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( Con ^ ka ed from the lirH Page . ) himself within the last few . daya , travelled through the greater part of the proTince of Ulster , and he was grieved to say that there was not one field ef pototow ( which , their Lordships were aware , was the staple food of the people of Ireland ) which wts not tainted and blighted , and that blight was accompanied with a blight in the oat crop . —( Hear . ) He suggested the formation of railroads , which would employ numbers of the people , and ultimately afford cheaper means of conveyance for bringing food from ^ p » interior . He recommended Government to lend money for that purpose . After a few observations from Lord Mokikaolk and the Earl of Clarendon , the subject dropped , and tneir Lordships adjourned . HOUSE OF COMMONS , Thursday , Aug . 27 . The Speaker took the Chair at half-past three o ' clock .
SMALL DEBTS BILL . On the motion of the ATiomr ey-GBSEKAi ,, the Lord ' s amendments to this Bill were read and agreed to . PAWNBROKERS' BILL . The Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to . The House adjourned at half-past four o ' clock .
HOUSE OF LORDS , Fbtoat , Atjo . 28 . Several Bills received the Royal Assent by commission , and the Lord Chancellor read her Majesty ' s speech from the Woolsack . " My Lords and Gentlemen , ' We are commanded by her Majesty to express to you the warm acknowledgments of her Majesty for the public spirit you have evinced in the discharge of your laborious duties during au anxious and protracted session . " Her Majesty trusts that you will be rewarded by witnessing the beneficial results of the measures which have been sanctioned by her Majesty for the present relaxation and ultimate repeal of protective duties on corn and sugar . " Her Majesty entertains a confident hope that the more free admission of the produce of foreign countries into the home market will increase the
comforts and better the condition of the great body of the people . " Her Majesty feels the greatest satisfaction in reflecting that her Majesty ' s efforts to settle , m a manner consistent with national honour , the conflicting claims of Great Britain and the United States , with respect to the territory on the North West coast of America , have been completely success ! oi . "Her Majesty continues to receive from all Foreign Powers the strongest assurance of their desire to cultivate friendly relations with this country . " Her Majesty commands us to congratulate you on the victorious course and happy conclusion of the war in India , and her Majesty has much gratification in announcing to you that perfect tranquillity prevails throughout the whole of the British possessions in that quarter of the world .
" Gentlemen * f the Souse of Commons , "Her Majesty has observed with satisfaction the care jon have taken to prevent permanent loss to the revenue , and to maintain the public faith . - " Her Majesty has commanded us to acknowledge the zeal and unanimity with which you have assented to the increase in the naval and military estimates which a regard to the exigences of the public service induced Her Majesty to propose for your consideration . " My Lords and Gentlemen , "Her Majesty has to lament that the recurrence of * failure in the potatoe crop , in an aggravated degree , will cause a serious deficiency in the quantity of a material article of food .
" Her Majesty has given her cordial assent to measures hy which this calamity may be mitigated in that part of the United Kingdom where the cultivation of the potatoe'has hitherto [ afforded the chief supply for the subsistence of the people . " Her Majesty has seen with pleasure that a considerable diminution of crime and outrage has taken place in those counties of Ireland which had been most disturbed . " Her Majesty is confident , on your return te your several counties , you will find a spirit of loyalty generally prevalent . Tbe extension of works of improvement has increased the demand for labour , and the tranqnil'ity of the country has favoured the pursuits ofkdtis ry in all it * branches .
" Her Majesty trusts that by a combination of praienct with enterprise , and ofa willing obedience to law with a desire for social progress , her people will , t ' irough the divine blessing , enjoy the full advantages of peace . " At the conclusion of the Speech , the Commi .-sioa { or the Prorogation was read , and the Lord Chancellor , in the terms of the commission , then declared Parliament to be prorogued until Wednesday , the 4 th day of November next . In the House of Commons a new wi it was ordered
for Derby , in the room of Mr . Strutt , appointed a Commissioner ef the Railway Board . In answer to a question from Mr . Protheroe , Sir George . Grey stated , on authority , that promotion in the police force waa not consequent upon the number of convictions obtained , hut on entirely different grounds ; and in answer to Mr . Wakley , as to the maltreatment of a witness examined before the Andover Union Committee on his return to that place by the Poor-law authorities , the right boa . baronet stated that the subject should receive his serious convicti ons .
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SfAKSLACGHTES . —At the Liverpool Assizes , Richard WignaU , aged 27 , was indicted for the wilful murder ot his wife , Kitty WignaU , at Liverpool , on Monday , the 15 th of June last . The prisoner was a joiner , residing iu Gore-straet , Toiteth-park . A short time after six o ' clock on the evenlag of Monday , the loth cf June , the prisoner went to his residence , when some words ensued between him and his wife , which were continued until a lab > hour , when the prisoner was observed to strike his wife with his fists about the face , and then with a wooden stool , from the effect of a blow from which she fell on tha bed . He then again struck her with his fists , and subsequently ha kicked her most violently , from the effects of which she died in about ten minutes . —The testimony of the surgeon was at first somewhat undecided . He minutely described the several contusions
exhibited on the body , and on a post mortem examination , foand a quantity of coagulated blood npon the brain , which extended partially down the spine . Such appear ance might , however , he said , ( in cross-examination ) , be produced by strong mental excitement . When pressed by the learned judge , he stated that it was his opinion that death had been called b y external violence , —Mr , Atkiniom addressed the jury for the prisoner in a most powerful and sflective manner , arguing tbe absence of all malice or forethought on the part of the prisoner . —The judge summed up , calling the attention of the jury to the most important points of the evidence , and lucidly explaining and defining the law relative to murder and manslaughter . The jury then retired , and after a short
absence returned a verdict of Guilty of manslaughter , the foreman stating that it was the unanimous wish of the jury that he should state to his lordship that they considered it the most aggravated case that had ever been brought under their notice . The Judge passed sentence in a solemn and affecting manner , and , alluding to the brutal and reckless conduct of the prisoner , said that drunkenness , that fatal and overwhelming sin , that had been pleaded as an excuse , aggravated the case . By his brutality , he had deprived his mother of a son , and his two children of both their parents , for the sentence of the court was that he be transported for the term of his natural life . The prisoner who had been previously calm , was removed considerably affected .
A Cabeless Mines . —Benjamin Barret was charged with the manslaughter of Robert Seddon , at Kearsley . on the 2 nd of April . The prisoner was an engineer at a colliery , had absented himself from his employment , and by so doing au accumulation of foul air had taken place , by which Robert Seddon lost his life . —Mr . Monk , in defending the prisoner , cited several caies to prove that a mere omission of a civil contract was not sufficient ground for mainUing a charge of felony . —The evidence proved that the duty of the prisoner was to keep the engine-pump going in order to reduce the water in tbe pit . If the water were allowed to accumulate , the circulation of the atmospheric air was prevented , and an
explosion of fire-damp the natural consequence ! From the quantity of water in the pit , owing to the non-working of the engine fur three days , an explosion took place on tbe 3 rd August . This being the purport of the evidence for the prosecution , Mr . Justice Wightman stated , and his brother CrtrsweU agreed with bim , that the mere act o ? omission was not sufficient to sustain the charge of manslaughter ; still , there was no doubt but theprisoner was guilty of the most culpable negligence . The jury returned a verdict of Kot Guilty . The prisoner was afterwards arraigned on another indictment , for causing the death of Thomas Hulton , which being similar to the previous one , theprisoner was acquitted .
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THEATBE ROYAL , MARYLEBOXE . This elegant western . temple of the drama opened for tbe season on Monday evening , August 24 , under the auspices of our old fiiend John Douglas , who haj so worthily and successfully catered for the public at the above establishment for the past four seasons . Soring' ihe recess , the theatre has been redecorated . The old favourites—Messrs . Rayner , Douglas , Harrington , and Mrs . Campbell—were greeted on their entree ¦ wi th every demonstration of hearty welcome . The management produced a new drama of powerful interest , said to be founded ou an incident that occurred during the reigns of John of England and Phili p Augustas of Prance , in which the powers and terrors of Rome are fully , . developed . The drama is entitled ' - ' The Royal . Crusader , or the Black Brand of Rome , " * nd displays the strength of the company to great advantage , ana introduces a host of CBSJliarieii
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The acting was exseedingly good . Mr . Cowle , laid to be from Birmingham , made his first appearance here , as "King Philip of France , " and was eminently successful . Mrs . Campbell , as " Agnes , the devoted persecuted Queen of Philip , " was all that could be desired , and drew down that best test Of Trag ic excellence—the tears of the audience . Mr . J . Rayn erpersonated " Count de Avergne , ' - with his wonted ability . A Mr . Colfield , from Bath , made his bow to a London audience , as "Gerrard ef Pons , " and shewed much merit as second low Comedian , contriving , with Mrs . Lickford as"Monique , " a waiting woman , to draw down peals of laughter . The Costumes were correct , the Machinery good , and the Scenery excellent . At the conclusion , Mr . Rayner having been loudly called for . came forward and announced the piece for repetition every evening , amidst a peifect hurricane of applause .
The evenings entertainment concluded with the Nautical Drama of "Gale Breezeley" in which Mr . John Douglas , the acknowledged West" Sailor" on the stage , delighted his patrons by his inimitable personation of the "Hero" he was well supported by Messrs . Ruyner , F . W . Biddle ( a first appearance ) who is a decided acquisition in the " old men" line of characters , Mrs . Campbell and Miss E Hodson , from Bath . The audience was both numerous aud respectable , and appeared highly deli ghted with their evenings entertainments .
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LATEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . NorthkknStar Office , Saturday morning , August 29 , 1846 . The Paris papers of Thursday , announce the conviction of Joseph Henry . The Court of Peers was still deliberating on his sentence at post hour on Thursday , and it was even supposed that it would not be delivered that evening . The intelligence from Portugal , of the date of the 20 th instant , confirms the news of the retirement of the Spanish troops from the frontiers . There can be little doubt that the opportune presence of the English experimental squadron at Lisbon , contributed to accelerate the movements of the Spanish troops . The mail steam-ship Hibernia arrived at Liverpool yesterday , bringing intelligence of tho gratifying fact that the American Cabinet had offered negotiations to Mexico for the restoration of peace and the settlement of all questions at issue between the two conntries .
The advices from the coast of Mexico are unimportant . Nothing ofa belligerent character had occurred . Congress adjourned , as appointed , on the 10 th inst . The Sub-Treasury bill had passed , with a provision that it should go into operation on the 1 st of January . The potatoe rot , it appears , threatened to prove disastrous to the crop . Laprarie ( Canada ) had suffered from an extensive and disastrous conflagration .
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Thb Convict Smith . —Ameeting took placeyesterday at the Guildhall Coffee-house , for the purpose of memorialising the Home Secretary , in favour of a commutation of the sentence of death passed on John Vincent Smith . Mr . Sheriff Sidney presided .
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THE CHARTIST CO-OPERATIVE LAND SOCIETY . Meetings for the purpose of enrolling members , and transacting other business connected therewith are held every week on the following days and places : —
SUNDAY EVENING . South London Chartist Hall , 115 Blackfriars-road : at half-past six o ' clock . —City Chartist Hail , 1 , Turnagain-lane : at six o ' clock . — Westminster : at the Parthenium Club Rooms , 72 , St . Martin ' s-lane- at half-past seven . —Somers Town : at Mr . Duddrege ' s Bricklayers' Arms , Tonbridge-street , New ^ road , at half-past seven . —Tower Hamlets : attheWhittington and Cat , Church-row , Bethnal-green , at six o ' clock precisely . —Emmett ' s Brigade : at the Rock Tavern , Lisson-grove , at eight o clock precisely . —Marylebone : at the Coach Painters' Arms , Circus-street , at-halfpast seven . Gray ' s Inn Road , Mason ' s Arms , Britannia-street—Hammersmith : at No . 2 , Little Valeplace , at ten in the forenoon . —Newcastle-upon-Tyne : at the house of Martin Jude , Sun Inn , Side , from seven till nine . —Leicester' i at 87 , Church-gate , at six . — Bradford : Woolcombers' Arms Inn , Hopestreet , at five .
1 I 0 NDAT EVENING . EocJiester : at the Victory inn , at half-past seven . —Camierweil : at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth at eight o ' clock precisely . — Kensington : at eight o ' clock , at the Duke of Sussex . —Limehouse : at the Brunswick Hall , Ropemaker ' s Fields , at 8 o ' clock . Leicester ; at No . 17 > Archdeden-lane , at seven o ' clock . — - Chepstow : at the Temperance Hotel , Bank Avenue , at eight o ' clock . —Armley : at the house of Mr . William Oates , boot and shoemaker ,
Armley Town-gate , at eight o ' clock . —Liverpool • at eight o clock , at Mr . Farrell ' s Temperance hotel , 4 , Cazneau-street . —Helper : at the house of George Wigley , the Dusty Miller , Field-head , from seven till niue . —Bristol : at No , 16 , Horse-fair , at eight o ' clock in the evening . —Darlington : at John Moss ' s , No . 24 , Union-street , at half-past seven . —Chorley Wood Common : at Mr . Barber ' s at seven o clock . Mchnansworih : at the Cart and Horses , at seven o ' clock . —J / i ?« End : at the Golden Cross , at seven o ' clock .
TUESDAY EVENING . Greenwich : at Mr . Paris ' s , Cold Bath , at eight o ' clock , —Cfte & ea ; Cheshire Cheese , Grosvenor-row , at eight o ' clock . WEDNESDAY EVENING . Aberdeen : the office-bearers meet at half-past seven , at No . 1 , Flour Mill-Jane Hall . —Brighton ; No . 2 , at No . 3 , Charles-street , at eight o ' clock .
- THURSDAY EVENING . Shoreditch : at Chapman ' s Coffee House , Churchstreet , at eight o ' clock . Veteran Patriots . —The second meeting of the Veterans , Orphans and Victim Relief Committee will be held at the office of the Land Society , 83 , Dean-street , on Tuesday evening next , September l , at eight o clock precisely . Cambeewell and Walworth . —Mr . John Sewell will deliver a public address on tbe advantages of the small farm system , on Monday evening next , August 31 , at eight o ' clock , at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth .
Demonstration Committee . —The members are requested to meet at the office , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , at three o ' clock precisely , on Sunday afternoon next , August 30 , when it is expected all accounts will be settled and a balance sheet presented . South London Chartist Hall , 115 , Blackfriarsroad . —Mr . Ernest Jones will deliver a public lecture on Sunday evening next , August 30 , at seven o clock precisely , on—Government and its Seven Ages . Whitechapel , —A general meeting of the Brass Founders' Arms Locality , Whitechapel-road , will lake place on Tuesday , September 1 st , at eight o ' clock , in the evening . The Chartist Co-operative Land Society meetings are held every Tuesday evening . Thi Democratic Comhitibk tor Poland ' s Huaisnbratiox will meet on Wednesday evening next , September 2 , at eight o ' clock , at the Bull ' s Head , 26 Hyde-street , New Oxford-street , Bloomsbury . G . Julian Harney , Hon . Sec .
WHHECHAPEii . —Mr . Philip M'Grath , will deliver a lecture in the long room of tho Brass Founders ' Arms , Whitechapel , on Sunday evening , August 30 th , when all friends are respectfully invited to attend as something of importance will be communicated .
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NOTTINGHAM . On Sunday evening last , Mr . Parkin delivered a leeture upon the Laud , and at its conclusion Mr . Sweet addressed the meeting , his subject ; being the resolutions adopted by the late convention ; he urged upon the people the necessity of carrying into practice the plans laid down for their guidance , he concluded by hoping that his countrymen would never forget that Frost , Williams , Jones and Ellis were yet in Exile , in a Felon Land . On the motion of Mr . Widdowson , seconded by Mr , Ley , it was resolved unanimously to commence a joint subscription for Messrs . Williams and Jones , and Mr . Sweet was appointed Treasurer for the Nottingham district to whom all subscriptions are respectfully ' requo * id to be sent .
ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF FEARGUS O'CONNOR , ESQ ., FROM YORK CASTLE . A meeting in commemoration of the above event was held on Thursday evening last , at the house of Mr . Paris , Cold Bath , Greenwich . Several excellent specimens of " Liberty songs , " and recitations were given . Amongst the " toasts was "ToF . O'Connor , Esq . —may he live happily , and sec his dearest wish realised—the People enfranchised . " "To T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., the People ' s M . P ., may his efforts to overthrow tyranny be crowned with success . " The meeting ( which was numerous ) was kept up to a late hour .
THE "VETERAN , ORPHAN AND VICTIM FUND" COMMITTEE TO THE BENEVOLENT AND PATRIOTIC REFORMERS OF GREAT BRITAIN . Friends , —The late Convention having determined upon amalgamating the above funds , and the management of them having devolved upon us , we have reviewed the state of our finances and the demands upon them , and find that your immediate aid is absolutely necessary to enable us to carry out the objects for whichwe have been elected . i ... j In the first place there are several aged patriots , who have spent the greater part of a Ions and useful
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life struggling for the emancipation of labour , and who are now mainly depending upon the exertions of the committee to , save them from the . horrors of a Poor Law Bastile . Messrs . John Richards of Hanley , T . R . Smart of Leicester , and T . Preston of London , are amongst the number , and as their claims to public gratitude are so well known , the committee need not now detail them . They have for some time , past received partial aid from the * ' Veteran Patriots' Fund , " which will henceforth be incorporated with the other two funds , which will be
impartially divided between all who may have a rightful claim upon it . The condition of the widows and orphans of Clayton , Bouker , and Duffy of Sheffield , one of whom was murdered in prison , and the other two who died shortly after their liberation from the same confinement , have also been considered by the committee , and they have agreed to leave no means untried t » alleviate the sufferings of those persons as long as th ' eir circumstances may require such assistance , and they confidently hope that you will co-operate with them in their humane undertaking .
The case of Mrs . Ellis , with which you are all so familiar , was investigated by the committee , when a portion of the small sum then in hand was unanimously voted to her , and a resolution adopted to treat her in every respect like the others whose unfortunate position render them the peculiar care of those for whose cause their friends have suffered banishment and death . The lamented exiles , Williams and Jones , the companions of John Frost , were not forgotten ; but as the Convention had passed a resolution to raise a fund for the specific purpose of aiding those two much injured men , the committee decided to forward such fund as much as possible . The committteealthough appointed by the
Con-, vention , have no power to increase their fund by levies of any kind , but , nevertheless , they feel warranted in calling the attention of the Chartist body to the fact , that a former Convention resolved , that one penny per month per member should be paid to the victim fund , but , with a few honourable exceptions , such resolution was not complied with . For the future , however , it is hoped that more attention will be paid to the subject ; and that if there does not exist a power to make a direct tax , that local committees will be forthwith appointed , whose duty it shall be to attend to this particular matter , and
raise a fund by voluntary subscription . The locality meeting at the Brass Founders' Arms , Tower Hamlets , have generously agreed to act upon the resolution above referred to , and it is earnestly hoped , that their worthy example will have its due weight , which , of course , means that it is deserving of imitation . Signed , on behalf of the Committee , Thomas Clark , Secretary . P . S . —As Mr . F . O'Connor has been appointed Treasurer , all money intended for the Committee must be sent direct to that gentleman , directed to " The Northern Star Office , 16 . Great Windmillstreet , London , " My address is , " Chartist Land Office , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , London . "
LIMEHOUSE . A public meeting was held at the Brunswick Hall , Limehouse , for the purpose of Mr . Ernest Jones giving a report of proceedings in Convention . Mr . Jones delivered an eloquent address explaining the line of policy adopted by that assembly—when a resolution was unanimously carried , approving of the course that had been pursued , and pledging co-operation in its support . The meeting then passed a vote of thanks to their delegate for his conduct , at the Cenvention .
GREENWICH AND DEPTFORD . At the usual weekly meeting of the Chartists of the above locality on Tuesday , August 25 th , in Mr . Paris ' s room , Cold Bath . Mr . Gathard was unanimously called to the chair , when the following resolution was unanimously adopted : — That we recommend the railing of a national subscription , for the purpose of repaying Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., the monies he has paid out of his own pocket on behalf of the Chartist victims , and that we further recommand that a committee he formed in Loadon and Manchester , to carry the same into effect . A subscription has commenced here . Samuel Brewerton , Sub . Secretary .
SOUTH LONDON CHARTIST HALL . A highly instructive lecture was delivered at the above place on Sunday eveniig , August 23 , by Mr . Ernest Jonei , en—Property , its uses and abuses . " The lecturer defined property as the land , the strength of man to evolve its produce , and his intellect to turn that produce to the best account . The speaker demonstrated the uses and abuses of property ; showed its ' fair use ; the rightful owners deriving due advantage , had raised Egypt , Greece , Rome , France and England ; and then most forcibly analysed the abuse of property , monoply , which led to the downfall of the former aations , and threatened the extinction of England's greatness , were it not for the superior political and social intelligence of
the English Chartists , who had fathomed the onus * of our co-existent magnificence and mi-cry . Mr . Jones then beautifully described tlie working of our " glorious constitution , " which had been terribly impaired bj [ quack doctors , and compared with great effect the relative careers of the rich and the poor , from their birth until the time when the rich man was laid with tears , plumes and pomp in his stately tomb , and the poor in bare deal coffins , with chalked name , was hurried from the Bastile to some obscure corner of an over-gorged churchyard . Thus , continued the lecturer , the property ef the poor man was wrested from him—his share of the soil , the strength of his frame , and the brightness of his intellect—abused by those men to whom God had given equal powers of production ; but being too indent te use tha gifts they had received , borrowed the property oftheir fellow men , on false pretences , and were not ashamed to go down , repudiating debtors , to their grave . ( Loud cheering . ) The lecturer
then adverted te the use of property , and combated the objections urged by monopolist duplicity—that national undertakings would not be on so large a scale , public edifices so great , and art and science so fully developed . Mr . Jones exposed the nefarious system of jobbing that rendered our governmental works of art abortive , and proved that every branch of art and science must flourish more through the co-operation ofa people , than tho selfish patronage ofa class . The architect , the painter , and the sculptor would have their powers of mind wed , - 'but not abused , and their recording | hands would commemorate worthy , instead of unworthy objects . We should raise a statue to a Franklin , instead ofa Lord Castlereagh , a Cobbett instead of a Duke of York , and a Washington instead of a Duke of Wellington . ( Immenseapplause . ) The Lecturer then adverted to the means by whichwe might obtain possession of our rights , and resumed his seat loudly and continuously cheered .
Mr . Rogers moved a vote of thanks to the lecturer for his eloquent and highly instructive lectures which was briefly supported by Mr Gathard , who congratulated the meeting and the working classes generally , on the accession of so learned , talented , and influential an advocate , as Mr . Jones ; the motion was carried by acclamation , and suitably acknowledged , and a like comp liment was paid to Mr . Tobin , who ably fitted the chair , and in acknowledging the compliment , said he had the pleasure to announce Mr . Jones for three more lectures commencing on Sunday next .
CITY LOCALITY . The Hall , Turn-ae ; aln-lane , Sunday , August 23 , — Mr . Antill in the chair . Minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed . Mr . Antill was then appointed delegate to the Widows and Orphans , and Veteran Patriots' Fund . The following five persons were elected as couneilmen for the City Locality : — Mr . Tucker , Mr . Roland , Mr . Furion , Mr . Thompson and Mr . Dwaine . Mr . Simpson then moved the following resolution : — " That we , the members of the City Locality of Charting , do return our sincere thanks to the late Convention , held at Leeds , for their straightforward- ' conduot in carrying out the principles of the People ' s Charter . " Carried . Mo . Dwrine then moved , after a most excellent speech , the following resolution : —
" Resolved that we , the members of the City Chartist Locality , do return our sincere thanks to the Daily Neios , the Sun , and the rest of the Metropolitan press , which noticed the Demonstration on Monday , the 17 th of August , 184 G , for their k : nd assistance to the working classes by their liberal and independent conduct in publishing to the world the progress of our glorious cause manifested by the meetings at O'Connorville on that day . " Carried . Mr . Tucker moved the meeting do adjourn till that day fortnight . —Carried by a large majority . C . H . Tuckbr , Secretary .
CAMBERWELL AND WALWORTH . The Charter and thb Land . —At a meeting held at the Montpelier Tavern , Walworth , on Monday evening , August 24 , Mr . Ackenheati in the chair , the secretary , Mr . Simpson , presented tho balance sheet for the last quarter , which was received . Mr . Edward Murrell was appointed subtreasurer for the ensuing three months , and Mr . John Simnson was also appointed to attend the Victim , Widow , Orphans , and Aged Patriots Committee . A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to the members of the late Convention hold at Leeds ,
for the very able manner in which they performed tboir duty to their constituents . The secretary acknowledge the receipt of 4 s . from Mr . Goldthorpe on behalf of " the martyr Frost . " Mr . John Sewell then delivered an eloquent address , exhorting his audience to persevere in the holy cause of " right against might , " which was rapturously applauded at the close . Several shares were taken up in the Chartist Co-operative Land Society ; and the National Charter Association [ also received a considerable acquisition to its strength . After giving a vote of tuankj to the Chairman , the meeting separated .
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BIRMINGHAM , v e 7 , At the weekly , meeting , ; held at the Ship Inn , Steelhouse-lane , on Sunday evening last , a very interesting account of the People's First Estate , and the manner in which the . Demonstration to the above was conducted on August 17 , was given by Mr . b ussell , which gave such universal satisfaction , that it was unanimously resolved to hold a meeting on bunday evening next , August SO , to takeout shares in the Land Society , all parties favourable to the cause , are most respectfully requested to attend . Chair to be taken at 8 o ' clock . ... On Monday evenimr . Aueust 24 . a public supper
was held at the house of Mr . John Follows , Red Lion , Small Brook-street , to commemorate the grand and noble triumph of the sons of toil in the completion oftheir First Estate , O'Connorville , upon which occasion Mr . John Porter was called upon to preside , who after a very neat and appropriate speech upon the | ocoasion , gave "The People's Bailif may he be long prosperous in all his under takings , " which was ably responded to by Mr . David Potts . The following toasts were also given , among others ;— ihe speedy return ef Frost , Williams , Jones , Ellis , Roberts , and all exciled patriots , " ' * Thomas Slwgsby Duncombe , Esq . "
BARNSLEY . A Chartist festival took place in Mr . Acklam ' s large room , on Monday , August 24 . The room was crammed tosuffocation , and hundreds was forced to go away without admission . Mr . Patrick Connor was called to the chair , he opened the business in a neat speech , and gave out the first toast , ¦ " The people , the producers of all wealth , may they speodily triump h over despotism , and overthrow the tyrant land robbers in every country throughout the world . " The Chairman then gave tho next toast , " The speedy union of the people of England , Ireland , and Scotland , and may they ere long rise in their moral might , and by a strict adherence to the pure principles of democracy , obtain the People ' s Charter , and an independent domestic legislature for Ireland ,
based on the principles of that glorious document . ' Mr . Micheal Segrave responded , in the course of his address he administered a severe castigation on the writers of the Nation newspaper , who , professing to advocate liberty for the people of Ireland , yet hold in abomination the People's Charter , the only measure calculated to do them perfect justice . He wished Duffy of the Nation was present to witness this enthusiastic gathering of English and Irish Chartists , determined to bridge over his gulph which would ere long , be filled up by throwing into it such vile sordid stuff as the servile press of Ireland . The third toast "' The Chartist Co-operative Land Society , and may the people soon be brought to see the immense amount of power they possess by their united efforts when directed in the proper channels , was responded to by Mr . Uriah Smart .
The next toast was "The speedy restoration of John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones . " Mr . John Clarke responded . " The Gaily Slave" was sung by Mr . Joseph Blades . The next toast was "Feargus O'Connor Esq ., and the Northern Star , the only organ that supports the rights of labour , may it always continue to obtain that support which its advocacy of the pure principles of democracy entitles it to . " Mr . John Leary responded , Mr . Blades sang " Rally around him again and again . " The next toast " The health of Mr . Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , the people's representative , " was . drank standing by the whole assembly . The singing , danceins , and reciting , was continued till a late hour .
RENEWED AGITATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER . The first of a series of Public Meetings for the purpose of electing Registration and Election Committees with a view to the return of members to the House of Commons , who will make the enfranchisement of the whole male adult population of the United Kingdom the primary object of their delegation , will be held at the Literary and Scientific Institution , John Street , Tottenham Court Road , on Monday evening next , August the 31 st—chair to be taken at eight o'clock precisely . The following among other popular advocates of the people ' s rights will attend ana address the meeting;—Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., Ernest Jones , Esq ., Messrs , P . M'Grath , T . Clark , Julian Harney , C . Doyle , T . M . Wheeler , Samuel Kydd , and Dr . M'Douall . i All who wish well to a really ' Full , fair , and free representation of the People , " will attend . No charge will be made for admission .
THE VETERANS . ORPHANS , AND VICTIMS RELIEF COMMITTEE . The Victim , aged Patriot , Widow and Orphan Committees , held their first amalgamated meeting at the office of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society , 83 , Dean-street , Soho , on Tuesday evening , August 25 th . Mr . John Arnott was unanimously called to the chair . Mr . Clark having read the notice concerning the meeting , Messrs . Shaw , Stallwood , Simpson . Mills , and Milne gave in their resignation as members of the former aged Patriots , Widow , and Orphans' Fund .
The following persons took their scats , having been deputed as follows : —Messrs . J . Arnott , Somerstown ; J . Kiiight , Lambeth ; J . Grasby , Westminister ; J . Shaw , Brass Founders Arms ; T . Mills , Whittington and Oat ; M . Artill , City of London ; J , Simpson , Camberwell and Walworth . Mr . Thomas Clark , was unanimously elected Secretary , and Mr . Feargus O'Connor treasurer , and Mr J . Shaw sub-treasurer , - several sums of money were then handed in , which made the gross amount in hand £ 32 3 s . 21 d .
Letters were then read from T . R . Smart , of Leicester , in one of which Mr . Smart stated that h ) had been in the movement for a period exceeding sixty years , being now nearly eighty years of age , and at the present time lectures in support of Chartism , and is a sub-secretary to tbe Leicester locality . The secretary was deputed to wait on Mr . Skelton to procure the books and any cash that may remain in his hands as treasurer to the late Aged Patriot , Widow , and Orphans' Fund . Ten shillings each was then voted to each of the following : —
T ,. R . Smart . John Richards , T . Preston , Mesdames Ellis and Booker ; also ten shillings to the Committee for sending Mrs . Roberts , of Birmingham , out to her husband in S y dney . The secretary was also instructed to enquire into the circumstances of Mesdames Clayton and Duffy . The secretary was then nstructed to draw up an address to the country on behalf of the committee , each committee man was supplied with collecting books and the following resolutions were carried unanimously : — That all localities not having already done so be requested to immediately elect a person to attend the " Relief Committee . " That this meetiag stand adjourned until Tuesday evening next .
THE FRATERNAL DEMOCRATS . At the meeting of this body on Monday evening last , citizen Michelot in the chair , at tho White Hart , Drury Lane , it was unanimously resolved : — That on Tuesday the 22 nd of September next , being the first anniversary of this society , a public banquet be holden in celebration of the anniversary of the establishment of tho French Republic . That a committee consisting of Messrs . Michelot , Julian Harney , Ernest Jones , T . Clark , C . Keen , w " . Dunnage , J . Dunnage , Dr . B , Fontaine , Colonel O'Borslci , C . Schapper , J , Moll , J , Moy , and J , Overton , with power to add to their number , be appointed to make the necessary arrangements . The committee to take such steps as may seem to them advisable to ensure the attendance of the largest possible number of democrats of all nations residing in London .
Other " resolutions of instruction to the committee" were adopted , and the meeting adjourned till Monday evening , September 7 th . [ The committee will meet on Monday evening next , Aug . 31 st , at the White Hart , Drury Lane , at eight o ' c ' ock . l
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Bunv . —A g Power Loom Weavers Bury was held in the Union Square , on Saturday last ., at five o clock in the evening , for the purpose of soliciting the Power-loom Weavers of that district to contribute to a £ 1 , 000 fund , proposed to be raisod amongst the factory workers of Lancashire—Mr . Roberts in the chair . Mr . Joseph Mullineaux of Manchester , Secretary of the Lancashire Central Short Time Committee , addressed the meeting on the evils of the long hour system ; its baneful effects—not only on the physical condition of the operative , but its injurious effects on trade . He explained the position in which the "Ten Hours question now stood , and held out very encouraging hopes of its accomplishment the next session of parliament . The factory workers of Bolton ,
Rochdale , Todmorden , and several other places had responded to the call with unprecedented alacrity ; and he had no doubt whatever , but if all the othor manufacturing districts took up the cause in the same spirit , their object would be attained . Thecal ! the Committee made was of such a nature as to secure success . All they wanted from the Power loom Weavers and Card room hands , was one penny each . The intention of the Committee was ( along with other means ) , to issue a weekly periodical , which would ho sold at one nenny each , lie had no doubt this publication would be got up in such a manner , as to give entire satisfaction to all parties favourable to the measure , and its usefulness and continuance depended en the Factory workers . After further observations , the speaker concluded amid much applause . Messrs . Dixon , and Cooper ( of Oldham ) , also addressed the meeting .
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Several resolutions were passed approving of the plans of Lancashire Central Short Time Committee , and pledging themselves to do all in their power to raise a liberal subscription in Bury , towards the proposed £ 1 , 000 fund .
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REPEAL ASSOCIATION . Dublin , August 24 . Conciliation Hall was very thinly attended today . Mr . Town Councillor Reillt , on being called to the chair , deemed it necessary to inform the assembly , in a long and elaborate speech , that he was a thorough " O'Connellite , " and that all that the ; " Liberator" said he was almost ready to swear to . He strongly recommended the same principles to his countrymen . ( Hear . ) Mr . Ray read as usual from the book of minutes . A gentleman said to be a Dr . O'Reilly , of Cavan , handed in his subscription , and gave in his adhesion to the Old Ireland party .
Mr . O'Connell read a paper relative to the electoral reg istration of Dublin , and said that the repeal interest was now quite safe ; but , at the same time , earnestly called upon the burgesses to pay up their taxes , ministers ' money included . Mr . Otikn , barrister , read addresses of confidence in the " Liberator , " from the town commissioners of Galway and Tuam . The terms of these documents were quite grandiloquent , and the "Liberator" responded with suitable altitude . There were other adhesions of the same kind . There was a subscription of £ 36 from certain Roman Catholic clergymen of Birr and Nenagn . with the name of Dr . Spain at the head of the list , contained in the following letter : — Prospect , Birr , Aug . 22 , 1846 .
Dear Mr . O'Connell , —I have been honoured by thirtyfive of my brother priests in the decanates of Birr and Nenagh with a request that I would transmit their renewed subscriptions to the funds of the Repeal Association ; tbe venerable and patriotic parish priest of Ennis , Dean O'Shaughnessy , has already forwarded £ 39 , which sums make , with my own subscription , a total of £ 75 from the diocese of Killaloe . I would not be doing justice to the views and feelings of my brother clergymen did I not state that jour peaceful policy has our unqualified approbation - , and that , however sincerely we regret the secession of Mr . Smith O'Brien and others from the Repeal ranks , the principle on which they thought proper to go out is ono which ««> do not hold to be Uue in morals , ov sound in politics . As Christian ministers we hold civil obedience to the
powers that are set over us to be a natural moral duty , necessarily arising out of the state of society in which the Supreme Ruter has placed the human race ; and we believe this natural duty to be so clearly enforced by revelation , that we don't see how many persons can , on Christian principles , look for the redress of social or political evils by means of physical force . If we adopt the theory of Locke , in his treatise of " Civil Govern , ment , " we may arrive at the conclusion that physical force , is certain circumstances , is a justifiable means for the redress of political grievances ; but we should
remember that Locke was a party man as well as a philosopher , and that the celebrated treatise referred to was written in 1690 , just two years after the revolution , to justify the Whigs , by whom that great measure was accomplished . If all the people of any country wish for changes in their form of gorernment , they can , of course , effect them without physical force ; but if a section of the people suffer from unjust laws , it appears to be the will of God that they should suffer patiently , rather that run the risk of causing greater evils to the community at large by attempting to redress those of which they complain by forcible means .
The doctrine of physical force is not only unsound in principle , but its promu lgation is extremely dangerous , because wearing as it does a specious appearance , it is likely to captivate the illiterate and unthinking part of the community and lead them astray—and , give me leave , Sir , to tell you that it requires all the weight of your name and authority to set the public right upon this vital matter . There appears to be a kind of delusion hanging over a portion oi the people at present ; a short time will dispel it , and then justice will be done to you , even by those who now differ from you . Although the adhesion to the repeal cause of persons in the upper ranks of society has not been such as could be desired , i et it cannot be denied that it has oflate made considerable progress .
The question is now calmly discussed , and the advocates of the measure are no longer deemed public en « - mies . But a short time back , and the Whig * proscribed it , and the Tories prosecuted it . Let Whigs and Tories be but convinced that it was a measure of justice to Ireland—a measure of policy to the empire , and a mcasura of good to all—let them be but convinced that in place of dismembering the empire , or disuniting the country , it is a measure that will dovelope the resources and consolidate the strength of both , and render them really united , and both parties will agree to pass it , Itis you duty . Sir , to teach them this—it is the great aim of your apostleship to convince all that a Repeal of the Union will be extremely beneficial to Ireland , without being in the least injurious to England , and no one but a mere tryo in the science of political economy can doubt but you have adopted tbe wisest , the safest , and most virtuous means—means that must succeed , if it be the will of God that the cause should succeed at all ; and should it be deemed to failure , will not leave behind traces of sorror and affliction .
Why , it may be asked , was not the great measure of Irish independence gained by the Volunteers in 1782 permanent ? Many reasons may be assigned , but I should be disposed to think the two following are the principal first , it was wrested from the Government in the hour of England ' s weakness ; and secondly , the people were not sufficiently instructed to appreciate its value ; and , even at the present moment , if repeal « ould be obtuinsd by physical force , there is no reason to think it would be permanent . Great reform , in order to be lasting , must , in this age , be baaed upon the good feelings and enlightened views of the majority of the nation ; and who can doubt , then , but you are pursuing the rightful course in your system of peaceful agitation to obtain Ireland ' s nationality ! The views of so humble an individual can be of littH
value ; but he ventures to say the / are the opinions ot the order to which he belongs—an order that has always stood by the cause of Ireland , and will stand by the Liberator of his country in his moral , peaceful policy . As a testimony of our affection for your person , of confidence in your wisdom , aud of approval of the means you are pursuiug to redress our wroogs , we forward our subscriptions to the repeal fund at this important crisis ; and we fervently pray that the Almighty in His goodness may not receive you from amongst us , till you see the great object of your labours crowned with complete success .
As a priest of the diocese of Killaloe , I cannot conclude this letter without expressing my sincere sorrow at the ungenerous manner in which the name of " honest Tom Steele , " has lately , in some writings , been alluded to . If the name of any Irishman should be held sacred from reproach , it is the name of that ardent patriot , thnt honest , enlightened , Protestant Gentleman , who has devoted his genius , his fortune , and his life to the service of his Catholic countrymen . That such a man should be selected as an object of vituperation by an Irish Catholic priest , is merely calculated to excite compassion lor the writer . I hope , Sir , that Jlr . Steele will be consoled by the assurance that the priesthood of Ireland duly appreciate his services , and that if anything could augment their respect and veneration for him , it is the unmanly attack that has been gratuitously volunteered by one who ought to be amongst the first to defend him . I have the honour to be , Sir , your obedient servant , JOHN SPAIN P . P . Daniel O'Connell , Esq ., M- P .
Mr . O'Connell rose to propose a vote of thanks to Dr . Spain , and took the opportunity to deliver the day ' s harangue . He began by assuring the hearers that repeal was making the most rapid strides under the purely moral force system , lie attacked the Younc Irelanders and their physics , lie abhorred she sword ; but it was loo bad to hear men boast ol app lying to the sword who would be afraid to look at a poker . ( A laugh . ) The Young Irelanders had left them ; but there was only one of them that he regretted , and that was Mr . Smith O'Brien . ( Hear . )
Such men would subject them at once to a prosecution for high treason . It was indispensable that every person who joined this association should disclaim all thought of appealing to physical force . We were most happy in the present administration ; they were anxious to serve Ireland , and glad of the support of this Association . Peel had left them as a legacy the principle , that the people of Ireland were to be put on a perfect equality with the English , in their civil and religious institutions . He had peeled off the orange completely . ( Laughter . ; After some other transactions of little interest the rent was announced to be £ 13 S 16 s ,
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THAMES . Violent Assault . —On Monday Edward Kni ght was charged with violently assaulting Mr . George Matthews , landlord of the White Swan , High-street Shadwell , and George Brown , a police Constable , lei , K , in the execution of his duty . It appeal edin evidence that on baturdav night , tlie prisoner came into the' White Swan in a very excited and disorderly state , and threw a pot of bot-r over several customers , which they had only just called for . The landlord went into the room , and after expostulating with the prisoner , endeavoured to remove him . This , however , turned out to be a work of some difficulty with sucli a powerful man as the prisoner , who pulled off his blue Guernsey irock , and offered to fight every man in
the house . Ho struck one man and was about to use his fists on others , when Mr . Matthews , in order to prevent ' any further violence , stepped up to him . The prisoner immediately tore the landlord ' s coat to pieces , and attempted to throw him on the floor . Alter a desperate struggle with the prisoner , the barman and others came to the aid ot Mr . Matthews ; and after the prisoner had capsized several persons he was ejected from the house , and the policeman , Brown , took charge of him . The prisoner walked , a few yards vcl . y quietly witn tue constable , and then suddenly turned round upon him , struck him down , and ran away . The policeman went in pursuit , ? o , n . ^ f-Mrf - f P ™ ° n « -, who threw him a back faUan ^ feU keavdyiiBQu biui , Au ^ aes poliscmau eauva
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to the assisianca of Brown . -and the prisoner , was securg and lodged in the station-house . The constable , Brown was severely injured , and seemed in great pain , tlig prisoner , in defence , said he was in such a state on Satur . day night , as not to recollect anything that occurred . He sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of ofls . for tile assault on Mr . Matthews , and in default of payment , com . mitted him to the House of Correction for one month ; and for the assault on the policeman he would undergo a further imprisonment of one month , that being the ut . most extent of punishment he could inflict for assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty . Michael Collings was charged with the following savage assault on Mr . Yateo Denton , the landlord of the Old Dundee Arms , Wapping-street . Mr . Denten stated that , knowing the prisoner to be a very disorderly fellow , he had frequently ordered him out of his tap room , but on Satur . day night he came there and struck a woman . He im . mediately ordered him to leave ths place , and on the
prisoner refusing to do so , lie laid hold of him to put him out . The prisoner directly seized him by the neckerchief , and tried to choak him . After a terrible scuffle , during which the witness ' s coat , shirt , and waistcoat ' were ton from his person , he got the prisoner down . The fellow then kicked , plunged , and snapped at him in a frightful manner . A p : ece of cloth was bitten right out of ; tha upper part of his trowiers . and theprisoner , after using horrid imprecations , said be would do'for him and ruin him for life . He then actually seized him by the lower part of his person , and attempted to put the diabolical threat he had uttered into execution by biting at him . he found it necessary to use strong measures , and he got the prisoner down , put his foot on his chest , and sent for n policeman . He kept the prisoner down till the constable arrived , Mr . Denton then produced the trowsers he wore during the struggle , they were covered with blood which flowed from a wound inflicted by the prisoner with his teeth , and he had bitten a large piece of cloth from' tha garment .
HAMMERSMITH . A Brute . —On Tuesday , Henry Benman , a respectable looking- man , described on the police sheet as a stationer at Abingdon , in Berkshire , was brought up before Mr . G . Clive , the sitting magistrate , on the following charges of grossly indecent and improper conduct . It appeared from the evidence of Mary Anne Bancock and Harriet Upnall , two respectable females living at- Strand-on-the-Green , Chiswick , that aoout half-past six o ' clock on the previous evening , as they were walking along Burlington , lane , Chiswick , which runs outside the wall of the Duke of Devonshire ' s gardens , they were met by tlie prisoner , who , on approaching them , acted in a most improper manner , and in that state passed them and walked on . They were much alarmed , and where sure that he , had done so intentionally te insult them . Charles Wright deposed that he was beadle of Chiswick parish . Oh the previous evening he was sent for to take the prisoner into custody , there being no policemen to be fnund . He traced
the prisener to Chiswick churchyard , where he " appro * bended him secreted behind a gravestone . —By Mr . Clivo : Knew the prisoner immediately to be the same man whom he had about two hours before seen near Kew Bridge , being well souced with pails of water by some omnibus men and other persons , "Witness thinking the men were llltreating him , went to his assistance and endeavoured to prevent them , but he then found that the prisoner had been guilty of similar misconduct just before to a lady , who had got into an omnibus in which the prisoner was and who has suddenly burst out crying , and had imme ' diately fainted away . The omnibus conductor and other passengers on ascertaining the cause , had dragged the prisoner out of the vehicle and treated him in the deserv . ing manner above described . Theprisoner said he was so drunk that he did not know anything of what he had done . Mr . Clive remanded him until Monday next , in order that inquiries might be made respecting him , and for the attendance of the conductor and driver of the omnibus and five market garden women he had also insulted . '
worship street . Ra 8 cai . lt Treatment of Polish Exiles bt tab Spitalfields Pabson . — On Monday , Colonel Montmorency Tucker , of her Majesty ' s Service , accompanied by Dr . V . O . Zienkiewiokzi , of Trevor-square , Brompton . and several Polish officers , attended before Mr , Broughton . to apply for assault warrants against the Rev . G , Roberts , curate of Christchurch , Spitalfields ; Mr . J . Root , his clerk ; Pilbrow the parish beadle ; and a police constable of the H division , under the following remarkable circum . stances . The Rev . Doctor stated that between four and five o ' clock in the afternoon of Sunday last , he proceeded , ia the company of a large body of Polish gentlemen , to Spitalfields Church , to take part in the funeral obsequies ofa deceased officer named Karozmarcki , who had greatly distinguished himself in the service of his country and that previously to the burial service being read bv the
Rev . Mr . Roberts , the officiating clergyman , an applies , tion was made to the clerk on the part of Captain Ludovio Pruszynski , for permission to deliver a funeral oration over the grave of the deceased , in accordance with the prescriptive usage of his country on similar occasions , Not the least objection was offered to this proposition , and after the clergymen had completed the service , and retired with the officials , the chief mourner in his nativa language , commenced an address , commemorative of the merits and services of the deceased veteran , but after pro . ceeding for some time without molestation , he was suddenlj- disturbed b y the abrupt interference of apoliceman , who told him that he was directed to put an immediate stop to the proceedings , and required the whole party to leave the groufl . On an intimation , however , that tin ceremony would not occupy a few minutes longer , theeonstnble respectfully withdrew to tbe spot where the clergy , man and his subordinates u-e ' re standing , and the speaker
again proceeded with his oration , but only had uttered a tew sentences , when the parish clerk , accompanied bv the same policeman and the beadle , forced his way through the throng of mourners , and having imperatively ordered him lb desist , the whole three simultaneously seized hold of him , and dragged him forcibly from the grave . Finding that they were precluded from discharging the last offices to their deceased friend , without resorting to an unseemly act of violence , they were induced to submit passively to this vexatious treatment and quitted tks ground ; but as they scarcely believe that such oppressive conduct was sanctioned by the laws of this country , they had determined to seek redress at the hands of tlie magistrate . Colonel Tucker here intimated that hehad been previously an entire stranger to any of the complaining
parties , but happening to be accidentally passing the burial , ground at the time in question , liis attention was attraded by loud cries of " shame , " proceeding from a crowd of persons assembled in front of it , and on entering th < gates he met the body of Poles quietly departing , but expressing to each other their sense of the indignity fhev had suffered , and exclaiming that they would have met ' with greater toleration even in Russia than had been shown to them in this free land . Having made himself acquainted with the facts of the case from some unprejudiced by . slanders , who evinced a strong feelinjr of indignation at tho scene they had witnessed , he fell himself called upon to interfere on behalf of the complainants , who considered themselves greatly aggrieved at such a hard prohibition of those usual military obsequies which were universally tolerated in all other countries .
Mr Broughton said , that without entering into ths question as to how far the clergyman was justified in directing his subordinates to adopt the course they were alleged to have taken , he certainly did not himself appear to have committed any overt act that would justify a magistrate in issuing process against him ; but with regard to the three other parties , he should order summonses to be made out for using , a greater degree of violence than the circumstances demanded . :
CLERKENWELL . BnUTAttTT OF A POLICEMAN ; SHAMELESS INJUSTICE OP A Magistrate . —On Tuesday Police constable Jenkiuson , G 53 , was charged with an assault ofa very savage nature upon a poor costermonger , named Thomas Bishop , who lives in Golnen-lane , St Luke ' s . Bishop was brought before the magistrate of this court on Wednesday last , cbar e'ed with misconduct in the street , and discharged , lie had then a severe injury upon his neck , the skin being quite abraded and inflamed on one side , as if a rope had been violently compressed upon that part of it .. Sinca then he applied for and obtained a warrant from Mr , Greenwood , against the constable . Bishop stated that on . Tuesday night last , about twelve o ' clock , having drunk about three half-pints of beer , and being a little "fresh , * he went into a pie-shop in Old-street with some others , and bought a pie : he came outside , and one of his associates knocked the pie out of his hand ; a small mob
g . thered , the fellow went away , and he was standing there , when the defendant came up , and , without one word of remonstrance , thrust his hrnil between his neck-cloth and his throat , and dragged him down on the pavement ; he pulled bim so violently , that he thought he should have been strangled , and cried out , ' -Oh , Mr . Jenkinson , don ' t get hold of me so ; I'll go with you if I have done any harm . " The constable made no answer , but kept squeez . ing him tighter , until he became black in the face . In th * station house , the defendant again struck him in the face , because he would not give up a knife . Two other policemen had taken him to the station-house , by the defend , ant ' s directions . A certificate from a surgeon was handed iu , stating that witness had suffered from " severe laceration of the neck , caused by violence , " In answer to tho magistrate , he said his neck bled from the pressure , and produced a silk handkerchief which he wore on the occasion , and which ho said was now stiff with blood . The
constable struck him with his rattle three times on tha head , and there was a lump there yet . Witness bared his tem ple and pointed out the place where the officer struck him . The part ot his neck of which he spoke was still quite raw and red . —The constable in a very lawyer-lik * ninnner caused the clerk to . read over his notes , and crossexamined tho witness with great adroitness . Air . Combe : Did you not resist the officer ?—Bishop : When he throttled me I strove to get from his gripe—Mr . Combe ; Then you did strive to tret away ?—Bishop : I strove to loose myself your worship . I thought every moment I should have been strangled . Several witnesses confirmed the complainant ' s statement as to the violence of the eonstable , and his refusal to relax his grip of the man ' s throat , although many passers-by interfered to recommend milder treatment . Their intercession was replied to by threats of the station-house . The policeman then culled m his defence Mr . Walkera publicanwho swore
, , l : c saw the prisoner fighting with another man—the other ran away , and the constable came up and seized Bishop by the neck ; Bishop then struck the officer on the face ; Bishoy cried out for a knife . —Mr . Combe : Did the constable let go Bishop at all . —Witness : Not at all-A solicitor named llilderton , who chanced to be present , here said that , though not concerned in the case , he would wish teas the publican what he thought Bishop meant to do witli the knife—Mr . Walker replied that his impression was that Bishop wished to cut his neckcloth , so that he might be-freed from the officer ' s gripe . Saw the constable strike him on the head with his rattle . —Mr . Combe said he thoubht that the complainant had failed in proving his case , and would dismiss it . The prisoner said that the constable bad owned , on the former occasion , that ho
had caused tho wound ou his neck —Defendant : I said it might have been done . —Complainant : I have a wife and children , your worship , depending on my work ; I did no harm . —Mr . Combe , to the manifest surprise of every one present , dismissed the complaint . Mr . Combe , enjoyed an unenviable notoriety , even among the worst of his brethren ; and he will be found in this particular ease , to have sust lined his marked reputation as the ruffian ' s ftieud . Wo recommend the decision iu the complaint against police-constable Juukiuson , G . 53 , to the care uf the Home office . The Home Secretary will observe that we have hero , manifestly , two persnos paid for the prop » r conversation of the public peace , who are grossly negligent ot the duties they are paid for ; and perhaps he will see the necessity of dealing out impartial justice at wise to Mr . Jenkinson and to Mr , Combe , a most worthy pair ] .
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su-, liaymaruet , in the Uity or w estminsti" * -u w «» Office , in the same Street aiid Parish , for tha Proprietor , FEARGUS O'CON ' xVOR , Esq ., and published by Wileiam Hewitt , of No . IS , Churles-street , Bran dun-street , Walworth , in tho Parish of St . Alary . New ington , in the County of Surrey , at the Office , No . I Great Windmill-street , Uayniarket , iu ^ the City 3 Westminster . . , „ . , „ , „ o tordaj , August SI , 1346 *
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Citation
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 29, 1846, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_29081846/page/8/
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