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TB TEE PAST , THE PRESENT , AXD THE FUTURE _, n raocnESS op democbact _iHRorc . notjT ktjbcpe . _iMTonrAxr _movement is fbaxce . Th < The eommeneemcni , of a new year , bringing with it nc it new-born hopes and resolves , to the lovers o ; libert liberty < tnd friends of progress , in all nations ; we _consif _considerthis a proper time to address our readers iu viudi vindication of those holy principles the common adopi adoption of which must unite tbeinen of ali countries fries in one bond , of brotherhood . The enemies of the 1 the human race hare held their friexdly meetings , or ai or are , at the present time , concerting measures to main maintain their « _surpations , andcontinuetheenslave _Eicnj ment and misery of the people ; it therefore behove * , the ] the friends ' of t quality to _enceuraue and strengthen _cacn each other , that so liberty ' s torch may be kept
burning ! ing , and the nations be saved fi-om that utter darkues ness to which _, the machinations of royal and priviieg ieged tyrants , if _unopposed , wonld consign them . " The past year ( 1845 ) has been fruitful of events « d calculated to inspire the friends of freedom witkhupe , or or to nerve them with resolution , in their _uncomprojn jnising and ceaseless war against fraud amr oppressi < sion . In France , public opinion has scattered to the wi winds the organization of that libenicidal confedcra racy , the _Jesuits ; and the mind of France has * tl thereby vindicated its coatinned adhesion to revoluti tionary principles—principles which traitors have in t rain proscribed . The "signs of the times / ' as evid denced by the theological , political , and social movei ments , which the last rear was witness to in
Germany , aiford subjectfor almost unalloyed gratulation . True we have to mourn the deaths of brethren slain by the soldiery of the hypocritical " _libcraV King of Saxony , in the so-calied * " Leipsic Riots , " and the imprisonment and exile of others , proscribed and and hunted by the other German despots , but wt know that freedom is not to be won withoutsomosacri ficeand suffering , and it is cheering to know _taatfreedom is advancing in Germany . Lastly , in the mountains of the Caucasus , the f * -ee-meu of those regions hare made tbe year 1 S 45 famous by their splendid rietories over the armies of the Russian despot . Gorged with the flesh and blood of unhappy Poland , tbe Tsar would insolently _dictateslavery and the knout to meu whose mountain-fastnesses have never known
a master but themselves ; but the Autocrat has been foiled , and the whitening bones of his unburicd cohorts , fallen beneath the avenging steel of patriots fighting for their homes and liberties , attest tbe humiliation of Muscovy ' s taffied tyrant , and the renewed triumphs of liis indomitable and unconquerable foes . These events inspire ns with Lope ior the future . But tliere are events which the past year has witnessed , which we cannot but deplore . Ju Switzerland the machinations of the aristocrats in several cantons , andthe conspiracy ofthe _Jesuits ia Lucerne _—^ consp iracy directed against the whole of Switzerland—has resulted in certain armed manifestations on the side both of the enemies and the friends of ,
freedom ; the consequence of such , " manifestations " has been the destruction ofthe lives ofa great num . ber of our brethren , aud the persecution of others . A seemingly ill-concerted revolt in the Papal States , while it has evidenced the vitality of Italy , hasadded another to the list of popular failures which the friends of that noble land have to deplore . Spain lias endured another year of the blood- « emenit * d despotism which presses her to the earth , and additional victims have attested the unchanged barbarism and ferocity of her rulers . Thcsufferiugs ofthe unhappy Polish people , under the savage persecution of their imperial oppressor , we have recently and fully detailed in the columns of this journal . The remembrance of these events wouud the hearts of
the European democrats , butmustneverthe ' _essserve to Berve them witk increased resolution in their struggle agaiust tyranny and wrong . That great and mighty changes wiii take place in Europe , within a comparatively short period of time , may be safely foretold . In Great Britain , the struggle between the landlords and the capitalists has attained a " crisis , " and thc result must be , at no distant day , the triumph of the capitalists , and the prostration of the aristocracy—that aristocracy once so powerful , and so detested tivro'igkout , Europe . This change most be _productive of extraordinary events . The great _massof the English people , deriving no beuefit from that change , will then sec generally , whatthe Chartist party already understand
—indeed , have understood and pr _. claimed tor yeais past—that the triumph of the capita'ists is no triumph for the workmen ; but that more radical changes must be wrought out to ameliorate their condition , and ensure for them rights and enjoyments . Then will the world witness the complete _sever-tuee of the proletarian class from all other classes of English society ; and then will commence those vital reforms which Chartism foreshadows . A revival of the Chartist agitation , at this juncture , strengthens our hopes of the coming future . In Germany , freedom , we repeat , " is advancing . " Theologies ! , politiealj and social _tefotins , are agitated with a Tehemence which prove that if the Germans have hitherto been " dreamer *? , "
they have dreamed to some purpose , and now that they have awakened , they will make excellent workers in promoting the enfranchisement of ronnkind . Religions frauds , though sanctified by time , are crumbling to pieces ; political rights are demanded witli an earnestness of purpose which must command concession ; and , lastly , labour demanding _iis full reward , examines the social contract between man and man , and claims equality of rights and enjoyments for all Germany is destined to be the theatre of great events . In Switzerland , notwithstanding the conspiracies of aristocrats and priests , progress is certain . The principles , as yet only agitated iu Germany , find in Switzerland a practical
development . The proscribed sons of Spain "bide their time , " and their time is coming . The Polish heart yet throbs with life , and , instead of expiring , its pulsations quicken under the scourge of the oppressor—a fire is smouldering which will yet hurst iuto a flame , and the _conflagration will light Poland to liberty . Italy lives , and , despite the failures we hare deplored , is gathering strength — strength founded on knowledge aud anion , for the day wheu she will assert , her existence as a free nation , _democratic reform is advancing iu Sweden ; and in Denmark innovations , in accordance with the w _ _mts __ of the age , are demanded . Even in Russia disaffection abounds , and , from his toyings and plottings iu Italy , the Tsar is suddenly aroused bv the voice of alarm
from his deputy at St . Petersburgh , and compelled at once , by liis fears , to grant concessions and stay persecutions , in order that he may avert the threatened storm . hast , not least , France—heroic , betrayed , but still _succumblers France—remains faithful to her mission , and is , we trust _* about to give birth to a movement _« f the greatest importance to her proletarian classes . A meeting of the editors of the French literal journals throughout France is , we understand , about to be holdcn in Paris , forthe nnrpose of discussing and
agreeing upon some scheme of " Electoral Reform to be introduced to , and urged upon , the legislative chamber ? . As all that concerns the we'fare of France is of interest in onr eyes , and cannot fail to interest the friends of freedom throughout Europe , and feeing that it forms part of our political creed that * " men of all countries are brothers , aud the people _cf each ought to yie ! d one another mutual aid , according to their ability , like citizens of thc same state , " —we hesitate not to express our views as to this most important meeting of the French jour
nalists . That Electoral Reform is needed in Francenohonest man will dispute . Oat of a population of thirty-five millions , ouly some two hundred _thousand persons have the rights of citizenship ; while the paid functionaries of the government number more than five hundred thousand , and not less than eight millions of men are deprived of ail political and municipal rights . From this monster evil has flowed all the evils wliich hare afflicted France since the July revolution . " The people" are not represented in the legislature , and , tfierefore , it is that the press is fettered by the most infamous r _& tiictious ; that popular assemblies and _organisations are made criminal ; thatthe proletarians are punished for attempting to combine to up- ' hold the price of their labour ; that thc National I
Guard is forbidden to deliberate ; that judgeg and _jnrois arc made the creatures of tyranny , and the oppressors and betrayers of innocence ; that domiciliary visits outrage the sanctity of "home , " and accursed poliee spies cover the soil of France . Therefor _^ it is that _ £ aris is _embartilled ; that a war of extermination—even against women and children—is tarried on in Algeria , and that French soldiers , thc _zznljappr instruments of that infamous warfare , are subjected to degrading and brutal punishments , dishonouring to the name of France . And , _tliwfort , it is that Spain , Poland , and Italy hare been betrayed , and the in : r : h of liberty been checked throughout Europe . «' c are prepared to demonstrate that ail these evils hare flowed frem the one monster evilthe violation of the popular sovereignty . Ilence the necessitv of "Electoral Reform . "
The editors of the French libera ! journals have set themselves to a mighty work—the work of organizing public opinion to demand , insist upon , and _ubtelu that _£ reat reform which France so much seeds , if the French journalists prove _themselves equal to themLsion ihey have undertaken , iinniort' fame will l « e their certain and Tvorthv reward Doubtless _^ differences of opinion will exist amongst theia at tiie oaUet of their deliberations , bnt the object cf theii * deliberations will ba to devise some pJan , rLich ali , or the majority of them , am asxee to adopt as the foundation of future agitation . This meeting has attracted & e attention of the French and German democrats residing in London , and « e understand thai ther hate adopted the i ' ol ' . onin _ : _propo- ' _^ _nus as the ' jasis of ihe plan of " iileetorai
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Reform , " recommended by them'to the meeting vf the French editors :-:-. _,- .: . _Ewctoes . _—UKivBBSAi * So tfiuge . —The _ejectoral body to consist of every French male of twenty-one years of age and upwards , being of sane mind and unconvicted of dishonour . The Deputies . —No _Phopsstt Qi _*_ u . i _ . icath .. v . —The ouly qualification necessary for a deputy shall be , that he be aged at least twenty-five years , and , possess the confidence of a majority of his _consti-I tueuts .
_Elechoss . —Voik bt Ballot , < fcc . —The deputies lo be elected by the direct votes of the citizens . The electors to record their votes by ballot , or _sccrev _voting . The election to take place in thc chid town of eaeh department . The electors belonging io the workiug class to be indemnified by tht department for their loss of time in voting for the deputies . Tbe Deputies io be indemnified for any loss suffered by them iu serving as members ofthe legislature . No paid functionary of the government can be a deputy . Annual Elections , & e . _~ One-fifth of the members of the Chamber of Deputies to re tire annually . Secret Toting ia the Chamber to be abolished iu all cases , excepting when taking the vote for tlie retiring one-fifth of the members annually . The lists of the votes on anv question , with the above exception , to be published on the demand of any members of the Chamber .
We do not pledge ourselves as to the correctness of some of the minor details contained in the above propositions ; although we are sure they will be found substantially correct . We kniw , however , that the first proposition , or grand principle of the whole —Universal Suffrage , has been adopted by tht French and German democrats in Loudon , exactly as we have above delined it . This is everything . The right of the entire people to elect their legislators is a principle men of all nations can _understand , and cordially unite in supportof . Questions of detail , —the machinery necessary for the working of the great principle , —will be best decided on by each nation for itself , in accordance with the habits , customs , and wishes of its people . The above pro
positions appear to embody tlie leading detads judged necessary for France by the French democrats , and they must be the best judges of what will best answer the requirements of their country . A word , in conclusion , to our brother editors ofthe French press . Well intentioned but timid mcu will warn you against what they will call" going too far . " They wili caution you that to adopt something short of justice is necessary to ensure your success . Bc not deceived ; such advice , we warn you , if acted on , will render of no avail your meeting . The nations are weary of combatting for mere names , they desire realities . Thiuk you that the noble artisans aud labourers who poured out their blood like water iu the July revolution , think you tnat they will engage
in any struggle for a mere sham reform ? No I When you demand " Electoral Reform" you must include iu that reform the rights of citizenship fov eveiy adult Frenchman . If you do this thc people wili believe in your patriotism , and support you in ad your efforts . If you do not do so , if you compromise principles tor the sake of conciliating the timid and the prejudiced , you will fail . Your enemies will oppose a measure of half justice as determinedly as tbey will oppose a measure of full justice , besides , whieh , the people will notsupportyour half measures , and your struggle will be neither successful nor
dignitied . The friends of human progress , . in all nations , regard your meeting with intense iuterest and hope ; wc trust to your risdom and patriotism not to disappoint their expectations . You are the teachers of the public miud , the leaders of public opinion , much , very much , is depending upon you , and the interests , uot ouly of Frenchmen , but of the whole human race , demand that you acquit yourselves worthy of your mission . France was the first European nation that proclaimed the "Sovereignty of the people , " and to her belongs the glory of tailing the initiative in accomplishing the triumph of that principle . "
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SHIPWRECKS . LOSS OF T HE F RE NCH GOVERNMENT STEAMER KAPIN . In addition to tlic particulars previously given respecting tlie melancholy loss of tlie ahove vessel , the following esvract ofa letter , from . Llojd , agent at Gibraltar , will he interesting . " It appears therehas heen a dreadful sacrifice of lives , and _amougsUlw _dtuwned ate the new French Consul for Mogadore , two passengers , aud all the officers , except one midshipman—seventy-seven in all . llany were however saved hy the laudable zeal of ill * . Alexander IUdnnm , acting British Consul at _Mazagrar , under whom the > toors actetliu a praiseworthy and humane manner .
TOTAL LOSS OF THE ENGLISH SCHOONER _DYNAMEXE . The JVdairalty have forwarded a dispatch to Lloyd ' s communicating the total loss ofthe above vessel on a sunken rock , off Rock Cess , on the 13 th of September last * The crew , after receiving some cruel treatment _fi-uni , and plundered by the natives , _uvre at last allowed to depart , and were taken on hoard tbe Australian , when they _receiredcveiy possible kindness and subsequently the protection of her Majesty ' s ship Lily , C . W . _Scwton , commander .
LOSS OF TIIE ELIZA AND NANCY OF DARTMOUTH , AND THE SYMMETRY OF SUNDERLAND , AXD STRANDING OF THE HA 1 DEE , OF LEITH . A despatch received trom the Foreign-office contains particulars of the above three vassels having gone on shore off the Island of Gothland and Faro ; crew saved . Fart of cargo ofthe former expected to be saved , but the vessel a total wreck . The Haidee would undergo repair The Symmetry remaned on a dangerous reef , and no part of her cargo likely to he _taved .
THE PRINCESS ALICE . : Thereport of the Princess Alice steamer having struck against the mole , and received _considerable damage , & c , has heen contradicted . It appears she struck the West Pier , and damaged her starboard paddle-wheel ouly . "No lives were lost _.
LOSS OF AN EAST INDIAMAN . Lewes , _Mosdw . —Tram the letters received here this morning , it appears there has heen a dreadful storm along the south-east _coatt On Saturday night , the 37 th instant ; the gale increased to a perfect Hurricane , and several vessels were damaged doubling _Jleachy Head . About one o ' clock ou Sunday morning , a large Dutch East India-nan , name unknown , came ashore on the coast off Pevensey , a little to tlte north-east of the Head , the wind blowing tremendously and' the sea running mountains high . Eighteen of the crew out of two or three and thirty ou board , succeeded in landing in safety iu their own boat , and it appeared from their statement that the ship was bound from Safaris to Amsterdam , laden with a valuable cargo of coffee , sugar ,
and indigo . The greatest apprehensions were entertained for the safety of the captain of the vessel , who , steady to the trust reposed in him , remained on hoard with the mate and twelve or thirteen of the crew , hut it was uot until Sunday forenoon that any assistance could be afforded them . Their situation during tUutdveudful night , on such a shore , with a gale from the SS . Vt * ., and the sea continually _breaking over tlieir ill-fated vesse ) , was truly awful . In the forenoon of Sunday , however , a small _pleasure boat belonging to Pevensey , named the Bebecca , manned by two pilots , named Pierce and Wood , and three of the coast guard , named Oliver , Warnell , and Firming , put off to thc assistance ofthe cre-. r of thc East _Indianian _, and succeeded in reachiug her . Prom the violence of the gale , however , and the sea continually breaking over the wreck , they were unable to _efti-ct
their -purpose , of bringing off the captain and the remainder of the crew ; but , with determined perseverance , they lay by , watching fur a favourable opportunity . This , however , did not speedily occur , aud about eleven the life-boat from Eastbourne , went to assist _ht-r . After a considerable delay the remainder of the crew , with tlie master , were taken on board tbe boat , with the exception of one poor fellow who was lashed to the rigging , and whom it was impossible to save . It is some consolation to believe , trom the appearance of the man , and Ilie position of his lin . hs , that he was dead when the life-bout reached the vessel . Having been landed in safety , it is gratifying to _Etate that the poor ftllons were supplied with every necessary hy two of tlte railway contractors ou the Lewes and Hastings line ; the oflieers and men at the Coast Guard station also rendering every assistance .
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_Desikuciive Fibe at KK . vKixoto . Y _ —On Sunday evening , shortly before ten o ' clock , a lire was _di- > _covc-red burning upon the premises in the occupation of Mr . Carter , _corn-cbantller and hay merchant , situate at the rear of the house in _Ebenczer-terrace , Kennington-commou . It originated in the lower part of the storehouse , in which was deposited a lsr-. e quantity of straw , hay , and corn ; and owing to their very _innW-aiable nature , the fire progressed with great fury , extending to a four-stall stable adjoining ; The inmates of the contiguous houses , upon the aiarm bean ?; raised , exerted themselres to thc utmost to rescue two horses in the stable . They were , Jiowevcr , unable , owing to the increasing vigour of the
Haines , and both animals werespeeuily burnt to death . Titciv groans whilst in thc agonies of death are described by the inhabitants to have been of a most agonising character . The intelligence _htiving been furnislitd to thc engine-stations with all expedition , engines of the London brigade , West of England , and County offices , were at the scene , and tliere being an abundant supply of water furnished by thel _^ inib ? th Works , tbe firemen set at work most lnaniuHy , bnt it was nearly half-past eleven o ' clock before the _Arc was extinguished . The damage done is very _considerable . The origin ofthe fire is not precisely known , but is believed to have arisen from the _overheating of the hay .
A Job foa the Mesmerists . ~ An eminent surgeon lias lodged at Bell's Batik , Dubiin , a scaled envelope containing a £ 100 note , which he proposes to bestow on any mesmerist who cau tell the nuwlja * ol it by clairvoyance .
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TO THE EDITOR , OF THE N 0 ETUEEN 8 TAB . Sir , —I see from a weekly publication which has been put into iny hands , that a mauiac , residing in "Modern Athens , " has honoured an obscure individual , such as I am , by vomiting his innate _blackguardism upon me and yourself at the same time , The man writes a lengthy , incoherent epistle , but , for the life of me , after conning it over and over aguin , and again , I can only cull ono line of truth in the whole of his lucubration , which is , that a person "living iu Preston is my bosom friend . ' ' Thank God , it is not Joe Mitchell .
The first letter of the maniac ' s name is P ., hut I shall uot sully your columns by giving it in full ; the reader may add the letters imp , or any other he thinks proptr . The said P . has been long pondering how he might stab the cause of the people under the guise of friendship , but , happily , his poinnrd is pointless , and his ami too feeble . The poor fellow , in one of his raving moments , has imagined lam the devil , and that I run away with him to Beverley Hell , where he endured unheard-of sufferings , and unutterable tortures . He , doubtlessly , was there , hut I never gavo credence to the stereotyped story of his
sufterings and _tortures , over which he is incessant . } - inuiing and puling . The inmates of bastiles don ' t oft emerge from their " durance vile" two stones heavier than on their entrance , particularly if tortured with _puins and piils during their confinement . Such a phenomena is a nort-lty which , if wc are sufficiently credulous , we must believe once occurred . But , to the point , if I can find nny point in his raving effusion , which is so interlarded with egotism , acrimony , and malevolence towards _yourself and glaring mendacity levelled at ine , as to render the task somevvlnit difficult .
I make out , in the first place , tliat he represents me as your paid sycophant . In _attswer to this , I defy any human being to prove that I ever crouched to any man ; and I also defy any man to prove that I have ever received , directly or indirectly , any advice or command from you touching my political career , other than what you have given to the whole Chartist body , through the press and from the platform . Secondly , I am suid to be a government agent . Well , sir , I must say that , personally , I don ' t know one of my masters ; and , as 1 never received my wages , I hope ilr . P . _'s hint will induce them to recognise their servants , and down with the tin for work done . I wonder why P . has omitted to say how many days in the week I may he seen wending my way down to the Treasury .
_JsutreaUy I cannot be _tngrjat the allegation , seeing that more useful and _patriotic men than myself have been thus assailed by pretended friends of freedom- — Henry Hunt and yourself for instance . Well , well , Jlr . P ., I must think myself a fortunate fellow to be the recipient of the secret _serrica money . Thank you for giving me such distinguished importance . As the editor of thc Leeds Mercury said , on hearing of little John ' s " conversion" to the League doctrine— "It sets my brain on thc whirl . " But stay ; Mr . P . has proof , strong as Holy Writ , that I " waited upon the magistrates—got a party of police , and traced him Ibr three days , until he was arr « sted" for the part he' took in the Bradford outbreak iu 1889 . Grave charge , Sir . P ., hut quite in keeping with my avocation as a " government agent . "
Well , let us see . The outbreak did take place ; and it never would have taken place had not political pedlevs , and strangers too , entered the locality and conducted the scheme . Iknow too much of Yorkshircmen to charge them with originating tliat unfortunate affair . He says I was present at the house where lie and his friends Wtre met thc day previous . At that house 1 occasionally boarded , and had occasion to be there at the time . I was asked repeatedly to make one of their party in a private room—I as repeatedly refused , stating 1
would not countenance secret proceedings , and particularly so along with strangers . I remained there until they took their departure for Bradford , and then went in search of my " bosom friend , " as I ' , terms him , in order to prevail upon him to keep aloof from those he had been drawn among . That _lyjis tlie second and thelast time I set eyes on P . I published what I saw and heard , aud I should have considered myself guilty of a dereliction of my duty towards my countomen and their cause had 1 not done so .
But P . says I waited on the magistrates and got a party of police , and was in their company three days in pursuit of him . To tliis I will plead guilty when any man proves that I ever spoke to a magistrate on political subjects , or in re . ference to political characters . Again , I will plead guilty if any man will prove that I ever exchanged a single word , touching politics , with any policeman whatever . And again I will plead guilty , if my employers , or any of my co-workers , will prove me to have been absent for a single day since I have been on the establishment—save when confined with the rheumatic lever , and then I did my work while laid on a sick bed .
I ask for the names ofthe magistrates I consulted—the names or numbers of the policemen I accompanied , and the dates of the days I was employed in hunting the fugitive who made himself scarce before the row begun , _mangre bis nonsense about "braving the scaffold and the battle-field . " The fact was , that Ithought the fellow had taken time by the forelock , aud made good his retreat . I was certainly _surpris ' -d to hear lie was arresled in Ihe very town- where he and others bad so recently sat in secret conclave . I suppose , as I take all matters of that kind very coolly , that the guilty parties thought mc most proper to become their scapegoat , and they thought , no doubt , I should only laugh at the dodge . Well , I have had many an hearty laugh at it , and never hesitated to pronounce P . as being either knave or fool . JIany persons have declared him both ; but I don ' tlikc extremes _.
I shall how out with the murder , and place the saddle on the right horse . P . mentions _feurpersens as his witnesses ,-who , he states , waited upon ine , to assure liae I had misrepresented him . Three " 'of * the four were not present atthe secret conclave ; yet , notwithstanding their absence , they waited upon me ( thoughlhavenoreeolleetiou ofthe circumstance ) to assure me that my eyes aud ears deceived me . Most important " witnesses !" Well , I nil ! take two of his four witnesses , and leave them to unravel the affair . Mr . P . 's first-named _« ' -witness" is Craig , and with him I will begin to end the matter .
A short time ago I met Craig in the City Chartist Hall , when , I ascertained , thathe he had been informing Mr . Cooper that I was in the pay of Government , and he could prove that I arrested P ., & c . I asked him for his " proof , " when he replied , he had heard so . Well , said Mr . Cooper , then I find it mere hearsay after all . I further asked him for the name of his informant , when he replied , M'G , oue of P . ' s other " witnesses . " On the _fallowing day I wrote Mr'G . inquiring into the truth of Craig ' s statement , and by return received a reply , of which the following is an extract : —
. " William , —I am sorry that Craig ( an individual whom I oBce respected , but have long since had reason to know is a deceitful , lying wretch ) has given auother specimen of what he fan do . To charge me with circulating such a report is as false as hell . I coidd not think such a thing . Sever _wasthere any thingmorc false than to say that I stated you were in March of P—— . I was constantly beside you , working hand to hand ; and had you been in any such employ it could iiothaveremaiued asecret . But there was one as deep inthe affair as Harrison—and tbat was T . 11 , who took Harrison to the Cabbage Inn ,
with an escort of police—left him tliere , and went to Craig ' s lodgings , and after all I could say to them to let P . remain for the night , and not come out on auy consideration , he , T . B ., with tte assistance of Craig , induced poor P . to go and have a glass of ale , wheu he was immediately laid hold of by tlie beaks . But it is only another instance of what Craig can do . If this is not suflicient for him , I will willingly come to London and face him with it ; and he may pray God to have mev « y ovi his soul , for he will meet with none from me . " Your siuure well-wisher , " W . M'O . "
In fhe letter the names are all in full , but I think it imprudent to give them here . Having run on thus far , I conclude by defying thc " Victim" (?) to victimise me . Having spent all my lift onthe ltadical stage , I fearlessly throw open my every political action to the most searching scrutiny . I hare coveted no man ' s silver or gold , neither have I envied _anothers station . Of sacrifices and sufferings I have not spoken , though I could a tale uufold which would cast even the exaggerations of V . into the shade . More cannot be required of tne in reply to P ., yet I roust . fay , that tlie head and front of my olFumling is this —I have ever scorued to be the tool or fool of designing political knaves ; and I have never shrunk , as an humble advocate of the rights of man , from exposing the delinquencies committed in our own ranks , while , denouncing _trJ-Os-e perpetrated in the enemy's camp .
For the future I shall treat P . and his co-adjutors , in their wusa < le against principle and patriots , with eontempt , leaving all such to turn to tlieir own vomit . Tours truly , London , Dec . 23 , 1845 . William Rideh . P . S . The deserted renegades appear to be hard at work to subserve their master's purposes : but their pitiful efforts are unavailing , and will terminate in their own annihilation . In the same publication through which P . pours forth his puerility appears another rigmarole story , by one Thomason ; who , from his own narrative , has _pursued a rather curious zig-zag peeling ' course . One sentence I beg to allude to , with which he winds up an horrible growl at not having his poekets well lined with
the pence of the poor , a U Ban . His words are— " Cash sent to get Holberry medicine was kept at the _i'tar office . " If he means , ( as lie evidently does ) that " Cash was kept" after a call had been made for it , 1 tell him in plain terms that , from my own _knowledge , he is a foulmouthed liar . Jlr . Ardill _alwajspaid the moment a call was made . I have reason to know this from thc fact of my having io ktep all the published lists , whieh . Mr . Ardill , as cashier , immediately sent for on demandpaid the amount , and destroyed my lists . When lies so palpabli are published to the world , it serves to show the depths of depravity to which some men iare sunk , aud the despicable weans that have to be implored to perpetuate the cnised system of despotism . IT * . 11 .
Isx'rsase Axd Mtiltirly.—Mrs. Slice, The...
_Isx'rsase axd _MtiLTirLY . —Mrs . Slice , the wife of a respectable victualler , olEiipiscorthy , in the sixtysixth year of her Age , gave birth to a mule child , on the 27 th or 28 th of last moiith , to tlie surprise of the inhabitants of that locality Her eldest child is upwards of _lbrtyysevei . years of age . —Wexford paper .
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' _. , S 1 _JOL _WOLS _£ _^ TO THE _WOBKIUO CLiSSES IS THE _MANOPiCTOBlNo DISTRICTS My friends . — . You most of you either know me or have heard of me , as having done my best all my life , accord _, ing to my onn opinion , to serve you , tin . people ; I think , and flatter myself , you will take in good part , what little 1 am now going to say . We hear a great deal Of the Anti-Corn Law League ; and . that that League would wish to persuade you , fot the members of it ave so charitable , ' tliat they work _entit-ely for you . As for themselves , bless the mark , they leave entirel y out of the question ! Now this is ' certainly I ting very liberal .
lou all know there is what is termed capital . We landlords have capital . An estate _wMth _Mwigwi to vnj nephew , called _Tjxall , which joins mine , ( rental aboul £ G , 000 . per annum ) , has latoly been 6 old to Bail Tnlbot , for , I think , two hundredandfoitj thousand pounds ; imd the steward of thc estate told me , if his Lordship got three per cent , for'his " capital , " he would be very well oft " . Well , then , here was £ 240 , 000 , eapital and three per cent _, iuterest . WeU , now we will go on a little further ; I will take a tiptop man from among the master manufacturers , even Mr . Cobden himself . We have been informed lie comes from among the yeomen of'Kent ; and who so respectable as a yeoman of that county ? for , as the old song says , " and a man of Kvnt was he . " Well , we will suppose
that his man ofKenthadsomccapitalalso . Come , what shall we say , by way of a guess , it _amuutitcd to ? Why , £ 5 , tiW . Well , here then was Mr . Cobden ' s capital . Nonit is very generally understood he maker , if large income , say ns much as Earl Talbot gets for hii'capital , £ fi , 000 per annum . If so , the one gets three per cent ., the other the deuce knows what per cent ., for I will not stay to calculate it ; and hare we will leave them for a moment , while I go to your capital ! Yes , you ' may well stare . I saysay again " your capital , " aye , if you had not a penny in your pockets . Your capital is your two hands which give to us our three per cent . ; and Mr . Cobden ' s £ 1 , 000 per
cent . ! By way of a guess also here , I will say that , taking the average of wages of England , you get 125 . per week , or £ 31 4 s . per annum . Here then is the interest of jour capital ; which , ut three per cent ,, the same as Earl Talbot's , makes £ 1 , 034 . There , then , is the worth of your capital , and here begins th _» pith of my letter , if there be any pith in it ; you shall decide . I will here ask a trifling question . It" Lord Talbot _gWes his labourer 12 s . per week out of his three ptr cent ., llOW much ought Mr . Cobden to give his mill workmen out of his JC 1 _. G 00 per cent * Wliich , I beg to ask , pays his labourers the most in proportion—the niillowner or the " voracions landlord V
Here I approach the end of my letter , and theprincipnl reason lor writing it . You are told it is ail for you— " tincheap loaf . " Why then , take care these Liberals , with their £ 1 , G 00 per cent , get no more , fov I think they get enough for any reasonable man already . , - If you get what you aro told you are to get , by the corn being let in duty free , the poor agricultural rogues ! they _, have little chance of getting anything but a " rotten potatoe , " for if the corn goes down in price , their wages drop ; and if I may be allowed to say what I thiuk , my renl opinion is , if corn goes down , so will your wages . Remember what I say now ; if the present Cuirency Bill remains as it is . Xo ' . the master _mnnutautnrcrs , wiil pocket the whole affront ; therefore I tell you to make your " solemn league aud covenant" with them—or , my friends , you will be floored , 1 am , yours , most sincerely , C . _WOLSEtET . Wolseley , Dec . 6 , 1845 .
Todmobde.V.—For Tlie Last Week Or So The...
Todmobde . v . —For tlie last week or so there has been a little excitement in the political circles , the members of the League have spread their wings aud and crowed " repeal , repeal . Now , you Chartists and Tories , where are you ; will you acknowledge our power now ? you thought we had none , because the workers were not with us , hut you see we can do without them . Sir Hubert is going to bring u measure for a total repeal into tiie Commons , and the old Duke into the Lords . " This was the first crow tliey gave us , then Lord John and his colleagues would do
the job ; until at last they have cooled down witk the reflection , that a quarter of a million of money wiii have to he expended before _tl't-y can come at their darling object ! During tlie _altor part of the day , and the niglit of Saturday , Dec . 27 th , thine was a dreadful storm here , the rivers overflowed , and a great number of the houses were filled with water . In one part of the town , called SaU ' ord , tlie water rushed into the houses , carrying with it tubg , chairs , andalmosteveryde 3 ciiptionofhouseiioldfiiriiilme , anu thereby threw the residents into ou little excitement . About nine o ' clock it was found out that the arches
across the water-course over which Mr . Itobinson ' s joiners' shop stood had given way , and had not the raiu ceased for a short time itis believed tlio _buildin " would have fallen , as it is it has given svay so lav that an entire new foundation wili have to he put in , and one side of the building itself will havo to come ont , if not all to come down . The members of the Millwood news-room got up a ball in the large room of the Shannon Inn , on Saturday night , which was attended by a respectable and numerous company . A class is formed io learn reading , writing , arithmetic , & c , < fcc , which meets every Wednesday and Friday night . . On Monday night a recreation * class meets tor dancing and other innocent amusements .
Destructiox Of Abbekly Hai.1., Worcester...
Destructiox of Abbekly Hai . 1 _., Worcester . — This noble mansion , occupied by the-, widow of the late James Moillet , Esq ., of Birmingham , has unfortunately been destroyed by lire . Mr . Moillett bought the property only three years ago , when he spent from ten to fifteen thousand pounds in beautifying it , or rather in turning a brick house into a beautiful villa in the Itiilian style , aud in adding an extra tower on the west side , lie did not , however , live long to enjoy the fruit of his taste and judgment , for in about twelve months he died . Since that time the family resided at the retreat , until tho event happened which has totally destroyed the property . It appears that on Christmas-day Mrs . Moillett was entertaining her friends in her usual festive manner , when the joyous scene was broken iu upon by a cry that thc building
above their heads was on fire . The servants first discovered the flames , and tried ineffectually to quench the fearful element , so that the assimbled guests might not be disturbed ; and when it was known generally a messenger was dispatched to Witley Court , from whence an engine soon arrived , with men to work it . The house stands upon an eminence , so that many persons soon collested from the surrounding neighbourhood , who tried all in theii power to put a stop to the live . Thc supply of _satcx was unfortunately scanty , so that they _wereobligtd to resort to a pool _abjut a quarter of a mile from tho spot , and hucketfulls were handed over that distance from hand to hand . All efforts were , however , ineffectual , for the fire gradually burst right through
the roof , and presented a scene which was awful to look upon , and continued until twelve o ' clock at night . The fire , it is thought , originated in a storeroom , whero a girl named Jane White went in to fetch some cheeses and apples , and she must have dropped a spark amongst some shavings and papers . Walhal , — ' Dreadful Accident . — Two Men Bukieo Alive . —On Tuesday week an inquest was held before George llinchliffe , Esq ., coroner , at the Old Bush Inn , in the parish of _RushaJl , on the body ofa middle aged man , named Thomas Dunnim , ' , who lost his life under tho following very melancholy circumstances : —It appears that the deceased , together with another man named Isaiah Bent , had been employed to brick the shaft of an iron-stose pit ,
belonging to Mr . William Sparrow , and liad proceeded safely with their work till _Satutday week , when they had qucined about halfway up , the shaft being about seventeen yards deep . Before putting up a scaffolding for the purpose of quoining the remainder , ami whilst at work on the above day , a quautiiy of sand feli in from the side of the shaft above them , forcing the scaffolding down with it , and burying the unfortunate workmen beneath . Bent , who was three or four feet above his fellow labourer , contrived to get his head over tlw loose sand , which was fortunately prevented from filling up the intervening space by a piece ot loose timber which fell across the opening , and thus saved the poor fellow from instant suffocation . His unfortunate companion , however , had no such protection , being buried and almost instantly
suffocated by the mass of earth whicli fell upon him . An alarm was given immediately on the accident being known , and no time was lost in rendering assistance . A rope having been let down from the mouth of the pit . Bent , by great ctforts , succeedcd'hi extricating his hands , and , having made it fast round his middle , he was drawn out of the shaft , having escaped with some slight bruises . Encouraged by their success , and believing tliey might be able to save the life of his companion , the men engaged near the spot set manfully to work , and after ton hours ' hard and incessant ' labour , they succeeded in recovering the body of _Dunning , but the poor fellow was quite dead . After a long and patient _investiiiatioh , the jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death .
_Darin'g _HiomvAt Robber * * . ' . — On Sunday information _wtis received by tlie poiice of tlie commission of tho following daring highway robbery on the evening of Christmas day - . —About eight o ' clock , Mv . John Waikcr , a student at tlie Wesleyan Institution , Richmond , was sprocecding along the public walk from Kew-bridge and Richmond , which is situated between the wall of Kew-gardens and the towiugpath on the south bank of the Thames , when between the Brentford Ferry and Richmond , ho was met by a short niau dressed in a round jacket buttoned up to the neck , and a black hat , who stopped him , and in threatening terms demanded his watch . Mr . Walker , intimidated by tho menacing manner of the ruffian , and thc loneliness of tlic place , handed him a small _engine-tnrned silver watch , double-case , with ivhieh the fellow immediately decamped . Owing to the dense fog which prevailed at the time , Mr . Walker is unable to give any further description of the thief .
_Matkbials for _Tmsuiso . —He . _w'io makes wai his profession can hardly be otherwise than vicious * War makes thieves , and peace brings them to thc galiows . —Ji . ic / _i'ftt'C '' ,
Destructiox Of Abbekly Hai.1., Worcester...
HARRIET UOLMAN-TIIE CONSEQUENCES i [ From the Brighton Berald . i . AU the facts of the traged y we are about to relate arc obtained direct from persons to whom the deceased was well known , though we are not at liberty to publish . tne names of our informants , who have a strong repngnanct to appoar before the public . The original of the subjoined copy of the letter is left at the Brighton Berald office , and may be se « n by any who may entertain a doubt of its authenticity or genuineness . Harriet _Colinan was servant to the wife of , one oi the most respectable farmers in the county of Sussex , and her mistress still says she was the best servant she ever had . Leaving her service , Harriet Colman _marviftA sm agricultural labourer , an honest , _haraworking man . They lived in two rooms nf an old tenement in a
village a few miles from Lewes . Though very poor , they struggled on . She had several children ; but instead of complaining , she was of a remarkably cheerful disposition , contented , and comparatively happy , and often expressed her gratitude when her more wealthy neighbours gave her the water in whieh bacon and greens had been boiled— " pot liquor "—as tho poor call it , as it made , she said , good soup , with which tue children were well content _. In consequence of some legal proceedings , the property to which the tenement belonged fell _uuder fresh management , and Colman and his family were ordered to quit . They begged hard to be allowed to remain , and as they understood that their ejectment was only necessary
as a temporary measure , in compliance with the law , they offered to sleep in any barn or . _out-hou-e until they could return to their former dwelling . Their landlord was , however , inexorable . Colman and his family were expelled ; and though the tenement has beta _siviea _vekt to others , its original tenants wero never suffered to return . The Colman family then took one room , in which they dwelt for some time . But he was out of work ; his family half starved ; and he fell ill , and at last there was no resouvce but to go into the Union workhouse . They begged hard to be allowed 3 s . or -Is . a week out ofthe house , with which assistance , they said , they would struggle on . But no ; the " test" of poverty must be applied ; and that" test" is the Union workhouse and all its terrors .
They were removed to Chailey Union workhouse , in which they cost , we have been assured by a guardian of the poor , not less than 18 s . a week . As 80011 as Colman and his family were removed to the Chailey Union-house , tbe man was separated from his wife , and the child or children ( we are not sure at this time whether there was one or more ) were sent off to the IUngmer poor-house , the receptacle , it seems , for thc children . Colman himself grew worse , arid the child spoken of became so ill that , by the humane advice of the medical gentleman oi Itingmer , it was sent back to its mother , find died in her arms . This child has been represented to us , by those who knew it well whilst its parents resided in the first tenement , as a most interesting- little girl , and so attractive ( as some children are ) as to win one ' s affection , we know not why or how _.
On thc death of this child the following letter wns written to the lady , the farmer ' s wife , of whom we have already spoken : — " Chaily , November 25 , 1815 . "Dear Madam , —I ( beg ) to inform you that I ain in ( treat trouble for I have lost my dear little girl JIary she died on thc 1 !) of this mouth and ivas buried on the 23 aud her poor Father went to Westmuston with me to see her burial that was on Sunday last and the nextday my poor husband tiitd my troubles are so great that I dont No how to bear up under it kind madam I have lost my all and the Messed lord knows what I shall do I hope he wiil provide me a friend for I am iu great distress in Mind I am so poorly myself I dont know how to keep about there is no one can tell what hand I had with my dtar little girl night and day before She died I am very much _ablidge to you kind Madam forgetting my cloths for ine
"So uo more from your Humble Servant " Harriet Colman . " Soon after this letter was written , poor Harriet Colman died herself ! and is now beyond the reach of persecution , or this letter would probably have never ap . peared . Were this a mere isolated case , though the individuals might be pitied , the system under which they suffered and died might not be generally blamed ; but wo believe that the stern Poor Law consigns hundreds annually to premature graves . The system is at work , making havoc among tlie poor iu almost every parish in once " merrie England . " We shall make no comments on the case . The facts , simply stattd , and the letter , speak for themselves , and tell a tale at which humanity shudders . " _-. _»
SUICIDE OF COLONEL CtURWOOD . On _Saturday last this officer , who is well known as th « editor of " The Duke of Wellington ' s Despatches , " and who has lately been residing at So . 120 , ICing ' _s-voud , Brighton , whither he had removed forthe benefit of his health , committed suicide by cutting his throat . The gallant officer , it appears , has latterly been mueh depressed in spirits , _and ' much excited about political affairs , and this is supposed to have led to the commission of the rash act . An inquest was held on the body , at 120 , _Kiug's-road , on _llotiday _, before F . H . Gell _, Esq ., the corouer , aud a respectable jury , at which the following evidence was given : —
Sarah Collins , wife of George Collms _, 120 , King ' _s-road , stated that the deceased , with his wife and two _daughters , came to lodge at her house on Tuesday Inst . He did not appear well . She waited upon him at breakfast on Saturday , and took him a lcttur which had come by post . He appeared in his usual state . About twelve she took him some rice for lunch , and at one fetched the things away . He was seated on the sofa and did uot speak to her , and ho appeared as usual . About a quarter-past two she took up thc newspaper . Mrs . Gurwood and the young ladies were out , and she thought the colonel was also , but she rapped at the door , anduo one answering , went in . There was no one in . She laid the paper on the table . She put the coals on the lire , and , turniug round , fancied she saw the colonel's trousers lying on the floor of tiic bed-room , which adjoins . She did uot take much notice of this at the time . About a quarter of an hour afterwards , she said to lier husband that she didnot know whether the colonel was lying ou the floor , or it was fancy in her , but she would go up and see . She then
went into the bed-room aud tounit tna deceased lying ou . his right , side , and there was some blood on the floor . Her _itupresBion was that ho had burst a blood vesse ) Site rang the bell , aud her husband came , aud she sent him for a Purgcon . He went , aud Jlr . Punier returned with him almost immediately , and pronounced tlie colonel dead . She _theu saw that he had cut his throat . Mr . ' Funier lifted the right arm of the . deceased , and there was a bloody razor in his band , which he removed _^ Edmund Joseph 1 'urner , surgeou , 13 ( J , King ' s-road , stated that ou _Saturday afternoon he was called in to attend lhe deceased , liu found hiin lying on the floor on his right side , in a pool oi'blood , quita dead . He partially raised him , and removed a bloody razor which was still iu the right hand . On the left side of tins throat there was a penetrating iucised . wouud about four inches in length and an inch and a half in depth , which divided the carotid artery and tho importaut vessels in that neighbourhood . This wound was thc cause of death . From the nature of the wound death must have been
almostinstautaneous . _Lieutennnt-Coloiiel Sir Henry Webster deposed that he had know thu deceased thirty years . Deceased was about fifty-seven years of age . About a mouth ago . deceased ivas ill in London , and hearing from his medical adviser that a change of air and scene would be 1 / eneiieinl , witness iuvited liim to Ids house in Brighton . He . cvine and stayed some days , and by witness ' s advice placed himself under tho care of Dr . Hall , who in a few days relieved him considerably , and the deceased returned to town . Witness had not seen him since ho came to tins house , ho having been in Paris . Coroner * . I believe he has been engaged some time on a work which has occupied him a great deal , has he not —Yes , for several years he has been -eugaged in a laborious and interesting work , called " The Despatches ol the Duke of Wellington . " He has lately fiuished it , and it is published . .
Dr . George Hall , of U , OldSteine , Brighton , stated that about a month ago , he was called uu to attend deceased . He had beeu over-excited , and his stomach was _dijordored , and he was in low spirits , lie became better in about a _n-eelc , and returned to Loudon . About u week ago _witness saiv lum again . Ho wus then iu about the same state as when Ue first came to Brighton , not worse . He saw him on Friday last , and did not notice anything particular in him . " - _* . ' •' I The jury returned a verdict , that the deceased committed-suicide by cutting his throat , while in a state ot temporary insanity .
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Suicidf . of a . \ Aim . iou . ~ 0 u Saturday evening Mr . Bakci * held an inquest at the Sutton Arms , Sutton-strcet , Charterhouse-square , on thc body ot Mr . John Christian Ross , aged 23 , an author . Mr . G . I _' errin , an avtist , residing at No . 184 , Waterlooplace , deposed that he was intimately acquainted with deceased , who wns ; i gifted and highly talented young man . On Monday week deceased called at witness ' s house . He then appeared very low and desponding . He said he hud taken laudanum , and begun vomiting violently- "WitnKS administered some remedies , and itc rallied . On the following dayhe forged the signature of witness ' s lather to a note directed to Mr . Gannon , a surgeon ( to whom Mr . Perrin was _kiiow'i ) _, requesting to bc furnished with some prussie acid , for the purpose of making experiments in colours for painting * , but that _gcntWman
not having any , lie procured it from . 'mother surgeon Eliza Parker , " servant at Mr . Smith's coffee-house , in Aldersgate-street , said that deceased , on Wednesday evening , can : c and engaged a bed . The next morning he came down and asked for a glass , with which he wont up stairs , and in about a couple ol minutes he again came down . When he reached the bottom he lei ! on the mat , apparently lifeless . Mr . Row , a neighbouring surgeon , ivas called ill , _wlio pronounced him to bo quite dead . A phial , which hud contained pm ? sic acid , was found empty in his coat pocket , aud labelled "Poison . " Mr . Perrin stated that deceased had , some time since , written an article for' ¦ Blackwood ' s Magazine , " in reply to Mi * . Mason ' s critique on the "Vestiges of the Civiitiou , " which had been rejected ; since then he had appeared very depressed . The jury vetoed a Verdict of Temporary Insanity .
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; _BANKRUPTS - - /¦ ¦ \ ( From , Tuesday ' s _Qaxttte , Becember _' iQ , 1845 J James Brooke , of Goaderstone , Norfolk , miller—Benjamin Jones , of 24 , City-road , draper—Richard More and Benjamin William . Blake , of Norwich , coal merchants-George Jarvis _Worssam , of 25 , Greatllitchell-street , Oldstreet , St . Luke's , engineers—Thomas Phillips , of _Shren s . bury , hop merchant—Benjamin Wood , jun ., of Leeds , wine merchant—James Cousen aud Lucy Gousen of Bank _, house , Biugloy , Yorkshire , and John Itiohardb y Cousen of Bradford , worsted spinners , '
DIVIDENDS _DSCLAS 1 D . Joseph Raleigh , Thomas Smith Goode , and William Holland , of _JLuichtster , merchants , Hist dividend of 82 d _~ in the pound , payable at 7 , Charlotte-street , Manchester on January 20 , or any subsequent Tuesday . John Banks , of Birmingham , wharfinger , first dividend of 5 s . in the pound , payable at 27 , Waterloo-street , Birmingham _, any Thursday . William Shaw , of Stafford , saddler , first dividend if 3 s . 7 d . in the pound , payable at 27 , _Wattrloo-street , Birmingham , any Thursday . Charles Tiinmis , of _Darlaston-green , Staff , rdshire ., flint grinder , first dividend of 2 s . Id . iu the pound , payable nt 27 , _Wfttorloo-street , Birmingham , any Thursday . Thomas Hewett Wetinore , of Worcester , grocer , second and final dividend of Cs . 4 _Jd . in the pound , payable at 27 . , _Vaterloo-itreet , Birmingham , any Thursday ,
James Bourne , of _Bemmeriiey , Staffordshire , printer , first dividend of ( id , In the pound , payable at 27 , Waterloostreet , Birmingham , any _Thursday . John Beet , of Bradford , Yorkshire , dyer , dividend of 2 s , in the pound , payable at li , Bishopgate-street , Leeds , on any day after January 5 . James Haigh , of Ilogley , Yorkshire , clothier , first dividend of 10 s . in the pound , payable at Ii , Bishopgate-street , Leeds , on any Wednesday ,
DlVlDESOS TO BE DECLABE & . At the Court of Bankruptcy , London . Francis Preston , of St . _George's-plaee , Hanover-square , and of 142 , Sloane-street , Chelsea , confectioner , January 23 , at half-post eleven—William Dadds , of LeadenhaUstreet _, City , grocer , January 23 , at half . past eleven—William Harding , sen ., of a , _Johnson-street , and 23 , Vincentsquare , Westminster , and of West-wharf , MU _ t . iu . Jc , mason , January 22 , at twelve—William Hay and John Alfred _Titterton , Of 303 , Loadon-road , Surrey , oilman ,. January 22 , at eleven—George Thomson and James-Foster Forbes , of il , _Crutched-fviars , City , - _corn-iactors _, January 20 , at half-past one—Charles Henry White , of Gravesend , Kent , linen-draper , January 30 , at eleven-Edward Mansfield Marks , of 21 , _Mortimer-street , _Cavendish-8 _quare , ttndl 0 , _Stanbope-3 treet , Itegent ' s-park , upholsterer , January 23 , at one .
In the Country . William _Chaloner , of Lincoln , tailor , January 27 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—John Sugden and William Sugden , of Leeds , machine-makers , January 23 at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Leeds—Heuvy George Oibson , of _Neivcastle-iipon-Tyne , chemist , January 22 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Newcastleupon-Tjue—John Symons Chard , now or late of Frome Selwood , Somersetshire , tanner , January 22 , at twelve , at the Court of Bankruptcy , Bristol—John Woiland Bake , of . Bristol , currier , January 23 , at twelve , at thc Court of Bankruptcy , Bristol—John Church Dempscy , of Bristol , stationer , January 22 , at twelve , at the Court of Banl _ - ruptcy , Bristol . CsiiTincAT £ s to be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary on the day of mcoling .
T , Taylor , of 23 , _Bliilpot-lanc _, City , wine-merchant , Jan . 22—Wm . Hay and John Alfred Titterton , of 103 ,. London-road , oilmen , Jauuary 21—George Chennell , of Capel , Surrey , carpenter , ' January 23—John Stephenson , of 2 G , Frederick ' s-place , _Itampstead-road , china dealer , January 23—Richard Tindie Terry , of Bristol , ship chandler , January 22—Jacob Parker , of Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , cabinet-maker , Jauuary 23 Jonas-Spencer , of Deuholme Carr , Yorkshire , worsted _pitee manufacturer , January 22 . Certificates to be granted by the Court of Review , unless cause be shown to the contrary , on or before-Januarr 20 . Elijah May , of 34 , Aldgato _High-strcet _, City , _luwa draper—John Adamson _, of Stockport , grocer—Jost-pb Plowman , of _Osfovd , ironmonger—Benjamin Hornby , of Holyoake , Chi-shire , _iunkeepur—William Joseph Wardell , of "Pickering , Yorkshire , wine merchant .
_PARTKEKSHlfS _DlSSOtVliD . Thomas Jennings and Dauiel i ' _vi-d , oi * the Blossoms Inn-yard , _Laurance-Iane , and Exeter , carriers—iienry Holiins and Charles Hollins , of Nether Laugwith , Nottinghamshire cotton spiuuei's—Silvt . W . Jenkin , William Daniel , jun ., and James J . Trathan , of _LitkearOj mine aud railway _agents—Joseph Hoyle _, John Lunn , John Hoyle , and William Aston , of Huddersfieid , doth finishers ( so far as regards John Lunn )—John Holdsworth and Richard Holds worth , of Wakefield , Yorkshire , brokers—Kebeeca Jessop , Thoinus Jessop , Henry Jessop , and Sidney Jessop , of Sheffield , Manchester , and New 1 ' orJr , steel manufacturers ( so fev as _rcganls Hcbecca _Jtsiop )—William Haudasyde and Hubert Bramw . ll , of 57 , Cannonstreet , City , commission _ageuts-Sarah _Edkins and John
CharlesEdkins , of IS , Coveutry . street , St . James ' s , grocers —James _Stcdinnn and Janws ilacj ' srlane , of Dominica , West Indies—I ) . Marks and Robert Cliasserea . i , of 12 , Smith _' s-buildings , City-road , coach brokers — William Plater Bnrtlett and . Richard B » swell Beddome , of 27 , _Niehohis-lane , City , attorneys — Anna Burnham and Elizabeth Burnham , of _Graat Marlow , Buckinghamshire , baby liuen makers—Charles Joseph fagliano and Philip Ntud _, of _Leicester-squars , _liottllcsepfcrs—John Bate and David _Weslsy Vipond , of Sitttttgbouvne , Kent , hosiers-William Turner Clegg , John Clegg , andRobiuson Turner Clegg , of Rio de Janeiro , merchants—Joseph Woodhara Bodnum Caseand Thomas I ' _atuiore , ofBishops Stortford , coal merchants—James Byre Watson aud Edward Loder , of Crown-court , _i'hiipot-lane , City , provision merchants —Hotel * C . owtlierBell aiul Benjamin Ledger , of Leeds , stock brokers—Jonah Smith Wells , Berkley _Wtstsopp ,
William Prinsep , and Jacob Aaron Melhado , of 75 , Old Broad-streot , City , stockbrokers ( so far as regards _Jonalt Smith _Wdlls )—Thomas Birch and William OrmstOD , nf Aspall _, Lancashire , cotton spiuuers — Henry . Jackson , William Sargeson Jackson , aud Robert Jackson , of 65 , Leadenhall-street , City , wholesale boot and shoe inanu . fauturers ( so far as regards Henry Jackson )—Bernard Hartley Gvecn and William Bdwiu Oldham , of Manchester , stock brokers—William Wilson . Ingram and Robert Pearson Manger , of Liverpool , t * oa ' ch builders- * William RwMoyi ! ., "William _Stattier , and James Irving Hughes , of Plymouth , laeemen —William Carter aud Frank Carter , of _¥ > , _High-strect , Southwark , boot and shoe mukers—William Young , Francis _Clementson , jun ., and William Jameson , of Shelton , Staffordshire , eat thenware manufacturers ( so far as regards William Jameson ) —T . S . Bradbury , Jftlm © tidgson , and Geo . Bradbury , of 2 , Moor-lane , _Forc-strcet , City , mustard manufacturers .
. On St. Thomas S Day The Usual Quantity...
. On St . Thomas s day the usual quantity of beef , upwards of 500 stones , was distributed , at _Wentworta House , amongst the workineu iu thc employment oi Earl Fitzwilliam , amounting to nearly 1 . 200 persons . Bom * of a Man found is tub _IIivjcr . —On Saturday evening , Mr . W . 1 _' a _. vuo held at inquest at the Steel Yard , Upper _Thames-street , on the body of a man unknown , apparently about 40 years of age . It appeared hy the evidence , that on Friday the deceased was found lying in the mud , with his face downwards , where it had been left hy thc recoiling of the tide , off Old Swan-stair ** , Thames-street . He was dressed in a blue pilot coat , black trousers and waistcoat , white cravat , and bluchei * boots nearly new ; he was a fine muscular man , and had evidently been in the water only a few hours . Tiic inquiry was adjourned tor ** _» week , to aiford an opportunity of being identified .
Forgery axd Swindling . —On Monday last , a porter called at thu Union Bank in this city , anil presented a cheque for £ 1 , 300 , purporting to __ bo drawn by one ol * the most extensive firms in the city , who do business with the bank . It waa at once seen that thc signature was a forgery , and the porter was accordingly detained and interrogated , when he stated that tlte cheque was entrusted to hiin by a respectable young man , who desired him to draw the money , while he attended to some other business . His name is Ynille . He hits been previously
convicted ot fraud in tins city , but for some mouths past has been absent in America , from which he hud oniy returned a few days ago , On Monday he . ca . lcd on the firm upon which the forgery was committed , pretending he had some business to transact , but with the real purpose , it is understood , of obta ' ning a sight of the signature of the head of the establishment . On Tuesday he called at the shop of Mr . Adam Young , poulterer , I ' _riuee _' _s-i . treet , and purchased a turkey , a hare , aud a goose , the price of which amounted to 10 s . 3 d . He stated that he
wanted tho articles to he cumuu to his residence , and the messenger w . is to take the balance ofa £ 1 note , when he would pay that sum . Airs . Young ao curdingly took the change and thegood . _** _, and accompanied the man to Itenlield-street ; when upon his arrival at tin oil and culouv-stwp , he desked hex to leave the goods there , aud he would send iiis servant for them . He then requested her to accompany him into a public-house adjoining , where he obtained the 10 s ., and went out upon the pretence of immediately returning with a pound note . Of Course the fellow never returned , ' and upon Mrs . Young proceeding to the oil and colour-shop , die found that thc _hai _^ , turkey , ami goose , had been carried oft" by him . Oa Wednesday , the same swindler played oil' a similar trick upon Mr . Urtyconfectionor , Queen-street , from
whom he bough * , a seed cake , value 7 s . and desired it to be sent along with him to his residence , and thu sum ol" 13 s ., when he would gire the servant a pound note . Upon arriving at tiie City of _Glasgow Bank , he pointed to a carriage , which was standing near at hand , and observing ihac ic was his , tuok the cake and the Ids ., aud desired the messenger just to wait a minnte till ho came out of the bank . It is unnecessary to add that ho never appeared . A variety of informations . _siniiitn * to the above have noun lodged at tlie _i'oliee-oliice . Tue culprit evaded the vigilance of the police tilt _Wednssday evening , when he was apprehended in attempting to perpetrate another similar fraud , and he is now in custody ciarged likewise with forging a cheque for £ 1 , 300 , which is . referred to _above—Uhifguiv Argus .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 3, 1846, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_03011846/page/7/
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