver tiseRi said : we simply thank Mr O'Connor for doing that what others ought to ' have done . He hail stretched out his finger to stay coercion—and , to the eternal shame of those , whose duty it' was to
resist coercion and had shrunk from their duty . It . did not mattar to him what Mr O'Connor was—whether he was a Chnrtist or anything else—ho deserved the thanks of all Irishmen , and he heartily gave it his support . ( Loud cheers . )—Mr J . Lindsey . ' said , as heoppesed the vote of thanks in committee , and it being carried against him , he begged to state that he should offer no further opposition to it .- ^ The chairman said , he certainly should havo moved the vote of thanks , had he not baen in the chair—bat be must say , had nothing else induced him to have done so . the letter of Mr O'Connor in this week ' s NoRtmms Stab , ( which ought to be read by every Mshraan ) , would have done so . Itapprared tfcat the Nottingham Review bad stated that Mr O'Connor was not sent to the British Parliament to waste his time in
the discussion of such grievances—but to aid in English legislation . ' Theanswer of Mr O'Connor to this un-English tirade , was as follows : —* If such were the conditions , take back the trust—which I will resign to-morrovr , rather thsn hold it upon so base a tenure as the stipulation that I am to bo a passive observer of my country ' s ruin . ' fLond and protracted cheering followed the reading ofthispaswge . ) He ( tho chairman ) was t ; lad to find the men of Dublin were before them , for last week the mi-mbers of the ' De Doylo' Club , in that city , bad passed a vote of thanks to Mr O'Connor . Tho chairman here read the resolution from the Nation , which was received with loud cheers . The resolution having been put from the chair , was carried unanimously amidst loud cheering . The meeting then separated , highly delighted with tho proceedings of the
evenin ? . Confederate meetings were also held in Marylebone and Chelsea .
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IRISH DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATION . The Democrats met on Sunday evening , Mr Sullivan in the chair . The early part of the evening was occupied in balloting for vice-president and managing committee—whose time of service had expired with tha first committee . Mr Murray was unanimously elected vice-president . Eight candidates were then put in nomination , when the following five members , havinga majority of white beans , were declared duly elected , to serve for the ensuing three months—Messrs M'Cartby , Tucker , Sullivan , Joyce , and Bezer . Messrs M'Carthy and Bezer were appointed auditors , after which Mr O'Connor ' s letter To the Irish People ' was read , and much applauded . Several members addressed the meeting in fervid language of approbation of Mr O'Connor ' s conduct , both in and out of Parliament , after which Mr Bezer very ably introduced the following resolution ' , —
That the heartfelt gratitude of this Confederation is duo , and hereby given , to cur nobh ' . minded president , for bis manly , determined , and consistent conduct in Par . liament—bat especially for his opposition to the Ministe . rial Coercion measure for Ireland—and on his motion for the Repeal of the Union between tho tiro countries ; and this Confedoration is further of opinion that the honourable member for Nottingham is pre-eminently entitled to the zealous support and active co-operation of every man in the United Kingdom who really desires to be free . This resolution was seconded by Mr Williams in a very able address , in reference to the exertions of Mr O ' Connor . Mr M'Carthy also addressed the meeting in support of the resolution , which was put fain the chair , and adopted unanimously—after which the meeting broke up .
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MARLB 0 U 0 Uafr 3 T : * EBT .- ^ Cjui . GB . or Robdbbt akd ^ ATTSMmn MtrahEB w . Hrn ' c . pABa . ' —J ^' Il obins , fl plasterer , was charged , by / Tv Simmons , ' aged about 10 , whh robbing him of £ l . 12 i ,. Cil , —Tbo prosecutor , whoso throat wat bandaged up with adhesive plaster , said he ffas an errand boy in the employ of a travelling stationer of the name of Smith . On Saturday night his master paid bim 80 s . for sir weeks' salary . He went through Bjdepark oh his way home , and on the path heading to tho Serpentine ha passsd the prisoner ; rTberf he , had got about 20 , yards further on , the prisoner ivalfced up . to him , and putting bis a * ma round his neck snid ' , ? No » v you can saygood by . ' The prisoner then put oaeofhis handaround witness's throat , and tbe other be / art his
month , so tbat be could not call out , and took a shior from Ids pockety . Witness put bis left hand to ' fiis tbroal to save himself , and the prisoner drew the razor tcrott the back of witness's band , and eat it slightly . . Witness took away his band , when , . the ; prisoner drew the razor acros j witnefs ' a throat three or four times , and slightly cat bim , Tha prisoner then ttied to suffocate him by putting ; bis band before bis mouth , and told him 'be could now say Amen , ' The prlsonor held him so till he was . nearly insensible , and he felt the prisqnw take £ 1 . 12 * . 6 d . sut of bis pocket . The prisoner tbtn threw nwny tho razor ; and ran away . Witness went in pursuit of the prisoner , and after running as far as Apsley House , be met a constable and told him what had occurred . Tbe
constable went with bim- down Piccadilly , and near Dbver-strect met the prisoner , whom he tock into custody .. 'Witness had found tho rszor that morning . — Policr-constable Frnscr , 121 C , said that on being toldtbe nature , of the charge , the prisoner said . ' If the boy has sworn falsely , what redress can I have V Eleven shillings in UvLr ,-nud some pieces of paper , were loundupon bim . —The pieces of ps ^« r and a tea dealer ' * circular were produced In court , and the latter was identified by the prostcutoras the paderhehad wrapped his money in . — The defendant said the prosecuior had sworn falsely , and he could solemnly assert [ that lie * as iipt in tho Park at nil oa Saturday night . He nev « r » aw the prosecutor before he made the charge against him , —Mr Hanlwick said he should remand the prisoner .
Chabqe or Assacxt against Tubes Pouceuek . — J . Iloile , F . 95 , T . ' Whitchurch , P 42 , and T . . West , € 58 ; were cbnryed with assault , —The complainant , J , Wood , No . 8 , West-street , Sobo ,-snid , between bum and two o'clock on Tuesday merniug he went ioto tho Two Angels . and Crown public , house , West-street , where he found defendant Hoik and a person named Sales , his mother ' s landlord . Some words occurred between Sales and the complainant , and the latter soon afterwards left tho house ., When he got to hia mother ' s house he found a padlock on tbe door . lie effected an entrance into the house , breaking a window , in so doing . When he got into the house he went don n stairs into the shop , when Hoile and Bales entered the baekway . ' HoIIh called him a thief and they together threw complainant on the ground . He culled out for
assistance , and Hoile struck and kicksd him repeatedly . Eales opened the dcor and let in other policemen , among whom was Whitchurch , who jumped on his chest . West laid hold of his handkerchief and tried | to choke him . West also pushed liia knee ngninst bis ( complainant ' s ) stomach several times . Cutnplalnnnt was taken to , the station-house , and charged with being a bad character , but was set at liberty . —It . Fhill'ps said he saw Hoile striking the complainant , and kn < el > iug on bis chest . Interfered to prevent further ill-usage , and was put out of the shop by Whitchurch —Mary Wood , mother of tbe complainant , said she had given her son leave to go into the house . —Ths defence of the police wag , that they had been requested by Bales to prottct him ng ^ inst tho violent conduct of the complaixant . The complainant was a man of indiffertxi characttr . ansl frequently drunk , He had got by force into the houae in West-street , ihough the landlord bad
padlocked thv deor ; and when requested to leave he struck the landlord . It was dcm < d that any more viulonec war used thon necessary to overcome the com plaioant ' s vioH-ct drunlfn rtsistuncc , and to procure bis ijtclnit-nt from tbe bouse . —J . Eales snid he wns landlord of tbe house . The complainant ' s mother was in arrear of rent , » nd be had taken possession of the premises , and padlocked tbe door . Tbe complainant , who had no right to be on tbe premh « s , forced his way into the housr , and would not go out when requested . Witness was assaulted by the complainant , and applied for assistance to the police , who did not use improper violence . —J . Bramwell said he went into the house in West-street , aud saw West holding complainant , Hoile was on the ground , as if he had been thrown down . Complainant was very violent , and the constables acted with great forbearance . Mr Blsgham was of opinion that the constables had doctp no more than their duty , and Hit ? caee was dismissed .
A Boodle Blessing . —John [ Fountain , cf Susscxgardins , was summontd before Mr Bingham , to ghov cause against an order of affiliation applied for by Ellen Qairk , who declared him to be tbe fathtr of her illtgiti . mate twins . —Ellen Quirk , single woman , spiel she at pr & sent fi'led . the place of wet-nurso in a family in O . 'd Bond-street . In September last she gave birth to twins , of which the defendant was the father . The infants were male and female . The defendant bad never contriluted anything : towards tbe support of the children . The ieftiiUnt was footman in tbo family w ! icro she was housemaid , Tbo inta-coursa took place in thlr master's house . Complainant and cook used centrally to go into the defendant's bed room to wish him good night . Tho cook bad frequently left her in the dofcndiint ' d bedroom . Had sleptin the dofmdaiu ' s bed with the
defendant all night , but no intercourse bad ' on these occasions ever taken place . —Mr Btfighain said this might be tuse , but it appeared incredible to him . —The young woman said that the defendant had only such intercourss with litr once as to make bitu the father of the children . The complainant called Maria Parsley , who said that sbe went to tbe defendant ' s lodgings and saw the defendant aud his wifa . Had some conversation about the children , but the defendant said he could do nothing for the clu'l . dren . 'Witness said that something must be done aud would be done , Tbe defendant replied that if the complainant swore the children to him he would leave the countv . f , as he could not think of robbing his wife and child to support these children . The ^ etendnnt told her that her mistress had discovered t ) at complainant was in tho family way , and taxed her with it , an J complain .
ant had come t * bim in her distress , and a ; k : d him what she was to do ! He told her to tell the truth , and he wished her to say it was a young man who had left the family , and wrs very angry tbat the comnlainaat had not done so , but bad exposed him btfore his mistress — The husband of the last witm ss sold the defendant called on him , and onid two children at once was a serious thing , and h » wished to know what he would recommend bim to do . Witnusa told bim to allow what he could towards their support , and defendant said he was too poor to allow anything out of £ 30 a year , Witness said if there had boen only one child the complainant would not have trouble ! him , but , as there were two , sho must
apply to a magistrate . The defendant said that if she did he would leave the country , for he neither could nor would pay anything ; defendant further said . that v . ben tho family were out of town , on going to bed in his room , adjoining tbo complainant ' s and tbe cook ' s room , ho heard a knocking at tho wainscoat , whin he went into bed with tho two women , on Ellen ' s side . Ho said E-lcii was always ' worrittlng' him , and ha wished to make jt appear that he bad boon tbe deluded victim —ilrBing . ham said he would consider the whole enso well , as there was one part of the woman ' s statement which it was rather difficult to credit , and he would give bis decision on Thursday next ,
MAN 3 IOS-HOTJ 5 B . — Utteeino BaseCow . —C-. r . Hue Jones uni Itacb . -. tl Lrvy were charged with uttering bnse coin . —The shopman of Mr Pursell , of Combill , pastiycook , stated that tbe prisoners bought half a dozen puffs , aad asktd for change of a $ 5 note . Witness served them and gave tbe change into the hand of Jones , ubo had handed him the note . Levy , npan bearing that tho puffs only cost a shilling , desired witness to give back tbe now to the lady , and she would give him tbe shilling . Jones then handed bock tbe change , and ho at oace saw tbat there was one bad sovereign substituted for the genuine
money ha had supplied . —Wa . Johnson , the sou of the landlady of ib » George Inn , in Smitbfield , said the prisoners went Into his mother's shop and called for two gl ^ ssts of wine , and change for a .- £ 5 , note . As the landlady had not change , the witness went into tho parlour aud was ac «» u \ uvcd » ted by a customer thtve . One of thv prisoners objected to one of the sovereigns , and finally the £ 5 . note was returned to them , and they substituted , in returning tke change , a counterfeit sovereign for a good oue . Tho ptUoners were committed far trial . Bail refused .
MARYLEBONE . —Aiiroin CnAurjios to Fight a Ddel —Mr O . Coghlin , a sporting gentleman , attended , by virtue of a watraut obtained against him on Thursday last , charging him with having suit a hostile message ., through Mr Dillon Browne , M . P . for'Mayo , to Hr A . 6 . Piescoit , brother to Sir William Pr ' cscott , brother-In-law toLoruB , * udlesham , and late a lieutenant in the Queen ' s Bays . Thedi-pute arose from a turf transaction , Mr Prescoti ' s solicitor road a Utter , in which MrCaghlin declared that if Mr Prescottdld not arrasge matters with bim by a certain day , he must treat bim as a defaulter . Mr Coghlin , upon this , stated that inasmuch as Mr Prescott had entered into this case , ho should now , with the sanction of the court , say a few words , and show how badly hebnd been treated by Mr P . escott . —The magistrate observed that after the reading of the leitcr above
referred to be could see nothing therein which indicated an intention to commit a breath of tbo peace . Mr G-iah-\ in was at libwty to put ur . j questions to Mr Preflcott bearing immediately upon tbe caae , >—Mr Frescott , on being interrogated by Mr Coghlin , admitted that he had some years ago ridden a stcepie . cbase with Mr Cog hlin , and that tbe latter won a sum cf money upon tbe occasion ; he ( Mr Prtscott ) had agreed to pay a portion of the amount to Mr Coghlin in the month of November last , when he fcxpected toreecive £ 2 , M , due to him from av . otb . tr gentleman . —Mr Cogmta stawd that r . U lata went to his
hour on Tuesday night last , Mr Prescott ( Mr Cogblin ' s ) residence , and asked , with an oatb , if Mr Coghlin were in the house , for that ho would break every bow iubisbody . Mt Co hHan . dmitted that on Ins hearing of this , he requested hia friend , Mr Dillon Browne , to wait upon Mr Prescott , to demand an explanation of such conduct . Mr Browne accordingly saw himj when it was agreed upon that Mr Prascott should sead a friend , to Mr Browne that day at five o ' clock to the Be form Ctttb .- —It taar her « bo observed . that the hifsrmation upos which , the wasrant was granted , set forth that Mr
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Dillon Browne when ha waited upon Mr Preecott , said that matters could not b « arranged without a meeting at the elub before named . Otbsr particolsrs were gr . ua Into , and much warmth of ftellhj' was exhibited on either aide . —The defend ant f aid that he had . no hostile intentions towards Mr Preacott , and tbat'hc should noC take any notice whatewr at him in future—II j . un thH » assurance the warrant was dismissed , and tbo partita then left the court . HAMMERSMITH . —Luun . m or Sons to ji . ' . intah * roam Pabssts—B . West , W . West , ami 0 . West , were summoned , at the instance of tbo pardebiaj officers ' of St Mary ,. Abbptt's , Kcnsingspn , to show cause why « hejneglected ta maintain thwr father and mother . —E . West , sen , deposed that ha was th » father of iho dt-fwjdants ; he was a bricklayer , but had not for Svo j ears
been able to do any scaffold work , in coiueqiente of a fall . Ho had for a long time snffirtd from iheuniatiam , and had doxo nothing since April . last . His wii « vtus in a very indifferent stale ofbealtb . He had applied to his son , Cornelius , who was a mastsr builder , Mr employment , bnt bo refused to do anything for bim , —Mr Madd * n , the reliffving officer , said Mr West was a man of property . Oh ) y u month- since bo hod received' .- ! bonus of £ l , O 0 H . for apiece of building land he had taken Tba defendant ' * porenta were in the receipt of fix shillings 1 par week from , the parish . —The defendant CotMlliiS dented ' , the truth of J ! r Madden ' s statement , and asktd hhn to prove it . He bad kept his father all the lwt winter . His two'brothtn wero able to do something as well ' as be wac Ha wanted to know what ttiey would do and be would then do something more , although he > had » family of sev « n children , the eldest of » hom was only thirteen yours old . —Tho defendant Robert said he »
was amicus to assist as soon as he was able , but ha had four children to support and owed arrears of rent , nsd expected a broker to b « put in possession of his Imuse , —Th 4 defendant William said hetrarelled tho country putting up hoc water apparatus , but had b « u unable towork for some tima owing to rheumatism , and had two 1 children to support . —Tbe defendant ' Cornelius said that if hU brothers each allowed Is . 6 d ., ho would allow Si * . a week . —Mr Madden observed tbat would rn / y mate five shillifigs , whils they wero at present reeeivinu six shillings from the parish ; Hu thought the least Mr & -r > neilit * n-ouldhava * ff . rad nould hare been half-a ¦ r . mn , —Tho defendant , Cornelius , however , refused to give more than two shillisgs , aajing his father had paid rent and taxes ill ths parish for so many years tlmtthe parish ought to allow him something . —Upon Mr Beadt n ' s recommendation it was sgresd that Mr Cornelius should allow 3 s . Cd .
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Child Mwrdbr . —On Tuesday week last a report gained circulation at Aldonham tbat a child had been murdered by its mother , which unfortunately proved too true . On inquiry , it was /' < m « l ( hat one of the maid servants of a hdy naiaed Gibl's , living at AMcnham-nouse , had on Monday delivered herself , and afterwards destroyed bar offspring , andthat sha was still at the house in tho custody of the police . On Thursday an inquest was held , but it is stated that , for the purple of secrecy , the jury were all stleuted from the persons who were at viork at Aldec « ham house , and that , to mako up the number , the coachman was called from the stable into tho servants' hall , where theixqniry wasbeld . Application was made by a reporter to be present , but ho was rev f »! . ed admission , with a messa ^ o directing Ihira * to le : \ vc the premises . ' The jury having beard the evidence returned a verdict of ' Wilful niurdei' against the mother .
Foo tunath Escapb . —As the livo o ' el « ok traitt from Salisbury was passing over the viaduct near Romsey , on Friday evening , the engineer fancied be heard something drop from the e . nv > ins . On . nrrivii g at the next station ho gave information ' of his suspicieins . Two porters wero sent with lanterns , and -Hbnut midway on the viaduct ( which is a quarter of a mile long , ) two large pieces of iron , tnffieient to overthrow any train , were found across tbe rails . But for this fortunate discovery the consequence might have been most serious to the mail train , wlsieh . would have come along tho viaduct next .
LAxmEin . —Tbeatment of the Poor is Netyi . votojt Pawh —Herring , the relievint ; officer of tho parirh . of St Mary ' s , Newington , and Bradley , hisatsistrnt , attended before Mr Elliott , at the request < f that maEistrate . togive sorae explanation of their conduct —of their manner of treating the poor of their txtt n » sive parish . Mr Elliott complained that day after day numerous applications wero made at this court , and , in fact , much of tho time of the mag ' ktwite was occupied in hearing the statements of po « r pe < ple whose cases it wus the duty of the relieving officer of the parish of Ncwington to ii . qaire into nnd relieve . Instead of having their cases properly attended to , the poor people were , upon the Slightest pretext , sent from one to another , and if they made
tho least complaint , were told to go before a msgistrate . On Tuesday mnrninj several persons hatf complained of the treatment they had received , and he , Mr Elliott , determined that some proper understanding should he come to with tho fo-nvd of guardians of the parish on the subject . He had aent for him , tho relieving ; ifficer , to hear his explanation for sending persons before the magistrates nt this court , instead of attending to their respective cases himself , as it was his duty . —llemnir , whose manner appeared very pompous , replied that in all he bad done he had only complied with the order of the board ofguardians . andin twoor three ca-. e $ met > tioned ho hud , he sold , exceeded the boaru ' a order , inasmuch as he had taken persons , whose cases were disp-. scd of . a set-ond time before it . Mr Elliott
remarked that at-no other court in the metropolis were there one-fourth of tho .- ' -pplicatk us fn-ra persons complaining ot parish officers as at this-, yet the magistrates were in the habit of bearing them patiently , and in most cases they sent a constable with the applicant to request that his case might he properly considered by the board of guardians . SaeiB £ the constables now present he ( Mr ElJioti ) would ask them how such messages from the magistrates were received —Saunders , one of the constables , replied tbat a short time since , on goin ? to Mr Herring with a poor family , and d' livering his worship ' s message , his reply was , 'It ' s a pity the magistrate has not something else to do . ' Mr Herring made no repl y ; to this , and Mr Eiliott said he should communicate with the board of guardians on the subject .
West London Cbmhal Ami-Enclosure Association . — -At the last week's tneetiugof this Association at Clark ' s Rooms , 114 , Edeeware-road , Mr Beacon in the chai ? , a vote of thanks was accorded to Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart for his liberal gift of books , and a sovereign , towards purchasing an extensive bookcase for the library of the association , lie was also elected honorary memht -r I ' or the sa «? : o- In re « fe-rence to tbe enclosure of H-Hand Pa > k . the secretary stated there was another legal objection to the proceedings of Lord Holland , which would prove fata l , his lordship having recojamer-cd proceedings of the inhabi
without convening the vestry meeting - tants , which cannot be dispensed with . Mr Beacon stated that he had heard , on what he believed to be good authority , that persons iu Kensinston hsd actually had offers of payment of their ia : cs if they would consent to the enclosure in qaestion . Other business being transacted , the meeting was adjourned till the first Monday in the new year , at half-paafc seven for eight . Since the above meeting , ' Sir Benjamin Ilnll hns contributed £ 1 towards tho library * ef this association , regretting that all the bookg which ho possibly could spars have been given by him to other societies .
Tumi Pubnombsox . — 'Tho Bridqeimter Times re » tales a remarkable tidal phenomenon : — During the gale on Sunday marning a phenomenon , which has been before no ticed with respect to the river Parrott , occurred here on the return of the tide with boreoa head , after an ebb of three hours . About hiur o ' clock , the wind blowing a strong gale from the W . S . W ., and after the tide had ebbed for about three feet ; leaving the vessels in tho river aground , a tremen * dous roaring of the sea was heard . All doubt was soon removed by the approach of the bore head , a largo . wave nearly ckj ht feet hi » h bearing up , carrying everything before it , and nearly swamping all the laden vessels in tko river , many of which were seriously damaged . The stoTm lasted a quarter of an hour . '
A Vobacious Cod . — A gentlumaa residing m Fiirtro ? o , in walking through the fish-market the other day , obsorved a codfish , which for eiwtmity of girth , " exceeded all , tha specimens he hid ever seen Ilechargcdthcfiibvionian with having stuff d it with , othwguts , in order to give it additional plumpness . This being indignantly denied , the fi ? h was opened , when six entire full-grown herrings , in a slate of in- . cheated decompcsition . werc found in its inncrregions . They had been swallowed tails foremost , and some i ef them , feeling uncomfortable in their new habita- . tion , were endeavouring to turn their bends down- ward , but died in tbe attempt , as . they were com- pletely doubled . Notwithstanding this material 1 deduction , the cod proved a vevy good one , — Inverness t Journal .
Fire in thb Misomns . —On Monday evening a 6 re j of a vory alarming character , nearly attended wittt t fatalcoW ? nccs ' toan a ;* d femal ? , broke out upon J tbo nVemisU iu the occupation of Mr foulkes- a t wholesale and retail cheesemonger , carrying en bu- - sin " No . 5 D , Minories , near the Blaeknall Rail- - S „ station . The flarcos were first ulsc 0 V «' sd . T the n .. lice-eonstablo on the boat , who raised an im- h mediate alarm and knocked violently at the street 6 eioo r and in the course of a minute or two a female 9 answered from one of the npper windows that the a flames were ascendins the staircare and that she was s unable to descend . Tho constable advistd her to a
makoYor the roof of the house , and , havirg des . ; . patched a messenger for the engines , he got upon n tbe roof of the adjoining house and happily sue- :-eecded in rescuing her from the flsmes . An abundant it supply of water having been obtained fiotti- . thc fire . i . plugs in the district , the enames were a . t lp work , r , and the lUmes in the shop , bavins ; been partially uofc ofc out , tho firemen worked their way up . tho staircase , e , and , after considerable trouble , tho . fire was totally ly extinguished , but not until-it had goiis'inroujU iU everv room in the house , destroying m ; its pro- ogron a deal of valuable property . The origin ol ilia Ha fire is unknown . '
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 25, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_25121847/page/3/
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